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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-23

will be shown this product is now on
its way here from the east. This ex-
hibit will represent am outlay of $500
or more, and will be unique.
Visible Canned Goods.
The manufacturers of condensed milk
and the Gamers and preservers of the
state will not be permitted to make a
showing of labeled cans, as has been
done in other exhibits. All exhibits of
this character will be in transparent
cans or glass bottles, one side of which
will show the contents and the other
side, the label OH the goods. Large ~
ders for these exhibition cans have al
ready been placed. il is understood.
Cracker and biscuit displays will like
wise be under glass, and will be extern
sive. Some unique ideas are being
worked out by pickle manufacturers to
make attractive shOwings of their
goods.
In addition to these, dozens of other
manufacturers and producers will show
their products. but their plans have not
yet taken definite shape.
The artistic element of the show will
predominant, and will overshadow all
other features. There will not be an
exhibit received that will not mean
something. Not shoddy entry will
be received under any circumstances,
DIS IL 10 lllt pun DOSC VI Aht NNhiblLlllS
committee to make the display the fin
est ever seen outside of a worlds fair.
Pillars of Grain.
Among the many novel features that
will be introduced is the method of
displaying the Utah grains and grass
seeds There are nine columns running
from front to back, supporting the cell
ing. These columns will be surrounded
by glass cylinders in which will be
placed the grains and grass seeds
grown In the state. one pillar will show
wheat in its various varieties; another,
eats and another, read and white corn;
still another will be for popcorn. Rye
and barley will be shown at separate
pillars. Navy and lima beans and peas
will be shown in this manner. and one
pillar will be reserved for clover, lu
Germs. timothy and other grass seeds
of Utdll's production.
Designs are being prepared for "a wall
display of grains in the sheaf to show
the results of arid farming and of ir
rigation.
The Utah art institute will lend 10
the exhibit, ii is understood, a large
number of pictures painted by Utah
artists, for exhibition purposes.
Relics Are Offered.
The Daughters of Pioneers will place
in the exhibit room a. many OF the his
torical relics possessed by them as the
exhibit committee desires. Among the
articles of historical interest that will
be shown will be handcarts which We're
pushed across the plains loaded with
the household effects of the members
of the famous handcart companies;
spinning wheels with which wool and
| flax were spun into thread for the man
ufacture of clothing: the primitive
cooking utensils used by the old set
tiers; agricultural implements and 9TH
er necessities that were used in the
years before the advent of the railroad.
Arrangements are also being made
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
GEMS FOR MISS ALICE.
Cuba Will Present Jewels to the
Bride as Wedding Gift.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-That the
$4,000 voted by Cuba as a wedding
gife for Alice Roosevelt has been cabled
to Paris and will be used in the pur-
chase of the best jewels that can be
obtained for that sum was ascertained
today, when it became known that ef-
forts nave been made to have Miss
Roosevelt express preference as to the
form the gift should take.
The president, it was said, was not
pleased when he learned of the lavish
expenditure by Cuba, but he felt that
he could not object without appearing
ungracious toward the republic. He re-
quested his daughter, however, not to
express any preference as to what
should be purchased with the money.
Those in charge of the money there
upon decided to purchase a diamond
ornament, which will be sent to Senior
Quesada, the Cuban minister, thereby
avoiding the payment of duty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
A BROKEN SYNDICATE.

The report that the American
Countess CastelIane has left her
French fried potato of a count is
neither surprising nor necessarily dis
concerning news. Nobody over here
cares much about the waste of the
Gould millions, for everybody knows
that Jay Gould got them in crooked
ways. His daughter took s17,0O0. 900
abroad and Count Boni soon ran
himself in debt to the extent of
100000 buying material for a castle
on the Bots de Boulogne The Gould
family on this side of the water inter-
fered with the counts activities when
they saw that if Boni went on in his
construction of debts there would be
but one way to liquidate and that
would be by throwing several mil
lions of Missouri Pacific stock upon
the market This was not in accord
with the plans of George Gould, and he
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
THE LATEST MERGER,
Union Pacific illinois Central Deal
Makes Hartman Leader.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-The Record
Herald says:
The greatest railroad merger in the
nations history is believed to have
been consummated. From meager re-
ports from New York that the Union
Pacific railroad had obtained control
of the Illinois Central and that Edward
H. Hartman, the dictator in the for
mer corporation, had conducted the
negotiations, additional color was lent
to the story in Chicago yesterday.
Illinois Central officials admitted that
the merger had been talked of for
months, though they were non-com-
initial on the NOSE recent details.
1t was recalled in this connection,
that Mr. Hartman had personally Or
ganized the Railroads Security COM
pany, which is a holding concern for
Illinois Central shares, but local Off
Gals were unable to reveal the amount
of stock gained by the railroad wiz
ard" through this source. 1t was de-
clared on good authority, however,
that as high as 10000 shares, at a
par value Of $16,O00,00O, were secured
Immediately after the holding corr
pany was chartered in, New Jersey.
"A later move is reported to have
been the taking over of these and
other shares by the Union Pacific. The
records now show that the western
line controlled by Mr.. Hartman has
clincned at least $4,000 shares, that
are valued at par at $4,000, OO0
Enough friendly aid is believed to
have been promised to Mr.. Hartman
to make him supreme in Illinois Cen
trail as we'll as in Union Pacific. His
railroad holdings, therefore, comprise
lines with a mileage far greater than
any other single group of railroads in
the United States.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
Bags a Fat 'Possum,

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb, 1S.-The fifth
ward is not generally supposed to be in
the 'possum belt, but there is one COL
ored man in the ward who has possum
under his belt today and says it rests
fine.
Harvey Clemens, 1914 Portland ave-
nue., bagged the animal. For some time
he has been aware that mis- woodshed
harbored some sort of a boarder that
made free with everything in sight. AS
the visitor always managed to keep
out Of sight it was supposed to be a
rat He was found, however, during
a clearing-up campaign in the wood
she'd He was half hidden in pile of
papers, and being taken for large
common rat was killed. The animal
did not look right for a rat, and to
settle the question several school
teachers were interviewed. They iden-
titled is as a genuine 'possum. The
Clemens family does not eat 'possum,
but a colored roustabout fixture in the
ward hove in sight and was made hap
py by the present. 1t is said that it
was not necessary to offer the animal
to the man more than once.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED.
Systematic Search for Edward j. Nor
gan is Failure,

OSHKOSH, Wis, Feb. 13.-Relatives
of Edward j. Morgan, past counsellor
of the Oshkosh division of the United
Commercial Travellers, who disap-
peared Dec. 20, at Manitowoc, have
given him up for dead.
The police departments of Oshkosh,
Manitowoc, Milwaukee and Chicago
have engaged in the search and the
United Commercial Travellers, the
Knights of Pythias and the railroads
have exhausted every means and have
failed utterly to find trace of Mr. Nor
gan after the date mentioned. Then
he left the Williams home at Mani
towoc with the expressed intention of
without MIN, and his grip, which was
left behind, has been sent home.
No interchangeable mileage slips
have been turned in since that date,
and Mr.. MOrgan's bank account in this
city is untouched. The theory is
that he fell into the river at Manito-
woe and was drowned.
Mr.. Morgan was a lumber salesman
and was a brother of T. r. Morgan OF
the Morgan Lumber company of this
city, who was shot and killed by a dis
charged workman several days ago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

forbade it. An arrangement was en-
tered into by which the principal was
to remain intact and 100000 annually
was to be subtracted from the Castel-
lane income and applied to the pay
ment of the art dealers who had
worked Boni to great American
standstill. This left a paltry $500, 900
for the count on which to gte drunk
run for office and make love to several
other wocen. 1t was not enough, and
troubles arose in the Gould-Castel-
lane syndicate.
There Is scarcely a more naked in
stance of the marrying of money to
title for the mutual accommodation OF
the titled prig and the untitled money
bag than the Gould Castellane match
Since their marriage neither has con-
tributed anything to the good of man
kind. The man is a vain, volatile
French harlequin, seeking the bubble
reputation anywhere except at the
lannon's mouth. The countess appears
to have never had or to have early lost
any sentiment of delicacy Her motive
has been to be known as a great
ney-spender, an immense and daz-
zling female Monte Cristo.
Neither one having a worthy ambi-
ton, the partnership could have no
worthy outcome. It's breaking up
will be hardest on the count. He can
not get along without an income, while
his wife cannot be deprived of the at
tention she Graves so long as she holds
the purse.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
RAILROAD SUBSIDIES

Minnesota's railroad commission, like
that of this state, is trying to arrive al
a basis for regulating freight rates, by
making a valuation of railroad prop
critics and calculating what should be
reasonable revenue on the invest
ment. The original cost of the roads
is factor in this inquiry. 1t seems
in both cases that the aid given by
state and local authorities to the
building of the roads ought to be
taken into consideration. The public
should not now be compelled to pay
charges on capital contributed in the
first place at the public expense
The Minnesota state commission has
made a compilation to show all the
bond issues by localities to substitute
lines of road, and they amount to the
surprising sum of $2,940.150. Add to
this the state bonds over which there
was so much controversy and there is
s5,215,150 contributed by the people
as part of the first cost of the roads.
These bond issues, however, sink
into insignificance beside the land
grants made by congress and the state
legislature. AS much as ten sections
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
WASTING CITY'S MONEY.

The county two years ago paid Ex-
perts Clark and Buchanan about $4,000
to ferret out alleged errors amounting
to about 500 in the accounts of county
officers. Now the city is repeating
that folly by hiring experts from Seat
tie at an expense of $4,000 to examine
the city's books. From present indi-
cations all that the investigation of the
experts will amount to will be a recon-
mendation that the funds of the water
department be kept separate from the
city's general fund A committee of
the Commercial club made that recon-
mendation two months ago and did not
charge a cent for it, Competent book
keepers could have been employed in
Walla Walla who would have done for
5000 all that is expected Of the Seattle
experts at cost of $4,000.
This is what comes of turning the
work of the finance committee of the
council over to the judiciary commit
tee, the same committee that was re-
sponsible for the paying of enormous
fees to attorneys for work that could
easily have been done by the city
attorney, who is paid 500 a month for
such service.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
Minnesota Grocers Meet,

RACHESTER, Mimi. Feb. 13-Mr
Grocers' association Of Minnesota this
morning called to order the annual
convention Of the association in this
city. The attendance is very large
and every section of the state is rep
resented. Many important matters
will come up for consideration, among
them the problem of a national pure
food law. The delegates from Duluth
are very active and are making efforts
to secure the next annual convention
for Duluth.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

to the mile Of road were granted in
of cash by the railroads. Forty per
cent of the states area, and prob
ably half it's land value, was thus
given away. There is practically no
railroad land left unsold in Minnesota.
Some of it brought excellent prices,
and while the great part. was sold in
the days of cheap land, the 10000, 900
acres granted must have brought on
an average of SO an acre, which means
$50, 900 given for railroad building.
The people gave it cheerfully, to be
sure, because they wanted railroads,
but it was none the less subsidy
which should not be charged against
the grantors. The lands granted by
stead entry. The settlers who took
them did not get free land, as they
would have otherwise, but paid for the
lands the current market price. The
swamp lands given by the state were
taken from the assets of the school
fund. Much of the so-called swamp
mas proved valuable land, and if it
had not been granted to the railroads
would have added largely to the en-
dowment of the state school system.
The value of these land and cash sub
sides should be considered in arriv-
ing at the actual investment of capital
in Minnesota roads. These were gifts
from the people, but the people re-
ceived no stock in return. They go.
the roads, and they are paying the
roads amply for their services. They
are paying interest now on capitaliza-
ton which includes the public gifts
of construction days. Legally it may
be that the gifts cannot be credited
now to the peoples side of the ledger,
but there cannot be any question as to
the moral side of the situation.
While Washington has given no lands
to the railroads, the national govern
ment gave a great deal, and the value
of these gifts should be deducted from
the estimated cost of the roads in fig
uring freight rates.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
SENATOR PATTERSON'S
DILEMMA.

The question raised by Senator Pat
terson Of Colorado whether the demo-
cratic caucus can control his vote on
the Santo Domingo treaty is interest
ing, but it is difficult to see how the
senate can settle it for him. He went
into the democratic caucus at the be-
ginning of mis- term and accepted pot
luck with the democrats on commit
ee appointments. On all party ques-
tions it was assumed that he would
vote with his colleagues to uphold
democratic principles. Now the eau
Gus has decided that opposition to the
San Domingo treaty is a democratic
principle and it demands Senator Pat
terson's vote. The senator happens
to disagree from that conclusion. He
wants to vote for the treaty. There
is nothing in the situation to prevent
his voting for it, The only thing he
could lose by it would be standing in
the democratic caucus, and even there
it is a question whether the caucus
would attempt to punish him for Civ
ing a fair, square vote according to
his convictions.
On the question whether the demo-
cratic caucus has stated party prin-
ciple, Mr.. Patterson has a good case.
Theer is nothing in any democratic
platform which exactly covers the
| matter. The last national platform
declared for the maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine in it's full integrity"
This was a very vague phrase and one
serves the right of construction for
himself. Senator Raynor has delivered
a speech saying the Santo Domingo
treaty seeks to enforce a Roosevelt
doctrine, but he is not the democratic
party.
The question whether there is vio-
lation of the Monroe doctrine in the
pending treaty is not party question
at all. The senatorial caucus has no
right to attempt to control any sena-
tors vote on that question. 1t is one
of foreign palicy in which there is in
volved no question which has ever d.
vided the republican and democratic
parties. The fact of the matter is that,
the treaty requiring a twothirds vote
in the senate, it is an attractive pro-
gram for the democratic minority to
beat it and then claim a victory over
the administration.
Senator Patterson finds himself in
danger of being coerced into giving
vote which goes against his conscience
merely to give mis- party an empty vic
tory. He does not like the situation.
No man with an ounce of brains or a
spark of manhood would.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
NO CAUSE FOR GRIEVANCE.

The Statesman certainly intended
nothing but fair play and a square
deal for Registrar Richard Mclean
when it emphatically contradicted
damaging rumors regarding the ac-
counts of the city's water department
that everybody knows were in general
circulation on the streets, in the bar
Der shops and in all places of business
al. day yesterday. The Statesman
quoted both Registrar Mclean and
Expert Shorrock as saying that there
was no basis for the rumors of a dis
crepancy in the registrars accounts
Not word was published that would
lend color to any suspicion of the
registrars honesty. Yet it seems Reg
istrar Mclean is disposed to take
umbrage at the Statesman's defense of
his honesty and integrity and a morn
ing paper gives voice to his unreason-
ing grievance.
The simple truth is that the rumors
or a shortage arose from the disin
clination of the registrar to aid the
experts by submitting the invoice tnev
desired to balance his accounts. and
now that ne has consented to make the
showing that the experts desire. he is
certainly not justified in blaming 9TH
ers for the consequences of his own
indiscretion in not giving prompt and
cheerful aid to the experts.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
BERGMAN NAMES FOUR DEPUTIES
WORK OF ASSESSING ALL
CLASSES OF PROPERTY WILL
START ON MARCH 1.
WORK

Assessor Bergman still has some.
thing on his mind, although the pres.
sure is not so great as it was some.
time ago. Four of the II field deputies
who will start on March l assessing
all classes of property within the con.
fines of Walla Walla county have beer
decided upon and the remaining seven
appointments will probably be made in
another week or so.
Assessor Bergman mas announced
TOUR appointments as follows: Dale
Donnelly. Prescott; w. F. De Long.
Wallula; Fred Cox, Waitsburg: Will
liam H. Case, Ritz precinct. Deputies
yet to be named will be employed in
Walla Walla and in districts adjacent
to Walla Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

ments. He has also learned that a
number of secret service agents are
detailed to guard the president both
abroad.
In the next appropriation bill pro-
viding for the secret service there will
be a provision expressly fOrbidding
them to do anything except as pro-
vided for by law.
Mr.. Tawney is determined to press
the matter and if he does it will re-
suit in the secret service men being
relieved as the bodyguard of the pres
ident.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

Now that ex-President May of the
First National bank of Davenport in
this state has been convicted and SEN
fenced to two years for embeZZling the
banks funds, it will be in order for
him to follow the example Of J. K
EdmiSton of the Walla Walla Saw
ings bank in seeking his health abroad
where he will not be required to rur
the risks of eating prison fare.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
CourtmartiaI Resumed.

MINNEAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 13.-The
courtmartial which has been engaged
in trying midshipmen on charges OF
hazing at the naval academy and ad-
journed On February l., resumed its
work today.
The adjournment was taken until
the day after graduation, to give the
members of the graduating class,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

New York's stock transfer law has
produced a revenue of $4,132,000 In
eight months, about double the esti-
mated value of the law. Yet stocks
are being transferred and the predict
ed wholesale desertion Of New York
as a gambling center has not hap
pened,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

The Chicago Tribune suggests
stretching chains across the boule-
wards to discourage chauffeurs. Fes-
looming chains around the chauffeurs
Is good also.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

The first falling out between
Spooner and La Toilette was not about
a little thing like the constitution of
the United States, but about a great
big office at Oconomowoc or Hurley.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

Lincoln ]. Steffens has discovered
that many of our members Of con-
gresS are dummy directors and when
it comes across a few pounds of
thought from B. Tillman, G. Grosve-
nor, j. Sibley and others, the cOun-
try wishes that more of them were
dummies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

Mr.. DalZell of PennSylvania-or
rather, of the Pennsylvania-doesn not
like the way the house ran away from
him the other day. This will teach
Mr.. Dalzell not to sleep at the switch
when he has important railroad inter-
ests intrusted to his care.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

New York, Chicago and Lincoln,
Neb., are bothering about the price
of gas per thousand feet, to the
amusement of the gas companies. They
know it is the number of revolutions
per second of the little wheel in the
meter which counts.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

The affairs of the famous 500 per
cent Franklin syndicate, for which a
man named Miller did time in Sing
Sing, have just been closed up legally,
creditors getting IS cents on the dol
lar. This was to them like getting
money from home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

a scientist saying the sun Is shrinking.
Congress should Immediately pass a
law prohibiting the sun from shrinking
between Nov l and March 80. During
the other months it might be as well
to let it shrink a bit now and then.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

The New York supreme court has
decided that Rogers does not have
to answer in New York until it is
first decided whether ne must answer
in Missouri
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

General Nogi says that he alone is
responsible for the failure of his
thanking movement at Mukden. Where
is that subordinate who misunder-
stands orders when great movements
fail?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

Mr.. YerkeS' death did not seem to
weigh any heavier on the late Mrs
Yerkes, now Mrs. Miner, than it did
on the public.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

Ida Tarbell has made enough money
out of her knowledge of Standard Oil
to buy a farm in Connecticut Pos
sibly Mr.. Rockefeller is visiting there.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

The United States senate may soon
be struggling with a question as to
whether or not the democratic party is
constitutional.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

Overparticular New Workers. wish to
remove Judge Deuel. of Town Topics
from the bench. Why not get a new
bench?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

The last of the San DOMINICAN rebel
chiefs has surrendered. The new crop
of rebels will not ripen before March
or April.