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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-04
The nin ana Clumsy Rallot.

Very generally throughout tho Union
this year the press has called atten-
tlon 10 some defect In the ballot placed
In the hands OF the voters. whether
the criticisms have called the ballot
''too big" clumsy or ridiculous" the
gist OF the complaint has been the
same. For the manipulation Of the
blanket ballot In order to fully express
the voters win and do II In the time
allowed requires capacity above the
average IN the American electorate TO-
day. When voter. duly impressed
with the Importance Of the act he Il
about 70 perform, steps from waiting
crowd Into the booth aud finds himself
confronted by columns Of names run.
Ming into the hundreds. II may be-
Chlcago'a ballot this year contained
nearly 400 candidates he must under
stand the canvass thoroughly ana also
have full control OF his nerves to 80
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-04

Reports como from BOISE stating
that S. D. Taylor may be elected
speaker 81 the house as a compounds
candidate. The Press would be
pleased 10 sec this honor fall upon a
kootenai county man. Mr.. Taylor
would oil the position with honor and
dignity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02

the next four years. Michigan and
Wisconsin are to renew their old time
rivalry with Chicago, and Michigan
and Minnesota are to bury the Ratchet
The new state of affairs is the out
growth of a conference held January
by Prof. A. A. Stage and Prof. Albion
Small, Chicago; Judge E. H. Vane and
Keene Fitzpatrick, Michigan; Prof
James Paige, Minnesota and DR.. c. P.
Hutchins, Wisconsin. after the "big
line" conference on that date.
The contract provides that the
home university shall manage each
game and render a complete state
ment to the visiting university, and
the financial settlement shall be made
on the basis of that statement. 1t al
so provides for each university to send
a representative to any games played
by the others. but spying or other Sc
cret means of securing Information is
discountenanced. The home team is
to give a dinner to the visiting team or
the evening preceding each game.
The schedule provides for games be-
twee Chicago ad Michigan in 1907,
1908 and 1910; between Michigan and
Minnesota in 1908 and 1909, and be-
tween Michigan and Wisconsin in 1909
and 1910
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
Spanish American Veterans.

Members of Henry w. Lawton camp
are preparing for a large gathering of
Spanish American boys in Walla Wal
Ia and vicinity to commemorate the
anniversary of the battle of Santa Ana,
Wednesday, evening, February 6. 1t
was the intention of the camp to hold
their gathering On Tuesday evening.
the anniversary Of the battle, but the
hall could not be secured for that even
ing. The battle of Santa Ana was the
beginning of the war between Ameri-
ca and Spain and it means much to
the boys in blue. Included in the
events of the evening are a sumptuous
banquet and a program Of speeches
and music. Besides an invitation being
extended to the boys who live in the
vicinities Of Waitsburg and Dayton, a
number of the soldiers at Fort Walla
Walla who took part in the war and
who are members of the order. will be
present.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
TURMOIL OVER WOOD SAW.
Little Oregon Hamlet In State of Up
heaval Because of Council.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 1.-THE town
of Milwaukee a suburb of Portland, is
in q state of upheaval because the
council has undertaken to impose a
license fee on the steam wOOd-sawing
machine of Hart & Mullan. 1t is I'M
derstood that man living inside the
corporate limits of Milwaukee can en-
gage in business without license, but
the discovery was made that the senior
member of this wood-sawing firm lives
and sleeps outside the city limits. The
junior member Mullan, lives and
sleeps inside the city limits. But Mr..
Hart is leader of the town band,
and spends many nights improving
the band, all inside the city limits, and
most of his interests are in Milwau-
kie Therefore the firm consider the
wood saving machine Milwaukee
concern. Hart & Mullan decvlare they
will not pay, and threaten to decamr
to Oak Grove, Oswego or Park Place
and leave the people of Milwaukee to
saw their wood with bucksaws, all OF
which is regarded with great disfavor
by citizens, from the postmaster up-or
down-tO the editor of the town paper
The editor denounces the contemplated
outrage in the following language:
With our eternal grating for a lit
tie license money. and getting the other
fellow to pay our bills instead of go
ing down in our pockets ourselves and
paying our own bills, We are going to
become stencil in the nostrils of all
nearby towns if we are not very care
full
If the council insists on Hart &
Mullan paying a license, the city gov
eminent of Milwaukee may be upset
by q mass meeting planned to be called
in the near future.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
JUNIOR PLOT MARS BANQUET
Class President, Disguised as Woman
Outwits Would-Be captors.

PITTSBURG. Pa. Feb 2.-Garbed
in back silk automobile cloak, trim
med in braid and white lace, with his
neck encircled in a fur collarette and
brown plumed hat, L. E. Exline. pre-
sident of the class OF 'O9. Carnegie
Technical school, appeared in the BAN
quet hall at 10 o'clock tonight. two
hours late for first class banquet. 1t
was by means of his disguise that he
outwitted the juniors, who planned to
make the banquet a failure. At 10
o'clock but forty-five of the class of
172 were present, owing to the plot by
the juniors.
Early in the evening the juniors
banded together and telephone mes
sage We're sent to Trustee Brashear and
faculty members that "only a few of
our fellows have shown up with the
money-the banquet is fizzle-and the
hotel management has decided to call
it off for a few days"
DR.. Brashear went to bed. Prof
Hornbostel took a train for New York
At IL o'clock a rescue committee in
duced Col. Church to get out of bed
come down, and address the gather
ing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
IN THE WORLD OF GOAT And GAyEL

Several social dances among tbs
various lodges of the city helped to
pass an enjoyable week in fraterna]
circles. One of the most successful
dances of the season was the marty
given by the Knights of Columbus at
Odd Fellows temple Wednesday even
ing. Good music and a prettily deco
rated room with coy corners scat
tered about the temple helped to while
away the evening. About so couples
We're present and enjoyed dancing I'M
til a late hour. Mr.. and Mrs. John p.
Kent. DR.. and Mrs. Suttner Mr.. and
Mrs. Parnell Hayes and Col and Mrs.
William Dunphy were patronesses of
the affair. Besides the members of
the order and their friends a number
OF invited guests were present The
party was the first annual ball and if
is planned to give a similar affair every
year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
LIVING ON TOP OF STOVES.
Russian Peasants Have Hard Time to
Keep Warm.

LONDON. Feb. 2.-Intense cold pre-
walls over eastern Europe even as far
south as Greece. In Russia the weather
is most severe In ST. Petersburg the
thermometer registers 20 degrees below
zero.
The peasants are literally living on
top of their spacious stoves and day
and night enormous braziers are kept
burning on the streets of ST. Peters,
burg.
Many towns and villages in northern
Austria are suffering from a water
famine, all the sources of water being
frozen up.
A violent blizzard prevails at Con-
stantinople. and it is very cold there.
All street car traffic has been sus-
pended. Athens presents the unique
spectacle of being covered with snow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
CHASED WIFE WITH RAZOR.
Noted Sculptor Arrested on CHARGE Of
Threat to Kill Woman.

nfedt TO NiII woman.
NEW YORK, Feb. Rudolph Koer
ner, whose sculptures and art designs
are known in Europe and this country
was arraigned in court today for try
ing to kill his wife last evening with a
razor. in their home at Sherwood Park.
He was discharged but warned if he
returned again he would be sent to
Jail.
Mrs. Koerner told the police that her
husband had not been himself for a
week past. Last night he conceived
the idea that Mrs. Koerner, who is a
beautiful woman, no longer loved him.
In a frenzy he began to beat her When
she broke away from him he picked
up a razor and threatened her. The
children ran into the street crying for
help and Mrs. KOerner followed them
Achair tripped Koerner as he struck
at his wife with the razor.
The artist was arrested and locked
up for the night. He is the man who
designed the Dewey loving cup and the
100000 Adams vase in which $1,000
worth of gold was used.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
cR|l NAL INSANE BILL PAssI S
Senate at Olympia Favors Measure
Providing for Extra Wing at
Prison.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 2-The SEN
ate yesterday passed the bills providing
for Incarceration of the criminal insane
in the penitentiary and the levy of one
half mill tax for highway building
Senator. Reed introduced a bill Great
ing state highway commission. Met
calf a bill providing for the appoint
ment of a state examiner to audit
accounts of state and county officials
and Cotterill a bill providing for the
election of five commissioners in coun-
ties of the first to the fourth class in
elusive.
The house committee on privileges
and elections reported favoring a dis
nissal of the contest of ]. G. Startup
against George Mccoy of Lewis coun-
ty. There was a minority report by
kirkpatrick of King, arriving at the
same conclusion as the majority, but
raising a fine legal point. The major
ty report was adopted.
Ulsh introduced a bill providing for
he working of cOnvicts on state ROADS
and Rhodes presented a tax commits
ion measure that assesses telegraph
'ompanies' property in this state the
same as other property.
The house also passed today Dick
'on's bill prohibiting owners of irrl-
-ating bitches from suffering noxious
weeds to go to seed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
CUBA IS RICH MINING lAND
Pearl Of The Antilles Has Manu-
Wealth Producers
Two loDFs GIVE UP 100000
ALL THE USEFUL AND PRECIOUS
METALS ARE FOUND ON LIT
TILE ISLAND.

| WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 1.-The
development of mining in Cuba may
| be said to date from 1880, when COM
panies were formed for working the
| copper mines in the province of ORR
ente, according to a letter to the Con-
sular and Trade Reports by Consul
Max J. Baehr from Cienfuegos. Dur
ing the nineteen years following there
were exported more than 800, 900 tons,
valued at over $4,000 0OO and this
only from two mines, the Consolidate
and San Jose. Subsequent to the par
independence OS6S) and as a result
of the demand for mineral, the spirit of
enterprise was stimulated with the re-
suit that numerous copper and iron
mines were discovered and worked in
Oriente. Soon after manganese mines
We're discovered in the same province,
and naphtha, gold and copper in Santa
Clara.
A revival of the industry took place
| Immediately after peace was restored
| in 1899, considerable prospecting be-
| ing done in the province of Pinar del
Rio, where it appears that coal mines
| exist. 1t is also believed that asphalt
| and copper mines are to be found in
| the said province, and in Habana and
Matanzas. There is not sufficient
| Of ha
es of the island to make an accurate
estimate. The mineral resources are
represented by the following prod
ucts: Gold. silver, iron, copper, man.
ganese, lead, asphalt, petroleum, nap
| tina. graphite, Amianthus, asbestos,
zinc, mercury and coal. These min
erals are found in most of the prov
! inces, but the richest district is the
province of Oriente, followed in i'm
portance by Santa Clara, Camaguey,
Pinar del Rio, Matanzas and Habana.
| The total number Of mines sur
veyed, and the boundaries marked in
the island up to December 81, 1905,
was $50, containing POSI- hectares
| (hectare, 2,471 acres), divided among
! the provinces, and classified as fol-
| lows: Asphalt, rs; copper, II; iron,
| 50; pit coal, II; oxide of red lead, /;
manganese, "a; gold, 13; graphite, 2;
| lead, 5; zinc, q; asbestos, l; other
| kinds. As; total, 3S6. The total area
| of the mining regions of Cuba is So,
| 395 acres, of which 44,28S belong to
the province of Oriente, 4,28S acres
to Santa Clara, 5, 202 to Camaguey, l.
361 to Pinar del Rio, 444 to Matanzas
and 514 to Habana
| OF the above number Of mines very
few or iron, manganese and copper,
| in the province of Oriente, are in
operation. The others can be con-
sidered only as concessions waiting
for funds for exploitation. The ad-
| ministration, according to the laws in
force. can not compel the miners to
operate their claims. The owner is
| in possession Of his mine to perpet-
ity, and at his own will may work
it or not. The only cause of forfeit
ure established by the law is the
failure to pay the annual taxes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
Royal Highlanders.

Officers of the local order were in
stalled at meeting held Monday
evening. Will H. Cole of Spokane
state manager, conducted the cere-
monies. After the installation cere-
monies a musical program was given
followed by progressive whist. The
party broke up shortly after midnight
after the members had partaken of a
banquet prepared by the ladies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02

cussed the plans for the erection dur
ing the present year, of a handsome
nome for the Aerie. After the banquet
mad been finished it was found that a
quantity of food was left and it was
turned over to the Salvation Army to
be disposed of as the local officers saw
fit.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
Eaules.

After the regular meeting of the
\erie Tuesday evening the local birds
enjoyed one of the best spreads ever
given by the order and fully 200 Eagles
lid justice to the banquet. DR.. c.
3. Stewart acted as POSTMASTER and
nearly every member present made a
speech, sang a song told a funny story
or did his share in entertaining. Dur
ing the gathering the members dis
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
Odd Fellows.

Walla Walla Encampment conferred
the royal purple degree on several
Quet was enjoyed after the ceremonies.
Beehive Rebekah lodge will give a So
cial and entertainment Friday evening,
February s.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
"BiG NINE" ARE AT PEACE.
Satisfactory Athletic Arrangements Are
Made by Conference COLLEGES.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-ComplicatiO lions
in the football relations of the colleges
forming the big nine" brought about
by efforts to reform the game, were
swept away tonight by the announce
ment of a peace contract signed by
the official representatives Of the Uni
versities of Michigan, Wisconsin and
Chicago. The contract was made pub
lie by the University of Chicago SEN
ate.
With the announcement of the new
treaty also came the announcement of
football games among four schools for
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
Knights Of Pythias.

Uniform Rank, No. II, will entertain
Brigadier General Paul G. Walsh. OF
Spokane, tonight. General Walsh is
on his regular inspection trip and ne
will inspect the uniform rank of the
order tonight. The Pythian Sisters
have issued invitations for dancing
party to begin Thursday evening Feb
ruary !.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
Sons of Hermann.

Members of the order of Sons of Her
mann their wives and a few invited
guests enjoyed masque ball Thurs
day evening at Maennerchor hall: A
number of handsome costumes were
worn which added to the gaiety and
mirth of the evening. The music for
the dancing was furnished by the
members of the order.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
Red Men,.

Walla Walla Tribe, No. %, enjoyed a
banquet after the regular meeting last
wednesday evening. Work in the war
rior's degree will be put on next We'd
nesday evening.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02

DR.. ]. F. Boyle, rooms 213-214 Ran
som building has changed his offic.
,hone nun,oer to Main 594.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
jill. IimmOnS, transfer

All manner Of freight. goods and mu-
S.'" instruments nendled with care
All orders promptly attended to- For
"aF"As freight a speciality. Office
"e'Ser JeWelry Store. Res. 1927.
Phone Main 265.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Chance For Improvement.

Startling information comes to US
from some of the government experts,
who are trying to make our food so
that 1t will be fit to associate with, that
much of the licorice that is sold to the
school children for a cent is built OF
lampblack, glue and molasses.
It will be admitted by the most care
less observer that this is not nice stuff
with which to decorate the interior Of
the rising generation, and you could
hardly blame them for not rising very
early or very high after they had
filed up on it.
We are inclined to think that the
competition for the meanest man
should stop right here. The crook who
makes this stuff holds the record.
There is no use trying to beat it. If
he has a conscience at all it would take
a surgical operation to locate it, and If
found it would be so small that grip
germ would look like hippopotamus
beside it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Another Conference Friday.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
President Advocates This in Perpetui-
ty for Fuel and Grazing Lands.

ty for Fuel and Grazing Lands.
Washington, Feb. IA. - President
Roosevelt in a striking message to
congress urges that the government re-
tain, for all time, the ownership and
control of the fuel and grazing lands
still belonging to the United States.
Another feature of his message was
a paragraph in which he practically
served notice to the country that he
will no longer be a trust buster" In
this paragraph he declares trusts
should not be smashed, but should be
So regulated and controlled by the gov
ernmont as to give the people the bene-
fit OF the advantages Of combination"
In regard to the western public land
pastures, he advocates a system OF
small grazing fees and wants an ap-
preparation of half a million dollars
in addition to present estimates, to aid
In detecting and preventing land
frauds. He contends for a system Of
government leasing Of It's coal lands
and for treating these fuel lands as
public utilities. He declares that it
would have been better if some east
ern coal lands had been left under gov
eminent control, and suggests provision
in the west against recurrence of the
conditions we depIore in the east"
In accounting for the need Of so
much money to fight the land frauds
the president calls attention to $500
cases of public land entries in four
districts mentioned: noncompliance
with the law was found in one-third
Of them and deliberate fraud in very
many cases. He argues for such leg,
islation as provides for title to and de-
velopment Of the surface land, sepa-
rate and distinct from the right to the
underlying mineral fuels in regione
where these may occur, and the dis
posal Of those mineral fuels under q
/ leasing system.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

w HERE has good to whether
adoption Of the policy of providing only baeshp
entire congress would result actual
~ navy in virtual decrease in fighting strength.
Such policy would be RETROGADE in its char
It would take the supply the places of the
ships bound and that should placed
OF COMMISSION. We have three baeshps were fine
ships day. but they laid down
years ago They the Indiana Oregon Massachusetts,
They possessing balanced urrets
list when their guns all trained sde exposing the
hull BELOW THE WATER LINE and laying the ships open
danger from the fire Of enemy that side.
IF should be asked what number of ships would supply
keep the navy apace with
of PROPER EFFICIENCY should say would be author
by Of least three large baeshps year. This
believe congress will grant always faith in our
legislators They have been liberal the navy in the past
through their wisdom and enlightened already
number Of the very finest fighting ships and others building
In this connection permit aude compilation which has
been issued by the Office Of naval intelligence This up
1907 the bathp strength of the different nations which
includes ships Of 10000 displacement more, is
"Great Britain So Germany, 20; France 10; UNITED
STATES IS Japan, Russia Italy and Austria, The
armoed strength each is England 33 France 20
Japan, o; UNITED STATES s, and Germany
find that Great Britain is building
bateshp cruisers France bathps
four armoed cruisers the United States bhps and
cruisers Germany, baeshps and three
JAPAN batep and four armored cruisers Russia six
baeshps and four armoed cruisers Italy, four baeshps and
arnored cruisers, and Austria, batteship.
In making comparison Of naval strength and particularly of naval
increase the should be taken consideration that the RAPID
ITY OF CONSTRUCTION differs materially in different
England builds her bathps rapidly that do
1t must be apparent all who have given thought the subject
that keep building and modern ships if
defend adequately exposed line, PREVENT AGGRES
SION upon distant possessions protect great export
mere Monroe doctrine peace
the promotion of peace throughout the world
PREPAREDNESS FOR WAR is THE GREATEST GUARANTEE OF
PEACE AND CONSTANT ADVANCEMENT ONLY PUT
STATE PREPAREDNESS GREAT
COAST LINES FROM HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Getting the Worst Of L,

When your luck is running crooked
And your cash is running low
And you feel much like the picture
OF the fellow with the hoe.
When you ask 4 man for credit
And he cannot see the point,
But gets busy with his papers.
Then the times are out of joint.
When your friends would like to help
you.
But have troubles of their own:
When advice is all they offer.
Words, and only words alone:
When a touch is out of question,
Though the only thing in sight,
And you haven't even car fare,
Then you're up against it right.
It is easy to be cheerful
When you have a tidy roll,
Large enough to wad a cannon
Or to stop a sewer hole,
But you cannot without effort
Raise your voice in merry shout
When your watch is in the pawnshop
And you cannot get it out.
When you cannot get ticket
That will stand you for meal
And the chilly free lunch artist
Hats you with an eye of steel.
When you cannot make connections
Tor moment with the mint,
Then l fear that you are thinking
Things we would not care to print.