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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-15
TYPEWR|TERs WILL CONTEST
ROSE L. FRITZ WILL DEFEND HER
TITLE AS AMERICAN CHAM
PiON TONIGHT.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-TOnight Rose
L. Fritz the pretty American champion
typewriter speed operator, will defend
her title against all Corners and en-
deavor to win, in addition to the hon.
ors she already holds, the title of the
champion operator Of the world. Much
interest centers around this contest as
operators from several foreign couL-
tries have journeyed to Madison
Square Garden, New York, to COM
pete with her and the two operators
who claim to be the fastest in Europe
have issued a special challenge to her.
They are, Miss Marie Shorthorn of
London, and James Alright of New
Castle, England. The contest takes
place during the national business
show that opened Saturday, and the
winner of the contest will be declared
world champion, besides receiving a
solid silver trophy cup three feet high
and valued at $1,000. The National
Business show is attracting wide at
tention and more foreign visitors have
registered for it than for any previous
affair of it's kind, and it bids fair to
outstrip all previous shows in point
of attendance and magnitude general
ly. In addition to the world champion
ship contest for typewriter operators,
which is one of the most interesting
and important events ever held in this
country, there will be other tests of
skill. Bank clerks will vie with each
other in counting real money while
others will compete in the manipula-
ton of adding machines and other de-
vices. The show remains open until
next Saturday and will be repeated in
the Chicago coliseum, February l to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-15

nook" and other plays successful In
the west. who wrote the book and
lyrics, is a young newspaper man of
Seattle, Wash, who was himself
among the first of the gold seekers
to venture inside" the ice-locked
trails, and writes of the argonauts and
the country from whimsical observa-
tions and experiences he shared with
the adventures.
The composer of the operas score,
Harry Girard, was also of the early
Alaska prospectOrs. abandoning sue
season, with Lulu Chaser in Dolly
Warden whose leading singer he was,
to try his fortune at Nome placer
mining. The new opera is the result
of meeting of the pair in the north
west, and may be said to have been
written on the spot.
The humors of northwestern placer
camp life under summer sunshine and
winter SHOWS more than a hint of
love affair begun while it's principals
are SIION OOullo, anu al oleSiipI "
convey some comic types of camp peo-
pie are reported ambitions of the au-
thors. The scenes and action are con-
fined to Nome and near Nome. The
production is in a prologue and two
acts, the Introduction being pictorial,
pantomimc and musical, the first act
scene a gold mining camp in summer
and the second a Nome home amid the
gaieties of a New Years eve camp
frolic.
In his production of the piece, Mr..
Cort has faithfully preserved the at
moSpheric requirements of the book
Where the author calls for Esquimo
dogs of the kind known in Alaska as
''mushers," the manager has supplied
them-12, brought direct from Nome,
and with the huskies their Alaskan
driver a well-known northwestern
mail carrier brought from Alaska es-
pecially for the performances. Where
mukluks, kiaks, comiaks and parxas-
and for jackets, respectively have
been the books requirements, Mr.. COrt
has brought the real thing from the
country of the opera. The light effects,
also, are said to convey something of
the peculiar sky tones of Nome in
summer and in winter in daylight and
at night.
The cast has been selected with spe-
cial care. Miss Agnes Cain Brown
sings the prima donna role. Mr..
Girard, the composer of the score, ap-
pears in the baritone part. Other i'm
portant principals of the company in
clude Edward Martindell, Teddy Webb
Anne Adair, Harold Wizard, Charles
Derbyshire, Amy Leicester, VIM.
Fables and M. V. L. Smith. ChOruses
of Esquimo girls, Nome show girls,
miners, prospectors and feminine visi
tors to Nome from 1.-The outside also
appear. The production has been care
fully staged by Max F'igman.
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+ + + + + + + I. + I. I. + + + I.
+ PRIZES FOR THE BABY SHOW. +
+ = + + + I. + I. + /. + + I. = + + +

To be held at tn pavilion Friday af-
ternoon at 8 o'clock. Entries may be
made from 2 p. m. until p. m.
First Entry-FiLest child under Is
months, either boy or girl-Handsome
folding go-cart given by Davis-Kaser
Second Entry-Finest looking boy
under one year of age-Fine silver cup
given by Ludwig & Hunziker.
Third Entry-Finest looking girl
under one year of age-Silver cup Civ
Ell by Martin Jewelry company.
Fourth Entry-Finest looking boy
over l year and under years of age
Fine bear coat, valued at $40, given by
Hanger & Thompson.
Fifth Entry-Finest looking girl over
one year of age and under three-Fine
rocking chair given by Drumheller Co.
Sixth Entry-Best pair of twins un-
der two years of age-First prize, coats
and bonnets to match; given by Mot
Wheeler; second prize, fine dresses,
one by Schwabacher company and the
other by the Chicago store.
Seventh Entry-Largest baby under
IS months-Gold ring given by Falk-
enburg, the jewler.
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Hard Times in Kansas.

The old days of grasshoppers and
porous Kansas of today; although a
citizen of Codell, Earl Shamburg, has
not yet forgotten hard time he en-
countered. He says: 81 was worn out
and discouraged by coughing night and
day, and could find no relief till l tried
DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t took
less than one bottle to completely cure
me- The safest and most reliable
cough and cold cure and lung and
throat healer eyer discovered. Guaran-
teed by E. L. sSmalley's drug store.
SOC and S1.00. Trial bottle free.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-15

the last ard only chance the afflicted
of this vicinity will have to consult
this successful specialist during his
present visit.
The doctor has met with great sue
cess during the few weeks that he has
been in the city, and his offices in the
Hotel State have been crowded daily
with people from all over the county
been reported. HIS visit has been a
great boon for the afflicted. for he has
relieved much suffering. restored to
health many cases that had been given
up as incurable
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-15
"RaffIes, the Amateur Craftsman"

Playgoers will enjoy a genuine treat
in the engagement of "Raffles, the
Amateur Cracksman," which will take
place at the Keylor Grand theater, Fri
day, Oct. Is. S. Miller KeLt is the star
of "Raffles.' The fame of this play
has preceded it here, because E. w.
HOrnung's stories from which the dra-
ma has been made, have been widely
read, and because it is well known
that this was the only drama to remain
in New York 200 nights, season before
last. Much of the great success Oh
"Raffles' is due to the original charac-
ter of the play and more to the excei-
lence of the players. The promise 10
made that in "Raffles," something en-
tirely new in theatrical entertainment
will be shown.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-15
A Criminal Attack

on an 1noffensive citizen is frequently
made in that apparently useless little
tube called the appendix" It's gener-
ally the result of protracted constipa-
ton. following liver torpor. DR.. Kings
New Life Pills regulate the liver, pre-
vent appendicitis, and establish regular
habits of the bowels 25c at E. L.
Smalley's drug store.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-15
Picture of Pioneer Life.

The new comic opera 1.-THE Alaskan
which John COrt is to present in this
city at the Keylor Grand theater for
two nights, october 90 and p, aims at
a gay and amusing reflex of pioneer
life in and about Nome in the early
days Of the gold fever there.
Joseph Rlethen, author of THE Chi
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-15

Eighth Entry-Smallest baby under
IS months. Fine cup given by q. K
Straight.
Ninth Entry-Youngest walking ba-
by-Baby cap or bonnet given by Wal
la Walla Cloak & Suit House.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-15
Wait at the Book Nook for the car!

Water otter contains germs of ty-
phoid fever; milk frequently those Of
tuberculosis, hut teer has been cooked
and bailed sufficiently to kill every
the Betz Brewing companys Pale Beer
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-15

The Ladies of the Wilbur church
will serve dinner at the Cox, Barnett
Co. store during fair week.
Co. store during fair week. GS)
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ONLY ONE
WEEK MORE
TO CONSULT DR.. DARRiN IN WAL
LA WALLA AT THE HOTEL
STATE.
Positively the Last Opportunity for
the Afflicted to See Him.

DIR. Darrins visit in Walla Walla
viii expire at the end of next week
call at once. as this will positively be
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= WANTED. +
+ Carrier boy with a horse; at i
+ the Statesman office.
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-15

Mason Fruit Jars at Muntinga's
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+ FOR RENT-MODERN NINE 1.
+ room house, No. 635 University +
+ street; $3.50 per month. +
j. FARMLAND E. BROWN, !.
+ Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. +
+ 1906 East Alder ST. Phone 1884 /.
+ I. i ! + + + + I. + j. i. i. + /. + +
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Home made Sauer Krout at Muntlnga
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Stuffed Olives, extra quality, at Mum
tingas
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
CALIFORNIA WoMEN's CLUBS.
There Are f79 Clubs In the state
Federation.

Bakersfield, Cal, Feb. 7.-There
was a very large attendance at the
annual convention of the State Fed
Grafton OF Women's clbs which COM
menced here yesterday afternoon
when Mrs. Robert Porter Hi,l, the
president, opened the proceedings.
The annual report showed that the
federation was organized in Los An
geles in 1900 as a result of an inVi-
tation extended by Mrs. Robert j.
Rurdette to the club women of the
state, which was then divided into
six districts. The objects were the
advancement of women in all direc-
tions that tend to make better wives
mothers, teachers and business wo-
men.
The membership now Is over 1900
the federation being the most influen-
tial women's organization in Califor'
mia. There are 179 clubs located ir
96 towns and cities. In view of the
present widely agitated japanese
school question, the report of thu
committee on education which will b'
made tonight, is awaited with mucf
interest. 1t is expected that the con
vention will take a decided stand II
| the matter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07

bier and Summerville vicinities and
will build a sawmill in Imbler and to
get the lumber to the mill he will re-
sort to the OK rather than the horse.
His peculiar ultimatum, he says,
was reached after careful considera-
ton. It is much cheaper to purchase
oxen, they can be maintained at less
expense, and can do better service In
"snaking" timber than can horses
About 20 yoke of oxen will be able to
supply the timber which his mill oi
so, 900 feet capacity can saw.
The mill is to be built near the o
r. & N. in the town of Imbler. A
planning mill will be part of the
plant. Steam ise to be the motive
power. The promoter hopes to o'
cutting early next season.
This industry will prove a drawint
card for the inland town. At least q
men will be employed there, and afte
studying the other small towns of th'
valley Mr.. Crookham feels confiden
that Imbler is the coming town Of tn
valley.-La Grande Observer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
Diphtheria in Baker.

Three new cases of diphtheria were
discovered in Baker City yesterday
morning by the city officials and med
ical attention promptly given. The
cases were the children of the Drake
and steinbach families on Fifteenth
street.
When the physicians attended the
children they found that the families
were in Strengthened circumstances
and could not afford to purchase the
required medicines. Chief of Police
Ed jackson was notified of this con-
dition and Immediately started a pub
lie subscription for their benefit. Al
the end of his mornings work Chief
Jackson found he had secured the sum
of s2O5O
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07

Nothing will relieve Indigestion
that is not a thorough digestant. Ko-
dol digests what you eat and allows
the stomach to rest-recuperate-and
grow strong again. KODOL is a So
luton of digestive acids and as nearly
as possible approximates the digestive
Juices that are found in the stomach.
KODOL takes the work OF digestion
off the digestive organs, and while
performing this work itself does
greatly assist the stomach to a thor
ough rest. In addition the ingredi'
ents of KODOL are such as to make
it a corrective of the highest effic
iency and by its action the stomach
is restored to its normal activity anc
power. KODOL is manufactured II
strict accordance with the Nationa
Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold b,
Tallman & Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07

Routine business was transacted at
the council meeting last night, which
was attended by but four councilmen
and the mayor. In view of the small
attendance two ordinances prepared
by the city attorney, one providing
for house movers licenses and the
other prohibiting minors from enter
ing saloons, were not taken up. They
will doubtless be passed at the next
meeting.
Reports of the city recorder. treas
urer and marshal for the past month
were read and the bills of the past
month were paid. W. S. Wells, who
has superintended the repairing OF
the Main street bridge, filed a report
showing the cost of the same, 1t to-
tails $S4S.07.
The annual report of the watel
commission was also submitted to tn
council last night in conformity u
the requirements of the charter. b!
the report II is shown that the re
ceipts of the water system for tn
past year were s1S,3S750. while tn
expenses amounted to S11,996.13. TIL
following is the statement of the as
sets and liabilities:
Assets-Plant, s9S,22S.sS; bills re
ceivable. s14,6S2.S0; sinking fun
cash. s7.77; real estate, sS,619.5O
county warrants, s1S720.
Liabilities-Bonds, $4,000; Per
dleton water department, $75,s31.9'
The report was signed by w. /
Jones, chairman, and ]. r. Dicksoi
clerk
The liquor license of Foster & Nj
Intosh was allowed transferred
Jesse Shull, while licenses were ais
granted to Bogart & Keegan and
w. B. Allen. The application OF
p. Medernach to erect small kitche
in the rear of his building was r.
y, ferred to the fire committee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07

chance in 2S of being injured, and
one chance In S71,T OF being killed.
This risk of mortality is almost as
great as If he barred his breast to
the bullets of modern warfare, and,
indeed, IL the war with Spain be taken
as an example, It is quite probable
that he would have stood a better
chance of life and freedom from in
jury by entering the army than by
entering the railroad service.
Passengers have much less dan
ger to fear. During the year just
mentioned there We're only 492 pas
sengers killed out OF 7Ss,S24,667, or
one out of l,501,6s4. 1t thus appears
that the person who buys a ticket on
railroad in the United States and
boards train has one chance against
million and half of being killed"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
CHINESE NEW YEAR
Will Begin in All Its Glory Next Mon.
day Morning.

Next Monday morning, February
II, will see the beginning of the New
Year festivities throughout the vari-
Gus Chinese settlements of the Pacific
coast. 1t has been planned to make
this year an exceptionally magnificent
one.
Tradition has it that not cent
shall be expended for the opening OF
the New Year by a Chinaman who
owes his brother a cent, consequently
the orientals have been saving lot OF
late. The exercises will continue for
period of 10 days. During that timt
devils will be driven out and the noisy
worship of the idols held.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
EVELYN THAw TELLS THE
STORY OF HER BETRAYAL
Continued from page ~

pie lived for He further said that
he liked young girls thin, and that
must never get fat, He told me never
to tell any one. not even my mother"
Thaw Was Loyal.
"Did Thaw renew his offer OF mar
riage after hearing thatG" asked Del
mas. 'Not that night" replied Eve
lyn. HE said I was a poor, unfor-
tunate girl; that he did not think any
less of me than he had before"
Evelyn, her face bathed In tears,
said that two months after his first
proposal Harry Thaw renewed his
offer.
Evelyn told of her early life In
Pittsburg She said her father was a
lawyer He died early and left the
family in Strengthened circumstances.
The family became more and more
impoverished until the sheriff posted
dispQsession notice upon the dor.
Then Holman came to the rescue,
went on the girl, land paid the debts
We went to Philadelphia when l was
Is and at the first became an artists
model. I posed in Philadelphia fol
several artists and a number of maga'
zines.
when I started for New York,
carried a letter of introduction t
Carol Beckwith, and finally got ;
letter to Fisher, the theatrical man
ager. 1 thought l could double m,
earnings by working nights on tn
stage. Somebody told me theater
were not baby farms, and If they tool
me there they might get into troubl
with the Gerry society. I was finall
ushered upstairs and engaged"
did you ever tell White about pos
ing for an artist?" Eyes. He 'ai
they were lot of old stiffs and fc
gies," replied the witness.
when did you first meet Thaw
an the latter part of 1901, in tf
/. Audubon hotel"
Street Cleaner in Trouble.
While the Thaw jury was marchir
from the Broadway Central hotel
e court this morning, Thomas Paine
= a street cleaner, stopped shovelir
s snow. and in loud voice yelled: He
d fellers, here comes the Thaw jury
e The jurymen came abreast the gro'
e of shovelers and Palmer yelled: INC
d go to it, boys, get together and acql
d Thaw."
II Captain Lynch, commanding I
q court SQUAD ordered Palmer arrest
. and taken to court. where Judge FIJI
~ gerald administered a severe rep
G, mand and discharged him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07

"What would the people of the
United States have to say about 1t If
the powers at Washington sat supine-
" while 10 regiments OF the standing
army were marched out in single nle
and shot down." asks Charles Warne
Rafting. who urges that the apparent
complacence of congress in the race
of the annual sacrifice OF life on our
railroads affords by no means far
fetched parallel TO this startling sup
position. 1t is true that a law, pass
ed about five years ago, requires rail-
roads to make monthly reports of all
railway accidents, their causes, and
the number of killed and injured, to
the interstate commerce commission.
But this body has absolutely no su-
pcrvisory, no corrective power" in the
matter. If the commission in ques-
ton, Mr. Batting maintains, was In
vested with powers such as those ex-
ercised by the English Board of Trade.
It could practically do away with a
state of affairs which our annual
railroad statistics reveal as nation-
al scandal.
The statistics for the year ending
March 81, 1906, brought home to us
by Mr.. Ratting's striking illustrations,
show that If the graves of those killed
on the railways during that period
were distributed along our 216,97S
miles of operated track, there would
be a headstone every 81 miles, while
| - .,,,;Ior listrihptiop of the MAIN or
would place a cripple at every 2h
miles. The figures are 97O3 killed
and s6,00S injured. This slaughter
argues Mr.. Batting, is not due t.
mysterious causes beyond our control
but to causes which can be investi
gated and to a great extent eliminat
ed. This perennial sacrifice of hu
man life, he asserts, 'is nothing shor
Of a national degradation" while tn
inertia of the federal governmen
seems criminal"
The interstate commerce commits
sion, which appeals in vain for MOI
power TO correct abuses, has to cor
tent itself with reminding congre!
every three months in bulletins, an
= every year IN more CoIhpTeIeIslN
> report. that the railroads of Il
- country are killing men, women ar
. childrensat the rate of 26 a day, ar
Z injuring 237 a day." The record
) collisions and derailments for Il
period defined gives a total of 1871 l
< one every 90 minutes, or lone to eve
: 1871 miles of track" Mr.. Battin
Z whose article appears in the Va
: Norden Magazine, brings out the i
4 teresting fact that ION the death rt
! of the railroads it is the employt
2 name that predominates." We rea
( "There were 371S employees kill
Z in the year ending March 81, 19t
< and since there are 1,3S2,196 ell
= ployes of railways in the Unit
Z States, it is seen that one out of eve
! 371.7 was killed. During the SAL
y year 49,266 employees were injurt
- which means one out of every
- This, in palmer words, tells that
railroad service is so hazardous unt
present lack of federal regulation Il
man who enters it stands @
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
Snow Deem at Mine.

Word has been received from the
Baisley Elkhorn mines to the effect
that it has been showing steadily
there for the past three weeks and
that the average depth is now from
10 to 12 feet. In the drifts 1t is 30
feet in depth. Half an hours time is
required to pass from one end of the
camp to the other and the employees
of the mine are isolated, except for
telephone communication with Ba-
ker. the roads being impossible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
soFTNEss OF sEALsKIN,
IL Rivaled by Human Hair Where
DnndruR is Eradicnted.

Sealskin is admired the world over for
It's softness and glossiness; and yet the
human hair is equally as soft and glossy
when healthy; and the radical cause of all
hair trouble is dandruff which is caused
by a pestiferous parasite that saps the
vitality of the hair at It's root Newbro's
Herpicide Is the only preparation that is
fatal to the dandruff germ. Without dan
druff there Is no falling hair, but a lux
uriant growth OF glossy, soft hair is GER
tain. Securing the scalp won't cure dan
drum. Kill the dandruff germ. Thous-
ands Of women owe their beautiful suits
Of hair to Newbro's Herpicide. Sold by
leading druggists. Send 1oc. in stampe
to The Herpicide Co., Detroit. Mich
Two sizes--50 cents and s1.00.
A. c. Koeppen q Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07

william Higley. a veteran of the
civil war, SO years Of age. was found
frozen to death within the home
grounds at Leavenworth, Kan, yes
terday. He had crawled through a
hole in a hedge fence, but being ex-
hausted he sank within sight Of his
barracks, and died from exposure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
COUNCIL MET
LAST NIGHT
BILLS FOR THE PAST
MONTH WE'RE PAID

New Ordinances Held Over Until the
Next Meeting of Council-The Cost
of the Repairing of Main Street
Bridge Totals SS4s.07-Annual Re-
port OF the Water Commission Was
Also Submitted-Liquor License IL
Transferred.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07

Mrs. Polly Weed Baker, aged So.
has filed suit for divorce from her
eighth husband, William Baker, at
Boonville, Ind. She has the record
of being the most married woman in
the state. OF her eight husbands,
Mrs. Weed divorced five, one died
and one committed suicide by jump
ing into well. She is worth about
$4,000.