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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

the wheel and bulls eye of the COM
mercial target.
"Snokane has failed to assist In
opening the Columbia river because
she feared an open river would help
Portland Spokane mas been passive
and unheeding in all the agitation Tor
river appropriations. and in utter SELL
;sbness has nursed her little dream OF
new state. filled with commercial
trophies for her alone!
There will be no new state In the
inland empire, as long as its lorna
ton is dependent upon such Felhsh-
ness as actuates Spokane's present Ell
forts in that direction. When there
is an actual need for new organz-
alton. revolution in the map OF
:ne inland empire, the new order
will come.
Doubtless there would be more
uniformity of interests in a new
state formed from parts of northern
Idaho. eastern Oregon and eastern
Washington, than exists in the present
states as they are bounded.
"The coast districts have vastly diff
ferent interests from those found In
the sagebrush district. But fairly
good progress is being made under the
proud banners Of Oregon and her two
splendid daughters, Idaho and Wash
iugtOn."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17
The Know 1t All.

Most agervatin' customer wuz Nick
|" odemus Brown,
l Who knowed it all an bound Il
have his say.
There wuzn't no theayter play tibet evel
come to town
But Brown he'd git to see it. night OF
day.
He'd make pint to git his seat fore
any Of the rest,
An when the curtain riz upon the play
An all the actors got to work a-doin' Of
their best
He'd smoker in his agervatin' way.
An when the most eXcitin part OF al
wuz gittin' near
An folks wuz sittin nervous an per-
picked
Old Brown he'd whisper loud enough fol-
every one to hear,
'Ill bet you l kin tell watts comm
next
Thar wuzn't any curin' him. He'd be the
same in church
Or anywheres he happened fur to be.
Fur, like an old poll parrot jest a-settin
on it's perch,
He'd squawk to all his critics. Talk is
Free
But when the grip wuz goin' round-last
winter wuz year
It tackled on to Nick an took him
down,
An then he got religion, fur he thought
his end wuz near,
An, sure enough, that wuz the end o
Brown.
His folks wuz all a-gathered round. an
Jest before he died,
While Deacon Jones wuz readin' of a
text,
The sick man smiled, an "Well. I'm done
with this here world" he sighed.
"Ill bet you I kin tell watts comm
next"
IT A. Daily in Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17
JOIN THE BOOSTERS.

While there is still ample time for
the merchants and citizens of Walla
Walla to send in their applications for
tickets to the Commercial club banquet
to be given to the visiting business
men from nearby cities, yet the delay
in making up the big muster expected,
is hardly indicative of that spi1at of
enterprise so strongly developed in
the city of late 1t is more nearly
akin to the old isolated, selfish Ideas
which prevailed here for so long before
the .wideawake members of the club
began the newer crusade for business
Actual participation in the banquet
is a thing apart from the progressive
ideas which suggested it. 1t is not as
if a number of local men were asked
feature of which is the menu. Instead
it is Walla Walla's initial plunge into
the trade getting field-the first, but
not the last effort to bring about
better understanding with old, new and
future patrons of tributary territory,
the establishment of harmonious re-
lations and the securing of business
which rightfully belongs to this city.
With the new distributing rates eff
fective-with even better jobbing rates
in sight, Walla Walla houses are now
afforded an opportunity to extend
their business and build up jobbing
trade which cannot but result in aug
mented prosperity for this rapidly
growing commercial center.
Every business man knows he can
not get business unless he goes after
it, What better method of going after
such trade can be offered than the
plan to bring your neighbors and your
patrons to your own heartnstone, where
NAV be combined the pleasures of hos
pitality and the opportunities of talk
ing business face to face with the
customers?
This is what the Commercial club
is accomplishing for you. And you
should go in and help to make the
plan a glorious success. This applies
to the retailer, as we'll as the wlole-
saler. to the small merchant as well as
the big one-because whatever helps
one. aids the other.
Send in your order for tickets to-
night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17
ADJUSTMENTS
At keyIor Grand Tonight.

1t is claimed that in the point OF
lavishness and superb scenic display,
Gould & Freed's production of "Hettie,
The News Girl which appears at the
Keylor Grand tonight is entitled to
much praise. There are four acts IN
the play, the plot of which is laid
New York city, which affords an ex-
cellent opportunity for the scenic dis
play mentioned. Among them are the
new Pennsylvania railroad tunnel be-
meath the North River the old boat
house and the DOCKS on the East Side,
the arriving and departing ferry boats,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

man. Tom, coming out to see where
MS father is, is accused by the adj
ventures and her pal of the muir
der. he is finally sentenced on tina,
charge. But his friends ultimately es
tablish his innocence and he is re-
leased. Retribution overtakes his vii
famous and murderous accusers. NC
play of it's kind possesses a stronger
plot or more sensational incidents
The serious element is mingled with
comedy forming combination that
never fails to touch responsive
chord in the hearts of play-gOers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

The Walla Street Journal gives an
interesting reminder and prOpOunds
pertinent query when it says: "Attor-
ney-General Moody has now become
Justice Moody. The supreme court
consists of nine members. Since 1894.
when the income tax was declared I'M
constitutional by majority of one,
five new justices have been appointed
in place of five who have died or re-
tired in that time Of these five-nOw
majority of the court-three have
been appointed by President ROOse-
welt. Query: How would the income
tax stand before the supreme court
now?"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

Jim Hills love for Spokane and
eastern Washington was demonstrate
in the testimony of his assistant
traffic manager before the interstate
commerce commission yesterday to the
effect that special rates were grant
ed coast cities after the Spokane COM
pIaint had been filed, which rates cut
the latter city out of all business III
Montana. Nothing else could better
demonstrate the rank discrimination
against the Inland Empire.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT?


According to a news story in The
Statesman today, there is grave dan
ger of some of the coal dealers OF
the. city going into bankruptcy. The
story relates that the poor, harassed
dealer is compelled to pay from $50
to $3.50 a ton for coal at the mines.
To this the greedy railroads add the
charge of $3.50 a ton for freight. This
makes a total cost to the dealer of
either IS, or Sc a ton laid down in
Walla Walla
To keep his family from starving
and to make sure that he will nave
sufficient money to carry him through
a hard, hot summer the Walla Walla
coal dealer sends out notice broadcast
that he has coal to sell at $3.50 a ton
if the purchasers will gather up a wa
gon and go to the car after it. The
dealer is too poor to deliver the val
liable hydrocarbons. although making
nearly 100 per cent profit, cash in adj
vance.
Who wouldn't be a coal dealer?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

City Clerk Tommy Hart is an I'M
grateful cuss. After the whole town
turned out to give him the biggest
vote cast for any city canuiuate last
wear. mes kicking now because those
same voters are taking their time IN
gistering-thereby forcing Tommy 10
work for a few days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17
Planting the oqan Berries

Many of the people in this part of
this state who are interested in horti
culture are of the opinion that Logan
berries are. among the leading money
makers in the Inland Empire, and
taken year in and year out will make
more easy money for the planter
than any other variety. A few of the
Hover valley folks have already
planted some Logan berries and
others will set out their first plants in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17
Edison as Pipe-Organ Player.
Newark (N j. News.

Newark On. j. News.
Those who chance to pass the
dwelling of Thomas A. Edison, the
electrician, at an early hour in the
morning are often astonished to hear
an organ being played and wonder who
is thus amusing himself at a time
when others are fast asleep. 1t is Ed
ison himself, who, after long period
of work in the laboratory, will refresh
himself mentally by couple OF tunes
on his favorite instrument, thus pre-
pairing for recuperative slumber.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

One amusing spectacle at Olympia
was the chagrin of that tribe of tax
eaters who secure furlOughs each SEES
sion to go over to the capitol expect
ing good time at the expense OF the
state. In many instances after the
cuts in salaries were made, the would
be holders of sinecureS were olIereu
less than they drew at home. 1t IS
a good lesson.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

Ii has been demonstrated beyond
question that oil and gas are within
reaching distance of Walla Walla. The
only necessary move remaining is to
determine the quantity existing. Every
householder in the city should be in
terested in the development of the two
natural products the obtaining of
wlich would forever do away with
fuel famines
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17
Say Department is Unfair.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 1.-THE min
ers' convention adopted resolution
seeking the separation of the depart
ments of labor and commerce in the
cabinet, declaring the department as
constituted is unfair to labor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

That cruel car, angry at the way his
subjects have behaved has added to
the terrors of Siberia by writing po-
etry. Surely those terrorists will re-
consider their declaration that they
want him to live until the last.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

That was retribution with VEN
geance when a man engaged in appro-
priating a car of coal at Adams had
mis- pocket picked and his watch stolen.
Adams must be a real tough village.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

few weeks. The Logan berry is
treat producer and the market u
nand is always greater than the SUI
NV F. B. Dobbelaar and F. w. Al
lerson and other fruit growers ar
1eeply interested in the Logan berr.
and will have interesting reports u
make the coming summer.-Hove'
Sunshine
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

Advocates of compulsory vaccination
are wasting their time. Parents of
children would rather take chances
with the mild disease which results
here than to risk the Disagreement, or
chronic Affections. to which their chill
dren are many times subjected.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

Governor Mead's remarks anent the
open river project and the appropri-
alton desired are much more to the
point than his suggestion for a new
and expensive reformatory for the
hungry west side.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

II was so cold in Walla Walla last
night that all the twenty dollar Solu
pieces in one OF the banks froZe to-
gether-and even the plumbers were
unable to separate them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

In conAradistinction TO the servant
girl episode, the brave stand made by
Chapain Joyce of the Fourteenth cav
airy, for, the post canteen. is making
Fort W3lla Walla popular and we'll
known throughout the country
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

The warm reception to be accorded
the visiting business men by Walla
Walla next Tuesday will cause the
guests to forget all about the cold
spell.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

Senator-el Simon Guggenheim of
Colorado. says ne has retired from
active business, which means he leaves
the Smelter trust. 1t will require all
of the new senator's time to look
afer the Interests of the trust in the
Sannfn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

The city council would do mucn
better in appropriating half of that
$4,000 for crematory to help de-
velop oil and gas, returning the other
$4,000 to- the city for real improve
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

President Penrose may justly feel
proud of his salvage brigade-the more
so that none of the rescuers belongs TO
the plumbers union.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

Don't delay buying your tickets for
the Commercial club banquet. AS
matter of local pride every business
man in the citv should be on the list.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17
Marooned!
o~@%%1o ID T

Seattle cannot be comfortable and
content-with $6O,OOO,OO0 of bank de-
posits-in this weather when bucket
full of money will not buy bucket full
of COAL
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17
Real Optimism.
Oregoniar


A grain of comfort may be extracted
by the reflection that heavy snowhls
not a concomitant of current meteor
OIOgy
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

IT was so cold in Seattle the other
day that even the grlns OF those hoo-
docs on the totem pole "froze stiff'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17
Press Comments
A Gentle Hint.
Oregon Journal,

There are various ways OF being
a traitor. A member of the legislature
who puts politics ahead of the people S
interests is a traitor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17
is FAMOUS VIOLiNIST.

Leonora Jackson is undoubtedly the
worlds greatest woman violinlst. she
was in the city several years ago and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

Tho Fashionable salutation in Walla
Walla these cold days:-"GoOd morn
ing. How are your pipes?'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-17

Oblivion is the flower that grows
best on graves.-George Sand.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-07-12
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Man Is Arrested in an Albuquerque
Hotel While Making C%ounterfeits.

Albuquerque, N. MA man giving
the name of G. U. Hall and claiming to
be from st. Joseph, Mo-, but recently a
practicing physician at Lennox, Ia,
was arrested here while in the very
act, it Is charged, Of making counter
felt money. After a long watch the
officers located the counterfeiter in a
room in the Southern hotel. One Of
ficer boosted another up to the tran
som Of a locked door, and the coun-
terfeiter was covered with a six-shoot-
err. He unlocked the door and surren-
dered. In the room was a complete
counterfeiting outfit for manufacturing
dollar coins with some twenty coun-
terfeit dollars scattered about the
floor.
Hall, who has a wife and daughter
in Little Falls, Wash, begged the po-
lice to shoot him, as he feared the dis
grace would kill his family.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-07-12

The ambassador is now on his way
to Toxic, instructed as to his policy.
First of all a policy of personal democ-
racy is to be adopted. The new
ambassador will endeavor to convince
the people Of Japan of the sincerity
of the friendship of the American
government and of the dangers of con-
tinued agitation to the peace, friendly
relations and mutual prosperity of
the two peoples.
The consular officials in Japan will
endeavor to show how such a boycott
would be even more injurious to the
Japanese than to the Americans, as
this country is the heaviest buyer of
Japanese exports at the present time.
The Japanese government will be APP
prised of the plans and will be in
vited to cooperate with this govern
ment in the effort to maintain friendly
commercial relations.
Viscount Aoki, the Japanese ambas-
sador here, is understood to have CIV
en- his hearty approval Of the scheme.
1t was in line with this policy that
the Oriental division of the state de-
partment was recently created.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-07-12
A PRACTICE CRUISE
SECRETARY OF NAVY EXPLAINS
MOVE TO PACIFIC.
HAS NO MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE
Fleet viii Sail Around Cape Horn
and Be Seen In San Francisco
Harbor.

Oakland, Ca~l.-Secretary of the
Navy Victor H. Metcalf, in an inter-
view confirmed the report that a large
part of the United States navy will be
seen in Pacific waters next winter.
Eighteen or twenty Of the largest bat
tleships will come around Cape Horn
on a practice cruise and will be seen
in San Francisco harbor.
MANY false impressions have
gained circulation about the proposed
movement of this part of the United
States navy" said Secretary Metcalf.
II have held all along that there was
practically no significance to this
movement from a military standpoint.
l might have stated before leaving
Washington exactly what am saying
now. l thought, as the news con-
cerned the people of the coast, this
would be an appropriate time to an
nounce the exact plans.
1T is the policy Of the navy depart
ment at the present time to keep the
feet in American waters as much as
possible. 1t was also our policy, as
has been stated, to keep as large a
number of battleships together as pos
sible. We might as well spend the
money that is devoted to our navy in
American ports as abroad. In the
past we have sent squadrons to vari-
Gus European nations with less adj
vantage than by keeping them at
home.
Il have planned this cruise around
Cape Horn for the practice of the
squadron. How long a time they will
spend in these waters I cannot say at
present. l can promise the people of
Oakland and San Francisco that they
will see one of the finest naval spec
tacles ever witnessed in Pacific wa
tiers.
Il hope the talk of Japanese trou-
bles and international differences may
be dropped by all of the newspapers
Of the country. There is nothing to
produce any feeling except this talk
of the newspapers. 1t is without foun-
dalton. The story that Ambassador
Aoki is in disfavor with his own gov
eminent 1 believe purely an invention.
l know of 40 reason at the present
time why Japan and the United States
should not be on the friendliest Of
terms"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-07-12

WILL SHOW JAPs HOW IT WOULD
DAMAGE BOTH NATIONS.
The QUESTION IS TWO.SIDED
Explanation Regarded Sufficient An.
swer to Letter From Cham
Der Of Commerce.

Notwithstanding to the ur-
gent opportunities Of a number Of
American chambers Of commerce
and other commercial organizations,
particularly in the Northwest and IN
the Pacific coast, the state department
Is mapping out plans to anticipate a
possible general boycott on American
goods in Japan.
The program is being prepared with
the full knowledge of the president,
who, it is understood, has made a
number Of suggestions concerning 1t.
The subject has been discussed with
the president at Oyster Bay within
the past few days by Robert Bacon,
assistant secretary of state, and Rob-
ert ]. O'Brien, the new ambassador to
Japan. O'Brien has been personally
petitioned by several commercial or
CARNATIONS and large commercial
houses that do business with Japan
to set to work Immediately upon talk
ing up his new duties at Toxic to cor
rect the feeling among the common
public in Japan, threatening a boy
colt.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-07-12
The TOWN
PosToFFIcE DEPARTMENT HAS
PECULIAR CASE.
OFFICE ON ROCKEFELLER ESTATE
Land and Can Not Get His Mail
Delivered There.

Washington-An investigation has
been ordered by Postmaster General
Meyer with a view to determine
whether the postofice discontinued at
the town Of Brandon, N. Y, shall be
~re.established there. The inquiry in
wolves a unique state of affairs. Ac-
cording to the papers on file In the
postofhce department, 1t appears that
several years ago William Rockefel-
Ter, who owns a large estate COM
prising more than $4,000 acres in the
vicinity Of Tarrytown, conceived the
idea Of acquiring the site Of the town
of Brandon to fill out his estate. Bran
don was a fl%ourishing place, with a
postofice and two or three small
stores and a small number of inbab-
itants.
Mr.. Rockefeller purchased all
the property from its owners except
one small tract that was owned by a
civil wal veteran named Lamora. La
mora refused to sell and persisted in
fishing in q stream which ran through
Mr.. Rockefeller's estate and in using
the roads which had been open TO the
public, 1t is said, for a generation.
The p~ostoffice at Brandon was abol-
ished and another was opened at Bay
Pond, three miles within the confines
of Mr.. Rockefeller's estate. There
the people who formerly received their
mail at Brandon were expected to get
it. Lamora was arrested for trespass
on Mr.. Rockefeller's estate and he
and his friends fought the case in the
courts, but eventually were defeated.
A court order was made preventing
Lamora in person or by agent from
going onto the estate of Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter and it is stated that therefore he
was unable to obtain mail for him
directed to the Bay Pond office.
The matter was brought to the at
tention Of Postmaster General Meyer
through letters received from various
parts Of the country and he has de-
termined not only to ascertain the
facts regarding it, but, if possible, to
r%e-establish the postofice at Brandon
or at some nearby point outside OF the
estate of Mr.. Rockefeller, which will
be convenient for the people Of that
vicinity.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-07-12
BRICK BUILDINGS COLLAPSE.
Two Three-Story Business Blocks Fall
From Unknown Cause.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Two brick build
ings, three stories high, located near
the northwestern corner Of Meridian
and Maryland streets, in the center Of
the wholesale district, collapsed from
some unknown cause, causing a loss of
100000.
Had the collapse occurred during
business hours a large loss Of life
would certainly have occurred. AS the
buildings were among the oldest in
the city 1t is thought this was the
main reason for the collapse. The
principal losses are:
Daniel Stewart Drug and Glass
Company, 800, 900; Martha Stewart.
on building, $4,000; the Brunswick,
Bake, Collender Company, $50, 900;
Henry c. Balls Estate building, $4,000.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-07-12
SHERIFF SAVES G
Officials Appeal to captors Results In
Dispensing of Crowd.

New Orleans. Only the assur-
nee Of the sheriff and the GRIM
inal judge that they would give a
speedy trial to the negro who attacked
the wife of a butcher near New Or
leans saved the culprit from lynching
by a mob. Sheriff Brewster and
Judge Burns made a speech to the
mob before the jail after the g
had been captured, pledging prompt
prosecution.
At Scranton, Miss, a posse is
searching the woods for Robert Wal
Ter, a negro, who killed G. w. Val
verde, white, and Jim Johnson, a ne
gro.
Daniel Samuels, John Taylor and
Isaiah Odom are now in Jail at Ray
mond Miss, charged with killing
Robt. Berryhill, a white mar.
Jim Patterson, arrested at Baton
Rouge, confessed to attacking a young
white woman at Liberty, Miss. Lynch
ing is threatened.