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LATE NEAR TRAGEDY!?
LAIR BOUND OVKR
AXD NOW LANGUISHES
Ills Victim to Be Arrested on Charge
of Assault end Battery Each Al
leges Other Was Agsrowor.
The results of the fight over the
fight, which occurred in this city last
Saturday evening are dally growing
more complicated. Tom Lair was
yesterday bound over to the grand
jury in the sum of J300 on a charge
of assault with intent to kill. In de
fault of the J300 he is now languishing
in the county jail, while Thomas E.
Pruitt, the other belligerent fight fan,
is to be arrested on a charge of as
sault and battery.
The trouble all grew out of a dis
cussion which occurred in the Colum
bia near beer saloon on Main street,
Saturday evening. At least one, and
possibly berth men, had been indulg
ing in the use of the famous "near"
beverage when they became involved
in a discussion as to the merits of the
approaching Johnson-Jeffries mill. As was performed In a balloon or on a
the argument grew warm they ad- mountain peak, and why should a
journed to the sidewalk, where it is ; niarriape in a skating rink be disap
alleged that Pruitt knocked his lin-' t,r.ived of?"
gulstic opponent into the street. 1 LaSt night's wedding followed a
This termination of the argument i courtship of five years. The entire
was not at all satisfactory to Lair, who1, wedding i:irty. Including ring bearer,
adjourned to the rear of the drinking , groom and a dozen accompanying
resort, where he secured a large rock. ' friend, rolled smoothly out of a wait
Armed with this he marched out ' ins room, circled the rink once and
through the saloon to the front of the I brought up at the bandstand where
building, where Pruitt was still stand- . the Rev. M. King awaited them,
lng. Coming up behind Pruitt. Lair They attempted to induce him to
is said to have "soaked" him in the
back of the head with the rock and
then to have leaped upon his pros
trate form with a knife, in an effort
to cut his throat. Pruitt, however,
refused to stand for all of this and
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seizing Lair, hurled him to the walk
with such violence that the latter
collar bone was broken.
Lair was arrested on the charge of
assault with Intent to kill, was given
hearing before Justice of the Peace
'of H. Parkes at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and w-ps held to appear be
fore the grand Jury. This morning,
by the courtesy of Sheriff Taylor and
Chief .of Police Gurdane, Lair waa
permitted to appear before Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Steiwer and
swear to a complaint charging Pruitt
with assault. It is alleged that the
assault" was committed before Lair
made his attack upon Pruitt.
THKUK ARE SKATERS AND
"SKATES," SAYS DOMINIE
Tacoma. Feb. 17. The Rev. Ed
ward B. King, an ordained Methodist
minister, and undertaker, defended
himself today from criticisms on his
having married George Perkins and
Miss Grace Johnson at a :local skat
ing rink last night, the couple gilding
from the box office to the orchestra
gallery on rollers, while the band
played the "Wedding March" from
"Lohengrin."
"I have heard of weddings' where
the bride and groom, or one of them
had skates on and they were not roll
er skates, either," said the Rev. Mr.
Kins. "Ministers in this state have
married persons where the ceremony
don a pair of skats. ,tno. hut he re
fused flatly.
I'h.irles C. Haning of Hermiston,
came un from his home in the west
''end of the county last evening.
HEALTH
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of Figs and Elixir of Senna is
used, when a pleasant laxative
remedy Is needed, to cleanse the
system gently yet effectually and
to dispel colds and headaches
due to constipation.
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the best, of family laxatives, for
men, women and children and its
approval by the most eminent
physicians, because its compo
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and known to be wholesome and
truly beneficial, are the best
guarantees of the excellence of
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
Senna.
To get its beneficial effects,
Always buy the genuine,
Fig SyrupCo
house when needed.
PERSONAL
MENTION
T. G. Smith of Echo, is a Pendle
ton business visitor today.
Harold F. Warner of Freewater, is
registered at the Hotel Bowman.
R. C. Stanley is down from his
home at Cayuse for a brief visit.
T. M Johnson of Coe, is transact
ing business in Pendleton today.
Mrs. W. J. Gordon of Walla Walla,
Is the guest of friends in. this city.
Dora Morris of Milton was the
guest of Pendleton friends over night.
R. N. Stanfield is up from his
home in Stanfield for a brief business
visit.
J. E. Taylor of Echo, left for home
this morning after spending yester
day in this city.
E. F, Carney of McKay creek, was
transacting business in the city yes
terday afternoon.
J. M. Sullens, chief ranger in the
Wenaha forest, with headquarters in
Wal'.a Walla, is here today.
H. C. Gibson of Joseph, is here
from his Wallowa county home, to
care for business Interests.
Jake Kimery, the well known He
lix wheat grower, is in today from
his ranch for the transaction of busi
ness. Mrs. Lavelle McDonald, daughter of
Major and Mrs. Lee Moorhouse, ar
rived this forenoon from Kahlotus,
Wash.
Kenneth Cooper of the Hotel Bow
man, haa finished moving his family
into the Ferguson residence on South
Main street.
L. L, Van Slyke of Freewater, came
down from that end of the county last
evening and is transacting business at
the county seat today.
J. W. Knowles of La Grande, Is a
Pendleton business visitor today, hav
lng come over yesterday afternoon
on the delayed No. 7.
F. . B. Swayze, cashier of the bank
at Hermiston, is transacting business
In Pendleton today, having come last
evening on the Pendleton local.
. Roy Alexander and wife arrived this
morning from Seaside, where they
have been spending the week since
their marriage In Walla Walla.
Attorney Edward S. Taylor of the
legal department of the reclamation
service, is In the city today on busi
ness in connection with his depart
ment
R. W. Fletcher, circulation mana-
ger of the East Oregonian, went to
Weston this morning on business in
connection with his department of
the paper.
J. W. Messner. president of the
Western Land & Irrigation company.
arrived on yesterday afternoon's de
layed train from his headquarters in
Baker City.
Attorney W. G. Drowley, legal ad
vistor for the Western Land & Irrl
gation company, is over from his
home in Baker City on business for
the company.
Mrs. Carrie Brown of Spokane, for
merly Miss Carrie Burton of this city,
arrived last evening for a visit at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Helena
Burton, of East Webb street.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL GAME.
Walla Walla Mljrh to Play Pendleton
Hldi Friday Night n This City.
(High School Correspondence.)
The glrU' teams representing Walla
Walla High and Pendleton High will
decide the championship of this dis
trict Friday evening on the floor of
the high school gym. A fast game
is expected and there is much Inter
est centered on the result. Both
teams play girls' rules, which Insures
a clean and interesting performance.
Many people objected to last year's
game on account of roughness, but
this has been entirely eliminated by
the great changes In the rules. Here
tofore a girls game was looked upon
as a slow and uninteresting game, but
now they are better drawing cards
than the boys' games.
The local team has been defeated
hut once this year and this at the
luinds of Walla Walla high. The game
was played in Walla Walla under
very adverse conditions to the local
tt-am. It is hoped that last year's
performance can be repeated as last
year the local team lost In Walla Wal
la, but when the return game was
played Walla Walla went home with
the little end of the score.
The Walla Walla team will arrive
tomorrow morning and come confi
dent of victory. Their lineup will be
as follows:
Centers,1 McRae sisters; forwards,
Irene Steele and Margarette Hunt;
guards, Margarette Whitney and Lot
tie Wright. The team will be ac
companied by Miss Armstrong an
rhiiperone and coach.
Pendleton will lineup ut follows:
Centers, Luciie Rader and Blanche
Bad fey; forwards, Laura McKee and
Hazel Rader; guards, Grace Bean and
Ella Laz'nka. Gladys Hamley, Muriel
Haling and Francis Sallng will act as
substitutes. Mr. Groenwald, the pop
ular coach of the Pendleton academy,
will officiate.
DEAF AND BLIND.
( lilniiiiian Unable to Pay Up Debts Is
Stricken.
Astoria, Ore. Instancing the hor
rible consequences that follow a
breach of the racial custom of li
quidating debts at the New Tear sea
son, Mo Jim John, for 37 years one
of the leading Chinese merchants of
this city, tells the tragic story of a
man named Wah.
Wah came here when a mere boy
and was naturally bright. He be
came a house servant and rapidly
learned English. Later he engaged
in business ani.was a power in the
Chinese colony. The gambling fever
gripped him, though, and he became
a slave to the habit. Soon all his mon
ey was gone.
Three years ago at the New Tear
season for the first time in his life,
I Wah was unable to pay his debts, and
according to custom he became an
outcast. Next year he was in the same
position financially, and soon after his
hearing began to fall. Last year he
again had no money, and soon after
New Tear celebration ended he be
gan to lose his sight. Now he Is to
tally blind.
This year Wah had no money and
what will happen to him . after the
celebration closes Is a matter of con
jecture. Although Me Jim John
would not admit It as the truth, the
Impression prevails that Wah Is be
ing tortured in a manner whlto people
do not know, as an example to the
Chinese of what they may expect If
they fall to pay- their debts at the
first of their year.
There are fewer Chinamen In As
toria than In former years and the
celebration lacks something of Its
usual , gorgeousness and prodigality.
Although the Chinese here have been
generally prosperous during the past
year the enthusiasm of the New Year
season is not upon them.
FAMOUS ATHLETE ENTERS
UNIVERSITY OP WASHINGTON
Seattle, Wash. Brailey Glsh, re
garded as one of the best all-around
athletes on the Pacific coast, has en
tered the University of Washington,
and will, in all probability, turn out
with the squad of candidates for
places on the varsity track team. Glsh
hag made a wonderful record in ath
letics in the northwest, and was cap
tain of the Seattle Athletic club track
team that won the senior and Junior
championships at the A. A. U. meet
at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposi
tion last summer. He is the holder
of the world's record for the javelin
throw, which mark he l-jing up at the
A. A. U. meet. Should the northwest
conference decide to substitute the
javelin throw for the hammer throw,
Washington would have a most valu
able representative In this event. He
also is a splendid broad jumper, and
Coach Hall of the varsity track team
expects Glsh to annex at least 15
points In the triangular meet between
the Universities of Oregon, Idaho and
Washington, in Seattle, May 14.
With the opening of the second se
mester of the college year at the Uni
versity of Washington, activities In
athletic line have taken on added vig
or. From now on candidates for the
track and baseball teams and the row
ing crew will be busy every day get
ting Into condition. The husky oars
men who want to represent Washing
ton on the water will turn out this
week and Trainer Conlbear is satis
fied that he can pick an excellent
crew from the big squad of volun
teers. The track athletes have been
out every evening for some time and
with the weather gett'ig better It will
not be lone before thev will h nhto
to do their training outdoors every af- I
ternoon.
Dode Brlnker who played right field
for Spokane in the Northwestern
league last year will coach the college
baseball team. He will Issue a call
within the next two weeks for candi
dates for the varsity nine.
ALLEGED "JOKER" WILL
NOT SAVE LAW BREAKERS
Walla Walla, Feb. 17. Statements
given publicity here that because of
an alleged "Joker" in the fish and
game laws trout could be caught at
any time of the year, are denied by
Game Warden C. L. Whitney, who
declares that any one found In this
county In possession of brook or
mountain trout will be prosecuted.
He states that he has repeatedly
warned his deputies that they are to
arrest violators of the laws In spite
of the seeming permission given In
one clause.
"The alleged Joker," says Mr. Whit
ney, "is an amendment which was
passed at the last session of the leg
islature. It affects only salmon or
other food fishes, and is as follows:
" 'Provided, that nothing In this act
or any other act shall prevent any
person residing in this state from
taking salmon or other fish by any
means, at any time, for consumption
by himself and family.'
"This amendment does not apply to
trout and It Is against the law to fish
for trout in the closed season, which
Includes the months of November,
December, January, February and
March. The law applies to salmon
and other food fish, which the law
differentiates from game fish. All
sorts of trout are Included In the lat
ter classification. The Supreme Court
has passed upon this point and there
U no doubt of its effectiveness."
RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY
OVER IN WALLA WALLA
Walla Walla, Feb. 17. Local min
isters have had the opportunity of
seeing themselves as others see them
this week, and they are not particu
larly pleased. Instead of having men
wait at the door to tell them what fine
sermons they delivered, they found
one who says they preach too much
about platitudes and give such long-
wind"'l discourses that only women i
anil iidren care to listen. j
ThfciC remarks were made by Jesse t
Ferney, proprietor of a printing shop
here. He spoke on "Why the Man j
or To-aay Does not Belong to une
Church or Another," and he has the
ministers thinking.
Next Sunday the ministers will
probably have their Innings and will
likely send some hot ones over, but
to date Ferney Is the oni man who
has scored and the audience In this
case the church-going as well as the
non-church-golng is waiting.
Ferney declares that the church
as well as the newspapers, have filled
the minds of the people with the Idea
that money was the one thing to work
for, because they pander to people
with money. Until recently the church
has had no part in the affairs of the
everyday world. Ferney asks, "Is It
not possible that the churches have
been holding onto theories which
modern students have found to be
erroneous and which are not adapt
ed to our Christian life today?"
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Says the Portland Evening Tele
gram: Frank Glgg, his figure tightly
laced up in a pair of corsets, was taken
Into custody by the police this morn
ing on the charge of using false and
fraudulent means of trying to con
vert himself Into an Apollo, when Na
ture had intended that he should be
nothing any nearer akin to the god
with the Faultless Figure than a soiled
little Italian boy. When picked up
by the police, it was found that Frank
was attempting to make up in quan
tity what he lacked In quality In the
haberdashery line. He wore two coats
two shirts, two pairs of trousers and
one and one-half pairs of shoes. The
police turned him over to Chief Pro
bation Officer Teuscher, of the Ju
venile Court The officer divested
the boy of his corsets, much to the
latter's disappointment. The Juvenile
Beau Brummel Is now awaiting the
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