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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

The attempt, in certain quarters, TO
belittle the results of the water
scandal investigation comes with
Door grace. It was admitted there
was money to refund-admitted there
were no vouchers or payrolls-and
ruled there was no legal redress for
the violation of the contract. No
thinking man will contend there was
not sufficient cause for an investiga-
ton. No impartial taxpayer will deny
that a certain amount Of rottenness
was exposed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

In the face of the council voting
to accept the inaccurate time books
as tine only available substitute for
vouchers and payrolls, The Statesman
regretfully comedies that investigation
to be only a partial victory for the
people But one point has been gained.
There can be no question of the ex-
istence of crookedness In the face Of
the admissions made by the company
agreed to.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
BottIers Meet in Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 16.-Fifteen
the United States met here today at
the annual conference of the American
Bottlers Protective association. At
lanta Is practically the world center OF
the soda water supply business and 1t
was stated at the meeting that more
business was done in Atlanta of for
eign supply business than in any other
city in the United States, with the
possible exception of Chicago. Import
ant matters dealing with the trade
were discussed at the conference which
will last until Thursday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

That was a great, a noble battle In
behalf of the taxpayers put up py
Councilmen Bridges and Glasford yes
terday. Those two, combatted by the
solid remainder of the council, ana
the mayor, bravely fought for what
they believed to be right and were not
disheartened, or bluffed. by the strong
cabal against them. That sturdy
struggle for an honest, impartial ex-
position adds a luster to their official
careers the people will not forget.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
COOKS AND WATERS STRIKE
People in Reno, New, Go Hungry Be.
cause of the Big WaIkout to
Enforce Demands.

RENO, Oct. 16.-The cooks and
walters of Reno, who are now affil-
lated with the Industrial Workers OF
the World, today declared a strike in
this city. The restaurants and hotel
dining rooms, with the exception of
two are closed.
The proprietors are endeavoring to
run their places with Japanese help
but are unable to feed the hundreds
of hungry patrons.
Many workmen were unable to take
breakfast this morning.
The strikers demand a 10 hour day
and the recognition of the union. 1t is
feared other unions will be drawn In
to the trouble.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
FEARFUL TALE OF !THE home
Colorado Judges Say Humane Society
Recommended Ranch of "Brother.
hood of Light" for Children.

DENVER, Col, Oct. 16.-Judges
Lindsay and Mcclure say they sent
the children to the ranch of the
brotherhood of Light" because it was
recommended by the local humane So
ciety officials after supposedly
thorough investigation.
1t is alleged the children were kept
on unnutritive food and slept in tents
their only neighbors being Indians
and Mexican poems.
The sect once operated in Los An
geles.
A sort of spiritualism was i'm
pressed upon the children for a relig-
ion.
OF 13 children sent there within a
year only one is alive.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
BOSSES AND JUDGES.

One of the serious objections to the
primary system is that it makes the
bench too common. We had some evil
dences of this at the last primary and
at the one of two years ago. But there
is another side to the question. It is
better to have our nominees for judge
ships beholden to the people than to
the enemies Of the people, says the
Minneapolis Journal.
1t is better that they should be DEM
agogues than that they should be own
ed by political bosses.
The reverse Of our system is strix-
ingly brought out in New York. There
are fourteen judges to elect, ten from
Manhattan. There has been a great
disturbance between Mister" Murphy
and Mister" Hearst over these nomi-
nations. It threatened once to disrupt
the relations between these two pure
patriots. But happily trouble has been
averted. Mr.. Hearst takes four of the
judgeships and Mr.. Murphy takes six
Nothing said about the delegates to
the judicial convention, nothing about
| the people. It is all settled as soon
as Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Hearst agree
upon a set of names.
Our judicial scramble at the prim-
aries may not be very elevating, but II
| is better than this.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
Kerosene and Beer for Temperance
New York World.

Kerosene and Beer for Temperance.
New York World.
Miss Eva Shonts, sister Of Chairman
Shonts, of the Panama commission,
obtained samples of barrel-house rum
from Alderman Kenna's place in Clarke
street and publicly burned it at the
meeting Of the w, C. T. U.
Il got the tip that she was coming
here for BOOZE" said the bartender at
Kenna's and sold her a quart mix
ture of kerosene and beer"
Miss Shonts said she would prove
the poison in the liquor by setting it
on fire. 1t exploded, boiled, Missed,
turned red, blue and yellow, and then
went out with a bang.
Harry Cling, Chinaman, signed the
pledge at once.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
Upton Sinclair to Go on the Stage.
New York Times.

Upton Sinclair, author of '"The Jun
gle," has determined temporarily to
abandon the pursuit of literary honors
and to go on the stage. He is to play
part in the dramatization of his own
novel, to be produced next month by
George H. Brennan.
This dramatic version Of the story is
the joint work Of Mr.. Sinclair and Miss
Margaret Mayo. 1t is said that while
attending rehearsals as spectator the
interest Of the author developed into
a desire to participate more actively
in the presentation. Long kilograms,
leading to this positive announcement
were exchanged between author and
manager.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
THE PIPELINE INVESTIGATION.

The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
pipeline scandal by the city council,
sitting as a committee Of the whole,
has been made. The report Of that
committee to the city council tonight
will practically dispose of the mat
ter. so far as the councilmen are con-
cerned, with the exception of a report
to be made after checking up the ac-
counts and time books.
While not SO satisfactory as it
might be, the investigation has re-
suited in some good being done. The
blame for the lax conduct of affairs
has been publicly placed Where it be-
longs-on the shoulders Of the old
water committee, the members Of
which. in a spirit of bluff-and with
the knowledge they are safe from le-
gal procedure-have boldly declared
themselves responsibleS
In the face of this declaration and
the ruling by the city attorney that
the only recourse for the violation of
the contract was a criticism of the
members Of the water committee, the
only thing left to. do was to accept
the time books as receipted vouchers
| and payrolls. Yet even in this the
people scored partial victory
through the publicity given the oft de-
MED fact that there were no re-
ceipted vouchers, or payrolls. 1t is
enough, at this time, to know where
to place the responsibility 1t is sat-
isfactory when the members of the
old water committee, driven into a
corner, after repeated denials and
evasions, declare they are ready to
shoulder all the responsibility. 1t is
a declaration of responsibility which
the property owners will not soon for
get.
For certain reasons, nearly identical,
financially and politically, the other
two newspapers of the city would
have the public believe the disclos-
ures made were of little value. AL
though admitting there were no pay
rolls; that $679.6O was refunded as
being Illegally taken from the city
by the construction company and
that $2,3S3.7O is being withheld t
cover other possible mistakes" those
papers try to gloss over the investi-
cation and attempt to cover up the
most significant features of the pro.
! ceedings I
In their reports they do not tell yor
Of the action of the company in put.
ting all of it's men on the city payrolls
They do not refer to names appearing
on the timebooks and drawing pay
when no one knows about the EN-.
ployment, or duties, or identity, Of
those men. They make light Of the
patchedup excuse for the coal deal an;
wholly ignore the Importance of the
ruling on the time books and the rea
: significance of the action of the com.
mittee in assuming the responsibility
which is no responsibility at all
from financial standpoint-in order
that the time books might be forced
through as payrolls.
They do not do their duty in no
informing the people that this actor
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
Bankers in Session.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16.-The trust
company and savings bank sections of
the American Bankers association
convened this afternoon in a session
on currency reform. 1t reconvened
with the main body and will not con-
vene until Wednesday,.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
Defends Dr.. Brouwer.

TOMS RIVER, n. j., Oct. 16.-Dr
Foreman testified in The Brouwer
case this morning he thought Mrs
Brouwer died with ptomaine poison
ing. He did not believe the ingre.
dents in the glass found could have
caused her death.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
"CIeraymen Live 20 Years Too Long
London Dispatch

DR.. Scofield, a known physician,
in the second lecture of series deal
ing with the science of life, uttered the
dictum that there is great danger In
any sudden change Of environment af-
ter a certain age. That is why, he said
business men who retire and go to sea-
side to live. die so quickly after they
make the change. He added that
marriages between healthy cousins
have no drawbacks. Clerks are the
only men who live as long as they
ought to. Clergymen live 20 or 81
doctors die before their time.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

The Evening Bunc" announces
there was no crookedness and
proves it by declaring the represent
alive of the construction company
voluntarily agreed to deduct this
amount" He did so when caught
and at the last minute, when there
was no other way out of it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

Councilman Glasford brought out
the fact yesterday that one man,
named Smart, had worked for
month as timekeeper and no one
knew who hired him, or that he was
working.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

The spectacle of Mayor Kellough
overstepping his authority in officious-
ly seeking to railroad the time books
through as payrolls is a sufficient
commentary on the alliances the chief
executive has formed. the snub ad-
ministered the mayor by Councilman
Bridges was fully deserved.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
The one excuse offered by the me,

The one excuse offered by the men
implicated in the pipeline scandal was
advanced in the statement, oft re-
peated, that the discrepancies ad-
mitted had been found long ago by
the water committee. Does any reas-
enable man believe those discrepan-
cies would have been admitted but
for the persistent publicity given the
accounts in The Statesman?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

The evidence yesterday disclosed
the fact that the Warren Construction
company showed in all but one of its
superintendent, its cashier and help
ers, under the city payroll. Montague
was the only superintendent the COM
pany paid and he was out of town
most of the time.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

1.-The water committee will shoulder
all responsibility" shouted Mr.. Nc
Kean yesterday. AS the city attorney
ruled the only redress to be had was
criticism, it is hoped the public will
not forget to whom the criticism is
due.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
Shoots Her Husband.

CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-To save her
own life, Mrs. Sarah Alfopa, this
morning, in the presence of her three
children, shot and killed her husband,
Jhon, who was chasing her with a
knife. Jealousy was the cause of the
quarrel.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

Time books are all rght," declares
that innocent matron, The Morning
Union Water committee finds no OBJ
jections to keeping time by num-
bers, instead of by NAME" Nobody
ever thought for a, minute that Kirk
man and Mexican objected to the
loose system
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
Hearst Wins Contention,

ALBANY, Oct. 16.-The court Of
appeals today decided in favor OF a
Hearsts contention that the supreme
court had the right to enjoin the Con-
solidated Gas company of New York
from shutting off consumers who re-
fused to pay more than 80 cents.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

Unfortunately The Statesman did
not accomplish all it set out to do for
the property owners in the matter of
the pipeline scandal. But it is cause
for congratulation that the construc-
ton company refunded s67960 and
payment to it of balance of $23937O
has been withheld until a complete
check Of accounts and payrolls can
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
intercollegiate Golf Association.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The annual
Championship Golf Matches arranged
by the intercollegiate Golf association
commenced at Garden City today.
Teams from Cornell, Columbia, Yale,
Harvard, Princeton and Pennsylvania
are playing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
LimeIisht Is On Pltt.bura.

The wife of the Pittsburg million
aire reached her breakfast table in fear
and trepidation. The waiting maid
offered her the morning papers.
mo, Marie; never give me those
when John is out Of town on business.
I can't bear to think what they might
contain"
And she slipped her coffee with heavy
eyes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

About the only thing that can be
DONE" said City Attorney Blandford,
in ruling that the water supply con-
else the water committee. There is
no other redress" Because of which
ruling the members of the city coun-
Gil were forced to accept the time
books.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 16.-Up-
wards Of ten thousand persons wit
messed the unwilling Of the Mcclellan
memorial at Washington today. Two
brigades of the New Jersey National
Guardsmen formed a guard of honor at
the ceremonies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

Cashier Lynch of the Warren con-
struction company, told the commit
tee of the whole yesterday he did not
know who hired him as a foreman and
timekeeper on the pipeline. Yet that
water committee insisted upon his
being paid by the city. Is that a graft,
or not a graft?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
His Wife Helps "Nick's" Campaign
Washington Post,

Mrs. Nicholas Lorgworth is taking
great interest in her husbands cam
paign for reelection to Congress. and
will attend the opening meeting that
is to be held tonight in Music Hall
With party Of friends she will occupy
a box near the stage.
The congressman has planned a
number of meetings to be held in the
district, and it is expected that Mrs.
Longworth will attend several Of them
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-It is an
nounced at the hotel this morning that
Mrs. Jefferson Davis may die at any
hour.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

be made. This latter indicates tne
councilmen themselves are not sat
isfied wholly with the result OF the
Investigation" yesterday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

10 in the ]. Ham. Lewis Glass.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The pertinacity with which Mr..
Hughes clings to his whiskers in this
era of smooth faces shows him to be
no ordinary man.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16

mo crookedness in the pipeline
work." shouts the gleeful Evening
Bunc." What sort of speckled specs
does that rag wear?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-16
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Philadelpnia Inquirer.

/. When Hearst yells loudly that he
stands for Americanism he really
means that he stands for 1.-The Ameri-
can and Journal"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
KILLED HIS PLAYMATE.
Five-Year-old Boys Deadly Work
With Gun.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AURORA, Ind, December 15.-Following
a desperate fight with his little playmate
Hazel Huntingdon, aged eight years,
Broncho Brooks, aged five years, loaded
shotgun, pointed it out through the window
of the Brooks home and shot the little girl
to death last evening.
At the suggestion of her little brother
the girl had gone out into the yard after
the fight with her chum and had clenched
her litte fist and dared her enemy to come
out of the house and finish the fight, which
had been interrupted by Mrs. Carrie Parker.
neighbor, who had acted in the role OF
peaceniaker and separated the young COM
batants.
When the fatal shot was fired the little
girl cried, "Oh, Buddie, you have shot me-
Her head fell forward over her breast and
she sank to the ground dying. Mrs. Parker
heard the report and rushed to the scene
of the shooting. She picked up the life
less body of the child and carried ii to the
mother, who knew nothing of the differ
ences between the children.
At the Brooks home the youthful MUIR
derer was found. He is perhaps the young
est slayer in the annals of Indiana crimi-
nology He was playing with his kitten
when seen as though nothing had happened.
He told the story coolly and d.. not break
down until he reached the point where he
had killed the girl Here he paused, his Zip
began to culver and then he blurted out
that he had killed his playmate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
EVENING COIFFURES.
Flowers and Feathers if You Have
Not Jewels

Every woman cannot possess a jewel
tiara, but some style of hair ornament is
essential for an evening costume. Flowers,
ribbon quilts or feathers studded with tiny
rhinestones spangles are all fashionable
at the moment and are really more be-
coming than the hard lines of tiara
Ribbon flowers are now SO eXquisitely
fashioned that they make. an attractive
addition to any style of evening gown.
For the debutante single large rose, the
color of the gown, studded with rhine
stones, is sure to be becoming against the
hair. 1t must be made to stand up well,
however. as nothing fiat is permitted this
year. A wreath of satin ribbon flowers,
interspersed with some green fern, is apt
to make a becoming hair ornament
Then there are any number of ways to
arrange the hair that are perhaps equally
fashionable this year. Sometimes the knot
is quite far back on the head, and again it
is brought well forward on the pompadour,
but however arranged it must be very soft
and full and managed SO as to give the APP
pearance Of great wealth Of hair. French
women always resort to coils and curls,
but the American woma- likes to receive
credit only for what is peculiarly her own,
so that false hair has never as much
favor here as abroad. The way of wear
ing the hair naturally has a great deal to
do with the style of hair ornament, full,
wavy hair calling for a more picturesque
IL
hair is naturally straight, even though
artifcial!y curled.
Ostrich tips are once more popular A
single small ostrich plume the exact shade
of the gown, placed at a becoming and
artistic angle on the head, is extremely
soft and pretty. The feather may have on
it a shower of small rhinestones or else
depend solely on its natural beauty. Three
tiny ostrich tips, forming little cockade
make a smart hair adornment and often
a stiff aigrette is placed in the center of
the tips Maribout feathers are delight
fully soft and becoming and may be placed
directly against the hair else fastened
in with a rhinestone or jewel ornament.
Against dark hair stiff spangled wings
the color of the dress are most effective
especially in bright shades of green and
red and also shades of blue, pink and
mauve. These wings and quilts are to be
found in all shapes and sizes, so that any
one should be able to find becoming
style. For white a yellow gown silver
or gold spangled wings wove in the hair
will make the costume doubly effective
A pain white ornament is seldom effec-
tive in the hair, but in flowers or ribbon
some green can always be added and then
pailiettes or >rhinestones will at once give
the necessary character to any all white
ornament. Coronets formed of small ribbon
or cut leaves are seen among the newest
hair ornaments and these are all heavily
spangled. For an all black gown a coronet
of solid jet leaves is most effective and Jet
is being used great deal this winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15

full edging Dutch round neck with swans
down. Mock dewdrops are scattered all
about the front. The sleeves are pufs
ending in bands of swansdown and the hat
is a tall sugar loaf cut from cardboard and
bordered with snowbals. a mutf is carried
in one Hand and pair of skates hang over
the arm. A bright touch of color is given
by the scarlet belt and the spray of holly
on the corsage Stockings and slippers
white
Pierettes and Pierots are always charm
ing, while their costumes are most mex
pensive. Miss Chrysanthemum, too, needs
only pretty kimono and obi, while Jap
anese doll strapped to her back and
parasol covering the heads of both will
give little touch of originality. lovely
fairy could be created from half dozen
yards of cheap tarlatan and hosts OF gold
and silver paper disks, the long bright
threads used on Christmas trees further
enhancing the wearer's beauty. Golden
slippers are only a question of a bottle of
gold paint applet to ,ast summers cam
vas shoes, if economy is factor, and the
wand of course, must be gold, too.
A demure little maid in a long frock of
gray, a mob cap, spectacleS and carrying
a large book will be irresistible as a school
marm while fair little girl with long
hair will only need it released to fall over
a clinging robe of white and a large Easter
lily stalk held in the hand upwards, to
make it apparent that she represents
Easter
1lltl!G fteu ItiuliiS I1Oou Inc Tia
ditional cloak over any neat frock, and
carries her basket on her arm, and Little
Bo Peep is always fascinating little fig
ure in her chintz skirt and plain panniers.
a picturesque hat tilted on her hair. Her
crook should be tied with pretty ribbons.
and her slippers be adorned with dainty
buckles.
The Old Woman Who Lived in Shoe
wears a blue skirt quilted, overdress
or panniers of red, a white neck fchu or
handkerchief and a large mob cap. On her
back is strapped a large cardboard shoe
covered with black cloth and filled with
lcJ1c Of rio Siz