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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11

| With a view of preventing the pro-
pagation of the mollycoddle In the pos
tai service, baseball mines are TO De
organized in the postOftices OF all the
largest cities in the country, and New
York post office employee is to be en-
gagged as coach and instructor Inc
idea is the most novel ever suggested
| in connection with any branch OF the
! federal service, and, if it did not orig
mate with President Roosevelt. it at
least had his sanction, for without II
Postmaster Wilcox would not nave
made the offer he did last week to
William j. Speck clerk in the money
order department, and the only pro-
fessional ballplayer in the post office.
The plan has not been fully crystal
lied but when it is, and if Speck
ington as soon as the baseball season
opens and make that city the base or
operations for the organization of ball
teams composed exclusively of en-
ployes in the postoffice department.
Speck is 25 years old and mas been
two years in the New York office. He
began as a baseball player about eight
years ago in Trinity academy and de-
veloped such ability as a fielder and a
base-runner that he was engaged by
the KnckerbOcker Athletic club then
by the New York Athletic club, and
subsequently by the Northeast league.
He always played in the outfield, where
his nimble legs made him especially
valuable. in capturing high flies. He
and accurate throws in to the home
plate. His record as a batsman in the
New York club is 1852. which even in
a team not pitted against the big clubs
is rather remarkable.
He is regarded as the fastest base
runner who ever played on the teams
of these local clubs. In addition to be-
ing a good ball-player Speck is an or
ganizer of no mean ability, and has a
faculty of selecting the most avail
able material quickly and rarely err
ing in Judgment
Offer Came as Surprise.
When he was told by his immediate
superior in the money order depart
ment that he was wanted at the
'front.'" which means the postmaster's
Office, he didn't know whether he was
in for reprimand, dismissal, or pro-
notion. He met the postmaster, AS
sistant Postmaster Morgan, Inspector
Mayer and Mr.. Washington, and was
asked if he would like to be transferred
to Washington for the specific pur-
clerks. He was averSe to giving up
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11

driver called Curly" ATTEMPTED 70
capture him, but gave up when Frva
stuck the muzzle of his revolver nm
against the hack drivers STOMACH
Frye then escaped into a saloon.
Detectives Hill and Mallet succeed
ed in locating Frye in a saloon at tho
east end of the steel bridge. Frvo
admitted that he had shot at Sheeban
He dtclines to make any setatement
as to what the trouble was between
him and Sheehan.
Frye's picture is IN the rogue's gal.
lery of the local police department
and the record shows that he, with
John Murdoch and Dave Zemonskv
was arrested here in 1904 for robbinp
slot machines. He was ordered IN
leave the city. He was also arrested
in Seattle on a warrant issued here
charging him with setting fire to
the Portland FIGURING Mills. He was
released for Jack of evidence.
Sheehan. with whom Frye had trou-
BILE, is said to be an expert crook. and
his picture also is in the local gallery.
He declines to make and statemen.
state penitentiary for buncong two
Englishmen by means of a dice game
He is said to have been tried twice
for murder.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11
IT WAS SHIN'S QUEUE.
And the Gay chink EIoped With Little
GEORGIA Belle

CHICAGO, March 1.-THE elope
ment of Thomas Shin Thow. aged 35
years, full-blood Chinese, and Agnes
Fullwood, aged %, handsome south
ern miss and belle of Atlanta, Ga
who were married at Hamomnd, Ind,
has created a stir in EnglewOod, where
the heroine of the romance has been
visiting friends. Mystery SURROUNDS
the elopement, which involved a hur-
ried pilgrimage to Hammond, Ind, an
automobile to Crown Point and as a CHI
max, wedding banquet served at the
Auditorium annex.
Thomas Shin Thow is rich and re-
puted to be one of the magnates back
ing the chop suey emporium known
to Bohemia as the King Yen Lo res
taurant, at PIT south Clark street.
Miss Fullwood is more than pretty
She was a belle of Georgia, where that
title is bestowed only upon those who
are superlatiVely handsome
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11
Latest Menace to Fruit Industry
Is Getting Busy
THIS BUG IS ESPECIALLY FEARED
OFTEN DESTROYS TREE UN-
AWARE TO OWNER.

PULLMAN, Mch. 1.-THE flat
headed apple-tree borer" is coming
into prominence as a pest which prom
Uses to make an abundance of trouble
for every orchardist in Washington
particularly on the western side of the
state. The state college experiment
station staff recently investigated a
large orchard, and found that three
fourths of the apple-trees were dam
aged by the borer. In searching for
this pest the method used by the col
lege experts is to loosen or cut through
the outer bark of the tree, and if pres
long, with large, fiat heads. If the APP
pie trees are newly transplanted ones,
it will invariably be found that the
borer, if at work, has killed a great
many of them. The flat-headed grub
is especially dangerous, for Sc
stealthily does he work that often he
will destroy a tree before his pres
ence is even suspected.
In fighting this nuisance, the method
used by the college staff is to scrape
the trunk of the trees, and dig the
grub out with a knife; then wash the
trunk with a solution of lye, or SIM
liar preparation. The flat-headed
borer is a newcomer in Washington,
but has made remarkable progress in
increasing his kind. The experiment
station staff believes that he is one of
the coming problems which apple
growers of the state will have to COM
bat. and this time of year is the best
in which to get at him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11
Federal Baseball Is Latest Roosevelt Idea

, his residence in New York and max
ing Washington his permanent home,
but was willing to leave New York
during the season, provided he could
be assured of return to his place In
the New York postoffice in the winter
months. The proposition was laid
over for further consideration, and 1t
is probable that the arrangement will
be consummated tomorrow, or in the
early part of the week.
The assignment of government en-
ploye to organize a form of outdoor
athletic sport and to be paid there,
for out of the appropriation of the de-
partment by which he is employed is
without precedent. There have been
baseball clubs and bicycle clubs formed
Iby clerks in adjacent branches of the
federal service but they have been the
result of individual and collective eff
fort, with which the government has
had nothing to do.
First of Its Kind in This Country.
| The baseball league of the postofices
of the United States will be the first
! organiza ton of it's kind in this coun-
! try. 1t will be the carrying out of
President Roosevelt's expressed Opin-
ion that the development of Drawn is
as essential as the development of
brain, and so far as the New York
F; postoffice is concerned it meets with
enthusiastic support. In the great army
/ of lettercarriers and clerks under
Postmaster Wilcox there is large
| percentage eligible for place in base
ball mines and football elevens.
If the plan goes through the money
order clerk will go to Washington and
| have placed at his disposal list of
all the postal employees there. From
this list he will make a selection of
those who have a prediction for ath-
letic sports in general, and for base
ball in particular. By a process OF
elimination, he will sift out those who
are best qualified to enter a COMPETE
tive contest, and in the final analysis
he will select his team, and they will
| become actually a government base
ball team. From Washington he will
go west and make similar selections.
! It is possible that after the New
York team is organized and the
Capitol team, that Speck will begin
with Philadelphia, and go on to Bal
timore. The postoffices of each of
these cities have excellent ball players
in the clerical department. Cleveland
will come next. 1t is said to have
men in the postoffice who would not
make a bad showing with the old pro-
fessionak, if proper time were allowed
| for coaching and practice. Cincin-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11
From Ali Over.

A Mexican cargador, or porter, will
carry a 40O-pound load with ease.
The Australian drinks eight pounds
of tea a year, the American only one
pound.
In Dutch Guiana the family wealth
is converted into jewellery that the wife
wears.
Norwegians and Lapps, the worlds
tallest and shortest people. live side
by side.
Mittenwald in Bavaria, makes the
worlds violins. 1t produces $4,000 vi
OlinS a year.
Holland has 1O,1OO windmills, each
draining, at an annual cost of % cents
an ere, 80 acres of ground.
South America produces the biggest
leaf in the world-the maj palm leaf.
so feet long and II feet wide.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11
Woman K7Ondiker Wins Fortune

once After we landed we had a
steam launch tow our boats 200 miles
up the Hunt river We camped out in
the open until we cut down timber and
made houses
Later We procured a slOOp to take
ity. We were wrecked off Cape Doug
las, about As miles distant from Nome
and thrown on the shore without even
a match. For 4S hours we had rowed
and bailed boat. l came within an
ace of being washed away by the sea,
but was just saved by one CT the men
grabbing the tips of my fingers We
had to make our way by foot as best
we could into Nome-45 miles, How
did I do it? Oh, while I'm not very
heavy I'm strong and determined.
Why we think nothing out our way
Of walking As miles day after day.
have done it right along
Is Good Walked.
1--WE don't think much of a man who
stoAs at midday for lunch You see
when you stop you get all cold. Yes,
I've walked often from Council City,
Alaska, to Solomon City, a distance
of As miles, between early morning,
say 6 o'clock, and night. You can walk
nicely at so degrees below. You can
walk at 60 degrees if your back is to
the north.
Il was in camp in Alaska one time
where out of nearly 500 men all but 1856
We're down with the scurvy. Two 9TH
err women and myself had to nurse
these men. What do you think Of
that? One of the men was A. J. How
ard, the president now of the Tacoma
Tin Smelling and Hydraulic company
former Wisconsin, This was in the
Amber camp in the winter of 1878
while on the trip the first year we
found the evidences of the tin deposits
OF our company. One of the men OF
our party who made the find enjoined
secrecy as under the circumstances we
| were in no condition to stake off accu-
| rately. We kept the secret until 1900
and then attended to it properly.
I've been through a great deal, but
feel all right and not much the worse
physically. I've had to keep a watch
full eye on my interests, however.
! There is always some one trying 70
jump your claim Or get what's yours
all right. On one occasion they made
my Waterman a prisoner while 1 was
away and proceeded to occupy my
property. l couldn't get any of the
boys wrere l was to go with me to
take back what was my own. They
knew it was kill Or be killed. l went
alone and set him free. Once they
bored holes in my room door and over
powered me with chloroform fumes. I
had heavy bar on the door and dog
woke me up. 1 threatened to use my
gun and they ran off, Oh, I've been
through lot. but I'm on hand and
promoting successfully the best BUSH
ness propositions in the country"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11

icance of the IL to her parents, ap-
peared in the world with an extra
thumb, making, Of course, the number
of her digits, IL. The 18th Of May
happened Immediately to precede the
Jubilee Handicap run at Kempton
park. The proud and happy father, to
signalize the coincidence, wired to a
commission agent to back No. IL on
the card for the race. No. IL was Am
bition. and won, the hacker receiving
8 to for win and to for a place
ii points in all.-London Sketch.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11
FARMERS WORK THE ROADS.
WaIIula Ranchers, Get Out And D,
Service for the Community.

WaIIuIa Ranchers, Get Out And Do
Service for the Community.
Last week G. w. Love formed a
crew of farmers and worked the roads
in this vicinity. On the Washington
side they started from the state line
and built a new road, altogether,
through to John Linn's corner. 1t
was on this road one day last week
that Dave Marshall came near losing
a horse in one of the washOuts. On
the Oregon side they made a new road
from the state line to Rush Fulkerson's
This opens the road now from Wallu-
la to PendletOn. Mr.. Love is always
ready and willing to aid in anything
for the good of the country at large,
and he and his crew deserve credit for
the work they have just completed.
They built in all, five miles of new
rOad.-Wallula Gateway.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11
Publisher With Eternal Copywrioht

Mark Twain is resorting to ingen-
ious lodges to prolong his copyright"
said publisher IF he was only the
king of England now, he'd enjoy an
eternal copyright
Sop
Yes. The king of England is a
publisher. He has the exclusive right
to issue mariners charts, and English
mariners are forbidden by law to use
any charts but his. The copyright on
these royal charts, furthermore, never
runs out. 1t endures forever"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of w. H. Meyer. architect
until Saturday, March 18th, at .
o'clock p. m. for the erection and COM
pletion of a two-story frame hotel
building to be erected on the corner of
Main and Thirteenth streets, for Luz
Glen Genevay.
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the office of w. H. Meyer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11

To Cure a Cold ~ One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money il II
fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sigma.
ture Is on each box; 25c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11
"COME ELEVEN"

A lady whose birthday falls on an
eleventh and a gentleman who was
born in an eleventh month, were mar
ried on an eleventh. On an 18th of
May their happiness was crowned by
the birth of a daughter The little
stranger, as if conscious of the signif-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

My wife, Maggie Vernon, having left
my bed and board, and a divorce hav-
ing been secured, 1 hereby give notice
that 1 will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by her. Signed
]. VERNON
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11

MILWAUKEE March 11.-Shopping
here for trifles like an ordinary wo-
an and buying heavier supplies with
the good judgment of a keen business
man, Miss Lena S. Walton, of Bridge
ton, N. j., originally, and many other
places later on, makes store clerks and
manufacturers open their eyes at her
skill in financial transactions, whether
they be large or small.
Miss Walton at present halls from
Nome and Tacoma. She is general
manager for Alaska, of the Tacoma
Tin Smelling and Hydraulic company
of the Port Clarence district and man
ager of the Pico. Free milling and Min
ing company of Washington. She Is
also a large owner in both these cor
porations.
"A woman who minds her own bust
ness and conducts herself properly
need have no fear of insult of injury
among the toughest men anywhere in
Alaska" said Miss Walton at the Hotel
Pfster. There are just two kinds OF
women who land up in our country
the good and the bad, plain and strict
ly defined. A miner doesn't allow for
any degrees of modesty or department
If woman's good they treat her the
same as they would their mother or
their sister. l have seen pipes put out
when l struck a roadhouse on a trail
at which $50 Or more men We're stop
ping. They may be rough in their
ways among themselves, but they re
spect a woman.
Got What She Went After.
How did l endure the rigors of the
klondike? Just through will power.
made up my mind l was going up in
that northern country and pull out q
fortune if a woman could do it. 1 was
up there six years, and l came bach
with what / went after. And I was q
milliner in Tacoma before I started
Think of that for a jump. Want to
hear it from the first?
Il hail from Bridgeton. N J.
learned my trade as milliner and 1 got
the western fever. 1 got an offer of g
place in Tacoma at my trade 1 arrived
there in 1890 1 worked there one year
at fine pay. l opened business for my
self and made a whole pot of money
for the boom was on and money paid
out freely. l went to Seattle in 1894
and opened business there Prospered
and in 1896 the Alaska fever got me
l had plenty of money, but the mar
Vicious prospects caught me as well as
others. l turned my business over to
widow and fixed my money so that
outside of my kit had only $50 with
me. l made up my mind that if l lost
that's all I would lose
Left on the old steamer Portland
After landing first went over trail to
Dawson. There were six men and my
self in the party. We were in the great
Sheep Camp slide, where so many
were killed. Returned to Seattle in the
spring, but left for Alaska again at
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11
WANTED.

Those in need of good dry wood, call
up 1877 and see how quickly we shall
answer. ThOnney Bros, Phone 1877. 20
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-11
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons to not let my son, Ben Kennedy,
have liquors of any kind. He is a mi
nor, and 1 will not be responsible for
any debts contracted by him.
ROBERT KENNEDY. 46
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-10
Florence's Party.

May came home from school flushed
and GREATNESS. AS she entered tho
sitting-room her mother handed her q
letter directed in her name. She
opened It and read the contents SILENT
ly. Then she cried: "oh. mother. Flor
ence Taylor Is going to have birth
day party and wants me to come. Can
go?''
Certainly you can go" said her
mother. but you must get her a nice
present; and what shall 4 be?"
II know" said May; Il can get her
that pretty. picture we saw at the store
the other day"
Her mother consented. and the next
night May, pretti]y attired and with
a neat parcel In her hand. was hurry
Ing on her way to the party.
When she reached the house she
found many OF her friends there. She
went upstairs to take OF hers wraps.
When she came down they played many
games. among which We're Authors,
Old Maid and Mother Goose. Then they
went into the dining-rooIn and had re-
freshments.
When they came back into the par
Tor they played Blind Mans Bun and
Fox and Goose, both OF which We're
very exciting.
BY that time it was quite timc to go
home, and the children parted, all
agreeing that they had had splendid
time. CLARA LUMPk1N,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-10

Grace Gordon received a note early Hal.
iowe'en morning, which ran as follows;
"near Grace
I'VE are in for some fun Tonight, and
want you to Join US Be sure to be at our
house by o'clock sharp and bring
sheet along with you. Your friend,
'AIARGERY srANHAM."
Grace was delighted at the prospect OF
such fun for the night. and at 3 O'Clock,
by Frank Jones. she Joined tho
others ut Margery's house. Each girl was
dressed In sheet, drawn closely over their
heads and faces. They were merry party
eisht in all--Margary. Fred and Harry
stnnham. Tom and Lily Norton, Jane Pres-
ton. Frank Jones and Grace Gordon Tho
girls were to ring the door bells, and tho
Boys to act as assistants which meant that
they were to do the mischief. There was
no shouting nor noise; everybody went very
stealthily. The girls would ring door
bell. and then run and hide and wait for
ren,ilts. They went all over town, ringing
bells and soaring timid people, The boys
e OK OF the front gates and carried them
to another part OF town. or hung them on
somebody's fence. At an eneny's house
they concealed bucket OF water among
the branches OF q tree, leaving a rome hanr
Ing down, SO that whoever pulled Il would
&c. q soaking They kept this fun up untii
about 10 o'clock, and then went home and
got pumpkng apiece and had a parade
'rhS pumpkins were cut into funny shanes
and had lighted candle In each. Altar
thu parade they all went into Marrerv
Stanhams house, and had grand Feast ~
hot chocolate, sandwiches, cake and CANDY
Warrenton, Va. NAN r. WHITE, Al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-10
THE SICK nlnp.

''tIe Is tho stupid boy in the whole
school. He ought to be ashamed 70 be
In the same class with such little
chaps said Rex, one ot the bright
boys in the school. Gle isn't really
stupid" said the other boy. Flo
knows all about trees and flowers and
animals, too, Rex looked up quickly.
Docs no know anything about btrds2"
he said. "Of course" said the other
boy Then you might ask him II he
would look ut my sisters bird: Y
seems Ill, and she Is SO fond Of ""
said Rex. But the other ran. away
'You called him stupid" he
said; "you had better ask him your
iDe had called George Drayton stupid
many and many times, When he
reached home however. he found his
surprised to sec Rex. but lie looked at
bird at once, Ele took 1t out Of the
cage, and 1t perched out on the clAse;
then he fetched some food and fed the
bird, "Yul, are CLEVER" said ReX.i 1.-THE
bird would not eat az, home. lllSnover
call you stupid again. George smiled,
NRut am stupid at lessons,' he said,
400 Floyd Ayenus, S.
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A Pearl Button.

In the Western countries the men were
busy procuring pear! from tho ocean. Among
the pearls were some pieces OF dirt or
something that appeared TO be Dirt. hut was
not. One OF these pieces of dirt Is what
You will now hear about.
After II was removed from the ocean 81,
Wa wa saFr. hs to factory where 1t was
OH a card with eleven others Just Ike II.
but he thought sh!Ynself the best.
After much travelling. he reached busy
city. and after staying at the depot for
two weeks It was carried to q store. It
stayed packed under the counter for Ions
time. until one day man who was clean
ing found them ana they were busted and
put on the counter.
About q week later the people began to
throng In the store. Many people looked
a, him. and one lady actually bought him.
which he considered great pleasure He
was put on a child's dress. and that he also
thought great pleasure. All of his COM
rades were soon lost. and the dress being
on the floor, the lady rocked on him. and
that was his end. LOUISE TALBOT.
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a CHESTNUT HUNT.
"a True story,

"a True Story.)
The boys and the teacher OF tho In
termediatc class OF the Pocahontas
Baptist Sunday school went chestnut
hunting several days ago. We left
Pocahontas at half-past z o'clock in
the morning. and got into a wagon.
which was waiting for uH. Each boy
had on his everyday clothes or his
oyeralls. and a sack to put his chest
nuts In. Our ride was very rough
one, but we didn't mind 1t. Having
reached the chestnut grove, we all got
out and picked up what we saw on the
ground. We didn't get many that were
already on the ground, for the squir-
rels had visited them.
Our teacher wouldn't let MS climb
much, for he was afraid VIC would
fall and hurt ourselves. He did most
OF the climbing. In one large tree
that he was In, he shook 1t so hard
that the chestnuts rained down upon
as like hail. In this way we got our
chestnuts There were ten boys in the
party, and ench one received four pints.
We all brought lunch and had a fine
dinner
We started for town at half past 3.
put didn't get there until nearly s. One
boy who had eaten few chestnuts too
many became sick on the wagon, so
we had to stop while. All of us had
Jolly time, except the sick one.
JULIAN T. BABER.
pocahontas Va So