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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-26
VANCOUVER BANK is
LOOTED BY BANDITS.

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. 90
Two unmasked robbers entered
the branch of the Royal bank
here when the bank opened to-
day and forced the clerks into
vault, grabbed about $4,000
which was in sight and got
away easily through a back
door.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-26
Robert Wolf Overcome By Smoke, Caught By Fall
ing Timbers That Defy Rescurers


William a
and which had 3 O'Clock
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-26

Uncle Ike Stephenson can keep his
seat, but his sort of man won't get
it again soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-26
WALLA WAL[A FIRE CHIEF DIES IN FLAMES STORES DOOMED

ANDREW C. SMITH FILING ON WATERS OF UMATILLA
RIVER STILL STAND WITH THE STATE ENGINEER
of proposed West
will be of interest
ascertain
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in Umatla the
be
. The ereplys he
QUERY.
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. 0hn LewisS
Smith filing Umata river
= stand
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over Joe Rivers of Los Angles in the
thirteenth round. Rivers had practic-
ally the better Of every round, save
one or tow, in which Wolgast had a
slight shade.
In the thirteenth round Wolgast,
tired and bleeding profusely, suddenly
struck Rivers vicious left in the
groin. At the same instant Rivers
right landed flush on Wolgast's jaw
and the champion went down and out.
Disregarding claims of foul made by
Rivers manager, Referee Welch count
ed the Mexican youth out and then,
turning, picked up the unconscious
Wolgast and declared him the winner.
AT the same time he declared all bets
off.
The decision was met with ieers and
emphatic protest by many of the
crowd.
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AUTO PLUNGES -.
INTO HOUSE
BIG AUTO PLUNGES DOWN HILL
INTO HOUSE-sEvERAL IN.
JURED IN ACCIDENT

Fred Ehr of Minot, driving a large
Velie machine, had an accident with
his machine last Saturday night in
Minot which came near ending the
lives Of several. He was driving on
sixth street which is graded out of
the hill on the south side, and when
coming to an alley, thinking it was a
street made mistake and turned the
wrong way. The machine started
down the embankment and he at
tempted to reach the brake with his
foot but instead opened the gasoline
feed and the machine plunged down
the bank and through the side of the
Hanson residence. The driver had an
arm and leg fractured and the others
were less seriously injured.
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CLOUD BURST AT \
NEW ENGLAND.
CLOUDBURST WEDNESDAY JULY
DOES GREAT DAMAGE To-
CROPS-MOTT FLOODED

New England, N. D. July, 6.-Farm.
ers struggling into town driving
through the water are bringing in the
first authentic news of the damage
done by the cloudburst Wednesday
night, and early Thursday morning.
All the telephone lines are down,
and the individuals know only their
own losses, being unable to learn
about their neighbors. Reports re-
ceived thus far indicate the property
and crop loss will exceed $500,000.
The region between Midway and
Shollsmade was hailed out during the
storm, the farmers losing all their
crops. c. H. Rumble, near Midway,
lost 1000 sheep. Other stock losses
are reported very heavy. Mike N.Y.
ers, two women and four children
stood in water above their waists all
night long until rescued by neighbors
in the morning.
A. o. Nasset, his wife and children
walked through quarter of mile
of high water to reach the hills.
Tom Johnson and wife were rescued
from the top of their claim shack.
Alfred White and wife walked
through mile of waite to reach high
ground. The darkness of the night
added to the privation and terror Of
the flood.
Many small buildings were washed
away. No loss of life is reported,
but many hardships were suffered.
Mott, N. D. July 6.-The flood
waters Of the Cannonball river, COM
ing from New England reached here
yesterday evening at 5 o'clock. The
west portion of the town is flooded,
and over 81 900 damage has been done
to small buildings. The bridge west
of the city was washed out. At mid
night the water was running over the
top Of the high wagon bridge in town.
The flood began to recede at 1890 a..
m.
The big Northern Pacific dam is
to be weakened, and in a.
dangerous condition. If the dam goes
out immense damage will ensue.
There is no communication here with
Scranton or Marmarth where heavy
osses are reported. The heavy rain
all was beneficial to the crops. The
|amage was confined to the lowlands.
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CROP OUTLOOK
GRATIFYING
CROP OUTLOOKS FROM ENTIRE
STATE ARE BEST PROSPECTS
EVER-EFFECT TRADE

Grand Forks, July 9.-Naturally
in these growing months, North Da.
kota's interest is centered in the crops
and this year that interest is we'll
justified. Unless conditions change
wonderfully in the next month, this
state will produce by far the greatest
crop in its history. Last year with a
large portion of the state suffering
from dry weather, the money returns
from the crops were the greatest in
the history of the state. This year
every portion of the state reports
sufficient moisture and grains and
grasses in the pink of condition.
Corn is not, as yet, showing as we'll
as could be hoped, this condition due
in the first place to poor seed (poor
seed has injured prospects in all parts
of the county, and to cold weather,
the recent rains and warm weather
will improve the corn outlook wonder
fully. The fact that fine rains are
coming to practically all parts of the
state as they are needed is the big
factor in the present bumper crop
promise.
The promise of big yields this fall
is having its effect upon business con-
ditions over the state and the entire
northwest. Retailers, wholesalers and
manufacturers and bankers are al
read feeling the effect, credit men in
large wholesale houses are revising
lists, greater liberality is the rule and
it is common talk now that nothing
'an possibly cut down the crop as it
vas cut down last year, that it is
'nfy a question now how great it will
'e and how to finance it and move it.
Traffic managers of big railroads are
working nights rounding up cars ard
ending them out into the fields, and
0,o0O cars will have been placed be-
ore the first cuttings come into the
ountry elevators. There viii be
money enough to move the crops.
ankers say, and interest rates be
ominal.
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COMMITTEES
NEXT MOVE
COUNTY COMMITTEES TO MEET
JULY 17-SELECT CHAIRMAN
ANDCOMMGTTEEMEN

A0C SSAoCtlOu VI Cuc COuuCy ~AN
state central committees for the re-
publican and democrats tickets will
be the next move in the procedure OF
the approaching campaign. The for
nation Of these committees is re-
quired by statue to be made not lat
er than July II for all the county COM
nittees of the state and not later
than July "a for the state committees
of the dominant parties.
The county committees of each par
ty shall be composed Of all the pre-
cinct committees of each party in ad-
dition to the committeeman chosen at
large by the nominees for the vari-
Gus county offices, including the coun-
ty auditors, county treasurer, register
of deeds, clerk of court, sheriff, states
attorney, superintendents Of schools
and county judges and the Legislative
nominees. Each of the above named
nominees on the ticket is entitled to
select and appoint in writing one COM
mitteeman at large, which appoint
ment shall be Immediately filed with
the county auditors. "
The committee thus appointed, to-
gether with the precinct committee
men named at the primary election,
comprises the county committee which
shall meet in the court house of each
county seat in the state at 2 o'clock
on July II, or, as specified in the 1911
session laws, on the third Wednesday
following the primary election.
AT the meeting Of July II these
county committees shall select one
person to act as a member of the
state central committee in all counties
consisting of one legislative district.
In counties having more than one
legislative district the precinct COM
mitteeman from each legislative dis
trict shall select some one from their
respective legislative districts. When
two or more counties are embraced
in one Legislative district the county
committee of each county shall meet
on the fourth Wednesday following
the primary election when the selec-
ton must be made.
TN similar manner to the naming of
the committeeman at large by the
party nominees of the county central
committees, the nominees on the state
ticket of the two primaries are en-
titled to make the same appointments.
The state central committee will
meet according to statutory require
nents at FEismarck on the fourth !
Wednesday after the primary election,
which will be July "a.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY

Master Wallace Swedlund enter
tanned party of his little friends on
Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock,
1t being his fifth birthday. The after
noon was spent with various amuse-
ments and refreshments were served.
The center piece on the dining table
was huge birthday cake surrounded
by five lighted candles. The little
folks enjoyed themselves to the ut
most.
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DEFECTIVE RAIL
CAUSE OF WRECK
EXPERTS DECLARE WRECK WAS
CAUSED BY SPLIT RAIL
DEFECTIVE IN MAKE

| "oSAASVou, ouly O.-4u ue 'oAporiS
Of the interstate commerce commits.
son have filed their report on the
wreck on the Great Northern railway
near Sharon, N. D., December 80 last
and they express the opinion that the
derailment of the train, which was
known as the Orogonian, and which
left st. Paul at 10:45 p. M, Dec. 80,
was due to a split rail, the split be-
ing due to it is said, to defect in manu-
facture.
Attention is directed to the large
numberof wrecks on the Great North
ern due to broken rails. The report
is in part as follows:
"Thet explanation of the broken rail
causing this accident clearly shows
that it's failure was due primarily to
the presence of laminate6 seams thus
weakening the base of the rail to such
an extent that in all probability it was
broken by the engine drawing train
No. 3.
"The laminated seams are defects
of manufacture, and current specifca-
tions as well as tests made before ac-
ceptance are not sufficient to insure
the discovery of such defects. Careful
track inspection should have disclosed
the fact this rail was defective insofar
as the split head or fissure was con-
cerned, as the dark streak on the run
ming surface of the head of the rail
was very pronounced.
"The number of rail failures which
occur on the railways of the United
States is constantly increasing. On
the Great Northern railway, during
the months of November and Decem-
Der, 1911, and January, 1912 there
were 2,76O rail failures. Of this num-
Der 936 were defective.
zone interesting feature in this
connection is the fact that of these
936 defective rails 6O5 were ninety
pound rails made in the year 1908,
1909, 1910 and 1911. OF approximately
600 rails which failed on the Minot
division of the railway during 1910
and 1911 80 per cent were caused by
fractures starting from seams in the
bases Of the rails, which only z per
cent showed no signs Of defects.
"Present specifications and tests, in
so far as the detection and longitudin-
al seams are concerned, appear to be
adequate. In view Of the fact that the
existence of rails with defects of the
character herein discussed has been
recognized for several years, it would
seem toIbe time that some definite ac-
lion be taken toward eliminating this.
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WHO WILL WIN
$1,000 PRIZE
PRES sPENWELL TELLS HOWTHE
JUDGES WILL FIND BEST s
BUSHELS OF WHEAT

Minneapolis, Mimi, July Glow
the judges will find the best five bush
els Of wheat grown in the American
northwest and determine who is en-
titled to the $4,000 prize offered for
five bushels Of wheat by the North
west Development league, is told by
Pres. Lewis Penweil Of the league who
has given much time to working out
the details.
How many people will pick over
five bushels of wheat to get the ker-
nels uniform remove weed seed, have
only plump, bright, sweet seeds in the
sample and thus get the grain a lit
tie nearer perfect, is a question which
issinteresting the development league,
but it appears that large number are
willing to hand pick the wheat.
"Four hundred farmers have writ
ten the secretary and declared their
intention of entering this contest"
says Mr.. Penwell: 'With prospects
for the best grain crops the American
northwest has ever known, there will
be plenty of competition for the
prize offered at the Northwestern
Products exposition in November.
"Three Judges will be selected by
the president and the 'agronomists of
the agricultural colleges of the seven
states competing: Minnesota, the Da-
,kotas, Montana, Idaho, Washington
Ind Oregon. The judges must come
from without the American northwest.
1t is not expected that these judges
will all be agricultural college people.
Some Of them will probably ;>be from
one of the grain exchanges of the
country-a Judge of commercial
grains.
"Judging Will be IN three ways;
first according to the accepted score
card; second by milling and baking
test and third by the yield per acre.
One hundred points willbe; allowed for
each Of the three ways:snd thessum Of |
the points gained divided by three,
thus arriving at the average score"
Mr.. Penwell said the Judging, by the
standard seed score is probably the
most interesting as the exhibitor can
gain points by carefully selecting his
grain. In the milling test the exhib-
itor~can tell what kind <of bread his
wheat will make but he can have the
wheat tclean and free from Impurities.
This score card shows the test which
all wheat is given in one way or an
other al the grain markets to deter
mine IT'S commercial grade. The
judges IN determining the EDest MAeat
(Gontinued on page ~
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that they will freeze too riuch. There
were silos in North Dakota last win
ter and they did not freeze in over
eighteen inches to two feet. This may
be kept down all winter and used for
the center of the silo is always warm,
due to fermented silage. The heat
from the silage is what prevents more
freezing. The silo should be built out
side of the barn for it will not freeze
more there than inside and does not
take up barn room.
Men say that times are hard and
that they cannot afford the $3.50 or
SITS which the raw materials cost.
But that is the time when they most
need the silo. The silo with few cows
will tide man over poor crop sea-
son in very good shape.
For the past week or ten days Mr..
Heaton has been in Saratoga township
where he has been assisting in the
building of a cement silo. Friday, in
company with Senator Mcdonald, he
drove to LaMoure consulting Mr.. Muir
in regard to the silo, which he is to
build. Mr.. Bassmusson, who is to do
the work for the Muir, the Smith, and
the Minogue silos, also had consulta-
tion with Mr.. Heaton, and it was de-
cided to adopt the government plan
in the building of the three silos men
toned.
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GREAT CROWD I
GREETS HANNA
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR GOV
ERNOR DELIVERED ADDRESS
TO NEARLY 5000 PEOPLE

"The crowd at TWalhalla on the
Fourth of July was one of the larg-
est I ever saw gathered together in
this state," said Cong. L. B. Hanna to
q Forum representative yesterday aft
ernoon on his return home from that
place. "There were about 5000 peo-
pie there all told, coming in automo-
biles and carriages from miles
around.
"The exercises ofsthe day were held
in the grand stand and the breeze
was little strong so that it was a
little difficult to speak so as to be
heard by everyone But it was great
opportunity to meet all my friends in
that section of the state and to form
new acquaintapces that will be pleas
urable in the future"
Mr.. Hanna spent but a little tune
in the city, as he had only time to
go to his sffice to jlookcever his mail
before taking the train to Mohan
where he delivers ore of the first polit-
icai speeches of the campaign.
Tomorrow he will be the chief
speaker at the Mouss- s-river,chautauq1a
and will be back in the city Monday to
prepare to leave for Washington
where he viii spend the balance of the
summer sessian of congress, waiting
until after adjournment, which is ex-
pected August 20, before coming home
to actively begin the fall campaign.
The Fargo congressman is very op-
timistir about The outcome of the
election this fall and yesterdays mail
brought him the assurance of the sup
port Of many leaders on both sides Of |
the republican fence. Also he bad |
number Of callers from out of the city
who had come in to see him, among
whom several We're ffe1n Morton
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1912-07-11
JOHNSON-FLYNN
BOUT "A FARCE
JOHNSON WAS AN EASY WIN
NER-POL1CE STOP FIGHT
IN 9Th ROUND

East Las Vegas, N. NJ. July 5.-Thc
jack Johnson-Jim Flynn forty-fve
round fight for the heavyweight cham
pionship was brought to close in the
ninth round last night by the state
police
Captain Fornof of the state force,
personal representative at the ring
side Of Governor Mcdonald, declared
that it was no longer boxing con-
test; thst it was brutal exhibition,
and that F1ynn's foul tactics made IT'S
continuance impossible. He jumped
into the zsng with his deputies who
followed him to the corners. Referee
Ed. W. Smith then announced that
johnson had won and the fight was
over.
Flynn displayed no ability through
out the fight. He was cut about the
face until blood ran down his breast
in stream. He was utterly helpless
from the first round on, and by the
sixth was deliberately trying to butt
the champions chin with his head.
Time after time as Johnson held him
powerless in the clinches, Flynn jerk |
ed his head upward. Smith warned
him repeatedly, but it did no good. In
the seventh he began leaping upward |
every time he could work his head un-
der Johnson's chin. Flynn's feet were
both off the floor time and again with
the energy he put into him bounds.
Sometimes he seemed to leap two feet
pto the air in frantic plunges at the
elusive black jaw above him.
Decision Was Given Woleast
Los Angles, July s-Ad Wolgast,
With the aid Of Referee Jack Welch,
etained his claim to the lightweight
championship yesterday in the Vernon
|rena when he was given the decision
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1912-07-11
THE FARMERS
INSTITUTES
MANY HELD DURING PAST YEAR
IN SPITE OF FACT NO AP.
PROPRIATION

During the year just closed the
North Dakota Farmers Institutes
have held 944 Institutes of 231 ses-
sions. The attendance was 37,O49. A
Farmers Institute Train was also run
by the Northern Pacific railroad This
made halliday stops at Al towns and
was visited by 53,65o people; 25.o0A
copies of the Farmers Institute A T.,
nual was also distributed.
A year ago such report was not
anticipated, as the Farmers Institute
treasury was empty. The appropria-
ton failed to materalize. Personal
instruction such as the Farmers Insti-
tute brings was needed. The institute
board figured out that a two day meet
ing could be held for 800 and q one
day institute for SIS. The towns res
ponded and soon there was enough
money guaranteed to start out. The
Agricultural College helped by send
ing speakers. The railroads furnished
free transportation. The Northern
Pacific and the 500 each gave one
thousand dollars in cash, while the
Great Northern furnished a speaker
most of the time.
There was no money to print an
institute annual so an implement firm
printed $4,000 copies of a book Of
'ver 400 pages and donated it to the
tate. The copy was furnished by the
farmers Institute.
When the Northern Pacific offered
o run a train the institute manage
nent had to go to the Agricultural
,ollege and to the towns again. The.
agricultural College equipped the
rain and furnished the lecturers (l1
allan average Of rs all the timel
ne train contained nine exhibition.
ars, which was furnished BY nine
Continued on page 81
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HELLSTROM
IN THE LEAD
RETURNS REPORTED APPARENT
LYtGIvE NOMINATION TO
HELLSTROM

Secretary Mclean of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee has
received almost complete returns from
every county in the state and he esti-
mates thst Hellstrom is nominated
over Jones by about 500 votes.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1912-07-11

Miss Lydia Leonhardy returned
home Monday on No. from an ex-
tended visit in Salt Lake City, Utah.>
Miss Leonhardy reports a very pleas
ant visit which was spent with her
sister, Mrs. L. D. Bayrell.
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FARMERS WILL
DRGANIZE co.
WILLIAMS COUNTY FARMERS
DECIDE TO ORGANIZE FAR
:NERS ELEVATOR co.

There was "a good attendance of
Williams county farmers at the meet
ing held i'm the 4. o. O. F. hail last
week for the purpose Of organizing
Farmers Elevator Company. Every
one present was interested in the
proposition and thesmeeting was a live
one. 1t was called to order by Fred
Eckert, he fbeang chosen as chairman.
Van Bernard was sss1ected as secre-
tary. v F.. FL Squi>ss of Fargo, was
here for the purpose cpf assisting in
the organization. ... ..a ..
Everyone present appeared to be in
favor Of organizing and:it was decided
to organize and incorporate for $780,
900, the shares to be sold at fifty
dollars each.
W. w. Wilde, Fred Eckert and b. C.
KeiM were selected as incprporators.
Secretary Van Bernard was in
to give notice of the next
through the papers this meet.
ing to be held in the I. O. @. F. hs,!
Do July 18th at p. m. Blank Pc
titions for signing up for stock mas
been left at all banks in the city and
'armers Wishing to secure shares and
% assist in the proposition can sub
'cribe by calling at any Of the banks.
Between fifty and sixty shares were
subscribed for at the meeting last
week and q number Of the subscrib.
rs made partial payment on their
hares so as to have some money on
and for necessary expenses.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1912-07-11

w. w. Ke1tner and wife ard Abram
Miller left Monday oH No. 2 for Sus-
reey where they 60 as delegates to At
tsnd the district conference of the
Brethren church.
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DEATH OF AUGUST ZODROW

August Zodrow, a prosperous far
mer of Marmon died at his home on
July third, death being due to heart
trouble. The deceased was sixty-four
years of age and leaves wife, son
and daughter and one grand son. The
son lives in Wadens, Minn., the daugh-
ter in Vesilia, CAL, and the wife and
grand son at Marmon. Funeral SER
vices were held on July sixth at two
p. N.
Mr.. Zodrow came from Germany
and first located in Minnesota. He
moved to Marmon about seven years
ago.