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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
Sheridan PHYSICAL Wonder.

Martin j. Sheridan the wiry Irish
man who walked off with the a1l-round
championship of the United States at
Brookline, Mass, is an athlete that the
Emerald Isle will surely be proud of.
With next to no training Sheridan
performed so we'll that he ran up a to-
tai of 6,S20R points in the champion
ship events, breaking the record for
the title by 400 points. In winning
Sheridan astounded the athletic sharps,
for he had done next to no real train
ing of the sort that is done by men
who enter this competition, hoping to
win the most coveted honor that any
athlete can aspire to.
Sheridan is a clean-l imbed giant. He
stands six feet one inch in his socks,
weighs $50 pounds and is 26 years
old He came to this country from
Ireland seven years ago. Shortly after
coming here he joined the Pastime A.
c., the nursery of athletes and
before long showed that he was a man
that would make his mark. He took
up the special athletic event, but
tried everything, ana soon was a good
runner, jumper, weight thrower and
hurdler
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01

young, without knowledge or thought
Of what she is going into. The young
farmer perhaps knows no more than
she Of what is due to his wife and the
woman who is to rear through years of
incessant toll and awful mOnotOny the
children that come to them. 1t is GER
tain if her husband knew the pain and
hardship of the average farm woman's
life he would tighten her burdens. 1t
is also certain that if the pretty, heed
less country girl took proper thought
of what is inevitably before hef she
would wait several years ere she ac-
copied such fate
There will be no relief from the drear
mess of life that so many women in
the country endure till they themselves
find that relief. Some Of the intelli-
gent and progressive among them have
found recreation and benefit in the
club. This can be maintained in the
country quite as well as in city or
town.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
ROOSEVELT AND LODGE.

1t is to be assumed as a fact that
Senator Lodge has lost his preponder-
ant influence at the White House. AS
Walter Wellman expresses it: When
he goes to the White House the dog
will not be set on him. He will be
treated with politeness, but that is
ALL"
The reason given for this breaking
of a lifelong friendship is Lodges
last winter. This is scarcely likely
to be the case, for Roosevelt is not
a man to harbor a grudge against a
senator for giving a conscientious
vote, though that vote defeated a cher
ished project of the president.
If there has been a break it must
be explained on broader and more suf-
ficient grounds.
They are to be found in the char
acter of the men. Roosevelt is man
who has been growing broader. Lodge
is man whose habits of thoughts are
fixed and narrow and Of whom no ma
terial mental progress may be expect
ed. Roosevelt has none of the spirit
of the boss. Lodge, while posing as
the scholar in politics, is really a very
fine haired specimen of the boss. His
shibboleth is the Republican party;
Roosevelt's is the people. Lodge stands
for a high tariff through thick and
thin; Roosevelt is for a tariff which
win be fair to the people. Lodge, hav-
ing little or no initiative, steadies
himself between party walls; RooSe-
welt, having the initiative of a giant
and the love of freedom of boy,
cannot be cabined and cribbed. Lodge
would retire behind the convention
al defense that the Republican party
must be always right, while Roose-
welt would as soon swing the big
stick on a Republican mistake as up
on an error Of the opposition.
Even in their writings the two
men diverge rapidly. Lodge has writ
ten much conventional history which
shows him as a man who loves, not
men, but the collective achievements
of the best men. His tendency is to
admire and chronicle with admiration
the aristocracy of democracy; Roose-
velt's to sympathiZe with the struggles
of individuals for the betterment of
the government and the uplift of So
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
An Industrial Club.

One club of country women among
the Cornish bills in Vermont has de-
veloped into a lucrative money earning
society. The Mothers and Daughters
club had been organized for mutual i'm
provement and social pleasure among
the girls and women of Cornish hills.
Its members were, however, so wide
awake and industrious that they took
up the occupation Of hand rug making
A Boston woman whose summer
home Is among the Cornish hills sug-
gested to the intelligent farm women
club members that they take up the
work Of making art rugs In the fine
old fashioned way Of their graEdmoth-
ers and thus get some money for them
selves. Later the weaving Of dra-
peries and bedspreads was added to
the enterprise. The industry was sur
prisingly successful, the women's work
meeting ready sale. The club has now
a pretty home Of its own, handsomely
furnished with some Of the rug money.
CAROLINE ANDERSON.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
THERE is NEARLY SIX HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE
TAXABLE PROPERTY.
County Assessor Bergman Has Com
pIeted Assessment Roll Of WAIa
WaIIa County.

This morning County Assessor r. j.
Bergman turned over to County Au-
ditor w. j. Honeycutt the assessment
rolls for the year 1905. Mr.. Bergman
and his assistants completed the work
Of compiling the figures last evening.
Next Monday the county commission
ers will sit as board of equalization
and all property owners who have any
objections to make against their as
sessments will be given an opportun-
ity to make a protest to the board.
The rolls show that the increase In
values of real estate and personal
property is $595,64O. The real increase
was $267.O74 and the personal property
increase $327.566. The total number of
acres of land is given at 657,344.04;
acres under improvements, 424,O05.
The roll shows the following figures:
Total valuation of land ...$ 7,551.SS6
Value Of improvements 80. 2,25O,53O
Total ...... ...... ......$ $500, 416
Value of personal property..$ 2,771,591
Grand total ..............$ 11,97S,357
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01

Japanese will refer sneeringly to
their bellboy days. That chapter in
their lives will be considered as hon.
orable as any.
In theory the American people hon.
or men and women who have risen
from humble stepping stones, but in
rail-splitters, the woOdsmen, farmers
and mechanics who have fought their
way to wealth or fame. The boy
who has waited on tables or shinei
shoes is apt to grow ashamed of it
in better days. He comes to resent
the thought that he once served and
attended the wants of others. The
American man and the American boy
are not as adaptable as the supple
Jap, and they cannot see things
through his eyes. However, it makes
a great deal of difference, even to
those young Japs, where and to
whom they are doing service. They
would hardly bend to such employment
in their native land. 1t is easier
where all is strange and shifting than
it would be to meet the familiar faces
at home while wearing a mental badge.
After all there's nothing either high
or low, no calling base or noble, but
thinking makes it So"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01

Are Needed in the Big Bend Country
to Garner the Grain.

o. H. Carson writes to the Evening
Statesman from Davenport as follows:
Douglas county mas been especially
favored this year in weather condi-
tons favorable to the production of a
bumper crop. A thorough examination
of the situation confirmed by the re-
ports of old settlers brings out the fact
that the county has the greatest crop
of it's history both as to acreage and
prospective yield per acre. Yields will
reach 25 to 40 bushels per acre. Suf-
ficient help to harvest the crop is the
great consideration now. Two hun
dred men are wanted in the region
contiguous to Waterville at the high
est wages paid in the history Of the
Big Bend
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
The Farm Women's Club.

In starting any organization all de-
ponds on the good temper and unself-
ishness Of the members. A few iron
clad rules should be agreed on, one Of
the first Of which is that no petty per-
sonal gossip shall ever be counte-
nanced in the club.
The officers necessary are few. A
president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer are enough. These can con-
stitute board to pass on the nomina-
ton Of new members and transact 9th
er necessary business. No constitution
and bylaws are required for SO simple
a club, nor is Incorporation necessary
unless the organization becomes rich
enough to own property, which can
happen. A manual of parliamentary
usage, small and inexpensive, can east
ly be obtained.
There should be music always at the
club sessions, with recitations and dis
cussions of questions interesting to ev-
cry feminine dweller in a rural region.
Such topics are the following: How
May a Woman Earn Money at Home?"
How Can Farm Homes Be Made
More Comfortable, Convenient and
Slightly" Improving Roads and Road
sides and Making the Region Attrac-
tive to Outsiders" National and inter
national questions also are quite as in
teresting to women as to men.
Time to attend club meetings can be
obtained simply by taking time. 1t IS
as easy to attend club meetings as to
attend church Work can be simplified
and systematized. The meetings can
be made so attractive that the club aft
ernoon will be looked forward to with
delight. Meetings may be held at the
homes Of members at first, but neat
clubhouse is sure to come later.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DI
RECTORS.

One of the best moves of recent
date tending toward improvement in
conditions governing the control of
large institutions, is the action of Mr.
in requiring that hereafter all ques-
tons sent out by the department, bear
ing upon irregularity, shall be answer
ed by the bank directorate in full. How
little some bank directors really know
about the affairs of the institutions
for which they stand, has been shown
in cases of bank failures in our own
state and in others. The principle that
a director ought really to direct is a
true one. The action of the controller
does not strike the greatest weakness
in the situation, for, too often, the ir-
regularities in conduct of a bank are
not only unknown to the directors, but
also to the bank examiners, until a
crash brings them to light. Neverthe
less, the new departure will do a world
of good, for, whenever the department
learns Of anything that is not exact
ly as it should be, an inquiry will go
forward at once to the head of the
bank in question, and, attached there
to will be a slip requiring that the
answer to the inquiry bear the sig
nature of every member of the board.
Men VINO work up to positions in a
community where their names are
found on the boards of banks or other
big corporations, are not the sort
who habitually write their signatures
on a piece of paper without knowing
what they are signing. Hence, how
ever numerous the other calls upon
their time through outside business
connections, and however great their
confidence in the man at the head of
their bank, they are not likely to sign
controllers inquiry without knowing
what it is all about. Their own pro-
lection, if nothing more, will sug-
gest caution. The effect will be to
make the directors do more directing,
and while the plan is by no means
comprehensive enough to cover the
evil of official negligence in it's en-
tirety, it will do very well for
starter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
|CountryWom-
ems Clubs
They Can Be Made Pleas
ant and Profitable

It is strange that there are so few
clubs among women of the rural dis
tricts At the same time there Is no
locality in which the feminine club is
SO much needed as in farm neighbor-
hood, where the women's lives are Of
ten so isolated, sometimes only dreary
stretch of toll from year end to year
end. The trouble with wives and moth.
ers in farm homes is that they have so
many kinds Of work to do that they
can only put the OK spirit into 1t In
stead of the enthusiasm which Is the
natural quality of the immortal soul.
Take the average joyous, pretty coun-
try girl, She falls in love and marries
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
The editor of Town Topics says he

The editor of Town Topics says he
has enough scandals locked in his
safe to completely overturn New
York society. That depends on what
you call society. If it is that portion
OF the community which is merely ricn
and idle he may be right, but if he is
alluding to the decent, right-living and
God-fearing people of New York, of
whom there are hundreds of thou
sands, he must be wrong. We opine
that Town Topics neck nolt is large
1y on what is known as "sassiety," and
nobody cares how soon he pulls his
string on these.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
RESERVE YOUR ROOMS FOR THE
PORTLAND FAIR NOW.

Through an agreement VITA the
Portland Service Co. we are in posi-
ton to reserve rooms In Portland for
limited number. It Is not necessary
to give the date you expect to be in
Portland at the time application Is
made for room. Your accommodation
will be reserved for you when you ar
rive.
1t is advisable to make reservations
for rooms early in order to save time
on arrival. Rooms can be had now
from IS cents to $3.50 per day and
those making application now will get
the choice of the rooms.
For full information call on or adj
dress. r. BURNS,
General Agent. No. Fl Main ST.
walla walla. Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
cLATSOP BEACH IS BOOMING
Cheap Round Trip Excursion raw"
From Portland via A. & G. H. ~
In Connection With ExceI'eh'
Train Service Attracts

From Portland via A. & c. K. H.
In Connection With Excellent
Train Service Attracts
Thousands.
Travel to Clatsop Beach has con
menced in earnest and this suilN so-
PROMISES to be the banner season iO'
this popular resort. All hotels at oe
side and Gearhart are open ana p' :,
pared to take care of their que
a manner that has justly MADE .n
so popular in the past, and tnat nv ~.
famous watering places are the ..,ors
jective points of nearly all 'iI ut.
to the Lewis and Clark fair d. ,.;r.
land, who have included in their Nv .hs
arary this delightful side-trlp " tne
ocean, is evident by the activity Oh Ia.
part of the A. & c. r. r. IN p.o" =,
ing ample. transportation 1acii'i Tho
extremely low rates, as Wen % IN
oropritors of the numerous noteis
oraparing for most desirable aco"
modations for their guests at tiie
at moderate charges. are
Round trip excursion ticKe's me
cold at reduced rates by agents o. ,.,s
O. r. & N. company from all po .is
IN that company's line to o..
Gearhart and all other points on an
son beach, the only summer resoi. com
joying direct rail connection Tors
Portland. In order to AVOID trdn ,,;s.
to boat line at Astoria, prospective Tic.
itors to beach resorts should De 20 .neir
ular to specify Clatsop Beach d. "
intended destination. ,,- Of
An attractive illustrated souVen asst
this celebrated summer resort mas ~ p
been published by the A. q ,aross-
copies of which can be mad py au.oria.
ing J. C. Mayo, G. F. & P. A. 80 Al
Ore. or C. A. Stewart, Agent gao
der street, Portland. Ore.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01

The most valuable book on the ma,
ket today, for sporting men, Is n.
Book of Rules for All Sports" No 4
OF Fox's Athletic library, published Nv
Richard K. Fox. Franklin Square, Now
York city. 1t is handsomely illustrted
and contains, in compact form, rules
for football, baking, bowling. billiards
pool, hockey, wrestling, quot throw.
ing, swimming, general amateur rules
etc. The price is ten cents, with three
cents added for postage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
ciety, whether they wear broadcloth or

ciety, whether they wear broadcloth or
buckskin.
The coming together of Lodge and
Roosevelt was as natural as their
parting. Lodge. the older man, fasci-
mated Roosevelt, the younger, as the
scholar in politics. He looked up to
him as a statesman of the type of Can
ming in England and Seward in Ameri-
ca, men who gave far more to the peo-
pie than they received by their devotion
to politics.
Their parting is due to the fact that
while the older man has stood still
or gone backward.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01

Mr.. Hartman is willing to have all
his transactions with the Equitable ex-
amined and the public is willing that
all the facts should, come out. Are
there some others as brave as Mr..
Hartman?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
Japan's answer to China's plea fol

Japan's answer to China's plea for
representation before the peace meet
ing is that she, Japan, will demand the
and will then enter into negotiations
with China, but it leaves an uncer-
tainty as to the terms upon which
Japan will return the province. Will
it be with the open door, or is Japan
arranging a spring lock?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
THE ADAPTABLE JAP.

Two young Buddhist priests and a
graduate of the Japanese law school are
answering to the call of front in a
ST. Paul hotel. All three young men
are of high birth and ambition, So
journing in America to acquire an ed
ucation which will help them to win
they are perfectly content to carry
satchels and pitchers of ice water and
do other work regarded as mental and
unfit for a gentleman" in this coun-
try. They have not set themselves
above their humble fellows, but are do
ing their work faithfully while it
lasts. When they have absorbed what
they want Of America they will re-
turn to Japan and resume their old
places in the social scale, with a good
prospect of forging to the very top
in a few years.
The incident of these young Japs,
whose high connections were discover
ed by the chance passing of Baron Ko-
muras party through the twin cities,
throws an interesting light on the
oriental character. The budding
priests and lawyers, like Admiral Ev-
ans Japanese boy VINO is now COM
manding a ship in the mikado's navy.
refuse to consider any work mental
or degrading So long as it leads to the
accomplishment of their ends. When
they attain to fame and honor. no
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
Be Careful With Water

The patrons Of the Walla Won.
Water company are requested dr.,-
the present warm weather to ho :.
careful as possible with the usa -.
water from the city mains. II min
prove of, great benefit to the denar,
ment as we'll as to the peon1e II,
eral If the patrons will adhere strio.,u
to the rules laid down by the denar,
ment in using water for snrinl,,n.
and domestic use.
E. A. KNIGHT,
Water Superintendent
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION
luna 1st TO October 18th.

June list to October 18th.
Tickets to Portland will be sold from
Walla Walla daily at rate Of 1915 lor
the round trip, good for thirty days
For ten or more travelling on one
ticket a rate of $3.50 for round TIP
will he made. Tickets limited to ten
days.
In addition to the above daily excur'
sion rates the o. r. & N. Co. will, lro'n
time to time during the fair, run
series of coach excursions at very ""
rates. Dates for these excursions VIII
pe announced later.
R. BURNS,
General Agent, o. r. & N. Co'
walla Walla. wash
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01

In carefully balanced opinion the
secretary of the navy decides that he
will not allow the department to be
made a collecting agency for those
who have claims against the clerks,
but that he will not permit those who
do not pay their debts to remain in
the service
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
Quiet Day for Kaiser.

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 1.-The kaiser
remained indoors at the castle this
morning. He lunched at the shooting
lodge near Eremitagen. There were
no private conferences between the
two kinds today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
$50.001Denver and Return-s500o

The o. r. & N. Co. will make the
above rate to Denver and return.
Choice of routes. Tickets limited TO
80 days from date of sale and good for
stop overs IN both directions.
Dates of sale, June I'd, Sd, 3Oth
July LIST, August 10th, 18th, 18th, 3Otn
and 31st. Detailed information can he
had by calling on or addressing,
r. BURNS,
General Agent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01

"Yes, sir" said the optimist, Il con-
slider the Spanish war a grand thing
for America and, sir, consider one of
its greatest results the revival Of Dix
ie' as a national anthem
Huh retorted the pessimist who
mad been to Coney Island; Il should
say that was one of its greatest con-
sequences"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL

maintains unexcelled service from the
west to the east and south. Making
close connections with trains of all
transcontinental lines, passengers are
given their choice Of routes to Chicago
and through these points to the far
east.
Prospective travellers desiring infor-
nation as to the lowest rates and best
routes are invited to correspondence
with the following representatives.
B. H. TRUMBULL,
Commercial Agent,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
Swedish Boat Blown Up.

HELSINGFORD, Finland, Aug. l.
A Swedish naval boat while engaged
in maneuvers today struck a sub
marine mine and was blown to pieces.
wounded.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
Bank Embezzler Sentenced.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Walter Brown,
convicted with President Broderick of
the National Bank of Elkhart, Ind, of
fused a reversal by the United States
court of appeals and has been SEN
fenced to eight years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
ELkS' DAY AT THE FAIR.

Elks' day at the Portland Fair is on
tendance. The Upton contest closes
on the 10th Of August. Get in your
vote.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01

all second hand Pianos and Organs
Stanley Music House.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01

All Talking Machines now sold OF
the installment plan-Stanley Musi'
House.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01

Follow the crowd to the Portland
Restaurant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01

Eddy Organ Concert Friday night.
Whitman College Chapel.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-01
Rules for All Sports.

Water Superintendent,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
From Other Lands.

The new American consul general to
London, Robert J. Wynne, has assum-
ed the duties of that Office.
Baron D Estournelles de Constant of
Paris urges the military disarmament
Of Europe by a proportional reduction
of forces.
The funeral at Madrid of the victims
of the reservoir disaster was attend
ed by great crowds, but no disturb
ances occurred.
The drouth has broken in Andalusia,
Spain, abundant rains falling through
out the provinces and there is great
jubilation among all classes.
Father Martin, general of the So
ciety of Jesus, sustained the amputa-
ton Of his right arm at Rome. The
limb had been affected with cancer.
The German admiralty court has
sentenced Lieut.. Leisch Of the battle
ship Braunschweig to sixteen months
In the penitentiary and expulsion from
the navy for maltreating subordinates
and offering them inducements to COM
init perjury. i