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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
Wheat Nearing Dollar Mark

to the acre. In Columbia county the
wheat is in excellent condition and the
crop is now being harvested.
1.-THE Palouse is absolutely safe, and
yields running from 35 to so bushels
Ger acre are frequently met. The pres
ent price of wheat in eastern Washing
ton will mean that the state will get I'm
the long run as much money as If
there had been no trouble in Franklin
county and the Big Bend country, due
to the hot winds of June"
Coast flour milling concerns have
been put almost out Of business, as far
as the flour exporting trade goes. Ex-
porters of wheat are paying from SO to
S5 cents a bushel in eastern Washing
ton today and the freight and handl
ing charges will bring the coast price
up to 50 to 81 cents a bushel.
Flour Too High for Export.
Wheat is too high for milling con-
Germs to manufacture it into flour with
the idea of selling it in the Orient"
said Moritz Thomson today. II figure
that there is 60 per cent of crop in
the three states, Oregon, Washington
and Idaho. Wheat at coast terminals at
"a cents bushel almost puts the ex-
port mills out of business. The Orien-
tails cannot afford to pay the price of
flour manufactured from wheat at
that figure"
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Met Death
Under Wheels

SEATTLE, Aug. 13.-Ben Way, a
fisherman, 80 years old, employed on
the fishing schooner Doncaster, was
ground to pieces under the wheels of
a Great Northern freight train at
Railroad avenue and University street
this morning, and Ingwald Hansen,
Carl Jacobson and Ed Anderson, in
company with Way at the time were
knocked down and seriously injured.
According to the statements of several
eye witnesses, the accident was the
result of gross negligence on the part
of the train crew.
The train, which was mad up OF f1f-
teen or twenty empty box cars, was
standing on the track at the foot of
University street, the las car being
just a few feet off the crossing. Way,
in company with the others named, had
just left the Doncaster and were trac-
ing their steps toward the city.
A team was crossing the tracks, go
taken by the three men, In order to
avoid the team the men walked over
to one side OF the road within a few
inches of the last car. According TO
the statements of several witnesses,
when the men were part way across
the tracks the engineer bumped the
cars. The last empty, lunging forward
struck Way and the three men, knock
ing them down. Hansen, Jacobson and
Anderson were violently thrown to one
side of the track and out of the way
OF the train. Way fell unconscious on
the tracks and the wheels of four cars
passed over him.
Several onlookers cried out a warn
ing to a switchman on one Of the front
cars and the train was stopped. Ways
body was severed at the abdomen and
again just above the knees. The re-
mains were taken to the Bonney- Wat
son morgue.
E. Cunningham, manager of the Pa
cific Net and Twine company, VINO saw
the accident, stated that there was no
switchman or brakeman on the last
empty car which hit the three men and
that no warning was given to the pass
ersby that the train was about to start
up. He says he accident was due to
gross negligence and carelessness ci
the train crew.
Mark Corey, engineer of engine Nc
4O2, which was hauling the cars, was
arrested Immediately after the accident
by Patrolman L. Pfeil. He was booked
at the station and later released on his
personal recognizance.
Way was a single man. He has a
brother living in Vancouver, B. c., who
was notified of his death and will ar
rive here tomorrow. The other victims
of the accident were taken back to the
schooner Doncaster. where their
wounds were dressed.
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TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH.
Shooting on Street
Attracts Big Crowd

When Deputy Sheriff Jack Moore
OF Canyon county, Idaho, ran up the
street shooting this morning. old times
or bad men and wild days were forci-
bly, brought to the minds of pioneers.
The deputy had sighted his man whom
ne was after and was shooting to at
tract attention, but it took an excited
crowd some time to find that out.
Moore had learned that the man
was in town and he was sitting on a
bench in front of the Dacres hotel
when his man came up and entered
the Dacres bar. The sheriff leisurely
got up to follow him and take him at
the bar, but the man, George Odell,
saw him get up and as soon as he got
inside the door he made a break for
liberty.
The Idaho sheriff gave chase and
was gaining on his man, who ran UP
the alley between Main and Alder from
Fourth towards Third. Not knowing
the ground, the officer began shooting
to attract attention. He did attract at
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tention, too. for when Mayor Tausick
heard the shooting he went out and
nabbed the shooter, thus delaying his
progress and giving the man time to
escape
However, the shooting had attracted
a large crowd some members of which
saw the man. who ran up the alley
and into the barn behind the Palace
hotel. He doubled here and came back
out, mixing with the crowd. From
there he went quietly into the Kellough
clothing store and proceeded to buy
collar. Some one put Chief Of Police
Mike Davis next" and he went after
him. The man was inclined to resent
any interference on the part of the
chief but he was soon persuaded that
it was all right and Odell was locked
in Jail until this afternoon when the
train took him back to Canyon county,
Idaho.
Odell is wanted in that place for en-
bezzlement and larceny.
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Fult0n'S Scheme to
Steal SenatOrShip

into a caucus and to abide by the de-
cision of that caucus regarding the
senatorship.
Ic is the theory advanced that there
is no particular candidate for the SEN
ate Senator Fulton had not said that
he will or will not be a candidate. Yet
ao the same time he and his friends
believe that he would be the choice OF
the Joint caucus. This, of course
would bind the caucus to him on the
floor of the joint assembly and secure
his election.
In carrying out this plan it is said
that Senator Fulton is refusing 20
yield his support to any candidate fo1
president or speaker who does not sub
scribe to the caucus idea. 1t is SAID
that Bowerman has entered into the
scheme and has agreed to try to Sc
cure one or more Statement NO. l
members of the legislature Tor the
Joint caucus in return for the sup
port of the Fulton faction in his con-
test for the presidency OF the senate
1t is expected that members from
the eastern Oregon districts, or some
of them, can be switched by the pre-
sentation of petitions signed by ma
ioritv of the voters OF the districts
asking that the members of the legis-
lature from those districts refuse &c
vote for Chamberlain and cast the!l
vote for some republican. 1t is De-
liayed by Fulton and his friends thl'
these petitions can be worked up IN
some of the outlying districts which
ara now represented by Statement
No. 1 members.
No member of the Legislature who
aspires to office or to important COM
mittee appointment can hope Tor the
s,,nnort or the Fulton faction unless
be agrees to support the joint caucus
plan. The whole thing hinges on t.iS
io;nt caucus. If 46 members of the
legislature can be secured to stand io'
a ioint caucus Fulton expects TO DC
able to land the senatorship In spite
of the people of the state
E,,lton's attitude regarding the SEN
atorship is summed up in the woros
attributed to him in a recent ulscus
sion or the senatorial question In wnlcf
no is reported to have said:
81 am going to beat George Chaio-
herlain for the senate before the legis'
Iature if 1 can and I don't give
Damn what becomes of my own poh'
teal future
THAT is the slogan of the Fuitoi
, men. They do not give damn 50
long as they beat Chamberlain pu
Incidentally they are framing 1t UP G
make sure that Fulton Will De ths
,,,1,, who defeats the peoples choice.
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Terrible Crimes Committed by Los
Angeles Man While In Fit
of Insanity.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13.-Chopping
off the heads of his son Fred and
daughter. Mrs. Ada Lacomb, attempt
ing to kill his wife with a big cleaver,
slashing his own throat with suicidal
intent. and savagely attacking po-
liceman, NJ j. Dofty an aged CAPT.
talist run amuck today. He was cap
tur7d and taken to hospital where it
is expected he will recover. He COM
mitted the crimes during a sudden at
tack of epileptic insanity.
Dofty was about to plunge blade
into the policeman's heart when an
other policeman came to the rescue.
Dofty lived with his son. He mur-
dered him while he was sleeping in
bed. Making sure that his son was
dead he ran from the house with the
same ak in his hand to the home of
his daughter. who was seated beside
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PORTLAND, Aug. 13 - Senator
Charles w. Fulton, in his race for re
election to the United States senate
and his desire to defeat the will of the
people of Oregon and the ratification
Of tn election Of Governor Chanher-
lain. expects seven Statement No.
members OF the legislature to prOsti-
tute their pledges and go into a joint
caucus on the United States senator
ship. That is the ultimate aim of all
his plotting
Senator Fulton wants a joint cau-
Gus Of the members of the legislature.
every one Of whom will pledge him.
self before going in to abide by the
VIII Of the caucus as regards the cleo
oon Of United States senator.
incidentally he expects to be that
nominee, but he is not saying that to
uoSe whom he wishes to go into the
oonclave. All effort to control the
Vrganization of the legislature, and all
ehort 10 gain control of the party ma
Vlihery Of the state by the deposition
VI William NJ. Cake from the chair
hdhShlp of the republican state CEN
udI committee, is subordinate to the
e'Ort to secure the 46 members of the
''sSIature for the senatorial caucus.
FuIton agents are now busy sound
ING the different members of the leg
STATURE regarding the joint caucus. 1t
NHoWn that every one of the anti
S'"'ehenI No. l members of the legiS-
a'Ire has been seen and it is said
~"l all OF them have agreed to go into
>th caucus
Nuort Is now being turned towards
e list of 81 Statement No. 1 menl-
Us oI the two houses of the legis-
and each republican member is
sought out individually and be-
,teHI u go into the caucus. All OF
arguments which have been made
:. ue past are being used but as yet II
NJ ~o' reported that any of the State
NO. l members have agreed to
iHuo the conference
i pan Of Fulton and his friends
mn SIMPLY this: There are now SO
f,aa Of the legislature who are
an. go into the caucus unbound by
~rsr,!3 pie1ge' that it, provided that the
harnDcan choice" men consider
"a 'NeS absolved from their pledge
man 'O'e 1or H. NJ Cake. 1t takes I
nai,1er o'er and above the 80 to form {;
elect OF the joint assembly and
senator.
mad Nillus Of efforts are now being
the Ia iu VIII be UP to the time o1
s4v.n siSlative convention to win over
sven ss1 Statement No men to the
ee n caucus idea. The effort viii
get these men to agree to gc
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SAID HE WAS AN OFFICER.
Arthur Lack Wakes Up to Find Him
self In Jail.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13.-Accused
of impersonating Lieutenant Com
mander Perry g. Olmstead, formerly
of Baker City, Oregon, who commands
the navy recruiting station here, Ar
City, according to advices received
here. Lack is also accused of forging
the name of his brother Fred and is
suing alleged bogus United States
treasury certificates. 1t is charged that
on his way to Utah he announced him.
self as Perry G.. Olmstead, u. S. A.
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Parcels Post.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Under a
parcels post convention with the
governments of Chile and Ecuador.
merchandise may be mailed to those
countries at a rate of IL cents a
pound.
The mailing rate on merchandise be-
tween points in the United States re-
influence of the express companies.
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PuIque Industry Threatened,

CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 13-As the
result of the publication in the Daily
Record of some startling figures re-
garding the consumption of pulque in
Mexico, a national movement for the
prohibition @of the manufacture and
sale of that poisonous beverage may
be inaugurated. Statistics show that
the Mexican people consume annually
ten times as much pulque as meat
weight for weight. The pulque distill-
ing interests are wealthy and influen-
tiaI and will fight any attempt at
pruhibitive legislation.
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Sherman Notification.

UTICA, N. Y, Aug. 13.-Prerara-
tions are going forward for a great
celebration here next Tuesday, when
James S. Sherman will be formally
notified of his selection as republican
vice presidential candidate. The towr
will be decorated in an elaborate man.
ner and thousands of visitors are eX-
pected Senator Burrows will make the
notification speech. Mr.. Sherman is
now at work on his speech of accept
ance.
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Virginia Mayors.

PORTSMOUTH, Va, Aug. 13.-
Mayors from nearly all the cities and
towns Of the Old Dominion are here
League of Municipalities, opened to-
day. Prominent men from other states
will speak on municipal topics.
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a sewing machine, and chopped her
head off with one blow. He hacked the
body with the AK as it fell to the floor
His wife rushed in. She was struck
with the blade of an ak, but was not
fatally wounded
After horribly hacking his daugh-
ter's bo ~, the aged man returned
home, and lay down in a pool OF his
sons blood where he tried to cOmmi'
suicide by hacking mis- throat. This
police broke down the door. Dafty
attacked Officer Coe with a snarT
knife. Both clinched and fell, and
Coe was saved by the OCher police
man. Mrs. Dafty is in the hospital
a hopeless maniac. There is no hope
of her regaining her reason. She chat
ters necessarily while trying to play
like a child.
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Canadian Wheat Crop,

WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 13.-One
hundred million bushels is a conserv-
ative estimate of this years wheat
crop in western Canada. In many sec
tiors of Manitoba and other provinces
considerable difficulty has been eX-
perienced in securing sufficient harvest
hands, and in some places the JAMS
have been opened and prisoners serv-
ing terms for minor offenses released
on condition that they aid in gathering
the bumper crop.
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American Inventor IS
Lionized by Parisans

LEMANS, France Aug. 13-Wilbur
Wright's great aerOplane met with its
first accident in a flight here today
when it was brought to the ground by
false maneuver. The framework was
shattered. Wright was sailing at the
heighth of 25 feet He made a quick
change and shot down.
Wright is an American, and had
been worried by crowds who gathered
to witness the flight.
Heretofore flights were made only in
private. To avoid them, he decided to
make a trip early in the morning. He
said the damage to his machine will
be repaired in few days
Wright is the hero of the day in
Paris. The papers are filled with sto-
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Colleue Women to Meet.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-San
Francisco is preparing to entertain the
fair members Of the National Assocla- /
ton of College Alumnae, which VIII
onon its convention with the last day
of this month and last until September
Large delegations will come from
all the big cities and centers of learn
ing in the east and central west
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PITY THE HORSE.
Animal Falls Beneath Weight of Pres
identaI Candidate.

HOT SPRINGS, Aug. 13.-It became
known today that Taft narrowly es-
capped injury Tuesday when the horse
he was riding on a mountain road
gave way under his weight throwing
Taft headlong. The animals knees
collapsed, going down in a heap. Taft
fell on his hands and knees in front
OF the horse with great force and was
slightly bruised.
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INSURANCE MAN ARRESTED.
n. 7. Weymouth In Jail Facing Sc
rious Charge.

SEATTLE Aug. 13-H T. Wey-
mouth, an insurance man of this city
and formerly a we'll known mining
man, is under arrest accused of en-
bezzling thousands of dollars from S.
c. Osborn, of the Commonwealth In
surance company, which alleges that
an investigation will show ten thou
sand dollars disappeared in the las,
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Soldiers Mutiny.

ROME, Aug. 13.-The threatened
mutiny in the Palatine guard of the
pope's soldiers is said to have led the
pore toGay to order the guard dis
banded. Il is known there has been
much discomfort among the soldiers
on account Of alleged unfairness in the
system Of promotion. 1t is charged
that some men were advanced through
favoritism. The report is general that
the discontented ones planned a mu-
tiny.
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; 4. = = = = = = = + Z + = !
; NO INnERFERANCE

+ LONDON, Aug. 13.-An official I
4. of the foreign Office today said, Z
+ in discussing the Turkish sieua- I
= ton in connection with the meet
+ ing of King Edward and Emperor I
= Franz Josef Of Austria, that the 1
+ powers had decided not to inter- 1
i. fere in Turkeys affairs.
+ 4 = Z Z = = = = = = = = = I
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Injured In Collision.

SEATTLE, Aug. 13.-W. A. Coomber
a fireman, was killed and William
O'Brien, engineer and William Kenne-
dy, brakeman, were seriously injured
in collision Of two construction
trains on the st. Paul roads right of
way at Rock Creek. O'Brien may not
live. Kennedy's right leg has been sew
cred at the knee.
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Did a Good Job,

SONORA, Cal, Aug. 13.-Placing
stick of dynamite on his breast, and
holding a razor in hand ready for use
in case the explosion failed, a man,
supposed to have been Charles Beck
man, blew himself to pieces today at
Touluma. He was despondent because
he was out of work.
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Mine Is Safe.

SPOKANE, Aug. ia special to
The Chronicle from Cranbrook, B. c.,
says that the Sullivan mine buildings
and compressor plant near Kimberly
are safe from forest fires An area of
Is miles long and four wide were
burned over. The timber loss in the
Koetna district was heavy.
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HOTEL MAN MURDERED.

Attacked by Gang of Thugs in "Mur.
derer's Field"
NEW YORK, Aug. 13-Pietro Bar.
lila, well-to-do hotel keeper oi
Woodshaven was ambushed in a lone.
ly spot in 'murderer's field,' in Brook
lyn last night, and murdered.
He was attacked by several mer
with whom he is believed to have had
an appointment. The murderers were
frightened off by people who heard
the shots. The victim was not robbed
but had large amount of money or
his person. Barilla put up a desper-
ate fight, nearly emptying his auto
matte revolver. He was shot twice
and stabbed four times. Antonio Del
Mario, cousin of Barilla, is unier
arrest.
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Felix Adler Is 81.

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Dr. Felix
Adler, head of the New York society
for Ethical Culture. is today receiv-
ing the congratulations Of friends on
the occasion of his 57th birthday. DR..
Adler was born in Germany, August
13, 1851, the son of a Hebrew rabbi
and is one of the best known teachers
of social ethics in the world.
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4 :. = j. !. j. 1. !. I. I. I. + !. !
AMERICANS DEFEATED. ]

+ AUCKLAND, Aug. 13.-The !
+ Auckland rifle team today defeat !
+ ed the American marksmen from i
+ the fleet by a margin of 65 points. +
+ In order that the Americans !
+ might compete, the law against 4
+ permitting armed bodies of for !
/ eigners to land on British soil on !
/ the ground that it constitutes a +
+ technical invasion, was suspended. !
4 The American team was pre- +
+ sented with a handsomely en- !
+ graved silver cup as a consolation i
prize.
4 Today is "Jackies day. here. !
+ The officers of the fleet are still !
+ at Boturua. No street car COM !
+ pany accepts money from then1 !
+ they are admitted free to all the !
+ aters and other places of amuse- !
I ment !
4 o. 4. -. q q. q. q. q. .N~ q. =
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Indians Celebrate.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Okla, Aug. 1S.
"A three-day celebration of the open
manche country to white settlement
was commenced here today. Many
redskins are here to take part in the
festivities.
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Decree Handed Down.

Judge Brents this afternoon handed
down a decree in the case of Noah
Buroker and Netlie Buroker against
George w. Barnes and others, grant
ing the plaintiffs title in fee simple
over disputed lands which formed the
basis of the case. The land in ques-
ton is lOcs LIP in block 25 of Dixie.
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On Inspection Trip.

NAVY YARD, Puget Sound, Aug
13.-Rear Admiral w. L. Capps, CHIEF
CT the bureau of construction and re-
pair. arrived here to inspect the yard
and make a report to the recretary Of
the navy.
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fourteen months. The evidence against
the prisoner consists two checks ag-
Quoted business undar his own name
up to the time Osborn bought him out
The charge is that the prisoner ac-
cepted checks intended for the com
pany.
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Sheriff Returns.

Sheriff James Haviland returned this
morning from Bellingham where he
has been attending the semi-annual
convention of the sheriffs OF the state.
Sheriff Haviland reports a first class
time and an interesting meeting of the
criminal caCcherS of the state.
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H'iqhwaymen Busy.

CHICO. Cal, Aug. 13.-Fifteen men
were held up by two highwaymen ano
robbed of seven hundred dollars or
a lonely road near Sterling City neal
here, according to a report. The VIC
tiEns were lumbermen who had just
keen paid.
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ATHLETES RETURN.

Carpenter Says He Wants Controversy
Stopped.
NEW YORK, Aug 13. Twelve
American athletes participating in the
Olympic games arrived here today.
Big crowds met them and they will
be given a big reception.
J. c. Carpenter, who was disquali-
fed in the four hundred meter race on
the charge of fouling, was the most
notable in the party He denied the
charge, but said it was best to accept
the decision and stop the controversy
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WILLED REMAINS TO SCIENCE.

BeIIingham Woman Wanted Body Civ
en- to Medical School.
BELLINGHAM, Aug. 13.-After ex-
pressing the wish that her body he
given to a medical college in Portland
for the benefit of science, Mrs. L. c.
Chamberlin is dead. She was ill with
tuberculosis The woman was married
a year ago, separating Immediately
afcerward. In carrying out the wish
her daughter has sent message to
the Portland college asking if the re-
mains will be accepted.
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Fire In Frisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-Fire
today swept the Coney Island Amuse-
ment park on Fillmore street, result
ing in a complete destruction OF the re-
sort and damage to a number Of ada
cent business houses. The loss is sew
eral thousand .lOllarS