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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-11
WILL BUILD BIG TOWN
George w. r. PeasIee Insists Clarke
ston Will be City.

SEATTLE.-State Representative
George w. R. Peaslee, of Asotin coun-
tv. is convinced that Charleston, his
home town, is to become the metropo-
lis of the Snake river valley. The
town lies across the river from Lewis
ton. and Mr.. Peaslee believes it is soon
to supersede the Idaho town as the
railroad center for Clearwater valley
operations.
There is no question but that the
o. R. & n is coming up the Snake
from Riparia to Lewiston" he said.
In time the o. r. & N. must build
from Huntington to Lewiston in order
to get the grades that must be had to
solve the transportation problem.
That road has a right of way that ex-
tends on the Washington side of the
Snake seven miles above Charleston.
"Lewiston, town of which l am
rather proud, is located at a disad-
vantage for railroad development.
The land the Northern Pacific now oc-
cupies for terminals and switch yards
has been under water during floods,
and moreover there is not enough
available land to give the railroad the
yard room that is required. Across
the river at Charleston the land lies
high enough to save it from flood dam
age and moreover it is perfectly level.
| am convinced that the railroads in
the Snake river and Clearwater cOun-
tries will make Charleston rather than
Lewiston their headquarters.
1.-TWO years ago Charleston was a
sage brush priarie. Today it has
population of $500 and it is growing
rapidly. With another railroad and
the Northern Pacific entering Clarks-
ton we are certain to have a big city
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-11
REQUIRE CENTURIES
RefOrestizatiOn is Found to
Be |mpractiCable.
SO SAYS A HOLLAND LUMBER MAN
Continental Nations Are Finding the
Work Both Tedious and Al
most Impossible.
so SAYS A HOLLAND LUMBER MAN

TACOMA. Dec. I'D. E. Everbs,
lumberman Of Holland, is making 6
tour of the United States in the inte-
rests of his firm, and is in Tacoma.
He has his headquarters at st. Peters,
burg, Russia, where he buys timber
as the forests of Holland are totally
depleted He says that lumber in Hol-
land is too high priced to be used for
building houses and only doors, floors
and windows are made of 1t.
For many years past, the continental
nations, says Mr.. E,VerbS, have been
giving great care to refOreSting, but
are finding the method tedious and al
most impracticable through the lapse
of time required to grow trees large
enough to make fine lumber. which he
says, is about 200 years. Mr.. Everb
says that startling surprises have re-
suited in this reforesting business in
the past two decades, which establish
that it is almost impossible to grow
forests at the best on logged-Off lands.
The new growth of timber appears
to be the special prey of storms and
disasters resulting from the elements,
lI1dlN 1ldhlilS SUN ltS loIlS oNE an ~ 8,
marshy districts in which a stunted
and defOrmed growth of scraggy and
worthless timber grows
Some believe that in the evolution
of vegetation on the surface of the
earth it took several generations of
forest trees to seed, protect and build
up the soil until finally under such con-
ditiOns of protection a growth Of tim
Der rose to perfection. This being the
case, it is argued, once the forests of
the earth are cut off there will be q
period of probably 700 or 500 years
during which there Will be but a very
poor quality of timber. This is not
causing a panic among far-seeing men,
who declare that human ingenuity,
Judged by the surprising discoveries
of the past few decades, will uncover
some substitute for timber.
Mr.. Everbs is Wonderstruck at the
tremendous size and character of the
timber in the Puget Sound basin. He
declares it is a boon, the value of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-11
Northwestern Senators are
Intriguing.
HANNA BELIEVED TO BE IN SCHEME
Senator Foster Jumps Into Favor OF
the Ohio Senator and Gets Placed
on important Committees.

There is a conspiracy on among the
United States senators of the north
west to fight Theodore Roosevelt, pres
ident of this country, says the Seattle
Times. If the story proves true, and
it certainly bears the earmarks of We
racity, then Senator Foster of Wash
ington and Senators Fulton and Mitch
ell of Oregon have Joined hands with
Senator Hanna of Ohio and will go
down the line against President RGose-
welt to the bitter end
1t is a we'll known fact that Sena-
tors Mitchell and Fulton are openly
and "notoriously" opposed to the sec
ond term idea that is at present lodg-
ed so firmly in the mind of Mr.. Roose-
welt. The feud between the Oregon
members of the upper house and the
chief executive is of comparatively
long standing. 1t started when Pres
ident Roosevelt upheld Secretary of
the Interior Hitchcock in certain ap-
pOintments to the Oregon land office in
direct opposition to the wishes of the
United States senators from the Col
umbia River state.
scored the Attorney OeneFaI.
1t was not SO very long ago that
Senator Fulton wrote an open letter
to United States Acknowledgement
Knox, scoring him soundly for the
appointment of one Frost to assist in
the prosecution of the Oregon land
frauds, and that, too, in open opposf-
ton to the wishes of both the Oregon
statesmen, and recently both Fulton
and Mitchell have openly gone against
the president on every provocation
Now the time has come to tell the
part Senator Foster is alleged to have
played. While Mr. Foster has been a
member of the senate for some five
years now, he has played only a small
part in national affairs. While his
name has occasionally appeared on
some committee, it has always been
committee that cut but little II any
national or international ice. Being
newcomer to congress, he was nat
urally overlooked, even If his ability
might be beyond question.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-11

which the people of the country can
never realize until the they thoroughly
understand the stringent timber ia
mine eXistant in Europe. His COM
pany has shipped cargoes of timber
from the Sound.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-11

gas heater in his room. Not familiar
with the heater, he turned off the
wrong lever when he went to bed. The
room was soon filled with the gas.
Thursday morning his parents call
ed him for breakfast When he did
not respond they went into his room
and were almost stifled with the smell
of the gas On the bed the young mans
cold body was found.
Read the ads in the Statesman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-11
TURNED WRONG LEVER.
Theodore Peterson, Of Seattle, Found
Dead in Bedroom.

SEATTLE, Wash.-TheOdore Peder-
son, aged 10 years, an employee of
Frederick & Nelson, was asphyxiated
at his home Wednesday,. He had gone
to bed the night before with a new
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-11
BOYS MAKE CONFESSION

WHATCOM, Dec. 11.-Charles An
derson and Charles Welch, the two
boys who held up G. w. Blake at Sill
yer Beach on Sunday night and robbed
him of $14, beating him when he refus-
ed to hand his money over, have made
a complete confession to the sheriff.
Both lads are Is years of age. Welch's
father is travelling hardware sales
man of Vancouver. B. G.
Anderson's brother is in the reform
school at the present time, and Charles
himself only avoided being sent there
at the time his brother was committed
by his agreeing to be a better boy in
the future. AS both boys are too
young to be sent to the penltentiary
they Will be committed to the reform
school.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quintne Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. Csc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-11

so said that the Oregon upper house
men Will experience little difficulty in
swinging their state into line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
Know Quay's Secrets.

The scouts who are continuously upon
the trail of the Hon. Matthew Stanley
Quay, and who make a business Of de-
tecting h secret purposes and are able
to read his mind at long range, have dis
covered and reported that he intends to
resign his seat in the United States Sen
ate. His object in doing this, so the
sleuths have found, is to permit his son,
Richard Quay. a young man Of much
tact and business ability. and somewhat
Of a politician himself. TO come TO the
Senate in place OF his father.
The whole plan. which. Of course in
wolves a great deal of intricate detail,
has been unearthed in Philadelphia. it
is said. These anti-Quay secret service
operatives have even figured out almost
to the exact day and hour when the
willy statesman from Beaver will send
in his resignation TO the governor of
the State and make his final bow upon
the political stage and retire TO private
life, IN seclusion to direct the affairs
OF the Keystone State.
Thirty days after the Legislature ad-
journs is the time limit fixed for the
arrival Of Senator quay s resignation a
the State capital in Harrisburg. 1t is
discovered that his purpose in waiting
until after the Legislature adjourns be-
fore taking this step is the fear that the
Legislature may fail to elect his son 10
the Senate. but he is certain that Gov
ernor PennypackeT viii appoint him ad
interim Then he calculates that the
next Legislature will elect son Richard
ri In Ex.fT qh :
plans are discovered is truly remark
abe Senator Quay has been spending
some time in Florida since the adjourn
nent of the Senate. and Is doubtless
much surprised at the action he is going
10 take.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
Keyhole Biography.
not an Admirable Method of Depicting
q Subjects Character

The art Of Biography is as yet
hardly out Of It's infancy. From an
age IN which the biographer was ex-
pected to be either an earnest par
tisan or an unqualified foe Of his vie
tim we have come to the era Of the
real hero of biography, IN which
we are supposed to be interested in
the details of the diet, dress, and per
sonal peculiarities Of great men
These are interesting, it Is true, when
presented with the artistic skill Of the
perfect biographer; but too often the
subject is so treated as TO give the
reader the uncomfortable feeling Of
looking through a keyhoIe.
An example Of this treatment may
be found in the publication of the
love letters of great men and Of their
private correspondence generally. At
the time of the publication of the
Browning correspondence an out
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
Russia's Minister of Finance.

Count de Witte, the Russian minister
OF finance. continues to live up TO his
reputation as one of the shrewdest and
most successful statesmen of the Mus
coyite empire. For his recent visit to
the Pacific coast OF Siberia and to Pekin
has been followed by an agreement be
TWEEN the Russian and Chinese govern
ments, according 10 the terms Of which
all the funds of the latter are TO be con
dded to the Russo-Chinese Bank at
Pekin. which viii likewise transact all
the hnainaas for the Chinese government
This is a severe blow TO those British
financial institutions in China which
have acted until now almost wholly as
the bankers of the Chinese government
The Russo Chinese Bank at Pekin is In
reality a Nuscovite government institu-
ton under the diFetc control of Count
de Witte. the finance minister. and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
A Great Victory
For the Government in the Northern Sc
curities Case.

curities Case.
People who have scofed at the
Sherman antitrust law as an impo-
tent bit Of legislation will revise their
judgment in light of the decision of
the United States Court of Appeals
in the anh-merger case Of the United
States Government against the North
en Securities Company.
This company is a fair type of The
modern device of a ''holding com
pany" for evading corporate respon-
sibility. Organized under New Jer-
sey laws with a capital Of 100000
600, for the purpose Of holding the
stock and controlling the management
Of the Great Northern and the North
ern Pacific Railroad Companies, the
effect Of its operation, if there had
been no means to check it, would have
been to create an irresponsible and
dangerous monopoly. Practically it
would have put into the hands of two
men unlimited authority over the af-
fairs of the corporations concerned
Assistant Attorney General Beck,
IN opening the case for the Govern
ment, described the charter of the
Northern Securities Company as in
flute IN scope, perpetual IN character,
vested IN the hands of a few, and this
by methods secret even 10 the stock
holders. and he declared that If the
validity Of such a merger were sus-
tanned both the Sherman act and the
interstate commerce act would be null
1ifed. Few disinterested students of
the question viii regard this descrip-
non as an e1aggeration-
The decision Of the Court Of APP
peals against this merger proves that
the antitrust law has teeth. It shows
that there are limits which the combi-
nation Of corporate interests must not
pass. 1t fully vindicates the wisdom
Of President Roosevelt and Attorney
General Knox IN pushing these pro-
ceedings IN the courts. Incidentally,
II suggests the inexpediency OF enact
ing more extreme legislation for
checking the abuses of trusts until the
efficacy of the legislation which we
have has been fully tested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
Republicans Claim Credit.

Republicans either sincerely or fer Polit-
ical effect are rejoicing over the courts
decision in the Northern Securities mer-
ger case. and are taking unto the party
the credit for giving the trusts what is
practically their first discoIored optic
They believe that it Will. to a large ex-
tent deprive the Democrats of an issue
in the next campaign which many OF the
opposition would make paramount They
assert that it vindicates the action Of
Congress at The last session in the mat
ter Of antitrust legislation. and proves
that the laws now on the statute books
are sufficient TO deal with the problem,
at least for the present, and they hope
that it will put an end 10 the agitation
and demand for more stringent acts.
Give the present laws q fair trial
and the authorities an opportunity 10
carry them into effect, will be their cry
and their answer to any argument ad-
vanced for more antitrust legislation.
The first antitrust bill passed by Con-
gress at the last session. known as the
expediting bill. is responsible fer the
fact that the Northern Securities case
was decided a this time: without this
law the case would have been delayed
many months. and perhaps year The
railroads viii. OF course. carry the mat
ter to the United States Supreme Court,
and here. too. it will be advanced to a
speedy hearing and decision under the
same statute
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
GERMAN SHIP EXCEEDED
LIMIT OF SEA STORES

Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury
Armstrong has decided that the cigars
On board the German ship Troja, In ex-
cess of the limit for sea stores, are
dutiabIe under pain of forfeiture, de-
spite the protest OF the German con
sui at New Orleans. who recently made
complaint to the customs officers at
that port
The ship openly declared on its store
list 4.40f cigars. which the customs Of
ficers at New Orleans decided 10 be
800 in excess of the number needed
for the ship on its voyage from Ham
burg to New Orleans. The captain OF
the vessel explained that when sup
plies were purchased it was intended
the voyage should be to Colon. and a
change was afterward made in the
destination. He offered to permit the
cigars to be held in bond until the yes
sci cleared, but declined to allow the
officers to remove the cigars or to pay
the duty.
Assistant Secretary Armstrong has
ruled that the amount OF sea stores
needed for consumption on board the
ship is to be estimated by customs Of
fcers. which estimate is net renewable.
and. therefore, the duty must be paid.
The point is one that has often come
before customs officers. and a decision
on the question is welcomed by col
lectors
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD.
King Edwards and
te byH1ePr o German Shrwd
y

sion Of their recent pilgrimage to ex-
King Milan's tomb in Croatia.
The Emperor in reply declared thes he
would be glad TO see and welcome the
King at Vienna with all possible distine-
ton
The private secretary then, with much
beating about the bush, intimated that
Queen Draga, having been ordered by her
physicians to Franzensbad in Bohemia
would be likely 10 accompany her hus-
band as far as Vienna, and wanted TO
know whether it would be convenient to
extend TO her the hospitality of the i'm
periaI court
It is said that Emperor Francis Jo-
seph became silent. and after few
moments pause declared that in view
of the attitude of the Car and Czarina
in repeatedly postponing the reception
OF the Queen Of Servia at st, Petersburg,
he was afraid that visit Of Queen
Draga to Vienna would look very much
as If he (Francis Joseph was anxious
10 teach a lesson 10 the Russian court,
and that under the circumstances IL
might impair his relations with the
Muscovite government, which would be
most undesirable at this present juno
ture of trouble in the Balkans He made
this snub as kindly as he could, in
vesting TIE secretary with decoration,
and inviting him 10 q court dinner that
same evening But the fact remains
that it is a snub. and that the Austrian
court has turned down Queen DTaga.
and has declined to receive her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11

izations on so vast q scale a good deal
of sawdust should leak out. But this
years list Of annulments for unpaid
taxes Is an astonishing one. It sug-
gests that New Jersey charters are be-
ing made a cloak for all sorts Of hot
air. speculations. 1t raises the sus-
picion that gold brick enterprises
find the Trenton latch string hung too
conveniently out 1t clouds the label.
incorporated IN New Jersey" with
distrust and doubt.
Certainly a rich aud prosperous
Commonwealth like New Jersey
should not shirk It's duties and stain
its reputation simply for the sake OF
saddling its running expenses on alien
benefciaries Of It's corporation laws.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
FIRST CHAPTER ON
WORLDS COMMERCE

The monthly summary of commerce
and finance of the United States. issued
recently by the Bureau OF Statistics,
contains the first chapter of the sta
tistical abstract of the world This
chapter deals with the imports and ex-
ports of merchandise and precious
metals, population area. debt, cur
reney, and stocks OF money OF the prin-
cipal countries OF the world
o. P Austin. chief Of the bureau. in
tends to show in this large work the
development of the world along all lines
from the earliest dates concerning which
reliable statistics can be obtained. The
succeeding chapters Of the abstract VIII
be published IL the monthly summaries
of American commerce, and as soon as
the more important chapters have made
their appearance Mr. Austin intends 10
publish this information in book form
and 10 continue the publication annually
with such added information as may be
Of value.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
Keeping in Touch With Home.

Keeping in Touch With Home.
Edward VII Is accompanied on his
cruise by the Hon. Charles Hardinge, the
new assistant under secretary Of state
for foreign affairs. which may be taken
to Indicate that the monarch's visits to
Portugal Italy and France are not Who'll
~ devoid Of political Importance Charles
Hardinges presence in the royal suite
shows. moreover. that the King is
resolved TO remain in close touch with
the government at home. at any rate
as far as the international relations of
Great Britain are concerned. The con-
troll of these. as I have already pointed
out in these lettess. is a cherished and
constitutional prerogative Of the sover-
ei2n.
may add that the so-calIed bulifght.
which Edward attended in state at Lis
hon. was not a buIlfght. in the strict
sense Of the word but rather tour
nament in which no professionals. but
only members OF the aristocracy, took
part. no bulls being killed, but only bait
cd Under no circumstances would any
full hedged bulIfght take place either
in Spain CT Portugal during Holy Week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
FIELD OF POLITICS-GOSSP, VIEWS AND INCIDENTS.
Rejoice Cleveland
to the Hon T, Holds Upper Hand

with that of the entire Democratic
ticket. has placed in his hands the
weapons which were sharpened for use
against him
IN the city government which goes
into effect on May under the new
municipal code. Mayor Johnson viii
have absolute control over twenty three
important Offices and will be able to run
things his own way and carry out his
various schemes. This gives him club
which he will be able TO WELD 10 the
discontinue Of Senator Hanna aud his
chosen candidate for governor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
A Royal 'Cellist-

Prince Joachim Albert of Prussia has
lust made his public debut at charita-
BILE concert at Berlin, as virtuoso Of
the vioIoucelIo. and as 4 composer. he
himself playing solo number OF his
compositions. He is a son OF Prince Al
bert of Prussia. the coIossally wealthy
regent OF Brunswick. and was at one
moment regarded as destined 10 become
the husband of Queen Wilhelmina OF
Holland. He is very nice young fell
low. exceedingly tall, ard would prob
ably have made her q far better hus-
band than Prince Henry of Mecklenburg.
AARQt -ISE DE FoNTENOY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
Death Kneu of Herrick.

In the returns from the election in
Cleveland last Monday. Ohio Republicans
hear the death knel of the aspirations
of the Hon. Myron T. Herrick to become
governor of the State. Many of them
are not especially sad upon this account,
but. on the contrary. secretly rejoice
over what they believe viii be the
speedy collapse Of the HerTiek boom
which arose some months ago and for 8
tine fourished like the green bay tree
When the Hon. Marcus A. Hanna,
acting as The Hague tribunal 10 aTbi-
trate the question of preferential treat
ment Of the gubernatorial ambitions OF
his two loves. the Hon. Myron r Her
rick and the Hon. Charley Dick. gave
decision in favor of the former. it was
supposed that that action would settle
the matter. and that ali the State con-
vention would have to do would be to
ratify the selection. Now the situation
is materially changed. The voters of
Cleveland have made the Hon Tom L.
Johnson the complete master Of things
political in Cuyahoga county