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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
MILLIONAIRE'S son SUICIDES
WHEN SPURNED BY ACTRESS

New York, July 15.-John Balsinde,
son of a multi-millionaire exporter Of
sugar at Havana, shot and killed him
self today because he was disappoint-
ed in love for an actress in an eastern
Merry Widow" company. He met
the girl in Havana, and followed the
company about the United States for
months. He was occupying a cheap
room when he suicided He refused
to return to his palatial home in Ha-
vana. without the actress.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
Means the Establishment of a
New National Government
Under a Constitution.
RUSSIAN TROOPS GUARD THE
RULER ACROSS THE BORDER
COmmadner of the Forces Defending
the City Orders Troops to Stop
Firing-Means the Surrender of
the Persian Capital TO the Nation
alists-Shah MohamnIed Ali Is
OverthrOwn and Constitutional
Government VIII Be Established.

Teheran, Persia, July 15.-Colonel
Liakhoff, commander of the forces
defending the city, indicated by or
dering the Cossacks to stop firing
that he would surrender to the ma
tionalists. This means the overthrow
of Shah Mohammed Ali. and the es-
adjustment of a new Persian gov
ernment under constitution.
st. Petersburg. July 15.-The for
eign office today ordered Russian
troops stationed in Persia to arrange
for the safe removal of the shah
across the frontier. indicating that
the ruler is about to abdicate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15

Portland, July 15.-R. F. Brackett,
a member Of the firm of Bracket &
Meyers, electrical engineers, who was
mysteriously shot, on the street here
at midnight. is reported in a critical
condition this morning. He is conscf-
Gus, but it is feared that he cannot re-
cover. The bullet entered the abdo-
minal region and penetrated the kid
ney. Bracket insists that he was
held up, but witnesses tell a different
story.
R. E. Dent, an employe at the sta
bles nearby, says he saw a man re-
sembling Bracket meet a woman near
the scene of the shooting an hour be-
fore he was shot by two well dressed :
men. None of Brackets valuables .
were taken. Mrs. Ward, who ranfrom
her home, says she heard some one
say, 'T guess you got me this time"
Bracket says his wife lives at IA
Clinton street, Walla Walla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
FUNERAL PROCESSION
GOES OVER A CLIFF

Bakersfield. Cal, July 115.-Hurled
over a grade into a deep canyon on
the road to Democrat Springs today,
an auto carrying Coroner McGinn,
Undertaken, A. H. Dixon and the corpse
of Thomas Leatherdale, fell 100 feet,
crashing into a pile of boulders. The
wicker basket containing the corpse
rolled down the canyon until the
rocks stopped it.
The men leaped from the automo-
bile before it jumped the ledge. The
basket was not damaged and the
corpse was not mutilated. The auto
mobile, however, was wrecked.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
ELKS SEE OUT-OF-DOOR
CEREMONIES AT LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles, July 15.-With the ex-
ception of a brief meeting of the
members Of the grand lodge of Elks
in the afternoon, out-of-door ceremo-
nies claimed the attention of the
thousands of visitors here today.
The programme of the day COM
prises a morning parade, visiting the
local lodge, and visits TO the sur
rounding beaches in the afternoon.
The evening parade will have electri-
cal and fantastic floats. The morning
parade was composed of 10 divisions
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
JULY WHEAT IN CHICAGO
GOES UP TO S1.29

Chicago, July 15.-July wheat
reached new record FOR the crop to-
day when It went to $1.29 but de-
clined. 1t Is reported that James
Patten holds four million bushels OF
July wheat, and Is attempting TO re-
peat his coup OF a few weeks ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
CHIEF MURGATROYD WITNESS
MAKES DAMAGING ADMISSION

st. Heens, Ore, July 15.-James
Kelley, part Cheroke Indian, princi-
pal witness in the Murgatroyd mur-
der trial for the state, admitted on
the stand today that he was convicted
of robbing a house in Eugene last
winter. He described the row in the
Junction City hotel between the de-
fendant and the cook, when Murga-
troyd exclaimed, according to Kelley:
81 killed one man at Gobel with an
AK, and would just as soon chop an
other to pieces" This led to the ar
rest of Murgatroyd. Kelley failed to
account for nine years of his life.
Other testimony is unimportant.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
FATHER SEWS BUTTON
TO HIS CHILD'S TONGUE

Sonora, Calf, July 15.-Crowds of
citizens are searching the mountains
for E. A. Liebscher, who sewed a but
ton on either side of the tongue of
his baby 13 months old, to keep it
from sucking its tongue.
After he was released by the court
the father seized the child from the
woman who was taking care of it,
and is now missing. He was seen
in the country road last night carry
ing the baby over his back, holding
it only by the ankle. The informant
thinks the infant was unconscious.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
EVELYN WON'T TESTIFY
UNLESS THAW is SEARCHED

White Plains, July 15.-Thaw
laughed today at a statement made
by his wife that she would not testi-
fly in his insanity hearing again un-
til she had personally seen him
searched DR.. Adolph Meyer Of New
York, the first witness today said in
conversation with Thaw the latter
told the witness that he had helped
elect Jerome district attorney of New
York
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
TAFT AND DIAS WILL
MEET AT Ell PASO

Washington, July 15.--Plans for the
meeting of President Taft and Diaz
were made today at conference be-
tween Secretary of State Knox and
the Mexican ambassador. According
to the plan outlined the presidents
will meet at the center of the bridge
over the Rio Grande, between El
Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico. The
meeting will take place about Octo-
Der Is.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
EIGHTEEN KILLED IN
COLLAPSE OF BUILDING

Philadelphia, July 15.-Eighteen
were killed by collapse of a building
here today. The bodies of three wo-
men and two men and boy were re-
moved from the ruins.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
WANTS CIRCUIT JUDGE TO
TRY CONDEMNATION SUIT

Salem, July 15.-City Attorney
Neffs, of Medford, today procured an
order from the governor, the first Of
its kind, directing Circuit Judge
Coke of the second district. to-
try a condemnation suit at Medford.
Judge Hanna refused to call an extra
term of court to try the case. 1t is al
legged NJ. K. Hanley, near Medford. is
endeavoring to hold up Medford for
$4,000 for a right of way for pipe
line for new water system under
construction. The matter is tied up
until the courts decide.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
SUBMARINE COLLIDES
KILLING THIRTEEN PERSONS

Sheerness, Eng, July 15.-Thirteen
lives were lost today when the sub
marine Gil went TO the bottom of
the channel In collision with anoth-
er vessel, name unknown, during the
naval maneuvers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15

Portland, Ore, July 15.-Bracketr
refuses to make a statement. and will
not talk about the woman supposed
to be involved in the affair. No trace
of the men who did the shooting has
been found. Bracket, it is thought,
knows who they are.
Outside of statement of Edward
Ward, a new witness, who saw Brack--
EFT, and a strange woman meet in
the vicinity of the shooting, little is
known by the police. According to
Wards story the woman was small,
and well dressed. The couple argued
few minutes and Bracket was ap>
parently trying to persuade her to do
something against her will.
mo, l won't do it," was the re-
mark dropped by her as Ward passed
Whether the woman disappeared
before or at the time the shot was
fired is unknown. The mystery seems
impenetarable without Brackett's
story.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
FIGHT MAN WHO
LICKED NELSON.

Seattle, July 15.-In a letter
received here today from Chick
Judson, the Seattle lightweight.
he states that Manager McCarey
of Los Angeles. promised him a
match Tuesday night. The let
ter was written before the fight
so ii is probable that Hudson
will meet Wolgast, who had the ,
best Of the fight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
DIES FROM EXERTION
IN CATCHING BOAT.

Seattle, July 15-Mrs. Kath-
crime II. May, aged 65, is dead
today from the exertion of run
ming to catch the steamer Mon
tlcello, which left Tacoma for
Seattle yesterday afternoon. She
caught the boat, but died before
she reached Seattle. The son
found his mother dead when he
boarded the boat to greet her.
Heart failure was the cause.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
SHOOTING IS
BIC MYSTERY.
Former WaIIa WaIIa Man is
Shot Down at Midnight on
the Streets Of Portland.
POLICE DISCREDIT THE
HOLD-UP STORY HE TELLS,

Man Was Member OF Local Electrical
Firm and but Recently From Wafla
Walla-Thought That he VIII Not
Recover From His Injuries-Wft-
nesses Tell OF Well Dressed Men
Seen Leaving After the Shooting
May Involve a Woman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15

After waiting, working and fight
ing for seven long years a Sietz man
has just received his patent to his
homestead.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
SEVERAL KINDS
Of RICH MEN
Roosevelt Praises Some of
The Mu|ti.Mi||ionaires for
Energy and Foresight.
SAYS THEY ARE CAPABLE
OF DOING NATIONAL GOOD

His Latest Editorial Tends to Heal
Some of the Wounds That he May
Have Created In the Past-SiiIiion,
aire as Glass not Conductive to
Good Of the Nation, However-But
Has Good Things TO Say About
Men In the Carnegie Glass.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15

Pittsburg. July 15.-Rioting was
renewed soon after the arrival of the
constabulary One trooper was Sc
riously injured by shower of bricks
and was taken to the hospital. At
noon four strikers and sympathizers
held mass meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-15
SOLDIERS ARE SENT TO
QUELL RIOTING STRIKERS

Pittsburg, July 15.-Forty mem
bers of the state constabulary were
rushed to McKees Rocks, six miles
below Pittsburg today to quell the
riots between the striking employees
of the Pressed Steel Car company and
force of strikebreakers. The COM
pany made no effort today to resume
the operation of the plant, which is
surrounded by hundreds of union
pickets
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-17
Railroad Traffic Improving

The recent Improvement in the in
dustrial situation and the very sub
stantial revival in general trade are
features of the business world that en-
courage even cautious and conserya-
tive men and lead the public to DC
lieve that this country is now about to
start on new era of boundless pros
perity. 1t was felt that although idle
industries were being started up in
various manufacturing centers and the
demand for iron and steel products was
rapidly increasing, conditions would
not be normal until the railroads were
again busy. 1t was generally remarked
that as everything else was starting
up freight and passenger traffic would
not remain long outside the prosperity
circle; and now the railroads are fast,
falling into line. Idle cars are steadily
diminishing and within another week
or two activity in every branch of bust
ness will be well accentuated.
All the important railroads have pre-
pared schedules for rails which will
call for an enormous steel tonnage.
Some of the railroads have already
placed large orders for rails and DE
fore the summer is far advanced all
the rail mills will probably be opeF-
ating to their full capacity. The bust
ness outlook for the last half of the
year is, at any rate, exceedingly bright.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-17

Oil methods is buying up by stealth
available water powers in all parts of
the country. When Mr.. Roosevelt was
President he foresaw this danger, anu
when a James river bill came before
him he vetoed it. In his veto message
he spoke of the trust. This astonish-
ing consolidation, he said, has taken
place practically within the last five
years. The movement is still in its
infancy, and unless it is controlled the
history of the oil industry will be re-
peated in the hydro-electric power In
dustry, with results far more oppres-
siye and disastrous to the people. II
is true that the great bulk of our
potential water power is as yet unde-
veloped, but the sites which are now
controlled by combinations are those
which offer the greatest advantages
and therefore hold a strategic posi-
ton"
A people forewarned should be
people forearmed. But the trust has
the money and they will stealthily buy
one power after another, and yet the
time is fast coming when every rail
road and cotton mill will be electri-
cized, and water powers wilI.be needed
to do it. No water power should be
parted with at low price. Every one
of them in this great river state is
worth good money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-17
ONE MAN KILLED
in TROLLEY CRASH

Memphis, May 16.-(Special.) -R. J.
Rawlings. former mayor Of Itennox, an
eastern suburb. was Instantly killed
and SIX other persons seriously injured
when an East End trolley car crashed
into the Swinging arm of a concrete
of the city. The car was coming into
the city at lively rate of speed and
one side of it was torn out. the dead
man being frightfully crushed.
The injured:
J. oliver of oliver Electric company
back wrenched and internal injuries
Paul Milley, photographer, badly
crush ed.
D. r. Stanfield. serious cuts about the
body.
J. w. Ayres arms and legs crush ed.
Nat Stewart, negro, horribly crushed
around hips.
The crane was engaged in paving
work in the eastern suburbs which is
being done by II. p. Streicher g. Co.,
of Columbus, o. Officials of the paving
company say that the street cars had
been given orders to slow up when
approaching the crane. They say the
Incoming car, loaded with passengers,
made no attempt to stop. The crane
was swinging load of concrete and
It. crashed into the car midships. Mayor
Rawlings was caught without warning
and crushed to death. Other passen-
gers fell on the floor of the car and
saved their lives, those who were hurt
being caught between seats which were
damned together.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-17
Was Misunderstanding.

THE Rev. DR.. David c. Kelley. one
of the Oldest and most esteemed mem
bers of the Tennessee conference, who
known by reputation throughout the
south" said a member of the Methodist
church.
He was not only a noted minister of
the gospel but he was noted also for his
gallant record in the Confederate army.
Although minister, he raised a company
at the outbreak of hostilities and served
with notable valor to the close of the
war He was with General Forrest and
that famous commander valued his sery-
ices very highly. DIR. Kelley was one of
the first missionaries sent by the Meth
odist Episcopal church, south, TO China.
He established several missions there and
did much to gain a substantial footing
for his church in that country.
when Huntsville, Ala, was attached
to the Tennessee conference DR.. KEEL
ley filled a pastorate in that city. Some
persons have COMPOUNDED the deceased
with the Rev Dr. G. c. Kelly. who was
once pastor of the First Methodist church
of Birmingham. This mistake was nat
ural as DR.. G. C. Kelly went from Bir-
mingham to Nashville. He is a much
younger man than the DR.. Kelley who
died They were not related so far as
I am informed Their names were not
even spelled alike DR.. G. C. Kelly is
now filling a pastorate in Virginia"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-17
NEW BUILDINGS
At UNIVERSITY

University, May 16.-(Special)-
building committee of the trustees of the
university met here few days ago and
let a contract for the remodeling and I'm
proving of Woods hall, the oldest and
largest of the dormitories. Under the
contract the entire exterior of the build
ing will be painted to harmonic in color
with the new buildings. The old stairs
will bs removed and new and more con-
venient ones constructed. All of the fire
places will be sealed up and steam heat
ing substituted. Many other general i'm
proyements will be made, among them
being the construction of new concrete
walk under the arches, new wirSag hard
ware and plumbing throughout the build
ing.
The culinary department as planned
will be a thing of beauty. containing
modern cold storage, dish washing and
drying rooms, serving rooms and kitchen.
This will be equipped with the most
modern apparatus for cooking. The
rooms are to be laid with white tiles over
concrete and will also have a handsome
wainscoting of white Alabama marble.
These improvements have long been
needed and will give the university prac
tically a new dormitory, consistent with
the most modern ideas of sanitation and
ConYeniences.
A movement has been started among
the alumni of the university to raise
sufficient funds for the erection of anew
gymnasium by a whirlwind campaign.
An appropriation for this purpose Of
$1,000 or $4,000 will be made provided
the alumni raise equal amount. 1t
is proposed to build a gymnasium that
will equal that of any college in the
south, and will make possible careful
attention to the proper physical develop
ment of every student. In order to Sc
cure the necessary funds the president
of the society of the alumni is sending
out appeals for subscriptions to every
alumnus of the university.
Conner hall, the new and gigantic en-
gineering building, is now being used for
some classroom work. All of the equip
ment has not yet been installed but the
building, which when finished will not
su.Ier by comparison with any of its
kind, is rapidly nearing completion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-17

The Illinois legislature has placed
the clerk of the states supreme court
on a salary. He is now required to
turn the fees of the office into the
state treasury. He was accused of no
wrong doing, but the Legislature did not
see why he should lug away twice the
pay the chief justice of the court did.
The Colorado legislature has also
abolished the fee system in the courts
of justices of the peace. They, 100,
are now earning salaries. Some of the
Denver justices of the peace had been
securing fees amounting to $4,000 a
year by formenting discord and strife
and litigation among the poor ana
ignorant.
Many of these courts, said Judge
Gavin of Denver, had become annesos
of the business of loan, sharks and the
clubs of the police. Outrageous acts
of tyranny were perpetrated in them
against the helpless poor, and the legis-
lature at length concluded that the
best remedy consisted in the substitu.
ton OF salaries in the place of fees
Denver has now no fee-hungry justices
of the peace.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-17
FEELING OF CONFIDENCE
PREVAILS IN BUSINESS

New York, May ia feeling of con-
fdence over the progress of business
and Industrial development prevailed in
the financial community last week. That
events were shaping toward a restora
ton of prosperity was the general con-
viction. In the securities and money
markets the effect of this conviction
made itself felt, but was tempered by
the extent to which the anticipation of
this condition had already gone in the
speculation. Hence, the uneven and ir-
regular price movement, which left the
tone of the stock market confused and
uncertain.
Evidences of business improvement
came from practically all directions.
Special imp ortance was attached to the
advices from the metal trades. The
April statistics of the Copper Producers
association showed that the deliveries
had taken care of all but leg than a
million pounds of the months produc-
tion. while the rate of production was
fully maintained over that Of previous
months. Reports of continued heavy
selling of refined copper promised to
turn in the heavy accumulation of sur
plus stocks of copper which has been
going on for months and depressing the
market and the outlook for that metal.
1t was significant of the speculation
condition in the stock market that the
copper securities themselves sold off
on the publication of this encouraging
exhibit, showing the large buying of
those stocks which had been done In
anticipation of this showing and &C.
companied, moreover, by exaggerated
reports of the improvement to be
shown. Iron and steel trade outhor-
ties gave testimony to the growth of
sounder conditions in that trade and
growing hopefulness over the future.
There was. however, some apprehension
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-17
From the New York Mall.

From the New York Mall
~ T. BARNUM'S name is seldom
~ braoketed with those of Wash
ington and Lincoln, yet in his
own way he was just as much a foremost
American as either of them. As the
veteran author. Joul Benton, puts it,
he was probably the best-known man.
in the world, in the generation just
ended There is much to be learned
from his life. and his career is peren-
nialIy interesting, because 1t typihed
certain American tendencies and
achievements. Study it. and you under
stand how and to what end Yankee in
genuity conquered a continent, ex-
plotted resources, built cities, founded
colleges and devised its own system
of amusements.
Mr.. Benton's sketch of Barnum as a
business man Is printed in the "Alcolm"
magazine. Barnum had many businesses
and occupations, and therein he was a
characteristic American of the mid
nineteenth century. AS lad he
peddled candies and cakes at tho fairs
and shows. where other lads spent tn cir
money. He helped drive herd of CAT
tie to New York. and traded by the
way. He became a country storekeeper.
and managed a lottery at which he dis
posed of his unstable goods. He con-
Quoted a weekly newspaper in Connecti-
cut and was Jailed for libel. He was an
agent for a pictorial Bible" He be-
came a negro minstrel He ran a muse
UNI in this city. He became a bank
president. He founded here a paper
with a circulation of 10000. He organ
lied the world renowned" circus. He
was elected to the Connecticut legis-
lature, was nominated for Congress and
was talked of for governor. He be-
came public lecturer and the London
Times says 1t was bound ITO admit
tn atR Mr.. Barnum Is one of the most
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-17
TROUBLE ARISES
IN NICARAGUA

Washington, May 1s-(special)-On rep
reservations made to the state depart
ment by the New Orleans Steamship COM
pany that laborers on the banana plan
tations near Blueields, Nicaragua, were
burning property and rioting, the navy
department was requested yesterday to
send the Marietta to the scene to quell
the disturbance. The Marietta was at
Porto Cortez when the news arrived She
was ordered to sail at once, landing with
her United States Consul Leonard. He
will communicate with Vice Consul Clancy
at Blueflelds and together they will make
the representation to the Nicaraguan gov
eminent
The trouble arose, 1t is stated, over
disagreenients between the banana Ia
borers and the exporters, who in turn
are interested in the plantations and the
steamship companies trading with the
United States In that way the United
States interests are involved and hence
the necessity of this government acting
on their representations.