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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
Clerk ARRESTED
FOR BURGLARY
William Royce Taken Into Custody
While at Work In a Store On
Second Avenue.

Seattle.-William Royce, clerk in
a store on Second avenue, has been
arrested by Detectives Tenant and
Barbee and is held in the city Jail
for the arrival of officers from Spo-
kane, where, it is said, he is wanted
Tor burglary. Royce has been in Sc
attic several weeks.
1t is said that last July, while re-
siding in Spokane, Royce. entered a
house while the family was out Of the
city and stole a cash register, which
he sold to q secondhand dealer for a
small sum. After disposing of the
register, it is claimed, he learned
that the occupants of the house would
not return to Spokane for several
weeks and at once proceeded to take
possession Of the place. About the
first act, after going through the
house, was to make an inventory of
the furniture and with this list he
went to a money lender, where he bar
tered to mortgage the goods. The
dealer, after examining the furniture,
agreed to advance the money and
an agreement was drawn up and sign
ed by Royce.
However, before he could get
around to get the money Royce was
arrested by the Spokane police on a
charge of vagrancy. He was convict
ed and sentenced to a short time on
the chain gang.
The day Royce was turned out OF
the Spokane jail the owner of the
house who had returned to find the
money-lender ready to take away his
household goods, called at the pO-
lice station. where he made a state
ment Of the case. From the descrip-
ton the police recognized Royce
whom they had just liberated. A
search of the city was made but he
was nowhere to be found and a de-
scription was sent to all parts of the
state.
Detectives Tenant and Barbee sew
eral days ago located Royce but they
wished to make sure they had the
man wanted before effecting an ar
rest
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
MOTHER PLEADS FOR HER BOY
Mrs. Hogue Asks That Sentence Of
Son Be Reduced,

Everett, Wash, Oct 22.-Mrs Mel
lie Hogue Of Los Angeles is in Ever
EFT to make an attempt to have Judge
Denny reduce the sentence of her
son, William Hogue, who was recently
convicted here and sentenced to TWEEN
ty years in the penitentiary for as
saulting and robbing Henry Veth
near Arlington
Young Hogue is still in Jail here.
Mrs. Hogue is heart-broken over the
affair. She says her boys relatives
include number of influential men,
among whom are a former member
Of congress, Major Jennings, stationed
at Denver, and an uncle of Mrs.
Hogue, who is prominent in Illinois
politics.
The mother hopes to bring influence
to bear that will show previous good
conduct and thereby induce the court
to reduce the sentence.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
"See here!" cried the man, losfn

"See here!' cried the man, losing
all patience, you'd better take in
that sign Hats cleaned while you
wait" whats the matter with it?
Wo'ro clo"-;-g tc-s willie you wait
'Te" hut to he exact. vo',- sign
~h0nI1 re?d "Otte~ roople's hats
cleaned while you wait"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
Conditions May Change.

What the several months to pass
before the meeting will bring forth
no one can tell. and my opinions now
are based solely on present condi-
tions and therefore might change, but
in any event | believe much good can
be accom- plished by this cooperation
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
Will Take Another Vote,

Spokane. Oct. 22-The school
board of this city has decided to call
another special election for the pur-
pose of voting a bond issue of $780,
600. A short time ago an election
was held at which the proposition
was defeated to issue 100000 in
bonds for the purpose of increasing
the school facilities of the city. The
board then decided it would be neces-
sary to make a tax levy of 9 IL mills
to meet the present demands of the
city. The taxpayers were frightened
at this and a meeting was held at
which it was decided to ask the board
to call another election to vote On a
proposition to issue 100000 bonds.
This the board has decided to DO.
The election will be held on Novem-
Der 7th. The tax levy, if the issue
carries. will be nils.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
EVERYBODYs MAGAZINE.

"A mlsS1Ou is HdDle 10 swamp a
magazine. So much zeal is developed
that the real function of the publica.
ton, which is to entertain, is forgot
ten. Into this excess Everybody
Magazine, which has recently under
taken a crusade against the idolatry-
of-riches habit in America, is obvious
ly not to be led. The November con-
tents-table makes most inviting
showing, presenting as it does stories
and sketches by such amusing writ
ers as Alfred Henry Lewis, o. Henry
and Eugene WOOD. There is no in
trusion of a policy at all, and the
reader is likely to find himself in the
midst of Francis Bellamy's article
about Successful Men Who Are Not
Rich" without dreaming that there is
a serious moral to it. Mr.. Bellamy
AYERS that the nation is losing its
ideals and that today success only
means wealth. The millionaire is the
modern hero. The newest creed is.
he says: Brains may be more i'm
portant than money, but nowadays
the best way to convince the world
that you have brains, is to make
money" The smart set of New York
is frank in its exclusion of people
who are not rich and has no place
for statesmen, authors or scientists
unless they have money. On the
other hand, he instances important
men in. this country whose position
is a splendid protest against the pre-
vailing craze. Their careers. as
stated here, are certainly inspiring.
The article will set people thinking
about certain significant tendencies
in modern life.
Alfred Holder, who collaborated
with Josiah Flynt, in his series OF
studies of Graft in American Cities"
describes in Reform that Reforms"
what has been accomplished for de-
cency in New York by an honest ad-
ministratiOn. There is also al au-
thoritative summing-up by man
the analytic capacity for the task-I.
. Friedman, the distinguished Chica-
go novelist.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22

Two candidates obliged us by plow-
ing six acres for US yesterday. Our
school children have been patted on
the head so often of late that every
10-yeaf old boy in the town is bald
headed Some of the candidates for
local Offices in this settlement are
running so fast that the sheriff can't
get close enough to levy on them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
TO TAKE GOLD
FROM STREETS
A Company Intends to Prosecute the
Work in Town of Sumpter,
Oregon.

Baker City, Ore, Oct 22.-Since
the days Of 40, nine-tenths OF tne
seekers for gold have searched IN the
beds of rivers and streams and in the
gulches for the bright nuggets &c
swell their bank accounts. Years ago
where now stands the fourlsnine
town of Sumpter, near the headWaters
of Powder River, hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars were washed out OF
the gravel beds. 1t has remained, how
ever, for modern men to placer mime
gold in the city limits Of large and
well-organized town.
Only few days ago General Chas
S. Warren, Of Montana fame, and the
father of the present town OF Stump
ter; Colonel E. S. Toppink, the loca-
tor of the celebrated LIE Roi mine, at
ROssland, B. c., and A. J. Stinson
organized the Oregon Blue Gravel MI
ming company with a capital stock OF
100000. General Warren was elect
ed president, Colonel Topping, vice
president and Mr.. Stinson, secretary
and treasurer The incorporation
was made under the laws of Washing
ton, which do not impose such heavy
restrictions upon mining as do the
| laws of Oregon
When interviewed yesterday, in re
gard to the plans of the company
Secretary Stinson said:
S.Tbo p1un Grouo1 Mi1ipr onronony
has secured 80 blocks from the Supe>
rior Townsite Company, which cover
| the course of the gravel body along
and through the townsite. Sometime
| ago l exposed this gravel bed, anu
sunk a shaft on it to bedrock, and
| then drifted across the gravel, not
| finding either rim. From this hole
was taken out 5000, some of the
gold being quite coarse, one piece
weighing over six pennyWeights
Several wells have been sunk along
the course Of the channel through
the townsite of Sumpter, and pay
values have been found in each case
About three years ago Mrs. Fisher
| who conducted the Rimbol restaurant
found in the crop of chicken which
she killed $3.50 in coarst gold. Neal
her place in a vacant lot the Howard
boys, at children's play of digging the
ground, found three nuggets aggregat
| ing $3.50. In fact, the townsite Of
Sumpter overlays great values, as
witness the Rimbol and Downie pla
GERS adjoining the town, from which
in days gone by over 100000 was
extracted and our company proposes
to exploit and work the ground within
the city to the utmost extent. | be
lieve this will be of the greatest bene
fit to Sumpter, as we have fully l "a
miles of channel, which has been fully
examined and tested.
There will be another season the
unique feature of placer mining with
in the city We propose to get out
of the ground all there is in it, and
operate our holdings in the John Day
country.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
VIEWS OF AUDITOR ATKINSON
If Prosperity In Other Lines Con.
tinues, He Says, Roads Could
Properly Be Advanced.

Ilympia, Wash, Oct. 22.-That some
Of the county assessors of the state
are considering the question of the
state are considering the question OF
raising the uniform valuations placed
on railroad tracks and readjustlng
their figures on all classes OF prop
erty at the next state convention OF
assessors has become known as re-
suit Of the receipt by State Auditor
John D. Atkinson of an invitation from
Secretary Edward Meath, for the
state board of equalization to attend
the meeting Of the assessors in Spo-
kane next February The invitation
does not express this as the real rea-
son back of the invitation. but there
Is good authority for stating that such
is the case.
All the members Of the state board
which is composed of Auditor Atkin-
son, chairman; Secretary of State
H. Nichols. and Land Commits
sooner S \. calvert, have expressed
The opinion that much good will be
accomplished by the proposed con-
'e0fton. In speaking Of the invita-
lo1 Mr.. Atkinson said:
It IS my impression that the in
= Hatl0n to the state board is due to
the intention Of taking up the ques-
tlon Of raising valuations on various
''aNsas of property, including that
oil the railroads.
Would Bear Increase.
There is no hesitation in my mind
OUT mat the uniform railroad valua-
IONS heretofore adopted by the as
SCISSORS convention will bear an in
0.e2Se, provided, of course, the pres
I'll, prosperity continues throughout
'-e state, and other valuations con-
~-oe their upward tendency. The
'ale recommended by the assessors
vas perhaps just to all property
-o-GeTs at the time it was adopted,
'uI conditions have changed and the
pacing Of individual property and
,o' porauon property on a more equal
oasls is needed.
While, if conditions continue the
same, l would favor an increase in
.-o railroad valuations, am. at this
ne not able to state to what figure.
y arrive at an equitable basis would
S41Fe an Investigation of some
-9h2th and great care and I have not
able % devote the tine to it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
is GIVEN A VERDICT,
Mrs. loomis Awarded $500 Against
Great Northern,

Whatcom-Mrs. A. LOOMS has
been awarded $500 by the jury in her
SUIT against the Great Northern rail
way She sued for $1,000, alleged to
De due on a contract made with a
detective for the company, whereby
she agreed to and did furnish infor-
NATION which would lead to the ap-
prehension Of gang engaged in rop-
olng freight cars. Defendant entered
plea that such a contract was
against public policy and that the de-
tectlve exceeded his authority.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22

Read the ads in the Statesman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
AFTER TIE WAR.

We thank the Lord our JOhnny's back
From living in a tent.
We're glad to see him tanned so black
We think the time well spent.
He did not fight a battle, for
He camped in just one spot,
Yet it is we'll he went to war
Such discipline he get.
We used to have to call him twice
To make him rise at eight,
But now it seems his only vice
Is quite another gait.
He's up at six; he builds the fire;
He does the chores with joy;
No work too hard, no task too dire
For this our soldier boy.
And food, He slows away all stun
With equal zest and ease.
Except he says: I've had enough
Of beans and bacon, please
Once fnicky and fussy, too.
He now has not a whim,
Such wonders have a suit of blue,
And bareback wrought in him.
A wrinkled sheet no longer keeps
Him restless through the night.
From what he says we guess he sleeps
In luxury till light.
It tfckles us that naught he finds
Of which he can complain,
And therefore to our humble minds.
He's soldiered not in vain.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22

Real the ads II he Statesman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
1.-THE state board requires co-opera

r "The state board requires co-opera-
ton of county assessors before 1t
can raise or lower a particular class,
and give equity to all parties. At the
last meeting of the state board I ex-
pressed the opinion that the railroads
could justly be assessed at higher
rate but to make a change from the
figures that had already been adopt
ed by the county assessors, would
only have placed greater burden on
those counties having great length
of railroad tracks, and the Increase
would not have been paid so much
by the railroads themselves as by the
individual taXpaverS.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-24

Coon country roads are to a rural
community just what railroads are
to the section of country through
which they are operated. Before
there were railroads in Texas, trip
from Houston to Dallas or San
Antonio and return was matter
of twenty days on horseback, or ten
days, and fare of 500 by stage
coach and freight by wagon between
these points was a matter OF two
weeks at a cost OF $3.50 per one
hundred pounds in summer, and 81
TO S. per one hundred pounds in
win.er. Now the time is reduced to
one day and ihe freight bills about
so cents per one hundred pounds
Sam Norvel, who operated the
Swisher hotel IN Austin in 1854,
paid IS per barrel freight on -four
from Indianola and similar prices
prevailed elsewhere. With our
present country roads, a farmer
living two miles from town, for
weeks at a time cannot take
wagon load of produce to town, or
if the roads are not at their worst
he may haul a load to town and
with an empty wagon reach home
at midnight the same day and he
will be fortunate if some part of his
wagon is not left in a mudhole.
With good roads he would haul
produce to his market or shipping
point and be at home before night,
all safe and sound. He would also
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-24
THURSDAY. DECEMBER "a, 1903.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

Happily the great mass Of people
are beginning to regard Christmas
more as a religious celebration than
as an excuse for license in food and
drink consumption, while the oc-
casion is obviously one which calls
for liberal good cheer, for hospital
ity wish free hand.
Cooperating with commendable
public sentiment THE HERALD
wishes its friends and patrons, one
and all, a merry Christmas. Hav-
ing endeavored to serve the public
with a newspaper of which they
might we'll be proud, true we may
have erred, since its human to err
and manly to forgive, we hope they
will overlook our short comings OF
the past, being assured that The
HERALD of the future will try to
occupy that sphere a concomitant
necessity to the successful admin
istration OF the future OF Browns
vile and the prosperity of the en-
tire lower Rio Grande valley. We
again hope in so doing we will re-
oeiw6 their friendship and patron
age for our efforts, and may each
heart beat quickly with the joyous
music of this festal holiday; may
each home find that perfect hap
piness and sweet content which
frames the Christmas which falls
alike on the poor and on the rich,
the heavy AMI light of hesrt, and
may peace and tranquility reign
supreme in every home throughout
this fair southwestern valley, and
God be blessed every reader of THE
HERALD.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-24
Special Notice.

Notice is hereby given that special
meeting of the stockholders of The New
York, Texas and Mexican Railway Com
pany has been called to convene at the
general office of said company in the
city of Victoria, Texas. at two O'Clock
p. m on the 10Th day of January, 1904,
for the purpose of authorizing the MAX
ing, execution and delivery Of a first
mortgage upon the railways of said COM
pany heretofore constructed as branches
to its main line of railway, and such
lines of railway as said company shall
hereafter construct as branches to or
extensions of its existing lines, with
their franchises and appurtenances, OF
upon such portions of said railways
constructed and to be constructed as, the
stockholders at said meeting shall
determine, to secure the payment of
bonds of said company to an amount
not exceeding in the aggregate the prin-
cipal sum of twenty thousand CSC, OOO.-
00) dollars per mile for each mile CT
such railway and extensions mortgaged
thereby, witch has been or shall be con-
structed ready for operation payable at
time not exceeding thirty years from
the date thereof, and bearing interest
at rate not exceeding six per centum
per annum, payable semi-annually to
be issued for the purpose of construct
ing, completing, improving and operat-
ing the said railways and such extern
sions with their franchises and APP
purtenances; and to repeal and rescind
the resolution adopted by the stockhOld-
ers of said company on the 26th day of
November, 1900, and likewise the re-
solution adopted by the stockholders of
said company ON the 22nd day Of Oct,
1903.
By order of the Board Of Directors
entered at itsAmeeting of date October
81, 1908. B. M. SMITH,
Secretary The New York Texas and
Mexican Railway Company
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-24

enjoy free rural mail delivery and
many other advantages which he
can never attain with many of our
roads in their present condition.
The social advantages of good roads
alone would amply repay the cost
of their construction, not in dollars
perhaps, but in certain pleasures,
church and school facilities that are
as useful as the dollars.-Farm
and Ranch.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-24

Owing to the pressure of business
incident to the Christmas holidays
Curry the photographer who had
announced to leave Brownsville,
has found it impracticable to do so,
therefore he will be found at his
place of business ready to serve the
public with the best pictures on the
Rio Grande.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-24
Correspondence solicited on all mat

Correspondents solicited on all mat
tiers OF local interest, or OF interest to
the people of Southwest Texas. Each
communication must be accompanied
ny the name Of its author. not for pub
LEGATION (unless so directed). but as .
guarantee Of good faith. and when by
request anonymous signatures appear
to such communications the right is
reserved to disclose the name OF the
writer should necessity arise for
such disclosure.
Subscribers who do not receive their
paper regularly are requested to no
tify this office and the matter will re
ceiye prompt attention and insure bet
ter service thereafter.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-24

If the wolf had any sense he
would hang around the rich mans
door.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-24
j. A. OTTMANN.
BRICK MASON

bhIOh MAOON
Is at present in Brownsville and
is ready 10 fill any order for brick
work, clustering, or setting stones.
Has lime for sale.
Residence Cor. St. Charles and
9Th SITS. Work Guarantee.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-24

tend to emmy smawl matters. When
the noospaipers tell them the trust
kwestyun must be setteld thay an er
thet thay will attend to it jest ez soon
ez the staithood kwestyun is owt of
the way. When the Ameriken peepel
kawl fer sumthing to be dun to pre-
vent them from freezing to deth the
senators showt back: "Shut up, kant
yu see we ar bizzy?'
Thar ar millyuns of peepel suffering
taom the koald, but thay must freez
aud talk the chanse of going throo
the saim eksperyens whenever the kole
trust feals like it in the fewtewr, be-
kaws the senait kant kom to a kon-
klooshun on the staithood kwestyun.
The peepel Of Cuba ar asking fer
better markets in plais of thoas we de-
privd them of when we tore the bond
thet held them to Spain. But thay ar
toald to suck THAR paws till the senait
kan fgger owt whether an indian or a
spanyard IL the best materyel fer q
sittyzen.
And so it goas awl doun the line.
The terrytorys maik nifty handy
klubs to kill emmy proposishun thet
the senators don't like to voat on
openly. Thay will moast likely not
settel the kwestyun this seshun.
1t il too handy q weppen to throw
away. IT,
And the trusts ar showing "hur-
rah fer Knute, Quay & Co. and the
terrytorys."
CRICKETTS.