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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-19
STATE PRESS.

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Whence come these low means, these
dismal. doleful walls, these intima
tons? Can this be old Bill Taft? Can
it be our own Bill, who was to promise
us good times to a -ye-well who
utters these mournful cries? Can it be
merry Bill who grows so pessimistic.
so doWncast? Can it be be, our jovial,
jocular, anecdotal Bill who pervades
Us with this atmosphere of gloom? Can
it be he who now dashes a tear from
his streaming eyes as he speaks of the
country'S cenditiOn-he who three
months ago told us with a grin that
his nomination would put things right ?
Can this be Bill who accepts his NOM
ination with a long face and sour
mein? Can it be he who now strikes
back the unions to careSS the non
unionists. to try to pit the one against
the other? Is it gay old Bill Taft who
defends our watered stock and Wall
street the laundry Of the United
States" as it is called? If this is Taft
what has made him do all this? One
republican newspaper says it is con-
servatism We say it is Indigestion
The Washington Democrat.
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STATE NEWS.


Pat Sullivan, bachelor, has been
found dead in his cabin IA miles north
east of Krupp, and murder is sus-
pected, as it is believed he had consid-
cradle money in his possession. The
dead body was found by Duff Milhorn,
who notified the authorities, and they
are investigating.
While trying to steal a ride on a pas
senger train Sunday night Robert
Ballard was caught between the vesti-
bules of two cars and crushed to death
At Harrington.
While attempting TO board a train at
Leavenworth Monday evening. w. r.
Murphy, on iron worker employed on
the high tower up the canyon, fell un-
der a Great Northern train and was
instantly killed The wheels passed
over his chest, cutting the body COM
pletely in two. Nothing is known of
the man except that he came from
Omaha.
The city council of North Yakima
has turned down the petition of the
anti-saloon people asking for the abol-
ishment of saloons in that city. The
petitions were signed by 1920 people
and the prospects are that the affair
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is to support Bryan and the democratic
platform.

Now it is announced that Roosevelt
won't take part in the New York ngnt.
OF course he won't, on the surface, but
YOU can bet your bottom dollar that
he will do everything in his power. un-
derhandedly, to compass Hughes de-
feat for nomination Hughes has made
a good governor for the Empire state
but he won't take orders, even from
Teddy. and Teddy has no love for q
man whose opinion does not bend 70
that of the car of the White House.
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MARTYRS TO POLAR RESEARCH

Inasmuch as the story concerning
the fate of Erickson. the Attic explor-
ers in Denmark, the world has little ex-
cuse for hoping that it may be untrue.
the experience of the last quarter Of a
century. No such loss of life nova
days attends research in the far north
as followed Franklin's and Greely's
ventures. Even a single death there
under what might be considered nor
NAL conditions is practically unheard
of. Andree was a victim of an III
conceived plan rather than Of Attic
pe~ils. The art of exploration has been
greatly developed recently, and pre-
cautions are now adopted which were
once unknown or neglected. That the
leader of the Greenland expedition and
two of his companions should perish
from cold and starvation is the more
remarkable because Erickson was a
veteran in the work. Besides, in every
detail of the project his preparations
had been exceptional in thoroughness.
One of Erichsens undertakings was
to fill in a long missing link in geo.
graphical knowledge. In 1900 Peary
skirted the poleward edge of Green
land from west to east far enough to
island. After passing a point which he
named Cape Morris K. Jesup he OBJ
served that his course lay to the south
eastward. Having solved the particu-
lar problem he was then studying. he
turned back from the vicinity of Wy
ckoff Island, near the SD parallel. Eight
years previously he had crossed Green
land on the ice to deep indentation
on the northeastern coast in latitude 81.
This he called Independence bay. Co
ing up the east coast from the south,
other explorers have reached the 18th
parallel. though above Cape Bismark
Gin latitude 80 the survey has been
imperfect. Erickson sought to chart
the coast line between the region ex-
Gmined by other Europeans-the Due
d'Orleans being the latest participant
in the work-and that surveyed by the
daring American who a few weeks ago
left home in quest of the pole
Erickson had several distinct plans.
When mis- othe- investigations had been
completed he intended to cross the
great ice dome of Greenland in the op-
posite direction to that taken by Peary
and hansen. He was to send his ship
and most of his associates around to
the west coast to await him there AS
his death is said to have occurred while
he was on an ice floe. 1t is clear that
he had not quite finished his work on
the northeastern coast, but it is an
nounced that it had been carried far
enough to realize the primary object of
TIE eApeulliOu lie OD-
tanned was secured at a high price,
but it is gratifying to be assured that
| the expedition was not altogether fruit
less. 1t may be assumed, too. that the
members of Erichsen's company not
specifically mentioned in the dispatch
es from Copenhagen have met with no
serious harm. They seem to have been
unable to rescue their leader when he
was reported to be in a dying condi-
ton, but their own return to home and
country may be expected with reason.
Exactly how they sent their sad news
to a telegraph station, in Iceland or
elsewhere. is not yet known, but their
ability TO communicate with civiliza-
ton at all is an extremely promising
! sign
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Paid Advertisement.

.................. Miss Gladys
Mrs Bridget O'Dowd-'A widow
with her country's wit" ......
.. Mrs. Matte Perkins
Harry Meyers-"A young collegian
from the east Dale Devereaux
Helen Black-"You can judge her by
the company she keeps" ........
.............M Miss Luella Goodri
Sheriff Owens-"The Original De-
ducer'' ................ Jim Baugh
Doc ColwellH"A little frayed, but a
Man for a that. -. Edward Willis
Kitty Colwell-"The Little Pros
pecIOr CHIC ferkinS
Frank Plunkett-"A Smooth Propo-
sition'' .Walfred w. Wilson
Hank Tregesser-"A Yellow Dog
Frank G. King
John Holmes-"A Dummy Crook.
George H. Leon
Colonel Parks-'A Shyster Lawyer"
Chas D. Reed
Judge Carson-"He rules his Court
with 'hoss sense" Walter Douglass
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OF course it is. kilograms sent to
the daily papers from Oyster Bay said
"Sagamore Hill is given over to the
business of the Taft campaign
and the real headquarters of the fight
is oyster Bay" From the very first
many have insisted that Taft is moth
ing more than a stalking horse for
Roosevelt and here is the proof almost
from his own lips.
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Bryan is growing in strength in all
parts of the country. When 1t becomes
necessary. thus early in the campaign,
for the republican managers to be
publishing managers to be publishing
estimates of what they expect to car
nv republican state like Ohio by, it
certainly looks as though some one
was getting scared.
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THE WORLD IN LINE.

The New York World-the most bit
ter opponent of William Jennings
Bryan in the whole list of newspapers
that have opposed him in two cam
paigns and between them has studied
over the conditions of the country and
concludes that the best way to stop
the wild extravaganza and corruption
and to turn the republican rascals out,
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will result in hot fight at the mex
municipal election.

While hunting near North Yakima,
Sunday, a young man named Childers
received a charge of bird shot in his
legs The shot was fired by another
man who supposed Childers, moving in
the brush on the opposite side Of the
river, was bird and fired Blood pois
oning is feared.
The North Dakota soldiers who
passed through Spokane Monday morn
ing en- route to American Lake, raided
two restaurants at Pasco and took
everything in sight except the cigars,
which were protected by an employee
with gun.
James Smith of Ellensburg was
poisoned by his sweetheart, whom he
refused to marry a few days ago. He
is recovering from the effects of his
poisoning, but positively refuses to
give the name of the girl
Harry Duncan, an employee of the
Northwestern Lumber company, at
Hoquiam, caught his left hand Satur-
day afternoon in the cogs of the gear
| ing on a planer. A portion of the hand
was torn off.
| Chief of Police Cade OF Bellingham,
Monday night asked the city council
| to buy him a stop watch to use in de-
termining the speed at which auto
mobiles are run on the streets Of the
city, claiming that it is impossible def
initely to determine speed with the or
binary timepieces.
An agitation has been begun in the
Wenatchee valley against the japanese.
Nothing was done until a Japanese
opened a restaurant This aroused the
other restaurant men, who, with the
BARRIERS, stopped trading with those
who were patronizing the Japanese
restaurant.
A man named Conrad, an employe
of the Montesano Light & Water COM
rany at Montesano, in trying to kill
large rat with a Ratchet, missed the
rat and cut off two of his fingers.
DR.. l.. A. Kerr, state deputy fire
warden for Stevens county organized
a force of so men at Colvilla last week
and went to the little Pend Oreille
lakes to fight the forest fire which has
been raging there for several days, A
number of homes have been destroyed,
fields swept and a tract of more than
20, 900 acres of state land, covered with
valuable timber, is now in danger.
jury summoned by Coroner Steele
at Gle Elum to investigate into the
QeaCn OF InOI1ldS JOHnSOn eAOHeTdleu
Frank Bryant Friday night. Accord
ing to the testimony given by 13 wit
nesses, it was the verdict of the jury
that Bryan acted in lf-defense when
he shot and killed Johnson, following
quarrel over the payment of a small
bill, Thursday afternoon.
The oldest house in SnOhOmSh
county has burned at Monroe It. was
the property Of George Kelsey and was
built 40 years ago. When the house
was built it's entire surrounding coun-
try was the virgin forest.
! State Fire Warden j. r. Welty has
directed the issuance of burning per-
mits for slashing under the forest in
| spection law. Prior to the recent rains
| forests of the state were menaced by
| fire and as a precaution issuance of
permits to set fires was discontinued
about 10 days ago. Following the rains
the woods ara no& reasonably. safe
| from forest fires.
-
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that keeps the price Of everything go
ing up and gives wages a setback, by
stopping them entirely, just when they
are in danger of getting proportionately
high.
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The republicans of West Virginia are
fighting like Kilkenny cats and the
democrats are so harmonious that the
result in November is not in doubt.
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Pressure on the Pacific coast Is
relatively low and a large area OF hlgn
pressure covers the northern part VI
the country from the Rockies to the
Great Lakes. Light showers have fallen
in northwest Oregon, Idaho, Utan'
Wyoming. Colorado and at widely scat
tered places east Of the Rocky noun
tains It is warmer this morning IN
Washington and cooler elsewhere in
the Pacific northwest, also consider
ably cooler over the northern ROCKY
Mountain slope. The indications now
point to fair weather in this locality to-
night and Thursday, with cooler wealth
er on Thursday.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
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And now it has come to light that
Mr.. Hisgen is a fiddler Who was it
that said that "a viOlinist is an artist
and a fiddler is a damn nuisance"
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The good man really prefers to be
kept down, especially when the alter
native is going up in a flying ma
chine.
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Bryan says: 1.-THE people shall rule
and everyone should turn in to help
Bryan see to it that they do rule.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Walla Walla and Vicinity: Fair TO-
night and Thursday; cooler Thursday
Washington: Fair tonight coler IN
terror of west portion. Thursday fair'
cooler, except near the coast.
Weather Conditions.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET
For President-W. ]. BRYAN, of Ne
Nebraska.
For Vice President-JOHN w. KERN
of Indiana.
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SECOND HAND FURNITURE

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
Secondhand Sacks, and Second
Hand Furniture, Stoves and Carpets.
M. SHANK, Telephone, Main 879.
105 East Main street.
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ment cures in Natures own way.
We surely save you from the knife.
Parlors ZIG, PIT. Telephone SOC.
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PASTOR GIVEN WELCOME.
Rev. Thomas Grouse Special Guest q
Reception Last Nieht.

The members OF the congregation of
the Congress Street Church Of George
town last night rendered a reception ito
the pastor. Rev. Thomas o. Grouse, and
his family in the Sunday school room Of
the church. The rooms Of the Sunday
school were a mass of cut flowers and
potted plants. and several hundred per-
sons attended the function.
The, address OF welcome was made by
w. T. Ballard. Others who spoke were
Rev. DR., Pate. pastor of the Dumbarton
Avenue M. e. Church.: Rev. George @.
Bacchus pastor of the Mount Tabor N. p.
Church, Rev. W. c. Alexander. pastor OF
the West Street Presbyterian Church.
and Raw v. W. H. Ballinger. pastor Of
the West Washington nj. e. Church
South.
The ladies OF the church presented Mrs
Grouse with a beautiful bouquet. The re-
ception was given to the pastor and his
family in honor Of his reappointment to
the church by the recent conference for
his NTH term.
Those in charge Of the reception were
Mrs. NJ M. King, Mrs. James Stake. Mrs.
Cation, Mrs. Cathell and Mrs. George
E. Howard.
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Co1riTand. Ohio. who're the infsfmenf VIM
be made. The deceased. who was for
meriy q member Of the staff of the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. was taken i'll OF pneu-
monia Ave days ago. He was a native of
Oberlin, Ohio, and accepted the position
of inspector Of the immigration service in
February. He was graduate of Har-
ward University. Mrs. Mary c. Bacon of
Ohio. mother OF the deceased, arrived in
this city yesterday and was at the bed
side of her son when he died. Mr.. Bacon
was twenty-six years of age.
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Funeral services over the remains OF
Roy Baird Bacon. inspector Of the immi-
grafton service, who died yesterday. will
be held In Wright's chapel. 1897 10th
street. this afternoon at O'Clock. Rev.
DIR. Frederick p. Power. pastor of the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church. will
olociate. The remains will be sent to
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Funeral Of Mrs. A: B. Leeare.

The remains of Mrs. Alice B. Legare.
who died yesterday at the Farragut, 18th
and I streets. were taken to Charleston
8. c., this afternoon. where services will
be held in st. Michaeis Church Saturday.
Interment will be In Magnolia cemetery.
Mrs. Legare was sixty-eisht years of age.
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April showers Tomorrow.

Umbrellas Gall be i'm order tomorrow.
according to reports received at the
United States weather bureau today.
Prof Garriott said this afternoon that
April showers are indicated for tomor-
row, and there will be no appreciable
change in the temperature.
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Downtown Temperature.

The temperature recorded today by
Feast & Co.'S standard thermometer
was as follows: 3 am, 20; noon. so: 3
Pm, "a.
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Report Of the D. A. r. Congress

Full report of the proceedings of
the d. A. r. Congress will be pub
lished In The Star. The issues for
the week will be sent. postage pre-
paid, to any address In the United
States for 25 cents.
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Additions to Hall Fund.

At the meeting of the Daughters yester-
day afternoon over $27 600 was subscribed
to the Continental Memorial Hall fund.
which brings the fund up to nearly 1000,
it Ia stated. and more subscriptions are to
follow at this session Of the congress.
The Mary Washington Chapter is one Of
the oldest, the largest and the richest In
the District Of Columbia. 1t has from
the first been opposed to Mrs. Mclean,
lively opposed to the administration have
lost no opportunity to make 1t known.
The Mary Washington Chapter had been;
up to the election of Mrs. Mclean. one
the hall fund, but declines now to con-
tribute anything. 1t Is stated by high
officials that no chapter In the society
other than the Mary Washington has
the members may feel toward the lad
ministration," they would not cripple the
Continental Hall to wreak vengeance.
Plans to Complete Building.
The president general laid before the
congress her plan for bonding and I'm.
ishing the pretty marble building. She
said that architects and builders had told
her that much more money had been paid
for the building than should have been
paid. because of the manner OF letting
present rather a spotted appearance when
completed because Of the difference in the
color of the marble taken from different
quarries. Mrs. Mclean stated that some
of the most prominent business men OF
the country had advised the bonding.
Wants Unanimous Action.
Mrs. Mclean stated emphatically that
she hoped whatever action was taken
would be done with unanimity. She de-
clared that according to the advice OF
the architects 100000 would be necessary
to complete the building, which she
characterized as the greatest, most
glorious and most unique structure ever
undertaken in the world
Miss Virginia Miller asked II the buiid-
ing could be bonded without changing the
constitution. The president general ap-
pealed to Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey.
| who gave it as her legal opinion that the
congress. or a two-thirds vote of the
| national board. could either Of them en-
powsr the president general to bond.ti'e
Mrs. Mary 8. Lockwood. who wears one
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and the widow of George w. f. Legare.
Representative Legare OF South Carolina
IL a relative. Alexander B. and Hugh s.
LeRare are sons of the deceased.
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o. tomorrow for Fancy Mesh
EO% Veilings. plain and dotted.
A few are worth 75c. Choice for
&c yard.
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9L- yard J.. tomorrow for 49,
~ inch wide Swiss Embroid-
cries. Some of the most elab-
crate are worth 75c yard.
zoe Laces for &c.
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Ioc Belts for &c.

IN tomorrow for the Wonder"
~ Belt-it'S a wonder at the
regular price. All sizes.
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De- yard tomorrow for Filet,
kO~ Irish Crochet and Hand
made All-linen LaceS Some are
worth 75c yard. Choice for 25c.
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NotoS OF the Con8reo6.
The National Society Of the Daughter.
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- pair tomorrow for Ladies
~ and Children's Silk Elastic
Hose Supporters, black and blue.
zoe Vei1inps. 2Sc.
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e. tomorrow for the usual Zoe
~ plain but pure Linen Hand
kerchiefs. Also Swiss Crossbar
and Initial Handkerchief. Choice
for &c. .-s $3.50
zoe Embroideries. 21c
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Boston Tea Party Chapter is represent
ed this year at the seventeenth conti-
mental congress by its regent, Miss Annie
8. Head, daughter of Gov. Head, former
governor of New Hampshire: by Mrs.
Isadore F. Baxter. delegate. and by two
alternates, Mrs. Abbie c. Rossi. the cor
responding secretary of the chapter; Miss
Abbie M. Chamberlain, and a number OF
members at large.
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Miss Jennie Trimble of Birmingham has
been appointed q page for Alabama by
Mrs. Mcclellan of EufauIa state regent
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Mrs Theodore C. Bates Of Massachu-
sets IL entertaining her delegation at the
New Willard this afternoon giving q tea
She is the unanimous choice of her state
for reelection. Mrs. Bates IL accom-
panied here by her husband and by her
daughter, Mrs. Francis Batcheller Cry
Italian embassy at dinner Monday even
ing.
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In an atmosphere of patriotism the
third days sessions of the D. A. r.. con-
gress was closed last evening with an IL
Illustrated lecture on Our Flag. Its His
tory and What 1t Stands For" by Louis
H. Cornish of New York. The lecture,
which was full of historic interest and in
formation, was written by Mrs. Henry 8.
Bowron OF New York. assistant historian
general Of the d A. r. There were also
vocal music and the recitation Of patriotic
poetry. Mr.. Cornish. who Is member of
the Sons Of the American Revolution, be-
gan his lecture by telling Of the origin of
the first flags used by the American col
onies. While the lecture was in progress
more than 100 colored views were thrown
upon q great canvas screen, showing an
almost infinite number Of flags which
have been used in this country from the
days Of its first settlement by white men
and women up to the present time. Views
were also given of battle scenes in which
figured the soldiers in bun and blue of
the revolution, Then followed marching
columns of the fghting men OF 1898.
khaki-ciad and carrying aloft "Old
DRY" while a lady recited Hats on.
the Flag Ii Passing BY" The closing
views showed the peace nag" with its
border OF white, proclalmingf good will to
all mankind.
Notes Of the Congress.
r. n
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Mrs Morgan Smith. vice president gen.
eral OF Alabama. arrived yesterday and
Is stopping at the Ebbitt House.
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FRIDAYS First Floor Bargains.

0no tomorrow for the Silk
~ Isle Stockings and Swiss
ribbed Union Suits. with tight
and umbrella pants.
Ioc Hose Supports, &c.
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OF the American Revolution, organized
October II. 1890. in Washington. D. C.,
with 800 charter members. has charter
from the United States Congress and re-
ports by law annually to the Smithson-
ian Institution. Report Is printed by Con-
gress
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-18
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
TWenty-Three Hundred Volts of EIec-
trcity Passed Through Girls
Body-Not Killed.

Special to the Herald.
Chicago, Sept. 1S.-Mollie Frank, a
twelve year old girl, while playing
near her home this morning, climbed
an electric light pole and grabbed a
wire to see, as she expressed it, if
it was hot. Twenty-three hundred
volts passed through her body, being
three hundred more than are used for
legal executions. The child revived
when a woman dashed a bucket of
cold water in her face The only pain
now is in her left side, where the cur
rent escaped from her body.