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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-30
BROKE INTO GUN CLUB HOUSE
WARRANT ISSUED BY JUSTICE
HUFFMAN FOR ARREST OF
ROBERT MAYER.
He Is Charged With Destroying Prop.
erty Owned by the Walia
Walia Gun Club.

A warrant was sworn out in the jus
tice court this morning for the arrest
of Roy Mayer on the charge of break
ing into the house of the Walla Walla
Gunb club and destroying stove and
some rope. 1t seems that the Mayer
boy and some companions committed
this misdemeanor about a month ago
but the officials of the club have been
unable to fasten the guilt upon any
one until now. This house is on the
rifle range of the club east of Green's
addition and is used by the members
as sort of resting place during tar
get practice. The boys have been
using it as a sort of rendezvous FOR
some time, but did no particular dam
age until this time when they de-
stroyed property worth between SIC
and SIS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-30
MAY USE MILL CREEK ROCK.
Said to Be the Best for Maeadamizins
Streets


The city is considering the .advisa-
biity of using the rock from the bot
tom of Mill creek for street grading
purposes in the future. Since the gov
eminent experts decided that the rock
taken from the creek beds was super
or to other stone for the road thai
they are building for the county, a
number of the members of the street
committee have been making an inves-
tigation of the different rock, ana 1t
is said that they are much in favor
of the creek stone. 1t is believed that
it will prove better than the rock used
on Palouse street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-30

Petitions Court for Order Placing Hin
in Charge Of Heselan Estate.

John Bachtold filed a petition in
the superior court this morning to be
appointed administrator of the estate
of Fred Hegelen, deceased. Wednes-
day. January II. at 10 o'clock was set
by the judge as the time for the hear
ing of said petition. The estate is
valued in the petition at $3.50 and
the only heir is sister living in Cal
ifornia.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-30
MAJOR GREEN GOES TO ISLANDS.
He Will Sail for Manila Early il
February.

Mrs. Frank Green and her son John
were in the city last night from Day
ton where they have been visiting for
the past seven months Mrs. Green
is on the way to meet her husband
Major Green, of the United States sig
nal service at Seattle, from whence
they will go to San Francisco, Major
Green expects to leave the latter place
about February l to enter service in
the Philippines. John Green returned
to Dayton this morning.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-30
IRRIGATION Law CHANGED
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO
HAVE SUPERVISION OVER
WATER DEPUTIES.
Code Commissioners Are About Ready
With the New Bill to Be
Presented.

The irrigation code. drafted by the
commission appointed by Governor
Henry Mcbride to investigate the
laws of other states and apply them
to Washington conditions goes to the
printer this week. Copies are to be
prepared in Seattle, it is stated, for
distribution to members of the legis-
lature and others interested in irri-
CATION legislation.
Six of the ten members Of the COM
mission met in the law Offices of Carr
& Preston in Seattle Tuesday to make
several changes that had been agreed
upon, and to give the bill it's last read
ing. Harold Preston and George Cot
terill of Seattle. J. A. Shackleford Of
Tacoma, Austin Mires and M. Smith
son of Ellensburg and w. N. Granger
of Zillah attended the meeting.
The provision in the original code
putting a five years limit on the
construction of irrigation works was
modified to give the state engineer
authority to fix limit for each irri-
CATION canal, as circumstances indi-
Gated.
In order that extravaganza might
be prevented the commission gave to
F.! county commissioners authority to
| designate the number and fix the sal
! the district commissioner retaining
| the appointing power. Minor changes
| were also made in the code.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-30

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 30.-The
wind up of tonight's boxing show at
the indianapolis Athletic club will
bring together Steve Crosby and Kid
Ashe for a 10-round bout. The fight
ers are regarded as well matched and
as both appear to be in good trim a
lively and interesting contest IS ex-
pected to be the result.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Their Old Game Again.

1t has been the desire and expec-
tation of the decent and better class
Of all parties that this campaign
should be conducted for high and
dignified plan without any indul-
gence in personal abuse. Until the
last week this expectation has been
realized, but the desperate straits
IN which some of the Democratic can
didates have been reduced, has
csused them to descend to their &C.
customed level Of peanut politics ana
begin through the News and else
where campaign of SANDER.
Not Democratic paper in this or
any other part OF the state is making
any Of the issues mentioned in the
Democratic platform a consideration
Of the campaign, None Ct them says
a word about "tariff REFORM" "im-
perialism," "the Gold Standard. "the
constitution" or "trusts." All these
have been abandoned, and in their
stead general DIVERSION in the form
general shower of mud, has been
undertaken.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
They Are Small" Men.

The Topeka Journal has slmmered
its charges against Tom Kelly state
treasurer, down to the diminutive
point that Kelly is an embezzler be-
cause he advanced money at his own
risk to pay for bonds, and as an ad-
vance Of salary to state officers. Gov
ernor Bailey himself drew his salary
before it was due, and Treasurer Kelly
put q ticket in the drawer and carried
it as cash. The Topeka Journal calls
this "embezzlement. To what ter
rible straits these old bosses who lost
their grip are being driven for abuse
of the men who downed them. Gov
ernor Bailey has by his own smallness
proved that he ought to have been
defeated. as he was. He has been
guilty Of acts that ought to have
shamed the smallest souled man in
the state. He has paid out thousands
of dollars Of the money of the state in
frantic effort to "get even" with
those who refused to support him.
1t is a disgraceful spectacle these fell
lows who were beaten are making OF
themselves, and it will not buy them
anything. They have been discred-
tied among the people. and they have
gone down never to rise again-to the
great improvement Of Kansas politics.
-TLawrence Gazette.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

and conscientious man in public Office
than Mr.. Townerl Nor one 'who has
kept crime at a lower ebb. or one who
looked after the welfare Of the county
and was more saving Of the county's
money than MIR. Towner; and we have
no fears that the voters of this county
will exchange such man for fellow,
who after he has been pretending to
practice for eight or ten years
wouldn't know a lawsuit il he should
meet it in the public highway.
The News silly attempt at mud
throwing is proving boomerang and
will result in making votes for Mr..
Towner as clear understanding OF
the facts shows highly creditable
administration throughout and one
that the people will endorse.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

1t is q matter OF record that Alton
B. Parker owed his election to the
first office he ever held-that Of surro-
gate Of Ulster county-to barefaced
fraud. His Republican opponent was
Judge Cantire. The returns from all
the county, except Stony hollow and
Jockey Hill, gave Cantire a good ma
iority. As there we're but about two
hundred voters in these two Demo-
cratic strongholds, it was supposed, oil
course, that Cnntire was elected. But
having held back the returns until 1t
was seen how many votes we're neces-
sary to overcome Cantire's majority,
the Parker managers then made re-
turn Of 600 majority for their candi'
date in the two precincts named. 1t
was such successes IS this that COM
menced Parker to d. B. Hill, after
ward, for the management Of the lat
ter's state campaign. No such pro-
ceedings, it is needless to say, stain
the records Of Theodore Roosevelt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
NICK e's Uselessness.

The Clay Center Times comment
ing on John McKee's service in the
legislature as representative says:
"His politics made it impossible to do
anything and he wasn't worth q tink'
er's blessing to his county and people
or anybody else. He just wasn't
counted, that's all. And 1t will be
the same way II he should go to the
senate. He would be OF no more
value in shaping legislation or in pro-
curing benefits for farmers or the
com numerical interests Of the state than
brindle pup.
"Besides this Hon. John Mckee ex-
hibited great personal weakness as a
member OF the house during the
special session, when there was no
politics and when the opportunity was
ripe for him to really do something to
serve his constituents. Instead Of
grasping the opportunity and serving
the interests of the whole people, he
chose to serve his own selfish pur'
poses and those Of half dozen neal
neighbours. and thereby saddled upon
the county a surplus bridge, at great
present cost and Of future incalcula
BILE cost for maintenance; in fact he
gave his people an annuity on the
wrong side Of the ledger for all time
Having chosen to serve his own per
sonal interests at q moment when hi
could have served the whole people
at very slight personal sacrifice hi
ought not to expect promotion q
their hands. 1t is not proper that ON
should eat his cake and still have it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

Secretary Taft points to the fact
that War Department records show
our expense in the Philippines to have
been $1Ss,OJO,o 1000 instead Of $780,
900, 900, as Judge Parker would have
us believe, and he wants to know
where the Judge got his figures
Secretary Taft weighs over three hun
dred pounds, and when he alights on
a man with both feet the man is like
ly to know 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

Enterprise Journal; N. Cole and
J. W. Creech, Of HsripgtOu, have the
undivided support OF the Harrington
papers and citizens, which is sui
ioisut proof to the voters Of the en-
tire county that the men are all right
and worthy Of the offices to which
they aspire. Both are stsnch RePubli-
cans and capable businessmen, and
that is what we are all looking for.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Home Il the Best.

"Glad to see you back" said the
neighbor as you entered the front
yard and told the expressman where
to dump your trunk. And from the
house across the way, and the one
next door, and all about you came
that grateful salptation, "Glad to see
you home sgain."
A vacation is mighty fine thing
for q score of reasons. 1t makes the
average, family more than ever con-
tent with home: The old house needs
q coat Of paint, weeds have grown up
along the front walk and the grass in
the front yard needs cutting
"Mother" slipped key in the front
door lock and let food Of sunshine
into the place. She can hardly wait
to dust things.
Sister sits down to the piano and
fills the home with music, and though
YOU have travelled far and wide aAd
heard famous performers and great
orchestras, there is something about
the surroundings that makes this
seem best Of all.
There is the easy chair. 1t has
been waiting for weeks for tired
man, and en- the table are heaped
books and magazines, full from cover
to cover with interest and mental
recreation.
Outside the children are chatterlng
with the neighborhood colony telling
Of the wonders they have seen and the
weeks Of fun that have been theirs
There has been enough material gath
cred in these play days to euliven
many long evenings this winter
Yes, the best part OF the summer
vacation is coming home.-[K. e.
World.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

The "Constitution club" an or
panization of Democratic lawyers In
New York, feeling the need OF some
thing "new and vital" to promote Mr.
Parker's prospects, has selected these
issues on which to attack the RePuoh-
can administration Of the govern
ment. They will be noted as having
direct bearing on the main question
of the day, which is: Shall Theodore
Roosevelt be continued in Office as
president Of the United StatesP-
81. The reconstruction acts.
"2. The impeachment Of Andrew
johnson.
"S. The legal tender decisions Of
the supreme court Of the Uni'eo
States.
"a. The theft OF the presidency
from Samuel J. Tilden."
No wonder that this selection Oh
topics for campaign debates stirs the
liabilities Of the Washington fost'
and leads it to ask; "Could there DC
ANYTHING more ludicrOusly absurd
more grots.qusly ridiculous than an
.t,smpt to create or augment epthu-
,i..m for Parker and Davis BY such .
obo,,ly procession IS tbatP"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

In declaring that protection is q
robbery" the Democrats offer assur-
ance that they, if placed in power,
will renew the depressing influences
that wrought havoc to the nations
prosperity under Clevelsnd's rule.
And by the way is Judge Flack run
ming on the platform adopted by the
Dickinson county Democrats, favor
ing "the adjustment Of all custom
housesp"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
The people of Kansas are Away

The people Of Kansas are always
interested in politics when the man
who desires t, speak to them has
something to say that is worthy o.
their interest but they are not listen
ing in any great number to Demo
cratic spsllbinders this year. They
have turned but numbers Of times IN
. record breaking way to hear the Re-
publieans. Is 1t any wonder that
every politician who is ia touch with
the situation Is prOPhssying that Kan
s.s Is apt 70 repeat the vote By vAieA
Harrison carried the stats In lsSsf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

The workingmGu who is in doubt
as to how he shall cast his ballot
might find some convincing argument
BY looking over the newspaper files
and reading the soup house stories
that we're prominent features during
the Last Cleveland administration.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

The bsautiiul way in which the
Japs have kept their mouths shut
and have prevented the correspond
ents from telling all their battle
plans in advance is equsled only by
the splendid manner in which they
are walloping the Russians.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Hnu h rnnr accidant policyP FiI

How is your accident POlicyP Fig
ures from the last census; show that
100000 accidents happen every
year In this country, resulting fatally
in $1,000 cases. dspiving 100000
people Of hands. arms, feet or legs,
and disabling $1,000 others for life.
Accidents happen every year to $4,000
people In every 100, 200.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

After all the racket at Topeka the
simple fact that the cash and the
treasurer's books agreed within ten
cents will be the real thing which the
people will consider. The rest is
froth to sell Topeka papers and "get
even" with somebody.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

Democratic managers propose to
make an active bid for the "independ.
ent vote" They would do better to
make bid for the Democratic vote, q
large portion Of which seems to be
hopelessly alienated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

The State journal has not yet ex-
planned why Cy Leland's paper up in
Doniphan county printed its "expose"
a day before the State Journal did
and credited the article to the Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

President Roosevelt has no inten-
ton Of throwing the country into a
war. Even so far as the Democrats
are concerned, the hostilitiss will be
over on the night OF November 8.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

The Democratic opinion in a nut
shell seems to be that the President is
q bad mau, resulting in prosperity,
civil service and al isthmian canal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

Things are getting so hot down at
Topeka that visitors to the town leave
on the first train for fear they will be
charged with embezzling something.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

Knox getting an audience Of 10000
in Philadelphia while John Sharp
Williams talks to empty benches in
Brooklyn is cheering sight for the
Democratic spyglass.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

There have not been many speeches
in Dickinson county yet but the voters
have their minds made up to vote the
straight Republican ticket just the
same.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

III, fortunate in the present crisis
iurhs history Of the AfrO'Ansrioau
D.opls ths, . msu With the courage
and humanity o: Roosevelt Is rrs'i-
dent
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

Chapman Advertiser: @. G. Town
er, candidate for reelection to the
Office Of County Attorney on the Re-
publican ticket, made Chapman a
very pleasant call yesterday, renew
ing old aoquaiutances and making
new ones. Mr.. Towner, while in
Office has made this county q very
efficient officer and will no doubt re-
ceive q good vote here at the coming
election. No better choice could be
made and in his reelection the same
course as in the past will be persued'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Tho News Attack a Boomerang.


Probabably the most contemplate
and silly attempt to assail the official
record Of any man who ever held Of
fee appeared in the News Of last week
under the head OF &c. c. Towner's
Record" The article was evidently
written by an imbecile in both poll
tics and law. 1t sounds like one OF
Robert Seeds illusions. 1t is about
bis size. The article starts out with
the startling faultfinding statement
that only "twenty-one crimina, cases"
have been brought in this county for
two years-thus showing conclusive
ly how neglectful the county attorney
must have been in manufacturing
criminal business. A Jealous county
attorney surely ought to rustic up
more than twenty-one lawbreakers in
two years. That is only ten and
half a year-probably the ten we're
men and the half was q boy or
woman.
Another startling announcement is
that twelve of these were dismissed.
The fellow who wrote that News ar
ticle did not want to be fair-did not
want to tell the truth about these
cases that were dismissed. Had he
done 80, the truth would have shown
that these dismiSsals were all in the
ordinary mode Of procedure ip this
class Of cases. Nearly all OF them
we're "whiqkey cases." brought by
and under the direction OF the Law
and Order League Of the county.
After the arrest and before court con-
vened, the defendants either quit the
business and left the county, or the
witnesses were spirited away and
there was not sufficient evidence on
which to convict, and in every case
the case was dismissed under the ad-
vice Of the Law and Order League
which was responsible for the bring
ing of the cases, and the county did
not have to pay the costs. But OF
course, it was not expected that the
News man would tell the facts about
these cases. That would have been
fair politics, and it was not the pur-
pose OF the writer to be fair and hon
est. i.
Again this same erudite lawyer, as
il to clinch the whole thing with one
swell swoop, grumbles because "eighs
Of the defendants plead guilty" Now
| just think Of that, will you! A coun-
ty attorney elected to prosecute cases
ior and in behalf Of the county-paid
for doing this out Of the public funds
Of the county, permitting, actually
permitting "eight" out of twenty-one
scalawags who had been arrested to
stand up in court and plead guilty
to the charges filed against them, and
all this just to save the little expense
and trouble Of a real trial before o
} jury. And there is no evidence that
Mr.. Towner deducted anything from
his salary because he did not have to
"try" these eight cases. Here's dol
lars to doughnuts that il Bob Seeds
had been county attorney he would
have told these eight jail birds; Cd
won't accept your plea Of guilty; an
hired to prosecute you fellows, and
I'm going to prosecHte you, Though
. the heavens fall. I'm going to try
each one Of you and earn my salary
There's going to be no plea o.
guilty" in any case brought In thi'
court" And probably Robert would
have tried the whole eight and all o.
them would have been acquitted.
This same News writer, who seeml
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

Wonder II the Democrats think
there is any .PAthy in the campaign
:. wichita where 10000 people turned
ont to the Republican rally
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

Democrats sssailAnts Of the Prssi-
dent are learning something new
about the possibilities Of the boone
rang.