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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-11
ILWACO MAN TO AID RUSSIA
Dr.. Edmond .kIamke Appointed .te
Russian Hospital Corps,

ILWACO, Wash, April 11.-Dr. Ed
mond Klamke, of Ilwaco, has receiv-
I'd an appointment to the Russian field
md hospital corps, and has started for
The scene of the war in the Orient He
will sail on the Empress of Japan,
Which leaves Victoria, Monday, and
will land at Shanghai, from where he
viii take the Chinese Imperial rail-
Vay to Manchuria. He will report at
'ither IIarbin or Mukden
DR.. Klamke is of Danish rationale
ty and came to America three years
ago. Besides the mother tongue, he
speaks English and German fluently,
and has a smattering of French. His
wife will return to her old home in
Copenhagen, in the course of a few
weeks, and there await the close of
the war and the return of her hus-
band
BY the middle of May" said DR..
klamke, in speaking of his trip. Il
will be in the midst of the conflict. and
will then know what actual war is !
have trace of Russian blood in my
veins, but it is not from sympa thetic
actuatlons entirely that 1 am going to
the front. The experience in surgery
which l will no doubt derive, will be
OF great benefit to me. l have been
working for the appointment for sew
eral months, and was aided largely by
influential friends and relatives in
Russia. - I 49, -; 50
1 dc not know whether l will be as
signed to the army or naval branch of
the service, but in either case. I will
probably work in connection with the
Red Cross Society. which the Russian
government has placed in charge of
the work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-11
Bidding Is Restricted.

TT makes no difference whether a
stockman ships to Omaha, ST. Joseph
Sioux City, st. Louis, or Chicago he
meets the same conditions TIL, rst
bid is the only one he gets. There is
no open market.
The big stockmen of the west are
organizing and will put up independ-
ent plants of their own. They are
obliged to do something for their own
relief
Il met a number OF cattlemen while
l was in DeadwOOd, and some commits
that there is some kind of a combina-
ton among the packers. Either they
fix the price of beef for each day, or
there is an understanding among them
that when one bids none of the rest
bids against him.
During the year 1903 the price of
live cattle was lower than it had been
for five years. The condition in the
country were as prosperous as they
were in 1901 and 1902. The same
amount of beef was bought and sold.
The price of dressed beef was very
little less than 1902, and the export
trade of the country was greater than
ever before. This indicates an abnOr-
NAL condition of affairs.
Law Is Inadequate.
Il understand that the investigation
is we'll under way at Washington. 1t
is the first investigation ordered by
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-11
SCRAMBLE FOR OYSTER SEED

lL"ACO, April 9.-Not since pro-
tective oyster legislation was enacted.
some ten years ago, has there been as
WIZ scramble for the native seed as
is expected to occur when the state re-
serves in Yillapa bay are opened for
the annual season Monday morning.
All state beds, comprising 5000 acres,
VIII be thrown open for seven weeks.
ana II IS believed that fully $4,000
sacks will be tonged.
The fact that the majority of the
oyster beds on the bay have beon
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-11
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured.

With local applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
is blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cure it you must take inter-
nal remeries. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine.
1t was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years
ard is a regular prescription. 1t is
composed of the best toncs known,
combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces
The perfect combination of the two in
gradients is what produces such Won
derful results in curing Catarrh. Send
for testimonials free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
Props, Toledo, O..
Sold by all druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-11
ENOUGH FOR QUARTER MILLION
Japs Purchase Rations for Six Months
Of War.

SEATTLE, Wash. April 11.-Calcu-
ration week. the Japanese have pur-
chased enough salmon on the Pacific
coast IN the last few weeks to feed
an army of 25O,OOO for six months.
Altogether the purchases of salmon
by the Japanese government here have
amounted to between 275,O00 and 300,-
900 cases. This big purchase would
fill from $50 to 500 ordinary railroad
freight cars. Such train would be
more than four miles long.
The advent of the Japanese govern
ment into the salmon trade has been
a big thing, not only for the fisheries,
packers, jobbers and traders, but for
lines as WELL The salmon that has
been purchased is going forward to
Japan as speedily as it can find trans
portation. The Pleiades the next
steamship to sail from here to the
Orient will carry 10000 cases A
great deal has gone already, and the
rest is going quite soon.
What is perhaps most peculiar about
the whole thing is the fact that the
lucky little Japs have struck a bargain
in fish. AS usual thing, when a ma
ton goes to war and is put to it to
get rations in huge quantities it is
held up as the vulgar would ex-
press it, on the price. If it pays less
tomary market rate it is lucky In 1898
some things came out regarding what
the food contractors did to your Uncle
Samuel in regard to furnishing sup
plies to the army for the war with
Spain. but that is another story.
Salmon War an ADVANTAGE.
When the Japanese came on to the
market for canned salmon they found
a price war in progress on the Pa
clfic coast, with one belligerent striv-
ing to force down the price of Alaska
pinks and another hammering the
price OF Alaska reds. The pinks We're
to be had in the larger quantity 1t is
held that the pinks are quite as nu-
tritious and quite as palatable as the
reds, but they do not look so dainty.
when served. The Japanese were not
hunting for extraordinary daintiness.
and the pinks looked good to them.
They have made all of their purchases
of this variety.
The business was handled entirely
throush the European-chefly Eng
iish-tirms in Japan. Commercial men
generally approve this policy. as if
gives the firms that do business and
pay taxes chance to earn some of the
public money. These firms placed
the orders chiefly with Seattle firms
ihus orders TO- $4,000 cases were
placed in this city, while $1,000 cases
go forward from San Francisco, and
10000 from Vancouver by the Empress
line of ste5 ships.
All of these purchases were secured
at really so cents a case below mack
ers' cost because of the salmon war
The immense purchases have practi-
cally cleaned up the market. and have
forced the price to 75 cents dozen
from 90 cents dozen The Jananasa
paid only 50 a case, each case contain
Ing four dozen cans.
Seattle Men Benefit.
Alaska pinks are taken and nackad
In southeastern Alaska, which is all
TRIBUTARY to Seattle, while what is
known as the San Francisco crowd
packing the Alaska reds, pack 70 the
westward and operate entirely ont -
San Francisco. The great bulk of tho
japanese purchases have been maao
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-11

He's got an idea that he's good
That's very likely" said Senator
Crookit, But that isn't easy, is it,
pitcian than to make a politician good"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-11
Waco EIks Have New Home.

WACO, Texas, April 11.-This was a
local lodge of Elks, the occasion being
the formal dedication and opening of
their new clubhouse, erected and fur
nished at a cost of $4,000. Open
house was kept all day and the dedi-
by the officers of the grand lodge and
delegations of visiting members of the
the state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-11
LEADERS DISCUSS PLACES
Col. J. J. Anderson, Conceded the City
Attorneyship.

TACOMA, Wash, April 1.-THE
talk among politicians on the appoint
ments to be made by George p Wright
who takes up the duties of the office
of mayor on April 49, Mr.. Wright
says that no promises have been made
either by himself or by the committee;
but that he would meet with the COM
mittee in a few days and hear their
recommendations, and would appoint
such men as they recommended, pro-
vided the candidates were good men.
1t is conceded that Col. j. J. Ander-
son, chairman of the democratic cam
paign committee, will be offered the
Office of city attorney. John Fletcher
has been considered a leading candi-
date for the position, but has annOunc-
ed that he could not take the place
tice.
Chiefs Are Scarce.
For chief of police it is said Jack
Fradette could have the place if he
would take it, but Mr.. Fradette has a
position with the brewing company
that is worth more money. James F.
Myhan, former chairman of the city
democratic committee, stands in about
the same position as Mr.. Fradette.
This leaves the field open, with G. E.
King, Ben Davis, D. 0. Smith, w. w.
Wingard and ]. F. Stone as candidates
while it has been reported that Capt.
Adam Wiley or Sergt. Steve Murphy,
now in the police department, would
be looked upon with favor by Mr..
Wright. Capt. King was formerly in
the police department, where he made
a good record. He is now conducting
a private detective agency.
A. U. Mills, former sheriff, it is said,
can have the office of commissioner of
public works if he will take it. He is
engaged in the contracting and bridge
building business. William Welsh,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
WANTS MARRIAGE ANNULLED.
Wife Claims Husband Deceived Her
Regarding Previous Alliance.

Maud Brice, otherwise known as Maud
Thompson. this afternoon notified the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia that
March T. 1854, she went through the form
of a marriage ceremony with Augustus
Thompson, and that they have had two
children, one of whom is now living and
eighteen years of age. The court is asked
to declare that marriage null and void on
the ground that at the time the ceremony
was performed the defendant had a lawful
wife living, to whom he was married De-
cember 8, 1873.
According to the complainant, her suspi-
cons as TO the previous marriage were
aroused in September, 1890 but she did not
obtain positive proof of the fact until about
October %, 1904. The complainant says
that at the time she went through the mar
riage ceremony with the defendant she had
not attained the age of fifteen years, and
believed his representations that he was an
unmarried man.
In addition to asking that the marriage
between herself and the defendant be de-
cared void, the complainant asks that he
be restrained from asserting any claim to
certain real estate owned by her.
Attorney Leon Tobriner represents the
complainant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
For Treatment of consumptives.

The dispensary Tor the examination and
treatment of patients suffering from con-
sumption has beensopened in the south
west division office Of the Associated Char
tiles. Nine patients were on hand to re-
ceive treatment. 49,
1t was ANNOUNCED Today that the course
of treatment will beeas follows:
Microscopic examination, with registra-
ton Of actual weight aud condition of pa
tient; instruction as to methods of con-
tagion and means of building up the body;
frequent consultations as to change of
weight and development. In the instruc-
ton the patient will be told that the great
est danger to self and to those with whom
he comes in contact Is carelessness in the
disposal of his sputum; that the best means
of combating the disease is to make the
body so healthy that the weaker form Of
life, which is the germ, will have insuffi-
cient power Of activity; that good, whole
some food, such as milk and eggs. will
counterfeit the destructive forces at work;
that fresh air and sunshine are vitality inn
portant; that the night air is not danger
GUS to sleep in; provided the patient is
well covered and is not, unnecessarily ex-
posed to draughts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
Talk of Retiring President Gompers of
A. F. of L. Regarded as Gosh"

The greatest interest is being manifested
by organized labor in Washington and else
where over the annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor, which will
convene in San Francisco in less than two
weeks. AS has been the case prior to other
conventions. Mr.. Samuel Gompers, pres-
dent of the Federation, is slated for de-
feat. it is alleged, by certain elements,
notably that which consists of those of So
cialistic tendencies. Numerous opponents
have been mentioned to take his place in
past years, but this year, labor leaders de-
clare. the socialists in the several labor
unions have come to the front with a plan
that Mr.. Gompers is to be made the sue
cessor of Mr.. Carroll d. Wright, United
States commissioner of labor when the lat
ters term expires.
a leader of the socalistic element in the
ference of prominent labor men held
recently in this city at which it was agreed
that Mr.. Gompers was to retire from the
presidency of the \. F. of l.. to accept the
berth Of commissioner of labor. First Vice
President James Duncan of the Fedora
ton was slated TO fill Mr.. Gompers shoes,
It is declared, and William Ryan, secretary
of the Illinois miners, was to be made
secretary TIC succeed Frank Morrison.
When shown these statements today by
Star reporter, Mr.. Gompers smiled and
said:
'Bosh. There is no truth in any of
them.
Mr.. E. L. Jordan. editor of the plate print
erS organ, termed the statements referred
to as perennial gush which usually pre-
cedes the conventions of the Federation of
Labor"
Officials at Federation headquarters de-
MED the story as without foundation or
even a scintilla of TRUTH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
PLACED UNDER ARREST.
Mrs. Earle Dickinson Charged With
Embezzlemeut.

Mrs Earle Dickinson the local agent OF
The Lewando Dyeing and Cleaning Com
pany, who told OF having been chloroformeo
and robbed of SJ13 in the office OF the COM
pany in the Colorado building Monday
right, as stated in yesterdays Star, was
formally placed under arrest this morning
on charge of etnbezzlement. She remain
ed in the Emergency Hospital last night
and had fully recovered from her attack OF
hiccoughs this morning. She was taken TO
Capt. Boardman's office at ponce mead
quarters and questioned. Her statements
this morning We're similar to those she mace
Monday night at the hospital.
An adopted sister of Mrs. DICKINSON Vlsit-
ed police headquarters this morning ana
was indignant over the action of Detectives
Home aud Muller in making the arrest.
Mrs Dickinson, she declared. comes Oh d
highly respected family and Is not capaple
of doing what is charged against her. ohe
could not imagine how the detectives could
think that Mrs. Dickinson had invented
such story concerning her experience
Monday night.
Many inquiries were made at headGuar-
tiers this morning concerning the case.
1t was stated by the police today that
Mrs Dickinson's maiden name was ROCK
and that she has lived in this city practi-
cally all her life. Several weeks ago, u is
alleged, she told a policeman OF an at
tempt having been made to rob her In
the ONCE IN the COLORADO pulIuiiB. one
said she was able to hold her own with
the intruder and frighten him off with
out calling on the police.
William L. Crosby, general manager of
the dyeing establishment, came here to-
day and made investigation of the ac-
counts of the local branch. Upon the
strength of his report Detective Horne
swore out a warrant alleging the embez-
element of $3.50, and it is upon this war
rant that the woman is being held. She
may be given hearing in the Police Court
tomorrow morning,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
The Curse of Flannels.

From the Atlantic Monthly.
At the age of six 1 found myself-infeliX.
removed to a town possessing a bleak
climate and many wooden manufactures
1t was the custom of the house mothers 10
buy flannel by the piece, direct from the
factory; red flannel, hot, thick, felled like
a Laplander. and the invention of Lucifcr
Out of this flannel was cut a garment,
continuous, all-embracing garment, OF neu-
ter gender in which every child in that
town might have been observed naming
Observation-Disclosures after the morning
bath A pattern was given to our mother
The hair shirt laugh when l read! by
definition the hair shirt must have possess
ed geographical limits of attack, but my
f1annels left no pore untickled, untortured;
thew heated the flesh until scarlet fever
paled into a mere pleasantly, and they
soured the milk of amiability WITHIN me
forever The rotation of the seasons re-
duced itself to terms of red flannel. In the
autumn when the happy fowls and foliage
alike molted, shed the superf1uouS when
bracing October set the body In glow,
alone of living things must be done up III
flannel!
And spring that season of vernal bour-
geoning, was the time when l. too, ike any
other seedkin. slipped free of all stufIy IN
castings and could sprout and spring IN ar
and sun clad in blessed, blessed muslin.
shall never forget the corroding bitterness
induced by flannels. At times they apso-
utely reduced me to fisticuffs with my re-
Iigion. so that flial piety, the ordaining of
the seasons and the very catechlsm ltSei1,
hung in the balance of the conflict L be-
Iieve 7 can hardly overestimate the spiritual
detriment done me by my fannels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
Wanted-Schools for Servants.

From the London Argus.
II is a significant fact that though there
are. according to the last census, consider
ably over 100000 domestic servants in the
netronolitan area, there is not in the whole
of the elaborate and costly system of edu-
eational training which the London county
council has under its control single school
or even class for training young girls for
service.
Let maiden aspire to be a typewriter,
clerk, a dressmaker or a music teacher, and
a hundred doors are eagerly opened to her.
She is not only free to enter, but she is i'm
plored to come in, and in order that she
may find things quite pleasant nice little
dances and evening parties are arranged for
her benefit.
Good domestic service Is not only the
healthiest occupation that a girl of humble
parents can adopt, but 1t is the best paid.
Compare the position of girl who goes 10
a city Office or teashop every day and that
of maid in suburban household one
gets possibly G1 Ell S. per week, and has
to find herself in everything, and to defray
the cost Of getting to and from her business
in addition.
So far as real independence is concerned
there is no sort of comparison between the
Young lady" who is at the beck and call of
a possibly irascfble superintendent in a
place of business and housemaid who gets
out once on Sunday and one evening week,
and has an entire day off every month,
with a fortnight's holiday in the summer.
Whatever it may once have been, domestic
service is today the most lucrative and GER
tain of all forms of female employment TO
ignore 1t. our technical training system
chievous, vulgar prejudices which sets the
workingman against home employment for
his daughters slayish and derogatory to
their independence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
U. V. U. IN COURT.
Hearing Before Justice Barnard This
Afternoon.

Hearing was in progress late this after
noon before Justice Barnard and jury in
Circuit Court No. l of the replevn suit of
Lemuel Fugitt against Ernest A. Fenton.
growing out of dissensions in John A. Lo-
gan Command, No. ., Union Veteran
Union, and taken up TO the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia from the jurs-
diction of Justice of the Peace Bundy by
writ of certiorari.
1t is said that Mr.. Fugitt, as plaintiff in
the replevin suit, represents the faction of
the command that supported Gen. Robert
St G. Dyrenforth, and that Mr. Fenton
appears for those members who opposed
General Dyrenforth. The party headed by
Mr.. Fugitt is seeking to recover from the
faction represented by Mr.. Fenton, one
large United States flag and staff, one me-
dium-siZe United States flag, two cavalry
swords, one ballot box with imita ton can
non attached, one large Bible, one wooden
cracker or cake box full of tin cups, one
small box trunk of dark color. one car
bine and show case, and one charter to
John a. Logan Command
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
Little Japan"
rom the London Spectator

From the London Spectator.
There is one illusion about Japan which
seems to survive evidence and to work most
serious political mischief. The continental
powers, and Russia more especially cam
not get rid of the belief that the island en-
pire, however brave or astute or lucky it's
children may be, is after all but a little
state, which in a very short time must
"blee6 to DEATH
this belief, unless it be the habit of expect
ing great size in all Asiatic empires, or of
comparing the area of Japan with that of
Russia itself So compared, Japan is, of
course, a little place, which looks on the
maps almost insignificant. Compared how
ever, in a more sensible way with the other
island empire which has so long been one
Of the great powers of the world. Japan is
by no means small. Its total area without
counting Formosa, is by 27OOO square miles
greater than that of the British Isles, and
as large a proportion of it is fertile and
thickly populated That population, again.
own Q9OD; 100000 greater than that Of
France. and almost equal to that of Aus
tria-Hungary.
II the word little" again. refers to
strength for war. that strength is in many
respects superior to our own. We would
probably destroy the Japanese fleet, but
the Japanese fleet has destroyed that Of
Russia, and could, If allowance is made for
position maintain a contest with that of
France or Germany which would not be
absolutely hopeless AS regards soldiers.
Japan has CONSUMPTION, and the conscrip.
ton obviously works. Within the last six
months the country has sent out six armies,
each nearly equal to either of the forces
that contended at Waterloo We thought
we had done great thing when we sent
SO, 600 men to India in 1857, and an ex-
traordinary one when we transported
100000 men to 8uth Africa in 1900. But
Japan has transported more than 400, 900
men across the sea, and is now defying the
Russians at Lao Yang and Port Arthur
with armies greater in the aggregate than
that which Napoleon III modified for the
invasion of Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
The Korean.

George KEENAN,, in the Outlook
So far as my limited observation qualities
me to judge, the average town Korean
spends more than half his time in idleness,
and instead of cleaning up his premises in
his long intervals of leisure, he sits con-
tentedly on his threshold and smokes, or
lies on the ground and sleeps. with his nose
over an open drain from which a turkey
buzzard would fly and a decent pig would
turn away in disgust. The Japanese quar-
tiers in Chemulpo. Chinampo and Seoul are
as clean as they can be made without a
general system of public sanitation, but the
difference between these quarters and his
own seems to make no impression upon the
average Korean. He remains dirty either
from laziness or from choice, and not from
ignorance of better methods of living. The
situation of Chemulpo, on a sloping hillside,
with river and a twenty-five-foot tide
securing Its base. make the drainage of the
town comparatively easy matter, but I'M
til the Japanese take 1t in hand there
seems to be little prospect of radical i'm
prOyement,