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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-19
HUMANE SOCIETY
WOULD RUN POUND
ASK CITY FATHERS TO GIVE THEM
FIFTY CENTS FOR EACH
CANINE KILLED.
Bunch of Routine Business Transacted
BY Council at Regular Session
Last Night.

Requesting that the Humane socie-
ty be given the care and maintenance
of the city pound for a period of five
years. and that the organization be al
lowed the dog tax and the sum of SO
cents for each canine killed by the city
poundmaster a petition, signed by a
large number of residents of the city,
was filed with the city council at the
regular meeting last night, and after
reading was referred to the committee
on health and police In case the petit
ton is granted the novel situation OIL
the treasury of the Humane society
being sWelled by the sum of SO cents
for each dog killed by the city pound
master win be in vogue, and many all
unfortunate canine that will be waited
from this mundane sphere will go
hence little realizing the good his de-
mise will bring to living members Of
the family. Following is the commune
cation which will receive the commit
tees attention:
5 I'VE, the undersigned citizens and
taxpayers of Walla Walla, do hereby
petition that the Humane society of
Walla Walla, corporation under the
laws of the state Of Washington, be
assigned the care and maintenance of
the city pound for a term of five
years.
" 1T is further Detitioned that the
said Humane society be allowed the
dog taxes and so cents per head on
all dogs killed by the poundmaster
of the city of Walla Walla toward
the maintenance of a humane officer;
the society to furnish bonds in the
sum of $4,000 for the fulfillment of
its contract"
Fer The Kirmess.
Officers of the WOman's Park club
under the auspices Of which the Kir-
mess is to be given here in the near
future, petitioned the council for per
mission to erect a tent on the south
side of Alder street in front of the
Keylor Grand Theatre. the same to
extend into the street for a distance
of % feet and to be used during the
kiTmeSs for restaurant privileges.
Chairs are also desired, and the cOun-
Gil unanimously granted the request.
Helmets For Police.
The committee on health and po-
lice, in a report which was adopted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-19
President Eliot Retires.

NEW YORK, May 19.-President
Charles WI Eliot, who rendered his
resignation of the presidency of Har-
ward University, fixed today as the
time for it to take effect. Accordingly
he iparted with the venerable and hon
ored institution and with an army OF
friends today, full of hOnOrs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-19
Examination for Apprentices.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The Unit
ed States civil service commission is
holding an examina ton in the federal
building today to secure eligibles to
fill a vacancy as apprentice plate
cleaner and transferrer and engraver
in the bureau of printing and engrav-
ing, in this city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-19
Convention of EIks.

BATON ROUGE, La, May 19.-The
Independent Order of Elks began their
two days convention in this city to-
day. The 10th anniversary of the
local lodge occurs tomorrow, and i.
will be celebrated tomorrow night
with a big German ball, thus closing
the state meeting.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-19

Later they VIII return here foc the Gig
celebration known AS Wright week .
which is being arranged by their fellow
toWnsmen in their honor.
Two of the accompanying pictures
Weer taken on board tne steamer when
it arrived in New York IN Tie larger
group from left to right are Orvilie.
Wright, Miss Katherine and Wilbur.
In the lower picture they arc talking
to William F. Hammer OF the Aero
club. The other photograph is view
Of their home in Dayton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-19
Federation of Clubs.

NASHUA, N. H, May 19.-The an
nual meeting of the New Hampshire
Federation of Wornen's clubs met here
today in the Pilgrim Congregational
church The ladies' will continue in
session on the 20.l.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-19
lac Day in PHILADELPHIA,

PHILADELPHIA, May 19-Children
innumerable are making the streets
lively by tagging everybody they meet
in the streets or buildings. The
money will be devoted to building
Fairgrounds throughout the city. Tnl
givers are many and willing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-19

The sudden and costly transform
ton of Knob Hill, the magnificent es-
tate of Henry E. Huntington, railway
magnate and many times a million
aire, gives color to the report that nc
is soon to we'd The bride to be. II -
reported, is Mrs Arabella d. Hunting
ton, widow of the late Coils P. Hunt
ington, who was the uncle of Henry
E. Huntington. Mrs. Huntington BEFORE
her marriage to the railway king was
Mrs. Warsham of Alabama. She OWES
a mansion in New York, another III
Paris and a splendid camp in the Adj
rondacks.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-19

On their return from Europe the
Wright brothers, world famous avia-
tors, and their sister, Miss Katherine,
remained only "a hours in New York,
Fastening then to their home in Day
ton, Ohio, where their aged father,
their brother and a host of friends and
them. Orville Wright said they had
sold more than sixty machines abroad
and had many orders from Americans
for aeroplanes. They have one factory
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-19

recommended that helmets for the po-
lice department be purchased Coun-
Gilman Whiteman desired information
as to the nature of the head gear,
but Councilman Hull was unable to
explain. and referred his colleague to
Chief Davis. who said the helmets
were the regulation" There was no
opposition to the adoption of the re-
port
Routine Business.
Being the regular session of the
councils large amount of routine
business was disposed of, consisting
of committee reports. communications
and the passage of street improve
ment ordinances. The water commit
tee reported favorably upon the pc
tition for an extension of water mains
filed at last weeks meeting, showing
that the cost would be $3.50 and the
annual revenue would amount to $S4.
The same committee recommended
that the bid of G. H. Sutherland Tor
the construction of sewers in districts
Nos 2 and be accepted and that
the firm be awarded the contract This
report was also adopted.
Because the desired extension of
water main would cost the city the
sum of $3.50 and would benefit but
two families, the water committee re-
ported unfavorably upon the petition
filed last week by S. c. Masterson
and others, and the report was adop-
ted.
Street Improvements.
Property owners living in the in
terested district petitioned for the i'm
orovement by grading and sidewalk
ing of Roosevelt street from Isaacs
avenue to the north line of Green's
Annex, and the street committee was
given charge of the communication.
J. G. F'oor, who lives on Valencia
street, called the attention of the
council to the fact that he is being
charged $1.25 a month for water for
his lawn, while his neighbors with
much larger yards. are paying but one
dollar a month. He said he did not
care so much for the two bits, bur
objected to the idea of being COM
PEELED to pay more than others with
more territory to irrigate The water
committee will look into the discrep-
ancy.
The water committee. reported III
favor of granting the petition of A
J. Berry and others for the extension
of water main, and the report was
adopted
Licenses Renewed.
Martin G Whyte, at 112 Main
street, and Moe & Co. at 116 West
Main street, were granted renewals
of liquor licenses in accordance with
applications filed last night.
Although last night was the date
set for hearing the protests against
the assessments in local improvement
districts Nos. As, As, AZ, As, 40 and so,
no property owners appeared to en-
ter objections, and the following or
dinances We're unanimously passed:
No 1928, Improvement district No
45.-Grove street from Crescent to
to be completed on CIR,
before July l.
No. 1929, improvement district No.
Washington street from Grove to
Park. to be completed on or before
July 1.
No. 1870. imnrovemnnt district No.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-19
Arkansas Merchants.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, May 19-The
Arkansas Retail Merchants association
began it's two days state meeting to-
day in this city. The entertainment
will be a lavish one.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16
SOLDIER DESERTS
WIVES AND BABIES
Private Allows Second Wife to
Learn of First in His
Absence

OAKLAND, Sept 15.--Deserting his
wife and their two children and the
military service at the Presidio at the
same time, Allen Norton had another
chapter in his record revealed by the
discovery of a first wife living in Penn
sylvania from whom he had never been
divorced, according to testimony given
by Mrs. Ellen Norton before Judge
wells today She had her marriage an
nulled on the ground OF the earlier al
lance She also said she had learned
that Norton's real name was Carpenter,
the information coming from his sister
in the east Mrs. Norton said they were
married at San Francisco in December.
1903, and that her husband deserted
her after their younger child was born.
Mrs. Madeline Turner survived al
legged attacks with razors. threats OF
dismemberment and variety OF jiu
jitsu which dislocated her shoulder and
sprained her arm before j. B. Turner
sold the household furniture and de-
serted her. These charges and an in
cidental accusation of failure to pro-
vide were contained in an action for
divorce which she fled today. She laid
his alleged bad habits and disposition
to love of strong drink and idleness.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16
Entries Made for Olympic
Auto Races

Plans for the automobile races to
be held Sunday at Tanforan track by
the Olympic club are progressing most
favorably, and the number of entries
received has caused those, in charge
of the event to become enthusiastic.
Among the cars that will partici-
pate are DR.. Louis Bacigalupi's Comet,
The Pioneer automobile company will
enter Chalmers-Detroit, L. L. Han
sen will start his Palmer and Singer,
which car will also be driven by Max
Hosenfeld In the members race. H. L.
Owesney will start a Winton, the Pa
cific motor car company a Stevens
Duryea, f. Schear a Thomas Forty, the
Howard automobile company a. Buick
school the Healds-Gillett auto. which
was constructed by the students.
The. latter will take part in the
free for all and give. an exhibition.
race, il Manager Griffins open chal-
lenge Is accepted. If none of the auto
mobilfst take the def 1t may be that
a fast motorcycle will take part
The members race. which will be
the event of the day, has already seven
entries. They are DR.. T. B. w. Leland,
Detroit. n NJ. Goldberg in in a an Autocar,
J: Emmett Hayden in a Stearns, a.
Morris in a Stevens-Duryea, Max Ros-
sinear snileid IN an Apperson p or Palmer
I
Among the motorcyclists who will
be seen will be Charles Bake of Los
Angeles, who rides the Merkel for Oh
1ier & Worthington. Bake has made
quite. a reputation in the motorcycle
world from his fearless riding. and
as he will be seen in the saddle of
the big seven horsepower. racing Mer-
the. two cylinder stock of the same
make. 1t is likely that the motorcycle
events Will press the motor car con-
tests hard for popularity. L. C. Heise
Will pilot single cylinder MerkeL
Others who have entered are Joe Hole,
ridden by. Naughton Friedlander. j.
Hollison's three and half horsepower
machine. ridden by the same rider;
George Faulkners seven horsepower
Curtis. ridden by. H. Laurenson; an
owner and having the same horsepow-
eff, ridden by s. Karslake.
Automobile Commissioner Kennedy
received a telephone message yester-
day to the effect that a large entry Of
motorcyclists will be made from Oak
land and San Jose today. Kennedy
says that the entries will positively
close at midnight tonight, both for
F. E. Carroll has been appointed
marshal for the automobile parade to
be held tomorrow night. He will be
assisted by j. D. Mccarthy. The pa
rade starts at p- m. from Market
and Van Ness, and the route leads to
thence to Sutter. thence to Powell and
past the. st. Francis hotel. where the
decorated cars will be judged.
George b. Polhemus. president of the
Santa Clara county automobile asso-
citation. and Mayor Dawson of San
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16
NEWS OF OAKLAND, BERKEI EY, ALAMEDA
DRIVER SAVES TEAM
MfNACfD BY TRAIN
Three Cars of Western Pacific
Break Loose and Crash
Into Private Platform

SAN LEANDRo. Sept. 15.-Three cars
OF the Western Pacific. company broke
loose from their train this morning
dashed along for 900 feet. although of
the track, and piled up together on the
platform of the Pacific Preserving COM
psny.
Tie cars missed a team belonging
10 Stencil Brothers by few feet and
caused other drivers near by to fear
that they were about TO be run down
The cars were burned for the iron after
the wrecking train had finished with
them.
The wreck occurred at S o'clock this
morning at the Saunders street curve
and was caused by the breaking of a
hange OF one of the car wheels. The
three cars were in the middle of the
train, which was hauling gravel for
construction purposes There were 20
cars in all The train was in charge
OF Conductor Long. with Engineer Will
liam Myers at the throttle. No blame
IS attached to the train crew.
The team Of Stencil Brothers was
standing near the platform. Manuel
Silva, who was driving, pluckiiy held
on 10 his reins and kept the horses from
running away as the cars passed close
TO their noses. Two other teams were
nearby.
The tracks Of the Western Pacific
were not open for traffic until this
afternoon in consequence Of the acci-
dent
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16
COMET NEAREST
EARTH NEXT NAY
Astronomers Speculate on the
Possible Brightness of the
Celestial Wanderer

BERKELEY. Sept. 15.-The return OF
Halley's comet after rs years wander
ing in celestial space has been an
nounced, according to telegram re-
ceived by the students observatory
from Prof. Max Wolf of the observatory
at Heidelberg, Germany. The comet
was eagerly searched for by astrono-
mers all over the world.
A prize has been offered by A. F.
Lindemann of Germany for the most
accurate prediction of the comets re-
turn. The contest is to be decided BY
the "Astronomische Gesellschaft-" The
comet returns at intervals from IA to
79 years and was last seen in 1895
when it was visible for 2S7 days, 102
days before and 185 days after peri
helion. On the basis of the observa-
tions made at former returns of the
comet several astronomers have under
taken very elaborate calculations, and
their predictions have. been published
and elsewhere. The most
elaborate calculations were conducted
at the Greenwich observatory by Cow
ell and Crommellin.
PUBLISHES THREE EPHEMERIDES
apparently not entered the competi-
ton. but has published three epheme-
rides based on the Investigations of
Fontsconlant, who had predicted the
return for the apparition in 1885.
According to the Greenwich results
the comet will pass perihelion about
April Is of next year. The prediction
is verified by the representa- tion ac-
complished by Holetschek with his
ephemeris for which the perihelion
passage falls also on April 49,
Astronomical interest in this comet
commenced with it's discovery in 1882
1t was named after HALEY. because he
demonstrated for the first time the peri
odicity of a comet by Identifying the
comet with the large comets of 1881
and 1456. computed its periodic orbit
and predicted its return for 1853.
Cowell and Crommelin have recently
traced the comet back to B. C. $40
when 1t was seen in China
The comet will pass close to Venus
and the earth after perihelion passage
and may suffer perturbations in its
motion by the attraction of these
bodies. The Astronomical and Astro-
physical Society OF America, which re-
Gently met at the Yerkes observatory
has requested Prof. A. O. Leuschner
and Prof. T. r. Crawford of the Uni
versity Of California to settle what
doubts there may be in the date OF
periheiion passage and to calculate the
possible effect of the perturbations by
the earth and Venus.
APPROACHES EARTH IN May
The comet will approach the earth to
within about 120.000,o00 miles during
the middle of May.
Much interest centers in the bright
ness the comet may assume when IT
approaches the sun next spring. II
Will be more conspicuous in the south
ern than in the northern hemisphere
It's position in the sky will be much as
in 1865. when the comet created q great
sensation.
But since then it may have lost much
or Its splendor. In fact Holetschek
fears that 1t may not be so bright as
the recent comets 1903 III, 1901. 1905
~. But the latter were at consider
able distances from the earth and the
SUM- 1t Is not unlikely that the close
approach OF Halley's comet to the sun
and earth will bring forth display of
considerable splendor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16
COUNTY TO RAISE
BIG sum IN TAXES
Alameda Rates TO Be Nominally
Lower, but Increased As !.
sessment Will Offset Cut

OAKLAND, Sept. 15.--As total of 33
land school district tax rates by the
county in order to raise money for the
high and grammar schools and the
usual bond redemption funds. The gem
orally accepted belief is that the state
and county rate will be fixed at 1882
be paid to the county by the school
district with the shifting of the school
taxes under the new law.
Taxpayers will pay a rate of $1.2s
to the city under the recently adopted
budget.
Members OF the board of supervisors
sitting in conference over the county
budget today received Superintendent
OF City Schools McClymonds. who sub
mitted estimates for $114.00o for the
high schools and $4,000 for the gram
mar grades for the ensuing year. This
will bring the high school rate to 13
cents and the grammar rate to IL cents.
while cents is regularly charged by
the county for bond redemption.
Councilmen Elliot and Ellsworth will
attend tomorrow, when a final agree
ment regarding school taxes will be
reached.
the year submitted by heads Of the
various county departments were par
tally gone over today. They were de-
manded as accurate data on which to
base the estimate, q radical departure
from the old hit and miss methods.
The present county rate is $l.36 and
the state rate has already been cut
from 40 cents to 1874 cents. reduction
of 8 cents and mills per hundred
dollars valuation. The county rate
probably Will be cut cents in spite OF
the fact that the assessed valuation
has been raised 10 per cent. The board
will have considerably more money to
operate on than last year.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16
PROTEST. FILED AGAINST
BERKELEY QUARRY WORK
Council to Consider Residents
Petition SATURDAY.

BERKELEY. Sept. 15.--Protests were
heard by the city council this morning
against the renewal of the permit for
blasting in the quarry owned by the
Spring construction company in north
eastern Berkeley, 25 residents Of the
vicinity of the quarry fling q petition.
Louis Titus, in behalf Of the Spring
construction company and the Ma SON.
McDuff1e company, asked that further
time be given the construction COM
pany In order that certain street work
In the Northbrae tract could be an
isheds
DR.. w. w. Underhill, Warren Greg
ory, Earl III. Webb and other residents
protested on the ground that the COM
pany signed an agreement two years
ago that the working of the quarry
would be ended October l Of this year.
They said that the danger to the resi-
dents was great and that the property
owners suffered loss by the operation
OF the quarry. The matter was taken
under advisement until Saturday morn
lng.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-16
DEPUTY
ROBBED BYCONv|CT
En- Route to San Quentin, Pris-
oner Escapes With Prop
erty of Custodian

OAKLAND, Sept. 15.-Shelley Maize.
a convict from Los Angeles. on his way
TO San Quentin, escaped tonight from
the Hotel st. Mark, Twelfth and
Franklin streets, where he and his
guard, Deputy Sheriff E. G. Woods, oc-
cupied the same room and bed, and
after robbing his sleeping companion
of valuabIes. weapons and commitment
papers. started to leave the city. He
was recaptured at the Santa Rosa
wine depot, 4I3 Twelfth street, by De-
tective Kyle while tearing up the COM
mftment and ordering a hack in which
to fee the city.
Maize was convicted of forgery at
Los Angeles and was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary. Woods left
the southern city with the prisoner
yesterday and reached here in the
evening. He had Maize quartered at
the county jail for the night and tried
to make San Quentin today. The men
missed their train and the deputy sher-
if was compelled to hold his prisoner
over in Oakland tonight
Instead of Immediately locking the
man up, Woods determined to give the
convict taste of life before the prison
sentence was begun. The warder and
the culprit made round of barrooms
and grew convivial. The two men took
a room at the ST. Marks. With discre-
ton, Woods arranged that they should
sleep together, thinking thus to pre-
vent an escape.
Having gone TO bed. Woods fell
asleep first. When his senses were
fulled Maize crawled out of the bed.
robbed Woods and fed.
Detective Kyle. being told that Maize
had been drinking, determined to
search the saloons near the hotel, and
in one he ran across Maize. who sub
mitted to rearrest and was locked up in
the city jail for safety. Woods went
back to the hotel.