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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
GIRL SUICIDE IDENTIFIED.
Young Woman, Who Died With I'm.
known Man, Farmers Daughter.

CAMDEN, N. j.. Feb. 4.-The body
of the young woman who, it is believed
entered into a suicide contract and who
with male companion, was killed by
an electric train on the Pennsylvania
railroad near here, has been identified
as that Of Wilhelmina Lacey of Iona, a
small village a short distance below
Gloucester.
The young WOman's father is a farm
err and the body was identified at the
morgue here by Howard Snyder, a
farm hand. Snyder drove the girl to
the railroad station at Iona on Friday.
She said she was going to Camden.
Where she went is not known, but
on Saturday, she alighted from a train
at Gloucester at 6:41 p. m. The girl
was accompanied by three men, whose
identity has not yet ben established.
Neither has it been determined wheth-
err the man who was killed on the rail-
road with the young woman, was one
of the three who were seen with her
at Gloucester. His body has not been
recovered from Newton creek. into
which it was hurled by the electric
train,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

known until it is tunefully revealed in
strict confidence to the audience. 1t
is the Countess Hilda Won Draga, who
masquerades in the guise of q caval-
Ter on the roads, while appearing at
the court as a high born lady. The
son of the usurper, the Crown Prince,
is in love with the countess and so
also is the captain of the guard, and
in their rivalry and the pursuit of
Red Feather the action of the plot
passes. The climax is reached when
the countess, to save the captain,
whom she loves, makes known her
identity with the conspirator, and the
army of restoration bursts the gates
On this Mr. Charles Klein has strung
incident and dialogue and action
which makes an entertaining book.
There is comedy in plenty; the fun
runs clear through the production and
there is just enough sentiment to
give relief The lines are bright and
the jokes are said to be youthful. The
Lyrics of Mr. Cook are. witty, bril-
liant and fit the music Mr.. DeKO-
vens music would however carry any
libretto. 1t is reported to be in his
best style, sharply original and char
acteristic.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

chosen as presiding officer of the dia
mond for 1907, left Saturday for Spo-
kane to accept a position with gas
company in that city.
Brown was not only captain, but one
of the best players in the college nine
having won honor for himself last
year by his fine work, behind the bat
He is brother of the famous Hex
Brown, who was captain of the college
nine for three years.
Just who will be chosen as successor
to the heady catcher has not yet been
determined as most of the students did
not know Brown was going to leave
until he had packed his trunk. 1t is
likely Thomas butcher, the brilliant
little third baseman will be reelected
captain. If he does not want the
choice is likely to fall on r. V. Perrin
GER a heady outfielder and good stick
man, who has been a member of the
team for several seasons.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
IT is TIME TO ACT.

The attention of those loyal repue-
licans and democrats who, sinking
every feeling Of partisanship in a
greater, more patriotic inspiration OF
local pride, rallied as the old guard to
help elect a United States senator
Just because he was a Walla Walla
man-is called directly to the attacks
by the Evening Bunc" upon that SEN
ator. Attention is called too, to the
Open declarations against Walla Wal
las interests and the support (bought
and, possibly, already paid for) given
to a candidate who halls from another
portion of the state.
You of the old guard fought the
battle again at the last primaries. You
stood by to see the fruits of victory
grabbed by those same traitors you SC
thoroughly defeated You heard, but
did not credit. their promises of peace
and harmony
Are you going to eat crow again:
Are you going to permit yourselves tC
be buncoed once more into giving sup
port to the organ of those political
pirates?
If not. this is the time to declare
war Get in and fight before it is toe
| late. Let that outside crowd pay the
expenses. Make them stand for the
payrolls in toto.
Withdraw your patronage! Stand
by YOUR own interests!
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
RAILROADS USE WORN METHODS.
Lobby In Oregon Try to DeIude People
With Spacious Arguments.

SALEM, Ore, Feb. 4.-Of the specl-
Gus arguments advanced by railroad
attorneys before the joint legislative
committees at Salem perhaps the
most misleading was a, statement that
there has been no complaint about
high railroad rates in Oregon.
No one who is a shipper will. ol
course, believe this statement for
moment But in the absence of actuai
shouting and uproar against rates, au-
dible to the ears of the general public
it might be assumed that this railroad
advocate was right; that there was no
protest outside of the newspapers.
No greater mistake could be maue
by a legislator than to believe thd'
there has been no complaint from snip
pers and consumers against the eX-
listing railroad rates in Oregon. ana
throughout the country
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
ADJUSTMENTS
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN."

A genuine American play, "a comedy
of human interest, set in four elabor-
ately staged scenes, interpreted by a
company of 10 people. there you have
The County Chairman" George AIDES
great success.
This beautiful offering to the state
is so unconventional and strikes so
near the heart of the great American
people that it can safely be said that
the pictures placed before the audi
ences are not like stage scenes at all.
You see The County Chairman" and
as each of the four acts progresses
you say the people on the stage are
not acting at all-they are just their
everyday, natural selves and having
fun out of it, too. Who has not seen
those fellows hanging around the
grocery store with pump in front of
it? The Grabbed, cross old fellow in
black, Judge Rigby. is the mean old
skinflint, misery to the extreme and
his pretty daughter. Lucy, is as sweet
as the roses she carries On her arm.
You have to laugh when the shiftless
darkey. Sassafras Livingston sells the
grocery storekeeper three dozen eggs
some of them duck eggs-and the fellow
doesn't keep ducks. He gets fifteen
cents a dozen in trade and he asks the
storekeeper for some tobacco needles
and thread some lady. fingers, piece
of salt port. box of blueing and 1.-The
rest in peppermint candy
What is the cause of the excitement
down the road? The crowd of loafers
becomes excited. A lone wheelman
comes in on an old fashioned "ordi-
nary bicycle. The front wheel is as
big as a locomotive wheel-has a step
just above it, and the rider proudly
says he can make eight miles an hour
on it.
Have they girls in this play? Dozens
and dozens of them and they come and
go wearing sunbonnets and little caps.
The village belle, Lorena Watkins. is
the milliner and she meets so many
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
JAPANESE OVERLOOKING KOREA

A correspondent of the Paris Temps
tells of the invasion of Korea by hosts
of Japanese immigrants. Five hundred
men a day make the passage across the
straits of Tsu- shima to Fusan, and
scatter themselves along the line of the
railroad as far as the yard. There are
fOrty-four stations between Fusan and
Seul, and forty more between the cap
ital and the northeastern frontier, and
all of them have become not only
thriving colonies in themselves, bur
centers of radiation for settlements
outside Of the three mile wide Japanese
right of way along the railway.
Needless to say. the stream of immi-
grafton flows intelligently under close
government supervision and protection
Engineers and experts are busy settling
sites. providing water supply and look
ing out for health questions.
If Korea has any prejudice against
the Japanese, she is not mentioning it
openly. luckily for her.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
DAYTON is WRA rHFUL.
Press Says Railroad Officials Sent
Small Pox Patient Into Town.

1t is generally understood that all
railroad employees pay 80 much a
month for hospital fees" which
amounts to 40 cents month, and
which is deducted from their salaries
by the company employing them. This
money is supposed to pay for all medi-,
cal attention in case of accident, con-
tracing contagious disease not through
the fault of the patient, etc, and I'M
der any reasonable Interpretation an
employee of the railroad company
would be safeguarded when anything of
theory, but the practice has not been
held up to that point in the past, and in
case which happened last Monday at
Starbuck, like others before it, the peo
pie in the position of danger of cOnta-
gion by reason of the almost criminal
acts of railroad officials.
A man by the name Of Samuel Three
will, who had been employed by the
O. r. & n. Co. at Starbuck for some
time, contracted smallpox, and instead
Oh SlNInS tIle dllllCleu HILL pIOpcI Cal
it is alleged that the railroad officials of
that town deliberately packed him in a
hack and sent him, through the heavy
snowstorm of last Monday to this city
to be taken care of, thus exposing
everyone encountered on the way and
after arrival in this city to contracting
the disease. The hack arrived here
about 1870 a. m. Monday night, and
the officials, DR.. Day, county health
officer and DR.. Schiltz city health Of
ficer, peremptorily sent the driver and
his charge to the poor farm below the
city, where they We're put in strict
quarantine.
That such a thing could happen is
| munity to the contagion at the hands
of a railroad company which collects
money from all the employees for the
purpose, ostensibly, of caring for them
when they get sick, and then deliber-
ately send the diseased man across the
/ county to be made a public charge, sub
| jecting the people to the cOntagiOn, is
| to say the least an outrage, and some
means should be found to place the
| blame upon some one, who should be
severely punished.
| This is only one of several cases
which have occurred in a similar man.
ner, and which have been similarly
handled by the railroad company
! Dovton Courier PreSS)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

young girl must be the Indian giri
who disappeared at the time OF the
Bridge river murder. This murder
was committed II years ago at Bridge
river. Lilloet, a whole Indian family
being done to death by persons uh-
known The bodies of the victims were
found with the exception of a young
girl 13 years of age and Chief LOUIS
Immediately connected the mysterious
Indian woman found by the COWBOY
with the missing girl and has commu-
nicated with the chief of the LilloOeI
band.
The provincial police have also beer
notified and search parties have been
sent out from interior points. Sever
al Indian crackers have been engaged
by the authorities and they will set
out this week.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
"REp FEATHER" COMING.

Red Feather" the new comic opera
by Reginald DeKoven, Charles Klein
and Charles Emerson Cook, with an
exceptional strong company and all
the gorgeous scenery, costumes and
mechanical and electrical effects that
contributed to the great success of
the piece during it's long New York
run will be the attraction at the Key.
lor Grand Theater Friday, February
8. The pima donna of the company
is Cheedah Simpson, who has for the
past three years held a similar pc.
sition with the Savage forces. The
story of RED Feather" is one of un-
usual interest. 1t is that of con.
spiracy, which reaches a sudden and
successful climax in the asst act, to
overthrow usurper of the throne of
the kingdom of Roumania and restore
the rightful sovereign. Chief among
the plOtters is mysterious free-rider,
Red Feather, whose identity is I'M
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
INDIAN GIRL HOLDS UP COWBOY
Great Excitement Among kamloops
Over STRANGE Incident.


Over Strange Incident.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. 4.-The
Indians in the interior of the province
are very much excited over strange
story which was brought in by one of
their number a few days ago.
1t appears that one Of j. r. Hulfs
cowboys, an Indian, while hunting
horses near Kamloops, became separ-
ated from his fellows in a thick mist.
He found himself on the mountain
some five Or six miles off the town
road and while shouting to find his
friends heard a woman's voice answer
him. DismOunting he found a young
Indian woman who, on his approach
ing her burst into tears and told him
that he was the first Indian she had
seen for seven years.
He was persuading her to turn back
with him when an aged white man ap
peared On the scene and asked what he
wanted. He replied that he had been
hunting for horses whereupon the
white man ordered him to depart and
threatened him with rifle. The
Indian thought discretion the better
part Of valOr and retired
On relating the story to his comrades
and his return home. Chief Louis of
the Kamloops tribe asserted that this
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

injuries of Hugh Leach. railroad man
who it is alleged. he shot and prob
ably fatally wounded last night.
The shooting occurred at the home
of the boys mother, Mrs. Hattie Snow
in South Centerville. Leach and his
wife parted several weeks ago and he
heard she was staying at the house OF
Mrs. Snow, which bears an unenviable
reputation. Leach went there to in
duce his wife to leave and return to
his hime
1t is said an alteration arose be-
tween the husband and wife, and that
Leach the bullet entering the left lung
and lodging near the heart
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

travelling gentlemen that she can't re-
member their names. She is natural
born flirt and is proud of 1t.
A whistle is heard in the distance
and everybody on the stage rushes in
travelling man from the city who sells
windmills, asks excitedly. What's the
matter, a fire." mo, just the $780," is
the loafer's reply.
This big New York production comes
to the Keylor Grand theater Tuesday,
February 5.
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We wish We were N DIXIE"
CONTINUED from Page One.)

the town who can not get out from
their property is Charlie Thomas. 1t
has been necessary for Mr. Thomas to
assist his children through PLAYED
ground and under wire fences to get
them to school. The matter has been
neighborhOOd talk for several months
but with the policy the commissioners
will adopt the question will be set
tied for all time.
The streets originally dedicated will
be opened and everyone who has prop
erty in the district will be able to have
an outlet.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
WILLIAM M. FIELD DEAD.
Old Veteran of Civil War Joins Com
rades of Gallant Company.


rades Of Gallant Company.
William NJ. Field, old soldier and
pioneer, was buried this afternoon in
Blue Creek cemetery. Rev. Mr.. Spoor
of Dixie, conducted services at the
grave.
Deceased died at St. Mary's hospital
late Saturday after a short attack OF
pneumonia.
Mr. Field was born IS years ago In
Ohio. He moved to Colorado while
still a youth and enlisted in the
Third volunteer cavalry from that state
serving through most of the war with
honor.
He came to this state 80 years ago.
taking up land near Dixie He was
much admired for his sterling quail
ties and kind disposition.
Two sons living in. Oregon and son
and daughter in Colorado survive the
old pioneer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
DRUGGIST SUED FOR A DEATH.
Iowa Man Was Cremated When Locked
Up for Drunkenness.

LAKE CITY, Iowa, Feb. 4.-Peculiar
damage suits have been filed at Rock
we'll City. in which Mrs. Robert jack
son demands damages against three
leading druggists for indirectly causing
the burning to death of her husband
who, with George PutriCk, persisted in
a fire which destroyed the. city jail
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

With a cur-like whine the Evening
Buno' declares it was forced by Sena-
tor Ankeny's paper to attack the sena-
tor The first of the "Bunc's' dirty
was made by the Union.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

The men had been confined in the
lookup for being under the influence
of liquor. which Mrs. Jackson, in her
band by the three defendants contrary
to law. L. c. Albright and G. w. Davis,
who at the time of the fire were re-
spectively mayor and marshal of the
city, also are sued.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

Every republican leader in Walia
waIla should go to see 1.-The County
Chairman" When Jim Hacker se's
his political opponents down. he keeps
them there. It's much easier than pc
ing compelled to make a fight each
campaign.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

1t will be another call to arms for the
old guard when that Evening Bunc'
crowd starts in on the next city cam
paign to gain better foothold for the
reasonable fight against Senator An
keny two years hence.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

If it should happen that a big gusher
is struck by the new oil company at
Dixie. every householder in Walla
Walla will be whistling the tune-"four
thousand feet down in Dixie"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

After putting up strenuous bluff,
Japan now declares the war is being
brought about by disaffected war cor
respondents. When man is licked he
always lays it onto the newspa pers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

Really. we can't help referring again
to that peace and harmony" talk by
means of which the "Bunc"- KEGS
crowd managed to buffalo" the repub-
vention. thereby succeeding in swiping
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

Seattle grafters have now put the Of
fetal stamp of the Seattle spirit on
the A-Y.-P. fair by having John l..
Wilson force through the bill giving
away valuable real estate on Lakes
Union and Washington.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

Before that new $4,000 skating rink
is opened. th, owners should announce
whether policemen and mail carriers
are to be allowed on the floor in COM
pany with uniformed soldiers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

Taking the census through the field
deputy assessors is too good a thing
for Greater Walla Walla to pass up at
this time. Help convince the county
commissioners of the fact.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

The jury declared Chester Thomp-
son, the slayer of Judge Emory, mot
guilty because of insanity" The YER
dict. if truthful would read, mot
guilty because of his father
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

That commandant at Columbus bar
racks has evidently learned it is much
easier to lead a horse to water and
make him drink than to march soldiers
to church and force them to enter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

to be purchased for target ranges and
shooting galleries, the cost of necessar-
ry services and any other legitimate ex-
penses entailed in securing the consent
Of owners to sell are proper charges
against the amount allowed the state
for rifle practice. provided the purchase
of the land involved is accomplished
Any buildings essentials for storage
purposes or for housing caretakers on
state rifle range would be a legitim-
ate charge against the rifle practice
appropriation, but the erection of bar
racks for the accommodation of the
state militia is a matter for the state
to take care Of.
The war department has recommend
ed to the house committe on military
equipment of the militia with the type
of rifle used by the regular army
whenever such type is changed At
the present time the regular army is
equipped with what is known as the
new Springfield. while the militia is
using the old Krag. The war de-
partment is issuing new Springfelds to
the militia but is charging the coast
against the appropriation for the
militia in the several states. 1t is de-
sired to exchange the new guns for the
Krags as was done when the Krag re-
placed the old Springfield, and also to
provide that the war department can
do this in the future without additional
legislation. 1t is pointed out by the
department that in time of war it is
! army and the regular army should be
equipped with the same rifle and that
is very advisable in time of peace as
otherwise two kinds of cartridges must
be manufactured. 1t is impossible to
remodel the Krag into a Springfield.
In thoughtful article on rifle prac-
tice, the London Spectator points out
that it supplies an excellent exercise
for the chest and lungs. One of the
first things the young rifle shot has to
learn is how to take a deep breath and
the hold the breath while the rifle is
kept absolutely steady and the finger
is gradually tightening on the trigger.
Any form of recreation which trains the
muscles of the arm and exercises the
chest and lungs would seem likely to
be beneficial to health: but if that is
not enough there is that unequaled
training which rifle shooting gives to
the eye and to the hand working on the
eve. The writer remembers hearing a
musketry instructor boast that he had
heightened not only his sight but the
sight of scores of boys whom he had
taught how to use their eyes in aiming
at a target by 200 to 800 yards, simply
by continued practice at long distance
shooting.
WASHINGTON, d. Cit is gener-
ally admitted that the Philippine tariff
bill is dead for the session Senator
Lodge would move that his committee
be discharged from further considera-
ton of the bill if he thought such
motion stood chance of being adopted
by the senate. The sugar and tobacco
interests have been bitterly fighting TINS
bill and won out before the committee
Their friends in the senate are regard
err as too influential to admit of the
passage Of the bill at this session. ana
an attempt to have the bill taken away
from the committee would merely re-
suit in increasing the existing bad feei-
ing 1t is therefore improbable that
any such attempt will be made.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

There's a new candidate for the
presidency looming upA Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Clark de-
clares the shippers. and not the rail-
roads, are to blame for the car short
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

What with a whipping post law and
a law prohibiting fishing on Sunday,
Oregon is doomed to a decrease in
population.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

It's going to be fashionable in our
foreign colony-New York-to have the
grip Crown Princess Victoria of Swe-
den has the influenza.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
SHOT DOWN BY LAD OF IS.

Young Snow in Jail Awaiting the Re-
covery or Death Of His Victim.
CENTERV1LLE, Ia, Feb. "A 10
year-old boy nemed Snow is in the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

If Maud Darlington Booth really
cared for US she would have taken The
Fast Mail" into Walla Walla Satur-
day night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

few candidates for the curbstohe
ring And The Statesman was rlsnt'
as usual.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

about to fall. SO, too. are several thou
sand heads.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

we will go back to a discussion of the
fuel famine and the Japanese war
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

Just because we have a new mail
carrier to help out, the mails all
stopped coming.