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wears. spreading the language all over
the world and meeting with remark
able success. and they say that they
find it entirely-,ney emphasize the
word entirely Unsatisfactory for rep
resenting every shade of meaning OF
which human language is capable.
If the new generation, they protest.
is informed that changes have been.
or are going to be made in Esperanto.
people will naturally hesitate before
taking up the study of it, arguing that
If changes are made once they might
be again. and what would be the use of
giving time to a universal linguistic
medium the fundaments of which are
likely never to remain constant?
To this the reformers reply that the
mainly of publishers who have
brought out grammars and transla-
tons. ard whose fear is purely a COM
mercial one. 1t may be stated that this
repartee is unjust. While the publish
ers of Esperanto works may naturally
be disinclined to have their stock
thrown back on their hands, they form
only a very small proportion of the
cOnSerya tive element
Just how many Esperantists there
are in the world at the present time is
as hard to figure out as the number
of persons with corns on their toes;
nobody really knows; but an Climate
of from 10000 to 100000 Esperantists
is not an extravagant one.
1t is claimed by the Esperantists
that the reading of the language is
mastered by very little study and in
few days. To write it we'll and speedily
requires more time. To speak and un
derstand it is, of course, in the beginn
ing APPARENTLY irksome, and requires
daily practice in order to acquire facil-
ity. There are thousands and thou
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-15
SPLAWN'S FRIENDS
GETTING ACTIVE
URGE ALL DEMOCRATS TO RALLY
TO SUPPORT OF YAKIMA
CANDIDATE.

The yan-Splawn club with head
quarters at North Yakima, has entered
the political arena for the purpose of
landing the democratic nomination for
governor for A. ]. Splawn, of that city.
The clubs campaign committee. con-
sisting OF r. Winson, jr., George -
McAulay, r. A. OBrien, W. A. Cox,
and J. d. Medill, is at present sending
out letters asking support for their
candidate
The letters, many of which have
been received by walla Walla demo-
Gratis, read as follows:
with the understanding that you
are a member OF the democratic party
and are DESTROYS of party success in
the state of Washington at the polls
next November we respectfully COM
mend for your earnest consideration
the following facts:
Il. That Hon. A. j. Splawn, a resi-
dent of Yakima county and a pioneer
of 1860, is a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for the Office OF gov
ernor of this state at the primaries, 20
be held September s, next.
$50. He is a democrat of the oil
school and bears the name of that
illustrious statesman and democrat,
Andrew Jackson. He stands sQuarely
on the democratic platform both ma
tional and state
SO. That Mr.. Splawns name is a
household word in every family in va
kima county, where the most of his
life has been spent, fact due no,
only to the personal popularity of the
man, but to keen appreciation OF his
high character and his public spirit.
However, this feeling of confidence ~
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navy of France; the government OF
Belgium. which sent an official repre-
sentative to the Cambridge congress
Lord Roberts, of the British army
and the duke of Connaught, brother OF
King Edward, who consented to be-
come a patron Of the congress, are
some of those who have been giving
their aid ard influence in favor OF
Esperanto To this list ought also to be
added the names of several native
princes of India. who contributed tC
the fund in support of the last worlds
congress-
At the last worlds exposition in
Paris a committee of eminent linguists
of the world was appointed to select
and recommend or devise "a worlds
language. The committee, after a long
delberatiOn. agreed that such a lang
uage should fill three requirements.
l. 1t must be easy to learn.
g 1t must be practical and suit
able for international purposes.
g. 1t must not be any existing
language.
The committee refused to go be-
yond these recommendations, but rec
commended that the opinions of learned
men throughout the world be ascer-
tanned, and that the question be de-
cded by a competent international
committee aided by such an inquiry.
This course was taken and the COM
mittee unanimously reported in favor
of Esperanto, suggesting however, a
few changes.
These suggested changes may prove
to be a source of discord in the pres
ent convention. and it is possible that a
rupture may result. Hundreds of dele
gates are bitterly opposed to any
change whatever in the language as
now constituted
They have been working for twenty
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general among all who know Mr..
Splawn. 1t is the sort of confidence
that means votes and Jealous work in
his behalf should he be nominated.
a. Although business man and a
stock raiser and necessarily a busy
man Mr. Splawn is one who does not
neglect the civic duties of the good
citizen. He has filled many positions
of trust, always doing so willingly ana
working most zealously when the rights
and interests of his home community
were involved. In this capacity he
served the people of Yakima county
most acceptably as member OF the
state senate during the term ending
in 1905. His most conspicuous service
in that body was the defeat OF the
notorious Private Reservoir bill, a
vicious attempt by legislation to create
water monopoly through private con-
troll of the sources of irrigable streams
in central Washington. For this splen-
did service Mr.. Splawn will long be
remembered by the people of Kittitas.
Yakima and Benton counties.
"5. That he is of the type OF men
almost unerring judgment in business
affairs and is by nature we'll endowed
with what is known as good horse
sense He is also we'll fortified with
moral courage. He is not afraid to
say NO
IS. He is an enemy of graft and if
elected governor can be depended upon
to use the axe freely. He bellows that
there is great need of retrenchment in
state affairs to the end that our peo-
pie should be less burdened with taxes.
81. If nominated Mr.. Splawn will
make an energetic campaign under the
auspices of the state central commit
tee. BY reason of his personality and
his good record he can draw to his
support thousands of republican AMI
independenc voters. This committee
believes that he can be elected.
SO. AS previously stated Mr.. Splawn
is busy man. 1t is therefore quite
impossible for him to gte about over
the state much before the primaries
are held. It is due to this fact that
this circular is issued by a committee
Of his friends.
Elm conclusion we desire to make to
you, and to all the democrats in your
vicinity, an earnest appeal to support
the candidacy of Hon A. ]. Splawn at
the primaries September 8. If you are
in a position to do so your support and
your influence will be appreciated.
yours for the success Of democracy,
national, state and county"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-15

ARE DIVIDED
SOME WANT NEW LANGUAGE
CHANGED, WHILE OTHERS
OBJECT STRENUOUSLY.

DRESDEN, Aug 15.-While Ger
, man is the language usually spoken in
Dresden. few initiated visitors to the
city would suspect it, since the no.
tells are filled with delegates to the
Fourth International Esperanto con-
gress, opened today. Disciples of the
new universal language from all the
nations of Europe. with a sprinkling of
delegates from the United States and
Latin America, are thronging the city.
In honor of the visitors, Dresden has
been swathed in green. the Esperanto
color. while the Esperanto flag floats
from hundreds of buildings. The green
star, the Esperanto emblem of hope,
is worn by thousands. and the shop
| keepers display in their windows the
announcement, "Oni Paroles Esperan-
to'-Esperanto spoken here.
Never before, perhaps, has there
been such a gathering, with turbaned
Indian, brown little Japanese, English
men. Spaniards, Russians, Germans
and Frenchmen, and representatives of
score of other nations and tongues
all conversing volubly in a common
speech And it is small wonder that
most of these men and women are en-
thusiasts who dream of a happy future
when all nations will be at peace,
bound to each other by the ties of an
universal language.
The American delegates are seeking
to secure the next international con-
gress, with considerable hopes of sue
erirg would do much toward spreading
the language in the United States.
Last years congress was held in
Cambridge, England, and attracted the
attention of many notable men,
Esperanto from the beginning has
been much aided in it's progressive
march in Europe by the support it
has had from prominent men in social,
political, professional, scientific, COM
mercial and educational circles, includ-
ing different kinds of international and
benevolent societies. The Marquis De
Beaufort, of France; Baron and Bar
oness De Menil, of Paris: professors
of French universities at Diion and
Paris, high officials in the army and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-15
PROTEST AGAINST
SALE Of LANDS
PEOPLE OF OKLAHOMA OBJECT
TO DISPOSAL OF SCHOOL
LANDS,

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Aug. 10
To oppose the sale of Oklahoma
three million acres of school lands
state convention was called here today
to organize a movement of protest
against the measure Endorsed by Gov
ernor Haskell and Alfalfa BilI' Muir
ray. speaker of the Oklahoma house.
At a recent mass meeting Of school
land lessees called by Governor Has
keu bill was agreed upon which
provides for the sale of the public
school lands Under the initiative
provision of the state constitution
this measure will be voted upon by
the people at the general election in
November
1t must receive majority of all the
votes cast at that election. For several
weeks the recent state legislature
tried to pass a bill for the school land
lessees. called by Governor Haskell
but in some manner the motion was
blocked. and therefore Governor Has
Eell issued his convention call advo-
eating the initiating of a bill to sell the
lands. Z =
1t is alleged by the delegates to to-
days convention that the interests OF
the state and OF the school children OF
the present and future generations will
best be protected by the holding of the
school lands. Resolutions were adoptej
that call for a state wide organization
of those in harmony with the view OF
holding the lands and that pray to the
qualified voters of the state to join in
the battle for the security of the
property on which depends the educa-
ton of the young.
The convention will map out plans
to defeat the Murray initiative bill, y
by which title the bill to be voted upon
by the people is designated. William
H. Murray. speaker of the Oklahoma
house aided in drawing the bill, and
is in charge of the necessary prepare
tons for initiating the measure.
To initiate this. or any other meas
ure, a petition of 21,000 resident quail
fled voters of the state is necessary,
and the securing of this petition was
completed, total of something over
$4,000 names being obtained.
Fearing that the bill to be initiated
will not get more than one-half of all
the votes cast at the November cleo
ton. the school land lessees are not
as jubilant over the prospects of the
bill as might be expected, although
the bill gives the lessee the preference
right to purchase his leased land al
the highest bid offered at public auc-
ton.
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The Reason.

When Secretary Root was at Pan
anna on his return from South Amer
lea, a New York Tribune man asked
him how long he though the Ameri
can occupation of Cuba would last
and got the following story in reply:
"A kindergarten teacher asked a
class of boys:
Have you warm cOat?'
Yes was the reply.
Can you take off your warm
coat?'
Yes
Has bear a warm coat?'
Yes
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-15
Tennesses's Vote on Prohibition
(Reprinted by Request)


In spite of the fact that many people
in Tennessee do not consider the state
primary of June q a fair test of the
sentiment of the state on prohibition,
the interest seems to center mainly
around that feature OF the contest, says
the Literary Digest. Senator Carmack,
who was seeking the democratic nomi-
nation or governor in opposition to
Governor Patterson, made his fight on
the prohibition issue and was defeated
He chose red for his emblem, and, as
one paper remarks, Tennessee was
hung with red" and everything was
red but the lemonade" Banners, sash
es, ribbons, hats, parasols, bouquets,
streamers, floats, all were red. Women
and children took a prominent part in
the campaign, and the boys and girls
turned out in Juvenile parades with
banners and transparencies bearing
such appeals as these:
Rum or Rum "Give the Boys a
Chance to Become Men," "Old Booze
Must Co." Drink Ruins Homes" 1.-THE
Battle Is Not Ours, But Gods" vote
as You Pray 1.-The Real Issue-Home
or Saloons" Down With the Traffic -
Papa, Vote for Me- wife or Whisky
"Tenneessee's Going Dry" Remember
Mothers Prayer "You Will Meet That
Ballot at Judgment" Il Wish Mother
Could Vote" God Sees Your Ballot,
vote Against Liquor, for the Chill
dren's Sake ION the Water-wagon, y
Tennessee Protects the Birds, Way
hot the Children" Home or He'll, -
Save the Poor Old Drunkard," 'Sa-
looms Can't Live Without Boys" "Sa-
looms, Sadness, Shares, and Sorrow,
Women are Praying for Protection"
Consider, Conclude. Choose-for US
The Louisville Courier Journal, the
leading newspaper opponent OF the
southern prohibition movement, halls
the result in Tennessee in an editorial
pean in which prohibition is identified
with the spirit of che witch burners
and branded as "a device of the devil.
To quote:
"The victory in Tennessee for good
government and Jeffersonian democracy
against paternalism and hysteria will
lift the heart of every lrue democrat
and every thoughtful friend OF good
government throughout the length anu
breadth Of the land.
THE prohibition movement, pretend
ing to aim at temperance, is, in reality,
scheme to confuse religion and poll
tics, and, under cover of the false IS
sue thus created, to set up in the south
a Puritan hierarchy subversive, n)t
only Of individual freedom, but of the
character of the people and the popular
respect for established law.
Years ago New England, except in
Maine, which stands a monument OF
perfidy and pharisaism, threw off the
rotling and threadbare garment OF pro-
hibition For long time it had served
to conceal prescription and intOler-
ance. Beneath it's folds were bred
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generations of hypOcrlteS and law
b. eakers plying in the name of the pub
lie welfare the profitable pursuits of
smuggling, adulteration, and extortion,
no wise promoting virtue or reducing
crime; the dishonest politician work.
ing the excitable, or the mercenary,
among the preachers, TO his selfish and
unholy schemes.
The old Puritanic ideas of church
and state come down from the days Of
witch batting, and the old paternalis-
tic plan of sumptuary legislation, ex-
posed and extinguished by Jefferson IN
the south, were invoked to dupe the
| weak and credulous and sentimental,
while sanctimunious fanaticism and
rank political corruption went hand IN
hand to lord it over the people in the
name of God and morality
What kind of government should We
have if such influences as these came
to be common to our political life? The
spectacle of excited women and chill
dren parading the streets and gathered
about the polls is both pitiable ana
CHASTITY Their very sincerity is proof
Of their menace to the public safety
and order. If such agencies fell within
ready reach of the manipulators -.
elections, the church would soon be-
come a school of emotional insanity
feeding the ranks of political corruption;
one artfully contrived hysteria would
follow another; our women and children,
under the spell of the fanatical and
designing, and, instead of govern
ment of law laid both in justice and in
cession of crusades ending in a despo6-
ism Of politicians and preachers upon
the surface responsive to the caprices
of inflamed sentiment, but beneath
dominated by tyranny and craft, effect
ing their ends through terror and
fraud upon the ignorant and the SUI
perstitiOus.
"The world went through five cen
turtles of that sort of thing. It's pro-
fessed religion was little else than
bgotry playing to the lust OF ambition
and blood feeding the may of the war
rior. the statesman, and the prelate.
One hundred and nineteen years ago
in the creation of the federal cOnstitu-
ton and the erection OF the govern
ment of the United States we broke
away from feudalism, from church and
state, from primogeniture, land-entail,
titular eristocracy, from Capitalization
and paternalisnH establishing for all
time civil and religious liberty, ex-
dressed in household rights, personal
freedom, and home rule. Every move
ment to defeat us, Observation-Disclosures
through sumptuary laws, or other mock
religious Notwithstanding our wo-
men and children through the mire of
politics, under the pretense of Chris
tianity and virtues a device OF the
devil, masquerading as an apostle OF
temperance, precisely as, in days gone
by, he masqueraded as an apostle Cf
the Almighty, burning heretics ana
hanging witches in the name of Christ
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FOR SALE OR TRADE

L OAe SS1A0 OIG L 0k4OG
No. s7-s16 per acre will buy,
1880 acres of good wheat land
21s miles to station. $40 acres
i'm summerfaliow, $50 in stubble,
balance pasture. This land lays
north of Eureka Junction, and
will grow from 20 to 80 bushels
of wheat to the acre This is a
genuine bargain $4,000 down
and balance on crop payments, or
on your own terms.
No 3S-$16 per acre will buy
$40 acres OF good wheat land on
the foot hills of Eureka Flat,
most all in summerfallow, land
lays very good, 21s miles from
railroad station. This land will
grow from 20 to 80 bushels per
al~e. Why not buy a farm out
on the Eureka Flat country
where they grow fine crops
whether it rains or not You can
have this farm for $4,000 down
and balance on your own time, pr
on crop payments.
No 46-s10O an acre will buy
34q acres OF fine land close to
town. This place can be cut Up
and sold out in city lots in 4
sho It time. at a great profit. This
is we'll improved place and fine
laying land. The proposed car
line will run within two blocks
of this place. Terms part casn.
No 55.-s2o.oeo buys 720 acres
of farm and pasture land east
OF Weston. 500 acres in cult
Walton. ESQ in crop, balance fine
pasture, good improvements,
plenty of water, will put in some
good stock. II you are looking
for a good stock ranch this win
suit you. $4,000 down and bal
ance to suit.
No. 72-$45 an acre buys 40
acres of fine foothill land. about
500 acres in cultivation. IT'S in
summerfallow. balance in stub
bte and pasture. Good improve
mentS, lots of fruit, will put in
some cattle. Plenty of water for
all purposes. miles from town,
VIII take in some good city prop
erty. If you want a fine home
this place will suit you.
| ". Wills 4 co.
Real Estate and Insurance
General Agents White
Bluffs Irrigated Land
No. 6 First st.
Phone 273 Walla Walla
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Editorials Of the People.

All
simply evidence faith they should
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28

The second scene is in the interior of
the same home, and the third Is in the
woods at the portage of Little Bear
river. Years before the opening of
the play half-sister of Jules Beau
bien has been betrayed by an Ameri
can adventurer, and on his deathbed,
Jules father orders him to find this
Annette and care for her. Jules goes
north on the search, but finds that
Annette has met voluntary death in a
storm after her betrayal. Determining
to find the American and avenge her
wrongs, he enlists with him one Bip-
tiste LeGrand, northwestern nomad.
Jules finds this betrayer of women
about to entrap the daughter of Nc
lavish, with whom he is himself in
love. In the end Jules and Hilda. the
young girl, are united and the villain
is slain in fair fight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
MISS GRACE BAINBRJDGE, LEAD
ING LADY IN JUST \ WOMAN'S
WAY" AT THE ILLINOIS
THEATER TOMORROW.

Thousand and One Nights" will find
a realistic portrayal of those bewitch-
ing stories of the fairies in the presen-
tation of Boston Bellies coming to the
Illinois next Friday evening. Con
trary to the title of the attraction, the
Offering comprises with a few excep-
tons none but femininity, who add
materially TO the splendor of the en-
tire attraction. The Offering itself is
in two different parts-thc first one
carrying the spectators into General
SOftsword's headquarters, the road to
camp and finally to the life of our
soldier boys around their tents. That
this is not 4 military spectacle but
merely a vehicle for the unloading of
countless hilarity does not require any
extra explanation. Before "A JOY in
Joyland" winds up a beautiful enter
tainment in which not only the beau
ties, but all the male members of the
company appear to the best advantage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28

and auction of birds among the eX-
hibits that were for sale being the last
feature. The general opinion was that
a new mark bad been set for poultry
shows in this vicinity and the mem
bers are enthusiastic over prospects
for the future.
In mentioning the Rock Islanders
who won prizes last evening the name
of d. r. Halves was inadvertently
omitted. Mr.. Halves had a pen of
buff Wyandottes, on which he re-
ceiyed first prize for the pen and first
aged a marking of 80 "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
The Elite.

eighteenth Street, North of Second
Ayenue.)
Vaudeville nj 3, and 9:15 p. m. Two
matinces Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
EYE TROUBLES
Caused by Improper Food.

Most people would never think of
connecting eye disease with the food
they eat. But when we remember that
every part of the body-every organ
is nourished by the blood and the
blood is made of the food we eat, it
seems reasonable TO trace even eye
troubles to food
A New York man had an interest
| ing experience at one of the great hos
pitfalls in that city that may benefit
persons who have chronic eye trouble
He writes:
-Four years ago | was stricken with
an eye trouble. After being unsuc-
cessfully treated by several physicians
and eculists, l went to noted New
] York hospital.
| "On examination they pronounced
my case iritis inflammation of the
jiris), caused by poor blood on account
of improper assimilation of food.
They had to operate on my right
eye, keeping me in a dark room and
on a strict diet for several weeks.
| w hCii iSdNiheo, TIC uOCtOi tdutlOtlcu
me in regard to saving the other eye
saying that l must be temperate as to
my diet and use neither tea nor coffee
81 told him it would be almost i'm
possible for me to get and live on
what they had given me at the hospi
tal He replied: 1T is not necessary
AS an official here l cannot recommend
any private brand of food or drink
AS friend, advise you to try Grape
Nuts, discard all fatty, heating foods
as much as possible, especially in the
1 morning.
"This advice / have followed. ex
cepting few times when l have
grown careless, but danger signals al
ways come, such as specks and blots
before my eyes and some infiamma
ton. You may be certain I go bach
to what my doctor advised-Grape
Nuts" There's reason
Name given by Postum company
Battle Creek, Mich Read "The Roat
to MELVILLE, lin packages.
/ Ever read the above letter. A nev
one appears from time to time. The,
are genuine, true, and full Of huma,
J interest.