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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-13
|. ". ". AWAITS
MORE RECRUITS
Industrial Workers in Spokane
Quiet. Pending Arrival of
ReinfOrCementS.
MILITARY OFFICIALS DEMAND
PRISONERS BE FED

Many Members of Order Respond to
Call for Martyrs-Recruits Arriv-
ing Daily from Other Cities
Many of Those Incarcerated Too
Weak TO Rise from Cots--EmpIoy-
ment Agencies Refuse to Hire Any
of Demonstrators.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-13
GRIDIRON RESUITS

Michigan 22, Pennsylvania 6.
Harvard 12, Dartsmouth 8.
Yale II, Princeton 0.
Navy II, Reserves 6.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-13
SUGAR FRAUDS
ARE EXPOSED
Superintendent of Big Refinery.
Arrested Yesterday for False
Weighing,
GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN
PROBING FOR MONTHS

James Bendemagle, Former Official
Of American Sugar Refining Com
pany Indicted and Released on $5,-
900 BOnds-Indictment is of Blan-
ket Variety and Includes big Six"
-Defrauded Government OF Duty
by False Entry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-13

Continued on page S.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-13

conflicting and that his fine spun
presumptlons were too precise, leav-
ing him vulnerable to his antagonist,
NJ Aubin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Melrose, Mass. July 2S.-Mrs. Charles
w. PARSONS, who made her fourth at
ampt at suicide within a year by Jump
ng in front of the Haverhill express.
,ound for Boston at the Wakefield
Junction station Wednesday mornine
the presence of large number of
people. died later at the Melrose hospi-
al of her injuries. She lived at IL
sumroer street, Wakefield A husband
and one son survive. She was so years
of age.
Boston is to have q goth Century
Limited train to Chicago, beginning
August 15 according to an announce
ment made by D. O. Ives, head of the
transportation department of the Bos-
.on Chamber of Commerce, who has
conducted negotiations with the New
York Central Railroad Co., leading to
he establishment of teh new train.
The westward bound train will leave
Boston daily at l P. M, arriving al
Chicago at $50 on the following day
coming East, the train will leave Chi
ago daily at 2.30 p. M. reaching Bos-
ton at l1.50 A. M. on the next day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
LARNED SUCCESSFULLY
DEFENDS HIS TIQEl

Boston, July 2S-Although handiSx
capped by an injured knee and playing
on courts at which the mercury stood
at 81 degrees William A. Larned ~
New Jersey successfully defended hi$i
title as holder of the Longwood ciif11
lenge cup this afternoon by defeatihk:
w. j. Clothier of Philadelphia In 6v&
set match, 6-3. So, 68, 06 and 6-z
BY winning today Larned takes sec-f
ond leg in~the Longwood cup which
he won last year and should he be
successful again next year he will have
become the permanent possessor of
three cups from the Longwood Cricket
Club.
The play today was particularly
gruelling especially for Larned, who
came to the match after weeks Of
suffering from water on the knee and
without the opportunity of practice.
While the New Jersey player took the
first two sets handily, close decision
by the judges in the third seemed to
break the courage of the champion
and he lost that set and practically
gave away the fourth He came back
with renewed vigor in the fifth and
final set. however. and brought the
5000 spectators to their feet with
magnificent display of tennis, which
stamped him as without a peer in the
mastery of the racquet game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
JOHNSON WILL COVER
JEFPS $4,000 FORFEIT,

Jackson, Mich, July 28.-"I'il leave
Chicago Monday night for New York
and cover that forfeit said Jack
Johnson. the colored champion pugilist
of the world, this evening when shown
dispatch to the effect that Jeffries
had posted a forfeit in New York Of
5000 to fight Johnson and again place
the honor of championship among the
white race.
Johnson said he was not surprised to
hear that Jeffries had posted the for
felt. Il expected he would do some
thing of the kind" said johnson, ''as
sort of bluff and to make good his
statement that he would fight me.
Il will be ready to fight almost any
time. think am in condition now to
clean up on Jeffries within Is rounds"
Johnson said he preferred to meet
Jeffries in San Francisco. THAT is the
best place in the country" he said
Johnson reached this city by auto
mobile late this afternoon, en- route to
Detroit. The machine was ditched
about 10 miles west of here, but no
one was injured. johnson spent the
night here and will proceed to Detroit
tomorrow morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
FIGHTING MAD.
SEM tor Stone Says Pennsylvania Raft
road Must Explain.

Washington, July Ex-senator Stone
was fighting mad when he reached
Washington from Baltimore this morn
ng> after his encounter with a Negro
waiter on the Pennsylvania Railroad
lie. remarked that the pennsylvania
Railroad would have some tall. ex-
planning to do"
Il told the Negro who waited on me
20 bring me lamb chop and some
boiled eggs, and then l called him
back and ordered him to bring me a
rink of Scotch whiskey and a large
tumblerful of water. He brought thu
vhiskey in a small glass, and with it
he brought another small glass con-
aiming some water l called him back
md told him to bring me large glass
# water. l spoke sharply to him. He
anne back in a little while with q
arge glass and chunk of ice in it.
tut no water.
Everyone else in the car was served
md had finished eating, but there was
no sign of my food. l walked back 10
he kitchen and asked the cook why
[ wasn't being served. He pointed e
ny lunch, which was all cooked, wait
''ag:+for the waiter. That gentleman
out in an appearance and l uttered re-
marks calculated to make him sit up
md take notice. He started to answer
ne back
You black dog I said, You're
rying to show your resentment Then
reached over and slapped his face.
\ fresh young person who introduced
imself as the Pullman porter happen
d along in little while and asked
ne what I meant by creating trouble
mat made me madden still and I told
him a few things. He said he'd show
ne. When the train got to Baltimore
.wo special officers came up to nv
seat, accompanied by the Negro. The
Negro formally identified me and |
vas placed under arrest.
They sent in a phone call for the
Slack Maria. I started to tell one of
ne policeman that l couldn't be ar.
'ested for assault, but he knew as
nuch about the subject of constitu-
tlonal rights as hog knows about the
1ecalogue. I had the extreme pleasure
of riding to the police station in the
patrol wagon with the Negro.
i told them who was at the police
station and I offered cash bail, but it
wouldn't go. Then I tried to get Sen
'tor Rayner on the telephone, but he
vas not home. cell doomed up be-
ore me. but the police lieutenant fin
lily got permission from someone over
he telephone to release me on my own
ecognizance
The whole affair was an outrage
ina I'm not going to submit to it tame
V. The Pennsylvania Railroad has
cot lot of tall explaining to do be-
ore I shall be satisfied"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
ON ANNUAL HIKE.
Portland Y. N. c. A. Boys Pass
Through Gardiner on Way to HinckIey.

Thirteen boys under the charge of G.
T. Merriam, secretary of the Boys De-
oartment of the Portland Y NJ c. A.,
were in Gardiner Wednesday on their
hike" to the Good Will Farm in Hinck-
'ey. 1t is the annual Gypsy trip of the
boys and their are enjoying it. Gardi-
ner people will remember that it was the
same boys who went through Gardiner
on the same trip last year. Boys from
5kowhegan. Bangor, Waterville and Lew
iston are also making the journey.
The Portland boys left their home city
Monday morning and brought up that
night at Freeport. The next day they
journeyed as far as Richmond And
Wednesday they travelled from ,Rick-
nond to Gardiner, reaching Gardiner at
ahcut 3 o'clock. They expected to be in
Augusta Wednesday night, as some of
the boys were very anxious to go through
the State Capitol
Mr. Merriam is assisted in his charge
Of the boys by Norman Pugh and George
Clark. The others taking the trip are
Ray fitzpatrick. Woodland Hubert, Chaun-
cey Hubert. Richard Wade, Carroll Lor-
M, Elmer Libby Lester Bond, Albert
Gray, Ernest Leighton and Stanley Mill
Ter.
The boys have a two-horse wagon with
them. which carries their camp equip
ment The boys take turns at driving
80 far, the boys have not hurried but
nave been making about 20 miles each
day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
ALLIGATOR ROUTS KEEPERS.
Puts to Flight Three Men Who Try to
Carry 1t Down Stairs.

Norristown, Pa, July Pa six-toot
alligator, the property of former Bur-
CESS George w. Grady, which has been
confined on the third floor of local
drug store, caused great excitement
for few minutes by attacking three
men who attempted to transfer 1t to
a show window. Although the reptile
had been gorged with fish and rats to
induce a stupor. 1t reused from its
comatose condition while the amateur
keepers were carrying It down stairs
and sprang at Paul Smith
Smith was so startled that he fell
down a flight of steps. Mr.. Gradys
trousers We're badly torn and Horace
Heebner's straw hat disappeared IN
the saurian's jaws before it was final
ly lifted into the window.
The gator has been owned by Mr..
Grady for twenty-six years and each
summer he uses 1t as show window
display.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
A DECIDED SUCCESS.
Cobbosseecontee Company's Lawn Par
ty a Delightful Affair.

The members of Cobbosseecontee
Company, Order of American Boys,
certainly made good with their Lawn
party Wednesday evening. This Is
the first Lawn party the boys ever
gave. 1t was given on S. G. Decker
fine lawn at 223 Brunswick avenue
Near the front of the lawn were ice
cream and cake, peanuts, home made
candy, confectionery and fruit punch
tables. The ice cream table was sur
rounded all evening and it was a con-
tinualcry of lice cream" cake" and
Spoons"
An orchestra of 10 pieces, seated on
the veranada of the Decker residence,
furnished music. 1t was composed of
the following: Comets, Roy Hutchins
and E. B. Lancy; clarinets, Ralph Man
son and Lester Foster; violins, Mrs
Ralph Manson and Guy Lancy; pianist,
Mrs. George Sager; cello, J. L. Bates,
trombone, George Sager; drums, Lin
wood Grover
The boys held the Lawn party in or
der to start fund towards the erec-
ton of new club house, having out
grown their present quarters. 1t is
quite likely that the boys will repeat
and give another in the near future.
Too much credit cannot be given the
committee of arrangements, which
consisted of Ralph Decker, Harold
Kinds and Galen Davis, they worked
lard.
The members are all boys who are
veil known and universally popular.
Ralph Decker is the captain of the
company and Harold Kinds is the vice
captain. The other two officers are
Edward Southland, secretary, and Frank
aooers, treasurer. The other members
Ire Harry Bolster, Leo Kinds, Bert
Jameson. Ray Kendall, Willie Dawson
clinton Barrett, Roy Mooers, Walter
9ingrow, Pearl Black, George Meader,
ialen Davis and Robert Sager, Is in
Ill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29

Madrid, July 2S-King Alfonso this
afternoon issued a decree procla1mlng
martial law and the suspension OF
constitutional guarantees throughout
Spain.
The Kings proclamation OF marital
law throughout the country followed
his hurried arrival from San Sebastian
this morning, from which point he had
been summoned by Premier Maura Inc
official dispatches of the night had con-
tinued to show an alarming condition
of affairs at Barcelona and enighbor-
ing towns through Catalonia.
A special meeting of the cabinet was
announced The situation in the dis
turhed districts. as well as the critical
condition of the Spanish military
forces in Morocco was fully discussed.
The result of the cabinet conference
was the issuance of the Kings decree
proclaiming martial law throughout
Spain and the suspension of all consti-
tutional guarantees.
The latest report from Barcelona
shows the condition there increasingly
grave The rioters have attacked the
convent Of the Little Sisters of the
Poor This followed the riotOus disor-
ders, when the mob burned several of
the religious establishments. following
their attack by fusillade at the cap
tain general and his escort -.-s
New disorders are now reported from
two other interior points, thus far tran
quill The points Of disorder are at AL
fol and Rioja. This shows that the zone
of popular agitation is spreading be-
yond the turbulent Catalonians and is
affecting the. Valencians. The minister
of the interior is besieged with inquiries
az to the various outbreaks, but he de-
clines to make public the details of
the disorders in the Valencian towns.
He has announced. however, that the
ures of repression in order to give an
example to the turbulent element.
Another official dispatch states that
the custom house has been closed on
the frontier near Cerbere, owing to the
popular demonstration against the gov
eminent officers. The populace contin-
ues to tear up the railways and noisily
intervenes at the points where re-
serves are being recruited for military
service. The chief Indignation of the
people is directed against the govern
ment's policy of rapidly recruiting a
large army to cope with the grave con-
dition confronting Spain in Morocco.
The inhabitants of Cutera, a small
station of the Port Bouline. maddened
by the sight of passing train carrying
recruits, destroyed the rOadbed for a
distance of sever kilometres.
Latest advices received here from
Barcelona say that the bakers are re-
fusing to sell bread At Figueras the
excitement Is intense. The manifes-
tants dragged firemen from their train
as IT was leaving the station for Port
Beu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
NATURAL GAS AT MuNlCE.
More Of It for Domestic Use Than 81,
Years Ago.

Muncie, Ind, July 2s.-Seven or eight
the t sso.called Indiana. gas belt failed"
according to indications, but notwith-
standing this. natural gas for domestic
purposes is now more plentiful in this
SIX years ago. The pressure of the old
wells is constantly increasing according
10 gas experts In the last two or three
years the fuel has even come into gem
eral use for heating houses in a small
way in winter time. and it is almost ex-
clusively used for warm weather fuel
when the factories that had been using
natural gas for fuel was shut off. there
was no immediate response In added pres
sure. but this has finally come
Gas wells are now drilled by companies
whenever the occasion seems to require,
and while the gas Is not found as in the
old gusher days, it is almost invariably
found in paving quantities. A twenty
pound well pressure is not unusual Lo-
cal gas companies sell gas by meter at
the rate of so cents a thousand and one
of the principal companies gives a dis
count OF 10 per cent on bills paid before
the 10th of each month. The projected
manufacture of artificial gas to replace
natural gas has been abandoned for the
present because the latter is now suff1-
cient again for all domestic purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
CATTLE HERD sTAMpEoEs.
Many Persons Have Marrow Escapes
in Chester Streets.

Chester, Pa, July 2s.-A stampede
of Western steers in the streets this
afternoon terrorized scores Of women
and children and many had narrow
escapes from being run down and
trampled upon by the animals. which
were being driven to an abattior.
One big fellow, with mammoth horns
and below that could be heard for
half mile. dashed into the wholesale
grocery store of William M. Bowen,
Edgmont Avenue, near Fifth Street.
Harry w. Bowen was the only occu-
pant of the warehouse and he got under
a desk to escape the animal. The steer
attempted to gore the young man, but
could barely Craze the body with his
horns. The steer made an attack upon
coffee bags and then dashed out into
the street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29

The dredging crew which is to take
away strip of the river bottom about
foot deep in front of the wharf of
the Eastern Steamship Co, arrived
Wednesday morning and commenced
work at once. Scott Tibbetts of Bath,
all experienced diver, is in charge and
he has In the crew another diver,
George Getchell and four helpers. The
divers have come across old planks, old
logs, old shovels and almost everything
else so far and have also struck ladge
1t is expected that the blasting will
take place early Friday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
DeIawares 10; Mohawks S.

The game tonight between the Del
awares and Mohawks resulted in the
former winning by a score of 10 to s
In very good game. The Mohawks
were at bat first but were retired
in order, in their half the Delawares
got three runs with six men at bat,
lead which their opponents were una
Die to overcome. Bragdon got a pref
ty' home run in the second, putting
the bail up in the road in right field.
Beal and Hopkins also got three bag
gers A peculiar coincident was the
slide of Meath to third throwing his
shoulder out in the same manner as
Tibbitts did in the game the night
before. He went Immediately to the
hospital. where the injury was treat
ed in proper manner. The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29

Mount Olympus IN Bithynia, Asia Min
on. where lie learned that travellers
were frequently murdered by bandits
and outlaws. The father Of a certain
Mr. Mcmillan, he was told, while IN
Asia Minor had offered large sums for
the recovery of the body of his son
who was lost in this neighborhood
Thinking that might some day re-
visit Bithynia or some other equally
dangerous neighborhoOd." said Thaw
Il made this provision"
Jerome turned again to the murder
of Stanford White
= did cit touch you with remorse or
horror that you had taken human
life 2" he asked se 7't~
Somewhat, but the circumstances
diminished those feelings"
What circumstances"
WELL for one thing, all the legal
squabbling that was going on"
Jerome asked Thaw if he would not
prefer private examination by alienista
chosen by both sides, rather than sub
NIT to ross-questioning in open court,
which necessitated dragging in such Il
quantity of unsavory details. Thaw
answered that he had had enough of
being examined by experts, and now
preferred to let the court decide
Il even prefer to have these things
dragged out" he said, IF you insist
upon dragging them out"
Jerome devoted nearly an hour II
reading letters sent by Thaw to An
thony Comstock, containing charges
against White Thaw said he had
signed assumed names to these be-
cause he thought he could be more
useful in ferreting out the crimes if
his identity were kept secret. The
allegations contained in these letters
were part of the evidence at the homi-
eide trials. es
Have you maintained your interest
in the impression of such crimes?"
asked Jerome.
Il lost my interest in Them replied
Thaw, ION June rs, 1906" (The day
he shot White).
The hearing adjourned at 5.15. Tha W
will continue his testimony tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29

The following were among the WIS.,
itors al the Home yesterday: Miss Mar
saret e. Herman of Collinsville, Mass,
Miss Marie NJ. Varney and Miss Mary
E. Costello of North Vassalboro, Mrs.
Slower F. Tanner of Sidney, Miss FL
vira c. Williams of Madison. Orlando
Brown Of West Mt. Vernon. w. c. Ha-
ger and James Finnigan of Cam
bridge, Harold r. Curtis of Good Will
Farm. Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Shepherd of
Oakland, Mrs. Jennie S. Coey and Miss
Mary E. Seaver of Newark. Miss Jessie
c. Davidson of Dorchester, Miss
Blanche Raymond. Miss Elsie Ander-
son and Miss Sigma Anderson of Ros-
lindale. Miss Helen A. Ham and Mrs.
Jennie Ham Of Cedar Grove, Mrs T. H.
O'Neill of Dorchester, Miss M. E. Rowe
and Mrs. c. E. Rowe of Riverside, Mrs
c. Anderson of Roslindale and Miss
Lizzie McMurray of Newark.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
SHOPS REMAIN CLOSED.
Streets and Public Buildings at Bar
ceiona Occupied by Troops.

Cerbere, France, July 2S.-The shops
in Barcelona remain closed and the
streets and public buildings are occu-
pied by troops. Serious fighting oc-
CURED yesterday at, the House of the
People," the headquarters of the riot
ers, when the strikers were elected.
For fully an hour the strikers held
the building against the police and civil
guard, but finally were overpowered.
Many persons were wounded on both
sides. THE railroad bridges between
Corona and Barcelona have been burn
ed and train bound for Port Bou, a
village on the Mediterranean was I'M
able to proceed beyong Villajuiga,
where the passengers left the cars and
continued on foot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
PREMONITIoNS OF DEATH.
Brother Asks for Leave Of Absence
Before Sad News Came.

Clay City, Ind, July 2S-Coincident
with the death Of Clinton NJ Cooprider
at the central hospital for the insane,
relatives here had some unusual expert
ences Within the few days between the
and that OF his death several members OF
the family had strange and startling
dreams of him. One sister dreamed that
she saw him in an encounter with his
father. .inflicting violence, OF which she
afterward told. knowing nothing about
his death at the time
A brother employed at Terre Haute on
which he had not yet heard, asked his
employer to let him of for the day to
go home, as he knew there must have
been sudden death in the family. He
arrived at Clay City less than q half
hour before the corpse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
FEELING WIDESPREAD.
Spanish Cabinet May Not Survive
Sentiment Against War.

Paris. July 2s.--Private advices re-
ceived here from Madrid say that feel
Ing against the war on the Riff coast
Is widespread and that it Is doubtful
whether Premier Maura can weather
the storm. The masses are described
as being hostile to the war, the pur-
pose Of which they do not comprehend,
but which they suspect OF being an
outgrowth of mining speculation. The
country recalls the 1855 to 1895 expert
ences and the fury Of the Kabyle tribes,
and long, costly and bloody cam
paign in Africa has no temptations for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
WIRE MILL FOR GADSDEN.
Southern Iron & Steel Co., Agrees to
Build a Large Plant.

Montgomery, Alaska. July 28.-
The business men of Gadsden raised
the. bonus of $15O,0OO asked by the
Southern Iron and Steel Company. ami
the company in consideration of this
amount will build rod, wire and nail
mill there with double the capacity Of
the one now in operation at Ensley.
The plant, according to the plans of
President Hassinger, will give employ
ment to at least fifteen hundren per-
sons. and the resumption of other in
dustries incident thereto will give EN-
ployrnent to at least a thousand raore
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29

Constitutional Guarantees Suspended as
Result of Popular Disapproval OF War
Against M0Ors-=-F0rces in MOr0c-
- co Are in Grave Plight.

the people, who have drunk to the
dregs in the chalice of colonial adj
venture.
The position of General Marina, com
mander of the Spanish forces in Nor
Deco, is described as being inherently
weak He must maintain his base at
Melilla and hold Mount AtalayOu, four
miles distant. which protects his adj
vance post. The intervening country is
intersected with ravines and dominated
by the foothills of Mount Geruga, offer
ing splendid opportunities for sur
prises by the Moors.