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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10

ing contests under the management of
the fair this year and to make them
a part of the fair program. Though
1t has not yet been definitely decided
in this regard it is probable that these
contests will be conducted on each
day Of the week and that prizes will
be offered for bad horses as we'll as
good riders. BY this plan it is hoped
to pull off the best wild west show
eastern oregon has even seen.
Plans are being made for the en-
largement of every department of the
big exhibit Especially will it be ne
cessary to prepare for a larger poul-
try exhibit than has ever been seen at
the fair before, for while the time of
year is not the best for the holding
of a poultry show, the interest being
aroused in this industry throughout
the two counties by the formation OF
the poultry association makes It an
asspred fact that the exhibit of fine
poultry will be fully twice as large as
has ever been seen at the fair before.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
DEADLY ELECTRIC ARC
KILLS ONE, INJURIES TWO

Vancouver. b. C., Feb. 10.--In a
desperate flight from n deadly arc
OF over thirty thousand volts at Bar
net late last night, Lee Weaver. was
instantly killed and his two compan-
ions, j. Dempster and II. Smith, had
their flesh severely burned, and are
in the general hospital today for treat
ment. Immediately after the accident
there was not one unit of light or
power in Vancouver. The three men
were mending a dead wire in tower
that carries a high power wire from
the general station over Durrard in
let Suddenly n live wire that was
supporting the city broke, and there
was n binding glare as an arc form
ed. The men made n Wild dash for
the door, but on their way touched
the corrugated iron sheeting Of the
tower This was highly charged, all
three were unconscious when rescued
by comrades outside
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10

Portland, Feb. 10.-Eloquence came
into the Hermann trial for the first
time today when John NJ. Gearin de-
livered the first half Of the defense's
argument. He reviewed the testimony
OF the case and contended eloquently
that Hermann is guiltless Of wrong
doing, and that the governments own
. evidence has showed him to be. He
closed his argument at 1915 o'clock.
This afternoon Colonel Worthington
will take up the argument and per-
haps finish by the hour Of the after
noon adjournment. Heney as was
expected, did not finish his opening
argument yesterday afternoon, though
the court held its session half an hour
beyond the usual adjournment time.
BY an agreement he will be allowed
to conclude his opening statement af-
ter the conclusion of Col. Worthing-
toms argument and before he begins
to sum up the case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10

Bartlesvllle, Okla, Feb.-That he
buried an axe in the head of his
sleeping father, Z. H. Brown, and
then stood by ana watched his victim
quiver until death came, was the
startling testimony of Peter Brown,
whose trial for the alleged murder Of
his father is going on in the court
here today Brown further declared
his deed was prompted by his step
mother with whom he believed him.
self to be in love she tempted me
so much" he said, that thought I
loved her, and killed my father when
she ordered me to do it. She aroused
me at midnight and told me the time
had come to kill my father I went
to the lounge where he was sleeping
and buried an axe in his head. ]
watched him until his body stopped
quvering and then my stepmother
and I built a fire in the back yard
and burned him. She watched the
fire all night and kept l. going. An
hour later We built a fire within ten
feet of the first one and cooked
breakfast
Mrs. Brown who IS charged with
completely in the murder heard the
boys story without any emotion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
ORIGINAL MERRY WIDOW
is WIDOW No LONGER

Spokane. Wash. Feb 1o.-SurpriS-
ing even the most intimate friends OF
the Merry Widow" dream bride. lasE
evening, Miss Mabel Wilbur, who
still has the titleroll in THE Merry
Widow" Comic Opera Co, married
Madison Corey. general manager OF
all of Henry w. Savage's theatrical
enterprises. Three weeks ago Corey
was in Vienna, Austria. and two weeks
ago he was in London. Then the
couple, separated by thousands OF
miles Of land and sea decided by cable
to terminate their engagement by an
immediate marriage, and Savage's
right hand man rushed II Spokane.
the meeting place decided upon, by
steamship and train The wedding oc-
cured at six last evening in the All
Saints chapel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
RHtIHHOLD HARRAS
LOSES FAMOUS CASE
SUPREME COURT HOLDS
LEASE OF FARM VOID
Last Chapter in st. Dennis Vs.. Harras
Case Is Read-Widow Awarded FL
nal DocisiOn-Harras May Be Put
in Pen As An Habitual Criminal.

Forever cancelng and holding void
the lease made on the $40 acres Of
reservation land by Desire st. Den
mis- to Rheinhold Harras, the supreme
court has denied the petition for a re-
hearing of the famous case which has
been in the courts of this county and
state for the past three years. Though
Harris interest in the lease had been
transferred to Attorney D. w. Bailey
of this city, the case has been fought
under the name of Harras
This decision of the supreme court
ends a long and bitter legal battle for
possession of one of the most valuable
farms on the reservation. 1t Will be
memhered that Rheinhold Harras Sc
cured the lease from st. Dennis while
the two were in Walla Walla, three
years ago. 1t was to run for period
of ten years and the rental to be paid
was not as much as the use Of the
land was worth.
Soon after the lease was made St.
Dennis brought suit to have it can
celled, alleging that Harras had made
him drunk in order 70 get him to sign
the lease and that it should therefore
be held invalid. Before the case was
settled. st. Dennis died. but the fight
was continued with his widow Agnes
St. Dennis, as the plaintiff.
The case was finally carried to the
supreme court of the state where Har-
ras or Bailey lost out \ petition for
~ ytrit n
the denial of this petition by the su-
preme court, Tuesday, the legal battle
was finally ended
The supreme court held that the
ten year lease on the land was void
for the reason that st. Dennis was
drunk at the time he signed it and
that the evidence showed that Harras
had induced him to become intoxicat-
ed so that his signature to the lease
might be obtained, and for the fur
ther reason that the description of
the land in the alleged lease was not
sufficient to constitute a valid lease.
According to reports from Wal'a
Walla the checkered career OF Rhein-
hold Harras is about to be brought to
n close. He is now in Jail in the Gar
den City on the charge of stealing
wheat and it is understood that four
or five other charges are about to be
brought against him. He was recent
ly released from jail in North Yaki-
ma where he served long sentence
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses and previous to his appearance
in Pendleton rs MANAGE Of the Car
den City Packing company, he served
a term in the Washington state peni-
Tertiary for stealing cattle An eff
fort is now to be made TO have him
declared an habitual criminal under
the Washington statute and have him
committed to the penitentiary for
life
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
DIRECTORS LAY PLANS FOR
THE NEXT DISTRICT FAIR

The fourth annual exhibit of the
Third Eastern oregon District Agri-
cultural society will be held in PEN
dleton September 81 to October l.
This was the time fixed for the fair
at meeting of the executive commit
tee of the fair association held in the
office of Judge Thomas Fitz Gerald,
the secretary, yesterday afternoon.
AS the Walla Walla fair is to be held
two weeks earlier than usual this
year, the Pendoton fair will follow
instead of precede the event in the
Garden City. The same week of the
month will be devoted to the fair
but the event will open one day ear
lier than last year.
Some preliminary plans for the fair
were also talked over at the meeting
yesterday and 1t was decided that
every effort should be made to make
the coming event far eclipse all the
other three. One of the things decid-
ed upon was to keep the bronco bust
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
COMPANY PROMISES
BRIGHTER NIGHTS
NORTHWESTERN WILL
GIVE BETTER SERVICE
Feeble Glimmer Which Has Spoiled
Many Eyes TO Become Infused With
New Life and New Light-O'Con-
nor Makes Promises.

Pendleton's electric lights will shine
with a brighter glow on and after next
Monday evening according to George
D. O'Connor. the Walla Walla gener-
al manager of the Northwestern cor
poration. This will result from the
placing in service of the new $500, 900
steam plant of the corporation which
has just been Installed.
This will be exceedingly welcome
news to the residents of Pendleton
who for the past several months have
Tor lights. 1t will also be a welcome
innovation too for the officials of the
company who have regretted their in
ability to supply their patrons with
better light.
"You will not be compelled to strike
a match to find the eleceric light after
Monday night" said Mr.. O'Connor in
speaking Of the matter this afternoon.
We have worried ourselves grayhead-
ed over this proposition" he con-
tinued, "but we hope that our troubles
in this line will soon be at an end
The trouble in the past has been
due to n lack of a water supply suf-
fcicnt to generate power enough TO
supply the increasing demands of the
rapidly growing business of the com
pany. The installation Of the big aux
illary steam plant will obviate this
difficulty and will make it possible to
generate electric juice sufficient to
operate the electric trains between
Milton and Walla Walla md also to
supply better lighting service to Pen
dleton and the intervening towns be7
tween this city and Walla Walla.
Mr. O'Connor, who is the manager
of the Walla Walla valley traction
company as well as the light and
power business in Walla Walla, IN
company with Attorney c. c. Gose, the
legal representative of the corpora
ton, drove down from Adams this
morning. They had been there to
meet with the members Of the town
council and make them n proposition
for furnishing light ana power in the
town. Though the power wires of the
company have passed through Adams
the town in the past has never been
supplied with electric light Under
the terms of the agreement which has
practically been reached between the
company and the council; the com
pany win be granted a 25-year fran
chise and a sub-station will hc in
stalled.
fg1, nd nf hn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
.ENTRYMEN MAINT AIN
LINE THROUGH NIGHT


la Grande, ore, Feb. 10.-Defying
the snow ana the chilly blast which
swept down the Grande Ronde valley
last night, eight shiyering entrymen
maintained their places in line before
the doors of the In Grande land Of
flee until it opened this morning at
o'clock. They were future settlers
oil the Umatilla reclamation project
and they were afraid that if they left
their places that someone else would
slip in ahead and get the coveted
farms
Though the line before the door of
the land office was maintained un-
brokely through an exceedingly cold
night, the opening was a very tame
affair in comparison with others
which have occurred at the local land
office in the past.
But though there were only n few
here last night. others arrived today
and it is evident that each of the 50
farms which Uncle sam is giving
away on the project will be filed on
within the week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
WESTON To Use INITIATIVE
FOR EASTERN OREGON NORMAL

found to be heartily in favor of un-
dertaking an initiative campaign.
The following members were nam
ed to constitute the local boosting
committee. William Mckenzie, o. NJ
Richmond. Clark Wood. I. NJ. Kemp
J. H. Price, s. \. Barnes, ]. NJ. o.
Hara. d. r. Jarmun, L. r. Van Win
kle, j. f. Keefe, G. DeGraw, Joseph
Wurzer, NJ. A. Baker, Z. t, Harbour
]. NJ. Bannlster, d. +. Lavender
Frank Sailing and G. w Proebstal.
When the executive committee Is
named Monday the members of that
body will be chosen from other parts
OF Oregon as wen as from Weston
The school being the Eastern Oregon
normal II is desired TO get the sup
port OF this entire section behind the
move for maintenance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
Especial Correspondencej

Weston, Ore, Feb. 10.-At a mass
meeting held here last night and at
tended by many representive people
it was voted unanimously to undertake
an initiative campaign to secure the
maintenance of the Eastern oregon
normal school. A general boosting
committee has already been named
and on Monday this committee will
meet and select an executive com
mittee to draft a bill and TO manage
the proposed campaign.
At>the meeting last night Mayor O,
F. Turner acted as chairman and =.
s. Mckinney as secretary. Many
talks were made upon the subject of
asking for further support for the
school and the general sentiment was
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
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WILL INVESTIGATE
OTHER SWOPE'S DEATH

: Kansas City, Feb: 1.-The in .
i quest into the death OF Christ 1
= man Swope, the nephew of the =.
= late Colonel Thomas S. SEope, i
: millionaire philanthropist, Will !
j. begin as soon as experts report 4
+ the condition in which was 1
Il found the dead mans visera, =,
i according to Coroner Zwart !
j. today Following the verdict of !
u the coroner's jury in which it !
j. set forth that Col Swope died !
L of strychnine poisoning, it is ex- :
i pected official action might be !
+ taken by authorities. Officers !
l. of county. however, spent the .
T. earlier part of the day in con- .
i sultation and refused to- make
T. statement as to their prob !
+ able action. 1
T. + 1. + !. J. + + I. = !. / J. = !
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
PRESIDENT MNDRIz OPENS
ACCOUNT IN NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, Feb. 10.--A personal
account in the name of Jose Madriz,
president OF Nicaragua, was opened in
n local bank today. 1t is stated on
good authority the initial deposit is
$4,000. This move IS taken here to
mean that Madriz believes his posi-
tion IN Managua is insecure and is
preparing to flee II the rebels capture
the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
From DR.. Smith.

4 That the work of raising the
{. local money for the traction
= system should be continued is
j. declared by DR.. c. J. Smith,
!. chairman of the local traction
+ committee. It is the belief Of
= DR. smith that an attempt has
= been made to block the traction
+ company's enterprise but re-
!. CARDS the situation hopefully.
i He says that the interests of To-
!. cal subscribers will be fully pro-
j. tected in the event the secre-
J. tarys action should affect the
:. traction company in a serious
= way.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
CHIEF JUSTICE PRESUNTS
WRIGIITS WITH MEDAL

Washington, Feb. 1O.--Chief Jus
tice Melville Fuller, of the United
States supreme court today presented
the Wright Brothers with the Profes-
sor Elijah Langley medal in recog-
milton of their achievements in the
behalf OF aerial navigation. The pre-
sentation was in behalf of the Smith
sonian Institute.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
= + + + -" + + + + = = = !
TRAINMEN TO STRIKE
AT MOMENTS NOTICE

? Chicago, Feb. l0-Armed 1
= with a written authorization to
: call a strike Of railroad train
: men at a moments notice, Of I
2 ficials Of the Brotherhood Of :
: Railway Trainmen today sub !
. mitted an ultimatum 70 the Of !
: ficials Of the eighteen railroads I
!. centered in Chicago This ac- I
tion was taken at the instance Of !
: yardmen here, who are deter !
= mined not to temporize, believ- !
: ing every moments delay in the !
I settlement of the question is I
more costly to the unions than I
: to the railroads. Switchmen I
= are overwhelmingly in favor of I
: the strike.
, i + I. r - + ). + + + + 1. J. !
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
IS BALL|NGER
IN THE CAME +?
Land Withdrawals Seem to Be
Aimed as Blow at Wash
ington- Oregon Company.
CANNOT SERIOUSLY AFFECT
SAY TRACTION OFFICIALS

Power Site Not Affected by With
drawals But Lower End of Flume
Right of Way May be Jeopardized
Action VIII Not Stop Raising of
Local Money-Pendleton People
VIII be Protected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
BOY TELLS Of
HIS BUTCHERY
TestifeS He Buried Axe in His
Fathers Head and Watched
Dying Body Culver,
STEPMOTHER URGED HIM
TO COMMIT THE AOT

Peter Brown on Trial for Murder OF
His Father, Reveals Details of As-
full Tragedy-In Love With Step
mother and at Her Command At
tackled Sleeping Father With Axe
Body Burned in Backyard-Wo-
man Unaffected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
ORATORY IN
TRIAL BEGINS
Eloquence Infused Into Her
mann Trial by Arguments
of Defense.
GEARIN CONTENDS THAT
BINGER is GUIITLESS

Delivers First Half OF Argument for
Defense-Revlews Testimony, and
Insists Governments Evidence Has
Proven Defendant Innocent-Wor-
thington Finishes This Afternoon
Hcney Did Not Finish Yesterday
Afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
PINCHOT'S s IRE
IS AROUSED
Oeposed Forester Bitterly As
sails Adjustment Of Train
ing for Rangers,
CENSURES CONDUCT OF
SOLICITOR G. p. MCABE

Before Art Club in New York City
Ex-Chief Expresses His Opinions of
Manner in Which His Successor
Pro TEN Did Away With Important
Branch of Forest Department
Says Schooling Is Necessary for Ef-
ficiency.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10

New York, Feb. 10.-Gifford Pin
chot, president Of the National Con-
seryation committee and deposed chief
Of the United States forest service,
defended rangers Of the forest service
in a speech before the National Art
club in New York city last night.
Mr Pinchot bitterly assailed the
action OF George p. McCabe, solicit
tor Of the department, who as the
temporary chief after Pinchots dis
missa!. took action to abolish the col
lcg.ate training of foresters at gov
ernment expense.
This action, Mr. Pinchot described
as a tgscret attack on the service,
prostituting the law. a method so
effectively used by special interests
aga nst the people and cruel and
needless loss"
He said in part:
Il am as proud of the forest serv-
ice and its men as l ever was, and I
venture to- think that it has proved
the value Of its ideal by its achieve
ments and the enemies it has made.
Now let me give you the best illus
81 AHAibAA ilu W S'tll III ItNClil Ntdl )
Of how a public officer under prctext
of obedience to the law, may traffic
with il and abuse it to the public in
jury.
Telegrams Kept Secret.
Upon my dismissal. the solicitor OF
the department Of agriculture. George
i. McCabe, pending the arrival of an
other officer from the field, was act
ing forester for three or four days. 1t
appears that he learned then of the
ranger schools at the four state uni
versities, and sent kilograms to the
disbursing officers in the field to pay
no expenses connected with them
These telegrams We're kept secret from
every member Of the service in Wash
ington except the stenographer who
wrote them
With equal 'concealment from all
the men in the forest service, a let
ter was prepared and sent to the
comptroller asking for a speedy ad-
vance decision as to the legality of
the ranger school. This letter was
clearly intended and was so framed
as to secure a decision against the
schools and it was successful in doing
SO.
This letter is a misrepresentation
because it omits to state the central
ossentic' -~ .nc6ntrovertible facts:
"F.rs., Chs, the forest service must
have trained rangers.
Second. that it can get them only
by training them after they enter the
service.
Training Helps Service.
ut follows that the training of the
rangers by the service is necessarily,
clearly and uudeniably, for the 'ad-
ministration, protection and improve
mcnt OF the national forests Being
necessary for that purpose, it falls
well within the terms of the agricul-
jural bill and is therefore lawful"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10

Union is already to welcome. u
through line of railroad via that
town.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10

Miss Ora Dousiass styutsaapher ln
the business office Of the East Ore
gonian, has returned from her home
in Hermiston, where she has been fer
several DAYS because of illness.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10
SAGE BRUSH USED
FOR BUILDING ROADS

Kennewick. Wash. Feb 10.-The
sage brush in recent years suggested
as having a commercial value for q
number of purposes. today is being
put to an entirely new use. that OK
road building, and So fay has proved
a great success. Last year the North
ern Pacific irrigation company er-
perimented by placing sage brush in
their road. It was found it was read
lily crushed into pulp and formed a
perfect mat. BY mixing with the
earth it became firm, dustless and
noiseless and gives promise to long
wear. So satisfactory was the trial
that this spring many miles of sage
brush roads will be laid on the high
lands of this vicinity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-10

c. Fish and wfe of Echo are the
guests of Pendleton friends.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07
Is. Gapitcl.

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meioe anfangen, auBer Sronung 5u
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