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W. H. DILWORTH, XEWSPAPER
MAS SUICIDES AT EXTEB- V
PBISE EARLY TODAY. .
IVIFE LEFT ENTIRELY ftLONE
Following Seance With Dead Children
M He Cries for Help and While Wife
In Gone He Blows His Brains Out-i-
Death of His Two Bojs at Enter
priseDeceased Gifted Writer.
Enterprise, Oct 3 -Special Tragic
sequence to the drowning of two boys
here several months ago, was enacted
at 3 o'clock this morning when'NV. H.
: Dllwqrth, a well ' known newspaper
. man committeed Buicide tn ' his own
, home. The suicide occurs as the after
math of the drowning of Mr. and Mrs.
Dllworth's two boys last spring in the
. city water plant reservoir. The young
boys met. death accidentally and the
father grieved over the loss of his
loved ittle ones until he became de-
mented and during the past several
weeks his friends have noticed his
' flickering senses grow more and more
dim. During his stay'of about one yeai-
In Enterprise, be has made himself
a potent factor in the newspaper world
and several short stories written, by
his fluent pen have appeared In var
ious publications. His style and Eng
lish made his newspaper writings the
envy of eastern Oregon scribes,
v Death In His Own Home.
' Death came this morning when he
had held an imaginary seance with
his dead boys. He claimed to have held
several such seances within the past
several weeks, and his prior faith In
Spiritualism made. him all the more
convinced that he had conversed the
spirits ,of his boys. At 2 o'clock this
morning he called his wife, and after
lighting a fire, held a nervous seance,
awakening to Inform his wife that his
boys "wanted him to come."
"I can't stand it any longer! Go call
v the neighbors," cried the distracted
man soon after that. Mrs. Dil worth
fled to adjoining homes at the behest
of her demented husband, but'on her
return, it was only, to find Mr. Dil
yorth had shot himself through the
mouth, Inflicting Instant death.
Mr. Dilworth was a young man,
comparatively, but - has never been
himself mentally and physically since
the accident several months ago. He
was connected with the Enterprise
News Record for ncfa time and for
several months was correspondent of
the Observer, the Oregonlan and
other daily publications throughout
the country, besides contributing to
magazines and periodicals. Even in
his long and heart-breaking sorrow
. The unfortunate wife, left a wi
ow by the rash act, has the sympathy
of the Pacific Northwest where the
news of the suicide - has reached.
When her husband was most greatly
depressed, she was a silent suffer
er as well but her mind and body
withstood the test. The last shock
was too severe and physically she Is
a total collapse today. ' :'
Mechanics' Exposition.
. . Boston, Oct 3 When the doors of
the vast Mechancs' Building were
.thrown open this morning,, the great
est Mechanics' Exposition ever held
in New England or perhaps in this
-country was Inaugurated. All of the
most' recent Inventions of Thomas A.
Edison are shown. A shoe factory la in
full . operation and numerous other
factory processes are Illustrated. An
automobile show of 1911 models occu
pies the entire lower floor.
. One of the most Interesting exhibl
tlons Is that of Edison's new storage
iatterlea, which he declares will soon
L AGRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREG OX. MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1910.
take the place of horses on"the farm
as well as in the city. The New Jersey
wizard recently declared' that horses
must soon be banished from the city
Btreets in the interest of public health
and cleanliness, and he offers the stor
age batters as a solution of the prob
lem.:' - ,
GAYXOB BACK IX OFFICE,
Large Crowd Follows Executive
to
.. His Office In City Hall.
New York, Oct. 3 Mayor Gaynor
returned to the Mayor's desk today
for the first time since he was shot by
Mallaghour, a discharged city em
ploye. He went to the city hall In a
street car, followed by a large,, crowd.
He appeared somewhat feeble. Gaynor
refused to discuss politics.
GEAXD PRIX IX DAXGEB.
Fatalities Saturday May Put Stop to
Classical Auto Races.
MIneloa, La., Oct 3 Owing to fa-
UHuos Mccompanying the Vanderbllt
cup .race Saturday, it is believed to
day the Nassau county supervisors
will not permit the. running of the
Grarfd Prix race which It planned on
even a greater scale than the Ameri
can classic. : .
HUNDREDS JDIM
debris of Times building is
:.. TCBXIXG OUT BOXES.
Twenty-one Missing- and It Is Feared
All Were Burned Up.
Los Angeles, Oct. 3 With five wick
er baskets each containing a , little
heap of bones and ashes in the , city
morgue, scores of laborers are today
endeavoring in twisted steel beams to
recover the bodies of at least seven
more men. Four bodies were recover
ed yesterday from the debris of 'the
"Times" building, biown up Saturday
morning. The bodies were found at
day break today While It is not act
ually known how many are dead the
"Times" gives out 21 missing..
Three hundred men are working in
the debris.
The committee of - citizens appoint
ed by Mayor Alexander to adminis
ter $25,000 voted by council to probe
the dynamiting is already In posses
sion of clew. Attorney Earle Rogers
with two detectives are enroute to
San Francisco, to. investigate clews.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
association has called a mass meet
ing today for the purpose of planning
a campaign to hunt the dynamiters
and to Increase the reward offered.
$18,500 Is now offered. .
' More Dynamite Found.
A dozen detectives were set to work
today to Investigate the discovery of
four sticks of dynamite and box of
caps 4n vacant house on Alise street
near the plant of the. Los Angeles
Gas Company. The dynamite was
wrapped In an old newspaper. Officers
are working on the theory that the
stuff was tored in the vacant house
to be used In blowing up the plant It
was found by a watchman. . , :
OXE DEAD) TWEXTY HUBT.
Foot Ball of Eerlsed Xature is Not
Free From Casnltles Even Yet
New York, Oct. 3 One death and a
score injured Is today summary of
iooi can games pjayea Saturday on
Eastern gridirons. Although the sea
son s Just begun the llBt of accidents
leads former years. It is believed that
the new rules do not eliminate the
danger and that the game Is as risky
as before the rule revision. .
Dr. Barton TIL
Doctor Phy of Hot Lake was called
to Baker City last night to treat Dr.
Barton, who is seriously Hi.
CIRCUIT COURTHEftRSTREADYTO
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GBAXD JUBY DBAWX AND COM.
MEXCES ITS DELIBERATIONS
EARLY IX F0EEX00X.
JASPER HS GRID JIM
Important Canes Will Ooine Up for
Trial This Term Minor Cases
First on Docket Bat More Import.,
ant ones are Coming; op During
the president Week Grand Jury
' Will Indict Murder Suspect Is Be.
lief. ; ' . .
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$ The Grand Jury.
Er E. Grout. W. R. Jasper,
(foreman), U L. Cross, J. N.
O Nice, T. B. Marlen, C. E.
O Dudley and Nelse Scbobn
over. Grand Jury bailiff, John 4
Baker; Jury bailiff, . L. B. $
Stearns; court crier, L. B."
Hillts. Clerk of the court, Ed.
Wright and Presiding Judge,
J. W. Knowles.
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; Paving the way for the trial of
two alleged murderers, and hearing
other , suits of considerable impor
tance, the circuit court wasNconvened
by Circuit Judge Knowles this mora
les this morning by -the appointment
of court officials and drawing of a
circuit court grand Jury. W. R. Jas
per Is foreman of the grand Jury. It
la generally conceded that the grand
Jury will return a true bill against
the man accused of killing Waldo
Perry, and if such Is the case there
will be two murder trials for this
term to try as the Elgin man indict
ed for murder will be given a hearing
this week. . .'
A minor fcase opened the term. It
is that of Lefebure against Henry et
als, involving a minor dispute. The
more important cases will be taken
up this week.. .
BAIX XO IIIXDBAXCE TOsFIXAL
FAIB PBEPAEATIOXSv
SommerrlUe People Start Things Go
lng With a Fine Display.
Despite a constant . downpour of
rain, exhibits in groups and singly
are coming into, the fair this af
ternoon. Summervllle la the first to
make Its appearance with a com
munity display bringing In enough
to fill a large exhibit space. The sum
merville exhibit Is a hummer and If
others which are to come In tomor
row and Wednesday forenoon are in
keeping with the Summervllle show
the results will be startling.
,
Arrangements for. having all the
exhibits in by Wednesday noon con
tinue for after the hour of twelve the
doors close on exhibits and positively
no exhibit will get In after that hour
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rte rain is not hindering progress
SUMMERVlLLE IS CONGRESS f ET
HERE WITH A WITH LARGE
DISPLW MICE
OPPOSE THE
DEMOCRATS
WOULD RATHER ASSIST THE BE
PIBLICAXS THAX HELP THE
TAMMAXY HALL CEOWD.
STIf.lSOn WORKS WITHTR.
Unless Independence League Puts a
; Ticket In the Field, Hearst Papers
miu omng uver to ; Republican
Banks Hearst to Direct League's
Affairs While at Sea, Using wire,
less as His Lieutenants.
New York, Oct 3 Indications are
that W. R. Hearst will endorse the re
publican state ticket soon or place an
Independent ticket in the coming fight.
Hearst appears today to denounce the
democratic state nominees selected at
Rochester, declaring it a part of a
plan of Tammany Hall to control the
entire stated The convention of lnde
dependent league -will be held Wed
nesday. Hearst will be at sea but will
be in wireless communication and so
be able to dictate the league's actions.
Tomorrow the republican state com
mittee will meet to elect a man of
Roosevelfa choice.- It la; reported
Congressman Parsons doesn't want
the Job. . 1 . ' .
SUmon and Teddy at Work. !
Oyster Bay.Oct 3 Roosevelt and
Henry Stimson, the republican candi
date for governor New York, confer
red today and outlined the principal
Issues, of the campaign. It is under
stood the campaign will be an assault
on Murphy and the democratic nom
inee. Roosevelt and Stimson are to
work together it is rumored. It Is re
ported Roosevelt ' will favor either
Charles Francis of Troy or Robert
Fuller, former secretary to Hughes,
ror state chairmanship . to supplant
Parsons.
sLabor Men Meet.
Los Angeles, Oct. 3 Eleventh an
nual convention state federation la
bor opened here today.
XATIOXAL IBBIGATI0X
DELE.
GATES ABRIVIXG.
Inland Empire Metropolis Is Buzzing
With Many Attractions.
Spokane, Wash., Oct. 3 With the
Inaugural of the fifth International
Dry Farming congress and exhibition
and the seventeenth Interstate Fair
as a double attraction, the capital of
the "Inland empire" is today overrun
with visitors from all over the Un
ited States, Canada and Mexico. Fed
eral and state officials from all over
the United States, Canada and Mexi
co. Federal and state officials, heads
of agricultural colleges and experi
ment stations, representatives of
I wmuicinw uitauuauuui null Dr&C-
tlcal dry farmer8.. makft up the e,e.
commercial organizations and prac-
gates to the great Dry Farming con-
gress
Marvelous Improvements In methnrfi
of dry farming have been made in the
Jr uu tuttao win oe UlBCUBSeu
by perts. The congreM pufely an
last year and th?.se will be discussed
educational body, but Its practical
effect has been the reclamation of
millions of acres of semi-arid land
which was formerly considered whol
ly unfit for agricultural 'purposes.
- A harness meet will be held In con
nection with the Interstate Fair, with
the Inland Herald stake, valued" at
$2,000, as today's feature. A spectac
ular feature of the fair will be the re
production every night this week or
the battle of Clearwater, which was
fought between Chief Joseph's In
dians and the Unltted States troops
Under General O. O. Howard. Sold
iers of the Washington state militia
will play the part of Howard's men,
and 300 IndianB In ihe attacking par
ty will give ian air of realism to the
battle.
FIRE IX BAKER CITY.
Resort Street has Fire and Several
v:3 Houses are Destroyed.
Baker' City, Oct 3 Special Three
structures in the. restricted district
and three "cribs" were destroyed by
a fire here, yesterday evening. The
lOSS ' iS fully covered hv hmiirn.
Absence of a wind is responsible for
the small zone of the conflagration
which, for a " time threatened the en
tire restricted district No 'one was
injured. , . .
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BOAT IB IT
AXOTHEB CATASTBOPHE MABKS
HISTOBY OF THE XAYY.
Xone of the Bodies Drowned Satur.
day Xlght are Located Today.
New York, Oct 3 Owing to a
strong ebb tide prevailing in North
river, divers searching for 29 members
of the crew of. the battleship New-
Hampshire,, were unable to find any of
the men who were drowned when a
whaleboat overloaded with Bailors ( ov
erturned Saturday night Divers said
that probably the bodies were all
carried seaward and it will be sever
al days before any of them will be re
covered.
A board of Inquiry is investigating
the affair today. It is reported no mat
ter wnat is findings are, Ensign Chev
ilesr, commanding the launch, must
face courtmartlal.
Buffalo Exposition.
' Buffalo, N. Y., Oct 3 A display ful
ly representative of the varied inter
ests of the city was opened today as
the .third Buffalo Industrial Exposi
tion. The big show will continue two
weeks and is expected to attract a half
million visitors.
Jewish Xew Year.
New York, Oct. 3 When the sun
goes down tonight the people of Is
rael throughout the world will begin
the celebration of Rosh Hashano,' the
first day of the year 6671, which com
mences the Jewish autumn festival
season. The year 5670 which closes
today, was an embolistlc Imperfect
year of 383 days, but the year E671
will be an ordinary common year of
354 days
Rosh Hashano literally translated,
means the "head of the year." and is
also sometimes designated Yom Hazzi-
karon, or Day of the Memorial, as the
annual memorial of the creation of
the world, from which the Jewish cal
endar dates. It has still another name
Ybm Hadlnfl or Day of Judgment
from an ancient belief of the Jews that
on this day all men stand in Judgment
before Jehovah, to answer for their
sins and transgressions during the last
year, and that their fate for the ensu
Ing year Is recorded on Rosh Hashano
and this Judgment la sealed on Yom
Klppur, or the Day of Atonement The
observance commenced tonight will be
f Continued tWO daVi bv thA nrthnAny
jewB jj only onTdayy theeform
continued two days by the orthodox
ed Jews.
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DESPOTISM AT
EllCllli
THIS WEEK
COXSTITUTIOXAL M 0 X A B C II Y
WILL SUPEBCEDE OLD METU.
OF CHIXA'S GOVEBXMEXT. -
LOQD SHED IS MM
Movement Commenced Four Years
Ago Takes Shape In Meeting of
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a, .Mwuiwi, tin n ii irniYf
Constitution for Parliament That
; Will Be Bepresentatlve Movement
' Marks Ends of Aged Despotism.
Pekln, Oct. 3 With the heritage of
a civilization which was well estab
lished when the people of western Eu- J
rope were living in caves and dining
on snakes, the Chinese are Just awak
ening to the desirability of a consti
tutional government to replace the
despotic rule which has held sway ov
er the destinies of the Empire of the
Dragon since the dawn of history. To-"
day at the call of the Son of Heaven
and the Emperor of China, an assem
bly of ninety-six members, represent
ing all grades of society and all Dhaa-
es of Orientals thought, met tn the cap
ital city to prepare a constitution and
pla for a ParHment, to which two- ,
thirds of the members will be elected
by vote of the people.
Whether the change from a despo
tism to a constitution monarchy may
be accomplished without the shedding
of much blood la now a matter for so
ber thought not unmixed with fear.
All over the empire there are rumb
lings of discontent which presage the
coming of a storm. In the interior
and the agricultural districts the mas
ses of the people are opposed to any
change In the historic forma nf Gov
ernment and a revolution, worse by"
far than the boxer uprising, may be '
the answer of the people to the pro
jects of the reformers. The discontent
ed countrymen hold that the propos
ed change j are due to the Influence
of the "white devils" and presages
the rule of the hated Christians. In
the cities and thlcklv noDulated din.
trlcta, the constitutional regime : la '
largely favexed and this Influence may
be sufficient to quell the "barbar
ians."-,
The movement which culminated in
today's v meeting of the National As
sembly had Its origin four years ago,
wnen ine late impress Dowager, act
ing through the weak-minded earner-
or, promised a constitution to China,
Certain definite steps were.outl&ed
for the change, which have since been T ,
carried out by the prince regent The
latter is a Manchu, and this has serv
ed to give rise to an antl-dynastle
movement 'which seriously threatens
the stability of the empire which may
interfere with the constitutional pro
gram. The present Emperor of 6hlna
Is an Infant and It will be ' many
years before the prince regent will be
retired from power. Although he has
been roundly criticised by Europeans
for dismissing some of the best pro
gressive of his officials, he is appar
ently In sympathy, with the oroirres-
slve movement. Not only has he called
the constitutional assembly, but he
has Inaugurated a program of railroad
building, telegraph extension, im
proved steamship communication and
a postal system that will place China
In the forefront of nations. He has al
so made great Improvements In the
defense of China and is rapidly bring
ing the army and navy of China up
to a point where the empire will no
longer be at the mercy of foreign In
vaders.' '
Conclave of Woodment.
Sedalla, Me., Oct. 3 A great, con
clave of Woodmen was held here to
day on the grounds of the Missouri
State Fair. Over $2,000 la prizes will
be awarded the winners In the drill
and contests. , :
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