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The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-28

An earthquake shock lasting about five seconds occurred shortly before o'clock Friday morning, setting tele. phone bells jingling, shaking crock cry and awakening many people from their slumbers. The tremblor scene q to have an upward movement ard then falling one, as if the earth was impiDging on the roof Of the neither regions. Clark Davis said 1t seemed to him as though some one were under his bed trying to lift it., and Judge Robert Strouss thought his bed was about to sink through the floor. .-Ka- taIIa Herald.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-28

A German scientist is about to make ! visit 10 this country for the purpose of studying the American brewerieS- We hardly see the need, when we at ready have % many beer-drinking philosophers
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-28

At the present rate of fatal automo- bile accidents. this country will soon bo rid of all it's wealthy families
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-28

Be optimistic and think of the fu ture some-there is little gamblers are, and l tile ,litics and grea
 deal of fright by some big corpora
 tions that have been disobeying tho law in this present trouble. There has been an intermission for the ain. The game is not called-play ball. - The Old Mans Sermonettes in Power.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-28

The railways have spent lot of oney for couplers-and so have mar ried men. for that matter.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-28

The Oregon legislature has long been considered a record breaker for freak legislation, but it will now be compelled to turn the palm oyer to the legislative body of the new state of Oklahoma. i bou. the first thin 2 that Oklahoma did as state was to adopt a constitution which embodied practically all the reform ideas that had ever been thought of. This was followed by the enactment of law.
 which provides that every negro sho happens to be on railroad train crossing the boundary line must be transferred to a separate coach. The state also prohibits the exrortation Of natural gas. probably basiug this ac- ton upon lhe supposition that. under the guerdon of statehood, the develop ment of the common wealth will be so rapid that all the gas will be needed.
 Following this vas measure forbid ding a hotel in Oklahoma to serve food upon cracked plates. but this is not all. The legislature is now labor ing with bill, rbe main provison of which is one, calling for sheets mine feet long" upon the beds of all hotels.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-28

What would Satan do if he were and he proceeds to answer his ques- tion by declaring that he ti. e.l Satan would do pretty much what every present-dsy editor does in the conduct Of his newspaper. Mr. Shaffer is one of those hot-stuf creatures who try nobly 10 do their duty by the Monday morning newspa per. which is largely chronicle of pulpit sayings and do- inys. Tie Oregonian printed the brothers sermon yesterday |: yet it is Iiained 10 relate that TO special in- crease in the usual daily sales or cir collation. 9ss recc rded. On the other hand, the Evening Telegram told in a0 extra the story of low prizefght in San Francisco and sold thousands Of copies. Now, we'll have to leave it to Bro. ShaTer and the public to Crax moral, if there is any, from tisis situation. Meanwhile, though a liitle discouraged, The Oregonian will promise to stay with the preacher s and print their sermons faithfully, even though few go to hear them, or some of them. on the theory that if the public won't listen to them they certainly should be made 10 read them. We shall await too, with what patience we can command. the report from the sales counter next Monday morning. when we expect to inform .iie pnbiic through our report of Bro iher Shaffer's sermon, what Satan wnuld do if he were preacher. We could answer that question to our own satisfaction, but we purpose to give Brother Shaffer a chance. We are sure, however. that if Satan were preacher. and had selected such a suIphuroUs subject, he would announce it a week in advance, prepare type written report of the sermon and give is out to the newspapers.-Oregonian.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21

were tricked out of their political
| rights
women first voted in Washington
in 1884" continues the writer "They
were enfranchised by the legislature
or the previous year. They voted dur
Ing SO and $50, and they voted so we'll
that they drove most of the thugs and
| gamblers over into British Columbia.
and the British themselves were forced
to enfranchise women in self protec-
ton as was stated by the honorable
member who brought in the bill.
Harry Morgan, boss gambler of
| Tacoma, made the first attack upon
the suffrage laws. 1t was he who was
back of the famous case of Harland
vs. Territory 6 w. t., which first de-
| MED the women the right to vote.
Harland was a henchman of Morgan
who had been convicted on a felony
charge and sent to prison. Both men
and women sat on the jury which
brought in the verdict, and Morgan
challenged the right of women TO act
as jurors.
But woman's capacity in this re-
spect did not recommend her to Harry
Morgan, and he was determined to
drive her from the courtroom. Defeated
in Harland VS.. Territory in the lower
court, he appealed to the higher
And he won. Harland VS. Territory
was decided in favor of Harland
Judge George Turner wrote the opin-
ion. holding that women had no right
to sit on the jury because the law
granting them the privilege was not
given the proper title"
Mrs. Isaacs has a reproduced copy
of the ballot used in the elections of
October 1, 1889, which she is prizing
as souvenir of the days when women
were allowed to vote, and she is hope
full that in the not far-distant future
she and her sisters will be again al
lowed the privilege of selecting their
favorites at the polls
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21
WdIId WdIIa SuffragetteS Plan
to Make an Active CamDai0n

For the purpose Of considering i'm
portant business having a tendency to
further the sentiment favorable for
equal suffrage, a special meeting of
the Walla Walla e nal Suffrage as
sociatiOn has been called for tomor-
row afternoon at the home of Mrs H
P. Isaacs, 553 Isaacs avenue. The To-
cal association, which was organized
March 16, 1908, by State Organizer
Mrs. Emma Smith Devoe, of Seattle
has a membership of SO, all of whom
are enthusiastic and earnest workers.
The officers are Mrs. Max Baumeister
president; Mrs. J. G. Cutler, Mrs. DR..
Thompson, Mrs. w. c. Painter, and
Mrs. H. P. Isaacs, vice presidents; Mrs.
Tabitha Jones, secretary and Mrs F.
S. Mcmahon, treasurer.
While the real object of tomorrow s
meeting has not yet been given it is
limited that the women will take
some action whereby they will fall in
line with the organizations of the west
side in opening an active campaign for
the Inauguration of equal suffrage.
Mrs. ISaacS, who is a most enthusiastic
worker, has received copies of circu-
lars from the offices of the headquar-
ters in Seattle, and it may be decided
by the Walla Walla association to
have similar documents printed for
distribution.
Among the circulars is one contain
ing paper written by Adella M. Par
ker telling how the women of Wash
ington lost the ballot though the men
twice voted it to them; how Tacoma s
'boss" gambler attacked the law to
get 'his man" out Of the pen" how
bartender's wife rushed a case
through the courts and refused to let it
go higher; how, in '89, the ballots were
marked before they came from the
press-this is the story, says Miss
Parker, of how Washington women
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21
I'VE Have the Fight WOn'
Saws National Chairman Mack

with Indifferent success. Employees this
year are resenting coercive methods
while business men also are refusing
as never before to join in a scare
| movement, an immense number fox
instance refusing to post in their fac
tories notices that the factory will
| continue in operation if Taft is elected
but will close if the election results in
favor of Bryan.
To Frighten Business Men.
The plan is alleged to be to frighten
business men first, in order to line
them up for Taft, second to make
them contribute to the campaign fund.
It is believed in both headquarters
eral hundred thousand dollars within
the next few days and pour the money
into the three states mentioned.
Confidential talks with leading man
ayers at the Bryan headquarters today
elected the opinion that they nave the
election won right now. They claim
New York, Ohio and Indiana, with
excellent chances in a dozen other
states, some of which are practically
claimed as confidently as the three
named.
1--WE have the fight won," Chairman
Mack said "If we hold our ground or
even lose a small percentage of our
present strength, Bryan and Kern will
be elected. The campaign attempted 20
scare the business element has failed
miserably. COercive methods tried on
lesser business concerns and employees
of all classes are resented bitterly this
year. Men who submitted in 1896 and
1900, yielding to such coercion, now
come out openly saying they will not
be be a party to such deceptive meth
DDS any more
Ohio Conceded to Bryan.
The election hinges on Ohio, New
York and Indiana. Ohio is already vir-
tually conceded to Bryan. The situa-
ton in New York is admitted by the
Taft managers to be desperate, as is
proved by the tentative plan for
last resort to Roosevelt, and the pro-
posal to have him speak in New York
before election. Indiana is regarded as
safe for Bryan, unless too large a fund
is used by the republican campaign
managers on election day.
Last week closed with confidence felt
in the democratic headquarters. Every
secret report confirms this confidence.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21
DR.. BIdlOCk Sells
BIdIOCk Island

One of the largest real estate trans
fers in which resident of this city
has been interested in some time, was
made yesterday, when DR.. N. G. Bla-
lock- disposed of what is known as
Blalock Island. in the Columbia river.
retaining 1900 acres on the main ISL
and. The islands originally contained
1000 acres, and DIR. Blalock held them
at 100000. The purchaser, f. B. Cox,
real estate broker of Seattle, made
the deal for a syndicate composed of
l.. L. Rice, III. o. Holenbeck, G.. $.
Emery and e. b. Cox it being their in
tention to install complete sewerage.
water and lighting systems, and dis
puOse of the land in small acre tracts.
The syndicate which secured the
islands is the same that owns the
Klickitat Irrigation & Power company.
with which they plan to reclaim 5000
acres of arid lands in Benton county
While DR.. Blalock would not give
out the purchase price received he
said that he secured a good figure for
the real estate which changed hands
by the transaction.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21
pdrdOnS And Paroles Granted
BV State Board of Control

Au'ourning at noon today, the pris-
oa board of control made public it's
"S' OF recommendations for pardons,
paioies and final discharges. In all, 70
o0oiiifnendations were made to the
sUNerhor for leniency, of which num-
e' - are for paroles, Is discharges
Noih paroles and 81 discharges from
prison
Two men sentenced from Walla
""iia county are among the number,
eorse A. Clark, who was sentenced
iofgery little over a year ago,
'u 10 which charge he plead guilty,
S oeen recommended for final dis
- sc upon the recommendation of
plal judge, the prosecuting attOr-
and the sheriff He is a one armed
N"h and his prison conduct has been
exemplary
1He other is George Edwards, who
sentenced here about two years
LOT breaking into a house. He
"u guilty to a charge of burglary.
was a stranger here and little is
'"H or him. His recommendation
granted upon advice of the prison
oialS' his conduct having been ex-
i.piary ana he having served his
um sentence and having but one
a"'A and 20 days left to serve on
ois maximum.
y" 1he recommendations were unan-
~ aus and for the most part were on
ADVICE of the prosecuting officials
an uhe prison officers. The conduct OF
=, nad been exemplary. In the cases
Hhal discharge, most of those re-
-ommended have served their mini
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21

apathy; the tokens that the republi-
cans have chosen to interpret to mean
a lack Of interest in political affairs.
are in truth signs of the awakening of
the people. They are studying, and
want to tell you the result of their
study is not favorable to Mr. Taft and
his ideas or to the republican party,
and its platform. We are passing
through one of the most critical pc
riOds in the countrys history The
voters want to know what they are
voting for and are replacing the old
time hurfah and bluster with good
hard thinking. This is what the dem
ocrats want and this is one of the rea-
sons why 1 feel certain we are going
to win.
Everywhere the farmers are inter-
ested in the democratic plan of guor-
anteeing bank deposits. They want it
because it is an assurance that the
burden of risk which they have so long
to the shoulders of the banker who
has never shared any of it.
"Our tour through the state is con-
tlnulng as 1t began with royal recep-
tions and packed houses. Where audi
ences are least expected we meet large
crowds of enthusiastic men and wom-
en-. Everywhere the majority of the
people seem to be with us and every
day we are given assurances of big
support"
The speech at Ellensburg was the
first made hv Mr. Pa tticop aoCt of tho
mountains. 1t is declared that his ma
jority on the west side is expected to
be overwhelming. Realizing that his
vast acquaintance and many friends
would make the eastern part of the
state comparatively easy for him to
carry, the candidate has spent all of
the time on the west side up to the
present. He has both the public and
the press of western Washington, with
him to great extent
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21
pdttiSOn Is Confident of
n Big Democratic Victory

At Ellensburg, John Pattison, dem
ocratic candidate for governor. was
given a hearty welcome by the citi-
zens of the town and adjoining coun-
the party on state issues was met from
time to time with enthusiastic ap-
plause. Mr.. Pattison dWelt more upon
those issues which affect the policies
of the state government than upon
national affairs. BY the time the meet
ing adjourned it was evident that the
candidate had made an excellent i'm
preston upon his hearers and had
convinced. those that were not already
in accord with his ideas, that the dem
ocratic platform was sound on the i'm
portant issues of the campaign.
CAS- the time draws nearer" said
Mr.. Pattison, to a representative Of
the Statesman, 81 feel more certain
that election day will bring victory for
our party. Everywhere 1 have been
throughout the state I have noticed
that the people are thinking. They are
studying the important issues OF this
campaign. Though many have declared
and particularly republicans, that there
is an apathy among the voters, 1 have
been unable to see it. 1t seems to me
that never before has the country
passed through a campaign in which
the voters took so much interest. The
time has passed during which the
people were willing to be cajoled or
bullied into voting for something they
do not want. The very sentiment
that the republicans please to call
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21
Mothers Discuss
Child Trdinin0

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, Oct
21.-Benevolent grandmothers, fond
mammas and learned and erudite Did
maids, impressed with the idea that
the responsibilities of parentage and
the care of children are subjects
worthy Of serious and earnest con-
sideration, are gathering in Saratoga
today for the twelfth annual meeting
of the New York state assembly or
training for boys and girls which will
be held this evening, when industrial
training for boys and girls will be ,ae
principal subject of discussion.
The state assembly is composed of
80 clubs. including parent teachers
association, kindergarten clubs, and
those which are termed distinctly
mothers clubs. Its organization wds
effected during the first National Con-
gress of Mothers in Washington, d.
c., in 1897 and the first public meet
ing was held in Syracuse in Septem-
ber of that year.
Improvement of conditions sur
rounding children, in the home, III
the school, in the street and at play
is one of the chief aims of the as
sembly. Practically every club has
taken up some special line Of work.
The establishment of a free park, a
children's playground, an industrial
school, a free kindergarten, a CLOTH
ing bureau, the establishment of
Juvenile courts are among the things
which have been accomplished by the
clubs which compose the state as
sembly.
In planning the program for the
twelfth annual meeting, the Commit
tee has aimed to present things of
practical value. Consequently the del
egates will learn of work which has
been accomplished elsewhere and
which may be successfully undertaken
everywhere, rather than of brilliant
schemes which might Or might not
materialize.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21

mum sentence and have but a short
time left to serve. In the discharge
from parole, they were made because
the men paroled had behaved well and
deserved discharge.
Paroles.
Elvira Moser, Lincoln county; Lilly
Lang, Spokane county; James Moran,
Yakima county; John Mcdonald,
Pierce county; John Nichols, Spokane
county; Harry St. Jonn, Kittitas coun-
ty; Nellie Marney, Spokane county;
Jack Hill, Whatcom county; George
Hayze, Lincoln county; Charles Weber,
Kittitas county; Jim Denny, Spokane
county; Ralph Shelton, Snohomish
county; George NARROW, Spokane
county; A. B. Cox, King county; Will
liam Erhorn, Adams county; George
O'Donnell, Spokane county; Charles
Moomaw, Stevens county; John Ford,
Franklin county; Alfred Greeley, Ska
git county; Lewis Hughes, Kittitas
county; Harry Hill, Spokane county;
M. c. Jordan. Spokane county; Lin
Katon, Chehalis county; Aylwin Eel
ton. Whatcom county; Lee Wilson,
Lincoln county; David Fox, Clarke
county; John B. Gingles, Yakima
county; c. E. Bishop. King county;
Oscar Worthington, Whatcom county-
Final Discharges.
Fred Haskins, Spokane county;
| Thomas C. Johnson, Spokane county;
William Kellett, Franklin county;
Thomas B. Reed, Spokane county;
John Hogue. King county; j. Gabriel,
Lincoln county; George A. Clark. wal
Ia walla county; B. Mulleague. Frank :
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21
Fifteen Years
For KilIinq Rival

Fifteen years in the penitentiary
was imposed by Judge Irwin upon
Clarence Pappas, a Greek laborer who
killed Theodore Korinas, fellow
cOuntryman in Aberdeen Severa,
months ago.
Pappas was found guilty of murder
in the second degree. Pappas and
Korinas were rivals for the hand of an
American woman, despite the fact that
she is married. The woman had been
instructing them in English, and they
fell in love with her. The attention
which she particularly paid to Korinas
is said to have angered Pappas and lie
killed korinas with shotgun on the
street one evening. The defense was
that kOrinas had first attempted to
kill Pappas with razor. This evil
dence is thought to have saved Pappas
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21

lin county; Thomas McRae Snohomish
county; George Davis, Stevens councy:
Tony Fletcher. Adams county; Will
liam Lindstrom, Snohomfsh county:
Charles Mellan,, King county: A. Bar
rett, King county; J. A. Wolf, What
com county; James White, King coun-
ty; James Quinn. Spokane county:
John Nixon, Franklin county: Will
liam Johnson, jefferson county: Will
liam McCauley, Columbia county;
Mark Taylor, Spokane county; ]. Gro
min. Whatcom county; George Guest.
King county; Mike Lyons, Whatc om
county; George Anus, Snohom1sn
county; c. M. Harris, King county;
Tomakichi Nakata, King county; Geo.
Edwards, Walla Walla county: Gus.
Weincke, King county; o. j. Kalls1ed
Okanogan county; E. F. King. Lewis
county; F. J. Fenton, Snohomish coun-
ty; Oscar Spencer, Yakima count =;
Lewis Bigelow, Lincoln county; An
ton M. Ilomaki, ChehaliJ county: L.
Walbridge, Spokane county; Daniel
Macy, Spokane county.
Final Discharge from Parole.
The following prisoners who are on
parole have been recommended Cor
final discharge for the reason of their
exemplary conduct while on parose
faithfully complying with the require
ments of the parole law:
|, Randall J. Rogers, E. W. Roller, Will
liam Moran, Leroy Rambaugh, James
Boggan, William Sloane, George
Thompson. VIM. Waldron, Edward ].
Funk, Edward Sladen, L. H. Poole
William Harrington, w. J. Purtteman
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21
Southern Pacific
viii Retire Stock

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-Official an
nouncement was made today that the
Southern Pacific will soon retire pre-
ferred stock amounting to $39,5OO,O0O
The management figures that a million
and half every year can be saved by
retiring it. 1t has not been decided
as to the best method of doing It,
The eferred stock was issued In
1904 when the company was paying
dividends. Another issue was made
last year when money was tight. The
stock is per cent cumulative, sub
ject to call at 115 until July 1910, and
converting into common stock at par
at the holders option.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21
Council DeferS Action on
WaShingtOn-Oreg0n Franchise

No mention Of the Washington Ore
son franchise was made at the council
meeting last night The routine busi-
ness occupied the stage and was
the council adjourning at 8:45 Ad-
joarnment was taken until next Tues
DAY night at 7:3O o'clock. at which
time, presumably. the matter of the
franchise will be brought up.
The members of the council We're
in session with the Washington Ore
son Traction company people from
l:3O yesterday afternoon until o'clock
yesterday evening. No agreement
could be reached at that time and as
the company was not willing to take
What the council gave them ana .ue
council was not willing to grant what
the company wanted, it was decided
II postpone the matter for another
week and see if some agreement could
not be reached in that time.
All the councilmen were present last
night and the meeting was started al
ntes the clerk dug up the usual grind
ot routine and reports were read and
bills allowed for an hour and a quar-
ter
An alley was ordered open in block
" OF Roberts addition Residents
Aong The north side of Mill creek from
'he Brode residence to Merriam street
were ordered to bulkhead. The mayor
ana clerk We're authorized to draw
warrants on the general fund to pay
Ior the city's share of the cemetery
9ulkheading.
No Lights Without Walks.
1he action of the council in grant
Hls light at Division and Universi-
streets was reconsidered and the
J "sht Will not be granted This is be-
cause there is no sidewalking there
~Hu the street is not graded. Hereaf-
'er' the chairman of the street lights
OIthlttee stated. there must be grad
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21
No Clue to Murder
OF St. John JeWeIer

PORTLAND, Oct. 21-The police are
without clew as to the identity of the
assassin of Harry Butterworth, a pro-
minent jeweler of St. John, a suburb
of Portland. who was shot and IN
stantly killed in the front doorway or
his home last night.
He left his shop at nine o'clock and
few minutes later the family heard
some one fall on the front porth. They
looked out and discovered the wound
ed man shot through the breast. He
died without uttering a word. His
clothes were covered with powder
marks showing that the murderer was
standing close.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-21
TAFT IS TIRED
AND SEEKS REST
IN CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI, Oct 21.-Taft ar
rived here this morning after the
hardest few days campaigning since
no was nominated. He will spend the
dav at the home of his brother, Chas.
P. Taft.
Taft is very tired. His voice al
most failed last night. He will seek
an entire relaxation before starting
bic tour of Indiana, which is recog-
n;7ed as one of the doubtful states.