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Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
Two Desueradoes Hold Up
Train and Wake Passen-
gers at Revolver Point.
ESCAPE AFTER KILLING
PORTER AND WOUNDING ONE
Money and Valuables to Amount of
$25OO Secured-Sherirr and Picked
Posse Closing in on Robbers Who
Are Making Desperate Effort to
Gain Mountains-All Are Heavily
Armed and Bloody Battle Is Ex-
pected.

Ogden, Utah, Jan. S.-Following a
clear trail along the shores of Salt
Lake, leading northward from the
Southern Pacific, Sheriff Wilson and
a picked posse is closing in on three
overland limited at Reese and robbed
the passengers of $3.50. 1t is believ-
eded the bandits will be overtaken.
A battle is expected, as the robbers
are heavily armed. Just before the
sheriff left this morning news was
received of an encounter of the high
waymen with two daughters of James
Wayment on the old north road.
The Passengers in the Pullman
cars who were robbed gave good
description of the desperadoes. They
stopped the train by use of a fusee
and drove the engineer and firemen
from the cab. While attempting to
enter Pullman, William Davis, a
negro porter, was shot and killed
when he ordered them away. A. w.
Taylor, another porter, was wound
ed.
The sheriff's posse is mounted and
relay Of horses will await them
along the route. The bandits are
taking to the hills. 1t is believed they
will not attempt to hide their tracks
until they reach the roads end.
| After firing number of shots the
bandits entered one of the Pullmans
one of them stood guard while the
other rifled the passengers. Many Of
them were sleping but were awakened
at revolver point and were compelled
| to hand over their valuables.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
WOULD MAKE IDAHO
UNPOPULAR FOR SOME

Boise. Ida. Jan. 3.-Idaho won't
longer be divorce mecca II the sug-
gestions in Governor Hawley's mes
sage to the Legislature, delivered to-
day Is followed. He recommends q
law requiring legal residence Of one
year in the state before divorce can
bc granted.
He also recommends the repeal Of
the Sunday rest law, and an enactment
providing for the initiative and re-
ferendum, the income tar. and the
construction OF dams in the Clear
water river for the purpose Of Great
Ing reservoirs in which to save the
burned over timber in the forest fire
territory. He also recommends IN
appropriation Of 100000 to complets
the main section Of the capitol build.
ing.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07

=
West Union. o., Jan. 3.-The probe
ty, o., into the wholesale corruption
of the ballot box there, has revealed
a condition without parallel in the
United States. The situation Is so
unique that the United Press has Sc
cured from Judge Blair the following
specially written statement on condi-
tions in Adams county.
Statement by Judge Blair.
Copyright 1910, by the United Press
Association.)
1t has been stated that / have had
personal knowledge for many years
Of the traffic in votes that has pre-
vailed in Adams and other counties in
my judicial district, and this is quite
true. 1 have had both the personal
knowledge and the positive proof of
this practice in my district for a long
time.
In the fall of 1906, I registered a
vow that / would put an end to vote
buying in Adams county the very first
opportunity, and this is the first op-
portunty have had to- carry out my
resolve.
The bartar in votes has, l believe,
prevailed to considerable extent in
labout eight other southern Ohio coun-
| ties for the past 80 years. Two years
| ago, during the local option campaign,
learned of money being used in Sci
| OTTO county by the "wets' and I
promptly called q special grand jury
and had indictments returned that
stopped the vote buying in that cam
paign and believe prevented the use
| of money to any great extent in cleo
tions following in that county.
| In the present investigation, I will
say that the people of Adams county.
including the politicians of both par
ties; have importuned both Judge Ed
win Corn of the common pleas court
and myself to break up the practice
of having to raise big corruption funds
every year.
| Judge Corn was not acquainted
with the inside workings of the game
| as played in Adams and I was. For
that reason, I, instead of Judge Corr ,
came here to begin the inquisition.
| From results already obtained, there
can be no more vote selling in old
| Adams The good influence or this
probe will permeate the body polite
of the entire state. / believe that this
strong wave of protest against the
practice Of corrupting elections will
swell to such proportions that it will
overflow the boundaries of the state
and affect every state in the union
We have made the start at the root
Of the evil.
We hear Of city councils selling out
franchises, and state legislatures give
the United States senatorship to The
highest bidder, and men have beer
sent to the penitentiary for deeds o.
this kind but the foundation Of the
whole trouble has been that the prop
er safeguards have not been thrown
around the ballot box.
Purify the ballot and we will hav,
! better officials--public servants VIII,
; will hold sacred their oath Of office
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
LONDON ANARCHISTS
FIGHT TO DEATH

London, Jan. 3.-Barricaded in a
house in the heart of the slums, sew
en- anarchists defied the police and
fire departments and three compan-
les of the guards, all headed by Home
Secretary Churchill today. until the
house was set afire by shots from ma
chine guns and the defendants burned
to death. The fight began when the
police in seeking two members of the
notorious "Houndsditch" gang. dis
covered two Of them in the house.
Over 1000 citizens assisted the po-
lice and fought until the defenders
were driven to the roof by the flames
and then fell into the fire. The bat
tie ragged for five hours and several
times the house was rushed but with
unerring rifle fire, the anarchists
made the attackers retire. During one
Of these Sergeants Lesson, Chessam
and Chick, Policemen Dyer and John
Gldeaon and an unidentified man,
were shot and are now dying.
It is believed the robber anarchists
were the same who 1t Is reported
plotted to assassinate the king mex
June.
After the machine guns started thu
fire the robbers gasping through
smoke, kept up the fire on the po
lice. Finally they were driven to tn
roof by the heat. There they Tough
until with a crash the roof fell inwart
and they disappeared.
The police had been searching TO
two Of the men in connection with
robbery last week. They came upol
them in Sydney street. In a momen
the thieves fired upon the police, VIII
unarmed. retreated and called TO
aid.
The fire department and the Sec
guards were called also. The me
seemingly had an inexhasutible sup
ply Of ammunition. It is estimate
they alone fired 1000 shots
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
OREGON PLAN FINDS
ARDENT SUPPORTERS

Helena, Mont, Jan. 3.-Urging the
adoption of direct primaries. and the
election of senators by direct vote,
under the Oregon plan. Governor
Norris message was read In the leg
islature today.
The document served notice that a
special message would be sent in soon
which would deal with conservation,
forest fires, income tax and employ
ers liability. The message today urg-
ed the passage of a public service
commission law empowering cities to
adopt the commission form Of govern
ment. Norris Is rumored as dark
horse In the senatorial scrap.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
JOHNSON WILL BE
INAUGURATED TONIGHT

Sacramento. Calf, Jan. "A de-
sire to prevent a wholesale raid on
the administrative appropriations Of
Governor-elect Johnson, by Cover
nor Gillett, is said to have caused the
progressive leaders to change their
plans for the Inauguration. Instead
of Wednesday night they will inaugu-
rate him tonight. Albert Wallace Will
be sworn in as lieutenant governor.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
FEDERAL AGENTS GO
AFTER LOTTERY GAMES

Los Angeles. Calf. Jan. FEEDER
al agents here. 1t was learned yester-
day are bent on a war against all lot
teries, pursuant to instructions to ex-
purgate the entire country OF gamb-
ling institutions. The Individual
states have successfully combatted the
lotteries and now the government IL
going to finish the job.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
DIRECT ELECTION OF
SENATORS RECOMMENDED

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 4.-Advocating
the abolition Of useless state commits
sions, the message Of Governor DIX
was read before the legislature to-
day. In line with his campaign for
economy. the message also touched
on conservation. direct primaries and
recommended federal parcels post
and the popular election Of United
States senators.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
UNION SYMPATHIZERS
CHARGED WITH OFFENSES

Everett, Jan. 4.-Union sympathiz-
ers, not union men, who had not re-
covered from New Years were charg-
ed yesterday with Mondays street
car rioting, during which the cars
were stopped, the tracks soaped and
Superintendent Newell stoned. This
morning the Stoner-Webster traction
interests declared the strikers would
not be granted higher wages, nor
would there be any further negotia-
tions. It is rumored strikebreakers
are being imported from Seattle.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
FIRE DESTROYS FRISCO
ROOMING HOUSE TO-DAY

San Francisco Cal, Jan. 4.-One
woman was probably fatally injured,
one fireman was knocwed down by a
sheet of flame and thirty dodgers
narrowly escaped death in fire early
today which destroyed the CONNER
cial rooming house on Stark street
near Van Ness avenue. Mrs. A.
Schwartz, aged go, was rescued, al
most suffocated. from her room on the
third floor. She was taken to a hos
pital.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
MINER DISCOVERS RICH
QUARTZ AND GOES INSANE

San Bernardino, Cal, Jan. a.
Prospectors today are preparing to
make an attempt to find an unknown
ledge of rich quartz, presumably dis
covered by Mojave Bill, a negro.
whose real name is Joseph Smith.
who was brought in from the desert
last night, raving mad, his pockets
stuffed with rich quartz. He left
here two months ago on "a prospect
ing trip. He was found half dead
yesterday and brought In by miners.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
WOULD REGULATE THE
FLIGHT OF AIR MACHINES

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 4.-The regu-
lation Of aerial traffic is regarded as
matter of such importance by Gov
ernor Simon Baldwin that he has in
corporated recommendations concern
ing it in his annual message to the
legislature which was delivered to-
day. Woman suffrage in modified
form, direct election Of senators and
the income tax are also recommend
ed.
He said rapid balloons win soon
be SO common as to end.4nger prop
erty over which they fly and the
regulation Of them should be consid-
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
CONNECTICUT HAVING
LEGISLATIVE FIGHT

Hartford, Conn.,. Jan. According
to the leading representatives here
today Of the legislative session just be-
ginning, Connecticut is to have one
Of the most important sessions In Its
history and the eyes of the country
viii be directed toward this state tow
ard which such little attention has
been paid by national politicians In
recent years. Governor Baldwin's
record and his politics are among the
important reasons for Connecticuts
being in the iimelight.
These are some Of the questions
which will come before the legisla-
ture and whose making into law will
also make history for the state: The
employers liability. new public util-
tiles commission with larger powers
erected on a firmer base Of law, re-
districting the state for congress. ths
election OF q United States senator
The senatorial fight has been the sub
iect of much canvassing already and
made more famous by certain lead
ing republicans asking Colonel Roose
veit to keep hands Off in the matter
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
HoXSEY'S BODY WILL
BE PRIVATELY CREMATED

Pasadena, CAL, Jan. 3.-Hoxsey
will be buried this afternoon at 1880
at a local undertaking parlor. The
body will be privately cremated.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07

A telegraph line Is soon to be built
in the rapidly developing Valdez Pe.
inlsula. in Chubut territory. The
industry there Is growing fast.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07

Tho first meeting Of the new county
court was held today and the new
Judge, J. w. Maloney and the new
commissioner. II. w. Cockburn. began
their duties In helping In the audit
ing of the bills Of the county.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07

During last year the value Of her.
ring shipped from Nova Scotia TO
European ports aggregated se2s,3e7.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07

The public at large quickly recog-
nizes truth at first glance.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
OHIO BALLOT
BOX DISGRACE
Judge Blair Tells of Condi-
tions Unparalleled in Any
Other State,
REGISTERS A VOW TO
STOP VOTE BUYING

Unique Situation Described by Jurist
Who Has Disfranchised More Than
Thousand Voters in Adams County
Thinks Lesson Will Be of Value
to Entire State and Nation--Would
Purify tho Ballot Everywhere.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07

Spokane, WASH. Jan. 4.-The North
Coast Limited on the Northern Pa
cific dashed into the rear-end of the
Burlington express this morning, Kill
ing a number of people. Four of the
dead are already recovered.
The accident occurred at Cheney
siding, IS miles southwest of this city
A special train bearing twenty-five
doctors and nurses left at $3.50 and a
second train at 10. A number of the
dead are unknown. The rescue work
is progressing rapidly.
Railroad officials here refuse to di'
vulge the real facts. The North Coas
is the crack transcontinental train o.
the Northern Pacific and has right o.
way over everything.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07
TRAINS CRASH
NEAR SPOKANE
Five Are Killed and Seven
Injured in Rearend Collision
Early This Morning.
WALLA WALLA SLEEPER
MADE INTO KINDLING

Crack North Coast Limited of North
ern Pacific Crashed Into Rear OF
Burlington at Cheney Siding-Nurs-
es and Physicians Rushed From
Spokane by Special Train-Thick
Fog Responsible for Big Disaster.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-07

Spokane, WASH, Jan. AT 10
O'Clock the bodies of four dead pas
sengers had been taken from the
wreckage of train No. AZ, the Burling-
ton, while the body of Express Mes
senger Starr had been taken from the
wrecked mail car on train No. 2, the
North Coast limited.
Two of the identified victims are
o. Il. Brown of Baker, Oregon, and
G. l.. Marren of Davenport, Washing
ton.
Two porters were also killed.
Seven were seriously injured, most
of them being passengers in the rear
coach of No. AZ, which was the one
run into. They were brought to
hospitals in this city for treatment.
A thick fog which hid the trains
was responsible for the accident. The
Burlington had been ordered to take
the siding but did not clear fast
enough and the trains collided at
high rate of speed. The uninjured
crawled from beneath the wreckage
The wrecked coach was the Walla
Walla sleeper which left that city last
evening.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-30
North Dakota Farmers
and Banks Can Handle
Seed Grain Situation
Reports From Every Section Of the State Show That State Is
in Better Condition Than Expected
Majority Of the Counties Of North Dakota Do Not Need Any
Outside Assistance in Getting Seed Grain
Duluth Board Of Trade and Financial Institutions Stand Ready
to Cooperate If Necessary

David Williams, vice president Of the
First National bank Of Duluth recently
asked the First National bank OF
Fargo concerning the supply OF seed
grain in this state and as to whether
the farmers were able to obtain all the
seed necessary to put in the coming
crop. He made this inquiry at the
request of not only the financial inter
ests Of Duluth, but also of the board
of trade and the commercial organiza-
tions.
The First National bank OF this city
replied that in the eastern part Of
the state there would be no trouble
generally speaking in regard to seed
grain, but that 1t would make in
quiries in other sections Of the state.
Mr.. Williams stated that the Du-
Iuth people were inclined to assist
the financial institutions and the farm
ers in every way possible and desired
to know just what the conditions were
and whether it would be necessary for
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-30
SHORT and UGLY
WORD WAS PASSED
soLoNs IN COLORADO SENATE
PEEL COATS FOR A HAND
TO-HAND FIGHT.

Denver, Col, March SO.-The. short
and ugly word was passed and coats
were jerked off during debate in the
state senate today over the resolution
to adjourn sine die April 20. Senator
Blakey applied the fighting word to
Senator Hecker, who forthwith told his
colleague he could lick him either
here or outside
Senator Blakey Immediately cleared
his desk for action by taking of his
glasses and coat and moved to a neu-
trail scene outside the chamber door.
Senator Hecker, however, did not fol-
low.
Senator Hecker stated that he would
apologize for his language, but Senator
Blakely refused to retract The SEN
ate then by vote of Is to II adopted
the resolution providing for adjourn
ment April %. A motion to recon
slider, however, will come up tomorrow
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-30
ADJUSTED
OWN MOOSE
Remarkable Nerve Displayed
BY Murderer
RAN UP STEPS OF GALLONS
BEFORE HE DIED MADE FULL
CONFESSION, SAID He pEsERv-
ED TO BE HANcED-sMlLEp AT.
CROWD OF 1900 AND WAVED
HIS HAND.

Pottsville, Pa. March SO.-Jose
Christock was hanged in the jail yard
here today for the murder, last fall, of
Mrs. Anna Richards. Declining the
preferred assistance of a priest and
a deputy sheriff he walked smilingly
from his cell to the foot of the gall
lows and ran lightly up the steps.
1t was a public hanging and before
him stood 1900 people TO whom he
waved his hand.
Then he reached up, grasped the
moose and placed 1t around his neck
put his arms to his side to be strapped
and smilingly said, goodbye ALL" A
man then held his head in position for
the adjustment of the black cap and
in another moment the trap was
sprung. He was dead in twelve min
utes.
Before going TO the gallows, Chris
took made a complete confession. de-
claring he had shot the woman when
he was detected by her. attempting
to mistreat her daughter. He told of
numerous highway robberies and burg
laries he had committed in the neigh
borhood and ended his confession by
saying that he deserved to be hanged
for his crime.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-30
BUCKET SHOP
LAW AMENDMENT
IS KNOCKED OUT

Washington, ID. c., March S0.-The
amendment to the so-called bucket
shop law which defines "bucketing"
was declared unconstitutional by Jus
tice Wright in the District of Column
bia supreme court today in that it
deprived citizens Of the liberty to con-
tract
The demurrer OF Edward Tltemus OF
Jersey City and Louis A. and Angelo
Celia Of ST. Louis who were indicted
last April was sustained. The gov
eminent will appeal
The decision was rendered in the
case of Edward Altemus of Jersey
City and Louis. and Angelo Celia Of
ST. Louis, who operated a so-called
bucket shop under the title of the
STANDARD Stock & Grain Co. With
twenty-six others they were indicted
and while six OF these pleaded guilty
and were fined in sums aggregating
$500, the remainder decided to fight
the matter.
The movements of the government
leading up to the indictments were
shrouded in the greatest secrecy. On
April 2. 1910, when the indictments
were obtained, raids on shops" in
seven cities were made simultaneously,
the wires were cut and the customers
were thrown into a panic. Since then.
according to Attorney General Wick
ershan, 'bucketshopping" has become
= thing OF the past, east Of Denver.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-30
FARGO HOUSES
Will Be CLOSED
STATES ATTORNEY FOWLER HAS
WRITTEN TO KEEPERS OF ALL
HOUSES or ILL REPuTE IN.
STRUGGLING THEM TO CLOSE,
UNDER THE NEW LAW.

Under the recent law passed by the
legislature all houses OF Ill repute in
Fargo will be closed. States Attorney
Fowler today sent out letters to the
keepers of these places telling them
Of the new edict.
The new law passed by the Iegis-
lature says that houses Of prostitu-
ton are under that class Of business
and can be abated as a common nuis-
ance. The owner and keeper OF the
same can also be criminally prosecuted
under the law for permitting COM
mon nuisance.
A number of keepers of these houses
consulted with Mr. Fowler today ask
ing for a little time, as they could not
conveniently move at once. Attorneys
for a number Of the women who have
been running the houses have stated
that the keepers will close their houses
by Monday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-30
N. D. Farmer
NEEDS HELP
Curtailment Of Institute Funds
Blow to State
0. C. GREGG GIVES OPINION
THIS STATE CAN'T COMPETE FOR
IMMIGRATION WITH OTHER
NORTHWESTERN STATES WITH
FUNDS FOR FARMERS INsTI-
TuTE WORK HELD DOWN.

'If the farmers of North Dakota
could have known what the dry farm
ers of Utah, Idaho and other states
know, they could have saved their
crop of 1912 said o. c. Gregg last
night in an interview with a repre-
sentative of The Forum. Mr.. Gregg
was for twenty-five years the head OF
farmers institute work in Minnesota
and has, during the last few years,
been doing this work i'm some of the
mountain states and Is probably the
best authority on many lines OF farm
work in the entire northwest.
He continued: North Dakota need
not expect to compete with Montana.
Utah, Idaho, Washington and Oregon
with the amount Of funds available for
institute work. And this reflects d.
rectly on the immigration of the states
and will not cause North Dakota to
increase it's population to any great
extent
The people Of the state Of North Da-
kota are simply begging for informa-
tion that will help them in their farm
work. This is the opportune time for
the farmers work and farmers insti-
tutes and the question relating to the
growing Of bigger and better crops is
the biggest one for any agriculture
state today.
Il understand that the $4,000 set
aside for agriculture work in this state
will hardly do more than pay for the
annual institute publication of the
North Dakota agriculture conditions
which is one Of the biggest things got
ten out by your state. / cannot be.
lieve that the money provided for the
work is anything like near sufficient
amount.