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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OllEQON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11. 1910.
NO 6899
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PECULIAR PLEA
Fulton Says Client's Crimes
Were Caused by Over Zeal
for His Bank.
ADMITS JLA GRANDE BANKER
FORGED AND EMBEZZLED
Former Senator Fulton in Opening
Address In Federal Court Says Acta
of J. II. Scrlber Were Result of
Mind Disordered by Worry About
Bank Will Show Client Was Ir
f rational Whenever Bank's Interests
Were Concerned.
Portland, Ore., May 11. Admit
ting that his client had embezzled and
forged and misappropriated the funds
of the defunct Farmers and Traders
National bank of La Grande, Ore.,
which failed in 1908, former United
States senator Fulton yesterday set up
a peculiar plea in his opening address
In behalf of J. H. Scrlber, . former
cashier of the bank, who Is undergo.
Ing trial In .the United States district
court here on a charge of misappro
priation. Senator Fulton said Scrlber had be
come possessed of the notion that He
must save the bank at all hazards,
and that this idea preyed on his cli
ent's mind until he had gone crazy on
the subject; that he believed, In his
delusion that every means was Justi
fiable to secure the end desired. '
Senatof Fulton said that the de
fense would prove that Scrlber, when
ever the bank's Interests were affected
did irrational acts. He cited Scrlber's
intolerance of criticism of the bank,
which upon one occasion led him to
withdraw an advertisement and cancel
VitM aiiharrimlon to a La Grande news.
paper that had made some harmless
comment on the bank. Also, he said,
letters would be read which Scrlber
had written to people of La Grande
childishly scolding them for "talking
about his bank."
-whpn senator Fulton concluded the
government began Introduction of its
testimony.
The charges against Scrlber are In
brief that after he had Impaired the
bank's capital by making loans which
proved disastrous, in order to build
up a false cash reserve, forged names
nt ronnnnsibie men to notes and sold
the notes. It is further charged that
before these notes became due,
snrihpr would embezzle and mlsap-
proprlate the funds of the bank to
re-purchase them, repeating the for
geries to replace these withdrawals
of cash.
nm l W lll lf.n THROUGH
CENTRALIA INTO PORTLAND
Ahor.teen. Mav 11. The letting of
a contract to a local, contractor for
the construction of bIx miles or roaa
Ha ,.nnfirm the reDort that the Chi
cago & Puget Sound railroad ' will
build a branch line through the North
River country to Centralla for the
nitimnto nhiect of setting into Port
land.' The North river Bection is rich
in timber and Is unsettled,
uivnn RlvKnit TO SUPPRESS
ALL INDECENT PLAYS
Mav 117 Owlmr to a
number of complaints that Broadway
theaters staged Indecent plays, May
or Gaynor announced today that he
will suppress such performances,
niir noni Festival.
San Jose, Cal., May 11. A carnival
f roHP and floral festival such as
California has never known before
will attract thousands of visitors to
Ran Jos durlnar the five days begin
nlng today. The streets of San Jose
r. decorated as never before and
rendered brilliant with a wealth of
blossoms. In addition to the floral
parades and pageantry, the fete pe
riod will Include an aviation meet, au
tomobile, races and sports of various
kinds. An unique feature which has
attracted the attention of all visitors
is a tenacre field of sweet peas, so
nliuited that they are blooming In the
shape of a monster red, white and blue
American flag.
Georgia Knight Templar.
"Savannah, Ga., May 11. A celebra
tion of the semi-centennial of the or
der in Georgia renders the conven
tion of the Grand Commandery of the
Knights Templar the most notable
ever held In the state. A parade of
the Sir Knights preceded the formal
opening of the session today. The
conclave will end tomorrow evening
with a banquet
Illinois "Drys" Convene.
Decatur, 111., May 11. More than
a thousand Illinois prohibitionists as
sembled here today at the state con
vention of the party. The principal
address will be delivered by Presi
dent Samuel Dickie of Albion college,
who toured the west debating the sa
loon issue with Mayor Rose of Milwaukee.
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SHELL HITS STEAMER
, INSTEAD OF TARGET
Port Townsend, May 11 The com.
mandfng officer of Fort Worden will
order an Investigation of yesterday's
accident to the quartermaster's
steamer, Major Evans, which was
struck by an 18-pound Iron shell fired
from the mortar battery of the fort
aimed at a target vessel towed nine
hundred feet behind. -The misslo
struck the upper deck near the p:iot
house and Just missed Captain Madi
son, 'shattering the woodwork and
steam drum. Steam filled the ves
sel, compelling, the engineer and fire
men to rush to the deck to avoid
Bcaldlng.
POLICE THINK JAP CUT
SYMBOLS ON WOMAN'S HEAD
' Denver, May 11. The police have
an accurate description of the Jap
anese suspected of strangling Mrs.
Katherlne Wilson and cutting the
mystic symbol in her forehead. The
Jap was seen working in her home
Saturday by two men. The police be
lieve the Jap killed her in a quarrel
over wages and that smybol la the
mark of one of the Japanese secret
societies.
CITY SCHOOL BOARD-
SELECTS TEACHERS
NEARLY ALL OF OLD
STAFF ARE RE-ELECTED
Few Exceptions in High School Where
Vacancies Are Yet to Fill Miss
Marple, Principle of Washington
School, Landers and Hampton are
Re-elected. V
With substantial Increases In salar
ies, nearly every member of Pendle
ton's force of school teachers was re
elected at a special meeting of the
board which was held this morning in
the office of the clerk. Lot Livermore.
Practically the entire force of grade
teachers was chosen to serve another
year, the few changes made, being, in
the high school faculty. .
J. S. Landers was re-elected as city
superintendent of schools and A. C.
Hampton was re-cleetel principal. E.
W. Brown did not apply for his old
position as teacher of science and that
position is still vacant as Is also that
of assistant in the science department.
FrankT D. Carruth of the Commercial
department also failed to put in an
application for re-election and the
bnnrd is now looking for a successor.
Miss Stella Marple, teacher of his
tory in the high school l.as been made
principal of the Washington school to
take the place made vacant by the
resignation of Miss Grace Miller who
goes to Seattle. Miss Marple's place
in the high school faculty has been
filled by the selection of Miss Eliza
beth Foley, a former high school
teacher, who has been teaching In her
home state of Minnesota.
Miss Schroeder has resigned as
teacher of English and her position
will be filled by Miss Mary Elder, who
comes from the East. Miss Schroe
der expects to return to her home In
the mfddle west. Miss Menkost, the
other member of the high school fac
ulty will continue as Instructor In
German and Latin.
The following Is the complete list of
teachers in the grade schools of the
city: "
Washington.
Stella Marple, - Lulu George, Lulu
Keller, Mary Whitney, Sadie . Baum,
Hazel We Her, Maltel Elder and Neva
Lane.
Hawthorne.
Viva Warren, Maud Cook, Alma
Harris, Mary Zurcher, Alta Sharp,
Inez Makin, Sarah Gray and Eliza
beth Walker.
Lincoln.
Florence Harris, Augusta Moule and
Celcstine Moorhouae.
Field School.
Miss Epple.
The teachers elected will be given
ten days in which to sign up their
contracts.
DOWAGER QUEEN ALEXANDRIA
THANKS PEOPLE OF ENGLAND
London, May 11. Dowager Queen
Alexandria issued a message to the
people of England thanking them for
the sympathy they bestowed following
the death of her husband, Edward
VII, and asking them to support her
son George and assist htm to follow
In the footsteps of his father.
Fear Queen Is Sick.
London, May 11. The eagerness of
court physicians to deny the report
that Alexandria is sick, indicates the
queen mother's condition Is serious.
It Is feared that George la overtaxing
his strength. He has averaged four
hours sleep each night since his fath
er's death.
HYDE CASE WILL GO
TO JURY ON FRIDAY
Kansas City, May 11. The state in
rebuttal rested at 2:30 this afternoon.
The Jury was remanded to the custody
of the marshal while Judge Latshaw
prepared his Instructions, and it is
probable that both sides In summoning
up will occupy two days. The case
may go to the Jury Friday. Dr. Hyde
looks worried.
DID TUFT HOT
SELF?
Attorney Brandeis' Says His ;
Findings Bear Striking Sim- j
ilarity to Lawlor Data.
PROBABLY DUPLICATE COPIES
WILL BE PRODUCED
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GlavlH Attorney at Congressional In
vestigation Declares Taft's Decision
in Bailing Case Great Rescin
J)lanco to Memoranda of Assistant
Attorney General Brandies De
clares ISallingcr Violated Rules,
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Washington, May 11. There Is a
"striking similarity" between the
memorandum prepared by Oscar law
lor, assistant attorney general for the
Interior department and President
Taft's findings In the Ballinger case
In which he exonerated Ballinger and
which resulted in Glavis' dismissal,
according to Brandeis. It is expected
when the committee convenes tomor
row that duplicate copies of Lawlor's
memorandum will be produced. The
committee refused to issue an order
directing the originals to be produc
ed, which arc In the hands of the
president, according to Brandeis.
The existence of rulings in the In
terior department which Mr. Ballin
ger must have Violated In appearing
before the general land office in be
half of the Cunningham coal claim
ants after his retirement as land com
missioner, was brought out by Attor
ney Brandeis In cross examination of
the secretary of the Interior In the
Ralllnger-Plnchot investigation yes
terday. Mr. Brandeis secured an admission
from Mr. Ballinger that he had been
barred from approaching before the
land office by a similar ruling In an
other case subsequent to his activity
in the Cunningham cases and prior
to his becoming secretarw of the in
terior. Mr. Ballinger said he had not
called these rulings to the attention
of the president to assist him in
reaching the conclusion" on the Glavis
charge because he did not think there
was any law to sustain them.
The committee decided to grant the
request of Attorney Brandeis that Os
car Lawler, assistant attorney gen
eral of the interior department, be
asked to furnish the original or cop
ies of the memorandum he prepared
for the president last September and
which Mr. Brandeis has intimated
the president followed in writing his
letter vindicating Ballinger and dis
missing L. R. Glavis. By unanimous
vote the committee refused to ask the
president for similar Information.
Attorney Brandeis had almost con
cluded the cross examination of Mr.
Ballinger when the hearing was ad
journed until Thursday. He devoted
practically the entire day to the sub
ject of the "clear listing" of the Cun
ningham claims by Commissioner Bal
linger, to show extraordinary haste
had been made to rush the claims to
patent and that Glavis reiterated pro
tests alone had caused Mr. Ballinger
to pause.
Receive American Pilgrims.
Rome, May 11. An American pil
grimage of 163 persons, led by the
Rt. Rev. Frederick Els, -Bishop of
Marquette, Mich., was received at the
Vatlclnn by Pope Plus today.
Sons of Veterans.
Red Bank, N. J., May 11. New
Jersey Sons of Veterans convened here
this afternoon in annual reunion. Ses
sions will be held this evening and
tomorrow.
LETTER TO
With the appearance of a black
hand letter, Pendleton's claim to fame
is at last complete. When Miss Jes
sie Smith and Miss Bess McMillan,
employes of the Mrs. Rose Campbell
millinery store arrived at the Camp
bell home on Jackson street, last eve
ning a few minutes before 10 o'clock
they found the following letter on the
porch:
Rose Campbell:
Put 150 In an old shoe and leave It
between the scales and sidewalk on
Water street by Nlssen Implement
store Tuesday night at 10 p. m. sharp.
If you do not obey your house and
store will be burned down. The same
as the Alta house was done. If any
officers are Informed or the telephone
used before morning and If you do not
obey, your life will be in great danger
as we will watch every move you
make. If you makfl one false move
your life will be all. Obey. .
We take no chances.
THE GANG.
FDR HI
BLACK
HAND
TO
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President Taft Appoirts T.
R. to Represent U, S. at Ed-
ward's Funeral.
EX-PRESIDENT WIRES HIS
ACCEPTANCE OF HONOR
Colonel Will be Special Representative
of C'omii!v Strenuous One Disre
gards Orders of Physician and At
tends Kaiser on His Review of Mil
itary Maneuvers Shout Himself
Hoarse Kellogg Arrives in Berlin.
' Washington, May 11. President
Taft today appointed Theodore Roose
velt as the United States special rep
resentative to attend King Edward's
funeral and Roosevelt accepted the
honor.
Berlin, May 11. Disregarding his
physician's advice to remain in doors.
Colonel ' Roosevelt accompanied the
Kaiser to witness military maneuvers
at Doeberitz. Roosevelt shouted him
self hoarse, and maybe will not be able
to deliver his lecture before the Uni
versity of Berlin tomorrow. This af
ternoon Roosevelt will motor about
the city and tonight Chancellor Von
Bothman gives a dinner Intended to
take the place of the one the Kaiser
planned before King Edward died.
.Trust buster Frank Kellogg, ar
rived today and will confer with
Roosevelt. The conference is the most
significant of any of his meetings
with Americans.
SEATTLE TRAFFIC TIED UP
BY OFFICERS OF COUNTY
Seattle, May 11. County Treasurer
Gormley with a corps of deputies,
se.ied the Cedar streetcar barns to
day, as a part of the security for the
disputed $167,000 personal taxes al
leged to . be owed the county by the
Seattle Electric company. A few min.
utes later officials started down town
and announced their Intention of
stopping all care and tying up traf
fic. The company was given until
this morning to pay but didn't com
ply.
After Gormley had a fourth of the
city cars tied up the company's at
torney hurried up and offered to pay
the taxes and costs of seizure but the
county treasurer demanded Interest
also and this was refused. The lines
were then allowed to operate while
the matter is being arbitrated by At
torney General Bell of Olympla. The
company deposited a certified check
for the full tax.
Hello Men Meet.
South Bend, Ind.. May 11. Inde
pendent telephone men of Indiana and
Michigan opened a Joint convention In
South Bend today. F. H. Woods of
Lincoln, Neb., president of the Na
tional Independent Telephone associa
tion, is the principal speaker on the
program.
First Savings Bank.
Edinburgh, May 11. Today Is the
centennial of the opening or the first
modern savings bank. Henry Dun
can, a Presbyterian clergyman, was
the father of the plan, and the insti
tution was opened at Dumfries, Scot
land, on May 11, 1810.
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Drys Carry Friday Harbor.
Belllngham, Wash., May 10. The
antt-Baloon forces carried the local
option election at Friday Harbor,
San Juan county by a majority of 61
Three saloons, the only ones in the
county, are affected.
The letter was on a sheet of paper
which had apparently been torn from
school boy's note book. The edges
were burned, the wording was print
ed and the paper was decorated with
black hands, skulls and crossbones,
daggers and hearts pierced with dag
gers. At the very bottom, was the
one word, "Warning."
The young ladles did not take the
letter very seriously at first. They
were inclined to take it as a Joke and
were laughing about the incident when
they noticed the window blind was up
and going to pull It down heard some
nno riming away. This alarmed them
and disregarding the warning of the
missive they summoned the police
and turned the letter over to them.
Mrs. Campbell and her son, Bert
Campbell were' at the theatre and did
nt return until later.
The. officers' are aetinrr on the
theory that the letter was written by
some dime novel reading school boy. .
ROOSEVELT
E1SS
SENDS
MRS. CAMPBELL
PRINCIPAL WITNESS AGAINST
DR. BURKE DISAPPEARS
Santa Rosa, May 11. The disap
pearance of Luella Smith, who with
her baby was the victim of a dyna
mite explosion at Dr. Willard Burke's
sanatarium, has led District Attorney
Lea to charge that persons Interested
have connived at her absence. Lea
declared he doesn't know the where
abouts of the woman who is the com
plaining witness against Burke, who
is indicted for dynamiting. Lea says
he has the names of persons who tried
previously to get her to leave. Burke
is worth a million. She has been
staying at Berkeley.
GOIIL CASE TOL GO TO
JURY THIS EVENING
Montesanao, May 11. The argu
ments In the trial of Gohl closes this
afternoon and the case will go to the
Jury. The defense is said to expect
a verdict of guilty and Is already pre
paring an appeal. Prosecutor Camp
bell said he will try Gohl on the
charge of murdering Hoffman, the
Aberdeen cigar dealer, whose body Is
supposed to be at the bottom of the
bay if the recent trial ends unfavor
ably. FOREST FIRES ARE
MICHIGAN AND MINNTSOTA
SWEPT BY FIERCE BLAZE
Residents of Towns Have Been Fight
ing for 24 Hours But Can Not Stay
Progress of Fire Feared L'Anse Is
Destroyed.
Houghton, Mich, May 11. Half a
dozen Michigan towns are threatened
by forest fires which are sweeping the
upper peninsula. Residents of AU-
ston have been fighting fire for 24
hours and once controlled the blaze
but a shift of the wind is carrying the
flames toward the town again. L'Anse,
Pilgrim river, Allouez ah Meek and
Alstonla are ia the path of the fire.
It is feared L'Anse has been destroy
ed. AUston Saved.
The town of Allston Is saved from
the fire. Reports say the fire situa
tion is improving except In the Pil
grim river district.
DIGS CAVE TO ESCAPE
FROM IIALLEY'S COMET
Pasadena, Calif.. May 11. When
Halley's comet approaches, Stephen
Harter Gardener, says he will Inly sur
vive. He has dug a cave In his back
yard, stocked it with canned goods.
and provisions and has provided the
cave with ventilation which Is oper
ated by strings Into the Inner cave.
He believes the deadly gases will
snuff out man's life and he doesn't
propose to be snuffed.
Hocking Increases Stock.
Columbus, O., May 11. At a speci
al meeting of the Hocking Valley
stockholders today the common stock
of the railway company was Increas
ed from 111, 000,000 to 126,000,000 by
the Issue of 115,000,000 new- common
stock.
Dlscnss Labor Matters.
Detroit, Mich., May 11. Many la
bor matters of vital Importance to
railway employes throughout the
country will be discussed during the
biennial convention opened here to
day by the National Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers.
Colorado Veterans.
Grand Junction, Colo., May 11.
Veterans of the Department of Colo
rado and Wyoming, Grand Army of
the Republic, opened their annual en.
campment In this city today.
First Stamped er Leaves Seattle.
Seattle, May 11. The first of the
Idltarod stampeders from Seattle di
rect leaves Sunday on the steamer "A.
G. Lindsay," destined for Bethel. It
Is expected the new diggings will
prove a second Fairbanks.
Sage Memorial Church.
New York, May 11. Sage Memor
ial church at Far Rockaway, erected
by Mrs. Russel Sage in memory of
her husband, was dedicated today.
MORGAN LOSES A PRIZE.
Fails to Get Wonderful Gardner Col
lection of Prints.
London. It Is said that J. P. Mor
gan Is extremely disappointed over his
inability to acquire the famous Gard
ner collection of 10,000 prints and
drawings, showing London In every
phase of its existence. He now has
longing eyes on two other art collec
tions which are shortly to come into
the market.
The Gardner collection, which is lit
erally worth Its weight In gold, was
purchased by Major Edward Coates,
M. P., who Is building a special gal
lery for It out of rubber, In which
commodity the major recently made
his fortune.
v The pictures are of great education
al value and of invaluable use to an
tiquaries. Housed In the heart of
Kent, permission to see them will be
given grudgingly.
LEADERS FIRE
OPENING
GUNS
Senators Dolliver and Cum
mins Start the Campaign of
the Progressives.
TAFT REFERRED TO AS
TITULAR LEADER OF PARTT
Before Twelve Thousand People, In
surgent Legislators Start Batteries)
Against Regular Organization De
clare Men Have Been Crowded to
Front m Taft Administration Who
Have -Not Interests of Country at
Heart.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 11. Iowa
republicans are today of the opinion
that the broadside hurled by DoHlver
and Cummins last night at a mass
meeting. in the Coleseum marked the
actual opening of the predicted na
tional campaign of the progressives.
Twelve thousand people were present
when the senators denounced the reg
ulars' leaders and the causes of the
present cgngresslon situation. Presi
dent Taft was referred to as the "titu
lar" leader of the republican party.
and it was charged that the men were
crowded to the front of the Taft ad
ministration who haven't the welfare
of the party at heart. Dolliver and
Cummins are enroute to Washington
so as to be present when the final
vote on the railroad regulation bill is
taken. They will take an active part
In the debate regarding the bill, and
certain measures of which they
fought. " ,
DUEL FIGHTING BERLIN
TIirXKS BOXING BRUTAIj
Berlin. Several prominent Ameri
can boxing promoters who came here
with the Idea of holding boxing con
tests left the capital of the father
land disgusted with their experiences.
They found that boxing, as known
in America, is absolutely prohibited
by our police. The Germans look up
on the sport as barbarous and only
fit for the lowest of the low. The po- .
lice believe that once the people get
a knowledge of boxing there would be
many more cases of brawling and
fighting in the streets. Nowadays half
a dozen police can charge and mal
treat an assembly or perhaps a thou
sand socialists without suffering or
retaliation.
Notwithstanding loud protests front
various quarters against blotting the
fair name of Berlin, an exhibition In
the presence of the police was, how
ever, pulled off. The police gave strict
Injunction to the competitors not to
hit hard. Any one delivering a blow
stretching out an opponent on the
floor was immediately disqualified.
A sort of thrill of horror passed
over the audience of fashionably
dressed women and brilliantly uni
formed officers and business men as
the first two middleweights started
In last night's . performance. The
fighters fought to tune of music ren
dered by an orchestra and took their
footwork time from the conductor
himself. Twenty bouts were fought
and blood drawn but once, resulting
In cries of "Shame."
WOMAN. 110. OLDEST IN
UNITED KINGDOM, DEAD
Dublin. The King's oldest subject
has died at the age of 110. She was
Peggy MeGurk of Carrlckmore county
Tyrone, who was a well-known figure
in the district.
The old woman died a lonely death.
which became known only when the
neighbors noticed that she waa not
moving about as usual.
Peggy, whose real married name
was Hodgins, had been a widow since
1822, her married life only lasting
three months.
Up to her death she received ft
small wage as caretaker of the local
courthouse, and also received an old
age pension.
Last November she received ft let
ter from the Kink's secretary enclos
ing 110 and congratulating her on
reaching such a great age.
Oldest Tennis Player Dead.
London. Thomas White, keeper of
the Royal Tennis Court at Hampton
Court palace, has Just died in his
seventy-fourth year. Mr. White, who
was the oldest tennis player In Eng
land, was able to take an active part
in his duties till about six months ago
when advancing years began to tell
on him.
In his day he played in many Im
portant matches, both in this country
and in America, the last match he won
being a handicap In Manchester In
October, 1892, in which he had to
meet some of the best professional ex
ponents of the game. The Hampton
Court tennis court abuts on the east
front of the palace and Is In prac
tically the same form as In Tudor
times...
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