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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23

Hoosierdom will be as dry as a bone
in a few years. Governor Hanly has
Joined heartily with the Indiana pro-
| fhibitionists in their plans. Local option
has made a large part of Illinois dry
and the women from that state de-
clare that their campaign has only
commenced and will end only when
the liquor interests are driven from
their last ditch in the plague-spot Of
Chicago. In the east, according to the
delegates from that section, the fight
is waging merrily, especially in Penn
sylvania and New Jersey. The New
England states are we'll saturated with
prohibition sentiment, declare the
Yankee delegates, and the rum de-
mon" will soon succumb. New York is
admitted to be confirmed in it's evil
ways, but not beyond hope of ultimate
reform.
The great fight of the coming year,
declare the women, will be fought in
the city of Washington. The leaders
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union perceive the great strategic i'm
portance of making the national CAPT.
tai dry" city, and plans will be de-
cided upon at the present convention
for furthering that end. 1t is admitted
that the task will not be an easy one,
as the brewers, distillers and liquor
dealers also realize the Importance of
the fight and will not submit without
exhausting every means of influence
at their disposal. Speaker Cannon is
harshly criticised by some of the DEL
egates as being the greatest obstacle
to the success of their plans, and res
! olutions condemning his stand on the
/, prohibition question may be passed by
the convention.
Pictures of Eugene Chain, the pro-
hibition candidate for president. oc-
cupy places of honor in the national
headquarters and assembly, room, and
the delegates will be urged to use their
influence to secure a large vote for
him.
A curious situation has been brought
about by the stand taken by the Nor
mon church as the advocate of prOhi-
bition The w c. T. U. has long
waged warfare on Mormonism, and the
members took the lead in attempting
| to oust Reed Smoot the Utah senator,
from the national congress. Now that
the Mormons have declared war
against the liquor traffic, the women
of the temperance union are consider
ing a truce with that churo h. L is
realized that the in3uence of the Nor
mon leaders will go far toward accom-
plishing the adoption of prohibition in
Utah. Idaho, Nevada and other west
ern states, where the w. C.. r. U. has
| fought in vain.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Election Returns at the
Y.M.C.A. November Third

everyone is welcome to come in and
make use of the reading room and rec
reation rooms. The building Will be
open all night
This will be a great thing as there
is no other place half so well adapted
and none where the work could be car
ried on so well Everyone is invited
the members Of the association not
more than anyone else.
Word was received this afternoon
from c. I. Hall, of Everett, who was
formerly manager Of the western
Union in this city, that he Will pe
here to take the returns at the Y. NJ
C. A. on the evening of election.
Returns will aios be received In the
city at .Caswelrs cigar stsfe. arfanse-
ments having been completes todsy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Afraid Roosevelt
Would Read Him
Out of pdrfV

LAMBERTSVILLE, N. j., Oct. 23-T
am glad that you can still greet me as
the candidate of the democratic party"
declared Bryan in an addres here to-
day. when 1 saw by the papers that
the president removed Gompers from
his position at the head of organized
labor and put a senator I know in his
place 1 began to prepare for anything.
When 1 read the papers was nervous
today because I was afraid the presi-
dent might read me out of my own
place"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23

Election returns will be received for
the public at the Y. M. c. A. building
on the night of November 3, by spe-
cial leased wire which will be run into
the building and the results will be
thrown by a powerful lantern on a
screen in the gymnasium.
The wire will be run from the West
ern Union line into the building and an
operator will take the results as they
come in. A powerful lantern is to be
used for throwing the returns on a
screen and it will be operated by Rev.
Joseph Beaven, who is an old hand at
the business.
The gymnasium being the biggest
room in the building and having also a
gallery. will be used. The whole build
ing will be thrown Open, however, and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Circus" Preacher
Goes TO BROOKLYN

PIrTSBURG, Pa, Oct 23.-So far
as Pittsburg is concerned, DR.. 3
Edward Young, who recently resigned
the pastorate of the Second Presby-
terian church, to go to Brooklyn, is
no more. DR.. Young, who was known
as the circus preacher" because OF
his spectacular methods, will assume
charge of his Brooklyn congregation
tomorrow, and the Smoky City mas
lost the most sensational minister II
ever had in it's midst.
The resignation of DR.. Young was
NOT brought about without fight that
threatened to disrupt the Presbytery.
Every possible influence was brought
to bear to keep him in P1ttsburg, put
without success. DIR. Young declared
that he had been called to Brooklyn oy
God
Charges and counter charges were
made by the majority and the minority
members of the congregation. In
speech Dr. Young asserted that it was
the voice of God that was calling him
TO the Brooklyn charge, while the ma
1ority membership, who had onereo
him every inducement to remain here.
declared that the voice of God told
him 80 stay. The minority member
ship was also conspicuous at the
meeting and declared that they didn't
care what the voice said so long as
DR.. Young went to Brooklyn, or any
other place
After the members of the presby-
tey had voted to release DR.. Young,
there were speeches of sincere regret
from many of the ministers present
over the departure of DR.. Young.
In an interview after his resigna-
ton had been accepted Dr. Young
said: II believe and have believed all
along that the voice of God is calling
NE to the Brooklyn church, ana l
am pleased that the presbytery mas
released me, although it breaks my
heart to leave the friends / have maze
nere during the past II years"
Asked regarding the charges that
We're made against him by the MINOR
lty membership DR.. Young said:
My answer is in the eulogies thar
you have heard from these members
OF the presbytery. 1t is but naturai
that / should have made enemies dur
my stay here. Every one makes
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23

line of reasoning. That is the work 1
am going into now. l have every as
surance from the members of the Bed
ford congregation that the present un-
fortunate trouble here will have no
bearing on my standing.
Arrangements are being made to
commence at once the erection of a
magnificent church for the Bedford
congregation in Brooklyn. l have
had the plans submitted to me and
approved them. The only thing that
changed was to make the entrance
wider. The allegation that I am going
to Brooklyn for financial reasons is
absolutely false. would be far better
off financially by remaining here"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Rdiney NprObe Panama
CAQd| Purchase Scandal
CHICAGO. Oct. %

CHICAGO, Oct. 23-nvests zion by congress of the
alleged Panama canal purchase scandal will be demanded
by Representative Raney, Of Illinois, at the opening of
congress ecember according to his statement today
''The president, said Rainey Fought to be able to
tell whether not his brotherin law, Tafs brother is
interested in the American syndicate which succeeded in
getting control of the securities of the Panama canay
pany Teh president ought to be in position to know who
the members of the American syndicate The
try entitled to know about it. intend to that it is
do p,,h1ic
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23

Democratic leaders expect the tour
to carry tn stae for Bryan despite the
normally large republican majority. The
train will leave from Redbluff on Mon
day morning.
All the presidential electors will
travel on the special. Nominees for
congress of the different legislative
districts will travel on the train within
the limits of their respective districts
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Snow Storm Races.

WINNIPEG, Oct. 23.-One of the
worst sno;g storms known in this sec
tion of Canada at this time of the year
is raging. Transportation is co1neplete-
ly demoralized and there are no trains
from the east today. In many places
the snow is ten feet deep.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
INDIANS HAVE
A DESPERATE
WHALE FIGHT

BELLINGFAM, Oct. 23.-In a des-
perate fight with a whale, six Indian
fishermen narrowly escaped losing
their lives in Bellingham bay today.
From a rowboat they attacked the
whale in an attempt to kill it. The
whale Topped, upsetting the boat,
and throwing it's occupants in the
water Two were knocked unconscious
from the blow of the whales f1ukes,
but their comrades rescued them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
WHOLE CABINET
TO TAKE STUMP
FOR w. n. TAFT,

+ WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-At a :
= meeting today it was decided .
= that the entire cabinet Woliid I
+ take the stump for Taft next 1
+ week and join actively in the :
= campaign in his behalf. Root will !
+ speak in Cincinnati, Toledo and !
+ New York; Postmaster General !
= Meyer will speak in Ohio and 1
+ New Jersey; Metcalf will go to .
+ West Virginia; Secretary of War 1
= Wright will speak in Baltimore 1
+ and Cortelyou in New York Thurs 1
+ day night. 1
+ + + = + = + = = ]. + + i + 1
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
NO TRACE OF
MISSING MEN
CAN BE FOUND

TACOMA, Oct. 23.-Hope of finding
Fred w. Kloeber and julius Kummie,
who went hunting in the mountains
Monday, is practically abandoned to-
day Forty men ami four bloodhounds
securing the country within ra-
dius of ten miles from Green River
hot springs have failed to find any
trace of the missing men.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
California Democrats Plan a
WhirlWind Finish of CdmDaidn

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Oct. 23.-
whirlwind campaign in special
train carrying nearly every democrat
or prominence in the state was ar
ranged today by the democratic state
central committee for the last week of
the campaign.
Theodore Bell and James Phelan. the
later former mayor of San Francisco.
will be the principal speakers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Funeral Of Rudolph s;sfks.

The funeral of Rudolph Siefke, who
died in st. May's hospital Wednes-
day afternoon, was held this afternoon
at o'clock from the undertaking
chapel Of MacMartin & Crompton,
Rev E. Berthold, of the German Luz
theran church. conducting the services.
The Walla Walla Maennerchor sang
several numbers, and accompanied the
body to it's last resting place in the
city cemetery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
But He PLAYED CrOquet Nicely

NEW YORK, Oct. 23-Supporters Of
Lewis Chanler, the democratic nomi-
nee for governor, are today having
fun with what purports to be an in
tervieW with a former college mate of
Hughes, who says during the four
years he was an undergraduate of
Brown university, Hughes never
played a game of football, baseball,
hockey, tennis. cricket or basketball,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Plan a Big
Rel1y Race

TACOMA, Oct 23.-Plans have been
perfected for a great relay race from
American Lake to the Y. M. c. A.
building of this city. The dis ance is
IL miles and the race will be run on
Saturday afternoon by three picked
teams Of IL men each.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
President of Guatemala Has
Planned The Foxy Scheme

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23.-United
States immigration inspectors who
have been Investigating the natural
ization frauds in this city and said to
have forwarded d report to Washing
ton today revealing the fact Diego Es-
trada Cabrera, son of the Guatemalan
president. is naturalized citizen of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
COLLISION ON
PUGET SOUND
NEARLY FATAL

roWly escaped death in a collision of
the ferryboat West Seattle" and the
tug Ruth" in the bay this morning.
The passengers on the ferryboat were
panic stricken. The impact was not
great because the boats were going
slow on account of the fog. Three men
standing at the bow of the tug barely
escaped being caught in the crash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Special Membership Rally

In place of the regular evening SER
vices at the Wilbur Memorial church
next Sunday, the Epworth League of
that church will hold a membership
rally. at which short talks will be made
by several interested in the young peo-
ple'S work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Estate of Unborn Child
Will Depend On Its Sex

heir Of the estate of his father. If
girl. the mother will be deprived OF
her title and the estate will go to the
Due De Luynes, the next male relative.
The duchess is still living in the
beaut ful apartment where she spent
her n neymoon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Threaten Negro.

ATLANTA, Ga. Oct. pa mob
surrounded the Jail at Lithonia today
ard threatened to burn Charles
Mitchell a negro, who killed deDrty
Sheriff Peck last Sunday. He was
captured after a desperate fight. The
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23

DES MONIES, Oct. 23-Dr J. L.
Sawyers, of Centreville today was
ordered to go to Paris to attend the
Duchess De Chaulnes, formerly Theo-
dora Shonts, whose accouchement is
expected next month and whose hus-
band died in her arms last summer.
If the child is bov he VIII be he
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23

and that he never participated In
track meet, never ran a race, put the
shot vaulted a pole, jumped or hur-
died. Frequently he played croquet
with an elderly woman who i1ved
next to Hughes boarding house. HIS
mate called attention to the fact that
Hughes was never cheered by the
Brown alumni.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Christian Endeavor.

LYNN, Mass, Oct. 23.-Nirie hund-
red young peoples societies are rep
resented at the twentieth biennial
session Of the Massachusetts state
union of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety in session here today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23

the United States, said he became a
citizen at the instance of his father
as a means of safeguarding the prop
erty of the southern republic under
the American citizenship of his son.
The father has transferred his prop
erty holdings in both this country and
in Guatemala to his son.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Was Not Surprising.
(By Willis Abbot.)

CHICAGO, Oct 23.-No Wash
ington correspondent nor any man
interested in Washington affairs was
in the slightest degree astonished by
the exposition made in New York
newspaper of the scandals attaching
to the purchase Of the Panama canal
for s40,000,O0O by William Nelson
cromwell 1t has been matter Of
common repute that Douglas Robinson
the brother in-laW of Theodore Roose-
welt; Charles P. Taft, the brother of
the republican candidate for the pres
idency, and Cromwell himself, who is
on the republican finance committee,
profted hugely by this deal.
/ do not know that anybody charges
that they did anything unlawful. Being
a triumvirate having great influence
at the White House and at the capitol
they were in position to buy through
agents in Paris the stock of the old
French Panama Canal company at a
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23

Frank Dement,, one of he we'll known
business men of the city, who has been
sick at his home since Sunday, is able
to be out again.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
+ + + + + + + + + + & + E
FUND REACHES $4,000.

= The fund for the relief of Mrs =
+ l.. l.. Boise and children was +
+ swelled to $4,000 today. +
= The subscription will be closed I.
y tomorrow evening, leaving but +
+ one day in which to contribute to =
+ this worthy cause. +
+ The following are the latest +
+ contributions to the fund: +
+ j. w. Fox ..................$1. $1.OO.+
+ u. b. Shantz .......... 100 =
+ Uncle Hiram ........ so +
y Joseph c. Painter .......... 200 =
+ George Struthers ........ 200 +
+ HI. A. Gardener ......... 200 +
+ Cash ......... ...... 200 =
4. 4. J. i. = + = 4. = = = 4. = = =
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Taft Campaiuns,

CRAWFORDSVILLE Ind, Oct. %.
TAFT began his second day of cam
paign in Indiana at Brazil today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-23
Cerent Has Recovered.

negro was cut Is times.
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! + !. + + + = = = = = = = =
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-30
Easy EntertainIno.

One woman who does her own
work and yet likes to entertain a good
deal has brought order out of chaos
and made the work lighter for herself
by limiting her dinner to three hot
dishes. She serves first iced canta-
loupe. grape fruit or oysters, accord
ing to the season; then meat. pota-
toes and one vegetable. Salad and
dessert are prepared beforehand, and
SO Is the coffee. She serves all but
the three hot dishes--which, of course
must be brought from the kitchen
from small serving table at her side,
which has two shelves beneath 1t and
an outstanding bracket shelf for the
clean and used dishes. The coffee. in
French coffee pot. stands on one of
the brackets of the serving table and
boils merrily until required.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-30

suicide. Her body was found on a
Jefferson drives.
Marie had frequently told Mrs.
Whipple. who keeps the rooming
house, that the burden of caring for
her sister was almost too great for
her to bear. and hinted that II she
could leave Maggie we'll provided for
she would ''go away"
Several days ago she departed
from the rooming house and remained
away three days. When she returned
she said she had been in an auto ac-
cident.
Mrs. Whipple now believes that she
contemplated suicide at that time
and went away to wind up her per-
sonal affairs in preparation for the
, carrying out of her plan.
After Marie's disappearance H. A.
Germond of Seattle, Wash, whose
wife is sister of the Lehman girls,
forwarded to the st. Louis police a
letter which Maggie, the invalid, had
written to Mrs. Germond.
The afflicted girl did not dream OF
the sacrifice which was about to be
made for her She wrote that Marie
had deserted her and that she
feared she would be taken to the city
hospital.
please send for me at once" she
pleaded. II have been too great a
burden for Marie and she has left me
alone"
The police were investigating state
ments made in this letter when the
lifeless body of Marie was found.
Marie is described by Mrs. Whipple
as having been young woman of
noble character, devoted solely to the
care of her sister.
For the last year, Mrs. Whipple
rays, Marie has seemed unusually Sc.
rene of mind and she seldom COM
planned of the hardness of her lot, as
she had done before she took out
the insurance policy.
Marie alone knew why. The secret
was hers and that which bore her up
through the years journey toward
death was the text: Greater love
hath no man than this; that he give
! up his life for his friend"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-30
COMMITS SUICIDE
TG ENRICH SISTER
MARIE LEHMAN WAITS YEAR so
DEATH WILL NOT ANNuL IN
sURANcE POLICY.
SWALLOWS cARBoLIc ACID
Was Thought to Have Deserted In
valid for Whom She Cared for
Years - LifeIess Body
Found In Park.

st. Louis.-For year Marie Leh-
man, 26 years old. counted the days
which she must pass before, under the
terms of life insurance policy, she
could kill herself and thus leave her
helpless invalid sister Maggie, 10 years
old. $1,000.
A clause in the policy said that the
insurance would not be paid IL the
holder of the policy committed suicide
within one year, but that after that
self-destruction would not be a bar to
collecting the insurance. The gear
expired and Marie Lehman killed her
self next day by swallowing carbolic
acid.
The insurance policy. naming her
sister as beneficiary, was found among
her effects at the rooming house on
Pine street, where she lived.
When the last thread was of the
reel her mission was ended, and she
carried out the resolution which she
had made year before.
When Maggie Lehman was seven
years old scarlet fever made her a
hopeless invalid who required con-
stant attention night and day.
For the IL years which have passed
since then the burden of caring for
the afflicted girl had been upon the
shoulders of her sister,
Their father, ranchman in Idaho,
was shot from ambush and killed five
years ago, and under the terms of his
will each of the girls received $4,000.
This small fortune was rapidly dwin-
ding away. Marie spent not only her
sisters share, but her own, for medi-
cal and surgical treatment for Maggie.
Only few hundred dollars remained
when Marie hit upon the plan of in
suring her life In her sisters favor
and killing herself.
The fulfillment came when she
went to Forest park and committed
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-30
PINNED UNDER EHGInE,
ORDERS LEG CUT OFF
VICTIM HANDS KNIFE TO PREACH
En- AND WATCHES HIM
HACK AT rENDoNs.

st. Louis.-J A. McKittrfck lay un-
der the wreck Of a locomotive after
a collision the other day. His
left leg, crushed by the engines
weight, was held immovably; scalding
steam hissed around him. Calmly.
McKittrick took his knife from his
trousers pocket and, handing 1t to cna
of the men who we're vainly trying
to extricate him, said.
Finish cutting on that leg of mine.
will you? It'll never be any good now
and / don't want to lie here and
die
1t was to Rev. r. G. Allen, go years
old, preacher, of Grove City, Pa.
that McKittrick gave his knife. and
with fortitude almost equal to that
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-30
The Man Over Forty.

Following his interesting and sug-
gestive discussion of 'The Age OF
Mental Virility' in the April Century.
DR.. w. A. NJ Dorland will go further
into the subject in the May number,
presenting under title Of What tho
World Might Have Missed" a brilliant
and startling summary OF the great
work done by men over forty-in the
field of science, in the world of art, in
political and diplomatic life. in music.
and most of all. perhaps. in literature.
The result of the Philadelphia physi-
clans years of research along this
line OF investigation makes a splendid
and stimulating showing for the man
above middle age.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-30
Memories Of Grant.

The recent death OF DR.. George +.
Shrady, who was the last survivor OF
General Grants surgeons, lends added
pathetic interest to DIR. Shrady's
Memories of General Grants Last
Days. publication Of which will be-
gin In the May Century. These memo.
ries will give a new and very inti-
mate picture of General Grant "as he
appeared to one who was in close and
friendly contact with him during the
last months of his life." when 'he was.
no longer the man OF arms to be
dreaded, or the President to be calum-
mated, but the brave and helpless suf-
ferer to be pitied and admired"