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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03
FAMILY LAUNDRY WORK.

We can do the kind of laundry work
you want and like. Perfectly clean
and perfectly finished; white goods as
pure white as mountain snow. Very
little wear. All because of proper man
agement and workers that know their
jobs. Four cents per pound. Elite
Family Laundry. Telephone 1873. VIM.
Teal, manager.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03
Our COlOPed Bellies.

"My stahs, Lovingly, but yo' is suit
tinly got nice hath. How yo' mex it so
long en- straight" asked woolly Miss
Geawgiana of her friend Miss Lucinda.
"Doan' yo' put somefin' on it, now
homes truf?'
"Nevah done nothin' to it, true as /
STAN hyar. onlyscone wrop it up in
cup towel when sweeps or dus'es Eff
yo' goin' tub have hice hath yo'll have
it, en- eff yo' amt yo' amt, yo tex my
wohd fob hit, honey. Wy, yO'all knows
my sistah Evaleen. 'Clah to goodness.
dat chile's lots neahah wife n I am,
but huh haih's as bad as youahs, n
she's jes' plumb crazy to mex it long
en- straight. Wy dat pO' niggah, she
spen's houahs on it. She jes' ma-a-
nicu'hs hit, en- ma-anicu'hs hit, an still
hit amt muffin but jes' wool. Nom, eff
yo' gOin' to have hath yo'll have hath,
en- eff yo' amt 20 jes' nachelly got to
put up with wool."-Woman's Home
Companion. ----
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03

face indications are cumulative evil
dence of the presence of petroleum
beneath the surface rocks"
THE EVIDENCE IS HERE: DO
YOU NOT THINK 1T IS WORTH
THE VENTURE? When the corl-
pany's selling agent calls on you, do
not tell him you can't afford it. You
can't afford not to subscribe to an en-
terprise of this character.
The discovery of oil or gas will
mean for Walla Walla, BETTER
RAILROAD FACILITIES; the es-
tablishment of FACTORIES AND
REFTNERIES. 1t means more peo-
pie, bigger, better city. 1t means a
larger pay roll and more prosperity.
You are a part Of Walla Walla and
will share in the general prosperity
that will come if we succeed.
Help us to succeed. 1t don't mean
much to you in case of failure, but in
case of success it means everything
A. E. BRADEN, Pres.
w. P. LATHROP, Ses
]. E. LEONARD, Mgr.
Office, Room 1, Jones Bldg, S. Second
Street.
Report of the Special Committee to
the Commercial Club.
We the committee appointed by
you on the 14th inst. in compliance
with your request met the officers of
the Natural Oil & Development Co.,
on the 18th inst. and after a careful
hearing have no hesitation in say
ing that, in our belief, there are
strong indications of oil, gas, Or both,
in our immediate vicinity and a COM
pany formed here to develop these
properties should have the support of
the Walla Walla Commercial club as
well as Of every citizen of Walla
Walla. 1t is not necessary to reiter-
ate what has already been said, and
what is well understood by every
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03
Fire Started BY Rats.

Fire a few days ago destroyed the
fine residence of Kinder Brothers, two
and half miles from Bridgeport, and
posed the fire was started by wood
rats carrying matches into the attic
of the house.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03

person in the community of the incai-
culable benefits which would be de-
rived from a successful oil or gas
we'll in our midst, and we recommend
that the Walla Walla Commercial cluo
give this matter their unqualified sup
port and endorsement.
Plan Of Company.
It seems that the plan of this coni-
pany is to apalgamate the Interests
of the proposed new company at lni'
place with the Natural Oil & DeVeiop'
ment Co., of Montana which tii'
concern has established with consul
cradle work done at this time, piacine
10000 shares of treasury stock OF 'HO
Montana company on sale here anu
the amount derived from such saie'
to be expended for the development -
the Walla Walla enterprises li'
present and future owners Oh
Montana stock to participate in 'H'
profits that may accrue from 'n'
Walla Walla plant, and those
take stock in the Walla Wa'ia
home company to participate III -
profits of the Montana plant.
4. . Good plan,
This would seem to us very
way to place this stock before '
people of this vicinity as iu'
strike of either oil or gas in ei'n'
place would mean a fine appreciA''
of values of stocks.
With no desire to dictate
people of Walla Walla as 10 w."
thew should or should not do II ~
ours to this committee that ina'"
as if is more than likely that we O.
located above millions of gai'0',. :,
oil that it is good business 10 '
every way to push this thing '
J. E. RANSOM
FRED NJ. PAULEf'
Committee
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03
Soldier Seriously Injured.

Private Marion N. Richardson, of the
Fourteenth cavalry, in camp at Amer
lean lake, was severely burned by the
discharge of blank cartridge while
cleaning his gun yesterday. A hole
was torn in the pit of his stomach.
He was taken to the hospital at Taco
ma. where an operation was performed.
1t is feared he will not recover.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03

for the state to have manatee on
exhibition in New York, and he was
induced to part with just one for 81 900
1t Is said that the Spaniards thought
the first manatee they saw was a mer.
maid, because it had seaweed twined
around its head. and at the time II
was observed an Indian girl in the
vicinity CHANGED to be singing a love
song. They thought the COW was do
ing the singing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03
WASHINGTON, OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST

and letting the brake slack slightly
while he was in a kneeling position
on the ground, the wagon crashed
into him with the result that one of his
ribs was badly fractured
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03
THE SEA cow.

Strange Creature Which Spaniards
Took For Mermaid.
The New York aquarium is rapidly
developing a marine stock farm.
Among the most stared at denizens of
the Castle Garden fish pond has been
the sea horse. Recently sea COW was
added, but the creature expired after
a few days of New York life.
The sea horse is two inches long.
The sea COW was about fourteen feet
from nose to tail end. 1t would take
about a million sea horses to make
one sea cow The sea cows other name
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03
Burglars Made Good Haul.

Burglars blew open the safe in the
saloon of L. E. Blanchard at ElIiston.
Mont, Wednesday night, and secur-
ed about $4,000 in cash, besides other
valuables.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03

is manatee. 1t inhabitS the shallow
rivers and estuaries of eastern Florida
and lives ON submarine grass. Its body
is naked and stout, shaped like fish.
without trace of hind legs, and ends
in an expansive. spoon shaped tail. Its
front limbs are flippers. with partially
developed digits, on which are nails.
Eyes and ears are small. The manatee
can wiggle his broad nose like a rab-
bit. This animal is hunted for its
oil and flesh, and Florida law pro-
hibits it's expectation from the state
alive The director Of the aquarium,
however, convinced the governor Of
Florida thu. it would be a great "ad:"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03
w. III. CHASE

Manufacturing Optician
A graduate from the Northern Ill
lnols college fOphthalmology and
Otology at Chicago. Had years of
experience. Examination Free at
Number 7, First Street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-03

Lawrence O. Murray, notified Robert
Bacon, who is acting secretary of state
in the absence Of Elihu Root in South
America, and the latter communicated
the facts to Ambassador Wright at
Tokyo, expressing his regret that the
men killed had been dealt with so
summarily. In view of the good feel
ing between Japan and this country no
international complications are looked
for, but it is considered unfortunate
that an incident of this nature should
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-21

stake the necessity was real, and we
should not doubt that the British and
American loan was the result of sym.
patty with the justice of our cause
and Of righteous indignation against
Russia's aggrandising policy. Such
sympathies OF both countries led their
! money market in such time of
doubt to advance that first military
| fund
when ! heard that this first loan
was successful, ! knew that the result
| of the war was settled. | cannot for.
| get my emotion even now. So when
Mr.. Schiff, an American capitalist, OF
New York, came to Japan, invited
him TO meet me and gave him hearty
| reception, although ! had not known
him before, and expressed my deep
gratitude as one of the nation for his
peoples goodness.
Now, fortunately, the war Is over.
The party of sympathizers In both
Britain and America Is growing stron
ger, and mental revolution liz taking
place In the masses of the Western
nations as a result of the war. They
have begun TO study Oriental questions
Japanese history, religion, arts and
sciences, and are comparing them with
the same In China: yet | do not doubt
that the rest of the world still leaves
1t an unsolyed problem whether after
all Japan will be able to reach the
standard of European civilization. Par.
ticularly the continental nations are
conservative; the majority have skep-
tical views ON our future civilization
and some are even hypercrtical con
corning our present achievements.
But he there severe criticism or
faint praise, criticism itself is proof
that Japan has entered the arena and
stands forth before the nations as one
OF the great powers of the world"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-21
TIE END OF WHITE SUGAR

b Now II appears that one effect of the
new Dure-food law will be the end OF
white sugar, and in its place our
best of the sweet stuff will have de-
cidcdly yellow tinge. According to the
sugar men, they have to use a mineral
blueing substance in bleaching the
sugar In order to obtain the sparkling
whiteness Of graduated and other
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-21

white sugars, Although this Is used,
presumably, in. the proportion of -four
pounds to the million pounds of sugar,
the rules of the pure-food commission
prohibit its use, and unless these rules
are modified the public will have to be
satisfied with yellow sugar Spring
leld Union.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-21
ROYAL ARCH OFFICERS

Honolulu Chapter, No. /, Il. A. NJ,
held its annual meeting last night and
elected the following officers: High
Priest G. G. Bockus; King, j, W Har-
veg; Scribe, II, II, p. Lishman,
Treasurer. w o. Atwater; Secretary,
}. d. Tucker.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-21

Tho infant class in the Central Union
Sabbath School held Christmas cxer,
cises in the church parlors yesterday
afternoon, There were fifty regular at
tcndants and fifty of the honor rol!
pupils present.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-21

~"For Rent" cards on sale al
the Bulletin office,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02
TO ny BARTON COUNTY FRIENDS.

l call your attention to the fact
that am candidate for state print.
er, and that | want your votes. |
fully appreciate the support you have
given me in the past, and will say
that If | am elected | will do the best
20 merit the confidence you have
placed in me. Kansas is big state,
and what time l have had for cam
paigning has been put in other por'
tionS of the state, therefore have moi
called on you. l want your vote:
just the same, and will appreciate
anything done for me at the polls OF
Nov. 6. w. P. FEEDER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02
Only Nominal Fine.

The Standard Oil company got
of with a fine of $4,000 in Find
lay, although the Judge woul Id
have been justified, as far as the
evidence and the authorization of
law went, IN imposing fines
amounting to several million dol
lars. But those who appreciate
the sterling character of the Ohio
patroits who we're forced into the
prosecution of their most dis
tinguished citizen, and who sue
ceeded in bringing the trial to "a
successful close only because there
was no possible outcome other
wise-those who recognize the
shrewdness of the prosecution will
easily see their deep-laid.. plan.
They will let Standard Oil pay {
light fine. and continue in it.
illegal pursuits until it has &C.
cumulated so large a weight o.
penalties that the state will simply
take over its property. Under
the present situation. a fine O
Sc, 100000 would mean that th,
company would decamp from tn,
state. and eVade all payment
Then where would Ohio be, will
no Standard Oil money, and n,
Oene6cent Rockefeller gracing it
Cleveland l-Kansas City Droyer
Telegram.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02
The STATE CAMPAIGN.

This week finishes the state cam.
paigD. 1t has been in some respects
rather remarkable. On the one hand
we have had the republicans trying
first one thing and then another to
draw the fire of public opinion and
the independent press from their
railroad ticket to that of the other
ticket, and in every instance they
have failed.
Every man on the Democratic
ticket was drafted. Not one Of the
candidates was an applicant for a
nomination, and not one but what
would have been much better pleased
to have followed their usual lines. II
was clear case Of draft by the peo-
pie who want something done. On
the other hand We have ticket by
the opposition, with a candidate for
governor seeking reelection, afte,
having absolutely repudiated the peo-
pie who made him governor, and who
brought about the good Legislation Of
the last legislature, and pandering 70
the corporations ever since the legis.
lature adjourned, and with associates
on the ticket who were every one oi
them branded by the railroad in.
huences before being nominated, ex
cept Kanavel. one OF the candidates
for railroad commissioner.
Gov. Hoch has been hampered il
this campaign by the Katy suit, BY
his reinforcement Of law in olt
place, and the enforcement in another
by his action in the state treasury
matter, by bis failure to force tn,
railroad commissioners to do some
t thing for the relief Of rates, and mar,
, other things.
. He and his committee have trieu
everything to beat Harris. The
first tried to make BIN resident O
Chicago, then they tried TO say hi
railroad record WIS wrong, Mr.. Cul
tis even going to the point Of sayin
; that he, Curtis, and not Harris wa
entitled 20 the credit of the u.
saving, they have waved the blood
shirt, even tried to get up a secon
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02
A ROAST FOR LONG.

A communication from a Reno
county voter, published in the
Hutchinson Independent, is as
follows:
Hutchinson, Kan.
Oct. 81, 1906.
To the Editor of The Independ-
ent:
Long is his Saturday night
speech read to us a letter written
to him by President Roosevelt.
Senator Long read this letter in
defense of his votes on the La
Toilette amendments to the Rail-
way rate bill. Senator Longs
lawyer-like trick ought to be ex-
posed. This letter of President
Roosevelt was written January
81. the rate bill did not come
up in the senate till three months
later. Senator Long is trying tC
defend his votes in May and june
by a letter written by the President
in the preceding January. He il
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02

The KANSAS REPUBLICAN SENATES IN.
DORSDMENT OF v. A. HARRIS
In 1906.

Whereas, the people OF Kansas are
vitally interested in the construction
of the lsthmian canal, and believing
the success Of that enterprise will de.
pend largely upon the liability Of the
commission provided for in the act Of
Congress providing for the construc-
ton OF said canal; therefore be It
Resolved by the senate, the house
concurring therein, That having the
most implicit confidence in the ability
and integrity Of our present United
States Senator, Hon. w. A. Harris,
anG also knowing that the life work
of Mr.. Harris has been such as to
peculiarly qualify him for place on
the lsthm;an canal commission, we
earnestly commend him to President
Roosevelt, and respectfully request
him to appoint MIR. Harris as one of
the said canal commissioners.
Resolved, That'the secretary Of
state be directed to forward to the
President of the United States a GER
tifcate copy of these resolutions.
Thirty members of the Kansas
senate voted for that resolution.
Only three voted against it and five
were absent. The senators who re-
fused to vote for it were: Allen,
Porter and F. Dumont Smith. Sem
ator Potter usually voted as did Sen
ator Smith.
Following is list Of Republican
senators who voted for the resolution:
Buschow, Carpenter, Clancy, Cod
ding, Conrad, Crum, Finley, fitz-
patrick, Hurrel Kennedy, Leidy,
Mcknight, Miller, Morehouse, Nor
row, Noftzger, Sponable, White,
Pestana. Peterson, Stewart, Ward
and Wulfekuhler.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02

tricking the people of Kansas into
believing that President Roose-
velt meant to approve votes cast in
May and June by a letter written
in January. Such tricks ought to
be beneath the dignity of a
United States Senator. President
Roosevelt approved Senator
Longs position January 81.
Agreed. But how does that
prove that he approved his vote:
against the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the Supreme
Court in May. Senator Ions
must think us all fools.
R. A. Elward.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02

Quantrell raid, and other things too
numerous to mention, but none Of
them took.
In the meantime Mr.. Harris has
gone about the state telling his peo
pie where he stood. He told the
same story about honest government
in the wet counties that he did in the
dry counties. He never trimmed Oh
hedged once, and the result of it al
is that the people, not the politician.
and corporations are with him. anC
we firmly believe he will be elected
and that he will give the state an alb
solutely fair administr alton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02

CONCERNIEGA A UNITED STATES SENATOR.

Every member Of either house Of
the Legislature has vote coming for
United States senator. The fact that
a man receives the caucus nomination
of his party, does not necessarily
mean his election. And We doubt
that the caucus nominee Of the com
ing legislature, if it be a republican
body, will therefore be elected, as
there are going to be some mighty
. independent members Of that body.
AS to the vote from Barton County
in the lower house, if you want man
like Bristow elected, vote for John
Evans, as he stands pledged to vote
that way. II seems to be the i'm.
preston that the senator from this
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02
TO RECEIVE The ELECTION RETURNS.

The Democratic County Central
Committee has secured the Eagle
club rooms for headquarters election
night, and will receive the election
returns there from the county, and
also the bulletins concerning the state
and other elections. Committeeman
are requested to send in by phone OF
otherwise the complete count of their
respective townships as soon as the
same has been completed, either tc
headquarters or to the Democrat
Office. Those who desire to hear the
returns are welcome to call at head
quarters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02
A REPUBLICAN OPINION.
Ex-senator H. B. Kelly says of

Ex-senator IL. Is. Kelly says OF
Senator Harris.
For six years Colonel Harris
served the state most acccptably
as United States senator, stood
we'll with he members of the
body, with President Mckinley
and later with President Roose-
velt. He was the most active
member of the Senate in saving
to the United States So million
dollars in its settlement with the
Union Pacific railroad. AS
United States senator he made a
record for level headedness,
efficiency and integrity that CON-
mended itself to the people of the
state, irrespective Of party. No
citizen of the state his ever had to
apologize for nor had occasion to
regret the fact that Colonel Harris
represented Kansas in the United
States Senate, and the character
of that sevice, the record made in
the interest of the public and
good name of his state is brought
out more conspicuously by the
two. subsequent elections of United
States Senator's from Kansas"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02

4 Railroad Conyeniien.

J On July 10 the Topeka
J Capital published, with editor
ial endorsement, the following
extracts from letter written
. by prominent Republican:
81 know that a large percent.
age of our party believes as
J you do upon the questions
J which are so much in evidence.
The truth is that the Republi-
can party held no convention
although it made an effort to
1 do so, for it was defeated by
intrigue, graft, fraud. The
) question that agltates a decent
! Republican now is: What shall
} | do to retain my political in
tegrity and at the same time
try to uphold the principles Of
my party' The members Of
Z our party had no more to say
: in the convention than had our
} horses at home."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02

P. l. Gill this week brought in
samples of Satsums. or Glove
Oranges, raised on his Texas
ranch. 1t is originally a japanese
fruit, is about two.thirds the size
of the average orange, but has a
very thin skin, is sweet and juicy
with a most delicious flavor. Mr..
Gill says he has four year old
trees that produce about four
boxes each, which retail there at
A.00 a box.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02
~HNAHNNNNHNssN
Not q Republican Ticket.
On July 20 a writer in the
Topeka Capital said:

On July 20 a writer in the +,
Topeka Capital said:
81 am surprised to find the
Capital making what to my
mind isa great mistake in at.
tempting to get Republicans in
line for what is called our Re-
publican State ticket. l feel
that this is a mistake, first for
the reason that you can not in
duce thousands of voters to fall
into line for such ticke'; sec.
ond, that ii will do the state and
! the Republican party more
} harm to have this ticket all
, elected than anything else l can
think Of at this time" o.
} Commenting upon this letter
, the Capital said;
) Nobody can dispute that
there is much force in what the
, writer says. The Republican
} convention dishonored the
party when it made its railroad
commissioner nomina ii ons.
J The Capital has never apollo
9 gized for the ticket as. a whole
or the convention that nomi-
: mated it."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02

The county campaign has been
fought well, and with an exception
or two, in a clean manner. We have
nothing personal against any Of them
on any ticket, and what has been
said in these columns has been in the
interest Of the party ticket, as the
party organ, and not from any per-
sonal motive.