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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OBEGON, WEDNESAY, AUGUST 10. 1910.
NO 6976
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LOSES TO
Black Lightweight Fights last
Fight and Takes the Final
Count.
PASSES AWAY AT 8:3
IX BALTIMORE HOME
Beloved Figure of Fandom Is Given
Knockout Blow by One of Worst of
Foes, Tuberculosis End Comes
This Morning Family at Bedside
-Gaiis One of Most Remarkable
Fighters In History Was at One
Time Moxt Crooked.
. Baltimore, Aug. 10. Joe Gans, the
Old MuHtcr, Is no more. He has been
gathered to the master of all masters.
He died at 8:30 this morning surroun
ded by a group of friends, his wife
and foster mother.
Death with which he fought all the
courage that marked his marvelous
ring career, has plaoed the last mark
against his record. But he went down
for the last time fighting gamely not
for a purse, but that he might see his
old "mammy" and his children for the
last time and bid them farewell.
With the passing of Gans the ling
has lost one of its greatest lightweight
boxers and most lovable figures. Ones
admired, then execrated, for permit
ting himself to be drawn Into crooked
contests; then, ' after his atonement,
beloved In spite of his color, Gans'
career is without a parallel in the an.
nuls of the ring.
Tuberculosis, the malady which has
laid its blighting ringer on other great
colored fighters, notably Peter Jack
son and George Dixon, wore down
the once sturdy frame which pulled
the black boy through many a storm.
Four years ago lacking one month
Gans was one of the most perfect
fighting machines that ever stepped
into the ring. One month .later. Sept
8. 1906, his physical downfall began.
Forced to tear needed flesh off his
bones to meet the onerous Conditions
Imposed by Billy Nolan, then man
ager of Buttling Nelson, for the con
test with the durable Dane for the
lightweight championship, hit mag
nificent constitution was undermined
and he was never again the great Gans
who had successfully defended his title
against scores of fighters ,from the
time he won It from Frank Erne In
1902 until his second encounter with
Nelson July 4, 1908.
Two dnys before the first Gans
Nelson battle, Gans, try as he might
in his stuffy little gymnasium, could
not tear off the pounds of flesh that
Nolan said must come off. . Becoming
desperate, the negro took to the hot
alkali road under a biasing sun, re
peating the performance next day.
Nolan insisted that Gans weigh In
with full fighting togs scaling not a
fraction of an ounce over 183. Gans
needed the money from that fight and
would have cut off a leg to make the
weight. For three days he ate little
more than a bit of toast three times
a day, slaking his thirst with a tiny
cup of tea.
When he woke on the day of that
battle at Goldfleld he weighed 183
tripped but he had to get below that
to allow for the trunks and the rest
of his fighting togs. Out on the road
he went without a bite to eat.
At 10 o'clock that morning he had
to step on the scales for the prelimi
nary wclgh-ln. Nolan, among the
harsh conditions that the newspaper
men covering the fight protested
against as unfair, Insisted thnt the ne
gro must step on the scales twice be
fore the ringside scaling. Fearful lest
he be overweight, Gans worked al
most until the last minute. When he
stepped on the scales he had left off
part of his scanty ring attire. Noian
oulokly observed this.
"If you are going to fight with any
more clothes on you had better put
em on." said Nolan.
'Ah, Billy." said Gans, in pleading
tones, "why don't you be reasonameT
Tou don't want your boy to whip
dead man, do you? Why don t you
Show some sportsmanship?"
But Nolan was Inexorable,
nearlnnlnff of Downfall.
The result of that battle Is too well
known to require more than passing
mention. For 42 rounds the boys
fought savagely under a biasing Ne
vada sun, Gans, owing to his weak
ened condition, being put to the se
verest test of his life to keep tne on.
erous Dnne from overcoming him. He
was forced to resort to every trick
he knew and the exhibition he gave
under such trying conditions was sim
ply marvelous. A few seconds after
the opening of the final round Gans
went down under. a blow the Referee
Slier held was foul, Gans was award
ed the battle. "
It was his last great fight, however.
The weight had killed him and the
Gnns that won . the championship
from Erne In a round began to fade,
When he made his last, battle, which
was with Jabea White, the English
man, in New Tork, Mar. It, 10, he
was only a shadow. The two beating
that Nelson gave him In Ban Francisco
N
GRIM
REAPER
His Career.
Gans was born In Baltimore in
and began fighting at the age of 16.
He was substituted for a boy who
failed to show up at a little local box
ing show in his home city. He whip
ped the boys that night and his re
ward was IS.
Gans took up boxing because he was
Inclined to 111 health. He displayed
such cleverness that he was urged to
making boxing his profession. In
In 1908 were the finishing touches. .
1894 Gans began to show the real
stuff in him and from that time until
he fell before Nelson he fought every
light weight that sought a battle with
him and sometimes he took on the
welters. After fighting hs way through
the second and third raters he chal
lenged Frank Erne. The champion
was then at his best and Gans was
forced to stop in the 12th round. His
eye lid was almost completely severed
and the blood blinded him so that
he could not see Erne. In their next
meeting Gans won in the first round.
When Gans became champion he
fell Into bad hands and for several
years he was known as the crooked
est fighter that ever stepped between
the ropes. His greatest fake fight
was with Terry McGovern in Chica
go In 1900. He had' agreed to lay down
for the benefit of a coterie of negro
gamblers who made thousands out of
the match. Gans tried to quit In the
first found but was afraid of being
mobbed. In the econd he kept his
promise.
From that time until his memor
able fake fight with Jimmy Brltt in
San Francisco In 1904 he participated
In a number of crooked fights, al
lowing his opponents to stay so that
he and' his backers could win the
round money. His fake with Brltt
was one of the rawest ever attempted
and almost forced him to retire from
the Ting. -
Gans placed himself In better
hands, however, confessed that he had
been crooked and said he would fight
honestly and from that time until his
last fight he was absolutely on the
level.
Gans was quiet and retiring and of
a religious turn of mind. His mother
had hopad he would become a minis
ter and Gans sometimes expressed
the wish that he had listened to her
advice Instead of going into the ring.
(Continued on page eight)
UNSUT.I.
COINEL .LVD SENATOR
CONFER IX XEW YORK
Oregon Representative in Senate
Points Out Merits of Initiative and
Referendum and Colonel Is Much
Interested.
New York, Aug. 10. Theodore
Roosevelt spent yesterday at his edi
torial office In this city. Senator
Jonathan Bourne of Oregon, met him
by appointment
"Was your talk with Colonel Roose
velt about politics?" the senator was
asked.
"Not in the ordinary acceptance
of the word," he replied, "yet, if suc
cessful in my mission, the result will
be of the utmost Importance.
"I explained to Mr. Roosevelt, how
Oregon, through her initiative and
referendum, direct primary, corrupt
practices and recall taws has evolved,
adopted and demonstrated the most
effective form of popular government
known to the world.
"Colonel Roosevelt's indorsement is
not essential to the ultimate success
of the cause, but believing that he has
the same confidence in the honesty
and intelligence of the people that
they 'have demonstrated they had in
him and appreciating his prominence
befoe the world, I realize that his ad
vocacy will accelerate the adoption
of similar laws in other states. This
was the mission of my call."
"What did he say?"
"Tou will have to ask him."
Colonel Roosevelt,' after the sena
tor's departure said that he was great
ly Interested in his visitor's recital and
was already on record as favonng
progressive legislation.
STAY IS SHIRTWAIST
CAUSES $80,000 FIRE
Portland, Aug;. 10. An explosion of
a celluloid stay in a woman's shirt
waist caused the destruction by fire
of the United States laundry here to
day, with a loss of $80,000. Two hun
dred workers are temporarily out of
employment.
TAFT SETS ASIDE DAYS
FOR VISITING POLITICIAN'S
Beverly, Mass., Aug. 10. President
Toft was much gratified when he
found Gaynor had passed a comfort
able night President Hadly of Tale
is to visit the president today.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday will
bo conference days with Taft. He haa
decided to see visiting politicians who
want to talk over the coming cam
paign on those days. Others will be
devoted to vacation, except when Im
portant administration matter come
up for settlement.
Never does a man portray his own
character more vividly than in his
manner of portraying another's.
RUMORED FLINT
IS
Politicians Have It That Cali
fornia Senator Will Succeed
Ballinger.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
POINTING HIS WAY
Washington Rumor Going Rounds to
Effect That Flint Has Been Tenta
tively Selected as Next Secretary of
Interior Believed Ballinger Will be
Sacri fiord for Good of the Party
Hint Is Balllngerite But Friendly to
Plnehot
Washington, Aug. 10. Senator
Flint of Californfa, is slated to suc
ceed Secretary Ballinger, according
to credited rumors. Politicians be
lieve that Crane and Ballinger dis
cussed the retirement of the secretary
of the Interior at St. Paul for the
sake of the party in the coming cam
paign. It Is believed Flint, who Is
announced as a candidate for reelec
tion, Is tentatively selected for the
place.
It is pointed out that Flint who is
classed as a Ballingerlte, is also
friendly with Pinchot. Flint was a
member of the Ballinger investigat
ing committee, is a regular and a
warm friend of President Taft. He
was a former law partner of Oscar
Lawler, assistant attorney general of
the Interior department and is friend
ly with many persons who sided with
Pinchot in the controversy with Bal
linger. One drawback, according to
some politicians, is Flint's alignment
with the so-called Southern Pacific
political machine In California.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
WITHDRAW PRIVILEGES
New Tork, Aug. 10. Franks and
half rate privileges have been recall
ed by the Western Union and Postal
tviperanh roniDanles. Circulars sent
out call attention to provisions of the
new railroad regulation law wnicn
niakes a telegraph company a com
mon carrier and prohibits tree or re
duced rates. This will become effec
tive August 18.
K AUFM AN-LANGFORD GO
MAY BE POSTPONED
Philnrtelnhla. Aua. 10. Clouds
threatening today may necessitate a
postponement until Tuesday nignt or
the Kaulman-Langford fight sched
uled at the baseball park today. Lang
ford Is still the favorite.
ACTOR-A VIATOR DOES
REMARKABLE AIR STUNT
Blackpool, England. Aug. 10. Fly
ing 60 miles over the Irish sea Robert
Loraine, actor and aviator, today
drove his aeroplane from Blackpool to
Llandudno on the coast of Wales.
SALVATION ARMY GIRLS
ARE BARRED FROM SALOONS
Denver. Aue. 10. Asserting temp
tations to girls are too great, the po
lice Issued orders today prohibiting
the Salvation Army lassies to enter
saloons to sell literature or for the
solicitation of contributions.
FRENCH ARMY AVIATOR
SUFFERS FROM FALL
Verdun, France, Aug.' 10. Attempt.
Im ;i fllirht In n mnnonlone todHV.
Lieut. Ballangers of the French army
was painruny mjurea wnen nis aero
plnne struck a fence and was over
turned. The drivers hand was crusnea.
It would seem that the dusky In
dians are fast aping the ways of the
white man in things matrimonial as
well as most other things. It will be
remembered that following the recent
Fourth of July celebration on the res
ervation that Sam Sturgls, a well
known Umatilla brave, took to him
self ns a bride Katherine Stephens,
a promising Nes Perce belle who had
come down from Idaho to attend the
celebration and lost her heart to the
dashing young Umatilla,
The ceremony was performed by
Justice of the Peace Joe H. Parkes,
July 21. This morning Judge Parkes
received the following communication
from an attorney In Idaho.
CHOSEN
INDIAN BRIDE FINDS AFFINITY
AND NOTIFIES HER HUSBAND
MAYOR GAYNOR
ml
Wounded Mayor of New York
Will Survive Bullet of His
Assailant.
PHYSICIANS WILL NOT
' REMOVE THE BULLET
Decide That Low of Blood Attending
0M-ratlMi Would Weaken Mayor
Wlieii Strength Is Most Needed
Wounded Man Is Cheerful and Con
verses Freely Immense Throng
Surrounds Hospital Waiting for
Bulletins Assailant Suffers Break
down. Hoboken, Aug. 10. Dr. Lederle of
St. Mary's hospital issued the follow
ing .bulletin at 11 o'clock this morn
ing regarding the condition of Mayor
Gaynor: "The mayor continues to do
well. The unanimous opinion of the
attending surgeons is that an opera
tion is not necessary at this time."
Gaynor slept three hours last night.
He took some chicken broth this
morning and seemed stronger follow
lowlng the shock of the shooting and
the probing for the bullet. He was
able to talk freely with his wife to
day. Hospital physicians examined the
X-ray photograph and agreed not to
remove the bullet unless Infection de
veloped. They declare it is remark
able that the bullet ended its course
where it did without severing blood
vessels! In order to remove the pieces
of lead they must cut through veins
and arteries which would probably
cause' weakness from loss of blood
when strength 1b needed to resist the
shock caused by the wound. A con
solation ..will be held at noon to de
cide on a dnn of treatment .-'
Every bulletin issued is awaited by
a tremendous crowd which has sur
rounded the hospital since Gaynor was
taken there. His temperature at the
third bulletin was one and one quar
ter degrees above the normal. When
his strength returns the patient will
be taken to the Adirondack' for con
valescence. Details of police have been assign
ed to handle the throngs and although
the crowd is orderly, every effort is
made to keep the people quiet when
favorable bulletins are Issued. Au
thorities have shut off the traffic on
Wllloe avenue for a distance of one
block each way from the hospital,
Motormen running cars in the vicin
ity are ordered not to sound the
gongs, and run slow speed. The
street in front of the hospital is kept
clear and only silently moving auto
mobiles are allowed to approach the
doors.
Gaynor'a brother Thomas from
Springfield, Ohio, almost the twin of
the mayor In looks and bearing, arriv
ed today. As he ascended the steps
of the hospital an audible murmur oi
puzzled surprise came from the
crowd. Wthin the hospital the mayor
lay apparently suffering, considerably
but cheerful and joking feebly with
his nurses, particularly bewailing the
lack of solid food.
Swift Justice for Assailant.
Hoboken, Aug. 10. New Jersey will
mete out swift justice to the assail
ant of Mayor Gaynor. Prosecutor
Garvan of Hudson county, began an"
inquiry' today and will present his ev
idence to a grand Jury tomorrow ask
ing for an Indictment of Gallagher. It
Is predicted the trial will begin early
next week.
Garvan said: "We expect an indict
ment against Gallagher on the charge
of assault with Intent to kill. The
penalty is a maximum sentence of 20
years. We shall ask the extreme pen-
Lewiston. Ida., Aug. 10. 1910.
Joe H. Parkes, J. P., v
Pendleton, Ore. ,
My Dear Sir: At the solicitation of
Katherine, an Indian woman formerly
Katherine Stephens, who says that on
or about the 21st day of July she was
married to one Sam Sturgls, an Indian
from the Umatilla reserve, by you, I
am addressing you. She requests that
you Inform her husband, Sam Sturgls,
that she has a man up here on the
Nex Perce reserve whom she likes
better and with whom she Is now
living and Intends to live in the future
and that he (Sam Sturgls) haa her
permission to get a divorce as she has
no Intention of ever living with him
as his wife.
Very respectfully,
GEO. E. ERB.
a"imutHUon law
O unt to twelve
'lor. A change
Conor's condition
the prosecution
the night Galla
the sentence W
years with goo ;
for the worse',
will probably 1
of the assaila
Frequently frw
gher paced his c-11, occasionally sit
ting down and holding his head. He
complained of the wounds inflicted
on his head by Commissioner El
wards, who punished him severely
at the time of the capture.
When told he would receive a long
sentence even If Gaynor recovered, hs
wept. It Is believed he ha1 been
drinking heavily before the shooting
and that the sudden stoppage of
stimulants, causing a nervous reaction
as officers assert, is breaking him
down.
London Papers Continent.
London, Eng., Aug. 10. London
newspapers liken the shooting of
Mayor Gaynor of New York to the
assassination of Boutres Pasha by
Ibrahim Wardanl in Egypt. The Eve
ning Star says: "The assassination
of Premier Boutros is paralleled in
the attempted assassination of May
or Gaynor. Will Roosevelt dare to
propose the disfranchisement of New
York city and the forcible dissolution
of Tammany Hall? He should do so
in order to be consistent with his rec
ommendations regarding the English
rule In Egypt. We hope the crime
will bring home to Roosevelt the folly
of his excursion into others' affairs.
39 INDICTMENTS FOR
KILLING OF DETECTIVE
Newark, Ohio, Aug. 10. The grand
Jury today returned 39 indictments,
five ot murder In the first degree, In
connection with the lynching ot De
tective Etherlngton several weeks ago.
Etherington was shot to death follow
Ing his killing of a cafe keeper here
during a raid conducted at the in
stance of the anti-saloon league.
Pickpocket Makes Rich Haul.
' Los Angeles, Aug. 10. Edward
Mills, .a horse dealer of Oakland, was
robbed of $2180 and three valuable
diamonds soon after his arrival here
today. His pockets were picked.
COULD WATER 5000
ACRES HEAR MIS
G. O. RICHARDSON SHOWS
RESULTS OF IRRIGATION
With Water From 26 Foot Well Ad
ams Postmaster Waters Small Tract
' and Raises AH Varieties of Vege
tablesSays Same May be Done all
Around Adams.
- That 5000 acres of land in the vi
cinity of Adams may be watered and
made wonderfully productive by
means of well irrigation is declared
by G. O. Richardson, postmaster at
Adams, who has been here today.
Furthermore he has facts which go to
show that he Is entirely right In the
matter.
Mr. Richardson came down to the
city today with a sample of potatoes
he raised on dry land at Adams. He
will have a very good crop though he
has but a small acreage. He also has
two and one-half acres in alfalfa this
year and has raised a crop without
irrigation.
But Mr. Richardson Is not a "dry
farmer.." He is an lrrigationlst and
his main pride Is in the small tract
he waters by pumping water from a
26 foot well. He has a two and one
half horse power gasoline engine for
motive power and he says he could
pump water enough to suffice for five
times as much land as he farms if
he but had the time to devote to it.
On the small irrigated tract Mr,
Richardson raises almost every kind
of vegetable known. He raises every
thing in the way of small vegetables
and also sweet corn, peas, onions.
potatoes, etc. , He has some kodak
pictures showing fine yields of all
these vegetables. He raised three or
four varieties of peas and It Is a source
of satisfaction to Mr. Rlcharson to
note that they look like the pictures
In the seed catalogues. At this time
Mr. Richardson has a good sized on
ion patch and he is confident they
will yield 300 bushels to the acre.
That what he is doing may be done
upon a larger scale all over the Ad
ams country Is firmly believed by Mr.
Richardson. He says that water Is
close to the surface in that section
and he believes It may be found on
practically all the ranches in that vi
cinity. His well as stated above Is
28 feet deep and he believes thnt no
where in the Adams country will they
have to go deeper than CO feet to strike
water.
If the land owners will but sink
enough wells and divide up their
ranches they can place a family upon
every 40 acres and that ramily can
make a rood living. This Is the con
tention of Mr. Rlchsrson and he looks
for the time to come when this trans
formation will occur. At this time he
knows of one big farmer who s talk
ing of platting a large field. How
ever most of .the land owners In that
section are so wedded to wheat rals
ing that he expects but little from
them. Doing well at present by work
ing a few months In the year they are
reluctant to go Into Intensified farming.
ally as under
II
INVITED BRIBE
Hamon's Testimony Before
Committee Indicates Con
gressman Wanted Money.
CREAGER IS CALLED
TO WITNESS STAND
New Development In Investigation of
tlore Charges Involves Honesty of
One of Prosecution's Witness
Hamon Declares Creager Made ))U
- rect Request of McMurray for $1000
Intimates It Was Not to be a I can
But a Bribe.
McAllester, Okla., Aug. 10. Con
gressman Creager will be recalled to
testify regarding the alleged effort
on his parts to borrow money front
McMurray. This deeiai
the testimony of Hamon that Creager
made what he considered a direct ro-
lucroi u men urray tor one tnousand
dollars. Hamon's testimony intimat
ed the money was asked in exchange
tor creager s influence.
Hamon testified he was in Oraa.
ger's office at Washington on June
z. tvuncneon was suggested and the
two men went out together to be
Joined later bv McMurrav. Pnoi
suggested to McMurray that he need-
en r T nniian.i in AVnonoA- .... . ifA.
. - . u v . l'.HJ.ZJ jue
Murray did not loan the money to
Creager. On cross examination Hsi-
mon, testified he considered Creager
words a direct request for the mon
ey . He said Creager told McMurray
that he introduced the McMurray bill
in congress.
SHOW CLASSY GLAD
RAGS FOR TEN DAYS
New Tork, Aug. 10. Some of the
classiest glad rags worn -by the most
beautiful models ever assembled un
der one roof will greet the visitor t
Madison Square' Garden during Um
next ten days. The annual "clothes
show," officially known as the In
ternational Wearing Apparel, St".e
and Fabric Exhibition, was opened
today, and, in the. language of the
street. It is a peach.
Aviation costumes for high flyers,
bathing suits of all nations' and vari
ous sporting duds ore on exhibition,
us well as evening gowns sufficiently
elaborate to gladden the hearts of all
the ladies and sufficiently expensive
to break their husbands' pocketbooks.
The millinery displays show the tf
fect of the Chantecler erase. The lat
est models include peacock, swan,
robin, owl, heron, crow, bat and duck
hats. All of them are birds and som
are even larger and more expensive
than the headgear of last year, If
such a thing be within the range of
possibility.
The very latest In men's toggery In
also displayed to the best advantage
by the professional Gibson men whuns
classic faces and manly figures are
familiar to all magazine readers.
The s feminine models include sev
eral who are famous both in this
eountry and abroad, among them An
na Neilson, Catherine Collins, Alio
den.
ITALIAN' STEAMER GETS
THE WORST OF COLLISION
New York, Aug. 10. With a gaping
hole in her bow the Norwegian steam
er Rosaro Digiorie arrived today from
Port Anotonio and reported ,a col
lision with the U. S. collier Marcertus-
Tuesday morning. The collier
va
little damaged. They collided In
dense fog. The hole in the Rosaro
is above the water line and she was
able to proceed.
SERIOUS FLOODS MAT
MEAN FAMINE IN JAPAN
Tokio. Aug. 10. The heaviest rain
in years in the Island of Hondo
threatens a devastation of the
rice crops. Forty people and 200
houses are reported submerged by
the Shidzuoka near Yokohama. If
the crops are a failure a famine will
be experienced in Japan.
TECHNICALITY MAT BE
A FRIEND TO CRIPPEN
Quebec, Aug. 10. The fact that
Crippen and Mme. Leneve were ar
rested aboard a vessel which was in
territory under federal Jurisdiction
may prove a serious technicality In
the way to a trial. Attorneys repre
senting Crippen may demand the
prisoner's release on the ground of
illegal arrest.
Swedish Bishop Speaks.
Providence. R I.. Aua- 10 m.h An
K. H. O. von Scheeie, officially rep
resenting King Gustav V. an.l th.
Church of Sweden, will speak here
toaay at tne local celebration of the
fiftieth anniversary of the Swedish
Lutheran church In America t
bishop is accompanied by Lady von
Bcheele.