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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
Former College Of Corvallis Has
Has R0Strum Ambitions
AGR|Cs REPLACE IDAHO ORATORS
MONTANA WANTS TO COME INTO
BIG ELOQUENCE VENTING
ASSOCIATION.

Oregon will be admitted to the ora
torical association of which Whitman
college is a member
A contract making the Oregon ag-
rcultural college located at Corvallis,
Oregon a member of the league with
Whitman and w. S. c. was signed
here this morning by the president of
the Whitman debate council, Roy n.
Wolfe.
This is the first item in nearly a
decade that Whitman has been in Al,
oratorical league with an Oregon in
stitutiOn. For several years the only
Intercollegiate league in this section
of the country was the Inland Empire
league comprising, Whitman, w. S. c.
and Idaho University.
Last year Idaho drew out of the
league and the remaining institutions
have been casting about since that
time for an institution to take her
application two years ago to enter the
league but concluded last year that
she would not be financially able to
do so for two or three years yet.
Pacific university located at Forest
Grove, has also been considered and it
is more than possible that the twin
sister of Whitman will yet join the
new league.
Corvallis Is battle-ground.
The intercollegiate contest will be
held in Corvallis next spring, the
cate not having been definitely set
tied.
A local contest will be held at " nit
man in March or April to decide who
Will represent the missionaries in the
contest at Corvallis. Whitman mas
Keen as unsuccessful in Oratcry as
she has been successful in debate for
the past half dozen years. having fail
ed in every contest during that ZINE.
This year, however, there is grim
determination upon the part of the
local cOllegians to win on the nor for
nal style of Oratory as well as in de-
batting.
Among those who may enter the 10
cal contest are Davenport, Wolfe.
Eells, Rigsby and LivengOod. Some
of the girls are also talking of COM
ueting for the honors of the plat
form.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05

extending paroles to inmates of the
asylum. He has allowed his sympa-
thies to be worked upon with the re-
suit that many dangerous patients are
scattered about the state.
All those admitted to parole will be
returned to the asylum when the sue
cessor of Superintendent Anderson
takes charge. The permanent success
sor is not yet chosen. DR.. Fells will be
in charge temporarily.
There has also been complaints that
other patients sent from Walla Walla
to the asylum during the administra-
ton of DR.. Anderson, have been cruel
ly treated and that this has resulted
in the dismissal of several attendants
working under him.
Noted Alienist is Slated.
Deep Creek" Jones of the board of
control, is due to arrive at Medical
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
COMMISSIONERS RECONSIDER
Continued from Page One.)

to assist with other duties in the Of
flee.
BY the Inauguration of the boon
t!pewriters in the auditors office, the
county will save several hundreds of
dollars each year.
The copyists will be called clerks and
they will then be required to handle
any work in the office. 1t has beer
the custom of the county to engage
extra help at cost of $500 to $500
to check the tax rolls, but under the
present change the clerks will do that
work besides their copying and in
dexing.
County Auditor McCaw says under
the old method the trouble and eX-
pense of the folio system was no small
item. The present system, which is
being inaugurated by Mr.. McCaw, will
save several hundred dollars each
year in the cost of blank books ana
the records will be in better shape
besides.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05

Lake today to make a settlement with
Anderson.
1t is said unless the salary of the SUI
perintendent is increased the governor
will have a hard time in filling the
position as the present salary of $4,000
year with the uncertain tenure of Of
fee is insufficient to tempt a first class
physician to give up his practice.
Effort is always made by Spokane
physicians to get one of their number
appointed and they are generally sue
cessful, but it is whispered about that
the appointment will be noted
alienist.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05

SEATTLE. Feb, 5-Charseo M'' ~:
.,,,,der declared insane ana yet iieiu -
'''u' -, ecant authority and with nc
,;oto prospects of permanent COLI
.;nement trial or liberty, Hs.n.'
.,,,.reII the young victim OF HOLY T'oi
-, and the only surviving party u
,,i+oboII- Crefeld tragedy. has De-
,,oe = creature of almost living dea'n
.ninking and caring nothing OF her ia'e
,.,,tIv without a friend or without
,,o,nv without a joy and without
4 sorrow. ,.u ,ife
,,,,,o,o has gone from the girl S lie
.,..r,. raw of hope, every 10! OIL INV
ivory tie which holds the mlno
g mortal man to the world wherein lit
,;,.as Day after day she spends III hei
.,,fortabIe cell, eating a little, sleeping
,:..1a talking little to her companl-
an. but never of her past, never ol iiei
cont never of her future. If her
,,,ir,a travels beyond the immediate
,rb+,. of existence. she shows no
,;cr If her heart longs for the pure
mir Of liberty. the joys of a spring time
49,. ..,ining over her old Oregon home,
sne siIences the yearning ere II rises
- her lips. She is here today there
was was no yesterday, there Will be no
tomorrow.
The supreme court which recently
rendered a decision in the Mitchell case
loft the girls position entirely unset
tied. The court ruled that she cailiio'
i. sant back to Oregon, but that she
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
COULD YOU COUNT A MILLION
PEAS IN THREE MONTHS TIME?

all the peas he could borrow, and by
This gave him hope and he began to
brag to Wainwright.
I'll tell you what I'll do" said the
latter. IF you count the peas without
making a mistake, I'll eat 'em all in
two weeks. If you overcount or under
count, you eat EN-"
Parish took this bet and counted the
first batch over again to be sure he had
made no error. Finding that he was
three peas out of the way, he got nerv-
Gus.
A couple of days ago Parish finished
in a rush and took all the cans over to
Wainwright's house.
There are the peas. Now, you eat
EN-" he commanded; also fork over
the $3.50
But how do I know that you've
counted correctly?" protested Vain
wright.
You don't; so count 'em yourself"
chuckled Parish.
well, l guess I'll take it for grant
ed if you'll let me off on eatin' en-
said Wainwright, after thinking it over.
I'll pay you the $3.50 and call it
square,"
"Oh, no, you don't gurgled Parish;
"a bets a bet and you've got to count
'em. Then I'll bet you'll have to eat
EN-"
Wainwright is now counting peas to
see whether he does or does not eat
ON
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
TWO STATE OFFICES TOO MANY
Rand's Bill Makes Possible Only One
in Each County.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. 5.-The bill
proposed by Senator Rands to so dis
tribute the state offices that no two
shall go to the same county. save IN
the case of the supreme court Judges
is not lightly treated by the legisla-
ture.
The measure brings the small
counties in direct opposition with the
three large counties of Pierce, King
and Spokane.
Under a direct primary law, and
that is the bill that called for the
Rands proposal, the man from the
small county fears that Pierce OF
King or Spokane might dominate the
nominations. He finds it hard to fig-
ure where any of the budding and
ambitious statesmen he might want
to vote for would have the ghost OF
a show of success. That is one reason
why the direct primary is not pop
ular in the legislature.
Rands believes that this bill would
correct this evil; he further belleVes
that the measure will be passed, at
least so he says. He is Indifferent 10
the fact that this would be an entirely
new procedure. But at glance, the
situation does not give any brllilant
hopes for the Rands bill. Pierce, King
and Spokane counties control seventeen
votes in the senate and seventeen IN
the house. With DR.. Pogue absent,
twenty-one votes control the senate.
In the house fOrty-eight votes is
majority.
Rands claims fifty-five votes in the
house pledged to his bill.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05

There have been countless stores OF
wagers won and lost. of fool bets maze
and paid. but the one that comes out OF
Maine that concerns a million peas,
how one man counted them and another
man has to eat them, is hard to dupll-
cate Here it is
To win a wager of $3.50 Henry Par
ish has spent nearly a month counting
peas and has almost made himself Ill.
His eyes are in such condition that,
whether open or shut he sees peas and
quart cans When he sleeps he dreams
Of peas and quart cans and is well
nigh crazy.
About Thanksgiving time Parish and
a neighbor named Wainwright got to
talking about what they would do if
some one left them $1.000,000.
I'd count it first. to be sure it was
all there. and then bank it," declared
Parish. who is frugal by nature and
cautious from custom.
You couldn't count million dollars
in 81 bills in three months even if you
kept at it 90 hours a day" snorted
Wainwright, who has misty ideas when
it comes to big figures.
Bet you $3.50 | can count a million
peas between now and the middle of
January" shouted Parish, who was
considerably nettled.
I'll take that bet" said Wainwright.
You can count 'em and put 'em in
glass fruit jars
Parish began, and before the week
was out he had peas on the brain. He
took all his wifes empty fruit jars and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
JACK LAMBERT AFTER THEM
VigiIant Police Officer Arrests Two
vioIaters of New Vehicle
Ordinance.

Jack Lambert has made two arrests
first two victims to suffer for not hav-
ing license as by law required are
Joe Boyce and S. Graspy.
BOyce was arrested this morning
hauling coal from LOney'S fuel yard
Graspy broke the new law by carrying
a wagon load of lumber for hire yes
terday in a wagon without license
tag.
The two teamsters will explain their
action to Judge Huffman at 3 o'clock
this afternoon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
JONES GET VAULT CONTRACT
Two Other Bidders Tried But They
Wanted Too Much Money
For the Work.

ed the contract for the construction OF
the vault which will be occupied by
the county clerk. The contract price
was $3.50.
The clerk will occupy the rooms for
merly occupied by the sheriff. Inc
rooms which will be vacated by the
clerk will be occupied by the treasurer
The change will be of benefit to the
offices as the present location greatly
handicaps the treasurer on account OF
lack of space.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Miss Ella Davenport is recovering
from recent illness.
Mrs. VI. c. McGrew is recovering
from an attack of la grippe
Sam Hoy. a well known Pendleton
Celestial. is receiving medical treat
ment at the Walla Walla hospital
l. Stevens camp. No g. Sons of
Veterans, is issuing invitations for a
uahclng' party to be given February
L.
Miss Cora Abbott has recovered from
recent attack of la grippe and has
resumed her position at The Fair
store
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05

l ne bride has been living at Athena
Inc young couple will make their home
oh the groom's farm near the city.
Z. A. Smith, Spokesman Review
correspondent, has gone to Spokane on
account of the serious illness of his
wIe. Mrs. Smith has been visiting in
Spokane and was unable to return
nome on account of the washouts on
the o. r. & N.
students of Walla Walla high school
were treated to some red hot addresses
from members of the staff of the Pc
destal, the school paper, on the sub
Ject OF giving better support to their
Official organ. Harry Proudfoot, bus
mess manager, and others made stir
ring talks.
The concert which was to have been
given by Harold Vincent Milligan at
whitman college chapel this evening,
mas been postponed until Thursday
evening. The inability of Mr.. Milligan
10 arrive because of the interruption Of
train communication is the cause of
the change.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
Wa|Ia Wa||a Can Appoint Trustees
and Go Ahead
We Can step into NO. | CLASS
IF NOT ENOUGH INHABITANTS
ARE FOUND SUBURBS CAN
BE TAKEN IN.

Walla Walla will not have to wait
upon the state legislature when she
gets ready to put on first class tOg
gerry.
The proceeding by which city OF
| the first class receives its charter ia
| entirely Independent of any separate
act of the legislature. II is taken
| under a general act which provides
that any city in Washington which
has 10000 people or over may make Il
charter to suit itself for its own gov
eminent. :.
The method is extremely simple.
When a city has the necessary 10000
people the city council appoints Is
trustees to frame a charter for that
city.
The trustees then draw up a charter
and it is submitted to the voters of
the city. Provision is made so that
each voter can either approve of the
charter as a whole or of part thereof.
If the charter is adopted all that is
necessary is to go through the simple
iSSdi PAoSoSuihS VI hfhS 'hC NV
charter with the secretary of state
and of surrendering the old charter.
to the state. The organization OF the
new government is perfected by the
election of the officers provided for in
the charter adopted.
According to City Attorney Bland
ford if a census is taken and it is
found that there are not enough in
habitants to make the required 10000
sufficient outlying districts may b.
added to make up this 10000. This
must be done, however, under the
present charter and no application for
the new charte can be made until the
full 10000 people are living within the
boundaries of the city which seeks to
come under the special privileges al
lowed city of the first class.
Any district can be added to this
city which petitions to be let in pro-
viding at an election held for that pur-
pose a majority of the people of both
the city and of the outlying district
vote in favor of the annexation.
A city of the first class can make any
laws for its own government which
do not conflict with the general laws
of the state or of the constitution.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
Investigate Mine Disaster.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. s.
Governor Dawson in special mes
sage today demanded an investigation
into the disaster to the Stuart mine
i'm which so lives We're lost. The states
report; involve the fidelity and eff
cIahcy of the state mining department.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05

Atipeh Bros. will be here for several
davs between the 10th and 18th of this
,,,onth with full assortment of their
Genuine Oriental Rugs. They will be
5;sn,aved on the carpet floors of the
Drumheller Co.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
Fertiq Wins This One.

n. Ellis Fertig. a Wallula school
teacher won an ex parte land contest
on a homestead entry in section 4,
To. s R. 80. E. in the U. S. Land Of
flee today The defendant, John w.
McLees did not put in an appearance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
Die. Cured in 8 to ~ Days.

pAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed
r. cure any case of Itching, Blind.
bleeding or Protruding Piles In TO
"a DAYS or money refunded. SOC.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05

To Cure . Cold In One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money IL 1t
fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sigma
ture is on each box; 26c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05

FOresters of America. The remains
were taken to Mellinger's undertaking
rooms. No funeral arrangements have
been made.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05

Briggs for United States Senator:
rpENTON. n. j., Feb. 5.-Frank o.
Briggs has been nominated for United
States senator.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-05
MEDICAL LAKE ASYLUM

Continued From Page One.)
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

aad again, further up the village, a
third stand was made. This was a
short distance beyond where two ma
tive story-tellers were entertaining
large crowds with sing-song recitals,
after the ancient custom. The mis-
sionaries considerably moved to a
distance before singing, lest they
should disturb these audiences, but
they nevertheless got a considerable
following from the fringes of the lat
ter. At a slow pace. to accommo-
date the lame and the halt, the crowd
moved on to the appointed meeting
place, having created a sensation in
the town.
A Fresh Sensation For the Jaded.
Curiosity. and the desire of the
blaze for a new sensation. was large
ly responsible for the attentive com
pany of about so Japanese which gath
cred when the meeting opened. Out
side the room. which. in the convenient
fashion of the land, was enlarged by
removing two of the walls, was a bor-
der of wondering women and children.
Inside were the men, sitting on their
knees. according to the native code of
politeness; after the Introductory ad-
dress, one of the auditors spoke up
and, with profoundest apologies for
the rudeness. asked If the men might
not be SO impolite as to sit cross
legged, the more comfortable posture.
since they were most of them invalids.
With many mutual bowings-to live in
Japan insures abundant exercise for
the muscles of the back-the request
was of course granted by the mission
aries, only half of whom. l noticed,
knew the art of sitting on their knees;
| found the ordeal of sitting cross
legged for more than an hour quite
severe enough.
The meeting was the first Christian
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
oolnas Of the Mobile Red Man.

A talented Indian correspondent to
the Athens (Mich.) Times furnishes
the following interesting items OF
news:
Adam Shipman. Indian OF Canada
here last summer to camp meeting,
said lots snow Cannot work no more
on Sugar beets factory there.
Indian boys now have gone to near
Jappa to cut wood for John Hotson.
Some of those Indians are getting
ready to start this week to cut the
wood. They build wigwams now
where to stay this winter. II white
man in Athens he stop selling Cider
to make them drunk, Indians will do
we'll.
The old Chief Shaw-be-Koing of
Bradley he die last week Indians
said he was over 80 years old. He
was a well known In Michigan. He
was a chief at Bradley Indian Mis-
Afon. We understand Indians at Brad
ley they want appoint another new
rnan on old Chiefs Place-Shaw-be-
Koing. He did not have no children.
no boyes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

Copyright 1906. by Joseph b. Bowles.)
Karuizawa. alphabetically how a
missionary goes about introducing his
teachings to a heather" community
which knows absolutely nothing about
Christianity is an interesting point
seldom made plain: now | have seen
1t done. and the procedure is worth
describing. This trip to a large in
terror town, where missionaries and
Christianity are unknown, with the in
cidents which befell by the way was
the most interesting experience thus
far encountered in Japan.
In several features this particular
preaching expedition was abnormal.
1t was made IN connection with an
excursion to the famous hot springs
of Kusatsu by a party of mission
aries who are spending their vaca-
tion in Karuizawa, the largest sum-
mer resort for foreigners in Japan.
There were eight young American mis-
sionaries. two Japanese teachers or
evangelists. and myself, in the party
which started early one morning for
the 25-mile walk over the mountains
to Kusatsu. 1t was worth while to
get this intimate view of missionaries.
for three days of hard travel under
these conditions was enough to reveal
the inwardness of mans nature
Escaping from the five runners from
the one so-called European hotel. who
besieged us at various points along
the latter half of the journey. and de-
spite assurances from apparently dis
interested persons that all the native
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
His HERITAGE.
Copyright: 1901: by Byron Williams.

His Heritage.
dog-gone the Luck. ! doan't C why
kant have clothes that's Newt
whenever an Busted out
moast anything will do
mi Ma she brings a suit of Bill's
with Patches on thee sect
and Hands 'em up fer ME ware
never seen thee beet
then Father he takes Wiilylim down
and Bys him awl New things
this Heritg frum bruther Bill
Is gittin' TUT by Gingsi
and Yesterday SIZE sed to me,
'Yew've got on Willyum's cote
and its Big fer yew. tee heel"
Then sumthing in mi Throte
cum up and choked me awful hard
and Maid mo gist as Sad
l didn't think thee girl loved
could b so awful bad! ~
I'll Show her what a boy kin do
when he gifts growed and tall
III wed Princess Slim and Faro
and tnke her to thee Bawi
and II SHES there and seas us wed
she'll moarn her awful Fate
But that won't help thee thing at aw
Bkaws 1t is 9 late
| thot SHE lived fer Me alone
and Loved Me fer Miself D.
despite thee cote upon mi Back Wig
or other Worldly peifl 81
But now. Alass. | find that sho ~
Is Fikul thee coar--
tell yew shall srete thee day
when Bill doan't grow no morei
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
StrumEiras.


Life Is too short to waste time
throwing stones at ours.
The best balm for an aching heart
Is the effort to soothe another that
aches
A man may lie by actions quite as
mush as by words.
A man with a torpid liver couldn't
see oeauty with microscope.
AS rule. homely woman is . good
cook.
There is no reason why man in the
asbestos business should not pray.
Now aren't you sorry for finding
fault with those cool April days?
The world is surely growing better.
My wife paid only seventeen cents
for dozen of fresh eggs yesterday.
1t never pays to hurry onward
when you are on the wrong road.
An hour spent with a good lively
dag is worth two spent in morose
t.neliness.
Do not be looking-glass into which
your friend may gaze and see himself
as he really is. II you do. you will
lose his friendship. There is an old
saw that says. Our true friends are
those that tell us our faults" but few
successfully have practiced Its ad.
vice.
Every small boy should remember
that sister is a nice thing to have
Just to take cake away from, IL for
nothing else.
When man marries a woman for a
mate and she turns out to be a skip
per. he may as well make up his mind
that he has been cruising In deceivinc
waters.
Taxpayers have the right to pay
taxes, anyhow
The wages of sin are not regulated
by union.
AS a rule men do not particularly
admire speaking doll-and yet, quite
frequently, they marry one.
When your worries harass you, put
them in a trunk and sit os the lid.
When a boy pads the back of his
stomach with newspapers. 1t is sure
sign that the woodshed will be the
Bcene of action when father arrives.
Chief Wilkie. of the governmentS
secret service, says they dona
use whiskers in running down Gran.
tnals. The dime novelist always sends
out his sleuth disguised by a beard
like that worn by Frederick Barbaros.
ia, but In real life, Mr.. Wilkie s.ys,
the government doesn't hide behind
an integument of this character. In
fact. he says. there are but two be.
whiskered individuals in the service,
and neither of these is in Washing.
ton. One of them. western member,
visited New York not long ago and
had his watch stolenl This is taker
as fresh evidence that false faces,
false boards, false top-knots and false
halos are impractical in the capture
Of criminals.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
kina Alfonso Bets

A humorous story of the king of
Spain describes an incident during the
shooting at the Trio de Pichon at La
Granja.
King Alfonso. who was in high spir-
its, laid several wagers with the ladies'
present, and 1t was noticed with great
amusement that when the fair gamb-
lers lost they never paid. but that,
on the other hand. they succeeded in
winning 600 pesetas from the king.
On reckoning up his losses the
young sovereign exclaimed: We'll, I
have lost today. but please say moth
ing about this at homel"