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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-15

Bridges wanted to know where the
payrolls were and picking up the time
books wanted to know If they were
the payrolls.
Have No PayroIIs.
Mayor Kellough remarked that the
time books were the only payrolls the
council had and that they had been
compared by Water Registrar Mclean
and w. H. Stine and, with the excep-
ton of a few errors, had been found
correct.
Bridges wanted to know II the fore
mems original books were to be had.
1t developed they were missing and
that the city's official time keeper, T.
F. Prendergast, was in Pasco and con-
sequently not accessible.
Bridges then wanted to know how
often the mems time on the pipe line
had been taken.
He said he had understood the time
was taken only two or three times a
week.
Mexican denied this and said the
time was taken four times day.
GIasford Had information.
Glasford evidently knew something
about pipe line affairs, for he said he
had been informed by one of the men
employed on the line that the time was
never taken more than twice day and
often not more than three times q
week.
Bridges intimated that the city's
time books had been copied on the
Warren company's books. Kirkman
thought that as long as Glasford had
some information that he would not
mind telling who had volunteered IL
Glasford said he had no objection to
telling where he got his Information
and said John Hodges, one OF the fore
men, had told him.
Glasford then proceeded to take q
dig at Kirkman by declaring tnat ne
went to the willy chairman when the
work was first started on the line ana
told him the time was being Incorrect
ly kept.
kfrkman In Denial
Kirkman denied any sucn incident.
"T went to you privately Mr.. Kirk
man and told you these things and you
know it." declared Glasford.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-15
Such Is Written Opinion Of
County Attorney
WA|TSBURG FILES PROTEST
City Attorney There Questions
Validity Of Levy for General
Road Fund.

Walla Walla and Waitsburg will not
be exempt from the tax levy for the gen.
eral road and bridge fund according to
an opinion submitted to the county
commissioners by the county attorney,
Lester H. Wilson, this morning.
The point was raised by Waitsburg
which, through City Aftorney NJ. o.
Pickett. filed a remonstrance October 1,
to the recent levy of one mill for the
road and bridge fund.
The county attorney at that time
gave his opinion that the people Of
Waitsburg desired a written opinion.
Mr. Wilson, in writing his opinion, took
occasion to show that Walla Walla,
because it mad a charter with provi-
sions on this point similar to Waits
burg, would also have to pay the one
mill tax, thus covering the question for
the whole county, as walla Walla and
Waitsburg are the only cities Of this
class in the county.
For General Use.
The point on which the attorney de-
cided the matter was that the general
road tax was practically for general
county purposes, in which all the in
habitants of the county are interested,
and it would not be fair to exempt the
inhabitants of the incorporated cities.
The money in the road and bridge
fund is used entirely for building large
bridges and for laying out new roads.
matters which benefit the whole coun-
ty.
The construction of culverts and
small bridges and the repairing OF the
roads throughout the county Is paid
for out of the road funds raised In the
three different districts, which were
assessed two mills each at the last
levy.
The commissioners intend to let the
levy of one mill on Waitsburg remain.
1t is not known whether the people Of
that city will be satisfied with the opin-
ion of Attorney Wilson, or will appeal
the matter to the courts.
Text Of the Opinion.
Following is the text Of the opinion
filed with the commissioners:
Referring to your inquiry as to
property within the corporate
limits Of the city Of Waitsburg may
be legally assessed for general road
and bridge fund:
"Wacsburg was incorporated by
special act Of the territorial legislature
found in laws Of 1SS5-1SS6. By section
8 of chapter of that act 1t Is pro-
vided that the city may open streets
and alleys, improve them, collect |
road poll tax on male inhabitants be-
tween 81 and so years old, and also
special tax on property, all OF which
taxes shall be expended upon streets
within the city limits. That section
contains a proviso, as follows:
There shall not be levied or COL
lected by the county of Walla Walla or
the officers thereof, any road tax or
road poll tax upon the property orl
within the said city.
In constituting a similar provision In
the charter Of the city of Tacoma, also
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-15

As result of the council investiga-
ton this morning the Warren company
Will rebate to the city sum approx
mately $6796O.
This represents the wages of a
0lacksmith's helper, a tool sharpener
and his helper, blacksmith's coal and
iced AMI horse bills charged to the
city. but which should have been paid
oy the Warren company under its
contract with the city.
The fact that the wages of a tool
Sharpener and his helper had been
charged to the city was brought out
oy councilman Bridges. Mayor Kel-
Ioush insisted that he knew that these
Nau oeen charged to the city and had
oal!ed the attention of Councilman
Bridges and Councilman Kirkman to
'Ae TACT, but neither of the councilmen
remembered the incident.
1he bill for a carload Of coal,
amounting to $3.50, was allowed, Mr..
-'eeSe explaining that the company
--'u agreed to furnish an engine to
IL" The steam drills if the city would
-1'ilsh the coal. Only a portion of
'''e car was used on the work, the re-
-4a'naer being turned over to Engf-
neer Wilson, who is now using it on
tae work.
How it Started of.
committee was called to order
Mayor Kellough shortly after 9
V'lock. With the exception Of Coun-
N''-"an Tausick all the councilmen
we're present. Councilman Tausick Ia
:, ~ put in an appearance but feeling
Ii was excused.
me Warren company was repre-
''su oy Frank Reese, the local man
ser and Matt Lynch. the cashier
N'iie Keeper on the pipe line.
uses moved that Mexican be elect
a., 'a''inan but Kirkman objected to
einoer of the water commr1ee
cr. IN that capacity and Coun-
:, ' 6aehtold was elected.
-. Ut hellough took a seat among
b,o.,, ulcllmen. Chairman Bachtold
do, inquired what the committee
tb.. " 10 take Up first and suggested
Tn. pay rolls be scrutinized.
ror,s '-'enlion of timebooks and pay
beyi, - signal for the fireworks to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-15

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-The su-
preme court refused to grant re-
hearing in the case Of Senator Burton
Of Kansas.
Burton was convicted of practicing
for pay before the postoffice depart
ment when United States senaotr.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-15

created by special act of the territorial
legislature, the supreme court, in the
case of the Tacoma Land company vs.
the county commissioners of Pierce
county. decided that road property
or road poll tax could not be legally
levied upon the inhabitants of the city.
But, as 1 understand your inquiry, it
goes to the validity of a levy for gen.
eral road and bridge purposes upon
roads, or bridges, in which all of the
inhabitants of the county, are inter-
ested
As to the Law,
"The law regarding the levy of this
general road and bridge tax claws,
1903, p. 22D is as follows:
1.-The boards of county commission
ers shall annually, at the time of max
ing their levy for county purposes,
levy and certify to the county auditor
a tax of not more than four mills on
the dollar on all the taxable property
in the county, which shall be payable
in money, for the general road and
bridge fund, from which they shall or
der paid such sums as may be found
necessary for the construction, repair
and improvement Of roads and bridges,
in which all the inhabitants of the
county are interested
Under the present law you are re-
quired to levy, besides this general
road and bridge tax, a road district
tax, and we nave as we'll lame road
poll tax law. In my judgement you
could not levy any road district tax
upon Waitsburg property, and Of
course the present poll tax law special
ly provides that rosd. p,,lL taxes shall
not be assessed against the inhabitants
of any incorporated city or town. But
in my opinion all property in the city
of Waitsburg is liable for its just pro-
portion of this general road and bridge
fund, Notwithstanding the provision Of
its charter above referred to, and the
decision of the supreme court, above
cited. This tax is practically for gen.
eral county purposes; that is, for
roads and county bridges in which
all of the inhabitants Of the county are
interested, whether they live in cities
or towns, or in the country, and I
think that Waitsburg property is just
as much liable for the tax as it is for
any other tax for general county pur-
poses.
Applies to WaIIa WalIa.
"The city Of Walla Walla is also in
corporated under a special charter with |
exactly the same provision. I cannot
think that the legislature intended by
that act to exempt property within
the city Of Waitsburg from any tax
which all other property outside Of
Walla Walla and Waitsburg is liable. |
for a purpose presumed to be common |
to all inhabitants of the county alike. |
GAS above stated, / am quite Of the |
opinion that this general road and |
bridge tax for use upon roads and |
bridges, in which all the inhabitants |
Of the county are interested, may be
legally levied and collected, both in
and Walla Walla." !
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-15

y NEWPORT, Tenn, Oct. 15.- .
. Challburn Mintooth, aged 81, one .
y of the prominent farmers in this .
y neighborhood, murdered his wife =
y and four children and fatally in =
y jured two other children. 3
= He then committed suicide by y
= cutting mis- throat. =
y All evidences shows Mintooth .
= became suddenly insane =
= The crimes were committed by 3
. Draining with an ak the wife and y
y children. .
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-15
SENATOR BURTON Of KANSAS MUST
SERVE OUT SENTENCE IN JAIL

He now must serve. six months in
Jail in Iron county. NO., and pay a fine
Of $2500.
Sentence was imposed by the fed
eral court at st. Louis.
all possibility of Burton's legally es-
Gaping punishment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-15

y PARIS, Oct. 15.-Twelve bodies .
y were removed from the wreck Of a .
. passenger train into which an en- =
= gine dashed last night while the =
. train was standing in the station =
y at Epernon. .
y Fifty passengers were hurt, Is =
= probably fatally. =
y The crew Of the engine, which y
= was running light, was arrested. =
q . = . . . . q . .
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-15
Mary Bowden Acquitted.

y SAN FRANCISCO, Oct Is. <
. Mary Bowden, accused Of embeZ- 4
y zling $1,000 from the money order (
department of the Oakland post 4
y office, was found not guilty. The 4
y defense was insanity.
= She admits the embezzlement 4
y but declares she gave all the 4
y money to Louis Baker, a married 4
= man. 4
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-15
Nurses Her Nurse.

DENVER, Oct. 15.-Evelyn Walsh.
daughter Of millionaire Thomas H.
Walsh. has abandoned society tenn
porarily. to attend the last illness Of
Anne Mcdonald, a nurse Of Evelyn's
who is dying with tubercu-
losis
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Continued on Page Eighty
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-15
AIRING Of BIG PIPELINE GRAFT
BEGINS IN THE CITY COUNCIL
Committee of the Whole Deves Into Water System Mess and
Learns Many Things Tending to Show Gross Unfiness
On Part of the Water Committee

pe o ~ ~ the gH which graft by the
committee n
yfo o Council n H Mfd and ohersw have declared there
nd dpa o water
o water COMMITTEES y nd gigeNyd the at fairs
of tn city If
admission b. the o. the Ware Instructions nd member of til water
to t
ttb by wat commit spayI~ issue " assuming the
natter by to Jury h payH ny the ad d "xpeta aetns"
lHH o e t. o H " "py.
sh the hi comp a tn b $ t the h nd
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by nts o. pyrn.nd
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np by rowing ept tn mpa in tn y hs hhoh
The ~ 10
The Warren Instructions Lyh y . smpOyo o
city td ,loed Of the Instruction p
tn maipdn. # the by " Of tho ~hd
on hppne payroll scandal
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-15
Kfrknan In Denial

Kirkman denied any sucn incident.
"I went to you privately Mr.. Kirk
man and told you these things and you
know it." declared Glasford.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-24
PEACE PARLIAMENT
CONVENES
Continued from page II

STATED securing the consent of the Sen.
ate in each case when the subsequent
agreement was being concluded.
Upon the initiative Of American con-
gressmen the Interparliamentary Com.
mission decided upon a plan to sur
mount the difficulty. This plan is to
specify distinctly the classes of ques-
tions to be arbitrated. so that the Sem
ate can exercise its Judgment when 1t
ratifes the treaty. To prevent this
specification from holding all nations
back TO the position occupied by the
least progressive country, it was pro-
posed that each nation could designate
individually the classes OF controversies
in which it may be interested which shall
be transferred by the treaty from the
battlefield to the precincts of the Inter
national Court. and to permit the addi-
tion of other classes of controversies by
each nation, after the original ratiiiea-
tion Of the treaty.
In this way each nation can put the
treaty into operation in wider area,
by its own act, between itself and all
other nations which have previously des-
ignated or which might subsequently
designate the same classes of questions
as arbitrable under the terms of the
treaty. By this provision all nations can
be parties to the same treaty. and yet
its scope would be wider between the
backward nations.
1t seems likely, therefore, that the
London Conference will be able to agree
upon a plan for aseertaining the prin.
ciples which nations ought hereafter OBJ
serve in their conduct toward each other,
and for deciding when a violation of ac-
cepted principles has taken place.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-24
ARE ALLOWED use
OF TELEPHONES
DEPARTMENT CLERKS NOT AL
LOWED TO TELEPHONE EXCEPT
ON MATTERS OF OFFICIAL BusI.
NESS.
AsroRIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash.

| ASToRIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington d, C., July 23.- The story OF
department clerks troubles would III
many volumes, and then the half woult
not be told. The department clerk ap
pears to labor under the ueusion thai
his rights are as much entitled to b.
respected rs are those Of his bureau chic
or member OF the Cabinet or of Con
gress; and, being an American either
Of lusty legs, he kicks and kicks hard
when he feels some one stepping on his
toes, Senator Hale placed all department
clerks in one class, and that one class
he insisted was class OF mendimnts
But, then, the Maine senator is old
and very rich. A younger statesman
with ambitions before him, would not
have dared say so much, for the average
department clerk is a good deal OF 4
politician.
Early in the present year an execu'
tive order was issued denying clerks
the privilege Of using the telephones in
the departments. except for official busi-
ness. They could neither call friends on
the outside nor answer friends calling
them. Division chiefs, bureau chiefs, and
officials on up the scale used the phone
whenever and for whatever they pleased.
and naturally the clerks felt there was
unfair discrimination. And just as
naturally, they kicked.
And now the kick has borne fruit. in
at least one department. Secretary Met
calf this week issued an order that any
employe of the Department Of Com
merce and Labor could use the phone
for important private business BY pay
ing toll at the rate Of q cents call.
and incoming calls could be answered.
so long as the privilege was not abused.
The plan is to apply equally to all,
from the Secretary down to the char
wants to use the
official telephones for private business
win have to pay the exact amount each
outgoing call costs the government. And
Just to show that the department clerk
Is not the wholly unreasonable being he
has been painted, he has hailed this as
lust about the fairest order ever issued
by department head touching the
privileges of clerks. They are glad. they
aver. to reimburse the government for
The cost Of telephoning. but they object
ed to being shut up like eonvicts and
denied the privilege of communicating
with the outside world. The plan Is
50 eminently just that it is believed
other department heads win follow the
Of Mr.. Metcalf.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-24
A ZULU LEGEND.
Odd story of the Origin. of This Saw
age People.

Odd story of the Origin. Of This Saw
age People.
The Zulus account for their origin,
says a correspondent Of the Country
Gentleman (English), by story of a
talking elephant who fed upon chill
dren. He met woman laden with an
ak and bundle Of fagots, accompanied
by her child. Seeing the elephant, she
guessed his intention and pleaded,
Spare my child, oh, elephant!" The
elephant refused. "Then,' said the
mother, "if this evil must happen
swallow me, too, oh, elephant" SO the
elephant swallowed mother and child
and they found themselves with all the
other children who were eaten pre-
viously. BY and by the child grew hun
CRY, and the mother lit fire with her
fagots. She then with her ak cut away
the elephants flesh, cooked 1t, and they
all ate. AS the fire burned, Its great
heat filed the elephant with pain, and
he ran and ran and ran till they felt
the thunder Of bis hoofs racing over
hill and valley. At length, exhausted,
he dropped down dead. Using her Ak,
the mother chopped and chopped until
she made an opening In the elephants
side. After this they crept out and be-
came q new nation In new country.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-24

R@w 90 Measure the nistnnee From
wAich 10 IL Reelected.
There 10 scarcely anything In nature
hat exerts the fascination over ever
one alike than does an echo, and com
mon as II may become there Is always
a feeling OF mystery about II that holds
us as with charm. or course we oil
know that II Is merely the reflection
Of q sound from some object. as the
side VI house or rock or a hill, but
often we cannot tell how far away the
object Is that causes t. Here is way
to tell every time:
Holding a watch In your hand, shout
a single syllable. as "IIop' OF "Hag
and count the number Of seconds from
the time you shout till the sound comes
back to you. Now, sound travels al
the rate OF l,l25 feet a second. so the
number OF seconds that elapse multi
piled by 1,l25 will give the distance In
feet travelled by the voice In going to
the object and back to you again, and
one-half Of that number will be the
number of feet away that object Is.
OF course the object may be only q
few hundred feet away, In which case
the sound will come back In less than
a second. but you may determine the
distance, nevertheless, by calling
single syllable-"Hap"-and calling Il
again as you hear the echo, not before
or after II, but just with II.
With little practice you can do this
Repeat the call ten or twelve times
counting the seconds between the first
call and the last echo. Suppose, for
example. that the time Is seven sec
onds and that you called the syllable
ten times. Then each echo took seven
tenths Of a second, and the distance,
found In the same way as before, Is
about 304 fcet.--Exchange.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-24
DRApERY SHOP FOR LONDON.
One of Marshall Fields Men in the New
Venture.

LONDON. July 2S.--Behind the regis
tration of the company OF Selfridge
Waring & Co. limited. with capital OF
shortly to have added to its institutions
shortly to have adde dto its institutions
a drapery shop on colossal scale that
les meant to be one of the wonders of
the world.
What the Grands Magasins du Louvre
and the Bon Marhe are to Paris, what
the enormous, many storied store Of
Marshall Field { Company is to Chi
cago. what the splendid high class "dry
goods" stores, such as Arnold Constable's'
Stern Bros.'s, Lord & Taylor's, and 9TH
ers are to New York, that and more it is
intended that the new firm of Selfridge,
waring & Company, limited. shall be to
London, Harry Gordon Selfridge. the
promoter, made most of his wealth as
partner in the Marshall Field store in
Chicago.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-24
Defendant In Land Fraud Case
Felsns Illness.
WANTS TO ESCAPE A TRIAL
Proceedings in Federal Court In Portland
Stopped in Hoge's Case, Until
the Defendant Can Appear
in Court.

PORTLAND July ss,--is Martin q
lloge sick or only tegning'
All Unexpectedly this morning the case
against him aud Charles Nickel. In ,he
Federal Court, came to a stop by word
that Hoge was lying In bed In North
End rooming house nigh unto death and
in n comatose condition. A recess was
taken to investigate his case. Word
came back in the testimony Of DR., X. A,
J. Mackenzie that the man who has al
ready delayed his trial two days on a
plea Of sickness was only shamming
illness. while Judge Thomas o'Day. his
counsel. declared In open court that he
expected his client to be dead by to-
morrow.
An order was then entered by Judge
Hunt, directing Hoge 10 appear for re-
sumption Of his trial at $3.50 o'clock.
unless he was said by DIR. Dackenxie TO
be unable and Special Assistant Attor'
ney.General Heney gave notice that un-
less he were taken 10 81. V!ncents Hos
pi,al and DIR. Mackenzie appeared and
gave such testimony and loge did not
appear he would ask for an order for
feiting his bail, Thus matters stood
when court adjourned.
Should Hoge be unable to appear for
further trial. the case may be dropped as
to him and the trial of Nickel proceed
as though nothing had happened. Mr..
Hcney this morning intended to call four
additional witnesses to finish the Govern
ment's cases, after which he would rest.
With the exception Of few facts to be
given by the four witnesses, the gov
ernment finished Saturday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-24
WATCHING THE BUILDERS.
fire Insurance Folks Keep AN Eye
on Construction Methods.

fire Insurance Folks Keep AN Eye
on Construction Methods.
A builder speaking of the watchful.
ness of fire insurance companies In
New York city in the erection of build.
ings in that city says:
Insurance companies in placing poll.
cies upon SO called fireproof buildings
do not accept the word Of the builders
and contractors, nor rest content with
the evidence submitted by the city
building department. Their own ex-
perts make an examination. Such an
examination is made not at the behest
Of politicians or In the interest Of a
group Of men, but by technical experts
whose reports must be exact, detailed
and exhaustive in the interests Of
shrewd business men. The insurance
underwriters have their own corps Of
expert engineers and fireproof agents
In the field all OF the time. When a
large building Is In course Of CON
struction In New York these experts Of
the underwriters watch every stage Of
the development. They have no power
to stop work Oh the building as city
building inspectors have when the
building laws are not complied with,
but they possess another sort Of check
which Is fully as effectual. The build.
ers, contractors or owners, or all three.
are notified that further insurance poll
cies will not be made on the buildin
until certain remedies are made
Pittsburg Press.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-24
TIRES OF HIS JOB.

TACOMA, July %. Quartermaster
Dodds, of the Twenty second Infantry
located at San Francisco, committed
suicide today at American Lake, where
Army maneuvers are in progress, by
throwing himself into the lake. He left
a note to his captain saying that he was
tired of his job.
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