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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24
Wednesday, May 9, 1906.

The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members being present.
County surveyor instructed to exam
inc county road petitioned to be vacat-
ed by Eugene Lennon and others, and
the hearing on said petition set for
Monday, June 4, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Claims against the county were ex-
amined and allowed on the various
POUNDS as follows and the aduitor di-
rected to issue warrants in payment
of the same: Current expense fund,
$1O,262.S9; road and bridge fund,
sS97.2O; road districts, $4,676.49;
soldiers relief fund, SIS; game protec-
ton, $35; total, $15,SS6.5S.
Bids for doing the county advertising
were opened and read as follows:
Saturday Record (Weekly)-First in
sertion, SOC per square; subsequent
insertions, 15c per square; commission
auditors report, Csc per square.
Statesman Publishing Co.-First in
sertion. soc per square, daily and week
ly; subsequent insertions. 4Oc per
square, and commissioners proceed
ings, 4Oc per square.
Walla Walla Daily Union-First in
sertion Csc per square; subsequent in
sertions. 55c per square, and commits
Lsioners' proceedings 45c per square,
daily and weekly.
Evening Bulletin-9c per square for
each insertion, and &c per line for
commissioners proceedings.
Bids for doing the county printing
were opened and read from the Satur-
day Record, Armstrong Printery and
the Statesman Publishing company.
Opening of bids for the construction
of steel bridges was continued until
o'clck p. m.
The hearing upon the report of the
surveyor in the matter of the roao
petitioned for by o. M. Connover and
others was set for Monday, June 4th
at 10 o'clock a. m.
The road petitioned for by Joe
Woods and others. established.
The hearing upon the report of the
surveyor in the matter of the roac
petitioned to be vacatedd by {. II
McEvoy and others set for June 4th
at II o'clock a. m.
The hearing upon the surveyors re-
port in the matter of road petitlonet
for by r. o. Sanders and others set fo
June 4th, at 1890 o'clock a. IN.
SURVEYOR instructed to make an eX
lamination and survey of the road pc
titioned for by w. Hesseltine and 9th
ers. and also the road as petitioned TO
Inv Andrew ]. Moore and others.
bids for the construction of stee
bridges across the Walla Walla rive
at the Gid Cummings crossing and tn
Ravmo crossing were opened and rea
from, Dion Keefe, l. ]. Bailey & Co
A vaulk. international Contract Co
p yesterday & Co, and the Puge
Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. Con
tract awarded to P. S. Easteroay
Co. at $4,000 for the Cummings bridg
land 50 900 for the Raymo bridge.
: Reports for the quarter ehoih'
March 31st of the auditor and treas
urer approved as follows: Balanc
last report, $49,945.16; receipts 10
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24
IiIustrious Example.

Mrs. Givem-Can't husky man like
you find work?
Weary Willie-Lady, jest look how
hard it is fer the president to find
York Sun.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24

To draw the fire out of burn. heal
cut without leaving a scar, or to cure
beils. sores. letter, eczma and all skin
and scalp diseases, use DeWitt's Witch
the genuine. No remedy causes such
speedy relief. Ask for DeWitt's-the
Hazel Salve. A specific for piles. &c
genuine. Sold by l. L. Tallman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24
The EgOfst.


Who is 1t stands around an talks
Until each listener fairly balks!
Whose arguments are always vel
low?
The other fellow.
Who is It. on the other hand,
Whose judgment ought to take COM
mand,
Who aIIus has the right idee?
That's me.
Who is 1t rushes to the fore
An recklessly disdains the store
OF wisdom that is ripe an mellow!
The other fellow.
Who is il If they'd let him run
The business that is being done
Would keep 1t right as right kin be!
Why, me.
Washington Star.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24
DOGS Pathetic Devotion.

A pathetic instance of q dogs devO-
ton to its master Is interesting the
residents OF Valparaiso. Ind. says the
st, Louis Post Dispatch. A few weeks
ago James ]. Gray" city mail car
rier, died. A faithful shepherd dog
which used to. be his constant COM
panion now goes over the mans route
a couple Of times each day, starting
and ending at the postoffice. at which
place the almost frantic efforts OF the
animal to find the object Of its affec-
tons among the employees have result
ed in many plans being devised 70 d.
vert it from the quest. but to no effect.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24

Designer of Chronicle Building In
San Francisco, Which Withstood
the Shock, Says Present Construc-
ton Methods Could Make a Struc-
ture So Tough That 1t Might Be
Lifted by a Corner Out of Its Bed
without Losing Shape.
One question which the terrible dis
aster in San Francisco has raised is
this, Will there ever be a possibility
of building any large buildings there:
A reporter Of the New York Post
called on Theodore Starrett Of the
Thompson-Starrett company and re-
quested an answer to this question
from his fund Of knowledge and OK
perience.
"Well," said Mr.. Starrett, Il was
rather amused when recently some
body came in to see me and in talking
about the earthquake drew attention
to the fact that the Chronicle building
was the only big one to withstand the
shock, succumbing only to the fire later
on. This party then went on to say
that the building had been designed
by a Peruvian architect, who had come
up from Peru on purpose to show them
how to build it. replied that l hardly
believed this to be the case, since
happened to be the designer OF the
structure in question. l was engineer
In the Office Of the architects, Burn
ham & Root Of Chicago, at the time.
and did the designing Of the Chroni-
Gle building.
Into it was put every device that
human ingenuity had up to that time
devised for making building not only
f1reproof, but earthquake proof, and, as
far as l know, it was the only building
In San Francisco especially designed
with regard to the latter result. Inc
construction Of such buildings. bow
ever, differed from present construc-
ton in that while they were steel franz
ed there were no steel supports or up
rights. Each floor was supported Dy
the masonry or stOnework from tne
floor below. At present not only are
the horizontal Orders Of steel. but the
floors are supported by numerous steer
uprights, which, with the girders, form
squares which are filled in with the
masonry. If building OF the ola type
of construction could stand the snoch
of the earthquake, how much Detter
could a building of the newer type
stand it?
Moreover, if a structure were TO oe
especially designed with a vie" u
earthouakes the walls at the intersec'
tons of the Orders could be materially
REINFORCED with steel ties. A building
could be made so tough in this manner
that a derrick, if large enough. migh'
take it by a corner and lift 1t r'Gnt ou'
Of its bed without changing its shape
The masonry work could be OF reen
forced concrete, which would furthel
add to the strength of the structure:
"As regards the destruction or Duiiu
ings BIZ fire, nothing more can De saic
than was said at the time OF the baiti
more fire. The fire at that time was
so hot that the buildings were literail!
baked inside and out at the same time
and then when the heat reached Ger
tain stage they simply went up III pun
almost instantly. Eyewitness sa!
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24

Possibly the story Of a mutiny on
board of a Portuguese battleship was
started at this time for the purpose
Of letting the world know that Portugal
hasa battleship.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24

The hot headed jingoes of Japan will
proba bly, postpone their war against
the United States until after Uncle
Sam shall have had fair chance to
relieve the japanese famine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24
At Rest.

"PeOple don't talk as much about
frenzied finance as they used to-"
NO." answered young Mrs. Tor
kins. mot since the races went away"
Washington Star.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24

policies upon the crops and buildings
Of West India planters to protect them
for loss by hurricanes, earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions. All sorts Of build
ings are covered by the insurance and
all products Of the soil except bananas.
This exemption Is due to the fragile
nature of the banana tree.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24
Complimentary.

"Come quick to Mr.. Oldham's house"
cried the messenger.
But" said Dr. Youngman, "are you
sure you were told to bring me?'
Eyes. They said you couldn't do any
harm. He's too far gone anyway
Philadelphia Press.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24

Two men were arrested recently in
New York for causing a crowd of citi-
zens to laugh and cheer, and another
man was gathered in on the same day
for refusing to look pleasant when Or
dered to cross a street. The police are
growing awfully particular.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24
VULGAR Display.

Nose Johnson-Doan yo' hate to see
a woman's hans covered wifi rings?
Pete PersimmOns-Ah suttinly does.
Aid as soon git hit wifi brass knuck-
les-Puck.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24


This statement Of the magnetic ef-
feet of the San Francisco earthquake
was made at the coast and geOdetic
survey:
1.-THE San Francisco earthquake, be-
sides being recorded the world over Oh
specially designed earthquake instru-
ments, called seismographs, likewise
affected the self recording magnetic in.
struments at the three magnetic Oh
servatories of the coast and geodetic
survey thus far heard from.
AT the magnetic observatory at
Cheltenham, Md, this disturbance be-
gan about half past 8 a. m, eastern
dime, on April 10. and continued for
about half an hour. 1t will be noticed
in the table giving the time as recorded
by the seismograph that this disturb
ance began some time later than the
preliminary tremors. coinciding with
the principal portion of the disturb
ance as recorded on the seismograph.
1T affected chiefly the horizontal and
vertical compOnents of the earth's mag.
netic intensity, the greatest disturb
ance amounting to one one-thousandth
part Of the horizontal intensity and
about one two-thousandth part Of the
vertical intensity. 1t was not of the
same character as that due to cosmic
magnetic storm or as that recorded in
connection with the Mont Pelee erup-
ton. but appears to be chiefly If not
entirely mechanical.
lat Baldwin, Kan, where there is nc
seismograph, the magnetic instruments
also recorded a similar disturbance
lasting from twenty-five minutes after
8 to half past 8. eastern time, some
time after the preliminary tremors OF
the earthquake reached Cheltenham.
"At the Sitka observatory this dis
turbance was also recorded by the
magnetic instruments from twenty
four minutes past 8 to thirty minutes
past 8. eastern time, somewhat later
than the preliminary tremors recorded
or the seismograph at this observatory
ut is to be noticed that In each OF
these three cases the magnetic dis
turbance occurs at about the same
time that the greatest motion Is being
recorded on the seismograph.
'The question whether the earth
quake disturbed the magnetics in 8
purely mechanical way or by its actor
on the earth's magnetism is by nc
means settled-il fact, it is only recent
| ~ that attempts have been made +
; study the phenomena"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24
Thursday, May 10, 1906.


The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members being present.
The contract for care and keeping Of
the county poor and sick was awarded
to L. L. Hunt for $4,000.
The county auditor authorized to
purchase necessary stamped envelopes
for sheriff and superintendent.
Contract for doing the county print
ing awarded to the Saturday Record
as per bid, and the contract for doing
the county advertising awarded to the
Statesman company as per bid.
Construction insurance was ordered
placed upon the new Jail as follows:
Franklin and Brown, $4,000; G. c..
Church, $4,000, and J. S. Houtchens,
$4,000.
The plat of WATERFOWL addition to
Walla Walla approved.
Claims of county commissioners
were allowed as follows: George
Struthers, $24.20; j. H. Morrow, $2160,
and ]. H. McCay, $4,000.
Whereupon the board adjourned I'M
til Monday, June 4th, 1906
Approved. J. H. MORROW,
Attest: Chairman.
w. j. HONEYCUTT,
Clerk of the Board.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24
How the Brave Japs Went Down.

According to the Speaker Uondon)
the returns of Japanese war losses
made by the Japanese war office have
at length been published and are in
structive as indicating the numbers
which a successful modern army may
expect to lose by sickness and death
in battle in hard fought campaign.
This journal says:
At the end Of the war we were given to
understand that the excellence Of the
Japanese hospital and ambulance system
had been so great that the losses by sick
ness had been comparatively small. we
are now officially informed that disease,
as usual, claimed more victims than bat
tie, though the excess is very small, very
much smaller than usual. Here are the
statistics of killed. wounded and missing:
Killed on the field. Observation-Disclosures. 1913
Wounded on the field. .153,613
Missing ..................... o'ooA
Injured by accident .................... It, 456
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. AZ
/. Most of the missing should be added
to the killed. Accidents in this CLASH
fication refer to all sorts of mishaps in
camp and on the march which disable
men for duty. The Speaker adds:
To the total Of killed. wounded. injured
and missing must be added 221136 who
died Of or were invaded by disease and
sickness. thus giving a grand total of
439, 565 casualties. 1t appears from a care
full analysis Of the returns that 2S1. 5S7 in
valided men were brought back to Japan.
The total number Of the men who perish
ed at the front rs put at about 10000. or
the invaded men who were sent into
hospitals in Japan 1880 recovered and
were discharged by the end Of August.
while 36Ol had by then died in hospital.
Even this showing Of casualties the
Speaker considers ''suspiciously small"
The Russian losses during the strug-
gle are represented in the revised esti-
mates at St. Petersburg at Isl, 900 kill
ed. wounded and missing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24

Yes, San Francisco had tidal wave
along with it's earthquakes tidal
wave of relief.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24
SPEED
How Its Tremors Travelled
Across the Country.
AT NEARLY SIX NILES A SECOND

Took Seven Minutes and Twenty
four Seconds For the Shocks at San
Francisco to Cross the Continent.
Duration of ouakes Was Nearly
Four Hours.
At a rate Of five and one-half miles
second tremOrs from the earthquake in
San Francisco on Wednesday morning,
April Is. were transmitted through the
continent from the Pacific to the At
lantic coast, says Washington special
dispatch to the New York Herald.
Such Is the story Of the seismographic
instruments in the United States coast
and geodetic survey laboratories in
Cheltenham, Md, and Sitka, Alaska. a
full record Of which was recently Is
sued, AS heretofore stated, the dis
turbance recorded by the seismograph-
lc earthquake machine was greater
than any hitherto shown since the OBJ
servatories' establishment. Here Is the
official statement issued at the coast
and geodetic survey:
1.-THE record from a distant earth
quake Zone more than 600 miles away
NAV conveniently be divided into sew
eral portions. The first portion, gener-
ally known as the preliminary tremor.
consists of very small, irregular vibra-
lions with a period Of two to four Sec
onds The. duration Of these prelim-
mary tremors is believed to increase
directly with the distance from the ori-
gin of the earthquake. Next comes
the principal portion Of the earth
quake, which generally continues with
three or four large waves over a period
Of fifteen to twenty-five seconds. I'm
mediately following these waves come
the large waves, generally lasting sew
eral minutes and producing the max
imum motions Of the recording stylus.
After this the motion dies down slow
ly until the end.
Eat Cheltenham the preliminary trem-
ors began at Sh. ION. 24s. at a distance
Of 2,4JO miles from San Francisco. AS
Stunning now the time of the first shock
as 5h. 12m. Pacific time, or Sh. 12m.
eastern time, as given by Professor
Davidson Of the University Of Califor-
MIA, the velocity of these tremors Is
found to be five and one-half miles per
second, about twenty-seven times the
velocity of sound. The time taken for
these waves to cross the continent was
I'm. 24s.
''The large waves began about Oh.
Bonn. 1885,, or an interval of Ism. lbs.
after the first shock, and the velocity
of these waves appears to be about two
and one-quarter miles per second.
"As will be seen from the accompa-
nying table, the duration of the earth
quakes was nearly four hours. The
duration of the strongest motion, how
ever, was only from Sh. Bonn. to about
Sh. 4Om. During this period the mo-
ton was too large to be properly re-
corded by the sesmograph. The period
Of vibration in the preliminary tremors
was about two or four seconds; in the
principal portion it varied from ten to
twenty seconds"
Here is comparative statement Of
results at Sitka and Cheltenham, &C.
cording to eastern time:
Chelten-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24

quarter, $1s5,06SS4; total, $2S5,O14.1o.
Disbursements, $97 ,S3961. Balance on
hand March 31st, $137,174.49; total,
S235,01410.
Poll tax bond of F. o. Cox approx
ed
Whereupon the board adjourned until
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24

Took Seven Minutes and Twenty
four Seconds For the Shocks at San
Francisco to Cross the Continent.
Duration Of Quakes Was Nearly
Four Hours.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-24
PROBING
What Theodore Starrett Thinks
Of Such Construction.
VALUABLE IN HIGH BUILDINGS.

Designer of chronicle Building In
San Francisco, Which WithstOOd
the Shock, Says Present COnstruc-
ton Methods Could Make a Struc-
ture So Tough That 1t Might BE
Lifted by a Corner Out of Its Bed
without Losing Shape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-31
DRESSES WITH TRAIN.
Nordhausen Town Council Prohibits
Their Use.
Cablegram 10 Tha SIN

Special cablegrsm 10 The Star.
BERLIN. May 2S.-rhs Nordhausen town
council hns leapea into sudden notoriety by
passing \ municipal bylaw prohibiting
women from wearing dresses with trains
within the boundaries OF the town
Another by law requiser the polics to en-
force toe prohibition with great stringency.
anh 10 arrest all offending women, who will
be punished by haes not exceeding S. Re
peattd offenses against the bylaw may be
punished with Imprisonment
The energetic action Of the council raised
q heated controversy. Some maintain that
lhe prohibition Is Illegal. and measures are
TO he taken Immediately TO test the right
Or the council TO interfere with individual
liberty 10 this extent.
One eminent authority states that the
town council cannot prevent women from
wearing trains. but only from dragging
them along the ground. Trains are thus
permissible II women will lift their dresses
properly as they walk
. Advocates of female dress reform bestow
Unlimited praise on the Nordhaasen council
Tor its COURAGEOUS action. and urge other
municipal authorities to follow its example.
They declare that the train is q public
Nuisance and a danger to public health.
md a. women refuse TO abolish II volun-
karfly. the intervention OF the public author
ttiss to compel them must be warmly well
tomed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-31
RESTORATION AT CULRoss.
Abbey Church Ranks Among Oldest
in the Country.
Special Cnblegram to The Star.

Special Cnbiegram TO The Star.
LONDON. May 2S-The restoration at
Culcross continues to prove, In the light OF
recent discoveries. that the Abbey Church
ranks among the oldest in our country.
Two Celtic crosses have just been found.
One is simply plain slab. roughly dressed
On the sides, and bearing quite distinctly
tnnumerable marks Of a pointed and sharp
edged instrument. The face of the slab
bad been reduced 10 a smooth surface with
out any regard to being straight, that be-
Ing considered nOn-essential for artistic
work. The Ornamentation. which is in semi
relief. is intricate and methodcaI. and
would certainly be a sample of the highest
attained In Celtic art. The other cross is
OF a different design, having the ornamen-
tation on the sides, and Is similar TO some
In Iona. A portion of 1t has been broken
on. and there is evidence that the front
may have had a figure carved upon 1t.
The ornamentation on the two sides differ
somewhat, one being cut with regular
straight and angular sides. something after
the fashion Of thick cord that had been
woven around pins placed In regular and
Diminishing positions as II reached the
bop The other side has primitive reversing
scrolls in continuous line In the center
these run into sharp and straight angles
at the sides, and the ornamental ton at
each side is inciosed in long square panel
This cross was found while lowering the
pathway entrance in front OF the church.
and about four feet below the surface near
what. at one time. would be the center OF
the original church. Portions of the foun-
datiOn OF this very old part still remain
Two old sycamore trees. which grew on the
top OF the north wall, had to be cut down
their roots extending through the founda-
tions OF the tower, IL being deemed neces-
sary 20 sacrifice them for the safety OF the
church. Much difficulty was experienced
In blasting and taking out their roots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-31

much TO do with the building up of the
United States. II the wives OF the settlers
In the eighteenth century had been French
women they would never have crossed the
Allegheny mountains, and II they had been
German the growth of the great hinteriand
In the west would have been impossible.
In his FIVE years residence in the states he
was struck with the entire absence OF .
desire to dow n other people. In Europe
class was subject TO class. but In America
ali classes were subject to woman, and It
was owing to women that social and po-
iitfcai equality was so pronounced q feature.
DR. Reich declared. that the reason the
American women were among the most
beautiful specimens OF wQmanhood was that
men married for love and not for doWry.
To achieve greatness the American woman
had paid heavy premium by the loss Of
many human qualities. but they had had
TO remember that the charm and grace Of
the French woman had been attained At the
expense Of much iibsrty In hsr ea<ly yeers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-31
Iderable surprise In ami quarters. hut h

siderable surprise In all quarters, but it
should be understood that the signing OF
the document by no means necessitates any
immediate effort on the part of the magzen
to introduce reforms. however anxious the
sultan may personally be to do so.
His majesty nowadays plays q very un-
important part In Moorish politics. He
shuts himself up IN his palace and sees no
one. and allows himself to be Influenced en-
ttrely by bis advisers. ana often by the
least capable OF them. He is naturally
weary Of seeing his undoubtedly good In
tenttons cancelled by the people about him
and seems no longer to take any active IN
terest In affairs. Things have gone so rap-
IDLY from bad to worse that he has almost
abandoned hope and leaves to others far
less Intelligent and less we'll intentioned
s45airs. Could Is perronnIiy So persuad
- make one EFFORT to show some eusrGy
the situation = not past Aavtng. but. unfor-
tunateay. few or none Of thoes about him