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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-03
WILL MAKE EFFORT TO CARRY
BACK scALPs OF THE FRUIT
PICKERS TEAM.
Excursion Train Expected to Bring a
Large Number of Fans From
UmatilIa Towns.

The Indians from Pendleton will
come to Walla Walla next Sunday and
in the afternoon there will be big
battle on the new ball grounds with
the Fruit Pickers. The game has been
arranged for by Manager O'Connor,
and as the Pendleton team is the best
that Eastern Oregon has produced
this year, the Fruit Pickers will have
to do some good ball playing if they
prevent the Indians from carrying
their scalps back to tine reservation
town.
The Pendleton fans are very enthu-
siastic over their ball team and they
are forever boosting for it. Accord
ing to the plans outlined a special
train is to be run over the o. r. & NJ.
leaving Pendleton in the morning and
returning after the ball game is over.
1t is expected that a large bunch of
roolers VI TehuleIol anu o'iioi Ciii'-
t;lla towns along the line of the 0. R..
& NJ, will accompany the Indians and
endeavor to help them do up the Fruit
Pickers. Manager O'Connor has plac-
ed an order with tine weather man in
the Ransom building for an abundance
of sunshine, and if the day is good the
ball grounds will probably be crowded.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-03
Kniqhts g Columbus.

GALVESTON, Tex, May S.-Several
hundred delegates were present today
at the opening of the second annual
state convention of Knights of Column
bus The day was devoted to business,
including the consideration of reports
presented by officers and committees
and which showed the affairs of the
order to be in a good condition. To-
morrow will be given up largely to
entertainment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-03
AIphonzo Not "Buqhouse."

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Senor Me-
rino, temporary charge d'affairs of the
Spanish legation, has called on Secre-
tary Taft to enter a formal denial of
a story recently published to the effect
that the king of Spain is showing
signs of an unbalanced mind, as evln-
we'd by his publicly slapping the face
oc one of the most distinguished OF
Spain's naval officers, Admiral Chacon.
Nerino's statement for it was shown
that not only was the king 800 miles
away from Madrid at the time or the
reported occurrence. but that Admiral
Chacon had been dead four years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-03
A BEARDED LION
Whipped in His Cage by a Twenty
Pound Raccoon

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 81. A.
McCallum now has a mountain lion
that he is willing to part with to any
one as a gracious gift. When he re-
ceived the fine looking cougar few
days ago from a friend in the Rocky
mountains he thought that he had an
animal that could whip anything that
wore hair, but when the king of the
mountain beasts was fought to stand
still by an ordinary old ring-tailed
coon. Mr.. McCallum lost heart. The
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-03

Despite the fact that the council
put in nearly two hours in the fight
over the paving question last night,
sufficient time was found before adj
journment to dispose of considerable
business.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-03
We" Spring Novelties, Waist Sets, Hat Pins
wa" Street Z. X. STRAIGHT Tel. 7,s

courtship progressed rapidly, but neg
He" was unable to pay his" board
bill and other obligations. These led
to the girls confession.
She had to make her own way In
the world. and believed the lot of man
the easier.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-03

Sealed proposals will be received
up to Friday, May 26, at 5 o'clock p.
M, by the Board of Directors OF
School District No. 1, Walla Walla
County, Wash, for venetian blinds for
the Green Park School Building, &C
cording to plans on file with Architect
Henry Osterman, Baker-Boyer Bank
building, Rooms and s. Bids must
be marked Bids for Venetian blinds"
and addressed to the undersigned.
The Board of School Directors re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids. MARGARET CENTER,
Secretary.
Levys Ice Cream Parlors open for
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-03

But for a real good meal go to
Olsons.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-03

Levys Ice Cream Parlors open for
the trade Saturday.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16
THE CAR FAMINE AND THE
TRUCKERS.

An Interesting Review of the Situation
by the Duplin Journal-A Game of
Hide and Seek that Should be Ended
by. Definitely Fixing the Response
bility for Losses.
There is little more to add to what
was said in The Progressive Farmer
last week regarding the refrigerator
car famine, except that the situation
has now been very materially re-
heved, and that progress is making
toward a settlement of claims for
losses. The entire matter is very
ably reviewed by the Duplin Jour
nal in the following editorial, which
we reproduce in full.
"The inability of the A. @. l..
Company, the Armour Refrigerator
Car Company, and the Southern Ex-
press Company, to handle the straw
berry crop of Eastern North Caro-
lima has been fully demonstrated this
season. Had the entire crop escaped
the weevils and the late April frosts,
the transportation of this most per-
ishable crop would have come to a
dead stand-still, which would have
been even worse than the former OK
cart schedules which have heretofore
largely robbed the truckers of their
profits.
"The present disposition of the A.
@. L. Company and the Armour Co.,
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16

u,ora up-to-date implements being
i,Sad mig and things are in better shape
Generally. More peas and annual
eIovcr are being planted every year.
7 link so far as I know that cotton
acroage has been decreased some
hing like 20 Per cent. A large
omonnt of fertilizer has been used,
bnt not all on cotton. People are
fertilizing other things besides cot
ton. ": E' h11OlIE:
Rowan Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16
Regulating Prices of Labor.

The outlook is for large crop of
corn. Our corn crop will be increas-
ed at least 80 per cent; cotton de-
creased 25 per cent or more. Oats
look well. Wheat is also looking
good. l think the tobacco crop will
be at least 10 per cent reduction. At
our township meeting we tackled the
farm labor question. Wages have
been for the last three years steadi-
~ advancing. The committee rec
om1mended the following, which was
adopted:
harvesting with scythe and era
aie' 81 per day and board; binders,
Que. and board, or without board, 25c
per day additional; ditching, 81 per
Gay; general farm work, including
nrst-clas hoe hands, SOC. Fer day,
without board; second-class hoe
lands LdS 80 cents per day, without
BOARD; cotton picking, so cents per
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16
More Wheat in Davidson.

Cotton acreage decreased about
10 per cent; time planted about as
usual. Have had fine rains, so that
all will come up nicely; but it has
been rather wet last few days to plow
and the grass is starting rapidly. We
need sunshine now. / think tobacco
will be about same; just commencing
to set plants. Wheat is looking well
and with favorable weather we will
get a good crop. Acreage is Is to
20 per cent larger than last year.
Glover and grass rather short, but
the recent rains will help it very
much. Our farmers in good shape;
not in debt much, and plenty sup
plies to make a crop.
J. d. GRIMES.
Davidson Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16
Promising Hay Crop in Swain.

Replying to your inquiry, as to the
condition of crops in this county,
will say that farmers are in more
prosperous condition than for sever
al years past. They seem to have
plenty of almost everything. There
Is no cotton grown in this county,
and but very little if any tobacco.
There is no perceptable change in
acreage in the various crops from
past years, except that the farmers
almost as unit have quit planting
tobacco. There is not very good
stand of wheat, but what there is
looks well. Farmers apparently are
up with their work. Corn seems to
be coming up well, and the hay crop
looks very promising.
A. M. FRY.
Swain Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16
In the Dairy.

:ECleanliness" should be the dairy
mans motto, and needs 10 be exer-
cised throughout the entire process
of butter-making, from milking to
marketing.
What to feed the dairy cow can
only be ascertained by careful study
and a knowledge of individual sur,
roundings. The object is to secure
the largest flow of milk of good quail
ity at the least cost. Many stick to
the old rule-half corn and half oats
by weight, then half bran by bulk.
This gives a good and simple ration
that is relished by the cows and can
be fed in connection with hay or sill
age, or to supplement pasture. It
often pays to feed some grain even
when COWS have excellent pasture
Farmers Voice.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16
More Grain and Truck Crops.
Swain Co., N. @.

There is no tobacco grown in Ca
barrus County. Cotton is the money
crop. It is reduced in acreage 20
per cent, and fertilizers 80 per cent
from last years crop. There is a
good stand everywhere that is
planted; the recent heavy rains
brought it right up. There is still a
good deal to plant, which will be late.
Oats, corn and truck gardening are
increased this year. Labor is scarce
and grass making q fine start.
JNO. p. ALLISON.
Cabarrus Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16

transportation companies are now
busy trying to settle the present
claims of damage with the truckers in
each locality and the truckers should
each locality and the truckers should
therefore keep an accurate account
of their losses, both from failure to
ship their berries and also for dam
age from late slow delivery. 1t would
well pay each shipping, station to get
some lawyer to get up their claims
IN proper shape, before it is too late,
so that they could the more rapidly
be settled. Such failure to trans
port the CROP is not only disastrous
to the present crop but will affect Sc
riously the value of lands in this Sec
ton and future crops, as the grow
ers will be disposed to lose confidence
In the ability of the transportation
companies to properly market the
fruit and vegetable crops. Those
seeking homes and truck farms will
be disposed to hesitate the longer lest
their crops should fail to be mar
keted Thus the loss in many other.
ways cannot be fully and properly
estimated. It will be up to the A. G.
L. and Armour Company to relieve
all such apprehension by more per-
feet transportation, which will be
entirely satisfactory. The A. G. T..
Company (Which is now rich and
gaining wealth more rapidly than
any other Railroad much of which
comes from the transportation of
the Southern fruit and vegetable
crops) should double-track its road
from its Pennsylvania Railroad con-
nection to at least as far South as
Rocky Mount and build large num-
Der of its own refrigerator cars
which alone will put it in position to
be reliable carrier of perishable
fruits and berries and make it indie
pendent of the Armour Company
cars, which is already threatening to
become as great and as greedy
"Fruit and Vegetable Trust" as the
Beef Trust has become, and unless
checkmated by competitive ice car
lines the truckers may be only at the
beginning of the worse for them.
This Or National government,
through the National Interstate
Commerce Commission, must follow
and the necessity grows more evident
daily. Let the truckers make
strong pull for such proper and
necessary equipment to transport
their crops or else make up their
minds to be driven out of the further
profits of their crops. Prompt, rapid
transportation of the truck crops,
Or immediate damage for neglect or
failure on the part of the transpor-
tation companies is absolutely neces-
sary or the trucking industry of Eas-
tern North Carolina will be thing
of the past.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16

With frst-c1ass roads, over which
two horses can draw two tons In
two-horse wagon three hundred and
sixty-fve days in the year, irrespec-
tive of weather conditions, the land
fifteen miles from town would be
worth as much as it is now two.
miles away.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16
More Grain and Less Cotton.

Wheat and oats about 90 per cent
increase; cotton 16 per cent de-
crease: corn about normal. Land in
rood condition. Cotton planting
over and generally cotton up; also
early planted corn, perhaps Is per
cent Hessian Fly in wheat; some
fields as bad as 1908.
w. A. GRAHAM.
Lincoln Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16
80 Per Cent. More Peanuts.

The condition of farmers and
farming is good. The acreage of
corn is about the same as last year.
No tobacco raised in this county.
The acreage of cotton is about 20
per cent less than last year. The
acreage in peanuts is about 8 per
cent more than last year. The crops
are looking well. but quite small yet,
owing to late planting. The culti-
vation to this date is good.
JOHN BRADY.
Gates Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16
PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND COTTON PLANT.

100 pounds, until December 1st; cut
ting four-foot wood, 33 1-3 cents per
cord. The idea is to have all the
farmers of Chambersburg, and as
many elsewhere as will, agree on this
scale of prices.
THoS. J. CONFER.
Irede1l Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16

More Home Supplies Than at Any Time
Since the War;"
The crop outlook is good. There
is no tobacco planted here. The
cotton crop has been reduced about
33 1-3 per cent; peanuts increased
about 25 per cent; corn increased
20 per cent. The cotton is coming up
very well. There is a great increase
in the crop of stock peas to be plant
ed. The farmers are planting more
crops for home SUPPLIES than at any
time since the war.
B. M. PUGH.
Northampton Co., N. g.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16
Financial Condition Splendid.

The financial condition of our peo-
ple has probably never been better
than now, though distressingly low
prices seem to be coming. Cotton
reduced about 90 per cent and to-
bacco about 90 per cent. Peanuts
and corn increased SO and Is per
cent respectively. Fair stand of
corr; cotton and pea nut not enough
advanced to estimate. Mr.. Gates, ]
hope, will do we'll down here. He
talks well.
GEO. F. PARROTT.
Lenoir Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-16

S4GudI1Ou 1S S1IHpIy COuI0SSlOu Ol
such inability.
"The A. G. L. has been claiming
that it could not get cars from the
Pennsylvania Railroad to bring down
for the crop, yet at the same time the
A. @. L. Company has been unable to
make schedule time with what few
loaded cars were shipped are gener-
ally always day late,- and sold Of
ten for express and freight charges
and such delayed schedules of course
helped to hold back the returning
empty cars.
Before the strawberry season
opened the A. G. L. Company was
crowded for cars, engines and men
to keep up with their increasing bus
mess and were not prepared to han
die the strawberry crop as their slow
schedules show; and had there been
plenty of cars, this would have been
still more apparent
"The Armour Company not only
sets up this claim of inability on the
part of the railroad to get their cars
into this section, but also that the
crop has ripened quicker. and is
much larger than expected.
"It is said that the A.. @. L. Com
pany had contract for 100 Armour
Ice Cars to move the crop, but until
a few days ago only 500 or 600 cars
had been in service and these delay
ed by congestion Of business near
Washington.
"That the crop is larger than an
ticipated may be true, but the size
of the crops is such a variable and
uncertain quantity on account of the
weather both before and during the
picking season that a proper esti-
mate cannot be made, but the crop
was estimated at 20 to 80 per cent
larger than last year and the unus-
ual nice warm spring may have ad-
ded to this increase.
The Express Company, too,, has
failed to supply sufficient cars, due
possibly to overcrowding it's trains
because the ice cars we're short and
their trains have been generally al
ways 10 to - hours late, which prac-
tically put the berries in market in
bad order and many of them sold for
the express charges.
"When on time these berries sold
for fairly good price and this diff
ference of value due to slow schedule
should be justly born by the Express
Company or the A. @. L. Company,
as the truckers should be protected
rather than lose so heavily, by such
neglect, but the Express Company
collects it's full rates whether it takes
all that is left or not and charges its
failure to market its share of the
crop to the A. @. L. Company, which
fixes the schedule of it's trains.
These are the conditions which
face the truckers every season and
have grown more and more burden
some annually until this season, when
a still larger crop shows up the Sc
rious inability Of these transporta-
ton companies to market the annual
ly increasing crops. Thousands and
thousands of dollars have been lost
daily by the growers and these losses
should be fully paid by these compa-
nies, which have reaped rich har-
vest annually from the growers, as at
least half of the berry crop is re-
quired for it's transportation and
when this is bad even more than half
is required.
"The truckers are sick and tired
of such transportation companies
and their game of "hide and seek"
Arizona republican., 1905-05-15
THE APPROPRIATORS' CANAL
The Opening of the Waterway to Be
 Announced This Week.

The business of opening the Appro- priators' canal will probably be com pleted by the latter part of this week From 15O to 200 men have been em- ployed the last week. Most Of them were engaged in the grading but the railroads had each a gang driving piles for the bridges which will cross the canals. The work has progressed more rapidly than the promoters had expect cd. There is a short cut opposite Tempe which may give some trouble and in which some blasting may be re- quired but the management believes that the opening of the canal may be announced sometime the present week It is also likely that the formal open ing will be marked by a picnic of farm CTS who have interested themselves Tn the enterprise
 Those who have visited the scene Of operations say that the opening Of this canal means much more to the valley than was generally supposed as it VIII insure a sufficient water supply for all the canals on the north side except the Arizona. There was a time when all the water for the three southern most of the north side canals came through this waterway from the old opposite Tempe.
 A new ana a better mead n5ts pe-tl established a mile and a half further up the river. There was a surplus grade of twenty three feet and this has been made use of in getting at the bottom of the river at the point of di- version so that the canal will take in there volume of water four feet deep The head is said to be the best on the river. No dam of any character is re- qui-ed since the head is on a level with the bottom.
Arizona republican., 1905-05-15
CALL FOR BIDS.

For the erection of a dining hall for the Tempe normal school at Tempe Arizona.
 Bids will be received by the board of education of the Tempe normal school for t,e erection of a brick din ing hall for the said normal school, as per plans and specifications on file in the office of the secretary of the board, Alfred J. Peters. Tempe. Ari- zona, and in the office of J. NJ Creigh- ton, room A. Creighton building. Phoe- nix. Arizona. Bidders attention is call ed to the last payment in the specified tions.
 All bids must be in the hands of the secretary of tte board before 12 m- Tuesday, Mag g. 1905. Bids will be opened at D. m. same day A bond will be required of the successful bid der for thirty per cent of the contract price The right to reject any or an bids is reserved by the board.
 ALFRED J. PETERS. Sec
 Tempe, Arizona. May II. 1905.
 First publication in the Arizona Re publican May 13. 1905.
Arizona republican., 1905-05-15
ADJUSTMENTS
THE ALPHONSE AND SASTON r. COMPANY TONIGHT AT THE
 HARDWICK THEATER.

Two of the most popular song writ CTS of the day are Ben M. Jerome and Harry Won Tilzer. Most of the best songs that are heard in musical com edy have emanated from them and to them was entrusted the task of com posing the music for the new farce by Frank Tannehill called "AlphOnse and Gaston.'
 AIphonse and Caston have necOne almost national characters, inasmIch as the apologetic attitudes which they have assumed in print have been adopted in facetious play among Ieo- pie generally. A representation upon the stage of that which the public is most thoroughly familiar, should ere ate an additional interest as it is by every action, mood and deed of the original happy personages which the great cartoonist F. Opper. has sought to invest with his best humor.
 'Alphonse and GastOn" is q refined comedy. It is played by a high class
Arizona republican., 1905-05-15

company of comedians. This play must not be confounded with farce comedy. It is free of all of that kind distaste ful to rafined audiences. It will be found that "AlDhonse and Gaston" has all the humor, fun, delightful music, rich costuming and staging which have made the fame Of the Rogers Brothers and Weber and Fields and this asssr- ton is made advisedly without cant CT eXaggeratiOn.
 "Alphonse and Caston" will be pro duced at the Hardwick theater tonight. This being the last combination of the season special reduced summer prices
Arizona republican., 1905-05-15
THE NEW M. 6 p. BRIDGE.
1t Is Expected to Have it Completed by
 Au-ust First.

So far this spring little has been said regarding the new NJ. & P. bridge which is being built at this place ex- had been encountered during the con- struction of the temporary track and the sinking of the piers. Time and again the rack was washed out by the high water and the work of sinking the piers was to a great extent retarded by the same cause. Then, too, there were times when for days no work could be done fo= the reason that the water in the river was so high that the workmen could not reach the place where they were obliged to work. This cause and others have tended to keep the work far behind and where it was expected to have the structure almost completed by this time, it lacks a great deal of being finished.
 Taking into consideration, all that has been undergone and the time that has been lost, a great deal has been accomplished and at the present time the work is being pushed. Foreman Nelson said a few days ago that he confidently expected the bridge to be completed by the middle of July or at the latest, the first of August and he expected to have trains running over it by that time without fail unless of course, there is more high water or some unforeseen accident The work is being delayed a little just now by a lack of material The many washouts
Arizona republican., 1905-05-15

on the Southern Pacific being the cause.
 Already the first span on the south side of the bridge has been completed and the second one will be finished to- day or tomorrow. While the steel gang IS putting the steel in place, another gang is sinking the piers and all those this side of the stream are now in posi- tion. There still remain a couple to be sunk in the water and one or two on the other side. On account of the way the river cut into the north bank dur ing the various floods this spring it was decided to put in one more span on the north side than had been in cluded in the original specifications. Should the river continue to cut north during the succeeding floods as it has in preceding ones, it would only be a question of time until a new span would be necessary and it was con- siGered easier to put it in now than after the bridge was finished.