The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-18
cants. Italians largely predominata

cantS, Italians largely predominant
One of the provisions of the much
maligned Bailey Automobile law 70,
quires the registering of machines
with the secretary of state aftnr
which distinguishing number must
be placed on the car A prominent
manufacturer who has just been ar
rested for not complying with the law
IS going to make a test case in the
courts. IS he contends that manufacr.
urers and dealers should be eyemnr
from this regulation.
large proportion of the DAMAGE
suits brought against street railway
companies are due to the car being
started before a passenger has been
freely embarked or alighted. To
minimize such mishaps an inventor
has submitted to the Interborough
company a mirror device whereby,
the motormen may without turning
lis head see what is going on behind
him and so not be wholly governed
by the conductors bell in startinq
and stopping.
Commission men here say that from
all reports they have received the
outlook for plentiful and cheap vege-
tables in this section is very favor
able. When the supply becomes
plentiful the fruit is not handled bv
commission men. the same as CaIifOr-
MIA shipments, but is sold at auction
on the piers. When there is a rush
the Pennsylvania Railroad. which has
an auction place of its own in the
yards, will not bother to ferry the
fruit across the river
Fighting mOsquitOes-which. by the
way. are plentiful this seasons dis
cOuTaging business. according to the
men who are experimenting in the
marsh lands behind Coney Island and
Sheepshead Bay Almost all of the
$4,000 fund started by William c.
Whitney has now been expended and
although the farmers and farm hands
declare that they have already no.
ticed a big difference in the number
of mosquitoes, the summer boarders
say that the best is as bad as ever.
A novelty in the continual additions
to the many churches of Brooklyn is
planned by the Church Of the Trans
fguratiOn. which will erect a memorial
TO the late Bishop LittlejOhn An eff
fort will be made to have the church
exactly similar to the one at STRAIT
ford on-Avon, which Shakespeare at
tended. The pastor of the church Of
the TRANSPORTATION is now en- route
to England and will spend some time
at StratfOrd endeavOring to secure
the desired plans for the new struct-
ure.
One of the most interesting sights
in this city is to be observed in Centre
street in the basement windows Of a
building opposite the TOmbs. where
a number of young girls are busily en-
plOyed for several hours daily pack
ing gold leaf for the market. This
delicate work is done almost with
the breath. In no other way is it
possible to handle the material The
long shapeless leaves of gold are first
lifted from a pie on a thin stick, and
then flattened out on a board with
breath. The leaf is cut into a perfect
square with a knife. then lifted again
by the stick, laid between the leaves
Of the book in which it is sold and
again f1attened with the breath. The
work is done with marvellous rapidly
and the skill of the girls who do 1t
is a source of never ending wonder
and admiration to the crowds who
watch them from the street.
Hundreds of children are bese1glng
the offices of the board of health daily
to obtain permits TO work during the
summer This is the last vacation
period that young children will be per-
mitted to toll. as the amendment to
the child labor law, which was pass
ed last winter. goes into effect Octo-
Der l, and after that date children IN
der IA cannot work during vacation
The warm nights have brought OUT
hatless automobile parties. In tllth
avenue and Broadway the autOmoDH-
lists are out in force no matter now
high the mercury is. for even II there
IS no breeze the autOmoblllst can
create one by running his machine 4
fast. The fashion OF going hatleSs IS
as fashionable here as at Newport
and often the men go the women one
hot far Inv cboddinp their coats.