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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-09-01
STATE FAIR PROGRAM
Condensed Program for the
South Dakota State Fair at
Huron September 1916.
Monday, Sept. IL.

Reception to the state officers, legis-
lative members and candidates; Beadle
county and Huron day; South Dakota
derby, one and one-eighth mile; 2:30
trot, purse 81, 900; also the 2:30 pace.
Tuesday. Sept. IS.
Special excursion trains over all rail-
roads; the race program for the day
will be three good harness events; two
year pace for colts; the 2:15 pace; the
2:25 trot; running race of one-half m lie
and repeat. This will be Children's
Day.
Wednesday, Sept. II.
Woman's Day; lecture by by DR.. Bar
ston o. Aylesworth of Colorado Agricul-
tural College and Mrs. Henrietta c..
Lyman, of Madison, Wisconsin. This
will also be Willow Lakes Day; 2:15
trot purse race; the 2:45 purse race for
$4,000; the six-furlong dash running
race.
Thursday. Sept. Is.
Governors Day. Governor Wesley
will give short address from the plat
form before the grand stand; this will
also be the Grand Army and Spanish
War Veterans Day; free admission for
the day for all members thereof. The
speed:program will be the 3-year-old
pace for purse of $500; the ESQ trot;
the 2:18 trot, purse of $1,000; the PIP
class pace.
Friday, Sept. 10.
This day will be given over to the
editors and travelling men, and the
South Dakota Press Association will
hold their annual meeting in the lecture
room in the woman's building. The
speed program will be four harness
events; 3-year-old colt trot; the 2:2E
class pace for purse of $1,000, witt
twenty starters.
Night entertainments every evening
at the stock pavilion by Lombardo''
great band and orchestra; also enter
tainment in front of the grand stand
horse races, automobile races, etc. Ii
short, there will be something doing
every minute of the great fair.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-09-01
The Preference.

"My DEAR" said the farseeing par
ent, "that young man may be triie
tedious, but he is coming man."
Perhaps he is" sighed the weary
maiden, ''but I'd rather he had more
90 in him."-Baltimor American.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-09-01

one look at the tightly grasped instru-
ment and snapped out, Eyes, it isv'
She said it just as IL it had all been
the fault Of the girl with the blue
feather in her hat.-Chicago News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
Attorney For CLAWS Scores
Again With BaIiinger Wit
ness on the Stand.
DAMAGING ADMISSION MADE
BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
f. c. Finney Tells Congressional
Committee That Ballinger Had
Nothing to do With Making of Rec
iamation Contract-Brandeis Fore
es Him to Admit That Secretary
Withheld Certain Important Evi-
dence From President.

Washington, April 16.-An assist
ant to Secretary Ballinger, E. c. Fin
ney, today testified before the con-
gressional investigation committee
that Ballinger had never written a
contract in the Truckee, Calf, re-
clamation project. Ballinger has been
criticized for his attitude in the mat
ter because it was alleged the gov
ernment would have surrendered O
valuable water right. Finney declar-
ed Ballinger had nothing to do with
the contracts.
Attorney Brandeis is believed 10
have made a strong point when hs
forced Finnsy to admit that certain
evidence was withheld from President
Taft when Ballinger reported on the
Cunningham claims.
Finney said when Ballinger filed
his answer there were letters in the
files showing that CLAWS was taking
up the Cunningham cases, with the
Seattle district attorney. These let
tiers were not given Taft, the witness
admitted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
PASSENGER TELLS HOW HUGE
WAVE STRUCK SANTA CLARA

San Francisco, April 16.-Edward
Miner, the first passenger of the sub
merged steamer Santa Clara to reach
this city, today declared the vessels
loss was due to a gigantic wave which
broke over the ship as she was pass
ing over Humboldt bar Wednesday.
From the state room window" said
Miner, 81 saw great wave approach
the ship. 1t seemed as huge and as
solid as a five-story building. With
a terrible roar it broke over the ship
and thought we would sink. But
no one was injured and it was sew
eral hours before we learned the San
Ia Clara had been damaged"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
Emperor Franz Josef Does
Honor to Roosevelt, Gives
Him Court Dinner.
PHEASANT SHOOTING TOO
TAME FOR LION HUNTER
Teddy Declines to Shoot WoodcocI1s
on Royal Prcseryes-Imperial Au-
tomObile Conveys Distinguished
Visitor About Vicnna-EmperOr
and Ex-President Have Private
Talk-Storm Prevents Former From
Returning official Visit of Latter.

Vienna, April 16.-Colonel Roose-
welt today declined an invitation to
shoot wood cocks on the royal game
preserves 1t is believed the sport ap-
peared too tame for the lion hunter.
The imperial automobile took the
colonel to the famous Kreuzenstein
castle this morning. Later he attend
ed a luncheon given by Ambassador
Kerens, and during the afternoon vis-
tied an international sporting exhi-
bition being held here. Tonight
Roosevelt is being entertained at a
dinner given by the emperor at his
palace.
As a special mark of his personal
esteem, the aged emperor-king, Fran
els Joseph, received Colonel Roosevelt
in his private apartments at the i'm
posing Hofburg palace. instead of in
the regular audience chamber yester-
day afternoon. The monarch, who
was attired in an imperial uniform
was extremely gracious to the AM
erican ex-president and kept him in
conversation for 35 minutes.
What interesting subject they
found to discuss were not made pub
lie. as they were alone and Colonel
Roosevelt naturally has declined to
reveal the slightest detail of the con-
versation.
Emperor Francis Joseph intended
personally to return Colonel Roose-
velt's call on his way to the Schoen-
brun castle where the monarch usu-
ally passes the night and was only
deferred from so doing by a sudden
storm that broke late in the after
noon. Therefore he was compelled
To send his aid de camp. Such an
honor as a return visit from the en-
peror is only extended reigning sover-
isns.
For Colonel Roosevelt. the call on
the emperor was only the main feat
ure of busy day which began i'm
mediately after he reached his hotel
IN the morning. with a hearty meal
with Henry White. former American
ambassador to France, who had not
been in Vienna since he began his
diplomatic career here 81 years ago
under President Tafts father, who
was then American minister.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
BASEBALL TALK.
Game Tomorrow VIII be Hummer
Twilight Enthusiasts Many.

Tomorrow's baseball game between
the Pendleton and Pilot Rock teams
of the Blue Mountain league prom
ises to be the prettiest exhibition OF
the national game seen in Pendleton
this season. The two aggregations are
tied for first place in the pennant race
and each is anxious to maintain su-
premacy.
FraZier's colts will be in the best
shape they have been at any time dur
ing the season for the reason that the
entire lineup will be in the game
and the boys have now had an oppor-
tunity to play together a few times. II
is not believed that last Sundays de-
feat will have a disheartening effect,
though the visitors are coming down
from the town with the pebly cogno-
men, flushed with two recent victor
les and confident of making it three
straight.
The fact that they are to appear in
their new uniforms for the first time
will also serve as an impetus for the
locals to do the best they can and the
fans are hoping for a continuance of
the present fair weather. They have
IL uopeu out tndt tnlS VIII De game
well worth going to see.
Interest in the proposed city Twi-
light league is rapidly growing and
from present indications the task of
working out schedule and finding
enough evenings in the week on which
to play the games will not be an easy
one. The proposed conservation of
daylight is also adding interest to the
proposed league since with one more
hour of daylight It will be possible to
play full game each evening.
The latest aggregation Of alleged
ball tossers which has expressed a
willingness to get into the limelight
are the furniture store proprietors,
clerks and undertakers Councilman
Stroble and w. r. Garahm are sug-
gested as a possible battery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
IRISH AMERICANS ARE
TREKKING TO OLD SOD

Dublin.-It is estimated that not
less than 10000 Irish-Americans will
make the pilgrimage to ireland dur
ing the coming summer and prepara-
tions are being made to give them the
time of their lives. The first batch
of pilgrims are looked for early In
May and they will be coming right
along until October.
'I don't think the invasion will
'overcrowd u.s. said one of the leading
Dublin hotel proprietors the other
day. Dublin is 'over-hotelled,' and
so Is Killarney. I don't think many
rich people will be taking part in the
pilgrimage, and the majority of the
visitors will stay with their friends"
The Hotel and Tourist association
of Ireland has recommended that
members make a 10 per cent reduc-
tion in the ordinary tariffs to those
taking part in the pilgrimage. This
action probably will be taken.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
High School Student Makes
Grewsome Find in Byers'
Race This Morning.
BODY SUPPOSED TO BE
THAT OF JACK PETERS
Paul Finnell Finds What Is Believed
to BE the Remains of Man Who
Mysteriously Disappeared About
Six Weeks AgO-Suicide Theory
Advanced-Byers Mill Race Gives
Up It's Fourth Victim Within Few
Years.

The body of man believed to be
Jack Peters, who mysteriously disap-
peared six or eight weeks ago. was
found this afternoon in the Byers
mill race. directly In front of the res
idence of Billy Shear, night officer
The discovery was made about 1880 by
Paul Finnell, the high school stu
dentwas taken from the river by
and is now at the Folsom undertake
ing parlors.
Though the body Is in a bad state
OF decomposition. 1t Is believed by
those who saw II that II will finally
be Identified as that of Jack Peters.
So far the only marks OF Identified
tion are the remnants of a short red
beard and the size of the body.
The remains had caught on an old
cart which has been lying in the bot
tom of the race for many months
and the body has evidently been held
there ever since It disappeared. The
mud had been washed into the cloth
Ing and the hair and beard had been
washed from the bloated face and
hair being the string of beard under
head. The only remaining bit OF
the chin which was protected by the
sweater which had been drawn up
high around his neck.
The man had been wearing n short
sack coat and sweater underneath
but 1t was impossible to tell the color
OF either. He also wore bib overalls
over woolen trousers and had on high
top heavy shoes.
There was no one at the race. when
the body was pulled out who could
remember how Peters was dressed
when he disappeared and at time OF
going to press the coroner's inquest
had not been held.
From the fact that Peters disap-
peared the next day after he had re-
ceived his pay from the Northern
Pacific road on which he was en-
ployed as section hand and for the
reason that he had been out on n
spree, suicide is believed to have been
the cause of death. The last seen of
him alive he was walking toward the
river and some Of the officers had
long since come to the conclusion that
he had ended his life by jumping in
to the Umatilla.
Though the mill race is only about
half mile in length this makes the
fourth victim It has claimed within
the past few years. The others were
F. Naylor of Athena, Ellie Todd and
an Indian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
PENDLETON IS CENTER Of
GREAT RAILROAD ACTIVITY

Pendleton and vicinity is rapidly
developing into one of the most ac-
tive centers of railroad activity in the
northwest The work of rebuilding
the line from Pendleton to Yoakum is
now in actual progress and the num-
Der of men employed is daily becom-
ing greater. 1t is also rumored that
the work on the Stanfield-Coyote cut
off is to be started at once.
In the local yards, a large crew of
men is employed in laying the track
to the new turntable and roundhouse,
another crew is employed in moving
the old turntable to its new location
and still another is putting the fin
ishing touches to the new depot.
Twohy brothers have located their
first camp on the Perry Houser place
at the Pilot Rock junction. One of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
ALDR|CH MAY Retire
At END OF HIS Term
WILL QUIT UNLESS FIGHT
AGAINST HIM CONTINUES
VIII Not Run Up White Flag-If At
tempt is Made TO Gust Him Senate
Leader Will Muster Up His Forces
and Fight TO IA Finish.

Washington, April 16.-It is report
ed today that Senator Aldrich will re-
tire at the end of his present term.
Failing health is believed to be the
reason.
Close friends of Aldrich declared to-
day his health is excellent, but that
he will probably voluntarily retire from
the senate at the close OF his term
next March unless fight is made
against him. If fight is started AL
drich will bring all his reserves to
bear and will assume a belligerent
attitude 1t is declared, if the people
of his own state attempt to oust him
or If the fight against his in congress
continues.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
INSANE MAN DIES
IN COUNTY JAIL

A man. whose name is not known,
died suddenly in the county Jail this
afternoon. He is of Swedish descent
is married and has a wife and eight
children in Chicago.
According to two relatives who are
In the city but who could not be 10.
Gated after the man died, he was en-
route from Chicago to Portland. At
Huntington he got off the train to
get n lunch and in running to get
back on after the train started he fell
and was slightly injured. Soon after
he developed symptoms of insanity
and when he was taken off the train
here this morning he was a ravlng
maniac. 1t is not known whether his
death was due to exhaustion or the re-
suit of the injuries sustained in the
fall.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16

the big steam shovels which is to be
used in the work has been "cut in"
ready for business and will soon be
engaged in changing the channel Of
the river, just below the junction.
Temporary buildings are being put
up to house the men and horses en-
ployed in the work and just as soon
as the junction camp is fully estab-
lished others will be started. The
great demand at present is for men
and the contractors are sending out
to all the larger cities for help.
Greeks, Austrians and Italians are
not wanted only as last resort.
The dump cars and small engines
which are to be used in the work
have not yet arrived but will probably
be here by Monday as they are now on
the way.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
FREEWATER NEWS.
Funeral Held Yesterday-LadiesP
Home and Foreign Missionaries
Meet-C. E. Social Planned-Other
News Notes.
(special Correspondence.l J

heet-C. Il. social Pfanned-OtheF
News Notes.
Especial Correspondence
Freewater, April 16.-Little Eliza
beth Kirk, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. ]. Kirk of Walla Walla, lately OF
Hudson Bay died on Tuesday of this
week at her fathers home. The lit
tie one caught severe cold which
turned to pneumonia The funerar
was held yesterday and a large num-
Der of the relatives and friends from
this vicinity were in attendance. Rev.
Mr.. Harper of Milton, had charge OF
the funeral. Mrs. d. c. Sandersor
of this city had charge of the sing
ing and sang a beautiful solo, at the
request of the mother, entitled, The
Beautiful Land of Somewhere" The
body was brought over on the inter-
urban car and inferred in the Milton
city cemetery.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society met yesterday at
the home of Mrs. Henry Groth. Din
ner was served to a large number Of
ladies and thoroughly enjoyed. In
the afternoon the missionary program
was carried out and the subject hand
led in an interesting way by the presi-
fent, Mrs. August Tanke. A few of
the ladies were prepared to discuss
the subject and the afternoon was
voted on as being a decided success.
The Christian Endeavor of the
presbyterian church is making pre-
parations for a big ice cream social
in the Hadley hall tonight (Satur-
day.. 1t is the first social OF the sea-
son and a good time is promised those
who attend.
The Sunneyside NJ. E. church which
mas oeen undergoing number of i'm
provements, chief of which is the
building of new addition and a vestf-
bule is finished and will be opened
on Sunday. 1t is claimed to be the
prettiest and best equipped country
church in the valley.
\. s. Pearson, one of Freewater's
most popular business men has been
lying in st. Mary's hospital for the
past three weeks at the point Of death
is reported as having passed the crf-
is of the disease and is now EXPECT
ed to recover. Mr.. Pearson contract
ed typhoid fever from nursing his
daughter, Miss Alberta Pearson, who
was taken very Ill with ii while at
tending st. Joseph's school in Pen
dleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Cox of Min
nesota, who have been visiting with
Mr.. Cox's sister Mrs. DIR. A. w. Hill
of this city. have returned TO their
home.
D. R. Jordon of Weston visited with
Freewater friends this week
l.. n. Howland, civil engineer has
rented the office formerly occupied
by DR. Page in the Goodwin building
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
JAPAN WOULD HELP
PERU AGAINST ECUADOR

Lime, April 16.-Persistent reports
to the effect that Japan has offered
to aid Peru should she declare war
against Ecuador, in exchange for con-
cessions, was strengthened today when
japanese army engineer was caught
and charged with being a spy at Guy
aquil, Ecuador. 1t is known that
thousand Japanese, living in Peru,
have offered their services to the Pc
ruvian government in case of war
1t is believed today, however, that the
dispute will be settled without a re-
sort to arms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
Football PLAYER Dies.

Annapolis, April 6-Midshipman
Earl d. Wilson, injured in a football
game here last October died at the
naval hispital here today, Wilson's
fight for his life has been a marvel to
the medical world He was quarter
back in the navy team and sustained
a fracture of the fifth vertabroe
Usually in such cases death is instan-
taneous Wilson rallied from the
shock and for a long time continued
to gain strength.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
SOPHOMORES WIN
CROSS COUNTRY RACE
CAPTAIN TOM BOYLEN
FIRST TO CROSS TAPE
Class of ~ is Victor i'm First Annual
Contest by Good Margin-Time of
Winner is 20 Minutes-Grades Ath-
lctes Pull off Interesting Event.

Although Captain Tom Boylen of
the senior team easily won first place
in the first annual interclass cross
country run yesterday afternoon, the
sophomores carried off the winning
margin of points by scoring their en-
tire team within the first nine men to
finish.' Boylen made the three and
one half miles, up hill and down, in
20 minutes flat, and had he been
pressed could have clipped off several
minutes as he crossed the tape with
plenty of reserve strength. RAIDER and
A. Jordan, both juniors, finished Sec
ond and third while the next three to
cross the mark were sophomores. Dur
ing the next 16 minutes a constant
string of runners kept struggling in,
while some of the weaker ones never
finished. but fell by the wayside.
When the twentieth man had COM
pleted the course, the score stood, So
phomores 7S, juniors 61, seniors A,
and freshmen 80. The order of fin
ishing was as follows; Boylen 10,
RAIDER II, A. Jordan II, Haw '12,
Carol ~, Strain ~, Finnell '1S. c.
Sturdivant -, Mcdonnell '12, Hart
well II, Stanger '1S, Cole 10,
Straughn II, Weber 10. McDn 10,
Anderson II, Lunlop '13, Robinson
'1S, Crockett 10, and owen '1S. Will
hanson '12, finished in the 11th place
but as five of his team mates had
already breasted the tape, he was dis
qualified.
During the progress of the race,
\
ed off on Main and Bluff streets, and
the contests demonstrated that some
promising athletes are numbered in
the rising generation. The Washing
ton school carried off high honors
with 2S points while the Hawthorne
school captured the remaining s. The
Field and Lincoln men could not place
among the point winners but they
were not far in the rear of the win
ners. The following are the events
and the winners.
Div. C-50 yd.-Siebert Washing
ton; Gordon, Hawthorne; Bowman.
Washington. Time, Z.
Div. B-50 yd.-Knight, Washing
ton; Perham, Hawthorne; Despair.
Washington. Time Z.
Div. Coo yd-Seibert, Washing
ton; Bowman, Washington; Gordon.
Hawthorne. Time 1874.
Div. boo yd.-Knight. Washing
ton; Snider Washington; MINES,
Hawthorne. Time 1872
Div. C-50 yd-Siebert, Washing
ton; Gordon, Hawthorne and Bow
man. Washington. Time I seconds.
Div. B-50 yd. dash-Knlght.
Washington; Perham, Hawthorne: De-
spain. Washington. Time Z seconds.
Div. Goo yd dash-Siebert,
Washington: Bowman, Washington;
Gordon, Hawthorne. Time 1874 Sec
onds.
Div, boo yd. dash-Knight.
Washington; Snider, Washington;
MINES. Hawthorne. Time 12.2 Sec
onde.
Officials OF the races were. starter
Nat Kimball: timer Frank Carruth:
judges of finish. Fred Steiwer, Ed
Brown and Kenneth Cooper: scorers.
Hawley Bean and Merle Chessman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
belgian Rulers.

Brussels.-The king and queen of
Belgium have decided to pay official
visits to Paris, Berlin and London
during the summer. In recognition
of the kind attitude of the Duke OF
Connaught toward the king of Bel
GUM on the occasion of the latter's
ascension to the throne, the visit to
London will take place first. In Bel
gium great Importance is attached to
the forthcoming visit, as it is antici-
pated they will create friendlier at
mosphere between the Belgian and
foreign courts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
BIG FUND TO FIGHT
SLEEPING SICKNESS

Brussels.-King Albert has decided
to give 100000 for a campaign
against sleeping sickness, 100000 to
build hospitals in the Belgian Congo
$1,000 900 for a pension fund for Congo
civil servants, and $4,000 for a fund
for the assistance of their families.
Mr.. Renkin, colonial minister, says
these sums will be taken from the
fund of f2,O0O,O0O placed by parlia-
ment at the disposition of the king
when the annexation of the Congo by
Belgium was voted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
GETS CRAMPS
DURING BOXING BOUT

Rowardennan Training Camp
April 16.-Although Sam Berger at
tempts to laugh it off, there is no
doubt that Jeffries' shoulder and
neck muscles have been affected by
the cold. This is the only explain
alton of two cramps which caught
him yesterday while going through
three fast rounds with Armstrong.
These sudden attacks have set the
fans to wondering what would hap
pen if Jeffries should be taken with
cramps while fighting Johnson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
Indian Bay Lowered Record

New York, April 16.-At the Har-
lem games this evening. Louis Tewa-
nina. the Monki Indian. will make
an attempt to better the present in
door record for a ten mile race, which
he himself now holds, and the ANA
teur Athletic Union will award him
a medal I'm case he succeeds. All the
cracks in this part of the country will
run against the Indian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
GOLD STAMPEDE RIVALS
THAT OF KLONDIKE

Fairbanks, April ia big shift in
the population of interior Alaska be-
gan with the opening of navigation.
Iditarod is turning out to be a very
rich diggins, and the stampede to that
camp may rival the Klondike rush.
Reports state that many claims are
running twenty-five dollars to the
pan.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-16
TAFT WILL SEND ANOTHER
SQUADRON AROUND WORLD

Washington April 6.-Twenty-one
battleships and four armored cruisers
are TO sail around the world, begin
ming their trip in 1912, if the plans of
President Taft and the secretary of
the navy are carried out. The pro-
gram comprehends the protection of
the Pacific coast ana oriental posses
sions