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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16
WHEN THE PREACHER LEAVES
THE PULPIT.

The Chicago Inter- Dream contains
a leader of criticism of the conduct
of the Rev. Charles Aked, pastor OF
the Fifth Avenue Baptist church OF
New York. who left his pulpit ana
made, the assertion that both the
great American political parties were
so evil that it was impossible to say
which was the worst"
Discussing upon the proprlety or
ministers leaving his pulpit for poiltf-
cal purposes. The ter-Ocean contains
the following very sarcastic crltelsm:
"a comparison of the president OF
the United States to tree TOAD py
weTknown female agitator was
among the other amenities Of the oc-
casion
Earlier in the day there had been
q suffragette riot at a meeting OF
women who opposed woman's suffrage
AT this meeting the Rev. DR.. Ly-
man Abbott had read letter from
the President saying in substance tnat'
while personally not opposed to wom-
ans suffrage, he did not consider the
question Immediately important.
"Dr. Abbott, although a preacher,
had some excuse for his appearance In
this political controversy. For some
wears he has been only nominally IN
the pulpit; he appeared chiefly as
messenger; and his wife was one OF
the leaders Of the original movement
against Womans suffrage
But the utterances OF Mr.. Akeo'
who is by present vocation preacher
Of the gospel. and whose only status is
as such. must move laymen to inquire
what was Thine call that brought this
gentleman from England to our shores.
Was it to preach the gospel or to pro-
mote political agitations? Did he come
TO save souls or to make stump
speeches Of doubtful credibility on
woman's suffrage? The questions an
swer themselves.
1--WE do not doubt that Mr.. Aked Is
personally a good man of the most
benevolent intentions. And therefore
he illustrates we'll what happens usual
lv to the preacher who leaves the pull
nit and Yields to the suggestions when
necessarily beset him to become po-
litical cats paw.
.The first thought of the authors OF
anv risky or desperate political scheme
is to cloak it with respectable names.
And what name more respectable than
that of a minister Of the gospel? the
office to which he is set apart at once
gives the impression that he is an
honest man who would not counten-
ance wrong.
And so with the best intentions the
preacher often becomes promoter OF
diorder, transformation, and even
falsehood. Read Mr.. Aned's words;
they point the lesson.
"Such is the risk run by the preach
err when he leaves the pulpit and for
gets that his business is with the souls
of men and their salvatiOn-when he
forgets that his mission is not to fight
in the political arena or to wrestle in
the market place, but to preach the
gospel of Jesus Christ that by it's
power men may be turned from their
sins and led to a better living"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16
"Rabes Ii Toxland.v


Babes In Toyland" last night de-
lighted one Of the largest audiences of
the season at the, Union, says the
Daily Muscular. Every bit of, the
business" was good and wholesome
and the cast was in splendid hands.
Eddie Redway and Nellie Lynch are
not strangers here and they last night
added greatly to their popularity. Hell
en- Mcleod repeated the success which
she scored on the occasion of her for
mer appearance here, and. Gus Pixley
divided hOnors with the principals
VIII Hatter's voice Is wonderfully
good. 1t was a disappointment to the
large audience that some of the, pro-
gram was cut; but what there was
was delightful. There is some pros
pect that the company may be brought
back to open the new theater. 1t will
be welcomed. The chorus Is especially
good. Such beautiful dances have not
been since the old timel ballet" dis
appeared and the "show girl began
to glide majestically through panto-
| mimic scenes of motion. Mr.. Mitchell
keeps his phlanx of girlish beauty so
busy changing elaborate and becoming
costumes, and so much buster dan
cling; singing, posing. and expressing
splendidly the meaning Of genuine
spectacle" that the blight Of the ale
karaisical, posing" show-g girl is quite
| lifted off their loneliness.
Moreover, it is Herberts exquisite
music that makes it revel of irresist-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16
1.-THE Alaskan"

Lora Lieb, prima donna soprano of
John Cort's comic opera. 1.-THE Alas
kan," somewhat set the fashion of
stage apparel and has given the
Merry Widow hats a fine run for their
laurels. In the first act of "The Alas
kan" Miss Lieb makes her appearance
dressed in magnificent costume,
beautifully crowned by hat Of artis-
tic dimensions that would make the
Paris, London and New York connois-
seurs back up an alley" and Ego
east with modification.
Miss Lieb's hats are consanguineous
with the proverbial cart wheels Of the
Pioneers of the golden" days of Cali
fornia, but are, at the same time, orig
inal in the extreme. Her confrere in
designing these novel conceptions of
top piece'' artisticality was a dis
Iciple of a celebrated milliner of Paris
who became unpopular and was fired
because of her propinquity for know
ing too many of the secrets of the Sc
|crets Of the millinery business.
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freshness that Is really invigorating
and while the laughs are not produced
in over abundance there is plenty OF
mirth in the show It's a good show,
good enough.
William Keough, the "The I'm
known" is far and away the best char
acter in the cast. His part could hard
ly have been taken in better shape and
the laughs chat came werei from the
dry wit in his lines and his inimitable
way of speaking them. A better drunk
man was never on the stage here. He
was "soused" from first to last and
carried the jag well. Charley Brown as
Little Johnny Jones' made good. 1t
is hard 60 see why everyone who takes
a part created by Cohan feels in duty
bound TO put his whole nose in his
voice; but it seems that is the case.
Brown did it along with the rest of
them. did. it we'll for that matter;
but originality is to be preferred to
imitation, even though it is done to
flaCter a big man. Charley Brown can
use his feet some, and did it d. time or
two last night in whirlwind style.
Aside from these two the cast was
very good, but not brilliant 1t was
we'll balanced and did first class work,
but there were no stars among the
rest The reformers who We're the
cab girls also, are pretty bunch of
feminity and compose about all the
good looks of the chorus.
. Several good song hits were intro
duced, among which was Cohan's great
song Yankee Doodle Boy" Mr.. Brown
sang this through his nose-as Cohan
does, we suppose-but he didn't spoil
the song, which is one of the catchiest
ever. "'Op in Me 'Ansom'' was another
cleverly staged song and. "Give My
Regards to Broadway the last of the
trio that made particular hit last
night. One other thing should be
praised, however, and that Is the finale
of the second acts. It was great, one
Of the prettiest that has been staged
here this year and won hearty and
most we'll deserved applause. i
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16
Weather Conditions.

night and Thursday.
washington: Fair tonight and Thurs
day.
Weather Conditions.
The storm area yesterday OH the
coast of British Columbia has dis
appea AIRED. 1t caused rain west or the
Cascades but the weather in the In
termountain country has remained
fair. Rain also fell in northern Can-
fornia. A disturbance over Arlzoha
is causing heavy rain, and thunder
storms in southern Arizona and snow
is falling over Utah, Colorado and
Wyoming and thence northeastWard
to Minnesota. A high area over the
Ohio valley is attended by fair Weathe'
in the eastern half of the United
States. There has been a considerable
fall in temperature in the intermoun-
tain country and the temperature at
Walla Walla is the lowest of the WIN
ter Temperatures have arisen consid-
erably over the southern half of the
United States. The indications are for
continued fair weather in this vicinity
tonight and Thursday.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
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ible attractiveness. Music with capti-
vating swing and rhythm, with deeply
touched burietta daintily inferred and
some of it with so keen spirit of
lightness and mirth that it seems to
fill ones very soul with exquisite har-
mony. At the Keylor Grand tomorrow
night rs
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16

wanted was a plain statement OF facts.
But as long as congress laughs at
such silly outbursts, the country can
probably survive such displays OF
Rooseyeltism.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16

IFItFO VOTf~S'
Cohan's shows are noted for their
dash and vim, for the helter- SHELTER
promiscuity with which he introduces
characters and scenes, for the catch
of the songs, regardless of melody.
Little Johnny Jones" is no exception,
it is a play as full Of life as George
Cohans imaginative mind can make
it. From curtain to curtain the breeze
is blowing across the stage with a
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16

Pin-naded policemen and mayors in
the northwestern part Of the state have
resumed the manufacture Of anarchists
by refusing to allow Emma Goldman
to speak in their towns and by throwing
her into Jail at every turn of the road.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16

make their first appearance as mem
bers of Hi Henry's minstrel attraction
Our press exchanges speak very high
ly of this new company.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16
Hi Henry's MinstreIs.

Hi Henry's new minstrel attraction
will appear at the Keylor Grand the
alter, Friday, December .1s, presenting,
as the above statement indicates, a
minstrel performance by new high
grade performers, all of whom have
won New York recognition and who
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16

But probably Mr.. Pulitzer enjoys tn
advertising-just the same as an
newspaper would. .-.
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Why is it that all of the country
newspapers haven't mentioned the
fact that I'VE are glad to Sc our old
friend, the Congressional Record. on
our exchange table again.?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16

And Mr. Roosevelt just can't under
stand how anybody would dare to say
anything back to. him. sk8 "a
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16
He Had Learned.

Beware Of the jealous eye of love-"
said Gertrude Coghlan, looking out
from mask of cold cream, after the
last at of 1.-THE Travelling Salesman"
"The young man had Called she
explained. HE carefully removed the
cigars from his vest pocket and placed
them on the piano. Then he opened
his arms. But the young girl did not
flutter to them.
"You," she said Oddly, "have loved
before."-Young's Magazine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-16

ployes these strenuous, economizing
days.
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ment cures In Natures avn way.
We surely save you from the knife.
Parlors. 216. 217. Telephone 606.
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

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Read The Statesman-25c month.
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FOURTH FLOOR.
WEATHER BUREAU-ROOMS 412,
Alb. Jno. Grover, Observer. Tele-
phone, Main 514.
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Weather Forecast.

Walla Walla and Vicinity: Far To-
night and Thursday.
Washington: Fair tonight and Thurs
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DIR. A. e. BRADEN, PHYSICIAN AND
Surgeon. 504 to 307, Ransom Bldg.
ONCE Phone, Main 1443; Residence
Phone, Main 1444, Walla WaIla. wn
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SECOND FLOOR.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-05
NOT A STRONG ARGUMENT

Elsewhere we publish a letter to
cotton planters from President J. A.
Taylor, of the National Ginners' AS
sociation, of Memphis. 1t will be in
teresting as reading matter whether
the reader agrees with all of the
statements of Mr. Taylor or not.
1t seems to us that the advice to
cotton growers east of the MISSISSIPPI
pi river to cut down their acreage in
the interest of Oklahoma and
Texas is not an argument
which will appeal strongly to
Georgia planters. Two seasons ago
the crop in the eastern section of the
belt was cut down by nature, while
Texas and the territories raised
big crop and got good prices by rea-
son of the shortage on this side of
the river. Just why this section
should now be called on to sacrifice
itself for the western territory is not
apparent
Acreage should be reduced, but
there should be no effort made to
induce this section to cut down be-
cause another section is preparing to
increase its yield
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-05
An Anti-RailrOad Lawyer
minneapolis Journal)

Out in Broken Bow, Nebr., lives the
most unique lawyer in the United
States-Jesse Candy by name. Candy
only takes one class of litigatiOn-a
claim against a railroad, preferably the
Burlington Railroad. Twenty years
ago Candy was a wealthy farmer and
rancher
Candy owned a large section of the
country in Western Nebraska. The
Burlington Railroad wanted a right
of way through the land. Candy do
mated the land on condition that he
should have a pass over the division
as long as he lived, The railroad fur
nished the pass for several years.
Then came a change of management
and Gandys pass was cut off. Candy
took his case to several lawyers, but
found that each of them was retained
by the railroad and none would take
his case.
III study law and fight my own
case" said Candy In time he was adj
mitted to the bar. His first announce
ment read: L will take all righteous
cases against a railroad and | will
guarantee to win. If | lose your case,
| will pay the costs. If l win your
case you pay me part of the costs.
For sixteen years Candy has been
busy fighting the railroads, and es-
pecially the Burlington. He won't
take a case unless he is convinced the
plaintiff has a good chance of win
ming. and he pays all the costs, just
as his advertisement reads. Usually
he refuses to accept any fee for his
services. He is independently veal
thy and simply fights because he loves
il and also to get even" with rail
road for dirt done him
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-05
No Need for Repeating the Two-Third
Rule.
Baltimore SUM-

From Chicago comes the report
that the two-thirds rule, which has
prevailed in Democratic national con-
ventions for nearly three-quarters of
century, may be repealed by the
Democratic convention in the inter-
est of Hon. William J. Bryan's candi-
dacy for the nomination for President
A report of this kind ought always
be received with reserve. The two
thirds rule is as sound in principle
and practice now as when it was
adopted in Baltimore in 1882. 1t was
applied in that year only to the nom
ination of Vice-President, Andrew
Jackson being the only candidate for
President and receiving the unanimous
vote for the convention.
The Democratic party has nothing
to gain by the repeal of the two
thirds rule, and it is doubtful wheth-
er any effort to substitute a nominal
ton by the majority of the convention
for nomination by two-thirds of the
delegates would succeed. 1t is clear
that no candidate for President will
stand chance for election, by what
sOeVer methods he may be nominated
unless he has the confidence of the
majority of the voters of the cOun-
try The tWO-thirds rule in making
nominations for President is based
upon the assumption that the nomi-
nee who receives the votes in conven-
ton of two out Of every three dele
gates will be stronger than a candi-
date who receives only a little more
than One-half of the vote of the con-
ventiOn. Logically this is a sound
principle
No reasonable objection can be
made to the operation of the two
thirds rule, and no argument has yet
been made for its repeal which is
conclusive. The Democratic party
cannot win in a Presidential election
simply by changing the method of
making nominations. That is clear.
If it is to receive the support of the
majority, it must have candidates and
stand for principles which will COM
mand popular confidence. Mr.. Bryan
was nominated twice under the two
thirds rule. If he is stronger now
before the people than he was in 1896
and 1900, he ought logically to COM
mand as great a vote in the cOnyen-
ton this year as he did in previous
conventions. To repeal the two-thirds
rule in the interest of his candidacy
would lead inevitably to the conclu-
sion that he is not as strong now as
in former years and would increase
the opposition to him in Democratic
ranks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-05
The Great Backslider.
augusta ChrOnicle.)

We had thought if there was any one
thing under the sun about which the
Hon. HOke Smi h was going to re-
main consistent it was immigration.
We had seen that Hon Hoke back
and fill and reverse himself on every
other position he had ever taken, but
we said to ourselves. He has his
heart in this immigration movement;
he went into it with his eyes open,
and he has determined to make it the
one progressive policy of his admins
tratiOn
For a year or more, the Hon. Hoke
was with the immigration forces of the
state, attending their conferences and
encouraging them both by work and
act.
But, 10 and behold, he is now sing
ing a different tune Because the
Farmers Union and organized labor
say immigration is a bad thing and
threaten to vote against him because
he has been active in that good work
particularly because he went so far
as to allow his Railroad Commission
to grant to immigration Commissioner
| Betjeman the right to use railroad
passes-the Hon Hoke promptly runs
to cover again, and gives it out that
| he was never very much in favor Of
! immigration, after all.
He now says he was only in favor
of German immigraton-and this
statement ought to be sufficient to
swing enough of the naturalized Ger
man vote into line for him to offset
| the Italian and SWede vote.
Wonder what the Hon. G. Gunby
| Jordan and the other leaders Of the
| Georgia immigration movement who
| listened to the Hon. HOke's promises
in connection with their work, think of
| his change of front? Can they con-
slider it anything else than a miserable
! backdOWn for the purpose of catching
votes?
And now there is not one single
| thing left on which the Hon. HOke
| has remained consistent. Once the
outspoken enemy of the political de-
magogue he has become the most
| shameless one of the lot. Once a
| conservative Of conservatives, he has
| become the most radical of radicals,
| Once opposed to negro diSfranChiSe-
ment, he ardently advocated it as a
means to attai nthe gOVernOrship. AL
ways an nti-prOhibitiOnist, he now
out-HerOds HerOd in his championship
| of the prohibition cause. For years
| the recognized leader of the anti
Bryan Democrats of Georgia, he does
not dare chirp on that issue, but
stands committed, if nominated, to
send a solid Bryan delegation to the
next national convention. Once the
enemy and abuser of Tom Watson,
| then his bosom cronie politically
| and now again an enemy. Only a
| fpW 81 months 9On active ar
dent in his support of the Georgia i'm
migration movement, he now turns
| tail on those who were lined up
with him in this work, and goes the
limit in an effort to appease the Farm
! ers' Union and organized labor.
It's a pity, a great pity, that any
man would buy the gOVernOrship at
such a price the inevitable loss of
his own self-respect as well as that
of the people who once admired him
| as a man of force and principle
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-05
BANKRUPTCY SALE

By order of the Hon Alexander
Proudft, Referee in Bankruptcy, l
will receive sealed bids up to 9Th
day May, 1908, in Americas, Ga. for
the following stock of goods of H. J.
Bagley Bankrupt:
Five Surveys and nineteen buggies
all new; 1 good new dump cart; 2 sets
goat harness; 1 set pony harness;
baseball bats and baseball goods;
saddles, brides, harness and mer-
chandise; 1 corn shelter, l fine har-
ness case; wise; 2 sets types and
dies; 1 lathe; / forge; 1 engine, 1
air compressor; power hack saw;
l air pump; l lot axle grease and
gun oil; 1 lot Of trace chains; / lot
of tie reins L fine writing desk; l
pair scales, 1 type writer, and a lot of
other things.
Bids must be in writing and ac-
cOmpanied by a deposit of 10 per
cent of the amount of the bid and if
bid not accepted by Referee the de-
post will be returned without de-
duction. Referee reserving right to
reject any and all bids, which will
be submitted to the Referee.
Goods can be inspected on notice.
J. A. ANSLEY,
29-5t. Trustee in Bankruptcy.