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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
FAMOUS WILL CASE y
IS IN COURT AGAIN
PERENNIAL CONTEST OVER
STUBBLEFTELD MONEY is ON
Fight Which Has Been in Progress
Since 1902 Breaks Out Anew In
This City-Money Left for Chari-
table Purposes-Heirs Claim VIII
Not Properly Probatcd.

approximately 100000 in money
and the very existence of the Stub
blefield home in Walla Walla, is at
stake In the case which is being
heard before County Judge Gilliland
today The arguments today are on
the demurrer to the renewed attack
on the will which was made in this
city last summer.
1t will be remembered that Joseph
l.. Stubblefield. a well-known pioneer
resident of the east end of Umatilla
county, died in 1902. leaving an es-
tate valued at s1S0,000. A part OF
this was bequeathed to relatives and
friends but the greater part was left
in trust for the establishment OF Il
home for aged widows. orphans ana
indigent children, in the states of
Oregon and Washington.
II was specified in the will that
the home should be located in or
near Walla Walla on condition that
the city raise $4,000 to be used IN
securing a site and erecting the
building. These terms were complied
with and the trustees proceeded to
establish the home. These trustees
are r. NJ. Dorothy Of Milton, +. a.
Reser, formerly of this county, but
now Of Walla Walla, and C. NJ. Ra-
der of Walla Walla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07

Washington, Jan. 7.-On the sub
ject of interstate commerce in speci-
al message sent to congress today,
President Taft, after calling attention
tn the fact that a large number of
orders issued by the interstate COM
merce commission have been appealed
from, says: TT would not be proper to
attempt to deprive any corporation of
the right of review by court of any
order of decree which. If undisturbed
would rob it of reasonable return on
it's investment or would subject it to
burdens that unjustly discriminate
against it and in favor of other cor
porations similarly situated. What is
of supreme Importance is that the
desicion of such a question will be as
speedy as the nature of the circum-
stances will admit, and that con-
fornlity of decision can be assured so
as to bring about an effective, syste-
matte, scientific enforcement of the
commerce law rather than conflict
ing decisions and uncertainty of fl
nal result. For this purpose l recon-
mend the establishment of court of
the United States to be composed of
five Judges. designated for such pur-
pose from among the circuit judges
OF the United states. to be known as
the United States court of commerce,
which court shall be clothed with or
iginal and exclusive jurisdiction over
the following classes of cases
Classes of Cases.
First: All cases for enforcement.
otherwise than by adjudication and
for the collection of penalty or by
the infliction of criminal punishment
of any order of the interstate COM
merce commission other than for the
payment of money.
Second: All cases brought to en-
join, set aside. annul. or suspend. any
order or requirement of the interstate
commerce commission.
Third: All such cases as under
section of the act of February 49,
1908, known as the Elkins act. are
authorized to be maintained in a cir
cult court of the United States.
Fourth: All such mandamus pro-
ceedings as, under the provisions of
section 90 or section %. of the inter-
state commerce law, are authorized
To be maintained in the circuit court
of the United States"
The president recommends the ap-
pointment of five circuit judges from
the districts having the largest vol
ume Of business. and also would ema
power the chief justice to reassign
IN 70 lictri or NIB hn
business of the commerce court does
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
ISLAND ROCKED BY
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE

Mobile, Ala. Jan. Word reach
ed here today of terrible earthquake
shock at Swan Island. 800 miles from
here in the Caribbean sea on January
lst. Captain Olsen of the fruit steam
er Corinto which is in this harbor.
said the island rocked for half an
hour. He said the water in the Is
lands harbor fairly boiled when the
heaviest tremor came. Five shocks
were felt
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
prcparc for Hermann's Trial.

Portland, Ore. Jan. 7.-Prepara-
tons for the trial of former Con-
gressman Binger Hermann, under in
dictment for his alleged connection
with the Blue mountain forest re-
serve land fraud case, commenced to-
day when the panel from which the
jury will be selected was drawn. The
trial will begin next Monday. Her
mann was congressman from the
first congressional district at the time
of his Indictment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
RACES ACROSS STATES
TO FATHERS FUNERAL

san Francisco, Jan. Ogden
Mills who raced half way across the
continent to attend the funeral Of his
father. the late ID. O. Mills, arrived
in Millbrac at $50 this morning on
a special train furnished from Sacra-
mento. 1t is announced that the
funeral of Mills will be held a. :
o'clock this afternoon
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
80 = = +++++*+& = 4

Washington, Jan. THE BaIling-
er-Pinchot controversy yesterday was
made doubly intense by the reading
in the senate of letter addressed
by Mr.. Plnchot to Senator Dolliver, in
which the course adopted by L. r.
CLAWS, with assistance OF Messrs
Price and Shaw OF the bureau Of for
estry. was warmly approved.
In this communication the chief
forester not only upheld the criticism
of Secretary Ballinger. but suggested
that the president himself had been
mistaken in the facts when he re-
moved Mr.. CLAWS from the public
service.
Mr.. Pinchot's letter called Senator
Hale to his feet with severe rebuke
to the chief forester for having ig-
nored a recent order by the presi-
dent directing that no subordinate Of
ficer should give information con-
cerning affairs of the government ex-
cept to his superior officers. He also
suggested that the adoption OF this
course tended to forestall and pre-
judice public opinion in relation to
the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
Sensation In Senate.
In the senate Mr.. Pinchots letter
caused a genuine sensation. In ad-
dressing his letter to Senator Dolli-
yer. Mr.. Pinchot indicated that 1t
had been written at the request of the
Iowa senator, but It was addressed TO
him as chairman of the committee
on agriculture. thus making It an Of
ficial document. He said that Messrs.
Price and Shaw had prepared an Of
ficial report upon their actions which
he was transmitting to the secretary
OF agriculture.
"Thls report showed that Messrs.
Price and Shaw made public certain
information regarding the so-calied
Cunningham claims for coal lands in
Alaska" said Mr. Pinchot. "The ef-
feet Of the publication was to direct
critical public attention to the action
of the interior department.
"It shows that they countenanced
the publication by L. r. CLAWS of
certain facts concerning these claims
after he had been dismissed from Of
flee, and that in other ways they en-
,deavored to direct public attention to
the imminent danger that the Alas
ka coal fields still in government
ownership might pass forever into
private hands with little or no COM
pensation to the public"
Says People Should Know.
This information" Mr. Pinchot
adds. was of a nature proper to be
made public. unless there are secrets
which the people Of the United States
are not entitled to know concerning
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
HUMAN MOLE DIGS
HIS OWN GRAVE.

New York. Jan. Men are
ousily today digging up Lud-
low street in the heart of the
down town section in an effort
TO find Isaac Finkelstein, the
human mole" who is believed
to be entombed in a passage he
bored in an effort to gain an un-
derground entrance to jewel
ry store.
II Finkelstein is dead. he
has been smothered in a grave
of his own making. and is the
victim of his own greed After
the excavators had worked for
several hours Finkelstein's wife
confessed he had told her OF his
plan to burow under the street
and rob zirinsky's jewelry
store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
SEVEN HEARSES BEAR
VICTIMS OF POISON

Sawtelle Calf, Jan. 1.-Seven
hearses, bearing eight members OF
Fernandez Valdez, Reyes and Proci-
ado families who died from the eff
fects of poison after New Years
family banquet left Sawtelle for the
Santa Monico Catholic church at
santa Monica this afternoon where
the funeral services were held.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
FOUR BELOW IN CHICAGO.
Windy City Suffering With Terrible
Cold and Scarcity of Fuel

Cold and Scarcity of Fuel.
Chicago Jan 6.-The long contin-
.ued cold weather has reduced the re-
serve supply of coal in Chicago to
such an alarming extent that dealers
were powerless today to supply the de-
mand for fuel from manufacturing in
sttutions that are facing shut
down unless relief comes within As
hours.
The railroads were frantically urged
by coal merchants to get coal into
the Chicago yards. Thousands of car
loads of coal are reported to be
waiting on sidings because of lack
of locomotives to move them.
Today the thermometer in Chicago
registered four degrees below zero.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
CABINET CONSIDERS
FAMOUS CONTROVERSY

Washington. Jan. IA speci-
al meeting of the cabinet was
called for three o'clock this
afternoon to further the con-
sideration OF the Ballinger-
Pinchot so-called controversy
which suddenly became the alb
sorbing question of the day.
The matter was discussed at a
regular meeting of the cabinet
but this afternoon the secre-
taries were called to the white
house by telephone.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
ROOSEVELT
AND GOV. DRAPER

Lynn. Mass, Jan, 7.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt would shoot a :
Spaniard in the back and then
write book about It," This,
and many more such declara-
tions are included in n speech
made here today by William d.
Haywood. former secretary of
the western Federation of Min
ers, Haywood characterized
Governor Draper as a pink
and white politician" saying: :
Draper is pink and white. like
some of our former executives :
of Idaho. Also like them, he :
lacks nerve. He didn't dare
to remain in Massachusetts,
during the crisis of the strike :
at Ludlow but quickly beat it :
for Chicago"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
P|NCHOT ADDS
FUEL TO FIRE
Chief Forester in Letter to
Senator DolIiver Defends
Action of CLAWS.
INTIMATES PRESIDENT
MADE AN UNWISE MOVE

Pinchot Stirs Up Embers of Contro-
versy, and Simultaneous With
Wickcrsham's Denunciation--Com-
mends Glavis-Storm Aroused in
Senate-Chief Forester Thinks Mo-
lives OF Price and Shaw Outweigh
Their Violations OF Orders.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
BATTLE WITH
TWO YEGGMEN
After Series of Crimes, Dss-
peradoes Meet Resistance
and Fatal Fight Ensues,
KILL BAGGAGE MASTER
AND WOUND ANOTHER

Michigan Town in Reign of Terror
Stores I'illaged and Pedestrians
Held up-Railroad Station Storm
ed and Desperate Battle Follows
With Employes-Many Shots Fired
and One is Killed - Telegraph
Operator Fatally Wounded Holds
AssaiIant.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
ADVISES COURT
OF COMMERCE
President TAFT ir Special Mes
sage to Congress Recon-
mendS Another Tribunal,
SAYS ANTITRUST LAW
SERVES ITS PURPOSES

Taft Would Establish Court of Five
Judges to Decide Cases Appealed
from Interstate Commerce Com
mission-Outlincs Proposed Pow
ers of New TribunaI-WOuld Give
Commission Further Jurisdiction
President Believes Concentration of
Wealth Beneficial.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07

not require their sert fe recon-
mends the payment of such judges
while sitting in the court of commerce
of such an additional amount as to
make the total salary Of each $4,000
annually.
Outlines Powers of Court.
The president recommends that reg
ular annual sessions of the court be
held in Washington, but that the
court be empowered to meet any
where. He says that the orders should
be made final, and subject only to
review by the supreme court of the
United states, with the provision that
the operation of the decree appealed
from shall not be stayed except by
the supreme court of the United
States. He recommends giving the
court power to suspend orders of the
intestate commerce commission which
are under review, pending final
hearing, but that no such restraining
order be made except on notice., and
after hearing, unless in case where
irreparable damages will ensue to
the petitioner. He would allow the
judge of the court to grant 10 days
stay of the commissions orders, pend
ing submission to the court, but only
on hearing, and upon finding on evil
dence that irreparable damage would
ensue to the petitioner providing
that this damage must be specified.
The president condemns the bring
ing of cases by attorneys acting for
the interstate commerce commission
and recommends that all prosecutions
be brought by the department of JUS
tice.
Agreements Between Carriers.
I'm view of the complete control
over rate making and other practices
OF the Interstate carriers, established
by acts of congress, and as recon-
mended by this communication" the
president says, 81 see no reason why
agreements between carriers subject
to this act, specifying classifications
of freight, and the rates, fares, and
charges for transportation of passen-
gers and freight, which they may
agree to establish may not be permit
ted provided copies of such agreement
be promptly filed with the commits
sion but subject to all provisions of
the interstate commerce act, and SUD-
ject to the rights of any of the par
ties to such an agreement to cancel
1t, as to any and all of the agreed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
Home Opened.

The home was opened Nov. II,
1904. and has been maintained since
that tine on the interest from the
original fund which. according to the
terms OF the will, was invested in first
mortgage real estate city, county.
state or national bonds. 1t was pro-
vided that the original sum should
be held intact and used as an en-
dowment while the home was to. be
on the interest.
1t is this trust clause of the will
which is being attacked. 1t is alleg-
ed by the heirs who are seeking to
break the will that the trustees in,
terpreted the clause to suit themselves
and not according to the will and
that they have taken 1t upon them
selves to place so many restrictions
upon applicants for admission to the
home that it is practically useless
and that the desires of the grantor are
IN erehv heinp thwnrted
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
TRANSFORMED
INTO A BRUTE
Man has Masqueraded as a
Monkey for so Long That
He Loses his Humanity.
WIFE GETS DIVORCE
FROM MAN-ANIfAL

Declares Since he Has Performed An
tics in Front of Cheap Shows
Brute Instincts Have Been Devel-
oped More and More - Judge
Grants Divorce on Those Grounds
Husband Was Monkey Man" on
Pay Streak.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
Will First Questioned.

After the death of her husband,
Mrs. stubblefield moved to Walla
Walla. She questioned the validity
of the will and after some litigation
the trustees settled with her. accord
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
SAYS People should Know.

This information" Mr.. Pinchot
adds, "was of nature proper to be
made public. unless there are secrets
which the people of the United States
are not entitled to know concerning
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CONTINUED on page 81
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Continued on page So
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07

not require their sert - fe recon-
mends the payment of such judges
while sitting in the court Of commerce
Of such an additional amount as to
make the total salary Of each 10000
annually
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-23
WALK IS BROUGHT
BACK TO BRISTOL
He Will Face Trial for Murder
of Fellow-Police-
mar
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l


Bristol. Va, May 22.-All doubt that
the man arrested at Coeur-De-A lene.
Idaho, week ago was Grant NJ. Walk.
the former Bristol policeman, wanted
here for seven years on the charge of
having murdered Houston Chldress, a
fellow policeman. was cleared this af-
ternoon, when an officer arrived with
Walk.
Although considered a dangerous
man, he was brought without hand
cuffs, and was allowed to go to the
home of his brother Robert P. Walk,
before being locked up. AT the city
jail he cordially greeted numerous old
A young woman attired in white was
among his callers. She seemed espe-
cially glad to see him. When she told
Walk that her sister had married since
he left he remarked with a smile
"There's where I'm left again"
Walk does not deny having shot OFF,
Ger Childress down on the street. but
no evidence as to the cause Of the
tragedy has ever been adduced. Charles
Porch. at that time on the police
shooting, He will be brought here
from Knoxville TO testify. Walk ex--
pressed confidence this afternoon of
his acquittal. He is a slender man,
with swarthy complexion, blue eyes,
and prominent pointed nose, and.
that, being sought by all detective
agencies. and with his picture in prac-
tically every police station In the
country, more than eighty men should
have been arrested as Walk suspects
before the right man was caught,
The officers making the arrest claimed
reward of $3.50 $500 of which was
offered by the Governor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-23
Opportunity Of Lifetime to Purchase F1ighGra Piano
Use greatly improved it.

wise greatly improved it.
The portrait of the late Thomas
Joynes. presented to the county by hi:
grandson, will be unveiled Saturda.
afternoon next. Senator Benjamin I
CASTOR will make the presentation ad.
dress. and Judge James Fl. Fletcher
the speech of acceptance.
P. H. AyIett. attorney at law. hal
opened an office at Accomac Courthoust
for the practice of his profession.
The strawberry season Will emf
with to-morrow's shipments. the rail-
of Saturday and conditions since hav'
ing made the fruit soft. Prices have
been remunerative. and the receipt;
from the crop far above what was ex,
pected. A number OF farmers haH.
sold for thousand dollars each. and
few as high as fifteen hundred dol.
lars. The largest varieties We're the
Babah and Ajax. of the former, TWEEN.
ty-five selected berries filed quar-
basket and twenty-six of the latter.
Harry, the old, well-known draJ
horse of the Chincoteague Hotel for
the past thirty years, was sold by the
present manager this week. The own
er of the property estimates that HI
time his keep and fully $4,000.
The price of large clans continues
to advance, and they are higher now,
compared with the past. than any sail
water product. Many think that plant
ing them must be resorted to II thu
supply Is to be at all equal to the
demand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-23
News Of South Richmond

the following pall-bearers: j. M.
Hudspeth. j. w. Jeffries. j. B. Watkins,
j. j. Jewett, selden Post, William G.
Owens. DR.. J. Fl. Fisher and DR.. w. D.
Sydnor.
Mr.. Field was born in New York
State forty-nine years ago For
twenty years he had been a resident of
Midlothian, and the greater part of that
time he was agent of the Southern Rail-
way Company at Midlothian. This po-
siton he held at the time of his death.
Mr.. Field married Miss Belle Jewett,
of Midlothian. and is survived by her
and two daughters. Grace and Ethel
He was one of the most popular men
of the community.
The funeral of William c. Archer, OF
sac Stockton Street, who died very sud-
denly Saturday morning at 4:30 o'clock,
will take place this afternoon at
o'clock from the Central Methodist
Church. Interment will be made IN
Hollywood Cemetery.
General News Notes.
The Industrial Chapter of Meade Me-
mortal Church will serve ice cream this
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. A. Car
| ence Atkins, 1915 F'orter Street.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Lochwitsky, the
Russian nobleman. who is travelling IN
this country, will tell the story of his
Exile and Escape from Siberia" on
next Friday night at the Batnbridge
Street Baptist Church. The story OF
the Russian patriot is thrilling one
| He will speak under the auspices of the
Educational Association. The proceeds
are for the relief Of the debt on the
piano for the cambridge School.
Mrs A. c. Harding gave charming
i 5 l1~l,t 10. 1,a nj
| Many were present and enjoyed them
selves immensely.
The Little Springfields took the Ba-
bies into camp at Forest Hill Friday
afternoon to the tune of IA to s. Bat
teries: Little Springttelds, Dean and
Pease; Babies, Dyer and Cutchins
Manchester defeated the Yannigans
Saturday.
Score by innings: r.
Manchester .-..... o 0 o % -
: Yannigans '....... 0S 0 0 l u
The Richmond Tigers We're too much
for the Wizards Saturday on the lat
tiers diamond, defeating them BY Inc
score of 10 to 6.
Will Shields Hatcher, of Chestertield'
is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Le-
lila A, Friend.
Death of III. w. Fendley.
1 III, w. EenQleS uleu d. 'ile 'eSiNSiAs
of his son, +. B. Fendley. In Chesterfield
county. yesterday morning at O'CLOCK
| inter an illness of three weeks. The
| funeral services will he conducted at
Centralia this afternoon at O'CLOCK
Mr.. Tendley is survived by six chill
dren: Mrs, w. l.. BonneY, w. g. Fend-
ley, Misses Mamie and Mildred Fend-
ley, OF Balonia, n. ", Mrs. Ernest w
Moore, of Richmond, and r. B. Fend-
lev. OF Chesterfield. He is also SUR
vived by one sister, Mrs NJ. L. Parker
of Roanoke, and one brother, Il. NJ
Eendley. OF South Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-23
WINES RESIDENCE
GOES Up IN SMOKE
specinl.to The rtmes-pispatch.l

Ispecialto The Times-Dispatch,l
Manassas. Va, May 22.--Dr, r, r..
Wines's residence. at Brentsvlle, was
totally destroyed by fire about L.
O'Clock last night With the building
DR.. Wines also lost nearly all his
household effects, including the family
wearing apparel When neighbors dis
covered the fire the building was so
fablaze that it was impossible to re-
move the furniture and DIR. Wlnes's
office effects. The property is agener-
ally known us the Roid Hotel, and was
built by the late j. 3. Reid and con-
Quoted by him as hotel for number
of years before the county seat was
moved from Brentsville to Manassas.
DR.. Winess loss us partially covered
by insurance, The origin OF the Are
is unknown.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-23
A NEW DEPARTURE.

1910 p NJ. is the latest hour ono can
nov leave Richmond for Norfolk oY
rail on week days, This Is the new
train on the Norfolk and Western
Railway, making three trains now
leaving for Norfolk via that route. the
others starting at A. NJ and 3 P. NJ,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-23
LOVE FEAST HELD
BY THE BRETHREN.
Feet-Washing Ceremony Incl
dent OF Meeting Near
Winchester.
NEWS OF THE VALLEY
Young Women Badly Hurt
When Automobile Frightens
Their Horse.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.

Especial to The Times-Dspatch.l
Winchester, Va. May 22-Members
of the Church of the Brethren from
many sections of the lower Shenandoah
Valley have been attending a series of
special services during the past week
at Peach Grove Church, near Winches-
ter with Rev. B. B. Carver. of Rock
ingham county, in charge. The feet
washing ceremony was observed. yes
terday afternoon. and a love feast was
held.
Harvey r, YeaSley. member of a
prominent Frederick county family,
who recently filed suit for an abso-
Lutte divorce from his wife, Mrs. Grace
Y. Yeakley, after being married less
than four months, has been surprised
by his wife filing cross bill. She has
also been granted alimony and counsel
fees. Yeakley alleges that his wife
was unfaithful to him, and recently
made confession duplicating another
man, who is said to have fled from the
county. In turn. she states. Yeakley
circulated reports before their mar