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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13
SLATED TO HEAD N. Y. LIFE.
Fomer Controller of Currency to Sue
coed Orr if Management Wins.

NEW YORK, July 13.-That the
former controller of the currency,
James H. Eckels of Chicago, who was
prominent in the monetary affairs of
the country under President Cleve-
land, has beer slated for president of
the New York Life to succeed Alexan-
der Orr, was asserted openly in insur-
ance circles recently. 1t was said that
President Orr had served notice on
the trustees that he would not stand
for reelection.
The reason assigned for selecting
Mr. Eckels for a place in the board, it
was said, was that he might become
identified with the company before
being elected president, should the old
management win out at the election in
December.
The charter of the New York Life
provides that the board shall consist
of "a trustees and a president, who
, shall be ex-officio trustee. Therefore,
anyone outside the board may be elect
ed president, but those who desire to
see Mr. Eckels the head of the company
think it would be better to have him
in the company before that. 1t will be
easy enough, they say, to fill vacancy
in the board after he has been elected.
| There is no longer any doubt that
President Orr intends to leave his Of
flee as soon as the new board is
elected.
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Uncle Joe Was Naming.

The house was about to adjourn, and
it was the time for the usual unani-
nous consent business. John Sharp
Williams, the great objector, took his
stand in front of the speakers desk
and at the first request made his OBJ
lection. 81 shall have no objection
after the statehood copferees report"
be said.
Then Speaker Cannon announced the
personal request Of a member who
wanted leave of absence for ten days.
Il object" said Williams.
"As many as are in favor of granting
the request say YEA" said Uncle
Joe.
'Mr. Speaker" cried Williams, inter-
rupting the yeas of a half score Of
voters, "a parliamentary inquiry. Is
there any motion before the hOuse?"
Uncle Joe fairly gasped. He had
called for the vote without waiting the
Formally of motion, and for o mo-
ment he seemed nonplused. He hest
tated a moment and then began an
explanation. But before he had utter
ed half a dozen words Williams broke
in again.
II move that the request be grant
3D." he said
The house laughed and the motion
was carried.-New York Times.
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FOREIGNERS ARE FAVORED.

Tom Watsons Magazine claims to
have some interesting figures from
Buenos Ayres.
The Advance pillow, which sells in
this country for SIS, is sold in Buenos
Ayres for So.
The hay tedder, which costs you $45
is sold in Buenos Ayres at $50.
The mower costs you SOS; it costs
the South American farmer $40.
You pay SIS for a horserake, down.
trodden South Americans pay ST.
The feedcuter No 3, for which we
pay $50, goes to the poor foreigner at
$50.
The Ann Arbor cutter demands SAC
of us; it is satisfied with $2S in Buenos
Ayres.
The cultivator which is priced to you
at $50 is sold to the South American
for $22
These are not the products Of the
"pauper labor of Europe" but of the
factories of America, which are glad to
get the prices they have to take when
they get out from under the protection
of too high tariff.
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NEW SHORT STORIES


an AppO"Ptu fS0Ces
Il have witnessed some spirited races
IN my day." said clerk in the customs
division Of the treasury department,
the windows of whose Office face the
executive mansion, but the most
amusing Of all was one saw on the
White House grounds. The race &C.
CURED while Benjamin Harrison was
president. The contestants were the
president himself and a goat that used
to draw Baby Mckee, the presidents
grandson, in little wagon about the
grounds President Harrison was so
devoted to Baby Mckee that whenever
the yOungster went out at play you
would find his distinguished grand
parent somewhere near if it was posi-.
BILE for him to be there.
ION this occasion Baby Mckee perch
ed himself securely on the seat Of the
little wagon. The goat drawing it
threw up his head and started on a
light canter down the asphalt side
walk. The president walked after. has
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the rights to private persons, gave rise
to a number of legal proceedings
which have now all been Strengthened
out by the supreme court to the salts
faction Of the corporations.
Before the election Judge Johnson or
the district court had issued blanket
Injunction against all election officials
in enjoining them from committing
election offenses. Four days after cleo
ton. on a proper showing that his in
functions had been violated, he issued
a number Of subpoenaes and took tes-
timony. The corporations went to
the supreme court and secured tenn
porary order restraining him from
further proceedings in the matter. This
order the supreme court has now made
permanent in an opinion in which 1t
claims the exclusive right to issue
such injunctions as Judge Johnson
sought to put in force.
Meanwhile there appears to be no
remedy for the people who believe
great wrong was done at the election,
that fraud was committed which viii
ated the election and that as a matter
of fact the property owners of Denver
did not vote franchises to the appli-
cants therefor. The supreme court ap-
pears to be more concerned about its
sovereign jurisdiction than about the
honesty of the election.
One would suppose that a supreme
court, actuated by the desire to pro-
tect the people in the enjoyment OF
their sovereign rights, which are more
vital than those of the supreme court,
would have set aside technicalities of
law and co-operated with the lower
court in an effort to learn the truth
and punish the guilty if any were
found The corporations could lose
little or nothing by the delay in put
ting their plans in effect by an inquiry
into the honesty of the election. If
they really carried the city the fact
would soon be known. If they did not
carry the city the supreme court by
a juggling with words about jurisdic-
tons has maed it possible for the cor
pOrations to grab by fraud certain val
liable licenses which the people by
their honest votes denied.
The Willingness of the supreme court
to stand on a narrow ground of juris-
diction will not commend it to the pe6-
pie of Colorado when much more i'm
portant questions were at issue.
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tening his steps as the goat increased
his speed. Finally the goat was seen
moving for dear life, and the presi-
dent broke into a smart run. Occa-
sionally, as the animal would swerve
q little from his course, the wagon
would almost turn over The patter
of the presidents feet on the asphalt
sounded for all the world like the per-
sistent hammer Of a woodpecker's bill
on a dead hemlock tree in the autumn.
president Harrison was soon Wheel
ing like a porpoise. But his worst
trouble was to come. On Executive
avenue, adjoining the White House
grounds, workmen happened to be eX-
cavating for a sewer into which the
uncomfortable goat might tip the Baby
Mckee wagon. The president saw the
danger and let himself out for all that
was in him. The contestants ran furi-
Ously. The president of the United
States intercepted the billy goat just
as he was about to leap across the
trench. Grabbing him by the bits, Mr.
Harrison marched the goat back to the
executive mansion, while Baby Mckee,
Unmindful that he had been in any
danger and too young to appreciate his
grandfather's feelings, sat stOicalIy in
the wagon as if thinking it great
SPORT
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The Worst Writer.

Lord Bowen once asked me suddenly
in highland wood, "Who is the worst
writer living?" He named the man
who, l am happy to say, is living yet.
But. however i'll he may write. he never
eQualed John Forster in his Life of
Dickens" Here is a passage Of I'M
rivaled horror: HE went down into
Yorkshire to look up the cheap schools
in that county, to which public atten-
ton had been painfully drawn by a
law cAse in the previous year, which
had before been notorious for cruelties
committed in them. whereof he had
learned as early as in bis childish days
and which he was bent upon destroy
ing If he could
Which l. Was public attention
drawn to the county or to the cheap
schools?
Which Had the previous year or
the county been notorious for cruel
ties?
And Which 3.-Was Dickens bent on
destroying the cruelties or the cheap
schools ?-Andrew Lang in illustrated
News.
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ONLY 80 Years Old

expect even when 1 get to be real old
to feel that way as long as 1 can get
Brunson, of Dublin, Ca Surely there's
nothing else keeps the old as young
and makes the weak as strong as this
grand tonic medicine. Dyspepsia. tor
pid liver, inf1amed kidneys or chronic
constipation are unknown after taking
Electric Bitters a reasonable time.
Guaranteed by E. L. Smalley, druggist.
Price soc.
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stoutly resisting this impudent claim.

stoutly resisting this impudent claim.
AS if this was not enough of COM
plication, Cromwell was also fiscal
agent of the Panama republic and di-
rector in the Panama railroad.
While the president and Secretary
Taft express the utmost confidence in
Cromwell, the exposure of his mani
fold employments was too much for
them, and they charged him to fling
away his ambition to run the United
States as we'll as France and Panama.
This was the one victory Of the SEN
ator from Alabama in the session. He
got back at the man who stole his
prestige in the canal matter. Senator
Morgan had studied the canal problem
for many years. He had given his ad-
herence to the Nicaragua route. 1t
was accepted by the sentiment of this
country and the first preliminary sur
yey by an American commission had
reported IN FAVOR OF the canal Dy t1dC
route. In an evil hour for Morgan,
Cromwell got busy with Mark Hanna
and other leading politicians and
charmed them with his account Of a
canal partly constructed by the shorter
Panama route. The deal with the
French company whereby it sold it's
concession to this country followed,
and Senator Morgan found himself, in
stead of the Nestor Of the country on
canal matters, set aside. 1t angered
and soured him until he stood in great
danger of degenerating into a scold.
His assault upon Cromwell was taken
that way by the country, but the pres
ident, who appears to have read the
testimony with more care than some
others, decided that Cromwell ought
to go.
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THE PASSING OF CROMWELL.

In the excitement of parting with a
session of congress which did things,
some matters whose fate it indirectly
influenced have failed to receive the
attention they deserved.
For one thing, we have as a nation
neglected to stop and pay tribute to
the matchless worth of William Nelson
Cromwell, who has lost his job as
counsel for the Panama canal commits
sion.
This spectacular result must be cred
tied to Senator Morgan, for while the
venerable member from Alabama could
not get word out of William Nelson
on the witness stand, it appears that
the president got two words out of him
little words were a whispered 4 re-
sign"
1t was none too soon. Mr.. Morgan's
examination had established the fact
that Cromwell was not only counsel of
the Panama canal commission and
valet to Taft in canal matters, but at
the same time general counsel of the
Panama Canal company of France, in
whose behalf he was expediting a suit
against the United States for the value
OF some canal property which was
payment. AS counsel for the Panama
canal commission he was probably
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13
FOR SALE BY OWNER.

700 acres good wheat and pasture
400 acres under cultivation, 100 acres
bottom land, good orchard, house
adjoins place. Plenty water, about 300
acres in wheat. Price $4,000. Terms
Weidert, Chard, Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13
GARFIELD STILL AT WORK.
Will Fight It Out if 1t Takes All
Summer.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 13.-
Working on in the sweltering capital
while other officials are at the seaside
or in the mountains, Congressman
Garfield keeps pounding away at the
trusts and will be ready with special
reports if called upon by the president.
Half dozen investigate of the prin-
cipal industries of the United States
are in progress.
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Earthquake in New Mexico.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, July 10
Two earthquake shocks were felt here
and at Socorro between 5 and $40
o'clock yesterday morning. Much dam
age was done to buildings. This is the
second disturbance at Socorro within
10 days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

The New York Tribune says a reso-
luton indorsing Bryan is all the plat
form needed in any democratic con-
yentiOn nowadays. 1t seems to take
equal rank with a speech eulogizing
President Cleveland in a republican
convention
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

Still. when one thinks of the rate
bill which passed the house one is in
clined to work up a few twinges of
conscience over what he has written or
thought about the senate
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

MissOuri's custer suit against the
postponement stage. The process is
known as wearing out public inter-
est.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

The New York courts have discharg-
ed the Sunday ball players for the fifth
time. There is an impression that
there will be no convictions until the
end of the season.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

The pure food law takes effect Janu-
airy l. This is to give the adulterators
chance to work off on you all their
bad stuff and so adjust themselves" to
the new state of affairs. Nice thing
for them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

New York politicians speak of the
states vacant senate seats Plattsy
and Chauncey declare the seats are not
vacant Yet two ciphers would seem
to make at least one vacancy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

The president admits that We should
smite the exploiters, but it should be
done without malice. When you are
calm, cool and collected about it, you
can do more damage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13
A NARROW SUPREME COURT.

The recent election in Denver, when
the people by a referendum vote of
property holders apparently decided
against municipal ownership of GER
tain franchises and in favor of renting
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

Mr.. Bryan has found many agreeable
republicans holding office abroad. Still
there are a good many diSagreeable
democrats at home who would like to
hold those same offices.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

The bureau of corporations says it
has evidence of 1000 distinct violations
of the anti-rebate law by railroads in
connection with the oil monopoly
Such being the case, it might be well
TO take at least one case into court.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

The circus parade and the restful
callilope of three syllables and a hun
dred boots are prohibited in eastern
cities. Come west, young man, and be
torn up with the country.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

Mr.. Rockefeller has presented the
University of Chicago the most valua-
bic collection of paleozoic fossils in the
world. None of them on the faculty
vet.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

Philadelphia is making sturdy ef-
fort to Toledo it's ice barons. They
have been hailed into court and everyo
body is hopeful.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-13

Entered at the Postoffice of Walla
WalIa, Washington, as Second-elass
Matter.
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Copy for Advertising should he in
the Business Office not later than 10
o'clock a. m to insure insertion on that
day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

forum and the Roosevelt club ball
in st. Paul. There are thirty pieces
In the band and the dance program
will be preceded by several concert
numbers. All the seats in the gallery
will be placed on sale before long so
the public will have an. opportunity Of
enjoying the concert. The aim Of the
committee on decorations will be to
have an especially attractive effect
from the gallery. The decorations will
be arranged by Dayton's and Mr.. Am
modt is planning number Of novel
and original features, but the only
thing that is to be known about them
before the ball is that the class colors,
green and white, will be prominently
used. a
A large number Of guests is expect
ed. and in order that everyone may
have a good chance to have the best
possible time and well-filled program,
the members Of the association have
decided not to begin filling out their
dance cards before Jan. 20. f
Miss Helen Louise Grain, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. GRAIN
will be a Valentine bride, as she has
chosen Wednesday, Feb. IA, as the
date Of her marriage to Lindley Will
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trio light bulbs, and shaded with daisy
petals. Misses Winnifred Bardon and
Grace Waldo were the hostesses in the
dining room, which was exquisitely APP
pointed in white and green. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ware left on Mr.. Blanchard IS pri..
waite car for southern wedding tour
after which they will go to the new
home which Mr.. Ware has prepared for
his bride in Omaha, Neb.
Little Dorothea Mae North and little
Margaret Mildred Baltuff, who are to
be the attendants as the marriage of
Miss Margaret Dinsmore, are two
charming little mites. Dorothea is The
daughter Of Mrs. and Mrs. w. Fl. North
of Harriet avenue and Mildred's home
is right across the street with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ. Baltuff Both
have been at weddings before, and Dor
othea is quite an adept in the pretty
task of scattering rose petals in the
path of brides. At the Green Smith
wedding she very nearly outshone the
bride, for the attractive little girl re-
ceived large share of attention. She
endeared herself to the guests by her
sweet baby ways and her serious way
of carefully scattering an allotted mum.
! Der of rose petals. Her mother had
told her before the wedding not to scat,
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ter too many at once, so to the great
amusement of the wedding party the
wee attendant, in most serene uncnn-
Germ walked few steps, back to pick
up the petals she thought were scat
tered too close together. That she
thought herself quite one of the factors
was clearly expressed by the heavy sigh
of relief with which she turned towards
the approaching bride and called out in
her sweet baby treble, after the last
petal had bene dropped at the foot of
the altar, Now, auntie I'm all thru
Auntie, who was the bride, showed
alarming signs of suppressed laughter
Mildred will make her debut as a
bridal attendant at the wedding and
her success as a flower girl is quite an
assured fact, for she is beautiful
child with light blond hair and dark
eyes almost black in their exquisite
depths.
John E. Hogarty, manager of the
sDarling of the Gods company, enter
tanned at an informal dinner Friday
evening, followed by box party at the
Auditorium.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Anderson cele-
brated Tjugondedag Jul or the TWEEN
tieth day of Christmas Friday evening
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Feb. l, by a group Of twenty young men
who have had these informal dances
once a month thru the winter. Wilfrid
G. Nye, Raymond Robertson and DR.. F.
T. Gerecke form the committee in
charge of the arrangements.
DR.. and Mrs. Marion D. Shutter will
be entertained at number of informal
affairs before. they leave, the last of
the month, for Egypt. An interesting
affair of last week was the gathering
of the women of the church Of the Re
deemer at the home of Mrs. Emma
Crosby in Mrs. Shutters honor, Mrs.
with handsome travelling bag and
shopping bag, and DR.. Shutter received
a suitcase.
The people of Fowler M. f. church
will give a reception Tuesday evening
| in the church parlors to welcome the
| new pastor, Rev. j. S. Montgomery, and
Mrs. Montgomery, who have recently
returned to Minneapolis from Denver,
Col. It will be the first opportunity
that the friends of DR.. and Mrs. Mont
/ gomery have had to meet them socially
since their return, and it will doubtless
be large affair. A committee of the
church women, with Mrs. w. O. Thinner
man as chairman, will make the ar
rangements for the affair. ! -
Miss Dorothy Mitchell gave a box
4 party at the Orpheum yesterday after
noon, and after the performance enter
tanned at luncheon at Donaldson Is
tea rooms. Her guests were Gertrude
Ingram, Henrietta Prindle, Dorothy
Cogan, Dorothy Rendell, Sylvia Simon
/ Ellen Fertig, Lorraine Reynolds, Muriel
,Thayer, Frances Browne, Caroline Ly.
on, Gertrude Hoppock. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Ware, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. j. SERVER and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Gillette, w. L. Martin
Misses Grace Robbins, Ruth Robbins
and Amy Robbins, Louise Martin anG
Edith Martin, Della Town and ROLAND
Ware and Paul Ware went to Duluth il
;. a special car Monday to be present al
Blanchard, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
] Edwin G. Blanchard Of Duluth, former
s ly of Minneapolis, and Pascal H. War,
of Minneapolis, which was solemnizet
: Monday evening at the Blanchard home
: In the Belvediere. Everything was il
! gold and white with masses of southern
: smilax, white and yellow tulips ant
roses, and numerous softly shaded can
dies to carry out the color effect.
> The bride wore stunning gown O.
| white imported lace over white am
caught at the bodice with a sunburs
of pearls and diamonds, a gift Of tn
. bridegroom. Her veil was fastened witt
lilies of the valley and she carried
n shower bouquet of the lilies. : Mrs
I, Norman Leach was the matron of hon
: . or and wore gown of pale gray an
:. carried pink roses. Miss Ruth War
IS and Miss Town were the ribbon bearer
;. and wore white point esprit over PIN
and carried white carnations tied wit!
pink bows. Roland Ware was the bes
/ man. The bridal party stood befor
, an improvised altar Of palms and smi
= lax relieved by white tulips and lighte
with candles. Rev. John W.. Powe7
read the marriage lines and Mrs. V.
IL Beau, Miss Virginia Bean and Fran
y Kellar played the bridal music. Mise
Lou Smallwood, Bessie Hopes an
Grace Ware presided in the receptio
70 hall, where punch was served from
:, bower of green, lighted with tiny elet
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liams Holbrook. The wedding will be
a church ceremony and will take place
in the Fifth Avenue Congregational
church. zts'4s y 49,. 49,.
Another wedding Of February will be
that Of Miss Alice Bernice Ahern and
William Franklin Hurley of Merriam
park, which will take place Wednesday,
Feb. ID, at the home Of the bride 8 uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald W.
Ahern, 2749 Chicago avenue. Miss
Ahern is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Ahern Of Chicago. 49,. 4
Mrs, g. Ray Davis will entertain in
formally on Tuesday. and Wednesday
afternoon at her home on Colfax av-
enue s. 4. -.
The Theta Delta Chi fraternity will
give an informal dancing party Friday
evening in the Roosevelt club rooms.
An informal dancing party will be
given in johnson hall Thursday evening