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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-16
FARMERS AGAINST GRAFTERs
Plan to Defeat Sharks From GEL
Ting Indian Land.
WILL GIVE AID TO ALL H0MESEEkERS
DESIRE TO LOCATE SMALL FARM
Frs AND OFFER TO GIVE
FINANCIAL HELP.
WILL GIVE AID TO ALL HeMEsEEkERs

SOUTH M'ALESTER, I. T., May Is.
A large number Of delegates OF the
Indiahoma Farmers Union of Indian
Territory is in attendance at the con-
vention, which NESTS here today, for
the purpose of formulating some plan
whereby the lands to be sold by Indian
citizens may come into the hands of
home owners, farmers and actual set
tiers. The special purpose Of the con-
yention is to provide for the defeat of
the grafters in obtaining possession
of these lands when the restrictions
are removed.
1t is the intention to formulate some
plan to assist each farmer in buying
tracts Of land to suit his ability to
paw. Each farmer is to have from 10
to 100 acres. A square deal for the
Indian is a part of the plan, paying
him actually what the land is worth
and arranging for long term loans at
6 per cent interest, thus enabling every
farmer to buy home. No person Will
be assisted who now owns farm
home, nor will any man be assisted in
purchasing more than 100 acres. 1t
is believed that in such manner the
land syndicates and grafters can be
defeated
The action of the Farmers union in
this matter is being watched with con-
siderable interest, for the reason that
in Oklahoma and Indian Territory II
now has a strong working member
ship of over $4,000 members. 1t is
very probable that they will take an
active part in politics in some parts
Of Oklahoma this fall, and in fact their
intention so to do has already beer
announced in Pottawamie county
While they may not put up sep
al ate ticket, they will take hand ir
the nomination of candidates and will
cast their vote for those men only
! whom they consider qualified and iden.
titled with their interests. The con.
| vention will probably last two days
or more and will attend closely tt
business matters, so as not unduly tt
prolong the session.
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side, and If that fails we still have the
southwest side of the mountain left"
World Conference Of Y. w. c. A.

PARIS, May 16.-The third worlds
conference of the Young Women's
Christian association opened here to-
day for a six days session. Dele
gates from all parts of the world are
assembled here and the attendance at
the opening session was greater than
at any previous worlds conference OF
that organization The American dele
gates, of whom there are large num-
Der. arrived in Boulogne- sur Mer on
May IL and made a very pleasant
and interesting trip through Switzer-
land and France before they came to
Paris.
The American delegates have been
invited to come to London after the
close of the worlds conference, to at
tend an important committee meet
ing in that city, which will be held
soon after the adjournment Of the
Paris conference. Nearly all the
American delegates will accept the in
vitation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-16
The FARMERS SAVINGS BANK
WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON
Organized September, 1889. Capital
and Surplus, S125,000.

The man with foresight practices the
virtues of thrift; he opens a bank
account and places his earnings, no
matter how small, where they Will ac-
emulate and be ready to hand when
he finds an investment he wants ana
can handle.
Deposit your money in the Farmers
Savings Bank and rest assured 1T Will
be ready for you when you want 1t.
Our facilities are yours to command
no charge for pass books or check
books-no trouble to open an account.
We pay 4 per cent on time deposits.
Come and see us.
w. P. Winans ............. Fresloeh'
q. w Babcock. 1ce-Presloent
J. ChitwoOd 'Odshloi
"A King Assistant Cashier
Tho Farmers Saving Bank.
Cor. Main & Second SITS.
Rees- Winans Bldg.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-16
EXPLORER COOK REACHES SEATTLE
Mountain Climber Preparing to Scale
Unknown Sides Of Mount
Mckinley.

SEATTLE, May 16.-Dr. F. A. Cook,
the explorer, is registered at the Butler
hotel en- route to Alaska. He will pay
his second visit of exploration to
Mount Mckinley, the highest mount
ain in North America, and not only
expects to reach the top Of that tow
ering peak, but also expects to clear
up the blank that appears on the gov
eminent maps on the southeastern
slope.
He will sail on the Santa Ana to-
night with the following men:
Professor H. c. Parker. of the Uni
versity Of New York; r. w. Parker,
an explorer who has made seven ex-
petitions into Arctic regions; B. H.
Brown, an ex-Alaskan, now living in
Tacoma; Fred Prince an Alaskan who
was with DR.. Cook on his first visit
to the mountain; r. w. Porter, photo
grapher, and Walter Miller, of this
city.
DR.. Cook has had a specially pre-
pared launch built which he will use
on the trip, and while coming to Sc
attic stopped at Yakima and pur-
chased 20 head of horses. He ex-
poets to be gone fully four months,
although supplies enough to last a
year will be taken On his return his
attention will be given to the construc-
ton of two ice motors with which he
hopes to next year be able TO reach
the South Pole. This morning he said:
"Our expedition this time will be the
best equipped that ever entered
Alaska We expect to secure the data
and surveys that will fill the blank
space covering 1000 square miles that
is found on the government maps of
the southeast slope. In my first at
tempt, l started on the west side, and
I am now satisfied that it is impossible
to reach the summit in that way. We
will start our ascent on the southeast
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the commission was just as emphat-
ically in favor of appealing and seems
to be sanguine that the Wisconsin
grain bill will ultimately be declar-
ed valid. He helped to draft the meas
ure and is probably more familiar
with it's provisions than any other
man.
1t is the geenral opinion of attor-
neys in Superior that the decision of
Judge Sanborn knocks out the Minne-
sofa system as well as the Wisconsin
system. The latter was drafted so as
to conform to the former in theory
and be similar in Practice. In fact,
the amendments to the
Wisconsin bill it provides for a system
Of grain inspection that is almost a
duplicate of the Minnesota system.
A lack of funds will cause the Wis
consin interests much trouble. In the
words of one Of the commissioners,
>A->-
of its financial string" The cost OF ap-
pealing the case will be severely felt
in view of the additional obligations OF
the commission.
The decision of Judge Sanborn car
ries an injunctional order with 1T that
ties the hands of the Wisconsin In
spectors. The entire force, except the
chief inspector and the head weigh
master, has been discharged Inc
Great Northern railroad mas nieo
cross bill to the suit which prevents
the Wisconsin inspectors from inter
fering with the cars of elevators be.
longing to that road.
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APPEAL Is COMING.
Men Of Superior Will Not TamsIy
Quit.

SUPERIOR, Wis, May 16.-The
WISCONSIN inspection of grain case,
which was decided against Superior's
interests in the Federal court last
week, will be appealed. That was the
decision arrived at in a conference
between the commissioners and the
counsel for the Wisconsin inspection
system today.
I'm my opinion Judge Sanborn mis-
conceived some of the facts In the
case" said Judge L. K. Luse In dis
cussing the decision. 1--WE certainly
believe that we have a good case ana
that we can win in the United states
Court of Appeals. I am in favor OF
appealing the case as soon as the
practice admits"
Senator Hudnell of the council 1or
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-16
FloGGED TO DEATH IN sYluks
Russian Prisoners, Sane and Insane,
Live Only Short Time, Exile
Declares.

BERLIN, May 16.-Count Storeaf, a
Russian nobleman, who has been a
resident of Berlin ever since he was
exiled from Russia for being connect
ed with the revolutionary movement,
will bring out within a week or 10 days
a book of exposures of the Russian
system for caring for lunatics. He de-
clares that the madhouses are perfect
infernos, where the inmates are laden
with chains and if they do not abso-
lutely obey all Of the orders OF the
keepers they are logged into insensi-
bility
Thumbscrews and instruments Of tor
ture which beggar description are
freely used in the asylums, according
to Storeff. There are 10000 inmates of
the Russian lunatic asylums and
among them, he declares, are many
sane persons, who have been incar-
cerated for political offenses.
Unless friends of the unfOrtunates
have money enough to bride the
guards, he declares, none of those
thrown into the institution ever sur
vive more than a couple Of years.
The publication of the ADVANCE
proofs of the book has caused quite
great sensation.
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other delegates read interesting papers

other delegates read interesting papers
was occupied with routine busi-
ness. After the regular ses-
sion there will be an executive
session. There will be a short af.-
ernoon session today anu the eve
ming will be devoted to sight see
ing and recreation. After the morn
ing session tomorrow the delegates
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-16
Future Naval Battles 10 Be al
Long Range.
LESSONS OF Russo,lApANEsE WAR
BRIToNs FIGURE ON GOOD
SHOOTING AND BETTER
ARMOR PLATE.

LONDON, May 16.-According to the
deductions which the British naval
experts have drawn from the Russo
Japanese naval. campaign, and es-
pecially from the battle of Tsushima,
it is highly probable that all great
naval engagements of the future will
be fought at long range. The i'm
portance of expert gunnery is, there
fore, the first consideration, but the
damage that can be wrought by mod
arn II inch naval guns at ranges vary
ing from 5000 to 1000, renders it nee
7ssary that naval constructors should
provide the best type of protective
armor in all bottleships. The Dread
naught is stated to be an up to date
battleship in every respect, but it is
doubtful whether her armor plating
would be proof against 10 inch guns at
a range of 1000 yards. In theory no
hostile battleship will be permitted to
approach within that distance. In ac
tual practice, however, it is always
the unexpected that happens.
TIE largest naval guns in use to-
day are the IL inch type, similar to
those with which the flagship of the
Atlantic squadron, the King Edward
VII, recently established a worlds
record of 10 hits out of IA shots. These
II inch guns are costly to maintain,
and their inner tubes invariably need
renovation after from "a to IS shots
have been fired. 1t is, therefore, to
be assumed that no power will in
cline to the production of guns of larg-
er caliber for naval warfare. and it
would be quite possible by means of
Is inch Krupp steel to render battle
ship impervious to heavy gun fire at
all reasonable ranges. At pres ent our
latest type Of battleship is armored
with nine and ten inches of steel plat
ing, and it is, therefore, doubtful
whether finality in armor plating has
yet been arrived at.
1t is now contended that the size
required for a battleship of Is knots
speed, armored with a 16 inch Krupp
steel belt from stem to stern, would
be about Is per cent less displacement
than several of the atlantic
liners. Such a vessel would, there
fore, be quite practicable and appar-
emily desirable in every way. For
scouting and reconnaissance purposes
against opposition, battleship of this
type would be invaluable. She would
be, to all intents and purposes, in
vulnerable save against torpedo or
submarine attack, and would, there
fore, constitute a unique factor in flu
ture naval warfare. 1t is not i'm
| probable that the type Of batttleship
| which will supersede the Dreadnought
will be a vessel of a considerably in
| creased weight of armor, such as the
one now under discussion as many in
dications are pointing in that direc-
ton at present.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-16
Deaths From Appendicitis.

Decrease in the same ratio that the
use of DR.. Kings New Life Pills in
and bring quick and painless releace
from constipation and the ills growing
out of it. Strength and vigor always
follow their USE Guaranteed by E. L.
Smalley, Druggist, Csc. Try them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-16
Ca. and Electrical Men Meet.

GALVESTON, Texas, May 16.-The
annual meeting of the Southwestern
cos e. Electric association opened
bere this morning with large at
tendance of delegates from all parts
90 the Southwest. They were well
coined by Mayor H. c. Landers, OF
G. C. Gum and several
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-16
FOR SALE.

A fine residence lot in Green's Park
Addition on improved street, water
and sewer mains. well graded, at reas-
enable price: inquire at this ONCE.
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will visit the sea wall, the grace To-"
ing dredges and grade raising op'
tions will be made in the pre'
Of the visitors. In the eVehihe
Sons of Jove will have an iiiio
banquet. On Friday the pusii
the convention will be finished
the forenoon and in the afteriio' "a
members will take an excursio"
down the rabor and to the ]etu'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-16
NOTICE..

Oscar Cross Transfer-An kinds OF
Draying and Hauling. Pianos Moved
Stand. corner Second and Main Streets
Office phone, Main AL; residence tele-
phone. Main 1872. Dry Cold Storage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-16

A brand new computation scale for
sale at greatly reduced price at STAN
ley's Music House. % Main street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-16

Pianos to rent at all times, at Stan
ley's Music House.
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Get the habit! II you read The
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Statesman Office does all kinds of
bookbinding.
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NOTICE

When wanting hay, call up Phone
1872
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
FIRES INTO CROWD
AND HITS FOUR.

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-While Oceanic
Walk, in the Bowery at Coney Island.
was still crowded early today, an un-
Identified man drew a revolver, fired
two shots into the back of waiter at
Stauchs restaurant. and then turned
the weapon into the crowd and fired
four times as quickly as he could pull
the trigger. Four persons lay writhing
in agony on the board walk when the
man fed toward the ocean. threatening
any person who would pursue him.
The injured, three of whom may die,
are:
Thomas Fitzpatrick, 25 years Of age,
21S East Fifth street. Brooklyn; shot in
the breast and side; may die. Thomas
Mcdonald, 19 years old, 106 Conners
street, Newark. n. J.; shot in the back;
may die. Annie Smith, 20 years old, 293
Eckford street, Williamsburg; shot in
thigh and leg; serious. George White,
back; may die.
AS shot after shot rang out and the
men and women fell to the walk
screaming, panic broke out. Women
were thrown to the walk as men ran
over them to reach place Of safety.
The stranger defed any one to follow
him. He held the revolver in his right
hand and laughingly shouted. The man
who follows me, will kill him."
No one ventured to approach him.
He jumped over the railing and van
ished in the direction of the ocean, and
though fully 10000 saw him and clam
ored for his life, and the police took
the most extraordinary precautions to
guard against his escape, he has thus
far eluded them.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
Sanitation Passed Up
to the Board
of Health.
I<T1HIs committee has nothing to
do with the care of the
health of the city. we'vo

committee has nothing tC
do with the care of the
health of the city. We've
go to get right down to tax
ing care of the camps. The city mus,
look out for its health conditions"
Thus spoke NJ. H. de Young of the
executive committee of the Relief Cor
poration at the conference held yester.
day between the committee and the
Board of Health. In his statement ne
Young summed UP the position of the
other members of the committee. who
rather shy at taking the responsibiIity
Tor the sanitation on the hands of the
constituted health authorities.
The meeting was opened by Rudolnt
Spreckels. who stated the nature of the
business before the conference.
1T is evident" said Spreckels "that
something must be done TO protect the
health of the city but the budget ot
the Board of Health is much higher
than 1T was last month and has beer
held up"
The details Of the proposed budee,
asks for $33,012. with S2712.5O addi-
tional If it pays for certain hauling
But this month $500 is being spent nv
the department of camps for work done
heretofore by the Board of Health. The
Board Of Health is thus relieved of thai
expense. On the basis of the bulge,
of last month the board wants almost
$4,000 for August. In July the budget
totaled S27.914. of which S25oO re-
mained unexpended at the end of the
month.
In answer to the question WHY the
board needed so much more this month
than last, Dr. James B. Ward, presi-
dent of the Board of Health, replied
that it was necessary to adopt emer.
gency measures to cope with conditions
outside the camps.
"It is the duty OF the Sanitary ne.
partment to sound the alarm and take
steps to prevent an epidemic To this
end we must cover the city, thoroughly
inspect it and adopt preventive meas.
ures"
Il have suggested to the Board OF
Health" replied Spreckels, that it find
out what needs to le done and treat
those IN camps as householders are
treated. The Health Department has
power to compel householders to abate
nuisances. 1t is clear that additional
inspectors are needed. But the expense
of abating the nuisance should be borne
by the householders and not by the re.
lief fund
1t was then that De Young made his
empHdlic statement as TO the duty OF
the Relief Corporation in undertaking.
expenses that. in his opinion, should be
borne by the city
F. w Dohrmann of the Relief Cor.
poration warned those present that the
relief fund was none too large for the
purposes for which 1t was intended.
The meeting adjourned with the un-
derstanding that the Board of Health
should be notified of whatever action
might be taken.
Rudolph Spreckels spent the greater
part of yesterday afternoon working on
the budget. He states that he will
recommend to the executive committee
reduction in the budget of about
$1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
SHoNTS SAYS CHINESE WILL
BE TRIED OUT ON ISTHMUS
Canal Commission VIII Advertise for
six thousand Five Hundred of
the MOngolian Laborers.

. OYSTER BAY, Aug. 13.-Chairman
Shonts Of the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion said after visit to the President
today that the most important ques-
tion confronting the commission was
that Of obtaining labor
We shall advertise for $500 Chinese
laborers in China he said, and give
laborers of that nationality a thorough
trial at the work. The jamaican ne
groes have not proved satisfactory.
The Spanish laborers. whom we are
working now to q great extent, are
very much better than Jamaican ne
groes.
We shall endeavor TO have laborers
OF as many nationalities as we can
get TO work on the canal, as il is bet
ter than having larger force of one
nationality"
WASHINGTON. Aug. l3.-Samuel
Gompers, president OF the American
Federation Of Labor, issued a statement
today in reply TO Theodore P Shonts,
chairman Of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission. relative to the plan of the
commission to employ Chinese coolie
labor on the canal The statement is
an attack on Shonts' accuracy concern
ing facts and his knowledge of the law,
and charges him with having influenced
Congress to annul the eight-hour priu-
ciple as applied TO canal work. Mr..
Gompers reiterates that Shonts prom
1sed not TO use Chinese labor on the
isthmus.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
NORTH DAKOTA ESTABLISHES
NEW WHEAT CROP RECORD
State Will Produce One Hundred Mil
lion Bushels of the Cereal
This Season.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. Ia
North Dakota has this year the unpre-
cedented total Of one hundred million
bushels of wheat, record never before
made by any State. Minnesota, though
growing in wealth and Importance with
every passing year, with bountiful
crops of wheat and other cereals, must
surrender the pre- -eminence in wheat
she long held to her sister State. The
Northwest showing is as follows:
North Dakota, 1900, 900 bushels; Min
nesota, S0.0O0,000 bushels; South Da-
kota, 50,OOO,000 bushels; total, 100000
600. The Jones-Inglis report of wheat
production is, in part, as follows:
We estimate the wheat crop of the
three States at 100000 bushels and
the total spring crop of the United
States at 301, 100000 bushels. The win
ter wheat production is estimated at
4S5,00O,0 900 bushels, giving a total for
the United States of $4,000, 600 bushels,
or the largest yield of spring and win
ter wheat the United States has pro-
duced. The Government ver-estimated
the crop of 1901 by 5o.oo0.ooo bushels"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
.|DAHO'S GOVERNOR
FEARS ASSASSIN.

CAMP TACOMA. Wash. Aug. 13.-
Governor Gooding of Idaho did not
accompany the Idaho troops to Camp
Tacoma, and it is rumored among the
troops that his family feared his tssas-
sination.
The disposition of troops for the
coming maneuvers will be as follows:
The attacking force will be the
brown" brigade commanded by Colo
mel E. A. Goodwin, composed of the
Fourteenth Cavalry less six troops, the
Eleventh Battery. Field Artillery; Sew
enth Infantry, Fourteenth Infantry less
two companies, Second Montana less
one battalion, Second Idaho, pioneer
detachment, First Engineers; signal
corps detachment of Fourteenth regu-
lars and one-half OF the Washington
signal corps under Captain w. l.
Clarke; hospital corps detachment un-
der Major F. r. Keefer.
The defending force will be the
blue" brigade under Colonel Marion
P. Maus, composed Of Second Cavalry
less Troop A, First Battery Field Ar
tillery; Twentieth Infantry less two
companies, Twenty-second Infantry
less four companies, Troop B, Wash
ington National Guard; Second Wash
ington. Third Oregon, First Separate
Battalion, Oregon; pioneer detachment,
First Engineers; signal corps of the
Fourteenth regulars and one-half of
the Washington corps under Captain
L. D. Wildman; hospital corps under
Major Woodson.
If the recommendations of Captain
S. A. Cloman, staff officer of the gen.
eral army, sent out from Washington,
d. c., to observe the maneuvers at
Camp Tacoma, are adopted, the Govern
ment will purchase the land on which
the present maneuvers are being held.