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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
THROWS AWAY GOLD FOR LIFE.
Struggling Miner Gives Up Precious
Load to River God.

les Los ANGELES, Feb. 26.-To save
his life, George H. Durham. ST. Louis
capitalist. tossed $1,000 in gold into the
Mojave river and all efforts to recover
it have failed. He had been on the
desert with Paul Biddle. of San Ber-
nardino. a mining promoter, examin-
ing a group of claims. Samples of ore
had been satisfactory and having
promised to pay $1,000 if a personal in
spection warranted it, he had carried
the money along. 1t was in @acks in
the inside pockets of his heavy khaki
coat and while they were fOrding the
river their wagon was overturned and
Durham was swept down the stream.
He had desperate struggle. handi-
capped as he was by the weight of the
gold, and found he must let it go or
drown. Reluctantly he threw away the
bags of coin and managed to reach
shore almost dead from exhaustion.
Biddle and his team also escaped. Men
spent the day dragging the river for the
gold.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

hers, who also is student at the SEM
mary, Miss Brown declared that she
would make her whereabouts known as
soon as she had reached her destina-
ton; where she was going she did not
say. The letter was presumably mailed
on train, and the young woman to
whom it was addressed. it is reported
by relatives of the missing girl, has re-
fused to divulge the contents in detail.
1t is said Miss Brown had become
truant either in her studies or with
regard to the regulations of the insti-
tuition, and resented being taken to
task for the laxity. Her intention to
go away she Confides to neither parents
nor friends, so far as known.
The anxiety at first felt by the girls
relatives has been alleviated some
what by the letter mentioned. They
are of the opinion that she is visiting
friends out of the city or has gone
away to seek employment. and will
write as soon as she realizes her folly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
FATHER OF WINkLE ARRESTED.
Officers Think He Knows Where the
b. Murderer of Lamp is Hidden.

Officers Think He Knows Where the
Murderer of Lamp is Hidden.
| OLYMPIA, Feb, 26.-John Byers,
w. Lamp, was taken into custody today
by Deputy Sheriff Thomas Vance in
connection with the murder of Lamp at
Tumwater, Friday night. Byers is held
on a drunk and disorderly charge, al
though he is wanted in connection with
the murder. He is suspected of know
ing where the murderer is to be found
Byers has told several conflicting
stories. The police department was
notified this morning by a neighbor Of
Byers that the old man was telling
around among the neighbors that
Wrinkle told him that he intended to
throw himself in the bay. Mrs. Wrinkle.
who was stopping next door, visited
with Byers this morning. She had
only been in the house a short time
when she began screaming. On inves
tigation she said that Byers told her
that Wrinkle had been there and had
left word for her that he was contem-
plating suicide.
The police received word today that
Mrs. Wrinkle had a letter from her hus-
band When Byers was taken into GUS
tody and his home searched a broken
envelope was found addressed to Mrs.
Wrinkle. 1t had never been mailed.
The letter was written with the same
pencil and on the same paper as those
in the hands of the sheriff.
Wrinkle has been in trouble several
times before. About three years ago
he was mixed up in a cutting scrape
at Bremerton. but skipped out for Cal
ifornia until it blew over. He has had
several fights with his fellow workers
at Tumwater and is considered a dang
erous man with his knife
The sheriff today offered a reward of
5000 for the capture of Wrinkle
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

piece. Meanwhile a steady stream OF
pretty music and dancing runs
through the proceeding, Illuminating
the action and tightening the plot. This
feature is provided by the famous
Umpire broilers and the roguish
band of alluring sprites that made
Chicago sit up and take notice all
during their long sojourn there.
The cast which Manager Harry AS
kin has assembled for 1.-The Umpire"
is one of the most competent that
ever interpreted musical comedy,
and is headed by Fred Mace. the COM
edian late of the "Piff. Paff, Pour"
company, whose work in 1.-The Um-
pire" has placed him in the front rank
of funny men. Mr.. Mace scores a big
hit in the song, How'd You Like to
be the Umpire?" and also in the duet
timental ballad heard in years, Gross
Your Hearts, ~s~s .a-
Mr. Mace is ably assisted by Edith
Warrington, whose delightful and
charming performance of Lady Fitz-
hugh is commented On everywhere.
Others in this excellent company
are Guelma Baker, the petit little
lady in the soubrette role of Mabriel
Lewton, the beef magnate's daugh-
ter, Harry Hanlon as the Beef Mag
nate, Bradlee Martin, Katherine
Bum, George Damerel, Helena Sal
niger, Jennie Huston, w. H. Brown.
Bert Young and Frank AllwOrth. And
that most important feature of a down
to date musical comedy, the contin-
gent of dancing and singing girls-50
Of the most alluring damsels that ever
smiled over the fOotligits.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
IN OVERALLS, WON BRIDE
Westinghouse at Work in Fathers Shor
When Fiancee First Saw Him.

PITTSBURG. Feb 26.-Miss Violet.
daughter of Sir Thomas and LADY
Brocklebank of London. whose engage
ment to George Westinghouse, jr.. is
announced, first saw young Westing-
house in his overall and greasy jumper
at work in his fathers shops. and, not
knowing his name, she asked him some
questions. Young Westinghouse show
ed her all she wanted to know and she
departed, thanking him, even hesitat-
ing whether or not she would offer him
a tip.
A year later. on one of his trips to
Europe young Westinghouse met for
mally the young woman who will soon
be his wife. She almost tainted when
she recognized in young Westinghouse
the heir to $4,000, 900, the same young
man to whom she had talked so freely
as workman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
8-YEAR-OLD HAS ADVENTURE
Wanders Many Miles From Home and
Stops a Train.

FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Feb. 20
The S-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Glorvigen, wandered from his
home in this city Sunday, and, starting
westward on the Northern Pacific track
walked nearly to FoXhome, fourteen
miles. Searching parties were organ
lied, but no trace of him was found
until late in the evening when the con-
ductor of freight train reported that
he had been compelled to stop the train
on account of a little boy who sat ex-
hausted on the track about two miles
from FoXhome. A farmer took the boy
into the village. The father and po-
lice officer Immediately started west on
a handcar and the child was brought
back today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
POLICE SEEK 255 AUToIsTs.
Warrants Out for Pittsburg Owners
Caught in Speed Trap.

PITTSBURG, Feb. 26.-Warrants for
255 auto owners of Pittsburg, charg-
ing them with violating city ordi-
nance through speeding, have been is
sued and, many warrants were served
at the doors of theaters as wealthy
owners got out of their machines last
night The infOrmations were all
made by Chief of Police McQuaid. who
for some time has had men with stop
watches timing autos on the boule-
wards, and AS result his dragnet
was thrown out.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
A TALK FOR PEACE.

1t is to be regretted that internal
dissensions threaten to destroy the
usefulness of that order when gave
promise of developing into one or the
largest and most successful fraternal
organizations in the world-the Brotn-
erhood of Owls. The talked OF dis
ruption would be a calamity from the
point of view of those who went into
the order through fraternal motives
and with hopes of the benefits to be
derived in the sorrowful times of SICK
ness and death. ~
To those members who undertook the
brotherhood obligations in good faith
and with fraternal belief, the distur-
Dances are more than an embarrass-
ment-they forecast a loss OF CONN.,
dence in the much Wanted brother-
hood of man as represented by secret
and fraternal societies, belief in which
will receive a severe blow. For this
reason, if no other. it is to be hoped
the petty strifes and factional quar-
rels will pass away and more friend
ly feeling result-all the better for the
troubles encountered and overcome.
AS it now stands the Brotherhood
of Owls is endangered but from one
direction. Financially and numerically
the organization is highly successful
as a local body. The one difficulty at
this time appears to be through en-
N,i+ 1no of pnnfi6nnnn ".
ed toward some of the grand officers.
Right or wrong such feeling exists and
it will require considerable tact and
diplomacy to steer the infant order
past the dangerous shoals.
And here lies the trouble. While
giving due credit to the founder and
organizer of the Order-as a founder
and organizer-it is evident his high
position has been too much for his
and executive ability. In
stead of being a leader and a good
comrade. vanity has led him to the
precipice of a dictatOr-a rule Or ruin
car. To him the order appears not
to be a body of intelligent, earnest
seekers dIloT
Rather it is a thing of his creation.
to be used to further narrow, personal
views of selfish ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, an or
ganizatiOn without voice or represen-
tatiOn other than the most servile ODE
dence to commands.
This is unfortunate. Perhaps but
All men are prone to mis-
takes and it is sincerely hoped past
official actions have been but mistakes
The Brotherhood bf Owls cannot
succeed at this time without the ag
cressive work of its grand executive.
Neither may the executive succeed
without the brotherhood. A friendly
conference.-the surrender of a mistak-
en- dictatorship and the wiping of the
state, with resolutions for future good
will and hearty cooperation, should
prove to the world that the members
of Walla Walla nest are sincere in
their obligations. designations Of
grand officers from the local nest
would go far to rehabilitate what was
fast becoming a splendid organization.
Continued attempts at one man rule
can only result in total disruption.
not politics. is essential
10 success
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
BLOOD OVERALLS ARE LATEST
Sheriff Finds Clue to Murder of Miss
Annie Roper


BELLINGHAM. Feb. 26.-The reru.
lation pair OF bloody overalls have
been found by Sheriff Williams in con.
nection with the Annie Roper murder
case "a Blaine and now the regulation
search for the owners of the trousers
has been started in earnest. The
sheriff has just made known his find,
although he has had them in his DOS
session for some days past. They
are said by him to have been found
within block Of the house where the
murder was committed.
-Four men are now in Jail on suspi-
cion of having been implicated in the
murder but no information has been
secured of such a nature as will war
rant the filing of information against
them
The case is developing generally
along the same lines as did the famous
Danes murder case of two wears ago
when an aged butcher living on Elk
street was found hacked to death in
his little house in the rear of his shop.
At that time the bloody overalls were
found but it never was possible to dis.
cover whether the stains on them
were human blood, animal gore or
Just grease. Likewise. two men were
arrested and are now in the peniten-
uary for minor -offenses. but no infor-
nation has been found upon which to
charge them with the crime of MUIR
der
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
GIRL IN ROBBERS BAND.
Beautiful Young Woman Arrested With
Three Alleged Thieves.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-By the arrest
of a beautiful girl and four young men
the police believe they have solved the
mystery of jewel robberies on the up
per West Side which for three months
have terrified residents and baffled
detectives. Thefts amounting to more
than $4,000 had been reported during
that time.
Diamond rings and pins valued at
$4,000 and pawn tickets for jewels worth
about $40 600 were found in the girls
apartments on West SiXty-fOurth
street. Owners who had reported their
losses identified some of the property
and the police believe they will be able
later to restore most of tn $4,000 losses.
The girl was Amelia Russell. Detec-
ives today arrested five other persons
suspected o. completely in the robber-
les.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
DIED LIKE HIS BROTHERS.
Spokane Telegraph Operator is Third
of Three to Drop Dead at the Key.

SPOKANE, Feb. 26.-The third of
his family to drop dead at the tele-
graph key, and the fourth to be taken
off without warning, James H. Nichols,
| veteran operator, keeled over while
N the act of sending a message. and
was employed in the Western Union
Telegraph company's office here. Mich
DIS had apparently stopped over to pick
up pencil from the floor. He re-
NAMED in that position until the atten-
ton OF the chief operator was called to
him. When the chief took Nichols in
his arms the veteran was breathing his
last
He always had a premonition he
would die with his clothing on him.
Only few years ago his brother Chas.
employed in the office at Skagway,
Alaska, dropped dead at the key, and a
'ew months after the death of Charles.
his brother Lee, working in the vicinity
If ST. Paul, expired in the same man.
ner. The father of these men was
ound dead in bed. Nichols was one of
the best known telegrapners in the
northwest. He was station agent and
operator at numerous points.
Years ago he helped organize the
Order of Railway photographers of the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fee rail-
"oads. His son, Jockey Nichols has
been summoned from Los Angeles. Mr.
Nichols leaves a widow and six grown
hildren. He was a member of the
Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges and
of the Old Time Telegraphers
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

ternoon Associated Press report But
exception is taken to the unwafrah.'
cal newspaper excels The statesman
Every unprejudiced reader must admit
the Justice of the claim of this paper
TO superior local service.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
JUMPERS At GOLDFIELD.
Chamber of Commerce Marches in Body
on Men Who Seized Valuable Land.

GOLDFIELD, New, Feb. 26.-The
chamber Of commerce has given warn
ing to all Iot-jumpers that they will
have to cease operations or get out of
town. Yesterday squatters moved on
a lot at the corner of Main and Hall
streets, where the owner had already
begun excavating for a fOur-stOr
building. A cabin was hauled on the
ground and an armed guard established
to keep off the contractors. A fence
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

how to vote, are capable of voting with
intelligence on their own account.
The battles of women suffragists
with the London police are not pretty,
but they prove at least that acquies-
cence by woman in mans government
is not as general as it formerly was.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
DISAPPEARS FROM SCHOOL.
Reprimanded by Faculty, 11-Year-Old
Girl Leaves Home.

SEATTLE, Feb. 26.-After repri-
mand by some member of the faculty
of the Seattle seminary, at which she
was a pupil, Evelyn Brown, aged 16
years, disappeared from her home, III
West Dravus street, last Tuesday, at
noon and has not since been seen.
In a letter written to a girl friend Of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

We regret so much the decision OF
the "Bunc" to recognize no other
newspaper than the Union in Walla
Walla. We've had so much fun with
the "Bunc" when it did recognize The
Statesman that it's like losing our last
chocolate drop to have the sheet pass
us up as a live wire, not to be touched
with safety
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
1.-THE UMPIRE"

"The Umpire comes to the Keylor
direction of Harry Askin of the Grand
opera house, Chicago, and has just
completed the longest run ever known
in that city, $50 performances, max
ing new theatrical history
"The Umpire is one of the advance
guard of the common sense idea in
musical comedy-that is to say that
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

One of the. most sensible bills intro
duced in the legislature is that by
Senator Davis providing for the clos
ing Of playhouses. saloons. games, etc,
from l a. m. TO noon Sundays. 1t is
bill easily enforced and displays a
respect for church hours and religious
observance which will appeal to all
and. being backed by public opinion,
cannot fail of success.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

Harriman's testimony before the in.
terState commerce commission is the
greatest demonstration yet had of the
wonderful financiering of the most re-
markable stock manipulation in rail
road history
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

Senator Pauly's bills for the inn
provement of the rivers and the peni-
tertiary have been favorably reported
upon by the senate committee. Sen
ator Pauiy has not had any brass
characteristic still hunt is much more
productive of good
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

It's peanut to a lemon that should
Booths Pennypacker libel bill pass
Governor Mead would decline to sign
il. AS a matter of good politics the
governor could not afford to antago
nize those papers to which he looks
for future support
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

Abe Ruef must stand trial according
To the dispatches. We are sorry for
Abe and sympathize deeply with his
old comrade, Mayor Schmitz.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

According to the dispatches Sen
ator Graves is willing to cut just a
little bit off the top of his preposterOus
press gag bill. But the bill is now
on the general file.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

Engleman gave the names of persons
at Stratford and at Hammond. Ind
where he said he was known, and the
alibi he claims will be investigated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

James Bryce is to get $4,000 a yeal
for admiring us and delivering pleas
ing addresses at university commence
ments. The path of modern diplomacy
is a smooth one.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

How to live on SIS a week." is
eclipsed totally by Harriman'S tale of
how to buy railroads with hot air and
other peoples money.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

Governor Hughes has gone back
again into the insurance quiZzing bust
ness, his victim this time being the
insurance commissioner of New York.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

The kaiser read the address from the
throne lin clear. loud voice. There
is nothing so helpful to your elOcution
as to know that you have a majority.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

Several stuffed robins in Walla Walla
are moving uneasily as the Oblique
rays of Old Sol percolate through the
windows.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

Truly, in determining to recognize
only the Union, the Evening Bunc''
cd
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

The Statesman has no quarrel with
the Union as to its Geographic report
That report is far superior to the af-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

Now that the war scare is over in
the United States, Japan will proceed
to make ready.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
&N EIoNMlAs:tz][LLAR EN

In the coming Filipino elections the
bOlo will cast several votes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-08
Life saving at Fires.

II lives are in danger at a fire it IS
a universal rule that life saving takes
precedence over fire fighting. If fire
escapes are lacking or seriously OBJ
structed all hands devote their entire
energies to the work of rescuing by
raising ladders, by forcing a passage
through smoke filled Railways or by
other emergency means. Life nets are
spread and held ready for those who
have not the nerve to wait for their
rescuers. Life saving consumes valu-
able time which could be applied to adj
vantage in fighting the flames, and the
probable necessity for expanding this
time. governed as it is by many con-
siderations, plays an important part in
studies of underwriters. Occasionally
pOmpier ladders or window scaling lad
ders are used in emergencies for max
ing rescues. These furnish thrilling
incidents for the newspapers, but are
less efficient, slower and great deal
more dangerous both to the firemen
and the rescued than the plain or ex
tension ladders.-Insllrance Engineer
ing
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-08
Items of General interest Re.
ceived from all Over
the State.
QUAKE SCARE AT OSHKOSH
Residents Living Near Lake Winnie
bago Experience Shocks.
Instead OF Being Earthquakes 1t IL
Now Thought the Tremors We're
Caused by Ice FlOes in
the Lake.

Oshkosh, Wis. Feb. 4.--FOr several
days residents Of this city living near
Lake Winnebago have been expert
encing shocks not unlike those of an
earthquake. Houses have been shaken
until windows ratified, dishes have
tumbled from shelves and in severn
places wood piles fell over.
g At first there were wild stories OF
q quake, but the most natural theory
of the phenomena is that huge cracks
have opened up in the ice in the lake.
The lake is thirty miles long and
twelve miles wide and the ice is about
thirty inches thick. The movement Of
the foes have caused the jarring Of
the earth in the vicinity of the lake.
For a time there were wild stories
that possibly the shaking was caused
by Il volcano at the bottom Of the
lake.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-08
ACID THROWERS
RAID A BANQUET
Lawrence University Students Burned
and Youth Is Kidnapped by Band
of Ruffians.

Appleton, Wis, Feb. IA band Of
twenty ruffians, after cutting the cleo
trio light wires and darkening the din
ing room of a hotel at Kaukauna,
rushed into the room, where 100 stu
dents of Lawrence university were
seated and threw sulphuric acid about.
Henry Sleeps, of Eureka; Burke Law
ron, of Twin Bluffs; /. Lundy, of Mil
waukee; Leland Nye, of Thorpe, and
Miss Hazel Touton, Of Edgerton, were
burned badly by the acid, and the
clothing of many of the students was
burned.
Before the uproar subsidized the
roughs escaped, dragging Nye with
them. They took their captive some
distance away and were applying a
coat of tar to him when the students
and police interfered.
The students drove to Kaukauna for
banquet. The motive for the attack
is unknown. The police say they know
some Of the members Of the band, and
that they will be arrested.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-08
white Animals Can't Smell.

"Pure white animals said pet
stock dealer. s.have no sense of smell.
Hence they are continually eating
things that disagree with them, and in
eight cases out of ten poison them
selves and die. Pure white pigs should
never be allowed to run loose in the
fields and woods For. without the
protection of sense of smell, such
pigs, when they get out, eat all sorts
of poisonous roots and berries and die
off rapidly I'm Africa the white rhi-
noceros poisons itself by eating the
euphorbia, and pure white sheep are
difficult to rear because they are con-
tinually munching shrubs and grasses
that don't agree with them