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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
LOSES ITS NEAR
BEER SALOON
PILOT ROCK COUNCIL KNOCKS
OUT THE ONLY ONE IN TOWN
Adverse Vote Follows the Applica.
ton for Renewal of the Near
Beer License-Measure Brings Lit
tie Discussion, Showing That the
Matter Was Cut and Dried
Especial Correspondence }

Pilot Rock, July 24.-Pilot Rocks
one near beer saloon has been rele-
gated to the land of limbo and there
is no longer a single oasis in this dry
burg where the thirsty resident or
still more thirsty traveller can quench
his thirst with anything nearer
than soda fountain offerings or the
ever present buttermilk. The death
knell Of the house which has been
conducted for some time by Brad
burn Brothers, was sounded at last
nights meeting of the council.
There was very little discussion con-
cerning the proposition and the end
of the business had evidently been
previously decided upon 1t came up
on the question of the renewal of the
license which had expired, but in
stead of renewing the license the
council voted to give the proprietors
10 days in which to close up their
business.
Those present at the council meet
ing were Mayor L. f. Roy and Coun-
cilmen A. r. Turner and J. X. Smith.
The councilmen who were absent
were George E. Carnes and G. W.
Done.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
TWO ROADS UP
THE DESCHUTES
NEW CREW THOUGHT To
REPRESENT HILL INTERESTS
One Hundred Men Arrive at The
Dallcs to Begin Construction up
Opposite Bank of the Deschutes-
May Mean Railroad Battle Between
Hill and Hartman.

The Dalles, July 24-Constructior
on the second railroad up the Des.
chutes valley will be commenced al
once. one hundred men, 40 horses
as many wagons, and supplies arrived
in the city this afternoon on the Cat
zert at o'clock and tomorrow they
Will be taken to the scene of the great
railroad battle between the Hill and
Hartman systems, one trying to beat
the other in getting into operation a
railroad tapping the rich Central ore,
gon territory.
The supplies are all consigned to
Porter Brothers & Welch, the well
known railroad contractors. johnson
Porter is in the city today to person
ally superintend the work The firm
of railroad contractors recently Sc
cured control of the proposed Oregon
Trunk Line right of way from Nelson
and it is generally admitted that Por-
ter Brothers e Welch acquired this
holding for HILL the big railroad mag
nate
Besides the men. horses and wa
gons, which arrived in this city on the
Gatzart today, there were wheel bar
rows, scrapers, in fact all facilities
for the construction of road bed.
This move means that the long
wished for Deschutes railroad will be
more than realized and that two win
be built instead of one.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
COURT STREET TRANSFORMED INTO
A RACING COURSE LAST NIGHT

pacity of field judge, The starters
and finish judges were numerous.
Four trials were necessary to get the
racers off.
The race was for two hundred
yards and the participants were Little
Rocks Gray Boy" and Jimmy Car
tcr's "Brindle King" The horses
were ridden by their owners. the In
dian coming out far in advance of his
opponent, leading by about 20 yards
in the 200 yard race. When the red
skin saw he was going to win from
his paleface brother he let out a war
whoop that scared his cayuse down
the line at record breaking clip. car
rying him far past the finish
Some money changed hands ON the
big event, but it is believed that the
winnings or losses will not seriously
affect the banking business of the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
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APES AUTO;
tILLED BY WAGON
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EDITOR STABBED IN
WRIST WITH SHEARS

Victoria, b. c., July 24.-Charles l..
Armstrong, news editor of the Eve
ming Post, narrowly escaped death
yesterday morning at his desk, his
hand being accidentally impaled at
the wrist on the blade of the edito-
rial shears and the arteries being sew
ered so that had not members of the
staff Immediately improvised tourni-
quets, he would have quickly bled to
death.
One of his co-workers was chatting
with him at the desk. shears in
hand, when Armstrong carelessly
threw out his hand, which was trans
fixed. DR.. Frank Hall improved on the
first aid administered and had the
sufferer on the operating table at st.
Joseph's hospital to take up the sew
cred arteries within 20 minutes of the
accidents occurrence. Unless the
forseen intervenes no permanent dis
ability will result.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
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Portland. July 24.-Dr. r. A. Miles
Collins. a prominent Portland physi-
clan, was shot and instantly killed
early today in the basement of his
home. His widow is under arrest, be-
ing closely questioned concerning the
death of her husband.
With a bullet through the heart
the body was found by DR.. Frisby,
who was called in by Mrs. Collins.
The revolver with which the physi-
clan was killed was found on the
basement floor.
81 may have killed him. l have
been taking medicine that made my
head reel" she declared to the po-
lice.
DIR. Collins was "a years old and
she is 13 years older. They were mar
ried year ago and spent their hon
eymoon in Honolulu. After returning
they quarreled frequently over an
other woman whom Mrs Collins i'm
agined was tying to steal the affec-
tions of her husband.
They had agreed to part today, and
all Of the household goods were pack
ed when Collins. was killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24

The last testimony has been in
troduced in the famous Warner Young
will contest and nothing now remains
but the arguments of the attorneys
and the decision of the court. The
arguments will be commenced next
Wednesday morning, but there is no
indication of the length of time that
will be consumed.
Before the court adjourned this
afternoon, the two attorneys who en-
gagged in the Marquis of Quensburry
bout yesterday forenoon, both apollo
gized to the court for their unprofes-
sional, undignified and unseemly con-
duct.
The two important witnesses late
yesterday afternoon were Prof. F. C.
Blair, principal of the Blair business
college of Spokane and Prof. W. W.
Williams, principal of the Rose city
business college of Portland. Both
men declared the signature of James
W. Young TO the so-called first" will
showed evidence Of having been tam
pered with recently. They showed or
attempted to show by the use of a
magnifying glass where the blue ink
of the alleged original tracing flowed
over onto the black ink and Prof. Will
liams also declared that the strongest
evidence that the blue ink had been
put on last was to be found in the fact
that the blue fluid had run into the
fibre of the paper which had been
broken by the folds. Had this been
put on before the paper was folded
and the fibre broken it would not have
been absorbed by the broken ends.
Prof. Williams also declared that
the hand that wrote the note which
Mrs. Warner so sensationally grabbed
from the desk in front of DIR. Watts
desk. did not and could not have
written any of the documents on ex-
hibit.
Taking up the letters written with
indelible pencil which Mrs. Warmers
experts declared were forgeries and
had been forged by the hand that
wrote the note stolen from DR.. Watts,
both Williams and Blair insisted that
they We're written by Young.
One of the most important witnesses
.oday was Fred Young, brother of Mrs.
Mabel Warner. who denied that his
wife, Clara Young, had made any Of
he statements which Mabel Warner
lad attributed to her, relative to
Young and to her opposition to Mrs.
Warner.
In testifyng relative to his signature
Q the first" will and that of Young,
Justice of the Peace Joe H. Parkes
declared he did not know DR.. Watts
md had never seen Mrs. Watts, until
bout three years ago, after this case
lad appeared in the courts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
KICK MAY BE FATAL
TO Ia GRANDE WOMAN

La Grande Ore, July 24.-While
driving an unruly horse yesterday af-
ternoon, Edward Woodel, a we'll
known young man of this valley, was
kicked in the side and his companion,
Miss Parks, was kicked in the
breast.
Woodell will recover, but the con-
dition of Miss Parks. who was struck
just over the heart, is uncertain. The
physicians refuse to make a positive
assertion for another "a hours.
Woodell retained control of the
animl and drove the girl to medical
assistance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
ENGINE AND SIXTEEN
CARS LEAVE TRACK

Durant. Mont, July PA big mo-
gul engine pulling a westbound North
ern Pacific freight train left the rails
yesterday morning while on the down
grade near here. taking 16 cars with it.
All landed a mass of wreckage in a
creek bed 80 feet below.
J. D. Thomas head brakeman was
killed His body is still buried be-
meath the debris. j. l.. Roberts. Of
Butte. sustained fatal injuries. Fire
man r. f, Drury and Rear Brake
man $. j. Durton both were injured
the latter slightly Engineer Sam
Hicks escaped with barely a scratch
ana Immediately rescued his fireman.
it win Zee necessary for lhe COM
pary to construct a temporary track
around the wreckage to avoid pro
ionsed interference with traffic. a
dozen tramps in a boXcar had a mar,
row escape when the train took it's
plunge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
TARIFF SCHEDULES
ARE AGREED upon


Washington, July 24-With Hey
burn and Warren practically the only
senators protesting against the re-
moval of the duty on hides the tariff
conference committee decided today
to take a final vote on the leather
schedule Monday.
The republicans agreed to reduc-
tion of the tariff on sole leather from
10 per cent to five.
Boots and shoes will be reduced ten
per cent the rate on them being or
iginally 20 per cent
Harness and saddlery will be fixed
at 20 per cent instead of forty.
compromise of 10 cents on iron
ore was agreed upon today
Print paper will be taxed three
dollars a ton and wood pulp will be
free.
The progressive republicans will
give dinner to President Taft to-
night Among those. who will attend
are Borah, Bourne. Jones, Dixon and
Curtis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
WIFE CONFSESSES
NUMBERING HUSBAND.

When pressed for answers this I
afternoon, Mrs. Collins broke Z
down and confessed that she I
. had killed her husband. Z
Il am guilty." she moaned. q
"Now how long will it take to q
end this misery?" Z
Where was the revolver" q
asked Deputy Prosecuting At Q
torney Fitzgerald. q
1--WE had two. He always put Q
one under his pillow" Z
How many times did you Q
. fire." .
what a question:" the wo- q
man replied. 81 told you 1 was q
guilty, and does it make any diff q
. ference how many shots 1 Z
. fired ?" Z
Detective Snow reported two q
. bullet holes in Collins chest. q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24

Though Pendleton cannot boast of
a Sheepshead Bay or Ingleslde, yet a
few of her residents were fortunate
enough last evening to witness a real
exhibition Of "the sport Of kings To
accommodate the event the east end
OF Court street, that portion Of it be-
tween the hospital and the county
bridge, was transformed, for the time
being, into a race course.
Though the cry Of the boolSmaker
or the sound Of the starters gong was
not heard, the race in most other re-
spects bore all the earmarhs of the
real thing and was greatly enjoyed
by a crowd of citizens who had been
put wise" and had repaired to the
scene on foot, on horseback, in bug
giles and automobiles. "Shang"
Beacham seemed to be the promoter
of the big event and acted in the ca
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
TWENTY SEVEN MILES Of FARMERS
ELECTRIC LINE SURVEY COMPLETED

Twenty-seven miles of the right "
way for the electric line Of the Far
mers' Railway q Navigatin company
has now been surveyed according to
Dr. w r. Campbell who came i'm this
morning from his Holdman ranch. He
says the survey was completed to his
farm last evening and that the crow
of seven men spent the night there.
This crew came in later during the
afternoon and after spending Satur-
day and Sunday in town will return
70 the Campbell farm, Monday morn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
DOCTOR SHOT
At HIS HOME
Prominent Portland Physician
Meets Instant Death Early
Today.
WIDOW is SUSPECTED AND
Is NOW UNDER ARREST

Wife Admits That She May Have
Killed Her Husband, Saying That
She Had Been Taking Medicine
that Made Her Head Reel-Wife
Thinks Another Woman Had Been
Trying 10 Steal Husbands Affec-
tions--They Had Agreed to Sep
arate and Goods Were Packed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24

Annapolis, July 24.-The apart
ments of Mrs. Sutton, the mother of
Lieutenant James Sutton, whose death
is being investigated. were entered
and a trunk rifled of important pa
pers bearing upon the case, accord
ing to information received here from
Washington. Mrs. Sutton has gone
TO investigate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
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PHILADELPHIA GETS
NEW YORK'S BEST HITTER

Philadelphia, July 24.-Directors OF
the Philadelphia national league base
ball club announced today that they
had secured the services of Mike Dom
lin, the premier slugger of last years
New York Giants.
Donlin will be captain and act as
playing manager. The resignation of
William Murray the present manager
is said to have been requested. Dom
lin Is the idol of New York fans. Mike
has just returned from a successful
vaudeville tour of the country with
his wife, Mabel Hite.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
Wife Tells Rambling Story.

Portland, July 24.-Mrs. Collins
told a rambling story to Chief Cox
of the domestic troubles in which
she often mentioned her husbands
first wife, who had evidently re-en-
tered his life.
She admitted that life between her
and her husband had become un-
bearable. She declared she did not
want any sympathy but wanted to
detail the whole truth of the affair.
The peculiar actions of the woman
were almost unaccountable. She first
declares she had fired the shot, and
a moment later said if nobody else
did it she was guilty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
PACKEY M'FARLAND
WILL FIGHT WOLGAST

Chicago, July 24.-Packey McFar-
land this morning announced that he
had accepted the challenge OF Ad
Wolgast and would fight him as soon
as he was willing, if able to make
1873 pounds three hours before the
gong.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
FISHERMAN FALLS OVER
HIGH CLIFF TO DEATH

Vancouver WASH July 24.-While
going to look at the fish lines which
he had set John Sanford. aged 40.
blinded by the campfire, fell over a
precip'ce sixty feet into the Lewis
river below Twin Falls, near Yacolt,
Thursday night Tho next morning
the body was found. in forty feet Of
water
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24

Annapolis, July 24,-It is reported
this afternoon that testimony regard
ing the autopsy of Sutton's body will
show that the skull was fractured and
that he had a large lump under the
check and on the forehead, indicat
ing that he was struck heavy blows
by his assailants.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
ANNOUNCES
PROTECTORATE OF KOREA

Toxic, July 24.-The first publ.
cation today of the new Japan-Korea
agreement is the first official an
nouncement of the complete trans
formation of the ancient hermit
kingdom" into an integral part of the
japanese empire. The memoranda
sets forth that Japan has assumed
entire control of the internal admin
istration of Korea, and will meet all
expenses incident to the institution of
prison reforms and improvement of
the judicial administration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
SIX MORE DEATHS FROM
BIG SOUTHERN STORM

Waco, Tex. July 24.-Maurice
Woolfe, a wealthy merchant of this
city, and wife and six children, lost
their lives in the disasterous storm
which swept southern Texas Wednes-
day, according to a dispatch received
here. The family were spending the
summer on a plantation near Angel
ton. The death list for the two days
storm is now forty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
Case i'm Criminal Court.

Annapolis, July 24.-The evidence
introduced at the present court of in
quiry into the death of Lieutenant
James n. Sutton will be brought into
a criminal court If the verdict of
suicide is not reversed at this hear
ing, according to an announcement
made today by attorneys representing
the dead officers mother and sister.
Mrs. Sutton is satisfied that her
son did not suicide and is willing to
spend her last cent to establish the
belief as a fact.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
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COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY FLOODED.

Austin, Tex, July PA wall
of water seven feet high swept
down the Colorado river last
night which was followed by an
ther rise Of nine feet. Hundreds
of acres Of land are inundated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
PATTEN AGAIN PUTS
JULY WHEAT DOWN

Chicago, July 24.-July wheat clos
ed yesterday at Ill "a. 1t touched
1O9 is during the first hour of
trading today. September wheat
fell Systematically. Patterns agents
are heavy buyers.
July Wheat closed at $1.O7 rs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
TWO ARE KILLED WHEN
AUTO AND TRAIN CLASH

Hammond, Ind, July 24.-Richard
Flagg, aged Is, and Harris Eberhart
aged II, We're killed and two serious
ly injured today when a train ran
down an automobile in which they
were riding.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
NNTTISH MINERS MAY
JOIN SCOTCU IN STRIKE.

London, July. 24.--Four days re-
main before the completion of the
ballot that Will determine whether
the million British mlneworkers will
strike in support of the striking Scot
tish miners
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
Races at Reno August Il

Butte, July 24,-Wm, Murray.
starter for the Butte Jockey club, an
nounced today that he would open
the race meeting at Reno, Nevada,
August Il to m fifteen days or more.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
TESTIMONY IS
ALL RECORDED
Sessions Of The Famous War
ner-Young Will Case Fast
Drawing to a Close.
ALL EVIDENCE IN AND
ARGUMENTS BEGIN NEXT WEEK

Two Important Witnesses are Exam
ined This AfternOon-Both are
Hand Writing Experts and Agree
That the Signature TO the "First"
VIII Has Been Recently Tempered
With-Clashing Attorneys Of Yester-
day Apologize TO the Court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
Tanncry Strike Called OFF.

Kenosha, July 24-Work was re-
sumed in all departments at the Allen
tannery today The strike was for
mally declared off.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
THIEVES IN
SUTTON CASE
important Papers Relating to
Sutton Inquiry Are Stolen
From Trunk.
THIEVES ENTER APARTMENTS
WHILE MRS. SUTTON is GONE

Mother and Daughter of Lieutenant
Sutton Assert That the Case Will
BE Taken TO the Criminal Court If
Verdict Is Not Revcrscd-WiII
Spend Their Last Cent to Exoner.
ate the Son-Autopsy Shows Evil
dcncc of Brutal Treatment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24

Circuit Judge Henry j. Bean handed
down decision of widespread import
ance this morning in the case of ]
IL. Lawrey versus Charles Hanna. The
case involved reservation land pur.
chased by Lawrey under the Fulton
act and in his decision Judge Bean
favored Lawrey throughout. The de-
cision is significant not only because
many similar local cases are pending
but because the decision promises Ia
have a very important bearing upon
the Umatilla county land cases now
pending in the federal court.
In brief the history of the Lawrey-
Hanna case is as follows. Land upon
the reservation was purchased by
Lawrey in 1903 in compliance with
the provisions Of the Fulton act, the
price per acre being S1.25.
Following the purchase Lawrey's
entry was contested by Charles Han
ma upon the ground that the land was
of an agricultural character and had
not been resided upon by Lawrey. The
land office ruled with the contestant
as did also the commissioner general
of the office and the secretary OF the
interior.
Thereupon Lawrey brought suit in
the circuit court to establish his claim
TO the land. The basis of his plea be-
fore the court, as it was before the
land department, was that the sale
made by the government was an abso-
lutte sale.
In his decision today Judge Bean
upheld the contention of the plaintiff
that the sale made by the government
was an absolute sale. Consequently
the government has parted with the
title to the land and should not have
entertained n contest.
Affects Federal Cases.
But in local circles the decision is
most interesting because of its bear
ing upon the alleged land fraud cases
now pending against Colonel ]. II.
Raley and a dozen or more other well
hHONl p'bpl' vi Nlllo t'uilA' III 81 ut-
murrer to the indictment against the
Umatilla county men the same plea
was made as in the Lawrey- Hanna
case, to-wit: that the government had
made an absolute sale of the reserva-
tion land. Should Judge Wolverton
allow this contention the cases now
pending will have to be dismissed by
the government Up to this time Judge
Wolverton has not passed upon the
demurrer although the arguments
were made last fall. 1t is the opinion.
of the defendant attorneys at least,
that Judge Beams decision will have
considerable effect upon the federal
cases, for the point raised by them !
H. the demurrer has been adjudicated !
In their favor.
Whether or not the Lawrey- Hanna |
case will be appealed to the supreme |
court remains to be seen. As the de-
fendant in the case is a private party, |
not the government the case may be
appealed to the state supreme court
and even to the United States supreme
court If desired.
The stand taken by Circuit Judge
Bean was also taken by Hoke Smith
when he was secretary of the interior
though the Interior department after
wards reversed itself upon that point.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-24
DEPARTMENT
IS REVERSED
Circuit Judge Bean Holds Gov
errm6nt Made Absolute
Sale of Reservation Lands.
DECISION VITALLY AFFECTS
FEDERAL LAND CASES

Suit Involved Land Purchased Under
Fulton Act-Similar Plea as TO Alb
solutc Sale Made by Defendants In
Federal Court Cases-Judge VOL
yerton Has Demurrer Under Advise
ment-Casc May be Appealed.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-12

ed over the stair entrance. Both
gentlemen are strong believers In
effective publicity and the execution
of some OF their ideas Oh advertising
have already yielded good results.
Both men are well known here,
and it is predicted that they will
make good strong team in the
realty business in this city. They
expect to handle both city and farm
property. Mr. Bloom will give much
of his attention to the lands and
properties about Leavenworth. The
firm will also handle lands up the
Columbia river.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-12

An eight and one-half pound son
arrived this morning at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Griffith. of D
street.
The Royal Neighbors had an open
meeting last night and the members
report very pleasant time.
"Aunty" Gray is quite i'll at her
home on D street.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Raymond par
ents of Mrs. w. H. Dibble. left last
night for Seattle and other California
points. After visit there they will
return here.
A letter was received this morn
ing by Deniston & Christensen from
C. A. Bower. who was called to
Quincy, Illinois, by the death of his
sister. He writes that he and wife
will start home about the first of
next month.
F. B. Goodyear, who. for several
months, was manager of the local
Western Union Office but a couple of
months ago made trip to California
and other points, arrived here yes
terday and will again have charge Of
the local office. Miss Jackman. who
came here from Anacortes last week
to handle the work in the Office. goes
back to Seattle. where she has 4 DO
sition in the city office. She is a first
class operator and has made many
friends here.