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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12
ANOTHER REPORT.

And now We have another report on
the packing houses-this time by a
joint committee Of the Chicago Com
mercial association and of the Illinois
Manufacturers association, accom-
panied by a number of experts, in
Guiding NJ. H. Reynolds, veterinarian
of the agricultural department of the
University of Minnesota. The i'm
portant conclusions of this report are:
First, that the committee finds the
meat products of the packing houses
are wholesome and proper food and
second, that improvements are con-
stantly being made and will be made
Any investigation made at this time
will find conditions such as might be
expected soon after the exposures of
six weeks or two months ago. Since
then there has undoubtedly been a
great deal done to improve conditions
in packing houses. Chicago papers
are authority for that. The packers
became very busy as soon as the Bev-
eridge amendment made its appear
ance and the housekeeping done then
was of a most vigorous and thorough
character. All Investigations and re-
ports of recent date must take this
fact into account.
Nevertheless, they doubtless have
their value for it is desirable that
confidence be restored in the products
of this great industry. They consti-
tute to most people some Of the me-
cessities of life, and while no cost was
too great to pay for cleanliness and
wholesomeness, it is worth while to
have it known upon good authority
that these conditions have been OBJ
tanned and are likely to be preserved
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12
(ELEcrIQN&
A-ZcMN
SEEING BLlNOFOlDEO.
4 WoneA's Strange Faculty Of Read
ing Closed Books.

4 Wonen's Strange Faculty Of Read
ing Closed Books.
A curious case Of clairvoyance is re-
lated by J. F. Hough in the Occult Re
view. It is that of his sister, who acct
dentally discovered her powers OF Sec
Ond sight and for whom remarkable
psychic gifts are claimed when under
the mesmeric influence Of her brother.
III when she Is blindfolded," he says,
Il put book upon her lap and, placing
my hands on her shoulder, suggest ST.
lentiy that she should read 1t, she will
read it as easily as an ordinary person
could read with his normal sight. In
this state her elOcution Is better than
1t is in her normal state. There Is no
question Of telepathy In this case, be-
cause neither nor any one else In the
room knows what she is going to read.
1t IS the same i'll give her a new book
that nobody in the house has read.
"She actually sees the print 1t ap-
pears to her in letters some two or
three inches long. This experiment has
been tried successfully with wads Of
cotton wool in the subjects eyes under
the bandage, with opaque paper pasted
over the eyes under the bandage and
with a penny held in each eye by the
bandage."
1T was quite by accident that twelve
months ago found was possessed of
powers not given to an ordinary per
son." she laughingly said to the Liver
pool correspondent Of the Daily Mail
I'm the course of a social party we
were having q game of thought read
ing. My brother, who alone has mes
meric influence over me, was close to
me, and suddenly while bhndfolded
commenced to read from the book on
my lap"
Our Liverpool correspondent placed
Miss Hough through several tests dur
ing the interview When she was tight
ly blindfolded he took diary from his
pocket and, opening it, placed 1t upon
her knee. Resting the tips Of his f1n-
gers on her shoulder, her brother quiet
" asked her to read from the diary.
Rapidly and without the slightest hest
tation she read whole page of print
ed technical matter not to be found in
an ordinary diary.
Writing she also read in the same
manner. but she stumbled over short
hand characters In the diary.-London
Mail.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12

The little dodger declared Wednes-
day evening that B. D. Croker was
responsible for the defeat of Mayor
Hunt, having given orders that he
should be sacrificed. That hardly
agrees with the claim Of the dodger
on Tuesday that it was entitled to the
credit for the defeat of Mayor Hunt,
and that a great victory had been won
over B. D. Croker. 1t seems from
the later version that Croker ad-
ministered a rebuke to his own ma
chine and that the dOdger and the
Boxers played only an insignificant
part after all, merely being used to
register the will of Boss Croker. If
the dodgers later story is true, what
becomes of all the glary it had as
sumed for wrecking the Croker ma
chine in Walla Walla?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12
A Novel Fire Alarm.

The firing of marOOns or small shells
which explode with a loud noise to cal
the fire brigade in case of fire has
caused complaint in Hounslow, Eng
land. During a recent call the explod
ing maroons, it is alleged. caused the
death of an infant and the serious i'll
ness of a woman from fright The
authorities. however, have decided that
the quick summoning Of the fire bri
gade is Of more Importance than the
complaints Of the nervous, and the use
Of maroons Is to be continued. Ex.
plosive shells are q novel fire alarm.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12
TREPOFF HITS THE NAIL.

General Trepoff's statement goes to
the root Of the trouble in Russia when
it asserts that should the mOderates
come into power they would overthrow
the extremists. The attitude Of the
car is the only thing which keeps the
moderates from coming into power.
1t is true that the American cabinet is
not responsible to congress directly,
but so long as congress holds the
purse strings the cabinet cannot stray
far from it's function of properly ex-
ecuting the orders of congress ex-
pressed in laws. The Russian parlia-
ment has not been given the public
purse nor has it been clothed with
power to cooperate with the execu-
tive through a properly constituted
ministry The men in the assembly
who could and would pull the country
through the revolutionary period with
out bloodshed are shorn of all power
to do good through being made merely
critical spectators of the performances
of a government which has not the
confidence of the country and whose
animating spirits are known to be
looking backward instead of forward.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12
Gains From Guns.

The yearly income Of Bertha Krupp
who inherited the famous iron works
at Essen, Germany. is steadily increas
ing, it having amounted in 1905 tC
about $5,OOO.OOO. Miss Krupp man
ages her great properties with remark
able ability. Her business is expand
ing, and the number of those depend
ent on her for employment and sub
sistence is now fully 100000. To pro
tect the works she has a small army
Of 900 men, armed and under strict
military discipline. She also has po
lice and a secret service. - Chicago
Journal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12
TWO KINDS OF DEMAGOGY.

The president struck a good note
and one which has been present often
in his speeches, when he warned the
people of Oyster Bay to distrust the
lemagogue, whether ne came in the
yuise of a poor man or a rich man.
There is a danger that our fight
against the abuse of the power OF
money may lead us into two errors
one that there is evil in money itself,
and another that the evil Of the abusd
of moneys power is the only evil In
the country.
Neither of these views will enable
us to take a competent survey of the
problems of our time. Money and the
ambition to get money are not evils
in themselves. Money is often the
representative of effort, of ambition,
of labor, of self-sacrifice, Of self
abstemious habits, of work and of ap
plication. In its purity, therefore, it is
to be encouraged. 1t would be poor
country which sneered at the man of
property and exalted the tramp. 1t is
the abuse of the power of money We
must battle against. This abuse
manifests itself in several ways, but
principally in lording it over the rest
of the community by the rich man.
His personal opinions, which may in
themselves be of little worth, acquire
a fictitious Importance from the fact
that he is wealthy. We have seen
many Of these individuals who, in
stead of being a help to a community,
retard it's progress by their lack of
public spirit.
The other fight is against the ten
dency of money to buy itself the priv
ilege of getting more money by mold
ing the laws into a shape which puts
a premium on the money already ac-
cumulated. Corporations go into poll
tics as much to look out for their flu
ture as to protect their present accu-
mutations, and the more crooked their
course the greater their interest in
the dear people at election time. From
molding the laws they pass by a
logical step to molding those who adj
minister the laws. Not content with
having the law made for them and
administered for them, they often
find that there are loopholes in the
system, that a source of profit has
been overlooked, and then comes the
downright violation of the law.
There is another kind of dishonesty
in the community, that of minimizing
the credit due to the rich man for his
accommodations. 1t is the fad of the
day to picture him as having been dis
honest. He must have been, or else
he would not be rich, is the argu-
ment. The demagOgy of the poor is
manifested in this cutlery. 1t is one
side and as untrue as the calm as
surance of those who roll in money
that they are the exclusive architect
of their own fortune and endowed by
native gifts with the right to rule
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12
A LEGITIMATE NEWS STORY.

The Statesman Is first Of all news
paper and it aims to give all the news
of public Importance. 1t regarded TIE
public celebration of their victory
given by the Boxers at the Senate sa-
loon Monday night as a legitimate
generally had an interest. George KEEL
Tough was elected mayor through the
aid of the church people and preachers,
who had been led to believe that he
stood for the strict enforcement of the
laws. The fact that his first speech
after election was made from the bar
of a saloon was certainly news item
that no live newspaper could be ex-
pected to suppress. Fully three hum
dred people were in the crowd that
listened to that speech and others
made by the leaders of the Boxers,
and the public had a right to know
what opinions were expressed and
what policies were advocated by their
chosen leaders.
If Mayor Elect Kellough made any
reference to the enforcement of The
law. his words were drowned out in
the general din and uproar made by
his enthusiastic supporters. He spoke
of his debt to the workingmen who
had elected him and of being a work.
ingman himself a counter jumper
across the street" He also promised
the boys that if the new pipe line did
not bring water to the city, plenty of
beer would be provided and that
would be better.
If Mr.. Kelough did promise to en-
force the law, as the little dodger as
serts, the Statesman is glad to give
him credit for the sentiment, although
cumstances. He also promised to
give everybody a square deal' and
meaning a reduced license fee, the
mayor elect having signed a remon-
STRANGE against the present $1,000 IL
cense
AS to the assertion of the lit
tie dodger that all the Boxers who
spoke from the bar were carried into
the saloon and forced to speak, that is
a pure fabrication. Most of them stood
behind the bar or in the saloon office
for an hour while waiting for the ar
rival of the mayor elect, for whom
they had sent a hack. They were
simply carried away with enthusiasm
over their victory and discretion was
thrown to the winds. The stories that
they are now telling of their reluct-
ance to take part in the celebration
are only brilliant afterthoughts in
tended to square themselves with the
moral people whom they so cleverly
deceived before the election.
To manifest their resentment to-
ward the Statesman for exposing their
duplicity a few Boxers have ordered
the paper stopped, but for every sub
scriber lost the Statesman has gained
three from the abiding people of
the town duped into voting for the
Boxer candidates, who, it is now plain.
stand for a wide-open, free and easy
policy.
The fact that Mayor-elect Kellough
was misled by the Boxer leaders inta
an act of indiscretion. shows that thew
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12
Two Earthauake Orders.

The inclination of the San Francisco
papers Of the day, each to go theil
competitors one better. is well demon.
strated by orders issued by the Call
and Chronicle respectively French OF
the Chronicle on the Wednesday even
Ing after the earthquake. The Chron.
icle men will meet at the Chronicle to
morrow at 1, if there is any Chronicle. u
Mcknight Of the Call ordered that
Call men will meet tomorrow at the
Paramount at 1. if there is any tomor.
row."-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12

are not safe advisers, and if the new
navor continues to heed their counsel
ne will find his administration serious
" handicapped, if not wrecked, before
it is fairly started.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12

The immigration officials are highly
excited over the birth of triplets on
board the Grosser Kurfurst They
are inclined to charge the ship doctor
with connivance at assisted immigra-
ton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12

A man who was driven across Cape
Cod bay and down the Massachusetts
coast in a balloon and rescued by
fishermen has come back to say that
he felt as safe all the time as tf1oug)l
he had been in an automobile. Pos
Sibly
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12

General Trepoff deplores the lack of
administration in Russia. PreSter
John and the king Of Abyssinia are
his models and they never permitted
anybody to have anything to say but
themselves.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12

under efficient government inspection
That is the chief value Of any investi-
cations or reports made at this time,
and does not detract in the least from
The credibility Of the original reports.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12
Seventh kentpcky District Convention.
FRANKFORT, XIV.

FRANKFORT, KY, July 12.-The
convention to nominate a successor to
Congressman South Trimble met here
today. A canvass of the delegates
show William Preston Trimble OF
Lexington to be in the lead.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-12

The press of Russia is almost en-
tirely insurgent. Like the press OF
America, it is 'agin'' the machine.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10
THE ONE WOMAN

The storm OF criticism aroused by
'homas Dixon. Jr.. novel. The One
Woman, would seem to be a mid
protest as compared to the ayalanccs
Of abuse heaped on the dramatiza-
ion OF the book by all sorts of So
lallstic reformers. Hundreds OF
threatening letters are received Il Al.
~ by NJ Dixon but having lived
nrough the stirring times follow
lg the production of The Clansman.
he Southern dramatist seems totally
evoid Of fear Of violence such as the
'ttters threaten.
The One Woman, which will be-
resented at the Elks Opera House
Monday. oct Is. by a specially
'lected cast under the personal di-
'ction OF the author. is an epoch
i"N'i ~ stage realism.
Named after his great novel of the
anne name the play is entirely the
tork Of Mr. Dixon. He not only
made the decentralization but select.
I'd the company. rehearsed the play
RS had the scenery and costumes
iade after his own sketches and
nally he is accompanying the show
its tour Of the Southern states
The phenomenal success Of Mr..
fxon's earlier play The Clansman.
3 more than duplicated in this now
omance Of love and socialism Tue
me Woman as play does not fol.
ow the book very closely--the
Ranges make the characters more
uman and much Of the cruel real.
IN Of the printed page is softeno :
nd subdued with the lancet Of the
1rgeon rather than the cleavcr Of
Ae butcher the author pricks the
'ubble Of socialism
Instead Of being a minister as I'm
he novel the hero Of the play "a q
ollegc professor The oreninp
IS laid in California at the time Of
h" Elondike rrsh and ~. lat three
CTS are located in Alaska
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10
a BIG COAL
OPERATION.
~ THE PROSPEROUS COUNTY
OF MNGO.

On Monday OF this week one of
. he largest coal mining corporations
syer organized In the State of West
Virginia. was effected at the city OF
Williamson. The name OF the new
corporation, whose capital stock Is
$500. 900. is the The Mingo Block
yoal Company. Among the incor-
orators are the Lawsons. of Boston:
AIRY Lawson, of the LIST National
ank of Williamson: Isham Keith.
re millionaire coal operator Of
harrisburg: S. r. Griffin. the oil
"xpert. OF the same place; and
ankers Geo. NJ. Whitescarver, of
ration. and Chas. T.. Dobbins. Of
Wheeling.
The parent company and it's les
res will Immediately begin the in
,allation of the operations. coy
f'nE 'he 'ooo acres In the COM
my "oiu'hsS' IN the io"er end oil
'ihs" county anu they expect TO
up coal oF the ran OF 1917. The
.eherai superintendent ana Chief
'"H'"c'I 81 'he parent company
IA .,stl
HV"iS W. 'aEhc' VIII assume
III 'o"'ro' o' the company opera
""9 On december ISL at which time
VIII y" o"' OF 'he seheral ensi-
I"S BUSINESS "h'ch ne mas so
acc SS'"iI| maintained since Its es
'o''9''''''h' year" ago. In the mean
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10

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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10

The election is drawing near and
the time is approaching when the
people Of Mercer county viii have
20 decide between ring rule and bet
ter local government Which DO VOL
prefer good people. honesty in your
county administration or graft You
have the opportunity OF answering
these questions AZ the ballot box
Think Of these things in which you
are deeply Interested benre yoa
vote
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10
The Leader.
ALL ABOUT BLUEFIELD

Mr.. j. I. Cole, OF near RichlandS,
over the city.
Summer is not loath to leave Blue
field. She has gone glimmering.
James Thomas. of Ingleside. was
In the city yesterday.
j. c. Herndon. of Welch, is in the
city for a short visit.
T. NJ Stanley. of Roanoke. was
in the city yesterday on business.
VIM Thompson. the jester, was
in town yesterday creating laughter.
W. 7. snyder. of Avondale. was
in the city yesterday.
+. K. Kemp. OF Blueridge Springs.
Va. is registered at the Hotel Al
lamont
William Guy. OF Bland county,
was in town yesterday with fine
lot Of produce.
James Brian. of Princeton. was
in town yesterday transacting bust
ness
1t is getting TO be very dun
was in town yesterday looking
day when you cant record a lynching
Miss Cora Freshman. of Monroe
county. w. Va. on her return from
Charleston. is in the city for few
days.
Mr.. J. J. Weimer and son, Hiram
returned last night on No. II from
Tamaqua, Pa. where they have been
visiting relatives for several weeks.
Yesterday was day of winter
In the old fashioned style. 1t showed
and blowed. and did little or ev-
erything. and altogether it was a dis
nal day.
The Financial Statement of Mer-
Ger county is in he hands of the
printers and will appear in this
journal in a few days. We have not
Investigated what kind of n show.
ing it makes
Mr.. +. l.. Newberry. of Bland, Va,
made us a pleasant visit on yester-
day and paid his respects to the
Leader. We find him a cultivated
and exceedingly pleasant gentleman,
and hope to meet him again and
know him better
Prof. T. II. r. Christie returned
yesterday from the Lutheran Orphan
Home, Salem. Va. where he had
been to see his children, and he tells
us he found them well. under good
parental training and going to school
every day. Mrs j. T. Crabtree
is their teacher and has them under
perfect control. and they seem to be
very happy
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10
GRAHAM NOTES.

The NJ. $. King Company has
opened iirst class habberdasher
and shoe store here. Look for their
I'D.
Master Chas. Hale. of Brush
'ork, spent Sunday with his sister.
IRIS. W. ID. Roberts.
Mr. X. Kemp Morton. was in Taze-
'ell Monday on important legal bus
mess
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10
GRETCHEN DALE
As RUTH IN THE
ONE WOMAN
BY THOMAS DIXON, JR.
Author of
THE CLANSMAN
MINGO COUNTY
POLITICS

The republicans of Mingo county
nave nominated their county tick
t, all of whom are renegade demo-
rats. The republican sheet of that
'ounty endeavors to make an ex-
nuse for presenting such ticket,
and claims that they are honest and
vii fill the Offices all right. Wonder
low the old line republicans of the
ounty will take that gag?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10
NOTICE.

AS we expect to move to Bland
treet, We offer for the next twenty
lays our entire stock of Comforts.
blankets. Lace Curtains, Counter
anes. Rugs. Druggets and five thous
nd yards of Mattings at cost
THE SWAN COMPANY,
Bluefleld Avenue
| OIL week.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10

The garter fastenings worn on
the arms by the women in connec-
ton with long gluoves has led some
Milwaukee ministers TO severely
denounce its use. one declaring that
II makes the arms look like other
limbs. All the same women like 10
be noticed and admired. and the gar
ter holds proper place -Augusta
Argus.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10
A FISH STORY,
PROBABLY

We do not believe the dispatch
stating that Secretary Taft has sent
20 Washington for some law books
that he may find some precodents for
certain actions he desires 10 take.
Boht the secretary and the admins
tration are in the habit Of making
their own precedents
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10

The Democratic ticket of Mercer
county is a model one and is worthy
OF the support OF every good citizen.
Get together friends and do away
with boss rule and graft Let's have a
new rule in county affairs for
while.