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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12
RATE WAR ON; BURIAL CHEAP
Livery Stable Men and Undertakers
Cut Prices for Funeral Work.

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 12.-Now is
a cheap time to die in Seattle. There
is rate war, on among the various
stables owning and renting haclks for
funerals. The undertakers 81 the cry
are in on the cut. .s1ss.
The Arst Of the yeafthe leading sta
hles and undertakers 81 the city forr,S-
ed a combine whereby they agreed to
raise prices for the rent Of hacks for
funerals. The prices were put to f1g-
ure whereby they Were xexorbitant.
For iinstance, $3.50 was charged for "a
hack to Lakeview cemetery, the. near
est burial place in the city. The un-
dertakers were to furnish the business
for the hackmen, and the latter to re-
turn the favor were to pay the under
takers 20 per cent Of the amount they
received. ~ ~
Yesterday afternoon the superintend-
ent of the Montana stables, posted a
notice that his company would with
! , p ts q - :.
draw from the combine, and that in
future he would charge but IS for
hacks.
That notice has started a war where
by it is believed that in time the hack
men will be making prices SO low that
it will be an inducement to come to
Seattle to die.
The undertakers resent the cut by
declaring that they will not send bit
of their business to the Montant
stables. The latter declare that they
will get he business anyhow, because
persons who are burying their rela-
tives will contract for hacks direct
with the stables instead of going to the
undertakers.
In the meantime, the public is wait
ing anxiously to see the outcome Of
the unique war.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12


NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. 12.-In
two decisions handed down Judge
'Thayer, in the supreme court ,sustain-
ed counsel for William J. Bryan in
certain contentious growing out Of the
refusal Of the probate court to admit
to probate as a part of the will Of the
late r. s. Bennett the sealed letter
giving $4,000 to Mr.. Bryan.
One decision sustains a demurrer
entered by counsel Tor Mr.. Bryan to a
plea in abatement filed in behalf of
Mrs. Bennett. widow of the testator,
from Mr.. Benefits appeal from the
probate courts decision.
The other decision overrules a mo-
ton by counsel for Mrs. Bennett and
other heirs to expunge certain por-
tons of the answer Of Mr.. Bennett to
the appeal brought by Mrs. Bennett.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12
sUNFLowERs ARE PROFITABLE
Cultivation Of Same Results Very Sat-
isfactory to the Farmers.

Cultivation Of Same Results Very Sat-
isfactory to the Farmers.
Joel Shoemaker writes as follows in
the Seattle Post Intelligencer:
The sunflower promises to become
one of the favorite cultivated plants Of
central Washington. Several farmers
report profitable results from growing
this plant as fodder and seed crop.
1T is said to be better for mixed RAJ
tons for dairy cows than corn fod-
der. An acre will produce about fifty
bushels of the seed. This is superior
to anything so far discovered as food
for poultry. In addition to it's value
as food for poultry, hogs and cattle,
the seed is in demand for manufactur-
ing into oils for Illumination and for
soaps.
Large areas of farming lands are de-
voted to the culture Of the sunfower
in Russia, India and Egypt The plant
IL also grown at good profit In the
fields Of Austria, Italy and Turkey.
Many Of the best farmers Of Canada
plant the sunfiowers extensively.
They use the stems for ensilage and
the seeds for fattening poultry and
hogs. For perfect ensilage they use
one-fourth acre Of sunnowers. one-half
acre Of horse beans and one acre Of
corn. This IL supposed to be the most
profitable mixture for dairy cows.
Russian &i,e osst.
There are several varieties Of sum
flowers possessing more or less value.
The Mammoth Russian il recognized
a the best for general purposes This.
gives q larger yield Of good seed than
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12
Raid On Gamblers In seattle

SEATTLE, Feb. lathe first gam
bling raid under the new felony law
Detectives Hubbard and Freeman and
Patrolmen Roesler and Keith arrested
eight men from the rear room of the
"Charley's Mug" saloon on King street,
near Sixth avenue south. A needle
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12
DEAD WOMAN IN RIVER.
Corpse Of Unknown Bearing Slight
Clues to identity.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 12.-Is the
body of an unknown woman found
floating in the Willamette Wednesday
morning, the victim Of murder. or
merely some unfortunate victim Of
dependency who ended the misery Of
her life by her own means?
This is the question which the police
and authorities Of the county are try
ing to solve. Today they will canvass
the towns all along the course of the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12
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river in hopes Of finding some clew to
the dead woman, about whose identity
nothing has thus far been learned
The body was discovered early in
the morning BY c. b Brown, Of Hicks
& Brown company. The body was near
the shore at the foot Of Yamhil street.
and was floating with the current. Be.
ing unable to reach the body at that
point, Mr.. Brown hurried to Stark
street. secured a boat and got the in
animate form ashore. 1t was in a bad
state Of decomposition.
Deputy Coroner Arthur Finley was
at once notified. He removed the body
to the morGue after investigating the
circumstances of the finding. All ef-
forts to learn the identity of the wo-
man were unavailing, as there was
nothing about her that would serve
as the slightest clew. There were no
marks Of violence about her body, but
whether or not there are any evidences
Of poison has not been determined.
The clothing had repained on the
body; although all her hair was gone.
The body appeared to have been in
the water fully month.
The body is that Of a young wo-
man Of medium height. weighing
about $50 pounds and well dressed.
The clothing consisted Of black
wooden skirt, with silk stripes sewed
up and down with seams, light color
ed silk waist, black hose with drop
stitch pink garters. lace shoes having
patent tips and ~ in size. There
was q black leather belt with nickel
buckle around the waist. On the third
finger of the left hand was a. gold ring
with a cameo. setting, from which the
stone had been lost.
While the officials believe the case
the appearances of one of suicide. no
stone viii be left unturned to learn
the full circumstances Of the presence
Of the body in the river.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12

FoRcER {. W. PARkER ATTEMPTS
TO MAKE ESCAPE FKoM
81 THE yoFFIceRs.
srsaks GLASS il cAr window and W.
IN At Of p'unsirs Out When
Caught.

Doubtless With the desire to.epulate
hiS own example. dnfy 6SoA 2pore
spectacular scale. with q possibility 81
eflecting a second escape from the
oAlcefs who had him in Sh6HeA TkufE
low w. Parker. sentenced to Ave years
imprisonment from Multnomah county
Tor forgery. made desperate attempt
to break from the car on the way from
Portland to the penitentlaxt IT assiep1
WednesdaE evening. ,bat wing ~ tie
alertness of the officers who had him
in charge, Deputies Harvey Moreland
and L. A. Harlow, his attempt was foil
ed, nipped in the bud, as it were. with
the result that PARKER was safely land
ed in the penitentiary securely bound
and with some severely lacerated
hands. Otherwise he was uninjured.
Z Parker showed signs of uneasiness
all the way up from Portland ana the
deputies kept him under close surveil-
lance. All went well until the train
reached the Fair Grounds. Just after
passing the station at the Fair
Grounds, however. evidently deeming
it his last chance, Parker as quick as
flash raised up in his seat and with
one blow of his manacled hands, shat
tered the glass Of the window Of the
car and was in the act OF plunging
through the opening when he was seiz-
ed by the deputies, overpowered and
made secure from any further attempts
to escape.
Quick as his movement was in
breaking the window. he was none too
quick for Deputy Harlow, who was sit
ting across the aisle from him. in
charge Of a patient which he was con-
Quoting to the asylum. and who was
closely watching Parker's every move-
ment, for no sooner had Parker risen
in his seat to break the window than
Harlow was upon him. Deputy More
land. who was Ssittirgs reside Parker.
when the break was made. also Grap-
pied him. They soon had him down
and securely bound. Parker was COM
pletely Modified after this scufiie and
defeat and offered no further resist
ance to the officers In transit to the
prison. being completely helpless.
This is Parker's second attempt to
escape from the officers Of the law
since his apprehension, but in the first
instance he succeeded in eluding De-
tective Joe Day while on the train
near Arlington, Or, en- route to Port
land, by crawling out. of his berth and
making his escape during the night
while the detective was asleep and
supposed his prisoner was secure.
While the officers were keeping close
watch upon their prisoner, knowing
how tricky he was and were prepared
for any emergency, they were some-
what surprised at his action consider
ing his evident complete submission to
his fate in requesting the court give
him the maximum penalty for mis-
crime-20 years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12

KONIGSBERG, FEB. H. Repre-
sentatives of German literary, scien-
tific and philosophical societies gath
cred in Konigsberg today and united
in a memorial celebration of the Tooth
anniversary of Kent's death. The chief
feature of the observance was the
unwilling of bronze memorial tablet
in the historic ''Danziger Keller"
Mean at hand was the house in which
the great philosopher lived.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12

any other sort The varities making
several head6atp the stalk are not e
desir1ble as tse seed does not m
tan: sumcfents OH to be valusbie sor
feed or market purposes. Pure led
yields about 20 per cent oil. which y
Of iine quality. This Is frequently used
in mixing paints, and In Russia forms
an article bf food for many families.
The seeds are often roasted and eaten
as peanuts. 4.
= Ten pounds Of seed win plant an
acre - sss,noWefs The iced should
be planted in Asows and ahout the
samss distance apart q corn. Guilt
walton should be the some as demand
ed by field Of corn. Any soil Will
produce sunnowers. The California
experiment station shows that good
crop ACKNOWLEDGEMENT may bes harr
sssd trom atlsSh land. ased my =
planted as early in the SEASON al the
land can be stirred.ras slight frosts 90
IA injds pll4s;H III
Harvesting Of the seed heads should
be completed before they are thorough
" ripe, to prevent SCATTERING. The
seed may be shelled out by Mailing or
Wsthe use' " "a home made fhreAhine
.maehinG This consists Of q plain cyl
inder in which several nails are driven.
The cylinder may be made to revolve
by means Of horse power, windmills
or other devices used on the farm.
Seed can be stored in sacks the same
as grain and fed as required. It is
best when crushed and mixed with
other foods. For poultry. hogs and
cows it may be mixed with barley,
oats or bran. E IS -
Ration for Mich Cows.
A dairyman in Pennsylvania states
that he uses sunhowers as part of
every ration fed to cows. His mixture
consists Of four pounds of ground or
crushed sunfiower seed. six pounds of
barley. fifteen pounds Of clpvershay and
thirty pounds Of silage per day for
each animal. The grain mixture js
used in similar proportions for tur-
keys, geese, ducks and chickens bssnA
prepared for market. Horses may be
fed on q mixture of crushed sunfiow-
er seed and cereals with good results.
The seed supplies an oil not found in
other grain and is q good fattenine
food.
In, addition to its value as a forage
and seed producing plant. TIE sun
flower has many other points Of supe-
riority over other cultivated crops.
The flowers act as an absorbent Of
miasma In malarial districts and pre-
vent the annual recurrence Of that fe-
yer. The stalks are used for bean
poles, fuel and fiber for making paper.
Tho ashes are sold for fertilizers. as
they are rich in potash. A yellow dye
Of commerce is made from the flowers.
The plant is ornamental and supplies
fine food for the honey bees.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12
News Of The Northwest

tiary for burglary. He has appealed
to the supreme court, and is now
awaiting the hearing OF his case by
that tribunal
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12

70 CURE a COLD IN pNg DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Qumfne TahIet3.
All druggists refund the money Il Il
fails to cure. e. w. Groves sigma
ture IL ON each box. 26c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12

Employer-Mr. Redink, you got off
yesterday afternoon under the plea OF
being Ill. saw you afterward going
to the races and you didn't appear at
all ILL., Clerk-You ought to have seen
me after the second race. sir; was
bad enough then.
sS5l#s II 1sf - & So
The leader., 1904-04-20
FOR CONGRESS.
We are authorized to announce
HON. r. A. McLAIN,
THE NEW VAGRANT LAW.

The Leader publishes today the
new vagrant law lin full, as pass
ed by the Legislature at its late
session. The law will go into
effect on April Goth, and it should
be read and carefully studied by
our readers generally.
By the provisions of this law,
it is placed within the power of
our local officers and the better
class of citizens to more effectual-
ly rid the community of idlers
and Migrants, white and black,
than any law ever before placed
on the statute books of this State.
1t is specially aimed at several
classes of shiftless, disreputable
characters which infest nearly
every community, and these are
specified by name. People who
have no regular business or occu-
patton and no visible means of
support, tramps, prostitutes, gam
blers, blind tigers, common loaf
ers, and several other kinds of
beats who are trying to live with
out honest work, come under its
provisions, and 1t is made the
special duty of local officers and
the circuit court to enforce the
law.
Furthermore, any citizen of the
State can file information, under
oath, against any person there is
good reason for suspecting is ava
grant under the law.
The sheriff, city marshal and
police, and the citizens league
will see that Brookhaven has a
good cleaning up after the 10th,
and stays clean.
The leader., 1904-04-20
Sunday School Institute.

The Annual Sunday School In
stitute of the Mississippi Confer
ence, Nj. E. Church, South, will
be held at Brookhaven, beginning
May 2, at 7:30 O'Clock, and clos
ing Wednesday night, May 4, at
8 o'clock.
1t is earnestly desired by the
Sunday School Board that every
Sunday School in the Conference
be represented by its superintend-
ent and delegates. All pastors
and superintendent are delegates
lex ofiicio, and each Methodist Sun
day School in the conference is
entitled to a delegate, and where
there is only one Sunday School
on a charge it can send two dele
gates.
All the Railroads in the State
have granted reduced rates on the
certificate plan. Get certificate
from your local Railroad agent,
and it viii entitle you to one-third
fare ON the return journey. Free
entertainment will be provided for
all who attend.
Send names of delegates and
Others who will attend to Rev. G.
w. Crisler, Brookhaven, Miss.
The leader., 1904-04-20
Citizens Of HazIehurst BuncOed Out Of
LARGE Amount.

! The Times Democrats jackson
correspondent says:
E An interesting story comes
from Copiah county in connection
with a scheme to construct an in
terurban electric railway.
About a year ago some enter
piising citizens of the county in
augurated a scheme to run an cleo
trio line from Hazlehurst west
wardly,. passing through Dent
vile and Barlow, thence to
Browns Wells and circling back
to Hazlehurst. Public meetings
were held and considerable pop
ular interest was aroused. As
soon as the project assumed def
mite shape = couple of Michigan
promoters appeared on the scene
and offered to father the scheme
and put the road through. A
preliminary survey was made and
estimates were furnished as to the
cost of the construction. The
promoters, assisted by the citi-
zens, began securing deeds to
rights of way and asked for a
bonus of $50, 900 as a necessary
condition to getting the road f.
nanced. No difficulty was expe-
rienced in getting the interested
citizens to sign notes for the $50,
geo, to be payable when the road
was built. The promoters con-
tinued very active and made fire.
lquent trips back to, Michigan &c
Econsult- their financial hackers.
After the affairs of the road had
gotten into this shape the promo,
tiers announced that they had made
all necessary financial arrange
ments and that nothing was neces-
sary but to begin the construction
in order to show the good faith OF
the people. As soon, they said,
as work was done of a substantial
nature the syndicate would take
lup the road were authorized to
lhypothecate the notes, but the
banks refused to accept them.
Two public spirited citizens then
volunteered to take the notes as
collateral and to give their indi-
+. ~ s y !.
The leader., 1904-04-20
A ROAST FROM YARDAMAN.
The Governor Makes Some Plain Re.
marks About Teddy.

Governor Vardaman has return
ed from st. Louis where he went
with the members of the Worlds
Fair commission to inspect the
Mississippi building at the big ex-
position. While in st. Louis
Governor Yardaman gave out a
very plain interview on political
subjects. He is quoted as fol
lows:
Politically speaking, President
Roosevelt is more to be feared
than war, pestiIence or famine.
''He is looked upon in our state,
and IN the South as all that, is bad
and dangerous for the country.
He represents that which works
only for the power of the one
usurping the power of the govern
ing bodies.
His action in the case of Book
Eer T. Washington was a great
mistake. It is considered so
throughout the South. It is
looked upon as mistake in every
way.
Booker is a good negro. He
is all right, if he only keeps in his
place. ,
Through the Booker incident
and other high-handed acts Presi-
dent Roosevelt has lost the vote
of the South.
"In the whole State of Missis-
sippi, with a million and a half
people, / don't believe he would
receive over forty votes.
what influence has Bryan in
the Southg He has much, but
don't think that there is any like
lihood of his trying for the nomi
nation.
Parker is strong in the South,
but | hope that Mississippi will
send its delegation to the conven-
ton uninstructed, so that when a
good man is put up they will be
free to vote for him.
The Democrat platform will
not be the same, | feel sure, for
there are number of dead issues
to be eliminated.
my position on the money
question is the same as it was four
years ago.
Our trip here today is to see
what you have in your st. Louis
Fair
The leader., 1904-04-20
Deficient Phone Service at the Power
House.

1t would be we'll for the Power
House Committee or the new su-
perintendent to look after the tel
ephone service at the Power
House, and provide some remedy
for making it more efficient and
reliable. On the morning of the
fire at Lenz's about two weeks
ago, as soon as the fire was dis
covered, Mr.. John E. SeaVey,
tried Immediately to call up the
Power House and direct them to
sound the fire alarm whistle and
turn ON the direct water pressure.
He could get no response to his
call, until the fire had been put
out and the emergency was past.
On yesterday afternoon this
Office at three different times at
considerable intervals, tried to
call up the Power House to get a
defective wire repaired before
night, so we would not be COM
PEELED to quit work at dark, or
provide kerosene lamps, but.
could get no answer to our.
rings, though the Telephone Elk
change did its best to get re-
spouse. This morning the effort
was renewed and it took a second
call then before there was any
hello" from the Power House.
We cite these as examples COM
ing within our personal knowl-
edge. Many others have doubt
less had like experiences.
If the phone at the Power
House is so located that it cannot
be heard by those on the premises
for the noise of the machinery
or those in charge of the machin-
cry are too much occupied to give
prompt answers to calls, the rem
edy is a simple one. Itwould be-
better to hire a reliable boy to do
Eothing else but answer calls, than
to let things run On as they are
going now.
The leader., 1904-04-20

Mr.. f. f. Becker has accepted
the plans and specifications OF
Architect Chris Larsen for the
erection of handsome residence
ION the lots of his present home,
and the material for the new struct-
nre' is now being placed on the
ground. The new residence will
be a very handsome two-story
building of the Colonial style of
architecture, with stately columns,
wide verandas and large rooms on
both floors. The reception room
will be finished in cherry, the
parlor in white maple and the
spacious dining hall in yellow
pine and all three of these will be
connected by large folding doors,
SO that on reception occasions they
can be thrown into one room of
20 feet in length. During the
erection of this new home, Mr..
and Mrs: Becker will occupy the
.Aylwald cottage 10 the Becker
Addition, into which they moved
this week.
The leader., 1904-04-20

Our neighboring town of Bogue
Chitto organized a..bank on Mon
day with a capital stock Of $25, 900.
Tie incorporates are J. L.
Moyse, B. E. Brister, Alex Hy-
man, w. w. Moore and w. A.
Parsons. A building viii be
erected in time to be ready for
business Sept. /. The Leader ex-
tends congratulations and reioices
in every good thing that comes
in Che way Of our good friends
and neighbors Of Bogue Chitto.
The leader., 1904-04-20

The Mississippi Agricultural
and Mechanical College has not
yet selected its representatives to
participate in the contest. The
other three colleges will be repre-
scented as follows: University Of
Mississippi, Stokes Robinson;
Millsaps College, G. FL. Alexan-
der, Jr.; Mississippi College,
James Wallace.
The leader., 1904-04-20

Weman's greatest dream of beauty and
glory is when nature has chosen her tc
become mother. Every faculty is keenly
alert as she fofesees the joy, ambition,
success and the lifelong satisfaction com.
fng nearer, day by day, in the dear and
innocent being so soon to see light, and
the uncertainty whether she shall see q
sweet girl or brave boy face beside he,
on the pillow adds zest to her expectancy.
Mothers Friend applied externally
throughout pregnancy will relieve The
pain Of parttrition, and no mother and
Child can fail 10 be heal thy, hearty, strong,
Gear cUmiMgioyHa, pure hooded and
cheerful in dispusitTar, WIG. are mutually
influenced by tfie continued use OF this
great IMMINENT, MOTHERS FRIEND.
3Buy of druggists, 500 per bottle.
Our treatise q Motherhood" mailed free.
faE sRA0FIElp REGULATOR CO., AtIaasa. O.
The leader., 1904-04-20

vidual notes for SIS, 900, which
was to be used in construction
work. The promoters took the
notes, realized on them and have
not since Eeen heard of.
The leader., 1904-04-20

Mrs. Park Tyrone and Mrs.
Spangler il the same neighbour
hood east Of town are reported ID
q dying condition, We regret to
learn.
The leader., 1904-04-20

Dr. Tom McNair IS among
attendants at the Dental Assoeia-
The leader., 1904-04-20

EupoIa is growing more pros.
porous each day