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, 1906-12-20

When the Rev. Ezekiel P. Jones
presented himself at the entrance to
the ball grounds on Sunday he was
politely but firmly told that he would
not be admitted. Mcdowell had been
forewarned by the action taken by
the Ministers association. While Mr..
Jones stood in perplexity before the
gate he vas astonished by a jovial, il
forcible slap on the back. Turning he
beheld the smiling countenance OF
Patrick Weldon, of the Ninth. Pat
extended his hand cheerily.
you seem to be up against it."
said Pat, beaming friendliness from
every line of his rotund figure. But
it's all right. I'm with you and we're
going in, and we'll get a bunch OF
evidence that will make these Sunday
baseball people think they have run
against a brace faro game"
ITS all right. He's with me-" said
Pat authoritatively, as they pushed
past the gate-tender into the baseball
grounds.
You see" said Pat impressively be.
fore the astonished Mr.. Jones had
time to ask questions or regain his
presence of mind, you see, lots OF
times you people have tried to stop
the Sunday games; and you were
right, for the law ought to be obeyed
and people like Mcdowell taught 8
lesson. But you didn't have some
body with you to tell you how things
ought to be run. And that's what !
am here to 10. You and your friends
can put on the pious front and fur
nish the responsibility required, and
will hustle around and see that the
police back you up" And Pat brought
his hand down with a reassuring sian
time giving him a wink of the utmost
goud fellowship and mutual under.
standing.
The events of the last few minutes
hal proceeded so rapidly the Rev. Mr.
Jones had lot had time quite to com.
prehend what it all meant. On
"A brand snatched from the burn.
ing murmured the good man softly
There's no occasion for calling me
a brand" replied Pat, somewhat ag
grieved. But let it go at that. W,
understand each other now. Wait "
til they have played a couple of in
nings, SO that you will have evidence.
Then hustle right over to h police
station and call on the captain to ar
rest the players Be sure he arrests
Mcdowell"
Are you certain fines will be i'm
posed?" inquired Mr.. Jones, a little
despondently. Baseball players have
been arrested before. and the police
Justice has discharged them"
Pat beamed with the air OF . mar
who feels that his services, wniie
freely and cheerfully rendered. are
, 1906-12-20
NEW VOLUMES ADDED
TO CARNEGIE LIBRARY

The Carnegie public library has re-
Gently received the following volumes,
which will be of especial use to the
members OF the university seminar
class in comparative dramatic litera-
ture: Plays of Maeterlinck, "Romanti-
cism In the Eighteenth Century" by
Beers, "Romanticism in the Nineteenth
Century" by Beers. "Das Friedensfest
and Der Versunken Glocke" by Haul.
mann, Lady with the Camelias" by
Dumas; Nero, Ulysses, Herod and
Paola by Phillips; "Magda" by Her
mann Suderman; Sweet Lavender
and "The Second Mrs. Tanquery" by
Pinero, THE Stage in America" by
Hapgood,
, 1906-12-20

the country's enormous traffic.
Out of the earnings of its own lines
the company was able to declare a semi.
annual dividend OF 2 per cent The
additional 2 per cent by which the to.
tai of 5 was achieved, came from the
income upon fortunate investments in
the securities of other companies. The
income from investments amounted to
s10,3 00, 900.
The equipment being inadequate to
the rattle which must be handled. or
ders have been placed for locomotives
and ears to be delivered during 1907,
which involve an Investment Of about
sl3, 900, 900. These embrace los loco
motives, SO passenger coaches, 5000
refrigerator cars and 1850 other
freight cars. A number OF new lines
have been projected and are in course
Of construction. The cost of lines I'M
der construction and others projected
will aggregate about $4,000, 900.
The prosperity OF this company is
splendid evidence of the growth of the
west and the development of its great
esources. AS such 1t cannot fail to
be a source of satisfaction to every
western man, more especially when 1t
is considered that the promise of the
,uture is that the record of the fiscal
year just closed will he duplicated in
he year now current.-Denver Repub-
lican.
, 1906-12-20
111t3
Stockholders MEETING.

The regular annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the Strong Copper
Mining company will be held at the
office of the company. 1913 north Third
street, Laramie, Wyoming, on Wed
nesday, January I'd, 1907, at 10 O'Clock
n. m, for the purpose of electing five
trustees for the ensuing year and for
the transaction of any other business
that may be brought before it.
l.. r. SWlGART, Secretary.
t~20-24-27-31
, 1906-12-20
Notice of Teachers Examination.

Notice is hereby given that there
will be a meeting for the examination
of candidates for teachers certificates
at GA Grand avenue, on December %
and 20.
Each applicant for a certificate
should be present as early as $3.50
O'Clock a. m.
Dated this Goth day of December,
A. d. 1906.
MRS. e. II. KNIGHT,
111t3 County Superintendent.
, 1906-12-20

row of the Douglas Budget, Douglas,
Wyoming, and we'll wager that en-.
lightenment win be forthcoming-Buf
lalo Voice.
, 1906-12-20

Mr.. Patrick Weldon, of the Ninth
ward-therell be@a team that will
make Johnny Mcdowell think he is
trying to side-step a cyclone!"
, 1906-12-20
A One Fare Rate to City of Mexico

A One Fare Rate to City OF MEXICO
and Return.
On December 20, 81 and % the Col
orado and Southern will sell tickets to
the capitol Of republic at one fare
(s4S,90 from Denver), good for stop
overs in each direction. Illustrated
descriptive literature sent on request.
r. e. FISHER, G. P. A,
Denver. Colo.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07
20 Main Street

case at all. He was not a Chicago
Judge and while there were plenty OF
Chicago judges available it puzzles the
government to understand why judge
was imported and why the judge
brought in happened to be such a
firm friend of Senator Cullom who ii
is known has looked coldly upon this
prosecution of the packers.
Under these circumstances the pres
ident does not feel that he would ac-
quit himself very we'll if he discharged
Garfield and quit. He wants the pack
ers to know that he is up and coming
on again, but that next time he WIZ
see that all his weapons are fit for the
contest.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07
MODERN STAGE ANALYZED.

Brownson Howard, the veteran play
writer. having been appealed to to tel
what was the matter with the theate1
replied:
Il think the stage just now is over
burdened with scenery and swamped
with extravagant clothes" Fashion
plate actresses, as Mrs. Henrotin called
them are the rage and people go to
see them dress a part rather than to
act it. The playbills call special at
tention to gorgeous scenery and expen-
sive costuming as though to an integ-
raj part of the performance. Every
summer the female stars and the play
wrights get together to consult over a
new drama for the winter. The female
star shows the play man what she IS
going to wear and he goes away into
the woods and writes the play around
the dresses. The actress whose hair
and eyes call for pale pink shimmering
costumes gets a play lively and futile
The star whose complexion demands
blue clothes must have one with a
dash of sadness in it, The purple clad
actress gets one that Is horsey and
loud. The scene painter is then called
in and shown the general scheme of the
dresses and he paints trees, barns. grot-
toes and villas to blend with the pre-
vailing tone of the costumes. Attention
to these details insures a successful
run in New York and a tremendous
ovation in the provinces"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

The number of times that the little
evening dodger used the terms "sus-
picion" and conjecture" in it's attack
upon the editor of The Statesman last
night, accusing him of being the politi-
cal editor of the Union, shows how
much reliance can be placed upon a
paper that is ready to take an
anonymous letter as "absolute proof
upon which to base positive charges.
Another instance Of the evening
dodgers reliability is its unqualified
assertion that few people in the city
have escaped the scathing attacks" of
the editor of The Statesman. There
are about 10000 people in Walla Walla
and the dodger is challenged to name
even twenty that the editor of The
Statesman has ever roasted. 1t might
be added that in no case has an
apology been deemed necessary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07
PERSONAL MENTION,

M. Sutliff, a well-known farmer OF
the Two Rivers district, is in the city
on court business.
Charles Twitchell, of Touchet, is a
Walla Walla visitor today He is put
ting up at the Palace.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Perringer and
daughter, Miss Maureil, of Pendleton,
are Walla Walla visitors today
Miss Blanche Chamberlain, of Day.
ton, is guest at the Dacres today.
T. P. Cobett, a well-known Dayton
resident, is in the city.
E. H. Leonard, manager of the Day.
ton flour mills, is in the city on bust
ness today
J. A. Danielson and F. Kelley, of
Waitsburg, are in the city. They are
registered at the State.
Mr. and Mrs. John Radey, of Seattle,
are in Walla Walla visiting Mrs o. D.
Soady, Mrs. Radey's mother.
Mrs. Julia Y. Collins and son Mar
tin have arrived in Walla Walla from
Terre Haute, Ind, to join Mr.. Collins
L. Roy Slater, prominent business
man of Spokane, is in Walla Walla
He is interested in the suit now pend
ing in the superior court against the
Snake River Irrigation company of
Two Rivers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07
IS ENTITLED TO SHARE
Attorney General Atkinson Interprets
Important Questions Of the
State School Land.

An opinion interpreting the follow
ing questions of school law has been
given by the attorney general:
Can a new district just formed from
an old one get it's share of 10-mill
school tax, specially voted upon at a
recent date, in the old district: or is
the old district entitled to all of the
special tax for the building of it's own
new school house proposed?
Does the new school district have to
pay any part of the salary of the
teacher for the remainder of the year,
employed at the beginning of the year.
by the directors Of the old district?
In reply to the first of these inquiries.
the attorney general holds that it is
the duty of the county treasurer, upon
the order of the county superintendent,
to transfer such an amount of the
special tax recently voted upon, by the
full old district, which vote was taken
during the current year, and place it
to the credit of the new district, in an
amount covering all the special tax
levied within the boundaries of the
new district.
In reply to the second question, the
opinion states:
1.-THE old district pays its teacher
from whatever moneys it has left in
it's treasury after the county superin-
tendent has divided and apportioned
the proper amount of funds to the new
district, which are, of course, to be
promptly paid over at that time to
said new district After the new dis
trict has received all it's funds due it
from the old district, it pays it's own
teacher, and the new district has moth
ing to do with paying the teacher Of
the old district"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

The New York Sun states that what
did more than anything else to make
Johann Most a person of no import
ance in this community was the refU-
sal of the authorities to take him with
anv great seriousness. He found it hard
to get into Jail. so hard that it took
the fight out of him" There is n.th-
ing that helps a cause so much as adj
vertising it by prosecuting 1t.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

It turns out that LOTIONS absolute
proof" which he declares is very
positive and admits of no chance for a
mistake" is based upon. an anonymous
letter charging the editor of The
Statesman with being the writer of
the political editorials in the morning
paper If Lorton considers such evil
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

Vicepresident Archbold's frank adj
production of oil in this country" may
be classed as one of the truly extra
ordinary developments of the investiga-
ton. Think of any Standard Oil mag
notes knowing anything about the
business
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

To draw the fire out Of a burn, heal
a cut without leaving a scar, or to cure
boils, 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. Ta1lman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

A sea-level canal would, in Mr.. Wal
laces opinion, be a lasting monument
to American engineering. Mr.. Wal
lace is perhaps not aware of the fact
that it is a ditch to convey ships from
one ocean to the other that we are
looking for not monuments.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

Lady Spencer Churchill got mad at
Willie Walsh in a bridge game, and
threw all the cards in Willies face
Cards for her marriage to Willie have
been temporarily withdrawn. She
doesn't mean any harm, but she has
a warm disposition.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07
IS GARFIELD TO BLAME.

The greatest defeat the present ad-
ministration has encountered is the
packers That the government should
not have lost that case one can easily
believe. A leading lawyer of Indiana
ia and a member of the beach whose
opinions carry great weight said re-
garding Judge Humphreys decision:
1T was a case where a man might de-
eide either way and give very good
reasons for his decision. At the same
time I believe there was only one way
for Judge Humphrey to decide and
that was just the opposite from what
he did decide He was not called upon
to shut off the government case entire
ly The government had a certain
right to expect that the judge would
allow 1t to go to trial on the mer-
it's of the CASE
The deniaul of this right is said to
have made the president pretty hostile
He is credited with a desire to sack
Garfield and begin over again with q
vigorous prosecution Of the packers.
Another rumor has it that the president
is more inclined to blame the federal
judiciary than Garfield. whom he holds
to have done nothing improper or COM
promising to the government. What is
how Judge Humphrey got into the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07
JUNGLE TOM" IN THE SOUTH.

An evidence that the world edo move
is given in the fact that Kentucky has
legally prohibited "Uncle Tom" shows
in the state. To be sure Kentucky did
not come out openly and name "Uncle
Tom" in the bill, but the troupe that
goes into the state with trained blood
hounds, inebriated lawyers and Little
Evas" ascending into cotton batting
heavens will find out what the state OF
Kentucky meant.
The vogue of the Uncle Tom
shows, a form of dramatic entertain
ment which is said to have made more
money for managers than all the pro-
auctions of Shakespeare or of Wagner
is due in great measure to the one note
of sympathy which runs through it, The
Uncle Tom book reused the fighting
blood of the north with it's picture OF
whole race who, like sheep before
their shearers, We're dumb. The "Uncle
Tom play after the war was useful as
an educator of the younger generation
1t showed them what their elders had
fought for, better than reams of argu-
ment could
But the south has never taken to
the Uncle Tom show kindly. Nor was
there reason why it should The show
was a reflection on the south. 1t was
exaggerated to the point of absurdity
1t made the older people of the south
angry and did nothing for the education
of the younger ones. 1t did much to
endanger the position of the negroes
and was properly suppressed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07
EXPEsT|NG JOB ABOUT FINISHED
Accountants Closed Up Shop and Will
Return to SeattIe-Report
Next Week.

The Seattle accountants finished the
work of exporting the books of the Walla
Walla city officials this morning, and
tonight they will return to their homes
in Seattle. A report will not be forth
coming until the experts have time to
compile it at their home office. 1t is
expected that a report will be pre-
scented to the council the latter part of
next week.
None of the men employed in the
work would give out any information
as to what the report would be, saying
that nothing could be made public
until the report was in the hands of
the judiciary committee.
Up to the present time the city has
paid the experts $4,000 and it is said
that when the final report is made
and the bill paid it will represent an
expenditure of fully $4,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

Indian Territory has a factory at
South McAlester operated by Fassino
Bros, which turns out macaroni. spa
lini. rigati, forati, mezzanizita, canaroni
and tubatelli. This manufacturing
plant shown the fine Italian hand.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

If Arkansas should overthrow Sena-
be a case of losing a senator who
wants a leg to get a senator who
wants a head.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07
The editor of The Statesman is e.

The editor of The Statesman is eX-
pecting that the little evening dodger
will next accuse him of being the
author of the Unions poetry, appearing
on the editorial page. Then look out
for libel suit from the accused editor
as we'll as a suit for damages from the
real author of the poetry.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07
ONE PAPERS PLATFORM.

No more street railway franchises on
anv terms. Restoration of government
by the people and not by private cor
northumberland News.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

MeXicOs offer to sell us Lower Cali
fornia is very kind, but the United
States is not suffering from short sup
ply of land, at least not of that kind.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

Who will underwrite the Behring sea
tunnel bonds? Here is golden oppor-
tunity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

dence as that absolute PROOF, ne
would be a very dangerous man on a
iury. He is certainly a poor judge OF
positive evidence.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

Mayor D. V. Wood, OF Waitsburg
was in Walla Walla today, accom-
panied by Mrs. Wood.
Frank Graves. a prominent attorney
of Spokane, is in Walla Walla attend
ing to legal business in the superior
court.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

A London doctor declares that the
night air is free from microbes and is
beneficial to those who breathe it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

The big gas well at Caney has been
shut off after running thirty-six days.
Congress is still blowing off
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07

Why not take off the duty on coal
just to see what would happen?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-07
SONS OF HERMANN new OFFICERS

At the last meeting of Schiller
Lodge No. II, Sons of Hermann, Grand
President George Refer installed the
following officers:
President-R. Bower.
Vice president-Louis Kan
Secretary-William Schmidt.
Treasurer-Albert Niebergall.
ConductOr-Charles Geiser.
Inner guard-Charles Lehn.
Outer guard. Bolts.
The following finance committee was
appointed by President Bower: John
Kramer.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-03-15
O'Connor's Wit Saved Him,

Justin A. Jacobs, for many years
the city clerk of Cambridge, used to
relate the following. as illustrating the
ready wit Of an Irishman.
In the early years of his service.
one Of the duties of this office was the
preparation Of the voting lists of the
city and the registration Of new vot.
ers. One of the qualifications of q
voter vas the ability to write.
One evening when his office was
full Of men seeking registration, an
Irishman, Patrick O'Connor, asked to
be registered, and was given the
usual blank, with the request that he
sign his name. This he finally did,
with great effort and in an almost IL.
legible manner.
One of the onlookers, seeing that
this was probably the extent of his lit.
erary accomplishments, called out:
"Mr. Jacobs, let him write your
name"
Instantly Pat looked up and replied:
"Indade, I wouldn't dare do that.
That would be forgery."-Boston
Herald.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-03-15
TREE REvERED By MExlcANs.

Peculiar Formation Has Made .lt
Known as "Tree Of Fate"
The height of happiness is reached
by the Broadway florist when he puts
some new growth in his window that
attracts the crowds. He feels like a
theatrical star at a first nights per.
Torrance.
This week one Of the craft has been
displaying a Toluca hand tree. The
shrub is not very large, but boasts
wondrous flame flowers. The calyx is
blood red, and each column of STAN.
ems support a tiny hand that seems
to have been dipped in blood.
Mextcans revere the tree and pray
beneath it. 1t is sometimes called
the Tree Of Fate. When the devotees
solicit advice beneath its branches
If they have patience and wait long
enough, the fingers Of the hand will
point the direction to take on a home.
ward journey in order to have good
luck. The interpretations scientists
say that the pointing of the fingers is
but the action of the wind and air,
hut the devotees pooh-pooh this.
In it's native land jeweled rings are
placed upon the Toluca's hand to pro.
p!tiate the spirit of the tree and bring
happiness to the donor.-New York
Fress.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-03-15
FAMILIES A GENERATION AGO.
Seemed to Think More of Real Essen
tiais to Happiness.

Seemed to Think More Of Real Essen
tails to Happiness.
1t isn't often that a mother goes
back to the threshold of her own mar
ried life for the benefit of her own
children. When she does she may
tell them that when I married your
father he made $12 a week and he
did not have any nest egg In the bank.
He had been taking care of his moth
er and sister and the marriage of your
aunt made our union possible. We
had hardly a stick of furniture at the
start, and 1t almost seemed as though
you three older children we're babies
all together"
But somehow these little families
of a generation or so ago managed,
for they loved each other. They
worked and they did not have the
foolish ideas about keeping up appear.
ance that play such an important
part and work such havoc in homes
to-day.
If the mother is the kind that is not
ashamed of the simplicity and per.
haps poverty of her early beginnings
as q matron, she will endeavor to i'm
press ideas of economy and truth upon
her girls and also the paramount one
that money is not essential to happi-
ness but that the love Of a good man
and a quiet place called home are
Chicago Journal.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-03-15
THE FINISHING TOUCH NEEDED

Kind Words Of Farm Hand to Brilliant
Young Artist.
The late Henry Harland, author of
"The Cardinals Snuffbox" and other
graceful stories, was once recounting,
at the Authors club in New York, his
experiences as editor of the famous
yellow Book"
Mr.. Harland praised Aubrey Boards
ley.
Though only a boy of twenty-one
or So" he said, "Beardsley was as
clever in the editorial as in the con-
trtbuting capacity. He was, indeed,
practically the art editor of the Vel
low Book
II was fond of him. l once took a
three days walking trip with him. He
sketched, of course, on the walk. He
made a number of sketches in oil COL
ors. And they were very artistic and
shaggy.
"A farm hand watched Beardsley
finishing a particularly shaggy sketch
one afternoon and said encouragingly:
"'My lad, that won't be a bad pic
ture after it's been sandpapered down
q Bit"