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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
ANOTHER BOY IN BLUE TURNED DOWN
At THE WA[LA= =NALLA ROLLER RINK
frank Mugan Of Troop Grossly |nsu|ted Last Nght.-Ma1-
agement Breaks Its Pledge Less Than Y Hours After
Making |t--.Mater May Prove Serious This Time

not known just what he will do about
it, but it can be presumed from his at
titude at the conference yesterday that
he will take immediate steps to see
that the uniform of the United States
is not Disseminated against
The uniform of the United States
must be respected and we are going to
see that it is said Colonel Goodwin to
Miss Painter proprietress of the rink,
at the conference in the office of the
$4,000 club yesterday morning.
Colonel Goodwin Emphatic
The manner of the distinguished Of
ficer was courteous but very empha-
tic and it is reported his voice could be
heard all over the upper floor of the
Ransom building as he said: Madam
this affair is an outrage; it is uncalled
for
Miss Painter here suggested there
was large difference between an Of
ficer and a private but the bluff old
soldier replied: 81 am no better than
a private.
The conference yesterday morning
was quite informal Colonel Goodwin
was discussing the matter with Secre
tarv Menkus, of the $4,000 club, when
Miss Painter passed on her way tc
another office on the same floor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
DAME FORTUNE SMILES ON FORMER SHEEPHERDER

he has leased the mine to others ana
receives 40 per cent of the amount
taken from it,. Expert mining men es-
innate that the value of the claim will
reach several millions Of dollars.
After coming out of Alaska. Mr.
Mathesen visited a sister in the east
and purchased small farm for her.
His object in buying the brick block
in this city is, as he expresses 1t, to
have something wnen he gets old, IN
the event his mine should be disap-
pointment to him financially. He mas
owned the claim about four years and
in that time has taken many thousands
of dollars from it.
After the transaction has been clos
ed. E. H. Nixon of this city, will have
charge of the building and Mr.. Mathe-
sen will return to Alaska and devote
his entire time to his mining inter-
pStS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

country 10 years ago and went to work
for w. S. Goodman a prominent Hud-
son Bay farmer and sheep man. At
first, Mathesen performed various dut-
les about the farm, caring for the sheep
and doing odd work. After getting
a few dollars ahead, he purchased a
small farm near the city.
After retaining the place a short
time. he sold out and went to Alaska,
where he worked at anything he might
get to do He finally located near
Fairbanks where he staked out a min
eral claim. With persistent effort and
hard work he dug down into the frozen
earth a distance of 200 feet where he
found a streak of almost pure gold
in the form of nuggets. These cnunks
of gold averaged up to as hign as
S32 each.
Now Has a Fortune.
At present, Mathesen's fortune is es-
timated at from $4,000 to 500, 900 and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
EIGHT HOUR FEMALE LABOR LAW
TO Be ASKED FOR IN THIS S1Alt

oe tnem are not more than 10
,o.rs old Besides the industrial IN
irstice of this. we have to CONSIDER i,S
,,,oro1 features. Do they crowd enough
adrcation into their first reader uay >
70 fit them for the problems OF NE
Is their infancy so filled with the III
a,anoe Of home and mother that tne'
nre ahove and beyond temptation?
Another coast report states tna' %, !.
oanized labor will seek to nave :. .
sani~ n;n7,,r, wage scale established at
which woman may be employed II IL Is
nointed out that female labor is hanol,
caned in a way unlike any otner nn sa,
Of employment. May women WIN IAN az.
lilies and many girls who nave ~ piH 70
nido their own living are oouna ~
oomnete r with young girls who iaoo, .,a
onlv for the sake of having n.' o.
extra money to spend. They 40 nos 30
have to provide their own n4ant n, to
.So na, st.r at home and are content ~
u,ork ,nr for a very small sum. 30.
. This low figure, it is argueu of
oo,,as nn.s the he basis for fixing wages or
those who are compelled TO earn
own living.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

From farm laborer and sheep herd
er to the owner of a mine which is
developing into a mint of money and
the owner of one of the most valuable
brick blocks in the city is the story
of John Mathesen, who came to the
Walla Walla valley 10 years ago a
poor Swede who could neither read nor
write the English language.
Mathesen has purchased the Sam
Johnson property at the northeast cor
ner of Main and Fourth streets for a
consideration of $25,O0O. The property
has a depth of 120 feet on Fourth
street and is two stories in heighth.
At present the first floor is occupied
bv' Sims grocery store and several
Chinese stores while the second floor
is the home of the local Maennerchor
society The property is very valu-
able and is paying a good income. The
purchase was made from Levi Ankeny
Worked for w. S. Goodman.
Mathesen came to this section of the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

Communication in Walla Walla with
all important points was at a stand
still for several hours today and the
wires to certain sections have not
been working for couple of days
'NO communication" is the answer
forthcoming from the Pacific States
Telephone & Telegraph company
when long distance is called with a
view to talking to nearby and farawcv
points. 1t is stated that the winds
have caused thousands of dollars of
damages and that it is impossible at
this time to say when the system will
again be in normal working order.
Stage May Be Lost.
DRAIN, Ore, Jan. 4.-Streams in
this vicinity are all out of their banks.
Many bridges have been washed away.
Lower portions are submerged and
railroad tracks are badly damaged.
The Scottsburg stage is long over
due and fears are entertained for it's
safety.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

Notwithstanding a statement Is
srpd Yesterday by the management
of the Walla Walla roller skating rink
that no one wearing a uniform OF the
United States army will be excluded
rom the rink because of the wearing
that uniform" Frank Mulligan, sad
der of c Troop. one of the best known
and most popular men in Fort. Walla
Valla was last nigh, refused skates on
tbp excuse that all the pairs in the
house had been reserved.
Nulligan was wearing the United
States army uniform and was told he
could be a spectator but that there
we're no skates for him.
A soldier in civilian clothes, whose
name is known but will be withheld
unless it should become necessary to
announce it. followed closely after
Nulligan and was rented pair OF
skates without any objection.
Tells The Boys in Mess Hall.
Saddler Mulligan made talk to the
boys of his troop in the mess hall this
morning, relating all of the circum-
stances of the refusal of the Painter
Amusement company to stand by its
pledge
The matter has not yet been taken
up to Col Goodwin officially so it is
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

She was called in by Secretary Men
kus in hope that by means of per-
sOnal interview with the commanding
officer the matter could be adjusted.
Miss Painter was firm in her way as
was Colonel Goodwin and told him that
100 people in Walla Walla has con-
graduated her on the stand she had
taken.
"Would Hurt Their Standing"
She said that many had told her that
it would hurt their standing with
the officers of the fort whom they
wanted to meet socially if they asso-
ciated with privates at the skating
rink
1t was at this point that the colonel
made the statement that he was no
better than private.
The matter was finally adjusted by
the signing of statement by Miss
Painter. Several statements were pre-
pared but it was some time before one
was worded so that it was strong
enough to suit the colonel and which
Miss Painter would sign.
The compromise statement finally
agreed upon read as follows:
'Walla Walla, Wash, Jan. 8, 1907:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE FLOWING OVER
E. AND SERIOUS FLOOD. IS IN PROSPECT
Transportation On O. R. N Tied Up West of Hood River and
hundredsof Passengers Have Been Marooned Aband
Qned On Wa|a Wa||a Water System

this morning stated an unusually Sc
we're snowstOrm was raging, and it
was impossible to see 20 feet away
An immense amount of snow and rain
has fallen in the mountains during the
past few weeks and had it not been
for the sudden change in the tempera
ture in the mountains last evening,
great damage might have been done to
property adjoining the city.
Abandon Work on Water System.
On account of the immense amount
of moisture which has fallen during
the winter, work on the immense new
water system for this city has been
partly abandoned for the present. The
recent food took out the greater por-
ton of the temporary work which was
constructed preparatory to doing the
temporary work. and now only
watchman is left in charge of the
work
City Engineer Wilson has gone to
Seattle for a business visit and may
stay on the Sound until active work
can again be resumed.
Nearly an inch of rain fell last night.
The exact registration at the weather
observers office was 81 up to 8
O'Clock this morning
Telegraph Wires in Bad Shape.
The general storms have raised hav-
oc with telegraph wires all over the
country and the Western Union and
Postal companies have had hard work
trying to keep the wires in repair.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

AIoIner effort is to be made to have
"1 eIsht-hour female labor law passed
'NlS state. 1t is given out that del
Ns''eS from Seattle unions to the con-
'"'Ioh OF the State Federation of La
~. dJ Bellingham this week will
t1s lhe matter before that body,
n.. ~ winch a committee will be ap-
,.',eu -. 10 take the question before the
legislature.
49, iS asserted that the State FEEDER
;. avn ol Women's Clubs will be asked
assist IN the movement.
'ne men have an eight-hour law,
as su why not the women" one of the
ina yates OF the plan is quoted as say
ig 1t Is hardly right. Ten hours
cs,o ~ nluch We have no time to edu-
on ourselves, no time in which to fit
rv''es ..-n, for other work.
ba,i- "iHh OF the shopgirls standing
dsr ~'no counters ten hours or more a
Of >, ano for the pitiful wages most
exist 10 not see no" 'hes
Of ,b' eIe children. you may call many
0Ii'die workers of Seattle. Mum
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
NOLAN, EL0PER AND ABDUCT0R, IS
CAUGHT AFTER THREE YEARS HUNT

would let Nolan go free On the kidnap-
ing charge, but it was finally decided
that the fact that complaint had been
made and that Nolan had not been
publicly living in the state since will
probably make him liable.
1t is probable that when Nolan is ar
raigned this afternoon on the charge
of assault and battery on George Bar
Der of College place, because the latter
reproached him for Objectionable at
tentions towards his wife that he will
have to face the more serious charge
of kidnapping.
Made Him Nervous.
There was lot Of hugging and
kissing going % and I told Nolan ]
could not standsfor it. and some things
more, and he sIapped me-" said James
Barber in justice court this afternoon
when testifying in assault and battery
case he brought against Elmer Nolan
He also said that Nolan had re-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

The incessant rains of the past few
days and the melting snow has great
ly hindered transportation facilities
along the O. R. & NJ, and R. Burns,
district freight and passenger agent
of the company, stated this morning
that traffic was paralyzed at all points
west of Hood river, Ore. The o. R.
& N. passenger train, which left this
city at 1875 this morning, was unable
to reach PendletOn on account OF
washouts and was compelled to return
to Walla Wala this morning.
Up to noon today all o. r. & N.
wires running into Portland from this
district were down and cOmmunica-
ton with the Oregon city was impos-
sible.
The rains of yesterday compelled
the o. r. & N. company to transfer it's
passengers for Portland at The Dalles,
where they were taken into Portland
by steamer.
The company is not selling any tick
cts today for points west OF Hood
river.
Snowstorns in Mountains.
It was expected this morning that
the creeks running through the city
would be raging torrents from the
amount of rainfall during the night.
but reports from the mountains state
that snow instead of rain fell in that
district
A telephone message received from
the headworks of the pipe line early
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
cDAY HAD A BAp NIGHT
Gets on Rampage New Years and
Has Been Going Merry Ha Ha
Pace Since-1s Fined.

William ODay. a sewing machine
agent. was fined 50 by City Judge
Huffman this afternoon for getting
drunk and raising a rough house at
the Coast lodging house last night.
O'Day swore on instead OF off New
Years day and the police say he has
been drunk ever since. He insulted
the inmates of the lodging house last
night, but would run away when an Of
ficer appeared. Most OF the force
went after him one at time. and ne
was finally captured by Officer Buck.
who appeared against him in court to-
day.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
WILLAMETTE AT DANGER LINE.
All Rivers in Western Washington
and Oregon Are Flowing Over. :.

? PORTLAND, Jan. A heavy down
pour of rain and strong winds con-
tinue this morning and all rivers in
western Washington and Oregon are
brim full. One of the worst floods of
the season is in prospect.
The Willamette has reached it's
highest stage and is now at the dan
ger line.
Traffic on the Southern Pacific and
the o. R. & N. has been completely
blockaded by slides and washouts and
200 passengers who were marooned on
the O. R. & N. at Bonneville yester-
day were brought to Portland this
morning by steamer
Many sections report that the storm
is the worst of the season.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
FORTY TOWNS
HAVE NO FUEL
Awful Conditions Of Small
Burgs in North Dakota
STORM WOULD Be fR|GHTFUL
Farmers Are Now Burning Their
Hay and Straw--Relief Is
Asked For.
STORM WOULD Be fR|GATfUL

MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 4.-FOrty sta
tiOns along the Great Northern railway
in North Dakota are almost without
coal. and if a great storm should arise,
it would cause untold suffering.
Formers are burning hay. and straw
and are preparing to throw themselves
upon the mercy of neighboring towns.
which are unable to furnish fuel to
their own residents even now.
The interstate commerce commission
is considering sending an agent to Sc
cure relief.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
NAKED IN COLD MOUNTAINS. !

+ OROVILLE, Cal, Jan. A. +
+ Large larties of men are securing +
+ the mountains for 25 miles back +
I. of Oroville for demented rail- =
+ road laborer, who escaped naked +
1. from his guardians. 1t is showing +
!. in the mountains and it is in +
1. tensely cold =
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= = = = = I. = I I! = = = 1
NO SEAT, NO PAY.

+ LA CROSS, Wis, Jan. 4.-The :
i council here is considering an Or :
+ dinance making it misdemean- :
j or punishable by fine for con- :
+ ductOrs of street cars to try to !
+ collect fares from passengers not :
I. provided with seats. !
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
Mohawk River Flowing Over.

UTICA, n Y, Jan. 4.-The Mohawk
river is at it's flood stage, and the
entire valley has sustained severe
damage. There are no signs of the in
cessent rains stopping.
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morning from East Carmi by the Wa
bash and Ohio rivers rising.
The weather is remarkably warm
for the season, and the melting of the
snow, with heavy rains, is responsible
for the conditions.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
Jap Paper Is Prohibited.

IOklO, Jan. 4.-The Official Ga
zette today announces that the jap
aneSe Socialist Journal Kakume, print
ed al Berkeley. has been seized and its
circulation prohibited because it advO-
Gated the assassination of President
Roosevelt
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

Kentucky Railroads Demoralized.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. All of the
railroads in western Kentucky are de-
moralized on account of the heavy
rains after the past few days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

panies unless substantial concessions
are made.
Leading trainmen at a conference
this morning decided to press their
demands. At the conference were
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-The chiefs of or
ganized trainmen and officials of the
main railroads of the country have not
as vet reached a decision relative to
the threatened breach and strike ex
ceeding that of 1894 faces the COM
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
=
SHE MUST HANG.

' KANSAS. CITY. Mo, Jan. A
' The court this morning denied the
' writ of habeas corpus to Aggie 4
' Meyers, who has been sentenced 4
TO hang June 10 for the murder 4
= Of her husband. and the woman 4
' now must meet ner fate unless 4
' the sentence should be cOmmuted 4
*by the governor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
Railroad Bridoe Carried Out

ROSEBURG, Ore, Jan. 4.-The
river is 23 feet above the low water
mark and is still rising The railroad
bridge at Riddle has been carried ont
and traffic is tied up.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
RAILROAD MEN PREPARING FOR STRIKE
WHICH MAY RIVAL THAT OF 1894

hood of Firemen and Engineers
Grand Chief Morrisey of the railway
trainmen; Grand Chief Garretson OF
the conductors. and representatives OF
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
SIX KILLED BY The POLICE
Fatal Clash Between Officers and a
Mob of the People at
Beunos Ayres.

BEUNOS AYRES, Jan. 4.-The po
lice and a mob of people claShed at
PermaningO today. Twenty three citi-
zens were shot. six being killed out
right.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
FLOODS CAUSING BIG DAMAGE
Wabash River Rising at Rate o.
Four Feet an Hour
FAMILIES ARE DRIVEN FROM HOMES
RAIN is FALLING IN TORRENTS
RAILROADS BLOCKED AND
LOSS RUNS HIGH.

CARMI. ILL.,, Jan. 4.-The WABASH
river is rising at the rate OF 1ouf lee'
an hour. All of the creeks are nooue'
and enormous damage is being ooiie'
so.on families were driven this
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
Water Works Washed Out.

CORVALLIS. Ore. Jan. 4.-The wa
ter works here were washed out by
the flood and the city mains are dry
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
Giant Cracker Cuases Death.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 4.-Levi
died today from blood poisoning caus-
ed by giant firecracker exploding in
his hand on Christmas day.
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fMARKED FOR ASSASSINATION. 1

: 81 PETERSBURG. Jan. At 4
: Is reported that Grand Duke i
: Nicholas, Premier Stolypin and 4
: TWO members of the cabinet are 4
: marked for assassination at once !
: by terrorists. 1
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-30

The late John Penn. 5df1tlhed WIN
that trulv great Old county Of Gran
viIIe from the time Of his arrival IN
North Carolina until he passed away
i'm almost manhood's prime, was q
man Of more mental EtgUr and IMPORT
ance than was at one time disposed
~ accord him. It was only after some
studv concerning him that / comDr@-
henGed the virility Of the man and
his real services 70 the state. / IN
der-estimatcd him as did that con-
sDicuous and reaolurtHH leader in tho
Cane Fear section in the Revolution
srv Times, Cornelius Harnett, who
lived lust outside Of Wilmington, and
died w'thln the town III the home more
recently known as the McReaTE resi-
dencc. opposite St. James's Episcopal
Church 1t is the house in which
CORVALLIS stayed for q short ti-nS
after the fatefuI battle or Guilford
court House, and just before he began
his historic march through odr state
10 the final surrender ut yorktown.
Va. He was a soldier Of fine parts. -
his whole military career showed, ana
was only q victim Of circumstances.
He fought more han double ais num-
hers at Guilford Court House. and at
Yorktown was simply o~yer"helmel Y
m If he had commanded Il
larger force there would have been no
surrender to Washington. The truth
is England had three wars on her
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-30
John Penn, Sisner.
b. DIR. r. B. KINGsBURY.

hands ii addition - her war with her
Colonies. Her population
wass but S.000.006 all told. and She
did not nave the necessary soldiers To
carry on her war waeed against the
Colonies. II she had been free from
European considerations and wars Tie
Colonies would have had no showing
in their stT1Ioole
When Mr.. Pcnn became a citizen of
Granville unit named after the Earl
Of Granville, q great man OF his age
and country. that county erected in
.I748. consisted OF what was later
known as Warren, Franklin, Vance,
Person n Granville as II now s..
/ wish To stud John penn IT. toe
light Of historic yerities, and try to
estimate him properly. Before ] De-
gan the Investigation Or Inquiry some
wears ago. / ao~rrcSponded with one Of
the Penn family. living in Virginia.
but / succeeded in obtaining but q { ~
items in addition To what ! was al
ready in possession OF. John penn
was really a man Of mark and one
Of the famous men of merit IN the
Revolutionary 1eriod in North Caro-
liHa. He vas one OF the most diSti1-
guished and meritorious Of the many
citizens who settled in the eighteenth
century IN the fine old historic county
OF Granville, in which was located one
of the three "Post-TOwns" OF the
Revolution: WiIliamsborough, n
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-30

.fr1~,rf7- Mr.. Iohn II Wheeler. II
= hes. really valuable History 81
North Carolina ! rnd the few fscts
stated as 20 Mr. PennS early life. t@n'
/ have had also IN possession from .
relative tine same ptunsSb. @ys tAs~%
Penn possessed genius ard e40-
cueucc 81 a high ordsr. but 3~i2"N.
this Is probably an 'SAaETf-lls.
his early gifts Eul promise 1hak n
Sa4 d youth ~ murS than ordinary
however. IL NOT - Dc
as no one without u Su-er4@F NINA
could have accom- plt%rea what he ola
wheeler praises hts gifts highly a.
the bar. saying that "his efforts "eT.
distinguished for their force and
pathoS" Unfortunately the records II
remote times are neither fan
nor accessible There are no Traditions
available now as 10 Penns power ahd
standing et thp Granville f-2r, NJ that
fac. would not dlsprove oF DEM the
reputation he may have held N AIS
native county or even after he re
moved - Granville county. y -. ana
became q participant in its courts As
, practitioner Al twenty-oht y'1.T al
age he pAS admitted 10 the caroline
ounts bar. He was married in July.
It's. 10 Miss Susan Lyme. She pore
rim three children. only one ~ Nhon
ever married He practccd law In MS
native county NTH l1Ts. when N MS
veg he left Virginia Tor
good. and settled in Granville county
\ @ He practiced Law. but resided
on a farm in the Northern or North
eastern section Of the county The
two small villages then existing were
WILLIAMSBURG and WaTrcnton. There
were possibly one or tive Others. but
here is no account OF them accessible
to me-. Mr. Penn soon drew
to himself In his new home and leld
of activity. and that is certainly good