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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-12
TO BECOME MISSIONARY
Rev. Erickson Soon to Go to Southern
Europe.

The Rev. c. Telford Erickson, who
was acting pastor Of the First Con-
gregational church os this city from
January to May of this year expects
soon TO go with a young man who has
just been graduated from the Prince
ton Theological seminary to a new
field of missionary effort in Southern
Europe. The place is Albania, that
famous land inhabited by fierce. free
dom loving people. nominally under
control of the Turkish empire. though
allied to Greece in it's sympathies and
traditions. Mr.. Erickson expects to go
to this land in the near future under
of the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Mr.. Erickson win occupy the pulpit
of the First Congregational church next
Sunday, both morning and evening.
His address on the latter occasion will
he upon Albania" and will doubtless
he one of intense interest
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NEW NOTES
BEING ISSUED
TREASURY DEPARTMENT BUSY
COMPLYING WITH NEW CUR
RENcY LAW.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Actual
work Of printing the new notes auth
orized by the currency law enacted by
congress commenced today and will be
pushed forward as rapidly as possible
by Director Ralph Of the bureau Of
engraving and printing. Treasury Of
ficials believe that the first notes Of
the new issue will be placed in circu-
lation within three weeks.
The new notes will be identical with
the national bank notes now in use
except that the legend at the top of the
face Of the note secured by bonds of
the United States" will be changed to
secured by bonds of the United States
or other securities
The controller of the currency now
has in the vaults about $2O3, 900, 900 in
old notes belonging to various nation
al banks. and these will be used as re-
quired until new notes are printed and
seasoned Tor issue. 1t Is probable tnat IT
Will require six months to change all
Of the plates used by the 6S1O national
banks. but it is expected that some of
the new items will be ready for deliv-
cry by July 1 next. Several matters
connected with the new issue are still
under discussion. one of the most i'm
portant being the denominations of the
notes, but it is thought that the smaller
denominations will be issued first. as
each autumn there is a heavy demand
for small notes, especially from the
west and south. AS soon as the depart
ment is ready to supply the new notes
in any quantity required no further is
sue of the present notes will be made,
the present notes being destroyed as
fast as they reach the treasury for re-
demption and the new notes issued in
their place.
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BIG BLAZE
NOW RAGING

KANSAS CITY. June 12-The big
Nelson Morris packing plant is burning
and is apparently doomed to destruc-
ton. The property is in the flooded
district and it is impossible for the
fire department to reach it, The fire
is spreading rapidly.
Thousands are witnessing the blaze
but are helpless to combat it.
The estimated loss to Norris will be.
100000. Two buildings are entirely
destroyed.
The fire started from an explosion in
the sausage factory. At noon the fire
is still raging. The firemen finally got
near enough to prevent the fire from
spreading further.
The companys plant is valued at a
million and half dollars.
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TO BOOST FOR
WHOLE COUNTY
PERMANENT vEtOP EN- T
LEAGUE HAS BEEN
ORGANIZED.

A new organization, which will prob
ably be known as the Walla Walla
County Development league, will have
charge of the work of arranging a
suitable exhibit for this county at the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition. The
new organization is being fathered by
the Commercial club of this city. and
is composed of delegates from the vari-
Gus cities and towns in the county.
Walla Walla has five delegates,
Waitsburg two and the other towns
of the county one each. Delegates have
been named from all of the towns ex-
cept Prescott. Wallula, Lamar, Tive
Rivers, Alfalfa, Lowden Slater. Walk
er and College Place.
The delegates which have been re-
ported are as follows:
Walla Walla-F S. Dement, ]. c.
Scott, A. C. Moore, F. w. Kaser, w. A.
Ritz
Waitsburg-W. B. Schaffer J. H.
Morrow
TOuchet-M. NJ. Gaiser.
Lee-E. o. Powers,
Eureka-W. F. Marsh.
Dixie-H. D. Efdridge.
Clyde-Alex Mckay.
A meeting Of the league will be
Aoll ;x>< <Ao al c1,,I> Fri
day at three o'clock.
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What will probably result in another
suicide occurred this morning on a
Northern Pacific train. when an un-
known Bulgarian shot himself in the
mouth. infiicting wounds from which he
will probably die.
The attempt at suicide occurred at
about o'clock this morning as the in
coming freight train pulled out of Eu-
reka. Conductor J. r. Fitzgerald heard
the report but thought nothing of it at
the time. When the crew were switch
ing after the train reached the yards in
Walla Walla. the man was found in an
unconscious condition
The Bulgarian, who gave his name -
a Statesman reporter this morning as
BOni BethOldi but later to a Greek in
the city as George Demetrew. was
seen yesterday in Pasco in saloon
there. While he was drinking, he was
not at all drunk, and was taking moth
ing but beer.
1t Is supposed that when the train
pulled out he crawled aboard and hid
himself in the feeder Of a combined
harvester where ne was found after the
shooting. The man was found lying in a
pool of his own blood. which being
dried and clotted showed the deed had
been committed for some time. Police
Sergeant Frank Morse and Patrolman
McCauley went at once to the yards
and had the wounded man removed to
the Walla Walla hospital. DR.. Braden
was called
The man was found to have SHOT
himself through the mouth inflicting
serious, though not necessarily fatal
wound. 1t is DR.. Braden's opinion that
the wound itself would not cause death
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W0ULD-BE SUICIDE SAID To
Be MEMBER Of BLACK HAND"
Bulgarian. Thought to Have Lost Nerve in
Contemplation of Some Crime.
Shoots Himself,

if slooe poisoning does not set in But
it sis likely that such will be the case
-And III SO there is little hope for the
man's life
AT hrst he admitted he tried to kill
hisS NJ but later to the Greek said he
diA not. that the shooting was acct
denial. He also gave different name.
Papers found on his person indicate
that he belongs to some secret socie-
ts according to local foreigners who
know of such matters. and it is believed
he may be member Of some organi-
zat:on similar to the BLACK Hand" He
had vocabulary written by hand
which it Is said. is the custom of sucn
societies. 1t is supposed that he was
sent to do some deed that he could not
nerve himself to do and for that reason
he committed his rash act
Lack of money could not have been
Ills incentive. for he had u money belt
with something like $3.50 on his person.
Besides this he had some loose changs
in his pocket. 1t is thought this was
expense money Sven him by his socie
ty. as foreigners of his class seldom are
in possession of so much money.
Several addresses were on the pa
per, which was handsewed into pamph-
let form. Among them were these:
Mitre Georgi, 54S w. Wash. ST.. India
napolis, Ind; Costa Anastos. p. o. box
No. 81. Granite City. ILL.,. Stefoot Ra-
mana. p. o. Box. No. COL Clinton, Ind.
Besides these he had several Bulga-
ran addresses.
At o'clock he was still conscious
and although not able to articulate dis
tinctly. can answer direct questions.
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to his attention at the time: who made
no effort to CONCEAL his possession of
the pickhandle; who about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, took the aforesaid
old lady in a buggy. driving with her
along a public highway. through a
neiehborhood in which she was gen
erally known: who would speak t.
persons to whom he was acquainted
as they drove along the road; who
took her to a place but short dis
tance from the road and beat her to
death with the pickhandle; who car
ried the body short distance of ap-
proximately $50 feet from the place
where he killed her throwing her into
a depression in the ground; who made
no effort to cover. up or conceal the
body; who left a plainly visible trail
Of blood from the body from the place
where he had beaten her without MAX
ING any effort to conceal such trail of
blood: who left the pick handle on the
ground without any effort to conceal
the same. who left small handbag
living near the trail of blood: who got
into the buggy and returned by the
same highway, over the road which
he came. when there were two other
roads with which he was familiar and
by which he could have gotten away
from the place: who attracted the at
tention of people as he travelled along
the road by calling to them; who trav-
eled to the place where his brothers
were working and who told them he
had rented the two farms of the wo-
man he had killed and had purchased
her personal property and paid her
$500 of the purchase price when his
brothers knew we'll that he had no
.ch sum of money; who drove from
there to the home of another brother
where he ate his supper and told sub
stantially the same story, and drove
from there to the home Of his father
in-law and told him the same story.
and then took possession of the old
lady's farm and began disposing of
her personal property without any
written authority. and depending SOLE
upon his representations to maintain
possession and title, would you say
that that man was sane or insane"
Prosecuting Attorney Rupp objected
70 the question on the grounds that
some of the statements made were not
u-tained by the evidence
The objection was overruled. Judge
3rents saying that he would rather
have the matter all go to the jury.
Dr. Crop said that he would dag
nOs. Ire case as one Of mental degen-
rati,n. superinduced by environment,
here,lity and lack Of education.
Mental degeneration is generally
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-12
Great Lakes Season.

CLEVELAND. o., June 12.-Inde-
pendent vessel owners will meet in a
day or two to definitely decide whether
to open their. season on the Great Lakes
on next Monday or not until July 1.
The matter of return cargoes is
source of worry to the independent
vessel owner. They are assured Of up
bound cargoes, but will not begin the
season until assured of return freight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-12

CHICAGO June 12.-Federal Judge
Lands today granted Herman Bliiek'
the condemned murderer. temporary
renrieve. as a result Of the heroic meas
ures adopted by friends of the criminal.
Landis will decide whether or not
Eillek may appeal the case to the Unit
od States supreme court.
Governor Dineen and pardon board
officials took up the case after refusing
to grant pardon. Billek's TWO daus"-
ters accompanied by Father O'Caiia-
rhap are on a speaking tour OF the
citv in the interest of Billek
The reprieve was announced just as
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-12
M||ROERER GETS REPR|EVE WHILE
MAKING READY FOR THE GALL0WS

TIE Jailer of tie penitentiary had mar
shaiied his deputies in line and made
ready to go forward to the gallows. In
stead of reading the death warrant the
ja'Ier told Billet the news. The con-
demned man nerved himself to listen
and almost collapsed when he under
stood il was a reprieve he was listen
ing to.
Lands granted the reprieve in order
their appeal to the supreme court Of
the United States. Judge Landis said he
thought the fourteenth amendment to
the constitution had been violated.
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the delegates from the southeastern
Sunday, as will those of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. Reports from the far
west and the Pacific coast state that
most of the delegations are now on the
way and will probably reach Chicago
by Monday.
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REFUSED To
MURDER CzAR
Woman Thwarts Nihlist
Plans BY Suicide
SHE WAS 4 SCHOOL TEACHER
HAD BEEN SELECTED az NihlL.
lists To DYNAMITE WHOLE
=. ROYAL FAMILY.

REVAL, Russia. June 12.-It leaked
out today that woman school teach
er thwarted plot to kill the czar
just after the ceremonies In the Gulf
of Finland on the occasion of King
Edwards visit.
The woman was picked out by nihil-
lists to throw the bomb to kill the czar
and his entire family.
She comn1itted suicide rather than
throw it.
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ness called when court convened this
morning. She told of some gold
nuggets owned by Mrs Aldrich. The
description Of these nuggets was in the
main similar to the description by
Magdaline Gorgia of the nuggets that
Barnes showed Magdalene in the lat
ter's room in the Idle Hour The mug
rich and were regarded as keep sakes.
The witness said the nuggets were
| found in the dresser after Barnes ar
rest, apparently having been hastily
thrown in after the dresser had been
ransacked.
Isaac Sorenson. one Of the Searchers
for the body of Mrs. Aldrich. was next
called. His testimony was largely
corroborative of that given by Brun-
ton and Rolf. His testimony was to the
effect that there was dense vegetation
around the place where the body was
found and that the body could not have
been seen more than ten feet away.
Defense Begins.
Without making any formal state
ment as to what the defense expected
to prove, Attorney Cain then called DR..
N. G. Blalock Dr. Blalock said he had
been practicing physician and sur
geon for fifty years. He had been the
physician for Copper" Barnes. the
father of the defendant. He said the
father of the defendant had nervous
trouble and partial paralysis, although
he had never known any other indica-
ton of insanity.
Shelly Aldrich told of hearing Barnes
tell very improbable stories He was,
the witness said. subject to moody
spells
said he had known other men who were
moody at times.
Fisk Walker said there were three
ways of getting out Of the locality in
which Mrs. Aldrich was killed. Walker
also recited some of the improbable
stories told by Barnes.
David Barnes. brother of Bud
Barnes. was next called. He testified
that the elder Barnes was mean to his
children. stating that he once threw an
ak at the witness. He further testifies
that Compel" Barnes hit Bud" on the
head with a club when the latter was
seven years of age.
William Keeney was called and tes-
tilted as to the improbable stories told
by Barnes. The witness also told OF
Barnes pleading guilty to the killing
of deer and paying fine for the
offense.
James Meyers testified along similar
lines.
Mrs Albert Loundagin was called
but it appeared that aside from near
saw she knew nothing of the defendant.
Frand Nader, Who formerly lived
near Dixie. testified to the effect tnat
when thwarted. the elder Barnes was
bad man.
He told of the latter once shaking
his fist in the face of the witness.
Definite Testimony.
The most concise and definite testl-
monv presented on behalf of the de-
f.nse WAS read by Attorney Cam. 1T
was admitted by the prosecution tna1
if Mrs. Jane Black were present she
would testify as follows:
..Tbat upon one occasion when the
defendant was about two years old de-
PENDANTS father stamped on aim
with his feet so that defendant was
dangerously i'll for a long period of
time: that at another time when de-
eodont,s father was suffering from a /
or;od;cal fit of apparent insanity. he
haat a brother of defendant with
S,ov chain of a wagon until they
+horebt he was dead; that at another
.;,,a while defendants father was sur
for;ne from a fit of apparent insanity
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he threw an AK at brother Of de-
fendant.
That said Jane Black will further
testify that during the early childhood
of defendant she lived at the home Of
the defendant and his father and had
abundant opportunities to observe the
conduct and condition of defendant and
the mental condition of his father.
1.-The said Jane Black will further
testify that when defendant was about
Is years of age, he was injured by the
breaking of the lever of nay baler,
piece of which struck him on the head
with such force as to render him un-
conscious and from which he was con-
fined to his bed for several days.
THAT the said Jane Black will fur
ther testify, that the defendant visited
her for about three months during the
summer Of 1907. that during his visit
there. she noticed that defendants
mind was not right, that he was given
to violent fits of laughter when there
seemed to be nothing to laugh at, that
at times he had wild look out OF his
eyes. That the letters, which she from
time to time received from the de-
fendant were foolish.
THAT the said Jane Black will fur
ther testify that her fathers sister. Mrs.
Susan Elan. was at one time confined
at Kansas City, Mo-, as insane, and
that the present whereabouts of said
Susan ELAN is to the said Jane Black
unknown"
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DR.. J. F. Cropp. physician and sur
geon was next called. He testified that
he had had considerable experience
with mental disorders.
The witness said that about 80 per
cent of the insane cases were due to
heredity He also said that nervous
ness. if prolonged and serious, might
also cause insanity. He also said that
insanity was sometimes caused by
blows on the head.
In reply to further questioning. the
doctor said thatt~a person was seldom
il sane on all subjects, and that in
san persons often had lucid intervals.
Attorney Cain then asked a long
Hypothetical question, covering the
various points brought out by the de-
fense.
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Continued on Page Four.)
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The Hypothetical Question. 8
The hypothetical question asked the
physicians by Attorney Cain was as
follows:
Suppose young man about 26 years
old whose aunt, a sister of his father
had been confined to an insane asylum
as insane; whose father had been al
fiicted with some nervous disease and
commissions and periodical fits of in
sanity, and who afterwards died of
paralysis; and who at the age of about
two years had been stamped by his
father causing a long and dangerous
illness; and who, at about the age of
Is years. was struck upon the head
with broken lever from a hay baler
with such force as to render him un-
conscious, and from which he was
confined to his bed for several days:
who was subject to fits of melancholy
who was given to violent fits of laugh
ter when there seemed to be nothing
10 dl. WHO NIOt0 1OOtlSn letters
and whose conversation seemed large
ly to consist of improbable stories, and
when the improbability was pointed
out would stick to the stories in the
face of convincing evidence; who at
one time had caused himself to be
arrested on the charge of killing a deer
and had plead guilty. when in fact, he
had killed no deer at all: who, on a
given day procured a team at a public
livery stable and driving few miles
to the home of an old lady: who
on his way there purchased a pick
handle at a public store, which had a
mark on it by which it could be easily
identified, and which mark was called
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-13
Freaks in Statuary.

A sculptor was talking about
freak statuary.
II turn out lot of It," he said.
mot that l like to. I have to. So
many Of our millionaires have un-
couth tastes.
81 made last fall portrait busts Of
a Western millionaire and his wife.
The wife wears spectacles and Moth
ing would do but must put spec
tacles on her bust. argued, but
in vain. That bust stands IL
the millionaire's spacious library
to-day, and spectacles rest on its nose.
II did last month a bust in col
ors, a bust of q young girl. The
marble hair gilded. the marble eyes
/ painted blue, and the marble lips
and cheeks I fleoked with red. A
hideous thing. yet the family were
delighted.
"The freakiest of my freak statues
stands in a Boston garden. 1t is the
statue of the owners grandfather. an
old Presbyterian ,.tv1ne. The aged
man stands in the center Of bed OF
ionQuils, and out OF the top of his
plug hat jet Of water spurts, fall
ing into a marble basin that he holds
in his hands. a basin wherein swim
half q dozen goldfish. The idea OF
treating ones grandfather like that!"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-13
IIincoln's Orderly Mind.

Lincoln's mind was orderly thou
oh his methods we're not. He ne
elected details because his thought,
which was "as direct as flight" pass
ed instantly to the vital spot, and AL
else seemed unimportant IF can
free this ease from technlcalities ana
get 1t properly swung to the Jury
I'll win It," he used to say; and this
was his mental attitude toward all
legal questions. He had no training
in technicalities as long as the firm
of Stuart G. Lincoln lasted. and II is
doubtful II any teaching would have
qualified him for attorney work or
made him q master of detail. Iet
as an office lawyer, such as rules the
destinies of our modern corporate
interests, he probably would have
been invaluable. His mind conf -f.-
hended large subjects without fae
slightest effort. Once concen.rs II
on an issue he passed directly C
the point, disregarded the thousand
and one contingencies, all the acada-
mic pros and cons aud reduced :he
problem to ita simplest possible fori:!
Century Mlgazin.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-13
lIitatiun Notice.

ClCaLlOu NOClCc.
The State of South Carolina, County
of Orangeburg.
BY Robert E. Copes, Esquire, Pro-
bate Judge.
Whereas Mrs. Mary c. Quattle-
baum, has made suit to me to grant
her Letters Of Administration Of the
Estate Of and Effects Of George l..
Quattlebaum, deceased:
These are therefore to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and Creditors Of the said deceased,
that they be and appear before me,
in the Court Of Probate, to be held
at Orangeburg C. H., on March 16,
1908, next after publication thereof,
at IL o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, il any they have, why the
said Administration should not be
granted
Given under my hand. this 29th
day of February, Anno Domini, 1908.
[L.S.l Robt. E. Copes,
Judge Of Probate.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-13
To Probe for Graft.

Chairman Wanger of the House
Committee on Expenditures IN the
Post-office Department proposed to
investigate that department on the
ground that "Some Of the expendl-
lures appear to have been made IN
contravention of law" No doubt
he has in mind the payment OF the
salary and expenses of Assistant
Postmaster General Frank Hitch
cock while engaged in influencing
Southern postmasters to work Tor
Taft's presidential boon. The Com
mittee on Expenditures in the war
Department would do well to follow
Mr.. Wanger's example, and inquire
into the payment of Taft's own sal
ary and expenses out of the Treas
ury, while he is engaged in travelling
and speaking in the advancement OF
his own boom. Such grating ought
to be exposed aud punished. even
though it is countcnanced by Presl-
dent Roosevelt.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-13
Trains-Siberian Railway.

The train on the Trans-Siberian
railway are in general comfortable
and sufficiently we'll kept. The food
is quite sufficient. The speed is very
slow, however, and the stops at sta
tions long and tedious. In general,
it is better for foreigner not familiar
with the Russian language to travel
by the International trains, because
the employees thereon in all cases
speak either French, German or En-
glish in addition to Russian and the
toilet arrangements on international
trains are much superior to those on
the State railways.