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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05

was no room. Next year he provided
increased accommodations and since
then the growth has been steady. Yes
terday's affair broke all records, be-
?s"bB-f-. .(p;agf shr shr sh sh shro
cause the restriction limiting the at
tendance to children on the lists of the
various charitable organizations was
removed. The ride was free to any
youngster
The sleighs, with a prodigious jing-
ling of bells, dashed into the central
square this noon. They were storm
ed by a frantic multitude of midgets.
The police sent detail of a sergeant
and II men to supervise the loading.
and the state board of charities had
it's secretary, Charles P. Kellogg on
hand.
In the midst of the throng was Mr..
Blakeslee, passing out warm caps and
mittens to those of his guests who
were insufficiently clad. In addition to
these every boy and girl received a
horn, this latter bit of generosity un-
fortunately failing favorably to i'm
press the residence districts. So large
was the crowd that Waterbury could
not produce enough sleighs and Mr..
Blakeslee was obliged to hire con-
veyances from MERIDIAN, Naugatuck
and New Haven and other cities One
gorgeously decorated sleigh carried
the chaperons of the procession. the
residents of the Southmayd Home for
Aged Women.
Michael Kelly, while rising to lead
a cheer, tumbled out of his sleigh and
broke him arm, and when they formed
in double file Roy Sheridan, aged eight
caught his hand between two trucks
and lost a finger. Both boys were
taken to Mr. Blakeslee's home for sur
gical treatment.
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PAGE SEVEN

ing daily. All of this eventually should
go out to sea, but under present con-
ditions the harbOr is not properly
flushed except during freshets in the
Hudson. AS a result large quantities
of refuse are spread over the bay and
left on the shores between long inter-
walls of heavy rains. This is apparent,
not only in the scum over the harbor,
but in great banks of poisonous refuse
on the harbor bottom and floating on
the surface.
Mr.. Hatch's committee is at work
on legislation. both in New York and
in New Jersey, to provide outlets for
sewage Of the Hudson valley and of
the Passic valley without having it
dumped into the waters Immediately
surrounding the city. The committee
also is seeking to prevent the contami-
nation of the Hudson river ice supply.
1t is also at work to compel not only
the state of New York but the state of
Vermont to properly safeguard Lake
Champlain.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
NEW YORK HARBoR A cEssPooL
Receives Almost Billion Gallons o.
Sewage Each Day.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Several
public spirited citizens are con-
Quoting comprehensive campaign
for purifying the Hudson river and
other waters of the state, which today
are so polluted with sewage that they
are a menace to health.
This work is being done by a special
committee appointed by the Merchants
association. with Edward Hatch, Jr.
as it's chairman. Mr.. Hatch's asso-
ciates on the committee are J. Pier
pOnt Morgan John Y. Cuyler. George
C. Whipple and Albert Wander Veer.
This committee is taking steps to
check pollution of all state waters and
especially the Hudson. Its engineers
have estimated that 455,000.000 gallons
of sewage are discharged into the
water in the neighborhOOd of New
York every "a hours. and the amount
of drainage due to rainfall is about
10000 900 gallons, making total o.
COS, 100000 gallons of drainage waste
which the rivers and harbOr are receiv-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
HIGHER THAN THE FLAT IRON
New Skyseraper Now Building in New
York to Be 80 Stories in
the Ozone.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Foundations
are being laid for what will be the
largest and most costly office building
| in the wOrld-a 80 story skyscraper
providing II acres of office space. 1t
| is being erected by the City Investment
and Cortland street, and will be ready
| for occupancy early in 1908. Site and
| structure will represent an outlay of
SIC, 900, 900.
| Massive and imposing in de-
| sign, the new building will be not
able departure from the usual style of
skyscraper. The architectural treat
ment leaves a deep recess in the face
of the building, thus separating it into
! two WINGS each of which rises to a
height of 25 stories. The main struc-
! ture, 80 stories high, with it's ornate
gables, will be a picturesque ornament
to the sky line.
| The feature of the interior will be
an arcade extending 3O4 feet through
the entire length of the building. The
dICdut W III Uc Itcl WIuc anu ~ lcSt
high, with a vaulted ceiling deliberately
designed in frescoes. At each end will
| be arched passages leading to the 81
elevators required to handle the TO-
900 tenants who can be accommodated
| in the building.
More than $4,000 tons of steel are to
be used for the support Of this struc
| ture. The total weight of the building
will be $4,000 tons, and some of the
steel columns and Orders will weigh
more than 100000 pounds each Every
inch of steel will be incased in hollow
| tile bricks to protect it from corrosion
or fire. Floors and partitions will be
of porous terra Gotta, so that in case
fire ever breaks out the thoroughly
fireproof qualities of the building will
save it from damage This combina-
| ton of steel and hollow tile enabled
the big skyscrapers of San Francisco
to pass successfully through the great
est conflagratioh Of modern times.
| That American architects and build
ers look upon fire as the greatest men
ace to the safety of the big structures
they put up is shown by their precau-
tions against the red plague" In the
City Investment company building more
| than 100000 square feet Of hollow
| tile will be used to make it absolutely
| fireproof. 1t is. believed that because
of this provision the worlds biggest
office buildings will be a striking eX-
ample of that type of modern sky
declare is practically indestructible.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
COURT ROOM. TELEGRAPH OFFICE
News Of Thaw Trial Is Flashed All
Over the World.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Never in the
history of criminal trials have
such elaborate arrangements been
made to furnish news to the newspa-
pers as those made for the trial OF
Harry X. Thaw for the murder OF
Stanford White, now in progress in
the criminal courts building.
Two great cables have been run into
the court room to communicate with
the cables of the telegraph operators
each cable containing 10 wires, and
each wire connected directly with a
news association or a newspaper office
One London paper has the exclusive
use of two of the wires.
In addition to the telegraph service
there are a score of telephone booths
set up convenient to the courtroom
They are solely for newspaper use
One Pittsburg paper has an exclusive
telephone wire for it's continuous use
Even these facilities are insufficient
for all purposes. and fully 100 messen-
ger and telegraph boys are constantly
in service running copy. Fully 20'
reporters, artists, and special cores
pOndents representing papers all over
the world sought accommodations to
report the trial. but only a third OF
them were admitted to the courtroom
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05

been made TO secure the enactment of
a simple measure that will authorize
the president to withdraw from entry
any of these lands under such condi-
tons as he may deem best but even
that Is opposed by powerful coterie,
especially in the senate, so that taken
altogether there seems to be little hope
OF remedial legislation. The fight, APP
parently, is on between public officials
who want to see the public lands pro-
tected and the representatives Of in
terests that are taking advantage of
the present loosely constructed laws to
come into possession of as much land
as possible before public sentiment be-
come so strong as to compel action
by congress.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
SLOT MACHINES ARE NO MORE
Rapid Transit Commission Place Penny
Devices Under Ban. .

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The rapid
transit commission has decided not TO
allow the acquisitive and deceitful slot
machine on the stations of the new
Lexington avenue subway. 1t is to be
excluded on aesthetic grounds, alone
with the shrieking poster and other
forms of advertising art.
The news stand is the only cOnces-
sion to the unitarian spirit which the
commission is willing to make. The
gold framed poster will probably not
be missed, but the slot machine I'M
questionably has many friends.
According to an authority that knows
all about it, the machine takes in T.
100000 cents a year on the various sta
tons of the present subway. About one
person in every ten who travels dallies
with it long enough to find out whether
he's going to get his moneys worth
or not
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
MADE AN AWFUL MISTAKE
Man Unawares Proposes to His D.!
vorced Wife.

GLENDALE, Mont, Feb. 5.-Milcs
Benson. a miner, living near here. re-
Gently answered matrimonial adver-
tisement. During the correspondence
that ensued he told the woman, who
lived in Helena. who he was and gave
her a full history of his life, telling her
frankly that he had been once divorced
Benson was at the place of meeting
at the appointed time. and was amazed
to find that his fiance was the woman
from whom he had obtained divorce
Is years ago. She had written him
under tn ename of Miss Elizabeth
Fielder" She said she did so in the
hope that when they met he might fro
give and remarry her.
He told her that there was nothing
doing" and returned home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
Even From the Mountains.

Billiards. Snow Liniment is praised for
the good it does. A sure cure for
rheumatism and all pains. Wright w.
Loving, Grand Junction, Colo, writes:
Il used Billiards. Snow Liniment, last
winter, for rheumatism and can rec
ommend it as the best Liniment on the
market. I thought, at the time 1 was
taken down with this trouble, that ii
about, but on applying your Liniment
several times during the night, 1 was
about in 4S hours and we'll in three
days. Sold by A. B. Shelton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
OPEN ANTI-SUIcIDE BUREAU
SaIvationists Of Des Moines Find Work
in Special New Field.

DES MONIES, Feb. Sin an at
tempt to stop the suicides which have
increased in Des Moines to an alarming
extent, the Salvation Army is prepar-
ing to establish an "Anti-Suicide Bu-
reau," its purpose being to prevent in
every way possible the taking of his
life by any one who is Respondent OF
discouraged.
Such persons will be invited to seek
solace at the bereau, where attempts
purpose.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
A Valuable Lesson.

"Six years ago l learned a valuable
lesson" writes John Pleasant, of Mag
nolia. Ind. II then began taking DR..
Kings New Life Pills, and the longer
I take them the better l find them
They please everybody. Guaranteed
at f. L. Smalley the druggis 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
Los Angeles Results.

Los Angeles, Cal, December 21.-(Spe- cial)-Three long shots, three favorites and one well backed second choice won today's card at Santa Anita. The fea- ture of the day was the free handicap at one mile and furlong. Edwin Gum was the opening favorite. As before, it was said that the class in the race would beat Frank Flittner, who was second choice. Arimo, Eduardo, Molesley, Colo ne Jack and Chimney Sweep were all played and a plunge on the latter sent him from 20 toN1 down to 10 to at post time. Flittner won without trouble, talk ing the race by two lengths. Lizaro man. aged to nose out Edwin Gum for second place.
 Summary:
 First race, six furlongs-Altarboy. 105 (ShiIling), 10 to 1. won Barbette, 107 (Bo- land), 10 to l, second; May Sutton, 10j GHarly), to 1. third Time, 1:1S S-5.
 Second race, five furlongs-M. Fair banks, 107 e. Ross), 12 to i, won: Grind stone 107 0Iarly), to 1. second; Billowy 107 (Boland), 20 to l, third. Time, O1 1-5.
 Third race. mile-East End, 105 e. Ross), 1 to 2. won; Riprap. 113 (Wiley 40 to l. second: Nellie Racine. 105 0y- curgus), to 2. third. Time, 1:39 4-5. Fourth race. mile and an eighth-Franl Flittner, 110 (Preston), to ?, won: Li- zaro, 10s CHarly), 4 to l, second; Edwin Gum, 104 dycurgus), to 1, third. Time 1 52 4-5.
 Fifth race, five furlongs-Cruzados 1Oi fShilling). to l, won; Miss Modesty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
WOULD LIMIT PRESIDENCY.
Senator CulIom Introduces Joint Reso
 lution In the Senate.

Washington, December 21.-Senator Gull lom today introduced a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitu- ton limiting the term of President and Vice President to six years. Under this amendment no President or Vice Presi- dent, either by election or succession, would again be eligible for reelection. The resolution was referred to the com mittee on judiciary.
 T introduced this resolution said MT. Cullom today, "at the suggestion of an association of Chicago. I introduced a similar resolution two years ago but noth- ing was done with it by the committee on judiciary. It was not brought out with reference to any present condition. do not wish this resolution interpreted as meaning that am not for the President, but it seems wise to have 1t fixed how many terms a President should have. Surely we should know whether a Presi- dent should have more than two terms. Such an amendment would stop all the pickering we have over this question. propose to get some action on it by the committee on the judiciary if possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
TRANSFER OF CHURCH PROPERTY
French Chamber Passes Bill for Carry
 ing Out the Law.

Paris, December 2l.-After a debate cov- ering several weeks, the chamber of dep- uties today, by vote of 354 to IT. passed the bill providing for the devolution of church property escheating to state de- partments and commuaes under the sepd- ration laws The fedtn.e of the close of the debate was, the ,spes;n of Apbe Le- mire, the deputy fron Hazcbrcuck, in which he declared thao he had always fa- vored conciliation and deplornd the pros ent condition in whici, the church. was placed by the separation law to ii. ad- vised friends of the Vatican, such ss Deputies Piou and -onds DeMunk, who, he said, desired to divorce catholicism from republieansm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
CREATES NEW RANK.
Senator Warner Wants Vice-Admiral
 In the Navy.

Washington, December H.-Senator Warner of Missouri today introduced si bill creating the rank of vice admiral in the navy. If it should become a law 1t will permit the promotion of Rear Ad- miral Evans to the proposed rank, but the measure was not intended to accomp- fish that end alone. It is general in It's na- ture, and its purpose is to provide for a rank in the navy which, when that branch of the military service is stationed abroad, does not render 1t necessary for the com mander to allow officers of other coun- tries whose navies are not so important to take precedence over them.
 Following is .the text of the bill: Zine President As authorized to appoint by sec -tion and promotion a vice admiral of the navy whose retirement shall be governed by the existing law governing the re<sre- mcnt of rear admirals of the navy"
 A similar bill was introduced in the House by MT. Kennedy of Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
JEFF DAVIS ROUTED.
Eccentric Old Man Puts Him Off a
 Street Car.

Little Rock. Ark, December 21.-Sen- ator Jeff Davis has been put to rout in his home town. Col George w. Mur- phy. a well known, eccentric old char acter. was riding in the rear seat of an open car when the senator hailed that plebeian vehicle and attempted to board it. The colonel took his stout cane and poked it energetically at the senator's solar plexus.
 Get off of here, you - - -, re- marked the colonel.
 Senator Davis got off and the car went on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22

There Is much interest centered in the basketball contest at the Birmingham Athletic club Monday night between the team of the, club and of Columbia uni versfty.
 The visiting club is among the strong est, of the. United States and has de- feated some of the members of the big eastern contingency. The Columbia squad is now on tour of 2500 miles, and takes breath in Birmingham tomorrow night
 The greatest athlete among the visitors is Captain Ryan, who is a member of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
NEGRO COMMITTEEMAN.
Selection Follows Row Between Re-
 publican Factions.

Covington, Tenn, December 21.-tSpe- cial )--Following row between the Evans and Brownlow factions of the Tip ton county republican committee today. caused by the alleged attempt of C. E. Barbour Memphis republican, to die tate the nomination, the Brownlowites elected Humphry Robinson, negro, sec retary, over II. Dickinson, the white can dte of the Evans wing.
 Robinson is the second negro to hold office in the ranks of the Tennessee re- publican committee, the other being B. V. Burchart. Strong resolutions of con demnation against the methods of Bar bour were adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
sookmaker Held On Suspicion.

Detroit, Mich, December 21.-y(Special)- The police here are holding a man who claims to be Samuel Austin, Collins, a bookmaker of Brooklyn. N. r., under susnicion that he is John Collins, wanted in Canton. O.. for the theft of a trunk of iewelry valued at s25,O00 from sales man of a Pittsburg firm. Collins was betrayed to the police by Alice Murphy, a woman whom he met in Chicago. He gave her 5000 in money and jewels valued at S10000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22

all-Amerlcan team. He rows on the crew of Columbia, is member of the football team, is the winner of the high jump and the shot put Ryan is also an amateur wrestler of note.
 B. P Crussi the stroke of the Colum- bia crew, is also far-famed athlete. w. A. Kimball, in addition to his basketball ability. is a college baseball player of note. S. Melitzer is a member of the all-American basketball team and stars in lacrosse C. L. Hall, besides being a splendid basketball player, is a runner of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
Change In Officials.

Atlanta, December 21.-(Special) )-W. R. Roberts, assistant superintendent and manager of the Atlanta exchange of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company, has been promoted to act as special agent of the company. c. F. Rod- dey cashier of the Atlanta exchange, has been promoted to be manager of the At lanta exchange, succeeding MT. Roberts in that capacity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
Beautiful lnscription.

Richmond, Va, December 21.-An ad- ditional and beautiful inscription is be- ing cut on the Jefferson Davis monu- ment in Hollywood cemetery, it being 8 tribute of Margaret Howell Hayes of Colorado Springs to Her mother, Varna Howell Davis. wife of the President of the Southern Confederacy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
BIRMINGHAM WINS
 FROM MONTGOMERY
SCORE OF BASKETBALL GAME
 WAS 40 TO 21-IN SECOND HALF
 MONTGOMERY SHOWED REvER- -- SAL OF FORM.

The basketball team of the Birmingham Athletic club defeated the basketball team from Montgomery last night on local grounds by score of 40 to N.
 In the first half, Birmingham had every thing its~own way. piling up 20 points to Montgomery's 2. However, in the second half, Montgomery showed great re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22

lo5 (Murphy). 30 to 1. second; Lady chis- wei. 1o4 (Burns), 15 to l, third. Time 1;O1.
 Sixth race mile and an eighth-Clamor s7 Buxton), 40 to l, won; Baron Esher 101 (Harly) IS to 5, second; Ourda, 10l (Shilling) 13 to 5, third. Time, :5S 1-5.
 Seventh race, five furlongs-Old Domi- nick, 107 e. Ross), to 5, won; Antioche, 1N (Burns), ! to 1, second: Lisbia. 10l (dusgrave), F to 1. third Time, Tel.
 Los Angeles Entries.
 First race five furlongs-Round and Round, Pontex, Inspector Bird, Clerito, yelma C., Burnell, Cruzola, The Hammer, Gene Wood, Lois Cavauagh, Vivian May, 11O; Keystone Lonna. Bell Mayfair, Su- pine. 10o; Pendillon. no.
 Second race, six furlongs-He 11O; zenlina, 1o5; Norfolk. 107; Prolific, Golden Wave, 99 Grandilla, 10S; Banlada, Lord F'itzgibbon, 104
 Third rage, mile and. three-sixteenths- Fastoso, Rostoff. ss; Cork Hill. 9s; Au- Sdubon, Josie S. First Pep, 97; Courtmar- tial, 97 Kinsman, 107 Harry Scott, 1o2
 Fourth race, mile-Elprimero, Marster, 100; Ed T. Fryer 106; Acrobat, 101; Ed Ball, Eduardo, 1O2; Glen Echo, Salino, 107; Stray, 99.
 Fifth race, seven furlongs-The Sultan, Bclaseo, G. Balerio, Anona, Line of Life, Daruma, Niblick, Taiarand, Nonie Lu- cllle, 1O7; Optician, Dewey, no; Earl Rog- CTS, 105, Lady vashti, General Haley, Basil, Chippewa, 102.
 Sixth race, six furlongs-Oreston, 115; Patriotic, Lady Adelaide, Laudalte, cd we'll 1oS: Barney Oldfiield, 1o5; Baboo. Chief. Desmond. 109; Senator Beckham, Catherine F., 9S; L. c. Widrig, Henry Kelly, l61.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22

cry Susong made five goals from the field and played .splendidly otherwise.
 The game was hard fought as a whole and much enjoyed. Theee was large crowd present. After the play there was dancing until 12 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
Negro Is Killed.

Alabama City December H.-(SpecialD-- A. B. Murphy, colored laborer residing in Bristows cove, was run over tonight and killed by a southbound passenger train two miles from Boaz on the Nash vile. Chattanooga and St. Louis railway. The negro was drunk and lying across the track
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note, holding the college record for tho two miles and eross-country.
 The odds naturally, favor Columbia to win from Birmingham tomorrow night, but tine partisans of the Athletic club re- member that once Yale fell before Bir- mingham. The game promises to be d spirited contest, and will draw many hdn- dred people from their hresldes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
Service Begins Today.

Talladega, December 21.-(Speeial)- The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, which has recently completed it's line from Brunswick. Ga to this city. will begin regular operation of trains between these two points tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22

Shipment of Whitman's can dies just received by express. Give us your order for Christ mas morning delivery.
 PATTON POPE DRUG co.