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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

| recently been a broader discussion of
the question whether the rules are
adequate.
The recent war between Russia and
I Japan affords fiddlers with interna-
tional law a similar opportunity to
exercise their talent. If General
Shermans remark that war is nell
and the propounded purpose Of war
| is to bring peace then one might say
| that the more hellish it is made the
more quickly and effectively will war
bring peace.
However it seems there is middle
ground There are laws of war.
Their enforcement is a matter of in
ternational honor. International hon.
or says that while nations may so
into the business of killing each
others subjects, they must do it in
way that will not transcend the
rules. 1t is right and proper to blow
a regiment of men into eternity with
a mine, but it is not correct to lay
may blow up a thousand men On a
single ship. In the Russo-Japanese
war the combatants blew men to
flinders before Port Arthur, but it
was within the rules and was brave,
daring and valiant. The men VINO
died were canonized, the men who
applied the fuse We're decorated. But
the Japanese battleship Hatsuse was
blown up with a mine far out at sea,
and this has raised the question
whether Russia did not break the
rules in strewing the open sea with
mines
The rule is that belligerents shall
not conduct sea fights except out1
years ago at three miles, on the
supposition that three miles was the
carrying distance of cannon ball.
But the carrying distance of the can
non ball has been increased from three
to fifteen miles, and Russia claims
that automatically the limit within
which sea fights may be legitimately
conducted has been increased from
three to fifteen miles. The wisest
writer's are inclined to acquit her on
this ground Russia having lost the
war will be greatly joyed to learn
that she has not lost her honor, too.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10
SPOONER AND LA TOILETTE.

The fact that Messrs. Spooner and
La Toilette did not bite one another
in full view of the senate appears to
have moved some headline writer's to
Mysteries. They nave evidently over
looked the fact that the two senators
know how to be gentlemen, notwith-
standing their political hostility.
Spooner and La Toilette differ as to
certain public measures and lead OPP
Nothing has ever taken place between
them which calls for pistols and cof-
fee. If Mr.. SpoOner had declined the
responsibility of introducing his col
league, Mr.. La Toilette would have
entered the senate just the same and
people would justly hace said that
Spooner was a razor back churl Had
La Toilette declined the escort of Mr..
Spooner he might have marched
down the senate aisle alone, but peo-
pie would have said that La Toilette
was boor. But, as might have been
expected, neither of these things hap
pened.
An English statesman once said
that parliament could do any
thing not naturally impossible. There
is growing up in America a school
of statecraft which goes not so far,
but which holds that the constitution
was never intended to prohibit any
thing which is obviously intended to
carry out the purposes of the consti-
tuition expressed in it's own pream-
BILE. There is another school which
implies that the fathers of the consti-
tuition knew it all and that what
they said is final
Messrs Spooner and La Toilette
will have plenty of room to differ in
a dignified and worthy manner in the
Interpretation of the constitution
without differing in an unworthy
manner for the delectation of SEN
sation mongers. They have chosen
the better part.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10
Ingenuity of the Quail.

Quail leave the nest the moment they
are hatched. They have been seen
running through the grass with bits OF
shell clinging to them. They do not
stay in the nest a moment longer than
necessary to get their 'land legs" but
run away through the grass, followed
by the mother, who watches over them
until they are old enough to take care OF
themselves. When suddenly surprised
by a man or dog, the mother will try
to draw attention away from her brood
by running along the ground with
dropping wing, pretending to be
wounded. The young quail flatten
themselves out on the ground and re-
main motionless. When the mother
has succeeded in enticing the object Of
her fear sufficient distance from her
young, she will suddenly rise and fly
away with the swiftness Of an arrow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10
DRAMA IN 1865,
Plays Were Acted Under Great Din.
culties at That Time.

Plays Were Acted Under Great Dim-
culties at That Time.
Here is an account of the sacking OF
theater in New York from the Ga.
zette of May 3, 1865: THE play adver.
tised to be acted last Monday evening
having given offense to sundry and
divers Inhabitants of this city, who
thought it highly improper that suct
entertainments should be exhibited al
this time Of public distress, when great
numbers of poor people can scarce find
means Of subsistence, whereby many
persons might be tempted to neglect
their business and squander that mon
ey which is necessary to the payment
of their debts and the support Of theiI
families, a rumor was spread about the
town that if the play went on the audi
ence would meet with some disturb
ance from the multitude
'This prevented the greatest part OF
those who intended to have been there
from going. However, many people
came and the play was begun, but soor
interrupted by the multitude, who burst
open the doors and entered with noise
and tumult. The audience escaped ir
the best manner they could. Many
lost their hats and other articles of raj
ment. A boy had his skull fractured
and was yesterday trepanned. Deatt
is his. Several others were sorely sci
upon and injured. But we heard OF
no lives lost. The multitude immedi
ately demolished the house, carried the
pieces to the common, where they con.
sumed them in bonfire"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10
ELECTIONS
49, 80 a
STORY OF A SWINDlE.
twO Paintings and n Clever French
mans Bright Idea.

twO Paintings and n Clever French.
mans Bright Idea.
In the Paris Matin NJ. Hardouin, q
well known writer and financial author.
tty thus describes an ingenious plan to
hOodwink the New York customs au-
thOrities, which, he says, was carried
out: There exist in Montmartre poor
devils who can turn out Rembrandts
better than Rembrandt himself Ger
tain dishonest picture dealers in Paris
know this and give orders for these
Dutch masterpieces. At the bottom of
the canvases the name Of Rembrandt
Is placed. Ordinarily the dealer sells
these. But it occurred to one of them
last summer that there was something
better to do with them These are
good he said to the ragged painter who
brought them. Put your own name on
them in place of that of Rembrandt
Why give him the credit, eh?' The
artist carried off the canvases, painted
out the false name and put his own in
place Of it. Then he took them back
and the dealer bought them for a pitt
full sum.
after few weeks the dealers sent
the pictures to his correspondent in
New York, and at the same time sent a
letter to the customs authorities there,
telling them that they were about to
be the victims of tremendous fraud
Two real Rembrandt pictures, recently
discovered, were to arrive from Europe
with the name of Rembrandt painted
out and another insignificant name sub
stituted for 1t. Take off the upper coat
Of paint in the right hand lower cor
ner and you will find that the name of
Rembrandt Is there. The idea is to sell
these old masterpieces in the United
States after they have passed your adj
ministration. warn you that each
painting is worth at least $12O,OOO'
This advice did not fall into uneager
ears. The outer coat was taken off,
and, sure enough, there was the name
Rembrandt with the proper date. The
customs people demanded $4,000 for
the two paintings, a sum paid contrite-
~ by the correspondent, who feigned
great thankfulness for being let off for
that amount. But fortnight later he
sold the pictures for nearly $12O,OOO,
their authenticity being properly estab-
lished by the receipts Of the American
custom house. They had cost $40
apiece in Paris"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

get along on 100000 a year did not
take into consideration the enhanced
cost of living" The beef trust has
put up the price of beef, the hen
trust has put up the price of eggs
and the oil trust mas put up the price
of oil. Besides it is well known that
the lower the clothes the higher the
price and one published picture Of
Mrs. Burke Roche SHOWS her costume
composed largely of rudder with a
bowsprit of diamonds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

On account of the peculiar barking
noise which is characteristic of squir-
rels certain odd looking member of
the finny tribe is called a squirrel fish.
One might expect such a fish to pos.
sess gray color or to be supplied with
tail like that of the squirrel, but be-
yond the bark there is no other resem-
blance displayed in the namesake. In
color the squirrel fish is a brilliant red,
which makes it conspicuous inhab-
liant of the sea as it darts here and
there with quick. alert movements. The
body OF the squirrel fish shows a few
stripes and is well covered with SHARP
Spines,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10
ARMOUR ON PRIVATE CARS.

J. Ogden Armour has recently be-
gun literary work, after having been
engaged with the pen for many years
His first published effort is a defense
of the private car line and it's exclu-
sive contract with the railroad. He
finds for the defendants on both
counts. The private car line is ne
cessary because the railroads cannot
and will not furnish the equipment
to move perishable stuffs, and the ex-
elusive contract is necessary that the
private car lines may be assured of a
definite amount Of business annu-
ally over the road. The latter he
contends is needed because the pri-
vate car lines must put in icing plants
at various points on the line and can
not afford to do SO without assur-
ance of business to justify the in
vestment.
Mr. Armour's arguments, if they
have any weight, go to show that the
refrigerating business in transit is a
they support the contention of the
people that it should be under the SUI
pervision of the government
Mr.. Armour mas not finished his
series of articles and it is difficult to
say how he is going to treat the
question of public regulation of
private car lines. From the amount
of sympathetic enthusiasm he has al
ready extended on the bravery of P.
d. Armour in building the first icing
cars one is prepared for a claim that
this was so great and daring a con-
tribution to the good of humanity that
his descendants should go on forever
reaping large profits from a people
simply soaked in gratitude to
father
No one is going to dispute with
icing cars was a boon to humanity
that it has been of immense benefit to
growers of fruit and to consumers of
both meats and fruits. 1t has, as he
says, changed the raising of fruit to
the dignity of a business. 1t has
made even watermelons a national,
almost an international crop. This is
something greatly to be admired in
the inventive genius and the CONNER
cial enterprise of American men.
But this is not the question. The
question is whether the public is
getting the benefit out of Mr.. Ham
mond's invention and P. D. Armour's
application of it to which it is en-
titled
On the question of exclusive con-
tracts Mr.. Armour will find that there
is a well-settled concern making
secret contract with a common car
rier and defying investigation on the
ground that it is not subject to public
scrutiny. Common sense in this
country denies the right of a common
carrier to make any contract to which
the public has not the right of ac-
cess. The common carrier has a con-
tract with the public which is prior
to any other it may make with any,
body else.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

The Boston Globe introduces the
new school law with this luminous
sentence:
Yesterday the new school law
that no person is unable to read al
sight and to write legibly simple SEN
fences in the English language shall
be employed in any factory, work
shop or mercantile establishment
but shall attend the public school I'M
til so equipped, went into effect in
Massachusetts"
The law may temporarily disorga-
nize the staff of the Globe, but We be-
lieve it will be good thing in the
end
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10
Common Names.

All nations have their Smiths, Jones.
es and Robinsons. In France the name
which is used to signify one of a very
large number of men, as Smith is some.
times figuratively used with us, is
Durand, the commonest name in the
French directories. In Berlin and 9th.
er cities of north Germany Herr Mey-
er is Mr.. Smith. But in some parts of
Germany the name Of Schulze is the
most common name.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

We are told by the English expert
DIR. Treves, that the coughing and
sneezing Of an ordinary attack Of
r'cold" should be welcomed and noe
grumbled over, because they remove
microbes from the system which, IL not
cleared out, might end in pleurisy or
pneumonia.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

Publishers who have not been fav-
ored with copy of Mr.. Lawson's re-
cent ads are informed that they are
at liberty to lift them from more es-
teemed contemporaries as pure read
ing matter. What we like about Mr..
Lawson is his diffidence.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

Those people who expected Senator
Spooner of Wisconsin to kick Senator
La Toilette when he appeared in the
senate, or to retire to the cloakrooms
mad We're disappointed. The Wis
cOnsin senators were quite chummy
ON the outside.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

The Kansas state board of health
reports that adulterated food pro-
ducts bought in open market are vile
and Infamous" When the grafters
are also prisoners, something should
be done quickly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

Should congress tackle the boundless
question Of a sea level canal the delay
In construction after the work begins
will be small item in comparison
with the delay Of talking about it be-
fore it begins.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10
Forty Years in Active Service.

Forty Years in Active Service.
NEW LONDON, Conn.,, Jan. 10.-F.
L. Allan Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1,
will celebrate the fortieth anniversary
of it's establishment with a big BAN
quet this evening. The company was
organized under the city charter on
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

The Louisville Herald says that
Every smile you call to baby's face
is the light of heaven itself" Is the
converse of this true?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

The bosses are naturally pessimis-
tic. Messrs. Durham and Cox and
Murphy consider reform case of
ring out the old, ring in the new
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

One class Of wars even The Hague
peace congress cannot settle, and those
are the perennial rows over, around
and against football In America.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10
THE RULES OF WAR.

Like football and boxing. war has
its rules. After every football game
there is a debate over whether the
rules were observed and there has
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

Rabbi SilverTnan says that Rev.
Thomas Dixon's novel is a crime !;
that the teaching of the book, in a
word, is, go out and kill a negro"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

Rabbi Hirsh in his New Years SER
mon said that Judge Tuley left mill
lions of friends and Mr.. Yerkes mil
lions of dollars.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

Perhaps papa in his complaint
against Mrs. Burke Roche's failure to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

January 10, 1866. There are but three
of the original charter members sur
viving and only one of them, Mr.. Goetz'
Bacnert, who lives in this city, will be-
able to attend the banquet.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10
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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
Copy of change of advertisements
must be delivered to the business Of
fee by the nour of TEN O'CLOCK a.
m. to insure insertion in the issue of
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-10

The Premium Dishes are here.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-04
RUMoR OF WARRANTS DENIED
President Clark Says He Has Not
Been Threatened With Arrest
SrUnder Fender Ordinance

A rumor was af1oat yesterday that
warrants had been issued for the arrest
of President e. p. Clark and Vice Pres
ident M. H. Sherman of the Los An
geles-Pacific railroad for an alleged
violation of the law compelling city
railroad companies to provide tenders
of a certain pattern for all Of their cars
operating in the city limits.
This rumor was denied at the office of
the city prosecuting attorney yesterday
afternoon, however. Attorney Eddy
said that a complaint had not even been
issued against the officials of the Los
Angeles-Pacific Railroad company, al
though one was reported to have been
issued by Deputy District Attorney
Frederickson.
President clark of the Los Angeles
Pacific Railroad company said yester-
day that he never understood that the
fender ordinance applied to his COM
pany, for the reason that it designated
merely those street car companies
under a city franchise, while, he said,
the Los Angeles-Pacific company is an
interurban system.
He further stated that the Pacific
Electric line had not complied with the
city ordinance regarding the Tenders,
and that he understood 1t was not their
intention to do so. When they did.
President Clark said, his company
would also place the tenders upon the
cars
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-04
WILL NOT DISTURB
ANN STREET TRACKS
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS is
SATISFIED
w. E.. Dunn's Explanation That Citi-
gems Of East Los Angeles Asked
Building of Bridge Be Postponed
Till City Could Join, Accepted

While the board of public works
has given no decision on the revoca-
tion of a permit to the Los Angeles
Railway company to run its cars over
Ann street without franchise, 1t has
practically decided not to interfere
with the conditions as they now ex-
ist In other words they consider
the arguments which w. e. Dunn
legal representative of Mr.. Huntington
presented to them ten days ago, are
sound.
At that time Mr. Dunn explained
sthat the old San Fernan ndo viaduct
had been abandoned with the eXpec-
tation of building a railway bridge
across the river; that the citizens
north and east of the river were
anxious that the corporation should
DELAY it's plans until the city should
be i'm a position to construct a viaduct
across the river at the same place
when corporation and municipality
could cooperate in the project at a
saving of expense to both. In the in
terim the street car company was
given permission to use Ann street
For two blocks along this thorough
fare rails have been laid which con-
meet the San Fernando and the Main
street lines.
At the last bond election the pro-
posal for the city to construct a
100000 viaduct was defeated. Resi-
dents OF East Los Angeles, however
are not disheartened, and another at
tempt will be made, it is said, in the
not far distant future to bring the
question again before the people. The
railway company has promised to ex'
pend $4,000 as its part of the eX-
pense of building the viaduct.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-04
WOMEN'S CLUBS
wednesday Morning Club Opens

Yesterday saw the opening meetings
of most of the leading women's clubs
of the city. In all of them they have
organized complete and vigorous line
of study for the winter.
The Wednesday Morning club met
Yesterday and Mrs. w. L. Pitkin gave
the annual presidents address. She
outlined the general work for the year
and emphasized the necessity for the
earnest cooperation of all the MEM
bers for the success of the club.
Mrs. M. L. La Grange, Mrs. Philip
Gerhardy, Mrs II. H. Harrison and
Mrs. H. G. Grower gave some interest
ing vacation notes and there were sew
eral fine musical selections by Mrs. f.
B. Sturge and Mrs. p. d. Park. A re-
port of the relief committee work was
also made by Mrs. owen McAleer.
A few changes are to be made in the
general study work of the club this
year. In the Current Topics section,
under direction of Mrs. M. A. Foster,
each member will have topic assigned
to her for study, Besides the report on
the topics each member will be ex-
pected to bring some interesting article
either from a magazine or a news
paper.
A new feature will be the physical
culture and voice culture classes, which
will be under the direction of Miss
Bessie Thew. Mrs. H. C. Cover will
begin her class in 1.-The Tempest" next
Wednesday morning.
Another new department is to be an
art and travel section, which is to
meet every other week under the di-
dection of Mrs. Cecilia White.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-04
Hold ReassembIy MeetIna

The members of the Philomath Lit
erary club held their reassembly meet
ing yesterday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. l.. j. Linkerbach.
An interesting program was present
ed by Miss Marie Walters Mrs. Bar
ber, Miss Agnes Hole and Mrs. ]. d.
Brown. Miss Marie Walters and Miss
Agnes Hole gave several good whistling
solos, and Mrs. J. p. Bryon read an
original poem. Mrs. Barber played
several selections on the piano.
Mrs Charles w. Harding, Mrs
Charles L. Hubbard and Mrs e. w
Davies assisted the hostess in enter
tanning. The club colors, red and
white, were carried out in the decora-
tions.
The club members present were Mes
DANES c. Milton Adams, p. w. Davies
Russell Barber, Charles Barker, f. B
Crosier C. r. Crowell G.. B. Corwin
r. r. Charles, Fl. H. Becker, L. ]
Linkenbach, S. L. Morgan, M. 3. Jones
Charles l.. Hubbard. Charles w. Hard.
ing, William Eckert, C. S. de Lamo
j. B. Brown, George b. Cash, Miss
Belle crowell and Miss Gertrude
Crissey.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-04
YOUNG TERRoRS ARRAIGNED
Boys Accused of Being Bandits Are
Held in $4,000 Bail by Justice
Austin

Edwin Epley and Harry Magee, two
of the trio of notorious boys who are
accused of being the mysterious rob
bers who have committed rohberies in
this section of Southern California
were yesterday examined before JUS
tice Austin of the police court. The
examination was continued until Fri
day afternoon October II, and bail
fixed at $4,000.
Charles Smith, alias Welnert, the
third member OF the gang, who is con-
sidered the leader, was not examined
yesterday owing to the fact that he was
not implicated in the crimes for which
his companions were yesterday exam
ined.
Smith was In the court room, how
ever, and seemed to be proud of the no
toriety he has gained by connection
with the gang of youthful robbers for
he looked bout the room brazenly with
his head held high.
Occasionally the prisoners would ex-
change winks and smiles with the boys
in the audience, and they continually
carried on conversation among them
selves, mingled with laughter.