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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24
WALT MASON
Tho Poet Philosopher.


Las Vegas, oh Las, Vegas, hot vii
lage of the plain, pilgrims headed for
you will soon lead every, traini the
low-browed gents will gather around
your village inn, and stake their bones
on Jhonstng, or bet few on Finn.
For several days, Las Vegas; the braz-
IN trrmps will blow, and to your hun
cry Golfers she shining wealth will
will flow, and for little season you're
surely.Son the. map, and you will say,
exuitiEg: There's nothing like a
gcrap!" But days will come, Las Veg.
as. when you'll deplore this same
and wish You hadn't gathered a wild
and wcoly fame. The hamal retol.
lection to ugly facts adheres. and You
II be classed with bruisers through all
The coming years. Las Vegas, when
you're striving 10 gain fair >renowr
as an abode of culture. decent, god
~ town, place of schools and
churches, where proper men abide, the
burden you are making will on your
shoulders ride. Las Vegas!" Folks
will shudder when they pronounce the
name; That's where they still en-
courage the brutal fighting game; &C
there and take our children, and grow
up with the town? Not If she gave
a bonus and paid the money down.
With cities as with people there's
nothing Ike a name that's bright an!
NIL uRtarnipaed byrany brel.a G
hame.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24

Miss Madga Wiley is very Ill at her
home on Raymond street.
Mr.. Clarence Prickett has returned
to Morgantown after spending a few
days at his home on Columbia street.
Mrs. Clyde Riggs has returned from
a visit with relatives at Rivesvllle.
Miss May Hamilton has gone to her
home at Wana TO spend week.
Harry. Williams, OF East Park, went
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24

What is the first step toward rem.
edylng the discomfort OF the massss?',,
"The first step" replied the ener.
getic campaigner, sis to get out and
make speeches to prove TO them how
discontinued they are."-washlngton
Star. .,,,a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24
S. S. Attendance.
] Diamond Street NJ. E., 295.
Palatine Baptist, 155.
Surprise Party.

Mr.. Russell smallwood, of East
Ferry street! was given delightful
surprise party Saturday evening In
honor Of his twenty.flrst birthday an.
niversary The affair was very en-.
joyable one and was arranged by his
mother. The hours were spent with
sFarious.anusementssand refreshments
Were served by Mrs. Smallwood.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24

Husband-'so long as you went
around TO the polls to vote, why didn't
you do 1t?
Enfranclsed Wife = Another lady
was using the voting booth.-LIfe.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24

a children's service was held yes
terday morning at the Diamond Street
NJ. E. church and large number OF
children were baptised.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24

Z q Evangelist w. B. TompkIns preach.
cd two excellent sermons yesterday at
1.-THE Christian Chapel on Columbia
street, to large audiences.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24
Work In knIohts Of Pythias.

The Second Degree OF Esquire Rank
will be conferred on several candi.
dateslat the regular meeting OF the
: x. Of P. Lodge Tuesday evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24
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I, Mr.. and Mrs. R. Brown, OF Arkansas,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Brown, OF Columbia street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24
IN THE BEST OF HuMoR.

Have you ever had typhoid feyer?"
mo; but | worked all summer on a
farm once,"-New York Tribune.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24

But, doctor, myself by the aid Of
medical books.
Yes, and some fine day you'll die
Of DISQUALIFICATION Opinion,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24

Mtsslonary-Why do you look at me
50 intcntly?
Cannibal-Tam the food Inspector
Buffalo Commercial.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-24
Aid Society.

Aid Society.
Z A business meeting of the Ladies'
aid Society OF the Diamond Street NJ.
u. church will be held this evening at
the church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
Continued on page five.)
WANT TO SEND cow
BOYS TO ROCHESTER

Members of the Portland and 9TH
er oregon lodges of the b. p. O. e.,
have started clamor for the Pende-
ton cowboys and Indians" who
took part in the big Elk parade Thurs
day night in true frontier fashion
to be sent to Rochester, N. Y, for the
1918 convention of the order" says
the Sunday Journal. "Those who fa-
vor the plan argue that the "buckar-
ooes' would prove an advertisement
of inestimable value to Portland.
Those fellows would make the
eyes of the east stick out a foot, said
one.
1T cost the Pendleton lodge between
$4,000 and $1,000 to send the horses
and delegation to Portland. To send
them to Rochester would cost at
least $4,000" .
Local Elks returning from the con-
vention declare there is a great deal
of talk down at Portland regarding
the proposal to send the Pendleton
"buckarooes' to the Rochester grand
lodge. Everybody is talkin' about
it," one of the Pendleton boys de.
clared this morning IAN you bet that
we wouldn't be slow about accepting
the trip. But 1t would cost bunch
of money and the enthusiasm which
is so high just now because of our bis
hit may be dampened when It come,
to figuring up the cost.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
BRONZE STATUE OF
COWBOY PLANNED

To secure a bronze statue of cow
boy in the act of lassoing a long horn
ed steer and to set it up on the depot
lawn so that the whole world pass
ing through here will know that this
is the Roundup City, is the purpose
of a move started some time ago and
which has been given a renewed i'm
petus by the success of the recent
cowboy" delegation to the Elks' ma
tional convention. Such a statue
would cost a large sum of money and
time would be required to raise the
amount but so enthusiastic and proud
are the local citizens over the local
frontier carnival that the originators
of the move believe that ultimate
success will crown their efforts.
The matter was first brought UP by
William McMurray, general passenger
agent of the O.-W. r. G. y. company,
at the recent meeting of passenger
agents held in this city. He discussed
the proposition with the Roundup
directors and they have been consid-
ering the matter since.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
DR.. HALL WILL BE
HEAD OF ASYLUM

DR.. NJ. X. Hall, we'll known La
Grande physician and former mayor
of the Union county city, is to be head
of the Eastern oregon State Hospital
now nearing completion here. DR..
Hall was named to the position Sat
urday when the state board finally
acted upon the matter after many
weeks of deliberation. 1t is under
stood that Dr. Hall will devote the
time between now and December l
getting special training for the po-
sition and also to getting his private
business in shape to resume his new
work here. His salary does not be-
gin until December 1.
DR.. Hall is well known here both
as a physician and citizen. He has
been a resident of La Grande for many
years and has served as physician at
the Hot Lake sanitarium. He has al
so been prominent in politics and two
years ago was candidate for joint
senator against C. A. Barrett of Athe-
ma. He is a democrat and the fact
that he was selected with a view to
fitness rather than politics is indi-
Gated by the fact that two members
of the state board are republicans.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
BARROW DEFENSE
GAINS VICTORY

Los Angeles, July 15.-The Darrow
defense won an important victory to-
day when Judge Hutton ruled to ad-
nit the testimony of Colonel johnson
of Los Angeles, the attorney who act
ed as counsel for Bert H. Franklin,
following Franklin's first arrest on a
bribery charge Franklin, who was
employed by the Mcnamara defense,
pleaded guilty to jury bribing. john
son is expected to testify that Frank
lin in a personal statement to him
absoluted Darrow from connection
with the transaction.
Judge Hutton's ruling upset the
contention of the prosecution that
Franklin's statements to his attorney
were inviolate. He held that Frank
Inns action in becoming a witness in
the present trial, constituted a wal
er of his rights to silence his coun-
sci.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
RETURNING ELkS
PREVENT SUICIDE

Four of the returning Pendleton
Cowboy Elks. Bill Switzler, Jess
Mcconnell, Bill Hanscom and Ross
Wymer, prevented a suicide yesterday
when they rescued q, demented man
from a slough along the Columbia riv-
er about a mile west of Hood River.
The name of the would-be suicide
was not learned but, 1t is said, that
he is a printer by trade and formerly
worked In Pendleton.
1t was while No. IS yesterday was
stopped just beyond Hood River that
looking out of the observation car
they noticed the man wallowing In
the water, evidently with the inten-
ton of self destruction. Leaping from
the car, they rescued him and discov-
cred that, not only had he tried tc
drown himself but had attempted tC
take his life by slashing an artery Of
his wrist He was bleeding profuselS
and was placed aboard the train ant
taken to Hood River where he was
sent to the hospital.
The rescuers stated that the maj
was evidently irrational, his first re
quest upon being pulled out Of tn,
water being for O sandwich.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
DEMOCRATS GATHER !
TO PLAN CAMPAIGN
LEADERS IN CHICAGO TODAY
PREPARE FOR STRUGGLE


Chicago, July 15.-The democratic
national committee met here in exec
utive session today. 1t leaked out
that William F. McCombs had been
elected national chairman and ]. E.
Davis of Wisconsin, secretary. John
|. Martin of st. Louis, was chosen SER
geant at arms.
1t was understood the conservative
members of the committee gracefully
acquiesced to Governor Wilson's
choice of McCombs for chairman, but
attempted to block the election of
Davis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
MEXICAN CITIES WRECKED BY CLOUDBURST.
ONE THOUSAND PERSONS BELIEVED DEAD

Mexico City. July IA special
meeting with Madero was called to-
day and it is probable the federal
troops will be rushed to the state of
Guiana Juato where a cloudburst
wrecked two cities and many smaller
towns. Incomplete reports say that
probably 1000 persons lost their lives
while the property damaged amounts
to $20.00O,000. The greatest dam
age is from a famine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION AGAINST JUDGE
ARCHIBALD IS ADOPTED IN j. S. SENATE

Washington, July 15.-The senate
proceedings today were most formal.
Representative Clayton read the reso-
luton impeaching Archibald.
When Clayton finished the senate
adopted the resolution and appointed
committee of five to take cogniz-
ance of the resolution and arrange
program. Archibald was not present.
Archibald will not appear person
ally till a formal summons is issued
by the senate commanding him to
answer the impeachment charges. He
will then submit written answer to
every article of impeachment.
1--WE understand it has been prac-
tically agreed that the trial shall go
over until November" said Attorney
Worthington, Arohbald's counsel, to-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
Flood Brings Death.

Denver. July ia wall of water
% feet high, carrying death and de-
struction with it, swept down Cherry
creek last night and in a twinkling
had marooned hundreds of persons
Two are known TO have been drowned
Mayor Henry J. Arnold. who is di-
recting the relief work, stated that
the property damage would reach al
least $2,0O0,000 and it is probable
that it may total an even larger sum.
Anything like an accurate esti-
mate of the damage would be out of
the question for several days" said
Mayor Arnold, thus far we have
learned of only two deaths from
drowning but there may be several
more"
An infant boy was drowned when
his mother, terror stricken and up
to her waist in water, dropped the
baby, and the little body was swept
down the stream
The second known death was that
of S-year-old Christopher Jensen. The
boy was standing on the bank watch
ing the rushing water. when the bank
caved in and he was carried to his
death.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
EXPRESS COMPANIES
WILL FIGHT RATES
PREPARE TO CONTEST
ORDERS OF COMMISSION
Sweeping Changes Are Made in the
Methods Of Conducting Busi-
ness OF Companies.

Washington, D. c., July 15.-Faced
with the interstate commerce commits
sion's flat ultimatum that they must
prove their service is necessary to
the public, the express companies to-
day began making preparations to
fight the reduction in the rates and
the sweeping changes in their meth
DDS or doing business, ordered by
the commission.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
BUSINESS DISTRN>
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Wheeling, w. Va, July 15.-Fire
early today destroyed the greater por-
tion of the business district of Man
nington, West Virginia, town of A.
600. Wheeling was appealed to for
help, but after the apparatus was
loaded on cars, word came that the
fire was under control so their aid
was not sent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15

Chicago, July 15.-The authorities
today conducted a vigorous probe to
place the blame for the wreck on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy near
here yesterday in which 13 were kill
ed and nearly SO injured.
Chicago, July 15.-Thirteen persons
were killed and about so were injur-
ed in a wreck on the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy railroad at West
ern Springs, a suburb OF Chicago at
$3.50 a. m. yesterday.
Coming through fog, with a sup
posedly clear track ahead train No
fast mail, ran full speed into the
rear of train No. known as the
overland Express from Denver. which
was standing still on the track, tele-
scoping two of the overland's Pull
man cars.
Railroad officials refused to fix the
blame until after the wreck has been
Investigated thoroughly. Mrs. F. A.
Wilcox who was in charge of the
tower from which the block signals
were controlled, said she was certain
the block was thrown against both
trains.
The Dead.
Francis A. Barclay, 20 years old,
Galesburg, Ills, engineer train No.
s; A. e. Bunch, 80 years old, Chica-
go, negro porter of Pullman car on
train No. 9; Mrs. C. NJ. Hart, wife of a
physician of Canton, Ohio; Mrs. L.
Stearn, 40 years old, Chicago; G.. w.
Tudor, 40 years old, Lavey, Iowa;
Lillian Kelley, % gears old, Boise.
Idaho; unidentified woman, 45
years old gray eyes, black and white
striped waist and. blue skirt; uniden-
titled woman, 40 years old, light hair
medium build, blue serge dress, black
patent leather shoes, with white tops.
&c. l.. p" to IL. l.. H." engraved on
jewelry; unidentified woman, "a
years old, brown hair blue eyes, two
gold crowned teeth on upper side of
mouth; unidentified girl, years old,
light hair, gold band ring, blue and
white silk dress. unidentified boy
four years old, linen dress, red stock
ings and black sandals.
q. G. Pohlman, San Francisco, suf-
fered right arm and right leg brok-
en-.
All the dead except Brownson, were
taken from the rear coach of the Den
yer train. The locomotive of num-
ber ploughed through this car
halving it and crushing out the lives
of passengers, many of whom veg
in their berths. Half way through the
second car it veered to the left, derail-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
FOUR DROWNED IN
MISSOURI CLOUDBURST

st. Louis, Mo-, July 15,-Four per-
sons were drowned in Alton yesterday
by a cloudburst which destroyed two
miles OF streets. wrecked six build
ings and the gas plant of the Alton
Gas and Electric company. with a
total property loss of $250.000.
The cloudburst followed a spectac-
ular storm which lasted all night. A
heavy cloud passed over the city three
times, flooding streets and cellars
each time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15

The government plans to rush re-
lief trains to the scene All crops
within an area of 1000 miles have
been swept away. Great suffering
has resulted. Two thousand laborers
have been sent to aid in clearing
away the debris, but word was sent to
Mexico City to send no more men
until food has been furnished as there
is no way of feeding the imported la
borerS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
WILSON UNDERWOOD MEETING
VIII Be Held I'm acknowledgements
Refuses TO Comment OH
LOrimer Case.

Sea Girt, n. j., July 15.-Governor
Wilson announced today that he had
invited Congressman Underwood,
chairman of the house ways and
means committee to confer with him
at Trenton tomorrow. The governor
stated he would so to the capital by
motor in the morning and he and I'm
derwood would lunch together at the
Trenton country club. The governor
ousting
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
AMERICANS WILL WIN 4
FIRST HoNoRS AT oLYMPIAD|

} Stockholm, July 15.-The
olympic games will end tonight
The Americans will win first 4
honors without doubt, though
the total points are not to be
completed till tonight, The
Americans mergin Is so great,
, especially as regards the real
b athletic events, and the mixed I
} field contests, that every one
connected with the team is be- I
B ing showered with congratula- 4
tions.
, The Americans scored in the Z
, only big running event today.
B That was the 1900 metre event
b in which the Americans made
D show of the field.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
Young PendIeton Nurse Who DiSap-
peared is Picked Up Wandering
In Streets Of Portland.
HELD IN PADDED CELL
Tells Lurid Tale of Attempted Abduc-
tiOn--the "SIiss Huntingdon Be-
lieved to be Mythical PersOn-Oth-
ers Believe Plot Was Hatched to
Abduct Young Woman.

Portland, Ore, July 15.-Miss Nell
lie Baker, the Pendleton nurse who
mysteriously disappeared ten days
ago, was found this morning in
padded cell of the Multnomah county
Jail. She is stark mad and was picked
up by officers on Washington street
the night of July 3. She has been in
the keeping of the department of po-
lice safety for women since. Her
identity became known on account of
the descriptions sent broadcast. The
girl gives lurid tale of an attempted
abduction.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
MAKE FORMAL REPORT
ON ARCHIBALD CASE

Washington, d. c., July 15.-"The
house prosecutors" in the impeach-
ment proceedings against Judge Arch
bald of the commerce court, for
mally reported to the senate today
the action of the house in adopting
charges against the jurist. This is
the first step in the trial Of Arch
bald
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15

News of the finding of Miss Baker
was received by her mother. Mrs. Ida
Baker, this morning, Lola Baldwin.
one of the police matrons of Portland
sending telephone message. Mrs.
Baker and her other daughter will go
to Portland Immediately to take
charge of the unfortunate young lady.
That the Miss Huntington of whom
she talked and with whom she Is
supposed to have left Pendleton for
Portland as a nurse and companion
is but an imaginary person and that
the girl has been suffering from de-
mentia for some time is the theory of
her people here. If so, they declare
the case is a very peculiar one. as she
before leaving, talked and after leav-
ing, wrote about the Miss Huntington
at length and so nationally that no
one suspected she was mentally \un-
balanced.
That she did not leave the city in
the company of anyone is testified to
by E. I. Richardson, a friend and
neighbor who was at the train the
morning she left, and by the brake
man of the train who declares she
rode all the way to The Dalles alone.
Yet her mother declares that she
gave up her plans of vacation in
the mountains in order to accompany
this woman"
It was on June % that the family
first heard of Miss Huntington"
While Miss Baker was down town
shopping, a telephone call for her
was received at the Dan Bowman
home next door and number was
left. On the return of the young
lady from the city, she was aprised
of the call, went to the Bowman resi-
dence and called up the number. On
her return she stated lady had ask
ed her to call at a home on the north
hill. Mrs. Baker declares her dau-
ghter walked out and returned al
most exhausted in an hour and a
half with the news that Miss
Huntington who had been staying at
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
MARATHON RUNNER
DIES FROM EXHAUSTION

Stockholm, July 15.-It was
announced that F. Lazaro,
Portuguese runner in the Mar
athon yesterday died today of
resulting exhaustion. Slavik, a
Bohemian runner, is in a bad
condition and may die.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
FLOOD BRINGS
GREAT DAMAGE
Feared That at Least Dozen Have
PeriShed in Denver Properly Loss
is Enormous.

Denver, July 15.-The waters of
Castlewood Lakes, impounded by the
Castlewood dam, miles north from
here, are rising rapidly. and the dam
threatens to go out any moment, ac-
cording TO reports here. If the dam
collapses torrent Of water will sweep
down on Denver casing enormous
damage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15

day. The judge must have time to
submit formal answer and addition
al time to prepare his case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15

Denver, July 15.-Although the po-
lice early today expressed the fear
that a dozen lives had been. lost in
the cloudburst and flood which swept
Denver yesterday, doing damage be-
tween four and six million dollars,
confirmation of the death of only
one man has been made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
IS ARE KILLED
IN COLLISION
Vigorous Probe Begun by Authorities
to Place Blame for Wreck on
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.

Chicago, July 15,-The authorities
today conducted a vigorous probe to
place the blame for the wreck on the
Chicago, Burlington e. Quincy near
here yesterday in which 13 were kill
ed and nearly so injured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15

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CONTINUED on Page 81
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15
EVENING EDITION

TO ADVERTISERS.
The East OregonIan has
the largest paid circulation
OF any paper In oregon, east
OF Portland and nearly
twice lhe circulation in
PendletOn OF any other
newspaper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31
No Mail on Sunday.

Postmaster Chapman received an
order from the postoffice department
on Monday instructing him to close
the postoffice on Sundays, this law
applying to all Offices of the first and
second class
Special delivery letters will be de-
livered on Sunday, but the general
delivery window and lockboxes will
be closed from Saturday night until
Monday morning and no mail will
be accessible.
The department., says the order,
desires to reduce Sunday work to
the minimum 80 that as many of the
employees as possible may enjoy a
complete day of rest on Sunday.
Hotels and business houses will
be especially Inconvenience by the
shutdown, and doubtless there will
be pretty general protest from the
country at large.