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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
SURVEYORS ENTERTAINED
{. S. Clark Gives Members Of His
Engineering Corps a Good Time

E. S. Clark, locating engineer of the
North Coast surveying party operat-
ing near this city, entertained men,
bers of the corps at his home at 10
South Palouse street, Saturday night.
All the members of the party were
present and enough maidens from the
Park street Baptist church were Sc
cured to entertain the boys to their
hearts content.
Surveying was the appropriate game
which occupied most of the evening,
the endless amusement furnished by
the lines the boys tr.eo 10 run outdid
anything they had ever attempted in
camp.
After wearyiLg themselves in locat-
ing roads during the greater part of
the evening, refreshments were served
and the boys departed, voting Mr..
Clark as good an entertainer as he is
an engineer, and Mrs. Clark much bet
ter.
The mon comprising the North Coast
party are, Ridgeway Gillis, Haylett
O'Neill, w. T. UtZ, 0. Woodruff, L.
Falk, R. w. Morgan, c. E. Gordan, H.
Deffenbaugh, r. Higenbotham, E.
Knott. G. Argo, H. Wolford, ]. NJ. Salt
ers and ]. W. Nixon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
PRISON BOARD ADJOURMs
Work Of Session Goes to Governor
Mead for Consideration

Having concluded it's business. the
state board of pardons adjourned Sat
urday night and the out of town MEM
bers left for their homes yesterday.
No announcement is made as to
what the board did. That several ap-
plications for pardons and paroles
were acted upon is admitted but these
were not announced because they are
simply in the nature of recommenda-
tiOns to the governor.
Although they are simply recommen-
dations, they carry the weight of final
action as Governor Mead has an
nounced that his policy in prison mat
ters will be guided by the state board.
The board organized last Friday and
Warden Kincaid was elected chairman
B. L. Williams, clerk of the prison,
was elected secretary.
The work of the board consisted
mainly in the adoption of rules by
which it will be guided in the future.
Quarterly meetings were determined
upon, to be held in January, April, July
and October
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
.PATROLMAN WOLFE RESIGNS
Sewers Connection With Police De.
ment After 4 Years. Service

Patrolman Ben Wolfe, who has
served on the local police force tor
the past four years under Chief of
Police Jerry Brown, today handed in
his resignation to take effect tomor-
row at noon.
Officer Wolfe has served in public
official capacity fo rthe past 16 years,
commencing his career in 1892, at
the age of % years when he was ap-
pointed county jailer of Walla Wal,a,
under c. c. Gose, democratic sheriff.
In 1894 he was elected county con-
able which office he held by reclec-
ton for four years. In 1899 he was
appointed chief doorkeeper at the
state senate and after it's session was
appointed a member of the state fish
commission, receiving his appoint
ment from Governor Rogers in person.
He served with the fish commission for
two years and in 1901 was made Stew
ard Of the state penitentiary under j.
B. Catron. serving there during 1901,
1902 and 1903
In 1904 Wolfe was put on the local
police force by Chief Brown and has
served there continually since.
Faithful and loyal service has char
acterized VOLTS career throughout
CITY R:cRa
Mrs. j. Mcintyre of Pasco, is a pa
tient for medical treatment at the
Walla Walla hospital.
Ben Roo. who has been receiving
medical treatment at the Wal,a Walla
hospital, was discharged today.
Mrs. A. Eberhard of this city, who
has been receiving surgical treatment
at the Walla Walla hospital. was dis
charged from hat place today.
VIM. G. Shield of this city was to-
day discharged from further medical
treatment at the Walla Walla hospital.
Cmer t. Anderson, a bookkeeper at
McGreW's grocery store, who has been
receiving treatment at the Walla Wal
la hospital was discharged today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29

to the majority Then Burns Joined in
making it 10 to 2. Here the jury re-
manned at deadlock for II hours. the
in some degree being Thomas Powell
and Samuel d. Gilman. both ranch
erS.
At $3.50 p. m. Powell was brought in
to lire and the jurors turned in ror L
nap. At 8 n. m. another vote was TAX
en- and Gilman fell in with the rest.
y vote was cast and William D. Hay
wood was declared acquitted of all
completely in the death of former Gov
ernor Steunenberg
Upon being released Haywood hur-
ried Immediately to the bedside of his
mother who yesterday suffered a COM
plete break down and was taken to
st. Lukes hospital. After telling her
of the good news he FASTENED to the
little cottage where his wife and
daughters are stopping
Later in the morning Haywood call
ed on John Murphy, general counsel
for the Western Federation of Miners.
who is dying with consumption at the
hospital
Haywood lifted the dying man in his
arms and Murphy is quoted as saying:
bill in this hour of your great tri-
umph, be humble and thankful
Haywood was the recipient of scores
of kilograms and phone messages OF
congratulations yesterday, foremost
among which was that of Eugene V.
Debs
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
CLEARED OF MURDER CHARGE
HAYWOOD LEAVES PRISON
After 70 Hours DtIiberdtion. Jury Returns
Verdict of ACquitta|...- ..-Haywood, Over
joyed. Bursts Into Tears

BOISE, Idaho, July %. After 21
hours of deliberation the jury in the
case of the State of Idaho versus Will
liam d. Haywood returned a verdict of
not guilty. Shortly after O'Clock yes
terday morning the man who for the
past so days has been on trial for the
murder of former Governor Steunen-
berg, walked from the court room a
free man.
Upon hearing the verdict, Haywood.
who throughout the trial has exhibited
stclcal Indifference, burst into tears.
None but court officials and newspaper
men We're present at the time of rem
dering of the verdict but these throng-
ed about Haywood shouting their con-
gratulations, the joy of his attorneys
being unbounded.
The news of the acquIttal was a
decided surprise to the people of Boise
who in view of the long period of de-
liberation of the jury were confident
of a disagreement. This was empha-
sized by the fact that throughout the
right there were continual rumors to
the effect that the majority of the jury
favored conviction.
The jurors retired shortly before
o'clock Saturday morning and elected
Thomas +. Cess, No. 1, foreman A
ballot was then taken, the vote being:
not guilty s; guilty 2; blank 2. The
blank ballots We're cast by Cess and
4. P. Burns. both farmers. The Soc
ond vote was to 8; Cess going over
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
IRRIGATION BULLETINS READY
Department Of Agriculture Has Much
Data for Western Farmers

Notices We're received today at the
Statesman office from A. C. True, di-
rector OF experiments il: the United
States department of agriculture, an
nouncing the publication of bulletins
ISL, 1SS and 191.
Bulletin No. 1S1 gives the mechani-
cal tests of a large number of pump
ing plants in the vicinity of Pomona,
Cal, and a few of the large plants
used in the Sacramento valley. 1t
contains also statements of fuel con-
sumption and running expenses.
Bulletins On Irrigation.
No. 1873 contains descriptions of the
canals used for irrigation in the va
kima valley, with statements of the
costs of construction and operation,
methods of construction, methods of
ton for canal companies. 1t also
contains data on the cost and method
of preparing land for irrigation.
Bulletin No. 191 contains tests of in
ternal-combustiOn engines on alcohol
fuel The tests include those made or
eight engines using both alcohol and
gasoline. The report gives detailed
results of the tests made under differ
ent adjustments of engines, showing
the effects of these adjustments in fuel
consumption and power produced.
Applications for these bulletins
should be made to the director of the
Office of experiment stations, Washing
ton, D. G..
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
NEW OFFICERS
IN TOMORROW
OFFICIAL HEACS WILL FALL BUT
OTHERS WILL RISE BY
CHANGE.

Tomorrow at noon the city offices
over which the clouds of war so close
ly hung VIII be peaceably vacated and
surrendered by the present incumbents
who were defea,e ed in their candidacy
for reelection and-Well, Mike Davis
will be chief of police.
But unlike Wilson's rye, that is not
ALL There will be others who now are
not but then will be, and also some,
who now are but then will not be,
meta phOrica,y speaking.
That is, there will be a shake up in
the police department.
Plums will fall to some and lem
ons 10 others as the result of this
shaking for the political tree bears all
manner of fruit and you cannot judge
it whatever by it's yield.
There will be no demonstration to
malk the change of admins ration
tomorrow whatever. l. will ali hap
pen quietly. official heads will fall
while others rise. but the amputations
viii be bloodless and without the cere-
mony of church or state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
REV. VIM. WHITE
DISAPPEARS
CONTINUED ABSENCE OF WALLA
WALLA PREACHER WORRIES
HIS FRIENDS.

Rev. William j. White, a Methodist
preacher residing at sos Clinton street.
disappeared from Walla Walla July 3
and has not been heard from since
Friends of Rev White are much
worried about his disappearance, and
are taking steps to locate him if pos
sible.
The old gentleman was of regular
habits and during so years Lever left
the city for a day unless he told some
one where he was going and how long
he would be gone.
When he left this last time he evil
IDENTIFY had no intention of staying for
any length of time. He neither told
anyone that he was gong nor did he
have his mail changed. His letters
and papers have been coming regular
ly as ever and are being cared for by
Rev Robt. j. Reid, who lives near
Whites home.
Reverend White has no relatives on
the coast. He has two sisters in the
east, one in Pennsylvania. These have
been notified of the old mans disap-
pearanCe but as yet no word has been
received from them.
Is Well to Do.
He was not in the habit of carrying
money with him, or of having large
sums of mo1ey about the house. AL
though he was we'll to do, his money
is invested and that this could furnish
a motive for any one to make way
with him is discredited by his friends
No reason can be assigned for his
To-, or+,, l. ;-
alive he gives no sign and takes no in
terest' in his mail and business which
is accommodating in his absence Foul
play is hinted at but why any one
should wish the old man harm is hard
to say. That he may have been
thought to have money is the only
theory advanced for his long and TN
explained absence.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
SWEENEY IS OUT OF POLITICS

swing the forces that will gather
son would have no .scruples about
making q tool of his grandmother to
further his ends
Wilson's attacks on me in the
Post-Intelligencer, which he owns, ar
for the purpose of keeping me out Of
the race. / have considerable strength
in Seattle and on the coast, as well as
the good will of Senator Piles, and
Wilson is afraid l will use my strength
against him. 1 have not seen the
stories which he has been publishing
about me, but l understood his mo-
tives perfectly"
"Will you be a candidate to sue
ceed Senator Ankeny?"
Il haven't the slightest intention of
doing 50. 1 am completely out of pol
itics, and do not even know what is
going on in the state, except what I
see in the papers. 1 will not oppose
Mr.. Jones candidacy. He lis an able
young man.
What about the report that you
and Senator Piles made a deal when
he was elected to the senate by which
he was to throw his strength to you
as successor of Ankeny?" was asked.
There is nothing to il. Senator
Piles is not under obligation to me in
any way. When l withdrew in his
favor the only understanding we had
was that he was to take care OF some
of my friends"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29

Charles Sweeney, viewed by certain
interests throughout the state as a
nossible candidate to succeed United
States Senator Ankeny in the next
senatorial race. publicly announced at
Snokane. Saturday that under no
circumstances will he be a candidate
The announcement was made IN
connection. with a severe arra1gnmenI
of John L. Wilson, who, Sweeney says,
would not hesitate to make tool OF
bis Grandmother to further his politi-
cal ends.
Sweeny's public announcement that
he will not be a candidate for the SEN
a+o~ia1 toga. caused considerable COM
ment among Walla Walla politicians
TODAY as it was generally conceded
that Sweeny's friends were quietly
grooming him for the race in oppo-
sirion to Ankeny. Just what infiuen-
cas have been brought to bear to keep
Sweeney out of the race is matter
that will probably make interesting
reading when it becomes political his
tory.
Jones a Cats Paw.
Sveeny in an interview in the Re-
wow takes a poke at Congressman
Jones by saying:
..r-vervbodv knows that Congress
man Jones is John l.. Wilson'S man,
and Wilson is using him for cat 5
nav. He is making Jones cloak Tor
his own ambition to return to the
senate, depending on being able to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
WALLA WALLA WILL HARVEST
A 100000 BUSHEL CROP
Grain Inspector King Gives Out Estimate of
States Yield Which Will Aesnroximate
35.OOO.OOO Bushes &c.,.

WaIla Walla county will produce
close to 100000 bushels of wheat this
wear according to Deputy State Grain
Inspector King of Tacoma, who in an
the state yield at between 35,000,000
rand 40,0O0,O0O
The figures We're given out follow
ing reports received at the state grain
inspectors office from over 40 differ
,nt sections of the state. Deputy King
believes his figures are approximately
correct.
WaIla Walla county is credited with
a 900 wheat acreage and Deputy
King places the average yield at be-
tween 25 and 80 bushels to the acre.
The minimum, on this acreage, Will
produce a 100000 bushel wheat crop.
Farmers conversant with the situa-
tion believe Deputy Kings estimate
in regard to the average yield is en-
tirely too low and cite that in the Eu-
reka Flat district the average yield
will not fall short of 80 bushels and
in the Prescott, Dixie and foothill dis
tricts the yield will be not less than 20
bushels and in many sections as high
as 45 and so bushels which would tend
to show that Deputy Kings estimate
is extremely conservative.
All Grade No. l.
In an interview given out by Depu-
ty King, he said:
1T is also a matter of great con-
graduation that the wheat this season
will all grade No. l. Wheat has not
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
ENGINEER SWAIN DROPS DEAD

Charles L. Swain, a hydraulic en-
gIneer in the employ of the North
western Gas & Electric company with
headquarters in Milton, dropped dead
OF heart disease on Main street in
Pendleton late yesterday afternoon.
News of Mr.. SWANS sudden death
was conveyed to the Walla Walla Of
hces this morning in a private tele-
pnone message, which stated that
while walking along the street, Mr..
Swain had suddenly dropped to the
sidewalk. Pedestrians who hurried to
ms side called a physician but life
was extinct. The body was removed to
Pendleton undertaking establish
ment and members of the family and
officers of the Northwestern Gas &
Electric company notified.
Prior to accepting a position with
the Northwestern Gas & Electric COM
pany year ago. Mr.. Swain was en-
pioyed in the government service on
the Echo and Umatilla irrigation pro-
e1ects. He was considered an expert in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
STOCKHOLDERS TO DECIDE
TheQ viii Select site for Millions
New Hotel BUILDING

At a meeting of the board of dorec-
tors of the new hotel which is to be
erected at Milton, held Saturday, no
agreement could be reached as to a
site for the new building. l. was
finally decided to leave the matter to
I vo+e of stockholders. A meeting of
stockholders will accordingly be held
Tuesday evening, July 80. and the
matter will then and there be decided.
The hotel is to be brick structure
costing about $4,000. All modern
hotel improvements are to be in
stalled and the new hostelry will be
the best in this part of the country.
The directors OF the company are:
A. NJ Elam, president; j. E. Davis, ).
4. Miller, W. E. Putnam, Mrs. Fl. NJ
Cockburn.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
MAY BE
DELAYED FOR MONTHS.

LEWISTON. July 29.-Railroad COM
panies in the Pacific Northwest may
be urged to suspend some of their
construction work in order to release
men who are greatly needed in the har-
vest fields. Farmers are much con-
cerned at their inability to secure
hands and it is possible that they will
appeal to the transportation lines to
assist them in this way. There is
more grain to be harvested in this
section than ever before and there are
fewer men to do the work. The re-
suit will be that it will be Christmas,
perhaps, before threshing is done.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29

his profession and had high recon-
mendations from the government
Universally Liked.
Mr. SWANS death was a decided
shock to the employees and officers of
the Northwestern company" said r. E.
Bean, traffic manager for the Walla
Walla Valley Traction company, this
morning. He was universally liked
and admired. not only for his person
ality but for his ability as an engineer
He left Freewater yesterday afternoon
for Pendleton on company business.
He was talking with employees of the
company at Freewater just before
boarding the train but did not COM
plain of feeling ILL.,"
Mr.. SWANS family reside at Free
water where he purchased a small
tract of land some time ago. He was
always enthusiastic over the possibil-
tiles of the Freewater and Milton dis
tricts being made one of the foremost
irrigated districts in the west and
backed his Judgment by buying tract
of fruit and garden land.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
MRS. mann GRANTED DIVORCE
wife Of Former Convict Finds | ie
UnbearabIe With Him

Nettie Viola Mann was given a di-
vorce Saturday by Judge Clifford of
the superior court at Tacoma from
William Mann, who was formerly
confined at the penitentiary here.
Through the efforts of his wife.
Mann was parOled that he might re-
turn and take care of her and their g.
year-old child.
The husband instead of living the
life he had promised to. began to
drink and abuse Mrs. Mann, she being
obi Sed to leave him. Then Nanr., one
night, broke into her house and
robbed her of money and her belong
ings. He was soon captured but mis-
faithful wife again secured his re-
lease. This resulted. however, only
in a return to his former evil ways
which made life unbearable for his
wife
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
CASE is DISMISSED.
II. c. Wood Fails to Appear Against
John Toni.

Another would-be assault case fizzled
out il. Judge Huffman's court Saturday
afternoon.
The case was the State of Washing
ton versus John Toni, with H. {.
Wood, complainant. When he made his
complaint Wood claimed he had been
N the habit of delivering fruit at
a confectionery stand at the corner
of Seventh and Main streets which Is
run by Toni.
He alleged that it was understood
that he should have the boxes after
the fruit had been sold out of them
but that when he last went TO get
his boxes, Toni chased him OUT OF
the store with a butcher knife.
AS Wood failed to appear, the case
was dismissed, and Toni, VINO hau
been in ja:I was released.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29

been shriveled this year by hot wliseo
or drouth, nor has the smut got into
it."
From the reports Mr.. King has re-
ceived there is between 100000 and
100000 acres of lands in Washing
ton N wheat this season. The reports
give the average yield of this great
acreage at from 20 bushels an acre in
some sections to as high as 40 bushels
in very favored localities. There is one
small district surrounding Coulee City
where grasshoppers and untoward
conditions have prevailed that reports
an average yield of but Is bushels to
the acre.
From the reports Mr.. King has
compiled the following statistics bear
ing upon the grain conditions in the
cereal districts:
Adams county has 275,OOO acres
soWed to wheat, the estimated yield
Of which is % bushels to the acre.
Whitman county, with 100000 acres
in wheat, reports an average yield of
% bushels to the acre.
Lincoln county, with 100000 acres in
wheat, reports an average yield of %
bushels.
Douglas County, reporting 275,OO0
acres of grain, will give an average
of from IS to 20 bushels to the acre.
This last county, said Mr. King,
reports late frosts and two crops of
grasshoppers, and the conditions in
portions of the county, especially
around Coulee City, have been quite
unfavorable for wheat
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
JOHN GIBBONS MARRIED
Popular Mixoloeist Takes Unto Him
self Bride.

AT his home at 12S East Chestnut
Justice Huffman quietly married John
Gibbons of this city and Miss May Cor
bett of Dayton last Friday evening.
The wedding was a quiet one, none
but the contracting parties and their
immediate friends being present.
Mr.. Gibbons is well known in this
city. Miss Corbett leaves a large
number of friends at Dayton who will
miss her presence in the social circles
of that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbons have gone to
the Hopkins ranch on the upper Walla
Walla river where their honeymoon
will be spent in the seclusion of the
trees and mountains
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
CITIZENS REGISTER KICK
Say LaWnsprink|ers Are Placed
Too Close to Walks

Considerable complaint is made by
citizens relative to the shower baths
on the sidewalks of the residence dis
tricts during sprinkling hours.
The lawn sprinklers, they say, are
paced so close to the sidewalks that
in many instances it is impossible to
pass dry shod unless one takes to
the streets. Unless this grievous
STATE of affairs is remeded in certain
districts at an early date. action will
be taken to make properly owners use
more judgement III placing their lawn
Sprinklers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
WAITSBURG WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Mary c. Smith Succumbs tc
Bronchial Asthma.

Mrs. Mary c. Smith of Waitsburg,
died at her home in that city last Sat-
urday afternoon at o'clock Her
death was caused by bronchial asthma.
Funeral services will be held from
the family home in Waitsburg tomor-
rowing morning at 1920 o'clock, Rev
Hayes of Pullman officiating.
Mrs. Smith was 81 years old at the
time of her death. She was we'll
known in the vicinity of Waitsburg
where she lived for many years and
made many warm friends. She is
survived by several sons and daugh-
ters.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
Federation CONGRATULATED.

DENVER, July 29.-F'ederation
headquar: ers is deluged with tele-
grams. of congratulations on the Hay
wood verdict Messages from 10 for
eien countries have been received. All
the eastern cities are represented.
Messages from Philadelphia, Cincin-
natti and Baltimore ask Haywood to
speak at these cities. The Federation
is planning a big reception to Hay
wood The miners say the verdict
viii Increase the federation member
shin
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-29
BIG CATCH OF TROUT.
rarty Lands 400 On South Fork Of
Walla Walla.

A quintet of five tried Walla Wal
lans rode into the city Saturday from
a four days outing, loaded with fish
of all sizes and fish stories, all large.
The scene of their adventures was
about IL miles above the Roberts
ranch on the south fork of the Walla
Walla river.
One of the party under solemn oath
declared that the total catch amount
ed to 400 fish. This they considered
fair fishing for the three days they
spent in quest of the finny game.
Those comprising the party were:
George Ring, George Dimmitt, GrOva
Cookery, Will Coleman, Attorney C.
Nj. RAIDER.