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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27

Salem, Ore, Jan. 27.-Much of the
mystery surrounding Oregon's tax
muddle was cleared up today. The
matter might have been entirely set
tied today If Representative Camp
bell of Clackamas had not stopped
the passage of emergency measure
which was introduced by the joint
committee on assessment and taxa
tion, forcing the bill to go to the
printer. 1t will come up for special
consideration tomorrow morning.
There is little doubt that by tomor-
row night the bill will be passed by
both branches of the legislature.
1t is expected that the governor
will sign the bill Immediately and in
that event it VIII be a law Saturday
morning. Then the governor, state
treasurer and secretary of state will
meet as an emergency equalization
board and start the task Of straight
ening out the various IRREGULARITIES
in the present assessment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
LOCAL OPTION
WINS IN IDAHO
HOUSE PASSES BILL
FIGHT SHIFTS TO SENATE
Determined Effort is TO be Made by
Liquor Interests to Kill the Meas
urc-Bill is Introduced Making il
Possible for Bonds TO be Issued to
Complete the State Capitbl.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. 27.-The pas
sage of the local option oil by the
house has shifted the scene of bat
tie to the senate, where a determined
fight will be made by the liquor in
terests to defeat the measurs.
In the house today a bill was in
troduced providing for a constitution
al amendment permitting the issuing
of bonds in excess of the constitutions
al limit for completing the capital
building. Another direct primary
bill was introduced, making four be-
fore the legislature.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
sMoTHERs NOISY ROOMMATE.
Asylum Patient Puts Pillow Over
Head of Fellow Sufferer.

Salem, Ore, Jan. 27.-Because she
shouted too much and troubled her
room mate, Mrs. Susan Freeze, a pa
tient in ward No. 10 at the insane
asylum, was smothered to death by
another woman patient who occupied
the same room, metween 1890 Nom
day night and 1880 yesterday morn
ing. Coroner Clough was notified
and reported that the incident was
unavoidable and held nobody re-
sponsible for the woman's death.
Mrs. Freeze, the victim, was re-
ceived at the asylum from Lane coun-
ty, only last Saturday She was very
violent and noisy and almost exhaust
ed from screaming, and was unable
to defend herself from the attack of
her room mate. At 1880 Monday
night Mrs. Mary Martin, the night
watch, visited her room and gave
her an opiate. Upon making her next
round she looked into the room and
Mrs. Freeze was still asleep, but
when she looked in again at 1880
Tuesday morning, the woman had a
bed sheet stuffed in her mouth and
pillow over her face, and was dead.
When the room mate was asked
about the cause of Mrs. Freezes death
she said she did not know that she
was dead, but said she had made so
much noise during the night that she
"just put a sheet in her mouth and
a pillow over her head to keep her
quiet"
Mrs. Freeze was about 50 years Of
age.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
PLAN BIG
ROUNDUP OF COYOTES

Husum, Wash.-A general round
up of coyotes is being planned by
Leo Brune, the owner of large bands
of sheep near Granddalles. The drive
is to take place as soon as the coyote
pups are old enough to make the
chase interesting. The plan is to
make the circuit, 10 miles in length,
along the south side of the noun
tain north of Granddalles, and to
have eight men to the mile, starting
from the top of the mountain and
driving to the river.
The entire distance will be made
on foot, the many fences making it
impossible to use horses for the
drive. A network of men and guns.
with dogs, will close every avenue
of escape. The coyotes have been
playing havoc with Mr.. Brune's
sheep, and although a good many
have been trapped, he is anxious to
extermlnate the whole bunch of
pests.
Invitations for the drive will be ex-
tended to a large number of hunters
living in Klickitat county on this
side Of the Columbia river, as well
as number from Wasco county, on
the Oregon side.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
NESMITH COUNTY WILL
HAVE HEARING TOMORROW

Salem, Ore, Jan. 27.-The state
and counties committees of the sem
ate VIII hold a public hearing on
Thursday evening TO wrestle with the
Nesmith county bill. Delegations will
be present from Cottage Grove. the
prospective county seat of the new
county. and from Lane and Douglas
counties, from which it is proposed
to slice off territory.
A lively time is expected, and II
seems probable that the committee
when it reports will say the legisla-
ture has no power to form new coun-
ties. Many legislators look with
favor on the measure prepared by
Senators F. ]. Miller and C. j. Smith,
fixing the mode of county division by
general law and relegating the ques-
ton to a vote of the territory affect
ed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
DOOM Of RACE
TRACK GAMBLING
BILL PASSES HOUSE
UNANIMOUSLY
Father of Bill, In mpassioncd
Speech, Pictures Ruin Caused by
Race Track Gambling-Bill Gre
ating AnCther Judgcship Is Passed
After Bitter Fight BY Opponent i'm
Senate.

Olympia. Wash, Jan. 27-By a
vote of 80 to 0, ole Hansen's anti
race track bill passed the house this
morning, Hansen made an impas-
stoned speech of 80 minutes, giving
a word picture of the ruin caused by
gambling; the loss of manhood and
womanhood, and final disgrace in
many cases through embeZzlement
In the senate the bill providing for
another superior judge in King coun-
ty was passed after a bitter fight by
Senator Cotterill.
Before the final vote was cast on
the anti ?race track bill, an amend
ment intended to postpone action un-
til February 4. because the prosecut-
ing attorney of King county intends
to insert in his code bill measure
against race track gambling. was in
troduced but lost.
In the senate Senator Cotterill
characterized the bill providing an
other Judge as a political emergency
measure.
Senator Pipper of King county,
tried to have passed an amendment
creating King and Kitsop counties
as one judicial district. The amend
ment was finally withdrawn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27

Washington, Jan. 27-Favoring
the erasure from the house records
Of the recent sensational verbal at
tack on Roosevelt by Representative
Willett Of New York Congressman
Mann Of Illinois today presented the
report of the special committee to
determine a course of action.
The report says: Freedom of
speech in the house should never be
denied or abridged, but freedom of
speech during debate does not mean
license to indulge personal abuse and
ridicule. The right of members of
congress to criticise the official acts
of the president or other executives
is unquestioned, but the right is sub
ject to proper rules requiring decor
um in debate"
Willett says to strike the speech
from the record would establish a
dangerous precedent
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27

counties and through all the wet dis
tricts in the eastern part of the state
to lay the foundations for prohibition
enthusiasm at the next election on
that subject.
He will also have charge of the
leagues efforts at law enforcement in
the eastern part of the state and will
supervise the work of such detectives
as the league shall send him. The
league now, Mr.. Zimmerman says,
has three detectives employed and
sends them wherever they are needed
In the work of law enforcement. He
believes that Pendleton may offer
them field of usefulness.
At present the organizations work
is centered at Salem where II is us
ing every effort to continue the local
option law as 1t is at present and es-
pecially to prevent beer from being
exempted from its provisions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
PENDLET0N TO Be HEADQUARTERS
FOR EXTENSION Of PROHIBITION

Pendleton is to be the headqurters
OF a campaign for the extension OF
local option through eastern Oregon
and the enforcement of the local op-
ton law where the voters have de-
cided for prohibition, according to
Rev. B. F. Zimmerman of Portland, a
field worker of the state anti-saloon
league, who has been assigned to the
eastern Oregon territory to continue
the movement. Mr. Zimmerman is
in the city looking for home and
expects to move to Pendleton to take
up his permanent residence as soon
as he can find a suitable house.
According to Mr.. Zimmerman the
league is especially active at this
time and is doing all in its power to
keep up the enthusiasm for prohibi-
ton and to extend the sentiment wher
ever possible. 1t will be Mr.. thinner
mans work to go into the interior
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
SALEM WINS CONTEST
ON STREET ASSESSMENT

Salem, Ore, Jan. 27.-On the
ground that the macadam improve
ments made to South Commercial
street, in this city, were not made in
strDct conformity with theterms Of
the contract and preliminary notice,
yet there was substantial compli-
ance with the contract notice given
to the property owners affected; and
further. there is no proof of fraud
practiced or intended by the city Of
ficials or Of damage done to the plain
tlffs by the Improvements made,
Judge William Galloway Of the cir
cult court for this county, yesterday
dismissed the complaint of Peter Ru-
bin and John Feldman against the
city of Salem.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27

COMMITTEE WILL
CONTINUE INVESTIGATION

Washington, D. c., Jan. 27.-The
judiciary committee, specially ap-
pointed to examine into the fight of
Roosevelt to permit Of the absorp-
tion of the Tennessee Coal e. Iron
company by the United States steel
today decided 20 contin-
ue it's investigation although the
has learned that the sem
ate has no right to call on the presi-
dent for information on the matter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY
OF THE L. s. NAVY

Washington, D. c., Jan. 27.-De-
tails have been worked out by spe-
cial board to promote the efficiency
of the navy. They have been approv-
ed by the president and communicate
ed to the various navy yards in a
formal order.
The Main purpose is to reassign the
officials to duty to prevent a dupli-
cation of work. The order creates
a general board practically similar
to the general staff of the army.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
Anti-Cigarettc Bill Passes.

Salem, Ore, Jan. Pin the sem
ate, a motion to strike out the emer-
gency clause from the bill to increase
the number of supreme court justices
from three to five was lost by a small
majority. This may kill the bill on
final vote.
The bill for the armory at Ashland
was Indefinitely postponed while the
bill prohibiting persons under IS
from operating elevators and the an
ti-cigarette bill passed.
The house passed the bill exempt
ing debators and the one increasing
the tax on legacies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
CRUSADE AGAINST MOUTH
SPRINKLING LAUNDRIES

Chicago ILL.,, Jan. 27:-The board
of health is preparing to proceed
against Chinese laundries where Ori-
entails sprinkle clothes with water
from the mouth, prior to ironing
The campaign was started when the
news came from Paterson n. j.. that
man had contracted leprosy from
germs lodged in clothing sent back
from a Chinese laundry where it is
-sprinkled. An investigation
of laundries is to be made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27

Dunbar, Pa, Jan. 27.-Four chill
dren of A. NJ. Kendall were burned
to death at their home early today.
Kendall and his wife were seriously
cut by glass. Both were internally
injured by leaping from the windows.
a gas heater started the fire.
The children burned to death were
Earl, aged IL, Pearl, aged Z, Anna,
four and a two-year-old child.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
WILL GET
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS

San Francisco. Jan. 27.-Jefferies
has signed a contract for a twenty
weeks engagement with William
Norris. an eastern vaudeville man.
ager and will receive fifty thousand
dollars He will pose as a modern
Hercules
Jeffries will open either in the
American music hall of the Lincoln
Square theatre in New York, March
5. He will do a turn in the pose Of
weight lifting and a light exhibit of
boxing. He will appear in all the big
eastern cities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
SAFE CRACKERS BREAK
JAH-CUT PHONE WIRES

Vale, Ore, Jan. 27.-After cutting
the wires leading to Ontario Gus
Johnson, Jim Lloyd and c. 4. John
son escaped last night shortly after
being locked in joil They were ar
rested for cracking a safe at Nyssa,
Ore. They were caught at Portland
and brought here. A posse is search
ing I'm all directions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
TO EQUIP FLEET
WITH WIRELESS SERVICE

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 27.-The Ca
madam Pacific has decided to equip
its fleet of Pacific coast steamships
with the wireless. The first boat
will be the Princess May on the VAN
couver-Alaska run. The company has
II ships and it is expected that all
will be equipped.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
EIGHT TEMPORARY CALHOUN
JURORS ARE CHOSEN

San Francisco, Jan. 27.-Eight jur-
ors have been temporarily chosen for
the trial of Patrick Calhoun. presi-
dent of the United Railways, accused
of offering bribe to the boodling
board of supervisors. Fourteen ven-
iremen were examined this morning
but all were excused
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
THREE KILLED IN
WRECK OF NO. 3.

, Cheyenne, Wash, Jan. 27.-
At noon today the Pacific Off
cials admitted that a man
woman and little girl, uniden-
titled, were killed in the
wreck at Dana last night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
WOMAN POLICE
OFFICER FOR SEATTT.E f

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 27.-A special
woman police officer whose duties
will be to keep an eye on wayward
girls, and look after the sex generally,
will be an acquisition to the Seattle
police force if the ordinance intro
duced by Alderman Goddard passes
She will be given a regular salary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
GREAT FRENCH ACTOR
DIES AT ADVANCED AGE

Paris, Jan. 27.-Coquelin, the
greatest French actor of his time, died
an octegenarian today of angina pee
toria. He won international fame by
his creation of the role of Cyrano de
Bergerac.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE TO
WITHDRAW JAP BILLS

Sacramento, Jan. Ex-senator ],
B. Sanford announced today that he
would drop all his anti-Japanese bills.
He believes that if they passed Roos-
evelt would send special message
to congress, requesting that the Japa-
nese be given the privilege of
American citizens in the United
States.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
CUTS THROAT WITH
PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS

Seattle, Wn., Jan. 27.-Crazed as
the result of wild and prolonged
debauch, Alvin Banks, aged SO, a
stone mason, tried to cut his throat
with a piece of a broken window
glass this morning. He is dying in a
hospital
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
FRIENDS URGE BENTLEY
FOR CABINET JOB

Washington, d. c., Jan. 27.-Cal:-
fornians here are laying plans to
urge Taft to select Bentley, of San
Francisco, as secretary of the inter-
ior. Bentley has been identified with
business interests in San Francisco
for many years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
Carmack Murder Trial.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 27.-The
trial of Col. Cooper, Robin Cooper,
his son and John D. Sharpe, charged
Jointly with numbering former Sena-
tor Carmack, was halted today by the
hearing of charges presented by the
prosecution for the disqualification
of Juror L. Leigh.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
Nelson Wants q Fight.

San Francisco, Calf, Jan. 81
II Packey Mcfarland and Freddie
Welsh can settle the question of SUI
premacy within the next 60 days the
winner can have a crack at the light
weight champion, Battling Nelson.
Nelson wrote letter here to that ef-
feet,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27

Washington, Jan. 27.-Thc house
this afternoon adopted unanimously
the report of the committee expung-
ing from the records, Representative
Willcc's speech. eXcoriating ROose-
welt. delivered January 10.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
Prominent Socialist Missing.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 27.-Police
have been searching for Louis Deis-
chberg, a prominent socialist who has
been missing for three months. 1t
is feared he has been murdered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
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DRUNKEN QUARREL
CAUSES FIVE DEATHS

! Torreon, Mex. Jan. 27.-Fol-
lowing what is said to have been
a drunken quarrel between two
! Mexican cattlemen, two ranch
ers are dead and woman and
two children fatally shot. A
posse is searching the noun
tains for the assailants.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
TAX MIDDLE
SOON CLEARED.
Emergency Measure Will
Probably Be Law by Satur-
day Morning.
REPRESENTATIVE CAMPBELL
DELAYS SETTLEMENT TO-DAY

Bill Presented by Joint Committee
Was Being Rushed Through When
Campbell Calls Halt and Sends
Measure to Printer-Cones Up for
Special Order Tomorrow-Anti-
Cigarette Bill Passes the Senate
Increase of Supreme Court May
Fail.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
EXPLOSION IMPRISONS
MANY NEAR F'ERNIE

Fernie. u. c., Jan. 27.-By an cx-
plosiOn I'm the Morisscy mines near
here today. 20 men were cntombcd.
II is expected thcy will be taken out
at another entrance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27

Washington, d. c., Jan. 27.-The
senate today confirmed the nominal
ton of Robert Bacon as secretary Of
state and John c. oLoughlin as as
sistant secretary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
SAFE CRACKERS
ROB AMITY BANK.

Amity, Ore. Jan. 27.-Safe
crackers early this morning
cracked the safe In the local
bank and stole stamps valued at
1926. They failed to drill
through the vault separating
them from a hundred dollars
and jewelry.
Archie Massey was on his way
to notify the undertaken of the
death of friend who had just
died, when one of the robbers
came from the bank. He held
him until the other robbers es-
capped. All left town on a hand
car.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
MAD BULL WOUNDS
TWENTY PERSONS

Lisbon. Portugal. Jan. 27.-Twenty
persons were injured, twelve serious
ly, by a bull which escaped from a
ring at a bull fight at Marco de Cam
avezes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
WIN Represent OREGON.

Corvallis Ore. Jan. 27.-S. L. Kline
of this city, has been appointed to
represent Oregon at the inaugural ball
at Washington, D. C.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
Fleet at Gibraltar.

MarSeilles. France, Jan. 27.-The
battleships Nebraska and Georgia
sailed today for Gibraltar.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
W|LLETS' SPEECH
IS STRICKEN OUT.
Bitter VerbaI Attack on PreSi-
dent Roosevelt Will Not
Appear in Record.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED

No Attempt Made to Deny or Abridgc
the Right of Free Speech n the
House and Right to Criticize Pres !
dent or Other Official Is Not
Dcnied-IIeld That New York Rep
rescntative Went Too Far in In
Bridled License.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
Cosgroye Leaves Portland.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 27.-Cosgrove
left Portland at $50 this morning for
Olympia, where he will take the oath.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27

p. Smythe reached here yestt c:n
the interest of the coyote bou z 29.
DR.. and Mrs. S. w. Mcclure Z ! :.
and Mrs. w. II. Lytle are ais '
having arrived Tuesday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
GOnoDerS Ia 20

Washington, d. c., Jan. 27.-Sam-
uel Gompers today Ncelebrated his
seth birthday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
FOUR CHILDREN
BURN To DEATH
Both Parents Seriously In
jured in Fire Which De-
Stroyed Home.
GAS HEATER STARTS
DISASTROUS BLAZE

Four Victims Range I'm Age From
Two TO Eleven Years-Parents Es-
cape by Jumping From Upper VIM
dOws, Receiving Severe Cuts From
Glass and Serious Injuries From
The Fall-Sad Tragedy Enacted In
Early Morning Hours.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27

Tom Lieuallen of Adams, was in
Pendleton yesterday calling among
friends.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27
FORTY-FTVE KILLED
IN WRECK IN EUROPE

Vienna, Austria, Jan. 27.-It is re-
ported that IS were killed in a wreck
at Bislitz i'm Austrian Silesia. ... E.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-27

Light rain or snow to-
night; followed by
fair Thursday.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
The First Corps at Gettysburg.

Editor National Tribune: Your corre-
spondent, b. Fl. Tripp, of Canton, s. D.,
is in error in the matter of his brigade,
the First, of the First Corps. being the
leading brigade on the march to the
field of Gettysburg on that eventful LIST
day of July, 1863. An examination of
the official records as also the we'll
known publication of Battles and
Leaders of the Civil War; issued by
the Century Company. will show the
error conclusiveIy. Gen. Wadsworth.
commander of the First Division of the
corps, says in his report, written in the
field, July 4: "The Second Brigade.
Brig.-Gen. Cutler, led the column, fol-
lowed by the I'd Me. Battery, Capt Hail.
the First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Meredith,
bringing up the rear" Col Dawes, of
the 9Th Wis. whose regiment was Fart
of the First Brigade, says in his report
that on the morning after leaving Marsh
Creek his brigade moved forward in
support of the Second Brigade. Cen
Cutler, commanding the Second Hri-
gade, says ir his report: The brigade,
excepting the 7th Ind, which was on
duty in the rear, moved from camp
early on the 1st inst. (being the leading
brigade of the corps)."
The writer in 1867 had the pleasure
of a personal interview with Gen. Mere
dith. the brave old commander of the
Iron or First Brigade. Immediately in
front of the woods where his boys did
their splendid fighting / recall his re-
marks then as being in confirmation OF
the o1t1cial report since published IN the
War Records. AS to the route of march
OF his brigace to the field: The night of
June 80 the corps was in bigouac at
Marsh Creek, between Emmitsburs and
Gettysburg. Early on the morning of
July l the column moved out on the
Fmmitsburg road, which it kept until
within about two miles of Gettysburg
tSee Clusters report. under date of July
81, when the troops moved obliquely
across the fields to the left to McPher-
son Ridge, west of the town. The Round
Tops. Big and Little. were distant on
the right of the marching column about
one mile. The Taneytown road is east
OF the Round Tops. Mr.. Tripp's dia-
gram for all practical purposes Is cor
rect. but his brigade, after leaving
Marsh Creek. never left the Emmits-
burg road until it obliqued across the
fields to the left to McPherson's Ridge.
The brigade was close up to Custer,
whose troops did the same thing OF
course. Gen. Howard is very high au-
thority, but as his corps went to the
field in two columns. one by the way of
Horner's mills, west of the Emmitsburg
road, and the remainder and larger por-
tion by the latter road. one can see how
he misunderstood our South Dakota vet
eran.-A. II. Huber. Westminster. Md.