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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, 6REGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1912.
NUMBER 41
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FRIDAY
FOUR MEN IE
SEHTTDDEATH
HT GOD, NOT SO TIGHT,"
SflREAXS GARRISON IN FEEL.
ING SOOSE ADJUSTED
BY WARDEN
.FATHER MOfllE PLEADS
Nerve-Rucklng Scenes Preeed Spring.
Ing of Tmpg That Kill Garrison
and Faulder Roberts and Morgan
Follow With Logs Feeling None
Confess Guilt, but Plead Innocence
Salem, Dec. 13. Faulder and Gar
rison were hanged from the prison
scaffold today at 11:40, and, in an
nouncing the further program, the
officials said Roberts and Morgan
would die as soon as the first two
were pronounced dead. The laBt tv.o
dropped at 12:25. Most of the con
demned men protested their inno
cence. Garrison made a speech just
before he died, saying "Goodbye ev
rybody. goodbye." Faulder followed
him by saying "You will never euro
crime by hanging; you must get at
the root of the evil."
"Not So Tight" Ncrenms Victim
"1 want to say," shouted Garrison,
"that I have not committed any
Tv-rime of which I am convicted. False
witnesses were " ' Here he stood,
choking with feeling. "Gentlemen,"
he continued after a nerve racking
pause. "I have prepared a statement
which will be given to the papeis.
My God! Men! Not so tight, not bo
tight." he screamed when the noose
was adjusted. Nearly a hundred wit
nessed the hangings, though Guver
nnr West was not nresent. All shud-
dered during' the distressing sceccs
preceding Garrison's death and
ed with relief, when at ll:3i the
M l
trap was sprung. At ll:ai one oiijrjri declaring
the three doctors said: . They area
dead." They were then cut down
and placed In wooden coffins.
The men had been led to the scoie
snn aided In one way and arothor.
l.i adjusting the robes.
Uortran Appears With Triest.
as Roberts and Morgan were lejv-lnt-
the yard for the gallows he cried
out to his guards In the yard. "So
long, fellows." Father Moore pre
ceded them chanting as he went. The
men were not nervous, however, and
their death was not marked by the
nerve racking scenes of the first two.
Triest Pleads for Morgan.
Father Moore, the Catholic prison
priest, formerly located at La Grande
made a speech for Morgan. "The de
fendant shot in self defense." said
the priest. Morgan had asked to
. -make a speech but did not do so
r when the time came.
Father Moore said in Morgan's be
balf. Morgan wishes me1 to, say he
killed John York In self defense, and
n-Ltioa me to sav he was not guilty
of killing his grandfather, of whlcu
charge he was acquitted. Nor did he
i,v s hand In the murder at The
Willows, as some enemies have said."
The father knelt and began to pray.
It Is believed drugs were adminis
tered to nerve Roberts before he ieit
the cell. He made a short speech
dclarlng he was partially innocent
and partially guilty. His voice fail
ed him and he showed symptoms of
Insanity.
ORG AX PRAYS
Oinnison Claim His Innocence to the
uard Before Xetlng Death.
Morgan spent last night In prayer
and was unmolested, while Garrison
nt,A hlmse'.' with telling the
guards: "I did not kill Perkins. I
am not afraid to die: let it be short."
Warden BenKen and Guard Snod-
in iy- ' ones, neslgneten in'"
STANCE CI.rB PRESIDENT.
Organization of the new dl
rcctorate of the Commercial
club wa s effected last evening
when the newly-elected nine se-
lectod officers for the year. Au
gust J. Stange Is president:
Larrv Lnrrlson vice president:
J. G. Snodgrass. treasurer, and
C. M. Ilumi'ir-y. rro'iT
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IS BLOODY IN OREGON
morning to spring . the traps. They
did not protest the act.
Huberts, however, made rambling
death speech, saying officers hounded
him and that he was suffering from
an accident. He said be hadn't had
a square deal.
The last two men died without a
whimper of fear.
Cullforuiuns Raise Protest,
San Francisco, Dec. 13. Starting
at six last nleht and continuing
1 throughout the night scores of speak
! era took turns on street corners at
! niwttaaMn. avllnat DlU flal.m hH0.
!n prs. The speakers Included several
rabbis, ministers and profeslonal
men. Early In the morning the cold
forced the crowd to race around the
speakers to keep warm. The speak
ing continued until six .this morning.
ARCH BOLD ASSISTS PROBE.
Will Trge William Rockefeller to Ac
cent ubpoena at Once.
Washington, Dec. 13. John D.
Arcbbold, next In power to .Rocke
feller, in the Standard Oil company,
will assist the money trust probe
committee of the house and the ser
geant at arms to serve a subpoena
on William G. Rockefeller. Efforts
of the committee to get the summons
through have been unavailing. Arch
bold agrees to confer w ht'.RkcoMF
bold agrees to confer with' Rocke
feller and advise him to accept the
subpoena or give a deposition. The
committee deBlres to question Rocke
feller regarding the financial inter
ests alleged to have been behind the
1907 corner in copper.
F. K. Stursis. of the brokerage
firm cf Sturgis & Strong, the former
a member of the directorate of Hie
New Yok exchange, resumed t'.'e
EtiVid ia the hearing today.
RIVERS FIGHT IS OFF.
Burns and Murphv. However, to 3Iix
New Tear's Day I Report.
San Francisco. Dee. 13. Coffroth
has announced a match between
Frankie Burns and, Tommy Murphy
of 20 rounds on New Year's day.
Gunboat Smith and Frank Moran will
go 20 rounds on the 27th, and the
Burns-Rivers fight at Oakland Js off.
MIS. ClWLEY IS CENSED.
Cameron Girl Not Introduced in Pro
moter's Home She Says.
Ii Aneeles. Dec. 13. Mrs. Jack
Curlew wife of Flynn's manager, de-
nies the reports that Johnson Intro-
slgh-,nuced the Cameron ilrl in the Curley J
home at ChlcaRO. She denounced tuo
"she must have been
i.egererat
BOY SLAYER CALM.
Martin Riokert Cnemorional
killing Parent,
After
Tx)s Angeles. Dec. 13-Mart!n Rick
ert. slayer of his father yesterday,
because he mistreated his mother, is
unemotional today. 'He is to be hold
at the detention home until arraign
ed in Juvenile court.
The boy was . charged with the
murder of his father this afternoon.
RIDERS COVmTE RACE.
Nearly Two Thousand Me Have
Been Covered in Six-Day Rate.
New York, Dec. 13. At seven this
mronlng the leading teams !r. the
oiv.rtnv hike lace had co-ered 19S9
miles arm nine ia.is. Five are be
hind the cyj
LIBRARY FIRE MENACES.
Two Hundred Rescued From Flit
burg Library BUue Today
.Pittsburg. Dec. 13. Two hundred
were rescued from a fire in the li
brary place building today. The cots
nice te'.l during the fire. Injures nine
Several are missing but they are no!
believed to be dead.
Whitman Holiday Near.
Whitman College. Walla Walla.
Wash. Dec. 13. (Special Christmas
vacation begins on Friday afternoon.
December 20. and continues until
Tuesday, mornina. January 7th. when
...i,r i-itntlnff will be held ac
cording to schedule. 'Most of the
students will return to tueir uouic.
for the vacation, and special plans
for those w'.io WH be In the dormi
tories' will be made.
K. C.'s Elect Officers
At a recent meeting of the Knights
of Columbus the fallowing officers
were Vcted: M B. Donohue. grand
knleht: W. H. Casey, deputy grand
knUht: Ed. Donahue, chancellor: Ed
Desilet. financial secretary: Ray J.
Bnll'van. recording secretary; J. H.
Poors trpasurer: F. L. Meyers, lec
turer; Fran Wllhelm. Inner guard:
John Logne. outer guard: J.F. Cor
tt Luke F'M Jsnn ana Jarres oar-
rl'ty.' trustees
Four Criminals Hung Just
Before The Noon Hour
By Salem Authorities
Salem. Ore., Dec. 13. Today Is
"Bloody, Friday" In Oregon. For four
murders, as bloody as any in the an
nals of crime, four sound, strong
men were shot through the two traps
of the gallows tree in the old pillow
and mattress storeroom of the state
penitentiary here this morning. Colo
nel B. K. Lawson, warden and su
perintendent of the penitentiary re
leasing one spring and a guard the
other. The same spring released
both traps, but both were pulled sim
ultaneously to ease the consciences
of the warden and the guard as nei
ther desired to be responsible for the
final passage of the condemned. Into
eternity, or rather neither desired to
have certain responsibility rest on
him. Thus passed out Mike Morgan.
slayer of John Yorke, Frank Garri
son, who killed Roy Perkins, Noble
Faulder who In a drunken craze Blew
Louis Gilbert, and H. K. Roberts,
whose soul was blotted by the dou
ble murder of Donald Stewart and
George Hastings.
A week or so ago the scaffold was
take from its place In a little room
Just north of the dining room and
installed in the apartment whore the
convicts are wont to make pillows
and mattresses for the staie institu
tions. The condemned in an upper
tier oi cells nearby must have heard
the cminous sound of the loathsome
confraptiou being dragged across the
stolie floors and jostled and ham
mered into place.
Up to the time they were confined
in "Death Row" Taylor, whose life
was saved yesterday and Faulder
were allowed the liberty of the pri
son yard while the others were close
ly Confined. These wo men convinc
ed ts officials that they
slew in a frenzy of passion, and that
the crimes In their sober moments
were Just as respulsive to them per
sonally as they were to the nearest
and dearest relatives of their vic
tims. The were often caught with
bent heads, heir r lips moving in
prayer. A consolation not of earth
softened them, whereas the others
were Inclined to curse their fate.
These last also, reserved many vitu
perations for the Oregon electorate
wh,en cn November 5th last made
. . warrant ag cer.
the ballot a death warrant as cer
tain in its meaning as such as the
governor could have made the official
document condemning , the men tore;;.
Part of 80,000 Turkish Rifles
Dropped by Fleeing Soldiers
Photo by American Press Association.
B
ATTKKED Into an utter rout, the beaten t urks hi itunu aim mi umo
drnpjied their gun and shed their outer coats to ealn Mj In speed.
Fully M1.000 rifles were thus collected by the Unitarians after Hums
batties They were gathered together I if huge pile end made
striking evUenoe of the iolls of wsr The illustration shows s part of ths
guns under guard, and It Is safe to sny those two Bulgars were the happiest
victors fuf the moment of the whole army.
die. On that election day the con
demned were given the full returns,
spelling the fate of the antl-capltal
punishment measure. When in- the
waning hours of the day. It became
apparent that their fate was sealed
they shook Impotent fists at the out
side voids and gave way to remorse
and despair. Afterward Taylor and
Faulder tried prayer and seemed to
find consolation.
Later there came a rift In the
clouds when It was announced that
the attorney general of the state
nilcht question the right of the gov
ernor to bunch the executions where
as the courts in which the men were
tried had selected days covering a
considerable period .of time. Then
Governor West declared to the' Unit
ed Press: "I regret to say that in
view of the verdict rendered by the
people of this state on November 5,
by which they decreed that the bar
baric custom of capital punishment
should continue, hangings will be
the general rule In Oregon until such
time as the people or the legislature
desire to change it. The hanglnga
will occur."
Later the attorney-general declar
ed he would not act unless forced to
do so. Executive clemency was no
longer consistently possible and the
gallows tree was then gotten ready.
"We want the gallows before life
Imprisonment."' declared three of, the
men to Interviewers a week before
the execution. "I am not afraid,
remarked Roberts', youngest of the
murderers, although his knees were
trembling, and his voice broke, show
ing how fear riven was his whole be
ing. Terror of the noose, the bare
room and that prehensile limb that
points straight ahead as though
eternally reaching out fcr more vic
tims began early to san t!e senses
of this youth, nr it was feared that
a physical and mental collapse would
ense before he could be strangled
to I'eath In the name of the law.
FanMer later grew ' sullen, refusing
to filk, while Roberts read the bible
through In order to find a beacon
that would light the chasm of his
despair. 'Morgan, sullen from the
first, repulsed all, while Garrison
was shamefaced and abashed. But
all, despite the hope that springs
eternal, preferred the gallows to the
iiiiiiiiiilRa
FREE DELIVERY TO NEEDY.
Gifts far Poor Plefced np and Dellv.
erf d Free of Cost'.
The Merchants' Delivery announc
es that they will collect and deliver
contributions from the lodges and In
dividuals for the benefit of needy
families during Christmas giving
time. Call Main 184 and the wagon
will get your contribution.
Few Judges to Select.
Washington, December 13. The
appointment of five members of the
supreme court which fell to Presid
ent Tart in his administration an un
precedented privilege will not b
repeated by President-elect Wilson,
but it was figured out today, that be
may be enabled to appoint a third of
the tribunal of nine members. Aside
from making Edward Douglas White
chief Justice, President Taft has ap
pointed within the past two years.
Associate Justices Lurton, Hughes.
Van Devanter, Lamar and Pitney.
A justice of the supreme court is
eligible to retirement after reaching
the age of seventy years and after
having served ten years on the bench
The three eligible for retirement be
fore the end of the Wilson adminis
tration are Chief Justice White and
Associate Justices McKenna and
Holmes.
Junior Band Parades.
v The Junior band made Its fli ap
pearance on the Btreets of the city
lf.it tight. While the youngsi l' 1
iiut play like professionals, ..lie..- d'J
show quite a bit of enthusiasm .
number of worthy comments were
mndo With a little more ractiro
these oung Sousas will do iredita
b!y. There will be another meeting
of the members of the ba.i 1 next
Tuesday night and those desiring to
join the band will have the opp
tunlty to do so. They state that there
are several Instruments not In use
and. that any ambitious youngster
who has the "gumption" to come cut
and tackle the Job is 'welcome to the
use ot the instrument.
Express Business Heavy.
me express ousiuess uo.u BUU
the citv has been very heavy In the
last few days. Paresis are marked to
all parts of the United States and
some to foreign points. With the
introduction of fie parcels post most
of the small business to and from
nearby points will be handled by
Unce Sam. This will necessitate
the ' running of extra mall cars at
this time of the year, It Is expected.
Primary Plan Grows.
Washington. Dec. 13. Popular
primaries to determine the choice of
collectors of Internal revenue, post
masters, marshalls and surveyors Is
the latest plan of the . Democrats
in the December session of con
gress. Prominent Democratic con
gressmen who are besieged wltn re
ouests for such aiopolntmenta believe,
this nlan will save them from politi-
cal obliteration at the hands of dis
appointed office seekers In subse
quent elections.
The new scheme Is advocated by
Representative Humphries of Mtssl
sslppl and Beall -of Texas. There is one In Ua Grande is urged to pause
a strenuous opposition and a lively for a little while in their Christmas
delbate Is already under way. Repre 1 preparations to help these needy lit
sentatlve Robert L. Henry of Texas tie ones. Watch for further an
Is an opponent of the plan. inouncements.
Tnfts In Bull Moose Home.
Waahlngton. December 13. A Taft
family occupying a Bull Moose man
sion will be a social spectacle of the
Capital this season. 1 The big stone
residence oof Gifford Plnchot. former
chief forester, on Dupont Circle In
"Millionaire Row" has been leased
for the winter Beason by airs. Thom
as K. Iaughlln. sister of (Mrs. Taft.
Plnchot. who was a Roosevelt
ladar t,n not nccunled his home for
more than a vear. It Is one of the
finest in Washington and promises.
under the direction of Mrs. iaugn
lln to be a social mecca during the
session of congress.
New Lead Off Now.
Washington.. December 13. J. W.
Abercromble, newly elected member
co.nere'x from TuwBloosa. Tenn, will
bear the distinction of having his
name first on the house roll, dlsplnts
Ing John M. Adair of Indiana wno
held the position for six years.
The second letter In Abercromble s
name Is responsible. It Is "b and
In the alphabetical arrangement or
the House roll he becomes the official
bellwether of the. Democrats. On
party votes the sound of Abercromn
le's.name will be the sh;nal for the
Republicans to vote .directly opposite
Tenth to Reform School. rr
The young lad who broke Into the
People's store will likely be sent to
the reform school. Being under the
aite of 18 the crime cannot be tried
bv the rlrcu't court. The reform
school Is located at Salem.
Monid ia Mint IMre tV
Cincinnati, Dec. 13 A. K. Wood
man. nf Helena. Vor.t. t-vliv resunv
ed testimony before .t'ie National
Cash Register con.pnnv trial.
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BOTLEPHID
SKEPOBTS
EXTENT OF THE BATTLE BE
TWEEN GREEK AND TPBX
NAVIES NOT MADE
EXPLICIT.
COHFEBEHCEjS DELAYED
Balkans Will Demand Release of Sea.
tari, Adriiuioplo and Other Turkish
Strongholds Before She Will agree
to Peak Terms Lavish Entertain
ment Will Be Gives Visitors.
lAniinn Dec 13 A hnttlA
between Turkish , and Greek
navies Is progressing on the
Aegean sea, according to Con-
stantlnople and Athens dls-
patches. Athens cables that the
Greeks also defeated a detach- 3
ment ot Turks at Kentplgadia
near Janlna. The seridusness
of he battle at sea Is not told In
the brief -dispatches received
here.
London, Dec. 13. The conference
of Balkan and Turkish peace repre
sentatives was not started today on
account of the non-arrival of th
Turkish envoys. The British foreigu
beRjn untl, ,Monday. The Bulgaria!!
envoys arrived this morning aul lUn
Turks are e,xpectod this afternoon.
Rulkan Demands Are Many.
Balkan envoys state that Turkey
muat relinquish Scutari, Janlna, A4
rianople and Durazzo If she dealt ea
peace. Premier Venizelos of Gretce
"stated that reports of friction be
tween the Balkans was groundless.
The allies are strongly .united.
I-avlsh entertainment is planned for
the visitors while here.
POOR TO GET HELP.'
Arcade to Give Benefit for Needy
Children. ft
Assisted by several different socie
ties of the city, the Arcade, on Fri
day afternoon, Dec. 20, will give a
benelfit matinee. All proceeds abovo
expenses will be turned over to the
mayor to be distributed among chil
dren of the city who might otherwise
not enjoy a very happy Christmas
season. An especially interesting
program will be presented and every-
Returns From Portland.
John Logue. popularly called
Shorty, returned from Portland last
night and reports that he was drafted
to help Initiate a class at Vancouver,
Wash., Into the Knights of Colum
bus. It Is said that Shorty went to
Portland on a political mission and
had good success.
Yeoman at Target Practice.
Constable Faulk reports that his
son M. A. Faulk, has returned from
i the Orient on the battleship Caltfor-
ilia and taken station at San Diego.
there he will go to Mare aland for
target practice.
Pioneer Visits City.
iMrs. M. J. Crandall. who was a
citizen of La Grande for some forty
years or mre. and wh nw makes ber
years or more, and who now makes
her home In Spoaane, went to Baker
this morning where she will look up
her old friends. She came to La
Grande when the railroad was not
yet built and by stage from the town
of Kelton. Utah. She had many In
teresting Incidents' to relate relativo
to the conditions that prevailed in
this vicinity at that tune. She is
amazed at the growth of La Grande
in the last few years.
A REAL "TWELVER."
Prof, and Mrs. Epling of South
La Grande will make yesterday
a red letter day in their history
book. There waj born to them
on the 12th day of the 12th
month of the 12th year of the
century, a 12 pound sou. Such
a string of 12's Ib Intended to
break any Friday the 13th hoo-
doo for the high school teacher
$ and his family.
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