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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-02
No Racing Tomorrow.

NEW YORK. Nov I'm spite of the
fact that in all probability 1t would
have been the only profitable day dur
ing the fall meeting at Jamaica track.
the officials of the Metropolitan Jockey
club. have decided that there will be no
racing tomorrow. The reason given is
that many men might be prevented
from going TO the polls on account of
their duties at the track, and that In
view OF the strong feeling aroused by
the passage of the Hart-Agnew anti
gambling law, the men who make their
living at the tracks are anxious to
lodge a protest at the polls
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-02

stated here that the cruiser Utericht
will be sent to Venezuela from here
and that the Dutch cruisers in the
Caribbean sea and the. East Indies will
be rushed to enforce the blockade.
Yesterday was the last day Of the
limit of time for Venezuela to revoke
the decree of President Castro issued
May IA. prohibiting the trans-s shipment
OF goods for Venezuelan ports at Gu
racao. virtually placing the ban on
Dutch goods. Advices say Castro has
mobilized 10000 troops to resist the
blockade
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-02
Sad Day For
the BenediCtS

TomorrOw's election day, all right,
but the married men of WalIa Walla
have an even more vital question
ahead of them, and one which is bound
to affect in one way or another every
man in the city. What do you know
about this?
Beginning tomorrow, henceforth
and forever, we will make only two
deliveries in the forenoon and two in
the afternoon. No delivery will be
made after IL O'Clock a, m, and after
5 o'clock p. m, when the final delivery
of the day will be made"
That's the ultinatum handed down
this morning by the proprietors of the
grocery stores throughout the city, and
the thOughtless housewife who here
after leaves her order for two-bits'
worth of spuds until the last moment
will be forced to impress hubby into
service as a free delivery agent. And
hubby will undoubtedly, under
threat of being tasted in case he does
not comply, put patent carrier on
his bike and HE himself away to the
grocery, full of wrath and righteous
indignation.
It will certainly be an ton,
but one that will not meet with uni
versal approval, and the city clerk
will probably be the busiest man in
town for the next few days issuing
baggage mans licenses to the many
who have before them the task of get
ting their better halves into the habit
of ordering their grocery supplies in
advance, but who will in the interim
be called upon to play the part of de-
livery kid" be he senator, congress
man; Judge or county clerk.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-02
Holland BIOCkddeS
Venezuelan Ports

THE HAGUE, Nov. WAS was
virtually declared on Venezuela today
when the dutch government ordered
the blockade of all Venezuelan ports.
The orders were sent to the comman
ders of %the Dutch battleships at Will
lemsted Saturday.
It is believed the blockade began
today. The governor is preparing to
send more battleships to the scene OF
the trouble.
The troops are under the command
of General Nicholas Rollando, for
merly a revolutionary leader. 1t is
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-02

left him lying near large warehouse
they leaving him and walking on about
two blocks, where they held up a man
and secured a knife and 80 cents. Then
they returned and asked Jesse where
he lived. He told them, and they
brought him home and showed him in
the door. He became critically i'll as
soon as he reached his bed, proving
that he had been drugged. Next morn
ing as he went down town he was ar
rested on the charge. and, believing
and incapable charge, entered plea of
guilty.
LAS soon as he found what the
charge was, he at once denied any
knowledge of it, and the other priso-
ners now in the penitentiary have
both made statements to the effect
that he was lying beside the warehouse
when the hold-up was committed. +
was not allowed to talk with him
before the trial: why, do not know
But he was sentenced to prison for a
deed of which he knew nothing, and
does not even now realize, as does his
mother. that the finger of scorn will
always be pointed at him -
Moved to Walla Walia.
Within a few days after her son had
been brought to the prison, Mrs. Sui
Ivan, though not too amply supplied
with this worlds goods, moved to this
city and rented cottage as near to
the prison, as she could get. Several
times each week she visits with the
lad, and has talked with his compan-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-02
Anxious
Over the Election

CHICAGO, Nov 2-Walter Weman, in the Record
Herald today says: ELECTION week dawns with the re-
publican leaders outwardy confident but inwardv ner-
vous Democratic managers are hopeful as usual I'm
settled conditions may all predictions The re-
suit OF the Rockefeller incident is uncertain. Republican
leaders say there good reason to believe that Rookie
teller support OF Taft will stampede voters Bryan vet
great anxiety exists Republicans fear that Rockefelers
endorsement will turn enough votes in Indiana Illinois
and Ohio to elect Brvan''
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STRAUS CONFIDENT.
In a letter written in the la

- III d letter written In the last :
= days of the campaign, Nathan /
= Straus, great business man of +
+ New York, uses these phrases: 4
Il am confident in my belief 4
= that the election of the democrat 4
= ic candidate will have the effect of 4
+ steadying and settling business 1
= conditions, and will hasten pro- 4
+ gress toward permanent prosperi- +
= ty. am convinced that the efforts +
= to spread fear that panic and Z
= disaster will follow a change of Z
= administration are desperate par {
= tlsan attempts to obscure the real Z
= issues. They think that bust {
= ness will feel an instant relief Z
= when democratic success removes 4
= the danger of constant and indis- 4
= criminate meddling from the Z
= White House that unsettles mar 4
= kets and embarrasses enterprise. =
= The tariff reduction declared ror 4
= In the democratic platform and 4
= Endorsed by our candidates. will Z
+ impose no hardship on any bust 4
= ness and there never was a time 4
= when trade conditions would be I
= SO little affected by the gradual 4
= change in contemplation. l con- (
= slider that foreign-b born citizens Z
= should realize this as the greatest !
= issue of the campaign 1t is wheth- 4
= er this republic, in all it's liberty, !
y simplicity and majesty, shall con- +
= tinue, or whether we shall drift !
= into a centralized, autocratic, 4
= personal government. We must 4
= rebuke and resent the tendency +
, shown in the republican party TO- Z
= ward subversion of our free insti- i
= tutions." 4
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-02
EASY DIVORCE
MAY BE THING
OF THE PAST

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 2.-Da-
kota divorces" will be a thing OF the
past next Tuesday if the workers for
the new divorce law are correct in their
predictions as to the vote. The law
under which "easv divorces" in this
state have become famous. require"
onlv six months residence here to %e'
2 divorce. The new law requires resi-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-02
FIRE THREATENS
LICK OBSERVATORY

SAN JOSE Cal, Nov. 2.-Volunteer
firemen started today for the Noun
hamilton range to battle with a for
est fire which threatens TO reach and
destroy the Lick observatory. The fire
extends six miles in length and two
miles in width. During the night
was visible at the top of the rang
nearest the observatory. Several
harms have been consumed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-02
Taft Still at 1t.

DUNKIRK, N. Y, Nov. 2.-Stopping
here enroute to Cleveland from Buff
falo, Taft greeted 5000 today. He was
accompanied to the platform by Mrs.
Taft. who was given a large bunch of
Chrysanthemums. He speaks at ASH
tabula. Cleveland and Youngstown to-
day. He will leave for Cincinnati to-
night
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-02

dence Of one year and stipulates tina
every divorce suit must be heard IL,
the regular term of court.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
VIII he Enough Cars.
PLAN TO BREAK WOOL TRUST
National GrOwerS' Association COm-
mittee Meets in Cheyenne tO
Take Definite Steps.

CHEYENNE, Wyo, July 2.-(Special Tel
egram.)-The executive COMMITTEES of the
National Wool Growers association was In
session at association headquarters today
and discussed plans for establishing large
wool warehouses and markets at Chicago,
Omaha, ST. Paul and Denver. Houses are
already in operation in Omaha and st.
Paul, and these are to be enlarged and adj
ditlonal warehouses established at Chicago
and elsewhere An adjourned meeting OF
the committee will be held in Salt Lake
City on August %. which will be attended
by several hundred leading wool growers
from all Of the chief wool producing states
and territories. 1t is the purpose Of the ma
tional association to inaugurate the stor-
age movement on a large scale at the Salt
Lake City meeting, and another year elm
mate the middlemen and thereby break up
the so-called Wool trust. Today's meeting
was attended by representative OF the
Omaha, st. Paul. Denver and Chicago Com
mercial clubs, which have taken an active
interests in the storage movement and will
assist the W
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
OIL CASES WILL Be PUSHED
President Directs That Prosecution of
Standard Proceed.
FRANK B. KELLOGG IS CALLED IN
Minnesota Man VIII Assist Attorney
Genera in Preparation of the
Case for Next Pre-
sentation,

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, July 2t-Presidenl
Roosevelt has announced in unmistak-
abe terms the determination of the adj
ministration to proceed with the prosecd-
ton of the Standard Oil case despite tho
decision adverse to the government handed
down by the United States circuit court
Of appeals. This decision. the president
thinks. in no way affects the merits of the
case, and he makes known his decision TO
cause the action to be brought again be-
fore the courts in such shape, II possible.
to prevent technicalities interfering with
a decision based upon the actual issues
involved. The statement in the matter,
made public tonight by Secretary Loeb.
follows:
THE president has directed the attorney
general to Immediately take steps for the
retrial Of the Standard OIL case. The re-
versal of the decision of the lower court
does not in any shape or way touch the
merits of the case except in so far as the
size of the fine is concerned. There is
absolutely no question Of the guilt of the
defendants or OF the exceptionally grave
character of the offense. The president
would regard It as a gross miscarriage of
justice II through any technicaIities OF any
kind the defendant escaped the punishment
which would have unquestionably been
meted out to any weaker defendant who
had been guilty of such offense. The
president will do everything in his power
to avert or prevent such miscarriage Of
justice. With this purpose in view the
president has directed the attorney general
TO bring into consultation Frank b. Kel-
logg in the matter and 10 do everything
possible to bring the offenders TO justice"
President Roosevelt will make no
mme on the statement of Judge Cross
cup of the court of appeals made last
night regarding the presidents pronounce
ment in the decision written by Judge
Grosscup reversing the $50, 10000 fine i'm
posed on the Standard oil company Of
Indiana.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
DRAG NET COMES IN FULL
Chicago Grahd Jury Indicts Mail
Order Houses, white sIRvers
and Pass VIOIatOFs.

CHICAGO, July 24-The federal grand
jury today completed an important sit
ting. having returned indictments against
twenty-nine mail order houses, whose al
legged illegal profits are between 100000
and 100000, for using the mails to de-
fraud; twenty-eight Indictments in The cru
sade against the white slave" traffic and
ten indictments against the Illinois Cen
trail and Rock Island roads for issuing
passes to fruit shippers.
Among the indictments charging Illegal
use Of the malls was a joint bill against
Birch F. Thomas and Edward Rhodus,
promoters Of the alleged fraudulent opera
tions of the Central Life Securities COM
pany, the Republic Life Insurance COM
pany, the Mercantile Finance p and
a number Of other concerns said 10 have
been used in swindling operations.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
SLATE OF BADGER DEMOCRATS
Caucus of Part of Convention Names
Ticket to BE Pushed at
Primaries.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. July 2~4-Disgusted
over the failure OF the state democratic
convention to accomplish anything, fifty
or sixty delegates from various Parts OF
the state got together this evening and
agreed to circulate nomination papers for
a state ticket to be led by A. X. schmitz
OF Milwaukee.
The ticket agreed on by the caucus ID
as follows:
Governor-A. X. Schmitz, Milwaukee.
Lieutenant Governor-Bert Williams,
Ashland.
Secretary of state-MiIes T. Gittings,
Monroe.
Insurance Commissioner-William Gull
lieme, Hartford.
Treasurer-William F, Pierstorf, Middle
ton.
Attorney GenersA-Evan Evans, Baraboo.
Those at the caucus promised that they
would take immediate steps to put out
nomination papers for the men mentioned
in the above list.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25

vision of the work of the bureau, and will
spend as much time as possible in this city
at the state headquarters. Mr.. Carmichael
came to the city today to take charge OF
the work.
Billy Williams Found.
Billy Williams, the ex-comedian, has been
found in Moline and is be-ns cared for in
a hospital there. He shows signs Of being
demented.
RequIsitiOn Issued.
Governor Cummins today issued a requi-
sition for E. II. Warner, who is under ar
rest in Cleveland. o.. and is wanted in Des
Moines for obtaining property under false
pretenses by securing a bond through for
gerry. The complainant is the Personal
Help Publishing company.
Means Much to Iowa.
II. c. Wallace, secretary Of the Corn Belt
Meat Producers association, said today
that the results of the Interstate Commerce
commission in deciding that the railroads
must give a feeding-in-transit rate for
Iowa points, the same as they do for Ne
braska and other western states, will mean
at least $3O0,O 600 to the farmers OF the state
of Iowa. The suit was instituted by the
association.
Newspaper Not Sold.
The sale of the Des Molnes Daily Tri-
bune to a number of democrats, who were
planning TO turn It into a democratic state
paper, was to have been contaminated at
noon today and all arrangements had been
made for the transfer. The deal did not
go through and is now hung in the air.
The prospective purchasers claim that there
were MISUNDERSTANDING and that unless
these are made good the deal will not go
through at all.
sued for Five Thousand Dollars,
Because she alleges that e. T. CARRIER
called her a thief, MrS. Anna Fenberg has
started suit in the district court here for
5000 damages.
AlleEe SwindIe In HOrHe Race.
/. Ross Thompson of University Place, in
this city, has caused the arrest in Denver,
Colo, of Charles Phillpot and Edward A.
Allsted on the claim that they tried to
swindle him out of $4,000 in a horse race
to be pulled off in Denver. Detectives
have been sent from this city to Denver
with a requisition to bring the men back.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
Delegates TO Prison Congress.

PIERRE, S. D., July 24-(special)-
Governor Crawford has appointed as dele
gates TO the American Prison congress.
which meets at Richmond, Va, November
"a to 10: II. 7. Parmley Of Sioux Falls.
warden OF the penitentiary; d. c. Thomas
Of WATERFOWL, member Of the Board Of
Corrections; s. f. Young OF Plankinton.
superintendent Of state training school;
r. o. Richards Of Huron and z. c. Issen-
huth OF Redfield
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
ARGUMENTS IN KAUFMAN CASE
State Presents Arguments Why New
Trial should Not Be Granted
Woman.

PIERRE, S, D.. July 2.-(special
Telegram.)-In the Kaufman case in
the supreme court, states Attorney Orr
and Attorney General Clark took up all
of today. In their arguments against q
new trial, reviewing the testimony as
presented by the court. Attorney Null
employed by the people of Parkston, will
make his plea for Mrs. Kaufman. The
indications now are that the arguments
will go over into Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
Liquor Men Talk county Option.

PAPID CITY, 5. D., July Especial Tel
egram.GThe South Dakota Liquor Dealers
association closed its annual meeting here
today. Unofficial reports say the county
option law. which will be voted on in the
state this fall, received much consideration
and that a campaign fund was raised. An
attempt will be made to defeat candidates
for the legislature known 10 be against
the liquor interests. The meeting was
poorly attended. All former officers were
reelected.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
MURDER DRIVES GIRL INSANE
Maude Carr Affected by Act of Her
Brother at GOwrIe.

FORT DODGE, Ia, July 4-(special
Telegram)-Maude, the l6-year-old sister
of Wilbur Carr, who murdered Sheriff
Thomas Nicholson OF Gowrie. recently, is
violently insane. 1t is thought she win
have to be taken TO Cherokee.
Her miEd dwells constantly upon her
brothers. act. She is being watched con-
stantly for fear she will take her life.
Wilbur Carr, the murderer, sits despond-
ent in his cell all day, lie says he prays
silently for forgiveness, He will not talk
to his fellow prisoners or officers. Carr's
mother is in the Cherokee insane hospital
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
nouen Murder Cnsc DELAYED.

PIERRE, 5. D., July 24-(special)-,
Telegram)-In the Stanley county cir
cult court the Bowen murder trial has
been put over until ext week, when
Judge Boucher will be sitting. Judge
Mccoy is at present handling minor
cases OF the term.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
Father and Daughter reunited.

IOWA FALLS, July 24.-CSpecial)-Lv-
ing within a distance Of each other of less
than 100 miles for years, a father and two
daughters have just been reunited after
years OF separation in which the daughters
supposed the father dead and the father
knew naught Of his children. The children
are Mrs. Charles Xunow and Miss Ruby
Petersen OF Marietta, Wis. The father is
Charles Petersen who is working at the
butcher trade in Estherville.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
RetIres from Indian service.

PIERRE. s. D., July 24-(special.)-
c. J. Levengood. who has been for nearly
ten years at the head OF the government
Indian school at this city and has brought
1t up among the leaders in tina class OF
schools. has decided TO retire from the
Indian service and make his home on his
Stanley county farm.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
stripes for Offenders.

"The Standard on fine, n the appellate
court had held that It had TO be paid,
would have been paid sin ply by a slightly
increased price in Standard OIL products.
The public Would have paid IL. The law
must be such as 70 take the officers Of a
corporation and put stripes upon them. It
is as foolish to attempt to purish a corPor-
alton as such as Il would be ia punish a
chair with which a mau struck another
man over the head and killed him. Adam
and Eve in the Garden OF Eden might have
pleaded not guilty to eating the aprls,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25

They might have pleaded that the apple
was eaten by the col p%oration of which
they were merely the agents and thus
escaped punishment. Their corporation
might nave been driven out OF the garden,
but they could Immediately have formed
another corporation of which they would
be the agents and might then have gone
on eating apples with impunity and i'm
munity from that day to this.
Vices Go, One by One.
THE awakened conscience is proceeding
still farther. Although a few years ago
the liquor interests controlled much in
politics, these same interests dare not show
themselves today. A few years ago we
blotted out race track gambling in Mis-
souri,. New York and Louisiana have fol-
lowed our example and before long this
form of man destroying vice will be blotted
from every state.
open gaming houses and grain and
stock gambling are also coming under the
ban OF the awakened public conscience. At
this time the citizen who acts honestly in
private life can do much 10 bring about
the great reforms which are sweeping the
country"
Today is Temperance day and this is the
program:
2:30 p. m.-Prelude, the Chicago Lyceum
Lady quartet; address by Mrs. Mary Har-
rls Armour OF Atlanta, Ga.
1880 p. m.-Entertainmen by the Chicago
Lyceum Lady quartet; Prof. Price, moving
picture entertainer.
sATURDAY-sUNDAY SCHOOL DAY.
1880 p. m.-Concert by George Green's
band; Chicago Lyceum Lady quartet; the
Chicago story lady.
1880 p. m.-Concert by George Green's
band; lecture by John Sharp Williams OF
Mississippi; moving pictures.
VIII he EnouRh Cars.
Through some misunderstanding the in
terurban company failed 10 have enough
cars at Bellevue Thursday night to handle
the large crowds. which attended the
Chautauqua and about 100 persons had
quite a walt. The officers OF the company
say they cannot understand how the mis-
take happened. but promise that such a
mistake will not occur again; that they
will have plenty of cars TO handle all who
wish TO go to Bellevue and will have a
surplus Of cars on Land when the meetings
are over in the afteTroon and evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
GOVERNOR FOLK AT BELLEVUE
Renovated Conscience. He Says, Has
Accomplished Much.
PUBLIC VICES ARE CURTAnED
Awakened Sentiment Pursues EVIL
Doer observation-disclosures
Most Effective Punishment
for Corporate Wrongs.

An enthusiastically demonstrative audi
ence which filled the big tent at the Belle
vue chautauqua Thursday evening heard 10
seph w. Folk, governor OF Missouri, tell OF
the renovated conscience of America and
the world. The speaker was introduced
by Senator Patrick Of Bellevue and car
ried his audience with him throughout the
ninety minutes that he spoke.
I'VE are witnessing a great new era in
history. the era Of the awakened con-
science" he said. lou of the darkness
OF night the world is rolling swiftly irto
the light. Compare six years ago and
today. Then bribery was looked on with
Indifference. Many men who practiced il
had such blunted consciences that they
hardly realized 1t was wrong. A member
Of the house of delegates in st. Louis
confessed to me that he had been receiv-
Ing brides for twelve years. In speaking
Of another man he remarked that he was
not honest. l asked what he meant and
he told me the man was sent out after
the bride money and had been caught
putting part OF 1t dow in his own pocket,
And that is not honest he said, There
is some bribery today but 1t is done un-
der cover, Men know they dare not let
the public know OF its practice.
Public conscience.
"A few years ago II was considered
right that public service corporations
should charge just what they pleased for
carrying freight and passengers. If
they wanted to carry one nan free and
charge another three cents a mile, that
was no ones business but their own. 1t
used to be said and with much truth
that only the poor paid railroad fare.
But the awakened conscience realized that
the public service corporations must treat
all alike, that they are a tax upon the
public for certain privileges and that
that tax can no more be RENTED by one
citizen and charged against another than
the tax on real or personal property can
be charged against one property owner
and not against another. And today the
railroads, charging everybody two cents
a mile are making more money than they
made when they We're carrying many
free and charging all the rest three cents
a mile.
But we should go a step farther.
When a rate on any railroad is declared
to be unjust the interstate m
commission should have power, not only
10 examine into that rate and determine
whether It is unjust but also to fix
| the rate which should be legal for the
railroads to charge.
I'VE have said TO the professional
lobbyist that he must stay out OF the
legislative halls: TO the insurance Off
clal that he must not use insurance funds
for his private speculations; 70 the ship
pers that they must not receive rebates,
Gt.. -. nHauHaH