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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
MAY Form a State ORGANIZATION.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 25.-This Is
the opening day of the Iowa State
Fair and, at the same time, the OPEN
ing day of the convention of delegates
representing the various commercial
clubs of this state. The convention,
which opened here this morning, Is OF
considerable Importance and proves
the entering wedge for a formidable
state movement in the interest Of In
ternal development and extension OF
interstate interests of the CONNER
cial firms and corporations of this
state. The convention was called by
w. B. Reed, of Council Bluffs, who Is
secretary of the Council Bluffs Conn
mercial club He is strongly in favor
of forming state league of CONNER
cial clubs for the purpose of mutual
protection and with view OF securing
more equitable transportation rates
on tine railroads. There are about sew
entv-five commercial clubs in this
state and most of them have sent DELI
egates to this meeting. Although the
matter did not come to test yet, the
indications are that an overwhelming
ma iority of the delegates are either
instructed to vote for forming state
League of commercial clubs or person.
ally favor such a plan. The meeting
TODAY was of an informal nature ow-
ing TO the fact that many of the dele
gates had not yet arrived. Inc actual
work of tine convention will probably
not begin until next week.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
FROM NORTHWEST PAPERS
Mrs. Latham Confesses.

DR.. Mary Latham has confessed to
the grand jury that she and John II.
Messner burned the store at Mead
for which she was found guilty Of ar
son and sentenced to four years In the
penitentiary. The confession was
made last week. Mrs. Latham ex-
planned to the jury that she and Mess
ner first saturated the premises with
coal oil. They filled the coal oil can
with holes and used is for sprinkler.
Mrs. Latham has had an unending
amount of trouble over her property
and she claims that she thought the
store was hers and that she had a.
right to burn it and that she did it
because she believed she was being
greatly wronged by persons whom she
thought were trying to rob her Of her
property.-Spokane Press.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
THE M'cADE GRADING OUTFIT
ARRIVES At ELclN AND com.
MENCEs WORK,
Right Of Way Fenced and Cleared for
MiIee-Completion Of Road Will
be Rushed.

The McCabe Construction company
has commenced active work on the
extension Of the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company's railroad to the
mouth of the Wallowa river. Steam
shovels and an entire construction out
at. accompanied by large force of
men. arrived Saturday. The right of
way H. cleared and fenced for several
miles out Of Elgin and the working
force II Increased as fast as possible.
Mr.. NcCabe says that the work of
completing the road will be rushed
and that there are no very difficult
engineering obstacles to hinder COM
pletion Of the line this fall.
The wanowa Valley Railroad COM
pany has stopped operations except
surveying on the Grande. The in
junction suit which checked its ope-
rations will be heard by Judge Eakin
at La 0rande this month.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25

Good Meats. fresh ana SAT- Fish.
at Peoplef, Market. Phone o. II
South Thi Street, A. e. Augustavos
Prop. -.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
BUYERS AND THE SELLERS ARE
EVIDENTLY PLAYING A
WAITING GAME.
No Developments Of Note In the Ex-
port Situation With the Pass
ing Weeks.

the market continues to occupy q
waiting position. There is some little
business passing at the interior but
mostly for future delivery. and there
are no developments of note in the exc
port situation with the passing weeks.
While on additional charter has been
fixed, the first for September October
loading from Puget Sound, there is
nothing like the normal activity in
this direction, and as there are no
prospects for any alteration in the
rate to be charged by vessel owners Of
26s Sd, this has to be recognized as q
fixed quantity in the making Of ex-
port quotations. says the West Coast
Trade. Buyers have placed their Of
ferings upon the normal basis Of Liv-
erpool values. and are awaiting the
course of action to be pursued by
growers and sellers. To date there il
no inclination apparent to accept the
figures. but there Is small doubt that
when the price has come to be recog-
nized as fixity there will be an in
crease in operations. Such wheat as
has been sold has largely changed
hands at higher figure, due to the
wants of the mills and of California.
but these sources cannot have a per-
manent influence upon the wheat mar.
ket, and there are no present symp-
toms indicating that the worlds mark
cts will meet the expectations of hold
ers as the season advances. The
steamship companies operating from
Puget Sound have put in effect a re-
duction of 81 per ton on wheat carried
In trans-Pacific sources, making the
Oriental rate 81 per ton, to correspond
with the decline recently made for
-four and it is probable that ship
ments to Japan will go by the regular
liners largely, rather than in specially
chartered steamers.
Reports as to threshing results have
been very optimistic during the past
week, and yields running up to so
bushels to the acre are not at all in
frequent The outturn is lacking in
uniformity, which serves to detract
measurably from these advices, but
on the whole the results are very sat-
isfactory and final estimates of the
crop of the Pacific northwest are
higher than some of the earlier COM
mercial predictions.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
seAck.To-NATURE" COLONY.
Men and Women in New Jerseys
Freak Place Drop Conventions.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Of the many
attempts to get away from the con-
ventions of life the most radical is
that Of q camp Of summer sojourners
in New Jersey. The theory is that fol-
lowed by Adam and Eve in the garden
of Eden. Not all nave fortitude to
forsake in a day the custom of genera
lions to the extent of going about
naked and subsisting on fruits and
spring water. Yet not a few make
valiant efforts to do so. AS to meats
and other gross and cooked foods,
none can be had in the place. The
pepole who are there now living this
phase of "the simple life" are sane,
rational beings from all parts of the
world. Most of them are men and wo-
men Of culture, and are seeking the
one end-health.
The colony is in the beautiful Rama
DO mountains, on the outskirts Of the
thriving town of Butler, thirty eight
miles from Manhattan. Its protector
who was a disciple of the late Father
Kneippe, has given his place the fam
ciful name of Jungborn.
When they assemble in the bunga-
low at mealtimes the men and women
wear clothes. Any old kind of
dress for man or woman is good
enough. Nearly all go barefootei.
There are private parks in the tract,
one for the women and the other for
the men. Each park is within a pine
boarded stockade ten feet nigh. 1t Is
there that all clothing is discarded and
the open air and the earth baths are
taken. Men go about absolutely nude.
bask In the sunshine. loll in the dry
clay pits, and comport themselves like
boys let out for a holiday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25

the road and one that Is not strongly
urged by the company. It was in
cluded in a general protest against
the Lincoln county assessment.
Northern Pacific officials will make
a strong fight against the assessments
in both Lincoln and Yakima coun-
ties. The uniform assessment on
main line trackage in other counties
of the state is 1890 per mile, and for
second class trackage, $5,S0S per mile.
Yakima has made the highest as
sessment, $9,24O per mile. There IL no
second class trackage in Yakima
county, but this assessment applies
to fifty-five miles of main line. The
difference between the Yakima and
other county assessments is 1890 per
mile and on an average tax Of ~
mills, would represent to the COM
pany s1,96c.2O more than would be
paid for similar length of line in
any other county. Lincoln county's
main line assessment was $8,712 per
mile and second class, 1882 per mile.
There is about sixteen miles Of hrst
class trackage in Lincoln county over
which the fight for a reduction viii
be made.
| In both these counties the Northern
Do Ha mill A0h oooin0t thA
increased valuation placed ON the
property. The formal protests dled
merely laid the basis for the attack
on it's validity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
c0NSUMpTI0N,S WARNING

Inside facts soon become evident in outside
symptoms.-DR. G. G. GREEN.
The aid of scientific inventions is not
needed to determine whether your lungs
are affected. The first symptoms can be
readily noted by anyone Of average in
telligence.
There is no disease known that gives 50
many plain warnings of its approach as
consumption, and no serious disease that
can be SO quickly reached and checked,
if the medicine used is DR.. Boschee's
German Syrup, which is made to cure
consumption.
1t is in the early stages that German
Syrup should be taken, when warnings
are given in the cough that won't quit,
the congestion of the bronchial tubes and
the gradual weakening of the lungs, &C
companied by frequent expectoration.
But no matter how deep-seated your
cough, even if dread consumption has
already attacked your lungs, German
Syrup will surely effect cure-as it has
done before in thousands of apparently
hopeless cases of lung trouble.
New trial bottles, 25c. Regular size,
75c. At all druggists.
For Sale by
THE HockET. DRUG COMPANY.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
SHOOTING Near Shoshone.

Will Gambler and Ed Kempton, both
of The Cottonwoods, about 20 miles
from this place, had quarrel at an
early hour this morning which result
ed in shooting ARRAY. Gambler went
to Kempton's place to see the latter on
business. During the discussion, which
grew pretty warm, Kempton produced
a shotgun and while Gambler had his
back turned attempted to shoot him,
but the gun only snapped. After a
few more words Gambler turned to
leave and as he was walking away
Kempton shot him in the legs.
Gambler was brought to Snoshone and
placed under the doctors care, who
says that while the wounds are very
painful, nothing serious will result.
Had the gun been discharged when
Kempton tried the first time, Gambler
would have been killed as Kempton
was aiming at his back.-Shoshone
Journal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
ROMANCE OF THE eoER WAR.
Miss Abel Comes From johannesburg
70 We'd Sioux City Man.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa. Aug. 25.-Haf
wav around the world did Miss Char
lotte Abel Of johannesburg, South Al
RIGA, journey to become the wife OF
George Patterson of Sioux City. Both
are Norwegians, but did not meet I'LL
they went to South Africa. Patterson
enlisted in the British army from
Bombay, india, and met the young
woman while fighting the Beers. he
promised to send for her as soon as ne
had made ready a home. He kept MS
word after three years. and the TWO
were married within an hour after the
young woman stepped from her tram
here.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
WILL RESIST THE ATTEMPTS BE-
ING MADE TO ASSESS THEIR
FRANCHISES.
Refuse to Stand for Assessment O
Traekage Made by Several
Counties In State.

will be fought by the railroads, ir-
respective of the amount for which
the privilege is listed for purposes OF
taxation. This fact was brought out
pretty plainly in the hearing given
the railroads before the King county
board of equalization at Seattle yes
terday.
The railroads insist the franchise is
taken into consideration when an as
sessment is levied against the right
of-way and tracks. This argument is
made by the representatives of the
Northern Pacific, Great Northern and
Columbia & Puget Sound, who ap-
peared before the board.
Even a moderate assessment of
a franchise is regarded by the roads
as a bad precedent and to allow it to
go on record without a fight might
embarrass them in a later contest.
That is the reason nigh railroad Off
Gals insist a franchise tax will be re-
sisted.
The protest of the roads extended
to any threatened changes in the val
uatiOns placed on railroad property.
Formal notices of protest were served
by all the lines. covering practically
the same technical grounds of protest.
De- l~.
Protest of Northern Pacific.
"The Northern Pacific Railway
company hereby protests against any
attempt at equalization or other inter-
ference with the valuations hereto
fore fixed upon the right f-way and
railroad track in King county, Wash
ington.
"First-said property having been
heretofore fully assessed, equalized
and placed upon the tax rolls, your
honorable board has no Jurisdiction,
under the law, to again equalize this
year.
"Second-The Northern Pacific
Railway company further protests
against entering upon the tax rolls
of King county, Washington, any sep
arate valuation for rights-of
granted by the public authorities,
either county or municipal, on streets
and highways. The rights granted on
streets and highways constitute part
of the right of-way of the railway
company and, heretofore, have been
assessed and equalized as such. Any
attempt to separately assess that part
of the right-of- which is located
upon roads, streets or other public
places, would amount to an attempt
at double assessment, which would
be void under the law.
"Tnird-The right of-way and rail-
road track belonging to the Northern
Pacific Railway company in your
county has heretofore been duly as
sessed and equalized at full value and
any attempt to add thereto would
amount to an imposition of an unjust
and discriminatory tax, and for that
reason would be void"
Will Fight the Assessments.
The Northern Pacific did not renew
the protest filed in Lincoln county,
which claimed an exemption from tax
alton for the right of way on the
from the federal government This
is an old technical objection raised by
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
Reunion Of the 18th Maine.

CLINTON, Me-, Aug. 25.-The TWEEN
tv-third annual reunion OF the lStn
regiment Maine Volunteers is held
here today. Many of the comrades
who are in attendance, are accom-
nanied by their wives.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
SPECIAL RATES TO DENVER AND
RETURN VIA N. P Try.

$4,000, on sale August 10, IL, IL, L.
On 81 Final limit 80 days. For par
ticrlars inquire w. & G. R. r.
J.P. GOODHUE,
pOOT Agent Agent.
S. B. CALDERHEAD,
G. r. & p. A.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
SUES EXPRESS COMPANY.
An illinois Photographer With = $780,
600 Grievance.

.GALESBURG, ILL.,, Aug. ga. A.
for $4,000 damages against the Adams
Express company for the alleged fall
ure of the company to deliver pack
age of photographs to him at Boston
during the photographers convention.
Halsburg had expended a large sum
in preparing a set of photos, which he
desired to enter in the competition for
a prize of $500. He prepaid the ex-
press charges and left them at the
express Office.
The photographs were not delivered
until after the convention adjourned.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-25
Grain Field Fire,

Another serious grain fire took
James Warren place rented by Bert
Green. A spark from the engine set
fire to the standing grain and in a
moment the field was ablaze. In order
to head off the fire the header was
driven around in circle, cutting near
the ground. In the excitement one
of the horses fell and the header over
turned. The rushing flames burned
up the header and the three horses
used to pull it. BY great exertion the
flames were subdued after burning
seven acres of grain. There was no
insurance.-Pomeroy News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
GRATTAN GRANGE.

Grattan Grange holds Hard Time
Social at the hall Friday evening, Feb.
"a A big general supper will be
served and fine program is being
prepared SO good time is certain.
An Inspection committee will examine
all persons present so dress TO avoid
fines for the following will he exam
Piles of interest to you; Fines for VIM
men-Frises. l cent Wee little sleeves,
cent; Dimons, | cent: Brass rings,
allowed; Silk waist, ; sents; Glasses,
sent; Dresses without pockets, ! cent
Patent leather shoes, cents; Gold
watches, cents; Anything except cot
ton dresses, ; cents. Fines for men
Full dress koat, 9 cents; Stand up col
ar, l cent; White shirt, . cents; Kur-
ley hair, cent; White socks, . cents;
Mustache, l cent; Patent leather boots.
= cents; Gold rings, cents; Eny feler
without gal, 3 cents: All men must
ware common clothes or be subject to
a fine. All come and help to make
this social a sociable and financial sue
cessee.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
TIE SECRET OF SUCCESS.

Forty million bottles of August
Flower sold in the United States alone
since its introduction. And the de-
mand for it is still growing. Isn't that
a fine showing of success? Don't it
prove that August Flower has had un-
failing success in the cure of INDUCES
ton and dyspepsia-the two greatest
enemies OF health and happinessP does
IL not afford the best evidence that
August Flower is n sure specific for all
stomach and intestinal disorders?-that
il has proved itself the best of all liver
regulators? August Flower has a
matchless record of over thirty-five
Yeas in curing the ailing millions of
these distressing complaints--a success
that is becoming wider in It's scope
every day, at home and abroad, as the
fame of August Flower spreads. Trial
bottles, csc; regular size, 75c. For safe
by Connell Rros
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
FEEDING ANIMALS IN WINTER.
Squirrels and Rabbits Nest oulckiy
Become Pets.

or the animals that We can coax
about our houses, the gray squirrels
become most friendly. Put nuts In
convenient places and they will make
frequent trips for supplies. but only
on comparatively mild days will they
remain long outside their comfortable
winter quarters. whore they usually
have plenty OF food stored.
In Central park. Now York. the
gray squirrels have become so accus.
toned to being fed that they have 20
great extent, given up storing food.
and rely chiefly on what they can
pick up each day. Rcd squirrels can
be coaxed by means OF food but they
are very questionable fellows, in fact.
the general opinion is decidedly
against them, owing 60 their partial.
lty for eggs and young birds Chip
hunks hibernate in their under.
ground homes, so we cannot count on
them for winter visitors.
The cotton-tail will condescend to
accept dainties in The form of green
vegetables Though one seldom has
such Injuries in the winter, but, as
he comes almost entirely at night, he
is not very interesting guest.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
Perfect Coniid,ncn

Where there used to be feeling of
uneasiness and worry in the household
when a child seowed symptoms of
Group, there is now perfect confidence.
This is owing to the uniform success
OF Cham berlain'S Cough Remedy in the
treatment Of that disease. Mrs. Nj
Basford, of Poolesvilie. Md. in speak
ing of her exp, rieuce IN the use of
that remedy says: Il have world of
confidence i'm Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for | have used it with perfect
success. My child Garland is subject
to severe attacks OF Group and it al
ways gives him prompt relief, For
Connell Bros. Pharmacists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
suez Canal a Gold Mine.

An enterprise that pays loo per cent
per annum must be conducted on Shy
lock principles. According TO the lat.
est Baedecker's Egypt" the stock.
holders of the Suez canal exact from
its customers every year as much
money as it originally cost to dig the
ditch! The expense for maintenance
cannot be great A score of pumps,
along the seventy miles Of channel, al.
ways pumping water thick with sand
from the bottom Of the canal and
squirting 1t far upon the banks, con-
stitute the chief expenditure.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
Eaker,s ingenious Device.

There was a man recently who did
a tremendous business at French
fairs, selling a powder that was harm
less to men but deadly TO rats. He
would spread some of the powder en-
a slice of bread and eat it then put
a portion under glass case. in which
was a rat, that died as soon as it ate
the bread. Here is the explanation
of the trick. The powder was ordi.
nary sugar But the glass case was
connected with an electric battery.
and as soon as the rat touched tho
bread the current was turned on, and
il was electrocuted.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
Her PHOTOGRAPH.


Why saint himself were not exempt
From the spell of the lovely eyes that
tempt
So it's little wonder that l.
AS / pause for moment before tho
place
Where the frame is set with my sweet
heart : face.
shrould thrill Tor a moment with just Il
trace
OF a lovers ecstasy.
But. all. the insensate pastehoard knows
None of the thrill or the fire that CLOVIS
In the lips that answer mine;
And her black eyes lack the Changeful
light
That PLAYS I'm her dusky oibs Of night.
Sleeping the soul and sense ana sight
In the madness of old wine
But perhaps it is just ass well that / kneeI
Before this shrine. though she may not
feel
That ] kneel as suppiant there
This photo, at least. | may Caress
For her sire cares not that ! effervescc
In this harmless style of tenderness.
And Will not lie in wait on the stairi
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
Winter Dreams.

Still can l sometimes hear in dreams
Around the governed coral keys.
Chanting their mighty tidal themes.
The deep Bermudan seas.
Still see through mornings turquoise air,
With outburst Of some lyric ca ",
The sunset breasted redbirdS fare
From bough to cedar Dough.
Still catch from fields that glcam like
snow
Crhe sweet snow of that blossom zone D
From urns gold conferred, row on row,
The lilyeattar blown.
Still sense the symmetry of palms
Their stately bOles. their pendant
plumeS--
The sudden storms the vast blue Gains
Nights starless tropic glooms.
All. wondrous potency Of dream.
Beyond all range Of mortal art
In winter thus To stir a CLEAN
or summer in the heart,
Clinton Scollard.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
MEN MUST NOT DRINK
railroad Issucs Sweeping order To
All EmpIoyes.

Railroad Issucs Sweeping order To
All Employees.
The recent order issued by Vice
President Fred Wann of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton railway,
that none of the employees of the road
in any of the departments shall while
on duty indulge in intoxicants of any
kind, has created CONSERVATION, it Is
said, in certain quarters.
E The new order covers not only the
shop men and those directly concern
ed with the movement of the trains
but the members of the traffic de-
partment and all travelling repre-
sentatives of that particular division.
II is said that this is the first time
ia the history of railroads that a
strict prohibition of strong drink has
been imposed on the members of the
traffic department.
The lines on the drinking habit Of
men employed by the great corpora
tions and industries of the country
are every day being drawn closer and
it is very probable that the day will
come and it is hoped that it is not
far distant when one of the qualifi-
cations that man must possess be-
fore he can secure job will be that
he is an abstainer from the use of
liquor, beer included and not fire..
quenter of the saloon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
Rebuke Not Siqnified.

Her parents had told a certain little
girl that it was very rude to contra
dict. She schooled herself against the
practice. therefore, with great consci-
entiousness. But one day a half-jest-
ing accusation. made against her by
some unsuspecting member Of the
grown-up part of the house. nearly
made her fall from state OF grace
Luckily her imagination supplied hel
with compromise. In voice trem
bling with tears and passion. shs
gasped out: II really think YOU az
mistaken-you-you beast"