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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-29
GHOSTS FLIT
IN BURKE \
TRIAL
Two More Family Skeletons
Step Forth and Join in
Mad ReveI
BILLIARDS EVIDENCE IS
DAMAGING FOR DOCTOR
Former Clerk Says He Saw AC-
cused Lurking Near Id
Eta Smiths Tent
BILLIARDS EVIDENCE IS
DAMAGING FOR DOCTOR
AFRAID TO Go TO THE
SCENE OF THE EXPLOSION
By HARRY DAvIDs
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

Especial Dspofch 10 The Call
O ANITA ROSA. Dec. 2S.-Two more
family skeletons popped out from
their cupboards today and joined
in the mad revel Of the dance Of
private skeletons which is accompany
ing the hearing Of the trial Of Willard
p. Burke. They danced long enough
10 give the crowded courtroom a
glimpse Of their peculiar characters
tics. and 10 make extremely uncom-
Portable d. ". DmIsrd. former clerk at
the sanatorium. witness through
whose medium they were conjured up
from closed graves. They dealt with
The legitimacy Of Earl Edmunds. his
nephew, and one of the probable wit
nesses for the state. and also with
billiards. relations with certain un-
named women. relations which the de-
fense holds led TO his resignation from
Doctor Burke's employ.
No sooner did the skeletons escape
than there followed a stern chase on
the part Of District Attorney Lea to
recapture them and shove them back
into their dusty resting places. In the
scramble respective lawyers paid each
other compliments emphaticaIIy not
respectable. The court raped for
order. The auditors waited and
watched with their excitement at fever
pitch. And when the storm was over
the skeletons had been laid down and
summarily kicked back to oblivion.
Saw Burke Near Tent
DHlard gave the most damaging tes-
timony the prosecution has introduced
against Burke. He said he saw Burke
lurking near the tent Of Lu Eta
Smith on the night Of the explosion.
and proved himself to be the last and
strongest link connecting the aged
doctor with the crime. At the conclu-
sion Of his testimony the state had
shown that DR.. Burke obtained the
dynamite from his mine at oroville.
took 1t down to Fulton, carried it to
his resort, and. short time before
the explosion, was near the scene Of
the alleged crime. Apart from this
there has been evidence to show that
he mentioned repeatedly his fear of Lu
Eta Smith blowing herself up with
dynamite and also that because of his
alleged paternity Of her child, he had
a motive in trying to rid himself of her
and the babe
DiHard testified that he was super
vising manager Of the resort. and
spoke of conversations with Burke in
which the latter had expressed his
fears of Lu Eta Smith committing
suicide.
~on the night of the explosion" he
said, I left the Office at the sanatorium
about 7:z5 o'clock, and started to go
TO my cottage. On my way I stopped
near another cottage for a short time.
and heard some one approaching from
the natorium. At first I thought It
was Earl Edmunds. my nephew, going
on duty and 7 waited. but later as the
figure passed patch of light I recog-
nized Doctor Burke. He passed me
and went in the direction Of the tent of
Lu Eta Smith. He walked rapidly
and I lost sight Of him, but I believe
that later on he retraced his steps and
came walking back"
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-29
NAT GOODWlN'S MOTHER DENIES
SONS WIFE. is. SUING FOR DIVORCE
Especial Dispatch TO The Call
Difficulties Settled

know. because she tried it once and hel
attempt was hardly a hit
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-29

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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST
NEWS THAT is NEWS, WHEN 1T is
NEWS, FOR ALL.
DOINGS OF DAY AND WEEK
Happenings the Wide World over Of
Important Events Condensed to
Good Reading.
WASHINGTON,

The right of Representative Lloyd OF
Missouri to tender his resignation as a
member Of the Ballinger-Pi nchot inves-
tigating committee was Friday an
nounced in the House in ruling made
by Speaker Cannon, Mr.. Lloyds tender
Of his resignation being allowed. Mr..
James Graham OF Illinois was chosen In
his place.
The Oklahoma congressional delega-
tion met in Senator Cores office Fri
day. After two hours conference the
delegation practically agreed to sup
port bill ON the line of the one intro
duced by Representative Creager, pro-
viding for settling the affairs of the five
civilized tribes in Oklahoma.
The House Wednesday passed the
Gregg bill authorizing the Lone Star
Canal Company to construct dam
across the mouth Of Turtle Bayou in
Chambers County, Texas.
While 1t has been only tentatively
settled what Texas shall receive out
of the rivers and harbors bill, enough
is known to cause the keenest disap-
pointment. 1t was announced Wednes-
day that Texas is to get one-seven-
teenth instead of one-fifteenth of a
bill that will run probably under
$40,0000O0.
Replying from the floor of the SEN
ate to recently published newspaper
article on night riding in Kentucky,
its causes and results, Senator Brad
ley OF that state uttered vigorous pro-
tests against what he declared was the
injustice and the falsity of the story.
He took exception to the assertion in
the article that conditions in Kentucky
today are as lamentable as he himself
acknowledged in his speech they were
in 1907. and during a portion of 1908.
During that period, he said, he had de-
nounced the disgraceful conditions.
"And there is no Kentuckian who loves
his state" he added, who has con-
doned them"
The president Tuesday issued his
proclamations in which 1t Is declared
that ldor-+ises1 ey-,--evsrfff law -tfie
countries of Italy, Great Britain. Rus.
sia, Spain, Turkey and Switzerland
are entitled to the minimum rates i'm
posed by that act
The sixteen congressman who have
presented bills for increasing the sal
aries of the rural letter carriers have
agreed upon the increase which is to
be asked. This Is from $75 per month,
the present pay, to $40 per month for
standard routes of twenty-four miles,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27
DOMESTIC.

Assistant Attorney General Walthall
Friday received charter for the Cole
man. Llano & Southern Railway Com.
pany concern with capital stock of
$500 900, which is to build from Cole
man, Coleman County, to Brady, Nc
Culloch County, thence to some point
in Comal County.
Fifteen men, three of them Ameri-
cans, were killed late Friday at Fish
kill Landing, N. Y, by premature
explosion of nitroglyceyin in a tunnel
which is to form part of the great aque-
duct which will carry water from the
Ashokan dam in the Catskills to New
York City,
A Texas inventor promises flying
machine Of his own construction, to
be on exhibition at the National Feed
ers and Breeders show at Fort Worth,
March IA to 10. He asserts that he
can fly from Fort Worth to San An
tonic, $50 miles, in four hours.
BY an instrument filed at Dallas Fri
day in the county clerks office, war
ranty deed SO brief that the recording
fee was only 81, the Waters Pierce OIL
Company, by Robert J.. Eckhardt, re-
ceiver, conveyed to S. W. Fordyce all
the real and personal property of the
Waters Pierce Oil Company in Texas.
The consideration was $1,491, TAILS
cash.
Tom Taggart of Indiana was acciden-
tally shot while hunting in Jefferson
County, Mississippi, Friday. He may
lose the sight of one eye. The shot was
fred by w. Norton, private secretary
to Mr., Taggart.
Elpedro Salonia, prominent young
citizen of Juarez, Mexico. fired two
shots into his breast Friday at Ell Paso,
Texas, and is reported dying. Disap-
pointment in love is said to have been
the cause.
Sam Sebert, a Snowman, was killed
Friday by fellow prisoners in cell in
the city jail of Argenta, Ark. town
located directly across the river from
Little Rock He was beaten to death.
Frank Morris is held by the coroner's
Jury for tho murder.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27
FOREIGN.

Death in all its most terrible forms
plotted out the lives of at least a score
and perhaps two score people Friday
when four cars of Canadian Pacific
passenger train on the 500 branch at
Northbay, Ontario, leaped from the
tracks and tearing down a. steep
embankment, plunged through the
ice-covered surface of the Spanish
river. Some were drowned, others
were crushed to death in the grind
ing timbers. Most terrible of all,
many persons MANNED and injured,
caught in the wreckage of the cars,
were burned to death.
Premier BRAND interviewed In the de-
bate ON the school question in the
Chamber of Deputies in Paris, France,
Friday, and was roundly applauded. In
his speech he blamed the church for
reopening the agitation when the ques'
tion was in fair way of settlement.
Pessimism prevails at Buenos Ayres
regarding the situation brought about
by the revolt in Uruguay. The newspa-
pers publish reports of uprisings in
several of the provinces of Uruguay,
in accordance with the revolutionary
plans which are said to be on vast
scale.
Government troops are being hurried
to Greytown, Nicaragua. to reinforce
the army there against possible attack
by the insurgents. The government is
also sending corps of physicians
from Granada to Acoyapa, in prepare
ton for the expected battle.
President Madriz of Nicaragua Fri.
day announced that General Estrada's
reply had served to end abruptly. the
peace negotiations and that reinforce
ments had been ordeHed to the front
with the purpose of striking decisive
blow at the insurgent army.
The International Bureau of Peace
at Brussels have addressed to the
governments of all countries propo-
sition to readopt and extend to dlris-
ibles and aeroplanes the provision Of
the first Hague conference, forbldding
the dropping of explosives from aer
ostats during war.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

The Pullman Company has received
from the Hartman lines an order for
two thousand refrigerator cars. The
same roads have given an order for TO-
600 tons of steel rails to the Illinois
Steel Company.
Charges that Benjamin Thomas, for
mer president of the Chicago and
Western Indiana Railroad; Charles R.
Kappes, former real estate dealer for
the road, and John O. Fetzer, all of
Chicago, obtained at least $S50,0O0
from the railroad through a real es-
tate conspiracy, are made in bill for
an accounting filed in the Circuit
Court Wednesday.
A merger of the resources Of the in
terests of the Western Federation of
Miners (metaD and the United Mine
Workers of Amrica (coal), to embrace
all the organized workmen of the Unit
ed States and Canada, Is. in prospect
during the convention of the United
Mine Workers, now in session in In
dianapolis
Mr.. R. H. Baker, retiring president
of the Trinity & Brazos Valley Rail-
road. upon his return to the head
quarters of the road in Houston on
Wednesday, confirmed the report that
Mr.. ]. w. Robins, vice president and
general superintendent of the Rock
Islands Texas lines, has been ap-
pointed to succeed him.
Eight million dollars were spent for
the prevention and the treatment
of tuberculosis during the year 1909,
according to the compilations just
completed by the National Tuberculo-
sis Association.
In refusing the application Of James
Charlton. county treasurer of Harris
county, to compel R. B. Cousins to is
sue to him certificate showing the
amount of money apportioned to Har-
ris county as its share Of the avail
able school fund. the Supreme Court
Wednesday upheld the validity of the
county depository act of the Thirty
first legislature.
The sixth annual banquet of the
Houston Bar Association of Harris
county held Thursday night was the
largest and most brilliant in the his
tory of the organization.
The clock on Old Trinity which tells
the time for everybody in he Wall
street district is in the hands of re-
pairer. 1t ran down Wednesday for the
first time in thirty years.
Ex-Gov. Robert Lowry Of Missis-
sippi died Wednesday at Jackson af-
ter long Illness. Robert Lowry was
born in Chesterfield District, South
Carolina, March 10, 1881.
lrhera- was an enisade in the New
York Stock Exchange Wednesday
more spectacular in many respects
than the recent Rock Island fiasco.
With break Of more than sixty
points, the so-called Columbus and
Hooking Coal and Iron pool was
smashed, two Stock Exchange houses
were forced to suspend, and the mar
ket generally underwent severe de-
clines, involving the heaviest trading
sine the day of b. H. Harriman's
death. Total sales aggregated 1884,
500 shares.
The controller of Texas this year
collected from non-residents before
Jan. /, 1910, $29,696,SO in taxes, an in
crease OF $2,S37.60 over the year 1908.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

The trouble with the modern wom-
an appears to be that the moment she
marries she takes up study in psy-
chology instead of thinking about the
washing and the baking and the rear
ing of children.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

No matter what may happen to the
heating plant 1t is always possible to
be happy in the thoughts that you
don't live in the natural-gas belt with
the gas pipes frozen.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

A 15-year-old boy was arrested in
New York for speeding in an automo.
BILE at the rate of 80 miles an hour.
1t developed that the boy had a chauf-
feur's license and that the car was
his own. The modern speed Jugger-
naut is bad enough, but it is no won
der that the citizens of the metropolis
are calling on the law for protection
TO their lives when this Juggernaut
is allowed to be set in motion by chill
dren.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

A Connecticut town has a woman
steeplejack. Woman is literally equal
Ding man on every point, but this is
the highest point of equality on rec
ord.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

When a mans wife has gone to the
trouble of getting his favorite cigar
from the druggist a man is thorough
crouch If he complains at the bill
when 1t comes IN later. Did he expect
the lady to make the cigars?
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

Queen Alexandra retains her beauty
by simple living and by keeping her
temper. Queens do not have to worry
about cooks, however.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

England and Germany may build
their dreadnoughts. but the United
States mas corner on the Missouri
mule.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

The trouble with those big deer the
hunters shot is that they might have
been SO much bigger II they had got
away.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

The papers tell us that bank depos-
its are so general that there is 1897
in banks for each of us" Tell II not
among the hoboes, or there'll be run
on every bank In the country.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

AS coon as the echo OF the New
Years horns has died away ON the
chilly air 1t will be time to begin agi-
tating for the sane fourth.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

In sayville, N. Y, man died from
being henpecked. But this hen was
poultry.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

Now that flying is practical and the
north pole has been discovered the
pnly thing left for the next year APP
pears to be perpetual motion.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

Every good resolution helps little,
though It may not last until 1t reaches
the place named on the ticket.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

Unfortunately. all the poets are
showed in, so that they have nothing
to do but write poems ON 1.-THE Beau
tiful Snow"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

DR.. Wiley says that preserved eggs
ARE not fit to eat. Nor are those that
haven't been.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

A Baltimore judge has decided that
you can hit waiter If he spills soup
on you. But how about 1t, when he
doesn't bring your cup of coffee till
your meat is stone cold?
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

II your beau wears his heart on kis
sleeve don't wear pins in your belt.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

1t is gratifying to learn from the
forestry authorities at Washington
that cutting Christmas trees is not a
menace to the timber lands. 1t is ex-
planned that though 100000 of these
trees are used every year in the
United States they represent growth
that is not material to the well being
of the forests. In fact, it is said the
thinning out thus assured may be
beneficial to the remaining timber. So
a beautiful custom may continue to be
INDUCED in without any conscientious
scruples.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

Moving pictures taken to show the
meeting between Prince Ito and the
Russian minister reveal every detail
of the tragedy of his assassination,
and will be used in the trial of the as
sassin. This striking departure in
criminal trials, which will take place
in the east and not in the progressive
west opens up new field in the CON
duct of the courts. Already they are
crowded by the seekers after sensa-
tional life dramas. They will enter
into serious competition with the
theaters as free moving-picture shows.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-27

Prof Muensterberg knows more
about why most of us do things than
we do ourselves and we have to thank
him for some interesting surprises we
have enjoyed when he has explained
motives to us; SO when he Gays that
from psychological viewpoint wo-
men become shoplifters because they
have duller moral perception than
men and are less likely to restrain
the so called Initiative impulse" we
must believe it without question-Lat
least, from the psychological view.
point.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-03-04

While tuberculosis does not cause as
many deaths among school children
as it does among workingmen or
among infants under five years of age.
the National Association gives some
figures to show how serious the disease
Is among this class. Based on the
census Of 1900 it is estimated that
nearly 100000 children now in school
will die of tuberculosis before tn ey
are eighteen years Of age. or that
about 6,400 die annually from this
disease. Estimating that on an aver
nge each child who dies of tubercul-
osis has had six years of schooling tho
aggregate loss to the country in wasted
education each year amounts to ST.
l52,OO0 According to Investigations
made In New York, Boston and Stouk-
holm. the percentage of children who
are afflicted with tuberculosis is much
larger than the death rate would in
dioate. The National Association
for the Study and Prevention Of
tuberculosis declares that there are
two ways of checking the ravages of
tuberculosis among school children
The first way is to instruct every
school child about the danger of dis
ease. and to show them how they
themselves may prevent tuberculosis
in their homes. The second method
is to establish open.air schools for all
children who have tuberculosis or
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-03-04
Walla Walla's Postmaster.

The term of E. L. Brunton, post
master Of Walla Walla, expired Sun
day night. In the meantime he will
continue to serve, although be has re-
ceived no notice of reappointment.
Mr.. Brunton has been postmaster
there for several terms. During the
last campaign it is said politicians
unfavorable to Brunton approached
Congressman Poindexter after his
election and assured him that Brun-.
ton did not want the place any longer
they favoring W. Fl. Gregory Of the
bank operated there by Miles G.:
Moore. Mr.. Gregory. however says
be is not candidate and never was.
Eugene Lorton bas been mentioned
for the job. Factional fights leave
Walla Walla without regular ap-
pointed postmaster.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-03-04

Oregon will be given another con.
grefsman, and possibly two, it is be.
lieved. after the coming census is
taken. According to the basis of
representation expected to be fixed by
the new census, one congressman will
be allowed for every 224. 900 of popu-
lation. The basis at present is one
representative for every 1872, ,182 of
population. Il iss expected the ccnin G g
census will show population for the
state of close to 100000. This would
give three congressman and if the
hopes of some are realized the state
will have four congressman with a
population OF 100000.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-03-04

By fattering majority in the vote
polled in Tuesdays city election, David
Taylor was chosen to serve as mem
bel Of tttho w6ttoT comm is5sioin. iisii oi Iii
the splendid vote given Mr.. Taylor, is
reflected the state of the public mind
relative to the. water works question.
An emphatic approval for all Mr..
Taylor stands pledged to use his best
endeavor in carrying out. is given
without stint. The people Of Athena
have passed up to him a position of
trust which at this particular time
involves the arduous task of bringing
about better conditions, and they ex-
pect him to do it. In the campaign
the Press gave Mr.. Taylor its support
in the firm Eelief that he will carry
out his promises carefully and con-
scientiously, without fear or favor.
consequently thls paper has nothing
to retraot, no apologies to offer, and
stands ready as it ever has in the past
to bob up smilingly with the fellow
ION the other side" in tugging along
to make Athena better town. That
a clerical error should creep into the
arrangement Of the recorders copy for
the ballot and give rise to talk of
oontesting the election, is of little
consequence now or hereafter so far
as concerns the verdict Of the voters
given on the issue involved. for the
reason that in event another election
should be forced. it would probably
result in still greater gains for the
officials elected Tuesday.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-03-04
The newspapers of Oregon.

The newspapers of Oregon. Wash.
ington and Idaho cannot watch too
carefully the RAILROAD improvements
which will take place in these three
states during the next year. Reports
from headquarters are to the effect
that the transcontinental roads are
prepared to spend many hundreds Of
thousands of dollars in the Northwest
beginning with the Spring months.
This means only one thing and that
is that Oregon, Washington and Idaho
have reached that state of CONNER
oial advancement where it becomes
necessary to give them the very best
possible railroad equipment.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-03-04

The new packing plant of the Swift
interests on the Peninsula is expected
to start operations on March IA. Be-
cause of the magnitude of the work
embraced in the Swift plans, there
has been delay in the original pro-
jeot of nearly year in getting ready
for packing but the plant is now
ready. The opening of the plant
means that 500 people will be employ
ed at the start with the proba bility
that the number will be doubled
within the coming year. 1t will fur
nish a big livestock market for the
farmers and stock Iaisers of the Paci-
flo Northwest and other packing plants
and factories for utilizing side pro-
ducts of the packing houses will be
esta blished.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-03-04
Death of Mrs. w. p. Kilgore.

Mrs. Grace Kilgore, beloved wife of
William P. Kilgore, died at Cornelius.
Oregon, February 18, 1910 of pneu
monia. The remains were shipped to
Weston. and interment was had Mon
day February IL, says the Leader, in
the /. 0. 0. F. cemetery, where sleeps
a little daughter of the deceased. ID
the Masonic cemetery near are the
graves Of her parents. Services were
conducted by Rev. w. S. Payne.
Mrs. Kilgore was corn in Illinois Feb.
ruary 6, 1871. At an early age she
came to Oregon with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George English, and grew to
womanhood in the vicinity Of Weston.