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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
MILTON BOYS GET INTO
SERIOUS TROUBLE

This afternoon District Attorney
Phelps filed information in the cir
cult court charging Elmer Hull, Villas
Walker, Earl Dickey and Elmer Berry,
all of Milton, with the crime of lar
ceny. All four of those named having
stolen goods from the Mcintyre store
in Milton some time early in August,
says the East Oregonian.
1t is understoon that the quartet
will appear tomorrow and plead gull
ty to the charges against them.
Guy Young, youth who has been
held in the county Jail for several
months for stealing a suit case, was
also indicted today. He is charged
with having stolen a suit case from a
man at Echo and he was arrested by
Sheriff Taylor at Hilgard.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
CLOTHES ARE UNNATURAL.
Dr.. w. L. Gordon Of Cleveland, Springs
A New One on the Public,

Dr.. w. L. Gordon Of Cleveland, Springs
A New One on the Public.
Why wear clothes?
Radicals among the followers Of DR..
w. l. Gordon, pastor of the Physical
Culture society of Cleveland, Ohio,
have come to the conclusion that
clothes are unnatural When they
find that thing is not according TO
the ways of nature they believe the
worst has been said Of it.
DR.. Gordon preached that shoes
are unnatural. So the culturists at
the weekly meetings of the society
disport themselves on the dewy grass
with their pink toes innocent of COW
ering.
If shoes are unnatural, the more en-
thusiastic now declare, then clothes
are unnatural. So the enthusiastic
Keep your seats.
Don't get excited.
It's al-l-l-l right.
DR.. Gordon won't stand for anything
like that He has promised that he
won't encourage his stout lady cul-
turists to gown themselves in a grass
mat and simple faith. Thin gentie-
nlofo n
ture. health and happiness by the SIM
pie expedient of hiding their clothes
will be restrained.
DR.. Gordon thinks their theories may
be all right, but he is not, just at this
time, altogether prepared to say just
how much of a good thing is too much.
But he is sure that society in its pres
ent unexalted state is not prepared
for too much truth.
Nevertheless" said DR.. Gordon. 4
affirm that people wear too many
clothes 1 wear only the thinnest I'M
derwear even in the coolest weather
One winter 1 wore no underclothes.
1--WE believe that people should wear
as few clothes as they may and avoid
being conspicuous. We have had a
dressmaker in charge of our bureau
of dress reform. The wearing of cor
sets and too many pe;ticoats is dis
couraged. Physical culturists wear
only one
Il approve of the 'peek-a-boo' waist
and the growing fashion Of going bare
headed is in accordance with our
ideas"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
cATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat OF the dis
ease. Catarrh is blood or constitu-
tional disease, and in order to cure it
you must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mu-
cuous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure
is not a quack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians in this country for years and
is a regular prescription. 1t is COM
posed of the best ton1cs known, COM
bined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous sur
faces. The perfect combination of the
two ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
L|NEMAN HORRIBLY SHOCKED
Twenty Thousand Volts Pass
Through Alfred Fletcher.
BAD ACCIDENT TO 4 SALEM YOUTH
THOUGH BADLY HURT PHYSl-
CLANS SAY HE WILL EVENT.
UALLY RECOVER. =,

Although 10000 volts Of electricity
passed through his entire system from
shoulder to foot Alfred Fletcher, an
employe of the local plant of the Port
land General Electric company, still
lives to tell the tale, and, according to
the conclusions Of his attending ply
sicions after an examination of his con-
dition. he stands nine chances in ten
of recovering fully from the shock. Mr..
Fletcher is now at the Salem hospital
under treatment and, although all pos
sible danger is not past, there are
bright hopes of his ultimate recovery,
says the Salem Statesman.
Mr.. Fletcher, who is a son Of ex-
Governor J. H. Fletcher, of Jefferson,
has been employed by the light COM
pany for six months, as mechanic at
the power plont. He was engaged in
making some repairs to the caves
trough of the electric light station
when the accident happened which
came within a hairs breadth of ending
his life He had stopped down to
move a wire out of the way Of his
work and in rising up again his right
shoulder came in contact with trans
forming wire, carrying a voltage OF
about 10000 when he received a shock
which rendered him unconscious for
several hours and knocked him from
the roof to the ground, a distance OF
about II feet. How long he had lain
there nobody knows, for he was found
lying upon his face, and apparently
dead, by Engineer Homer Marsh.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
FIGHT TO KEEP OUT OF
JAWS OF A SHARK

A Nanaimo (B. G. fisherman had a
desperate encounter with a shark
which he had caught in his net at
Toba inlet, states a west side report.
The shark at once showed fight and in
the melee the fisherman's boat was
capsized. The shark, fisherman, net
and the boat were then mixed in a
turmoil. The shark fought hard and
the fisherman, in desperation, struggled
to get away. He finally managed to
reach the boat and climbed on top Of
it, where he was rescued with great
difficulty by his companions. In the
finish the shark was captured and tow
ed ashore. 1t measures 13 feet. That
it meant business in it's attack on the
fisherman, his long rubber boots bear
testimony to, one boot being ripped to
shreds and the other one torn.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
Librarians at NorwaIk,

NORWALK, Conn, Sept. 20.-The
annual meeting of the State Library
association opened here at the public
library this morning. The visiting IL
brarians were welcomed by the mayor
of the city and several responses were
made. Addresses were delivered by
Miss Alice T. Cummings, of Hartford;
Miss Alice Shepard, of Springfield and
others. There will also be an afternoon
session and a banquet in the evening.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
BIG SALE OF CATTLE
WaIIa WaIIa Men Buy 500 Head in
Grant County.

During the week E. P. Laurance
made the largest sale of cattle thus
far conslmmated this season. To a
Walla Walla firm he sold 500 head OF
2-year-o steers receiving $3.50 per
head The delivery is to be made at
Flagg Prairie, says the John Day News
this week.
Recent Investigations seem to prove
the contention made frequently b.
some of the well informed residents
of the valley, that typhoid germs are
bred in water that percolates through
alfalfa fields. The extent to which
this process is carried on is consider
able and increases whenever the grow.
ing forage is cut down and allowed to
decay in the bitches. Now that the
fact is more generally known it be-
hooves all owners and laborers to
avoid drinking all water that filters
through an alfalfa field.
During fit Of emotional insanity
Harry Tracy shot and killed himself
Monday morning at his home near Mt
Vernon. No cause other than a sud-
den and violent alteration is account
able for his rash act So far as
known he has never contemplated
self destruction and his action must
| have been prompted by a temporar!
period of insanity He came into the
| house last Monday morning and made
some request of his wife, at the same
time pulling a revolver from his
pocket. He discharged the weapon
twice and then retiring to the yarc
placed the muzzle of the gun to his
head and pulled the trigger. The shot
| was fatal and he fell unconscious.
Word was Immediately sent to John
Day but the unfortunate man died
| about the time that medical assist
| ance arrived.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
Corn For The PaIouse,

After experimenting for many years
in propagating a variety of corn suit
able to this climate, John Berkstresser,
pioneer farmer Of Garfield, WASH,
is said to have perfected hybrid corn
that is proving a wonder for the farm
e-S Of that section. He now has sever
al acres that will go 40 bushels to the
acre.
The corn is now ripe and ready to
cut, states one report. 1t is a white
variety, the ears being eight inches
long and we'll filed and each ear hav-
ing II rows of kernels. From three
II four stalks grow from each kernel
FL nted and IN every ins:aa.e each
che Of the stalks bears &. good sized
ea: of corn.
In perfectins this hyhrii Mr.. Berk-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
ALLEY is BROUGHT
BACK TO RITZVILLE

RITZVILLE, Wash, Sept 2O.-J. S.
Alley, the thresherman, who skipped
out from here some time ago owing
ellison camping in the woods near East
Tacoma, and was brought to Ritz
He is charged under the statutes with
issuing a check on a bank while know
ing he had no account in the bank. He
gave a check for 1920 to James Ham
mond, a saloon keeper in Ritzville,
drawn on the German American bank.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
SHOT By HER SON.
Last of a Series Of Untoward Acct
dents to the Weissenfluhs.


Mrs. John Weissenfiuh, who lives
nine miles northeast Of Long Creek,
was accidentally shot through the right
arm and shoulder by her son, Frank,
Sunday morning, says the Long Creek
Ranger. Frank had just shot a hawk
and was reloading the gun at the time
Of the accident.
Mrs. Weissenfiuh was standing
about six feet from the gun and re-
ceived the full force Of the discharge.
The shot forced part of the clothing
into the flesh and caused an ugly
wound. Six of the shot lodged in the
face. Mrs. Weissenfiuh was uncon-
scious for three hours, during which
time she was under the influence Of
chloroform.
Mr.. Weissenf1uhs family has had
more than it's share of troubles. Sew
eral years ago a child was burned to
death by accidentally falling into the
fire. About three years ago Mr.. Weis-
senfiuh was injured in a runaway from
which he was crippled for life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
New Jersey Liquor Men Meet.

ELIZABETH, N. j., Sept. 20.-The
twenty second annual convention OF
the Liquor Dealers Protective asso-
citation of the state of New Jersey
opened here this noon at Sanger nall
The attendance is very large and a
highly successful session is expected.
will be various entertainments and in
the evening the visiting members will
the liquor dealers Of this city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20

near the mill a short distance from
town.
Owing to the demand for labor in the
harvest fields the contractors have been
unable to secure as many men and
teams as they wanted. Now that the
harvest is about over they are able TO
secure a larger force, but they are still
short and are wanting more men and
teams with which to rush the work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
KILLED BY PILEDRIVER,
Others Badly Hurt BY An Accident
On the North Bank Project.

Says The Dalles Chronicle: OF the
many serious accidents which have
occurred since the construction work
began on the north bank road, none
has equalled that which befell a
bridge gang working for ]. N. Bruce
& Co., bridge contractors of Seattle,
which resulted fatally for one man,
four others receiving serious injuries,
from which two may die.
The men were working on a bridge
about a mile below Lyle and at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon were en-
gagged in moving the piledriver. While
they were letting it down an incline
the anchor rope broke, allowing it to
slip and turn over, burying underneath
it the engineer, Mill Villains. Another
man, George Lund, was also caught,
but after a half minute succeeded in
crawling out. Three others who were
injured were M. L. PETER, Edward
Gong and w. S. Davis.
Engineer Williams was found to be
in a pitiable condition, his body be-
ing simply cooked by the steam from
the engine. The wonder is that he
lived to reach the hospital. All that
could be done for him was to relieve
his suffering, and he died at o'clock
last evening. He is a single man
about so years Of age and has moth
err living in Santa Rosa, Cal, with
whom the undertaken communicated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
Gets II Year Sentence Cu|
Down to Five.
WILL SOON Be IN THE PEM|1EYT|ARY
ELECTED FROM SALOON MAYO
DREW REVOLVER AND PLUG
GED BARTENDER.

BY appealing his case to the supreme
court. a reduction of sentence from II
years to five years has been secured by
James Mayo, the Italian, who shot and
killed Bartender William Crane on the
night of May 10 Of last year, says the
Spokane Chronicle.
Mayo plead guilty to the charge Of
manslaughter in Judge Hunecke's
court, and was Immediately sentenced
to a term Of Imprisonment for five
years at Walla Walla and to pay the
costs of the prosecution.
Mayo was forcibly put out of
Front avenue saloon by Crane. AS
soon as the elected man regained his
feet after reaching the walk in front
of the saloon he pulled gun and fired
two shots at the bartender, the wounds
proving fatal a few days later. The
defendant was tried on the charge OF
murder in the first degree, but the
jury returned a verdict of guilty OF
murder in the second degree, and Mayo
was sentenced to II years imprison-
ment. The case was appealed and the
supreme court granted a new trial.
Witnesses for the prosecution have
scattered some Of them having gone
beyond the jurisdiction of this court,
and the prosecuting attorney offered
to accept a plea of guilty to the charge
of manslaughter, rather than to at
tempt to try the case on the original
charge without some Of the most i'm
portant witnesses. The offer was ac-
copied by the attorneys for the de-
tense and Mayo this morning changed
his original plea of not guilty and
pleaded guilty to the latter charge.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
MeKINNIE DESPONDENT
HANGS HIMSELF

SILvERTON, Ore, Sept. &C. M
McKinnie, until quite recently a resi-
dent of ST. Johns, Ore, committed sui
eide about o'clock by hanging him.
this city. Mr.. McKinnie arose and
went to the barn to feed and milk the
cows. Not returning to the house by
the time breakfast was ready, search
was instituted and he was found hang
ing to a rope fastened to a ratter not
four feet above the hay.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
Well Worth Trying,

w. H. Brown, the popular pension
to a pension, the best thing to get is
DR.. Kings New Life Pills" He writes:
they keep my family in splendid
health" Quick cure for Headache
Constipation and Biliousness, Csc.
Guaranteed at E. L. Smalleys drug
store. Guaranteed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
WORK BEING RUSHED
ON IRRIGATION PROJECT

ECHO, Ore. Sept. 20.-The Puget
Sound Bridge & Dredging company,
which is constructing the government
canal here for the East Umatilla irri-
cation project, now have two camps
established, one about a mile and a
half above here, where the canal leaves
dam will be constructed, and the other
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
Swedish CongregationaIists Meet.

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 2O.-The an
dish Congregational churches opened
here this morning at Ruggles street
Swedish Congregational church with a
large attendance. The conference, for
which an interesting program has been
prepared, will remain in session four
days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
Against the ScaIpers,

CHICAGO, Sept. 2O.-The federal
court has made permanent the injunc-
ton restraining ticket brokers from
selling tickets over the trunk lines.
The first order was entered imme-
diately after the Chicago Worlds fair.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20

DR.. F. c. Rood has opened his
dental Office in Rooms 5 and 6, Rees>
Winans building, and is now ready for
business. Telephone Main 1912.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
w. III. CHASE

A graduate from the Northern Ill
inois college of Ophthalmology and
Otology at Chicago. Had years of
Examination Free at
Number 7, First Street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20
WASHINGTON, OREGON And THE NORTHWEST

s;-esser used five distinct varieties Of
corn, using the Early Sweet as the
i.Ise.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-20

NJ &. COR. FIRST AND ALDER
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-06

| February 7th. next, is the one hun
dreth anniversary Of the birth of Gen.
eral Robert e. Lee The Florida Times
Union suggests that the day should
be fittingly observed by "the American
people.
| 1t should be celebrated in proper
manner, but we suggest an amend
! ment to The Times-Union's proposi-
ton, which is that the celebra ton
should be by the soldiers whose chief
| he was and the people who formed
the Southern Confederacy and their de-
scendants. We do not believe in joint
confederate and federal memorial GEL
ebrations.
Our position comes from no feeling
OF sectional animosity. The south and
the north can and should affiliate in
all matters pertaining to the present
and future welfare of the country and
in celebration OF important events in
the country's history in which repre-
sentatives Of the whole country par
ticipated; but when it comes to paying
tributes to the memory Of men who
took part on the one side or the other
during the war between the states each
people should be left to themselves in
the solemn service of paying tribute
and honor to the memory Of their
beloved dead.
We know that the people of the
north honor and respect the memory
Of General Lee, but they do not, they
cannot love and revere his name as
do the people OF the south. Any trib-
ute to his memory by those who op-
posed him in time of war would be
appreciated, as it deserves to be, by
the people Of the south, but when it
comes our time to do reverence to his
name it is natural that we should wish
to be alone in the performance of this
sacred duty.
Reunions Of the gray and the blue
for social purposes should not be OBJ
jected to, but we think both sides
should prefer to draw the line on
united celebrations when it comes to
paying tributes to the memory of the
dead by those who loved them best
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-06
A CORRECTION.

We have received a letter from DIR.
Kemp P. Battle, of the state universisy.
In reference to a recent editorial in
The Messenger on the South Dakota
bond suit. DR. Battle was treasurer of
the state at the time the bonds were is
sued. He calls our attention to a mis-
take in the editorial. He says the bonds
were issued by Governor Worth and
himself to the Western North Carolina
Railroad Company "at par, the COM
pany issuing stock to the state for the
same amount in payment ''in accord
ance with settled practice ip regard TO
all the railroad companies when the
market price was unGer par. The
bonds were delivered to Colonel S. Med.
Tate, president Of the railroad COM
pany. At what price he sold them DR..
Battle says he has no means of know
ing
We gladly make the correction. We
believe the bonds were sold by the
railroad company at less than par. We
were led into the error by confusing
the two transactions-thed delivery by
the state of the bonds to the company,
and their sale by the company.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-06

Maj. Jno. w. Graham, candidate for
the house of representatives from
Orange county, has won the prize this
campaign for mailing more republican
lies than any other democratic candi-
date. The lies that he has nailed out
number the skins that have been
f1ayed from candidates and other
stump-speakers in both parties. He
opened the campaign with lie-nailing
and has kept vigorously at it ever
since.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-06

1he Messenger made reference a few
days ago to the statement Of Prof
Burgess in Berlin that the Monroe doc
trine was dead and that Americas
high tariff would soon be thing of the
past. 1t seems that the professor
remarks were of such a nature as to
convey to- his audience the impression
that he was uttering the sentiments OF
President Roosevelt. The president s
opinion is thus given on the matter in
Washington dispatch to the New
York Times:
President = Roosevelt is disp1eased
with the seriousness apparently at
tached in Berlin to Professor Burgess
remarks about the Monroe doctrine
and protection. It is needless to saw
that those remarks are about as far
away from the presidents views as
they could possibly be, and the presi-
dent IS not at all enjoying the fact that
some people seem to think the Profes-
sor speaks for him.
Aside from that, the president is
rather disguised that the attempt to
orlng about q better understanding Of
american affairs in Germany through
the establishment of the Roosevelt
professorship at the University of
Berlin should have started so badly.
PROFESSOR Burgess has given the Ger
mans a diametrically wrong concept
tlon OF the very things the chair was
established to make clear, and has
injured instead Of advancing the cause
he was appointed to aid.
The presidents opinion of the pro-
1essor at the present time probably
could not be expressed in polite lam
guage.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-06
What is a democrat? is a questit

What is a democrat? is a question
which was discussed in the press OF
the state a while back. Isn't about as
good a definition as any: One who
votes next Tuesday to keep Marion
Butler from getting the state in his
Nutches again? That's broad enough
t>1 embrace all factions. We think
both the Charlotte Observer and the
Raleigh News and Observer could stand
side by side on that plank in a demo-
cratic PLATFORM
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-06
A Year of BLOOD

Inc year 1903 will long be remem-
bered In the home OF r. n. Tacket of
Alliance, KY, as a year OF blood. :.
which flowed SO eopiously from Mr..
Jackets lungs that death seemed verv
near He writes: Severe bleedins
from the lungs and frightful cough
mad brought me at deaths door, when
began taking DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, with the as
tonishing result that after taking four
bottles | was completely restored and
as time has proven permanently
cured Guaranteed for Sore Lung.
Coughs and Colds, at r. r. Bellamy's
drug store. Price SOC and s1.O0. Trial
bottle free.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-06

A pitiful case is reported from Ra-
leigh. A girl of thirteen years Of age
and bride Of only a few days, has
been abandoned there by her husband.
The charitable people of Raleigh will
send her to her former home; in the
meantime they are doing what they
can to alleviate her distress. A dress
ing of tar and feathers is what the
husband needs.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-06

ne" York, November Judge Holt
"a the United States court signed ar
order summoning the American Sugar
nennfng company and the New YORK
Centrai railroad to appear next Wed
hesday and stand trial ON two indict-
ments charging rebating. The iadict-
menfs specify that $26, 900 was given o.
or received by the offending companies
ON westbound shipments to Cleveland
IN iso. Both companies have pleaded
not guilty. S1
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-06

No doubt the news of the escape of
the notorious terrorist, Gesschunin,
causes alarm to many a prominent Rus
sian official. Before he was sent TO the
Siberian mines under life sentence he
was truly a terrorist to them. If he
succeeds in making his way back to
Russia the world will be started by
more assassinations of Russians in
high social and political life.