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The Columbus journal., 1908-06-10
Ready Answer.

The man who is always asking fool
ish questions met small boy coming
down the road with a huge pickle
wrapped up in brown paper
What is that you have. my little
man."
Pickle. Didn't think 1t was pump
kin, did you?"
HIN! Where are you gOing?"
Fishing"
Fishing with q picker"
Sure. l am going to catch pick
erel. Anything else you want Il
know, mister"
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-10
ITEMS OF
INTEREST
CREsTON.

From the Statesman.
DIR. Marshall Graham arrived Tuesday
evening for visit with home folks.
Miss Bessie Arson is now employed as
apprentice typo in the Statesman office.
Mrs. H. D. Studley went to Columbus
the latter part OF last week for visit
with relatives.
Mrs. +. T. Graham and daughter Nellie
let on Wednesday for visit with rela-
tives in Wisconsin.
Gay Jackson came up from Columbus,
where he has been serving as substitute
letter carrier. on Tuesday, for home
visit.
Road Oyerseer Holman reports many
bridges washed out an d damaged by the
recent heavy rains. and he is kept busy
now days making repairs.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-10
ABOUT OUR NEIGH
BORIS AND FRIENDS
CLIPPED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES


From the Post.
Mrs. Reid and mother, Mrs. Rivet. re-
turned Monday evening from Columbus.
n. J. Ramaekers. n NJ. Nelson and l..
G. Winkler we're Columbus business
visitors Wednesday.
Sam Worth took his little daughter
Marguerite to Omaha last Friday and on
Saturday she was operated on for ap-
pendicitis. At this writing she is doing
nicely.
Invitations are out announcing the
wedding of Miss Elizabeth Engleqert to
Mr.. John G. Cook. To take place June
18th at 3 O'Clock at the St. Bernard
Catholic church.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-10
Whv She Smiled.

"Nnonsense. who told you Miss Pc
his had a good disposition"
Why, she's always smiling. DOesn't
that show a good disposition"
Not necessarily. 1t may simply
show good teeth-and dimples."
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-10
The Kind.

This discussion about corporal pun
ishment has created quite breeze.
Exactly; but is it what q sailor
would call ! spanking breezs?"
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-10
WANTED

The right party can
secure an excellent position. salary
or commission for COlumbus and VI
cinity. State age. former occupation
and give reference. Address LOCK
BOX i3S. Lincoln, Neb.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06

They also asked for suspension of
the rule relating to the pulling of mile
age which provides that "in no case
shall a greater amount of mileage be
drawn or detached than the mileage
actually travelled, nor shall the
amount of the mileage drawn calcu-
lated at the rate of three cents a. mile,
exceed the cash fare in cases where
the fare has been REDUCED in COM
petition with water traffic. 1t applies
especially on the Great Northern be-
tween Seattle and Bellingham Mr..
Charlton proposed an amendment
which would place mileage on the same
footing as the cash fare, but would not
give it an advantage.
These points are raised by both the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
CRUSH OUT BLACK HAND
TERNATlONAL ORGANIZATION
TO KEEP TRACK OF GRIMM
Al LEADERS.

NEW YORK. Jan. "a plan, world
wide in its scope, to crush out the
black hand, malta and like organiza
tons has been devised by Lieutenant
Joseph Petrosini, head of the Italian
branch of the local detective bureau
PetrOsini has established CORE
spOndence with heads of the police de-
partmentS in Rome and other Italian
cities and through them will learn
whenever brigand or blackmailer has
left the country. supposedly for Amer
lea. He has established similar con-
nections with the police of Chicago ST.
Paul, Minneapolis. Denver, San Fran
cisco and New Orleans and many sim
liar interested cities, and in this man.
ner the local police expect to keep
track of the leaders of groups and
cliques il. this country.
Petrosini is aiding in the organiza-
ton of national body of Italian
Americans. which proposes to appeal
to congress to pass an immigration
law to cause a more careful examina-
ton of immigrants from Sicily and
South Italy.
. MANY undesirables. men known as
brigands in Sicily and South Italy. are
permitted to enter America: they are
admired and made leaders by the un
educated of their kind and soon are
again at their old game of murder and
blackmail.
This can only be stamped out by
driving as many of them as possible
out. because the average Sicilian is
afraid TO tell of his prosecutors"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
DEFICIT SHOWN IN DECEMBER.
Large Increase in Expenses, Decrease
In Revenue for Month.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-The month
ly statement of the governments re-
ceipts and expenditures shows that for
December. 1907. the receipts were $47,-
2S3.S25 and the expenditures. $55,912.-
S93. leaving deficit of $8535. 0O0 The
receipts fell off as compared with De-
cember.. 1906. about $500. 900 and the
expenditures increased by about So
$4,000. The receipts from customs
were s21.744,672, a decrease of about
$7,000.000. Internal revenue receipts
fell from s2S,5Ss.Ss9 in December 1906.
to s2O,S15.224 in December. 1907.
For the six months of the present
fiscal year a deficit is shown of $1,000
600 as compared with the first half of
the last fiscal year. the receipts show
ing decrease of about $11 900 900 and
the expenditures an increase of over
s23. 900. 900.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
RARTENDERS BANQUET.
Installation Of Officers Of Union Yes.
terday Occasion Of Big Feed.

At the annual banquet and installa
ton of officers of the bartenders'
union of this city yesterday one of the
best times in the history of the union
was pulled off. There were present Sc
members of the union and after the
business, which consisted in Installing
the officers. pleasure came, which con-
sisted in a big turkey feed. After the
dinner came toasts and speeches, J. T..
Murphy, formerly of New York city.
acting az POSTMASTER.
The officers who were installed yes
terday are: President. JIG. Fawcette;
vice president, f. A. Childs: recording
secretary Charles L. Newsome: finan-
cial secretary. Leo H. Rogers; treas
urer. j. E. Williams; chaplain. Sam
Stovall: Inspector, Martin Davis
guard, Tom Bennett, and the execu-
tive board consisting of j. G. Fawcett.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
UNCLE SANS MONSTER DEED
GOVERNMENT SETTLES WITH N.
p. RAILROAD COMPANY IN
EASTERN OREGON.

PENDLETON, Ore. Jan. "a mon
ster deed from the United States gov
road company is now at the county re-
corder's office to be filed. 1t is a pat
ent for 1876 acres of land and the
transaction represents the govern.
ments fulfillment of its obligation 10
the railroad company in the famous
overlap controversy The deed COW
ers 35 pages of manuscripts. and the
land specified lies in Umatilla, Morrow
and Wasco counties
Most of the land included in the
deed was formerly in private hands
but was. relinquished to the govern
ment which desired it in fulfilling it's
obligation to the Northern Pacific.
government We're given forest reserve
ScrlpS which are worth much more
per acre than was the land they re-
linquished
g 1t is specified in the patent that in
cases where land designated i'm the
instrument is held by private owner
ship the railroad company may secure
scrip which will entitle it to land in
lieu thereof.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
TAKES THE POcKETBO(k TOO
YOUNG SPOKANE HUSBAND MISS
ING WITH 5000 AND TWO
DIAMOND RINGS.

SPOKANE, Jan. 6.-With 5000 in
money and two diamond rings in his
possession, James Stack, switchman,
who with his young bride of few
months had been rooming at the O1ym-
pia hotel, Riverside avenue and Di-
vision street, mysteriously disappeared
the day after Christmas and has not
been seen since. The missing mans
peculiar actions just prior to his dis
appearance, and developments which
have since arisen, have so enveloped
the case in mystery that the police
and Mrs. Stack are utterly unable to
solve the problem of the switchman's
sudden departure.
A thorough search was made for
Stack yesterday by the police, but no
trace of him was found. He is de-
scribed as 25 years old. 5 feet Z
inches tall. of medium build. with fair
complexion, dark hair, dark eyes and
smooth face, with a brown mole on the
right lower jaw. He wore a blue SUIT
gray soft hat and laced shoes Mrs.
Stack is about 20 years old and at
tractive.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
STATE AID FOR
MANUAL TRAINING
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO AP-
PEAR BEFORE GOV. MEAD
AND COMMISSION.

Agitation for a widespread extension
of the manual training system in pub
lie schools. directly aided by the
states, was started at the manual arts
section meeting of the Washington
Educational association at Seattle
few days ago The result already is
pear before the code commission and
Governor Mead to ask from them nee
essary financial aid and changes in the
state code.
James w. Slayden, of Tacoma, men,
Der of the house of representatives
and of the state commission to the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition. de-
.ivered the address that started things
says a Seattle report He declared
that every boy and girl in the schools
ought to be taught how to use their
muscles as we'll as their brains to earn
money. He said that the high schools,
state college and normal schools and
university are doing good work. but
many. pupils can not attend these
schot Is, and they need manual train
ing.
Il would like to see this branch Of
education taken up and supported by
the state" said Mr. Slayden. II be-
lieve if you bring this matter before
the code commission, who have charge
of codifying our school laws, and get
Governor Mead. who is a broad and
liberal minded man, and who has al
ways been a great advocate of ad-
vanced education and Of paying teach
ers good wages, to make a recommen-
dation in his next message to the state
legislature, and get men elected to
the legislature who are in favor Of
such a law. as 1 said. I believe you
would have very little trouble in get
ting liberal state support.
Why should We not support man.
ual training in our public schools When
We have just such teaching in our re-
form school? Teach the boy and girl
these trades and we will have less use
for the reform school"
The section unanimously Endorsed
Mr.. Slayden's remarks, and passed a
resolution that a committee be APP
pointed to carry out the plan. O. L.
Whitcomb of Tacoma, president of
be made chairman.
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PLOT TO KILL OLD czARiNA.
Conspirators So Sure They issued In
vitations to Funeral.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 6.-The
police have arrested 10 persons. ac-
cused of conspiracy to murder the
Dowager Empress Maria Feodoroyna
upon her return from abroad three
weeks ago.
According to the police. the plot was
of an ingenious nature and the con-
spirators We're so certain of success
that they Inserted an Announcement
in the death columns of the NoNoe
Fremya of December II, conceinlhs
Marie Feodorovna RomanOva. III
viting friends to attend Il requiem
mass at a fictitious monastery. Ih'
whole affair, however. is yelled in Sc
crecy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
COLLEGES MAY
HAVE BIG MEET
PROPOSED TRACK MEET NEXT
YEAR DECIDE NORTHWEST
CHAMPIONSHIP.

c. y. Macarthur, of the University OF
oregon. has suggested the holding of
big track meet il. Seattle next year
during the A. Y. P. exposition, in which
teams from the six big leagues and
universities of the northwest could
compete for the northwest champion
ships.
Such a meeting would be one of the
biggest ever attempted in this state
and that it would be a success there is
little doubt. since the whole north
western country, would be directly in
terested Mr.. McArthur's plan is tc
make the meet one similar to the big
Nine" the class of the middle-west in
stitutions, and as Washington. Pullman.
Orgon, Idaho. Whitman and the Oregon
Agricultural college have signified their
willingness for the undertaking it APP
pears that it may be a go.
In a letter to Johnny Bender, with
reference to the proposed conference
between the Northwest colleges, Mr..
Macarthur said that his university
would take no steps toward such a
conference. but that if it was formed
Oregon would. join and send a dele
gate at each conference called. Such
an association he believed would re-
suit in an annual track meet between
the teams from the six colleges and
he was of the impression that one for
this year could not be held. but he
suggested the meeting for 1909 at Sc
attic during the exposition.
Triangular Meet Is Frost.
1.-The present triangular meet be-
tween Washington. Oregon and Idaho
is farce" said he. "for the reason
that Washington and Idaho are usual
ly defeated in their earlier meets an l
therefore victory over them means but
vary little. Victory. however. over all
the teams at a big conference meet,
would mean the championship of the
northwest and would be an honor
worth striving for
If such a meet is arranged, and there
is 10 good reason why it should not
I,
would reach its highest pinnacle.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
SAY RULES ARE HARSH,
Railroads Ask Commission to Loosen
Screws.

OLYMPIA. Jan. 6.-B. $ Grosscup.
general counsel and A. D. Charlton,
general passenger agent of the North
ern Pacific. appeared Saturday after
noon and made strong plea for abro
bate charge of 10 cents on cash fares
They conter.d that the right of tho
railroad TO make such charge could
only be determined in the courts and
the rule of the commission absolutely
prevented 4 test of the right The com
mission took the matter under .ad-
visement until tomorrow morning.
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NEARLY COSTS HIS LIFE.
Wrong Directions Are Given Ambu
lance and injured Man Suffers.

lance and injured Man suffers.
SPOKANE. JAN 6.-Walter Beasley.
a woodsman. was found lying uncon-
scious along the tracks in the North
ern Pacific yards between Madelia
and Hogan streets. by swetchmen
about o'clock Saturday morning and
is now in so serious a condition that
his life is despaired of. He was con-
veyed to a shack nearby and the patrol
wagon summoned. but owing to a mis-
take being made in giving directions
to the police the injured man was not
taken to the emergency police hospital
until late in the afternoon. He Law
all day in the shack without
medical attention. On examination DIR.
Burchard Roark found that Beasley
mad sustained broken rib. a perfor-
ated lung and a dislocation of the right
collar bone. The police surgeon said
that the rib after swapping had pune
tured the lung. a most unusual form
Of injury
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TRANSFERS HELP TENANTS.
Will Refuse to Move Strikers If Thew
Are Evicted,

NEW YORK. Jan. 6.-There will be
no transfers to move the goods of the
striking tenants on the East Side. if
notices are served on them. according
to an announcement from the strikers
headquarters. 1t was said that one To-
cal branch of the United Transfers
Union had passed resolution to re-
fuse all dispossessed business and that
others would soon follow.
The Anti-High Rent League now
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WILL Make HUNTING 5000
LOCAL SPoRTSMEN WILL EN-
DEAvoR TO STOCK THE PRAi-
RES WITH PHEASANTS.

That the hunters may have some
thing to hunt, several Sportsmen Of
the vicinity have a plan to breed Mon
golian pheasants and s:ock the prai-
ries as Of old. fhe plan is to breed
the birds at the state penitentiary and
the laws of the state, the local gunners
think the birds will propagate them
hunting good during a restricted sea-
son.
The plan is introduced by Warden
Charles S. Reed of the state peniten-
tiary, who has had considerable sue
cess breeding the birds in other places
He is warmly seconded in the move
ment by Deputy State Game Warden
Charles c. Whitney and j. d. Laidlaw
of Waitsburg
Warden Reed already has six pairs
of the pheasants and the plan is to
get about 100 more and breed them at
the penitentiary, where Warden Reed
says, he can take care of that many
In addition to this, large number of
eggs will be incubated and the birds
placed at large.
In addition to this. an effort will
be made to get the people interested
in the matter and educate them in the
habits and proper restrictions in hunt
ing the game birds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
GIRL KNOWS ABOUT BANKS.
Prize for Essay at Pullman Awarded
by JUDGES to Young Lady.

PULLMAN, Wash. Jan. 6.-Esther
Bull. daughter of Mrs Clara Bull won
the first prize in a novel contest start
ed year ago by the First National
bank The first prize was $40 cash.
for the best esay on advertising a
bank. The judges were Professor
Burgland of the Washington State coll
lege and the Rev. NJ. H. Marvin. pas
Gray wis the third judge. but was not
able to be present when the essays
were examined.
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claims to have organized the occu-
pants of over one thousand houses and
to have secured reductions go far for
$50 tenants. More than 5000 families
have signed the demand for lower
reLt and as the collectors attempt to
collect the regular rent. these families
will refuse to pay more than so pei
cent of the amount demanded.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
AGE NO HINDRANCE,
Couple Totaiing 141 Years married in
This City Saturday.

Mrs. Pauline Hurt aged 81 and Rev.
John McGhee, aged "a. were united in
marriage Saturday afternoon at the
home of the groom on Chestnut street.
Rev. LeCornu officiating The groom
Is one of the pioneer residents of the
city. having crossed the plains behind
an OK team in 1859.
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them to become again a burden upon
How Plan Will Operate.

them to become again a burden upon
society
How Plan Will Operate.
Chief Maloney believes his plan will
do away with all this. In every wes.-
erh county there are roads to build.
and as the wage he would advise pay
ing would be only asfew cents day
the labor would be of value to the COM
munity Those among the. Migrants
who are honest but unfortunate
would escape disgraceful work under
the eyes of the public and those who
are not honest he contends. would
steer clear of the counties where the
law was in operation.
Il can't see,' said the chief. what
we would gain by meeting of may
ors and chiefs What we need is au-
thority more than 'pow-wow.' If we
had the authority to carry out some
such plan as l suggest. l believe it
would solve the difficulty. BY that l do
not mean any disrespect to Mr.. Lane.
l am in favor of the meeting if anyone
knows of way whereby we can reme-
dy tie trouble. l think We are all
agreed that this scheme of making
hohos 'mush on simply shifts the bur-
den momentarily."
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J. W. COOKERY. UNDERTAKEN
We are licensed by both Washington
and Oregon Boards of Health to ship
hodies. (e5)
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NOTICE.

The public is hereby notified ifa'
/ will not be responsible for any deo''
contracted by my son. Roy Grimes, as
he has voluntarily left home.
0S) ARTHUR GRIMES.
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FOR SALE-HAVING DISPOSED OF
all my other interests in Walia Wal
Ia. will sell for the next 10 days.
20x146 feet on PalOuse street. south
Of the laundry, at a very reasonable
figure. Address, 525 First street. Gus
staVe Steir.ke (15)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
TRAMP CAMPS SUGGESTED
POLICE OFFICER THINKS VAC.
RANTS SHOULD BE EMPLOYED
AND PAID SLIGHTLY.

There should be state law per-
hitting counties, especially those that
have cities of the first-class, to estab
lish Migrants camps where that class
of prisoners could be worked maxi
ing macadamized roads or at similar
employment. Prisoners should be paid
a small daily salary. so that at the
end of their term in the camp they
could get away from the county"
That is Chief Maloney's plan for dis
posing of the vagrancy problem. And,
if we had such law he adds. land it
was in force in Pierce county. I'll stake
my reputation that most Migrants
would walk miles out of their way to
keep outside the county lines,' says a
Tacoma report
The chief was led to make this re-
mark by a dispatch from Portland
which says that Mayor Lane of that
city proposes to call meeting of may
ors and chiefs of police of various Pa
cific coast cities to see what car be
done to prevent the present custom of
sending Migrants from one commune
ty to another
Resuts of Present System.
Under the present laws police judges
sentence prisoners to a few days work
on the changing. with the result that
jails are often overcrowded to such
an extent that when the police arrest
undesirable people against whom there
is no serious charge they simply give
them a few hours to get out of the
city Tacoma, Seattle and Portland, as
we'll as many of the smaller cities
are doing that way.
Some of these Migrants are well
known to all the officers and are kept
shifting about from one city to an
other like shuttlecOcks. Recently one
tramp was sent from Seattle to Ia
coma on a steamer. A Tacoma police
man saw him on the gangplank and
refused to let him land At Seattle
another officer met the fellow and
wouldn't let him land. The result was
that the unfortunate man. spent the
bigger part of the day riding back
wards and forwards between the two
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
VETERINARY SURGEON.

DIR. J. W. WOODS AND Fl. A. TRIP
peer, NJ. u. V. Graduate Veterinary
Surgeons Office, Mcbride Bros Co.
Res. phone 957. Hospital service.
Asst. State Veterinary
Surgeon and Dentist; graduate o.
American Veterinary College. n. Y
: Office. Star Livery Barn. corner Of
Fifth and Alder. Phone 552 go
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-06
SUITS PRESSED.

STROLLERS PRESSING CLUB
Cleaning of Ladies' and Gentlemen's
garments. Hats blocked and cleaned.
Il North Thirdestreet
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E. A. Childs. Chas. l.. Newsome. Lee
H. Rogers. Williams. Bentley and
Thomas. The delegates appointed to
attend the Trades and Labor council
are Fawcett. Newsome and StOvall.
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PROBES StONAJ,

DIR. ]. c. MACK, PHYSICIAN AND
Surgeon. Special attention given to
diseases of Women and electrical
treatments. Office rooms Il and 90.
Postoffice building. Phone. Offices
Main 44H: Residence Main $50,
:. e. BRIGHAM, M D. OCCULIST
and Aurfst. Eye. Ear. Nose ana
Threat. Postoffice building. Phone
Main 2S8.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-640 ACRES
OF land in Franklin County, for home
in city. Owner, A. Hart, IA Park
Place. 20
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GENERAL.

WHITE FRONT, WALLA WALLA
junk Shop-Wholesale and retail
dealers in all kinds of Hides. Wool
Scrap Iron. Brass, Copper. Rubber
Lead Zinc, Bottles old Rubbers and
Second Hand Sacks and Second
Hand Furniture. Stoves and Carpets
Nj. SHANK, Telephone Main SIS
los East Main street.
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c. M. HALL, carpenter and con'raO
or. Day or contract work. Phone S'-'
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UNDERTAKES.

f. s. HENNESSEY, UNDERTAKER
and Licensed Embalmer. 312 w. Main
street. Phone Isl. Opposite Court
House.
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room. close I'm. Enquire at 215 N.
Second.
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FOR RENT.

rooms with bath. 241 Stahl Avenue:
second. house east of Chase Ave. O9)