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Miss Nellie Peyton returned yester-
day from West Virginia, where she
visited relatives.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

Mss Jennie Richardson left yes
terday afternoon to visit friends In IT.
vington, Va.
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To Enjoy

the full confidence of the Well-r Informed
of the World and the Commentator Of
the most eminent physicians it was essen
tial that the component parts of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA should be
known TO and approved by them; there
fore. the California Fig Syrup Co. pub
fishes fun statement with every package
The perfect purity and uniformity Of pro-
duct, which they demand in laxative
remedy of an ethical character. are assured
by the Company original method Of man
ufacturc known to the Company only.
The figs of California are used in the
production Of Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of
SIENNA to promote the pleasant taste. but
the medicinal principles arr obtained from
plants known to act most benehcially.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
tho genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only. and for sails
by al leading druggists.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

Miss Blanch Vinton returned yester-
day from Baltimore, where she visit-
ed relatives.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

So Easy to put on, So Easy to stay on.
The demand for $50 EASY" Eye
glasses has resulted in unprecedented
sales. They are delicate, invisible,
and the embodiment of style and
beauty. If particular about yonr per-
sonal appearance. you will want the
$50 EASY"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

Miss Fenner and Miss Susie Dimock
left Yesterday afternoon for Halifax,
n. c.. where they will visit friends.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

Miss Belle Clopton, who has been
visiting Miss Novella Nance. on fhir-
ty-third street, has gone to Chariottes-
vile to attend the Summer Normal
school.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Upshur nave
returned from a trip to Washington,
ID. G. AZ
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

Mr. William Kerlin left yesterday TOT
Sunbury, Pa. to visit relatives.
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Miss Stella and Annabelle kerlin
and brother. Mr.. Jacob Kerlin VIII
leave today for Harrisburg, Pa, where
they will visit relatives.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

Miss Matte Jones. OF Norfolk. Is
the guest Of Miss Ruth Brooks at her
home on Twenty eighth street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

Mr.. l.. f. Weeks, who moved from
this city to Norfolk q short time ago,
is critically Ill with typhoid fever.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

Mrs. Richard +. Geiger and children
have returned from visit of TWO
weeks with friends In Mecklenburg
county. mn
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Miss Stella and Annabelle kerlin
and brother. Mr.. Jacob kerlin VIII
leave today for Harrisburg, Pa, whefe
they will visit relatives.
MIR. William Kerlin left yesterday Tor
Sunbury, Pa, to visit relatives.
Mss Myrtle Granger, who has been
visiting relatives In Richmond for the
past two weeks. returned to the city
yesterday.
Miss Blanch Berger left yesterday 10
visit relatives In West Virginia.
Miss Helen Mcpherson has return
ed from a visit TO Washington, ID. 4.
Miss Matte Jones. OF Norfolk. Is
the guest Of Miss Ruth Brooks at her
home ON Twenty-eighth street.
Miss Blanch Vinton returned yester-
day from Baltimore, where she visit
ed relatives.
Mss Jennie Richardson left yes
terday afternoon to visit friends In IT.
vington. Va.
Miss Bessie Noonan has returned
from a visit 10 relatives in Johnstown,
Penn. She was accompanied by MISS
Grace Noonan who will spend the sum-
mer IL this city.
Miss Nellie Peyton returned yester-
day from West Virginia. where she
visited relatives.
Miss Fenner and Miss Susie Dimock
left yesterday afternoon for Halifax.
N. c.. where they will visit friends.
Mr. and Mrs. w. s. Upshur have
returned from n trip to Washington
ID. G. Az
Mrs. Richard f. Geiger and children
have returned from visit of Two
weeks with friends In Mecklenburg
county. mn
Miss Rosa Willis. OF Norfolk. is the
guest of her cousin, Miss Flora LasE'
on Thirtieth street.
Miss Belle Clopton, who has been
visiting Miss Novella Nance. on ihir-
ty-third street, has gone to Chariottes-
Vile to attend the Summer Normal
school.
Mr.. l.. f. Weeks, who moved from
this city to Norfolk q short time ago.
is critically Ill with typhoid fever.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

Miss Rosa Willis. OF Norfolk. is the
guest of her cousin, Miss Flora Lash'
on Thirtieth street.
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Miss Helen Mcpherson has return
ed from a visit to Washington, ID. Z
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

Mss Myrtle Granger, who has been
visiting relatives IN Richmond for the
past two weeks. returned TO the city
yesterday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24

Miss Blanch Berger left yesterday 10
visit relatives In West Virginia.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-18
attorney of the county, and the pre-
sumption is that it will fall to George
Danforth, who was a candidate
against Egan for the republican
nomination in the primary.

President-elect Taft, judging
from all reports, is going to map out
an entirely different policy with ref
erence to the south. His visit down
there will undoubtedly result in his
attitude being of a more genial char
acter and he has indicated that he
desires to be of more benefit than
have previous presidents. 1t means
that there will likely be a great
change in that section of the United
States in the few years to come and
it will be watched with interest.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-18

determination, can win the plaudits
Of his co%untrymen if he will put in
to his life the same qualities that
animated Lincoln, even should high
honors be denied. This world is a
most wonderful arena in which char
acter n strong endeavor can have
full play and it lies with the individ-
ual to determine just what niche in
the temple of fame he shall occupy
1t has been said that Lincoln was
raised up for the OCCASION" and in
a large measure that is true, but
we must not lose sight of the fact
that Lincoln raised himself up.
Without the vel school of ex-
perience, without the earnest and
prolonged efforts he made to obtain
knowledge. without putting into the
warp and wool of his very existence
the correct principles which his
learning had winnowed out of the
serious problems of life, without ap-
plying the inspirations that he evolv-
ed from the lamp of knowledge and
without demanding that exact JUS
tice was the IMAGINABLE right of man
kind, Lincoln could never have at
tanned anything to commend him to
his fellows, or to cause a nation to
pause from its busy life to do honor
to his memory, as we of this nation
are doing to-day.
And so with feelings of reverence.
of gratitude and of admiration we
gather to lay at his silent tomb rich
acknowledgment of our obligations
to him, and, though dead, yet he.
speaketh and his life and his SER
vices to our common country are the
rich heritage of yer eighty millions
of free-men who see the lamp of
liberty brightly shining, and thanks.
be to Almighty God, the shackels of
human slavery have forever fallen
from the limbs CT man within the
confines Of this republic. :,
The new government of Cuba is
about to dedicate a monument COM
m~emorative of its freedom from the
mis-rule of Spain. 1t represents in
heroic size, a woman with arms up
lifted, but the chain that bound her
wrists is broken Ind the dangling
links betoken freedom, and the words
Cuba Libre" tipify liberty and the
sacred right of self-government.
This nation performed a similar
act to that of our sister of the sun
kissed isles of the southern seas.
when it erected to our great emanci-
pator a monument similar in design
For it was Lincoln that had the ex-
tremely great pleasure of u~nloosing
the shackels from four millions Of
slaves. And to me it seems that on
that day in September, in 1862, (but
to be operative January /, 1859
when that wonderful proclamation
was given forth, Lincoln reached the.
superlative degree of happiness. For
by that act he became the instrument
of Divinity in performing one of the
mightiest acts in the great drama
of life
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-18
The Secret Of Long Life.

A French scientist has discovered
one secret OF long life. His method
deals with the blood. But long ago.
millions of Americans had proved
Electric Bitters prolongs life and
makes 1t worth living. It purihes, en-
riches and vitalizes the blood, re-
builds wasted nerve cells. imparts.
life and tone to the entire system.
Its a godsend to weak, sick and de-.
bilitated people. kidney trouble had
blighted my life for months" writes
w. M. Sherman, Of Gushing, Me-.
''but Electric Bitters cured me en-
tirely." Only SOC. at Diehl & Browns.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-18

The California legislature at one
time gave evidence of passing some
unpleasant Japanese legislation in
which the children we're to be shut
out Of the city schools. but On more
sober confederation at the suggest
ion Of President Roosevelt nothing
will be done of the character pro-
posed. The bill for segregation was
up Wednesday for reconsideration.
It having once passed the body, and
this time it was defeated. The presi-
dent expressed himself as being we'll
pleased with the result of the action
Of the legislature and that 1t did
. great service for the nation when
It sank individual feeling to avoid
making a complication for the coun-
try to handle.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-18
PARTNER TO STANDARD

Who would have thought the time
would ever come when the Standard
OIL Co. would walk up to the
trough and feed quietly from the
hand of Missouri? That is the posi-
ton of the Standard today in the
show me" state, but it has taken
three years in which TO bring the
corporation to that position. Attor-
ney General Hadley started in with
the idea of making the corporation
come to terms or drive it out of
h state, but the legal lights of the
country rather laughed at the young
man down in Missouri, and they
laughed harder when he went down
to New York state to make the
Standard deliver some evidence that
he could use in convicting it in his
home state.
The situation today is that the
Standard Oil Co. shows a disposition
to. be real good, and has made the
proposition to go into partnership
with the state of Missouri in the
conductfo the business in that state.
This idea Is shown by the following
statement Of the attorney Of the
Standard:
THE respondent is willing to place
itself and its business under the vi
gilant eye Of the state and subject
to the supervision and control Of the
afn%o .nnroun oo,, 20 a. u,0, 80
In the solution Of a dinicult situa-
ton. Our partnership offer may seem
. bit startling. We think Of no
fairer way to convince the state and
the people that they are to get a
square deal. We have told the state
20 step in and watch US carefully.
II prices don't suit, the state can
change them"
This proposition comes with star
Ting effect on the Missourians. and
they don't really know what to think
about It. It doesn't sound very we'll
to tie up with a corporation which
has been branded in the courts as
an illegal one, and the state might
have something Of a purifying effect
on the corporation, and it might
determine the future business of the
corporation in other states Of the
union. Missouri has not fully decid-
ed whether It will accept the PROPOSE
ton. but 1t is taking the question
under advisement and much dis
cussion.
Whether It does or not. Missouri
has done something of a big service
to the other states OF the union
In showing what can be done toward
curbing corporations whose ramif-
cations extends to places the people
know not Of, until the probing pro-
cess is begun. Just as were brought
out. in Missouri when the investiga-
ton was begun.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-18

George w. Egan is down and out
- the states attorney Of Minnehaha
county. He was elected to the posi-
ton In the face OF the disbarment
by the supreme court, and when
he went up there to find out where
he stood as an attorney 1t was for
the purpose Of determining whether
he could hold the Office to which he
had been elected. The members of
the supreme court rendered q unani-
nous verdict In holding the disbar-
ment deprives an attorney Of all
rights and privileges conferred by
the license. The decision recites the
fact that Egan Is ignorant of the
duties Of an attorney and says that
he Is not learned In the law as is
required by the statute. The opin-
ion was handed down by Justice
Whiting. with the other two judges
c%oncurring. Mr.. Egan will still have
his newspaper to defend himself in
the future to try and demonstrate
that he has been Judged wrongfully.
Ever since his location In Sioux Falls
and his connection with the Kauf-
man case Egan has been walking on
. higher plane than that trod by
other attorneys and his coming down
70 earth Will be in the nature Of a
dull sickening thud. The county
commissioners have the power to
appoint . successor to the present
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win Appeal to the President.

tES
Spokane, WASH. Feb. l5.-ship-
pers in Spokane and the district tri-
butary to 1t, headed by A. w. Doland.
president of the Spokane Merchants
association, wearied OF the repeated
delays, evasions and numerous post
ponments of the Interstate Commerce
Commission in the Spokane rate Ease
against the transcontinental rail-
roads, are discussing plans to appeal
to President Roosevelt to bring about
an early decision in this now famous
litigation. The Spokane case was the
first instituted under the new inter
state commerce law, which became
effective January I, 1907. The chief
complaint is immediate territory. The
suit, which was instituted in the
name of the Spokane chamber Of
commerce and other organizations,
seeks equitable rates from eastern
points to this city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
PUBLICITY AGENT
OUTLINES PLANS

naign ac to the work of the publicity
man, office equipment, necessary eX-
penditures, and the work of the pub
Iicit'y department.
In the first place, the publicity man,
if he fully appreciates the importance
of his work and the responsibility at
tached to such work. will go slow. He
will first make a careful study of the
proposition in hand.
I'm the case of advertising the re-
sources of locality, the opportuni-
ties-agricultural, horticultural. and
in a business way, it is absolutely
necessary that the publicity man dig
right in and investigate for himself
before submitting any plan of proce-
dure.
AS soon as l returned from Spokane
started out seeing. have been across
your valley and have been up east of
the city where | obtained a fairly good
view Of the city and surrounding
country. 1 have looked over your Whit
man college; sized up your various in
dustries in a way, and so on.
Before going into the plan of pro
ceilings, l have a few other things to
say
"Wara Walla as a great wheat pro-
ducing section | heard of several years
ago. AS to its horticultural POSSIBLE
ties and it's educational facilities, l
know nothing. Your wheat farms are
no surprise to me but your Whitman
College is a great surprise Your or
chards, generally speaking. are a dis
with the exception Of the
Blalock orchards and an orchard here
and there. They are not properly
cared for: they don't compare with the
orchards of other localities, and yet in
these orchards lies the future of Wal
la Walla.
1.-The orchards properly cared for in
Walla Walla, the valley, and Walla
W1alla. the county. produce delicious
fruits, I understand. There are thou
sands of acres of land in this valley
and throughout the county unbroken
and in wheat today, that should be and
will be cup up into five and 10-acrc
tracts. If local capital is not
brought into play, outside capital, east
ern money, will start things going.
This Walla Walla valley especially
should be one beautiful eXpanse of or
chards.
Now then, to start these develop
ments you must let the investor, the
fruit raiser, and the man seeking a
business opening, know the root Of all
Progress. If a business or a commune
' wishes to grow it must advertise
nd advertise properly. Intelligent, ef-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
HEALTH OFFICER
COMPLIES REPORT
increase in Death Rate Is Shown, and
Falling Off in Contagious Dis
sease is Noted.

According to comparative reports OF
the vital statistics recentlhy compiled
by Health officer j. E. Fales, de-
crease in the death rate is noticed as
we'll a sa falling off in the number OF
contagious diseases. The reports for
the years 1907 and 1908 have been
carefully gone over and show clearly
that the death rate is decreasing one
per thousand and contagious diseases
about 3D. A slight falling off in the
mortality of children from one to ten
years of age is also noticed which &C
cording to the report is higher than
that of any other age.
The report reads as follows: EST
mated population for the year 1871,
$4,000 total number of deaths 236, an
nual death rate was 1928 per 1000. For
the year 1908, the estimated population
was 10000, the total number of deaths
1885, annual death rate. 11S per 1,OOo.
Classified by age Of the deceased:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12

Effective, but cneap-the classified
ads.
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TELLS OF ASSETS OF WALLA
WALLA VALLEY AS HE
HAS SEEN THEM.
Asks for a Coat of Arms That Will Be
Placed on All Correspondence
From City.

Tie invitation extended the ladies
of the city to attend last nights
meeting of the Commercial club, proved
to be just the proper move, and when
the session was called to order, the
attendance was larger than has been
seen in the club rooms for many
tn, organizatiO, was taken up and
tran acted, it having been the regular
monthly meeting. after which publici-
ty was considered, and addresses were
made by H. S. Biandford, J. H. Nor
row. H. O. Cecil, C. L. Whitney, and
others on that topic The first re-
port of Publicity Agent w. G.. South
er, was read, showing what steps
should be taken for carrying on the
movement. and much interest was
shown in the policies advocated.
Aside from the regular questions,
the needs of the public library were
introduced by Mr. Cecil. and the club
save the endorsement to the benefit
to he given in the First Presbyterian
church next Thursday evening. Just
before adjournment the Walla Wa1la
NJ at & Cold Storage company, and
the Model Bakery, through a co-opera
ton provided those present with re-
freshments consisting of Holly
Cream" sandwiches. which were much
enjoyed
"FolIowing is a part of the report
OF Mr. Souther. which was one of the
main considerations of the evening:
This is certainly a fine gathering
her tonight If the members of other
Commercial organizations were here
they would see at a glance that Wal
Ia Walla means business in this boos
ter campaign.
Il am glad to see the ladies present;
they should be invited to every general
meeting The ladies can become just
as good boosters as the men, if not
more so. Ladies. you want to give close
attention TO all booster talks, and
when you write to your friends in the
cast, always work in a strong booster
paragraph for Walla Walla
about this Booster Publicity Cam
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
MUSICAL TALENT
AMONG HAWNANS
HAWAII HAS EXCELLENT MATER
IAL FOR A GREAT CHORAL
ORGANIZATION.
Islanders Have Emerged From Bar
barism and No Longer Dance
to Tom Tom and Hula.

HONOLULU, March 12.-(SpeciaD
That Hawaii has the material for one
of the biggest and best choral organiza-
tons in the world, is the expressed
opinions of various prominent musi-
clans of mainland America and Europe
who at different times have visited the
islands Persons who still have the
notion that Hawaii is scarce merged
from barbarism, and that the nose
flute, tom-tom and hula dance con-
stitute the only idea of music among
the natives, will probably take this
statement with a grain of SALT but a
single visit to some of the native
churches during service, would doubt
less change these ideas
The fact is that the Hawaiians arr
one of the most musical peoples in the
world. Almost every Individual seems
to be born musician" with splendid
voice and a passionate fondness for
music. Most of them have had some
musical training in the public schools,
and some are accomplished musicians
in the higher sense of the term. For
many years there has been a senti-
mental idea throughout the northern
states that the American negro is a
musical animal, but to one who knows
the true capacity of the negro land then
hears the Hawaiians sing there is no
room for comparison. The average
negro has not much more than a sense
of rythm, and sometimes a pleasing
voice, while the Hawaiian understands
what he produces, and no expression of
sentiment or feeling in music escapes
him.
If Hawaii could have the services for
a few years Of some really big musical
director-one with the faculty of or
ganization and capacity for hard work
well develOped-there is scarcely
doubt that a most magnificent chorus
would be the result. Whether such
an attempt would prove a financial
success is matter of some doubt.
but there is little question of it's ar
tistic quality.
There has never been any serious
effort to organize the musical talent
of the islands except in small units;
though there is probably no other place
where music has the same hold upon
the masses that it has here Honolulu
for forty years has cheerfully support
ed a band which costs from $1,000 to
$500 per month to maintain and
which gives free concerts every day in
the year. A dozen or more other
bands are scattered over the islands,
but are privately supported. A high
class symphony orchestra is also sup
ported in Honolulu, besides several
very excellent, but smaller similar or
CARNATIONS; while scores of "glee
clubs'-quartets Qlintets and sextets
are to be heard almost any evening
in almost any place, filling the air
with sweetest and NEST soul tuanting
vocal melody, to stringed instrument
accompaniment
Hawaii has hee1n tO n1an for q great
celebration, national in sec pc, to mark
the completion of the opening of Pear
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12

defenses of the islands by the Federal
to take place pre- badly in
1912. 1t has been suggested as
feature of this demonstration TO nave
a great musical historical drama pro-
duced. and if this can be properly car
ried out, it should prove to be one OF
the most remarkable anywhere.
WILL J. COOPER.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
To Take Testimony.

BOISE, March 12.-AttOrneys for
the government in the case of the
United States VS. The Barber Lumber
Company, in which an effort was made
to cancel the entry on 10000 acres of
timber land in the Boise basin, valued
at a million dollars, left for Seattle to-
day to take testimony before a referec.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
SAYS ADMINISTRATION
is ONE OF WEALTH

GIRARD, Kas., March 12.-Eugene
Debs, presidential candidate of the
socialist party. declared today:
THE new administration is COM
posed exclusively of wealth. The most
of the cabinet members are lawyers
and most of them are openly trust law
yers. They can be depended upon to
serve their class Of clients"