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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, ; 1910. ,
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DEFENSE AI,iS TO PERFECT' ffllO DiiLLifJGEi Give)
:; OF JSELF llEFEEjSE ABOUT lip IB!!
TRIAL HI
IED
Wife of Defendant Said to be" Anxious to St3
aiuopauu vuuvxciea on marge ;
With a court room full of witness
es and spectators, with the attor
neys for each side keenly champing
the hit, aslt were,' with every eye
centered on the witness stand and all
.members of the Jury straining every
nerve to hear and see all that was
transpiring, Circuit Judge v J. W.
Knowles. continued the trial of the
State of Oregon vs. Jess Jarker this
morning. ',. ' . y: .,'
Two witnesses of last evening were
recalled for brief questioning. One was
Mrs. Parker, wife of the accused man,
and the other was Everett Bussears,
an eye witness to the murder. Neither
witness was severly cross questioned
this morning,' but It Is believed each
of them will be used once" more, pos
sibly several times during the trial,
for it would seem according to those
who are thoroughly familiar "with the
: case, that upon these two witnesses
much" defends. : ' ' ":
"r Lawyers In Good Trim. . , , ,
All the attorneys present are MM
and watching every movement John
L. Rand, who it to assist la C3 C3"
secutlon, will not arrive until this
evening and Col. Iranhoe. is handling
the case alone so far. The defense
has T. H. Crawford and C. B. and
George Cochran and they are grap
pling hard with the iprosecutlon on
every detail. '"'''...
Will Claim Self Defense.
The only thing that will save Jess
Li FOLLETTE SNUBS IT
LATTER'S linEW
JUDGES FOR SUPR
Washington, Dec. 7 After a con
ference of Insurgent's in the .senate
and probable consultation between
them and the leader of the house and
SENATOR LA FOLLETTX
The Wisconsin Senator who flatly
refused to assist In appointment of
Judges.
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iiT fli! UflTILL
Parker from conviction at least of
manslaughter will be the plea of self
defense. It is believed the attorneys
for Parker are weaving ja sjtrong
chain with that end In view and ere
the final witness will have been exam
ined it may be plain " that Porter,
the murdered man, not only rushed at
Parker but that he also held a gun
in his hand as he made that rush. It
Is admitted that if the defense can
establish such a fact the prosecution
will have a hard . time to break it
down. But there are those from Elgin
who claim htat such a chain of evl
dence can be made to hold together.
" Wife's DeTotlon Flags!
According to all melodramic rules
when tragedies are enacted the wife
of a man stands by him to the end. In
the present case It seems to be dif
ferent, for although Mrs; Parker has
been on the, witness stand and at
torneys for the defense stopped her
because of the old statute which pre
vents a wife from testfying against
her ' husband, nevertheless her ac
qualntances assert that Mrs. . Parker
If given the oprportunlty would render
damaging evidence against her hus
band. The woman's father was killed
and the hand that fired the fatal shot
was the hand of her husband. It is a
case of testing the two love strings-
one of blood tie and the, other of le
gal tie. and apparently Mrs. Parker
progressives la expected today over
the appointment to the supremo bench
of the United States. ,
Senator Cummins, leader of the
Senate Progressives, was given a list
of men considered . by the President
for the positions yesterday.
Cummins will consult hlB colleagues
and advise Taft if the list Is consld
ered acceptable by the Progressives
Taft evidently wishes that the Insur
gents have a voice In the selection of
Judges as he recognizes their strength
and wants to harmonize the two fac
tions of the party. It Is understood the
Insurgents want George Hepper, who
defended Plnchot and whom Hughes
appointed judge. ;
senator LaFoIletteh as stirred up
much talk on account of his refusal
to meet .the President at the Presi
dent's solicitation to discuss the ap
pointments. of the Supreme Court.
Through Secretary Norton, tha Presi
dent invited the Wisconsin senator, to
call at the. White House yesterday. It
was Intimated LaFollette .sent him t
note saying that he had only oae sug
gestion to offer that being only men
should be selected who would be
certain to construce the constitution
and the law with regard to the Inter
ests of the people and not those whose
connection would ' bias their minds
in favor of special Interests.
clings to the blood relationship.
' To make , the case' -alf- the more
complicated there Is a little child a
boy of tender years. His father; Is
Jess Parker whose hands are now
stained with human blooa and his
mother Is the daughter of the niaa
who was killed. Requests that the boy
be brought into the courtroom have
been denied by Judge Knowles) and
while the effort may " be renewed
doubtless the court will hold firm and
keep the Innocent little fellow out of
uiuonunace tragedy; as much
as possible. ... , -.'.
J Dr. KIrby Testifies.
Following . the questioning of Mrs.
Porter and Everett Bussears this
morning. Dr. E. G. Kirhy was placed
on the stand and told the' storr of
how he answered the professional
call and rendered professional ser
vices to the wounded man; How Por
ter had lived a number of hours after
the shot entered the left' nipple and
tore away a part of the lung, how fin
ally temporary Bearing the arteries
and blood vessels gave way and the
lung tilled with bloody causing death.
The bullet was never removed for
the coroner's Jury did not request lti
Joe Baker Is a Sharp Witness.
Joe Baker, a young man who was
in the employ of. Porter on Au mist
5th when the murder occurred, was
called to the witness stand and he was
8 ' careful and deliberate witness. He
guessed at nothing and If he could
not remember details he was frank In
his "r admission. Sometimes tt' almost
appeared as though he was trying to
vex the attorneys, but evidently such
was not the case, for we questions
led to matters of which he was cer
tain his answers were clear and de
cisive. Baker was with Porter at sup
per the evening of the shooting. The
two men went from the house to the
shop, where they were changing a tank
and repairing a part of the separa
tor. He said a woman came from the
house to the shop. He saw the wo
man but would not admit that she was
Mrs. Porter. Immediately after the
trouble arose between Porter , and
Parker. It was then twilight and al
though there were at least, four eye
witnesses to the shooting, no one has
said he saw a gun in the hands of
Parker. It Is claimed the ablaze from
the piBtol was plainly seen in the
semi-darkness. , -
;' Defense Springs Surprise. ,
While Baker was feeling ls way
very cautiously on the witness stand,
being careful not to claim mora than
he could stand for, Attorney Cochran
caned nis attention to a conversa
tion said to have occurred between'
Baker and Bob Mays pf Elgin in
which Baker Is alleged to have said:
"Porter rushed up to Parker and
Parker's wife rubbing his hands,
when Mrs. Parker said, "go back fath
er, we don't want any trouble here,'
Parker, kept approaching and Parker
shot him." -
This conversation is said to have
occurred in front of Stoop's Cigar
Btore in Elgin and at the time Baker
was mounted on a horse. Baker would
not admit that such a conversation
had ever taken place.
Cochran then Introduced another
conversation which Is said to have
had with Jess Smith in which Baker
Is, alleged to have said: "Porter went
running toward Jess spitting upon his
running toward Jess spitting upon
his hands." Baker did not remember
of having made this remark either.
Baker was excused from the stand
Just before the noon hour and Dr. M
K. Hall of La Grande was called. '.
' Dr.-Hall gave expert testimony to
the effect that such a wound as Por
ter received would cause death.
The attorneys wished more time to
consult witnesses and prepare to fur
ther enter into the trial and Judge
Knowles adjourned court until to
morrow morning.
FIXALIV ,A"D SUFFICIENTLY EX
ONERATED IX MAJORITY
REPORT FILED TODAY.
Tl lllfl REPORTS
Ct A . . w m
secretary oi me interior is wren a
Clean Sheet by Majority of the In-
his Cenduct Wm Kot Unbecoming
to an Officer Ills Connections With
Cunningham Claims AU Right ,
Washington, Dec. 7 Absolutely and
final exenteration of Richard -A.
Balllnger of the Charges which re
sulted in a congressional investiga
tion is contained in a majority report
of the Investigation committee pre
sented to congress at noon today.
The findings of - the committee is
summed up as follows: 1 "Balllnger
was not an enemy nor Is he hostile to
a reasonable and Judicial policy of
conservation, that no ground whatev
er has been shown Justifying the op
inion that he was unfaithful or was
an inefficient public officer.
The investigation! was precipitated
by the charges of Gifford Pinchot last
winter, 'and while the minority . re
ports of the committee have been fil
ed frqra time to time, the real report
carrying the real weight was not
made kown until today. Had the re
portjbedn otherwise than favorable it
was presumed' Balllnger would have
resigned but now that he'.is fully ex
onerated, the general opinion in
Washington is that the Seattlite will
continue In his present capacity. :
Two Minority Reports.
The report said the charges against
Balllnger was filed by Chairman Nel
son. Two minority reports were pre
sented, one signed by four Demo
crats and one Republican, and the
other by Congressman Madison.
Anto Tire Without Bubber.
Washington, December 7. (Special)
Tidings from England herald the- in
vention of an automobile tire with all
the good qualities of a pneumatic tire
but containing no rnMiAr. This rn
markable stop in the progress of auto
Improvements is consclsely described
by Consul General John L. Griffiths
in a report from London, as follows
"The springs are made of slightly
tapered strips of special steel coiled
spirally in such a way that the greater
part of each turn is within the pre
ceding one, and that under sufficient
compression the whole, of the inner
colls can be forced within the outer
most one. To the surfaces of the links
which roll on the ground are cemented
blocks of hard composition of fiber
and gutta-percha compacted under
pressure, and these it is stated, can be
renewed when worn away at a cost of
97 cents to $1.22 for each wheel. ..V'
."The aim of the inventor has been
to imitate the action of the ipneumatlc
tire. An obstacle such as a stone does
not cause the whole wheel to rise, as
in the case with an ordinary iron-tired
wheel, but Is, as it were, swallowed up,
the link or links immediately effected
yielding by virtue of the hinges and
bringlngi nto play the resiliency not
merely of one or two of the springs,
but of the whole of them round the
entire circumference. , '
"The wheel Is intended for use on
heavy , commercial vehicles and mo
tor omnibuses, to give them the bene
fit of the pneumatic tire with the em
ploment of no particle of rubber. An
other advantage clalmedMs immunity
from side slips, while dust is sucked
up to a much smaller extent than with
pneumatic tires. v
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WOMEX STUDY TOLITICS.
Recent Right Accorded to Women of
Washington Creates Interest
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 7. Since the
f'ms. Tetrazzini.'
Singer In Eetter Voice. This Year
Than Ever Before. ':-
She has just won a signal victory In
her squabble with Hammersteln, and
Is now ready to start west under any
management she may select, but part
of hen profits will revert back ta Sew
York.
women in the
state ' of Washington
have been given equal suffrage and a
club formed for studying politics, un
der the auspices of the WasWagton
Political Equality league. Mrs. F. F.
Emery, antl-suffraglst of Spokane and
actively Identified with woman's club
and charitable work here, proposes to
give mere man lessons in "cooking.
The Idea 'Started at one of Mrs. Euv
ery's Sunday evening dinners, when, a
number of young men being present,
she announced that the men would
have to wash the dishes. 7The woman's
suffrage question brought up the sug
gestion that she teach the men how
to cook, and the hostess declared her
willingness. "I only meant to Joke,"
said Mrs. Emery, "but I am ready to
make good. The men have' already
learned the most important part, tha
dishwashing.. When women vote the
dinners should be ready when the wo
men come home after the strenuous
day's work in uplifting the politicians,
and the men should learn how to run
the kitchen right way." :
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Baa Francisco, Dec, 7 Following
the discovery of a number of Chinese
coolies and slave girls cooped up in a
little fourteen foot enclosure in. the
hold of the liner Manchuria, it is ex
pected the government officials will
soon arrest a gang of smugglers here
and in China, composed of Whites
and Chinese. It Is learned through an
authorltlve source that the gang net
ted practically $40,000 with tha:'ar
rlval of every liner from the orient.
Many girls were lured to the steam
er on pretexts. Some were kidnapped.
Sensational disclosures are expected.
The traffic is primarily in smuggling
coolies across. For this the smug
gles got a fee ranging from $3 to
$1,000. Second and more profitable
activity of the gang was centered in
supplying Chinatowns of the various
cities with the girls. The prices for
them ranged from 42500 to $5000 each.
The last consignment of girls and
men were. found In a dark little lock
or where they had existed for twenty
three days on tea, water and bread
and not allowed to leave the compartment'
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SECRETARY OF WAR MAKES AN
SCAL REl'OKT TO CONGIIXSS
REGAEDIXG ISLANDS.
HOUE RULE UnpQFULf.n
lf acf, Health and Good Will Rule
Supreme ia the Island Lcpcn Be,.
- tits jrieportea to island Where There "
are Three Thousand of Them Few.
Want Their Own Rule But Conser
lathes Do Bfet-'-Many Educated.
Washington, Deo. 7. (Special)
Thf renort of the Secretary of War
upon his recent visit to the Philip
pine, Islands has Just been Issued by
the War, Department. During the
Secretary's stay in the Islands, from
July 24, to September 3, he inspected
practically all the public institutions '
and army posts and held many public
hearings. The administration of tho
various departments were found to ba
In a generally satisfactory condition.
s The Seqretary of TVar speaks very
symnathetlcally of the aspirations of
i the Phil'linino iieoKle for indenendencs
and says that the public expression la
very general in favor of same, but that
many of the conservative and most
substantial men would view such a re
sult with consternation.
Referring to the fitness of Phllli
plno for self government, he says:
7'There are very many highly educat
ed Filipinos many men of talent, abil
ity and brilliancy but tho percentage '
in comparison with those who are
wholly, untrained in an understanding
of, and the exercise of, political rlghta
under a republican form of govern
ment is so small, and under the best
and most rapid development possible
under existing conditions will for a
long period continue so small that it
1b a delusion, if the present policy of
control of" the islands by the American
people shall continue, to encourage
the Filipino (people in the home that
the administration of the islands will
be turned over to them within the tima
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