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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-20

evenings "Bunc', regarding the COM
in Tuesdays Statesman is
certainly pathetic coming as it does
from a rag without a country flying
the black flag with skull and cross
homes and repudiated even by the John
L. Wilson people. Levying tribute
only on Poneroy's greenest pastures,
il seems sad to trade a baby out Of its
candy with a toy balloon, knowing 1t
is filed full. of pnholes and will ut
terlv collapse at the slightest pressure.
And those beautiful paintings which
decorate the interior of the Bunc's Of
flee. AS we are not given the glad
hand there we have no way of know
ing what name appears in the lower
right hand corner of each gem of art
it may be the Moser Sign company, or
Herring, of Course" But insight and
unseen we feel sure it is Cosgrave.
That's all.
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ing operations cost $1S,26S,753. In
Cambridge, Mass, which, with the eX-
ception of San Francisco, showed the
largest proportionate gain, the erection
of several large mercantile buildings
swelled the total Cleveland's buildings
Industries seem not to have been eff
fected by the financial depression,
showing an increase of s2,915,433, or
22.47 per cent, over the figures for 1906.
The reports for Milwaukee show an ia
crease of more than million dollars,
due to the increase in the number OF
freproof or fire-resisting buildings
erected.
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When the time is ripe, no doubt
there will be plenty of people willing
to sell Uncle Sam a site for a federal
building for $4,000. In fact several
wires are already being worked and
others are being put into condition for
pulling. The selection eff a site should
be made with a view of convenience to
the general public, irrespective of the
pull OF any individual community
which might be benefited by the
erection of a public building.
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ADJUSTMENTS
q 9 o o o . 9 q . q
1.-THE BONDSMAN."

Wilton Lackaye, the famous actor,
who has created more roles than any
other living player, including his mar
Vicious portrayal of "Svengali' in Tril-
by, has a remarkable role this season
Hail Caine dramatized from his novel
of that name. In every city in the
country in which Wilton Lackaye has
been presented this season by Manager
w. A. Brady. the universal opinion is
that the distinguished actor has
eclipsed his previous work and the re-
suit has been that seats have been at
premium for the engagement. The
appearance of such a renowned and
talented actor as Wilton Lackaye in a
play from the pen of so famous a writer
as Hall Caine, is an event of import
ance in theatrical events. The company
supporting Wilton Lackaye is one of
and the production is in keeping. The
scenery and effects were brought to
this country from the Drury Lane the
alter in London and were supervised in
preparation by Hall Game himself. THE
Bondman' is to be presented at the
Keylor Grand theater on Monday night.
May 25 and is sure to attract large
houses as it is one of the few great
events of the present season.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-20

Walla Walla people will soon enioy
the unique experience of buying wood
direct from the cutters. thereby elm
mating profit usually accruing to
the dealer. over at Pendleton. Kamela
cutters have established an office and
will sell directly to the consumer. It is
proposed TO establish an office in Wal
la Wala and compete with dealers.
This being the case there is prob
ability that all Of this summers wages
will not go to the fuel combine this
winter
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THE BEST SORT OF REST AND
REINSURANCE"

THE BEST SORT OF REST AND
REINSURANCE"
The ex-president of the United
States says, that, just now, the people
want rest and reinsurance"
The kind of reinsurance" that pest
fits in with the temperament of the ty-
pical American business man, however,
is the reinsurance that comes to man
who is fghting-and winning who is
and Tightening his grip on
things.
He can find no reinsurance whatever
in reaction in rest" in stopping the
strife These things appeal only to the
type of man described by another
statesman as "weakling."
The American business man does
not shirk strife and struggIe-but he
objects to the fight being fixed" &c
less than "a square deal"
1t is at just this time, when "res,"
is the objective of the incapable bust
ness man, and struggle the daily lot Of
the capable one, that new alignments
are in the making in the business
community. Soon there will emerge a
revised roll call of successful men,
from the stress and press of unfavor-
ing business conditions. 1t will con-
tain the names of those who found
their reinsurance in fight, not III
rest" 1t will contain the names or
men who, under unfavoring conditions,
developed into judicious advertisers.
aggressive users of newspaper space;
and it will not contain khe names of
any business men who concluded thar
advertising cost too much when times
were dull.
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+ BUILDING OPERATIONS IN 1907. !


The total cost of the buildings
erected in the principal cities of the
United States is 1907, was $685., O76, 2S6
according to Mr.. jefferson Middleton.
of the United States Geological Sur
vcy, who has collected statistics on
this subject in connection with his
work on the clay working industries.
Compared with the cost of buildings
in the same cities in 1906 these fig
ures show net decrease of S17634 esq.,
or $50 per cent: they are. however, 2.55
per cent in excess of the figures for
1905 and 4O.S6 per cent greater than in
1904.
Although the total cost of buildings
in the 40 cities reporting was de-
creased. the number of permits in
creased from 1S1,174 in 1906 to 1S4,O55
in 1907. In some cities more than one
building was erected under one permit,
but as a rule a permit was issued for
each building.
The city showing the greatest de-
crease in cost of buildings is New York
the value of whose operations fell off
s41,591.9S2, or 1854 per cent st. Louis
showed the next largest decrease
sS,045,526, or 1851 per cent; next is
Chicago, which reported falling off OF
| $5,616.z45, or SOS per cent. Philadel-
Ihia, Boston and Brooklyn also showed
! decreases in 1907, though Brooklyn
nearly held its own, the decrease being
only $149,304, or OIL per cent, a bet
| ter showing than that of any other of
the very large cities in which normal
conditions prevailed. In Baltimore,
where large gains had been reported
In 1904 and 1905 as the result of the
| fire in 1904, the cost Of building opera
tions also decreased, though it was
more than twice as great in 1907 as in
| 1903, when the cost was but s3.327.22S.
| 1t is probable that most of the de-
creaseS were due to the financial dis
| turbance during the latter part of the
year, although the decrease in Los
Angeles. which has shown remarkable
| increases in past years, appears to have
been due rather to scarcity and high
cost Of material than to the business
depression.
Twenty five cities reported an in
crease in cost of building operations. In
San Francisco, owing to the local con-
! ditions following the fire, the increase
was s56,574,S44, the total amount being
nearly 1852 per cent in excess of the cost
tor 1906. The total number of permits
| issued in 1907 for buildings in San
Francisco was 1925, and the cost of
the buildings was s91,50224O In 1905.
the year prior to the fire, its build
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-20
TO FIGHT
DORSEY N. HILL
EDITOR OF BULLETIN LINES UP
WITH RlTZV1LLE MAN FOR
JOINT. SENATOR.

Rumors that Eugene LOrton editor
of the Evening Bulletin and Joe Mo-
hundro, ex-register of the Walla Walla
land Office had formed an alliance with
J. D. Bassett, of Ritzville, candidate for
joint senator from the eleventh sena-
torial district against Dorsey M. Hill.
Walla Walla's candidate on the re-
publican ticket crystalized in an edi-
torial in the Bulletin last night.
The fact that Lorton will line up with
a Ritzville man in preference to Wal
la Walla candidate was freely discussed
among republican leaders today and
created considerable feeling among Mr..
Hills friends. Bassett it is said had no
idea of becoming a candidate for joint
senator and did not announce his cam
didacy until he was promised the sup
port of the Bulletin and the Boxers
and Lorton.
several trips to Ritzville to see Bassett
and it was after these confer
ences that the Ritzville man came to
Walla Walla to look the situation over.
among voters in central Washington
and only a few weeks ago he visited
the publishers of many of the country
papers and solicited their support for
S. G. CosgrOve, the Boxer candidate
for governor An effort was made 20
switch John L. Wilson and his PostIn
grove but in this the Lorton- MohundrO
combine failed as the POst-IntelIigen-
Ger a few days ago came out editorial
ly and announced that it would support
Governor Mead as against all other
republican candidates.
The situation as it now stands is GER
tainly amusing. Lorton and the Monun-
dro forces stand with Wilson and the
P-I in opposing Senator Ankeny but
they have SPLIT on the gOvernOrship,
the P.-I. standing for Mead and the
Boxers coming out strongly for Cos
grove. The POmeroy candidate, it is
said, has contributed literally to a cam
paign fund which will be handled by
Walla Walla Boxers The Cosgrove
boom, except in Garfield and Column
ernor Mead's candidacy for reelection is
gaining strength throughout the state.
The candidacy Of Ex-Governor Mcbride
in not creating the furore expected and
outside of King county the ex-governor
is not making much Roadway.
The sentiment among republicans is
that Governor Mead will win the nom
nation The fight being waged against
him does not exist beyond the few
Boxers in Walla Walla county, Garfield
and Columbia counties and a Seattle
paper which is chrOnically opposed to
Mead because he is being supported
by John L. Wilson.
Cosgrove's candidacy in Columbia
county was only endorsed by mar
row margin after a bitter fight in the
republican convention held at Dayton
last week and it is a question whether
Mead will receive in that county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-20

Judging from the number of wit
nesses subpoenaed by the prosecution
in the Barnes murder case Walla
Walla county will have a pretty penny
to pay. 1t is deplorable that the tax
payers good money, must of necessi-
ty be expended in this manner, yet So
ciety and the law demands that crime
be punished. Let us be thankful that
1t is not a Guinness horror or a Thaw
trial.
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. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF .
o

The fine brick residence of A. Kin
near at Weston, Ore, was badly dam
aged by fire. Sunday On account of the
lack of hydrants near by the fire was
extinguished by bucket brigade. The
loss is estimated at $780, with no in
surance.
Horace E. Neal, former cashier of
the Capital State Savings banK of
Boise, Idaho, has again been arrested
On the charge Of forgery. He was out
on bail on account Of former arrest
on the same charge
Lynde Catlin, a former clerk OF the
Missoula, Mont, land office, who is
charged with the embezzlement of
moneys belonging to the government,
waived a preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner Smith,
Saturday, and was held to await the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-20

Folks directory, just issued, gives
Walla Walla an estimated population
of $4,000. The coming census will, I'M
dOubtedly. verify the statement and
put Walla Walla in the way of getting
a new city charter. Plenty of time
should be taken and care exercised in
taking the census and none but compe-
tent enumerators should be employed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-20
Weather Cond TORS.


The disturbance yesterday over Titan
has moved eastward, being central
this morning in southern Nebraska. 1t
has given rain in the northwestern
portion of it's area, the precipitation
being heaviest in southeastern Idaho.
The lake disturbance has passed to
the soEth Atlantic coast where it has
caused general rains, extending north
ward to New England. Rain fell yester-
day west Of the Cascades, but practi-
cally none appears to have fallen in
eastern Washington during the past "a
hours. The high pressure area off the
north Pacific coast has gained strength
and is moving northward. Tempera
lures are decidedly lower in Utah,
southern Idaho the DakOtas ard the
north Atlantic states. and are higher in
the Mississippi valley. The barometric
conditions now prevailing give good
prospects for fair weather in this To-
cality tonight and Thursday.
JOHN GROVER, Observer
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-20

Patrick Scullin, whose long suit is
in telling people how to arbitrate con-
troVersieS between the employer and
employee, will find a profitable field in
Cleveland just now.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-20
Contain Mercury.

AS mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such ar
ticles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury,
and is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. In buying Halls Catarrn
Cure be sure you get the genuine. 1t is
taken internally and made in Toledo.
Ohio, by F. ]. Cheney & Co. Testimo-
malls free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c per bot
tie.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-20
GEN ERAL

WHITE FRONT, WALLA WALLA
Junk Shop-Wholesale and retail
dealers in all kinds of Hides, Wool,
Scrap Iron, Brass, Copper, Rubber,
Lead, Zinc, Bottles. Old Rubbers and
Secondhand Sacks, and Second
Hand Furniture, Stoves and Carpets
M. SHANK. Telephone Main 49,
105 East Main street.
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Two large barns owned by L. B..
Ruth, on Strawberry Island. in Snake
river, were burned early Monday morn
ing, including three horses and a large
quantity of hay and other articles. The
caEse Of the fire is unknown.
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ing, including three horses and a large
quantity of hay and other articles. The
caEse Of the fire is unknown.
Charles Tucker, baggage and eX
tween Tekoa and Connell, was killed
by an engine in the Connell yard
Monday afternoon. He had just stepped
out of the way of a freight train and
did not notice a helper engine COM
ing on the track He was 33 years of
age and unmarried.
Bishop, the cattle kings of eastern
Washington, will ship to the Portland
market the first of this week an en-
tire train load of fine beef steers and
fat COWS. The cattle are now rolling
fat on the big farm in western Whit
man county, and they will be loaded on
cars at Winona
Preparations are being made at Van
couver for the annual convention of the
Washington State Grange which will
convene June 2, continuing four DAYS.
Mayor E. M. Green will welcome the
delegates and addresses will be made
Attorney W. E. Yates.
Two young men, apparently between
IL and % years of age, Friday night
held up and robbed Gus Freeman of
boarding house at Tacoma Freeman
was about to retire for the night and
was the only man in the office.
The body of Christopher West, son of
county Treasurer David West Of Cath
lamet who were accidentally drowned
near there August 25, last was found
IN the river at Pillow Rock Friday
night
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A GOOD STANDBY.

Ts good. nutritious Bread and 8
: upon this bread the foundation
Of happy healthfuI life can be 1
; built You can get this bread at 4
THE MODEL BAKERY. 4
Phone 80 No. 8 First Street.
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action of the grand jury, which will
meet in Helena in June. HiS bonds
were fixed at $1,000, which were fur
nished.
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FORECAST TILL p. M, PACIFIC
TIME, THURSDAY.

PORTLAND, Ore, May 2O.-South-
eastern Washington: ProbAl " fair
tonigh. and Thursday.
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DUCK SOUP.

That most virtuous criticism - To-.
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Wait for the cars at the Book Nook.
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that day.
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Entered at the Postoffice at Waila
Walla, Washington, as seconu-ciass
matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13
REAL PROBLEM.

They have a real problem i'm the
town of Pratt Kansas, one that has
worked the people up far more than the
liquor question. the Merry Widow
hat. the location of the Bostoffice
building or even the water bond fund.
But let US to our story.
The month of February was almost
gone when housekeeper borrowed
from a neighbor a round dozen of eggs.
Eggs were expensive at that time. be-
cause the Kansas hen. like the hens in
all other sections of the country, have
a fixed and settled aversion for lay
ing eggs in February. So much for a
beginning. Time passed, as it will
pass, even in Kansas. The other day
the borrower of the eggs returned the
round dozen, nice and fresh.
But the woman to whom they were
returned objected. She declared that
she should have received not less than
two dozen eggs in exchange for her
original dozen, for the reason that the
price had gone down by fifty per cent
or Whereabouts, ii being the custom of
the hen to lay somewhat copiously
along in April The borrower pointed
out somewhat petulantIy that she had
received only twenty cents in value for
what had cost her forty cents. Sounds
like a good argument, doesn't it?
However, any housekeeper will tell
you that eggs are eggs. When the re-
cipe calls for a certain number OF eggs
you put that number in. A dozen eggs
in April contain just as much food val
ne as a dozen eggs in February. Some
egg experts believe the April eggs are
better, for reasons that need not be
gone into here. The borrower returned
TO the borrower the exact number OF
eggs she had taken away. Doesn't it
seem just a little unreasonable to ask
for more.
Between friends the borrowing and
loaning OF money is not at ali unusual
Suppose John Jones borrows twenty
dollars from his friend Bill Smith to-
day and returns it next month Bill
has borrowed from John many times
and If he is any sort of friend he
doesn't expect any interest. But the
purchasing power Of the $50 may have
decreased during the interval between
the borrowing and the repayment. II
NAV have gone down twenty per cent
In such a case how far would Bill gel
with a demand on John for $24 in re-
turn for the original $50. Not very far
We have endeavored here TO present
both sides of the question The towr
of Pratt is all shot to pieces over il
The matter is being debated with con
siderable heat and friendships OF
years standing are endangered. The
fact remains, however. that eggs are
eggs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13
QETURN OF THE FLEET.

On Tuesday of this week the Atlantic
fleet will drop anchor in home Pa
cific port. The beautiful harbor of San
Diego has been chosen as the first
stopping place and the people of the
southern California city are arranging
to give the officers and men a welcome
that will make them glad they are
Americans, glad they form the person.
mel of the greatest fleet that ever put
to sea.
Peace hath her victories no less re-
nowned than war" runs the old saying
The successful completion of the long
journey from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, a journey Of approximately
$1,000 miles, is a striking illustration
of the truth of this saying. Many and
grave were the fears expressed when
the fleet sailed out of Hampton Roads
and the noses of the big fighting units
were headed towards the south. PrOph-
cts of disaster rose to predict direfu
happenings of every conceivable char
acter. Happily they were all mistaken
as prophets of that sort so often are.
The journey has been accomplished
without disaster of any kind. The ships
will reach San Diego in far better con-
dition. regarded as fighting machines.
The health of the 1000 officers and
men who have handled the floating
fortresses has been exceptionally good.
The target practice was completed
without accident and, according to the
reports Of the correspondents, every
ship gave a good account of itself. II
was hard. nerve-racking work, that
target practice. but it is over now and
both men and ships are better for it.
Now comes the play time, and all
concerned have thoroughly earned it.
The voyage of the fleet up the Pacific
coast from now on will be one con-
tinuous reception. Every city that is
close to the sea will have an oppor-
tunity to view the fleet. Orders have
been issued to keep within sight of the
shore wherever that is possible and it
is not hard TO believe that a line of
Americans will stretch throughout the
entire distance.
Cities at which stops are to be made
are planning extensive entertainments.
The men and the officers are to be
shown every possible attention. The
Herald is very glad this is to be the
case and 1t is only sorry that every
body in the intermountain country
cannot go to the coast to see the
fleet. We can imagine no more inn
pressive lesson in patriotism. The
sight will be one that can never pass
from the recollection of those who have
! the good fortune TO see it