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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
WANTS HIS $4,000 RETURNED.
Bride-Elect, Arrested, Says She'll Sue
for Breach of Promise.


CHICAGO, March 12.-Charged with
swindling her prospective husband,
William Wambaugh, a wealthy farm
er of Iukon, Col, out of $4,000, Miss
Sofia Fenlon, of Denver, Col, was ar
rested in the marriage license Office
here today within five minutes after
Wambaugh had procured permit to
wed and Just as the two We're about to
search for somebody to perform the
ceremony.
Wambaugh said he met the young
woman in Denver a week ago and
gave her $4,000 because she repre-
scented herself to be the daughter OF
wealthy Hungarian family in Chi
cago and they agreed to get married
in accordance with her proposal to
him.
The couple We're noticed at the rail-
road station by police detectives, who
followed them. Just after Wam-
baugh had been given his marriage
license the officers led him away, and
convinced him that he had been de-
frauded. Wambaugh declared that he
would not marry Miss Fenlan and she
was arrested. She said Wambaugh
had given her the money voluntarily,
and that if he did not marry her she
would sue him for breach of promise.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

beginning with this issue OF The
Statesman a four page paper is to be
published. This step has been taken
after "a long and careful study OF the
field, the wants of readers and the
needs of the advertisers.
In the past a great deal of unneces-
sary matter has been printed IN the
Walla Walla newspapers in ordef 10
fill up space-a space all 100 large Ioi
the demands of local news. Ihls mas
caused an extra expense IN typeSet-
ting and editorial equipment ana ne
cessitated the continuance of policy
which the management believes has
placed an unwarranted burden upon
subscribers through maintaining
higher price for subscriptions. In
other words patrons have PAID TOO
much for stories which are only or a
general interest to those who have the
time to devote an hour or so to nap
hazard reading.
None of the real news features of
The Statesman will be curtalled. On
the other hand the change Will make II
possible to devote more time and care to
the acquiring and printing OF actual
news which may be handled as rapid
Iy as received and not to be crowd
ed out because space has been taken
up with plate, or rehashed articles.
So much thought has been given to
the proposition that the management
does not now look upon the departure
as an experiment. 1t honestly believes
that with the price of SUBSCRIPTIONS
cut squarely in two, with nothing but
live up-to-date news and editorials in
serted, subscribers will be given a
newspaper worth more than the eX-
traordinarily low price at which it is
offered.
For this reason readers are asked
to carefully scrutiniZe the columns of
The Statesman in the future. Com
pare it with the other papers in
Walla Walla and decide whether you
are not getting your moneys worth OF
real news at 25 cents a month, rather
than paying SO or IS cents for a lot
of reprinted, or boiled over rubbish
which belongs more to the big Sum
day dailies and magazines instead of
to local newspaper. If we please
you let us know. If We don't, tell us
about and We'll try to meet your ideas
half way at least.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
ALL QUIET At GoLOF|ELO
BUT TROUBLE EXPECTED

GOLDFIELD March 1.-THE labor
situation at Goldfeld is unchanged this
morning but trouble is expected this
afternoon when there will be a parade
and mass meeting of working men OPP
posed to 1. w. w. All saloons are
closed by order of a committee organ
lied to maintain order. They will re-
main closed until midnight.
The meeting was called this after
noon with the object of organizing a
local miners union and breaking away
from tne |. w. w. Most of the mines
will close in order to permit the min
ers to attend the meeting. The streets
are full of miners but all was quiet
up to noon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
READY FOR BIG GOLD RUSH
Sound City to Handle Exodas to
Mt. M'kin|ey
STEAMSHIPS TO FURNISH MEALS
ADVISED TO TAKE
PLENTY OF BLANKETS TO
NEW GoLcoNDA.
STEAMSHIPS TO FURNISH MEAL

SEATTLE, 81 Mch. 12.-Steamship
western Alaska trade are looking for
ward to heavy travel to the Mt. Nc
Kinley mining district this summer. A
large number of inquiries have already
been made concerning the recent
strikes and it is expected that in sew
eral years the district will be a sec
Ond Tanana. A ve-stamp mill now
is being taken in on quartz propo-
sition at the head of the Kahiltna. A
large dredging outfit is being taken to
Lake creek and a smaller one to the
Skwentna. Gold strikes have already
been made On Peerman's, Gold and
Nugget creeks and copper has been
found in several streams. especially on
Montana and Cashwhitna creeks. Coal
and timber abound everywhere in the
district.
F. c. Woolsey, of the Bat TranspOr-
tation company, operating boats on the
Yentna and Shusitna rivers, is now in
the city. Woolsey has prepared the first
complete map of the district which is
soon to be published by local trans
pOrtation companies.
Navigation Opens May 10.
Navigation opens on the two rivers
about May 10 and closes October %.
During the open season the river boats
will make connections with the ocean
and inlet steamships, making weekly
trips to the head of navigation on the
Yentna river a distance of 11S miles.
The boats will operate for 100 miles
on the Shusitna and for 20 miles on
the Chulitna river.
On the river voyage meals will be
served on the boats but prOspectOrs
going into the country. are advised to
carry their own blankets. The boats
will make their first landing about one
mile from the mouth of the two riv-
ers. The second will be at Shusitna
station, % miles up river, where there
is a large trading post and road
house. There are both stores and
road houses at the Kahiltna river, and
at Lake creek. At the latter place.
there is a sawmill, where lumber may
be bought.
Gold was first discovered in the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
BRENAMAN EXPLAINS WHY
He DIS0BEYED ORDERS

S. V. Brenaman. the College Place
man, who is being sued for a divorce
told the court his troubles this morn
ing. He explained why he had not
judge as he had been ordered to do.
He said the institution of the di
vorce suit had tied his money and
property up so he could not borrow
He had arranged to secure the money
as soon as the property was Olsen
tangled and he could give it as Sc
curity He explained he did not have
any intention of violating the courts
orders
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
YOUNG GIRL BRAVES LIVE WIRE.
Tries to Save Brother from EIectrocu-
tion-Hured to Ground.


Los ANGELES, Cal, March r.
After being hurled to the ground twice
Miss Ida Ramley succeeded in rescu-
ing her 8 year old brother. John, from
burning to death on an electric wire in
front of their home, 9S1 West Sixth
street. Nevertheless the little boy
sustained severe burns about the hands
and arms
Dangling from a ring in which sew
eral span wires are fastened to a pole,
a cable fell to the ground a few feet
in front of the little boy He was play
ing and at first did not notice that
sparks We're issuing from the places
Where the wire came in contact with
a piece of metal. When this did catch
his eye he ran toward it.
Grasping the wire in both hands, he
was suddenly overcome by the spasm
of shock Scream after scream
reached the ears of his sister, Ida. She
ran from the house to the child. The
little boy was swayed and jerked about
with great violence. while he contin-
ued to cry in his agony
1t took the young woman but mo-
ment to decide what course of action
| to take. She knew that if she grasped
the child she would sustain a shock,
but his piteous cries led the young
| woman to seize him about the waist
Hardly had her hands touched him
when she was hurled to the ground by
the ViolSnce of the current.
| AT the third attempt Miss Ida sue
| ceeded in pulling her brother from the
Wire. His hands were burned in a
number of places, and his arms had
sustained even more serious burns. She
carried the child into the house and
| called for aid. She was not seriously
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
MRS. HOLMAN STANDS BY
HER E9R|AG DAUGHTER

PITTSBURG, March 12.-Mrs. HOl
man. mother of Evelyn Thaw, defies
the Thaws, saying: Let them cast her
off, after her sacrifice, She's my
daughter and will return to me in
time
Heretofore the mother has shown re-
sentiment against Evelyn but is now
anxious for a reconciliation with her
daughter. She says she did her best to
be good to her girl and "F1Orence'
will realize this when she is a little
older and away from her present in
HupnceS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

injured, although she suffered mucn
from the shock.
The police were called and made an
investigation. 1t was found that the
current from the Pacific Electric West
Sixth street line, conducted down the
span wire caused the injury.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
DEATH KNELL IS SOUNDED FOR THE OPEN RVER

OLYMPIA. March 12.-(Special to
the Statesman 1.-The senate will today
pass the general appropriations bill
practically amended The bill has been
holding up the open river measure in
an attempt to make it carry along
with the Puyallup streams improve
ment bill. This will probably result
in the defeat of the open river as it's
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

friends prefer to have it sacrificed to
establish a precedent for the state to
aid every stream which overf1ows its
bank. The primary law agreed upon
by the conference passed the senate
and will probably pass the house to-
day. An agreement was reached in
the conference on the congressional
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

All praise should be given to those
east side representatives who so cour-
ageously withstood the efforts of Paul
haumus and his lumber ring in the SEN
ate to force through the holdup bill
appropriating 100000 for the Puyal-
lup and Stuck river work. Now let
the east side senator's do as well.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

With no reprint, with nothing but
live news, spicily written and fitting
ly handled, The Statesman is going to
be the newspaper for the busy bust
ness man. as well as for the home cir
Gle seeking all the local news.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

The Evening Bunc" told the truth
for once when it said the paving
wr&ngle at this time was a fight be-
tween two corporations. And at the
present time the bitulthic crowd. sup
ported by the 'Bunc". is in the saddle.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

Former Railroad Commissioner Ne
Millin has returned to the state $1,000
which the legislature decided he had
not earned as salary. We would be sat
isfied with what Mr.. McMillin held
out.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

In Palouse only, six votes were cast
In Washtucna not a single vote was
recorded the people there entirely Ior
getting election day. Assuredly such
negligence is not creditable to either
community.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
RAILROAD GANG IS DROWNED
Twenty-Four Greeks Lose Lives in
Sacramento River When oBat
Capsizes.

two Greeks employed on the Delama1
Pit railroad construction crew We're
drowned yesterday afternoon in the
Sacramento River. They started to
cross the river when the boat cap
sized. Two swan ashore Four bodies
were recovered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
EASTER A CRUEL FESTIVAL!
Indiana Reformers Declare Day "Red
with Innocent Blood"

LOGANSPORT, Ind, March 12.-
The modern club today denounced as
barbarOus the customary observance
of Thanksgiving and Christmas, term
ing them feasts of gluttOny and slauSh-
ter. and declared the observance of
Easter red with innocent blood be-
cause Of the killing of birds to deck
WOmen'S bOnnetS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

The fact that City Engineer Wilson
reports there is slight danger of an
other flood this spring should not en-
courage the city bosses to hasten the
work of bulkheading
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

districtig along the same lines as the
Gregg bill, except that Kitsap goes in
first and Kittitas in second.
The house indefinitely postpones
house bills 422, 5S4 and Senate bills
% and 291.
1t passed senate bills 254, 22S. 235.
oS3 and 2Q4
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

If the Commercial club should take
up the question OF a municipal paving
plant there would be no need for the
Evening Bunc" to defend bitulithic
and admit the value of good asphalt
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

FROM this on you will get all the
news for half the former price. The
only thing you'll miss will be the long
stories for which the readers of Wal
Ia Walla papers are paying too much
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

Two of the most remarkable instan-
ces of Indifference to school and ed
ucational affairs are given in reports
from Palouse and Washtucna. In each
OF those towns dates for school cleo
tons were fixed and preparations made
to elect members of the school boards.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

With a municipal paving plant there
could be no question of whether tee
'Bunc" admitted the value of good
asphalt paving or came out openly 10
boost bitulithic
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
NINE GIRLS, SIXTEEN BOYS.
Bank Collector the Proud Father o
Twenty-Five Children.

RAMONA. I. T., March &c. w.
Ears, a bank collector living in Ra-
mona is the father of 25 children and
has just been married to his fourth
wife. Twenty-siX children have taken
his name but one of them died. Nine
of the children living are girls and
IS are boys
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

Rev. Andreas Bard's brilliant five
act tragedy. "Giafar," is described as
illustrating the evolution of love
through the conflict of soul and sense"
And they're going to sing it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
PROGRAM AT FORT CONCERT
Six Choice Selections to be PLAYED b,
Cavalry Band.

Following is the program which will
be given by the 14th Cavalry ban'
at Fort Walla Wala at 1880 this even
ing:
March, The Equestrian" Chambers
Overture. "Stradella'' . Flotow
Selection. THE Mikado" Sullivan
Intermezzo, lola" (request) johnson
Potpurri. 'Sidelights' Mackie
Twostep, Irish American. .Cohan
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

The "Bunc" declares it is not taking
any part in the paving fight. Yet it has
always struggled and lied for those in
dividuals who are known to wear the
bitulithic collar
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
Weyerhauser IS Safe.

ST. PAUL, March 12.-Weyerilauser
millionaire lumberman in ST. Paul, is
safe and sound. Reports of his being
kidnapped in California are without
foundation
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

According to the report of the health
officer the only things in the way of
contagiOn we have left with us are
measles and bitulithic.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

Isn't it about time for some one to
wake up that city beautiful committee?
The date for cleaning day should be
fixed soon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

Just watch us grow now that We've
eliminated all the slow features and the
useless waste of space and white paper.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

Which is the cheaper-to pay $1,000
for a municipal paving plant or $4,000
for garbage crematory?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
Robbers Get Nothino.

HUNNEYWELL. Mch 12.-The
vaults of the Union Savings bank
were wrecked, but the robbers got
nothing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

PaulhaumuS may be pulled from his
pedestal as boss of the state senate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12
Riq Hotel Burned.

SAULT STE, MARIE, Mch. 12.-The
Hoquois hotel burned with loss OF
$500 600. Twenty-Five guests narrowly
OK. cd
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

With two trains to that city each
lay we will be better able to keep our
eye on Pasco.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

According to reports OF strike
trouble on the coast there ale a num-
Der of mills which refuse to grind.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

Eugene Tausick has slab wood which
he guarantees to be dry. Fl
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-12

on the congressional 2S3 and 294.
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Press Paragraphs


Wanted, good girl in family Of
two. Inquire at this office.
Try "Quezal" the famous after-din-
per coffee-sold by Dell Bros.
H. @. Adams spent several days at
his sheep ranch, near Wallula.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Murray OF
Adams, were in the city Tuesday.
ID. Fl. Preston and M. l.. Watts went
down to Pendleton yesterday by auto
For Sale-A good heating stove,
burns wood. Enquire at the Press
Office.
Miss jamie Roche is up from Pen
dleton on a visit to her sister, MIS-.
Allen.
Misses Effie Frazier and Mamie ALI
oway of Pendleton, visited in Athena
Sunday.
Il Glen Sailing will move his family to
the Turner ranch near Weston, for the
winter. .~.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Watts spent
Thanksgiving day with friends In
Pendleton.
Miss Cele Armstrong, OF Milton, is
a guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Belts.
Jesse Smith arrived home last week
from Portland. where he has been for
some weeks.
Frank O'Harra spent Thanksgiving
with Athena friends, from his home
in Walla Walla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Jones jr. and Mrs.
Jesse Sailing spent Thanksgiving with
their parents here.
~ A marriage license has been issued
ITO Mr.. Edward Kidder and Miss Kezia
Clemons of this city.
Miss Pauline Adams who was the
guest of Mrs. J. d. Plamondon, return
ed to her home Tuesday.
Born, to Rev. aud Mrs. G. II. II.
Moore of New Hartford, Iowa, No
vember 10, 1907 a son.
Miss Carrie Stone came over from
Walla Walla and spent Thanksgiving
day at her home in this city.
X Mr.. and Mrs. 0. G. Turner, of Yves.
4 ton. were in Athena yesterday, attend
Z ing the Douglas Gross wedding.
Thos. Cunningham, the shoe maker,
a recent arrival from Walla Walla,
has opened shop on Main street. x
Mr.. Luke Read, of Weston, was a
guest at the wedding yesterday of Mr..
Arthur Douglas and Miss Mae Gross
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Fl. Preston came
over from Walla Walla and spent
Thanksgiving at their home in this
city.
Boise MoEwen came up from Pen
dleton, where he is attending school,
and spent Thanksgiving with his pa
rents.
X Alex Johnson, who resides north OF
town is reported to have purchased 4C
acres of the Baddeley ranch at 800
per acre.
" Henry Barrett sold bunch of beei
Foattle Monday. His stock is doing
we'll at the Pine Greek ranch, north
of Athena.
Mrs. Areta Plamondon and Henry
Barrett were guests at the LytleH Hill
wedding reception in Pendleton Tues.
day evening.
Misses Carrie and Katherine SHARP
went over to Walla Walla yesterday
to visit their sister, Alta, who is il
the hospital there
x Bob Russell, the druggist at the
Palace drug store, spent Thanksgiv
ing at his home in Baker City. return
ing this evening.
Tonight the series of meetings con
Quoted by Prof, Kellems, of the Eu.
gene Divinity school, will begin al
the Christian church.
Y Wednesday was the seth birthday Of
V Charley Belts, and he was presented
with handsome Morris chair by hi
wife and son, Kohler.
Mrs. Nj. j. Mays went down to Pen
dleton Wednesday evening. where sht
attended family reunion at the homt
of her brother, A. w. Nye.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-02-22
COMMUNICATION
Regarding the Proposed Plumbing
Ordinance.

|
The effort on the part of the
plumbers of ST. Johns to get an or
dinance passed requiring any one
engaging in the plumbing business,
to first obtain license is right and
just as far as it goes, but, If you
will carefully look up conditions in
our neighboring city, Portland, you
will find a gigantic trust built up
on that particular ordinance. First,
a property owner may be just as
good a workman as the plumber
himself, but can he do his own
work. No, he must get licensed
plumber to do it for him, and he
must pay him from rs cents to 81
per hour for doing it. The plumber
does not send a first class workman
but some boy that is acting as
helper, and the property owner
must pay the IS cents or 81 for
inferior work, and the licensed
plumber pockets it. The helper
gets the experience at the property
owners expense. That is one of
the reasons why clause should be
inserted in the ordinance to read,
Except a property owner doing
his own work.
I also noted while the proposed
ordinance was being discussed that
certain specifications were intro
duced requiring that work must be
done a certain way. Every one is
aware of the fact that the city Of
St. Johns has a health and nuisance
ordinance which would cover defec-
tive plumbing, and would give the
police department power to have
the same removed and corrected.
Now IL an ordinance is passed re-
quiring certain specifications to be
followed, II will be necessary to
create an Office of plumbing inspect
or, which must necessarily carry a
salary Of from $ioo to Si5o per
month. II there Is no inspector
what Is the Use Of the specification }
And every tax payer Of st. Johns
ought to raise up in open rebellion
II new expense is saddled up on
them just for the benefit Of three
or four plumbers, viz, an Office Of
inspector. And this is not the fin
ish. II you will look little further
into the matter you will find that
where there Is a plumbing and
building inspector, that he usually
is one of the same trade, which
must necessarily be so, and that
upon inspecting a piece Of work,
that which he wishes to see he can
see, and what he does not want TO
see he can not see. II has been
stated by some one that II we had a
plumbing ordinance like Portland
we would not have had frozen
pipes, ETC., during the cold weather.
Let me say that | have property In
Portland to look after. also In St.
Johns. and that the ST. Johns
plumbing stood the test better than
the Portland. Look into this mat.
ter before YOU act. Mr.. Councilmen. |
Il. {. Hurlbert.