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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-11-29

Norfolk leads in the baby crop.
County Clerk Richardson under the
law is official baby statistician. Dur
ing the last quarter forty-six babies
were reported from Norfolk, thirty
three from Madison, twenty eight from
Newman Grove, sixteen from Tilden,
fourteen from Battle Creek, four from
Meadow Grove and one from Warner
Vile The births reported include
those in the territory adjacent to the
towns reporting.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
ADJUSTMENTS
GIRL is GOOD SHOT.

The Fresno, California, Republican,
of Jan. II, has this to say:
"A Cowboy Girr' entertained a large
audience at the Barton theater last
night. The company was above the
average that plays this type of play,
and consequently the production was
wei staged. The play is the old style
nlelodrama in reality, but with the
modern touches in stage direction this
play makes one forget that it is the
good old play that we used to see long
ago, and of which pa and ma told us
about their having seen when they
We're kids 1t is the kind of a play
that makes the gallery howl with de-
light. and keeps the audience down
stairs either in the highest state of eX-
element or holding their sides with
laughter The scenic effects added not
a little 70 the realism of the play" "A
Cowboys Girl will be seen at the Key
Tor Grand theater.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
NORTHWEST BRIEFS.
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Monday the supreme court at Olym-
pia reversed the decision in the case
of the city of Spokane vs. the Sc
curity Savings society and other ap-
pellants. The dispute arose over a
street assessment tax.
An explosion of dynamite caused by
the horse upon which he was riding
striking it with his hoof instantly
killed Rev. Homer N. Street. blowing
his body into the Motolis river near
Portland, Ore. The body has not been
found.
G. H. Black. D. c. Neifert. Mrs. Leah
NJ. Burnside. Miss Grace Youghran, :!
M. Blomquist and Boyd Hamilton were
appointed members of the Idaho text
book commission by Superintendent of
Public Instruction Chamberlain at
Roise. Idaho, Monday.
Ira Lively had lively time with n
cougar in his bunk house on the Wal
Iowa river, in Oregon. After Lively
had retired a cougar entered the door
Lively got up and kicked the animal
thinking it was a dog The bea ST
scratched him and ran away
Much of the street contracting work
In Tacoma is said to have been tied uu
on account of 120 teams having been
called off the works by the Team Own
ers' Protective association of that place
The bosses refused to pay the so cents
per day raise asked by the union.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
THE MAN OVER THIRTY-F1VE.

Now begins the period Of thanksgN-
ing and jubilation for the man over
35" The Reading railroad has decided
that # made a grave mistake when 1t
set so low a limit as the age or en-
ployment for applicants for work. anu
has announced that hereafter anybody
under As may present his claims WIFI
out diffidence. At the same rate Oh
calculation, as applied to the aliegeu
Osler theory of the expiration OF hu-
man usefulness, the man who was ex-
pected to take a killing dose OF cnior-
oform at 60 may now look forward u
life's pleasures until he is n. The JOY
of the announcement is intenslned Dy
the belief that the decision will De 1ar
reaching and that the experience OF
the Reading road will be accepted by
other corporations.
The facts in the case go to show that
however, admirable and true the rule
CT 35 might be in theory, it dlsmaily
failed to work out in practice. Trouble
began with the discovery that men un-
der 35 were not so numerous as i'm
agined. In these glorious days OF pros
perity of which all are part1cl-
pants. there is plenty of work for all,
and the constant cry is for workers,
and good workers. with a reasonable
margin of consideration for age. 1t
quickly developed that after the desir-
able men Of 35 had been looked after
and provided for there were still good
many placs to fill, and a rule that pro-
vided situations without men to take
ovtr no rro
a corporation or enterprise that desired
to profit by the prevailing prosperity.
1t was discovered, also. that youth is
not always an assurance of technical
equipment, and that in bringing a cor
pora ton to a hard and fast age limit an
alarming proportion of Indifferent
workmen was substituted for good
men, and that the mere fact Of youth
aid strength did not invariably COM
pensate for the absence of experience
anG skill. In short, the Reading road
found itself in the position common to
many organizations in the United
states. 1t needed experienced, trained,
ana reliable employees and it could not
get them. 1t vas defeated by its own
ruling and b a miscOnception of the
real state OF the labor market.
So the MIN of 40 or As is vindicatri
and enabled to !: lick up his courage
and claim that he is still a factor in
the worlds progress nd in the necessi
tics Of the time. With the assurance
Of getting q new ,rsition until he is
at least As, and the solacing belief that
he cannot be Oslerized before he is
II he NAV fairly regard this ono Oi
the best of all possible worlds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
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Agrarian disorders have broken out
in the Sergachevs district in Turkey.
In an encounter yesterday with troops
so peasants were wounded and a rural
guard was killed.
Emma Culver. young California
girl, will be deported with her Chinese
husband, zee Lung, whom she recently
married, and a number of others of his
race who are to De shipped to China.
The long draught which has caused
so much loss in damage to the wheat
and corn crops in Spain was broken
yesterday by a torrential rain which
fell throughout Spain and all the farm
ers are rejoicing.
According to dispatch from Shang-
hal the Chinese government has or
dered through a German firm at Tient-
sin two million rifles for the uniform
equipment of Chinese troops.
Major Harvey w. Salmon, proprietor
of the Salmon & Salmon bank. which
failed at Clinton, Mo-. was found guilty
of grand larceny by jury at Warsaw,
Mo-, and sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary
The final step in the rehabilitation
and reorganization of the Old Fire
mems Fund Insurance company was
taken at San Francisco. The company
starts again with a paid up capital of
81, 500. 900.
AT Laredo and Eagle Pass, ports in
Texas. 100 aliens We're excluded dur
ing March. The majority We're Japa-
nese. Insufficient funds and disease
creating the likelihood Of their becom-
ing public charges, We're the most fire.
quent causes of exclusion.
Judge Marshall Of Salt Lake upheld
the demurrer in the case of the viola =
! ton of the interstate commerce act by
D. J. Sharp of Salt Lake, against sew
eral railroad and coal magnates. whom
he alleges refused to sell him coal
when he cut the retail price.
A special dispatch from Madrid to
the Prenza Of Buenos Ayres announces
the death of Manager Norcedal, whose
nomination as archbishop of Valencia
aroused so much opposition in politi-
cal and social circles. He was former
ly in the Philippines and went to Spain
| on the conclusion of the war.
An important step to aid farmers has
| been decided upon by the Buenos Ayres
National bank. The bank has resolved
| to accord big credit to farmers in order
to avoid compulsory sales. 1t is stated
that no country exports in such haste
as Argentine. thus causing disturbance
| in international markets.
A telephone message received -
Fort Worth Texas, from Durant, l. r.
stated that negroes were forming anG
arming themselves for the purpose OF
attacking the whites of that place. The
uprising is said to be on account
| the lynching of Jim Williams who was
charged with asaulting Tillie Mis-.
ener.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
day night paid his employees off on the
o'clock shift, retired to the kitchen
and did the cooking himself
RIVER BOATS ABOUT RtAlY
Work on Steamers for Associa'
lion IS Being Pushed

A Portland paper says of the work
on the river steamers now being built
for the Open River ASSOCIATION for use
on the Columbia river in connection
with the portage road:
Work on the steamer J. N. Teal of
the Open River Transportation COM
pany, will be rapidly pushed to COM
pletion on account of the demand for
increased service on The Dalles. as
we'll as Cello division. A large force
of carpenters will be put to work
Monday and the Willamette Iron
works will have a force of men on
hand to install the machinery. 1t is
fully expected that the steamer will
be ready to operate by May 1. She is
on the ways at supplies boatyard.
"Captaina Archie Geer, has been Sc
cured to act as master He will report
for duty in time to arrange for the
equipment. Captain Geer has been
actively engaged as master and pilot
on Oregon waters since 1886. when he
was in command of the City of Salem.
Since that time he has been with the
o. T. company. Corvallis & Eastern
Regulator line. Alaska Exploration
company on the Yukon. and the Co
lumbia, Snake and Willamette river
divisions of the o. r. & N. company.
He is at present with the Regulator
line, operating steamers to the Big Ed
dy in connection with the Portage
road.
1.-The steamer Relief. on the Cello di-
vision, is being supplied with an oil
burning plant and an effort will be
made to have her in commission by
the middle Of April.
Captain Archie Geer, has been Sc
ter of the Columbia. the first steamer
to bring wheat to the portage, has been
selected as master of the Relief. He
has had experiences on the upper Co
lumbia and Snake rivers las pilot of
| the Mountain Gem. Captain William
r. Thomas, a veteran navigator of the
Columbia, Snake and Clearwater riv-
ers, will act as pilot. Captain Thomas
operated the Hannaford on the Snake
and Clearwater rivers and he also ope-
| rated boats of the o. r. & n. COM
pany.'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
1.-THE STRAIGHT ROAD"

Blanche Walsh, acknowledged as
the foremost gic-emotional actress
OF America, has created a sensation as
Moll O'Hara, in Clyde Fitch's newest
play. THE Straight Road in which
she will be seen at the Keylor Grand
theater next Monday night. April 8.
Miss Walsh comes direct from her
home playhouse, the Aston theater,
New York, and Managers Wagenhals
& Kemper nave kept intact the COM
pany and the production as seen during
the long metropolitan run.
The story that 1.-The Straight Road"
tells is that Of the redemption of a
woman-not lost woman, but the
simple life history of a girl of the
slums. It is not problem play, and
both Mr.. Fitch and Miss Walsh have
tried to emphasize the fact that it has
been written to entertain. 1t is a
straightforward story in which one
woman works on another in an earnest
effort for good. The whole story of the
play is told in these words 1.-The re-
demption of a woman" 1t is woman
who has been reared within touch and
faint and temptation, but a woman
"i' mas iCSlSleu lHlS TEN SHo
is raised to higher position in socie-
ty by mission worker and then by a
| noble sacrifice saves the fashionable
| mission worker from a miserable mar
riage.
The company surrounding Miss
Walsh will include Charles Dalton
| Helen Lowell. William Travers, Jessie
| Ralph. Villain Wadsworth, Beulah
| thompson and Ida McMillen. Miss
Walsh has this to say about the play:
L have been so often asked whether
consider The Straight Road a dis.
tlnctly American drama. and must
confess that cannot see that it makes
much difference. What theater-goers
desire are plays that deal with grea,
passions. love. revenge. jealousy an6
hate. This play appeals to the heart
because it is absolutely human. While
1t is largely story of low life, it We,
has scenes placed among the highe,
classes and there is practically an ever
division of atmosphere in this re-
lSpeCt"
Mr.. Fitch says concerning the play
1t is because real life is so much
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

stranger than fiction that I endeavor
to set forth real life in plays. For ex-
ample, in this present play I have
tried to put stage license aside and
create people as they really exist.
believe have succeeded.
During the long run Of the play at
the Aston theater, New York, in COM
menting on the play, the New York
Press said: lone of the most remark
able plays Broadway has seen in many
years" The Herald said: 1T is a
stirring play of human emotions" The
Sun said Powerful and convincing
throughout, intensely dramatic situa-
tions" The Telegraph said: Smart,
brilliant and daringly original" The
Post said: THE realism of Miss
Walsh was undeniable.' The World
said: 1T is a live, throbbing thing; it's
paved with the right sort of stuff and
Is interesting every step of the way
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Judge NJ c. Burch. special assistant
United States attorney general. in
supervisory of the coal and timber
land frauds, left. Denver MONDAY for
Boise, Idaho, to consult with the dis
trict attorney of that place in regard
to the prosecution of fraud cases.
The largest sale Of timber lands in
recent years upon this coast was clos
ed Saturday at Portland, Ore, by j.
D. Lacey & Comps ny in the sale Oh
the Mitchell & Mcclure tract of 49,
600 acres in the Salitz Basin to Cobb
& Mitchell of Cadillac, Michigan
hardwood manufacturers.
Rather than be forced to close the
Capital restaurant at Helena, Mont,
Monday noon when the members OF
the Helena Cooks and Walters union
We're to have walked out. Paul Peter
son. proprietor of the restaurant Fri
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
DANISH ROLLER TOWELS.
Travellers Warning to Country Boni'
faces-individuai "Wipes" Wanted.

MADISON, Wis. April 4.-The Trav-
cling Mems Protective Association OF
America. when it, holds its state con-
vention here April 10 to 20, will begin
a war for individual towels. A res
olution will be introduced advocating
individual towels as soon as the con-
vention is organized and will be adopt
ed without debate. Therefore woe be-
tide the landlord who fails to take
heed. His hotel will be made byword
among commercial travellers. The or
binary drummer objects to 20 or 80
yards of cotton goods with ends Joined
and swung up on roller in the wash
room Of the average country hotel.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
PUTS BAN ON MARRIED MEN.
Commander of Constabulary Orders
Applicants With Wives Cannot
Enlist.
Telephone Main 89I

WILKESBARRE, Pa, April A.
Capt Groome of Philadelphia, COM
mander of the state constabulary of
Pennsylvania, has Issued orders to each
of the three troops that in future no
married man shall be enlisted, and any
member marrying shall be given an
honorable discharge. This applies only
to privates. The reason for the order
is that the married men have to live
outside the barracks and are not read
lily available in case of a sudden
call to duty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
Stockton
Wooden Mills Co.

and general debility writes A. A.
Chisholm Treadwell. N. Y, land when
it looked as if there was no hope left,
was persuaded to try Electric Bit
ters. and l rejoice to say that they are
curing me. I am now doing business
again as of old, and am still gaining
daily" Best tonic medicine on earth.
Guaranteed by E. L. Smalley, drug
gist. soc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
HIS SONS JOIN NAVY.
Man Consents to Enlistment of Boys
and Becomes Demented,

PANA, H., April AFTER giving
permission to his two sons. Clyde and
Fern Rhoades, to join the United States
navy, William Rhoades, we'll known
Pana man, went crazy this evening
as the train pulled out of the city and
is now confined in the city Jail. He
followed the train down the track in a
vain endeavOr to catch it. The boys
left for Norfolk with Recruiting or
ficer Miller.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Gone to Canada. Back in Is minutes
after Heney is blown up" It's the in
scription on the Office door of one Mr..
Detwiler late of Ohio and Battle Creek,
Michigan.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Newspaper reports yesterday were
just trif1e mixed. The reporters were
keeping track of Sheriff Haviland's
movements without being aware of the
fact that the officer was travelling in
a state of single cussedness.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

The one weak spot in that plan to
pave West Main street is the failure
to stipulate the work shall be done by
the force from the new municipal paw
ing plant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

We forgot to call attention to the
fact that Councilman Bill Kirkman did
not offer to use the money from the
sale of the city park to build a NUM-
cipal paving plant. ..tt..t 't... -
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Watla Walla is not getting the treat
ment she is entitled to by the world
At large. With two murder trials on
this week not a single special CORE
spondent. not one yellow journaf ar
fist, has appeared on the scene.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Anyway the reporters were correct
in announcing that Sheriff Haviland
was coming home from Portland. was
delayed by the wreck and would ar
rive here at 9:20 last night
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

So far Prosecuting Attorney Rupp
not been obliged to call for alienist
testimony in the murder cases he is
trying.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Probably. if the present council sue
ceeds in selling the city park in order
to make up part of the deficit. some
other council will offer to sell the new
city hall for the same purpose.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Bargain news at the bargain price
of twenty-five cents a month beats
paying for a diamond ring for some
one else and getting boiler plate to a
Surfeit
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
BROWNS HER CHILD.
Crazed Mother Throws Babe Overheard
from an Ocean Steamer.

NEW YORK, April 4.-Crazed by
sickness. Mrs. F'ilomena Aquila, a pas
senger on board the steamer Goenis
Albert. which arrived here today from
Naples. threw her infant daughter into
the sea where it persisted. The wo-
man tried to follow the infant to death.
but was restrained. The steamer was
stopped for half an hour while search
was made for the child.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

If you have one good kick left in you
land it on that kirkman proposition to
sell the city park so the councilmen
may have a little more money to spend.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Every member of the council who
votes to sell the city park should be
publicly branded as traitor to the
best interests of the city and retired
to private life for eVermore
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
FAST GAME OF BALL IS
TIED WITH SCORE OF g

Darkness caused the calling of game
between Sharpstein and Washington
schools yesterday afternoon. The
score was to 9 and the game was de-
clared a draw.
The twirling of Ryan and Niebergall
was the feature of the game. The boys
are not satisfied over the outcome and
will have the championship settled on
next Wednesday afternoon.
Following is the line up Of the
teams:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
WANTED.

Those in need OF good dry wood, cal
up 1877 and see how quickly we shall
answer. Thonney Bros, Phone 1877. 2:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

After the city park has been sold
and the money spent. what is Walla
Walla going to have to remember her
reckless, improvident councilmen with
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

President Roosevelt declares MI.
Hartman uttered an untruth. Ine
public thinks Mr.. Hartman lied.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

No Sky didn't come back last
night. He cleared up and out before
Mr.. Haviland could tap him on the
shoulder.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Just one more day to register. Attend
to it at once so you may vote for the
new city hall bonds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Mark Twain is said to be paid thirty
cents a word. No wonder he is grow
ing verbose in his old age.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Mr.. Hartman is still suffering VIVID
"A feeling of goneness just beneath the
third button on his vest.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Does look suspicious doesn't it
that raise in the price of milk just as
the health order for pure milk. with no
water in it. went into effect?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

When Kellogg Durland talks of the
terrors and hardships of Russian exist
enCe. it makes us contented with our
Ruefs and our Harrimans.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Anyway, if those ladies can't save
the shade trees on East street they can
plant others Arbor day.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

AS a last resort Mr.. hartman
might dive out of sight in the waters
of his railroad pool.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Let's see The weather man salc
fair" today, did he not?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

Doing Business Again.
when my friends thought l was
about to take leave of this world, on
account Of indigestion. nervousness
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04
To Cure a Cold IN One Day,

Take LAXATIVE BROMo Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money il II
falls to cure. E. w. GROVES sigma.
ture Is on each box; 25c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-04

W. r. Rolf of Dixie, is in the city.
T. P. Callett of Starbuck is in town
for 2 few DAYS.