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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

After you get through reading about
Mamie" and "Pansy' being the
flowers that will bloom in the spring
at jamestown, pick up The Statesman
and read the live stories on what is
going on in Walla Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

The disagreement of the jury in the
Thaw case is to be regarded as a ca
lamity, both to the state and the de-
Tense. Another protracted trial is not
welcomed by the public. either The
story has been told and the suspense is
too great
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

After carefully reading the report of
the Thaw trial and the jury's dis
agreement. the English public decides
it doesn't like American ways of JUS
tice. We don't blame London for its
sharp criticism.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

The Statesman delivered big scoop
yesterday when it was on the streets
with the ThaW verdict twenty minutes
after the flash came.-an hour ahead of
the diamond ring edition and sixteen
hours ahead of the jamestown exposi-
ton frost
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

Howard Nesbitt sneered at his sister
when Evelyn told on the witness stand
of her experience with White. Now this
loving brother writes the man who
shielded the girl by giving her his
name. for a hundred dollars. There's
bad blood in that Nesbitt family-"low
down blood
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13
MIR. BELMONT'S WARNING.

1t is said that Mr.. August Belmont
uttered in solemn tones a solemn
warning which fell like a wet blanket
upon the millionaires. philanthropists.
and labor leaders who took part in the
international peace evening" at New
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

The first fly of the season was dis
covered this morning crawling dazedly
up the column of votes on the James
town exposition hike. 1t was too
chilled to fly and too fly to stand still
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

Mike Lynch is seriously considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of sending the men,
bers of his team to Whitman college,
at the same time taking the students
nine on the road for the season.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

Howard Nesbitt has written letter
to Harry Thaw asking the loan of 500.
But ThaW froZe up, Notwithstanding
the brothcrinlaw declared he was sorry
he lied to Jerome
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

Evelyn Thaw's mother is preparing a
statement to be given to the public.
Perhaps she is paving the way for a
theatrical venture. or in writing a book
on How to raise children"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

1t isn't a bit too early to find out how
your neighbor is going to vote on the
city hall bond issue next Tuesday and
correct any little mistaken ideas he
NAV have
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

The postal commission has decided
the way to save money is to conduct
the pOstoffice department on a business
basis Funny no one thought Of that
before
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

Members of the WOman'S club re-
specially ask that no one will throw
stones at Wildwood park There are
enough there already. But they'll be
moved.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13
German Methodist Episcopal.

German Methodist Episcopal church.
corner of Seventh and Poplar Sts., Rev.
H. F. LANCE, pastor. residence 5O4
Poplar street. Morning service at IL
a. M, Evening service at 1870. Sunday
school at 9:45 a. m. Epworth league,
p. m. Prayer meeting at s p. m. We'd
nesday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

That was just a big joke on the
Whitman Pioneer boys-that tale of
the eXpurgated verse. No offense was
meant and none was taken.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13
One Patient Cremated,

BAKER CITY, April 13.-Radium
Springs sanitarium near Haines was
destroyed by fire yesterday. Silas
Craftsman, Salt Lake patient was in
cinerated The other patients escaped
in their night clothes. The loss is $780,
000
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13
StQIt RiQhf

Have them made to your measure
all over, not in spots. Come to us and
order a pair. You will wear them
with satisfaction you never before
enjoyed. Don't worry about our prices
They are very reasonable.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

The weather man is trying hard for
forgiveness. But We'll wait for one
good Sunday package before relentlnS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13
Here's a Pipe.

HONOLULU, April 13.-Australian
advices say Jack Johnson, negro pugi-
list. is going to marry a wealthy white
girl in Australia.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

Wala Walla needs that new city
hall. And it is the intention of the cit
liens to hand it to- her.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-13

Entered at the Postoffice OF Wala
Walla, Washington, as second class
matter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25
Our Immigrants.

I No migration in history is compare
BILE to the great hordes that have
crossed the Atlantic during the past
20 years to enter our territory, says
National Geographic Magazine. In
1905, 1,026,499 immigrants were ad-
United; in 1906, 1,100,735, and in the
present year the total will exceed the
record of 1906 by many thousands.
Since June 80, 1900, 100000 have
been admitted, of whom probably S.
100000 have settled permanently in
the United States. The report of Mr..
Sargent for 1906, recently issued, con-
tains much interesting information
about the character and qualifications
of the immigrants. Perhaps the most
striking fact is that less than five per
cent. of the newcomers have reached
or passed the age of As. Of the arriv-
ais in 1906, 913,955 ranged in age
from IA to A, 1923 were less than
IA years of age, and only 50,507 had
reached or passed the age of As. More
than two-thirds of the immigrants
were males, the figures being 764,463
men and boys and 336,272 women and
girls. About % per cent. of the total
number were illiterate, which is
very large proportion when we con-
slider that only 6.2 per cent. of the
total white population of the United
States and only 4.6 per cent. of the
native-born whites in 1900 were illit-
crate.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25
THE ABDICATIOA EDICT
Korea's Emperor Transfers Inherit
auce to His Son.
Company of Native Troops Mutiny
and Attack Japanese-Populace
Used Clubs and Stones.

Seoul, Korea,-The abdication edict
of the emperor is his first communi-
cation to the world since the repudia-
ton of the convention of 1905. A
translation of the text of the edict
follows:
81 have been in succession to my
ancestors, on the throne A years and
have met many disturbances. I have
not reached my own desire. While
ministers are frequently improper
men and progress is not controlled
by men, the times are contrary to
natural events. A crisis extremely urg-
ent in the life of the people has aris-
IN and the progress of the state is
more than before imperiled.
81 fear a danger like that that be-
falls person crossing the ice. For
tunately We have son endowed by
nature with virtue, brilliant and well
worthy of being charged with plans
for the development of the govern
ment to whom we transfer our inner
itance sanctioned by the customs of
ancient times
NC IL fuOWA, lhdl do
soon as it is proper to be done. we
will hand the affairs of state over
to the crown prince as our represen-
tative.'
Court usage is said to make the
meaning of the above an actual abdi-
cation.A
A company of Korean troops muffin
led Friday afternoon, escaped from
the barracks without their officers
and attacked the police station on the
main street at the Great Bell. After
firing several volleys they scattered,
continuing a desultury firing and at
lacking individual Japanese. They
were Joined by the populace, who
used stones and clubs. Ten wounded,
had already reached the hospital in
the Japanese quarter where the Japa-
nese were flocking for refuge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25
Need a Good Bank.

good bank is a valuable asset for
the small town. During these days
OF prosperity people of almost every
community have surplus amount of
money to deposit in the bank, or to
invest in a way that will bring
fair margin of interest Lately a sys-
tenn has grown up of doing a banking
business by mail. Alleged savings
banks and investment companies in
large cities advertise widely offering
six to seven per cent. interest on de-
posits. Many who have little knowl-
edge of financial affairs make depos-
its in these banks. The Lincoln hank
at Oak Park, ILL.,, was one of these in!
situations that made great offers to
the people of agricultural districts in
order to secure deposits. More than
$1,000,000 were deposited by farmers
and others in this concern. Within a
year it was declared unsound by the
United States authorities, the pro-
moter of it placed under arrest and
charged with fraud. The poor de-
luded depositors are not likely to re-
ceive five per cent. of their deposits.
Remember that when you send your
money from your local community It
ceases to be any factor in developing
home resources or in adding to the
wealth of the place. 1t is better al
ways to patronize home banks than
banks far away.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25
euIcK REMEDIES FOR cRAMp.
Not Hard to Get Relief From This
Painful Affliction.

Do your little growing folks wake
up in the night with cramp in their
toes or legs? If so, tell them to slide
down to the foot of the bed and press
their toes hard against the footboard.
This seldom fails to bring relief. Even
the tiniest tot can do this for herself
when she wakes up in alarm at the
big pain in her leg.
Should this fail, and sometimes
when the cramp is up by the knee, 1t
is not efficient, tell the sufferer to
press the sole of her cramped foot
against the instep of the other. Press
good and hard, and the pressure, to-
gether with the warmth and electric
ity drawn from the well foot, will GER
tainly bring relief unless the case is
very stubborn. To treat the ''knot-
ty," stubborn kind of cramp, which
sometimes seizes the little folks when
they are nervous, or If they have
eaten something which does not agree
with them, to tie broad band fla
theirs handkerchief, folded. will an
swer0 tightly above the cramped part.
Rubbing, unless one knows just how
20 manipulate the muscle, often does
more harm than good. The doctors
tell us that cramp of this kind is as
much nervous as muscular trouble.
If your children suffer frequently
with it, a good warm bath with an
alcohol rub at night is a good pre-
vent1ve. B. N.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25
LIFE INSURANCE ACTIVITY.
The New York Lies Business Nearly
Up to the Legal Limit.

The New York Life Insurance Com
pany announces that its new paid
business during the half year just end
ed was over seventy million dollars.
AS the new law allows no life COM
pany to write over one hundred and
fifty millions per year, it would ap-
pear that this company is working
nearly up to sthe limit The New
York Life gained such Roadway be-
fore the. law was passed and suffered
SO little, comparatively, from the Arm
strong investigation, that the question
with its management has been how to
keep business down to the limit, rath-
er than how to reach it. No other
company is writing nearly as much
as the law allows. The New York
Life has evidently become a pre-
ferred company.
The company's payments TO policy
holders during the six months end
ing June 80 were 21,66O,761. 1t is
interesting to note that this amount
was almost equally divided between
payments under policies maturing by
death and payments made to living
policy holders. Thus, while death
claims were $11,1SO,626, the amount
paid for matured endowments, annu-
tiles, trust fund installments, for pur-
chased policies and for dividends was
S1O,4SO,135. Modern life insurance, as
practiced by the best companies, en-
braces wide field, and covers many
contingencies. 1t is money saved for
the aged, as well as money provided
for the families of those who die pre-
maturely.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25
MEAT OR CEREALS.
A Question of Interest to All Care
full Persons.

Arguments on food are interesting.
Many persons adopt vegetarian diet
on the ground that they do not like to
feel that life has been taken to feed
them, nor do they fancy the thought
of eating dead meat.
On the other hand, too great con-
sumption of partly cooked, starchy
oats and wheat or white bread, pastry,
etc., produces serious bowel troubles,
because the bowel digestive organs
(where starch is digestedD, are over
taxed and the food ferments, produc-
ing gas, and microbes generate in the
decayed food, frequently bringing on
peritonitis and appendicitis.
Starchy food is absolutely essential
to the human body Its best form is
shown in the food "Grape-Nuts,' where
the starch is changed into a form of
sugar during the process of its manu-
facture. In this way, the required
food is presented to the system in
pre-digested form and is Immediately
made into blood and tissue, without
taxing the digestive organs.
A remarkable result in nourishment
is obtained; the person using Grape
Nuts gains quickly in physical and
mental strength. Why in mental?
Because the food contains delicate
particles of Phosphate of Potash OBJ
tanned from the grains, and this unites
with the albumen of all food and the
combination is what nature uses to re-
build worn out cells in the brain.
This is scientific fact that can be
easily proven by ten days use of
Read. ''The Road to Wellville,' in
pkgs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25
Steps to Fortune.

A modest, unassuming young busi-
ness man, to his great surprise, was
recently promoted to a position very
much in advance of the one he then
occupied. He did not understand when,
or where. or how he had prepared
himself for such unexpected promo
ton. His friends, however, and those
who had been watching his career
knew that, unconsciously, he had been
preparing for his promotion ever since
he took job as an errand boy in an
office. Indeed, If he had had the posi-
ton to which he has been advanced in
mind from the outset, and If every
step he took had been directed toward
effective means for the attainment Of
his end. AS boy this young en-
iploye did not wait to be told things, or
to do this or that when it was obvious
that it should be done. He found out
all he could for himself by observation,
by keeping his eyes and ears open, and
by being constantly on the alert to
increase his knowledge; and he al
ways did whatever he saw needed to
be done, without waiting for orders
He did everything that was given him
to do as well as he possibly could do
1t. He did not wait for big opportuni-
ties, but found his chance in every lit
tie thing that came his way. In every
act he performed he found chance
TO be prompt, businesslike and polite.
In every letter he wrote he found an
opportunity for se.4-culture, for learn
ing how to be concise and how to ex-
press himself in the clearest and pur-
est English. He found an opportunity
for neatness and order in filing away
papers and in keeping the office clean
and tidy. These, remarks the New
York Weekly, are a few of the steps
which led to his rapid promotion, al
though when he was taking them he
was not conscious that he was laying
the foundation of his career broad and
deep.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25
RATES ARE EXCESSIVE.
Railroad Charges to Points in New
Mexico Ordered Reduced by
Commerce Commission.

Washington, D. c. In an opin-
ion rendered by Commissioner Prou-
ty, the interstate commerce commits
sion Thursday announced its decis-
ion in the case of the Roswell Com
mercial club and others against the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee Railway
company and others. The complaint
in this case put in issue the reason
ableness of rates between various
points in the United States and Ros-
well, Artesia, Hagerman and Carlsbad,
in the territory of New Mexico. The
present class rates from Kansas City
and st. Louis, Galveston and Denver,
to said points in New Mexico are I'M
just and unreasonable, and reductions
were ordered. Certain commodity
rates to the same points in New Mex
leo were held to be excessive. The
commodity rates on grain and grain
products from points in Kansas and
Oklahoma were ordered to be reduced
from AZ cents on flour and 45 cents
On wheat to AZ cents on flour and 40
cents on wheat. The commodity rate
on lumber from points in Texas and
Louisiana was ordered to be reduced
from As cents to 80 cents per 100 lbs.
and that on salt in sacks from Hutch
inson, Kan, was ordered to be re-
duced from 35 cents to 80 cents per
100 pounds. The commodity rates on
apples, alfalfa and alfalfa meal from
points in New Mexico to Fort Worth,
Tex, were held to be unreasonable
and were ordered to be reduced from
so cents on apples and "a cents on al
falfa and alfalfa meal to As cents on
apples and so cents on alfalfa and al
fafa meal
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25

st. Louis, Missouri.-The steamboat
Tennessee, loading for her first trip
in Missouri river traffic, and the prop
erty of the Kansas City Tranporta-
ton & Steamship company, was
blown against a pier of Eads bridge
Thursday afternoon by sudden gust
of wind and damaged to the extent of
about $1,000. Several members OF the
crew and negro roustabouts jumped
overheard and swan to shore, others
chung to the pier and climbed to the
bridge. The steamboat was rescued
by a tug which towed it to shallow
water.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25

Gen. Kuroki is such a little, I'M
pretentious looking man, standing
only four feet six in his footwear,
that people expecting to see a great
warrior are said to be expressing
when they see him.
He doesn't come up to their ideal.
1t is frequently so with distinguished
heroes. When Alexander the Great
entered Babylon, intending to make
that city the capital of the vast en-
pire he had conquered. the people
saw a man Of even smaller physique
than that of Gen. Kuroki, and
they laughed at him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25

Stables are becoming very rare, and,
on account of the great demand for
them, have risen considerably in price
during the last few years. A coat that,
about two years ago, would have cost
$4,000 would now be worth at least
$4,000. The empress Of Russia pos
sesses one of the most beautiful sable
coats in existence; it is made from
the most splendid sables procurable
and is valued at anything between
$250.OOO and 100000. Queen Maud,
of Norway, is another queen consort
who is lucky enough to possess mag
nificent sables.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25
His Finger lmprints.

Of Count Julius Andrassy, whose
monument was recently unveiled at
Buda-Pesth, the Neue Presse gives
the following incident: Count Andras-
sy had habit of smoothing with his
hand his richly oiled hair. One day
an important document had passed
the Austrian council of ministers, in
the contents of which Count Andras-
sy was interested. Shortly afterward
the Austrian president of the minis
try said to one of the ministers:
Count Andrassy has read the latest
document" How do you know?" Il
find on it the imprint of Count Ad-
drassy's fingers" responded the presi-
dent with laugh.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25
Widening THE FIELD.
MAKING GREATER OPPORTUNITY
FOR SONS OF FARMERS.
BUILDING UP THE HOME TOWN
Some Causes for Complaint Which
Can Be obIiterated by the
United Efforts of the
People.

How often do we hear it said that
the young man has not the opportun-
ity that the young man of score of
years ago had. How great is the COM
plant of trusts and combinations
which control industries to the detri-
ment of the smaller ones in business,
and how often is reference made to
business concentration in the large
cities at the cost of the smaller
towns.
Innovations in business methods
have been many. 1t may be said that
this is an era of economical methods;
that evolution is going on continually
broadening the field for individual
effort and making possible the opera
ton of mammoth enterprises. There
can be no doubt as to the detrimental
effects upon small towns of this bust
ness concentration in the larger cities.
Pessimists deplore the lack of oppor-
tunity for the young men of to-day.
At the same time the large corpora
lions put forth the cry that there is a
scarcity of the right kind of material
for important places of trust. How
ever this may be, there is one thing
evident, and that is, small towns being
kept from advancing narrows the
field for the young men who would
otherwise enjoy an opportunity to en-
gage in business.
Travelling to the large city for en-
ployment, the youth, perhaps, seeks a
clerkship at moderate wages. There
are thousands of others that he must
compete with in the race for success.
His field is narrowed. 1t is not often
that he has fair competition, and ia
voritism he finds is one of the obstruc-
lions in his way. One of the cures
for this condition is to devise means
of enlarging the scope and importance
of the so-called country towns.
There is no economical reason why
the large city should have the bust
ness that rightfully belongs to the
small town. There is no saving in
buying goods at a distant point even
though small percentage may be
saved directly. Whenever a resident
of community sends his money to
some other community for the neces-
sites that he requires, he robs his
own home town of a certain amount
of business. Employment is given to
the people of the large city instead of
the people of the local community
1t has been estimated that more
than so per cent. of the trade goes
from some communities to larger
cities. If this trade were given to the
home town, it would Immediately dou-
BILE its business importance and give a
corresponding increase in employment
for the people. This means that the
population of the town would be in
creased and the opportunity for en-
gaglng in business would be greater.
Not only this, but it is an established
principle that values of farm lands to
a great extent are dependent upon the
activity of the town near which the
farms may be located. Thus it is
plain that if the sons of farmers
would have greater opportunities open
to them for engaging in business, it
can be increased by closely adhering
to the home trade and home protec-
ton principle, which widens the local
field for individual effort in a business
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25
A Kansas Rate, Hearing.

Garden City, Kansas. - The hear
ing of the complaint of the South
west Kansas Farmers and Business
mems league against the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway company
Marble of the Interstate commerce
commission, was begun here Thurs
day morning. The question involved
in the complaint is discriminating
against this section in coal rates.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25

The Chinese minister to the United
States. Sir Chentung Liancheng, is a
graduate of Andover and Yale. He is
devotee of baseball, and often at
tends the games. A good player him
self, he often is the chief figure in a
most unique picture, when playing,
his skirts tucked up, with his two
small boys and their little friends.
Tennis. too, has been great favorite
with the minister, while he is also
very much devoted to horseback rid
ing and bicycle riding. These last two
accomplishments are rather rare
among orientals.