davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-25
members Of the legislature.
Money Campaign Stops.


It is rather significant that the ex-
travagent display on the part Of the
Sweeny forces continued up to the
time the legislature met. Sweeny was
a good fellow" everywhere he went.
He leased a residence in Olympia and
took most Of the quarters at the prin-
cipal hotels. He prepared to take care
OF large force Of personal retainers
and prepared for lavish display. Money
was spelled in every movement.
Then came the meeting at Olympia
and the claim at the outset that
Sweeny would have 80. or. S5 votes to
start his candidacy. There also be-
gan complete reversal Of form. The
financial campaign played out like a
pocket in mineral claim is exhaust
ed. 1888
When there ID money floating about
"a legislative session there is always
something in the atmosphere that will
show it. 1t is felt intuitively and in
discreet persons drop remarks that
when pieced together tell a story of
venality.
This atmosphere is. lacking. There
are more symptoms of red apple
campaign about all Of the headquarters
than have been found for long time.
While Sweeny's display is continued,
it means nothing much beyond per-
sonal comfort and personal gratifica-
ton Of pleasure to entertain. The
men who preached the doctrine of
money accomplishing anything have
become the most skeptical.
For a week inertia has marked the
Sweeny fight. OF course there are the
open headquarters in the Mitchell, the
private residence Sweeny took and the
personal headquarters that Director
General George Stevenson and his as
sistant Ben Everett, maintain. These
latter are not frequented like Steven
son headquarters in the past have been
frequented, nor is there the attempt at
hospitality anywhere that has marked
past Stevenson campaigns.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-25
CONRAD scHIFFNER OF WALLA
WALLA WATCHES MILITARY
OPERATIONS CLOSELY.
No Word From His Brother for Sew
eraI Months-Is He Dead or
Alive?

No man in Walla Walla has watched
the military operations at Port Arthur
any closer than Conrad Schiffner,. an
employee of the Walla Walia water
works. Tablet Schiffner, a brother OF
Conrad. was one of the defenders OF
the beleagured city. Whether he is
among the survivors at present priso-
ners of war in Japan. or whether he is
numbered among the dead, Mr.. Schiff-
ner has no means of knowing as it has
been months since he has heard
word from his brother.
Mr.. Schinner's brother has been in
the Russian army for several years
and was assigned to duty at Port Ar
thur before actual hostilities broke out.
He was assigned to that part of the
signal corps having the war balloons
in charge. AS the war balloons were
used extensively in locating the Jap
anese positions and were targets for
Jap sharpshooters, the men detailed
to this part of the service were often
subject to the greatest dangers. Now
that the survivors are safe in Japan
Mr.. Schiffner has hopes of hearing
soon from his brother if he survived
the awful siege.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-25
MINING AND MANUFACTURING
COMPANIES MAY HAVE TO
PAY MORE OFTEN.
Bill Providing for Such Action Has
Been Introduced in the Wash
ington Legislature.

The following is the full text Of the
bill introduced in the legislature by
Representative Dobson, requiring cor
porations, companies, firms and per-
sons engaged in mining or manufacture
ing in this state, to pay their en-
ployes semi monthly, in lawful money
of the United States:
Section 1. That every corporation,
association, company, firm or person
engaged in this state in mining coal,
ore or other mineral or quarrying
stone, or in manufacturing iron. steel,
lumber, slaves, heading barrels, brick,
tile, machinery, agricultural or me-
chanical implements, or any article
or merchandise, shall pay each en-
ployee Of such corporation, company,
association, firm or person, if de-
manded, at least once every two weeks
the amount due such employee for la
Dor, and such payment shall be in
lawful money of the United States,
and any contract to the contrary shall
be void.
Sec. 2. Every corporation, COM
pany, association, firm or person who
shall fail for ten days after demand
of payment has been made to pay en-
ployees for their labor in conformity
with the provisions of this act, shall
be liable to such employee for the full
value of his labor, to which shall be
added a penalty of one dollar for each
succeeding day, not exceeding double
the amount of wages due, and a
reasonable attorneys fee, to be re-
covered in civil action and colectable
without relief.
Sec. 8. This act shall in no way at
feet the liens of laborers, as now Sc
cured to them by the laws of this
state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-25
Proposed Exposition at Jamestown.

Proposed Exposition at Jamestown.
President Roosevelt's publicly and
privately expressed interest in the ex-
position to be held at jamestown,
Va, in 1907 is expected to have consid-
cradle influence upon the house COM
mittee on appropriations, from which
any bill authorizing government par
dcipation in the celebration must ema-
nate. This exposition is to commem-
crate the tercentennial Of the first Eng
lish settlement upon the American con-
tinent. 1t will be held in the near
neighborhood Of the first landing, on q
site famous for its natural beauty and
for its importance in the history Of our
country.
This exposition has many things to
commend it. First of all is, Of course,
Its historical significance. Second, its
location will make possible great as
semblage Of representatives Of the ma
vies of the world. 1t will offer val
liable opportunity for that friendly
comparison and that communion be-
tween officials of the great sea powers
which make for international good
feeling. Finally it is an opening for an
Industrial display which will disclose
the rapid development of the south and
Introduce to the rest Of the country
It's advantages and needs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-25
The Hens Nest a. a Gold Mine.

According to the secretary of agri-
culture, the American hen now pro-
duces 1866 $685. 66 dozens Of eggs
every year. Such a vast number of
eggs laid in a straight line, end to end,
would reach from some place to some
other sufficiently distant place to please
the most exacting statistics fiend. How
many men could be fed at a meal by
the total egg crop and how loud would
be the combined cackle Of the hens
which laid it we shall doubtless know
when once the statisticians get to work.
Seriously, probably few persons re-
alize what an important wealth pro-
Queer the hen is. At the average price
OF eggs Of this year the hens produced
enough Of them in one month to pay
a years interest on the national debt.
And the figures given by the secretary
are based upon reports from real
farms, leaving the common or garden
hen out Of the reckoning. The modesty
Of the chicken and its dislike of IA
miliarity on the part of strangers have
helped to keep her light under bushel
but with the publicity given to her
work by Mr.. Wilson she will probably
ny up to the high place to which she
b entitled.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-25

That the title Of the library Of con-
gress Is a misnomer Is shown by the
report Of Librarian Putnam, just Is
sued. OF course the library does fur
nish the members of congress with all
that they may need as lawmakers In
the shape of books and records, but
that is not its only or it's principal
purpose. Besides everything to be
found in any other great public collec-
ton of literature the Congressional u
brary contains constantly growing
wealth of material for original re-
search not available elsewhere, so ar
ranged and cared for as to place it
completely within the reach of stu
dents.
The difficult and perplexing task Of
the librarian is set forth in detail in
Mr.. Putnam's report. which places
among the most important acquisitions
of the past year the papers Of three
presidents, Van Buren,. Polk and John
son, besides those Of Elihu B. Wash
burn, Chancellor Kent and others.
The papers Of Van Buren, and Polk put
in the possession of the library the in
side history of every administration
from Washington's to Folks, from the
foundation of the federal government
to the close Of the Mexican war. An
drew Johnson's papers cover not only
his noteworthy career in Tennessee and
the history Of his presidency, but the
great mass of information he gathered
during his contest with congress on the
reconstruction question.
In the copyright department, under
Worthington c. Ford, are to be found
the manuscripts Of every work for
which an American copyright has been
asked or given. together with innumer-
able rescripts of invaluable antiquities.
One suggestion of wide interest made
by Mr. Putnam in his. report is that
congress should authorize more extern
sive publication of copies of the libra
rvs treasures. The great demand for
the Thomas jefferson Bible shows how
popular such an extension of the libra
rvs activity would be.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-25

A Plain Definition of Poverty.
The New York sociologist, Robert
Hunter, who not long ago abandoned q
mansion on Fifth avenue to live in
humble quarters among the common
people, is before the public with book
entitled Poverty" Mr.. Hunter evil
IDENTITY did not aim at creating sensa-
ton with his book, nor did he write
with view to big sales. His wife is
q multimillionairess and shares in his
enthusiasm for sociological work.
1t is matter of surprise to find that
Poverty" contains statistics, based
upon returns from charitable institu-
tons and various department reports,
which show that 100000 persons, or
about one-eighth Of our population, are
in poverty. Now, poverty is a vague
term, doing duty at one time as the
synonym Of acute want and again in
dicating a condition which calls for
continued hustling and close economy
to keep the wolf from the door. A
man who earns so cents day cutting
cord wood will say that he Is driven to
it by poverty, poverty OF which he Is
proud. He may have nest egg hid
den away, little home of his own or
some other security against the poor
house; yet poverty forces him to toll
for mere pittance.
One is at loss for standard Of
financial distress which would fit the
common idea of poverty, therefore it is
difficult to accept Mr.. Hunters figures
without question. An English student
of sociology, w. V. Roberts, writing of
Science and Poverty in the Westmin-
ster Review, thus carefully defines the
word poverty"
THAT family is in poverty whose to-
tai earnings are insufficient to obtain
the minimum necessaries for the main
tenance of merely physical efficiency or
whose total earnings would have been
sufficient for the maintenance Of mere
~ physical efficiency were it not that
some portion of it was absorbed by 9th
er expenditure, either useful or other
| WISE"
! Pauperism and the poverty Of the
poorest laborers are not held to be
synonymous in England. A family
may come within the limits Of Mr.. Rob-
erts' definition and yet not be classed
as paupers.
| Mr.. Hunter would have the Ameri-
can poverty which he describes under
stood to be the result of the present
economic condition Of society,"" hence
it may be the poverty of the wood
chopper, something not to be ashamed
of, for it is not pauperism. The
strength to work and the will to work
are there. Remunerative work Is lack
ing. Take the country through there
may be 100000 persons, including
actual paupers and the struggling poor.
who cannot bury their dead or be sick
or indulge in any expensive pleasures
without poaching on the bread fund.
There ought not to be many, and
it is to be hoped that Mr.. Hunters
army of distress is greatly oyerastt-
mated.
L
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-25
sWEENY CLAN TO BE FORCED.
All Votes Will be Called Out by His
Managers at Once.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 25.-Charles Sweeny
the Spokane millionaire mine owner
and investor, will be forced at once to
his maximum strength. The men who
are directing his campaign intend to
give him what strength they can mus
ter for him in an attempt to make
good on the promises that brought him
into the senatorial fight.
: It is not likely that Mr.. Sweeny will
ever be elected senator. 1t is not
probable that an effort will be made
to go through with his fight at this
session. He will be reserved as good
thing" for a future senatorial con-
test after a showing of what "the boys"
can do for him under severe handi-
caps is made to convince the Million
aire mine owner that he would be in
the running four years later.
Sweeny is but IS years of age now;
he would not be too old for the sem
ate four years hence. He is in good
health and on his birthday yesterday
members commented upon the fact
that he did not appear to be other
than a man in the prime of life.
ALI these circumstances contribute
toward the showing that Sweeny is
fit for a future race. They fit well
with the general conceived plan of re-
serving Sweeny for later contest.
Take the senatorial fight in the alb
stract and it argues all against Sweeny
just as the men who brought him into
the fight knew it would. He is an
east side candidate when political con-
ditions demand the election OF ives,
side man. He was brought into the
| fight a new factor in senatorial politics
without prior acquaintance among the
people generally and no recent develop.
ments that would make him an ex-
ceedingly popular man or a candidate
of the hour.
| money 6enlno IL.
The launching of the Sweeny boon
was accompanied by the declaration
that there was money behind it," NJ
attempt has ever been made to con
ceal the fact that Sweeny is a yer!
wealthy man and a thoroughbred,
as the term is understood among tn,
spenders. He was essentially goo,
thing ready for the plucking.
Before taking such a plunge as di'
Sweeny, one ought to reckon the odd
as the cards look. Pierce and Kin
counties ought to be figured as 8
tied up that neither could be depends
upon to elect an east side candidat
save through motives IF revenge upo
the other. Outside these counties tn
abstract proposition of another cas-
side senator had little in it to attrac
votes or even moral support.
All this must have been figured GU
by the men, who brought Sweeny int
the fight They knew the relation
that existed politically and in a bust
ness sense between certain west sid
counties and could easily have figure
on the difficulty if not the absolut
impossibility of Sweeny's election.
If the Sweeny managers figured tn
sheer weight of money was sufficier
to elect any person to the United State
senate, the Spokane millionaires can
didacy might be given a more seriou
aspect. 1t might be taken to mea
: honest methods to elect by deviou
methods. But it is a rather seriou
conclusion to form that money coul
receive the endorsement of sixty-nin
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-25
HE is SURE ROADS ARE BEATEN
Expects Measure to Regulate Railroad
Rates Will Pass Soon.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The pres
ident believes he has beaten the rail-
roads, Until few days ago he had
thought it would be necessary to call
an extra session of congress to secure
the legislation he has demanded to
prohibit rate Determinations and put
an end to secret rebates. Now ne be-
lieves he has the railroads defeated
and that the administration bill, with
out any important amendments, will
be passed before March. If so there
will be no extra session.
In his recent conferences with rail-
road managers, at which they have
tried to talk him out of his plan for
court with authority to fix rates, the
president has told them that it would
no longer be a fight over rate legisla-
ton, but a battle between the rail-
road influence and congress, and that
the people are watching it, not with
any special interest in the legislation
now proposed, but to see to what ex-
! tent the railroad influence will prove
effective.
People Demand Action.
He mas told them that if they sue
| coed in blocking the administration
bill in the senate or emasculating it
their victory will be only temporary
and costly, for the people, alarmed by
the display Of the power of the rail-
roads. will demand and secure much
more drastic legislation than thai
1 which he now advocates.
Continued opposition to reasonable
| legislation, the president has repeated
will result in a cry for government
ownership of the railroads that i
will be difficult and perhaps impossible
to silence.
New Factors In Fight.
AS the campaign for railway legis
lation progresses the situation becomes
more and more complicated. Ever.
week brings new factors in the prob
4 lem. Already there are four distinc
elements in the fight, all working a
cross purposes. But, in spite of i
ALL persons who talk with Presiden
Roosevelt about the situation leave tn
White House convinced Of the presi
, dents firm conviction that he will &c
, law on the subject from the presen
, congress. The last two days hav
brought a big lobby into Washingto
, from the west, representing the brew
/ ers, meat packers and others. The
. have come in the hope of stemming tn
tide against the owners of the pri
vate car systems, which have bee
lately brought out as another evi
t second only to that of excessive rat
, charging.
: Packers at Work.
: Some of the biggest packers of Chi
2 cago and ST. Louis, as well as tn
brewers of those cities and Milwau
: kee, have their agents here, and the
are working with congressman fror
E Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and othe
I western states against the Steven
3 bill in the house and the Elkins bi
: in the senate. Both Of these meas
$ ures propose to place a certain class {
s ment supervision, so that there ma
3 be no discrimination of rates in favo
] Of big trusts and against the littl
e shippers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-25

give each cattle district the privilege
of voting whethes or not It wanted
free range. Mr.. Uecker OF Grant. fav-
ored the bdrs passage. simply because
the rules OF the house laid out the
routine through which bills must pass
and this bill he said sad followed
The routine
MassFs. logan. LydicK Bryan, Nnff-
singer aad Mcbride favored the Ball.
niger motion 20 postpcno believing
The question too momen,ous TO de.
eide without tho members being well
informed.
Mr.. I.ydlch moved an amendment 10
The bill. which carried. making the
bin operative yves, of The Io0th merld-
ian, thus not multiplying tho elections
held in The cattle districts Of other
counties
Mr.. Bryans motion lost to make oac
part OF Beave, county free range and
the other part herd law.
Mr Candy amended mis- bill making
it operative sixty days nner irs nas-
sage. According TO Mr. Ballinger tnis
vas considered TOO short a zine so
drive a milton dollars worth Of cattle
out Of Peaver county.
Following The discuss,on on this
Dill ihe house adjourned until ten
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Apples Appreciated,
The mousse was presented with a
nushel % apples. whica were picket
gear ago last OCTOBER. kent ia cold
storage Twelve months, we're on exit
Aition at Ine Worlds gair ~ Sc Louis.
and 90 sne meeting OF the horiieul-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-25
Warm Discussion
IN LOWER HOUSE YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON
Over Herd Law Bille-Gandy
and Ballinger Lock
Horns,

Nv the narrow vote Of fcurteea to|
eleven the house. yesterday afternoon.
iu the committee OF the whole with
MIR. Ross in the chair turned dowa
Dyke Boninger's motion for further
postponement of action on the herd
law bfi 2aningcr's motion was sec
onCed by Mcbride. of Blaine. and the
dcbato was the warmest witnessed iE
the house this session aud by many
cid times is said TO nave been the
hest fought out OF any .leasure ln Sho
past several assemblies those SUP.
porting 8allingcr 10 postpone acuon
we-e Mcbride and Nonsinger. Repur
iicans; Bryan Craig Ferris Fuller.
Levy. Loean I.ydick. ana Maxwell
Democrats Those supporting candy
the outncr of the bin. IA standing o.
rostponemcat wc,e Neckor Bone Dan
els. Gaymau. Ingmire, Norton. Prcuty.
Ross, raylor Walker lnd Woods. Re
mbrcans Hogg ana Robinson Dem
ocrats After this lest vote the fight
% opposition waned and the biG was
recommended for passage.
Would Mean a Million Dollar Loss
Representative Dyke Ballingcr. lead.
er of the opposition to the bill, aaia its
passage would mean the loss q one
million dollars worth Of range cattle
IL Beaver county ana tie territory.
Mi Ballinger fought the htl 90 in-
isb and came Within throe woes cf
winning. a change OF two votes would
have been a Rallinger victory instead
of q Candy winning. Ballinger pre-
sonted statements from County Com
missioner J. o. James. County Clerk
langston and County Tseasurer Will
.amson. former legislator, showing
that the passage OF The herd law would
deprive the county of tae al import
ant taxable Industry in that county
aad Mr. Langston stated that tico-
thirds OF he peor'e Of Beaver county
lld not want the herd law. Baliinger
showed that similar attempts to home
stead Beaver county had been made IN
1885. 1886 and 1882 and all Of them
had failed. He maintained that Bcav-
er county conditions, climatically. can
never make it other than cattle
country IN making his hght against
the herd law MIR. Palinger was handi
capped by the fact that Governor Fer
guson IN his message had recommend.
ed it's passage and that Bailinge-, him
SELF. although former resilient OF
Beaver county, Is now q resident 90
caddc ,ounty. while Candy. the bln's
author resides IN waosward county
and represents both Woodward and
Beaver in he lower house.
The debate was long and interesting.
Candy followed Bailinger and plead
for the homesteaders and pumpkin
rollc-s of ihat county. whose crops
be declared. were being devoured year
" by the range cattle Mr. Daniels,
OF Dewey. supported the bin IN p state
,nent Of some length. as did also Nj.
Hogg, OF Iiay cCunty The latter said
he supported the bill because his COZ
stItuepts had asked him TO and not as
a personal belief lie said the exten-
sion OF the herd law over pay county
ha6 decreased the taxable property OF
she county arc .o0k strong exceptions
60 The sts;ements ny Candy lna1 the
catsiemea are oul lFansients an6 tres
nassers. aooinson. os Greer. supporg-
ed Candy. stating that the bill Wouio
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-25

A White. contractor. viii Owld els
terms at foFty-five cents PEP barrel ..
100 barrels etpacity ana up. All kinds
OF mason work. See me at Santa r.
House. Prompt attention given.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-25

Nick Fuerstenbcrg, while sleeping
IN q boiler room Of gin at Wecharty
had ihe misfortune 70 get one Of his
ears almost bitten off by a dog
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-25

The Oklahoma legislature now &:
session would know better wha, TO &,
II the United States senate would 10
form Il as to its real intention as g
statehood
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-25

tural society last week in shawnee.
'rhe latter society. through Secretary
Tholurn presented the apples TO The
house. A general feast followed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-25

Mrs. A. N. Goltra. Of Guthrie, is
visiting her husband here this week.
She is well pleased with Pawhuska-
Pawhuslas Journal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-25

Washita ccanty farmers have organ.
ized potato growers association.
This probably means that they are
going 20 raise potatoes and try 10 sei
a fair price for them