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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13

money to pay his way there, so he
left leaving me with Papa and Mann
ma until he could make money enough
to send after me. He has never send
me ANYTHING vet. So in August he
married a girl at Freewater, Oregon.
He hasn't been west but four months.
he hasn't any divorce, nor / haven't
either. for l was expecting him to send
for me THE people at Freewater seem
to be slow about doing anything with
him. | would like for him to be pun
ished but l haven't any means to do
it with you know. He was always poor
and l am not able to work any more.
Could you speak a word in my favor
and do something that would cause
the people to punish him. You are
we'll acquainted with me and that
would have some weight with the peo
pie there. If | was there | would have
him taken up but l am not able to
get there Rev. F. w. Parker at Port
land has been writing to me wanting
me to swear out a warrant for him
but a warrant from here could not
be served there | would certainly APP
preeiate it if you could just say or do
something that would Cause his arrest
Your brother, ] NJ Peterson, he was
well acqdaintea with him. gsWould you
please do this ..fors an old Tar. Heel
friend. - 9
He is at F'reewater Oregon, pre-
tending to be a preacher but he is not
an ordained minister. He has aspaper
from the register of deeds with his
seal on it stating that he (Ward) is a
minister Mr. Braswell just had MIR.
Wards word for it, he didn't
know any more about him
than the rest of us people:
II hope to hear from YOU soon and that
you can do something with this mat
ter, as he lives in the same state you
I'VE IA and you know me-. L thought
possibly you could have something
DIME with him. Hoping to hear from
YOU soon. | am yours respectfully.
MINNIE WARD"
p. S.-As you might not remember
me | will say that | am the daughter
Of ]. w. I. QuinOr. Of course you
remember me-
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FIND NO DIVORCE
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Baptist church of Bakersville and in
these. the latter declares that he does
not believe Ward was ever ordained
He states that he was taken into the
church under her watch-care and was
told at that time to produce some ref
erences. This, he continues Ward
failed to do
Attorney Samuel Peterson. of Mil
ton, and formerly of BakerSVille. was
acquainted with the Mrs. Ward in that
locality and received the following let
ter from her September g.
Il am writing to you in regard to
my husband by name f. II Ward whom
l married four years ago. thinking he
was an all right man but l have found
recently that he isn't what he claimed
to be. In April last he sold all we had
even to the furniture and took all the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13
BIG SHOW FOR DOGS
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responsible for accidents or <Hapes.
but will care for all exhibits entered
and every attention will be given by
the superintendent in charge.
Glass 1.-Scotch coIIies.
Lot No. 1. Dog one year old or over
first prize $500, second prize $500
Lot No. 2. Dog over months and
under l year. first $780, second 5000
Lot No. 3 Bitch one year old or
over, first $500, second $500
Lot No A. Bitch over months and
under l year first $500, second, $500.
Lot No. 5. Little pups under 5
month, first $500. second $500.
Class 2-Pointers.
Lot No 6. Above SO pounds. first
$500, second $10O
Lot No. l. Under So pounds, first
$500, second s1OO.
Glass 3.-Setters
Lot No. s. English, first $500. sec
ond s1oO.
Lot No. 9. Gordon first $500, sec
ond s1.OO.
Lot No. 10, Irish, first $500. second
Class 4-Bulls.
Lot No. II. Bull Terriers. first s2ov
second $1.OO.
Lot No, y. Fox Terriers, first $500
second $100
All entries for other class dogs not
mentioned above will he accepted.
Two Bands to PLAY.
Many motorists of the city and coun.
ty have entered their machines for the
big parade which is to be the main fea
ture of the opening on Monday. Oc-
tober f. and Secretary Johnson looks
for keen rivalry among those who take
part. Between so and 100 autos all
gaily decorated. will be in line and
after going through the business streets
VIII proceed to the fair grounds. where
the parade will pass the grandstand
and judges stand for the decision OF
the judges and the award of the prizes
Promptly at l o'clock the big gates
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13

poles and wires in Corvallis; the wa
ter supply system. the power plant
and electric light system in Spring
field; the transmission cables from the
power plant at Springfield to Eugene
gene: the gas plant franchise in Eu-
gene: the electric light system at Dali
system and electric light system at
Independence: the gas plant at North
Yakima, Wash. and the gas plant at
Lewiston, Idaho
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13
TRIAL ON
DRY FARM

MORO, Ore. Sept. 13.-After three
sessions, the court of Sherman county
today approved and voted t;pprOpria-
tons of $10,22O for the purchase of
land to be used by the state and feder
al authorities for q dry experimental
farm. Land near Moro has been taken
by Professor Umberger of Washing
ton, d c.. who will become the resi-
dent superintendent. The farm COM
prises 234 acres. the county holding an
option on more land if NEEDED
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13
CHANGE IN GRAIN
TARIFFS ON ROAD

charges at Chicago and South Chicago.
The Rock Island the Chicago & Alton,
and the Atchison have given notice Of
this rate. 1t is effective on the Rock
Island today. on the Alton the eight
zenith and AtchisOn on the twenty
fifth.
The Rock Island has done even more
than the other lines, making the sele
waiting charges apply to shipments
originating over all its system. This
reduction is of little or no benefit to
the small shipper of grain who sends
ma few cars to be sold locally. but
it is an important factor to the big
shipper who loads grain in the west
and forwards it to the east, through
Chicago to be loaded into lake steam
ers for eastern and seabOard markets.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13
GOVERNMENT HAS
skNOTTY PROBLEM.
Question Arises as to Rights OF
Woman Married to American.


Woman Married to American.
HELENA, Mont. Sept. 13.-Has the
government any right to deport d
woman who was rejected for entry at
the port of New York and who suisse
auently entered the United States from
Canada as the wife of an American
ga rs from Helena to Secretary Nagei.
ct the department of commerce and
lai,or Six weeks ago Margaret Aft
satu. Il French girl, was denied the
right Of entering this country by the
i'aHiig ration officers at New York. and
was returned to France She imme-
diateiy re-emba rked on Canadian
bouad vessel, entered that country,
Travelled overland, was met by Leonard
Larson, Of Helena. was married to him
ia Canada. and was then brought to
Heten2 by Larson. She was arrested
10y tie local immigration officers and
j. ROW out on bail awaiting the result
81 the deportation hearing, the test in
W;.,cil Will be followed in Washington
tor consideration by the secretary Her
attorney contends that as she is the
vice of an American citizen the gov
e'hment has no right to deport her, as
tn, tact OF her marriage also makes
tc. Z citizen OF this country.
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SwindIers Identified.

BUTTE, Mont, Sept 13.-Chares
GuignOn, a Whitehall. Mont, rancher
gerald and John Grow, held here on
swindle case as two men who cheated
him out of $4,000 in New York six
years ago, while Guignon was on his
way to France on a visit The pair
are charged, with robbing Greek res
tauranteur, George Butler. of $500 in
con game.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13
ALL SORTS OF SWEETS Elk
HIsITED BY MANUFACTURE
ERS IN MADISON SQUARE.
Methods of Making Sugar Products Is
shown-Ice Cream Plays a Part
In Big Show.

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Small boys
and girls. sit up and take notice. An
international candy and ice cream
how is the very latest at Madison
Square Gard II. Opened today. it will
continue through the week, when all
-orts Of sweets Will be displayed and
the methods of manufacture illustrated.
The promoters alIege that this ex-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13
Read the Will.

NEW YORK. Sept 13-It is cur
rently reported that the will of f. n.
Hartman was read to the members %
won't be made public until it is filed
for probate which will be a week or
two. There is much speculation as to
whe ther the late financier makes ]. P.
Morgan the trustee OF his Union Paci-
fic holdings.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13
WESTERN RAILROADS MAKE CUT
OF ABOUT HALF A CENT
, A BUSHEL.
Shipper and Exporter Will Get
the Benefit.

CHICAGO, Sept 13-Western rail
ways are practically giving away one
half cent a bushel by putting in a
proportional tariff on grain shipments
from the west which provides for one
half a cent per bushel for cheating
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13

If YOU want to buy or sell piece OF
machinery there is no better help than
an ad i'm the classified columns.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13
Shady From the Start.

Shady From the Start.
Anyone conVersant with con, asts
who has taken the trouble to maxi y
even the slightest investigation. is III
a position to know that the present
copyrighted" effort of the bunc has
been replete with tricks and shady
methods. supposed to be unknown to
the young ladies whose names are be-
ing used.
Miss Edithe Eckelbrett. the colored
girl. was forced to withdraw after she
had secured 10000 votes simply be-
cause she was colored. The bunc man
ager did not take into consideration
the fact that her 10000 votes repre-
scented work and entitled her to par
ticipate regardless of color line. Bliss
Kennedy. a young man from Milton,
was entered in the contest as young
lady. and was credited with thousands
Of votes before the bunc manager elm
The Statesman. Sturgeon Dulin. a
young man from Dayton. was also en-
tered as young lady and credited
with several thousand votes. before it
was discovered he was not a young
lady.
These instances go far to prove the
contentious of the Statesman that the
vote has been padded. as the two young
men mentioned above did absolutely
no work. had no friends working in
their behalf. yet We're credited with
any number of votes Names of young
ladies who had not been in the city
for many years but who had married
and moved away. were placed in NOM
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13

What WalIa Waiia wants just now
is you at the fair September %.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-13

IF you want to buy or sell, see FOX
Rooms and 4, Barrett Bldg.
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ALAS! ALAS! BUT
SIX MORE DAYS
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doubt have consented to rebate them
for IA cash consideration not worth
mentioning
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-14
DAILY NEWSPAPER TO
ESPOUSE LIQUOR CAUSE.
Crimp Put Into it BY Judge Whitson
Of the United States Circuit
Court.

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 14.-When
Judge Edward Whitson in the Uni
ted States circuit court for the dis
trict of eastern Washington denied
the application for citizenship by
Maurice o. Fitzmaurice. crifnp was
put into plan by the liquor interests
in Spokane to launch a daily news.
paper to espouse their cause. The
petitioner was subjected to a Cruel
ling examination by J. B. Lindsey,
assistant United States district attor.
ney, who brought out that since com
ing to America from Ireland, five
years ago, Fitzmaurice has posed as
an Episcopal rector, rancher, lodg.
ing house keeper, lecturer, lawyer
and author in South Dakota, as pub
Usher of small newspapers in Wash
ington and Idaho and, according to
his own statement, as promoter and
an active political power in Spo-
kane. 1t was also entered a matter
Of record that he had been accused
and arrested on the charge of COM
mitting unspeakable crimes. Fftz.
maurice told a number of hard luck
stories about being robbed while in
South Dakota, but these were dis
proved by witnesses.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-14
ELEPHANT
BUTTES CASE
United States Supreme Court
Forfeits Charter of
Company
FAMOUS PIECE OF LITIGATION
Dragged Along for Years and
Was Before Tribunal
Three Times.

Washington, d. c.. Dec. 14.--For
the third time the supreme court of
the United States decided yesterday
the case of the United States against
the Rio Grande Dam and Irrigation
Company. The decision is in favor of
the government and declares forfeited
the company's charter, thus probably
finally terminating the famous piece
of litigation. The case involved the
right of the company to construct a
dam for irrigation purposes across the
Rio Grande river at Elephant Butte,
N. M, where it was it's declared inten-
ton of creating the largest artificial
irrigation lake in the world. The gov
ernment brought suit to prohibit. The
case, has been in the courts number
of years. On the last trial the charter
of the company is declared forfeited
and that decision was affirmed yester-
day.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-14
BIG FOUR
FLYER IN WRECK
Crashes Into Rear of Local
Passenger Train or Lake
Shore
GOING SIXTY MILES AN HOUR
Three Italians Were Killed and
Seven Other Persons Seriou-
ly Injured.

Erie. Pa. Dec. 1.-THE Big Four
Twentieth Century train, No &c, east
bound, second section. enrouie from
St. Louis to New York collided with
the rear end of passenger train No. 10,
on the Lake Shore railroad at North
East Penna, sixteen miles from here.
last night midnight. BY seeming mir
acle only three Italians We're killed,
seven other persons seriously injured
and probably twenty-five more or less
cut and bruised II is said that No.
10 for some unknown reason had not
made the siding in time 10 give clear
ance TO the Twentieth Century. which
was running sixty miles an hour short
ly before it caught up with and smash
ed into No. 10. The engineer of the
Flyer hurriedly applied the air, but not
soon enough to save the rear coach.
Disastrous Wreck Near Winnipeg.
Winnipeg, Dec. 14-An express
train on the Canadian Northern was
wrecked a hundred miles east of hire
early this morning, injuring forty
persons, none fatally Most of the
injured were American settlers on the
way to their former homes for Christ
mas.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-14
CONVICTS WORKING ON
GREAT SCENIC HIGHWAY.

Colorado Springs, Dec IA high
way connecting Colorado Springs, at
the foot of Pixies Peak, with the
world-famed Royal Gorge of the Ar
kansas river, will be completed With
in the next few years. Convicts are
now working on state boulevard
between Colorado Springs and Canon
City, and the county commissioners
have authorized the construction of
a road from Canon City to the top of
the Royal Gorge, Canon City and Co
dorado Springs business men initial
ed the movement for these two roads
which will, when completed, form
one of the grandest scenic driveways
in the world, extending for distance
of so miles and eliminating in an
unequalled panorama from the top of
wells of perpendicular granite.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-14
TENT CITY OF MNDERN
WOODMEN SANITARIUM
Two Hundred and Four Houses Pur-
chased From Donations Made
ey Camps of Order.

Colorado Springs, Colu., Dec. IL
Funds for the purchase of 204 tent
houses for the Modern Woodmen SAN
itarium north of Colorado Springs
have been donated by camps of the or
der throught the couitry. When the
sanitarium was established. call was
made on the various camps each to
donate. $250.00, the cost of one tent
cottage, and so generous has been the
response that the officials have been
unable to built cottages fast enough to
keep up with the continued subscrip.
tons. To date, two colonies of 60
tents each have been erected, and af-
ter January l, construction OF third
colony viii begin. At the same time,
construction of the central building,
power plant and dairy will be pushed.
Within a few years the sanitarium is
expected to have facilities for the ac-
commodation of from 500 to 1000 pa
tiepts.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-14

Trinidad, Colo, Dec. 14.--As the re-
suit of fight at Mexican dance at
Sopris, a coal camp near here, Jose
Gongales is in the hospital and is
thought to be fatally stabbed. Ralph
Garcia and Philip Gonzales, the lat
ter brother of the injured man, are
held in the county Jail as witnesses.
just how the fight started or what led
up to it is not generally known, and
the man who did nthe stabbing had
not been captured
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-14
BROkAW WAS
HELPLeostY INTOXICATED.
His Liking for Strong Drink at Bot
tom CT MARITAL infelioity Now
Seing Aired in Court.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE ready wit
and cooi head of Mary Blair Brokaw
VINO seeks decree OF separauon
with alimony OF $4,000 a year from
her millionaire husband, VI. Gould
Brokaw, mashed again through the
persistent ploddlng OF ner cross exam
nation.
Al the times you say your husband
threatened to blow out your brains,
ula you believe hlm?' ASKED John r.
Mcintyre, counsel Tor tie derense.
Not when he WASH urin1.lg,' re-
turned the witness.
Did he say he would OF could do
it?" pursued MIR Mcintyre.
In Paris he said he could and in
the south he said he would
We'll he did not, did he?" asked
Mr.. Mcintyre as a clincner.
Il think.' said the witness sweetly,
you find | am still left
AT another time there was ques-
ton CT what Mrs. Brokaw meant by
'paralyzed' an adjective she applied
to Mr.. Brokaw's condition on a night
when she testified she telephoned for
his secretary 10 take care of him.
Mrs. Blokaw amplitied her delini-
ticn as "a condition of helpless in
toXication" and Mr.. Mcintyre imme.
diately wished to know now the wit.
ness had qualified as a judge in the
-
My varied experience after mar
riage maze me an expert, she re-
torted.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-14
GREAT S|PHON
UNDER COLORADO
Unique Feat Attempted by
United States Reclama-
ton Service
WILL RECLAIM $1,000 ACRES
Work Begun on That Portion of
the Immense Yuma Project
in Arizona.

Los Angeles, Dec. 14.-With the
completion of siphon fourteen feet
in diameter under the Colorado river
at Yuma, the United States Reclama-
ton Service will have accomplished
feat unique in American engineer
ing. The siphon will carry the water
diverted from the Yuma dam fourteen
miles away under the Colorado river
to irrigate fifty-five thousand acres in
the Yuma valley. Two shafts, each
hundred feet deep had to be sunk
and connected under the river by a
drift tunnel. The top of the tunnel
will be twenty-five feet below the low
est known bed of the river and the
tunnel itself will be thousand feet
long.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-14
PRO-
CLAIMED PRESIDENT
General Morales of Insur-
gents Marching on Town
of Rivas
GAINED IMPORTANT VICTORIES
Tortuga, Orizi and Supea Now
in Hands of Zelaya's
Opponents

Bluefields, Nicaragua, Dec. 14.-Au
official dispatch received at insurgent
headquarters here announces that
General Morales, at the head of a
band of Insurgents has captured Tor
tuga, Orizi and Eupea three small
towns on the Costa Rican frontier
Morales proclaimed Estrada president
and continued to march TO attack the
important town of Rivas.
Bio Battle Imminent.
General Estrada and followers have
taken courage at the prospects of
assistance from the United States,
Consul Moffat is making a tentative
arrangement for shore quarters for
the American fighting men. A big
battle is expected soon. General
VAssuez, commanding the govern
ment troops, has concentrated his
forces in the hills a few miles from
Rama Both fianks are threatened by
the insurgent forces, and their at
tack only awaits the arrival of artil-
lery and ammunition, which is eX-
pected daily by steamer.
Rebellion Breaks Out.
Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. Ire
bel1on has broken out at the capi-
tai The streets today were filled
with unrestrained demonstrators.
Shouts of Long live liberty, the
United States and Estrada" filled the
air. 1t is said that President Zelaya
has promised to make public today
the announcement of his resignation.
For the first time in sixteen years
| meeting of malcontents was per
| mtted without police interference
| The climax was reached last night
when the government attempted tc
put through Congress a bill conced
ing to certain eXploiters mining
1 rights covering vast, underlined area
/ irrespective of present ownership oi
| the surface of the property. Con
gresham Enrique Corda opposed tEle
measure in a speech that aroused the
widest enthusiasm. The government
| seeing the motion in danger of being
lost precipitaly adjourned the ses
sion. When Corda left the building
he was given an ovation and followed
to his hotel by a mob which rapidly
grew in proportions. The army is
I alternately cheering Corda and cry
ing Long live liberty! The anti
Zelaya feeling is so strong that the
| government did not dare to attempt
its suppression.
Blue Jackets Arrive at Corinto.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE cruiser
Albany and the gunboat yorktown
have joined the gunboat Vicksburs
at Corinto on the Pacific coast o
Nicaragua. They arrived there yes
terday. They have about four hun
dred and twenty-five blue jacket:
aboard.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-14
FIGHT CAUSES
DEATH Of TEN
Quarrel Among Cincinnati
Tenants Leads to Over
turning of Lamp
FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY
Several Suffocated in Bed--Four
Story House Destroyed
by Fire.

Cincinnati. Dec. IA quarrel
which led to blows, and overturned
a kerosene lamp started blaze in
a four story tenement house at Third
and Sycamore streets early this
morning, which resulted in the death
OF seven persons and the injury of
dozen others, three probably fatally.
The lamp overturned on the second
floor by tenants started the fire
which spread with much rapidity.
Several were sutfocated in bed.
Fifty others had a narrow escape
from death, the building was fiimsy
wooden affair and when escape was
cut off, the panic stricken tenants
rushed to the windows in the roof
and jumped. Some were caught in
blankets, but others fell to the side
walk. ..
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-14
GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION AT TOPEKA.

Topeka, Kas., Dec. 1.-THE annual
convention of the National Good
Roads Association opened here today.
Good roads advocates, including Gov
ernor Stubbs, members of Congress
and representatives of state organi-
zations in various parts of the coun-
t1y are present. A letter was read
from President Taft in which he said
| reference to the meeting: 1T shows
q national awakening as to the sub
Ject and gives earnest of progress
In the right direction"