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Evening journal., 1908-12-22
NEWSY HAPPENINGS
OF NEW CASTLE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. 22-Christmas
trees are here In all their glory
Rehearsals are bcing held for tho Christ
mas entertainments.
The funeral Of John Becker takes place
tomorrow morning Interment will be
made i'm st. Peters Cemetery.
city Treasurer John p. Manlove will
notify tho bondsmen Of Tax Collector
Madden that unless a settlement is made
he will proceed against them The prin-
cipal taxes due Collector Madden arc those
Of two properties in litigation One will
be sold az sherlff's sale on December 81.
and the other will be sold at trustees
sale. The collection Of taxes owed for SIX
years is a difficult proposition.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
CHARTERS GRANTED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Dec 1.-THE state De-
partment OF Delaware yesterday issued
certificates OF Incorporation TO the Ameri-
can stores Company to conduct general
stores and mercantile business. The in
corporators arc George Frank Mason.
George r. Halliday and william McNutt.
all Of Wilmington. and the capital stock
Is $4,000.
The Intelligence Mercantile Company
was incorporated 10 buy and sell goods
and merchandise and engage IN a general
mercantile business. The incornorators are
Charles s Jacobs C. Asher Wanies and
lanes T. Burke. al n Rehoboth. Del The
capital stock Is $1,000.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
IN TROUBLE OVER
LIQUOR PACKAGES

GRAFTON. W. Va. Dec. 22-Another
effort Is being made by liquor dealers Of
Clarksburg 10 compel the United states
Express Company to carry liquors and
deliver them TO customers. The trouble
grew out OF the shipping Of liquor c.
o. D. Judge DAYTON ruled that the express
agent was liable 70 be indicted for selling
liquor by delivering the packages TO par
ties calling for them and receiving the
money for the same.
The Davis Mail Order Liquor House
and Thomas II. Burke have sued ont an
Injunction TO compel the express COM
pany 10 handle the goods.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
NEWPORT
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specia' to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWPORT. Del, Dec. 22-Mrs. Al
fred Craig. who has been spending
some time with her parents, Mr.. aud
Mrs Kipe. Of Chadd's Ford, Pa, has
re turned 70 her home here.
John Scarborough and daughter.
Miss Edna Scarborough, spent the day
recently In Philadelphia.
ollie Price. Jr.. Is ill ot his home OF
Market and st. James streets.
Miss Ida Coward is spending SOM
time as the guest Of friends In New
Jersey.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
DOG DROVE OFF NEGRO
BENT ON ASSAULT

WEST CHESTER, Dec. ga negro.
Isaac OpeY. has been committed To
Chester county Jail on the charge OF
having accosted Mrs. William McNally
of Berwyn. while she was watkins
along the road toward Valley Forge.
He threatened to cut her throat il she
made any outcry. The woman wal
accompanied by a dog. which drove
off the IufIian, and Mrs. McNally
ESCAPED.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
405 Market ST. 4O4 ShipIey 81

changed TO facilitate business during rush
hours.
The State Librarian, who is the custo-
dian Of the supplies for the legislators has
received the shipment and will hereafter
issue any supplies that the legislator may
select. to the amount of S25, including
postage stamps. No member will get more
than S25 worth,
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13

al and state Offices the voter VIII nn1
two columns, the first with the heading
FIRST choice" and the second with the
heading second choice" When there
are four or more candidates for a NOM
nation for state or congressional OF
flee. the voter is required to express
both a first and second choice. IL
none of the candidates for one nominal
ton receives 40 per cent of the total
vote cast for that Office, then the Sec
ond- choice votes received by each
candidate are added to his first-choice
votes. the candidate having the high
est total being the nominee.
It has been said that the second
choice provision is likely to confuse
the voter 1t will not confuse, if the vo-
ter takes the precaution of studying
the method of voting beforehand. The
prudent voter will do this.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
WHO ARE AGAINST BRYAN.

Mr. J. Kruttschnitt, Mr.. Harriman's
right-h hand man, declines to discuss
politics farther than to say that he will
vote against Mf. Bryan. This is re-
ally no news, says the Oregon Journal.
Mr.. Hartman will also vote against
Mr. Bryan. So will Mr.. Rockefeller, Mr.
Morgan, Mr.. Gould, and all men of their
sort. All the men who want and try
to be monepolists; all those who seek
to control prices and make unconscion-
able profits off the people; all the
big stock gamblers; all the men who
desire to make millions of profit in
saving the country; all the railroad
presidents who resist every effort of
the people to control the railroads or
get a square deal from them-in brief,
every man who aside from legitimate
business is trying to work a big graft
upon the peoples going to vote
against Bryan.
Among these are many very good
men, personally; most of them, let us
suppose. honestly believe that they
should have and exercise the power
that they have or are striving for;
from their point of view the people
should have little or no voice in either
business or political matters; but from
the common peoples point of view
why should they vote the same way
that Mr.. Kruttschnitt, Mr.. Hartman
Mr.. Rockefeller and others of their
type do? Do the people want these
men to have practically all power
both in business and in politics? This
is really the principal question in this
campaign. If all these monopolistic
oppressive, grating elements are
against Mr. Bryan, why should not
the common people generally be fol
him?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
, PEOPLE YOU KNOW =
, . q o . . . o o . . q

c. B. Lunigan is in the city from
Starbuck.
W. S. Smoch, of Weston, is up on
business today.
Jim Berry, of Prescott, is among the
city's guests today.
w. H. Nelson, of Weston, was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
]. T. Lambirth came up from Pendle-
ton yesterday to see the circus.
J. D. Laggard of Waitsburg; is tar
rying in the city for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Bates, of Pome-
roy, are visiting friends in the city.
w. w. WOodside, of Athena, is
transacting business in town today.
Mrs. Eta Slaughter is up from Pen
dleton for visit with friends here.
Miss M. Cochran, of Dixie, is visit
ing friends in the city for a few days.
w. F. Pompella is down from Pres
colt looking after business Interests
Clarence Bruce, of Milton, was in
the city yesterday on business and
pleasure.
Mrs. E. H. Doolittle and child, OF
Starbuck, were visitors in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. R. H. Russell and sons, are
in from Pasco, visiting friends and rel
atives in the city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
HITCHCOCKS FALSE HOPES.

The fact has developed that Chair
man Hitchcock of the republican ma
tional committee hopes to prevent the
success of Bryan electors in Georgia
and North Carolina and will make an
effort to produce a. similar condition
in Maryland and Kentucky. He rea-
sons that if he could carry those four
states the votes of Indiana. Iowa,
Kansas and Minnesota never would
be missed" by the republicans, and
all of those states are practically GER
tain to vote for Bryan. But Hitchcock s
expectations will be disappointed.
Georgia is as certain for Bryan as
Texas and North Carolina is as safe
as Mississippi.
The Hitchcock hopes are based upon
the Hearst movement Hearst has I'M
dertaken, for a consideration of some
kind. to divide the democracy of Geor-
gia The nomination of Tom Watson
by the populists has made some differ
ence down there, for in spite of ap-
pearanceS, there are many people
down here who believe him to be both
both by Watson and the republican
managers that the Watson detection
would not be sufficient SO that Hearst
was induced to nominate John Temple
Graves as the vice presidential candi-
date of his personal gang Of pirates.
Singularly enough Graves has some
personal following also, in Georgia,
though when he ran for the guberna-
torial nomination he was nearly
''skunked"
There is as little danger of North
Carolina, Maryland or Kentucky going
wrong in this election, moreover.
North Carolina was carried by a flu
sion between the populists and discon-
tented democrats a dozen years ago,
but that was for the reason that the
regular democrats had repudiated the
democratic ticket. There is no such
! incentive to the opposition this year
! however. The democrats are not only
united but enthusiastic in their sup
port of Bryan and Kern and their ma :
Jority will be up to the average. not
withstanding the personal popularity
of Watson and Graves. This is demo-
cratic year and the opportunity will
not be wasted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
HOW DOES IT HAPPEN?

The New York World says: "a tax
on the hundreds of millions of annua
income of the wealthy would go far
toward relieving the burden of taxa
ton now borne by people with small
incomes or almost no incomes at all
There is no more just or equitable way
of raising public revenue"
Yet the republication national con-
vention defeated an income tax plank
by vote of $50 nays to % years. How
does it happen that such a just meth
cd of raising public revenue found
only twenty eight Supporters in an as
semblage of 97S republican leaders?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
Missouri Farmers Organize.

SPRINGFIELD. Mo-, Aug. 13.-One
of the most representative gatherings
of the state marked the opening today
of the first annual convention of the
Missouri Farmers union. The state
union is affiliated with the national
organization which in turn is affiliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor. The national Farmers union has
last year. Organizers are now report
ed to be pushing the work in every
county of the state of Missouri. 1t is
expected that at the present meeting
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
DELAYED MORTALITY.

| Perhaps the most puzzling thing
| about the money stringency of last
year was the small number of crippled
and overloaded railroads that were
absorbed by stronger ones.
Quite a number of banks were taken
out of the wet in this way and some
smaller industrials were swallowed up
by great trusts. Perhaps the rail-
roads were protected by the popular
prejudice against consolidation.
But something has got to be done
with railroads that cannot stand the
strain of increasing interest charges
and diminishing earnings. How Erie
continues to keep it's nose above water
is the mystery of the financial world.
The Gould properties have been the
target of more OR less impertinent Gu
riosity for the last six months.
The income earners have managed to
get along, but the new lines bought or
built to turn a lot of missing links
into a transcontinental line have had
all kinds of trouble The Pittsburg ter
minus and the Western Maryland,
which was to complete the system to
deep water, are in hands Of a receiver
and it is considered that nothing but
a large supply of money can save the
whole system from wreck.
In this juncture Mr. George Gould
comes back from Europe with smil-
ing face and money to meet the most
ressing obligations of the Wabash part
of the system. Incidentally he ex-
presses to interviewers the pleasure it
would give him and his friends to well
come Mr.. Hartman into the various
boards of directors of the Gould sys-
tenn
Mr.. Hartman on the other hand ap-
pears ready to be welcomed and it Is
uluefSlOO0 InaC operations TOR nESnc-
ing the Gould roads will be managed
hereafter by Kuhn. Loeb & Co., the
we'll known bankers of the Union Pa
cific, the Pennsylvania and other pow
erful railroads.
This is undoubtedly our old friend
community of interest Mr. Hartman
with his interests in Baltimore Ohio,
Illinois Central and other middle west
lines needs only a friendly under
standing with the Gould system to for
tify and protect himself all the way
from Atlantic deep water to Pacific
Even the completion of the transcon-
| tinental Gould lines would relieve the
| congestion of traffic to the common
! advantage Of all the railroads, if the
lines now in possession could be pro
| tected from cutting of rates.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
from BRIAN and give Mr. Taft better

from Bryan and give Mr. Taft better
chance.
WHY should not the reverse be the
case? Why should not the vote 1of
Hisgen and Graves come out OF the re-
publican party? Mr.. Bryan is the &C
knowledged leader of the more radical
elements in the democratic party. There
is no reason to suppose that these
elements will not support him, and Oh
course the more conservative elements.
which have been thought lukeWarm
toward the candidate, would not desert
him for Hisgen. On the other hano'
the Chicago platform has been dis-
APPOINTMENT to the progressive repuD-
licans Of Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas ana
other western states. What would be
more natural then, than for many OF
the radical republicans to support His
gen and Graves?
Twenty-four years ago Ben Butler
was the third party candidate, put IN
the field and kept there by the re-
publican managers in order to draw
votes away from Cleveland. Especially
in New York did the republican man
ayers boom Butler. The result was
that he got 1902 votes in New York
and Blaine lost the state by. Loaf votes.
The general conviction was that But
lers candidacy gave Cleveland the
state and the election.
Take a more recent and a more
striking one. In 1892 the democratic
candidate was Mr.. Cleveland who was
not admired by the radical elements in
the party, the democrats who leaned
strongly toward populism. In order to
detach them from Cleveland the re-
publicans financed the populist cam
paign of General Weaver. He was
astonishingly successful. He polled
1041,467 votes. He carried Colorado,
Idaho, Kansas and Nevada, and got one
electoral vote each from North Da-
kota and Oregon, total of twenty-five.
But they didn't come from the demo-
cratic party Cleveland got 277 cleo
toral votes, including all but one from
California, the votes of Connecticut,
Illinois. Indiana, five from Michigan,
one from Ohio. one from North DakO-
ia, ten from New Jersey, thirtys six
from New York, six from West Vir-
ginia and twelve from Wisconsin.
Evidently the populist vote came
from the republican party, and now
with Mr.. Bryan as the democratic can
didate it is inconceivable that demo-
Gratis should turn from him to Hisgen.
1t is William Howard Taft who is
menaced by the nomination Of Thomas
Hisgen.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
HOW TO VOTE.

Prudent electors will give thought
under the direct primary law SO that
they will not be confused when they
enter the voting booths September s..
They will, in addition to giving study
to the method of voting, inquire about
the candidates and make up their
minds whom to support for the several
nominations.
In Walla Walla we had an initial eX-
perience with voting under the direct
primary at the city election last month.
The number of names and offices then
We're few as compared with the num-
Der at the coming September primary.
There was no second choice voting at
the city primary. There was no mon
partisan judiciary" ticket
When the voter goes to the polls
September he will ask for the bal
lot of the party with which he is af-
filiated. Inasmuch as there are in
Walla Walla county and most of the
other counties but two parties that
cast sufficient vote at the preceding
election to be governed by the direct
nominating provisions only republi-
cans and democrats will go to the polls
in such counties September S. There
will be republican and democratic bal
lots. Republicans will ask for a repub-
hcan ballot and democrats for a demo-
cratic ballot. Inasmuch as the judiciary
is mon PARTISAN" the names of the
candidates for supreme and superior
court judgeships will be the same on
both the republican and democratic
ballots.
The intent of the law is that the
members of each party shall have the
right TO choose their candidacy for Of
fee. On September s it will be a con-
test within party lines After Septem-
Der the fight will be by the candi-
dates of one party against the candi-
dates of another.
AT the right of the names OF candi-
dates for nominations for congression-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
Devil CHASERS
GET IN COURT
DRAWING THE DRAGON DOES NOT
APPEAL TO BROOKLYN
POLICE.

NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-Charged with
engaging in mad orgies, in which it is
alleged that they wore too little cloth
ing, the members of a devil chasing
sect in Brooklyn will appear in court
tomorrow The defendants, who are
alleged to have performed their indie
cent rites under the guise of religion,
strenuously assert their innocence OF
any wrong doing.
1t was a ceremony known among
the sect according to police informa-
ton, as drawing the dragon OF
chasing the DEVIL that caused four
of the prisoners to be held in $500 bail.
They were Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson,
Miss Isabel Clarke, H. P. Durham
and Daniel Wecker, all of whom were
charged with "outraging public de-
cency.
Because the police alleged she is
the acting head of the sect, or church,
Mrs. Robinson was also held on a
charge of keeping and maintaining a
place for indecent purposes She was
arraigned on the separate charge.
Mrs. Robinson denied, eXcitedly, that
women disrobed in order to carry out
their religious exercises. She said that
the sisters" prayed in a room on the
upper floor of the chapel, while the
"brethern" prayed downstairs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
MIR. BRYAN'S SPEECH.

In his speech of acceptance yester-
day, Mr. Bryan epitomized the issues
of the present campaign when he said
Shall the people ruler l repeat,
is declared by our platform to be the
Cvershadowing question, for whether
we consider the tariff question, the
trust question, the railroad question,
the banking question, the labor ques-
ton, the question of Imperialism, the
development of our waterways, or any
other of the numerous problems which
press for solution, we shall find that
the real question involved in each is,
whether the government shall remain
a mere business asset Of favor seek
ing corporations or be an instrument
i'll the hands of the people for the adj
vancement of the common veal"
Mr.. Bryon's speech will commend
itself, not only to the partisan adj
herents of the great commoner, but co
those thinking citizens who owe but
little allegiance to any parry.
That grave abuses have grown up
is not disputed. Mr. Taft himself adj
mitted that much in his speech of ac-
Use to do as much as he can to rem
edy them. AS history has shown how
the protective tariff has been ire
vised by its friends" Mr.. Bryan APPLY
points out that the leaders of the
republican party are too far removed
from the masses of the people to heed
the demand of the people for reform.
In full control of the government
the republican party, as Mr.. Bryan
says. must accept the Responsibilities
or conditions which now exist-ie is
a responsibility which it cannot evade
by any promises OF future well-doing
But as Mr.. Bryan very pointedlS
says. so long as the republican party
remains in power, it is powerless &C
regenerate ITSELF" and that mot unti
that party passes through period OF
fasting in the wilderness, will the re-
publican leaders learn to study public
questions from the standpoint of the
masses" APPLY said, this is a truisn
which cannot fail 20 attract and holt
the attention of every intelligent citi-
zen.
Mr.. Bryan just touches upon one
InOuSnI WHICH might De QWelI upon Il
some length. That was when he saiC
that cures are mildest when applied
at once" and gently hints that, heed
ing only the welfare of the predator,
interests of the country. the power!
that be at Washington have probabl,
been sowing the wind which thes,
same interests may some day, unles.
their course is checked. reap in tn,
whirlwind of social disorder.
1t seems to The Statesman that Thu
phase of the question is one 60 which
more attention should be paid in thes'
times when the symptoms of socia
unrest are so apparent. Greed and av
arice are rampant today and unles
they are soon checked by an awak
ened people, conditions may becom
such that the masses are likely to b
inclined to take matters into thei
own hands. When they do this
they are forced to do 1.-THE reckon
ing is not liable to take much accoun
of what we now refer to as "veste,
rights"
1t is the danger of such cataclysn
as this, that brings the question ''Shal
the People Rule home to every pa
triot in the land
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13

Has anyone heard OF that one re-
putable business man who is willing
to authorize a statement that he had
rather the sixtieth congress had mere
ly appropriated sufficient money for
a site for a federal building here, leav-
ing the appropriation for the building
proper to some future congress? Don't
all speak at once.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
Limerick Centennial.


LIMERICK, Me-, Aug. 13-One
hundred years ago the Rev. Edmund
Eastman walked more than 100 miles
to Boston to present to the legislature
of Massachusetts, a petition for a char
ter for an academy at Limerick, in
the province of Maine. The petition
was granted and today the old institu-
ton is celebrating its centennial. Many
distinguished men are graduates of
Limerick and will take part in the
program of the next three days. A
bOW,dar and bronze tablet, marking
the site of the first academy building,
will be dedicated tomorrow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
Paid Advertisement.

it will be decided to establish a news
paper organ Of the union. The or
ganization is based on economic lines
and has for it's purpose the restriction
Of crops and the maintenance of prices
for agricultural products.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13

man neglected to credit the editorial
A Retroactive Decision" printed in
Mondays issue of this newspaper, tC
the Oregon Journal, in which paper
the editorial appeared the day pre-
ViOuS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
THIRD PARTY VOTE.

organization of the Independence party
with a satisfaction that betrays deep
ignorance of election statistics. They
expect the Hearst party to draw votes
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13
Weather Conditions.

The nressure has fallen in the Pa
cific northwest, an area of low barom-
eter being central over the middle
Rocky mountain region. Showers have
fallen along the coast from northern
California to British Columbia, ana
over Washington, western Oregon and
northern Idaho. Light rain has also
fallen in northern Utah, Wyoming,
Colorado and western Nebraska, and
heavy rains in the lake region. 1t is
cooler in eastern Washington, but
warmer elsewhere west of the Rockies.
Indications favor the continuance OF
showers tonight and Friday in this
locality.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13

Senator Fulton is credited with say
ing that he doesn't give damn what
becomes of his political future APP
parently the people Of Oregon don't,
either
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-13

The general impression seems to be
chat Mr.. Bryan scored some in his
speech Of acceptance yesterday.