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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
BRYAN RETURNS TO
HIS LINCOLN HOME

Lincoln, Neb., April CIV. j.
Bryan returned to Lincoln yesterday
afternoon after an absence of over
five months. Mr.. Bryan was well
coined by his daughter, Grace. and
other relatives, members of the Lin
coin Commercial club and a few close
political friends. He reiterated his
denial that he was a candidate for
United States senator or for any other
office.
simultaneously with Mr.. Bryan's
return, a statement coming from him
was published today defining his po-
sition on county option and prohibit
ton. Mr. Bryan in this statement re-
iterated his previous declaration
against saloon domination in politics
and his personal advocacy of county
option in Nebraska.
He denies, however. that he has any
intention of starting a prohibition
newspaper or that he desires to in
ject the prohibition question into ma
tional politics.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
Something Of His Life.

Mark Twain's death removes from
the International field of letters the
creator of American literary humor,
and one of its most distinguished lit
terateurs.
With his passing the people of the
world-the militant and persuasive
doers of things alike-have lost a
gentle, sympathizing friend and fear
less champion For almost 10 years
he lived and for two-score he num-
bered his admirers by figures that ri
val the census of the enlightened
world
He drew his personal friends from
every condition of life and held them
steadfastly by his engaging, whole
some personality and earnest under
standing.
Snatched from the obscurity of his
gentle birth by tickle fortune and
reared in the university of the world
to become the master of wholesome
humor, Mark Twain retained to the
last his delicate distinctions of light
and shade, giving to the world its
dearest smiles and drawing from it its
most willing. sympathetic tears. For
withal his humor the public eye has
seen no happy life punctuated with
deeper sorrows. He had known
every travail of the soul, and few
there are whose spirit of sound hui
NOR would have survived so many on
slaughts of whimsical and cruel
fate.
1t was the same man who gave this
message to an anxious world: "Ru-
mors of my death are largely exag-
gerated;" who subsequently described
his health as mot ruggedly well but
not III enough to excite an undertake
err" and who on return from Bermu-
da, two days prior to the sudden
death of his favorite daughter Jean,
the day before Christmas, confirm
ed the belief of the newspaper re-
porters who met him at the gang
plank, with this discouraging state
ment:
"My active work in this life and
for the world Is done. I shall write
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
Committee Named to Aid in
Contention With Phone
Company.
FOR
BANKERS CONVENTION
Trip to. Walla Walla and
Way Points to Be Made Early in
May-Charles Bond Heads Com
mittee to Make Arrangements -
Local Fund for Civic Purposes Is
Growing and Move Proves Popular.

The Commercial association is to
assist the city council in dealing with
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company with a view to securing low
er rates and improved service in this
city. At the weekly luncheon of the
board of managers held today Presi-
dent Thompson appointed a commit
tee of three to act with the council
in this matter. Those named are
DR.. c. ]. Smith, T. G. Montgomery and
E. B. Aldrich
AS a committee to make arrange
ments for the coming junketing trip
to Adams Athena, Weston, Milton
Freewater and wana walla, the pres
ident appointed a committee compos-
ed of Messrs. Charles Bond, Ben Hill
and Clarence Bishop. No date has
yet been set for this trip, but it is the
intention to make the trip sometime
soon after May l. A special train
will be secured for the purpose
The raising of the local fund for
"the good of the town. was also a
subject for discussion today. The SUBJ
scription list is now in circulation and
is being cordially received by local
business people. 1t is the intention
to raise a lump sum each month for
the purpose of meeting expenses incl
dent to entertaining conventions, pay.
ing for band concerts, etc
+ The first steps toward providing en-
tertainment for the bankers conven-
ton which is to meet here in June was
taken today when the president of the
association was instructed to appoint
a committee of five to have charge Of
the general arrangements for enter
tanning the convention. By motion
President Thompson was made the
chairman of this committee. He has
not yet appointed the other members.
Just before adjourning today the
managers adopted a resolution of con-
dolence over the death of n. j. Walk
er, stepfather of w. E. Brock, which
occurred early today and prevented
Mr.. Brock from attending the lunch
con-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
# YOU WANT MORE DAYLIGHT
THEN SIGN UP FOR THE SEASON

Believing that the changing Of the
daily working hours to make them
more in conformity with the rising
and the setting of the sun would
make our work more pleasant. would
give us more daylight for recreation
and work for the general pleasure and
happiness of all concerned, we, the
undersigned do hereby subscribe to-
the following agreement to be in ef-
feet from May l to October / of this
year:
ITO work one hour more during the
day before the sun has reached its
meridian and to work one hour less
during that portion of the day after
the sun has passed its meridian"
This is a copy of the More Day
light" petition that is now in circula-
ton among local business houses and
manufacturing plants. The petitions
were drafted at the insistance of Leon
Cohen, originator of the movement
and the local people will now be Civ
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
ADMIT THEY ROBBED
THE RICHMOND p. o.

Richmond, Va, April 22.-"Guilty,"
announced Fred Cunningham. alias
Eddie Fay" and Frank Chester
alias Little Dick" Harris, charged
with completely in the robbery of the
Richmond postoffice on the night Of
March 81, when $4,000 in stamps
was taken from the safe. when they
appeared yesterday for trial in the
federal court. Each man at once was
sentenced to ten years in the federal
prison at Atlanta and fined $4,000.
The men were captured in New
York when they claimed the trunks
in which most of the loot was stored.
The third man, who wdE with them
at the time, escaped and has not been
captured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22

Redding, Conn. April 22.-Samuel
Langhorn Clemens mark Twain) is
no more. The end of his remarkable
career came last night at $50 o'clock
Death. due to angina pectoris, came
painlessly after the aged humorist
had been in a state OF coma for over
three hours. 1t was the end of man
worn out by inward grief and acute
agony OF body. AS truly can II be
said Of him as Of any man, HE died
with a broken heart"
At the death bed were only Mrs
Ossip Gabrielowitch and her husband,
DIR. Robert Halsey, DR.. Quintard. AL
bert Bgelow Paine who will write
Mark Twain's biography. and the two
trained nurses. Restoratives-digi-
tails, strychnine and camphor-were
administered. but the patient failed
to respond.
a tank OF oxygen still stands un-
called for. at Redding station. Oxy-
gen was tried yesterday and the ply
sicials expected IL was of no use, be-
cause the valvular action of the heart
was so disordered There was only
an eXereme and increasing debil-
ity. accompanied by labored respra-
tion.
Angina pectorIs is a paroxysmal af-
fection of the chest, battling and OBJ
scure of origin, characterized by Sc
we're pain. faintness and deep depres-
sion of spirit. The pain IS severe and
of an oppressive crushing or stabbng
character. The attacks increase in
frequency and severity with uncer-
tain intermissions, some times of long
duration, to a fatal termination.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
WOLTER TAKES STAND
IN HIS OWN BEHALF

New York, April 22.-The trial Of
Albert Wolter, with its morbid, un>
wholesome pictures of the Staying OF
little Ruth Wheeler by choking her
and burning her still living body in
the fireplace of VOTERS room, is
moving eXpeditiously towards its close
The prosecution rested it's case late
yesterday afternoon, soon after VOL
ters companion, Katie Mueller,
fragile girl, almost sick with fright
had told of seeing Wolter at night
stealthily at work on the tell tale
fireplace. VOTERS attorney then
briefly outlined the defense.
Wolter took the stand today in his
own behalf.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
Warships to Scene of Strife.

Washington, D. c., April 22.-The
situation at Chang Sha is ominous
today, according to reports from Min
lister Calhoun and American Consul
Baugh at Hankow. Calhoun reports
no improvement in the situation in
Human province and it is feared the
trouble will spread.
The cruiser Cleveland which has
already been ordered to protect Am
erican interests at Chang Sha, is on
its way to that city today. Probably
more ships will be ordered from Ca
vite
Advices from Pekin state that Brit
ish gun-boats have arrived at Chang
Sha.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
FOUR ARE INJURED IN
AUTOMOBILING ACCIDENT

Santa Barbara. April 22.-Four
members Of a touring party headed
by w. H. FaXon, a retired banker of
New York, are suffering from seri,
Gus injuries today, the result of an
automobile accident in Castas Pass.
The most seriously hurt is Mrs. f. A.
George of Buffalo Several of her
ribs are broken and her lungs pune
tured and it is feared she can not re-
cover. Mrs. Faxon's leg and two ribs
were broken. The others received
minor injuries. The accident occurred
last evening when the brakes failed
while the car was going down a steep
grade. FaNon sent the automobile in
to an embankment to save it from
plunging into a canyon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
Reports From Pekin Say Sit
uation at Chang Sha Is
Very Grave.
CONVERTS ARE BURNED
AND TORTURED TO DEATH
nese Converts Have Been Slaugh-
tered and Students at Mission
School Burned to Death-No For
oigners Yet Killed but They Are
Fleeing for Their Lives-U. s. and
British Ships to Scene.

London, April 22.-The foreign Of
flee late this afternoon received a dis
patch from Pekin saying that rioting
had been renewed at Chiang-Sha.
Many Chinese converts have been
slaughtered and a dozen students who
attended the mission training school
We're burned or tortured to death. ac-
cording to refugees.
Z No foreigners have been killed up
to the time the refugees fled We'd
nesday although the rioters were
Threatening them with death. Among
those who left in fear of their lives
was the British consul.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
ANOTHER NINE EXPLOSION;
ANOTHER LIST OF DEATHS

Amsterdam, Ohio, April 22-The
bodies of six miners were recovered
today from the ruins of tn Youhio-
sheny and Ohio Coal company's mine.
where an explosion of fire damp oc-
cured last night. Fire followed the
explosion. Twelve other bodies are
believed to be in the shattered mine,
hut there is no hope they are alive.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
books nor attempt new

no more books nor attempt new
work"
The accompanying smile was one
of amiable sadness. His cheeks were
hollow and furrowed, and his gait was
shuffling and uncertain, as if tired
almost unto death.
His Merry Christmas.
The next day, IL hours before her
untmely death, his daughter Jean
made public this statement at the in
stance Of her father:
II hear the newspapers say am
dying The charge is not true. L
would do no such thing at my time of
life. / am behaving as well as 1 can.
Merry Christmas to everybody"
How merry was his Christmas is
known throughout a sympathizing
universe. The hand of fate, always
inscrutable, dealt its crueest blow
to the kindest, gentlest of men.
The hour hand had Travelled but
once around the clock before the
daughter-his confidant, companion
and amenuensis-wa found dead in
her bath at their country home,
"Stormfield," Redding, Conn. Her
last act had been the preparation of
a mammoth Christmas tree.
The shock which transformed the
Christmas symbols into a bier-the
shrine of his last earthly idol-almost
completed the wreck made possible
by the ravages of time.
Recalling the statement of the pre-
vious evening which Knocked the ru-
mors OF his death, the author ven-
tured, pitfully, that "the punishment
is more than the act merited," and
settled back into a silent. stole con-
flict with his latest grief. That his
health declined gradually from this
cause no one doubts, and Mark Twain
himself did not deny it.
His Works.
His important works and their date
of appearance follows:
"Roughing It." in 1871; "Gilded
Age" in 1878; "Tom Sawyer" in
1876; Sketches" in 1877: Tramp
Abroad" in 1880; Prince and Pau
per-" in 1888; Life on the Missssip-
pi" in 1888; "Huckleberry Finn" in
1885; Library of Humor," in 1885,
"A Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
in 1889.
He founded the publishing firm of
Chas. l.. Webster & Co, in 1884.
which was a disastrous undertaking
Through the business depression of
1894 the firm failed, and Mark Twain.
at the time rated a wealthy man, as
sumed its debts, though it swept away
his fortune and left an Indebtedness
of 100000. which he paid in full
In the midst of his struggle to re-
coup his fortunes came the death of
his wife in 1905. This loss was per-
haps the most serious blow of his life.
He was heart-broken and almost pros
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
ROBBERS HOLD UP FARO
JOINT AND SECURE $500

Park City, Utah, April pa posse
is securing the hills for two men who
early today entered the Oak gamb-
ling house and with drawn revolvers
forced 25 men to line up and then
robbed the place. They secured $500
from the faro tables and escaped.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
ALL BUT TWO ESCAPED
CONyICTS ARE RETAKEN

Leavenworth, Kansas. April 22-
Theodore Murdock and Frank Grig-
ware, two of the six federal convicts
who escaped from the prison yester-
are recaptured. A posse of guards
and a company of soldiers are on the
trail and it is believed that the men
will be recaptured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
MAN STAMPS OUT WIFE"S
BRAINS IN A QUARREL

Los Angeles, Cal, April 22.-Follow-
ing a quarrel, Earnest Wirth, aged
forty, today stamped his wife's
brains out in Fifth Street apart
ment house. He was arrested by de-
tectives.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
Depew is seventy Six.

washington, April %. = Senator
Chauncey Mitchell Depew is today re-
ceiving the congratulations Of his coll
leagues upon attaining his seventy
sixth milestone. The senator and Mrs.
Depew will give a dinner tonight to
celebrate the anniversary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
100000 BARRELS OF
STANDARD OIL BURNED

San Pablo, Cal, April 22.-The oil
fire which yesterday threatened the
destruction of the three million dollar
Standard Oil plant was extinguished
today. Two hundred thousand bar
rels Of oil were consumed and the
loss Is estimated at $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
26 BODIES RECOVERED
FROM FATAL MINE

Birmingham, Ala. April 222-Twen-
ty six bodies have been recovered
from the Mulga mine where the ex-
plosion occurred late Tuesday. Res
cuers entered the mine today and the
bodies were brought out.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
AL KAUFFMAN PROVES
TOO MUCH FOR O'BRIEN

Pittsburg, April 22.-Al Kaufman
had Jack O'Brien all but out in their
six round fight at Duquesne Gardens
last night. The fight was fast and
Kaufman had all the better of it,
chasing O'Brien around the ring.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
SEATTLE BAR RISES
TO BALLINGER'S DEFENSE.

Seattle, Wash. April a.
Characterizing the recent attack
on Secretary Ballinger by COL
ier's as "a wanton and vicious
assault without any foundation
whatever in fact" the Seattle
Bar association today made pub
lie the result OF its investiga-
tions Of the charges at a special
meeting held last night when a
resolution lauding the secretary
OF the interior and flayng the
weekly was adopted
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
Taft at Dinner,

New Yorw, April 22-President Taft
and Governor Hughes are to be guests
of honor at the annual dinner of the
Old Guard at Delmonico's this eve
ming. The usual memorial services
and parade will precede the banquet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
MARK TWAIN
IS NO MORE
Distinguished Humorist Passes
From His Lite of Pain and
Sorrows.
PAINLESS DEATH FOLLOWS
AFTER LONG SUFFERING

Famous Author Dies With All That
Remains of Family Around His
Death Bed-Death Due to Angina
PectOris-Was i'm State of Coma
Three Hours Before End Came
Deceased Has Had Long and IL
lustrious Caroer-A Uumorist and
Philosopher.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
Arbor Day in Chicago.

Chicago, April 22.-Arbor Day was
observed in Chicago today with the
usual exercises in the schools. parks,
play grounds and public squares.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
VASSAR COLLEGE OBJECTS
TO ADVERTISING CANDY

Kansas City, April 22.-Vas-
) sar college today Is the plaintiff
} in a court action to restrain the
Loose-Wiles Candy company
from using the word "Vassar"
on a certain brand of choco-
} lates. The particular objection
of the college trustees is a pic
ture of college girl adorning
} the box in imitation of the Vas
sar seal, and words. always
Fresh" which appears to be ap-
plicable to the female figure,
The new era., 1910-11-03
cHAs. LIP. wINscoM
Safe and Sane Candidate for
Assessor.

Mr.. Winscom is selected by the
neighbors when his services can be
secured to measure and calculate
the quantity of their hay. They
trust him. He is known to be well
qualified for the clerical work Incl
dental to the Assessors duties. He
has made a solid success of his
private business He can be met
in business or social contact with
out engendering friction and bitter
ness over minor matters. He is a
good sound, sane, sensible man,
who is known to be Just in his deal
ings where he has been tried. In
politics he is clean and more or less
conservative.
The new era., 1910-11-03
ARCHIE A.huMrER
Candidate for Comfy Treasurer

Mr.. Hunter is an honest country
gentleman whose practice in book
keeping, standing for business hon
or, and prospect of healthy to carry
him through the terms work entitle
him pre- eminently to the office
which he seeks.
His opponent is man whom we
all respect and many of US revere
for his professional and personal
qualities and for those very reasons
it would be distinct injury to him
and to the community to put Dr
Fischer in any position which might
distract him from those ministra-
tons to US in our most urgent need,
amounting to more than mere ad-
vice on technical matters at hand
of our Doctor.
The new era., 1910-11-03

right (which it has not had heretofore. ]
to give the last two years of its medical
course in Denver rather than n Boulder
These are the clinical years of medica
education and the advantages of giving
them n large city where cases can be
had to the many clinics, operating
rooms and hospitals, and where concrete
example of nearly every known disease
can be studied at first hand, can scalce
" be overestimated 1t is chance to
raise the standard of Colorado's medical
profession by giving the stude mt a more
practical and comprehensive prepara-
tion tor his life work. 1t is intei est!ng
to note that the median age of human
life in this country has advanced about
4, years in the last century There fol-
length of human life many causes
conduce to this happy result, but not
least among them is the progress of
medical science in recent years. And
yet medical science is almost in its in
fancy. If such possibilities lie before us
for the prolongation Of human life and
the alleviation OF human suffering, and
for the cure of diseases heretofore in
curable, surely it is of the greatest) i'm
portance that we see to it that our med
ical students have every advantage in
the preparation for their work.
Arrangements have been made for the
amalgamation of the Derver & Gross
College of Medicine with the Medical
School of the University; and all the
medical forces of the State are in favor
of the amendment. The Colorado Med
ical Association and the American Med
ical Association favor it. In 1908 the
Republican and Democratic State Con
ventions both unanimously favored
submitting the amendment
Please vote for the Educational
Amendment.
Respectfully yours,
OWEN S: CASE,
Member Advisory Board,
University of Colorado.
The new era., 1910-11-03
To The People
Of North Park

1t appears that a!.statement made to
me as Chairman'of.tbe Democratic party
by Mr.. ]. E. Mallon. is being used in a
false sense throughout North Park.
To those who are acquainted with this
story, l will say that Mr.. Mallon talked
with me and said that he thought it
OUR DUTY to REIMBURSE Honorable
Lawrence NJ. Tovey to the extent of
500. for personal expenses on the Jack
son County bill. 1t is being circulated
throughout the Park that Mr.. Mallop
asked for $100. for Mr.. Tovey to use in
the campaign against Mr.. Frank W..
Murphy. This is entirely wrong and 1
feel that in justice to Mr. Mallon and
myself that l should correct this error.
Furthermore, Mr.. Tovey assured me
that the Democratic Party owes him
nothing but their good will.
CHAS. E. MITCHELL,
Chairman Democratic Party,
The new era., 1910-11-03
NELLIE r. AFFoLTER
The choice Of all the Republicans md
some Of the Democrats for
School Superintendent.

County Superintendent of Public
instruction is a business office with
a social side. The incumbent is
not necessarily any more a school
teacher than book keeper. The
Superintendent teaches no schools.
She carries on the business and So
cial organization of the public
school system of the county. We
advocate the election of Mrs.
Affolter on the grounds of her
qualifications as business woman
and her knowledge of the local
social conditions. She isa mature
woman the head of very well or
dered family: yet in a position to
secure help on minor household
cares leaving her time free for
official duties. and she has lived
long enough among US to know her
community as no woman, however
bright, can in a residence of a year
or two's standing:
The new era., 1910-11-03
FRANK w. MURPHY
jackson county's only chancs to be
Represented at the State House

Summit, Grand and Jackson
Counties have one representative
in the legislature for all three coun-
ties. jackson is the smallest of the
three and yet the Republican nomi-
nee is Jackson County man. The
reason we secured the nomination
for our local man in preference to
men from the larger counties is
that we have a man of business
standing and prominence to put in
the place.
He is neither professional poll
tician nor a popular roysterer, nei-
ther hide bound conservative nor
bowling demagogue. He is a
range grown, college trained native
Rocky Mountain aised Westerner
with all the intelligence and pluck
so well known to be characteristic
of our poineer stock; man,
gentlemen, whom no one in his own
community will vote against ex-
cept for petty malice or blind par
tisanship.
The new era., 1910-11-03
JACOB G. r,MsREL
Republican Candidate for Sheriff

Republican Candidate for Sheriff
Mr.. Timbrel served as deputy
two terms, or parts of terms, when
North Park was in Larimer County.
His term was ended by the forma-
ton of Jackson County and the
appointment of a Democratic Sher-
iff. On the score of experience
therefore, the Democratic party
has nothing more than the Repub-
lican party has to say for their can
didate.
One the score of personal char
acter there is everything to urge
for Mr.. Timbrel:- Strict honor,
in business, sobriety, quickness of
decision and action. courage, and
good fellowship. On the score of
practical convenience Mr.. Timbrel
lives at the County Seat, about the
center of the county, his opponent
lives eight miles away. There is
an important difference when an
accused nan must be taken quickly
or escape. Give man an eight
mile start and he can beat the Sher
iff to the state line under almost
any circumstances.