davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20
|: AmuSe m e ntS
THE BEST FOR THE LAST.
1.-The Girl From Dixie" Delights Large
Audience at Opera House.

The Girl from Dixie" the last play
of the season at the Walla Walla opera
house, made a great hit with the large
audience that witnessed 1T. 1t leaves
2. good taste in the mouth that Will
whet the appetites of playgoers foI
the reopening of the theater next aut-
umn The play is bright, catchy
sprightly and sparkling with not dull
moment from it's start to it's close. The
girls are all charming and the men
are as good looking as men have any
are clever performers. Betrix Bronte
as sweet as tn eperfume of the mag
nolia" in the role of Kitty Calvert,
the heroine, a Maryland beauty OF
ante belum days. is a winner and a
favorite from her first appearance
She was ably supported by the sweet
sixteen chorus girls of naughty mien
and proud carriage, who made the best
of their pretty feet and - ankles.
/
costumes. whihc no doubt cost some
body a mint of money.
Among the clever people in the play
are D. L. Don, Thos. ]. keogh, Chas. X.
French. Chas. Bowers, Chas. H. Schef-
fer, Cecil Leigh, Charles Bentley, Essie
Lyons Olga May and Eietry Gale.
Miss Beatriz Bronte, who assumes
the principal role, is in reality a real
Dixie" girl having been born in Tam
arack, Md, and passing most of her
life below the MasOn-Dixon line A
peculiar coincidence happened when
Harry b. Smith the author of the piece
selected Miss BrOtnes home as the
seat of action for this play. Mr.. Smith
spent several weeks in Tamarack Sc
lecting data and ideas to install into
his libretto. While there he met Miss
Bronte, and Immediately became in
fatuated with the idea that she would
be a typical heroine around which to
write so all unknown to Miss Bronte
he made a survey of her ways and
actions as being a typical Southern
girl. The idea then forced itself upon
him to try and induce Miss Bronte to
take part in the piece. One evening
he preached the subject to her, and to
his surprise and delight discovered
that she had been on the stage for
three seasons. and was simply spend
ing her vacation at her old home Mr.
Smith Immediately offered her engage
ment at the Dixie Girl Miss Bronte
accepted and when Mr.. Smith left for
New York to commence rehearsals, his
ideal accompanied him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20

that popular gorge has somewhat
risen. That it promises to rise higher
and impel the retributive action to-
ward which all political history points
is strongly indicated. All the force
or republican OratOry to the contrary
Notwithstanding. the tariff at this mo-
ment occupies larger place in the
political forum than at any time in
recent years. The truth is that the
American people want speedy revi-
sion. The proposition that they will
| recognition is supported by large
probability.
The tariff ought to be revised, look
ing at the issue, even from the mar
rowest protection standpoint. The
rank and file of republicans unite in
perceiving and condemning the iniuui-
ties of the Dingley schedules, even ad-
hitting that the principle underlying
them is correct and that they achieve
as plain to republicans as to demo-
Gratis that numerous of the industrial
trusts receive more than strict pro
lection from the schedules. and that
the result is a direct levying upon the
people. 1t is a glazing fact that this
! levying is in many cases so great as
to permit foreign invasion by the
trusts and the selling of products
abroad for less than they are sold
here and even at a loss" In other
cases it is perceived that the people
pay the cost of the trusts foreign
warfare among themselves The inc
quitable operation of the schedules is
observed to continue inficting damage
upon the American people long after
the danger to American industry
in most cases to exist. In other
words, the principle of "prOtection'
has long ago done it's work and left
the American trusts in sole possession
of the market. Foreign competitors
destroyed once are destroyed for all
time. And such are the advantages
already secured that American con-
Germs, were the schedules thrown
down altogether, would still retain I'M
disputed possession of the field. Yet,
without a reason for being, the tariff
continues to mulct the American
people inside the wall for the benefit
of those concerns for whose outside
protection" it was originally and os-
tensibly designed. The use to which
the trusts now put the Dingley bill
is "protection' in aggression; not in
defense And this is the sort of pro-
lection which the republican machine
by compact assures them for the flu
ture.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20

ines of America was among those VINO
practiced irrigation. Already IN oui
own time, the richest agricultural re-
gions in this country are those where
irrigation is necessary and where the
desert comes back to claim what II
once held when the water no longer
flows.
In most of the arid and semlarld
portion of the United States nature
atones for the lack of rainfall by CIV
ing to the soil great fertility. 1t is
we'll known that in years of eXtraordl-
nary rainfall the semi-arid regions
produce enormous crops. Under lrrl-
cation the crops are uniformly large
compared with what can be obtained
in humid regions without rr.gatlOn
The fact is that the arid country is
fertile because it is without much
rain. The fertility has not been
washed out of the soil by the pound
ing rains of countless ages. The re-
suit is that it is left for men to turn
on the water and take from the arid
regions, in the shape of vegetation
the fertility that has been lost in the
humid regions. That is why the fer
tility of the irrigated country seems
ineXhaustible. There nature has
stored her treasures for man to use:
elsewhere they have been largely de-
pleted by natural processes.
All of this explains why an acre I'M
der irrigation is worth so much more
than one not irrigated. If the govern
ment shall eventually redeem 100000
600 acres of land it will be equiVa-
lent to the addition of several times as
many acres of humid region land to
the national area. Think of how
much room for population that means,
And already the time has come when
room for our increasing population is
d problem worthy of national atten-
ton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20

sion to the ukase of Car Farrell and
when the convention met all the COM
mon herd of delegates had to do was
to vote by reclamation to ratlfy the
decree of the boss. All other nomi-
nations were also dictated by Farrell
who revised the slate before it was
given his O. K.
In view Of this disgraceful and
shameless exhibition of one-man rule
it is no wonder that thousands of re-
publican voters Throughout the state
are in open revolt, declaring their
readiness to vote the democratic state
ticket if good men be nominated or
an honest platform declaring for the
Just regulation and equitable taxation
on all railroads and other corporations
can disaffection is more pronounced
in eastern Washington, it also exists in
a marked degree west of the Cascades
The rule of the republican conven-
ton by the railroad lobby was SC
brazen, insolent and defiant that even
some of the staunchest railroad organs
of the state weer moved to protest
The Tacoma Ledger, for example
said:
The lines have been closely drawn
and-as far as this convention is con-
cerned-the railroads We're the repub-
Iican party. Still, The Ledger stands
for the ticket and believes that it is
for the best interest of the state OF
Washington that the republican party
THAT is, the railroads. be in power
The Ledger stands by the ticket and
admires the genius of its manipulatOrs
meaning the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific lobbyistsl but does
not hesitate to say that it damns their
conception.
The republican party will protect
the interests Of the railroads, as
SnOulu any olnef party, 10 luelI lulltSl
merits. which is not only just, but for
the best interests of all. But it is I'M
wise for them and unfair to the peo-
pie if they insist that the inhabitants
are a part and parcel of their assets
and to be trafficked in as they would
their own commodities. The railroads
can safely trust the people, but if they
will not do this, how can they expect
the people to trust them?'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20
FIGHTING IN MASSES.

From the reports so far received of
the battle on the Yalu between the
Russians and Japanese. it does not
appear that either side prOfited much
by the lessons of open-Order lighting
the Spanish American and British
Boer wars are supposed to have
taught. The Japanese appear to have
attacked in close formation, and they
paid the penalty of heavy losses. The
Russians, too, seem to have fought
in old style. The Eleventh Russian
regiment advanced to the charge
with it's chaplain leading on, about as
they used to charge in the Napoleonic
wars. The fighting was close enough
for the bayonet.
In the Boer war British soldiers
went through the whole war without
even seeing the enemy, but on the
Yalu, both sides used the bayonet,
and there was plenty of hand to hand
fighting. AS both sides were we'll
supplied with machine and quick fir
ing guns, there is room for the belief
that neither handled the guns as eff
fectively as they might have done
But practice firing in time of peace
and handling the guns in the face OF
an enemy who is at the same time
making a target of you are quite diff
ferent things
Perhaps both the Japanese and the
Russians think that it is more effective
to get immediate results at great
cost of soldiers, than to save them il
more tedious operations It may be
cheaper for the Russians to try tC
win at a great cost of life than tC
maintain a large army without getting
decisive results. AS for the Japa-
nese, their islands are full to over
flowing, and their command of the see
| makes it comparatively easy for then
to fill the vacant places in the
ranks.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20
THIRTY MONTHS OF DECEIT.

Should the republican party succeed
in it's fraudulent policy concerning
tariff revision, the fact would con-
stitute a gigantic travesty upon the
of American life. While politics is re-
plete with minor receptions, it is true
nevertheless that essential honesty is
the measure of party existence. Al
least such has been the case hereto
fore. The political success which is
had at the expense of honesty and
justice is short lived. Pooling all the
people once is the limit of such at
tainment. The inevitable penalty is
or has been, defeat. Bringing the re-
alization of this truth into the contem-
plation of the republ can course pur-
sued with reference to revision
| it is difficult to foresee anything bu
defeat for that party.
The peoples cognizance of the trutl
| that they have been deceived ant
| cheated outright during the pas
| thirty months is one of the big po
liticaI facts of the hour. With album
| dant opportunity for fulfillment of it
radical and emphatic revision promises
| the republican party has stood pa
upon its infamous Dingley schedule
| and chosen to risk the peoples intol
| eranCe. The attitude and the reason
are both patent to the nation. A thou
sand and one incidents have develope,
both conspicuously. The result i
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20
A GREAT WORK BEGUN.

Now that s21,OOO.O0O of the federal
governments irrigation fund has
been set aside for certain specified
likely to prove to be the greatest in
ternal Improvement work ever under
taken by the government Of the Unit
ed States is we'll started. 1t is diff
cult to appreciate the ultimate mean
ing Of these great works. Many Of the
greatest civilizations Of the past have
f1ourished in arid countries, redeemed
from the desert by the artificial appli-
cation of water. The highest state
of civilization reached by the aborig-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20
WILL THE LORD HELP HIM?

When Secretary COrtelyOu was plac-
ed at the head of the department of
commerce and labor he called the en-
tire force about him and opened the
office with prayer. Cortelyou has now
been agreed upon as the chairman of
the republican national committee and
the presumption is that before he be-
gins the distribution of a 100000
campaign fund contributed by the
trust magnates, including Carnegie
proffered $1,000 600, he will call Platt,
Quay, Adkins and all the rest of the
committee around him and open the
barrel with prayer. Then if he wins
the election he can say in the pious
words of the late Benjamin Harrison,
when he heard the news of his victory
over Cleveland in the election of 1888,
The Lord did it." However, it is not
recorded that Harrison repeated the
exclamation when the tables We're
turned and he was beaten by Grover
Cleveland in 1892.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20
S. B. CALDERHEAD,
WORLDS FAIR AT ST. LOUIS, MO
MAY TO NOVEMBER,

Account of the Worlds Fair at st
Louis the O. R. & n. Co. announce the
following rates:
To st. Louis and return ........ $4,000
To Chicago and return SOS. 90
To Chicago and return from st.
LOUIS ........ ..... ....... SoZ.5U
Returning via California and Port
land add $3.50 to above rates.
Children entitled to half rate, one
half of above rates.
Limit-Ten days going with final
limit Of ninety days.
Selling dates: May 18th, 18th, 18th,
June 18th, 18th, 18th; July LIST, 3D. Sd,
August Sth, 9th, 10th, September 9Th,
9Th, 7th, October Sd, 4th, 5th.
Stopovers-Stopover will be allowed
in either direction within the limit.
These tickets are good going one
route and returning another.
For detailed information call on OF
address r. BURNS.
General Agent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20
WEATHER..

Tonight and Saturday fair; light
frost tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20
TO COMBAT BOSS RULE.

The absolute control of the recent
republican state convention by Boss
Farrell of the Great Northern, a life
long democrat. should convince the
voters of Washington of the necessity
for a primary election law as a means
OF restoring a republican form of gov
eminent in this state. However, there
will be no possibility of the enact
ment of such a law so long as the rail-
road bosses are allowed to control the
legislature. If the people would re-
cover their constitutional right to
govern themselves they should elect
no man to the legislature who is not
thoroughly independent of corporation
influence and who is not in favor of
honest primaries and elections.
Under the present system the bosses
pack the caucuses and name their
tools as delegates to conventions,
where they are voted as mere autOm-
atoms to carry out the will of the NAV
long characterized the republican or
ganization of this state, but it remain
ed for the last state convention to give
the world the most shameless example
of the most complete and abject sub
servieHcy Of convention of nearly
seven hundred men to the dictates of
opposite political party
On being notified by wre that a ten
tative bargain had been struck be-
tween sam Piles and Governor Nc
Bride by the terms of which the lat
ter would be nominated for governor
and the former be assured election to
the United States senate Boss Far
relI fastened on a special train to
Tacoma from his ranch at Benton and
without the loss of a moments time
summoned the members of the King
county steering committee to his pri-
waite car and gave orders that the deal
with the supporters of Mcbride should
be declared off. His orders were in
stantly obeyed. Boss Farrell then took
up the question of an available candi-
date for governor. b. d. Croker was
his first choice but owing to the OPP
position of the Pierce county steering
committee. who feared that the nomi-
nation of Croker would initiate
against the reelection of Foster to the
senate, the boss was forced to choose
another candidate. The King county
hold-overs had agreed upon State SEN
ator George Baker of Klickitat county.
who had charge Of the graveyard for
railroad bills in the last Legislature,
but Farrell would not have Baker be-
cause Of his close association with
George Stevenson a rival railroad boss
After canVassiug the situation thor
oughly Farrell said the nomination for
governor should go to Albert E. Meade
of Bellingham. who had been brought
out by the railroads as a candidate for
congress against Mayor Black, a com
mission advocate and supporter OF
Mcbride. Meade's chief booster hith-
erto had been superintendent Donovan
Of the Bellingham and British CoIun,.
bia railroad, a branch of the Grea-
Northern.
The steering committees bowed thei1
heads and bent their knees in suhn,is.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20
Rate to the Worlds Eair.

To ST. Louis and return $4,000
To Chicago, and return -. 80. $500
To st. Louis, returning from
Chicago or
To Chicago, returning from St.
To st. Louis returnin via Chi
cago, or
To Chicago returning via st.
LOUIS ...... ........ ....'... oo.Zo
Tickets on sale-June 10th, 18th and
18th; July 1st, I'd and Sd; August Sth,
9th and 10th; September 5th, 9Th and
eth; October Sd, 4th and 5th.
Good going for ten days, returning
80 days. Stopover in either direction
within limits. For information as to
routes and side trips, sleeping car ac-
commodations, etc, call on or address
any agent, or,
S. B. CALDERHEAD
Gen. Pass. Agent, w. & c. R. R'y
A. D. CHARLTON, Walla Walla.
A. G. P. A. Nor Pac. Ry
Portland, Oregon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20
Three Railroad Men Drowned

BOULDER. Colo. May 20-A. @
Giller, II. P. Jackson and P. F. Kisa.
employees of the Colorado Southern
were drowned last night in Owens
lake, four miles east of here whira
fishing, their boat being capsized nv
a high wind. All We're married.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20

Jobson, gave a fine piece of character
work. Miss Madalaine Laurence ss
Miss Bifkins, the housekeeper who
wanted to get married, certainly look
ed the part with her grotesque mako
up. The play will be repeated tonight
and tomorrow night after which oa,,,
bill with new faces will be presented
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-20

I'm getting old. Having rheuma-
tism?" Worse than that. I'm hav-
ing "reminiscences
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-06
SPECIAL SESSION
FOR THE TARIFF
Leading Members Refuse to Dis
cuss Likelihood OF 1t
MAJORITY is OPPOSED
BETWEEN 800 AND 400 BILLS IN
PRODUCED IN HOUSE YES
TERDAY MOST OF THEM
PRIVATE.
By the Agsoelated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Washington, Dec 5.-Leading mem
bers of the senate finance committee,
while not willing at this time to dis.
cuss for publication the likelihood of
special session OF congress to re-
wise the tariff, feel that the subject IS
one which should receive careful con.
sideration between the president and
members of congress Many confe~-
ences in all probability will be held a.
the White House and there will be n
general discussion of the subject
among prominent Republicans Of both
houses.
The impression prevails in both
houses that the question will not be
decided hastily, despite the fact that
a majority is believed to be opposed
to revision.
Between 300 and 400 bills were in
troduced in the house today. large
proportion Of which we're private mea-
sures. Among them We're the fol
lowing
For the purchase OF the site where
lie the remains of Andrew Johnson.
near Grfenville, Tenn, and establish
ing It as a national cemetery.
TO further the construction Of a
railroad in Alaska for granting a sub
sidy
Prohibiting the sale of liquor in
the District of Columbia Inaugural.
ton day and on New Years day
Thanksgiving day, Washington
birthday. Fourth OF July and also on
the day when the presidential election
is held.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-06
MASTERS SALE.

State of Illinois, Alexander County, IS.
In the ircuit Court
In the matter of JoUesboro building and
Loan Association VI. Claude w Mel lnre, e.
onora A. Met luro, Oscar Taylor and Mary Fin
lev. On bill in chancery To foTecose mortgage.
Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance
OF n decretal order entered in the above cause
on the 18th day of March. a. D., 1904, !, Walter
Wardcr. aster IN chanccry OF the said rourt
on Saturday, the 18th day of December. A. d.,
1904. at one O'Clock Ia the afternoon of the said
day shall sell al public auction TO the highest
bidder for cash, at the southwesterlY door OF
the court house, in the city of cairo, IN the
said county, the following described real es-
tate, to-wit; Lots seven "a, eight 49,, nine t9l
and teh (l0), in block one ~, town OF Mcclure,
county of Alexander and slate Of Illinois; also
the following described real estate situated in
said county and state, to-wit: piece of land
containing one acre more or less situate III
the town OF Mcclure, lying and being in the
northwest quarter OF section ten Q0). township
fourteen (li south, range three ~, west OF
the third principal meridian and described as
follows: Commencing at a point where the
Illinois Central railroad right of way and Main
street in said town intersect; thence west 1875
feet on the south line of said street; thence
south to the north line Of said railroad right OF
way; thence in northeasterly direction along
snid right of way to the place OF beginning
said piece of land being that on viii h the
store building of the said laude w Met lure
state of Illinois together with all and singular
the tencments and hercditaments thereunto
belonging.
This 10th day Of November, a. D., 1904.
WALTER NARDRE,
Master IN Chancery.
Nj. James Linglc, solicitor for the complain
Mr.. Alex Wilson, solicitor for the defend
ants.
Mr.. Reed Green, solicitor for the defendants