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VOL. 19.
'(ETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1906.
NO. 5855
CLARKE SHOT BY
OFFICER
WATERS
Waters Took Clarke and a
Companion In Custody When
. They Fought Him.
lHHflCEMAN BKATEN
WITH HIS OWN BILLY.
Offciulnn llml Mutlo Trouble In n
Trlli and the Womnn Occupying the
Place Complained A Third Party
Who Refused to IIHp the Police-
ninn Was Afterward Arrested
Clarke lnlnrnll' Hut Not 'Danger
ously Wounded Sncoinl Sinn Club
bed by Waters anil Hoth Were Jull
cd by Him.
In a bloody fight which occurred
about 6 o'clock thin morning In one
of the cribs on Cottonwood street Of
ficer Waters shot a mnn named
Clarke after he had been badly beaten
by the latter and a companion. The
bullet from the policeman's gun en
tered the right side of Clarke's mouth
and lodged In the bnck of his neck..
While a pnlnful wound It Is not re
garded as dangerous. "He is now at
the county JnIL
The fight happened In the first crib
on the alley which leads from Cotton
wood street to the rear of the sa
loons. Early this morning Officer
Waters was called to the place by the.
woman occupying the crib. She
complained thnt the men had retimed!
to pay for drinks they had ordered
nnd were otherwise making them
selves offensive. On learning the
state of affairs the officer quietly
asked the men to leave. This they
refused to do, nnd after having re
peated his request with no better re
sult, took hold of Clarke and led him
Into an adjoining room. As he did
so he was attacked hy the other fel
low, whs grabbed the ofllcer to pinion
his arms to his side. Hreaklng away
from them Waters drew' his club, hut
In the fight he was hnndlcapped hy
the smalTness of the room, and his
weapon was taken from him by his
assailants, both at whom are large
men. The officer was then knocked
backwards across the foot of the Iron
bedstead In the room, the rod being
hent beneath his weight. While In
that position he was struck over the
head several times with the club
that had 'been grabbed from his hand.
He was partially stunned by the
blows.
As soon as be "had recovered silt
flclently to protect himself Waters
Jumped up. drew his gun and shot
Clarke In the face. The wounded
man dropped to fhe floor with a thud
and the orflcrr turned the gun on the
other fellow. However, the cartridge
missed fire and. giving up hopes of
using It as a firearm, the policeman
began clubbing the necond man with
the butt of the gun. In that way he
soon reduced n1m to -subjection. Both
men were then taken to the city Jnll
nnd locked up.
While the fight was on In the crib
a third mnn appeared nt the door of
the place several different times. He
was ordered by Ofricer Waters to as
sist him. However, the fellow refused
with an Insulting; reply. 'Later hi the
morning he was found In the Colum
bin saloon and tnken to -Jail nlso, for
having refused to nsslt an officer
when called upon.
Although his head was battered and
bloody from his fltfht Officer Waters
remained on1 duty until after 8
o'clock this morning. His Injures
were not In any way serlona, though
he has a bad cut over tils right eye.
and his scalp was cut in several
places by the blows on bis head.
Immediately after the fight Dr. W.
O. Cole was summoned to care for the
man who had been shot. A prelim
inary Inspection was made of the
wound and not being found danger
ous It was temporarily bandaged un
til the man could be removed to some
other place. Superintendent -McDIIl,
of the county hospltnl was notified
to come for the Injured man, and did
no soon afterwards. However, In the
meantime District Attorney Phelps
had Investigated the case and In order
to Insure safekeeping for Clarke or
dered him tnken to the county Jail.
tip to . 2:30 this afternoon the
wounded man had not yet been given
full surgical attention, and conse
quently his condition Is not definitely
Another Flood Threatens.
Seattle, Dec. 21. The White, 4
Oreen nnd Puynllup rivers have
risen eight feet as the result of
rnlns and heavy snows In the
mountains during tho last few
days, threatening another flood
between Seattle and Tacomn.
The Northern Pacific bridges
are weakened and passengers
are being transferred on Inter-
urban lines.
known. However, the other prisoners
In the Jull say he Is badly hurt. Dur
ing tht day ho has been In a stupor
most of the time, either from the
effects of his drunk, or from the
wound. Ho has talked some though.
and tins been able to move about on
hfs bed more or less.
Fred Hodlne Is the name of Clarke's
partner In the tight which he had
with Officer Waters, while the name
cf the third man arrested Is Hubert
Lnmont. Should Clarke recover he
and Podinf will doubtless be prose
cuted for assault with a dangerous
weapon, while Lnmont will be tiled
for having refosed to assist an offi
cer. The penally for assault with a
dangerous weapon varies from (100
fine to a 10 years' term In the peni
tentiary. The penalty for refusing to
help an officer Is u fine of from $25
to $509. or from one to six months
In the county Jail.
According to Hodlne, all three of
the men hnve been working for the
rutlroad company near Plngham. The
name of the. man who was shot Is
James J. Clarke.
LOUS DAHNER WILL HE HANGED
He nnd Sicniscn Arc Accused uf Sev
eral Other Murders.
San Francisco, Dec. . 21. Louis
Dubner, one of the trio ot gasplpe
thugs, aged 18, was this morning sen
tenced to hang for the murder of M.
fflunakata, mannger of the Japanese
bank, Oct. 3. John Siemsen, his com
panion, awaits trial. Dabner pleaded
guilty.
The pair Is also accused of the mur
der of Johan Pflstner, a shoe dealer,
and Anton Friede, a clothier.
NEGRO HUNG AND SHOT.
Governor Warfleld Listens anil Does
Nothing tn Preserve Law nnd Or
der.
Annapolis, Md , Pec. 21. Henry
Davis, a negro who committed an as
sault on Mrs. John Held a week ago
near Brownsville, was taken from
Jail here this morning by masked men
ad lynched. The hanging body was
rtddled with builds. Governor War-
field heard the shots.
IS ENTERTAINED
IXQl'EST COXDI CTEn
ON THAT ASSUMPTION
Taeoina Telegrapher Under Arrest
Charged With the Murder of His
Wife) by Healing Her Vnrorwclmis
ami Turning; on the Gas to Produce
Asphyxiation Accused Husband In-
HlHtH That Ills Wife Tried to Tellh.
erntrly Suicide.
Tacomn, Wash., Dec. II. On the
theory that Mrs. A. C. Conner, wife
of the telegraph operator, was struck
on the head nnd rendered uncon
scious and then placed In a room to
die ns nsphyxlated, the coroner Is
holding an Inquest to solve tfce mys
tery. Conner Is under arrest.
A quarrel was heard In their rooms
at 1 o'clock In the morning. At 11
o'clock Conner reported the death to
Mr., Douglass, who nnd been the
woman's physlrlnn for two weeks.
Conner said that he found Ws wife
lying on the kitchen floor With the
gns turned on. When the coroner
visited the house he found the body
of the woman lying on the bed. The
right temple Is discolored.
The ouuple came here recently from
Chlcag utter a short way In Seattle.
Conner told the police that he mar
ried the -woman In San Francisco In
August lat.
He says that she went Into the
kitchen ami turned on the gas. He
awakened sometime during the night
and found -tier.- She was partly con
scious and tie says he picked her up
and placed her In bed. When he
awoke at 8 o'clock this morning she
was dead. Conner has , been held
without ball pending further Investi
gation. Mother and Brother Held.
Dayton, O., Dec. 21. Collins Oil
man and his mother are held to the
grnnd Jury .today charged with being
accessories to the murder of Donn
Oilman. Fnyne, Dunn's sister, was
dismissed.
Resort to Habetia Corpus.
Kansas City, Dec. 81. Habeas cor
pus proceedings were -begun In the
federal court here today by an at
torney for Mrs. Agnes Meyers, sen
tenced to hnng January 10 for the
murder of her husband.
Ten Terrorists Executed.
Rlgn, Russln, Dec. 21. Ten terror
ists were executed today, who were
guilty of a series of robberies, bomb
outrages and murders extending over
many months.
One Man Serving Two Life Sentences.
Cynthia ,Ky Dec. 21. Curtis Jett
was sentenced for life 'today for the
murder of James Cockrell, Ho Is al
ready serving a Ufa sentence for the
murder of J, B, Marcum.
MURDER
THEORY
Xm IS STILL
ORE CAR
Rescuers Unable to Make the
, Progress Hoped for and
Confidently Expected.
LAST ACCOUNTS COCLD JiOT
HE REACHED TILL SATURDAY.
Last Night It "Win Tlrotight Probable
Ho Could He Tuken Out This Morn
Iir Workmen Ann Now Digging
Upward .From Hcticutii the Ore Car
Great DlfiiinMaiitinciit Is Fell In
Many ConuiiuisitlcM, Where Prep
arations Are Made to Celebrate the
Rescue of HloVs.
Bakersfleld. Pec. 21 tl!,v
still lmVrlsoiHd at 9 o'clock this
morning ana may not be reached to
dav. the rescuers are nrminlArln.
much arfflotilty tunnelling under the
car.
Cutting "Rails From Beneath Car.
Lo Angeles, Dec. 21. Officials of
the Edit-on company In Whose tunnel
Hicke Is entombed, stated at 10
o'clocli 'this morning the mnn cannot
be rescued before noon. It was ex
pected late last night be could be
taken out hy 7 this morning.
Workmen are now cutting the rails
beneath the car under which Hicks
Is Imprisoned.
Delay Is Disappointing.
Bakersfleld,. Dec. 21. Still thcVe
hnsTeen'no rescue of.L. B. Hicks, and
still the wonder grows of his remark
able vitality and will power. This
morning a report was circulated the
miner was released, but at 11 a. m
the rescue party was still hard at
wofk.
Conflicting reports come down
from the mountain now rescue is
Imminent, the next hour his lelease
is Indefinite. Hicks himself seenia
confident of early release.
Failure to complete the rescuj Is
"keenly felt In Bnkersfleld, and on the
streets. In homes and at business
houses everything Is laid aside for
discussion of the work on the moun
tain. Great preparations were made
last night to celebrate the effecting
of a rescue by whistles and firing of
cannons, enthusiastic men sleeping
beside sound-producing Instruments.
The newspaper offices are swamped
with queries as to the progress of the
.rescue work and hundreds of queries
are pouring Into thcclty.
Another Day to Reach Him.
Bakersfleld, Dec. 21. At 1:30 to
dny Hicks was still not rescued and
It is believed it win require another
duy to liberate him.
OOWLIT7 R1VFR WOING DAMAGF
GsMlc Rock, Dee. '21. The heavy
rains of the past few Hays have cnus
ed rapid rise of the Omiltz and water
Is rnvlilng through a ttew channel cut
by the recent floods In torrents. Fam
ilies are moving ont of their homes.
The river banks are cutting away
badly. Tho house of IPred Holbrooke
wits ' undermined nnd 'fell Into the
river. A few feet more will endanger
other : nouses.
Confessed Tliey Stole $14,000.
Utlca, Dec. 21. This afternoon a
woman was arrested with Frank
Hellherg as his wife, confessed they
stole tM.AOQ worth of plnte and Jew
els from the home of Charles Stein,
of Chicago, where they were employ
ed as servants.
Henry Hose Hanged.
Salem, T)ec. 21. (Special.) Henry
Hose, aged 82, was hanged this noon
for the murder of Madge Doyle, alias
Wilson, tn Portland last October. He
admitted the crime on the scaffold
and prayed for forgiveness. The Ju
rors who c&nvloted witnessed the ex
ecution. Accused of Being Accessor.
Kensburg, III., Dec. 21. David
Kellem was arrested today accused
of being an accessory In the assassi
nation of Sheriff Compton. It Is al
leged Kellem ordered his son to kill
Compton.
Crop Acreages for 1006.
Washington. Dec. 21. The nctnnl
acreage of winter wheat of the crop
of 1906 was 492,886,004; spring
wheat, 242,879,966 acres; corn, 2,927,
416,091 acres; oats, 964,904,622 acres.
Suit for Divorce In Milwaukee.
Milwaukee. Dec. 21. rin w.ui
as a result of her rniRhnniVa
of her Bister's contest for the Scande'n
millions, filed a suit for divorce from
Jacob Heyl today.
The Pacific & Idaho Northern has
bought 900 acres of land two miles
west of Meadows, upon which the
railroad company will build a new
town.
OF
TRAFFIC ISSUE
Many Witnesses Accuse the
Railroads of Discrimination
In Furnishing Cars.
OTHEItS SAY TIIEKE ARE NOT
ENOVGII CARS IN SERVICE.
IlU'tol Central Accused of Discrini
Inailon in Selling Coal Claimed
That Standard Oil Octopus Is Vol
iiiitnrily Letting Go Some of Its
Tentacles. In Compliance with Law
Nebraska Supremo Court De
cision Will Result in the Farmers'
Elevators Having a Chance to Com
pete for Business.
Chicago, Dec. 21. The interstate
commerce commissioners. Lane and
Harlan and Sessions are Investigating
the congestion of traffic.
Testimony by shippers shows the
car shortage is general, particularly
In the northwest and south.
Many witnesses accused the roads
of discriminating In furnishing cars;
others said that with the short num
ber of cars some are bound to be dis
appointed and the last served are
likely to charge discrimination.
The Illinois Central Is accused of
owning coal mines and refusing to
ship from other mines until Its own
product Is sold.
Standard . Now Obeys Some Laws.
New Tork, Dec. 2l. It Is learned
today the Standard Oil of New Jer
sey, the great central holding com
pany, finding It Is conflicting with
federal laws, has given up its stock in
all constituent companies and now
complies with the statutes. The
United States' attorneys -villi prove
this when federal proceedings begin
in St. Louis.
HHTCE TO WASHINGTON.
Will Come at Once as Ambassador
From London.
London. Dec. 21. James Bryc
admits his appointment as ambassa
dor to America. This is his last day
In parliament. After reading the
king's message both houses adjourn
ed nntll February 2.
SEVENTY-FIVE COfNTIES.
In Oklahoma Convention Adjourned
Till January 3.
Guthrie. Okln.. Dee 51 Thn .n
stltutlonal convention today adopted
tne report of the committee dividing
Oklahoma state into ?K ennnttea and
took a recess to January 8.
Takes Fall Out of a Trust.
Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. 21. The state
supreme court today smashed the
Nebraska elevator and grain trust by
amrming tne referees' finding In the
suit brought against the combine by
Attorney General Brown. In the fu
ture the farmers' en-nnernrlvA ele
vators will have a chance to compete
with tne elevator trust, which in the
past has been undnlv favorer! hv the
railroads, the latter refusing to grant
elevator sites and trackage to farmers.
"Spirits Are Not "Whisky."
New York, Dec. 21. James Wilson.
secretary of agriculture, and Dr. H.
Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemis
try, today ruled thnt Bourbon whis
ky, colored and flavored and labeled
blended whisky," can not be In the
future described as "whisky," as it
is simply a spurious Imitation of the
genuine article. The ruling was
made for food Inspection guidance,
and ns a very large number of deal
ers will be affected by It, an appeal
has been lodged.
Vast Texas Lands for Sale.
Washington, Dec. 21. Over 1,000,-
000 acres of public lands in Texas will
be sold on January 1. It will be sold
to the highest bidders In lots of from
one to eight sections, the Btate giving
the purchasers 40 years' time to pay
for it. Most of the land is situated
in the western part of the state.
BRYAN COMING TO THE WEST.
Pendleton Lecture Bureau Hopes to
Secure a Lcctnre From the Ne-
brnskan In January.
William Jennings Bryan Is sched
uled for a lecture at Moscow, Idaho.
January II, and the Pendleton lec
ture bureau hopes to secure a date
for him In this city some time In
January.
Percy Fclsom and Dave Hill, of
Pendleton high Bchool, who are mnn-
aglng the lecture course, expect to
receive definite Information as to Mr.
Bryan's coming to this city, within a
few days. Jacob Rlls, the world fa
mous reformer and writer of New
Tork, will lecture here on January 18.
this to be th second attraction offer
ed by the lecture course. .
CONGESTION
HfNG FOR WHOLESALE MURDER
Quarrel Over a Saddle Results In
Death of Six Persona.
Houston, Mo., Dec. 21. Joda Ham
ilton, a youth convicted of killing the
P- 'ons family October 12, was
nanged today. The largest crowd ever
In the city attended the execution.
Hamilton quarreled with Carnle
Parsons, over an old saddle. He shot
Parsons and then killed Mrs. Parsons
with an ax. Three sons of the couple
aged 5, 3 and 1, crawled into the
bushes, but Hamilton dragged them
out and one by one cut their throats.
He then piled the bodies Into a wagon
In which the Parsons family were
making a pilgrimage to their old
home in Illinois, drove to a creek
and dumped them In.
Hamilton was at church with his
fiancee when he heard the bodies
had been found at a mill dam. He
bade her good bye and fled on one of
Parsons' mules, but was soon cap
tured. TRANSFERRED HIS PROPERTY.
Hnnk Wrecker Tries tn Hold Woman
Stenographer Responsible.
Chicago. Dec. 21. W. J. Atkinson,
accused of wrecking the Lincoln hank
at Morton Park, III., was before Fed
eral Judge I.andors this afternoon,
and told the court Miss L. Armstrong,
a stenographer cf Plttsburr. signed
for him good notes aggregating S30,-
001, upon which he secured cash. The
notes, he said. Were fully sc-cuied.
He admitted he transferred his
property to Pittsburg parties before
closing the bank.
MILLIONAIRES QUARREL.
Ordered by Secretary Shaw to Sit
Down and Keep Quiet.
Pittsburg, Dec. 21. Secretary
Shaw routod 20 millionaires out of
bed this morning to meet him at 7:30
to discuss the new postufflce iie. He
listened to arguments three hours and
told them he would decide later.
Puling the hearing ont Pittsburger
leaped to his feet and challenged his
neighbor and said, "It Is not so; you
are not teeing the truth." Shaw saM,
"Sit ,1twn!. If you rals another dls.
turbance ri! have you put out.
TRIED TO KILL
JUDGE CUTTING
LATTER FOUGHT FOR HIS
LIFE WTTH INSANE MAN,
Bullet Fortunately Deflected and the
Weapon Would Not Work There
after .Assailant Claims Cutting Is
Responsible for An Estate In Which
He Is Interested Being Eight Years
In Litigation, and He Wants a New
Judge.
Chicago. Dec. 21. A man whnm
the police say is insane, fired at Pro
bate Judge Cuttimr at the entrance tn
the elevator at the criminal court
building this morning, exclaiming;
"If you don't settle that estate I'll
kill you."
Judge Cutting slapped the man's
face and thus deflected the bullet.
The revolver, which Is of ancient
make and defective mechanism and
small calibre, failed to work there
after, as the man repeatedly pulled
the trigger while the judge held him
for the police.
The prisoner gave the name of
Frank Ellershrnnk. ns-pri R0 nrnnnn.
tlon salesman, nnd said: "T nm Inter.
'ested in an estate nf 30.000. which Is
In litigation in the nrobate court for
ine pasi eignt years, i got no sntls-
laciion ana tnougnt lr I filled cutting
we might get a Judge who would give
some action."
Chicago Market KcHrts.
Chicago, Dec. 21. Wheat opened
74 H, closed 71 3-S; corn opened
41 ,-S, closed 41 3-8; oats opened
closed 33.
Perkins Before the Grand Jury.
New York, Dec. 21. George W.
Perkins was for half an hour before
the grand Jury today. Jerome told
him to be ready to come again.
CHRISTMAS FOOTBALL IS OFF.
Also New Year Game, at Wnlla Walla
Tenm's Request.
This mornlne startll ii tr nett's ..ne
received from Walla Walla In the
form of a request from the rinM.n
City football management asking to
be excused from their game here
Christmas. The reason given was
that it is Impossible to get a proper
tea mtogether for the occasion, as
the entire idea Is given up. The
Walla Walla boys nlso desired to be
excused from their engagement there
on New Year's day.
In local gridiron circles there has
been much regret that the Garden
City players were selred with frosty
feet, for preparations, were being
made to give them a very warm game
next Tuesday. In view of the recent
"splendid prospects" for the Walla
Walla eleven some surprise Is ex
pressed ovtr their failure to play.
O.H.&N. TRACK
y
High Water Carried Away 100.
Feet of Grade and Large
Amount of Riprapping.
TEMPORARY REPAIRS
COMPLETED AT NOON.
Melting Snow on the Mountains
Causes Sudden Rise of All Streams
Meaclinm C'rek Carried Away
New Repair Work Just East of
North Fork Many Small Slides at
Different Points on the Blue Moun
tains Considerable Snow Yet to
Melt If Warm Weather Continues.
Traffic has been seriously delayed
on the O. R. N. today by high
wati-r and washouts on the Bluo
mountains. At a point a mile east
of North Fork where Meacham creek
makes a sharp turn and strikes the
grade almost directly over 100 feet
of track was washed out last night
and for a considerable distance was
badly damaged.
General Superintendent M. J. Buck
ley, of Portland, arrived on the scene
of the washout early this morning
and put two work trains and a large
force of men Into service at once In
making repairs and at noon today
the track was temporarily repaired
sufficiently to let trains pass.
No. 6, which arrived here an hour
lat'i from Portland fjfils morning was
held until 10:30 before starting over
the mountains, and Nos. 6 and 1,
westbound trains, both being east ot
the washout, were delayed until this
afternoon.
New Riprapping Washed Away.
The damage to the track occurred
at a place at which a large amount
nf new riprapping has been built dur
ing the past summer In repairing
damage done by the flood of last
May. An Immense breastwork of
riprapping had been constructed at
that paint to protect the curve, but
the rising water rushed In behind the
nw riprapping, against the grade,
and washed away practically all the
repairs made.
At other places along Meacham
creek the high water has caused more
or less damage and several small
slides have occurred where the
ground bas been loosened by heavy
blasting in making repairs during the
summer.
For about 36 hours this week a
wet snow fell on the Blue mountains
and the weather immediately turned
warmer melting this snow and caus
ing all the snall streams emptying
Into Meacham creek to rise rapidly.
The result has been that Meacham
creek and the Umatilla river have
become very high with prospects for
becoming still much higher if the
warm weather continues.
On the Spokane branch between
here and Walla Walla all the streams
are very high, but there is no proba
bility of uny damage at present.
Roadmaster J. Conners, of Walla
Walla, went over the line this morn
ing and found it In excellent condi
tion. Dnngcr West of Pendleton.
The O. R. & N. offices here re
ceived word by a messenger at noon
today that the .Umatilla river was
threatening to wash away the grade
at mllepoft 228, three miles west of
the city. At that point the grade has
recently been repaired and the sec
tion crew had been engaged this
morning In hauling in sacks of sand
to protect the grade. It will be nec
essary to send a work train there to
place rock on the new grade to pro
tect It.
No Danger Here, Vnles.
During the day the members of the
levee committee, Levee Engineer
Avery and Ross Newport, of the con
tracting comrany, have been busy
wa-chlng the levee und preparing
against a further rise in the rivcr.
Mne the recent high wair torn
menced Mr. Avery has patrolled the
rlvti on horseback In order to keep
fully It. termed regarding- ;ha situa
tion. Tills afternoon he declared
there Is no danger as far as Pen
dleton is concerned unless the river
should rise several feet more, which
Is improbable. The levee is holding
well, so far. Even along the portloi
that has not yet been rlprapped the
bank Is still Intact and shows no signs
(Continued on page 7.)
Two Railroaders Were Rilled.
Spokane. Dec. 21. Rninee. a
George Saulsbury and Fireman
mum fnuppert were killed
this mornlnz In a freight
Ion In the Great Northern yardu
in this city. Fireman Frank
Howard Louton mnv iia a
Engineer L. Hanson Is badly
nun.
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