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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-03
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"ASHNGTON, Dec. s,-Thae Speak
N"lnon believes the house is in
DseF Of democratic capture, and will
- save it to the republicans by
his retirement from the
ma Aersaip before the republican pri-
.vs IN next June. was the state
Of To-Day by Victor Murdock,
srsa ,ISas' the house leader of the "in-
non a.. -'e ilrst of June, watch Can
spe.Ea ounce that he viii not serve as
gerssl, after the present term,'' said
=. 'eoek, He has seen the writ,ng o.,
Ne wall" "iisiiig oh
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School Election
In District No. |

Beginning tomorrow afternoon az
o'clock, polls for the casting of votes
in the coming school election will open
and registration for this is heavy. 1t
is not expected that much strife will
develop in this fight for dictatorship,
hut voting will probably be close and
the henchmen Of the various contest
ants are working hard today III the
endt avor to line up all possible votes.
Polling places for this election are not
the same as a state or city election
but viii be located in the Sharpstein,
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SHORTAGE In ST. Paul.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 3.-One OF the most
.or;ous nbases of the strike situation
was made more apparent than ever
today by the reports of cold weather
=, tho Pacific northwest, and the lack
Of trains 70 move coal and wood. III
fba strike is continued, their shortage
win assume alarming proportions. AL
ready there have been rumors of
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Is Dying

COPENHAGEN, Dee. 3.-It is report
ed today that the Princess Waldemar,
wife of the kings youngest brother,
is dying. All members of the royal
family have been summoned to the
bedside.
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Started by Explosion of Coal Oil Heater and Spread
To ALI Parts of the Store Before the Fire
DEPARTMENT Gould Be Summoned
MOST DISASTROUS BLAZE IN RECENT
HISTORY OF LOCAL CONFLAGRATIONS
Stock Was But Partially Covered by Insurance and the
Loss Is Heavy Building Is Damaged to the
Extent of 81 OOO-Stock Ruined.

dows fronting on Main street were
blown-out and a terrific drausht ere
ated, by which the blaze was sucked
from one section of the building to
another, leaving practically nothing
untouched.
Five employes Of the company were
ploded, being Samuel Gray, Howard L.
Blackman, Walter Cheesman, Mii,u.i
Loney and Samuel Hawkins. the win
dow dresser The latter had been
working in the office for an hour or
more arranging some advertising mat
ter, and when he went to breakfast
turned the wick of the stove down. in
tending to extinguish the fame Evi-
IDENTIFY the stove Continued to burn with
the wick very low, and the first init
nation of the fire was given in the dull
explosion heard by those working in
the various departments in prepara-
tian for the expansion sale that had
been planned.
Spread Rapidly.
Immediately upon seeing smoke en-
anating from the office H. L. Hack-
man. one of the clothing clerks, seized
woolen blankets and attempted TO
smother the blaze, while Walter Chees-
MON sant in af alarm to the central
fire station Before the department.
arrived the blaze had assumed start
ling nroportions, and Fire Chief Metz
WAS confronted with one of the most
serious problems that has yet been met
in fehting a fire in Walla Walla
Being toward the top OF the oulio-
ing the fire spread rapidly from one
section to another, and when the nre
hovs entered the smoke-filled room'
they found flames eating along the
walls the ceiling was splitting sparks
ord c,,uds of smoke, while along \the
shelves. dress goods, mems clothins'
sboes millinery. draperies. and. In tact
o,.arvtbine that might become lnf1am-
mable was found to be in the grip oi
tbe fire demon, making 1t utterly I'M
ossible TO conquer the confiagratlon
without flooding the building. lhefe
was no choice as to Whether sooo'
,,;ob+ he damaged by the streams
4u.;r.d unon the f1ames-the entire
block was in imminent danger ol oe
.+r,,o+ion and the fire boys were COM
o,,ea to nreyent a spread of the hre
in the quickest and most effectiVe iilaii-
ner, which they did.
chief Metz was everywhere Through
49,, ao,sa and sitting smoke the blue
coats groped their way, ana "lien' a.
ho1f bour of hard fighting, the
.,o ,os under control. every depart
,nent Of the establishment nad oeeh
.-;s;+aa bv the fremen and water
,h,,n wherever flames were TO De
sean In the dry goods section 'ne
aamage was mostly from smoke tnousn u
evidences of the flames were to be seen
among the ladies' suits, dresses anu
other articles that had been hahsihs
on the racks for display purposes. III
tho mems suit department fire playeo
.ha sreatest havoc. practically every
table of garments having been scoien-
ad and burned. The trunks IN the
balcony were the seat OF the ihos'
-
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Fuel Shortage Imminent.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 3.-Plans 10
secure the immediate settlement OF
the switcflmen's strike by the appoint
ment of an interstate arbitration boaro
to include the governors of Minnesota,
North Dakota, Montana, Idaho ana
Washington, are advocated this after
noon. The plan to arbitrate the dis
pute is said to have emanated from
the commercial interests OF the IWiH
Cities. which have been seriously az
fected by the, freight transportation
cessation.
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. VI tfiS SW:bShIfiSu VIII bC CIoS0 Iuk
+ three hours. The report is veri- +
+ fled by men close In touch with =
!. the situation. ,
1. j i i 1. + + + + + + + 1. +
No change in the sv'itchraen's strike.
which went into effect early in the
week has been noted today, the COM
panies affected as well as the strik
ers holding out firmly for the issues at
stake. All perishable. freight has been
moved from the local office, and the To-
cal traffic is being cared for with little
inconvenience, as the switching in this
section was cared for principally by
the train crews In other cities, where
switching crews are imperative, it is
said professional strike-b breakers are
being given employment, and it is the
general belief this action on the part
of the railroads will have the effect
of prolonging the tie-up.
Comparatively little effect of the
strike is felt in Wallh Walla, as few, if
any, men walked out in accordance
with the strike order In large manu-
featuring centers, however, men arc
being thrown out of employment in,
the factories because material to- keep
up the operations are not RECEIVED. A
number of the larger mines OF the west
have been closed down, and thousands
of men in the middle and Pacific west
are out of employment. However,
freight to this city from points beyond
Pasco is tied up and no freight is re-
ceived for shipment.
Fuel Shortage Imminent.
The prediction Is freely made in
this city that a fuel shortage may be
expected in the event of severe weather
and a continuation Of tie strike
through the holiday season. In the
coal regions it is said an unlimited
amount of fuel is available. but owing
to the tie-up on the railroads but lit
tie is being moved, and it is feared a
general shortage throughout the north
west may result in case the trouble is
not amicably settled within a short
time
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+ ! + + 4. 1. + + + i. + + 1! /.
+ MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. Sit is +
i reported this afternoon on rsIi- +
+ able authority that the strike +
+ of the switchmen will be ended in, +
+ three hours. The report is veri- +
+ fled by men close IN touch with =
+ the situation. =
i !. i. i j. j. + + 1. + i + + +
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-o-o,s A BEST place to
II YOU haven't found il.
I'VE I'VE into answer some Union
classified ads'
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The store thst's good enough
to advertise should nave the
benefit of GOOD Advertising
and ENOUGH of it to COUNT.
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I. !. i. ]. i J. !. !. 4. i. ]. j i 4. J. i. !
+ kETCHEL MEETS SAM .
+ LANGFORD THIS WEEK. :

+ NEW YORK, Sept. 13.- f.
+ Everything is fixed up for that +
+ big fistic treat. Sam Langford and +
/. Stanley Ketchel will meet in their +
+ 1O-round bout at the Fairmont A. +
+ c. on the evening of September +
+ Il. Willus Britt. who does the +
I. business for the champion, agreed +
+ on that date, and as for LanSford =
I. well. he has been ready to jump =
+ in at a moments notice. All he +
= wanted was the chance and it is +
i just a few days off now.
j Sam hasn't been sleeping either. =
j For weeks or ever since the y
i match was first agreed to, the =
+ Boston fellow has been getting in =
j shape and now all he needs are j.
+ the finishing touches and he'll be +
+ ready to bany away until he or
J Ketchel hits the floor.
! /. !! J j !. j. j ! + j j. + I. i i !
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states west of the Mississippi river
will also enter teams. The number
of contestants will make this the
greatest boxing and wrestling meet
ever held in the west.
In the northwest, the Seattle Ath-
letic club. the Spokane Athletic club,
and probably several of the British
Columbia athletic organizations, will
be represented by large teams.
A number of California clubs have
also entered teams. Los Angeles es
pecially will make an effort to carry
off its share of the victories.
Although this is western meet
the entries will include a number of
the best amateur wresters and boxers
in the United States. These branches
of athletics have received much atten-
ton from the athletic clubs of the
coast, and good men have been de-
velOped. All of the clubs have been in
the habit of holding regular smokers
in which these events have played the
prominent part in the program.
With the Ponies.
The Sheepshead Bay meeting of the
Coney Island Jockey club comes to
finish today, and tomorrow the po-
mics will be seen in action at the
Gravesend track of the Brooklyn jack
ey club. The Gravesend session will
continue to September q, and will be
marked by many good stakes.
The Montreal meet at Blue Bonnets
will conclude this week, and on Sat
urday the scene will shift to the Wood
bine course of the Ontario Jockey club
at Toronto. In seven days of racing
II stakes will be decided
The most valuable stakes are the
Toronto Autumn cup. a handicap of
$4,000 in added money and over the
mile and quarter distance, and the
of like value. two miles and a quar-
ter. Those with a value of $500 in
added money are the Dominion hand
leap, Michaelmas handicap. Durham
Challenge cup Minoru Plato (weight
for age) and the Grey stakes. The Ep-
som handicap has a value of $1,000 in
added money and $1,000 will be added
to the Voltigeur plate
Woodbine course has always at
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Sporting Calendar For the
49, Week 80

class. He says if he arranges a fight
with the winner of the Driscoll- Moran
bout he will try and have it pulled off
here.
is presaged by an announce
ment that George Memsic of
Milwaukee and Kid Trendall of St
Louis will meet in a ten-rOund con-
test next Thursday. The fight is to
take place at Wellston, ST. Louis coun-
ty, a new municipality, whose limits
adjoin on the west. The men will meet
at 1873 pounds, weighing in at o'clock
and will divide 80 per cent of the re-
ceipts
Fight fans are now beginning to sit
up and take notice of Stanley Ketchell
and Marse Sam Langford. Many New
York sports have entertained the the
DRY that Ketchel would never risk his
laurels in the ring with Sam; and the
next few days will probably prove if
they are right. While Ketchel has
many friends here, the majority of
sporting experts believe that Langford
will easily prove himself the master
A great boxing and wrestling tour
nament for the championship of the
west is scheduled as a PAY Sire ak
attraction at the Seattle exposition on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday. 1t
is announced that the Broadwat Ath-
letic club of St Louis will be strongly
represented and other athletic clubs
all over the Pacific coast and the
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BIDS WANTED.

On the following concessions by the
Malla Walla County Fair association:
Restaurant in pavilion; hamDerger
and red-hot in grand stand inclosure'
ice cream and ice cream cones in grand
stand: ice cream and ice cream cones
in pavilion; soft drinks and cigars IN
grand stand: soft drinks and cigars IN
pavilion: peanuts, popcorn ana nuts III
pavilion; peanuts, popcorn and nuts In
grand stand.
Rids will he received up to. and in
Guiding September 25th. Address all
bids to the secretary, r. H. Johnson.
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perts ever assembled on a western
course The United States amateur
championship has been played since
1895, the previous results having been
as follows:
1S95-Newport. C. B. Macdonald beat
c. f. Sands, II and II.
1S96-Shinnecock Hills. H. ]. Wing
ham beat ]. c. Thorp. s and I.
lS91-Wheaton, IA J. Whigham beat
w. r. Belts. s and 6.
1S9S-Morris county, T. s. Douglas
beat w b Smith. and 5.
S99-Onwentsia. H. NJ. Hartman
beat F. s. Douglas. and ?.
19OO-Garden City, W. J. Travis beat
w E. Egan, and 4.
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ed in the colossal task of formulating
rules
Finally, after long elaboration, the
decision was to leave the rule practic
ally as it was in the past The only
change in the forward pass section was
to better designate the particular play
ers who are eligible to receive the ball
when it is thrown.
Players this season face a slight
modification of the rule in that the
man must be clearly one yard back of
the scrimmage line before he will be
qualified to engage in the play This
treatment of the clause is regarded in
the light of a triumph for the western
delegation to the conference which
baked at the suggestion of some of
the eastern men to change the play by
tossing the ball directly over the line
instead of five yards out from where
the ball is snapped.
The change in the scoring system
making a goal from the field worth
three points is likely to meet with the
unanimous approval of all coaches and
players, save those who are blessed
with player with a phenomenal toe
and upon whom the eleven depends fol
its scores. With the premium on the
goal from the field lessened, this form
of scoring will be less popular and will
result in a sudden popularizing of the
rushing tactics.
Had there been no tinkering with
this rule it would still be possible fol
decidedly weak teams to overcome
medium of the place or drop kick. AS
it now stands, however, well-,bal-
anced team is not at the mercy of ar
individual when his mates are unable
to get within 80 or 40 yards of the
elusive bars.
Another change governing the play
Of the defending side after a touch
back is likely to stir up a lusty how
in some sections. Last fall it was
mandatory for the defending side to
punt out from the 25-yard line after a
touchback but in the future it will be
optional with the defenders to either
start with q scrimmage or a kick.
That is intended to discourage the
practice on windy days of punting the
ball over the goal line, forcing the OPP
posing side to kick into the goal and
have a fair catch recorded, following
which an attempt at goal from the field
might be made within a reasonable
distance.
In recent years the rule covering the
putting of the ball into play by CEN
ter was that should any of the attack
ing side. save the snapper-back, make
a false move, there should be a penalty,
but few scented the Joker through
which the elbows could pull the oppos-
ing forward offside and escape penal
ties while the defensive side would be
showed back FIVE yards.
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FORWARD PASS WILL
Be HARD TO SOLVE
New Ruling Making Goal From Field
Count But Three Points Finds
Favor Generally.

The forward pass is going to be
deeper to overcome than ever before
with green talent taking its first bap-
tiSn. according to arguments adyanc-
ed by the wise sages of the football
armament In the last year opponents
of the forward pass have been numer-
Gus. with the result that this much
mooted question occupied considerable
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19O2-Glen View. Louis N James
beat E. NJ. Byers, and 2.
1903-Nassau, W. J. Travis beat Z.
NJ. Byers, and 4.
1904-Balfusrol. H. c. Eagan beat
Fred Herreshoff, s and 6.
905-Wheaton-H. c. Eagan beat D.
E. Sawyer and 5.
19O6-E. NJ Byers beat G. S Lyon
two up
1987-Euclid, ]. D. Travers beat
Archibald Graham, and ).
l90S-Garden City, Jerome D. Tray
ers beat Max Behr by and I. W. J.
Travers made low score in the qualify
ing round 79-74-153, but was defeat
ed in the semi-fnal by ]. D. Travers
" two up SO holes.
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Pigeon Shooting Meet.

A great international pigeon shoot
ing meeting is scheduled to be held
at San Sebastion Spain, beginning on
Wednesday and concluding October 50
during which period some of the best
aggre eating nearly $25 900 are offered
including one grand prize of $4,000.
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On the Tennis Courts.

The remaining series of singles and
the doubles match between the English
and American competitors for the Da
Wis International Challenge cup will
be played on the courts of the German
town Cricket club, at Philadelphia to-
day and tomorrow, with possible ex
tension to Wednesday. Present appear
ance indicate victory for the. Ameri
cans. in which case an American team
will go to Australia to attempt to bring
back the cup.
The only other tennis tournament of
Importance scheduled for this week
is the New Jersey state championship
to be played on the courts of the Nor
ristoWn Tennis club.
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Nr1N YORK. Sept 13.-What prom
t... f.. be- the greatest fistic battle of
,r. year. from a scientific standpoint
,..r Foe. staged tonight at the National
Athletic club in London. where Jem
Dr...I and owen Moran will meet to
5..fr. the fcathcrWei9ht championship
., Great Britain. The winner will
,r,bably come to America to seek a
match with Abe Attell.
Dr.scolI and Moran will meet at
1ae pounds. weigh in six hours be
fore ring time. A purse of $1,000 is
-frrd for the match.
This battle. following closely on
III, heels Of the WEIGH Josephs battle
for the championship of the lightweight
division has stirred up the fight fans
H. u high degree of excitement. For
some wears there has been much dis
Drscon and Moran. and this battle
win probably settle the question for
good Drscoll outpointed Attell in ten
rounds in America, and Moran secured
two draws from the American feather
weight
Charlie Griffin, the australian feath-
erW.ight prize fighter. who is now
challenge the winner of tonights mill,
which adds interest to the obseques.
H. says his fighting weight is 1870,
but hr will meet any one up to 142
pounds He will return here October
: .eeking matches with men of his
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'ht'AdO, Sept. 13.-BetWeen Sept.
% and II the course of the Chicago
wolf club at Wheaton H.. was the
S,eae NJ the National associations
>-'. contests. 1t was the third time
That tile championship games were
'a>ed on the Wheaton course. the
-'St being in 1897. On September 6
'-e entire field took part in a qualify
,-2 round of eighteen holes. the lowest
>-Niy-tour scores to qualify. The next
"'H the siXty-fOur qualified entrants
p'"EeG another round of eighteen holes.
the tAlrty-two players having the
nest scores qualifying for the subse-
N's"' match play rounds. The meeting
'~-e- out the greatest array of ex-
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Football Season.

The American football season will
game between Western Maryland uni
versity and Rock Hill, but it will be
some little time before the real season
of the big universities opens.
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tracted the jumpers and for the COM
ing meeting the ontario Jockey club
has been particularly liberal in its
list of prizes through the field. The
most important of the steeplechases is
the Hendrie Steeplechase challenge
cup. 1t is a handicap, and the cup is
presented by Major William Hendrie,
in memory of his father, the late Will
liam Hendrie, one of the best sports
men Canada or any o:her country ever
saw. This race is over the three mile
course. 1t is a handicap. and in addl-
ton to the cup has value of $4,000 in
added money.
Utah Jockey club will begin Saturday
and close October 30, with many in
teresting features that will attract the
horse men of the west and the Pacific
coast.
Among the harness racing meets to
be held during the week are those in
connection with the state fairs at Den
yer. Colo, Hutchinson, Kan, Milwau-
kee. Wis. Grand Rapids. Mich. Tope-
ka Kan, Louisville, KY. Syracuse, n.
| Y Huron S. D., and Salem Ore. The
| Fort Wayne, Ind, fair also offers an
excellent speed program, as does the
Prospect Park fair at Baltimore and
the Central Canada fair Ottawa.
Among the horse shows, tht at
Syracuse will be the most important.
More than $4,000 has been offered in
prizes, including several special awards
that are to be made to managers and
superintendent of stables winning the
largest number of ribbons Lieutenant
Governor Horace White is president of
! the show.
Prizes will be awarded in 139 classes,
covering many classes of horses. The
awards will be made to trotters, pa
GERS. thoroughbreds Arabs, roadsters.
hackneys. ponies. draft horses and
teams, heavy harness horses, tandems.
! saddle horses, jumpers. military and
police horses.
saddle horse futurity will be, a
feature of the Kentucky state fair The
sixteenth annual exhibition at White
Plains, n. Y. will open Wednesday,
and from a social standpoint will be
shows of the season.