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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-08
WORLDS w. G. T, u.

Geneva. Switzerland. June s.
American women, English, women.
French women and women of many
other nationalities who have devoted
their lives and best energies to the
temperance cause have gathered on
the shores Of Lake Leman to take part
in the sixth biennial convention Of
the worlds WOmen's Christian Tenn
perance Union. The gathering will
be formally opened here tomorrow and
the sessions will continue for several
days
The large number and representa-
tive character Of the delegates CON
stitute a retutatiOn Of the report that
has gained some currency to the eff
feet that with the passing away or
retirement of the founders and piO-
neer workers of the organization the
w. c. T. T., has been losing ground
From all appearances the present
convention will be by far the largest
and a more notable gathering than
the convention held twenty years ago.
at Edinburgh The United States and
Canada have sent a number of
prominent workers. while the repre-
Sentation of England, the Scandina-
Wan countries and Australia equals
that at previous conventions of the
organization.
With the present convention Lady
Somerset is to retire from active
participation in the affairs of the w
c. T. L. In future she will devote her
time and attention exclusively 70
the management of the home for inc
briates which she has founded in
England to the numerous other char
| itl5s in which she is Interested Con-
siderable interest attaches to the
| choice Of her successor in the pres
| id7Lcy Of the Worlds w. c. T. L.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-08
Minnesota Federation of Labor.

Little Falls, Mimi, June S-Men OF
brains and Drawn, upwards of 300 in
number filled the courthouse TO-DAY
when the tWenty-first convention of
the Minnesota state federation of la
Dor was called to order by President
NJ E. Neary of Minneapolis. The
roll call developed the fact that the
convention is the largest in the his
tory of the organization. Not only
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth, but
many Of the smaller cities of Mime
sofa are represented.
The opening session was occupied
with preliminary business, including
the appointment of the necessary com
mittees The annual report of Sec
rotary w. E. MCEwen shows that the
union labor movement has made great
strides in the state during the past
twelve months and that the situation
generally is satisfactory
There are a number of matters O1
Importance to be considered by the
convention during the three days il
will be in session that make the
gathering of more than ordinary in
terest to the labor world If the de
sire Of large and influential element
is acceded to. questions of socialism
will receive less attention than has
been the case at former convention.
Of the organization. Most interestine
is the election of officers Of the fed
Grafton. President Neary and Secre-
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selected under the organic act. This
gave rise 10 the theory that the state
had no claim upon such lieu Ianis'
and that they We're, therefore, open
% settlement. One OF the men VINO
held to this theory was Anton 10
hansen. who. in 1890. squatted upon
12J acres Of lieu lands near oeatt'e.
These I2o acres are now worth over
$4,000. ana q few Years ago Tie
state brought suit to eject Johahs7 L.
The case is famous in the state
courts. where the title OF the state 10
the JOhansen tract. as well as ohou-
sands OF acres OF other lieu lands,
was called INTO question. Johahsen
was defeated IN the superior court OF
King county. IN the supreme court OF
the state. in a decision OF the general
land office. and has now lost IN the
supreme court OF the United States.
Had Johansel won his suit, the
rights OF all squatters upon lieu
school lands, of whom there are many
would have been established. and the
balance Of such lands thrown open TO
Spttipmt Mt
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-08
TRUST TO FIGHT TRUST.
Wholesale Grocers in Ohio Combin.
Aggregate Capital Is S10,OOO,O0O.

ChicagO.-A combination of whole
sale grocery companies with a CAPT
tai Of $40, 900. 900 is being formed
in Ohio by Frank S. Let's of Chicago
who is vice-presiient of the National
Grocer company. of which II. II. Hig-
nbOtham is the head. Announcement
was also made yesterday of the or
ganization Of the Canadian GrOcers
company, limited, having a capital of
$4,000 900. and headquarters at To
rOntO. This company includes nearly
all the larger grocery concerns in
Canada.
According to Mr.. Let's, who is presi
dent Of the Western Grocer company
owning and operating number of
grocery houses in Iowa, Minnesota and
Missouri, this plan of cooperation of
jObbers has been decided upon as the
best way to bring to terms various
trusts with which gr0cers have to
deal. Mr.. Let's says the COmbina-
tons he has formed are not trusts
ana that eventually it is expected to
organize grocery houses from New
York to the Rocky mountains. Com
binatiOns will be organized in New
York soon
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-08
PAYNE MAY GO.
President May Prefer to Retain First
Assistant Wynne.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. June 3.-Sralned
relations exist between Postmaster
General Payne and First Assistant
WINNIE. and as result, one OF them
Will probably have to go, when the
matter is laid before the president.
The probabilities are that Payne will
be the one. not because he has failed
in his duty. but because the work has
become uncongenial 10 him. and the
department is much too large for a
man in his health.
Whel Payne took the department 1t
was expectgG hat he would look after
the political end Of affairs for the ad-
ministratiOn. on account OF his long
connection with the national commit
tee. and acquaintances with pOlitl-
clans throughout the country. 1t was
supposed that the department. would
run along very smoothly and would
not require so ye"T much executive
action. But the developments OF the
last few months have been such as to
show that rigid care is necessary IN
the mana cement Of this department,
which handles so much money and
where there are opportunities for SO
many irregularities.
The differences between Payne and
Wynne resulted. first, from Payne S
criticism OF the first assistant, be-
cause the latter was TOO free in Civ
ing ont reports Of abuses and irregu-
larities to the press. while the in
vestigatIOn was in progress. Payne
believes that Wynne has also encOur-
aged some newspaper attacks upon
him Wynne feels that Payne has not
stood b. him as he should, and is
trying to prevent him from getting
credit for the Investigations as far as
they have gone.
When the matter is brought to the
notice OF the president Wynne's po-
sition Will be quite strong, because
he began the fight on Machen and
Beavers. When Wynne became first
assistant he found that the two bu-
reaus presided over by these men
We're run almost independent of the
first assistant. and both of them were
inclined to defy him. He began to
assert his position. and followed up
the newspaper attacks upon the irreg-
ularities Of the department. The fact
that he mas forced both Of the officials
out will no doubt help him with the
! president in any contest with Payne
Possibly Wynne will be made post
| master general, but attention is di-
reCted more towards Fourth Assistant
Bristow, who. more than any one else
| has been responsible for unearthing
| the Irregularities in the department.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-08
EARLHAM'S NEW PRESIDENT.

Richmond, Ind, June 8.-President
Robert L. Kelly was formally install
ed as head of Earlham college today
in the presence of a large audience,
including trustees, faculty, alumni,
students and friends of the college.
Leading educators were in attend
ance from nearly all OF the prominent
colleges and universities of Indiana
and various parts Of the country. The
particular features of the inaugural
program was the installation address,
delivered by President Harper of the
University of Chicago, and the inau-
gural address of President Kelly.
Brief congratulatory addresses were
delivered on behalf of the student
body, the alumni and the educational
institutions Of Indiana
Robert L. Kelly, the new president
Of Earlham college, graduated from
that institution in 1888. He did three
years of graduate work in phycholo-
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Several days ago a stray horse was
found on the Hudson boulevard. Jer-
seq City. and was taken TO the stables
of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. John Helms, a
West HObOken florist. called at the So
ciety's office yesterday and claimed
the animal.
How are you going to prove owner
ship?' asked President Mccarthy.
Don't have to-" said Helms. IF
it's my horse he'll prove the owner
ship by doing some tricks | taught
him. If it isn't.my horse | don't want
it,"
They went to the stables and Mr..
Mccarthy told the stableman to turn
the horse loose in the yard.
Come here. jack" called Helms
as the animal came out.
With a whinny of delight the horse
ran over and rubbed his nose against
Helms breast.
Shake hands," said Helms. The
foot and placed it in Helms OUT
stretched palm. Helms walked over
to Mr. Mccarthy.
Jack" said he, take out this gen.
tleman'5 watch"
The horse took the presidents
watch chain between his teeth and
gently pulled the watch from the
pocket
"AIl right" said President Nc
Carthy. Il guess he's your horse"
Helms took the animal home.-New
York Times
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-08
KNOWS EE WAS SHOT.
EIanch Eooth Doesn't Accept the Story
of Her UncIe's Recent Death.

Minneap0lis.-Miss Blanch Booth,
the actress. who now conducts a dra-
matte school in this city, does not
believe the report that her uncle,
John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of
President Lincoln, escaped capture
and lived in the southwest until last
January. Miss Booth read today a
telegram received here yesterday from
Enid Okla. to the effect that the body
of David E. George, who committed
suicide at Enid, Jan. IA, has been
identified as the remains of John
Wilkes Booth; that the Identification
has been made positively by X. |.
Bates, of Memphis, the dead mans
attorney and confidential agent; that
the same testimony has been afforded
| by Booths nephew, Junius Brutus
Booth, who saw the body, and by JO-
seph jefferson and Miss Clara Morris,
who were able to recall certain ply
steal peculiarities of John Wilkes.
According to this telegram, Booth
| fled after Lincoln was shot, to the
Garrett plantation in Virginia. The
man killed as the presumed assassin
was named Ruddy. From Virginia,
Booth found his way to Kentucky.
| He afterwards settled at GlenrOse
Mills. Texas. where ne kept a general
store and was known as John St.
| Helen.
Il don't believe there's a bit of
truth in thai story" said Miss Booth.
The body of John Wilkes Booth was
! given to Edwin Booth and was kept
for several days at Viewers under
taking rooms opposite the stage en-
| trance Of the old Holiday street thea
| ter in Baltimore. The remains were
! identified there b. George Rideu and
other actors and by Joseph Booth,
| johns brother. OF course these
friends might have deceived the au-
thorities. ii John had really es-
| capped. But the body was also iden-
titled by a New York dentist. who re-
| cOgniZed work that he had done, on
my uncie's teeth.
| Il 90 recall that last year. while
was on che road out west. got a card
| from a man in some little town.
! can't remember what place it was
| The card read John Wilkes Booth.
| But | was worry tired that day. and
| | looked on the man as an impOstOr.
| so | didn't see him.
| Il can't remember how my uncle
! looked. But he was a man Of very
pronounced personality. AS an actor
| ne was known by sight to many per
sons in and about Washington and
| Baltimore 1t would have been almost
| impossible to have taken the body OF
some other person for his remains
Miss Booth added that she did not
| know the Junius Brutus Booth men
toned by the Oklahoma novelist Her
uncle of that name died in 1888. His
| father, the eluer Booth, the first Ju-
MUS Brutus. died in 1852. and no other
Junius Brutus Booth has continued
| the histrOnic genius Of the family tC
| the third generation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-08
HORSEMEN ATTENTION,

Lynmont, record 2:234. one of the
leading sireS of the PACING northwest
will make the season at the old fair
grounds; service fees $25 with return
privilege. Lynmont is the sire of Dia
mont, 2:1012, trotter. Lynall PIG
trotter, Lena A. 2:211A, trotter, win.
ner of the big Occident stake in Cali
fornia of $1S25, Freda S.. :26 1-3 trot
ter, 3 years old, LynhOod 2:2SA. 8
years old, winner of Palace Hotel
stakes in California. 2 years old, 1888
Price $25 the season with return priv.
ilege
Caution 2:2512, sired by the great
Electioneer, the leading sire of the
North Pacific, with ten in the list with
a record from 2:14A TO 2:29a4. He
sired the dams of the three fastest
colts in the Pacific northwest, one a
8 year old PAGER with a record OF
2:16A; another 2 year old PAGER with
record of 2:2612, and 2 year old
trotter with a record of 2:c6A. Price
s25 the season with return privilege
Teddy, one of the best individuals
and the grandest looking horse in
the state of Washington will make the
season at $50 with return privilege
Teddy is years Old sired by the
great Diavalo, 2:09A out of Elmore
with four in the list. This colt with
TWO months work showed a mile in
2:27.
Providing these horses do no,
change location or owners, the above
conditions will be strictly adhered to
VIM. HOGOBOOM, Owner
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-08
STATES TITLE AFFIRMED,
Washington Lieu School Land Owner
ship Was In Doubt.

Olympia Wash-The states title
10 thousands of acres of lieu school
lands has been finally and forever al
firmed by a decision Of the United
States supreme court, notice of which
has been received BY Attorney Gener-
al StrattOn.
The lands affected are those select
ID BY boards Of county commissions
crs. under the territorial organic
act. and prior to the admission of
the state to the union. The organic
act of 1853 reserved for the support
Of the schools of the state later to
he formed sections 16 and 80 in ey-
cry township surveyed. 1t provided
also that where such sections had al
ready been settled upon the county
commissioners should select other
lands in lieu thereof.
The enabling act of 1889, providing
for the formation of the state OF
Washington, also granted to the new
state sections IS and SO in every
township, and also provided for the
selection by state officers of lieu
lands for such sections where lost by
prior settlement or through natura
causes.
The enabling act. however. mad<
no reference to the lieu school lands
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-08
TO TEACH THE DEAF
HOW 10 TALK
Persistent Efforts Of Joseph Miller
to Start a School in Walla
Walia.
Walla Walla, June s, 1908.


Editor Statesman:
It is a subject Of congratulation to
the friends Of humanity that some in
teIligent citizens have taken into con-
sideration the practicability of estab-
fishing a school in our city for teach
ing the deaf.
Perhaps it is a truth not generally
known that the art OF teaching those
unfortunate beings who have been
born deaf has arrived to SO great a
perfection that they are actually
aught to read write and speak and
understand what is spoken. Of all
he intellectual requirements Of man
the noblest is that of vocal speech,
and 10 be the means OF imparting
this to individuals who must remain
dumb for lite without the interference
OF their more fortunate fellow beings
what can be more delightful to phil
anth3Opy. what more worthy Of Chris
dainty?
1t should be further understood
that there are two systems of teach
ing the deaf and dumb-One practiced
by sla,a institutions, the other by
day schools. The last is 50 unlike
the frs, that it may be considered as
a distinct art for by methOdical signs
deaf are instructed to converse with
each other only; whereas the day
school has attained the astonishing
means OF instructing them to speak
with the tongue and become useful
and intelligent members Of society.
The inclosed Iater is one Of many
that | receive from teachers and
members Of the American association
o promote the teaching of speech to
the deaf Pm, It if lou please to
show your Intelligent readers the cost
per capita. SO a comparison can be
made between a state asylum and a
day school.
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MME. hAHING In LONDON.

London. June S.-Tha most prOmi-
nelt fgure On the dramatic horizon
at present is Madame Jane Hading,
the great French tragelieIne, who be
gin ne London engagement tonight
at IT, Coroner theatre. She will play
for month an her repertoire is to
include Plus que RENE and her
lates' Partisan triumph "Le Chate-
Iaine." in which she is to be associa-
ted witt " Guitry.
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tary McEwen, it is said, are anxious
TO be reelected but for both offices
there are a number of other strong
aspirants and the contest promises
10 be exceedingly lively before it is
ended
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San Francisco. April 10, 1898.

Dear MI. Miller:
Your boy may attend school here
without paying tuition at all. Board
in a private family most excellent
care and all expense of washing,
mending, etc. for $40 per month
Let me know as soon as possible il
you want me TO come up in June. |
don't see why ,Cu don't start a school
there? | wish | could stand my own
expenses but it is out of the question
now You 0U2At to START a school
there and run the TWO years then
you could shCn ~ work.
Our little pr i FEARS Old born
totally deaf will ct school for hear
ing children in august
Res: nctfully,
JENNIE B. HOLDEN.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-08

gy at the University of Chicago, Wheie
he took the masters degree and lo'
three years in succession was aWarue"
a fellowship. In Chicago he conducted
extensive investigation in the field oL
child psychology. both Of the Norman
and abnormal type. in which line ne
is recognized as an authority. he
came to Earlham college two FeaI;9
ago from Penn college, Iowa, OF WhI'"
institution he was acting president
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Benevolent old lady outside OF canGs
shop-Don't cry, little boy; come ID
here, and I'll buy you a stick OF canu! .,
Small Urchin-Tanks; dat's Wot n.S
mudder made me cry for. She heVp'
de store
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~ "a 50 rs g. 1 Ia.
,sors+bs q The Kind You Have Always bouy'
s4 al IXAzIza
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HORSE PROVED HIS IDENTITY.

JENNIE B. HOLDEN
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-11-13
MILLER's OPENING NIGHT.
A Large Crowd Inspects His New
Furniture Store.

Monday night, N. A. Miller, the fur
niture dealer, rendered the public
grand opportunity to inspect his new
store and its immense stock. From to
8 o'clock the big store was completely
iammed with Athena people, and inter-
mingling with them we're people from
Helix, Adams, Weston and the sur
rounding country.
Neat and attractive invitations had
been issued some days previous to the
opening. About 200 ladies presented
invitations at the desk and we're each
given a nice souvenir, consisting of a
small thermometer in a pretty albumin
um setting, suitable for tasty decoration
of'the home.
Johnson's complete orchestra regaled
the visitors with high-class music, and
long after the splendid stock had beer
| inspected, people fingered to listen to
the selections SO masterfully rendered
The PRESS will not attempt to describe
Mr.. Miller's mammoth stock. 1t haf
been seen by nearly every one in this
vicinity. Suffice to say that 1t is com
plete in every detail and is surpassed by
no other in the county.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-11-13
Work on the Parsonage.

The foundation for the new parsonage
that is to be the home of the resident
Christian pastor has been constructed,
and carpenters are awaiting favorable
weather conditions TO begin their work.
1t is found that to build the house suit
ably, 1t will bring the cost to between
$1,000 and $25OO, and a prominent men,
Der of the congregation, with accus.
toned generosity, says proceed" G..
w. Hansell, the contractor, will put a
large force Of men TO work and the par
sonage will be finished as soon as pos
sibIe.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-11-13
AT ONTARIO
NEXT YEAR
MdIheur County Secure
Next Convention

Hon. II. j. Kirk and DR.. A. w. Bot
kin returned Tuesday evening from
Pendleton, where they attended the
session OF the Oregon State Irrigation
convention. Much interest was mani
tested in all the proceedings of the two
days convention, and many addresses
by men prominent in the Northwest
were made.
Ontario was selected as the next meet
ing place. The association will go after
the 1905 convention of the National as
sociation for Portland at El Paso next
year. The officers chosen were:
Presidents HI. A. Devers, of Portland,
re elected.
First vice president Will r. King,
of Ontario.
Second vice president Mr.. Carbine,
of Union.
Treasurer W. T. Wright, Of Union,
Secretary, E. P. Dodd, of Pendleton
Assistant secretaryC. O. Hunt, ol
Ontario.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-11-13
WHERE IS
Mr.. CHAPMAN
Weeks Ago lie Started
Out for Helix

j. W. Chapman, the painter, has for
several weeks been away from Athena
and no one seems to know anything of
his whereabouts. When he left town
his ostensible destination was Helix,
whittier he was to go to consult with
Fred Page, who with Mr.. Chapman,
had the contract to paint the new Meth
odist church building.
In Pendleton he gave out the inform.
alton that he was going to Portland.
Since then nothing has been heard OF
the painter. He left some indebtedness
here but his friends believe that he will
return and straighten matters up. There
are Others who believe that Chapman
has left Athena for good, and that now
he is in his old home in England, which
according to his own statements he has
not seen for many years, and for which
he has had a longing to see once more.
His keys were left with Mr.. Millen Of
the Athena hotel, and James Stamper
has been running the Chapman shop for
some time, taking care of the tools and
doing such work as was required Of him.
Monday Mcbride & Co. attached
Chapman's tools on an account for ma
terial amounting to over $36, and Lester
Swaggart assigned an account for $4s
rent that went in on the attachment
j. l.. Snyder, a painter who has recent
ly arrived in Athena, has leased thu
shop.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-11-13
Mountain sawmill DESTROYED.

johnson 4 Laur's sawmill on Weston
mountain, about Is miles east Of this
city, was totally destroyed by fire Friday
night, together with about 100, 700 feet
Of lumber in the yard. About $4,000
feet of lumber was saved. The mill was
small but profitable one, having a
daily capacity of 5000 feet, and was
equipped last spring with new machin
cry. The loss is in the neighborhood Of
$4,000. The owners viii rebuild, and
next spring will be ready to resume op-
erations. - Weston Leader.