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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-26
ROBERT BURNS
|SPROM0TED
Given New Position With The
Hartman System.
DISTRICT Fl. AND PAS. AGENT
Charles F. Van De Water and
w. c. Dibblee Given Higher
Positions.
DISTRICT Fl. AND PAS. AGENT

Recognizing the valuable services
rendered and their ability to handle
business more advantageOusly
number of officials of the Hartman
system in the northwest have been
promoted. Among this number is
Robert Burns of Walla Walla, who
has been general agent of the O. R. &
n. for number of years. Mr.. Burns
has been made district freight and
passenger agent of the O. r. & N.
lines south of Snake river, including
Umatilla and Pendleton, and as far
east as Huntington. The position of
general agent has been abolished and
Mr.. Burns will have entire charge Of
the freight and passenger business in
the district and will direct the work
from his office in Walla Walla. All
agents of the company will be re-
.quired to make reports to Mr.. Burns
instead of sending them to Portland
as is now the custom. He will as
sumo the duties of his new position
May l.
Van De Water Goes Up.
This morning Mr.. Burns announced
the appointment of Charles F. Van De
Water as travelling freight and passen-
ger agent for the district. Mr.. Van
De Water has been temporarily per-
forming the duties of the position for
several months. Mr. Van De Water
was for years the city ticket agent of
the o. R. & n. and by close application
to business has made an enviable rec
is we'll deserved.
DibbIe Promoted.
w. c. Dibblle who has for the past
Is years been local agent of the road
at the Walla Walla depot, has been
selected by Mr.. Burns as his chief
clerk, and he will have complete su-
pervision over all of the clerical work
in the district office. Mr.. Dibblle is
considered one of the best railroad
men in the country and is fully capa-
BILE to handle the work that his new
position will bring to him. He has
been in the employ Of the o. r. & n.
for many years and his promotion was
made in recognition of the valuable
pany.
C S Haynes, who has been ticket
clerk in the city office, has been ad-
vanced to the position of city ticket
agent.
The successor of Mr.. Dibble at the
depot has not yet been made, but the
appointment will be announced by the
traffic department in a few days.
Other Appointments.
Other appointments announced by
the general officers at Portland are:
A. A. Morse. general representative of
the o. r. & n. with jurisdiction over
the entire O. r. & n. territory; A.
McCorquodale, general agent of the O.
r. & n. and Southern Pacific lines in
oregon: Harvey E. Lounsberry. trav-
cling freight agent of the Southern
Pacific lines in oregon; George j.
Nohler district freight agent of the
O. r. & n. to have jurisdiction over
the territory on the north side of
Snake river. except the Riparia-Lew-
iston line.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-26

Greeley Asks for More Troops.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Apri 26.-The
war department received the following
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26
DenversFireman'S3s Il
Heroic Work /!
Special 10 The sentinel.

Special TO The Sentinel.
Denver. Feb. 2G.-The heroic res
cue of more than two score of per-
sons from death by Patrolman VIII
liam f. Callihan, and the loss of a
bank book calling for $4,000 were
the chief features of a fire shortly
after two o'clock this morning. The
money is deposited in a savings bank
at Trieste, Austria, the Italian PROV
ince. of Austria, by Mrs. Giuseppe
Massell, and unless she finds her
bank book she will lose her money.
Under the rules of the bank, the
book must be produced. Trieste was
Mrs Massell's former home. Patrol
men Callahan was pacing his beat
this morning when he noted a dense.
cloud Of smoke pouring from the es-
tablishment run by Giuseppe Mas
sell The patrolman entered the
building and succeeded In awakening
all the roomers. Two of the child
ren were already unconscious from
inhaling the smoke but the patrol
man carried them to safety. The
other occupants of the house We're
rescued by the members OF the fire
The loss was nominal.
Two hundred an fifty dollars will
cover the entire amount. The build
ing is owned by Isaac Ware
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26
Some Big
Men Indicted !

Special to The Sentinel.
Pueblo. Feb 26.-The grand jury
has indicted Frank ]. Hearne, presi-
dent of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company. r. c. Beaman. a director
and general manager of the fuel com
pany, T. NJ. Schen. and S. A. Kealler
officers of tho Colorado Supply com
pany. the Colorado Fuel & Iron COM
pany, through its directors, alleg-
ing criminal conspiracy in one count
and the violation of the script law in
the other
The Indictment alleges that on or
about the first day of October, 1904,
the defendents did conspire together
TO violate the provisions of the act
OF the general assembly of Colorado,
which prohibits the script system.
and fixes the payment of wages in
lawful money of the United States,
approved March 81. 1899.
The charge of violating the law
is based upon the fact that the de-
PENDANTS did institute a scrip system
and that the employees of the Colo
rado Fuel & Iron company were com
PEELED to take all or portion OF their
wages in scrip redeemable at the
stores of the Colorado Fuel Iron
company and that it was done with
tn intent wrongfully. and oppressive
Is 20 defraud the said employees ana
t. the damage of the general public.
In another Indictment the officers ana
directors of the Pueblo Retail Gro
GERS association are held for CON
spiracy,
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26
Iowa Statesman
Passes Away

Special to The Sentinel.
Dubuque, Ia. Feb. 26.-Former
Speaker David B. Henderson of the
national house OF representatives,
died at 2 o'clock Yesterday afternoon
at Mercy hospital of paresis which at
tackled him nine monts ago.
He began to sink riday afternoon
and rallied Saturday morning. but
in the afternoon he lost conscious
ness and failed rapidly until the end.
All of his family. except a son in
California, were at the bedside.
Colonel Henderson was stricken
with paresis last Many and his con
tion grew so grave that he was re
moved to hospital in September
His condition remained unchanged
except for the usual progress of such
a disease until week ago last Fri
day. when he suffered another stroke
which resulted in blindness. The
former speaker failed rapidly ply
sically and mentally until Friday.
when his mental powers returned for
n few hours. followed by a relapse
which ended in death.
The funeral will be held next
Thursday, with services in the church
under the auspices of the Grand
Army.
Former Congressman George D.
Perkins OF Sioux City will deliver the
eulogy The body is to lie in state
at the church
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26
New Hybred
of Buffalo 4!
special to The sentinel.

Special to The Sentinel
New York, Feb. ga catalo, the
new hybriu of the buffalo and domes-
tic cattle, is to be served whole at
the Canadian Camp dinner tonight
at the Astor hotel. This animal is
said to surpass in rarity the two
horned rhinoceros~of Prince Henry.
portion of the animal was served
at the White House several weeks
ago. The catalo was killed Decem-
Der 18th last close to British Col
umbia.
1t may be a Banner day. or Ban
ner thing, but whatever it is, it viii
be Banner
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26

ron RENT-House. No. 427 ouray
avenue. Inquire of NJ. J. Walsh
Phone Black 923 ranch.
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26

The Sentinel so cents per month,
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26

FOR RENT one-half of the Colum
blne music store. Apply TO 33S
Main Good business location.
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26
Poisoned Candy's
Deadly Work
speclal to NC sentIneI-

Special to The Sentinel.
New York. Feb 26.=After eating
ten cents worth of candy colored. red
white and blue and green, and sold
to the children OF the neighborhood
at ten cents a pound, the three child
rem of Harry Armstrong, of West
Second street. We're taken with yiol-
ent commissions.
Vivian. the eldest girl six years
old. died in great agony, and the
lives of her brother. Ralph five years
old, and her 2-year-old sister, viol
are despared of.
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26
No Strike
Says Mitchell I!

Special to The Sentinel.
indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 26.-In a
statement given tonight to the As
sociated press Vice President 7. l..
Lewis Of the United Mine Workers of
America declared that there would
be no strike of the mine workers on
April LIST saying the operators viii
restore the proposition accepted by
the miners two years ago. and per-
haps more.
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26

II may be Banner day, or a Ban
ner thing, but whatever it is, it will
be Banner
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26

You will have no cause to complain
IL YOU buy your groceries and fresh
meats from Ackerman & Coreoran'
proprietors of the Railroad Grocery
store and Meat Market, 200 Colorado
avenue. Your orders are carefully
filled and promptly delivered. Give
the new firm a trial.
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26
Charred Bodies
Are Found

Special to The Sentinel.
Gambler o., Feb. 26.-The char
red bodies of Cadet Winfield Kunk-
lie, of Ashtabula, Ohio, J. f. Hender-
son. of Ridge Pond. Illinois. and j.
f. Fuller, OF Warren. Ohio have
been found in the ruins of Delano
hall There is not yet a satisfactory
explanation as to what caused the
fire Some are of the opinion that
oil rags must have caused spontane-
Gus combustion.
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26
Early Outbreak
Is Probable

Special to The Sentinel.
Washington, Feb. additional
warranty for the reported probability
of an early outbreak in China is con-
tanned in a letter which saw the
light here today from Robert Bacon
assistant secretary of state.
He advises the missionarie in the
Interior of China to eek at an early
date places Of safety.
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26

FOR SALE Two new Groom houses
for small payment down, balance
small monthly payments. West
Main. One 5-room house and .
lots on 10th street and Grand
Payments on same terms as above
Apply to J. C. Plank $40 Chipeta
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26

Tr' ne Sentinel so cents per month.
not 9sine rne Progress bread if you are
here II already. It is the finest
oi tha a. a. Cakes. pies and pastries
every a.est dast quality and a fresh stock
siapis tay Fancy groceries and
orders sroeeries. Fresh fruit. All
promptly filled.
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26
WANT COLUMN

FOR RENT Housekeeping rooms At
I45 Rood. "The Argyle"
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26

FOR SALE. Steam engine and boil
er in good repair. VIII sell at a
bargain If sold at once. Also a
good rock crusher for sale cheap
Apply at the Rhone-Walker Real
ty company
The daily sentinel., 1906-02-26

FOR SALE-Six stands of bees.
Apply to Felix Toupain. $50 Ute
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

I'D take as tttle as 7 c3s.I get alony r,..
III promise 10 DO that saws he
He did too. About the second dav after ..,
gone baCl, TO his son-ia-lts s place. he seri r
me to come over. l hnds hr-r walkin' s-o,-5 =
grounds as spry as a rvo-,-a--o,d
Well. saws l. how T.. tie folks take ...
He chuckles "Thev d9at know what ~ o..-.
saws ne. They can't -ee nan a Specials. Il.
charges hve hundred doll- -o- IA hours VS. s.
be wrong. but they admit FL as GOOD as new
HoWs Babhitt, SAYS
ne. " Now. watch Then ~ I--s ot,t a -oa- 4,
could have heard ten blocks away. and IN srs-.
two shakes old wash-day SHOWS up ~Hal ~
shark-nOsed sculpu Wells the Cormojo-s
" Where's Your cOn-ouuiei -.a c4-ts Go pet II So
Yes sir. directly s,- SAWS Babbitt. He eo~.
trOttin back with IL IN q l---.
Got any OF that blasted d--tyed milk in i,s-
No, sir, SAYS Babbitt
Are YOU glad or sorry SPEAK up, nowr
81 m glad. sir. SAYS B4Dal-r gIvIn' the salg-.
Good" says the Commodore Then open v,
Your wagon and mix me q Scotch high-bau"
And Babb.tt did 1t Ike q little man
Il ind. saws the Cor2rJd0-e. winkin' A. ne
over the top OF his glass that can get along win
as few as SIX OF these d4y To YOUR verv gooi
health Professor McCabe
Stand II. Well. 1 Shouldn't wonder Hes .
tough one. And ten wears from now. if there's
another Spanish fleet 10 be Hil-d tull Of shot holes
shouldn't be surprised 20 md nay old Comnotre
Mt and ready % turn the trick
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
Answers to Odd Questions

WTHEN a bullet is shot entirely through a bOari
w which gets through rr~--the bullet or the hole
the bullet makes, The hole and the extreme pont
OF the bullet get through the board at the same time
but the bullet does not get entirely through the
board until after the hole Is entirely through. L
Is evident that the OF the bullet must be our
OF the hole It makes before II IS entirely through the
board. while the hole Is entirely through Just as
soon as the widest part o. the bullet has passed
through.
How cold Is It when It Is twice as cold tEO
degrees above zero There are -ro Zeros, one market
Q on the therrnOrneter, and one known as absolute
zero which Is understood % .-k the absence OF all
heat. The zero OF F,th-er.-,-s thermometer
obtained by iuue-sirg %. r 1- mercury n a NIX
tlIre OF snow and COMMON ~- t- marking the pice
where the mercury stand, II The tube Absolute
zero Is asa degrees below this zero. Now, tVEe
cold Is exactly equIvalrr- -1 Lall as hot there
fore. when l. Is half as h1- IS -r0 degrees above
zero. or l6I Fahrenheit, i- i $50 degrees below
the zero on the tLeruOUete-
Is any man strong euouLe -eak an egg 4el
end TO end between the palm y his hands, me
force Te. }IiTed 70 break e-- -lls manner At'
been found 10 be between S-- 1--WE and elgn-Y
pounds i great rnanv men ->err this pressure
The pCOba ble reason Tor the he ot many 70 az
c,,1l1liSh II !, chat they ~. ----le afraid OF ne
result and do uOt press So --. IS they can
II there was q tunnel J.-a.- 1-e center OF tle
earth and non ball WAS i-. = INTO It, Wlei5
would the ball come 10 res-e ---- II vas retafl9l
b. the resistance OF the air. --e NrI 90 -llolsI
10 the other side. and then -s 20 rs staring
point repeating this opc---, -orever. = :.
taried by the resistance az --. lc would ~---
1uatelv come 20 rest ~ tle c-- t-e ear1-l
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

Honest the old gent was 50 sure he'd croaI, be
fore mOrnin that he wanted TO write some farewell
letters but he too done up tOr that. l tucked
him into bed, opened the windows and before could
get out he was sawin wood ike a hired man
He was still worhin' the Jog horn when went in
to rout him out at five Oclock. Il q tough
Job but l got him out of his trance ar last
Come on, says l. We've got To do our three
miles and have a rub down before breakfast
First off he swore he coudnt move, and l guess
he was some stiff from his sprint the day before.
but by the time he'd got ont where the birds was
singin', and the trees and grass looked like they'd
been done over new duTIn the nght was able %
coax him into dog trot 1t gentle little stunt
but it lmbered the old boy up and after we'd had
shower and a rub he forgot al about his joints.
Well, are you set on keepu that date in the
obituary column, or viii we have breakfast SAYS
could eat cold lObScouSe says he
Mother Whaleys got souethin' better'n that
Il suppose this viii finish me-" says he. tacGlin'
the eggs and corn mullins.
Now. wouldn't that give YOU the pip Why
got the old chap SO eery OF good straight grub that
he was BEN starved to death. And even after I'd
got HIM braCed up into something like condition.
he didn't think 1t was hardly right TO 60 eatin'
expect | ought to go back and start IN on that
Slop diet again saws he
| couldn't stand by and see him do that though
any such stVle See here, Commodore saws l.
II you're dead stuck on maxim a hvin skeleton of
stay here for a couple OF weeks and do just as
say, IL put YOU in trim to hit up the kind of life
reckon you think is worth Twin.
BY glory" says he, ii YOU can do that III
No, YOU won't says l. This is my blow"
Course, 1t was 4 cinch. He wa MT any invalid
There was stuff enough in him to last Tor twenty
years il it was handled right He begun to pick
up right away. | only worked him hard enough
to make the meals seem long WAYS apart and the
mattress feel good. Inside OF Il week I had the
red back in his checks, and ne was chuckin' the
medicine ball around good and hard and tellin' me
what a SCrapper he used TO be when he first went
to the cadet mill down to Annapolis You can
always tell when these old boys feel kinkv-thev
begin to remember things like that. Before the
fortnight was up he wasn't shyin at ANYTHING on
the bill OF fare and he was hiutin around that his
thirst comm back strong
Can't | ever have another drink" says he as
sad a kid letvin home
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

goin' with him was more'n I could guess Any
way it was somewhere that he was in a hurry to
get to- for the old boy rushin the outfit across
the front yard for all he worth
Oh stop him, stop him. screams one of the
women, that figures out must be the daughter.
Stop i'm! Stop inn" yells the other. She
looked like one of the maids.
I'm back-stop," thinks I to myself. Be
sides this a family affair.
I'd have hated to have blocked that run. too
for it dom a lot of good just watcliu' it.
and thnkiu OF the bumps Babbitt was gettin
with his head down among the bottles.
follows along the outside though, and in a
minute SO l sees what the Commodore ainin
at. Out TO one side was a cute little tsh pond,
about a hundred feet across, and he was maxim a
bee line for that 1t was down in a sort of hollow
with nice smooth turf slopn clear to the edge
When the Commodore gets halfway down he
gives the cart last push, and five seconds later
Mr.. Babbitt with his head still stuck in the wagon,
souses into the water like he'd been dropped from
a balloon The old boy stays just long enough to
the splash, and then he keeps right goin'
towards New York
At that l jumps the stone wall and prepares TO
do some quick divin but before | could fetch the
pond Babbitt the top BLOWN muddy
water out of his mouth and threshn his arms
around windmill fashion. Then his feet touches
bottom and he finds he amt in any danger of bein'
drowned. The wagon comes up, too, and the first
thing he does IS TO grab that. BY the time gets
there he was wadin ashore, and the women had made
up their minds there wa Mt any use fainting
Babbitt, says the COMMODORE daughter "ex-
plain Your conduct Instantly What were YOU doing
Standins d on your head in that tea wagon
PieaSe ma am, II forget, Splutters Babbitt,
wipin' the mud out of his eyes.
You forget" says the lady. And say, anyone
that knew the old Commodore wouldn't have to
do any guessn to who her father was You
forget. do you3 Well, want YOU to remember
Out with it. now"
Yes. ma'am," says Babbitt, irwin to prop up
his wilted collar I'D Just give him his first dose
for the day, and I'd lodged the glass. when some
thin catches me from behind, throws me into the
tea wagon, and off I goes. But that dose counts.
don't it. ma am. He got it down"
sees how it was then; Babbitt had been gettin'
a commission for every glass of the medicated stuff
he pumped into the Commodore
VIII you please run after my father and tell him
to come back says the lady to me
Sorry" says l. but I'm no antelope You'd
better telegraph him
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
How an Auto Turn C5ruers
WTHEN an automobile turn -2
rapid rate Ot speed Wl--

WHEN an automobile turn ZIP co'ne. = a, .
rapid rate Of speed. u1--. VH HeeIS. I-s-Ii
o. outside Ieaves the gr1,.- Tie cenrriugI
force developed by the au Is dlec.l
outward; therefore Il Is ir, l7r II 70 "
inward. The outside rail 81 ii J-acS o-
Of ne +erlie1',,- ot --s +-.i- ard prac-
ti,tI de-1,or7sr-,ri.,-, --,.,. F.. -taiing on tie
r,-,~ tf,~-, cf . s-~...- .--. r1 which way
tLe BODY ! tf,-0.,-,, when -r. Il curve
\ chicken do-, nor ~ 4-.- King the ms,
tNenty-iour hours of is eNi--e- II dou9les =
size. What does /, live on mt o. 'Ag 81
LETT in the chicken stomach a.- -~4tcavl ""
supply uUtrlueDt toy several Z IS 20 'iS -
4,.+rs-l+ ir,,-e4s :, H.. ,.r,.- rs are relieved
from rhe eo-r,-f,s,-- IS -f,,. e tev expand
therefore, the chick appears l~ ne d'"" =.
comes fluffy when dry and This a-TedseS i.
size of the chicken. but i Is .r- 1a, u.'1C -
any great change IN the WeiE-- --.- -e ms -. -
Why does egg weigh r}a~e -r i --' 5~s
boiled than before The incre 81 aeig41 i .ss 80
70 the moisture which has tc-1 -ocoed o9 '~-
porous shell OF the egg. che
Why does water put out -ire' VI cr 'eincSs 'eil:;,~ ~
temperature OF the flame below -.e -'-1t OF
therefore. It cannot burn Wa-ec ..,s not siO--r -,
the flames. even when the burning 'rtnd : ~ -.
pletey immersed in tank Of water, oettuse ~. ~
first contact puts out the fire th i- re,llee: re,lle:;n
temperature of the flame below the nt q iS''-'''
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

the lot, playin' peekaboo behind every bush and
tree until he nailed his man.
Now. you'd think most anyone with a head would
have cracked joke now and then with the old gent
and kind of made it easy all round. But not Babbitt
He'd been hired to get medicated milk into the
Commodore, and that was all the idea his nut
could accommodate at one time. He was one of
these stiff-necked cold -blooded unkies that don
seem much more human than wooden Indians. lie
had an agqravatin way too, of treatin the old
chap when he got him cornered He polite
enough so far as what he had to say. but 1t
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

didn't stay to see any more. was that sore on
the whole crowd, but hoped the old one would have
sense enough to clear out for good.
didn't hear any more from my neighbors all day,
but after supper that night. just about dusk some
body sneaks in through the back way and wabbles
up to the veranda where | sittn- 1t was the
old Commodore. He was about all in. too
"Did-did l drown him1 says he.
You made elegant try, says l; but there
wasn't water enough.
Thank goodness" says he Now can die"
What's the use dyin'." says |. Am there
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

AACNA+A-- 49,
that
I've got to. says he. 7
can't live on that cursed stuff
they've been giving me, and II
l eat anything else I'm done for
The specialist said so.
oh, well. says l, maybe
he's made a wrong guess. 1t S
YOUR turn now. Suppose YOU
come in and let me have Mother
Whaley broll YOU a nice juicy
hunk OF steak
SAY. ne was near starved l
could tell that by the way he
looked when l mentioned broilei
steak. He shook his head.
though If l did, Id die be-
fore morning, says he.
IN bet you a dollar YOU
wouldn't" says /
That almost gets a grin out
of him Shorty, - says he, I'm
going 70 risk it. "
It's better'n starving to
death, says l.
And he sure did eat ike
hungry man. When he'd put
away a good square meal, in
cludin dish of sliced raw onions
and two cups OF hot tea. | plants
him in an armchair and Shoves
out the cigar box. He looks al
the FumadOras regretful
They We kept those locked
away from me for two weeks,
says he. and that was wo-se
than going without food "
Smoke up, then, says l..
There 5 one due YOU
" As it will probably be my
last. | guess | viii. saws he.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

=
eyes that grated.
With every dose the CommO-
dore got madden and madder.
Some of the names he thought
up to call that valet was worth
putin IN a book. 1t seemed
ike a shame, though. to stir up
the old gent that way, and |
don't believe the medicine did
him anv more good. He took
it. though, because he'd promised
his daughter he would. Course,
| had my own notions of that
kind of treatment, but | couldn't t
see that it was up to me TO jump
in the cOacher'S $ box and give
of any advice.
Next mornin Ia been out for
a little leg work, and | was just
joggin into the park again. when
| hears all kinds of a ructiOn
goin' on over behind the stone
wall There was screams and
wells and shouts. like a Saturday
night riot in Double Alley |
pokes up a giraffe neck and sees
d couple of women runnin' across
the lawn. Pretty soon what
they was chasin' comes into
view. 1t was the Commodore
He was pushin' the tea wagon
in front of him, and in the top
of that. with just his legs and
arms stickin' out. was Babbitt.
| knew what was up in a
minute. He'd lost his temper.
Just as he was afraid he would,
and before he'd got it back again
he'd grabbed the valet and
iammed him head first into the
u-an., .-.-.t R1,t 1.-nara he 49,