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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-05
MAMYmENWANTED ON ElG|N BRANCH
Contractors Sent Agents Out With
Promises Of Good Wages
Nine Camps Along Grade.

PENDLETON, Ore, April 5.-Men
are wanted by contractors on the ex-
tension of the Elgin branch Of the o.
R. & N and an agent of one of the
contractors was in the city this morn
ing between trains trying to induce
idle men to go to Elgin to work on the
grade.
Wages range from 1925 to $2.75 per
day according to nature of the work.
Experienced rock and power men are
paid $275 and SO per day. while COM
mon laborers are paid but 1926 and
$3.50. Board costs 1928 per week.
There are now nine camps along the
grade of the Elgin extension, with a
total of about $50 men. 1t is desir-
ed to secure 1000 men if possible in Or
der that the Al miles of grade may
be completed as soon as possible.
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terday. and the vote of 16 to q
Grosvenor and Dalzell casting the only
negative votes-is believed to indicate
the strength Of the movement on the
floor generally.
1t Is the purpose Of the friends Of
the proposed legislation to make a
thorough canvass Of the membership,
to ascertain the exact strength which
the bill can command. Should the cam
vass be satisfactory. the bill will be
brought before the house some day
under suspension Of the rules and
passed. 1t will require a two-thirds
majority to suspend the rules. but this.
it is believed. can be easily secured.
The house membership has been
equally divided between Representa-
tives Hill. Of Connecticut. Lands, Of
Indiana. Murdoch. of Kansas. and
Marshall Of North Dakota. who pur-
pose seeing every member and having
him state his position definitely.
Delay Is Likely.
The next suspension day will be
Monday of next week. but the bill will
not come up at that time. In the first
place, the canvass of the house cam
not be completed that soon. and in the
next place it is doubted whether 1t
would be wise to pass the bill and
send it over to the senate until after
the rate bill is out of the way. So.
in all probability the speaker will not
permit the motion to suspend the rules
to be made until the latter part of
April
1t is hardly thought the bill will
be put through the senate in the
present session, although. of course,
such action is clearly possible. Should
it not be. the fight will be renewed
at the short session next December.
and the country will be told all about
the benefits of the proposed legislation
on the stump during the campaign
of the summer and fall. The senate,
it is believed, will hardly be strong
enough to resist the pressure of pub
lie opinion that will be raised, even
were it disposed to do so. which is not
a certainty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-05
GIRL GOES INSANE.
Telegraph Operator Loses Her Mind
Through Religious Excitement.

LADYSMITH, Wis, April 5.-Miss
Flora Bretag. % years of age, a tele-
phone operator, has been committed
to the state hospital for the insane
at Mendoza, her aff1iction being, it is
claimed, the result of religious excite
ment engendered by attending revival
meetings at Bruce.
Miss Bretag was a constant attend
ant at the revival services being held
at Bruce and, being of a highly nerv-
Gus temperament, it is thought that
the excitement resulting from the
strenuous eXhOrtatiOns of the evange-
lists so affected her that she became
subject to religious frenzy.
At times she is very violent, on one
occasion throwing a glass at her faith
er and severely cutting his head.
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So Says United States Marshal
Hopkins
NO DEMAND WAS MADE ON HIN
HIS DISAPPOINTMENT WAS DIS.
APPOINTMENT TO THE WILL
SON POLITICIANS,

United States Marshal c. B. Hop
kins, recently appointed by President
Roosevelt upon the recommendation
of Senator S. H. Piles, has returned
to Seattle after months trip to
Washington, d. c., and New York
Mr.. Hopkins was ill during the time
he was in the east, and he has not as
yet entirely recovered from his indis-
position.
The appointment of Marshal
Hopkins was a bitter disappointment
to John L. Wilson. When Wilson was
in Spokane. a congressman and SEN
ator, Hopkins was one of his strongest
supporters After Wilson's defeat in
1899, he made a speech to his Spo-
kane supporters, declaring that he was
out of politics. There is every indica-
ton that Wilson expected his support
ers would hail the announcement with
vociferous protests and shove him
back into the game. But most of them
took the announcement seriously.
Marshal Hopkins and Supreme Court
Justice Wallace Mount We're two of
those politicians who cut loose. Will
son objected when Foster named Hop
kins as marshal, and he opposed the
Piles program for his re-appointment
When the announcement was made
that Hopkins had been re-appOinted
the story was given out under Wilson
auspices that Hopkins had been COM
PEELED to agree to end his connection
with the Pacific States Telephone &
Telegraph company and to drop out of
politics. The question was put to
Marshal Hopkins direct when he
reached Seattle, and he said:
II was not asked anything about
politics, nor were any conditions i'm
posed upon me. The reappointment
was made week before my term ex-
pired. All / knew about it was that
Senator Piles proposed my name; the
appointment was made and the senate
confirmed it,"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-05
PREPARING FOR THE EXPEDITION
Duke of Abruzzi Has Completed Ar
rangements to Make Ascent
Of Mountain.

ROME, April 5-The Duke of
Abruzzi has almost completed his
arrangements for his attempt next
July to make the ascent of Mount
view of the experiences of Mr. Douglas
Freshfield and other explorers, the
selected is the most prOpitiOus season
for the attempt. RuwenzOri, which
has an altitude of about 1900 feet, is
between the lakes Albert NyanZa and
Albert Edward Nyanza. and is identi-
fed by Stanley as one of the Noun
tains of the Moon," the range where
Ptolemy, the Greek geographer of the
second century, believed was the
source of the river Nile.
The duke and the Italians who will
accompany him will probably land at
Mombasa, and will travel by train to
Port Florence on Lake Victoria, where
the expedition will embark and cross
the lake in order to reach the west
shore. 1t is here that the real expe-
dition will be organized. Besides the
Italians, it will consist of about 100
natives, to be employed in transport
ing the baggage of the expedition.
Leaving Lake Victoria, the exped1-
ton will cross that portion of Uganda
which lies between the lake and the
outlying spurs of Rowenzori. This is
expected to take fifteen days. AS this
region is under the British protecto-
rate, it is not expected that the expedl-
ton will meet with any difficulties
The duke will take with him num-
Der of the newest scientific instru-
ments which have been tested in the
meteorological observators here. The
duke is confident that he yill succeed
in his attempt, unless heavy rains OF
mists should interfere. 1t is stated
that only one man, a German mem
Der of the Alpine club, has ever sue
ceeded in reaching the top Of Ruwen-
zori
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STAGE Horse Suicided.

Driving stage this time of year is
very discouraging business. Last Fri
dav near the summit of the mountain
on the road from Bonanza to Bly,
tho stage team became exhausted
while struggling in the mud ant
water. The driver unhitched one
horse. leaving the driver lying il
about two feet of water, and Wen
after help. When he returned from
the sawmill with Sykes Hamaker, HI
found the animal drowned. 1t /:
thought that the animal was in fit o
despondency and committed suicide
Klamath Falls Express.
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ADJUSTMENTS
THE Christian

Miss Lillian Lawrence said: "Peo-
pie always interest me, ana L am COLI
stantlv comparing them to mowers.
have heard some persons speak OF
,>+,,o,.s &c resembling animals. l would
never see such a resemblance but IN
,.o.iohIx, think of flowers. My favorite
eo,ver is in winter. the violet, and in
summer the rose. l know persons WHO
,.o,,,ird mo of both these flowers. Men
ot+a,, mako me think OF violets. l can't
explain just why. 1t is Something
.about the figure, the face, the express
sion almost indescribabler
u know lady who suggests d pam
Sv 70 me. She is modest ana quiet
with dark expressive eyes, and a soft
rich voice. Then there is ano'her VINO
reminds me of a gorgeous suilho"er
Sbe is very dark and brilliant in col
or,rs AGAIN there is the poppy. T1
look like the poppy. the woman mus
he dark of the Spanish type but witt
q soft yelvety manner. l know dea
little ingenue who never fails 10 prlns
to NV mind the dainty forget-me-no'
Another thing which never fails to i'm
press me is the names Oh people
meet. Have you ever remarked nov
we'll shifted some names are to SOM
persons, and. again how lh-Httiils me
are? Immediately upon hearing tn
given name of a stranger, uhcoh
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-05
PendIeton Boy Suicides.

William r. Davis, young man we'll
known in PendletOn and a former resi-
dent here, was found dead on Portland
Heights Saturday, and his body is now
at the Portland morgue awaiting the
call of his relatives. 1t is presumed
though no reason is known which
would seem adequate to cause him to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-05
Wasco Democrats Have Ticket.

THE DALLES, Or, April 5.-The
democrats of Wasco county will have
a full ticket to be voted for at the
primaries on April 90. The candidates
for nomination are: Sheriff, Al Bet
tingen: clerk, J. F. Hampshire; treas
urer. Ed Kurtz; legislature, J. c. Egg
bert. of The Dalles, and S. F. Blythe
of Hood River. AS the primaries draw
near candidates are putting in extra
efforts to secure the nominations.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-05

No Pill Is as pleasant and positive as
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. These
effective that children, delicate Ladies
and weak people enjoy their cleansing
are the best liver pills sold. Never
grippe Sold by L. L. Tallman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-05

East Main Flour and Feed Store.
Call or phone for prompt delivery.
Formerly McKey's phone. Main 1899.
p R. Allen, prop, 40 E. Main street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-05
STUDENT VOTE BARRED.
Attorney General Makes Ruling in the
St, Peter Campaign.

ST. PETER. Mimi, April 5.-Under
a ruling just obtained from the attor-
ney generals Office, nearly one num-
dred men who are studying at Gus
tavus Adolphus college will be denied
enforced.
The decision is an interesting Incl
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stately young woman being called
kitty?
Miss Lawrence will be seen in our
city as GLORY Quayle'' in Hall Game S
powerful play THE Christian" at the
Keylor Grand tonight.
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sciOusly picture that person to my
self. Sometimes the picture is good;
at others, bad. Can you imagine tall,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-05
THE ALCOHOL BILL.
Friends of the Measure Plan Vigorous
Campaign.

WASHINGTON. D. c., April s.
in the ways and means committee yes
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
The DrfUer of the DrfUer in the Party in
PorDer Who for Tgventy Years Was
Able to Destroy Every Other 6Nu1ister
And Yet Not Become Minister Himself.

self into the whirl OF politics. And
politics were in a good deal OF a
whirl n those las. years Of the sec
ond empire. He is the sort OF man
who is temperamentally always in
the opposition He Is a VendIan. but
he is in violent opposition TO all tbs
ideals of the Vendians. La Yendrs
was the last stronghold OF royalty ia
France Clemenceau Is a stout Re
publican, nay more. radical who
has always voted with the extrems
left His father was STOUT Repub-
lican before him, and probably his
grandfather vas before that.
La Vendre has chung TO the faith
Of its fathers matters religious as
il did in mates political. It is in
tensely and most conservadvely
Roman Catholic. C1emenceau has
been brought up as an svowed, an ir-
reconciIabIe free thinker. HIS father
was one. too: one Of those who would
not even make the usual religious
concessions 10 convention and social
decorum which even the freest OF
the free thinkers generally do make
in France HIS name IS Georges Ben
lamin Eugene CiemenCeau-but it
has never been officially bestowed
on him in church. The Frenchmen
who have not been baptized are few.
ClemenCeau is one or them.
Naturally. almost as soon as he
reaC- ed Paris he identified himself
with the anti-imperialist party there
and having taken part IN some anti
demonstrations soon
found Paris too hot to hold him.
Which is the reason that he speaks
such remarkably good English, or
rather American. Though TO be sure
IT IS the American that comes closest
Continued on Page Two. this section.)
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

T o THE casual observer It
might appear that Sarrien
is the head Of the new
French ministry Mimi
naliy he IS; he's prime
minister; but most of his alleged
subordinates are bigger men than
he IS. Bourgeois, for instance, repre-
sents a great deal OF the best ele-
ment Of French politics. He has been
prime minister. he has been serious
ly talked Of for President. And Poin-
carre might be anything he chose.
He IS the acknowledged leader of
the French bar. More important
than any there Is Clemenceau. nomi-
nally head OF the nome Office. For
forty years he has been the stormy
petrol Of French politics and is
bound to play the leading part in the
new cabinet. And Paris knows 1t. She
has summed up the situation terseIy.
"Sarrien," she says. 'fs the driver;
but Clemenceau will drive the
driver"
For the better part OF half a cen
tury he has been one of the most
picturesque and brilliant and stirring
figures in the brilliant and stirring
life OF the French capital. he has
made and unmade cabinet officers
and even Presidents. though strange
ly enough he has never himself been
In the cabinet until now. He has BEEN
known as the dcsdliest dueIist IN
Europe. And HIS sword and pistol
are no deadlier than his wit. And
with all this he has not disdaiuea
the social side Of life He has been
at once an acknowledged leader in
matters political and intellectual and
a darling of society.
Clemenceau was a mere boy when
he first came TO Paris and threw him
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

Continued on Page Two. this section)
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Bouquets In 500 Bills.

From the New York Press.
Although there have been great many
suggestions of revelations to come about
the career of Stanford White, there is a
likelihood, If the Investigations are really
carried out, of developments affecting his
little group of cronies that will draw int,
the baleful light of one of the greatest
murder trials New York has ever known
a man whose name is associated with
everything that wealth and social position
means This man is not only one of the
richest men in America, but he Is also one
of the largest property holders In the city
of New York.
He was an associate of Whites in all o.
the murdered architects little supper par
ties where there were more than two per-
sons at the feast Owing to his great
wealth he was able to spend more money
than any man in the group around White,
and one of his favorite ways of bestowing
favors on the girls who attended the par
ties was to remove the tin foil that was
wrapped around the bouquets at their
plates and substitute for the foil a hun
bred dollar bill in each case. Whites ia
vorite way of making presents of money
to the girls who had caught his fancy
was to send them a box of bonbons with
twenty dollar gold piece laid on top of
the sweets
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shown that for equal sizes the strength
of these fires exceeds that of common
iron; but Notwithstanding it's strength
the spiders thread would be useless as
a mechanical power IL 1t we're not for its
elasticity.
The spider has no blocks or pulleys and
therefore cannot cause the thread to
divide up and run in different directions,
but the elasticity of the thread more than
makes up for this, and renders possible
the lifting of an animal much heavier
than a snake.
Let us suppose that a child can lift
a six-pound weight one foot high, and
can do 1t twenty times minute. Fur
nish him with $50 rubber bands, each
capable of pulling six pounds through one
foot when stretched. Let these bands
be attached to a wooden platform on
which stand a pair of horses weighing
2100 pounds, or rather more than a ton.
If, now. the child will go to work and
stretch these rubber bands singly hook
ing each one up as 1t is stretched in
less then twenty minutes he will have
raised the pair of horses one foot.
The elasticity of the rubber bands en-
ables the child to divide the weight of the
horses into $50 pieces of six pounds each.
and at the rate of a little less than one
every three seconds, he lifts all these
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and her sister. Miss Floribel Brown will
spend their vacation Mrs. Allen is IN
charge of the department of school music
at the State Normal school at Florence
Mr.. Felix M bremen left yesterday
for wrightsyille Beach, N c., where
Mrs Drennen and children are spending
several weeks. They will spend the month
of August at Hendersonville.
ingram Idthia Wells has been very
nonnlar for Birmingham people this sum
mer A large crowd of the younger SET
are spending the month OF july at TINS
place and on Saturday last cotiilon was
danced. Among those present were; Mr..
Frank Smith, Miss Mabel Wheelock, Mr..
Rob Gregory and Miss Eva Conner, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. e. McCarty, Mr.. Bert IN
gram Mrs Cox, Mr.. V. IL. Mcbee, JI.'
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wilson, Mrs v ~
McBee. Mr.. and Mrs j. E. Parker, MI.
Harry Smoot, Mr.. Miller Heron, MISS
Lucy Hansen, Mr.. Zuber, MISS Wuite' VI
and Mrs. Fleming. With dancing tennis
hunting boating and the many attrac-
tions of the delightful little place the
guests are spending a most charming sea-
son. A cotillon is arranged TOT every
Saturday night.
Band No. 5, Ladies Aid OF wesley
Chapel will give an Ice cream suppel o,s
Tuesday evening, July II, on the lawn OF
Mrs George e. Bradley, corner -FOUR
teenth avenue and Nineteenth street,
north.
Mrs. NJ. Woolley Miss NJ. Wells, Mr.
and Mrs. J. r. Irly of Talladega' MIS-
M. f. Mathews of Mathews Ala Mi;
C. f. Frederick, F. W Anderson anu
N l.. Massey are at Cooks Springs.
=
Miss Ella RAINBOW and Miss Bertha
Rainbow, who are touring the west with
the Alexander-Du party, have arrived
at Yellowstone National park.
MIR. Clifton Pugh is visiting friends and
relatives In Dadeville, Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs, Pugh Pearson entertained
for Miss Miles, the guest OF Mrs. raul
Gorham at a dinner Tuesday evening at
the home of their uncle, Mr.. r. III. Pear
son The guests included Miss Miles, Miss
Jamie Harris, Mr.. Frank Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs Gorham, Mr.. Schoff
Miss Helen Cannon and Miss Pearl Tur-
ner of Dawson Ga, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs John w. Dixon on Thirteenth
avenue, south.
Mrs. G. T.. Mcdonald Will it7dNe iouaS
for an extensive trip north. throughout
the Great Lakes and Minnesota, and Will
not return until the fall.
Miss Leonne Cosby, who has been visit
ing friends and relatives in Mobile will
return tomorrow.
Mr., George C. Harris, Jr., has gone on
a pleasure trip through Colorado to be
gone about three weeks.
Mr. E. j Thomas, Jr., has returned to
the city after a visit of three months to
friends in Savannah and Brunswick. Ga.
Mr. Charles A. Calhoun is visiting Mr..
Patrick Calhoun in Atlanta.
Miss Ollie Woodliff of Gadsden is the
guest of her sister Mrs. r. NJ Russell
on Huntsville avenue.
Ralph Russell. Jr., has returned home
after pleasant visit to relatives in At
lanta
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SPIDER LIFTS A SNAKE.
Explanation of Power in Insects
Strong Elastic Silk Threads.
From the Youths Companion.

From the Youths Companion.
Doctor Phin describes, among other
strange things, how spider contrived to
lift from the ground snake that was,
of course, many times heavier than Itself.
The story is of interest chiefly for the
scientific explanation which is given of
the way in which the tnlng was done.
Some years ago in a small village in
New York state spider entangled a milk
snake in her threads and actually raised
it some distance from the ground. in
spite of the struggles of the reptile, which
was alive.
BY what process of engineering did the
comparatively small and feeble insect
succeed in lifting. the snake by mechani-
cal means? The solution is easy enough
if one only gives the question little
thoughA
The spider Is furnished with one of the
most efficient mechanical implements
known to engineers, namely. a strong
elastic thread. There are few substances
that will support a greater strain than
the silk spider. Careful experiment has
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WHAT A MAN is WORTH.
Court Decisions That Discredit DR..
Hollis Theory.

From the Bench and Bar.
In his table showing the value of in
dividuals of the American laboring class
Or Holt states that at 10 years of age
a boy is worth s2O61.62; at 15 years of age
he is worth s426S &c. at % he is worth
S54SS. 03. From that time on his value de-
creases, it is declared, until at 70 he is
worth but the trihe of $17.l3, and at 50
wears of age his value is represented by
minus $S72.84
1t will not be difficult to demonstrate
that the hardy son of labor, taking him
Limb by limb, is worth at his maximum
considerably more than DR.. Hollis $54SS OS
,At all events, the honest wage Garner
costs more than this in the aggregate to
the rich and soulless corporations that
pay the bills, when the American jury
have exercised their prerogative of audit
Where DR.. Holt flies off is in his profess
sional mans quotation. At %, says this
authority, the professional man has an
economic value of $25,9S9. "a. Was the doc
tor talking about lawyers when he wrote
down all these numerals? There are at
least two or three 25-year-olds We could
put our hands on, in both law and medi-
cine who would be more than pleased to
incorporate and capitalize themselves at
dust round $25, 900, give Holt, M. D.,
side, and still offer a controlling stock
Interest to the distinguished scientist or
his patrons or patients, at considerably
less than par. We believe this applies to
young parsons too.
To get back to the worldngman; the
following table is compiled from judicial
decisions of the courts of last resort of
this country and England: One eye, 5000
(32 s. W. Rep, $780, one leg, $4,000 QS
Wash. 525) two legs, $4,000 (4S Hun,
42D; one arm. $4,000 tS9 Wis, 80; one
hand s6OO0-$10, coo (75 Tex, 1918 Kan,
4s3; one finger, $15O0-SS0,000 as Ill. App,
lS-5 C. p. D. Eng, $50.
1t is easy from the above to compute
with approximate accuracy the cost, II
not the value, of a whole man. and when
IT is seen at glance that a single eye,
leg and arm totals $4,000, many times
DIR. Hollis best price for the assembled
members complete with the trunk thrown
in. it makes us feel as though this medical
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man had overlooked some items, or had
erred in his addition
Referring to the damage value of legs
again we have it on the authority of the
Utah supreme court that this member is
worth more to woman than a man.
Thus, in holding $1050O not excessive for
the loss of foot to female child, it was
said in Chapman VS.. Union Pacific Rail-
road company, ~ Utah, IS:
''If the plaintiff were a male, the YER
dict would not be excessive. and the loss
of limb to a female is infinitely greater.
That the scientific estimates made must
be marked up some for the worl<ingmar,
with about 40 per cent off, we should say
for the professions. seems entirely clear
to our mind at this writing.