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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-16

Mrs. Farmer-Wouldn,t you like to hoe
the caDDaBe patcns " ny not take ex-
ample from the little busy bee and
Weary WILHELM willin' ter, num- Jest
ez soon ez I see a bee grab a hoe AM
hike it in to de cabbage patch III do de-
same ting-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-16

"All the women seem to think him a
great humorist-''
Not all the women; only those with
pretty teeth. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-16

William, run around the Chinaman' 8
and get your fathers wash. Here's his
laundry ticket
,Goodness, ma, that amt pas laundry
ticket. That's my simplifed spelling les
son for today Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-16

HUH What do you think about war;
Did you ever hurl yourself into the imsni-
nent deadly breach, or seek the bubble
reputation, even in the cannOn's mouth 70
Wen, no; not exactly. Not to any no
tlceable extent But I have taken home
unexpected company to dinner. Puck.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
Scores National Banks for
Upho|ding Swind|es
THEY VIOLATE THE Law
Calls Particular Attention to IL
legal Action of Montana Banks
in Guaranteeing Loans

BOSTON, Mass, March 17.-Thomas
Lawson today sent a telegram ~
President Roosevelt declaring: "Tlis
fraudulent use of national banks is SO
recklessly bold Of late as to endangeI'
the peoples savings, owing to the
guarantee of brokerage houses against
loss in stock gambling and swindles.
1t is unnecessary for me to call your
attention to the fact that such guaran-
tees are equivalent to a violation of
the law Certain firms members of
the New York stock exchange have
been guaranteed by certain Butte.
Montana, national banks against loss
from the stock gambling swindle
known as the United Copper. Coal &
Iron company of North Butte. Over
800, ,OOO, 200 is invested in the transac-
ton. l have no quarrel with the house
involved and / do not make it's name
public at this time, but the firm Is
hereby warned that l will do so if GER
tain conditions are not remedied with
in the next few days. 1 will use all
legitimate means to stop the swindle.'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
EVERY MILE COVERED.
Union and Southern Pacific Lines to
Be Protected With Blocks.

CHICAGO. March 1.-THE longest
continuous block signaling system in
the world was ordered yesterday when
Julius Kruttschnitt. director of opera
tiOn Of the Union and Southern Pacific
roads, was authorized to start work
Immediately on the installation of a
perfectly safe device on 2342 miles of
track.
The estimated cost of these blocks is
between $1,000 and $1,000 a mile and
every mile of track is to be protected
absolutely. Mr.. Harriman's ambition
is to make the Union and Southern
Pacific lines the best and safest rail-
ways in the world. 1t is believed the
entire improvement will be finished BY
the end of the year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
|CR|ST TALKS
ON | CHINESE
Has Returned From -Four
Months Tour
HE IS VERY !. OPTIMISTIC
Says That American Trade With
China is bound to Increase
Very Rapidly
HE IS VERY . OPTIMISTIC

WASHINGTON ID. c., March H.
Agent Crist, of the department of
commerce and labor, has just returned
from a four months tour in Japan and
northern China investigating trade
conditions He is encouraged at the
prospects for American commerce. The
boycott did not take root in the pro-
vince of Tien Tsins He says:
american trade has grown and will
continue to grow. Even the ridiculous
packing of American goods does not
prevent the Chinese from buying them.
In the manufacture of neither cloth
nor machinery can the japanese equal
Americans, but the Japanese are i'm
proving. 1 found in every cotton mill
in China and Japan Japanese who
learned the business in America"
He says Japan is an excellent field
for investment, loans for investments
yielding about 6 per cent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17

After making thorough 1nspectloii
of his extensive land interests, George
Drumheller. one of the biggest farmers
in Walla Walla county if not in east
ern Washington, stated this morning
that he firmly believes the farmers OF
Eureka Flat will be compelled to re-
seed a large percentage of their ran
wheat which has been killed by the
late cold snap. Mr.. Drumheller mace
ARRANGEMENTS today to begin reseedlng
some $500 acres of his land lying north
of walla Walla as soon as the
weather permits.
Loss Close to $4,000.
The loss to Mr.. Drumheller alone oy
the late cold snap will reach In the
neighborhoed of $4,000, that being the
estimated cost of seeding down the
land which he expects to have TO re-
seed. He gave orders to his foreman
TODAY to get the Drumheller teams and
seeding outfits in readiness to begin
work as soon as the frost is out OF the
ground The seed wheat was taken
out of the warehouse this morning ana
is being prepared for the ground.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
STATESMANS OFFER NOT YET ACCEPTED

citement of the recent fight for the
registership, he appeared to be very
much disappointed. 1t is claimed that
the firm Of Crocker, Stevenson &,
Baker are sadly in need Of a good
office boy and that the boss was go
ing to offer the place to Mohundro.
Doesn't Fear Wilson.
While talking to a number of poll
ticians this morning one of them Incl
dentally remarked to Crocker:
Il see that your old-time political (?)
friend, John L. Wilson, has been hand
ing you quite a bunch in his Seattle
paper"
"Oh, yes; but that does not worry
me in the least" smilingly said the
collector of internal revenue.
"Well, he is liable to go after your
scalp when you bob up again for re-
appointment, won't he?"
"That will not cause me to lose any
Sleep" replied Crocker. ''While Wilson
is clipping a few gray hairs from my
head he will find that my scalping
knife has been used to good ad-
vantage and there will be no more
hair on his head to clip"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17

In one of the hottest auctions ever
held in Walla Walla, Colonel NJ. Nc
Carthy bid in a 40-acre tract of school
land lying one mile west of College
Place at a sale held at the courthouse
at 10 o'clock this morning by Auditor
Honeycutt. Mr. Mccarthy paid $4,000
for the land, which is a new record for
land of that character lying in that
section of Walla Walla county.
When Auditor Honeycutt offered the
tract for sale this morning Colonel
Mccarthy, j. G. Frankland and Charles
McEvoy were the only bidders in sight,
but they were after the land and were
willing to pay for it, The sale started
off at the appraised price of s33 an
acre. being bid by Mr.. Frankland.
This was promptly raised by Mr.. Nc
Evov and in turn he was raised by
Colonel Mccarthy. The price was run
I'D to $2,5O0 in no time and Mr.. Nc
Eyoy concluded the pace was triiie
too warm and dropped out, leaving the
field to Mr.. Frankland and Colonel
Mccarthy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
SCHOOL LAND BRINGS A HIGH PRICE
COL Mccarthy Pays s4o05 for 40 Acres One Mile West Of co|eg
Place in Hot Auction Sale Held This Morning
Paid Record Breaker.

From $2,5O0 the price was raised $25
and SO a clip until the $500 mark
was reached, when the biders were
contend ID with raising each other s5
and $40. Mr.. Franklin finally bid
1000, and Colonel Mccarthy raised it
IS and got the land There was some
little feeling engendered during the
spirited bidding, but after the sale was
over the contestants shook hands and
Colonel Mccarthy walked off with
Auditor Honeycutt to fix up the deeds.
Under the terms of the sale the sue
cessful bidder must pay 10 per cent
of the purchase price down and the
balance in 10 years with interest at
per cent Colonel Mccarthy owns a
valuable 4O-acre tract just north OK
the tract he purchased this morning.
The tract sold today lies just west OF
College Place, but is without improve
ments or water. 1t is understood that
the new electric road to Milton is sur
veyed to pass either through or close
to the property, which caused an ex-
cessive valuation being placed on the
tract.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
WERE NOT QuAsAED
ton Of Defendants Attorney.
Question of Bail.

BOISE, Ida, March lin the dis
trict court at Caldwell this morning
Judge Smith c-,erruled the motion TO
strike the indictments from the files
in the cases c" Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone. The .rtion to admit the
defendants to bail was argued at great
length Many authorities were cited
and the matter was taken under ad-
visement until Tuesday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
Object Of His Visit is Kept
Under Cover.
HE MET THE POLITICIANS
/. Whispered He Wanted to Give
Mohundro Job as Office
Boy.

"Boss" Dave Crocker, the senior
member of the firm of Crocker Steven
son & Baker, distributors of political
patronag- in the state of Washington,
dropped in.. Walla Walla this morning
from Portland ind spent the day meet
ferring with his agents in this city.
Just what his mission in Walla Walla
at this time could be remains to be
developed later.
When questioned by a reporter from
The Evening Statesman the boss"
said his visit was simply to meet his
friends in Walla Walla. He claimed
that he came in to transact some priv
ate business.
Some of Crocker's enemies were
mean enough to assert today that the
-.boss" came to Walla Walla to talk
over preliminary plans for the coming
city election, as he desired to have
some say as who should control the
destinies of the metropolis of SOUTH
eastern Washington during the COM
ing year Of course Crocker denied
the accusation, but it seemed to pc
the opinion of quite a few politicians
that he will have hand in naming
some of the candidates for the princl-
pal offices to be filled next July.
Wanted to See Joe.
1t was also asserted that Crocker
came to Walla Walla to have an inter-
view with Joseph L. Mohundro anu
endeavor to convince the register. who
is soon to retire from the land ONCE,
that he had no hand in the turning
down of Mohundro's application for
reappointment When CrOcker learn
ed that Mohundro was in the Alberta
country cooling, off, from the e1-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
Pavi..a Case Continued.

Arguments IN the suit brought by
r. H. Johnson against the city of Wal
la Walla was continued before Judge
Brents this morning, J. L. Sharpstein
and City Attorney Blandford consum-
ing two hours this forenoon arguing
the city's side of the case. An ad-
iOurnment until 10 o'clock Monday
morning was taken at noon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
AFTERMATH OF THE WRECK
Seventeen Unidentified Bodies Lie in
the Morsue at PuebIo-Many
Bodies Incinerated.

PUEBLO, Colo, March 1.-THE
Adobe wreck, while the exact loss OF
life will probably never be known, is
certain to be recorded as one of the
worst wrecks in railroad history. Con-
servative estimates this morning place
the dead at 36. Seventeen bodies are
in the morgue in this city unidentified.
Several others are known to be dead.
Possibly a score burned to ashes. This
Murphy. of Florence, Colo; Ray Field,
aged 10, of Keystone, Wyo, and Mrs
Belle Webb. of Keystone, Wyo., We're
added to the list of dead.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
Manuel Garcia's Birthday.

LONDON, March 17.-Manuel Gar
cia, the we'll known professor of sing
ing of the University of London and in
ventor of the laryngoscope, who made
his professional debut eight years ago
at the old Park theater, New York, IS
celebrating his 101st birthday today.
He is still enjoying remarkably good
health King Edward and many high
officials and members of scientific So
cieties sent their congratulations.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
ORUMHELLER SUFFERS BIG LOSS
BQQest Farmer in Waa Waa County Getting Ready to eseed
$500 Acres Of Fall Wheat Frozen 0ut-Damage is
Placed al Close to $40, 900.

"It is impossible to say just what
the damage to Eureka Flat wheat is.
but l believe that the bulk of the
acreage sown to fall wheat will have
to be reseeded," Mr. Drumheller said
this morning, after returned from his
farms north of the city. MANY far
mers are already getting in readiness
to begin reseeding as soon as the
weather permits"
Caused by Winds.
The heavy north winds that pre-
vailed last Saturday and Sunday is
believed to be largely responsible for
the damage to Eureka Flat wheat
fields. The wind on those two days
maintained an average velocity of
from 20 to 25 miles an hour and the
temperature was several degrees below
freezing point. The principal dam
age, prominent farmers maintain, was
done before the snow came and was
caused by the heavy north winds.
While many others maintain that it
is impossible to estimate the damage
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
FLOODS AT FRESNO.
Empire Canal Has Overlooked It's
Banks.

FRESNO, Cal, March 1.-THE lower
portions of Fresno are threatened by
the waters of the Empire canal. A
force of workmen is strengthening the
embankments The flood is increasing
through torrents from the hills and is
already coming over the banks.
Portions of the country are flooded
but no damage has been done yet.
Kings river is very high.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
WA|TSBURC
CAN'T sECEDE
Act Of Legislature Would be
Required
IS NOT EASILY OBTAINED
Lawyers Say Law Under Which
it Was Proposed to Act,
Was Repealed
IS NOT EASILY OBTAINED

That there is no law in existence
whereby the people Of Waitsburg can
detach any portion of Walla Walla
county and attach it to Columbia
county, as is now being agitated in the
eastern end of the county, is the Opin-
ion of Brooks & Bartlett, rendered this
morning after an exhaustive peruSal of
all the laws bearing on the subject
81 am afraid the people of Waitsburg
who are agitating the movement of
attaching three townships of Walla
Walla county to Columbia county have
not been legally advised in the mat
ter" Attorney Brooks said this morn
ing. "The law under which they prob
ably expect to make the change has
been repealed and it will take a special
act of the legislature to make change
in the boundary lines. as understand
is contemplated The original law Of
1891, under which it is proposed TO
make the change, is limited to terri
tory adjacent to a harbor and extend
ing back therefrom three miles or less
and is not applicable to the Waitsburg
case,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
Bank Officers Get Six Years.

CLEVELAND. o., March H.
Charles NJ Traver, formerly president
cf The defunct First National bank of
Conneaut, Ohio, and o. c. Lille, CASH
ier of the same institution, pleaded
guilty today to misapplying funds and
were sentenced to six years each.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
DIAMOND THIEF ARRESTED.
Will Be Taken to Los Angeles fo'
Trial.

NEW YORK, March 17.-Clifford
Jones, in custody Of Los Angeles police
officers, who is wanted in California
for stealing diamond pins, is here tolay
awaiting extraditiOn. He was arrested
in Buffalo in company with hrs alleged
wife. Stella Murray. The man and
woman will be taken west
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
ANARCHIST JOHANN MOST IS DEAD
Died at the Home Of Friend in
Cincinnati Today-Many
Regrets.

CINCINNATI. O., March 17.-Johann
Most died at the home of a friend N
this city at noon today. According 20
his dying request MOstS body Will De
cremated. Offers of aid and express
sions of regret from the entire country
are numerous.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
KIDNAPPER ARRESTED.
Little Boy With Him Stolen a Week
Ago.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal, March II.
The steamer Samoa arrived at Port
Hartford this morning with Filipe
Sanch and a little boy aboard. They
are being held for the arrival Of the
sheriff. The boy answers the descrip-
ton of Johnny Toso. the child kid
mapped at Coloma Cal, a week ago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
Cassie's Will.

COLUMBUS, o., March 17.-Mis.
Cassie Chadwick has made VIII. Her
son, Emil Hoover, is made sole heir.
The value and location of the property
are not mentioned. She receives daily
a large remittance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
Noted Authoress Dead.

CLEVELAND, o., March 17.-Mar-
tha WOlfenstein, the authoress, daugh-
ter of DR.. s. WOlfenstein, died this
morning at the home of her father IN
this city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17

Wants Exclusion Laws Relaxed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March IL
DIR. Y. G. Allen, for 46 years mission
ary in China, called upon the presi-
exclusion laws.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
United Miners Vote Five
Thousand Dollars |
MORE IF It IS NEEDED
Woman Suffrage is Endorsed
Question of General Strike
is Still Pending

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March IL
The United Mine Workers convention
this morning voted $4,000 and as much
more as the treasurer sees fit to de-
fend the Western Federation officials
arrested on the charge of the murder
of Ex-Governor Steunenberg.
favoring woman suffrage.
Mitchell favored aiding the Western
miners by this action and thus quieted
factional strife among the miners and
removed the a obstacle to the meet
ing of the operators in solid front.
This action has won ~ Mitchell COM
plete success in his policy announced
early in the week, the policy Of en-
deavoring to avert strike.
Believe They Are Innocent.
Mitchell explained:
''It cannot prejudice the case be-
lieve that Meyer, Haywood and Petit
bone are innocent of the crimes charg-
ed Organized labor will give them
every aid to prove their innocence.
The best available lawyers should be
secured and every lawful means should
be used to defend them. l make this
explanation of my own position, fear
ing that their assaults made upon me
in the past might lead some one to
believe that 1 am not in accord with
this convention in coming to the res
cue of these men when they are IN
difficulty
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
CastelIane Divorce Case Postponed.

PARIS. March 1.-THE preliminary
hearing of the Castellane divorce case
was postponed today at the request OF
the count, who is confined to his room
with influenza.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
Law Was Repealed.

"The law under which the Waits
burg people could have acted was re-
pealed by the legislature on February
16, 1905, and was approved by the gov
ernor on February "a. This law pro-
vided that when four-fifths of the
qualified voters living in any territory
not less than one section in area de-
sired to have such territory stricken
from the county in which it was 10
Gated and added to a county continu-
Gus thereto they could make appllca-
ton to the board of county commits
sioners, who, if satisfied that the law
was being observed, could order an
election held This law, however has
been repealed and in my judgment the
legislature will have to pass special
act before the contemplated change
can be made"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17

little differences that seem to be the
cause of the movement to secede to
Columbia county,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17

Continued on Page Eight.)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-17
Sentiment Is Strong.

County School Superintendent Bond,
who returned from a trip to Waits
burg last night, stated this morning
that the sentiment of seeding to Co.
lumbia county is strong all over the
cast end of the county Il was sur
prised to find the sentiment so strong
among representative business men
and property owners" Superintendent
Bond said "The Columbia county peo-
pie are holding out all sorts OF In
ducements I would be sorry to see
Waitsburg lost to Walla Walla county
and I believe a strong effort should
be made by the people Of Walla Walla
county to make peace and patch up the
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-16
MISS NETHERSOLE
AIDS PINE RIDGE
Starts Popular Subscription Which Will Be in Charge of The
News.Democrat to Assist in Wipng Out the Debt of That
Worthy Charity and Placing II Secure Basis Where
Its Beneficent Work May Be Continued.

Miss Nethersole learned OF the plight
OF the camp from reading the News
Democrat and from Or. w. III. Peters,
with whom she conferred about the
matter.
AS the News Democrat stated last Fri
day. Miss Nethersole has long been inter-
ested In the prevention and cure OF tuber-
culosis She began TO study the disease.
and has since taken a very deep personal
interest in its eradication. Her plan 10
interest women's clubs all over the coun-
try was described exclusively in the
News Democrat.
Miss Nethcrsole Will sail on the Path
for Paris. 10 give her first performance
I'm that city. and TO promote her scheme
for the founding OF the proposed Women's
International Anti-Tuberculosis league:
and from there she will go 10 England
and do further work OF that kind.
She is fully impressed hat there must
be widespread brotherhood 10 educate
the people how 10 live and care for them
selves II tuberculosis 10 TO be stamped
out.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-16

Miss olga Nethersole. the famous
actress. has had her keen interest
aroused In the AFFAIRS of the Pine Ridge
Camp for Consumptives. and seems
surprised at the fact that the public
do not only not wipe out the deficit OF
$1,000. which, II IL is not paid, will
force the stopping OF the work at the
camp, but because the people OF the
state have not made up guarantee
fund TO ensure the continuance or the
work
In a conversation with a reporter of
the News-Democrat Tuesday she said
that. had she known or the plight OF
the camp in time. she would have given
a benefit performance 10 help wipe out
the deficit
AS II was, she placed a box ct the
doors OF the Providence opera house
last evening TO receive the voluntary
contributions OF parrons. and the pro-
ceeds she will hand over TO the News
Democrat, which. at her solicitation,
will open a subscription list
Miss Nethersole suggests that the
people should not give less than
quarter each, and she has started the
fund with 100 quarters.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-16
SEC. TAFT SAYS THE
LAYING Of CABLE
IS NECESSARY

May 16.--Secretary Taft today urged
before the house committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce the military
necessity of government cable TO Guam
tanamo. Cuba, Porto Rico and the Isthmus
OF Panama.
I'VE are proceeding upon the theory
that we are TO fortify the Panama canal
he said with the conditions there as
they are and the United States under tho
responsibility OF suppressng insurrec-
tions. and in country where they have
insurrections once a year. II makes COM
nnnication a necessity"
The total cost OF a cable TO touch az
Cuba. Porto Rico and Panama. he said,
was estimated at s1.3o0.000. 1t could be
laid by converting the army transport
Sumner into a cable ship at nominal cost.
Opposition TO the proposition was made
on behalf of the company now operating
the American line, represented by s. c.
Neale.