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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
IS TOO LITERARY TO WORK
Milton Martin Declines to Act as As
sistant Chambermaid and Lands
in JaiI-Other Arrests.

Because he slept without permits
sion in a barn back Of a boarding
house on Elm street, Milton Martin
was invited to take the remainder Of
his repose in the city's Jail.
Martin is sort of a religious crank
who believes the world owes him a
living. So he spends his time writing
instead of working. He labors under
the impression he is sick and unable
to work He told the police he had
been working at the Blalock farm I'M
til he was so weak he would fall off
the trees. Then he came in town and
worked for his board at the lodging
house on Elm street.
The position of Northumberland
and dishwasher was, he thought,
rather too mental for one of his lit
erary ability so he started for Pen
dleton via shank's mare.
At Milton his peculiar physical dis
abilities again proved too much fer
him and he "tottered back to Walla
Walla" again. He declares he will
work no longer for his board only and
promises to get a job as soon as he
can work and be dependent on no one.
Another character who needed po-
lice attention yesterday was Grant
Chesterfield, the palmist. He got on
another of his happy times and made
himself conspicuous.
A lone hobo also received the Brown
treatment last night, and will be given
his walking papers after he has paid
the penalty of vagrancy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12

few days to resume his studies at the
University of Washington.
Miss Linnie Marsh was an incoming
passenger on the w. & c. r. today
from Snohomish where she has been
teaching for the past year in Puget
Sound Academy. Miss Marsh is a
graduate of Whitman college and will
spend a few days visiting at Reynolds
hall before going to Radcliffe college
to take advantage of the scholarship
there which she recently won.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
CALIFORNIA P7UNE WATERS

A pleasant and agreeable laxative,
painless, yet effffective. Prescribed by
and recommended by all
for mineral pills and castor oil.
100 WATERS Is CENTS
Sold by L. L. TALLMAN
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
MASONS, ATTENTION.!

The members of Walla Walla Lodge
No. and Blue Mountain Lodge No
10, F.& AN. and sojourning brethren
in good standing, are requested to as
semble at the Masonic temple Thurs
day, September IS, 1906, at 10 o'clock
a. M, to assist in laying the corner
stone of the Y. NJ. c. A. building.
Y. c. BLALOCK, Sec'y.
195
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
Will Occupy all of Store

The increasing business of the
Dwelley Herrick Music Co., has for
some time demanded larger quarters
and from this on our spacious store at
POI West Main street will be occupied
entirely by US. We have a complete
line Of such good pianos as Steger &
Sons, McPhail, Singer, Davis & Son
and the peerless MILLER" and others
that can be secured at greatly reduced
prices for the next few days. At the
best with all our store we shall be
cramped for room and in order to in
crease space, lofts will be added. The
carpenters begin work on Monday
morning next, and it is the purpose of
the Dwelley Herrick Music Co. to get
as many of their present stock Of
pianos out of the way as is possible.
Remember we buy direct from factory
and with no middlemen or agents
profits to add to the cost of our pianos
we are in a position to save the pur
chasers many dollars.
We have some special buys on
Photographs that should interest pres
ent purchasers. The three leading
makes represented.
We carry a full line of sheet music.
Musicians will find the popular COM
positions of the day at our store, To-
Gated at the corner of Fourth and
Maine streets, Dacres Hotel building.
DwelleyHerrick M eoa
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
FOR SALE.

Peffley's Tea Store-No. 203 West
Main street. Good investment for any
one wishing to purchase a good pay
ing business. Reason for selling other
business requires my attention. In
quire at store.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
NOTICE TO PATRONS,

Owing to the cash register at the
Pioneer market being out of order it
will be impossible to issue checks with
each purchase until the necessary re-
pairs can be made, which will prob
ably be tomorrow
WALLA WALLA MEAT & COLD
STORAGE COMPANY.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

M. Blanchard was brought to the
Walla Walla hospital at 2:30 this
for medical treatment under
the charge of DR.. KeylOr.
A ten pound daughter was born at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Rat
cliffe, 426 South Seventh street on
Sunday, September 9.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
FAIL TO GREET BRYAN.
Southern Democratic Leaders Are Not
Present In Louisville Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 12.-Bryan ar
rived here and will speak tonight on
the same rostrum with Watterson.
Only a sprinkling Of southern dem
ocrats outside of Kentucky greeted
Bryan. All the democratic leaders in
the south were invited and the locals
fail to understand their absence.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
Fire Destroys Block.

POINT RICHMOND, Cal, Sept. II.
Fire last night destroyed half a
block of frame buildings in the bust
ness district on Mcdonald avenue.
The loss is $4,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12

FOR SAL, E-NEW FURNITURE AND
Carpets for five-roomed cottage and
cottage and good barn for rent, rea
sonable Call at 2O9 South Second
street 1875
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
Graduation at Annapolis.

ANNAPOLIS. Sept. 11.-AmOng the
academy graduates tomorrow is Robert
A. Thebald of San Francisco.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
TO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
WANT ED.

GIRL TO WORK IN BOOKBINDRY-
Call tomorrow morning, between
and 10 o'clock
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
Personal MENTION

G 5 Gould of POmeroy, is registered
at the State.
N F. Davidson of Dayton, was
visitor in the city yesterday.
William Upton has returned from
Spending his vacation in Seattle.
Alfred Berg left last evening for
Rtzyile where he will visit friends.
R. A. Jackson of Dayton, is
registered at the Dacres.
W. stevens was in the city from
bis home in Dayton yesterday.
Roy CahilI of Dayton, has returned
Talla Walla to resume his studies
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
WOMAN FOUND UNCONSCIOUS

With Money, JeweIry and Diamonds
She Lies in Street,
CHICAGO, Sept. IA young wo-
man, elegantly dressed, wearing dia-
mOndS and carrying money, all OF
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
EIGHT ARE KILLED.
Wreck on Western & Atlantic Causes
Death of Manu.

RINGGOLD, Ca, Sept. I'm a
wreck on the Western & Atlantic
road this morning Engineer w. w.
Fisher and seven others were killed.
The collision was between two fast
freights. There was a mistake in the
orders.
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in the junior class of Whitman col
lege.
H. J. OdeI, a well-known Prescott
farmer, spent yesterday in the city on
business.
Charles F. Dixon Of Helix, came up
to the city from Helix on business
yesterday.
Mrs. Theodore Wolf left this after
noon for North Dakota where she will
visit relatives.
Miss Myrta Baker, o. r. & N. assist
ant ticket agent. has just returned
from a visit to Yellowstone Park.
Rudolph Rupp came in on the w. &
c. r. this afternoon from Ethiopia
where he has been working this sum-
mer. He will return to Seattle in a
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-06-09

to test this freegif distribution business sad eco
catch me two bottles of beer and a box of Turkish
cigarettes"
The genii bowed and disappeared on the jump In
less than ten minutes he returned with an Oriental
smile and the articles asked Ior.
Well, after this life to that fisherman was golden
sunset and torchllght procession in joyous
junction. He lay back in the morris chair and kept
that genii on the jump getting things for him. When
ever he wanted perfecto, or a spring suit or
bottle OF the Oldest and codest or pair of silk
penders, or roll of money with rubber band on
it, he told the gen about it, and the genii produced.
And, as the genii was invisible to every except
his master, one knew where the fisherman got the
money he flashed or the fine clothes he wore. Every
body was anxious to get the fsherman's side, be-
cause his side looked like the shady side of easy
street. AS he had it in plenty and was willing to
blow it, nobody seemed to care WHERE HE GOT IT
or how he got it. He had got it, and that was
enough.
Shortly after that genii began to get busy provid
ing things for his MASTER people in the village began
to send in calls for the police to investigate mys
terious disappearances of personal property. One
would complain of the loss of turkey, another OF the
disappearance of q watch, another would report q
roll of bills gone, fourth told about raid on his
wine cellar, and on until the whole place was in
uproar. The chief of police said that gang of
professional crooks was working the town, and ad.
vised every man to sleep with one eye open. Which
same every man did, but saw nothing.
One day the fisherman called his genii for coin,
and was handed a fat pocketbOOk, which the master
recognized as the very one his friend the crippled
apple woman, kept her savings in. He knew the
pocketbook well, because he had often the poor
woman pull it out from behind the clock her man
tel shelf and count its contents He knew that she
was trying to get together hundred dollars to pay
the expenses of an operation that she hoped would
cure her ameness. He had not heard of the loss of
the poor creatures little fortune, but he began to
suspect something. He called his genii and asked
him point-bank where he got the pocketbook he had
just delivered.
Without moments hesitation, and quite as q mat.
ter of course the genii described the apple womans
house and the place from which he had taken the
pocketbook.
"Do you mean to tell me that you took away that
poor womans money and gave it to mep demanded
the Mortified fisherman.
"Why certainly" answered the genii. "You asked
for money, didn't you?"
"And did you get all the things you have been
supplying me with the same way?"
"Of course" said the genii; chow else was to get
themf You must have known that somebody HAD
TO BE DEPRIVED of things that you got WITH.
OUT WORKING FOR THEM. You knew that l
had no time to PRODUCE WEALTH, and in order
to procure it for you I took advantage Of my su.
perior wisdom and experience to get it away from
those who DID PRODUCE it, and were by misfor-
tune or ignorance or carelessness UNABLE TO PRO.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-06-09
lAnDSnATlHIl1G

TECT 1T. There may be some moral ways OF getting
MUCH for LITTLE, but there Is NO RIGHT WAY
of getting SOMETHING for NOTHING"
Upon this, the fisherman, being moral man, drove
the gen from his house, restored with explanations,
what property he could, and went fishing again.
This fable has been set forth for the purpose of
bringing home to all who read this journal the oper
alton of q system, which has been legazed in this
State, by which men may get SOMETHING for
NOTHING, or its practical equivalent.
1t is what is known acquiring land by tax title
and it has been successfully worked that the
ownership of lands in Florida has, in little more
than five years, passed out OF the hands of the many
into the hands Of the few
Under the statutes made and provided prior to
1908, the land OF any person sold to the State
for unpaid taxes and certificates of such sale we're
deposited in the State Treasurers Office. These GER
tifcates could be purchased by any one from the
State, after two years from the date of the cerif
cate, and all that was required to PERFECT THE
TITLE to these lands sold for taxes, was pubca-
tion of NOTICE OF THE INTENTION Of the pur.
chaser of the certificate in SOME NEWSPAPER
that he would apply for tax deed at the expiration
of sixty days. The owner Of the land was given the
privilege of redeeming 1t at any time before deed
issued The purchase price Of the certificate the
face of the certificate and Is per cent interest for the
first two years and per cent thereafter, with sub
sequent taxes, clerks fees etc.
Under the operation of these laws thousands of
acres OF land belonging to the people OF this State
were sold for taxes and the certificates piled up
in Tallahassee by the thousand. Before the rush Of
the turpentine operators made into Florida
after 1t became known that the forests OF the adjon
ing States to the north exhausted, the appea-
ton OF Gland poor" applied to many OF the cit
liens of Florida. The owner of tract of land
would clear part of it for cultivation, build his
house and his farm buildings thereon, and exc out
rather precarous existence the cleared part The
part that was unceared was practically worthless,
and entirely as far any good it did, to the
owner. There was no demand for 1t, as there were
thousands Of of unoccupied land belonging to
the State which could be bought at from 30 cents
to $l25 acre, and taxes on the land became a
great burden to some There were Others who were
careless, and still others who ignorant, and the
fact that the land had been sold to the State for
taxes and certificate issued against it did not dis
turb them, because either through poverty, ignor-
ance careessness, they were unable to redeem
the land.
These people were cut of from the means of get
ting information quickly as to what was happening
in the industrial world. They did not dream that
the time was at hand when the land which had been
going begging at 81 acre would be worth from
80 to $5 acre for turpentne purposes. But there
were OTHER PEOPLE IN THE STATE and in
other States, who did have this information, and who
CONTINUED on Thirteenth Pagel
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-06-09

On upon time, when fairies, gnOmes and COB
Inns welt among men, and witches rode broomstcks
through the air, there lived fisherman who poor
and Disconnected. 1t was his habit to shut himself
up in his at nghtfall and spend long hours in
darkness and solitary reflection. Bitterly did he
proach fate for dealing harshy with him. and fer
vently did call the good fairies to bring him for
tune.
One night he returned to his hut more disconsoate
than usual, on account of the utter failure of his
days fishing He brought nothing home with him
except his net and bottle of curious shape, which
had been brought up from the bottom of the lake in
the last cast of his net He had placed the bottle
back in his net, after examining it, and forgot all
about it until the noise made by its striking the floor
he cast the net down. called his whole days catch
to his mind In his anger he picked up the bottle
and dashed it to pieces against the back of his chin
ney.
Instantly the room was filled with sulphurous
smoke, which quickly took on human shape and a
smalsized man of coppercolored complexion dressed
in Oriental garb, stood revealed before the aston
ished eyes of the now thoroughly frightened usher
man.
The caster of nets stood not upon the order of his
going, but making a dash for the only window the
hut afforded went forth into the night, leaving the
Oriental gentleman in possession of the field.
After his breath gave out he stopped, and finding
himself alive took his courage in his haNd and
walked back home Peeping in the window he saw
his table spread with snowy cloth, piping hot
and bountiful supper laid thereon, and his bottle
acquaintance standing calmly by welding the fly.
brush
This looked so good to him that he boldly entered
the door, proceeded to the table, and ate the best
supper he ever had. The Oriental gentleman cleared
off the table and, making deep saaam before the
fisherman, who was too full for utterance, said
What commands has my master for his slavep
"Put me next to this little game" said the fisher
man. I'm all in Can't figure it out. What's the
answerf"
cts for the master to command and the slave
to obey" answered he of the bottle. 81 will ex-
plain-listen:
IL am a genii of great renown and remote an
tiquity. Let's see, this is the first day of April, is
it noti 1t isl Well, six or seven thousand years
ago wicked witch got mad at me because l refused
to tell witch was WITCH and catching me one night
Just after had emptied my seventeenth bottle, took
advantage of my helpessness and capped me into il.
She sealed the bottle with waterproof gum arabic
and couple of Arabic curses and threw into the
lake, with these fatal and truly calabstic words:
There you must remain until released by a red
nosed, bow-legged fisherman with squirt in his left
eye (no offense, hope l am repeating the witchs
words) and wnen released you must act as slave to
this good-for- nothing fisherman, and get him what
ever he may wish for
so here am, and there you It's yours to
ask and me to get it for you"
When this recital was finished. the fisherman, just
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-06-09

TECT 1T. There may be some moral ways of getting
MUCH for LITTLE, but there Is NO RIGHT WAY
of getting SOMETHING for NOTHING"
Upon this the fisherman, being moral man, drove
the geni from his house, restored with explanations
what property he could, and went fishing again.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-09
GREAT BENDS IMPROVEMENT.

After cutting ten feet of ore on the
200-foot level of the Great Bend, the
drills passed through eight feet of por-
phyry and struck another vein that
measures six feet between walls, maxi
ing a total of sixteen feet of ore. On
the vein first cut they are now drifting
east and west. In both directions the
values are steadily increasing, the en-
tire body running from $11 to $25.
Should the rate of increase keep up
for a few feet farther a magnificent
ore shoot will be opened up.
Manager Davis is now arranging for
an electric pump to take care of the
water, which is steadily increasing. 1t
is his intention to continue sinking to
depth of 400 or 500 feet. The power
hoist is now being installed and will be
in operation in a few days. The power
equipment will be the best that money
and experience can furnish, having a
capacity for lifting 200 tons to the sur
face every day. The mine force will
be increased at once and work at every
point crowded to the limit
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-09
NO DANGER OF
LABOR TROUBLE
Strike Settled by Exercise of Good
Judgment---Governor Sparks and Attor-
ney-General Sweeney Play Important
ROle---All Differences Adjusted

not go unpunished. The fact was
pointed out that the state of Nevada
had no militia upon which to call In
case OF insurrection or organized vio-
lence. and that in such an event the
resorted to.
This is in substance the talk made
to representatives of both the business
men and the labor unions, according to
10th Governor Sparks and General
Sweeney. and both sides to the contro-
versy seemed to be well impressed by
the candid and dispassionate attitude
taken by the state officials. At any
rate the trouble was settled wifrout
further parley with the Western Caion.
the striking messengers returned to
work, and everything is working as be-
fore. The messengers presented them
selves Wednesday and were giver en-
pc yment a. once. Tho Western Union
then voluntarily granted the messenger
boys an increase in wages of SIS per
month, making their salaries $50 in
stead OF $65 as had been demanded.
The Western Union also gave tentative
recognition to the messengers union.
1t is understood that good feeling now
exists on all sides.
Tuesday Governor Sparks and Gen.
eral Sweeney returned from Bullfrog.
Wednesday they Joined in the following
telegram to Lieutenant Governor Sam
Davis
Upon investigation we find all labor
union organizations here favor law and
order No violence tolerated"
The same day Governor Sparks sent
the following word to his son at Reno:
General Sweeney and myself met
the union organizations of Goldfield this
afternoon. We find that law and order
will prevail at their hands. They are
absolutely fair and there is no occa-
sion for alarm"
All during the controversy Manager
Boulter of the Western Union main
tained the courage and dignity of his
position, and it appears that he always
had the respect of his adversaries They
recognized that he was but an agent
and treated him with respect and
courtesy.
Throughout the dispute, now so hap
PLY settled, 1T is understood that the
Miners union opposed the action of the
officials of the Industrial Workers of
the world In thlS particular instance,
and was the influence that effected the
settlement of the trouble. Had the
Miners union stood behind the action
of the officials of the Industrial Work
ers of the World, 1T is not beyond
prophecy that the entire camp would
have been tied up, the Western Union
temporarily withdrawn from the field,
all mines shut down and the govern
ment troops on the ground. There would
have been complete paralysis of busi-
ness, for employers of labor had come
to the determination to close down ev-
erything pending general adjustment
of industrial differences.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-09

| The trouble which threatened in local
Industrial circles the past few days.
seems to have entirely subsided and
business has resumed normal condi-
| tons.
During the last week of May the
messenger boys at the Western Union
Telegraph office went out on a strike,
demanding increased pay, which the
local office of the telegraph company
was directed to refuse. The=eupon rep
resentatives of the Industrial Workers
CT the World waited upon the manager
Of the telegraph company and demand
ed that all the employees of the Office.
Including clerks and operato:s join tie
Industrial Workers of the World by
June 1st. On June 1 the representa-
tives of the Industrial Workers again
called and upon being informed thai no
steps had been taken to unionize the
office, the manager was notified, he as
serted, that unless the order to
unionize was complied with by
the following Wednesday. the 9th
inst, the office would be closed and
force would be used If necessary. On
June @ pickets were placed outside the
office of the company, wearing badges
and parading up and down with the
warning to everybody that the office
was unfair"
Meanwhile the local office of the
Western Union had notified the superior
offices of the company of what had
transpired, and they wired the governor
of the state and the sheriff of Esmer-
aida county OF the threats that had
pd vrnfartinu
Governor Sparks and Attorney Gen
eral Sweeney Immediately came 10
Goldfeld. Conferences were held by
them with the representatives of the
Workers and with a committee of citi-
zcns Both officials talked very plalnly
on the situation and gave business men
and labor representatives to plainly un-
derstand what might be expected in
case trouble arose General Sweeney
made it clear that there were certain
so-called labor laws on the statute
books and that these laws would be en-
forced, and that both the rights OF
labor and of capital would be respected
and enforced by the executive arm of
the government. That while there was
an eight-hour law upon the statute
books it applied solely to mills AMI
smelters and allied mining industries,
where there was risk to health by rea-
son of unsanitary occupation. The
law would be enforced in respect to
these industries, and the miners would
have the protection of the law; but the
law could not be depended upon to
back up demands for an eight-hour day
in any other occupation, and that II
violence or force were resorted to to
bring about the institution of an eight
hours day the wage workers would find
themselves face to face with the execu-
tive power of the state; that no de-
struction of life or property would be
tolerated and that such outrages would