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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-06
Hanged at the Penibntary Little After Oaybre& lh|s
Morning. Showed an Iron Nerve to the Last.
"GoD BLESS YOU ALL, GOOD BYE" WERE HIS LAST WORDS
Condemned Man Led Procession the Gaows and Mounted So with m
Tread Neck Was Brosenby the FaSpent His Last Night
Quiet Body Inferred in the Catholic Cemetery

bosnital where he exchanged his prison
earb for a neat suit of black clothes,
white shirt and collar and a plain
black ready made tie. At 4;50 Warden
DRYDEN walked into the room in the
hospital where Champoux had been
taken and read to him the death war
rant. The condemned man listened at
tentively to the reading of the docu-
ment and took in every word OF IL
without the slightest change in the
expression of his face. Immediately
after tho warrant had been read, keV.
NJ flohr. of st: fatrck's Catholic
church of this city. entered the room
md administered the last spifi'ua'
consolation to him.
March to the ScaffoId.
At exactly 5:09 the march to the
scaffo!d was taken up. The party
emerged from the rear entrance Of the
! tl'SpltclI Will ,ldIllpoiA w NSilhlIio CiVN'
and lfavely between Chief Turnkey
McGIaughiih and Guard Foley. I'm
~. 3iately following cane t}sv. NJ
u.i.lr ot,,, ed in his ministerial fnbFs
He 4s followed by he attending ply
sicians, lbs RI r. keyi0F, \. 9. BIa-
lock and NJ. { Nellns. Then came
Warden Dryden, C6htafn Of the Guards
Wells, Clerk McGlyin, Undertaken
Heaton, Steward McAno rvs ana AS
4istant Superintendent of the fure Mill
/ iMcEAuley. Champoux still mai taire 4
his cornposure and did not display he
I45ist sign Of weakness. His step was
light and sprightly and with head erect
he bravely aschnded the steps to the
floor of t4,e s,>4ffod and met his fate.
A Small Crowd
Except fOT 4 parry of newspaper men
and few invittd guests the execution
was witnessed only by the prison Of
ticials The newspaper men and vis-
itors Wers assigned to POSITIONS on the
wall
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j. 1an BUYS More Steamships.

LON DON, May 6-The Canadian
Pacific steamships Tartar and Athen-
ian have been sold to the Japanese
Yusan Kaisha.
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With display of nerve that poro-
cred on the marvellous Murderer 'aiiie'
ChainpouA ""lNeu ~ wv
the state peii'e'''i'is ''''' ''O'
ana pau Tue eA'' e'''e fN''''''
inuroer u pie''' ~
oea''ie N"i ie'S '''o(''O'
hlpIlloil u
equalled in the West
At 500 o'clock so1nper proce99ioii
with ChampouX in the lead left the
prison hospital and headed toward the
,,asILa,.s which had baan erected in the
,,<l,+baas+ CORNER, of; the nrisor ward,
!, ,,ho,,,,,o,x ,,as barahaadad and ;,f4ySiv
,,,,,er o,o,o . baoida two ctoI,,,art
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Lake BaikaI Again Navigable.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 6.-Trafhe
across Lake Baikal by steamer mas
been resumed.
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How He Spent the Night.

Champoux partoOk of his last meal
about 6 o'clock last night and after
reading several passages of scripture
retired to his bed at $50 O'Clock. He
Immediately passed into a sound sleep
and during the entire night hardly
moved from his position. At O'Clock
this morning Guard c. w. Bettis, who
had watched over him during the long
tedious night. awakened the condemn
ed man. ChampOuX Immediately arose
and after washing his face and hands
donned his prison clothes. He ap-
peared very much composed and in an
swer to the question Of Guard Belts,
replied that he was feeling very we'll.
An excellent breakfast had been pre-
pared for him but he informed the
2 ard that he did not desire to partake
OF anything whatever.
Death Warrant Read
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Death Warrant Read.

At 4:45 he was taken from his cell
by the guard and escorted to the prison
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-27
Swearing in the Vote.

Any qualified citizen whose right to
vote is challenged when he presents him
self at his polling place on election day
may swear in his vote, and the election
officers must receive and record it.
They have no power TO refuse or reject 1t,
and every qualified elector who is ohsl-
lenged should insist upon the full meas
ure of his rights.
The procedure OF swearing In vote
is simple. The challenged voter is put
under oath and examined by one of the
election inspectors. If his answers to
the questions put to him are satisfactory
to the election board he will be allowed
to vote without further obstruction. If
the election officers believe the applicant
not to be entitled to vote, however, they
must explain to him the qualifications
in which he appears TO them to be de-
ficient. II tho citizen maintains that he
Is qualified to vote, the election officers
must administer the oath to him again,
and allow him to swear or affirm that he
is not disqualified by any reason from,
voting. Having taken this oath to his
qualifications as a. voter, the citizen
must be allowed to deposit his ballot.
The law is explicit. 1t says;
IL any person shall refuse 70 take either oath &c
rendered his vote shall be rejected but n he shal
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TAXED FOR HIS PHILANTHROPY.
VI. II. Hodges Personal Assessment In.
creased by West Orange.

ORANGE, N. j., Oct. 2e.-Because he
had given Columbia University $4,000
with which to build Hartley Hall, the au-
thorities OF West Orange raised the ASSESS
ment OF the personal property of Marcellus
Hartley Dodge, heir OF the late Marcellus
Hartley, the firearms manufacturer, from
SIS, 900, which he paid last year. to 100000
which appeared on his tax bill this year.
The argument was that II he could give
away $500 900 he could afford to pay taxes
on 100000. Mr.. Dodge, through his counsel,
Thomas A. Davis OF Orange, filed to-day
a formal protest. and, after long argu-
ment the commissioners Of appeals in
cases OF taxation reduced the Assessment
to S35, 600
Mr. Dodge. who has barely passed his
majority, lives on Orange Mountain with
his grandmother, Mrs. Marcellus Hartley.
1t was his contention that IL was unfair
to assess him on 100000 for the reason
that the majority OF the other wealthy
men in his neighborhood are assessed on
about s2s 900, and that most OF his hold
ings are in New England, on which he
has already paid taxes
Mr.. Dodge went through almost the
same performance last year, and he init
mated then that II the town persisted in
overta King him he would move away.
The town reduced his rate. 1t Is said they
figured that 1t would be better to keep Mr..
Dodge at SIS 900 than lose him at $780, 600.
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aualit, Of Win. Good IN 1901. .

From me London Standard.
The following reports have been received re-
specting this wears vintage:
Burgundy--The vintage operations are taking
place In splendid weather and the Wines OF this
year will be OF q superior quality. There were
several rainy days few weeks ago. which did
deal OF good and the summer being very hot the
grapes have ripened well.
Champagne vintage has proceeded under
favorable conditions, retarded only by few days
OF rain. The summer has been dry and hot and
although the months OF August and September
were no, so favorable TO the vines, yet the wines
OF this year will be OF very good quality. and
above the average IN quantity.
Claret-The weather throughout the ciaret dis E
trcts has been very fnc and warm. with now and
then little rain sufhciont 10 prove beneficial 70
the vines without Its being too abundant. The
grapes have attained perfect maturity and there
Is no trace whatever OF disease, II Is FUZZY ex.
pected that some very fne wines will be made.
Hook and Moselle-There "A every prospect OF a
very nne vintage indeed, The character Of the
weather has been generally favorable. and II IA
hoped that the 1904 wines viii rank among the
years which have made hook and Mosele famous
all through the world.
Cognac Brandy-Thc prospects OF the 1904 vintage
arc mos, promising. The gathering OF the grapes
Is completed In most OF the Chareute districts
Most OF the growers declare the quality will be
fully UP 10 1900 and In many cases larger. The
quality Is expected 10 be very hne, and, owing to
the extremely warm weather all through the sum
mer season. the wines will certainly show hlgh
alcoholic strength, which Is an inporanI matter
IN the returns OF distillaiion.
Port-The show Of grapes Is the best that has
been seen for many years, but the dry summer
and great heat In August have caused many Of the
grapes to shrivel, especially In those vineyards
mos, exposed TO the sun. II Is hoped. however,
that some good wine will be made, although OF
the quality II Is too early TO speak Some light
rains fell lust before the commencement OF the
ktch Mt tHa ham Ia.
grapes.
Sherry-The hnc. dry weather, uninterrupted
by any sudden changes. which has prevailed here
during the summer months has greatly favored
the grape crop. The alcoholic strength OF the
musts IT, the whole quite mp TO the usual stand
ard while the large quantity OF sscchsrine they
contain. gives promise that they viii develop Into
sound .sful bodied wines.
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Graft Everywhere.
From ne Utica CbsCrrrr.

From ne Utica Cb6Crr6r
Little comment Is necessary In connection
with the plain direct. simple and ttuthiui
story of graft on a section of the Black RIVER
Canal.
1t Ia startling because it Ia an assurance ol
the charge that all through the state IN
every department and place In which IL mas
been possible to put Il party worker VINO
might draw a ehlary-no matter whe'ner
there were duties for him to perform or NOT
the Odell Administration has been constantly
increasing the number of employees, aooihs
to the cost OF government by leaps and BOUNDS
and paying for the service-or lack oil SERVES
through a system OF indirect taxatioh.
which is none the less vicious ana expensive
because II happens to draw money from 'he
people through unusual channels
The entire State administration Is money
combed with just such instances as the one
presented to-day. Great power. seeminsly
intrenched beyond disturbance. has run RIOT
until Odell, and the men who have beeh
closest to him in the government OF the STATE
have lost all regard for the sacredness OF their
trusts and are active mainly In discovering
new sources from which to secure indirect
revenue and new ways through which the!
may absorb graft from the treasury.
There Is a way to stop 1t! The voters have
the means within their own hands ana they
are not helpless. They need not subnit 70
plumber and robbery for any long continued
time The ballot has not yet been taken
from them!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-27
The Fishing season Of 1904.

To THE EpIroR or THE SuN-Sir. The
fishermen are hauling out their boats and
winding UP their lines. A few still cling to
the hope OF catching bass. and will not aban-
don IL until their fingers grow numb and their
noses turn blue.
The season Of 1904 opened early with bright
prospects Weakhsh were plentiful, but they
were mostly "schoolfish." Even at the Romer
and of Sandy Hook "tiderunners' and blues "
we're very scarce. All through July and
August thunderstorms were frequent. but
although they were charged with plenty OF
rain few were accompanied by furious winds.
consequently, accidents were not numerous,
Most OF the fishermen are hunters. In
winter they console themselves with their
dogs and guns Others take to business. hut
Frequently visit their little cluhhouses or
"6shermens rests by the seaside, TO listen
around the log fires to the stories Of the old
fellows who Believe the fishing rod IL tho
magic wand that keeps, man young. no
the boast that a good days fishing can make
them just as happy at co as 1t did when they
In bidding farewell to the fishing season. let
lis hope that the men of the rod and reel may
weather the storms Of winter and that. when
the roll is called next spring every man may
be pr esent with paint brush in one hand and
pot Of sure pop on barnacies in the other.
The SKIPPER.
STATEN ISLAND, Oct. 20.
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Judge Parker and tho McQueed Case

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: Let vot-
ers read the smashing indictment OF Judge
Parker by Ray stannard Baker in the Novem-
Der McCiure's.
They surely will agree that the story OF
Charles McQueed makes every decent man s
blood boil with ind gnation and should render
impossible the election Of a candidate who. as
Chief Justice of the Court Of Appeals OF New
York, overruled the law Of the State Of New
York. as it then stood, and bestowed upon
workmen the right to dictate to employers how
they shall carry on their business and whom
they shall, or shall not. employ
In Curran vs. Galen, decided unanimously
by the Court Of Appeals in 1907, the Court
says:
But the social principles which justify such abor
ORGANIZATIONS are departed from when they are so
extended as either 10 intend TO accomplish injury
TO others
And this was the law of the state till Judge
Parker decided the McQueed case.
In that case Judge Vann. in handing down
dissenting opinion, declares that coercion
to prevent others from working Is expressly
forbidden by paragraph l6s Of the Penal Code
and says that any combination to restrain
the free pursuit Of any lawful business In
order to create or maintain monopoly Is
expressly prohibited by statute.
But Judge Parker confirms the right Of the
labor unions without limit or restriction to
the closed shop and the control Of all the
workmen Of trade. To clinoh the point he
says:
know It Is said that the workmen cannot dictate
10 employers how they shall carry on their busi'
ness nor whom they shall or shall not employ; blu,
! dissent absolutely from the proposition.
How can any employer Of labor; how can
any decent. honest man vote for Parker after
that utterance?
II not only made Sam Parks and Wenseimer
possible, but 1t created them and will continue
to create them so long as Judge Parker's
Infamous decision Ia allowed to remain the
law OF the State of New York.
JOHN d. ELwELL
NEW YORK, Oct, e.
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Roman Catholics and Politics.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Si: Mr..
James Mark sullivan expresses the feeling Of
all Catholics when he writes you TO deplore
the attempts that are being mnde to drag the
Catholic Church into politics. Another OF
your correspondents answers the charge
by saying that II Archbishop Harry had de-
clared for Parker and the Democratic party
he would have met with no Catholic criticism.
There are no grounds for this answer. If the
Archbishop had declared for any party or had
shown any partisan spirit he wouid nave
aroused anger in Catholic circles where IL
would have been said that he should be speed
lily silenced in the interests Of his Church and
Its supporters.
There ia little Catholic sympathy for the
priest who forgets that he has given his life
to relig or who cannot see that dignity is
as necessary to the Church as IL is to the
Judiciary. If the Catholic Church should
enter into politic 1t would give itself wound
which its enemies can never infiict while II Is
supported with the spirit OF men whose de-
fence is most determined when attacks are
most vicious.
When immigration was Catholic the Demo-
cratic party secured the Catholic vote be-
cause it's platform had championed the cause
of the immi grants. Immigrants voted as a
body not because religion had united them In
politics, but because they were despised and
tnsulted regarded as foreigners and intruders
and we're driven together by the contemptuous
treatment which they received whenever they
were outside their own circles. They lived
together In certain localities because the only
work which they could obtain kept them all
for a while upon the same financial footing.
Their acquaintance was all Of the same race
and rel gion because the prejudice OF the
time had ostracized them from all society
except their own. 1t was natural result that
they were united in politics., as they were
compelled to be In other things. 1t was
natural that they should have supported q
party whose defence Of their liberties was a
lonely oasis In a desert Of insult. 1T should be
q source Of pride to their descendants that
they had the spirit to fight their own battles.
instead OF bringing under hand which struck
because II felt itself too powerful to fear q
returning blow. II they had acted otherwise
they would have shown themselves united
for citizenship in a nation whose institutions
demand pride and courage In every station OF
life. II they had acted otherwise they would
have deserved the insults they received.
That q change has come is to be seen In the
fact that in this campaign every party u
composite In character. Every candidate
has support which no appeal to prejudice
could galn. II the auditors at any great poiit-
Nal meeting were to give voice to their senti-
ments, the result would put TO shame the
confusion ut the Tower Of Babel. The III
feeling which was once widespread Is nov
known only in quarters where 1t does little
harm. 1t Is now fortunately conhned 70
women, cler gymen and college professors:
New YoHK. Oct. 2S T. H. j.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-27
Tho Campaign in Indiana


Is the genius of Tom TAoaART mani
fest in the Indianapolis Sentinels latest
analysis of the character and career Of
President ROOSEVELT? We take one by
one the successive sentences of this
mastery, II not entirely accurate, sketch
Of the man:
ROOSEVELT Is an aristocrat"
About as democratic an aristocrGt, by
natural inclination and cultivated habit,
as at present exists on the face of the
globe.
He never worked a day In his life"
Few men Of his age have worked more
days, or harder.
He was born with a fortune"
He inherited moderate income, and
has been obliged to supplement the same
by his own efforts, for the needs Of his
family.
He began to dictate in politics early that his
beginning Is not known"
He worked his way ahead by the ordi-
nary methods of politics, and subordina-
ton of personal opinion to organization
expediency marked his demeanor at
more than one crisis in his political
fortunes.
Rules he Instituted In the White House forbid
any one sitting while he stands"
We can't believe it.
Many old or crippled men or women have been
told TO stand up because his Majesty Is In
the ROOM"
Again, we don't believe it.
Wife OF Senator BATE OF Tennessee, old and
crippled. had this experience"
Then Mr.. ROOSEVELT did not know Of
it. He would be the last man to sanction
such an outrage in such case.
Senator DEPEw, after dinner at the White
House one night. was telling stories In another
part OF the smoking room and laughing heartily
when a servant came from T. ROOSEVELT and
told the Senator he must dcslst from boisterous
laughing as II would not be tolerated"
Plainly campaign lie. When was
the Hon. CHAUNcEY M. DEPEw ever
heard to laugh boisterously at one of
his own stories?
The Hon. THOMAS TAGGART's hopes of
carrying Indiana FOR PARKER and DAVIS
must be ebbing fast when he resorts to
such desperate measures.
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TREASURY RECEIPTS INCREASE.
Collections for 40 Days Of October Exceed
by $4,000, 900 Those OF q Yer Are,

ny UIsuUb,VVb luOsc VI u netf age,
WARRINGTON, Oct 2o.--The RECEIPTS Of
the Government from current sources OF
revenue during the first twenty-siV days Of
October have exceeded those Of the same
period In 1908 by s2,oOs, 900 These are
figures given in the daily printed state.
ment OF the Treasury Department which
Judge Parker made the mistake afew days
ago OF saying the Administration had sup
pressed. The receipts for October, up to
and including to-day, have been fn ,lD,ls7,
as against 1884 ,42s for the fiht twenty
six days Of October. 1908.
The income from customs is on the in.
crease, although there was n falling of
during the spring and summer months
The customs receipts since Oct / have
amounted to $50, 104 ,815, as against SIS, 1886.
9O3 on the Same days OF last year. The sud-
den increase In the customs business dur
ing the last month is regarded by the Treas
ury officers as indicating confidence on the
part OF the great business interests of the
country that there Is to be no disturbance
Of commerce and industry as a result OF
the Presidential election.
IL has been q matter of comment for
several weeks that the business of the
country, as indicated by reports gathered
by the Treasury Department and the De-
partment Of Commerce, has shown less dis
turbance than In any campaign for many
years. Substantial proof of the general
feeling of confidence, however appears in
the large invoices OF imported goods and
the increased customs collections
The internal revenue receipts have also
been larger this month than in October,
1908, the total collections for the last twenty.
six days being 81, $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-27
The Monkey Problem.

To THE EpIroR or THE Sps--Sir: The solution
OF the monkey and weight question is not al all
satisfactory. All the attraction OF any account
IS that OF plain eravita,ion Ten pounds Of monkey
and ten pounds OF iron have the same mutual at
traction for each other that all matter pas for in
kind. which this occasion is lnnnitesina
The monkey Is not a rain lighter than the weight
under any circumstance, II Is true TINT two
heavy objects. say two cannon balls. suspended by
a long line near eat other Will be slightly attracted
Two blocks placed In pan OF water will sooner or
later come together, or to the side Of the pan,
All the monkey has TO climb against is the friction
of the pulley. the force OF which Is according 10
Its bearings and fabrication. He must climb mighty
dainty and carefully and not wiggle OF sag. or he
will md himself going down instead OF up.
NEW YORK. Oct. IS. MECHANICS.
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Mr.. HaY,A ApeeclI.

The speech of the Hon. JOHN HAY at
Carnegie Hall last night was both beau
tiful in It's literary form and we'll knit
as a purely intellectual piece OF work.
In many respects it rose to a higher
oratorical elevation than has been
reached in any other utterance during
the present canvass.
There was in it something of the
artistic touch which gave Mr.. HAY the
literary fame of his earlier days, but in
power of statement and in lucid and
consecutive reasoning 1t exhibited the
highest order of craftsmanship with
which his name is now associated
throughout the world. This is saying a
good deal, but it is not saying too much.
His Interpretation of the feeling of
this country as consciousness OF the
danger of ntrusting the complex and
delicate machinery of our Government
and our whole industrial life to the
uncertainties of Democratic Admins
tration will be recognized even by his
partisan enemies as true and fair. IF
YOU vote the. Republican ticket you
know what you are doing but mo
wizard son of seventh son can tell
what" the Democratic policy is, what
they would do with the Government if
it was given to them.
Mr.. HAYS speech is by far the best
reading which this campaign has pro-
duced. How uncommon it is to find 80
much beauty of literary form and OF
artistic symmetry in a platform utter
ance of a political canvass.