davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01

Gilmer was an expert accountant
whose duty it seems to have been to
expert" with his eyes shut for fear of
discovering something. But he prov
ed recreant and was removed, being
guilty of asking troublesome ques-
tons" and embarrassing certain
officials whose accounts had been
called in question.
Among the most serious of the Tul-
loch charges is that to the effect that
Gilmer> was removed while in the
midst of some dangerously fertile in
VestigatiOns to which he had been
carelesslv ssigned-withdraw from
the trail just as it FAXED interesting.
Mr. Payne asserts that the reason for
Gilmer's "transfer' was that he en-
barrassed people, asked troublesome
questions, and pursued annoying
methods. Mr. Payne produces letters
of the officials to Mr. Payne
A departments chief danger from
rubberneckers lies in the fact that
their presence is not Immediately
discoverable. Intelligent. alert and
cautious observers cannot be detect
ed at once and Weedei out; they are
unobserved observers and they &C
quire a mass of information before
they make themselves felt
What Tulloch didn't know about
the inner workings of his office
couldn't have been very much since
what he does know consumes some
fifty typewriter pages of detailed al
legations. Whenever doubtful
looking transaction came before him
he metaphoricaIly assumed the shape
OF question mark. Gflmer seems to
have been no less a human interrOga-
ton.
The official ak has fallen upon both
of these rubbernecks. Perhaps it is
more than an empty figure of speech
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01

Prescott Spectator:-The president
has shown Enthusiastically that he
honors the old heroes of "61-'65. They
are first in his mind on all occasions.
yet the other day, the poor old chaps
were placed in the second division
in the parade and compelled 10
march to six-eight time. This
worked hardship Oh the poor. old
fellows in the long march. but they
stuck to it and were heartily cheered
on all sides by the multitude as they
passed along.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01
ABOUT WALL STREET.

How does Wall street stand to-
ward Roosevelt? Just now the query
is agitating some of the newspapers.
Two years ago everybody knew how
Wall street stood. ROosevelt's unex-
pected incumbency provoked alarm.
He was viewed as a menace to the
streets interests.
Acute fear died away, however, and
it was not a great while until people
began TO question whether Wall
street really retained any apprehen-
sion. After the election of last fall
and after Mr.. Roosevelt had, in his
message to congress, faced squarely
against the tide Of threatened trust
and tariff Legislation there appeared
no reason for opposition on Wall
streets part, and the impression rap
idly gained ground that opposition
had died. Yet, So long as Hanna
with the president there was still
room for inquiry. and it was not un
til Hanna came out boldly for the
Roosevelt cause that the last vestige
of doubt gave way in the minds of
those who had closely followed the
drift of events.
But discussion has not ceased It
is revived upon every preteXt. It
emanates chiefly from sources close
to the street itself, from which fair
inference would be that the query
was kept going in the interests OF the
street. One or two organs have
openly and bitterly opposed Mr.,
Roosevelt on Wall streets behalf.
1t has been suggested that if Wall
street would designate what it did
not want it would get plenty OF that
article at the hands of the people
Certainly. il the people could be made
TO believe that the money power was
inimical to him. ROosevelts popular
strength would be greatly enhanced
thereby.
In Wall street" are included the
privileged interests, the banking
powers which fool with politics, the
three hundred or more industrial
trusts and the great cluster Of
combines" or trusts composed Of
trusts. In that corner of the world
there is no politics but tne politics of
self interest. COurtesan principles
determine it's favor toward parties
administrations or men What does
Mr.. Roosevelt promise for or against
Wall street as compared with any
man whom democracy might select?
The answer contains the simple eX-
PLANTATION Of Wall streets attitude.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
Copy of change of advertisement
must be delivered 20 the business Of
Ace bv the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. to
,asure insertion in the Issue of even
date.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01
NOTICE.

In the Evening Statesman Dr.. j.
NJ Boyd of Spokane has an adver
tisement stating that my invention
Of an electric bath robe is an in
fringement of his invention and that
he is going TO prosecute me. | admit
that Dr.. Boyd has invented good
machine but | claim to have invented
much better one and have assur-
ances from my patent attorney that
it is patentabIe and no infringement
on any invention now filed with the
government.
| am willing to let the public Judge
as to the merits Of ny Electric bath
robe and guarantee results or no pay
is asked
Let DR.. Boyd cause the arrest of
Prof Galloway because the profes-
sor's Electric Robe is far superior
to "Boyd's Coil" as good as is the
Coil" PROF. J. S. GALLOWAY.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01
ANOTHER RUBBERNECK.

Rubbernecks are no more welcome
in a welI-greased and smoothly run
ming pOstoffice department such as
Mr.. Payne's, than are revenue officers
in a moonshine still. A couple Of
rubbernecks are sufficient TO throw
the whole works into CONSERVATION.
These troublesome parties do not
submit themselves to the department s
facile processes like orderly auto
nations. but they watch and listen.
and. should the odors hint of ques-
tionable things, constitute them
selves private shifting committees.
Had Providence neglected 70 pro-
vide Gilmer and Tulloch with a full
equipment of senses. Mr.. Payne would
have been spared world of trouble
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01

IF WalIa Walla were a seaport town
WITH government navy yard she
would soon lose it. if the rule applleo
to Bremerton were applied to Naiia
Walla under the policy OF the present
administration. Secretary OF me
Navy Moody says thai many OF the
auDrentices on government battle
ships are mere boys and he believes
in protecting them from evil tempta-
lions. In Walla Wala it is a COM
mon thing for boys to frequent GER
.ain saloons and gaming places and
nobody says a word in protest Inc
RremertOn saloon men should move
to Walla Walla and they will be
guaranteed immunity from prosecu-
ton for selling liquor to boys.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01
POmerOy East Washingtonian:

There's a lot of brass in the domi-
nant faction of the republican party
at Walla Walla. At the time of the
presidents visit a few chairs were
provided for visitors outside of the
select crowd but they all had pins
on them. 1t is to be hoped that Walla
Wallas hospitality on this occasion
won't perpetuate too many memories.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01
WEATHER..

Tonight and Tuesday partly cloudy
with OCCASIONAL showers cooler
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01
He ElI(1RIC BATH ROBE
L PEATMENT.
Your money back if not benefited.

Is the fines thing for rheumatism
govt, neuralgia kidney trouble. syph-
Ills, lumbago, sGatica and all muscu-
lar contractiOns. etc And l would
like TO see a case Of paralysis it will
not cure. Poor circulation, cold feet,
cold limbs are restored to their nat
uTal condition in few treatments
Patients can be treated at home if
You have electric lights. Why go to
hot springs when you can be cured
at home much cheaper Call and see
and be convinced. Office Room %,
Palace hotel.
PROF. GALLOWAY
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01
Time Schedule-WaIIs Wal
Two trains daily

Time Schedule-WaIIa Wall.
No. Z Arrives from Spo-
name 49,. ....... 4;09 d
and departs for
Pendleton and the
east -. ..... 400 p.
No. 8 Arrives from Pen
dleton and the east
and departs .10:00a,
for Spokane and the
Palouse country 1000 al
No. 43 Leaves for Portland
and Spokane via
Wallula -. .....10:15 ID
No. A Arrives from Port
land and Spokane
via Wallula ....... 2:55 nj
No. Al Leaves for Pendle-
ton Except SundayJ10:00 a d
No. AZ Arrives from Pen
dleton except Sun
day. 49,. ....... 9:15 p :
No. 90 Arrives from DAYTON 500 D :
No. 90 Leaves for Dayton. 7:3O q
No. As Leaves for WaIula. 800 p u
No. 46 Arrives from Wallu-
Ia ........ ........ $50 p
STEAMER LINES.
San Francisco Portland rou,
Steamer sails from Portland s D. =
every 5 days.
Daily Boat Service between Pot
land, Astoria, Oregon City, Dayto.
Salem, Independence. Corvallis an,
all Columbia and Willamette Rive.
points.
SNAKE RIVER BOATS.
Leave Riparia Sundays, Tuesdan
aid Thursdays.
Leave Lewiston Mondays, Weln::
days and Saturdays.
R. BURNS, Gen. Agent.
Walla Walla. Wash
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01
Spokane, Wash, May 2S, 1903
Editor Statesman,
Walla Walla. Wash.

Walla Walla. Wash.
Dear Sir: Having made it sufficient
ly plain that Jim Galloway can give
no right to the switchboard and robe
which he is wrongfully handling The
robe he has has been patented for
seven years and | have a certificate
of patent on the switch board The
robe carries heat only while the coil
carries electricity also sufficient TO
thoroughly magnatize the whole body.
Yours truly.
DIR NJ ROW.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-01

to say that the ak inflicted it's most
painful wounds in the rebound.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

to the figure, and are made full
length, SO that the yoke, attractive as
it is, can be omitted when plain
waist is desired. The trimming strap
at the front adds an effective touch,
and the sleeves are the favorite ones
Of the season, full below the elbows,
tucked to fit snugly at the upper-ar1ns,
with cuffs that match the yoke. Ia
The waist consists of the fitted lin
ing, that can. be used or omitted as
preferred the fronts, back and yoke.
The fronts and back are tucked and
stitched with corticelli silk and are
finished with a regulation shirt waist
plait. The yoke is in one piece, fitted
by means of shoulder darts, and is
applied over the. waist, the pointed
trimming strap making a finish at the
front edge. The sleeves are cut in
one piece each and are tucked at
both upper and lower edges and fin
ished with the cuffs. ~ 5ss,c*:
The quantity of material required for the
dunn size is 4 y yards q inches wide, ~ yards
q inches wide or 90 yards A inches wide.
The pattern, 1912, is cut in sizes for 80. "a
SO, IS and 40-inch bust measure. -. ~
In ordering pattern fill in this
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
THE MAIN CHANCE
"A WESTERN
oov1.t 3aa1 Rd3-Maanco

Copyright, 1903. by Bobbs-Merrill Co.

company. The effect of this was
TO create a mystery as to the
distribution of the bonds and the
stock. When Porter came home from
his summer vacation, the newspapers
were demanding that steps be taken to
declare the Traction franchise forfeit.
But the franchise had been renewed
lately and had twenty years to run.
This extension had been procured by
the element in control, and the foreign
bondholders, biding their time, were
glad to avail themselves of the politi-
cal skill of the local officers.
Porter had been casually asked by
his Boston friend whether there was
any local market for the stock or
bonds; and he had answered that
there was not; that the holders Of
shares in Clarkson kept what they had
because they could no longer sell to
one another and that they were only
waiting for the larger outside bond
holders and shareholders to assert
themselves. Porter had ridden down
to Boston with his brother banker and
when they parted it was with an un-
derstandlng that the BOstonian was
to collect for Porter the Clarkson
Traction securities that were held by
New England banks, "a consid erable
amount, as Porter knew; and he went
home with a well-formed plan of buy
ing the control Of i the company.
Times were improving and he had
faith in Clarkson's future; he did not
believe in it so noisily as Timothy Mar
grave did; but he knew the
resources Of the tributary country, and
he had, what all successful business
men must have, an alert imagination.
It was not necessary for Porter to
disclose the fact of his purchases to the
officers of the Traction company,
whom he knew to be corrupt and vic
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
CHAPTER Xxx.

James Wheaton Makes q Computation.
Porter's vacation was not altogether
wasted. AS he lounged about and
philosophical to the Bostonians on
western business conditions, his rest
less mind took hold Of a new project
1t was suggested to him by the in
quiries Of Boston banker, who
owned q considerable amount of
Clarkson Traction bonds and stock
gave discouraging account Of the
company, whose history he knew
thoroly The Traction company had
been organized in the boom days and
its stock had been inflated in keeping
with the prevailing spirit Of the time.
It was first equipped with the cable
system in Difference to the c1arkson
hills, but later the company made the
Introduction Of the trolley in excuse
Of reorganization of it's finances with
an even more generous imitation.
The panic then descended and
wrought a diminution. of revenue: the
company was unable to make the re-
pairs which constantly became neces-
sary, and the local management fell
into the hands of a series Of corrupt
directorates.
There had been much litigation, and
senae Of the eastern bo1ldholders had
threatened a receivership; but the
local stockholders made plausible ex-
euses for the default of Interest when
approached amicably, and when men
aced grew insolent and promised
trouble if an attempt were made to
deprive them OF power. A secretary
and a treasurer under one administra-
lioT1 had connivea to appropriate a
large share OF the daily cash re-
ceipts, and before they left the
office they destroyed or Cancelled
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

ious: the transfer of ownership on the
cOmpany's books made no difference,
as the original stock books had been
destrOyed--a fact which had become
public property thru a legal effort to
levy on the holdings of a shareholder
in the interest of "a creditor. More
over,, if. he could help it, Porter never
told any one about anything he did.
He even had several dummies in whose
names he frequently held securities
and real estate. . One of these was
Peckhanl a clerk in the office of Fen
ton, Porter's lawyer.
Wheatonrhad not long been an Off
Ger Of the bank before he,nbegan to be
aware that there was#@considerable
mystery about Porter's outside trans
actions. Porter occasionally perused
with much interest several small mem
orandum books which he he kept care
fully locked in his deslN.:% The Presi-
dent often wrote letters. with his own
hand and copied them himself after
bank hours, in a private letter book.
Wheaton was naturally curious as to
what these outside interests. might be.
Tt had piqued him to find t1at-while he
was cashier of the bank he was not
consulted in it's larger transactions;
| and-that of Porters personal affairs he
knew nothing. s.
One afternoon shortly after Porters
return from the east, Wheaton, who
was waiting for some letters to sign,
| picked up bundle Of checks from the
desk of, one Of the individual book
keepers. They We're Porter's personal
! checks4Which had that day been paid
and were now being charged to his
I! private account. Wheaton turned
them over mechanically; it was not
very long since he had been an indiv-
| idual bookkeeper himself; he had ent-
cred innumerable checks bearing Por-
.ter's name without giving them a
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
ROMANCE OF A DUKES WILL
The Cenury0 Bdgewater Trust Expires by Lapse Of Time and
Lord Ellesmere Takes Possession of Immense Estate

over Sale Moor Moss. The duke cut
dow n his expenses to f400 a year.
Een then it became doubtful whether
he could find the needful money to
complete the great work. Fortunately
his first canal had become a CONNER
cial success, and it was this which
at the last saved him from financial
disaster. ,
The duke was only SO years Of age
when these great, works were COM
Dleted. but his energy was not ex-
hausted. and he spent the remaining
years Of his life in extending his
canals and in improving his estates
and increasing their coal output by
his wonderful system of underground
canals, with an inclined plane in the
rock between two canals of different
levels.
They ultimately reached some forty
miles in length, and, tho no longer
used for conveying coal to the surface,
still play their equally important part
in the draining Of the collieries.
Late in life the duke made exten-
sive purchases of pictures, including
three Raphaels and five Titians, from
the Orleans gallery WHICH had been
broken up at the French revolution,
! for a few hundred pounds.
He died at the age Of 66, and un-
married, leaving behind him a will
most remarkable in every way.
| The Dukes VIII.
| This will fills no fewer than sixty
six pages of printed matter, and con-
tains precise directions for the admin
| istratiOn of the trust property. 1t
| consisted Of the dukes canals his
estates jim Lancashire and Chesire, an
estate at Brackley in Northampton
shire. and Bridgewater house, London,
with it's contents. All were left to his
grace's nephew, the Marquis of Stat
ford, with the reversion to his second
son. The marquis was created first
Duke of Sutherland, and on his sec
ond son-Lord Francis Egerton-was
conferred an earldon, Lord Francis
choosing the older title of Ellesmere
in preference to BridgeWater.
The object of the trust was thus set
forth in the Duke of BridgeWater' S
will:
AS far as the rules of law and equity
will permit by the means adopted in this
my will to suspend the right to the inheri-
tance of my trust estates for the purpose
Of keeping my said canal and the trade
thereof, together with the estates annexed
thereto, as, one joint fund, under such
control, superintendent, and management
thereof DIS foresaid to the intent that the
public may reap from the same those ad
tvantaGes which hope and trust the plan
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

thought. AS the slips of paper passed
thru his fingers, he accounted for them
in one way or another and put them
back on the desk, face down, as man
always does who has been trained as
bank clerk. The last of them he
held and studied. It was check
made. payable to- Peckharn, Fenton's
clerk. The amount was $9,999.00,-
too large to be accounted for as a pay
ment for services; for Peckham was an
elderly failure at the law who ran er-
rands to the courts for Fenton and
sometimes took charge Of small col
lection matters for the bank.
Wheaton paid the attorney fees for the
bank; this check had nothing to do
with the bank, he was sure. The
check, with its curious combination OF
figures, puzzled and fascinated him.
A few days later, in the course OF
business, he asked Porter what dispo-
sition he should make of an applica-
tion for a loan from a country GUS
toner. Porter rang for the past cor
respondence with: their stcFient, and
threw several letters to Wheaton fo1
his information. Wheaton, read them
and called the stenographer.to dictate
the answer which Porter had indicated
should be made. He held sthe clients
last letter in his hand, and in Sconclud-
ing turned it over into the wire basket
which stood on his desk. As.it fell
face doWnwards his eye scaught
some figures on the back; and
he picked it up thinking that
they f71a1shtz relate tossthe5,slletter- The
memorandum was IMPORTERS. large
uneven hand and read
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
WEATHER PREDICTIONS
FOR THE NORTHWEST

+
Weather Now and Ihen-Mninum degrees
5
to-nght probably followed Wednes
uheast Il
winds.
Upper Mhan-Party
Lake colder
-
winds
tonight and IN east portion Wednesday, winds shifting
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
the eastern part of Assnoa and Saskatchewan
below the
from 10 degrees to II degrees below
II. S. ction
m tine.
wenty
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

adopted in my will is calculated to produce
for their benefit
According to the rules of law and
equity, property may only be settled
in trust for the duration of lives in
being and for a further period of
tWenty-one years.
The, dukes lawyers, therefore, in
creating the trust chose a number of
persons and their living issue closely
to them the peers who had taken their
seats in the house of lords before the
dukes death.
i Why the Trust Ends.
The last peer named in the trust
died in 1887, but a commoner lived
until twenty-one years age, ,&and. it was
his death, on Oct. 1s, 1882, which now
ends the Bridgewater trust. Curious
ly enough, this last survivor was not
alive at the dukes death. He was not
born until six months afterward, but
in the eye of the law he was in being
when the duke died.
The story Of the Bridgewater canals
during the century which has, elapsed
since the dukes death is full Of in
tereSt, and bears. remarkable teSti-
mony to his foresight.
At first these waterways had no RI
walls as carriers. The price of coal in
Manchester fell by one-half directly
the first canalzzwas opened.
In 1899 a steam tug called Bona
parte was tried on the canal, but II
did so much harm to the banks and
was SO slow and unpopular that il
was discontinued.
In 1872 the canals were transferred
to the Bridgewater Navigation com
pany, and,in 1887 the Manchester Shir
canal purchased them.
The art treasures at BridgeWatel
house are of, great value and interest
and the treasures Of the library are
numerous. They include the famous
manuscript of the Canterbury Tales
known as the ..Ellesmere Chaucer,'
the four folios of .Shakspere, an orig.
inal issue of the :'Sonnets,''' severa
Shaksperean quartos, a large, quantity
Of Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatic
literature, and a fine collection o.
Bibles.
In the whole history of the law O.
this land there has never been more
remarkable trust or one administered
with more unbroken ability. It's con
clusion brings to a close one of The
most famous chapters of commerce
and romance in the history of the
British peerage.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

The hip lock is of use at all times,
and has many variations. But it's chief
value occurs when your opponent
leads, especially if he is also rushing
you.
You can work the trick either on
the right or the left side, according
as he leads with right Or left. The
one grip is obtained in like manner
with the other, except that it is tried
from opposite sides and with opposite
hands. Let us suppose, for instance,
that your. antagonist leads for you
with his left. Bring your head far
enough to the right to avoid his blow,
and step forward past him with the
left foot Step far enough beyond
him to allow your left hip to come
just behind his left hip. AS you step
forward throw your left arm around
his waist and bring up your right
hand across your body until it lies
across his. throat. Now you are in po-
sition. Push forward, simultaneously
with both arms, and bend the upper
part of your body forward. thus
throwing hirr across your left leg.
your hip acting as a lever. He must
fall, and fall hard, especially If you
do the whole thing too quickly to per-
NIT him to steady himself by catch
ing hold of you.
Should a man try to work this chip
lock- you, simply move your left
leg to the left far enough to prevent
him from stepping past you. This is
an absurdly simple guard for so clever
a trick but it is absolutely effective,