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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11
Herrera Tells His Story.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, June 11.-Au-
relic Herrera is seeking another match
with Battling Nelson, and as step to
that end is explaining his conduct in
the ring when he refused to weigh in
at o'clock, and was in the ring at
$3.50 ready to fight or to weigh in.
Continuing, he said:
Had Nelson appeared soon after
s: 80 there would have been no diff
Guilty. 1 would have stepped on the
scales willingly, and I assure you 1
would have weighed no more than Mel
son did at that time.
There is no getting around the fact
that Nelson spent the time between
6: is and 10 o'clock in a Turkish bath.
He may have been sweating down
weight, and he may not have been.
1T is my belief that Nolan kept
Nelson in the baths that he should
not gain weight to carry him over the
limit. If 1 had stepped on
the scales at the time Nolan wanted
me to I would naturally have been over
weight, as, after starving for 6
o'clock weigh-in, a man gains rapidly
bath probably kept him with
in the limit
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11

is every reason to believe that the
seventeenth, annual national conven-
ton of the Travellers Protective asos-
citation, which opened here at l o'clock
this afternoon, will turn out one of
the largest and most important nation
al gatherings of that organization ever
held The attendance is larger than
at any previous convention, and the
local members and the citizens in
general have made the most strenuous
efforts to make the convention a men,
orable one.
The convention was called to order
at Convention hall at l o'clock this af-
ternoon. After prayer by the national
chaplain, the Rev. Homer T. Wilson,
Of Fort Worth, Tex, Major J. n. Ad-
ans, of Buffalo, welcomed the dele
gates to the city. Mr.. w. NJ. John
son, of Knoxville. Tenn, the national
president. responded. Having trans
acted some routine business, the con-
ventiOn adjourned for luncheon. The
session will be continued at $3.50
o'clock. In the evening there will be
a reception at the Ellicott club.
The program for the convention,
which will continue until Friday, pro-
vides for business sessions every fore
noon, excepting Friday and a round Of
social functions, outings, receptions.
trolley car rides and water excursions
in the afternoons. Many of the dele
gates are accompanied by their ladies,
and for the entertainment of the lat
ter card parties, teas and other en-
tertainments have been arranged. On
the closing day of the convention the
delegates and their ladies will take
trip to Niagara Falls by boat and
trolley.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11
WOULD DANISH "REDS."
Milwaukee Man Urges that Exile Is
land Be Opened by Powers

land Be Opened by Powers.
MILWAUKEE, June 11-Anarchists
are to be exiled to an island, If the
plan which Dr. Walter Kempster, of
this city, has in mind is carried out
Dr. Kempster proposes to have a con-
ference of the powers of the world
called at which a plan for stamping
out anarchy can be considered. He
says that, while resolutions are being
planned denouncing the wholesale
murders of the anarchists the move
ment is growing, and nothing is be-
inc accomplished in the way of check
ing the evil.
by the powers and that each country
appoint commissions with the power
to exile persons of anarchistic habits
after they have been tried for their
utterances and deeds. The island is to
be maintained by the powers and
turned over to the exiles to run as they
please.
A guard is to be stationed about the
island so that none can escape and
carry out any scheme that may be
Matched among themselves. The plan
has been submitted to the Loyal Lee
gions of the country and to several
members of congress.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11
As Husbands SLAYER.

MONROVIA, Cal, June Mrs
Alberta Dabner Storrs, daughter OF
the late Commodore Dabner, y. S. NJ.
and we'll known in Washington and
southern society, was placed on trial
Saturday at a preliminary hearing for
the murder Of her husband, Roland S.
Sorrs, in this city on the night of
April q last. Storrs, young Eng
lishman. was shot late at night in his
own home and his wife claimed that
he committed suicide as the result of
melancholia following period of
drinking.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11
l1fTfl3 lITIl3(

A BANK receives money from an in
dividual, keeps it, and pays it out on
the depositor's check. Some do not pay
the individual any interest on the
money deposited.
THIS BANK receives money from
depositors, keeps it safely, and pays 1t
out on the depositor's check and
PAYS THE DEPOSITOR TWO PER
CENT INTEREST on the smallest
balance in even hundreds, each month.
1t is worth your consideration as
great fortunes come little by little.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11
Mission to Non-CathoIics.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June IL
An interesting conference Of mission
aries to non-Catholics opened here to-
at the Catholic university. The con-
ference will last four days and laymen
will be admitted to all sessions
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11
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 Tor 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. Q.
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, 1906-06-11
An Alarming Situation

Frequently results from neglect OF
clogged bowels and torpid liver, until
constipation becomes chronic. This
condition is unknown to those who use
DR.. Kings New Life Pills; the best
and gentlest regulators Of Stomach
and Bowels. Guaranteed by E. l..
Smalley, druggist. Price Csc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11
Sale of Concessions.

Seal bids will be received until Sat-
urday June 9th, p. m. for stand
rights for Modern Woodmen ct Ameri.
ca picnic to be held in Singleton
grove, June 18th, as follows: Ice cream
and soft drinks, confetti, lunch coun-
ter. pop corn and peanuts, knife rack,
doll rack, shooting gallery, cane rack,
fortune telling, etc. Right reserved to
reject any and all bids Mail bids to
P. 0. Box 446. For information call
phone $50 or 1867.
By Order Promotion Committee
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11

tor upon his position as director to
attend, it would probably be we'll to
await the existence of such fact
We would state in this matter that
it is the duty of the superintendent
of Whatcom county to confer with the
prosecuting attorney of said county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11
LAW IS LIKELY TO PASS
Legislation on shanghaIing is Be-
ing Discussed
BILL IS NOW UP IN THE SENATE
HOUSE HAS DECLARED AGAINST
THE OUTRAGEOUS PRAcIcE
-oF INTEREST IN WEST.
BILL IS NOW UP IN The SENATE

WASHINGTON, D. c., June IL
The committee on merchant marine
of the house of representatives has not
for a number of years done a better
the house, with the recommendation
that it pass, a bill providing for the
monstrous practice of shanghaiing, as
practiced both on the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts of this country. The
committee gave full hearing on the bill
and then voted unanimously to recon-
mend it's passage. The house passed
it and a favorable report has been
made on it in the senate. While
has become very common
in coast cities, the committee in its
report to the house selected the oys-
ter trade of Chesapeake bay as Of
fering an illustration of the general
iniquities and cruelties of the system.
Extreme Cases in Oyster Trade.
1t was testified before the COM
mittee that there are very extreme
cases of shanghaiing in the oyster
tradeWhere the natives who are eX-
perienced in the oyster industry are
there are comparatively few
cases of cruelty, but as there are not
enough men in the Underwater coun-
tries who understand the oyster bust
ness who are willing to go, every
season, generally just before the oys-
ter dredging begins, late in September
or early in October, the shipping
agents in Baltimore. Philadelphia and
New York make arrangements to en-
gage all the people they can for the
oyster industry. They generally get
from $40 10 $12 a head for every man
delivered by them on board a vessel.
That SO or So a head the captain
deducts from the wages the men are
supposed to receive. The men are sell
dom or never told that this deduction
is to be made.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11

Great Gathering of travelling Men.
BUFFALO, \. Y, June II.-There
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11
NOTICE

When wanting hay, call up Phone
1879.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11

Embossed Business Stationery.
Leave your order for the latest en-
bossed stationery at the Book Nook.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-11
The Men Are Deceived.


part, and they are usually told that
they can go ashore overnight and that
the work is light and easy. In many
instances they are just recovering
from a debauch and they are both ply
sically and as to clothing, I'M
adapted to stand the exposure. They
are sick, miserable and disguised. The
! work is hard, and not knowing how
to do the work they are slow to do
tain is a poor man. Sometimes he
owns his boat, but more frequently
he operates it on the shares; and he
pays to the shipping agent $40 or
s12 per man, and if he cannot get
the work out of them after he gets
them down the bay he loses the prof
its of his winters work; and being
usually man of no particular edu-
cation and of no particular control
over his passions, the only thing he
can do then is to make these fellows
work by cOmpulsion, and the only way
he knows how to make them work is
to beat and cuff and hammer them
until they do work. Then they try to
escape and are drowned or beaten I'M
til they are desperately injured.
Seldom Receive Pay.
Tnh ~
trict attorney of Baltimore, who gave
the above information to the commit
tee, further stated that in the seven
years in which he has tried such cases
in no case has he ever met with anv
one of these men who had ever been
paid for a day, no matter how long ne
had worked.
Under the act above referred to the
captain is liable to a forfeiture of
three times the amount advanced or
deducted from the sailors wages, and
that is made a lien upon his vessel.
In this way the Shipping agent can
be reached, because a captain can no |
longer afford to pay the shipping agent |
if he is subject to pay a fine or pen
atty of that sort
The house committee points out the |
interesting and lamentable fact that in ,
eight out of ten cases of shanghaiine. I
it will be clearly out of the question |
for any statutory definition of the Of
Tense to make a case against the !
wrongdoer. but at the same time the
legislation will mark a step toward
relief and in active operation result
in substantial decrease of the crimes
and cruelties that for many years
have been practiced on both the Amer
lean coasts.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-02-15

from me, felt a hand on my arm, aid.
turning, saw the dwarfish tailor at
whose house In the Rus Savonnerie
I lodged at the time. The fellows
presence was unwelcome, 10 sly the
least OF It; and though for want OF
better company 1 had sometimes en-
couraged him TO be free with me at
home, l took that TO be no reason why
| should be plagued with him before
gentlemen. shook him of, there
fore. hoping by a frown to silence him.
He was not TO be easily put down,
however. And perforce | had to
speak to him. Afterwards, after
wards" said. 81 am engaged now"
"For Gods sake don't Sir!" was
the poor FOOLS answer. Don't do III
You will bring curse on the house.
He is but a lad. and"
"You, tool" exclaimed, losing
patience. BE silent, you scum!
What do you know about gentlemen's
quarrels? Leave me; do you hearT'
but the CARDINAL" he cried in a
quavering voice. THE cardinal, NJ.
de Beraultg The last man you killed
is not forgotten yet. This time he VIII
be sure to-"
do YOU hear2" I Kissed. The fell
lows impudence passed all bounds.
Il was as bad as his croaking. Be
gonel" I said. 81 suppose you are
afraid he will kill me. and you will
lose your money!"
Prison fell back at that almost rs II
l had struck him. and turned TO my
adversary who had been awaiting
my motions with impatience. God
knows he did look young; as he stood
with his head bare and his fair hair
dropping over his smooth woman's
forehead-a mere lad fresh from the
College OF Burgundy, if they have such
a thing in England. felt sudden
chill as looked at him: a qualm. a
tremor. a presentiment. What was
It the little tailor had said? That !
shouldn't there. he did not know.
What did he know of such things? n
I let this pass must kill man a day
or leave Paris and the eatlng-house,
and starve.
"a thousand pardons." I said grave
ly. as drew and took my place. "A
dun. am sorry that the poor devil
caught me so inopportunely. Now,
however, am at your service"
He saiuted. and we crossed swords
and began. But from the first had no
doubt of what the result would be
The slippery stones and fading light
gave him. IL is true. some chance, some
advantage, more than he deserved:
but had no sooner felt his sword
than knew that he was no swords
man. Possibly he had taken half a
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-02-15
A Ka.r-nnnrd.

Mrs. Dobbs waited until dinner was
over before she handed Mr. Dobbs the
note Willie had brought from his
teacher.
MY boy" said Dobbs. Vhcn no
had read II. Il understand from this
that you are excused from school until
the board Of education has TN oppor-
tunity to consider your cases"
Yes. sir" answered Willie. who
had begun 10 whimper.
do you know what the board OF
education Is. my SOM"
mo SIR"
Mr.. Dobbs went into the shed and
selected a thin, flexible strip OF board.
Then he summoned his son and Tor
several minutes he was busy With
Willie.
THAT. my son." he said. IS he fin
lshed. lis the board OF eduDition that
was Of use to me when | was boy
N. Y. Press
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-02-15

dozen lessons in rapier art, and prac-
ticed what he learned with an English
man as heavy and awkward as himself.
But that was all. He made few wild,
clumsy rushes, parrying wildly. When
had foIled these, the danger was over.
and I held him at my mercy.
played with him a little while,
watching the sweat gather on his
brow, and the shadow OF the church
tower fall deeper and darker. like the
shadow OF doom on his face. Not out
OF cruelty-Cod knows l have never
erred in that directioni-but because,
for the first time In my life, | felt
a strange reluctance TO strike the
blow. The curls chung to his forehead;
his breath came and went in gasps;
I heard the men behind me murmur,
and one or two Of them drop an oath;
and then | sllpped-slipped. and was
down In a moment on my right side.
my elbow striking the pavement so
sharply that the arm grew numb to
the wrist.
He held off, I heard a dozen voices
cry, ''Nowl now you have himl" But
he held of. He stood back and waited
with his breast heaving and his point
lowered. until | had risen and stood
again on my guard.
Enough. enough" a rough voice
behind me cried. Don't hurt the man
after that"
ION guard, Sir," / answered coolly--
for he seemed to waver. ut was an
accident. It shall not avail you again" "
Several voices cried "Shamel" and
one, you cowardl" But the English
man stepped forward, a fixed look in
his blue eyes. He took his place with
out a word. read in his drawn white
face that he had made up his mind TO
the worst, and his courage won my ad-
miration. l would gladly and thank
fully have set one Of the lookers-on-
any of the lookers-on-in his place:
but that could not be. So thought OF
Zaton's closed to me, of Pombal's in
suit, OF the sneers and Sights ! bad
long kept at the swords point; and
pressing him suddenly in a heat e af-
fected anger, thrust strongly over
his guard, which had grown feeble
and ran him through the chest
When | saw him lying. laid out on
the stones with his eyes half shut. and
his face glimmering white in the dusk
mot that ! saw him thus long. for
there were a dozen kneeling around
rim in a twinkling-I felt an unwonted
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-02-15
The MocKINo BIRD.
Very Graceful in Its Movements
How II Alights and Performs
Otbsr Maneuvors.

THE moclSing birds movements, says
an observant writer. In the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat, excepting In flight, are
the perfection Of grace; not even the cat
bird can rival him In airy lightness. in
easy elegance OF motion.
In alightng on fence, he does not
merely come down'upon Il; his manner
is fairly poetioal. lie flies little too
high, drops like feather. touches the
perch lightly with his feet balances and
losses upward his tail. often quickly run
ming over the tips Of half a dozen pick
OTIS before he rests. Passing across the
yard, he turns not to avoid taller tree
or shrub. nor does he 90 through Il; he
simply bounds over, almost touching II,
as II for pure sport
In the matter OF bounds. the mocker
Is witf~1it a peer. The upward spring
while siue.ng ia an ecstatic action, that
must be seen 70 be appreciated; be rises
into the air US thosgh too happy TO re-
main on earth. and. opening his wings,
floats down. singing all the while
1T Is indcscribable. but enchant-
ing 10 see. In courtship, too, he
makes effective use of this exquisite
movement. in simple food-hunting on
the ground-a most prosaio occupation
truly-on approaching a hummock OF
grass. he bounds over IL, instead Of go
ing around. In allghting on tree, he
does not pounee upon the twig he has
selected but upon lower one. and
passes quickly up through the branchs1
as 1.-THE as a serpent.
80 fond is he OF this exercise that
one which I watched amused himself
half an hour az time In pile OF brush;
starting from the ground, slipping easily
through up 20 the top. standing there
moment then iying back and repeating
the performance.
should the goal OF his journey be =
fence picket. he alights on the beam
which supports IL. and hops gracefully
10 the top.
like the robin. the mocklng-hird
seeks his food from the earth. sometimes
digging II. but often picking Il mp His
manner on the ground Is much like the
robins; he lowers the head. runs a few
steps rapidly then erec,s himself very
straight for moment But he adds TO
this familiar performance peculiar and
beautiful movement. the object Of which
I have been unable 10 discover.
AT the end OF a run he llfts HIS wings.
opening them wide displaying their
whole breadth which makes him look
like a gigantic butterfly. then instantly
lowers bis head and runs again. general
by picking up something AZ he stops
a gentleman IN South Carolina, IA
mlllar with the ways Of the bird, sug-
gests that his object IL TO startie the
grasshopper or as he expresses Il. 10
'nush his game"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-02-15
THE INK AQUARIUM.
Brilliant slelght-of- Hand Perform
anee Which Any Boy Can
Learn 20 Do.

Present a glass fun OF Ink to the view
OF the spectators. then prove that Il 10
ink b. dipping a visiting card 10 u aud
showing the card Now announce that
there are live hsh In the tumbler that
jast thrive on ink. and YOU will prove
they are there BY changing the ink to
water, so that the onlOCkors may see
them. Throw a Handkerchief over The
glass 10 as to entirely envelop Il, repeat
an incantation and then suddenly whisk
the handkerchief away. The audience
will be very much astonished TO md tho
glass nllod with water. clear As crystal.
with several ash swimming about IN H.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-02-15

Perhaps you would IKE . little
water7" he said civilly.
why, rascal7' I asked. D.
ITO wash with" he answered.
81 asked for some yesterday, and
you would not bring &C." l grumbled
However. better late than never,
Bring Il now. II must hang. | viii
hang like gentleman. But. depend
upon II. the cardinal will not serve
an old friend so scurvy a trick"
you are 10 go TO him." he an-
swered. when no came back with the
water.
what? To the cardinal?" cried.
Yes" he answered.
"Goodi" exclaimed: and in my Joy
sprang up at once. and began 20
refresh my dress. so all this time
have been doing him an injustice.
vive Monseigneurl might have
known &C."
Don't make too surel" the man
answered spitefully. Then he went on:
Il have something else for you. A
friend Of yours left Il at the gate. .
he added. And he handed me a packet.
quite sol" said. reading his ras-
cally face Alright And you kept IL
as long as you dared-as long as You
thought | should hang. you knave'
Was not that so? But there, do not
lie to me. Tell mo instead which OF
my friends left H." For. to confess
the truth. had not so many friends
at this time: and ten good crowns
the packet contained no less sum
argued n pretty staunch friend. and
one OF whom n man might he proud.
The knave sniggered maloiously. a
crooked, dwarfish man left Il" he said.
Il doubt might call him a tailor
and not be far out"
"Chuti" I answered; but | was lit
tie out OF countenance. Il understand.
An honest fellow enough. ard in debt
TO me! am glad he remembered.
But when am to so. friend?"
"In an hour" he answered suilenly.
Doubtless he had looked &C get ono
OF the crowns: but was 100 old a
hand for that II came back I could
buy his services; and II did not
should have wasted my money.
ITO Re Continued
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-02-15
ENDING OF AN OLD FEUD.
I.onE-Hopcd For scrimmREr Was
Never Brought 60 - Proper
Conclusion

Ono evening when the mail arrived
al Barbersyille by stage there was the
usual move on tho part Of the crowd
Of idlers TO enter the postoiicc. 7; 50
happened. relates the Rochester Demo.
rrat and Chronicle. that Jones. the
village cooper. jostled White. the VII.
lage cobbler. and they turned upon
each other with:
what We pughln' FUR. Tom Jonos:'
who's a-pushin' Bill whitef
avon are"
no, | haln't."
Then I'm a liar!"
Then you be-"
Then ! can lick two stch pumplia-
heads as youl"
Then | dare you TO lay hand or
me-"
There was hope that they would
fight. but nothing Of the Kind tooh
place Next evening they had the
scrape over again. and 30 on the next
and by and by e cano &c n regular
thing. Every week day evening for
long years they had q war OF words,
and there was little variation. lhen
the people cf the town became dis
oouraged. and one evening ~ the twd
men we're going through the usual pro-
gramme they were suddenly pushsd
together waite accidentally stuck
a finger in Jones' eye. and Jones kicked
at a dog and landed on whites shin
II was golden opportunity fsr tho
long deferred battle 10 go or, and for
a few seconds the crowd held ivs breath.
Then the two men turned and FED from
each other. one going mp the street and
the other down and when they met
three days later. Jones held out his
hand and geid:
''Bn. I hain't mad at you ard never
was"
~TcIn." replied Bill. as he reached
for the hand. II hain't mad az you.
neither. and let's go nshin' tomorrow
togstherl"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-02-15
Mixed Dates.

Four-year-old Sarah had tVo uncles
diving out of town. who wire about
to be married.
so you are going 10 yoir uncles'
weddings, dear? And where VIII they
he marriel?" asked an intcresed fricnd
of the family.
zone - going to be Married IN
Washington" declared the child. and
the other IN January. "-LiIpmcotta
Magazine.