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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02
MISSIONARY RALLY TONIGHT
CHURCHES OF EASTERN WASH
INGTON WILL BE REPRE-.
SENTED IN MEETING

: Beginning this evening at 7:30 in the
Central Christian church there will be
conducted a missionary rally of the
Christian churchs of eastern WASH
ton, to which the public is cordially in
vited The address this evening at
S:20 O'Clock will be upon the subject
Home Missions" by Rev. M. A.
Thompson, of Waitsburg, Wn. The
sessions tomorrow morning will begin
at $50. At 9:45 Rev. j. w. Allen. of
Spokane, will deliver an address on the
Holy Spirit This will be followed by
four 15-milute speeches by the follow
ing ministers: C. H. Hilton, Milton,
Ore, A c. Downing. of Spokane: S. c..
Fisher, Walla Valla; E. M. Finn, of
.ColfaX. At 2:15' p. m. an address by
upon "The Present Status of Christ
ian Union and Our Duty Tward It.;
discussion by w. L. Mccullough. pas
tor a PomerOy: L. p. Schooling. of
Pullman; Morton Gregory, of Walla
WalIa. ana L. G. Miller, of ST. John.
The Friday evening session will be
featured by an address by w. II. Har-
rison pastor of the church at Dayton
Washington; subject of the address,
state Missions" which will also be
discussed in an open parliament at the
close of the address, Delegates are ex-
pected from a number of towns in
eastern Washington.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TELLS 0F
GARDEN CITY OF INLAND EMPIRE
Prof. ". D. Lyman Returns from National
Rivers and Harbors Congress with
Enthusiastic Report.

Another thing which struck me was
the representation. Nearly every state
in the union was represented. Pennsyl-
vania had more than 100 delegates.
Washington had %. The country was
we'll represented and especially those
parts which had interests in rivers an,
harbors.
"A third phase which struck me was
the high and varied character of the
speeches. The convention was a big
thing. The president paid especial at
tention to it. Root, in at least semi
official way, represented the govern
ment. Pinchot the forestry. and Burton,
the rivers and harbors committee OF
congress.
Great Speeches.
There We're perhaps five of the
speeches which could be called repre-
sentative That of Root for the govern
ment; Burton for congress-; Pinchot
for the forestry; Jussurand, for foreign
representatives, and Jim" Hill for the
terstate commerce commission. also
made a strong speech. DR.. Blalock's
address for the state of Washington.
was one of the best ard made an ex-
tremely favorable impression upon the
convention He represented the inter-
ests of the Pacific northwest and his
to the board of directors
of the congress was but the recog-
milton of his ability
"The work of the congress was rep
resented by two or three phrases. one
of which was imbedded in the report
of the committee of resolutions, Of
which / was a member. 1t was that "we
stand for a policy. not a project" An
other was that of Root, when In a
speech he said: 1t has been said we
should never cross a bridge until We
reach it. but. pausing with uplifted
hand. we have reached the bridge
"Of all the men of the convention. 1
was impressed most with Congress-
(Contjnued on Page FOur)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02

leaving Walla Walla at 8 p. m, Fri
day FEBRUARY l. delegation of busi-
NOES men from Walla Walla and the
.,,rroundine towns of the Walla Walla
,.o1,ar will leave in a special train
which will connect at Wallula with a
similar delegation from Spokane and
the two delegations, comprising what
on ba known as the Inland Empire
Rnsiness Mems excursion, will pro-
coed through Portland for a weeks trip
through California.
This is to be the biggest advertis-
inc and sightseeing excursion which
has ever gone out from this city and
the results to the participants and the
citv as well, are incalculable. From
start to finish the trip will be one long
hoost for the city and valley of Walla
Walla. Walla Walla, first, last and all
the time, is to be the slogan of the
trip.
The train will be q finely appointed
one and the price of the ticket includes
meals and accommodations from the
time the train leaves this city until it
reaches Los Angeles on Friday, Febru-
arv IA. For the excursion a price of
Sq5 has been made This will enable
all who wish to accompany the excur-
sion to do so. The number that will
be taken, however. is limited and as
there will be no favoritism shown in
giving out the reservations for the trip,
it will be well for all those who. wish
to go to get their reservations, for it
will be first come, first served
At Portland. the first place of inter-
est to be visited, the tourists are to be
given rousing reception. A luncheon
\and dinner, trip around the city on
lhe sightseeing cars, an informal recep-
tion and various" other methods of en-
tertainment are planned by the Com
mercial club of the Rose City. Gov
ernor Chamberlain will be present at
the gatherings in honor of the Inland
Empire visitors and the stay in that
city will be alone worth taking the
trip for
The Trip South.
Leaving Portland. the train will run
south through the land of winter gar
denS and sunshine. Every place in the
state which ic Of nj will ha Wis
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02

"Walla Walla made the pleasantest
impression upon me of any CITY I
visited while in the northwest" said
President Theodore Roosevelt in
speaking to Prof w. d. Lyman of his
visit to the Garden City several years
ago. Whenever 1 think of Walla Wall
la l can still smell the sweet per-
fume of the locust trees and see the
radiant beauty of the little city OF. that
day in May. The glory of the spring
day and the beauty of the city made an
indelible impression upon my mind
and l will never forget my visit to your
city"
Prof. Lyman, who went east to at
tend the meeting of the Rivers and
Harbors congress at Washington, and
who has since been visiting friends
and relatives in New York. Connecticut
and Massachusetts, returned yesterday
after an absence of about five weeks
In an interview this morning, Prof
Lyman told a Statesman representa-
tive of his impressions of the congress
and of the political situation in the
east Speaking of the congress. he
said:
His Impressions of Congress.
There were several things about tne
Rivers and HarbOrs congress which
impressed me, the foremost of these
being the great breadth of the meeting
1t was national and international. In
connection-with commerce it shows
that the traffic of the rivers is to be
one of the great facts of the twentieth
century. What it signified is best ex-
pressed in the language of two of the
speakers of the convention. Monsieur
JusSurand OF France and Clifford I'irs
'chot, head of the national forestry bu-
reau. The, former said that the river
is the father of commerce and that the
forest is the father of the river. ard
PinchOt supplemented this with the
statement that there are five great al
lied interests in the opening of the riv-
ers-navigation. irrigation. fOrestiza-
tion. power and sanitation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02
TWO YOUNG MEN LOST.
Went Elk Hunting and Have Not Been
Heard from for Three Weeks.

PORTLAND, Jan. 2.-Searching par
ties are being formed to attempt to
discover the fate of Clement Melis
aged 21. and Gussie Larouge. aged Is,
two Portland boys who went elk hunt
ing in Nehalem county and have not
been heard of for three weeks. The
last information was that their boat
was found floating down the Nehalem
river
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02

VANCOUVER, b. c., Jan. 2.-The
four Japs who are. accused of knifing
three firemen in this city yesterday
during a brawl We're up in police court
this morning but the case was con-
timed AS there was a mob of Japa-
nese about at the time or the asSauit IL
NAV be difficult to identify the Japs
but under the bed of one of the sus-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02
CANADIANS AGAIN AROUSED AGAINST JAPANESE

pected Nipponese was found bloody
shirt and another had> dangerous
sheath knife in his possession. Local
feeling against the Japs is arouse over
the assault and agitators are again
discussing the advisability of driving
the Japs from the city. The firemen.
Allan Anderson. J. Frost ard T. Nc
Donald, were walking through the Jap
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02

section yesterday morning. Frost
stumbled and fell against a plate glass
window of, Jap store. In morneLt
mob of Japs attacked the men with
knives. Anderson is not expected to
live and the other men have long
dangerous cuts. T. Nosse, japanese
consul general. enroute to japan. is in
the city and says nothing beyond re-
GREETING the occurrence.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02
WANT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS IN PETT|b0NE CASE

has decided to present arguments to
the defense and James Hawley VIII
|open. There is no present plan of the
defense to argue Pettibone appeared
in the court room very weak. He was
taken back to the hospital at once.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02

ROISE. Jan. 2.-Further requests
for instructions were presented by
both sides in the Pettibone case today,
recurring an adjournment until to-
until Judge Wood examined
them. The defense asked tnat the jury
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02

be Instructed that a verdict of
not guilty in the Haywood case made
it Impossible to find verdict of guilty
in this case if the evidence shows
that Haywood and Pettibone were par
ties to the same conspiracy. The state
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02

Rudyard kiplihg the noted English
roet and author, to whom has just
been awarded the Nobel prize for lit
erature. Mr.. Kipling intends to visit
the United States this year. His wife
of greatest assistance to him in his
literary work
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02
GREAT GAIN
IN POPULATION
Increase Of Over 100 Per
Cent inState Of Washington
NOW PLACED At 1853 9sS
BUREAU OF STATISTICS ESTi-
MATES POPULATION OF couN-
TY At ,ooo-WALLA WAL
Ia 10000.


+ Walla Walla County, Popula- +
: ton. 1907, $4,000, an increase (
: of 60.7 per cent during the past +
]. seven years. Walla Walla City. I
! population, 1900, 10,049; popula- +
!. ton, 1907 10000, an increase of +
+ over so per cent. Total popula- +
!. tion of state of WashingtOrN4 +
1,15S99S. Walla Walla ranks fifth +
!. in the cities of the state. +
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02
THIS MAY HELP SOME.

CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-02

The Trip South.
Leaving Portland, the train will run
south through the land of winter gar
dens and sunshine. Every place in the
state which is of interest will be viS-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-05
BRIDESMAID HALF
welded At ALTAR
GIRL AND GROOM NEARLY MADE
MAN AND WIFE BEFORE DIS
cevERY OF MISTAKE.
ORGANISE WAS RESPONSIBLE
Preacher Begins Marriage Ritual
When Music Stops-Real Brides
Arrival UnraveIs TangIe
Just in Time.

ST. Louis.-The momentary stopping
of an organ at time when Rev. T. L.
Mueller, of the Bethel Evangelical
English Congregational church, was
impatiently waiting to perform a we'd
ding almost precipitated Miss Clara
Kanke into wedlock with Charles L.
Reid, her friends fiance.
Rev. Mr.. Mueller had begun read
ing the marriage ceremony when the
error was discovered through the ar
rival of Miss Caroline Loheide, the
real bride. Miss Kanke and Mr.. Reid
were so much excited and embar-
raised by their predicament that they
were unable to stop Mr.. Mueller long
enough to explain that all the require
ments of wedding but bride were
on hand.
When the mistake was corrected by
the marriage of Miss Loheide and Mr.
Reid, spectators in the church were
no longer able to suppress their merri,
ment and burst into loud laughter.
Miss kanke volunteered to act as
bridesmaid and went to the church in
company with Mr.. Reid. They, a
flower girl and two other attendants
drew themselves into line before the
altar.
The organist had been playing Wig
orously. He looked from his loft and
decided that there were enough in
the party to supply bride and bride.
groom. He silenced the organ and
hung over the railing to witness the
ceremony.
Taking the stoppage of the organ
as signal that it was time to marry
some one Rev. Mr.. Mueller opened his
ritual and began reading Miss Kanke
into matrimony.
Miss Kanke nudged Reid, hoping to
prompt him to some explanation. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-05
THE SUEz CANAL
PORT SAID TOCAIRO
The Funny Things One Sees
Smiling Round the World
By
MARSHALL p. WILDER
~3 -

1t was a fine, cool morning when
we reached that historic artery of
water that joins the Red sea with the
Mediterranean, the Suez canal.
This unprepossessing ditch" as it
has so often been called, has been
held responsible almost as much as
the unbridled extravaganza Of Ismail
Pasha, for the financial ruin of Egypt,
and her occupation by Great Britain.
Despite dire prophecy, and centuries
Of failure-for nearly every ruler of
Egypt, from Seti, father of Rameses
the Great to Napoleon Bonaparte,
tried his hand at the problem of estab-
fishing water communication between
the Mediterranean and the Red sea-
the great canal has become a fixed
fact in the worlds history. The one
time American consul general at
Cairo, Mr.. Frederick CORTLAND Pen
field, in his charming and instructive
book, Present Day Egypt" lets in
much pleasant light upon the musty,
old traditions of the ancient land
Strabo, now; he's the worlds
earliest geographer and historian, or
one Of 'em, and I suppose we are
bound to believe him, even when he
says Che must have said it, for I've
never seen any of his handwriting
lying around) that IA centuries before
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-05

mere fact of being bridegroom had
ratified him. The knowledge that he
was bridegroom to the wrong bride
paralyzed his faculties. Miss Kanke
only blushed and stammered. Those
symptoms are so common in brides
that they held no special significance
for Rev. Mr.. Mueller and the cere-
mony was on fair way to make some
business for a judge when Miss Lo-
heide came into the church with Al.
bert Maschmeier, best man.
The organist and Mr. Mueller both
saw the mistake. The organist at
tackled his instrument afresh and
played all the nuptial music he could
call to mind in the next three min
utes.
By this time Miss Loheide posted
herself by the side of Mr.. Reid, Miss
Kanke and Maschmeier retreated to
positions in the rear and the ceremony
was resumed.
After the wedding the party went to
the home of Mrs. Reid's father. There
Miss Kanke was hailed as near bride
and the joke helped the celebration
considerably.
Tornado Carries Off Mail Contract.
Waldo, Ark-A remarkable example
Of the carrying power of tornado was
evidenced when a number of papers
dated at Gillian, La, 100 miles south
of Waldo, were picked up on the
streets here.
Gillian was visited by tornado the
other day, which virtually wiped the
town off the map, wrecking all build.
ings of any consequence, and on the
same evening of the tornado shower
Of leaves, small twigs and rubbish fell
at Waldo. The following morning,
amid the rubbish, the papers from
Gillian, consisting of check dated at
Gillian, which had been paid, and an
invoice of goods that had been re-
ceived at Gillian by merchant, were
found
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-05
WATER CUTS IMPORTANT
FIGURE IN BASEBALL
Game Lost by Pittsburg as Result of
FIood-Cincinnati Field Twice
Invaded.

The postponement record of the ma
jor leagues has been broken this spring
on account Of unprecedented rain aud
wet grounds. Perhaps never before
have so many games been prevented
as during this season, but there have
been some that have been queerer.
A few years ago Pittsburg lost oAe
of the oldest games on record on &C
count of water. The game was played
on a beautiful afternoon, but it nap
pens that the Pittsburg grounds are
situated just at the point where the
Monongahela and Allegheny rivers
flow together and form the Ohio. On
this afternoon Pittsburg was playing
Brooklyn and the rivers were all high.
The Monongahela rose rapidly during
the afternoon, forming a cross current
and backing up the water of the Al
legheny until it began to flood center
field.
Inning by inning the outfielders
were driven in closer and closer to the
diamond as the flood invaded the ball
park, until finally, in the ninth inning,
a short fly ball to center field fell in
two feet of water while the Pittsburg
center fielder was diving and wadihg
out toward it, and cost the game.
Cincinnati has twice had floods IN
wade the grounds during the progress
of games, but neither time has the wa
ter played any important part in the
game, although one game was stopped
in the seventh inning.
On that occasion the Ohio river had
backed up around the grounds, but a
dixie had been built inside the fences
to hold it back. The water had been
rising steadily all afternoon and the
workmen were striving desperately to
build up earthworks and save the
grounds.
Just at the end Of the seventh inning
Chicago player, George Decker, hit q
fly to left, and Burke, who was playing
left, was waiting to catch the ball
when the dixie broke. Burke waited,
caught the ball, and by that time the
water, rushing in a tidal wave across
the field, was above his ankles. He
SDTlUI0U udIu, SOI duOdu VI IhC "oICl
and fed over dry ground. Two minutes
later the greater part of the field was
under water and the game was called.
Arthur Holman, now the regular CEN
ter fielder of the worlds champions,
once jumped contract on account of
| a similar occurrence. Holman then
was playing with East st. Louis in the
Trolley league, and he had contract
with the team whereby he was to re-
ceive eight dollars per game every
| time a game was scheduled, provided
the game was not prevented by the
weather.
One day East st. Louis was SEIZED
uled to play Belleville and the weather
was perfect, the sun shining and the
air warm. But the Mississippi river
rose suddenly and flooded the grounds.
Holman demanded his eight dollars on
the grounds that the weather did not
prevent the game. The management
refused to pay and Holman jumped his
| contract and went to Alton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-05
A VENERABLE OLD MAN.

was begun in 1887 from plans made
by Mongel Bey, a Frenchman. The
English tourist never lets slip a
chance to boast of his country's su-
periority in the matter of the reincar-
nation of Egypt under British "occu-
patton" and good story is told by
Consul Penfield of one of these globe
trotters who was inspecting, with a
proud air, the great barrage.
Eyes, it's a great work, and these
foreigners ought to better appreciate
what we are doing for their good. This
thing has put them on their feet,
financially, sure enough, but 1 don't
see that they show any gratitude for
our having built it,"
81 beg your pardon" said the en-
gineer in charge, "but this barrage
was designed and built by French en-
gineers."
81 didn't know that" replied the
tourist. somewhat subdued, "but any
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-05
BASEBALL PLODDERS
BETTER THAN STARS
Willing and Winning Players Are in
More Demand by Managers
of To-Day.

"The more I see of star ball play.
ers," said an old fan, 'the better like
the plodders.
There are two kinds of diamond
artists, star ball players and winning
ball players. Give me the latter any
time. After a tough game is lost you
usually hear the star ball player and
his satellites, coming back from the
grounds, singing at the tops of their
voices.
"The winning ball player is sitting
over in corner without a word to
say. AS long as he gets his hits and
fields clearly, the star is satisfied. On
the other hand, the plodder is out to
win, and if his club is beaten then
he wants to bite somebody's head off.
"On the field the plodder is work
ing for every point and never over
looks bet. All stars are not work
ing for themselves alone, however.
When you find a top-notcher who is
out on the greensward working his
legs off, then you will find a grand
ball player, who is worth a lot of
money to any team.
often you wonder why a player
who has been doing good work, as
far as batting and fielding averages
are concerned, is traded or released to
some other team. Few fans under
stand it, but the manager who let's him
go does.
every winter one hears of many
trades and the report gets out that
this magnate and that one has been
buncoed. AS a matter of fact, the
chances are both have been handed
something, for it is a cinch that no
manager will let player out unless
there is something the matter with
| him.
But you never hear of willing
ball player cut loose, even if his bat.
| ting or fielding is not as brilliant as
some others. He is the man every
manager is looking for and once they
| land him they never let go until his
| usefulness has gone"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-05

way, they have to get an Englishman
to take care of it,"
81 beg your pardon again." said the
gentleman with D. P. w. on his cap
and shield, 81 have the honor of be-
ing native-born American citizen!"
The tourist walked away, muttering,
well, I'm going back to the hotel be-
fore some one tells me that French
man built those pyramids over there!"
At every station we saw great
crowds of people and passed trains
packed like sardines. Our interest
was profound when we learned that
they were pilgrims just starting on
their long and tiresome journey to
Mecca. They were bound for Port
Said where they would take ship for
Jaffa, from there travelling to Mecca
by camel and horseback, though the
great majority go all the way across
the desert on foot, thereby attaining
added merit. Beside assured saliva
ton, trip to Mecca gives a man the
right to wear a turban of green, the
prophets own color, and the title of
Hadji, and when he returns to his
home, he would quite naturally fresco
over his shop or house door the his
tory Of the pilgrimage, purple train,
red boat, a string Of green came,s,
and a yellow mosque before which a
man in blue turban bows himself in
prayer. Beneath this highly decorative
record he would henceforth sit serene
ly wearing his green turban, and
smoking his narghila, trying to look
unconscious of the looks of respectful
admiration not unmixed with envy
that are cast in his direction.