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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
CROOKED WORK ON PIPELINE IS
GRADUALLY BEING MADE PUBLIC
Payroll Bombs are Exploded in Meeting Of Council Where are
Shown up Forced Balances Illegal Charges and Dishonest
Payments of Bills Not Owed by the City

paid by the Warren Construction COM
pany, and, also, that the Warren COM
pany had charged the city with a car
load of coal which the company, un-
der it's contract, should have paid for.
These errors came about he said,
by Mr.. Lynch, the company's book
keeper, not being familiar with the
terms of the contract between the city
and the Warren company.
Willing to Complain.
Mr.. Reese objected to the city hold
ing up the company's August account
stating that the $4,000 due the Warren
company as it's remuneration for SUI
perintending the excavation of the
ditch line was ample to protect the
city from any loss arising through
the Warren company charging ac-
counts to the city that should be paid
by the company.
81 am willing to meet with the
council at any time and go over and
adjust these matters" declared Mr..
Reese. 1--WE are not petty larceny
thieves. All we want is what is due
us and We want the city to enjoy the
same privilege. Our August and Sep
tember bills, amounting to $4,000,
have been held up for a month and
they should be paid
Mr.. Reese wanted the council to
pay six or seven thousand dollars on
account, but Mayor Kellough declined
to interfere in the matter and ordered
that the whole matter be threshed out
in the investigation next Monday. Mr..
Reese promised to be present.
Kirkman Wanted it Paid.
The airing of the water scandal was
started by Councilman Kirkman MAX
ing a motion that the Warren Com
pany's bill for August and September
be paid. He stated there were few
items on the company's bills tnat
should be explained before being paid
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10

morning when the cases were called
for trial. ]. L. Sharpstein, c. c. Gose
and ]. H. Pedigo appeared for the de-
PENDANTS and City Attorney Blandford
for the prosecution.
Attorney Gose asked for continual
ton on the grounds that Attorney
Sharpstein's time for the next week
would be occupied with court matters
at Pasco and that he had several
cases in the superior court which
would prevent him trying the saloon
cases this week. City Attorney Bland
ford demurred against continuing the
cases so long and asked that they be
set for next Monday. He finally agreed
to Wednesday.
To Rush Them Through.
1t was decided to try about three
cases a day if possible in order to get
through with them as quickly as pos
sible.
The defendants were then arraigned
Pleas Of not guilty were entered by
Attorney Sharpstein for the defendants
Rev. ]. c. Reid, pastor of the First
church and Rev. Morton
Gregory were in court this morning.
In continuing the cases Judge Huffman
said he would not require bond for
the appearance of the defendants as it
was apparent none of the saloon men
would run away.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10

Sensational charges made by Coun-
Gilman Bridges at last nights council
meeting to the effect that the city mas
baen having for material and the
wages of men chargeable to the War
rem Construction company under its
contract with the city for excavating
and reflling the ditch line for the
new gravity water system, resulted
in the Warren company's August bill
for S74S5 being held up and the coun-
ell deciding, as a committee of the
whole, to make a complete investi-
CATION of the actions Of the water
committee in the construction of the
new water system from the time work
was commenced unit the present time.
The council will meet in executive
session next Monday morning and
Frank Reese, local representative Of
the Warren Construction company,
was invited to meet with the commit
tee and explain the alleged discrepan-
cies and other matters in connection
with the pipe line brought up by Coun-
Gilman Bridges.
Tries to Rush 1t.
Mr.. Reese, who was present at last
nights meeting, requested tnat the
council take up the investigation to-
day. but Councilman Tausick said it
would be impossible for him to be in
attendance, owing to pressing business
affairs.
Councilman Tausick said ne was
willing to leave the investigation to
the water committee, providing the
committee would present a unanimous
report. Otherwise he said he was in
favor of the council going down the
line and investigating water affairs
from the time work was commenced
until the present time.
Mr.. Reese frankly admitted that the
city had been paying for a black
smiths helper who should have been
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
SCORE IS RECORDED ! TO I
Fatal Errors by the Sox Allows
Runs by the Lively
Nationals.

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-It is a bright
day for the second championship ball
game, invigoratingly crisp with the
sky cloudless. The Sox are favorites.
The temperature dropped rapidly as
the hour for play approached. The
wind rose to half a gale. The players
sat upon two planks in the open field
exposed to the whole fury of the bit
ing wind.
Probably a game was Asver before
played under such frightful condi-
tions. The Sox rooters today outnum-
bered the Cubs supporters three to
one.
The batteries: Sox, White and Sulli-
van; Cubs, .Ruelbach and King.
There was nothing doing until the
first half Of the second when the
Cubs made three runs. Chance famed
Steinfeldt whaled one into left and
Tinker beat out bunt Evers bunted.
Isbell threw. past Tannehill and all
were safe. Steinfeldt scored, White
Intentionally passed to Killing for
double play and Ruell and Bach sac
rificed out; Isbell to Donohue. Tinker
scored. Hoffman beat out bunt.
Evers scoring. Donohue threatened
home and got Killing. The Sox made
no runs.
In the first half of the third the
Cubs Sheckard pinched between
White and Dononue: Schultz walked
and Chance forced him. Tannehill to
Isbell. Chance stole to third on Sui
ly's wild throw and scored on Stein
feldt's single to left. Steinfeldt went
out stealing, Sully to Isbell, One run
for the Cubs. Sox-no runs. . '' :. Z
Owen is now pitching for the Sox.
A goose egg in the fourth. In the
fifth the Cubs made nothing, the Sox
one run. Donohue walked, forced by
Daugherty, Steinfeldt to Evers. A
wild pitch advanced Dougherty and
Sullivan fouled to Killing. Tinker
fumbled Tannehills' grOunder and
scored. Owen flew out to Sheckard.
In the sixth for the Cubs-Stein-
feldt hits safely to left. Tinker then
forced Steinfield, Owen to Tannehill.
Evers singled and Tinker and Evers
pulled off double steal. Sullivan
threw badly and Tinker scored. Killing
struck out and Ruellback went out,
Robe to Donohue. One run for the
Cubs. Sox no runs.
The seventh BANKED.
In the eighth for the Cubs, Chance
singled Steinfeldt sacrificed and
chance stole third. Tinker singled and
Chance scored. Tinker stole second
and Evers went out, Robe to Donohue.
Tinker scored on a wild pitch, Killing
walked and Ruelbach went out, Owen
to Donahue. Two runs for the Cubs.
Sox no runs.
The ninth blanked.
The score: Cubs. Z runs, 10 hits, no
errors. tine Sox, run, hits, 3 errors.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
INJURED THROUGH ALLEGED H0tDUP

Mrs c. C.. Gose, wife of Attorney
Gose. residing east Of the city limits,
was thrown from her buggy at Pleas-
ant and Division streets by colliding
with another rig about 8 o'clock last
night. She was severely bruised ana
shaken up.
Mrs. Gose was on her way to town
at the time of the accident. In cross
ing the bridge spanning Garrison
creek at Fern avenue and Pleasant
streets a man darted out Of the shad-
ows and attempted to halt another rig
lust passing. Thinking that q holdup
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
Teacher Shot Down in Presence
Of Pupils
AWFUL MURDER IN CLEVELAND. OHIO
STRANGER CALLS MARY SHEP.
ARD TO DOOR THEN FORCES
ENTRANCE TO SHOOT.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 1O.-Mary Shep-
ard. a school teacher at South Euclid,
a suburb, was murdered in her school
room in the presence of all the pup1fs
this noon.
A man came to the door and asked
Miss Shepard to come outside.
She refused and he forced an en-
trance and shot her twice with re-
volver.
One bullet entered her brain and
she died instantly. -.tS~
The man escaped and a posse is
pursuing him.
Harry Smith, murderer OF Mary
Shepard, shot himself to death in his
fathers house at Warrensville at 3:45.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10

commander and others Of the crew
were not present.
The yacht came up the harbor un-
suspected but a Waterman IN coai
ward stumbled over two Cinnamon
whom he started to arrest.
voice from the Frolic told him TO
let them alone. The Waterman report
ed the occurrence and the seizure fol-
lowed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10

was being attempted, Mrs. Gose
whipped up her horse into a run.
Going at a rapid gait Mrs. Gose's
horse collided with another rig at the
corner and in the collision she was
thrown violently to the ground. Res-
idents in the. neighborhood found Mrs.
Gose lying unconscious. She was taken
to the Wood residence and medical
assistance summoned. Mrs. GOse's
horse and rig were found standing
quietly near the Catholic church this
morning. The attempted holdup was
not reported to the police.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
ordinance being placed

Objectionable ordinance being placed
on the calendar.
It was tacitly understood among th'
councilmen however, that if wheel.
men fail to observe the present ordi-
nance. the new ordinance will be
passed and bicyclists ruled off the side
walks entirely. The police committee
instead Of depending on one or two
|policemen to enforce the ordinance
will put on four, or even six, at inter-
walls with instructions to file complaints
against violators.
At the request Of Councilman
Bridges the enforcement of the aut }.
mobile ordinance was also placed in
the hands of the police committee.
81 would like to see at least one or
dinance on the books enforced" de-
clared Bridges.
Aroused by Danger.
City Clerk Hart was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for bulkheading the
southerly bank Of Mill creek from the
Park street bridge to the easterly line
of the city's property in East Alder
street Councilman Mexican said the
new subfire station was in danger of
being washed away the first high water
and it was imperative that the creek
be bulkheaded immediately.
A petition from property owners to
grade College Avenue from Boyer Ave-
nue. to Isaacs Avenue and to have the
street car track moved from its pres
ent location to the center of the street
was referred to the street committee.
The ordinance creating an assess
ment district and condemning certain
lands necessary to opening First street
between Main and Rose was also re-
ferred to the street committee to as
certain the benefits and damage to ad-
joining property.
To Vacate Strip.
The petition Of Mrs. E. Brown asking
the city to vacate a certain strip of
ground in Elm street was granted on
the recommendation Of the judiciary
committee.
r. H. Johnson was awarded the con-
tract for furnishing the fire depart
ment with 60 tons Of timothy hay, 80
tons of baled wheat straw and 25 tons
of No. oats. The contract pr-ce was
s11s4.
Street lights were ordered placed at
the following points: Corner Rosette
and Alder streets; Mckinley street at
the intersection of Madison; Roosevelt
and Alder; one at entrance to city
park on East Alder and one at Third
and Maple. A light was also ordered
placed at the Clinton street bridge al
the suggestion Of Councilman Glas-
ford.
Water Registrar Mclean reported
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
YACHT CARRIED CHINESE AS EM|GRANTs

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Oct. 10.-After
N'Ouins the immigration officials for
'eE fortnight with a cargo of Chi
"eSe immigrants, the yacht. Frolic
'S seized in the Providence river to-
and conf1scated in the name Of
the federal government.
- n'een Cinnamon and three mem
WIS OF the crew were arrested. The
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10

TRIAL OF THE CASES IS CONTINUED

Walla Walla saloonmen who have
faithfully observed the Sunday closing
law yesterday declined to pay an as
sessment of $40 levied on every saloon
man in the city to provide funds for
fighting the Sunday closing cases set
for trial in the justice court.
Several saloonkeepers, it is said. re-
fused to stand for the assessment.
Ten dollars each, was collected from
about SO saloonkeepers.
The assessment was decided upon at
a meeting of the Walla Walla Retail
LIQUOR dealers association, held Mon
day afternoon.
Joseph Charter, proprietor of the
Frog saloon. was appointed commit
tee of one to collect the assessments
and yesterday, it is said, he succeed
ed in raising a pot of approximately
$3.50.
Lawyers Ask Delay.
The cases of IA saloon men, charged
with violating the Sunday closing law,
set for trial this morning in the justice
court were continued over until next
Wednesday morning by Judge Thurman
at the request of Attorney c. c. Gose'
Every saloonman, with the exception
Of one, charged with violating the
Sunday closing law was In court this
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
Neoro Politician Sentenced.

BELLEvILLE, ILL.,, Oct. 10.-Thomas
Watkins. the negro president of the
democratic club Of blacks, st. Louis,
was sentenced to 80 years for murder
TODAY. He killed a white man who
was driving negroes to picnic.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
10 commander-in-C

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O.-Captaln
Hamilton Ward, Buffalo, was elected
commander-in-ch chief OF the Spanish
war veterans today. Oklahoma CITY
was chosen for the next convention.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
New Silver Purchase.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O.-The d.
rector of the mint this afternoon
purchased 100000 ounces Of silver for
delivery in equal lots at San Francisco,
New Orleans and Denver at 69.11 cents
an ounce
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
Judge Bethea Ill.

DIXON, H., Oct. 10.-Federal
Judge Bethea is critically ill at mis-
nome here. A surgical operation may
be necessary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
Fight in Milwaukee.

MlLWAUKEE7, Wis, Oct. 10-Billy
roIIs today was matched to fight young
/ fitzgerald on October 10.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
Cholera in Holland.

ROTTERDAM, Oct. 10.-Two ratai
c.ses of cholera were discovered in
town near here The government mas
taken steps to prevent an epidemic.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
Commercial Club Takes Up Com.
mIttee Report
EMPHA1|cALLY IN FAVOR OF new RULE
STRONG SUPPORT BY LEADING
BUSINESS MEN is GIVEN
POPULAR MOVEMENT.

Another step toward Walla Walla
becoming city of the first class was
taken at the meeting last night of the
Commercial club when the committee
on legislation, appointed some weeks
ago to take up the question Of new
city charter, filed its report recon-
mending such action and that imme-
diate steps be taken to ascertain the
present population of the city.
The report was unanimously adopted
and it was ordered that a copy be
furnished the mayor and city council.
The committee in brief found the
has sufficient population to entitle it
to rank as city of the first class with
the right to frame charter for it's own
government. The committee cited the
statutes governing cities of the first
class and the mode of procedure in
such cases.
The Committee Report.
The report, in part, is as follows:
"Your committee confidently believes
that a careful, thorough census will
show Walla Walla to have a popula-
ton of more than 10000 people, In
addition there are several thickly set
tied tracts lying contiguous to the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
Brvan Passes Them Up.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 1O.-Bryan
shook Nevada. Clinton, Sedalia, and
Columbia, in Missouri, today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-10
GOING TO RAIN.

= Observer Newman arises to re-
= mark:
"Showers tonight and Thursday.
. cooler"
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CONTINUED on Page Four.)
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The Committee Report.

Continued on Page Eighty
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CONTINUED on Page Eighty
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CONTINUED on Page Eight.)
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
FILCHED AND BORROWED.

An exchange gives this simple
method of ascertaining whether milk
has been watered. Take we'll polish
ed knitting needle and dip it into a
deep vessel of milk and withdraw it
Immediately. If the milk is unwater-
ed some of the fluid will adhere to
the needle, but if it has been watered
in the least degree the needle will
come out quite free of the milky fluid.
A gentleman tells of school teach
er in Rochester who had difficulty
with several mischievious boys. One
day when one of them had giveh her
a great deial of annoyance, she said
to him: Il wish I could be your mot
her for just one week; would rid
you of your naughty disbosiition. "
Every we'll, l will speak to father
about it," promptly replied the boy.
Good music is a powerful tonic to
many people, especially those suffer
ing from melancholia. 1t lifts them
out of their solemn moods, dispels
gloom and dependency, kills dis
couraged feelings and gives new hope,
new life and new vigor. 1t seems to
put great many people into proper
tune. 1t gives them the keynote of
truth and beauty, strikes the chords of
harmony, dispels discord from the life,
scatters clouds and brings sunshine.
All good music is character builder,
because it's constant suggestion OF
harmony, order and beauty puts the
mind in a normal attitude. Music
clears the cobwebs of many minds
so that they and think better.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29

PICNIC AT lJEWMAN'S LAKE.

The following copied from the
Gainesville Florida) Daily Sun, will
be of interest to many in this city:
A jolly party of ladies and gentle
man consisting of residents and winter
visitors, went to Newman's Lake on
Monday to spend the day. The names
of the participants are: M. j.
Woodland Of Watertown, Wis. Mes
DANES Ferry and Sweetsler of Apple
ton; Mesdames K. B. Brimmer and
E. E. Lanterman of Chicago; Miss
Gregg of Phoenix, N. Y; Mrs. Gross
of Munckton, New Brunswick; Mrs
Dr.. Robb, L. L. Sandborn, wife ano
daughter Helen, Mrs. j. A. McKinst-
ry and w. S. Dorsey and family OF
this city.
The trip to the lake was enjoyed by
all, and the crooked road was a novel
ty. A picnic is not a wonderful
thing, but those people from the north,
going to picnic in the woods, wear
ing summer garments, setting in the
shade Of fresh, green leaves on the
10th of March, is an event to be long
remembered by them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
OPEN PRISON DOORS.

Now that United States judge has
discharged the members of the beef
and hide trust charged with conspiracy
to "skin' the people, which they
have been doing for score of years
until they have become fabulously
rich, the doors of the prisons should
now be swung open to all criminals,
except murderers and ravishers. The
decision of the judge emphasizes that
which has been claimed by the people
for many years, that the rich cannot
be punished for any crime known to
the penal code. They can do as they
please, commit any offense against
justice, honor and decency and yet
escape punishment. Laws are enacted
to punish criminals, but the rich
people escape, but the poor people,
made so to a great extent by the
rascality of the rich are punished
for stealing to keep soul and body
together. The time is coming when
there will be a change the
writer shudders when he thinks of il
and its results.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

The attention of the subscribers of
the Republican is called to the fact
that the size of the paper has been
increased from six column quarto to
a seven column quarto, which gives
them four columns of extra reading
matter. The increase in the size of
the paper had become necessary in
order to publish all the news and give
our patrons a newspaper worth the
subscription price and equal to the
demands of the city of Watertown
and counties of Jefferson and Dodge.
1t is the intention of the publishers to
to make such further changes and i'm
provements in the paper from time to
time as shall be found necessary to
make it one of the representive papers
in the state few whose special interests
are fostered at the expense of the
laboring and producing classes of the
country. Political changes will soor
occur in the near future when there
will be new aligments and the Leader
will be found advocating such princip.
les as shall be for the greatest gooo
for the greatest number with out pre-.
JUDGE or bias for or against any class
be they rich or poor, good govern
ment being the sole object sought.
Yours respectfully,
Watertown Publishing Co.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
VOTE FOR JUDGE GRIMM.

The GAINESVILLE papers insist that
the judgeship of this judicial dis
trict should remain in that city be-
cause it is the most populous and
wealthy county in the district. By
the same reasoning, the governorship
of the state should go to Milwaukee
and the presidency to New York City.
The judgeship has been held by a
GAINESVILLE man ever since Judge Lyon
left the circuit bench for the Supreme,
way back years and years ago. He
was followed by Judge Bennett and
the present occupant, covering per-
iod Of nearly forty years. 1t should
appear to one who was unprecedented
and unselfish in the matter, that it
was time that GAINESVILLE and Rock
county released it's hold on the Office
and gave one of the other counties a
chance, especially if good man for
the position was a candidate. Jeffer-
son county has such a man in the
person of Judge George Grimm, and
he should receive every vote in his
home county on April Bird.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-29
TOO MUCH NONSENSE.

At the coming spring election the
voters of Wisconsin will be called
upon to ratify Chapter 522, Laws of
1905. This chapter in substance
provides for change in the size and
general construction of the ballot to
be voted at the general elections
hereafter. The system of voting pro-
posed by this chapter is known as the
pocket ballot and coupon voting
system.
Every voter in the state should
vote against it, for it's adoption
means the Acknowledgement of large
number of electors, who will be so
puzzled by it's provisions as not to be
able to prepare their ballot. 1t is
time to quit fooling and return to the
simple ballot that all can understand
and vote intellgently.