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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
School Girls Taught to Trim Hats
PitSh1Irpr DiCnatch

School Girls Taught to Trim Hats
Pitsburg Dispatch.
The word has gone forth that here
after in the schools Of Pittsburg hat
trimming and fancy millinery shall be
taught to the girls of the higher class
es. The system was first started in
the Minersville school, and proved a
great success.
All girls are greatly interested in
their new branch of study. Last year
the same school started a cooking class
and $50 girls took instruction in cook
ing, until the stomach of the average
Minersville parent is said to be near
bullet proof.
Regarding the hat-trimming class
Professor John M. Golden of the school
said: e
1T is no joke. I have it figured out
that knowledge of hat trimming will
prove most economical to many famil-
les, and for this reason we have an
expert in millinery instruct the girls
one hour each week."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
New Jersey State Fair Opens.

TRENTON, N. j., Sept. 24.-The
annual interstate fair opened here
today on the fair grounds under the
most favorable auspices. The exhibit
ton is considerably larger and more
complete than any previous exhibition
ever held here and the list of pre-
miums is exceedingly liberal. In adj
dition to the regular features and
track events there will be many spe-
cial attractions this year, never be-
fore shown in this part Of the count
ryy. One of the most interesting feat
ures will be the, flights Of Knabenshue
in his dirigible airship. A vaude-
vile program of exceptional quality
has also been provided.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

parent to child, admitting only that
the nervousness and instability OF the
drinking parent may be inherited by
the child. This is scarcely admitted
by medical authority yet, and it's de-
NAL is a denial Of an integral part of
the selection theory.
Practically the selection theory is OF
no use since it's processes are too
slow even if they were assured to
give the world any comfort. Its con-
tradiction in the case of France is also
too palpable to insure it's acceptance
as a working basis OF future freedom
from the curse of drunkenness.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
Experienced Sympathy.
OregOnian

Next to the assault of an Alaskan
mosquito, that of Russian flea will
most promptly put victim in need of
first aid to the injured" This is the
verdict of experience in the morasses
and mountains of Alaska and on the
great SteppeS in Siberia. Just now the
city of Milwaukee is squirming under
a plague of the Russian pests and cry
ing aloud for science, sanitation, poi
son-anything to give relief. The
balm of our sympathy is duly ten
dered to the fleabitten host.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
PROTECTION OF PASSENGER

PROTECTION OF PASSENGERS
The officials of the Burlington road
animated, it is said, by a desire to
safeguard the lives of passengers, have
resolved to remove from fast pas
senger trains all engineers who wear
glasses. 1t is claimed that an engineer
however efficient otherwise, is greatly
handicapped by spectacles. Engin-
GERS whose glasses become dimmed by
smoke and dust are compelled to re-
move them, and thus are liable to
pass danger signals. On the other
hand, the engineers argue, that if an
engineer is to be removed as soon as
it becomes necessary to wear glasses,
many engineers will conceal their de-
feet in vision long after they should
have begun to wear spectacles, and
thus the danger to passengers will be
increased. This would probably be
true as to the engineers who would
delay as long as possible the time
when they would be removed from
first-class runs, but the company could
very readily detect failing eyesight by
ordering periodic examinations by oc-
ulists.
The danger to passengers is the big
question at issue, and undoubtedly the
public would take the side Of the COM
pany in every effort to improve condi
tions, though it worked hardship on
some individuals. The personal ele-
ment should not enter into it. Neither
should the theories of a few officials
as to the effect of wearing spectacles
govern entirely. The question should
be tried out in such a manner as to
make certain that the wearing of
glasses is a cause of danger before
any men are deprived of positions they
worked hard and long to attain.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
"DeviI Of the Alabama"
London Cable Dispatch.

John Low, who was chief officer of
the Confederate privateer Alabama,
has just died at Liverpool, aged II
years. Although his daring gained for
him the nickname of Devil of the
Alabama" he was kind-hearted and
courteous. He won the affection of
many of the passengers Of ships taken
by the privateer.
When Low quit the sea he went into
business and became director of a
steam tug company He was famil-
lar figure at the Shipping Exchange
and was prominent in connection with
seamen's charities.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
"AEz" BROWN AS PREACHER
Continued from Page One.)

the true value Of things, that there
are things better than money or fame.
We learn in the school of Christ to
have severity for wrong. Christ was
severe because he was compared to
John the Baptist and jeremiah. More
severity is needed in this frivolous
age.
love in this school of Christ. We don't
know what love means now. Some
times under the influence of the pc
RODS of the orator, or the peal of the
organ, we think we have transient
glimpse of an emotion which en-
braces all men kindly, but it is only
momentary. We need to learn a far
deeper love; and this we can learn
only Ill Tie SClOOl VI SuIlSI.
Of the Requirements.
The speaker carried out the figure
of his speech to the entrance require
ments and after showing what rigid
requirements there were in some of
the schools of the country he asked
what was the entrance requirement
to the school of Christ. There is only
one and it is that contained in the
words of his text, Take on my yoke
Teachableness and that alone is the
entrance requirement to the school
of Christ
Mr.. Brown closed with an effective
plea to his hearers to enroll in this
school of Christ, the only school in
which they could develop themselves
in the best way. Not to be ashamed
of their teacher, but to think and to
think seriously and not to delay"
The Rev. H. Elmer Brown left this
morning for his home in Dayton and
tomorrow will go from there to New
Haven where he will take his finishing
year at Yale divinity school.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
6enediction a la Graphophone.
Chicago Journal.

Rev. Daniel B. Leach, of Bone Gap,
Ill.,, Methodist minister, Sc years old
and well known all over Southern Illi-
nois 40 years ago as one of the great
est pulpit orators, has just had placed
on graphOphone record a benediction
which he has used for more than 70
years in closing sermons. It is his
request THAI the benediction be repro
dused by the graphophone at his flu
neral.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

The Statesman has fairly earned
its reputation of being a fearless. in
dependent newspaper capable of Sc
curing and publishing live news and
readable stories, gotten up by impair
tial, unbiased writers. Its popularity
as a real newspaper, untrammeled by
political bossism, is with the prop
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
$4,000 Worth Of Wheat.

Last Friday evening Mr.. E. T. Ju-
venal, one Of the largest wheat farm
ers in this county, sold his 1906 crop
to the Interior Warehouse company
for the lump sum Of $4,000. Agent
Leonard says it is the biggest pur-
chase made in this county this year.
Council Register.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

From this on The Statesman eX-
meets to be attacked by both OF the
nol;tical organs of Walla Walla. Sue
cess. such as has characterized the
accomplishment of journalistic mae
pendence. cannot but excite MALICIOUS
envy and petty jealousy. LOOK out
for the anvil chorus.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

What is the difference between a
comma and a cat? One has pause at
the end of clause; the other has claws
at the end of paws.
What is the difference between an
attempted assassination and a pig kill
ing? One is assault with intent to
kill: the other to kiu with intent to
Solt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

Inasmuch as the saloons were closed
yesterday and Chief Brown has made
no report against those whom he per-
mitted to go free the Sunday before,
the council may now safely proceed
with the hearing of the cases of the
four men who did not work for the
chief or Bill Kirkman-even if the
ministers are present.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
THE GRAIN BAG GRAFT.

Believing in the free discussion of
all matters pertaining to the admins
tration of state, county or municipal
affairs and of all things which con-
Germ the public good, The Statesman
reproduces a story from the Spokes-
man-Review, published yesterday un-
der a Pomeroy date. It is a story
bearing the impress Of truth and
vouched for openly by President R. L.
Rush of the Pomeroy Savings bank.
There can be but one of two con-
structions given to the tale at this
time. Either. the officials having in
charge the sale of the jute mill pro-
ducts at the penitentiary have been
grossly negligent and Incompetent
or they have been criminally culpable
in what has amounted to a wholesale
graft at the expense Of the farmers
of the state, Either condition demands
prompt action on the part Of the gov
ernor and state authorities.
Some of the men involved state
openly that they bought grain bags
at the penitentiary for purposes of
speculation" 1t is we'll to understand
what this speculation" means.
1t does not mean the legitimate
purchase and handling Of articles of
merchandise on which an honorable
business profit may be made. Instead
it means the requirement, through
favoritism, or something worse, of an
article made at the expense of the
state-therefore at the expense of the
taxpayer-which is a necessity to
every farmer and wheatgrower, on
which the latter must pay a premium
to the "speculator", because that
"speculator" stood in, Intentionally,
or otherwise, sufficiently strong to
practically corner supply of the
states product.
The testimony brought out is that
two of these spectators, having
no possible claim to extensive pur-
chases, bought of the penitentiary au-
thorities $4,000 grain bags, or 10000
more than they could possibly use on
their own, or controlled lands, at 6h
cents and sold them to the farmers
at from 9 to liz cents. Here is an
illegitimate profit wrested from the
farmers, of from 21a to cents. The
law distinctly provides that the bags
shall be sold to the farmers at 61a
cents.
For months there has been an agi-
tation over the shortage of grain
bags. due it was claimed, to the small
capacity of the jute mill, which is to
be enlarged.
IL NOuiu oSSilI as IL lllS CIlidI ClIlCIll
would be for the benefit of the graft
ing spectators instead of for the ben
eft of the farmers who are urged to
give the plan support.
The illsmelling feature of this ex-
pose on grain bag grating is that
there is not only one coterie of graf
tiers, but several, who have been per-
mitted to buy the jute mill product in
excess Of immediate demands in or
der to hold up the wheat growers
and collect prices which, in some in
stances, exceed the price paid for the
foreign grain bags.
One such order, or purchase, might
have been permitted as a mistake"
But in the immediate vicinity there
are others who have profted from the
same graft. 1t is surely a case TO,
prompt investigation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
AppeaIs creffieId Case.

SEATTLE, Sept. 24.-The pros' 40
ing attorney today appeared
supreme court at Olympia for all
function restraining Judge ria
from deporting Mrs. Creffield anu
Their Mitchell to Oregon on a ci'"'
Of insanity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

1t is only in a spirit of fairness to
our Woodworking reporters and to our
readers that we call attention to the
many live scoops contained in The
Statesman last week. In addition to
which we point with pride to the
splendid handling of the conven-
ventions and visiting delegations.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
Gunboat Helena Arrives.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The ma
Wy department announces the gunboat
No accident is reported In the official
dispatch from the commander who
says all are well on board. The boat
left Cavite September Is and was de-
layed by heavy weather.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

With Otto Rupp running for prose-
cutting attorney as the protege of the
Evening Bunc" and Warden Frank
KEGS. and Ottos law partner writing
the "Bunc" editorials to defend him,
he is the tiny center of a real teapot
tempest
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

We are discovered! 'Tis no use to
longer hide in the bushes! The Even
ing Bunc" has unearthed the dark Sc
cret that we have an "animous." We
don't exactly know what an luminous"
is, but we're fastening to a doctor
to have the thing cut out-or off.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
Punch Coquettes With "a LitI Ak
New York Times,

New York Times.
Punch in a full-page cartoon, shows
sleeves rolled up, standing, Ratchet in
hand by a great tree which represents
the English language,
Father Time, examining the tree
with a powerful magnifying glass, OBJ
serves a slight incisiOn in the trunk
who's been trying to cut down this
tree?" he asks.
Father" answers Teddy" II Kan
not tel a lie. / did it with my It'll AK
To this Father Time replies: "Ah
well. Boys will be boys"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

The Evening Bunc" has crawled
out of the hole it pulled in after it
self following the primary election,
in which ii was so strongly repudiated.
1t should now label its lawyer edi-
torials, good only until after the
next election"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

ertv owners. and Independent readers,
who will have to be shown something
stronger before they will belleve the
weak accusations that any politician,
or set of politicians, may controi us
columns.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

che Statesman did not get out any
special editions last week with II
or 16 pages "chock full of news" We
may be a little stingy, but we
are opposed to such an extravagant
waste of good boiler plate labeled as
news" or 900 extras"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

1t took a whole week to smoke out
the Evening Bunc'. The Union is
still in the hands of its friends who
are aiding in giving nourishment to
those twins Peace and Harmony"
now suffering with hamilton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

If you refuse to waste your good
money advertising in the Evening
Bunc", you may expect to be black
mailed-as witness the libelous pub
LEGATION against Gus Harras.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
Fatal Train Wreck,

NEW PRAGUE, Mimi, Sept. "a
In a collision Of a passenger and a
freight train at noon, six were killed
including four enginemen.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

When members of the ministers Or
ganiZation call at the council cham
bers tonight it is to be hoped they
will be treated with more respect than
characterized the last clownish exhibit
ton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
A Ray of Sunlight.
Washington Post.

Things are never so bad that thew
can't be worse. So far the situation
in Russia has not called forth a poem
from Rudyard Kipling.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

The boiling editorialists have been
under banked fires for a whole week.
1t is time for an explosion SO watch
for another breakage of glass.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
Press Comments
Anticipation.
Somerville Journal.

In the spring it almost always seems
easy enough for a man to raise veg
etables enough in his garden to supply
his family all summer long.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

No. that grain bag investigation
will not be handled by Prosecuting
Attorney Otto B. Rupp.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24

Entered at the Postoffice Of WalIa
WaIIa, Washington, as Second-eia
Matter
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-21
LAST ROUND OF PLEASURE
FATAL TO ACTOR WOMAN
"Cussie" Hart While Leaving a Re.
sort Falls Down Stairs
and Dies.
CRY Associated Press)

NEW YORK. Feb. 20--"Gussie" Hart
was killed by falling down stairs
in saloon early this morning. For
a Time the police believed they had
murder mystery Oh their hands. as
friends who were with her, not
realizing that she had been seriously
hurt. bundled her into cab aud
took her home.
When doctor was called he pro.
nounccd her dead. Her friends, in
the meanwhile. had disappeared, but
later were located and soon salts.
fled the authorities that the woman's
death was accidental.
The dead woman had been on the
stage for thirty years. and has Il son
living in Cincinnati. Her daughter
only recently died She was well
known in the theatrical world as n
soubrctte. having played with Ned
liarrGan. May Irwin, and others.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-21
FIGHT REALLY BEGINS AGAINST
ALLEGED INSURANCE RASCALS
Jerome Begins Prosecution Of Officials
Bcforc New York Grand
Jury.
CBy Associated press.)

NEW YORK. Feb. District At
torney Jerome has finally begun his
prosecution Of the insurance officials.
The grand jury today began the in
vcstigatiOn Of charges brought by Jas.
ID. Wells. II former official. against cor.
tain uf the Mutual Reserve Life lnsur-
ance Company officials.
The grand jury has subpocnaeG
Fred Burnham. the president and the
vicc-prcsldcnt, the auditor OF accounts
and many clerks.
a wagon load of papers and books
were brought before the grand jury
on subpoena issued by the district
attorney. Assistant District Attorney
Mott VINO is conducting the case be
fore the grand jury. said the books
and papers constituted documentary
evicncc.
1t is charged by Mr.. Wells that the
president, vice-president and other of.
ficials of the company, liquidated
Judgments secured against them as in
dividuals out of the funds of the com
pany.
The officials were represented by
former Assistant District Attorney
Rand. who contends that if any crime
was committed his clients are exempt
from criminal prosecution because of
the operation of the statute of limita.
lions. These payments. il is claimed
occurred in 1900 and the statute bars
prosecution after five years The dis
trict attorney on the other hand claims
that ono of the payments was not
made until April. 1901. and that the of
iicialS therefore are amcnabe to the
law. The grand jury will devote its
entire time to the cases today and to-
,rnrrpu
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-21
$4,000 FOR OLD BRUTON
President Stevens Gives Money to
Church.
ORGAN FUND NOW COMPLETED
Work of Restoring the Historic Old
House of Worship to It's Ancient
Glory to Be Carried to Successful
Conclusion-WiIiamsburg Notes.


Especial to Daily Press.)
WILLIAMSBURG. VA. Feb. ~
President George W. Stevens, Vice.
President Decatur hxtcn and other
high officials of the Chesapcake &
Ohio railway visited this city last Sat.
urlay afternoon. the object being to
inspect the work of restoration now in
progress at Bruton church
Gives $4,000.
So we'll pleased was President
Stevens with the plans OF re-
storing the church to be as it was
in colonial days that he pledged the
sum of $4,000 toward the restoration
fund, He also said he would lay the
matter before the board of directors
| of his road AT its next meeting
The donation of President Stevens
completes the organ fund, $1,000. of
which Andrew Carnegie gave SIZES.
Will Buy the Organ.
Rev. w. a. Il. Goodwin, rector Of
Bruton church. has gone to New York
| il. the interest ur the restoration fund.
and while away he will visit Boston
and place the order for the new organ.
Monument to Be Erected
The Williamsburg Chapter Daugh.
tcrS nj The COnlcdcracy. will give u
colonial ball Thursday night The pro
! cecdS will so toward erecting monu
mcni To the Confederate dead. 1t will
he placed on Palace Green and will
cost $500
New Jersey Bishop Coming.
Rev Or. Edwin Lines. bishop of
Newark ~ j.. will pprcach the bac-
calaurcatc sermon at William and
Mary College next June.
Bird Controls Factory.
Mayor T.. w. WarMIr,on has sold his
interest in the Williamsburg Knitting
Mill Co. for $1,000 cash The pur-
chaser was Mr.. H. S. Bird. who now
owns II controlling interest in the
| company.
Literary Societies to Entertain
The Phoenix and Philomathean Lit.
crary Societies at William and Mary
College will give joint public celc
bration in the chapel next Saturday
night.
Personals.
Mr.. John l.. Mercer has returned
from Newport News and resumed his
duties as clerk at the Eastern State
Hospital.
Misses Catherine Gcddy. Maynard
Roberts and the Misses Daily have re.
turned from Chatham. where they
were attending school before the burn.
| ing of the buildings there.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-21
Throws Them Overheard and Jumps
Into Water Herself.
Deco DONE ON SOUND STEAMER
Letters That She Left on Boat Said
She Feared Insanity-Police Refuse
to Give Out Details Of the TRAGEDY.
Supposed to Be From Brooklyn.
CBy Associated Pross.)

FALL RIVER, MASS. Feb. Gothic
officers of the steamer Plymouth. of
the Fall River line, found a part of a
woinan's wearing apparel and IL note
saying that she had thrown her three
children overheard, and was about to
follow them herself in "a state-room
Just after the steamer left Newport on
her trip from New York to this city.
Among the letters left by the woman
was one addressed to John w. Waters.
40 broadway, N. Y. Tho statcr0om
occupied by the woman was engaged
I'm New York under the name of b. r.
Allen. The woman is described as be
ing about 80 years old and was well
dressed. The children included "A gir
about years old and two smaller chill
dren believed to he boys. one n nurs
ing infant.
The letters found we're apparently
Intended for the woman's husband
one asking forgiveness and saying that
she had worried so much that she
feared insanity and could not leave the
children.
The other was in the nature of a
will. as il disposed OF the personal
property of the writer.
The woman Is believed To have been
Mrs. John Waters. of Brooklyn. N. Y.
a daughter Of Captain james Brady
collector of port of Fail River. Mrs
Waters and her husband recently re
moved to Brooklyn from Chicago. She
was said 10 have been suffering from
mental trouble for some time past.
One Of the missivcs was written ON
part OF an envelope, the other on a
piece OF wrapping paper. On the en-
velope read: Dear husband: Forgive
TINS trouble. have nearly broken my
heart. Dear John. forgive me for
causing this sorrow. but | could not
live and could not leave our children
| have worried so much fear insani.
ty and could not leave the children"