East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-24
Flashes From the Wire

Tillamook. Ore, June 24.-Dissat-
isfaction with the way the employees
of the city government were conduct
ing affairs was responsible for the
resignation of Mayor John r. Harter,
who was reelected last November In
a close contest Recently, on his re-
turn from a trip, Harter threatened
wholesale discharge of employees, but
did not carry out his plan. His own
resignation came as a surprise to his
political friends.
Washington. June 24.-Represen-
tative Mann. author of the Mann
white slavery act has voiced a de-
mand for the removal from office OF
A. Caminetti. father of the youth
whose escapade with young women
led to his indictment and subsequent
resignation of District Attorney Nc
Nab of San Francisco. "Lf the presi-
dent believes in the Mann act he Will
appoint a new commissioner on the
ground that Caminetti has used his
political influence to prevent MS
sons trial. declared Mann.
Wenatchee. Wash. June 24.-O.
Namba. Leavenworth Japanese, has
hit upon a plan to acquire, to all in
tents and purposes, real estate in TINS
state He recorded a contract or sale
from Mary Ralston to himself of a
certain lot There is no law prohlD-
iting contracts of sale to japanese
Namba is to receive deed in 1917
on his completion of the payment OF
$4,000 i'm installments. In the mean
time. he expects to sell the property
at an advance.
Klickitat. Wash. June 24.-The
undeveloped water power site at
Klickitat Falls is to be sold at sher-
iff's sale July 26 in execution of al
Judgment in favor of f. b. Cole
against X. Murray and Ham, Years
lev & Rysle, Washington corpora
ton.
Vancouver. Wash. June 24.-Doz-
ems of carriages and automobiles linet
nm on both sides of the Columbia rlN-
er sunday waiting vainly for trans
portation by ferry which had. been
laid UP by federal inspectors for re-
pairs. Notice was given vancouver
residents, but many people living IN
the country had planned to VISIT
Portland and found only at the river
brink that they must postpone their
JOURNEYS Agitation for bridge as
sumed new vigor after this.
North yakima. June 24.-Only
dozen Moose will lose bits of skin III
their voluntary offers to help neal
Eva Robillard. who was desperately
burned several weeks ago. New SKIN
is forming over part of the a1tec'eo
portions. Members of the Moose
lodge pledged themseles to furnlsh
healthy skin for grating on the
child's body.
Washington June 24.-To stimu-
late rifle shooting among civilians.
bill authorizing the war department
to distribute 100000 Krag-Jorgenson
rifles discarded by the regular army
viii be introduced soon in the house
of representatives by Representative
Julius Kahn of California, chairman
of the national defense league. me
arms would be issued to clubs al
ready organized or to be formed by
citizens
Los Angeles. June 24.-Trying to
die four times, but every attempt fa-
tile. r. e. Edens declares that even
the charms of Mrs. Mabel Toward or
Klamath Falls, Ore, are not enough
to induce him to make a fifth at
tempt Edens' brother from Georgia.
"cut him OUT last fall and he took
poison. When the marriage took
place he took more. When he recov-
cred he made a third attempt. The
poison he swallowed in his latest ef-
fort has just been pumped out "No
use trying it again" he now says.
"I'n1 tirnd of tho niIypn