FORMER SOCIAL '
QUEEN KILLED
Auto Accident Reveals Idenit)
of Multi-Millionaire's Wife
Who Worked as Servant.
VEIL WORN AS DISGUISE
- PREVENTS SIGHT OF DANGER
Domestic Trouble Cause Renounce
ment of Home, Itelutlvc and
Friends, for Poverty, Then Life, as
Muld-of-nli-work Until Fatal Hour.
Chicago. July 21. Killed here,
when she stepped In front of a speed
ing auto, "Mrs. Catherine Porter,"
age 62, a domestic In the home of W.
F. Hobba, wus Identified today as
Mrs. Catherine Edgar, divorced wife
of Selwyn Edgar, a multi-millionaire
teol manufacturer of St. Louis.
Disguise CnuseU Death.
A heavy veil, worn by the woman
to prevent her friends of other day
from recognizing her. was the cause
of death. It obscured her view and
sho tliil not see the flying automobile
until it was upon her.
Formerly Society lender.
Twenty years ago Mrs. Edgar was
a leader in St. Louis society. Her
husband was rich and they had a two
year old son. Then came their do
mestic trouble und n divorce.
Shunned Relatives.
Too proud to peek aid from her rel
atives, the former society queen
Bought menial labor to support her
self. Finally she came to Chicago
where she married a man named for.
ter, but whether he is now living or
dead, is not known.
TWO KILLED; AS MANX
INJURED IN F.XPLOSION
Springfield, Ills., July 21. Charles
S. Baker and John Ruck are dead and
two other men were critically Injured
through an explosion of an engine
in the power plant of the Illinois
Traction company, at Ulvcrton, last
night. The engine had Just been in
spected and the power turned on the
first time. The cause is unknown.
FORMER FRISCO HOTEL
MANAGEK A SUICIDE
Atlantic City, July 21. James T.
Dunn, former manager of tho St.
Francis hotel at San Francisco, com
mitted suicide here today. The act
is attributed to despondency, caused
by the notoriety following his wife's
suit against Mrs. Leicester Holme for
$26(1 000 for alleged alienation of her
husband's affections.
Mrs. Dunn had accused hor hus
band of being too friendly with Mrs.
Holme, a wealty divorcee, and follow
ing a quarrel, Dunn disappeared from
San Francisco. His wife encountered
him und Mis Holme on the board
walk here and a hair pulling scene
endued.
PARADES AND FLIGHTS
AT GOLDEN POTLATCH
Seattle, July 21. Tho arnv' and
navy parade, the Illuminated page
ant of progress and flights, in a bi
plane, by Eugene Ely, are the big
features of today's Golden Potlatch
celebration. The. big fcto will come
to a cloe tomorrow night with the
Maskers' march to be held by tho
Elks.
MINERS VOTE DOWN
M'NAMAHA SYMPATHY STRIKE
Butte, Mont., July 21. Members
of the Western Federation of Min
ers voted down a proposition today,
to go on strike the day tho trial of
the McXainara brothers opens at
Lns Angeles. They . voted however,
to levy an assessment of 25 cents per
month on each member for the de
fense. CLUB WILL ENTERTAIN
To entertain tho commercial trav
elers who make this territory, with
n banquet to bo given early in the
fall but pfter the holding of the
Round-Up Is a move that was dis
cussed today by the board of man
agers at their weekly luncheon and
preliminary action to this effect was
taken.
Tl.o subject of entertaining the
travelers was brought before the ses
sion by President Smythe who urged
that proper steps should he taken to
secure the assistance of that class In
tho promotion work being done In be
half of the city. He also urged that
traveling men be urged to have their
headquarters in the city.
Tho proposition of entertaining the
traveling men met with general ap
proval of tho hoard and a motion by
H. D. Gray and seconded to T. G.
Montgomery providing for the ban
.
DEATH CAUSED BY
TORTURU IX PANAMA
Colon, Tanama. July 21. Re
fusal to pay for a bottle, of beer
resulted In William Harrington,
a machinist, being thrown into
prison and subjected to tor
tures, which eventually caused
his death, according to Herring
ton's frother, formerly of San
Francisco who is preparing to
file a claim fur damages.
!
Francisco who is preparing to
file a claim fur damages.
NEW MURDER SUSPECT
NEIGHBOR OF CORLE
COUPLE ARRESTED
Section Foreman Who Pointed Fin
ger of Suvl-ln at Swun Peterson
Must Now Explain.
Olympla, July 21. Sheriff Gaston
with J. H. WINon. the newest sus
pect in the Coble double, murder, near
Rainier, in charge, Is on hs way to
the scene of the murder today.
Wilson was the first person who
gave out the news of the disappear
ance of Swan Peterson, the suspect,
who is still held at Olympla.
Must Explain Actions.
Wilson, who is the section foreman
for whom Peterson worked, will be
infronted with the bloody room and
; Iso the ax thai brought death to the
y ung couple.
Sheriff Gaston hays that Wilson has
been acting strangely s'nee the dis
covery of the crime two weeks ago.
Wilson is married, has five chil
dren and lived near the Coble home.
FIRST MATINEE OE
The first matinee of the Hound-Up
Riding and Driving club will be held
at Round-Up Park a week from Sun
duy, on July 30. This date ws fixed
by the officers of the' airsociation last
evening. The matinee will consist of
harness events, galloping races and
other exhibitions and great prepara
tions are being made for the occasion.
Frank Frazier is preparing the har
ness program, while Ernest Briggs
and Carl Power have in charge the
work of lining up the gallopers. Both
ladies and men will participate in the
matinee.
There is already considerable rival
ry manifest between the owners of
different horses as a result of the daily
tryout contests which are being held
and there is a keen desire for an of
ficial meet to be pulled off. Frank
Frazicr's two fast steppers will fig
ure largely' In the success of the mat
inee but there will be a number of
other speedy animals entered. Among
these latter will be those belonging to
Gus La Fontaine, W. R Graham. Jack
Robinson, Ole Olson, Elmer Turner
and Joe Murphy and all are capable
of stepping off a mile in pre'ty fast
time.
GRAND .11 RY DOES NOT
INDICT SMELTER TRUST
New York, July 21. Attorney Gen
eral Wickersliam's scheme to secret
ly indict the Guggehheim Smelting
Trust has failed. . District Attorney
Wise today announced that the Unit
ed States grand Jury had considered
Wickersliam's allegations that the
Sherman law had been violated by
the Guggcnlulm corporation, but hud
dismissed the caso.
Foreigners Flee From Mexico.
San Antonio, Tex., July 21. For
eigners lire arriving here today, in
large numbers, from Mexico and re
port a state of anarchy in Torreon
and the ."tale of Conhuila They say
tho situation Is critical.
Tiieky and Clinntp Matched.
Chicago, July 21. Packey Mc Far
land was today matched to meet Ad
Wolgast, light weight champion of
the world, for ten rounds In Milwap
kee, September 18. The articles cnll
for 133 pounds at three o'clock in the
afternoon of the date.
THE TRAVELING
quet was carried by unanimous vote
! During the luncheon today much
time was devoted to a discussion of
the local band situation, tho securing
of a sign for the club and to tho
street paving situation. The propo
sition of purchasing a sign will bo
passed upon at the August meeting
of the Commercial club and no action
, was taken with reference to street
paving.
Woman a "Yegg."
Benton Harbor, Mich. In an ex
citing battle between a sheriff's pos
se and a gang of "yeggs," one of
. whom was a woman. In the heart of
the city, two safe blowers were wound
I ed. One, however, succeeded In mak
ing nis escape. i ne otner ana me
woman were captured and are now
In Jail. Both prisoners refuse to give
their names.
BANKER 1Y BE
inirrin ni iiir-n
inn L L L. LI ft VL Li
I mil u GLIIILIi
The Coroner's Jury Uncovers
Skeleton That May Mean
Arrest of Husband.
ANOTHER . WOM AN IN
CASK IS DISCOVERED
Siisiected Sixmso ANo Father of
liy of Beautiful Brunette Who Wi- j
Schoolriuy Sweetheart and Who I
Being Watched by Detectives.
Richmond, Va.. July 21 Before
the close of the day, it is believed, a
solution will be had of the mysterious
murder of Mrs. Louis Beattie, Jr.,
who died a the result of receiving a
charge of buckshot in her breast
while she was riding along the lonely
Modlothian pike In an automobile
with her husband who is a promi
nent banker of Manchester, and to
whom she had been married less than
a year.
lliislwind StiM'eted.
It is believed that the crime will be
fastened on none other than the hus
band himself, and many sensational
disclosures, a'ide from the tragi:
death of the woman, are to be made,
if present Indications are borne out
by developments.
Skeleton Uncovered.
The coroner' Jury is today making
an Investigation, and his already un
covered a skeleton in the Beattb'
closet, which will, according to de
tectives, result in the arrest of the
husband of the dead woman before
nightfall.
Another Woman In Case.
The detective- have discovered that
Beattie'was the father of a baby boy
which recently died and of which
Beulnh Binford. a beautiful brunette
arid schoolday sweetheart of Beattie.
was the mother. This information was
secured from the county records.
Wonuin Shadowed.
The B'Inford woman had been spir
ited from Richmond a few days ago.
She was located at a late hour last
night on a farm nine miles from this
city. She was subjected to a severe
sweating and while the authorities
refuse to divulge what they learned
from the woman, she is being kept
under strict surveillance to prevent
a possible attempt to leave the coun
try. She returned here three weeks ago
and according to the police, she was
san in Beattie's automobile on two
different occasions, just prior to the
tragedy.
COWBOY WHO TAUGHT
That Fred Brown, the man who
taught "Buffalo" Vernon the first
rudiments of twirling a'larlat. will be
here at the Round-up to participate
in the contests is the news brought
back from Burns, Ore., by Will Mo
Kinney, who has just returned from
his vacation in Harney county. Brown
Is now working on the ranges of Bill
Hanlty, one of the best known stock
men of the state, and lie will be ac
companied here by one of Hanlcy's
riders who is credited with being one
of the best stickers In the business.
It was when the now famous
"bulldogger" of steers was a boy that
Brown taught him how to handle a
rope and in fancy twirling the pupil
now outshines his teacher. Not so
in field roping, however, for Brown
is one of the surest cowboys in the
business when it comes to placing a
running noose over the horns of a
steer. His appearance here will, then,
be tho. more welcome for if there
was any feature of last year's exhibi
tion which fell below expectation it
was the steer roping contests,
Vernon Finds His Brother.
In speaking of the men employed
on the Hanley ranch near Burns, it
might be worth mentioning that
numbered among them last year
"Buffalo" Vernon discovered his long
lost brother whom he had long ago
given up for dead. When the "bull
dogger" was here for the first
Round-l'p, tho brother telephoned to
him from Burns, which was the first
time the" two had talked with each
other in a good many years.
McKinney did some good boosting
while in the great stock county and
declares that everyone he saw ex
pressed nil Intention of coming to
Pendleton for the show this fall.
Died of Broken Heart.
San Francisco, July 21. "Died of
broken heart," is the verdict here to
day of friends of L. A. Mclntooh. i
wealthy mino owner, of Chlco. who
died in a hospital here last night, of
what the physicians declared was
pneumonia. Mclntoch's friends sny
he grieved himself to death ns a re
sult of being divorced from his wife.
TRUST BUSTING
PUBLIC
So Testifies Sr; If sty led 0
izer of Sugar Combin
tore Committee.
rgan
e Be-
IN't'REASE OF PRICES
SHOULD NOT BE STOI'PED
CapitaliAition of Corporations on Ba
sis of Actual Valuation, a Joke, and
Covernineiit Must Keep Hands Off
As Kcgiilat.on of Capital Is Crime.
:' York July 21. Testifying be
fore the Hurdwick committee, which
is investigating th sugar industry, to
day John E. Parsons, the attorney,
who claims to have organized the
sugar trust said: "The sooner poli
ticians realize that their efforts to
prevent combinations of capital from
increasing prices on all commodities
and that the 'dear public' is the only
suffer by their attempts, the better
it will be for the counry.
"Capialization of corporations on a
basis of actual physical valuation of
properties is a joke," continued Par
sons. "The future must be capiializ
i d as must also opportunities The
government must keep its hands off."
I war on l apiuil Is crime.
j n cross examination Parsons
I launched int.) a defense of trust
; methods. He said that "meddling
I politicians" -wi r-? a curse to the coun-
try and that regulation of capital was
I "almost crime." Parsons declared
I that tiii' -ugar trust was the first si-
mon pure ;non ip dy ever organized n
A nirica.
Caii'puiii I oiitribiitiotis Fuir.
Parsons unified that the Sugar
Trust had contributed $l,u00 to the
Republican campaign fund in 1892,
as it de-ired the election of Benja
min Harrison. Parsons said he be
lieved that a corporation had as much
right as an individual to protect it
si If from unpleasant legislation, by
contributing to a campaign fund.
Find. Homo ami Babe Burned.
Aberdeen. Wash.. July 21. When
J. Howard and his wife returned
from the village of Melbourne where
they had gone earlier in the day for
provisions, they found their home,
on the North river, In ruins and their
infant daughter burned to death. The
little one had been left in the care of
neighbors' children. No details of the
affair, knowledge of which was re
ceived lu re today by letter, can be
obtained. North liver, is an issolated
section, there being neither telegraph
ic nor telephonic communication.
GRANTS PASS MAN
Grants Pass, Ore., July 21. Mike
Morgan, who Is in jail here charged
with the murder of John E. York,
who was killed Thursday night and
his body thrown Into the river, to
day made a full confession, declaring
lie killed York in self defense.
Morgan and York were camped to
gether near the city and Morgan al
1 'fees that upon the night of the kill
ing, he went to the camp in a halt
drunken condition when he and York
had a row.
York started to assault him and he
struck York on the head with a club.
Morgan says he then carried the body
In his arms to the river and threw
it into the water.
LOCAL BAND WILL
GIVE NO CONCERTS
Owing to the .failure of the mem
bers of the Round-l'p band and the
Commercial club managers to agree
regarding the di tills of organizing
and managing the band and the at
tempt to give weekly concerts here
during the summer and to employ a
director for the band has met with
disaster.
At the meeting of the club man
agers today, A. J. McAllister, special
committeeman, repmted the bandmen
had offered to give concerts in the
name of the Commercial club and to
employ a director but that they in
sisted upi n selecting their own busi
ness manager. The report was given
without recommendation and was ac
cepted and the committee discharged.
As the matter now stands negotia
tions are off between members of the
managing board and the bandmen.
According to the bandmen they will
continue with their organization as
in the past and will play for the
Round-l'p but will make no further
attempt to give summer concerts.
i:eward offered .
I'OIt BANDITS
St. Paul, July 21 The Nor
thern Pacific Railroad company
today offered a reward of Tr
600 for the capture and convic
tion of the three bandits, who
robbed the passengers on the
Northwest limited yesterday in
North Dakota. Several sus
pects have been arrested at dif
ferent stations.
I
i
AMERICANS WILL FIGHT
ARM TO REPELL
INVADING IIAYTIEX REBELS
Federal Triton sent to Meet Insnr
reetors and Likewise to Certain De
ft 'at I". S. Warships Are En Roule.
Port Au Prince, Hayti, July 21.
Fearful of looting and acts of violence!
when this city falls into the hands of'
the rebels, as it probably will within I
a few hours, all Americans and oth- j
er foreigners, are today banding to-1
gether for the purpose of making a.
defense against the invaders. j
President Simon has sent out his
troops to meet the advancing rebels, '
but it is believed that the federals
will be easily defeated. j
Washington Advised.
Washington, July 21. Reports re-
ceived by the war department, from
Hayti today, say that a most desper
ate situation confronts Americans and
other foreigners at Port Au Prince, i
The United States cruisers Chester
and Des Moines are racing to the aid
of the imperiled city and it may re
quire the use of their guns to save
American 'ives.
L
TOR ANNUAL CMP
In the ranks of company L prep
arations are now on for the annual
O. N. G. encampment to be heid at
Columbia Beach fVom August 7 to
17. New men are being enlisted and
the indications are that the company
will make a very good showing at
camp.
Captain M. S. Kern, who will take
the company to camp, is making ev
ery effort to get out a large company
and has requested that every mem
ber of the company go. Employers
are also a,sked to allow guardsmen to
take their vacations so as to attend
the encampment.
Ex-members of the company and
who have received honorable dis
charges after having served one en
listment, may enlist for but one year
if they desire to do so. A number
of veterans of company L are plan"-,
ning to do this.
On July 25 an examination is to
be held here for the non-commissioned
officers of the company and at
that time a list of all who are to at
tend the camp will be taken.
Captain Kern is to be here per
sonally to conduct the non-com exam
ination. "Slim" Hack in Pendleton.
Smiling just as good naturedly as
when he was "wrangling" horses for
the Round-Up, Bill Ridings. famil
iarly known as "S'.im," stepped off the
train last evening in the custody of
Sheriff T. D. Taylor, and was taken
to the county jail to await the action
of the law. He is charted with
stealing a horse from Chief I'map ne
and since his original theft it i aj
leged, he has pulled off several other
jobs of similar character. Tho great
er part of tho past two months he
has..spcnt in the hills of tins county
where by the assistance of friends lie
was able to evade the officers. How
ever, they kept track of him and he
had no sooner landed in Vancouver
than he was taken into custody.
"Slim" protests that he is innocent,
declaring he had no connection with
the rustling of the horses.
LOCAL MAN INVENTS A
What is considered by local author
ities to be a very important invention
has just been perfected by Francis
M. Humphrey of this city and has
been patented through the efforts of
1-a Dow Ai Peterson. Hardware deal
ers. The invention is a bolt with a
nutlocking device which is calculated
to prevent the tap or burr from work
ing loose and dropping off the bolt.
The improvement consists in pro
viding the threaded end with a re
cess of comparatively slight depth so
as to provide means whereby a tool
such ns an Iron punch can be insert
ed for spreading the outer portion of
the bolt. This is done by a very
slight tap on the tool. Under ordi
nary conditions, this will prevent the
nut from working off, it Is claimed,
but it can be easily removed with a
w rench.
HUE ID 111
I MINGLE TODAY
I
Federal and Rebel Veterans
Comemcrst--i Semi-Centen-mal
of Battlie of Bull Run.
HISTORIC BATTLE! IEI.D
SCENE OF GATIIFRLVO
Stirring: Declarations or Re-United
Friendship Contrasts Sliarply With
IMciv Contest on This Day Fifty
Years Back Few Sun Ivors 'Left
Manassas, Va., July 21. Fifty year
ago today the North and South met
on the field of Manassas in the flret
real engagement T the civil war.
With deadly hat . in their hearts, Of
soldiers of the union and the war
riors of the Confederacy glared at
each other for a moment and thea
fell into the embrace of battle, match
ing sword with sword and gun wltS
gun, fighting with terrible ferocity
until human nature could withstand
no more and the shattered armies of
the North staggered back in disorder
and panic.
Mingle in Peace.
Today the survivors ef that histo
ric conflict, aged veterans In tatter
ed gray an.d others in faded blue, met
on the field of battle and mingled la
peace and fellowship on the once gorg
f e'd. The "rebel yell" and tbm
"Yank cheer" rank out for all, for
while the confederates were visitors tw
both of the mighty battles fought at
Bull Hun the final victory rested
with their foeinen. .
President Taft Speaks.
President Taft delivered an addreaa
to the veterans, as did also Governor
Mann and Congressman Calin, botl
of Virginia. General John Gilnaa.
cmmander-in-chief of the G. A. B.
and General George Gordon, commander-in-chief
of tho United Con
, federate Veterans, in their addressee)
.both declared the belief that the na
tion would never again witness cItO
str'f-1 an ! urged .complete amity be
tween the former foes.
The exercises took place at th
junction of Grant and Lee avenuea,
the two principal streets of the towu,
and included an inspiring spectacl
of forty-eight maidens, each repre
senting a state of the -union, eack
clad in red, white and Vue and bear
ing the name of a state across her
breast. These young women, typical
of the reunited nation, sang the na
national airs. The decorations were
composed of the Manassas jubilee)
colors. The prevailing des.gn was the
red, white and blue of the star span
gled banner but the Confederate
battle flag appeared here and there.
Few Are Left.
Every passing day now th'ns the
ranks of civil war survivors, and
among the comparatively few that
are left there is in evidence a grow
ing desire- to finally and for all time
"bury the hatchet." It is pointed out
that whereas twenty years ago more
than half of the members of congreaa
were veterans, there are nw only
twenty-two in both houses. For the
first time since the war the Confed
erates outnumber the Union veteram
in the national legislature, the pro
portion b.-itv- fourteen "Confeds" to
eight "Feds "
NEW YORK LAD CLAIMS
ACTOR GOODWIN AS PARENT
Los Angeles. July 21. Nat Good
win, the actor was a mighty mad was
today when shown a dispatch from
New York stating that John E. Good
win, aged 23 years, was strong in the
belief that the actor is his father.
'The idea is nothing short of Idio
tic," exploded Goodwin. "If I had
the young man he,re, believe me, I
would certainly do a bit of fatherly
work on him. The man is an impor
ter. I have only been the father of
one child, a girl, who died at birth."
NUT LOCK FOR BOLTS
The modi I which is now on exhi
bition at the La Dow & Peterson store
has been locked and unlocked about
fifty times and there is no preceptible
wear on the threads. The feature
that makes it particularly practicable.
It is claimed, is the fact that it is
device inexpensive to embody in a
bolt and at the same time does not
weaken the bolt.
It is a well known fact that a great
percentage of the accidents to ma
chinery of any kind is due to the
loosening of the nuts. As a preven
tive for Ibis double taps are used on
the bolts of a great deal of machin
ery and iron work but even this la
not sufficient protection. The need
for a nutlocking device Is strongly
felt and If Mr. Humphrey's invention
proves as satisfactory as he and hl
friends anticipate, hi will have per
formed a v ry notable achievement.