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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
1.-THE Holy City.

Theater patrons will have increased
interest in the remarkable perform
ances now being given of last seasons
Incompatible success 1.-The Holy City
In selecting for his beautiful drama
the thrilling narrative of ST. John, the
Baptist Mr. Bennett chose the most
dramatic story ever told. The epoch
covering the birth of Christianity
provides scenes of vivid comparison,
the arrogant and sensual splendor of
the Roman shown with the greater
spiritual beauty of the humble fol-
lowers of the Master presents en-
thralling contrasts. No more absorbing
tragedy was ever conceived, no greater
stage pictures ever presented spectac-
ular and powerful acting combined /;
scenes of enchantment inspire ennobl-
ing thought. The interpreting COM
pany formed for this, the fourth sea-
son, and the support Of Miss Morey
is the strongest that could be engaged
the performances are again the most
important theatrical Offering of the
year. At the Keylor Grand theater,
Oct. II.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
JUST REMEMBER.

Before casting your vote with the
republican party remember some OF
these things:
F'irst-The failure of the republl-
can party to take steps to provide
for electing senators by popular vote
and the refusal of the republican con-
vention to endorse the reform.
Second-The failure of the republi-
can congress to pass a bill providing
for publicity of campaign contribu-
tons and the refusal of the republican
convention even to endorse its reform.
Thrd-The failure of the republican
congress to pass a postal savings bank
bill and the hypocrisy of the party in
endorsing this reform, which it had
just ignored in congress.
Fourth-The passage by the republi-
can congress of a currency bill which
enables speculative banks to convert
all sorts of securities into currency
and actually reduces the margin of
safety for depositors instead of in
creasing it.
Fifth-The destruction of represent
alive government in the lower house,
where the republican speaker and his
committee on rules have all power
and not even a majority can get vote
on a popular bill if the speaker re-
fuses consent.
Sixth--The forty-nine per cent in
CREASE in the cost of living under the
repubiict Dingley tariff and its trusts
while wages have increased only nine.
teen per cent.
Seventh-The refusal of the republi-
can congress to amend this tariff al
though its iniquities are admitted and
future revision has been reluctantly
promised by its friends after the storm
is over
Eighth-The notorious fact admitted
by Senator Aldrich, republican leader
in the senate, that American tariff
protected concerns sell their products
abroad in competition with European
factories at lower prices than they
exact from American consumers and
the refusal of the republican house of
representatives to adopt an amend
ment to have our government agents
report on these prices.
Ninth-The republican leaders pre-
tend they favor a tariff sufficient only
to compensate factories for the differ
ence between labor cost in America
| and abroad. but the fact is that the re-
publican tariff is more than sufficient
to pay the whole labor cost. On steel
products the labor cost fifteen per cent
and the tariff is thirty-two per cent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
FOR SALE--REAL ESTATE
WOLFE, VALAER e. BROOKE,
13 and il Paine BLDG, Phone 1721.

NEW. BUNGALOW. IN. GREEN'S
Park Addition. one block from
Green's Park School, on Alvarado
Terrace, high lot facing southeast
with beautiful view Of mountains
and surrounding country. This bung-
allow was built by the owner for his
own personal use and has never been
occupied-has six large modern
rooms, large bath, two toilets, ce-
ment basement, fire place, and very
handsome interior finish with pol
ished floors. Equipped for both gas
and electricity. Price, s4000-$1000
down, balance just like paying rent.
$500 BUYS ONE OF THE Pref
test suburban homes around the
city, one acre of good land, young
shade trees: new S-room modern
house, hot and cold water. Nice run
ming brook, close to car line and in
the growing part Of city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15

Agreeing at once, of course, with
the utterly ridiculous campaign
canard that Standard Oil was for
Bryan, the Pendleton Tribune tries to
tell a still more incredible falsenOod
and nearly succeeds. as follows: 1T
is also known that the railroad inter-
estS are opposed to Taft, and actively
so. The reason is we'll known" Who
known so? Nobody. Who believes so ?
Nobody. No reason" is we'll or other
wise known, and there is no reason
Every big railroad man in the cOun-
try is against Bryan, and everybody
knows it.-Oregon Journal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
MAS New Husband"

That merry, rOmping, musical farce,
Mas New Husband" will appear at
the Keylor Grand on Sunday, Oct 49,,
From all accounts it is one of the big
laugh makers of the. season. and the
management has been obliged to prom
Use return dates in nearly every city
that it has played in order to satisfy
the popular demand. The company has
been receiving glowing press notices
for clever, rapid fire work and for
the singing and comedy merit of the
individual members.
Much of the success of Mas New
Husband" is said to be due to its plot
and to the dextrous handling of a
maze of side-splitting situations. The
scene of all the mirth and melody is
laid in the Chicago home of a rich old
sporty bachelor, Culpepper. His coas-
in. Maria Longfellow, has recently lost
her husband. Culpepper has loved her
in the old days and writes her to come
on from New York and take charge Of
his home. His letter arrives in the
nick of time to save Maria from visions
of starvation, as she has just been
eaten out of house and home and fur
niture by lot of impecunious actors
One of these actors, Herbert Short by
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15

In their opinion is wrong, what is evil
dence, who is guilty and what the
punishment shall be. This revolu-
ton is depriving the workers of their
rights as citizens and will inevitably
be made applicable to the business
men later This virus and poison
has i'm several instances invaded
the legislative field by making laws
which may be enforced by equity pro-
cess Despotic power under the err
mine is as dangerous as despotic pow
er under the crown"
The circular refers to candidate Taft
as ''the originator and speclhc cham-
pion of discretionary government.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
GOMPERS' STRONG WORDS.

Few statements nave been issued
during the present campaign which
have been so filled with the true
spirit of patriotism as the recent ap-
peal of President Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor. to Ia
boring men to defeat the republican
national candidates.
Mr.. Gompers emphasizes the i'm
portance of organized resistance to the
tendency made more apparent in re-
cent years toward benca made laws
and toward all laws which have not
the sanction of some legislative body.
He charges that the republican par
~ and its candidates stand for fur
Their extending into this country a des-
potic government vested in the Judi
ciary and that the democratic party
and its candidates stand for govern
ment by law vested in the people.
The circular is addressed to Men
of Labor. Lovers of Human Liberty y
and says in part:
The Judiciary, induced by cor
porations and trusts and protected
by the republican party is step by
step destroying government by law
and substituting therefore a govern
ment by judges, who determine wat
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
Knox 70 Speak.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15.-The
Philadelphia board of trade will cele-
brata it's seventy anniversary
with a banquet at the Hotel Bellevue
der Knox will be the principal speaker.
Many prominent railroad officials. con-
ciers will attend the dinner.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET
For President-W. J. BRYAN, of Ne
Nebraska.
For Vice President-JOHN w, KERN
of Indiana.
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
Congressman Third District-WM
GOODYEAR.
United States Senator-GEORGE F.
COTTERILL.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
Governor-JOHN PATTISON.
Lieutenant Governor. g. ED
WARDS.
Secretary of State-OTIS JOHNSON.
State Treasurer-JOHN SCHRAM,
State Auditor-W. H. CARSON.
Attorney General-A. w. HOLZ-
HEIMER.
Commissioner of Public Lancs-AL-
BERT SCHOOLEY.
Commissioner of Public Instruction
ELDRIDGE WHEELER.
Insurance Commissioner EDWIN It.
MASTERSON.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET,
Senator, 18th District-JOSEPH F.
Fades.
Senator, 18th District-H F. CLO-
DIUS, Jr.
Representative, 18th District. w.
COOKERLY.
Representative, 18th District
FRANCIS A. GARRECHT, CHARLES
w. MASTERSON.
Sheriff.. D. BRUNTON.
County Clerk-PERRY J. LYONS.
County Auditor-THOMASS STAINS
LAUS SCALLY.
County Treasurer-R. A. BIRD
WELL. e.
County Attorney-FRED NJ. HEDG-
Err.
County Assessor-M. TONER.
County superintendent of schools
e. E. STAFFORD.
County Coroner. F. COON.
Commissioner. First District -
GEORGE STRUTHERS.
Commissioner, Third Distrct-F. M
IOwDEN, Jr.
.ust>ee of the Peace-THCMAS NJ
MCKINNEY.
Constable-GEORGE H. THOMP-
SON.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
ADJUSTMENTS
"Hans and Nix"

To a house that was not crowded,
Hans and Nix" appeared the second
time last night and met with hearty
reception. The play took well, despite
the fact that there was little good
singing or real comedy. The whole
show can be, summed up in the one
word hash"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
Cheap Farm Lands.

In the famous Grangeville country
near Lewiston Idaho now being opened
by two lines of railroad. Pronounced by
]. j. Hill of the Great Northern railroad
to be the Garden of the Pacific North
vest" mild climate, fertile soil, produ-
cling heavy crops of grain, hay and fruit
No irrigation. Write for circular.
"A. F. PARKER.
Ora ngeville Idaho.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
Weather Conditions.

The northwestern disturbance has
moved east and south, being central
this morning over Wyoming and rams
have continued over the Pacific north
west and have extended to northern
California and to Montana. Elsewhere
over the United States no precipitation
has occurred. 1t is much cooler in the
inter mountain country, and consider
ably warmer in Wyoming and Utah.
The indications now point to fair
weather for this vicinity tonight and
Friday.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
ATTENTION FAIR VISITORS

Al EN- lION FAIH viSilOhS
DO YOU WANT TO BUY LAND
that raises three tons timothy, four
tons cloYer, 300 bushels potatoes, 20
tons carrots, fine onions, strawber
res, etc, for $4,000 per acre on five
years time, no payments. Phone
2127, 1410 Olive street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
WEATHER FORECAST.

WaIla Walla and vicinity: Probably
fair tonight and Friday.
Washington: Occasional rain to-
night and Friday west portion. Prob
ably fair tonight and Friday east por-
tiou
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15
MAT RIM ONlAL.
VETERINARY SURGEONS

DR.. j. j. MURRAY, VETERINARY
Surgeon and Dentist; graduate OF
American Veterinary College, n. Y.
Office, Star Livery Barn, corner or
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-15

Wait for the cars at the Book Nook.
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HELP WANTED-MALR
WANTED

WANTED-A Z OR S-ROOM HOUSE
Furnace heated preferre-. Cen
trally located. Address G. this Of
flee. (34
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23
THE LESSON OF A DECISION.

While the supreme courts decision
limiting the scopo of the powers ex-
ercised by the interstate commerce
commission will be widely condemned
as reactiona1y, the effect of that deci
sion is likely to have salutary in
f1uence.
Although we concur in the minority
opinion of Justice Day, which holds
that the intention of the interstate
commerce act was to invest the COM
mission with plenaIy power TO make
Investigations irrespective of specific
complaints, we likewise agree with
the members of the commission who
hold that the Interpretation of the
court will not seriously affect its
powers of railroad regulation.
Furthermore the court does not con-
tend that congress could not constItu
tionally confer such POWER of in
vestigation, it merely interprets the
present interstate act so as not TO in
clude that power. So if that con-
struction runs counter to the original
intention of the act congress can
easily restore its larger functions by
amendment.
But irrespective of the correctness
Of the decision, or of the temper of
the five judges who concurred in it,
we believe that it is valuable in
showing the necessity of sane, careful
and intelligent procedure in the franz
ing of laws relative to the regulation
of corporations.
The earnes efforts in this direction
have proved disappointingly defective.
In the enthusiasm of Legislators to
curb the evident abuses of American
big business" they have all too
frequently overshot the mark and thus
defeated their own ends.
The courts, in calling halt on
some of these violent efforts, have no
doubt given evidence of too little
sympathy with the advanced economic
and political ideals of the day, but
they have also exercised a sa lutary
influence in opening the eyes of the
public to the necessity of sane, we'll
considered action in conjunction with
progressive and enlightened purpose,
This is not to say that the radical
legislation of the early reform period
has not proved be beneficial. Indeed,
! it was necessary to blast the way for
further progress and indicate the pit
falls tn. t the future must avoid.
In the constructive period, which
we hope will be inaugurated under the
peculiarly fitting guidance of Mr. Taft
the errors of the past will be rectified
and series of new or amended laws
affecting corporations be written on
| the statute books that shall be COM
prehensive, indubitable and capable
of standing any test Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23
Christmas in the Schools.

Christmas exercises were held
in most of the grades last Friday.
The programs rendered consisted
mostly of recitations and music. Pa
rents and friends of the pupils were
in attendance.
The pupils in the 9TH and 9Th
grades on the south side presented
very interesting program, every
number of which was appropriate
for the occasion. The many recita-
tions we're interspersed with very
good vocal and instrumental music.
In the 9TH and 9Th grades on the
south side, taught by Miss Williams,
the program consisted of recitations
and Christmas songs. In the two
lower grades on the south side,
taught by Miss Bolzell, the excer-
cises were about the same as IN Miss
Williams room.
The program in the 1st and 2nd
grades on the south side contained
an unusual amount of recitations
and songs but they were all short
and we'll suited to the little people
who rendered them.
On the north side there were but
two programs and they were both
short. In Miss Showalter's room,
comprising the Sd and 4th grades,
the exercises followed the after
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23
Additional Local

Don't forget the Christmas night
dance at Knapp's rink. Music by
Lancaster orchestra.
Miss Mabel Livens, of Madison,
is spending the holidays at the home
of her parents in North Lancaster.
The trains into Lancaster this
week have all been crowded with pas
sengers mostly holiday homecomers.
Harry lockwood, who is a stu
dent of the Chicago veterinary. college,
is home to spend Xmas with his
father and brother and many friends.
The Lancaster band will hold
their annual benefit ball on New
Years night. They owe about $24O
on their suits and have not as yet re-
ceived anything for their last summer
concerts which we all enjoyed so we'll.
They should be given a rousing
patronage. Buy a ticket whether you
attend or not
The Royal Neighbors initiated
the following new members into the
lodge last Friday evening: Miss
Alona Aupperle and Mesdames
Downer Kilby, Ella Meyer, and
Bert Shipley. Refreshments were
served after the initiation and all
present had an enjoyable time. There
was an unusually large attendance
An adjourned session of circuit
was held here yesterday. Several
judgments of divorce were ordered
and signed and few civil cases were
decided. some from other counties.
James Orr who has been in Jail for
some time plead guilty to the charge
of adultery and was given a Jail
sentence. He will remain behind the
bars until Nov. 1st, 1909. Court ad
iourned until a. IN. January ooh.
Miss Bertha Vesperman, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Vesperman,
of Fennimore was married at the home
of her parents on Saturday evening.
Dec. 10, to Frank Schmitz, popular
farmer residing near Cassville. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. w.
y. Laube; only the nearest relatives
and most intimate friends of the
family we're present. The young
couple will probably make their
future home in this neighborhood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

The editor of the Cassville Record
makes, what to most people will seem
a we'll deserved kick, against the an
that has been made by
the postofice department of another
increase in the rental price of post
Office boxes after January 1. He
thinks it is the intention of the de-
partment to wipe out as much as pos
slble Of the postal deficit at the ex-
pense of the business men and other
citiz ms of the small towns. 1t ap-
pears that box renters who now pay
30 cents per quarter are to be charged
40 after the first of the year, and the
renters of lock boxes who pay up to
rs cents per quarter will be raised in
a similar proportion. There certain
ly does seem to be a discrimination
against box renter who has to call
personally at the Office to get his mail
and yet be taxed these rates for the
use of box, while the resident on
the rural routes has his mail brought
to his door free. If the postoffice de-
partment would cut off from free
mailing privilege the hundreds of
tons of comparatively useless public
documents and other stuff which
members of congress and other officials
are permitted to send out and
keep hands off newspaper circulation
and other Legitimate business PROPOSE
tionsS we would not hear SO much
about postal deficits. There are some
mighty unfair and unbusiness like
things connected with the affairs of
the postoffice department.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

The Herald was favored one day
last week with a pleasant visit from
Lancaster's grand old man, :"
Luther NJ. Basford, who celebrated
a few weeks ago his Oath birthday.
Mr.. Basford has been notable figure
in the history of Grant county and
remarkably preserved for man of
his age. He came in to pay a year
in advance for his own and two other
copies of The Herald which he sends
to relatives and incidentally informed
us that he has been a subscriber to
this paper from the date of its very
first issue-almost sc years ago.
Mr.. Basford says his eyesight and
hearing appear to be as good as they
were forty years ago and that his
memory is apparently as good as it
ever was.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

noon recess. In the 9Th and 9th
grades, taught by Miss Ressmey er,
songs were sung and recitations
rendered by the pupils.
In the LIST and End grades, taught
by Miss Oswold, a Christmas tree
was decor ated by the little tots who
enjoyed themselves vastly in the
work. A novel and interesting
form Of Christmas observance was
held in the 7th and 9Th grades,
taught by Mrs. Horton. This was
peanut hunt which was participant
ed in by all the pupils, after the af-
ternoon recess
Most of the rooms were decorated
in some way or other and all the pu-
pills went home deeply imbued with
the true ''spirit of yuletide.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23
An exchange presents this patf

An exchange presents this pathetic
picture of an empty stocking on
Christmas morning and the sadness of
a disappointed child. 1t is hoped
there will be no such case in Lancas-
ter: 4 little one in her gown has
jumped out of her humble bed eager
to see what may be in the stockings.
They are empty The picture shows
the poor little kid, face down upon
her bed. in. an agony of glief. Her
hands hold one of the empty stockings
while the other hangs limp and lean
upon the wall. Never in all her
future life, perhaps, will that child
face a sorrow that shall be as deep or
disappointment as keen. as this one
of Christmas morning. She has been
forgotten She was so full of hopes
the night before. She believed that
Santa Claus was too good aud too kind
t. pass by one little girl that tried to
be good, and SO with trusting spirit
and hopes that were high, she hung
up the little stockings, waiting the
gift the dear old saint would bring
her. Maybe somehow she had come
to believe that Santa Claus was poor.
but she expected something
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

The Wisconsin supreme court has
handed down some interesting opin-
ions within the past few days. One
of these is that if a bar tender sells
liquor to a minor, the license of the
owner of the saloon must be revoked
even though he has instructed his
agent not to disobey orders. This is
a point in law which is violated very
often everywhere, in the course of
year, but has never before been
brought to the attention of the high
est court for a decision. Another
point decided is that a person has a
right to approach or board train, if
he does so in an orderly manner, in
order to meet and assist in alighting
from the tram of his wife or other
member of his family. This decision
was the damage case of Daniel Dera
gon against Forbert Sero, both of the
parties being Indians. Sero was an
Indian agent, who roughly handled
DeTagon when the latter was meeting
his wife and child at train. Dera-
gon got a judgment of 5000 damage
SO costs in the trial court, but the
agent appealed, declaring he was
merely carrying out his orders to keep
all persons away from the trains and
platform. The supreme court holds
that Deragon, having told the agent
of his purpose to meet his family, had
established his right to be there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

The first number of La Toilette s
Weekly" which is to be the name of
Senator La Follettes new magazine,
will be published at Madison about
January g. 1t will be about the size
of the New York Nation and it is
claimed that it will start and with a
circulation of 10, 600 to 90. 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

The total vote of the country was
close to 15. 900, 900, of which Taft re-
ceived more than half; DeOs, the So
cialIstic candidate, received less than
half a million, and Chain, the pro
hibitonist, about half as many.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

1t has now been discovered that
print paper can be manufactured from
cornstalks, in competition with wood
pulp. 1t would seem as though the
paper trust would have to 60 some to
corner the eornstaIk market.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

Senator Stephenson daughter, Mrs.
VIM. H George. died at her home In
Marinette last week, having been
stricken with paralysis few days
Or svious, in Milwaukee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23
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The Herald wishes its friends and
patrons, one and all, Merry, Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year.