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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30
FARM HAND JAILED
ON THEFT CHARGE

Charged with larceny by embez-
Element Pat Doyle, farm hand was
last night taken off the Spokane train
at Athena and placed under arrest by
Jinks Taylor, special deputy sheriff,
and was brought to the county Jail
today.
Doyle has been working for James
Thompson on his reservation ranch
and yesterday, when a settlement was
made. young Thompson by mistake
made Doyle's pay check read for $50
more than was due him. Doyle, af-
ter securing the money, it is alleged,
admitted he received more than was
his due but refused to return the sur
plus to his employer.
A warrant was sworn out charging
him with larceny by embezzlement
and the sheriff. ascertaining that he
had taken the evening train towards
Walla Walla, notified Deputy Taylor
to intercept him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30
20 THOUGHT DEAD In
"OREG0NIAN" WRECK
Great Northern Roads
Crack Train is
DitChed
Great
Many Injured and Bodies Cremated i'm
Ere That Follows, Destroying
Smashed Coaches.

st. Paul, Dec. 30.-Twenty passen-
gers are reported to have been kill
ed in a wreck of the Great Northern's
crack coast train, "Oregonian," two
miles east of Sharon, n. D., today.
Four bodies have been recovered. The
train went over fifteen foot en-
bankment and corpses are being Gre
mated in the burning cars Eight in
iured were taken to hospitals.
At 2:30 this afternoon the list of
the dead was unobtainable and the
wires were down. Meagre reports say
the injured were taken away in
seighs. Four cars We're burned and
only the engine and mail car held
the tracks.
A corps of physicians was rushed
to aid the injured, from Devils Lake.
This afternoon the Great Northern
general manager received a report
saying three were killed and several
injured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30
MRS. MARY BAIRD
CALLED BY DEATH

After suffering for many weeks with
complication of heart and liver
troubles, Mrs. Mary Ann Baird, wife
of r. E. Baird, died at the family
home 213 Lincoln street at $50 this
morning, thus adding one more chap
ter to the misfortunes attending the
family recently. The death of Mrs.
Baird follows that of one her chill
dren several weeks ago which. to-
gether with the illness of three of the
other four surviving children, has
made the plight of the family pitable.
However, according to the attending
physician, the three children who
have been suffering of typhoid are all
on the road to recivery.
The funeral of the deceased wo-
man will be held at the family resi-
dence tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30

toned. In the view of most people,
the transaction certainly betoken a
lack of proper affection on the part
of the heirs and smack of an over
developed commercial spirit. AS one
well known official put it: such a
practice is far worse than sending
flowers to the sick and charging them
to the recipients account or OF pur-
chasing a Christmas present for a
friend and sending him the bill for it..
Inasmuch as flowers on a grave are
supposed to represent the esteem in
which the departed is held, they cer-
tainly should not be paid for out of
the dead mans pocket"
Others have expressed the opinion
that flowers are part of a conven-
tional funeral as much as the trim
mings on the casket and are there
fore, legitimate items OF expense.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30

very tired as result of the strain of
the Mcnamara trial. 1 shall think the
matter over, over night, before max
ing a definite answer"
Labor leaders here are already
planning to line up organized labor
behind the defense of the men.
Eric Morton. of San Francisco,
publisher of a labor newspaper, today
said:
81 am very surprised at the arrests.
1 think the laboring people of the
state will stand solidly behind these
indicted men and 1 also believe that
labor will assume the position that
the men are innocent until they are
proven guilty"
Special United States Attorney
Lawler, who directed the investiga-
ton into the alleged conspiracy. this
afternoon said that he saw no reason
why he should not discuss the case
now TO a certain extent. He said
that the indictments were returned
after careful probe by an intelligent
grand jury. He made a statement
as follows:
Il do not deem it improper to say
that Notwithstanding the protesta-
tions of certain socalled labor lead
ers of their opposition to the dyna-
mitings indulged in by the Mcnamara
brothers, not one of them lifted so
much as finger to aid the officials
in discovering the truth, in connec-
ton with their outrages. On the con-
trary, they have shown a decided dis
position to impeach such efforts, as
the authorities have made, to get at
the bottom of the affair.
The federal grand jury which re-
turned the indictments, adjourned
this afternoon unti' Tuesday after
noon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30
WANTS PENDLETON TO
OBSERVE CENTENARY
Baker, Ore, Dec. 20, 1911.
Editor East Oregonian.
Pendleton, Ore

Editor East Oregonian.
Pendleton, Ore.
Dear Sir-As one at present con-
siderably interested in land holding
and in summer residence in Umatilla
county l wish to second the motion
of Judge stephen \. Lowell, in his
letter in your paper> dated December
26, TO the effect that the present in
habitants of Umatilla togther with the
pioneers celebrate the centennial ar
rival of the Wilson Price Hunt party
IN the vicinity OF Pendleton. From
the standpoint of awakening interest
in the early history and traditions of
the Umatilla country such a celebra-
ton can be made a notable event, BY
all means take up the proposition.
Judge Lowel's addresses in the
Baker Centennial exercises were at
tentively listened to and the refer
ences which other speakers made to
his political ambitions were generous
ly applauded. For some reason Judge
Johns of Baker, also supposed to be
prospective political rival of Judge
Lowell, did not participate In any OF
the centennial functions and there
fore. was not present to get the bene-
fit of illusions as to the coming cam
paign. Respectfully,
WILBUR +. BROCK.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30
O.A.C. GLEE CLUB
COMES ON FEB. 20

wilson Kimsey Peery manager and
advance man for the oregon Agricul-
tural College glee club, is now in the
city arranging for the appearance of
the glee club in Pendleton on Febru-
airy %. The performance will be Civ
en- at the Oregon theater.
This is the first season that the o..
A. c. glee club has invaded eastern
Oregon and consequently the coming
of the collegians will be an event of
interest. This is especially true in
view of the fine showing the troupe
makes. There are 33 performers in
the club and it is heralded as the best
aggregation of its sort on the coast
aside from the Stanford glee club,
which recently made a tour of Eu-
rope.
The coming of the o. A. C. glee
club promises to arouse much inter-
est among graduates and former stu
dents of the agricultural college, of
which there are many in this county.
c. G. Brownel of Umatilla, is now
the president of the Umatilla county
o. A. c. alumni club.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30
johnson TO Meet McYey.

Chicago. Dec. 30.-Jack johnson
and Sam McVey will fight for the
heavyweight championship Of the
world at Sydney, Australia, Easter
Monday, IL Hugh Mcintosh. the Sgd
ney promoter, approves the agree
ments made here today by his repre-
sentative and Johnson.
Tom Andrews of Milwaukee, Nc
Intosh's American representative,
agreed to give Johnson $4,000, win
lose or draw. $4,000 training expenses
and four round-trip tickets to Aus
tralia. Johnson agreed to fight with
these provisos.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30
His Graft Was Modest.

Seattle. Wash. Dec. 30.-George
Parker, who is serving two years on
McNeips island for using the mails
to defraud in connection with the
United Wireless swindle, states that
his commission did not exceed $780,
000.. in an answer filed in the court
today. He was charged with receiv-
ing S1,643,237 as personal commits
sion from the sale of stock in the
mythical company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30
, s%>~~H<~~>%~~~>~ . . o . o = .
NESTS HONOR SYSTEM
STANDS A REAL TEST.

) Salem, Ore, Dec. 30.-Ful-
) filling his word of honor that he
) would return to prison and
comp etc his life sentence for the
murder of George Carter at
) Grants Pass William Mack to-
) day donned the pr son stripes
) and resumed his work in the
penitentiary.
Mack was allowed his liberty
) last June by Governor West to
aid his wife and two children
in Spokane. who had mortgaged
their home to aid defense. Af-
ter the mortgage had been paid
Mack voluntarily returned to
the prison off. cials.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30
Taft Leaves Washington.

Washington, Dec. 90.-President
Taft left Washington today for New
York, where he will attend the peace
dinner" tonight He took no action
on the Charles Morse pardon case.
He did not even read the surgeons
official report on the convicted New
York bankers precarious condition.
1t is reported that Morse is slowly
dying.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30
NINE LABOR LEADERS INDICTED 8 IN JAIL AS CONSPRATORS
TURKS PREPARED
FOR LONG STRUGGLE

Gharian, via Tunis/ Dec. 80.
-Unprejudced correspondents
attached to the Turkish army
in Tripoli, are of the opinion
that the prospects favor a long
struggle which will be hopeless
for Italy.
The Turks and their Arab
allies are well equipped and
have enough ammunition for a
two years war.
After a forty-day march
across the Libyan desert, 1000
highly trained desert warriors
from Fezzan, has just arrived
here with large supplies of
food.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30
Clancy Ill at Home.

San Francisco Calf, Dec. 30.-E.
CLANCY, a local labor leader, who is
believed to be one of those indicted
today at Los Angeles, is confined to
his home here today with a serious
illness 1t is not believed that a war
rant has been served on him as yet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30
TvItTM0E. JOHANNSEN AND MUNSEY ARRESTED
Authorities Start Search for Others Whose Names Are
Withheld Preparations Begin For Defense Start
ling Developments Expected


the
developments
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-30

The devil and his followers, as we'll
as the angels, always celebrate
Christmas.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-18

from the county on May 18th.
The appointment was made by the
county commissioners. after having
been advised by District Attorney
McFadden that the office wa,
legally vacant.
Thomas H. Benton's 80 years of
continuous service in the United
Safes senate, which ended March
3. 1851, held the record in that
respect until Justin S. Morrill, Of
Vermont entered upon his thirty
first year March 4, 1897. Morrill,
served 323 yearc continuously.
John Sherman served 32 years,
broken by four years in Hayes
cabinet Allison of Iowa served 35
years. which is now the record for
continuous service in the senate
Approximately $4,000 vas dis.
tributed Thursday by the Goldfeld
Consolidated Mines Company as
wages for the month ofJuly, cover
ing the payroll. which averages
about CTS men. Payments by
other companies and leasers bring
the averages monthly payroll of
the district up to more than SllO,.
600. exclusive of the payroll of
the TOnopah & Col field railroad
which adds $l6,O 600 more 10 the
total of mines and mills. Tribune.
The work of train dispatching,
one of the most exRctirg in the
whole field of railroad management
is to be made much easier for the
diSpatchers on the Southern
Pacific On several entire divisions
and on parts of others. the work
has already been Iightened to a
g'eat extent and the strain allevi-
ated by the use of the telephone in
dispatching. 1t is only a question
of time when the telegraph will
serve only as an emergency service
on these lines. The telephone
system will soon be installed
between Sacramento and Sparks.
In the past. il has required an
expert to tap a telegraph line to
notify the nearest point in Ease of
a wreck, while now any member
of the crew can cut in on the tele-
phone line and give notice Of
trouble.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-18
S%almagundi
X FRIDAYS DAILY

Read the Saturday special ad of
the w. T. Smith company.
Miss Lillian Smith of Ruby
valley is visiting EIko friends
L. j. Wintermantel company has
a new ad in this issue. Read il.
Miss Tessic Crane has returned
from Lamoille where she has been
visiting with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gedney and
family returned last night from a
camping trip on the North Fork.
M. Z. Steninger of the Free
Press, returned this morning from
a camping trip in Starr Valley.
a large number of Elko people
left on this mornings train from
Deeth to attend the funeral of the
late Sam McMullen. Among them
were w. w. Boohcr, f. Remnant
A. w. Hesson, L. L. Bradley, Mrs.
Z. 7. Campbell.
The Belmont company has set
tied with the heirs of Nicks
OeliTich for $4,000. IT,. settlement
up for approval before The
district court today. The heirs
live ia Austria. Oelivich lost his
life at the time of the Belmont
disaster inGoldfc!d on Februar,23.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-18

of whites. has been received by
SheriffSmith of Alturas county, who
was a leader in the battle in which
the indians were killed.
The war plume is of long flaming
red cloth with a crown of eagles
feathers and claws. A beautiful.
graceful pair of slender ibex horns
p%rotruude in odd fashion from the
crest. Eagle feathers deco rate
the long. red streamer, which
when worn. hangs from the crest
toward the feet 1t is an odd and
g~rotesque souvenir of a memorable
event and Sheriff Smith has
already been offered 500 for it,
but said that he would not take
$500 for it. 1t may yet be exhibit
at the Worlds Fair in San Fran
cisco. and may also be seen at the
State Fair in Sacramento.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-18
Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Mr.. Sheldon is reported better
today
DR.. Harper of Carlin took in
the county seat today.
The masonic flag is at half
mast today as a token of respect to
the memory of Mr. McMullen
Attorney Game left this after
moor for Gold Circle. He expects
to return tomorrow night.
Deputy State Engineer Van
Naigell has finished his work in
this section and will leave for
Carson on No 5 tonight.
The execution of G asey is an
evidence that drunken murderers
are not immune from punishment
in this state. 1t should be a
lesson to men of his class.
President Taft has vetoed the
bill admitting Arizona and New
Mexico into the Union. He don't
like the Arizona constitution that
provides for the recall Of state
and county officers and judges
The prospects look good for the
bill passing ovsr the veto
No effort should be spared TO
run down the frebugs that vent
their spite by burning Mr.. Car.
ville's property. Although the
courty's finances are low, we
suggest that the county offer a
reasonable reward for the arrest
and conviction of the guilty
parties No ones property 4,
safe while they are at large
G. S. Grain, editor and ono OF
the publishers Of the White Pine
News, wa on Friday afternoon,
appointed sheriff Of White Pine
county to fill the vacancy created
by the departure of A. J. ButleI
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-18
ARSON SUSPECT ARRESTED

Sheriff Harris and party re.
turLed Thursday afternoon from
investigating the burning of Mr..
Carville's barns in Mound Valley.
In an interview with the Indepen.
dent last night Sheriff Harris said
that he spent nearly two days in
Investigating the fire and was
unable to find any tracks leading
to and from the fire or any other
tangible clew that pointed to any
one, but from the actions of f. N.
Hansen, a Swede who worked for
Mr.. White on the ranch. he came
to the conclusion that the Swede
was the guilty party. Several
others Who had assisted i'm the IN
vesiigation came to the same con-
clusion. This s%uppicion was based
on the action of the Swede at the
first fire, remarks he had druppe d
and his Hardness in getting to the
last fire
1t IA remembered that the
Swede discovered the first fire and
gave the alarm and that he was
fully dressed; that he wore a pair
of new shoes at the fire and tina,
they were fully laced and that he
had not worn the shoes since.
When Mr.. White discovered the
second fire, he called his son who
rushed out and called the Swede
but ne received no answ or. The
boy went to the barn and drove
out the horses and threw two sets
Of harness and several saddles out
of the barn and while throwing
the saddles. the Swedc appeared In
his barefoot and only partly
dressed and that no one saw where
he came fron.
When these suspicious were
made known to Mr.. White he was
loath to believe them as he
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-18

thought a good deal of the Swede.
Thursday morning Sheriff Harris.
Ted Carrille and Indian was out
early and made another search for
tracks. While they were cut Mr..
White started tn town with the
Swede.
Last nigth Mr.. White, Sheriff
Harris and Distric ct Attorney
Dysart went into the matter
t Ioroughly and decided to arrest
the Swede.
Hansen was arrested this morn
ing and will be held until his
record is investigated.
1t talking with Sheriff Harris
this morning Hansen stated that
he had nothing to do with setting
fire to the building or the hay
stacks. and said that he had no i'll
feeling toward Mr.. White for
making the arrest. He gave the
Sheriff references and all inforna-
ton that would lead to an investi-
cation Of his past and asked that
he be turned loose as SOON as
possible.
Hansen has been working at
Mr.. Whites ranch about a month,
and is a stranger in this : ri Ct
the country. Neithe- the Sheriff
nor Mr.. White feel certain that he
is the guilty party and no motif
can be ascribed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-18
NEVADA HAS SECURED
Site AT THE FAIR

There has been considerable
talk over the state about Governor
Oddie appointing a commissi on to
secure a site for the Nevada build
ing at the Pacific-Panma Expo
sition and the assertion has teen
freely made that the committee
appointed would be powerless to
accomplish anything as they had
no funds at their disposal to
secure the site with.
1t will be a surprise to many
and good news to all to learn that
the site has already been secured
and thatNevada vii! have its build
ing adjoining the California and
Oregon buildings. Oregon was
the first state to secure a site at
the fair and Nevada has the honor
of being tn" second.
Governor Oddie in his recent
trip to the coast held a conference
with President e. C. Moore of the
Panama-Pacifc Company and ar
ranged that Nevada be assigned a
position adjoining the Oregon site.
This site did not cost the state a
single cent and all has been ar
ranged for the erection of the
building when the state is ready to
erect the same.
Oregon had the first opportunity
to pick the site for its building
and selected ore of the most
desirable sites that the grounds
afforded.
Neva a being the second to
select has been able to held a site
which is equally as good as that
selected by Oregon.
President More of the exposi-
ton, who is an old fri end of Gov
ernor Oddie, was pleased tina I
Nevada had taken action and did
sll IN his power to select a
suitable site and one that would
throw the states of California.
Oregon and Nevada together. 1t is
the desire of the management Of
the fair that the Pacific Coast
make as fne a show as possible and
in grouping the coast states to-
gether will enchance the effect.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-18
BEEF WILL Be
HIGHER IN PRICE

The price of beef will be
higher this winter than it h as
been in the history of the United
States. declared NJ. V. Irwin, live
stock agent of the Rock Island,
in an interview published in the
Salt Lake Telegram a few DAYS
igJ. Mr.. Irwin bases his state
mast u 1Jl litiol as he has found
them during the last few weeks in
the stock raising districts Of the
west and southwest.
The lolesale price Of beef has
already BEEN advanced in the east"
he said. land it will surely be fol-
lowed by other advances which
will affect al! kinds of meat. No
n is to blame for this advance
nor for those which will follow
The packing houses are not max
ing any more money at the ad-
vanced Lrices than they were maxi
ing before. the stock raiser is not
making any more, and neither is
the man who is selling hay and
grain.
THE whole trouble is due to a
big crop shortage, which has been
caused by drought, and which has
affected all the stock raising
districts to a more or less extent.
ITO begin with, there is a big
shortage in the corn crop, one That
will amount to millions OF
bushels. This is the principal
feed used for the fattening Of
cattle. There is also big shortage
in the oat and wheat crop to say
5othing of the shortage in the hay
and grass crop.
in some of the stock raising
districts it has been necessary for
the stockmen to drive their stock
long distances to secure enough
food to keep them alive, to say
nothing of trying to get them in
condition for market.
"All kinds of hay is high. and
there is no prospect that there
will be a drop, as there is not
nearly enough to feed the stock
now ranging in the west and
southwest.
"The situation is extremely
critical, and | can see nothing for
t but skyward prices for all kinds
of meat next fall. winter and
spring"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-18
GOLOFIELD WOMAN
KILLS RATTLESNAKE

Mrs. Charles Chase. of ITO
South Fifth street, became a
heroine yesterday by chopping off
the head of a three-year-old rattle.
snake that had crawled into the
house and was showing an ardent
desire to get mixed up with half a
dozen children who we're playing
in the room and out of doors.
In the Chase family are several
small children and with them
we're II couple from neighboring
families While they were,
engaged in play the rattlesnake
crwaled into the room from under
the house. Its presence was
discovered by the Children, who
notified Mrs. Chase. and she
quickly secured an ak and entered
into a lively dispute with his
~snakesh;p
A well-aimed blow severed the
head of the snake and IL was other
wise chopped up to make sure Of
the job. Its appendix of three
rattles has been saved as a
souvenir Of the encounter.-
Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-18

is a queer thing when applied to
rich men.
Considerable is being said about
the present condition of the
states ~finaaces and the republicans
are attempting to place the blame
for it on the democratic senate,
because that body refused to take
orders from Governor Oddie
when he was playing peanut
politics. Had the governor been
as insistent in protecting the state
treasury as he was in trying to
coerce the senate to pas his
political measures the present
condition might have been
avoided. The governor was too
busy looking after political jobs
for his friends.
Richard Allen arrived. here
last Sunday from Tonvpah with a
E5-horse power gasoline auto
truck with the intention of
engaging in the transportation of
freight between Palisade and
Eureka. He started out to the
former place Tuesday but before
reaching Palisade found the deep
dust was too much of a handicap
for his low built machine. j
A. GLIB rt hauled his machine into
Palisade with his auto, and MIR.
Allen has decided not to atten pit
To run his truck over the road
again. hut will look for another
field where there is less dust and
sand on the roads. He cane up
from Palisade Friday with MIR.
Gilbert, but left his auto truck
there. -Sentinel.