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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15
GOT EN- AGAIN.

The editor of the Argus has EN-
again. In his violent spasms he mag
ines that all whom he dislikes are suf
fering from the same incurable nalady
that tortures his shriveled soul and
he fills his paper with pitiful wailings
about the imaginary distress of others
who witness his commissions with q
feeling of pity that is beneath con-
tempt. For example, witness his in
sane rawlings about the Commercial
Club, which every fair minded citizen
knows is doing more for. the advance
ment of the city than ever before in
the history of the organization: The
poor editor driven to desperation by
his all-consuming envy, imagines that
the meetings Of the club are held in
cramped quarters in the city hall for
the sole purpose of giving one political
faction an opportunity to shut out an
other. He does not stop to reflect that
the meetings have been held there for
many years and that when the Levites
, controlled the organization as part
of their machine no attempt was made
to secure a larger hall for the meetings.
In fact it is only recently that the ses-
sions have been attended by more than
a dozen business men. Now politics
| has been banished from the orgaHiza-
| ton and as a consequence it is doing
| the best work in it's history. But the
| Argus editor would like to see it's use
fulness destroyed by restoring the old
order of things But fortunately he
| has no following, as was demonstrated
at the last city election, and his Ia
mentations will be wasted upon the
empty air.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15
QUESTION OF DEVELOPMENT.

In 1898 Hydraulic Engineer William
Kiersted of Kansas City, a man of ma
tional reputation in his profession, de-
clared that ne would stake his repu-
tatiOn on the assertion that there was
subterranean water enough on the
Green Rifle ranch to supply city of
- 900 inhabitants, even if 500 gallons
DAY per capita We're allowed. The
Rifle ranch is just above the Thomas
ranch and there is no doubt that the
same flow of water can be found on
the latter.
The Walla Walla Water Company
placed great confidence in the kiersted
report when it purchased for $4,000
the right to use all the underground
water on the Thomas ranch.
There is no reason to doubt that the
water is there. The only question is
how it can be most economically, eX-
peditiOusiy and successfully developed.
This is the question that the water
committee appointed by the CONNER
cial Club is trying to solve and. as the
members of the committee are all men
of sound Judgment and much practical
experience, their final decision should
be wise one
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15

mined to collect all the revenue the
traffic will bear. The boosted ''volun-
tary reductions made in local rates to
appease popular clamor in states where
reg1lative legislation was being agitat-
ed are swallowed up in the general in
crease in rates now announced.
This latest move on the part of the
merger roads emphasizes the need CT
national legislation to regulate the
rates to be charged for interstate traf-
fic and Of state legislation to regulate
rates within the state. The interstate
commerce commission should be given
power to enforce its recommendations
and each state should have its railway
commission to regulate rates within
it's borders. To that end the people OF
this state should vote for no man for
the state legislature or for governor
who is not in favor of a railway COM
mission and for no man for congress
who will not pledge his support to
amendments of the interstate COM
MERGE laws for the protection of ship
pers from unfair determinations and
eXtortionate charges.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15
THE MANCh / RAN TREATY.


Secretary Hay is receiving con-
CALCULATIONS for having negotiated the
commercial treaty with China at no
cost save the skillful exercise Of his
discretion. Skillful though the sec
rotary may have been, the treaty is
beginning to appear as a master stroke
on Chinas part rather than in the in
terest of the United States. 1t is also
a material aid to hose powers which
are cooperating with the Monaghan
empires to stop the Russian advance.
The European press almost without
exception directly connects the United
States with the troubled far eastern
situation. The fact surprises the ave-
rage American, since attention has been
conferred upon the Panama situation
almost entirely. The treaty has not
been debated in its political aspects by
the people. Yet it undoubtedly is of
great political consequence, Of world
Importance and equal to the Panama
coup in it's bearings upon the respon-
sibilities of the nation.
The naked truth is that the treaty
places the United States in Manchuria
upon an equal footing with Russia.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15

of the friends of the young men in
town today, who demand for them
restitution for the suffering and incOn-
venience occasioned by their arrest and
confinement in Jail. The case was dis
missed this morning in the superior
court at the request of County Pros
ecutor Owings.
The case was brought up for hear
ing Saturday afternoon and there were
several witnesses on each side. Aiggs
and Young had no attorneys and
seemed to be unable to defend them
selves. They had eleven witnesses in
court but they offered no testimony
and only a statement by one of the
defendants was given. Witnesses for
the state recognized the young men
positively as the ones who haC sold
the hide, and other witnesses said the
hide appeared to be that of the miss
ing steer. The particular steer had
been missing since December 7, on
which Jay the hide which was brought
as evidence into court, was sold in one
Of the meat markets here. Judge
Giles bound the defendants over to
thesuperior court in the sum of $500
each.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15
STRIKING OBJECT LESSON.


The action of the transcontitnental
railways in making general increase
of 17ta per cent in freight rates shows
how benevolent and how considerable
of the public these great corporations
are when not subjected to government
al control. The annual statements of
these roads recently published eXhib-
ited an enormous increase in their net
earnings In spite of their great pros
perity most of them have recently been
reducing the wages of their employees
and otherwise curtailing expenses.
Now as a further help in making divi-
dends on highly watered stock greater
tribute is to be collected from a long
suffering public through increased
freight rates. The railroads are deter
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15

The cleaning of Main street yester-
day has wrought wonderful trans
forma ton in the appearance of that
thoroughfare and everybody is wonder
ing why the job was not done a month
or two ago. The city can we'll afford
to have the business streets cleaned
thoroughly at least twice a month in
the wet season. The steady accumu-
aation of mud from vehicles and of
manure from horses on the street
makes such cleaning absolutely neces-
Sary for sanitary reasons as we'll as
from the standpoint of decency and
neatness. Even costly pavement would
soon present the appearance of a miry
hog pen if it We're not frequently
cleaned. The street commissioner has
made a good move and he should be
encouraged to keep it up. 1t will be
helpful to his administration and more
creditable to the city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15

1t is said that the mantle of 3. D.
Croker as boss of the republican or
ganiZation III this county has fallen
upon the shoulders of Joseph MOhun-
dro, register of the land office. Joe
county, where he won quite reputa-
ton as an easy boss Other would
be leaders of the Holy Rollers are
said to be reluctant to recognize the
authority of the new boss, but he is
said to be Crockers anointed and that
must settle it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15

When President Roosevelt through
his secretary formally recognized the
existence of the club of Holy Rollers
named in his honor he did not know
that the organization had given tacit
approval to the naturalization frauds
so strongly condemned in the presi-
dents last annual message. The club
is ready to accept men found guilty
of such frauds in full fellowship. If
the president knew this he would not
hesitate to withdraw his congratula-
tons on the birth of the club.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15
MISSING STEER TURNS UP SAFI
Young Man Accused Of Stealing Its
Hide Fully Exonerated.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 15.-After what was
supposed to be it's hide had been
brought into Justice of the Peace Giles
court as evidence against Edwin Riggs
and Henry Young, charged with steal
ing and killing a steer belonging to
Robert A. Aver, and the young men
had been bound over to the superior
court, the steer turned up safe and
sound at Ayers farm and disproved
all charges of it's having been killed
AS a result there is a wrathy crowd
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15

The Slav empire has no title Whatever
to Manchuria, nor has it the slightest
legal or moral excuse for continuing
armies in Chinese territory. Rurrlan
pressure forced the Chinese to grant
commercial and railroad concessions;
but China has protested against an
armed occupancy continued on the pea
of protecting Russian interests because
OF the Boxer disturbances. Russi3s
excuses have been OF the shalloWest.
Consequently an intention to perna-
nently occupy the large province is
accepted by the world as a confirmed
policy.
1t was to complicate the SITUATION
confronting Russia that China acced-
ed to Hays solicitations and entered
into the treaty opening the ports OF
Mukden and Antung. Rights thus ob-
tainei would not be affected by Rus
sion absorption. In case Russia at
tempts 10 do formally that which she
now has practically done-annex Man.
churia-the car would be compelled
to reckon with the United States Here
then is distinct ENHANCEMENT IN
which lies q basis-even a probability
of war. Beyond the shadow of
doubt, this master stroke" involves
the United States in the worst en-
tanglement of contemporary world pol
tiles.
Our position is such that, should
Russia violate the treaty, We could not
retreat with either dignity or honor
We are in the path of the depressing
Slavonic hordes, which, if all signs do
not fail, are gradually building solid
foundations for the most powerful en-
pire the world has seen. 1t is as II
Russia, reaching out across the Pa
cific. had sought to influence a com
plication involving our Pacific coast
territory in the early stages Of its de-
velopment; an act which would, OF
course, have aroused out enmity. We
are tacitly arrayed against Russia,
our old ally III matters diplomatic.
And yet. as has often been declared by
the Statesman. nothing is to be gained
IN Asia worth the expenditure of a
drop of American blood.
1t may not be denied that American
democratic tendencies are in direct
contrast to Russian absOlutism and
that there can be no sympathy between
the two. 1t may be SO from the stand
point of the individual, but not from
that of national policy. The very
Russian absolutism means an mex
aaustibie military strength when It's
agriculture and industries are de-
veIoped to a point at which it's finan-
cial resources viii be in proportion to
it's size. The value Of the unit in Rus
STA is nothing. Here, the unnecessary
death of one soldier would raise
storm of protest; there, ten thousand
could be sacrificed and ten thousand
more would pour into the breach, ready
for slaughter. rom such facts 1t APP
pears that Russia has the strength to
effect it's designs sooner or later and
these plans mean the subjugation Of
almost all of Asia.
We have small prospect of success
in rivalry with Russia on Russian
ground, nor is there any sufficient lure
to induce us to make the endeaVor. In
this western hemisphere we are SUI
preme and mean to continue in the
premier role. Our. field is as big as
Russia's and our resources greater
But what sense in fritting away our
energies in the Oriental maelstrom of
barbarism and grub?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15

Brother SLOVENIAN says that more
business has come to his office within
the past two weeks than at any like
period for two years, and he does not
thank the Lord for this bounty but
President Roosevelt. 1t is just prob
able that the increased business came
from the political machine that does
not stop at expense in matters of
naturalization of voters by hook or
crook and in substituting men with
itching palms and aching voids dur
ing a political campaign.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15
APOSTLES HANNA AND SMOOT.

APOSTLES HANNA AND SMOOT.
Reed Smoot apostle Of the Mormon
church and senator in congress for
Utah, has filed with the senate commit
tee on privileges and elections, his ans
wer to the numerous protests which
mission to membership in that body.
Mr.. Smoot declares that he is not a
polygamist and that he is a citizen in
every way qualified for the office to
which he has been elected. He doesn't
deny his rela tionsnip with the Mormon
church or his belief in polygamy. But
he reasons that man can't be pun
ished for beliefs and that the cOnsti-
tuition forblus religious tests as a
qualification for office.
Mr. Smoot has put himself on strong
grounds in his answer but not the
strongest available under the circum-
stances. For example he might have
said that his election to the office of
senator was in pursuance of a bargain
between the Mormon church and the
republican national committee: that
| the contract involved the conversion
of the leading newspaper opponent
of pOlygamy into a supporter of that
iniquitous doctrine; that Senator Han
ma had represented the republican
party in the transaction, therefore not
only encouraging but promoting poly
gamy and that if one is thrown out
the other must be.
If Smoot had taken that position the
opposition to him would have ended
at once. Hanna is the pet Of the group
which has set out to unseat Smoot and
most Of them would wink at polygamy
| as they have winked at other iniquities
! to shield him. It is possible, Of course,
| that Hanna will ultimately take care
| Of SmOot and not improbable that he
has already given the assurance in Or
der to prevent the exposure Of the
partnership between the Mormon
church and the republican party, but
| in any event it is tolerably certain that
Shoots safest plan is to stick to Han
ma. That apostle of republicanism will
protect his partner the apostle OF
! polygamy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15
One Girls Opinion.

Some one spoke OF a chanar,
the boarders We're seated aroma
mahogany. ~s
"Chaperon" exclaimed the :,
man from Missouri. WHATS s~s
eron?'
a chaperon'' exclaimed the girl ",
presldeS over necktie counter
tween meals, lis a female of moro
less uncertain years who is afraid p
out alone. so she attaches herself 70
party of young folks for the purno,
Of getting herself cared for. Sec .,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15
A POETIC GEM.
Mrs. Mary Ashley Townsend, Now
Dead, Was Its Author.

Dead, Was Its Author.
This poem was written by Mrs. Mary
Ashley Townsend, who died some years
ago in Galveston, Texas. While she is
not known to have been the author OF
out this one. yet it has been printed
and copied into thousands of scrap
books This is the authors correct
version, it often having been altered
the country:
"CREED."
l believe if l should die
And you should kiss my eyelids when
l lie,
Cold, dead and dumb to all the world
contains,
The folded orbs would open at thy
breath,
And from it's exile in the isles of
death,
Life would come gladly back along
my veins.
believe if | were dead,
And you upon my lifeless heart
should tread,
Not knowing what the poor clod
CHANGED to be,
It would find sudden pulse beneath
the touch,
OF him it ever loved in life so much
And thrOb again-Warm, tender, true
to thee.
l believe if on my grave,
Hidden in woody depths Or by the
wave,
Your eyes should drop some warm
tears of regret,
From every salty seed Of your dear
grief,
Some fair sweet blossom would leap
into leaf,
To prove death could not make my
love forget.
l believe if l should fade,
Into those mystic realms where light
is made,
And you should long once. more my
face to see.
l would come forth upon the hills of
night
And gather stars, like fagots, till thy
sight,
on me.
l believe my faith in thee,
Strong as my life, SO nobly placed to
be,
would as soon expect to see the sun,
Fall like a dead king from its height
sublime,
His glory stricken from the throne of
time,
AS thee unworth the worship thou
hast won.
I believe who hath not loved
Hath half the sweetness of his life
improved;
Like one who, with the grape within
his grasp,
Drops it with all it's crimson juice
impressed,
And all its luciOus sweetness left
unguessed,
Out from his careless and unheed-
ing clasp.
I believe love, pure and true,
Is to the soul a sweet, immortal dew
That gems life's petals in it's hours
of dusk,
The waiting angels see and recognize
The rich crown jewel, Love Of Para
disc,
When life falls from us like a
Withered husk.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15
The Dear Friend,

Maud-"So you've become acquar
ed with Mr.. GOodcatch, have W
They say he's not a bad young fan,
but he's rather egotistical. isn't ba
Mabel-'Very. Whenever he sn.,
Of himself, in his frequent letters
me, he always uses a spaital l."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15

The steer shove. up Mondav
ing and now the friends of the ..
are highly indignant and thra,, Se
sue Aver for heavy damages
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-15
w EATHER.

Tonight increasing cloudiness sat
urday light snow.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-01
MORPHINE
What is to Become of the Constantly
Increasing Number of Drug
Victir.s?
Can They Be Cured?

This question is agitating the minds
of the best ministers, doctors and
thinking men of today. There are
over a million drug users in the Unit
ed States alone. and the number is
rapidly increasing. All unite in say
IT,, that reliable cure is the only
salvation. This is no ordinary dis
ease and yields to no ordinary drugs
methods of treatment. We now
offer our treatment which we guaran-
N will cure any case of Morphine,
Opium, Laudanum, Cocaine or other
drug habit or refund your money. To
any person suffering from this dread
full disease we will send a trial pack
age Of our treatment absolutely free
Write today. All correspondence
strictly confidential in plain en-
elopes. Address, Manhattan Thera-
peutic Association, Dept b., 1135
broadway, New York City.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-01
Nerve Fag.
IF You Waste Your
Nerve Energy, After
Awhile You Will
Suffer For It.

You can waste nerve force by excess,
over-work. worry. anxiety. etc.
You can weaken yourself by not eating
proper food or securing sufficient rest to
renew the nerve energy you use up.
The proper treatment, in addition to
good phosphate food, such as whole
meal bread, prepared cereals, ETC., is
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine.
This Is as truly brain and nerve
food as any food you could eat, and be-
sides, furnishes strength and tone Of it's
own, which goes to the weakened nerve
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DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine Is a re-
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for the brain and nerves. 1t recopstructs
WORKOUT nerve tissue, and fills your
Ianguid brain with new life and vigor.
DR.. Miles Nervine has made so many
-aarVclous cures, OF people SO sick the
-octors thought they were incurable,
that it is today the standard medicine
~ many thousands Of American homes.
The first bottle is guaranteed to help
you, or druggist returns your money.
"The extreme heat, close confinement
md intense mental strain incident to
ne banking business, has caused me
10 suffer with nervousness and insom-
have Used Dr.. Miles Nervine with
very satisfactory results in the treat
my fifth bottle, and eat and sleep, well.
II fact have almost forgotten that I
POSSESS nerves."-R. L. IlALBY, Asst.
Cashier, State Bank, TeXarcana, Ark.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-01
Rain SPOILED
THE CONCERT
OF THE HASKELL INDIANS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
SELECTIONS PERFECT
And Wheelock's Work as Leader
"a Fine-Large Repertoire
Of the Band.
SELECTIONS PERFECT

Yesterday afternoon the smallest
crowd Of all the concerts was present
at the Driving Park to hear the Has
kell Indian Band, which gave it's 3rd
of the series Of concerts to be
given in this city, under the manage
ment of the R S. & I. company. The
grandstand was only filed scattering
ly, probably not more than one hum
dred and fifty being present. The
slimness of their audience did not,
however, seem to affect the Indian
musicians, for their playing even sur
passed their work Of the night before,
if possible. - s.
The selections were given in a per-
feet manner, and the ability of Den
nison Wheelock as a leader was clear
ly shown in the manner he handled
the forty odd performers, not even a
flaw married the concert, which passed
off finely.
The band has an exceedingly wide
and varied repertoire, the selections
yesterday ranging from "Hiawatha"
to "Robin Hood to "OnWard Chris
tian Soldiers" but whatever it plays,
it plays well. 1t is not often that
such number Of fine players are col
lected in a band Yesterday one of the
selections called forth about twenty
small, short solos, and these were rem
dered in a manner that called forth
the applause Of the crowd.
Just at the close Of yesterday at
ternoon's program, the storm Of wind
and rain, which had been collecting
all afternoon, and which kept many
away from the concert, broke and
everyone made a rush for the cars
which were instantly loaded to their
fullest capacity.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-01
On at Richmond; Off at St. Louis,
via. Pennsylvania Lines.

"The Worlds Fair Special" leaves
Richmond at 1908 p. M, daily, ar
rives at st. Louis at 1922 a. m.
Through drawing room sleeping cars
and vesti5rle coaches enable World 5
Fair visitors from Richmond to make
the trip to St. Louis without change
ing cars Other through trains to St.
Louis leave Richmond sos a. m,
to 1915 a. m. and ] :25 p. m. Round
trip tickets from Richmond with re-
turn limit Of seven days sold Tues
days and Thursdays until June 3Oth
at 800; tickets for 15-day stay in
St. Louis solid daily at $1,000; 60
day tickets, $1,000; season tickets,
$14.O0. For full information about
trains and special excursions, consult
G. W. Elmer, ticket agent, Pennsyl
vania lines. Richmond, Ind.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-01
Man of the World.

A beautiful map, valuable for ref
renee, printed on heavp paper, 42x64
inches, mounted on rollers; edges
bound in cloth, showing our new is
land possessions. The TransSiberian
Railway, Pacific Ocean cabyes, rail
way lines and other features Of ia
pan, China, Manchuria, Korea and
the Far East. Sent on receipt Of Is
cents in stamps by w. B. Kniskern
P. T. M, Chicago Northwestern
Railway, Chicago, Ill.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-01

ST. Sunday excursions, Richmond
to Dayton and return via the Dayton
& Western every Sunday. during the
summer season. Through trains leave
Richmond every hour from 6 a. m
till 7 p. m. Returning leave Day
ton every hour until 7 p. m. Last
train leaving 9 p. m. Go any hour you
wish. Fast time, new cars. A pleas
ant Sunday ride, clean and cool, nc
smoke, no cinders, no dust.
Visit the beautiful National Sol
diers' Home on the line Of the Day.
ton & Western, Fairview Park, Day.
on's cool summer resort. Central
League baseball at League Park ev.
cry Sunday.