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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
PREPARING FOR OLYMPIC GAMES
George Gould Mey Contribute Again
Toward Fund to Send Team to
Athens in April.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26-The commit
tee on team selection of the American
committee of the Olympic games of
1906 will meet at the Waldorf Astoria
this evening in compliance with a gall
sent out by the chairman of the com.
mittee, James E. Sullivan, for the pur-
American team. At the last meeting
of the American committee it was de-
cided that first choice for this team
would go to the winners of the A. A. U.
championships at Portland. Or, last
year. Second choice will go to the col
lege champions of the east and west,
and the conference champions. The
balance of the men will be selected
from the prominent district or local
champions of America, who have per
formed meritoriously during the past
year.
The committee on team selection
consists of James E. Sullivan, cha r
man; Caspar Whitney, James S. Star
rett, Edward E. Babb, Thos F. Riley,
John J. O'Connor, Herbert Hauser
ustavus T. Kirby, Evert Jansen Wen
dell, Julian W. Curtiss, A. A. Stage,
D. r. James, Jr; E. c. Brown, B. P.
Sullivan, Thos. E. Straus, Chas. H.
P,Ibi
James Pilkington, H. w. Kerrigan, DR..
Luther Halsey Gulick and Charles
Baird.
Although no definite statement con-
corning the funds collected for defray-
ing the expense of sending the team
to Athens in April has been made so
far, it is understood that the amount
necessary is practically secured. George
J. Gould, who is the first honorary vice
president of the American committee
of the Olympic games, has contributed
$500 to the fund, and it is expected that
the Amateur Athletic Union and the
New York Athletic Club will also each
contribute $500 and $1,000 respectively.
The Olympic games are to be held in
Athens, Greece, about the end of April
and America will be properly repre-
scented by about fifty of it's best attn
letes. The Duke of Sparta, crown
prince of Greece, is the president of
the Greek committee and the Greek
in the effort to emphasize the national
or rather international character of the
meeting The Green government has
contributed $500 toward the expenses
of the American team.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
A Political FIimflan.

Israel Zangwill, the author at the
Franklin Inn, literary club in Phila-
delphia, told a story of a crafty politi
cal boss.
This boss" he said, desired votes
for his candidate, and stopped at moth
ing to get them. He sent for a poor
man one day, and asked for his vote.
"'Oh, no. the poor man said firmly.
oh, no. I cannot do that. 1 am al
ready promised to the opposition
You are, EN- said the boss. And
how much is the opposition paying
you?
Twenty dollars the poor man
answered.
THE boss assumed an expression of
disgust
THAT was a low price, my friend,
an unfairly low price, he said to give
you for your vote. We'd have done
better by you We'd have given you
s25'
1T was not yet too late. The cleo
ton was two days off. The poor man
wavered.
would you?' he said. Would your
ITO be sure We would said the boss
Here, it isn't too late yet. Give me
the other party's twenty, and I'll give
you our twenty-five now
THE poor man made the exchange
joyfully, and thus the crafty boss had
the satisfaction of causing his op-
ponents to pay four-fiths of one of his
own bribes.'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
SPORTS
GREAT WEIGHT LIFTING CONTEST
the World Will Be Settled This
Afternoon.

MONTREAL, Que, Feb. 26.-Just to
settle the question as to who is the
strongest man in the world, a weight
lifting contest has been arranged,
which will take place this afternoon at
Sohmer park.
Louis Cyr, the giant French Cana
dian, for many years the acknowledged
champion of all strong men, and VINO
has been allowed to retire on his lau-
rels for some years, will come out of
his seclusiOn on this occasion and meet
Hector Decaire, a young Frenchman
of possessing herculean powers.
Efforts to arrange a contest between
the two strong men have been carried
on for some time, but only lately have
the details of the contest been arrang-
ed The articles of agreement call for
a number of independent tests with
monster weights. Besides these tests
each competitor is to have the privi-
lege of naming four separate feats he
can accomplish and which must also
be accomplished by his opponent. In
doing these tasks each opponent is to
have three trials before giving it up.
But after each trial additional weight
is to be added to the mass to be lifted.
AS Louis Cyr is generally considered
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
Two Soldiers Connected With XIII.
inq Of Portland Sd|oonman.
NOW IN WAlA WALu PEN|1ENTIARY
THEY BEGAN SENTENCE YESTER.
DAY FOR NUMEROUS HOLD
UPS AT VONCOUVER.

Earl Cain and David Pierce two sol
diers from the Eighteenth Battery, sta
toned at Vancouver Barracks, WHO
We're sentenced TO serve Is years each
robbery and two burglary charges and
who We're brought to the prison yes
terday morning, will probably have to
answer in the courts on a greater
charge. Since their arrest at Van
couver for numerous holdups, on which
charge they pleaded guilty, evidence
has come to light that they were inn
plicated in the murder of Saloonkeeper
Kuhn in Portland several weeks ago.
1t is said that the police of Portland
have been working on the case and
Saturday run down several clues that
Kahn were connected with the murder.
They will not reveal the evidence, but
claim that they are satisfied they are
on the right track of the murderers.
The authorities of Multnomah county
will take the necessary steps to have
Kahn and Pierce returned from the
Walla Walla prison to Portland for
trial.
Kahn is 10 years old and had only
been enlisted in the Eighteenth Field
Battery about year. His partner in
crime, Pierce is u years old and had
nearly finished Iis first enlistment in
the service of Uncle Sans army.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
Wa||a Wa||a Jobbers May Get
Maximum Freight Rates.
= ....K GENERAL 'LEvELuNG" OF RATES.
ACTION OF COMMISSION WILL
PROVE SATISFACTORY
SHIPPERS.

OLYMPIA, Feb. &c 1t is announced
at the Office of the state railroad com
mission that a line of policy has been
mapped out which will practically re-
mission in the matter of adjusting COM
plants on freight rates. 1t has hereto
fore been the practice to take up the
rate complaints as they came in and
seek an adjustment of each individual
complaint, but the commission has now
reached the conclusion that sooner or
later it will be called on to readjust all
freight rates in the state, and it will
begin at once on this line.
Wala WaIIa Complaint.
The complaint from Walla Walla,
made several months ago, by which it
was sought to secure a jobbing rate
for that city and the more recent COM
plant asking for a reduction of the
grain rates from eastern Washington to
tidewater, have been the subject of
muCn concern on the part OF the COM
mission, and the Walla Walla COM
plant especially presented a serious
stumbling block. In this case the COM
mission was asked to order a dis
eliminating rate, and for a time the
petitioners We're led to believe that the
commission would give Walla Walla a
rate similar to that enjoyed for years
past by Spokane But the commission
law specifically fOrbids unjust dis
elimination as between persons or
places, and in considering the Walla
Walla petition the commission found
itself in the position of being asked to
do something which the law creating
the board practically prohibits.
During the recent meeting of promi-
nent shipping men of Walla Walla it
was explained that the COM
mission had decided to not give Walla
WalIa a discriminating rate. but that
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
ADJUSTMENTS
The Coming Gadski Concert.

In the highest and best acceptance
of the term, Madam Gadski, whose
coming here has aroused general inter-
est in local musical circles. is an artist
of the most superior kind Few sing
ers of modern times have surpassC j
her in swaying and holding vast audi
ences. Piquant, bright and of a strong
musical temperament, she possesses
voice of rare beauty and a nature finely
political and imaginative qualities
which have combined to make her
nounced.
Katherine NJ. Roof thus writes of the
great soprano:
THE development of Johanna Cad
ski is one of the most interesting
things in the history of New York
opera. 1t should be of special inter-
est to Americans, because Madam Cad
ski, who was a very young singer in
deed when she made her New York de-
but with the Walter DamrOsch COM
pany, has remained here almost con-
tinuousy since her first appearance,
America
when first heard here in Wagnerian
roles, her voice was FREY, strong,
sympathetic and of wide compass, bat
her dramatic conceptions did not rise
above the conventional and traditional.
Now both art and voice have grown
immesurably, and the strong, compe-
tent personality has fulfilled it's prom
Use. Madame Gadski has ueveioped
surely and steadily into dramatic ar
fist of the first rank. Her art has the
breadth, maturity, spOntaneity and
certainty that can come only with
time, for art is long, even with the
most intelligent and facile worker. Art
education consists of the gradual set
ting free of the temperament, and in
vocal art perhaps more than any other
the result that seems most spontaneous
has been most premeditated Madame
Gadski did not burst suddenly upon us,
as have most of the stars" at the
Metropolitan, but she has been visibly
developing and evolving before our
eyes and the recognition that comes
to such accomplishment is well worth
having"
This great artist will appear in con-
cert at the KeyIor Grand on March %.
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Professor w. D. Lyman returned
this morning from Snohomish, where
he delivered his lantern lecture on
"Glaciers and Mountains of Washing
tom
The meeting of the Greek club,
which was postponed, will be held at 4
o'clock tomorrow evening. Papers will
be presented by Professor Cooper and
Walter Eells.
All arrangements for the Girls Glee
club trip have now been completed
and the young ladies are working hard
to get their program we'll in hand.
The club will sing in Dayton on March
8 and in Waitsburg on the following
night The concert in Walla Walla
will be given On March 16, if the Pull
man debate is postponed, as it prob
ably will be. This is the first time
that a girls glee club has ever given
an out-of-town concert other than those
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
An Impossible Servant.

Anna Katherine Green, the novelist,
discussed the servant question at re-
cent dinner party in New York.
AN impossible servant, cook,
turned up at the house of friend of
mine last week. AS soon as she en-
tered the house she began to ask the
most impairment questions.
az see you have a daughter. What
is her name?" said the new cook.
Margaret my friend answered.
'Margaret?' said the cook. Dear
me! 1 guess you'll have to call her
something else while I'm here, for
my names Margaret, too"
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invincible on back lifts with the aid
of a platform. it is considered very
probable that several of the tasks he
will set for Delcaire will compose that
form of test of strength Cyr has. in
the past, lifted $500 pounds in a plat
form lift, using his powerful and ire
developed back muscles.
Athletes from all parts of the dominion
and from the United States are here
to witness the great test of strength.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
WETTER WILL Be HANGED APRIL 20
Resentenced at GrangeviIe
Saturday.

At the state penitentiary at Boise,
Ida, Rudolph Wetter On April 20, will
be hanged for the murder of Chris
Long, of Walla Walla, and his partner,
A. VAIN. Wetter was taken to Grange
vile Saturday and the judge of the
superior court set the day On which
he will pay the penalty for numbering.
fixing April 20 between the hours of
sunup and shutdown as the time for
the execution, the exact hour being left
to the superintendent of the peniten-
tiary.
Wetter was convicted of numbering
Long and VAIN last October and the
execution was set for December 1. An
delayed the execution. The supreme
court affirmed the verdict of the lower
court and Wetter was taken to Grange
vile to be resentenced. The murder of
Long and VAIN was a particularly
cold-blooded affair." Long, who was
wlel known in Walla Walla, was work
ing a mining claim alongside of a claim
belonging to Wetter Trouble between
the three men occurred and Wetter,
securing a rifle, visited Longs camp
and shot him and VAIN to death. Wet
ter was captured and taken to Grange
vile for trial, being convicted of MUIR
der in the first degree.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
HUNTING FOR ESCAPED PRISONER
George Adams Made z. Successful
Break for Liberty at Pomeroy
Few Nights Ago.

Deputy Sheriff Nicholson, of Gar
field county, arrived in the city on
a search for George Adams, who es-
capped from a deputy sheriff at Pom
eroy Thursday night while he was be-
ing taken to supper, says the Lewiston
Tribune Adams was being held in
the county Jail at Pomeroy on the
charge of burglary, having been bound
over to await the session of the super
ior court. He was charged with steal
ing a quantity of property from a farm
house near Pomeroy and when taken
into custody stated that his name was
Mckinley. With him was another man
who was detained as an accomplice.
The Pomeroy officer was taking the
men to supper when both broke and
ran. Adams succeeded in eluding the
officer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
RusseII-Drew Co,

The acme of stage mountaing will be
seen in the new melodrama When the
Bell Tolls" scheduled to appear at the
Keydor Grand tonight. The company
is booked for three nights with an en-.
tire change Of bill at each perform
ance. The second nights play, "A Fight
for Millions" takes place in and around
Boston, Mass, and gives opportunities
for some excellent scenic displays The
third nights bill is a beautiful story
of southern life In louisiana" one Of
the sweetest stories ever told
The scale of admission will be 20,
80 and so cents. Reserved seats can
be secured without extra charge at the
Keylor Grand
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
"leveling" Of Rates.

furtner urge the subject of a discrim-
mating rate.
"Leveling" of Rates.
The plan of the commission is to
make a general 'leveling' of rates
throughout the state on all the rail-
roads. The present idea of the COM
mission is that this new rate can be
made by using as a maximum the
present so-called discriminating rates
that are at praSsnt tranted by the rail-
roads to certain localities, such as Spo-
kane. With its authority to create
maximum rates, the commission feels
that by making these rates uniform
and reasonable it will be able by this
means to meet all rate complaints.
The commission realizes that certain
localities will always have an advant
age over other places by reason of the
favors of nature Or otherwise, and that
there will always be certain jobbing
centers in the state, and the business
men of Walla Walla claim such ad-
vantages for that place in the way of
location as to insure it the jobbing
trade of that section of the state, if it
has an equal chance on railroad rates.
1t is practically determined by the
railroad commission that it will here
q taly rot a 1ai int
rates unless it is a specific case of dis
elimination, but that an attempt will
be made to cover all complaints against
so-called excessive rates by the new
maximum schedule that is to be work
ed out by the commission.
Just when the schedule referred to
will be ready to be promulgated is of
course prOblematical. The commits
sioners will leave in a few weeks to
attend the national convention of rail
road commissioners at Washington and
very little will be done on rate matters
before they return. But in the mean
time all possible information and ma
terial is being secured and the entire
office force is now engaged in working
on the plans laid out by the commits
sion for issuing a new maximum rate
schedule. 1t will be the aim of the
commission to fix the maximum on
such basis as to give a fair return to
the railroads and thus make the sched-
ule impregnable if attacked in the
courts, and at the same time leave as
little cause as possible for complaint
on the part of shippers.
1t can be stated that when the rail-
road commission takes up the question
of railroad rates it will be by cOmbin-
ing all the complaints and having a
hearing on the broad question of maxi
mum rates, with a view to a general
leveling of rates on all the railroads
in this state.
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. PERSONAL MENTION.

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J. M. Wroe, J. T. Irwin, c. T. Irwin,
A. T. Owens and D. F. Creswell, all of
Kennewick. were Walla Walla visitors
yesterday, the party putting up at the
State.
John Morrison is in the city today
from Waitsburg.
c. A. Ridley, of Toppenish, is trans
acting business in Walla Wala today.
w. N McMananon, formerly of Wal
la Walla, is in the city from Lind,
where he is now engaged in farming.
w. J. Lynch is registered at the
Dacres today from Wallula.
A. Hopson is a Walla Walla visitor
today from Milton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
Steamer Strikes Submerged Rock
in Hummiy Rapids.
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED SATURDAY
BOAT COMMENCED FILLING, BUT
CAPTAIN GOT HER ON
THE BEACH,.

The steamer J. M. Hannaford, on her
down trip from Ainsworth Saturday
afternoon, struck submerged rock in
Hummily rapids in the Snake river and
narrowly escaped being wrecked. The
PROV of the steamers struck the rock a
glancing blow, ripping out big section
of the bow. She began to fill rapidly,
but the captain managed to steer clear
of the rocks and beached the steamer
before she sank The boat now rests
on the rocky shore and is in no i'm
mediate danger.
1t is impossible to state how badly
the steamer was damaged, although the
officers, after a cursory examination,
believe that repairs can be made at the
point where the boat was beached.
Rapids Dangerous.
Hummily rapids is one of the most
dangerous places on the river, the
water running swiftly between high
cliffsL The captain was keeping a
sharp lookout for rocks when the boat
struck, and listed sharply to one side,
partly shifting the cargo of supplies
for the North Bank railroad. In the
swift water it was hard to manage the
boat and for time it looked as if she
would turn turtle.
First Trip Down.
The J. M. Hannaford had been lying
at Ainsworth, at the mouth of the
Snake, for months, waiting for the
river to rise so that she could go in
service as a tender for the camps on
the North Bank railroad She belongs
to the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany. In 1889 she was used in carry
ing material for the construction of the
Northern Pacific railroad into Lewis
ton, Idaho. Subsequently she carried
ore and grain from points on the Snake
to Lewiston for shipment on the rail-
roads. She is 1863 feet long, 1854 feet
across the beam and So feet depth of
hold.
Mountain Gem Takes Run.
The steamer Mountain Gem, owned
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if it fails to
cure. E. W. Groves signature is on
each box. Csc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26

Take Trip Around the World with
the Ladies of the First NJ E. Church
and PhineaS FOggs record beater Time
reduced to 5 hours. Watch Statesman
for schedule.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26

FOR RENT-A GOOD SIX-ROOM
house with BATH fine location; will
sell all Or part of the furniture. In
quire 301 Boyer. ave.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26

Will the party given book by mis-
take at Levy'S Book Store Friday
kindly return the same?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
NOTICE.

When wanting hay, call up Phone
1872.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
PRICE OF LUMBER IS INCREASED
Combine Has Announced on Advance
of Two Dollars per Thousand
on All Kinds.

After a careful consideration of the
lumber situation in the east and on the
coast with the advancing prices of logs
and manufacturing supplies, the joint
price list committee, representing the
three lumber manufacturing associa-
tions of Oregon, Washington and south
western Washington is said to have
agreed on a report recommending an
advance of $500 per thousand On the
existing lumber schedule. This en-
braces common grades, dimension,
flooring, siding and all finishing lum'
Der.
Railroad ties are alone excepted, but
on these an advance is recommended.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26

Meet me at the walla Walla Bowling
Alleys and develop your muscles.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
Mountain Gem Takes Run.

The steamer Mountain Gem, owned
by the Open River association, will
take the place of the wrecked steamer
until the latter has been raised and
repaired.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26

How strenuous a day to all
who still toll over tub and wash
board, and thus ruin their precl-
Gus health. How easy a day to
those who use the celebrated
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the plan would be to make such a
maximum rate as would be satisfactory
to the petitioners The Walla Walla
people acquiesced in this, and will not
further urge the subject of a discrim-
mating rate
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26

But for a good meal go to Olson's.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26

A. Hopson is a Walla Walla visitor
today from Milton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22

to visit London. Paris and points Of inter.
est In Germany and Switzerland. and VIII
take passage for home via Antwerp.
Maj. and Mrs. KUHN and the mother Of
the latter, Mrs. Parker, went abroad in June
and Will be away several months.
Capt. and Mrs Lucas and son are auto
MODELLING in Canada.
Mrs. A. B. Butler and the Misses Butler
win spend the summer abroad. The we'd
ding OF Miss Luvie Butler and Capt. Dan
Moore vial TAXA place In the fall.
DR.. and Mrs. Chatard and Mrs. John y.
Rodgers are at the White sulphur Springs
for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Gan are at
Ostervilie. Mass. where they have sum
mer home. Miss Geff spent the spring and
early summer in Europe.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Rae will spend
next month at Northeast Harbor, Me.
Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe will spend
the first of their vacation at the Huron
Mountain Club on Lake Huron, Michigan,
and on the way back visit with Mrs. Rad
cliffe's relatives in Detroit,
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Barbour and Miss
Marguerite Barbour will divide the summer