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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
WOMAN IS ROBBED IN BANK
Places Satchel Containing $500 On
Counter and It Suddenly Disap-
pears From View.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-Mrs
C. Lamport, 400 Lopez street, was
robbed of a satchel containing $4,000 in
gold in the lobby of the San Francis
CO Savings Union this morning.
She drew the money from the Hi
bernia bank for the purpose Of pur-
chasing some realty and not meeting
the customers decided to deposit it in
the Savings Union.
While standing before the tellers
window she was suddenly approached
by a man about so years of age who
tapped her on her shoulder and said:
"Oh. you are Mrs. Smith, 1 believe" "
Mrs. Lamport said she was not and
the man apologized and turned away.
1t was then she discovered her satchel
had been taken and one belonging to
another customer in the bank sub
stituted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
EQUALIZATION BOARD RAISES
ASSESSMENT OF ITS CHAIRMAN

Commissioners Struthers and Nc
Cav decided this morning that Chair
man Morrow was not contributing his
share toward keeping the countys
excheouer from going dry and raised
the Waitsburg members assessment
close to $4,000 over what the field
deputies had listed his property this
year.
The funny part of it Is that Mr.
Morrow's assessment was the only one
in waitsburg changed by the board.
.It's no JOSH" Commissioners McCaw
and Struthers both declared this af-
ternoon. John will have to show US
that he is paying enough taxes
Whether Chairman Morrow will
stand for his colleagues action re-
mains TO he seen when he returns from
waitsburg tomorrow or Wednesday to
assist the other two members of the
board in equalizing a number OF as
sessments that don't look just right.
The board spent this forenoon scan
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13

Hannah. Hannah. oh, Hannah!
won't you open dat door?"
1t was dusty. Too, there were rain
"ropS in the air The fervid, sitting
atmosphere, -ladened, crowded
with microbes, blew up their nostrils,
Percoated gustily through their hir-
->ule appendages. The suns rays beat
uo"n mercilessly upon their thinly-
"ned craniums, soaring the ossified
gray matter, scorching the already
heated stratas of disappointed would
doitiveness.
Hot fierce pains forked through
'Ielr bodies; streaked spasms shot
across their bulging eyeballs. Their
oeIlles distended, their tongues Glove
10 their palates-their lips swelled.
Inc wild winds increased.
Still came that piteous refrain
won't You open dat door?"
but the door did not open. Sternly,
'o"hingly, immutably closed was that
00or' Nothing but a sledge hammer or
I0-lnch Dewey could open it.
because the mayor was not there.
george had sized up the situation
'e gathering-then decided to remain
siorious independent seclusion
WI Tor him was that assemblage OF
uouma of Boxerdom. Not unto his
'dl ear should be laid the greet
sS' the complaints and the post
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13

ming a number of realty assessments
which will probably be radically
changed. When the Waitsburg district
was taken up Chairman Morrow's as
sessment was among the first to be
scrutinized.
"Now Johns store building is worth
more than s2500," declared one of the
members of the board. 1t wouldn't be
fair to say which one it was but both
evidently arrived at the Same conclu-
sion as the chairman's store building
was raised from $2500 to $4,000.
Not satisfied with that the two
members decided the chairman's pala-
tial residence at Waitsburg was listed
too low and raised the assessment
from $575 to $1,000.
"John can come in and kick with
the rest Of them If he doesn't ike it,"
observed Commissioner NcCaw as the
chairmans raise was noted down and
Deputy Clerk McGhee was instructed
to formally notify Chairman Morrow
of the fact.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
Citizens Refuse to Pay Two
StreetCar Fares.
WILD MAN sHooTsUP CROWD
Superintendent of Car Line Pays
Fares of Ten thousand Stub
born Passengers.

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-The Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company's stalled
cars were moved at 4 o'clock this
morning after 16 hours Of continuous
rioting.
Superintendent Mayberry paid
from his own pocket the fares Of TO-
900 passengers who slept in the cars,
refusing to be elected or submit to the
payment of a second fare to Coney
Island
The courts had decided the road
had no right to collect the second fare.
Madman's Deed.
The COney Island street car riots
brought out a quarter of a million Of
people this morning. One man shot
a restaurant waiter in the back and
then swung his revolver toward the
crowd which choked the Oceanic walk
in the Coney Island Bowery.
Four victims fell and three are
probably fatally wounded. Thomas
Fitzpatrick, aged 25,; Thomas Nc
Donald, aged 10, and George White,
aged 26, may die.
It is announced that Annie Smith,
aged 20, is seriously wounded.
The shooter escaped but his descrip-
ton is known and there Is no outlet
for him except on the ocean.
An organization of citizens was
formed today to fight in the court for
a single fare to Coney Island.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
SEVENTEEN ARE INJURED,
Electric Cars at Los Angeles Collide
On Corner.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13.-Two cleo
trio cars on the Los Angeles-Redon-
do line crashed together head-on this
morning on a curve just outside the
city limits.
The incoming car was heavily load
ed with people returning from the
beach. The cars telescoped and seven
teen passengers were injured, two or
three possibly fatally.
The accident was due to the fact
that the cars were dispatched by tel
ephone and the orders were misunder-
StoOn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
HOW THE FAITHFUL CIVIC D0UMA
GAME unto THE CLOSED DOORS

election advice of the men who clam
ored for more than reVenge-Who
would have the pie the good people
of Walla Walla had baked for the
Kellough family. With a brewers
picnic on and watermelons on sale
in the market, the boys should be
satisfied. The pie was not for them
That's the reason Gene Lorton
Oscar Cain. "Joe'' Mohundro and
others of that delectable crowd OF
would-be cabinet ministers of the
Kellough regime. stood helplessly'
sullenly, about the side door 10 the
mayor's business office yesterday al
ternoon waiting for the man who did
not come.
IF Mavor Kellough was inside, ne
LET not his presence be known. II ne
had promised to appear at the SUNDAY
conference of the political would
be's," he came not.
Far into the dusty, sunscorckeo al
ternoon-away long into the evening
those few ambitious faithful waiteo
20 +o,, INTO their created chief tnelr
troubles. Only when the rain cahe
down in torrents did they leave con-
x,;nced thew had lost their grip upon
tho man who once more lnoica'es ne
Is going to be mayor.
And the door remained closeo-Ior
it was Sunday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
Bleeding From Pores.

His case was quickly diagnosed as
purpura hemorrhagica, or hemorrhage
of the blood vessels and he was taken
to St Mary's hospital for treatment.
At the time blood was oozing from
Sherer's lips and ears and nose and
had settled in thick blotches just be-
meath the skin all over his body.
His vitality was at low ebb, due
to acute poisoning of the liver, aris-
ing from the attack of jaundice and
despite the best medical skill, Sherer
rapidly succumbed to his peculiar dis
ease. Saturday night he suffered a
severe hemorrhage of the bowels and
last night blood was practically oozing
in streams from every part Of his
body.
The continued internal hemorrhage
could not be controlled and the young
man died at l o'clock this morning.
Sherers father at Washtucna was no
titled of his sons death and tele-
graphed that he would be in Walla
Walla this evening. The body Will
probably be shipped to Washtucna for
interment
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
RAILROAD MEN TELL SECRETS
Promised Immunity i They Betray
Standard Oil Deals.
TRUST HAS BOUGHT LEGAL OFFICERS
SECURES INSIDE INFORMATION
FROM OFFICES OF ATToR-
NEYs PROSECUTION.
TRUST HAS BOUGHT LEGAL OFFICERS

CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Railroad mer
announce they are willing to unearth
the transaction between the roads and
Standard Oil 1t is said immunity from
prosecution is the price the federal
authorities are paying for the infor-
nation.
1t is understood the indictments
against the Standard Oil are all ready
to be returned when the jury meets
August 20.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 13.-
Standard Oil has established means
to get inside information from the
state and national legal departments
which are cooperating. The prosecu-
ting attorneys found there has been
a serious leak.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
SAFE BLOWERS ARE BLOWN UP
Burglars Use Dynamite Which Fires
Building and Bodies Found Gre
mated in Smoking Ruins.

SCIO, N. Y, Aug. 13-The corpses
of two safe blowers were found in the
ruins of Files & Smiths general store
which burned this morning after an
explosion thought to have been caused
by dynamite placed under the safe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
S ARRA|GNED FOR SHOOTING
Sol McGriff Charged With Putting Bull
let Through Employers Head
Hopkins Is Improving.

So, McGriff, the ranch hand, who
shot Fred Hopkins a prominent Snake
river rancher, twice through the heao
on July 5, during an altercatioh o'ei
the working of some horses on Hop
kin's ranch. was formally charged with
intent to commit murder, by Prosecut-
ing Attorney Wilson this morning.
McGriff is still confined in the coun-
tv iaiI where he was lodged by SherlH
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
SEARCH FOR SECRET ROOM
Police and Builders Are Over
hauling Stens|and's House.
WOMEN ARE CONNECTED WITH CASE
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SAYS
THEY MAY BE CONCERNED
IN FoReERIEs REVEALED.
WOMEN ARE CONNECTED WITH CASE

CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Assistant State
Attorney Olsen has applied for addi-
tional bench warrants against the per-
sons alleged to be connected with the
wrecking of the Milwaukee Avenue
bank. Olsen says:
Il am interested just now in the re-
lations of Stensland and some women
who are prominent in Chicago and
elsewhere. 1t is possible one of these
women may throw some light on the
extensive forgeries. They may even
be involved directly"
The police are searching the STEMS
land mansion for an alleged secret
room in which Stensland may be hid
/Copfip,,oI IN page FOIrD
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13

Painter soon after the shooting. Nc
Griff will probably be arraigned in a
few days. He will be brought to trial
at the September term of the superior
court.
Mr.. Hopkins is rapidly recovering
from the effects of his wounds and left
the Walla Walla hospital several days
ago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
BRYAN LOOKING FOR A FIGHT.

PARIS, Aug. 13-William Jennings
Bryan in discussing his demand that
Influenced by Dunlap as Sullivan
charged. He says the organization
needs to be purged of such as Sulli-
van. He hoped to cleanse it without a
fight, but if a fight is necessary the
sooner it starts the better he will like
if
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
Sheets in Assessors Office
Without M00re's Name.
NO 0AGREEMENT TO HOLD It UP
Assessor Bergman Denies Tale
of Woe as to Delay in Max
ing Affidavits.

Former Governor Moore has not
made affidavit to his personal property
assessment for four years, according
to Assessor Bergman, who divulged
this information following the little
spat the governor and assessor in
dulged in at the county commissioners
room Saturday.
Its a fact that Governor Moore has
not for four years, or since 1 have been
assessor Of Walla Walla county, made
affidavit to his personal property as
sessment," said Assessor Bergman.
"He has always refused to sign the
detail sheets, giving the same reason
that he gave this year. 1 believe that
he also declined to make affidavits to
his assessments during the term Of w.
L. Cadman."
Declares it Untrue.
There is no truth in the state
ment that Governor Moore had an
agreement with me to hold up his de-
tail sheets so that he could look up
several matters pertaining to hs as
sessment before making affidavit to
his assessment.
LAS a matter of fact he simply re-
fused to sign the detail sheets on five
different occasions-four times when
Deputy Kershaw called on him and
once when 1 personally visited his Of
flee and asked him to attach his sig
nature to the affidavit
"GovernOr Moore always mails his
assessment blanks in to the Office and
this years lists were mailed to me
just before he left for the Sound some
weeks ago."
No Politics In It.
In publishing the statement that
Governor Moore had refused to make
affidavit to his personal property as
sessment, The Statesman had no fur
ther interest in the matter than to
give to its readers a legitimate piece
Of news. The detail sheets together
with the tax rolls are public property
and open to the inspection of any tax
payers who desire to look them over.
The fact that Governor Moore is the
only man in the county, and perhaps
in the state, who absolutely refused to
make affidavit to his assessment is in
itself a matter of news and was pub
lished as such, Notwithstanding the
efforts Of the governor and his friends
to create the impression that 1t was
merely done to make political capital
out of the incident.
Governor Moore owns, or his COM
pany owns. a large amount of realty
in Walla Walla county pm which he
paws taxes to the amount of several
hundred dollars every year. The fact
remains, however, that the governor
declined or refused to make affidavit
to his personal property assessment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
Confer With President.

OYSTER. BAY. Aug. 13.-Chairman
sherman Of the republican congress
sional committee, Mr.. Shonts and
Mr. Bishop, are in conference with
the president today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
Nineteen Starters.

MARBLEHEAD, Mass, Aug. 13.-
Nineteen American yachts started in
the trial race today to pick the best
to compete in Germany for the Roose-
welt cup.
The yacht Spokane won.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
TO DODGE FACTIONS

y WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-
= It is expected that Bryan, after
y his arrival, will hold alOof from
y all parties and political affairs
= until nearly convention time.
= He will go to Australia to
= study and write about political
y economic conditions.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The war
department has been advised that the
cable duplexing apparatus sent from
Seattle for use on the Alaskan cable
is a complete success.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
Unusual AfliCt0n Of Wash
tucna Young Man.
DEAD FROM RAREsT DISEASE
Arteries Exude Life Blood in
Streams Which Cannot be
Controlled by Doctors.

A. D. Sherer, young school teacher
Of Washtucna, 21 years of age died at
st Mary's hospital at 1 o'clock this
morning of hemorrhage, due to pur-
pura hemorrhagica, one of the rarest
diseases known to medical science and
probably the only case ever brought
TO the attention of local physicians.
Mr.. Sherer arrived in Walla Walla
from Twin Falls, Idaho, last Thursday
on the lookout for work in the harvest
fields. he having just finished a term
of school at Twin Falls.
His peculiar disease was first dis
covered when he called on a Walla
Walla physician the day of his arri-
val in the city, for treatment for what
he thought was general lassitude, aris-
ing from an attack of jaundice he had
suffered at Twin Falls, a few weeks
ago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
POWDER MILL BLOWS UP.
Latin Rand Mill Explodes Causing
Very Severe Shock.

GREENCASTLE, Ind, Aug. 13.-
An earthquake occurred at 1919 o'clock
this morning. :
No damages beyond cracked dishes
and strained window panes is reported.
TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 13.-An explO-
sion at the Laf1in-Rand Powder mill
this morning killed Frank Hamilton, q
machinist This is what the people OF
Greencastle regarded as an earth
quake.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
Presents Credentials.

CHRISTIANA, Aug. 13.-Mr. Pierce,
the American minister to Norway,
presented his credentials to King
HaakOn this morning
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13

slight showers on Eureka HAT and In
the Prescott district.
Killed Fourteen Ducks.
DelOs Coffin the Well-knOWn farmer,
residing just west of the city, is
minus fourteen fine. fat ducks killed
by lightning during the electrical
storm yesterday afternoon. A band of
ducks, "a in number, were huddled to-
gether on the farm when a bolt Of
lightning struck in the midst of the
band. killing IA. Several head of val
liable work horses standing nearby
were uninjured.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
Telephones Knocked Out
and Buildings Turned Over
GRAND ELECTRICAL DISPLAY
Bolt Comes Straight Down and
Makes Sport With Telephone
and Light Wires

Hundreds of telephones out Of COM
mission, shade trees uprooted and out
buildings overturned, were the result
Of two distinct electrical and wind
storms that passed over Walla Walla
late yesterday evening and early this
morning.
The local telephone system was
badly demoralized by the heavy wind
early in the evening and the work of
disorder was completed by a terrific
bolt of lightning which struck the
company's wires about 2:3O o'clock
this morning.
Manager McGilvarry said this
morning that fully 800 phones were
put out of commission by the two
storms but he hoped to have the
damage repaired by this evening. The
company put every lineman and elec-
trical expert available to work this
morning, repairing the damage
Yesterday evenings storm followed
a day of oppressive heat and discom-
fort. Observer Newman recorded a
temperature of 81 degrees about 4
o'clock and shortly afterward heavy
banks of clouds began looming up in
the west.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13

OpserVer ~ ISSUED the =
y following forecast of weather y
y conditions for the next "a hours y
y at noon today: Showers and y
y cooler tonight. Tuesday fair and y
y warmer" y
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-13
Great Electric Display.


The storm came up rapidly, the elec-
trical display being accompanied by a
terrific dust storm, tumbling clouds
of dust carried along on a 3S-mile
gale. At the height of the storm a
bolt Of lightning struck in a grove of
trees just east of Watertown The re-
port could be heard all over the city.
The telephone exchanges troubles be-
gan shortly after o'clock, the heavy
wind twisting and jumbling up the
wires.
The Northwestern Gas & Electric
company's service was temporarily
put out of business last night by limbs
being blown across the cOmpany's
wires in South Second street. Mama
ger Allen had linemen at work in
short order removing the distractions
and the service was resumed within
20 minutes. The company experienced
no further trouble on account of the
storm, which lasted fully two hours.
Observer Newman said the second
storm came up about 2:30 o'clock this
morning and was accompanied by 4
steady downpour of rain. The OBJ
server reported the rainfall for last
night and this morning at .3S of an
inch. During the height of the storm
this morning a big bolt of lightning
hit the Pacific States Telephone COM
panys wires in the western part of
the city. putting 200 phones out of or
der. The bolt it is said greatly terri
fed the girl operators in the exchange
and the crash woke drowsy citizens all
over the city.
Persons who were up viewing the
storm said that the bolt shot out OF
the northern sky with a brilllancy
that lighted up the whole heavens.
The bolt came straight downward and
Immediately afterward the report fol-
lowed
Farmers in Walla Walla today say
little damage was done to standing
grain by the wind and last nights
rain. In exposed places the grain was
shattered some but the total loss will
be trivial. A few harvest outfits In
the foot t-hills district could not resume
work this morning on account of the
grain being so wet, but they started
up shortly after noon.
Last nights rain was pretty general
all over the county, according to re-
ports received from various points.
The heaviest downpour occurred in
the foothill and upland districts with
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(Continued on Page Four.)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-26
Entered at the Newport News, Va,
P0stoificc az sec0nd.claaa ulutter.
THURSDAY. arnlL % lsos.
INSURANCE eRAFrERs.

In referring IN an effort 10 81 rike
from an insurance hill before the
New York legislature clause giving
the policyholirrs The power 10 exer-
ciae control over their own interests
in the election Of trustees, lhe New
York Journal of Commerce says:
THE attempt 10 strike Onl This
vital provision proceeded from the
4 companies which made II so neces-
4 sary. was directed by The lobbying
+ that has becn so discredile ed and was
made effective. at least momentarily.
4 by class of political tools who have
been the chief Instruments OF corpo-
rpte power In time past for bctray-
ing the interests of the people. If
the hill has been saved from this
deadly hlow by the sudden shock to
public opinion and It's prompt asser-
ton of It's power. by the Intervention
u OF The governor and the shrinking
D hack Of some Of the cnnsprators
4 before the menace of popular wrath.
3 u Ia no less plain that soma Of those
who are sill intru9ted with The dircc.
{ ton of great life insurance compa-
MES were engaged in he attempt
5 ar assassination. The lobby was not
R working for nothing ana there waa
nobody else 10 hire II. These men
4 have moi yer iully learned their les.
son. and in This instance they demon
strafed The need of further pnrga.
ZION OF life insurance management
A The men who are Interested in
maintaining the old conditions which
prevailed in New York insurance com.
Il panies. probably banked upon liz,
1orgetfnlness Of lie public Reynla.
lions az startling as those which
were made before the. linghrs com
Inittee have fesn fnl gotten Is less
time and ibr siaftcrs perhaps thought,
matters wonlJ lake The usual course
and that they could with perfect safe.
~ change HE current 0f the cnIir,.
bnlsnrss and direct i, back ih.o the
+ old channels which they fnund 50
Profitable ana pleasant.
There is nor only need for ''inr.
b her pnrgaiion Of life insurance man.
2 cement, I'M a crying necessity inr
more than d passing memory uf
The eraI while eNlrnNagancts and -,
cesses.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-26
Lincoln ,he La,,,ar

Ii is conceded by dil his contempt
raries that Lincoln was Tie best all
around jury lawyer OF his day Ia IL
iinois. Undoubtedly MIA knowledge "
human nature played ali important
part In lii, success. He possessed an
othcr quality, however. which is al
most IL not quite a. essential ia jury
work. and that is rleaciess and sim
lic.ry vi statement His logical mind
innrsla:rd Iacts In sGclI orderly Sc
luehce and be interpreted them in such
,impic language that ciiilG could FOL,
.ow hin through TUG most complicated
sduse. and Ills mere recital OF The is
iuts had Inc force 81 arguInenl.-Fred-
Prick Trevor fiji in century