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The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-18

years, minister. author and teacher.
died last week at his home In Rox-
bury, Mass. He was 81 years old.
The steamer Tanana has arrived
at Dawson with 100000 worth Of
Fairbanks gold-dust. making a total
of s2.000.000 received so far this
season, en- route to Seattle.
Two $50 gold pieces. struck from
the United States mint at Philadel-
phia In 1877. have been sold to a
wealthy New York collector for s10,-
600 each. They are the only $50
pieces ever minted by the govern
ment.
Secretary OF the Interior Ballin-
ger has just designated 27.000 acres
of land In New Mexico and 10000
acres In Montana as coming within
the provisions of the 320-acre home
stead law. These lands are semi
arid and must be farmed according
to "dry-farming" methods.
An additional $4,000 was sent to
the American embassy at Constnti-
nopie Saturday by the American Red
Cross Society for the relief work
among the destitute people in Tur-
key. This makes $4,000 sent by
this society.
The petition OF the prosecution for
a rehearing in the case of Louis
Glass, vIce-president of the Pacific
States Telephone Company. who was
convicted OF bribery by a San Fran
cisco jury In 1907, has been granted
by the supreme court OF California.
Attorney General Muuens has
commenced suit against the Western
Union Telegraph Company to COM
pei the company to file articles OF
incorporation with the state OF Wy
oming or suspend operations within
Its borders
X. II. Thomson. city engineer Of
Seattle. is the man Secretary Ball
niger has in mind for appointment
as director OF the reclamation SER
vice In the event that F. II. Newell
Is retired from that Office.
The signature. purporting TO be
that OF Grover Cleveland. which was
attached to an article furnished 10
the New York Times by Broughton
Brandenburg. and represented as the
work of Mr.. Cleveland, was repudi-
ated as forged Tuesday by Mrs.
Cleveland.
Monday was the 1920 anniversary
Of the adoption OF the American flag
by congress, that important event
having taken place June II. l777.
While not a legal holiday. the day is
generally observed throughout the
United States by the raising Of flags
on all public buildings.
Anthony Meyer. a Brooklyn. n.
T.. iceman. on the same day sold an
lnterelt In an oil we'll, which had
cost him 500. for 10000 and re-
eeived a letter from a long lost
brother In Seattle saying he had
made si.000.00O In Alaska. and in
viting him to go into partnership.
re will live In Seattle.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-18
Probe to Enter Sugar.

Washington, June 1.-THE de-
partment of justice has assigned two
agents to duty in New York with
instructions to examine into the con-
ditions under which the recent COM
promise was affected between the
American Sugar Refining Company
and the Pennsylvania Refining Com
pany. The agents are to examine
into the allegations that the COM
promise disclosed conditions involv-
ing a violation OF the Sherman anti
trust law.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-18

Lewiston. Idaho, June i4.-oper-
alton Of the independent steamers
between Portland and Lewiston.
which has brought about a % per
cent reduction in freight charges has
also resulted In the railroad COM
psnies taking steps to NEE, the cut
on a number of commodities.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-18
JAPAN BUYS GOLD ING0TS
viii Save Money ON Purchase From
san Francisco Mint.

San Francisco. une i5.-The Jap
anese government has purchased
from the United States mint In this
city gold ingots TO the amount of
s2,250,000 for the announced pur-
pose OF augmenting its reserve fund
to cover a portion of Its issue of
bank notes. II has been the custom
OF Japan TO purchase gold in Lon
don. but a considerable saving has
been effected by the present transac-
ton. owing to the favorable rate Of
exchange between New York and
London.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-18
Terrific Boiler Explosion.

Denver. June i5.--Four known TO
be dead. as many missing. three per-
haps fatally hurt and six more or
less seriously injured. with property
loss estimated between s25O,00O
and $500. 600. Is the story of boil
er explosion that wrecked the prin-
cipal power plant OF the Denver Gas
& Electric Company at Q o'clock this
evening.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-18
MAY MAKE ALASKA DRY"
Congress Provides New Requirement
for Saloon Licenses.

Seattle, June 16.-To obtain a
liquor license in Alaska In the fu-
ture. an applicant must present
petition 20 which the names of ma
jority of the people in his precinct
are signed is the principal clause
of bill passed without noise during
the past Winter at Washington. d.
G. Not only must the majority of
men In the precinct show their will
ingness to have the license granted.
but the women are also included.
and this fact has led some Alaskans
In Washington TO the belief that the
Northland will now go dry.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-18
Wallis -Four bays ON Eroken Leg.

Portland, Or, June Hills leg
broken four days ago. VIM. Young.
47 years old. benumbed by the ex-
cessive use of intoxicants in the in
terim, was not conscious of his in
jury until Sunday afternoon, when
he fell to the street. the fractured
limb finally falling to withstand the
weight of Its liquor-laden possessor.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-18
Hogs Highest For 81 Year.

Chicago. June 1.-THE highest
June price for live hogs since 1852
was established today. when the best
porkers sold at IS 100 pounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
STREAM OVERFLOWS
AND RUINS BRIDGES

SALT LAKE CITY, June 7.-Condl-
tions arising from the high water in
City creek are hourly taking on graVer
aspect.
A force of 200 men is at work this
afternoon fighting against the onrusn
of the creek, which is constantly threat
ening to leave its channel. Already IN
Vulnerable bridges in the path Of the
stream have been swept out, railroad
tracks, conduits and sidewalks have
been submerged and many houses on
each side of the creek are in imminent
danger of being undermined.
The new Oregon Short Line terminal
station and the switch tracks which
surround IT are unapproachable by
reason of the high water. The fair
grounds race track, where the present
meeting is being conducted, was the
latest property of consequence to suffer
today. The water in City creek has
reached the highest mark ever re-
corded.
Rain is feeding the overfowing
streams in and about Salt Lake to-
recession of the flood waters which have
already inflicted damage to the extent
of S80.000.
The torrent has filed the bed of City
creek with sand and gravel and roads
in the vicinity are under two feet OF
water Sidewalks are buried in mud
and lawns are quagmires. Street cars
have been operated with great diff
Guilty along North Temple street.
Jordan river is overfiowing at many
places and driving residents in the
west part of town from their homes.
The oregon Short Line yards are still
inundated at some points, and the wa
ter is high around the new Short Line
depot, although the dykes built by the
railroad are a great protection.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
ARSON CHARGED
AGAINST WOMAN
"HEROINE" OF KELSEY FIRE
is ARRESTED
Trained Nurse Given Credit for Res.
cuine Mother and Daughter from
Flames Protests Innocence
of Accusations
Especial to The Herald ]

PASADENA, June miss e. Pearl
Dubbs, who was given credit by some
persons for rushing into burning
house last week, and at the risk of her
own life, rescuing Mrs. Helen Kelsey
and her daughter from death in the
flames, was arrested yesterday after
noon on the charge of robbing and then
setting fire to the house on North Lin
coin street, Altadena, occupied by j.
L. Clark and family. The young
woman, who is 25 years old and hand
some, protested her innocense at the
time of her arrest in her home on
Crescent drive, North Pasadena, but
was unable to account for the pres
ence in her room of watch identlf1ed
as one stolen from the Clark home.
When arraigned before Judge Robert
Dubbs still asserted she was innocent
Dubbs still asserted she was innocent
of the charges of robbery and arson.
She was unable this afternoon to fur
nish the $1,000 bond required in each
case and passed the afternoon IN jail.
House Fired Three Times
While Clark and his family were alb
sent from their home Sunday after
noon it was entered, ransacked and
then fired in three places. A watch,
pin, ruby, baby's ring, cameo ring, a
SIS gold piece and 80 cents were taken,
besides a nurnbr of photographs. The
Clarks returned just in time to dis
cover the three blazes in the house.
A brush fire. was burning in the foot
hills just behind Clarks home. The
constable who arrested Miss Dubbs
asserts that the young woman was
seen in the vicinity of the house just
before the fires were discovered.
Miss Dubbs, who is a trained nurse,
was on a street car the day last week
that the Kelsey house was destroyed
by fire. The conductor left his car
and entered the burning house in time
to drag Mrs. Kelsey and her daughter
to safety. Miss Dubbs followed the
conductor from the car and in some
quarters was given credit for rescuing
the two women.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
PORTLAND CITIZENS
ELECT SIMON MAYOR
Amendment for Charter Based on Des
Moines Plan Defeated at Elec-
tion in the Oregon
Metropolis

PORTLAND, Ore, June 7.-FormeT
United States senator Joseph Simon,
Republican, was elected mayor OF
Portland today by an overwhelming
plurality, and possibly majority. The
Oregonian estimates that Senator Simon
has exceeded the vote of former Circuit
Judge M D. Munly, Democrat, his
nearest competitor by 1000.
At midnight less than one-third of
the 1000 votes polled today had been
counted. These showed: H. G. Albee,
Independent Republican, 974; M. G.
Munly, Democrat 1899; Joseph Simon,
Republican, 2994.
An initiative amendment providing
for charter based on the Des Moines
plan and an initiative law providing for
a municipal lighting plant, were de-
defeated. No figures have been COM
piled so far on the result of the various
bond issues proposed, except that for
municipal lighting plant.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
NORTHWESTERN
STATES SWEPT
BY BIG FLOODS
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS LOST
BY INUNDATI0N
REMARKABLE cLoJD5URsTs oc
CUR IN WYOMING
Rivers In Colorado, Utah and Montana
Also BankfulI-LiVes Believed
Lost and Homes Washed
Away
[sneclal 10 The nerald.l J


nENVER, Colo, June 7.-Reports re-
eeived in meager dispatches from
~ various parts of the northwest to-
night Indicate that the rivers OF at
least four states are on the worst ram
page in many years and that damages
already exceeding possibly $2,OOO,OOO
has beer done by swollen streams and
eloudbursts.
In Wyoming a SERVES of remarkable
cloudbursts seems to have crippled ali
telegraphic communication, but reports
from several points-rece1Ved IN
number of instances by courler-shoW
that thousands of dollars worth Oh
damage has been done, many homes
laid in waste and millions of dollars
worth of property endangered.
At Pueblo. Colo, the worst hail
storm on record was reported late this
afternoon.
Dam Threatened
The great government dam in Wyom-
ing. known as the pathfinder project,
is threatened. Nearly every river in
the state is bankfull and many are
oyerfiowing on the states most yalua-
BILE farming and grazing lands.
Thousands of head of cattle and
horses, according to one report, nave
been drowned. 1t also is feared many
lives have been lost in the Green River
valley.
Reports from Utah and Montana
show similar conditions. The rainfall
in most parts of the northwest has
broken al records. over two inches
of rain fell in many sections yester-
day.
Many portions of Colorado report
three inches fell in the space of two
hours. Cloudbursts were frequent.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
SAY BACON HAS
ACCEPTED OFFER
FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE
MAY GO TO FRANCE
Report in Paris That He Has Agreed
to Act as Ambassador to
Succeed Henry
White
tBy Associated Press.'

PARIS, June 7.-Private advices from
Washington say that Robert Bacon,
former secretary of state has accepted
the ambassadorship to France and will
succeed Henry White at the end of the
year.
According to these advices, Mr..
Bacon, when he first was offered the
post, declined, preferring that Mr.
White should be retained, but finding
that President Taft had resolved in
any event to replace Ambassador White
he finally accepted.
Rumors of Mr.. Whites retirement,
which have been current here for
months, cause genuine regret, especial
ly in official circles, where he is espe-
cialy persona grata, End among the
members of the American colony, where
it was felt that his experience would
count for much in the difficult tariff
negotiations between the countries,
which are considered inevitable after
the passage of the new American tariff
bill.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
LOCAL

Man brought from San Francisco is held on
charge of passing fictitious draft
County supervisors to advertise for rock
with which to construct new system of good
roads.
Murder charge may result from finding
strychnine in viscera Of woman who died in
Los Angeles and was buried in Illinois.
Los Angeles-Pacihc street railroad leaves
dangerous trench in public highway.
Alleged forger wanted in Oregon for passing
bogus checks admits he issued valueless paper.
Aged soldier at Sawtelle charged with arson
declares he can establish his innocence.
Charge of passing fictitious check is added
to the accusations already filed against II. d
Brown the 300-per cent broker.
Jury in case Of John w Allen. accused OF
staying constable at Newhall, deliberates on
case all night.
Spooks fail to reveal themselves at assembly
of spiritualists at Edendale.
Clergyman speaks OF Presbyterians' work
among Spanish people.
Seeks divorce from wife because he says her
voice was rasping and her manner dictatorial
Council is asked to make parks safe for
children to visit.
City council will have big audience at its
srecial meeting for discussion of liquor ques-
tions
Los Angeles is said to be certain to- secure
National Medical associations convention In
1910.
Bohemian charges three fellow countrymen
robbed him Of $345 in poker game.
Lawyers only who appear In school
bond case, complainant and instigators of suit
being absent from court.
Consolidation committee to present plans tc
city council which call for harbor for Los
Angeles. San Pedro and Wilmington, to cost
$4,000 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
POWDER EXPLOSION
INJURIES HUNDREDS
Bolt from Skies ExpIodes Several
Thousand Pounds of Powder and
Scatters ProjectiIes Among
Great Crowd

LONDON, June IA dispatch re-
ceived here from Cracow in Austrian
Poland says that 500 persons were in
jured by the explosion of an army
powler magazine there Saturday night.
Three soldiers were killed, forty houses
were wrecked and hundreds of other
houses damaged.
The magazine, which was situated
near the railroad station, was struck
by lightning. The bolt exploded sew
eral thousand pounds of powder and
1900 of the projectiles were scattered
among people who had assembled at
the Station awaiting train.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
JACK LONDON TELLS
OF SERIOUS ILLNESS
Letter to Friend in Honolulu Apprises
Him That Author viii Start
for Home in the
Shark

HONOLULU, June Tin letter to
Dr. f. S. Goodhue of this city Jack
London, the novelist, outlines a gloomy
sketch of his physical condition. He
specifies five different diseases from
which he has suffered, and tells OF be-
ing relieved of two of them by opera
malarial fever, while nervous afflfction
has wrecked his strength and prevents
him from doing any work.
London says the doctors understand
one of the nervous diseases, but the
other the ablest Australian specialist
confesses he does not understand and
books contain nothing about It. Lon
don had hoped when the operation was
performed he would recover his nerv-
Gus equilibrium, but admits this myr-
terious malady when the attack comes.
makes him helpless. He expects to sail
on the Shark and go home at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
EASTERN

Chicago aeronaut will attempt trip across At
lantic
Son of John d. Spreckels meets father in New
York and promises to defer his marriage.
Doctor in session of National Medical asso-
citation in Atlantic City scores some methods
used by specialists.
Statistics show number of persons who are
Obliged to standlin street cars in Chicago total
50.0OOOO0 yearly.
Physicians will attempt to cure man held at
washington supposed to be leper.
Man fatally wounded in New York pursues
one of his assailants.
Man at Springfield, Mo-, suspects wife, fol-
lows her and shoots man with whom he finds
her talking.
Prominent labor leader dies of yellow jaun-
dice in Denver.
Manufacturers of powder complain of favorit-
ism shown in awarding contracts for supplies
for Panama canal.
Former Secretary of State Bacon may go to
France as ambassador.
Brigadier General Funston has duel with
highwayman at Leavenworth.
Senators Beveridge and Aldrich have clash
over tariff cotton fabrics
Politicians in St. Louis cheer when they
hear man on trial for murder has been assassi-
mated.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
FUNSTON HAS DUEL
WITH HlGHWAYMAN
Bandit Attempts to Invade Command
ants Quarters at Post In Leaven-
worth and Is Promptly
Routed

LEAVENWORTH, Kas., June L.
Brigadier General Frederick Funston,
cornmandant of the army service
schools at Fort Leavenworth. engaged
in revolver fight with a supposed
burglar in his quarters at the post
early today.
The man escaped and General Funs-
ton was unharmed. General Funston
had retired late and remained awake.
He had been in bed perhaps an hour
when closet door opened and a man
stepped forth.
The general saw him and reached
under his pillow for a revolver.
The intruder saw the motion and
fired. The bullet pierced the mattress
near the general, who leaped to his
feet.
He turned on the lights and fred
three shots at the man as he fed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
JOAQUIN MILLER WILL
START COLONY FOR
DEVOTEES OF P0ESY

SAN JOSE, June 7.-Henry Meade
BIande, a teacher In the State Normal
eshooI of this city, and Herbert Bash
ford have been presented by joaquin
Miller with an acre of land apiece and
expect to build cottages near the poets
home at Fruitvale.
1t is understood that Miller intends to-
establish a colony of poets about himself
and at some time in the future to con-
duet school of poetry.
The Pacific Short Story club, of which
Miller Is an honorary member, has been
Informed that number of men promi-
nent In the literary world of the coast
are to be given plot Of land and follow
the example of Bashford and Blend:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
GUNNIS0N AND GRAND
RIVERS RISE AT RATE
OF AN INCH AN HOUR

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, June T.
Both the Gunnison and Grand rivers
are at flood stages and ~rising at the
rate of an inch an hour.
Much property is threatened and a
number of pumping plants, including
the municipal plant of Grand Junction
on the Gunnison river, may be tenn
porarily abandoned.
The flood waters have eaten their
way into the banks on either side of
the Redlands dam just above the mu-
nicipal plant and a large gang of men
is working to stop the steadily widen
ing gaps.
According to warnings of the wealth
er bureau the highest stage of the flood
may be expected within twelve hours.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
STRAP HANGERS NUMBER
FIFTY MILLION IN YEAR

CHICAGO, June Tn the first sup
plement report of the subway bureau
there is included the census of the
army of strap-hangers. The roll shows
that on an average day 136,S61 Chica-
goans cling to the loosely hung bits of
leather in street railway and elevated
trains.
The total for year would show that
about 50,000,000 passengers had failed
to find seats in trolley or elevated
trains.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
HEAVY RAIN CAUSES FEAR
OF OvERFLO LOW IN MONTANA

been falling almost continuously in this
section of the state since early last
night, causing uneasiness lest a repeti-
ton of the floods of last spring may be
experienced.
The Missoula river is rising and re-
ports indicate that streams tributary to
the Missoula are on the rise.
Considerable damage to bridges and
lowlands has alreaoy resulted from
high water in the upper end of the Bit
ter Root valley.
The Black Foot river above the Ban
ner mill is jammed with logs for dis
tance of a half to three quarters of a
mile.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
TELLS HOW IMAGINATION
RESTORED VOICE OF GIRL
Doctor Relates Amusing Incident Illus
trating Possibilities of Faith
in Electricity

NEW YORK, June TAT recent
meeting of the County Medico society
in Philadelphia, says the Medical Times
in its publication today, DR.. De Sajour
related how a man brought his daugh-
ter to him for treatment.
She had lost her voice.
II tried the battery on her." said the
physician, "and her voice returned per-
feetly in a short time. The father was
in such glee that he hugged me-
when they had gone l happened to
look at the battery and observed that
the current had not been turned on"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
COAST

Woman fatally hit by alleged drunken man
with stove lid; victim dying in hospital at San
Francisco.
Legislative committee of Washington state to
Investigate financial conditions in hospitals
and colleges.
Man arrested at Duarte alleged to have COM
mitted murder three years ago,
Heavy rains cause fear of floods in Montana.
Contract signed for railroad from Fresno, to
Hanford
Wealthy wool dealer ends life with gas in
San Francisco.
Streams overflow and cause much damage in
Utah.
Admiral Sebree at Portland advises immedi-
ate construction of more vessels for navy.
Strikers at McCloud prepare to desert cabins
and seek employment elsewhere.
Indians near Yuma cremate one of their
number on pyre with weird ceremonies.
Admiral Ijichi of japanese navy given elabo-
rate reception at Portland.
Witness in Calhoun case tells of graft con-
spiracy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
WOMAN SHOOTS HER SON
AND THEN KILLS HERSELF

SALEM, O., June Mrs Elizabeth
Sharp a prominent society woman and
wife of G. V. Sharp, a politician and
manufacturer, killed her 12-year-old
son Harold last night and then her
self with a revolver.
The tragedy occurred when the two
had retired, after spending the even
ing together playing the piano and
singing.
The motive for the tragedy is be-
lieved to be the woman's sorrow over
the incurable nature of her SON $
malady. He had been mentally de-
ficient from birth. F.
Mrs. Sharp was 3S years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
CHEYENNE FLOODED BY ONE
OF WORST STORMS IN YEARS

CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 7.--Chey-
enne was flooded by a cloudburst Of
extraordinary violence at O'Clock to-
night. Many sidewalks were destroyed
and other minor damage done.
Rad floods are reported from Carbon
county and many bridges have been
washed out. The Platte river is higher
than for many years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
Detective Dies

SAN FRANCISCO, June 7-Detective
Sergeant Robert Graham, one of the
best known men on the police force,
died early today Although he had
been in poor health for some time, he
was on duty Saturday, and his death
caused curprise.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-08
FOREIGN

Professor at Paris praises highly the Ameri-
school system.
Powder explosion in Austria-Poand Injuries
500 persons comparatively few of whom are
killed outright
Russian organization at st. Petersburg finds
amazing deficit in the accounts kept at Port
Arthur.
Frenchman leayes 81 OOOO 900 to the poor and to
employees and his great art collection to the
nation.