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The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
EVIDENCE OF WEIGHT.
REASONS WHY PROTECTION
SHOULD BE UPHELD.
Government Report Shows that While
the Cost of Living Has Increased,
the Income from Wages Has In
creased in Much Greater Proportion.

The report Of the Department Of
Commerce and Labor shows that if
the cost of provisions has increased
during American prosperity the aver
age income has increased still fur
ther, so that the general public is that
much better off on those two compari-
sons, not TO speak of its further bene-
fits in shorter hours of employment
for more money and the fact that
clothing anad other articles entering
into the cost of living have not in
creased.
But the American people have not
needed any tables of expert calcula-
tions to prove to them how much bet
ter circumstanced they are now than
they ever were before. They have
monthly and weekly and daily remind
er of the fact in something that IS
the very simplest yet the most i'm
pressive proof-their surplus of earn
fngs above their expenses, their say
ings from their incomes after they
have met all their expenses and put
away fund for ''rainy day"
Take the savings banks depositors
of the United States for example.
What need have they of government
reports to advise them how their bank
accounts compare with those which
they had when the "cost of living was
cheaper" in the Wilson law days?
What heed will they give to the Dem
ocratic calamity cries when they look
over their bank books and find their
deposits have been climbing steadily?
From 1897, when the Republican party
was restored to power. the total saw
ings banks deposits went from ST.
939376O35 to s2,O65 ,63l 29S in 1885,
to $2,230 .366,954 in 1899: to s2,449,.
b47SS5 in 1900; to s2,597,094 $50 in
1901; to s2,75O,177,29O in 1902: to 81,
935 204Si5 in 1903.
In the era of Democratic low cost
Of living" the total savings banks de.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Offended Chinese EMPRESS.

The empress dowager of China, ac-
cording to the Shanghai Times, Is
highly offended with the wife and
daughters of Yu keng. late Chinese
minister at Paris. and has issued or.
ders that they are not to enter the
palace again. The cause OK their
sudden downfall is said to be that
they instigated the young American
lady artist who painted the empress
dowager's portrait to demand a sum
empress dowager at the advice, of
some Of the officials had previously
presented the artist the sum of 10000
taels and some presents.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Pen Picture of Great Heiress.

OF Miss Pauline AstOr, american
heiress of naturalized Rriton and
fiancee of Captain Spender.Clay. an
English paper says: she is quiet,
rather nice-looking, sensible. self
willed. Not pretty in the accepted
sense, though her hair is beautiful in
it's wayward profusion and her deep
eyes look into yours with sympa-
thetic intelligence. Playing hostess
to the great world ever since she was
II has given her an air of easy distinc-
ton, and with 1t perhaps suggestion
of being a little tired"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Raccoons Fond of Water.

Among the few washing animals
is the raccoon. 1t is not only devoted
to bathing and summing itself, but has
an odd habit of taking its food to the
water and giving it thorough wash
ing before eating it. 1t will dabble
anything which it takes fancy to in
the water. One which had family
at 4 geological, garden washed its un-
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
posits of the country were reduced

posits Of the country were reduced
from s1.7S5 5,150,957 in 1893 to $1,747,.
96l ,2S0 in 1894! Take look at the
savings banks deposits in the great
Democratic year of 1894 and the pres.
ent after two Republican administra-
tions:
1894 -............... ,747, ,9G ,2s0
1903 1886, 5,204 ,S45
In those figures there are billion
and quarter reasons, each one dol
lar OF gold standard value, why the
savings banks depositors Of the
United States know their incomes OF
the present give them not only bet
ter living, but larger surplus of
money left over. If their cost Of liv-
ing had outstripped their increased
savings they would not be adding to
their savings, as their deposits prove
they are. They would be drawing up.
on them, cutting them down, just as
In 1894. when their incomes were
falling more heavily than the cost Of
living; they knew, without any aver
ages or percentages or expert StaES-
tics, that they had to call on their saw
ings banks accounts to help out their
incomes.
No one need have any apprehenslo-
that the American people will get
fooled by the Democratic talk Of the
cost of living eating up their increased
earnings as long as the American peo-
pies bank books show them increased
balances, just as they were not fooled
in 1894 by the Democratic talk of
their cheap cost of living. for they
were pulling out their savings every
week to pay bills that their earnings
could not pay. Furthermore, as we
have remarked before, the savings
banks depositors of the United States
may be relied upon not to get fooled
on another phase of this Democratic
appeal for their "otes. They know
that the Democratic platform adopted
at St. ouis makes no mention OF
maintaining those savings banks de-
posits on gold standard basis. They
know Judge Parker himself. the Dem,
ocratic na-ty's candidate for Presi
dent tw,>r voted to put those SAVINGS
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Acorn Bread.

In some of the remote districts of
England a bread made Of acorns.
dried, powdered and used instead OF
-four, l.. still eaten. Its flavor is, how
ever, improved by the addition OF one
third to one-half of beechnuts which
have been treated in a similar way
This rough bread is also found in
some parts of Scotland among the
peaSantry.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Danced on Raft in Salt Mine.

A famous salt mine dance was CIV
en- at Wieliczka. Austria. One of the
most singular features was a great
raft, which was made to float on tho
surface of an underground lake in the
mine. On this the dances were con-
Quoted. some 800 persons being pres
ent. The place was illuminated by
torches. and the splendor and impress
iveness of it all may be imagined.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Sets Marriage Age for Girls.

The custom of marrying girls when
they are mere children of nine or ten
years is increasing rather than de-
creasing in Bengal and other parts OF
India. The resulting racial degenera-
tion Is becoming SO obvious that laws
have been passed in several regions
forbdding the marriage of girls under
fourteen.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Destructive Plants.

England on ivy and on elder bushes
near cathedrals and other fine build
ings. The ivy is accused Of being q
destructive boa-constrictor weed"
while the elder is condemned because
its roots have habit of forcing them
selves into masonry chinks.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Immense Eco.

A duck which is owned by T. Lane
OF Chesterton, Staffordshire, laid an
extraordinary egg 1t weighed ten and
three-quarters inches in length and
eight and three-quarters inches in cir
cumference. The whole of the con-
tents filled an imperial half pint meas
ure. -
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
His View of II.

The story is told by DR.. Abraham
Jacobi that a gentleman on being in
troduced to DR.. Gerster some years
ago inquired: Are you the brother
of Etelka Gerster, the great primR
donna?" NO." replied the doctor.
"Etelka is the sister of Arpad Gerster,
the famous surgeon"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09

is that these defendants shall forth
with enter upon gradual revision [
Dem. platform, 1904 Of their nefari-
GUS conduct, and shall persist in sue
h gradual revision until they shall
have wholly ceased to enjoy any PRO
fit or advantage whatsoever by,
through or from the aforesaid rcbbe
ry, otherwise known as protection.
You may CO."
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Where Buttons Are Made,

Bohemia, where children are largely
employed. Pearl buttons are almost
exclusively Vienna product. but
shirt buttons are made chiefly in Bir-
mingham, which is also the seat OF
the metal button trade. The most
extensive kind of button manufactur
ing is that of the Partisan and Ber.
lin novelties.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Litigation In United States.

There are fully two million civl
suits of law brought in the country
every year. If the plaintiffs were diff
ferent in every case, one in eight of
the voting population could be said
to be litigant. AS it is, the actual
number of different litigants is not in
excess of 0000-400,000 plaintiffs
and 100000 detendants-which is l
per cent. Of the total population of the
country, now about S0,0OO,000
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Proverbs.

proverbs give us the best lessons
IN the art of expression. See what
vast truths and principles in forming
such simple and common facts. 1t
reminds one of suns and stars en-
graved on button and knife handles.
Proverbs come from the character and
are alive and vascular There is
blood and marrow in them. They
give us pocket editions of the most
voluminous truths. John Burroughs.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09

The Court: THE testimony sho
VS. that these defendants have COM
mitted the crime of receiving the be
nefits of protection in connection with
their respective avocations. The la
W says Protection is robbery [Dem.
platform, 1904, hence it follows tina
these defendants stand convicted of
robbery. The sentence Of this court
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Sultan Murad V.

Of Abdul-Hamid to leave the throne
when Murad should recover his health.
is out of the way. While he Ian
guished in sanitarium that was a
prison, his younger brother has be-
come one of the most powerful OF the
sultans who have ruled in Turkey in
the last fifty years.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Abyssinian Proqress.

Nearly 500 miles of telephone wire
have already been put UP in Abyssinia,
and a thousand miles more are being
strung.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Large English Bible Class.

The largest bible class in Great
Britain is that connected with All
Saints church. Sheffield. The aver.
age Sunday attendance is 1000.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Life Of a Bicycle.

The life of bicycle. if regularly
osed, is four years.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Keeps EQos Fresh,

Silicate of soda keeps eggs fresh
for many months.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Catalina the Comma Wood,

Cedar and pine trees are rapidly
being consumed for the purpose OF
supplying trolley and telegraph poles,
and at the present rate Of consumption
it will not be great while before the
visible supply will be exhausted. The
foresters look to catalpa to fill the
place Of pine and cedar in this particu.
lar. The catalpa flourishes in great
many places in this country and has
the advantage OF growing very
straight. and attains the needed size
IN from sixteen to eighteen years
The time required IoI cedar and pine
is more than double this.
A statiscian studying the question
OF the use of wood pulp in the manu-
facture of paper has lately estimated
the amount of material used in the pro.
duction Of nine popular novels. q
these books 100000 copies were sold.
In the making of them 100000 pounds
OIL paper were employed. and as one
spruce tree yields about 500 pounds OF
paper. these nine novels are stated to
have caused the destruction Of 1000
trees
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
h Feathers,

Finest Ostrich Feathers,
The finest ostrich feathers are pro-
duced in Abyssinia.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09

Railroad Traffic Is Slack,
Railroad depression is general all
nvn~ 'Na world
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-09
Novel Funera: Instructions,

Curious instructions as to the man.
ner of her burying were left behind
by an old lady at Stockport, England.
Her funeral, she directed, should be
attended by six of the best.horsed
coaches Stockport could provide, and
another direction was that, aftel the
interment, the funeral party should
repair to the best Tory hostelry in
Oldham there to be served with the
best repast the house could afford.
which was to be supplied r" Tory
landlord and served by Tory walters
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-02
HOPE FOR DULL BOYS.

1t isn't always that the winners of
medals take the lead in the world.
Sometimes the dull boy earns indy
ing fame and becomes the idol of his
country. 1t is often the slow boy who
ripens best, who remembers what he
learns, who saturates himself with
knowledge and who develops into
careful, painstaking man.
When Admiral Togo of the Japan
csc navy, now in charge of the naval
movement against Port Arthur, was
a boy at the Thames Nautical Train
ing college in England, he was the
dull boy. He gave no promise of
being a naval genius nor did he dis
play a single one of the gifts which
stamp him as one of the great sea
fighters of time He was slow to
learn and there We're many others
who far outcIassed him in brillinacy
and of whom great futures were pre-
dicted.
Togo is one more inspiration for
the boy who does not snap up quick
ly the contents of books. He learned
everything thoroughly. While he did
not carry away a collection of medals
he plodded along. He has demon
strated in the movement on Port Ar
thus reSOurCefulness and a GER
| tainty of action which center upon
him the attention of naval experts.
There has been nothing dashing
about his campaign against the Rus
sian stronghold, but there has been
| the we'll directed, steady. crushing
| movement of the man who knows his
business
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-02
GROSSCUP on CORPORATIONS.

Judge Peter S. Grosscup, of the
United Sttaes circuit court, Chicago,
recently expressed the belief that the
way of escape from the tyrannieS and
usurpations of Industrial and other
corporations is through the supremacy
of some political party with a settled
policy as to the great corporations of
the country" preventing AN impend-
ingt transformation in the ideals lying
at the foundation of a republican form
Of government" He laid down as
essential facts the recognition of cor
pOratiOns as here to stay" WaterIess
capitalization; no state charters with
a free hand to violate the laws of any
other sttae; restrictions on corpora
ton organizations to prevent special
privileges to a few stockholders, and
government supervision over all cor
porations
Grant that the Sherman act itself
was a sop to the agitators for re-
straining and restrictive atcion on the
part of congress, that act, sustained
as to its constitutonality several
times by the federal supreme court is
conspicuous and luminous mandate,
which has been a guide and a slim
illus to the reformers. The strength
ening of public opinion, favoring the
vitalization of the law, gave heart to
people who had been real sufferers
through the abuses of corporate
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power and the democratic party which
assumed the responsibility of encour-
aging the sentiment against such
abuses. has so far accepted the mis-
public law under the several decis-
ions of'the supreme court. to the eff
nect that congress has the absolute
right to regulate interstate commerce,
just as if the country were undivided
by sttae lines; and the courts can
make any order which is necessary to
Effect the dissolution or suppression
If an illegal combination.
The recent federal supreme court
leciison leaves no obstacle in the way
If the enforcement of the law against
Illegal corporations. 1t has been re
ceived with much COMMUNICATION
throughout the length and breadth of
the nation.
The public law is already con-
strcuted and authOritatiVely construed
20 prevent what Judge Grosscup calls
the Transformation in the ideals ly-
ing at the foundation of a republican
form of government" The applause
Of hte audience which listened to Jus
ice Harlan as he read the clause or
the merger decision declaring that no
device in evasion of the provisions of
Whomsoever formed, is beyond its
reach, was the echo of the mighty
volume of applause heard throughout
the country, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-02

amounting t. over $4,000 within a fe"
months. wa presented. The commas
sioners utterly gnore the provision of
the law requiring them to advertise
for bids for all work or supplies when
;he amount involved exceeds $3.50. Elk
cention is made by the law only in case
of emergency.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
"ResoIved That it is the general
oninion Of farmers of Walla Walla
county that the present road law is
not giving satisfaction and that we
demand the repeal of said law or to
have it amended so as TO make it prac-
ticable. and that our representatives in
the next legislature be instructed to
have the said law repealed or amended
or to re-euact the old law
An effort was made to have this
resolution indorsed by the republican
county convention, but the men in
control of the party machine would
have nothing to do with it. Nothing
else could have been expected, as
some of the republican officials are
deeply interested in the graft that the
new road law provides. The law was
intended to equip a big army of repub-
lican workers at the public expense to
do missionary work for the machine,
and the republican leaders will not see
the law repealed without making a
hard fight for its retention.
The chairman Of the board CT COM
missioners in this county was men
Der Of the state convention of COM
missioners at Seattle, which urged the
passage of this law and he has been
heard to take to himself considerable
commissioners of the state to take
such action.
In all fairness, however. the States
man will say that the new road law
has not been given a fair trial. Some
good work has been done under it by
Commissioner McCaw and by Commits
sioner Smith in their respective dis
tricts. But the letting of important
contracts and the purchase of thou
sands of dollars worth of supplies
without advertising for competitive
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-02
WHO WILL GET NEW YORK?

Assuming. for the sake of argument
that Judge Alton b. Parker will be
made the democratic nominee for
president by the st. Louis conyen-
ton public attention and political
speculation naturally turns to the
probable outcome of contest be-
tween Parker and Roosevelt in New
York, which is regarded as one of
the three pivotal states in presiden-
tiaI elections
Looking at the situation from the
view point of a statistician. who writes
for the Pittsburg Post, it is about as
follows: In 1896 a change of %. 600
votes in certain states would have
defeated Mr.. Mckinley. The last
democratic success in a state contest
in New York was in 1897, when Judge
Parker was elected chief justice by
majority of 60.SS9. following the pres
idential election of 1896, when Major
Mckinney scored the phenomenal
lead of 26S.469 In the three guberna-
tcrial elections since 1S97-that is in
1898, in 1900 and 1902, the republican
majority fell off largely from the
presidential vote of 1896. At the last
election in 1902 political parties re-
sumed their normal conditions. and
Governor Odell had plurality of
only $500, winning by a scratch and
owing disaffectiOn as to the democratic
candidate for governor.
New York at the presidential cleo
lion this fall will poll not less than
a million and a half of votes, with an
excess of votes in the municipal di-
visions of the state. Greater New
York alone at the mayOralty election
in 1903 pOlIed nearly 100000 votes.
with a democratic majority for Nc
Clellan of 62,706. The democratic
hope and expectation of carrying
New York this fall, therefore, rests
on a solid basis of ascertained facts
in late election results. Republican
political drift in the matter of prob
able candidates ~ suppOsing them to
be Roosevelt and Parker - afford
strong ground for hopeful democratic
expectations"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-02
WHERE IGNORANCE IS BLISS.


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for wives of Mormons to read the list
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secure the consent OF thelr wives when
they decide to add another to the list.
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couple of wears ago hacause of no.
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an" second wives had consented to
his third marriage He replied that he
had not asked their consent and that
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-02
THE FAIR ROUTE

Via Chicago or New Orleans to ST
Louis, is the one that gives you the
most for your money. and the fact that
the Illinois Central offers unsurpassed
service via these points to the World s
fair, and in this connection to all
points beyond, makes it to your advan-
tage. in case you contemplate a trip
to any point east, to write us before
making final arrangements.
We can offer the choice of at least
a dozen different routes.
3. H. TRUMBULL,
Commercial Agent,
142 Third Street, Portland, Or
J. G. LINDSEY, T. F. &, P. A,
142 Third St. Portland Or.
p. 3. THOMPSON, F. & P. A.
Room 1. Colman Bldg, Seattle.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-02

AmuSe m G IS
LaVern's Open Air Theater.


Manager Tavern wishes to announce
that his summer theater and park is
complete, all bat a few finishing
touches and invites the public to in
spect the new place of amusement any
time this week.
Seats for the opening night Will be
on sale at the box on the grounds
Thursday afternoon a o'clock. The
entire company forming the stock for
the season Will be here May l when
rehearsals for the first weeks bills will
begin. The company viii open with
the splendid four-act comedy, Jack
O. Diamonds" 1t is play of un-
usual merit and filled with legitimate
comedy and fun.
Each play will run three nights and
will take place. introducing new spe-
cialties and pictures. between the acts.
special feature Will also be made of
the orchestra and it's work, they being
under contract for the season to fur
nish new and uptodate music each
week and there is not a better number
on any program than the work of a
good orchestra.
Our own home boys Sidney and
Dl leo ha taDt in ho
speciality line the opening week, in
Producing intricate and classical music
upon new and novel instruments.
Little Bessie Tavern Will be a fea-
ture in illustrated songs, of which she
has a number of new ones. New
vaudeville people will be engaged each
week to occupy the few moments be-
| tween acts, 50 that the curtain will not
drop until the finish of the PERFORM
ance.
The opening night has been set for
May 9, weather permitting. Admission
prices viii be: All children who walk.
10 cents; general admission. adults, 20
cents to the amphtheater seats; re-
served seats or benches with backs, 50
cents; box seats or loges, with COM
| Portable chairs, 80 cents. Seats may be
| reserved for any night in the week.
Telephone number the same as the old
| Star theater. Main 6S6.
There Will be no Sunday night per-
| formances nor matinees during the
week.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-02
WEATHER..

Tonight fair with light frost, cooler;
Tuesday fair, warmer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-02
WORLDS FAIR AT ST. LOUIS, MO
MAY TO NOVEMBER.

Account of the Worlds Fair at ST
Louis the O. r. & n. Co. announce the
following rates:
To st. Louis and return ....... $4,000
To Chicago and return ....... $500
To Chicago and return from. ST
Louis ........ .... ....... S62 so
Returning via California and Port
land add $3.50 to above rates.
Children entitled to half rate. one
half of above rates.
Limit-Ten days going with final
limit of ninety days.
Selling dates: May 18th, 18th, 18th
June 18th, 18th, 18th: July 1st I'd, Sd,
August Sth, 9th, 10th, September 5th,
9Th, 18th, October 3d. 4th, 5th.
Stopovers-StOpover will be allowed
in either direction within the limit.
These tickets are good going one
route and returning another.
For detailed information call on or
address r. BURNS,
General Agent