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VOL. 21.
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Farm Hand With Half . Dozen
Aliases Passed Bogus Paper
to Amgunt of $100.
SEVERAL LOCAL STORES
WERE HIS VICTIMS.
Edward Wilson, John TJmwiuis, Tlnmi-
as Jonct and W. E. Wilson Are
Name Claimed by Crlmiiuil
Checks Were Signed by Xamo (if XV.
E. Hidier, But Wan DlM-overed to
Iki a Forgery Early Toilny IKniKH
Good and Took Good Money In
Once more the forged check crook
has been busy In this city and the old
atory, with variations has been re
peated. Edward Wilson, alias John
Thomas, alias Thomas Jones and ali
as W. E. Wilson, Is the culprit and
he Is now In the county Jail. He pois
ed worthless checks aggregating near
ly $100 on merchants of this city and
was caught this morning before he
could git awny.
Saturday night Wilson, If that is his
name, made some purchases at Bond
Eros.' store and gabe In payment a
check for $$.90 and signed by W, E,
Ruther. It was a First National bank
check. This forenoon the same man
passed two checks on other local bus
iness houses. One of these for $29.20
was taken by the Llvlngood company,
while one for $39.90 was taken at
Max Baer's store. At all of these
places the fellow made purchases
amounting to several dollars and se
cured the change In money.
The discovery of the forgery was
made during the forenoon by George
Hartman, Jr., assistant cashier of the
First National bank. The check from
Llvingood" store was presented by
T. C. Taylor and It was Immediately
declared a forgery by Mr. Hartman.
.A short time later the two other
checks arrived at the bank, thereby
clinching the banker's suspicion. W.
E. Ruther.- whose name was forged,
has an account at the bank, but the
swindler, was unable to Imitate his
signature sufficiently well to make
his work pass the critical eye at the
bank window.
As soon as the forgery was discover
ed the search for Wilson wa taken
up and he was soon found by Deputy
Joe Blakelcy and Charles Bond. He
had eUdently made no attempt to
leave the city, believing that his game
would not be detected until Ruther
received a statement from' the bank.
When arrested Wilson, became sul
len and when asked to write his name
for George Hartman, refused to do so
unless he had one of the checks to
copy from. This assistance was re
fused him and he was taken to Jail.
He made no explanation of his con
duct, evidently taking it for granted
that he had been caught In the act.
When searched another check,
signed by Ruther's name and made
out for $39.90 to William Johnson,
was found In his pocket. One of the
checks passed here bore the endorse
ment of W. Vogt, well-known here,
but this endorsement Is also believed
to be & forgery.
Prisoner Is Foxy.
Wilson is a man of about 40 years
TURKS PROTEST AT
ENGLISH OFFICERS.
. .,
Constantinople,, Aug. 24.
This city Is in a turmoil fol-
lowing the arrest of several de- '
faulting officials of the old re-
for the loan of a number
Ing a hard time preventing the
mob from taking the prisoners
forcibly. Most of the disorder e
is due to the report that Turkey
is negotiating with' the 'English
for the loan of a number of
of English army officers tO'
reorganixe the Truklsh army
to prevent the radical from fie-
throning the sultan and pre-
clpltatlng bloodshed.
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HD HIE IBS
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of age and Is shrewd and educal
Though ho has been working at har
vesting this summer, his writing
shows that he has been an office man
In the past. To Charles Bond he said
he had worked In a Boise store for
nine years.
During the forenoon he had a tele
scope and In It had placed much of
the merchandise he bad bought. This
afternoon he told Sheriff Taylor he
had left the telescope with "Scotty"
at the Brewery saloon. However, it
was found he had not done so. The
prisoner has a shrewd, kn6wlng man
ner and when questioned by the sher.
iff Inquired If the safe was the sweat
box and asked to be put inside It.
When arrested the forger had a
quart bottle of whisky which was la
belled ginger ale. He had bought
this at one of the Main street "soft
drink" stands and the contents of
the bottle helped tsome In loosening
his tongue.
During the forenoon Wilson was
traveling around some with a man
named Tharp from Heppner, but It Is
said the two did not become acquaint
ed until last Saturday evening. This
morning Tharp lost a $600 deposit
slip that had been given him by a
Heppner bank and It Is suspected he
was robbed by the man who Is now
In Jail. However, no money was se
cured on the slip.
RiKhrr Identifier Man.
This afternoon W. E. Ruther ar
rived from Helix In response to a
telegram from the First National
bank telling of the forgery. He Iden
tified Wilson as a man who had been
working for him during harvest un
der the name of James Lethrldge.
When the man quit work he, Ruth
er gave him a check which Lethrldge
cashed at Helix with the assistance
of H. Vogt, who endorsed It for him.
After coming to Pendleton the
crook wrote out the fictitious check
and remembering how Vogt's nam
had helped him cash" the check bJl
Helix he made use of the name here
also.
SEPTEMBER I
I'REEWATER TO HAVE
AX ANNUAL EVENT
Big Picnic Arranged for September 2,
When lroinlnont Sneakers Will Ke
Present Peach Growers Are Or
ganizing in the North End More
Peaches Than In Yakima Valley
IVneh Day Is Now Fixed Even.
Peach day will be observed at Free-
water September 2, and those who
participated In this event at Freewa
ter last fall will be glad to know that
the event is to be an annual one and
will take place this year on Wednes
day, September 2.
Arrangements have been made for
a big picnic for the people of Uma
tilla and Walla Walla counties. Among
those who are expected to be present
are ex-Governor Moore, C. F. .Whit
ney, Will M. Peterson, Judge Lowell,
Congressman Ellis and others.
A complete list will be furnished la
ter. Sports, games and other attrac
tions In addition to the speaking will
enliven the proceedings. A big ex
hibit of the products of this rich sec
tion will be In evidence.
Peaches and cream wlfl be served
free to all. This rich portion of Uma
tilla county is becoming the center of
the peach industry for the Inland em
pire, its output last year exceeding
the widely advertised Yakima valley.
. Freewater does things and Is mak
ing rapid progress In the development
of its naturally rich resources. Let
everybody turn out? and give Peach
Day a big boost.
American Delegate.
Washington, Aug. 24. Frank D.
LaLanne, of Philadelphia, has been
appointed by the. state department
as the, official representative of the
United States government at the In
ternational Commercial congress to
be held in Prague, Austria, next
month. . "' . ' -.' 1 .
Baseball Scores. 1
Portland 6-1. Oakland 4-2.
San Francisco 4. Los Angeles 2.
PEACH DAI" Dl
It
gJLETON. OREGON.
Awful . Crime is Unearned
by Confession of the Aged
Mother.
BODY OF MUDERED
MAX IX A TRUNK.
Samuel 3. Roscnbloom Slwt by Son
VVlillc Heating Ills Wife Body
Was Crowded Into a Trunk and
TUen fiunk Into the River Mother
of the Murderer Finally Confesses
Son Is Now Being Sought for the
Crime.
Baltimore, Aug. 24. The Camden
trunk mystery was cleared today by
the remarkable csfesslon of Mrs.
Bonnie Roscnbloom, aged 57, and
her daughter, Eva, who admitted that
the body was that of Samuel J. Ros-
enbloom, the husband of Mrs. Rosen
bloom. She said that he was killed by his
son Alexander, at the home at Wind
bar, Penn. The body was found In a
trunk at Belle Mawr, near Camden,
on August 16.
The mother said her husband beat!
her and the son . interfered and kill-1
ed the father. The trunk was, partly
submerged and tied with ropes. Ros- j
enbloom was shot In the heart. Al-'
exnnder Is now sought.
IJREEX DID NOT FIND
THE BRITTIAX CHILD.
Walla Walla. Wash., Aug. 24.
(Special.) Breen, the convict,
Is
now again Inside the penitentiary and -
ii n,.wn,i !
that he is a rabid liar and that he i
rnlly knows nothing about the where.t
abouts of little Cecil Brittlan. No
further attention will be paid his
storiis and he will be kept Inside the
penitentiary until his term expires.
Breen was taken to the Toll Gate
country by auto yesterday for a final
trial." When he arrived on the ground
he could do nothing towards locating
the boy or giving the officers any
Hues wnaievcr. ne saiu iney naa ev
idently gotten there "a little too late"
tn find some people whom he claimed
had camped there and would know of
the boy.
STRICKEN WITH LEPROSY
1x WASHINGTON. 1). C.
Washington, Aug. 24. With relig
ion as his only solace, John R. Early,
n Spanish war veteran, . is stricken
with leprosy. He admits his fate
and Is isolated on the bank of the
Potomac In a tent, where he is guard
ed by the health officers. Hundred
of people In Washington are frighten,
ed fearing they have contracted the
disease because Early spent five days
seeking work before physicians dis
covered he was a leper. His wife and
children are In deep distress at Lyon,
N. C.
Daring Jail Break at Elko.
Elko, Nev Aug. 24. Sheriff Clark
and posse are scouring the hills about
Elko searching for "Slim" Smith who
escaped from Jail yesterday In one
of the most daring Jail deliveries of
this state. Forty-five prisoners es
caped, but tll were recaptured ex
cept Smith. The Jail was overcrowd
ed. Many were , accused of murder.
m MURDERED
BRUTAL FATHER
POWER PUNT
LIGHTS OFF UNTIL TUESDAY NOON
There will be no electrle lights for
Pendleton this evening, but If the es
timates of the electric company offi
cials prove correct the power will be
on again by about noon tomorrow.
During the fore part of last night
the reservoir above the N. W. G. Co.'s
Lpower plant near Milton, was flooded
as a result of a heavy storm and the
overflowing water Interfered with the
operation of the plant.
MONDAY, AUGUST 24. 11)08.
fh'E KILLED li'i
E
Engine of Passenger Train
Struck a Cow and Turned
Turtle Beside the Track.
EXGIXEER, FIREMAN' AXD
THREE TRAMPS DEAD.
Cottage Grove Local Wrecked Xear
Eugene Cehcn, Baggage Car and
Engine in the Ditch Seven Were
Injured In Passenger Couches En.
glnccr Nichols Horribly Scalded,
But Lived for Five Hours In Ter
rible Agony.
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Eugene, Aug. 24. After suffering
six hours, Jack Nichols, engineer,
died this morning, making the fifth
death due to a wreck of the Southern
Pacific local passenger four mllej
north of here.
The engine struck a cow last night
and , turned turtle and was hurled
, from the trak. The baggage cars
and coaches pushed the tender several
feet then slid on top of it.
Fireman Frank Boulton was crush
ed to death under the engine and
three tramps were killed under the
cars. Nichols was frightfully burned
and expired at 3 o'clock this morning,
The loss of rolling stock will be
heavy.
Autos carried the seven Injured
and dying engineer to a local hospital.
The cow was cut In two and the
fragments scattered. The rails and
ties torn up for "5 feet.
The passenger coaches and baggage
cars lie in the ditch a short distance
f'om Eugene. Efforts were made to -
day to recover the bodies of the
tranl)S'
Ittle was done until the ar-
rival of the wrecking crew
I Thi train wfta th PnttncA rnv.
local and left Portland at 4:15 yes
terday afternoon with Conductor
Minkler in charge of the train. It 'is
considered remarkable that the pas
sengers escaped death.
Were Not Traniiw."
Eugene, Aug. 24. The bodies sup
posed to be tramps were Identified as
those of Hay Schwartz of Junction
City; George lialley, a restaurant
proprietor of Eugene. Four are dead
all told. The Injured are Verne Ap
person of Eugene, back and arm
hurt; John Wright of Portland, leg
li.ured: John Wilbight of Pittsburg,
Pa., left arm broken; Albert Rahn
of Portland, left arm cut; W. Rich
ardson of Salem, right hip injured.
It Is one of the worst wrecks In the
history of Oregon.
Women Would Stop Roulette.
Reno, Aug. 24. Church women are
trying to Induce the police chief to
prevent Nan Rooney of San Francis
co, from conducting a roulette game
already opened at Reno. The sheriff
refused to act, saying he has no right.
The women threaten to take the case
Into court. Saturday night Nan won
$10,000 from Jack Flynn, the mine
manager.
Revolt Expected in Finland.
Helslngfors, Finland, Aug. 24.
Russia In hurrying troops to Finland
In anticipation of a general revolt.
The mobilization Is being done secret
ly. The early dissolution of the Fin
nish diet by the cxar Is expected to
precipitate trouble.
Particulars of the damage to the
plant are meagre, but according to
the advices received at the local elec
trical office .from the power plant,
superintendent the 'reservoir was
broken to some extent. This necessi
tates a shutting down of the plant and
It will require another day to get the
plant back hn working order.
The lights went out In Pendleton
shortly before II o'clock last night
and there has been no current today.
W
O. It. & X. DISCHARGES
WORTHLESS GREEKS
La Grande, Aug. 24. Every Greek
employed by the' O. R. & N. on the
coal bins, where 30,000 tons of coal
are being stored, were summarily dis
missed hint evening.
The reason for the action is that
the Greeks are too quarrelsome and
too mean for practical purposes.
The foremen have had much trou
ble with the gang of 30 or so who are
unloading' the coal, and came to the
conclusion that more could be done
without them. The dismissal came
all In a heap, and the entire gang is
now hanging around the yards await-
Ing an opportunity to get out of the
city.
Japanese will replace them. The
contractors find the latter class of
laborers less likely to Indulge In quar
rels either with the foremen or be
tween themselves.
Xl'RSE IS XOW HEIR
TO $10,000,000 ESTATE.
Chicago, Aug. 24. The friends of
Alice Page, aged 28, of Chicago, were
surprised to learn today that she has
been adopted by John H. Converge,
the Philadelphia banker and financial
agent of the Baldwin locomotive
works. The girl nursed Page's wife
for two years. The wife made a dy
ing --request that her husband adopt
the nurse. The girl is now touring
Europe with Mary Converse. She Is
now Joint heir to the estate, valued
at $10,000,000.
ACCUSED OF STEALING
$175,000 IN $1000 BILLS
Chicago, Aug. 24. George W. Fitz
gerald, formerly associating teller of
the United States sub-treasury, ap
peared before Judge Chetlain's court
today to answer to the charge of
stealing $175,000 from the treasury
over a year ago.
The case was postponed until next
Monday and the prisoner released on
$10,000 bail. His'arrest was based on
the alleged fact that Fitzgerald tried
to make arrangements with a cer
tain business man to cash a $1000
bill. Several similar bills were stolen
from the treasury.
ON FIRE RUINS
W. II. JOXES TO BllLD
BRICK OR CONCRETE
Site of the Wlleox Implement Com
pany's Store Will Not Be Unoccu
pied IiOng Work to Begin on New
Structure Soon As Insurance Loss
on Implement Stock Is Adjusted
Will Erect Permanent Building.
That he will very likely build a
brick or concrete building to replace
the Wilcox Implement building, de
stroyed by fire last week, was stated
this morning by W. H. Jones, owner
of the property.
Mr. Jones arlved here from Seattle
Saturday. He was Intending to make
a trip to Pendleton in the near future
and the news of the big fire caused
him to come at once.
The long corrugated iron and
frame structure used by the Wilcox
company was owned by Mr. Jones,
as was also the residence occupied by
Tom Thompson and family. Upon
the oflce portion of tho Implement
building he carried $600 insurance,
but nothing upon the remainder of
the structure.
As to his plans for the future, Mr.
Jones said: "I will not do anything
until Mr. Wilcox secures an adjust
ment of his Insurance. Then If sat
isfactory arrangements are mnde I
will erect another building for the
Wilcox company. I suppose it will be
either a concrete or a brick building,
as I understand that that portion of
town Is to be Included within the fire
limits."
Douglas Memorial.
Washington, Aug. 24. Delegates
to the National Negro Business league
In session at Baltimore last week,
are In Washington today. An outing
has been arranged in their honor, the
proceeds to go to the Frederick
Douglas Memorial fund.
NO. 6359
tar
MS BEEN LEASED
Northwest Theatrical Circuit
Attractions Will Again Be
Seen in Pendleton.
C. J. MITCHELL OF DAYTON
IS NEW LESSEE
No Stock Concern Will be Connected
With the Oregon During the Com
ing Year Last Year the Local,
Theater Was OuWlde the Theatrical
Circuit and But Few of the Road
Companies Played Here Some
Excellent Attractions Are Already
Hooked.
C. J. Mitchell of Dayton, Wash., has
leased the Oregon theater for a year
and the playhouse will be formally
opened for the season on September
2. The new lessee will arrive hero
this evening for the purpose of put
ting the theater in order.
During the year he theater will
be open to road attractions and the
Northwest circuit attractions will be
brought here. Aside from these i
dependent shows will be used when
dating can be given them without
crowding out northwest attractions.
There will be no stock company con
nected with the theater as was the
case last year when Morrle B. Street"
er and campany had the house.
Mr. Mitchell, the new lessee, Is a
practical theatrical man and those
who know him have every confidence
in his ability to manage the theater
successfully. He Is also in the bill
board business, being a member of
the association which controls the ad
vertising billboards of the state and
he will handle that work as well as
operate the theater.
Last year the Oregon was outside
the Northwest circuit and as a result
Pendleton people saw but few good
road shows. Consequently the town
will be play hungry this season and
this fact should Insure a good patron
age for the new management. The
list of attractions for the season has
not yet been published, but among
the number will be Paul Gilmore,
Hanford, Figman and other stars sent
out by John Cort.
Italian Shoots In Crowd.
Santa Rosa, Aug. 24. The entire
police force of thN city aided by a
posse of deputy sheriffs, are today
peeking a strange Italian who last
night entered the bail room of a hotel
and shot ruthlessly at the crowd of
dancers, wounding two. He escaped
from the crowd.
Negro Physicians. '
New York, Aug. 24. Negro phy
sicians, dentists and pharmacists are
gathering in New York today for the
tenth annual session of the National
medical association, which will open
tomorrow.
Lnrgot Brokerage Firm Quits.
Bnffalo, Aug. 24. With a sign up
on the door to the offices at Meadows
Williams & Co., this morning an
nounced the suspension of the firm,
which Is the largest brokerage house
in the city.
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e CAPTAIN 1LUNS IS e
e SIL&MMING OR CRAZY, e
e New York, Aug. 22. Cap- e
e tain Hains is either stark mad e
e or shamming. He seems to e
e have forgotten that he killed e
e William Annls. A double e
e watch has been placed in his e
cell. It Is feared he will at- e
e tempt suicide. He Imagines e
e that he must report at Fort e
e Hamilton for duty. e
e Yesterday he sent for his mil- e
e itary clothes, and when brought e
e said:' "I have been waiting for e
e you. You people seem not to e
e understand that I have to report e
e to Colonel Harris at noon to- e
e day. So long; I'm off for the e
e fort." He tried to leave and e
e when restrained was furious.