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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Sits ON Dead Body.

Oakland, Cal.-"All night long 1 sat
on the body" said Captain John Ev-
ans of the schooner Rock Island when
giving himself up for the death of
Peter Gessen, his only deckhand,
whom he had choked to '1ath.
I'm my mind 1 went ovu. the strug-
gle, seeking to think of some other
means by which l could have subdued
him without killing him. 1 put into
Oakland and, on my wife's advice,
gave myself up"
Gessen, thought to have been Graz
ed by liquor, attacked the skipper
shortly after they put to sea.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Manchu Princes Furnish Mo-
ney for Premier to QueII
Chinese Rebellion
ROYALIsTs JOIN REBELS
ReyolutiOnists Closing I'm on Picking
From North and SOuth-Dowager
Empress Seeks Protection of Russi-
ans as President Sun Takes Office.

Shanghai, Jan. Satisfied that
his tenure of office ends with the fl
nal collapse of the Manchu dynasty,
Premier Yuan has accepted Tang
Shao Yi's resignation. because he is
displeased with Tangs surrender to
the rebels and it is reported that Yuan
is planning to continue the fight to
kill the revolution as soon as the ar
mistice Is ended. 1t is said that the
Manchu princes have given funds to
do this from their private purses.
Premier Yuan will negotiate furth-
er with Wu Ting Fang. 1t is under
stood he wants powerful place in the
new government If he quits the Man
chus.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
REGISTRATION BOOKS
FOR PRIMARIES OPEN

Registration for the spring primar-
les opened at the court house today
and to Judge Stephen A. Lowell goes
the honor of being the first to in
scribe his name in the book. Judge
Lowell is a candidate for the senator
ship from oregon to succeed Jonath
an Bourne, Jr., and he appeared at
the court house early in order that
his candidacy papers might be for
warded in due time.
The books for the registration of
voters will remain open until April
Is and it is probable that there will
be but few names entered until later
in the campaign. The date for the
primary election is set for April 10.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
McNIanigal Taken East.

Los Angeles, Jan. 2.-Ortie E. Nc
manigal, confessed dynamiter, left
Los Angeles last night in company
with Detective Malcolm McLaren of
the Burns agency His destination is
thought to be Indianapolis.
McManigal, accompanied by De-
tective McLaren and Under Sheriff
Brain, left the county Jail shortly be-
fore o'clock. They entered an au-
tomobile at a side entrance and were
whisked away in the direction of the
Santa Fe railroad station.
1t was more than two hours before
an inkling of their departure leaked
out, and Jail officers refused Informal
ton as to McManigals whereabouts.
McLaren said several days ago that
when the time came for him to leave
for the east with McManigal nobody
would know it until he had left the
city.
1t is believed that McManigal will
appear before the federal grand jury
now in session in Indianapolis and
repeat the confession he made to Dis
trict Attorney John D. Fredericks,
which it is alleged named many la
Dor leaders of the higher up" circle
as having knowledge of the doings of
the McNamaras in the many explo-
sions throughout the country.
Detective McLaren was quoted some
days ago as stating that when Nc
Manigal was taken to Indianapolis
and had testified before the federal
grand jury that he would immediate
I1- raturned tn Los ADgeleS tO aDswer
to the indictments against him here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Indicted Union Leaders Ex-
pect Defense Fund From
Fellow Members.
McMANIGAL TAKEN EAST
Spirited Out of Los Angeles Prison
and Is Speeding Toward Indianap-
oils to Tell Grand Jury of Alleged
Conspiracy-Leaders Arraigned.

Los Angeles. Cal, Jan. 2.-Before
entering the court room where Tviet-
moe, Johannsen and Munsey were
arraigned today, Attorney Job Harri-
man said:
These men are entitled to the sup
port of the laboring people. I'm sure
they will get it. The case will be
fought to a finish"
Clancy is sick in San Francisco
and was not arraigneo. He is at lib
erty under a surety bond. 1t is un-
known when he will be arraigned.
1t is reported that Ortie McMani-
gal, who is now en- route to Indianap-
oils, may get immunity.
Separate trials will be asked in
court by each of the defendants.
They waived the reading of the in
dictments, which charge conspiracy
in transporting dynamite in violation
of the federal law.
The defendants request for ten
days to decide upon plea was allow
ed by Judge Wellborn who set jan
uary II as the date for them to plead.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
JOE TALLMAN HAS BEEN
VERY ILL FOR week
Wife Arrived This Morning from Los
Angeles i'm Response TO
News,

]. v Tallman, popular local drug
gist, chairman of the school board
and all around good citizen, is quite
i'll at his home on Water street, and
Mrs. Tallman, who was visiting with
relatives in Los Angeles, has returned
in response to news of her husbands
illness.
Mr.. Tallrnan is suffering from stom-
ach trouble and was taken ill at
Christmas time. At one time his
condition was regarded as rather Sc
rious, but today he is reported as be-
ing improved. However, he is still
extremely weak and unable to sit up.
Mrs. Ta!lman arrived from southern
California this morning and is caring
for her husband.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Six Hurt I'm Collision.

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan 2.-Six per-
sons were injured in a rear end COL
lision between a Glendale and a Bur-
bank car on the Pacific Slevtric
Glendale line near Ivanhoe about 12:-
As a. m. The trolley pole of the Bur-
bank car broke and left the car in
darkness before the conductor could
flag the Glendale car, which followed
close behind, the crash came. None
of the injured is reported seriously
hurt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
President sun Inaugurated.

Marking, Jan. 2.-1naugurated as
president of the Chinese republic, DR..
Sun today named a cabinet of ul-
ira progressives WI Ting Fang was
made minister of foreign affairs.
Ching Tao was appointed minister
of fiance. His and Wus selection are
expected to aid in establishing close
relations with the United States and
European nations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
FRANCE SIDES WITH RUSSIA
IN TREATY EMBROGLIO

Paris, Jan. 2.-LInstrangisean in
what apparently is an inspired state
ment, declares tonight that the alb
sence of Ambassador Jessearand from
Washington, is in the nature of an
official rebuke by France, to President
Taft, because of the abrogation of
the Russian treaty. France and Rus
sia are closely allied and France re-
sents the treaty abrogation.
Burned to Death.
Pittsfield Ills, Jan. John H.
Gingry and Harry Hatfield We're
burned to death when they overturn-
ed a stove at Gingerys farm in a
fight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Ten Injured in Wreck.

st. Petersburg. MINI, Jan. WA
bash passenger train No. / from st.
Louis to Kansas City, left the track
at the station here at II o'clock last
night and ten persons were injured.
All but two coaches turned over
and eight of them were burned. One
of the sleepers crashed into the little
station and toppled 1t over.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
HACKMAN PUTS LA TOILETTE
ON WRONG TRAIN

Saginaw, Mich, Jan. Through
the thickheadedness of a hackman,
Senator La Toilette got off on the
wrong train today and before he got
right again, newspapermen, politicians
and railroad men became very un-
comfortable hunting for him. He was
driven to the wrong depot and rode
some distance before he discovered
the mistake. Then he alighted and
made special arrangements to rach
Owosso, where he speaks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
General Montero VICTORIOUS

Guayaquill, Ecuador, Jan. 2.-In a
battle fought at Bahahoyo, capital of
the province of Los Rios, General
Montero's force was victorious. In
this engagement twenty-four men
were killed and fourteen others
wounded. Another fight occurred at
Machala, capital of Ell Orc province,
but the result is not known here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Burns at Home

San Bernardino. Cal, Jan. John
S. Jennings. for forty years a well
known desert prospector perished in
a fire that destroyed his little home
near Parker station yesterday. His
charred remains were found when the
fire had burned itself out. He was ~
years old, and was believed to have
been the Oldest prospector in this vi
cinity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Robbers Get 10 Cents.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 2.-Walking
into down town livery stable a few
minutes before Z o'clock last evening
a masked man leveled a revolver at
the head of William Gordon, night
stableman and ordered him tothrow
up his hands. Gordon did so, and the
robber on searching him found and
took 10 cents, then taking to his heels.
The holdup could easily have been
seen from the street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
PROGRESSVES SWARM
OVER TAFT'S STATE.
Waging Bitter War to Win
Ohio Delegates for
La Toilette

Columbus, Ohio Jan. 2.-Headed by
Clifford Pinchot and Senators Clapp
and Works, a dozen progressives of
national repute are spread out over
the state, continuing the fight for pro-
gressive principles and Senator LaFol-
lette. They will remain in the state
most of this week.
All La Follette's friends declare
themselves satisfied with the action
of the progressive conference here
The committee went on record indi-
vldually by a ratio of seven to one, as
favoring La Follette's presidential
candidacy, but did not endorse him as
an organization, as La Toilette had
requested.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
PORTLAND PUTS MEN TO
WORK IN PUBLIC PARKS

Portland, Jan. I'm efforts to fur
ther alleviate the privations of the
unemployed, ortland today put two
hundred additional married men to
work in the parks. Tomorrow some
of the $50 employed last week will be
laid off to make room for other needy
ones. In this way the work will be
distributed. Reports indicate that all
northwestern cities have unemployed
men and work Is slack.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
TAFT OFFERS TO WITHDRAW FROM RACE L
FOR PRESIDENT IF TEDDY is CANDIDATE


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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
SEATTLE THREATENED
WITH A TONG WAR

Seattle. Jan. 2.-The police are sit
ing on the Chinatown lid for fear that
torelax vigilance would mean an out
break of Tong war to avenge the
murder of Don Veg, who was killed
yesterday. Seven hatchetmen have
been imported
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Seek Russian Protection.

y ST. Petersburg, Jan. 2.-Seml-offi
cial dispatches have been received
here from Peking, saying the dowager
empress of China. accompanied by
the baby emperor, Is fleeing in dis
guise, toward Zhikho, on the Mon
golian frontier. 1t is believed they
intend to place themselves under
Russia's protection.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
BANDIT SLAYER OF
BANKER is IDENTIFIED

ChehaliS, Wash, Jan 2.-The ban
dit who shot and killed Banker Barr
at Centralia. was identified positively
today as Albert Clark, a millright by
three men who knew him we'll. He
worked in the mills here until Decem-
Der 20. His parents live In Aberdeen.
He came here three months ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
loses Nose, Finds II Later.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 2.-Michael
Belo's nose was cut off with a razor
early yesterday. Eight hours later
the member was found in doorway
where the fight occurred and just be-
fore sunset surgeons grated 1t back
in position. They believe today that
the operation will prove successful.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Two Killed in Wreck.

Salt Lake City. Utah. Jan. At. J..
Conley, brakeman, and r. r. Gibson,
fireman, were killed and two other
trainmen were injured in wreck
last night In the yards of the Rio
Grande railroad. The victims both
lived in Salt Lake.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Hyde Trial Continued.

Kansas City, Jan. 2.-The third
trial OF DR.. Hyde for the Swope mur-
der was continued until May 25. The
state asked the continuance. Hyde
is at liberty on bonds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Killed by Explosion.

Everett, WASH, Jan. al. Keyes.
a young married man. was killed at
his home here today when gas plant
he had improvised out OF an old oil
can exploded when he struck a match
to test 1t.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Missing Editor Returns.

Ukiah. Calf. Jan. 2.-Telling a
story of having been given knockout
drops in a San Francisco waterfront
saloon, and having awakened some
where near Calgary, Alberta, with
$3.50 gone, Charles Halliday, a young
Ukiah editor who disappeared in De-
cember, is home again. He walked
the ties most of the way back. He
went to Frisco to pay his paper bills,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Killed While Coastinr

North Vancouver, B. c., Jan. a.
Donald Smith, the 12-year-old of a
former fire warden, was killed today
when bob sled on which he was
coasting ran into delivery truck
Other boys on the bob-sled escaped
injury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Taft NAV Now Scratch.

Washington, jan 2.-Preisdent Taft
today received from a Michigan in
ventor and an admirer, back
scratcher which the donor invented.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-02
Eartboualse Recorded

Madison. Wis, Jan. 2.-The seim-
ograph registered an earthquake Of
several minutes duration today.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
Victory and Responsibility.

NNNtOl anu ANSSpOhSiOliity
It was a great victory, but with
victory comes great responsibility.
To be the almost unanimous
choice of the American people for
the highest gift at their disposal is.
indeed, a wonderful compliment.
The verdict staggered the man to
whom this vote of confidence was
given. Il can't understand that it's
true" said Woodrow Wilson, in SIM
plicity, when advised of the nation
wide landslide.
Such a reversal in the politics of
the country is staggering. 1t means
one thing that the people implicit
ly trust the great New Jersey gov
ernor He measured up gradually
to their standard. They do not be-
lieve that he will will promise one
thing and do another; they trust
him to carry out the reforms to
which he is pledged.
And he will.
With the Democrats in full con-
troll of the Senate and House, relief
will be given to the people without
doing harm to any legitimatly con-
Quoted business in this country.
Governor Wilson may only be fear
ed by one class those who would
rob the public for personal gain.
Tuesdays verdict was for a
change in governmental policies.
The demand does not come from a
particular section, but from the
North and the South and the East
and the West-it is one voice-one
plea from the masses for justice.
After the 18th of March next the
Democratic party will be on trial.
Its leaders will assume the reigns
of government seriously, with a
steadfast purpose to do injustice to
none, but justice to all.-Hannibal
Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
Want TO Be Postmaster.

Feeling that | am worthy and
well qualified, duly and truly pre-
pared to serve the patrons of the
Monroe City postoffiCe as post
master, | take this method of in
forming you of my desire to be
postmaster. In an interview given
out Judge Rucker, the Congressman
from this district, says that these
appointments will not be taken up
until such time as there may be a
vacancy. 1t is further given out
that all postmasters may serve I'M
til their commissions expire. In
view of this and the fact that the
term of DR.. Megown does not expire
until Jan. 1915, l do not feel that it
is necessary to bore the people with
a petition now and again when
there is to be a vacancy. You
know of the service to the party of
all applicants and something of
their fitness and claims for the
place. Weigh all carefully, and
then if at the right time to sign
petitions. you think l am entitled
to recognition / will be pleased to
have you sign my petition.
Yours,
w. J. ROUSE.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
For Missouri Farm Women.

Miss Nellie Nesbitt, a graduate
from the Home Economics Depart
ment of the University of Missouri,
and who has had experience in the
teaching of Home Economics, be-
sides giving much thought and
study to the problems of the home,
and especially of the farm home
has recently been employed by the
Missouri State Board of Agricul-
ture. Miss Nesbitt will devote her
entire time to institute and organi-
cation work. She hopes to do for
the farm women of Missouri what
S. M. Jordan. j. X. Wright and
others employed by the Board OF
Agriculture, have done and are do
lag in their work for the men on
the farm. Communities desiring
the services of Miss Nesbitt should
communicate with the secretary
of the Missouri State Board of Az.
riCulture at Columbia.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
Sharing Ones Joy.

Not sharing ones joy is as short
sighted as to play Greedy Peter
and hoard a cake until too stale to
eat, or else eat it up so fast that
the doctor comes flying. Having
no one to sympathize a surfeit of
joy results.
A quaint old woman, noted for
doing many kindnesses out of pro-
portion to her tiny income. never
would accept praise for her unset
fishness. "Hoardin' ones bless
ings," she would say, lis jest about
as much sense as hoardin' ones
best black silk afore We knows it
it rots from not usin' and no one
gifts the good O il"
The girl who does not hoard her
| JOY, who asks others to share her
good times, is the girl whose capac-
| ity for joy knows nolimit. Because
she shares her happiness with 9TH
ers, is not selfish with the pleas
ures that come her way, people
like to have her around and her
popularity does not quickly wane.
No one lasts so badly as a sell
fish girl She may be a beauty. a
wit, full of external charm, but if
she has not the charm of unselfish-
ness, it. does not take long for her
friends to pity her lack.
The girl who helps other girls is
the one who is loved by both sex es
Men like her thoughtfulness. and
the palmer girls, those who would
otherwise be wounded by being left
out, adore her openly and do not
envy her social successes.
How many girls think of sharing
their joys with the old people at
home. If they have been off for a
good time, instead of telling the
family about 1t, they are as dumb
as a mummy, or, if questioned, an
swer in monosyllables. Yet half
the joy of an outing to the right
kind of a girl lies in talking it over
at home; joy for the girl in recalling
her good times and joy tor the low
ing listeners in hearing about
them.
But those who would win Joy
must share it.-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
Judge Rucker on Post Offices.

Tuesday a Courier reporter in
terviewed Congressman Rucker on
the subject of post-office appoint
ments under the incoming admin
istration. In the course of the con-
versation he said: In order to
avoid the friction which sometimes
results from heated contests l
thoght. and have announced, that |
would determine to whom l would
give my Endorsement Immediately
after the election, being sure of a
Democratic victory. Acting on this
conclusion l have given my indorse-
ment for one office-the post-office
at Salisbury. At the time l did so
l was under the impression, without
having investigated the matter.
that the commission of the present
incumbent would expire within one
year. l subsequently learned l was
in error in this regard. Upon more
deliberate reflection l realize that
many changes are liable to occur,
and do occur, in the space of one
year or two years. However, now
think it unwise to take up for con-
sideration any application for post
office appointment where the pres
ent post-master's commission has
more than a year to run. No good
could possibly result from an in
dorsement for a position which is
to be held long before applicant in
dorsed could enter upon his duties
of the office. AS soon as | get the
information l will publish the dates
of expiration of commissions for the
benefit of all concerned. Charlton
Courier.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
OVERRIDING the Grand Can5n.

In describing how it feels to look
for the first time into the depths of
the Grand Canon, it has become
customary for literary folk to por-
tray their sensations in some such
striking way as this:
One glance was enough. My
brain reeled and | recoiled i'll grisly
terror from the brink. Casting my
self upon my knees and clasping
my companion about his. be-
sought him with tears to take me
away"
Now, if before visiting Arizona,
had visited the travel alcove of the
pnbliC library, |, too, would doubt
less have known some of this grisly
terror on reaching the famous
brink. But as my habit is not to
read about places until after seeing
them through eyes unbespectacled
by literature, the mile depth of the
abyss actually terTorized me no
more than had the deeps of smil-
ing Yosemite.
Indeed, that first glance did not
awe or intimidate me at all. 1t
filled me instead with a chaotic
sense of power and tranquil beauty
and sublimity that deepened,
strengthened, clarified as the con-
fused masses of dome and battle
ment and spire, of fretted cornice
and pinnacle, terrace and turrent
below gradually diSengaged and de-
fined themselves as the variety and
marvel of color scheme sank into
my soul-a color scheme as pro-
team as that of an ingot of white
hot steel cooling rapidly, under a
sunset sky.
In looking over the standard &C
counts of literary terror at first
sight of the Canon, one wonders why
they should be so curiously stilted.
1t is almost as though some pioneer
word-painter of the canon had seen
it first at some particular forbidding
moment, as though subsequent
writers, having studied his account
before the journey. had instructed
their emotiontal systems to behave
no less wildly than his had be-
haved.
The result is that, under the in
fluence of their hysterical writings,
many tourists arrive expecting to
shrink from a grisly inferno-and
accordingly shrink from grisly in
ferno. While others sincerer and
less suggestible, not feeling in the
least neurotic, are slightly disap-
pointed, both in the place and in
themselves. For this canon has
been just as much injured by hav-
ing its somberness laid on too thick
as that other Grand Canon" up in
the Yellowstone has been injured
by having its eoreeousness laid on
too thick.-Robert Haven Schauffler
in November Metropolitan.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
Missouri Has Many Named Farms

1t is said that there are more
named farms in Missouri than in
any other state in the Union. This
is probably due to the fact that
Missouri was the first state to have
a farm name registration law. the
passage of which was secured by W
L. Nelson, present assistant secre-
tary of the Missouri State Board of
Agriculture. The cost of register
ing a farm name is but one dollar
payment to be made to the county
clerk. Every farm should have a
name. 1t promotes pride in the
home place, and is an incentive to
better farming.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
Awful Danger.

Two little children were playing
in the bath tub, and the elder
thought she saw a sudden danger.
Jump out, Nary" she cried in
great excitement, Jump out this
minute. the shoppers come out
and you'll run down the pipe il
you don't get out Quick"-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

The revival meeting at Evans
vile is still in progress. There had
been eleven additions up 10 Mon
day night, eight by profession and
three by letter. Baptismal services
were held Tuesday afternoon. Rev.
NTH Of Monroe City is conducting
the meeting-Madison Times.