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at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon was run
down by an automobile and painfully in
Jured. He was taken to the Alexandria
Hospdtal, where his injuries were dressed
ny Dr. 5. b. Moore. At the hospital
IL was stated that Dunn probably would
be able to leave the institution tomor-
row. The bicycle was demolished.
w L. Hodges, superintendent of schools
OF Alexandria county, and VIII. Sweeney.
superintendent of schools of this city. have
returned from Philadelphia. where they
attended the National Association OF
School Superintendents.
In the corporation court today a decree
was entered i'll the case OF Catharin,
Amelia Tripett against William Thomas
Triplett confirming the report Of the com
missioner and ordering distribution OF
proceeds of sale.
The corporation fish wharf was Rented
at public auction at noon today IL
brought only sSl for the coming year.
George f. Price was the successful b d.
der. Last year the property rented for
$2l5. Il. II. Iunt was the auctioneer
Charles Bendheim. chairman of the CITY
democratic committee, has been Officially
notified that primary for the selection
Of state officers will be held August :
next In view OF the fact that there ia
opposition for the clerk Of courts the city
committee may name an earlier date
for the primary. 1t being its privilege to
do
The annual meeting of Alexandria
Lodge of E.lks will be held at its home
Monday night next at which time Off
GERS will he chosen 10 serve for the ensll-
ing year
Mrs T. r. New of Atlanta, Ga is Wis
iting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. John r
Roberts. South Pitt street, having come
to attend the inauguration.
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went to Cedar street, intending to call
him out and kidnap him. Luck was with
them. AS they came down the street
the boy Fryer came out of the house
and started down the street. too. They
followed about half a block and then
hailed him.
"Unsuspecting. lie stopped; the auto
drew up to him. and the first thing he
knew he was facing the barrel of re-
volver. Commanded to step in, he. of
course, did SO, and, though all the men
had on goggles, he recognized the voice.
so it's you, again, was his only COM
ment.
They took him, blindfolded. to a rem
devious i'm Washington. only for few
! minutes, though Being unfamiliar with
the city, they decided to take him to
Philadelphia. where they had better
place. 1t was an awful ride, they not
reaching Philadelphia till just at dawn.
as they had planned. because they
| feared to get there before daylight.
Fears to Offer Resistance.
i Many times they broke the speed laws
and almost the auto. When they finally
reached there they were all thoroughly
exhausted. The boy had made no resis-
tance whatever, because he knew the men
and one false move would have meant
trouble for him.
| began to question him about the book
| Nothing but silence and contemplate
| glances from the boy. They took to third
degree methods. Taking off his shoes
they tickled his feet until he was ex-
| hausted. Nothing but curses from him.
| They twisted his arms behind him and
again, at times lifting him completely
from his feet Nothing but curses
f., The writer of the letter relates that the
abductors of the young man stood him
upon his feet and suddenly kicked then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-02
Disappearance Mystifies.

Fryer, as stated, came to this city from
San Francisco about three weeks ago.
His disappearance was necessarily a
cause for speculation. 1t was known
that he had a small sum Of money, and
it was thought he probably had been
waylaid and robbed, but soon came a
letter to Mrs. Moore telling part of the
story contained in the typewriter let
ter received by The Star.
Officials at the school wanted to re-
port his disappearance to the police. but
Mrs Moore said she thought it best to
wait She felt certain he would some
daV return here
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HEAR LAW EXPLAINED.
Members of Woman's Club In
structed in Parliamentary Usage.

The mysteries and subtleties of par
liamentary law were explained to the
members of the Women's Democratic
Study Club at the meeting held in the
cabinet ROOM of the New Willard Hotel
yesterday afternoon, the lecture being
delivered by Mrs. Annette b. Paul.
Dr. Clarence J. Owens, director of the
Southern Commercial Congress. address,
ed the club on True Democracy giving
an account of the ideals and traditions
real democrats should live up to.
Miss katherine Dabney presided and
introduced the speakers
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Hundreds of Residents to At
tend Inauguration Tuesday.
COUNCIL SEAT CONTESTED
Court Asked to Decide Between
Claimants-Boy Hurt by Auto
mobile-Other Notes.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 1, 1918
Alexandria will take a holiday Tues
day next to attend the Inauguration.
Practically all business will come to a
standstill by the noon hour and all Alex
andria will journey to Washington to wit
ness the ceremonies. The trains and
steamboats, have made extra prepara-
tons for the big crowds they expect to
handle. On the electric line all schedules
are to be thrown out and trains operated
every five minutes through the day and
at night until the demand is supplied.
The Alexandria Light Infantry will
make final plans at Its meeting Monday
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CENTER OF MYSTERY
Student of Local School Said
to Have Been Kidnapped.
WAS THE OWNER OF SECRET
Alleged to Have Been Subjected to
Inhuman Treatment.
CAPTIVE IN PHILADELPHIA
Letter to The Star Purports to Give
the Reasons for His
Abduction.
WAS THE OWNER OF SECRET
CAPTIVE IN PHILADELPHIA

typewritten letter received by The
star contains what purports TO be So
luton Of me mystery of the recent dis
appearance of Harry Fryer, pupil for
less than two days at "A Washington
electrical school. Fryer entered the
school February Ii and seemed 10 De
entirely satisfied with his surroundings
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from under him. This made him drop
to the floor in a sitting position, striking
the end of his spinal column and ''caus-
ing the greatest pain imaginable" 1t is
stated in the letter that such punishment
is inflicted in some prisons.
Continuing, the writer explains that
this torture lasted from o'clock in the
morning of February 10 until l o'clock
the following morning. One of the trio,
nauseated by the treatment turned
against his companions and forced them to
desist. new plan. which the writer says
cannot be revealed for obvious reasons.
was agreed upon one condition being that
Fryer was not to resume his electrical
studies at this time upon penalty OF
death
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rected to study Latin, in order that he
might be able to read the valuable in
formation without imparting the secrets
to others.
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Accepts the Conditions.

And knowing the men, it is stated
in the letter, "he accepted.
They fixed him up best they could,
put him to bed and allowed him to re-
cuperate as much possible, and about
noon February 20 released him. He was
so sore that he could hardly walk. His
spirit was not broken. however, and be-
fore he left he said, Il shall stick to
my promise, but God help You if l ever
get anything on you All his money
was taken from him and he was left
to shift as best he could.
1t Is related in the letter that Fryer
was a soldier at Vancouver, Wash. and
that a resident of Portland HAD become
greatly attached to him while he was
i'm the barracks across the river. This
man, it is stated, was an expert elec-
trician. and had Travelled in Arabia with
three companions. and shortly before
his death they learned of the secrets
contained in the book he is reported to
have left Fryer.
These electrical secrets. it is stated.
were written in Latin. Fryer was dt-
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night to take part in the inaugural pa
rade
Large numbers of Alexandrians have
also planned to go to Washington Mon
day to witness the suffrage parade.
Council Seat Contest.
Among the first cases which will come
before the state court of appeals in
Richmond Tuesday next is that of
Urban S. Lambert against Robert s.
Barrett, an appeal from a decision Of
the corporation court here over con-
tested seat in the city council The case
will be argued for Mr.. Lambert by
Judge j. h NJ. Norton and for Mr.
Barrett by Judge c. +. Nicol.
The seat in council from the first
ward is now held by Mr. Lambert. The
case came up in the corporation court
here, and a favorable decision was
given against Councilman Lambert by
Judge Chichester of Fredericksburg,
whereupon the latter appealed the case
to the higher court. Pending the out
come of the case Mr.. Lambert will con-
tinue to hold the seat in dispute.
Brings Phosphate Rock.
With a cargo of 5000 tons of phos-
phate rock from Florida, the steamer
Hilton of the Bull Line arrived in this
port this afternoon The cargo is con-
signed to the Alexandria Fertilizer and
Chemical Company. Both cargo and
steamer are the largest TO come into
this port thus far. The work of UNI
loading the big steamer was begun at
once.
Edward Dunn, nineteen years old, liv-
ing at Columbus and Princess streets.
while riding a bicycle on King street
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and pleased with his new companions
Two days after arriving at the school,
however he disappeared.
Letters sent by Fryer to friends fol-
lowing his disappearance contained the
statement that the writer would rather
have them regard him as an migrate
than a liar. He wrote that what had
happened to him was so remarkable that
his story might not be believed, and 1t
was for that reason he had refrained
from returning here and relating his
story in person.
Il will return some day" he wrote,
and tell all about it,
So striking is the similarity in the
typewriter communication and letter
Fryer wrote a friend from his temporary
home among relatives at Pennsburs
Pa. that il is believed he is the author
of the letter received by The Star. The
story is that the student had fallen heir
TO book containing electrical secrets
left TO him by a man who died in Port
land, Ore. in March, 1906 and he adds
that three men have been on his trail
Finally Strike His Trail.
For five years: SO the narrative runs
the would-be abductors were unable Il
get the youth in their clutches. the rea
sons not being stated. In January of thi.
year. it is alleged. Fryer's would-b alb
ductors found conditions favorable ant
started after him. He managed to elud,
them for a month. but thee trio FINAL,
located him in a private house in Ceda
street North Takoma, where he roomed
ION the night. of February u.s.. tn.
story goes. the trio got in an auto ans
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12
BOYS CAMP SCHOOL
AT o. A. G. JUNE 1927

A camp Of 100 boys II to 16 years
old, each a representative of an Ore
gon public school, will be established
at the Oregon Agricultural College
campus June 16, to continue to June
%. The object Is to furnish in the
summer session some practical in
struction in agriculture and manual
training for the boys. to help eradi-
cate the old notion that any manual
labor is necessarily uninteresting and
unintelligent.
The skilled hand must be directed
by the highly trained brain, and it
must be recognized that only those
who can build ideals which will arouse
all the energy and ambition of which
tneir natures are capable, can be truly
happy in any occupation or profess
sion." says Prof. f. ID. Ressler direc-
tor Of the summer session.
Although five hours day will be
given to study, most Of the work will
be in the fields and orchards, gar
dens. barns green houses and shops,
and the rest of the time will he given
to athletics and other recreation in
the swimming tank, gymnasium, ath-
letic field, camp and in cross country
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12
Idaho State Tennis Tournament.

Lewiston, Idaho, May 12.-(Spec-.
iaL )-The Idaho state tennis tourna-
ment will be held in Lewiston for the
fifth consecutive year. the dates be-
ing June 25-2S. This is the text of
letter received by II. w. Hibbard
from A. L. Hoskins, secretary of the
National Lawn Tennis association.
The state tennis tournaments were
brought to Lewiston four years ago
and since that time annual meetings
have been held which have attracted
tennis players from all sections of
the northwest. The Lewiston club
has always taken good care of the
visitors and in addition to special
conveniences being provided at the
tennis grounds, many social functions
have been arranged in honor of play
ers from outside points.
"The new courts and club house
are the superior of anything of the.
kind in the northwest" said Mr.. Hib-
bard last night, land there should be
no question in the future as to where
the state tourney will be held. There
is no city in the northwest where the.
tennis clubs are so well prepared to
handle meeting of this kind and /
believe the reports that will go to,
national headquarters this season
from the tournament held here will
be such that there will be no question
as to the Lewiston club securing per-
manently the state meetings
'The courts are the best that mon
ey and favorable soil conditions can
make them and the club house con-
veniences are most complete. Re-
freshments will be served at the club
house during the entire meeting and
1t is probable that a number of en-
joyable evening functions will be ar
ranged there. At the precent time
the membership Of the Lewiston club
numbers about $50 and every mem
ber of the club will assist in making
the tourney a big success.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12
FAN FODDER

We took three out of five, anyway.
No more baseball for two weeks
and then Walla Walla comes.
Pendleton opens in Baker tomor-
row, North Yakima opens in La
Grande and Walla Walla meets Boise
at Boise
Dougherty was doing things by
threes yesterday. The morning score
sheet shows that he was three times
at bat. made three hits, registered
three runs, drew three walks, stole
three bases and made three put outs.
In the afternoon he also drew three
bases on balls.
Fitchner only walked ten men dur
ing the course of the game. That's
pretty good for Bert.
Said McKune to that slab artist,
Fitchner:
you think you're a bear of pitcher,
But take tip from young Terry
And don't get canary,
For the next time we meet you we'll
gitcher."
when he's good, he's very good,
but when he's bad he's horrid."
Which one of the Buckarooes does
that fit?
Varian made the prettiest catch of
the season in the afternoon when he
speared Fitchner's long drive with
one hand. He ran back to the edge
Of the embankment and leaped as the
ball was sailing over him.
A downpour Saturday afternoon
just as the game was about to start
made playing an impossibility. Thus
Pendleton is one game behind on her
schedule.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12
BAKER LOSES LAST
OF SERIES TO W. W.

Walla Walla, May 12.-(SpeciaL)-
Walla Walla took the last and best
Of the series yesterday afternoon
from Baker and made it four and two
for the series. The game ended three
to two for the Bears and the small
score and marrow margin of victory
is an indication Of the class Of ball
put up. Hard Luck" Kelly did
mound work for the locals and Cole
man was on the slab for the visitors
and honors were almost evenly divid-
ed between them. The Gold Diggers,
though the tailenders, did what neith-
er Pendleton- or La Grande could do
by taking two Of the six games.
Score. r. H. E.
Walla Walla ........
Ddhef
Batteries-Kelly and Brown, Cole
man and Post
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12
TRAIN WRECKERS PUT
ROCKS ON TRACKS S
Passenger Has Narrow Escape
Strikers at Paterson Are blamed.

Sui ktTc
Paterson n. j., May 1.-THE west
bound train on the Erie railroad
known as the Chicago Express had a
narrow escape from wreck when the
locomotive crashed into a pile of rocks
on the tracks here, evidently placed
by would-be tram wreckers. The en-
gineer sighted the distractions in
time, however to slow down so that
only the locomotive pilot was smash
ed. No one was hurt.
On Monday last the Erie board Of
directors in New York received let
ter of the black type, which head:
IF you continue to stop trains for
the accommodation of scabs at Pat
erson we will cause an accident which
will cause the Erie railroad to have
damage suits brought for amounts
running into millions"
Detectives were put on guard at
points near the tracks of the road in
this city, where the strike Of the silk
mill workers is in its third month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12

United States immigration station at
Mission but injured no one. Twenty
one federals crossed the river where
they were taken into custody by Ser
geant Burgess and four men of troop
NJ Fourth United States cavalry. The
remainder fled in the direction of
Matamoras, So miles away.
When the constitutionalists began
to advance upon Reynosa, the $500
inhabitants of the place saw the HUI
erta troops were outnumbered and
fled to the American side.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12
CALLED
IN BY SPOKANE

The Boise team in the Western Tri-
State league may be crippled by the
loss of one of its best pitchers-Paul
Bridger one of the old Walla Walla
stars. The Spokane Chronicle says:
Paul Bridger, the star left-hander
Of the Boise club, who was sent to the
Tri-State league by President Cohn
after a holding out on the locals, will
get a chance to show his caliber in
the Northwestern league, as the Spo-
kane boss has decided to recall him.
Last season Bridger Joined the
Spokane club, but did not get chance
to work any as Kraft and Strand took
care of the southpaw work for the
club This spring Bridger refused to
report and after the case had finally
advanced to the place where Cohn
gave the player three days to come
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12

North Yakima, May 12.-Jensen's
double play all by himself Saturday
afternoon goes for naught and
Friene' home run is unavailing, for
rain stopped the game in the last half
of the fourth inning, with the score
to l in favor of Boise
Gordon pitched the four innings for
North Yakima and Finley was in the
box for the visitors. The Yakima
twirler was touched for hits in the
four sessions one of them a double
and the other home run, while Fin
ley held the Braves down to two sin
giles, although he gave Ford a pass
to first by walloping him with the ball
on the elbow, in the same place that
blow Tuesday put the Yakima heavy
hitter out of the game for three days
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12
rips, always accompanied by a camp

trips, always accompanied by a camp
protector" from the faculty.
A similar course in home economies
for girls will be given at the same
time. Girls of Is years or more will
be housed in the girls dormitory in
charge of a special matron who will
aim to impress them with the digni-
ty beauty and responsibility of wom-
anhood. The work in cooking, sew
ing, basketry and other household
arts will be adapted to the students.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12

Summary-Two base hits, McKune
Naugton, Lodell 2, Byrnes; three base
hits, Dougherty, Osborne; sacrifice
hits, Cowan, RAIDER, osborne; stolen
bases, Dougherty 8, Cowan, Varian,
McKune, Augustus; first on balls, off
Moeller s, off Osborne 2; struck out,
by Moeller s, by Osborne I; left on
bases, La Grande 6, Pendleton 12;
double plays, Beck to Peterson to
Walters; wild pitches by Moeller 2;
passed balls, by Peterson /; time Of
game, 2:13; umpire, Burnside.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known, Il. ]!
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cOus surfaces Of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 70 cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12
Tri-State Leagues
SATURDAY GAMES

Walla Walla, Wash, May 12.-
Playing ragged ball behind the small
est but gamest pitcher that ever dom
ned Walla Walla uniform, the
Bears lost their second game of the
series yesterday to the Gold Diggers,
the game being called in the middle
of the eighth inning, when the score
stood 3 to l, with the Bears Just be-
ginning to find their batting eye. A
heavy shower began in the last half
of the eighth, just as the Bears were
taking their field positions and after
Captain Brown. and Umpire Starkell
had held an oratorical contest on
third vase line the game was post
poned and finally called when the
rain continued after half an hours
time had elapsed.
Walla Walla stared off bad from
the first, Lundstrum fumbling Robins
hard grounder, allowing the first man
up base. Robin promptly stole Sec
ond and scored on Deans hit over
second
There was nothing doing then un-
til the fourth when Sheely hit and
was advanced on Martins grounder,
but was left there when Johnson went
| out, Harrod to Murphy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12

Abundant Health is assured when
there is good blood in the veins.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the medicine to
make good blood. Begin taking it
now. 1t is just what the system needs
at this time and will do you great
good. Sharpens the appetite, steadies
the nerves.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12

Summary-Two base hits, King,
Peterson, Lodell, Walters, Fitchner;
Three base hits, Peterson; sacrifice
hits, Corbin, Beck, Augustus; stolen
bases. Druhot, Nadeau, Dougherty'
RAIDER Varian, McKune Byrnes; first
on balls, off Fitchner 10; off Krause
5, off Berger Il Struck out, by Fitch
ner 4, by Krause 2, by Berger l.;
innings pitched, by Krause 6 1-3, by
Berger 2-3; hits off Krause 10, OF
Berger 5; left on bases, La Grande
10, Pendleton 9; wild pitches, by
Fitchner 2; passed balls. by Byrnes l.;
time of game, 2:30; umpire Burnside.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12
FTDERAIS BEATEN
NEAR THE BVOUNDARY
400 Rebels Capture eynosa and Burn
TnMn-PeOnrp Flee

TONII-I-FDIJFV IINE.
Brownsville, Texas, May 12.-Four
hundred constitutionalists defeated
$50 federal troops at Reynosa, state
u Tamausplas, killed five govern
ment soldiers. wounded 19 and cap
tured the town and burned its i'm
portant buildings. The constitutional
lists losses are not given in the re-
ports Of the battle reaching this city
One Mexican woman was killed and
three Mexican men were wounded at
Hidalgo on the American side Of the
Rio Grande Missiles also struck the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12

The East Oregonian will buy your
old rags. Must be large and clean
Bring or send them tn this office at
your earliest convenience.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12
s rs

through or take suspension, Bridger
reported and was turned over to,
Boise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-12
SATURDAYS GAMES.
Y. W League.

n. W. League.
Spokane 4, Vancouver s.
Tacoma !, Victoria 4.
Coast League.
Venice I, Oakland s.
Portland 3, Sacramento 4.
San Francisco 7, Los Angeles 5.
American League.
New York 10, Detroit 3.
Philadelphia s, st. Louis 6.
Washington l, Chicago O.
Boston 2, Cleveland 9.
National League.
st. Louis /, Boston l.
Pittsburg 0, Philadelphia 6.
Chicago 2, New York /.
Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn 9.