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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09

SISSON TELLS WHAT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
REQUIRE
Children Neglected in the
Scramble for the Al
mighty Dollar.

Weeds and wild crab apples grow
without cultivation: wheat and big
red apples don't So in human beings:
yet thousands of homes give scant
heed to the cultivation of the chill
dren's minds and hearts" So spoke
L. O. Sisson, OF the University of
Washington, at this afternoons ses-
sion of the teachers institute held in
the auditorium of the high school.
Continuing, Mr.. Sisson said: "Tae
police must drive off the streets at
night your girls, whose mothers must
be ignorant or reckless of the terrible
perils that their daughters are ex-
posed to. The home must take a
new hold on the training of children.
The schools are far from perfect yet
they are working earnestly and con-
scientiously: but they cannot take
the place of the home: fathers and
must fake up to their duty
and especially must the American
father learn the folly and tragedy of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09
E.. lanes \ Ed@p rtOn.

by James A. EdSerton.
There have been few Single figures
+, The world of finance the mere ru
l0r, et whose Hines, would radically
i'll CT So many stocks as did that Of
The late Edward Henry Hartman. on
his recent rrturn from Europe the
great stock Exchange in Wall street
spent nearly one whole day in 'sus-
it1>e BuNng and selling We're at
>IandStl. Everything depended upon
the health of the little man coming up
IT. bay II he should prove to he on
'he road to recovery. up would go
1l"a Pacific. Central Pacific. New
."'h Central ana or,er securities un
1e' his CONTROL If he was seen to be
bad way. they would tumble. Until
'Ae or rhe other was definitely known
LAere WAS nothing doing.
His arrival satisfied the brokers that
The railroad king was far from we'll
man. After his retreat to Arden the
.'hor vaS noised about that he intend
'' virtually TO retire. On this mere
.''''a his stocks were hammered
''"A' down until Union Pacific fell
or : points. Southern Pacific, New
'''A central and others sharing in
'"- line. 1t was a striking tribute
'' '' mans power a testimonial to
'"r estimate put upon his financial
master by Wall street. There was no
."-'aent in il. There never is in
'.'>. Dun and bear raids. They are
utterly merciless as an earthquake
'. q cyclone. There is not heart beat
Tile whole high finance body. how
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09
RESS(a)E
STARVING
EXPEDITIONS SENT OUT
TO AID THE FLOOD
REFUGEES
Entire Towns in Mexico Dis
appear as Result of
Awful Floods.

MONTERREY Mexico. Sept 9-Ba.
lleving the people of the outlying dis
trlct TO be facing starvation ana death
as the results of the floods. several
expeditions have left here. Several
tales of death, destruction and hunger.
The priest from Ascension states that
the town with 1000 inhabitants
has entirely disappeared A few sur
vivors fed to the bills without food
or shelter The priest from Arram-
beri reports similar conditions there.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09
RICH FARMER
WOUNDS WIFE
KILLS SELF

HANFORD,- Calf, Sept. 9.-Mrs.
James L. Crye, is probably fatally
wCunde q. and her husband is dead as
the result of the woman filing suit for
divorce yesterday. Crye is a wealthy
farmer He discovered his wife suing
for divorce and returned home and
shot her in the arm and abdomen. Be
lieving he had killed her he then com
cited suicide
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09
Treasurer Shoots Self; Dies.

PORT ANGELES. Sept. 9.-W. E
Burnside deputy county treasurer
committed suicide last Tuesday night
He shot himself through the head. The
body was found the next morning by
business associates Prior to his death
he made deeds of his property to his
wife. The cause of his act is not as
signed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09

ever many there may pe in the indi-
ViduaIs who compose it. And when
the bears pounded down those Harri-
man securities in the days when their
master Icy i'll at Arden they merely
advertised that they had been afraid
Of the man and showed what they
would do when the fear was even a lit
tie abated
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09

Now we want to asl. of you,
For we're feeling mighty blue.
Won't YOU kindly help us through
This present slump?
Oh. We'll tell it to you straight
If you will kindly wait
While oEr story We relate
IS it occurred.
We started up a contest
At our managT's behsSt
Ind il might be we'll confessed,
It's a bird.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09
PoouIar Misconccp&i

There are many popular mlsconcep-
tions concerning Hartman. One is
that he was man with an abnormally
large brain. which Sapped the life from
his underSized body. Harriman's head
was not large. 1t was under rather
than over the normal size. 1t was quite
V ell proportioned to his small stature.
Eis body gave the impression of slight
ness. it is true. but it was not emaciat-
ca. except in his last illness. 1t was
Wiry and quick as a steel spring. He
was stopped, as are most men who
think much He was never a careful
dresser and was quite commonplace in
appearance But the idea that his
brain ate up his body is q mere fight
OF fancy. 1t might be said as truly of
any man who is at the head of big
things in this day of gigantic undertak-
ingS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09
FATAL COLLISION
NEAR SALT LAKE

- SALT LAKE, Sept. s.-Ssveral +
q persons were fatally injured. j.
! among them the crows of both en-
I. zines md freight passengers j.
j. hurt at Boulder Summit near here j.
:. carly thi3 morning when the Los \
!. local passenger train. 1t is be !
= licved tie train crews Will die. A !
!. special train bearing physicians J.
= nurses and a Wrecking outfit is +
:! enroute J.
1. + !. j. /. !. J. + /. ]. j. + i. !. !. !.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09
LYRICS FOR THE CONTEST EDITOR

ere 10 against il now.
'H tbs old mud contest scow.
AMT tell stern from PROV.
And that's no lie.
'-' we've wished we'd ne'er begun
'r We're surely on the run.
hd' We had TO have "da mon -
We couldn't buy.
Subscriptions. We have found.
Are not lying loose around.
We hEd they don't abound.
Round this dump
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09
DEATH CONCEALED FIR ON PUBLIC FOR NEAR
LY AN HOUR UNTIL CLOSE OF BUsI-
NESS ON EXCHANGE.
Rumors of Builders Death Rife Throughout Day and
Stocks Fluctuats Wild dly-Was Constructive
Genius of First Order.

+
N. e-Aer lingering lowest ebb of life +
H. railway king succumbed +
family
the Off the Union Pacific which has
to reported died
of he
e:15 DR. bull Ietined:
probably did aIay somewhat Nevertheless there
strong could adns +
stocks kept up
Lyle did statement it believed +
of said +
this :
+
Sept. 9.-Th of
that Hartman
withheld The effect Hartman :
denial of his death +
!
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09

We got the names so easy,
Startcd off ell nice and breezy.
Suddenly the air got freely,
What dye think?
The Statesman it got next.
And While our manager objects,
Showed Up every preteXt.
Can't sleep a wink.
Our direc tory exposed.
CIR contest all but Closed,
'They oushra slept or eozed
Continued on Page Four)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09
Smartest Boy of His Glass.

Another mistaken notion is that Mr.
Hartman was born in New Jersey.
Ec was born eat Hampstead, Long ISL
and, in the state of New York. Feb
(CoutipYa5 on paoo Eo,r>
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09

MAI "A WALLA CITY :
OFFICIAL PAPER +
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-09

: ToMoRRoWs WEATHER
= CONTINUED FAIR. .
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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30

nolds. Mrs Gala CHAN, Mrs. w E. Hall,
Mrs. H. Weilbrock.
Thirty -ninth-Mrs William Wells
Mrs. r. Wilson, Mrs. R. M. Gilley, Mrs
E. Griffith, Mrs. J. ]. Pratt, Mrs. George
Spra gge, Mrs. S. II. Simonds, Mrs. w. IL.
Cromwell. Mrs. Pittendrie. Mrs n. p
Gray, Mrs r. A Pratt, Mrs. stanton.
Forty -fifth-Mme. A. M. ". Justi Mrs.
H E. Sparks, Miss Virginia Cervelli.
THE POLLING PLACES
The polls will be open today from
6 o'clock IN the morning until o'clock
at night. There VIII be 30l polling
places and 1900 election officers in
charge Voters will cast their ballots
at the same polling places as in the
November municipal election. The
booths placed at that time have. not
been removed.
The saloons will not be required TO
close today. City Attorney Long sub
mftted an opinion on this point yester-
day to Mayor Taylor and Chief of Po-
lice Cook He held that the intent of
the statute was that no voters judg-
ment should be Influenced through the
agency of a liquor establishment. He
declared that there was a grave doubt
If the law was meant to extend to
special bond elections. In. conclusion
he asserted that with all propriety he
believed the saloons might be allowed
TO remain open
The citizens campaign. committee
Will be in headquarters today in room
937 of the Pacific building ready to
act in case of necessity. The committee
may be reached by telephone at Doug
las 272T
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
DRY GOODS STORE
LOOTED BY THIEVES
Stock Valued at Sl,4z5 Carried
Away From Premises in
Broadway
Victimized Firm Believes That
a Wagon Was Used to Re-
move the Articles

Burglars broke into the dry goods
store of Cavagnaro & Debenedetti. ass
Broadway, early yesterday morning by
cutting the screen of rear window.
They must have had wagon TO carry
away the loot. which, so far as ascer-
tanned. consisted of % dozen silk hand
kerehiefs, valued at $500; shoes val
ued at $500; assorted suits valued at
$500; hats valued at 5000; collar but
tons valued at SIS. and 500 in cash.
Total. si,425.
The firm believes that other goods
were Stolen, but will not know until
they take stock.
While several packages were being
taken in an express wagon from the
Southern Pacific freight sheds to the
residence of Henry Hoeck, 1904 Six
teenth avenue South, Tuesday, three
at about $500 were stolen.
Mrs. I. Silverstein. 1740 Sacramento
street, while looking out of a front
window Tuesday morning, saw we'll
dressed man about 35 years of age TAX
ing a satchel from her husbands bug
gy. She opened the window and
shouted to him. Put that back. 1t
DCAohS " ihS hUoONAA0- AtC btoAi
looked up at her, put the satchel back,
stood at attention, gave her military
salute and walked away.
A burglar broke into the residence
of Mrs. A. Finn, 1147 Taylor street.
Tuesday evening, but was disturbed
by the arrival of he's son. He ran
away. taking with him a bottle of
milk.
Thieves stole an ulster overcoat with
a stethoscope in the pocket belonging
to DR.. C. d. McGettigan, at St. Mary's
hospital Tuesday morning
Pickpockets robbed Lewis c. Brown.
400 Sutter street, of a purse and $27.50
on a Sutter street car. and Fred Bal
.deau OF Fort Miley of purse and $40
on a Sutter street car.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
WOMEN VOLUNTEER TO
KEEP WATCH ON COUNT

Women watchers will guard the in
tegrity of the ballot at today's election.
They have campaigned in behalf of the
Gcary street bonds and they will check
the count One hundred of them vol
unteered yesterday and were assigned
by Mrs. Lillian Harris Coffin 10 the pre-
cincts where registration is heaviest.
During the afternoon they will dis
tribute cards bearing pithy arguments
for the bonds.
At night they will watch the tally
sheets. The. women offered their servz
ices when they learned that the opposi-
tion had arranged to have two repre-
sentatives at each polling place
FINAL ARRANGEMENT
The final arrangements were made at
a conference yesterday afternoon in
the headquarters in the Kamm building
in Market street, It was a busy dav
for the women workers for they had
put in the morning in spreading the
Gesry street gospel at the almshouse.
There they found 500 voters who de-
clsred themselves converts by the time
the women had left. The assignment of
women workers is as follows:
Thirty-third district - Mrs. Isabel
Touhey. Mrs s. Biersworth. Mrs. Helen
NJ Johnson, Mrs. J. J. Wulner. Mrs. w
Holmes, Mrs. Helen Moore
Thirty-fo Anna Chase Miss
Florence Hactell.
Thirty -fifth-Mrs. Robert Weller
Mrs Kingsford, Mrs. r. Albrecht, Mrs.
IRENE
Thirty-sisth--Mrs A u Callan.
Thirty-eighth-Mrs. John F. Rey-
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
OCEANSIDE. CLUB IS
FOR THE BOND ISSUE

The Geary street bond issue was
ratified yesterday evening at a meeting
of the Oceanside promotion club, called
by President F. Ewald. The meeting
set at rest a report that certain
opposition to the issue existed among
members of the organization.
Among the speakers were O. i. Scott,
Andrew j. Gala CHER and Michael Mer-
rigan. They asserted that the United
Railroads was making a vast expendi
ture of $50, 900 to post notices on all
of the dead walls. Of the city. A COM
parison of the number of cars used by
the United Railroads yearly since 1902
indicated a decrease from S97 to 500
with a 81 per cent increase of the
traffic.
It was stated that since the intro
duction of the Home telephone the
service of the. Bell system has: been
noticeably better and that competition
of the same kind would affect the street
railways in similar fashion
IT was also pointed out that although
the United Railroads handled million
people during Portola week there was
no account taken of the million that
they didn't handle and that San Fran
cisco could not afford to face. such a
contingency in the event .of the
Panama Pacific exposition.
Another Endorsement Of the Geary
night from the Potrero Nuevo improve
ment association. The approval was
given by unanimous vote. A big ratifi-
cation meeting was also heldlast night
by the San Bruno Avenue Improvement
club.
The Endorsements coming from. these
outlying sections have dlssipated the
claims of the opposition that. the dis
tricts not Immediately affected were not
in sympathy with the movement
The Bay View Improvement associa-
.tion has taken exception to an effort
to make it appear that it has opposed
the Geary street bond issue. The fol-
lowing statement has been authorized
by T. L. Sharman, the president of the
organization:
THE Bay View improvement asso-
citation is for the Geary street bond
issue, and not against it, as has been
represented in misleading circular
sent to every voter The Bay View
railroad extensions in ali parts of the
outlying districts. but: the first real ex-
tension in sight is the Geary street
extension from the. ferry to the ocean
We placed ourselves on record as in
favor of the Geary street bond issue
at our last regular meeting, Decem-
Der 81"
Wen Attended open arr meetings
were held yesterday at the barrel
works. the sugar refinery and the gas
works in the Potrero. and in the even
ing street meetings were held at Mar
ket and Stockton and at Broadway and
Kearny street
An example of the attitude of the
trades unions ois that of the molders,
who have pledged themselves to go
to the polls 300 strong.
The campaign fund of the citizens
committee was augmented last night
BY s100, the gift of William Kent of
Kentheld.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
GRAND JURY VISITS
AT REDWOOD CITY
Finance Committee Canvasses
Records and 1nspects the
Courthouse Vault
Special Dispatch to The Call

REDWOOD j. CITY. Dec. 29.-Five
the San Mateo county grand jury,
George A. Kertell (foreman) Thomas
J. Brady, II. r. LaumeisteE, e. C. john
son and Thomas L. Hickey, visited Red
wood City today and inspected the
vault in the new courthouse. can
vassed the records of County Treasurer
P. p Chamberlain and then examined
the vaults of the county clerk. The
meeting of the finance committee here
appeared to be only for the purpose of
inspection, as the grand jury is ad-
journed until after the New Year.
The committee, with the exception of
]. f. Wienke. who was not present, met
at the depot shortly after o'clock,
and after few minutes of hurried con-
sultation went to the office of County
Treasurer P. p. Chamberlain. Chamber
lain produced his records upon request.
and in answer to the question as to
how much money was deposited with
him answered About 100000"
:'Eave you the money on hand?" in
quired Foreman Kertell.
No." he answered. II have it de-
posted in the three banks, but L have
the money deposited according to what
I believe is the law
The county clerks office was the
next place. TO be visited by the COM
mittee. The vault and its contents
were examined, as were the records of
the office The committee appeared to
be satisfied with the conditions and
the manner in which the office was
being conducted. They then repaired
to the new courthouse and examined
the new vault, claimed. by several to
be faulty in construction
Kertell was asked about the con-
struction of the vault. but declined to
discuss it. From the new. courthouse
the committee disbanded The grand
jury will meet again some time next
week, at which time it will again take
up. the matter of the misconduct in
office on the part of Justice of the
Peace Walter G. Loveland. The mat
ter of gambling in the north. end of
San Mateo county will also be taken
up at the next meeting of the body:
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
LOGGER PAYS LAWYERS
FEE BY GIFT IN WILL
Attorney Who Re.
fused Money Gets Estate

SEATTLE. Dec 29.-Twenty five
years ago Thomas Burke, then a poor
young lawyer and now a millionaire
and leader of the bar, was called upon
by Andrew Let, a logger, to straighten
out some business affairs, a service for
which Burke refused to accept pay
Let died at Everett, Wash, Christ
mas eve, aged Sc years, and left his
whole estate of s2.300 to Judge Burke,
whose Kindness he had never for
gotten.
The bequest will be divided between
the University of Washington and the
state college at Pullman, as the nu-
cieus of fund to aid worthy young
men to obtain an education.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
CHINESE IN PULLMAN
BERTHS ARE ARRESTED
Federal Officials Hold CelestiaIs
for Deportation

DENVER, Dec. 29.-Federal officers
in Denver dragged two Chinese out of
their berths in Pullman sleepers this
morning and will send them to San
Francisco for deportation.
They allege the orientals are mem
bers of a band of eight young Chinese
who swan the Rio Grande river several
nights ago. six of them being captured
at Dallas.
Federal officials here assert that hun
dreds of Chinese are being smuggled
into the United States across the Mex
lean border and taken to obscure points
in Texas, Colorado and other western
states and then shipped in freightcars
to large eastern cities.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
MOST POPULAR SONG
CAUSES CONTROVERSY
Yankee Doodle" and Dixie"
Each Have Admirers

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-"Is Dixie
more popular than Yankee DoodIe'?'
That is the question which appar-
emily has divided the country into two
camps and brought about a controversy
which promises to become second only
to the recent great question OF the
day: who discovered the north pole?''
The innocent assertion of Otto G. T.
Sonneck. chief of the division OF music
of the library. of congress, In a pub
lication of American national songs
that Dixie was more prominent in
patriotic popularity than Yankee
Doodle has stirred up hornets nest
and even resulted in threats of death
to>Sonneck. His Office in the congress
sional library has been swamped with
letters from various parts of the coun-
try, in which the writer's take excep-
ton to the statement about Dixie
Some of these letters threaten SON.
neck with dire punishment.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
CLUbWOMAN JAILED
FOR AN AUTO BILL
Mrs. Elizabeth Murry Newman
Declares Conviction for
Fraud Terrible Mistake
Husband Fails to Help Woman
in Distress and She Gives
Him Praise
Continued from page l

band was and she said that she did not
know.
TO tell you the truth. I am glad 1
do not know she said, because it
makes it easier for me. I am sure he
must be nearly crazy about me.
though"
Don't you think it peculiar, that he
has not come to your I asked her.
Lam sure he must be nearly crazy.
she repeated Il know they must be
keeping him away.
who are they that are keeping
him?'' I asked-"his friends?"
Yes, yes, some of his friends" she
said.
VI think L should begin to be de-
cidedly annoyed with him il were in
your place." 1 said. .It seems to me
that no friends should be able to keep
him from you at time like this. His
place is above all else with you.''
Anniversary in Jail
"well," she said, .'of course. you can
say what you think, but 1 am not go
ing to say anything yet. He has al
ways been so devoted she went on,
musingly. He never even looked at
any one else.
we were at Stanford together, you
know We were married at the old
Haight house in Oakland--seven years
ago on Christmas eve i spent my
wedding anniversary and my Christ
mas in this awful place" she said.
looking around her with a shudder.
IF anything is done suppose 1
must go to the county jaip'-with an
other shudder-'I can not let myself
think of it,
/ tried to comfort her with the as
surance that I had seen the Jail and
1t was clean, although not luxuriously
furnished
1T doesn't make SO much difference
to me what anything Is like" she said
"for the fact that am going to jail
that 1, miysele. am going through this
awful thing, is so much worse than
any actual conditions could ever be.
No amount OF money in all the world
could ever make up for thing like
this"
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
PLAGUE LEADS TO
WAR ON SQUIRRELS.
Federal Officials to Discuss the
Best Method for Exterminat-
ing CaIifornia's Pests

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-wholesale
killing of plague ridden squirrels in
California is to be discussed soon at a
conference between public health and
biological survey officials.
While the plague is declared by ex-
perts to be localized danger to other
sections is feared.
Kill the squirrels" is the slogan,
and government biological expert is
in California investigating the most de-
sfrable and economical bait for this
purpose.
rs there any possibility of the plague
spreading beyond the Rocky noun
tains?". was asked of the biological
bureau today.
No, we won't let it, was the answer.
1T might possibly get into Oregon, but
we are working hard on the situation
and purpose to stop its spreading any
where IL possible"
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
M. e. CHURCHES WILL
BUILD JUNIOR COLLEGE

los ANGELES. Dec. 29.-The Metho-
dist Episcopal churches of southern
California decided today 10 build a
large junior college in the San Fer
nando valley, 16 miles from this city.
the work to be commenced in the near
future. The site for the institution is
already secured. The college will be
open to boys and girls OF all denomina-
tions. and there will be an industrial
department
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
FATAL STREETCAR
ACCIDENTS INCREASE
Rigid Investigation Demanded
in Washington

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-The aver
age death rate from streetcar acct
dents in the district of Columbia dur
ing the last fiscal year was the great
est in it's history. according to the an
nua1 report OF Health Of7cer Wood
ward.
The death rate was 90. while during
the previous year It was 49,, and during
the five year period, 1eo1-1905 1t was
2.6. The health officer says:
THE situation demands rigid inyes-
tigation-''
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
MAN MURDERS GIRL
THEN SHOOTS SELE
Tragedy Occurs in Hotel Dining
Room

PERU, Ind, Dec "a man who
had registered at hotel as L. B.
Lenhart of Chicago, shot and killed
Dora Chappell and then killed himself
in the dining room of the hotel today.
The woman, who was a waitress,
bent over Lenhart to take his order
for dinner. Lenhart put his arm around
her and drew her close to him. Then
he drew a revolver from his pocket
and shot her through the breast, let
ting her body slip to the floor
Lenhart then shot himself in the
heart