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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-25
Dainty Foods
Demand IL

TN EVERY Receipt that calls for cream
L of tartar, soda, or baking powder, use
the Royal Baking Powder. Better results
will be obtained because of the absolute
purity and great leavening strength of the
ROYAL. 1t will make the food lighter,
sweeter, of finer favor, more digestible and
wholesome. 1t is always reliable and uni
form in its work.
Alum and phosphate baking powders
some of them sold at the same price and
some Of them cheaper-will make neither
dainty nor wholesome food.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-25
No Special Session.

SACLEM, Or, April Ex-Governor
Chamberlain will not call a special
session of the legislature in compliance
with the request of Senators Gearin
and Fulton for an appropriation for the
relief of the sufferers of the earth
quake at San Francisco and other cit
les. He believes it would not be just
to the people of Oregon or SHOW
proper spirit to California to levy an
enforced contribution and thereby de-
priye the citizens of the magnificent
reply they have made in response to
the call for aid from San Francisco.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-25

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 25.-
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Homesteader Cut His Throat.
Loyal G. KatZ, a hOmseteader Nv
ing about nine miles northwest OF
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-25
NEED FOR CCNSULS.

Report of Governments Plans to Make
Appointments Pleases immigrants.
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ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW voak.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-04
CHARLTON.

Charlton, Oct. 3.-The we'll for the
city waterworks is being dug as fast
as possible and is now completed to
a depth of about 10 feet. Another car
Of hydrants and connections arrived
yesterday and are being placed over
town at their locations.
Attorney w. B. Barger left Sunday
for Shreveport, Louisiana. on bust
ness. He expects to be gone about ter
days.
Messrs. G. w. Pckerell and Bert
Gookin went down to Kansas City yes
terday to attend the street carnival
W. F. Carson of English township
left yesterday for a brief visit at Pth-
sons, Kansas.
Lave Gentry made business visit
to Derby Tuesday.
| AL Jenkins Of Russell was a business
calrel in the city yesterday.
! oliver Willoughby of Covena, Cali
fcrnia, is visiting in the city with his
sister, Mrs. Thomas Anderson.
Ezra Foster left this morning foi
southern Oklahoma on business trip
Mrs. Eva Larimer, entertained last
evening at 6 o'clock dinner at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J
| H. Andrews, the occasion being he1
| birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Holt and daugh.
ter of Norwood spent the day in Char
iton Tuseday.
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OBITUARY..
Death Of John McHuuh.

John McHugh of Grand Junction,
Colo, formerly a resident of Ottumwa,
died yesterday from the effects of in
juries received last Wednesday in a
railroad wreck, Mr.. McHugh was en-
ployed by the railroad and 1t is sup
posed he met his death while perform
ing his duties. The telegram received
by his sister, Mrs. w. v. Silyers, wa,
sent from Ell Paso, Texas, and stated
that he was injured in Mexico, but nc
further particulars were given. The
funeral services were held today.
Death Of William Haning.
William Haning died last night at
IL o'clock at the home of his son, e.
Haning, southwest of the city, after a
lingering illness.
Mr. Haning was "a years, months
and days old, and was born in Athens
county, Ohio. He moved here in 1856
and engaged in farming. Nine child
rem are left to mourn. They are:
James Haning and DIR. w. G. Haning
Of Be]leville, Kansas; Albert Haning OF
Monterey, Cal, Mrs. Alice West OF
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lakewood

Packwood, Oct. 3.-Guy Salts of
Brookville. vicinity had the index fin
ger Of his left hand severely injured
Saturday in the cogs of corn haryes-
ter he was using.
A. Ryman's coal house was seen to
be burning Sunday night. 1t had been
filled with damp slack which was ignit-
ed by spontaneous combustion. The
coal house was torn down and the coal
scattered before the fire could be put
out.
Mrs. McClung, who is visiting her
great granddaughter, Mrs. NJ. N.
Smith, west of town, was badly In
jured Friday. AS she got out Of her
chair her cane caught in a rug near
her, causing her to lose her balance,
and fall, injuring her arm, shoulder
and hip. Mrs. McClung is ninety
years old and a very large woman
She has two great, great granddaugh-
! tiers who reside here.
The little grandchild OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Dysert, that fell in tub OF
scalding water at Fairfield last week
died Sunday might and the remains
were brought here for burial.
| Mrs. Jane Elder, who has been i'll
| is growing weaker.
! The Marsh family left this Monday
morning for Newkirk, Oklahoma.
When Grace Norman of R. r. No
| went for the cows Saturday evening
she saE polecat run in among some
hogs. Instead Of retreating she called
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SAYS DEAD MAN
IS NOT VIM. PATE
APPEARS AS THOUGH IDENTITY
OF BODY WOULD NOT
BE FIXED

From Wednesdays Daily.
According to the opinion Of men
who knew him, the dead man who
was found in the stairway at the GIL
bert Chop House Sunday morning is
not William Pate. For the purpose OF
identifying the remains. James Baty
John Graham and Jack Carter made
examination Of the remains at the
Scott and McIntire undertaking rooms
last night.
I'VE found the dead body not to be
that of William Pate" says Mr.. Baty
nor did he resemble him. Knife
marks which we know Pate to have
on his left arm and side We're missing
knew Pate for many years and the
last heard from him he was in Mis-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-04

her father. Mr.. Mooreman hurried to
the pasture and shot the polecat, which
was an unusually large one.
Mrs. G. w. Estes is quite sick.
Mrs. Spencer of Fairfield is spending
this week with her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Barnrover
H. A. A. Edmunds and C. S. Adame
have traded property.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-04
RICHARD CLEMENTS
DIES AT RED OAK
FORMER RESIDENT OF AGENCY
PASSES AWAY AT RIPE
OLD AGE

From Tuesdays Daily.
Richard Clements, father of w. F.
Clements, of Agency, died Monday ev-
ening ut Z o'clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. George Fair in Red
Oak.
Mr.. Clements was 81 years Of age
and had been i'll for some time. For
many years he was resident of
Agency where he was ar esteemed and
highly respected citizen During the
war he served as a member Of the
123rd Indiana infantry
The remains arrived in Agency to-
day. The funeral service will proba-
bly, be held tomorrow but the hour has
not been decided upon.
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souri,.
years.

Thus so far as this testimony is
man remains mystery and it seems
probable that identification will never
be made
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-04
Remains Mystery,

I have not seen him for 20
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
ccoooeeoooccosoco

| AS he grew convalescent, however,
to my amazement the reticence of a
suffering patient suddenly turned
into the speech of passionate lover.
At last | realized that / had been
nursing sensual, homicidal maniac,
and sickening fear chilled me. l at
once gave up the case. His discharge
from the hospital eased my mind.
Still, l constantly was haunted by the
thought that some day l was des-
tined again to meet this man who
would wreak vengeance on me and
murder me.
Time went on, and luckily / never
saw or heard of the man who had
terrified me with his passion. Then
confinement and perhaps a too close
attention to my duties affected my
health. My lungs became weak, and
my doctor recommended a long sea
voyage to cure them. / gave up my
position reluctantly, but as / alb
horred an idle life, and as tending my
fellow creatures was my lifes pur-
pose, | eventually secured the position
of stewardess on an ocean liner.
On the morning of the first day of
the passage, to my amazing horror.
saw and recognized the hateful OBJ
ject of my fears. Then / happened to
hear that he was your companion,
and / warned you.
BY what subtle Intelligence the
wretch knew that was on deck on
that fateful night is mystery, but
when he abruptly surprised me with
insulting and degrading attentions,
my sense of injury overcame my
common sense. l was alone and with
an irresponsible person, yet I flew
into wild rage at him; then his vile
hands encircled my waist and his hot
breath burned my cheeks as again
and again he strove to fasten his
loathsome lips against my own. l
was helpless in his arms as he
dragged me onward, onward on the
deck, I felt / was doomed, that pres
emily the wild, cruel waves would en-
gulf me, and l made a frantic effort
to cry "Help!" and "Murder!" and
you came on the scene, and after my
assailant had felled you with a blow
my screams awakened assistance and
the brute was quickly overpowered
and secured.
l have now completed my narrative
with all necessary detail.
MILLICENT HARWORTH.
When had read it and returned it
on the following morning a sudden
stir and hubbub on deck proclaimed
that something unusual had occurred
on board, and on inquiry ascertained
that the would be murderer had cut
the ropes that bound him and had
plunged into the sea.
Under the circumstances, the news
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

example of this marriage failure.
Their strife and pickering often near
! ly led to blows, and / have been told
that just before l was born, in mad
dispute about trifie, my father made
lunge with knife at my mother,
and that it was only by the merest
accident that he had not killed her.
Is 1T any wonder then that inherited
their viciousness; that on occasions
could not permit anyone to contra.
dict me. to thwart me, to interfere
with me, to rebuke me?
One day l was in a, motor car which
overturned. | was nearly killed I
was taken to a hospital where l was
kindly treated and tended, and it was
here that | met the one whose love
might have driven the devil out of me.
had never known before what the
spell of a woman's beauty and sweet
ness meant. 1t is impossible for me
to dilate upon my passionate love for
her
The thought arouses surge of emo
ton to madden me. | tried-oh, how
l triedl-to awaken her pity, to in
spire her devotion. She would not
listen to me or give me the slightest
encouragement; in fact, could win
neither her confidence nor her favor,
and only aroused her repulsion.
Then my madness came again. Her
repulsion stirred my hate and felt
it would be joy to strangle her But
when my saner moments came, l alb
horred myself for my thought. and
common sense urged me to forget her,
so l tried to Danish her memory.
Soon l lost sight of her.
One morning, at my club, l read
glowing accounts about Canada-its
resources, its climate, it's scenery, its
life, and I resolved to go there.
After I had taken my berth on this
steamer, to my surprise I recognized
the stewardess, 1t seemed a caprice
of fate. Her face again stirred the
old feelings, but my common sense
was in the ascendant. did not want
to talk to one who spurned and hated
me, and ] sought relief in study and
books to ward off that dread of being
with her. However, l noticed that
every night when not engaged in her
duties she used to sit on the deck,
and though / could control myself
when awake, 1 had always dread
that my passion might incite me when
asleep to seek her. I was afraid of
myself, and thus I asked you to bind
me to the berth with ropes You
kindly did so, and Millicent Harworth
was safe. One day 1 noticed that she
spoke to you, and it was only by
supreme effort of will that 1 refrained
from accosting her, but the desire to
do so must have so affected my mad
brain that l must in my sleep have
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

did not surprise me, but when a doc
ument addressed to me and signed
by the suicide was given me, 1 must
say that the curious fatality of events
seemed astounding. l now give its
contents.
Narrative of Homicidal Madman.
| am a mailman. l own it. At GER
tain times my senses are not under
the control of my mind. Wickedness
usurps reason. In my mad moments
am an abnormal being. In my sane
moments | know what an insane mon
ster am; but when you read on yoa
will pity me instead of hating me
l am the victim of heredity.
There are married couples in this
world of sin and sorrow who ought to
have died before linking, themselves
into matrimonial bonds-husband
and wives who repel and hate one
another; unsympathetic, callous be-
ings, who don't possess any of the at
tributes TO knit them in loving bonds
of matrimony
My parents, unfortunately, were an
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

cut the ropes In the frantic desire to
be near her. l rushed. up the stairs
-she was seated as usual on deck.
The fresh air awoke me, but I could
not retreat. Madness overpowered
me, guided my steps, melted my ac-
ton, urged me to pronounce wild, pas
sionate words. l clasped her waist.
| strove to snatch her kisses. She re-
PEELED me. She maddened me- l re-
solved to destroy her life My wicked
desires gave me unnatural strength.
l held her in my arms in spite of her
wild cries for heln, and tried to cast
her overheard. Then you appeared
and vented my anger and vengeance
on you. / struck you. You fell, but
| was soon overpSwered by those who
came to her rescue. They bound me
tightly, but / had the very knife Sc
GREETED with which l had cut your
ropes, and after writing these words
shall seek eternal peace / must
not any longer blight the world with
my madness. l am unfit 10 live. The
cold mass of waters shall embrace me,
stif1e me in oblivion. Good-by.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
E INSURANCE COMPANIES AND RAILROADS
PEOPLE MAY CONTROL The TRUSTS BY The
POWER OF KNOWLEDGE

sober.minded. law-abiding, clean and
healthy country-and the city has
the best of it to date.
And the city publisher is gloating
over his millions Of magazine and
newspaper circulation with which he
is building up the city stores and
banks and wholesale houses and in
suranee companies through bringing
the countryman's money and trade
into the city instead of letting it re
main to prosper the countrymanS
own community.
Aided and Allotted
BY the Government
millions for postal service to dis
tribute the city publications to the
country people but not one dollar for
one cent postage, is the policy of the
government4-Democratic or RepubIi
can, it makes no difference, for the
city publisher has been getting his
little million dollar week graft out
of the postal department under both
for years.
Help the city all you can" is the
cry in Congress. Crush the county-
man. Build up Chicago. ST. Louis,
New York as jobbing and manufaetur-
ing and railroad and packing and
brewery and publishing centers. Donr
let single state have a wholesale
center of its own unless it's located
where it can help us politically. Regu-
late railroad rates to compel the
whole country to buy everything from
these great political centers and to.
send everything tnere-wheat, cattle,
cotton, cash.
XIII OF the country merchant and
the country store They interfere
with centralized control Kill of the
country banker. He keeps some of the
peoples money at home. Kill off the
country publisher. He appeals to
free and intelligent people and has
power we must curb. Drive all gen
eral advertisers to use only the big
city publications and let the mail
order advertiser get all the local trade
away from the country advertiser who
supports the country newspaper.
Murray for Capitalization. The coun-
try people supply us with everything
we eat and wear and now let's make
EN- supply all our cash and buy MOTH
ing except what's advertised in our
publications"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

News comes from London that en-
thusiastic cheering marked the pass
age OF the musical copyright bill
through the house of commons. Tho
bill is intended to end the pirating OF
music and to insure the protection of
foreign composers. We are glad to
note anything anywhere that pro-
tects anybody-but what we should
also like to see in this country would
be legislation to protect the individual
citizen against various noises that are
only called music for want of more
exact definition.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

The scientific men who are all the
time discussing and experimenting
with sea products that are largely UNI
known, have just had feast at Woods
Hole, where DR.. Field, of Harvard,
provided new and strange menu.
He gave his friends fried and picked
squid, whelk chowder. boiled snail and
sand lance sardines. The diners were
delighted. Snail are said to have the
advantage of cheapness, but 1t is
doubtful If they would prove general
ly filling.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

There is a new story of Mckinley
that ought to get into the good books.
1t was told by an aunt OF his, lately
deceased; Young William was study
Ding his Bible lesson when an elder
brother came in and ordered him to
hitch up a horse, as he desired to at
tend dance. William turned to Mrs.
Waller and remarked: "Aunty don't
you think 1t awful for a consistent
Methodist 10 hitch up horse to at.
tend a dance O. 80 2 ssss.s.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

To improve singing in The British
army and to do away will the usual
canteen songs, Surgeon Ger eral Evatt
suggests that regimental choral soci-
cites should be former and the sing
ing OF the German soldiery taken as
model
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

People In Persia are trying to find
some way of keeping their heads while
convincing the shah that the country
needs a constitution. The shah. like
the car, feels that while they have
him 1t is enough.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Inc three first weeks Of the fiscal
year 1907 show a treasury deficit Of
Sl4,OOOoOO. The same weeks of the
nscal year 1906, however, had a deficit
OF sl6,OOO,OOO, yet for the 10 months
there was a surplus of $26, O00, 0OO
The year which is still in its early
days is likely to give an even better
account of itself than did the one
which recently expired.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

According to statistics recently pub
lished on bibulous England. accumu.
lated since the licensing act of 1894
the percentage of licenses for public
houses per 10000 of the population
fell from s4.36 to 1857. almost every
year showing some reduction.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

One OF the new features of progress
In Missouri is the introduction of nat
ural gas. Nearly 40 counties CON
tain coal deposits. and the state feels
easy when the future fuel supply is
discussed
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

The sultan of Morocco has typhoid
fever. after bringing several able
statesmen of the foremost powers of
Europe close to nervous prostration
by playing them against one another
last winter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Still 1t would not be correct to char
acterize the lure of the north pole to
Wellman and Peary as an ignis fatuus.
unless the popular idea of the temper
AZURE is erroneous.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Where was the historical painter
when President Roosevelt and the
hired man We're getting in that load
of hay?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

The cumulative facts OF good
times are much better than quacki-
tative theories.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

England doubts the purity of the
American cigarette. America has no
doubts whatever on the subject
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

A French dancing master has
Waited IA hours, continuously. What
hit he would make as Russian rev.
olutionist!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Air navigation has been "in its in
fancy almost long enough to have
reached its second childhood.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
That's the Cry
Of the city

Ihats the cry of the city-the hua-
cry, sensual, wicked, selfish. lazy.
cruel, cursed city that takes our Young
people and converts them into dis
ciples of mammon, into nen-religious.
non-vlrtuous, non-intelligent support
ers Of city systems of graft and greed.
and now wants to take all our other
possessions, including our independ-
ence of thought.
And the city publisher goes about
it shrewdly.
lie publishes what looks at the first
glance to be honest articles setting
forth the facts about "Frenzied
Finance" and meat methods and rail-
reading and private car system and
insurance scandals, but which are
really inspired by motives that viii
not bear analysis. The plausibility
of these articles is their sbrewdest
point.
Iney look exactly as if they we're
written For the Common Good " hut
they should all be labeled aCentral-
ize Everything in the Cities ,, From
rate legislation to packing bouee ex-
posures they all aim to create condi-
IONS that will compel all business to
be done in great cities by great trusts.
me local butcher can't xiii cattle un
der government inspection the conn
Try store can't sell goods in con,neti-
ton with the city mail order bouse
ana the ordinary jobber in apv state
center can't compete with tba 4obber
N pig cues that are favored by the
interstate Commerce Commission and
rate legislation. 9'-
But when the country n,,s.oners
band together and enjoy Nor IF tal-
ent to write regarding great s,,biects.
men who will give the fact onJ LET
tn people judge for themselves .hcn
the country publisher protacte him
sen and his patrons. This is exactiy
what thousands of them are doing.
Ihey are combining to have tbe ruth
Drought out regarding the tr,sts and
mus putting their readers in ,osition
TO enact legislation that VIII safe
guard the country against ~ at+ocks
81 Ga 'n loe,, Guy and the citys publishers
1870 PNAAtASAsuS
so, mus the country puulis,.r is as
IS UNI himself and will be able to win
IN the struggle for his own existence
ana tnat OF his patrons-tbe country
storekeeper, farmer, cattlsreiser and
banker. ''ieralset aNN
~, me publication OF the facts regard
,aT oa..le ana cash, meat and wheat.
frnit rnss anu rates, private cars an
i ir,sro, sesetaole and beef distribatio
insurance i,I and "Frenzied Financ,
t WIN place the great country neople
.he producing and prosperins ponula-
tion OF the nation, in pos,t i,,s - po exer
fairs. over their O.