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The Washington times., 1905-12-05
This Government stands for man.
hood nrst and for business only as an
adjunct OF manhood.

The question Of transportation lies AT
the root OF all industrial success. and
the revolution in trs nsportation which
has taken place during the last half
century has been the most important
factor in the growth of the new indus
trial conditions. Most emphaticaHy We
do not wish 10 see the man Of great
talents refused the reward for his tall
ents. StJl less do we wish to see him
penalized; but We do 'feSIre to see the
system OF railroad transportation so
handled that che strong man shall Lc
given no advantage over The weak man.
We wish TO insure is fair treatment for
the small town for the big city: for
the small shipper for the big
II
The Washington times., 1905-12-05

At nrHsenI u V'VUIH VIIdV T"IEE SHIP
moniE or interstate traffic are controlled
by concessions on purely State business.
which of course amounts TO an evasion
of the Law. The commission should have
power to enforce fair treatment by the
The Washington times., 1905-12-05
Transportation Within a State.

Transportation "ltnln a state.
It IL greatly to be desired that some
way might be found by which an agree
ment as to transportation within a
state intended to operate as n fraud
upon the Federal interstate commerce
laws could be brought under the juris-
diction Of the Federal authorities.
The Washington times., 1905-12-05

Only in this way can violations or
cvasions OF the law he surely detected.
4 system of examination of railroad
accounts should be provided similar TO
that now conducted into the national
banks by the bank examiners; a few
frst-cIass railroad accountants. II they
had proper direction and proper author
ity to inspect books and papers, could
accomplish much in preventing willful
violations OF the law. 1t would not be
necessary for them to examine into
the accounts of any railroad unless for
good reasons they were directed to do
80 by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission
The Washington times., 1905-12-05
Administrative BODY Needed

mind is that the power should be firm
atiye and should be given to some ad-
ministratiVe body created by the Con-
gress II given TO the present Interstate
Commerce Commission cr 10 reorKan-
ized Interstate Commerce Commission.
such commission should be made IN
equivocally administrative I do not be
Iieve in the Government interfering with
private business more than is necessary
do not believe I'm the Government un-
dertaking any work which can with
prOpriety be left in private hands But
neither DO / believe In the Government
flinching from overseeing any work
when it becomes evident that abuses are
sure TO obtain therein unless there is
governmental supervision
1t is not my province 10 indi-
which should be enacted; but I call
the attention of ihr Congress to GER
tain existing conditions with which il
is desirable to deal.
In my Judgment the most Important
provision which such law should CON
tain In that comforting upon some COM
petent administrative body the power
to decide. upon the case being brougbt
before Il, whesher a given rate nre
Gcribed by railroad is reasonable and
Just, and If Il is found to be unreason-
able and unjust, then, after full iuve.-
tigation of the complaint. to prescribe
the limit Of rate beyond which It shall
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01
JAP WAR METHODS FOR US.
Jiu Jitsu and Sword Combat to Be
Taught at War Colleges.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. l.
America is learning lessons from the
Russo-Japanese war which will prove
valuable to both the army and the
navy of the United States. and. now,
acting on the suggestion that in
structors be employed at the naval
and military academies to teach the
science of jiu jitsu-the japanese
method of wrestling, the cabinet has
decided to appoint a joint military and
naval board to study the matter with
the idea of supplying the cadets with
Instructions not only in wrestling but
in sword exercises and other forms OF
exercise which might prove of value
in personal combat. The eastern war
has demonstrated that hand-to-hand
encounters are much more likely 10
occur than has been supposed. Tine
reason for this is the adoption OF ne"
methods of attack. The war has de-
veloped an unusual number OF nlgh'
attacks in which the attacking force
usually is in close proximity to inc
enemy before it is discovered. Inc
result is hand-to- hand encounters, LII
which swords, lances, revolvers anu
the personal strength Of the comoai-
ants figure materially. In many u
these fights the Japanese, tnrousn
their superior knowledge of sword play
and their remarkable agility. overcome
their opponents.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01
A Jap's View Of the Row In the Eaa

A Jap's View Of the Row In the East
A short and clear statement Of the
causes which brought on the war In the
east is given in DR.. X. Asakawa's re-
cent book. "The Russo-Japanese Con-
flict" The author graduated at Dart
mouth In 1899 and Is now in the fac
ulty Of that institution.
Dr. Asakawa'S work Is based upon
both private and official documents and
shows an endless train Of intrigue, du-
plicity and prevarication on the part Of
Russia not alone in dealing with Japan.
but in her explanations and answers to
other powers. And yet it is not clear
from these documents that Russia had
any settled, preconceived policy in
the east. The car, his ministers and
advisers, likewise Viceroy Alexeieff, all
talked different ways at different times.
1t is evident, however, that Russia
meant to keep Manchuria from China
once she had planted her troops in that
territory. Russias lack of a definite
policy of her own accounts in part for
her blunders in meeting the emergency
which Japan forced upon her.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01
NEW HOMESTEAD BILL FAVORED
Public Lands Committee Of House Ap
proves Measure.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 1.-The
house public lands committee has or
dered a favorable report on the Mar
tin 640-acre homestead bill, with
amendments suggested by the author
and others.
The amendments provide that the
land shall not extend not more than
one mile along any stream; that where
an entry under the general homestead
tier shall have the right to relinquish
his smaller entry and take an en-
larged homestead under this act; that
any former entryman, whose entry
| was made prior to Jan. 1, 1905, and
whose entry shall be enlarged by an
additional entry to make his entry
equal go acres, shall have preference
to right Of entry for thirty days at
| ter the passage of the act, and that
entrymen shah make proof at the
end of five years Of improvements
of the value of $3.50 an acre instead
Of $1.25 an acre has been made, such
Improvements to be of the value of
at least 80 cents an acre yearly.
| A new paragraph, intended to safe
guard the interests OF bona fide set
tiers was added as follows:
| The provisions of this act are for
the benefit of actual settlers and home
builders upon the public lands of the
| United States and their families. II
any homestead entry under this act
shall be taken or held under contrac,
with the interest Of any corporation OF
person other than homestead entry
man. or in case an entrynlan shall fail
to establish and maintain continuous
residence upon the land covered by his
entry, the same may be cancelled by OF
under the direction Of the secretar,
OF the interior.
:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01
EXTRAORDINARY STORY is BE.
ING TOLD BY THE MOBILITY
IN VIENNA.
Many People Claim They Have Seen
the Face Of Ghost in
the Beat.

| VIENNA, Feb. An extraordinary
story is being told here, on the au-
thority Of q Buda- Pesth correspond
ert. Some weeks ago the yacht which
the Inflated Servian Queen Draga
bought shortly before her death was
| brought up the Danube to the Hun
garian capital by its purchaser, a
Belgrade merchant
Owing to queer stories current about
the yacht din1culty has been ex-
perienced In getting full crew, and
OH arrival at Buda- Pesth several men
deserted. Two days later dinner
party was held on board. A number
Of idlers, attracted by the yachts
tragic association, were lettering on
the quay when suddenly frantic
scream was heard, and beautiful
young GIRL in evening dress but with
out her cloak, rushed out of the COM
panion way and dashed along the
gangway to land. The excited crowd
attempted to stop her and ask ner
what was the matter, but with the
mysterious words: The face! the
facet she tore herself away and
rushed down the road.
Next morning rumor spread rapidly
that the electric lamp in the yachts
saloon had gone out during dinner,
and that a hideously gashed head,
livid and streaming with blood, had
stared down at the company through
blue mist on the after bulkhead.
1T is Draga's ghost" said the super
stitious.
On the following day the crew de-
serted in a body. The river authori-
ties ordered a guard to be set, on
beard. Difficulty was experienced in
getting anyone to spend the night on
the haunted yacht, but at last an old
veteran. named Birnbaum, was liz
duced to go on board.
At daybreak he was hailed from the
deck by the men who had come to
relieve him. No answer was re-
ceiveJ. The relief, being frightened,
ran ashore and refused to go near
yacht.
An hour later three policeman, each
trying nervously to keep at the tail
OF the procession. went on board the
yacht, and proceeded down the COM
panion ladder. In the saloon, lying on
his back, and in a swoon, in which he
had apparently been for several
hours, was the Waterman. On his
face was a look of inexpressible hor-
rOr.
When brought to Birnbaum refused
to say what he had seen, but ex-
claimed wildly: The face! The facet"
and staggered on shore.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01

DACA seOAAs
A CONSPICUOUS exaRple Of the
changes in opinion concerning men and
races of men was recently furnished
when all Britain united to do honor to
BENJAMIN Disraeli, earl OF Beacons-
Geld. on the one hundredth anniver-
sary Of his birth.
For many centuries tie race from
which sprang this splendid exponent of
It's abilities and capacities was pre-
.cribed in England. Secretly admitted
In the time sf Cromwell, the Jews
were, almost until times within the
memory of living men. despised and
alien outcasts even in the only land
that offered them federation. From
this peculiar people" came Disraeii,
who with no other aid than that e
education and native ability against
the well nigh overwhelming prejudices
Of family, caste and wealth fought his
way step by step from the pssitioa Of
a pamphieteer and hastings orator to
that Of the highest statesman Of the
realm. When, after manifold strug-
giles, Disraeli won seat in the house
Of commons, that body jeered at him,
at his clothes, at his mannerisms.
"They shall yet hear me!' said the
young politician. His claim was mod
est, for before the close Of his long and
active political career parliament and
the British public were not only glad
to hear him, but to hearken to him with
eager, respectful attention.
1t is said that Disraeli-the title of
Earl of Beaconsfield was accepted only
to please his wife-was the favorite
prime minister of Queen Victoria. 1t
is certain that none of the many other
premiers of her long reign is more
highly honored today by Britons, and
Primrose day, April 10, the anniver-
sary of Beaconsfields death, is holt
day devoted to the eulogy of his mem
DRY.
Although Disraeli was a member of
the Church of England and was mar
ried to a Christian, he prided himself
on his Jewish ancestry and origin. That
he-a descendant Of a race but newly
domiciled in Great Britain, the victims
Of unthinking popular prejudice-rose
to the very summit Of fame and popu-
larity was ever to him a source Of the
most intense qualification.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01

Arst appointed under this chapter
shall be divided into three classes;
the first class shall hold ONCE under
said appointment for the period Of one
year the second class for two years
and the third class for three years
from the date of their appointment:
1t is further provided. That no mem
Der thereof shall be appointed to
serve for more than two terms In sue
ression.
Sec. s. An emergency exists and
this act shall take effect Immediately
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01

Tesla, the great, is. going to speed
ships in the south Pacific ocean and
turn factory plants in the Andes with
electric power generated at Niagara
Falls. Meanwhile the average man
with no ships and no factories to worry
about will go on circulating the hand
coffee mill, agitating the bucksaw and
shouting, whoa. haw, gee" to the pa
tent motor already in hand and worth
two Of Tesla's in the bush.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01

Assimilation Of the Fflipinos must
draw the line at trousers IL it would
be benevolent, 50 General Wood de
clares He says that the natives lose
their stamina by wearing the garments
of civilization. By the way, military
men have the bluntness Of scientists In
calling spade a spade.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01

The national board for the promo
ton of rife practice" naively asks con-
gress to appropriate 100000 q year
to teach young men to shoot straight
as means Of national defense. But
it should not be overlooked that record
making at still target is quite diff
ferent affair from scoring on target
that has the draw on fellow and is a
record shooter too.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01
STOLE TO SAVE LIFE OF HIS son
earn N. Spencer Confesses Robbino =,
Bank of $4,000.

DIES MONIES. Iowa, Feb. 1.-Carn
N. Spencer, late of the Des Moines No
tional bank, was bound over to awa;,
the action of the federal grand in.v
in the local division of the Upi,ss
States court yesterday afternoon
Having confessed to the bank Official.
that he had stolen $1o.e0e, Spencer did
not desire to make a fight at his prs.
liminary trial. He announced that hs
stole to obtain money for his sick
wife and child. He started out to
tramp the streets of the city to loo.
for work
Can a confessed robber get any re-.
cognition after he has reformed9n
asked Spencer. Here l am convicted
before all the people of this comm.
nifty Of being a thief. But l under.
stand how it happened and my own
heart holds me guiltless. l will not
believe that Des Moines will turn nv
family out to starve just because |
made mistake once. Some one must
give me employment
Spencer's case excites the deepest
sympathy here, where he stands high
in society. Nine years ago he secured
a position at the Des Moines National
bank and was soon named assistant
cashier. He was a trusted employee.
He had been at work four years when
doctors told him that his son, who
had been born with hip disease, could
not live unless an operation could be
performed. 1t was necessary to have
a big sum of money to get the surgical
work done.
Spencer learned that he must send
his son to New York to be treated. He
began by taking 500 from the account
of a large firm. Before this 500 was
used he had taken another and the
stealing kept on until the sum reached
$4,000. He became so excited about
his deficit at that time that he could
not work and his discharge followed.
The new assistant cashier refused to
take over the accounts at Spencers
figures and demanded an expert ac-
countant, who discovered the shortage
AS a reward for four years of fear
that his thefts would be detected,
Spencer now has a boy that is strong
and well. AS punishment he mas a
stained name for life, which the sen
must help the father bear
Eminent specialists will make an
examination of Spencer with a view
to ascertaining whether his mind is
right. Spencer says that he has not
been sound mentally since he learned
that he was too poor to care for mis-
son. The defense will undertake to
show that Spencer was driven insane
by sorrow for his afflicted child and
that while insane he took the money.
The bank has been reimbursed by the
companies which signed as surety for
Spencer and they have brought
the action against Spencer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01

Modern Indian language is as far re-
moved from the sublime oratory Of the
noble red man of yore as the whites
everyday English Is from the mother
tongue in the classics. Poor Los
talks" are few in words, and the ideas
expressed show that he is striking the
pace Of his practical white neighbor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01

The newly invented machine for an
swering questions will be blessing to
trUlley conductors. When 1t is installed
the inventor should tackle a new ma
chine warranted to jog the conductors
memory for Please stop at Jay street. :
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01

Evidently that great cycle Of sun
spots which Professor Lockyer said
would give the earth four years Of ex-
ceptional heat has met with broken
circuit. The sun spots are on duty. and
Of course the heat Is sizzling In the
storehouse, but the wireless won't bring
Il our way.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01
to even hint that the place wou,d !.
acceptable to them.


acceptable to them.
Clerk of the Court.
There is still another good iob -
viii fall to some one in the clerkship.
This job carries with it as good
salary as that Of marshal and no co,,,.
there will be many after the place =,
soon as the new district is formed
Bill Passes Lower House.
Congressman Jones bill providinv
for the creation Of the new iu,;o,.,
district, with the Cascade mounto,.-
as the dividing line. has passed. ~.
lower house Of congress and is ro
before the senate and Senator Ankenv
will now urge it's passage in tho,
branch of the national Legislature.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01

Are you musical? II % dent over
look Stanley's. Largest and besl
Music Store in the city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01

Orchestr1- music for dances, recep-
lions. etc. Phone Main ASIA, Richard
Truant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01

Alheit's feed mill can save yo~'
money on hay and grain.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-01
Hopkins Will be All Riaht.

No one has had the thought of en-
tering the field for the marshalship
against Charles Hopkins. When the
Sweeny- Piles deal was made at
Olympia last week, Hopkins was there
and arranged matters so that his po-
sition would be safe, no matter what
other deals were made. That he will
be made United States marshal Of the
new district there Is no doubt, and
while there are many who would like
to have the berth. none will attempt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-04
Monkeys In Society.

Somuch attention is being lavished on
a monkey which is the new pet Of one
of Boston's social lights that 1t looEs
as though many Of these little animals
may enjoy happy existence under So
ciety's benefcent roof before the win
ter is over, says the New York Press.
The woman in question does not keep
her pet indoors. but takes him out
driving with her, giving the seat to
him In her equipage which formerly be-
longed to her lapdog. On these occa-
slons he has worn an elaborate seal
skin coat and jewel studded collar
or late, however, some Of her family
plate and odd trinkets have disap-
peared, and it is suspected that this
latest addition to the woman's happy
family is the guilty party. However,
the mistress is loyal to him and pre-
fers to believe that her things were
stolen by common thief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-04
lNouisITIvE JAPANESE.
An Illustration of the Thirst For In
formation by Orientals.

An Illustration Of the Thirst For In
formation by OrientalA.
The thirst for information, which is
one of the noticeable characteristics of
the japanese, YVES we'll illustrated by
an incident that occurred recently on
West Ninth street, in Kansas City, Mo.
An old man who carried an ear trum-
pet with tube attached was walking
up the hill and was passed by a little
Jap, says the Kansas City Star. The
latter's bright eyes noted the trumpet,
and after hesitating moment he turn
ed and hurried back.
"Say, what do you call him, talking
tube?' he asked, tapping the old man
on the shoulder and pointing to the
trumpet.
The old man obligingly replied that
the instrument was usually called an
ear trumpet, or speaking tube. Then
the Jap asked many questions-how
the tube was made and where, how
much it cost and whether or not it re-
stored the hearing. Then, his curiosity
gratified, he thanked his informant and
walked on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-04

us that redtty your OeSt 0TeSSf
old dad may let me run riot in Paris
on our way home. But that will not
last. We arc fairly well off, but can
not afford ten thousand year for
dress alone"
IF any woman can afford such a
sum for the purpose you are at least
her equal"
Iris looked puzzled. ''Is that your
way of telling me that fine feathers
would make me a fine bird?" she
asked.
"No. 1 intend my words to be under
stood in their ordinary sense. You are
very, very rich, Miss Deane, an ex-
travagantly wealthy young person"
"Of course you know you are talking
nonsense. Why, only the other day my
father said'-
Excuse me. What is the average
price of walking dress from a lead
ing Paris house?"
Thirty pounds"
"And an evening dress?"
"Oh, anything from fifty upward"
He picked up few pieces of quartz
from the canvas sheet.
Here is your walking Dress" he
said, handing her a lump weighing
about pound with the balance In
the heap there you can stagger the
best dressed woman you meet at your
first dinner in England"
do you mean by pelting herr" she
inquired mischievously.
Far worse. By wearing more ex-
pensive costume"
His manner was 80 earnest that he
compelled seriousness. Iris took the
proffered specimen and looked at it.
from the cave, suppose? thought
you said antimony was not very valu-
able?"
"That is not anthony. 1t is gold.
BY chance have hit upon IN extreme
ly rich lode of gold. At the most mod
est computation it is worth hundreds
of thousands of pounds. You and are
quite wealthy people, Miss Deane."
Iris opened her blue eyes very wide
at this intelligence. 1t took her breath
away. But her first words betokened
her innate sense Of fair dealing.
"You and 1! Wealthy!" she gasped.
81 am so glad for your sake, but tell
me, pray, Mr. jerks, what have l got to
do with it?"
your he repeated "Are we not
partners in this island? By squatter's
right if by no better title we own land,
minerals, wood, game and even such
weird belongings as ancient lights and
fishing privileges"
AZ don't see that at oil. You find q
gold mine and coolly tell me that am
a half owner Of it because you dragged
me out Of the sea. fed me. housed me.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-04
A witty Run.ian Admiral.

Charles Johnston contributes to Har
per's Weekly timely and authorita-
tive article on "The Dawn of Liberty
In Russia" in which he discusses the
new men and measures brought for
ward by the recent reformatory move
ment. Incidentally lie tells an amusing
anecdote of Admiral Birileff, the new
minister of marine-"a rollicking salt,
with Homeric stammer." At the
time when Admiral Shestakoff was In
power he passed a rigorous rule that
his young officers must not bankrupt
themselves buying bouquets for visit
ing royalties. The empress was to
visit ship on which Birileff served.
As her majesty descended to the cabin
huge bouquet of flowers mysteriously
appeared, and delighted royalty at once
took possession cf it. Admiral Shes.
takoff saw the mass of blossoms In
the empress hands and turned furi-
ously to his officers.
Ibid not give orders" he Numbered.
shat no one must present fowers?'
N.nobody did, stammered Birileff
"S-she t-took them h-herself."