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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02
MURDER AS cANTEEN PLEA.
Commander Declares Dives Are Re.
sponsibie for Trouble with Soldiers.

Commander Declares Dives Are Re-
sponsibie for Trouble with Soldiers.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-Major A. ]. Mac
Comb, the commanding officer at Fort
Sheridan, asserts the army canteen
should be restored. He came to Chi
cago to take out a warrant for Ser
geant John A. Griffin. the negro SOL
der who shot and killed Corporal Her
bert Taylor at the fort on Christmas
day.
The warrant charges murder and
was issued by United States Commits
sioner Foote. 1t will be placed in the
hands of United States deputy mar
shall and will be served on the negro,
who is in the guardhouse. All the wit
nesses to the shooting will be placed
aboard train and brought to Chicago
for the hearing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02

Champ Clark says the people want
a man for president who will mind his
own business The people do not agree
with lamp. Too many statesmen
have minded their own business in
stead of minding the public's business,
as they were elected to do.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02

The Minneapolis Journal says there
are about 21,400 newspapers in the
country-and about all of them are
knocking Tom Platt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02

The attempt to test the anti-bituli-
thic honesty of Councilman Tausick by
passing up the municipal wood yard
question to him proved failure.
There are tricks in all trades-even in
attempting to seduce councilman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02

This is terrible. A few years ago
the Rockefellers actually went with
out oysters. because. as Mrs. Rookie
Teller explained to guest, they were
too poor to have them. The sufferings
our billionaires sometimes undergo
fairly wiring the heart.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02

Now, with the detection of Council
man Bachtold, watch Frank Reese try
to force his broken squad to do some
anti-saloon legislating.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02

The fact that Joe Cans has fought
two fights without laying down may
be taken as an indication that the col
ored champion has found that honesty
pays-at times.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02

Announcement is made daily in Wal
la Walla that the fuel famine has
been relieved-but the man who has
to pay the price has not.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02

Jerusalem has a building boom. 1t
is about time for the Turkish govern
ment to secure a good central postof-
fee site
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02

Ex-President Cleveland is wonder
ing if there is any objection to little
quiet fishing in Mr. Carnegie's new
pond at Princeton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02

Gorky is not only disguised with
Russia and the United States, but
with Italy. Why doesn't "Gorkey" try
Turkey?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02

Sleighing in Walla Walla is OF the
present.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-02

Continued on Page Five)
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
Life on St. l[i!6a.

The medical Inspector who recently
visited tue lonely island OF ST kildn
sends to the Scotsman some particu-
iafs ct the life led by the residents
ihere, This is what he says about the
ouho"E sermon i'll church.
No hvnhhoo>S are used ani no iii
Strunl"Ilts of music When th, psalm
mad been read over the prepeutn; arose.
ana | confess u jumping in my seat
aS he led Oft the first line with n veil
iheh followed n rush of sound from
'He "ohSro&1tion like the shrirk of u
storm. ! he notes OF HE first line wore,
ic'o~hizAhi" rs from the Scottish
fSalm"dy. The second was ornament
Ell with grace notes such rs Highland
pll'crS love. The rest was mere con
fusion
sui III" writer adds out of this
flaSSed unlovClinrsS one cntll ,gistiu
SnlSh go1a voices. which only rcg,,irrd
some training to he tunctul and nleaS.
ing
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
Photographers Do Not Need Sun.

The development of the electric light
has been the means of placing the Ohio
Geographic people in Il position of inde-
pendence as far as the sl& is CON
cerned. There are several electric
printing machines in use Mt the pres
cnt time for the making of prints. but
they are ponderous pieces of mecha-
nism and therefore expensive. The
newest thing of this kind is simple
enough. 1t is Il light wooden frame
work mounted on a substantial tripod,
on which it revolves. There are ac-
GommodationS for holding ten by 10
inch printing frames. which is the size
in most general demand. and the faces
of these are directed toward an cleo
trio light of special construction which
hangs from the ceiling in the midst of
this nest Of frames. This apparatus
makes the prints Us fast rs one person
can load and unload the holders III,
simplicity of the device makes il quite
inexpensive. 1t is largely used for blue
r.ju: "o.',. attGn-. =. * is availuhic 10.
other kinds Of Photographic printing
Exchange.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
nav1cATln.1 THE AIR.
Why Man Personally Can Never Be-
some q FLYING Machine

=: .l@hj IS Il personal matter can
| ncvc: 10 attempted Ivy man. for the
| plain reason that he is not provided
| with Il flynn" body writes pr Andrew
Wilson. a hear ncighhor uuatlrllpcd
of his the bat has evolved flying pow
erS but ii has developed Il frame
which. like that of the bird. is made
for flight rs its true means of locomo-
ton. Its bones are filled with air. and
otherwise ii has points which render
its aerial trips. not SO extensive rs
! those of the bird. easily performed y,
the bird it is simply the whole arm ar
fore limb which is modified In the
wing. AMI II Is the actual movement
Of this feathcrcd arm which prnpcls its
poSScSs"r through the air. Rlt the
bars flight is df 4 ditfcrrIlJ kind u
stretches between the four cnorInnuS.S
elongated fingers. runs between fore
limbs and hind limbs aud between hiid
limbs and tail. In she bat. therefore
we have something of the boats sail
order Of things added To the wing as
=
putr AMI simple IN the bird
"A flying fish does not fly. It leaps
from the sea. spreading its big breast
fins wide AMI is carried so far hy the
initial Velocity il acquired in its pre-
liminary rush through the water. Nor
do flying Squfr''s or flying lizards fly.
They possess folds Of skin fringing
their bodies which merely act as para
leaps from hou~h To hoUgh. Engineers
have calculated that Il relatively @nor-
nous amount of energy would he re
uuircd To he cXcrtcd hy Il man 90 raise
him from the ground into the air under
the existing circumstances of JiS life.
This energy ii is impossible To gcner
ate within his frame and SO the per-
sonal tiightFprohlem must be put 0ut
ofCpurt altogether.
1T may he Il very different matter
CWhcn motor power. light and of sutti
cient extent. can he provided to assist
man in his aerial excursions. The idea
that some personal apparatus. SO to
speak. might enable man G. convert
himself into a hicr has its own attrac
ton. and possibly the idea mag take
practical shape. But the more hopeful
solution of human flight Is the dirigi-
bile flying machine. man being merely
the passenger in it and not its (Dropel-
ling genius. '-Chicago News.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
SWIFT JUSTICE.

A few days ago 4 negro. George
Montgomery. burglarized the residence
Of Mrs. George l-acroiN i'll Cov,ngton.
La. He was unsuccessful III his at
temp. to assault this lady. He was cap
tured and was about to he Iynched. but
the mob desiSted' on the promise Of
swift justice being melted to this negro.
He was indicted by the grand Jury for
breaking and entering in the night time.
d residence. armed with 4 dangerous
weapon with intent to commit a felony.
death by hanging Montgomery was inn
mediately tried by Jury All the tech
nicalities of law were laid aside. He
was found guilty and sentenced to death
with all possible hrevity, and is to be
executed in FIVE days. which is generally
approved. but what is the difference be
tween lynching by law and lynching by
mobo
According to law the culprit must
stand on trap. inside OF the Jail. and
when the trap is sprung he will be
hanged with rope around his neck.
and Justice will be satisfied
According to the decree Of Judge
Lynch the oulprt would be seized by
several persons, marched to a tree. a
rope thrown over a convenient limb and
with the rope around his neck he would
be pulled up or jerked up and left to
hang until dead,
According to law it is cold-hlooded
execution. but according to Judge Lynch
there would be no trial by nudge and
jury. no travesty of law. no warrant of
death signed by the Governor, Justice
would be swift. direct and without pre-
liminaries 1t would be decisive and
everlasting.
What is the difference between lynch
ing by law and lynching by mob?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
An leyhant Ferry.

one OF the strangcSt ferries III the
world Is to be found in India \ Hin
doc Glanced II save t,lc lie of Il prince
and as Il reward received one OF the
largest elephants in the royal stables
But this honor caused the recipient
much anxiety. rs the animal's appetite
was too great for his owner to satisfy.
The fIindooS' house stood near turn
In the river. where many persons
crossed. and as the stream was at
times raging Good. boats aud men
were often carried out of their course.
On one occasion when the elephant
was hathing In the river. it suddenly
occurred To the owner to use the ami
NAL as fcrryhoat \ harness was
made for the elephant. with a long
rope rs trace. which was fastened to
heavy boat. The latter. loaded with
paSSelE'rs. was successfully lowed
over the river and since that time the
animal has been II source of profit to
his owner.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
OLD-FASHlONED MOTHER.

Thank God some lis have. and others
have had. an old-iashioned mother Not
a woman of the period, enameled and
painted. with her great clli2on. her c,rrls
and hustle; whose white iswcled hands
never have felt the clasp Of baby FIN
gers: but an old-faShoned. swest-voiced
mother. with eyes III which the love
hight >hone. and brown hair threaded
with silver. lying smooth upon her faded
check. hose dear hands worn with
toll, gently guided our tottcrins steps
III our childhood. and >uoothed our pill
lows Ill sickness: even reaching cut to
us i'll ycarning tenderness when her
sweet spirit was baptized III the pcary
spray OF the river Blessed Is the mem
CRY OF an old ia Shioncd mother. Il floats
to us now. like the beautiful perfume OF
some woodland blossoms, The music
ot other voices may he lost. but the en-
tranclug ncmory of hers Will echo III
our souls forever Other places Will
lb'N away .tiitl tx ltl SttlN1l. t1t Ii(| =
will shine on until the light from hcav-
ems portals shall slority our OWN.
When i'll the titful pauSc> at busy lie
our feet wander back to the old home
stead. and closing the we'll worn thrc>l,-
old. standing once more III the low
quaint room, As hallowed hy her pres
erce. how the feeling of Innocence and
dependence comes over us, and kuccl
down IN the bright sunshine streaming
through the western window - lust
where. long wears ago. We knrIt hv our
mothers knee, l,Spmg Our Father
How many times when the tcnptcr
lured us, ON. the memory ct those sacrc
hours. that mother words. her faith
and prayers, saved us from sin. Years
have filled great drifts over between her
and us but they have not hidden from
Our sight the glory of her pure unselh>h
love.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
EDNA MAY ON WIDOWS.

Il had the honor said a New York
clubman. to attend the dance in Lon
don that Edna May gave ;%i the Savoy
on her retirement from the stage
Il found the young lady As pretty as
ever. In fact. she had improved. Physi-
cally and mentally she hal improved
and at supper her mot>, her wt,icisrn>.
kept her neigbor> smiling.
AS she ate her coupe jacques heard
her say that it must he very difficult to
be a widow Difficult to be widow
said Joseph Coyne. How do YOU mean
difficult
Well said the beautiful actress.
with her demdrs and arch smile, if one
is widow. one must assume all the
modesty of girhood. without being al
lowed to feign its ignorance.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
BOGUS BARONETS.
British Title Tangle That the Law Can
not Reach.

i The departmental committee OF the
prit;xh house of lords while attempt
| in. to tiud the ways and means OF Cd
| Waiting the wrongful assumption OF the
title Of bnrourt has come upon two IN
| fcr,stin., discovericS-tha over per
cent of the present haronets whose IL
tl.s appcor in "Burke's Peerage" are
| bogus and that 3here is no existing law
which NAV call Che usurpers to ac-
| count.
In fat0 an!gody m8y put 'sir' be
fore his name and Bart" after 1t.
Write a letter to- Dod's. Burke or
Dchrett. claim insertion. anu no one
! may sny Won NAY" Indeed. the ed!-
tors IN rejecting such claim would
run the risk of having & libel suit on
their hands. Il suit which would be IN
commonly difficult o. defend Another
interesting revelation is that there Is
nothing to preGent woman from as
sumin- the title.
tY,,rin,- the seventeenth. eighteenth
and nineteenth centuries baronetcE
WAS not unlike the cross OF The I-e-loa
of U,nor-fcw escaped it. BaronetS
have been found in warehouses; and III
prisons. in every court OF bngllsh
jurisprudence from thay of bankruptcy
to that Of the chancery. and. While
hundreds of genuine baronetS have
dropped their titles through poverty.
59iScrac@ or contempt. others have tax
on their titles and there is no law 10
prevent them. Really the law may be
These bogus baronets do not have 10
prove that they came rlGht1ullF by the
title 1t is for those who question their
ri"ht o. prove that they are not entitled
o. the distinction
The departmental committee there
fore finds itself investigating most
delicate subject. 1t has been suggest
ed that the ancient court of chivalry
he revived which should sit upon all
doubtful cases, but the commons could
never be induced to pass a bill author
izing such revival. The committee
has therefore simply passed resolu-
ton that the home office. with the rec
concentration of the king. should is
sue his commands that no person who
is not on the official roll Of baronet>
should be received at court rs baronet
or should be mentioned by that title in
any civil orAnilitary commission. let
tiers patent or other official document.
But suppose such a resolution should
be adopted and suits be brought in
consequence by the bogus baronets now
in existence to compel the crown To
recognize their titles. The Heralds'
college. to which the crown would have
to turn for it's defense. would be slut-
ted for the next century.
The haronet is not an ancient title.
1t was introduced by James l., that
shrewd Scotch monarch who succeeded
Elizabeth in 1908. He was unpopular
at first. He was also poor. EKe, ere
ated 205 baronetS. each one paying f1,-
600 for the privilege. He tried to limit
baronet making within the confines of
personal monopoly and to prevent
any further creations after his death.
In this he was unsuccessful. His son,
Charles L.. made o5J haronets his
grandson. Charles H.. Ia6. and SO on
until We come to the star record made
by George Ill. who was responsible
for .i69.-New York Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
Eva Booths Policeman,

You are under arrest. YoG) alG0is
turbing the peace" snarled a police
man. breaking off her first public
prayer in the streets of London. She
was still in her early teens. Il Sigh,
slip Of a girl with no means of resist
ance. and rs the bullying officer tight
encd his grip on her arm she was drag.
ged shrinkingly with him.
But the action aroused the symp;l-
thics of che rough crowd as lighted
match fires Il key of gunpowder. In
an instaltS the policeman and his pris-
oner were surrounded. and before the
officer could raise his voice he was
beaten to the pavement under a shower
of fists
1t was the girl prisoner who. forget
sing his rough grlD and the cell to
which he would have dragged her. ap-
pealcd to the throng in his defense
When the crowd finally retrcatcd the
policeman WAS grooming 9th two
broken legs and Il mass of bruises from
head to foot.
For weeks the lif!e girl in the big
army bonnet paid faithful visits to the
helpless man in the hospital. and when
he was released Il warmer friend of Eva
Booth and her cause could not 10 fo.nI
in all England To this day she re-
ceives letters in Il rough. spawning
hand. signed simply. Your polio eman. -
World Today.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
FAILURE OF THE ANTI BRYAN
PROPAGANDA.

The New Orleans States says The
anti Bryan movement which was organ
ized a short time ago i'll New York and
iuanccd by certain corporate interests
for the purpose of directing the political
thought and conscience OF the South. has
gone hopele>sly upon the rocks and
there is no installing the fact that II 5
a complete wreck. The New York Sun.
a Republican newspaper. was made the
organ OF the movement. and its assoc
ciate editor. Mr. Richard Weightman
spread the antiBryan propaganda, He
has been gong through the South III 4
velvet-footed way for many weeks. but
there is no better evidence of the fact
that he has failed in the mission as
signed him than the Splenctlc articles
which he is writing for the Sun III
which the Southern press is attacked Tor
refusing to enthuse over the proposition
10 have their political course directed
the interest Of Wall street
The first intimaton the South re
ceived that there was an organized reac-
tonary movement i'll the field was when
the Louisville Courier Journal. the Rich
mond IimeS~Dispatch the Charleston
News and Courier. the Macon Telegraph
aud a few other newspapers i'll the South
that were conspicuous i'll the boiling crew
OF 1900 began llanmcring Mr. Bryan
simultaneously and III such a fashion as
To indicate that the .onslsugllt had been
arranged in New York. and the signal
for it to begin had been given i'll that
center OF financial and political purity.
The South is not welded to the cam
iidacy Of MIR, Bryan. but the failure OF
Mr. Weightman's mission to the region
this side OF the Potomac shows that it
has declined most emplatically to
slaughter the NehraSkan in ortler to pro-
vide holiday for the enemies he has
made. Besides. there is no other lea Ter
at this time that So completely COM
mands the affection and the loyalty of
the masses of the voters as he does. aud
who by reason OF their confidence in his
fidelity to their cause will support him
earnestly. however much they may be
to his policy of government
ownership of the railroads His
Strength among the people of the Middle
West has SO grown. because his policies
have been indicated by RooSevelt'S
adoption OF them. that ii has become a
source of apprehension to the Republic
can leaders,
1t is not singular that these political
schemers are insisting on the nomina-
ton of Southern man for the presi-
dency. Bryan being sidetracked. the
Southern man would be defeated over
The only hope for the
Democracy. in the next national election
5 Bryan.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
WHO HAS?

On the slightest pretense, the report
is rushed out that General JaStremski is
to withdraw from the gubernatorial race
This thing is done so often that it mere
ly betrays the fear of his opponents who
doubt their ability to get votes enough
to face him at the polls The people have
caught on to these campaigns of wind,
buster and falsehood and suckers only
are caught by them This campaign Of
fers to the white people Of Louisiana the
hest chance they've had in forty years
to choose such a government as Louis
lana ought to have, and as General Jas
tremski has always stood by the people
in all their trials he is going to head
that fight for their redemption as sure
as God made little apples. He never was
of the deserving tribe-The People.
Who has, Certainly not the friends
of Wilkinson. who are also the friends
of General Jastremski. However. as
has already been said in The Caucasian,
General Jastremski is no gutter, and he
will be found in the midst of the fray
and where it is the hottest, when some
of the Sandersites will be in the shade
claiming all things in sight. This resort
10 such tricks and falsehoods will only
strengthen the opposition to Sanders.
General Jastremski is in the fight for
principles and for the people.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL A MORAL
FORCE,

The BosSier Banner: Not only is the
American public school the hulwark of
free institutions: it is also a moral force.
mighty IN its influence under right con-
ditions. There the children of the land
are taught if teachers are faithful to
their obligations, the meaning of duty
and discipline. They learn obedience.
respect for necessary rules and regula-
fions and the value Of good conduct.
They imbibe ideas of social relations
which exert potent influence upon the
formation of character.
In order that such instruction shall
not be neglected nor perfmctorily i'm
parted. it is essential that teachers shall
be under no constraints or influences,
which may impair their sense of obliga-
ton as teachers or interfere with the
faithful and efficient performance of
their duties. Especially important is it
that they shall be absolutely free of any
political control or dictation.
Whoever would prostitute the peo
pies schools to politics is public enemy
of the most dangerous character Such
a person is more to be feared than any
external enemy. for he would sap the
foundation of our institutions and pol
lutte the source to which our children and
the children of the future must look for
intellectual advancement and moral
guidance.
The anarchist is not more to be
dreaded than the man who would make
the public school a political machine
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
FAIR CATALOGUES.

The catalogues for the next Fair will
he ready for distribution Monday. The
catalogue is being printed at home III
two colors From an inspection Of the
sheets III press II promises to he 4 job
equal to any which may be obtained be
You'd Che limits of Shreveport, Patronize
home industry. practice what You
preach
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14

In recent lecture ON Nirtor rrr,,,
Jean Rich"pin declared that u.t,,, 81,
nv poet lhi3N3 OF n word there comes
i','" ms hiiht. t"Gvthct with tlp, crow:
OF associations That The word avalens
ior "ther people. u great nuuhar OF
words that rhyme with The one FIRST
Thought OF. Each Of these brings its
OWN association OF ideas. ald TINS the
poet mental vision OF vor,is i. ,.,,.l,-
richer than that Of urrsnns ba.,1,fr,-
VI 'hem only in thei" or!inarr Haivi1-
"'' meanings. VI. Hichcrin. Himself =
poet believes also that the sound o,5
"eceht OF words are a}nars vivitlIX
present In the poets m,nH
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14

The Commoner: Summer is really
here, at last. The story Of the baby
carried by toy balloons and rescued by
a ritleman puncturing enough balloons
to let the baby safely to earth, has made
its appearance The only thing lacking
is the story of the boy being fed into a
threshing machine by all irate feeder
whose hand the hoy accidentally cut.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-14
Deacon Killed.

MuskOgee July 13.-After some one
was trying to break up a meeting in
the Winton Baptist church. nine miles
northeast of Wewoka, Sonnie Grayson
deacon. who demonstrated with him,
as shot an,i instantly killed Houston
Lincoln. a negro. was brought to this
this city and lodged in Jail