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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21

Rheims Aug. 21.-Aeroplanes-
flying in straight lines, making wide
turns or wheeling abruptly, travelling
slow and fact, offered a striking spec
tacle to $4,000 persons on the field
of Bethany yesterday. Two slight
accidents occurred. NJ. Dumanst,
driving an Antainette machine, came
to the ground sideways and broke one
of the runners of his aeroplane. and
M. Goffroy, in an Esnault- Palterie.
monoplane. had accomplished flight
of a kilometer when the machine
struck hedge, demolishing its pro-
peller.
This was the second practice day
before the commencement of the prize
flights Of aviation week and many of
the aviators took advantage of the
favorable weather to try out their
craft. Glenn H. Curtiss, the Ameri-
can, was given an ovation after
flight Of seven minutes. Although the
motor )f his machine was a bit err
ratio. the bi-plane sped straight with
out swaying. Mr.. Curtiss declared
that he was ready for the races.
Hubert Latham also was applauded
for spectaculr flight of ten minutes,
NJ. Blerbt, driving a small 40 horse
power monoplane, made a series of
maneuvers during which he demon
strated his masterful hand at avia-
ton
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
GENERAL REYES
IS SURROUNDED
MEXICAN TROOPS AFTER
ANTI-DIAZ CANDIDATE
No Overt Act Yet Committed But
Troops Keep Reyes and Followers
Under Surveillance Fearing Revolt
Many Reyesas Arrested at Tor
reOn.

Mexico City, Aug. 21.-General Ber-
nardo Reyes, governor of the state of
Nuveo Leon, and opposition candidate
for the vice presidency, is surrounded
by detachment of government troops
in the mountains near Galeana, Nuevo
Leon. No overt act has yet been COM
mitted, and it is reported that Senor
Reyes is merely being held under sur
veilance by the federal authorities.
A number of members of the Reyist
party have been arrested at Torreon,
state of Coahuila and Xocnimilo 10
miles southeast of Mexico City, for
holding meetings. They are charged
with disorderly conduct. Today was
General Reyes birthday and a celebra-
ton in honor of the event was plan
ned for Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
OKLAHOMA BIDS FOR
JEFF'RIES-JOHNSON FIGHT

New York. Aug. 21.-Joseph C.
Miller, millionaire owner of the ia
nous 1O1 ranch in Oklahoma, an
nounced that he would be willing to
put up seventy-five thousand dollars
for the Johnson-Jeffries fight at
Bliss, Oklahoma. Miller's offer is re-
garded as bonafide. as he has sig
nified his willingness to deposit $685.
900 Immediately as a guarantee of his
good faith.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
Representatives of 0oen River
Transportation Company
Meet With Farmers.
MEANS COOPERATION ON
PART OF ORGANIZATIONS
Open River Company Has Already
Reduced Freight Rates on Wheat
is Planning Further Reductions
and Is Now Delivering Freight ih
Pcndleton Cheaper Than the Rail-
road-Meeting This Afternoon Il
Behind Closed Doors.

Dorsey B. Smith, representing the
Open River Transportation company,
is here this afternoon to meet with
the farmers and confer with them
relative to the proposed electric rail-
way across the wheat belt to the CO.
lumbia river. The full significance
Of this conference is not known, as
the meeting, now in session, is behind
closed doors. 1t is believed, however,
that this removes all doubt which
may heretofore have existed as to the
willingness of the Transportation
company to cooperate with the far.
mers of this county in their efforts
to secure cheaper freight rates on
wheat to tidewater points.
The Open River Transportation
in addition to having already pro-
vided lower rates for those grain
growers whose crops are tributary to
the Columbia river points, it has un.
dertaken the experiment OF building
barges on which to float the wheat
down the river, hoping in this man
ner to still further reduce the freight
charges.
Mr.. Smith also says his company is
now delivering freight in Pendleton,
five cents per hundred cheaper than
the railroad is bringing it from Port
land and that during this month so
far his company has delivered at
Umatilla for reshipment to interior
points, more than 100000 pounds OF
freight.
The outcome of this afternoons con-
ference between the representative of
his company and the Farmers Union
will therefore be awaited with much
interest by those interested
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
V|0LIN|ST DIES
As He PLAYS
RENDERS MELODY WHICH is
HIS OWN DEATH MUSIC
Paul Schmidt Plays Passionate Hun
garian Melody TO Crowd of After
Theater Diners and Sinks I'm Death
With Their Applause Ringing in his
Ears.

San Francisco, Aug. 21.-while the
crowd OF after theatre diners at the
Techau tavern applauded Paul
Schmidt, first violinist under Gypsy
Rigo last night for the brilliant rem
dition of the Hungarian melody he
had just finished, his bow fell out of
his hands and he dropped to the floor
dead. The man put his whole soul
into the death music. the notes way
cred first indicating when the attack
began. Men and women sat spell
bound till he had finished. Schmidt
died with their applause ringing in his
ears.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
HILLS SON FORCED TO
SLEEP IN HAySTACK

Great Falls, Mont, Aug, 21.--A
hard hearted settler last night re
fused shelter to Louis w, Hill, son
Of James ]. Hill, president of tn,
Great Northern, and the young mai,
was forced to spend the night in 4,
haystack. Hill was making a trl
from Helena to Great Falls in an
automobile which stuck in the muo
near Fort Shaw. He trudged many
miles seeking help and found set
tier who said he was too busy to leave
his house. When he said he was the
presidents son the settler skeptical-
ly refused lodging.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
Search is Abandoned

Capetown, Aug. 21.-The govern
ment and the admiralty have aban-
doned the search for the missing
steamer Waratah, which left Port Ma
tai July &c for London with 500 peo-
pie on board. They still have a sren-
der hope that the Waratah may yet
be found by reason of the fact that the
steamer Menarandra, from Madagas-
car for East London, is "a days over
due. 1t has been suggested that the
Mearandra may be assisting the
Waratah.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
FIELDER JONES WILL BUY
BUT NEVER MANAGE

Portland, Ore. Aug. 21.-when
shown the dispatch from Cleveland,
saying that his name is prominently
mentioned i'm connection with the
management of that club, Fielder A.
Jones, now of this city, former mana
ger of the Chicago league club, said
to the United Press:
There is nthing in it; 1 have re-
ceived no offer from Cleveland. It
is true / am in the market to buy n
controlling interest in a major league
club. but I will never go back into
the baseball business as the manager
Of any club"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
Explosion Proved Scrions.

Toxic, Aug. 21.-Today's advices
from Osaka show yesterdays maga-
zine explosion more serious than re-
ported Investigation revealed IS
tons of dynamite, 25 tons of powder
exploded. A score of persons were
seriously injured in addition to those
fatally The force of the explosion
shattered 1920 buildings. II is be-
lieved that spontaneous combustion
was the cause
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
THREE BODIES FOUND
AT HORSESHOE LAKE

st. Louis, Aug. 21.--Shot through
the head the body of woman ap~
parently 35 years of age and a baby
girl ore. were found at Horseshoe
Lake near East st. Louis. The bodies
were still warm and the police are
The body of a man was
found later in the water and it Is
believed that Le killed them and then
sucided.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
MARSH WINS MARATHON
AT VANCOUVER

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 21.-John
Marsh of Winnipeg, won the Van
couver professional Marathon race
here last night in easy fashion fin
ishing over IL minutes ahead of the
next runner, Aleck Bowman of Ma
naimo, b. c. Peter Terway of Call
gary was third. Marsh's time was
2.4S.54. Conrad Hubenette of San
Francisco was fourth. Carl Birch of
Aberdeen finished fifth and viii STAN
ley of san Francisco, sixth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
HARVEST HANDS FILE LIENS
ON WHEAT To SECURE WAGES

Because John Smiley, a threshing
machine man, left the country with
out paying his harvest hands, three
farmers for whom he threshed may
be compelled to pay the crews wages
as we'll as pay Smiley for threshing
their grain, according to action taken
In the local courts today, The three
grain growers are Monroe Parrish.
Chris Breeding and A. P. Myrick. all
prosperous farmers in the vicinity Of
Helix. a total Of 2S liens have been
filed against their crops.
It seems that Smiley collected pay
for threshing from these men, turned
the machine back to the man from
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
BARNEY OLDFTELD WON
TWENTY-FIVE MILE RACE

indianapolis, Aug. 21.-Barney Old
field in Benz machine. captured tn,
20 mile race this afternoon on the
motor speedway thereby capturing
first trophy to be offered drivers.
Heretofore The trophies have been
offered to makers of machines.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
PITvTSBURG STRIKERS ATTEMPT
TO BURN BIG PLANT

Pittsburg. Aug. 21.-Early today an
attempt was made by unknown per-
sons to start a fire inside the plant
OF the Pressed Steel Car company.
Several large bundles of burning ex-
celsior were thrown over the mill fence
but were extinguished by guards.
Hearing that strike sympathizers
had threatened to dynamite the ferry
steamer, H. H. Pill, used to carry
employees to the works, the crew OF
the boat quit today rather than take
the risk Of an explosion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21

Pendleton fair Under the contract
between the local fair board and Di-
rector McElroy the latter is to come
to Pendleton with the same organl-
zation he will have at Salem and at
Portland. Consequently the visitors at
the district fair will hear a band that
has furnished entertainment for two
of the biggest fairs of the northwest.
The McElroy band is directed by w.
%. McElroy, son of Prof. e. r. McEl-
roy former state superintendent of
public instruction and well known
educator of the state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
N M'ELR0Y'S BAND WILL PLAY FOR
COMING THIRD DISTRICT FAIR

McElroy's famous band of 25 pieces
has been engaged to furnish music
for the third district fair to be held
In. this city from September q to
October 2. This is the same band
that supplied the music for the fair
two years ago and those who heard
the band at that time will be glad
to know II Is to come again.
McElroy's band will come to PEN
dleton this year after having played
for the state fair at Salem and for
the Pacific national fair to be held In
Portland the week just preceding the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21

whom it was purchased and left the
country leaving the crews wages and
several other accounts unpaid. Now
liens have been filed against the grain
owned by these men for whom he
thresRd and though they have al
ready paid their threshing bills to
Smiley they viii probably be COM
PEELED to pay the wages due his men.
a law passed at the last session of the
legislature, making this possible.
The 2S claims range from IS to $50
and total approximately $500. Attor-
ney ]. b. Perry is representing the
harvest hands who are seeking to col
lect their wages.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
VANCOUVER PITCHER is
SOLD TO ST. LOUIS

Seattle, Aug. 21.-President Dick
son of the Vancouver club of the
Northwestern league, announced to-
day that he had sold Pitcher Gilligan
to the st. Louis Americans for $4,000.
He recently pitched a 22-inning game
but has done good work during the
whole of this season.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
Fire Under Control.

Spokane. Aug. 21.-The great forest
fire on the Occur d'Alene is controll-
ed this afternoon according to the re-
ports Of sawmill workmen. The mill
owners depreciate the loss because OF
heavy interests but approximately 8
square miles Of choicest white pine
was destroyed, the loss being nearly
$4,000, 900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
FIRE DESTROYS TOWN;
THREATENS OTHERS

Winnipeg. Man, Aug. 21.-Grano
Forks, b. c., is threatened with de
struction by a forest fire which has
been raging for two days. A near
by town, Roseberry, was destroyed.
and hundreds OF inhabitants narrow
ly escaped. The fire is sweeping tho
valley toward Hatton. Foresters are
recruiting fire fighters and appara-
tus.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
j. p. MORGAN BOUGHT
CHICAGO & GREAT WESTERN

st. Paul, Aug. 21.-Representing j.
r. Morgan, the flnancier. Fred II.
Gardner and George w. Stevens today
at foreclosure sale purchased the
Chicago & Great Western railroad for
twelve million dollars. Morgan paid
the secretary of state his personal
check for s96,O47 for articles of in
corporation. The company is to be
reorganized with capital stock of
500, 900, 900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21

FOUR CONVICTS ESCAPE
FROM PENITENTIAlY.

Salem, Aug. 21.-Penltentlary .
. guards are searching today for. .
. four short term convicts who .
. escaped late yesterday after .
. noon from the brlckyards ada .
. cent to the prison, Three of the 0
. men were employed in the .
. yards as TRUSTEES, while the .
. fourth yas a water carrier. The .
men are: Tony Williams of Q
. Yamhill, forgery, year and .
half; Fred Reislngton of .
Washington county, larceny; .
year and half; Frank Weyer, .
Gillian county, larceny, one .
year; Clarke Davis, Columbia .
county, larceny. year and a half. .
The men escaped through the .
tall grass when the guards were
not watching. 0
3 = q q a q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
SAN FRANCISCO HOLDS BIG
ATHLETIC TOURNAMENT

San Francisco, Aug. 21.-Some Of
the worlds greatest athletes compete
this afternoon in track and field
meets at the stadium in Golden Gate
park. Clubs of New York, Chicago,
San Francisco with several independ-
ent champions are entered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
ANIAZONS JOIN IN
ATTACK UPON SPANIARDS

Madrid, Aug. 21.-Moorish women
are joining the Riff tribesmen in at
tacking the beleaguered Spanish at
Melilla. The women are said to be
fiercer fighters than the men, The
Spaniards are resorting to throwing
hand grenades in slings. These burst
among the tribesmen, killing and in
juring scores.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
Trip Is Chanter of Accidents

Astoria, Ore, Aug. 21-Captain
Lebeaupin. of the French bark Ba-
bin Chevaye, which arrived in this
port today, 1S5 days out from Ant
werp, reports that in a fierce gale
in The ATTITUDES OF the Kirkland is
lands. he lost two e-bodied seamen
overheard and had three men Sc
r'ously injured, a broken arm, a
broken leg and a fractured skull be-
ing the range Of accidents suffered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
AdmIrnltr sounds Nn,nI Ofrlccrs.

London. Aug. 21.-The admiralty
has lent to Canada a number of naval
officers who shortly will proceed to
the dominion and advise on the work
~ organizing the new Canadian navy
in accordance with the plan agreed
upon with TIE imperial defense con-
ference.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
WASHINGTON SENATE
REJECTS REFORM BILL

Olympia, Aug 21.-A bill for the
nomination Of supreme court jus
tees by the direct primary was de-
feated in the senate today, 10 to II.
A majority of % was needed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
BABY. GIRL STOLEN
FROM TOPEKA, KANSAS

Topeka. Kas.. Aug. 21.-Shooting
at a boy who guarded the baby girl
man kidnapped Marion, the five year
old daughter of Mrs. Charlotte
Blakley. 1t is believed the child will
be held for ransom. Two wome,.
claim the child is theirs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
CZAR NICHOLAS MUST
BEWARE OF ANARCHISTS

Moscow, Aug. 21.-Anarchists are
flocking to Italy in anticipation of
the cars contemplated visit. The
police claim they have unearthed a
plot to kill the Russian monarch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
OREGON Man is Honored.

Denver, Aug. 21.-Isaac T. Pryor.
of Texas was elected president of the
trans-Mississippi congress today. A. c.
Trombo an Oregon man, was elected
vice president, and Arthur Francis of
Missouri reelected secretary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21

FLATHEAD WINNER KILLED
RIDING BRAKE BEAMS

; Spokane, Aug. 21-Frank :
+ Kelley of Spokane, who drew .
: No. 81 in the Flathead reserva- .
: tion drawing at Coeur d'Alene .
recently was killed under Nor !
thern Pacific train this morn .
: ing. 1t Is believed he was rid 1
! ing the freight and fell. His .
: number entitled him to a fine 1
quarter section of land. 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
PASSENGER ENGINE WENT
THROUGH BRIDGE AT DART

Spokane, Aug. 21.-A passenger
engine plunged through bridge at
Dart. Wosh., on s F. & ~ today. The
engineers is reported killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
AV|ATORS FLY
At RHEIMS
AeropIaneS Dart Through the
Air at Will in Practice
Flights.
VETERAN AVIATORs RECEIVE
OVATION FROM SPECTATORS

"Grand Aviation Week." Which Be-
gins Tomorrow Is Preceded by
Practice Day-Only Two Accidents
Mar the Success-150OO People
Gather and Cheer the Feats-Cur-
tiss, BIeriot. Latham and Others
Make Successful Flights-Every-
thing Ready for Big International
Competition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
FOREST FIRES
STILL RACING
A Thousand Fire Fighters Are
Unable to Control the
Flames.
LOSS OF TIMBER WILL
APPROXIMATE $4,000, 900

Forest Fires in Occur dAlene Dis
trict Burn With Undlmlnlshed Fury
But Fighters Expect to Control
Them by Back Firing - EveriIl
Hartman Reported to Be Injured
Searching Parties Are Out-Fire In
Mica Bay District Is Controller
After Doing $4,000 Damage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21
Sommer Takes Flyer.

NJ. Sommer, who recently, though
unofficially, beat Wilbur Wrights rec
ord forr duration of flight speeded
across the plateau during the after
noon and was lost to sight in the haze.
1, was thought by spectators that he
had descended, but suddenly reap
peared. When he landed he announc-
ed that he had been to the village of
Vinney.
During the evening there was some
wind, but Count Lambert and NJ.
Lefevre. both plotting Wright BIZ
planes braved the breeze and stimuli
taneously made evolutions which DEM
onstrated the ease and facility with
which machines of the Wright model
may be sailed. Lefevre was particu-
larly skillful in handling his craft.
Once he wheeled abruptly over the
heads of the spectators.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-21

Rheims, Aug. 21.-"Grand aviation
week" the most important event in
the history OF airshipping begins here
tomorrow, Craft from America, Eng
land, Austria, Italy and France will
be in competition for prizes aggregat-
ing forty thousand dollars. Every
kind of machine, aeroplanes, dirgibles,
hot air, spherical balloons, will be
entered. All of the greatest aviators
Of the world will be present to COM
pete.
Among those who will probably en-
ter tonight will be Louis Bleriot, the
Frenchman who recently crossed the
English channel, Hubert Latham of
England, who failed twice with his
monoplane in an attempt to cross the
channel. Paul Tissander of France. a
pupil of the Wright brothers. Roger
Somner, who broke the French time
record, Glenn H. Curtis. the American
flag defender and score of Others |
Eight important events are program
med, chief Of which is the one for the |
twenty thousand dollar grand prize. |
|: is expected that the sustained flight |
speed records will be broken. The |
city has built hundreds of open air
stands, and made great preparations
FOR the meet.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-13
WOMAN MADE HOME AT kARUL
Aged Mrs. '-'nooIn's Wanderinss
Among Oriental People.

A singular romance is related in
connection with the announcement in
the irish newspapers of the death,
at kabul, Afghanistan, OF Emily, widow
OF henry Simpson Lincoln
Some twelve years ago young In.
dian Mohammedan studying at the
Royal College OF :urg@ o4s al Dublin
resided with Mrs. Lincoln, who was
about 40 years OF age WhCn TIE
young Indian fi1ished his studies she
determined 10 accompany him back to
India, and left the Unitarian church
for Mohammedanism. In the course
of time the Indian obtained a position
In Kabul as secretary to The amir of
Af2hanistan, and there Mrs. Lincoln
followed him, Drawing the formidable
journey from Lahore to Kabul by
horse and palanquin, although about
40 years of age.
Arriving at KabuI she was Obliged
to live in the retirement observed by
Mahommedan women, and saw the
young Indian no more, though she was
allowed to talk with him unseen.
Her last letters 10 her Dublin
friends told of loneliness beyond ex.,
preston and of her belief of ap.
preaching death. Almost Immediately
a1terWard came telegram stating
that she had passed away.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-13
coRsETs IN ANCIENT GREECE
A Playwright. Says Cycling Skirts
Were Also Common There.

The discovery has been made Ia
Paris recently, that the Greeks 2,00Q
years ago wore corsets and other ar
ticles of modern feminine dress. &C
cording to the Faris correspondent OF
the New York Times. Nine Paquin
and Jules Bois disclosed the fact in
the latter's play, La Furie," at the
Comedie Franchise, for which the ia
mousEJ'yessmaker designed the cos.
tune &safter consulting some of the
oldesr ecords. Jules Bois said to me:
There Is really nothing new under
the sun. The ordinary conception Of
Greek dress refers only to certain pc,
RODS. l know what / am talking
about.
Il have studied the works of Schlie.
mann on Mycenae and Of Evans and
De Mosso on the prehistoric epochs
i have made excavations at Knossos
and in Crete. have visited museums.
| don't imagine the things write
about. The Grecians of the most an
c1ent periods had modern figures. This
is the point l insist upon Look at
the statues of the women, ancient
Greek vases and sculptures and you
VIII see ribbons, crinoline, head
dresses, basques and corsets. The
cycling skirt was the usual mode at
the court Of .Agamemmon."
TO prove his points M. Bois had pho
tographs Of old sculptures and vases
These are extraordinarily like the
modes Of 1880. From these Nine. Pa.
quin made the costumes for the play
Or course, this upsets popular ideas
about Greek dress, and probably mu
sical play showing Ulysses in pajamas
and Dido in kimono will be pro
duced on the boulevard as a result
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-13
The seasuII and the Fisherman.

In the fishing village of Auchmithie,
Scotland, you may frequently witness
seagulls flying into the houses of the
fishermen and partaking of food from
their hands. One Of these sea birds
was In the habit Of staying in a fisher.
mans house all the year round ex
cept at the breeding season, when II
left. Once while the gull was ava,
the fisherman removed his home some
three and a half miles from the form
er place. The fisherman never e1
pected to see bis old friend, the gull.
again. 1t was, therefore, much to his
establishment that he beheld one Sun.
day the sea bird come walking into
his new residence with stately steps
TO resume his old familiarities and
household ways.