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" -JA-I' 'i EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION Calling cards, wed ding Btatlonery, com mercial stationery and Job' printing to order At the East Oregonlan. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. NO. 7003 VOL. 23. PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1910 WEATHER REPORT. Fulr tonight and Sun-day. c HOPE BRIGHT FOR ASYLUM Local Men Optimistic Over Pendleton's Chances I Landing State Institution, "endletOn S t nanCeS TOP i OLIVER PLACE SEEMS TO BE FAVORED Acting Governor Bowcrman Left for Homo Tills Morning State Board Will Make Decision at Mooting Tuesday Central Location and Tn.nU,w,n.nn t.whi.i., 1,1 Peiulleton'g Came. la Pendleton going to get the east- ern Oregon branch asylum for a from twenty to forty years In the Christmas present? There are many '. Walla Walla prison. Schuman en who believe we are and rumors upon ' tlced the Wellman boy away from this subject that have been In clrcu- nls home here last July. He made latlon today have added much to the , hl,n walk overland several hundred spirit of good cheer that Is prevalent mle before taking an eastbound In business circles. .train. Schuman and the boy were Following the Investigation he made ! here yesterday, Acting Governor1 Bow erman left for Condon on train No. S this morning. Owing to delays east of here the train did not leave the lo- i cal depot until after 7 o'clock this morning and so the governor an nounced that the decision with re spects to the branch asylum site will be made at Salem Tuesday. At that : time the state board will meet In Sa-' Inm and all the data with respects to the various sites offered here and' elsewhere Will ho ennnMnrerl JL An. I clslon will then be made and Bower- ple regarding the same. Oliver nco Favored. According to local men who were , close to the acting governor while here yestcrdny the Oliver-Carpenter site seems to have the inside track among nil the local sites offered. It J Is the general belief that If Pendleton gets the branch nsylum It will be lo- 1 cated Ju.it below town. Should that location be selected the buildings wilt adorn the hillside on the north side of the railroad track and opposite the Oliver home. On thft Oliver place there are 154 acres of fine bottom land and it Is one of the most productive tracts In east ern Oregon. There Is a fine orchard upon the place nnd otner improve ments, Including two residences, val ued at $10,000. All of the bottom land Is Irrigated by water from the Umatilla river and the water right Is one of the oldest on the river and therefore secure. Along with the Oliver place the Car penter ranch, comprising 160 acres, mostly hill land, was offered. Two different propositions are made the state by those having this Rite n hand One proposition calls for a price of 128.000 while the other, in cluding more bottom land, calls for a prlee of 132.200. Aside from the Oliver and Carpen ter places there is other bottom land adjoining this site and It may be se cured now or later if the state board should desire It. But so productive la the river land on the Oliver place that It Is generally predicted the 154 acres of intensive farming land will "" " " to kill the women. Baun was only a for many years at least, j few feet ftway from the muzzIe of A Central Location. j the gun when Wegt comrnenced to Local men who were busy yester- ! pum ln a Bhe nnd puIlcd the tr day and previously boosting for the ; R(r. Thnt Raun s nlive now ,g due branch asylum say that Pendleton's rntlrclv t0 the fnpt thnt tho tl)irJ aho central location Is unquestionably stuok ln the bro(,rh-. while the man helping this city In Its efforts to land ! wn9 workn(? frantically to get the me. the Institution. It has been shown ; chanism In working " order, Julius conclusively that Pendleton offers tho ( Fisher lead a hastily formed posse convenient and economical location nd overpowered the fellow. Pollce for tho reason that freight and pas- m,.n were hasi(y summoned and the senger rates and service ravor thla.mnn Is now In the cltv tail slecnlmr off city. It is known also that this con sideration has had weight with the powers that be. Mrs. Eurma Leo left today Birch creek to spend Christmas. for OLYMPIA C0HY BBS FOR MAIN STREET DIDII If a deal that is now on is consum mated tho French restaurant build ing on Main street will bo sold by Mrs. Hannah Lowell to the Olymont Realty company of Olympia, Wash., for tho price of $.10,000. A trade has been agreed upon by the parties to the transaction and a substantial pay ment has already been made upon the property. Abstracts to tho property are now being prepared and In all probability the transfer will be com pleted within a short time. ' Under tho terms of tHe trade agreed Upon, Mrs. Lowell, Who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lot Uvermore, sells the French restaurant building, the ground upon which It stands and al so the property In the rear of the 1ST HAVE WIRELESS Victoria, B. C, Dec. 24. It is now compulsory for owners of passenger steamers of over 400 tons to Install wireless telegraphic aparatus. Word was received today from Ottawa that parliament had Just passed the new Ity by owners is a fine of from one hundred to a thousand dollars or Im prisonment. SEATTLE KIDNAPER IS FOUND GUILTY Seattle, Dec. 24. Bert Schuman, alias Herbert Rolason, kidnaper of 11 year old Dewey Wellman, was found guilty by a Jury in the superior court , yesterday. The Jury was out only long enough to take one ballot. After the verdict had been returned Schuman admitted that he had previously serv- va a n:i ii, in mo yeiiiieiiiiury ior me same offense and the court adjudged him a habitual criminal and pro- nounced an Indeterminate sentence of Iouna ,n omana in September. Schu- man was arrested and brought back to Seattle for trial and the boy was returned to his widowed mother. BAD MAN RUNS AMUCK III LA GRANDE POOR AIM SAVES LIVES OF TWO WOMEN AND MAN Drink Crazed Woodchoppcr Shoots up Town With Winchester Rifle Fires Point Illunlt at Two Women Fiend m Overpowered Wlicn Cartridge Stick in Magazine. - - Freak interference of fortune at noon yesterday saved Ray Boun, an employe of the Snodgrass grocery from instant death, and poor aim saved the lives of two unknown ladies in a buggy, when a man identified as Earl West, a woodchoppcr, ran amuck with a dangerous weapon, says the La Grande Observer. The 'gun he used and with which he fired two shots at a passing buggy containing two ladles, Is a 45-60 calibre, short barroled af fair and Is unquestionably the most wicked weapon of the old school of Winchesters. Intoxicated and mean nnd probably crazed by drink, he reached North Fir street Just across the street from the Julius Fisher Ba loon nnd was standing near the Dut loy bakery when the cannonading commenced. He aimed at a passing buggy a few feet away and fired two shots in rapid succession. Spectators gnsped In horror but fortunately the bullets went wild and doubtless burl ed themselves In the rallrond yards somewhere. At least no report of in juries have been received. Whirls. Against Pedestrian. Probably angered by his poor aim, the man swung about and aimed the weapon at the heart of Ray Baun, who was passing and had been frozen In his tracks by the rash act Intended a drunken stupor. Miss Nettle Galbrelth, principal of St. Paul's school, Walla Walla, is spending the holidays nt the home of her cousin, Mrs. N. Evans. building and reaching to Garden street. It Is a 50 foot tract extending through the entire block from Main nnd Garden etrets. It Is regarded as a very deslrnblo piece of property nnd the valiie(of tho Garden street front age Is enhanced by the fact that the federal bulld'ng will be erected just across the street. Tho Olymont Realty company Is a holding company for tho Olympia" Brewing company of Olympia. It Is understood that the company pur chased the property with a view to having Anton Nolle conduct a Baloon In his old location In that building. Whether or not Mr. Nolte's failure to socure a license will affect the sale remains to he seen. THIS AND MEN DIE Confused Orders Results in Disastrous Wreck ot Two Pennsylvania Trains. FAST FLYERS MEET HEAD ON WITH FATAL RESULTS Six Trainmen and Two Passengers Killed Others Will Die, While Scores Were Injured One Engine Derailed While Second Plows Through Curs of Opposing Train Entire Engine Crew Killed Freight Wreck Which Blocks Track Indirect Cnuso of Accident. i Tho Dead Are: William Fowler, passenger, Chicago. Frlodrteln, passenger, Chicago. George Morton, baggageman. Cans Heche, haggugeman. C. Craig, engineer. C. MlUer, engineer. Bucyrus, Ohio, Dec. 24. Six train men and two passengers were killed and a score of passengers bruised In a head-on collision between two Pennsylvania flyers at Nevada City, Ohio, today. The trains were run ning at high speed when they met on the same track, as the east bound track had been blocked by a previous freight wreck. Confused orders caus ed the disaster. The engine of train No. 15 was de railed. The locomotive of No. 4 3 held the tracks and ploughed Into the baggage car. The entire engine crew of one train was killed, while two baggagemen and two other trainmen will die. One train was made up entirely of Pullmans. Both locomotives were de molished. The first sleeper made "of wood was crushed and two passengers killed. The others were of steel construction and withstood the shock. Most of the injured were in the wood car. No vada is about ten miles from here. CHRISTMAS EVE TIME FOR MOURNING IN ENGLAND Manchester, Eng., Dee. 24. Christ mas eve in the village of Leigh and in the vicinity of the Pretoria mine of the Little Hulton Co., where approx imately 290 miners lost their lives by an explosion n f-w days- ago, was made a time for the great funeral service over the bodies of the 1S6 re rovered. The features of only fifty were identified and scores of widows wept over the mangled bodies . un certain which was their husbands or sons. The bodies will nil be conslgne 1 to one pit. STRIKING MINERS ARE SENT TO COUNTY JAIL Denver, Dec. 24. Sixteen strik ing mine workers of Lafayette, Coin., began today serving sentences fol lowing their conviction for contempt of court In violation of the temporary Injunction to restrain the strikers from Interfering with the operation of the Northern Coal & Coke company's mines and for threatening non-union employes. Christmas Dinner nt Quelle. The Quelle will serve a good, old time Christmas dinner Sunday, De cember 25. Turkey, duck, chicken, mince pie and .til the other good things that go with them. BROTHER OF FORMER PENDLETON MAN MURDERED Word was received here this morn ing that a brother of Carney Rhodes who was formerly employed by Milno & Co. in this city, had been murder ed and Informaltlnn is wanted re garding the present whereabouts of the brother who was hero.. He Is thought to be working some place en Upper McKay creek. Another broth er Is working at Arlington for Dan P. Smythe of this city. E F SEATTLE CHURCH STEP Seattle. Wash.. Dec. 54. strl..i Investigation will orobahK- b. liel.l tw the police following the discovery of five sticks of dynamite wrapped In a package on tho front steps of the i' irst ji hoUst church late yester day by C. E. Downlo who chanced to ne passing. Downlo notified the po lice nnd stood gunrd over tho explos ive until the authorities took It to the station. Reverend Adna AVriel it. nnstnr nf the church recently received a threat of death because he had scored the vice conditions of the city. AVIATOR LOST IN NORTH SEA Cecil Grace,, a Young English Birdman, Cannot Be Found on Sea or Land. ATTEMPTS TO RECROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL VowscIm Churn Waters of Sea and Cliunnel In Vain Search for Intrepid Explorer of the Air Aviator Wore Cork Jacket But Would Be Heavily Handicapped In Water by Heavy nothing Machine Would Sink All Believe He Has Met Ills Death. London, Dec. 24. With the ap proach of midnight and no tidings yet of Cecil S. Grace, the intrepid young aviator who disappeared Thursday af ternoon while attempting a return cross-channel flight from Calais to Dover in an aeroplane, the belief gen erally prevails In London that the old North Sea holds somewhere on its turbulent breast the story of a tra gedy. Every nook and corner on shore and ln land where it was thought young Grace might have landed, was searched today, but unavailing, and the boats that churned the channel and portions of the North sea on the lookout for the' youth or wreckage of his machine likewise reported their search had been in vain. Grace carried with him petroleum sufficient for a fght of about five hours. His biplane was not fitted with pontoons. Grace wore a cork jacket but In case of a fall Into the water he would have been cumoered by his heavy fur-lined boots. The general belief is that it will be impossible for his machine to float for any great length of time, and that unless the aviator was rescued by a ship bound ror some distant port, there is a slen der hope that he escaped death in the sea. WIND GAS KILLS SIX PERSONS Canton, Ohio, Dec. 24. Six were killed by illuminating gas in an ap partnient at the Lintz Hotel today. The bodies were discovered by tho bell hoy. Bottles around the room indicated they had been reveling be fore their death. The gas escaped from a stove. The dead are: Charles Latham and wife: William Kennedy, Pearl Kennedy, son of William; Harry Newcomb, and Miss Bailey. AVIATION AT LOS ANGELES. Valuable Prizes Bring Out World's Best Tnlent for Meet. Los Angeles, Dec. 24. Glenn Cur tis was the first aviator to attempt a flight at the opening of the aviation meet here this afternoon. When the Wright machine was taken from Its hanger the intense rivalry between them was immediately manifest. Cur tlss evidently believing they Intended to fly rushed his own machine Into the open and ascended. Walter Brookins followed. Both were in the air five minute. About 1000 were present when the opening gun was fired. BIG RAILROAD STRIKE IS FINALLY AVERTED (iilcaffo. Dec. 21. The strike of the rallrond "engineers 1ms leon averted. A settlement, has been reached, Com missioner Nolll announced this after noon. Tho terms have not jet been given out. The Dalles Has 2.000. Washington. P. C., Deo. 21. The population of The Dalles, Oregon la ?,124. ALIVE IN WRECK London, Dec. 24. Two were killed outright and eight severely injured were incinerated in a fire following a collision of an express train with a pilot engine near Carlise today. The passenger was hound for Glasgow and nvus filled with persons going homo for Christmas. Twenty were badly In jured. Mrs. Paul Sperry and little child are now here from tho Sperry ranch at Cecil and will spend Christmas at tho Prlvett homo on West Court street. 0 : :S' WORTH 0t IMAMS Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 24. One thousand dollars worth of opium is se creted aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of India waiting to be smuggled ashore, according to one of the men arrested recently and sen tenced in police court for bringing the stuff ashore. The man confessing today says the Chinese are the princi pals in the traffic that they have suc ceeded ln landing much of the dream fluid. Another search will be made of the ship. GATLING GUN PROTECTS CARS FROM MOBS Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 24. Follow lug the riot in the street car strike lust night hi which thirty cars were wrecked by unionist sympathizers, the street railroad officials today secured a galling gun and were compelled to defend their property. The military is not out yet but Is ready to respond at a moment's notice. Tho indications show Uiat only the strictest measures will control tho present situation. Cars are all with drawn from service after eight ln the evening owing to the dangerous tern ler of tho mobs. Guards have been laced around the terminal barns to prevent them being burned. In all fifty cars have been destroyed by the mobs. STILL BATTLING DAUGHTER OF DEAD WOMAN FEIGNS ILLNESS Girl Recently Inherited Money and Had Been Held Virtual Prisoner for Fifteen Year Had Long Wanted to Leave Home Starvation Pact Scouted. Chico, Cal., Dec. 24. Physicians to day asserted that Lavina Corey daughter of Mrs. William Whiteline, who died of poison yesterday, was not suffering from the same illness as her mother. Physicians who have exam ined her say she has really feigned illness. This adds mystery to the case of the two women who, it was firse believed had entered a starvation pact. The authorities say the girl is concealing imporw.nt fuels. She will be care fully examined as a number of pecu liar circumstances have been unearth ed. Recently the girl received a legacy of $1500 and it is known she has been made a virtual prisoner for fifteen years by her mother. Relatives ad mit she had wanted to leave home for some time. When the girl and her mother were found yesterday she said she had been poisoned by pork gravy. It was be lieved someone had sent it to them. Physicians examined the remains of the pork, but refused to say what was found. SAFE CRACTiER KILLED WHILE PLYING PROFESSION Chico, Calif.", Dec. 24. Bert Kelley, 22, a safe cracker was killed last night by Richard Epperson at Durham, a small farming village near this city. Kelley was breaking the safe, when Epperson who lives above his store, shot him with a shotgun. $10,000 Loss. Norfolk. Va.. Dec. 24. The loss in the Odd Fellows hall fire here last night will not exceed $40,000, accord ing to conservative estimates made to day. The Daughters of the Confed eracy sustained losses in conferedate records that can never be replaced. School teachers throughout the state of Oregon will be asked to em-phas-ze the "three R's" during the next year, according to Superintendent Frank K. Welles, who, with his wife returned la-'t night from Portland where ho had been to attend a meet ing of the county school superintend ents. This was one of the three rec ommend.tt'on made by a comm'ttee of wch Superintendent Welles was a member, the other two recommen dations being that all school authori ties continue their work for better health conditions In tne schools and that they work for an Improvement In country life. The other members of this committee were Superintendent-elect L. R. Alderman, chairman; Superintendent S. E. Notson of Mor row county. Superintendent Lincoln Savage of Josephine county, Superin tendent R. P. Goln of Lincoln county. THREE fi'S" WILL RECEIVE MDRE CDI5IDERAT1 II OREGON CITY READY , FOR X-MAS Exercises for Children Being Held in Local Churches This Afternoon. SACRED SERVICES ARE TO BE HELD TOMORROW "Chimney" Exercises for Baptist Sun. day School Children Tree Laden With Present at Methodist Church Excellent Musical Program by Oiolr Presbyterian Children En Joy Tree Church of Redeemer Ob serves Event Today and Christian Church Tonight, Today is the day before Christmaar and tonight is Christmas eve. Tomor row Is the one day of all the year most anticipated by the children of all Christian jiations, the day "when peace on earth and good will toward men" is supposed to prevail according to divine decree. As a symbol of this universal peace and good will, tha custom of giving gifts has become crystallzed and millions of dollars ar spent annually from this practice. Pendleton, like all " other cities, towns and communities, will observe Christ's natal day, but because of the fact that It falls on Sunday this year, the various churches are holding ex ercises for the children this after noon while tomorrow will be devoted' to sacred services. At the Baptist Church. The Baptist church this afternoon held "chimney" exercises for the chil dren of the Sunday school at 4 o'clock. A huge "chimney, built of candy boxee was the center of all attention and down came Santa Clans wno proceed ed to distribute the candy among hla Juvenile friends. The remainder of the program consisted chiefly of songs and recitations by the children, bnt one of the principal features was the packing of a Christmas box for an orphanage In Alaska. The Methodist Church. The children of the Methodist church were entertained this after noon at 2:30 with a Christmas tree which was laden with presents such as bring Joy to youthful hearts. Mrs. J. S. Landers has prepared an excellent musical program for the Christmas service tomorrow mornir.g. It Is given below: Anthem O Come. All Te Faithful Pearce Solo It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Minetti) Mrs. Landers Music for evening service: Cantata Star of Promise ...Ashford By Augmented Choir. 1. "Behold, for Zion's Sake Soprano Solo and Chorus "Oh, Come, Emmanuel" Contralto Solo and Choral "Watchman, Tell Us of the Night Double Quartet and Soprano Obllgato. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" Contralto Solo and Chorus 5. "Angel Serenade" T Ladies' Quartet and Refrain Male Voices. . "Now. When Jesus Was Born ln Bethlehem" Soprano Solo and Chorus 7. "The Radiant Star" Soprano Solo and Chorus "Christmas Voices" .Male Quartet and Semi Chorus "Room for the Christ Child" . . . . .., Baritone Solo 10. "Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne" Tenor Solo and Chorus 11. "Star of a Thousand Tears."... Final Chorus (Continued on Page Twelve.) Another committee, aeeord'ng to Superintendent Welles, n, moiled the matter of suggesting ilates for the an nual teachers' Institutes. Tho com mittee is atterrpt'n to so arrange tho dates that tho state superintend ent and other spekers who attend the vpv'o'-s instinr.is " n :r;ake the circuit w I'vu' t-xtr.i flps. This ar rangement wl'l n 't inUrfero with he date already yet f"r th Raker-Union-Un-atil! i-W;,l'ov.t-M ilhc'.ir eotintv in stitute as tile committee susg(?sted trir' thnt dto bo nllowel to stand. Tho date selected ;s Thanksgiving week and the r, o Knk.-r City. Tho mooting of f ' suoerintendents in Portland was in lino with the gen eral movement to raise tho education al standard In the state and was pro ductive of much good. Nearly every county superintendent in the state was In attendance. r i " "