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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
AMERICAN MACHINERY GETS
"BLACK EYE" IN FRANCE

PARES, Dec. 15.-In the chamber of
deputies today "black eye" was Civ
en- to the importation of American
agricultural machinery by the adop-
ton of an amendment fixing the max
imum rate on machines of more than
400 Kilograms (SS1.6 pounds) weight at
IS francs approximately $3.50 per
hundred weight and the minimum rate
at II francs. On machines of less than
400 Kilograms weight the maximum is
% and the minimum Is francs. The
present rates are, maximum Is and
minimum 8 francs, irrespective of
weight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
SCHOONER SINKS; ONE SAVED
CAPTAIN, Wife and IL of Crew Perish
Off Wimbe Shoals.

CHARLESTON, S. D., Dec. 10
That the five masted schooner Gov
ernor Ames, bound from Brunswick,
Ca, to New York with a large cargo
of railroad ties, grounded and went
10 pieces off Wimble shoa's, 25 miles
north OF Cape Hatteras, Monday af-
ternoon, and that the captain, his
wife and the crew of II men all per-
ished, is the story of Josiah Spear
ing, sole survivor of the wreck, who
was brought here tonight.
Spearing was picked UP yesterday
morning half dead from cold and
shock. He says that the schooner
struck rocks about midday Monday
in a high. wind and a heavy fog. All
attempts to launch RATS failed. The
captains wife was dashed first to one
part of the ship and then to another,
a mast finally fell upon her, killing
her Spearing was thrown into the
sea but craw,ed upon some of the
cross ties and held on until rescued.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
MORGAN BUYS
INDEPENDENTS
TWO TELEPHONE COMPANIES IN
CHIC AND MICHIGAN ARE
NOW IN HIS CONTROL.
JAMES S. BRADLEY, JR., FORMER
OWNER MAKES ANNOUNCE
MENT OF THE DEAL.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 15-Announce-
ment was made today that J. P. Nor
gan and company has bought two of
the Independent telephone properties
in which James S. Bradley, Jr., of this
city, recently obtained control. On
authority from Morgan and company
the following statement was issued by
Clarence Brown, general counsel for
the United States Gong Distance)
Telephone company and the Cuyahoga
Telephone company of Cleveland:
81 am authorized by James S. Brazil
ey Jr., to announce that ]. Pierpont
Morgan and company has purchased,
for it's own account, a majority of the
stocks Of the United States Long Dis
lance and Cuyahoga Telephone COM
panies Further than this, no state
ment can be made at present.
Mr.. Bradley admitted today that he
had made a deal for the new plants
at Columbus and Dayton, Ohio.
Announcements as to these COM
panies. the new long distance COM
pany, the Indianapolis Telephone COM
panies and the Toledo Home Tele-
phone company is withheld for the
present, but unofficial information
that they have been, or will be, acquir-
ed by Morgan and company is credited
Control of the seven companies is saYo
to represent a cash outlay of $S,00o,-
00O
EXCEPT for the statement that these
properties will be continued as sep
arate plants in competition with the
Bell, but upon conservative lines
without disastrous price cutting" their
future relation to the Bell company is
left somewhat open. 1t seems that the
fight on the part of the principal in
dependents in the middle west mas
been shifted to the continental tele-
phone and telegraph company which is
being promoted by H. s. Stifel and
Max Koesler. of st. Louis and John
A. Howard Of West Virginia.
The Brailey-Brown interests made
no denial of this and statement by
Mr.. Bradley today declarer that the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16

Mrs. Martins sister and the last per-
son to have seen Ocey Snead alive.
Experts have doubted the genuineness
of this note. If proved forgery the
theory of suicide held by the defense
would fail. Il
The evidence discovered today that
some one had made repeated trial
drafts of the note will be used by the
prosecution to combat the question OF
it's authorship.
In Mrs. Martins room newspaper
men found a bundle of clippings and
memoranda bearing on the Snead case,
disputed wills and life insurance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16

should be allowed to continue under
the canal commission.
Representative Sims tTenn.), gave
notice that he would seek to amend
section 2 of the bill so as to strike
out the clause vesting al the mill
tary, civil and judicial powers Of the
United States in the canal. zone, in
Guiding the power to make all laws,
rnu.es. regulations necessary for the
government of the zone" in the pres
ident.
General debate on the measure was
concluded before adjournment and the
reading began. Mr.. Mann will call
up the bill again on Wednesday, jan
uary 5.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16

ences on the identification of the
Washington buildings, and referred to
the work of McKim in rebuilding the
White House a few years ago. The
president said Mr.. McKims work
there had resulted in an executive
mansion combining dignity with SIM
plicity to which a representative OF
any nation, no matter how artistic the
people or it's traditions, could be in
vited with credit to the United States.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
RETURN $695,573 TO GOVERN
MENT ON CUSTOMS CHARGES
FROM '98 TO 'o7.
TO PROBE FOR CRIMINALS
American Sugar Refining Company
and Arbucke Brothers Return
Nearly Three Million Dollars to
Government-Prosecu of Grim
inais Will Be Undertaken.

NEW YORK, Dec 15.-Arbuck,e
ing the largest independent rivals Of
the American Sugar Refining COM
pany. have acknowledged that from
1898 to 1907 they too failed to pay
to the government all the money due
as customs charges on imported
sugar
In settlement of all civil claims
against them the Arbuckles have Of
fered, and the treasury department.
with the concurrence of the attorney
general. has accepted payment of
$695,573. But criminal prosecution Of
those responsible will in no wise be
hampered or conditioned by this ac-
ceptance.
The government has now received
the following voluntary resolutions
and fines from importers of raw sug-
arS.
The American Sugar Refining COM
pany voluntary $2,00O,000; the
American Sugar Refining company
Zine imposed by. the cour) s135,000;
Arbuckle Brothers voluntary $685.
57S. Total recovered s2,83O,573
Today's announcement Of new ir-
Irregularities in the sugar industry
ramifying into quarters never sus-
pected by the public was made in a
recess Of the criminal trial of six en-
ployes Of the American Sugar Rein
ing company. Messrs. Stimson and
Dennison, special counsel for the gov
eminent, then gave out a statement
in part as follows:
In June last an investigation was
begun as to duties paid on sugar
landed on the docks of the Arbuckle
Brothers New York refinery. The
firm voluntarily gave us access to
it's books and thorough comparison
was made between the books and the
custom house records.
Shortage Is Discovered.
AS result shortage was reported
to the members of the firm. AS soon
as they had verified the governments
figures they voluntarily offered to pay
this sum into the treasury of the
United States"
The statement omits reference to
methods by which the frauds were
effected
lie matter is HOW penOlnS DeIOrc
the grand jury" was the only reply
Mr.. Stimson would vouchsafe.
In the trial Of James F. Bender
nagel, Thomas Kehoe and four other
employees of the American Sugar Re-
fining company for alleged similar
frauds, both sides rested their cases
today. and summing up will begin
tomorrow. The case probably will go
to the jury Friday.
Richard Whalley, formerly an en-
ploye on the sugar company's docks,
testifying for the prosecution. swore
today that he and John r. Coyle. a
defendant. had had the following con-
versatiOn in saloon soon after the
raid on the docks by Richard Parr,
special treasury agent:
Coyle-"They got Kehoe with the
goods; I wouldn't mind if it was any
one else, but Kehoe will squeal and
we will all go up the river"
Whaliey-"Are you sure they got
the goods on him.
Coyle-"Yes, Parr has it in his
pocket"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Proves Assertion Is Untrue.

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-So persi''
ent was Ellis L. Rosen, loi
Bronx school principal, in his assei'-Sl
that President Taft's wife and daue
ter Helen visited him In Bellevue nus
pital last Saturday night that HEN
w. Taft. the presidents Drothei' s;s
peared in court today 10 dlspro'e
statements. Mr.. Taft said neither M"
Taft nor her daughter were in tne ~
on the day or night in question hoSe
is fighting attempts that are Oen7
made to have him committed as
competent The court reser'eo
cisiOn.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Phenix Short $4,000.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The Atlanta
office of the Phenix (Fire) Insurance
company of Brooklyn is short approx
mately $4,000 and has been since jan
uary /, 1907 according to a statement
issued tonight by the state department
of insurance. This adds further COM
plexities to the affairs of the company,
the former president of which, George
z. Sheldon, is under indictment charg
ed with grand larceny.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
JUROR SERVES, THOUGH SO.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15.-When tiie
drawing of the county grand jury "%S
resumed today P. L. Auten plead u De
excused because of his advanced age,
How old are you?" asked Juus'
Wilbur.
Eighty nine" was the reply
After ascertaining that Mr.. Aut'ii - =
health was good and that he was -
full possession of his facuitles' '-'N
court refused to excuse him.
"You may live to be 100, salu ''''
Judge
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Te.eqraphers Will Arbitrate.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15-Te. egraph OPP
orators of the illinois Central rail-
road have agreed with officials Of the
company to submit their grievances
to arbitration under the Erdman act
The telegraphers have asked for q
ten per cent increase in wages. re-
duction in the number of hours and
changes in Sunday work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Captain Arrested; Steamer Unsanitary

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-Captain w.
j. Fielding of the steamer Neapolitan
Prince of the Northwestern Trans
portation company, which arrived here
Saturday from Rotterdam was arrest
ed today on a warrant charging that
unsanitary conditions existed in the
steerage of his vessel. This is the
first arrest of it's kind since the re-
port of the United States immigra
ton commission was made public.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Change Golf Associations Name.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The Western
Golf association will change it's name
TO the American Golf association and
will make any organized golf club in
north and south America and ISLANDS
pertaining thereto, eligible for men,
bership, if a report of the committee
appointed to make changes in the con-
stitution is adopted on January Is.
1t is believed the amendments will
De adODted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
GAME SEASON HAS WORSE
RESULTS THAN FOOTBALL

BOSTON, Dec. 15.-At the close of
the big game season tonight it was
found that the cost of the chase had
been "a lives in New England and
Eastern Canada Among the score or
more known to have been seriously
injured, five are not expected to re-
cover, two will lose their sight and
half dozen more will be MANNED for
life
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Depositors Receive Money,

KEIFER, Okla. Dec. 15.-Every de-
position of the First State Bank of
Keifer, which closed yesterday as a
result of the failure of the Farmers
National bank of Tulsa, who demand
ed his money today was paid in full.
The bank is protected by the state
guaranty fund.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Sees HalIey's Comet.

. TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. 15-Halleys
comet was seen thrO gh the Washburn
college telescope tonight. H. Woods
professor of astronomy, says the comet
will be visible to the naked eye in
month.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Prairie to Sail for Colon.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.-The
United States transport Prairie is
still lying at the Philadelphia navy
yard with the 700 marines and all
munitions of war on board. 1t was
announced tonight that she would sail
at o'clock tomorrow for Colon. The
Prairie had steam up and was ready
to sail today when orders were re-
ceived delaying her departure until
tomorrow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
.Dredoe Sinks; Five Drown

BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.-NeWs reach-
ed here today of the sinking carry
Monday morning off Frying Fan
shoals of the dredge Port Ancon ana
the drowning of five men. The dreuse
was bound for Cristobal, Panama anu
sank in hurricane.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Taft Praises Architect Mek;m.

WASHINGTON, Dec 15-Presi-
dent Taft spoke tonight in the Cor
coran art gallery at a memorial to
the late Charles Fo'lem McKim, ar
chitect. The president told Of his
acquaintance with Mr.. McKim, when,
as secretary Of war, they had confer
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Would Free Philinnines.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Repre-
sentative Burgess of Texas today in
troduced in the house a joint reso-
luton declaring that the United States
shall cease to exercise sovereignty
over the Philippines Islands, and by
treaty with foreign nations, set up
and maintain there a free and indie
pendent government.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Think KeIIner Girl in Chicago

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 15.-Tele-
grams were received tonight from chi
cago saying that the police there be-
lieve Alma Kellner, the S-year-old girl
who disappeared here recently, Is De-
ing held captive in a Chicago fiat.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
HIGH BuiIdino Sell Hioh.

NEW YORK, Dec. ia new high
record price for real estate in the
financial district was established to-
day by the sale of a nineteen story
building at Nassau and Wall streets.
The reported price was $1,500,000. The
plot contains 1926 square feet approx
imately $S25 a square foot
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Newspaperman Gives 100000

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-Victor f. La"
son, proprietor of the Chicago Dan!
News, has given 100000 to the Sl,OVV'-
900 anniversary fund being raised W
the Chicago branch of the Young Men
Christian association.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16

SANDWICH. Mass. Dec. 15.-Colonel
Charles Ledyard Horton, author "
several books of travel and historical
romances, died today. He WAS
former editor Of Ouing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Nebraska Not Much DAMAGED.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-It was as
certained at the Brooklyn navy yard
today that the battleship Nebraska
which collided with the Georgia last
Thursday off the Virginia capes will
not have to be locked to be repaired
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
Donates Cash for Memorial.

LONDON, Dec. 15.-Miss Hoadley
Dodge, daughter of the late William
Earl Dodge of New York, has donated
s350,00O to the fund for the Shakes
peare memorial theatre in London.
Miss Dodge is now resident of Lon
don.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16
ReliShes
Really Cost
You Nothing

Suppose you pay 25c for
bottle of Snyders Catsup or ono
Of the sauces-perhaps Won
figure it a luxury but it ism
for it will enable you to disnoso
of odds and ends and left overs
that might otherwise be thrown
away. And as CSC bottle win
If used carefully last for several
days, sometimes weeks and save
anywhere from soc to 81 worth
of food you can see where il is
extravagant to be without q
good relish on hand all the time
We suggest the three following.
which We consider the best
Heinz Manda'ay sauce, per
bottle. 35c.
Worcestershire sauce, per bot
tie, 35c.
Catsup, 15c, 25c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-16

A CLASSIFIED AID In The Union
statesman will get the results for you.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17
EXPERT ACCOUNTS
FOR WEATHER
Laws Blame for Unusual Storms and
Unpleasant Temperatures on the
Bruckner Cycle-Conditons
viii Improve

LONDON, Oct. 16.-We may look for
ward with some confidence TO petler
time again after 1920" said Douglass
Archibald the other day when an Ex-
press representative asked him what
was wrong with the weather.
GThe chief trouble he added, us the
Bruckner cycle-a period of years dur
ing which, underlying all the shorter
daily, monthly, seasonal and annual
changes in the character OF the wealth.
Ell. a slow average change in pressure
temperature, rainfall and winds occurs
which performs it's entire circuit IN
about thirty-five years.
"The cycle is called after Prof. Bruck-
uer, it's discoverer, who first brought 1t
before the world in 1890, and who is
now the president of the Geographical
society of Vienna.
"His Investigations embrace review
of records reaching back with reason
able degree of certainty for more than
200 wears and with some degree or
probability for 1000 years.
1.-THE cycle may be described as a long
see-saw of average weather, winch
Prof Bruckner plainly shows occurs
in consequence of similar long see-saW
i'm the arrangement and depth of the
general barometric pressure over the
oceans and continents.
"The centers of these oceanic and
continental areas, like the children at
the end of the plank, undergo the
greatest changes in temperature and
rainfall" said Mr.. Archibald while
the aresa bordering the littorals, such
as the British, French and Spanish
areas in Europe, experience the small
est changes.
But even here the effect is marked,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17
WOULD ESTABLISH SIGN
BOARDS ON DESERT ROADS
Importance of Marking Location of
Water Holes Is illustrated
with Stereopticon

Impetus was given the project for
the erection Of desert sign boards at a
meeting Friday night of the geological
section of the Southern California
Academy of Sciences, which was held
at the residence of S. J. Reese, 1909
Shatto street. l.. w. Beck of Pasadena
was present and gave stereopticon
views of different places in the desert
which he has visited in his prospecting
trips, showing sign boards which he
and his partner erected.
AS an Introductory to the views,
George w. Parsons, the father of the
sign-b board movement, told of the eff
forts of the chamber of commerce to
secure appropriations for this work, on
which many human lives depend, and
of the Importance of these signs along
the highways of the desert. The lee
ture and the views were greatly en-
joyed by those present, and Mr.. Beck
was invited to repeat the show at the
next regular meeting of the society at
Symphony hall the evening of the first
Monday in November.
Through the efforts of the chamber
of commerce and Mr.. Parsons Cali
fornia made an appropriation of $4,000
for this purpose, and about 200 sign
boards have been erected. 1t is the
aim now to secure the aid of neighbor-
ing states, and if possible the federal
government, that lives may be saved
and the prospecting of the desert coun-
tries be stimulated. The American
resolutions, which were introduced at
the session in Goldfield by W. H.
Irving of Los Angeles, and Mr.. Par
sons will endeavor 20 enlist the serv-
ices of George Bartlett, congressman
from Nevada, who is in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17

especially near the centers of each half
period of seventeen to eighteen years,
an in some cases six, such as Ireland
and East England, the line is so sharp-
ly drawn that the former may be haV-
ing the relatively high pressure ana
fairly dry weather Of the oceanic TOP
sawyer while the latter is partlclpat-
ing in the low pressure, cyclones ana
wet which characterize the contlnen-
tai bottom sawyer and vice versa.
I'm general it may be said that In
drv and warm half of the cycle for the
continent of Europe a band OF hlgh
pressure stretches across it from Spain
to Poland. The Atlantic cyclones
which pass northward across Ireland
and Scotland and East England ana
the continent are drier and warmer
than usual. 49,, -.
"The last dry and warm half cycle
occurred from 1885 to 1902. Since l9OS
the weather has been gradually de-
teriorating, though in both hall cycies
Temporary periods of normal or the
opposite weather occur.
1--WE are now getting near the MD
die of the wet and cold half for EAST
England" Mr. Archibald continued,
land all the -barometric arrangements
help to confirm its existence.
"The central continental belt or hl8n
pressure has been notably absent oI Oh
late, and the oceanic high pressures
to the west of Ireland more than
usually pronounced. Storms have IN
consequence been passing southeast
ward, partly across England into Cen
tral Europe, while Ireland has en-
ioyed relatively drier and about nor
mally warm weather.
During the previous relatively dry
and warm half England accumulated
a deficiency of twenty-nine inches, or
an entire years rainfall. The pres
ent half cycle should end about 1870
and before that time we may look for
a similar accumulated excess
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17
BULLION OUTPUT OF
THE TOM REED MINE

The Tom Reed Mining company at
Gold Roads cleaned up 1881 from
the old mill in September, with an
extraction of go per cent The new
plant, which is about ready to go into
commission, will have much greater
capacity and will have a saving of
better than, 80 per cent of the feed
values. The mill will treat 100 tons
Of ore daily.
The small mill has been running on
ores broken down in development work
only, with no effort made to regulate
the feed. An interesting report on
the physical condition of the mine is
in process of preparation by one of
Mr.. Hammond's staff of engineers,
who recently finished sampling the
mine.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17
British Warship Arrives-The

British sloop of war Algerine, sister
shin of the Shearwater, arrived at San
Francisco yesterday to participate in
the festivities of Portola week. she
came down the coast in company with
the Shearwater, but the latter vessel
entered the harbor Friday night. Both
anchored near the Japanese, Italian
and Dutch cruisers already in the bay'
and with the cruiser Bedford, due to-
day, will represent Great Britain dur
ing the festival.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17
Metal Market

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-With the New York
and London metal exchanges closed, as usual
on Saturday, metals were quiet and practically
nominal Tin was steady at $50. 4Oa5O6O. Lake
copper quoted SSOOqlS.25 py local ueal- sal-
ersi electrolytio. sl2 6Od12.S5; casting Sl2.5O8
1275
Lead unchanged, s4SOa4S5i spelter S6a6lO
Iron unchanged.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17
Boats Washed Ashore-Or

boat and a portion of another be
longing to the British bark Holt HILL
Captain Bolderstone, from Hamburg
October 10, for San Francesca were
washed ashore at different points on
the Sussex coast Saturday The bark
arrived at Deal. near Dover, yester-
day afternoon. She reported her boats
were swept overheard during a storm.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17
PRICES OF METALS
IN NEW YORK MARKET

O. NEW YORK, Oct. ld.-Copper, nomi- @
q nal. unchanged; spot, SIPS @12.5O; %
q Oct. SI2.25@12.55; Nov. Sl2.4O@ l2.6Oi 9
* Dee. S1e "a 1855. Lead, S4.30@4.3712 @
g SDeIter, SG@6.I0 silver, 50a4c. g