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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-11
WHITMAN QUITS
A FAIR winner
Defeats Idaho 5 10 2.-Has
Neat Money Surplus

Victory perchei upon the Whitman
standard yesterday afternoon, when he
Idaho baseball bunch went down to
t'efeat before Cahills colts on Ankeny
field by a score Of to 2, thus closing
successfully one of the most brilliant
athletic years in the history Of the
local college.
Despite the uncertain weather
good sized crowd watched the mis-
sionaries. even after that fateful Mos
cow game earlier In the season, throw
in an extra score to show the Idaho
lads how wild had been their dream
that Whitman's scalp would be theirs
in 1907.
While Washington has an undisput-
ed title to the northwest champion
ship and the mathema teal fans have
not figured out the comparative score
sheet yet it is likely Whitman has a
good title to second place based on
defeating Pullman once, Idaho, one
game out of two, Washington universe
tv, two out of three and the UNIVERSE
ty of Oregon the only game played
with them. Therefore the missionary
rooter howled joyfully yesterday af-
ternoon as the score piled up.
Marquis pitched yesterday keeping
ZIP to his usually brilliant record.
butcher was forced to play the bench
on account of bad knee. but Cush-
nan played the game of his life at
short and delighted grandstand and
bleachers by making a safe hit, some
thing rarely done by the crack little
fielder.
Another specially gratifying thing
TO those interested in the financial side
of the Whitman baseball feam is,
that after paying coach and all ex-
penses the department will put 500 in
the treasury of the associated students.
Manager Roy Cahill has proved him
self what his friends predicted, the
man for the place and has worked and
worked and wooed the shekels early
and late ever since last winter. He said
this morning he thought the depart
ment would show a net gain of 800
over all expenses.
Following is the scorekeepers sum-
mary of the happy athletic finale of the
college year:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-11
SCHOOLS ARE LIABLE
FOR SPECIAL TAXES

Judge Albertson, of the King
county superior court, has handed
down a decision. holding that Seattle
school district No. 1. was liable for
special assessment against it's prop
erty, Notwithstanding the fact that
it is exempt from general taxation.
Heretofore special improvements af-
fecting school property have been paid
from the general fund, the school
board holding that the constitution ex-
emp+ed school property from taxation
and for the further reason that the
BOARD has no fund from which such
amounts could be paid. or no author
ity to assess for such purposes, states
a Seattle report.
Corporation Counsel Calhoun con-
tends that the school board should
provide for improvements to school
property, and an action was brought
under the title of state of Washington
ex rel. the city Of Seattle against Sc
attic school district No. l, to compel
the district to pay the special assess
ments levied for grading and side
walks on Twenty-sixth avenue.
While this particular case is of lit
tie importance, the decision is one OF
considerable interest 1t may require
S: hool districts, in order to pay for
local improvements, to increase the
annual levy for school purposes very
materially.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-11
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrah that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrah
Cure. F.. G. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F..
j. Cheney for the last Is years and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions. and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by his firm. Walding. Kinnan & Mar
vim, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Halls Catarrah Cure is taken in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-11
STATE NOW CLAIMS THELAMD
Attorney General Plans 10 Contest
for Ownership

The attorney generals ONCE is pre-
pairing to participate in land contest
before the state land commissioner,
land away from the contestant, If he
succeeds, with the assistance of the
attorney general, in ousting the con-
restee, states an Olympia report. Many
ether similar contests for the state will
follow if this one is successful.
The enabling act granted to the
state Of Washington. land sections
numbered Is, but where actual settlers
were found On land in these sections
tefore their survey, they were given
prior right to homestead, and the
state was then allowed to select lieu
lands instead In many cases contest
ants appeared after survey and sue
ceeded in acquiring lands in section 16
by contest proceedings.
It has now been decided by the
attorney generals Office that the state.
end not the contestant. is entitled to
all lands from which the original set
tier is thus ousted by a subsequent
settler as contestant.
Two such cases are now pending be-
fore the state land Office from Pacific
county, and the attorney general has
given notice of appearance for the
contestants. Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Falknor will actively participate
in the proceedings. with a view to
bringing out the facts as to the right
Of the original settler to the land.
AS a matter of justice and in fair
ness to all concerned, however. the at
torney general has served notice on
rhe contestant that if he succeeds
IN establishing his claim against the
contestee, the land will be at once
claimed by The state. on the ground
that only the original settler. who
went on the land prior to the sur
vey. is entitled to any right Of entry
as against the grant to the state.
The present investigation probably
will he followed up by others. involv-
ing lands which have already been
successfully contested in the past. I'M
der similar conditions. IT seems to be
a clear case, so far as the contestant
IS concerned. Of "vou lose if you win
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-11

KANE, this freshman bunch is too
much for me-this is no time for mirth
and laughter, it's the Spokane bunch
that I am after"
The chorus following was one of the
prettiest stunts Of the afternoon. Hand
in hand the class finishes the chorus
which goes "Spokyanne, Spokyanne.
we will run old Whitman till she
echoes Spokyanne." The tune is Boo
Ia" and the effect was to make the
second act go out in a burst of APP
plause.
Finally it all comes out right in the
last act A telegram from Oberlin to
the effect that the action in putting
Morteske in his place was illegal was
read by Balderland, a visiting college
man and typical chapel speaker.
The flip, flop, fling by Ellis, Green
slade and Wolfe in the last act was
too funny for any use and the local
hits with which it was running over
delighted the students present beyond
measure.
The clever satire-Opera was COM
posed by members of the class. Har-
old Ellis wrote a large number of the
songs and the cleverness with which
he has parodied some of them lends
force to the belief of his fellow class
mates that the present graduating class
has a future George AIDE on the roll.
Miss Lillian MerrelI wrote the class
song which was the finale of the in
teresting extravaganza. The Heidel-
berg stein song was the tune and the
farewell almost brought the tears they
sang about.
The exercises were preceded by the
usual spade and chair orations.
Joseph Allen presented the Roose-
welt chair to the juniors. 1t was re-
ceived by Alfred Livengood '0S. Miss
Mabel McDill passed down the his
toric spade with appropriate eloquence
and Madge Fowler Of the juniors re-
ceived it prettily.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-11
Epworth LEAGUE DELEGATES.

The following have been elected
delegates from the First M. E. church
Epworth League. to attend the con-
vention of the league held at North
Yakima. June 10 to Is inclusive: Par
ker Barrett, Professor H. s. Brode
Miss Clara Schnassee. Miss Matte
Schnassee, Miss Anna Barrett, Miss
Margaret Yenney and Miss Minnie
Terrell.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-11

ternally. acting directly upon the oioou
and mucous surfaces Of the SYSTEM
Testimonials sent free. Price, 'oc' Pei
bottle. Sold by all druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for cohs'i'
patton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-11
Teddy Fires "Pete."

WASHINGTON, June 1l.-
dent Roosevelt has tied Can ~
bull dog "Pe,e" which is no" o"
by a White House stenograpner'
president says the dog is d 'iO
maker.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-11

Mott Weber, the expert lawn mower:
Inquire at The Statesman Office for
reference. 81
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-11

Standard Oil Jury Secured.
FINDLAY, O., June IA jury has
been secured in the Standard Oil case,
and the taking of evidence has be-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-11
Special Eastern Excursion Rates via
o. r. e. N.

Special round trip tickets to Chi
cago, st. Louis. st. Paul, Minneapolis
and all Missouri river points will be
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s, July 8, and S, August 8, and 10.
September II, IL and 10.
Rate-One first class fare plus $40
for round trip.
Going limit ten days from date Of
sale; final return limit ninety days
from date of sale.
For any information or reservations,
call at o. r. & N. city ticket Office.
Phone main IA.
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1.-THE COLLEGE WIDOW

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With MIR1H AND LAUGHTER

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23
The Largest Animal.
From Museum News.

From Museum News.
The sulphur bottom or blue whale, as
it is better called by the Norwegians, is
not only the largest living animal. but the
largest that has ever lived, reaching
length of eighty feet, or very rarely a
little more. Whales grow much larger
than this in books and newspapers, but in
actual life not one in d dozen even Of this
species attains a length of eighty feet.
The popular idea OF whale is that it is
a clumsy animal. but. as shown by mod
els. ii has the graceful lines of a yacht.
The following figures give an idea of the
size and weight of large whale:
Extreme length. 10 feet; circumference
at shoulder, 81 feet: fiuke notch to Shout
der, 81 feet inches; tip of nose to eye, 16
feet > inches: length of skull 10 feet i
inches; breadth of skull, . feet 3 inches
weight of skull. ; tons; length of jawbone
of iiippcL. 10 feet inches: weight OF flip
per. 100 pounds; across fiukes. 16 feet :
| hes; weight of fiukes, 100 pounds
weight of H. ST.. 40 tons: weight of bone.
| s ton: weight of blubber, tons; weight
| of viscera. estimated . TONS weight OF
/ blood. tons; weight of whalebone y ton
| The total weight Of whale is about 81
tons. and unusually large and fat ndivdu-
| ais must reach al least 10 tons. The larg-
est animal OF the past so far discovered
| IS the great dinosaur brontosaurus and
| this big reptile weighed about IS tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23
AS TO GOOD ROADS.
Figures in Regard to Gravel and
Macadam.

In response to an inquiry as to the
actual cost of Indiana good roads and
their quality. Municipal Engineering gives
some statistics showing that gravel roads
In Indiana cost from 81 0O0 to $1,000 a
mile, and average $685. in 81 counties
and that macadam roads cost $1,000 to
1000, and average 50 iO2 mile. In 1904
Indiana spent s2.5O9,1S7 for building 1,O2I
miles of new roads, or s2,44S mile. State
Geologist Blatchley has collected and pub
lished statistics showing 6S,2S5 miles of
roads in the state, of which 23,937 miles.
or 30 per cent, have been improved. 2G, 5S!
with gravel and 800 with stone. He
gives the average cost of all the gravel
roads in the state as 1,403 and of the
stone roads $2.221 mile, the average of
AL being 81, oO7.
Municipal Engineering commends the
Indiana system, which produces reason
ably good roads in large quantities at low
unit cost. Indiana spends as much money
On it's new roads as any state in the
Union, with. perhaps, two or three eXcep-
tons, but it has many times as much
good road to show for it as other states
few even approaching this state in mile
age or percentage of improved roads.
While road materials are comparatively
cheap in many parts of the state, much
of the excellent result Is attributed by
Municipal Engineering to the system I'M
der which the roads are constructed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23
M.dcBoAPDrANs HONE
18TH 3 P SITS.

forth, on the strength of thorough ex-
ploration. for the Pennsylvania Steel
Companys latest acquisition.
Here is one indication at least of the
change that has come over the ore situa-
ton in fifteen years. The Mesaba boom
ers whose claims of tonnage have been
proved to be moderation itself were free
ly branded as enemies of the new range
and of the whole ore trade, because of
the cheapening effect of their talk upon
the prices of all lake ores.
Today a 10000. 600 OR COG. O00. 600 ton ad-
dition to the supply of ores available to
American steel works is announced with
out so much as a ripple in the ore mar
ket Far from being a bear argument. it
comes SO much reinforcement of the
already strong position of the American
steel industry.
There is a difference between a blast
furnace capacity absorbing 15,O0o.OOO tons
of ore a year, as in the year of the Mesa ba
ranges first shipment, and a capacity like
that of today, requiring each year more
than 50,OOO,OUO tons of ore.
The new Cuban find means much to the
Pennsylvania Steel Company, which, with
it's limited reserve of Cuban hard ores and
its share in the output of the Cornwall
hills, has been dependent in part upon the
Lake Superior ore market. How much it
means may be judged in part from the
| fact that the company's engineering staff
has concentrated its efforts for more than
two years on the problems involved in the
adaptation of the Mayari ores to its needs.
These problems were both mechanical and
metallurgical, and their solution has given
the new ores a large part of the value
| they have today.
| What. if any, portion of the Mayari ores
will become available for other eastern
| steel makers is matter for the future.
| Whatever tonnage comes to the United
States will strengthen by so much the po-
| sition Of the east
| That section has seen the disadvantage
of even its partial dependence upon lake
/ ores increased in recent years by the de-
| Ginning iron content of these ores and the
| Increasing proportion of Mesaba ores with
| their higher moisture. Both are accentu-
ated by the long rail haul. The Mayari
deposit and the knowledge that it is of
very large extent have brought out the
suggestion in some quarters that Cuban
ores and Virginia and West Virginia fuel
will some day be assembled on the lower
Chesapeake BAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23

and 1t was in that state. we believe, that
the implement was invented to make
crooked wormholes in antique furniture.
and thus thwart the malicious hairpin
examinations of suspicious collectors. 1t
is we'll known that the real antique furni-
ture worm invariably bores devious way
through the wood, and a wormhole that
can be easily plumbed. SO to speak, by a
strafghtened-out hairpin is known in the
antiquarian trade as 'glve-away.'
The copper relic syndicate produced. in
terred. brought to light and disposed of
great quantities Of prehistoric utensils.
hattieaxes. arrow and spear ads. beau
tifully corroded. and was doing a good
business when folly seized it and induced
1t to dig up Noah's diary. on sheet copper
and certain tablets relating to the Tower
OF Babel. OF course. Noah was never in
Mic nigan, and Babel is a symbol of the
confusion which fell upon the syndicate
which is said to include some men OF
leaning and social standing. A thriving
business was spoiled by overweening am
bition and a clear disregard for the laws
of trade. Arrowheads can be produced in
Michigan without exciting suspicion, but
diaries OF Noah never, quite apart from
the historical fact that Noah was no
Pepys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23
SALES OF REALTY,
transactions Reported by Blundon
O'Brien & Belt.

Blundon, O'Brien & Belt. Inc. real es-
tate agents, report the contamination of
the following sales of real estate:
For Messrs. Bates and John 7. Warren.
four new residences on Rhode Island ave-
nue. northwest between LIST and I'd streets
The houses contain six rooms and bath
each. and have two fronts, the lots eN-
tending through to Seaton street They
were sold to individual buyers. The four
brought S19,SOO.
For Mr.. James Martin. five new houses
on Adams street northwest Just east of
list street The five houses brought a total
-of $2i. 2l0.
Mr.. Martin Just purchased, through this
firm, from Mr.. Joseph Paul a tract of
ground east of this row of houses. con-
tanning eight building lots. upon which
he has begun the erection of eight houses
similar TO the five he has just finished and
sold. The consideration for the ground is
given at 5000.
For Mr.. Richard II. Ramsey to Mr.. F.
c. Wallace, 135 T street northwest
price, S4,I5O
TO Mr. Rupert for the Chamberlin es-
tate G22 and Goa S street northwest price,
So. 900.
For Mr.. Richard H. Bailey to Mrs.
Thicker. one of his new houses on Mon
roe street near 18th street; price. $3.50
For MIR. j. f. Walters to MI NJ. ].
Weaver, 127 7 street northwest; price.
81 30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23
aUA1NTNEss IT'S ATTRACTION.
Camaguey, Cuba's Primitive City
and Its People.
From Leslie's Weekly.

FROM Leslie weekly.
When Columbus discovered Cuba in 1892
he landed on the north coast of what is
now Puerto Principe. and the historians
assert that town bearing the name of the
province was established there as early as
1913 At that time pirates infested the sea
and were also a terror to the inhabitants
along the coast. They so harassed the
early settlers of the island that the latter
moved farther into the interior. and thus
was founded the town of Camaguey To-
day IL retains more of the evidences and
customs OF the sixteenth century than any
other city in Cuba. 1t has a populati ton of
oO,0Gi people. many OF whose ideas and
modes OF living are as primitive as they
were tlree centuries ago. The very quaint
ness OF the place is its chief attraction
Its tiled. fluted roofs. its narrow stone
pavements and its crooked streets, which
are literally made up of curves, all add to
It's interest as we'll indicate its an
tiquity. Tradition has 1t that the streets
We're built after this fashion to fool the
pirates who pursued the settlers even to
the interior. The architecture of old
Spain predonminates and the houses have
been painted in every conceivable color.
One house, however, on the Carload the
Prado of Camasuey- is a travesty on the
harmony of color-With brilliant red COL
umns supported by base of most vivid
green.
No Camaguey child of the poorer class
Is expected to wear clothes until 1t is at
least seven years OF age. and everywhere
IN the streets one encounters little brown
skinned children, absolutely nude, playing
in the sunshine. There were no street cars
to mar the quaint picture when | saw it,
but one was not obliged TO walk. for Gu
can cabs were numerous and could be
hired for a mere trhe. The shopping sec
ton presented an animated appearance
as here in particular the Old Spanish Gus
tom of the clerks eating and sleeping in
the stores is in vogue. One day as l
passed down the Gale Republica l noticed
crowd around a man. and coming nearer
L saw that he was a genuine American
street faker. using all the arts of his trade
to induce the people to purchase. He
spoke Spanish, and was selling tiny alarm
clocks and jumping beans. When he saw
me broad smile overspread his face. and
as we met he said in an UNDERGONE:
Would you believe it, but there are as
many suckers here as there are in the
states
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23
Cost of Street Lighting.

In communication to Municipal En-
gineering Magazine, Mr.. William D.
Marks shows, from the testimony pre-
scented in the recent gas cases in
New York. that the charge by gas
companies to cities for gas used
for street lamps should be material
ly less than to private consumers.
He shows that the expense of meters,
which is not chargeable to street lighting.
because the lamps are not metered. is
$116 per meter. or Is cents on each thou
sand cubic feet of gas, computed on the
average consumption of gas per lamp
post.
He shows that the actual cost of gas
in New York was 53h cents per 1000
cubic feet delivered. and the cost of gas
for street lamps would, therefore. be 3sls
cents per 1000 cubic feet, or s455 per foot
per year. If the charge for gas to pri-
vate consumers is so cents. as allowed
by law in New York, the charge to the
city should be 60 cents. or about sT60
per post per year. each post using about
800 cubic feet year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23
Irish Horses and Athletes.
From the London Outlook.


The history of horses. especially OF
thoroughbreds, goes to prove that parts
of Ireland and Australia are the very
best cradles for horse breeding in either
Europe or elsewhere. with England as
the second best, perhaps the equal. The
suggestion has been thrown out that the
secret lies in a lime Nsubsoil. The rea-
son for The superstition is a little obscure.
The present writer has found that par
tridges bred on such soil are heavier
and stronger, and. 1t seems. fly faster
than others; but this is hardly an an
alogy that can be applied to the horse.
There are other curious analogies. 1t
has long been noticed that the best high
jumpers among human athletes, even
wher the scene of their feats is Amer
lea, are of Irish descent. 1t is not less
certain that the best jumpers among
horses, especially a large percentage at
continental concours. derive their origin
from Ireland. with Australia and Eng
Land as occasional rivals. From the
statistics energies strong presumptive evil
dence that the climate even more than
the breeding skill tends to strengthen the
strain.