East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, December 11, 1909, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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at the East Oregonlan.
CITY OFFICIAL PAVER.
VOL. 22.
PENDLETON, OltEUOX, SATURDAY, DIXEMliElf 11, li)09.
NO. 67G9
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fflffl MOVES
INSURGENTS
Reports Say That Deposed
President is Marching to
Attack of Bluefields,
ESTRADA OUTWITTED
BV Cl'XXIXG RIVAL
With Fto-cph Augmented by Recruits
Crafty Zelnya Turns from Rama,
Which He Has lleen Threatening
and Advance on Hlueflcldi lias
Been Concealing Real Iurpose and
Defenders of Rluofleldn Are Great
ly Weakened.
New Orleans, Dec. 11. Zelaya's ar
my, strengthened by several hundred
interior recruits, is marching upon
Bluefields today, nccordlng to Blue
fields dlspatcehs. Estrada has thrown
out outposts to met the attacking
rmy, but It is rumored that the rev
olutionary force is Inferior in num
bers to the army Zelaya has mobiliz
ed. Estrada sympathizers are appar
ently obsessed by fear that the city
Is doomed to fall in the possession of
the Zelayans. All that will save the
city, they claim, is the landing of ma
rines from American warships.
Zelaya Outwits Estrada.
For more than two weeks Zelaya's
army has been lying in the vicinity of
Rama. Estrada's forces, expecting an
attack, had erected fortifications and
dug trenches about the town which
re Interspersed with tangles of
barbed wire. Several minor engage
ments about Kama, In which tb revo
lutionists were signally victorious, led
the defenders to believe the dictator
was planning a massed attack in the
near future. That Zelaya has been
covering his actual Intent to move
upon Hluouf lelds is now evident. De
fenders of the city say that they have
been woefully weakened by the re
moval of most of their forces to Ra
ma, where It Was believed Zelaya
would center his attack. The cun
ning of the former president Is illus
trated by his strategic move upon
RluefleM. Couriers have been dis
patched to Kama bearing the news of
the Impending attack. It Is deemed
doubtful If they will be able to break
through the line Zelaya Is reported
to have thrown In the van of his main
force.
Ilrali Completely Fooled.
Estrada, according to all reports,
was completely outwitted by the un
expected movements of Zelaya, and
It will be several hours before re
inforcements can be rushed to Blue
fields. General Vasmiez's negotia
tions with revolutionists near Kama
yesterday In which he Intimated he
might surrender, If given generous
terms, is now believe, to have been
a part ot the strategy the dictator
planned.
Night Attack Kvpcclctt.
Zelaya's army numbering four
thousand men. Is expected within rifle
range of Bluefields by nightfall, and
a night attack Is expected. Hundreds
of women and children. Including
many Americans, have rushed aboard
T
RACK I E
OE DERAILMENT OF TRAIN
A kink In the track caused by a
troln running at an excessive rate of
speed was responsible for the derail
ment of train No. at Coe, Wednes
day morning. This was tho report
made by the committee of citizens and
officials which made two trips to the
scene of the accident and spent two
days In making their Investigations.
The comlnittee, however, does not at
tempt to fix thn Individual responsi
bility for the disaster. The great
number of trains which passed over
the spot after the kink was first
storted and the tlmo of derailment
makes It difficult for tho committee
to determine the definite responsi
bility. The following Is the report of the
committee In full:
Pendleton, Dec. 10., 100!)
Report of board of inquiry on de
railment of train No. !) nt mile post
217 1-2, December 8, 1000, damage to
equipment amounting to $50 and to
track J75. No one Injured.
At 4:10 n. m., December 9th, train
No. 9, consisting of one baggage car,
two coaches, one chnlr car and one
standard sleeper, engine 211, Engi
neer Hampson and Conductor Brow
cell, derailed rear pair of wheels of
rear truck of O. S. L. coach 41, front
trucks of O. R. & N. chair car 175 and
.fcoth trucks of sleeper Sandhurst at a
point midway between mllcpost 217
and mllcpost 218, on west end-of six
degree curve.
4
HELD DAISY'S HANDS
TO RED HOT STOVE
San Francisco, Dec. 11.
Found guilty on a technical
charge of battery, Mrs. Lillian
Hooper who held her baby son's
hand against a red hot stove to
punish him for childish dlso-
bedlence, was sentenced to spend
30 days in the county Jail. The
child was brought into court
today and a scared littlehand
exhibited as evidence against the
unnatural mother,
American battleships In the harbor for
protection. Runners from the Interior
brought the first news of u Zelayan
advance upon the threatened city.
W. F. M. WILL DEFEND
ELIZABETH FLINN
WILL CARRY CASE .
TO HIGHEST TRIBl'XAIi
Funds Sent to Fight for Women Im
prisoned at Spokane City Officials
Making Violent Attempts to Sup
press I. W. W. Pane.
Spokane, Dec. 11. The Western
Federation of Miners notified the
counsel for the I. V. V. this morning
that It will stand the defense of Eliza
beth Guley Fllnn, with Its personal
funds and carry the case to the high
est tribunal in the land. The miners
union local No. 1 of Butte. Mont., has
already forwarded 1500 for her re
fense fund.
Every copy of the Industrial Work
er, the official organ of the r. W. W..
N. being seized as fast i's l - ne -oni
the press. Prosecutor Fred C I'ugh.
and Chief of Police Sullivan say they
are backed up In this by the criminal
libel law. Three editors of the pa
per are In jail. It Is the intention of
the authorities to ask for an Injunc
tion to compel the I. W. W. to stop at
tempting to print the1 paper.
II. . ROESCH COMPLIMENTED.
(Army and Navy Journal.)
Midsn Andrew D. Denny, winner of
the president's match and Midsn II.
O. Rneseh, winner oT the national in
dividual rifle match against 624 con
testants, received on Saturday letters
sent by President Taft congratulat
ing them upon their skill with the
rifle. The president said: "You of
the navy are not supposed to special
ize on rifle practice, but what you
gain In skill In the use of the small
arm will be of Inestimable value to
you In directing the fire of the great
guns While upon the face of things
it may appear that a sailor has little
use of such skill as a military accom
plishment, the records of the navy
rhow that ability to use tho small arm
always makes the possessor better
able to direct effective fire front the
big guns aboard ship."
Electrocuted by Live Wire.
Pan Francisco, Dec. 11. In an at-
nipt to remove a live wire from the
li-oet where It had fallen. Special
"Tiecr Theodore T. Canham was
'etrocuted today.
We find that the derailment was
occasioned by some train or trains
previous to train No. 9 striking this
curve nt an excessive rate of speed,
throwing west end of same 1 3-4
Inches out of lino for a distance of
seventeen feet, which left bad kink
In track. Following trains striking
this kink knocked track out of gauge
and continued to do so to such an ex
tent that wlufl No. n came alng
gauge was sufficiency wide to per
mit wheels of O. R & N. chair car
175 to drop in between the rolls.
Wc find thnt the section foreman
was over this track four times on the
7th but failed to discover any defect
In track. Five passenger trains and
two freight trains. In addition to No.
!. passed tho place of accident be
tween the time the section foreman
was over It tho last time (at 3:30 p.
m.) until, accident occurred. All
trains, both directions, make good
speed nt this point. No reports
made by any of these trains regarding
this bad Bpot, therefore, unable to
iletcrm'ne what train knocked tho
curve out of line, consequently unable
to advise Individual responsibility.
W. BOLLONS.
rr Superintendent.
V A. BUCKLEY,
Assistant Superintendent.
W. A. BROWN,
Proprietor Hotel Pendleton.
E. P. MARSHALL.
Vice President Furnish D.tch Co..
TO LH 10
1
In Coal Inquiry Case Govern
ment Wants to Know Who
Backs Purchaser.
WAI.I.A WALLA MAX
FURNISHES DIRECT EVIDENCE
Inquiry Will Ik- Transferred to Mimie.
UmiIIh Where Attempt Will be Made
to Iicurn More of Mysterious Pur
chaser F. Cusliing Moore Admits
Cunningham's Interest in Claims
Denies Having Authorized Promo
tions. Spokane, Dec. 11. When the Cun
ningham coal land inquiry which will
probably conclude Its investigation at
Spokane Monday resumes Its sittings
in Minneapolis after the holidays, the
government will try to find out who
Is backing H. V. Wihchell, the mys
terious purchaser of coal claims. Wln
chell and associates, who hold at least
six claims will be called the same as
entrymen. From Minneapolis the In
quiry will be taken up in Xew York.
The government this morning secured
from F. Cuslilng Moore, of Walla Wal
la, a nephew of former Governor Miles
C Moore, an admission of knowledge
that Clarence Cunningham was to rc
oive a one eighth interest in each
claim for services In locating the prop
erty. He said he thought this a fair
consideration at the time but later
learned that Cunningham was- being
compensated on a salary basis. Moore
is the first witness to admit Cunning
ham's interests in the claims. Mooic
n'so followed the lead of recent wit
nesses, and denied having authorized
('upnlngliani to engage in the various
promotions in Alaska launched by
him.
WRIGHT BROTHERS' PUPIL
IX.ll RED IX AEROPLANE
i Berlin. Dec. 11. Captain Engle- I
i hart, a pupil of the Wright Bros., !
; was seriously injured today while
' driving a Wright aeroplane at Mohan
I Nistal. The machine collapsed" in the
air and was completely wrecked. The
I captain was caught under the wreck
! age and crushed.
YOI'XG .IKL KTRAXGI.ED
TO DEATH AND Altl'SED
Detroit. Mich., Pec. 11. The dis
covery of the body of Helen Brown,
agen 13, under the truck yards of
the Whitman Cartage company today
revealed a crime that has aroused
the citizens of that city to a high
pitch of excitement. The girl had
been strangled .to death and horribly
abused. There is no clue to the iden
tity of the brutal murderer.
"I I I E TRAVELING SALESMAN"
ROOKED AT THE OREGON'
v ne of the most important theat
rical events of the present season will
be the appearance of Henry H. Har
ris' production of "The Traveling
Salesman." James Forbes' latest com
edy success, nt the Oregon Theater
Sunday. December 199. Like Mr.
Forbes' former success, "The Chorus
Lady." this latest product of his fac
ile pen Is made for laughing purposes
only. It is claimed by the munuge-
1 ment that It contains at least a thou
j sand laughs, and that not a single
one of them Is In the least shopworn,
but that all are original ,lth Mr.
Forhes. Many Interesting and hu
morous types are introduced, chief
among which is that great American
character, the "drummer."
Steamer Kcoortod Ashore.
Seattle, Dec. 11. l'he steamer Er
na of the Jesbcn Astrandcr line from
I Seattle to Mexican and Central Am
erican ports, is believed to be ashore
in the straits. Colonel Drake of the
Standard Oil steamer, reported by
wireless this morning that he saw a
steamship asHure off Slip Point.
M US. REX TEA! GAINS
FREEDOM FROM JAIL
New York, Dec. 11. Judge Foster
today dismissed the Incident against
Mrs. Ben Teal, charged with conspir
acy In connection with Frank Gould's
divorce case. Mrs. Teal, who (3 tlu
wife of a theatrical manager, spent
nearly a year In jail before she was
granted a new trial. It Is reported
she will sue for damages for false
Imprisonment and arrest.
HERMIT OCTDOES
II1S STHEXl'Ors FATHER
Nairobi, Dec. 11. Colonel Roose
velt was outdone by his son Kernilt.
The colonel arrived today without any
bonge and learned that Kermit had
killed three specimens of this animal
which he has been seeking for some
time past. Roosevelt Is In splendid
health and will spend some days here.
BLACK FIENDS
' KILE WOMEN
i
Negroes Attack Three Women
Witt Ax. Two Dead and
Qnej Dyirg.
RI.OODIIOl NDS OX
I TRAIL OF MOXSTER.S
i
Horribly Triple Crime Arouses Peo
ple, and Murderers Will Be Vio
lently Handled If Captured Bodies
of Women Literally Hacked to
Pieces With Axe Three Were
Alone in House When Dlack Dur-
llm Attacked
iltU1CKIl.
Savannah. Ga., Dec. 11. Follow
ing a .'horrible triple crime in which
two women were slain and one prob
ably fatally Injured, bloodhounds to
day are trailing negroes suspected of
the bloody deeds and there is danger
of violence if they are run down. The
dead are: Mrs. Eliza Gribble and
her daughter, Mrs. Carrie Ohlander
and the fatally injured is: Mrs. Mag
gie Hunter. The three women were
alone in -the Gribble house when at
tacked. Their bodies were literally
hacked to pieces with an axe. It Is
hoped that Mrs. Hunter will regain
consclusness long enough to give a
description of the murderers.
A GENEROUS ACT.
I placed on sale in every drug store In
Cadet Sutton Trys to Secure Rein-I the city.
staUMiieut for His Hazers. j The stamps cost but one cent each
Washington. An effort will be i and each stamp Is considered a "bul
made dur.ng the coming session ofjitt" in the great battle. While the
congress to secure the reinstatement j camnaizn Is helno- watro,! h th vi.
In Vot Point academy of the seven
cadets who were dismissed for par- '
11. Sutton, of Oregon Cadet Sutton
is showing a disposition to a.sslst his
, . , " " me
i .-u.( -;iipi.iu-iut;iu. II H II If I J . f 1,
Devore, 0f Wheeling, W. Va., father
of one of the dismissed cadets, recent
ly wrote to Cadet Sutton, asking for
the version of the latter as to the af
fray in which he was hazed, and
which led to the dismissal of the ca
dets who participated. In reply Sut
ton wrote that "considering the term
'harassing,' as def.ned by Webster
and used in the regulations of the
t'liitcj States Military academy in re
gard to hazing, I cannot conscientious
ly say that t was harassed, distressed,
or tired or fatigued or hazed In any
way by the mere fact of anyone tak
ing hold of my rifle." He further
vr.iti- about the affray as follows:
"This bunch of men came out. not
with any malicious intent or attempt
to injure or harm in any way. They
were not aware, 1 think, of the Iden
tity of the sentinel, and my being
hurt was an accident, pure and sim
ple. There was not at any time any
vicious intent to hurt or harm me
shown, so that I must say that I was
not heard In any way. At the time I
was hurt I do not think that any of
the nun were aware of the fact. I
am sure any or all of them would
have given me assistance If I had
needed it "
Regardless of the favorable con
struction placed by Cadet Sutton on
the action of his hazers, It Is prob
able that they will fail in their ef
forts to obtain reinstatement. There,
is a growing sentiment in congress
that cadets at West Point and An
napolis should be effectively punish
ed for brutal acts of hazing and in
consequence of this sentiment it Is
unite likely that the hazers of young
Sutton will not be permitted to re-enter
the military academy.
I". S. MINISTER EG AX
COMING TO AM ERIC V
Washington. Dec. 10. Maurl.v
Francis Egan, United States minister
to Denmark, and the original Cook
man in the north pole controversy,
has been granted leave of absence by
tho state department, and will -sail
from Copenhagen today for America
t o spend the Christmas hoi days.
When Cook reached Copenhagen
ii was Minister Egan who acted as
interpreter and escorted the explorer
to several official dinners given in his
honor.
I'p to that time nothing much bad
been heard of the minister, except
that he bad succeeded Thomas
O'Brien as minister to Denmark, and
that as former professor of English
literature at the University of Notre
Dame he had written several novels,
songs and poems.
XEW S. P. DEPOTS I 'OR
GRAXTS PAS AND ROSEIU RG
Portland. Grants Pass and Rose
burg arc both assured new passenger
depots by the Southern Pacific. In
line with the development and
growth that are In evidence in south
ern Oregon. thatvpnrt of the state Is
getting too big for facilities that have
heretofore proved ample.
F. L. McCrea. came In this morning
from his wheat farm, near Holdman.
FIND NO TRACE
OF KIDNAPPED GIRL
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 11. Al
though little Alma Kcllner dis
appeared Wednesday, the police
have secured no trace of the
kidnappers who stole the child
while en route to church. A
detail of thirty officers has been
engaged In searching the coun
tryside for a radius or twenty
miles from the city. Every
nook where she might be se
creted has been investigated.
Five thousand circulars offer
ing a reward for news of the
child has been sent broadcast
over the country.
PENDLETON 10 AID
IN PLAGUE CRUSADE
RED CROSS STAMPS
NOW OX S.VLE HERE
Local People Have Opportunity to
Assist In Fight Against Dreaded Dis
ease Drug Stores Ready to Sell
Stamps, Each One of Which is a
"Hullet."
Through the efforts of the Thurs
day afternoon club and the Current
Literature club of this city, the resi
dents of Pendleton are now to have an
opportunity to participate In the war
being waged on the great white
plague. The Red Cross stamps have
! been received and this morning were
iting Xurse Association, a national or
ganization, the pledge has been made
that the monev Orpeon neonlA rrivo tn
help the cause will be expended In aid
of Oregon sufferers.
Thp sUlmps nre to be )!aceJ
all
liners and especially on Christmas
packages. Individually the money ex
pended by the people in performing
this worthy act of charity is insignifi
cant but taken collectively it means
untold good to the sufferers of the
dre: 1 diseases and much to the state
nt-.d the nation which pays annual toll
to the greatest disease with which the
people of this country have to con
tend. The sale of stamps has been on In
Pendleton since the first of the
month and thousands of the "bullets"
are being sold daily. One million of'
them have been assigned to Oregon
and it seems evident from the demand
that is being made for them, not only
i'i Portland but from all over the state .
that the entire lot will be sold. I
The money thus secured will be I
placed where It will help save the lives '
ot consumptives or provide comfort '
for those past help. Each cent re- 1
ceives practical use. The women who '
give their time, unrecompenced for j
the work, desire only that the present j
field of work be enlarged that the
necessities may be more nearly met.
With the spirit with which the peo
ple of tills city ayways enter into
anything of this nature it Is believed
that the sales of stamps in Pendleton
will exceed those of any other city of
its size in the state.
A. I'.. Hodgcn. the well known pio
neer resident of Birch creek has been
in the eit ytoilay.
The Inland Garage company of
Walla Wall.i has been purchased by
the Pendleton Auto company, accord
ing to the Walla Walla Union and
hereafter will bo conducted as a
branch of the Pendleton concern. The
local company has been doing a thriv
ing business ever since its formation
and the establishment ot a branch in
the Garden City is but the first of
other cxpans'ons which will be made
In the future.
The newly acquired building Is
nearly as large as the parent house j
in this city, being 60x130 feet. Tho I
new place will be conducted solely for
the purpose of selling Franklin au
tomobiles. Their only repair fhop
will be maintained at the. headquar
ters of the concern In th s city.
J. W. MeCormmach, president ofj
the company, is now in wana waua
closing up the details of the purchase
The following concerning It Is taken
from the Walla Walla Union:
V After successfully conducting the
business of the Inland Repair shop,
corner of Alder and Spokane streets
for several months, Emory Corkrum
and C. W. Mcintosh, joint owners,
have disposed of the establishment to
the Pendleton Auto company of Pendleton.
PENDLETON AUTO COMPANI
IHVADESTHE GARDEN CITY
RUNS SHI
KILLS SEVEN
Seized by Blood Lust, Wealthy
Merchant Slaughters Fam
ily and Friends.
WITH PISTOL AND RAZOR
MOWS BLOODY SWATH
Wine Merchant Suddenly Crazed
Shoots Wife and Mother Pursue
Children With Ruzor and Slashes
Their Throats Rushing to Office h
Shoots Ills Clerk and Kills Clerk'
Daughter Turns Gun on Himself.
Marseilles, Dec. 11. Suddenly pos
sessed by an Insane blood lust Pierr
Bouvier, a wealthy wine merchant to
day shot and killed his wife and moth
er, butchered his two small daughters
and son with a razor, and shot and
killed the older daughter of the chief
clerk of his counting house. Then
he ended his bloody carnival by send
ing a death bullet into his own brain.
Bouvier was one of the most promi
nent wealthy residents of this city,
and was known throughout the sur
rounding vineyard country. He arose
as usual this morning Jut while pre
paring to go to his place of business
the mania "to kill came upon him.
Drawing a revolver he shot his wife
through the heart. When his aged
mother, attracted by the shot rushed
into the room she was met by a bullet
and fell dying beside her daughter-in-law.
Running to his appartments the
maniac seized a razor and rushed to ,
the part of the house occupied by his
two little daughters and son. Grasp
ing the youngest child by the hair, he
drew the razor across her throat al
most severing her head from her
body. Frantic with terror, the other
children fled from the room followed
by Bouvier. his face spattered ,and
razor dripping with blood. Cornering
the children in another part of the
house, the crazed father cut .their
throats and left them lying on the
floor. Clasping the gory razor in one
hand and the revolver in, the other
he rushed from the house and ran to
his office. In the counting room stood
the eldest daughter of his chief clerk.
When he leveled his revolver at the
defenseless girl the clerk sprang to
ward her only to receive a bullet
tl rough his chest. Leaping over the
prostrate body of the man he shot the
daughter twice through the head kill
ing her instantly, and then placed the
gun against his right temple and blew
out his own brains.
Rl'TT GAIN'S LAP
IX SIX DAYS RACE
Xew York. Dec. 11. By a series of
spurts early today. Rutt of the Rutt
and Clark team, succeeded in gaining
a lap on the other contestants in the
six day bicycle race at Madison
Square. Rutt and Clark formed a
partnership after each lost a team
mate. The former entered the race
with Stole and the latter with Floyd
McFarland, of California. As a result
of the forced change they lost one lap
which has been made up since Thurs
day, in addition to one gained. The
score this morning stood 2410 miles
and three laps.
"All stock in this establishment
changed hands by the terms of this
sale, the cash consideration being
about J10.000. In the future the new
owners will conduct this place solely
for the purpose of soiling Franklin
automobiles and nil floor spnee will
be utilized as a display room.
"Corkrum and Mcintosh who have
long been recognized as among the
best auto experts in this city will leave
here about the first of the year for
Calgary, British Columbia. While
there they will farm vast pieces of
land which they have already pur
chased, having decided to give up the
automobile business for good.
"No repair shop is to be maintain
ed In connection with the regular
work, but storage room will be avail
able for automobile owners. The In
terior of the building may be some
what rearranged, so as to allow more
floor space for the machines.
"In taking over the Franklin
agency for this city, Mr. MeCormmach
will establish one of the most com
plete sales rooms In the northwest.
He will carry a full line of this pop
ular make of automobile, and his
knowledge of the business will en
able him to conduct an up-to-date
agency."