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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
GRANT RAPs ROOSEVELT.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2S.-General
Frederick Dent Grant, after finishing
an address at the banquet of Meade
Post No. 1, g. A R., last night, was
requested to say something about Us
father.
81 am always especially proud to
recall the message sent to Canada by
England on the occasion of the trouble
between that country and the United
States in 1859.
England notified Canada that in the
event of a war she could not look to
the mother country for assistance as
England was not prepared to fight
General Grant and his 100000 trained
soldiers.
And | am sorry that the time has
come when the president OF the United
States has to talk with the mayor of a
city as to whether or not the United
States will carry out ,.e provisions of
a treaty with another country"
This plain reference was greeted
with cheers, and when General Grant
went on to say: L won't believe
such a thing could have happened be-
tween the fourth of March, 1873, and
the fourth of March 1877, there was
another burst of cheers and shouts of
hear, hear"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
DO WOLVES EAT MEN?


A skeptical person. calling himself
st. Croix, has been trying to find out
whether wolves and bears are malign
ed by the popular stories OF their
man-eating ways.
First he tried running down the
stories told in the newspaper despatch
es. Fooled in this effort he turned to
the Indians. They knew the gray
wolf, having wintered and summered
with him. Had they ever known OF
an Indian being killed by one? N-nO;
but Mingan was very crafty and very
much dreaded
| Quite so, but once for all, had he
ever to their knowledge killed a man?
No, but they had heard. So it went !;
always the same intangible, unconfirm
ed rumOr and the same absence of
| proof
Now for few facts as to the wolf,
writes ST. Croix in Recreation. He
can go eight days without food anu
can eat 40 pounds of meat at sit
ting. so the Indians say. This is pref
~ ldll III I'll CAIIuol "CAShAhS OuC on
| pounds. Yet we do not know the
length of the sitting.
''Tne wolf will not venture on glare
ice, he never crosses a lake until
there is enough snow to hide the ice.
To wetting his feet lie is as adverse
as the domestic cat. He will not kill
his game in the shelter of the forest,
always driving it into some open place
for the kill.
When chasing a deer he goes at a
leisurely lope, sitting down at inter
walls to give tne most dOlorOus and
blood curling bowls. This drives the
poor victim into a wild gallOp and
soon exhausts it and as the wolf never
tires he is sure sooner or later to
catch up with the quarry.
In winter the deer often makes for
some wild rapid into which it plunges
knowing that the wolf will not follow.
Too often the deer browns, but better
such a death than that one by the
fangs.
I'm summer a couple of wolves will
secure jill Ile utcI tucy HcCu ny Vel {!
simple tactics. Having put UP the
quarry. one wolf drives it by easy
stages to some little lake-I speak
of the Lauretian cOuntry-and on
reaching the shore the deer plunges
unhesitatingly in, for it's instinct tells
it the enemy will not dare to follow.
so on it swims, while the pursuer
sits on his launches and bowls dis
mally, no doubt because he sees his
dinner escaping. At length the tired
deer drags itself YEARLY from the
water, and shakes the drops from it's
coat on the sun warmed strand. Then
the companion wolf which has waylaid
it's coming, springs at its throat and
when the first wolf joins him they
have a gorge that makes them indie
pendent of fate for a whole week"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
THOUGHT BURGLAR WAS FATHER
Childish Remark Of Little Girl Put In.
truder to Fliuht. g.

Childish Remark Of Little Girl Put In.
truder to Flight.
RAPID CITY. S. D., Feb. 2S.-"Papa,
what makes your hand so cold and
big?"
The above woros uttered by the
little daughter of George P. Bennett,
aroused Mr. Bennett, who, upon rush
ing into the apartment of his daughter,
caught glimpse of a burglar who
was just making his escape.
An examination revealed that draw.
ers and cupboards had been ransacked
by the intruder, but nothing of any
great value was found to be missing.
The burglar apparel to have designs
on a gold bracelet which encircled the
wrist of the little girl, but the touch
of his cold hanul awakened her and
she made the remark which aroused
her father and caused the burglar to
flee
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
GO TO FIRE IN DRESS SUITS
MiI!ionaires Coming From Show Save
Four Lives.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Millionaires
clad in dress suits and their wives clad
in opera costumes aided the city fire
children of Ashbell, Newell, manager of
the McCord Railway Supply company,
and Charles 3. King from the home of
Mr.. Newell, which was on fire.
Although the department put out
the flames after only a nominal loss.
the children of Mr.. King had been
overcome by smoke when they were
carried from the building at 49, Rush
street, in "Millionaires' Row.
Mr.. Newell, William Odell, 145 Lin
coin Park boulevard; Cyrus Bently, 157
Rush street, general counsel for the
International Harvester company, and
Cyrus Adams, 155 Rush street, capital
list, We're returning home from the
grand opera with their wives, and as
the automobile bearing the party drove
up in front of the Newell home smoke
was seen coming from one of the wind
ows on the third floor.
While Mrs. Adams rushed to a near
by drugstore to turn in an alarm, the
others of the party rushed into the
house. The Newells' three children
were up in the nursery with their gov
erness, Ada Koch. Charles B. King.
who lives with the Newells, was in an
adjoining room. The fire. which start
ed on the first floor from a defective
fireplace, had not awakened the child
rem or the nurse, although the room
was filled with smoke when Mr. Newell
and his wife grODed their way into If
Other occupants of "Millionaires'
Row, many of them just returning
from the prand opera, We're attracted
by the engines and hurried to the house
to give their assistance, and for a time
the 'dress-suit brigade" did woman
service.
The fire was eXtinguished with a
loss of about $780,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
Novel Way Of Killing Cougar.
eugene Register.

One day this week Jack Runk, who
lives near Lorraine. was driving to
that place with his wife in a buggy,
when they noticed a halfgrown cou-
gar run across the road. Mr. Runk got
out of the buggy, and, giving the lines
to his wife, went after the animal and
soon had him freed on a small tree near
the road He got a hatful of good sized
rocks and went to pelting the snarling
varmint with all his strength. He
proved a veritable David at stone
throwing and soon had the big cat
hors de combat
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
CURIOUS WATCHES.
One of Ivory-Anotfer Plays Tunes
The Czarina's 7-Ounce Marvel.

One Of Ivory-Another Plays Tunes
The Czarina's 7-Ounce Marvel.
A man in Switzerland has just made
watch entirely of ivory obtained
from an old billiard ball Works, hands
and case are all of the same material.
And yet it keeps very good time.
The first photographic watch was
made in Paris in 1897. 1t was large
and heavy but was regarded as great
curiosity nevertheless Now, however,
watches that speak the hours in place
of Ginning them are not at all I'M
common. 'Tz
They are, says the House Beautiful,
still somewhat bulky. as compared
with the best ordinary modern chro-
nometers, although not SO much so but
that they can easily be carried in an
ordinary waistcoat pocket.
Beneath the crystal back of a val
liable chronometer owned by an En-
slish tradesman six tiny gold and sill
yer fish with ruby eyes are seen, ap-
parently swimming about in real water.
The fish, infinitely small, are beauti-
fully modelled, and the effect of move
ment in their natural element is due
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

to combination of nair springs with
back ground of quicksilver.
Far more wonderful because of it's
small size, is the watch owned by the
Czarina of Russia, originally presented
to the Empress Elizabeth on her coro-
nation.
At the back is inset an exqusitely
beautiful 1.-THE model of the Holy Sep
ulchre, over which is seen standing
stern and motionless, a Praetor:an
guard
This is viewed through the crystal
ton stones roll away from the mouth
of the miniature vault, the sentry
kneels reverently, angels appear at
the opposite sides of the opening and
at the same time there is played, soft
ly and sweetly, the music of one OF the
sacred Easter songs beloved to all
orthodox Russians.
The watch weighs only seven ounces
but the maker is said to have worked
at it almost uninterruptedly nine years.
One of the most treasured orna-
ments of a London star of burlesque
is an exQuisitely pretty little blouse
watch, which plays a couple of selec-
tons from The Belle of New York -
The watch is keyless so far as the
ordinary mechanism is concerned, but
tiny key has to be used to start 1t
playing. The music is low in tone
and very sweet ana clear.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
1.-THE BONNIE BRIER BUSH"

A genuine treat in dramtic offerings
will be the appearance here of that de-
lightful heart story of 'Auld Scotland
THE Bonnie Brier Bush at the Keylor
Grand theater on Saturday, March 2.
1t is an acknowledged fact that no
play thai has ever been produced il:
this country has got so close to the
great reading public as this homely
simple story. The plot, which is well
known to all who have seen the piece.
is as follows. Lachlan Campbell,
whose home and life are controlled by
the sternest religion, turns his moth
erlesS daughter out upon discovering
what he thinks is a sinful love for
Lord Donald Hay. Remorse follows,
and in great agony he cries out for his
lost BARN." His great love for her
Overcomes his bigoted views, and when
at last his daughter returns as the ack-
nowledged wife of Lord Hay, he real
ICES his mistakes of the past and takes
her to his heart again. The scenic en-
framement is the same beautiful repre-
sentation of Scotch glens and cottages
seen here before, and were painted from
photographs and sketches of the exact
locality from which the stories were
taken. The company is composed of
players of prominence and will include
many who have been identified with the
cast ever since the first production.
Among them are J. Palmer Collins,
ChaS. f. BlOOmer, Bino BulOw, Marion
Macdonald, w. Leonard Howe, Helen
Warren, Robert Ireland. late pipe major
of the 4Sth Highlanders of Toronto;
Kenneth Mckenzie Annie Davidson,
and many others of note The entire
original production is carried and the
company is fully up to the standard
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
FAMILY SLEEP WITH ANIMALS.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. February 2S.-
Philip Koelisch and his wife, the
latter slowly dying of consumption,
and their three children, nave been
living for weeks in a small room on
the second floor of barn at "A
Devonshire avenue, S. W., directly over
the stalls where four horses and a
COW are kept.
Sergeant Kadel Of the sanitary
police yesterday directed Koelisch to
provide a new habitation for his fam
lily within six days. 1T was one of
the worst cases that l have encoun-
tered" Kadel said. It's a wonder to
me that the family is alive.
Koelisch moved to Cleveland from
a Parma farm several weeks ago and
enscOnced family, live stock, furniture
and all in the barn. He expected to
build a house later. he told neighbOrs.
Upstairs in the barn, a small room
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

was partitioned off. The rest of the
floor space was taken up with packed
away furniture, and big pile of oats
which koelisch had brought in from
the country with him.
In that little room, directly over the
horses and the COW, the family has
cooked, eaten and slept. There is said
to be no ventilation whatever. the only
light comes from a little window in
one wall. which cannot be opened.
Mrs. Koelisch has been breathing
that rank atmosphere into her inn
poverished lungs. 1T was most evil
smelling room for a consumptive to
be confined in, let alone we'll person,
said kadel
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
JUNGLE TOMS CABIN" is COMING

Generations of playgOers have en-
joyed Uncle Toms Cabin the story
that moved the world and added chap
ters to history. But it remained for
Manager Washburn of the great Stet-
son company to place the Old-time
drama in modern stage setting.
While the text of Harriet Beecfer
Stoves masterpiece is preserved in
its entirety in the Stetson production,
there are other features introduced
that makes the piece a novelty even
to those who have laughed with Top
sey and Wept with Eva years ago.
In the stetsOn company there are two
TOpsies, two Marks, who have a
great field for the intermission of
fun. This great entertainment will
appear at the Keylor Grand on
Thursday. March 7.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
WHAT is A LOBBYIST?

| delicate question has been raised
| in Idaho by the arrest of a reverend
gentleman from Oregon, accused OF the
viola ton Of the anti-lobby law. II Is
not denied, even by the reverend gem
tleman himself, that he had been ex-
tremely active at the capitol, buttonhol-
ing members of the legislature and en-
deavoring to draw from them an ex-
preston of willingness to vote for
Sunday rest provision. He calmly
pleads guilty to the charge ana de-
clares his determination to surfer OF
die in a just cause if necessary TO the
dignity of the statutes
While the sergeant farms is con-
vinced that in making the arrest ne
merely did his duty and respected the
majesty of the law. public opinion is
divided. Church circles contend that
the arrest was an outrage ana the
more numerous ungodly are willing to
dismiss the matter as good Joke Oh
the preacher" Meanwhile the leglsla-
ture at it's leisure will endeavor to set
tie the question respecting the exact
meaning of lobbying. There are those
who believe that the visiting and re-
forming clergyman did not violate the
intent of the law. and that grave err
ror has been committed in CHASING as
a lobbyist a man who is moved only
nci6 nr
the public welfare.
If the legislators stand by a strict
Interpretation of the word lobby as
explained by the photographers. set
ting forth that a lobbyist is zone who
frequents lobby or the precincts of
legislature with the view of influencing
the votes of members" the unlucky re-
former is in a perilous state. But if it
is decided, after free and impartial
discussion, that by the term lobbyist
is meant the agent of corporations, the
possible briber, one who seeks merely
to promote in devious ways the inter-
ests of his master or masters, the I'M
fortunate minister of the gospel may
be acquitted with credit. Perhaps it
will be decreed that the word in his
case has been improperly applied, and
that he is not lobbyist at all but
public spirited representative of the
people, with philanthrOpic intent and
bent on patriotic service to humanity.
1t is truly deplorabe says the Chi
cago Tribune that the first victim OF
the anti-lobby law, measure designed
to put an end to the perniciOus activi-
ty of the hirelings of INSCRIPTIONS cor
poratons and bosses, should be an
earnest and self consecrated servant of
the people And on the other hand it
is fortunate that test case should
present itself so speedily in order that
the precise meaning Of the law shall
be determined. So it is not imprOb-
able that the good joke on the
preacher" will result in clearing away
all cobwebs and making plain the be-
neficent purpose of the statute, and
that in future genuine refOrmers,
women suffragists and other eloquent
advocates who lobby for the public
good, will be exempt from the terrors
of the prying sergeant-at-arms.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
HUNTERS FIND WOMAN'S BODY.
Husband Under Arrest Pending In
vestgation Into Supposed Murder.

VINCENNES. Ind, Feb. 2S.-The
body of Phoebe Jane Jewell, aged Al,
was discovered in the city ditch by
three hunters today. The woman
face and neck showed bruises, sugs
costing foul play. The coroner re-
ported no water in the lungs, indicat
ing that death was not due to drown
ing. The Tewells frequently quarrel
ed and yesterday they had a fight
Thomas Jewell, the husband, is under
arrest pending an investigation. Mrs.
Charles EASEL said Mrs. Jewell was
in her home Thursday and said Jewell
threatened her life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
PARENTS APPEAL TO POLICE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell Can't Keep
Boy Away From Skating Rink.

Because they cannot keep their IL
year-Old son away from the skotnG
rink, Ezra Campbell and wife, have re-
peatedly petitioned the police depart
ment to help them control him.
to make pin money, and plays hockey
and runs away from home to do so.
The parents feel unable to control him
and have appealed to Jerry and his
officers for assistance
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
NORWAY FOR WORLD PEACE.
King Haakon Assures Mr.. Stead of
Stand at The Hague Conference.

CHRISTIANA, Feb. 2S.-W. T. Stead
has arrived here from Stockholm in
high spirits. Mr.. Stead had an inter-
view with King Haakon and NJ. Love
land; Both ;declared themselves in
favor of a peace budget and of max
ing article eight of The Hague pro-
gram obligatory.
The Hague conference will open
about June Is and be in session for
two months There seems to be no
doubt that the question of disarmament
and the limitation of ornaments will
be the piece de resistance of the pro-
gram, and if either the British or
the United States governments have
really decided to propose this question
the powers will be obliged to discuss
it, There is no proba bility of any seri-
Gus political complications.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
Welcome to Old YamhilI.
Jacksonville Times.

When the county assessors of jack
son and Josephine counties raised the
railroad assessment from $4,000 to
$4,000 per mile, and the grant timber
lands to 81 per acre. the railroad COM
pany promptly turned the tables on the
taxpayers by raising the fruit rates
from Ashland, Medford and Grants
Pass more than so per cent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

The Spokesman-Review says: III -
easy for Mayor Daggett TO censure Tic
council. but does he ever think OF DIAM
ing himself for anything uuse
from the continuous performance III
knocks on the mayor in the review
self blame is entirely unnecessary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
LURE GIRLS TO DANCE HALLS
Seattle Agents Charged With Procuring
Innocent Maids for Alaska
Resorts.

SEATTLE. Feb. 2S.-Charges that q
Seattle vaudeville agency known as
Goldsmith & Fisher is acting as pro-
curer for the dives of Alaska are made
in letter received this morning nv
Prosecuting Attorney Kenneth Mack
intosh written by Jason Matters. from
Barley. The writer states that Hugh
Barley. owner of one of the most no.
torious of these so-called theaters. is
at present in Seattle for the purpose of
getting some women to return with
him.
The letter states that while these
places of amusement are called thea
tiers by the men who run them, that
they are. in reality, nothing but dance
halls and dives of the worst character.
A short performance is given every
night. but the main duties of the wom
en-. employed with the understanding
that they are to do turns in vaudeville.
is to sell drinks>and dance with the
men patrons of the places.
The writer says that while MANY of
the women are cognizant of what is
expected of them when they sign con-
tracts with the agency, and are per-
fectly willing to do what they ask. that
there are numerous cases where wom-
en- of unquestionable respectabilitv.
have been decoyed into the Northland
upon the representations of the Seattle
agents. 1t is such women that the
writer believes should be protected. and
in behalf of whom he takes the matter
up with the prosecuting attorney.
Matters says that three cases in par
ticular came to his notice recently
where three young women whose repu-
tation was beyond reproach, came to
grief at the place run by Barley at
Camp Ketchikan.
Nature Of Contracts.
These women signed contracts call
ing for a salary of $35 a week to sing.
Their fare was advanced and they ar
rived at their destination with the ap-
piest of expectations.
When they found out what was ex-
pected of them, however, they objected
and were informed that the manage
ment could afford te pay salaries only
to those who earned them. The letter
says that Barley denied having ap-
piled to the Seattle agency for any
save dance-haIl women, and threatened
the woman in question that if they lid
not go to work their trunks would be
held until the money advanced as
transportation was returned.
1t is said two of these women who
made the Alaska trip together re-
turned to Seattle at the expense of a
resident of this city who learned of
their plight.
Prosecuting Attorney Macintosh
says that he is in no position to take
any action unless some one makes a
formal complaint against the persons
conducting the agency.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
Well, What Is It?
OregOnian.

1t is now said that Seattle's real
purpose in enforcing Sunday closing of
saloons is to get ready for that great
Christian Endeavor convention. Evil
IDENTIFY Seattle doesn't quite know what
a Christian Endeavorer is.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

The success of the property owners in
securing an injunction in the Second
street paving matter is encouraging to
those Chase avenue residents who OBJ
Ject to the location of the crematory
plant in their neighborhood.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
Last Warming.
jefferson Review.

Otto ShultZ says the next couple he
finds on the sChoolhouse steps at night.
he will sure publish their names The
two couples he found there on Friday
night last will either have to change
their spooning place or watch more
carefully hereafter
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

Poor Author-'I see that that last
novel which you sold and which APP
peared under your name has had an
enormous success. May | remind you
that you promised that l should ben
eft by ito
Successful SWindler-"You forget.
my friend, that l have not deprived
you of the glory of having written it,"
Bon Vivant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
That Oregon Pig.
Oregonian.

OregOnlan.
The Washington sheepmen who OBJ
ject to the enactment of a law that will
keep their stock on their side of the
of our own that need grass. And Ore
gon sheep pay oregon taxes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

Senator Joe Bailey "wept scalding
tears the other day. during the in
vestigation. Possibly he figured how
easily he could have made $4,000 a
year by devoting his entire time to the
Standard Oil company. '
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

The Chicago Tribune says that IF
Mr. Rockefeller had given his und-
vided attention to the accumulation of
money he might easily have been rich
man." But then one can't hit the
needles eye without practice.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

Now that the Union has pronounced
against the proposed silk stocking
pose the plan of the ariStocrats. we
have decided to withdraw our applica-
tion for membership and take back our
So gold piece.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

If ii shall always cost the city of
Walla Walla as much TO have Coun-
as ii did in the Second street paving
case. we would suggest another MEM
Der of the bitulithic squad as the may
or's understudy.