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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08
She STOOPS TO CONQUER
AT THEATER BY LOCAL
TALENT.
Sophomore Class at Whitman Will
Try Their Hands at Theatricas
Next Monday.

Preparation for the production of
She Stops to Conquer which the
sophomore class of Whitman college
will place on the boards at the Walla
Walla theater next Monday night are
progressing finely. Yesterday over
$500 worth of rented costumes were
received from Spokane and last night
the first of a series of daily dress re-
hearsals was begun.
able little five-act comedy crammed
with ridiculous and embarrassing sit
uations. 1t deals with every day life
in England in the 18th century.
The hero of the play is young Mar
/ low Oouis Sutherland who has come
at the request of his father, Sir
Charles, to visit Miss Hardcastle
Miss Rue). He is very bashful to
the fine ladies but impudent to the
supposed barmaids. He is accompan-
| led by his friend Hastings, the admir-
| er of Miss Neville, the niece of Mrs
Hardcastle. The latter is trying to
win her niece for her son Toby Lump
kin, who despises her. Tony causes
! all the trouble because he sends Mar
! low and Hastings to his fathers
house as an inn where they boss
around Mr.. Hardcastle, as an inr
keeper. Miss Hardcastle in order &c
win the love of Mr.. NARROW dresses
as a barmaid. Tony promises to AID
Hastings to get away with Miss Ne
| vile but gets them into trouble by
unintentionally letting the plans out
He then pretends to drive Mrs. Hard
castle and Miss Neville to the latter 5
Aunt Pedigree, but drives them round
and round and lands them in the horse
pond at the back door. In the last
act Mr.. NARROW appears and some
| things are explained and some are not
| In the meantime young MdT1oN Hds
| been progressing with the barmaid
/ In the last scene everything is clear
ed up.
A Statesman representative peepeC
| into the rehearsal last night early iT
the play and enjoyed it so he stayed
nearly through st. The production is
going to be very fine for amateur tai
ent Several of the parts are taken
| with the skill of professionals. Ridg-
way ellis as Toby Lumpkin is ire
sis1able and Miss Rue makes a charm
| ing heroine as Miss Hardcastle. Miss
Hilbert acts the severe old aunt tC
perfection and Louis Sutherland as
Sir Charles is exceptionally good.
The scenes at the inn and the mock
| love making scene between Tony and
Miss Neville are side splitting. Other
good ones are the bashful love MAX
| ing of Sutherland as NARROW early in
the play and the fright of the aunt
when she thinks she is beset by high
waymen in her own back yard.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08
-ur ANNUAL MEETING WAS
HELD THIS MORNING AT
WHITMAN COLLEGE.
election of Officers Took Place This
Afternoon-Contest for Office
of Secretary.

AZ Whitman college the chapel met
o..1ock this morning in order to
~ Coz. tho animal ,,,aa+ine of
CIV
the -A'So> ''''
Kc-s presided ana IN the report Oh the
executive committee briefly reviewed
l.+;o,s of the vaar and made re-
..,,.oaotinns to the students.
r.:I ,z-irane as treasurer made 2
,... ranort of the financial sitna-
1,o4,i+s of ,~ario,s amounts ax-
10 all danartments axcent that of
,..u ,-bich viii ahout balance the
......,,.t. daffrfss making the assoc
.... came our even this wear as a
rl. df,,t If $1,000 viii still he
.,....,,,..I,aa nv tho recairts of This
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08

The poundmaster reported the re-
ceiptS of his department at S6S.
Sexton Bentley reported that he had
dug nine graves during May, For that
work and for services performed 1or
private persons he had received a to-
tai sum of SIC.
Health Officer Cannon reported
that during the month of May there
were IA births and II deaths. There
were three typhoid and one diphtheria
case reported.
Water Registrar Mclean reported
the receipts of his department al
$5225.01 and the expenditures S5,ooo.oo
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08
SIX kEW BOARDERS.
State Hotel on the Hill Receives More
Guests.

The hotel register at the big brick
hotel on the hill near this city con-
tains the names of six new boarders
who were brought to the institution
Yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Doust
of Spokane county Their names ana
the time that they will be guests OF
the state follow:
Frank Fair, robbery, Is years.
LA. Brown, grand larceny. one
year.
Peter Anderson, horse stealing, -four
years and six months
Renwick Buchanan, burglary, aWo
years.
Harry Munroe, obtaining money TN
der false pretenses, three years.
T. A. Murphy, obtaining money un-
der false pretenses, three years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08

College Place Improvement Club Is
Ready for Business.

At a meeting of a large number of
the citizens of College Place last night
a permanent Improvement club was
organized under the name of College
Place Improvement club. Dorsey r.
Nichols was chosen president; B. S.
Woodruff, vice president; E. E. Clark.
secretary and Thomas L. Copeland,
treasurer.
The club will at once carry out the
various improvements which have
been planned for the beautifying of
the little college town.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08
]. P. COX ESTATE.
viii Has Been Filed for Probate at
Pendleton.

5. +. King, prominent young at
torney OF Walla WaHa, was in the
city yesterday, having come to attend
10 the marter of having the will of the
iate j. P. Cox probated, says the Pen
dLeton Tribune. The deceased, whose
death occurred some time ago, was a
heavy land owner in the Juniper
country. Over 500 acres of farming
and of the estate has been bequeathed
70 Aron Parker of Grangeville, Idaho.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
City Clerk Drew Warrants in the
Sum of Seventeen Thousand.

sum OF seventeen nOuSanC.
During the month of May City
Clerk Reynolds issued 167 warrants
covering the total sum of S17,166S7.
Chief of Police Brown reported that
during the past month his department
had made % arrests. There was paid
in fines and bonds forfeited the sum
of $40. while SO in fines was served
out in Jail
The license inspector reported that
he had collected $500 during May,
1880 of the amount being for saloon
licenses.
City Surveyor Clark reported that
he had performed services for private
parties during the month of May for
which he received and paid into the
city treasury the sum Of $685..
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:

Having disposed Of the Walla Walla
hospital to take effect May 18th, we
respectfully ask that all accounts due
the Walla Walla Hospital Co. and all
Indebtedness Of the Walla Walla Hos
pital CO. to May 18th, 1904, be pre-
sented at the Office Of DR.. ]. F. Crop
where accounts will be receipted for
and all Indebtedness Immediately paid
j. F. CROPP,
President Of Walla
Walla Hospital CO.
By order Of the trustees.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08
NOTICE.

1nasmuch as there has been a
change in the management of the
Statesman Publishing company, 1t is
desired that all old accounts be set
old books may be balanced A new set
OF books is to be opened.
STATESMAN PUB. co.
P. G. Holland, Mgr.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08

Bids for fireworks for Fourth of
July celebration viii be received by
DIR. w. &. Cassil, chairman fireworks
committee. All bids must be in detail
f. 0, b. WalIa Walia and include an
expert to set same off Bids must not
exceed $1,000. Bids must be in hands
of committee not Ia7er than 10 a. III.
Tuesday, June II.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08
JeAx~O

a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre-
pared in two minutes. No boiling! no
baking! add boiling water and set to
cool. Flavors: Orange, Rasp-
berry and Strawberry. Get package
at your grocers to-day. 10 cts.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08

For special messenger ring up Main
144, Walla Walla Special Del. CO.
JAS Connor, Prop.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08
NOTICE..

Ladies will find the Mccall patterns
at Richardson's millinery store, No. s,
East Main street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08
DICE & JACKSON
NOTICE..

Having bought the stock, fixtures
and accounts of the heretofore Picard
parlors, the same will be
continued under the name of L. w.
Heaton undertaking parlors: No. 12S
East Alder street; Phone Main 149.
Thanking patrons for past favors and
hoping for a continuation of the same,
I am respectfully,
L. w. 'HEATON.
For the past three years manager Of
the Picard undertaking parlors.
Satisfaction flour, better than the
best. Coyle & Campbell.
For fine lunches and CONNECTIONS go
to Young's, West Main.
Mccall patterns for sale at Richard
sons millinery store.
Dairy men attention-see Loehr &
Flanders about milk cans.
J. w. Cookery. licensed embalme,
and undertaken. Babcock block, ~
First street Tele. Main 379.
The StateSman-s subscription COL
lector will cal! on you in day or two.
Save delays by having change ready.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08

Parties Indebted to G. w. Jones.
grocer, will confer a favor by calling
and settling up by May 20.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08
What Shall We
Have for Dessert :?

This question arises in the family
every day. Let US answer it to-day. Try
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08
White Dove flour, better than eve

Wanted-A travelling man; salary
$40 per week and expenses. Call at
116 North Second street; NJ. A. Fly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08

For fine lunches and CONNECTIONS &C
to Young's, West Main.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08

Satisfaction flour, better than the
best. Coyle & Campbell.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08

Mccall patterns for sale at Richard
sons millinery store.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08

Dairy men attention-see Loehr &
Flanders about milk cans.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-08

J. w. Cookery. licensed embalmel
and undertaken. Babcock block, ~
First street Tele. Main 379.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-08

Agitators for Filipino independ ence,
those who constitute the old group Of anti
imperialists, are sending out a petition
urging upon the national conventions the
adoption OF resolutions pledgtng to the
people OF the Philippine islands their ulti-
mate national independence. While the
ultimate outcome may be the national In
dependence OF the Philippine islands there
is no occasion for haste about making any
such pledges. 1t will be soon enough wher
evidences Of capacity for Independence and
self government than they have vet mani
tested. Conditions in the Philippines ant
in Cuba cannot.be fairly compared. Il BIZ:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-08
TUESDAY EVENING,
to stand up straight and Justify that
good opinion which they covet.

Father Danehy. pastor Of st Stephens
Catholic church, was shown peculiar hon
ors to-day when carried to his grave from
the church which he has served 50 well
Attic a young man, he had impressed
himself strongly on this community by his
rare Christian virtues and his generous
expenditure Of his energies and his sym
pathies and his influence for good. His
monument is the love OF his people, and
its foundations are laid deep in the hearts
of those to whom he ministered in holy
things. X
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-08
Just a Reasonable Inference.

The Pioneer Press is in danger of
making a mistake about this matter
of Mr.. Barry and his relations to the
public examiner. 1t is in danger Of
placing itself in the attitude of en-
dorsing Mr.. Barry's view, that after
seven months investigation Of the au-s
ditor's office as an employee of the
public examiner he has discharged his
duty when, he makes a report by let
ter to the former auditor, telling him
that he finds everything all right
while refusing to make a report to
the public examiner. When the pub
lie examiner calls him to account and
is compelled to employ a legal process
to bring him into his office and asks
him what he has been doing, is there
any occasion for concern on the part
Of the Pioneer Press lest the public
resort to 'sweat-box" measures? Our
st. Paul contemporary is unduly sem
sitive to the rights Of the expert and
remarkably Indifferent to the claims
of his. employer, public officer. It
has no word of criticism OF this ac-
countant for violation Of the conf
dence imposed in him, does not even
question the propriety Of his attitude
toward the officer investigated, but
Jumps at once to condemnation Of the
public examiner, whose subordinate
this accountant is, for calling his EN-
ployee to account for the time ex-
pended in the investigation.
The public examiner may not be
able to develop all the facts with re-
gard to the auditors office. The con-
duct Of his experts would seem to
make it impossible for him to do SO
if the records of that Office at any
time showed anything derogatory to
the former auditor. But the conduct
OF these experts, the writing of let
tiers of vindication, the refusal to re-
port to the public examiner and the
acceptance OF employment by them in
the political campaign work of the
ex-auditor, are facts SO suggestive as
to make At imp ossible for anyone not
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-08
AT THE THEATERS

MetropoIitan-Fannie Rtce's Vaudeville.
Vaudeville Of the best order is furnished
by the company headed by Fannie Rice at
the Metropolitan this week. OF the eight
numbers on the program none is bad and
several are undeniably good.
1t wouldn't be fair to delve into dra-
matte history far enough to tell just how
long that irresistible Coincidence, Fannie
Rice, has been entertaining theater- goers
with her deliciously odd talking dolls. But
the stunt is as good as ever and Miss
Rice contrives to keep it fresh and up-tO-
date. Moreover, she does it better than
her innitators-one of whom is Anna Held.
Bobby Gaylor. he ofssthe flannel mouth,
still possesses the ability to be honestly
and faithfully funny without resorting to
green Whiskers and an impossible brogue
and his temperance in a real Irish turn
is a great relief to public that has long
been afflicted with the impossible stage
creation known as the monkey faced
Irishman. 81 s5
! Undoubtedly the prettiest and neatest
| Of the numbers is that which opens the
programme dancing Of the Esneralda
Sisters, who are strikingly ccstumed and
possessed Of all the peculiar acrobatic abil-
| ity necessary to success for the danseuse
Among the other performers Mile. Els
meralda wins several encores for her re-
markable exhibition Of skill on that ode
musical instrument known as the xylo-
phone, from which she is able to extract
more real music than most performers anC
over which she seems to have absolute
| control.
| Essential to a properly arranged vaude.
vile program are such turns as that Of
the Rozinos, whose son1ersaults on the
bounding billiard table, = provoke UNI.
stinted applause and the grotesnue triple
bar act by the Three Fortunes, a Eu
ropean team, which has a good concep.
ton of what a fast closing turn should
be. 5.
4 The Great Leon makes feature Of pro.
ducing from the voluminous skirts Of hi.
coat dishes enough to set a table and Mis-
Clara Hess is handsomely gowned ane
sings prettily, albeit much handicapped b,
an orchestra in sad need Of a director anl
more practice. Earl G. May.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-08
The journal
Goes Home.
Public Morals and Public Office

Have the moral forces of city a
right to expect reasonable co-opera-
ton from public officials? Does it
necessarily follow that any movement
for moral reform and social purity
must anticipate either Indifference or
stubborn resistance or aggressive hos
tility from those who are entrusted
with the public welfare?
These reflections are suggested by
the attitude of some members of the
council toward the matter of a the
alter license applied for by the most
notorious corrupter Of the morals and
lives Of young men and young women,
who has ever thriven and fourished
in this city.
notwithstanding the fact that his
record in the police court and in the
higher courts has been laid before the
committee; Notwithstanding the fact
that clear and conclusive evidence has
been presented as to the unfitness of
this applicant to hold a theater
resorted to of applying for that
license In the name of another has been
proven to be mere trick, and in
spite of clear and incontroveftib1e tes-
timony of fragrant violation of the
law since the application was made, 1t
I is still necessary for the Home Pro-
( lection league to labor strenuously
with the license committee, with grave
X uncertainty as to the outcome, in or
der to prevent the city of Minneapolis
from licensing this harpy in human
form to prey'upon the bodies and souls
Of young men and young women for
the purpose Of his private gain. The
organization which is representing the
moral sentiment of the community in
making this fight Is not engaged in a
general, wholesale reform movement
trying to make everybody good by
enforcing the law against crime and
wickedness. They have taken up just
one specific and fragrant case, and
they are going to test sentiment of the
I city council Of Minneapolis thoroly
next Friday night as to whether ]. c.
sodini, with the record which he has
beh1nu nllIl, IS elllllleu 10 more con-
alteration at the hands Of the city
council Of Minneapolis than the PEG.
ple who represent the moral senti.
n1ent of this community.
It is a pretty straight. clear issue
and the men who are dealing with Fl
as public officials, whether they like
it or not, are going to make a place
for themselves in the estimation ant
regard Of their citizens by thu
position they take at that time. There
Will be the best kind of a chance fol
n .snan who ike-to -beeW we'll thought 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-08
HE'S A BUSINESS MAYOR

more. believes in applying plain business
methods to the government OF his city,
and as consequence the work Of
strengthening out the devastated COM
munity is progressing rapidly. Here is an
illustration of the blunt way in which he
acts and talks. Shortly before the great
to him for approval. They were Of the
kind which In many large cities are
punched under the head OF "sundries and
incidentals, but Mayor McLane requires
that they be itemized. OneS OF the bills
was for cigars, and across 1t the mayor
wrote: The city Of Baltimore does not
smoke cigars L.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-08
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
Russian Intrigue, 1 Royal Funeral and It's
Comic Opera Results-An Oriental
Story involving Misslons-A BIT Of
March Poetry-From the Magazine Mint.

Is Il u
II The story OF q royal funeral and its al
most tragic but In reality laughable conse-
quences or con comitants is The Queen Of
Quelparte by Archer Butler Hubert. ,Quel-
:parte Is an island Of some size just south
Of Korea. According to the author Rus
sia. Just before she took possession Of Port
Arthur, got her paws on .Quelparte with
"a view to throwing 1t to JAPAN as sop
to keep the island empire from stirring UP
too much Of a muss over the seizure Of
Port Arthur. The time chosen for declar
Ing the protectorate over Quelparte was
the day OF the queens funeral. The COCA
sion was holiday for the people, and
Russia had established herself In the good
graces of the king by aiding him in keep
Ing Prince Tuen of China from .desecrat-
Ing the body Of the queen--or he thought
she had, which was the same thing In
effect. Hence the choice of the day Of the
| funeral for promulgating the protectorate
was regarded as wise HI NJ s
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Too Much Congressman.

Too much congressional Influence"
seems to be one OF the greatest evils
Of the postoff1ce department. With
congressman. using the governments
great business department as a fruit
full field for a mild form Of graft, 1t
is hardly to be wondered at that
Machen and others in the department
thought there was nothing very grave
in more malignant form of graft.
They were all the time helping con-
gressmen to promote their interests
by passing them out fayors in the
way Of rural route locations and in
creased clerk hire. ETC., SO why should
they not. take a few ''rake-offs" from
contractors themselves?
Now, we do not soold the individ-
ual congressman who have used their
personal influence to secure more
clerk hire, higher rent, ETC., for their
constituents. That is one of the things
we send congressman to Washington
for under present conditions. It is
often said Of a congressman that he
Is a. great department man. That
means nothing more nor less than that
he is a sort Of attorney for his con-
stituents before the different depart
ments at washington. He has this
advantage over the private attorney.
| that he has vote in congress, and
that his vote, put together with the
votes OF many other congressional at
| torneys. can tighten or loosen the
purse strings for every department.
Thus there arises the temptation and,
indeed, the necessity for the depart
ment official to be very accommodate
ing to congressman.
The individual congressman going
to Washington, with his constituents
at home looking to him for this, that
and the other favor, is helpless.
He must play the game as it
is played, or quit. It is null
well knows that, when playing the
errand boy for individual constitu-
ents, he Is often neglecting their high
| err interests as part of the body tpolitic.
! While working overtime to get more
salary for this or that employee, or a
pension for this or that old soldier
the congressman finds mighty little
time to devote to those public matters
that he was primarily sent to Wash
ington to attend to.
But what can he do? We have nc
doubt that most congressman would
be delighted If it could be arranged
so that they would be in no way re.
sponsible for appointments or detail
management in the executive. depart.
ments.
The problem Is how to get the con.
gresham out of the departm I
can't be done at once. The growth
of the classified civil service and it:
attendant idea that public business
must be kept apart from the reward:
Of party politics will probably giv'
us in time departmental adninistra
lions as free from congressional in
fuence as the British departments ar
free from parliamentary influence
But when that time comes we ma.
jump from the political frying-pal
: into the social fire, for, it is said tina
in England many things that go witt
us by political pull go there by socia
pull.
: But all true reform is a slow growth
u Some day we shall be better.