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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
WHAT Is A PIGEON?
Courts to Decide Whether It Is a Fowl
or Bird.

BOSTON. Aug. lis a pigeon a fowl
or bird This is a question which the
superior court will be called upon to
decide at a future session. Fanciers
all over the country have become in
terested and it is likely that much ex-
pert testimony will be required to set
tie the problem.
The controversy grows out Of a suit
brought by John and w. G. Erwin, Of
EastOn, against F. Sherwood Keith, a
neighbor, who is a pigeon fancier. 1t
was alleged by the Erwins that Ger
tain fowls owned by Keith did great
damage to their property. A verdict in
favor of the plaintiffs was given. Now
Keith has taken the matter to the su
perior court basing his appeal on the
technical ground that pigeon is not
fowl" as set forth in the COM
plant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07

Must Stop

The speed ordinance for autos is
meant to be observed and hereafter 1t
will be observed, said Chief of Police
Mike Davis last night. 'The drivers
in the city have been getting careless
during the past few months and there
have been many accidents narrowly
averted. This must stop and we are
going to see that it does stop. We VIII
watch the matter closely and when u
man is caught violating the law he
will be taken up They have had fail
warning and we mean business"
The speed ordinance prohibits auto
mobiles from travelling more than II
miles an hour on the streets of the
city, or more than four miles at cross
ings. This has been regularly disre-
garded by autoists, says the chief.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07

the declaration of independence ana
the laws of the United States Of Amer
lea. Here every man who wants 70
work is entitled to do SO, and to come
and go from his employment without
molestation and the United States OF
America exists for the purpose of Sc
curing him in this right.
"All the officers Of the government
including the judges of the United
States courts are by their official oaths
pledged to guarantee liberty in this
form.
"The specific acts of the defendants
alleged in the affidavits are not con-
troverted except by general statements
which do not amount to specific de-
mails.
s.It is fact that the local authori-
ties have failed to protect the mer
who want to work on the city water
front and there is cause for the in
junction asked for. Therefore the in
junction will be granted as prayed fer
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
Bio Catholic Convention.

BOSTON, Aug. 7.-Following the
of the Knights of Pythias
this week. the hub will entertain an
other great national gathering next
of Catholic societies viii assemble in
annual session. Delegates and officials
are already arriving and the prospects
are good for big attendance. The first
session will be held Sunday morning
when pontificial high mass Will be eel
ebrated and Archbishop O'Connel will
preach. The principal address will be
delivered by Dr. Thomas Dwight, ol
Harvard on Church and Science"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
ENGLISH FIND A TRUST.
Claim Americans Have Almost Cor.
nered the Biggest Meat Market.

LONDON, Aug. THE agents OF
the British department. Of agriculture
in a report made public today an
nounced that they have unearthed a
plan by which the American meat trust
almost succeeded in cornering the
Smithfield market, the largest of its
kind in the world. The report says that
meat is at present within a cent of
the price charged during the recent
famine and declares it will not be any
cheaper until some means Of dealing
effectively with the trust is found. The
report suggests that the market be
open to Canadian and South American
cattle as a retaliatory measure.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07

Winnipeg, Man, Aug. THE strike
situation became serious here this af-
ternoon when Is shop toremen walked
out, refusing to work with the Japan
ese strikebreakers. 1t is reported that
the telegraphers employed by the COM
pany will also strike. Grain dealers
are expressing the greatest anxiety
regarding the movement of the crops.
1t is believed here that the strike OF
the Canadian Pacific machinists will
be a long one. Three hundred Jap
anese workmen in the Pacific coast
service of the road are distributed
along the line. 1t is reported that
others will follow. Officials are pro-
viding quarters for strikebreakers, and
are making preparations for a long
struggle.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
Blind Man Files for
State Representative

memory, which grasps matter at first
reading so fully that he can give
almost verbatim account of what
he has heard. He is well posted on
current topics and we'll educated
Deprived OF his sight he has made
his living by working at his trade as
a piano tuner, which work he has az
ways done well, despite his affliction.
Thorough and careful, he is one of the
most respected men of the city. His
ambition is to aid those afflicted as he
is and better to do this he seeks the
legislative Office.
Two other democrats filed their dec
iarations yesterday afternoon. Francis
NJ Lowden will run for commissioner
from the third district and Richard NJ.
Tomkins for representative from tn.
thirteenth legislative district.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
Roosevelt Takes Blame

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Lieutenan-
General Henry Corbin, retired, makes
public an unpublished dispatch rom
President Roosevelt ordering the dis
m!ssal of the colored troops at Browns
vile, showing that the order came
direct from the president 1t leaves
no doubt that the president takes ti>e
whole responsibility, evidently for the
purpose of saving Taft, then war sec
retary, from criticism, and the antag-
Cn1sm of the negroes.
Corbin said no man, black or white,
in fairness, can place the responsible
ity OH Taft. AS loyal subordinate Of
the president he did his duty regard
less of any view OF his own. The ORR
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07

SEATTLE. Aug. 7.-Declaring with
emphasis. that every man has con-
stitutional right to work without inter-
ference; that action Of union in de-
caring man or business to be "un-
fair" constitutes in itself proof Oh
conspiracy in restraint of trade, ana
that the unrestrained course of union
ism in England has placed 100000 per-
sons in the almshouse, Judge Z. II.
Hanford Of the federal court, yeSter-
day issued a temporary injunction
against the longshoremen's unions re-
straining them from interfering in any
way with the loading of the vessels op-
Grated from this port or with the busl-
ness of the local steamship companies.
The order affects not only the local
union but the Puget Sound council
and the men of the Pacific Coast Or
ganization as well. The ruling of the
court was heard by representatives OF
the Shipowners' association and the
longshoremen's union on opposite sides
Of the room
When the case was called at lo
o'clock. W. H Gorham, attorney for
the steamship companies, read the ap-
pication for a temporary injunction
and then submitted affidavits from
members of the executive committee OF
the association and from strike
breakers who had been assaulted,
claiming that the union men had IN
every possible way interfered with the
employment of strike breakers, the
aiding of the ships and through delays
mad caused losses to the companies
and great inconvenience and damage
10 firms in other ports, especially in
Alaska.
The attidavits also told how Mayor
-hll!eE ana Cnlo1 Oh EOiSC IL
Ns Ward had been appealed to and
'"d refused TO take any special steps
AFFORD protection to the strike
"Aers or the property of the asso-
0'a'on, in spite of the fact that at the
e assaults were taking place day
'u night on the water front
y A Riddle. who represented the
eIs followed with affidavits from
NAyor Miller. Chief Ward and many
he union officials and men denying
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
Federal Judge Enjoins
Strikers at Seattle

that there had been need of speclai
protection along the waterfront. Chief
Ward said that the front was even
more quiet at present than usual and
that fewer arrests were made there
than in ordinary times heretofore. OFF,
cials of the union said that they had
frequently ordered the men not to use
any such measures as were charged
in the affidavits of the owners ana
that none of the union men had taken
such means in the fight.
Judge Hanford, in granting the IN
junction, said in part:
LAS to the jurisdiction Of this court
the fourth section of the Sherman anu
trust act in general terms without re-
strictions. invests in the circuit courts
the mower to grant injunctions to re-
ctrain all combinations in restraint OF
interstate commerce.
suitors who have no adequate remedy
Of law are entitled to invoke that jurls-
diction."
Here the court referred to the SUIT
brought bv the Pacific Coast Lumber
Manufacturers association against
+ba trapScOntjnental roads.
Continuing. Judge Hanford said:
"As to the merits Of the case, the
afidavits show that actual violence In
a number of instances has been COM
,,,i+tad Who committed these acts is
ost;on which is answered naturally
nv the showing that the labor unions
threatened them. and therefore should
no held responsible for having commit
tod them or instigated them
|. ..-rbe facts are to be judged by what
we all know in respect TO the usua'
.o,rSe when a strike is ordered by a
labor union They do not only require
their members to cease work. but theS
raouira work, not only in this country
but in England where labor unlonism
- oxists here originated. Their des-
not;sm has been carried to the extent
of nsralyzing the industries OF the EN-
nire and impoverishing the WORKING
classes.
at .ba present time there are 200,
600 persons in the almshouses OF Lon
don The system is Incompatible WITH
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
Gunboat to Honduras

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Diplomats
here are of the opinion that the course
left for the United States is to send
a gunboat with several companies of
marines to Honduras to demonstrate
with President Davilia, who yesterday
refused to show courtesy to the United
States by returning to United States
Minister Drew" Linard his axeQuatur.
Instead of reopening Linard's case Da-
villa refused to consider the matter,
dismissing it as impossible. Secretary
Root will go to oyster Bay to consult
President Roosevelt. The axequatur
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
County Commissioners Grant Ap-
preparation Requested to Enable
County to prepare Display

That Walla Walla county will have
a first class exhibit at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition was assured
this afternoon when the county COM
missioners granted the appropriation
Which was asked by the Walla Walla
County Development league. In max
ing the grant the commissioners stated
that they had been in sympathy with
the movement all the time. but had
deferred action until the sentiment of
the taxpayers could be definitely de-
termined.
The members of the Walla Walla
County Development league appeared
before the county commissioners this
afternoon and President F. w. Kaser,
on behalf of the league, renewed the
request for the donation for the ex-
hibit, which he asked for and stated
it would not exceed 100000 Secretary
Moore then read the resolutions which
the league asked the commissioners to
adopt. The resolutions follow:
Whereas: 1t is the sense of the
board Of county commissioners OF
Walla Walla county, state of Wash
ington, in regular session on the sew
enth day of August, 1908, that Walla
Walla county should make a credit
able exhibit at the A-Y-P exposition
to be held in the city of Seattle during
the year 1909. in conformity with the
prayer of the Walla Walla County De-
velopment league and the petitions OF
numerous taxpayers of Walla Walla
county; therefore be it
Resolved by this board that a sum
sufficient for said exhibit be appro-
priated out Of the general fund of this
county, said sum in no event to exceed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
Hu&hes Worries
His Party Bosses
Republican Leaders in New York
Between the Devil and Deep,
A Blue Sea

can't win with Hughes and can't win
without him. There are many thousands
of voters ready and eager to put the
knife into Mr.. Hughes, if he runs
again, and many thousands ready and
eager to put the knife into any other
man named to run in his stead. This
would not be so bad if there was fair
offset-if those who are against
Hughes would contribute enough
votes to elect some one else, or if tn >se
who are for Hughes would promise the
support necessary to pull him through.
Rut there is no such offset-at least
none of adequate or reassuring proper
tions
1t is clear that Governor Hughes has
won the admiration and approval OF
large majority of the best men and
women of the state without regard to
their party affiliations. His snubbing of
the machine politicians, his race track
and other reforms, his going ahead
with what he believes to be right
without asking the permission OF this
or that leader. have put him in class
ALI bv himself. To most of the people
he appears as a moral hero, as one. man
of ten millions.
Mr. Roosevelt is a reformer, too, ou'
he has ALWAYS managed to work with
and through his party, coaxing II u
driving it. and taking from it what ne
could get even if he could not get al
he wanted. Hughes is of another stamp
He defies the whole tribe of politicians
those of his own party as well as VI
| the other party.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07

one-haif mill of the assessed valua-
tion of the said county on the 1906 tax
roll, said money to be expended under
the supervision Of the board of county
commissioners upon recommendation
of committee nominated by the WAL
la Walla Development league and ap-
pointed by this board for the said pur-
pose"
This resolution was unanimously
passed by the commissioners and lit
tie or no discussion ensued upon its
passage. The wording of the resolu-
tion was at first mot to exceed O.000''
but this was changed to read mot
more that a half MILL" the commits
sioners explaining that their privilege
was a half mill levy and not any set
sum. The sum granted will amount
to $1O,515.15.
In accordance with the provisions Of
the resolutions, President Kaser of the
development league nominated William
A. Ritz Of Wala Walla; Charles
O'Neill, of Prescott. and w. B. Schaf-
fer. of Waitsburg, to have charge of
the expenditure of the money. These
men WILL together with the county
commissioners, hire director of the
exhibit, a man skilled in the prepara-
ton of fruits, grains, ETC., for this
purpose The committee itself agreed
to serve without pay
The action of the commissioners met
with the hearty approval of the league
and of the few taxpayers who gathered
to hear and take part in the discus
sion. The commissioners were heartily
in accord with the league, however
and there was no friction at the meet
inc
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STRIKE AT FERNlE.

+ FERNIE, Aug. 7.-Carpenters +
+ here threaten 20 strike for higher +
+ wages. The town, which is being +
j rebuilt with temporary ShackS, -
1. will suffer great disadvantage if +
= the men go out The two small +
+ LOy cases are isolated and all =
+ fears Of an epidemic have passed. =
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1Walter Wellman to Chicasa ,.ecord-
Herald)
NEW YORK, Aug. Sit is u pretty
pickle the republican leaders his
stata find themselves in If they nom
mate Mr.. Hughes for another tom,
they fear the loss of the state so lar
nc the sovernorship is concerned, and
if they don't renominate him. they will
nrettv certainly suffer a crushing de-
feat. This is standing between the
devil and the deep blue sea for fair.
What effect this peculiar situation
is likely to have upon the presidential
vote of New York remains to be seen.
But it is easy to see that the men who
are Interested in the republican ma
tonal ticket do not much relish their
task Of trying to steer through the mar
row and difficult strait whose defile is
menaced by the Hughes Scylla on one
side and the Hughes Charybdis on the
other.
Will be Knitted Either Way.
At this time the probabilities are
the republican machine will be forced
against its will to nominate the gov
ernor and take the risk of losing the
state and of having the national ticket
ieopardized. If it does this it VIII
do it against the wishes of President
Roosevelt and most of the organization
men in the state and will do it with
rrv face and simply as choice OF
evils
A few words will suffice to explain
why the republicans are afraid they
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
Strike Becoming
a Serious Affair

closed doors. Local japanese en-
ployment firms are engaging Japanese
laborers for the prairie sections. They
will probably take the place OF skilled
mechanics.
At Kenora last night the throttle of
an engine was thrown open in the en-
gineers absence and the engine went
through a turntable and was wrecked.
Reports from Winnipeg say that 500
cago. The strikers say the whole sys-
tenn will be disabled by Saturday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07

Bryan today. He was a delegate to the
Independence league convention and
with Sheppard, of Kansas, was elected
from the convention because he want
ed the convention to endorse Bryan.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07

sinai order was issued by Acting Sec
"eIary Oliver while Taft was In the
west on a tour of inspection.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07

was withdrawn because of Linards
efforts for compromise between the
government troops and the insurgents.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
GIBSON VISITS BRYAN,
Man Who Supported Nebraskan In In
dependence Convention Confers
With Him.

LINCOLN, Aug. IN. E. Gibson, a
former congressman from Ohio, but
now living in Portland. conferred with
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
WILL MEET LABOR LEADERS.
One of the Objects Of Bryan's TriE
to Chicago.

LINCOLN, Aug. apparently the
real reason for Bryan's proposed trip
to Chicago, August %, is to hold
conference with prominent labor lead
ers of the country who will be in Chi
cago, This information is given by
close friends of Bryan. The confer
ence will be a significant event of the
campaign.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
Tie-Up by Saturday.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 7.-There
are no new developments mere To-Day
The strikers held a meeting behind
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
GOMPERS MAY SPEAK At
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
Chairman Mack and Candidate Bryan
Confer Over Long Distance.

Confer Over Long Distance.
CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Following a
conference with Bryan over the phone
Chairman Mack said today that he
was arranging plans for the Labor Day
celebration. He said probably that
Gompers would speak from the pat
form.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
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CARDINAL GIBBONS WELL 4

ROME, Aug. 7.-Cardinal Glib I
+ bons is entirely recovered from :,
+ his attack of intestinal trouble, 4
+ and is receiving guests and con- I
+ gratulations today. {
n. n. I. n. n
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20

pleasures Of wealth, though, are false
and mistaken ones.
"When | was making my living oy
the composition of blood and thunder
tales for boys-and / could turn out my
5000 words a day knew pale, bent
ink-stained old chap who wrote love
stories.
"His stories did not pay he was
very poor; but an aunt died and sud
denly the old fellow found himself
millionaire.
"He saw me one afternoon on Broad
way. He stopped his red ear and we
chatted about old times.
80 And is it pleasant 10 be riehf'
asked
- Eyes. it is, he answered, as he
lighted a big, black cigar and handed
me another. 'And do you know what
IS the pleasantest thing about itf Hou
have an opportunity to make reaL
/ friends. friends who can understand
YOU. You get at last 20 know people
/ capabIe Of esteeming Won for vour own
( draIities alone. You find. SIR. that yoG
are at last appreciated.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20

cannibalism that once prevailed among
the South Sea Islanders suggested
cannibal story to him, and he SAID;
GA man once went to the circus.
Near the main entrance to the circus
there was a side show, and vast ana
brilliant oil painting portrayed IN all
its horrors a cannibal feast-corPseS
cooking over fires. nude natives squat
ted in a circle holding to their mouths
grilled forearms, hands and such Ike
delicacies. A genuine cannibal' the
poster said. was to be seen within
''Paying a dime, the man entered.
The eannibal. very lightly clad, sat
with crossed legs on divan. languIdly
towing with a spear. His teeth were
filed.
1.-THE visitor was a man of markedly
religious temperament. and he gazed al
| the cannibal with horror.
| {" is this really cannibal? he ask
ed the Snowman.
q You bet he is. the Snowman ans
wered. 'Do YOU know how he was
captured? That great living curiosity
was captured. sir, in the act of boiling
an aged Baptist minister over slo"
FIRE
q Then convert him. the visitor
cried. 'Oh. my friend. why don t yor
convert HING
| /" The Snowman made a gesture Of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20

high praise he received when, as quite
a Young man, he passed his bar examl-
nation. :,
One of the examiners was an old
iudce whom Littlefield held in great
esteem and not little awe. One OF
the questions asked involved an in,
tricate point of law upon which the
Judge had once written treaties and
which Young Littlefeld had learned al
most by heart. When he came 70
answer the question he quoted, as
nearly as he could remember, the
Judge S exact words. =, -
Never blush o erspread the brow
Of the future statesman when the old
Judge called him up before the class
of candidates. Young man. ne
said. II want publicly to congratulate
Won npon the way in which you have
answered this question. I am amazed sc
that so Young man should have SC
nrofonnd a knowledge of the law.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20
THE LATEST ABOUT TAFT.

tsHeard the latest about Taft?' IN
ouired a campaign manager.
.eNo. What is it?'' the reporters
asked, at is copy for all of you,
whether your papers are republican
democratic or prohibitionist. A true
and harmless story that will neither
make nor unmake votes.
ssMr. Taft, said the campaign
manager. after pausing to laugh, was
ont taking a brisk constitutional one
dav. and in sharply negotiating cor
ner he ran square into peddler, up
setting the man s tray Of shoestrings
and collar buttons.
1.-The pedder. as he stopped to PICK
no his wares, grumbled to himself:
- And they want to say these mere
dirieible balloons is perfected. -
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THE CANNTBAL.

James H. Birch has organized IN
New York a new club, the Cireum-
navigators. No one who has not made
a complete circuit of the world IS eligI-
BILE for membership.
Mr.. Birch, great traveller, was talk
ing about travel in Burlington. The
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20
WHEN YOU GET RICH.

Upton Sinclair. the novelist. was talk
ing about wealth at Lake Placid.
at is pleasant to be rich, he SAID
.sNobodv can deny that. Many Of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20

disgust ~
Won think the public would pay a dime
= head to see a Christian? y