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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFWIAL PAPER.
VOL. U
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1911.
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Sister Marchant Was Poison
ed and Not 111, Are Alleged
Developments,
I1ROTIIER GILLETTE HELD
FOlt TRIAL WITHOUT BAIL
Defendant Slicks to Chloroform Story
aim Siiys (N)iinuIciico Is Clemr Iiro
tli r Colonist Deserts Him and Gives
PmwHUtlon Valuable Information.
Tampa, Flu.. Sept. 21. The Shaker
olony near Kisscmo Is today greatly
excited ns a result t a renewal by
the prosecuting attorney of the inves
tigation into the death of Sister Mar
chants, which It Is claimed, was
brought about by Brother Gillette,
who claims to huve cnloroformed the
woman when her illness became hopo
less and her suffering unbearable.
The prosecution now alleges that
Sister Marchant did not come to her
death in the manner claimed by Broth,
er Gillette, but thc. it was' due to
malicious pnUonlng and that the
woman wan not seriously, ill at the
time, ns claliix.-d by Gillctt.
The prosecution also alleges that
poison was found in the woman's
stomach and ns a result of this de
velopment. Brother Gillette has been
placoed under arrest and is being held
In Jail without bail to answer to the
charge of murder.
. The pro.sectuion does no-t attempt to
name the motive for k.liing the wom
an, admitting that It Is obscure at
present. In the meantime, Gillette
sticks to his original story, that of
chlorforming -u ill woman, which
the prosecution had not intended to
punish.
In speaking of the developments to
day. Brother Gillette said:
"My conscience is ctear F.n'd my
faith Is unshaken. -I have committed
no crime In ending the suffering of a
hopeless Invalid."
Brother Brakan of the Shaker colo
ny strengthened the state's case to
day by deserting Brother Gillette and
turning important' information con
ccrnlng the l.fo of the colony, which
is detrimental to Gillette, over to the
prosecution.
- Golden Gnto Aground.
Astoria, ore., Sept. 21 The steam
er Golden Gate, which plies between
Portland and Tillamook, is aground
in the Columbia river on the sand
spit r.t the south of Hunter's Island.
TAFT ATTEMPTS TO
DEFEND HIS VETOES
Giand Kaplds, Mich., Sept. 21. In
hii ft fort to Just.fy his action in veto
ing the woolen, farmers' free list and
cotton bills, during tne recent special
session of congress, President Taft
today addressed a largo crowd in
this city.
He defended his , actions on the
ground that a tariff board, appointed
to take caro of such matters, had not
reported. He refused to discuss the
Payne tariff bill.
In speaking of the Insurgents in the
republican party, President Taft class
ed them as "so-called progressives."
He stated that there is nothing In the
Canadian reciprocity bill for which
the farmers of tills country should be
compensated.
Ho stated that the country has
reached a stage in tariff making
when it should not be changed farth
er, as to do so would disturb business.
IS
STAND
T
COUNCIL ACTS ON MAIN STREET SEWERAGE
Property owners on the west side
of Main street between Alta and Court
Btrcets will not secure sewer service
hereafter without paying their share
of the expenses, following the action
taken by the city council last evening
after considerable discussion, A new
private sewer will probably be order
ed constructed at tne rear of the
those who stand their Bhare of the
expense will be allowed to attach
to it.
It seems from reports made by the
health and sewer committeemen last
evening that the present sewer In that
locality Is a very old one and total
ly Inadequate so that It Is continual
ly being clogged and loaks so much
that It Is a menace to the health of
the city. It also seems that some of
the property owners, two a least, have
In the past attached onto the sewer
without any payment whatever .and
that much troublo and dissatisfaction
has resulted.
The discussion last night arose over
the advisability of ordering a new
LEADING
MEN
E
Federal Authorities Uncover
Ringlnvolving Portland Hotel
Keepers and Merchants.
TRAVELING SALESMEN' ARE
PROCURERS, IS CILXKGI
Troy David Arrested and Held for
Grand Jury Girls t Frcrin Entire
Northwest arc Enticed to Oregon
MetrOK)lU and Sold -
Portland, Ore, Sept. 21. A white
slave scandal that promises to show-up
the most perfect organization, for ihU
disreputable traffic, ' and to bring
forth numerous sensational disclos
ures that will involve many of the
leading hotel managers, and business
men of Portland as well as a large
number of traveling salesmen who
travel throughout the northwest anl
make their headquarters in Portland,
was given its start here with the ar
rest, by agents of the federal gov
ernment, of Troy David, who is being
held to appear before the grand Jury
on charges of white slavery.
The federal ugeiiLs declare that they
have secured evidence which re
veals the exlstanee of a ring of deal
ers In white women slaves which has
for a long time been engaged in draw
ing young girls from their homes In
all parts of the northwest. i
It Is alleged that the traveling sales
men have acted as procurers, while
engaged in making trips over their
territory, that hotel keepers have been
the dealers In these girls many of
whom are" from the most prominent
families in outlying town and cities,
and that prominent business men have
been guilty of acting in the role of
purchasers, of these young girls, for
their own purposes.
No little excitement has been caus
ed by the developments nnd sensa
tional arrests are anticipated by mnny
who are close to the authorities who
are working on the cases.
NEW GRAND JURY
T
I ILIill
After returning but one truo bill,
the new grand jury drawn the' first
part of the week, has adjourned tem
porarily and the members have re
turned to their several homes to await
further Instructions. The new jury
composed of the following seven
men: John Crow of Pendleton, Rob
ert Beilke, of Pilot Rock, Sid Saylor
of Umatilla, Joseph Hyatt of Weston,
Daniel P. Hicks of tJurdnne, John
Cochrane of Freewater and C. W.
Armstrong of Freewater.
CHINESE OFFICIALS ADMIT
REBELLION IS SEKIOFS.
Peking, China, Sept. 21. An Imper
ial edict WR8 Issued today, admitting
that the rebellion in many of the pro
vinces has reached most serious
stage.
Answering requests made by the au
thorities in Sze Chuen for funds for
relief work and forces to suppress the
rebellion, the government today gave
assurances that the requests would
be granted and that the necessary
funds and troops voutd be forthcom
ing. The foreign office nas announced
that about two thousand rebels have
been slain at Cheng Tu, where the
government forces successfully repus
ed the Insurgents.
private sewer or of constructing one
down Garden street and taxing Its
cost to all of the property owners
benefited. It was decided that the pri
vate sewer was the more Inexpensive
and the matter of ordering it was
turned over to the sewer and health
committees with Instructions to act
Immediately. Property . owners who
do not stand their snare of the ex
pense will not be allowed to attach to
the sewer and a lacK of means for
sewage dlspoal will have a serious
effect on the renting of the buildings.
Most of the time at the council
meeting last evening was spent in the
discussion of this matter and practic
ally no other business was transacted.
The treasurer's report was read and
one or two other little matters re
ferred to standing committees.. Chair
man Sharon of the sewer committee
entered a complaint regarding the
condition of the rear of the Boston
restaurant and the mayor announced
that the health and police commit
tees would be Instructed to see that
the place was properly cleaned.
III
Library Books Tell
Local people who desire to secure information on the subject of the
commission form of government may find material in abundance at the
public library. There are a number of excellent books that treat upon
the subject and. also numerous magazine articles.
At the request of the East Oregonian Miss Fleek, librarian, has pre
pared a list of the books and magazine articles bearing upon this sub
ject. It is. as follows; -
M I'NICIPAL. GOVERNMENT.
v Hooks.
"Dethronement of the City Ross." by J. J. Hamilton.
Deming Government of American Cities.
Faiilie Municipal Administration.
Commonwealth Club of California Papers on "City Charters."
MngaJno Articles.
New American City Government McClure's Magazine, May, 1910.
New Era in City Government. Century Magazine, July, 1910.
Problems of Efficient City Government. Century Magazine, Sep
tember, 1910.
Rapid Growth of Commission Government. Outlook, April 16, 1310.
Tendency of Municipal Government Atlantic Monthly, April, 1910.
City Charters
Berkeley, Calif.; Dos Moines, Iowa; Taeoma, Wash.
The book the "Dethronement of the city boss" arrived at the li
brary this morning and was secured by the library board on the sug
gestion of the mayor of Bnker City. It Is regarded as one of the best
books published bearing upon the commission plan of government.
The books and magazine articles listed above are for the use of
the general public and anyone desiring to use them should call at the
public library in the city hall.
SIX PERSONS If)
2 FAMILIES ARE
FOULLY KILLED
Unknown Murderer Splits
Heads or Neighbors- Police
Baffled.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 21.
A sextuple murder in which three
members each of the families rvsldin"
jnext door to each other, were the vie
jtims, was revealed late yesterday af-
iLiii.n.u hi mis city, and today the
authorities re unable to unravel Die
mystery.
The murdered people are:
Mrs. Alice May Burnhi-.m, wife? of
-V. J. Burnham, cook of the Modern
Woodmen Sanitarium.
Their two children. Alice, aged 6
and John, aged 3.
Henry F. Wayne, a' consumptive,
until recently a patient at the Wood
men's Sanitarium.
Mrs. Wayne nnd their one-year-old
baby pirl.
Tile Burnham home Is back to back
with the Wayne home and close to it
i.-s that of Evans.
The heads of each had been split
open with an axe. While it is believed
that the murders occured Sunday,
they were not discovered until yes
ttrday when a friend called at the
Wayne home nnd detected the odor
of decomposed human flesh. A bloodv
lase was found near the scene.
A. J. Burnham, father and husband
or three uf the victims. Is being held
on suspicion, but he denies any know
ledge of the crimes, declaring that he
had not been at his honjo since Sun
day but had remained at the Sanl
trirhmi where he is employed as cook.
His statement has ??een practically
substantiated and he will probably be
released after the coroner's Inquest,
wnicn is neing neiit tins afternoon.
REGULATION, POOR
SERVICE. SAY ROADS
San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 21. The
elimination of fast passenger trains,
the present luxuriant service and all
palatini equipment on pnssenger
trains, that go to make railroad Jour
neys as agreeable as possible, Is the
method by which the railroads of the
United States threaten to fight the
reduction of passenger revenues, as
proposed by the interstate commerce
commission, according to statements
given out here this morning.
The agents of the railroads alleged
that the roads are facing a reduc
tion of one-third of their revenues
from pnssenger travel, which they de
clare will make it utterly Impossible
for the roads to maintain the present
high standard of train service.
A TIE ATTFI.Ii DEFEATED
BY HEAVIER FIGHTER.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
Sept. 21. Abe Attell. the feather
weight champion, tried the impossible
last night by conceding about thirteen
pounds In weight to the British light
weight champion, Matt Wells.
Wells being as clever as the Ameri
can In every ring move had the call
almost, from the start and won hand
ily. Attell is given credit for the gnme
stand ho made against his heavier op
ponent. Suffering With Plnjrno.
Stockton, Cal., Sept. 21. Angelo Bi
anchl, a laborer, was taken to the Iso
lation hopltal here yesterday suffer
ing from bubonic plague.
of Commission Plan
ASKS ARREST OF
BROTHER-IN-LAW OF
ATTORNEY DARROW
Charged With Bribing Witness
of Prosecution in Case of
McNamaras.
Los Angeles, Cal.. Sept. 21. Alleg
ing that I) K. DiekK-mai), a witness
for the prosecution in t:ie case of the
McNamara brothers. a::?ged dynamit
ers of the Tines building, had beer,
tampered v-, by e!im.s:,r:es of the
dtfense. District Attorney Fredericks
to lay announced that ne rtad request
ul the rli.-iri.'t attoi-uy of Albuquer
que, New Mtxico, to is.'ue a warrant
for the arrest of 1J. i:anerstarn, who
U a brother-in-law uf Attorney Clar
ence Darrow. chief counsel for the
McNamara brothers.
District Attorney Fredericks charges
that Harnstarn has been guilty of
bribing witnesses who will figure in
tile trial of the McNamaras.
Dinkleman, the alleged Limnprod
witne; s. was a clerk in the Rnlti.
'''-el here when, ;t is chr led.
that James McNamara registered
there, shortly before the Times ex
plosion, tinder the name of Bryce.
Attorney Harrow tTiis morning de
nied that any attempt had been made
by the defense to br.ie witne.-ses for
the prosecution.
Montreal, Canada, Sept. 21. In the
province of Quebec, the fate of the
proposed reciprocity ngreement be
tween the United States and Canada
is being decided toaay. Both slrtea
conceded that in this province is the
. point on wnich the national
election is balanced and which will
decide the outcome of today's genera'
election.
I libera is Tnoasy.
Ottawa. Canada, Sept. ' Si. Heaw
RECIPROCITY
voting is reported throughout theiyiars before the Hound-Up with real
country today in the national election jactnrf! become impossible. The
which is to decide trie fate of the'0'1' et 's passing. The swaggering
proposed reclrocity agreement with ! oowboys with their picturesque attire
the United States. The liberals are ani1 trappings, and their unerring
i-ui. nunc as optimistic today as they
nae ueen, but still claim to have won
the election
and that reciprocity is '
safe.
I.IXFR OLYMPIC OUT OF
COMMISSION ONE MONTH.
South Hampton, Eng., Sept. 21.
As a result of the collision yesterday
when the British cruiser Hawk ram
med the Star liner Olympic, the lat
ter vessel will be out of commission
at lenst one month, according to of
ficials of the steamship company The
vessel Is today in dry dock and a
large force of stevedores are unload
ing the enormous cargo, in order that
repairs may begin at once. The crip
pled liner will be taken to the Belfast
shipyards as soon as ner cargo is re
moved. FEELING AGAINST SLAYER
OF SOLDIER IS INTENSE
Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 21. Fear
ing a possible 'clash between the po
lice and troops of the garrison, over
the killing of Private Lewellyn, by
Policeman Burkhardt. Colonel Mc
(lunnelge had a military patrol on the
streets throughout last night and will
do the same thing tonight. The col
onel said ho did not believe the kill
ing was. Justifiable. Feeling against
the police is Intense. Burkhardt Is
out on 15.000 ball and will be ar
raigned September 23th.
IKE ROUiVD-UPGROSSCUP WILL
NATIONAL SHOW! NOT RESIGN
Juluis Meier, Portland Merch
ant, Advocates Great Things
For Local Fete.
SAYS KNOWLEDGE
WILL BKING CROWDS.
Declares Five Thousand Portland Cit
izens Would Gladly Make Trip to
. See cstcrn Life Portrayed By Real
Inhabitants of tlie Plains.
"Xo more picturesque pageant U
staged In America than that real-life
bit of the West portrayed at Pendle
ton in the annual Hound-Up," said i
Julius L. Meier,' on his return from !
Pendleton, says the Portland Oregon
ian. "I would travel hundreds of miles
to see the Round-Up. There are tens
of thousands of other people in Am
erica who would do the same. It has
a powerful fHcination for the gener
ation that knows the realty of the
old West, and yet has not been given
the privilege of witnessing its pioneer
stages and development. Special
trains could be run from the Eastern
states with loads of people for that
show, If the country was only fully
advised of its excellence and the won
derful realism observed In every de
tail. I fully believe that 5U0O or more
men and women of Portland would
ii.ur.tr iiie juui:itrj i 11 11 uaii.v , ii iiiey j
understood that Pendleton s
Round-
Up is put on by the living workers
of the Western range."
Mr. Meier saw the finals in the
bucking contests, rope work, Indian r'rj5tst scrutiny. I will never resign,
races and many other issues framed!1 vvin ,'"reo m' enemies into the ope
to reveal the skill and craft of the ! and mak'! them Prefer charges and r
renste. He anneals for wider nubli-itv
of the meet. "Instead of sending the
notices throughout the Northwest, he
would advertise all over the Nation. I wnen he fter" fm the bench. They
For four to six months preceding the j are members of the Chicago bar as-Round-Up
date, Mr. Meier thinks the j s,KTJatl"n-
railway literature of the country! Later the judge said: "I have Ieara-
i should be marked, and pictures placed
in dense traffic centers of the Mis- u,c ",il e "r arsnau ampsell, re
sissippi Valley and Far East. ceivtr of the Union Traction eom-
"That is not a mere show at Pen-
dleton," he continued.
"None of us
would so far lo see a Wilrl West nro
Auction of the circus tents. Fake
outlaw horses, fake cowbovs, unreal I '"d,"'1" sampseii was lormerly
Indians and trained stock in general, Jlul!re Grosscup's private secretary,
with an excess of paint, fuss and'ana tne JuJE named him as recelv
flat and uninteresting.
t Pendleton there is no stage, no
make-believe, no fiction. Bucaroos
wjio have spent their whole lives in
the saddle, brincr the horses of the
range there. What you see is what
the real men rlo in the Western nt -
imosnhere. and with a trulv Western
! setting. It was for me the most im-i
jpresslve spectacle I Have ever looked
jtipon,- for I could not fail to see in
jthe work the lines of courage, ndven-j
itnr. nn IijirdllinArl -ViI.V linro mid.,
this West of ours. I believe that no i
j amount of historical reading could j
j convey the lesson of the West so viv-
j idly ns the type of spectacle which
I Pendleton is, fostering in splendid'
j manner. If this work is persevered!
i in for a few years, until the entire
; Nation realizes its merit and regular -
!ity. as sure as mankind yet admires
.... ,,u ..i ie r-aiiis-
men when battling fearful natural
odds, the attendance upon this Hound-1
Up will prow each year amazingly.
"t Is only a comparatively few
"ata, win disappear when the open
rnnKe goes and the fenced domain
comes. The coming generation will
not be able to see n real Western
spectacle. Every son of an Oregon
pioneer naturally thrills at the work
his father has done and laments the
(Continued on page five.)
PENDLETONIANS OEF ON
With several couches comfortably
filled, a special train pulled out of
Pendleton this morning shortly after
9:30 bearing about 100 residents of
this city to Walla Walla to swell the
crowd that is In the Garden City for
Derby Day of the annual fair. In
recognition of Walla Walla's splen
did patronage of the Round-Up, many
merchants of the city made the ex
cursion trip although they could ill
afford to leave their business. Re
turning the train will leave Walla
Walla at 9 o'clock this evening.
Among those who made up the
train load of Pendletonlans were Dan
P. Smythe, Jack Keefe, Sheriff T. D.
Taylor, James Sturgls, George Hart
man, Harry Gray, Miss Louise Gray,
Fred W. Lnmpkin, Frank Quinlan,
George Young, R. Alexander, Lioon
Cohen, Ben L. Burroughs and wife,
Piqued By Intimation of Cor
rupt Act?, and Dogging of
Sterol Service Agent,
WATCHED SINCE REVERSAL
OF S2,000.000 DECISION
Does Not Relieve Federal Govern
ment Looked on Him With Sus
picion Lawyers Start .Movement to-'
Ignore Him on Quitting the Bench.
Chicago, Sept. 21. Federal Judg
Grosscup today withdrew his resig
nation and announced that he would
fight his enemies and any harge
they had to make.
I For two years Judge Grosscup has
been watched by Laurence Richie, a
former United States secret service
man.
Richie says he began watchlngr
Grosscup after he reversed the $29,
000.000 Standard Oil fine, for soma
eastern magazine.
He denies the' rumor that his re
ports went direct to the federal gov-'
eminent officials in the department,
of justice.
The judge said he was not surprised'
at Richie's statement and that ho
knew he was being watched and he
said he did not believe that the fed
eral government had anything to do
with the espionage.
He said: "I have not sent in my
1 resignation yet ana u tnere is any in
timation by reputable men or maga
zines, that there has bn any act ir.
my official life that will not bear the -
I
Tnvn lnem openiy
: A few lawyers here have started a
movement to ignore Judge Grossctm
ru u"u 11 certain pumication robbed
nis papers.
! J 'innrm?'1 mat photographic
ice pies orv.ies,? papers are to be usecJ
'"' 1 m?-
Continuing he said: "I shall invite
the widest investigation of my person
al and private acts, and I will make
no defense until the charges are.
Printed.
j "l den" that m' reversal of Judge
! -inois f jH.unu.uuu line was known.
,n Wall. Street twenty-foflr hours be-
down. I won't
i quit the bench with a
cloud over
me."
AMERICAN LURED TO
SSaSsrusrsfrryf
DEATH IN MEXICO
'
j Los Angeles, Cal.. Sept .'1 Lured
6cross the Moxieo-Ui.rted State boun-
dary into the former countrv bv tt
promise of employment. Mo"nor'tcu
i Monterev. a contain In the In'irree.
tion army in Lower California und r
General Pryce, was shot to death in
full view of a number or people on the
American side" of the line.
Monterey, who was an American cit
izen, left here last Friday w:;h twu
Mexicans, who had spent money free
ly on him while gaining his confi
dence, and the execution occurred th
following Monday, acording to r. s tori
brought to this city today.
He had been in this city a -sis', iiir
General Pryce in his right against ex
tradition to Mexico, which Is now be
fore the federal court here.
SPECIAL' FOR DERBY DAY
W. A. Brown and wife, Georse Pe
inger and wife, Carl Peringer. J. H.
ir winn, Ray Crystal. Ilenrv Latour
elle. J. P. Walker. Fred Book, J. A.
Cooper and wife, Jack Vincent. C. E.
Roosevelt. Charles Bond. Jack Wine
man, Ole Olson. Mrs. c. H. Carter.
Harry Bickers. Mrs. B. F. Trombley"
John Betitley. J. V. Tallman and wife,
J. S. McLcol, C. P. Bishop and wife.
John Vert and wife. Tom Mliarkey,
Dr. I. U. Temple and wife, R T.
Brown and wife. Geary Taylor and.
wife, Al Johnson, John Munim, Fred;
Searcy and wife
The event that attracted the Pen
dleton people follows:
Walla Walla Derby purse. $1000
Entries Prince Ruper, Lord Ros
sincton. Reginia Arvl, Loot Loose.
Phlllsllna. Johnstown, Special Deliv
ery. Golden T.. Dr. White. Round and
Round.