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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
NEHR FIGHTS FOR DAMAGES
Wants Railroads to Dig Up $4,000 Be.
cause He Stuck His Head Outside
side Sliding Door

The suit of Ernest Mehr against the
lnion Pacific railroad for $4,000 dam
ages on account of injuries received
while travelling in a box car through
Lookout, Wyoming in September 1904,
being tried in the federal court today.
The plaintiff is represented by Nc
Donald and Rupp Of this city and the
hllroad company by Arthur w. Spen-
Ger and Ralph E. Moody of Portland
ana Lester H. Wilson of this city.
Ihe jury was chosen with very little
ueIay neither side objecting to but
oAe juror. The list agreed upon was:
a j. Davis, j. J. Culbertson, Woods, A
T. Benson, NJ. Gross, G. w. Penn, w
y hickman, Daniel Lamb, S. Rogers
y W. McFadden, William Buffum, w
l. Richardson, D. w. Eppley.
OIlle Mehr, brother of the plaintiff
vas put on the stand this morning
anu cross examined until noon. The
Naihtn was placed on the stand this
~''eFhoon and he will be followed by
D'S' Cropp, Keeler and Thomas, experts
y" The condition of Mehr.
-Nehr was an emigrant coming ou,
:" Ihls state when injured He was
'"lulng in box car where his furni-
'1'e was, and a sudden jerk on the
o1 the engine attached to the train
aii'lhed the sliding door shut severely
19uring Mehr's head and partially
i0'diEzlng him, for which he asks $4O,-
9oo damages.
'"e legal battle promises to last al
tomorrow, as the railroad attor'
-'ys ar lighting every inch of tn,
sround
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
So Says Judge Whitson as
He Sentences Jensen
CATTLE BARON Sees JAIL
Besides imprisonment He Pays
$500 and Costs of HIS
Trial

Imprisonment in the Walla Walla
county Jail for one day, a fine Of 5000
and costs Of his own prosecution was
the punishment meted out to Chris
Jensen, the land fraud cattle king Of
Snake river, by Judge Whitson of the
federal court this morning
Jensen appeared in court at 10
o'clock and asked permission to with
draw his plea Of mot guilty" and sub
stitute one of guilty"
Attorney Cain stood by the side of
the prisoner as he made his new plea
and asked for the mercy Of the court.
He asked the court to note that there
were many extenuating circumstances
in the case of his client. THAT he had
been relying upon the advice of his at
torney and supposed that he was do
ing right in keeping the land fenced
That while this might not affect the
question Of his guilt 1t ought to have
effect on the court in the matter Of
fixing the punishment.
Fault Of Po,r Lawyer.
That his attorney had been making
efforts with the officials of the interior
department to have the land taken from
the reserve and that Jensen thought he
was acting in good faith when he as
serted possession"
The in6QQ in na
"The court will take into considera-
tion the circumstances in this case.
The only wiful violation of the law
on the part of Mr.. Jensen seems to be
the circumstance of his keeping up the
enclosure after being notified by an
officer of the interior department to
take it down.
That was your mistake. You should
have gotten a good lawyer to advise
you. That is always the cheapest in
the long run. The man you had may
have been all right so far as making
application was concerned but he ev-
identity did not advise you right in this
matter. If you had hired competent
advice it would have saved you lots
Of trouble.
Il shall not make the sentence very
severe but l must assess one more or
less severe on account Of your defiance
Of the command of the special agent
Of the government"
Jensen was taken to the new Jail
this morning and will be a free man
again tonight as he will be able to pay
his fine and the costs Of prosecution
without any difficulty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10

BRUSSELS, Dec. 10.-King Leopold
talking to a correspondent today de-
MED absolutely the reports as to atroc-
tiles practiced in the Congo. He says
common sense, if not humanity, should
prevent the cruelties charged and paid
a high tribute to Americans. and most
of the American newspapers.
He said: ut would be absurd for US
to mistreat the blacks because no state
prospers unless the population is nap
py and increasing There are those
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
ADVOCATES BETTER PAY FOR MEN
WHO CARRY UNCLE SANS MAILS
Postmaster General Corteou Declares Government FmNoees
are Undergraduates Many Things to Say About the Much
Discussed Question Of Second Glass Ma1--Important
Suggestion as to Conduct of the Postal Service

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10.-The
annual report of the postmaster gen.
4ral reviews the work of the depart
ment for the past year, gives in detail
the postal revenue and expenditures
discusses important changes that have
been made in departmental organiza-
ton, and makes such suggestions and
recommendations as appear to be war
ranted
The receipts for the year were $751;
s32,7S2.95; the expenditures, $178,419,-
1889; excess of expenditures over
receipts, $1O,516,995.94.
On the Deficit.
After discussing various reforms in
the organization Of the department, the
postmaster general says:
Il repeat what I stated a year ago
that while it would be a gratifying cir
Cumstance if the postoffice depart
ment were self-sustaining, I am less
concerned about the deficit than about
the efficiency of administration The
public demand for postal facilities is
constantly growing. If the installation
of the rural service had depended upon
the existence of a surplus in the pos
tai revenues under the existing sys-
TEN Of accounting, that service could
not have been given. The same con-
Siderations apply to number of other
branches. The financial returns from
and dependent upon others that there
Is much force in the contention that
It is unreasonable to charge any one
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10.-The
president today received the Nobel
prize of $4,000 cash conferred for end
ing the Russo-Japanese war. The
president was unwilling to profit finan-
cially by his efforts so decided to de-
vote the money to the promotion Of
industrial peace in this country. He
will appoint trustees, probably Chief
Justice Fuller, Secretaries Wilson and
Strauss to administer the fund.
The president will select two men.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
TWO MORE STORIES TO JONES BLOCK

..r,,c+ure and Mr.. Jones has plans on
foot to make it a Ave story builoins'
eouinped with freight and passenger
elevators the upperfloors to be useo
for office purposes.
While contractors have not yet nau
.;n,o +o estimate the cost, the outlay
necessary to remodel the ouiioihs anu
,aa two stories will probably approx
mate $4,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10

one of whom will be John Mitchell. The
other as yet unsolicited, will be man
conspicuous among capitalists for fair
dealings, to do service for year, to do
all in their power by arbitration and
otherwise to settle disputes and to
promote industrial peace.
At the end of the year these men
will select two other men distinguished
for their effirts toward industrial peace.
At the end of the third year these -four
will select two more of the same cali
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10

ended June 80, 1904, of only three one
thousandths of 1 per cent. Some pri-
vate business enterprises may in GER
tain directions yield better financial re-
turns, but they can not show higher
standard of integrity nor more faith
full performance 6f duty"
The following are further extracts
from the report:
I'm the two years closed June 30,
1906, the fraud orders numbered $50,
exceeding by II the total number is
sued in the four years Immediately pre-
ceding The schemes suppressed re-
presented almost every conceivable va
riety of fraud. There were work-at-
home propositions, bond investment en-
terprises, medicinal cure-alls, absent
treatment schemes, devices for the ex-
ploitation of stocks, and enterprises Of
fering something for nothing under
the guise Of the endless chain method
of investment, all of which upon ex-
animation proved to be mere traps for
the credulous. Included in the total
Of orders issued during the two-year
period in question were SO orders that
were against lotteries and similar en-
terprises.
Compensation Of Employees.
"a year ago, l invited attention to
the compensation of various classes of
postal employees, and stated that I
was convinced that in many cases the
salaries of certain employees were in
adequate; that while in recent years
the cost Of living had increased, partic-
ularly in the larger cities, there had
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
WELCOME INFLUX OF FUEL ARRIVES

their purchases lately. One instance
,as been relet ted where . Walla Walla
dealer had bought and paid for WOOD
at the rate Of 50 per cord. After the
wood had been loaded On the car an
other dealer offered the original owner
S. per cord which was promptly ac-
cepted, and the purchase price either
refunded to the first purchaser or ne
was afterwards given an opportunity
to pay an advance of 81.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10

Twenty-Five cars of wood and four
cars of coal have been received over
the O. r. & n. lines since SATURDAY
and it is believed the fuel situation
will be greatly relieved, for time at
least. The wood was received from
Blue Mountain points, while two .=-s
Of coal were received from ROCK
Springs and two from Spokane
Many of the local dealers who nave
been purchasing wood at Blue Mount
ain points have been disappointed in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD OFFICE

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 10.-Miss
May Stubbs. aged %, was today ap-
nointed by the governor to fill the un-
expired term of her father as state
statistician and the new term to wnlcn
her father was elected just before his
death. This is the first time an IN
diana woman has held a state ONCE
The pay is $4,000 a year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
BELGIAN KING DENIES THE CONGO STORIES

who make a living by maligning every
thing under heaven. I am doing all
that is possible to elevate the inhabi-
tants, being dictated by humanity as
we'll as by commerce"
"I am the ruler of Congo but profit
nothing by its prosperity not being
financially interested. Personally I
draw no salary as executive of tine
Congo which has been the scene OF
cannibalism a thousand years. l am
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
ROOSEVELT WINS THE $4,000 NOBEL
PRIZE FOR TERMINATING GREAT WAR

bre the first two resigning to be sue
ceeded by the two others. Two will
resign very year thereafter, each pair
serving three years there always being
a committee of six. There will be no
rules but everything will be judged by
results.
The Nobel prize was formally handed
to the American ambassador in the
parliaments this afternoon for Roose-
velt
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
Go 10 Oregon Development
League Meeting
PULL FOR RATE LEGISLATION
An Open River Cooperation and
Irrigation to be Dis
cussed

the Walla Walla delegation to the
Third District Development League
convention of Umatilla and Morrow
counties to be held in Heppner to-
morrow and Wednesday will leave to-
morrow morning for Pendleton.
According to a communication from
Secy. H. H. Willis of Pendleton a
special train, consisting of a baggage
car ana two passenger coacnes, will
start for Heppner just as soon as the
train from Walla Walla, due at 9
o'clock in the morning. shall arrive.
The special will stop for a snort
time at Echo, Hermiston, Umatilla,
Irrigon, Lexington and lone arriving
at Heppner at o'clock in the after
noon tomorrow. The return trip from
Heppner will begin in time for the
Walla Walla people to make connection
with the evening train on Wednesday.
The Eagle Concert band of Pendleton
will accompany the excursion.
Four Go From WalIa Waila.
DR.. N. G. Blalock, Secretary A. c.
Moore, H. B. Strong and Professor
w. D. Lyman have been appointed by
President Kaser of the commercial club
RI renresent that organization at the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
sToRER AssAILs BIG STICK.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 10.-Bellamy
Storer says: "I am elected member
of the Ananias club like all who take
issue with Roosevelt. took the
course did to protect my wife, whose
motives are aspersed. Archbishop Ire
land once told me the president once
took credit for the action he now
repudiateS"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10

is and estimates for adding two
/, stories to the Jones building at
N0'her Of Second and Alder streets
: 'eilodelling it into a modern f
u 'uliolng are being prepared by
e-la "alla contractors at the request
{. "Allam Jones, owner of the build
h. 'io Is in the city looking after
interests for a few days.
e Jones building is a three story
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10

exerting every effort, with Gods help,
to save the country"
FOR INTERNATIONAL INQUIRY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-Lodge in
troduced a resolution providing for in
ternational inquiry into conditions IN
the Congo. Ridgley was nominated
for another term as comptroller of the
currency. The nominations of Bona
parte and Moody, were reported raw
orably.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
Three IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
Are Up Before Commercial Club at
Its Meeting Tomorrow.

Three important matters will prob
ably come before the Commercial club
at it's meeting tomorrow evening IL
the committees on legislation and
transportation make the reports which
are due from them.
These are the question of a duty on
jute, Of recommending state coopera-
tion in a geological survey Of WASH
ington and the question Of assisting
Spokane in it's present fight against
railroad rate discrimination
The meeting will be held in the club
rooms at 1880 and a large attendance
of members is desired.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
GILLETTE TO DIE.

= HERKIMER, Dec. 1O.-Gil- '
= lette was sentenced today to be =
= electrocuted at the Auburn
= prison the week beginning Jan. =
= %. He will be taken to Au-
= burn within the next ten days.
= Motion for a new trial was de-
y MED.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
WRECKED IN RAGING GALE.
BIG Ship Monarch on Northern Wa
ters Runs Ashore on Isle

Royal.
WINNIPEG, Man., Dec. 10.-The
big steamship Monarch, flagship of
the Northern Navigation Company,
was wrecked on Isle Royal, forty miles
from Port Arthur, this morning, forty
passengers clinging to the rigging.
The Monarch went ashOrt in a heavy
gale, which is still raging,
Later, Tugs have rescued all on
board, but it is feared some who
camped on the island may die of ex-
posure.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
Winter Wheat Seeding Estimate.

WASHINGTON, Dec 10.-The newly
saeded area of winter wheat shows an
increase over last year OF 800 acres
with a total acreage of over 81 1s mill
lions The condition of the crop is S4.I.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
First Class Increased.

of them with the responsibility for tho
deficit
First Class Increased.
The rural delivery has undoubtedly
increased the bulk of first-cIass mail
matter. The circulation of the second
class mail matter, also very largely af-
fects the bulk of the higher class. to
what degree it is practically impossible
to determine. OF course a rapidly in
creasing deficit for a period of years
may be matter of some concern. but
l think present conditions warrant us
In turning our attention, rather, to an
investigation and Improvement of every
must have an increased recognition of
merit both in position and in COM
pensatiOn; we must have a better sys-
tenn of accounting and more accurate
statistics; we must make the service
meet the needs of the people, If we i'm
prove the character of service we shall
have less occasion to be disturbed by
the cost Of service, for it has been the
experience of many postal administra-
tions, not only here but abroad, that
the giving of additional facilities, within
reasonable limits, is almost invariably
followed by an increased use of the
mails and consequent additions to the
revenue.
Is Small Loss.
I'm spite of defects the efficiency of
the service has been in many respects
remarkable, as witness the record Of
the registry service for the half century
of its existence, showing a percentage
Of loss from all causes-including burg
larry theft, and fire-for the fiscal year
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10

warning pedestrians from dangerous
walls.
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oI tnem with the responsibility for the
n
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-11-09
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is olly one way to cure deafness,
and that i. by constitutional remedies.
Deafness = caused by an inhamed con-
dition of t1e: mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is inham-
ed you haze a rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing and when it is entirely clos
ed, DEAFNESS is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing wzIl be destroyed forever; nine
cases out Il ten are caused by Catarrh,
which IS ROLLING but an infamed condi-
ton of theHlucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case O Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot De cured by Halls Catarrh
Onre. Se-fd for circulars Tree.
=. J.CIIENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls FamilyPuls for constipation
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-11-09
ANARCHY DLSGRACED-

The anarchist who assassinateS
the highest representative of the
law and his fellow anarchists who
plot the murder and designate the
doer of the deed may i'll their hearts
believe themselves reformers, and
Justify their act to themselves, but
TO all right thinking, healthy mind
ed. justice loving men, both the
deed and the doors are objects Of
adherence. Nothing can justify
assassination. There may be times
when an oppressed, tyrant-rlddeu
and outraged people may rise up
in their wrath and slay the ruler
who has wrung their hearts
and fattened on their miseries,
then the world tho shocked at
the crime-may exteuuate the deed,
out of pity for the sorrows of the
ruaddeued victims OF tyranny. But
when mere lust for office, pure
greed for political influence, eager
ness to pull down others to build
up self interest, inspire such deed,
how UNNECESSARILY contemplate,
become the instigators, how incon-
ceivably atrocious the crime. Red
handed anarchy IS justly hated of
all civilized men.
That the assassination of Judge
Stanley WEIGH comes under this
last category none can deny. 1t
was the direct outcome of the
political intriguing, the demagogic
agitators who have not hesitated
TO charge every man holding Office
or having political influence in the
democratic councils of this section
with al sorts of evil-doing. De-
spite plain proof of the falsity of
their charges in most instances,
they have continued to reiterate
them, resorting to God knows
what methods to stir the hearts of
their followers to malice and
hatred-and murder, even to the
dastardly deed Of assassiuating
helpless, one-armed, sleeping man!
This deed stands out as the foulest
political murder ever committed
II ths annals of the state of Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-11-09
Galveston, Too.

All over the state the cry IS heard
Of lack of school buildings to meet
the needs of the public schools.
Shows how the children are COM
ing on to make Texas more pros
porous and progressive. But the
needs should be met. There is
something radically wrong in the
neighborhood where the people
can't afford to furnish adequate
buildings for school houses. The
need ought not to exist into another
year anywhere. Waco Tribune.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-11-09
Rio Grande Railroad.

Brownsville, Texas, to Point Isabel,
Texas. To take Effect Saturday
October u. 1906 at 12:01 A. NJ.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-11-09
BILLIARD worries EASILY
CATCH COLD
In HoppE-1chaefer Match Balls Were
Threatened With Pneumonia.

Did yall know that ivory billiard
balls caSh cold and are just a:
liable to pneumonia as the society
boy WHO goes out without his
muller?
Any trle billiard ball gets into
draft is glands contract cold and
cracks appear on its surface. Then
it has 70 be tenderly nursed OF
there is funeral in the billiard
world.
The report from New York that
the balls used in the championship
games between Hoppe an Schaefer
and Slesson and Sutton were
sufferingin this way started several
of the loeeI billiard sharks tanning
the Other night The balls used
were made of the best of ivory.
The owners had refused S1O0
apiece fc. them, but they now
seem destined to see an early grave.
The hundreds of spectators who
sat through the recent matches,
dripping with perspiration, did
not know that the hall was pur-
posely kept at such a high temper
ature to protect the balls from
cold. Every precautiOn was taken
to preve;st drafts in the hall, but
even at that little shiver Of wind
struck lhe the table and the
delicate ball Immediately began to
bump.
They became chilled and lost
their elasticity. Both Schaefer and
Hoppe complained of this the first
night, and Slosson raised a similar
protest While he was being defeat
ed by SuSton.
Edward Mclaughlin noticed the
.rouble with the balls while acting
IS referee, but he does not attribute
It to the draft so much as to the
stone SLAB which rested under the
10th. Nj. Mclaughlin says the
stone slab was put in the hall
while cold and had no chance to
haw out Before the match began.
The delicate billiard balls, after
coming GU of their warm nest in
| box of cotton, Immediately got
old feet from the slab underneath
md contracted the severe cold
from which they now suffer.-Ex-
hange.