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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24
WHEREIN IT FALLS SHORT.

The modesty of the Ohio republican
platform is it's most striking charac-
teristic. From it we learn that the
Dingley tariff has made the United
States the greatest industrial nation,
added vastly to our foreign COM
merce.' given the farmer his pros
perity and labor the best scale OF
living ever attained" We learn fur
Their that it is the high mission of the
republican party to defend the tariff
to which the people owe all their
greatness and happiness against the
American industries by tariff revis-
ion or otherwise
Think of the ocrats-number-
ing One-half of the nation, or there
abOuts, and more than half of its
wage earners-With a plan" care
fully prepared for destroying all
American industries.' Who would
have thought it if the Ohio republi-
cans had not discovered and exposed
it?
There is one omission in Mr.. Han
mas platform, and it is a serious one.
There is no explanation of the scan
dalous behavior Of the two chief riv-
ers of the country, the Mississippi
and Missouri, which has caused so
much distress in the western states.
Mr. Hanna may say that those rivers
are not in Ohio, but he cannot deny
that they are within the jurisdiction
of the republican party, and the peo-
pie have a right to know why the
party has neglected to restrain them.
The people also have right to know
why the omnipOtent party of protec-
ton did not protect poor Heppner,
Oregon, from disaster.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24
THE OVERSHADOWING WEST.

A feature of President Roosevelts
recent grand tour little remarked up
on was its exclusively western route
says the New York World. Yet there
is significance in the fact that in the
latest and longest presidential trip
on record, made, as every one under
stands, with an eye on the presiden-
tial nomination next year. the eastern
and middle west were all left unvisit-
ed.
Or the twenty-five states to which
Mr.. Roosevelt addressed himself, less
than half were in existence when the
first republican president was elected.
Mr. Blaine was the first republican
candidate for the presidency who
turned his face distinctly toward the
west as the main source of his
strength, and half limited that he
could be elected without New York
and solid New England. But Blaine,
nominated by the west. was beaten
in the east. Mr.. Cleveland was the
! first candidate to secure a majority
in the electoral college so large that
even if New York's big vote had been
cast against him he would still have
been elected. That was in 1892. and
since then the weight of the west in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24
a GAMBLER STAYS IN JAIL.
"Old Fritz" Will Be Sheriff Doust's
Guest While.

Spokane.-Fritz Dietrich, the vi
carious sacrifice in the case brought
TO test the new gambling law, will
have to stay in Jail pending a hearing
in the supreme court of his applica-
ton for a writ of habeas corpus.
Senator Will G. Graves. Dietrich's at
torney. brought this news from Olym-
pla.
There were only three judges in
OLYMPIA when we made our appllca-
tiOn for a writ" said Senator Graves,
and they said they didn't want to
pass on the question of bail. The
court will pass upon it at the time OF
the hearing on the writ, which will be
on July 10. Some time will intervene,
of course, between the hearing ana
the rendering of the courts decision,
and at the hearing the court Will de-
termine whether Dietrich shall be ad-
mitted to bail during that time. The
court did issue an order, however. dl-
recting Sheriff DOust no. to take Diet
rich to the penitentiary pending a
final decision in the case.
Attorney General StrattOn VIII ap-
near for the state in the Dietrich
case. and will write the brief uphold
ing the cOnstitutiOnality OF the felony
law Prosecuting Attorney kimball
will be associated with him, but in as
much as the case is one which affects
the whole state, Mr.. SrattOn will have
charge of it. He is rated as a lawyer
of high attainmentS, and his presence
in the case guarantees that a hard
fight will be put up IN behalf OF the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24
PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE.

The city administration is getting
very good now that the election is so
near. At the council meeting last
night Mayor Hunt called upon the
chairmen of several committees to
prepare estimates Of their probable
expenditures for the next fiscal year.
In response to this request it is safe
to predict that at the next meeting
Of the council on July 9Th sort of
budget will be brought in by the
chairmpu Of the several committees
showing a prospective reduction of
city expenditures during the next year
and a promise Of a lower rate OF tax
alton.
However, such estimates will have
little weight with the taxpayers of
the city. who are inclined to judge by
performances rather than by prom
Uses. 1t is an undisputed fact that
under the administration of Mayor
Hunt the tax rate in this city has
been higher than ever before. It is
now 142 mills-two mills higher than
the average rate of taxation under the
Betz administration. This increase
is partly due to the fact that tax is
now levied to raise a fund for the
retirement of water bonds. and this in
the fact Of the fact that the revenues
from the water department are great
er than ever before. Under prudent
management the water department
would earn enough above all expenses
to pay the interest on the water and
sewer bonds, pay off eight or ten of
them every year and provide a sink
ing fund for the final extinction OF
the debt. There is no reasonable eX-
cuse for the levying Of any tax upon
property for the maintenance of the
water system or the payment Of in
terest or principal Of the bonded debt.
The gross revenues of the water sys-
TEN are now in the neighbOrhoOd of
$4,000 a year The expenses of the
department should not be more than
half OF this amount and the remand
er should go toward the payment Of
interest and the reduction Of the debt
In fact it can be demonstrated that
the net revenues of the water system
would not only meet all necessary OBJ
lrr- 20 al
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24
electoral scales has constantly in

the electoral scales has constantly in
creased.
Four years later. in 1896. and again
in 1900. Mr.. Bryan familiarized us
with the idea that the west had grown
large and strong enough to elect pres
idents without the help of New York
in particular or of the east in general
if it chose. He spoke of the eastern
states as the enemy's country and
invoked the spirit of a new sectional
ism. The result showed that while,
as in Mr.. Cleveland's case in 1892, the
west could and might give votes
enough to elect a candidate without
New York, if New York voted for him
also, it would not line up sOlidly for
candidate for whom New York
would not vote.
Still. Mr.. Roosevelts exclusively
western tour is reminder of the
growing political weight of the young
America beyond the Mississippi.
There is fortunately no possibility of
a new geographical line separating
east and west in our national politics.
The eastern frontier is continually
moving west. Ohio and Illinois are
both back of it today, though they
were far west when Lincoln was first
oIootn6
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24
PECULIAR WEATHER
Reported by Government
Crop Climate Bulletin.
THUNDER AND DUST STORMS
Dry Hot Winds in WaIIa WaIla County
Have Been Injurious to
Growing Crops.
THUNDER AND DUST STORMS

There were heavy thunderatOrmS
the first of the week, with severe dust
storms in the central counties, says
the government crop and climate bull
letin for the week ending June 22d
The fore part of the week was quite
warm, but the latter part was moder-
ately cool. The showers were bene-
fetal in the western, southern and
northeastern counties, and the COM
bination of warmth and moisture
made fine growing weather, but in the
central and southeastern counties
there was not enough rain to be of
any appreciate benefit. Winter
wheat although headed out with very
short stalks, has improved greatly
where there has been sufficient mOis-
ture; and spring wheat has likewise
improved. but in the central counties
the crop will be poor unless abund-
ant rain comes very soon. The sltua-
ton appears to be best in Spokane
county. and in Whitman county it is
good. and also near the base of the
Blue mountains in the southeast cOun-
ties. Oats have improved consider
ably, yet they are not above the aver
age condition.
In the western section oats. pOta-
toes and other field crops have made
good progress. but hops are rather
spindling. and the crop must he light.
Spraying has begun. High winds and
hail caused some damage to hay.
Much clover is ready to cut. and some
haying has been done, but most farm
ers will wait for more favorable
weather. Strawberries were some
what damaged by the storm of the
18th. Cherries are beginning to ripen
Palouse Country.-Hay-Rye hay
lighter than usual. Wheat seems to
be filling all right. Late sown needs
rain. Authoritarian crops needing
rain Winter wheat heading out.
Fruit and gardens doing well. Endi
cott-Grain damaged somewhat by
northeast winds. Crops not as large
as expected. Pullman-CrOps of all
kinds doing nicely. Prospects better
than last week. Colton-Good grow
ing weather for all crops Spring
grain looking fine COlfax-Weather
favorable for growth of crops. With
the usual rainfall from now TO July
10th average crops are assured. Te-
koa-Warm nights. Several sprinkles
of rain. Everything doing well. Ro-
salia-Crops have not progressed sat-
isfaCtOriIy The stand remains light
and not more than two-thirds Of an
average crop can be expected. Gar
dens. potatoes and pastures fine. Sun
set-Grain has made a decided gain,
but will need rain to make a crop.
DeIight-Weather still dr.. Winter
wheat badly damaged. Both winter
and spring wheat need rain.
Walla Walla COuntry.-Walla Walla
Rain is much needed for all crops
and vegetation. Dry, hot northerly
winds have been injurious to wheat.
Mayview-First of week very warm:
last part cooler. which has been bene-
fetal to grain
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24

for a bicycle license He said to a
representative of the Spokesman Re
| view:
The supreme court has decided IN
a case taken up from one of the west
side cities that bicycle tax is speclal
LEGISLATION. and accordingly unconstl-
tutional. 1t is held that legislative
| body has no right to single out any
particular kind of vehicle and tax
it specially.
Notwithstanding this decision OF
the supreme court the state leglsla-
ture has been passing laws authorlz-
ing cities to levy a special tax for the
construction of bicycle paths and the
like Every one of these laws, how
ever is clearly unconstitutional. In
nv Judgment the city of Spokane can
not enforce the collection of the tax. ,"
The opinion of Mr.. Judson will prob
ably end all attempts to collect the
tax in Spokane. In Walla Walla it
has long been generally understood
that the bicycle tax is uncOnstitu-
tional, the supreme court having SO
decided in a case appealed from HO-
GUAM However, wheelmen as a rule
have paid the tax cheerfully with the
understanding that all the money SO
collected would be used in the con-
struction and repair of bicycle paths
for their benefit A few have refused
TO pay the tax and they have not been
mOlested. as the city authorities are
fully aware that in any case appealed
to the supreme court the city would
be sure to lose.
Many persons are of the opinion
that instead of attempting to collect
an illegal tax, the city should leave
the building of paths entirely to the
who might organize and
levy assessments for the construction
Of paths If they lack the enterprise
to do this. it is not the business of
the city to build paths for them by
levying an illegal tax.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24

The meat markets will remain open
during the following hours: From
May l to Oct l, 6 a. m. to 7 p. N. :;
from Oct. l to May l. 6 a. N. to 6
p. M; except on Saturdays and days
before holidays when the closing
hours will be 9 o'clock.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24
NIECE OF MRS. M'kINlEY WEBS,

Canton. O., June 24.-GuestS from
Washington. Chicago Cleveland and
other points are in Canton to attend
the wedding of Miss Ida Barber,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Barber and niece of Mrs. William
Mckinley. to Luther Day, son of
Justice William r. Day, of the Unit
ed States supreme court. The cere-
mony will be performed this evening
at the home of the brides parents
and will be followed by a large re-
ceptiOn.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24

The fight against Gilbert Hunt for
mayor and Frank KEGS for marshal
is one Of principle. Opposition to
them is opposition to the spirit of
graft During the session of the late
unlamented legislature both were al
lied with the railroad forces against
the cause of the people as declared in
both party Platforms This inherent
inclination is further shown in the
case of Mayor Hunt by his desire 70
serve Boss Burford by purchasing
half the Thomas ranch with city funds
for twenty five thousand dollars, and
in the case of Representative KEGS by
his prison board bill. which was vetoed
by Governor Mcbride as intended to
increase the profits of prison boarding
house keepers at the cost of the tax
payers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24
AN ILLEGAL TAX.

According to Corporation Counsel
Judson of Spokane, there is no legal
obligation compelling ony one to paw
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24

The citizen signing himself Jus
tice," whose communication is given
space in the Statesman today, is as
sured that Mayor Hunt is free to use
the columns of the Statesman in re-
futing any charges made by this paper
against his administration. The
Statesman will gladly publish any
proof that he or his supporters may
offer that he has not used public Of
fee as a private snap, either as mayor
or school director, by selling material
to the city or school district at prices
that he made in his private capacity
and approved in his official capacity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24
WEATHER..

Tonight increasing clOudineSs;
warmer: Thursday probably showers
cooler.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-07-30
Keep in the Fresh Air.

Artificial heat will keep people
from freezing, but there is no life in IT,
Warmth that comes from the sun has
life in it. vitality, magnetism, electric
ity. Sprinkliug the lawn will keep
the grass from dying Indeed, the
lawn can be kept fairly green and
vigorous by repeated sprinklings.
But one shower OF rain is worth more
to the lawn than days and weeks of
spriukling.
1t is inst SO with the heat that
comes from the CRATE. 1t will keep a
person from freezing; indeed, some
people will thrive fairly we'll without
any other form of heat, but as rule
sun heat is necessary to health. The
sun does more than elevate the tenn
perature. 1t brings to the body VI
talIzlng agents that cannot be pro-
duced by any artificial means.
When a person is well he generally
gets, in the pressure of business,
enough of the direct rays Of the sun
to keep him well AS soon as per-
son gets sick he Is shut up and kept
carefully away from the sunlight
This is very wrong. The sicker a
person gets the more he is in need Of
sunshine
II sunshine and fresh air are nee
esssry for the well, they are doubly
necessary for the sick. Sanitariums
ard seaside resorts get the credit Of
making a great many cures that are
simply due to sunshine. People 60
ing to these places spend more time
than usual out of doors They get
well. They attribute the cure to the
place rather than the sun. Had they
while at home spent the same amount
of time outdoors they would probably
have gotten the same result.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-07-30
The Autumn Of Life

1t is the solemn thought connected
with middle life that lile's last busi-
ness is begun in earnest; and 1t Is
then, midway between the cradle and
the grave, that man begins to mar
vel that he let the days Of youth slip
by 70 half enjoyed. 1t is the pensye
autumn feeling, it Is the sensation Of
half sadness that we experience when
the longest day is passed and every
day that follows is shorter and the
night fainter and the feebler shadows
tell that Nature is Fastening with gl-
gantic footsteps to her winter grave.
So does man look back upon his youth.
When the first gray hairs become VS.
ible, when the unwelcome truth fss-
tens itself upon the mind that a man
is no longer going uphill but down,
and that the Gun is always westering,
he looks back on things behind.
When we were children we thought az
children. But now there lies before
us manhood, with it's earnest work,
and then old age, and the grave, and
and then home. There is second
youth for man, better and holier than
the first, if be will look on and not
hack
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-07-30
Before and After the Accident.

A member Of the Baltimore bar
tells of an instance where ready wit
won a case which seemed hopeless
from legal point of view.
A grsy-hsired colored man was the
plaintiff in suit against corpora
tion for ten thousand dollars damages
for injury by the negligence of the
corporations employees. The testi-
mony Of many witnesses was strongly
in his favor and he had hobbled fee
bly,, bent and pain-racked, to the
stand and told story which had
manifestly elected the sympathy of
the jury.
Uncle, asked the attorney for the
corporation, on cross-eIamination,
since the accident, how high have
you been able TO lift your right arm p
"Jes about so high, sah, answered
the plaintiff, as, groaning with pain,
he gradually lifted his hand on level
with his head
Very well, answered the attor-
ney, sympathetically, now tell Ito
gentlemen OF the jury how high you
were able to lift the same arm before
the accident.
Ina twinkling uncle's face lighted mp
as he answered About dis higl
shooting his arm in the air almost par
allel with his body.
A smoker was heard in the court
room and several OF the jurymen were
seen to smile. The plaintiffs attor.
ney moved uneaslly and finally rosa
to interfere, when he was ordered 10y
the court to resume bis seat.
Now, Uncle" went on the de-
tendants attorney, "the court ani
jury see that you have become decId-
edly bent in form since you met with
the painful accident 1t is our desire
now to see how erect you stood before
you met with that terrible experience.
"Befo' de accident, " promptly aL.
swered Uncle, 81 WAS able to stand
straight like dis as he stood erect
and threw out his chest
That will do, answered the attor-
ney, as Uncle, as feeble az ever
limped from the witness stand aud
took his seat beside his attorney.
The jury found for the defendant
without leaving their seats.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-07-30
Convincing Proof.

In Judge Cowlngs division Of tho
Court of General Sessions the other day
a white man was on trial for robbI 4
a negro. A second negro, who hsl.
pened to be the only eye witness Of
the affair, was on the stand, and the
attorney for the defense asked him
how it happened that he had given
such particular attention 10 II.
Thank Gawd, sub" the witness
broke out, that yuh sxed me dat
question. 1t wus dis way. ! saw dat
white man comm along carryin dat
niggsh's valise, an knew somethin'
wus up
But how did you know from that
that something was up2" persisted ths
counsel.
"Well, sub, answered the witness.
whenever yuh see a white gen 'lemsn
carryin'a niggah' valise, yuh can make
up your min dat somethins dom"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-07-30

ROLL CALL.
the orderly cried.

Corporal Green !" the orderly cried.
Here :" was the answer. loud and clear.
From the lips of the soldier who stood near
And Here - was the word the next replied
Cyrus Drew l"-then a silence fell
This time no answer followed the call
Only his rear-man had seen him fall
Killed or wounded. he could not; tell
There they stood in the failing light
These men of battle. with grave. dark looks
As plain TO be read open books
While slowly gathered the shades Of night
The fern on the hillsides was splashed with blood,
And down in the corn where the poppies grew
Were redder stains than the PoPPies knew
And crmson-dyed was the rivers food.
For the foe had crossed from the other side
That day, in the face of a murderous fire
That swept them down in its terrible ire
And their Efe-bood went to color the tide.
Herbert Kline !" At the call there came
Two stalwart soldiers into the line.
Bearing between them this Herbert Kline.
Wounded and bleeding. to answer his name.
Ezra Kerr l"-and a voice answered, Here :"
Hiram Kerr !"-but no man replied.
They were brothers. these two ; the sad wind,
sighed.
And shudder crept through the cornfeld near.
"Ephraim Deane !"-then a soldier spoke
''Deane carried our regiments colors.' he said
Where our ensign was shot left him dead
lust after the enemy wavered and broke.
Close to the roadside his body lies
paused a moment and gave him drink
He murmured his mothers name, think.
And death came with it and closed his eyes
Twas a victory yes. but it cost us dear
For that company's roll, when called at night
OF hundred men who went into the fight.
Numbered but twenty that answered Here :"
NATHANIEL GRAHAM SHEPHERD.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-07-30
Very Remarkable Cure Of oi,rrhOsa.

About six years ago for the FIRST time
in my life had asudden and severe at
tack OF diarrhOea, says Mrs. Alice Mill
Ter, Of Morgan, Texas. Il got tempOra.
~ relief, but il came back again and
again. and for six long years have suf-
fered more misery and agony than ! can
tell. II was worse than death. My
husband spent hundreds Of dollars for
physicians prescriptions ana treatment
without avail. Finally we moved 10
Bosque county, our present home, and
one day happened 70 see an advertise
ment OF Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy with a testimO-
NAL Of a man who had been cured by 1t.
The case was so similar 20 my own that
| concluded 10 try the remedy. The
result was wonderful. | could hardly
realize that | was well again, or believe
il could be 50 after having suffered so
long, but that one bottle Of medicine.
costing but a few cents, cured me.
For sale at Reinhart's Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-07-30
July Offerings
@ATI9
Shenandoah Junction.

35-cent Prairie Grass Mating, now
25c.
35-cent Stair Carpet, now 25c.
25-cent Stair Carpet, now lSc.
l0-cent Oil Cloth, now Sc.
Cordova Coffee, now lOc.
lO-cent size Merry Wax .Lye, now a
foc 25c.
25-cent Package Fairbanks Gold
Dust, now lGc.
Scent Bell Starch, now &c.
scent Celluloid Starch, now &c.
cent Ivory Starch, now 4c.
25-cent size Lightning Hot Drops,
now l5c.
25-cent size Lightning Cough Cure,
now 15c.
$lOO size Browns Iron Bitters, now
75c.
$l.25 size Warmers Safe Cure, now so
cents.
$225, $500, $l.75, $3.50 and SIPS
Shoes, now 25c to 00c.
Still have two or three of the Duke
smith Table Desks for S4-very useful
and ornamental.
All Straw Hats at Cost.
Big Reduction in Laces and White
Goods.
We can save you money, no matter
what you want.
Call and see us.
Inspect our goods and compare prices.
We viii let you be the jndge.
Highest market price for all kinds Of
produce taken in exchange for goods.
Yours to Please,