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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09
PACKERS Plan TO "GET
EVEN With president

Chicago, June 6.-The political de.
struction of President Roosevelt and
all who acknowledge alliance with him
in his fight on the packers is the plan
of the millionaire proprietors Of Amer.
ica's great industry. As soon as ].
Ogden Armour returns from Europe
the heads of the big concerns will
meet to arrange their plan of action
It contemplates the enlistment Of all
trusts and corporations at whom The
administrative guns have been pointed
With powerful organization and with
the millions invested in the big indus
tries, the captains of finance will On.
deavor to capture the machinery Of
whichever of the two big political PAL.
ties may be most effectively utilized.
According to a leading lawyer for
the packers, who was engaged in their
defense in the recent trial before
Judge Humphrey, the great capitalists
Of this country declare that Mr.. Roose-
welt is no longer to be trusted to rep
resent their interests. Lately be has
shown tendencies that are dangerously
socialistic, they aver, and has demon
strated the peril of electing man Of
radical mind to the presidency.
The Things He Has Done.
The lawyer is the recognized spokes'
man for the packers. but he refuses to
permit the use of his name for polit'
cal reasons. He says:
president Roosevelt has done oil
he can to ruin the great financial u
terests of this country. He has hound.
ed the coal mine owners, persecuted
the railroads and pursued the packers
with an luminosity due, apparently
enmity engendered by bis defeat in sne
business when he tried to becomes
packer.
HE has loaned himself to the prac
tical destruction of insurance CON-
panies, and in other ways demonstra'
ed his unfitness.
''This last move means that the 1.-Two
stock raisers, the Western farmers anu
the packers will unite against him. iOt
his ruination of Americas lore'sn
meat trade will hurt the farmers "
badly as it does the packers
with this nucleus will begin opel.
atoms Of irresistible force in poI,'''
which will defeat all radicals VINO pls
to the galleries at the expense OF csp'
tai.
eft is certain that if Roosevelt,
mains the leader of the Repuo.l0::11
party the big capitalists will % ali ;;m
to make contributions to the csmp''tta -
fund. II it becomes necessary -.
abandon the Republican party, Nv w
Democratic leaders are always f''''
to adopt reasonable measures
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09

washington, June 6.-The bill an
propriating $35, 900 for the survey 81 :
c,ai from navigable waters ON the
1anana river in Alaska to the Seward
peninsula, has passed the house.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09
Reason for Fee Systesh.

In my judgment the expense o. the
inspection should be paid by fee
levied on each animal slaughtered. II
this is not DONE, the whole purpose
OF the law can at any time be defeated
through an insufficient appropriation.
and whenever there Is no particular
interest in the subject It would not
only be easy but natural to make the
appropriation insucfi1ient. II It were
not for this consideration should
favor the government. paying for the
inspection.
The alarm expressed In certain
quarters concerning this feature
should be allayed By arealization that
IN no case. under such law, win the
cost OF inspection exceed s cents Per
head.
! call special attention 70 the fact
that this report i preliminary, and
that the investigates = sin un1lnish-
ed. 4 Is not yet possible 20 report on
the alleged abuses IN tho use q dale,
tefious chemicnl compoun{s IA con
nection with canning a6d preserving
meat products. nor on tho ALLEGED de-
tof1nk ii this fashion u tainted miaf
and Of products returned "a the pack-
% = having grown unsalable fxom
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09
THEODORE ROOsEyE1Y

Chicago, June Eight of thu ri,
packing establishments of Chicaeo H..
night issued q statement replying !"
the charges made in the Neill.Ra,
nolds report of the Investigation Of II.
packing plants and President Rooss
velt's message to congress. The pacl
ers declare that the animals killed M
dergo rigid federal inspection both b.
fore and after slaughter and that n.
methods of the packing houses are On.
tirely sanitary.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09

Oreston. Ia, juno 6.-Congreesman
Hepburn was renominated BY acclama-
ton at the Eighth district Republican
convention here.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09
OREGON ELECTION AS TO sIOCkYARDs
PRESIDENT SENDS PRELln lNIlY
REPORT TO CONGRESS.
Says Present Meat Inspection Il
Inadequate and that Changes
are Necessary IN the Interest
Of Decency-Congress Should
Take Immediate Action.

Washington, June 5.-The follow
ing message of President Roosevelt
concerning conditions in the Chicago
stock yards was delivered to congress
yesterday:
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives: I transmit herewith the
report of Mr.. James Bronson Rey-
nolds and Commissioner Charles p.
Neill, the special committee whom /
appointed to investigate the condi-
tions in the stock yards Of Chicago.
and report thereon to me.
This report is Of preliminary ma
ture. submit it to you because it
shows the urgent need Of immediate
action by congress in the direction Of
providing drastic and thorough-go,
ing inspection by the federal govern
ment of all stockyards and packing
houses and of their products SO far as
the latter enter into interstate or for
eign commerce.
The conditions shown by even this
short inspection to exist in the Chi
cage stock yards are revolving. It is
imperatively necessary, in the interest
of decency, that they should be radi-
cally changed. Under the existing
law it is wholly impossible to secure
satisfactory results.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09

age or from other reasona g.
Legations are made in referenc.. y Z. Z
abuses q this nature. @t,
Let NJ repe6t that under II.
ut NV thSfe . no method 8, ~. s4s pes
shee abuses Il they should ba STOPPING
ered 70 sxist. Legislation Is nes slse'''
order to prevent the possibilits ea b
abuses In the future. If no las;.' y u
is passed. then the excellent ' s.
accomplished by the work Of th; .s'0la
cial committee will endure onlv !. sN
as the memory Of the comm;. loae
work is fresh. and recrudescenc. :. !,
abuses is absolutely certain. sas
l urge the Immediate enactm.,.
law Of provisions which will s,. .a,o
the department. of agriculturss 'sol'
quately to inspect the meat and -, sus
food products entering into me-. .'sss
commerce and to supervise ms.s 'ss
of preparing the same, and to nrs.. a0as
the sanitary conditions under ss;s
the work shall be performed. '1'ca
I therefore commend to your ,.,..
able consideration and urge the en, S
ment Of substantially the prov;s;s U'
known as amendment No. 20 "a ~
act making appropriations for thu !.
partment of agriculture for thu a. ~
year ending June 80, 1907. an nosss s
by the senate, this amendment hs,su
commonly known as the Beva,,da.
amendment.
THEODORE ROOsrvr,n
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09
Government Poweriess.

Under existing laws the government
has no power to enforce inspection OF
the many forms of prepared meat food
products that are daily going from the
packing houses into interstate COM
MERGE. Owing to the inadequate ap-
preparation the department Of agricul-
ture IL not even able to place inspect
ors in all esta blishments desiring that.
The present law prohibits the ship
ment Of uninspected meat to foreign
countries, but there is no provision
forbidding the shipment of uninspac.
ted meats in interstate commerce, and
thus the avenues Of interstate com.
merce are left open to traffic in dis
eased or spoiled meats.
It, as has been alleged on seemingly
good authority. further evils exist,
such as the improper use Of chemical,
and dyes the government lacks power
to remedy them. A law is needed
which will enable the inspectors Of the
general government to inspect and su.
peryise from the hoof to the can the
meat food products.
The evil seems to be much less in
the sale Of dressed carcasses than in
the sale Of canned and other prepared
products, and very much less q re-
CARDS products sent abroad than a. ne
CARDS those used at home.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09
Shows Law Defective.

When my attention was first direct.
ed to this matter an Investigation was
made under the bureau of animal in.
dustry of the department of agricul-
ture. When the preliminary state.
ments of this Investigation were
brought to my attention they showed
such defects in the law and such
wholly unexpected conditions that
deemed it best to have q further and
immediate investigation by men not
connected with the bureau, and ac-
cordingly appointed Messrs. Reynolds
and Neill. It was impossible under
the existing law that satisfactory work
should be done by the bureau Of ami
NAL industry. I am now, however,
examining the way in which the work
actually was done.
Before had received the report Of
Messrs. Reynolds and Neill l had di-
rected that labels be placed on any
package of meat food products should
state only that the carcasses Of the
animals from which the meat was
taken had been inspected at the time
of slaughter. If inspection Of meat
food products at all stages of prepare
tion is not secured by the passage of
legislation recommended shall feel
compelled to order that inspection
labels and certificates on canned pro-
ducts shall not be used hereafter.
The report shows that the stock
yards and packing houses are not kept
even reasonably clean, and that the
method of handling and preparing food
products is unoleanly and dangerous
to health.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26

To make Walla Walla more beauti-
full, healthful and attractive Is one OF
the movements that has been launch
ed by the Fifty Thousand club. under
the direction Of Secretary Menkus. In
carving out the work the cooperation
of all the residents of Walla Walla will
he asked for and all will be invited to
ioin hands with the club and begin
work at once to accomplish the re-
sn,t desired by the members Of the
new organization.
"Our plan is to get everybody In the
citv interested in the movement" said
Secretary Menkus this morning. "and
fee, certain that we can do 1t. We
want all to work for a clean city,
which will contribute to the healthful-
ness of the community, and labor for
beautiful city so that Walla Walla
shall be a source of justifiable pride OF
her citizens Of the present and the
future. We want to create senu-
ment in that direction and secure the
hearty support of the people. In re"
days we will take up the work ano
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26

The Commercial club of Dayton mas
taken up the question of securing an
Improvement in the mail service anu
has also called to the attention OF the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation coll-
pany the matter of freight rates. In
a letter to Secretary Mcdonald, OF the
walla Walla Commercial club. which
was received this morning. commit
tee from the Dayton organization
says:
"We are enclosing herewith copy
of q letter which we have addressed 70
the local agent of the o. r. & n. COM
pany of this place. touching on sew
eral matters which we believe 10 De
of great Importance to the business
interests of your city as wei as to ours
An occasional delay in mails couio DC
overlooked. but where it occurs d.
frequently as it has in the case com
planned of we believe it to be the ou'S
of business interests effected to see
the matter cannot be remedied.
'sThe matter of discriminating freigh
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
WANTS LOWER FREIGHT RATE FROM WALlA WALLA

rates is Of more Importance and we
hope your organization will join with
us in an effort to have these matters
adjusted. believing that matters of
vital Importance effecting either Of the
towns of Walla Walla, Waitsburg and
Dayton cannot help but affect, in a
measure, the others"
Letter to O. r. & NJ.
In their letter to the railroad COM
pany the committee points out that the
freight rates charged from Walla Wal
la to Dayton are more in proportion
than from Portland to Dayton. A GER
tain instance is noted and the commit
tee asks the railroad officials to take
up the matter and see if lower rate
on freight cannot be given between
Walla Walla and Dayton.
This subject will be considered at
the meeting of the Walla Walla Com
mercial club Wednesday evening and
| it is believed that the club will assis
the Dayton organization in it's effort
to bring about the desired result.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
PLANNING TO make WALLA WALLA MORE BEAUTIFUL

hope to carry it along with the great
est of success"
Secretary Menkus has received from
the One Hundred and Fifty Thousand
club of Spokane letter showing how
the work of beautifying that city was
taken up, and from it many valuable
pointers have been obtained. Many Of
the plans will be used in Walla Wa!la
by the local organization.
To Interest Children.
The women and children Of this city
are to be enlisted in the movement
and all citizens will be asked to lend
a helping hand. The planting Of trees.
laying out driveways, lawns and parks
will be suggested. Keeping streets
and alleys clean, enforcement Of city
ordinances relative to such matters
and public sanitation will be sug-
gested. walla Walla is now renowned
for it's beautiful surroundings and it's
attractive homes, but the members of
the Fifty Thousand club believe that
much work yet is needed to make the
city perfect in this connection.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
Not Hidinu From HadIey.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 20
Fear of a subpoena from the federal
court in this city to appear and testify
in the oil rebate case brought by the
French refining firm against the Penn
svlvania railroad is believed to be the
reason why John D. Rockefeller has
been hiding since last December. The
Missouri summons is imperative out
side of New York and there is no rea-
son why he should hide to avoid that
The magnate was ordered to appear
here April 2, but the officers have been
unable to locate him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
Terrific Storm North Of Wa||a
Wd||a Yesterday Afternoon
MUCH DAMAGE TO ROADS and GRAIN
ROAD AND BRIDGE GANG NEAR
FLATHERS' RANCH HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE.

A terrific clOudburst occurred near
the Summit, two miles south of Pres
colt, about 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon and reports from that neighbor-
hood today state that considerable
damage has been done to roads and
growing grain on the hillsides. A
terrific thunderstorm preceded the
cloudburst, which is declared to have
been one of the worst occurring in the
Prescott country in years.
THE cloud was perfectly visible
from my farm near Bergman station
Assessor Bergman said this morning.
"A terrific thunderstorm came up
about 4 o'clock and shortly afterwards
we noticed heavy black cloud, shaped
something like a balloon, travelling
eastward The cloud seemed to almost
touch the ground. Trainmen told me
that water three and four feet deep in
places came rushing down the canyon,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26

WON SPLENDID VICTORY
Captain Jones of the Constabu-
larry Lost Half of His Com
mand--Americans Safe

MANILA, March Ex-Governor Cur
ry is safe and well. He reports to the
government as follows:
I'VE had hard fight, in which Cap
tain Jones of the constabulary lost half
his command, gaining a magnificent
victory under the greatest odds. The
Pulajanes fired and charged while un-
der a flag of truce and promising to
surrender With the assistance of fed
eral troops we will be able to exter-
inmate the fugitives. The natives of
Samar are in sympathy with us and
are lending. aid from every town.
Judge Lobinger and all other Ameri-
cans are safe"
General Wood has sent federal
troops to aid the constabulary and has
given the native soldiers Krag JOrgen-
sens to replace the antiquated rifles
they have eben using.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
shooT HFAR|NG IS ON AGAIN
Several Witnesses Were Examined To.
Day-A Life Saving Service
for Washington.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 90
The Smoot hearing was resumed to-
day. Robert ]. Shields. of Salt Lake.
a Gentle general sales agent Of the
Inland Crystal Salt company, was the
first witness called to refute the testf-
mony of c. A. Smurthwaits, who de-
clared that the Mormon church tried
to monopolize the salt trade of Utah.
James H. Linford, president of the
Brigham Young college, testified after
much insistence that he is not a
bigamist, but that he believes in plural
marriages.
The senate passed bill appropriate
ing 100000 for a life saving station
and sea tug on the Washington coast
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
SAYS CHARGES ARE FALSE.
Counsel for Duluth Fire Chief Makes
Statement.

DULUTH, Minn., March 26.-Coun-
sci for John T. Black, chief of the fire
department of this city, now on trial
on an alleged charge Of grating, says
that indisputable testimony will be in
troduced when the hearing is resumed
next Friday that will clear the atmos-
phere and show the charges that are
made against the chief to be false.
Attorney John Jenswold. who is ap-
pearing for Chief Black, says that the
assertion that his client received $25
from John Barrett, Of Barrett & Zim-
norman, horse dealers, after Black
as alleged, was called to the barn by
telephone, is false, and that no such
transactions ever occurred at thai
place will be proved beyond doubt
He said that the prosecution Of prac'
tically all of the accusations agains
Black is spite work and of a politica
nature.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
SUIT FOR $4,000.
Wife of Montana Physician Brings
Charge Against Wealthy Woman.

LEWISTON, Mont, March 26.-Mrs.
Maud Hedges, wife of DR.. Ralph S.
Hedges, one of the leading physicians
of this part of the state, has brought
suit against Mrs. Theodore Hermie
Adelaide Belcher, a prominent and
wealthy woman of Lovina, to recover
$4,000 damages for the alleged aliena-
ton of the affections of her husband.
The complaint alleges that the hus-
band abandoned the wife and her three
children, leaving them without means
of subsistence. The charges made in
the complaint are of a sensational
character and have created much sur
prise and comment. Mrs. Belcher is
the wife of a well-known rancher near
Lavina.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
FIRE IN BIG NEW YORK FACTORY
Girls Saved by Being Caught in Fire
Nets as They Jumped From
Windows.

NEW YORK, n. Y. March 60
The six-stOry factory building on
Downing and Bedford streets was de-
stroyed by fire today The girls were
saved by jumping into fire nets. Five
firemen were critically injured. The
less is half a million dollars.
All but five persons are accounted
for. These are three firemen, Captain
Walsh, George Christy and Thomas
have been caught in the ruins.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
San Jaeinto in Path of Floods.

city of San JacintO that a few years
ago was nearly destroyed by an earth
Quake is threatened with a new danger.
The San Jacinto river has changed its
course and is coming with irresistible
force toward the town. Hundreds are
working to avert the danger. cloud
burst in the mountains added to the
immense volume of water in the river.
1t is feared that nothing can stand
before the rush of waters.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
TOWN OF WRANGEL BURNS.
All Stores in Town Except One
Burns.

special dispatch says the town of
Wrangel was burned to the ground
Saturday afternoon. The fire started
in the Pioneer house and swept up and
down Main street, also burning out
fully two dozen residences. The may
or and council have appealed to Pacific
coast points for assistance. All the
leading stores except that of the ST.
Michaels Trading company are in
ashes
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
THEY WANT TO HEAR ORCHARD CONFESS

MIR. Zimmerman, of Barrett & Zim-
norman, read an account of the hear
ing said Mr.. Jensworld, "and 1 have
in my hands telegram from him in
which he says the incident testified to
in effect that Barrett handed Blacl,
$25. is an unmitigated lie. and we ex-
pect to prove it so. 1 cannot under
stand why the firms bookkeeper should
make such statements
Will Disprove All CHARGES.
I'VE will show in general way that
the entire prosecution of this case is
spite work, and the political phase of
the matter may be developed. We are
glad that exhaustive reports of the tes-
timony have been published, for they
have recalled to many people incidents
that the chief had forgotten. The re-
suit is that witnesses have come for
ward and volunteered to tell what they
know.
Our evidence in regard to the charge
that Chief Black and Secretary Wilson
drew relief money and pay at the same
time will be a satisfactory explana-
ton, I think, that there was nothing
wrong in connection with the mat
ter.
"Chief Black will testify on direct
examination and will be cross-examin-
ed. Other witnesses will be summon
ed in rebuttal of the charges. and what
is left of the charges against Mr.
Black will be annihilated"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
Fresno Is Threatened By The High
Water.
! V|sALIA IS ALSO VERY MUCH ALARMED
HEAVY RAINS IN THE NOUN
TAINS MAKE THE SiTUA-
TION WORSE.

er is slowly rising and the courthouse,
the Southern Pacific depot. the two
Odd Fellows halls, many business
houses and a large residence district
are surrounded by water. Heavy rains
last night are reported from the noun
tains and higher water is expected this
afternoon. Great damage will result.
A tremendous volume Of water is pour
ing into Tulare lake. 1t is estimated
that 10000 acres of wheat will be
ruined. The town of Alpaugh is re-
ported cut off.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
Bank Crooks Arrested.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 26.-Thero
We're four arrests this afternoon III
connection with the failure of the En-
terprise National bank. Forest A.
Andrews: George E. Rallston, Charles
Monzonor and Edward T. Mcmillan
former clerks in the bank, We're ar
rested. charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud on information by government
officials. Bail was fixed at $4,000
which Nichols and RallStOn gave
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-26
MINERS AND OPERATORS STILL talk
Little Prospect of a Settlement Being
Reached Before Thursday
Operators Disagree.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 90
The delay in reaching a settlement In
the anthracite fields will result from
the conference. 1t was predicted this
morning that the joint scale conference
will continue in session several days
vet. A miner representative declared
that an agreement will be reached
Thursday The bitter strife in the
conference is said to be mostly among
the operators themselves not between
miners and operators.
The joint committee met again this
prospect of a settlement