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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
BABY GIRL LEFT
ON DOOR STEP
AT CLYDE FINCH
HOME LATE LAST NIGHT
Ringing of the Door-bell Calls Mr..
Finch TO the Door About Ten
Ocloclx-Two Small Bundles Prove
TO be Baby Girl and Some Cloth
ing-Nothing Left That Would Lead
to Identity-Baby Will Likely be
Adopted.

Without any note of explanation, a
girl baby was left at the door of the
door of the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Finch of $40 Jane street,
about 10 o'clock last night The in
fant was wrapped in a blanket and
by its side was bundle of clothes
wrapped in a paper but there is not
a word of writing on either the cloth
ing or the paper and the recipients
OF the human bundle are completely
in the dark IS to where the child came
from.
Mr. Finch, who is chief clerk at the
post office, and Mrs. Finch had been
up town for the evening and return
ing shortly before 10 o'clock retired
for the night, their back porch serv-
ing for bedroom in the summer time.
Hardly had they dropped off to sleep
when they were awakened by long
ring at the door bell. Thinking some
of the neighbors were in need of as
sistance Mr.. Finch hastily passed into
the house and drawing on some
clothes hastened to the door. His sur
prise upon finding the baby wrapped
in a blanket can be more easily imag-
iped than described.
There was no one in sight and an ex-
animation this morning failed to re-
veal any trace of tracks by a person
or vehicle of any kind. The parentage
OF the child will therefore probably
never be known to it or its foster par
ents for Mr.. and Mrs. Finch have
practically decided to adopt the child
and give it the best home they can.
Having no children of their own the
little girl is very welcome though Mr..
and Mrs. Finch are naturally quite
anxious to know something of its par
entage.
The clothing which accompanied
the child. while perfectly clean ana
we'll laundred, bore evidence of having
been used before and evidently had
not been made for this child. The
little girl is we'll formed, perfectly
healthy and apparently from one to
three weeks of age.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
Lyman Gage Speaks.

San Diego, Cal, June 25.-"It is
shame to drag my name into this
mess simply because the poor girls
body was found in an eastern river"
declared Lyman Gage in discussing
the tragic death Of Mrs. Woodill.
Gage refused to say anything con-
cerning the woman's past. When he
was asked concerning the parentage
Of the woman, Mr.. Gage replied:
you have your own guess" He de-
clared he had never. heard the name
Of Emmett Roberts linked with hers.
He said she was in San Diego less
than a month ago and that she was
entered into the Dingley School of
Theosophy. of which he is member.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
California Girl Winner.

Philadelphia, June 25.-Miss Hazel
Hotchkiss, the Berkeley, Cal, expert.
defeated Miss Edith Rotch of Boston
in the semi-finals of the woman's
national championship lawn tennis
tournament at the Philadelphia
Cricket club and will meet in the
finals tomorrow Miss Louise Ham
mond of New York, the metropolitan
champion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
FEDERATION WOMEN OPPOSE
CIGARETTES AND CHAIN GANG

Seattle, June 25.-After taking
determined stand against the cigar
ette and the chain gang in resolutions
unanimously passed the Washington
state federation of women's clubs
closed its sessions last night. The
protest was made against the practice
of working men in chain gangs in the.
streets and against confining men
and women in stockades without di-
vision. Walla Walla was selected as,
the next convention. place.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25

New York, June 25.-Two suspects
were found today in a search for Leon
Ling, the Chinaman accused of kill
ing Elsie Sgel, the mission worker.
One was taken at Newton, Long Is
land and the other from aboard the
steamship Arizonian, enroute from
Hampton Roads to San Francisco.
The former answered the description
of the fugitive.
The other suspect was found
through the roll of the ships crew.
He shipped on the vessel few days
ago, and succeeded in getting out Of
the port without attracting notice.
No wireless was aboard. Unless the
government tug overtages the ship
nothing further will be heard of the
Chinese until the Arizona reaches
port.
That Elsie Sigel wrote to both
Chung Gain, and Leon Ling with
terms of affection and that she tried
to make each believe he her true
love is indicated by letters found in
Ling's trunk. both dated June 7th, the
day before the girl was murdered.
The one addressed to Gain says:
'I don't want you to feel badly be-
cause Willie is here tonight You
know love you always. Don't mind
Willie. Although he is nothing to me
1 had to see him. 1 did not send for
him. Yours ever loving, Elsie"
Lings note said: II am writing this
while mother is away. She would not
let me if she knew it. Don't think
Willie, that 1 will give you up for
anybody. Always remember that
dear times we had together. Will see
you soon. With love, Elsie
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25

pear before the grand jury. The
offenses with which he is charged
make him subject to fines amounting
to from SIS to $500. As the evidence
against him is said to be strong it is
probable that he will enter pleas OF
guilty to each of the three charges
and take the minimum fines.
So far as known this is the first
arrest under the law requiring drug
gists to be registered pharmacists or
have registered pharmacists in their
employ but it is declared that the
state board is determined to enforce
the law and that other arrests are to
follow. 1t is possible therefore that
since this is the first, the Echo drug
gist may decide to fight the case and
make a test of It.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
SUIT IS WON
By MRS. COULD
Justice Downing Exouerated
Her From Charges Made
by Husband.
AN ALIMONY or
THREE THOUSAND A MONTH

Decision Comes This Afternoon In JUS
tice Downing Court-Mrs. Gould Is
Granted the Divorce Prayed for
Against Howard GOuld-Morning
Session Is Taken up by Mrs. Gould's
Testimony and that of Unimport-
ant Witnesses-Mrs. Gould Charges
Witnesses With Testifying Falsely
Regarding Her.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
ROBERTS SHOT
BY A POSSE
Man Charged With Murder Of
Mrs. WoodhiII Killed While
Resisting Arrest.
DEATH OCCURS NEAR SCENE
OF THE FORMER TRAGEDY

Body of Prominent Los Angeles So
ciety Woman Found In Creek In
Maryland by BOys-Her Skull is
Crushed in-Was Last Seen With
the Man Who Was Killed by the
Posse-Accused Murderer Had Been
Searched for by Armed POsse-Dls-
covered by Farmer I'm BOat-Or-
dered to Surrender and Opens Fire
on the Armed Pursuers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
MORE CHINESE
ARE ARRESTED.
Police Active in Looking for
Murderer of Elsie SigeI,
the Mission Worker.
MURDERED GIRL MAKES
LOVE TO TWO CHINAMEN

Letters are Found Which Show that
She Wrote Love Letters to Two
Different Cinnamon on Same Day
Wanted Both of Them to Think
That he Was the Only True Love-.
Both Letters Were Written on day
Before her Murder-Found in the
Trunk of the Chinaman Accused Of
Numbering Her.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
MOROCCO THREATENED
WITH A REBEL RAID

Tangier, Morocco, June 25.-Ad-
vices from Fez indicate that the in
ternal peace of Morocco is again
threatened by the depredations of
the rebel Roghi Another factor is
the series of raids conducted by the
sultan's rebellious brother, Mulah
Kebir, at the head of the Zenneur
tribesmen.
The sultan has organized a flying
column of 1000 men to pursue Roghi
and the Europeans are preparing to
flee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
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st. Michaels, June 25.-Mrs. 1
Edith Thompson Woodhill was 4
) killed by a woman who hit her 1
) over the head with a champaign !
; bottle, according to revelations I
said to be contained in letter I
; found in the pocket of Emmett 1
; Roberts, who was slain by the
) posse. It is said that two men
were present, but if the letter 1
) contains the name of the slayer 1
it was not made public. The I
: police think Roberts was one Of 1
the two men. 1
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25

New York, June 25.-Justice
Bowling this afternoon complet-
ely exonerated Mrs. Howard
Gould of all charges made
: against her by her husband, and
: granted her separation, and an
+ ahmony of three thousand dol
: lars a month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
|ECHO DRUGGIST AND POSTMASTER
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING LAWS


John Dorm, the Echo druggist,
postmaster and justice of the peace,
has been held to appear before the
grand jury this fall on three counts
The charges were preferred by F. H
Caldwell Of the state pharmacy
board who recently made a visit to
Umatilla county to secure the evil
dence
Dorm is charged with selling poison
and not registering the sale, with
filling prescriptions without being a
registered pharmacist or having a
registered pharmacist in his employ.
Following the filing of the COM
plant in the district attorneys Of
flee Dorm was notified to come to
Pendleton. where he was arraigned
before Justice Parkes and held to ap-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
Bankers Give Reccntlnn.

Seattle, June ga reception in
honor of the visiting bankers was
given last night in the armory by the
the Seattle bankers we're on the re-
ception committee, and the handsom-
est of them constituted the floor
committee. A large majority of the
visitors attended.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
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St. Michaels. Nd, June 25.-Em-
met Roberts the accused slayer of
Mrs. Mabel Thompson of Woodhill,
was killed by a posse in a revolver
duel near the wharf at Mcdaniel,
Nd, the home of Mrs. Woodhill's fos-
ter father. He was approaching the
wharf in a small boat when the Of
ficers sprang from their places of
concealment on the shore and order
ed him to surrender. Instead of giv-
ing up the fugitive opened fire on the
pursuers, who killed him. Shortly
after midnight the small boat was
seen moving up the back river near
the Thompson home by Roberts bum
galow. John McQuay, the owner of
farm in the vicinity notified Sheriff
Mortimer and Magistrate Willy that
he thought Rogerts was returning to
the scene of the crime.
With four other men Willy and
Mortimer followed the boat along the
bank. and another man in a boat fol-
lowed after creeping along the bank.
Three miles up Willy shouted: Hello
Rogerts, throw up your hands,"
Without uttering a sound Roberts
rose and fired with big revolver.
After the party on the shore had fired
several shots Roberts dropped dead
in the boat Deputies then pulled the
boat ashore, Roberts was shot through
the mouth. He carried a bottle of
poison.
The woman was the wife of Gilbert
Woodill, a Los Angeles automobile
dealer and a friend Of Mrs. Kath-
crime Tingley, the Point Iona "pur-
pie mother" She was placed at the
Point Iona school by. Lyman ].
Gage, former secretary of the treas
ury, and studied theosophy for years.
She was visiting her foster father
when murdered. Her body was
found in the river near st. Michaels.
May Have Been Disguised.
The police suspect that possibly
Roberts" connected with the st.
Michaels tragedy, was Robert E.
Eastman, former Wall street
broker, who is now a fugitive, having
jumped his bail after being arrested
in Chicago in August with $55,000 on
his person. 1t is alleged he had liza
bilities of over $15O,OOO when he left
New York. In the pockets of the
dead man was found a deed trahs-
ferring property in Bergin county,
New Jersey, from Robert E. Eastman
to John ]. Mann, dated July 90, 1908.
Eastman was suspended by the Con-
solidated Stock exchange charged
with getting money under false pre-
lenses.
Story of Crime
Mrs. Woodill's nude body, the skull
crushed in and the face disfigured,
was discovered by boys who were
in Back creek, not far from
the home of Mrs: Woodill's foster
father. Captain Charles H. Thomp-
son.
man by the name of Roberts was
with Mrs. Woodill when she was last
seen. He claimed to be a magazine
writer and general correspondent of
newspapers, He is even said to have
declared that he returned to this To-
cality after a short absence for the |
express purpose of writing up the |
murder which he is now accused of |
having committed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodill came here a
short time ago, the latter with the |
intention Of passing the summer with |
her foster father. Her husband re-
NAMED only a few days, leaving, it |
S understood, for Detroit, whence he |
Intended to return to Los Angeles. |
From that time Mrs. Woodin and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
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BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED
IN NEBRASKA CLOUDBURST

4 West Point, Neb.. June 25.-- 1
4 Followed by cloudburst, flood 1
+ ing the streets and many build 4
+ ings, a tornado swept this city i
4 early today. ST. Joseph's church 4
+ (CatholicJ and several resi- I
+ dences were demolished. No
+ deaths are reported.
q + + 4 & i. + + 4 + + + + + 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
Thousand Acres Fire Swept.

Pasadena, Cal, June 25.-Fighting
fire in the San Gabriel canyon, a
dozen fire wardens, aided by visitors
at Camp Rincon, defeated the first
conflagration of the season yester-
day, but not until 1000 acres had
been swept by the flames. The blaze
was caused by the cigar butt of a
careless camper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
VIII Canvass Vote.

At 4 o'clock this afternoon the
school board will meet to canvass the
vote cast at the recent election at
which Messrs Cole and Brown were
elected by coup.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
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CONSIDER INCOME TAX
IN SENATE SOON

Washington, June 25.-Ald-
rich said today If it elected the
senate could finish with the
schedule of the tariff bill by to-
morrow and be ready to con-
slider the income tax proposition
Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25
SMITH MAKES
PROPOSITION
School Board Leader Writes
Open Letter 10 Dr. F. w.
Vincent.
SUGGESTS SCHOOL ELECTION
BE HELD SECOND TIME

Asks That Another Election be Held
So That Voters May Decide Between
Il. l.. Smith and DIR. Vaughan and
DIR. w. q. Cole and j. Il. Brown
School Board Meets This Evening
to Canvass Result OF Recent Elec-
ton at Which Coup Was Made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25

Greenback mine, 20 miles north of
Grants Pass, will resume operations.
reports the Courier. 1t has yielded
SO, 600, 900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25

Where the collection is the life of
the church, the church makes a poor
collection Of lives.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-25

Roberts are said to have seen much
Of each other.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-27
MATHEWsoN TO GET OFFICE.
Controller-Elect Prendergast Will APP
point Him Second Deputy.

Douglas AIathewsou, Of the 35th Assem-
bly, District, in The Bronx. has been Sc
lected as second Deputy Controller. to sue
coed \. Taylor Phillips. Controller-eIect
Prendergast has not made the formal an
nOunCemeut, but IL was learned last night
that the appointment was as good as
made. II is understood that certain 1inan-
cial interests tried TO have Mr.. Phillips re-
tanned
Mr. Mathewson, who was the choice of
the Republicans of The Bronx as the fu-
sion candidate for Borough President there
in the last campaign and was an uusuc-
oessful candidate for Justice of the city
Court two years ago, has long been active
in Republican affairs. He is a member of
the New York County Republican Com
mittee.
Mr. Prendergast started yesterday for
Lakewood. and is not expected To return
until Friday. His other appointments Will
probably be announced before that time.
however. as it is understood the list is
complete. Mr.. Prendergast has almost en-
tireIy recovered from his recent Illness,
but he wanted 10 get a complete rest be
fore starting on his official duties
The bond of 100000 which the Con
troller has 10 furnish. was prepared before
Mr.. Prendergast left the city It is
written by the Peoples Surety Company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-27
NO 1IM OF CONQUEST.
Central americans Told Not to
Fear United States.

DIT Juan J UlIoa Costa Rican Consul
General in this city, who Is now N san
Jose. Costa Rica. as president OF the In
teruationaI Sanitary Conference, which
opened last Saturday. presents In LA
Information" of December 10 his views on
the turmoil in Nicaragua and the attitude
Of the United States OF especial interest
al this time are the observations OF Dr.
J-IIoa on the latter subject, because OF his
many years stay in this country and the
excellent facilities that he had as an Off
ciaI for studying the situation az close
range.
The United States. says DR.. Clloa. has
no thought or desire of conquest, and
seeks only 70 guarantee the protection
that fl owes 70 American life and prop
erty- The United States means TO do moth
ing more, declares the Costa Rican Consul
General
There has been a mass Of misinfOrma-
ton" says DIR. CuOa in LA Information.
regarding the attitude and intention ot
the American government toward the Cen
trail American country We have sbso-
luteIv nothing to fear from the Americans.
for can assure Won that the sole purpose
Of the United States Is 20 guarantee the
life and property of American citizens
They esteem US because We are law
abiding people.
The rupture between the United states
and Nicaragua IS the result Of a long
standing trouble between the two ccuu-
tries by reason OF the belief of the SeEre-
tary Of state that American citizens and
their interests were not properly suarau-
teed- Because OF the manifest hostility
Of General Zelaya, IL has been impossible
20 reach a settlement OF these diGHcultles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-27
sToRM-TossED MAN sUCCUMBs
Battle of Aged New Rochelle Resident
with Blizzard Fatal.

The blizzard which ragged over the sub
ubar towns in Westchester County for
eighteen hours caused one death, tied up
trolley roads and delayed trains on the
Harlem. New Haven and New York Cen
trail railroads
August u. Kohl, a retired wealthy resi-
dent Of New Rochelle. dropped dead upon
reaching his home after tramping through
the uIinding storm from the railroad sta
ton 70 his house at No. 81 Huguenot street,
New Rochelle, on Christmas night He had
spent Christmas with his daughter in New
York, and arrived at New Rochelle on the
II .. m train The blizzard was raging
then, and Nj Kohl, who was seventy
eight years old. could get neither trolley
car nor hack TO take him home, and de-
cided to face the storm. He had TO plough
through snowdrifts which were above his
knees. Moreover. the gale bufeted him
about and when he reached mis- home he
was completely exhausted He was tax
ing off mis- overcoat when he suddenly
gasped for breath and fell TO the floor,
dead
The cars on the TarrytoWn, White Plains
and Mount Vernon lines were snowbound
for hours, as great drifts had piled upon
the tracks IN cuts and several snow pIoughs
had TO work all day. The Federal Express.
the owl and Boston Express trains on the
New Haven road were from four to five
hours late. as the storm was more severe
on the Connecticut division than on the
New York branch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-27
IMPOSSIBLE TO WIN PRIZES ?
Mr.. Bishop Talks on Aero Meet at Los
Angeles Action Here Thursday.
JBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune.

Lencx. Mass, Dec. &-At a meeting or
the Aero Club of America in New York on
next Thursday the decision or the club on
the application of the Los Angeles Aero
Club for sanction for the meet January 10
TO 50 viii be made Cortlandt Field Bishop,
president of the Aero Club OF America, be-
l.eves that the matter can be so adjusted
that the meeting may be held. Regarding
the prize list Of the Los Angeles club. ne
said that there was $3o0G0 offered which
he did not believe could be earned BY com
petitors. one offer Is $1,000 for a dirigfble
flight from Los Angeles 10 San Francisco
and the other Is $4,000 for a balloon flight
70 the Atlantic seaboard.
Mr.. Bishop said that there had been a
$4,000 offer standing for about a year for a
flight from New York to Albany. $50 miles
which had not been earned and the pro
posed route Of the dirigible flight in Cali
fornia vas more than four hundred miles
He also said that he believed il was a
physical impossihility 10 lily a balloon frSn
Los Angeles 10 the Atlantic The Aero
club will carefully examine the conditions
of the Los Angeles prize list before passing
on the meet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-27
TAMM1NY'S MAKEUP.
General and ETecutjue Com
mittees to ReOrgGni>6.

There will be a meeting of the Tammany
Hall general and executive committees for
organization for the coming year on
Wednesday night II is expected that the
present officers will be reelected J. Ser
zeant Cram. who was referred TO as ''Y an
kee Doodle Ia 4 letter published recently
as having been sent 10 Charles F Murphy
by James E. Gafney, is president of the
general committee 2. r. Donohue is treas
urer and Thomas T. Smith secretary.
Thomas F. McAvoy is chairman Of the eX-
ecutive committee.
A successor TO Little Tim Sullivan as
representative OF the Sd Assembly District
in the executive committee viii be elected
Ex-senator John Z. Fitzgerald viii prob
ably be the man named. Johnny White.
who for years was a conidant of Little
Tim Is also q candidate for the place.
but big Tim is said 10 favor Fitzgerald.
The retirement of several district leaders
had been scheduled for this meeting, IN
case Tammany won at the recent election,
but Charles T. Murphy has asked them
10 reconsider their determination 20 lay
active politics aside. as he needs them 70
keep the organization intact in the four
lean years to come
Among those who had expected To retire
were Sheriff Thomas F. Foley. leader Of
the ID District. and Battery Dan" Finn
Of the LIST. The latter is rapidly failing IN
health. and Sheriff Foley Is now in a sara-
torium
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-27
ARREST OF ZEL4Y4NS
MadYTz accuses Predecessors
Son-in-La1c and Others.

Managua, Nicaragua, Dec 2b.-Ihe
new President OF Nicaragua, Jose Ma
driz, is taking hold of affairs with
strong hand. Zelaya left him the legacy
of an empty treasury, and soon after
President Madriz had publicly announced
in effect that the country was Pracu-
calIv on the verge OF bankruptcy the
arrest OF joaquin PassOs, Zelaya's SON
in-law. and Ernesto Maritime, Zelaya 5
last Finance Minister, was ordered
They are now in the hands of the au-
thorities. charged with misapprOpriation
of public funds. failure 70 register gov
eminent bonds and the circulation OF IN
signed paper money
Francisco Baca, who has replaced Or.
Julian Irias as Minister General, Is pre-
pairing a decree establishing commits
sion for the purpose OF revokinS the
franchises under which a score OF mo-
nOpoIies, given 10 individuals by Zelaya,
have been operated. These moncpOies
poured into ZeIaya's purse vast sums or
money. for. while they were ostensibly
in the hands Of others, it was 70 the for
mer President that the greater portion
Of the returns was transferred. Passos
IL looked on as the creator OF these
monopoIies and the dummy utilized by
ZeIaya TO cover his large stock interest
therein. His arrest has met with general
approval.
Santos Ramirez. Zelaya's chief Of tele-
graphs. has also been arrested He IS
charged with having sent a dispatch
in the name OF President Madriz order
ing the government troops 10 abandon
what are said 70 have been strong posi-
tions. Generals AnastaSio Ortiz. Benito
Chavarria and Pauline Cooley. who were
banished by ZeIaya in 1896, have been
recalled BY AIadriz.