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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-10-20
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iptH entdlaftIidle en- GrgebHiHe.

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Die tiiroli9 mad pOrtsmout9, @nss
lamb, 5uriidsetebrte englii4e Sios
participation ma brei Sabre bon
Der Seimatb ubpeieno. Die beibsn
9auptapede Der Expedition paren
masnettfde grbeit unb seosrapbiI9e
Gntbedung. 9as Grpsbitionsi9iff, bic
Discovery" nabm 5uerit Surs nab
BEN 9ittoridlunb unb brung in bds
grobs Gissebiet Elm, bas bis babin nod
unentoedt mar unb oas ben groben
untarttii9en Sentiment bilbet. Der
6iibrer Der Expedition, SapitGn Scott,
brang bis gum S2.17 Grab Iiibli6er
8reite Dor uno f4lug ben bisberieen
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tbeiIt nit. bdb er srobe sebirgiss Sc
biete entbedt bat, bic ii9 bis 1920
9rao iiioli6er 8reite erItreden unb iif,
tbetlpeiie gu elmer SDbe BON 11,80C
SUB erbeben. SIS purbe elm neuer 0eo
nab WeIten aufsefunben uno bur6
5oologii9e uno botunii6e Sori6uneen
feItgeItellt, bab bas 2anb bes Siiopols
einitmals nit auitralien Suiammenge:
ban9en bat. 9d man duf cine BRET
jGbrige Oauer Der Expedition nidt &c.
fabt mar, purben i'm 2auTe oes Sab
res 1903 5ipei Silfserpsbitionen in bas
Siioppldrdebiet abdeIanbt. bic auf
beioe bic Discovery" funben unb ibr
pt6tige llnteritiiBung leiiten tonntsn.
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DISCOVERY" bann Suiammen nit ben
GntiaBi4iffen rMornins" unb .Serra
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Murbos9ai (9ittorialanb) on. 81,
traf am l. Ipril in 2pttleton auf Rsus
ieeldnb Elm. Don ben 43 Mann BET
Expedition maj nur elmer geItorben.
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ten, mar bic, baB bic benz S9iff nit,
gegebenen Gonierben ungeniebbar ma
en-. Snfolgebefen mlBten iie iibet
Spei Sabre bon Rp6ben unb pinguis
men Ieben. Sic perSebrten osren iiber
500. rRobben." 10 bsr1i9erts elmer ber
SffiSiere Der Discovery" .i9meden
ettpu pie 8eeffteut, Yinguinen nie Sas
ienfleii9. Yer quite @eiunbbeits3us
itanb u~nIerer Expedition lit nur oieier
4rt Der g%rndbrung 5uSuf9reiben, mir
batten nur einen lei9ten 4usbrub BON
Storbut, .unb Der mar auf bic 9onierz
ben 5uriidSufi6ren." Die Expedition
bra4te, uuBer anbereu sablrei6en gees
logii6en unb 6iolosii9en grGparaten,
aud bic eriten @ier bes 9aiierpinguins,
bes srOBten betannten pin9uins, nit.
9eipife GoiiIien, bic gefunben muir
ben, %beiueiien 5peifelos, bab gu elmer
3eit SGugetbiere unb pie[lei9t iogar
Meni6en auf benz 2unbe lebten, mo
jebt nur troitlofe Sebe berrI6t, mo
S6nee uno Sis jebes 9eben SerIt0ren.
@uf Der &iidreiie BON ReuIeeldnb
tonnte bic DISCOVERY" i'm fiioli6en
SbeiIe bes Stiaen SSeans intereFdntt
Sotbungen p%ornebmen; es lpurbe felt
geiteat, baB bic r9Ougbertps SnIeI"
ni9t borbunben lit.
Den Mit9Iiepern Der Expedition, bic
$587,500 getoItet bat, tpurbe in Yortss
mouth Elm grobartiser @mpfang bereis
tet. Der &0nis CAB gefebI, cine sols
bene Wleoatle prdsen gu lafen, bic iss
benz Sbeilnebmer a~usgebGnbtgt fperoen
fol-. &apitdn Scott ipurbe gum
S6iffstapitGn in Der Marine ernannt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-10-20
aprenniid,e snrihipBrter.

@nesfangen lit balb selungen.-Gtn
tleines 9dpritatorr 1T f4drfsr aIs Elm
grobes.-Qus pieleu StGub6en lam
elm Siigsl entiteben.-Seper bat feline
eigene 9riae. (,Ssbsm Barren sefGat
feline &apps.)-Ms GefdbrsH tommen
gum Runbe bsrdus, ale Sruntheiteu
fpmmen gum Manbe binein. -@ine uns
eeniebbdre Sru6t Iisbt oft i60n aus
Der porige 9ouperneur 1T INNER gut.
-Man mub leeres 9eidirr bebans
beln, als OF es gefilt pGre; man ioa
cine leitte grbeit psrri6ten, uls oh fs
I6tper pdre.-0as r@ieGIei4t bod"
die SOffnunO t0otet ben Reni4en,-
Sin Wann, Der bon pitji (aIsseprebs
ter RO9ger) iutt 1T, peru4tet ielbit ben
9ontetu9eu.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-10-20

- Der GbicasOer Sdnger Gmil 9Ois
mann, welder tiirjlid fir ben SerjO9
9ruit pom SadieH .%..Sltenburs iuus,
erbicIt Die, BON oieiem seitiftete Wtss
Oailc fir Suuft unO @ihenidaft, me-
gen ieiner Seroieuite mn Ous Osuti6e
SieS in ameriFa.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-10-20
G(e6trt(d6e 9etreiOe= Hur.
BntercRante Ggperimrnte CUR Stris
ssrtins hes 9Su6stbums.

GIeftriJitat ais SeiInittsI- @IsftriHrtes aHO
Hid,t e%IsftriHrtes @etreiOe-ssrmes @Ias'
eaItnoer- slaB Der HatarIiasn
GIeftrisitat-@rb5B @rtraee.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-10-20
Ghorfrs Z Vein friiberer chr

- Charles s. SelD. friibsrer Spres
der Oes unteren 3wei9s oes StaOtratbs
pom ct. Souis, Mo., uno Charles u.
Suite, friiberes Wtit9lieb Oerielbeu SOrs
peri6aft, puroen in S%erbinoung nit
Dem Yoritaotbabn. Sob uerurtbeilt, Der
Gritsre wesen Meincios ;u Spei, Seste'
rer wesen Seite6li6teit ;n fiinf Sabren.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-10-20
9roEes glnfieben create Is n

- @rObes GufieberC erreste eS sin
Yeoria. ST., Oab Die 6irma Sinsman
& Co., cine Der grObten S8ert;ens.6us
briten in Den Ser. Staaten, uou BEN
friibsren beruOrrasenOen 3beilbaber
@burleS u. Samieion bsbufs abrs6.
nur9 uertla9t wurNe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
CHICAGO'S MURDER MYSTERY.
Young Farmer Witnessed the Kilinq
Of Chauffeur in Auto.

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-John Henns. a
young farmer residing south of Le-
mont, claims he was a witness of the
mysterious murder of William Bates,
the chauffeur, in an automobile. last
Friday night. He says he saw man
in the rear seat lean over and fire the
fatal shot. He believed there were
two men in the rear seat This to-
gether with the statement of Peter
Newhouse. who heard shot fired 15
minutes later, two miles from Henn's
farm, leads the police to believe that
two murders weer committed. De-
tectives have traced a man answerin g
the description of Hunted Dove" from
the scene of the murder to Joliet. and
thence to Morris. where the hunt is
being prosecuted today
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
SUICIDE A QUEER LIAR.
Accuses Partner of Murder to Save
Shame of Parents.


CHOUTEAU, Mont, Noy. 22.-
Wishing to spare his parents the ig-
nominy of having their son a suicide.
Jacob Ralston, one of the best known
trappers and guides in northern Mon
tana, left a message stating that his
former partner James Fisher had
shot him and then fired bullet
through his abdomen.
A courier who was dispatched to
Ralston's cabin to notify him that his
father was dying found his corpse
and the note. A posse was organized
at once and a search for Fisher was
begun, when another note was deliv-
cred telling of the suicide and request
ing that those who found the body to
keep num-.
The first note caused a sensation
and for time there was fear of the
lynching of Fisher if he was caught.
The coroner's jury after investigation
rendered a verdict of suicide.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
A HAVEN OF REST.
Aged Couple From Rockford Arrived
at Odd Fellows Home.

After breasting the stormy waves
of life bravely together for over half
"a century George H. Brockman, a grey
haired old Octogenarian and his be-
loved wife have found shelter from
the storms in the haven provided by a
noble brotherhood. Last Friday. on
the lady's 73d birthday, Mr.. and Mrs
George Brockman came from their
home in Rockford Wash, to take up
their residence at the Odd Fellows
home in Walla Walla. 1t was So years
ago that these olden people took their
marriage vows. In the full vigor of
youth they celebrated their early an
niversaries together prosperity smiled
full upon them as the silver wedding
time passed over their heads and when
the sky commenced to darken as the
time for their golden wedding came
they only clung the closer to each 9TH
er. They are a lovable old couple
which have already won the hearts
of the people at the home. The mat
ron spoke of them as "a dear old cou-
ple' whom all of them liked.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
Author Of ''Frenzied Finance
Sued for Big Sum.
STANDARD OIL TRUST BACK OF IT
Lawson Denies the Allegations Of the
Complaint and Defies the AIle-
gator-Exposures Promised.

BOSTON, Nov. 22.-The Post this
morning says: Papers in a suit for
S350,000 were served yesterday on
Thomas Lawson. The suit is brought
in the inerest of New York parties
supposed to be acting for Standard
Oil interests. The suit is the result of
alleged disclosures made by Lawson in
his articles on "Frenzied Finance"
Lawson defies them and welcomes the
suit. He says he will be able to eX-
pose some criminals before he gets
through.
Beyond the fact that the papers
served on Lawson through the sheriff S
office and that Attorney Frederick R.
Coudert, and Paul Fuller of New York,
are entered as plaintiffs, nothing is
known of the bill of complaint return
able December l. 1t is said the COu-
dert and Fuller represent the Standard
Oil trust and the interest which Law
son attacked.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
MISS NELLIE PEEL IS DEAD.
Popular Young Lady Passed Away
This Morning.

The many friends of Miss Nellie E.
Pfeil were shocked to learn of her
death this morning at 1880 o'clock
While she had been ill with typhoid
for several weeks, her death was not
expected and hopes hau been enter
tanned of a speedy recovry.
Miss Pfeil was 20 years of age and
had large circle of friends who will
sincerely mourn her death She came
to this city from Menomonee Falls,
Wis, about three years ago, making
her home with her uncle. M. A. Caris,,
sos Catherine street. For the past
year she had been employed at The
Motter- Wheeler Co. of this city.
Deceased leaves a father, mother,
four sisters and a brother, the mother
and two little sisters arriving in the
city a few days ago from Wisconsin.
Miss Pfeil was a member of Bee
Hive Rebekah lodge No. 70, and has
held several offices in that Organiza
ton. The ladies of that fraternity
will take charge of the remains at the
close of the services at the house ana
will conduct the funeral ceremonies, Of
the lodge at the cemetery.
The funeral services will be held at
the home of NJ. A. Carts, 6O5 Catherine
street, Thursday afternoon at ]
o'clock, Rev. Austin Rice officiating
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22

Faculty of Whitman College Fixes the
Rules for Local Contest.

The rules governing the tryOut ora
tOrical contest to choose a Whitman
representative in the intercollegiate
OratOrical contest with Pullman and
Moscow in April were made by the
faculty of Whitman college at their
meeting last night. 1t was decided
that the judges on thought and COM
position should come from the faculty
and that there should be three judges
also on delivery from citizens of Walla
Walla and vicinity. The judges will
be chosen by the contestants an' the
manager.
The contest will take place in the
chapel on the evening of January 13
and all those wishing to enter must
hand in their names by December l.
The intercollegiate rules will govern
eligibility.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
JEROME B. CUMMINGS DEAD
Succumbed to Pneumonia at His Home
at Touchet Yesterday.

Jerome B. Cummings died at his
home at TOuchet yesterday after a
short illness. Pneumonia was the
cause. Mr.. Cummings is we'll known
citizen of Walla WaIal county. He
was a member of the c. A r. having
fought through the rebellion and was
81 years old at the time of his death.
He leaves six children. Besides this
he has six living brothers and four
sisters to mourn his loss.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
at 1880 from Touchet church after
chet cemetery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
HaIf a Dozen Face a Jury in
Portland.
FnuR MEN AND TWO WOMEN INVOLVED
The Chief Reliance of the Defense
Appears to Be the Statute Of
Limitations.

PORTLAND, Nov. 22.-S. A. D.
p,tar Horace Mckinley, Marie Ware,
Miss Emma Watson, Frank H. VOL
oomot and D. W. Tarpley, defendants
in rhe first of the wholesale land
fraud cases. all appeared in court this
morning. United States District At
rornev John Hall opened for the prose-
-urion. Judge O'Day replied for the
attendants. The first clash occurred
over the Introduction of alleged forged
land affidavits. which the court took
KINDER consideration. 1t developed this
morning that the defense will probably
r,v mainly on establishing the statute
of limitations. The jury was COM
u.4ted last night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
HAVE ELECTRIC POWER BY CHRISTMAS
Probable Big Electric Plant Will Be
Sendina in Juice by That Time.

The big pipe line, five miles long,
on the Walla Walla river is about
completed The last of the pipe
gang" will probably leave this week.
The installation of the big dynamos
in the power house near the forks OF
the river is now going ahead rapidly.
The machinery is all there and the
transmission lines are all completed
into Walla Walla and Pendleton and
all there is now to do is to complete
the power house. Water will be run
ming down the penstock by December
1 and probably by Christmas time or
the first Of the new year abundance or
electricity will be rushing over the big
wires into Walla Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
FEDERATION OF LABOR,
Votes Down a Resolution Condemnino
the Militia.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-The
Federation of Labor this morning by
l decisive vote put itself on record as
against any measure condemning the
militia. The resolution voted on con-
1emned the militia as an engine of
destruction used by capitalists in the
subjugation of the working class" The
author advocated the Swiss system
by which every able bodied man is
supplied with arms. One speaker who
opposed the resolution said: Be
cause there is Peabody. Shall we say
there shall be no need of a common
wealth."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
Sight Of Dead Lovers Coat
Distresses Her.
But SHE BRACES HERSELF A6AIN
Police Sergeant and a Cabman Give
Important Testimony in the Case
Court Room Crowded.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Nan Patter
son passed a sleepless restless night in
the Tombs. The striking statements
of the prosecution and the sight of
her deh lovers garments with the
bullet hole, stained with his life blood.
has been too much for her nerves, and
she collapsed when she returned to
her cell. The reaction over, Miss
Patterson Gained herself and said:
We'll, the first day over and l find
nothing to hurt me-" Her face was
pale and bloodless and it looked al
most chalky against the sOmber set
ting of her black dress and veil as she
came into court this morning and sat
by her fathers side.
Miss Patterson was much perturbed
by the gaze of the curious crowd in
/ reached her seat she turned and kiss
ed her father. Police Sergeant Wal
ter Norris, of the Leonard street sta
ton, where the defendant was brought
when arrested, was the first witness
today. He identified the revolver
which Policeman Junier handed to him
when he brought Miss Patterson IN.
1t contained three loaded shells, one
exploded shell and one empty cylinder.
Captain Sweeney identified the re-
vOlVer.@ He said he talked with the
defendant at the station after the
shooting. She said that Young shot
himself. The first she knew was
when she heard a muff1ed shot and
She said there had been no quarrel in
| the cab. Frederick Michaels, the cab
man. identified photographs of the cab.
He testified that the cab was engaged
by the man and the woman at Fifty
ninth and Broadway. He recognized
the defendant but could not identify
Young from the photograph. He drove
to Fifth avenue where the man bought
hat and then drove to Bleeker and
West Broadway. The pair went into
a saloon, stayed a few minutes and
came out. He drove south again.
Neither was under the influence of
liquor After he had crossed Canal
street on West Broadway he heard a
pistol shot and his horse plunged. He
stopped him after a block and a half
The defendant asked him to drive to
drug store. He did not look inside
to see what had happened. He heard
no quarreling. He saw the man car
ried into hospital. He again failed
to recognize the photo of Young.
Frederick Woldens, a bartender at
Bleeker's on West Broadway and
Otto Tennies, a druggist. were called.
but their testimony threw no light on
the tragedy
DR.. Philip O. Hanlon, coroner's phv
oiSi6'ii' demonstrated with the aid of a
headless skeleton the course of the
bullet. He said the wound was about
the size of a lead pencil. Young died
from hemorrhage. Nan Patterson
scanned the skeleton and dropped her
eyes.
The first witness this afternoon was
William Stenn jr., a truckman. He
heard a shot fired and saw smoke
coming from the cab. He followed it
to drug store where he saw the 5e-
fendant seated in the cab, and a man
with his head in her lap, his hands
hanging down. He did not see a
weapon in either hand of the diving
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
PLAYED HAVOC WITH ALARM SYSTEM
Wind Put Several Boxes Out of Rusi.
ness Last Night.

The heavy wind of last night played
havoc with the fire alarm system in
Walla Walla. The electric light and
alarm wires became entangled and as
a result five fire alarm boxes were
burned out. The alarm in the resi-
dence of Chief Metz was burned out
and the wires badly damaged. The
hremen were at work today endeavor-
ing to put the system into shape
again.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
COMMEMORATE WHITMAN MASSACRE
Exercises Will Be Held at College
Chapel on the Anniversary.

Next Tuesday is the anniversary of
the Whitman massacre and the mar
tyred missionary will be remembered
by appropriate exercises at Whitman
college,,
The exercises will be short and will
start at 8:45 a. m. lasting one hour
liver an historical address. Special
music appropriate to the occasion will
be furnished by the chapel choir and
the college band.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
FELL FROM SCAFFOLD.
Charles Evans Broke His Leg While
Working on Power House.

While working on a scaffold on the
new power house of the Northwestern
Walla river this morning Charles Ev-
ans, one of the wOrkmen, missed his
20 feet, breaking his right leg between
the ankle and the knee. He was
afternoon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
Peaceful in Panama,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Minister
Barrett cables from Panama that
everything is quiet on the isthmus.
General Huertas has left Panama and
gone to his country home. All the
standing army was successfully dis
banded Saturday except 25 men who
are willing to remain in order to full
fill statutory requirements of a stand
ing army
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
Bill Rudolph Must Hang.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. %
The supreme court today affirmed the
decision of the lower court in the case
of Bill Rudolph and fixed his execution
for January -. Rudolph with George
Collins was convicted of the murder
Of Detective Charles Schumacher, who
tracked him for the robbery of the
Union. Mo. bank several years ago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
Prince Fushimi at ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22.-Prince Fush-
ina of Japan witnessed a special drill
of the Sixteenth United States in
fantry at the fair grounds this morn
ing. The prince will give a dinner to
the directors of the exposition this
evening.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
Fatal Wreck on Iron Mountain Road.

HOMIE, Ark. Nov. 22.-An Iron
Mountain special south bound ran into
an extra freight SWiftOn early this
morning. killing Fireman Wells and
injuring several passengers. Five
passenger coaches and 20 loaded
freight cars were burned.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
WAR NEWS NOT STARTLING.
Nothing but Skirmish Fighting Around
Mukden.

PARIS, Nov 22.-Dispatches receiv-
ed today indicate that there has been
no fighting recently between the Rus
slams and the Japanese on the Shahke
and that only unimportant skirmishes
have occurred
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22

To Take Russian Officers to SHANGHAI
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-Consul
General Fowler at Chefoo cables the
state department that "a Chinese cruis-
er has been ordered to convey the Of
ficers and crew of the Rastorepny to
Shanghai.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
Arbitration With Germany.

WASHINGTON. Nov 22.-The arbi-
tation treaty between the United
States and Germany was signed this
morning by Secretary Hay and Baron
Van Sterberg. German ambassador, at
lhe state department.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
AIexieff Horored by Gar,

ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 22.-Vic-
eroy AleXieff was today appointed a
member of the council of Empire and
of the committee of ministers by an
imperial decree.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
Barges Picked Up.

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. Nov. %
The barges Buffalo and Burden.
which went adrift Sunday night, We're
picked up this morning Is miles north
east of Nauset. The crews are safe
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
Admiral Evans Succeeds BarkIey,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Rear Ad-
miral Evans has been selected to sue
ceed Admiral Barkley in command Of
the North Atlantic fleet
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
General TerrilI Dead.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. %
Brigadier General Terrill, retired L. S.
A., died today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
The CHICAGO Grain Market.

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-December
wheat $1.09B; May $1.O9A @$1.O9B;
corn 49A @49; oats 2Ss4 @29.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-22
Commercial Club to Go After
Railroad Companies.
WANT LOWER RATE ON WHEAT TO EAST
Solicitor to Be Employed to Raise
Portage Railway Fund-Kick
Against Telegraph Service,

The Walla Walla Commercial club
has decided to make vigorous pro-
test against the alleged discrimination
OF the railroad companies in favor of
the Palouse country and against Walla
Walla. Under a new freight tariff.
which recently went into effect on the
uanscOntinental lines, the rate on
wheat i'll carload lots from the Pa
louise country to eastern points was
reduced to a figure that gives the ship
pers of that sectional rate of at least
6 cents per bushel less than the Walla
Walla shippers. This the members of
the club deem a gross discrimination.
and at a meeting of the directors of
the association held in the office of
Secretary John H. Mcdonald, in the
Ransom building, last night the sub
ject was discussed at length. It was
the unanimous opinion of the directors
'lietC 81 piotcSl SllOuiu De maze TO the
officials of the company. and the COM
mittee on freights and transportation
at once.
To Collect Subscription.
President Harry H. Turner was en-
powered to appoint some person to
finish up the work of raising the $4,000
apportioned to Walla Walla county to
assist in the construction of the port
age road at Cello. The committee has
already secured pledges of about $1,000.
and it is believed that by systematic
canvass of the county the remainder
can be secured without any difficulty.
Want Better Telegraph Service.
A communication was received by
the board from Isaac W. Anderson,
president of the Northwestern Gas G.
Electric company, protesting against
what he termed poor service rendered
by the telegraph companies in Walla
w dIitt He 1lidln IdulI clteu was the
offices were only open a short time on
Sundays. which worked a hardship on
patrons of the companies. He said
that he did not believe the local man.
ayers We're at fault but the present
service was due to the head officials.
The committee on public institutions
will look after the matter