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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-14

grandstand, but by getting out and
walking around between the races, it
is possible for the spectators to keep
warm.
Derby Day Entries.
Tomorrow is Derby day, and the
following entries have been made:
First event-2:14 trot; Satin Royal.
commonwealth, Lady W., Patsey Rice,
Daybreak, Emily W., Buta Mac, Ce-
ella Jones' Purse, $4,000. Three in five
heats.
Second event-Buggy race, nine en-
tries
Third event-One- half mile run
ming race; purse $3.50. Inspector Bird,
G. W. Morgan, Suavite, E. c. Runte,
Dixie, Godfather, Julia c.
Fourth event. is mile derby;
purse, s5O0-Blondy, Fair Fagot. Dixie
Lad Cabin, Col Bronston, Redmont,
Cardinal Sarto, Sam Bernard.
Fifth event-Three- quarter running
race; purse, S20O-Mischief, Modder,
Cigana. Hagerdon, Jerusha, Mlllers
Daughter, Azusa.
Sixth event-One- half mile running
race; purse $150-Bill1e Taylor, Abbey.
AL Lindley. Brush Up, Sid Silver, Blue
Bottle. Rustic Lady.
Seventh event-F'ive-e -eighthS mile
running race; purse $150-EIba, Main.
Belle Brady, Lancashire Lad, Water
Thrush, Magnificio, Leighton.
Eighth event-BooZeck race.
Ninth event-Relay race.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-14
Presbyterian Prayer Meetinn

"The Parable of the Treasure and
the Pearl" is the subject of tne rray-
er meeting at the First Presbyterian
church tonight. The meeting begins
at 7:30. The scripture is taken from
Mathew 13, BAG. A new plan viii be
followed in these meetings this win
ter, and after the regular meeting Of an
hour in length, an open discussion of
the topic will follow.
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Upon motion of Councilman Stack the
franchise was referred to the judiciary
committee, with instructions to re-
port at the next meeting. Councilman
Bachtold moved an adjournment and
in just II minutes after the members
of the council had seated themselves,
the meeting was over
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New Lumber Rates.

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA new
freight tariff, involving a considerable
reduction in the rates on lumber from
the Pacific coast, becomes effective to-
morrow by order of the interstate
commerce commission. The order was
originally scheduled to become opera
tive on August Is, but delay until
October Is was granted in order that
the carriers involved might have suf-
ficient time to prepare revised tariffs.
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Rhode lsfznd G. O. p

PROVIDENCE R. l., Oct. Ire
publicans of Little Rhody" assembled
today in Infantry hall to hold congress
dates for presidential electors, state
officers and congressman from both
the First and Second districts will be
nominated and members of the state
central committee elected.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-10-14
Dallas In Danger.

DALLAS, S. D., Oct. 14.-A terrific C
prairie fire is sweeping this way fan
ned by high winds. The city is in
great danger of being wiped out An
army of citizens with wet blankets is
battling with the flames This after
noon the fire is sweeping across the
cornfields and thousands of lottery
homeseekers have joined to save the
citV.
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Angels Want In.

Confident that the Los Angeles team
of the Pacific coast league can beat
the Cubs, Henry Berry and Cal Ewing
conferred today with Frank Chance
and Battling Nelson. They are said to
be arranging details of a seven game
series to be played after the present
series. Berry and Ewing offered to bet
$4,000 that Los Angeles will beat
Chicago
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Tank ExpIodes.

BALTIMORE, Oct. IA huge oil
tank adjoining the boiler house of
the Standard Oil plant, IA Canton in
this county, exploded this afternoon.
1t is impossible to stop the flames.
The cause is unknown.
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Catholic Congress.

cICAGO. Oct. 14.-Sunday. Novem-
Der Is, was today announcer as tie
,,ate for the opening of the Catnonc
missionary congress of the United
States and Canada.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 14-The I.
+ list of the subscriptions to the 4
i democratic campaign fund will be +
+ published tomorrow by Treasurer I.
! Ridder; excepting six or seven :!
i contributions, the amounts of +
+ which are small. i
i Charles Murphy. of Tammany i.
I. Hall, gave $4,000. 4
+ !. i + !. + 4. 1. !. j 1! = + i. J.
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Fellows.

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Eagle.

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lout the COW
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the supre'l
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The daily tribune., 1908-04-10
PLAYING TRUANCY-Roports of |

PLAYING TRUANCY-Reports of
more frequent cases of truancy are
coming from the public schools. The
advent of warmer weather and the
near approach Of the closing day of
school, appear to be the signal for
some Of the boys to drop their studies
and HE themselves out to the woods
or down to the river and the lakes to
fish. Truant Officer Furniss stated
last evening that he will take this
matter up with the parents of the
boys at once and will have the prac-
tice stopped. After the Aldrich boy
WAS sentenced to Golden for term.
the boys attended remarkably regu.
lar, but they seem to have forgotten
about the Aldrich incident and
some Of them are again at their old
tricks.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-10

AFTERNOON FUNERAL - The
funeral Of Blanche Black. the nine
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George W. Black of Portland. was
held this afternoon and interment was
made In Highland cemetery. Rev.
Kessler Of the Baptist church preach.
ed short sermon at the cemetery.
The funeral was conducted by the
Dcibert Undertaking company.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-10

PLEADED NOT GUILTY-Raifol.
10 GiorravaDte, the Italian arrested
here upon "A charge preferred against
him In Pueblo. and who was taken
from here Wednesday night by
Sheriff Mcmillan. pleaded not guilty
yesterday and was bonded for his ap.
pearxnce for preliminary hearing on
the I4th In tho sum Of $500. He IL
charged with nssaulting Ssmuele
Riccollo and putting his eye out.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-10

AT NAE AMTER'S - The Ae
Thea club met last evening at the
home OF Miss Mac Amter on East
Third street and spent very enjoy
able hour. The most interesting
game played WAS that Of reading
short sentences In prose and poetry
and then to tell what kind Of u bird
the sentence had reference to- For
guessing the largest number Miss
Laura Hitchcock was awarded the
first prize and Miss Edna johnson the
second. both Of them being hand
painted dish.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-10
Only $40 From Denver.

The Colorado and Southern offers
between March 9th and April 30th
this very attractive rate to California
Arizona, Nevada. Oregon and WASH
ngton points; also Mexico Certain
points).
The daily tribune., 1908-04-10
S34. 80 Denver to Mexico.

The Colorado and Southern will
sell between March 9th aud April 80
one-way tickets via FL Paso TO Mexi-
co City ut above extremely low rate.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-10

One Of the local school cschcrr
who hoard Prof. jolly speak In tho
East. says II was ono Of tho finest
lectures she has ever heard. Hear
him At tho Christian church Friday
evening, 20 cepts. 32.35x
The daily tribune., 1908-04-10

CONTINUED on page 2.)
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15
NATURES MYSTERIES.
And the Little That Man Really
Knows About Them.


seized the opportunity some little
while ago on finding myself sitting
next to great physicist OF asking him
series OF fumbllng questions on the
subject OF modern theories OF matter.
For an hour I stumbled like child.
supported by a strong hand, In dim
and unfamiliar world, among the N.Y..
terlous essences of things. | should
like to try TO reproduce II here, but |
have no doubt | should reproduce II all
wrong. Stlll, Il was deeply inspiring
10 look out into chaos, TO hear the rush
and motion of atoms moving In vast
worthless. TO learn that inside the hard
est and most impenetrable OF sub
stances there was probably feverlsh
intensity OF inner motion. do not
know that | acquired any precise
knowledge, but drank deep drafts OF
wonder and awe.
The great man, with his amused and
weary smile, was Infinitely gentle and
left me, will say, far more conscious
OF the beauty and the holiness Of
knowledge. | said something TO him
about the sense Of power that such
knowledge must give. "Ah,' he said.
"much of what have told you Is not
proved; II Is only suspected. We are
very much In the dark about these
things yet Probably II physicist OF
a hundred years hence could overhcar
me he would be amazed to think that
n sensible man could make such puer-
lie statements. Power-no, II Is not
thatl II rather makes one realize
ones feebleness In being so uncertain
about things that are absolutely GER
tain and precise IN themselves, II we
could but see the truth. II is much
more like the apostle who said: Lord,
! believe. Help thou my unbelief' The
thing one wonders at is the courage of
the men who dare to think they
know."-Putnnm's
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15
MORE MONEY FOB JOHN D.

New York, March II. Out of a total
Of $14,75O paid out in dividends by
the Standard Oil Company today AT
the rate of $15 share, John ID. Rock
efeller, who owns 25 per cent of all
the stock, received $3,750,O0O, bringing
mp the total Of his returns from Stand
ard OH stock for the past six months
to S6,250,000
The total paid out in dividends by
the company during the last six
months is approximately $4,000, 600.
Fifteen men own 80 per cent Of the
stock and in the last ten years have
received in cash as dividends $685.
100000. OF this John d. Rockefeller
received $1l7OOO,OOO.
The profits Of the company since
1882 amount to approximately $780,
100000, of which 500 100000 has been
paid In dividends. The net earnings
of the company for the last six months
are estimated at over $455,OOO,OOO.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15
AN OLD TIME ASCENT.
London's First Balloon and the Great
Excitement II Raised.

London's First Balloon and the Great
Excitement II Raised.
Tremendous excitement was caused
when Londons first balloon went up
The balloon, manned by young Ital.
Ian named Vincent Lumardl, nscended
from Moor6elds, then an open space Of
ground, ON Sept. 10. 1854 In the pres
ence Of more than 100000 spectators.
All business was suspended, the king
himself setting the example by adj
journing u cabinet council that hap
pened to be sitting Vast crowds fol-
lowed the balloons course, some on
horseback, IN carts. In chaiscs, but
mostly on foot. The Great North road,
above which the aeronaut sailed for
some distance. was roaring river Of
humanity
Many were hurt In the crush, but
the only fatality recorded was the
death from fright of an old country
woman, who. coming out OF her cot
tage to see what the excitement was
about. behcld 'he balloon just above
her head. On the other hand Lunardl
undoubtedly saved one mans life, n
Jury bringing in verdict of not guilty
on notorious hlghwayman In order
that they the prisoner and the Judge
who was trying the case might rush
out OF court 60 see the balloon
The aeronaut descended eventually
near Ware, in IIertfordshlre, whore his
sudden drop from the clouds was the
cause Of more establishment and ex-
element Many Of the spectators
Bwooncd with fear, while others urged
the putting OF Lunardl TO death there
and then on the ground that he must
needs be a sorcerer and In league with
the evil one.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15
SAVANNAH READY FOR AUTO
RACES.

Savannah, Ca, March l4.-lnterest
in next weeks meeting of the Sayan-
nah Automobile club is at fever
heat, and the promoters of the meet
predict that It will be the peer of the
kind ever held in America, not ex.
Guiding even the VANDERBILT cup con.
tests. A number of the cars entered
for the meeting are already here tun-
ing np for the races and the remainder
of the entries are expected within a
day or two.
The conditions surrounding the meet
promise TO be everything that could
be desired. The races will be run on
an eighteen mile road course, just out
side of Savannah. The course Is re.
markabe one and of unequalled road
conditions. There are two straight
Always OF about FIVE miles each, over
hard fnely-surfaced roads, and wide
enough for three cars to run abreast
at top speed. Then there is shorter
stretch of river road and winding
causeway built over the sea marshes
In all, there are twelve turns, ten Of
which have been banked in order to
allow the turns to be made at full
speed. Al two points on the course,
where street car tracks cross the road,
the tracks have been torn up and the
road perfectly surfaced.
On the day OF the contests the entire
course will be thoroughly policed by
troops OF the Georgia National Guard.
In addition, all cross roads will be
fenced of. and the entire course will
be oiled
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15
Could Make Allowances.

The young mother, who was trying
to put the baby TO sleep, had darkened
the room Somebody tried TO enter the
side door, and she went and opened It..
II beg your pardon" said the elderly
matron who had come up on the porch.
but Is this house for rentr
mot at ALL"
Seeing the blinds down, | thought
there was nobody living here, and as |
am looking FOR house / was going 10
step I'm and inspect It,
"Well, It's not empty, and It's not foI
rent, ma'am. The reason why the
blinds are down, II you must know
ooh, | see. The lace curtains are In
the wash Wei, we all have to clean
house once In awhile. Sorry to have
troubled you. Good day."-Chicago
Tribune.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15
Small Nesk.d Now Workers..

Statistics furnished by manufactur.
ers of shirts and collars indicate that
the average New York man has n
smaller neck than his out OF town
brother Comparison Of orders shows
that out OF a given volume Of business
booked Boston and Chicago led In the
matter Of big sizes. Inquiry at sew
eral haberdashery shops In Manhattan
resulted In the information that any
number larger than sixteen ana a half
would have TO be specially called for
from the factory or had through the
selling agent In other cities II Is an
everyday experience to sell ms high
as size eighteen over the retail coun'
ter. or course the element Of snug
flt Is a factor, but as regular propo-
ston eastern and western men are
more "bull necked" than Is the case
with their New York brethren. New
York Press.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15

copyrighted 1908, by w. 7. Foster).
Washington, ID. c., Mar. l4.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts OF disturbance
TO cross continent 10 to IL, warm wave
" TO i6. cool wave Is to 10. Next dis
turbance will reach Pacific coastabout
is. cross Pacific slope by close OF 49,
great central valleys 20 to %
eastern states 20. Warm wave viii
cross Pacific slope about Is, great
central valleys 30. eastern states p.
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about 81, great central valleys %
eastern states %.
This disturbance will be very sew
ere on the Pacific slope and coast and
on the North Pacific ocean. Better
take no risks in the Pacific waters
ill that storm shall have passed. It
VIII continue to be dangerous from
tho Pacific coast to meridian 90 which
latter It will pass not far from March
81.
The warm wave Of this disturbance
will keep we'll to north and the cool
wave well to south and 1t will average
much cooler along the Middle and
south atlantic coasts than in the north
ern interior.
A severe cold wave will follow this
storm and precipitation will incresase
in Atlantic states whilo rainfall will
continue deficient in the interior Of
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15
FIVE GIRLS END CAREER
Sixth One Is Barely Saved From
the Same Fate.
LOOKS LIKE SUICIDE PACT
Half Dozen Young Women Go to
New YORK. City From St. Paul and
the Sole Survivor Relates Horribly
Singular Narrative.

New York, March 14.--A startling
story of how five young girls who
came to New York from ST. Paul, lit
tie more than a year ago, died each by
her own hand, was told by seventeen.
year-old Helen Baxter after she had
made a vain effort to end her own life.
Helen said she was one Of a party of
girls who came to New York to make
their way in the world after receiving
a course Of training in business
school in the Minnesota city. She
turned on the gas in her room Friday
night, but was found Saturday morn
ing in time for her life to be saved.
When asked why she tried to end
her life, the girl astonished the ambu-
lance surgeon and others who crowded
around by the story Of the fate of her
friends. Why should | not be allow
ed to die?" she asked. my five girl
friends who left St Paul with me a
year ago after we left school all the
others committed suicide | want 90
die as they did and join them"
Was it suicide compact" she
was asked.
MY five friends are all dead and
they died as they chose" was her re.
ply
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15
The oriain Of "Parson."

"Parson" is from the Latin per
soma" n person. and the parson Is the
persona ecclesac, or representative, of
the church The forms parson and
person bear the same relation 10 each
other as clark and clerk. From being
pronounced parson the word has come
to be so written. Blackstone In bis
Commentaries says:
"He Is called 'parson' personal be-
cause by his person the church, which
Is an invisible body. Is represented,
and he is himself body corporate IN
order TO protect apd defend the rights
Of the church which be represents"
"To parse a sentence" Is to resolve II
into It's grammatical parts, and the
verb Is declared 10 have arisen from
the Interrogation "ParsT - that IA,
"Quae pars oratlonisY (What part OF
speechD used by schoolmasters.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15
IsNo1'uEoAL.
State Committeeman Gregg Thinhs
Primary Cannot Be Held.

Primary Cannot Be Held.
Austin. March 14.-State Commit
teeman Gregg, who is a clerk in the
secretary of states department, Is of
the opinion that primary election
to select delegates at large cannot be
legally held II the matter Is agreed
to by both sides he will not oppose it,
but at the same time the remedy could
not be enforced against fraud AS TO
the legality on the original proposition
he will oppose It, as he has done In
the past
Attorney General Davidson has won
another case in the United States
supreme court being Jadwin VS.. the
state. involving the Galveston quaran.
tine site The Federal government
tried to take the site away from the
state, and was successful in the lower
state courts Appellate courts held
against the government and II appeal.
ed to the United States supreme court
The Federal attorney generals de-
partment has wired Judge Davidson,
admitting It's error
The governor has appointed Howard
f. O'Neal of Cass county special asso
clate justice g. the court of criminal
appeals to ~, IN the case Of Rice vs.
the state 5lsico Ramsey being dis
qualified
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15
Fosters Weather Bulletin

the continent particularly In the states
indications are that Il will be too dry
I'm the Ohio and Upper Mississippi
valleys.
Immediately following March IL
very severe storms are expected all
around the earth and again ! warn
my readers TO be n the alert from 10
TO 90. The forces Of nature VIII be
unusually favorable TO great distur'
Dances
While Il is difficult to locate these
great storms indications are that near
March is. at which time | expect the
storm forces to reach their greatest
mtensitles. one storm center will be on
the Atlantic slope and another on the
Pacific slope while the western storm
moves into the great central valleys
the eastern storm will be moving out
onto the Atlantic ocean along the
steamship routes.
An earthquake In some other section
of the globe about that time would
render our storms less dangerous but
| do not desire to forecast earthquake.
My predictions for heavier rains on
the eastern part of the continent than
In the interior fer February proved to
be correct and is Of some Importance
ir reference to coming crops. Condi-
ton of the soil at close of March VIII
have much to do with crops of 1908.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15
TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
Deposed Episcopal Minister Says 10
Has Failed at Everything.

Deposed Episcopal Minister Says 10
Has Failed at Everything.
San Francisco, March 14.-Jere X.
Cooke, the deposed pastor Of the Epis-
copal church at Hampstead, Long Is
land, who eloped with Floretta VIVA
ley, about year ago, and who is said,
has telegraphed to Mrs Keziah Wha.
ley, the girls grandmother, for help,
saying he and his family are i'll and
destitute, has been located in this
city. The couple was found living I'm
a suite OF rooms on Masonic avenue.
well, TO all appearances, and with
comfortable surroundings. The baby
alone looks pale and peaked, but the
parents attribute this TO the wealth
er. In an interview the former rector
admitted he telegraphed for help and
stated the struggle Of life had been too
much for him, and he had made a fail.
ure of everything.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-15
THE sHoeMAxER's ART.
II Has Been Known Since the Earliest
Days OF Civilization.

A few winters ago I passed a day
among the wonderfully decorated
tombs in the cemetery OF what was
once Memphis. upon the western bank
of the Nile, writes Julius Chambers
In the Brooklyn Eagle. One OF the
show places Is the remarkable under
ground palace that the illustrlous
Queen III 81 the flfth dynasty q. e.,
about 1900 years ago. constructed for
her final resting place. II consists OF
great court 40 by 20 feet, ms | re-
member. and several other apartments,
besides the mummy chamber which Is
reached by stairway leading down
from the largest room. Upon the
walls OF this tomb are the best pre-
served pictures 10 be found IN al
Egypt. and among them are the ilg
ures of two artisans working upon
coverings for the feet
Therefore. makers uf shoes, ] sn.
lutte youl More thsa 1000 years be
fore the art OF prp ting had practica
existence, although you Will admit
that the decorator OF Queen IT'S tomb
was almost publisher, your art was
recognized, respected and immortal.
ized.
The natural impulse OF mankind is
to 20 barefoot. Every reader can re-
member youthful days In which the
greatest possible pleasure was en-.
bodied In n run thrclFh the woods or
along the shore unshod. Very well
can recall the secret npot In the barn
I'm which | was wont 10 hide my shoes
and stockings In order that might
be In the competition for the hrst
stone bruse Of the summer, That
was the primitive man. speaking up
for the faraway days "before we were
women and men,