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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10
TOWN vs.. CITY.

Some people have got the idea
into their heads that no village.
town or city Improvements can be
inaugurated until they oct sin
c~orporated." The Press has yot
altogether Il different idea. prin-
cipally by observations taken per
sonally ut Pierre. and 10y reading
of n suburb at st. Louis. Mo.
"lncorporation" means new
taxes right off and often any
amount that - political wircpullcr
or stock iobher has Il mind to put
ON You, when you either have to
pay it. or sell out To 90 where
taxes are lighter. The Press has
not had the opportunity to %invcsti-
gate the difference in Pierre taxes
under the present impetus Of II
"railroad BRIDGE boom, but the
mere sight of the way she is having
to raise her streets and buildings
to meet the new grade 'snskcd"
for by the C&NWRy and cutting
thru hills, is enough to convince
anyone that She is paying Il HIGH
price tributc-for the ''inunic-
ipaI improvement" of Il %transconti-
mental railroad.
In the instance of st. Louis the
resident property owners of a
west side suburb took the notion
into their heads that they did not
need ''incorporation.' They met
together, chose the name of Uni
vcrsity City and made a voluntary
written agreement to allow no
street improvements of any kind
to he made except i'm conformity
with Il general plan. In this way.
each man had his own time in
which to improve his property
Gas sidewalks, sewers SCI and the
liberty to make his own contracts.
They furthermore chose officers
and committees to carry out the
scheme of improvements which
they had adopted.
AS The Press understands. the
ma ,riuy Of the residents of Forest
City I waiting for the advent
of II railroad or something else TO
cause an influx of population be-
fore doing anything toward the
protection and Improvement of
II river front-which now bears
the plated name of Missouri
ayenue-not to mention such
insignificant things as sidewalks.
cutters, bridges &c.
And some of our people are
waiting for Il ''convenicnt season.
to move to something which they
are pleased to call u ''livc town"
that is ON a railroad.
The Press confcsses To being very
mach s'scarcd to DEATH of live
towns where the principal element
of ''life" is brass buttoncd
assessors, tax col
lectors and railroad disasters.
The cost of. living nova
days which political party organs
and speakers harp SO much on, is
largely self imposed by people who
want to be incorporated"
The foregoing remarks are
occasioncd Ivy the following text
which we clip from last weeks
Gettysburg Herald:
"Having taken ON the form and
airs of q CITY, it is argued that for
good and S bstantial reasons. Get
tysburg should have a Commercial
Club embracing in its patrons and
membership all. or as many as
possible, 1iis:1f. IT'S
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10
TO CIub-Raiseps.

We will give yn N nmnal subscription to the Review of Reviews New
York City, Monthly, or Scientific American On. y City, weekly for a club OF five
new Subscribers to the Forest City Press, with he cash for ame viz: 7.o.
local correspondents wanted at Gettysburg, Laurel Ealcs, I.bcau, White
horse and Cherry Creek to write the news for The Press We will pay a liberal cash
price for acceptable manuscript
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10
ID FOR A 6

WE HAVE II FOR YOU RIGHT HERE:
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16

Advent Of Trolley Connection With Oregon Towns Hailed With JOY
BY Enthusiastic Delegation Of Men Who Got Up Early
Enough For the Initial Trip

the Northwestern corporation for an
interstate ride to Freewater and back.
George Waldron. who will be regulN.
motorman on the Walla Walla-Milton
run. pulled the lever on the down trip,
but Superintendent Mick" himself,
manipulated brake and lever on the
return trip which was made accord
ing to Hoyie," in As minutes.
To the unscientific the car seemed
to go smoothly over the whole dis
tance but Superintendent, Lawson is
not entirely satisfied and says that
some Of the rough spots on the Oregon
end will have to be SmOOthed up be-
fore things will be to his liking.
To even the old Walla Wallan Wit
has heard the praises of the most
wonderful valley in the world sung
in every tune the trip to Freewater by
the new route is a revelation.
Although it may be admitted the
road will bring in the complete install
latiOn of divirsified farming one mus:
admit he can now see a sample Of each
kind of possibility on every side.
One moment the line is going
through some Of the finest prune Or
chards in the world with trees so Close
that the branches almost touch the cal
windows. Next a wonderful stretch OF
meadow land that would put to shame
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16
MANAGER WILLIAMS NOT FAVORED
BY SOME SPOKANE ACQuAlNTANCES

ed with the Erwins. 1t is claimed ps
the defense he used his influence as
pastor to induce the Erwins to con-
tract for the gift of $4,000 to the asso-
citation.
Keener testified that Mrs. Erwin was
in good health at the time of ms Visit
there in october IL, 1905. and tnat MI
Erwin seemed to be mentally actlNe
and able to attend to mis- afairs. he
tatlv denied having received any COM
nensation from Williams Directly VI
indirectly. for the purpose OF lniuciiis
tho Erwins to make a contribution u
the Home Finding association. ne
said he had never been the pastor oi
the F,rwins and was not intimately ac-
o,ainted with the workings OF the IN
stitution in Spokane.
Dr. Probst of Prescott. testlneu Ses
tarday afternoon in regard 10 '
health of the Erwins and the coiio,-
tion of Mr.. Erwin. at the time nc liis'"e
the contract saying that Erwin "'s
suffering from senile decay ana "as'
in his Judgment not able to properly
attend to business.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16
WITH MILITANT ARRAY AND REALISTIC
ENVIRONMENTS PULLMAN CADETS ENCAMP

CITY Park is alive with the militant
din and hustle incident to camp life
among the small army of husky young
cadets from the state college at Pull
man.
Regimental drill this morning show
ed the boys have been trained By
CAPTAIN Kimmel in manner to re-
fleet credit on any military body in the
United Statse Movement after move
ment was gone fhrough, with pre-
cision and briskness that bespeaks es-
ficient organization and painsraking
practice.
Nearly 400 strapping young warriors
constitute Captain Kimmefs little
army. The regiment is divided into
two battalions one having four COM
panies and the other three. making
seven companies in ALL there being
55 men in each company.
Camp McGregor. as the cadets BIZ
vo,,ac ground is called. presents all
the sights that are usually seen in
regular army camps. Two rows o,
,ants face each other on the east and
west. At the north side of the camp
is the commissary department and
sutler store. Here the meals of bacon
and beans and other camp rations are
prepared for the voracious appetites
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16

That Roosevelt will be, as we'll as
ought to be. the nominee of the re-
publican party for president is the
opinion of Senator Robert Nj. La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin.
He will be the nominee because
he is the man who can win. He is the
strongest man before the people who
can settle things for the better
The senator did not care to express
himself on a second choice between
Taft. Foraker. Fairbanks ak1 believes
there will be no necessity Of Sec
ond choice. because -"Mr. Roosevelt:
will. be the nominee"
Senator La Toilette is a republican
all the way through. To the question
as to whether in the event of a strong
reactionary candidate being nominated
by the republicans La Toilette would
accept a presidential nomiD alton at
ed at by w. J. Bryan at the Chatta-
nooga banquet, the reply came:
La Toilette is a republican. He
never bolted his party. He believes
the reforms ought to be worked out
through the republican party and re-
sists the attempt that is made in some
quarters to read him out of the party
Such were the opinions of the Ma
poleon of the United States senate
given by his private secretary, John G..
Haman and stamped O. X. before
hand by the Wisconsin senator.
Mr.. LaFollette was seen by a States
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the Rhinish slopes. One place was
dotted with bee hives. Kline looked up
reproachfully from munching their
breakfast at the strange thing which
whizzed by ike a phantom. Strawber-
ry patches he"iH1ing 20 bloom were
plentiful and the wealth Of pink peach
blooms on every side lent a beautiful
touch OF cOlo~ to the landscape sprea 4
before the first passengers on the new
interurban.
Among the passengers was NJ. G..
Seek the veteran saddlcr. who came
to Walla Walla in 1858. Thres score
years ago. where he glided down Main
street so smoothly today. the mules
which he drove, broke their way
through bunchgrass SO nigh it tickled
their backs. The change was great
one to the old pioneer. so great he
cared not to express it in words. but
just sat still and enjoyed the differ
ence.
The car left the W. & c. r.. depot at
1908. 1t glided along to College Place
on schedule time arriving there at
7:19. The Walla Walla river was
reached at 7:24 and State Line at 1871.
| This will be the most important sta
! tiOn on the road. A sidetrack will be
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16

which outdoor life and plenty OF
healthful exercise and recreation give
No camp would be complete without
its guard house and Camp McGregOr
is no exception. At the south end of
the parade ground is pitched the tent
in which. it is hoped, few transgress-
ors will have to spend their time in
enforced duress.
A sham battle may be a feature Of
the encampment ii it is found the
grounds are extensive enough to ad-
NIT of miniature fight. Captain
kimmel does not know for certain
though whether the public is to be
treated to such a spectacle.
The band of 40 p.eces will give con-
certs at the court house Thursday and
Friday evenings and from all ac-
counts these will be enjoyable occa-
slons as the college players have an
enviable reputation as musicians OF
great merit.
General orders have been issued as
follows:
Camp McGregor April Is. 1907.
Walla Walla, Wash.
General Orders:
No Is.
L. The present camp will be known,
as Camp McGregor in honor of the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16
Ia TOILETTE IS TOO WEARY
Arrangements For Entertaining VS.
t0r are Called OFF

On account of the poor health of
Senator r. Nj. LaFollette, the prepa-
rations which had been made for en-
tertaining him this afternoon by an
electric trolley ride and having the
w. S. c. cadets pass in review before
the Dacres hotel were cancelled.
The senator. who was very tired
when he arrived here at los o'clock
Dacres and after eating light dunch
went up stairs to sleep until o'clock
when he will dine with Senator Levi
Ankeny.
The latter called on him while he
was at lunch. The lecture tonight at
the Christian church will begin at 3
o'clock sharp in order that Mr.. La
Toilette can leave on the night train
for Moscow, where he will next lecture.
The Commercial club committee OF
Senator Ankeny. John NJ. Hill and +.
S. Isaacs. had arranged for trolley
ride to leave the Dacre's hotel at 2:55
and take the distinguished guest OF
the city to see Walla Walla and en-
virOns. .., .
The city council. will adjourn to-
night Immediately after conyeninS un-
til tomorrow night in order that the
members may attend the lecture in
body. 80.
A large advance sale Of seats for
the lecture on Representative govern
ment." has been made today and the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16

man representative just as he came
out Of the Dacres hotel dining room on
his way upstairs to rest until dinner
time
The Wisconsin senator said he was
too tired to answer any questions. but
pointing to his secretary. said:
This man is authorized to speak for
me. Whatever he says you can quote
and put it down as l that say it,
After giving the position of Mr.. La
Toilette on the above questions Mr.
Haman. a forfer journalist of not IN
Wisconsin, and now indispensable man
to the great little man from the Badg-
er state, spoke interestingly concern
ing what the senator is doing and the
condition of his health:
Yes his health is poor said Mr..
Haman, land has been for six years.
Only the great car (which ne con-
stantly takes of himself and taking
lots of rest prevents him from break
ing down. He is a dynamo of energy
and will not give up.
"Mr. La Toilette is making a close
study of conditions in transportation
matters everywhere he goes. examin-
ing local conditions
When asked whether the senator
considered the railroad rate bill pass
ed last year success. Mr. Haman
said:
Partly so far as regulating the
matter of discrimination. The power
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16

Less than one-third of the light
registration Of votes had been cast if
the city bond election today up ,r
2:30 o'clock. Little interest is SEEM
ingly being taken in the election and
prayer meeting quietness prevails at
most of the polls.
Nothing certain can be told regard
ing the outcome Of the election but II
is thought that Bonds Yes" will
have considerable the best of it, al
though it is thought Simms precinct
is unfavOrable.
Following is the number of votes
cast in the different precincts:
Whitman with registration of Els
20 votes: Steptoe. registration IS. 90
votes: Fremont. registration 155, ~
votes: Stevens, registration 235. 65
votes: Lewis registration 270. -
votes. Clarke, 276, IS votes: Mullen.
73. 81 votes; Simms, 100. 43 votes.
The total vote up to 2:30 p. m. out
of 1895 registered. was only 419
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16
PRESIDENT MUST RUN SAYS LAF0[LETTE

given is all right but there is no means
of using it.
THE only effective section of the
bill is Sec. 20 which provides that the
commission may look into the books
and papers of the railroad companies.
This is really the only section that
they fear"
He told how the railroad companies
nullified the rate making provision
saying:
Ever since the till went into effect
the commission has been flooded with
a mass Of schedules They began fill
ing new schedules as soon as the law
went into effect and have kept 1t up.
With the present force at the disposal
of the commission that body can do
little more than file these schedules
without attempting to pass upon their
reasonablenesS.
Not until the commission has the
power to make rates de .noyo by as
certaiTiing the .reasOnableness on the
basis .:of the capitalization fof the
roads will. real relief come.
This is what the senator thinks
because the real thing is to get re-
lief for the consumer all over the
country so that he can get necessi-
ties cheaper. This is the cruX of the
whole matter and cannot be. brought
about under the present | aw. The
whole matter will have to be fought
over again. --e,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16

ui,bout a lar or hitch of any kind.
o,roothly as a ship gliding down
~. u.ovs. car No. 3 of the Walla Wall
:, Valley Traction company. made u
,,;,os in two hours on it's first regular
,r;,--and interurbap transportation
h.,v.an Walla Walla and Freewater
is a reality.
Almost without incident was the
,rsrnonv which binds together the
s,rden city and the Oregon town. The
-, laf, the W. & c. r. depot at 7:&
o'clock and arrived at the end OF the
,,,Ilav ooposite the Peacock Mills.
i,s- heyond Freewater, at 7:51 O'Clock.
rnc,uding those operating the car
tbDrp We're lust % people who took the
initial rrju. Superintendent Nicholas
r,uson was the presiding genius of
,n.ration. cary NJ RAIDER. general at
-,rn-.y for the company, was also on
ha,rd President |. w. Anderson did
NOT arrive in the city as was expected
and Manager Robert Allen did not feel
we'll enough to take the early morn
me trip
The first man to pay fare on the new
intprurban line was NJ. E. Stewart OF
Ih- Walla Walla livery barn, who. in
vqsponse to a genial smile and tickets
plpase" from Conductor l.. II. Wal
dron, paid 40 cents into the Golfers OF
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16
EVELYNTHAW'S MOTHER
GIVES HER SIDE OF IT
Mrs. Holman Declares Stanford White Kind Dbnterested Man
But Says She Would Have Killed Him Herself If She
Had Known Her Daughters DISGRACE

PITTSBURG, April 16.-The Leader
this afternoon prints a copyrighted
statement. signed by Mrs. Evelyn
Florence Holman, Evelyn Thaw's
mother, saying it is the first she has
said since the murder Of White de-
claring at all times she obeyed the
injunction in a telegram from her
daughter at the time of the murder
to Say nothing"
Mrs. Holman says she is forced. up
on the advice Of her counsel. to speak
now in answer to the unjust and un
true aspersions caot upon her by Del
mas. She tells the story of bringing
Evelyn up in virtuOus frugality, sup
porting herself and children by sew
ing on account of poverty. following
Nesbit's DEATH,
She says she always placed implicit
faith in White and that he, in all hi.
actions, was a disinterested fatherly
man.
Mrs. Holman says Evelyn met Gar
land at a theater, that the acquain,-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16

ance ceased as soon as she learned
Garland was married. She denied in
sisting against Wadsworth. She said
Wadsworth wanted the police to ar
rest Thaw after Evelyn deserted her
mother in London.
Had she told me. II would have
been unnecessary for Thaw to kill
White. 1 would have done it myself.
All Of Whites dealings with US were
open and above board, especially
where money was concerned. Out
wardly everything was free from sus-
picion." -
This statement is made reluctant
ly, with the understanding no fact Is
stated which cannot be supported in
any court of law. l made no state
ment to Jerome, nor any one. Neither
Jerome. Hartridge. nor Gleason came
to see me-
Mrs. Holman detailed her efforts to
support her family in New York and
Philadelphia. The combined earnings
of Evelyn and herself We're hardly suf
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16

ficient until Evelyn. expressing a great
love for the stage. almost forced her
mothers consent to an engagement in
Florodora at SIS a week and later s25.
She recounted meeting White through
Evelyn.
white promised to do all sorts OF
things for u.s. she said. Il asked
him. Why do you take such interest
in my daughter He replied. Because
she is good. pretty and unsophisticat-
ed. We must take Evelyn from the
stage. The surroundings are vicious
and anything is likely to happen there.
Watch her all the time
Il was warned especially against
certain young men. Thaw WAS not
mentioned. White called one the
''dirtiest little rat in New York" not
meaning Thaw. White sent us flow
ers as presents. l objected to the
presents. none of which was valuable.
When I returned to Evelyn from Pitts
burg she showed no signs OF the ex-
perience she relates on the stand
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16
slGnOR OesImoNE's MONEY
LOANED on DREAMY CHECK

Because John Morris borrowed $5.55
from Ferdinando Desimone. showing
the man with the. sunny skies cogno-
men. check on the First National
bank of PendletOn drawn for $3.50.
which he must have dreamed he mad
deposited. Signor DesimOne now seeks
70 have Mr.. Morris placed penind the
bars.
The italian SWOre out Il complaint
in Justice Huffman'S court and Mr..
Morris may have some little trouble
in satisfactorily explaining why he
flashed the bogus check.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16
Plls7ERERs GO ON STRIKE
N0rknen On Y. N. c. A. Building
Want More Money

Unless an agreement is reached be-
Hten Contractor George Smell and a
half dozen plasterers employed on
tne new Y. NJ. G. A. building, plaster
me work on that structure may De
indefinitely postponed
The plaSterers struck this morning
When their demand for a raise of 81
from IS to 90 was refused by the con-
tractor
Mr. Smell says he could not see his
way clear to grant the raise and the
Men suspended work He thinks the
lNerence will be satisfactorily set.
ued within a few days.
meanwhile there will be practically
40 delay in finishing the big brick edi-
"'e as the plasterers had caught up
WIN the work before they struck.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16

SOME things rather damaging to j.
~ "llamS, manager of the Manual
''''!"S school of Spokane, were
o1sht Out in the testimony being
'"eH IN the suit of that institution
n7"''S' Mary J. Erwin. before Judge
"eh'S this morning.
'!udh' Officer Peters of Spokane.
v.H'!d >H'ed the general reputation of
'N'dinS IN Spokane for truth. vera
-, ~ ana reliability was poor and said
=, Po"rr officers of that city placed
'5'Iance on his statements.
'''' Erwin. a brother of S. H. Err
.r+ "Slhed about going to Spokane
- r'.' looking over the accounts of Will
u. "Ad the Home Finding aSsOcia-
,-N - ''r his brother and said they were
"l mixed condition. lii many
the accounts of the association
...,. .- me t personal accounts of Williams
~, n'Fd'y be segregated.
NO., or>' witness for the plaintiff
i :, ,FroicSSor Keenel- of Tacoma. He
r,.. .Ie man who was pastor of the
>.,.'s ,'eI bretheln church at Waitsburg
--- Years and was we'll acquaint-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16
TESTIFY IN SPOKANE CASE
Hearing Sefore Interstate Commerce
Commission IN Portland

PORTLAND, April 16.-N. u. Miller.
chief engineer Of the Portland & Sc
Hayden tax commissioner Of the
Great Northern. Fred 4. Grinneli.
realty dealer of Spokane and former
Governor John H. McGraw Of Wash
ington. were witnesses before the in
terstate commerce commission in the
Spokane rate case hearing this morn
ing.
= All testified regarding the valuation
Of railroad terminals and right of way
and the cost Of construction and trans
pOrtatiOn. t. . .
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16

When the minstrels with the unpro-
nounceable perpetration for. name
appear before the footlig.lts at the
Kevlor Grand tomorrow night, they
ought 10 draw house if they only ex-
Main what they mean by such WORD
inmb,e as "Dolicocephalic". or what
ever they call it.
When the boys gave their cohcel' At
Pullman Saturday night 1t was pro-
rounced the best ever presenter III
that little village. Especially good II
the college 'duartet which VIII sing
some of the OLD melodies as W. as
the latest ,O1c hits.
.Sborty" Steward. formerly well
Lnovn in Wall Walla for his athletic
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-16
UNITED ARTISANS TO HOLD BIG
MEETING HERE TOMORROW EVENING

son,e,y engraved silver cup VIII
Tho assembly which makes 'he
sxemnlification at the initiation. -.
Immediately after the degree w., W."
,.t;oh will begin at p. m., oanq
''.;m he served by the ladies OF the Ioca.
assanblv and speeches will De ni'"'
a. ,aad;ne members of the order'
W -.nention committee to look ai
~, Incoming artisans is: Mr. anu
Mrs. Charles Scott. MI anu w. w n
White. and Mrs. Nawmah .,;,ans and
Chenoweth. Mrs. Jonas ,;,,ae on
Mr.. Lininger are the co'''
refreshments.