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The independent., 1903-11-26

John d. Rockefeller, the father OF
the Sunday school saint, who has done
more diplomatic grand larceny, scien-
tific bunko work, and brought more
distress to fireside homes than any
other trust magnate on earth, thinks
he is cleaning his hands with col
lege and church donations. Even
Lincoln is about to get some of his
blood money.
The independent., 1903-11-26

]. Pierpont Morgan is soaping his
hands for redeeming and purifying
wash by donating to the city of New
York we'll filled art hall near the
scene of most of his gigantic rob-
berries.
The independent., 1903-11-26

Andrew Carnegie, who probably has
crushed less competing steel plants
than any trust lord, but who has gar
nered rich harvests on fictitious val
ues, is in the handwashing business;
is handing out public library packages
all over the land
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24
LARRY o. BLAISDELL
UNDER ARREST
Tacoma Contractor Held on Serious
Charge by Matron Of Chill
drer's Home.

Tacoma-OHe Of the most unusual
-cardals that has been unearthed in
connection with a public institution
Of Tacoma came 10 a climax with the
arrest CT Larry 0. Blaisdell, con-
tractor 40 years of age. who is &C
cussd By Mrs G. II. Kittridge, ma
trcn Of the Chiidren's Home. Of Grim
.-gU- misusing Joy HCslinger and
Maggie Sullivan, two girls 13 years
old. and Mary Ramsdel and Ella Du
brcnz, girls years old.
Mrs. Kittride discovered several
DAYS ago that the children have been
v-.t;ng Blaisdel's house for three
months past. lured there by presents
OF candy and money. BY threats and
persuasion Blaisdel prevented the
Children OF telling Of their visits
Judge Griffin, of the police court, said
that in all his experience he hac
heard Of nothing so outrageous.
Blaisdell has been married fOul
times. securing divorces from his va
ri0us wives The four children have
separately told the same story Of
criminal abuse by Blaisdell.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24
STATE S[!ESSEATTLE
ON LIQUOR TAX
The Outcome of the Suit Will Be Of
Interest t. Other Cities
of State.

Seattle.-The state of Washington
has commenced suit against the city
of Seattle to recover $35, 251.65, which
it is alleged that the city owes the
state as it's part Of the liquor license
fees collected by the city between
June 1, 1902, and August 81, 1903
This same matter has caused lit.ga'
ton between the city and the state
before.
By an old statute the city is COM
pelled to pay into the state treasury
10 per cent of the total revenues de-
rived from liquor licenses. In the case
OF the city of Seattle against J. b.
Clark, the proprietor Of a saloon, to
recover $1,000 license under the same
statute, by which the state claims the
right to part of the liquor licenses,
the supreme court decided against
the city and seemed to take the posi-
tioa that the statute by virtue OK
which the city attempted to recover
from Clark had been repealed by a
subsequent act Of the legislature.
After this decision the city lid not
think that the state could collect any
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24

cured for four days in Denver-this
when it was known that we had no
leader and no music This | consider
the highest compliment ever paid to
a.banI of musicians in America. Then
secured the services Of Signor Chat
farelli. who was at that time in Phila-
delphia and he has been with us since
Monday last. He has already made
some excellent changes in the band
and we continue our tour under his
leadership" Mr.. Ellery's explanation
was received with burst of enthu-
siasm as that which greeted the mu-
steal compositions. The audience
fairly filled the house although a
greater number were seen in the up
per than the lower part but it was an
audience of musicians and music low
ers and it more than filled the house
with it's applause.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24

mountains at their expense and agreed
70 buy an $4,000 place. When he want
cd TO borrow $4,000 to make the first
payment, however, the dirt dealers
began to lose enthusiasm. although
one Oh the most confding. among them
loaned him $3.50. After leaving Yves
ton Mr.. Friend was arrested some
where for obtaining money under
ialse pretences and taken to Moro
sherman county, where he broke jail
month or two ago and is now at
large, 500 reward for his arrest be
ing offered by the shelf of Sherman
county. Friend is an understood
stockily-built man Of so, with wrinkled
features and grizzled beard, who re
sembles shrewd, honest and intelli
dence sharp. His baggage left at Yves
ton is said to consist of a moving pic
ture outfit.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24
0. WfILt'S REPORT.
CONTINUED from Page Two.)

Mill creek water is clear and spark
ling at all seasons Of the year with
the exception of a few weeks in the
early spring during the period of
freshets. If the point of diversion is
only 6 miles up stream it will be alb
solulely necessary to filter all the
water from the creek before it enters
the city mains. Temporarily, in order
to do away with the expense Of filtra-
ton for the present, it might be ad-
yisable to install pump at old res
ervoir No. 1 and pump the water
flowing into old reservoirs No. ! and
No. into the new reservoir, and also
tration bitches on the Thomas ranch
into the new reservoir. Until Walla
Walla grows much larger, this ar
rangement might be satisfactory; the
infiltration bitches to the old reser
voirs and from Thomas ranch will
probably supply a sufficient quantity
of clear and wholesome water for mu
nicipal purposes during the season
when Mill creek is high and muddy
It would be the season Of an album
dance of moisture, and not the sea
son when much water is being USED
for irrigation and street sprinkllHe
and consequently small per capita
consumption. The pumps could be
run by electricity, generated from the
[p"wer available at the new stant
pipe. could be cheaply installed anc
would make a simple and efflcIen'
plant, sufficient for some years tt
come.
Whenever the consumption grow;
beyond the capacity Of the reservoir
springs and the infiltration bitches or
the Thomas ranch, then it Will be
come necessary to install filtration
plants and settling basins, and tilte1
the Mill creek water before it is al
lowed to enter the reservoirs. The
wafer would then, at the turbidity pc
riod of the creek pass from the gray
| itv conduit into the filter beds anC
| from there into the reservoir. Here
again the per capita consumption en-
ters into the calculations, since IN I'll
| tration works the annual cost or op
Grafton. as we'll as the original ous
| Law for construction, depends greatly
on the per capita consumption, anc i
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24

part Of the liquor revenues as the
only authority for such collection was
found in the statute that the court
mad said was not in force The city
then refused the next demand of the
state for its share of the revenues.
The state sued the city, and the case
was taken to the supreme court which
held that portion of the statute which
compelled the payment Of part of the
clty's liquor revenues to the state
was still in force.
The city is once again in arrears In
its payments. 1t is probable that the
case will be settled by the city paying
the money demanded by the state.
But the corporation counsel has no.
yet definitely decided what action to
take, and another test of the law may
be made. Many lawyers contend that
the supreme court was in error when
it ruled that this part Of the statute
was not repealed by a subsequent act
of the legislature
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24
EILERI'S BAND
MAKES A Hit
At Salt Lake-Bigger and Better
Than Ever-It Has Wonder
fui Leader,

If there is more music to be found
in instruments than was brought out
Of those Of Ellery's band last night 1t
has not been found by many leaders
and it has never been brought out in
Salt Lake before, says the Salt Lake
Herald. To say that it was good band
music is not all. That great leader
can take hold of band of nearly 100
men and playing upon it as If 1t were
some gigantic, many-keyed instrument
produce such feeling, such emotion as
Chaiffareli did last night, is almost
more than even musicians can under
stand.
The program ranged all the way
from the heaviest and most classical
music to the lighter and popular airs
of the day, and never for one instant
did the audience tire or the enthusi-
asm fail. And at last, after the pro-
gram of nine numbers, each of which
had called forth an encore, a spell
bound audience refused to leave the
building till the leader again respond
ed-this time with the Star Spangled
Banner"
Perhaps the most difficult selection
and the one which shows the most
careful work was the "Almubbla-L, "
| from Wagner. With all the wealth of
music and feeling which the work
possesses there was nothing lacking
| in it's rendition and when the number
ended the audience paused to draw
breath before the applause rang out,
the leader was almOse overwhelmed
by the appreciation.
| The prime favorite was the last
number-the seXtette of Donlzetti
from Lucia The sextette was com
! posed of Siglori Palma, Plantamura
| Lomonte, Curt, Di Natalie and Di
Fulvio-the six leading sOloists Of The
band. The lighter numbers were all
rendered in fine style, but to music
lovers the Faust SereHade' and the
selections mentioned were the gems.
| Two compositions by the new leader
were splendid and were played splen-
didly, too-the opening number, a
short march, ad marcia del Tambu-
RI
| And just a word for the 1ewleader
new in every sense to the country
and to the band Even before Mr..
Ellery made his talk on the situation,
Chalffarelli had won the hearts of
the audience, and that he had the sup
port of the musical organization was
more than evidenced, first by their
greeting Of him and then by their ap-
preciative following of his leadership.
That he is destined to make a splen-
| did leader is beyond question.
Manager Ellery came forward when
the program was half over and, speak
ing for the band and its recent trou-
bles said: "On Labor day. when we
were under engagement to furnish
! the music at the City Park in Denver.
| Signor Riviella decided to leave the
organization because he could not
have his own way, and in doing SO he
tied up our library SO that we had
not any music. Despite the fact. |
called a leader from the band, and
without sheet OF music We gave
three concerts that day. A two days
engagement was filled in Colorado
Springs and return engagement Sc
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24
JAIL MILK DEALERS
SEATTLE ORDINANCE
Proposes to Punish Sellers Of Impure
Milk Severely-Offense Too
Common.

Seattle. by the recent in.
vestigations of the health department.
and convinced of the necessity for
securing more stringent legislation as
the result Of his own observations OF
infant morality in this city, Council
man Crichton introduced an ordinance
in the city council which provides for
the punishment of any milk dealer
convicted OF adulterating the product
which he sells The ordinance MOI
only provides a heavy penalty in the
shape of a fine, but makes it Obliga-
tory upon the trial judge to impose
Jail sentence upon conviction for
the second offense.
The ordinance was referred 10 the
committee on health and sanitation,
and it is regarded as practically Ger,
tain that it will be reported back to
the council at it's next session with
the recommendation that it pass. Fol
lowing is the full text of the ordi
nance, stripped OF it's legal verbiage:
1T hereby declared to be unlawfu1
for any person. firm or corporation &c
sell or offer for sale any unwhOle
some, watered or adulterated milk, OF
milk containing formaldehyde or otn
er artificial preservative.
Amy person found guilty of violat
ing any of the provisions Of this or
dinance shall be guilty of a misde
meanor and shall be punished by :
fine of not less than $50 and not more
than 500 for the first Offense; any
person found guilty second time Of
violating the provisions of this ordi
nance shall be imprisoned for tern
of not less than three months.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24
A LINGERING COUGH

The cough that holds on
in spite of all remedies needs
energetic and above all thor
ough treatment. A mere
cough mixture won't do.
Root out the cold that causes
the cough
How? SCOTS Emulsion.
Why SCOTS Emulsion?
Because it stops the irrita-
ton, soothes the tissues and
heals the affected membranes.
When? R i g h t a wa y.
SCOTS Emulsion begins to
help with the first dose.
People who have used
SCOTS Emulsion will not be
satisfied with any of the nu-
merous substitutes that are
offered in the form of wines,
extracts, cordials, etc. When
life and health are at stake it
is unwise to experiment with
unknown and untried prepare.
tons.
Well send you sample free upon request.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl Street, New York
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24
HOW's TH1s3

HOW'S THIS?
We offss One f3undred Dollars Re
werd Tor any case Of Catarrh that
eonnnk be cured 81 Halls CataTn
OuFe.
F.g. CHENEY q CO., Props.
Toledo, Ohio.
We the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in eli business transactions and
financially able to carry out any ooll'
cations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Price 75c per bottle. Sold BY al
druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24

lines condemned by your water super
intendent, SO that the only additional
cost will be the increased size of pipe.
In the business district | have made
an effort to surround the principal
blocks with large feeders, while in
the residence districts the feeders
are not so frequent
With the new feeders il place, you
Will find a large increase in pressure
and flow, a great advantage in case
of fire
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24
Concernirq Mr.. Friend.

Weston Leader: J. E. Friend, whose
effects are advertised elsewhere for
sale to pay his hotel bill while at Wes-
ton, is we'll remembered, and to their
sorrow. by local real estate men. He
came here as a retired farmer from
Morrow county who wanted a STOCK
ranch He made three trips 20 the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-24

Skids-Did your friend, Chesterius
McRanter, the tragedian, enjoy his
vacation? Scads-I can't say as to
whether he enjoyed it or not, but the
public did. g
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-24

Herd your troubles don't let them
run wild.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-24
A galIor 6f


What threatened TO be one of the
worst disasters In the history of ship
ping was the burning of the Ocean
Monarch. The fire was discovered In
her fore hold an hour or two only after
she left the Mersey. There was a
strong breeze, and she was headed for
the Welsh coast.
By some unlucky accident an anchor
was dropped, and the big ship was
brought up all standing head TO the
wind. The flames came roaring aft,
where COO passengers and crew were
crowded.
A Brazilian frlgate, a yacht and a
pilot boat were near, but they only at
tempted 10 pick up those who jumped
and swan. Suddenly up came an
American clipper and rounded into the
wind barely POO yards away. In her
first boat was Frederick Jerome, only
an able seaman, but one OF the bravest
seamen that ever lived. In n flash his
boat was alongside the burning ship,
and he climbed on deck amid the
scorch and smother. There he stayed
until the last soul of GOO was saved.
His clothes were on FIRE seven separate
times, and he was scorched almost be-
yond recognition. His only reward
was the medal of the American HUI
name society.-Pearson's.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-24

There is a charm. q fascination,
about circus life that is hard to ex-
plain" said a veteran Snowman. 1T Is
surely n tough existence, being buffet
ed about from place to place, often
without a bed to sleep in, and the
wages, outside Of the salaries paid to a
few stars. are amazingly small. Yet
when a man ono gets a taste OF circus
life it's all up with him. He's never
good for anything else and never wants
to be. There must be a germ, bred OF
the sa wdust. that gets into the blood.
Take the c~anyasers, for instance. They
get $50 a month and their board, which
usually consists of bad grub and an I'm
promptu bed In a wagon. Often they
don't take their clothes off for weeks
at a time. There's one fellow | know
who possesses more than the average
intelligence. He has a trade, and dur
ing the winter he makes on an average
$40 a week, and yet just as 1901 as the
circus season opens he throws up his
job and goes out on the road with a
show for $50 a month. In almost every
town the management is besieged by
men and boys who want TO 20 along,
and many of them offer their services
for their board. It's a queer state of
affairs. Philadelphia Record.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-24

A curious method of producing plat
mum is reported to be practiced by the
inhabitants along the Tura river, in
Tomsk, Siberia. They call it blowing
the water A raft Is constructed, and
fastened TO it Is an inclined gutter OF
boards, which at its lower end is pro-
vided with an iron pillow. While float
ing down the river they scrape or pillow
Its bottom. The sand scraped out falls
into the gutter and passes into a tub
filled with pine boughs, upon which
platinum is deposited. The sand of the
In platinum that even this primitive
production is profitable to the peasants.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-24
Profitable P~oIiteMess.

The custom house nuisance can be
greatly abated by n knowledge of for
eign manners" says an experienced
traveller. "Pollteness Is not absolutely
thrown away even on American Gus
tom house officials. and in France 1t is
th~ree-quarters of the battle. The whole
secret of getting easily and comfortably
through the douane lies in the greatest
possible politeness and the least posi-
bic appearance o. furry. Pardon. mon
sleur: 81 YOU anrez la bonte,' etc, Is Il
safe prelude to a happy and rapid re-
lease. If you have nothing to declare
say so at once and at the same time be-
gin to open your bags and boxes. In
nine cases out of ten this will have the
effect of making the officer chalk all
your boxes without n word. A little
joke, too, about the absurdity of i'm
porting anything into so perfect a coun-
try as France or some such mild Jest
Will often go far 10 put you on the best
of terms with the douanier. But above
all things be polite. Remember that in
France you cannot lay it on too thick"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-24
The Zodincal LiUht.

The name of 'zodiacal light" has
been given to a singular appearance
frequently witnessed soon after sunset
or just before sunrise. 1t may be seen
at all seasons of the year In low latl-
tudes and is obviously due to illumi-
mated matter surrounding the sun in a
very fat or l|enticular form, nearly CO.
NEEDING with the plane of the ecliptic,
or, rather, with the suns equator. The
attention Of astronomers was first di-
rected to 1t in the year 1853 by Cassini
and was long regarded as being the
suns atmosphere. This idea, II is now
thought, is incorrect, it being generally
believed at the present time TO consist
of an immense assemblage Of rocks,
sand, cosmical dust, fragments of met
al, etc, such as the earth is continual
ly encountering in the form of aerolites
or meteorites. 1t may not be out Of
place to mention In this connection that
the rings of Saturn are believed TO be
composed of similar materials.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-24

Mr.. Herlihy looked at his latest pho
tograph, taken in his Sunday clothes,
and his gaze bespoke keen disappoint-
ment.
"Ofd never "a had this TUX If it
hadn't been for thin children telling
me about the improvements in photo
graphing" lie muttered, holding the
card upon which his likeness was
mounted farther and farther away.
Improvements Is 1t? Ord loike to
show this pietur' solde be soide wild
the wan Oh had twinty years ago and
lave 1t to anybody which o. thin two
made the betther man O. me. There's
an old, anxious, toired out look TO this
new wan that was niyer in the other.
There may be Improvements in pho
tographing," said Mr.. Herlihy as he de-
posted the cabinet sized card face
down in his table drawer, 'but ofye
yit to see thim.'-Youth's Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-24

A tepid bath at about 90 degrees
Fahrenheit. taken just before retiring.
In a tub where the whole body except
the face is immersed. is an excellent
substitute for sleep, says Henry Ben
nett Weinburgh In Perfect Health. To
be exact, he says 1t is the only substi-
tute known TO science for natures
sweet restorer. Il have known cases
of prolonged and chronic insomnia to
be cured by this form of bath. Sleep.
Is intended for perfect rest. The bath
above named will come near enough
producing this result TO answer many
months for sleep in cases of insomnia"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-24
Gods Country.

Do you know where Gods country is
located? When we were out in the
Territories enduring hardships and pri-
y%ations. we used to talk OF back in
the States as Gods country" The
early pioneers of the West looked to-
ward the Atlantic seaboard and the
country along the Ohio and think of
Gods country" Now the poor devils
who are compelled to remain for a
time IN the Philippine Islands know
that any part of the United States Is
Gods country" Nearly all of them
upon returning to American shores re-
mark: 1T is good to be back in Gods
country once more" 1t is not likely
that Alaska is included in the eoad
land. for men returning from the big
Territory of the Arctic circle upon
landing at Tacoma declare they are
again in Gods country" But since
our colonial acquisitions, the sobriquet
Gods country Is fast becoming rec
oenlzed as meaning the United States.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-24
Small Plastic Judgments.

That insects think is the belief of a
French neurologist who has been MAX
ing careful observations of ants and
@ He thinks that, between the
ideas of the naturalist who regards In
sects as mere automatons and those OF
the man who treats them as humanity
intelligent, there is a happy medium OF
common sense, and this lie has tried to
attain. His observations teach him
that, although most of the acts of in
scots can be explained by instinct.
there remain what lie calls small
plastic judgments" by which they
avoid difficulties and steer their way
beyond dangers. The directive faculty
of bees especially and their wonderful
memory for places can hardly be ex-
planned Oh the theory of automatism.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-24
The Liquor Habit

Is successfully cured in 3 days by
DR.. ]. J.. MeKanna. Write for par
ticulars. Address all mail to
DIR. ]. j. MeKANNA,
"A Geary Street,
san Francisco, Cal.
The road to heaven-the II we are
travelling.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-09-24

One of the ways to get into swell So
clety is TO butt in through the turf or
the tan bark the race track or the
horse show. \ certain well known man
has already spent 100000 on the tan
bark without penetrating the outer eu-
ticle of the haut monde, and when he
has spent another 100000 he will still
be butting. There are two crazes which
cannot be cured-the craze for society
and the craze for political ofiice.-New
York Press.