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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-20
PEARY ALONE
REFUSES To
BELIEVE
SHOULD BE COMPELLED
TO PROVE HIS OWN CASE
Explorer Nearing New York.,
Grows ReStiye Under Contin-
ued Impeachment of His YER
aCity Without Proofu


oii ''"'
tuckeI e:do =. m, sept. ID (Nla
United Wireless ana Marconi Wire
less1 DR.. Frederick A. Cook TO-DAY
made tn" following statement to the
Associated Press:
my desire To get on American soil
increases with every mile Ieft hebind
The vessel is doing her hest record
although DELAYED occasionally MAX
ing 400 miles in the last tyrnty-fo,u,
hours.
"Commander Pealy.s unfortunate O.
accusations have disclosed another
side of his character. The sprcirio
records Of my iournc, are acressihlr
to everyone who reads ana an cam
decide for themselves when P.ary
publishes similar report
tSigned) "FREDERfCIl \ COOK ,
According to thc cantafn's obsnr,a-
tioDs ut midday fbc oscar n Win arr
rive at Sandy Hook abnut noon to-
morrow. unless sorn,tbtns nnf,Io.arn
arises.
Or cool, anncars to over,.is,.. oi..,t
srlf-r,straint Inn GA, ba,dfv ranrrss
a natural ANNOYANCE AT fine imnracb-
mont or bfe ,.,,.,cit,. u.itba,t rroors
lie r,(niested mo Associated press ia
mako nuhlie tbe folIouing
"Com nand.r pcar,. .h,e.,e=,. ,.a+ gi,or
ia ~. v.-rld ro ~,.,or hiy ann,
eas. A., claim has baen fnllv repos-
nlzcd bv DenmarI, and hv thc king of
sweden; the president Of the United
States has wired mo his confidence
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-20
FRESH ALARM
FROM FOREST
SERVICE
EXPERTS FIGURES SHOW
WASTE IS APPALLING
Average Annual Loss From
Fires for Past 40 Years Is
Placed at S5O,0O0000; For
eStS No Longer a National
Resource.


Washington. sept ia startling
situation has developed AS the rec
suit Of a taking of stock Of the
| country'S forest resources. according
to Trcadwell Cleveland, Jr export ina
the bureau of forestry in bulletin
made public today
Mr Cleveland declares that the
country stun is destroying the for
ests taking from It every year three
times as much wood as is added by
the new growth that less than one
third of the growing tree frlled by
the lumbcrman is ever used at am.
chat ono-clcventh Of an the forest is
swept by fires every year and that ON
the average since 1870 forest fires
have yearly cost $4,000 000 in tim
bcr and nifty lives
Mr. Cleveland says that over 90
per cent of the forests i'm private
hands which comprise three fourths
Of all the forest land and four-hfths
of all the wood is thus devastated by
destructive use and the sweep of un-
checked fires while Jess thau one per
cent is properly handled for success
siye crops or effectively protected from
tire. It is said furthel tha4-the for
est a. "a national resource is rapidly
being obltcrattd.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-20
BUSINESS MEN
FIGHT STRIKE
IN OMAHA
RESOLVE TO STAND
BEHIND THE OPERATORS



Omaha. Sept l9-The first show of
| violence i'm th, street car strike came
at Council Bluff this afternoon when
q ear on the rutcrurban line vas de-
rallied and the windows smashed, CON
ductor Dolittc resisted his assailants
ana was injured with brick
Five strikers were arrested. charged
with riotous conduct.
Firty-four men were brought 10 tue
city from Chicago today and it is un-
dcrstood that 400 more are expected
to arrive tomorrow.
During thu afternoon 800 strikers
paradcd through the principal streets.
The union leaders claimed goo other
men are out
4 crowd az 1000 including many
women gathered and ieered the car
crews Tn. Tollcys were pulled of
and the ropes cut SO that the con-
ductors wct. compelled To climb on
top of the cars 10 replace the troll
lcys. one loose trolley pole caught
the trolley wire and broke it. allow
ing the cnls carrying q heavy cur
rent to drop Fortunately the crowd
SAW the danger and quickly scattered
So that non. N.re touched by the
live wire Th. crowd oas dispersed
hy the police.
After al, rIotng at Council Elufts
al cars in th4t city we're taken off
oud i'm Omaha service WAS aiscon-
tiuucd at o'clock
Tho Bus.u,s. Mems association met
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-20
OBSERVATIONS
MAY Be FAXED.
SAYS PEARY
REVIEWS ATTEMPT TO
DlSCREDIT DR., COOK
Members of His Party Who Met
Cook at Etah Declare He Said
Nothing of Having Reached
Pole.


sydney q n Sent New liuht
vas tbra,vn an tbc cnntrnvrrs, o,.r,.
~, discover. nr me Nortb nolr TO-DAY
ON thc arrival nr tnc steamer ryr,an
from Rattio uarbor where m. cor
rasuonarnts learned from two mem
her. If commander pear,,s expedition
t,at IN, Fr.d,ri..l cook hod mel
tb,m ,t rtoh ana had mentioned no
tbfn, If diocovrrtna tho moi. when
rIarr, whitney Gro,p. Eorton and
I.,rned ,,.nt to rt,b an tba Fril, IA
I,,ino nro,.ision. for Co,,mondsr
p..,r,- Ia, \-orton ana 7 arn,l turned
n,oI. a,d uybi,n.,. ohtairnd n,,,,,,ts-
eio, from, Conmandc, p.,rv ~ re-
,,.iu IL, I1,nl, st.ti,, ro,n,,,,a.
80, p.a.,. gt,ti,nal Inh, Nrnrrb, ~,
h,.,t.o.ai,,. or ,,,'. p,aoya,..It dnJ wi.
li,,,, p,;,,1,ar1 .ssf.,t,,, '.,,l, or ~.
pnas.,ert -. I,,oI, - o,,.rd th. stor.s
Nr,rnb, t.Itino ~ his evnarianca At
t,t,,h .at5,
'.Y, ",@.@t,,,an.l..r p.a,, ta,, ma = 90
t,,..n ....,,.l .1'' .,,rn.
,,.,,t,,, t.,,,',, fr,,, thn pnas..
.i. - a.. n,,.t,. nri,,t,..i ,,...s
,,.t,t, c,,,o ti,,,o l,.t s,rin.r d,
,,.,,',. -, ,.,,,,. i,ta ...,,n ana M.
,,,. = .,.,, ~. roa1-
~ 5i'1 ~ xxx. r1,a .n.l, ,nolal
,i,..1 ~, ,,..,.,, ,.,,t a., .,fi H., ,..s
as he claimed that some of the stores
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-20
Cook Issues Singing Reply
to Peary's Accusations
. s.s.se..s.s...s
COOK ARRIVES IN
NIN YORK TUESDAY

ON board Oscar II, Sept IL
The Oscar II Will not arrive at
New York untl Tuesday morn
ing. This it at the urgent re-
, quest of the reception commit
, tee which is to meet Dr. Cook.
, The steamer could have reached
, Sandy Hook Monday afternoon, I
but message from the reception
committee asking that her ar
rival be delayed owing to the
fact that it was impossible to
change the committees arrange
ments was received this evening
by wireless and the captain con
sented to comply with the re-
} quest The oscar II is therefore Z
under decreased speed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-20

ney He will bead no more trips to
the Arctic, nor, tor that matter Il
the Antarctic. His work in the ice
fields is Finished.
"I have accomplished the ambition
of my life said the commander. Il
shall always be Interested in Arctic
exploration. but it must now be left
to Younger men.
Commander Pcary often broke his
narrative TO cali upon Professor Don
aid Mcmillan. naturalist and gcoloEst.
to relate some incident of the trip.
No less interesting than Pearys dash
to the pole were the discoveries by
Prof Mcmillan Of relics and stores
of seven previous Arctic expeditions
those of General GrcoN in tSS1-s4,
Commander Hall n 1871 the Amund-
sen exploration party of 1908 Sir
John Woods expedition. the cNplora-
ton party of Admiral Sir George
Mares in tS75-76, aud the expeditions
OF Commander Pcau in 1896 aud
1900.
Commander PCarN pretuccd the in
uuiSition" as he called il, with the
statement that he had made his posi-
ton clear in reference to the Cook
controversy in an carly dispatch that
had been sent by wireless to the As
aociated press.
- shall pay no attention TO fake
stories or any side issues, said Com
Peary, that are put out to dis
tract attention from the main ques-
ton has Cook been to the pole 90
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-20

II was in am old sail boat holding
stores left in Battle Harbor that Com
mandcr Psary told the story to scorc
or more of correspondents of his jour
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-20

*23.125 on $1os paid. t53 per cent.
paid.
Session Sales.
IT'S Eva, 31.25; rs Oahu sug. Co.,
80; so Waialua, Ito; $50 Honokaa, 49,
Between Boards.
$4,000 Hilo R. R. 6s, 90; Isl Wal
alua, 10925; 100 B. & NJ Co., $3.50;
10 Pioneer, 1860; SO Honokaa, 1885;
80 Honokaa, 10; $1,000 Q. R. L.
Co. IS, 101.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-20
PORT OF HONOLULU.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Thursday, August 10.
Str. Claudine, Bennett, from Hilo and
Maui ports, a. m.
DEPARTED.
Str. w. G. Hall, for Kauai ports, 5
p. m.
All. S. S. Virginian, for Elee1e, Ka-
hu1ui, Hilo and Salina Cruz, p. m.
Schr. n. C. Wright, for Tanning and
Washington Islands, Ais p. m.
DUE TODAY.
Str. Mauna Loa, from Hawaii and
Maui ports, a. m.
CA. S. S. Mariana, from Victoria,
a. m.
U. S. S, Supply, from Bremerton,
about noon.
SAIL TODAY.
Str. Claudine, for Maui ports and
Hilo, 5 p. m.
S. S. Mariana, for Sydney, p. m.
DUE TOMORROW.
P. NJ. S. S. Manchuria, from the ORR
ent.
PASSENGERS.
Departed.
Per str. w G.. Hall, for Kauai ports,
August IF. B. Angus, J. r. Meyers,
F. E. Harvey. Marston Campbell, 7. A.
Saki, W. A. Kinney, Mr.. Waser.
Booked to Depart.
Per str. Claudine, for Maui ports and
Hilo. August 20.--Lothian Williams, j.
N. s. Williams, Joshua D. Pratt. f. S.
Pallister, Miss Fleming, Miss Kalino,
J. K. Kaleo, Manuel K. Richards, Jen-
ME Kalino, Mrs. R. W. Atkinson, Miss
J. Lindsay. J. T. Penn, B. T. Hest
stand. Mrs. Leong Kui and child, J. H
Mackenzie, Miss Brown, Kakichi Kibe
and wife, Jas. G.. Kamakaiwl.
VESSELS IN PORT.
(Army and Navy.)
Iroquois, T. s. station tug, Moses.
Buffalo, U. S. cruiser, Brown, Manila
Aug. IA.
Merchant Vessels.)
Andrew Welch, Am. blk, Kelly, Sar
Francisco, August 10.
Century, Br. SIS, Downie, Newcastle
Aug. s.
Flaurence Ward, Am. schr., Piltz, Mid
way, Aug. II.
Mary E. Foster, Am. SCH, Gray's Har
Dor, Aug. 5.
| Ocean Queen, Nor. S.. Johannessen
Ocean Island, July %
| Nordsee, Ger. sp., Peitsmeier, Leith
July 20.
virginian, Am. SIS, San Francisco, Aug
| IA.
TRANSPORT SERVICE.
Buford, from Seattle for Manila (di
rect), Aug. 5.
Dix. arrived Seattle from Honolulu
| June 4.
I Logan. arrived San Francisco iron
! Honolulu, August 10.
Thomas. from Manila for Hon., Aug. 16
Sheridan, from Honolulu for Manila
August IA.
THE MAILS.
| Mails are due from the followin,
| points as follows:
! San Franeise0-Per Z. s. S. Supply
today.
| Vancouver-Per Mariana, today.
/ Orient-Per Manehuria, tomorrow.
Mails win depart for the followin
points as follows:
San Franciseo-Per Manehuria, tomol
row.
Colonies-Per Mariana, today.
Il orient-Per Nippon Maru, Aug. a.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-20
eeeTeeeeETTTTT
= MARINE REPORT. !.
> e
= .& ~ ~ - e - - y 1898
From San Francisco Merchants Ex-

change.]
Thursday, August 10, 1909.
San Francisco-Sailed, August Is, Z
p. M, S. S. Lurline, for Honolulu.
Gaviota-Arrived, August 10, s. s.
W. S. Porter, hence August IL.
Hilo-Sailed, August Is, schr. W. Ell.
Marston, for Redondo.
Hilo-Sailed, August Is, S. S. Texan,
for New York.
Sailed, August IS, U. s. S. st.
Louis, for San Francisco, 9 a. m.
Hana-Sailed, August IA, sehr. Jas
Rolph, for San Francisco.
Kahului-Arrived, August is, s. s.
Hyades, hence August IL.
Manila-Sailed, August 10, U. S. A.
transport Thomas, for Honolulu.
Eureka-Sailed, August 10, Am. blk
S. c. Allen, for Honolulu.
Sound-Sailed, August 10, FIR. sp.
Montcalm, for Honolulu.
Wireless.
U. s. S. Supply will arrive from San
Francisco tomorrow noon with $50 bags
mail.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-20

FRESH poha berries at Mrs. Kearns'
every Saturday. Order early. 8422
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-20
FOR SALE.

LUIS at NuuaHu, AalInI, PaIama, ka-
pahulu and Manoa on easiest terms.
FOR RENT.
A brand new Groom cottage, uptodate
IN every respect, in finest location Of
Kalihi, one block from car line; rental
SO per month.
4 brand new 3-bedroom cottage with
porcelain plumbing and connected with
sewer, at Palama. Rental, $500 per
month.
4 small 5-room cottage, with electric
light on verandah; close to center of
town. Rental, $1,000 per month.
j. FL. sCHNACK, 137 Merchant st.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-20

FURNISHED. That commodious resi-
denee now occupied by c. II. Dickey
on Nuuanu avenue win be for rent
during the next months, posses
sion given Sept. 20, Four bedrooms;
double parlors; 2 bathrooms; ample
closets; servants quarters; stable,
etc. Do not wish families with
young children. Apply to c. Il.
Dickey. 346
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-20
Classified Advertisements

SIX room modern cottage; good order;
1907 Young. Apply ]. II. Cummings
1887 College. s439
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STAMPING.

STAMPING, stenciling, japanese de-
signs; water color work and lessons
1925 College st. s427
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-05
SPOKANE PREPARING FOR
COMMISSION FROM

Spokane. Wash, Nov. Every sur
face Indication is that with a change
in the city charter viii come the com
mission form Of government in the
municipality Of Spokane Mayor Mel
son S. Pratt has just named a citi-
zens' committee Of II representative
business and professional men, in
Guiding three members Of the pres
ent city council. to make public re-
port on the advisability of change
in the form Of government The plan
calls for new charter. upon which
a city vote may be taken next April
so that the commission of five can as
sumo office the following month. The
change is welcomed generally Ay the
people, who see that the present sys-
TEN is an utter failure Mayor Pratt
has received several hundred letters
anu thousands OF personal visits from
men in both parties. complimenting
him upon the stand he has taken to
place the city upon thorough bust
ness basis. While he has been in
Office only six months, he declares his
administration has been weakened BY
an opposition council and an anti
quated system of government
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-05
MADAME STEINHEIL AGAIN
TAKES WITNESS STAND

BY Associated Press.
Paris France. Nov. 5--Contrary TO
expectation. Madame steinheil again
took the stand today, ia her trial for
the murder Of her husband and step
mother. She showed plainly the ef-
fects Of the ordeal Of the last two
days. she took the stand with com
posure. however, but this soon melted
away under the judges pitiless ques-
tioning and she resorted to agonized
plea to the jury to believe in her in
nocence.
She Indignantly denied that she ac-
cused the young waif son of the Stein
he'll servant, in order to clear herself
in the eyes of Maurice Borderel, the
merchant. who it was supposed she
desired to marry
Borderel today reaftirmed his faith
N the innocence Of Madame Stein
he'll. saying that she knew marriage
with him would be impossible and
therefore the alleged motive for the
murder was untenable.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-05

organic law is unwarranled by con
dilions
The contest Is cerrain 70 attract at
tention because the result OF the suit
filed By the railroads may have a pot
ent influence IN the solution Of the
rate problem. It presents, also. the
interesting feature Of involving the
sovereign power Of state 90 adopt
its own method Of regulating corpor-
ations.
The evident intent OF the constitu-
tion makers OF Oklahoma was 70 re-
verse the legal conditions surround
ing the question Of rate regulation:
to remove the obstacle OF ~constitu-
tlonal rights" 50 frequently injected
into such lawsuits to delay and often
70 defeat the state in putting into
effect statutes enacted by the Iegis-
latures in response 10 public demand
for lower rates. Therefore they made
the z-cent fare the standard of pas
senger charges. and placed all the re-
sponsIbiiity for showing that this
standard was unfair upon the roads
themselves
The corporation commission is made
the court Of arbitration. The consti-
tuition gives ii the power to suspend
the 2cent fare when the showing con
vinces the commission that the rate
is unjust or confscatory. But the
railroads must produce all books and
accounts of the corporations estab-
lish the physical value offhe property
ana the actual investment involved In
she operation Of the road to make
that showing
The Oklahoma railroads have ap
pealed to the United states courts te
declare this provision OF the Okla
homa constitution antagonistic to the
federal constitution. II the Oklaho
ma document IS upheld it will point
the way for other states TO the solu
ton Of a vexatious problem by con
stitntional amendments rather thar
statutory enactments. Kansas Cts
star
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-05
Nj, K. & 7. RAILWAY.
South Bound.
North Bound.
ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO
East Bound.

4O4 St L. & K. c. Express $40 a. m.
Az Springfield Express 1855 p. m.
4OS St Louis Limited 7:0s p. m.
10 St. Louis Meteor LII 30 p. m.
Ala Kansas City Express. 1870 a. m.
West Bound.
4O7 Oklahoma Limited :. 900 a. m.
All T. & O. Mail..........11:25 a. m.
4os Oklahoma Express. ~. $3.50 p. m.
9 Meteor ............ 1:55 a. m.
4ls Meteor ....... 1870 a. N.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-05
okLAHoMAN's UNIQUE coNsTi-
TUITION.

The Oklahoma railroads are at
tempting to annul the 2-cent fare Law
81 that state in the United States
court ii Guthrie today aud III their
aght against low fares they are cor.
tronted BY 4 unique Situation. T.sey
munt prove that fhe Constitution "a
Oklahoma Is unconstitutional
in other states TIE roads hage l'ase1
able 10 attack toe 2-cent Laws as an
tar0nistic 10 Ghe constitutional rights
0f she corporations N Oklahoma ihe
constitution prgsiles that ihe railroads
uay charge Only twC cents per mile
ior carrying passengers. 81 that. in-
stead of the nsbai plea that the re-
daced rates are unwafranted by the
organic las d the state. the railroads
MUST Show thaf TIE demand 81 the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-05

Cox brothers today, sold the George
Davis place on Mustang creek. to NJ.
kidney. Of Knob Noster. Mo. Mr.
Kidney vim move to this place on
March 1. bringing with him a car load
of fine stock
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-05

a matter that should be regulated
by the next legislature is that of abb
stracts Of title AT present the cum
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-05

bersome and expensive method IS TO
quote an the laws and treaties bearing
on the subject Of Indian lands The
sensible plan would be to take the In
dian deeds as a starting point and
thus simplify the matter Nothing
behind the Indian patent il Of any con-
sequence and why place such a heavy
burden on the people OF the eastern
half Of the stateg
The WeIch Watchman has now de-
cided to, build the county court house
at Mitchell. an imaginary city In the
center Of the county. Next
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
Hotel Pendleton Arrivals.

S. Sternburger, San Francisco; C
s. Pierce. Rochester, n. Y; S. l.
Holms, Portland; l. E. Shoulders
Clancy, Julious Beeman. Portland;
San Francisco: G. C. Hunt, John
]. W. Sweezy and wife, Walla Walla;
p. \. Wagner. Spokane; Guy Rich
ardson, Portland; G. B. Atkinson,
Spokane; F. G. Allison, Starbuck; c.
j. Willert, Starbuck; A. Sueisheimer,
Portland; D. A. Pickard, Chicago; S.
F. Wilson, Athena; w. c. E. Pruitt,
city; j. B. Baker, Meecham; ]. A.
Cooper, Walla Walla; Jas. G. Hoff-
man, Pilot Rock; C. K. Tebbetts,
Portland; Jas. E. Bannon, Portland;
Thos. Nestor, Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
ECHO NEWS NOTES
SHIP CARLOAD OF
HORSES TO IDAHO
Some of Them Are 10 Be Sold and
Others Used by the shipper. Frank
Spikc--Ncw Butcher Shop to be
Opened in Echo-Unclc Jessie
Moore Has Recovered From Sick
ncss-Nirs. Whitworth's Sister Re
ported ILL.,
lSneclal Corresnondence. J

Echo, Ore, April l4.-Frank Spike
left this evening for Bull, Idaho
with carload of large farm horses
Some are for sale and the others are
to be used ON the farms of Bennett
and Spike.
II. e. Sleavens and wife are visit
ing in Spokane since the 10Th inst.
J. S. Dring and Shelly Jones have
opened up butcher shop in the Lone
Star market building opposite the
Hotel Echo on Bridge street.
Mr., Jessie Moore returned from
Pendleton today Uncle Jessie looks
much better, He has BEEN suffering
from the effect of the grippe.
c. r. Lisle and Hugh Smith left
for Pendleton this evening to prove
the goods that were stolen from
Lisles hardware store short time
ago.
Mrs. w. w. Whitworth and Mrs.
C r. Lisle are at Chehalis, Wash.
having left on Saturday in response
to message that Mrs. Whitworth's
sister, Mrs Margaret Short. of that
place, was dangerously i'll. No word
has been received from them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
STAYTON HOLDUP
MEN NOT FOUND

Salem, Or, April 14.-Captures are
momentarily expected in the hunt for
the two masked men who yesterday
afternoon attempted to hold up the
Stayton bank at Stayton, but were
frightened away. The bank today of
fered a $500 reward. Sheriff Mimic
of Marion county has several posses
combing the country as we'll as hav-
ing notified the sheriffs and police
OF surrounding counties.
The two masked men entered the
Stayton bank yesterday afternoon, a
few minutes before the closing time.
and demanded that the cashier hold
up his hands, and that himself and
two others in the bank march out
side the counter. Peter Freres,
brother of Cashier Wedel Freres,
lodged behind a desk and the robbers
became frightened and fled, Miss
Harold, the assistant, was also in the
bank at the time of the attempted
holdup.
Monday afternoon two strangers ar
iiNNh iN bNhy Noil anu lltN w HlIt Sdu-
die horses. saying they wished to ride
over the country one was a Ger
man, the other is thought to have
been an American. Both were smooth
shaven and appeared to be between
25 and 30 years of age. According to
the description given by those in the
bank the two strangers were the
holdup men.
After leaving the bank the hold
UP men started toward the thick
underbrush skirting the Santiam
river. A posse of about 80 men
started in pursuit within a few min
utes. 1t is thought one of the men
was wounded by. a member of the
posse, but both made good their es-
cape.
Stayton is a prosperous little city
OF about 1000 inhabitants and is To-
Gated on the Santiam river, near the
Springfield branch OF the Southern
Pacific. about is miles from Salem.
West Stayton is the railroad station.
Il is a small manufacturing center
and the Bank of Stayton is in a pros
porous condition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15

pipes were all open he thought he
would fix the connections so that he
would be spared the expense in fu-
ture.
The old man has so far failed to
explain where he secured his pipe but
as it tallies with that missed by the
cemetery committee in finishing up
its work, the city officials are of the
opinion that he also borrowed the
pipe" The local hardware stores de-
ny ever having sold him any pipe.
How much water has been taken
will be hard to determine but it is
probable that he will be requested to
pay a certain amount of money for
each month that has elapsed since he
made his connections. Failure to
comply with this request will probably
be followed by prosecution.