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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30

was based on the fundamental ground
that those services were rendered to
the nation and only incidentally to the
state. although the latter benefited
therefrom.
Even at this late day. and especial
Nv in view Of the near approach Oh
the great annual festival of patriot
ism. Americans need a. new reminder
of this larger view of Amerfcanism,
which looks out beyond the immedi-
ate present and near at hand and deals
with mighty principals rather than
with little desires. The great state OF
New York, or any of the other state.
of the Union, can well afford to pay
pensions to the brave men within its
borders who fought to preserve the ma
tons life. But the action of Cover
nor Hughes. looming large in it's sub
ordination of personal feeling and even
political expediency, stands out as
splendid example, teaching the mex
orable Justice of nationallsm This
country has paid out nearly a billion
and a half dollars in pensions, and
stands ready and willing to pay out
as much more as is needed To repay
so far as money can, the debt of graft
tude it owes the men who fought for
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30
HELP THE EXHIBIT.

1t seems strange that in valley as
fertile as is that of the Walla Walla
where fruit of all kinds is grown III
abundance, in fact to such degree
that the exhibit made from the valley
is taking the attention of all visitors
10 the fair, that there cannot be found
interested men to come to the aid OF
the county A.-Y.-P. commissioners
and furnish cherries for that exhibit
Since the fair opened there has been
nothing but praise for the Walla Wal
la exhibit We have basked in the
warm sunshine of favorable comment
and thought with satisfaction of the
good that the exhibit would accom-
plish. We have thought with some de-
gree of avarice and cupidity maybe,
how much that exhibit, by bringing IN
homeseekers, would increase the value
of our land. We have all been proud of
the exhibit.
Now comes the call for cherries to
augment that exhibit. One thousand
pounds are badly wanted. Ten thou
sand pounds would not be flissed from
this valley. But the result was 100
pounds, after some considerable
newspaper notOriety.
1t is not selfishness that has brought
this about 1t is thoughtlesSneSS. There
are plenty of cherries in the valley.
Just the kind that are wanted, too.
But it is neglected by everyone, each
thinking the other will attend to the
matter. Professor Wight will return
this week to fix up the cherries for the
exhibit and by the time he arrives it
is to be hoped there will be enough
fruit for him to make a display in
keeping with the rest of the exhibit.
Get busy and help.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30
GOVERNMENT WANTS
CASH RETURNED
CALL ISSUED FOR NATIONAL
BANKS TO RETURN $4,000
IN FUNDS.
Money Needed to Help Governments
Working Balance, Which Is Stated
to Be at Low Ebb.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-A call on
national depository banks for a return
to the treasury of government funds
aggregating approximately $25,000,00C
was made today by Secretary Nc
Veagh. Of this amount 100000 has
been called for July Is and 5000, 900
for August Is. This call will practi-
cally wipe out all of the deposits of
government funds in national banks
except about sS7,00o,0OO, which is held
in active account and $1,000,000 which
VIII be allowed to remain in $1,000 lots
in such of the one thousand smaller
national banks as desire to retain their
designation as national repositories.
The working balance today is more
than $43,000,000, which will be in
creased by call to approximately $685.
900, 900 The low state of the govern
ment working balance made its
Strengthening a necessity and thus
augmented, the treasury department
will have ample funds for some
months 1t is expected, however, that
before the coming December an addi-
tional issue Of Panama bonds or the
further issue of treasury receipts Of
the Indebtedness will be found neces-
sary. iss
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30
PENDLETON POLICE MAY
SOLVE TWO MYSTERIES
Two Newspaper Clippings May Re-
suit in Identifying Man Found
in Columbia.

PENDLETON, Ore, June 30
Two newspaper clippings, one telling
of the mysterious disappearance of
Curt Pless, president of the Pless Hay
and Grain company of Bellingham,
WASH, in January last and the other
containing an account Of the finding
in the Columbia river opposite this
city of the body of a murdered man in
a box about a month ago may lead to
the solving of both mysteries. The
clippings were forwarded to Chief of
Police Guardane of Pendleton by Mrs.
Anna Wixon of Sherlock, Wash, who
noticed the similarity of descriptions
Of the two men. Pless was a man D
feet inches tall. The corpse was
a man of feet inches in height.
Coroner Folsom of this county is
quoted as saying that the man found
in the box had been dead three or
four months and was preserved by the
cold water, which would coincide with
the date Pless disappeared. The
coroner states that if Pless wore
brown mustache, slightly tinged with
gray. the Identification is almost COM
plete Pless was a German and a
story in connection with the case is
that before leaving that country ne
gained the hatred of powerful and
vindictive enemies
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30
BURNING THE COLLEGES.

A Chicago millionaire declares that
demoralize young men. and unfit them
for serious labor, says the Oregon
Journal. He insists that state legis-
latures, instead of appropriating funds
for institutions of higher learning
would do better to apply the torch to
them. Some years ago the late Coils
p Huntington made similar remarks.
There is a sprinkling of successful men
in the social body who hold such views.
There is a considerable number that re-
fuse TOT employ college men. They are
men who were born with superior
powers for accommodating, whose men,
tally was extraordinarily forceful and
who have won success without educa-
ton. Their estimate of success is by
the test of materialism, and the dollar
is the yard stick with which they
measure life, character and careers:
A college man whose salary was
paid by public funds in one of the
agricultural colleges, evolved the Bah
cock test which has revolutionized
dairying and been worth more to man.
kind than all the money spent by tbs
public on colleges. The utilization OF
natural resources by electrical mining
and mechanical engineering has in.
creased the comforts and convenience!
of men, increased wealth in untolt
amounts and it is the product of col
lege men. The discoveries in santa
tion, the effectiveness of the war oil
disease and the progress in agricul
tural methods is due to the research
of college men. We did more at Pa
mama in five years than the Frencl
did in eighteen because our colleg
men taught us how to resist the fever
and combat contagion.
The Chicago millionaire who insist
that colleges are curse" made
had never gone to college and pro
fessors had never made laboratory ex
periments in hydraulics and in elec
trical energy, elevators might not b
carrying passengers to the tops of sky
scrapers, and this millionaire Nigh
have been still so poor as to be les
proud. 1t is hardly time to blow on
the lights of education and scuttle tn
forward movement of men by burnin
down the colleges.
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possibilities appeal this wrn

territory and presents their names to
the state board for appointment 1t
will also send each man a post card
reminder every two weeks, with a re-
turn card on which he will enter
few main facts about the fire The
Washington Forest Fire association
will collect reports from it's rangers
and from other correspondents where
it has no rangers. The forest service
will furnish franked envelopes for
mailing in the reports, and compile
the results. The Washington state
board of forestry has not made any
agreement as yet, but will undoubted-
ly furnish all the aid it can.
Every lumberman, or any one else
who is interested in preventing for
est fires, will see the advantage In
bringing this information before the
public and can be of great assist
ance by reporting fires in his vicin-
ity. Forms will be furnished on ap-
plicatiOn to the secretary of the
Oregon state board of forestry, or, in
Washington, to the Washington For
est Fire association.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30

offered by the Senator from Texas and
myself provide for a general income
tax to be paid by all persons, CO.
partnerships and corporations with
net annual earnings in excess of $1,000.
SO adjusted that the tax would not be
laid upon any person unless he en-
jOyed such an income even though a
part of it is derived from a corpora
ton.
"The amendment recommended by
the president provides a special in
come tax law only upon corporations
and measured by their net earnings.
The difference between the two plans
is fundamental, and involves the most
vital principle in the authority of any
government to tax it's citizens
Mr. Cummins said he did not con-
slider any presidential recommended
ton as a command nor did he believe
that the president would want any
senator to accept it unless it is in
harmony with his own judgment
Il believe" said Mr. Cummins, that
the special income tax not only con-
travenes the most sacred principles of
our governmental compact not only
overrides the deepest convictions that
civilized man holds with respect to
taxation, but it collides with the de-
cision Of the supreme court at the
same point and with the same force
as does the general income tax pro-
vision which we propose"
Mr.. Cummins suggested that the
existence of the protective tariff sys-
tenn would make necessary some other
Of ci fho no n
that now follo we'd The people, he
said would nc consent to the excess
sive duties necessary to obtain all the
revenue needed from imports. -
"The objections urged against the
income tax" he said, when weighed
with the objections that properly can
be brought against any other form of
taxation open to congress will be found
trivial"
The amendment proposed oy the
finance committee, he saif, was sub
ject to all the objections from legal
point of view that were urged against
the income tax proposed by him. Re-
viewing these objections, he said:
1T is a tax upon incomes, and
the fact that it brings within its pro-
visions the incomes of corporations
only, does not and cannot change its
character
CIT does not change the nature OF
a tax to bestOw upon it a different
name and if mere name were i'm
portant or influential the tax proposed
by our amendment could be called an
excise tax just as easily and just as
correctly as can that term be applied
70 he 70 NV hn ftaA
"3-The stroke of a pen will make
the tax authorized by our amendment
a tax upon the privilege to receive and
enjoy a certain income; and it will be
as we'll described as the tax which the
committee insists upon, when it is
said that it is laid upon the incomes
of corporations with respect to the
carrying on of their business"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30
STATES TO HELP
GATHER STATISTICS
FOREST SERVICE ARRANGING TO
OBTAIN NEEDED FIGURES
ON FOREST FIRES.
BY Means of Accurate Statistics the
Service Hopes to Organize Pre-
ventive Measures.

PORTLAND, Ore, June 30.-(Spec-
ial)-State officials, associations, and
individuals will cooperate with the
United States forest service in an at
, tempt to get accurate records of all
fire losses in Washington and Oregon
this summer. The forest service will
compile a report showing by counties,
the area burned over of understandable
: timber understandable timber, and
cut over land; the quantity and value
of the timber destroyed, and the cost
of fighting the fires. In this way the
federal and state governments as
we'll as the public will be enabled to
obtain at once systematic information
concerning all fire losses in these
states.
Heretofore, this information has
been only partially collected. The
forest service has secured compre-
hensive reports from rangers on the
national forests, but from no other
source. The state boards of forestry
in Oregon and Washington have had
reports from their wardens, but many
regions had no wardens. The state
and government statistics were in diff
ferent form and not brought together
Consequently, although those inter-
ested in the subject know in a gen.
eral way that fire entails an enormous
loss to the community every year,
they have been unable to back their
arguments for remedial action with
any definite proof.
District Forester E. T. Allen is re-
ceiving the active help of the Oregon
Conservation association, the Oregon
state board of forestry and the Wash
ington Forest Fire association in or
ganizing the work. The two latter
have revised their report forms to
bring out the same facts regarding
all fires. The Oregon Conservation
association is canvassing the state to
secure suitable men to act as fire
wardpnS and report on fires in their
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30
MEASUREMENTS REFUTED.

(From The Christian Science Monitor
Alfred Farlow, publication COM
mittee for The First Church of Christ
Scientist, has issued a statement:
Mrs. Della M. Gilbert's statement Is
but a reiteration of the oft-repeated
and oft -refuted claim that Mary Ba-
ker Eddy is no longer the head of the
Christian Scientist church. In fact
Mrs. Eddy has never relinquished the
active supervision of the Christian
Science movement. She is in good
health and mentally alert. Only two
weeks ago she directed a change in
one of the bylaws of The Mother
branch churches. Last week Mrs. Eddy
published important directions con-
corning the methods of teaching
Christian Science. She has been driv-
ing regularly this spring and despite
the inclemency of the weather on Sat
urday took her usual ride. She was
also out driving today"
Newspaper men representing all the
papers in Boston and several from
more distant points, gathered by
special invitation at 1880 p. m. on
Monday, June Z, outside the grounds OF
Mrs. Eddy's residence, Chestnut Hill,
to look over the premises and thor
oughly assure themselves regarding
her well-being.
Mrs. Eddy had just reached her car
riage when the journalists arrived at
the driveway. In describing Mrs. Ed
dy's leaving for her drive, Fred J. Will
SON, New England manager of the
United Press association, one of the
party of newspaper men present, sent
the following to the newspapers
throughout the world taking the United
Press service:
"And when she issued from the
house for her customary afternoon
drive it was no decrepit mindless
woman, but one in whose placid feat
ures shone the light of intelligence and
purpose. AS the carriage drew out
from the porte cochere, with Mrs. Ed
dy's secretary, Calvin A Frye, and her
coachman on the box and the venera-
BILE Christian Science Leader and her
companion, Mrs. Laura Sargent, in
side, Mrs. Eddy drew near to the win
dow and smiled and bowed She looked
| not more than her years would war
rant.
| 1.-THE reporters were we'll satisfied
that Mrs. Eddy was in good health
| There was nothing in her appearance,
that betokened weakness or physica
disability, but she looked well and act
i've"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30

poor little girl was practising the art
of taking a fellow frcn another girl
who was under the influence of wine
and she hit her three times with a
bottle of champagne.
'4The four left and I removed the
evidence of the crime. Am making
efforts to get bond, for I don't want
to get locked up.
But if not successful and I can
not persuade all parties to come UP
and take their medicine, why, l will
blow off the top of my crazy head,
and in that case I wish you would
kindly see that all letters found on me
are mailed"
(Sig1ed) Robbie
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30

Our readers will be interested in ths
arguments for eating Quaker Oats
which are appearing in our columns
from time to time. The tremendous
consumption of Quaker Oats, increasing
as it docs year after year, is evidence
that tn. public has found it al. ideal
food fe r health. strength and economy
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30

vate car Olympia was shifted to a
sidetrack. President Taft will go to
the home of President Hadley later in
the morning. A squad of local police
surrounded the car after it was side
tracked and will remain on guard I'M
til the president leaves for President
Hadley's office. The trip was with
out incident.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOUND A LADY'S SHOE ON
lower end of Rose street. Owner
can have same by calling at Union
office and paying for this ad.
II oh
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30

Eos RENT = MODERN 5-ROOM
house. Phone 1878. 6-3O-1t en-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30

See the money makers In the Class
sif1ed coh-nns today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30
CUMM|NS DECLARES
tissue IS CHANGED
SENATOR SAYS INCOME TAX
QUESTION NOW Is WHAT KIND
OF TAX TO ADOPT.
Practically Certain That Senate Will
Enact Some Sort of Tax-Cum-
Minis Reviews Situation.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-The issue
respecting an income tax had sudden
ly changed, declared Senator Cum
Minis in the senate today. Until
within few days." he said, 'the is
sue was whether any income tax
shall he adonted The amendments
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30

Taft at New Haven.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 80
President Taft and his party arrived
here at 3:05 this morning. The pri-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-05

'Even the English language empha-
sizes the insignifcance Of a man at his
own wedding" said the prospective
bridegroom disconsolately. "There
Isn't an independent word to designate
him. He is merely called the groom Of
the bride, as If he were just about on
level with the bridesmaids and lit
tie below the maid of honor Best
man, Of course, means the BRIDE
groom's best man, but the. phrase It.
self tends to exalt this individual at
the expense es his superior.
'"Then there's no adjective to de-
scribe what pertains to the nale half
of the affair You can't speak Of the
'bridegromaR trousers or necktie On
the other hand, bridal applies not
only to the possessions of the girl. but
to what relates to both of them equal
ly, like the trip and the bridal cham
Der The very words 'matrimony' and
'matrimoniaR are from the feminine
side only. 'Patrimony' has nothing to
do with the nuptiaIs. 1t applies only
to wealth and signifies that a mans
part in the affair is to get out and
hustle for the cash" = New York
Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-05
Cruel Contests.

Bird singing contests for money and
other prizes used to be frequept In
England Many of the little competi-
tors, notably chaffinches, were sub
jected to dire cruelty on these occa-
sions. To make them sing their eyes
were pierced by redhot needle for
the purpose of completely binding
them. This was done to prevent any
opposing exhibitor from frightening
the birds and stopping their singing
an end which was obtained by waving
some object in front of them. Blinded,
the birds could see nothing, and they
sang. The cruel practice has been
practically stamped out by the action
of the Royal Society For the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals, which is
sued numerous summonses against Of
tenders 1t may be that in some dark
corner Of the country the same cruelty
is still practiced, but the custom as a
system is now done away with.-Pear
sons Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-05
Philadelphia Filler Of 1887.

In these days of fast trains we can
hardly conceive how the newspaper
announcement made March 10, 1871,
that "fiier would begin flying on Sd
April to perform the journey between
New York and Philadelphia in one
day" could have created great SEN
sation-even In Philadelphia. Eighty
miles in fourteen hours does not seem
to us such breathless speed, but when
we read in the same paper that In or
der to accomplish this feat John But
Ter. with his Wagon, must needs set
out from the sign of the Death Of the
Fox at daybreak and drive at top
speed (the horses being changed at
each stage ere the coach stops rock
ing) to meet the ferry Of Rubin Fitz-
randolph, which delivers passengers In
New York by night"
We can understand that for those
Ieisurely times this was indeed go
ing some" This, at least, was the
opinion of a traveller who performed
this journey in 1877, for he writes
home. "And If any one wishes to travel
more quickly let him go to Kentucky
and charter a streak of lightning"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-05
French Peas Made Il Ameriea.

A bright little housekeeper who does
her own cooking was asked by neigh
Dor who happened to be her guest how
she could afford to have such delicious
French peas so often when they were
SO expensive.
"I'N tell you my secret" said the
hostess, land that is that they aren't
French peas at all. They are just the
common American canned variety.
But to give them the delicate French
taste you must put about teaspoon
full of sugar with them while they are
cooking, after you have seasoned them
with the usual amount of salt, pepper
and butter Don't make the mistake
Of using too much sugar, though. A
level spoonful to can of peas is suf-
ficient A rather celebrated chef told
my mother that long ago.
HE must have been a descendant of
one Of those devoted chefs of the ter
ror' in France, when cook was ex-
pected to make an entree out of a
slipper If nothing else offered
"He had a way of making indiffer-
ent coffee taste delicious, too, that
follow, and bless his memory for it.
That is to pour the ground coffee into
a tin, place this over the fire and wait
till rich aroma arises, but don't let
there be any suspicion of burning
Then make your coffee in any one Of
the hundred correct ways you happen
to have been taught and observe the
Improvement" New York Post