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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-20
Central committeeman from all the

Central committeeman from all the
counties of the state except Column
bia, Coos, Crook. Grant, Klamath,
Lake, Lincoln, Tillamook, Union and
Wallowa gathered at the Imperial in
answer to the call issued by State
Chairman Sweek some time ago. The
deliberations of the organization were
short but things We're doing while
the session was on.
Perhaps the most important action
taken was the Endorsement of Bryan
as the choice of the Oregon democrats
for the next presidential candidate.
Senator Milt Miller was the one who
short speech trimming with enthus-
iasm lie asked the committee to give
it's Endorsement to the famous Nebras-
kan. Senator Miller contended that
the fortunes of the democratic party
We're on the flcod tide and he pre-
dicted Il presidential victory for the
party in November.
His motion that Bryan be indorsed
met with the unanimous support of
the committee and the delegates voted
the Endorsement with a whoop SEN
ator Miller. Lark Bilyeu and d. NJ
Watson were appointed as a commit
to make known to Mr. Bryan the ac-
ton of the committee by a fitting
communication sent to him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-20
that all his hopes for immunity. COM

that all his hopes for immunity. COM
plcte or partial had faded.
Ruef. it is said, begged and Wept.
but it was OF no avail Ruef will have
to again face trial and this time it
will DE fight to the bitter end.
George Keane represented the brok-
en- boss before Judge L.awior He de-
rlan1ad a continuance for three weeks
in order that Ruef might consult his
attorneys and perfect his defense
LaWlor gave him until Wednesday
but intimated that more time might
then be granted. In making his plea
for time. Kean attacked the prosecu-
ton charging them with bad faith to-
wards Ruef in trying him at all.
Langdon denied breaking any agree
ment witl the ex-boss
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-20
CHRIS STELTZ MARRIED.
Former WaIIa Walan Falls Victim to
Coy Cupid.


SPOKANE. Jan. 2O.-Chris Eteltz,
the Spokane boy who mas made a name
for himself as a baseball pitcher. is
barred from professional baseball-that
Is league ball. He has not been black
listed. nothing is the matter with his
arm, and he is not auarreling with his
manager over the terms of next years
&C ntract.
The truth of the matter is that
while Steltz was pitching for Miq1e
Fisher in California among the vim
yards of Fresno, he met a California
girl. with whom he signed a life con-
tract. She Insists that SteltZ shall
play no more league baseball Believing
that married people should live to-
sether, she has concluded to ask the
big pitcher to stop travelling with ball
teams. and to have a part of each day
before the fireplace in the sitting
ROOM
Steltz has received several good
offers next year from outside towns.
one of which he may accept. This will
allow him to remain at home and still
permit him to be in the game
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-20
PENR0SE PAINTS
GLOOMY PICTURE
SAYS BARBER SHOPS AND LIVERY
STABLES ARE MENACE TO
YOUNG BOYS.

SEATTLE, Jan. 20.-Country barber
shops and livery stables are incubator5
for vice and are ruinous to the young
men ard boys of small communities.
They get together in those places. tell
questionable stories and chew tobacco.
Their conversation is never .elevating
and their lives are frittered away i'm
worse than nOnsense.-President S. r.
L. Penrose of Whitman College, in an
address before the Y. NJ. c. A conven-
ton
President Penrose in his speech Sat
urday night at the Y. NJ. c.. A state
convention, drew rather a gloomy pict-
ure of the prospects of the small town
young man.. The rural youths place
in the present day activities seemed to
the Walla Walla educator to be of a
very doubtful character. The Only pros
pect before the small town young man,
the president said, is to migrate to
large city.
Common Sense Wanted.
"And they are doing So declared DR..
Penrose, "as fast as they can. In many
of the rural communities there are not
enough young men left in the church
to run n Y. Nj. c. A. The young minis
ter. as soon as he gets a notion into his
head that he can preach, wants to get
to a larger city and to a larger church.
What we need is more hard headed,
Scotch common sense. The preacher
should learn that in small communities
he has the grand opportunity Of meet
ing his members face to face. 1t is
there that he can develop intellectual
ly, morally and spiritually, to greater
thing appears to be run by machinery"
Several of the visiting delegates said,
in discussing the question that a Y.
NJ. c. A. equipment was impossible in
a town of less than 1000 inhabitants:
las soon" said State Secretary j. A.
Rose, Of Oregon, las boy gets to be
Is years old. he leaves the smaller
towns for the city and we must either
Depend on the old men to carry on the
work or entrust it TO children
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-20
NO IMMUNITY
FIR ABE RUFF
CC1NERED LIKE A RAT, EX-BCSS
BEGINS LAST FIGHT FOR
FREEDOM

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2O-Sullen.
TiiS eyes bioOdshCt, his lips drawn back
ovcr bis cleaning teeth, Abe Ruef,
fighting at last like an entrapped rat,
whined out mis- plea for continuance
this mOrning when his case was called
ia Judge LaWlOr's court
RUef at last appears TO feel that his
hour has struck Dominant, dapper
smiling. optimistic Ruef is but a men,
cry. Now it is Ruef. the bent ana
haggard. His last hope departed Sun
day when he 'recefTed positive assur-
ances from Langdon that the prosecu-
item would proceed against him and
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"A bowling sue
cess"
N. Y. Eve. Jour-
nal"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-20

"A rafting good
play. Go and see it"
N. Y. Herald
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-20
COMMAND CHANNEL FLEET.
Admiral Moore Expected Home From
China Station.

LONDON, Jan. 2O.-The report that
admiral Arthur Moore has been or
dred home from the China station
was practically confirmed today. He
is expected to take command of the
channel feet when BeresfOrd resigns
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-20
JUDGES NOT ELIGIBLE
State Constitution May Bar Poindexter
From Running for Congress.

State Constitution May Bar Poindexter
From Running for Congress.
OLYMPIA. Jan. 2O-The announce
ment by Judge Miles Poindexter of
Spokane of his candidacy for congress
and the reported candidacy of Judge
w. H. Smell of Tacoma for governor
are the subject of considerable gossip
in and around the state capitol, in
view of the provisions of section Is
of article 4 of the state constitution
reading as follows:
See. Is. The Judges of the supreme
court and the judges of the superior
court shall be ineligible to any other
office or public employment than
judicial office or employment during
the term for which they shall have
been elected"
Judge Poindexter and Judge Smell
are now superior court judges. and as
such. leading attorneys Of the state
capital believe, they are not eligible
to other political Office in the COM
ing election: 1t is believed the attOr-
ney generals officSholds this view
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-20

V. j. Walker rural carrier on route
No. 6. is off duty this week with an
attack of the grippe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-20

Mrs. w. j. Quaddle of this city.
was received at the Walla Walla hos
pital this morning for surgical treat
ment
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Men who write
PLAYS of this sort
are performing a
valuable service to
the community"
N. Y. Times
New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
BAPTIST SOCIAL UNION AT DINNER
Industrial Fight Next Is Prediction-Re-
vised Testament "Ragtime."

John ID. Rockefeller. jr.. and his wife were guests
at the monthly dinner OF the Baptist Social Union,
presided over by Henry c. Conger, last night at
ii. r. FosdiCk, Of Montclar. n J.; Frederick B.
Smith secretary of the Religious Work Depart
ment of the Internal onal Committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association the Rev. DR.. Edward
Judson, the Rev. Or. John B. Calvert the Rev. Dr.
Herman Randall, the Rev. Dr. A S Lawson and
Frank Harvey Field. OF Brooklyn.
Introducing the Rev. Mr. Fosdick as the first
New Jersey would supplement President Roosevelts S
message and the Peerless Ones warning by tell
ing about The Laymans Religion" The Rev
Mr. Fosdick. among other things. said:
NO individual is causing the present trouble
We In the midst of a Whirlpool and the fight
which the next generation will have 20 face will
be industrial ! say 1t up to you men
see it that Christianity is made to control
business and also remember that the churches
need 1t. A call to a layman stay at home Is a.
sacred and divine call to be a missionary or
apostle"
Secretary Smith said thai three hundred places
in the Young Mems Christian Association could
not be flied last year because il was impossible
TO find suitable young take them He
added:
There is a disturbed attitude among men in
reference TO the Bible, which has been revised and
revised and the revision until we got the
twentieth century Testament. which / say to you
s piece ragtime."
New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
ORDERS $4,000 TONS OF RAILS,
All for 1908 Delivery-Pennsylvania Also
Has 10000 Tons Left Over.

The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company placed def
mite orders yesterday with steel manufacturers
for 81 600 tons of rails he delivered in 1905
These in addition 10000 tons left over from 1901
will give the company 5000 tons for use TINS year
These rails will be rolled under entirely new specl-
ficatons The Pennsylvania has for some months
been conducting examination of the art ana
practice of rail manufacture The rail sections are
believed to he a distinct Improvement upon those
hitherto in use lis system. Most important OF
the features the specifications is the placing
more upon the manufacturer the responsibility for
acting that it his interest to discard all mate
rial of the soundness OF which there is any doubt
No specification. for example, is made as to the
amount which shall be sheared from the end of
the bloom formed from the top of the inSot- 1t is
also provided that rails shall be free from in
furious mechanical defects and flaws. This differs
from the old specifications in that no attempt has
been made describe the particular defects or
flaws that will cause the rejection of rails.
To insure still further that whatever future
changes are made shall be based upon accurate
data. a system has been devised whereby the his
tory of all rails purchased by the company shall
be fully recorded. and in placing its orders it in
vites manufacturers to undertake TO fill part of
process. as il desired ascertain more clearly
the actual differences in service as between the
open hearth and the Bessemer product.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
MANY AUCTION SALES.
GOOD PRICES OBTAINED.
F.. X. Morris Bugs Tzcenty BrOnr
Houses for $780, 900.

Many fine investment parcels were offered at
voluntary sale yesterday in the Real Estate Elk
change saIesrooms. 4 large number of them
changed hands at good prices At the s'aho Vi
Iosenb P Day Robert P. ZObei paid sl9.5oo for
No 23s West 26th St. a three story ouiidihs o
lot 21SxsS feet and s2o4U for NO % Wes'
4sth ST. three story dwelling mouse lIkIeV' ~ ie -,
" n Archibald paid SIC 700 for No i2o West iotn
- a four story tenement house. on a lot 25xlo-i
feet No So Sixth ave. four story Duilulhs'
% ox6s5 feet. bid in at s+fSp: NO 10 West
147th st. three story dwelling mousse IeA''-ii
fet al SIG 600; and No. 266s cambridge ave- TWO
-. Come dwelling house. 25x76Sx irregular, at
s.. 200 -, g.. &C.
Mr. Day also sold In foreclosure the nNe h'e
story hathouses the westerly DiocK 'front.' On
I,dgecombe ave- between 166th and 18th SITS, to
tho Trial Realty Company for s109,2o6 The sum
s,,o vas about $4,000 subject to mortgages for
ss 900; also sold in foreclosure No 9l4 East l"s'n
ST a six story fathouse. 376x1o feet, to LOUIS
7 esa for sa4 397 The amount due about $4,000
,Iso sold in foreclosure 2S2 East 15lst st.. one
and two story frame dwelling houses on plot :"
x11s5 feet to Katherine Sullivan, the plaintiff for
5000 The sum due was about s4ooo
Mr. Dav also sold in foreclosure the block front
on the westerly side of Maclay ave. between Mont
gomery Place and Overng ave. 4s4x129x irregular
tho block front on the westerly side of Maclay
ave- between ST. Peters ave and Montgomery
ave- 2oOx125 feet. and parcel Setxi-s-0x5clxI-o'
feet at the northeast corner of Maclay ana ST.
Peters aves twenty story brick dwelling
houses. to Frederick X Morris for sl'olZ0 Inc
sum due about s151.O8
BRYAN I. Kennedy sold in foreclosure Nos 800
and 337 East 122d ST., a six story fathouSe. with
store, 50x1O11 feet. the Corporate Realty asSo-
cation the plaintiff. for S+4,5i9- The sum due was
about $4,000. subject TO mortgages Tor s-5,JcI
The auction offerings for to-day viii be as FOL
lows: At No. IA Vesey ST, by Joseph F. Day: No
543 East 139th st. 100 feet west of ST AIMS ave-
81 6xOO feet, six story athouse; Realty Corporation
Company agt. Stenmann Realty Company ct al {.
G. e. Hyatt, attorney; r. a. Seligman. referee ::
amount due s99 81; etc, s504 SO; subject to
a prior mortgage Of $4,000.
The National City Bank has fled plans through
McKim Mead & White for the reconstruction or
the old custom house building in Wall street which
originally cost 81. 500 900 The outer walls, with
their colonnade and pilastered facades. are TO be
retained and four stories of granite of a har-
monizing design erected
The remodeed interior will retain the great ro-
trnda as an architectural feature. The first four
floors are retted for the use of the bank. and
the new upper stories will divided into offices
The remodelled structure will have eleven elevators
The work of altering the building is to cost
81 500 900.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
BUSINESS NOTES OVER THE WIRES

Springfield. Ohio. Feb. 6.-JaUeS A carr, wee
president Of the American Seeding Machine Ceih-
pany. said to-day the corporation has resumed BOZ
NAL operations in each OF its factories in Sprlils
field. Richmond. Ind: Louisville and ShortSNlles
y. y MIR. Carr says the outlook is most Ootniis,,
see BUSINESS in full swing Orders being re.
ceived in great volume. The Springfield plant 9,
the American Radiator Company has resumed fui
operations after shutdown OF two months
Grand Rapids. Mich. Feb. S.-Judge knaPpen.
IN the United States Court here, granted TO-DAY
the petition of Albert = BigeOw 20 enlarge the
the Osceoa Mining Company. The enlarged IN
Junction prohibits the company rrCm holding Is
annual meeting Ct special meeting of Stccs-
holders until the further order OF the court. ms
VIII prevent the Calumet and HeCla Copper com
pally trom voting stock which 10 holds in the Us
ceoIa company and the Injunction will remain IA
effect until the who'll. conner roDtrovsrsv is set
tied.
Boston Feb. "a Judgment OF sSfOo5 re-
turned against John NJ Graham. president OF the
International Trust Company. bv "A Jury in the
tnited states Circuit Court to-day The complain.
ants the Feale. Peacock x kcrr Coal company, OK
MIR Graham for alleged fraudulent and false repre-
sentations regarding the financial condition Of the
Ihotiias and Pike Coal Company. of Boston. WHICH
went into bankruptcy In May. 1908.
Cleveland. Feb. 6.-CharIes y Schmick. father.
spectivey Of the First National Bank OF Leetenti;
Ohio. were indicted here to-day by the fedora,
grand jury. The bank failed November T. aIa
the SchmckS We're arrested in December LIZ.
charged with making false report 10 the S9n,
roler OF the Currency and misapplicatioa or Iu0o~
New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
MAY BE KNIcKERBocKER DIRECTOR
Dumont Clarke Consents If Deposltors
Assent to Reopening Plan.

Dumont Clarke president of the American EX-
change National Bank said yesterday that AT 'he
request of several large depositors OF the hhich-
erbocker Trust Company he had consented 10 oe-
come one of the directors Of the new board pro-
vided sufficient depostors assent to the reersa@a
ton and that other men, who We're on the hs'
prepared by the depositors' committee, also con-
sented to become directors.
1t is understood that the committee has a llst
of men equally as prominent as Mr.. Clarke VINO
have tentatively agreed to become members or the
new board The final selection vii be made by the
trustees of the company, but this will not be DONE
1t was said in authoritative quarters YESTERDAY
until enough assents have been received to enable
the trustees declare the resumption plan opera
tive.
Slow progress is being made. it was said yester-
daY. in getting the assent of the minority depos-
itors, representing about 100000. who have not
yet come into the plan Only about $4,000 in as
sents have been gained in the last two days. II
pointed by Herbert l.. Satterlee, counsel
for the depositors' committee. that in the of
the Knckerbocker Trust Company the usual or
der of things reversed. in that the will of
the minority prevailed that of the ma jorty
and was preventing the resumption of the COM
New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
WANT BANK TO OPEN.
Mechanics and Traders Depositors' Com
nittees Agree on Plan.

The Brooklyn Office of the Mechanics and Trad
ers Bank, No 44 Court street, gave state
ment yesterday enbodying resolutions passed the
evening before by committee of depostors. Each
of the many branches of the concern has a COM
interests of all the depositors The chairmen of
the various committees make up main committee
and it this main committee which passed the
resolutions. They follows:
Whereas The Mechanics and Traders Bank was
compelled to suspend business January go 1908.
financial situation,
mittees. representing the main office and each
branch of the bank, that it and should resume
business at the earliest possible moment; now,
therefore be it
Resolved. That the undersigned hereby approve
of the plan presented to bring about the resump-
ton of business of the Mechanics and Traders
Bank. and ask all of its depOSitors Join in the
deferred payment and Offset agreement, and ear
and friends of the bank in carrying the plan
of resumption.
The chairman of the main committee is Frank
II. Wilson. He is from the People Branch The
various committees branch by branch are as fol-
lows:
The plan for resumption. as contained in the
follows:
Ten per cent of deposits to be paid on demand at
any time after the date of the resumption of buSi-
any time after the lapse of four months from said
date: 20 per cent thereof demand any time
after the lapse of eight months from said date: %
per cent demand at any time after the lapse of
twelve months from said date. and the remaining 30
per cent thereof demand any time after the
lapse of sixteen months from said date.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
WOULD SAVE FORESIS.
Paper and Pulp Association also
FarOrs Aldrich Bill.

Declaring that it stood for the preservation u.
the forests of the country and the CONSERVATION %
the national water supply, the American fapei anu
puln Association wound up its annual convention
,eSterda,, afternoon at the Waldorf and last hsht
had its apnual dinner. uars
At the closing convention session resolutions were
nassed ndorsins the movement on foot at Albany
for tho nreservaton of the forests and in favor or
water storage.
Tho association hit at the American Newspaper
Publishers Association in series OF resolutions
rapping the latter for the fight 1t instituted at d
sneciaI meeting some months ago against certain
of the paper manufacturing interests
The association also Put itself upon record a'
favor,ng the massage at the present session of Con-
sress of some measure such as the Adrich BILL
which viii insure a more elastic currency. as
guarantee against the recurrence of monetary
stringency. .
of the Waldorf ballroom, David S. Cowles, OF
this CITY president of the association win h'ih
,+ the guests table the Rev. DR.. George
William Knox acting president of Union Theoiosl-
cal Seminary who described recent Orieh'ai
travels: Representative Littefeld, of Maine, VINO
discussed THE Causes of the Panic; Register
William A Prendergast. of Kings County, VINO
mentioned THOUGHTS OF the Time and President
MCGOWAN of the Board of Aldermen, who mao
something to say about THE City OF Ne" foIh
At the table also were Wellington Smith, OF Lee
Mass one of the patrfarchs of the paper lnousis'
and ex-senator Spooner
New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
IN THE PRIVATE SALES MARKET.

Joseph p. Day has sold for the Dolan estate to
Samuel Bell No 100 East s1st st. three story
dwelling house with "A German basement. lot
2Oxl00 feet. The property owned by the Dolan
family for twenty-five years
T. de Forest simmons has sold for Mrs William
II 'Granbery. No. % West SD street four story
brownstone dwelling houseEwith extension on a lot
25xloO feet. James III. Ottey. We will remodel
the house for his occupancy.
NJ F. Kerby has sold 10 Mr. Semke for C. IL
Smith and A. H. Meeks the northeast corner OF
fremont and Webster The purchaser will
erect a hreproof business building on the site
Ernest N Adler has sold for John Masek to VIII
lam RehIing No. 437 East 18th st. a four story
,,oubIe fathouse lot 25xlO2 feet and for FranI,
Sirinck to the purchaser No. 435 East 18th 81
a four story double fiathouse a lot 95xI02 feet
New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
RACK TRIAL SENS4TION.
Witness Says He Paid Ouer Money
Dra7cn for Self.

Binghamton n Y, Feb 6.-Persons empioyeu oh
the good roads or by Mr. Back In other capacities
were the witnesses called this morning at the tra
of artbur w T Back Something of a sensation
was caused bv the testimony of H. s. Acker. en-
ploved in Mr. Backs office in 1901, 1902 and 1903 IN
work on the tax list that he received at least one
large order from MI Back for services and then
paid the money back to his employer. other
cbecks of similar nature were shown Mr.. Acker
but as to those his memory failed and he had alb
money obtained on them-whether he gave it to
Mr.. Back or kept it himself.
The defence sought to show that money had been
queer check transaction was performed merely for
the purpose of reimbursinS M Back Tor these au
vances An explanation was offered by Mr.. Back
himself to the newspaper men during recess that
followed. He declared that he had advanced
money to Mr. Acker and had been REIMBURSED
The defence closed its this afternoon, alter
swearing in a number of prominent men to TESTIFY
TO the good reputation of Mr. Back up to the time
when charges were made against him. last spring
In rebutta District Attorney Clark introduced an
official report presented by Mr.. Back on February
% 1907 which purported to be a report of all OF
the money that had been expended on good roads
work in this county In that appeared the item
"A W T. Back personal and legal services four
wears s3921 5S' Mr. Clark then presented SIX
orders drawn by Mr.. Back in favor OF himself
during those four years. the total of which exactly
made this So 5S The order for s615 which the
larceny charge is based and which. the defence
asserts he was entitled to draw, was not included
among them