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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-02
Railway Combine Probable.

For several months interesting rumors
have been floating around financial and
transportation circles concerning huge
combine In the railway world. They have
been promptly contradicted, but have
been revived again and again, and
now they are beginning to be recognized
as 'feelers'' sent out to be discussed and
commented upon for the sake of testing
and developing public opinion with
view to future applications to parha-
ment for permission TO reduce expenses
and increase dividends upon competing
lines of railway. The managers have re-
Gently made traffic arrangements that viii
result in a considerable saving to all con-
cerned without depriving the public Of
the conveniences and luXuries of travel
they now enjoy. 1t is proposed to go still
further and issue interchangeable tickets
at the same rates now charged and let
passengers have the option of travelling
by any line or train that suits them best.
and thus save the enormous sums OF
money that have been expended In adj
vertising and in other means of securing
business This sort of an alliance can be
arranged and operated without the per-
mission of parliament, and it is consider
ed the first step toward a general ANAL
gamati
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-02
WANT RA|LWA TRUST
Operating Expenses Growing
and Net Receipts Falling.
ENGLISH ROADS RETRENCH
Will Decrease Number Of Trains and
Economic.
SLEEPING BERTHs ARE COSTLY
Government Ownership Advocated
by Socialists, Who Also Want
School Children Fed.
ENGLISH ROADS RETRENCH
SLEEPING BERTHs ARE COSTLY
BY WILLIAM F.. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.
At SEA SteamShfp Cedric


Chicago Record Herald.
At SEA, Steamship Cedric.
October q, 1908.
There has been very little consolidation
and Capitalization of business and indus
trial interests in England compared to the
United States, but the tendency is be-
coming very strong that way, and at the
next session of parliament several inn
portant corporations. hitherto COMPETE
tors, will ask authority to combine their
business for the sake of economy. The
advantages of. amalgamation are recoG-
nized and public opinion is being edu-
Gated to see them, but there are limi-
tations to the action of joint stock COM
panies, which cannot be removed without
parliamentary action. Hence there are
only few trusts In Great Britain, but
there will be more.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-05
REPUBLICAN EVIDENCE
BY HENRY MCBRIDE

During my administration of
about three years, ending january
1905, the state debt was reduced
considerably more than $500, 900.
during the three years Of present
administration from January 1905,
to january 1908, Notwithstanding
the increased revenue derived from
the office of secretary of state, the
increased revenue derived from the
tax Of SIS imposed upon all drug
gists and liquor dealers, and not
outstanding the increase in taxes
and the pledging Of the million
dollars to be derived from the sale
Of the Lake Union and the Lake
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-05
Mrs. Wigs and The Cabbage
Patch.

Delighted, 80 cried President
Roosevelt when in Louisville he
was shown the veritablc Cabbage
Patch " wherein Mrs. Alice Hogan
Rice found Mrs. Wigs and Loyey
Mary. And then the chief exec
utive went on to say that he re
gardcd Mrs Wigs life quite as
highly as the simple life preached
by his friend Rev. Charles Wagner.
Presidential praise is high praise
always, and in his speech delivered
before the students OF the State
Agricultural College, at Lansing
Mich. on May 81, 1907, he said.
You will learn the root principles
OF self-help and hclpfulness toward
others from Mrs. Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch, Just as much as
from any formal treaties on charity
Which shows that the Executive is
thoroughly i'll accord with the
American people, who love Mrs.
Wigs as they have loved few
other women OF literature and the
stage.
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch will be the attraction at
the Ellensburg Theatre, Saturday,
May 9th.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-05
THE GRANGE

Ellensburg Grange will hold its
regular meeting We'd nesday at l3O
p. M, III G.. y. r. hall. Every
member is requested to constitute
him or herself a committee OF one
and work for the securing OF new
members. We are growing fast, but
desire to have every farmer in the
county 4 member.
The social feature of the Grange
its introduction of topics related 10
agriculture, and last, but not least
its high moral ideals, will IND
lodgmcnt in the minds of its men, n,
bers. From this repository VIII
flow forth a force whose results
will never enid. +. Hodges
Maine.
The meaning of the time; IS INC
organization of honesty. Inc na,
ton is writing into law tor al
men to obey, those rules OF iail
dealing which, without law, mos
men already obey, Senator a.
!. BeVcridge.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-05
URGES ROOSEVELT
TO RUN AGAIN

WAsHINCToN. May 4.-That be-
tween three and four hundred let
tiers are received daily at the White
House, urging President Roosevelt
to run again, is asserted on good
authority. These letters come
from all parts of the country, it is
said, from members of all political
parties, and in them various argu-
ments are used by the writers to
induce Mr. Roosevelt to again ac-
cept a nomination.
The letters have increased in
volume in the last few weeks, and
some of them are said to be almost
tragic in their earnestness.
The writers argue that the presi-
dent is in the thick of his campaign
for the establishment of complete
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-05

government control over intci''''c
commerce and other reforms 'l'''
il is impossiablc to transfer III
work to another, since Mr.. Koo9c
yclts personality is a poWcTiu'
factor in achiving the success; th"'
the republican party can not alloiu
to nominate any man who IS not
sure of election, and that the pres
ident is the only republican VINO
will he certain to defeat any other
candidate.
In all OF his replies to such let
tiers the president simply reminds
his correspondents of his former
declarations on the subject ana
rciterates that his position IS uii-
changed.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-05
CANNON PROMISES
TO LET BARS DOWN
Forced to Yield in Order to
Get Financial Legislation.

WAsHiNGToN, d. c., May f.
Representative Townsend of Mich
gan has received the assurance of
SPEAKER Cannon, conveyed through
Representative Watson of Indiana
the republican whip" in the
house That ,hc speaker is not averse
~ aet.on a this session of congress
III IN aMti-injunction law and A
Il" ~ amend the Sherman anti
trust act and that bills for the pur-
pose will BE reported within few
days 70 the house form the judic
iary committee.
This action grew out of a step
taken by Mr.. Townsend to obtain
the signatures OF enough republican
members to call a CAUCUS to COM
NIT the majority favorablv on such
measures.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-05

Washington shore lands, Our state
Indebtedness has increased nearly
100000. This is not a pleasant
situation for the taxpayers of the
state to face, nor is it a pleasant
situation for the next governor Of
the state, whoever he may be, to
face. The task of restoring the
equilibrium between the state S eX-
penditures and the revenues is not
all easy one. However, if am
nominated and elected, as I hope
and expect to be, l shall undertake
that task. Expenses will be re-
duced to the lowest possible limit
consistent with a consistent man.
agement of public matters, every
appointee will be expected to earn
his salary, and if it should be found
that two or three men are doing
the work that one should do, here
after one will do the work. I will
not stand idly by and watch our
taxes and see our state indebted
ness continuously increased. APP
preparations will be kept within
our revenues, even if I have to re-
sort to the veto power to accom-
plish that purpose.
The arthur of the above is not
democrat, but it is Ex-Governor
Henry Mcbride. tits we'll to keep
this in mind as we have too many
people who only think through
their party.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-05
A Fine Entertainment.

Ellensburg is to have tlne enS,'
tainmeut on Friday night, May 0'.'
Mr.. custer, who has travelled iarg'!
in the Orient and who had with n'm
kodak will give one Of the finest en'e''
tainments ever given here. IL 10
education within itself. 1t appeai' "
the ear and eve at the same ''lne'
What Jacob Riis has done lor Wv
slums of New York City Mr.. Eus'e' "a
done for the lands of classic song spu
bible story. What Mr. Earnest se1O.
Thompson has done for the w."
animals of the woods has been done w.
the lands from whence our clvlil"a.,~e
our history and our religion have . cu"l
1t requires time and money 10 v.I hos
largely over these lands. one WIZ r;th
taken the pictures OF these himsell w.t. w.t.
a kodak cannot only make tnese . .a
tiers very Interesting but you sev as
thing original and il sncn nlat .',,nre.
to be never forgotten IN Inc vo,,r
These things become part y. .:,th
intellectual assets and nina "ofair
The he author a will not give it at Ghes ~
rates, He makes it as reasou" some.
possible, and guarantees 10 q, who
thing worth the attention VI ".a;ninp
take any interest in matters pei' Of the
to the civilization or progress - AZ
world including art and nistotSS ,b
the Nj. L. church. Friday, May ''''
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-05

The statement was made today
by a prominent republican in the
house that a movement is on foo.
backed by between thirty and forty
members of the majority, to refuse
consent to the passage OF any
hancial bill at this session until as
surancc has been given that some
thing will be done toward placing
wood pulp on the free list.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-05

Then followed the election OF the
following alternatcs to the state
convention
John Nearwood Thorp; T.. T..
Wager Eiiensburs. l.. r. Thomas,
CieElum; ". J. Payne, Ellensburg.
VIM. Packwood, Manastash; Mat
Bartholct Eiiensburg; c. 5. Pal
mer. Ellcnaburg. Patrick Henry.
Roslyn VI. c. Miller, C,cE,um
Vim. Brannan, CleIium !. II.
Feeny. South Kitt:tas Simon X.
Iusthan Roslyn; D. Christncr.
Thorp Philip Adams. East XII
titas; H. v. Wager. East Kitti,as.
4 resolution was introduced and
passed endorsing the candidacy Of
William Jennings Bryan and in
structed the delegation to vote for
such delegation TO go to Denver.
The election C: county central
committeeman was then taken I'D
by the various precincts and with
the following results:
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-05
klTTlTAS DEMOCRATS
DECLARE FOR BRYAN

\ delegate convention OF the
democratic party OF Kittitas county
was held in this city Saturday.
The convention was called to
order by Il. y. Turner and the call
for same was read by J. II. Nor
gan. On motion J. II. Morgan
was elected chairman and X. y.
Turner secretary.
After the usual routine work the
convention proceeded to elect FIJI
teen delegates to the democratic
state convention called to meet III
Spokane MAY IS (Right here II
may be we'll to state that chair
man Titlow seriously contcmplates
the advisability OF changing the
place from Spokane to Seattle and
the date from May IS to May 80
The following delegates were ON
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-05

IT is claimed that Jones will car
~ every county in the state save
two-Chehalis and Walla Walla
1t may be that regular old fash
toned slide is in sight. There's
going to be something doing in
Washington this fall.
THE harmony in the republican
party of Kittitas county is devel
oping in great chunks. Each fac
ton claims to be it, OF course
it is none OF our business, and we
are neither weeping or wailing at
the spectacle. Let EN- fight.
THE DAWN suggests that the
newspaper men of Kittitas county
get together and organize county
press association same as all other
counties throughout the state are
doing. An association can be
made both profitable and pleasant
and the business situation of the
county now demands something Of
the kind.
WE are for Bryan, not because
we endorse everything he says.
We are for him because he is the
biggest, brainiest democrat in the
United States. We are for him be-
cause he is the only man opposing
republican plutocratic rule, who
bring the government back
closer to the people. We pre-
fer Bryan and democracy to repub-
licanism and anarchy.
THE republican spell binders will
have hard task to perform next
fall when they attempt to show
that the panic was mostly lmagin-
ary, and that the slight business
depression is due to the democrats
disturbing business by persisting
in talking about tariff reform.
The republican panic will settle
the republican party with the ma
iority of voters.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-20

Reserved Seats So, S., $3.50. Box Seats $40
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
SEEK THIEF TO FIT THE
SHOES HE ABANDONED
Police Hunt for Burglar Who
Fled From House in
Stocking Feet

OAKLAND. March "A thief who
entered house at 472 Eighth street,
run by Mrs. Pontacq, was frightened
from her sons room by the appear
ance of the woman and fed in such
haste, this morning, that he left his
shoes lying on the hall floor. The shoes
were turned over to the police and an
effort was made to arrest a man wear
ing none. but without results.
The burglar entered the house at
about O'Clock this morning and went
to the room of Joseph Pontacq. Think
ing there was a person seeking a lodg-
ing. when she heard him walking about,
Mrs. Pontacq arose and started to in
vestigate. Going to her sons room she
found the man >prowling around, and
as soon as she appeared the thief fed.
He obtained nothing of value.
Mrs. Mary Duarte of s12 Wood street
reported to the police this morning that
her home was ransacked by a burglar.
who carried away a gold watch and fob
and SO.
w Madden of 1913 Twelfth avenue
reported that he was robbed of two
gold watches by a woman whom he
met last night.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
'SODFRBFRG TRIAL
NFARS ITS CLOSE
Prosecuting Attorney in Speech
Seeks TO Undermine Plea
of Insanity
Probable That Court VIII Read
Instructions and Submit
Case Today

OAKLAND. March 9.-Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Hynes made his open
ing argument TO the jury today ana
the trial of Erland Soderberg. charged
with the murder OF his mother. as
sumed it's closing phase. Hynes de-
voted his efforts in an attack on al
legged insanity. on which the derenSe
has been based He argued that no
Insane man would have been able 10
take all the little cunning precautions
which he said were noticeable IN IaS
attempts to cover evidences Of the
crime in the little house in street.
The attorney called attention to the
care with which the body had been
wrapped in blankets. and of the er-
forts to efface the signs or blood on
floor and wall
In referring to the testimony OF d
tectives Flynn and Hodgktns, who tes-
tilted that Soderberg had confessed TO
them, Hynes said that the jury would
have to believe both men had been
guilty OF perjury if they found Soder-
berg not guilty.
Attorney ]. ]. Allen for the defense
argued to prove the prisoner insane.
reading from portions Of the testimony
and from depositions taken in sweden
to show that the prisoners father had
been violently insane
1t is probable that Judge Melvin VIII
give his instructions to the jury to-
morrow afternoon and submit the
case.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
FEW UNEMPLOYED ARE
STILL CHARGES OF CITY
One Days Work Each Week Is
Required of Indigents
i'm Oakland

OAKLAND, March e.--Out of an esti-
mated population of more than 235,000
people, the city of Oakland and it's
emergency relief committee is support
ing only 212 unemployed men, or less
than tenth of ! per cent of the whole
populace. The number of dependents
has been materially reduced within the
last week or SO. the original number
of men out of work in the recent days
of scrip being in excess of 900. Those
that remain are still housed at the
municipal lodging house at First and
Jackson streets, and each man so
housed is required to perform one days
labor each week at Bushrod or some
other city park in landscaping or SHOW
cling.
Mayor Mott desires today to ask
through the press that all philanthropic-
ally inclined people SO disposed mail
him checks to carry on the work of
caring for this class of indigents. The
words "for care of unemployed" should
be indorsed on each check.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
BOAT Club TO GIVE
ITS ANNUAL SMOKER
Varsity Crew to Be Hosts at
Entertainment on Board
Ship Amador

BERKELEY, March 9.-The annual
smoker of the University of California
boat club will be held on the ship
Amador, the training quarters of the
varsity crews, on the Oakland estuary,
Wednesday night. Special talent has
been secured for the evenings enter
tainment by the committee of arrange
rlents in charge of the boat club
smoker. which, it is expected, will
eclipse the club affair of last year.
The university band, mandolin club
and other musical clubs have been en-
gagged for the smoker, for which spe-
cial cars of the Oakland traction COM
pany have been secured. The amuse-
ment features provided will include
wrestling and boxing matches.
Paul A. Meyers is president of the
boat club. He has named the follow
ing smoker commmittee: W. b. Parker,
chairman; Walter Stern, Max Stone,
Austin Sperry, J.. McSpadden, Lyslie
Spangler, Lyman McFie and r. L.
Montgomery.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
OLD COMPANY OUSTED
is ANSWER TO SUIT
Woman's Charge Against Realty
Syndicate Is Long on
the Docket

OAKLAND. March 9.-Answers to a
suit filed in 1906 by Mrs. NJ. II. Diepen-
broch to have a receiver appointed for
the Idora park amusement company
and accusing officials of the Realty
syndicate of having improperly secured
control of the company were filed in
the superior court today by +. NJ. Smith,
Robert Whitehead, John II. Spring and
Robert c. Newell. Mrs. Diepenbroch
alleged that the Realty syndicate had
obtained control of the place through
the collusion of Whitehead, former
president of the company, and alleged
he should have sold it at public auc-
ton, but instead disposed of ii pri-
vately to B. p. Miller, according to the
complaint.
The answers filed today alleged that
the old company was ousted when it
failed to pay its rent. Mrs. Diepen-
broch was a stock holder under the for
mer regime.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
MERCHANT AND WIFE
ARE INJURED BY CAR
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Lewis Re-
moved to Hospital, Where
Woman Nav Die

OAKLAND. March 9.-Mrs. +. j.
Lewis and her husband, who is a mer-
chant at 412 Fourteenth street, were
struck by streetcar while driving in
the San Leandro road yesterday and in
jured. Both are at the Melrose sani-
tarium. and it is feared the woman
will not recover. She sustained a
broken hip and internal injuries, and
Lewis hurts include two broken ribs
and a gashed head.
Mrs Lewis was thrown under tho
fender OF the car and was dragged. The
husband, thrown from the rig, helped
to remove her. She was unconscious.
Both were taken to the hospital They
live at 4o1 Walsworth avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
SUPERVISORS KILL
BERkELFY'S HOPES
Board Refuses to Redraw Lines
and Give Town Single
District
Mitchell Uneasy and Arranges
for Another Hearing On
Saturday

OAKLAND. March 9.-The proposition
to redraw the lines of the supervlsoral
districts Of the county in order TO place
the entire town of Berkeley inside a
single district went glimmering today,
as forecast by The Call this morning.
when three members of the board of
supervisors expressed opposition. They
were Supervisors Kelley, Horner and
Bridge. Supervisor Rowe, who had ia
voreI the measure, said ne had nothing
further to add, and Chairman John
Mitchell wanted to invite the Berkeley
delegation to submit more figures and
arguments, though he admitted the use
lessness OF such a procedure with ma
jority of the board against it. Super
visor Joe Kelley said
With all the talk Of city and county gov
erninent which has been going the rounds Of
Berkeley. Oakland and Alameda | think propo-
ley Is ia6pportune.
If we go to all the trouble of rearranging
these lines now. we will have 10 do ii all over
again in few years when the organization
OF city and county government comes up. If
Berkeley has one supervisor eOakland ought to
have three. as it is three times as large as
Berkeley. am against it,
Horner followed with talk about the
annexation schemes under way at pres
ent in the municipalities, and said peo-
pie in his end of the county were salts
fled.
Those are my sentiments" ejacu-
lated Bridge.
AS a portion of Berkeley lies in
Mitchelrs district he was unwilling to
dismiss the plan so summariIy. He fa-
vored inviting the delegates TO attend
the board meeting Saturday to talk 1t
over and see IL there could not be found
some objections to the plan which
would cover the bald fact that the poll
ticians in power did not care to disturb
the present careful adjustment in their
favor In Difference to the chairman
and his predicament the other members
consented to attend meeting Saturday
morning and listen to the Berkeley del
egates.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
IN ALAMEDA CIRCLES

ALAMEDA. March Paul Cadman
left last night for Sewanee. Tenn, where
he viii enter the University of the
South.
Mrs. Harry d. Smith entertained the
members OF the Dozen sewing club at
her home in Paru street Friday. Twelve
guests were present. including Mrs. A.
Horatio Cogswell, Mrs Philip Bekeart,
Mrs. George Lamb, Mrs. Charles Gard
ner. Mrs. w. O. Smith Mrs. Willis Min
ium. Mrs. c. c. Hanley. Mrs. NJ Rob-
bins and Mrs. Alonzo Barnes.
Miss Hazel Boyer is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs Frank b. Graves of 2s34 Cen
tral avenue. Miss Boyer once lived in
this city and is a talented pianist
Mrs. Herman Uirichs will entertain
at a telephone tea Wednesday in honor
OF Miss Grace Cook, bride elect.
Mrs Rauswell Smith and Miss Minnie
Smith have returned from visit in
Virginia City.
Mrs. John Martin and Miss Isabella
Martin arc in Mill Valley to visit for a
week. after which they will tour south
ern California and then return to their
home in New York. During their stay
here Mrs. Martin and Miss Martin have
been extensively entertained. Saturday
bowling party was given in their
honor by Miss Blanche Tisdale at the
Encinal yacht club house.