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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
,Rioting, Murder0us Assault and
Pillage in Greek Section Of
the Town. a rs ga
THIRTY BUILDINGS DESTROYED
Fiery Speakers Arouse Race Hatred
Over Killing Of Policeman
by Greek.

OWdna, req. 70. - fFOu lu4u'dtleI
noon until far into the night South
Omaha, this citys' big suburb, was
The scene of rioting, murderous as
sault and pillage. More than thirty
buildings have been destroyed, burn
ed or badly damaged, and probably a
score of persons injured, half that
number seriously. BY heroic work
the police have prevented actual loss
of life, and at midnight it was the
generally expressed opinion that the
worst of the affair was over.
The immediate cause of the trouble
was the killing on Friday night of Po-
iceman Edward Lowery by John Ma
suredes, Greek, whom the officer
had placed under arrest.
Aroused by Fiery Speeches.
Masuredes was brought to the
Douglas county Jail here at once, and
for fear an attempt might be made to
lynch him he was taken Saturday aft
ernoon to Lincoln and placed in the
penitentiary to await his preliminary
hearing.
On Saturday a petition was circu
lated in South Omaha and signed by
hundreds of citizens, setting forth
that large number of Greek resi-
dents of the place were of the unde-
sirable class and calling a mass meet
ing at the city hall Sunday afternoon
to discuss methods of Kidding the city
Of them.
More than thousand persons at
tended the meeting, which was ad-
dressed by men of prominence, in
Guiding two members of the state leg
islature. Some of the speeches were
heated, and when the meeting ended
large portion of the crowd started
out with the intention of carrying out
the suggestion of the speakers in the
most summary manner.
Give Officers Hard Fight.
The South Omaha police force.
though small, responded valiantly to
the demands upon it's resources. Sher-
if Bradley of Douglas county was call
ed upon and went to the scene with
number of deputies, but their com
bined efforts were insufficient for
many hours to prevent the destruc-
ton Of property Of the Greeks and as
saults upon it's owners. In few in.
stances was there any show of resist
ance.
Early in the evening call was made
upon the police of Omaha for aid, but
after consideration the department
decided not to send policemen to the
scene of the trouble. Gov. Shallen.
berger was consulted and expressed q
willingness to call out the troops ii
necessary.
Fifteen arrests were made in con
nection with the riots up to midnight
Four Hurt in Race Riot.
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 22.-Follow
ing a quarrel in Kansas City, Kan.
yesterday between a Greek laborel
and an American, general fight en-
sued, in which four men were hurt
Fifty Greeks were being attacked by
a crowd Of men and boys armed with
sticks and stones when the police ar
rived and arrested a number of par
Elephants.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
cAvouR HAS BIG FIRE.

$4,000 Blaze in Hall Where Masoue.
rade Ball Was Held.
Huron, S. D., Feb. 2i.-Fire at Ca
YOUR, nine miles east of Huron, on
the Chicago & North Western rail.
way, destroyed property valued at
$4,000.
Among the losers were ]. F. Cos
tello, general merchandise; Cavour
State bank, Duesler's residence, post
Office and telephone exchange.
The fire originated in Costello's
hall. where a masquerade ball was
held Friday night.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
ALLEGED SLAYER CAUGHT.

Woodsman Accused Of Connolly Muir
der Arrested at Ely, MINI.
Duluth, Feb. ga woodsman who
gives the name of Edward Picord is
locked up at the county Jail, suspect
ed of being the shorter of the two
men who murdered Brakeman John
Connolly Of the Duluth, Missabe &
Northern road in pool room at Proc,
tor, Mimi. Oct. 80.
The arrest was made by detectivea
in the employ of the Missabe road. A
reward of $1,750 is offered for the ap.
prehension and conviction Of the muir.
derers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
.Ex-sANk TELLER ARRESTED.

Traverse City, Mich. Feb. 23.-Ells.
worth Hale. a prominent young citi.
zen Of this place. ives arrested on
complaint Of United States Bank Elk.
aminer Engle. charging him with en-.
bezzling $500 from the First Nation.
al bank Of this city.
Hale was formerly paying teller Of
the bank, but resigned In November,
1907. to embark IN tho theatrical bus.
mess. He has bssn released under
5000 bail
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26

Chinese emussled Under Y. 9. Seal
San Luis Obispo, CAL, Feb. GA
plan to smuggle aliens into this coun.
try has been unearthed, it is believed,
as a result Of the discovery of TWEEN.
ty-two Chinese In bonded car, seal.
ed with the government stamp.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
MYSTERY IN FATAL PLUNGE.

Packing House Kmpioys Falls Five
Stories Down SHAFT.
Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 23.-Mystery
surrounds the death Of Cashmier
Lumkoski, thirty years old. who
plunged five stories to his death al
the plant Of the Cudahy Packing com
pany. Lumkoski went through an ele
vator shaft and as far as is known nc
one witnessed the mishap. Whether
1t was an accident, suicide or foul
play has not been determined by the
police. Lumkoski,s skull was crush
ed, death being instantaneous.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
CRIMES.

DR.. H. Riley Of Ell Reno, Okla. com.
mitted suicide by drinking carborc
acid. The recent desertion by his
wife was the cause.
James Holman Taylor, aged sixteen
years, a nephew Of Chief of Police
Davis, was shot and killed in South
Memphis. Tenn, by Eddie Probe, q
negro.
The Hamilton (0hio) stranger WA
again In evidence last week, ana Miss
Luluh Measter, aged nineteen. was
choked senseless by man in the rear
yard Of the homo Of her parents. Be.
yond being Shoked she was not other
wise iii treated.
Van w. Goodell. charged with XIII
ing Miss Bdna Gannett ct Omaha,
was found guilty Of first degree muir.
der. the jury fixing the penalty at life
imprisonment. 0oodell shot and hill.
ed Miss 0annstt o. tie street. ana Ct.
tempted to take liz own lie. Tho but
TT slansing q IL stsll ~.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
Mistake Causes 'WrecI<.

Plattsmouth. Neb.. Feb, II. -
Through a Misunderstanding Of OF.
ders q Burlington passenger train
was wrecked yesterday at La Platte
by .colliding with Z pilsdriver at.
tached to q work train. The end
neer and firemen were injured. the
former seriously. -
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
FLEEs FROM KISS TO DEATH.

Rather Than Permit Fiance to caress
Her, Girl Makes Fatal Dash.
Camden, N. j., Feb. %. = Rather
than INrmit her fiance to kiss her in
the pr ! nee of his guests, Miss An.
Dire Meyerhoff ran out of the house
yesterday pursued by him and num-
Der of friends and was crushed be.
meath trolley car.
The girl is at the Homeopathic hos
pital and is not expected to live.
The wedding, which was to have
taken place last evening, is indef.
nitely postponed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26

Young Ski Jumper Injured.
Duluth, Feb. 23.-John McLachlan
Of Grand Rapids was severely hurt in
ternally while ski jumping yesterday.
It IL said he cannot recover. He IL
twenty-one years old.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
Care PLUNGE Fatal,

Wapsllo. Iowa, Feb. %. = Frank
Nader, forty-five years old, a travel.
Ing man of Davenport, was instantly
killed and i've persons were seriously
injured when a day coach on the Mus
catine Northern & Southern railroad
lett trestle over Turkey creek and
plunged into the raging current
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
TENNESSEE MERGER uNLAwFu.

subcommittee Decides President Had
No Authority to Permit II.
Washington, Feb. 23.-By a vote OF
3 to the subcommittee of the com.
mittee on judiciary which has been
Investigating the merger Of the Ten.
nessee Coal and Iron company and
the United States Steel corporation
decided to report to the full commit.
tee that the president was not author.
tied to permit the absorption.
It was decided also that as both
companies were engaged in interstate
commerce the absorption was in VIC.
lation of the Sherman antitrust law.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
HAS CORNER IN LAWYERS.
Southern Liquor Man Convicted b,
Outside Talent.

New Orleans, Feb. 23.-when the
case of Howard Lee, charged with H.
licit retailing of whisky, was called at
Fayette, Miss, Saturday, it was dis.
covered that Lee had retained all the
lawyers in Fayette to defend him.
No legal light of Fayette could be
found to do the prosecuting, and a
hurry call for an attorney was sent
by the Law and Order league to Port
Gibson, which proved effective. Lee
was found guilty, sentenced to serve
ninety days in Jail and fined $500.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
Named Inaugural AIds,.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Represenia.
tive steenerson has appointed John
G. Sherlock Of East Grand Forks a.
q mounted aide to ride In the inaugu.
raj parade. Representative Bede Ia.
appointed n. F. Hugo Of Duluth "a.
similar position.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
CAPT. J. j. H1eeARp STRICKEN.

Pioneer Of Lake Region succunb. to
diease.
Duluth, Feb. 23.-Capt. ]. J. Hib-
bard Of Duluth died yesterday at the
age of seventy-eight years of Brisht's
disease.
The death Of Capt. Hubbard re.
moves one Of the Oldest residents of
the head Of the lakes region. He was
pioneer Of pioneers. having been
here q half century.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
Tanning Plant pe.trov.d

Milwaukee, Wis.,, Feb. %. - The
four-story tanning plant of the Albert
Trostel & Sons Tannery, together
with another four-story structure ad.
Joining, was destroyed by flre earlv
yesterday, entailing loss Of Sc. 600
fully covered by insurance.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
MIsTRIAL IN SALOON CASE.

AntI'saloon League Indignant at Fail.
ure Of Juries to Convict Men.
Eau Claire, Wis, Feb. ga jury
after being out seven hours last night
reported disagreement in the case
of the state against Durham, saloon
keeper, charged with selling liquor on
Sunday. Out of seventeen other sa.
loon men arrested in the present cru
SADIE, two pleaded guilty and one was
acquitted. The Anti-saloon league has
been at great pains to get evidence,
including carefully labeled bottles of
whisky and is highly indignant at the
failures to convict.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
Dies Like Predece..or.

Duluth. Feb. 2s.-Henry Pandle fell
from the top Of the water tower At
Hibbing and was instantly killed. Tho
distance is $50 feet. He was forty.
Ave years old and married. His pre.
decessor as operator at the tower.
John Murphy, was killed In the same
manner two years ago.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
CAUGHT BY dummy" PACKAGE.

Youth Who Sent H1iack Hand" Let.
ters Arrested.
New York, Feb. 23.-In response to
a series of threatening 'Black Hand"
letters, George COIN, a wealthy manu-
facturer, yesterday placed package
of imitation money under a stone at
spot designated by the letters.
A few hours later young man
came up On bicycle and took the
package and rode away. Detectives
caught the youth, who said he was
Paul Weston, fifteen years old. He
will be arraigned on q charge of ex-
tortion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
Killed IN puel wien Robber,

b Olean, N. Y, Feb. PIN hand-to.
hand pistol duel with Nelson Desslel
Of Berlin, Ont, whom he caught in
the act of burglarizing the ONCE Of
the Drony Lumber company yester.
day, Police Captain Timothy Hassett
was killed by shot through the head.
Dessler was shot four times. It is
thought he will die.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
Dose Of oIycerIn XIII,

Dose Of oIycerin Kills.
Menominee, Mich, Feb. 20. - Mrs.
Ann scherer. twenty-nine years old.
died in the hospital here from the Of.
fects of dose Of glycerin taken BY
mistake for castor oil.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
TAFT IN PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, Feb. 20. = President
elect Taft arrived in Philadelphia ear.
ly yesterday morning from Cincinnati.
He was met here by Mrs. Taft, who
came from New York. The president
elect and Mrs. Taft are the guests of
DR.. 8. Weir Mitchell.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
Aasd Wenan Murdenad.

Detroit, Mich. eb. F23. - Mrs.. r.
Richard. aged ,sixty-eight, was found
murdered in her home YESTERDAY.
Frank Bialk. aged twenty-five IL lock-
ed mp charged With Tho nwles
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
Dies After Eating Peanut..

Dies After Eating Peanuts.
Pittsburg, Feb. N.-Ptomaine mol.
soning, said to have resulted from
the eating Of peanuts. caused the
death Of Catherine Lydon, aged ssven
yeaSs. Il.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-19
FAIR EXCHANGE.
A New Back for an Old One-How 1t
Can Be Done in Pendleton.

The back aches at times with dull,
mdescribable feeling, making you
weary and restless; piercing pains
shoot across the region of the kidneys
and again the loins are so lame to
stoop is agony. No use to rub or ap-
ply plaster to the back in this con-
dition. You can not reach the cause.
and stronger one, Pendleton residents
would do well to profit by the follow
ing example.
Mrs. Putnam Yeck of Elgin, Ore,
says "I had known of the merit of
Doan's Kidney Pills long before I had
occasion to use them. When suffer-
ing from an attack OF lame back, ac-
companied by pains through my kid
neys, procured box and began their
use. If sat long on one position the
pains were always more severe and l
experienced a languid, dizzy feeling
upon first arising in the morning.
Doan's Kidney Pills banished the
backache, regulated the passage of the
kidney secretions and helped me in
every way. I cannot express my graf
itude to Doan's Kidney Pills for the
benefit they gave me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-19
OF OUR
NEW SCHOOL LAW

The Grange people are much graft
fled that the children of rural schools
are to have not less than six months
schooling each year. A long step in
the right directions has been taken,
History proves that the majority of our
ablest minds have been reared upon
the farm. The state owes to these
boys and girls more nearly equal op-
portunity in the struggle for an edu-
cation, and the future high standing
of our citizenship and OF our state
largely depends upon the condition of
our rural schools. In fact liberal
but prudent policy of financial support
to our Agricultural College, State I'm
iversity, and the grammar and high
schools of our state. is the least we
owe TO our future manhood and wo-
manhood. Let us look forward to the
time. in the near future may we hope
that these same rural schools run con-
tinuously not less than nine months
each year; and. furthermore. that
whenever opportunity offers and cir
cumstances will permit, that these
boys and girls of the farm may have
high school accommodations in their
respective home neighborhoods or at
least at hand We most earnestly
commend the maintenance of rural
high schools wherever possible.-Pa-
cific Grange Bulletin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-19
DARWIN AND LITERATURE
Popularity of Shakespeare As played
nv Uanford Proves Survival.

Darwin's theory af the survival OF
the fittest applies TO literature as well
as to natural history. The test OF
time as applied to comedies results
in a ruthless and sweeping elimina-
ton. When comedy survives as
long as "The Tanning of the Shrew'
with prospects of its being hailed with
delight by generations yet unborn
there can be little doubt about its
being fit. 1t gives the Shakespearean
actor his most brilliant opportunity
TO indulge in the relaxations of comedy
and It is comedy to bouyant and unre-
strained that in many scenes ii is alb
solute farce. Mr.. Charles b. Hanford
has been a favorite in this role. In
deed he Is regarded in the many COM
munities in which he has performed
as its recognized interpreter. His ap-
pearance at the Oregon Theatre on
Sunday March 21 will be awaited with
interest by the host of loyal playgoers
who have from season to season ral-
lied to his banner with many recruits
and no resertions. Mr.. Hanford is
again accompanied by that brilliant
actress Miss Marie Drofnah who in
this performance will play "Kather-
ine."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-19

bought last year OF the Umatilla
Ranch company. The Tum-a-Lum
Lumber company furnished the lum-
ber.
C. a. Chapman of the Northwest
Realty comany. is taking care of the
interests of the Spencer, Fox & Gre
CORY company of Walla Walla, Wash.
Mrs. Harry Lee arrived "Wednesday
from Portland. She came up to join
her husband, Mr. Lee, wool grader at
the securing mill, Mr.. and Mrs Lee
havetaken housekeeping apartments
at the Mrs. NJ. S Jones house.
VIM. Moor and N. Berkeley, were
i'm town on business today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-19
Kills Would-Be Slayer.

A merciless murderer is Appendi-
citis with many victims. But DR.
Kings New Life Pills kill 1t by pre-
vention. They gently stimulate stom-
ach, liver and bowels, preventing that
clogging that invites appendicitis,
curing Constipation. Billiousness,
Chills, Malaria, Headache and lndi-
gestion. 25c at Tallman & Co.; Pen
dleton Drug Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-19
business Location for Rent.

Good store or office room for rent
in the East Oregonian building on
Main street, with steam heat and cleo
trio lights. Also room suitable for
office or small store in same building
on Webb street. Enquire at e. o. of
flee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-19

VIM. Donavan. who has never re-
covered from injuries sustained by be-
ing thrown from a horse short
time ago, left Thursday for Hot
Lake.
The Echo Lumber company today
sold 800 cords of slab wood to the
securing mill.
County Clerk Frank Sailing has let
the contract for the erection of an
eight room cottage on the tract
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-19
tn C1rRE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take LAXATIVE BRONn Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money II
Il fails TO cure. T.. w. GROVES sig
nature Is on each box. 2bc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-19
ECHO NEWS NOTES
WOOL SECURING PLANT
BRINGS NEW ERA TO ECHO

Brings u Desirable Glass of Skilled
WOrlcrs-The Center for Wool
buyers and Sellcrs--Elrst Clip OF
the Season Sells for II Cents-Ncw
People Continually COmlng-Flre-
men Give Masquerade Ball.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12
HELPLESS MEN SEE
FIRE DESTROY GIRL
Young Woman Jumps From
Window With Hair Ablaze
and Falls Beyond Reach
Six Persons Killed, Three In
jnred and Property Worth
100000 Destroyed

LENOX, Mass, April 11.-Six per-
sons lost their lives, three others were
badly burned and a property loss of
between 5000. 900 and 100000 was
caused by a fire in this city's business
section early today.
While the blaze was at its height
Alice French was seen to climb out of
a flame filled room on a veranda on
the second story with her night cloth
ing and her hair ablaze. Staggering
to the railing she leaped to the side
walk beneath, landing in a heap within
five or six feet Of the blazing walls.
Some of the Mortified onlookers at
tempted to rush in to drag her out, but
the intense heat drove them back, and
not until the flames had practically
died out. several hours later, was the
body Aecovered.
The dead: Edward c. ventress, cleo
trician; Mrs. Edward c. Ventress; Miss
Lila ventress, aged 13 years; Miss Alice
French, Miss Isabel Cook, Miss Mary
Sparks.
The Injured: Mrs. Catherine Root
and her two sons, George and Arthur,
severely burned.
The loss of life occurred in the Cliff
ford building and resulted from series
of explosions of turpentine, paints and
oils and dynamite stored in the cellar.
Four business blocks and four houses
were destroyed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12
LOT OWNER WANTS GOOD
VIEW OF MT. TAMALPAIS
Town Trustees Asked to Stop
Neighbor's Tree Planting
Especial Dispatch to The CALI

SAN ANSELMO, April 11.-The ques-
tion as to whether a man buys a view
and is entitled to a good square look
at a mountain from his front veranda
or not probably will be decided shortly
by Fred Sheldon, who wants the town
trustees to obtain an injunction and
enjoin Arthur Coldewe. Pacific coast
manager of the American can company,
from planting his so foot lot with
eucalyptus trees.
For some little time Coldewe has
been setting out a number of small
gum trees. His property near the
schoolhouse is covered with saplings
that within q few years will be mag
nificent trees. provided Sheldon does
not win. For Sheldon is as great an
admirer of mountain vistas as Coldewe
is Of artificial forests of eucalyptus,
and in consequence Sheldon likes to
see Mount Tamalpais when the sun
tints the peaks and buries the canyons
on the sides under a mantle of deepest
purple. According to him the trees
will rob him of this delight.
Instead of Tamalpais Sheldon says
that only a wall of leaves will greet
his eyes, and in place of the fragrant
breeZes from the mountain top the
scent of eucalyptus exuding from the
leaves of Coldewes forest will harass
his nose. In consequence he wants
things stopped before the trees OBJ
struct his view of the imposing noun
tain.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12
LIBRARIAN LUMMIS
MAY LOSE HIS JOB
President of Los Angeles City
Council Determines to Secure
Authors Scalp
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

Los ANGELES, April 11.-If the
president of the city council, Niles
Pease. has his way, Charles F. Lumnis,
the picturesque author, archaeologist
and wearer of green corduroys, will
lose the position of librarian of the
Los Angeles public library.
President Pease has sided with Miss
Julia Blandy, a former employe of the
library, whose position was abolished
soon after she had made charges of
incompetency against Bummis.
Miss Blandy said that the library
was mismanaged and that Lumms used
several of the employees for his own
work, debating articles for pubfica-
tions that had no connection with the
library.
These allegations were denied by the
librarian. who offered proof that he
had never used public employees for
private service. Then came the city
auditor. who held up the librarians bill
for several hundred cigars smoked by
workmen who moved the books from
one building to another
To cap all his troubles the presi-
dent of the council is after Lummis'
scalp and says he will not rest until
he gets it. Lummis Is at present rusti-
eating on the desert.