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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
VETERANS At
BIG BANQUET
SPREAD SERVED TO
Ex SOLDIERS OF THE SPAN
iSH WAR.

! "Bueno chow was Sorved in Ode
Fellows temple last evening to tn.
] delegates to the fifth annual encamp-
ment of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams, department of Washington, an(
I their guests. the latter including {
large number of the wives. sisters an6
sWeethearts of the delegates.
The banquet was one of the most
enjoyable features of the whole en-
campment, which was voted as one OF
the best meetings ever held by the
veterans, and from the time mess call
was sounded by the bugler until the
Wee small hours of the morning, the
veterans We're kept in a happy franc
of mind.
The banquet was presided over by
Mayor George Kellough extended the
freedom of the city to the veterans
and was literally applauded Follow
ing the mayor. City Clerk T. d. s.
Hart responded to the toast Henry w.
LawtOn Camp after which the newlv
elected department commander George
F. Lindquist, of Spokane, responded to
the toast The Department of Wash =.
ingtOn." A number of other speeches
were made, after which the assembly
adjourned to the ball room where dliu-
ing was indulged in until lat. hour.
Today was spent by the veterans in
visiting the various places Of interest
in and about the city. In tallyhos and
open carriages, the delegates were
driven through the streets of the city
and about town all morning. and most
OF the afternoon The fort. l.I.iter-
tiary, college and several Other places
We're visited.
There We're no business sessions al
all today. that part of the program
having been finished yesterday and ad-
jOurnment made until the meeting at
Bremerton next year. The day was
simply one of enjoyment and a good
time. Most of the delegates will leave
on the evening and night trains for
their homes in various parts of the
state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23

! sion brought out the fact that the city
attorney was in Olympia, but that his
! law parner Mr.. Hurspool, who is a dep
uty city attorney serving without pay
was in the city, and he was sent for.
MIR. HurSpOOl held. in constituting the
law, that the provision requiring that
general election laws shall govern in
the conduct of primary elections meant
merely to cover the regulations sur
rounding the polling place, rather than
to cover the actual nomination of can
didates. He admitted that the law was
vague and obscure, but ended in ad-
vising the council to fatty refuse to
canvass the vote
The verbal opinion of Attorney Hurs-
pool did not seem to satisfy the coun-
cil and Councilman Mexican insisted
I'VE can have something to protect our
selves"
The council then took short recess
while Attorney Hurspool went over to
the typewriter and wrote out his opn-
ion. When the opinion was read, none
Of the councilmen seemed anxious to
take the lead in shutting Mr.. Paul off
the ballot and there was an ominous
silence.
Don't all speak at once suggest
ed Councilman Mexican.
Councilman j. A. Dunhan of the
third ward, then moved that the vote
be canvassed without counting votes
for those who had not flef, 'stii,cates
Of candidacy. This of course, would
have the effect of shutting Mr. paul
off the ticket When the motion was
put there were more ayes than noes
and after some hesitation Mayor Kel-
Tough declared the motion carried
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
WORKING FOR
NEGRO VOTE
TAFT FEARS COlORED VOTERS
MORE THAN HE DOES Or
GANlZED LABOR.

WASHINGTON. June 23-It is
stated on good authority today that
Tafts campaign managers are busy
getting out literature to capture the
negro vote. The secretary fears the vote
Of the negro more than he does that
of organized labor. according to those
who are in a position to know.
The appointment of a negro to pre-
side over the great convention at Chi
cago while Senator Lodge was NOM
mating Governor Guild for vice -presi-
dent, was the first step, politicians say.
i'll campaign that is calculated to out
do efforts of Senator Foraker to gather
all the cOlored voters into his camp
before the Chicago convention. The
literature contains extracts of Taft's
speeches favorable to the negro and
clippings from papers that defended
TaftS course. The Brownsville incident
will be touched upon and mailed to
every colored voter in the United
States.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
TO HAVE CHARGE
Of ELECTIONS
S'f COUNCIL NAMES JUDGES
AND CLERKS FOR COMING
ELECTIONS.

Officials for the coming CITY election
were named in an ordinance passed
last night by the city council. The Off
GERS are to serve as inspectors Judge,
aho clerks in the city election to b,
heid July 13. Polling places were alsc
designated. The following is the list O
, oi1lclals and voting places:
Clark precinct: Sharpstein school
inspector, John Hodges; judges. F
Nader, a, b. Culberstcn: clerks. F.. S
NlXcn and Grant S. Bond.
Stevens precinct E,bding's taller shop
inspector, H. w. Ebding; judges. j. P
Kent, d. Werthcimer: Clerks. Sam
Lowell, p. p. Pearson.
Sims precinct: Lincoln school In
spector, j. w. Armstrong; Judges A
NJ. Nicholas, Robert Thompson: clerks
Chas. Phillips, w. +. Cadman.
Whitman precinct: 55 East Main
street Inspector c. +. Richardson: !:
judges, Lee McMartncy. Clark Walters
clerks, G. w. Tiderington. L. G. Bean
Steptoa precinct: Baker school In
spector, John Kirkman; judges. Camp
bell Robinson. Theodore Wolff: clerks
a. j. York, j. c. Kirkman.
Fremont precinct: Rear of Muntin-
Sa store on Fifth street. Inspector, II.
l.. Kerrick; judges, Frank Talebere. G..
r. Grove; clerks, A. J. Mason, w. d.
Paul.
Mullan precinct: Ringhoffer resi-
dence. Inspector. j. f. Ireland: Judges.
}. G. Abbott. T. H. Bellows: clerks.
Robert Ragsdill. Fred w. Schultz.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
BURKE TO ENTER PARLIAMENT
San Francisco irishman Returns to His
Native Land.

DUBLIN, June 23-RObert J. Burke
formerly of San Francisco is soon TO
enter parliament as member of the
irish parliamentary party 1t is under
stood on good authority that he will as
slst John Redmond in the campaign
for home rule
Burke lost considerable money in the
disaster of 1906 but is still worth mill
mons. He built a castle in one Of the
constituencies Of Tiprerary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
Georgia Legislature.

ATLANTA, Ga, June 23.-Members
Of the Georgia legislature are arriving
in Atlanta today to begin their law
making duties tomorrow. Much inter-
est is manifested in the annual message
of Governor Hoke Smith, who was re-
oentIv defeated for denomination by
Joseph NJ Brown. 1t is expected that
Governor Smith will touch upon prohi-
bition, negro disfranchisement, railroad
ond cornoration regulation and other
reform measures which he had advo-
Gated since his election. 1t is stated
that Governor Smith, upon the explra-
tien of his term as governor, will re-
enter the practice Of law in this city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
Texas Negroes Are Ordered
to Move On
Oh STAND CONSEQUENCE"
AS NINE WERE lYNCHEO IN ONE
DAY THEY KNOW WHAT STAND
CONSEQUENCES" MEANS

HOUSTON, Tex. June 23.-Notices
were posted today ordering all ne
groeS to leave Sabine county immedi
ateiy or stand the consequences"
Following the lynching of nine
blacks after two white men had been
slain. by negroes, there is no doubt in
the minds of the negroes what is meant
by consequences"
One notice reads: This is going to
be white mans country"
Negroes are armed and every white
man in the county is carrying a rifle
or shot gun today while many have
revolvers as we'll
The excitement is highest about
Hamphill. near the scene Of the lynch
ing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
WILL MARRY THE GIRL.
Case of Ed. Pierce to be Settled at
the Altar.

Ed Pierce who was arrested yester-
day on the charge of seducing 14-year-
biIity end the unpleasantness of the in
cident by marrying the girl. He has
wanted to do so for some time it is said.
and yesterday this desire so carried him
away that he ran away with the girl
He was arrested but this afternoon the
girls mother visited him in Jail and
fom all indications the case will be-
amicably settled. The girl. though but
IA, is large and looks much older.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
Hocsier Municipal League.

LAPORTE, Ind, June 23.-Thls city
TODAY gave a hearty welcome to the
members Of the Municipal League OF
Indiana. who convened in eighteenth
annual session Mayors and other ofh-
cials of nearly all the important cltles
and towns of Hoosierdom, will take
part in the program, which includes
papers, addresses and dScussiohs oii
all matters connected with municlpal
Government.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
INTENSE HEAT
IN NEW YORK
CITY SWElTERiNG AND PROSTRA-
TIONS AND DEATHS Oc-
CUR.

NEW YORK. June 23.-Two deaths
and 26 prostrations by heat were re
ported today.
The whole city is sweltering at mid
night the temperature was rs. and it
was So at 10 o'clock this morning.
There is great suffering on the east
side where scores Of families are
crowded in tenements.
Hundreds of children lay fiat in the
cutters.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
URGES CHARLEYs APPOINTMENT
Washington Post Says Secretary's
Rich Brother Should be Chairman

WASHINGTON, June 90 - The
Washington Post, owned by John r
Mclean of Cincinnati, who is also
owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer, a
power in Ohio politics, today editorially
urged the appointment of Charles P
Taft, the secretary's brother as chair
man of the republican national COM
mittee.
The editorial says the battle will be
1ought principally in the middle west
and declares Charles Taft's knowledge
Of the political conditions makes him
the best fitted man for the job.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
COUNCIL, ON ADVICE OF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY,
REFUSES TO CANVASS VOTES FOR Tim" PAUL
Action In Throwing Out Votes Would Leave Oscar Cain the O,
Candidate for Office of City Attorney.-.Case to
b Taken to Courts.

Acting on the advice of John G
Hurspool, law partner of City Attor-
ney Cain, who is candidate to sue
rerd himself, the city council last night
refused 70 canvass the votes cast in
the recent primaries for Timothy A
Paul. the democratic nominee for city
attorney.
Unless the friends of Mr. Paul de-
eide t. take the matter to the courts
ana compel the city clerk to print Mr.
Pauls name on the official ballot, the
action Of the city council will have the
effect Of leaving Mr.. Cain the only
candidate for city attorney. 1t will
mean that through the arbitrary ac-
ton of the council acting on the ad-
vice II a man who has a personal in
terest in the outcome, the people of
the city Of Walla Walla will be denied
the privilege of free expression of
their choice at the polls next month.
Mayor Takes Hand.
The matter of canvassing Mr.. PauTs
vote came up when the returns from
Whitman We're being checked over In
this precinct, five democrats had voted
for Mr. Paul as the party nominee for
city attorney. no one having previ-
ously fled declaration of candidacy
for this office
As soon as the votes for Mr.. Paul
We're read off, Mayor Kellough object
ed 10 them being counted. Council,
man Tausick took the position that the
duties OF the council were purely min
sterial, and that it had no discretion
but 70 count the votes Councilman
Mexican said he didn't believe in tax.
ing snap Judgment, and wanted to
know what the law was. Mayor KeI
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
Discuss Pauperism.

ALBANY. n. Y, June 23.-Some OF
the leading experts on pauperism III
the country are present dt lhe dhiiu@i
convention of superintendent of the
Door of the state. begun today at Rich-
cola crrfngs near this city. Tubercu-
Iosis will be one of the main topics Tor
discussion
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
1EHFRAN SCENE Of AWFUL CARNAGE
800 REVOLUT|ON|S7S MOVED down

terror is spreading through all the
nrovinces. The carnage is The direct
result of an order of the shah COM
manding the troops to fire and the i'm
perial artillery TO turn its batterle
an rho crowds around the palace
Hundreds were moved down by the
,,ol,avs This was followed by free
for-all t.utchery Women and children
were not spared but were muroerec oy
the frenzied soldiers and the bodies
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
Taft Not Surprised.

NEW HAVEN, June 23.-Secretary
Taft, when shown the United Press
reports Of Sherman's illness as he was
entering the meeting of the Yale alum
nj. was deeply interested. He said:
not surprised. I sincerely hope the
danger is not as great as reported
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23

lough had City Clerk Hart read some
sections from the primary election law
but Councilman Mexican wanted some
advice from the city attorney.
City Attorney Cain doesn't want to
be put up against this question" said
the mayor, but Mr.. Mexican insisted
that it was the duty of the city attorney
20 ADVISE the council Further discus
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
It Is Hot Some.

With the mercury at SIS 1-2 at 2:45
and still going up. today promises to
be one of the hottest of the year A wind
which sprung up just after noon may
keep the thermometer from going out
the TOP of the tube The prediction for
tomorrow is warmer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
outraged and mutilated.

outraged and mutilated.
Eighteen reform leaders were brought
shot A mob attacked the soldiers and
seized the prisoners. The leaders were
literally chopped to pieces by heavy
swords. The troops were rod the
reactionary leaders, who encouraged
the slaughter.
Whole sections of the city were
looted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
Ohio OPTICIANS.

CEDAR POINT, o.. June 2S.-Mem-
ba,x Of the Ohio Optical association
gathered today in the Breakers ho'e'
for their annual session, which VIII
last three days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
1900 Mile Auto Run.

CHICAGO, June 23.-One of the
longest reliability runs ever conducted
py any motoring organization will be
commenced tomorrow by the Chica &C
Motor club. The total distance to be
covered is 1900 miles. The run will oC-
cupy four days. making an average OF
800 miles daily
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
Rushing to Cleveland.

UTICA, n. Y. June 23-Upon re.
ceiving a telegram from Cleveland this
morning saying Sherman was i'll, his
family left on the first train and are
rushing to Cleveland by the quickest
possible routes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
Arkansas Conference.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark. June %
With Bishop E. r. Hendrix presldlgh'
the Batesville district conference Oh 'he
Methodist Episcopal church. South
onened here today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23
Railway Magnate Dead.

NEW YORK. June 23-Paris cables
former president of the Rock Island
railroad and an American capitalist
Details are lacking
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23

WILL FIGHT CASE.

- Roscoe NJ. Drumheller chairman +
y OF the democratic city central !
y committee, stated this morning +
+ that the legality of the councils /
y action in refusing to canvass the !
+ votes cast for Mr.. Paul would be +
+ tested in the courts Mr. Drum !
y heller has engaged Sharpstein & !
= Sharrstein, who are looking up ::
+ authorities bearing on the case +
1t has not as yet been definitely +
+ decided whether or not an action I.
T. will be brought to compel the .;
+ council to canvass the vote and +
+ declare Mr.. Paul the regular nomi- L
+ nee, or to bring an action against T.
+ the city clerk to compel him to ac- /.
= cept a new nomination to be made I.
+ by the city central committee. l.
+ From all the legal advice that +
+ can secure, the action of the city +
+ council was wholly unwarranted T.
i. and arbitrary" said Mr.. DrumheI- j.
y Ter, "and is apparently designed to T.
+ prevent a free expression of the /.
+ voters at the polls at next months =
f. election. j.
I. TT is unheard of" +
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+ + + + + 1. + + I. /. !. + i + !. /
SULTAN ASSASSlNATED. j

= TANGIERS. June 23.-It is re- !.
Il ported that Sultan Abral Aziz has i
r been assassinated by political enc !.
= mics. The rumor is uncOnfirmed. +
+ Affairs in Morocco are so dis +
r rupted many thirk the report to +
r be true. Friends of the sultan say +
+ his enemies started the rumor for +
+ political effect. +
+ I. + + + + + !. /. + + j. + + + j. j.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23

"EHLlN, June 23-A dispatch says
'Ae massacre at Teheran. the cap
o Persia, is the bloodiest ana
% terrible in the history of tnat
'Fy Tonight the city is literally
'ed whit blood and a reign OF
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-23

BERLIN. June "a dispatch states
"' the shah's troops massacred 500
latonists. sustaining small loss to
s own ranks.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-11
PLANNING FOR
PERCY HUNTER
The transportation Committee
Was in Conference
Yesterday.

At the meeting of the Territorial
Transportation Committee at the Uni
versity Club yesterday afternoon. the
following directors were present: E. A.
Mott-Smith, L. A Thurston. r. H.
Trent. J. 2. Cooke and A. H. Ford. The
honorary chairman, Governor W. F.
Frear, was the only absentee, he being
on the Island Of Hawaii
The object of the meeting was 10 de-
eide on plans for the entertainment of
Percy Hunter, the Australian delegate
who is expected on the Korea Monday,
and 10 take up the report and recon-
mendations Of the secretary.
For the entertainment of the distin-
guished guest, surfing parties, an ORR
entail banquet, automobile excursions. a
und-the-island trip and the Pearl
HarbOr visit were among the plans out
lined. r. II. Trent gives Mr.. Hunter
and the members of the Transportation
and Promotion committees dinner at
the Commercial Club Tuesday night,
and it Is likely that the visitor viii
he asked 70 address the commercial
fbOdies of Honolulu. Rooms at the Sea
y side Hotel overlooking the surf are be-
ling prepared for Mr.. Hunter, and he
will be an honorary guest of the Out
rigger Club.
Mr.. Hunter and the Transportation
Committee. it is expected, viii draw
up plans for joint Australasian-H Hawai-
ian promotion work IN America. said
plans to be reported to the legislatures
of the Australasian States and Hawaii
for approval and the appropriations
necessary.
The transportation Committee seem
ed in favor of carrying through the
plan of establishing joint promotion
and tourist bureaus in New York and
American cities jointly with Australia
STA, either as a government enterprise
or in some other way.
The plan of a Government Tourist
Bureau for taking care of the tourist
after his arrival in Hawaii and seeing
TO his continued entertainment was adj
voeated. and Mr.. Cooke spoke highly
of the example New Zealand has set
Hawaii in this direction. The work Of
the Promotion Committee in advertis-
ing Hawaii and bringing tourists to the
Islands was warmly commended, and
the work of the proposed Government
Tourist Bureau would be in the direc-
tion of supporting that excellent insti-
tuition.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-11
THE BYSTANDER
CONTINUED from PAGE Four,

judge from the heat displayed rejoinders pub
geography Hawaii published
a musth vulnerable
prime purpose school textbook would think would be
medium instruction accuracy
quality author Therefore that aid that
by
apparently
They win allow suggestion Of an And they proceed
their author and his work not BY showing that there
errors by heapng vtupeaion ggate
Bishops
bundere Johnsonesq stu it is vuOn and not logic
entirely place discovery truth instead
Heneing opponent object
point attack made by Dr. Bishop, think has been
amply by Alexander.
Bishop
begging question be entertaining Wherein the
P PRAISES ss's ssPoa he an % aa5 wherein As M
For nv own part after reading both and the onghts on the
reviewer help contrasting spirit fairness say
the spirit aerimony and the inability
opponent position fairly
What more kindly say rer Introduction
bmishes conscientious, called
language exThe showing
equipment geological
biographical and historical sides of the work. the reviewer bu the book
manuscript proof
matter of style and other
phases of the subject There is certainly nothing eapous hyperercal
provided the possibility Improvement in forms
err of style accuracy of be shown
they clearly admitted
Justices
pointed they appointed
by
might also
1874 by a deal than that
reviewer except
they tended obscure the Certainly there nothing
hypereeal this The pail the dictionaries
geography very proper
meaning ought be made clear either BY definition which
The use the word gn which it used in Hawaii
church. viii probably
other dictionary and that in Hawaii becoming less
probably clearly
white population of the Ian the majority of those who have here
in the last ten years And though the corporate name of the church in
welequpped foreign church centrally located etc. which
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-11
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Pvthian Sisters viii give a grab so
eial in Pvthian Hall, Monday evening
October 10.
Kerr's viii open, ex Korea, big ship
ments in every department Of their
large store.
Several wire doors and window
screens arc offered at private sale. See
classified ads.
Whitney < Marsh are making a dis
PLAY of new fall waists, mostly "A
strictly tailored effects.
The japanese Bazaar on Fort street,
near the convent. has Just received q
large shipment Of bamboo suit eases.
Wines and liquors at the Royal An
mex. Nuuanu avenue and Merchant,
Sunday. Lunch 25e-, dinner so; beer
Toe. a glass.
Great bargains in boys wash suits,
ladies' AVID gents umbrellas, real linen
Iaees and fancy fannelettes this week
az a Blom =
\ Young man of seventeen, with ref
erenees. NAV obtain position as cashier
in a restaurant by reading the elassi-
fed ads today.
II i the earbonie acid gas in soda
water that gives II snap and makes II
different from and better than tap
wafer. Consolidated Soda Works has
the best
Some very handsome dress goods and
suitiugs have Just arrived for the y.
:. Sachs Dry Goods Co, and VIII he on
display this week. See the new India
Linon waists.
New embroideries. with insertions,
houneinEs and all-overs TO match, al
Whitney & Marsh's.
Ehlers announce their first showing
of fall millinery for Wednesday. De
tober -. Their sale of rugs, Portieres-
etc. begins tomorrow and continues
throughout the week.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-11
REPUBLICANS
fConfinued on Page 81
Kaea Reformed.

About seventy voters attended the
Republican rally at Pearl City last
night. an attendance gratifying to the
party men, considering the night
Nearly all the candidates spoke, inelud-
ing George Kaea, Kaea acknowledged
that his gambling record eolld not be
taken as recommendation for himself
as a possible Representative, out stated
that be had turned over a new leaf and
was now engaged in legitimate bust
ness for which he paid the government
5000 a wear for a license.
All the speakers were well received
and are satisfied. They viii be back
in town this morning.