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VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1012.
NO. 7337
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WARNER TRIAL
SENSATIONAL SERIAL STORY
PROSECUTION OFFERS
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Witnesses Tell of Fabulous
Cash-Offers For Tes
timony With one sensation following an
oilier In rapid succession, the pat
day of Uio Mabel Warner trial has
seen the. prosecution play its trump
cards in lis efforts to send the ac
cused woman to tho penitentiary and
these trump cards constitute a lnd
that 1 hard to beat. Unless tlie tes
timony which ha Ihnmi Introduced to
dlshelieved or Is refuted, it will go
far toward .proving that Mrs. War
ner not only uttered a forged Instru
ment, hut committed forgery herself
and attempted to hire otliers to draw
up Kuurlous documcnta and to testi
fy falsely in lier behalf.
Tho list of sensational features In
the trial since 2:30 yeaerday after
noon can be supped up as follows:
John Lowry, well known local law
yer, declares Mrs. Warner offered
hltn $5000 to draw up fraudulent will.
H. C. Blair and W. W. Williams,
handwriting experts, declare "will No.
4" to be a forgery and former names
Mrs. Warner as forger.
Mary Eastman testified defendant
offered her $500 for certain testi
mony. Dr. n. D Cashatt asserts Mrs. War
ner told him she would make It worth
his while to as 1st her In getting the
property.
O. H. Walters declares he was ap
proached by Mrs. Warner with offer
of money for his testimony.
SIster-ln-law of defendant appenrs
against her and tells of signature
copying.
W. C. E. Prultt tells of examining
"will No. 6."
Hotel keeper repeats story she de
clares Mrs. Warner told her of as
sistance fortune teller had given in
finding will.
Alleged witnesses deny signatures.
Dowry Springs Sensation.
I?y far the biggest sensation of the
trial co far was the testimony of At
torney John Lowry on the stand last
evening. Ho declared that about the
middle of last August, Mrs. Warner,
in company with George Ivens, a
drayman called upon him to ask if
he had ever drawn a will for J. W.
Young, stating that she had found
one that appeared to have been drawn
up by him or Judge Bean. A second
visit was made, he said, the defend
ant being accompanied by Lou Hart
man, her detective. The will was
shown him, he declared, and he an
nounced that ho believed it to have
been drawn up by J. B. Terry, where
upon both of his callers laughed. This
was "will No. 5" to which tho names
of Terry and C. C. Hendricks were
signed as witnesses, and, according to
Lowry, Mrs. Warner made the state
ment that "all hell couldn't beat It
If the witnesses were men that the
public or a jury would believe."
Many visits follow sd, Lowry said,
Mrs. Warner asking his assistance and
finally offering him $5000 if ho would
forge a will and help her Bwear It
through, part of the sum to be paid
down, part upon the probation of tho
"will" and the remainder whon she
secured tho property.
Had Told JiHige Fee.
In the cross-examination, tho de
fense tried to bring out that Lowry
had come to Mrs. Warner with a
proposition to give her assistance.
This led to an admission by tho wit
ness that, after a few visits from tho
defendant, he had gone to Judge Fee,
counsel for tho accredited heirs, with
tho Information and had continued
to receive visits from Mrs. Warner
upon tho suggestion of that attorney.
Otlicr New Evidence.
District Attorney Van Vactor In-
LOCAL HIGH MEETS
PEARSON TOMORROW
Confident that his men will reverse
their defeat of last week when they
were beaten by a score of 17 to 12 by
the Tcarson high school, (Walla Wal
la) the manager of tho Pendleton
high school basketball team today
announced a return game to bo played
in this city tomorrow night in the
Commercial gymnasium.
According to tho local manager,
this battle will be tho most hotly con
tested and best game from every
standpoint, that has 'been engaged in
by the Pendleton team this season.
He feels sure that on a home floor,
his aggregation will bo able to beat
tho Walla Walla lads, by a score
equal to that by which the locals lost
tholr game in the Garden city.
DEVELOPS INTO
troduced other evidence not brought
out in previous trials. C. H, Waters,
who ran a saloon In one of J. W.
Young's buildings at Weston, and who
knew the combination to me Young
safe, this morning declared Mrs.
Warner had asked him to swear that
he had seen a will, giving her tho es
tate, in the strong box of her uncle
He also testified that Mrs. Warner
said she had either $13,000 or $17,
000 to spend in getting the estate.
Walters was followed on the stand
by Dr. R. D. Cashatt, formerly of
Weston, now of Spokane. ' He had
been Young's phvslclan and declared
that two or three months after the
death of his patient, Mrs. Warner
came to him and In the course of a
conversation, suggested that other
wills weuld make their appearance
and that she would make it worth
his while If he would help her get
the property.
Expert Testifies.
The last witness this morning was
W. W. Williams of Portland, the
handwriting expert who figured in
one of the previous trials. After an
examination of "will Xo. 4" and com
parison of it with writing of J. W.
Young, he pronounced it at once a
forgery and gave a long explanation
to the Jury in substantiation of his
statement. The signatures had been
traced, he said, while the writing in
the will wa unnatural and showed
attempt at disguise. He ' compared
almost every letter that appeared In
the document with similar letters in
th'e writing of Young, and pointed
out the differences.
Mrs, Young Testifies.
Mrs. Clara Young, sister-in-law of
the defendant, was tailed to the
stand yesterday afternoon. Although
her husband, Fred Young. Is stand
ing by his sister, Mrs. . Young has
been on the side of the prosecution
all during the seven years of the
fight. Yesterday she told again how
Mrs. Warner came to her home soon
after the death of her uncle and ask
ed for letters which the deceased had
written. Some letters were found
and after looking at one of these, Mrs.
Warner remarked how easily the
s'gnature could be copied and did
copy it, according to the testimony
of the witness. Then, said Mrs.
Young, Mrs. Warner recalled how she
used to copy signatures when a child
by holding them up to tho light.
Mrs. Young also rxplained the ap
pearance of "will No. 6" which was
the one Introduced Tuesday, dated
four years after the death of Young
nnd signed by Dr. F. D. Watts and B.
H. Hall as witnesses. She declared
it came through the mail In Novemv
ber to her husband
Offered $"M) to Testify.
Mary Eastman next took the Btand
and told how Mrs. Warner and her
detective, Joe Craddock, came to her
five years ago and offered her $500
to testify that J. W. Young had al
ways intended to leave his estato to
tho defendant. She declared that the
detective had been Introduced to her
as a New York lawyer and that he
had told her that ho and not Mrs.
Warner would pay her tho money for
hor testimony.
Tho witness appeared stupid on the
stand, and, despite all of the efforts
of the state, no further testimony
could be secured from her. When
the cross-examination began. Attor
ney Johnson proceeded to shoot a fu
sllade of sharp Questions at her and
secured' admissions damaging her or
iginal testimony.
"What wre you told to say when
you were called?" demanded the law
yer. "That I was offered $500 to say
that Uncle Jim was to give his prop
erty to Mabel," was the meek an
swer. "What else?" sternly commanded
Johnson, and before she was excused
tho witness admitted that tho prose
cution had shown her a slip of paper
on which was written what they
wanted her to say, but that she had
forgotten what was in It.
County Clerk Sallng was called
again to testify as to the wills sub
mitted and the court called the at
torneys down for playing for timo.
Fortune TcHr Directed Mnbel.
i Then Mrs. Gibson, who keeps a ho
tel at Connell, Wash., repeated the
story which she- says Mrs. AVarner
told her at one time when the latter
and her husband wero guest at her
hotel. According to the testimony,
Mrs. Warner declared, she was in
Spokane when her uncle died and
had consulted a fortune teller who
had told hor that an uncle had left
her $60,000; that the clairvoyant had
directed her to search in a certain
spot for tho will and other papers;
that she had done so and found them.
Prultt Tolls of Will No. 5.
W. C. E. Pruitt, former deputy dis
trict attorney, was called to tho stand
to tell of ,"wlll No 5," which both
state and defense accused each other
of now holding. Mr. Prultt declared
that last fall, Mrs. Warner nnd her
detective, Lou Hartman, had come to
his office bearing a tin box which the
latter declared he had dug up near
Weston and which Mrs. Warner as
serted had been buried by Dr. Watts.
In the box, witness said, were some
papers, a piece of crepe, a photo
graph of Mabel Warner and a Mor
mon hymnal. Among the papers he
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YUAN WOULD RULE CHINA
Rebels fliargc Ho Plots to Make
Himself Dictator.
Shanghai, Feb. 1. Revolutionary
advices deceived from Pek'ng say It
is no longer doubtful that Premier
Yuan plans to seize the dictatorship,
when the Manchus abdicate, and
won't recognize neither the proclaim
ed 'republic or its offic'als. The re
public's agents say Yuan's intention
is shown by his orders that the Im
perial troops be brought to Peking.
Publicly. Yuan says he fears disor
ders and wants the army concentrat
ed. Copy of Evidence Refused
Defense; More Indict
ments Expected
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb..l. Clarence
Darrow, former chief counsel for the
McNamaras, was arraigned today be
fore Presiding Judge Hutton of the
superior court on the bribery indict
ments. Earl Rogers, his counsel, an
nounced formal demurrers and mo
tions, to quash-them will be filed Sat
urday. If these are overruled, Dar
row will plead not guilty.
Assistant District Attorney Ford
conducted today's proceedings for the
state. The court declined to allow a
transcript of the original evidence,
given before the grand jury. Darrow
was calm and was warmly greeted by
his friends when he left the court
room.
That five indictments will be re
turned when the county grand Jury re
sumed its investigations of matters
growing out of the McNamara trial,
was the statement of the District At
torney's office assistant.
Assistant Prosecutor Ford admitted
that Indictments are likely in the
continuation of the alleged bribery
probe.
FIFTEEN SLAIN IN
MEXICAN MUTINY
El Paso, Feb. 1. Fifteen persons,
including two Americans, are dead
as a result of a mutiny of the Mex
ican garrison at Juarez last night,
which started when Chihuahua pa
pers arrived, saying that General
Orozco, one of the most conspicuous
figures in the recent revolt had re
signed because one hundred men In
the Juarez garrison had been dis
charged.
The Fourteenth United States cav
alry is guarding the border and refu
gees are arriving in El Paso.
Several buidings were wrecked
when the mutineers and loyal troops
fought through the town.
Leaders to Bo Shot.
Mexico City, Feb. 1. Tho war of
f'co is active as a result of the Jau
rez mutiny. It Is understood that if
the government retakes Jaurez the
entire garrison will be court martlal
ed and the ringleaders shot.
COAST EMPLOYERS START
EIGHT OX LABOR UNIONS
San Francisco, Feb. 1. Seeking to
establish closer coperation among or
ganizations of employers, who are op
posed to unfon labor on the Pacific
coast, a conference of secretaries of
such organizations will be held here
tomorrow and Saturday, under the
auspices of tho Citizens' Alliance. An
attempt will be made to secure an
agreement on a uniform system of
registration of non-union men, pre
sumably for keeping the records of
union mechanics.
TEXTILE MILLS RESUME
WORK UNDER HEAVY GUARD
Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 1. Armed
with repeating rifles, several thous
and militiamen stood guard at the
Textile mills today when an attempt
was made to resume operation:!. Less
than ten per cent of the working
fcrce responded. None of the 18,000
strikers returned to work.
Although trouble is expected, no
disorder had occurred up to noon.
The strikers any they Intend to con
duct the strike in a lawful manner.
SCHOOL FEUD LEADS TO
MURDER OF WHITE HOY.
Pan Francisco, Cal., Feb. 1.
The constant fighting and bick-
ering, between Chinese nnd
Japanese pupils of the Oriental
school on one Bide and white
boys of the Washington school
on the other, today ended In
the murder of James Kane,
age 14 by the orientals. -Ills
body was found near the Orl-
ential school by the Janitor. A
bullet was In his head. The
police are questioning the
school boys.
FOE OF LATE
HARROVIAN DIES
Edwin iHawley, Kills Self
By Overwork, to Rank As
Railroad King.
RULED OVER 20,000 MILES
Lowing Memorable Battle for Con
trol of Southern Pacific, Grabbed
Practically All Principal Lines in
Middle West.
New York, Feb. 1 Edwin Haw
ley, who succeeded E. H. Harriman
as the country's foremost railway
wizard, d'ed at his home here today
from a comp ication ef diseases. He
had been In poor health a long time
and his death was expected. He
was a victim of overwork, the direct
cause being heart trouble.
Physician had warned '.he rail
roader that too constant application
to business was weakening him. He
real'zed this and intended to rest af
ter completing plans for' a transcon
tinental railroad, but died with his
dream unfulfilled. He was stricken
two weeks ago with la grippe.
He controlled near'y 20,000 miles
of railroad, with a cap'talization of
more than $400,000,000.
Until Collis Huntington's death,
Hawley was h's right hand man.
After the squabble with Harriman
over the Southern Pacific, in which
ho lost, Hawley grabbed the Chicago
& Alton from Harrlman's control and
then got the Clover Leaf. He added
the Minneapolis and St. Louis, the
Iowa Central, Chesapeake and Ohio,
the Hocking Valley; Toledo and Ohio
Central, the Chicago and Cincinnati,
Cleveland and Louisville, Atlanta
Coast line and the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas.
Hawley was a bachelor and was at
tended only by his valet and two phy
sicians when he died. He awoke at
a o'clock this morning and com
plained of a pain around his heart
and the valet called the physicians.
Death occurred at dawn.
It was learned this afternoon that
he had his trunks packed and intended
leaving for the south for a long rest,
when his death occurred. A nephew,
who Is his nearest relative, arrived
at his apartments shortly after he
breathed his last. He will inherit the
millions left by the magnate.
BUMPER CROP WITH
LITTLE RAINFALL
Figures just compiled by E. F. Av
erill, official weather observer, at the
request of this paper show' some very
curious features regarding the rain
fall of the past year. Although Uma
tilla county farmers harvested one
of the best crops in years last season,
the rainfall for the year 1911 was al
most six inches below normal. The
precipitation for the twelve months
totaled 8.21 inches, whereas the nor
mal for a year is 14 OS.
Although the new year opened
with the rainfall for the wet season
considerably below, the heavy pre
cipitation during the past month has
brought it to more than an inch
above normal. The figures show that
7.16 inches have fallen between Sep
tember, 1911, and Januarj, 1912, in
clusive, whereas the normal for that
time Is 6.S7. Inches. Incidentally, the
rainfall for January Just past was
4.18 inches, almost three times the
normal amount and more than eight
times the amount received in Jan
uary, 1911.
The following figures show the
amount of rain secured during each
mohth of the year 1911.
January, .49; February, 1.44;
March, .25; April .18; May, 1.47;
June, 1.29; July, none; August, .11;
September, .77; October, .49; Novem
ber, .96; December, .7S.
The following shows the normal
amount for the wet season up to
date: September, .89; October, 1.19;
November, 1.51; December, 1.51;
January, 1.56.
DILL WOULD CONTROL
ENTRANCE OF CHINESE
Washington, D. C, Feb. 1. Only
Chinese consular and diplomatic of
ficers and their retinues will bo per
mitted to enter the United States else
where than such specific ports as may
be designated by the secretary of
commerce and labor, if a bill just in
troduced by Senator Jones of Wash
ington, is passed. The prohibition
Includes persons of Chinese descent.
This Claim Expected.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 1. That
President Taft will be renominated
and reelected was predicted today by
Charles Miles, his private secretary,
who is actively advancing Taft's
candidacy. In the last week the sit
uation has cleared materially. Tho
president's renominatlon is as certain
as anything can be," satd Hlllea.
BLACK cR AFTER J. P.
Son of Mo.ey King Morgan Ordered
to Deposit $100,000.
New York, Feb. 1. Threatened with
"something serious" unless he left
$100,000 at a designated" spot in Cen
tral park, J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., is
in terror for his life. Detectives are
still-hunting for the black mailer and
the homes of both Young Morgan
and his father, the money king, are
urder heavy police guard.
The letter was written by an intel
ligent man and in part says:
"I know the manipulations of the
Morgan Wall Street house. Through
them I lost my money so It is up to
the Morgan house to make restitu
tion." BRYAN SUPPORTS
Says Governor Had Right to
Shake off Discredited
Supporter
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1. Further
evidence that W. J. Bryan will sup
port Governor Wilson's candidacy for
the democratic presidential nomina
tion, is seen today In the Commoner
editorial. In which Mr. Bryan sides
with Wilson in Wilson's controversy
with Colonel Harvey, editor of Har
per's Weekly.
The editorial says: "If the friends
of Colonel Harvey succeed In estab
lishing the dectrine that a candidate
has not the right to shake off a dis
credited supporter, then Wall street
will be in a position to drive all pro
gressive candidates from the field.
"It will be only necessary to divide
the most odorous representatives of
predatory weaUh among tha black
listed candidates and start them eulo
gizing the victims of conspiracy.
"While Governor Wilson may not
be the most available candidate for
president it will take more than a
break with Colonel Harvey to put him
out of the running."
BRAKEMAN SILK'S
ASSAILANT IN JAIL
Deputy Sheriff Joe Llakely re
turned last night from Arlington hav
ing in his custody Joseph Larey, the
man who shot and dangerously
wounded Charles Silk at Umatilla.
The accused man admits he did the
shooting but. declares his victim also
had a gun which was kicked under
the bed. Otf.er than these statements
and saying that there are two sides
to the affair, l.e would not talk of the
matter.
Silk continues to Improve at the lo
cal hospital but he, too, is rather taci
turn over the aftair. It appears from
statements he has made, though, that
the two men have known each other
for some time. Two months ago, he
says, he ordered Lary out of his shack,
after he had stayed with him for sev
eral days, because he was drunk.
Larey returned Monday, he declares,
and after the two had drunk quite
freely, went back with Silk to his
shack. Upon entering, Silk declares
Larey drew a gun out of his suitcase
and ordered him to get out saying,
"You ordered me out the last time,
now its your turn," or words to that
effect.
Upon his refusal to go, Silk says
the man opened fire,, shooting him
twice, then knocking him down and
.'hooting him twice more.
ANDRUS' INVENTION
IS DEMONSTRATED
Automobile users of the city have
been quite interested today in the
first demonstration being made of the
resilient steel auto wheel invented by
G. S. Andrus, a wheelwright and
blacksmith of Grant county. Two of
the wheels have been put on the back
axles of the Pruitt car and the ma
chine has been speeding about the
city all day demonstrating the jar ab
sorbing ability of the wheels.
The principle of the wheel is en
tirely different from that of the Isaac
Jay wheel recently patented. While
the Jay wh-iel relies upon curved
steel strap i.pokes for reducing the
shock, the Andrus wheel is supplied
with coil springs on tho inside of the
hub for Its utility. The latter wheel
has not been patented but the inven
tor has applied for a patent and his
invention has received so much praise
from mechanics that he does not doubt
that he will secure it.
Tho demonstration of the wheel has
been entirely successful today, the au
to being propelled over bumps of un
usual size with the occupants In the
back seats being hardly aware of
the fact. Interested with Mr. An
drus In tho wheel are W. C. E. Pruitt
and Ed McBroom and they are now
contemplating the organization of a
company for its manufacture.
TRUST HAS
FINE REPORT
Electric Company Official to
Sell Bonds Reveals Status
of Business.
MAKES ENORMOUS PROFIT
Outstanding lionds Exceed Physical
Value of Plants Yet Net Profits Aro
Higli Concern is Identified With
General Electric Company.
That the business of the Pacific
Power & Light company, which has
the gas and electric monopoly in
Pendleton as well as In many other
northwest cities, is very profitable
is shown by a statement Just issued
in behalf of the company.
Information concerning the busi
ness of the trust is contained in a
circular over the signature of F. G.
Sykes, vice president cf the com
pany and Is given In connection with
an effort being made by the com
pany to sell an additional $30,000.
000,000 in bonds.
The securities of the company, au
thorized and outstanding are given aa
follows:
First and refunding 5s authorized,
$30,000,000; outstanding $5,295,000.
Seven per cent cumulative prefer
red stock, authorized, $3,500,000;' out
standing, $2,000,000.
Second preferred stock, authorized,
$2,500,000; outstanding, $1,500,000.
Common stock, authorized, $6,000,
000; outstanding, $6,000,000.
The circular states that the propos
ed $30,000,000 issue is to provide for
expected growth in tire company's
business. Issues of the bonds for im
provements and additions can be
made only in accordance with the
terms of the indenture, or at par to
the extent of 80 per cent of the cost
of such improvements or extensions
and then only provided the net earn
ings for twelve consecutive months
in the preceding 13 months have been
at least twice the Interest on all bonds
of this issue outstanding or sought
to be issued. .
Slakes Good Profits.
It is stated that the net earnings
for the twelve months ending No
vember 30, 1911, were more than
twice the annual interest charges on
all th ebonds now outstanding.
The statement sets forth that the
co-operation has plants at the fol
lowing places in the northwest: Lew
iston, Clarkston, Walla Waila, Pen
dleton, North Yakima, The Dalles,
Hood River, Waitsburg and iinum
erable smaller places. In many of
the larger towns the company has
both gas and electric plants. It has
a street railroad at Astoria and Wal
la Walla and owns the Milton-Walla
Walla interurban line. At North
Yakima and Hood River it has water
plants alsK.
As to the replacement value of the
property the statement says: "Re
placement value; Messrs. J. G. White
& Co. estimated that the physical
property of the company, as of No
vember 1. 1910, after deducting prop
er depreciation, had a preseut value
of $4,910,103 cash, no allowance being
made for water rights or for Intan
gibles such as going business, good
will or franchises. Between No
vember 1, 1910, and November 30,
1911. the company has expanded $2,
140.722 for additions and extensions
and for the acquisition of new prop
erties"." Part of Great Octopus.
That the Pacific Power & Light
company is pant of a great electric
octopus operating throughout tho
Un'ted States is shown by the fol
lowing statement: "The entire com
mon stock is owned by the American
Power & Light company, controlled
by interests associated with the Elec
tric Bond & Sharing company, which
in turn is controlled through stock
ownership by tho General Electric
company." '
In California the trust sais under
tho name of the Pacific Light &
Power company, the words LlRht &
Power being transposed. That tho
two concerns are both children of the
same parent trust is Indicated by tho
fact that a similar bond selling cam
paign is now being conducted by tho
California concern.
WOULD HAVE CONGRESS
FROWN ON THIRD TERM
Washington. Feb. 1. A reso
lution, intended to put the house
on record as opposed to any at
tempt of Colonel Roosevelt to
be elected president for a third
term, was introduced by Rep
resentative Slayden of Texas,
today. The resolution declares
that th'rd terms are "unwise,
unpatriotic and contrary to re
publican principles."
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