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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
JURY CONv|CTS
SLAYER ALLEN
Find Member Of Virginia Bandit
Family Guilty Of Murder in the
First Degree.
VERDICT MEANS DEATH
Prisoner Hears Doom Sounded With
Display OF Nerve and Air of Uncon-
\ cern--Armcd Detectives in Court
Room Are Not Needed.

Wythesvilles, "a, May 17.-After
several hours celebrating, the jury
returned verdict of guilty of first
degree murder in the case of Floyd
Allen, a member of the noted family
OF bandits who last March slaughter
ed the court officials at Hi.lsville,
when one of their members had been
convicted of a felony. The verdict
means that Allen must pay the penal
ty of his crime with his life.
The jury first reported d verdict of
guilty. without signifying the degree.
Judge Staples then ordered the jury
to return a more complete verdict
Floyd Allen showed little interest
in the proceedings, apparently being
the most composed man in the court
room. Several of his relatives broke
down when the verdict was an
nounced but the bandit remained calm
anr soical throughout.
Armed electives We're scattered
throughout the court room to prevent
a repetition of the tragedy which was
enacted at Hillsville, but no move in
this direction was made.
Judge Staples announced he would
not sentence Allen till other members
of the gang are tried.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
DANES RECEIVE BODY
OF THEIR LA7E KING
Throngs Weep and StreW Flowers
in the Streets Travelled by
Death Party

Copenhagen, May 1.-THE Danish
royal yacht, bearing the body of King
Frederick VIII of Denmark, who
died suddenly at Hamburg, Germany,
reached here at noon and the fu-
neral will be held Friday.
King Christian and Queen Alexan-
drone of Denmark. and King Haakon
of Norway aboard the warship ABB
solon, met the yacht in Keoge bay.
Eight commodores and eight colon
els acted as pail bearers, carrying the
casket from the yacht to the hearse
Government officials, foreign diplo-
mats and detachment of troops es-
corted the body to the chapel al
Christianborg castle. The body will
lie in state as the castle till Thurs
day. Friday it will be taken to Ros-
kilde Cathedral, where funeral SER
vices will be held.
Kings Christian of Denmark and
Haakon of Norway, walked immedi-
ately behind the carriage bearing the
body of the late monarch. Queen
Alexandrion and the royal princesses
rode in carriages. The streets were
thronged with people and strewn with
flowers
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
NOBLEMAN A COWARD 2
Titanic Sailor Declares Lord Duff
Gordon Prevented Rescue.

London, May 17.--With large
number of representatives of fashion,
able London present, including Mrs
Asquith, wife of the premier, and
also Lord and Lady Duff Gordon,
the inquiry of the Titanic disaster is
being conducted before the board of
trade here.
Sailor Henderson of the Titanic's
crew testified that the Duff Gordon's
were in his lifeboat. He charged
they protested against his returning
to the side of the sinking liner when
cries of those perishing in the water
were heard.
Lord Duff Gordon testified that
when he entered the life boat he
thought all the women had been
taken off. He denied Sailor Hender-
sons charge, that he protested against
returning to the scene of the wreck.
He said Lady Duff Gordon could not
have protested against returning, be-
cause she was too seasick.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
ONE JUDGE FINES
ANOTHER, CONTEMPT.
Chicago Police Chief, Assistant and
Election Official Are Also
Given Punishment.

Chicago, May 17-Because they
battered down the doors of the Sew
enth Regiment armory here. for the
purpose of calling the democratic
county convention several weeks ago
in defiance Of an Injunction order is
sued by Superior Judge Mckinley,
fines of $500 each with costs were
imposed on County Judge owens,
Chief of Police Mcweemey, Assistant
Chief of Police Schuettler and Elec-
ton Commissioner Czarnecki, by
Judge Mckinley today on a charge
of contempt of court.
Judge Mckinley in his decision said:
When Judge owens left his bench
and went to the convention hall, he
ceased to be court and became an
individual. He participated in the
violation OF my injunction as an in
dividual. The judiciary of this coun-
try is on trial. The result of that trial
depends largely on the obedience of
one court to a superior one.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
MAY BE
BABES FATHER.
Friends Of Couple Say Murderer
and Mother Are Expected to Make
Child Their Heir.
BIRTH SHADOW LIFTS
Prisoner Freely Associated With His
Family During Sanity Hearing In
1909 With Approval OF Sheriff-BOy
Born Later In Europe.

New York, May 17.-Reports tina.
Evelyn Thaw is preparing to with
draw from the life of Harry X. Thaw,
her husband and slayer of Stanford
White, who is now held as insane in
Matteawan, are scoffed at today by
friends of the couple. 1t is declared
that Evelyn thinks Harry will make
their twenty-one months baby his
chief heir
During his sanity hearing in 1909
Thaw was allowed exceptional per-
sonal freedom. He was given prae-
tically unlimited opportunity for per-
sonal association with his family in
comfortable quarters allotted to him
for that use by the sheriff at White
Plains. This was the last time Evelyn
saw her husband. Her baby was born
the following spring in Hamburg.
1t Is said that Evelyn also believes
Mrs. VIM. Thaw. Harry's mother, will
remember the boy in her will If Eve
lyn remains in the family. Those
seeing the baby say the boy has curly
raven hair and bright eyes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
STAYS BROWN BEAR;
CAPTURES TWO CUBS

With two live cubs and the hide
and meat of one grown bear, S. w.
Purdy, professional hunter and speci-
al deputy game warden, came down
from the mountains this morning from
one of the excursions of his campaign
of determination against predatory
beasts. The two little cubs are today
being exhibited in the display window
of the La Dow & Peterson hardware
store. A portion of a tree has been
set up in the window and the little
fellows have been curled up in the
branches all day.
The cubs were discovered in tree
by Purdy and William Swami, well
known farmer, and the latter climbed
the tree and sawed off the limb on
which they had taken refuge. When
they fell, Purdy quickly captured
them. They are of the brown spe-
cies and not more than two weeks
old.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
LOCAL MAN HOME FROM
IMPORTANT MEETING

G. NJ. Rice, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank of this city, returned
last evening from Portland after hav-
ing attended a session of the COM
mittee named recently by Governor
West to suggest a revision of the in
surance code of the state.
The following account of the pro-
ceedings of the committee is from
the Oregonian:
AT a meeting of members of the
State Insurance Commission the gem
eral commission was organized and
committees appointed to handle the
insurance business during the year.
Paul Sroat of Portland, was elected
secretary and four committees were
appointed as follows:
Committee on insurance depart
ments-J. 7 Ferguson, state insur-
ance comm .5sioner, chairman; w, H.
Hollis, of Forest Grove, and Thomas
G. Greene, of Portland. Committee
on life insurance companies-Paul
Sroat, chairman; L. Samuel of Port
land, and C. A. McCargar of Portland.
Committee on mutual insurance COM
panies-W. c. Hagerty of McMinn-
Vile, chairman; r. S. Shaw of Mill
City. Committee on fire insurance
casualty, marine and burglary insur-
ance companies-W. J. Clemens OF
Portland chairman; John H. Bur
gard of Portland; G. NJ. Rice of Pen
dleton; Malcolm Moody of The Dalles
and Harvey Wells of Portland, Com.
missioner Ferguson was made a mem.
Der ex-officio of all committees. The
commission will meet again after the
committees each hold meetings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
ANOTHER MABEL Warner is new SENSATION
IN FAMOUS WILL CASE; MOTHER ASKS FACTS

Ye gods, when will these sensation
of the Warner will case cease. Now
comes a letter to County Clerk SAL
ing with the astounding announce
ment that there is another Mabel
Warner and that the name which has
grown so familiar to people of this
section of the country is claimed by
another as well as she who has be-
come noted for the long fight she has
made for the estate of her uncle.
The letter In question was written
by Mrs Susie B. Young Of S26 North
First street, Alhambra, California and
she declares that she has just learn
ed of the case involving the name of
her daughter through an article In
the Los Angeles Times, She wants
information for she is suspicious, very
suspicious, that there may be fraud
connected with the case which has
never before been hinted In fact
she believes there Is possibility that
somebody has been using the name
of her daughter in order to obtain
possession Of certain property, and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
R|CHESON' ONE
HOPE vAN|SHES
Governor Foss Refuses to Interfere
and Baptist Minister Must Die for
Numbering Sweetheart.
FATHER AWAITS BODY
Alienists Find Traces OF HEREDITARY
Insanity but Declare Minister Fully
Realized EnOrmity of Crime at
Time it Was Committed.

Boston, May 17.-Unaware Of the
announcement that Governor Foss
will not interfere with the electro
cution of Rev. C. " Richeson. the
slayer of Avis Linnell. the condemned
pastor was in high state of ap-
prehension in his cell in Charlestown
prison. He is very nervous, walks
constantly and is smoking incessant-
ly
Chaplain Johnson, accompanied by
Deputy Warden Allen, later visited
Richeson and told the doomed man
that all hope for executive clemency
had gone. He remained forty minutes
with Richeson, in the death cell.
The condemned minister's father
has arrived here and is making prep
arations to dispose of his body after
electrocution. Richeson will be buried
at Lynchburg, Va.
The statement by Governor Foss
shows alienists found that Richeson's
family was afflicted very generally
with insanity and that the condemned
man himself is a neurotic.
He is also somnambulist and q
neuresthenic, and subject to hysteri-
cal insanity. The statement in part
follows:
Executive clemency will not be
extended in the case of Clarence v. T.
! Richeson. The prisoner was sentenc-
ed upon his own confession, and with
out trial for a crime for which it
appears impossible that any normal
man could commit.
The evidence shows that Richie
sons family is heavily afflicted with
insanity; that he himself is neurotic
a somnambulist and a neuresthenic:
that he is subject to excitement, emo
tional disturbances, marked loss of
memory, which two allienists had
diagnosed as hysterical insanity, one
physician adding the alternative term
of hysterical delirium, and the major
ity opinion indicating that these at
tacks are marked by emotional dis
turbances of brief duration. with loss
of memory during the attack and for
varying period following.
THE evidence, however. while
clearly revealing these attacks. indi-
Gates that his crime was not commit
ted by him during such an attack.
therefore there is divergence of opin-
ions as to whether the facts indicate
insanity, and there is sufficient
ground for the conclusion that he is
accountable for his crime and that
the exercise of executive elemency in
this instance would be contrary to the
public good"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
WITNESS is CONFUSED
Repudlates Testimony He Formerly
Gave in Archibald Investigation,

Washington, d. c., May 17.-Ed-
ward Williams of Scranton, Pa, when
recalled to the stand today by the
house judiciary committe (which is
investigating charges against Judge
Archibald of the commerce court, re-
pudiated much of the testimony he
gave on a previous occasion, attempt
ing to shift to William Boland, a
Scranton dealer, all blame for trying
to sell "Katydid" the Culm coal pile.
Williams flatly denied his previous
testimony. in which he had declared
that Judge Archibald had dictated a
letter to a prospective purchaser de-
claring boland gave him the letter,
forcing him to carry it to the prospec-
tive purchaser.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17

to ascertain If this is so, she encloses
the trunk and several branches of her
ancestral tree to assist the county
clerk in arriving at the truth.
Her daughters father bore the
distinctive appellation of Alpheus in
front of the family name of Young,
while this same daughters husband
had been christened with that ancient
Roman name of Cincinnatus. "Cin-
cinnatus Carver Warner" that was
his name, spell 1t carefully.
Various other details OF the family
history are Incorporated in the letter
and the writer declares she can find
out more If particulars of the case
verify her suspicious.
However, as the local Mabel Young
Warmers fathers name is Michael
and her husbands just plain Sam
and nasmuch as she has established
beyond the shadow of doubt that she
Is herself, Mrs. Susie b. Young of AL.
hambra, California, is probably doom
ed to disappointment and all Of hei
hopes OF falling into fortune are to
| be blasted in their youth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
FEARS STATE BRANCH HOSPITAL MAY Be
READY BEFORE C|TYS PROMISED WATER PLANT

"When is Pendleton going to pro-
vide the new water system promised
at the time the East oregon state hos
pital was located here and subse-
quently promised to the present state
board on the condition that the peo-
pie vote the necessary bond issue?"
This question is asked by Charles
A. Murphy, superintendent of con-
struction on the branch asylum who
IL becoming anxious over the prospect
that the branch hospital enay be
ready for use and find no water sup
ply available for the inmates.
The branch hospital will be COM
pleted and occupied about the first
of the year" says Captain Murphy.
''The state will then have right to
expect water for the institution in full
fillment of the promises made by the
water commission, Prior to the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17

building of the branch hospital the
commission promised the state board
to provide mountain water supply
the people vote for the
bond issue with which to finance the
same. The bond issue was voted but
thus far no new water system has
been provided"
The state board Is looking to the
Pendleton water works for its supply
of water for the inmates of the asy-
lum. A main connecting the new in.
stitution with the city system has all
ready been laid and is now In use.
However the present water system
doesA not provide sufficient water for
the city and the branch hospital also.
so 1t will be necessary to secure a
larger supply from some source when
the hospital comes into use about
eight months hence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
HILL LOSES FIRST
BATTLE IN SUIT

st. Paul, May lin a sweeping
decision the state supreme court to-
day in favor of the minority of the
stockholders of the Great Northern
railroad, j. ]. Hill and the other di-
rectors of the road lost the first round
of the battle for the dissolution of the
Lake Superior holding company for
his properties,
The defendants demurred to the
complaint of Clarence Vennor. an
eastern capitalist and stockholder of
the Great Northern who charged the
Hills and other stockholders had pur-
chased in 1899, ore properties for
s34, 100000, using Great Northern
funds in violation of the railroad
charter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
SOCIALISTS WILL ELIMINATE
STRONG ARM MEMBERS

Indianapolis, May 1.-THE social
list convention amended the consti-
tuition today, by inserting a clause
reading, ANY member of a party op-
posing a political action or advocat-
ing crime against person or other
methods of violence as a weapon Of
the working class to aid in its emanci-
patton shall be expelled from the
party.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
LA TOILETTE WILL MAKE
CHARGES AGAINST ROOSEVELT

Chicago, May 17.-Before leaving
for Bowling Green, Ohio, where he
will speak tonight. senator La Toilette
announced he would charge there that
three millionaires, connected at var
ious times with big business" had
raised $1,OO0,O0O to finance the Roos-
evelt campaign. These were George
w. Perkins, of j. P. Morgan & COM
pany; Judge Garry, director of the
United States steel corporation and
Dan r. Hanna, son of the late Mark
Hanna.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
Indict % As I,Nnchers.

Fort Smith, Ark.-The grand jury,
which has been investigating the
lynching of Sanford Lewis, negro,
the night OF March 2S, here, returned
indictments against twenty-three per-
sons and scored the city authorities
for inefficiency in failing to disperse
the mob. The names OF those indict-
ed were not made public.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
SUGAR BILLS But
OBJECT TO EXCISE MEASURE

Washington, May 17.-The senate
finance committee decided today on
a favorable report on the sugar bill
with the Lodge amendment, elimin-
ating differentiaI rates. When APP
proved it will be effective in six
months, The senate committee de-
cided on an adverse report on. the ex-
else bill, otherwise known as the bin
providing for an income tax.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
Is Cut by Barber and Dies.

Annapolis, Md.-Blood poisoning
from an infection of virulent type
caused by the nick of barber's raaor
while he was being shaved caused the
death of Midshipman Julian Bishop
of New Yorw city. The young man
was popular member OF the first
class and in about four weeks would
have completed the course and been
commissioned as an ensign.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
Debs slated for Nominatiop.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 17.-That
Eugene V. Debs will be given the
presidential nomination by the social
list national convention in session
here on the first ballot to be taken
this afternoon, appeared a foregoing
conclusion when the delegates assem-
bled today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
Teddy Still Confident.

Ironton, o., May 17.-Roosevelt
got good start today in his whirl-
wind tour of Ohio. More than five
thousand persons, listened to his adj
dress here. Reiteration of his asser-
ton that he already has delegates
enough to assure his nomination on
the first ballot at Chicago, was re-
ceiYed with cheers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
Wilbur Wright Ill.

Dayton, O., May 17.-Wilbur Wright
who with his brother Orville. invented
the famous Wright aerial machine, is
in a critical condition here from ty-
phoid fever. Late this afternoon his
temperature reached 104. He has
been i'll a week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
Shipwrecked and Marooned, Rescued By Island
y y Y x " X Y
King Royalty Entertained Is PendIeton Brides Lot

1891 and lived here until about three
gears ago when they moved to their
present home in Raymond, Wash.
She herself was born in Cumise near
Antwerp, and came to America with
her parents. Living here as a girl
and young lady, she is widely known
to Pendletonians.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
Bandit Escanes

Grass Valley, Calf, May 1.-THE
man hunt for the bandit who held
up the Nevada bank. obtaining $4,000
in coin, after forcing two men and a
woman into the vault at the point of
a gun, continued today, but no trace
was found
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
seven Darrow Jurors in Box,

Los Angeles May 17.-There were
seven permanent jurors for the trial
OF Clarence Darrow, charged with
bribery in connection with the Nc
Namara trial, when court adjourned
for noon recess.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
Reltman Going to Governor.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 17.-Dr. Ben
Reitman, WHO was tarred by San Di-
ego viligantes, will try his case before
Governor Johnson, If the latter Will
hear him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
TEACHERS FOR
1928 NAMED
J. S. Landers, Again is City Super
intendent, and All Of Present
instructors Are Kept.
INCREASE STAFF TWO
Domestic Science and Manual Train
Ing Departments In High School
are Provided for by the Board OF
Directors.

Supt. ]. S. Landers will be the head
of the Pendleton schools. for another
year. A. C. Hampton will be principal
OF the high school for his sixth con-
secutive year while most of the other
instructors will occupy their same
positions as a result of the action OF
the school board last night. The oc-
casion was the annual election OF
teachers and so general has been the
satisfaction rendered by the present
incumbents that all were reelected
except two whose retirement is vol
untary because of change in their
future plans.
Mrs. Mary Harvey, who has been
principal of the Lincoln school, In
tends TO leave Pendleton in the near
future and her place will be occupied
next year by Miss Mary Zurcher, who
for the past three years las been
member of the local corps of in
struction. Miss Katherine Sharp,
who has been teaching the seventh
grade in the Hawthorne school dur
ing the past year. has been transferred
to the Lincoln school to take the
fourth and fifth grades formerly
taught by Miss Zurcher. Miss Mona
Nagle has been taken from the fifth
grade room of the Washington school
and placed in charge of the Haw-
thorne grade fought by Miss Sharp.
The fifth grade in the Washington is
1 thus yet to be filled.
II TN. i.
ate OF the high school last year was
chosen to take the fourth grade of
the Washington school vice Miss Le-
one Matthews resigned. Miss Neva
Lane, who has been teaching the
first grade in the Fields school has
been transferred to the Washington
school and Miss Angela Schroeder to
the Lincoln. The Fields school will,
in all probability not be opened next
year, the annex to the Lincoln school
now under the course of construction,
affording room for the children for
merly attending Fields.
With the completion OF the new
high school, domestic science and
manual training departments will be
added and Miss Christia Moore, a
sraduate of Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, has been elected to take charge
of the former. The latter is yet to
be filled.
The following is a list of the teach
ers elected last night:
J. S. Landers, superintendent
High School.
A. C. Hampton, principal C. c.
Ruth. science dept, A. A.. Asbahr,
Mary E. Elder, Ella Posten, Una
Jones, Ruth Wise, Louise Wise,
Christia Moore, domestic science;
manuel training yet to be filled
Washington School.
Lula George, prin., Sth grade: Miss
Ruggles. 9TH grade; Mary McClay
9th grade; 5th grade yet to be filled;
Emma Richardson, 4th grade; Miss
Cooper, 3rd grade; Daisy Mcpherson
end grade: Neva Lane. 1st grade.
Hawthorne School.
Viva Warren, principal, Sth grade;
Mona Nagel, 7th grade; Anita Kirk
patrick, 9Th grade; Bertha Braden
5th grade; Carrie Sharp, 4th grade;
Lecil Evans 3rd grade; Lillian Hol.
man. end grade; Maude Maxwell, Isl
grade
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
Submarine Aground.

Atlantic City, May 17.-Sub- Z
merged in fourteen feet of wa Z
ter, the submarine Tuna is Z
aground today on Egg Harbor Z
shoals with Captain Dannhaur, Z
Lieutenant Hyatt and four 9TH
ers aboard. Life savers are un- :
able to approach because of the
high seas and the safety of
those aboard is feared for.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
Anarchy Relngs. San Diego

San Diego, May lit is ex-
pected that all I. w. W.s now
) at liberty on bail vii lbe put in
) Jail as citizens have ordered
their bondsmen to withdraw
) from the bonds. 1t Is believed
) all will obey. Owners of several
; downtown buildings have en-
} ployed watchmen, fearing at
) tempts will be made to dynamite
) buildings
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-17
Hawthorne School.

Viva Warren, principal, Sth grade;
Mona Nagel, 18th grade; Anita Kirk
patrick, 9th grade; Bertha Braden,
5th grade; Carrie Sharp, 4th grade;
Lecil Evans, 3rd grade; Lillian Hol-
man, end grade; Maude Maxwell, 1st
grade