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KIND Letter To Mr.. Quinn.

Below we publish a letter of smpa-
thy written to Mr. } D. Quinn by his
friends in The Marine Corp at Indian
Head in his recent bereavement in the
loss Of his Wife Mr.. quinn was at one
time a member of the Marine Corp and
his letter is an evidence that when he
left the Marines he left behind him
many true and warm friends.
n. P. g. Indian Head. Nd.
December, Is, 1913.
Mr.. Jack Quinn.
Ny Dear Ffiend:-
Accept this little tribute Of respect
and sympathy in this your dark hour
Of bey avement. Command us in any
thing that we might assist YOU.
Your iFienas and Comrades,
e S. Marines, +. Il. Harbaugh
In charge
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in rlemoriam.
BROWN - Joseph H. Brown died 3
Years ago, December IS, 1913.
Brother though from yonder sky,
Cometh neither voice no cry,
Yet we know for thee today,
Every pain has passed away.
While we weep as Jesus wept,
Thou shall sleep as Jesus slept.
With thy saviour thou shall rest
Crowned, glorified and blest
advt. Sister Fannie.
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METHODIST CHURCH.
Preaching Sunday, December 81, as
follows: Indian Head 10 80 a. IN. Shiloh
p. m. La Plata .. m.
REV. J W. BEALI, Pastor
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Peuteeostal Church of the Nazarene.
Preaching as follows Sunday, Dec.
p, Da Bois Chapel, at 10 80 a. M.
In the home Of W. l.. Dement, at 8
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Christ Church, (Town HalD II a. m.
S. Paul's Chapel, $50 p. m.
CHRISTMAS.
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Christmas Morning, 100 q. IN.
St. Pauls Chapel, Il 90 a. NJ.
REV. HORACE W. STowELL, Rector.
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Dear Santa Claus:-I am little girl
five wears old. Please bring me Doll
and a lot of Toys. Please do not for
get my little brothers bring them lots
of Toys too.
am your little friend,
MARGUERITE BRIpGETF.
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Letters TO santa Claus.


Ny Dear Santa Claus
am a little girl two years old, l will
write You a letter to tell you what
want for Christmas. ! want you to
bring me a little cook stove, and a
doll, fur coat and cap. Santa Claus
don't forget to come to see Mama and
papa. Wishing you Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year.
Your loving little girl,
MARIE WILLIAMS.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-09-11
Midnight Blaze Destroys Famous Covered Structure
Lambertve City Limits. Light Shown Many
Miles Away. Serious Temporary Han
diCap to Delaware Valley Travel.

The famous white bridge across
the Alexauken Creek, at the divid-
ing line between the Lambertville
City limits and the Township of
Delaware, is no more. 1t passed
out of existence at midnight Mon
day, when it was destroyed in a
most spectacular fire.
To the accompaniment of the fire
whistles and the labored pumping
of engines, this old covered bridge
sent up one last shower of sparks
that rivalled the most famed of the
worlds pyrotechnics, and collapsed
into the Alexauken Creek shortly
before the midnight hour.
1t was after II o'clock when the
alarm was sent in. The entire de-
partment of this city and New Hope
responded, but only the Hibernia
auto engine actually got any water
on the burning bridge. The
Columbia got chemical stream into
action, but the fire was under too
strong a Roadway to accomplish
anything.
In order to get water on the
bridge, it was necessary for the
engine to be taken through the
meadows and along the creek bed.
No buildings being located in that
section of the city, there are no fire
plugs to draw from.
1t is not known exactly how it
caught fire, but the assumption is
that it was set by someone. While
it could have happened through the
careless dropping of lighted
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cigarette or cigar, it seems hardly
likely, after standing all these years.
Thomas and Henry Malloy, of
Malloy Brothers, merchants, who
reside at 275 North Main Street,
had the alarm sent. They were out
around their buildings, just before
retiring, when one of them smeIled
smoke. Both started an invest
igation, and about this time they
saw flames bursting from the bridge.
When they arrived at the structure,
after sending an alarm, it was burn
ing fiercely on the Lambertville end.
The fire appeared to have started
up near the roof of the bridge cover
ing, and when it reached the floor
it spread with almost lightning
rapidity. SiXty-five years of season
ing had rendered the yellow pine
and oak lumber like finder, and it
burned like blast furnace.
Before the fire equipment could
possibly have been brought into ac-
ton all hopes of saving the structure
were gone, and the spectators could
do nothing but watch it burn.
George Barber, of the New Jersey
Implement and Hardware Company,
lives at the farm house just across
the Pennington Branch Railroad
from the bridge, and while writing,
prior to retiring, he heard someone
shouting. Going to the door he
looked out, and his first impression
was that the orchard was all abaze,
the sparks coming directly over the
trees toward the buildings. A slight
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shift of the wind, though, changed
the sparks to an almost direct course
down the Alexauken Creek, and
they lost their force before reaching
any buildings within the city limits.
A Gypsy couple, encamped at the
Delaware Township end of the
bridge, were awakened by the sound
of the cracking flames, and when
they looked out of their tent they
thought the whole countryside was
a mass of flame. Their equipment
was not damaged, however.
Hundreds of people travelled up
North Union Street, confident that
the fire was at the old spoke mill,
now the canning factory, but many
of them did not go further than the
Pottery section, deeming the walk
along the creek, or across to and
up North Main Street to be too
long.
A temporary bridge will be
necessary, and at once. Teams are
now being driven through the
Barber place, down under the
Pennington railroad bridge, across
the Alexauken Greek, and through
the fields to North Union Street,
but it is a passage not suitable for
dark nights nor for people who
haven't safe horses; nor is it suit
able at all for automobiles. Foot
travellers can only walk the high
railroad bridge, or wade the stream.
The total loss will run up into
thousands of dollars. Without
definite plans to Judge by, it is safe
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to say that new steel bridge at
the same location would cost any
where from $1,000 to $4,000. de-
pending upon its strength and
width, while a concrete structure
would cost from $4,000 to $4,000
or more, depending upon the same
conditions. This, of course, will
have to be included in the county
taxes, as the Board of Freeholders
have charge Of these bridges.
There is some talk of changing
the location of the bridge and road
at this point, and the erection of
fairly good temporary bridge will
permit plans to be gone into care
fully before deciding. No steel or
concrete bridge could be erected
under from two to four months.
A wooden bridge could be erected
in two or three weeks, but this
material will not be used again.
The great Importance of this
highway leading through the Del
aware Valley in not realized until
some mishap like this occurs. Per-
sons who do not wish to drive the
creek, must either cross the Del
aware River at Stockton and again
at Lambertville, paying toll on each
bridge, or else must go across
country nearly to Dilts' Corner and
down the AIexauken Greek road,
making an extra distance of some
thing like four miles to travel.
The high pressure supply pipe of
the New Jersey Northern Gas Com
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02

Jersey City, May 2.-"Boss rule in
America has ended" This declara-
tion coming direct from President
Wilson was voiced as warning
to machine leaders in this state who
are fighting his plans for jury reform,
and has struck responsive chord
throughout the state. Scores of tele-
grams congratulating him on the tone
of his speeches in Newark and Eliza
beth City have been received by the
president.
The president expects to speak
here tonight
During conferences with democrat
ic state leaders. Wilson was assured
by Governor Fielder and his lieuten-
ants that there is a chance for the
legislature to enact the bill in its or
iginal form. Plans for jury reform
We're formulated by Wilson while he
was governor and his mission here is
to lock horns with former Senator
Smith and other machine leaders who
say they will control the special ses-
sion of the Legislature next week and
intend to submit the bill to refer
endum vote.
Wilson insists that this will defeat
the purposes of the bill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02
H0LD-UP MAN is
HASTILY CAUGHT

Held up at the point of revolver
last night. Ahlook, local Chinese,
lost no time after escaping from the
presence of the highwayman in
spreading the alarm among his coun-
trymen. AS a result the man. with
the gun was trailed and captured with
in few moments. He gave his name
as John Wolfe ana will be given a
hearing this afternoon before Justice
OF the Peace Joe II. Parkes.
1t was about 10 o'clock last night
that Ahlook was shuffling along Gar
den street when he was suddenly con-
fronted by Wolfe who flashed a re-
volver in front of his nose and de-
manded money. The startled celes-
tial declared he had none whereupon
the robber demanded his watch. All
look again denied possession and was
then allowed to go on his way. Dart
ing around the corner into Chinatown,
he let out a Xxi vi" or two which
served to bring TO his aid a half dozen
other sons of the new republic.
They followed Wolfe and, when he
disappeared through the doors of the
Boston restaurant on Main street
Night officer John Russell was sum-
moned. He arrested the man and
placed him in jail.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02
AMENDMENT Z <1EBB BILL is
MADE THROUGH BRYAN'S EFFORTS
Provides that Aliens Not Eligible to Citizenship
Can Lease Lands for Three Years Action TAX
en- After Sharp Debate Other Amendments
Will be Made at Later Session.

Sacramento, May 2.-The mission
of Bryan To California to mitigate the
rigor of the expected anti-alien land
law legislation, was partially success
ful here today when by a vote Of %
to IS the California senate adopted an
amendment to the Webb BirdsalI anti
alien land bill, providing that aliens
not eligible TO citizenship can lease
lands in the state for period of three
years. The amendment was adopted
after a debate lasting about an hour.
Following the adoption of the amend
ment, consideration of the Birdsall
bill and the Webb amendment con-
tinued until 1:45 this afternoon. and
the senate then adjourned. Further
amendments will be introduced by
Senators Caminetti, Campbell and
Wright as soon as the bill gets back
on the floor
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02

Store, W. j. Connor G. Co.. A. A. AS
bahr, Taylor Hardware Co., Pacific
Power & Light Co., American Nation
al bank, Tallman & Co., Pendleton
high school.
Silver medals for second point win
ners. Pendleton Drug Co, Clifford
Jordan and Harold Brock, Mark Pat
ton. Shubert-Taylor Co, F. E. Judd,
F. f.. Livengood & Co., George Dar-
veau, Cash Market. Max Baer, W. L.
Boynton Grocery, Golden Rule store,
Hamley & Co., Gray Bros, Pendleton
high school
Bronze medals for third place win
ners by Pendleton high school.
Teams Now Here.
Practically all of the visiting teams
are now here save the Athena team.
Most of the students arrived this
morning and are putting in a day
here getting used to the altitude and
they will take a short workout this
afternoon at Roundup grounds or
at the high school.
Here is a partial list of the outside
teams:
La Grande-Conkey, Huff. Coapy,
Jackson Leffel. Winters, Rosenbaum,
Ralston. Kalston. Olson
Wallowa-Tully, Johnson. James,
Southwick, Lorenz. Hayes, Hendricks,
Rich. Powers.
Ontario-McPherson Boyer Lack
ey, Ruth. Myers. King, Maddux,
Strane, Myers.
Athena - Ingham WOrthington.
Payne. Tompkins
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02

Just before the senate convened,
Bryan, Johnson, Attorney General
Webb and Senator Boynton held
secret conference and it is regarded as
possible that in this secret session
Bryan played a trump card which
may have had something to do with
the resultant action of the senate.
Sacramento, May 2.-Weary from
the long night sessions, members of
the senate today prepared to act up
on the. Webb substitute for the Bird
sail bill which prevents the owner
ship of land by Japanese or Chinese
in this state. Bryan arrived at the
capitol early and remained in a pri-
vate office until the senate convened.
The senate gallery was packed The
bill was reached at 11:15.
A long executive conference between
Bryan and Governor Johnson, Attor-
ney General Webb, Senator Boynton
and administration leaders about
which the greatest secrecy was main
tanned, preceded the action in the SEN
ate today. Although the progressive
leaders declared the bill would be
passed, there was a feeling that more
important developments than have yet
appeared were impending Those
who heretofore have been free to dis
cuss the anti-alien developments were
extremely reticent when the senate
was called to order.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02
8 OF LEADING HIGH SCHOOLS
OF E. OREGON TOCOMPETE HERE

Tomorrow afternoon Pendleton will
be the scene of the Eastern Oregon
high school track and field meet and
it promises to be the best and most
exciting affair held since the league
was formed some years ago. Eight of
the leading high schools of eastern
Oregon, represented by some IS or 10
husky young athletes will participate
on the Roundup track for the
championship honors and there will
be nothing lacking in the way of en-
thusiasm and interest. In order to
leave the field for the athletic meet
in the afternoon the ball game will
be played in the forenoon and all will
afternoon program.
Parade at 1 O'Clock.
Promptly at / o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon the program will open with
a parade through the streets in which
all the auto owners of the city are
asked to participate. The parade
will start from the Bowman Hotel and
with the auto trucks carrying the team
members in the lead will go down
court to the Roundup grounds. The
parade is being held under the aus
pices of the High School Alumni COM
mittee named by President Tallman of
the Commercial club. The committee
chairman is j. r Raley.
The meet at the Roundup grounds
is to start at 1880. Teams will be
present representing the high schools
of Baker, Wallowa Enterprise,
Athena. La Grande, Union, ON
tario and Pendleton. Baker
will have the largest number
of men entered, the team being COM
posed of IS members. Pendleton will
be next with II athletes enrolled. La
Grande will have 10 men upon the
track. Wallowa nine. Enterprise five
and Athena three.
Order of Events.
Following is the order of events as
they will occur:
Fifty yard dash. $50 yard run. 100
yard dash. pole vault, shot put, pole
vault, shot put. pole vault, high jump
discus throw, 22O yard dash, javelin
high hurdles, 440 yard dash. broad
jump, low hurdles, mile run, hammer
throw, relay race. one half mile.
Under the rules of the meet first
place winners are given five points,
second place winners three points
and third place winners one point In
the relay race the winning team is
credited with five points
Many Fine Trophies.
The following is n list of local tro-
phies offered to the visitors in the
coming meet:
The Peoples Warehouse, cup for
the high school winning the meet.
| Bond Bros, cup to the high school
winning the relay race.
Medal for highest individual point
winner, L. G. Frazier.
Gold medals for the various first
point winners, Alexander Department
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02
CALIFORNIA FIRST
IN SUICIDE LIST

Washington. May 2.-California in
general and san Francisco in particu-
lar are given the unenviable distinc-
ton of leading the country in the
number of suicides and Memphis in
the number of murders by the census
statistics from 20 odd states published
today. tuberculosis is the principal
instrument of the grim reaper, and
Denver leads the cities in the num-
Der of deaths from that disease, with
2S2 out of every thousand. The sta
tistics are based on the mortality re-
turns of 1911. In that year there
were 94,205 deaths from tuberculosis
in the states included in the returns,
the percentage being a hundred and
fifty eight and nine tenths per thou
sand. Organic diseases of the heart
are next, with a percent of a hundred
and forty and nine tenths Montana
leads in accident and murder returns
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02
WILL DEMAND FULL
PROBE OF AFFAIRS

Washington, May 2.-Following a
plea Of former Senator Watson of
West Virginia that congress cease its
inquiry into conditions of the coal
districts in that state. Senator Kern,
of Indiana, announced his determi-
nation in the senate today to demand
the investigation be pushed to the linn
it. Watson, who is mine owner,
telegraphed that the strike in the
Paint and Cabin Creek districts was
settled, and that further inquiry
would be futile. Kern, in a speech
declared: The strike is not the ques-
ton. Peonage is the question. Hunt
ing men across the hills like escaped
convicts and beasts is the question
We are going to have an inquiry"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02
ORATORICAL TEST
IS HELD TONIGHT

The annual oratoricai contest
Of the interscholastic associa-
ton of eastern Oregon, held
each year in conjunction with
the annual high school track
meet. is scheduled for this
evening in the auditorium of
the high school. Representa-
tives of the Baker, La Grande,
Wallowa, Ontario and Pendle-
ton high schools will compete
for the championship honors
and there will be a number of
musical selections interspersed
in the program. William
Breithaupt will defend the hon
ors of the local school.
The following is the program
for the evening:
Chorus, "Carmena" Mildenburg
Girls Glee Club
Grafton, ideals of Public
Service" j S. Jenkins, Baker
Grafton, Lincoln" ......
Milton Stoddard, La Grande
Grafton, THE Last Great Dis
covery" Alex Pearson, Ontario
Grafton, THE Progress of
Liberty" ............
William Breithaupt, Pendleton
Grafton, "The Destiny of Our
Nation .................
-. Karl Hendricks. Wallowa
Girls Glee Club
Decision of judges.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02
ASBAHR SAYS P. H. S.
WILL WIN THE MEET

In the annual track and field
b meet tomorrow the lads of the 4
, Pendleton high school will try I
fortunes again with their arch
B and ancient foe, the Baker high
. school Baker won the meet
last year and hopes to repeat
, the performance. But 1t will be Z
B no triumph for Baker if Coach I
, A A Asbahr, who has trained =
, the Pendleton team, has the sit
; uation sized correctly. Here is Z
B Asbahr's version Of the coming Z
B battle
B "Pendleton will win the meet Z
b though it will be a close con-
B test and the victory will be won
with but a few points to spare. Z
Pendleton is handicapped Z
B through the fact almost all the Z
D men are new on the team. Yet
the boys are showing up well Z
and will be especially strong in Z
the sprints. the middle dis 4
, tances and the weights. We are 4
= going in to win and l believe we
VIII DO so.
, Following will be the contest =
ants for the p II. S; so yard =
dash, Brock, Koch and McDon-
aid. 500 yard run, Mcdonald, Z
b Williamson, Oscar Ferguson. 100 Z
, yard dash, Brock. Koch and Nc
3 Donald. Pole vault, Gordon and
3 Finnell. Shot put, Jordan, Roark =
D and Morris. High jump, Z
, Straughn. Williamson ana Myers. Z
= Discus throw, Jordan, Morris, 4
, Straughn, Roark. 220 yard =
D dash. Koch, Brock, Siebert. Nc Z
b Donald Javelin throw, Jordan, =
, Russell, Dunlap. High hurdles, =
3 Straughn, oscar Ferguson, My
, ers. $40 yard dash, Siebert Os-
Q car Ferguson, Mcdonald, Curl. =
, Broad jump. Dunlap. Straughn, Z
y Mcdonald, Siebert Low hurdles
Dunlap, Straughn, Rayburn Os- Z
B car Ferguson. Mile run, Will
. hanson, Arthur Ferguson. Min
3 mis- Hammer throw, Jordan,
= Roark, Straughn Relay race. 4
= Mcdonald. Siebert. Koch. Brock, =
. Ferguson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02
LETTERS FOUND REVEAL HUGE PLOT
BY MIuTANTS TO BURN PROPERTY

London. May Scotland Yard de-
tectives arrested Edward Clayton to-
day on charge of conspiracy in con-
nection with an alleged suffragette
plot to burn the lumber yards in
London. The arrest was based on
letters written to Clayton by Annie
Kenney, a militant, listing the lum-
ber yards and describing a more eff
fective method of setting fire to them
with chemicals. Clayton refused to
comment on the charges. Clayton,
Miss Kenney and others arrested in a
raid were arraigned in Bow street
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02
PROMIN ENT WOOL MAN
is COMING TO CITY

John Holiday president of the Ma
tiOnal Woolgrowers' Warehouse of
Chicago. is to be in Pendleton Satur-
day, May l. and is desirous of meet
ing with all local sheepmen. He is to
he accompanied by H Belts of Boise,
according to Information just receiv-
ed by wire by Dan p. Smythe.
In view of the present status of the
wool market and the attitude of the
buyers. the coming of Messrs. Holli-
day and Belts is of significance. The
National Woolgrowers' Warehouse
has been in operation for several
years and is intended to secure just
prices for woolgrowers. 1t has met
with much success and has served as
a protection to the growers
1t is understood that this year the
National Warehouse has more IA
vorable storage offer than it has Civ
en- in the past and Mr.. Holiday is
anxious to meet as many eastern Ore
gon growers as possible. He is to be
at Baker on May 10. two days prior
to his meeting in Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-02

court and applications for separate
trials were denied
In the opening statement, Crown
Prosecutor Bodkin read several letters
he alleged Clayton wrote to Miss Ken
ney. Some of these, he said, were
found in suffragette headquarters and
others in Miss Kenney,s flat. One of
these letters set forth plans to burn
several government buildings, in ad-
dition to lumber yards. 1t included
diagrams and locations. the hours
watchmen were on duty and other in
formation. Another letter suggested
starting the fires with torches soaked
in benzine and cohol