VOLUME XXV.
ATOENA; UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 7. 1913.
NUMBER 44
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STERILIZATION ACT MEETS DE
FEAT AT THE POLLS.
Tammany Put to Rout By
Fusionists In New York City
Democratic Gains.
Ia the elections Toes lav, Fasiou
oariied New York City , eleoling
John Purroy Mitobel mayor by ap
proximately 75,000 plurality and re
taining oontiol of the . important
Board of Estimate by a eafe margin.
, Tammany Ball saw its nominee for
the mayoralty, Edward E. MoCall,
go down to defeat by one of tbe big
gest plnralities ever given against a
candidate for tbe organization.
Tbe big vote for Mitohel polled
through the fusion candidates for pres
ident of tbe Board of Aldermen and
controller George Wo Aneny and
William A. Prendergaat -against
whom the Independence League and
the Demooratio organization candi
dates were running.
William Sulaer, onsted from the
governorship of New York last month
by a verdict of a high court of im
peaohment was eleoted to the State
Assembly from tbe Sixth Distriot by a
sweeping plurality, estimated at an
early hour at 2000 or . more. He ran
on the Progressive ticket' and appar
ently polled more votes than bis Re
pntliaan and Demooratio opponents
combined. Old neighbors on tbe East
Side rallied strongly to bis anpport.
There was jubilation unbounded in
tbe ex-governor's headquarters as the
court reaorded his viotory. Sulzer
himself was all smiles. ' Be regarded
his triumph as a personal vindication,
be said, and issued a statement thank
log bis supporters and denouncing
Charles E. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Ball.
Iu Athena a light vote was oast, the
two precincts giving the following
results:
North AthenaUniversity Building
Repair Fund, yes, 43; no, 27. Uni
versity Appropriation," yes, 43; no, 27.
Sterilization aot, yes, 30; no, 40.
County Attorney Aot, yes, 32; no, 35.
Compensation Aot, yes, 46; no, 23.
South Athena University Building
Repair Fund, yes, 9; no, 19. Univer
sity Appropriation, yes, 8; no, 20.
Sterilization Aot, yes, 10; no, 19.
Connty Attorney Aot, yes, 10; do, 18.
Compensation Act, yes, 8; no, J 9.
. . Election Results,
New York City John Purroy Mjt
obel, Fueionist, eleoted Mayor by
75,000 plurality over MoCall, Tam
many Democrat. -
Ex-Governor Salzer elected to As
sembly by large plurality.
New York State Republican vio
toiy for Assembly and state judiciary
indicated.
Massachusetts David I. I Walsb,
Democrat, eleoted Governor by prob
ably 50,000. Gardner, Republican,
and Bird, Progressive, close for seoond
place. Governor Fobs, Independent,
fourth.
Maryland Blair Lee, Uemoorat,
eleoted to United States Senate.
Virginia Henry 0. Stuait. Demo
crat, eleoted Governor; unopposed.
Congressional Third Massachusetts
Calvin D. Paige, Republican; suc
ceeds a republican, the late William
P. Wilder.
Thirteenth New York George W.
Lost, Demoorat; suooeeds a democrat,
the lata "Big Tim" Sullivan.
Twentieth New York Jacob A.
Cantor, Demoorat; suooeeds a demo
orat, Franola Burton Harrison, now
Governor-General of Philippines.
Third Maryland Charles R. Ooady,
Demoorat; soooeeds a demoorat, the
late George Konig. ' j
Referendum Measures. I
Referendum measures oariied: Uni
versity of Oregon building repair
fund; University of Oregon new bond
ing appropriation; County Attorney
act; Workmen's compensation act;
Sterilization aot lost.
Many Towns Go Dry. . ,
Interest in voting at Salem centered
in the prohibition campaign. Ore
gon's capitol city voted looal option
ty nearly 400 majority. Mora than a
soore of oitiej and towns in tbe state
voted co the "wet" and "dry" ques
tion with tba result about evenly di
vided. Falls City, Joseph and Oregon City
have gone "wet," Salem end Hills
boro went "dry." Harrisbtrg also
went "dry" as did Wallowa, Wood
burn, Greabam, Rainier, Dof or.
Fall Results in Paralysis.
Charles Reynolds, who has been in
Athena for several months, fell from
a ladder on tbe First National Bank
building Snnday, and sustained in
juries whioh resulted Id psralysis of
tbe lower limbs. Reynolds bad teen
engaged to clean out the furnaos floe
and mounted a ladder wbiob was
placed on tbe roof of tbe Atbeoa
Truck company's office buildiag ad
jacent to tbe bank. Tbe bottom of
tbe ladder slipped on tbe loof and
Reynolds was precipitated to tbe walk
below. He was picked up and taken
into Miller's harness shop, where an
examination br Dr. Plamondon re
vealed bis serious injury. Monday
evening be was sent to tbe county
hospital at Pendleton.
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DESPERATE LIEETERMER BEING
PERSUED BY BLOODHOUNDS.
Two Years Ago He Made a
Spectacular Escape During a
Raging Dust Storm.
Bloodhounds , are trailing Mike
Donnelly, a life termer in the Walla
Walla penitentiary, who ty taking a
despeiate obanoe, made bis esoape
Wednesday evening from tbe. 'very
center of the institution. Donnelly is
regarded as one of tbe moBt desperate
men wearing the oonviot's uuiform
and this is his seoond esoape in two
years.
Iu both cases be evidently had care
f ally thought cut bis prooedure in ad
vance for he did not make tbe least
mistake and was able to get away un
seen both times.
So fast did Donnelly work Wednes
day night that though hn vanished
from a crowd of oonviots it was ten
minutes before be was missed. When
he returned from supper be stepped
from Cell Wing No. 1 in the center
of tbe prison, to the exeroisn oooit
and was up tbe wall like a Hash,
orawliug up where apparently a fly
would have to have pntside assistance.
Be ran aoroea tbe roof and let himself
down ontside of the coll wing by
means of a rope seoretod oq bis person
at the jute mill. Be then bad to
oross an open space about 100 feet iu
width and made bis way to the rear
of the hospital where the light is poor
est. Two long benobes used by tbe
oonviot patienis, were plaoed against
the outer wall and Donnelly went up,
dropping to freedom on tbe outside
near tbe Warden's residence. Ten
minutes later tbe search was on.
Two years ago Donnelly took advan
tage of a dust storm. 1 tie afternoon
of July 10, 1911, while in the jnte
mill the storm oame up and objects
ten feet away oonld not te seen, Don
nelly ran to the toilet, climber
through a window and ran to tbe wall
wbiob be soaled by means of a ladder.
Tbe dnst was so thick he oould cot be
seen. Six weeks later he was caught
in Montana and returned to the in
stitution. Donnelly was received in January,
1911, to serve a term for murder. A
deputy sheriff who went to arrest him
for tbe killing was slain. Donnelly
is 31 and n quarter blood negro.
PENDLETON SEES TRAGEDY
Gambler Cook Suicides After Shooting
Man Who Is With Former Wife,
The East Oregoniau reports one of
the worst tragedies that has ever oc
curred in Pendleton. Hundreds of
people in tbe Saturday night crowd
saw Charles Cook shoot and kill Dave
Rowan and then tnrn bis revolver ou
himself and send a bullet crashing
through bis brain.
Jealonsy is supposed to have teen
the oause. Cook's divorced wife and
bis daughter being in tbe company of
Rowan at tbe time of tbe shooting.
That some one else was not killed
was due to good fortune and the un
erring aim of the murderer, .every one
of tbe bullets striking the mark at
wbiob tbey were aimed. Una of them,
however, passed entirely through tbe
body of Rowan and struck Louis Da
prat, the young son of Frank Do prat,
in tbe oalf of the leg.
The shooting of Rowan was delib
erate and is said to have teen tbe ful
fillment of many threats made by Cook
since the other bad been paying at
tention to Mrs. Cook. With Mrs.
Cook and her youngest daughter, seven
years'old, Rowan bad gone to the
Grand theater early in the evening.
Sbortlly before 9 o'clook tbey came
out of tbe playhouse, crossed tbe street
and walked north. Cook had evident
ly been awaiting them at the corner
of tbe Folsom undertaking parlors
and began following them as soon as
tbey crossed tbe street. Tbey bad
gone Doaroely balf a block before be
drew bis revolver and, from a distauce
of 20 feet, began firing. All ttjree of
tb6 shots were in rapid succession and
struok Rowan in tbe baok. As be
fell bis light side was exposed and a
fourth shot struck Lira teneatb tbe
armpit He died after being taken to
the hospital.
Rowan never uttered a sound but
sank to tbe walk in front of tbeJal
ifornia restaurant. As be saw his vic
tim fall. Cook backed off tbe sidewalk
to tbe middle of the street, wbere be
turned bis weapon upon himself. As
soon as be bad started firing, bis di
vorced wife bad thrown benelf in
front of Rowan to shield bim, and in
making bis fourth shot, Cook was
foroed to point bis gun toward her.
As be backed into tbe street, be kept
tbe revolver pointed toward tbe vo
man, wbo followed bim with bands
raised and crying, "Don't sboot again,
Charley." Cook then raised tbe re
volver to bis bead and fired. The
bullet entered tbe tight temple and
passed entirely through bis bead, mak
ing gaping wound. In that condi
tion be lived for an boor and a balf,
expiring at 10:30.
Heroes of Volturno Tragedy;
Lifeboats Useless In Tempest
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THE Volturno sea tragedy, unlike that of the Titanic, showed the utter
futility of the ordinary open lifeboat In time of tempest Those poor
souls prayed nnd trembled In utter anguish for many hours while
the flames licked their fatal way below deck nnd the gale blew
fiercely above. The few lifeboats that had been lowered from the davits were
crushed like eggshells by the tremendous waves or foundered helplessly, send
ing the frantic occupants to a watery grave. Then when the fleet of rescuing
ships arrived in answer to the wireless calls for help, what was the situation?
Why, not one succeeded at first in getting a lifeboat to the burning vessel, and
the passengers of the flame ship watched with horror their nppnreutly ap
proaching doom. These pictures show Captain Francis Inch of tiie Volturno,
who refused to allow his passengers to get In the lifeboats when he saw how
Utterly useless it was; the Volturno herself, nbomloned to the Haines In mid
Atlantic, and three of the ship's staff (left to right)-William Seddon, chief
wireless operator; Miss Van Kruger, chief stewardess, nnd II. Q. Lang, assist
ant purser. Tbey all played a heroic part In the wreck.
Keen-Murdoch.
Louis Keei, a well known young
farmer residing west of Athena, and
MisH'Katberina Murdoch, teaoher of
tbe sobool in tho Potts distriot, were
united in marriage at Walla Wall
Saturday last, Mrs. Keen will con
tinue to tenon until ber term of sobool
Is out, and with ber husband will re
side on a farm, the location of whioh
has not yet been deoided upon. Mr,
Keen will leave tbe home place and
purchase land. The newly wedded
pair. have a large number "of friends
who wish them a long life of, happiness.
Eleven Oregon towns and six Port
land precinots wherein liquor is sold
cow, voted Tuesday to prohibit its
sale hereafter. Two (owes wbiob al
ready were "dry" voted to remain so.
Two towns wherein prohibition was
in foroe voted to permit tbe rale of
liquor hereafter, and 13 towns already
in tbe "wet" column voted to remain
there. .. '
Among the towns deolariog for
prohibition are Salem and Oregon
City. Tbe prohibitionists claim con
eiderablrt results in the gain is a
whole and some of them are already
disoussiug plans for a statewide "dry"
campaign next year. . , .-.
"Wet" towns whioh " adopted pro
hibition Tuesday are: Salem, Oregon
City, Springfield. Hillaboro, Wood
burn. Dnfnr, Rainier, Staytoo, hher
wood, Barrisbnrg and Gresham. Pro
hibition towns wbiob voted ."wet"
are Newport and Sweet Home. "Wet"
towns wbiob voted to remain so are.
The Dalles, Joseph, Lostine, Bandoo,
Haines, Metolins, Eagle Point. Mil
waokie, Falls City, Wasoo, Sotberlin
and Waldport. Dry towns which
voted 'to remain so are Wallowa and
Floreuue.
Of tbe measures voted on nnder the
referendum all have carried exoept
the kill providing for sterilization of
habitnal orimioals and insane persons.
This has been defeated by ho estim
ated majority of. 6,000 votes.
Tilden Stott Killed.
Tilden Stott, whose wife was for
merly Miss Laura Brace, a well known
sobool teaoher of this connty and
whose home was for years in this vi
cinity, was tbe viotim of an accident
last week near Endioott, Wash.,
wbiob resulted in bis death. Mr.
Sfnff: Vfla driving In tnirn with a IaoA
of grain, when in some manner he
was thrown from tbe wagon, his neck
being broke J when he fell. He leaves
hh wife and four small children.
Seeding Practically Over.
While seeding of fall grain is prao
tioally finished in this vicinity, tbe
late rains have held op a few farmers
wbo have a little seeding yet to do,
Considerable , plowing will be done
this fall, should tbe weather remain
favorable. .
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