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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-27
TANK FELL ON HIM

Pete Sheridan, brother q 7
s-2ridan, w1c 1eoenIy sold his -., ,'-
on Buf'cr creek ) ~ his f~--~,,
the -.!ect.a ccc@i.. = ., :. ID
Sisters hcec.eai ,Dis city srtrar t-s
from an -. : me caused h. :
1900 poul- later tank oyerrpr1i,
upon him Monday evening. Il j. :
wonder that he Lives, Jet the mint,
VIII not be serious says Dr. sni,E
who has tie case in charge ~
young man who is about % yoqr, -.
age was in the employ of W W
Gillette who found him in an oo.:
dental manner laying underapar5 >,
heavy tank and unable to ey-rioo.
himself Dr.. Gillette pried tha tar,.
up and Sheridan, by great Af4or.
managed to crawl out On his pIbovs
when Mr., Gillette brought him =,
town. At o'clock last EVENING =,
was learned from the hospital tba,
ne was quite helpless yet.
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arated and ran in different direc

arated and ran in different direc-
tons"
Later, Corbett says he and Cook
met in the Occur d Alene theatre and
were soon Afterwards arrested by a
police officer Both revolvers were
found on COrbett. The latter says
that Cook never was armed and only
went into the criminal deal at Cor
belts solicitation, and a promise Of
one half of the proceeds.
Both men pleaded guilt in the
criminal department Of the superior
court and each was sentenced to two
years imprisonment. Among those
who have signed the petition for par
don are the sheriff, mayor, chief of
police and about 80 leading business
men OF Lewiston, Idaho.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-27
COOK WANTS
A PARDON
Serving Two Years in
Penilentiary.
PETITION now BEING PREPARED
Harry Cortett. Another Convict,
Swears RE Is Responsible for
Crime and Cook Was Tool.

Names Of many prominent Idaho
| citizens appear on a petition present
Ell here yesterday to Governor Nc
Bride Of Washington for the pardon
Of Joseph Cook, now serving a two
years sentence in the Walla Walla
Penitentiary on charge Of attempt
e. highway robbery, says the SpOkes-
nan Review Of Tuesday. Accompa-
Jag was the sworn statement from
Harry c. COrbett, a convict at the
state penitentiary, that COrbett alone
vas responsible for the crime and
Ihat Cook was simply a tool. The
petition for the pardon was present
I'd to the governor by ". B. McFar-
lane, former attorney general of Ida
re.
Cock received his sentence tne
day before Christmas last winter. His
parents are respectable people OF
Lewiston. Idaho. where the young
man formerly resided. One Of the
letters accompanying the petition is
from Rev. J. S. McConkey, pastor Of
the Episcopal church at Lewiston.
who said the prisoner was "one Of
ny best pupils.
The affidavit by COrbett is rather
lengthy. It goes into the entire his
DRY Of the case. Corbett says he met
Cook here il Spokane and that the
latter was broke and 1sheartened
COrbet suggested that they could get
money BY holding some one up, and
after some persuasion, induced Cook
% join him. COrbatt possessed two
reVOlvers. but was unable to induce
Cook to take one of them.
November 10, 1902, the two men
avenue AMI Maple street, where they
awaited possible victims. Corbett
was in front, with Cook behind him.
4. H. Trotter was walking toward
them and was picked as the first vic
tim.
Victim Declines to Be Held Up.
COrbett describes the holdup as
follows: Il stepped out in front Of
Trotter, holding my gun, and told
aim to throw up his hands. He was
carrying an umbrella TrOtter grab
bed the umbrella with both hands
and began to yell: I won't. I won't
Cook and | turned and ran We ran
together about block and then sep
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-27

| then collect the amount contributed
| ana such interest as he may think
proper from the consumers. It is
not only al immoral use Of the tax
ing power, but al illegal use, even
| though these trusts have so far had
| influence enough to prevent an en-
| fOrcement Of the law.
Can a benevolent enterprise af-
ford TO be the recipient Of money
collected from such a source?
Aside from the moral principle in
yOlyed, there is another question Of
scarcely less Importance. Can the
friends Of a benevolent enterprise
afford to risk the silencing influence
Of such gift? Can they afford to risk
the restraining effect of such an &C
ceptance upon their lips? The people
who are interested in benevolent en-
terprises are. as a rule, persons Of &C
tive mind and of social and political
influence. Are they il a position to
denOunce as strongly and as con-
COHuucl
of The trusts if they solicit or accept
part Of the proceeds of the trusts
misconduct?
And what should be said of the
responsibility Of the stockholder in
trust? Some may attempt TO draw
line between the stakeholder. and
the director, Or manager. Some
may say that a stakeholder can con
scientiously draw dividends from
trust if in the election of directors
he tries to secure men who will deal
fairly with the public.
Likewise some may argue that a
man may c0nsCientiously be a d.
rector in a trust If, in the selection
Of its officers he tries to secure the
election OF men who will respect
the rights Of the public. But one who
VIII attempt to defend either a stock
holder or director on the ground
that he means well, but is Out-xOted
VIII probably defend the manager Of
the trusts on the ground that he is
acting for others and nor for him
self, and therefore is under compul-
sion to make the most possible for
them, regardless Of his own co1scien-
tious scruples.
The shifting of responsibility is of
itself a recognition of the indefen-
slble position of the man who ac-
cepts the benefits of immoral tran
sactlons. It marks the triumph of
love OF money over conscience. A
man who buys stock in a trust BUYS
1t with knowledge that it is con.
quoted by human beings; he BUYS
1t with knowledge that he cannon
control the conduct of those in
charge unless he has a majority of
the stock, and if he will allow his
reason TO exercise itself he will soon
come to the conclusion that he takes
the stock for the purpose of secur.
Ing for himself the profits thai arise
from the disregard of human rights
II 1t is impossible for a mere stock
holder TO Justify a participation in
tainted profits, what shall be said
VI the director and the manager him
sell? In the case of Mr.. Rockefeller
IL Is fact known to all that he NOT
only derives large part of his pres.
eht income from the Standard OIL
company, but that the dividends of
MS Standard Oil stock have furnish
ed the money for his other invest.
hents' The tremendous pyramid Of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-27
ORDER BIG SALE.

Upon the petition of the admins
7atrix, the court yesterday ordered
ne personal property of the estate
q the late Charles Pickard, valued
It many thousand Of dollars sold at
public auction. The sale gives prom
Sc OF being the largest ever held in
ne county, and will include 60 head
t geldings, 10 brood mares, II mules
90 swine, 40 wagons, 20 header box
5, headers, one threshing machine
ne Russell traction engine, 1e gang
CLOVIS, 40 harrows and other farming
and effects.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-27
BEN ARE III
THEIR GIFTS

There seems 20 be q wide differ
ence u opinion as to the propriety
Of accep .ing gifts from men like
Rockefeller Those who solicit such
gifts START in wi>h the proposition
that a worthy object has a right tc
call upon any one for assistance, re
CARELESS Of the manner in which he
secured possession of his money;
and the second argument in such a
defense is usually that the Individual
himself is a man OF generous impuls
es and high character and that even
though a part of the income is de
rived from Objectionable sources. the
contamination does not extend tC
that portion of the income derived
from legitimate sources.
The subject is worthy of consider
alton because if private mOnopolies
continue to grow it is likely to be
come a more important Issue. First
can a worthy institution afford to ac
cept money that is wrOngfully accu
laed? In order to establish the prin
Ciple. let us take an extreme case
and assume that gang of highway
men should succeed in accumula+ine
large sum by rObbing travellers ana
also succeed in so terrifying the
authorities as to escane nunishmon+
Would any Christian college or any
other institution feel justified in ac
cepJng donations from such a grour
OF individuals while he continued II
IaWlessness? If they repented and a.
lar as they could made return of the
stolen goods, ana offered to some
worthy institution that for which
they could not find the real owner 2
different question might arise hnl
who would defend such a donation
"1lje disEespect for moral and stat
ute laws continued to be manifested:
ices it really make any differ
ehce, from moral standnoinr
whether the sum secured is small
sum and IN violation of statute law
but il violation Of moral rfgb+sq Ir
other words, can an institution
founded on moral PRINCIPLES hide if
self behind mere statutory law ana
excuse a thing which is wrong mere
because the law does not specifc
any prohibit or. if it does prohibit is
not rigidly enforced? A private non
opoly has always been an onr1av
and the principle involved canno,
De defended from a moral standnoin+
NJ Only IS a monopoly morally
wrong, but it is. also a violation of
statute law. Within the las1 fou
uays the Federal Salt COMPANY has
oeeh convicted of maintaining
monopoly contrary to the anti-Shar
man trust law, just as the meat nacl.
ers were found guilty in Missouri
'IoidtIng state statute. Tho
0tanuafd Oil company, like several
o'ner monopolies, exercises an ahyo.
iu'e control over the price of oil r.
Tue manager desires to make row
iOu'ioh 70 any fund he has it in his
power to raise the price of oil on
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-27

own invention which is dotng.@''
work and hopes soon 20 peyfao, 'oo'
that will Go as good work On u,- y"e
The cleaner now il use cakes fr,.. 70
pound 10 che and ona-nalf Dour1~ q
foul stuff from eyerv sack Of h.,,, u
1t is expected to have the min ~
pleted as proposed sometimo oL'
next year. "F
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-27

Little Boy-Please Mrs. Grumny
mother wants. to know if you will
lend her your Washtub? Mrs. Grum
py gruHly)-No. / can't. The Moons
are off, The bottCm's cut. and its
full of water,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-03
/ A WHITE HOUSE FAvoRITE.
A Practical Custom Which Has Econ In
Vogue Since Before the War.

Captain Pendel. chief doorkesper and
usher, and the oldest employe of tho
White House. has written most inter-
esting collection of tales. in which he
cites a singular coincidence where all the
ten Presidents whose habits he knew SO
well were of one mind. 1t is the story
of the one thing besides soap and water
which all the Presidents. and all gentle
men, use in common. 1t Is little thing
but it is just such trifies that impress
upon US the fact that great men are bat
human. This little thing has been 70 long
identified with the White House that 1t
stands almost In the peculiar position of
being part of the administration itself.
General Grant thought SO much of It that
he carried it with him on. his tour around
the world There always have been many
rivals to this particular article, but curl
ousIy enough all the Presidents from Lin
coin to Roosevelt have had an identical
idea concerning the brand Of their choice.
The Presidents of thirty years ago and
their successors used it,. as did all per-
sons Of refinement In their time. Refer
ence is made to DR.. Lyons Perfect Tooth
Powder Today. as though the habit were
Presidentialy Inherited, one Of the IA
miliar blue enamel boxes containing the
powder stands beside every toothbrush In
the bedchambers of the Roosevelt family.
AS the package Is metal 1t will not break,
and as it has q telescope. measuring tube
il is always corked. and Is. therefore.
convenience in toilet bags of travellers as
well as a luxury in the boudoirs of stay
at-homeS. S Il. a54ss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-03
CAPT. OTIS INGRAHAM.
Death of the WeIl-known and Popular
Steamboat Captain.

Rockland, Me. Aug. AFTER suffering
intense pain from an accident with which
he met. Wednesday. Capt. Otis Ingraham,
Il widely-known steamboat commander
died, at 1.30 i. M. Saturday.
'rhe accident took place near North Ha-
ven on the steamer Villain Haven. Capt.
Ingraham was leaving the pilot house
and had one hand on the knob of the door.
Suddenly there was n fierce gust of wind.
which threw the door outward. pulling
the captain with it, He struck heavily
against Il seat near tho pilot house. and
upon being assisted to his feet complained
OF n severe pain in his side An eXamina
,ion after he reached port showed that
four ribs We're injured. His death was
due To traumatic pneumonia. resulting
from these injuries.
The news of his critical condition was
but little known about town. and the an"
nouncement of his death was a surprise
to his host of friends. The funeral will
take place. Monday afternoon, ana will
be with Masonic honors. The Red Men
will also he present.
A widow and three children. Edward c.
Blanche Il. and May S.: also two broth
ers. Capt David II. Ingraham of this
city. and Capt. Mark l.. lngraham OF
Lynn. Mass. survive him. lie was !.
years old and had been in the steamboat
service for 10 years.
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AT BUcksPoRT SEMINARY.
New Teachers EIected-Flattering
Prospects Ahead for School.

Bucksport. Me-, Aug. 2.-(Special)-
is especially fortunate in having Sc
cured the services of Miss Ethel r.
Sawyer of South Meriden, Ct, as in
structor in english and modern Ian
guages. Miss Sawyer is a graduate of
Wesleyan University, Where she did eX-
ceptionally fine work.
Miss Mildred Stone, now studying III
Europe. has been elected to take charge
of the Musical department in this semi
nary. The friends of the school feel
confident that she will continue the
splendid record made by Miss Corey,
who takes a similar position in the
State Normal School in Lock Haven,
Pa.
The demand for catalogues this sum-
mer lead to the belief that the attend
ance at the seminary will be largely in
creased, this fall. Now that the $10,-
900 for improvements has been almost
raised, Pres. Bender is arranging to
spend the month of August in visiting
the eastern part of the State in order
to present the claims of the school to
the young people. A large increase of
students is expected from this canvas.
The improvements so long needed
and planned for are to begin on the
Seminary building at once. Up to
date, toilet and bath rooms are to be
provided for the students: new heating
plants are to be established, the stu
dents rooms renovated, the walls of
the halls. parlors and dining room
steeled and many other improvements,
so that the buildings will be in fine
shape.
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EVERY WALK IN LIFE.
-
Augusta Citizens Appreciates ."Ths Lit.
tie Conouerocn

Every class of citizens has sick kid
neys. The busy business man rushing
through life on the run fails to realize
the constant strain he daily puts upon
the kidneys. The mechanic forced to
assume unnatural positions, STOPPING
and straining at his work does not
know that his backache Is simply kid
neys ache. The clerk on his feet con-
tinually leaning over counter or desk;
railroaders. conductors, engineers,
street-car men subject to constant
jarring all have backache from the
kidneys. Women at their household
duties, boys and girls at play overtax
the kidneys and give them more work
than they can do. It's a fortunate
thing the kidneys warp you when In
trouble; that they cry out for help.
Don't neglect the warning. Don't neg
lect bad back. A lame, weak or
aching back If neglected means future
trouble. kidney trouble, urinary trouble.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure every form Of
kidney i'll, cure a bad back. and make
sick kidneys well. Doan's Kidney Pills
are endorsed by people you know.
Read what an Augusta citizen says:
Mrs. H. S. Moody Of AZ Gage street
says: "Some II years ago Mr.. Moody
began to suffer from his kidneys and
the complaint finally grew very serious.
He doctored and took many remedies
but none which he tried proved of as
great benefit to him as Doan's Kidney
Pills sold at G. K. Partridge's Old Re-
liable drug store. opposite the post
office. 1t is unnecessary to state that
he prizes this remedy beyond express
sion."
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no substitute. -l4as-
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$500 STOLEN.
The Postoffice at Southwest
r Harbor Looted.
About S4oo in Stamps and Same
Amount in Cash Taken.
Door Found Wide open-No Clue to
Burglars.

southwest Harbor, Me-, Aug. 1.-The
local post office was entered, Friday
night, by professional burglars, the
sa1e blown open and about $500 stolen
The work was so cleverly done that
the office was not damaged in the
least The safe was covered with
about $1OO worth of blankets and robes
taken from nearby stable, and the
explosion was arranged so carefully
That not Il sound was heard
The robbery was not discovered I'M
I'll about o'clock, when the front
door OF the office was found wide open.
Entrance had been gained by break
ing the lock on this door. The drill and
other tools used We're obtained from q
bicycle repair shop. 1t was supposed
the operations We're in progress about
1 o'clock.
The loss was evenly divided in money
and stamps. A number of cashed
money orders were taken with the
other contents of the safe. No one was
seen in the vicinity during the night.
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THREATENED TO SHOOT.
Eastport Boy Later Arrested for
Wounding Little Girl.

PASSPORT, Me-, Aug City Marshal
NJ. Fahey arrested Harry the 13-year-
old son of Benjamin De Grass of this
city, Friday for the shooting of Mary,
the 12-year daughter of Eugene
Childs, in the northern part of the city,
early In the week.
The girl said after the shooting that
De Grasse had previously threatened
her, and on the day of the shooting had
seen him load the shotgun. then point it
at her. and, after telling her he was
about to shoot her, fired.
Although several of the shots pene-
trated different parts of her face and
body all but two were extracted by DR..
Byron.
The hearing. Friday, was before Trial
Justice T.. Il. Jonah. Hon. l.. II. New
comb appearing for the State and l. G..
McLarren for the prisoner. De Grasse
was held in $1,000 bonds for his appear
ance before the October term Of court.
To be held at Machias. The bonds were
furnished and the bay allowed to go.
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STORY OF STARVATION
Told by the Crew of the Bath Ship A.
G. Ropes.

New York. Aug 2-Teling a story of
starvation and hardships at sea on board
the full-rigged American ship A. G. Ropes,
Capt. D. II. Rivers. during her long voy-
age from Kobe. Japan, to this city, e of
the crew have appealed to the Legal Aid
Society to assist them in obtaining re-
dress from the captain and the owner.
Lack of food and bad quality Of such
as was supplied are alleged in affidavits
which will be filed in the United States
circuit court, Monday. when a motion will
be made to- libel the ship.
The A. G. Ropes is one of the largest
American ships in the foreign trade. She
was launched at Bath in 1884. and is 25S
feet long. "A feet wide and 246o tons bur
den. She is named after her principal
owner Albert G. Ropes, II State street.
The ship has just completed a trip from
here to Cardiff. and thence to Japan and
back.
In the affidavit the men state that they
joined the ship at Cardiff. May It, 1902.
ut the Office of the American consul. and
that on May 10 the ship sailed for Japan.
and arrived here July %. The afiidavits
say:
From the beginning of our voyage the
food has been insufficient in quantity and
many occasions decayed and when not
eaten were cooked over and served a sec
ond or third time in the form of hash.
The bread on the return trip the men de
was not properly cooked or was tainted.
The fresh meat was said to be of insult
ficicnt quantity. a small tin of about four
pounds being served for - men at one
meal twice a week. The men alleSe that
salt meat was served at not more than
10 meals a week and not to exceed three
ounces to man. and that the allowances
of provisions was more than one-third
| less than the quantity specified by law.
The affidavit is signed by Frank Mum
roe, Thomas O'Brien. William Gallagher,
Benson Pritchard. John Pine, IL. Lam
| grud. j. T.. Rickson, j. j. Carlson, Olaf
| SkaaueS Herbert ONenden and ,JOSpnh
| ClauSton.
| According to counsel for the Legal Aid
Society, the penalties. if charges are sub
| Stimulated. amount to $1,000.
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A FAIRY TALE
From the Store House at Ban
gor, the FancifuI.
Psat Beds to Be Tapped, to Confusion
Of Coal Dealers.
And People Keep Right On Securing
Fuel Supply.

Bangor Me-, Aug. IA new ana mn
portant industry is to be established
near Bangor within a few weeks, ac-
cording to plans which are being made
by Bangor and Toronto men. Accord
ing to the statement of Bangor men in
terested, the manufacture and sale OF
peat fuel is to be conducted here on a
large scale by a company to be known
as the Orrington Peat Fuel Co. The
scene of the operations will be in
Bucksport, about six miles from Ban
gor, where are two ponds known as
Mud and McGann ponds. These ponds
and the adjacent Doggy land have
been recently surveyed and examined
by Toronto engineers, who find that
peat exists in great quantities, their
estimates being 100000 tons. The
peat has been collecting there for ages.
and is So feet deep, covering an area
of about POGO acres.
The Investigations Of the land have been
carried on under the direction of Alex
Dobson, president of the Peat Machinery
Supply Co. of Toronto. and Edmund Will
cox. representing the Northern Industrial
& Finance Co. of Boston. The investiga-
ton has been followed by the announce
ment that a peat fuel plant. with an an
nual capacity Of 5000 tons. is to be erect
ed in the near future upon the bog. The
property, it is said. has been transferred
to the International Trust Co. of Boston
to secure the payment of the bonds of
which $50, 900 have been issued.
Bangor attorney who is prominently
connected with the enterprise, predicts
that the manufacture of peat fuel will be
one of the important industries of Maine
1t is also announced that an electric
railway to be owned and controlled by
the new company will be built from the
works to the terminus of the present
electric system in South Brewer. The
road will be used both for the transpor
tation Of material from the plant and for
the accommodation of amusement seek
ers.
And in the same connection 1t Is fur
Their stated that new summer park on
the line of the new railroad will be laid
out en- the shores of Big Brewer pond.