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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-10

Major Rees is well known IN "aiia
Walla. having resided here many years
ago. He was for a long time enpioSeu
in the general merchandise store OIL
Rees. Winans & Company. He was
appointed as paymaster IN the ohi'eu
States army during the Spanlsh-Aner-
lean war and went to the Phlllpplnes
where he served three years making d
creditable record.
Returning to this country. ne was
stationed at Portland as one OF the
three paymasters for the department
of the Columbia. He was given the
position of acting chief paymaster a
few months ago, succeeding Colonei
Tucker. who was assigned to duty IN
the Philippines Prior to his appoint
ment in the service he was Well
known hop grower and dealer. He en-
joyed high reputation as a business
man and had the entire confidence OF
political chieftans through whom his
original appointment was secured.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-10
CHARGES NOT TRUE
Warden F. A. Dryden Makes
a Statement.
CLAIMS CHENWTH ACCUSATIONS FALSE
No Penitentiary EmpIoye Has Been
Coerced Into Contributing to a
Campaign Fund.
CLAIMS CHENWTH ACCUSATIONS FALSE

In view of certain imputatiOnS pub
upon the official conduct of F. A. Dry
den, superintendent of the state pen
itentiary, and wherein. it was specific
ally alleged that Mr. Dryden was CO.
ercing his republican employees into
contributing to the gubernatorial cam
paign fund of George Turner, a repre-
sentative of the Statesman called at
the institution this morning, to obtain,
if possible, some definite announce
ment as to the truth or falsity of the
reports.
Superintendent Dryden was found
at his post of duty, submerged in a
deluge of facts and figures which he is
just now compiling preliminary to the
biennial report.
Asked as to whether or not there
were any grounds for the Unions state
ments Nh Dryden said:
The accusations printed in the col
umns of the morning paper are menda-
cious from the very beginning. For
example. take the case of William
ChenoWth which it cites as an intro
ductory When Mr.. Chenowth was
employed by the institution, there was
no agreement or understanding as to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-10
Register today.

Register now.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-10

Advertise in the Statesman.
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MAJOR n. l.. REEFS SUSPENDED
PENDING AN INVESTIGATION
BY WAR DEPARTMENT.
Action Was the Result of Complaints
That Reflected Upon the Officers
Business Methods.

According to the Portland Journal
Major H. L. Rees, acting chief pay
of the funds of the department of the
Columbia river L. S. A, has been re-
lieved from duty, pending investfga-
ton, and the money in his care was
turned over to Assistant Paymaster
F. r. Day. The Journal says the act
ion was taken as the result of an in
spection of the affairs of the local
office by Colonel S. c. Mills. Inspector
general L. s. A.. who came here from
Washington week ago.
ION his arrival here last Monday,
Colonel Mills relieved Major Rees from
duty, pending an investigation. Colo
mel Mills has spent the week checking
the chief paymaster's accounts, and
finds that the amount of money on
hand corresponds with the books.
There is no defalcation on the part of
the retiring paymaster. Investigation
of his affairs was the result of COM
plants that had reached the depart
ment rejecting upon Major Rees'
methods of business.
Some time ago, it is alleged, he in
volved a brother officer in loss by Civ
ing him a check on a bank in which he
had no funds deposited. A similar
complaint. involving a larger amount,
was sent to Washington a week ago by
Fritz StrObel and Charles Barenstcher,
proprietors of the Belvedere hotel and
Louvre restaurant. For years Major
Rees was patron at the hotel and
several months ago he presented a
check signed by himself on the First
National bank for $500. which Mr..
Barenstecher cashed without question.
The check was protested at the bank.
and it was then alleged that Major
Rees had no funds in a personal ac-
count at the bank. Messrs StrObel and
Barenstecher at once notified him to
call and settle the matter, but he fail
ed to do so.
Repeated efforts to induce Major
said Mr.. Strobel, but he has paid no
attention, further than to make one
tNO "a n l.
filled. We concluded that patience had
limit and finally sent charges to
headquarters at Washington
In addition to the protested check,
the Belvedere propiretors had an ac-
count against Major Rees for about
800, and this was included in the
claim against him.
NO appointment to fill the vacancy
caused by Major Rees' removal is an
nounced. but it is understood that
Colonel Goodman of st. Louis has been
named as his successor, as mail ad-
dressed to him had already begun to
arrive at army headquarters here. The
office Of chief paymaster of the de-
partment of the Columbia is a very re-
spOnsible position. The Portland office
handles all the money necessary for
paying the United States army posts
of Washington. Oregon, Idaho and
Alaska
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-10
HELD UP A WOMAN.
Mrs. Reavis Had Exciting Time With
Ruffian Saturday Night.

Mrs. NJ G. Reavis of Portland was
held up by an unknown man Saturday
night and severely choked. She was
passing an alley on Fourth street be-
tween Sumach and Cherry when the
man suddenly sprang upon her. He
grabbed her around the throat and was
choking her when she managed to
scream, which attracted several per-
sons nearby. Her assailant released
his hold on her and escaped in the
darkness. Robbery is supposed to have
been the motive Of the attack.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-10
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

TWO COWS CAME TO OUR PLACE
about August 90 cropped right ear:
swallow fork left ear: one branded
on left hip: brand invisible; one
ible: color spotted; one almost white
William McEVOy. 4 miles west OF
city on Garrison creek.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-10

Call at SANKEY'S music house TOY
good pianos and organs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-10

Strictly fresh Golden Sheaf brand
creamery butter 35c per ID. Other
good creamery butter SOC. Motter-
Wheeler Co. phone Main So.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-10

Mrs. \. Walsh. the gifted clairNoy-
amt is in the city again and Will give
readings ut her home. 500 w. Alder;
phone Main ca.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06
ROOSEVELT
and
FAIRBANKS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
nm IRRIGATION pl an

MANDAN, n. D., Sept. 27-Prominent citizens from all
parts of the Northwest are here attending the second State
Irrigation Congress. which met this afternoon. A letter
from President Roosevelt, regretting his inability to be
present, was read. 1t is as follows:
oyster BAY, Sept. 19.-My Dear Mr.. Williams am
in receipt of your letter of the 18th inst, inviting me to be
present at the North Dakota State Irrigation Congress on
the 9th inst, and l wish it were possible for me to be
present, but l regret to say it is not. During the time OF
my Presidency there has been no measure in which I have
taken a keener interest than that which started the policy
of national aid to the cause of irrigation. l have felt that
the use of the rivers and smaller streams OF the States Of
the great plains and Rocky Mountains for irrigation was
even more important to the future OF this country than the
Improvement of the course of these same rivers, lower down
as an aid to navigation, and when 1 became President one OF
the first things to which 1 turned my attention was that to
secure the passage of a law which inaugurated this system.
I congratulate the people OF North Dakota-indeed, l
congratulate the people of all the United States-upon the
fact that this work has begun. It will be Of incalcuable
benefit to the people of the semi-arid regions and therefore
to the people of the whole country, for in this country
whatever benefits part of it benefits all.
With best wishes, believe me, sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06

himself Q friend to labor by his
Intervention In coal strike, while
the most powerful foes OF or
ganized labor our country has
ever known forced the nomina-
ton of Parker and Davis upon
the ST. Louis Convention. Parker
is the acknowledged gold bug
tool of the moneyed element of
Wall street, and Davis a multi
millionaire and principal owner
OF the coal fields Of West Vir-
ginia.
w.
We pledge the Legislative
nominees of this convention to
vote for Hon. Geo. S. Nixon for
United States Senator.
v.
We earnestly urge the inaugu-
ration of a system of good roads,
and declare that all money ex-
pended on the public highways
should be for permanent i'm
provement, and not for tenn
porary makeshifts.
vi.
We favor such reasonable sala.
ries for county officers that such
officers may get at least a living
wage for their services.
VII.
We declare that eight hours
shall constitute a days work on
all county work.
HENRY BUSH,
Chairman.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06
Ely Township :
A. A. MARSHALL
of Ely.
PLATFORM
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF wu,,,
PINE COUNTY, NEVADA

The Democrats of Whit. n,
county, in Convention asssmh rug
renew their allegiance ~
principles of government TOM zoe
lated by the founder of thu nau
the immortal Jefferson, and i
ably and eloquently adyocs aaJ y =
the peerless and inimitssi!
Bryan.
! We reaffirm the platform adoo,,
ed at Winnemu ca by the nars
cratic State Convention.
pledge to the nominees If t aaa
convention our enthusiastic suo'
port. sup
|. We point with pride to n.
honest, courageous and st.ta ~
manlike administration of on,
State affairs by Governor .Joh.
Sparks, and favor his promot;on
to a seat in the United Statss
Senate; and we pledge our nom;.
nees for the Legislature to vot.
for, and to use all honorable
means to secure, his election IN
that Office.
We congratulate the wac.
earners of this State upon ths
passage, by the last Legislatur.
of an eight hour law, and wa ~.
joice to know that the Democrat.
of both Houses we're as a unit for
it's passage; the only Opposition
coming from Republican mem.
bers.
We approve the eight hour Law
as it now stands upon our Statuta
Books, and pledge our nominees
for the Legislature to vot.
against any and all measures
tending to destroy it's effective.
ness. 7
We favor the speeding wiping
out of the county's floating in.
debtedness, and demand the re.
peal of the law requiring trans.
fers to be made from the Re.
demption Fund.
We pledge our nominee for
District Attorney to strictly en-.
force the laws, already on our
Statutes, requiring foreign cor.
porations to file their Articles Of
Incorporation.
Good roads are essential to the
progress and prosperity Of our
county, and we favor the passage
of a law, by the next Legislature,
making more liberal provisions
for our roads.
We pledge our nominees for
Commissioners, as soon as the
Road Funds are in a condition to
permit it, to let all road work BY
contract, after due notice has
been given, to the lowest ~
sponsible bidder.
We pledge our nominees for
Offices controlling the finances Of
the county, to a clean, economical
and business-like administration
of the county affairs.
We are unalterably opposed to
bonding the county for any pur'
pose whatsoever, and emphati'
cally declare against issuing
bonds for the purpose of taking
up the county floating indebted
ness.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET
AND PLATFORM.

Election. November 8, 1904.
For State Senator
J. F. MILES
of Ely.
For Assemblymen
O. H. Snow
of Lund.
GEO. A. FISHER
of Cherry Creek.
For Sheriff
W. D. BUNT1N
of Ruth.
For Assessor
A. c. HOUSE
of Cherry Greek.
For County Clerk
F. D. OLDFIELD
of Ely.
Por Recorder and Auditor
D.. S. D1cKERsoN
of Ely.
For Treasurer
E. G.. WHITE
of Ely.
For District Attorney
M. G. SHALLENBERcRR
of Ely.
For County Commissioner
(long term)
PHIL McKERNAN
of Ely.
For County Commissioner
(short term
r. A. RIEPR
of Ely.
For Justice of the Peace
Ely Township
J. D. CRossETTE
of Ely.
For Constable
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06
PLATFORM
Of the
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WHITE
PINE COUNTY.
Of the

The Republican Party of White
Pine County, Nevada, in Con-
vention assembled, adopt the fol-
lowing platform:
1.
We endorse the platform and
nominees of the National Repub.
lican Party, and the nominees
and platform of the Winnemucca
Republican Convention.
II.
We especially endorse the fol-
lowing plank in the Republican
State Platform, upon capital and
labor:
I'VE submit the labor record
of the Republican party against
the professions of Democracy.
Republicanism has built up a
tariff wall about this country
which gives the American mar
kets to the products OF American
labor. It has in every State
where in power enacted legisla-
ton favoring shorter hours and
sanitary conditions OF labor, pro-
hibited child labor, and passed
stringent laws for the safe.
guarding of the life and limb of
employees. It has under Theodore
Roosevelt substituted arbitration.
as in the coal strike, for the bull
let and bayonet of the last Demo-
cratic administration in it's settle.
ment of the Pullman strike.
Promising little, performing
much. it has been the true and
tried friend of both capital and
labor, whom it holds-as equal and
concordant parts of the nations
industrial economy. The Repub
lican party will not support CAPT.
tai in oppression nor labor in
violence. It recognizes organized
labor as the unity of industrial
action, striving to secure a more
equitable distribution of the
fruits of industry. It is the
trusted ally of both capital and
labor; for capital in the things
which are essential to the sue
cessful government Of enter
prises, and with labor in its cru.
SADIE for reasonable hours at the
highest wages consistent with
successful conduct of business.
In this State it favors eight
hours labor upon all public works
and as the legal work day in
mines, quartz mills and smelters,
and will uphold legislation Civ
ing it proper and equitable force
and effect" !
III.
We charge those who intend to
vote for Parker ands Davis, and
who are themselves seeking Of
fee by willy catering to the labor
vote, with insincerity; inasmuch
Is Theodore Roosevelt proved
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06
Bryan on Parker.

Friends and countrymen, let's
trust him
Though he's not a man to trust;
Let endeavor to elect him,
Though his cause is far from
just;
have put away all rancor,
AS I promised them | would.
l am for the splendid ticket,
Though it isn't any good.
Let US grid ourselves for battle
But | hope we cannot win
Let Us pray to be successful,
Though success would be a sin;
Let US give the peoples banner
Unto him to nobly bear,
But it's dangerous to do it,
For he isn't on the square.
Let US wave our hats for Parker,
The poor tool of Foxy Dave;
Let us rest our hopes upon him,
Though he's Mammon' cring-
ing slave
Let Us raise him up to power,
Help send whooping through,
But remember, here I warn you,
You'll be sorry if you do.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET
AND PLATFORM.

CUuhII llGkE
AND PLATFORM.
Election, November, 8, 1904.
STATE SENATOR
W. c. GALLAGHER.
ASSBMBLYMEN
F. M. CLARK,
W. o. MooRMAN.
SHERIFF
ALEX BAIRD.
TREASURER
A. D. CAMPToN.
Assessor
j. r. LEE.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
CHAs. A. WALKER.
COUNTY CLERK
EUGENE G.. GIRoUX.
AUDITOR and RECORDER
H. W. SCHILLING.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
tLong Term)
A. L. PARKER.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
(Short Term)
G.. G.. BUzzETTI.
JUSTICE OF ThB PEACE
Ely Township
r. VAN VOLKENBERG.
CONSTABLE
Ely Township
II. L. CUMMINGS.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Hamilton Township
HENRY BUSH.
CONSTABLE
Hamilton Township
A. J. SHIELDS.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Cherry Greek Township
B. F. HARRISON.
CONSTABLE
Cherry Greek Township
]. CULVER.
Justice Of the Peace
Lund Township
W. A. TERRY.
Constable
Lund Township
l. B. MATHIS.
Justice Of the Peace
Preston Township
ALBERT GEE.
Constable
Preston Township
J. BERNSoN.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06

Honestly now, aren't Judge
Parker and Grover Cleveland
practically alike in their political
beliefs? Democrats, especially
in the West, get SO angry If you
mention Cleveland to them that
they swear. Consistency, thou
art a jewel"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06

York, August IL. 1904:
II do not believe that the six
and q half million men who fol.
lowed Bryan, with cheers on
their lips and warm convictions
in their hearts, can now be de-
livered like cattle to the Cleve-
landites, who knitted the ticket
or bolted it in 1890.
but why any human being
should, in the year 1904, vote the
National Democratic ticket, is
something that passes my un.
tutored comprehension.
"Do the Democratic leaders
suppose for one moment that the
voters of this country are going
to forget the history of the past
eight years.
1T seems to me to be the most
amazing piece Of effrontery for
the Democratic party to go be-
fore the American people and
proclaim that for eight years
they have been wrong and the
Republicans have been right,
and, at the same time, demand
that the crowd which has been
wrong should be put in the
places of those who have been
right.
Where does the National
Democratic party stand on the
labor question Can anybody
tell? We know what its record
is. W. have not forgotten how,
at the call of the Pullman Car
Company, a Democratic Presi-
dent invaded a sovereign State
with Federal troops.
Boiled down to it's real es-
sence, sifted to its real meaning,
the Democratic campaign of 1904
is a mere INSCRIPTIONS hunt for
Office. They have no fixed and
certain creed. They have no ar
ticle of faith by which Demo
cratic loyalty can be tested"
MI. Democrat miner, one of
the coal barOns who were trying
to squeeze the life out of the
miners in the great coal strike,
was Henry G. Davis, your nomi-
nee for Vice. resident. Presi-
dent Roosevelt stepped in front
of Mr.. Barons. You believe in
returning favors. Now, didn't
Mr.. Roosevelt do the laboring
class a favor? You can return
it now by voting for the three
Republican Presidential electors,
Messrs. Butler, Plumb and
Ahern. You will never have
another chance.
The last Democratic admins
tration was made famous Zig
nobly) by it's soup houses and
Coxey armies. The markets
have since taken their places. It
made bankruptcy an epidemic.
Idleness got to be q profession,
and hard times festivals became
popular social functions. It
packed the sidetracks of the rail
roads of this country with empty
cars.
The Democrats have always
told u.s.: Find out which way
Wall street votes, then vote the
other way For once. at least,
brother Democrat, your advice
is correct. If you are consistent
now and follow your own in
structions, the Republican can
didates will get the votes of
every mothers son. Can you
deny the fact that Parker and
Davis are the right and left hand
bowers of that famous street ?
Secretary of State Douglass has
made q ruling that the boilers from
the Winnemucca Convention repre-
sent the regular Silver Party.
This means, - as the Carson News
finds it, that the so-called Silver
Party which fused with the Demo-
Gratis to support gold-bug candi-
dates, must hustle up another title
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06

Il shall not misrepresent
! the situation or appeal for
! votes for the ticket upon
J false grounds. A Demo
cratic victory will mean
very little, if any, progress
! on economic questions so
! long a. the party is under
the control Of the Wall
street element
The labor plank as pre-.
pared by Judge Parker's
friends on the subcommittee
was q straddling meaning.
less plank The
nomination Of Judge Parker
virtually utilities the anti
trust plank
II have nothing to take
back; l have nothing to
withdraw Of the things l
have said against the meth.
DDS pursued to advance his
(Parker's) candidacy. It
was a plain and deliberate
attempt to deceive the party.
The New York platform was
vague and purposely so, be
CauS0 the advocates of Judge
Parker were trying to Sc.
cure votes from among the
people who would have OPP.
posed his views had they
known them The
nomination was secured,
therefore, by crooked and
indefensible methods.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06

The Democrats are quite mum
on the tariff question. They had
better he.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06

For the Senate of the United
States the Republican party pre-.
sents the name of George S.
Nixon, as an able, true and loyal
citizen, worthy of such choice,
familiar with and interested in
the varied industries of our State,
and who is the first candidate for
that supreme Office presented by
a Nevada convention in the past
twenty-five years, who is q bona
ide resident and citizen of
Nevada
What's that, my Democratic
friend; you say the above isn't
true-that Governor Sparks il a
bona ide residentp I'll wager
you a glass of Republican
whisky against a glass of Demo
cratic whisky (provided you'll
agree to drink the latter if I win)
that Mr.. Sparks name is not
even mentioned in your State
Platform as a candidate for that
office. Did you delegates get so
excited in anticipation of a
Sharon estate SACK that you
forgot the Governor of our
State?
The Democrats pronounce
Roosevelt a dangerous man. He
certainly is-to Democratic in
terestS.
1T shall be a gold standard
administration if l am elected. ="
MIR. Silverman. do you recognize
Parker's voice? It is like q
nj yht-wail-you can't get away
from it. I!
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06

II you want to see q Nevada
Democrats jaw fall, just ask him
about the Parker telegram.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06

William Jennings Bryan is
touring the West in behalf of
Wall Street Parker and Coal
Baron Davis. He spoke at Reno
last week. It must prick his
conscience some to eulogize Mr..
Parker, the man whom he has,
by voice and pen, accused of be-
ing so wholly unfit for Office. To
keep him from further exposing
the Democratic leaders, the Ma.
tional Committee has given him
q fat job, and he has since
changed his tune to fit the price.
This 10 the way he expressed
his views before he got the job.
From the "Commoner' Of July
10, 1904:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06

The Democrats pronounce
Roosevelt a dangerous man. He
certainly is-to Democratic in
terestS.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06

We charge those who intend to
vote for Parker ands Davis, and
who are themselves seeking Of
fee by willy catering to the labor
vote, with insincerity; inasmuch
As Theodore Roosevelt proved
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-10-06

Secretary OF State Douglass has
made q ruling that the boilers from
the Winnemucca Convention repre-
sent the regular Silver Party.
This means, as the Carson News
finds it, that the so-called Silver
Party which fused with the Demo-
Gratis to support gold-bug candi-
dates, must hustle up another title
before the next campaign goes on,
and the party which bolted at hav-
ing Parker and Davis rammed down
their threats, is the Silver Party
proper. The sole purpose Of the
Silver Party, a. expressed in its
first convention, held in Winnie
mucca twelve years ago, was to
fight for silver. To a man up a
tree i: looks as though the so-called
Silver delegates who endorsed the
o d.bugs, Parker and Davis, didn't
give a whoop for party principle if
they could fuse themselves or their
friends into Office. Because the
boilers happened to be in the
minority is no reason why they
should be forced to take a dose of
quinine when they had no fever,
nor be made a part of the Demo.
cratic tail, if they didn't fancy that
part Of a jackass' anatomy"