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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
CHANCELLOR DAY
ON THE CARPET
FORMAL CHARGES FILED AGAINST
UNIVERSITY MAN WHO CRI-
T,cIsED ROOSEVELT.

NEW YORK, March Formal
charges filed against Chancellor
James r. Day of Syracuse university
by Rev. Geo. A. Cooke of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church at Brandon, VT,
have been filed before Presiding Elder
z. NJ Waters of Yonkers of the New
York district of the New York Con-
ference.
Day is charged with violating a
church rule which prohibits speaking
evil of magistrates. Under this
ecclesiastical law a committee will be
summoned of not less than five MIN
listers to hold a hearing at which the
accused and accuser will both appear.
The result of the hearing will be re-
ported to the New York conference on
April 1.
Chancellor Days attacks upon Pres
ident Roosevelt are almost as motor
ious as his defense of the Standard
Oil magnates. Day regards the
charges in the light Of joke but he
will nevertheless make an energetic
defense before the committe.
Th chancellor's most widely quoted
declaration against Roosevelt occur
red in an interview on May 8, 1906
when he said:
Anarchy of the sort practiced by
President Roosevelt is the most can
gerous kind of anarchy.
"Anarchism in the White House Is
the moot perilous anarchi-m thar mas
ever threatened our couI try.
'It means anarchy if judges are sci
aside and their verd'cts he'd 10 to
criticism by the presid mt"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
MUCH INTEREST
IN MILLS LECTURE
FORESTRY BUREAU EXPERT
WILL AROUSE ENTHUSIASM
IN PARK MATTERS.

The general interest aroused in the
parks by the present button campaign
which the Women's clubs have of
bringing Enos A. Mills of the forestry
bureau to the city soon.
He is one of the most noted speakers
doubt, meet with hearty welcome
from the nature lovers of the city. He
is endorsed by the state organizat ton
of Women's clubs. He comes here at
the invitation of the Woman's Read
ing club. The Art club and the Sun
shine club.
The Commercial club has given it's
endorsement to the movement and the
park commission is cooperating to
bring the subject before the people.
The lecture is free and it is hoped
that many will hear him.
Mr.. Mills is much in demand as a
lecturer and is able TO accept but about
one in forty of the invitations he re-
|ceives.
An editorial in the Denver Repub-
|lican of Jan. 81, 1906, says:
1.-THE third speaker of the evening is
one who has lived amid the forests OF
the mountains as few men have; loved
and communed with them in their
deepest solitude as only a poet or a
Thorean could do. Without rhetoric
or bombastic oratory, Enos A. Mills
can tell the story of the forest and for
lest life in a language so simple and
poetic as to charm any listener and
inspire q deeper sense of what the
forest is. and does to enhance the hap
piness of man."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
NEGATIVE SIDE WINS
Interesting Debate at Park Street
Church Last Night.

A negative decision was rendered by
the judges 1T the debate in the Park
street Baptist church last night. The
subject of debate was Resolved: That
the United States should have uni
versal immigration law" The judges
who rendered the decision were: o.
P. Jaycox, Byron Gallagher and Mrs.
r. Reeve. The affirmative de'baters
were Mrs. J. C. LyneldyETAOINRDL
were Mrs. J. C. Lyndley, William CAL
houn and d. c. Foster. The negative
was taken by D. c. Graham, Mrs. c.
L. Rant and E. S. Clark. Musical sell
ections enlivened the evening and after
the debate refreshments were served.
About 80 people were in attendance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
MAKE R|pAR|A
DIVISION POINT
DREARY TOWN ON SNAKE RIVER
MAY BECOME RAILROAD
CENTER.

RIPARIA, March There is con-
siderable comment and speculation
here indulged in by trainmen and en-
ployes of the o. r. & N. company
over the late rumor that Riparla Is
soon to be made a division point It
has been known for a long time that
the change would come, in which event
the company shops and equipment
would all be transferred to this point.
While no official information is obtain
able at this time the general under
standing has become so pronounced
that employees of the road living at
Starbuck, Wash, the present division
headquarters are preparing themselves
in anticipation Of such an order. The
company owns about eighty acres of
choice land on the fiat along the north
bank of the Snake river and has am
pie room for shops, yards and track
age
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
OF
FIRE VICTIMS
Service ! ;E'0ver C0|fnWoQd
Dead Held This Morning
many FUNERALS TOMORROW
OFFICIAL REPORT SHOWS 1s7
CHILDREN MET DEATH IN
SCHOOL FIRE.

CLEVELAND. March I'm the
presence of a row of siteen collins
containing that many victims of the
Collinwood school disaster, mass was
said this morning at st. Mary's church.
Similar service was said at ST ;Jo-
seph's and severai more funerals will
be held tomorrow and Monday.
The official report shows that l67
were killed and that 22 bodies are
still unidentified
No trace OF the remains of five chill
dren can be found and it was supposed
the bodies were entirely consumed by
fire.
The body. supposed to be that Of
Katherine Weller, teacher, has been
discovered to be that of John Krajn-
yak, who disappeared at the time or
the fire.
1t is believed he was killed while
trying to eect a rescue of children
Miss Weller has not been found and
IT is supposed she is dead also.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
REV. MATTHEWS
TO SPEAK HERE
ICE-CHASlNG DIVINE OF SEAT.
TIE WILL ATTEND BROTHER
HOOD BANQUET MARCH "a,

Rev. Mark Mathews, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Seattle,
popularity described as one of the most
beloved yet most hated minister on
the coast is to be the speaker of the
evening at a banquet to be given by
the Presbyterian Brotherhood at the
Y. M. c. A. building on the evening OF
March "a
Rev Mathews, by his determined
|crusade against vice in Seattle has be-
come one of the most widely known
ministers in the west. He is the pas
tor of the Presbyterian church of Sc
Iattle, which enjoys the distinction of
being second only to the largest Pres
byterian church in the United States
in point of seating capacity. The fact
that Rev. Mathews - to be the prin-
cipal speaker at the Brotherhood BAN
|quet is arousing considerable interest
iE the coming event.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
REPAIRS ARE ORDERED MADE
ON PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Board Takes Prompt Measures to Remedy
Defects Disclosed by Investigation.
Fire Escapes for Lincoln.

In every other school, doors opening
the wrong way will be rehung as far
as possible and the safety of the chill
dren will be secured
Fire Escape for Lincoln.
Fire escapes have already been or
dered for the Lincoln school. that be-
ing a three-story building. Other
schools are only two stories and the
board believes will not need fire es-
capes. The board is alive to the situa-
tion and will take every means in
their power to prevent any trouble
from fire in this city.
Il am glad the Statesman took the
matter up" said one of the most in
fiuential members of the school board
this morning. We will make the build
ings safer as fast as it is possible and
it will be but short time until the
needed improvements are made"
Few Fire Drills.
In the matter Of fire drills, state
ment was made this morning, that
there has not been a fire drill in the
schools all winter. Last fall there were
a few held but they were few and none
have been held lately. In the high
school there has not been one drill dur
iny the entire school yaar
This according to members of the
board is to be remejied at once and
proper intervals in the future
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
FARMERS OPPOSE
JAPANESE COLONIZATION.

NORTH YAKIMA, March Local
land owners and groups of japanese
are signing contracts under which the
Japanese undertake to cultivate land
part acreage formerly in hops or ex-
hausted potato land. Already half a
and more are to follow Considerable
hostility is expressed to the plan by
the japanese will operate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
Y. N. c. A. WORKER
ARRIVES IN CITY
DAVID PORTER WILL DELIVER
SEVERAL ADDRESSES ON Y.
M. C. A. WORK.

David r. Porter of New York, sec
retary of the boys department of the
international committee of the Y. M. G..
A, arrived in the city this afternoon
and will hold several meetings during
his stay in the city. He leaves to-
morrow night.
Secretary Porter is a man who ap-
peals to boys. AS college student he
was great athlete. AS football play
er his glory still lives in the New
England college where he graduated.
From that school he won by competi-
tive examination, one of the first
Rhodes scholarships. At OxforI he
was distinguished as an athlete and
student. He did wonders with English
scholarships and won many honors
from the British students. After grad
uation he decided to give his life to
association work and the internationai
committee secured him as it's boys sec
retary.
A brilliant thinker and an entertain
ing talker, he never fails to interest
boys as well as to instruct them. He
understands boys and it was on ac-
count of his peculiar adaptation for
the work that he was chosen and the
youth OF this city should not fail to
hear him. He will speak to boys to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock.
In the morning at 9:45, Mr.. Porter
will address a meeting of the Whitman
college Y. NJ. c. A. in association hall
On the campus. In the afternoon a
meeting for men will be held at $3.50
O'Clock in the auditorium in the assoc
citation building down town and to
this meeting every man in the city
is earnestly requested to be present
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07

LYNDON, March War between
China and Japan hinges upon the ac-
uon' of the Japanese cabinet at It's
next session.
This is the belief of those best m
1ormei in English official circles.
The situation over the steamer Sastu
Aaru has grown more delicate and any
overt act on the part either nation
night cause trouble. If Japan issues
an ultimatum it is believed China VIII
yield and release the steamer.
British officials in the far east de-
clare that Japan is determined to force
war and is preparing for it. II the
Sastu Maru incident is not enough tnen
Japan will take advantage of the next
pretext that is afforded.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
N0NUN|ON MEN
TO ORGANIZE
STEPS FOR LAUNCHING AMERI-
CAN LEAGUE OF INDEPEN-
DENT WoRkMEN TAKEN

Preliminary steps for the organiza-
ton of the American League of Inde-
pendent Workmen, strict nonunion
labor organization, were taken at a
meeting of skilled workmen held at
the paint store of T. T. Torkelson at
112 East Alder street last night. The
meeting was largely attended and
plans were laid for effecting a per-
manent organization at meeting to
be held in the near future.
The temporary organization has a
membership of between 40 and so but
the organizers expect membership of
at least 200 when the league is per-
manently organized.
Similar leagues have been organized
in several cities of the northwest
within the past two years. The Spo-
kane league has a membership of be-
tween 500 and 900. a league recently
organized at Yakima has member
ship of 100 and another at Pendleton
has between SO and 60 members
The membership of the new league,
according to the promoters, is open
to all nonunion craftsmen.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07

TOXIC. March 7-Surrender the
ranorese steamer Sastu Maru Of Jap
an will declare war. This is the only
inference that can be drawn from the
formulated at meeuns VI
,be Japanese cabinet today ana sent
to Pekin.
The demand practically amounts 10
~ u,timatum. 1t asks for the surrender
of the Sastu Maru, an indemnity ana
an apology. :.
The japanese government asserts II
lin not tolerate a delay nor counter
os,t;on and that the Mikado VIII
90. Immediately unless China at once
ossants to their demands. other"ise
t,era is no alternative but war.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
HEARST WINS A POINT
Supreme Court Orders Recount of Vote
In New York Election.

NEW YORK, March THE appe-
late court yesterday handed down a
decision granting the attorney general
the right to open the ballet boxes for
a recount. This is the result of a suit
started by w. r. Hearst against May
or Mcclellan as the climax of the may
ROYALTY campaign in 1905. Hearst has
also claimed that this election was con-
Quoted in a fraudulent manner.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
TO VOTE
ON STRIKE ORDERS
|DISAFFEcTED EMPLOYEES STIR UP
TROUBLE IN WASHINGTON
PRINTING CO.

Notices were posted in every printing
shop in the city today by Walla Wal
| la Typographical Union No. 38S, call
ing for a special meeting of the union
at Labor Temple tomorrow afternoon
at 2:3O for the purpose of voting on a
strike among the employees of the
Washington Printing & Book Manu-
featuring company.
Dissension between the Washington
Printing company and the Typographi-
cal union has been precipitated by the
management of the printing company
organizing the mechanical force into
one department instead of three as has
been in vogue heretofore. Under for
mer conditions there were three chapels
and three foremen. The management
of the printing company found that
this was not a satisfactory arrange
ment and placed the mechanical de-
partment in charge of one foreman, a
union man.
This action was resented by certain
employees of the Washington Printing
company and the fight has been taken
into the local union and at tomorrow's
meeting the members of the union
will vote whether or not a strike is
to be called against the printing COM
pany. The majority of employees Of tie
Washington Printing company are
perfectly satisfied with their positions
under the new arrangement and prefer
to work under the general manage
ment of a union foreman
The company has no desire or In
tention to run a nonunion shop but
feels that it should have the rights
and privileges allowed them under the
bylaws of the International union.
The Washington Printing company
is the largest concern in Eastern
Washington outside of Spokane and
gives regular employment to Is union
printers aside from pressmen and en-
ployes in the bookbinding department,
Outside of the Washington Printing
company's plant there are but five
regular situations in the city. At all
times the Washington Printing COM
pany has paid wages way above the
scale adopted by the Walla Walla
Typographical union, linotype operat-
ors drawing from $3.50 to IS per day:
foreman and assistant foremen receiv-
ing $24 to $50 per week and foormen
from SIS to $24 per week. There IS
no dispute between affected members
of the union and the Washington
Printing company over wages, the
sole cause being over the question of
the Washington Printing company as
suming the right to place the shop In
charge of one foreman who is a union
man and member of the local union.
The Washington Printing company
mas the contract for doing the me-
chanical work for both the Evening
Statesman and the Morning Union
Neither of the newspapers has any
mechanical plant of its own or are
they involved in any way in the con-
troversy between the printing COM
pany and the union.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
TWENTY MORE
MEN ARE AT KEYS.
Effect of Nine Hour Law On Mountain
Division Of o. r. & NJ.

Division Of o. r. & NJ.
LA GRANDE, Ore, March Tt is
estimated that 20 extra telegraph ope-
rators will be employed on the Noun
tain division of the o. r. & N. between
Umatilla and Huntington on account
of the provision of the new federal law
making nine hours a working day. One
extra operator each will be needed at
|Pendleton, Bingham Springs, North
Powder, Haines, Baker City, Pleasant
Valley, Durkee. AT La Grande and
Huntington more than one extra man
will be employed. This it is claimed,
Will INCREASE the salary expense of the
Mountain division about $500 per
month.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07

CARSON, March Judge War
r;noton in the United States district
court today granted the -Goldfield Con-
solidated Mines company an injunction
restraining the western Federation OF
Miners from ricketing mines and IN
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
Bad at Joliet.

JOLIET, Ills, March This city
lis threatened with a flood, railroad
yards and many factory sites being
submerged.
If the water continues to rise much
damage will be done.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
United States as Mediator.

WASHINGTON. March I'm case
VI dlfticulties between China and Jap
ah reach more acute stage, the
united States may be called in to ad-
Just difficulties and thus avoid an ap-
Peal to force.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
JAPAN SEEKS A WAR WITH CHINA

Officials of the department of state
are watching the Chinese-Japanese
situation very closely and VIII take ad-
vantage of any opportunity to offer
mediation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
WALTER FERRIS
A SUICIDE
Young Man Drinks CaPbo|ic
Acid in Fountain Saloon
ALMOST DEAD WHEN FOUND
FRIENDS FAIL TO FIND MOTIVE
FOR Rash ACT, ENDING
IN DEATH.

After deliberately putting up his
horse and buying the poison
Walter Ferris, an employe of the Nc
Bride company, this morning went int,
the toilet of the Fountain saloon and
drank the contents of 25-cent bottle
of carbolic acid. He died shortly af-
ter, never having regained conscious
ness from the time he was found.
Ferris was about 81 years or age
and as far as can be learned was a
young mn of good habits. No mo-
tive can be found for his death. He
had no love affairs and had met with
no money losses of any kind as rar
as can be ascertained.
This morning he left home SIS usual
to go to work. Later his brother saw
him coming from the depot and ap-
parently he was in as good spirits as
usual. In front of the Fountain saloon
he jumped from his wagon, removed
his drivers badge from his hat and
went inside. Stepping into the toilet
he was not noticed until James Suth-
erland tried to gain entrance. AS ne
could not get in ne waited a while
and then tried again, this time forcing
the door open. He saw Ferris seated,
his head hanging down and his breath
coming hard.
He Immediately notified Henry Gort-
Ter, who was working in the base
ment Gortleh carried Ferris into the
pool room and there he was stretched
on one of the tables.
Dr. Russell was summoned but the
suicide was past all aid and soon died.
His brother, John Ferris, was at once
summoned and reached the place be-
fore death came, but the dying man
never regained consciousness to speak
or to recognize him.
Protected Mouth From Acid.
The act was deliberate. the young
man taking his handkerchief and
placing it in his mouth in such a man
ner as not to burn his lips and mouth
when he swallowed the fiery draughr
The young mans father died short
time ago, but his brother thought this
had nothing to do with the case. He
said:
GAS far as I know there is absolutely
no reason why Walter should have
killed himself He was at home last
night and started to work as usual
this morning. I saw him coming up
from the depot just before this hap
pened and he seemed to be just as he
always was. Father died only month
ago but I am sure this had nothing to
do with the suicide. I can't unGer-
stand it at ALL
The Young man is survived by his
mother. two brothers, John and Frank
Of this city; and by three sisters, Jes-
sic Ferris and Mrs. Ida Jones OF this
city and Mrs. Mary Cunningham OF
Kansas.
Later investigations show that the
Young man had been respondent ever
since his fathers death a month ago.
While he concealed this around home
and mis- brother probably was not
aware of it, yet the employees at the
Mcbride barn say he has not been the
same since. He had always been gruf
and independent but lately he has
been gloomy and respondent he
bought the carbolic acid at Smaiieys
drug store and went Immediately to the
Fountain saloon where he drank the
entire contents. He had never been In
the saloon before.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07

Profting by the experience taught
by the Collinwood disaster, immediate
steps are to be taken by the board of
education of the city to safeguard the
pupils in the public schools. Members
of the board, accompanied by Henry
Osterman, architect, and John Bailey,
contractor, this afternoon visited all
the school buildings in the city and
carefully examined conditions and ar
ranged for improvements.
Remedy Defects at Baker.
Doors in the Baker school, which
were found by the Statesman reporter
yesterday to open in the wrong direc-
tiOn, will be at once rehung so that
they will open in the proper way, to
the outside.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
Spiritualism.

Everyone is invited to attend the
meeting to be held in the parlors of j.
M. Small. 41s East Cherry street, Sun
lay, March 8, at 2: 80 d. m.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
SOON DISCLOSE:
fleets ITINERARY
PRESIDENT is TO MAKE STATE
mENT REGARDING MOVE
MENT OF BATTLESHlPS.

WASHINGTON, March Rear
Admiral Pillsbury, chief of the bureau
Of navigation, has announced that it
Is highly probable that Rear Admiral
Evans fleet will reach San Francisco
May 3. A slight delay has been
caused in theacceptance of the invita-
Ton from San Diego and other ports
enroute to San Francisco.
1t is announced that the president
VIII soon make a formal statement of
the vessels itinerary after leaving Ma
niia Eight are to return via the Suez
canai. The balance may visit Austria
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
Not to Visit Portland.

There is but slight chance that the
cruiser fleet will visit Portland. Rear
Admiral Pilisbury of the bureau or
he does not wish the cruisers to at
tempt the long river trip and cross
ing of the Columbia bar.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
Trust Company to Resume.

Trust Company to Resume.
NEW YORK, March THE su-
preme court today authorized the
Knickerbocker Trust company to open
on March 26.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07
HARD BLOW DEALT WESTERN FEDERATION

timidating nom union miners.
This is considered a terrific blow at
union miners.
The matter has been pending for
some time.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-07

l. WHAT THE SCHOOL BOARD
. HAS ORDERED.

. Every door in the Baker school
\ building, swinging inward, will +
rehung to swing out.
Doors 10 main exits in other =
public buildings of the city, swing =
4 ing inward, will be rehung.
Fire escapes for the Lincoln +
= school will be installed immedi- +
ately.
Fire drills, neglected of late, will +
4 be Immediately resumed. =
L IA Il s. 4. s. i. Is i Z. = 4 :. Z. =
Williams news., 1908-05-23

RIFLE CLUB.
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Williams news., 1908-05-23

this summons) within twenty days, (exclusive of Ihe day of service after the service upon you of lhls summons, if served within the county. In all other cases, thirty days.
 And you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer the complaint as above required the plaintiff will take judgment by default against you.
 Given under my hand and the seai of the said District Court, at Flagstaff, Arizona, this 18th day of March, A. D. 1908.
 SEAL N. G. LAYTON,
 Clerk. First publication, April 25, 1908. Last publication. May 30, 1908