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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-17
NORTHWEST NEWS

The Northern Pacific trains were de-
layed near Ellensburg by a slide, which
put a mile of track out of commits
sion for a time.
While swimming in an arm of the
Columbia river eight miles south OF
Kettle Falls, Tuesday afternoon. Otis
Hamilton, aged IS, was taken with
cramps and drowned before aid could
reach him. The body was recovered
early the next morning.
The farm residence of J. E. Arm
strong, 10 miles east of Pomeroy, was
destroyed by fire early Tuesday morn
ing, the family escaping in their night
clothes. The cause of the fire is uu-
known. The property was valued at
$4,000 ard was not insured.
A gang Of boy robbers is engaged in
looting hen roosts and other thefts al
Bellingham and the officers are en-
deavoring to capture them, but as yet
without success.
Howard F. Thompson, a wealthy cit
izen of North Yakima, has been cited to
show cause why he should not be
punished for contempt of court in
marrying after his divorce before the
time limit set by the court has ex-
pired. The complaint was sworn to by
his former wife.
Four Tacoma lads, Ernest Mock
Johnny Hoyt, Emmett Anderson and
Burt Cook, ranging in age from IA to
is years. left Magnolia beach on Va
shon Island, Monday morning, for a
4OO-mile cruise on the Sound in a ca
noe. The boys intend to camp and
secure their living largely from fish
and game. They will visit Hoods ca
nal, upper Sound points and probably
go as far as Victoria and Vancouver.
Threatening his life and alleging
theft and dishonesty, crude but grue-
some warning was found by John Eden
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STRONG SUPPORT FOR BRYAN.

The announcement of Mr. Hartman
Ridder that he and his newspaper, the
New York Staats-Zeitung, will cordi-
ally support Bryan this time, is signifi-
can't and must be especially gratifying
to the candidate and his friends, says
the Oregon Journal. The Staats-Zeitung
is perhaps, the most influential news
paper in the country. 1t is read and
believed in by a vast number of Ger
man Americans in New York and
throughout the country. While form
over to the republican side on the
money question in 1895, and has since
supported the republican nominees for
president. Mr.. Ridder was opposed to
Mr.. Bryan's nomination, not because he
objected to Mr.. Bryan now, but because
he thought some other candidate would
be stronger, especially in New York.
But Bryan having been nominated,
Mr. Ridder lost no time in advising
him Of his support.
The cause Of this change of base
on the part of this peculiarly infiuen-
tial newspaper is principally the re-
publican party's record and attitude on
the tariff. Mr. Ridder was the spokes-
man of the newspaper union in behalf
of free print paper and wood pulp,
and not only knows how congress
turned that reform measure down, but
has no faith whatever in the profess
sions and motions which the republic
can leaders are making in the matter
Of tariff revision. Mr.. Rider knows
that no republican congress, unless 1t
be one radically different from any
past congress Of that party, will enact
any genuine and reformatory revision
of the tariff; hence he will support
Bryan and urge the election of dem
ocratic or tariff reform congress.
There are other reasons, no doubt,
why Mr.. Ridder and many German
Americans who supported Mckinley
and Roosevelt will now support Bryan,
and that they will do so shows that he
is no longer feared on account Of his
former views on the money question.
That is now a past and dead issue, and
whether Bryan was right or wrong is
live, pressing questions of the pres
ent; hence, the powerful Stats Zeitung
will support him, as it supported Gro
yer Cleveland in 1892. 1t is an eminent
ly conservative paper, but is no longer
afraid of the radicalism of Bryan.
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COURT ASSISTS
WOMAN IN COURT
SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTON
ORDERS LOWER TRIBUNAL TO
PROCEED WITH TRIAL.

OLYMPIA. July 1.-THE sympathy of
the state supreme court and the desire
of the justices to aid widows and or
phans in securing justice in the courts
was again evidenced today, by the de-
cision in the case of Ella Archibald
against Lincoln county. Some time
ago the supreme court occasioned con-
siderable comment by the absolutely
new holding that this court could or
der alimony and suit money paid in
divorce proceedings to enable pennfless
wives to appeal.
In this particular case Mrs. Aren't
J bald is the widow of John r. Archi-
bald, a farmer of Near Downs, wr',,
while driving home in the dark on the
county road, struck a bad place in
, the highway, his wagon overturned
and he was killed under the load of
| lumber.
| She brought suit for damages against
! the county, but the papers were care
| lessly drawn and she submitted to a
voluntary nonsuit, costs of 1854 being
| taxed against her. Then she sued as
the widow and on behalf of the chill
| allow her to proceed until she had paid
! the former costs and sustained de-
muir Of the defendant as to the action
| brought on behalf of the children.
Again she sued as guardian and widow,
and she was stayed again, and an
! other nonsuit resulted. The supreme
court says that she is penniless and IS
| the sole support of three children who
have been sick, that the family has
been compelled to rely upon charity
and for a time were cared for in the
Lincoln county poor farm.
The lower court abused it's discre-
| ton, says the decision, in denying this
| woman the right to try her suit until
she had paid the old costs. The court
also says that she has a meritor1ous
action if her husbands death was due
to the poor condition of the road, and
that where necessity compels one to
travel over a road known to be in a
dangerous condition proof must De
strong that the person took extraor-
binary risks of the county is to escape
| liability. The lower court is ordered
to proceed with the trial
Justices Rudllin, Hadley and Fuller
ton signed the decision. Root cOncurs
| in the opinion, but not in the reason
ing. Mount disSents, holding that the
! man took the risk and cannot recover.
Dunbar and Grove took no part, as
they were not on the bench the day
the case was argued
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PEOPLE YOU KNOW

r. o. Damaris. Of Pendleton. is a
visitor in the city.
w. Schroeder, of Dixie, is among
the citys visitors today.
c. L. Stubs, of Prescott, is a guest
in the city this afternoon.
C. H. John, of Dixie, is down TODAY
on business and pleasure.
r. M. Whitaker, a well known Pasco
resident, is in town today.
Ralph Steuard returned last night
from a business trip to Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs Ed. Payne leave to-
night for the summers outing a,
Newport.
Mrs A. Lockwood, of Athena, r.
visiting with friends in the city for a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs j. O. Harmon, of
Waitsburg. are visiting with friends
in the city today.
Lee Price, Of Adams, well known
farmer of that district, is transacting
business in the city today
A. G. Lloyd, of Waitsburg, well
known resident of that city, is down
today transacting business.
Miss Mabel Masters, of Weston, Is
vic in tho oifv with Miss No1ljo
Dawes on West Birch street.
Miss Lillian Robinson left last night
for Spokane, from which place she
goes to Spirit Lake for the summer.
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the banks together. Depositors are
afraid because they do not know much
about the affairs of any particular
bank. The postmaster general, in re-
commencing the postal savings banks,
called attention to the fact that
large sum of money is sent back to the
government banks of Europe by people
who are afraid to trust the private
banks here and Mr. Wanamaker has
been quoted as saying that a large
sum is kept in boarding and hiding
places in this country.
If this sum can be drawn into the
banks and thus be put into channels
Of trade it will relieve the stringency
more effectively than anything else.
The postal bank will do this to limit
ed extent, but not completely, as the
plan proposed allows no checking ac-
counts.
The system of the guaranteed banks
contemplates the absolute guarantee
by the government of such banks as
NAV voluntarily enter into the system
In entering the system they agree to
reimburse the government in proper
ton to their deposits for any losses in
CURED by the government in payment
of depositors in failed banks. During
the last forty years the average loss
among national banks has been less
than tenth of one per cent Of de-
posits, and as we have passed through
two panics in that time, it is not un-
likely that the average loss will be
greater during the next forty years.
The government, by its guarantee
makes the bank deposits equivalent to
government bonds, and yet it assumes
no real risk because it has the capital
the stock. the surplus and the addi
tional liability Of the stockholders of
the guaranteed banks as it's security.
One of the objections likely to be
made is that state banks might be less
attractive to depositors if national
banks are guaranteed, but there are
two answers to this objection. In the
first place, state banks are likely to
suffer if a financial stringency con-
tinues for any period Of time and
should therefore be interested in re-
storing confidence.
In the second place, there is no rea-
son why state banks should not be
protected by a similar system, under
which the state would guarantee de-
positors in state banks and collect the
expenses from the state banks guaran-
teed. This plan is now followed with
success in Oklahoma, and is being adj
vocated by one of the republican can
didates for governor of Washington,
although there does not appear to be
anything concerning the plan in either
the state or national platform Of the
republican party.
Mr.. Bryan proposed, when in con-
gress, the raising of a guarantee fund
for the protection of depositors, but the
bill was defeated by the larger banks
on the ground that the big banks
would have no advantage Ger the lit
tie ones if all depositors were secured,
hut now that it has been shown that
the big banks suffer as muc1 as the lit
tie ones this objection will hardly b.
made.
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GUARANTEED DEPOSITS.

As yet the republicans have not an
nounced any suitable substitute for
the democratic plan of quarantine bank
deposits. Some feeble voices have been
raised against the plan, the chief arg
rment against it apparently being that
1t would make all banks equally
good.
The nlaa of the guaranteed bank is
simply this: Statistics show while
there is much suffering following the
suspension of bank, the averae loss
TO depositors is very small, taking all
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-17
tackled to the door of his home Tues
day morning on McNeirs island.

tackled to the door of his home Tues
day morning on McNeirs island.
Councilman Alexander, OF the CLOTH
ing firm of Alexander & Mcbride, at
Aberdeen. was swindled out of SIT Sat
uriay night by stranger who bougnt
a suit of clothes and gave money
order for SAT signed on a typewriter
by G. M. Stewart, postmaster of Sc
attic When the order was turned into
the local postoffice the fraud was dis
covered 1t is one Of a lot stolen IN
Seattle some time ago.
c. J. Johnson. a Great Northern
brakeman of Everett, carelessly tapped
a dynamite cap against nail while ne
was talking with a friend. The usual
thing happened, and Johnson is minus
the thumb and two fingers of his right
hand.
George Monroe and his daughter
Hattie Monroe, of Ferndale, were IN
iured Friday evening in runawa!
accident which occurred when picnic
party Of which they were members
was upset at Pleasant Valley. Mon
roe was caught in the wheel and Sc
verely bruised while Miss Monroe sus-
tanned a compound fracture Of the leg
While washing clothes in the Che
halls river. near Ceres, nine miles from
Chehalis section hand fell into the
river Sunday and was drowned. HI:
body was recovered.
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FOR SALE.
FINE STOCK RANCH. CHEAP

4 FINE STOCK RANCH, CHEAP
Three miles Of running water: 1000
acres of good soil suitable for grain
hay: 20 acres OF alfalfa land: five
acres Of best orchard in the state;
nice vineyard; fair house barn and
outbuildings; 5000 acres of the best
bunch grass pasture in the north
west; and within one-half mile of
land that sells at $3.50 per acre; five
miles from a wide-awake town Of
1000 people-such a place we can
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A CLOSE CALL.

BY the narrowest sort of a squeek
Father Knickerbocker mas just escaped
a situation which would have made him
and his rolice force the laughing stock
or the country generally for years to
come. In word, he has just missed ap-
pointing as a policeman a notorious
burglar and crook. Even with men who
nave no criminal record on the force
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-17
The Reason of It.

what do you think, eGorge?" began
Mrs. Stiles, II dreamed last night that
l was in box party at the opera
and
Ali" exclaimed her husband, "that
explains why you were talking so loud
in your sleep."-Philadelph Press.
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Explained.

JUDGE suppose you stole because
you had sick and starving family?
Prisoner-No; I had money in my
pockets. did it just for the pure love
of stealing.
Judge-Well, well! You must be a
trust president in disguise.-San Fran
cisco Call.
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1t looks as if the democratic party
will have to get along without Mr..
Hearst this year if what some of our
republican friends have said, in past
years is true, the party can probably
stand the loss.
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Not the Only One

What started the riot at the per.
formance of Hamlet last night?"
MILAN held the skull and said:
Alas, poor Yorick! You are not the
only dead head in the house." Phil.
adelphia Ledger
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The Evening Statesman's motto:
Greater WaIIa WaIIa."
WEATHER FORECAST.

Walla Walla and Vicinity: Fair to-
night Saturday fair and warmer.
Washington: Fair tonight. Saturday
fair and warmer.
Weather Conditions.
A high area of considerable strength
overlies the northwestern corner of the
United States There is an energetic
disturbance central over Wisconsin
which is giving heavy rains in the
lake region and the rain area extends
westward to the Dakotas and Montana
1t is warmer this morning in the Pa
cific coast states and cooler In the
northern Rocky mountain states. Con-
tinued fair weather is indicated for this
locality tonight and Saturday with
higher temperature Saturday.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
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Defined,

The really happy married people are
e sublimed by horse sense,
Is content to deripen back into friend
ship.-Puck.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.

For President-W. J. BRYAN, of Ne
Nebraska.
For Vice President-JOHN w. KERN
of Indiana
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in good condition; 329 Juniper ST.
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Flour. Mea, and Feed stuffs
Fruits and Produce.

Corrected daily by Douglass Bros) Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, y4 Cabbage-Virg.nia, 111c pound; Holland seed. 11c.
 Onions-Per pound. PIC.
 Northern Potatoes-Per bushel, soc. Hens-45c; broilers, 10G20c.
 Eggs-Alabama. 23c; Tennessee, 27izc. Butter-Fresh. 12hQ15c: renovated. s'0c: creamery, 34c.
 Cheese-Full cream. per pound, 161sc. Nuts-English walnuts. 15c per pound: fllberts, 1212c per pound; oceans, 1sc per pound: almonds. 1Sc per pound; mixed nuts: 14c per pound: Italian chestnuts, 9c. Raisins-Two crown layers. $2Oo; three crown layers. $225.
 Dates-Per case. 30 pound case. $2. Ffgs-Layers. crown. I.10: crown. $1 .c5 per box; case, 36 pound boxes, s2.5o. Peanuts-Fancy, per pound, 61ac: choice, 5lsQ6lsc.
 Sweet Potatoes-Dooley yarns. 9oc bu Cocoanuts-$450 per 100
 Apples. Fancy, s5@5.50 choice, s4.5o0S. Limes-fmported. per 100. $1oO Oranges-Florida, box, sS.
 Bananas-Per bunch. s1 1.25Q1.75. Malaga Grapes-Per keg. s4. 4.5095.5o. Spanish Onions-Per crate, S1.50. Concord Grapes-S-pound box, Soc; ks pound box, 1sc.
 Celery-California doz., S5c; crate, s4.75. Rutabagos-11ac per pound. Celery-Ca1ifornia doz.. s5c; crate, $. Cranberrics-Per box s275. Lrapefrult-Box,. s4.50.
 Tangerines-Double strap, s5 Turkeys Dressed 16c to 1Sc. Turkeys--Live. lb.. 12Gp14c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-09
STANDARD OIL RECEIVER.
Austin Man Is Appointed To Take
 Charge In Texas.

Austin, January S.-District Attorney Calhoun today appointed Guy Collett of Austin receiver for the physical proper ties in Texas of the Standard Oil com pany of New Jersey New York and Indiana The National Transit company and the Union Tank Line company will go on his bond, which was considered merely nominal at $10,00O. The several companies are parties to an antitrust suit instituted by the state of Texas.
 The court denied the states motion for an interlocutory judgment by default, holding that service had not been made legally, so far as the evidence showed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-09
New York Cotton Futures.
 0uan HiRh IOw Clos,
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Quiet; middling, 11ss; net re- ceipts, 14,50S; gross receipts, 14,5OS; stock PAP 9BS; Great Britain, 1885. continent, "A, 13S; Mexico, $50.
 New Orleans: Firm; middling, Il 7-16; net receipts, 11s10S; gross receipts, ll,SOS sales. 1900; stock, 914, 4,160; continent, 5406 coastwise, 992.
 Mobile: Firm; middling 11c; net receipts 1616; gross receipts, 1616; sales 250; stock 59,160; coastwise 19f.
 Savannah: Dull; middling, 105s; net re- ceipts 4604; gross receipts 4eO4; sales, S66 stock, 146,950; continent, S875.
 Charleston: Quiet; middling, 10ss net receipts, 156; gross receipts, 15l; stock 19,359.
 net receipts, 1052; gross receipts, 1052 stock, 16,S52.
 Norfolk: Steady middling, 11A; net re- ceipts, 1429; gross receipts, 1429; sales, 615 stock, s, ,5SS; coastwise, 3S91.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 11A gross receipts, 7S3; stock, 15,61S.
 New York: Quiet middling, 11SO; gross receipts, 7734; stock, 1S2,06S; Great Bri- tain, 1881; continent, 36O; Japan. S934.
 Boston: Quiet; middlng, 1190; net re- ceipts 236; gross receipts, 1295
 Philadelphia: Steady; middling, 11.55 gross receipts, 25O; stock, 12S9; Great Britain, PIP.
 Port Townsend: Net receipts, 10.163; gross receipts, 10, 763; Japan, 10763.
 Total today, at all ports: Net, 45469 Great Britain, 19,49S; continent s. 77S Ja- pan, l4,697; Mexico, 250; stock, 1,10O,617.
 Consolidated, at all ports: Net, 197.9ooi Great Britain. 96,671 France, 16l; conti- nent, 96,139; Japan, 14,697; Mexico, 275
 Total since September l, at all ports Net, 5,350, ,934; Great Britain, 1752,64 France, 475,371; continent, 1,77S,650; Japan, 905S4; Mexico, 1899
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-09
JUDGE GROSSCUP
 INDICTED AGAIN
A CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER
 IS REGISTERED AGAINST THE JUDGE FOR WRECK ON THE CENTRAL TRACTION COMPANY.

Charleston, Ills, January S.-The Coles county grand jury at a special session yesterday afternoon, reindicted Judge Peter s. Grosscup and other Chicago di- rectors of the Central Illinois Traction company, as a result of the wreck near this city. The new indictments charge manslaughter and in the case of Mr Grosscup and other directors of the added charge of criminal negligence is made The action of the prosecutor in strength ening the indictments against the Chi eago men came as a surprise. It was generally believed that the settlement Of the damage cases against the company would result in the indictments being quashed but 1t is now conceded the clses will be fought to a finish.
 The cases will be heard at the January term of the circuit court, which begins next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-09
STORM IN NEW YORK,
One Inch of Rain Falls In the City,
 With Great Winds.

New York, January S.-A heavy rain storm, which came into existence somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico and then headed diagonally across the United States on a bee line for New sEngland, winged it's way across the North Atlantic states today, bringing torrents of rain and a gale of wind that knocked down telegraph and tele- phone poles and generally upset all lines of communication. Another storm is moving eastward across the great lakes to join the visitor from Mex ico.
 Over an inch of rain fell in New York. Ships scurried to sheltering lees along the coast while steamships re- ported heavy weather off shore. No wrecks along the coast were reported up to late hour tonight, though the patrols are keeping a sharp watch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-09
University Changes Name.

Lexington, Ky, January S.-The board of curators of Kentucky university, every member being present. ehis afternoon unanimously adopted a resolution recom- mending that the name of Kentucky Agri- cultural and Mechanical college be chang ed to State University, Lexington" and that the name of Kentucky university be changed to Pennsylvania university, eff fective upon the approval of the Ken lucky general assembly. This resolution was offered by committee which had been appointed to confer with a similar committee from the state college and was the direct result of joint meeting which had been held by these two bodies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-09
Metal Market.

New York January S.-The London tln market was G2 lower at e121 5s for spot and e122 5s for futures. The local mar ket was easy and lower, with quotations ranging from $26. 6.5O@27 The London cop per market was lower with spot quoted at e61 15s and futures at 962 5s Locally the market was quiet
 Lead was a little lower at 4l4 os l'l London. The local market was quiet ana a shade lower at 8. .6oQ3.70.
 Spelter declined 2s Cd to e25 Is Sd in the Tondon market but unchanged locally
 The English iron market was lower with standard foundry quoted at AIS and Cleve- land warrants at 4Ss Cd. There was no change in the local market.