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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
Boiler Wrecks Baths

San Francisco, Sept. 1S.-The boil
er of the Lurline baths at Geary and
Davisadero streets exploded at eleven
this morning, wrecking the building
and injuring three men. The boiler
used to run machinery and the pump
ing of salt water from the ocean, was
worked under heavy pressure.
San Francisco, Sept. 1S.-Three
women in the bath house were hurl-
ed through the windows to the side
walk. They were unconscious but
uninjured. One woman in bathing
was bruised.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
MONEY VOTED FOR
EXPERIMENTAL FARMING

Moro, Ore, Sejt 13.-After three
sessions the court of Sherman coun-
ty today approved and voted an ap-
preparation Of $1O,22O for the pur-
chase Of land to be used by the state
and federal authorities for dry ex-
perimental farm. Land near Moro
has been taken by Professor Um-
berger, Washington, D. c.. who will
become resident superintendent. The
farm comprises 324 acres and the
county holds an option on more land
II needed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
WHEELS OF A MIGHTY SYSTEM HUSH
IN RESPECT To THEIR DEAD MASTER

For one minute yesterday after
noon, from $3.50 to 1881, New York
time, or from 1890 to 1881 Pendle-
ton time. every wheel on every car
on every track, every bit of machinery
and every key in every telegraph Of
flee, connected with the great Har-
riman system was stilled in memory
of the death of the greatest railroad
magnate of the age. This was in ac-
cordance with general orders sent out
and 1t is said that regardless of local
conditions, the ordes were obeyed
to the letter.
Stiffness reigned supreme for one
minute in the local yards, while the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
DEAD MAGNATES POSITIONS
ARE FILLED

New York, Sept. 1S.-Judge Rob-
ert S. Lovett, was today elected chair
man of the executive committee of the
Union Pacific railroad to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Harri-
man. William Rockefeller and ia
cog Schiff were elected directors to
fill vacancies left by death of H. H.
Rogers, and Hartman. Rockefeller
and Schiff are believed to have been
financially interested in number Of
Hartman deals.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
BUD BARNES ACQUIRES
\ MURDERER'S FAITH

Wala Walla. Wash, Sept 11.-Bud
Barnes convicted of the murder of
Mrs. Anna Aldrich and deprived of
hope through decision of the SUI
preme conrt recently. today expressed
a desire to embrace the Catholic faith
and sent for Father Jones. The DOOM
ed man will be baptized next week.
He killed Mrs. Aldrich April 81, 1908.
He was tried twice. The first jury
disagreed. At the last trial he was
convicted of murder in the first de-
gree. He appealed to the supreme
court. but the lower court was sus-
tained and he will soon be sentenced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13

ASSESSOR WILL FIGHT
EQUALIZATION

Los Angeles, Sept. 1S.-Assessor
Hopkins, of this county, recently re-
turned from Sacramento and today
announced he will fight the state
board equalization of assessments. He
said: 81 shall continue to arrange my
assessment list on the basis of values
as l see them. AS far as 1 am con-
cerned there will not be horizontal
raise, assuredly not a raise of forty
per cent. 1 intend to do my duty as
assessor of this county regardless Of
what Sacramento may be-"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
British Commercial Congress.

Sydney Australia, Sept. 1S.-Dele-
cations from all the leading CONNER
call bodies of the British realm as
sembled in Sydney today at the open
ing of the seventh Congress of the
Chamber of Commerce of the Empire.
The session will continue six days,
during which many matters of inter-
est to all parts of the empire will be
discussed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13

REPUTED HIh. AN
PURCHASES F'RIc1. ONIA PASS

Minneapolis, Sept. 13.-T. B.
+ Walker, today admitted he had
: bought lands in northern Cali
+ fornia to gain control of FIRE.
I donia pass but denied ne pur-
+ chased either for Hill, or Har-
: riman interests. Walker is a re-
puted Hill man, and his pur-
: chase gave rise TO rumor that
: Hill is seeking control of the
: gateway between Oregon and
7 California for the Inland route,
a continuation of the Deschutes
, Central oregon route.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13

trains were stopped wherever they
happened to be. No. was, halted
midway between Cayuse and Mission.
No. II was near Heppner Junction,
No. was between The Dalles and
Hood River, No. 10 was near Squal-
ly Hook, while freight trains were
stopped at many different places along
the line of the oregon division. The
other main line passenger trains had
reached Portland, while the Wash
ington division trains were both in
Pendleton.
The local freight house and passen-
ger depot are still decorated in
mourning and will remain so for 80
days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
INN BURNS;
GUESTS NARROWLY ESCAPE

New York, Sept 13.-Sixty guests
narrowly escaped death today when
the fashionable Holmhurst Inn at
Edgemore, Lang Island, was Destroy
ed by fire. 1t is believed all guests
escaped, but a fireman says he saw
two women return to the building for
jewellery and these have not been
seen since. The ruins are being
searched today. The inn was four
story structure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
VIII Reported Read.

New York, Sept. 13.-It is currently
reported that the will of Hartman
was read TO members of his family
last night but the contents will not be
published until it is filed for probate,
which will be in week or two. There
is much speculation as to whether the
late financier makes ]. P. Morgan a
trustee of his Union Pacific holdings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
PRESIDENT TAFT IN THE
ROLE OF PACIFTCATOR

Beverly, Sept. 1S.-Secretary Bal
linger will not resign. Chief Forest
er Pinchot will not lose his job, and
the controversy will be nicely smooth
ed over, This is the prediction by
persons close to President Taft. 1t is
believed the president will make
statement to that effect before he
leaves tomorrow afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
BRTTONS SEND SCOTT
TO SOUTH POLE

London, Sept 13,-Within a few
hours after he announced his inten-
tion to attempt the discovery of the
south pole II the amount of money
could be raised, two hundred thou
sand dollars had been subscribed by
Englishmen, and given to Captain
Robert Scott today. The Britishers
gave literally and quickly in the hope
to hurry the expedition to forestall
DIR. Charoot, the Frenchman, who Is
already in the Antarctic. Scott will
start July and will have ponies,
dogs and motor sledges.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
Eagles Meet in Conclaye,

Omaha, Sept. ia reception to
the fifteen hundred delegates of the
national convention of the Frater-
nifty of Eagles, also to two thousand
members of the organization was the
main feature of the convention here
today The convention will last
week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
DOES RAILROAD
CHARGE TOO MUCH?

Washington, Sept. 1S.-It was an
nounced today that Postmaster Gen.
eral Hitchcock will institute an in
quiry to determine whether the $780,
100000 which the government annu-
ally pays the railroads for carrying
the mails is too much or two little
for the service performed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
LA GRANDE PIONEER
ANSWERS LAST CALL

La Grande, Sept 19.-Benjamin
Brown died here last night of heart
disease. He built the first house in
Union county and his life history is
extremely interesting. He leaves a
widow, who has been seriously i'll for
months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13

DUKE D'ABRUZZI REFUSES
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

Marseilles, Sept. 1S.-Duke
D'Abruzzl, returning from his
Himilayan expedition. declined
to answer point blank ques-
tion whether he will marry
Katherine Elklns, announced to
be going to Bagastein to see
Duke D'Asota. He attempted
to make 1t appear that he is ig-
norant that Katherine and her
mother are at Badgastein. 1t is
believed that D'Abruzzi won
over his relatives, who opposed
the marriage and that an an
nouncement will soon be made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
MARSH WINS BUTTE
MARATHON RACE

Butte. Mont, Sept. 12.-William D.
Marsh, of Winnipeg, won the 15-mile
$4,000 Marathon race here today in
1888 over a muddy course. Alex
second
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
WILL SAIL IN
SEARCH OF SOUTH POLE

London, Sept, 12.-Captain r. F.
Scott, who commanded the "Discov-
ery'' expedition in 1901, will start next
July on his antarctic expedition. Cap
tain Scott said today that his plan In
cluded the use of three methods.
sledge traction by ponies and dogs,
and motor sledge
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
Sntton's Body Exhnmed

Washington, Sept. 13.-In a final
effort to prove that her son did not
suicide, Mrs. sutton this afternoon
will have the body Of Lieut.. Sutton
exhumed, and an autopsy performed.
Cardinal Gibbons has sanctioned re-
burial in consecrated ground.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
Mission Convention Onens

Hagerston, Md. Sept. 1S.-In the
old Beaver Creek Christian church,
where Alexander Campbell, founder
of the Christian (Disciple) church
once preached, the missionary socie-
ties of the Delaware and the District
of Columbia today commenced their
centennial convention.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
WOMAN Is ARRESTED
FOR HORSE STEALING

Colville, Wash, Sept. 1S.LDaisy
Marshall alias Ida M. Day, was ar
rested on a warrant issued at the in
stance of C. e. Twltchell, livery
man and will be arraigned this af-
ternoon charged with horse stealing.
Daisy hired team and started to-
ward Spokane. 1t is alleged she of
fered the team for sale at Springdale.
This aroused suspicion and the arrest
followed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
PEARY AND COOK OFFERED
FORTUNE FOR DEBATE

Chattanooga, Sept. 1S.-Delong Rice
manager of the Lyceum bureau to-
day offered Peary and Cook hun
dred thousand dollars each for twenty
joint debates. Rice wants the opener
at Carnegie Hall, New York. and
others in leading cities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
President Will Leave tuesday
On One Of the Most Notable
Journeys in History
ELABORATE PROGRAM is
PLANNED FOR TRIP
Starts on First Stage Of Journey We'd
nesday-Will Travel Through 80
States and Cover 1859 Miles
Moonlight Ride Through Royal
Gorge Is Planned-22 Railroad
Systems VIII Haul Private Car.

Beverly, Mass, Sept. 13.-When
President Taft motors into Boston
Tuesday afternoon to be the guest
of the chamber of commerce at
dinner he will have actually started
one Of the most notable trips ever ta-
ken by a president.
He will leave at 10 a. m. Wednes-
day on the first stake of his long
journey, the first stopping place be-
ing at Chicago. Leading through %
states and both of the far southeast
ern territories, the presidents trip
will reach its climax at Ell Paso on
October 16 where he will meet Pres
ident Diaz, Of Mexico.
The presidents trip covers an itin-
erary of 12,579 miles and his private
car will be handled over 22 different
railroad systems. The Southern Pa
cific will get the longest haul of g.
2s9 miles. The voyage down the Mis-
sissipip river from ST. Louis to New
Orleans on the steamboat MISSISSIPPI
pi" covers 1865 miles and occupies
TOUR Gays ana 1lVe nlgnts.
Moonlight Ride Planned.
Incidents of the trip will include
moonlight ride through the royal
gorge and a night trip over the high
est passes. Of the Rocky mountains,
an inspection of one of the greatest
irrigation projects in all the west, the
Montrose, Colo; visit to the smelt-
ers at Butte, a visit 10 the Coeur d.
Alene country of northern Idaho; a
two days stay at the Alaska ukon-
Pacific exposition at Seattle; a day
of sightseeing down the Shasta route
in California; three days visit to the
Yosemite valley; a day passed about
the rim of the Grand canyon in Ari-
zona and four days at the ranch Of
the presidents brother, Charles P.
Taft near Corpus Christi, Texas.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
American RankerS Meet

Chicago, Sept. 13.-Today's session
Of the American Bankers association
convention here was devoted exclu-
sively to registration and meetings of
the several committees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
DRINKING BOUT
ENDED IN TRAGEDY

Pittsburg, Sept. 13.-As the result
of riot last night following a drink
ing bout, Mary MESSIAH and Tony
Surco are dead and a dozen Italians
were wounded here today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
DETECTIVE CASE d
IN COURTS HANDS
LAST SPEECH MADE THIS
AFTERNOON-BRIEF ARGUMENT
Famous Case Will be Decided Soon BY
Judge Bean-Grand Jury Idle Be-
cause One Man Failed to Receive
Official Notification of TOday's
Meeting.

The famous detective bill case is
now in the hands of the jury, the last
argument having been made this az
ternoon. Attorney Charles H. Carter
opened and closed the argument for
the complainants while District Attor-
ney Phelps presented the case from his
point of view.
The arguments were not long, less
than five hours being consumed alto
gether. 1t will probably be some time
however. before Judge Bean renders
his decision.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13
Three Small Children Are
Stricken Down By BASTARD
ly Kidnappers.
ONE KILLED. ONE DYING.
ONE SHOT IN ARM
Italian Children of Utica Are Kidnap-
ed While at Play and Search Re-
veals the Bloody Act Committed
Parents Were Wealthy and Had
Been Threatened in Black Hand
Lettes-Milkman Is Arrested and
Put I'm Sweat Box.

Utica, Sept. 13.-"Come on he is my
godfather" This invitation extended
to several small children by Teresa
Percopia who had been accosted by
strange man led to the death of Te-
resa, the fatal injury of Freddie In
fusino and the serious wounding OF
his sister Fannie. The little children
, were found by a milkman early this
morning after an all night search by
fifteen hundred infuriated Italians.
Although enduring agony, Fannie
said: 1--WE were playing when Teresa
who talked to the man sait: Come on.
he is my godfather" He gave her
money. then took us to the outskirts
of the city, turned suddenly and shot
Teresa. ! begged him not to shoot
Freddie but he did. Then he shot me
in the arm. called to Teresa, ana
Freddie, but they didn't answer. Then
l fell" Nearly every Italian store
closed this morning and blood hounds
are working with the police. Two
suspects have been arrested and
sweated. Violence is likely if the
perpetrators are found.
Utica, Sept. 13.-Under a culvert in
an isolated section of this city early
today, Teresa Percopia, eight years
of age, was found dead, Fannie In
fusino shot in the arm and Freddie
Infusino dying from a bullet wound
In the abdomen.
Late yesterday they were kidnapped
by supposed members of black
hand gang while they were playing
near their homes in the Italian coll
ony of Utica. The parents of the
children. are wealthy and have been
repeatedly threatened by black hand
letters if the failed to leave the
amount stated. The demands were
refused and the letters given to the
police.
Late yesterday while the children
were playing in the street two men
drove up in buggy. They were
thrown into a vehicle and gagged. but
the men fled. other children who
witnessed the kidnapping, spread the
alarm. Before the police arrived the
kidnapers were out of sight. A gen.
eral alarm was turned in, and the en-
tire force began a search, aided by |
the fathers and mothers. Early to- |
day milkman found the body of |
Teresa under a culvert and further |
search revealed Fanny. who was dy- |
ing from bullet founds, and little |
Freddie with bullet in his abdomen.
The milkman was arrested and'is now
being given the third degree in the
hope of scuring a confession.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-13

Owing to the failure of one member
of the grand jury to receive official
notification of today's meeting, the
other six members of that body have
been idle today. The man who did
not get the notice was E. X. Henry of
Milton, but he was communicated with
by telephone and will be on hand to-
morrow.
The other members of the grand
jury are c. A. Barrett (foreman) of
Athena; Alfred Laing of Pendleton, r.
E. Tarbert of Pendleton, Jarome Gull
liford, Pendleton; H. j. Taylor of Full
ton; and ]. NJ. Cook of Pendleton.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-17
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIRST

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIRST
Circuit, Territory of Hawaii
In Probate No. 4O68-At Chambers
In the Matter of the Estate OF Pedro
Augusta Dias, Deceased.
Order of Notice of Petition for Al
lowance of Accounts, Determining
Trust and Distributing the Estate.
On Reading and Filing the Petition
and Accounts of John P. Dias and
Julia Augusta Dias, Executor and Ext
cutrix respectively under the will and
of the Estate of Pedro Augusta Dias,
deceased, wherein petitioners ask to
be allowed $2S2S. II and charged with
$2S2S II and ask that the same be ex-
amined and approved, and that a final
order be made of Distribution OF the
remaining property to the persons
thereto entitled and discharging pc
titioners and sureties from all fur
Their responsibility herein:
1t is Ordered, that Saturday, the 18th
day of January A. ID. 1910 at $3.50
O'Clock a. m. before the Judge presid-
ing at Chambers of said Court at his
Court Room in the Judiciary Build
ing in Honolulu, County of Honolulu,
be an the same hereby is appointed
the time and place for hearing said
Petition and Accounts, and that all
persons interested may then and there
appear and show cause, if any they
have, why the same should not. be
granted, and may present evidence as
to who are entitled to the said prop
erty. And that notice Of this Order,
be published in the Hawaiian Star, a
newspaper printed and published in
said Honolulu, for three successive
weeks, the last publication to be not
less than two weeks previous to the
time therein appointed for said hear
ing.
Dated the LIST day of December A. d.
1909
(Sgd) w. ]. ROBINSON,
Third Judge of the Circuit Court Of
the First Circuit.
Attest:
(Sgd). NJ. T. SlMONTON,
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of the First
Circuit.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-17
OLD TIM Ri
LEAVE TOWN

AT ten minutes after ten o'clock this
morning the Matson liner Lurline got
away for San Francisco. She will de-
liver mail in San Francisco right on
the Christmas doorstep.
There were thirty cabin passengers
including H. S. Crane, F. D. Creedon,
c. w. Cowles, Mr.. and Mrs. F. G..
Hauck, C. Lyndon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mann, T. H. Petrie, J., Taylor, Mr.
and Mrs. N. A. Week, Admiral, Mrs.
and Miss Whiting, Mrs. G. B. Wyman,
P. Johnson, and Mr., Mrs. and Mas
ter Pfuger.
The steamers cargo included: 5000
cbunches of bananas, 1000 bags of cof-
fee, $500 bags of rice, 5000 cases of
canned pines, 1000 cases of resh pines.
The band gave a concert at the
wharf and there was the usual profu-
sion of leis.
Both the Phuegers and Henry Crane
intend to make their future home in
San Francisco.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-17
NEW RANCH
COMPANY

H. P. Baldwin, L. A. Thurston, ]. p
Cooke, w. o Smith and E e. Paxton,
are the incorporators of the Keahua
Ranch Company, Ltd, whose articles
of association have just been filed in
the office of the Treasurer. It's pur-
poses include the raising of agricultural
products, with privileges of manufac-
turing, dealing in merchandise, hold
ing property, cts, The company may
enter into partnership with other cor
porations having similar purposes.
The capital stock is S22, 900 in $40
shares, with the privilege of extension
to $15O,OO0. Baldwin is president, l..
A. Thurston vice president, Cooke trea-
surer, Paxton secretary and D. B. Muir
doch auditor. Honolulu is the loca-
ton of the principal Office of the cor
poration.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-17
Home AND
PARADISE
ALAMEDA BRINGS R.ETURNERS
AND NUMEROUS FOLKS TO VISIT
PARADISE OF PACIFIC.

Senator H. T. Moore returned from
the mainland states in the S. S. Ala
media today, after an absence of near
ly three months, having, much to his
regret, missed the special session OF
the Legislature
He has been to the states on various
matters of business, also enjoying a
wealth of red carnations bestewing
needed vacation between tasks of a
business nature.
AS local representative of the United
| Wireless he had matters of Importance
to attend to abroad. Incidentally, it
is whispered, Moore gathered a few
new wrinkles in politics while on the
continent.
Special Agent X. ). Campbell of the
Board of immigration, who rounded up
the Portuguese immigrants who arriv-
ed the other day in the S. S. Swanley,
also returned, an interview with him
appearing elsewhere in these pages.
Albert ]. Arrol of San Francisco ar
rived and is registered at the Alexan-
DER Young motel.
G. II. Bloor, Of Pauilo, Hawaii, is
back from the States, being Temporal
rily housed at the Young.
Mrs. ]. c. Cashier, wife of Captain
Cashier, U. S. A., arrived She is &C
companied by her aunt, Mrs NJ S.
Bliss
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Collins of Maui
have returned and are booked at the
, Young.
Churchill Harvey-Elder of the staff
OF the Advertiser returned from a Cali
fornia business trip.
Moore was not the only Senator on
board, for among those returned was
Senator George H. Fairchild.
Miss Margaret Giddings of Denver,
Colorado, is here and is autographed at
the Young hosiery.
Another Colorado lady arrival, is
Miss M. A. Headdan. She is from
Fort Collins and is booked at the
Young.
Mrs. ]. NJ Monsarrat has returned to
Honolulu and Frank H. Grace and
Mrs. Grace and two children are home,
there being a family reunion of the
Graces on the Oceanic wharf.
Mr. and Mrs A. T. Ormsby of Den
yer, Col, were among the arrivals ana
ae at present stopping at the Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Stone of San
Francisco are two more newcomers,
also being booked at the Young, as
is Julius Womser.
Some other arrivals were Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Games, J. R. Daggett W. H Gill, j.
d. Kennedy, Miss Bertha Wurts, C.-P.
Wurts and Mrs. Wurts, Mrs, A. w.
Adams, above noted as arriving with
her husband was formerly Miss Gussie
Clark
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-17
. WAREHOUSE TRUST
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Well, we have sold our College Hills
bargain, advertised last week. Our
bargains seem to take.
Here's a few more.
Two building lots in Manoa $4,000
and $3.50 respectively. Good soil, good
elevation and price and terms right.
At Kaimuki on 18th Avenue we have
four (D of the best lots left. This
is the locality that has an unrivaled
view of Honolulu Harbor and the Wal
amaze Mountains, and where the best
residences in the tract have been built.
These lots are cleared and improved.
A bargain az $500.