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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
California Official Lived In
Style on Funds EmbezzIed
From State.
ABUSED WOMEN INMATES
Forced One Hundred Mindless Fe-
males to Sleep on Stones While He
LOlIed i'm Luxury Paid for With
Stolen Money.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 27.-Graft,
corruption, inhumanity and incompet-
ence, almost unparalleled in Califor-
MAS history were revealed today in
the report of John Neylan, of the
state board of control, to Governor
Johnson, on the investigation of the
state insane asylum at Napa.
That insane women slept on the
floors and more than one hundred un-
fortunate male inmates were huddled
in stinking room under disgusting
sanitary conditions, while DR.. Elmer
Stone, it's medical superintendent, re-
veled in a palace on money stolen
from the state are some of the alle-
cations.
DR.. Stone will resign February 1.
bezzlement of $1,000. He has Of
fered to refund $4,000 which has
been refused. DR.. Stone has been
superintendent ten years. Other Of
ficers are also accused of incompet
ency.
Whether DR.. Stone will be crimi-
nally prosecuted has not been stated.
The reports say it is impossible to
know just what sums he has en-
bezzled, as his books are badly mud
died.
An inspection in conjunction with
the investigation disclosed evidence
of gross extravaganza, in relation to
the care or maintenance of patients,
but in the upkeep of the officials and
employees, many women patients were
required to sleep on the floor, be-
cause of lack of accommodations.
The comfort of the executive Of
flee and DR.. Stone was ministered to
in every way. He occupied a mansion
on the hospital grounds with a large
retinue of servants.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
Thinks He Is Terrible Foe
Because He Is Never TAX
en- Seriously.
IS MORE THAN ANGRY
Offers Correspondence of Private Ma
ture to Avenge Refusal of Governor
Wilson to KatOw to Self and Har-
vey-Wilson Silent.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 27.-Mad
clear through, Colonel Henry Waiter
son, editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, who is here, has reiterated
his charge that adherents of Governor
Wilson had asked him to raise money
for Wilson's campaign, which, he
says, he did. This is the charge that
is denied by Governor Wilson.
When seen today Colonel Waiter
son displayed signs of great anger He
said:
II want to say now that I never
entered a public controversy, but that
1 emerged from it with flying colors.
when 1 make statement of i'm
portance as momentous as this one,
you can just bet that l have proof to
substantiate.
81 will not say a word yet, regard
ing the ones who contributed to the
fund"
Colonel Watterson offered letters
he had written to and received from
Senator Tillman, as proof of the
of his statement. He also said he
had other proof, which he would sub
nit to a court of honor if Governor
Wilson were agreeable. Senator Till
man has refused to discuss the mat
ter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
LOCAL HIGH LOSES
WALLA WALLA GAME

Having suffered their first defeat
of the year, the Pendleton high
school basketball players returned
this morning from Walla Walla
where last night they played the
crack tea moi Pearson's Academy.
The final score stood II to IL and in
dicates something of the closeness
which marked the contest. Accord
ing to spectators, it was one of the
fastest games ever played in Walla
Walla and not until the final whistle
blew was victory an established por-
ton.
The Walla Walla aggregation had
couple of guards who were unusual
ly good and the local forwards were
hard put to secure the ball. Drum
heller rode Fee throughout the game
and the active Pendleton lad was un-
able to shake his heavy opponent
loose Dement,, besides holding
Strain to couple of baskets, slid
forward to drop the ball in the loop
three times and in addition converted
three fouls into points.
For Walla Walla the points were
made as follows: Hoffman, f, 4;
Baker, f, 2; Dement,, g, 9; Drumhel-
Ter, 6, .; Jones. c. 8. For Pendleton,
Fee, f. 0; Strain, f, 4; Houser, c, 2;
Hampton, 6, 2, Jordan, g. 4.
A return game will be played here
within q short time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
TAFT AGAIN ENTERS OHIO
VIII Attack Progressiveism In His
Home State.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 27.-Pro-
gressiveism as advocated by Senator
La Toilette, will be attacked by Pres
ident Taft on a brief speech making
tour of Ohio, starting Monday. The
president left today for New York
where tonight he will attend a ban
quet of the Societies of Ohio and
West Virginia. He will start for
Cleveland Sunday night, where Mon
day he will launch his attacks at
the Mckinley banquet.
From Cleveland the president goes
to Columbus where Tuesday he visits
the constitutional convention. He
will dedicate the new government
building there and attend numerous
receptions and speak at another Nc
Kinley banquet.
Wednesday morning he will ad-
dress an assemblage of republican edi-
tors and at night speak at Akron. He
is expected to return to Washington
Thursday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27

look up his sister, Wo-he-pum. All
of his old friends and relatives are
giving him a warm greeting on his
return and Toy Toy is a happy In
dian.
It was in 1899 that Toy Toy and
Columbia George gave Anna Edna a
bottle of whiskey containing guam
tity of strychnine. They We're arrest
ed, tried in the state court and both
sentenced to life Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. After serving six
years, their attorneys appealed the
case on the ground that the state
court had no jurisdiction, the appeal
was upheld and the Indians were lib
Grated only to be tried in the federal
court and again convicted They
were then sent to McNeirs Island
Columbia George was pardoued two
years ago, but Toy Toy was kept i'm
prisoned until Thursday because he
was a relative of the murdered wo-
man and because the evidence show
ed that he had enlisted his confeder-
ate's services in the crime.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
WALLA WALLA FIRE
BURNED ALL NIGHT
Damage to Property Is
Estimated About
100000
Body of Assistant Fire Chief Recov-
cred After Search of Several Hours
i'm Ruins.

Walla Walla, Wash, Jan. 27.-Af-
ter battle that lasted all yesterday
afternoon, last night and well into
this morning, the fire that destroyed
the Jones block here, in which Assist
ant Fire Chief Robert Wolf lost his
life, was eXtinguished today with a
loss that is estimated at $150,000.
The entire populace is today mourn
ing the death of Wolf.
The body of the assistant chief was
not found until s o'clock last night
when Chief Metz led a squad of sew
en- firemen into the still burning
building and recovered the body in
the basement in three feet of water.
He had died from suffocation and his
body was not burned. Wolf was the
oldest member of the Walla Walla
fire department. He was fortyfi five
years of age.
Many firemen were overcome dur
ing the fight on the flames and were
rescued from death with much diff
Guilty and display of heroism on the
part of their comrades.
The property damage is distributed
as folows
William Jones. $4,000; A. NJ. Jen-
sen Company, $4,000; John Kelly,
$4,000: Gose & Gose, $4,000; Moose
lodge, $4,000; Leonard & Lathrop,
Mosgrove e Albeit, $1,000; Dean Nc
Lean, $4,000; Caswell Cigar store,
$500 Total, s146,700.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
UPPER UMAT!LLA RIVER WATER USERS HAVE
NO CAUSE FOR FEAR Of STATE BOARD

That waterusers of the Umatilla
river and its tributaries need not fear
injustice from the state water board
is the substance of a letter just re-
ceived by the Commercial club. The
letter is in the nature of reply to
the Lowell resolution that was adopt
ed by the Commercial club at the time
the west extension controversy was
on in January.
The letter Is as follows:
Salem. Ore, Jan. "a, 1912.
Mr.. w. e. Brock,
Vice President of the Commercial
Association, Pendleton, Ore,
My Dear Sir
I beg to inform you that at the
meeting of the board of control of
the state of Oregon commenced and
held on the 22nd OF this month, res
olutions by the Commercial associa-
ton of Pendleton, Oregon, concern
ing the irrigation Of certain lands by
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
Manchus Inaugurate Anoth-
er Period Of Horrors
Against Enemies.
WANT YUAN ASSASSINATED
Imperial Generals Advise Emperor to
Quit Throne, Acknowledging Fur
ther Resistance Is Foolhardy-Roy-
ais TO Desert.

Picking, Jan. 27.-Seizing twenty one
prominent republican leaders at Muk-
den today, the imperialists subjected
the prisoners to the most hideous tor
lures before gathering of the popu-
lace and finally slaughtered them and
cremated their bodies.
The revolutionists have sworn re-
taliation and 1t is feared that another
series of horrors, equaling those re-
Gently enacted at Nanking, will take
place. Lang Pi, Manchu statesman
who bitterly opposed the abdication Of
the emperor, was today assassinated
when a bomb exploded under his car
riage.
Reports from the north, report that
the imperial garrisons are preparing
to join the rebels, because the Man
chu government has not paid them
their salaries
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
PARD0NED INDIAN MURDERER OF SQUAW
RETURNS AFTER 12 YEARS IMPRISONMENT

Toy Toy, who with Columbia George
murdered Anna Edna a squaw whom
they believed to be a witch respon-
sible for misfortunes that had visited
them, is back in Pendleton today for
the first time in twelve years. Fol-
lowing his pardon Thursday by Pres
ident Taft, h left the federal prison
on McNei's Island and came straight
to Pendleton, arriving here last night.
Toy Toy, when he left had long
hair and he came back with his hair
closely cropped; when he left he was
big and stout and now he would not
be considered a large man: these
with the changes which hard work
and age bring made a great differ
ence in his appearance and his rela-
tives hardly recognized him.
The freed murderer declares he is
glad to get back to his native people
after shaving for twelve years in pris-
on. He has seen his mother, Sow
we-kust, who is very i'll with con-
sumption, and today he viii go out to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27

the Umatilla river, and its tributaries,
were called to the attention Of the
board.
The board instructed me to say to
you that it does not understand that
it has established any uniform rate
of water to apply to all parts of the
state but that each particular ad-
judication is governed by the testi-
mony and conditions surrounding
each particular case and to assure
you that IL the board finds a greater
amount of water is required than one
half inch, the matter will receive due
consideration, and the applicant will
receive all the water he is entitled to.
In short, the board in all cases makes
every effort to collect all information
bearing upon any particular case be-
fore deciding 1t.
Very respectfully Yours.
M. B. WANN,
Secretary OF the Board of Control.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
|. LACOURSE FOUND
DEAD NEAR ATHENA

Louis Lacourse, mixed blood,
aged 2S years, was found dead in a
field near Athena yesterday morning
and the circumstances surrounding the
case are such as to indicate death was
due to exposure.
Lacourse had been in Athena the
day before and it is known he was
drinking. Apparently he started home
and on the way sat down near the
road. His body was found in stub
BILE field near the road by William
Mcbride of Athena. An investiga-
ton was made by B. b. Richards.
justice of the peace. 1t is understood
the inquest resulted in decision
that death resulted from exposure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
FRANCE PREPARES, WAR
Active and Troops Ordered
to March on Tunis.

Paris, France, Jan. 27.-There is
today feverish activity in French ma
val and military circles, which it is
believed is an indication that the
threatened rupture between France
and Italy is becoming more grave, as
result of the seizure of French YES
sells by italian warships.
If France strikes at the Italian gov
ernment, her first attack is expected
to be made on Tunis, as the French
war office has ordered her troops in
Algeria to proceed to that section.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
BOARD WILL MEET
WITH SETTLERS HERE

The following letter will be of in
terest to parties who desire to offer
information to the reclamation service
board of inquiry which is to be here
shortly:
Hermiston, Ore, Jan. 26, 1912.
Mr.. ]. N. Burgess, President Umatil-
la County Water Users Association.
Pendleton, Oregon.
Dear Sir
Receipt is acknowledged of your
letter of January 25th suggesting that
the board of engineers convened to
consider the west extension of the
Umatilla project should hold
hearing at Pilot Rock, Oregon. Ac-
cording to my best information, the
board will convene at Hermiston,
January Goth. 1t is the plan at pres
ent to have a hearing at Pendleton,
January S0th. The board will prob
ably take the motor car from Her
miston to Pendleton, where it should
arrive at 10:45 a. m. 1 believe the
representatives of water users on
Birch and Mckay creeks should ar
range to meet the board at Pendle-
ton, which seems to be the most con-
venient location for all interested
parties on the upper river. AS soon
as I have more definite information,
will communicate with you further.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) HERBERT D. NEWELL,
Project Engineer
We know of man who would
make a dandy dictator.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
FRISCO GRAFT CASE MAY
END ON A TECHNICALITY

San Francisco, Jan. 27.-Superior
Judge Lawlor was cited to appear be-
fore the court of appeals before jan
uary 80 to show cause why the graft
charges against former Mayor
Schmitz should not be dismissed. The
defense says Schmitz was not brought
to trial within the sixty day period,
after he had expressed a readiness to
be tried.
The citation is in the form of an
alternative writ of prohibition. Coun-
sci for the defense made motion to
dismiss the case on January 5, on the
grounds urged in petition and were
refused both by Judge Lawyer, be-
fore whom the case was being tried,
Affidavits were also filed by the
defense charging Judge Lawlor with
bias, prejudice and general unfitness
to sit. The hearing will take place
on these next week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
MERCHANTS TO LEARN
WHO ARE DEAD BEATS

Dead beats" will be practically i'm
possible in Pendleton hereafter as a
result of new step which the Busi-
ness Mems Association of Pendleton
has taken to protect it's members. At
a meeting held yesterday afternoon,
the proposal of the Merchants Mer-
camille company of Portland to pub
lish a credit guide for this district
was unanimously endorsed and Sec
retary /. M. Hines of the company
and his assistant, p. H. Wear, are to-
day signing up the merchants of the
city
BY this system this county will be
put in direct touch with credit con-
ditions all over the United States and
whenever anyone moves here from
any part of the country, the mer-
chants here will at once be posted
through this company as to how the
party paid his bills where he former
ly lived.
These credit guides are made up
in districts covering nearly every state
in the union They are made from
the combined experience of all the
merchants in each of the districts and
every merchant rates his own GUS
toners according to how they have
paid him. Before a customer is rat
ed he is given notice by letter that
he will be rated and is given a chance
to pay up his old accounts and thus
secure n good rating.
Each merchant and professional
man is furnished with a copy of the
guide so that he may refer to it and
look up the rating of any customer
before giving credit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
CATHOLICS WILL CELEBRATE
SELECTION OF CHRISTIANITY

Rome, Jan. 27.-A world wide cele-
bration, lasting one year and COM
memorating the 16OOth anniversary Of
the time when Emperor Constantine
made Christianity the official reli-
gion of the world, will be held by the
Roman Catholic church throughout
the world This was announced from
the vatican today.
Unusually impressive ceremonies will
be held.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
POULTRY EXHIBIT
CLOSES TONIGHT
Cock Fight to Be Feature
Of Closing Of
Show
ID. C. Gurdane, of Heppner, Re-elect-
ed President of Unatilla- Morrow
Counties Association,

Closing the third annual exhibition
OF the Umatille- Morrow County Poul-
try association, three bloodless but
scrappy bouts between game cocks
will be pulled off in the Armory to-
night. To prevent charges of bru-
tality and police interference, the
spurs of the fighting birds will be
muffled and no damage will be done
to the participants. In many shows
il is customary to judge the entries
of game chickens by testing their
gameness in actual battle and, while
the bouts tonight will not serve in
tnat capacity it will be interesting to
note how well the birds live up to the
ribbons they have won.
Officers are Elected.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the association last night d. c..
Gurdane of Heppner was chosen to
serve a third term as president and
the following other Officers were ell
lected, D. c. Brown, Pendleton, first
vice president, DR.. j. r. Cromb, STAN
field, second vice president, Earl Will
liams, Milton, third vice president, L.
W. Briggs, Heppner, fourth vice pres
ident, j. L. Parker, Stanfield, secre-
tary, Lester Bold, Pendleton, treas
urer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
Manchus Want Yuan's Head.

Shanghai, Jan. 27.-Made furious
through learning that Premier Yuan
has agreed to permit DR.. sun to act
as president of the Chinese republic
until peace could be restored, the
Manchu princes have offered re-
ward of $4,000 for the assassination
of the premier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
WILD HORSE ROAD
MAY BE MACADAMIZED

B Ten miles more of macadam
road will be constructed in this
, county this year, following ac-
, ton at meeting of the county
court yesterday. The members
B of the court ordered the pur-
, chase of a new rock cIusher
and, upon its arrival, will decide
upon the new stretch of road to
, be improved. 1t is understood
, that at present, the Wild Horse
} road, which is one of the worst
; in the county, is regarded most
favorably as the one to be ma
cadamized
} Since the Athena-Weston
, highway was improved by the
} putting in of a permanent road
, bed, there is a great deal of
sentiment for the continuation
, of this kind of work and the
, county court is attempting to
, accomplish so much every
, year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
seattle Woman Loses JeweIs.

Seattle, Jan. 27.-Diamonds and
other jewelry value at $1,000 were
stolen this morning from the home
of Mrs. Charles Whittlesey The bur-
glar left ladder against the window.
This is the third big jewel robbery re-
ported in the last three weeks in Sc
attle
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
"Incldent CIosed,-Wilson.

Boston, Mass, Jan. 27.-Governor
Woodrow Wilson who is here today,
intimated that the Wilson Harvey
Watterson controversy, was a closed
incident, so far as he, Wilson, is con-
cerned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
Another Ship Captured.

Tunis, Jan. 27.-Another French
craft, the small passenger steamer
Taxignano, carrying passengers from
Tunis to Sfax Ear and Biban, was
seized by Italian torpedo boats today
and later released.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
To Issue Souvenir Gold Coin.

San Francisco, Jan. 27.-Pacific
souvenir gold dollars will be issued
during the 1915 fair, according to
telegraphic advices received today
from President Moore, in Washing
ton, to the secretary of the exposition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
Manchu Generals Ask Abdication.

Tien Tsin, Jan. 27.-Declaring that
i. is folly to further continue the
struggle against the revolutionists,
leading imperial generals today met
here and sent joint petition to the
Manchu emperor, advising him to alb
dicate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
KaiSer Is 81 Today.

Berlin, Jan. 27.-Kaiser Wilhelm
is being showered with congratula-
tions today from all nations. This is
his fifty-third birthday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27

True and pure democracy is the
party's need, says an orator. But
how many will agree on what that
is?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27
Officers are Elected.

CONTINUED on page eighty
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-27

We know of man who would
make a dandy dictator.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-08

just keep On smiling.
lfyoutnow OF q Jews il.m send it
10 tbe PioNrrR.
Ram ,.nat>r
,b. cs;r that the smoke goes up
-.ney in tn same old way
re were visited By q nice gentle
shower, Monday night about ll:So.
Now lets s-tsle down to business
and boos. for a bigger apd better town
w. II. Jacket and WIN. Barker 'ol
Gr-oyery, we're visitors here Sunday
If you can ,toot boru" attend ti's
band mesriug tonight 'st tho Wood
Hagd*xse.
Wonder why we cSn't induce some
pooi diug list 70 open a drug store
hero. Cersainl. = good opening IL
some one in q good growing town.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-08

Everything passed of very quietly
on election day. No disturbance
whatever.
A. K. Wool, and Mr.. Collins
N Il, trip - N.,i~ tn, day ain
election.
II. c. Harrison who has been visit
ing with friends in n, braska r, turn. d
here 10 time TO stte.
"Wbat is rar than n day in jane
asks the poet. Well, election day ~
South Dakota, we should say.
have for sale some good oak and
ash native posts at l5c each.
24tf. A. X. Wooo.
Thanksgiving com son he 18th 81
this month. Have YOU got turk Y
spotted for the festiv, board OH that
datef
Glen Rowhauser OF Wrstover was
here last Saturday and helped furnish
the music for the dane, At Anderson
ra,ch.
The cattle payment - tn" In has
Sas made hire Wednesday, ani Vie
town is full of Iud:an as q couse
quence.
John McGraw before lraving yes
I .r'iay disposed of the half interest in
he lot he and Mr.. Miller owned, to
Flank Brown.
Quite a numb Of Indians gan
drifting in here the fore part OF the
week and hsve pitched their tents al.
around the town.
Have added several ns& names to
our subscription list this week and
W. have room, fot severai more. So
just keep Z comm
Ststes Attorney r. v. Fletcher was
| over fr6m..wbits River. MONDAY shak
| ing hands with our voters. He was q
|. pleasant caller at this Office.
Mrs. Rosie Cerney of Dallas ard
her two daughters arrived here Sun
day with their hons hohi efect- and
!! are nov comfortably located on theil
| homestead. two miles south west Of
town
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Notice Il hereby given tina, on December 81
1917, the folio n described Indemnity &C o.
land will be offered for sale. At white River
the County >est of Mellette County. Viz; The
NHi4 Of section 3. T. AN. X. 1w.. 9Th 7. VI.
The land will b. offered al pulic auction
bet~een the hours Of 10 O'Clock q. N. and
o'oloskP NJ. at tile court house in said
emintN The min mum price at which II
can be sold Is 5000 per acre.
Dated ut Pierre. s. D., October 18th, 1911.
800 r. +. BRISKER.
Commissioner of School and Public Lands.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-08
LOCAL ITEMS

As taken from anOthers zip.
And lotted down upon a slip:
Aid IL someoi has lied e. as.
Plea. shunILiS once when you Gus.