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fax- a ' O VOLUME XZ lA OfiANDJS, UNXON COUNTY, OREGON, THRUSDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1910 NUMBER 85 ONLY EIGHT FILE WIN DOOjS OPEN ONE GF THE STRANGE OUTCOMES OF LAND DEVELOPMENT IS NO TICEABLE HERE TODAY FORMER INTEREST WANES AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR. Increase In price alone can be pre sented as logical reason why bo little Interest was shown Enor mous first payment may have been too much for the prospective en- .. trymen . .. ' '. ' - James Alden Yeager, Hermiston, paying $452 for the first year's wa ter right; Sterett Burger Houston, Texas, paying $394; Samuel E. Wll liby, Tacoma, paying $394; George Raymond Hahn, Hermiston, $457; Elmer G. Sage, Eugene, $394; Carl Verther, Wallowa, $432; Clarence S. Mead, Hermiston, $413, is the mere handful of men to take advantage of the . homestead land opening at the local land office today on the Umatilla land thrown open under the irrigation act The Incident is ona of the surprises of the land office de partment. .Up to a few days ago, hundreds of letters of Inquiry were received from every portion of the country; Interest in and about the Umatilla country was warm; scouts were held at La Grande ln case, ,of .lineup, and, finally, lat'I&hlt, when the train came in from the west, a lineup was formed in which the members braved rain snow and winter yet early today only eight filed - and not a single entry letter was received.' Line Formed Last Night Notwthstanding that there actually was a lineup for a prief 12 hours, precipitated as predicted by the Ob server last night, when the train from the West reached here, thero was nevertheless not the excitement expected. Disregarding the snow 'storm and keeping an all night ' tU'A a dozen men were in line early this morning. Without any display of animosity, one towards the other, the lineup was kept Intact until the fil ing hour. At 9 o'clock the doors op ened on the first man, and from then on for less than half an hour, fil ings were made rapidly. The speci fied sum was paid, the homestead fees were added, names signed nn'. the filer passed on. Sudden Shortage Cuaccauntablc Just why the universal interest In the opening suddenly waned Is un accountable. During the past month hundreds of letters have been .n', out from the laud office here explain ing the details of the opening. One of the features which may have baen accountable 'for this was that m&uy prospective entrymen lost heart oti learning of .the scarcity of home steads, there being but fifty odJ all told. Joe Cnnha Loses Sheep. Echo, Ore., Feb. 8. Jos. Cunha met with quite a loss on Sunday af ternoon when a hand of ewes become frightened and getting beyond the control 'of the herder fell over the bluffs of the Umatilla river, which is on Mr. Cunha's farm, two miles above Echo. Fifty-two were killed and a number more were injured. This was one of Kir. Cunha's lambing bands, which made the loss greater. Governor to Speak. St Paul, Mlnn., Feb 10. Governor Eberhart has accepted an Invitation to address the teachers of Northern during their convention. . -as opened today at Bemldji. '. a governor will speak tomorrow evening. In Memory of Pa?anlni. Onoa, Italy, Feb. 10. A memorial ou-.tin", oi musicians was held here today to celebrate the birthday of Nicolo Paganlni, the world's great v?i musician, who was born In this city Feb. 10, 1784. In the municipal building at Genoa lit carefully' preserved Paganlni's vi olin. He left It to the city and no other artist was ever allowed to play upon It The great artist is burled in the village church near the place of residence he loved best the Villa Gajona. pSedeeper MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF NEPHEW ALSO INVESTIGATED! Return of verdict by coroner has not created action. Kansas City. Feb. 10. The inquest into the death of Chrlsman Swope, a nephew of the late Col. Thomas H. Swope, the mlllonaire and philan thropist, will begin as soon as ex- hlch they found the young mau'a viscera,' according to Coroner Zwart today, ' '.- ' ' '": Following the verdict of tho con ter's Jury In which it is set fcrlh that Col. Swope died of po'soilmr, it Is expected official action might be taken by the authorities. Offi cers of the county, however, spent the earlier part of the day In co:. rn liation and refused to jnake'a ttstement as to their probable iio tiou. Sheriff Chllders and Chief of Po lice Rayburn are Lome from Salem, where they went with the box car thieves. LOOT SAFE POSSE SEARCHING HILLS FOR MEN WHO DID IT. Shots exchanged between constable and the robbers San Delgo, Calif., Feb.10. A sher iff's posse and a detail of police led by Chief of Police Wilson are scour ing the country In the vicinity of Oceanside, 42 miles north of here, for post office robbers who are re ported to have dynamited the safe In the postofflce here last night Constable Prior exchanged shots with the robbers but no one was In jured. Postmaster Jolly said today that between $1400 and $1500 was taken from the wrecked safe. , TWO MORE PETITIONS Councllnen Reynolds and Eammerer Each Declare Intentions . J. E. Reynolds, present council man from the second ward, andE. W. Kammerer of the third ward, yes terday afternoon started their. peti tions for re-election as councilmen. Both of these men were elected to fill VA'-ancies In the council. . Th?it there Will be four candidates for ihe office of city chief of police is th report In political clrclea now. SON RELATES HORRIOLEACT SPURRED TO MI ION BY LOVE FOR STEPMOTHER, SON KILLS FATH ER DURING N GIT TIME WOMAN AND SON THEN BURN REMAINS IN BACK YARD Captivated by love for his father's wife, youngster commits a cruel crime lu Oklahoma Woman keeps fire going until remains are ashes Both eat breakfast near fune ral pyre. ' ' ' , Bartlesville, Okla., Feb. 10. That he' burled.an ax in the head of his sleeping father," T. H. Brown, and then stood by and watched his vic tim' quiver until death came, was the startling testimony of Peter Brown, whoBe trial for the alleged inarder or his father, is going on In the court here today. " ':. , ' Brown further declared that the deed was prompted by his stepmoth er with whom he believed hlniBelf to be in love. . ' "She tempted me too much," he said, " and I thought I loved her and, killed my father when she or dered me to do it She aroused me at midnight and told me the time had come to kill my father. I went to the lounge where he was sleep ing and buried an ax in his head. I watched him until tho body stop ped quivering and then my step mother and I kindled a fire in the Lback yard and buraedhta.v:--'!: " "She watched the fire all night and kept it going. An hour" later we built a fire within 10 feet of the first one and cooked breakfast." Mrs. Brown, who Is charged with complicity in the murder, .heard the boy's story without emotion. EMPLOYEE INSTANTLY KILLED AND TWO OTHERS HURT. Live wire breaks while employees are working In tower. , Vancouver, B. C, Feb. 10. In a desperate-flight from a deadly arc of over 30,000 volts at Barnet last night, Lee Weaver was instantly kil led and his two . companions, J. Dempster and II. $mltb, who had their flesh seriously burned are in the General hospital here-today for treatment Immediately after the ac cldent there was not one unit light or any power In Vancouver. Three men were bending over a dead wire in the tower that carries a high pow er wire from the generating station over Burrard Inlet. Suddenly the live wire that was supplying the city broke and there was a blinding glare as an arc formed. The men made a wild dash for the door and on their way touched a corrugated iron sheeting for the tower. This was highly charged and all three men were burned before they were saved by comrades outside." Six Workmen killed. Buy City. Mich., Feb 10 Six lo cal workmen were killed instantly today when the Princeellne sawmill at Crump near this city blew np.Two recleved Injuries that will probably prove fatal. A dozen others were hurt' " .' 1 30,000 VOLTS THROUGH MAN ELOQUENCE CREEPSulll JOSN gearin appears for the FIRST TIME IN ACTIVE PART OF HERMANN TRIAL TODAY CLAIMS THAT GOVERNMENT EVIDENCE PROVES INNOCENCE Colonel Worthing ton ylckes ap the thread of argument where Gearin leaves off at noon Heney to to complete arguments when.hesams up at the last hours of th; argu ments. - . "' - Portland. Feb. 10. Eloquence en tered into the Hermann, trial for the first time today when John M. Gear in . delivered the first half of the defense argument. ,...' He. reviewed the testimony of ihe case, and contended eloquently that Hermann was guiltless of wrong do ing; that the government's own ev idence showed him to be so. . He closed his argument at 12:15 o'clock. This afternoon Col. Worthlngton will take up the argument and per haps finish by the hour of the af ternoon adjournment Heney, as was expected, had not finished his open ing -argument yesterday afternoon, though the court held Its session a half ' hour beyond the usual ad journment time. . By agreement he was allowed to conclude his opening '. statement, af ter the conclusion of Col. Worthlng ton's argument, before he begins to sunl up the case ',' Marriage License " Fred E. Cook aid Sly va E. Rose were given permit to marry today by County Clerk Ed Wright, and Im mediately afterwards were married by County Judge Henry. PET SCHEME OF McCLELLAN NOT TO MATERIALIZE "Graft" railroaded through board of estimates reconsidered New York, Feb. 10. At a meeting today of the State Board of Water Supply, several objections were filed against the plan to build a $25,000, 000 aqueduct under the entire length of Manhattan Island to bring the wa ter from the new Catskll aqueduct to this city. The State Commission Intends to give the plans careful consideration Instead of approving them after a perfunctory hearing, as the McClel lan administration hoped. Plans for this aqueduct, built at an average of 400 feet beneath the surface of the street, were Jammed through the. old board of estimate by Mayor McClellan, and every ef fort was made to secure the con sent of the State Commission before the , present administration took charge. When the matter came up repre sentatives of a. score of taxpayers' organizations were on hand to file the objections which Mayor McClel lan would not allow them to present when the question was before the Board of Estimate. DIsconLt Kednced London Feb. N The tank of Eng land today reduced the dltcount rate to three per cent. SSI Notorious Trio Released. San Francisco, Feb. 10. With the .dismissal of Delia Martell who Is al so known as Stella Tynan of Los Angeles, the entire trio alleged to have engaged In a conspiracy to ob tain the fortune of JaBper O. Kelly. Towboat king of Coos Bay. Oregon are at liberty today.' PREPARING TO FLEE Jose Madrii of Nlcaraugaa, fears cap ture of the city. New Orleans, Feb. 10. A personal acctant In the name of Jose Madriz president of Nicaraugua,, was op ened In a local bank today. It Is stated on good authority that this Is only an initial depoBlt $15,000. This move Is taken here to mean I hat . Madriz believes his position at Managua insecure and is preparing to flee If the rebels capture the city SUGAR GRAFT CONSPIRATOR OF SUGAR GRAFT GIVEN SENTENCE . Spltzcr given two years In Federal ? g prison for crimes. New York, Feb. 10 Oliver Splt zer, convicted cf conspiracy . to de fraud the government in connection with the weighing of sugar Impor tations, .was sentenced today by Fed eral Judge Martin to serve two years In the Federal prison at Atlanta. , Spltzer was formerly superintend ent of the American Sugar Refining Company's docks at Williamsburg. 4 Report Horbor Boll y "Washington, . Feb. lo- That the bill appropriating $40,000,000 for rivers and A harbors will probably be re, ported In the House late this afternoon, was inti- mated today. The bill is 0 'j practically veady now for i forwarding , to the house. v 1 New Commencing Friday, the 4th we will develop kodac films every Friday free of charge. Remember every Friday. Bring in your films WewlnDfugCb. . ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' ... v. IS NO MORE HAEEL WILEUR MARRIED TO MADISON COREY AT SrCXAM LAST EVENING ENGAGEMENT TERMINATES SUDDENLY IN MARRIAGE. Veddlng planned by cable and both parties rush from different quar ters of the globe to Spokane where nupt'als are carried out Corey Ig - right hand man to the enterprises of Savage. Spokane, Feb. 10v Surprising even ry Widow" became a bride last even ing when Miss Mabel Wilbur, " who still has the title role in "The Mer ry Widow," comic opera Company, was married to Madison Corey, Gen eral Manager of all Henry W, Sav ages' theatrical enterprises. Three weeks ago Corey was In Vienna, Austria. Two weeks ago he was in London. Now hi"J;s here. Then the couple, separated by the thousands of miles of land and sea, decided by cable to terminate their engagement by an immediate mar riage. ' ... Savages' right hand man rushed to Spokane to the meeting place de cided upon,' by steamship and train. The wedding occurred at six last ev ening In the All Saints Cathedral here. ' ;. . - AFTER OTHER MEN. New York, Feb. 10 The trial of Charles Helke 1 secretary of the A merican Sugar Refining company la charged with conspiracy ' to defraud the government, and his case was be gun In the criminal court today. He is charged with fraudulent weighing: of sugar. ' . Yon will need suggestions and practical help while get ting familiar with photography You will also need fresh re liable supplies. In both we can pi till Just what is necessary. Our store Is' the headquart ers for amatuers photograp hers.' : Join the fraternity. i i : ? i (: