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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12
YIELDS RARE GEMS.
Sapphire Mines Are Producing Phe-
nomenaiIy.

Sapphire Mines Are Producing Phe-
nomenaIIy.
LIVINGSTON, Mont, June 1.-THE
sapphire mines on the west fork of
Rock creek are being operated extern
sively and the work is meeting with
phenomenal success. Some of the
in America or in the oriental mines,
are being taken out
Much trouble has been experienced
by the company in securing competent
diggers, but lately several men with
experience in the diamond mines of
South Africa have been secured The
uOtput for the year is expected to
show a phenomenal increase over that
of any previous year.
Many improvements have been eff
fected at the mines, and preparations
have been made for carrying on the
work on a big scale. Although pri-
marily a copper mining country, Mon
tana enjoys the distinction of being
the only state in the United States
where gem mining is carried on in
systematic manner
Besides it's sapphires, Montana is
next to North Carolina in the produce
ton Of rubies. while in the total value
of it's production of corundum gems,
Of which the oriental sapphire oonsti-
tutes the greater amount, Montana
heads the list, and the industry is con-
stantly increasing in magnitude and
Importance
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12

If you are opposed to the completion
of the $250000 water system now in
course of construction, vote with the
men who are seeking a permanent in
junction against the city's taking its
water supply from Mill creek If these
men had their way Walla Walla
would have no water supply except
what might be secured from wells as
they are trying to have the city re-
strained from using even the scanty
supply of water now available. To
vote with them is to indorse their
scheme to make the city's expenditure
of a quarter of million dollars for
an adequate water system an utter
waste of time and money. Do you ia
vor that permanent injunction? Then
vote with the men who are seeking it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12
THE CANAL PROBLEM SOLVED.

The fatal lack in the canal organiza-
ton has been discovered, not by con-
gress. by commissioners, nor by con-
sulting boards of engineers. 1t
was humble boss of jovial
disposition, one who was ac-
customed to MARBLE a few bars
hay into the NOW in the days of long
ago. who unearthed the secret. He
gets the work out of his men by keep
ing them moving to the stride of a
song. Reports from the isthmus say
that this boss has developed songs
which have inspired contentment and
energy among his men, with the result
that he distanced ali rivals in the
amount of work accomplished.
Now that the secret of keeping the
Panama laborer moving so that you
can see him move is known, there will
be a change in the specifications for
advancement in the canal service. Men
a premium. Men who can lead a chO-
rus in a full round baritone will get
to the front, but the place Of honor
will be reserved for the man who can
make up a song in the vernacular
which will just tickle the Panama
Jack to death and make him turn out
work without his being aware of it.
Probably the method will not get very
far before the walking delegate will be
on hand with a printed notice pro-
hibiting singing on the works.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12
THE EFFECTIVE REMEDY.

An Oklahoma man tells a good story
which illustrates the difference be-
tween the effect of putting a man in
Jail and merely compelling him to pay
fine, and shows how the blackmail-
ers and thieves who manage certain
trusts and railroads may be tanned,
says the Colfax Commoner. Accord
ing to the story, a ferOciOus person
came into South McAlister some time
ago and disturbed the public peace by
announcing that he was a wolf, that
he came from the headwaters of
Bitter creek and that this was his
night to howl. He emphasized this
statement by firing a pistol several
times, and was promptly put in the
calaboOse. Next morning he was
brought before Judge Stewart and
the case was heard.
Il fine you $50 for being a wolf,
$50 for being from the headwaters of
Bitter creek, and $50 because it was
your night to howl" said the judge.
"All right, jedge," the bad man re-
piled, flippantly, I've got that amount
right here in my jeans"
Il also sentence you to Jail for six
months" continued the judge. Have
you got that in your jeans, too?"
This was too much for the bully and
he wilted like coddled cabbage.
Wouldn't it be a good thing to try
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12

Will the roposed dramatiZation OF
1.-The jungle" add another to the list of
rotten plays?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12
THE DEBT TO THE COLLEGE.

The period of college commandments
in here Time was when the COM
mencement platform was given over
largely to the graduate and he was af-
forded his much-appreciated opportun-
conduct itself. He never shrank from
the responsibility and the amount of
advice dealt out from the commence
ment platform at this season of the
year would have been quite sufficient
if acted upon to avert all errors and
disasters for the coming years.
But the graduate has now been quite
generally ruled off the platform; pos
sibly because he was too much given
to prescribing how the world should
conduct itself In his place stand the
lawyer and the preacher and other
men who have acquired facility in
public speaking, with baccalaureate
sermons, commencement oratiOns, Phi
Beta Kappa addresses and other ex-
amples of wisdom springing from
sources supposed to be deeper and
more profound.
Colleges multiply and the attendance
increases greatly from year to year.
expert statisticians claim that the
graduate of high school has
twenty chances of success where the
boy who stops with the grades has
one and that the graduate of a col
lege has ten times as many chances
for success as the graduate Of the
high school, The self-made man will
probably take issue with this cOnclu-
sion Of the statisticians and certainly
advertisements of the self-made man
are not to be undervalued; but it is
not hard to defend the proposition that
when the unschooled, elf-made man
is reasonably we'll made, he usuolly is
a good example of what might have
been greatly improved upon with more
abundant educational opportunities.
What a college does for the individ-
ual is Of the highest Importance but
it is only one side of the question
There is another side which is more
service which the college renders to
the public. To understand what that is
let us undertake to estimate the value
to society of the intellectual equipment
Of the citizen who is brought up to
the degree Of efficiency generally indi-
Gated by graduation from an institu-
ton of higher learning. Take out of
society all of the college graduates and
reduce by that much the average of
qualification of the citizen and calcu-
late what it would mean in it's effect
upon the conduct Of human affairs.
The college graduate is, and ought
to be, a most important recruit to the
ranks of service and performance in
all useful vacations of life. The
American college is doing it's part in
directing and shaping the character
part which can scarcely be overesti-
mated
At this time, when attention is di-
rected more than usual to the college,
pOrtance in the system of influences
and forces which go to produce the net
results which we are accustomed to
describe in general terms as American
life and character
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WOLDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarh Cure is taken Internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price 75c per bot
tie. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12

ONLY five more days in which to
register So far only about half the
voters of the city have registered. The
city clerks office will be open from
to n m. this week for the accom-
mediation OF voters wishing to regis
ter. See that your name is written
there.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12

the same remedy on the trust bull
lies?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12

The position of the aged emperor of
Austria is not an easy one. His tenn
porary settlement of the Hungarian
tariff question on compromise basis
leads to demands from Austrian dep
gestion is preposterous; the spirit that
inspires it must be reckoned with.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12

By permission of the powers and I'M
der promise to be good, Turkey is to
per cent. Fancy Mr.. Cannon's contempt
for the erfete Turkish tariff Makers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12

The coffin trust has raised prices 20
per cent The medical association is
fee. From the cradle to the grave the
plain people pay.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12

Miles came down front, bowed three
times smiled and was about to say
that he was the original exposer OF
the beef trust, when somebody rung
down on him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-12

result of the beef agitation has
been the renewal for one brief mo-
ment of General Nelson A. Miles right
to the center of the stage Genera.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
QUICK CAPTURE
Of HOLD UP

James Bruno, saloon man, was
held up and robbed of 1857 at
$50 o'clock this morning by a
masked negro who held a big re-
volver to his head while searching
his pockets.
Bruno had just crossed Wash
ington st. on his way home with
the nights receipts from the Sur
prise sal /on, when the negro
stopped HIM. He got good des-
cription while the black man was
going through his pockets and tele-
phoned the police after getting
home. Then he went down town
again and while walking on Main
av. saw the holdup man. He tele-
phoned the police again and when
Jerry Dunn arrived pointed out the
negro.
At the station the negro gave
the name of Harry Reed, age 20,
and his. occupation as waiter. All
of the money except 81 was found
on him. In the swaziland of his
hat weer found three cards" of
opium. Several pawn tickets OF
this city and San Francisco were
also found.
Reed told Detective Macdonald
that he roomed at the Dean lodg-
ing house, but investigation show
ed he did not, as there was no
such roomer there to the proprie-
tors knowledge.
The police believe Reed was pre-
pairing to go into hiding several
days. as he had ordered stock OF
sandwiches put up at the Poodle
Dog cafe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
MY SON
SAYS CHIEF

Chief of Police Waller today said
that the Waller who last night
proved such a clever boxer at the
entertainment given by the Empire
State Amateur Athletic club was
no relation to him, as has been
reported. This Waller" said the
chief, gave the name of Frank.
My boys are eBrry. the younger,
and Darrell. The similarity in the
family names, | suppose, was what
caused the report that the boy was
my son. have one son, Berry,
who is an all around athlete, foot
ball and baseball player and boxer,
but he is not in the city. Darrell
never had a boxing glove on In his
life. He was home in bed at s
o'clock last night"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
WILL SPOKANE MILKMEN
TRY To RIVAL N.Y.?

1 householders in the metropolis
will be compelled to pay 10 cents
for the common grade.
Probably never before in the hiss
tory Of trusts have their effects
been so quickly brought home to
the consumer. !
The New York milk trust gives
as its reason for the advance the
statement that it is necessary ito
stimulate production in order ia
secure an adequate supply" I!
The daily average supply of milk
received in that city is 49,120 cans,
or 1864, $50 quarts. The trust
easily controls the supply. While
the consumer complains, the farm
er receives no more for his pro-
duct than he did previously.
But after all, the two situations
cited are not so radically different,
even though Spokane dealers have
no sort of understanding. If this
city lacks a milk trust that refuses
to deliver the goods at the back
door except for an arbitrary price,
it has a railroad trust that refuses
to deliver at any price, and even
withholds the fuel with which to
warm the baby's bottle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
NO MORE BOUTS
NEAR SALOON

Complaints were made to the po-
lice last night of the noise attend
ing the boxing match held in the
basement of the Old Grow. The
mayor today set his foot down on
any more boxing near saloons. He
said:
81 have no objection to a club
pulling off amateur bouts at other
places, but | won't have any pro-
fessional matches"
James T. ONO, chairman of the
police commission, said: Il favor
athletics of all kinds, and also box
ing. | will not allow boxing under
saloons, as it causes crowds to
congregate where liquor is sold,
and that always creates trouble"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
HOT FIGHT
. IN TACOMA

TACOMA, Dec. S-Mayor Wright
yesterday summarily dismissed
Special Engineer H. V. Fuller from
the service of the city.
Commissioner Woods, Chief OF
Police Mallory and squad OF officers
descended on Fuller's offices in
| Provident building and demanded
Green river maps, drawings and
kindred documents.
Attorney Harvey L. Johnson, for
Fuller, refused, and the police
seized some of the stuff and cart
ed it off in patrol wagon.
Judge Hatch issued a temporary
restraining order, and it was served
on the mayor, commissioner and
chief
Attorney Johnson declared the
Iraid an outrage and promised to
make it hot for those respons-
IDLE.
The Green river gravity water
project is temporarily at stand
still.
A fight to a finish appears to be
on between the administration and
city council.
Fuller's assistant refused to go
10 work for the administration.
This is brief history Of the ex-
citing events that transpired in this
city as the outcome of the mayors
fight with Fuller.
The raid caused great excite
nent. The matter is now up to
the courts for settlement
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08

Several Spokane dairymen are
talking about raising the price of
milk on account of increased ex-
pense of feeding during the mid
winter months. They claim to be
unable to get hay because the
railroad companies cannot deliver
it. Several diaries are reported to
have already reduced the number
Of quarts sold for 81 from IA to u.
Others say they have not made any
changes in the winter schedule of
IA quarts.
The high price Of hay is admitted
by dealers to be an important fac
tor in fixing the price of milk in
this city. At any rate it is better
excuse than that now offered in
New York.
The people of that city are hav-
ing a concrete example Of the sort
Of philanthropy the advocates OF
trusts declare industrial combina-
tons give to the consumer.
Three months ago it was an
nounced that a party of rich Wall
st. men had consolidated their cap.
ital and formed milk trust I'M
mediately thereafter the retail
price of milk was increased from
6 to 8 cents quart. and on Jan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
HOW ABOUT
| THE CHIEF

Chief of Police Waller last night
said in reply to Patrolman Pixies
charges that the chief was trying
to GUST him from the department
because the Occur d'Alene was
down on him, that Pike was order,
ed out Of the saloon because he
was hanging around the place too
much. Said Waller:
Il object to my men going into
saloons at all unless they are call
ed in. told Pike that time that
| didn't want him even to call up
the station from a saloon. 1t don't
look right to see policemen enter,
ing and leaving saloons all the
time. Pixies a fool for shooting
off his mouth"
Chief Waller was in the Occur
d'Alene saloon himself when he
made the remarks quoted above.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
MAYOR READS The
LAW TO PEDDLERS

Comptroller Farley and License
Inspector Gwydir got into an ar
gument today over the peddling H.
cense as recently passed, The in
spector arrested peddler for SELL
ing grapes on the North side. The
peddler said that when he took out
his license thecomptroller had told
him that theordinance which pro-
hibits peddling within the fire lint
only meant south of the river.
Mayor Daggett, when appealed to,
said the ordinance read within the
fire limits" and that meant on both
the North and South sides.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
investigating free
LUNCH COUNTERS

Inspectors Adams and Riordan
for the last few days have been
visiting saloons that keep free
lunches preparatory to making a
report to the health department on
the sanitation of the places. The
inspection caused the report to be
circulated that 1t was a move to
do away altogether with the Zee
lunch because it kept men from go.
ing to work. They could loaf about
town in winter time and live off the
free lunch, it was argued.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
SPOKANE. WASHINGTON. SATURDAY DECEMBER s. 1906.
$4,000 SUIT
COMING TO TRIAL

w. M. McKim's suit to recover
$4,000 from Andrew r. Porter and
others for personal injuries, will be
heard by Judge Miller, of Dayton,
who will preside over the civil
docket ordinarily falling to Judge
Huneke, the latter now being en-.
tirely occupied with the Sloane
trial.
McKim was employed by Porter
Bros, contractors, on the Olive st
bridge last January. He fell
through hole in the structure to
the rocks so feet below and his
back was SO badly injured that
paralysis resulted. Negligence OF
his employers is alleged as the
cause of action.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
WANTED
$4,000

The Y. M. G. A. subscriptions up
to this afternoon, as reported by
Rem Rice, secretary of the 100000
club, are $49,50S, just $10,492 less
than the amount needed to COM
plete the new building. A meet
ing was held at noon today in the
Moorish room of the Silver Grill
which was attended by ministers
from all the city churches. 1t was
decided that in each church to-
morrow the ministers will appeal
TO their congregations to donate to
the fund.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08

remarkable and whose name is fast
becoming as great a terror to evil
doors. This man is William c..
Bristol, United States district at
torney of Oregon, who has been Sc
lected by President Roosevelt to
carry Oh the further prosecution of
the land fraud indictments.
Early in December these prose
cutions will be resumed, with Bris-
tol at the helm, and some of the
most important indictments, in
volving immense tracts of timber
grabbed by thieves, are yet to be
taken up. Among the cases to be
tried are those in which the Kelly
Booth Lumber Syndicate and r. A,
Booth, individually, are charged
with having practiced gigantic
frauds throughout the state, illegal
ly acquiring timber aggregating
nearly $1,000, 100000.
Bristol, who is not yet So years
old, sa man of strong personality
He is not a large man, but force
full; his style of argument is
straight to the point, terse and
convincing, and his sharp, keen
blue eyes are calculated to break
the composure of the most prac-
ticed perjurer, it being claimed
that no matter how well coached
a dishonest witness may be, he
finds himself confused and unable
to deliver the goods" when Bris-
tolls eyes seek out his own and
hold them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
SEN. BROWN
SHOT BY
WOMAN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. g.
A woman shot and seriously
wounded ex-senator Arthur Brown
of Utah at the Raleigh hotel this
afternoon. She fired two shots,
one taking effect in the stomach
and the other In the hand.
Brown was removed to an emer-
gency hospital, where It is said he
has chance for recovery.
The woman was arrested. She
gave the name of Annie Bradley.
The woman arrived from Utah
this morning and engaged a room
on the same floor with the Browns.
This afternoon a maid heard her
Isvdsy IsWesksns at Browns door.
The shot followed.
An elevator boy found the sena-
tor lying on the floor and the
woman standing over him. She
refuses to discuss the matter, but
when told the maid said two shots
were fired said:
al only shot once. All Utah
knows why did the shooting. One
right does not always right a
wrong"
She made Indirect reference to
a divorce In which the senator was
interested several years ago.
Brown was here to argue min
Ing case in the supreme court
Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
ROOSEVELT PICKING OUT
HIS OWN SUCCESSOR

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. S.
Somebody is constantly making an
announcement that Taft, under no
circumstances, will be a candidate
for the presidency. Taft says he
is not a candidate. but 1t is uncer-
tain that he will be eliminated, as
acclaimed. 1t is said Roosevelt has
been made aware that Taft will not
take the nomination and the presi-
dent is greatly disappointed. He
wanted Taft elected to carry out
his policy, as no other person
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
200 LIVES
IN DANCER

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-An explo-
sion occurred at the Universal
Trading & Supply Co. this after
noon. Thirty-fifth and Morgan SITS.
Twelve patrol wagons were rushed
to the aid of the victims. Two
hundred men were employed in the
building.
The loss was hurriedIy stated by
the company to be half a million.
Six injured, four being girls,
have been carried out. The police
report none killed.
A fireman was killed en- route to
the scene.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
HENEY MAKING
CLEAN SWEEP

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S.-As
soon as the grand jury completes
investigation of the alleged theatri-
cal graft, the matter of alleged pro
lection granted gambling joints by
the police will be taken up.
1t is claimed fully 300 gambling
places are in operation throughout
the city, many of which are open
day and night. i>o effort has been
made since the fire to close them
up, and it is contended by investi-
gators that a large corruption fund
caused this inactivity of the police.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
KNIGHTS ELECT
OFFICERS

Red Cross lodge No. 2S, X. of
p, held Its election of officers last
night and the following knights
were elected to serve the lodge for
the term commencing Jan. 1: w.
Van Hinkle, chancellor comman-
der; F. p. Hicks. vice chancellor;
c. e. Burkett, prelate; j. A. Will
son, master at arms; II. e. Os-
wald, inner guard; w. G. Losey.
outer guard; Paul Walsh, master
of work; Zach Stewart. keeper of
records and seal; Chas. r. Howard,
master of finance; f. p. Greene,
master of exchequer. Trustees
G. w. Clark, A. Beamer and j. w.
Macarthur.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
TO
DEAD HERO

The proposal has been made in
Moscow by a number of passen-
gers who were aboard train No
8 at the time of the fatal collision
on Wednesday morning near Gar
field, to raise a fund for the bene-
fit of the wife and children of
Thomas Brand. the engineer hero,
whose presence of mind and heroic
actions saved many lives.
Had he not stopped to apply the
emergency brake he might have
saved his own life, but his train
would have crashed into the other
engine at full speed.