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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
NO. q GOT ovERcoAT
Winner of Stockton Wooden Mills Sui.
Sale Prize Came and Collected.

Number % is here" was the word
passed around at the Stockton Wooden
Mills tailor shop yesterday afternoon.
It brought all the employees out with a
rush. The cutter dropped his shears.
and came out front. Another tailor
left the coat he was sewing on a mach
inc and even the seamstress stuck her
needle in the work she was doing, laid
It carefully on a bench and ran out to
take a peek at the winner of the lucky
"skidoo prize"
The cause of all the excitement was
the winner of the overcoat in the ski
doc sale which the company has been
running had been found. Every pur-
chaser of a suit in the sale had been
allowed to draw a number and the hol-
der of number % was given an over
coat as weel.
Much speculation has been INDUCED
in by the employees as to who would
be lucky man and when he showed up
Yesterday they all wanted to get look
at him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
CITY news IN BRIEF

Fred Perry of Vancouver, Wash, is
receiving medical treatment at ST.
Mary's hospital
Mrs. Orlando Demaris has returned
to her home near the city after hav-
ing been receiving treatment for ty-
phoid fever at ST. Mary's hospital.
Reta Wolfe, the infant child Of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Wolfe was buried from
the family residence on 72O Reese
street at 10 o'clock. this morning. Rev.
r. j. Reid officiated.
Mrs. James Davis of Dixie, who has
been confined to st. Mary's hospital
suffering with typhoid fever has been
released from the institution and re-
turned home yesterday.
Mrs. L. B. Simms. who died las,
Monday was buried in the city ceme-
terry this afternoon. The funeral took
place from the family residence on
Maple street at o'clock, Rev ]. H
Beavin officiating.
The Tacoma Tigers will be in the
city March SO to spend a month train
ing for the Northwest league season
George O'Conner received word yester
day from the Tacoma manager that
the terms offered for the use of the
grounds were satisfactory.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
HAS SELF DECLARED INSANE.
Woman Expecting Return Of Attic
ton Seeks State Care.

HOPKINSVILLE. KY, Feb. AT
her own request, Miss Eva Jackson
has been adjudged insane and ordered
sent to the western asylum for treat
ment.
When sixteen years old, Miss Jack
son was admitted to the institution.
and remained until two years ago,
when she was discharged Her health
failed recently and she realized that
her mind was impaired. Having no
relatives to care for her, she vOlur-
tarily went to the asylum and begged
admission.
Finding she would have to be legal
ly adjudged insane before she coul.f
enter the institution she appeared in
the county court and made her re-
quest. She heartily thanked the court
for its decision.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
MACINTOSH GIVES It VI
whats The Use Of Trying to Punish
Murderers? Says Seattle
Attorney.

SEATTLE, Feb. Annie Walker,
who shot and wounded her lover, Will
liam Shuman, in a room in the Butler
hotel last Monday afternoon because
he refused to marry her Immediately.
was discharged from the county Jail
this afternoon. She will not be put on
trial for the shooting. Prosecuting At
torney Macintosh had one of his de-
the wOman's release.
Although Shuman wrote a letter to
the woman saying that her act freed
him from his promise to marry her he
Joined her Immediately after the wo-
mans release. After a talk with Shu-
man the woman asserted he would mar
ry her this afternoon.
Useless to Try Murderers.
Prosecuting Attorney Macintosh in
speaking of his order to have the wo-
man discharged said: According to
the present public judgment the woman
is certainly insane. ] have letters writ
ten by the woman to Shuman that
would, believe satisfy any jury that
how little it took to satisfy the Thomp-
son jury. 1 am through running up
against a granite wall. If the public
does not want .murcerers punished, I
cannot do anything"
Shuman sent a letter to the girl in
the equity Jail Saturday. He addressed
her as Dear lost Annie He told her
that her relations with Eddie Hyde, a
highwayman, now serving Is years
in the penitentiary at Walla Walla,
freed him from any obligations to keep
his promise of marriage. Hyde was a
former associate of Hildebrand now
serving a life sentence in Walla Walla
for killing James Murphy in Seattle.
knew Hyde we'll, but that her relations
with him We're perfectly proper.
Shuman Makes Charges.
Shuman asserts in the letter that she
had attempted to kill her mother with
an axe and that she had attempted to
kill two men in Tacoma and that he
had prevented the double killing by
taking the bullets from her revolver. he
also charged her with being former
inmate of the reform school and OF
havin attired herself in mems clothes
and living with highwaymen. he as
serts that he intended to marry her'
hit that facts he has learned since the
shooting make it impossible.
The letter contains the following
prophecy: Before you are 20 years
old YOU will have killed yourself OF
some one else The girl is now IL
wears old.
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RECEIVER WAS TOO SLOW.
Wanted Creditors Money in Extrava'
giant Attorneys Fees.

ALBANY. n. Y, Feb. 7.-Attorheys
fees and expenses in connection i'i'
the receivership of the Republic saw
ings and Loan association of New forh
are the subject of criticism in a state
ment given out last night by Attorney
General Jackson. The receivers are
State Superintendent of Insurance "
to Kelsey and Edward G. Riggs o.
New York
Mr. Jackson charges improVioen'
waste of the creditors money anu On
unreasonable time in winding up Tue
associations affairs. Although siN
wears have elapsed since the proceeu-
ings began, the creditors, he declared
have received nothing.
Superintendent of Insurance Kelsey
discussed the attorney generals cna.
said the associations assets nad u"i"-
died because of being taken up IN So
ond and even fourth mortgages. s
association was widely extended Nj
Kelsey said, in Illinois. Arizona any
other states and naturally closing IL
business was a length proceeoins'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
RANSOM LEASES RINK SITE.
New Noise Palace to be Built On Cor
ner Of Third and Birch.

j. E. Ransom and those associated
with him in the project of putting uI
a new skating rink has secured five
year lease on the property belonging to
the Eagles on Third and Birch
streets.
Bids for the construction of frame
building 1OOx12O feet will be opened
Monday afternoon.
The building will be a one-story
structure and will be fitted up with all
modern conveniences such as private
lockers, rest rooms, spectators, bal
comics, ladies waiting rooms and
smoking rooms.
Skates of the most approved pat
tern have been ordered from the east
md work on the new building will be
rushed as rapidly as possible.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
HUNTING for Trouble.

1--WE lived in California 20 years ard
am still hunting for trouble in the
way of burns, sores, wounds, boils. cut
sprains Or a case of piles that Buck
lens Arnica Salve won't quickly cure,
writes Charles Walters Of Allegheny
Sierra Co. No use hunting, Mr.. Wal
tiers; it cures every case, Guaranteed
at E. L. Smalley's drug store. price Csc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
FRENCH INVASION ALARMS
Enolishmen Petition Parliament to
Have Catholic Schools
Inspected.

LONDON, Feb. IA petition
signed by over 100000 has just been
presented to the British parliament
asking that, in view of the enormous
increase in the number of convents
monasteries and educational inst1tu-
lions since the expulsion of the reile-
ious orders from France. special In
spectors should be appointed to WISH
such institutions at least twice a
year.
During the last three months OF
the year just closed 20 dlneren'
French orders have sent to England
5000 of their members, and as they
are all provided with money by tne
sale of their French holdings through
third parties, they have invested large
ly in properties and lands in the
United Kingdom with the view OF
starting schools and colleges for the
education of English Catholic children
Much property in the Isle OF W1gn'
has been acquired by Catholic rells-
ious orders within the past year, ana
Protestants in England and Scotlaho
are very much alarmed because OF the
work of evangelization which the
Catholic orders are soon expected 70
start.
According to recent statistics. mol
counting the regularly estaoilsneo
Catholic churches. there are at pres
ent in the United Kingdom. LIS
Catholic institutions. of which oos
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
|FuNHr EDITOR STOPS 1sna
Man Of The Humorous Pen Pulls 6ell
Rope And is Then Elected by
Brakeman.

GREENWICH. Conn.,, Feb Pas
sengers on train out of Grand Central
station on the New Haven railroad
last night were much amused at a one
act comedy enacted between Brakeman
Oman. of Stamford; and a humorous
editor of much fame in metropolitan
districts.
There was a jar in this case on the
humorists nerves, caused by the husky
brakeman taking him into his embrace
in his efforts to put him off the last car
on the train, meanwhile the mans wife
and two children standing on the sta
not to board the train. The humorist
found when he arrived at the train
that every seat was occupied by at
least one person. He asked the brake
man if he was not going to open a car
which was unattached to the train. and
the reply was in the negative.
Commanding his family to remain on
the platform he walked the length OF
the train, giving his opinion of the
railroad which would impose on it's
patrons and looking for the conductor.
He told those who would give him their
ears that he didn't intend to let the
train start until the last car was
hitched on, and when the engine did
start up the engineer stopped inside of
10 feet, the joker having pulled the
bell rope. The brakeman swung out his
lantern to the engineer to proceed and
then he and the humorist grappled, but
the latter finally ahghted ana went to
New Rochelle on the next train.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
Yours,
GEO, D. BEROTH,
TAUGHT HUSBAND FOR ANOTHER
Now Widow Sues Mrs. Harrington No.
for DAMAGES

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Feb. Mrs.
"incy NJ. Harrington, former wife of
the late Col. Almus Harrington, OF
Christian county, has filed suit for
$4,000 against Mrs. Ellen H. Harring-
ton widow Of Col. Harrington, and
Mrs, Catherine Woody, her motner,
Tor the alleged alienation of the af-
iectons of her former husband.
Col. Harrington was one of the best
known lawyers of southwestern Mis-
souri, and a veteran of the civil war.
lie died only a few weeks ago.
In her petition, Mrs. Harrington sets
forth that she was married to Col.
harrington Feb. %. 1865. At that time
he could neither read nor write, and
was very poor. She worked to help
MN make living and taught him the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
RAILROADS DODGE THE LIGHT
Employees Leave Town When investi
cation Begins.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 7.-Ar
investigation of the railroads was
started here this morning by the inter.
state commerce commission. The
Southern Pacific, and Salt Lake and
Santa Fe were called upon to
answer to a number of charges prefer
red against them because the govern
ment and the shippers officials and
former employees of the railroads were
supoenaed.
1t is reported in addition to a num-
Der of officials of the railroads., num-
bers Of employees whose testimony is
desired have found it convenient to be
out of the city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
TELLS OF THEIR FlGHT|nG OiYs
Boys Who Chased the Elusive Filipino
in Times Agone, Renew the
War Game.

With a dash and hospitality certain
to make them famous as hosts, mem.
lbers of the Spanish American wa,
veterans gave a banquet in Manner.
Choir hall last night commemorative
of the battle Of Santa Ana.
Former members of the First Wash.
ington Volunteers and the Second
Oregon regiment, together with repre-.
sentatives of the press and members OF
the G. A. r. made up the happy gath
ering. Everything was carried off in
manner giving much credit to the
committee on arrangements.
T. NJ. Mckinney was POSTMASTER anu
covered himself with honors modestly
borne.
The toasts and responses were as
follows:
Company l in the battle of Santa
Ana" by Lieutenant T. D. S. Hart.
Company F, First Washington VOL
unteers." Jesse G. Miller of Dayton.
Company K, First Washington Vol
unteers,' James Williams.
Fourth U. S. Cavalry" Comrade
Burton.
Company L, Second Oregon Com
rade Allen.
THE Hospital Corps" Dr. Cannon
Enhancing the Commissary Depart
ment," Charles Buffum.
Stories of the Philippines" L. c.
Goodwin.
COmrade Ewing, member of Rileys
battery in the campaign of the allied
armies in China recounted the capture
of Pekin.
Among the visitors were Commander
Walker of A. Lincoln post. G. A. R., j.
F. Mclean and Col Thos. NJ. Fisher,
who spoke entertainingly.
The newspapers were represented by
w. F. Guion. of the Statesman, Eugene
Lorton, of the Bulletin, and Carl Roe,
of the Union, who responded with a
few remarks appropriate to the occa-
sion.
In all there were about 100 in at
tendance at the banquet.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
BUY 100000 ACRES IN MEXICO
Portland and Seattle Men Invest IL
Acapulco Fruit Lands.

Ell PASO, Feb. 1.-Two hundred
thousand acres of rich land in the vi
cinity of Acapulco have just been pur-
chased by a company composed of
Portland and Seattle ship owners and
exporters, capitalized at $5,000,O00 gold
which will be devoted to the cultiva-
ton on a large scale of tropic fruits.
Morris Thompson, Of Seattle, ]. D.
Trenholme, president of the Northwest
ern steamship company and E. T. Bar
net and G. L. Campbell, of Portland
and Oscar Brown Of Vancouver B. c.
are largely interested in the invest
ment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
THINK COLFAx rs EASY.
Whitman Quintet Do Not Need Rigs
by In Court Battle Tomorrow.

Captain Rigsby will probably not
play in the basketball game between
Whitman college and Conax high
school. which is to be pulled off in
the college gymnasium tomorrow
evening, on account of an injured
hand, received on the northern trip,
rom which the club has just returned.
Next week Whitman viii Blay I've
the missionaries are saving their star
player for the big games. The local
co::ege expects to win EARLY tomorrow
evening.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
MUlLlGAN ON PIXIES PEAK,

Old Time Dish ResaIes Mountain
Climbers at J. c. Smiths.
mulligan party was given by J.
c. Smith of Pixies Peak yesterday af-
ternoon to some of his bachelor friends
Conversation, games and music made
the time pass rapidly. Mulligan pre-
pared by the host was the feature of
the refreshment port of the program.
Those present were Mr.. L. Warren,
Mr.. Orley Shelton, c. Foster, Mr.. A. L.
McFarlane. Mr.. L. Heater. Mr.. Wiley
Shelton, Mr.. A. L. Penrose. Mr.. Vernon
Peasley. Mr.. c. Fitzpatrick, Mr.. ].
Foster and Mr.. Oscar Shelton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
PERSONAL MENTION

w. P. Read, a stockman of COnnell
is business visitor in the city.
F. A. Turner Of Alfalfa, is spend
ing few days in the city.
Thomas j. Flaven, United States
postoffice inspector with headquarters
in Spokane. was in the city yesterday
President Penrose of Whitman col
lege has returned from a trip to Port
land where he was working in the in
terests of the Portland Y. M. C. A.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
mary WAS NOT ARRESTED
Instead q Search Warrant Was issued
And Goldstein Homo Was Over
hauled by the Officers.

Contrary to reports circulated among
the police yesterday, Mary GOldstein
was not arrested. A search warrant
was secured instead by X. l. Heath,
who suspected the girl guilty of lar
ceny.
A careful search of the house was
made by the authorities. None of the
missing property was found. Threats
of instituting damage suit have been
made by the parents Of the girl.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07
Indiana Wise Hooters Sand Threat.
ening Letter Here
DON'T THINK LEVITT CHICKEN Thief
ALL THE SAME THEY WANT II
UNDERSTOOD THE NAME is
THEIRS ONLY.

Members of the Brotherhood of Owls
ar. considerably worked up over the
r.ceipt of letters from a South Bend
writer who makes the charge that the
,,ama and work of the order was pla-
CARRIED by the local organizers. The
letter follows:
South Bend, Ind, Feb. /, 1907.
Dear Sir
We note you are using our literature
in what you term the Brotherhood of
owls. Inasmuch as you have deliber-
atelv copied our circulars and in doing
so YOU have copied and are using a
mart of an editorial of the miles Star"
which is copyrighted, and parts of our
literature that are protected by law, we
are led to believe this has been done
nurposely. but trust in this we may
he mistaken and that perhaps only
L.eavitt may be really guilty. We will
protect all this literature by prosecu-
ton under the copyright laws, and
civil suits We have written attorneys
at the capital Of your state and Seattle
and are perfecting arrangements to
Begin the necessary legal steps to cause
YOU to desist using our literature and
infringing on the. name of our order.
Unless we hear from you by return
mail notifying us of the discontinuance
by YOU of the use of our literature, and
name our proceedings will be directed
against you personally as well as the
others of which we learn.
Prowling Hen House.
We have just, after much expense,
but with home satisfaction and ade-
ouate punishment driven from the field
of infringement what was the Fratern-
Al Order of Owls. but is now the Ant
lers of Kansas and which has some 20
lodges, and if you are only living to
provoke trouble when you can choose
any other name you wish, and can
write your own literature. why we will
have to mix. We will act deliberately
in this matter. but rest assured. we will
move surely. .--.
1t strikes us that self respecting men
should have some pride. L don't be-
lieve you wish to be laughed at as a
plain literary thief whose only idea is
TO copy Fred Cooks editorial or Tai
bots article on optimism. 1t don't look
very brilliant on your part not to be
able to find a name without stealing
that Of an order long in existence and
well established in many states. have
made inquiries about you and am told
you are not inclined to be a plain thief
or to be caught providing a hen house,
therefore, 1 write you and some of
your fellows before striking you.
Yours,
GEO, d. BEROTH,
Supreme Secretary.
Grand Executive Harry l.. Leavitt
and Grand Secretary c. B. Wood the
original promoters and organizers, are
now in Seattle where they instituted g
large nest last night and no action
will be taken by the grand nest rela-
tive to the communications received
until they raf,,r,,
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and valuable seeds. bulbs ana plants
The house, however, insisted the
distribution of pumpkin and squash
seed should be continued. and although
the chair ruled the amendment con-
timing the pumpkin seed distribution
out of order, the house overruled the
chair by vote of 1876 to 81. The argu-
ments of the friends of the humble
SQUASH and the luscious turnip would
he ridiculous were they not SO childish
and so manifestly insincere. 1t was
pointed out that the department of ag-
riculture favored the change. and the
free-seeders replied that it did so to
extend it's own work.
Cut Out Old Variety.
It was then represented that every
organization of farmers in the coun-
try. state. national and local, which
had acted on the question. had urged
that the old varieties they had been re-
ceiving for 20 years, be cut out
and the money given to the department
of agriculture for purposes of some
real benefit to agriculture. To this the
pumpkin seed advocates replied that
the hundreds of organizations referred
to were not real farmers, and did not
represent the farmers. 1t was finally
pointed out that substantially every
newspaper of Importance, including the
solid agricultural press, had condemned
the spending Of government money to
give away seed which could be pur-
chased at any country grocery store.
Their answer to this was that the seed
men had subsidized the press with
their advertising!" Last year the great
point made was that the committee
had struck out the tomato seed pro-
position without any one appearing
before it against the item. This year
the seedsmen had a hearing and the
ones who complained because they
were absent last year turned and
called them lobbyists" because they
had appeared.
The plain truth is, as every one IA
miliar with the subject knows, that
many of the congressman believe. and
most of them privately admit, that
their constituents are flattered by re-
Ieiving these miserably insignificant
gifts, and think their congressman has
personally remembered them. They
insist on having them for their cam
paign value, pure and simple. Millions
of packages are sent to people who live
in cities, some of whom have small
gardens, but most of them without any
earthly use for the seeds.
The worst feature of ALL however, is
the fact that the seeds are openly
bought and sold in the corridors of the
United States capitol! No member
will admit selling them, but many adj
NIT buying them. The seeds which the
house apportions to it's members are
thus made a source of revenue to some
one.
1t is not charged that members vote
for this appropriation and then sell the
seeds for money, but as they are sold
it is fair to assume that the members
or some one close to them, profit by the
sale. 1t is possible that some frugal
minded statesmen thus further increase
their stipends, as some of them do by
using committee stationery and pock-
citing their incidental stationery allow
ance in cash.
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rudiments of education at night. She
alleges that in 1894 the defendants
alienated his affections, and in 1903 he
obtained a divorce from her and mar
ried Ellen A. Woody, daughter of Mrs.
Catherine Woody.
Mrs. Harrington asks $4,000 for the
alienation. $4,000 as her dover right
and $4,000 punitive damages.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07

are converts of nuns, in which are at
least 10000 females who have taken
the vows.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-01-23
The Oldest Religions.

Judaism Is the Oldest existing re-
ligion. Brahmanism Is second. Bud
dhism third and Mohammedanism
fourth. Buddha was born in the sixth
century B. c., at Kapilavastu, In In
dia. near the Himalayas. He was
named Siddhartha and Gautama and
was the son of wealthy Sakya chief
tain, called a king in modern poetry.
Buddha lived to be very old. Brahma
Is the all pervading soul Of the uni
verse, the creator of the universe, his
brother gods being vishnu and silva.
Mohammed was born at Mecca, in
Arabia, In $40 A. D.. and died in Ne
dina, Arabia. June 8, 6S2. No one can
say when the worship Of God began.
IL Is probable that the very earliest
man worshiped some unknown power
who was his God. The religion OF the
Chaldeans antedated the Jewish n
ligion. Noah worshiped God; % al
Abraham. Judaism did not begin -
| III late IN Abraham's NE.