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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
Thousand Miles in Wilderness.

PENDLETON, Or, Jan. 26.-J. W.
Flack, a pioneer resident of Cayuse,
died Monday Of senile decay. aged SO
years.
Mr.. Flack has been a resident of
Umatilla county for the past 40 years,
having come from New Sweden, New
and to Umatilla county in the early
sos
With three companions Mr. Flack
started across the continent in the
early days, toward the west when the
gold excitement was at it's height. One
of the companions went ahead to out
fit the trip at Omaha, and Mr.. F'lack
and the remaining companion followed
up the Missouri river. They were at
tackled by the cholera and his COM
panion died, leaving him to traverse
the country alone. On reaching Oma-
ma he found that his partner who was
to arrange the outfits there had tired
of waiting and had proceeded west
ward
Taking a few supplies in a sack on
his back, he followed up the trail of
the party, camping alone, enduring
untold hardships. He at last overlook
his party after travelling on foot
miles.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26

Highest excellence In String Instru-
ments. Washburn, Regal, Stuart, at
Stanley's, % Main st. Phone 255.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
To Have a, New Bank.

HAINES, Or, Jan. 26.-Arrange-
ments have been completed for the in
stallation of a bank in Haines by the
Baker City Loan & Trust company
with a capital stock of over $4,000
company for this purpose and they
will open the bank in the next 10 days
w. H. Gilbert are among those at the
head of the concern.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
Think Grover Martin Was Forger.

FREEWATER, Or, Jan. 26.-Jesse
Thompson, aged IS years, of this place
who was arrested charged with pass
ing bogus checks at Council, Washing
ton, has been released for want of ev-
idence. 1t is now firmly believed the
checks were forged by Grover Martin
who is now serving a. 1Oyear sentence
for murder having been convicted re-
Gently, as the signature has been iden-
titled as that of Martin
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
BAN ON BOYS SMOKING CIGARETTES
CHIEF OF POLICE ISSUES ORDERS
TO ARREST EVERY VICTIM
OF HABIT.

SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 26.-"Brins
in every boy under 16 years of ag,
caught smoking cigarettes"
This is the brief order issued b,
Chief of Police Waller to all patrol
men, and marks the beginning of {
crusade against cigarette smoking il
the city.
Chief Waller is known as one of the
most ardent haters of the cigarette
be it's smoker a man or a boy.
Not content with arresting the boys
Chief Waller stated:
Il mean business, and the order is
sued this morning will he carried o-u
to the fullest possible extent. Not only
is it my intention to have the boys ar
rested, but l am going to prosecute
every man who sells tobacco in def
ance of the state laws and city ordi-
nances. The boys must not smoke and
they must not be able to buy cigarettes
and smoking tobacco in stores.
THE evil has grown to great pro-
portions of late and complaints from
teachers and parents are continually
coming to me- am not going to lect-
ure them. I am going to prosecute
them, send them before the juvenile
court and have them disciplined as
they should be.
The men who sell cigars, cigarettes
or tobacco TO boys need expect no
clemency at my hands. I am going
into this thing for all there is in it.
and hope to check the evil to a large
extent
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
Remember
] axst.xs Drono Ouinine & ~. # onsv-y
Cures aCoIdfnCnea ~ IT. <>207E~ box Csc
man in Umatilla county is expected to

man in Umatilla county is. expected to
be present.
Numerous protests over the Weneha
reserve allotments have been for
varded to the forests reserve bureau
at Washington, but as yet no formal
action toward changing the rulings of
the officials that attended the Walla
Walla meeting has been made. The
protest recently circulated in the Mil
ton and Freewater districts against
using the headquarters Of the Walla
WaIla river as grazing ground for
sheep will probably be taken up at the
convention tomorrow. A number of
Walla Walla sheep men who range In
that vicinity will probably be inter-
ested enough to attend the Pendleton
meeting tomorrow
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26

Law: Amateur Athletic Union cham
pionship races, 300-yard run, one-mlle
run Open events: 6o-yards hurdle
scratch; 6O-yards dash; handicap;
500 yards run, handicap; one-mile run
handicap; high jump, handicap; 16-
pound shot, handicap and pole Vault
handicap.
Among the teams and individual
competitors entered for the various
events are some of the best college
and club teams in the country and a
number of the fastest runners to be
found in any part of this country. II
is expected that in some of the events
records will be broken.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
WASHINGTON, OREGON AND IDAHO
CONVICT SAYS HE WAS ILL-TREATED
WANTS DIVORCE THAT HIS WIFE
WAS GRAINED SET ASIDE
BY THE COURTS.

COLFAX, Jan 26.-Alfred L. Skin
ner, who served four years in the state
penitentiary at Walla Walla, and
whose wife secured divorce from him
while he was so confined, has raised
a peculiar point of law. He is released
now and wants the decree set aside
on the grounds that he was not al
lowed to appear in court, although
summoned So to do, and was therefore
unable to resist the divorce, which he
very much desired to do. He wants
to know whether a man can be thus
deprived of his rignt to appear in court
when sued, and whether Judgment
taken as this one was is legal.
Skinner has written w. o. McCaw,
the county clerk, of Whitman county,
letter dated at Spokane, which is in
part as follows:
Wash, August 4, 1903, I was notified
to appear in court and defend myself
in a suit for divorce and alimony.
asked to be brought there to defend
myself, as 1 was innocent, and to keep
me from getting out 1 was not allowed
to appear. Now my wife says she got
her divorce. Now, the court never
notified me of granting it, or at least
it never was allowed to reach me by
the warden. 1 can't hold a steady job
to keep my wife from taking my
wages, and theer is a large estate
coming to me from my great grand
father, and she is now ready to take
it. A judgment for alimony cannot be
rendered against a convict, as three
years settles everything"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
COLUMB|Ks INDOOR MEET TONIGHT
UNIVERSITY ATHLETES WILL
COMPETE FOR GLORY AT
MADISON SQUARE.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-The greatest
indoor athletic meet ever held by the
Columbia University Athletic associa-
ton will take place at Madison
Square Garden this evening and i,
promises to attract an enormous
crowd of spectators Relay races will
be the leading feature of the evenings
sport, but there will also be a number
of individual competitions. The en-
tries are more numerous than ever be-
fore and among them are many of The
best sprinters, relay runners and field
athletes of the country.
The list of events includes a one
mile intercollegiate relay, team of four
two mile intercollegiate relay, teams
of four men, each man running $50
yards; one mile National Guard relay,
teams of four men, each man running
440 yards; one mile athletic club re-
lay, teams of four men, each man run
ming 440 yards 140S-yard private
school relay, teams of four men, each
man running 352 yards; 140Syard P.
S, A, L, high school relay; 14O8-yards
Sunday School Athletic League relay;
half mile P S. A. L. Grammar School
relay: one,mile Columbia interclass
relay; 140S-yard Columbia Law
School, New York Law School and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
Kaufman to Meet Barry.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. pal
Kaufman, the California heavyWelghl
and Dave Barry VINO recently fought a
twenty-r round draw with Mike Shrock
will fight here tonight and a large
number of sporting men have come
here from all parts of the state to wit
ness the mill Both are said to be In
good condition for a spirited battle.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
WANTS MACADAMIZED ROAD.
Freewater Citizens Would Build One
to the State Line.

FREEWATER, Or, Jan. 26.-Tne
Umatilla county court is being petit
toned to macadamize the new road
which will be constructed between
here and Walla Walla Umatilla coun-
ty will run this road to the Washing
ton state line, to meet similar line,
which will be built out from Walla
Walla for two miles, making a road OF
II miles in all of fine macadamized
road and one of the best roads in the
northwest.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
NOW AFTER STOCK INSPECTOR BEAN
UMATILLA SHEEP MEN LOOKING
FOR A LIVELY MEETING
TOMORROW.

A lively convention of Umatllla
county sheep men is scheduled to take
place at Pendleton tomorrow morning
when the removal of Stock Inspector
Bean will probably come to a focus
and further protests over the allotment
of territory in the Weneha forest re-
serve will be made. Owing to the i'm
portance of the meeting every sheep
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26

The best recommendation can give
CIeveland's Baking Powder Is that
Use it in preference to all Others
Mrs. A. Nelson, Walla Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
NOTICE.

All accounts due the firm of Jesse
Failing will be collected by Chas.
Hawman. All creditors are hereby
notified not to pay any money to L. n.
Hart on account of the above firm.
JESSE FAILING.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-23
The Greatest of Rivers.

The Amazon is the king of streams.
From first 10 last it receives over l 200
tributaries, OF which more than 100 are
large sized rivers and rise SO far apart
and have their floods and Gibbs st such
different seasons that the Amazon is at
about the same height the year around.
At some points on its lower course one
bank is invisible from the other. The
behOdCr seems to be looking on n great
yellow sea Of fresh water. When dis
covered, some tribes of Indians on the
lower portion knew nothing of the ex-
istcnce of the opposite shore and did
not believe that it existed saying that
the great river flowed all around the
world" It's mouth. including that Of
the Para, is lSO miles in width. and it
Is navigahle for large sized ocean
steamers for 1000 miles from the sea
and SO vast is the food that the ocean
is tingcd yellow for 400 miles from the
coast OF Brazil
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-23
A BUNCH OF FLOWERS.

In Palestine nnd Persia the sorrow
ful mycauthuS" droops in the day, be
ing apparently about 10 die. but re-
wives aS evening comes on.
Tulips are so sensitive 10 the light
that during II cloudy day they will Of
ten close their petals and remain shut
up until "A return of sunlight.
Lilies of the valley in France are
called virgins tears" and are said TO
have sprung up Oh the road between
Calvary and Jerusalem during the
night following the crucitiXion.
The night blooming Screus blossoms
about an hour before midnight. but by
The approach Of daylight the flower Is
complete wreck, having lost all its
beauty and fragrance.
The four poddCd lotus in an exposed
situation makes Il cover for its flower
by drawing one or more Of the leaves
over the blossom and keeping them
there during the heat of the day.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-23
A FEARFUL PEST.
The ferUcious Mosquitoes That
swarm In scandinavia.

rOsUuttOeg IhHf
swarm In Scandinavia.
Hunters find the mosquitoes a terri
BILE pest in parts Of northern Scandna-
via. one writes: "'rhe warmth Of the
sun is rousing our deadly enemies, the
mosquitoes, into active warfare. At
tackled as we are 10y few score Of
viciously piping SkirmiShers from the
mighty host. We have before advancing
10 look to the joints of our harness and
don our gauntlcts: then in descending
the long slope toward our bivouac the
scores Of the foe are gradually multi
piled 10 hundreds, the hundreds to
thousands the thousands 10 myriads,
till we are ut length envelopcd in IA
dense cloud Of winged fendS The
horses are distressing sight. From
nose TO tail. from hoof To witherS, their
unfortunate bodies are covered with
what might be taken 1T a casual glance
for gray blanket clothing, but which is
really Il textile mass OF Sccthing insect
life, So closely set that YOU could not
on the bare hide.
u or SOtn SlllHll creatures mosquitoes
exhibit an astonishing amount Of char
actcr and diabOlical intelligence. They
dash through smoke. creep under veil
or wrstband like ferret into Il rabbit
hole aud when they can neither dash
nor creep will bdc their time with the
cunning Of Il red Indian. We wore
stout dogskin gloves, articles with
which they could have had no previous
acquaintance. and yet they would fol
low each other by hundreds in single
file up and down the seams. trying cv-
cry stitch, i'm the hope of detecting n
flaw"
And the same writer concludes: The
problem presents itself. Why are these
vermin so horribly bloodthirsty and SO
perfectly formed for sucking blood? IL
is one OF the great mysteries OF nature,
On the uninhabitcd stretches OF Fin
mark they must as u ruic exist on veg
etable diet. the chances of blood SO
rarely occur"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-23
The Nchncnn I.cnruc

The AChaem league was formed by
the twelve towns of Achaea for mu-
tual protection against foreign aggreS-
sion. Ii was broken up by Alexander
the Great. hut reorganizcd Il. {. $50
and again dissolved B. G. 1i1. The
second of these leagues comprised all
the leading cities of the Pcloponuesus
and, indeed, most OF the cities and
states of Greece. 1t was this league
which contcnded with the Romans for
the Independence Of Greece: but, its
troops being defeated by MetelluS AT
Scarphaea ana by Mummius near Cor
nth. the league was dissolved. and all
Greece submitted TO the Roman domi-
nation.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-23
AN ODD SEA FOOD.
.irtses of the Gigantic Marine Snail
known as the Aba1one.

Though the flesh OF the abalone IN q
nutritious and wholesome article OF
food, highly esteemed by the Chinese
and japanese, few people in the Unit
ed States know anything about the
abalone except that ii has large shell
with bright, pearly interior The aba
lone Is a gigantic sea- snail, whose nat
ural home il the deep water of a rocky
coast. The whole coast OF central and
lower California. from Cape Mendo-
cino 10 Cape ~. Lucas, abounds ia aba
lones. the supply being absolutely un-
limited. As fast as an area Of fishing
ground is depleted il is repeOpied by
full grown abaloncs coming in from
the ocean. Three months after "A piece
of ground has been thoroughly cleared
by the abalone fishers the supply is as
abundant as ever. The contents Of the
large abalonc shell weigh as much as
two pounds.
Long ago the Chinese and Japanese
discovered the value of the meat as a
wholesome and dgestible food. The
supply Of abaloncs in Chinese waters
is. however. small, and the hshing
grounds of the coast Of Japan were 80
heavily drawn upon that they became
exhausted. The people are forbidden
by an imperial edict from taking them.
The Japanese and Chinese in Calisp-'-
MIA dive for the aba lones. which crawl
about the rocks at the bottom of the
sea In deep water outside the surf.
The divers bring them ashore and
spread them out in q sunny place to
dry. This process reduces the abalOnc
to about Onc-third Of its original bulk,
leaving tough. horny product. The
dried abalones are sent TO the Oriont,
where they are soaked and stewcd or
ground into powder and used for max
ing soup.
In the pure, deep water Of the ocean
the abalOnc lives. and as il is IA clean
feeder its flesh il always sound and
wholesome being superior in this re
spcct to that of oysters and clans,
which live near shore and are often
contaminated by sewage and other i'm
purities. The viscera OF an abalone,
unlike those of the clam or oyster,
which must be swallowed whole. are
quite separate from the muscular or
edible part and eau be- detached by "A
single stroke OF knife. - Chicago
News
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-23
The Chameleon,

The American chameleon. a small liz
ard, inhahtS various parts of the south
ern United states. The little animal
has the remarkable habit of quickly
and completely changing its colors
varying from brown To yellow and pale
green. Its food consists Of insects
The little animal Is perfectly harmless
to higher forms of life. is often kept
as pet and has been worn attached
to chain as an ornament. The toes
are provided with adhesive pads. which
enable the lizard To run upon smooth
vertical surfaces
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-23
A WONDERFUL PROOF.
The Burning Glass as . Demosstra>
tor Of the suns Heat.

"The suns heat is SO great
But an intelligent young woman In
terrupted the scientist impatiently.
after ALL" she said, 1T is guesswork,
this talk about the excessive heat OF
the sun. You can't prove any Of your
claims"
He was Disguised
II can't:" he cried. "Why. it il the
easiest thing In the world to prove that
the sun is hot enough TO melt iron,
granite. the hardest substances known,
into liquid, into steam
How would you make such proofT'
she asked incredulOusly.
with the burning glass" said he.
"a burning glass is slightly rounded.
Thus il bends into fOcus--it concen-
trates upon one small pOint-a number
Of sun rays The tinest burning glass,
catching only few rays, will light a
fire, set off "A gun or bore a red hole in
your hand"
Yes"
"The solar heat which the burning
glass collects for us is the tiniest frac-
tion Of the suns actual heat. We can
prove this by focusing with our glass
rays from Il powerful lamp or "a great
fire. We get a small. bright spot. a lit
tie heat. but this heat is nothing to
compare with the heat Of the lamp it.
self.
$50 knowing. now, that the solar
heat which the burning glass gives TO
us is but fraction Of the heat Of the
sun, we take burning glass Il yard In
diameter such glasses have been made
for the sole purpose Of convincing Skep-
tical persons like yourself and this
glass concentrates many hundreds Of
sun rays for us. and II gives W. Il heat
greater than we can obtain i'm any fur
mace. heat that will melt rock into
Vapor."
The scientist smiled tiiumphantly
There is your proof" he said. THE
burning glass will only collect n tiny
portion Of burning objects beat. and
the tiny portion Of the suns heat that
II gives uS Is yet sufficient 10 change In
iify n block Of granite into puff OF
steam. e Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-23
Tough Eating.

Those who have partaken OF peacock
declare that gorgeous bird 10 be decid-
edly tough eating. while il is said OF
the swan that the fact Of its ever hav-
ing been a familiar dish speaks highly
in favor Of ancient English cutlery
Moreover, il should not be forgotten
that when hustards' and boars' heads
were as common as sirloins and sad
dies now are there were scarcely any
vegetables To eat with them.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-23
BLACK FRIDAY.



In the middle Of the gold room was 4
small fountain. Around this the days
proceedings began, writes r. Hendrick
IN the American Magazine. Jay Gould's
own brokers, pale, haggard, half dis
trustful and half ashamed of their
I work. started the bids. Gold had closed
/ the day previously at 144. Now a
\ Gould broker offered 145 for 500, ,00C
/ gold.
/ His only response were the curses
/ and fist shakings Of a bedraggled, per
spring crowd.
zone hundred and forty-six for $780,.
600 gold"
Still there was no response.
zone hundred and forty-seven."
Each advancing point meant millions
I'm profits 10 Gould and likewise mil
lions in losses to the community. AT
every advance the crowds, losing all
restraiat. alternately roared and wept.
cone hundred and forty-eight."
zone hundred and forty-nine."
Above the pandemonium the monot-
onous voices Of the Gould brokers could
be heard, quietly. remorselessly putting
up the price.
zone hundred and fifty"
zone hundred and fifty-one."
At this point the buying began. Hith-
erto the crowd had been held magical
ly spellbound. The audacity OF the
Gould brokers had paralyZed all. Board
brokers were particularly dazed. In
face Of the cliques demonstrated pow
er no one seemed able TO bid, even to
make the feeblest attempt to check the
terrible rise.
A few uptown merchants now. how
ever, started TO purchase Soon the
bidding degeneratcd into panic. Ev-
cry one scrambled TO get his gold
now while the price judged by what
had already happened and the unques-
toned power OF the gang, seemed low.
All purchases, however, meant enor-
nous losses.
Fortunes accumulated through years
OF self sacrificing toll were swept away
in moment. In their craze men ran
aimleSsly about the room, moaning,
screaming, vainly appealing for help.
outSllt, NufIt illt tIONuN DEcd lIleSSIy
waited announcements. the same scenes
We're repeated. Ruined men, unable to
get into the building itself, pushed,
cursed and fought. At each rise in the
price the rage against Gould increased.
When the bid reached $50 there were
cries of Lynch. Lynch
And meanwhile what was the plotter
Of all this mischief doing? He was
selling gold. To whom was he selling?
To Fisk and all his own associates. He
was the only man who really under
stood the situatiOn-who knew. that Is,
upon what Il liimsy basis his corner"
rested. io sent Fisk, Belden and
Speycr into the gold room To advance
the price oStensibly for the benefit Of
the clique, and when il had reached a
certain point unloadcd on his own ac-
count. He had sold largely. unknown
TO his confcdcratcS, the day before.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-23
The Live Sppnue.

When the sponge is in the sea alive
the inside Of the pores is covered with
a soft substance like the white of an
egg. This appears To he the flesh of the
animal and currents W water may be
seen running into the sponge through
the small pores and ont of il through
the large ones AMI " is supposed that
while thc water * passing through the
sponge The nuuriShmcut FOR the support
OF the animal is extracted from il.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-23
The Term .primc Minister

"Prmc minister" is one of the many
terms In English which seem To have
been slang at one time. 1t was first
applied To Sir Robert Walpolc. but in n
rcproaChful sense Feb. II. lao. after
twenty years tenure Of office Sir ROD,
crt resigned all his rmploymcnts.
Having invested me-" he remarked.
with kind Of mock dignity and
styled me prime minister. they imputc
10 me an objectionable abuse of that
chimcrical authority which they Great
Ell and conferred" Such q parsonage
rs the prime minister or the premier is
not even mentioned in the official table
Of precedence and is unknown To the
written constitution OF Great Britain.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-23
Wagner and Schun % u

Wagner, writing in 1876. said Of
Schumann He is II highly gifted mu-
sician, but an impossible man. When
| came from Paris | went To see him.
| told him OF my Partisan experiences,
spoke of the state Of music in France.
then of that in Germany. spoke OF
literature and politics but he remained
us good rs dumb for nearly an hour.
one cannot go on talking quite alone.
An impossible man." SChumann gave
IN account OF this interview. which
practically agrees with that Of Wag-
ner. II have seldom met Wagner" he
said "hut he is man Of education
and spirit. He talks. however umceas-
ingly, and that one cannot endure FOR
long together"