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VOL. 20.
PENDLETON, OttEGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1907.
1 '
MOEBED WIFE'S
fiiY IN A TRUNK
Young Wife of Frank Coving
ton Brutally Murdered and
I.hrown Into Puget Sound.
'GnBWOME FIND YKSTER-
TDAY VVT FAUNTLEROT BEACH
TYoung VWlfe Was Dtsomiral hf Bar
Parents Who Objected to Ucr Mar
riage With Her "Black Sheep" Una
bajid Nade Body Was Backed in
: 'Frank, Weighted Dosvn Willi
Hocks The Husband, Frank (v
ington, Who Is Said to B In Alas
ka, Jfl.tko-'lIUnck Sheep" at m Goad
Family of Hit. Paul.
.Seattle, .Sept 223. Married last
March against .the wishes of her
.parents, disowned by relatives, bru
tally murdered, her body packed la
a trunk weighted with rocks and
thrown .Into .the waters of Paget
ound. woe ithe .fate of Agnes Mc
Combs, the handsome 17-year-old
'Wile .of -Frank .Covington. The pres
ent whereabouts of her husband, who
is suspected, are . unknown,, but It la
-thought he recently left for Alaska.
. The body of the girl was Identified
;at .the .morgue by Herbert Robinson,
who said .the murdered gird was his
nelce. Her grandmother, two ancles
and an aunt live at 7221 Tenia? way.
Seattle, and :her father Is nj present
"ii iiuyvuuiiB trip in m uiano1
ignn country, Washington.
The body .of .the girl was found yes
terday morning In a trunk by Stephen
-A. Anderson tit Fauntleroy beach. An
Investigation of the trunk revealed
the nude body of the girl, her cloth
ling itaoked aibout her, covered with
rocks. The weight was not sufficient
to sink the tbtunk.
Covington is a son of J. B. Cov
ington. grain dealer of St. Paul,
Minn., and Is alleged y be the "black
Shwp" of -of a 'highly respected fanv
iiy.
The girl ilved In Seattle for several
years prim- to Tier marriage with
Covington. Her uncle, Robert Roh
Inson. is an engineer for the Pacific
Coast -Byrup company of Seattle.
Hiwajn Knew Covington was
bad," enld Mr. Robinson this morn
ing, "and objected to the marrlnge.
After that event Agnes was not rec
ognised by us. Her entire family
was opposed to the match."
A letter of Covington's which was
found addressed to hta sister, Edith,
saia ne contemplated a trip to Alaska
soon.
Think Covington Guilty.
me police are working- on the
tneory mat Frank Covington Is
guilty, but detectives, unable to find
out where the crime -was accomplish
ed. It has been discovered that Cov
ington and his wife had quarrelled
and It is thought that the couple
were camping out when the tragedy
occurred.
Since Covington's marriage he has"
worked for J. J. Kelley, a liquor
nouse owner. After his marriage he
1s said to have been struck on the
head with a flatlron one day by his
wife and showed an ugly cat to
Mends.
BABE DROWNED IN DITCH.
Infant Son of Hurry OHoninn Met Sad
Fulo in Wallowa.
Enterprise, Sept. 23. On the S. W,
Miles ranch near Lostlne, a chubby
baby boy, the darling of his mother's
heart, was drowned Saturday within
10 feet of the door of the kitchen
wothin which the loving mother was
. attending to her household duties.
The little one was the two year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coleman
who reside on the Miles ranch. Mrs,
Colemnn hnd been keeping a close
watch on her baby as he played about
the door, but her work claimed her
attention elsewhere for a few min
utes, about half an hour before noon
The tot went to a water ditch
where there was a hole large enough
to let a bucket down and that was
usually covored with a lid. The baby
fell Into the hole and was drowned,
his frail' hold on life being gone be
yond resuscitation when the accident
was discovered, though everything
was done that could be done.
BITTEN BY GILA MONSTER. '
Street Fakir nt Renttle Attempted to
"Show Reptile's Teeth.
Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 23. A street
fnklr named Davis narrowly escaped
denth from the bite of a Gila mon
ster, one of the most poisonous rep
tiles In the world.
Sunday afternoon while making an
exhibit with the creature, he claimed
he could charm the monster. A small
boy asked If It hnd teeth. Davis
seized the lizard's head to open Ha
mouth when with a vicious snap, the
reptile bit Davla on the forefinger. In
dieting a deep wound.
With great coolneaa and presence
of mind Davis sent a small boy to a
drug store for an antidote and a doc
tor In the crowd came to his assist
ance. The man Is expected -to live.
AMERICAN BARK WRECKED,
Poor Haadred People Were Marooned
an Island.
Astoria, Ore., Sept. 21. At I
o'clock on the morning of Aagast
the American bark John Currier was
wrecked at Nelson Lagoon la Behr
Ing aea aad ail of the 40 people on
board were landed In safety. The ves
sel and her cargo of salmon from
Nushagka river were a total loss.
Two of the party came out over
land and told of the wreck. Since
then nothing has been heard from
them. Although efforts were made to
send Ibem assistance through the rev
enue cutter service It Is feared that
the party Is In actual danger of starv
ing or freezing to death. The secre
tary of the Pacific Coast Fishermen's
union today sent a wire to President
Roosevelt and also had the Oregon,
Washington and California U. 8; sen
ators to do likewise.
Of the 400 marooned on the pomt
of Nelson lagoon about half are
white men, the others being Japan-
Roosevelt Expected to Help.
Astoria, Sept. 23. An answer from
Roosevelt Is expected today In reply
to a message sent him to take steps
to send a -government -vessei to Bris
tol 'bay, Alaska to relieve the ship
wrecked crew ana passengers of the
ship John Currier. Two Tiundred and
forty In all were on the vessel, about
halt of them orientals. They are
thought to have been marooned about
30 days.
PLEADED FOR HIS OWN PARDON.
E. L. Remington of Woodburn, Secies
Mercy From Governor.
Woodburn, Ore., Sept. 23. E. L.
Remington went to Salem this morn
Ing with a petition praying for a par
don for nlmself from a sentence of
two years In the penitentiary. He has
bevn found guilty of shooting W. W.
Slaughter of this city a few months
ago, and his appeal is now in the
supreme f u s ft.
Slaughter heard of Remington's
purpose and immediately followed
Remington to ' Salem to protest
against his assailant securing a par
don. Both will plead the case before
Governor Chamberlain.
Longrrorfhs In Wreck.
Cincinnati. Sopt. 23. Representa
tive and Mrs. Longworth were In the
railroad wreck on the Pennsylvania
railroad near Cincinnati on the last
stage of their trip home from Honolu
lu. No one was Injured.
TO PILOT ROCK
IN SIX WEEKS
RUSHING WORK ON THE
rMATlLLA CENTRAL.
Five Miles of Track Now Laid on
Pilot Hock Branch of the O. R.
N. anil Large Force Is Working
Vigorously Toward the South En'
glnccr Brandon In Charge of Ex
tensive O. R. & N. Improvements
Elsewhere on the System New
Warehouse for Byers.
Tracklaylng on the Umatilla Cen
trnl Is now progressing very favorably
and It Is the belief of H. A. Brandon,
engineer In charge of the work, that
the roadbed .will be completed to
Pilot Rock within six weeks. The
track has now been laid for a distance
of five miles from the Junction at the
mouth of Birch creek and a crew of
50 men Is dally shortening the dls
tnnce between the "front" and the
proposed terminus of the road.
For some time past a work train has
been In operation on the branch road
and a temporary bridge Is used In
crossing Birch creek while the per
manent structure is being built. W,
S. Byers has Just secured a permit
for the erection of a grain warehouse
at Sparks siding on the line between
here and Pilot Rock.
Other Extensive Improvements.
Of the other work falling under
Engineer Brandon's Jurisdiction the
Walla Walla depot Is nearlng com
pletion and will be ready for use In
about six weeks. At La Grnnde many
yard Improvements are also under
way and Mr. Brandon hopes to have
them all completed by January l
The new power, store and oil houses
will be completed In October,
Over on the Washington division of
the O. R. & N. a large force of men
Is now engaged In replacing the big
Alto trestle. This bridge Is the high
est and longest on the Washington dl
vision, being 860 feet long and 90 feet
high at the highest place. The old
structure Is being replaced by a mod
ern treslle.
Attorney Crane, representing Steve
Adnins, has gone to Alaska In search
of n missing witness In the famous
Stcunenberg murder case In Boise.
OUT
IFUL
WEATHER
CMOS GREET DISTRICT
Auspicious ODening of Second,
and Good Program
McElroy's "Excellent Band Arrived From Salmi Twenty First-Class Mu
siciansBand Program fop Afternoons and Evening WIU be Highly
Entertaining Immense Crowds Fill the Pavilion Beautiful Booths
Show the Business Activity and 'Public Spirit" of Pendleton Exhibits
Are Being Placed and the Fair Is lit Good . Condition Tuesday Is
-"Portland Day" and Livestock DayTrains Crowded With Visitors
From All Parts of the Two Counties' of the District.
Tonight's Band Program.
The following is the program
to be given at the fair pavilion
this evening:
1 March, "To the Fair"
Graffula.
2 Overture, "America"
Moses on National Airs.
3 Cornet 8olo, selected .
..Prof. B. F. Drlscoll
4 Intermezzo, "The Flower
Girl" Wenrelch
5 Descriptive Fantasia
Landers
Synopsis.
Morning of the battle. In-
fantry Is heard approaching
with fife and drum. Cavalry
in the distance coming near-
er and nearer until they
charge upon the enemy. Cav-
airy. Infantry and artillery In
the melee of the battle. De- 4
feat of the enemy, pursued In
the distance by the cavalry.
a. e Selection. "Marltana"
Wallace
7 Patrol, "The Blue and the
Grey" .-Dalbey
, 8 Anvil Chorus (from II Trov-
atore) Verdi
9 March, "Old Faithful"
Holzman
The program is subject to
chnnge.
Unless all signs fall, the first night
of the district fair will be one of the
best of the week for attendance.
With the many handsome booths,
decorations, and the myriads of elec
tric tights the fair grounds will pre
sent a scene of splendor that should
not be missed.
It will be the evening of "Pendle
ton Day" and of nil dnys of the week
I he most proper one for the people of
this city to show their loyalty by at
tending. Likewise it will be one of
the most Interesting occasions from
many standpoints.
Tomorrow will be livestock and
"Portlnnd Day," when at the after
noon entertainment brief addresses
will be made by Hon. J. W. Bailey.
state food and dairy commissioner.
Dr. S. W. McClure. head of the fed
eral quarantine work In the northwest.
by Dan P. Smythe, secretary of the
stnte sheep oommlsslon, and others.
Concerts will be given by the band
both 1n the afternoon and evening.
Good Music for the Fair.
This morning Prof. W. E. McElory
and his band of 20 pieces arrived from
Salem, where they plnyed during the
state fair last week. The Instrumen
tation of the band Is the same aslt
was at Salem "tceptlng that Slgnor
De Caprlo did not come.
The band nov- 'ed by Prof. McElory
Is composed of the best musicians of
the state' and It was well appreciated
at the state rnir. It has four good
soloists, J. J. Hughes, clarinet; Prof.
B. r Driscoii, corneiist, wnose ami-
Ity Is well known to the people of
Pendleton; Karl Poppa, E flat clarl
net soloist .also Slgnor Farrelya, bass
soloist
Every afternoon and evening a
concert will 'be given within the pa
vilion by the band and it goes without
saying that the program will be listen
ed to eagerly. In the past Pendleton
has ever been appreciative of such1
things and during the coming week It
will hnve an opportunity to hear a
band that Is heralded as one of the
best upon the coast.
Personnel of the Bund.
The following Is the personnel of
the McElory band: Prof. W. E. Mc-
FRANK STEUNENBERG WAS INDICTED
Boise, Sept. 23. The trial of U. S.
Senator Borah, Indicted for conspir
acy to defraud the government out
of timber lands, began this morning
and the first sensation of the case
was recorded when U. S. District At
torney Rulck announced thnt the late
Governor Steunenberg had been In
dicted with Borah, and others, under
tie name of John Doe.
This confirmed the previous re
ports to thnt effect.
Jumes A. Hawley and A. A. Fraser
Annual Fair Excellent Parade
for "Pendleton Day."
Elory. director; C. A. Baker, flute
and plcola; Carl Poppa, e flat clari
net; J. J. Hughes, solo clarinet;
Charles Euper, first clarinet; Phil
Klser, second clarinet; L. McCurdy,
third clarinet; B. F. Drlscoll, solo
cornet; Charles Cochran, assistant so
lo cornet; J. M. Coomer, first cornet;
Lyle Lewis, second cornet; Charles
Walrath, first horn; L. Ruzzl, second
horn; Henry Bnnzer, third horn; Mr.
Peck, first trombone; Alf Dlllard,
second trombone; Dallas Gllmore,
baritone; Slg. Farella, contra bass;
Warren Hunt, small drum and traps;
Al Everest, bass drum.
Pavilion Filled With Booths.
That the fair pavilion this year
presents an attractive appearance . Is
largely due to the enthusiasm shown
by local business men In arranging
artistic booths It Is a common ex
pression among visitors at the
grounds that the booths are more
substantial and also more Inviting
thon they were last fall. In planning
and decorating the booths this year
much skill has been displayed and to
many the advertising booths will not
be the least Interesting feature of the
fair.
On the south side of the pavilion
M. A. Rader has the corner location
and his booth has been appropriately
filled with rugs and mission furniture.
The N. W. G. & E. company shows
the use of gas for heating purposes
by means of a gas log In a fire place,
Teutsch's department store has a
creditable display made up from Its
furnishing goods and ladles' ready to
wear departments.
An Interesting exhibit of machinery
and other things In the hardware line
Is shown by the Taylor Hardware
company, while the Oregon Lumber
company with a display of fuel Indi
cates that It will protect the city from
a coal famine during the winter.
The Goodman Hardware company
hns an appropriate booth, displaying
well, the line which It carries.
On the north side of the pavilion
the space Is entirely taken with an
artistic row of booths. One of the
most unique is that of the Peoples
Warehouse. The booth shows care
In construction and Is neatly trim
med, while nn electric sign above
proclaims the 21st anniversary sale
now In progress. At the east end of
the line John Nissori & Son have a
characteristic display that attracts
the attention of all, while the De
mntt grocery has a booth adjoining
It. The booth of the Pendleton busi
ness college Is a neatly arranged af
fair and Illustrates the work done by
that Institution.
W. J 'Clarke & Co.'s display rivals
i that of the hardware brethren across
. the pavilion, while the Alexander de-
pnrtment store also has a creditable
booth.
j Thes Delta candy kitchen again has
args booth on the north side and
hn ,he f.,tr concession for refresh-
nunts.
j The- educat,onaI facnmes of the
city are shown by booths maintained
by tne st j0,enh., academy Pendle.
ton business college and the public
schools. The academy booth and al
so that of St. Anthony's hospital, are
interesting and artistic as was true
of them last year.
The public school booth Is also a
well arranged affair and Illustrates
much of the work done in the schools
of the city and county. Great credit
is due the tenchera and pupils of the
city for the educational display. B
they were handicapped In the work
through the fact that the schools
sat at the table with Borah, while the
government was represented by a
number of legal lights. Including
Judge M. C. Burch of Mlchlgnn nnd
Special Agent L. C. Wheeler, who
worked up the government's case.
Ilorah was the renter of nttrnctlon.
He took mntters cooly and made no
effort to avoid observation.
The work of seleeting a Jury began
nl once and apparently a Jury will be
quickly secured. Rulck opened the
examination of talesmen for the gov
ernment. .
have barely started on the year's
work.
With fair skies and every condition
most favorable the district fair com
menced this afternoon and the week
of entertainment la now on. All fore
noon today those In charge of the
booths and exhibits at the fair labor
ed strenuously and as a result the pa
vilion Is a sight that Is good to see.
This afternoon the- Pendleton Day
program began with a parade that
while not lengthy, was doubtless as
good as circumstances would permit.
Led by the McElory Military band,
following which came company L, th
procession marched over the route
previously outlined and returning
reached the pavilion 'shortly after z
o'clock;
This afternoon the pavilion Is well
filled for the opening program, which
consists of a concert by the band,
other musical selections and brief ad
dresses by prominent local men.
KELLOGG GRILLS TTLFORD.
Standard Official Placed In "Sweat
Box" by Prosecution.
New York, Sept. 23. Prosecutor
Kellogg gave Treasurer Tilford, of the
Standard, a disagreeable morning to
day. Dissatisfied with the results of
the investigation up to date In rela
tion to the sale of the subsidiary
companies, Kellogg turned upon Til-
ford and grilled him unmercifully.
He asked Tilford why the Standard
gave the Chicago Gas company, then
controlled by Benedict and others,
such a lucrative contract to furnlBh
supplies and wanted to know If the
contract was In, part, a consideration
for the sale of the Manhattan Oil
company which Kellogg believes the
Standard acquired Instead of a reput
ed English syndicate.
Tilford replied he did not know.
"You swear It was not," cried Kel
logg. Tilford then replied, "Not to
my knowledge."
Kellogg then developed the fact
that Tilford signed the contract which
closely connected all the companies
In the old trust agreement. He was
told to bring this contract Into court
Captured After a Gun Fight.
Chicago, Sept. 23. In a running
fight, Stanley Waselek, one of the two
prisoners who made a spectacular es
cape from the county Jail yesterday,
was captured. An extra guard has
placed aheut the cell of Frank Con
stanttne who was given a life sentence
Saturday night for the murder of
Mrs. Gentry. It Is believed that the
saws were Intended for Constantlne
and thnt they reached Waselek and
companion by mistake.
Antl-Taft Movement.
Washington, Sept. 23. A concert
ed antl-Taft movement among the
negroes of the country has develop
ed and Is alarming. Taft men, among
the negroes are organized In the east
and south under W. Calvin Chase,
editor of the Bee, a republican news
paper for the colored people.
.C.F.
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MOTHER OF KOEPPEN BROS
DIED THIS MORNING
Denth Was Unexpected, Although
Her Illness Has Extended Through
Several Months Deceased Woman
Was a Native of Germany, But
Cnme to America at 18 Raised a
l-'tainlly of Four Sons and One
Daughter Three Sons Are Promi
nent Pendleton Bustnem Men.
Mrs. C. F. Koeppen, mother of the
Koeppen brothers, died at 10:30 this
forenoon at the home of her son, O.
W. Koeppen. Death was the result
of an Illness that has lasted for some
time, but ' was somewhat unexpected
as she had been Improving In health
until Saturday. It Is probable that
the remains will be shipped to Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, for burial.
The deceased was 65 years of age
and was born In Berlin, Germany. At
the age of 18 she came to America
and was married in Wisconsin. The
family resided In that state until
1897. In that year the husband of
the deceased 'died and In 1900 she
came to Pendleton to make her home
with her sons. She has since lived
with O. W. Koeppen and family.
By her death the mother leaves to
survive her four sons and one daugh
ter. The sons are F. W. Koeppen, A.
C. Koeppen, O. W. Koeppen, all of
this city and H. O. Koeppen of Boise,
while the daughter Is Mrs. J. M.
Randolph of Sioux Falls. H. O.
Koeppen Is expected from Boise to
night, while Mrs. Randolph will
probably arrive tomorrow from Sioux
Falls.
During her seven years' residence
here Mrs. Koeppen made many
friends among the peoplo of the city
and especially In the neighborhood
weretn she lived. Consequently
much sorrow Is expressed over her
death and wide 'sympathy Is shown
the surviving members of the fam
ily, three of whom are prominent and
highly respected business men of
Penndleton.
MRS
I
DELAY OPENING
Li
Farm Unit Plats of Subdivis
ions for Filing Are Not Yet
Complete.
SECRETARY GARFIELD
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT.
Water on a Portion of the Project
Early In 1008; But No Definite
Statement as to Opening" Land
Drawing May Not Be Resorted to
Although the Department Wishes to
Avoid a Rush If Possible Comple
tion of the Storage Dam Will Gov
ern the Opening of the Project
Unwise to Make Definite Promises,
Says' Garfield.
Secretary Garfield of the Interior
department, has reached Washington -after
his extended western trip, yet no
definite announcement of the opening
of land In any of the reclamation
projects although It has been an
nounced that a portion of the Uma
tilla Irrigation project would b
thrown open upon the secretary's re
turn to Washington.
A Washington dispatch of Sunday
says of the matter of opening the Ir
rigation projects to settlement:
A part of the Umatilla irrigation
project In eastern Oregon will be sup-
piled with water during the season of
1908, but the project as a whole may
not be ready for cultivation until ths
season following. The Umatilla River
Waterusers' association recently for
warded to the Oregon delegation a let- .
ter Indicating some uneasiness be
cause the project had not been thrown
open to settlers this season. This let
ter was referred to the reclamation
service In Washington and the fol
lowing Is the reply made today:
"Land within the Umatilla project
is not open for filing and settlement
because faun unit plats showing sub
divisions for filing are under prepara
tion. It is expected that there will be
filed nt an early date. Experience has
shown that It Is not desirable to en
courage settlement on a project until
the date of delivery of water Is defi
nitely known. Earlier settlement has
led to hardship to settlers who were
unable to obtain water.
"Answering the question: "When
land is open for settlement, will set
tlers be required to draw by lot for
a tract or can they go Immediately
upon the land and file under the rec
lamation act without further delay?'
the service should state that It Is be
lieved a drawing will not be needed
In this case, although It has bn
necessary elsewhere to avoid a rush.
This Is a matter which mu-f v set
tled by the secretary of the Interior.
'"It Is the expectation to furnish
water to a large percentage of the
project during 1908. but Just what
percentage It Is Impossible to say at
present. It Is not possible to complete
the entire project by that time, nor la
It possible safely to predict what pro
gress can be made In construction. The
principal controlling feature Is the
large storage dam, and until this Is
actually built to a point where suc
cess In holding water next year Is as
sured. It would be unwise to make
promises.
"Furthermore. experience has
shown that a large amount of land
opened for settlement at once Is like
ly to glut the market. It would be
unjust to holders of land to have It
all thrown on the market at once
with necessity for a sudden sale."
CIRCUIT COURT TO M'KAY.
IiiKcctlon of the Scene of Tom Myers
Killing.
. Early this morning Circuit Judge
Bean, the members of the Rhonimua
Jury, attorneys and the defendant
himself, escorted by Deputy Joe Blake
ley, all left for the head of McKay
creek to view the scene of the trag
edy. The party left here by rigs In
stead of going to Meacham by rail as
was first Intended. It Is about a 10
mlle drive to the scene of the killing,
nnd the court will not return until
evening.
Saturday evening the lost of the evi
dence In the case was submitted by
both sides and the trial Is now over
with the exception of the attorneys'
arguments. These will b- taken up
tomorrow morning and the case will
doubtless go to the Jury by noon or
shortly afterwards. .
But little of Interest was developed
In the evidence Saturday afternoon as
the state did not offer any very ex
tended rebuttal testimony.
Three members of the grand Jury
which Indicted Rhonlmus were placed
upon tho stand and all said thnt while
testifying before that body Rhonlmus
hnd said he had fallen to his knees
lust before firing the shot at Myers.
The three Jurors examined were
Messrs York, Ingle nnd Walter Mc
Cormmnch. At Norfolk. Major Party Mahool of
Hnltlmore, was unanimously elected
president of the League of American
Municipalities.
UMATILLA
AND