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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-20
Bacon to be
Made Premier

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Secretary
Root, following his expected elect IN
as senator from New York by the 1e-
gislature of that state tomorrow, hopes
to be able to attend to some pressing
matters in the state department and re-
tire by the end of the week Upon the
secretary's REIMBURSEMENT of his, Of
flee, Robert Bacon, now assistan. sec
rotary. will be named for secretary of
state and he in turn will be succeeded
as assistant secretary by John C.
Ioughlin of this city
With the ratification of treaties
between the United States and
Great Britain regarding Cana
dian relations, expected to be
made shortly by the United
States serate, the work of Elihu Root
as secretary of state will be conclud-
ed. Secretary Bacon will then take up
the ends of the diplomatic tangle, so
that when Philander Knox takes the
job he will find things running smooth
ly.
Two questions in one of the treaty
is settled outright. They deal with
water boundaries between the United
States and Canada. The other two
treaties have to do with the New
foundland fisheries and the arjourn-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-20
Cuba will again
Be Free Nation

HAVANA, Jan. 20.-On January %
at noon the Cuban people will come
into their own for the second time at
the hands of the American govern
ment.
1t was on May 30, 1902. that the
American flag. hoisted after the war
with Spain, was hauled down in favor
of the blue striped, single-starred en-
sign of Cuba.
Then. in September, 1906, a company
Of marines landed from the United
States cruiser Denver and halted a
victorious revolutionary army on the
outskirts of Havana, and American in
tervention, which first came against a
foreign power. was once more arrang-
ed, this time to set things right among
the Cubans themselves
The liberal party. which claims to be
the party of the common people, went
into power as the result of an almost
unanimous ballot
Major General Jose Miguel Gomez,
the new president, has magnanimOusly
decreed that although the conservative
party vote in the recent election was
almost nothing, that party shall have
50 per cent of the appointive office.
The inauguration of Gomez on Janu-
2ry % will take place at the palace at
noon. Several American warShips will
fire national salute but no other
soldiers remaining on the islands will
participate in the inaugural parade as
their presence might detract from the
pride of the people in return of native
sovereignty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-20
GavesBenefitutor
pOe'S Mother

NORFOLK. Va. Jan. 20-An article
in a copy of the Norfolk Herald for
July 20. 1911. supplies an interesting
Renaissance of Mrs. David Poe. the
actress mother of the great poet whose
centenary is being celebrated. Mrs.
Poe was really a great actress in her
prime. but in later years she fell upon
hard times. and the newspaper article
in question relates to a benefit to be
given for her in Norfolk. David Poe,
the father of the poet, died of consump-
ton in this city when Edgar Allan Poe
was a baby. and left Mrs Poe desti-
tute.
1t is stated in the newspaper story
that Mrs. Poe made her first appear
ance upon Norfolk stage when in her
teens, and was. said to be zone of the
handsomest women in America" The
appreciation continues: .'She never
came on the stage, but a general muir
muir ran through the house. What an
enchanting creature. Heavens, what
a form. Her voice. too Sure never
anything was half so sweet Year aft
er year she continued to extract these
involuntary bursts of rapture from
the Norfolk audience. and to deserve
them. too; for never did one of her
profession take more pains to please
than she. But now, the scene is
changed have nressea
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-20
ANOTHER ROMANCE
ON LIFE OF LOVE

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. 2O-ln
connection with the celebration of
the centenary of Edgar Allan Poe, a
famous porrait of Mrs. Sarah Helen
Whitman and MANY documents of
rare interest bearing on her romance
with the great poet We're presented to
the library of Brown university.
John n Arnold. the artist who exc
cuted the portrait many years ago, and
Mrs Henry r. Chace of this city. who
is in possession of many OF the letters
connected with Poe's wooing of Mrs.
Whitman, are the donors of the gifts
to the Brown library.
At the time of his death in 1S49, Poe
was engaged to be married Mrs.
Whitman. a wealthy widow of this
city and who was year or two his
senior. 1t was while he was on his
way to visit Mrs. Whitman that the
author died.
The portrait of Mrs. Whitman was
painted by Mr.. Arnold 80 years ago
and was intended for the ProvfdenC
Athenaaum and was bequeathed by
her to that institution. The portrait
was paid for but never called for, and
has remained these years in Mr.. Ar
nold's studio, while another portrait OF
Mrs Whitman hangs in the Athena
cum.
The letters which Mrs. Chance viii
present to the university We're found
among Mrs. Whitman's papers, which
| two or three years ago came into Mrs
Chances possession. These letters
have formed the basis of several mag
, azine articles on Poe. They make GER
tain the fact which some persons de-
| nied, that Poe and Mrs. Whitman were
| engaged to be married since amone
| them is Poe's own request for the
| publishing of the banns of marriage
| There is also a letter written by Mrs
Whitman which reveals that an en-
gagement existed between herself and
Poe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-20
New Hotels To Be Built.

NORTH YAKIMA. JAN 20.-TWo
diate construction in North Yakima.
One will be erected nearly across from
the railroad station by Mrs. Julia Hess
who recently sold her hotel on the west
side to the North Coast road for right
of way. The other will be built on the
west side by the Yakima Land COM
pany, on lots just purchased from Dr.
G. J. Taft and NJ. r. Moffitt, for the
sum of $4,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-20
BOWLERS WILL
MEET IN SEATTLE.

SEATTLE, Jan 20.-(Special Cor
respondence)-The 1909 meeting of the
Western Bowling Congress will be
held in this city May 26 to June G.,
and it is expected that 200 teams will
be represented in the international
tournament.
Chicago and st. Louis teams have
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-20
ELIHU ROOT is CON-
FiRMED AS SENATOR!
Joint Session of New York Legislature
Ratifies Election.

ALBANY n. V, Jan. 20.-The leg
islature in joint session today rati-
fed the election of Elihu Root as SEN
atOr from New York.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-20
COOPERS TRIED FOR
CARMACKrS MURDER

NASHVILLE, Jan. 20-The trial of
Col. Duncan Cooper and his son. Robin,
Senator Carmack, began today. Feel
ing against the accused men is nigh.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-20

Stoves Put Up and B!ackened.
Stoves put I'D and blackened. House
cleaning done. All other odd jobs no
matter what call Lyon. Phone 1845.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-20

SAN BERNARINO. Jan. 2O.-Hud-
died on rocky point no larger than
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-20
GIRL ON CHASM'S
BRINK FOR HOURS

Man Risks Life in Saving YOUNG Wo.
man Hudd!ed on Tiny Ledge.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06

song who sweeping in in the genuine thing. She
was so big and blonde she made the men with her
look like the little round balloons hitched to a
fourth of July kite. There of jet trim
mings mixed with pearl necklace, and lot of lace
hanging down over her chest, and there room
her skirt for three different of huted ribbon each
foot apart Her white gloves reached almost up to
her shoulders and in the back sfaped-t was
an empire with wasp waist-and on her head was
pink hat with shower of pink feathers, and one
falling to her neck, three or four feet long
Are you looking at Feathers?" Mr.. Jones asked.
"She is real She is getting $500 week
for singing an hour a night in vodeville.
leaned back and looked at her That is a lot
says l. 81 guess l never will be earning $500 week.
but guess don't want to- if have to deck myself
out like Harlem Christmas tree. See the lights in
her ears / wouldn't dare face myself in the dark
with all that on. Seems if people had no
retiringness in their natures" And I looked down
at my rhinestone buckle and sighed. I knew was
jealous.
You're looking awfully we'll tonight" says he,
and they began to play "Salome." Miss Wyncote
was there with party, all dked out, eating in the
middle of the room where every had to stop and
give them the high sign they went out. The
women were all talking and laughing and there
were pink, green and blue in the party, and Miss
Wyncote in black and white was the picture of
health She looked over at and smiled one
who would say well, well, little one"
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Scene With the Leading Man

How dared you" said to him; ~how dared you
take my mother a restaurant at this time of
nightp
at sort of loud looking place" said mother.
"I like it at Paris, Ohio" She
looking all kind of puzzled and tired out
We'll you were there" said Mr.. Hopper, taking
in my tragedy queen attitude and the silk scarf
thrown around my shoulders, for they always turn
the heat off at midnight in these $40 ones. ~You
there" he says.
I'VE had awful time finding you, Minnie said
mother I'VE wouldn't have gone in there-I wanted
to go to Childs' where l feel more at home-except
somebody told you there; then you wouldn't
speak to me at all"
do you mean to say you angry at mes" said
Harry Hopper, his eyes blazing Mother took Mar
maduke's puppy and went out of the room.
why shouldn't be-" says l. What are you to
that l should stand your making fun Of u.s."
said, mad | seeing red. ~You made me
ashamed of my mother and her old fashioned clothes
and I'll never forgive you" burst out crying.
CTo Be Continued Next Sunday)
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Becomes Very Wroth

The owner of THE Babes" bowed and smiled to
when he knew Mr.. Hopper, and every
body laughed they looked at Mr.. Hoppers
table, and in my heart 1 grew harder and madden
every minute. 1 wouldn't look at mother, because
/ knew just how hurt she looking. And Jim
Burns pulled the of the chair that had taken
his place.
Then they played "Salome" again. and thought
/ was glad was with Mr.. Jones. Well, finished
that dinner to coffee frapays, and 1 swept out
of the place with him, just swishing my changeable
silk skirts and no one had had chance to laugh
hadn't given them chance to act snobbish
to me.
Il believe you like me best, after all, Minnie
says the Jones boy, stood on the curb. Shall
take spin before go home? III get Mccain
and the others"
"No, I'm going straight home" says l. stamping
my foot There wind blowing. Take
straight home. I'm only stuck on you when you
don't say or do anything 1 to go straight
home"
So he took out to the Violet and went in
and lighted the light in apartment and there
there but Marmaduke's puppy chewing
up Of Lovelrs slippers 1t sounded so lonesome
After while 1 heard them stumbling baby
buggy, and mother and Mr. Hopper came in.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06

little kicking devil Mr. Hopper turned red, but tns
owner of ''The Babes" and everybody in their grand
clothes looking, and just couldn't go there
and let she my mother, following me up,
dressed in that kind of bum outfit
"'Tisn't appropriate here for old folks" I said,
after minute They should be in bed" felt as
mean as the shrimp in my salad Mr.. Jones laughed
saw Jim had gone over to talk to mother, and an
other had taken his place with the Idiot Child,
and hoped there wouldn't be no harsh words.
That's so" says Mr. Jones' who is the old
party, Hopper? Give introduction"
Not at ALL says Mr.. Hopper, unless you and
Miss Higgins will join us at our table"
Mr.. Jones got mad.
"Oh, stop butting in, Hopper" says he. "Tve
ordered Miss Higgins supper and Pm going to enjoy
her company"
They just stood and glanced at each other, and
everybody rubbered at l seemed quite heroine
everybody but little Minnie herself. felt inside
like the sequel to a story where the heroine died
young l didn't say nothing, as / should have done,
and the minute passed and Mr.. Hopper went back
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Like a Press Agents Dream

And Grandcourt and Lowell came in with
between them who didn't even know the walters
The owner of show supporting with another
man and he looked as if my stocks had gone up, be-
was with Mr.. Jones' So looked at Barton
firtatiously from under my feather and toyed
with my baked shad elegantly, but all was saying
Gee, but it's noisy in herei No one seems to
mind if you stare at 'em at ALL l guess the whole
things a press agents dream anyway. Pipe the
diamonds"
Then l looked up and who was staring at me
hard but Jim Burns sitting there with his second hand
Tuxedo and his white tie, and at the table with him
was the Idiot Child wearing silk shirtwaist
and fur turban with red rose on it. | most
died inside, laughing and crying both She looked
so contented and admiring. So | just nodded to
Jim-quick like that-and went talking.
wasn't ipfor sour grapes act. didn't want
to spoil her little game, but it did kinder hurt when
they both leaned and began talk to each other
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
MAGNETIC ACTION OF SUN SPOTS

n ECISIVE evidence of the magnetic action Of sun
/ spots seems to have been obtained through photo
graphs of the suns surface recently taken by the
American astronomer, G. E. Hale. at Mount Wilson,
Cal, with the aid of the spectro-heOgraph. Evidence
that the spots great whirling storms is marked
If electrically charged particles were whrled about
in such gigantic vortex their motion would produce
magnetic forces right angles to its plane But light
radiated along powerful magnetic lines Of force is
known to be sngularly affected certain lines visible
in the spectroscope being doubled Hale, therefore,
looked for such doubling in the spot spectrum,
and not only found it clearly, but photographed it.
thus making it certain he believes, that spot
gives rise to powerful magnetic field This has long
been suspected. owing to the magnetic fluctuations
caused on the earths surface by the appearance of
large sun spot. but direct evidence of it has
before been obtained 1t has been calculated that
produce such magnetic force that apparently pres
ent in Professor Hale's spot would require
current of about 5000 amperes 1t is supposed. how
ever that there really all in the spot
only electrically charged particles which. when whrled
about. produce the same magnetic effect.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06

if of hoodoo bird flying around out
side. But the music playing, and was eating
my trufed grouse, and then looked up and sawhold
up while l write 1.-TWO people came jogging
down the aisle and take table across the room from
u.s. and one Harry Hopper in dress suit and the
other my mother!
FWhatS~the matter? You've gone. white" says
Jones to me, with of his sentimental looks. I
didn't know what to do, girl can't be ready for
everything, if she's got plenty of CUFF. You
see, mother had her rusty old black silk dress and
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Mothers False Front

Mothers front hair was false and she looked old
but she had nice little, polite smile her face
the kind she used at church sociabes at home-tho
could see she scared at all the gilt and the red
wrggly carpet and the champagne buckets and things
Harry Hopper had the most polite smile, too and
he was leaning toward her and talking as if she was
the whole cheese but every one rubbering at
them and you could see by that little smile on his
face that he knew it and he didn't bit He
was just having the time of his life and imagining
he was in a play.
Don't l know the feeling, don't have it every
now and then? Wasn't having it minute ago
when they were playing "Salome" up there in the
hole over our heads? But this different kind
OF play and it was all because she was so different
and nobody had had person like that in there
for late supper before.
didn't know what to do couldn't make myself
go over there and own up she was my mother before
the whole crowd though knew ought to- Miss
Wyncotes party looking, and there the
of the show and my career to re-coll-ect, and
all the men at the table who knew who was and
would laugh and Mr.. Jones and Grandcourt and all.
Here was every one else diked out like Newport
and mother looking like Paris Ohio 1 dressed
bad enough, goodness knows And it looked so
funny her being there anyway. l just wished 1
could crawl under the table.
do you know Harry Hopper?" asked Mr.. Jones.
"He's great fellow Always up to some joke or
other Wonder who that freak is with him tonight =
l choked on chunk of bread, and Jim was look
ing over at me, with the most shocked expression
ever saw. Then Harry Hopper saw me-he'd been
looking around-and to my table. All the
time he was coming 1 stared down at my plate,
wondering what I'd do. When he got there he
didn't look jockey at all.
"Good evening, Jones' he said, and shook hands
as solemn preacher. Il didn't know you and
Miss Higgins had made up"
1--WE haven't" snapped. What did you do it
for?" He knew what meant.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Teaching Mother Grammar

December 4-Hartweu had to move, and she said
we liked Marmaduke's puppy, which does nothing but
chew its paws, better than we do her I'm having
awful times teaching mother grammar. She says
1T amt for 1t isn't and she do leave off all her gs,
but she washes dishes lovely and cooks for US
December 5-Nothing exciting has happened for
q week
December 8-Mr Hopper came here and saw
mother. He says This is nice, clever little girl of
yours" and mother says. She pretty
nigh grown up"
laughed. why do you always talk if
you was old a grandfather?" says to Mr. Hopper
and he seemed to feel I'd hurt his dignity. After
he'd gone told mother she ought to say nigh;
it was an old fashioned word
Amt he great friend of yours" she asked
me-just like that
"Oh, don't know" says 1; "he amt never took
to supper yet. He may be quitter for all
know Men is so unsincere."
She said she didn't like the word gutter"
December 2O,-Last night so much happened
Again I saw him-Barton-Mr Barton Fordham
Jones. He met me at the stage entrance as 1 was
emerging. Qoven told that word out of her
reading)
Come to supper with at Sherrys Miss Hg
gins?" he asked with his hat in his hand
NO." says !, 'to Rector's. l feel more comfort
able at Rectors, and, besides, I had something to
tell him It isn't stylish talk at Sherrys Rec
tors Is much lvelier and the womens dresses there
are just as grand. Ny furs always look kind of
sIdmpy anyway wherever l am Mr. Jones dress
suit was lovely He looked dream, and asked him
how his father
80 The old cove is in Paris enjoying himself" he
said, while 1 again in the good graces of a
Broadway favorite."
= I'm no favorite," says, for comeback 81
may be hit with the audience but the after theater
bunch don't take much to You're not in my
good graces either, tho l may look it"
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
L Went Into Rector's

Then swept into Rector's, wearing my FIVE dollar
pale blue hat marked down from ten, and with that
imitation fox dangling from my shoulders Ny jewels
was just one old rhinestone buckle; but l swept
Just the same-so hard knocked down champagne
bucket with the tail of my skirt. The head waiter
asked what queen of song l Everybody
rubbered
Mr.. Jones had engaged of those side tables
next the mirrors. with the little pink lamps with
bead dew-dads hanging them. In this soft aristo-
cratic light looked my loveliest. heard somebody
tell man that Higgins, who has song all
her own way at of those Casino leg shows" and
knew this fame
Now, Mr. Jones'" hit out, "Im eating your
oysters and feel as coy and at your enter
rarnnnent as a fly in plate of ice cream, but want
to tell you just this 1 have cared about you, and
that is why l accept your OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
recall the dead past But now / don't no
more and all sentiment must be cut out between US"
Now, Minnie he says, don't give me the marble
1lt like that 1t makes feel cold all over l
tzse it, but everything you say goes
But the music began play " there in that little
hole in the ceiling and sorry he took me at my
word He began to tell about his college scrapes
and they was awful slow
turned around and looked at real queen OF
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06

her little best bonnet with the grapes she's for
three years out in Paris Ohio
And right at the table next her sat the queen of
song that getting $500 week in vodevie and
everybody admired SO much
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Surprise for Minnie

"We waiting for you at the stage entrance, .
he said 1T was to be surprise for you" he says.
ct IS" said l. What you saying, Mr..
Joness" / was that cool as if l had swallowed a
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06

Jim wouldn't speak to me. I'm making no squak
sbout that
November 29.-Today Jim up here to the
Violet and began scolding How do you know
what kind of men those were?" he says Who's
Molly, to do the introducin?"
"Pu thank you to leave my out of your
discussion, Mr. Burns" Molly said TO him. 81 guess
I'm just as good judge of you We
have to go to dinner supper and then; it's
all in the business
You're mutt jim" I told him, picking up
Marmaduke's puppy DO you expect TO work
all night and wash up the dishes, and sleep all day.
and never have pleasures all? Every old thing
has Its pleasures; parrot with its tail feathers
gone looks forward to having shindig with the
monkeys and then. don't like any gentlemen,
anyway. Ny heart is dead"
Z believe it IS" Jim said; Miss Shoreham does,
too" Then laughed, and jim says:
Laugh that poor little thing all you want, Miss
Higgins; she doesn't go out with strange men"-
NO, you're not stranger to her now expect"
Then he furious. Tomorrow" he says, 81
write and tell your mother OF your goings on" I
know its just his jealousy. Then the door opened
and in walked mother. Dear dear, where is she
going to sleep?
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06

OVEMBER 25.-The owner took
hold of my arm yesterday and
said: "Ill fire you if you don't
do better" 1t hurt. | guess
houses for THE Babes" is thin
ming ON some. l went TO Deps
with Molly and two new men
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with national headquarters

reconciliation with national headquarters
nor would they confer authority upon one
of their members to treat with the ma
tional commander and adjust matters, for
that proposition was made to deaf ears In
a large committee that had been marking
time for eight months. Nothing has since
followed to convince me that the Wash
inston members could, if they wanted to,
organize and offer substitute for the
present national organization. but they
can occasionally furnish as individuals
light reading for the Washington public
and to that extent remotely benefit the or
ganization to which they have pledged
adherence. To one who has proper ap-
probation of the services rendered by our
older comrades Of the civil war 1t seems
irreverent to couple the name OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic with any
project of expansion that would embrace
in the G. A. r. soldiers and sailors OF
Younger generation. The troubles of
which complaint is now made. and which
are no greater than those overcome In
similar organizations and which to some
extent pervade all assemblies &C the hui
man kind, will disappear and fraternity,
charity and loyalty prevail.
GEORGE l.. SNYDER.