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Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14
A, GA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1907
COB. Vardaman of NisSisSibbi.

COB. Vardaman of Mississippi.
To realize how false may be the impression
made upon your mind by newspaper misrep-
resentation, you have but to know, as he really
is" James K. Vardaman Governor of Missis-
: 'iP,tg + Ase vii, listen to the talk Of hi, enemies,
vou will think him a very bad man indeed
a sort of Catiline- -Cade-Tillman combination.
According to the average Northern editor and
4ogEeiah, Nardaman is uncouth, lawless
l andian whose only distinctive characteris-
IA Rrtstrcd of the negro.
Eyself, have been SO venomously beled
by Nc newspapers that, whenever hear them
unite in abusing some public man, my first
impulse is to believe that he is doing things to
We Gang, and that The Gang is trying to
crush him.
That was my opinion, in advance, about
Hardaman-and that. I find is the fact.
He has been fighting the organized gang of
plunderers who, i'll Mississippi, have been loot
ing the convict SYSTEM who wanted to deliver
the timber lands of the state to millionaire
corporations, and WHO WANTED TO EX-
EMPT MONEY FROM TAXATION
Think of that, will you?
Think of gang which would deliberately
tax poor mans FARM which might be mort
gagged to half its value, and yet exempt the
rich mans money which, of course, represents
surplus!
Well Vardaman has fought The Gang
things like these and has whipped it.
Therefore, The Gang hates him.
Personally James K. Vardaman is splen-
did specimen of manhood. TALL strongly
built, deep-chcsted, erect as an Indian chief,
bull-necked, his fine, open cOuntenance clean
shaven; his grey-brown eyes glowing with
animation as he talks-this Southern leader Of
fortv-hve strikes me one of the men to
whom our Future will owe much
He thinks for himself, and is not afraid to
say what he believes.
He has convictions; better still he has noble
purposes better still, he is man of the peo-
pie; better still, he does things that need to be
done.
Uncultured?
Why, Vardaman can quote more of the best
stuff that's to be found in Our best books than
any public man of my acquaintance. He will
quote you the finest poetry, verse after verse,
for hour after hour
There isn't literary topic you can start up
there isn't social, economic, or political ques-
ton that can be mentioned upon which he will
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not say something which proves that he has
studied it, read the literature ofyvnahnd come
to a definite conclusion. fA
Semi-barbarian?
Why, Governor Vardaman is N tleman
to the finger tips.
And, in hospitality, he is Prince of the
Blood.
Self-respecting and, therefore, commanding
respect, Gov. Vardaman is one of the most
easily affable and courtly men of the day
But the final test of every man is the home
life.
What is he in his home?
What is he at his own freside-off the pub
lie stage where the crowd looks on the play?
What is he to wife, and child-and to chos-
Ell friends?
And it is this test which reveals the true
beauty and innate worth of Vardaman's char
acter-for his Home-life is ideal.
He came into my room, in the morning,
while [ was still in bed, and-half-dressed-
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board from interfering with the ex-
penditure of union funds, said to be
$150.00O. The national officers want
to use the money for strike benefits.
Secretary Russell instructs Attorney
Ramsay to apply the amount to pre-
vent the executive board from inter-
ing. The executive committee is in
structed to sound the business inter-
ests to ascertain if it would be a popu-
lar move to ask Roosevelt to interfere
IN the cause of peace. Russell was to-
day made acting president in Chicago
by Small with full power to control
the present situation and disburse the
defense fund of the local union.
1t is stated at union head quarters
this afternoon that the Associated
Press operators notified Russell that
they will leave their keys of the union
officials deem it advisable.
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KIRBY'S IN POLICE COURT.
Woman Claims She Supported Man
Who Deserted Her.

William Kirby and Lulu Hamilton
We're taken from a room in the Del
monico hotel and locked up by Pa
trolman McCauley last night, on the
charge of disorderly conduct.
This morning they were brought
before Judge Huffman for a hear
ing Then followed a story common to
police courts w;len there is woman
in the case.
The story all came from Lulu Ham,
iltOn. 1t concerned Kirby, but Kirby
swore he had never seen the woman
before the night he and his compan-
ion was arrested.
According to Lulu Hamilton, she
and Kirby first met in Boise last No
vember, Kirby was then a soldier and
stationed there. Later his company
was sent to Walla Walla where she
followed. Not long ago his term ex-
pired and the couple then rented
rooms. When funds ran low, Lulu
Hamilton tried various schemes in
order to provide Kirby with money,
and according to her own statement,
money was always forthcoming when
Kirby asked for it,
Later, Kirby tired of this life and
went to work in the harvest fields His
return this week and Lulu Hamilton's
desire to have him remain was the
cause of his arrest
According to the story of the police,
Kirby and his companion had been
raising disturbance in the room thew
occupied in the Delmonico and COM
plant of same was finally made Of
ficer McCauley was detailed to the
case. Upon his arrived at the room
the door was shut, the key had been
broken off in the lock and he expert
enced some trouble in making an en-
trance.
Then Mr.. McCauley, Mr. Kirby and
Lulu Hamilton strolled down to the
jail, but McCauley came away alone.
After hearing the case and the wo-
mans often repeated avowal that she
was a decent woman Judge Huffman
pronounced suspended sentence Of
5000 fine each to keep the peace for
a period of 80 days from date.
Kirby left for a ranch above Dixie.
He testified that he had not met the
woman before last night
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THEY AUTO" Have KNOWN
MACHINE WHICH DID NOT RUN
FOR TWO NIGHTS CAUSES
SOME WORRY.

There is a law against letting horses
stand without food or water, but that
is not applicable to an automobile.
At least Sergeant Morse did not
make any effort to enforce it last
night when he found the owner of an
automobile which had stood for SO
hours near the corner of Sixth and AL
der streets.
The sergeant had been worrying
about this lonesome machine for some
time and at about o'clock last night
he and reporter investigated it..
Neither were auto experts, but both
readily pronounced it an automob,,-.
Further than this they knew not.
Whether or not the sparker would
spark or the "chuffer" would chu,f
was a mystery which they dared not
probe.
But the Sherlock Holmes stunt of
finding the owner was a different mat
ter and shortly w. A. Hunt acknowl-
edged ownership. The machine had
previously been rendered 'hors de
combat
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HOW MAY WE HELP THEM?

Charles Soffley, a paroled prisoner
from the penitentiary was ordered out
of Seattle by the police for no other
apparent reason than the fact that he
had paid the penalty required of those
who violate the laws of the country.
The question of the. treatment to be
accorded men who are so unfortunate
as to get into that institution, after
they have served their terms, is one
worthy of the consideration of every
man who has even a small amount of
interest in his fellows.
1t is almost the universally accepted
opinion that when a man has served
a term in any of the state peniten-
tiaries he is unfit for association with
law abiding citizens and, with rare
exceptions is treated accordingly. Be-
sides realizing the terrible calamity
which has befallen him he is made
to feel that he has forfeited all claim
TO any respect confidence or consider
tons. struggling against a far great
err handicap than any placed on the
man who has escaped conviction, if
is not much wonder that he frequently
falls behind in the race to maintain an
existence and eventually is returned to
the state institution where he can
while away weary life and be free
at least from the expressions of con-
tempt and demonstrations of hatred
on the part of those whom he was
taught in childhood to consider his
brothers. Little wonder that all con-
fidence in human nature has been for
ever driven from his being making him
bitter against his fellows and his
maker
With nine hundred souls in the in
stitution in this city and with many
of the men being released daily the
question of the methods to be employ
ed in dealing with this small army of
suffering humanity is a vital one to
WIalla Walla and the entire country.
1t has puzzled the brains of wise
statesmen and will continue to demand
solution for years and generations to
come. Until the spirit of universal
brotherhood finds more of a place i'll
the hearts of men, there will be
large percentage of discharged con-
victs return each year to our penal
institutions.
The suggestion of Mayor Harry
Lane. of Portland. that the states es-
tablish institutions where these men
may be given a proper start in life
after leaving the penitentiaries is n
step in the right direction and will
receive the approval of the majority.
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hunt for and finding him gave him
licking. When separated by fellow
students, his victim called him "a
brave man that would lick a fellow
smaller than himself" This hurt
Heney and he said Let him go; give
him his gun and I'll give him the first
shot" 1t was the gun proposition that
caused his dismissal.
Mr.. Heney has discarded the gun
play business in his recent methods,
and when he believes a man has done
anything contrary to the rules and
regulations of organized society, he
goes hunting for him with a grand
Jury, and when he is satisfied tnat
some individual knows anything about
any particular law breaking he takes
a shot at him with grand jury and
the result is usually a disclosure of
something sensational
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SERVICE
ON n. P. TRAINS
THROUGH SLEEPER WILL MEAN
NO WAITS AT PASco FOR
EASTERN TRAINS.

S. B. Calderhead, general agent of
the Northern Pacific, has been advised
by General Passenger Agent Cleland,
that the through sleeping car service
between Walla Walla and Spokane
promised by General Manager Mutt,
will be inaugurated some day the COM
ing week. It will require two addi-
tional sleepers to perform this service
and as soon as they can be procured
and sent west, the old sleeper "Coppei"
and after repairs and overhauling will
be assigned to service elsewhere The
new sleepers will be of the latest pat
trn, and the new service will not only
mean through service between Walla
Walla and Tacoma and Seattle Pas
sengers for the Sound points will leave
Walla Walla at p. m. and arrive at
Seattle and Tacoma next morning at
8 o'clock; the change being made at
Pasco at $50 in the evening On the
return trip, passengers can leave the
Sound terminals at 9 o'clock at night
and be in Walla Walla the following
morning, making it possible for bus
mess men to go to Seattle or Tacoma,
transact a days business and return
to Walla Walla vita loss of but u
single day.
In addition to the improvement in
service between the local points within
the state 1t will vastly improve the
accommodations for passengers whose
destination is east of Spokane. Hereto
fore passengers Tor the Burlington
train have had to make the change at
Pasco at l: 80 in the mroning, a mos.
unreasonable hour, being too late to
go to bed, and too early to get up. Now
however, passengers can go to bed
any time after leaving Walla Walla,
and get up at Spokane the following
morning where they simply move for
ward into the car ahead. Passengers
for the North Coast limited will also
make the change at Spokane where
they will have from Z o'clock until
at PaScO. The new service is one
that will be appreciated by the pub
lie, and one for which the local officials
have been working for long time.
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It Is WaIIa WaiIa Spirit.

were locked in the county treasurer's
vault for a joke the other day. When
the attempt was made to release Them
CONSERVATION reigned because the
combination wouldn't work The re-
porters were equal to the OCCASION
however They climbed out of the win
dow of the vault, dropped down to the
street and went on their way. This
story is told to illustrate. not the in
security of the vault in which Walla
Walla keeps its money but the enter
prise of the reporters in that town.
Yakima Republic.
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To Tie Up Railway Traffic.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10.-Ethel-
bert Stewart. representing the depart
ment of commerce and labor arrived
this morning and Immediately went
into conference with Superintendent
Miller and Lamb, of the Western
Union in regard to the strike of the
telegraphers. After listening to the
company's presentation and its side of
the controversy, Stewart arranged for
a conference with the strikers this
afternoon. The strikers claim they
received assurances from members of
the Order of Railway telegraphers of
their willingness to tie up traffic on
the Pacific coast if by so doing they
can assist the commercial telegraph
ers.
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HAS DIFFERENT METHODS NOW.

Lincoln Steffens has an interesting
story in the August number of the
American Magazine of the early life
of Francis ]. Heney, the graft and
CRATER fighter who is doing such good
work at present in San Francisco. He
recites an incident while Heney was
in college. showing the innate fighting
qualities of the great prosecutor caus-
ing his dismissal from college when in
his freshman year. He was attacked
by an anonymous writer in the col
lege publication and cited las a terrible
example of the demoralizing influence
OF secret societies. He, after read
ing it, sought at once to obtain the
name of the author, and after fight
with senior whom he had asked for
this information and was refused h.
proceeded TO thump it out of him
Equipping himself with a rawhide
whip and a revolver he started on
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Small Not to Act Until Monday.

Small of the Telegraphers' union will
Oakland and other offices of the West
ern Union from their keys until Mon
day, possibly not then, according to
a statement made this morning. THE
men are anxious to strike said
Small. "They practically demand that
order a strike but l am in favor of
letting the matter simmer along for
couple of days before l take such
drastic steps as calling out the opera
tors here and III other cities"
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Some of the Aberdeen business men
sitting as a jury in Justices court,
have decided the Sunday closing law
of the state of Washington to be UNI
constitutional. We wonder what KIND
of laws those jurists would enact II
they were in the legislature. Since
they are the judges of the law and the
evidence it does not make much diff
ference what laws are on the statute
books and there is little need for law
yerS or courts.
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All to Go Out Monday.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Acting Presi-
dent Russell this afternoon wired
President Small to come to Chicago
Immediately to assume control of the
situation which is rapidly assuming
mammoth proportions. Monday the
union will demand eight hours ard a
Is per cent wage increase and the
company to supply typewriters. If not
granted, Eli operators in the United
States and Canada will be called out.
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Uncle Sam as Operator.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Secretary Rus
sell of the Photographers union is now
in conference with the attorneys of
the union, preparing, it is said, to ask
the federal government to seize the
properties of the Western Union and
Postal providing the strike spreads,
under the terms of the federal statutes
giving the government power to take
panieS as matter of public expedi-
ence when the companies are unable
to operate them
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II Was a Big Steal.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 10
Seventeen thousand in gold dust sent
by registered mail was stolen re-
Gently on the Yukon, river The sack
was ripped open while the purser was
four pounds of gold in tin cans, was
taken.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-The army of
striking operators was augmented this
morning when the Postal operators of
New York and the Western Union
operators of Minneapolis struck. Cor
dit;ons locally show no Improvement
over yesterday. A number of strike.
breakers from the smaller neighbor-
hood towns have been secured by
from being adequate The strikers
charge that thousands of messages
are being mailed in this city.
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Strike Everywhere Tomorrow.

OAKLAND, Aug 10.-President
Samuel ]. Small of the Commercial
Telegraphers union said today, 1.-The
union telegraphers are going to quit
telegra phing everywhere tomorrow.
The prevailing sentiment is to strike"
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Strike at Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich. Aug. 1O.--Follow-
ing the dismissal of an opera tor who
refused to work on the Chicago wire,
% Western Union operators quit work
last night but returned to work when
the operator was reinstated. But later
they adopted a resolution not to work
end of the wires
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Columbus is Out.

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 10.-Forty-five
Western Union employees struck here
this afternoon following the refusal of
Chief Operator Rawson to reinstate L.
E. Hart discharged Friday for insub-
ordination. Hart refused to take a
message from a non-union operator.
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Georgia Will Suffer.

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 1O.-Western
Union people here say a strike is
imminent. The local union officials
are awaiting orders from President
Small.
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Out az New Orleans,

NE WORLEANS, La, Aug. 10.-The
Western Union operators here struck
today, joining the Postal force which
went out last night.
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land to remain at the keys, there is
every indication that there will be
walk out today. Dissatisfaction is
growing and it is believed that Small
cannot hold them in check much
longer.
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it's ability to meet all emergencies .hal
have yet arisen lies one of the chief
virtues in the great instrument. 10
naranhrase scripture, the constitution
was made for Americans and not
Americans for the constitution.
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Using Telephones.
Constitution Suspended in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-At a meeting
of the telegraphers' union today an
nouncement was made that President
Small had suspended the constitution
measure to prevent the executive
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No Business in Topeka.

TOPEKA, Aug. 1O.-Operators of
both companies struck today and BUSH
ness is almost completely tied up.
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Only % in Los AnqeIes.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10.-The
Western Unior. had % operators at
work today.
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Will Strike Today.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1O-Al-
though President Small ordered the
operators of the city and West Oak
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The Daily Statesman-25c per month
and you will get results.
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TELEGRAHERS WILL TIE UP
CONTINUED From Page One.)

alton was the arrival today of IS nom
scab duty. They were hurried from
the depot to the Western Union build
ing under heavy guard. Aside from
the Kisses and cat-calls, no demons
trations marked their march to the
companies Office. The telegra phi Off
Gals say % more strikebreakers will
arrive from ST. Louis today. In a
statement made today, General Super
intendent Cook of the Western Union,
declared a hundred operators are at
work. Union leaders deny this, de-
claring that before the strikebreakers
arrived there were not more than 20
operators working for the Western
Union. Postal officials also claim they
are making good Roadway, but rep
resehtative of the United Press could
find only II who were trying to do the
work of as5 operators.
Using Telephones.
Offices Of both companies are badly
swamped. They are resorting to the
long distance telephone and special
delivery with little success. At noon
the executive committee of the union,
meets with Secretary Russell to map
out a campaign. President Gompers
of the American Federal flor, of Labor
is expected Monday.
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The Statesman prints today's news
today.
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Wait for the cars at the Book Nook
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GEN ERAL.

JOHN M. BRIGHAM, EXPERT vIO-
lin maker and repairer Of stringed
instruments. IT'S West Alder ST.,
Walla Walla, Wash.
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WANTED.
>~s>~~~~~~~~~~~s~~.~srs
wANTED-LADY HELP; INQUIRE
at Troy Laundry.
WANTED.

wANTED-AN EXPERIENCED DRY
goods salesman. Address, b. this OF
flee. ~
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FOR SALE-NICE NEW COTTAGE
near Elm street, $3.50: $500 down.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-SK HEAD OF GOOD
work horses. Inquire 514 chase
Avenue. oV
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Entered at the Postffice at Walla
Walla, Wash 'ngton, as second-class
matter.