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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
Clerk Has Legal Opinion to
Support Him
TURNED DOWN EXcoNV|cT
City Attorney declares Com
muted Men May Not Be
Registered as Voters

The refusal of City Clerk Hart to
convict at the penitentiary, whose
sentence was commuted by Governor
Mead has been backed up by writ
ten opinion from City Attorney Bland
ford rendered at The request of the
city clerk as a guide in registering in
the future persons who have been
convicted of crime and have served
sentences in the penitentiary
Baltimore was piloted to the city
clerks office a few days ago by a
certain politician and a request was
made that the clerk register the ex-
convict. Baltimore produced his pris-
on record, showing that his sentence
had been commuted and claimed the
right to register. His qualifications
were questioned and City Attorney
Blandford. being appealed to, held
the mere Communication of his sentence
did not restore his civil rights.
BIandford's Opinion.
HouOoCqOChtiy Sity AttOIHCy
ford filed a written opinion, covering
many points of law in The mater of.
the rights of'sex-conyicts Ito exercise
their elective franchise. The opin-
ion in part is as follows:
''The authorities define a pardon
thus: An act of grace proceeding from
the power entrusted with the execu-
tive of the laws, which exempts the
individual on whom it is bestowed from
the punishment the law inflicts for a
crime he has committed. The effect
of a pardon is to make the offender a
new man, to acquit him of all cor
poral penalties and forfeitures annexed
to the offense for which he obtains
pardon. Communication is defined: The
change of punishment to which a per-"
son has been condemned into a less Sc
we're one.
"Our supreme court in 20, Wash
ington 7S, held that the pardoning
power is vested in the governor under
the constitution. There is some con-
f1ict in the authorities on the point
whether the instrument granting the
pardon should in terms, In case of
full pardon. restore to the person par
dOned his civil rights.
When Rights are Restored.
But l am of the opinion that In
any case in which full pardon is
granted the civil rights will be re-
stored and in such cases an ex-con-
vict will have the right, upon proof
to you of the pardon. and taking the
oath required of applicants for regis
tration, to be registered.
where, under the constitution and
statutes Of a state, the conviction Of
an infamous crime results in a disa-
bility to vote, a full pardon operates
to remove the disability.
Communication, being but a short
ening, or lessening of a sentence, does
not restore civil rights, and therefore
does not restore the elective fran
chise.
II advise you in cases of full par
don to permit the applicant to regis
ter; but in cases of simple commuta-
ton, that you refuse to permit the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
DEATH OF MRS. FINNELL.
Well Known Church Worker Dies A.
ter Severe Operation at Hospital.

Well known Church Worker Dies A.
ter Severe Operation at Hospital.
Mrs. Anna Finnell wife Of w. A.
F'innell, died at st. Mary's hospital at
4.3O this morning as the result of an
operation for cancer performed about
a week ago.
Mrs Finnell was born at COshocton,
Ohio, Al years ago and came here
with her husband from Olympia about
a year ago. She leaves besides her
husband. six children, four daughters
and two sons.
The funeral will be from the First
Methodist church under charge of Rev.
w. E. Thompson. The date will be set
upon the return of her eldest son.
Mrs. Finnell was a devoted MEM
Der of the Methodist church, and is
said to have died very happy. A fel-
low member of the church in speak
ing of her said: "She was one of the
very finest Christians l ever saw.
Her testimony was beautiful
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
HARVARD IS DEFEATED IN RACE
AGAINST CAMBRIDGE ON THAMES
Greatest Boat Contest in History of Grand River Where Thous-
ads Assembled to Cheer RaCersrror of Coxswdn Bagden
Loses Race for Game American Grew

which will perhaps cost Harvard the
race. Blagdon took the shell too far
out at a critical stage of the race
when everything depended upon the
American ability.
The error gave the Britains a
chance to get ahead and they passed
under the Barne bridge leading by
three lengths.
Harvard made a desperate effort and
made a length before the finish but
could not reduce the gain sufficiently.
The finish was the most exciting in
the history of racing in England. The
race was one of the finest ever seen on
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08

in good faith and was only put in to
shut out the Barber Asphalt COM
pany in the expectation that the coun-
Gil would ignore the asphalt bids and
award the contract Tor bitulithic
To substantiate their contentious.
property owners point out that at
their request the council fixed the
specifications for the concrete founda-
ton in District No. "a in the propor-
nons of one part cement. four parts
sand and seven parts rock. which is
the identical foundation used in paw
ing Alder and .dain street.
The Warren company declined to
put in a bid on these specifications
contending that it would be impos-
slble to guarantee the pavement for
10 years as required in the specifica-
uons and at their request they were
changed to 1-3-5. a much more ex-
pensive foundation.
Wriggling Out of 1t.
Now that the property owners are
insisting that the Warren company's
bid of $1.75 for asphalt be accepted.
the bitulithic people it is said are
trying to back out of the contract
which a prominent property owner
this morning said, accounts for the
delay of the street committee in bring
ing in a report for that district.
THE Warren company put in its
bid and they should be made to stand
by it, said the property owner this
morning. Its nothing to us if the
Warren company, in trying to job the
Barber people, put in did for asphalt
at a price below or nearly cost BY
accepting the bid a saving of at least
$4,000 will be effected for property
owners in the district and it looks
queer to me that the council does not
jump at the chance OIL doing a good
turn for the property owners"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
STILL A MEMBER OF The CHURCH
Rev. j. w. McGhee Declares He is in
Good Standing and Able to Put
Up a Good Fight.

81 am still a member of the F1rst
Methodist church of this city, SAID
Rev T.. w. McGhee, to
Statesman representative this morn
ing. Il deplore the ignorance OF those
who claim 1 am not.
81 have the church law on my slde
too" he said, pointing to Sec. 80 OF
the Methodist discipline, which ne
held in his hand, which states that
anyone taking a letter from a church
does not lose membership in the churcn
until he is admitted to another. "They
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08

can't get me out unless they bring
charges and I amt afraid of that I
got the letter when 1 thought 1 was
going east
Mr.. McGhee reiterates his intention
to fight it out with Rev. Thompson
and Rev. Reid. 81 am in the fight to
stay" he said. 81 only ask fair play
These men are injuring the city. I do
not believe Thompson will be back. He
said he didn't want to come back,
anyway. They will get a rebuff if
they do come back I am a great be-
lever in the church law and justice
and common sense. l don't want to
hurt the church. 1 will stand by it,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
SAN FRANCISCO CARMEN WILL
RETURN TO WORK Immediately

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. S.-Despite
the determination of the strlkebreak-
ers the members of all unions re-
Gently on strike against the United
Railways will return to work except
the stationary fremen. This was de-
cided at a meeting Of the conference
committee of the allied unions this
morning.
What helped in the decision more
than anything else was the assurance
that all the strikers would be taken
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a license for a year."

a license for a year"
1t is understood the collector is con-
templating collecting about five years
license from one store, amounting to
1925 This particular place, it is said,
has served claret with soft drinks
for that period without knowing that
it was a violation of the revenue law.
An effort is being made it is said to
compromise the matter, but with what
success could not be learned this after
noon.
The stores required to pay the an
nual tax have only been operating So
da fountains for a year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08

the course Cambridge's victory was
a clean cut one and fair.
BY Length.
At Beverly Brook Cambridge led by
a length, Harvard doing fOrty-twO
and Cambridge hirty-eight.
At Crabtree the Englishmen led by
two and a quarter lengths Harvard
crept up to within a length and a
quarter at Hammersmith bridge, main
tanning that position until the Lead
mills, each rowing about thirty seven.
Cambridge increased her lead, and
finished two length ahead Time, 1916
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08

Edwards, Port Angeles
3:35-The Christian Endeavor Society.
Rev. A. D. Kinzer, Arlington.
Discussion led by Rev. p. F.
Schrock, Deer Park.
4:15-The High School Boy and Girl.
Discussion led by Rev. w. J.
Hindley, Pilgrim Church, Spo-
kane.
5:00-Adjournment.
Evening Session.
7:30-Song Service.
S:OO-Sermon. Rev. VIM. Orr Wark,
First Church, Bellingham.
Communion Service. Rev. E.
T. Ford. First Church, Tacoma.
Wednesday, September 19.
Morning Session.
9: 9:OO-Opening Devotion.
9:10-Formal organization and ap-
pointment of committees.
Business and Reports of
Standing committees as fol-
lows:
On Sunday Schools, Mr.. w. H.
Lewis.
On Publication, Rev. H. P.
James.
On Business, Rev. Dwight S.
Bayley.
On Puget Sound Academy
Rev. H. c. Mason.
On Woodstock Academy, Rev.
H. P. James.
On Whitman College, Rev. F.
o. Wyatt.
On Systematic Benevolence,
Rev J. r. KnOdell.
Meeting of the Wash
ington Home Missionary So
ciety.
11:15-DevotiOnal Period.
Afternoon Session.
Womans Hour at place to
be announced.
,: 2:OO-Opening Devotion.
2:1O-Every Church Member an Evan
gelist. Rev. S. B. Chase, of
Lewiston. Idaho. Discussion
by Rev Thos F. May, Kellogg,
Idaho.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
Annual Assembly is to be Held
In WaI|a WaI|a
FEATURES OF THE SPLENDID PROGRAM
ADDRESSES BY DISTINGUISHED
MEN WILL BE OF MORE THAN
PASSING INTEREST.

The Congregational Association of
the state will hold its annual meet
ing in Walla Walla on September IS,
1S, 20 and 2l 1t is expected that $50
deegates from the different churches
OF the state will be present and the
entertainment committee is busy max
Ing arrangements for the big gather
ing Of Churchmen. All the visitors Will
be entertained at the homes of MEM
0erS Of the Congregational and other
churches of this city. There will be
an afternoon and evening session each
day.
Vne OF the features of the conven-
uon will be the excursion to Whit
man monument Thursday afternoon,
september 20. A special train has
oeen chartered to make the pilgrim
age. Addresses will be made by DR..
) b. L. Penrose. Rev. Edwin Eells
ana Rev H. c. Mason of Seattle, at
ule exercises at the monument.
Interesting Address.
N"e JhlnS which VIII be OF eSpeclal
interest to WalIa Wallans will be the
aaress of Rev. Edward Lincoln
Smith D. D. of Seattle, on the ques-
uon Does Dicipline Find Its True
'ace IN the Congregational Church,
Nv' Mr.. Smith has been pastor of
we Walla Walla Congregational
church.
Fev, Chares S. Richards DID. of
NeW York, president of the Congrega-
"oud Building Society will give an
a1ureSs Thursday evening. Mr.. Rich
AUS mas been in California straight
Nng out the affairs of the churches
Y"lCh We're affected by the recent
Earthquake.
Program in Detail.
Iuesday, September 18.
Afternoon Session.
reAmlnary organization. Busl-
ness as indicated by Article Ill
Of Bylaws.
devotional Period Rev. ]. b.
,.- Orr, West Seattle.
Ihe Kingdoms Challenge to
Young People. Rev Geo. N.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
DEATH VALLEY" SC0TT'S NINE
IS LOCATED BY CLAIM JUMPERS

declares the game is up. He THINKS
thew have found his cache but not the
nine He blames Julian Gerard, of
the Knickerbocker Trust Co., Ne"
York, for his troubles and says 0er-
ard staked him to $4,000 nve years
ago. but quit before the mine was de-
veloped. .o-o
"Scotty' declares he has taken $Soo,-
ooo ont with that much more in slghu
and Gerard is trying to get a nan
share.
.coo+tv, saws he has % rifles cached
and is good for fight with ~ men.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08

., NhSNO. Cal, Sept. s.-When
N'''y was shown a telegram an
1''eihg the discovery of the location
g, clalm in Death Valley and the
=. MS diary to a New York paper
cDrso5 0illeu a melodramatic air and
hair 49, MS enemies loudly, tore his
fage. ue around The room In d
that eoelVed word from his partner
his &c, 'iling is wrong and leaves
So. noon on the limited.
wy simulated real agony and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08

back without discrimination even II
it necessitated the company over
burdening itself with labor for awhile
President Calhoun this afternoon
made an offer to all the employees OF
ten per cent increase in wages the
hours TO remain the same.
President Cornelius will report the
offer to the carmen who, in all prob
ability, will reject it. The plan OF
arbitration already agreed to will be-
the next resort to settle the dispute.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
ADAMS BEING RELEASED
GIVES SENSATIONAL STATEMENT

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. S.-Steve
Adams held in the penitentiary since
February 20, gained his temporary
liberty today through habeas corpus
proceedings in the district court.
Adams tells sensational story,
that he was arrested on his ranch in
Oregon and charged with completely
in the assassination of Steunenberg.
He was brought to Idaho penitentiary
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08

and held without a preliminary exam
ination, or indictment, March 10.
Pinkerton Detective Thiele went TO
Adams house without a warrant and
brought his wife and two children,
aged Z years and 10 months, to the
penitentiary where they were since
confined in the female ward.
His wife's letters were opened by
the officials. Attorneys for the prose-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08

cution claim Adams was staying in
the penitentiary at his own request
fearing violence.
The statement was re1uted by
Adams who says he was never per-
mitted to consult his relatives or his
lawyers except one whose fees were
paid by the state.
1t is predicted large damage suits
will be brought
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
Suspicious Action Of The C0un.
Gil Street Committee
OBEY oRsERs oE THE BOSS
Property Owners are. Turned
Down and Street Paving i.
Held Up

Delay of the street committee in
arriving at a decision as to whether
to recommend that District No. "a be
paved with asphalt or bitulithic has
aroused lively suspicious in the minds
of property owners in that district
that the Warren Construction COM
pany is trying to squirm out of its Of
fer to pave the six blocks with as
phalt for $1.75 per yard.
The street committee was supposed
to make a report at last Tuesday
nights council meeting, but no rec
ommendation was forthcoming, to the
disappointment of several property
owners who were present at the meet
ing
1t was afterward reported the rea-
son for the delay was that a repre-
sentative of the Warren Construction
company telegraphed Chairman Glas-
for requesting that the paving matter
go over until he could arrive in Walla
Walla and have conference with the
committee.
Are Charging Trickery.
Property owners maintain that the
Warren cOmpany's bid of $1.75 for
asphalt on a concrete base composed
of one part cement, three parts
sand and five parts rock was not made
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
New Battleships Ready.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. S.-The
battleship, California, being construct
ed at the Union Iron Works will be
ready for trial October 1.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
FIRE AT STARBUCK.

Rumors were current this afternoon
that .nree saloons, one restaurant, the
Pearson hotel .and several store
buildings were destroyed in a big fire
at Starbuck this morning.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
Miss Joliffe Arrives.

Miss Ruby M. Joliffe, who has
been spending the summer at the
life will be assistant professor of mod
ern languages this year at Whitman
She was formerly instructor in the
English department.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-08
NEW "GYM" MAN.
Donald v. Mitchell is to Have Class
at Whitman College.

Donald V. Mitchell, the new gymna-
sium instructor arrived here this
morning and has been busy today
getting located He will begin the
organization of classes as soon as col
lege opens on Wednesday next. Mr.
Mitchell is a graduate of Grinnell COL
lege and has been an instructor in
the Yale summer school gymnasium
He is noted for his phenomenal con-
troll over large classes in gymnastic
work
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Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-25
THE DAILY REVIEW
WRITES
 GRAPHIC ACCOUNT


came yesterday in letter who went from Bsbee to San francisco to study sx He l2sl Webster with his Mrs Cunningham I s s. ssa1 n m @ s by % be left pile of smoking silent ruins. temblor. which lasted fully a districts %so escaped from heir we killed or injured Reaching the business about an quake Ohed the city ha m % of ruins hs mass pillars m the %a sn s which hospital anS e & ag jig n a and the ered by fire and falling buildings, Fourth break into sheet flames These @ places were a manufacturing districts. o e on % @ 1 & Sy % nn the en halfmoon circle of fire enveopng the whole district lighting quake the mains there water Of Ssre the Des in ths & s did n s s the E poum bung the Examiner and others endeaOr to break The flames jumped Market and then the hmen gave TP Think ne % Mission to aB pat then om n Fifth including all all down the RGnt
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 Tn the gigantic furnace standing
 
 Justice Aood in oft the and | for 
  their heads Grayeards parks hs available the limit is Soldiers slightest in the As gwth
 
 poor child place safety though homeless pennless.
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 There danger of famine
 
 Meanwhile thousands have departed
Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-25
BISBEE DAILY REVIEW, BIsBEE, ARIZONA.
SENATOR BAILEY FOR PRESIDENT.

Besides the name of Wm. J. Bryan only that of one other democrat is being seriously considered as the probable democratic candidate for the presidency in 1908. In connection with the candidacy of Senator Bailey the question of the adTisability of nominating a southern man for pres ident has received much attention re- gently with disclosure of the fact that the question of locality is no longer regarded as a bar to presi- dential aspirations, as it was only few years ago. Gradually the country is becoming to know no north nor no south as mapped by the rebellion. and it is not believed residence in any state would seriously affect the progress of any candidate.
 Senator Bailey has gained q fore most position in the demoratic party in a very short time; he is yet very young man when his prominence is considered. He is today regard ed as the democratic leader in the Senate.
 One of the Washington correspon- dents writing of the probable candi- dacy of Senator Bailey for the presi- dency, says:
 Splendid opportunity was afforded last Tuesday to study Senator Bailey in action. His mind has a marvellous mastery of the details of a complex argument Usually when Senators get to thrashing out points of consti- tuIional law and citing supreme court decisions at one another, the process reaches the limit of dullness.
 @Not so in this instance. It wasn't specially thrilling for layman to near a morotonous -ound of court dc eisions read. But for a man to have the important decisions of century one after the other, with unerriRs rrs- sision, into the hc1-.. = ihs question. linking them all together izto an ob- yious chain of evidence, forms re- markable intellectual feat.
 Those who were not following him for his law were nevertheless en- tranced, as they would have been had they been watching the gyrations of an acrobat of surprising agility.
 Senator Bailey's desk, and those of all the other Senators near him, looked as if a law library had been ransacked and the volumes piled up there indiscriminately. He is not one who speaks coldly or reservedly. He hurls himself into argument.
 Senator Bailey wears his black hair comparatively long. In the heat of his speeches. one lock which usual ly is brushed even across the whole breadth of his forehead, droops down into his eye. So thatsoccasionaliy he must stop to push this back. When this lock loses it's place -one knows that Senator Bailey is going under a full head of steam"