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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-17
RFighttest of Nations.

Those nations Of today where there is
the most Of tender care, the most sym
pathy, pity, love, where the incompe-
tent and the poor and the weak are
best cared for. are the mightiest in bat
tie if 1t comes to war, mightiest in
finance, mightiest in manufacture,
mightiest in all that goes to make up
a strong national life.-Rev. Minot ].
Savage. Unitarian, New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-17

LITTLE Monarch cigars are the best
on the market. Try one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-17
A Life to BE Lived.

Christianity does not consist in psalm
singing or prayer saying or even in
churchgoing; it is a life to be lived.
He who would do what Christ would
have him do for his neighbor in his con-
version will work along his own in
dividual lines, doing his neighbor all the
good he can.-Rev. ]. A. Jaynes, Dis
ciple, Pittsburg
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-17
A FuIIneSs of Blessing.

There Is a coming morning when God
will put into our hands a fullness of
blessing, everything that our hearts
have ever craved our shattered hopes
will then be all fulfilled; there will be
nothing forever more save perfect hap
piness and completed glory.-Rev. Dr.
G. n. Hawkins, Methodist, st. Louis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-17

In this world we note the succession
Of time. In the other world we lose
track Of time. It is an eternity. Here
we have a few intimate friends and
gaze inertly at the rest of the world.
Over there we shall be brought into
closer relationship with men.-Rev. w.
e. Bentley, Episcopalian, New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-17
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT,

Gems Clean -: From the Teachings
of All Determination
The world ia civil ust in so far
- 1t has become 49, Sous and not one
particle beyond.-Rev. DR.. Minot J..
Savage, Unitarian, New York.
Educational Value of the Bible.
From the point Of educated literature
the Bible Is simply pre-eminent. 1t en-
hghtenS and enlarges the minds Of it's
readers. 1t is impossible to be a
thorough Biblical student and remain
q small Souled man.-Rev. F. K. San
ders, Presbyterian, New Haven, Conn.
Highest Happiness.
The man who has learned the secret
Of highest happiness is the man who
finds JOY In the sincere and honest la
Dor Of each day. Blessed are the hon
est hands Of toll and happy the man
who worships God in daily work
Rev. n. w. Stroup, Methodist, Cleve-
land, 0.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-17
Real Values In Life.

Men are immortal only as they love
God and serve him. The deep ques-
tionings Of the soul are the real values
in life. Men are lovingly remembered
in proportion as they help answer these
questions by a Christian life and by
Christian deeds.--Rev. DR.. w. ]. VIII
hanson, Baptist, st. Louis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-17

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-17

Social ascendency, whether accompa-
MED by wealth, intellect or power, does
not create greatness. That consists
merely in childlike simplicity, candor
and docility, and only those who pos
sess such qualities shall enter the king
dom OF Godfrey. II. O'Rourke, S. j.,
Roman Catholic, New York.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
Tackles Trolleys.

France has been experimenting over
half a century with trackless motors
and appears to be ahead in expert
ments with the trackless trolley. A
noteworthy attempt to operate track
less system in Germany by using
French capital and ingenuity failed
after five months trial at Eberswalde.
The French have operated track
less trolley omnibus line from Fon-
tainebleau to a suburb three miles dis
tant over four years, and the enter
prise has been successful. This line
averages eight or nine miles an hour,
the road being macadamized, with no
grade exceeding per cent. The sys-
tenn at Fontainebleau Is the same as
that which failed at Eberswalde, the
one invented by NJ. Lombard Germ. 1t
was first put in operation at the Paris
exposition in 1900 and has since been
used on several lines In France. An
automatic attachment enables the We
hicles to run "in and out" so as to
avoid all kinds Of country road incon-
veniences.
OF course the first requirement OF the
trackless trolley is the road. Given
good, hard. level. well kept highway
and there does not seem to be any Sc
rious difficulty in the way Of man.
aging the automobile omnibus.
For interurban travel 1t would be
economical and particularly desirable
from the tourists point Of view. 1t
has passed the experimental stage in
France, and when American roads are
ready for it American enterprise will
not be slow to develop its possibilities.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
To Reduce City Expenses.

In an interview this morning Mayor
Schmitz said: There Will De no ao-
vance on the tax rate. The one-dollar
a. hundred limit will be rigidly pre-
served and the yearly appropriation for
each department of the city govern
ment will be reduced practically one
third and salaries of all city employees
will be apportioned on that basis. The
reapportionment of salaries to con-
form with reduced appropriations VIII
do away almost entirely with the ne
cessity of discharging anyone now on
the pay roll, but there will be one
third reduction in pay, while rigorous
economy must be maintained in every
department"
"I am in thorough accord with the
nlan of reducing the salaries of city
employees rather than cutting down the
department personnel" the mayor con-
tinued. "These men have families, ana
in this crisis it is absolutely necessary
that they have steady work
Mayor Schmitz believes also tha'
elected o,,.cers of the city should and
will help out the situation by accept
ing a reduction in salaries for the COM
mon good.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
MIS-. Maier Claims She Was IS.
sauued Last Night
MUCH MYSTERY SURROUNDS AFFAIR
SHE NAMES MAN NAMED QUINN
AND TWO WOMEN As HER
ASSAILANTS.

Mrs. Chris Maier related to Judge
Huffman this morning a thrilling tale
of abuse and indignities which she
claims were heaped on her by a man
named Quinn, and two women in a
room in the Bee Hive lodging house at
the corner Of First and East Main last
night. Mrs. Maier took up her resi-
dence at the Bee Hive two weeks ago
and last night, according to the story
she told Judge Huffman, Quinn and
two or three women invaded her
apartments and subjected her to Sc
we're treatment.
In addition to choking and abusing
her, Mrs. Maier claims that the trio
tore off her clothes, threw her shoes
out of the window and prevented her
from calling the police. She said she
was finally compelled to ask the aid
of a woman stopping in the next
apartment to prevent her assailants
from doing her further harm. Mrs.
Maier wanted a warrant for Quinn
and the two women but as there were
several phases of the affair that the
Judge could not quite unravel, he re-
ferred her to Prosecuting Attorney
Wilson.
When she appeared in court this
morning, Mrs. Maier appeared to be
still suffering from nervous shock, al
though she did not show any evidence
otherwise of having been roughly
handled. Considerable mystery sur
rounds the affair and an airing of the
case in court NAV bring to light some
interesting features in the case.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
MILLIONS IN PRIVATE LOSSES

Rich CalifOrnians, Who Suffered
Heavily In Frisco Horror.
All the California people who spend
their winters in Washington have suf'
fered heavy losses through the San
Francisco disaster, says the New York
World. The Sharon estate, of which
Senator Newlands is executor, owned
the Palace hotel and many buildings
and tenements. Practically every
building it owned in the business dis
trict has been destroyed. 1t is esh-
mated that the loss to this estate alone
will be from $7.OOO,OOO to $9.OOO,OOO.
The California Wine Growers asso-
citation, of which Percy T. Morgan Ii
president, loses $5.0OO.OOO. Mr.. Morgan
recently left Washington for San Fran
cisco. He has lost his $4,000 residence
and a collection of art objects valued
at as much more.
Mrs. Phebe A Hearst has lost ST.
100000 She owned the San Francisco
Examiner building, valued at $75O,OOO.
Gardiner Williams, who was chief
engineer Of the famous De Beers mines
In South Africa, has lost magnificent
residence, and the fire has destroyed q
number Of enterprises in which he was
largely interested.
A. c. Jennings, a California mining
engineer, has lost his home.
Frank ]. Heney, who prosecuted the
land fraud cases in Oregon, lost his
residence on Mob hill in San Francisco.
with a law library valued at $4,000.
he had no insurance on either. He
ney's funds were deposited in bank
which was wrecked by the earthquake
and burned over He does not know
where he stands now, although little
while ago he considered himself fairly
prosperous.
D. E. Skinner, president Of the lar
gest lumber company Of the Pacific
coast, who lives in San Francisco; II.
NJ. Wright, ]. A. Sinclair, C. II. Ad-
ans and L. II. Pierson, all wealthy
lumbermen of that city, left for home
the other afternoon.
I'VE do not know that we have any
thing left" Mr.. Skinner said as he
boarded a train.
Captain Roosevelt, Of the marine
corps, a cousin Of President Roosevelt,
has lost heavily. His wife, a daughter
Of Judge Morrow Of California, had
large property interests in the city
The wife Of Commander Fechtler of
the navy, who lives in Washington. Is
a sister Of Captain Roosevelt's wife.
Others who have lost heavily are
Mrs. Eddy, who lives at the Shoreham
hotel and is the mother of the wife of
Captain briggs Of the navy, and Mrs
Clement, who lives in the Connecticut
aDartment house.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
RAINS DOING MUCH GOOD
Precipitation Is Increasing N the
Flat Section
ALL FARMERS ARE MORE OPTIMISTIC
REPORTS SHOW THAT GROWING
GRAIN is THRIVING AND IN.
LEGATIONS ARE GOOD.

The rains of the past few days have
done a vast amount Of good to the
growing grain and the farmers in gen.
eral are very optimistic over the pros
several weeks ago are said to be much
refreshed by the recent precipitation
and the indications are very favor
able for a large yield this summer.
Saturday night and Sunday there
was a good rain on Eureka Flat from
Adkins station up to midway between
Eiwood and Clyde. A good downpour
is also reported at Adkins, Kids and
along the Touchet Saturday night.
Sunday a heavy rain fell in the
country around Climax and along the
Touchet. The grain in the Touchet
section is reported to be doing much
better than expected and farmers are
feeling much encouraged at the pres
ent outlook.
Good Stand Of Barley.
NJ L. Smith who, in company with
his sons, is farming about IL miles
north of Clyde, brought to the States
man office today, a sample of bald
barley which he picked from his field
yesterday. 1t stood two feet six inches
high and was filled with good full
heads. The plant was of deep rich
green color and GAGE evidence Of
good yield. The barley was sown In
March and it will probably stool from
six to eight stalks. Mr.. Smith reports
that wheat sown in February stands
about two and one-half feet high, and
is averaging about II meshes to the
head. Mr. Smith and sons have about
800 acres in wheat and 40 acres in
barley, from which he exI ects good
returns.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
WaIIuIa Commercial Club.

BY reference to the list published
on another page, it will be seen that
our Commercial club numbers forty
five active members. We doubt If there
in another town in the state with the
same population which can make so
good a showing. Midtown, an incor-
porated town in the Yakima valley,
boastingly asserts that it has Com
mercial body of twenty-five members,
while other towns much larger than
Wallula are unable to organize. The
time is soon coming when there will
be much work to be accomplished by
the organization, and we will be pre-
pared to meet the new conditions as
they arise-Wallula Gateway.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28

Mayor Hunt declared this morning in
speaking of the proposed purchase.
by selling off the so acres that the
city will not need at prices which land
IN that vicinity commands, the cost
to the city of the 90 acre tract will
be but $4,000. or 5000 an acre. which is
far below the price that land is SELL
ing for. BY purchasing the SO-acre
tract the city acquires the Thomas RI
parian rights to Mill creek, which will
eliminate any future litigation over
water rights in that direction On the
whole. 1 consider it very wise move
for the council to purchase the land"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
PARK COMMITTEES TO CONFER
Plans Being Formulated to Establish
Parks in the Near
Future.

The park committees for the Walla
Walla Walla Commercial and the Fifty
Thousand clubs will hold joint meet
ing some time this week at the rooms
of the Commercial club to take up sew
eral matters that have been investf-
gated during the past two weeks. The
two committees have formulated plans
which may result in the establishment
of several small parks in the city. 1t is
reported that several sites have been
inspected and that II proper arrange
ments can be made that one or more
Of the places may be selected and the
work of laying out Of parks be COM
menced in the near future.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
EXERCISES At the kEYLoR Grand
GRAVES OF DECEASED SOLDIERS
TO BE DECORATED WITH
FLOWERS AND FLAGS.
Program.

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the Decoration day services
to be held in Walla Walla this year
by the Grand Army Of the Republic
Early Wednesday morning committees
from the local post. Women's Relief
Corps, Women Of the Grand Army and
Spanish War Veterans will
go to the several cemeteries and strew
flowers upon the graves Of the de-
ceased veterans Of the two wars and
mark each grave with flags.
At / o'clock the different organiza-
lions will assemble at the G. A. r.
hall on Alder street and march to the
Keylor Grand theater where the SER
vices will be held.
The ceremonies will be opened by
the reading Of the general orders from
the national commander. Then will fol-
low the calling of the roll of the dead.
The ritualistic memorial services OF
the Grand Army will be performed.
after which Colonel Thomas Fisher
will deliver the annual memorial ad-
dress During the exercises music will
be furnished by a chorus of 800 small
school children.
The following is the official program
of the services:
Song, Star Spangled Banner
800 School Children
Song, my Country 'Tis of Thee
800 School Children
Ritualistic ceremonies. =. Grand Army
Reading, "Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
Dress Miss Nellie Galbraitf
Song, REST, Heroes, Rest" ..........
.......H High School Glee Clut
Recitation, 1.-The Soldier Boy".....
.Juanita Carmichae
! Song, columbia, Gem of the Ocean,"
School Children
Memorial Address. Col. Thos. Fisher
Song, America" School Children
Exercises In the Schools.
| In all of the public schools in Walls
Walla Wednesday morning patriotic
exercises in commemoration of Me
mortal day will be given by the pupils
The program will include songs, reel
tations and addresses. Commander Ell
lingsworth of the Grand Army post ha
requested that members of the Gran'
Army, Woman's Relief Corps AM
Women of the Grand Army visit tn
schools Wednesday morning between
the hours Of 10 and 1880.
Will be q Legal Holiday.
| Under the law of the state May 81
will be a legal holiday. All Of tn
banks and public offices will be CLOSED
during the day and all the stores will
be closed at l o'clock.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
THREE HUNDRED FEET.
Aeronauts Dropped Into Hudson After
Fall Down Cliff.

Aeronauts Dropped Into Hudson After
Fall Down Cliff.
NEW YORK May 2S.-Nothing so
thrilling in the ballooning annals of
this country has happened recently as
the flight of Leo Stevens and Tracey
A Tisdell. professional aeronauts, yes
terday. 7") ~
Their balloon, on a maving picture
GRAND. was torn open on the sharp
edge of the palisades, opposite Hast
ines. fell like a wounded bird down
the sheer 3o0-foot elk. smashed the
picture apparatus, tore loose from its
anchor nearly Drained its two occu-
pants a dozen times in a field Of rock at
the foot of the cliff and finally dragged
them into the river itself, where they
undoubtedly would have drowned II the
water had been deeper.
Neither man was hurt. The balloon
u,as hadlv torn and the balloonists lost
all the ballast they carried with them.
valuables and otherwise. Two extreme
~ costly instruments for registering al
titude. the only ones Of their sort in
the country, were ruined.
The two areonauts found themselves
in water breast deep and had no
trouble in getting ashore.
Tisdell turned the crank Of his pic-
ture machine up to the very moment
when, in trying to toss it out on ledge
halfway down the cliff, he only sue
ceeded in dashing it to pieces on the
rocks below.
The ascension was made at 2:35 p.
M. in Stevens 25,000-c cubic foot balloon.
Mrs. Stevens Charles Levee, the
French aeronaut; DR.. Julian P. Thomas
and several hundred other persons
were present to see the balloonists off.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28

Gave a Good Band concert-In the
presence of an immense crowd the
Walla Walla Military band gave an
open air concert last night at the
court house square. The program was
made up of standard overtures and
popular music which, were faultlessly
rendered by the musicians. The band
is showing splendid improvement UNI
der the dictatorship Of Professor Ed
gar S. Fischer. II sufficient encour-
agement is given the musicians these
concerts will be continued during the
summer months.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28

Will Run for Health 0nieer-Dr.
Bert Thomas has announced his inten-
ton of becoming a candidate for the
Office Of health officer Of Walla Walla
at the coming election. His petition
will be in circulation in a few days.
Has Returned From East-William
P. Lathrop, secretary Of the Dean Nc
Lean Abstract company, has returned
from an extended trip in Minnesota.
While absent he also spent several
days in Montana inspecting the plant
of the oil company Of which he Is one
of the principal stockholders.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
HE TEMPTs FATE.
Aeronaut Take PeriIous Job to Get
Funds for Longer Flight.

Aeronaut Take PeriIous Job to Get
Funds for Longer Flight.
NEW YORK, May 2S.-Joseph Wart-
scher. the famous German aeronaut.
has signed a contract with Thompson
& Dundy, whereby the agrees to ascend
in his airship from Luna park, sail
several miles out to sea, and descend
into the Atlantic, where he will be
rescued by a steam launch which will
follow his course. The feat will be
performed next Wednesday and Wart-
scher extends an invitation to six per-
sons to accompany him.
If the trip is successful, Thompson &
Dundy have agreed to provide $4,000
to enable Wartscher to build and equip
a balloon to fly from here to Europe,
his long cherished ambition. The start
will be made from Luna park in Au-
gust, and Wartscher is sure he can
make the trip in four or five days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
CONSTANCE AGROUND.

Passengers Are Taken OF and Safely
Landed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 26-In
a fierce southeast storm last night the
river steamer Constance. owned by the
California Transportation Company,
with thirteen passengers and a full
cargo of freight from Stockton. went
ashore in the bay on a hidden reef be-
tween Red Rock and the Brothers. The
steamer Omsbo this morning took of
the passengers with considerable diff
Guilty and landed them in safety. The
Constance is leaking badly and two
tugs have gone to her rescue. The
Constance is valued at $4,000 and may
be a total loss.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Occurred on The Louisville and
Nashville Road.
PASSENGER COACHES JUMP THE TRACK
EIGHT PERSONS KILLED AND A
SCORE MORE OR LESS
INJURED.
PASSENGER COACHES JUMP THE TRACK

LOUISVILLE, KY, May ga
broken fange on a Louisville and
Nashville passenger coach caused
wreck this morning and probably II
lives were lost and twenty persons in
jured. Identification is difficult on
account of the mangled condition of
the bodies. Eight corpses are in the
morgue. The injured are in the hos
pitfalls. The coaches left the track
and crashed into a freight train. The
coaches were reduced to kindling. The
death list is now placed at eight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28

bers Of the Grand Army, Woman's Re-
lief corps and the Women of the G. A.
r., attended religious services at the
First Baptist church where Rev. H. K.
Fowler, the pastor, delivered the annual
memorial sermon. The church was ap-
prOpriately decorated and the choir
rendered special program of patriotic
selections.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
MaQor Shows Where City Would
Be Benefited
RESERVOIR SITE WOULD COST LITTLE
SIXTY ACRES CAN BE SOLD OFF
AT HANDSOME PROFIT
ANY TIME.

The proposed purchase by the CITY
IT 20 acres of the Thomas ranch Tor
$4,000 would be wise business NV
in the opinion of Mayor Hunt ana the
council and the deal for the tract VIII
probably be discussed at tomorro" >
council meeting.
Mayor Hunt stated this morning
49,. u,h;,e the civ would require but
90 acres of the tract for the proposed
reservoir site. the title to the tract car
rios with it all the Thomas riparian
rights to Mill creek and besides leaves
tho citv with 60 acres Of frst-ciass
garden land that can be soio oii i''
$3.50 and $500 an acre.
81 consider it a good investment
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28
Moving Residence-E. H. Masss

Moving Residenee-E. H. Nassau
has a force of men at work raising
his residence on East Main street pre-
paratory to removing the building to
the old Howard property on East Rose
street, which Mr.. Nassau purchased
Saturday from Charles McInroe. AS
soon as the Nassau property is moved
it is reported that Max Baume1ster
will begin the erection of a three story
brick building on the land.
Veterans Go to Church-Sunday
morning a large number of the MEM
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-28

The city ticket office and the office
of the district freight and passenger
the district freight and passenger
agent of the o. r. N. company and
the offices of the w. & c. r. will also
close at noon.