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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14

Beginning all over again as if no
proceedings were ever had in the mat
ter. the estate of the late James w
Young. of Weston who died Aug. &c,
1905, is again being probated. Acting
in accordance with the petition of Mrs.
Caroline Phillips, sister of the deceas-
ed, County Judge Gilliland has again
admitted to probate, the so-called
"frst" will and appointed Attorney
James A. Fee, administrator with the
will annexed.
This was the first will to appear
after the death of the pioneer mill
man and merchant of the normal
school town and is the one which gives
the rich wheat ranch in the northern
part of the county to Mrs, f. w. Watts
of Dent. Idaho, and divides the ball
arce of the estate equally among his
heirs. 1t is also the document which
Mrs. Mabel Warmers handwriting cx-
pert recently dramatically pronounced
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
Biz Lawycrs Coming.
BLOWN TO PIECES BY
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION

Gary, Ind, Aug. 1.-two work.
men are dead as the result of a ter
rifle dynamite explosion at the Aetna
Powder company, Aetna, Ind. one
building was destroyed. The win
dows of the town were shattered. The
dead are: Joseph Kohlds, head mix
er, and Michael Mccarthy. helper.
Kohlds was blown to pieces, all Of
him found being a few shreds of
flesh, and cloth and two metal but
tons. Four hundred employees in the
building nearby were panic stricken
and couldn't be induced to return to
work. The cause of the accident is
unknown.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
SURVIVORS OF CIVIL
WAR NUMBER 62O,9s5

Salt Lake, Utah, Aug. 1.-THE
number of survivors of the civil war
at the close of the last fiscal year,
as shown by the report of the COM
missioner of pensions, was 62O,9s5, ac-
cording to the report of Grand Com
mander Nevius, before the encamp-
ment of the G.. A. r. here. The num-
ber of survivors on the pension rolls
May 81. 1909, was 596.411. The am
ount appropriated for pensions during
the year was S162,O00,000.
Continuing he said 1T was i'm
possible to give the numerical strength
of the Grand Ahmy on June 80, 1903,
but on December 81, 1908, there were
22O,616 members in good standing,
$3.50 having been suspended. During
the year 1908, 1O.124 members died
and the total gains were 21,154 Of
whom 7434 were new members. He
a reduction in the num-
Der suspended.
Samuel R. Van SAINT, ex-governor Of
Minnesota, today was elected COM
mander in chief of the Grand Army Of
the Republic He won over Judge Will
liam A. Ketcham of Indiana.
In addition to Commander Van SAINT
the following officers were elected:
Senior vice commander, W. NJ. Bos-
tapp. Ogden. Utah; junior vice COM
mander, Judge Alfred Beers, Bristol.
Conn; surgeon general, w. H. Lemon,
Lawrence, Kans.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
HUNDRED MILLION
FOR n. I. GRAF 7
EX-POLICE COMMISSIONER
SAYS THIS YEARLY AMOUNT
Declares That He Could Have Made
a Million Dollars Annually If He
Had Been Dishonest - Tammany
Responsible for the Graft Money
That Changes Hands Annually, He
Says.

New York, Aug. 14.-"If had
been dishonest l could have made a
million dollars annually with ease"
declared General Theodore Bingham,
former police commissioner of New
York city, in an article in Hampton's
Broadway Magazine, out today. Bing-
ham charges that a hundred million
in graft and blackmail changes hands
in New York annually and that Tam
many is responsible. He declares he
was offered five thousand cash and
five hundred monthly just to be seen
shaking hands with a dive-keeper so
the dive-keeper could convince the
people that he had police protection.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
.sFencingn With Pick Handles.

Insisting that they were merely
playing and were fencing with pick
handles, Judge Fitz Gerald was this
morning called to dismiss the charge
of fighting, which had been preferred
against Barney O'Gary and c. Lash.
The young men were arrested as the
result of "jambouree" at the sup
ply" house in the local 0. r. & n.
yards last evening. Lash had been
laid out and the services OF two ply
sicians had been required to bring him
back to the land of things that are
and incidentally take several stitches
in a scalp wound When arraigned.
however, all hands insisted that il
was merely a pleasure stunt and that
the injury 20 Lash was purely accl-
dental.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
JACK JOHNSON CAUGHT
AGAIN FOR SPEEDING

Chicago. Aug. 14.-Jack Johnson
donated $50 to the police yesterday
afternoon to guarantee his appear
ance in police court today to answer
to the charge of speeding his automo-
bile on the city streets. When ar
rested for exceeding the speed limit
johnson took the policeman to the
station in his automobile and put up
his money like he had lots more of it
in sight. He was then released.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
GRAIN HANDLERS STRIKE
AVERTED AT PORTLAND

Portland, Aug. IA strike of sew
oral hundred grain handlers along the
water front was averted today when
the shippers acceded to the union de-
mands of mo open shop" and the un-
ion wage scale.
The shippers planned a lockout of
the handlers who met the scheme by
striking. Other affiliated unions
threatened to walk out, and the result
was capitulation by the shippers. No
disturbances have occurred during the
strike.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14

Washington, Aug. 14.-More than
half a million acres of land, formerly
withdrawn in connection with recla-
nation projects, have been restored to
entry subject to settlement in NO
vember, according to announcement at
the general land office today.
The actual restoration occurred
July 23, but was not announced until
today it being the practice of the gov
ernment to not publish restorations
until two weeks after they are signed
by the secretary of the interior.
OF the land restored 4S5,000 acres
were withdrawn in connection with
the Milk River project in California,
and $4,000 acres in the Yakima river,
or Teton project in Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
GASOLINE AUTO EXPLOSION
BRINGS FATAL RESULTS

Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-THE eXplo-
sion of gasoline in an automobile
with chauffeur and four women,
and three men caused the death Of
the driver. James Dugan, and fatally
injured Laura Taylor, and seriously
injured Caroline Hechtel and Chas.
Powers. The other escaped uninjur-
ed but haven't been found by the
authorities, having left after the
accident.
The party had been riding all
night. The tank fired and exploded
in Fairmont park and blew the auto
into the air. Others in the machine
were present when the police arrived
but they slipped away.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
PRISON WORKERS OF
NATION MEET AT SEATTLE

Seattle, Aug 1.-two hundred
leading crIminologists, prison war
dens and chaplains in the United
States, Canada and Cuba assemble
this evening for a six days conven-
tion under the auspices of the Ameri-
can prison association. They will dis
cuss crime, its prevention. criminals,
prisons. discharged convicts, society,
reformatory work, education and de-
linquent children.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
PUG JOHNSON GIVES
TEN DOLLARS TO CHURCH

Chicago. Aug. 14-Jack Johnson,
the colored champion. was in the
front seat at Quinn chapel last night
and listened to an address by Booker
T. Washington, before three thousand
negroes. At the conclusion Washing
ton appealed for church funds.
Johnson's manager arose and shout
ed, "Mr. johnson gives ten dollars"
Washington smiled thanks, and then
appealed to the negroes to avoid lazi-
ness which he termed the curse of
the race, and also to avoid gambling
and whiskey drinking.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
TARGET PRACTICE COSTS
UNITED STATES 1000

San Francisco, Aug. l4.-Target
practice with one of the big IL inch
guns at Fort Winfield Scott is being
carried on here. Before sunset there
will be 80 shots fired. Each projectile
hurled at the canvas taget, four and
a half miles at sea, will cost the gov
ernment approximately $500. The
projectiles weigh about 27O pounds
each and with each shot 1916 pounds
Of powder Is burned.
The target practice tokes place bu,
twice a year. Battery Stafford is do
ing the firing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
MAY
SHAKE WALL STREET

New York, Aug. 14.-Revelations
which will shake the New York fl
nancial district are promised by Dom
aid Hersch, a notebroker under ar
rest here charged with robbing F.
Augustus Heinze. unless he is releas-
ed from the Tombs Monday. 1t is de-
clared he is merely a tool of certain
interests now bent upon his downfall
to save themselves.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
SAN FRANCISCO BANKER
NOT YET ARRESTED

San Francisco, Aug. 14.-Detectives
are seeking William Hays. vice-pres-
ident and general manager of the In
ion State Savings and Commercial
bank for which warrants with the
charge of felony have been issued 1t
is said that he is seeking bondsmen
and will give himself up. Hays was
arrested under the new banking law
making it a felony for an official of
a bank to overdray his account in n
bank of which he is an officer. Hays
attorney will attempt to prove the law
unconstitutional.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
SUTTON INQUIRY BEGINS
IT'S SECRET SESSIONS

Annapolis, Mr., Aug. 14.-The Sc
cret session of the court of inquiry
which has been sitting to investigate
the death of Lieutenant James sutton
began this morning. The court will
consider fourteen hundred pages OF
typewriter testimony given at the
hearing in the Sutton case. Before
the findings are made public the Sec
retary OF the navy will pass on the
case
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
YOUTHFUL BANK BANDITS
TO BE TRIED MONDAY

san Jose, Calf. Aug. 14.-Joseph
Willets, and Fred Cara the youthful
robbers who stole the seven thousand
dollars from the Santa Clara valley
bank yesterday are arralgned here
this morning. They have not pleaded
under instructions from their attor-
new They will be tried Monday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
DEMONSTRATION
AT COMRADES FUNERAL

Pittsburg, Aug. 1.-THE Pressed
steel Car company strikers have made
remarkable demonstration today
when three thousand marched in line
behind the hearse Of Steve Verval. the
striked who was killed by the negro
employe of the company. There was
no violence but the attitude Of the men
showed determination to struggle to
the end.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14

Lewiston. Idaho, Aug. 14.-Howard
Elliott, en- route to Portland, said he
was prepared to sign an agreement
with O'Brien or Cotton of the o. r.
e. N, for joint operation of the
Grangevile- -Riparia line, the latter
giving the Lewiston territory direct
water grade route to Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
TRY TO BLOW UP
ENGLISH BATTLESIIIP

Sheerness. England, Aug 14.-Tt
was learned today that despite the at
tempt at suppression a great naval dis
aster was averted by the discovery of
dynamite cartridges in the bunkers of
English battleships of Lord Nelson.
An anarchist plot is feared.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
FIVE KILLED IN
HEAD-ON WRECK

Pueblo. Colo. Aug. 1i.-Fivc were
killed and i3 injured in n head-on
collision of passenger trains on the
Denver * Rio Grandc road at Hue
stcd.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
RUSSIAN SUBMARINE
BLOWS UP; TWO DEAD

st. Petersburg, Aug. IA Russian
submarine. at the Neva docks blew up
killing . and injuring forty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
CHICAGO STRIKE WILL
LIKELY BE PREVENTED.

Chicago, Aug 14.--It Is ex-
pected the new wage scale, for
street car employees, that will
prevent a strike during the next
three and n half years. will be
signed tonight
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
CHARGED WITH
CONSPIRACY
Eastern Oregon Men Held by
Government for Attempted
Timber Land Fraud.
ASA B. THOMSON OF THIS
COUNTY ONE OF MEN NAMED

Others Named in the Government
Charges Are j. W. Scriber of La
Grande and S. w. Spencer OF Hepp-
ner-Notice from Land Officials
Say That Attempt Has Been Made
10 Fraudulcntly Acquire 1920
Acres OF Timber Land Southwest OF
Ukiah.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
BIC TRACTS
ARE RESTORED.
More Than 100000 Acres Of
Land Open TO Settlement
by Recent Order.
LAND FORMERLY WITHDRAWN
FOR RECLAMATION PROJECTS

viii be Subject to Entry In November
According TO Announcement from
Land Office Today-4S5,O0O Acres
Formerly Included in MIX River
Project i'm 900 Acres
was Formerly the Yakima or Tie
ton Project In Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
PACT
IS DELAYED
President Elliot Of the North
ern Pacific Fails to Sign
HilI-Harriman Agreement.
O'BRIEN RETURNED FROM
EASTERN TRIP TO MEET HIM

Northern Pacific President An
nounces That He Is Ready to Sign
Agreement With Hartman for
Joint Operation of Grangevllle-Ri-
paria Road-Would Give Lewiston
Section Water Grade TO Portland
Elliott Fails TO Show Up I'm Port
land. O
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
BIC CONGRESS
COMES To END
Delegates to The Seventeenth
National irrigation Sessions
Scatter Today,
WATER POWER MONOPOLIES
CONDEMNED BY DELEGATES

Large Number of Resolutions Endors-
ing Pinchot and Newell are Passed
at Sessions of National Irrigation
Congress-Sessions Close and Dele
gates are Leaving-Feature of Con-
gress Was the Attack on the Policy
of the Interior Department.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14

1t is not of course, civil proceed
ing against these three men to pun
ish them for conspiracy, but simply
matter of proving the conspiracy
existed that the titles may be cam
celled.
Big Lawyers Coming.
1t is announced that one of the
most prominent law firms on the
coast is going to defend these men.
The firm is Dolph, Mallory, Simon
and Gearln, the noted Portland coun-
sellors
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14

A charge of conspiracy to defraud
the government has been preferred
against Asa b. Thomson, chairman
of the county republican central COM
mittee for Umatilla county; ]. W.
Scriber. the La Grande bank wreck
er. and S. w. Spencer, a resident Of
Heppner The details of the cases
are given in the following from the
La Grande Observer:
Alleged consplracies between the
Northwest Lumber company of Spo-
kane. S. w. Spencer. Asa b. Thom-
son and j. w. Scriber 10 defraud the
government out OF something like A.
800 acres of timber land lying south
west of Ukiah. are openly charged
by the United States government and
the hearings of 81 defendants will be
held in this city during the coming
fall, which will be the most gigantic
conspiracy and cancellation suits ever
brought in the local land office. Be-
cause of the peculiar relations of one
thing to another. all these defendants,
at least those of them who are living
will be brought here for trial separ-
ately
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
SIX DEATHS FROM
HEAT IN ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis, Aug. 1.-THE heat
which caused six deaths and
SO prostratlons during the last
"a hours, continues today. Suf-
ferlng is intense and other
deaths are expected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
Charges Are Mailed.

one hundred and eight notices of
charges were sent out by registered
letters yesterday evening from here.
and that was the first step in this
city to bring the trials to issue.
These people. John Mills Oscar F.
Neil, Manirva A. Meadows, W. f..
Pruyns. Henry Humphreys. John
Woodard. Alfred l.. Ayers, Emma c..
Fuller, VIM. Ayers, Allen W. Sailing
Edward Brown. Martha B. Scrivner
o. S. Andrews, John Kirk, George
Tillard, Naomie Garner, E. Landsay
VIM. p Scrivner, Cecil T. Humphreys
Thomas ]. Humphreys, Mabel Am
erica Leezer. George Whittier, Henry
f. Warren, Charles w. Fuller, Anna
+. Spencer. s. W. Spencer and VIM.
C. Lee. about six years ago made ap-
pllcation for timber and stone proofs
at the la Grande land office on land
lying near Ukiah, and the local land
office issued certificates which in
variably go to the department for o.
X. The patents, which the depart
ment issues, and gives to the appli-
cant, were not issued and this week.
sensational charges are made by the
government against these applicants
and others who are implicated.
The cases are in connection with
charges OF conspiracy unoffcially
made against Scriber and Thomson
some time ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14

The charges as preferred by the
government are that each of these
people named. gave deeds to their
patent to the Northwest Lumber COM
pany of Spokane. and when after John
L. Ayers and p. B. McSwords had
been chosen as the men to put up the
money. they did, and then S. W.
Spencer Asa II. Thomson and j. w.
Scriber., knowing the fraudulent pur-
pose Of the action, put up the money
in the La Grande land office needed
TO pay for the timber and stone
claims filed on by these men, q ap-
piicants. The charges fail to mince
matters, but make direct assertions
that the three principals knew OF the
fraudulent efforts to procure land
from the government.
The charges then state that five
days previous to the forming of the
Washington Lumber concern, known
as the Northwest Lumber company
These three men. the government
saws, then caused deeds to be execut-
ed to the lumber company and the
title is still held by them.
The government is now trying to
cancel these titles, and in order to
do so have to produce evidence of the
alleged conspiracy and its that rea-
son why Schiber Thomson and Spen-
Ger must be brought into limelight
here. that these titles can be cancel
Evening star., 1909-07-10

at the wonderful catch of Lelivelt which
robbed Birmingham of four sacker.
Had Birmingham hit his line drive TO
Leliveit in the eighth inning when Bemis
was on second base and Hnchman on
first, instead of in the sixth, the chances
are .,enis would have scored, for the
National outfielder toppled over and could
scarcely have recovered to make the
throw home.
Cantillon used but one extra man,
Browne, while Lajoie used three. Goode.
EaSterly and Turner. Browne proved
better than the Nap trio.
After Browne was pressed into service
Tnglaub was shifted from right to sec
ond base, replacing Delehanty. Milan
went from left to right and Browne
went to left.
Stovall, Hinchman and Bradley were
the only regulars who did not fan. The
last named is usually the cas- est kind of
meat for Hughes. Flick. Bems and Tur-
ner each Tanned once. Perring, Ball and
Berger twice each, and Birmingham three
times.
When the game started Umpire Eagan
worked alone. Connolly arrived on the
scene just after Egan had called Bradley
safe at first on his bounder to Conroy
Had Connolly been on the job throughout
the game the chances are he would have
ruled Brad out.
Hinchman in the fourth. with third base
occupied. Just why Stovall did not 20
through with his end OF a double steal is
a mystery. OF course, Hughes will hold
his job for while longer now that he
has beaten the Maps. Perhaps CantilIon
will recall the waivers. Hughes was the
most surprised person In the park when
the Maps started to lombard him. Can
tilion had confidence in Toms ability to
pull through with the game, and Hughes
did not fail him.
Bradley took Milans foul off the rail
of the third base pavilion in the first
Conroy played an exceptionally good
game at third. His work helped keen
the Maps from increasing their total of
hits and runs.
Ball, at short for the Maps, also starred
atield.
Groom and either Rhoades or Young.
will be the pitchers SATURDAY.. Hughes
will probably be sent in to repeat against
the Maps Monday.
Evening star., 1909-07-10
WON'T STAND FOR ROWS.
Independence League Secretary Dis
cusses Recent Mix-Up.

The sporting editor has received from
Secretary Ormsby Of the Independence
League the following letter. with refer
ence to the fist fight on McDevitts Field
last Thursday evening:
July 10 1909.
Sporting Editor The Washington Star:
Referring to the controversy which has
arisen in regard to the fist night which
took place on McDevitt's Field. Thurs
tween Manhattan and Agriculture teams
of the Independence League, the
trouble started in the second in
ming, when Murphy of Agriculture, IN an
attempt to steal third base, was blocked
by Davis. playing that bag for yam
haitian, and the former accidentally ran
into Davis. who had caught the tk tow
and tagged the Agriculture player aut.
Murphy walked toward the bench, out
Davis. evidently thinking that the Tor
mer's attempt to reach third was an an
usual one, in so far as he used eX-
traordinary force when claShing with
the latter, deliberately followed Murphy
and punched the Agriculture player on
the side OF the face. Murphy returned
the blow. but the scrap was stopped I'M
mediately by spectators and other play
ers, both men resumng their positions
on the field. Davis. backed by the large
crowd. all in. favor of seeing Manhat-
tan win, kept naggng at Murphy
as You yellow dog. I'll get back at
you" The Agriculture team is stran-
ger organization in that section, Whil.
the Manhattan boys are mostly residents
of Bloominsdale. hence the latter were
heartily supported by the fans, In so far
as pulling for their own team to
win was concerned. and il IS
evident that Davis fully realized
this. Toward the latter part OF the
game Murphy was so wrought up by the
treatment he had received that he re-
turned word for word with Davis, though
both In a tone not to be heard by lhe
umpire. After the game had been called
in the eighth inning the players again
mixed, and attendants at the game claim
that the Agriculture player here was al
fault.
The independence League has always
dealt very severely with any attempts AT
rowdyism on the part of players, ana
thorough investigation will be mace OF
this affair and the man or men at iault
Will be handled in no lenient manner.
as the board guarantees that clean sport
will be offered the public, and players
are considered as but checkers and VIII
be removed at will.
Very respectfully,
A. A. ORMSBY.
Sanrafarx Indanaplcpce League.
Evening star., 1909-07-10

Nicholas Altrock of the local big team
was of the many who witnessed yester-
days game in the Sunday School League.
The battle was sort of one-sided. the
Ninth Street Christians taking the big
end of the results from the Lanedon
Episcopal aggregation. The score was
! 5 to /.
1t was a victory for the Christians
right from the start Manager Loves
boys jumped in at the very beginning
and put the contest on ice. They tai
lied five in the opener. and taking no.
tice of the good chance to fatten their
batting averages, which, by the way.
will appear in The Star tomorrow. they
pounded Erskin hard. Fourteen hits are
credited to the winners, and of this
number five went for two bases each,
and ctouts by Buehler and Symanoskie
netted the batsmen four sacks.
SHARK" Mcmahon started the tWlrllng
for the Christians. and WAS going good
when he complained to Manager Love
of sore arm. and Symanoskie was
substituted. 1t was "Mack's" first time
out this season, and he was showing
up we'll when he left the heaving post.
No runs or hits were made off him.
Sym pitched good game. Three hits
were all he allowed. and he forced six
to take the count on strikes.
Langdon tailed its lone run in the
fifth. With one down Erskin doubled
to left and took third on a wild pitch.
The runner counted on Porters inheld
out, Harris to Quantrelle. The next
| batter coaxed pass, but died on Glib
sons fielders choice.
Capt. Stecher and Buehler starred
with the willow. The former got three
doubles out of five trips to the pan.
while the second baseman laced out a
homer a double and two singles out of
as many trips.
Mr.. Altrock with a friend. witnessed
the game from a shady spot in left field.
and gave every indication of enjoying
the contest.