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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-01

Elaborate arrangements have been
made for the masquerade ball whlch
is to be given this evening in the Ger
man hall. ten miles north of Pendie-
ton. Many Pendleton people are go
ing out and it promises to be one OF
the most enjoyable events ever held
in the popular hall.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-01

Miss Bertha Alexander was the
hostess for a charming dinner party
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. K. Alex
ander on Water street, last evening
The affair was in compliment to MISS
Gertrude Sheridan and her rance
Mr. Lyons. Covers were laid ior
twelve.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-01

Miss Sue Hayes, who has been
spending the holidays in Baker CITY
will arrive here tomorrow to spend
the dav with Miss Edith Johnson, az
ter which she will return 10 fossil
where she is an instructor in the mgr
school.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-01

The social whirl of the hohday
week was formally set revolving Mon
day night by the younger set Dy the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-01

The Pendleton lodge of Elks are
issuing invitations for a dancing par
70 in their new hall. Thursday eve
ming. The invitations are pe'hg lSsueu
TO members of the lodge only ihe
event promises to be one OF the lea-
lures of the week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
RANKIN WILL
HAS BEEN FILED
Divides His Great Estate Among His
Four Children
Equally.

TARKIO, Mo, ,sOct. 26.--The will OF
David Rankin was filed in court here
The total value of the estate is estt-
mated at $4,000, 900.
Some time ago Mr. Rankin incorpo-
rated almost all of his varied holdings
under the name of the Rankin Farm
This included the stock of the Midland
Plow factory, First National bank,
Tarlio Electric and Water company
Auditorium building, and about $4,000
acres of land. The shares were divid-
ed at the time among the four heirs
Mr. w r. Rankin, Miss Esther Ran
kin, Mr.. John Rankin, all of TarlSio,
Mo-, and Mrs. ]. F. Hanna of River
side, Cal
These shares were transferred at
the time of incorporation, and the will
merely confirmed the transfer.
The will disposed of Mr.. Rankin s
home residence and 100 acres of land
near Tarkio. This was given to Miss
Esther Rankin All the rest of his
personal property was divided equally
among the four heirs named.
The viii gave 100000 to Tarkio
college. This brings Mr.. Rankin's to-
tai benefactions to the institution up
to s335,o00.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
CHRISTMAS STAMPS
BARRED TN SOME PLACES
People Sending Mail to Foreign coun-
tries Should be Very
Careful.

WASHINGTON Oct 26.-Persons
who desire to atfix Christmas, or
other charity stamps to their mail
matter destined to foreign countries
have been warned by the postal de-
partment that several countries re-
fuse to admit to their mails letters
or other matter bearing such stamps
unless properly attached
Guatemala, Uruguay and Portugal
refuse absolutely to receive mail
matter bearing such stamps if they
resemble regular postage stamps
Many countries refuse to receive in
their mails articles bearing Christ
mas stamps unless they are affixed
on the reverse instead of the address
side Among these countries are
Great Britain, Germany, Austria,
British Honduras, Jamaica, Bermuda
and the Transvaal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
Supreme Court Decisions.
Especial to The Gate City.]


DES MONIES, Oct 26.-State eS
rel Duhlemeier, appellant, VS.. R, Helm,
Des Moines district, affirmed
State VS.. William Giffrow, appellant
Story district, affirmed.
State VS.. Driscoll, appellant Web
ster district, affirmed
Sawyer VS.. Hutchinson, Judge
Woodbury. district, affirmed.
Hanson VS.. Hanson, APPELLANT. Keo
kuk district, affirmed
Fowler VS.. Griffin. appellant, Clarke
district, affirmed.
Sawyer. appellant, vs.. Lorenzen and
Weise, Woodbury. district, affirmed.
Sterne aginst Off, appellant, Lee dis
trict, affirmed.
Poll VS. Numa Block Coal Co., ap.
pellant, Wayne district. affirmed
Bradbury vs. Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific railroad appellant, Emmet
district, affirmed on condition.
Iowa Loan & Trust Company VS.
District court Polk county, affirmed
Sawyer VS.. Hutchinson, Woodbury.
district, dismissed.
Stenger VS.. Rice Brothers. appel.
lants, Woodbury. district, reversed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
Gives II as His Opinion that the Miss.
ing Balloon America II Fell
Into Lake SUI
perlor.
WIND WAS FAVORABLE
Belief In Canada Is That the Two
Men VIII Never Be Seen AIive
Again and Are
Dead.

MILWAUKEE, wis. Oct. 26.-Thas
the balloon America II was lost On
Lake Superior is the belief of wr C.
Devereaux, weather forecaster of Mil
waukee.
There was low moving this wav
when the balloons started at st. Lou
is" said Mr.. Devereux, "and this
low caused the wind to blow from
the south about the time the balloons
reached Lake Michigan This south
wind, of course. took the America ri
directly north, as is proven by mes
sages from Hawley.
This straight northerly course took
the America II, 1 believe, over the
eastern end of Lake Superior. BY
the time 1t got there, the low had
gotten to the southeast of the bal.
loon, with the wind from the south
east. Thus the America II and her two
passengers wer ecarried west over
Lake Superior. Later, according to
the Weather Bureau records, which
wind was from the north, which
forced the America II, south again,
but apparently the huge gas bag did
not get far enough south to come
down on terra firma."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
Rather Startling Statement Made
That They Are Not Making
Very Much
Money.
RENTERS ARE SLAVES
n. c. Wallace Of Des Molnes Says
That There is Loss on
Every Quarter
Section.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-That the rem
ing farmers of Iowa are actually los
ing money and the farm owners are
practically only !reaking even in this
era of high prices was the testimony
of H. G. Wallace of Des Moines, be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion in the rate hearing which effects
AZ railroads in the Chicago district.
He estimated the Iowa crops for
1909 were worth $33,OO0,O0O and the
land owners realized only little ov-
er five percent profits and lost s305
yearly for every quarter section
worked
Cross examined on many of his
statements by the railroad attorney
Wallace declared that the farmers
who were leaving their farms for the
cities were the owning farmers. The
tenant farmers were chained to the
soil and live life of drugery The
tenant farmers clothing consisted
largely of suit of overajis and a
straw hat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
Witness In Furniture Graft Case
Charges Hoitalaw With Asking
High Price for
Vote.
PEMBERToN AND CLARK
Agent of Successful Bidder Tells How
He Made Terms With Those
Who Accepted
Brlbes.

SPRINGFIELD Ill. Oct. 26.-Judee
Thompson of the circuit court, over
ruled the motion of the defense that
the court take the case from the Jury
and instruct a verdict OF not guilty
IN favor OF State Senator ]. c. Penn
berton. of Oakland, and Representa-
tive Joseph 8. Clark, OF Vandalia, on
trial for conspiracy to obtain money
for themselves in the award OF the
furniture contract for the state house.
Attorneys Andrews and Graham de-
clared among other things the state
had failed to make proof of its case.
Following the appearance on the
stand of Senator Holtslaw and J. w.
Knox, saesman for the desk company.
Otto Frier. who represented the suc-
cessful bidders, Ford & Johnson com.
pany, for the furniture contract, was
called by the state. He related how
he conversed with Pemberton and
Holtslaw about the contract. He said
at one time Clark told him he would
nave to have $1,000 for his vote and
that Holtslaw at first demanded s5.-
oo0 but later agreed to accept 81 300.
A. b. Johnston, an agent for Ford
q Johnson, of this city, as witness de-
ciared he was present when 1t was
agreed that Holtslaw should get
$l,oo0. Holtslaw said he had been
promised $1,000 for his vote for the
Ford & Johnson company by John.
ston' VINO declared this was $500 more
fhan either Pemberton or Clark was
to get. Knox told of several conver.
sations he had with Pemberton, Clark
ana Holtslaw regarding the furniture
contract, and declared each wanted to
Know how much there was in 1t. Knox
SAID Pemberton told him he was not
gong to get the contract and he
eknox) refused anybody anything but
to put In straight bid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
East St. Louis Intends to Hold Man
on Eight Robbery Charges
and Send Him to The
Penitentiary.
RHoDUs DISAPPOINTED
Prisoner Says He Would Rather Be
Executed for Murder Than to
Serve Long Term for
Burglary.


EAST ST. LOUIS. Ill. Oct. 26-
Chief of Police Purdy last night an
nounced that Leigh Rhodus, the self
confessed slayer of Dr. w. p Mich
aelis, of Chicago, would not be turn
ed over to the Chicago authorities. He
gave as the reason eight robbery
cases pending against Rhodus here.
I'VE caught the man in East St.
Louis" said Purdy, land we propose
ne shall answer to charges we pre-
ferred, and to which he has confess
ed, before Chicago courts can have
him"
Rhodus was much disappointed
when Informed he would not be taken
to Chicago. He reiterated that he
would prefer death to the serving OF
an indefinite sentence in the peniten-
tiary.
Rhodus caused some amusemen.
when he told story Of how he had
made Chicago druggist kneel down
and open his safe:
He said: 81 robbed him just because
~ 1oohSu oo easy, anu eHdt Was WndC
kept me from quitting the robbery
game. 1t was much easier than any
thing else could do"
Rhodus confessed he shot Capt.
Franklin A. Burdette, confederate
veteran, in st. Louis in 1905 Bur
dette recovered
Rhodus' relatives said he did not
smoke cigarettes and he showed no
signs of craving for drink. They were
inclined to the opinion he chose the
line of crime through mere moral in.
difference.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
|vlator Climbed up 1903 Feet and
Had to Return on Account Of
the Storm up
There.
lew AMERICAN RECORD
.w York Aviation Meet is Giving the
Spectators Many Thrills as
They Look Sky
ward.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Ralph John
tone, at the international aviation
tournament at Belmont Park, climbed
&ntil snowstorm at an altitude of
3O3 feet compelled him to coast back
20 earth, but his climb was entirely
satisfactory to Johnstone in that it
Established new American altitude
record.
a On the previous day ]. Armstrong
Eprexel had taken the American alti-
Jude record of G175 feet away from
tile Wright machines, established by
Walter Brookins at Atlantic City, July
81, by soaring to height of 1905 feet
[8nd in monoplane at that To via
"a back Unexpectedly in an old-s.yle
Wright biplane was a source of sa.-
l8sfaction to the Wright camp. Hox-
Gsey climbed 5796 feet, when rain
STORM forced him to descend.
q Count de Lesseps was up about g.
1000 feet when he blundered into a
zgrotto of storm clouds and became ac-
Htuaily lost. He returned an hour later.
Il Latham was 1000 feet up in his
SAntoinette and climbing with frantic
&wings for the G,000-foot level, where
&Johnstone and Hoxsey were threading
8the mazes CT the storm clouds, when
4his monoplane described low, circ-
Cling arc, and then seemed to come
Xdown like ball in long swoop.
&Tarough field glasses the Frenchman
was seen TO be fighting desperately
Ito grip the air with his wings, and a
agreat sight of relief went up when
5his planes finally took hold and he
was seen to slide off easily, though
I with great speed, toward cump of
trees about mile from the ground
and stand. After an hours suspense
ne was reported safe in cabbage
patch.
During the day Count De Lesseps
made three trips with women passen-
gers and Grahame White one. Rad
ley and Moissant made cross county
flights
orviile Wright made his first pub
lie flight in months when he circled
the track in the new Wright racers
at speed of sixty-two miles an hour
Alfred lie Blanc, captain of the
french aviation team, received In
structions today to withdraw from or
compete in the Gordon Bennett race
Tor the international trophy as his
Judgment dictated. He is still un-
decided, but adheres to his belief
mat the course is dangerously OBJ
Ssructed by houses and trees.
There is movement to have the
race flown over the inner course of
20 kilometers. which is free from OBJ
structions, but whether the rules of
me International Federation would
permit this change from the prescrib-
cd course of five kilometers remains
to be seen.
The Gordon Bennett cup was won
al Rheims, France, last year by Glenn
II. Curtiss in the first international
meet, and its possession in this coun
eiy brought the second meet mere. II
ehe French aviators-Le Blanc, Au-
ofun and Latham-should default, the
meet would lose much of its zest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
Secretary Of Agriculture is Optimistic
on the Outlook For Republicans
In The Coming
Campaign.
PRAISE
FOR TAFT
While Enroute for iowa, Cabinet OFF,
Ger Speaks of Political Out
look as He
Sees II.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-James Wilson,
secretary of agriculture. stopped in
Chicago yesterday on his way from
Washington to Atlantic Iowa, where
he will deliver a speech in the inter-
est of Congressman Walter |. Smith
tonight. He was accompanied by his
daughter.
Secretary Wilson said he was
optimistic over the outlook for the
coming fall elections, and he praised
President Taft.
Taft doesn't know a thing about 2
cent politics., said Secretary Wilson.
He doesn't know as much about them
as one of your ward heelers here in
Chicago. He is Interested in big
things-things the people want"
And he is becoming more popular
every day The people are beginning
to know just what sort of man they
have. When it comes to doing big
things-things that count-he is one
of the best men we have had in the
presidency in long time
You ought to see how he cuts
down expenses, too. Every member
of the cabinet has to account for
every dollar he spends. Taft will say:
Mr.. Secretary, l want you to take
few million dollars off of that re-
quest, and it has to be done. You
can't argue with him after he's made
up his mind. That's the kind of a
man. we've got at Washington,
Secretary Wilson will follow his
Atlantic speech tonight with one in
Audubon tomorrow night. Then he
will leave the west for New York,
where he has weeks engagement
to speak for the sake of the party.
The secretary says he will talk agri.
culture to the people.
That's the only politics l know"
he said, "and they never run away
when | talk to them about it. I'm
going to talk agriculture in Iowa,
and I'm going to talk agriculture in
New York. And the people will lis,
ten, too'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
Five People Injured and Two sN en-
Are Not Expected to PAv
er From Theif
Injuries.
TWO WERE CHILDREN
One Man Blown Through Basement
Window When Gas Blew
up in Doctors
House.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. 2e.-Two
men are not expected to live today,
and one other man, woman and two
children are seriously injured, the
result of a gas explosion which par
TALLY wrecked the residence of DR..
A. E. Donnaland
Hans Paschel, recently Of Omaha,
was blown through basement win
dow.
James NJ. Coburn is believed to be
fatally injured.
Mrs. Coburn and her father, ]. M.
Hughes and two children We're burn
ed and bruised.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
THIS WOULD BE
A GREAT LAW
Illinois Editors Want False News
Givers to Be Branded as
Criminals.

DECATUR, H.. Oct. 26.-The Hi
nois Daily Newspaper association at
its annual meeting directed the com
mittee TO draft a bill to be presented
to the next legislature penalizing the
malicious giving of false news to news
papers. The officers of the associa.
tion elected were:
President, John H. Harrison, of Dan.
Vile; vice president, f. s Dodd, of
Centralia: treasurer. II. w Pollard, of
Rockford; directors. Thomas Rees,
of Springfield; H. e Baldwin of Joliet.
and e. e. Bartlett of Rockford.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
Voting Machin es.

DIES MONIES, oct. 26.-Judge Howe
of the district court, refused to is
sue writ against the county officers
and board of supervisors forbidding
the use of voting machines in Polk
county in their present form The
writ was applied for last week by HUI
bert Utterback, democratic candidate
for state senate who claims that the
machines had the effect of restoring
the party circle on the ballot to the
use of the party lever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
HEAD CRUSHED
WITH AN AXE
Murdered Woman Also Had Her
Throat Cut and Gashes
on Body.

CINCINNATI. Oct 26.-Another
murder perpetrated in almost the iden-
tical spot where Miss Anna Lloyd met
New Years day, was revealed last
night by finding the body of Mrs.
Mary Hockney, aged 26, with throat
cut from ear to ear, and head crush
ed in with blow from an axe Gashes
We're all over her body. According to
the police the body was discovered
by her husband alongside the rail
road tracks that run directly in the
rear of their cottage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
Perkins Fears Men are Lost.

OTTAWA, Ont. Oct 2G. Trough
that An Hawley and Augustus Post
of New York, who formed the crew of
the balloon America H., will ever be
seen again alive. Up to last night
there was no definite word here.
Samuel Perkins of the crew of the
Dusseldorf II said my opinion Is
that we shall never hear what has
become of the occupants of the ba,-
loon America H. believe that at this
moment they are dead"
He bases his belief in the death Of
the men upon the fact that he knows
to certainty that they carried no
emergency for supply.
Edmund Stratton of New York, who
:" cordnrtin~ the quest on behalf of
his friends, did big days work He
saw several dominion cabinet minis
ters and answered and sent out mny
kilograms. He has no definite word.
A telegrm states that Lewis Spind
Ter of ST. Louis left Toronto for Chap
leau probably to investigate a Chap
leau rumor Rogers of the provincial
police has a letter from Constable
McCurdy of Chapleau, who says that
Thursday night he saw balloon in
the clear moonlight pass over that
town at II O'Clock. 1t was going east.
erly and apparently had crossed Lake
Superior from Minnesota Continuing
it's course easterly he thought the
balloon would fall near Biscotasins,
beyond Porcupine and Gowanda dis
tricts in Northern Ontario
Here the country is filled with
small lakes and forests and it would
be impossible for the balloonists to
reach civilization without canoes.
Mr.. Spindler of the Aero Club OF
ST Louis has the letter and believes
the balloon was the America. He,
therefore, leaves for Chapleau whicn
is on the c. P. r. and ~ill or
ganize relief expedition at that
place in the hope of finding Hawley
and Post.
Edward Cook of Fort Wayne, Ind,
is the latest with balloon story. He
says he was hunting near Kipawa
Wednesday and saw one. There IS
nothing, however, to connect this
definitely with the America.
Searching parties are being organic
ed at ottawa. Quebec, Toronto,
North Bay and Chapleau.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
GIRLS HAVE JOINED
COLLEGE STRIKE
Studenths Reinforced by About 800
Women and Walk-Out
Continues.

BOULDER, Colo. Oct. 26.-Rein-
forced by about 300 women students
and possibly every man who did NOT
take part in the first demonstration,
the student body of the University
of Colorado who struck after II stu.
dents had been suspended for haz-
ing, decided to remain out another
day.
The conference with the college
officials resulted in no agreement b.
ing reached
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
NONE OF THEM
LAID GOLDEN EGGS
Parade of $500 Geese Through Town,
All Following the Trail Of
Corn.

MAYSvILLE, KY, Oct. ga pa.
rade of 500 geese was witnessed
here. The birds, which came from
the mountains of eastern Kentucky,
were lured through the streets by a
man dropping corn.
The geese were unloaded from a
car in the Louisville and Nashville
railroad yards, after ma'ing the
night hideous with their nose. They
were taken to a farm six miles from
this city, to be fattened for eastern
markets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
Weather Conditions.

The eastern depression, moving
from the lower lake region out
through New England. has been at
tended by rains in It's path, and cool
err weather has followed in the east.
ern portion of the country.
The depression from Montana, NOV
ing southeast, and deepening as it adj
vanced, is central near Omaha this
morning.
The temperature has risen on its
front in the upper Mississippi valley,
and as yet there has been no precip.
itation accompanying It,
A field of high pressure. with fall
inI temperature, is following the de-
Azt on from the northwest
~ ditions indicate rains for this
So ion tonight or Thursday. which
will be followed by cooler weather.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
SAILS IN AIR
FOR FIVE HOURS
Newspaper Balloon Has Been Given
to the War Depart
nent.

LONDON. Oct. 2G.-After FIVE hours
splendid sailing, the dirigible balloon
Morning Post arrived at Aldershot to-
day from Moissone. France, having
crossed the channel The balloon has
been given to the war department by
the Post.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
STATE WIDE STRIKE
ON ELECTION DAY
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Orders all Union Men to be
at Polls.

w1LKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. 26.-A
state wide general strike for election
day has been called for Pennsylvania
by the state federation of labor in a
circular sent out today by the ex-
ecutive commit.ee. All laboring men
are called to strike all day and go to
the polls and work for labor candi-
dates. This Is the first time such
action was ever taken in this coun-
try.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
ITALIAN STORMS
WERE DISASTROUS
All Growing Crops Near Naples Were
Ruined by the
Elements.

NAPLES, Oct 26-All growing
crops and animals are dead. The
death list from the storms and floods
will reach 400 The coast is covered
with wreckage and bodies of dead
women, children and animals.
The king will visit the scene and
aid the minister of marine in distrib-
uting the relief fund.
The pope has ordered priests to
aid the authorities. All towns in the
provinces of Naples are damaged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
cummIns Gives Advice

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Oct 26-
At republican rally here last night
Senator Cummins sounded the key
note of his campaign in plea to re-
publicans to vote the ticket straight.
Cummins declared dangers were
ahead to labor, capital, and business
shorld democratic congress be elect
ed and an attempt made by that con.
gress to enact new tariff that
would not be protective.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
Coffin Seeks a Coffin.

JTssUP. Oct. 2s.- William Coffin,
age about 3s, committed suicide by
snooting himself through the head
WIN revolver at his home here. He
Was temporarily insane. He leaves a
"iie and an adopted daughter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
Japs are Excited

TOXIC Oct 26-Premier Kaesuras'
speech in the diet In which he op-
posed large appropriation for the
new japanese navy is exciting CON
siderable unfavorable comment today.
The public is disappointed over the
insufficient expenditure for the navy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-26
HAYTIAN GUNBOAT
REPORTED WRECKED
Some of the Dead are High Officials
of the Islands
Navy.

PORT AU PRINCE, Oct 2s.-Tt is
reported here that the Haytian gun
boat Liberte has been lost with SO
men on board, following the explos-
ion of the boilers.
Twenty of the crew we're saved.
Some of those lost are high navy