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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-12
rornker,s Quarters Opened.

R. H. Stevens, who Is to have charge of the Foraker headquarters during the convention arrived here today to take active charge of the hght in be- half of the Ohio Senator.
 Mr. Stevenson said: Senator Foraker is a candidate for the presidency ana will continue as such, until he or an- other Is nominated
 ''we are preparing to open ten rooms here and if we believed that the Sena- tors name would be withdrawn, do you suppose that all this money would be wasted for lot of rooms that are not needed? We'll, not us.
 There's another thing. We are not mollycoddles and don't have to be die- tated to. or told what to do. Our State can do that without outside interfer- ence The allies are not down and out and will not be until the nominee is named"
 B. F. Buck of New York, connected with the National Liberal Immigration League arrived in Chicago today to commence a campaign for the fnser- ton in the Republican platform of plank providing for the better distribu- tion of immigrants.
 L. J. Coolidge, assistant secretary or the treasury arrived here today and popular report at once credited him with being here in the interest of the Ger telyou vice presidential boom
 Mir. Coolidge denied this. but said with a laugh that he was not doing anything against Cortelyou."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-12
konx to stiek to Race.

Chicago. June 11.--The candidacy of Senator Knox of Pennsylvania was given an impetus today on the arrival at the Knox headquarters of General R. Hapgood, Edward ]. Krauze and Edward s. Kinsley of Pennsylvania.
 stick" said General Hapgood in re- ply to A question whether or not his candidate intends to withdraw. well I should say we will stick, and the longer and closer we stick the better are our chahces. We will not constd- CT second place. Why should wei Who has got first place. anyhow? No body has got 1t and it is anybodys fight now. Don't forget that
 General E. A. McAlpin of New York arrived today bringing with him q strong case of optimism for the Hughes boom. He professed himself as confident that the New York gover- nor has a most excellent chance of nomination. General McAlpin said:
 "All talk about second place for. Hughes Is plain tommyrot. It's Hughes with us. first. last and then some"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
BONDS TO BE
SOLD AT AUCTION

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The Ann Ar
Dor stock and the Detroit, Toledo &
Ironton consolidated 41-2 per cent
bonds which are pledged as collateral
for the s5.500,o0o, of Detroit, Toledo,
& Ironton notes, majority of which
is now represented by the Ramsey
sNoteholders' committee. viii be sold
at public auction tomorrow by Adrian
H. Muller & Son, for the account
of the United States Mortgaga and
Trust company as trustees OF the
notes. The collateral is to be sold
in two lots, one including all the
bonds and the other the common and
preferred stock OF the Ann Arbor.
This is intended to further the
carrying out of the agreement between
the Ramsey committee and the Hol-
Inns interests by the terms of whir h
the Ramsey committee. subject to an
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Opie Says He
Likes the West

"The west is a grand country, ana
what l have seen has been the source
Of great delight to be-" said Opie Reid,
the humorist, this afternoon as he
boarded the o. r. & n. passenger
bound for Pendleton. Mr.. Reid de-
lighted large audience in the Cen
trail Christian church yesterday even
ing with a humorous talk, and has
spent much of his time today in
strolling about the business section
Of the city.
In describing him as an uncouth-
appearing parsonage, critics have full
filled every point in summing up the
funny man." He wears cap which
has seen better days; his clothes are
not those one would expect him to
wear; his vest signally fails to reach
the top Of his trousers, showing d
couple Of inches OF shirt in the in
terror; his hair is long and ill-kept,
and as a whole he is far from being
what one would call we'll -groomed.
But in spite of all that Opie is happy,
and the mirth seems to flow from him
as water through a mill race. There
is no labored effort to say something
funny, his inimitab!e manner of speech
and serious mein while cracking jokes,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
TREE GROWING
IN INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 2.-With
a large attendance of delegates the
Indiana Horticultural society con-
vened this afternoon, to remain in
session through tomorrow. Re-
ports of committees and officials were
presented this afternoon.
The program for the meeting con-
tains the names of some of the most
able men in the United States. Among
them are Prof u. P. Hedrick, hOrti-
culturist New York agricultural ex-
pertinent station; Prof. S. W. Fletch-
er, director Virginia agricultural ex-
pertinent station; Z. T. Cox, presi-
dent Ohio state horticultural society;
Prof. James Troop, horticulturist of
the Indiana agricultural experiment
station; B. w. Douglass, state. ento-
mologist, besides other practical and
eminent men from other states. Three
hundred dollars in premiums are of
fered for exhibits in fruits, flowers,
nuts and vegetables.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Tjmber-SfOne Entries HeIdup
Act will Probably BE Repealed

Register \. J. ellis of the United
States land office, announced this
morning that all timber and stone
appiications have been ordered held
up by wire for further instruction,
ana it is the general impression that
the suggestion OF Secretary of the In
terror Garfield is to be carried out,
his suggestion providing that all tim
her claims shall be cruised and ap-
praised. and then the applicant may
be flowed to purchase the timber at
IS appraised value.
The action of the government in
ha ding up applications which have
been already entered, is taken here to
mean that the department has decided
to enforce President Rooseyelt's pol
icy Of conserving the forests, and
that. pending the proposed repeal of
the old timber and stone act, provid-
ing for the payment of $3.50 an acre
on timber and stone claims, the Oper-
alton of this act is to be virtually Sus>
pended.
1t is generally understood that to
the timber claim act. under which en-
uieS have been made for many years
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02

past, is due the numerous land fraud
cases which have been brought up in
the courts in the west recently, the
frauds having been perpetrated by the
large lumber interests in securing
dummies" to file on valuable claims,
in order that the timber might fall
into possession of the corporations.
An effort has been made at the past
few sessions of congress to have the
law repealed, but through the action
Of the lumber interests in fighting
the repeal, there has been no change
made and applications have been re-
ceived as formerly.
The ORDER of the department Of the
interior in holding all applications un>
til further information is received, is
expected to affect number of Walla
Wallans, who have made entries, and
it Is believed by many that the sus-
pension of applications will be contin-
ued until the next congress has been
given an opportunity to repeal the
timber and stone act. In case the act
is repealed the policy Of cruising and
appraising timber claims will undoubt-
edly be taken up.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
TWENTY FIVE CENTS PER MONTH
Has Governor, Mead Slated
Himself dSROOt'S Successor

which Judge Roots resignation makes
vacant
ASon evidence of his ability to Sc
cure a place on the supreme bench for
Mead. Perkins declared he has it in
his power to compel Governor Cos
grove to sInake the appointment. Just
what the nature of this hold on the
governor elect is. has not been re-
veaied
Judge E. n. Parker, Of Tacoma, has
been prominently mentioned as a pos
sible appointee, by Mead to fill the
present unexpired term of Judge Root,
but in an interview published in The
Ledger this morning, the governor ex-
pressed doubt that anyone would be
willing to give up other interests for
the honor of serving for a few short
weeks on the supreme bench. This
statement was purported to have been
made to the special committee of the
legislative delegation of Pierce county,
which called upon the governor yes
terday and held conference with him.
With S. j. Chadwick, it would be diff
ferent He is already elected to a
place on the bench and his appoint
ment would not interfere with his
other plans materially.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02

SEATTLE, Dec 2.-The, Times
,r,nts the following special from is
,r4cOma correspondent:
Governor A. +. Mead, of Washing
,ar is slated to be appointee of Gov
arnor- Eject S. G.. Cosgrove to fill the
vacanCy on the supreme bench made
a., the resignation of Milo A. Root, ac-
,,rdiUg to an agreement reached yes
,rr,3qy at a private conference between
tbe governor and S. A Perkins, called
by the latter.
should il be de emed advisable tC
,ppont anyone, to serve out the re-
naming few weeks of Roots present
term, Perkins stated that S. J. Chad
wick Of Colfax, supreme judge elect
should be named This would simply
add Z few weeks to his term and he
might then qualify as a supreme judge
far the rlace to which he was elected
Governor Mead came to Tacoma os-
tpnsiblv to attend the banquet of the
CgledOnian and ST. Andrews society
~, which he was called from Belling-
ham by Perkins. The proposition
made to Mead yesterday was that if
he acceded to Perkins wishes the
after would use his influence with
Governor Elect CosgrOve to have the
present governor named for the place
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Sheriff Shows
His Upper Lip

Inquiries for the sheriff have been
numerous today; in fact, people well
acquainted with that worthy have been
seen to walk into the office and ask
big easy chair, laughing up his sleeve.
1t has all been caused by the trans
formation which was worked last
night, when the limb Of the law hied
himself away to a barber shop, there
to be divested of his mustache which
had previously been one Of mis- most
prominent characteristics.
He won't tell why he did it, right
in the grip Of a cold spell, and the
only plausible excuse that others can
month and bill collectors are numer-
Gus; or it is barely possible that the
style, now that Cosgrove is elected
governor, is for smooth shaven faces,
and the sheriff wanted to be the first to
emulate the example of the man whose
name headed the ticket on which the
sheriff of Walla Whlla county was
elected.
Anyway Sheriff Jim" has no more
facial adOrnment that a rabbit" and
his friends are hereby notified that if
they are looking for him and see a
man somewhat resembling him walk
ing up the street, with a stride and
carriage indicating that a big six
shooter lies just beneath his belt, 1t
sure is the sheriff, and no mistake will
be made
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH.
bIggy Offered TO Resign Just
Before He Committed Suicide

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2.-That
Chief of Police Biggy. who disap-
peared from a patrol boat in the bay
Monday night offered to sacrihee ms
position to avert the attacks on ms
administration is shown through the
publication of a statement by Police
Commissioner Keil. 1t has developed
that Ziggy called at keirS home on
the night of his suicide to place his
resignation in Keil's hands. Keil ao-
vised Biggy not to withdraw under
fire, and told him that the mayor and
police commissioners were satisfied
with his conduct
Biggy's proposed resignation has
been given the mayor by Keil. 1t sets
forth in detail the motives inspiring
him in his administration. defends
his acts and scores critics for the in
justice done him.
The attacks upon mis- character,
and criticism of his office proved upon
Biggy's mind the afternoon preceding
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Le pitre Has
Bad Habit

Charging Frank LePitre with being
an habitual criminal a complaint was
filed against him this afternoon by
the prosecuting attorneys office. Le-
Pltre has been convicted of one burg
larry here, was acquitted of one to
which there were eye witnesses, and
IS row under arrest for another.
Besides these local cases, it seems
LePitre has had his troubles else
where The complaint recites that on
April 20, 1907, he was convicted of
burglary in North Yakima; in Chica-
g he was convicted twice, once under
his own name, on August "a, 1904;
and the other time under the alias of
Eddie Burns. on August s, 1898. Both
were for burglary.
Under the habitual criminal act a
man is sentenced for life and the Off
GERS believe they have a clean case
against LaPitre. The case will prob
ably be heard next week.
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his suicide. according to Congressman
Julius Kahn, who leaves for Washing
ton today. Kahn said he met Biggy
Monday afternoon and that Biggy
asked him if he had noticed the news
paper attitude, The chief said it
would all come out right and promised
to tell Kahn more when he returned.
The Daily News prints a story to-
dav to the effect that Biggy had pee"
drinking heavily for several "eeN'
prior to his death. 1t says:
ION numerous occasions he became
mixed in nightly orgies and imagined
every man on the street was foot
pad More than once while going home
in an auto after a night spent in
drinking he would halt the machine.
roughly stop innocent pedestrians and
threaten to arrest them. He was given
to making spectacular raids SINGLE
handed Commissioner Leggett was
compelled several times to remons-
trate with Biggy"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Parker Guilty SAYS The jury

former vice president of the First
National bank of Baker City, accused
of swearing falsely IN connection with
a land calm, has been found guilty.
The verdict was announced at 9
o'clock this morning, but was reached
at O'Clock, the jury &c liberated %
hours; no other action in the case
has been taken so far. The maximum
penalty is five hundred dollars fine
and two years Imprisonment, A mo-
ton for a new trial is expected.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
DEATH OF MOOSE
CAUSE OF GOLD
MINE DISCOVERY

RELLINGHAM, Dec 2,-That the
death Of a big bull moose, sought Dy
hunters for many months, has led &c
the discovery Of a gold mine no"
bringing in thousands of dollars, Is the
story that has reached this city from
Alaska.
Oscar T. Nelson, a former floor man
ager of a skating rink made the strike
He wrote his brother that he recently
killed the moose, and when the AM
NAL was being cut into quarters, Nel-
son discovered the rock when was
exposed from under a layer or moss
torn loose by the convulsions OF the
diving animal 1t bore gold In larse
Quantities. A rush for the vicinity OF
the strike has started.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02

Fred Wunder, an old miner. who
has been working mining claim since
1882, was the principal witness against
Parker. Parker filed on the land un-
der the timber and stone act, and
swore the claim was more valuable
for timber than for mineral. The dis
trict attorney showed before the filing
was made that Wunder went to Par
ker and told him he had a mining
claim on the land. The contention Of
the prosecution is that Parker made
a non mineral affidavit contrary It.
law
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Yachtsmen Confer.

NEW YORK, Dec. AT the New
York Yacht club this evening, the
Atlantic Coast confer nee Of Yachts
men will hold a special meeting to
reconsider the action of the October
meeting in rejecting aemndments to
measurement and racing rules. The
previous conference, which included
in its representation about ninety five
yacht clubs, considered in detail sew
eral amendments to the rules affect
ing the length, time allowance and
rating factors and finally left the rules
practically as the ywere.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Busy Day m
Superior Court

| In the superior court this morning
the docket for next weeks session OF
court was fixed, with just enough
cases to last through the week. Ten
cases viii be tried, of which number
half are criminal and half are civil
suits.
L. L. Boise, charged with family
non support, is the first whose case
is on the. docket. His hearing will be
on Monday morning at o'clock. The
civil case of ]. D. Casey against the
Hines Utter company, for damages, is
a'so set for Monday.
On Tuesday but one case is set,
that Of S. w. Grimes against the Walla
Walla Valley Traction company, for
damages. Grimes was struck by a car
asst summer
On Wednesday three burglary cases
are to be heard. The first is the La
Pitrie case, the second that of Herman
Goeman, and the third that in which
joint defendants. The two latter are
negroes accused of being Wallula box
car burglars.
On Thursday. December TO- the case
of Lincoln Meador against the North
western Gas and Electric company,
comes up. The suit is for damages.
Walter McCalley will be tried on
Friday for seduction, his case being
the only one set for that day.
On Saturday, the last day, the case
of Cain and Hurspool against Miles
c. Moore. action for contract. comes ul.
Also the case of the John Smith COM
pany against ]. II. Frakes and Byron
Troupe wi be heard
A formal motion was made this
morning in the superior court for the
dismissal of the case of E. B. Sweet,
which was granted. In the justice
court the case against both Sweet and
Harris We're quashed.
Two other cases were also dismissed,
both criminal actions. One was that
of the state against George Mottet,
for selling liquor at the fair grounds;
and the other that of Rollie Warner,
an alleged horse thief There are sew
eral other cases yet to be disposed of.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
SldYden Follows
MeigS' Footsteps

Representative j. w. Slayden of
Pierce county. is in the city today i'm
the interests of his candidacy for the
speakership of the house for the. com
ing session of the legislature, and
Tor the gaining of that end. h has
comforting with the representatives
from this county Mr.. Slayden has
an active opponent in Leo w. Meigs.
OF North Yakima, who was i'm WaIla
Walla, Friday, visiting with friends
and building fences. and it is the gen
eral opinion that S:ayden has but a
slight hope of realizing his rosy
dream. Mr.. Slayden, however. believes
that the race between himself and
Melgs, will yet develop some things of
interest.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
adding materially to his humor.

adding materially to his humOr.
For more than an hour Opie enter
tanned a merry gathering in the lobby
of the Hotel Dacres last night, and
during the whole time those within
range of his voice were kept in roar
of aughter. It was all unannounced,
one of the guests Of the hotel having
engaged him in private conversation.
Soon the mirth of the guest attracted
others, and within few minutes, Opie
all but filled the lobby
From Walla Walla, Mr.. Reid goes
TO Ogden, Utah, where he will speak,
and will then continue his course of
appointments throughout the coun
try.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Seniors to Give
"ChdrIey'S Aunt

What promises 10 be one of the
cteYerest amateur performances of the
year is the play to be given by the
senior class of the high SCHOOL, in the
near future "Charley's Aunt" is the
titlo Of the play and it is one of the
devereSt little comedies that has been
staged here at least by amateurs. 1t
Is story of English school life and
Il IS one that will be a bowling sue
cess, if the rehearsals foretell any
thing
The seniors have been working
hard under the direction of Miss Franc
Armstrong and are developing some
really good h.stronic ability. Two
weeks more Of practice, should round
tie pay out nicely.
Iaa leading characters. the title role
" "Charley's Aunt" is taken by Wal
Ter Parley, who is also Lord Fan
court Babberly" in the cast. He is a
eoHeSe student. Jack Chesney," and
marley Wyheham" are two more
Students, taken by Glen Morgan and
0u9ert Woods. The latter is the
u lIlt lNO
MS real aunt is "Dona Lucia D'Alvad-
aVey'' and Mary Ringhoffer shoulders
"'e responsibility of this name and
''Stion. Clifford Stack is "Sir Fran
IS ohssney" father of Jack" Grace
'e~eoer and Eta Kennedy. take the
"S or two girls interested in Jack"
aI %u Charley Amy Spettigue" and
N''N Ferdune.' "Bassett," the boys
sOul Is to be played by Vern Dres-
Ella Delahy' the orphan in the
e IS allotted to Myrtle Robinson.
1tSllne McRae is French maid.
/ N'osether the cast is strong one,
pay Is funny, with many compli-
S-tuations, and the acting is far
- me average of amateur per-
nance. 1t will be given in the Key
uFand on Monday night, Decem-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02

n ibrick is Insane.

Chris. Hi'brick, who was released
from the state penitentiary several
months ego, after having served a
term there, was picked up by the po-
lice this afternoon, charged with in
sanity, and is now in the county Jail
awaiting an examination. Hilbrick's s
ha lucination is that he is being sold
as a slave, and when taken to the
jail he was determined to remove his
clothing in order that he might burn
himself at the stake and thus prevent
his purchaser from taking possession
of him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Eorsethief and RurnIars.

Information was filed in the super
iOr court this afternoon by the prose-
cutting attorney charging Frank Deth-
off with horse stealing on November
%. Dethloff was arrested yesterday
and is in the county Jail awaiting
hearing, which is to be given him at
the coming term Of court, which opens
Monday John Small and George
Harris were also charged in the su-
ueriOr court this afternoon with burg
airy, their Offense having been the
breaking in Of a car on the tracks
Of the O. r. & n. company at Wal
lula. November %. They are in jai
awaiting hearing at the December
term Of court
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Weddinu Anniversary.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-President
and Mrs. Roosevelt are today receiv-
ing the congratulations of hundreds
upon the occasion of the twenty
second anniversary of tneir wedding.
Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Ker
nit Carrow, daughter of Charles and
Gertrude elizabeth Carrow, were
married in New York, Dec. 2, 1886
They have five children, four boys and
one girl, all Of whom are living. The
present Mrs. Roosevelt is the second
wife of the president, his first wife
having died February IA, 1884, two
days after giving birth TO a daughter
now Mrs Longworth.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Officials Confer,

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-It is reported
today that a conference between Presi-
dent Earling, of the st. Paul road and
officers of the Union Pacific, has re-
suited in an agreement regarding the
ST Paurs Pacific extension, whereby
it will not be brought into competition
with the Hartman lines.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Bad Conscience
Was the Cause

SPOKANE. Dec. 2.-Knezi Domin,
who hanged himself with a shoestring
in the jail here recently, was an an
archist who broke Jail in Bulgaria Is
years ago. He committed suicide be-
cause he thought he was being held
here on the old charge. He told th,,
story to the chief of police in q let
ter written before his death. AS a
matter of fact he was held to insur,.
the conviction of the footpads who
robbed him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-02
Bio Guns Mounted.

PUGET SOUND NAVY YARD, Dec.
2.-After years of silence the great
guns of the battleship Oregon will be
again mounted for service. 1t is not
decided whether they will form a part
Of the armament of the Oregon. The
Oregon was dismantled two years ago.
The guns did hard work at Santiago.