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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03

the sheriff changed clothes and View
ed the dead bandit and then took
them on to Meacham. They returned
late In the night upon hearing the re-
port OF the automobile passing
through Athena but returned again
at o'clock.
Two bloodhounds from the walla
Walla penitentiary were brought over
last evening by Guard Francis Davis
and taken on IS TO the scene OF the
crime. At the point where the train
was held up, the track is on a steep
embankment and in the soft dirt OF
this embankment. the footprints OF
the fleeing robbers We're plainly dis
cernable. At the bottom. however,
the ground is hard and no marks were
made. 1t was the intention of the Of
fcers to place the hounds on this trail
in the hopes they would get the scent
and also upon trail leading to Ka-
mela which was discovered by Deputy
Sheriff Ira Hughes and Forest Ranger
Hiram Shreckise. However. no great
hope is held that the bloodhounds
VIII prove equal to the task before
them.
Though there is well substantial
ed theory that the robbers escaped by
auto. the officers are acting also on
the possibility that they might have
escaped on fot or horseback. Sheriff
mug OF Union county. Sheriff Rand OF
haker besides the local officers and
railroad men and mountaineers are
scattered over the mountains TODAY
Chief Of Police Kearney and Denutv
Sherln James Estes returned last
night They found no clew save the
!e" tracks near the railroad. Should
the robbers be overtaken. there will
probably be a battle for it is known
'hey are heavily armed and desperate
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
WALLA WALLA MAN LOST
MUCH IN TRAIN HOLD-UP
III. IL. ROYCE, WEALTHY BREWER.
GIVES UP DIAMOND RING
WORTH 500.

II. B. Royce, wealthy brewer Of
Walla Walla, was among the heaviest
losers in the train robbery near Ka-
mela early yesterday morning. Be-
sides losing some small change, he
was robbed of diamond ring which
he valued at $500. Royce spent yes
terday in Pendleton and was kept
lUsy during the day narrating his ad-
ventures.
Il had been in La Grande." he said
'on a business trip and late in the
evening wandered up to the Elk club
where the Elks were putting on "The
Days of '49." They had a ruling that
no one wearing a white collar would
be allowed. | didn't know this so
when l got in two Elk cowboys stuck
revolvers in my sides and escorted me
out
soon after that / boarded No. 5
and. being sleepy. soon dozed off.
was in the second chair car and the
i'ext | knew I was being prodded into
wakefulness by another pair of six
shooters in my ribs. Naturally l
thought the fellows were some PEN
cleton Elks still having their lark
Take off that diamond ring said one
Of the fellows. %, guess there's no
hurry about it. l answered About
the time l got couple more prods
with those guns, began to see it was
no joke. What do you think this is.
a picnic?' the big fellow said and at
h. 1,1N.
and removed the ring himself Gee,
guy YOU must be a fat one he said
and demanded that l produce my roll
l had two purses, one containing some
checks and the other two % dollar
sold pieces. ] didn't bring them out.
however I just reached in my pock-
ct and pulled out $2.45 in silver and a
new penny Dump it in the sack
was commanded and that's the first
] knew there was a sack 1t was a
so pound flour sack. He seemed to
think still had some money but I as
sured him l didn't He looked at my
watch and chain but told me I could
Keep them. Thanks for that 1 said
and they then went on.
What made me the sorest was the
fact there was a boob right behind
me who had seen the robbers 60
through on their forward trip and
who had hidden all of his valuab bles.
He told me about it afterwards, WHY
In the name of all that's holy didn't
YOU wake me up said and the poor
boob said he didn't think about it.
might have saved that ring"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
5000 10 Antn pnoe...

TACOMA. Wash. July IA mum.
her of the fastest cars in the west
participated in the Intercity Century
automooile race run on the Tacoma
Speedway this morning in connection
with the Montamara Festo. The dis
lance was 100 miles and the cash
prizes aggregated $500 The race
was dun over the new two mile as
phaitum course. one of the fastest i'm
tne country This afternoon the
Golden Potlatch trophy race. two
hundred miles over the same course.
Tor purses of $500 will be run. Both
races We're sanctioned by the Amer
lean Automobile Association.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
BATTLE IS EXPECTED IN EVENT POSSE OVER7AKES MEN
BROWN AUTOMOBILE FIGURES
IN ESCAPE OF BANDITS Who
HELD Up OW.R. AND n. TRAIN

That the bandits who escaped into
the Blue Mountains early yesterday
morning after robblng o.-w. r. & N.
train No. made their getaway in a
brown automobile Is theory which
Is being accepted by officers here
with various degrees OF credence. That
theory was advanced yesterday by
reason OF the fact that such an auto
was occupied several days ago by men
who robbed farmer in Baker coun-
~. Two Strengthening clews have
since been found for the theory.
The first was the Identification OF
the dead bandit by Give s. Cheshire,
head salesman at the Clark Hardware
Co. store. as the man who Wednesday
came into the store and purchased
the house numbers 35O66 from him.
saying he wanted them 10 make an
automobile license tag. He also ask
cd for the letters w A S II TO match
but the store had none. He looked
at piece Of belt leather upon which
to tack the numbers. but decided the
leather was too expensive. saying he
would use a board instead. His ex-
PLANTATION OF his purchase was that in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03

Washington numbers are not given
when licenses are purchased. Later
he took the numbers to the Power
harness shop and asked them to be
tackled on a piece OF leather telling
the same story. He went out to get
a timer TO cut out the letters "WN,"
but never returned to claim his prop
erty Carl Power states the dead
man resembles his customer but will
not swear he Is the same.
Late last evening Deputy Sheriff W
r. Taylor of Athena telegraphed
down that a brown automobile carry
ing three men had been seen to pass
through Athena between 9 and 8
o'clock yesterday morning. Sheriff
Taylor was Immediately notified and
agent T. F. OBrien had all officers
in Washington notified to be on the
lookout Deputy Sheriff Taylor is
here today and declares he is not at
all convinced that the auto had any
thing 10 do with the robbers.
However. the officers readily agree
that II the robbers did have an un-
numbered auto they would desire 10
get a number in order to avoid the
danger of being stopped to explain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
OFFICERS DIVIDED
OVER IDENTITY Of
DEAD H0LD-UP MAN
Some Question Made Whether He is
Hugh Whitney Although Evidence
Seems Ito Establish fact.
SHERIFF SURE OF IDENTITY
Coroner Garfield Gets Into Commune
cation With Whitney's Father Who
Declares Description Not Like That
OF Son-Many Declare That Dead
Man Is Whitney.

Officers here are divided in theil
opinion as to whether or not the dead
railroad bandit is Hugh Whitney, the
notorious Idaho. Montana and Wyom.
ing outlaw. Sheriff 7. d. Taylor after
studying the body, the description and
picture OF Whitney taken several
years ago declares there can be nc
doubt of the identity while Chief
Special Agent f. B. Wood of the o.
w. r. & y. is still in doubt.
There is strong resemblance be.
tween the dead man and Whitney.
picture, the name of Hugh whitney
was scratched on the watch case OF
the dead man and three different mer
have positively identified him. Be.
sides Fred Maxim and Don Saunders a
third man. II. f. Bradley, waiter in
the Queen Chop House and who
claims TO have known Whitney in Ida.
no Falls, Baker and Lewiston, has
positively identified him.
Coroner H. s Garfield last evening
got into communication with Whit.
ney's father near Council, Idaho, and
the old man declared the description
was not that of his boy He refused
to come here, saying he had not suf-
ficient money. From the manner of
the elder Whitney's speech when in
formed of the tattoo marks and other
descriptive marks, the coroner is con-
vinced the old man believed the dead
bandit his son. He denies his sons
arm was tatooed and declares his son
had scar in the middle of his fore
head. Only an almost imperceptible
scar was found on the deceased mans
forehead
Bradley declared to Coroner Gar
Held that he had seen Hugh Whitney
in Idaho Falls in October 1913. in
Baker in May, 1918. in Lewiston in
July 1913 and in Grants Pass in
March. 1914. He did not explain why.
If he knew Whitney at those times. he
did not inform the officers and Sc
cure the $3.50 reward which has been
on his head for several years.
Saunders and Maxim reiterate their
statements that the dead man is the
Hugh Whitney they knew personally
before he commenced his career of
crime. Many others declare they had
seen him many times but these state.
ments are always accepted with con-
siderable doubt inasmuch as it is a
very common human phenomenon for
an unknown dead man to be "recog-
nized."
Nick Noel, bartender at the State
saloon, feels positive that the dead
man is the same who drew knife on
him Wednesday after being refused
a drink. That he was in Pendleton
on "Wednesday seems very probable
as many seem sure of their recog-
milton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
HEAD OF ELECTRIC co. IS
BEING CLOSELY GUARDED
ATTEMPT MADE TO DYNAMITE
HOME, ACCORDING TO RE
PORT MADE.

PITTSBURG, July S.-President f.
Nj. Herr of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing company is under
guard following an attempt reported
to have been made to dynamite his
residence in suburb of Edgewood
Wednesday morning. The affair is
yelled in a great deal of mystery. A
report was current that Robert Miller
of Williamsburg was passing the Herr
residence and saw n man planting a
four pound bomb beneath 1t, He in
terrupted him and was immediately
shot and so badly wounded that he
cannot recover, After the shooting,
the alleged dynamiter fled. abandon
ing the explosive. The affair is asso-
ciated in the public mind with a
strike which recently tied up three
of the Westinghouse plants in East
Pittsburg.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03

made up simply of the morbidly Gu
rious. Fully SO women applied for
admittance and inspected the dead
outlaw.
The amusing feature of the pro
cession was that about five of every
to visitors We're positive they either
knew the dead man or had seen him
iately. In fact 1t was rather extraor-
dinary for a person to admit never
having laid eyes on the deceased.
Thus 1t happened that the OFF,.
GERS were Informed by various per-
sons that the dead man had been seen
In Pendleton. La Grande, Baker, Ka-
mela and a half dozen othe, p,a ces
all AT the same hour.
The refusal of the whitney ramily
to claim the body has determined the
authorities to keep the body until Il
Is definitely identified
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
Fully $500 People 60 tothe Morgue
to see Body of the Dead Bandit

Fully $500 people yesterday called
at the Baker morgue and viewed the
body of the dead bandit, according
to Undertaken John Baker, and to-
day others are calling by the dozens,
While quite a number were permitted
to see the body early in the after
noon. the general public was not al
lowed to enter the morgue until after
the embalming had been completed.
At four o'clock until six, the morgue
was kept open and there was a con-
slant stream entering and leaving
and from I until Q 1t was the same
way. Even after he had got into bed
at IL O'Clock, Mr.. Baker declares he
was called up and requested to come
down and let people in to see the
body.
For the most part this crowd was
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
MEXICAN OUTLAWS AMBUSH
REBELS; MANY ARE KILLED
FORCE OF 60 NEARLY EXTERNII-
MATES SCOUTS-INDIANS
SENT TO SCENE.

JUAREZ, July S.-Sixty outlaws,
led by Manuel Gutierrez. ambushed 2S
Mexican consttutionalists scouts at
Santiago Pass, near Pearson Satur-
day and killed 2s, according to advices
received here. The survivors fled to
Pearson and Lieutenant Colonel Carlos
CarranZa Immediately led so soldiers
against the outlaws Carranza and his
men were amhushed and five soldiers
killed and four wounded Carranza's
horse was shot from under him The
soldiers fled, abandoning Carranza
who finally made his way to Pearson
\ force of GaQuis were dispatched tc
eNterminate the outlaws.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
ANOTHER UMAT|LLA PIONEER
ANSWERS CALL OF DEATH
\. j. STCRTEVANT OF PILOT
ROCK PASSES AWAY AT
THE AGE OF SS.

A. ]. Sturtevant, father OF Pilot
Rock and resident OF Umatilla county
since early days. died this afternoon
at 1856 at his home in Pilot Rock ac-
eording to information received here.
He was SO years old. The cause OF
death was senile debility the old
gentleman having been failing for
several years. His only heirs are
Mark Sturtevant, son. and two
grandchildren by his deceased son,
clark. For the past three years T. ].
IWeedy of this city had been his guar
dian. his advanced age and falling
health having rendered him incompe-
tent TO administer his business affairs
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
REPORTS FROM PERSONS Who
CLAIM TO HAVE SEEN TRAIN
ROBBERS RECEIVED HOURLY

dark. He struck match. he said,
and saw three men clearly They
asked him roughly his business and
later asked him 20 go to their camp
but he continued on his way. He
viewed the body OF the dead bandit
and thinks it was one Of the trio.
Martin Madison, the Cayuse post
master, reports having seen two men
set off No. Is a few nights ago with
suitcases and later OF having appear
cd dressed in overalls.
Along with these reports are vari'
Gus others from local people who
claim to have seen the dead man hero
on Wednesday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
EXTRA APPROPRIATION IS
EXPECTED TO PASS SOON
S60.oeO FOR PENDI.ErON FEEDER.
AL BUILDING UP TO SEN.
ATE.

In letter Senator Chamberlain
has just sent Will NJ. Peterson II is
stated the bill for the special appro
priation of $4,000 Is now on the cal.
enjar in the senate and the senior
senator expects to have no difficulty
In getting the bill passed. He looks
for the passage of the bill within a
short time.
The special appropriation has al.
ready gone through the house and 4,
only awaits the action of the senate
TO become a law. With the passage
OF the special act there will be a to-
tai Appropriation OF $50. 900 for the
Pendleton federal building. The spe-
cial appropriation has been asked for
because II is desired to provide fed
eral court accommodations in the
building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03

hers Is in progress, the officers in
the field and at home are almost
hourly receiving communications. per-
sonal or otherwise from men who
claim TO have some clew TO the ac-
tions OF the bandits either before or
after the robbery. Some Of these are
accepted as possible aids in the search
while Others are cast aside as worth
less.
a man by the name of Henry
Sears OF this city claims to have
been walking in the vicinity of Ka
mela late Wednesday night and To
have encountered three men in the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
$1,000 car AS Auto Rnce prire

DENVER, July S-Nearly fifty
automobiles started from the Denver
Motor club this morning in the 240
mile road race to Pueblo and return
arranged by the club. Motor clubs
of Pueblo and Colorado Springs are
cooperating. The racers viii make
the run to Pueblo today. stopping
tour hours at Colorado Springs en-
route. Only elapsed time will be
counted. The machines will be start
ed back to Denver from Pueblo to-
morrow, arriving here tomorrow aft
ernoon. a handsome $4,000 car has
been offered as first prize.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
Educational Problems Discussed.

BOULDER, Colo. July S.-Discus-
sion of four of the most pressing
problems of education opened here
today with the beginning OF the an
nual Colorado conference of educa-
tion under the auspices of the Uni
,ersity of Colorado. They are the
problem Of civilization in America.
the Industrial order and its problems,
the problem OF character and the
problem of higher patrirtism.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
SEEK CASH TO BOOST
FOR NEVADA COUNTY

GRASS VALLEY. July 3.-The Ne
wade county promotion committee in
special session decided TO call upon
the supervisors during their July ses-
sion and urge sufficient appropriation
TO carry out the publicity program
that will be presented. The recon-
mendations will be in the form of
budget, completely itemizing the vari-
Gus needs for the money.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
MOtorcyclists Rally at Famous Rcsor,

SARATOGA SPRINGS. y. Y. July
S.-Motorcyclists from all parts OF
the east gathered here today to at
tend the carnival which started today
and will continue tomorrow and sun
day.
Motorcycle clubs from Washington.
Baltimore, Boston and Springfield
came here on their machines. The
annual convention of the New York
State Federation of American Motor
cyclists is scheduled for tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
REWARDS OF $1,000 EACH STIMULATE MAN-HUNT
DOGS FROM WALLA WALLA PEN|TEN7ARY USED
+.
SHERIFF TAYLOR OF UMAT|LA HEADS PURSUIT

With a reward OF a thousand dol
lars dead or alive on each OF the rob-
bers who escaped after holding up No.
yesterday morning as an added in
centiye, renewed efforts are being
made today to trace the fugitiyes.
Bloodhounds have been taken to the
scene OF the manhunt in the hopes
that they can follow the trail.
Sheriff T. ID. Taylor of this county
is today heading the pursuit and Chief
Special Agent E. b. Wood of the o.
w. II. & y. is also on the scene. They
came up from Portland last evening
on No. IS which was held here while
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
Gets $1,000 for Asylum Life.

HARTFORD, Conn. July "a
Jury in the federal court awarded a
verdict of $4,000 to Mrs. Elizabeth
Curtis Holman in her suit for $50, 900
damages against her former husband.
Prof, Cranston Brenton, and DR..
Paul Waterman of this city. on an
allegation of conspiracy to place her
in an insane retreat Suit was
brought also against DR.. o. C. Smith
Of this city, but the jury exonerated
him. Counsel for Prof. Brenton and
DR.. Waterman filed notices of appeal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
Prohibitionists I'm Session,

COLORADO SPRINGS. July a.
plans for statewide prohibition in
Colorado are expected to be laid dur
ing the state convention OF the pro-
hioition party which began here to-
day While all delegates are united
In their belief that the time Is ripe
Tor a determined campaign. they are
said TO differ as to the proper meth.
DDS which should be pursued.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
Liner still Aground

MoNTREAL. July s.-The Cana
uian Pacific Lake liner Assinoboia.
was reported still aground on Mani
toulin Island. All passengers. Il was
said We're transferred to the AIber-
IAN Canadian Pacific officials do
eiared Yesterday the Assiniboia was
retioated shortly after it grounded
out 1t developed in later reports 10
be untrue.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
Railroads Fix Rate

SALEM. ore, July 3.-After many
months Of correspondence between
the state oilroad commission aud tho
officials of the Southern Pacific and
oregon Electric. the two railroad
companies have agreed 10 rate Of
S2.25 on coke shipped from Fairfax.
Wash, TO salem.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
INDIVIDUAL FINGER
BOWLS NEW DEMAND

SACRAMENTO, July 3.-Edward
I. Ross, state sanitary inspector. re-
ported that in various hotels and cafes
he had found that many times the
same finger bowl was used by five or
more guests without cleansing. This
report is expected To lead to a demand
for the individual finger bowl
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
Americans Defeat Germans.

HENLEY. England. July S.-The
Union Boat Club of Boston. defeated
the German crew of Mayence. The
Harvard eight defeated the Winnipeg
crew by one length The final cham
pionship race will be held tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
JOSEPH CIIiMBERLAIN
DEAD IN LONDON

LONDON, July Mem bers
OF the family OF Joseph Cham
berlain. one OF the best known
OF England's public men, vino
died last night after q prolong-
ed Illness. received hundreds of
messages OF sympathy from en-.
inent personages the world over
He was a member of parlla
meut az the time % his death.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
Henry Willard Dcnison Dies

TOXIC, July S.--Henry Willard
Denison. American legal adviser since
1850 at the Japanese foreign office.
died OF apopleXy. He was 6S and q
native of Vermont
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
WOUNDED.SH{R|FF
I At HOSPITAL ABlEt
iT0!S|T UP,ITODAY
Deputy George M'Duffee, Slayer Of
Train Bandit. is Making Rapid
Strides Toward Recovery. 4 n
Wife AND BABY WITH HIM

Unless Complications Set In McDuffee
VIII be Able to Leave for His Home
Within n Few Days-Sheriff May
Receive Big Reward for Killing the
Train Bandit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03

Deputy Sheriff George McDuffee.
slayer OF the train bandit whose body
IS held here and hero OF the bold train
robbery near Kamela early yesterday
morning. is so far recovered today
from the bullet wound he received in
the desperate duel that he Is able to
sit up at ST. Anthony's hospital.
Though his side is very sore and pains
him some. he feels no other III effects
from his death battle. Without COM
plications setting in. he will be able to
20 home In few days.
His wife and baby came over from
Heppner yesterday in an automobile
and are now with him. Though a
young man. McDuffee has large
family. being the father OF six chill
dren all under IL years. He has been
deputy under Sheriff Evans for tyo
Years and Is the republican nominee
for sheriff at the approaching elec-
ton
Mcpuffee had been over I'm Canyon
City as n witness in a horse stealing
case. the man implicated having been
captured by him after he had slept
on his trail FOR three nights in a heavy
rain storm. District Game Warden l.
Il. Averill who has worked with Nc
Duffee and knows him well, declares
he Is nm exceptionally capable officer,
being possessed Of cool head and re-
markable courage and determination.
In the event that the dead bandit
proves 10 be Hugh Whitney. the dep
uty sheriff bids fair to profit finan.
cially from his heroism. Rewards
aggrecat.nE S315O have been on his
head. dead or alive for several years.
The story in the East oregonian
yesterday TO the effect that the leav-
ing Of the engine crewless on the 20
per cent grade threatened the whole
train with n fearful catastrophe and
that had not McDuffee interrupted
the robbers in their work. the train
might have crashed down the moun-
tain is borne out by statement in a
Portland paper credited to NJ. J. Buck
ley. general superintendent Of the o.
W. r. & y.
Catastrophe is Avertcd.
1T would have been impossible for
that heavy train to stand still on that
grade FOR more than Is minutes" said
Mr.. Buckley YESTERDAY 1T would be
impossible to hold a train like that on
the grade without losing some air. As
soon as the air begins to leak the
brakes don't hold long. and had the
train ever started nothing in the world
could have stopped IL. 1t would have
torn down the hill and at the first
curve undoubtedly would have left the
rails and plunged over the mountain
side"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-03
NEWS SUM MARY
General.

General.
Mexican rebels are ambushed by
outlaws and many killed.
Head OF electric company at Pitts
burg Is placed under guard following
attempt To wreck his home by dyna-
mite.