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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-11

Judging from the descriptions of
Korea and the Koreans, Japan will
not get much when she takes pos
session of that hermit kingdom. In
Korea the Oriental evils consequent
upon dense population and narrow
spheres of individual activity. are
deeply intensified. The cities are
made up principally of mud huts, in
which the people swarm like rats.
This crowded condition would be ter
rible even in a country of more
cleanly habits than Korea, but in Ko-
rea where the people are universally
filthy, the sanitary conditions are
frightful In Korea are about 10 dis
tinct species of bed bugs, fleas, cock
reaches and spiders, all impervious to
bed bug powders, spraying fluids or
aromatic oils, all of which are fatal
to these vermin in Arkansas. Korean
dogs are never free of the itch, the
mango and the distemper. The peo-
pie are likewise afflicted in the
crowded dens of the city, and al
though the Koreans are part of the
Mongolian race, they have very few
of the habits of personal cleanliness
of the Chinese or Japanese. George
Kennan in describing Korea, quotes
a stanza of doggeral rhyme which he
says fully portrays the country. The
lines are as follows:
"The houses they live in are mostly
of dirt,
With a tumble-down roof made of
thatch;
Where soap is unknown it is soft to
assert,
And Vermin in myriads hatch!
The streets are all reeking with odors
more rife
Than the smell from a hyena's den;
One visit is surely enough for ones
life.
To this far-away land of Chosen"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-11

suggestion. however. as to Turkey.
l began to study the country and its
people. / read all 1 could find about
Turkey. went everywhere and mixed
with all classes of the Mohammedans.
All the while 1 made voluminous
notes, and upon my return l wrote
The Prince of India. 1t is the re-
suit of my mission to Constantinople,
and 1 feel that in writing 1t 1 have
carried out my implied contract with
Garfield"
was The Prince of India as sue
cessful as Ben Hur?'"
Not in the number of copies sold, y
replied General Wallace, but it has
had large sale, and my copyright
arrangements are such that it has
paid me well. Ben Hur' has had an
enormous circulation. cannot say
just how large, for 1t has been pub
lished in many foreign countries by
persons with whom / have no connec-
tion. There are several editions in
Great Britain and the colonies, and
.he saies 'iiere Nere as ialse 10 III ~
United States.
1.-The book has been issued in
French, Italian. Spanish, Swedish and
even in Arabic. 1t has circulated
largely in Germany, and 1 am told
there is not a well-to-do German
family that has not Ben Hur' in
translation. Indeed, it may be said
to have gone all over the world"
"How about its dramatization?
THAT has been one of the great
successes of the stage. 1t has been
presented in our chief cities and in
Europe. The Prince of India will
be ready for presentation this year"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-11

Furious at the constant growth
and Improvement of the East Oregon
ian, and having no legitimate cause
for argument against this paper, the
Morning Tribune resorts to its usual
tactics of calumny and driveling
whining. 1t is welcome to its unen-
viable reputation as the mouthpiece
of joints, which 1t is alleged, paid 1t
for its every utterance against pro-
hibition, during the last two months.
The parents who have growing
daughters and sons, menaced by the
evils of which the Tribune is the rep
resentative and advocate, will be slow
to admire its influence in the COM
munity. A glance at the postoffice
receipts and a comparison of the two
papers will convince even the most
disjointed "jointist" that the people
read and patronize paper that can
not be bought. bulldozed nor hood
winked. II the Tribune don't like
the odor Of its own nest, 1t can
blame no one but Itself. II is now
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-11
A Pill i'm Time

will save serious sickness, especially
to people subject to Bilious attacks,
Sick Headaches or who suffer from
Stomach disorders. Apill in need is a
friend indeed, and you should never
be without box of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-11
Care Schmulback Brewing Co.

Chronic sores start often from . pim-
pie, scratch, brnise or boiI, and while
salves, washes and powders are beneficial,
the unhealthy matter in the blood must
be driven out or the sore will continue
to eat and spread. S., s. S. reaches
these old sores through the blood, re
moves all impurities and poisons, builds
up the entire system and strengthens
the circulation. S. S. S. is Q blood
purifier and tonic ccmbined Contains
no nsineral what
! ! ! !: | J ] !: ! ! ! !
ever bat II guaran-
III teed purely veget-
able. II you have
~ an old sore write
~ us and our physi.
clans will advise
IA without charge
lAAAA Book ON diseases
- ~ Of the Blood free.
The swIft Specific Company. Atlanta, as
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-11

The portage road commission has
expended about $25OO of the portage
fund in making surveys and estimates
and in carrying on the negotiations
for the right of way. When the next
legislature meets and finds the fund
gradually dwindling away, 10 work in
progress and Eastern Oregon sitting
by, holding her hands, listlessly,
would it be surprising If the bill
should be repealed and state aid
withdrawn from the project?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-11
WALLACE AND HIS BOOKS.

1t was the writing of ben Hur''
that made General Lew Wallace min
lister to Turkey. This is how it oc-
Cured, as he told me, says Frank G..
Carpenter:
President Garfield and 1 had
been friends for years, and when he
was elected president he sent for me
to come to the White House. Our
relations were such that he usually
called me Lew, or Wallace. AS l en-
tered the room he said that he was
anxious to have me in the diplomatic
service, and that he thought of max
ing me minister to Uruguay or
Paraguay. l replied that 1 knew but
little of South America, and did not
think that my going there would help
either the government or myself He
then replied that he would send me
to Constantinople on condition that ]
would write a book during my stay
Said he: L want you to give the
world another novel as good as "Ber
Hur."'
but. Mr.. President said I, If
am minister to Turkey l shall hav,
precious little leisure to write books
My time will be taken up in diplo
matte work
THAT matter will arrange itself,
said Garfield. If you will take tn,
appointment We will see that yol
have plenty of time
well, thought 1t over and de
cided to go. and shortly afterward re
ceived my commission, with tn
words and initials Ben Hur, ]. A. G..
in the lower left-hand corner. 1 the
sailed for Europe, and when 1 reach
ed there received cable saying tina
Garfield had been shot during m
voyage.
/ II carried out President Garfield
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-11

SORES
wheeling, wv. va, May Is, Ieo3.

wheeling, w. Nd., May 20, ASoS.
Some years ago while at work, I fell
pver truck and severely injured both
Of my shins. My blood became poisoned
as result, and the doctor told me l
would have running sores for life, and
that if they were healed up the result
would be fatal. Under this discouraging
report l left off their treatment and re-
sorted to the use of S. S. S. Its effects
we're prompt and gratifying. 1t took
only short while for the medicine to en-
lirely cure up the sores, and am not
dead as the doctors intimated, nor have
the sores ever broke out again. Some II
years have elapsed since what 7 have de-
scribed occurred Having beerso signally
benefited by its use can heartily recon-
mend it as the one great blood purifier.
JOHN w. FUNDls.
Care Schmulback Brewing Go.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-11

trying to sneak back into the good
graces of the self-respectlng commu-
nifty, by parading its alleged loyalty
to business interests. Even the sa-
loon men will despise its fawning,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-11

Frank Crocker's 17-horse-power
automobile in a 20-mile run against
time at New York, made portion of
the distance in SIX seconds per mile
and made IL miles in 1882 1-5 min
utes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-11

More genuine American principles
and clear cut political issues were in
volved in the state elections in Wis
consin and Missouri, than in the ma
tional elections. and in both those
states right triumphs. In Missouri
the issue was between corruption and
cleanliness in state politics and Folk,
the candidate of cleanliness, was vic
torious. In Wisconsin the fight was
between the railroads and the peo-
ple-between the machine and the
masses, and La Toilette, the peoples
candidate, won, although his dele
gates were turned out of the republi-
can national convention. In both
states all the combined influence,
force, money and corruption of the
corruptionists were arrayed against
the people. Despite this fact the
people rode the boodlers down, cast
out their political idols and restored
the states to plane of public NOR
ais in keeping with their stations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-11

. ssss sess go .
. Come. let us kindle Faith in .
. light .
. Yon eagle climbing to the sun .
. Keeps not the straightest course .
. in sight, .
. But room and reach of wing .
and run .
OF rounding circle-all are .
. his, .
. Till he at last bathes in the .
light .
OF worlds that look far .
down on this .
Arenas battle for the right .
. The stoutest heart that braves .
the breeze, .
The bravest battleship that .
. rides, .
. Rides rounding up the seas! .
joaquin Miller .
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-21

lobby under the leadership of George
Stevenson. The lobby is secretly sup
porting George Wright, the democratic
nominee. who has long been on terms
of political fellowship with Stevenson
and who did much in the campaign Of
1900 to secure the support of the rail-
roads for John r. Rogers against J. NJ.
Frink. After the Tacoma city election
next month Campbell is likely to join
forces with Cushman and throw the
vote of Pierce county to Mcbride.
Eventually it is not improbable that
either Campbell or Cushman will
come out as candidate, for Fosters
seat in the United states senate
Campbell was a warm supporter Of the
late Edward S. Hamilton, who had
announced himself as an aspirant for
Fosters seat, and it would not be sur
prising if the mayor should now trans
fer his allegiance to himself or to Cush-
man.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-21

to view the scandal business as a clos
ed incident and regard the congratu-
lation as final and conclusive
What committee of seven appointed
by Speaker Cannon will do is easily
foreseen-unless Speaker Cannon
should see in the situation a presiden-
tial opportunity for himself. The
country would hail this as glorious
development. Politics, and politics
alone, can get to the bottom or the
federal scandals. Let a strong opposi-
ton to Roosevelt get under way head
ed by Cannon, and make party issue
of corruption, and the country may see
of what stuff the machine and its
[swindling system are made.
On the floor of the house, when Will
liam Alden Smith of Michigan con-
demned the administration for it's ar
rogant treatment of the only depart
ment of government which comes in
direct touch with the people, and
shouted the name of Speaker Cannon
for president, the house Numbered its
acquiescence, members rose and
shrieked till they were hoarse. DEM
ocrats joined republicans in crashing
applause-but a party struggle de-
veloped that the republicans were
shouting for a Cannon investigation
rather than Mr.. Smiths denuncia ton
Of the administration. One sort of a
Cannon investigation would accord
very we'll with the Payne Roosevelt
policy. 1t would suppress the truth
and further the administrations at
tempt to fool the American public. And
probably that is the sort we shall wit
ness But The other sort, in which lies
Cannon's political opportunity, would
throw d bomb into party calculations
and set the republican voters clanloring
for his nomination.
Fearlessness and vigor pitted against
the Opportunism and milk and-water
reform of Mr.. Roosevelt would, by
al the liabilities. achieve a trelnen-
dOus popular victory. But whether it
should or should not result in pOliti-
cal benefits to Cannon. it certainly
would rip open the great scandal sit
uatiOn for the people and pat an end
to the stigma which has so long rest
ed upon the nation.
1t Will be interesting to watch Mr.
CannOn's appointments.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-21
THE WAR IN THE PALOUSE.

The Colfax Commoner is publishing
some interesting accounts Of the war
now in progress in the PalOuse country
between the Boxers" and the Holy
Rollers In the last issue appears the
following:
The last official report received by
Car Stevenson from the seat of war
is as follows:
Il regret to report to your imperial
majesty that the situation is daily
growing more desperate. The boxers
are enthusiastic and aggressive, while
our forces are dispirited and democrat
lied. AS intmated in my last report.
Grand Marshal Canutoff and Coun;
McCdwski have gone over to the enemy
and taken the oath of allegiance with
the hope of saving their official heads
Lord High Treasurer AlleneXieff is
Wavering and | fear will follow their
example. At present there is unusual
activity in the camp Of the enemy
caused, / am informed through a re-
liable source, by the expected arrival
next week of their communicating chief
General MCBrideOsco. who will in per
son lead assaults on our positions at
this point, Cotton and Oakesdale /
have notified Captain Durhamavitch, in
command at Cotton. and Colonel Hail
eyoskof at Oakesdale and they are
preparing for a desperate resistance.
DurhamaEitch is entrenched and will
defend the railroad pass to the last ex-
tremity though Gibbsa's battery has
an excellent range of his defenses and
is Smelling them with disastrous re-
suits. Colonel HaileyOskoff relies upon
the strength of his county division re-
serters from the hostile tribes, to hold
his position. The Ivan Gazettevitch
rounds Of ammunition last Friday, but
the shells failed to explode, being found
upon investigation to be loaded with
sawdust instead of powder. l am now
considering the plan of Disgusting our
mercenaries in the uniforms Of boxers
and instructing them to join the forces
Of the enemy with the hope that they
may be placed on sentry duty and can
then betray the camp into our hands.
l am anxiously awaiting the arrival of
another barrel of supplies as l have
had to put our troops OH half rations,
and the boxers may dynamite the
rans-Palousiberian railroad fridge at
ElbertOn and cut off our line of COM
municatiOn at any time
"PICKERELISKY
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-21

John D. Atkinson. one of the railroad
lobby's candidates for governor is
likely to be beaten by the Mcbride
forces in his own county of Chelan.
Representative NJ. f. Field. who was
a staunch supporter of a railway COM
mission in the last legislature, is a
candidate for lieutenant governor on
the Mcbride ticket and he is giving
Atkinson a race for his money and that
contributed by the lobby If Atkinson
should be turned down by his own
county it Will be the end of his race for
gubernatorial honors. \ politician
who is without honor in his own county
has little chance of being honored by
the state at large.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-21
"PICKERELISKY.
CANNON AND ROOSEVELT AND
SCANDAL.

Republican sincerity isn't hard to
get at. By throttling the real investi-
cation of postal affairs and RELOCATING
the subject to a speakers committee
of seven members the republican rep
resentatives recently demonstrated
their full sympathy with the Payne
Roosevelt method of smothering and
burying national scandals
The minority demanded sweeping
investigation of federal frauds-the
very thing which the republican party
has repeatedly and boastfully promised
in the event that the nation should
find itself dissatisfied with special IN
vestigations-and the majority raised
bedlam.
Weighed in the light of his partys
actions, of what account is the Doodle
postscript of Mr.. Roosevelt appended to
his late presidential message? The re-
publican side of congress appears to
view with more liking the Roosevelt
letter congratulating Mr.. Payne upon
the accomplishment of reform. In
deed, it is very much more comfortable
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-21

Dr. Patrick S. Byrne, of Spokane,
who aspires to be the democratic nomi-
nee for governor on an anti-cOmmiS-
sion platform, was routed by the sup
porters of Senator Warren Tolman in
the organization of democratic club
at Spokane Il few nights ago. Spo-
kane democrats would certainly dis
honor themselves if they should seek
to foist upon the democrats of the state
a candidate for governor in alliance
with George Stevenson's gang. How
ever, it should be said in justice to
Byrne that he is open and aboveboard
in his opposition to a railway commits
sion and in his allegiance to the rail-
roads. and that is more than can be
said of some candidates favored bv the
lobby. Byrne is not seeking to secure
the nomination under false pretenses
and he should be given due credit for
his candor even if it is in behalf of an
unworthy cause.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-21
HOLD THE FORT.

Pat Winston's Weekly says:
The war department having. after
careful consideration, recommended
the abandonment of Fort Walla Walla.
it began to look as if the historic post
was doomed. Located, as was Fort
Spokane, as a frontier outpost to pro-
tect the early settlers against the In
dams, with the coming of towns and
cities its usefulness was over. AS a
strategic point it is perfectly valueless.
1t is about the last place in the coun-
try to mass troops for active service.
1t would seem, at first blush, there
fore to be a senseless waste of money
for the government to continue to use
Fort Wafla Walla as a military post.
Happily the facts do not warrant this
superficial view OF, the subject. SEN
ator Ankeny, who is reported to have
persuaded our good natured secretary
of war to withdraw his order for the
abandonment of the fort, doubtless in
formed him of the pressing necessity
for doing so.
Although it is not generally known,
outside Of political circles, there is a
fierce war now in progress in Walla
Walla county. Latest dispatches in
form us that the Boxers-reinforced
by the penitentiary guards are moving
on the camp of the Holy Rollers. In
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-21

The Walla Walla business men who
are now having so much trouble to
hold their homesteads in Franklin
county have all been Jealous support
ers of Senator Ankeny and they nat
urally feel disappointed that he has
not used his great influence at WASH
ington to persuade the interior depart
ment to be more lenient in it's con-
struction of the land laws. They feel
that they have done all that has been
required of most homesteaders for
many years to get title to government
land and they do not believe that it
was fair to put the screws of the law
upon them without first serving due
notice that every provision of the law
would be strictly enforced 1t is not
surprising, therefore, that these bust
ness men are not falling over them
selves in their enthusiasm for the cause
of the Holy Rollers in this county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-21

advance and are compelled to retreat
what safer refuge could they find than
behind the moss covered barracks of
this useless old outpost? General An
Holy Rollers, has shown himself pos
sessed of strategic abilities we did not
credit him with in making an alliance
with the war department and securing
a we'll nigh impregnable fortress for
his army to fall back upon in case of
disaster. We congratulate the general
upon his success in pulling the wool
over Secretary Taft's eyes and secur-
ing an order to hold the fort
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-21

IL is said that Mayor Campbeil Of
Tacoma may yet be driven into the
Mcbride camp by the opposition to his
reelection manifested by the railroad
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-21
w LEATHER.

Tonight and Tuesday cloudy and
threatening with light rain or snow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-21

Read the ads in the Statesman.
Read the ads in the Statesman.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-21
LAND OFFICE SCANDAL
MATURING FOR YEARS
Ex-Commissioner Boyd and Chief Clerk Ma
haulu Charged With Embezzlement of
Many Thousands of Dollars.

Edward S. Boyd, former Commissions
er of Public Lands. and Stephen Ma
haulu, chief clerk OF the Public Lands
Department. were arrested yesterday
for embezziement of public moneys.
The shortage for which they are held
accountable between them is from $lo.-
600 to $4,000. with possibility Of being
even more than the larger amount here
stated
Bail was fixed at $4,000 each ana they
were released under bonds in the es.en-
ing. Mahaulu about $50 and Boyd an
hour later. Boyd's sureties are T. c.
Winston, Samuel c. Nowlein and c. B.
Maile, and Nowlein and Maile are also
MahauIu's sureties.
DISCOVERY WAS SUDDEN.
1t was yesterday morning that J. w.
Pratt, Commissioner of Public Lands,
while pursuing the task he had scrne
the bookkeeping of his department.
found eight of the wahiawa settlers
debited with various amounts, resuec-
lively, which aggregated the sum of
sS911- AS the records showed that these
people had received their land patents,
Mr.. Pratt called Clerk Mahaulu and
asked him:
How is it these people received their
patents before paying the balances on
their lands?"
'oh, those people paid" Mahaulu an
swered.
Where are the entries?"
Il don't think the payments were en-
tered
Mr.. Pratt, astounded, asked the chief
clerk if money had actually been re-
ceived from those people and not en-
tered in the cash book.
THAT is what was the candid re-
ply, and there are a good many others
like the1n.''
3 What became of the money!
Boyd spent it. was the laconis re-
ply.
Mr.. Pratt then inquired If Mr.. Ma
haulu could say how much money was
thus unaccounted for altogether. Ma |
hauIu made a brief calculation before |
he gave the startling reply:
About ten thousand dollars. should |
say
THE wAHIAwA DEBTS.
Following is the list OF the wahiawa
purchases of land. with the amounts
debited to them on the Land office
books:
e. c. Rhodes ............. -. ....S 240 |
A. w. Eames 400 |
Mrs. NJ. e. Clark. s25
VIM. 7. Thomas .............,..... 4S8 ]