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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
bright Era Ahead
For WdIId Wdnd

II IS comparison which makes the
Average business man stop and think
iof moment" said one of the leading
'uSiness man of the city yesterday al
ernoon when asked to compare the
'OIume of business being done this
-1oh'h with the same transactions re
N''ued IN November, 1907.
ihls time last year we were labor
ny IN the grip of an uncertainty wave
eApec'ing almost mamentarily to hear
oig bank failures in this western
l0u''Fy; to read accounts in the daily
."pets Of dire calamity being preclpl-
1'Su by the scarcity of ready money,
OF a further Tightening of the
-''llcial market. Then everyone was
-, Nie alert, and every cent not actu-
10y needed for living expenses was
otued away for a rainy day, in the
I,Nioility that the banks would for
I'iiS ,,s. refuse to make payment, ex-
bo. "here absolutely necessary. The
- necessities of life were about all
ca,I @ the business men of this city
LII dispose of, and the condition,
IN ush far from the severity of that
eastern states. was such that
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20

Just at present it looks as if Walia
Walla, the country which started the
apple industry in the northwest and
which first made it famous, would
have no exhibit of the fruit at the
National Apple show, which is to De
held at Spokane next month
According to a statement made by
Secretary A. c.. Moore, of the COM
mercial club, this morning, up to this
time there has been no arrangement
made for an exhibit and there has
been no one who has volunteered ap-
piles for the exhibit.
1T would be such a good place TO
get advertising. But what are we to
do? There are no apples in the coun-
try that we can find and no one Is
making any effort to tell us of any
they may know of. We had depended
on an exhibit already arranged, but
it has been sold and we are absolutely
without an apple for the exhibit. If
anv one has any apples, he would do
US a great favor by letting us know.
i have been telephoning to everyone
I know of. but with no results. The
apples are all sOld.''
1t was thought, when the matter
first came up, that it would be nc
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20

coming the recognized friends of China
Negotiations have been progressing
faVorably for months with high Chi
nese officials, the emperor said, who
are soon to visit Germany and the
United States. Later terms are to be
made guaranteeing protection of the
integrity Of China and the open door
Every statesman now realizes he de-
clared that Russia in her great strug-
gle with Japan was really fighting the
WhitemanS cause, although fighting It
miSerably. He expressed sympathy
with Russia Remarlling how different
it would have been if the burden Of
carrying the white mans standard had
been placed upon his invincible battal-
ions.
The emperor is keeping friends with
the MOhammedan world, even supply
ing them with rifles, because they are
devils in a fight and are standing be-
tween the east and west where they
can break the first force of attack. The
emperor declared that he believed the
United States will be forced to fight
Japan within 10 years.
He poured a steady stream of critf-
cism upon England for two hours.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
Y. n. {. a. Boys
Will Hold Meet

For the first time in this city, the
junior department Of the Y. M. G. A.
is to hold an athletic meet. The event
is to be pulled off tomorrow night
in the gymnasium of the Y. M. c. A,
under the supervision of Physical Di-
rector F. D. Applegate, at o'clock and
the boys of the association will at
that time demonstrate their abilities in
indoor athletics. There are nine events
and some 40 entries.
The first event is the high jump.
This is a familiar event and one al
ways interesting. The entries are
Ringhoffer, Southerd, Reynolds, Bel
lows, Hawley, Burnett: Wiseman,
Raulston, Dement,, Emigh and Berg.
In the second event, the spring board
high jump, the following boys
will compete: Kellough, Raulston. Nc
Grunn, Barnett, Southerd. w. Bellows,
Dement,, Craft, Cutler E. Bellows, Rich
Bolts, Brode, Emigh, Elliott, Hawley,
Quinn.
In the high dive, the most spectac-
ular and thrilling event of the pro-
gram, are entered, Kellough, Sapping-
ton. w. Reynolds, f. Bellows. Emigh.
Hawley, RinghofYer, Quinn, Kaufman
and Elliott.
The fourth event is the pull up
in which the boys pull themselves up
over a bar. This is test of strength
that will show the youngsters off to a
good advantage. The entries are
Bowers, Craft, Upington, Cowan Wi
mans, Bolts. Jacks.
In the rope climb, which will be the
most amusing spectacle of the enter
tainment, are entered: Jaycox, Bowers,
Hayden, Upington, Jones, Cutler,
Winans, Jacks and Cundiff.
In the quarter mile run, which will
require many laps around the gym.
are McGrunn, w. Bellows, Brode. FL
lott uinn. Cowan, Cell, Rich. Berg,
A. Reynolds.
In the 15-yard dash. a short but
spectacular event, are: McGrun. Sap
pington. Ringhoffer. Southerd, Brode,
Jones' Wiseman, Cutler. Bolts.
Cell, A. Reynolds, Cowling, Huffman.
Jaycox.
In the rope vault, a novel event. and
one sure to be of interest, are en-
tered Hayden. w. Reynolds, Upington,
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IDNDON.( Nov. 20.-Another SEN
-.tfon has been created here by the
publication of what is purpOrted to be
an exact interview secured by DR.. w
f. Hale, or board the imperial yacht at
Bergen. Norway, from the kaiser. July
1g which was announced to appear in
the Century magazine, but was sup
pressed.
The story printed here says the enl-
..rar is very bitter against England
and full of yellow fever" He de-
crared tnat England is a traiter to the
white mans cause and predicted that
she viii ultimately lose some of her
colonies through her treaty with ia
ran. 1t is said he declared that the in
,.tation to the American fleet to visit
N-w Zealand and Australia was in
tended TO serve notice on England that
rhos, colonies are with the white man
and not with their renegade mother
country.
The emperor declared that Japan Is
.yen fonenting insurrectiOn in India.
A., said there is a complete under
sanding between him and President
Roosevelt on this point. They Intend
f. divide the east against itself by be
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
BOY HURT WITH
HIS OWN BOMB

VANCOUVER, Was, Nov. 20
Taking his fathers powder horn, pour
ing pound Of powder into a news
paper, wrapping it tightly and wind
ing it with a string, John DeakO, aged
y years, son of Carries Deako of Sa-
ra, then leaned over his creation and
applied match. The explosion blew
pieces of the newspaper, leaves, dirt
and powder into is eyes, binding him,
burning his face badly and knocking
him senselesS to the ground. The in
jured boy was brought to this city and
placed in ST. Joseph's hospital. DR.. A.
H. SWANS, a specialist, is attempting
to save the eyesight of the young
amateur manufacturer of fireworks.
There is a slight chance that the doc
tor may be partially successful.
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No Apples For WdIla WaIId
Exhibit at National Show

trouble at all to secure carload or
apples for the exhibit, but after inves-
tigation, after time had been allowed
to slip by all the apples are found
to be sold. So from present indications
it is very doubtful if Walla Walla
will have an exhibit or even represen-
tation in the exhibits there.
The matter of the special train to
Spokane for Walla Wal1a day is dim
ming in consequence Of the develop
ment 1t is unlikely the train will
be, run unless some exhibit is made at
the show and unless something is done
to make Walla Walla day worth at
tending.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
Good Roads Association Would
Divorce Roads From Politics

retary L. Frank Brown, are here,
gether with Governor Maed, Judge
Hanford. of Seattle; Judge Roland, of
Seattle: Judge Whitson, of Spokane;
DIR. Blalock, of Walla Walla; Highway
Commissioner Snow; Professor Little,
of the university of Idaho; Samuel
Lancaster. of Washington, d. c.. as
signed here by the department of the
interior; Professor Lands, of the chair
of public highways of the state unlver-
sity at Seattle; George Wrinkle, OF
Walla Walla President Bryan, and
Professor Anderson of the Washing
ton state college; Judge Thomas Burke
of Seattle, and many other proml-
nent men. representing practlcaily
every county in the state.
The sessions of the association VIII
continue tonight and tomorrow prac-
ticaIly all the visitors will take a trip
up the river, visiting Uriest Rapids
and the Hanford project.
The state association OF county en-
oineers meets here tomorrow ana many
of the engineers are already mere, at
tending the good roads meeting.
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I the west In an interview with a west
side paper few days ago. Senator
Files is quoted as follows:
The Lake Washington canal pro-
ject will occupy much of my atten-
ton, and l intend to do all that I can
to further its interests. Two years
ago We had a sort of understanding
that King county should pay $1.00O.000
the estimated cost of digging the ca
ral, and the government was to build
the locks. Mr.. Burton was then will
ing to stand by this agreement
Legislation dealing with harbor
improvements, the navy yard at Brem-
erton and our coast fortitications VIII
be furthered by me. and | intend to
make a special effort to get some new
revenue cutters to take the place of
the old boats now doing service in
these waters. We need better govern
ment patrol boats on this coast and i'll
Alaska, and, as | stated, / am going
to make a special effort in this direc-
ton.
alaska will also come in for CON-
siderable attention by me. In the
first place, the creation of the Fourth
judicial district will be one of the
bills that l shall advance; additional
aids to navigation must be provided
for Alaska. On the question of the
form of government for Alaska, l in
tend to vote as the people of Alaska
recently expressed themselves. Mr.
Gale had a bill in the first session or
The present congress, but l did lot see
it If the people of Alaska want Il
territorial form of government | an
hon
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
JAMES M'QUADE
CAUGHT AGAIN

James McQuade, who a short time
ago succeeded in talking a jury in
the superior court into acquitting him
of the charge Of larceny from the per-
son, is languishing in the Franklin
county Jail in PascO, awaiting hearing
on the charge of burglary. Sheriff
Thomas Eubanks, of PascO, who is in
the city today, reports that a day or
two after his arrival in that city, Nc
Quade was joined by three confeder-
ates, two from Seattle, and one from
Spokane, and that the four went
through Northern Pacific train No. 1,
few days ago securing an overcoat
valued at $50, a number of hats and
other articles of wearing apparel.
The quartet then went to Kennewick
where they were located by Sheriff
Eubanks, and were placed under ar
rest while standing at the bar in one
of the saloons.
McQuade, who was arrested here
during fair week on the charge of
having picked the pockets of passen-
gers on the cars of the Walla Walla
Valley Traction company, was given a
trial in the superior court, a0d defend
ed himself, saying that he "would
rather tell the truth himself than
have some - lawyer railroad him
to the penitentiary." So good was the
defense that the twelve men who heard
the case returned a verdict Of not
guilty, and McQuade was released.
After he had left the city, it was
learned that he was wanted in Salem,
Ore, for cashing a no-fund check,
and the officers endeavored to locate
him, but without success.
McQuade is to be given a hearing at
the coming term of court in Pasco
to be held the first week in Decem-
Der, and close watch will be kept on
him in order to prevent a repetition of
the plot to effect a Jail delivery such
as he concOcted while in the Walla
Walla county Jail
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Jones, Barnett, Wiseman, Cutler
Bolts, Wiseman, Winans, Rich, Berg,
Kaufman, Jacks, Huffman.
In the ring vault, another novel
but equally interesting event, are w.
Bellows, Craft, Sappington, Kellough,
Bowers and Hayden.
No boy is allowed in more than
three events and every lad is entered
in at least one. Blue ribbons for first,
red for second, and white for third will
be given The leaders club of the
senior department will officiate. The
club is composed of Kramer, Camp,
Perrin, Hubley and Henderson. The
boys are taking great interest in the
meet and it is sure to be a success.
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Senator Ankeny Says He
Stands Pat on the Tariff

United states Senator Levi Ankeny
expects to leave about the first of De-
cember for Washington. d. c., to at
tend the closing session of the six
tieth congress. Mrs. Ankeny will not
accompany the senator, but will re-
main in Walla Walla during the winter
In speaking of the work to be done
at the nations capital, Senator An
keny this morning said:
The session will probably be q
short one, and there will be little in
itiatory work to be done. | UNDER
stand that a special session is to be
called after Mr.. Taft is inaugurated,
for the discussion of the tariff"
What will be your attitude on that
question: he was asked
"Oh, l am a stahd-patter. | believe
We should have a tariff. The people
should have what they want, and
favor a reasonable revision of the tariff
1t will be considered at the specia,
session of congress according to the
papers, but not at the coming regular
session
What have you to bring up regard
ing the PalOuse project"
''All irrigation schemes will probap-
ly receive consideration; the session
will be a short one, and but little ini-
tiatory work will be taken up"
Although Senator Ankeny does not
appear to be enthusiastic over the work
to be done at the coming session of
congress, it is understood that he IS
working diligently in behalf of num-
her of matters to be introduced in the
nations capitol, and he and Senator
Samuel II. Piles are working In mar
,,,n,,1- fo,. noea SIlrPS which will benefit
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has been the case in many months.
. Business with the merchants can
not be otherwise than excellent when
every other department of Industry
is thoroughly alive and the wheels
of progress hum with activity. 1t is
a gratifying condition, to put it mild
ly, and coming, as it does, so closely
upon the panic of last fall, enc who
is at all inclined toward optimism,
feels elated that the American people
can so quickly throw off the memo
ries of the pinch of 1907 and so read
lily adapt themselves and their money
to the flourshing conditions of the
same season but one year later.
'And in view of the fact that the
autumn months have witnessed such a
revival, it is my belief that the man.
ifestatiOns of prosperity next spring
will Surpass anything of the kind
ever known in the Pacific northwest.
Residences all over the city are now
in course of construction; many more
are planned; railroads, both stem and
electric, are proposed; new enter
prises are being advocated; real es-
tate transfers are frequent; all this,
believe, points to a food of improve
ment in the spring which will call
every available man into service and
make residents of the grand old val
ley glad that they are alive and able to
appreciate the prosperity which is fol-
lowing the so-called panic. during
which the future looked black to many,
and hundreds, even in the west
where the effects were light, were un-
able to clearly see their way through
10
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varied and numerous as to be ridden
ards used in the United States from
coast to coast, and on one road be-
tween New York and Boston. whose
actual difference is II minutes, there
were three distinct standards of time.
Even small towns had two different
standards, one known as town or To-
cal time and the other railroad" time.
Naturally this condition of affairs car
ried endless complications, and rail-
road officials were harried to the
point of despair in their efforts to
make out time tables that could be
understood by the lay public
There were many minds which
Wrestled with the problem. AS early as
1869 Professor Charles F. Dowd of
Saratoga, N. Y, worked out a theory
by which he proposed that time
should be regulated by meridians of
one hour apart. Sir Sanford Fleming
o'clock notation. The plan which was
finally adopted and brought into
practice was worked out by w. F.
Allen of New York, secretary and
treasurer of the American Rail-
way association.
At noon on November IS, 1888, there
was a general resetting of watches and
clocks all over the United States and
Canada, and the four great time zones,
one hour apart, into which the conti-
nent was divided, came into being So
smoothly did Mr.. Aliens plan work
from the beginning that the general
readjustment was accomplished with
out great difficulty, and it has since
worked satisfactorily. Other countries
were quick to take notice of the con-
venience of the new arrangement. and
the majority of them have adopted the
same system.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.-An-
rouncing that the general cOntlaSratlon
would not have followed the earth =
quake Of the water mains of the Spring
Valley Water company had been prop
erly placed in the ground, suit for
S70Q009O damages against the water
company was filed in the United States
circuit court today. The suit repre-
Sents an aggregate of 1000 claims
owned by 100 property owners.
1t is understood a similar action Will
he started against a local gas company
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
PASCO PRISONERS
IN COUNTY JAIL

Sheriff Tom Eubanks of Franklin
county, arrived in the city from Pasco
this morning with bunch of prison.
ers to be kept in the county Jail here
until the opening of the term of court
there the first week in December. The
prisoners were taken from the Jail here
a few days ago and on being arraigned
entered pleas Of not guilty. Among the
prisoners are Frnak Russell, sodomy;
w. II. Jones, colored, keeping wife in
house of prostitution; Harry Chesley,
assault with a deadly weapon.
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Ruef'S Attorney
IS Much Rebuked

peated rebukes by the court to Attor-
ney Ach, for the defense, characterized
the entire morning session of the
Ruef trial. Ach declared he would
show that James Gallagher, the pros
ecution's chief witness, was an "arch
partisan of the graft prosecution
and then proceeded in an attempt to
impeach Gallagher by pinning him
down to minute points of time. Re
Dukes were administered in this con-
nection The whole session was dis
astrOuS to Ruef
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
Father Young
Has Resigned

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Nov. 20
Father PaysOn Young, the Episcopal
minister, whose name was linked with
the disappearance of Edna Clark, the
art student, who has just been located
in Chicago, resigned last night when
asked by the vestrymen concerning
his relations with the girl. When the
committee called, the rector was
propped up in bed. He said 1t would
be unnecessary for them to ask him
questions as he had prepared his
resignation. He asked that he be left
in peace. 1t is probable that Bishop
Williams Nichols will order an in
vestigation anyway.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
Mammoth Suit Against a
San Francisco Wafer Company

for damage resulting from explosion OF
gas and from leaking pipes on the
first day of the fire 1t is intlmated
the water company will fight the suits
on demurrer to higher court and
decision against the company would
mean the loss of its entire capital.
One feature of the complaint is the
allegation that the company permitted
the water system to be managed care
lessly for the private profit Of its many
directors and stockholders.
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APPOINTS Commission.

OLYMPIA, Wn., Nov. Ex-Governor
Mead today announced the appoint
ment of Prosecuting Attorneys Wander
veer, of King county; Peringer, of
Whatcom, Earand, of Snohomish !;
Troy of Thurston, and Pugh, of Spo-
kane. as a commission to certify the
criminal laws and suggest bills to pro-
vide for the expediting the trial of
criminal actions.
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johnson Is Recovering.

Robert Johnson, the carpenter who
fell from the roof of a house. on East
Alder street yesterday evening, suf-
fering a slight fracture of the skull, is
reported to be getting along nicely,
and no permanent injury is looked for.
The young man is in the Walla Wal
la hospital. where he was taken i'm
mediately after the accident, and since
the operation was performed for the
removal of small particles of skull
bone, he has steadily improved.
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WELLS FARGO
ADVANCE RATE
NEARLY DOUBLE

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 20
An advance of ninety per cent in the
rates on merchandise shipped be
tween eastern and the Pacific coast
points in lots of 500 pounds or more,
by the Wells-FargO Express com
pany was announced today in notices
posted in the local office. This means
a fight between the express company
and the merchants and shippers, who
will carry the fight before the inter-
state commerce commissioners.
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Charged With EmbezzIement.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20.-George
w. Hopkins. the defaulting cashier of
the State Savings and Commercial
bank of the city, today was formally
charged with embezzlement He says
he will take his medicine. The bank
says Hopkins took $4,000.
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apprehension today following the an
rouncement that Prince Philip Zuelen-
burg is preparing an elaborate book
of memoirs to be published after his
death. For safety the memoirs COM
pleted thus far have been sent abroad.
A number of letters from the kaiser
are said to appear in the book.
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NATIONAL BANK
GONE REPUBLICAN,

FORT SCOTT, Kansas, Nov. 90
The First National Bank of this city
was closed today by order of President
Grant Hornday. Washington authori-
ties have been requested to appoint
receiver. Liabilities are given at
S662,O0O and assets, s7S9,0O0 The
causes of the failure were not an
nounced. Hornday declared his private
fortune would protect depositors.
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SEATTLE, Nov. 2O.-h was an
nounced today that the steamer Ad-
miral Sampson. one of the largest ana
fastest steamers of the United Fruit
of the Atlantic, will oe
brought around the Horn to run be-
tween Seattle and San Francisco early
next year The vessel has been pur-
chased by H. F.. Alexander, president
of the Yukon exposition.
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25 YEARS OF
STANDARD TIME

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 90
twenty-five years ago today took
place that world wide reyolu ton in
measuring time-the adoption of the
standard method in the United States,
whose example was followed later by
other civilized countries. Previous to
November 49, 1888. the metods of meas
uring time in this country were so
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FIGHTING BOB"
TO LOS ANGELES

Los ANGELES, Nov. 20.-M. ]. Ar
keH. assistant to the president of the
Los Angeles Harbor company, today
announced that Fighting Bob Evans
would make Los Angeles his future
home. Evans was yesterday elected
chairman of the board of directors #
the Harbor company which is planning
extensive improvements about San
Pedro harbOr.