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Arizona republican., 1908-11-16
.RUDE SHIELDS "TOUCHED'
 FOR TWENTY SIM0LEONS
A Pickpocket Took Him for the Real Thing-Tbat's What Makes Rube Mad.

Well, if I'm not the most dodgasted pumpkin headed. clabbor-faced. bandy- ] legged, chicken brained, alfalfa seed that ever donated his sweaty wad to the man with the pea and walnut shells, you can elect me dog catcher of Los Angeles, and that is the worst job l know of" said Rube Shields as he walked into the bar of the Hotel Adams Friday. just before he left town.
 Whats the matter, old chaD?" ask ed the bar-keeD.
 As YOU love the truth" continued Rube, and hate liar, answer me: Do I look like a real, sun-stained, horny hand or do I give the impression that one of my ancestors might once have rubbed Whitewash off some college walls?"
 Well, MT. Shields, when you haven't your CT costume on, you might be mis- taken for a gentleman almost any where
 That's what I thought. I never worked on a farm in my life, or any where else. The only place I am really at home is in big city. but from what happened to me today I begin 10 think I need a nurse. (No lemon in it, thanks-just a dash of strychnine and some mineral water) But to continue
 When I left the fair today. l did not have time to change into my tail made, so I came down just as I was. Coming down from the grounds the street car was pretty crowded my machine is over in the garbage-so had to come that way. Close by me was a cadaverOus chap who insisted on reading a newspaper which he stuck up under my chin. We were both standing up with the rest-I had giv- en my seat to two fat ladies and one thin one. As we swung around the curve at Five Points or whereabouts this chap lurched against me. Then he carefully folded his paper and got off the car. 1 never felt a thing. What makes me mad is that that chap couldn't tell gentleman unless he had store clothes on. Yes. I'll have the same with a little cyanide in it"
 What did he do to you, Rube?"
 What did he do? He touched me for a saw buck That's what he did. But what makes ME mad is-"
Arizona republican., 1908-11-16
THE (. & A. OUTPUT
 FOR THE LAST MONTH
Five Million Pounds of Copper-a
 Record Breaker for Recent Months.

Bisbee, Ariz., Nov. 12.-(Special correspondence of The Republican, The output from the Calumet & Arizona smelter at Douglas for the past month exceeds 5,OO0,00O pounds, which is a large increase over that for the previous month. Figures are not yet available showing what per centage of the increase belongs to the C. & A. and what per cent goes to the & & P, although it is known that the s. & P. made material gain in the large quality of its shipments and is now running on a paying 1 basis
 The Wolverine & Arizona company reports that it is working in very favorable ground at the present time and has encountered more of the silver lead ore. The stock of this compahy is picking up on the local market and would pick up more if the public had more faith in the management. The annual meeting which was to have been held yester- day was postponed until December l. This was done because a delay had occurred in sending out the notice of the meeting and there was not suffi cient stock represented to make a quorum.
 Ice Blair, teller in the Citizens Bank and Trust company, leaves to- morrow morning for Tucson, where he will be united in marriage with Miss Cecil Glanville. Lee is well known here and his friends have de- cided that they will aid in making la 1nnpr ha Ta111an1 haTa6
 On Monday evening next the Ladies of the Maccabees will hold an open meeting to which they have invited the Knights of the Maccabees. From all indications at this date there will surely be something doing, as the ladies of this particular lodge have the happy faculty of giving delightful entertainments.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-16
IS THE HOME DISAPPEARING?
One Woman in Every Five in Amer
 ica Is Wage Farmer.

One woman in five in the United States has abandoned the domestic life and has become a wage earner Even this does not accurately state the situation. In country districts only two women out of every eleven are at work, but in cities that is. wherever industrial opportunities are present, two women out of every seven are at work. nearly one-third of the total woman population. How far the father of the family has ceased to be the sole support thereof is shown in the statistics gathered in twenty seven cities and tabulated by the census bureau. The total number of women at work in the twenty seven cities is 9O4.695. Of these 173.- OSO are boarding or living in the families of their employers. The re- maining 731, ,665 are described as fol- lows:
 Woman the sole wage earner. 9s,S61 One other wage earner in fam
 fly ...........-....... Zl6, 4l0 Two other wage earners in
 family lSS,OSS More than two other wage
 tdIDtIS III ldDlllg -usoNV
 Out of 731.665 women at work 9S,- S61 are supporting the family, and between 21S,415 and 532.S04 are con- tributing to the family income. Re member that these are city workers and represent nearly one third of all the women in those cities. At last accounts the number of women in industry was increasing faster than the birth rate. How long will it be before the home. except for rich people, will be as obsolete as stage coaches, hoopskirts and merry Christ mmas? asks Rheta Childe Dorr, in her startling article. "The Wreck of the Home" in Hampton's Broadway Magazine.
 Recurring periods of industrial de- pression always brin poverty to the surface We have no permanent class of unemployed in this country-as yet but we have a large population which barely manages to keep its head above water. When the tide rises ever so little above the average this big population has to be res cued from drowning. It has no foot hold but the shifting sand, and it can not SWIM. AS SoOH dS Hol Hldi conditions prevail, it rallies, and is able to care for its own again.
 But this last panic brought some thing new to the surface. It brought to light a force at work in this land of boundless wealth and unlimited opportunities; a force which if not met will result in a wholesale wreck ing of homes. Already the silent force has eaten far into the social fabric. Its outward and visible sign is the fact that on the shoulders of
Arizona republican., 1908-11-16

millions of women has descended monstrous double burden, under which not only they but their children and their homes are slowly sinking.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-16
DROP YOUR MONEY

DRCP YOUR MONEY Into the purchase of a sack of Per feet flour and you'll get its value back again in better bread and more of 1t. Between two bags of flour there may be little or no difference in appearance. But use revals that one is far superior to the other. The Perfect flour always gains by com parison with other brands. Order a sack and see for yourself.
 VALLEY FLOUR MILLS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
.P|TTSBURC IN
! SORE STRAITS
CASi Available Cash Tied
= in Osfunct Bank
BOND ISSUE NECESSARY
OF CASHIER MONT.
GOMERY TOTAL HALF A
MILLION DOLLARS.

PITTSBURG, May 19.-Following
the closing of the Allegheny National
bank by the comptroller Of the curren-
cy, the announcement was made that the
city Of Pittsburg is in danger Of being
compelled to issue bonds for $1,000, 600,
as that amount of the citys funds are
tied up in the defunct institution.
The city is without available funds
to meet current expenses and the of
fcials must take action at once to re-
lieve the situation
State funds to the amount of S., 5,000.-
900 are also tied up in same bank but
this money is secured by bonding
companies.
The speculations of Montgomery are
officially placed at $594.OOO although
the banks total shortage is said to b.,
$2,OOO,OCO Montgomery has been held
to the grand jury.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
CIRCUS EMPLOYEES
SUE FOR WAGES
CANVASMEN BEGIN ACTION
AGAINST NORRIS AND ROWE
IN JUSTICE COURT.

Noah Brasil, one "Of the swarm OF
men who spread the acres of billowy
canvas" on the circus grounds of Nor
ris ana Rowe, brought action in the
Justice court Of this city yesterday
afternoon for the recovery of two
weeks wages, the princely sum of Sc.
Brasil said that between May 1 and
May 10 he worked two weeks for the
circus and that SO a week is a reason
able wage for such work He has also
the wages Of several of his fellows as
Signed to him as follows: L. w.
Downing, $195; Louis Vening, 1925;
John Smith, 1857; John Brady, $2.57;
J. Walsh, 50; Will Taylor, So; c.
Brown. $3.42; G. Harris, $3.50; w.
Toutant, 81; in all $2S26. All this is
for wages alleged to be due hstween
the dates given by Brasil above.
The Norris & Rowe company will
fight the action and Rowe himself will
come back for the trial, which is set
Tor May 25. They claim that all the
men have 80 week contracts and that
these men had not filled their con-
tracts They are said to have nothing
due them by the circus company us
this time.
However, the employees say they
nave no contracts and are fighting the
case and a writ of attachment was is
sued by Judge Huffman last night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
VISITING KNIGHTS
PARADE THE CITY
DELEGATES, HUNDREDS STRONG,
PRESENT IMPOSING SPEC.
TACLE AS THEY MARCH
THE STREETS.

Headed by a platoon Of police, the
head officers of the state grand lodge,
the Walla Walla band and the Uniform
Rank, several hundred Knights and
Pythian Sisters, attending the sessions
of the grand lodge in this city parade1
the principal business streets at 2:15
o'clock this afternoon. The hundreds Of
delegates, followed by a long string of
decorated carriages carrying the
Pythian Sisters made an imposing
spectacle and the parade was wit
messed by hundreds of spectators who
lined the streets and gave the dele
gates cheers of welcome.
The big parade marked the begin
ming of the annual meeting of the two
state lodges, knights of Pythias and
Pythian Sisters, which will continue
for three days Delegates from all pOr-
tions of Washington are in attend
arce, late trains this morning bringing
in q large number from the more re-
mote parts of the state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19

No report of the operations Of the
wire tappers has been made at the po-
lice station and the proprietors Of the
tarf exchange are endeavoring to sup
press all details of the affair. 1t is
however, that the crooks
roomed at the Grand Central hotel and
had wires running from their room to
the basement of the building in which
The pool room is located.
By connecting their wires with the
pool room line carrying the reports OF
The Oakland races, the crooks, it is
stated, managed to receive all race re-
suits, giving one of their number op-
portunity to make bets on the race
already won. BY occasionally losing
smail amounts upon horses which they
know had already lost, and by scat
tcring their bets, the wire tappers sue
cecded in keeping their operations lark
for a week or more.
1t is said that private detectives haze
been trgaged by the pool room owEe-s
TO spot the crooks should ihey atternrt
n repetition of last weeks work
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
DEPOSED LEADER
LOSES HIS TEMPER.

CHICAGO, May 19.-William D. Hay
wood, deposed leader of the Western
Federation of Miners, has again mani
tested his contempt for courts, judges
and writs issued by them.
ITO he'll with the courts To hell with
injunctions. To hell with the judges
that grant them" he shouted in ad-
dressing a gathering Of socialists that
had assembled to ratify the nomina-
ton of Eugene V. Debs, as the presi-
Dental candidate of the socialist par
ty.
An audience of 5000 listened to his
vitriolic speech. Having scored the ma
chinery of the law, Haywood bitterly
criticised President GOmpers of the
American Federation of Labor and John
Mitchell, former Head of the miners
organization. In fact, he roundly
grilled every labor leader who has
failed to embrace the cause of social
ism The speaker also denounced PTesi-
dent Roosevelt as a coward for brand
ing him and Meyer as undesirable
citizens"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
BAT NELSON MAY FIGHT
KID SCALER IN EVERETT

If He Cannot Get Match With Joe
Cans He Will Come North at Once
Bat Nelson and Kid Scaler may fight
in Everett May 80. Nelson sent a tel
egram to Johnnie Reid saying that if
he did not clinch a match with Joe
Cans today he would come north at
once and take on Scaler.
1t was printed in the San Fran
cisco papers and sent out from taat
town that Nelson and Willus Britt,
his manager, had gone to Milwaukee
to get a match with Packey McFar-
land. 1t now develops that that story
was put in circulation for the pur-
pose of forcing Cans into a match and
that Nelson and Britt have been in
Frisco all the time
Promoter Reid is planning to put
Nelson and Scaler on in the ball park
at Everett May 80 if Nelson makes the
match but if Bat hooks up with Cans
and cannot come north at this time he
will match Nelson and Scaler later in
the year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
BOYS ARMED WITH %
KILL MOUNTAIN LION

PROSSER, May 1S.-Fred Russell
and Elton Stenson, aged II and IA
years, II miles south of Prosser, in
Horse Heaven, brought to town yester-
day, a huge mountain lion which they
had killed on the Hoffman ranch, near
their homes. Armed with 22-caliber
special Winchesters the two lads gave
battle while he was about to make
raid on the chicken roosts, and after
firing six shots into sim, secured his
carcass, which measured eight feet
from tip to tip, was two feet nine
inches high and tipped the scales at
104 pounds. After securing the bounty
the remains were sold to Guernsey, the
for $40.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
EiQhth Grade Exams.

Examinations for eighth grade GER
tificates will be held in the superior
court room on Thursday and Friday
Of this week. Examinations Will also
be held in Waitsburg, Lamar, Touchet,
Wallula, College Place, Prescott, Ap-
bott, Berney and Dixie. These exam
nations are for those who have COM
pleted the eighth grade work in any
of the schools of the county and GER
tificates will be givee TO successful
candidates
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
INSANE MAN CREATES A
SCENE DURING SERVICES

PARK RIVER, N. D., May 1S.-Con-
siderable excitement was caused at
Laukin by Albert Novak while Father
Just was holding services in the
Catholic church there.
Mr.. Novak became violently insane
and rushed to the front of the church,
pushing Father Just to one side,
grabbed a crucifix and wildly swinging
his arm denounced the priest, the con-
gregation and the church.
The women of the congregation be-
came frightened and rushed out Of the
church.
Novak was overpowefed and later
taken to Grafton, where he was ad-
Judged insane and taken to the state
hospital at Jamestown.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
CHORAL UNION TO
GIVE FINAL CONCERT.

Beckers ''The Gypsies" will be the
music rendered by the Choral Union on
Thursday night, their last concert this
season. Final rehearsals are to be held
tonight. The program is one of ex-
ceptional interest and merit. The Choir
us is composed of IS we'll train ed
voices, besides which will be many So
10 numbers. Miss Young is to be the
soprano soloist and Signor Ferrari the
baritone. Miss NJ Grace Jones will be
at the piano. A quintet of musicians
from the fort is also one of the num-
bers that is sure to please. Taken in
all this will be one of the best con-
certs of the season.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
Mississippi Editors.

HATTIEBURG, Miss, May 10
Mississippi members of the fourth es-
tate" assembled this morning in the
43d annual session of the State Press
association, which will occupy thre
days. The convention was called to
order by the president, B. ?. Nobbs of
the Brookhaven LEDGE. Following the
usual address of welcome, the presi-
dent delivered his annual speech.
Speakers on the program includes many
Of he prominent editors Of the state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
Dry Land League,

PASCO, Wash, May 19.-For the
Washington baseball has become the
topic Of discussion, and already plans
are on foot whereby a league among
the towns and cities of this section may
be perfected. The proposed league will
include Connell, Mesa, Lind, White
Bluffs, Kennewick and Pasco. Though
somewhat late in the season, hackers
of the several organizations are ar
ranging to meet and discuss plans for a
permanent organization.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
Pennsylvania Democrats.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May ia
three-corAered fight between the pro-
tagonists of the B"yan Democratic
League, the George Gray League and
the Johnson League will mark the
Democratic sta convention here to-
morrow. Each of the three candidates
has strong supporters among the lead
ers of Pennsylvania Democracy and
the warefare for supremacy will un-
doubtedly be bitterly contested. The
Bryan League adherents are working
like beavers to secure an instructed
delegation for Bryan and the adoption
Of platform in line with the progress
sive political view of the Nebraskan
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
GUN EXPERTS IN
BIG TOURNAMENT
NORTHWEST SHOOTERS BREAK
BLUE ROCKS AND TRY FOR
PRIZES.

More than rs sportsmen appeared at
the traps on the fair grounds this
morning, when at $3.50, the breaking Of
the clay birds marked the opening of
the annual shoot of the Northwest
Sportsmen's association. The shooting
is to continue through tomorrow ana
next day. Prizes to the value of $4,000
will be contested for.
Last night a melting of the members
Of the association was held in the
rooms of the Walla Walla club, at
which time officers were elected as
follows:
j. C. Scott, Walla Walla, president;
j. F. Smails, Walla Walla, secretary;
r. E. Allen, Walla Walla, treasurer, and
E. E. Ellis, Seattle; E. G. Chingren.
Spokane; NJ Abrams, Portland; E. F.
Confarr, Livingstone; F. B. Mills San
Francisco, and H. o. Hills, British CO.
lumbia, directors.
The shooting each day is to begin at
80 and will continue until late in the
afternoon In the evenig meetings will
be held in the club roms and dis
tribution Of prize money will be made.
Walla Walla is to have the meetings
for the next two years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
One Dead, Many Injured.

FERNDALE, Calf, May 19.-Isaac
Davis is the only man dead as the re-
suit of the explosion Of the old cannon
which was fired as a salute to the
passing fleet at Centerville, near here.
Three women, who were injured, may
die, but it is expected that the Indians
reported to have been killd by the ex-
plosion, will pull through with their
lives. The cannon was an old one and
had been used for 80 years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
BOND COMPLAINS
AGAINST JAMES
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SAYS
DEFENDANT KEEPS SON
OUT OF SCHOOL.

With Grant S. Bond as complaining
witness, action was brought in the su-
periOr court this morning by the state
permitting his 13-year- old boy to re-
main away from school The lad, ac-
cording to the complaint, is still of
school age and has not reached the
be excused from attendance. The
school in question is in district No. 10.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
Missouri Democrats.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May 19.-
Missourfs Democracy is gathering in
force in the state capital today, pre-
limina-y to tomorrow's state conven-
ton. Four delegates at large and two
delegates for each congressional dis
trict of the state will be elected to go
to Denver. Presidential electors and
national committeeman will also be
chosen. Bryan's Endorsement by the
convention is apparently a foregone
conclusion.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
BOOMING SALUTE To FLEET
ANCIENT CANNON EXPL0DES
Distressing Accident. Resulting in Several
Dead, Occurs at FerndaIe as War;
ships Pass City,

FERNDALE, Calf, May 19.-While
saluting the slowly passing Atlantis
feet today an old cannon exploded
killing one white man and seven In
dams
great crowd had gathered at Fern
dale to observe the big fighting ma
chimes sail past.
The old cannon, a relic of the civil
war if not older, which had done duty
IN every holiday for many years, was
dragged out Of it's shed and hauled to
the beach.
Here it was loaded and fired several
times in honor Of the fleet. Crowds of
Indians incautiously gathered close
about the old gun to observe the man.
ner in which it was exploded.
The last charge was an unusually
large one. The fuse was touched and a
second later there was a tremendous
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
Odd Fellows Make Gains.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn.,, May 19.-
Closing the most successful year IN
the history of the order in Connecticut
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows con-
vened in this city today for a session
of two days "A large net gain in mem
bership during the last year.is- report
ed by the officials.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
EIks Meet in Peoria.

PEORIA, Ill, May 19.-Large herds
Of the antlered tribe are arriving in
of Illinois E,ks, which will be held in
this city during the next three days.
Business houses throughout the city
have been decorated with the colors
and erpblems of the order, several
bands have been engaged and other ar
rangements made to render the gath
ering a memorial one.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
EpiscopaIians at Portland.

PORTLAND, May 19.-Delegates
from all over the west are arriving To-
day to attend the Primary Missionary
Council of the eighth district Of the
Episcopalian church tomorrow. The
district of the Episcopalian church To-
morrow. The district includes Washing
ton, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada
and California.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
SPANIARD KILLS
FELLOW HERDER
Claims SeIf-Defense and Waits
Sheriff's Arrival at Sheep Camp.

BOISE. Idaho, May 1.-TWO Span
iards called at the sheriff's office here
and reported the killing of Domingo
Cvesenna by Thomas Arrate at sheel
camp on Grimes Creek, Arrate, they
stated claimed self defense and was
waiting at camp to give himself up. AS
the shooting was in Boise county,
Sheriff Hodgin notified the ldaho CITY
authorities.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19

starting from an unknown origin
are IN residence at 101S Poplar street
'8SJ night made one of the stubbornest
'''zeS the department has had to con-
'snl with for a long time. The house
vas originally one of the old log bar
'"cHs at the post. Sheeted over on
'olh sides TO give it a more modern ap-
''oFance, and then sheeted time ana
9@ih as fancy of its owners dictated,
walls are now nearly three feet
NA'k Consequently the blaze was ex-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
Bankers Meet in Joplin.

JOPLIN, Mo-, May 19.-Monied men
Of Missouri are gathering in. Joplin
today for wnat promises to be she most
important gathering ever he'd by the
Missouri Bankers association. Regis
tration of delegates begins this even
ing and the convention will be called
to order tomorrow morning in the Shu-
bert theatre.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-19
FIRENEN FIGHT A STUBBORN BLAZE

caedingly hard to eXtinguish. One man
at a time was sent in, only to stay but
a minute or two when ne had 10 De re-
nlaced. An hour of such work controlled
the fire however and the last spark was
extinguished before IL O'CLOCK the
alarm being telephoned in about $3.50
The house is the property of John
McMerney and is occupied by Ben
Davis. The damage was about SlOoo'
being about equally divided between
he house and furnishings.