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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
TO STOP ABUSES
King County Superior Court Plans
Making Divorces More Difficult.

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 24.-tnder
a ruling announced Saturday. Judge
George Morris, of the King county su-
perior court. is preparing to stop at
undoubtedly grown up around the
present divorce system, as administer
ed in this state.
The requisites for divorce are slight
at the best. but under the system of
publishing summons in country papers
and railroading divorces through as
mcontested. the abuses which have
grown up are of common knowledge.
One of the principal aids TO this meth
Cd of separating husband and wife is
the practice of letting the attorney for
the person seeking the divorce make
affidavit that The residence of the
other party is unknown to him. and
that the summons must be had by pub
location.
Under the ruling of judge Morris no
divorce will be granted by him in the
future where the summons is by pub
location. unless the affidavit of UNI
known residence is made by the hus-
band OF Wife who is seeking the di-
vorce. The ignorance OF the sttor-
ney upon this point Will no longer be
considered valuable.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
DOCTORS SERVE ULTiMATUM
Druggists Must Not Refill Prescriptions
Without Orders.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 24.-What amounts
to an ultima um has been served on
the Olympia druggists by the physi-
clans of this city. The notice is in the
form of "A letter signed by all the prac-
ticing physicians Of the city, and re-
quests that certain alleged abuses of
the prescription business be corrected.
The circular is aimed at the practice
of re1illing prescriptions without ply
sician's orders the giving of Counter
prescriptions and the recommending
of patent medicines for certain all
mentS.
1t is claimed by the doctors that
sometimes prescriptions containing
drugs like morphine are refilled from
time to time at the patients request
without the physicians knowledge,
and thus the drug h-oit is contracted;
that prescriptions that are beneficial
to one person may be very harmful to
another, and should not be delivered
indiScrn1inately to patrons of the drug
store. BY "counter prescriptions the
doctors refer to the dispensing of medi-
cine by the druggist after the custo-
mer has enumerated his symptoms.
The physicians assert that it is not
THEN intention to require payment for
each time Il prescription is refilled
but that they have the good of their
patients ut heart in the matter.
1t is stated tina if the alleged abuses
are not corrected by the druggists, the
doctors Will arrange to fill their own
prescriptions.
All the druggists are silent as to
what course they will pursue in the
matter. but Il few express themselves
in Very unfavoruble terms anent the
action taken.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
THEY CALL IT GOOD EVIDENCE
Pistol Believed to Belong to Burke Dis
covered In Bed Mattress.

TACOMA. Wash. Feb. 24.-The po-
lice have found the revolver which it
is believed was used by John Burke
the hishWayman. against :. Larsen.
who lies 1T the St Joseph hospital
fighting for life with a bullet wound
through his body. The revolver was
found in the mattress of the bed at the
commercial house, where Burke slept
and was arrested. one cartridge was
empty. 1t WAS Il s. caliber. and the
Kind of gun described by Larsen.
With this last piece of evidence the
police believe they have a solid chain
of circumstantial proof Burke has
already been identified by Larsen. and
couple of witnesses to the shooting
ARRAY
Burke WAS shown the pistol by the
police and told to be ready to make
a quick move out the back way. as a
mob Threatened to lynch him He gave
some slight show of emotion. but
never said a word. and the ruse of the
detectives TO catch him off guard and
make him talk failed. There has been
some talk of lynching. but nothing
like an organized attempt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
PASTORS WIFE EtOPES
Enamored Of Blacksmith Who Sings
In Choir.

WINLOCk. Wash. Feb. 2t.-MrS.
pastor of the Methodist church of this
place. eloped Saturday night with Carl
ist choir. She bought a ticket TO KEEL
SO. and Alvord boarded the train with
out Il ticket The marshal here wired
10 the police at Portland and he az
rested them when they arrived in
Portland.
Mrs. Downs leaves husband and
i've small children. Alvord leaves a
young wife He was a blacksmith OF
this place and came here from Port
land last June. Mrs. Alvord Went to
Portland to the home OF her parents
today. There is great sympathy here
for both Nh Downs and his children
and Mrs. Alvord.
Mrs. Downs is a good liking woman
Wisconsin last Year. Mr.. Downs hat
always treated her like a dog. she
says. AlVord. who was a friend o,
Downs. now refuses to return to Win.
lock. Downs would kill me for this
now that We have been found to-
sether." he says. Search my husban,
before he sees me-" pleaded Mrs
Downs when arrested
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
Nearby Towns
STATE LINE NEWS.
Interestineing Items Concerning PEG
Pile on the WalIa WaiIa River.

A few of the friends of Miss Mabel
Ross gave her a surprise party last
Saturday evening at her home near
the state line. it being the occasion of
the young ladys 18th birthday. A
very pleasant evening was spent in
games and music after which a delic-
iOus luncheon was served. Those
present We're Mr.. and Mrs. George. Mr..
and Mrs. Morrison, Miss tie Ted
der, Miss Cora Tedder, Miss Kate
Ingle. Miss Mary Dyer, Miss Gertrude
Robson, Mr.. Homer Morrison. Mr.. John
Naught, Mr.. Willis Bellows, Mr.. Harry
Dyer.
The Leap Year club gave heart
party at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pritchett last Friday evening. About
so young people We're present and q
very pleasant evening was spent in
games and music, after which a boun
tiful luncheon was served.
MI. ana MIS-. 1TdS. f.l1EtlotD nave
gone on visit to their old home at
Echo, Or.
Mr.. Lindley who has been very i'll
with Pneumonia fever. is considered
some better.
Mrs. Edwin Morrison of this place
was taken to the hospital at Walla
Walla last Monday for treatment.
James Wells, a we'll known farmer
Of the state line passed away Sunday
at o'clock a. m. after a weeks illness
of pneumonia fever. The deceased
leaves Il wife and six Children
Mrs. Elijah Ingle who had the mis-
fortune to fall and break her hip bone
and crush her hand and head is getting
along as well as could be expected
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
Northwest News

dertaken. have proved decidedly HARM
full. The reaction in such cases, he
said, was worse than the original evil,
and already. he declared. signs of such
a reaction could be seen here. He
quoted the Winnipeg Free Press as
authority for the statement that the
women driven out of the prescribed
district had infested the residence dis
trict and lodging houses. Where the
police were unable to reach them. a
test case against a woman living in "a
block. who had formerly conducted a
large resort of i'll fame, had proved the
law to be insufficient to reach them.
Vancouver. he declared, had under
gone u violent reaction as result of
such a crusade. and a police commits
man and a business man had been APP
pointed under pledge to run a wide
open town.
On the grounds of Christianity, Rev.
Mr.. Hindley said. the present crusade
here is unjustifiabIe. and is altogether
unlike the spirit of Christ in dealing
with Mary Magdalen. He attacked the
wisdom of moving the women out of
the dens here and letting them infest
other towns. The true province of the
preacher. he declared. was not to re-
sort to legislation. but to raise the
moral standards of the people.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24

terment OF the department. He frst
asked that several minor changes be-
made in the construction OF the new
fire station. He also called the atten-
ton of the council to the necessity of
procuring new hose wagon to be used
in connection with the engine that was
ordered. He favored Il combination
wagon and chemical engine. which he
said would be the best for the city to
purchase. He also asked for 900 feet of
new hose which he stated would be
necessary when the new engine was
installed. He advised the changing of
the firemen's sleeping quarters from
the present room to the one now used
by the council. He informed the COun-
ell that he considered the hook and
ladder truck now in commission AS be-
ing wholly inadequate for the present
vised the purchase of Il new one as
soon as the council deemed that il
of the chief were referred to the fire
and water committee with full power
to act
More Sewer Pipe.
The city clerk was instructed to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
PAID DEARLY FOR INNOCENCE
Joseph Vero, Earning STA Per Month
In Army Loses Considerable Pay.

SEATTLE Wash. Feb. 24-Joseph
Nero, the regular soldier at Fort Law
ION who WAS acquitted Saturday of
the charge of murder in the first de-
gree. has returned to duty at the fort,
after serving three months III JAN LOT
a crime which the jury said he dld not
commit. When Nero was arrested ne
Now that he has been acquitted ms
noncOmmisSiOned stripes Will be re-
turned to him and he Will be allowed
full pay for the time he was III Jall.
However, his release opens to him only
the cheerleSs prospect of being abso-
lutely pennileSS for q year or two TO
come He must pay the lawyer who
defended him $3.50. Other court eX-
penses ran the amount up to $500. He
draws pay at $14 a month. That is All
he can earn. His comrades advanced
the money for his defense. This was
secured by the personal note of Cap
tain Rogers of his company
Nero announces that he VIII pay
back every cent Of the amount and his
comrades have faith in him. Although
innocent of the crime, this untOrtu-
nate young man has spent three
months in Jail and lost two full years
pay. He is now endeaVoring to learn
the definition of the word Justice.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24

jority of cases the dementia is of mild
form, and the victim is kept in the asy-
lum but "a few months at the longest.
Incurables are rare
Some of the candidates for the asy-
lum are sufferers from ill-health or
some temporary mental strain. These
tai equilibrium with short course of
treatment. The vagaries of the suffer-
ers are almost as numerous as them
selves. No two are quite alike, though
they may be divided into a few gem
eral classes.
Homicidal and suicidal tendencies
are frequent. majority of the vic
TINS of dementia have some form of
religious alteration, and it often hap
pens that religious maniacs want to
kill somebody. The religious enthuSi-
asts are always ready to argue their
case, and are usually much grieved at
the moral turpitude Of their keepers.
Now and then a person who is act
ing Queerly is discharged upon the
finding of physicians. Not many, how
ever. are dragged into the probate court
without good reason as results show.
One man lately secured his liberty by
demanding a jury trial, which the law
provides for. 1t took the jury u 10 ng
time to resolve in his favor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
PASTOR OPPOSES CRUSADE
Declares Preachers Fight Is Both I'm.
Christian and Uncharitable.

SPOKANE. Wash. Feb. 24.-"Such
a crusade against vice as the preach
efs are making is both un-Christian
and Impractical BILE and | can not SIM
port IT, said Rev. W. j. Hindley of
the Pilgrim congregational church ~,
his Sunday sermon on EQUAL Rights
10 All and Special Privileges to None -
he declared that the experiments at
winnipeg and Vancouver. in Canada
"nere similar crusades were lately un-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24

ing the progress of the war and tn &
possible later invasion of Japan. Their
Japan. Galen NJ. Fisher of CalifnIa
is national general secretary and Y. W
Helm of Indiana national secretary for
the city work. G. :. Phelps of Mich.
gan is secretary at kioto, George
Gleason of Massa chusetts is secretary
1t Osaka, and G. V Hubbard of Wis.
consin is student secretary at Toxic.
There are also eighteen INSTRUCTORS
in the government schools of Japan
which We're selected and secured at
the request of the Japanese govern
ment from among the college associa-
ton leaders of North America by Mr.
Fisher. These men. while in the en-
ployment of the government as teach
ers, are conducting Bible classes in
their own homes and are volunteer
leaders in the many university, college
and city associations of The country.
Many of the officers of the aSsocia
ton have been educated in America.
and are among the national leaders Of
Japan. The late NJ. kataOka, president
of the lower house of parliament. was
president of the associative at TokiG
In the board of directors of the ~lu,,
associa ton are included major of III
army, a professor in the government
college, a member of the city council,
an owner of electric railways. and
merchants and prominent japanese
citizens. The hero of the naval bat
tie at Chemuluo, Rear Admiral Criu,
was trained at the United States ma
valval academy at Annapolis. and du-
ring two years was president of the
Young Mems Christian association.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
INSANITY A SEATTLE EPIDEMIC
Probate Judges Busy With Dementia
Cases-Few incurabIes.

SEATTLE.-Feb. 24-Insanity is al
most epidemic in Seattle lately.
Scarcely a day has elapsed since the
beginning of the new year without an
inquiry into the condition Of some err
ra tic person in the probate department
OF the superior court Nearly all of
them have been committed In a ma
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
Get Accurate Figures.

There is no intent to assess growing
crops. The gathering of this informal
ton was placed in the hands of the
county assessors for the sole reason
that they and their deputies visit ev-
cry farm in the county and can secure
the desired information at practically
no cost While it would cost an enor-
nous sum to secure this information
in any other way. The blanks sent
out to the assessors are conveniently
arranged SO that they will contain an
accurate account of the acreage of oats.
wheat, barley, rye, corn and all grains.
growing or to be planted each year.
These blanks will be returned to our
office when properly filled, the infor-
nation will be tabulated and when all
are in we can know almost the exact
acreage of each kind of grain in the
state. 1t will then be comparatively
easy to estimate the total yield and the
information thus given out to the pub
lie Will be beneficial to all farmers as
well as to merchants and commercial
interests generally
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24

Xenophon was showing the manu-
script OF his "AnabasiS" to an intimate
friend. Why don't you send ii to the
illustrated magaZineS?" asked his
friend. Il did" replied Xenophon. IT.
ritab1y, and they rejected it on the
ground that it was all Greek to the
average reader"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
The Y. M. G. A. In the East.

NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-The Young
Mems Christian AsSoCia ton of North
America have interests in Japan which
make them deeply concerned in watch
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo QuinIne Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II Il
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signa'
ture is on each box. Csc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
LAMENTATIONS OF STREET
COMMITTEE ADOPTED BY
CITY COUNCIL.
mendations for the Betterment
of the Department.

Only four members of the city coun-
Gil We're present at the meeting last
night-Councilmen Mclean, Glasford
Smith and Brewer. and before the
meeting was adjourned Smith was eX-
quorum to transact further business.
The matter of street improvements
was taken up by the street committee
submitting a report on the subject as
follows:
We. your committee on streets and
public improvements would respect
fully recommend that the city surveyor
be instructed TO make a preliminary
survey and estimates of the streets in
purpose of macadamiZing and i'm
proving of said streets, and we recon-
mend that all business streets and
thoroughfares be graded full width be-
tween the established width of the
sidewalks, and 40 feet for the residence
streets. We further recommend that
u rock crushing plant be established at
some point at one of the terminals of
the Walla Walla railroads. or at the
most suitable point in the city,
The report brought forth consider
able discussion from the cOuncilmea.
Councilman Glasford was in favor of
having the streets graded in the resi-
dence district to the width of 40 feet
He said that it was necessary to have
reasonably wide roadways and thought
that 40 feet would answer for all pur-
poses of travel.
Councilman Smith suggested that the
80 feet and to have the remainder of
the thOroughfare parked. He also IA
vored the proposition of having the
city sprnkling department sprinkle all
parks once each day. He believed that
it would be the cheapest plan of beau
tifying the city and the council would
not De called upon To eXpend q very
large sum in keeping up the streets
after they We're put in proper shape.
Street Commissioner Champion
stated to the council that it would be
impossible to use the present sprink-
lers for watering the parkinss as they
were not properly constructed for that
purpose.
City Engineer Clark favored narrow
rOH dways as he believed it would save
much money to the city in milking re-
, pairs. He was of the opinion that ii
would cost the city less to sprinkle
the parkings than it would TO keep up
wide roadways.
Councilman Mclean said hat he
wanted wide streets and desired that
| there be ample room for teams o pass
on all streets without any dagger Of
cOlliding. This could not be dom with
narrow roadways and he woult urge
| that the width in the residence district
| be placed at 40 feet.
The report of the COMMITTEES was
| a6Opte6 nv n unaOimouS vote
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
Other Street Matters.

The street committee recommended
the granting of the request of Mrs
Augusta Rees and Others that Paouse
street be graded from Alder to C.aig.
according to the plans and speciica-
tons adopted by the property owners
on that thoroughfare, With the excep-
aiOn that the roadway be increased
from 81 to 40 feet. The report vas
adopted
The street committee reported "a
vorably upon the petition of the Wslla
Walla Cold Meat and Storage company
for the opening of North Fourth stree,
from George street to the railroad
track providing the property owners
on said street would assist in the grail
ing. AS the property owners could not
be compelled - assist until the CITY
had enacted an assessment district am
established the grade the report was
not adopted.
The street committee recommends
that the bill of j. S. Connors for grad,
ing North Eighth street in front OF
lots 13. IA and 15 in block IA. of Lang
fords addition. be paid. providing that
COnnors gave the city quitclaim
deed to that portion of the property
the city had taken for street purposes.
Fire Chiefs Recommend ations.
William Metz. the new chief of the
fire department was introduced to the
members of the council and the gen.
tleman, after thanking the council and
the mayor for the cordial reception he
had been accorded upon assuming the
duties Of his office. proceeded to make
several recommendations for the bet
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
WANTS CROP FIGURES
Effort Of State Grain Inspector to Get
Data.

COLFAX, Wash. Feb. pa. T. Ar
rasmith state grain inspector is here
and will spend a week or two visiting
his family on the farm near COlfaX
and investigating crop conditions in
Whitman county. Mr.. Arrasmith is
making an effort to secure reliable da-
Ia regarding the acreage of grain in
every county in the state. His chief
deputy. S. S. King. attended the meet
ing Of the county assessors Of the state
at Spokane and arranged to have each
assessor secure an accurate report of
the acreage Of growing grain and grain
to be planted each year. The field
deputy assessor will secure this infor
nation when making the assessment
in his district. AS nearly all assessors
had their detailed lists printed before
the state convention the grain inspect
ion department had special blanks
printed for this purpose and these
We're sent to every county assessor in
the state. f..
Not for Assessment.
In an interview Mr.. Arrasmith said:
Almost every county assessor in the
state has agreed to use these blanks
and secure this information. One
saying that he feared it would be diff
cult to get accurate information on
this subject as farmers might fear the
information was wanted in order that
growing crops might be assessed. Mr..
King, my deputy, wrote to me and sug-
gested that | have a statement pub
lished in the Twice-a-W Week Spokes-
man Review. which reaches practical
ly all the farmers in eastern Washing
ton. setting forth the object of securing
| this information.
NEARLY every state in the Union
of the commercial interests of the state
| If the exact acreage is known il is
| easy to make a fairly accurate esti-
| mate of the probable yield of grain in
| the state. / am frequently asked by
| statiSticianS in the employ of the ma
tiona! government what is the aver
| age of wheat. oats and barley in WASH
| ngton?' and I am unabl to give the
desired information. If We can secure
| this it will aid the farmers. the mer-
chants and all commercial interests.
| In September l will make my biennial
report to the governor and will incor-
porate this information in it. TINS
! will be published and every farmer in
the state can know. before he has sold
| his wheat. the acreage in the state and
! the probable total yield. This will
| give him a better idea of the market
| conditions and when will be the best
! time to sell
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
More Sewer Pipe.

The city clerk was instructed to
order a carload of 12-inch sewer pipe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-24
The WEEKLY STATESMAN

$l.OO Per Year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-04-23

"He passed away in the fullness of
his influence, in the full possession
of his splendid faculties, In the midst
of a public career which gave promise
of wen larger usefulness, secure also
in the knowledge that he was known
and honored by his countrymen, that
all misunderstanding and misconcep-
ton had passed away, looked up to
by one set of interests as its shield
and by another as it's friend"
Speaker Thomas said that Senator
Hanna believed in the future greatness
Of this country and in the doctrine
of America for Americans, and he
taught those administrative principles
that led to all industrial and CONNER
cial progress. He understood the peo-
pie, and, as the people came to under
stand him, they thought the more of
him. His life and work would be an
inspiration to young men for many
years to come.