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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
SEATTLE MAN KILLS
GIRL WIFE AND HIMSELF

Seattle e-Unsuccessful in his at
tempt to effect a reconciliation with
Mildred Payne McComb, his 17-year-
old wife of a year, and to get her to
agree to accompany him to Los An
geles, where they might start mar
ried life anew among strangers, j..
w. McComb, aged 3S, shot and killed
her at an early hour Wednesday
morning as she lay asleep in a Sec
ond floor bedroom Of their home at
3436 Erie street, near Leschi park,
and then, crawling over her dead
body. sent a bullet into his own brain,
which must have caused instant
death. according to Deputy Coroner
William Barthwick. His arms and
the weapon, an old-fashioned Al
caliber Colts, fell upon the young girl
whom he had loved. The double
tragedy was not discovered until late
in the afternoon. McComb was a
conductor on the Yesler Way cable
line.
The couple became estraned three
weeks ago and McComb left the
house, going to live with a sister, Nell
McComb, who resides few blocks
away.
Nelghbors heard two shots fired at
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
OF NEW
STATE ROAD LAW

Salem, Ore.-So replete is chapter
143 Of the general laws of the last
legislature (house bill 81 with am,
biguities and contradictions that II
the strict letter of the act were to be
followed out, now that it is in effect
it would be unlawful for any vehicle
with tires measuring six inches or
more in width to be hauled over any
improved road in county west or
the Cascades carrying load of less
than $500 pounds in weight. No max
imum weight is prescribed for this
character of vehicle.
House bill 81 is intended to regu-
late the weight of loads of cordwood,
sawlogs, lumber, ties, timbers, piling
or heavy merchandise to be hauled
on the improved public highways or
the several counties of the state, and
gives the county courts jurisdiction
to make the necessary regulations by
order. No doubt the intent of the au-
thor of the bill was to limit the max
imum weight to be hauled upon
wagons of different widths of tire to
protect the improved highways from
damage by being cut up. 1t is diff
cult to say, however, what view a
court would take of the act as a
whole should the occasion arise to
test its legality
Section 3 of the act, after reciting
the powers of the county court in
making an order regulating tn.
weight of loads to be hauled over a
certain road, says: "The maximum
weight thereof (load) shall not be
less than $500 nor more than $500
pounds for any vehicle having tires
of any width less than four inches
nor less than $500 nor more than
$500 pounds for any vehicle having
tires of more than four inches and
less than six inches in width, mol
less than $500 pounds for any vehicle
| having tires Of six inches or more in
width" etc. From the latter clause
it would appear that it would be un.
lawful to haul a vehicle having tires
of six inches or more in width ovel
an improved road unless 1t carried g
load of not less than $500 pounds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
1:3O o'clock this morning and it is
believed that the tragedy occurred
at that hour.
GET FORTUNE OF $4,000
IN A SINGLE BLAST

Downieville, Cal-Between $4,000
and 100000 in almost pure gold was
loosened by a blast in the Eldorado
tunned at Allegheny, this county, last
evening. Hatfuls of gold with parti-
cles of quartz attached were picked
from the floor of the tunnel. This
find promises to eclipse even the Six
teen-to-One and the Tightener, both
near neighbors. H. L. Johnson, own
er of the Tightener, bonded the Eldo-
RADIO two weeks ago for $4,000.
The Morning Glory mine, nearby
owned by Rohrig Brothers, has just
broken into rock of immense value,
big slabs sprinkled and scanned with
gold being exhibited. The owners re-
fuse to say what their strike broke,
but it is said to be $4,000.
An d-fasi1ioned rush Is on to Alle-
gheny from all directions, and men of
every vocation and of every age are
flocking into the district to stake
claims.
II. L. Stark, consulting engineer for
George Wingfield the well-known
millionaire mining man of Goldfeld.
was there some time ago trying to buy
and consolidate the Tightener, Six
teen-to- One, Eldorado, Morning Glory
and other rich properties, but Mr..
Wingfield's wealth proved Inadequate
Excitement is running high.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
SAYS WESERN JAPS
ARE CHRISTIANS

Denver, Colo.-That the japanese
resident of the west is a better Chris
tan than the one who seeks to keep
him out of the schools and the coun-
try was the intimation of DR.. \. W.
Halsey OF New York, secretary of the
board of foreign missions, in his ad-
dress following the report of the
board before the general assembly of
the Presbyterian church here.
"a have received letter" said he,
from a man representing 1000 Japa.
nese in various western states He
says that his people have raised
$4,000 for the evangellzing- Of the
Japanese, and he wants the assembly
to give a like amout. They are
scorned, but they are Christians. and
I wonder If they are not better than
the ones who scorn them"
The report of the board indicated
that there are 100000, 900 heathens
in the world who have never heard of
the Bible, and DR.. Howard A. John.
ston of Colorado Springs suggested
that for each 1000 Christians in this
country to send one missionary would
mean n teacher for each $4,000
heathens, and this would be only
equitable. DR. Halsey grew critical
toward the church in America as he
contrasted it with the missionary
work done by natives in almost every
foreign country. He did not speak
of the missionaries, but said that
great credit is due the unschooled ma
tives for their zeal for the church.
DR.. George B. Stewart. president of
Auburn Theological seminary, pre-
sented the report Of the educational
committee. He said there was not
such a present need of money as OF
insisting on a better moral and re-
/ ligous influence in the home. He
said If the influence Of the home
were properly directed there would be
berter fitted class OF men and
women for the missionary fields.
/ DR.. Sylvester w. Beach of Prince
| ton, who formerly was a worker in
the Latin quarter of Paris, spoke OF
the work among the American stu
dents there. He said there were
1000 American boys and girls there
when the work was first taken up
and at that time there was no re-
ligious influence of any sort. Now,
he said, there Is a large Sunday night
attendance at regular services main
! tained in a studio.
The assembly adopted resolutions
OF support in the cases Of w. H. Nor
risOn and w. II. Sheppard, the latter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
RESULTS OF THE BIG
GAMES YESTERDAY
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE.

At Portland-Portland, 8; Spokane,
U. -
At Seattle-Aberdeen, 0; Seattle, 4.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
ALDRICH BILL DISPLEASES
FRENCH LACE MAKERS

Paris.-The free admission Of
certain type of lacemaking machine
granted by the senate tariff bill in
Washington has tempted only one
lacemaking firm in Calas to establish
a plant in Senator Aldrich's state This
it is asserted, is one reason why the
bill permits the entry of only one kind
of machine. while nine others used in
Calas are excluded.
NJ. Sayoux, secretary Of the Feder-
alton Of French Merchants and Man
ufacturers predicts a tariff war OF
retaliation.
This is an attempt to rob France
Of one of her most important indus
tries" said NJ. Sayoux. Even be-
fore the bill allowing free importation
of this lacemaking machine was made
public, lacemakers Of Calas had been
visited by agents of American rail-
ways and steamships, offering trans
pcrtation Of their machines at far be-
low usual rates.
"Our annual expectation to the
United States Of lace and embroidery
averages s12,5OO,OOO."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
Won't Slight a Good Friend.

"If ever I need a cough medicine
again I know what to get" declares
Mrs A. Il. Alley of Beals, Me, "for,
after using ten bottles of DR.. Kings
New Discovery, and seeing its excel,
.ent results, in my own family and
others, am convinced it is the best
medicine made for Coughs, Colds ana
lung trouble" Every one who tries
1t feels just that way. Relief is felt
at once and its quick. cure surprises
you, For Bronchitis. Asthma, Hem
orrhage. Group, LaGrippe, Sore
Throat, pain in chest or lungs it's SUI
preme. soc and s1.00. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by Tallman & Co.
and Pendleton Drug Co.
A great deal of public generosity
hides lot Of private meanness.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28

st Helens, Ore.-J Kendall Blak-
esley better known as "Toots' Blak-
esley. and Jack McCarty are under
| Indictment here on a charge OF at
tempted blackmall of County Treasur-
er Il. T.. Quick, who says he has al
ready given them $500. BlakesleS
has been arrested and placed under
( bond.
/ Quick Is connected with an abstract
company that has an extensive set
Of county books. He says Blakesley
proposed to him two years ago that
/ McCarty and Blakesley cracked safes
of the old courthouse, burn the build
ing and destroyed the records, thus en-
abling Quck's abstract company to
sell out to the county at its own price.
Quick says he refused the offer. The
old courthouse was not burned and
the records were transferred safely to
the new structure. but Blakesley lat
er secured $3.50 from Quick with
which to get McCarty out OF town.
From time to time they kept extract
ing money from him. till finally
demand came for $780, at which Quick
baked. This was on May O. Quick
ignored the letter and n second came
on May 21, containing additional
threats. Quick told Frank Prescott.
who advised laying the letters before
the District Attorney. The last let
ter follows:
Houlton, Ore. May is. '0S. - To.
Mr.. Quick. St Helens, oregon.
Dear Slr.--I am pretty sore at
Toots, for he has passed me up like a
cold chip Now I tell you. Mr.. f.. no
one can do that without having trou-
Bile. | met with failure with the last
money you sent me. l purchased the
diamond drills and put them into a
| vault, and as II was so dark | broke
them all, and as they cost $3.50, It was
| hard blow. have to Keep under
cover over here at Houlton. Dectec-
! tive Joe Day. of Portland, has been
around here for a couple OF days. but
, he hasn't seen me. / understand the
grand jury at ST. Helens Is liable to
be in session for another week What
want Is 5000, and Immediately upon
getting this letter send Blakesley out
to Houlton with the money. have.
my eye on big hand, and am going
to do the joball by my lonesome. and
you will get one-half by express Now
never had to be vexed at you, and I
don't want to now. The man that
killed that time in San Francisco was
; a fellow who undertook to throw me
, dt the last minute.
5 None can do that and live. Now
Quick, send Toots over this afternoon
with the $500. and assure that within
ten days you will be Handsomely re-
paid. I know your official position
5 places you so you can get the money
t easy. Don't say anything to BlaResley
8 about that I am to, give you Oh
= am so nervous From ten days s25OO
, Is your money. Don't forget this af-
= ternoon..
0 (Signed) Jack.
. Blakesley has long been bailiff OF
the Circuit court here. He IN expect
ed to make seusationar disclosures,
What time will the clock stop?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
EASTERN GAMES.

National League.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
Batteries Today's Games.

At San Francisco-Portland, era
ney and Armbruster; San Francisco
Henley and Berry.
At Los Angeles-Oakland. Wiggs
and Hogan; Los Angeles, Koestner
and Orendorff
At Sacramento - Vernon, Hogan
and Rogers; Sacramento, Whalen and
Byrnes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
Standing of the Teams.
R.,ter;es Today's Games.

AT Portland-Spokane, Jensen ano
Ostdiek; Portland, Kinsella and Muir
ray.
At Seattle-Aberdeen, Solver ano
O,Brien: Seattle, Thompson and Gus
ter.
At Vancouver-Tacoma, Samuels
and Kellacky; Vancouver Hall and
Stanley. =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
State Of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas Coun-

y, BB.
senior partner OF the firm OF r. J. Che.
ney & Co, doing business In the City OF
Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum Of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9th day Of December, A.
d. 1886.
A. W GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Send for testimo-
malls free.
FL. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for cOnstjpa-
tioa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
WOULD BLACKMA|L
TREASURER QUICK
ABSTRACT COMPANY WANT
HIM TO BURN RECORDS

County Treasurer Connected With
Firm That Has EXtenclve Set OF
County Books-Othcrs Propose That
the Official Burn the County Re-
cords-CouId Then Sell Out At
Their Own Prlce--Arrests Made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28

colored, who as missionaries in the
Congo district in Africa, are under
trial by the Belgian government,
charged with libel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
COAST LEAGUE.

At San Francisco-Portland, 0;
San Francisco, 3.
At Los Angeles-Oakland, /; Los
Angeles, 2.
At acramento-Vernon, 9; sacra-
mento, II.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28

Gibson; Boston, Lindaman and Gra-
ham.
All other National league games
were postponed on account Of rain.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-12-04

ENGLAND buys s battleshipxs Ger
many goes her one better. England
raises the ante; they haven't reached
the limit yet. &. It seems 10 bit IAueer
that the one person who profits most
by all this hnbbub is a gentle little
woman in Germany.
!: She IS Freifrau Krnpp Won Bohlen-
Halhach, owner of the greatest arms
foundry in the 1, world. s She took
charge of the works when she had
scarcely reached her majority =. :
Her father. Friedrich Alfred Krupp,
died in 1902, leaving two daughters,
Bertha and Barbara and soon after
the firm was changed into a Joint
stock company, all the shares being
held by members Of the family. Ber-
tina received the majority Of. the
stock. This was by. the, wishes of
the father, who wanted her: free to
choose a husband without considering
the future Of the business. =. .......
The Krupp establishment at Essen
covers about seven hundred and fifty
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SPEND HUBBY's DOLLARS
WITH HOME MERCHANTS

Are you reading the announcements
of the Duluth merchants concerning
their holiday offerings Of merchan-
disc? 49, -: '
Are you taking an occasional look
at the splendidly arranged show win
dows on Superior street. 49,. :
Are you also%reading the gorgeous
announcement Of the mail order
houses, whose circulars you are get
ting Meekly?r::> =: '..
Are you also looking in the mail
order house windows, or are you see
ing only pictures of the show WIN
dows? 49, :%-&: '.,,
Which. do" you think the safest to
go by, the goods themselves or pic
lures Of the goods? ::
You know, don't you? Well, then
burn up the catalogues you have ON
hand, forget to open the next one
you get, and spend your money with
your home merchant who has! the
goods and not tAeapictures to- show
you. 49, -"M%.. ~ TH;>It 4 :: .'' : =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-12-04
LIFE AMONG THE. TOILERS
OPENED GRADUATES EYES

Crystal Eastman, graduate of Vas
sar, is doing a mans work-and the
work of a great man. =,
When she went to Vassar college
from her home in Elmira, N Y, she
became interestedsin the course in So
sociology. She was one. of the. most
attractive girls in her class, but she
disregarded all social temptations,
and as soon as she;graduated she went
out into the world to find out how
she could help to make'it better. She
took up the I. work with" the Russell
Sage foundation. ~. :.
She went to Pittsburg and studied
the workmen there. She found that
employers were not caring for in
1ured employees. BY living in the
homes of toilers she gained vast in
formation regarding this evil and that
shed new light on the terrible con-
ditions which existed In the great city
or furnaces and rolling mills. A pam
phlet which she published on this
theme attracted general attention.
Her latest honor is to be appointed
by Gov. Hughes. of New York on a
special state commission to investl-
gate the: causes Of unemployment: On
this commission with her, are John
Mitchell labor leader; Henry r.
seager, professor Of political economy
at. Columbia university and president
Of the American :: Association for
Labor LEGISLATION, and other :indus-
trial students. They look to Miss
Eastman for: much. of their informa-
ton. ,'-..:-4c
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acres, and employs nearly thirty-four
thousand men. Then too, the firm
owns all the mines from which 1t
draws it's coal and iron, There is con-
nected with It the Gruson works at
Magdeburg, where armor plate is
made; the Germania wharf at Kiel,
one Of the largest shipbuilding yards
in Germany; foundry and machine
shop at Sayn, a steel mill at Amen,
large docks at Rotterdam and a
whole fleet of steamships Quite a.
kingdom for a young woman of
twenty seven! The stock she holds
IN her own name is valued at more
thana5lifty million dollars.
In spite of her fathers wealth Miss
Krupp, was educated in all branches
Of domestic economy. Modest and
unassuming, she is a young girl in the
fullest sense of the word, welding a
vast power wisely and cautiously, aid
cd: by the able advice of her young
husband, A world power, she is yet
the loving and attentive mother of a
Livery dear child.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-12-04
BOOST STAMP SALES
with STERE0P7|CON

:. AS the holiday season draws near,
the enthusiasm for Red Cross Christ
mas Stamps is increasing. Almost
every Women's club in the state Is
actively promoting the sale Of these
stamps.
!, The president of the. Minnesota
State Federation of Women's clubs,
Mrs. c. G. Higbee, has visited quite
a number Of cities in the northern
part of the state, in the interest of
the Red Cross Christmas Stamps, and
reports that prospects are favorable
for an unprecedentedly large sale.
Christopher Easton, the executive.
secretary of the Minnesota associa-
ton for the Prevention and Relief
of tuberculosis, has been touring the
southern district of the state, and
finds the same conditions.
In Duluth, it is planned to inter-
est the public by means of open-air
stereopticon lectures, at which spe-
cially prepared Red Cross slides will
be thrown upon the screen.
This headquarters of the American
Red Cross at Washington, D. c., has
already received such large orders
for printed advertising matter that
shipments have been somewhat de-
layed and hence, every town in the
state. which has not yet made ar
rangements: for local. sale of these
stamps, is requested to write without
delay to the Minnesota association for
the Prevention and Relief of Tuber-
culosis, st. Paul, MIMI: which has
been appointed sole agent for the
state of Minnesota. ;. .:r.
/; It is expected that the stamps shall
he placedsron sale simultaneously in
every part: of the state, the date Sc
lecteEA b eng Dec. i
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SHE STAYED AT HOME.

IT'S all right, Mary he said pa
ttently. go in for politics and stand
for the board Of education if you
want to. But remember one thing
the cartoonists will be after you as
soon as you're candidate ?''> J.
IT don't. care"
: '.And they'll put your picture in
the paper with your hair out of curl
and your hat on crooked"
do you think they would do that?'
(apprehensively.) "
-~s"Of course. And they'll make your
Paris gowns look like calico, and say
that your sealskin cloak is imitation,
: !: William" she said, t'Ithink TIL just
stay here and make the home happy
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that you AliOnld invent this eun and
not get IN thinx for your brains and
your Ii hof l,s u . ssa.

that you siioniIas this gun snd
not get ANYTHING for your brains md
He shook his head, smiling. s
No, he said; tits right That's
part Of the contract l made with Uncle
Sam when be took me 10 Ut Annapolis.
He educated me, gave me the: chance
e work, ana missed 70 de-! devote = my
life to him. AT K:
We're iii merely cogs ii the big
machine. Miss Durant. We fellows
from Anna polls and West Point. cogs
in the chine .sthat makes. fhe dog,
and the 1ags the biggest thing to us.
you know It's hard sometimes. fear
fully hard We have to givesup a lot.
But It's duty, and duty is what we
must think of ,s. -
>. Tie, girl had heSen looking at him, al
nnirnt ion and Just Il hint OF something
more showing tn her face. IS, /,
Yes, she said at last: after all.
you men OF the navy and the army are
the real pntriots working for your
country; You seem to be about the
only ones who do any :rt';tl sacrificing. !"
Then her voice became more earnest.
but ! don't see why sou should sac
rifice everything" -. -
The lnnn laughed somewhat grimly.
That's just Ii. you see, y" !. b, said,
I'VE try not TO. sacrifice everything.
We alwaysstry not 10 sacrifice our: self
respect, think:
-'.self respect. :. 1ddlesticks! 1t isn't
self respect men won't sacrifice" she
snapped. Its generally seltishness.
Oh, how you men do love to fool
yourselves: You step back and stand
on your dignity, SO proud and hard
and rigid. and you pretend you're suf-
fering. that zyou are heroes who won't
sacrifice self respect. and in reality
you are nothing Of the Kind. You are
simply stupid self deceivers who are
willing TO sacrifice your: future, hap
piness. everything. on the altar'of your
own enthusiastically sacrifice your
selves and sometimes''-
: She paused suddenly, aghast at what
she was about to say.
.Iro, BE Continued
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WEAK FRIEND OF MAN. ....
,~a.> Is THERE WITH NERVE

Girls are such weak creatures and
women too tender. to vote! -
! But one of the fainting, clinging
friends. Of mankind took, a shotgun
and drove four masked men away
from her fathers house the other
night, when they, as night riders,
came to burn the place as an Incl
dent Of the tobacco war;
1 But it: would never do to let a girl
like. that vote. She should stay at
home and look after the children,
and let the strong, manly heads Of
the house 60 and cast the ballot.