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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
BOY Is FATALLY SHOT.
Salem Youth Killed by Gun Acct
denta1ly Discharged.

Salem, Or, May 22.-George Louis
Dickey, 1S years old, accidentally shot
and killed himself Sunday. He was
with Chester Frohmader, slightly
younger than himself when the acct
dent occurred. The boys had crossed
to the Polk County side of the Will
lamette river in a small rowboat and
Dickey was carrying a shotgun. The
Frohmader boy was unable to tell
just how the accident occurred, but
Dickey evidently was pulling the gun
around when it was discharged, the
shot entering his body just below the
heart.
Chester Frohmader picked up his
companion, carried him to the boat
and rowed across the river, where he
secured help and his comrade was
removed to the Salem hospital. He
died about Is minutes after reaching
the hospital, an hour and one-half
after he was shot.
The Dickey boy was the only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Dickey,
1896 North Fourth street. The moth
er is Frustrated with grief because of
the accident. No arrangements have
been made for the funeral.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
GIVES UP, AWED BY
AN EMPTY GUN

Davenport, Wash.-Lee Ames, the
~17-year-old youth from Millbrook.
Mich. who was ent to serve 3S days
in the county Jail for the theft of a
suit of clothes containing a watch,
will not be committed to the state
training school at Chehalis as had
been hoped might be possible by the
county authorities, who believe the
lad to be good despite his recent con-
v%iction. His age bars him from en-
trance to anything except the state
reformatory and on attempt will be
made to send him there.
Ames had been staying on the ranch
of j. P. Murray, near Sprague. Sun
day, May I, when all others had left
the house he made off with a suit of
clothes and a watch belonging to Carl
GRAPHICAL, an ~1S-year-old boy whose
home is in Spokane and who had beer
working at the same place. Gray
heal soon missed the stolen property
and hastily summoned two other boy
friends. Miles Brislawn and Sam Sig
mon, each IS years old, and the three
mounted, started in pursuit, not for.
| getting to take a ..22 revolver foi
which no ammunition could be found
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTS
THREE new TEACHERS.
TWO FOR HIGH SCHOOL;
ONE FOR THE GRADES
Miss Poston of Whitman College, Miss
Jones of Jonesboro, Tenn, and Miss
Evans of This City are New Mem
bers of Faculty.

Three new teachers were elected
by the school BOARD at its meeting
last night. two for the high school
and ms for the grades. \ large num-
Der Of applications had been received
for the vacant positions but after
careful consideration, the board
judged the three elected to have the
best qualifications.
Miss Ella C. Poston, a graduate of
Whitman college, was elected to the
chair Of Latin and German in the
high school to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Miss Margaret
Meinkoth who has occupied that po-
sition with much satisfaction during
the past two years. Miss Poston has
had two years experience in the
schools at Oakesdale, Wash, and
brings excellent recommendations.
The position of assistant in mathe-
MATES and English was given to Miss
Una Jones of Jonesboro, Tenn. Miss
Jones is q graduate Of Chicago Uni
versity and has been principal of the
schools at Morris, Mimi, the past
year. She is a relative of Mrs. Lima
H Sturgis of this city. The position
on the faculty which she will occu-
py has nean filled for the past year
by Mrs. \. c. Hampton who was in
duced To take the position for the
term just closing only with consider
able reluctance on her part.
Miss Lecil Evans, daughter Of Rev.
and Mrs. Nathan Evans of this city,
was chosen TO teach the third grade
in the Hawthorne school following
the resignation Of Miss Inez Maxim
who has accepted a position in her
home city, Enterprise. Miss Evans
will be graduated from the E~llensberg
normal school next month and during
her career there has made a splendid
record and is highly endorsed by the
faculty of that institution. She has
been elected at Goldendale, Wash,
but prefers to teach in her home town
The board at its meeting last night
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Cranston Further Honored.

c. X. Cranston of this city who was
recently appointed by Governor West
to the state fish and game commission
has been further honored by the Sc
lection as chairman of the board, ac-
cording 70 a message received in his
city. Mr.. Cranston is now in Salem
where the board yesterday organized
for its first session which session will
probably continue until tomorrow.
The most important matters coming
before it will be the selection of a
game warden n a fish warden. Lo-
cal sportsmen are inclined to believe
that Clanton will he reappointed to
the latter position but that there will
be a change in the former. Henry
Blagely, of Brownsville, a brother of
VIM. NJ. Blakely and Joe Blakcly of
this city, is mentioned as one of the
most prominent candidates for the
office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
RUNAWAY VICTIM
SUES FOR S25. 900

Walla Walla, Wash.-Suit for $25.-
600 damages vas filed today by Flor
ence V. Brown Of Dayton, Wash, for
injuries received in a runaway here
last August, when she was thrown
from a buggy n her companion, a
mar named Owslie of Pomeroy, was
killed. According to the complaint
Miss Brown received partial ~ankylosls
of the hip, pelvic injuries, fractures
and a conclusion of the brain, besides
bruises and cuts and has been a con-
tinual sufferer since that time and
will remain unable to work the rest
OF her life. one leg has withered. she
declares, and has become shorter than
the other. The injuries were receiv-
ed when the horse drawing the buggy
in which she was riding ran on to an
exposed street a track and over
turned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Killed in

Mrs, Eugene Molitor, wife of the
we'll known grocery clerk in the Peo-
pies Warehouse, has received a mes
sage from Lewiston, Idaho, a%nnounc-
ing the violent death of her mother,
Mrs. Lydia Hester, near that city SUM-
day. From reports it seems that Mr.,
and Mrs. Hester were driving off a
ferry over the Snake river when one
side of the shafts became loose caus-
ing the horse to bolt. Both occupants
wer thrown from the buggy, Mrs,
Hester striking on her head in the
macadam roadway with such force
thai her skull was fractured. Death
was almost instantaneous.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
WALLACE GETS POSTAL BANK.
EllensburS and Aberdeen. Wash. are
Favored in Same Manner.

Washington, May 22.-Postmaster
General Hitchcock. impressed with
the reports of the successful opera
ton of the postal savings system, has
decided to designate hereafter for q
considerable time 100 additional de-
p%ositories each week, instead of so,
as announced a month ago.
Announcement was made today of
the designation of so, 23 of them to
be located west of the Missouri river,
where the heaviest deposits hereto
fore have been made and where the
department feels banking facilities
are comparatively limited
The new postal banks will open for
business June 10. Among the new
western offices are. -. -.
Dallace, Idaho; Red Lodge, Mont;
The Dalles and Eugene, Ore; Aber-
deem and Ellensburg, Wash.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Grand Chief Is Gone.

Mrs. Sadie F. Moore, grand chief of
the Degree of Honor, who has spent
the last few days in Pendleton in the
interest Of Magnolia lodge, No. "a,
left on the morning train for Portland.
She was accompanied by Mrs. Gran
dali Of The Dalles, who also is a mem
Der of grand lodge assembly. A re-
ception was given them Monday aft
ernoon at Mrs. p. C. Peterson's and
a goodly number of members were
in attendance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
James Flarity Being Tried.

James Flarity, the man accused of
committing the burglary of the Pilot
Rock hardware store last March, is
being tried for the offense today,
Deputy District Attorney Pruitt rep
r~esenting the state and Attorney Dan
p. Smythe the defendant. The knives
which were stolen are placed on ex-
hibit and the tracks of the marauder
are playing an important part in the
case, the state claiming that the shoes
worn by Flarity fitted into the prints
exactly. Young Linsner. proprietor of
the store, was on the stand all morn
ing and it is doubtful if the case will
be submitted to the jury this evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Baker Leaves for Boston.

Tracey Baker took leave Of PEN
dleton yesterday evening when he
boarded No. IS for the east to join
the Boston American baseball team
with which team he will finish the
season at a salary of $4,000. Many of
his friends were at the depot to bid
him farewell and speed him on his
way. Young Baker has many ad-
mirers here and all predict that he
will make a name for himself in ma
jor league circles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Real Estate Transactions.

Richard Lehman to Carl Hoeft, m
Ia sec. "a, twp. l, n. r. 80, for ST.
500. w. X. Shoemaker to Ruther-
fore H.. Vose, 100 acres in sec. ii,
twp. 8, s. R. 81 for ten dollars and
other considerations. G.. NJ. Baer and
wife and \. c. Crawford and wife to
j.. c. Scott of Walla Walla, w IL OF
sw IA of sec. 16, twp. 5, n. r. rs.
Grace A. n George w. Ingram tc
Lang & Co, lots 5 and 6 in block c
of Livermore's addition t P~endleton
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Pasture Bills Must BE PaiI

The jury in the case of : c.. Will
liams VS.. y. Cecil and Buu McCul-
loch last evening brought il a YER
dict for the plaintiff whicl means
that the defendants must pay the
pasture bills which the Plaintiff al
legged to be 49, L--. AS the case of
w. D. Gillette VS.. Cecil and McCul-
loch involved the same issues, it was
not allowed to come to trial. Attor-
ney j. w. Hensleigh representing the
winning side.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23

ground, and though they had to cut
logs out of the way in numerous
places they got through. on the re-
turn trip George Stenger's automo-
bile, with foul passengers, struck a
slippery place in a grade and went
over the bank, lodging in the timber
40 feet below. The machine was
somewhat damaged. but the passen-
gers escaped with a few bruises.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23

They quickly overlook Ames at a
point a mile and a half from Sprague
and there, with the empty revolver
aimed at the youthful sulprit, de-
manded an unconditional surrender.
The boy begged for mercy, but to no
avail, and under cover of the harm
less. pistol he was marched into
Sprague where the constable took
him in charge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Taken to Portland.

The body OF ". E. IRitchle, The
switchman who was killed at Una
tilla last Saturday morning, was TAX
en- to Portland this afternoon and
will be buried there. Deceased was
a member of the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen at Butte, Iowa, and
of the knights Of Pythias at st. Louis
and a representative of the Portland
chapter of the former order came
UP to take charge of the body.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
ScaIn Record Growing.

As the month wears on, the num-
Der of scalps brought to the county
clerks office for the collection of
bounty is increasing and by the end
of the month it is probable that all
records will be shattered. Up until
moor today, bounty had been paid on
the scaIps of 1868 coyotts and three
bobcats.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Indians Finish Roundup.

According to Joe Allen, Indian in
terpreter, the Indians have finished
rounding up their horses for the sum-
mer and there will be nc more round
ups held at this time. The notice is
given for the benefit of white people
who have been planning to witness
a roundup that it was thought would
be held tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Castleman's Have Daughter.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have been received
here of the birth of a daughter to
MIR. and Mrs. o. NJ. Castleman of
Portland, but who formerly resided
in Pendleton. The child was born
May Il n has been named Barbara
Elizabeth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
knights Present Jewel.

At the meeting of Damon Lodge
No. 4. X. of p, last night, Henry
Thomson was presented with a Vet
Grams Pythian Jewel in honor of his
having been a knight of Pythias for
twenty-five years. Judge j. w. Ma
loney made the presentation speech.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
AUTO FALLS FORTY FEET.
Goes Over Bank and Lodges I'm
Trees.

trees,
Colville, Wash.-Despite a three
days down pour of rain and conse-
quent bad condition of mountain
roads, County President p. r. Parks
of this city and Secretary c. E. Legg
of Shewalah, of the Stevens County
Federation of Commercial clubs, with
a party of nearly 80 delegates in sew
en- automobiles, made the trip to the
monthly meeting or that body at
Daisy yesterday and returned late
last night. The distance is 80 miles.
One machine was put GU of COM
mission by punctured tires, resulting
from an attempt to travel the shale-
covered road out Of Meyers Falls. and
its passengers put back, but the bal
ance of the vehicles took to the woods.
where the roads traverse primitive
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Cork Carpet is Laid.

The carpet which was recently or
dered for the halls of the city hall
by the council arrived last week and
was put on the floor Sunday by John
S. Baker who secured the contract.
The new carpet does away with a
great deal of the noice from the walk
ing thriugh the halls.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Snng Rocital TOMORROW.

Miss Edna Gates, the we'll known
instructor in voice, will present her
pupils in a song recital tomorrow
evening "a $50 o'clock in the Pres
byterian church. All interested in
music are invited to attend.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23

also inspected the plans for the new
high school which have been prepar-
ed by Architect Troutman and all of
the members were greatly pleased
with the work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
H.. NJ. Walsh Is Sued,

Sophie Byers, manager of the PEN
dleton FIGURING Mills, has instituted
a suit against e, NJ. Walsh, proprie-
tor Of the Walsh grocery, for the col
lection of $219.20' which she alleges
is due her for merchandise furnish
ed. j. \. Fee IS her attorney.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Two Drunks in Court.

Two DRINKS had their names en-
rolled on upon the inebriates list in
police court this morning. James
Reed was the first and drew three
days in Jail while Ray Miller was able
to pay his five dollar fine and thus
escape Incarceration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
lttorncy General Here.

Attorney General a. NJ. Crawford
arrived in Pendleton this morning for
the purpose of representing the state
in the condemnation suit against c.
c. Hendricks ct al at the present
term of court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Officers Sister Dies.

Ed Stansberry. well known mem
her of the city police force, received
a telegram yesterday announcing the
death of his sister. Mrs. Bertha V.
Ball at her home in Independence.
The news was not altogether unex-
pected as she had been a sufferer from
cancer for some time past.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23
Newsy Notes
of Pendleton
PcndIeton Property Sold.

y contract for a deed was filed with
the county recorder today by which
y. Buerstatte acquires possession of
the Ed Weaver property on Cosby
on the payment of $1,000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-07
ABoLrsmrNG TEcHxIcAMTIEs.

that the in
providing completely
aside a a criminal di
admission rejection evidence,
including evidence the
winged a miscarriage o Justice"
$
judicial
laws approve
o to indianapolis
Of
affect
o
We
veris
years peadings
foTna necessity making
any
the techncaiy reached
courts dsrepute
qulbblng,
of justice
though
modifying testimony
This abuse has become that generally
in ltigadon IN
justice
useless him
HENCE The system.
the growing suspicion which t $
Is pact-
at the
their eternal pleading
of too ofe
abolished by their decisions being
made the subject FOR review
the legal profession which
long step and right step the recon reformation
states emulate her wisdom.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-07
BURNS AIDING GOVERNMENT
IN INDIANA INVESTIGATION

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. with an
Investigation into the dynamitlng
cases involving job ana ]. ANA James
Mcnamara as the most important
task confronting it, the United States
grand jury met here today.
The whirr OF typewriters and other
signs OF activity around the offices
of United States District Attorney
Charles w. Miller told the story Of
how the work Of copying the reports
of the expert accountants who have
examined the books and documents Of
the international Association OF
bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
was being rushed to completion. The
return of William J Burns, the detec-
tive. to Indianapolis. and his confer
ences with the federal officials in
dicated that he was giving the gov
ernment authorities information 10
be presented to the federal grand jur-
ors with a View Of obtaining the in
dictment of the McNlmaras for al
legged criminal violation of the federal
laws governing the transportation OF
explosives.
Myself, my men ana any informa-
tion or aid that we can give the fed
eral officials In their Investigation As
at their CALL said the detective.
In case the decision OF the Indiana
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-07
RADICAL CHANGE ASKED IN
PROPOSED LIABILITY BILL


Washington, Nov. 7-Radical chang
es in the proposed bill drafted by the
employers liability and workmens
compensation commission were sug-
gested by President Samuel Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor.
at today's hearing. AS to the provis-
ion for the payment OF a lump sum
TO workman or his dependent.
Gompers said.
There may possibly come time
when the payment of "A lump sum to
q man wholly incapacltated would be
.Cf advantage to him. but there would
he great risk in Investment. l think
II better to safeguard him and his de-
pendents with weekly or monthly
payments so that they may be saved
from charity or pauperls mfor life.
The chances of a man entering into
competition with concentrated wealth
l. not promising"
Chairman Sutherland spoke OF a case
In which corporation. in payment
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-07
STORY OF BUTCHERY IN TRIPOLI'
AMPuF|ED BY CORRESPONDENTS

Berlin, Nov. Herr Gottberg. the
Lokal Anzeiger's correspondent with
General Caneva's Italian army in Tri-
roli, who. with Francis McCullagh,
representing the New York World,
and other correspondents, returned his
papers to the Italian commander and
left Tripoli rather than remain as n
helpless witness of the brutalitles he
says the Italians are perpetrating
there. telegraphs to his newspaper
from Malta today. considerably am
rlifying the horrible story Mold by
McCullagh of the slaughter alleged to
he in progress in the beleaguered city
Following the Italian order to clear
the oasis of its native population.
Gottberg says. as did McCullagh, that
the soldiers remorselessly chased men.
omen and children. the sick crippled
and blind, into the open and shot
them like rabbits. No officer higher
than lieutenant, the correspondent
aserts, was present during the butch
cry. General Caneva himself never
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-07

as indicated today in n statement made
hy Stah commenting on the proposi-
tion made him by Jimmy McAleer,
the new Boston magnate
Stahl said: "As yet. | have made
no decision of the offer made me by
McAleer. Ny business here has kept
me too busy. but there is n possibility
OF my returning to the game. | would
like to come back but the whole mat
ter hinges on whether 1 can put my
business In such shape that can
leave II to take care OF itself for u
while"
When asked when he would an
oounce his decision. Stah said: Don't
hold Your breath, it may be months
yet"
AS Stahl has hitherto met offers
with Il blank refusal. his present at
t'tude is taken to mean that ne will
wear a Red Sox uniform when the bell
rings next spring.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-07

even being seen where shooting was
i'm progress. There was not a SEM
blance of court-martial Gottbers
adds, nor did the private soldiers wait
orders from their officers before
shooting down the wretched Arabs.
The correspondent refers to the spe-
cihc Instances OF a wounded old wo-
an and a sick girl and boy who Were
permitted hy the italian physicians to
die Of hunger and thirst in plain sight
90 passing soldiers and officers Gott-
berg says he knows personally that at
least two persons-an Englishman and
German-caled the physicians spe-
cial attention 10 the three sufferers
and begged that something be done
for them, but that the physicians re-
fused the slightest aid.
General Caneva, Gottbery remarks
seeks TO excuse the butchory on the
ground that the Arabs had mutilated
wounded Italians but he points out
thot there Is no evidence of women,
children. the aged and the helpless
having been guilty of such offenses.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-07
All Explained.

Whenever the Rev. Soon Jefferson
called on Aunt Candace It was her
custom to set plate of gingerbread
before him and then ply him with
what she called "'llglous 'spound.n's."
"Wha' 70 does de Lawd send cpl
denies onto de land?" she asked him
one day.
when folks get so bad dey must be
removed some OF 'cm. Sist' Candacc.
den dc Lawd permits de coming oh an
epidemic" said Mr.. Jefferson ard tool;
large bite of gingerbread.
"Uh-hv' said Aunt Candace. "Ef
dats so how come de good people gets
removed along wild dc bad oaes?"
"De good ones are summonsci fo'
witnesses" said the Rev. Solon. forli-
fed In spirit and clarified In mind by
the gingerbread. although slightly en-
barrassed in his ulterance. DE Lawd
gibs every man n fair trial. Yoath's
Companion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-07

supreme court gives the books and
documents Of the Iron Workers to
the United states authorities to be
used IN the inyestlgation. District At
torney Miller today, for the first
TIME publicly asserted that he would
give the matter to the California fed
eral authorities in case they demand
.ed II Tor an Investigation. Labor
leaders assert that this is the plan by
whieh the California authorities hope
TO secure the alleged evidence for use
IN the trlals thereto have the federal
ohlcials mere send the material 60 the
FEDERAL officials in California under
the gulse Of federal Investigation
there ana then have the local OFF,
Gals IN California petition for 1t.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-07

cule and impeach him with cause"
Judge Bordwell was extremely an
CRY ana interrupted. demanding: "Do
you think this speech competent al;
this time?
81 do"
81 don't think It is."
"If any fair-minded men will read
the record Of this examination. he
must agree that the only thing
against this old gentleman, IS that
he Is a Socialist"
"rhis statement is entirel yuncalled
for"
"T must insist on talking to YOU
your honor. I've tried to be fair but
this examination Is so unjustlfed, so
absolutely beyond the bounds of JUS
tlce. that ] must protest"
Bordwell, pale with rage, ordered
Davis to take hi sseat, which Davis
finally did.
Than the court ordered adjourn
ment until today when Horton con-
tinued his effort TO disqualify Nor.
ton following reports made to him
by his detectives overnight.