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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
USED REVOLVER TO
COLLECT A DEBT

1t cost Charley Sug, a japanese
debt and hereafter he will probably
place his bills in the hands of a coll
lection agency as a more economical
medium. Mr.. Sug presented a revol-
Yer at the head of his debtor as an
iEducement for the latter to pay and
Acting Judge HALEY this morning de-
cided that such bill collectors should
pay license of fifty dollars to the
city.
Gus Bauer, the highly dependable
janitor of the city hall, was the OBJ
ject of the Honorable Sug's threats.
Bauer does Janitor work for a num-
ber of other buildings besides the city
hall and at one time employed the
Jap boy for a short period. Accord
ing to Bauer, he made several ap-
pointments with the Nippon at which
the money was to be paid but these
appointments, he says, were not kept.
Finally, he says, the slant eyed one
appeared on Sunday morning at one
of the picture shows where Bauer
was working and demanded his mon
ey. He was told he would have to
wait until the work at the theater
was done. Then it was Sug endeavor-
ed to use a gunpOwder argument. He
presented the revolver at the German
and, though he collected his money,
he was arrested and this morning
fined fifty dollars for disturbing the
peace. In court when asked if it
was the custom of his country to col
lect bills with gun, he intimated
that such was the case when the
creditor considered the debtor too
large to handle with bare hands.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
.BARTENDERS KNEW
OF HANF0RD DRINK

Seattle, July 16.-Charges of drunk
enness continued the subject of in
quiry in the Hanford case today w.
J. Kerrigan, real estate man and
Clarence Holden, an automobile man,
testified that George Jacobs won a
bet on the proposition that bartend-
ers in dozen saloons knew the Han
ford cocktail" He meant the one
with the onion in 1t instead of the
olive.
Govnor Teats, a member of the
legislature gave damaging testimony
against Judge Hanford. He related
an incident during the damage trial
when a Juror left the courtroom for
five minutes while the Judge was
asleep and did not know of the jur-
or's absence. Attorney Higher asked
Teats IL Judge Hanford treated poor
litigants with fairness. Teats said he
never brought damage suit in Judge
Hanford's court upless 1t ''was a dead
cinch 1t can win"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
Brilliant Wedding is Held in California Today
" " " " " v
Miss Crocker, An Heiress, Weds Malcolm Whitman
Guests Bedecked in Jewels Valued at $1,000, 900

Hillsboro, Calf, July 16.-In the
presence of the greatest gathering Of
the ultra fashionable rich ever seen
in the west, 100000 matrimonial
durbar was celebrated here today
following the wedding of Miss Jenniej
Crocker, California's $4,000, 900 heir
ess, and Malcolm Whitman, New
York lawyer and former tennis star
of the east, which was performed at
st. Matthew'S Episcopal church, San
Mateo, by the Right Reverend Bishop
William Ford Nichols, at high noon.
The wedding celebration for which
an army of florists, artists, land
scape gardeners, sculptors, architects
and carpenters had been preparing
the extensive Crocker estates at Hills
boro for weeks. rivalled the most fa-
nous nuptial displays of New York's
Fifth avenue set. Following the
church ceremony which was the one
simple feature of the days festivities,
the guests wearing an aggregate of
$1,500,000 worth of jewels We're en-
tertained with a wedding breakfast in
a temporary pavilion erected at cost
of $4,000. 1t will be torn down to-
morrow.
Many Flowers.
In this pavilion the guests seated
themselves amid a floral spectacle of
unrivalled beauty. Orchids predomi-
mated, $4,000 having been spent on
this flower alone in providing the dis
play. Hundreds of thousands of
roses, for which California's gardens
are world famous. as we'll as many
other specimens of natures and the
florists art adorned the banquet
boards or surrounded the feasters on
walls and ceiling. In and out am
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
TO RELATE STORIES
ABOUT CONVENTIONS
FIRST HAND DESCRIPTIONS
WILL BE GIVEN TONIGHT
Judge MalODey and Mr.. BlalOeIey VIII
Be Speakers-Affair VIII Be
Informal.

For the purpose of listening to
first hand descriptions of the scenes
at the republican and democratic ma
tional conventions a meeting of To-
cal progTessives, democrats and re-
publicans is to be held here this even
ing with Judge j. W. Maloney and
William Blakeley as the chief speak
ers. The affair will be in the nature
Of a banquet and will be served at
the Quelle at $3.50 p. m. 1t will be
a dollar supper, each man paying for
himself.
Before attending the democratic
national convention at Baltimore,
Messrs Maloney and Blakeley also
witnessed the operations of the steam
roller at Chicago. They were there
for several days and then proceeded
on to Baltimore where Judge Maloney
was one of the ten Oregon delegates
that consisted of part of the Woodrow
Wilson phalanx. Mr. Blakeley at
tended both conventions as an inter-
ested spectator
The spread tonight will be an in
formal affair and has been arranged
chletly FOR the purpose of hearing
from the two men who were the only
Pendletonians attending either con-
vention.
According to Will NJ. Peterson, who
has been instrumental in arranging
the affair tonight the gathering will
be progressive and republicans as
well as democrats are invited to at
tend. Many members of both politi-
cal faiths have signified their desire
to be present. Others not yet listed
and who want to attend should make
reservations with Will NJ. Peterson or
7. ]. Tweedy.
Among the speakers this evening
Will be Judge Maloney, William Blak-
eley, DR.. C. ]. Smith. C. P Strain, A.
II. Coke Marvel Watts of Athena, ]. 7.
Lieuallen of Adams and others.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
MURDER CASE MAY
GO TO LOCAL COURT

Raising of question which may
take the murder of Ate-me-at out of
the Jurisdiction of the federal court
and place 1t in the local circuit court
and the discovery of a witness who
Identifies the bottle of alcohol found
at the scene of the crime are the two
latest developments in the sensation
al murder.
1t has been ascertained that the
land upon which the murder was
committed is not Indian land but has
been decided to S. c. Bitner. If this
be the case, the question Is asked,
can the case properly be a federal
one? Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely
was the first to raise the question and
the attorneys are making an investi-
CATION which may result in placing
the trial of Columbia George charg-
ed with the murder, in the local cir
cult court. A telephone message
from Mr.. Bitner this afternoon con-
firmed the report that he owns the
land on both sides of the river
The Identification of the bottle Of
alcohol is another link in the chain
OF circumstantial evidence. A well
known Indian appeared at the sher-
ifs Office yesterday and announced
that he had mixed an alcoholic drink
for Columbia George on the Saturday
of the murder and had afterward
drunk from the bottle. He described
the bottle and when shown the one
found at the scene of the crime, de-
clared it was identical in appearance
with the one Columbia George had
had. The evidence is particularly i'm
portant in view of the fact that the
accused murderer denies having had
a bottle of any kind and of having
imbibed of liquor on the day of the
murder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16

New York, July 16.-That Nathan
Swartz confessed to his father that
he was the slayer of IL year old Julia
Conner, was admitted by the father,
Daniel Swartz in the grand jury ante
room today
Swartz said he believed his son had
killed himself. The younger Swartz
served a prison sentence for assault
on another child. but was on parole
for that offense.
The elder Swartz's dramatic state
ment was followed by scene unpara-
lleled IN the criminal court building.
Mother Brought In.
He and members of his family were
sitting in the ahteroom of the grand
Jury room when Mrs. Conner, the
mother of the murdered child was
brought in.
She was garbed in black and plain
ly on the verge of collapse as she was
taken into the grand jury room and
the box of bloodstained garments,
torn from the body of her outraged
child, were displayed. The mother
became hysterical and her cries could
be heard throughout the building. In
the meantime Swartz sat in his chair
as IL hooted to It. His face became
very pale.
Tells BOY TO XIII Self.
Tears flowed down his face and he
then called Assistant District Attor-
ney Noll, who was presenting the case
to the grand jury and told of his sons
confession. He said he told his son
there was nothing for the latter to do
but kill himself.
"I told him." said the father, "he
did not deserve to live and that he
should keep further disgrace from all
of us by killing himself. l believe
he did so. I certainly hope So
Swartz then told the story to the grand
jury
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16

ong bright colors foundtains sparkled
and white statutes glistened.
During the feast 200 automobiles
which had brought the elite of San
Francisco and other California cities
TO the scene were parked along the
spacious drives and beautiful gardens
of the Crocker estate. other guests
arrived from various parts of the Pa
cific coast and many from the east by
train.
The wedding was preceded by
procession of limousines from the
Crocker estate to the church. Here
the ceremony of the ring was per-
formed beneath bower of roses and
the guests hastened back to begin the
real durbar festivities
Detectives on Guard.
Throughout the afternoon a picked
squad of fifty police including many
OF the best detectives and plainclothes
men of the coast loitered about the
grounds, through the breakfast pavil
ion or in the Crocker mansion, as a
protection for the millions of dollars
worth of jewelry wl:h which the wo-
men guests were bedecked.
The one prosaic feature was the
presence of the moving picture men.
AS at the real durbar in India every
little incident of the day was pictured
by the busy cameras stationed at
points of vantage about the grounds.
When the films are ready Mrs. Whit
man will present sets of them to a
number of chosen friends.
After the reception, Whitman and
his bride left for Castle Crag near
Mount Shasta, where they will remain
until July 26, when they will leave
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Templeton
Crocker for a months honeymoon in
the South Seas.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
Funeral Directors With Coroners

Milwaukee, July 16.-Yesterday it
was the coroners' and today it is
the funeral directors The latter, to-
day opened their annual convention,
which will last three days, or one
day after the meeting of the National
Association of Coroners has adjourn
ed. one of the matters to be con-
sidered by the funeral directors is
the elemination of undertaken sharks
who haunt hospitals and take advan-
tage of unwary people who have lost
relatives and friends and charge ex-
horbitant prices for cheap funeral
arrangements.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
Continued on Page 81
ARCHIBALD TRIAL Is
FORMALLY OPENED

Washington. July 16.-The trial on
impeachment charges against Judge
Robert w. Archibald of the commerce
court was formally begun in the sem
ate this afternoon. Oaths were ad-
ministered and senator's and house
managers We're notified to present
themselves at the bar of the senate.
\ resolution was adopted notifying
the house that the senate was ready
to proceed as a court Of impeachment.
Another resolution was adopted di-
recting Archibald to be summoned to
appear before the bar OF the senate
ON Friday ut o'clock to answer tho
charges.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
BAILEY ATTACKS
PRESIDENT TAFT

Washington, July 16.-Senator Bal
ley of Texas this afternoon bitterly
arraigned Taft for what he termed
Taft's meddlesome and officious
course of action in the Lorimer case.
He spoke on his resolution assert
ing it to be the sense of the senate
that any executive interference with
the senate's right to try its own mem
bers, was not contemplated in the
constitution.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
STEAMERS CRASH;
PASSENGERS SAFE

New York, July 16.-The steamer
Nassau, crowded with excursionists
from Newark, crushed into the steam
er Rosedale near Rockaway this after
noon, cutting large hole in the
Rosedale's port bow The Rosedale
was beached and her passengers safe
ly taken ashore
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
NEAR FIST FIGHT
AT HANFORD TRIAL

Seattle, July ia near fist fight
occurred today between L. w. Han
ford, son of Judge Hanford and At
torney John C, Whitlock, after Whit
lock testified he had seen Judge Han
ford drunk. The latter's son applied
an epithet to him. Whitlock tapped
Young Hanford in the face. The lat
ter left the courtroom.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
WILL RECOMMEND
STEEL CO.'S DISSOLUTION

Washington July 16.-Dissolution
of the United States steel corporation
will be emphatlcally recommended,
probably unanimously in a report of
the Stanley steel investigating COM
mittee, it was learned today. The
committee met today and agreed to
favor report recommending a dis
solution of the corporation The gov
also may be indorsed, it was report
ed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
odd FELLOWS at Washington.

Washington, July 16.-Two great
gatherings of Odd Fellows
have assembled here today for annu-
al conventions, The National En-
and the Grand Lodge, both
sat in session in this city this morn
ing, bringing a large delegation of
visitors from all parts of the country.
The conventions committee of the
chamber of commerce have made ar
rangements to entertain the delegates
during their stay in the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
JEALOUSY CAUSES
PORTLAND TRAGEDY

Portland, July 16.-Crazed with
jealousy of his alleged infatuation for
another woman, Mrs. Nettie Walsh
today attempted to kill her husband,
r. H. Walsh, chauffeur, at their
home here. She missed two shots. He
grappled with her but failed to OBJ
tain the gun. He then ran for the
police. During his absence she kill
ed their four year old son, Vincent,
and then fired two shots into her
own head, probably fatally wounding
herself.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
FATHER SAYS SON CONFESSED
KILLING 12 YEAR OLD GIRL
,~~~~N~~~A~~~~~~
TAFT CABLES
HIS CONGRATULATIONS

Washington, July 16.-Presi-
} dent Taft has cabled his con-
, gratulations to the victorious
American athletes at Stock
} holm today following the re-
} celpt of a message from Com
missioner James f. Sullivan. Of
ficially calling the executives
} attention to the winning of the
Olympic meet.
President Taft's cablegram
said: Greatly pleased at the
fine showing made by American
athletes in the Fifth Olympiad.
Heartiest congratulations to the
commissioner and athletes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
BRAKEMAN INJURED.
5. p. Freight Train Is Ditched Near
Three Pines Last Night

Grants Pass, Ore, July 16.--South-
ern Pacific freight train 221, was
wrecked two miles west of Three
Pines late last night. Sixteen cars
were ditched, A brakeman was seri-
OuslY injured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16

Cincinnati, July 16.-The postpon-
cd game of April II between the Chi
cagos and Cincinnatis of the National
League is scheduled for this after
noon,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
THIRD PARTY CALL
ISSUED FOR OREGON
STATE CONVENTION is
To BE HELD JULY 25
Portland Place Selected and Dele
gates VIII be Chosen for Ma
tiOnal Convention.
(Roosevelt Press Service }


Portland, Ore, July 16.-An Off
cial statewide call was issued last
night for a state convention of the
national progressive (Roosevelt) par
ty to be held Thursday, July % at 10
a. m. in the east side library build
ing. east eleventh and Alder streets,
Portland. The official call was issued
by the members of the national pro-
gressive club of Oregon and was or
dered unanimously. Following the ell
ection of officers, vice-president Levi
Myers offered a resolution which was
adopted unanimously. This resolu-
ton declared that the late republican
to respont to the wishes of the peo-
pie of the United States, that it was
conducted dishonesty and in no man.
ner TO bind the consiences of honest
men nor determine their political
acts.
To Elect Delegates.
The resolution recited that a call
had been issued by citizens of forty
states for a national convention of
the national progressive party in
Chicago, August 5th. and that it was
desrous that the state of Oregon be
represented there. A mass meeting of
citizens of oregon was therefore call
ed for July 25th in Portland to take
such action as might be necessary and
to elect five delegates to represent
Oregon in the national convention.
The resolution concluded: "All citi-
zens who are in sympathy with our
views and purposes are cordially in
vlted to meet with US, without re-
gard to previous political affiliations"
During the convention the national
progressive club will complete organ
ization and will elect a state advisory
executive committee of "a members
one from each county. Each member
of this committee VIII be instructed
to organize local progressive clubs.
The following officers were elected
by the national progressive club:
President, Senator Dan Kellaher; first
vice president, DIR. Levi w. Myers;
second vice president George Ar
thur Brown: executive committee,
George w. Joseph, J. T. Wilson, V.
Vincent Jones and Sanfield Mac
Donald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16

The worlds production of artifi-
cial silk for this year is estimated in
excess of 100000 pounds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16
Daniel SWarz Tells Dramatic Story
to Grand Jury Regarding Murder
Of Julia Conners.
TOLD SON TO END LIFE

Does Not Deserve TO live, Declares
Father-Believed That BOY Com
mitted Suicide-Had Served Pris-
on Term for Assault on Another
Child.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-16

TO ADVERTISERS.
The East Oregonlan has
the largest paid circulation
OF any paper In Oregon, east
OF Portland and nearly
twice the circulation 10
Pendleton OF any other
newspaper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
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at a glance the learned Doctor Wlstar
saw that they were the bones of the COM
mon sloth several specimens of which
he showed the Virginian. Jefferson, it is
related, was greatly chagrined, especially
as his discovery became known as Mega
lonyx Jffersonii
IT has been pointed out that, indirectly
no less naturalist than the great Button
may have been responsible for Jefferson s
error. 1t was the Virglnian's practice to
send Button specimens and information,
and with the subtle flattery of a courtier
the French naturalist wrote;
Il should have consulted you, sir, be-
fore publishing my natural history, and
then I should have been sure of the
facts
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

The mayor and council of the city Of De-
catur, Ala, will receive bids for the
furnishing Of material for and the CON
struction of certain cement sidewalks and
brick crosswalks, provided for under inn
provement ordinance No. SO, Series &C. .
OF the city OF Decatur, Ala, at the
mayors office In the city OF Decatur, Ala.
until o'clock p. m. August %, 1912.
Plans and profles are now on file In
the office of the city engineer.
$500 certified check required.
The right is reserved to reject any OF
all bids. Fl. a. SKEGGS Mayor
Attest:
E. w. COLLIER, City Clerk. s-i1-3t
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CLAIM OF LONDON TAILOR
New Workers Doubt That He Made
$4,000 on United States Orders

From the New York Sun. ia
1t was stated recently that London
tailor or rather his representative then in
New York, declared that he had made
$50, 900 for his firm by his trip to America.
and that he expected to do even better
next season. In this connection 1t was
said that at least 10 London tailoring
establishments have quite as large an
American clientele as the one referred to.
Several New York tailors were inter-
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The mayor and council of the city of
Decatur Ala, will receive bids for the
furnishing Of material for and the con-
struetion of certain sanitary sewers, pro-
vided for under Improvement ordinance
No. 40, Series &C. Of the city of De-
catur, Ala. at the mayors office in the
city of Decatur, Ala. until 8 o'clock p.
M. August %, 1912.
Plans and proies are now on file In the
office OF the city engineer
$500 certified check required
The right Is reserved to reject any or
all bids. II. A. SKEGGS, Mayor.
Attest:
e. w. COLLIER, City Clerk s-11-3t
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.Jefferson's Bones

From the New York Sun.
1t is said that when Thomas Jefferson
journeyed from Monticello to Philadel-
phia, on his way to take the oath OF
office as vice president he carried lot
of bones in his baggage. The bones,
alleged to be those of mammoth, had
been found IN Greenbrier county, Vir-
ginia, and sent to Monticello. where they
were set Up by Jefferson, who, 1t APP
pears, entertained a somewhat exag-
gerated notion of his attachments in
natural history. and who stood sponsor
for the bones as those of "a carnivorous
clawed animal entirely unknown to SCI
ence.'
1t was not until after Jefferson reached
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Bids will be received by the court OF
county commissioners of Walker county at
the courthouse, Jasper, Ala, until II a. m
Thursday, August %, 1912, for grading
and draining part of the Jonesboro road
beginning at Frogague creek
Expenditure of 5000, The right is re-
served to reject any or all bids.
w. s. KELLER,
7-2S-4t-su State Highway Engineer.
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LEGAL NOTICES


Lawrence county commissioners. Moul-
ton, Ala, viii receive bids until p. m,
August u, to construct about 10 miles of
water bound maeadam road near Court
land, Ala, certified check 800 accompany
Ing bid; plans and specifications on file
in office OF NJ. s. Bingham, resident state
highway engineer, Hillsboro. Ala. S-2-10t