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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
EXCITING FIGHT
 ON THE STREETS
MEN PLACED IN PATROL WAGON RENEW POSSIBILITIES AND COME NEAR TURNING THE VEHICLE OVER.

Assistant City Warden Tom Will liamson had quite an exciting difhculty with three white men at the Gayety theatre during the course of the mati- ness performance Tuesday afternoon, in consequence of which all parties con- cerned have bruises on their bodies, to say the least
 Mir. Williamson is employed to act as a preserver of the peace at the Gay ety, and Tuesday afternoon 1t seems that complaint was, made against a white man who, it is charged, was dis turbing the audience in the theatre. Manager McArdle, it is understood, in structed MT. Williamson to escort the man from the theatre, which he did.
 On the outside of the theatre the real trouble began. Williamson charges that the man used abusive language toward him and struck at him, after which, he states, two companions of the man who had been elected from the theatre joined in the affair and handled him pretty roughly. William son knocked one of the men down and had hit another when an officer ap- peared on the scene. The officer in- terfered and made out a slip of arrest against Williamson and two of the other men, the third having disap- peared.
 When the patrol wagon responded MT. Williamson and the two men got in and then the affair reached a state worse than had two cats been tied to- gether by their tails. Williamson de- clares that when the door of the wagon was locked one of the men cursed him again. He states that he knocked one of them down and held him down with his foot and whipped the other one with his fists.
 The disturbance in the wagon near ly caused 1t to turn over and 1t was stopped. Williamson was pulled out clinging to the hair of the man whom he alleges cursed him. They were separated and the two men were sent to jail.
 The case was called in police court yesterday but was passed. No charge appears on the docket against Will liamson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Supreme Court Decisions

Montgomery, December 16.-(Special.)- The Alabama supreme court has handed down the following decisions:
 Dowdel1 J.-M. B. Johnson ct al. vs. B. T. Collier, appeal from Gadsden city court; affirmed
 Anderson. J.-Alex Troy, as surviving partner, etc., vs. Hall 6 Farley, appeal from Montgomery city court; affirmed.
 Mcclellan, J.-William H. Small, indi- vidually and as administrator, ct al. vs. Mary L. Hockinsmith ct al, appeal from Montgomery city court; affirmed.
 Per Curiam.-Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company vs. Russell Chastan pro ami, appeal from Birming- ham city court; appeal dismissed by agreement of parties.
 Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company vs. John Vaughn, appeal from Jefferson circuit court; appeal dismissed by agreement of parties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17

It seems TOW almost positive that the county will have to work the conviets on the roads. The Tennessee 4company's bid of SIP was rejected, and no other bids are forthcoming. "We are on the fence, wait ing" said MT. Loyelady yesterday, and in the meantime January Is almost here.
 The contract made by the Tennessee company four years ago gives that com pany all the prisoners sentenced to hard labor before the last of this month. This means that all the convicts in the posses sion of the company on the 1st will serve their terms out in the mines, while the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Fritzi Fox 1t Is Now.

New York, December 16.-The report that Fritzi Scheff, the comedy star, and John Fox, Jr., the author, had been quietly married on Sunday was con firmed by an official announcement last night. They had been engaged for surprise. Mrs. Fox appeared last night as usual in a production in which she is starring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
MAT BE FORGED 70 USE
 CONUICIS ON THE ROADS

board will have to find something to do with those sentenced next month. Con- victs with terms longer than two years are state convicts, and are now under contract fo~ some time with the Tennes- see company.
 Not more than 20 or 30 will be sentenced next month. and the county can thus work gradually into the business of build ing roads with convicts. In about six months the number including women, will amount to about 200. The board is now of the opinion that they will have to resort to this in the end, although they still hope for a better bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
PERSONAL

The friends of MT. William Reckling will be glad to know that he Is improving after being confined to his home for sev- eral weeks.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
GIee Clubs Make Hit.

AS the closing event of the season.
the Whitman college glee club gave its
home concert in the Keylor Grand the
alter last night before a fair-siZed au-
dience Each number was we'll received,
and the young men succeeded in draw
ing forth rounds of APPLAUSE for the
able and efficient manner in which the
various numbers were presented
The young gentlemen of the club
have had a most successful season, all
of the concerts given having met with
the same hearty reception as that ac-
corded them last night The closing
number, "MinstreIs FAREWELL was
perhaps the most appreciated. though
the "Bohunkus," by the club, in an en-
tirely different strain. was accorded
fully as hearty an encore. Taken as a
whole. the program was a most fitting
close to Successful season.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
THE TENDERFOOT.

The PendletOn East Oregonian gives
a pertinent comparison of two UNA
ti!a county men, one VINO years aga
secured a piece Of lana and stayed with
it while the other was content to stick
to a $1O0-a- month job. The man who
took up the land is independently
wealthy today while the $l00-amonth
man was recently sent t. the poor
house. In commenting on the incident
tie East Oregonian says:
Thirty years ago this spring ten
derfcet" settled among the sage
brush beside the stage road running
through UmatiIia county. The stage
driver riGiculed the IDEA of making
home there, and the stage driver knew
for had he not driven stage over that
route for five years ana had seen moth
ing but sand and jack rabbits
But the 'tenderfoOt was determined
to have a home and so he began dig
ging a ditch from the Umatilla river
and turned the water upon a little gar
den patch. Next spring the driver was
startled to see green grass and garden
stuff growing in the sand. Then he was
amazed to see peach blooms bursting
from the limbs of little trees and next
wear he saw several stacks of alfalfa
dotting the patch Of cleared ground.
But still he doubted 1 will give you
two years to starve out" he said to the
'tenderfoot'. The 'tenderfOOt' had but
little money to be sure while the driver
drew 500 per month and spent it all in
Pendleton. La Grande and Baker City
Joints within two days after he drew
it.
This week the tenderfoOt' sold a
portion of his sagebrush fiat for So
eco and still owns enough to make him
INDEPENDENTLY rich And last month
that same knowing stage driver was
sent to a poor house in the Occur
d'Alenes, after 80 years of a precarious
Existence as a labOrer for others.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
6AMRoscHAs' RISE
HAS BEEN EVENTFUL

The first experiences of Walter Dam
roschas as conductor We're gained as
assistant to his father, Dr. Leopold
DamrOsch. Then he spent a wonderful
summer in Frankfort with Hans Won
BuloW. his fathers old friend-a sum-
mer that was the envy of hosts of
other young musicians like Damroslh.
Won Bul0w spent most of the hours Of
the day with his precOciOus pupil,
going over scores of the Beethoven and
Brahms symphonies. That was the
summer of 1868. Won Bulow became
Walter Damrosch's loyal friend and
never let an opportunity slip there
after to testify to the young mans
artistic attainments.
on taking up his fathers work in
New York, Mr.. Damrosch endured the
harshest and most unfriendly newspa
per attacks, merely because of his
youth.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
WITH FEW REGRETS.

With this issue of The Statesman is
announced a change in the ownership
of the paper. as well as a change in the
management and stockholders of the
Washington Printing & Book Manu-
featuring company.
In retiring from the business throueh
the sale of his interests in The States
man. Mr. Percy c. Holland, who for
four years has owned and during thu
greater part of that period actively
managed the Statesman, does 50 with
few regrets and these are mostly for
what he failed to take up and accom-
plish during the latter months of his
ownership in behalf of the readers,
supporters of the paper and the tax
payers generally.
1t is not amiss at this time to dis
cuss briefly the aims and policy of the
Statesman under the old ownership. In
many things it fell short of the high
standards set; in others it has the sat
isfaction Of knowing success was
achieved. although at times at a cost
which few publishers would have had
the courage and hardihood to endure.
The Statesman has made enemies
many Of them. but it is noteworthy
they are all, or mostly all. in the same
c,iques. feeding at the same troughs,
whining in the same cribs. 1t has made
hundreds Of warm friends. too. and of
these the retiring management feels
justly proud and entertains the live
Hest sense of gratitude for their loyal.
brave support. Space is too brief to go
into detailed account of the good
work Gcue in the past by the States
man. But il has fought the taNeater
and the tax dodger; has held up to
public scorn the Pecksniffs and the
Heeps # Walla Walla; has shown be-
yond caviI that a man may pose as
a pioneer, a church member and dis
guised patriot and Yet be robbing the
people through sinister methods of
heating the tax collector and the as
SCISSOR.
1t has shown up the dishonest men
10 whom has been intrusted the NUM-
Cipal affairs of WaHa Walla; has
oourageously fought against a water
graft that would have been without end
had not this paper and its owner been
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23

less than the control OF the WaterfOW
Of all of the rivers of the United States.
This astounding plan which was
drawn by Chief photographer NJ. O.
Leighton of the United States Geolo-
gical Survey, provides for the regula-
ton of stream flow, in such manner as
to prevent the present destructive an
rual floods and at the same time to in
sure a given minimum navigation
depth to each stream during all sea-
sons. 1t proposes to accomplish this 50
that it shall pay a reasonable direct
interest on the investment while open
ing a new era of development in the
regions affected.
This great achievement is to be
brought about by building storage res
ervoirs near the headquarters of
streams, governing the sources of its
water supply. These reservoirs are de-
signed to supplement the natural stor-
age of the forests which remain in such
watershed regions as the Appalachians
and about the headwaters of the Mis-
sissippi Such a plan, if adopted, will
change the whole course of river i'm
provement as heretofore carried on by
49, 1crin nd a
building Of levees would be done away
with. Instead the reservoirs would keep
Ohio. the upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri,. and the other streams of the
great Mississippi system. The water
thus held bacl, would lower the stream
below danger mark. Later, when the
danger of food had passed, the stored
waters would be discharged, maintain
ing the navigability of the stream
through the dry season.
The cost of such a reservoir sys-
TEN adequate to regulate the streams
in the Ohio basin is estimated at
S125.OOOO 900 To regulate the whole
Mississippi valley in this manner would
cost. it is estimated. $500, 600. TAX
ing as an illustration a single river
which has been studied more careful
Nv than some others, it is estimated
that the regulation of the Monongahe-
la in this manner would require the
erection of IS reservoirs. Their effect
would be to remove from Pittsburg, so
far as the MonOngahela is concerned.
the present annual menace of food and
to increase the depth of the river
through the dry season by five feet.
The money that would be saved from
other expenditures and the prevention
of damage by flood would more than
offset the estimated cost of such syS-
tenn but more than that it would bring
into the treasury a direct cash return
in the sale of water-power for indus
trial use.-American Industries for
May.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
Weather Conditions.

Fair weather and clear skies now
prevail over the Pacific slope under
the influence of the area of high pres
sure which has moved inland from the
north Pacific and now overspreads the
northwest corner of the United States.
Depressions are central over Minnesota
and the southern plateau region, re-
spectively. The later disturbance is
causing very heavy rains in Oklahoma
and central Texas Precipitation has
also occurred generally over the Rocky
Mountain slope and in portions of the
Ohio valley and the north Atlantic
states. Temperatures this morning are
considerably higher in the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys. and are
slightly lower in the Pacific north
west. The conditions are favorable for
fair weather in this locality tonight
ana Sunday. 1t will be warmer tonight.
JOHN GROVER. Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23

rowing out into the sound tied the rope
around his meek tied a heavy stone TO
his feet and jumped overheard. When
the boat drifted ashore the body was
found
Charles Stevens a rancher, living
near Wapato, was shot from ambush
Thursday morning by some one not
positively known. While a physician
was dressing his wound two men were
seen to arise from the alfalfa field,
from whence the shot came, and dis
appear in the opposite direction. Sus-
picion points to Frank Peterson and
warrant has been issued for his arrest.
While working in a sewer trench at
Tacoma, Thursday, Aaron Anderson,
plumber, was buried under a cavein,
which crushed him to death.
After living in the United States 60
years, during which time he had held
a number of public offices, Robert Scott
has just learned that he is not a citi-
zen Of the United States and took the
oath of office
What was supposed to be a crazy
man roaming about the hills adjacent
to Ellensburg was discovered a few
days ago. The man was seen running
around and carrying his shoes in his
hands. 1t was learned later that he
was runaway from the chain gang
of EllenSburg and that a farmer told
him to grease his feet and carry his
shoes to prevent the bloodhounds from
tracing him.
PtOmaine poisoning was the cause Of
the death of the 16-months- old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. Rafferty, of Seattle,
according to an investigation made by
a physician. The child was fed on
canned milk.
A stranger, believed to be an Eng
lshman, slid 200 feet down the bluff
at Tacoma dropping from the Pacific
avenue bridge to the Half moon rail-
road yards, Tuesday, in an effort to-
escape about 80 men and boys pursu-
ing him He had picked up a camera at
a drug store, and, being detected, he
still at large.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
NORTHWEST NEWS
, 80

Wednesday afternoon the farmhouse
completely destroyed by fire, which
originated in the kitchen. Most of the
household goods were also burned.
W. Woodland. a restaurant man at
Tacoma, Thursday, drowned himself
in a peculiar way. He hired boat, and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
A GREAT CONSERVATIVE PRO
JECT.

The report of the Inland WATERWAYS
commission contains the outlines of
one Of the greatest engineering un-
dertakings ever proposed; an under
taking which contemplates nothing
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23

day and night. linen COOk MN 10
all the best specialists in skin diseases
but they could not do much for him.
He sometimes screamed with pain
when [ put on the salve they gave me.
When he was two years old the
eczema got on his arms and legs so
that | had to keep them bandaged up
and / made gloves for his hands so the
nails could not poison him worse. We
could not get nights sleep in months
and my husband and | were all broken
up. Then my mother asked why L
did not give up the doctors and try
Cuticura. So | got a set and he felt
relieved the first time | used them,
the Cuticura Ointment felt so cool.
He used to wake up and ask for Cuti-
cura to be put on when he itched so
badly that he could not sleep, and he
would say, oh! Mama, that makes
my sores feel so good!' | gave the
Cuticura Remedies a good trial and
gradually the eczema healed all up
and now he is as we'll as any other chill
dren. He is now seven years old and
the cure has lasted two months, so l
think it will never return. l can't
tell you how glad | am that Cutlcura
did such wonderful work in our case
and l shall recommend it everywhere.
Mrs. John G. Klumpp, 80 Niagara ST.,
Newark, n. j. Oct. II and %, 1907"
single set OF Cuticura Remedies. consisting Of
Cuticura Soap 25cl, Ointment ISOe - ana heso-
vent 56 or Pills 2e per va OF o poter
Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston, Mass
- Mailed Free. Cuticura Rook on Skin Diseases.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
FORECAST TILL p. NJ, PACIFIC
TIME, SUNDAY.

PORTLAND, Ore. May 23.-South-
eastern Washington: Fair and warmer
tonight. Sunday probably fair.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23

ii OhC OuC ol1 LIS loNCs
l took him to a doc
tor and got ointments
and medicines but his
face kept on getting
worse until it got SO
bad that no one could
look at him. His
whole face was one
crust and must have
been very painful.
He scratched day and
night until his face
sometimes looked like
a raw piece of meat.
l was nearly insane
with his scratching
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
THE EVENING STATESMAN

Entered at the Postoffice at Walla
Walla. Washington, as second-class
matter
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23
BOY SCRATCHED
DAY AND NIGHT
Eczema Began When a Tiny Baby
and Lasted 7 Years-Tore Crusts
from Face Till 1t was All Raw
Screamed with Pain and Could not
SIeep-Though Specialists Failed
CUTICuRA EFFECTED
A WONDERFUL CURE

when my little boy was six weeks
old an eruption broke out on his face.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-23

One Year in advance, by mall. $1.0O
Six Months in advance, by mail. soc
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
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Six Months in advance, by mail $3.50
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-10

The letters remaining uncalled
for in the postoffice at Brownsville
for the week ending Saturday Sept. 5,
are as follows:
Ladies.
Sra. Delfnita V de Becerron. Miss
Julia Biscinska, Mrs. Bessie Bailey,
Srita. Elisa Casas, Srita, Angela NJ.
Cicneros, Miss Emilia celix, Mrs. F. S.
Cavazos, Sra. Moves Castro, Sra.
Guadalupe, D. D., Mrs. Laura Grey,
Miss Cecaria Garcia, Matte HarkelI,
Sra Juana Juarez, Mrs. Henry Kilgre,
Mrs. Leabo, Sra. Juliana Lopez, Mrs.
R. Maxey, Francisco de OIibores, Sra.
Anastacia Pena, Bitoria Pineda, An
tonia Pena, Mrs. L. B. Kendall, Srita.
Concepsion A. Salinas, srita Esper-
ANA Villarcal ~.
Gentlemen.
Mr.. Claudio Arazia, Beaasley &
Beasley, Sr. Encarnacion Cuel1ar, Mr..
L. S. Downing, Mr.. Henry Deist, Sr.
Camito Delgado, F. R. Hamon, Mr..
J. F. Dillon, Fred ]. Espenschied (2),
Daily Estra Gung, ST. Arturo Con
zales, Sr. Arturo Gomez, Sr. F. P.
Howard Gilmore, Sr. Piedad G. V. de
Garcia, Tomas P Garcia, E. G. Hall,
Mr.. L. F. Hampton, Mr. Hillwood,
oath house,, Mr. J. E. Heard, Mr.
Thomas NJ. Holmes, Sr. Gabino Her
mandez, Sr. Francisco Hinojosa, Mr..
F. NJ. Johnson, Mr.. NJ K Kephart,
NJ. Sebastian Lomanity, A. L. Mont
gomery, Qurino Munoc, Mr.. Marina
Barry Miller, Refugio Meta,
Mr.. T. A. McVicar, Sostenes Martinez,
Mr.. E. R. Parr. Mr.. Martin Reynolds,
Hernnenegido Rodriguez, Mr.. Walter
G. Reggins. Capt. Tom Ross, Sr.
Andres Rodriguez, ST. Antonio Rodri-
guez. Sr. Don Acano Rodriguez,
Ralph Laxton, esq, Mr.. w. B. Swartz,
Mr. and Mrs. Best Taylor, Lorenzo
Trevino, ST.. Leus. Trevino, Marganto
Tovis, ST. Inacio Valdivier, Ecleserio
Valdez, Mr.. Thos. Welderj, Mr.. S. T.
WEIGH, 60, DR.. H. A. White, F. T.
Persons calling for the above let
.ers will please say advertised.
r. B.Rentfro, Postmaster.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-10
GREAT BASEBALL
EVENT IS SLATED
SAN ANTONIO BRONCHOS, HOLD
ING TEXAS LEAGUE PEN
NANT, TO BE HERE.
Engaged for Series with Home Team
for Sept. 18th, 10th, and 18th
Park Managers Guarantee Ex-
penses and S175 in Cash.

The San Antonio baseball team
known as the -Bronchos," which won
the pennant in the Texas league, has
been secured to play series of three
games at Brownsville, with the local
team, on the 18th, 18th and 18th.
Manager Katool had a very strenuous
time securing this team and it was
only by hard work on his part that
the deal went through Besides
their expenses from Corpus Christi
here, and also during their stay in
the city, they demanded a guarantee
of Sis. The park managers agreed
to give 80 per cent of the proceeds
taken in at the gate towards this
fund, and subscription list was cir
culated among the business men of
the city, asking each one to give what
they could towards making good tine
provided the gate receipts
were insufficient Enough signatures
were obtained for Manager Katool to
feel justified in wiring the San An
tonic team to come.
This will be by far the most not
able series ever played in Browns
Vile. as the locals have secured the
services of some of the best amateur
talent in the state and the Bronchos
will not have an easy thing by any
means. despite the fact that they be-
long to the league.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-10
LETTER LIST.

The letters remaining uncalled
for in the postofice at Brownsville
for the week ending Saturday Sept. 5,
are as follows:
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-10

Mrs Donna Fletcher of Donna ar
rived in the city last night from Hous
ton, where she has been for the last
four weeks visiting relatives and
friends. She returned to her home
this morning.
T. R. Tumlinson returned from
Houston last night, where he has
been for the past few days on bust
ness. He was accompanied home by
his sister-in-law, Miss Ida Shipman,
of Kennedy, Texas, who will spend a
short time here.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Turner and
child of Beaumont, accompanied by
Fletcher Turner, arrived in the city
asst night and are stopping at the Mil
Ter hotel. Mr.. Turner is extensively
interested in land in the valley and
is here looking after his interests.
F. L. Hathaway of Rochester, N.
T., f. ID. Stlckney OF Bath, N. Y, and
G. T. Fritz of Avoca, N. Y, who
came down nthe last excursion,
have invested in land in this vicinity,
and will return to make their home
here later. They are much enthused
over the bright prospects of the val
ley.
NJ. C. Myrtle of Wheeler, N. Y.
who was here last March. when he
invested in some of the fine land in
this vicinity, has returned, accom-
panied by his family to make his
home here. His land lies in the neigh
borhood of the Ohio and Texas Sugar
Plantation. He will begin the cree
ton of a residence very shortly, and
expects to improve the land at once