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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

II M. Read, for some time district
manager of the Mutual Life insurance
company left yesterday for Seattle to
take general charge of the Pacific Com
mission company Considerable Walla
Walla capital is interested in this cor
poratiOn.
Oliver T. Cornwall, who returned
from a six weeks visit to southern
California yesterday, with his family
Save that the annual crop of tourists
is the chief resource Of the people OF
Los Angeles and vicinity. Although
that country has the finest climate in
existence Mr.. Cornwall says it is far
inferior to Walla Walla county in the
matter of natural resources.
When the present class of nine re-
ceive the last degree next Monday
evening Trinity lodge will be the larg'
est lodge Of Odd Fellows in the state
of Washington. This banner lodge
has at present a membership Of $50.
Clark Walters, commander of Lin
coin Post G. A. R., who strained MS
hack some time ago is reported to be
we'll on the road to recovery.
John Davis. of the firm of Davis-ka-
scr company, who has been seriously
i'll at his home eight miles from the
CITY is convalescing rapidly
Mrs. James Hamilton returned TO
her home yesterday from st. Mary
bospital where she underwent seri-
ous oneration a few weeks since.
Work on the new Cox and Barnett
building next to the telephone ex-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-27
PlAH FACES ANOTHER SUIT
Mae Wood Says There'll be Sensation
al Disclosures With IS Women
Correspondents.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Suit has been
brought in the supreme court OF TINS
city by Miss Mae Wood against United
States Senator Thomas {. Platt' ana
the case will probably create a sensa :
ton when it comes to trial. MISS
Wood, who is at Colon, Michigan, is
quoted as saying:
L Instituted divorce proceedings on
December q last in New York against
Senator Plat through my attorney
Mr.. O'Flaherty. l have named 10 wom-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-27
TRINITY JOINS new LEAGUE
Knights of the Goat Would Meet Other
Baseball Teams Of Twi-
light Players.

Trinity lodge of Odd Fellows is dis
GUESSING the question of getting up a
ball team to take part in the twilight
series of games to be INDUCED in by
the firms and societies of Walla Walla
this spring.
three link aggregation and some of the
lodge are enthusiastic over the idea
for the fraternal championship. No
steps have been taken as yet toward
possible that a Trinity team may be
practicing on the ball park before the
end of March.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-27
NOTICE TO OUR PATRONS!

On account Of heavy advances in
price Of material we have been com.
PEELED to increase our prices on bottled
beer as follows:
One dozen pints, $1.0o, with rebate
OF 1se for returned empties.
One dozen quarts, $500, with rebate
OF Csc for returned empties.
This new price list will go into ef.
feet March list, 1907.
JACOB BETZ BREWING 4 MALT.
ING COMPANY.
STAHL BREWING E. Mailing
COMPANY.
WAIlA WAlLA BOTTllNG
WORKS. 8
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-27
TUSSLE IN LAND OFFICE.

Seattle Lawyer and Druggist From
Same Town are Participants.
yer and W. H. Kerbow, a Seattle drug
gist had a tussle over the ownership
of some Klickitat county land in the
local land Office yesterday
Waterman alleges that KerbOw aban-
dOned his homestead. This is the
up to the commissioner once and was
remanded back to the local office Tor
brought up.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-27
DISCOUNT ONLY ON REAL ESTATE
Three Per Cent Rebate Does Not APP
ply to Any Other Kind of As
sessable Property.

Three per cent. discount on taxes
paid before March Is, applies only to
taxes on real estate" said County
Treasurer Honeycutt this morning.
The treasurer received this morning
a check from a man for his taxes in
the total amount taxed against all
kinds of property.
of course | had to reurn his check
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-27

to him." said Mr.. Honeycutt. That
could not take the discount on personal
property. He can now send a new
check for the correct amount"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-27
To Cure a Cold IN One Dav

To Cure Cold IN One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Ouinine
fails to cure. E, W. GROVES SIGMA.
fure is on each box; Csc,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-27

Fifth and Alder. Phone So. No. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

been shipped through; but as it happened, no car
of any description had arrived by rail in either
direction during the last fortnight All the principal
garages of Bayonne and Biarrltz were visited also,
in the hope of finding mysterious car which might
be the Duke of Carmona's but there not one
of which could not trace the ownership. We
then sent to Bordeaux, and even to ST can de Luz;
but in both errand was vain. If Carmona
had automobile in the South OF France, 1t was
well hidden.
Nevertheless, Dick and I formed theory that
the new automobile, of which we had heard SO many
rumors, was actually in Biarritz that it had been
kept by friend of Carmonas in private
garage. And if we right in our conJectures, we
felt we might take 1t as sure sign that the Duke
not only planning an important tour but was
not forgetting a detail of precaution which could
prevent my learning his intentions.
AS we could not set watch upon the chauffeur,
set watch upon the Duke; and it was Ropes
Who with considerable relish, undertook the task,
and unobtrusivey logged CarmonaS footsteps from
the time he went out in the morning, up to the
time he went in again at light.
Meanwhile Dick took steps to become CORE
spondent for The Daily Despatch" of London,
which papers he knew personally He spent great
deal of money in wiring long messages, but his
reward was success, and as he said he was proud
of his job which he intended to carry out as faith
fully if writing impressions for newspapers was
the business of his life.
Also, got the repainted; bought lamps of
different Sort ordered side baskets to be attached,
of red to match the new COLOR had Dick Warlng S
monogram, in execrable taste, put on the doors;
while last and most important change of all, from
being number AI2,ooI, the automobile became,
illegally but convincingly, MI4,317. Cunnngest
device of all, Ropes changed the wheel caps of my
Gloria for those of Frenzel that only expert
of much experience would know that the car was
not FrenZel
A quick dryer used, and in two days were
ready for anything. | still hoped for letter from
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beside him. two other ladies in the tonneau the
chauffeur at the Dukes feet, and good deal of
luggage the roof. At the gate they turned as
if to go to San Sebastian; and l came to let you
know
That's right. Get ready at once for a start and
have the car here as soon you can.
Cars ready now Ny Lord, and am l.
Good But don't Ny Lord me. Now that Il
Mr. George Smith, that's important to
remember than in Trevenna days. And don't forget
that the car is Mr.. Warnings car
Il won't forget, sir
He off to the garage, and l was knocking at
Dicks door.
Dick was tying his necktie. Ready to start in
five minutes said he.
How did you guess what up?"
Your face dArtagnan."
why d 'Artagnan? Haven't large enough
variety of names already?
Il have selected suitable for the situation.
D'Artagnan took upon himself mission. So have
you; and you'll have many difficulties to
come before you fulfil it, if you do, as he had
Nonsense! We starting out to keep in touch
with another party of motorists"
In country forbidden to one of us
That one can look out for himself. If lady in
another motor should need to stand by
her, to be the spot to stand by, that's all
Yes, that's ALL, said Dick laughing. And all
that d'Artagnan had to do to get hold of few
diamond studs which lady wanted to wear at
ball. Sounds simple Ell? But Artagnan had some
fun the way, and I'd bet the last dollar in my
pile we will There! I'm ready
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England; was groom to my first pony; went abroad
with me as handy man; with me through most
of nv adventures when l took up motoring, volun-
teere1 to go into factory and thoroughly learn the
gentle of chautfeuring; and at this time under
stood an automobile and loved it, as he understood
and loved horse; he is of my age almost to the day;
and suppose will be with in capacity or
might have been carved from piece of oak; the
eyes of soldier; and utters word more than
he must.
"You said could go to the games this afternoon,
he continued. When l came back went to the
garage, and found strange chauffeur examining
your Gloria l stood at distance, and watched
what he would do. M Levavasseur, the proprietor OF
the garage, came in just then, and inquired IN
low voice who the fellow was. He didn t know; but
the man had asked for Mr. Trevennas chauffeur,
saying, when he heard l out, that he was
keep quiet and got out of the way myself Presently
the chauffeur walked over to Levavasseur, and said
in French that he wouldn't wait any longer. He
went away, and | went after him. He d1dnt see
me- and | don't believe he would have known me
from Adam if he had He stopped at another
garage and | thought best not to go in there But
l waited and after awhile very dark tall gentle
man. who looked Spanish, walked into the garage.
Five minutes later he and the chauffeur came out
together. They parted at the entrance, and it was
the gentleman | followed this time He went to
large handsome villa; and person | met told me
it was the Duchess of Carmona S house. That is the
reason thought the thing important
Thank YOU | said. - You were right to speak,
and it may be you have done me an invaluable
service
Ropes beamed but having said all he had to
saw another word would have been waste of good
material, which he was not the man to squander.
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Monica, with hints to her mothers plans
but nothing came; and when we had had blank
day, with of activity in the enemy's camp,
it was relief to have Ropes arrive at the hotel in
the morning just as l was dressed.
knew the moment | his face that something
exciting had happened
The Duke has gone, My Lord he reported
gone in a dark gray, covered car. He's this mo-
1nent got off"
Not aone?"
No, Ny Lord. I'll tell you exactly what took
place. | at the window in the little room l
hired over shop three days ago, in sight of the
entrance gates of the Villa Isabella. 1t just
drove in might be forty-horse, and of the
Lecomte type. The chauffeur wore goggles, but his
figure was like the fellows who came the other day
to garage. About half hour later, out slipped
the again, the Duke driving, lady sitting
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II mas Just SlluCk Inc, II llldy llledil tlldt
Carmona intends to slip away with his guests in
his automobile, and that he wanted to find out
something about my car, in case got wind of the
idea and followed"
The identical thing struck me- wonder how
he heard you had one
Easy enough to do that OF course, he has found
out somehow, perhaps through employing detec-
tive, that Chris Trevenna and Casa Triana are one
man. He can't make much of the knowledge
to bother me on this side the frontier; but"
Yes; big but
1t seems pretty certain that his must
have or be coming here, and that he means to
it in going into Spain, or he wouldn't have devel-
opel this sudden interest in mine
1t looks like it. Now he knows, if dark blue
Gloria his path, it's the of the pursuing
lover, and
Il was Just thinking that dark blue Gloria will
not his path"
You don't mean
Il mean that it won't be prudent for either Casa
ever he means to 60.
What You'll give up!,
Is it likely"
You are getting beyond me-
What want is to stay with you, in your car
Wish had one!' said Dick
You going to have the loan of one. Would
a gray red car suit you best?
Il see. Red, please, They say red paint dries
quickest"
We both laughed
Your red must have lamps l went on,
and new number, and any other little things that
can be put on in hurry. And you had better get
passport, if you haven't one. Gentlemen touring in
ol1DJCItSu W duSS-
tionngs which might be announcement unless they
have plenty of red tape up their sleeves.
IN lay in a stock. How would you like me to
be the accredited correspondent, for the Spanish
wedding festivities, of newspaper or two?"
Rafting good idea. Could you work it,"
Easy as falling off log. I'll arrange by tele-
graph, London and New York. What about your
part in the show?
"A humble friend accompanying the important
newspaper correspondent in his travels
That's all right; but the Trevenna business is
played out"
A travelling is easy to fit {.
travelling coat"
Not quite, unless you match it with
travelling face
Luckily Carmona knows Romeos face better
than mine And, anyhow, motoring get-up
be next door to a disguise"
1t was next in order to find out whether the Duke
really had brought automobile to Biarritz but
try might, could learn nothing. Inquiries
made at the railway stations, both at Bayonne
and BiarritZ, to whether automobile had lately
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CHAPTER VII.


EIFTEEN minutes later off. l love
driving my car, as l love the breath of life,
and am conceited enough to fancy that no
else, not even Ropes get out of her what
l can. Still this was not destined to be precisely
pleasure trip and prudence babe me give the helm
to Dick He is good enough driver; and the car
senger with case of visiting cards in my pocket,
newly engraved with the name of Mr. George Smith
on the front seat beside Dick however silently
critcizing his every move; Ropes in the tonneau
such luggage as we had, on top.
1t was scarcely eight o'clock, and there was so
little traffic in the town that we did not need to
trouble about a legal limit. We slipped swiftly
along the rough white road to the railway station
past large villas and green lawns, and took the sharp
turn to the right that leads from the pleasant
land of France straight to romantic Spain, the
country of my dreams We sped past houses
that looked from their deep sheltering woods upon
a silver lake and away in the distance caught
mountains, the creneated mass of Les Trois Cou-
gttering with wintry diamonds. Against
the morning sky, stood up, clear and cold, the
of far La Rune.
Gaining the first outskirts of struggling St Jean
de Luz, my eyes and Dicks fell at the time
upon something before us; big gray automobile,
its roof piled with luggage, stationary by the road
side, chauffeur busy lacking up the driving wheels,
a tall standing to watch the work, his hands in
the pockets of his fur coat Instantly Dick slowed
down to lean out came within speaking
distance, while | sat still, secure from recognition
behind deliberately hideous goggles
Is there anything we can do! asked Dick with
fortune to another in i'll fortune. | noticed he
spoke that he made his American accent as marked
as possible marked, that it almost
like hosting the Stars and Stripes over the
transformed and reprinted Gloria.
D. No, thank YOU" said Carmona for it was
he who stood in the road looking while his
chauffeur worked He had glanced up with
- anxiety and vexation on his ungoggled, dark
face, at the first sound of an approaching car,
and knew well what thought sprang into his
head. But red car, with American driv
ing was not what he had half expected to
see He was visibly relieved; nevertheless, he
was slow enough in answering to bring us to a
standstill, while he peered at our wheel caps.
The decetful name, gittering up to his eyes, so
evidently treasured him that temptation seized
me, and yielded without struggle. l had come
prepared for quick signal to Monica whenever an
opportunity should arise and l was anxious to
let her know that she not unprotected it seemed
to me that the first chance of doing so was better
than the second In inner breast pocket OF my
coat | had the lace handkerchief which had stolen
on the night of the ball As Dick questioned Car
mona and Carmona answered. l flashed out the
wisp of lace and passed it my lips, not turning
to look full at the slim, gray coated figure on the
front seat yet conscious by side glance that
yelled face regarded us.
What l did was done quickly, that think it
%1,a ,1n l,,f
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
CHAPTER vi.
Puzzle: Find the Car

w 7HAT do you think it means?" asked Dick
w when the chauffeur had gone
- :. 1t has lust struck me- II may mean thai
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-20
SHOOTS DEFENSE

The speech. Of Senator Smoot of
Utah, in he United States senate yes
.terday and which appea~ ia The E5l
letin's news columns q cNhcrc. wiz
probably be read with deep interest
by many. 4 reads he manly sta e.
ment Of The truth concerning mat
ter about which gr at deal of feel
ing has been aroused throughout he
country. The two points on which
the whole controversy hinges are. Of
course. wh Their or not Mr.. Smlot Is %
polygamist and whether or not his
oath as a ehurehman conaic with hi
oath as senator The senator enters
an emphatic denial in both instances
and this viii probably be accepted by
the senate and by the country at
large. although tn re was some testi.
mony before he committee which in
Dictated contrary state { facts. The
senate will vote upon he question of
his expulsion today AID Indication
are that It will decide hy q large pa-
jority that The senator has been sim
dicated OF the claLg,s hfoucat
againsl him
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-20
RECENT, LEGAL DECISIONS.

Transfer and Inheritance Tas.--The
doctrine that The right to take prop
| eHy by dovse Is creature OF law
and not natural right is repudiated
by the Supreme Court OF Wisconsin
in the Gaze Of Nunuemacher Y, State,
Jos Northwestern Reporter t21.
Judge NVinslow, for the majority, adj
mits that the contrary proposition
has beena stated. by a great majority
Of the courts of this country, includ'
ing the Supreme Court of the United
States, and adds that the unanimity
with which il is stated is perhaps only
equalIcd by the paucity OF reasoning
by which it Is supported" But though
the court holds as above, II Is never
thelcss OF the opinion that the pfln"
chile OF Inheritance taxation may be
justified under the power of reason
able regulation and taxation OF trans
fers of property, In a separate concur
ring opinion Judge Marshall wakes
eloquent in his approval OF the re-
pudiation Of The doctrine above re
ferred 70, and his opinion is well
worth reading on this point.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-20
The Dam. Constructed at Great tx.
pense. That Has Failed 70 Stop
Flow OF Colorado River.

Of the Mexican town ri M"Nicali and
tie covering with -ili ol many millions
of tons of salt ~ lbo bottom or tbc
Salton sea, and Ihc consequent ruin
Of The salt industry thore
Besides AIN this so miles Of tine
southern Pacific railway tracks have
had 10 be rcIaid from time TO time. at
successfully higher levels, to avoid
the cncroaching sea.
After struggling against the river
for year the people OF the valley
found a natural ally IN the Southern
Pacific Railway company. whose main
line crosses the basin and is i'm danger
Of inundauon At great expense a
dam was built last November and the
river was turned back to its old chan
mel. and it continued to flow 10 the
Gulf of California. as formerly. until
early in December. when it washed
out the new earth Of the dam OF levec
and again broke into the Sink
Now if is apparent that $500 000
will be necessary TO construct works
which VIII hereafter control the
stream For The first lime an appeal
has been made 20 ihc federal govern
ment for aid Tho national govern
moui has made appropriations for Tho
protection of agricultural lands and
cities from temporary over HoW Here
is a case. the people feel. whore an
appropriation au immediate appro
priation Us needed 10 present pcrma-
meme inundauuH
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-20
1Blpa fnr Arm
Nattnnal Glurrlr
BY JOHN AUGUSTUS WALL.
President National Church.


people will have different beliefs and .ls state Of affairs
ALWAYS but why respect these pcr.S difference nhcn
they the Of progress and st the emo organize for
inspiration and bcpuncss? Are honest atheists ndde moral
ISIS Sprua Jews Christians and Ethical Cutusts always remain
At odds with caen ohcr2
would 81 a church party broad enough interest and hold ali
intelligent thinkers whether orthodox moUeoz long t" ie
cvei bc1 Kind and helpful want take the hand Of tire believer
Darwin Hue Emerson ngeo along with the hand Of
faith Christianity want cement all
these shades opinion I The divine power oyeo have them
all join ia singing the q common brotherhood.
conmon-en-e church, peoples church free OF all
superstition hypocrisy and dealentury ritutonandustra
society that the greater advancement Of civic and ethical
hHowea militant notwithstanding organization that should by the
power gent cooperation rule OF geld aud bring the
Golden Rule
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-20

Parol chatte Mortgaae.-The doe
trine that one who has loaned money
10 another with which 10 so into bust
ness, and who has taken an oral chat
tel mortgage on. the stock to secure
the loan, may. as against the debtors
creditor, take possession of the goods
ii reiterated in Mower V. Mccarthy
6f Atlantic Reporter 57S This the
Vermont court says has been its hold
ing in former eases, and it finds no
occasion to depaii from H. though The
courts In many Of The states maintain
different doctrine
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-20
CAIRO's BIG SEWER.

The bids on he big eewers rec lived
yesterday morning by the Board Of
Local improvements will probably nGt
disappoint many people, although lie
lowest Is more han $1,000 above the
estimat 4 cost. Tho public were
somewhat prepared for this nv Tic
experience vita respect 10 the OHIO
and Twenty-eighth street improve
ments IN which the estimates also fell
short oF The bids received. The sewer
estimate was made before the bids on
these streets were received and were
based upon the same data used IN
these as q the cost 0f material labor,
etc. Hence ii was expected that the
bid would be considerably in exec s
OF the estimates. Some even Guessed
that the lowest bid would DO consider
ably over 500 009: because til lowest
bids on the streets mad been from %
TO 80 per cen, above the estimates.
The difference in cost viii fall very
lightly upon prop rtY owners being
only about 10 cents per lot for ten
years, or a total Of 81 per lot. TIL
first que >" as to the cost Of the i'm
provement was 81 per lot for ten
years. CT toal Of $40 per lot The
lowest bid OF yesterday will b G5
cents per lot for ten years or a total
of $3.50. This will not strike the tax
payer as such a serious matter Prob
ably the most disappointing feature is
thai a supplementary assee sment will
be necessary with all lis delays. which
may put OF beginning and completing
the work several moaths longer than
would otherwise have been nee ssary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-20
London.s Educational Bill.

Five millions a year Is Tie cost of
Loud0ns education. Government
grants meet two OF those millions. the
rates three The average roll of the
elementary schools is 10000 children.
The staff of teachers 90 the service
Of the council numbers about COCOA
OF these about 1900 are engaged II
public elementary schools. and receive
salaries amounting to aver ce000.01}
2 year--Londou ScIoolm3 Ter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-20

Can a church or party
be organized iu New
York city out Of the mill
lions who have neglected
or forsaken the paths Of
their fathers religion -
q church 50 vital in all
respects that it Will al
tract those who have
never entered a church