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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-07-11
PERSONALS.

DR.. W. F. Pine left Tuesday evening
for Kansas City, on business.
John Hobble, who is In business at
Liberal, stopped off here today on hi,
return from trip to Kansas City, and
visited at the home OF his father, z. r.
HObble.
James Ogden and wife of Faribury
Neb are visiting bis parents MIR. ant
Mrs. T. Il. Ogden Of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. L. Taylor and dsagh
ter June returned home Wednesday
morning from Denver where they have
been short tiale.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. HerEer are expecting
to receive visit soon from theil
daughter of Canton, Ohio.
Gorge B Ratbban, an attorney oil
Stanton county, was trsnsacting bushes,
before the Land Office Wednesday.
John Harper Of Cimarron was In the
city Wednesday. 1t is said he is fond Of
quiet dinners at the Harvey House.
Mrs. Stnbblefield and sister Miss
Graham Of Plsins, were in the CITY
Wednesday making defense in con-
test CAGE at the Land Office, for Mrs.
otubblefield.
Mrs. Judge Cole and daughter Frances
of Great Bend, was the guest of Mrs.
l.. J. Pettijohn Tuesday.
Tom Duncan, Chairman of the Re-
publican County committee. Hodgeman
county, was at the Land office Wednes-
day on contest business
E. s. Boyer OF Scott City was in
Dodge City on business, Wednesday.
Mrs. Earle Chambers and Mrs. Raxte
returned home Wednesday evening after
spending few days 10 Hutchinson.
Misses Emma aud Anna Baeder will
leave next week for Chicago and other
points on vacation.
Ed Henney and wife OF Horton, stopped
over In this city Saturday evening OH
their way home from the west They
were entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Hnlpleu.
Dorothy bennett, who has made her
home with her aunt, Mrs. Lloyd Evans,
for the past year, left the first of the
week for visit with her grandmother at
Fl. Scott.
DR. and Mrs. j. w. Thompson and
Miss Ehright expect to leave Monday for
a visit In Colorado.
Mrs E. J. Marsh expects to leave
about the goth for Gilman, Illinois, to
make preparations for moving her
household goods to this city.
!. Mr.. Dunn, assistant store keeper at the
Santa Fe round house, has been laying off
on account OF sickness for the past week
Clifford Taylor is taking his place until
Mr. DUN is able 10 resume his duties,
Dispatcher W. L Smith returned
Tuesday from few dtvs visit with his
family In Colorado springs. lie will
move his family here as soon as lie can
.btaln suitable honse.
g. e. Ayers, superintendent at Dodge
City, has issued orders Tint all men
under his supervision wishing to 90 10
the harvest fields cnnii have leave Of
absence. Tits IL owing to the great
scarcity OF men In the western part Of
The state. Newton Kansan, Republican,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
PEST HOUSE WHILE
WAITING FOR SMALL POx

PORTLAND, May 9-Last week a
man living in a lodging house was
found to have the smallpox. He was
removed to the isolation hospital. His
roommate who had been sleeping in
the same bed was scared all the way
through.
I've never been vaccinated and I'm
sure to get it," he said to Health Of
ffcer Wheeler. So he went to the iso-
lation hospital. the nice sounding name
of the pesthouse.
The smallpox did not develop. He
was kept in a separate building from
the patient. He is a painter, and he
saw that the buildings needed a coat OF
paint
Let me have the job and I'll work
until the smallpox gets me, cheaper
than anybody else" he said. The city
is buying the paint and he is prepar-
ing to do the work in style He has
been there six days and the smallpox
has not come yet
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
.CANNER|Es OF GREAT VALUE
Report Of State Horticultural Com
missioner On Subject

Of timely interest in connection with
the erection of fruit cannery at Wal
la Walla and Freewater is the part of
the report of the state horticultural
commissioner dealing with the subject.
The report reads:
"The fruit canning business is a
comparatively new undertaking in this
state. Within the last two years more
has developed in this line than ever
before. Large canneries have been
established at Wenatchee, Puyallup,
North Yakima, Spokane and Seattle,
and smaller establishments of this
character are in operation in other To-
calities. A number Of new cannery
enterprises will be started this year in
the smaller fruit growing sections re-
Gently developed.
"Once established, the cannery must
remain a permanent adjunct to fruit
growing 1t furnishes a means of
utilizing overripe and perishable fruits
which would otherwise go to waste by
reason of not holding up for shipment.
A great deal of such fruit is of the
very choicest in quality but must be
disposed of at once to save rapid de-
terioration. The advantage of keeping
such fruits out of the markets and
from competition with firmer grades
will please the consuming public, and
will result in saving a profit to the
producer.
While our figures on canneries are
not quite complete for the whole state
such as are offered are reliable ana
constitute the bulk of this product.
"The Weber-Bussell Canning COM
ming company operating plants at
North Yakima and Puyallup, has fur
nished figures on their output for 1906
as follows:
North Yakima-Apples. 22.900 cases;
pears, 51O6 cases; peaches. 1923 cases;
plums, 1857 cases. Total 1896, or
911,904 cans of 21-2 pounds each.
Puyallup-Apples, 1857 cases; pears.
1882 cases: plums. 2.473 cases. black
berries, 1894 cases raspberries, 2o.2oo
cases. Total. 1881 cases. or 99S,1s4
cans of 1-2 pounds each.
where one gallon cans were used
they were reduced to standard terms
and figured at 21-2 pounds each for
uniform results.
"The Wenatchee cannery report
reads as follows: Apples. 1890 gallons;
pears, $500 gallons: peaches. l2'9oo
gallons; apricots. $500 gallons; oer-
ries and plums. 1890 gallons. One gall
lon cans were used largely In tn1s
pack.
s"The Pacific Coast Syrup company
of Seattle packed $50 cases of currants'
1908 cases, strawberries, 59OS cases
Logan berries, 4O75 cases raspberrles
1884 cases blackberries and gao cases
apricots. Total 9543 cases. or 229,o3Z
cans of 21-3 pounds each.
Reports of other cannerles could
be secured only in terms of green frult
purchased and will not be reported,
since a portion of the fruit was used
for making vinigar and some was
sorted and resold as fresh fruit
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
HUSBAND IS MURDERED
BY HIS W|FE'S LOVER

RAINIER, Or, May 9.-Frank
Gardner shot and killed a Mr.. Swarth
out, man of about so years of age, at
the Wilson, Case lumber camp, Gard
ner, who is a contractor for the Will
sOn-Case company and a Mexican, has
been living with Mrs. Swarthout dur
ing the absence of Mr.. SwarthOut, al
though unknown to him. Last night
Mr.. Swarthout returned from an abb
sence. He brought fruits and candies
for his three children, the youngest of
whom is years of age.
This morning the jealousy of both
men eliminated in a quarrel and
Swarthout is said to have fired three
shots at Gardner.
Gardner then went to a man named
Riley Girt and borrowed his 1890
Winchester carbine rifle for the pur-
pose of shooting rabbits, he said:
! He then followed SwarthOut on q
bridge and blew off the top of his head
with one shot. Walking into town he
gave himself up to the marshal. All
| he said was:
Il killed him and 1 could not help
| it,
| He is now locked up in the city jail
and will not be interviewed. The
Swarthouts have been residents OF
Rainier for the last year or so.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
PRISONER SERVES LONGER| >
Time THROUGH APPEALING

OLYMPIA, May BY renting the
fine of Orrin Erwin, prisoner in the
Yakima county Jail, Governor Mead
has permitted a man to gain his lib
erty who has not served far beyond
the time contemplated by the action of
the trial court.
Erwin was sentenced May 10. 1905,
to serve six months in the Yakima
county Jail and to pay a fine of $500
and costs. He was charged with as
sault with a deadly weapon with in
tent to do bodily harm. but con-
victed only of simple assault.
The case was appealed to the SUI
preme court and on May 26, 1905, the
appeal was dismissed. May %, 1906,
his bcndsmen gave him up to the au-
thOrities, but the remittitur did not
come down from the supreme court
until August I, 1906.
Under the law. the time from May
% to August Z, could not apply on the
sentence. Therefore Erwin is still in
Jail, now serving out the fine, though
the six months, dating from August
Z, long ago expired.
Clemency was recommended by the
board of county commissioners of va
kima county, the former sheriff, the
presenth sheriff, the prosecuting at
torney at the trial and numerous others
Including eight trial jurors.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
COUNTY TREASURER's NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing warrants are called and will be
paid on presentation at my office, viz:
Warrants on the county road anC
bridge fund from No. 31,195 to No. 3D.
597 inclusive.
Warrants on county indebtedness
fund from No. 29957 to No. 10000 in
elusive.
All warrants of road district Nos. 1
and 2.
Road district No. from No. 31,176
to No. 32.154 inclusive.
All registered warrants of school
district No. 2.
Warrants of school district No. 5,
from No. 81 to No. los inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 10,
from No. So to No. Sc inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 81
from No. SO to 80 inclusive.
Warrants Of school district No. 80
from No. 1897 to No. 3173 inclusive.
Warrants Of school district No. "a
from No. $50 to No. 613 inclusive.
Warrants Of school district No. 35
from No. So to No. 80 inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 40
from No. 81 to No. II inclusive.
Warrants Of school district No. AZ
from No. 6S to No. Is inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. So,
from No. 1877 to No. 143 inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 81
from No. 81 to No. IS inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 81
from No 4S to No. SO inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. So
from No. SO to No. 102 inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. GO
from No. 73 to No. SO inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 67
from No. 20 to No. So inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 60
from No. As to No. So inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 73
from No. AZ to No. IS inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. "a
from No. to No. inclusive.
Also all registered warrants of school
districts Nos. I, 10, IL, IA, II, IS, SO, 80,
55. 65 and II.
Interest on said warrants will cease
on May 10, 1907.
w. J. HONEYCUTT,
Treasurer of Walla Walla County
Washington.
First publication, May 8, 1907.
Last publication, May Il, 1907.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09

LIBRARY NOTES.


The circulation for April was 2s13,
the number of new borrowers, SO land
the average daily circulation, 10S.18.
The spring weather and the increase
of work at this time of the year nat
urally reduce the amount of reading
done and decreases the circulation.
Through the kindness of Miss Grace
Isaacs and of Mrs. E. S. Fischer, three
more of Mr.. Curtis's pictures are now
being exhibited at the lbrary-"The
Brea dmaker," 1.-The Vanishing Race"
and a water scene which received a
prize at the Paris Exposition in 1900
The following books have been left
at the library. Owners may secure
them by applying at the loan desk.
Glasgow Ellen-'The Deliverance."
Ewing-"Jan Of the Windmill"
Macaulay-"Life of Samuel Johnson
Natural Music Reader; No. 2.
Continued Stories in the Magazines.
Crawford, F.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
princess in slavery; love story Of old
Constantinople, I'm the American Mag
azine.)
Chambers, Robert W., 1.-The Younger
Set'-On Appleton's Magazine-began
in the May number.)
Sinclair, May-"The Helpmate." Un
the Atlantic.)
Burnett, Frances HodgsOn-"The
Shuttle" On the Century,
Hewlett, Maurice-"The STOPPING
Lady" Un the BOOkman.)
Parker Gilbert-"The eWavers." In
Harper's Monthly
Wharton, Edith-''The Fruit of the
Tree" On Scribner's.)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
.R|Pl|NGER IS A OEFAU[TER
Former Seattle Comptroller and
MayOra|ty Candidate Absconds

SEATTLE, May 9.-Leaving a short
the controllers office of this city, John
Riplinger former city controller and
candidate a little more than year ago,
on the republican ticket for mayor, is
missing. Il is feared ne has fled to
Honduras, where he cannot be extra
dited. but every effort is being made
to intercept him.
Checking up the accounts of the
controllers office it is discovered al
ready that the shortage amounts to
$3.50 and conservative estimates
place the total amount missing at
100000 For several months there has
been a suspicion among the asso-
Ciates of the former controller. who
went out Of office March. 1905. that
something was wrong. but it was not
until last night that it was learned that
he had fed.
About year ago Riplinger, who was
very popular man here. told his
friends that he was penniiess and that
he was going to California. He Dor
rowed $500 from a local business house
and started south. 1t is now learned
that he had $456o at the time, sup
posed to be city money he is charged
with having embeZzled and the specific
amount for which the warrant of ar
rest was sworn out.
What Riplinger did with the money
he took from the city is mystery. II
is known that he spent thousands OF
dollars upon fine dogs while here and
that he was also required to spend 6
considerable sum in connection will
domestic difficulties, but he had {
large income and the use to which ht
put the stolen coin cannot be guessed
District Attorney Macintosh anC
Sheriff Smith. both of whom Wert
warm friends and supporters of Rip
linger, are doing all in their power t
effect his capture. They have taker
the matter up with the department a
Washington and an attempt will b.
made to have a requisition drawn upor
Nicaragua recognized in Honduras il
spite Of the fact that there is m
treaty between the United States ant
that country existing now.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
", R, HEARST WOULD BUY
JOHN R. WALSRS PAPER

CHICAGO, May civilian Ran
dolph Hearst has appeared in Chicago
on a mysterious mission, but there are
rumors aflOat that he is here to buy
the Chicago Chronicle. These rumors,
of course. could not be verified, as the
deal is still hanging. If Hearst can
buy the Chronicle, it will give him an
Associated Press franchise, some
thing he does not possess in this city.
There would also be a touch of irony
in the sale of the Chronicle to Hearst.
as it has been one of his bitterest en-
emies.
Hearst it is understood. is anxious
to plant one of his papers in Indiana
and one also in Kansas City. He will
soon have paper in St. Louis and
then may begin a systematic invasion
of the south, which at present is hos
tile to him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09

AS one of the results of the recent
Investigations by the interstate COM
merce commission into western land
frauds, Attorney General Bonaparte
has under consideration an attempt to
force the Union Pacific railroad to re-
turn to the government all the mill
lions of acres which remain unsold of
the original land grant. OF the grant
of more than 100000 acres. the road
yet holds an area equal to the states
of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Dela-
aware. and still has nearly 100000
acres left over. This immense body of
land in Nebraska, Kansas. Colorado,
Wyoming and Utah. if returned to the
government. would Immediately be
thrown open to settlement under the
homestead laws.
Immediately after the interstate
commerce commissions investigation
of the conditions which have made
possible the monopoly in coal land
which the Union Pacific has MAIN
tanned for 25 years. Commissioner
Prouty called upon the attorneys for
he commission to submit recommend
atoms for remedial legislation or to
suggest other means of dealing with
the monopoly. These recommended
tons are now in the hands of the attor
ney general.
destroy the land monopoly of the
Union Pacific" is the basis of this re-
port.
The monopoly which the Union Paci-
fic maintains in southern Wyoming is
the most complete in the world.
There are towns in Wyoming which
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
STRIPES To Be ABOLISHED IN THE
NALLA WALLA PEN|TENT|ARY SOON

OLYMPIA, May 9.-FolloWing the
determination reached by the board of
control and superintendent Kincaid
some time ago, stripes will be abol-
ishel at the state penitentiary at
Walla Walla for all but the most
hardened and desperate cOnvictS.
Prisoners will be segregated into
three grades and only those of the
lowest rank will be required to wear
the striped suit
preparations for this change have
been under way for some time" said
a member of the board of control yes
terday. "Orders for the cloth will be
sent in within a short time. Three diff
ferent kinds of uniforms will be used,
but only the unruly will be forced to
wear stripes. 1t is probable that a
system of merits will be adopted, OPP
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09

belong to the Union Pacific absolutely.
Every building, every store, every
street, every alley and practically every
man is owned outright by that rail-
road. Towns have been formed but
never Incorporated. Streets have never
been decided to the municipality but
remain the property of the railroad.
The houses have been erected by the
railroad and still remain it's property.
Such a town is Hanna, where are sit
.uated several of the largest coal mines
in the state. Every street and alley
in the town bears the following no.
tice:
This is no thoroughfare. Private
property of the Union Pacific rail-
road
Every house in the town belongs to
the railroad. The first thing passen
ger sees when he alights from the
train is a sign telling him he is on the
private property of the railroad So
does the bank. SO do the streets and
the stores.
IF a labor agitator appears among
the miners, he is promptly ordered to
leave town-get off the cOmpanys
grounds-and if he refuses, he is ar
rested by a Union Pacific policeman.
put on board Union Pacific train and
sent out of the Union Pacifics country.
He can do nothing. He is trespasser
on private property.
What is true of Hanna is true of a
dozen other towns On what appears
to be the high road from Rock Springs
to Horse Thief canyon, a distance of
90 miles, there are 90 signs telling the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
UNION PACIFIC RAILROADS LAND GRAFT
To Be ADVOCATED WITH GOVERNMENT AID

public that the road is the property Of
the Union Pacific and that everybody
must keep off-except those who have
permits from the railroad.
The railroad actually owns each all
ternate section for 20 miles on each Of
the track. The government owns the
intervening sections. But to get from
one government section to another, it
is necessary to pass over the railroad
land and the railroad promptly arrests
intruders. But If a sheepman wants
to rent a certain amount Of Union Pa
cific land for his flocks. he is also
charged rent for the government land
between the railroad sections-and the
railroad gets the money therefor.
Within sight of the Union Pacific
main line are thousands of acres of
the best coal land in the west. There
is a chronic shortage of coal in Union
Pacific territory. But the Union Paci-
fic will not give coal operator per-
mission to cross the land between the
coal and the railroad, although in some
cases the prospective mines are WITHIN
100 feet of the tracks.
AS a result, the coal is not mined,
the territory lacks fuel the railroad
does not get the long haul on thous-
ands of tons of coal every day-but
coal mined by the Union Pacific-at
hOldup prices-and the road makes
millions of dollars from its coal prop
erty reserving all other coal property
in southern Wyoming for the time
when it's own mines will become eX-
hauSted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09

Grating as the present system of good
behavior. Stripes will be a punish
ment for a breach of discipline or the
infractiOn of rules. But by good be-
havior, a convict can work himself out
of the striped suit class.
"The law committing the criminal
ly insane to the penitentiary had moth
ing to do with this change. 1t has
been under consideration for some
time
Mr. Davis would not say what pro-
visions, if any, would be made for the
care and treatment of Chester Thomp-
son and other criminally insane who
will be sent to the prison June II. But
an order governing these persons will
probably be issued and a section of the
new dormitory set aside for their use.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
LEAVE CAR TO BEAT ROW0|Es
Mo(orman and Conductor Rout
Five Insulting Bu|ies

PORTLAND. Ore, May s.-That San
Francisco can not claim a monopoly
on riots arising from labor troubles
was evidenced when a pitched battle
between five union employees Of the
Willamette Steel & Iron works and
two street car men occurred on Gill
san street car at Sixteenth and Glisan
streets. w. w. BOggs was taken into
custody on a charge Of disOrderly con-
duct and warrants are now out for his
four companions on charges Of disor-
derby conduct and malicious destruc-
ton Of personal property.
The disturbance occurred on car No.
31S and hostilities were precipitated by
the iron workers referring to Conduc-
tor Roy Mercer and MOtOrman w.
Gorthrie as "scabs" The two railway
employees resented the epithet and a
fight ensued. The car was stopped at
Sixteenth and Glisan streets and the
combatants adjourned to the pave
ment to settle the matter.
Mercer and Gorthrie demonstrated
their pugilistic ability by putting four
of the fellows to flight and arresting
Boggs The police were notified by
telephone and upon the arrival of the
car at Second and Washington streets
Patrolman Barter took charge of the
prisoner.
Boggs was released on deposit of S25
cash bail and in the police court this
morning the case was continued until
Friday morning for trial. AS the four
men who were routed broke all of the
car windows with stones after the fin
ish of the fight, the deputy district
attorney issued John Doe" complaints
against them this morning and the de-
tectives are now searching for the
quartet of rOwdieS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
MADE HER DANCE.
Cowboy Husband Shoots Holes Abou,
Feet of His Bride.

TACOMA, May 9.-Will Burk, wild
west individual. who delights in brOn-
cho busting, hard riding and cowboy
sports, last fall married a young wife
A few weeks ago she left him and is
now bringing suit for absolute di-
vorce. She makes allegations, and has
neighbors ready to support them, that
Burk diverted himself by making her
dance by shooting bullets into the
ground at her feet. When he began to
indulge in the pastime at midnight and
even as late as a. m. she left him.
and for time had to be CARED for at
hospital.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
DIES WITH INJURIES.
Portland Youth Attempts to Boars
Streetcar: ueus Cut OFF.

PORTLAND. May 9.-As the result
of foolhardy attempt to board a rap
idly moving car of the st. Johns line
at the east approach to the Steel
bridge, Rhea English. an 1S-year- old
youth, residing at 1851 Portsmouth
avenue, was so badly maneled that
death occurred at the Good Samaritan
hospital.
The unfortunate young mans legs
were crushed to a pulp beneath the
wheels of the coach and amputation
of one limb was necessary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-09
PHYSICIAN ARRESTED.
Portland Officers Take New Yorker
Into Custody On Telegram.

PORTLAND. May 9.-Dr. Solomon
Miller was arrested by Detective SER
geant Baty at a drug store on FIRST
and CLAY streets. charged with grand
larceny. The arrest was made on tele-
graphic instructions from New YORK
CITY. DR.. Miller denies any knowledge
of any crime committed by him, and
saws that he is at a loss to know What
the charges against him consist OF. Inc
accused man had just taken charge OF
the store at First and Clay streets
having been in the city but short
time