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The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

The preliminary report Of the de.
partment Of agriculture shows that
the corn crop this year is up to high
level and comes near to record break
ing figures. The yield is placed at 2.
767, ,316,0 900 bushels, which is nearly q
hundred million bushels more than
that Of 1908. The largest crop of
corn ever gathered was that Of 1906,
which aggregated 2,927,416.00o BUSH
els At the prevailing prices the corn
crop is estimated to be worth more
than, 81 900, 100000. There is no doubt
that king Corn does his part toward
creating national wealth.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

Writing Of the evils of ear strain,
to which the people of large city are
always subject, doctor says: when
the ears have been strained by the
noise and confusion of the day they
may be refreshed in the eveing by lis.
thing to music or to such other sounds
as are restful to them" Perhaps you
have noticed the restful effect after a
hard days work when the clock in the
street strikes six and the hurdy-gurdy
comes around,
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24
Shadow Lace.

This is new, and because Of its un
obtrusive pattern can be used in great
quantities without fear of ,overdccora.
tion.
The pattern is woven in such a way
that an uncertain shadowy effect is
produced. It is especially lovely il
black and cream. The black shadow
lace is used over black net and {
white satin undersiip. The cream J..
effective OYER pale tints IN evening
gowns
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

The st. Lawrence river is an object.
lesson in water power. An enormous
volume can be turned to account by
modern methods. And now progress.
sive Americans and Canadians are
uniting in an effort to utilize this
power. A plan has been formulated
which looks to the erection of a dam
at Brockville which will drown out
stream at that point 18 inches, afford.
ing several hundred thousand horse
power. Competent engineers have
pronounced It wholly practicable.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

The Turkish parliament, which will
reconvene next week, will consider a
naval program that will involve the
expenditure Of $100,0o0,000. This sum,
it is estimated. will build and equip
seven battleships of the North Da-
kota type and at once advance the
Ottoman empire to at least a second
rate position as sea power.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

queen EllZaDelQ OF England at the
time this story begins was go years old.
She was tall, thin, and ugly and had a
fearful temper. Her teeth were black
from tobacco and decay, and she wore
red wig. Robert Devereux, earl of
Essex, was barely 21. He was hand.
some, accomplished and of fine figure,
besides being one of the best edu-
Gated men of his day. He was popular
and seemed to have a great future in
store. It pleased Elizabeth to fancy
herself in love with him. This love
affair was destined to make both of
the participants miserable and to end
Essex's life at "a.
Elizabeth was the daughter of
Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn. On the
death of her half-sister, Mary, she be-
came queen of England. She surround
ed herself with wise counsellors, and
encouraged literature, exploration and
all the arts. For this reason her reign
was England's golden age" Eliza
beth never married. Yet she was in
the habit of falling in love with mobiles
of her own court and of carrying on
violent flirtations with them. Their
f1attery delighted her. She believed
in it all. Such men as succeeded in
making the queen think they adored
her usually rose high in power; but
they found it no easy task to crafty
her tremendous vanity or to avoid her
furious temper. The best and last of
these mobiles who won her feeting af-
A eox,, fections was the
eI;r+st;on young earl of Es-
'e~'o"' sex. He was at
21 an accomplished soldier and cour.
tier. That he really loved Elizabeth
is very doubtful. But he was ambi-
tious and jumped at 50 dazzling a
chance for advancing his own inter.
ests. At heart he was honest and i'm
pulsive. It was not as easy for him
as for his predecessors to keep on
good terms with the cranky old queen
and to soothe her ill-huinor with pref
ty speeches. In fact, so tiresome did
he find the royal Irritation that he
tried to amuse himself more once by
making love to her majesty's maids of
honor. But this was perilous pastime.
For Elizabeth was as jealous as she
was vain.
Court life wearied young Essex.
Wars, explorations and other sorts
of adventure were going on all about
him. But Elizabeth would not let him
take part in any of these expeditions.
She could not bear to have him ont
of her sight lie loved excitement and
found existence dreary at the palace.
So in 1887, when he was %. he slipped
away secretly and Joined brakes feet
that was sailing on Portugal. But
Elizabeth sent message after the
fleet commanding Essex "at his utter.
most peril to come back at once
Back he came, angry and chagrined,
In NO mood to meet Elizabeth's re-
proaches. In this mood he picked q
quarrel with Sir Charles Blount, on
whom the queen had also deigned to
east a favoring eye. He and Blount
fought duel, in which Essex was
wounded and disarmed.
Life at the court dragged on for a
while longer. Then Essex fell in love
with the clever widow Of Sir Philip
Sydney and married her. The mar
riage was kept secret for fear Of the
queens wrath. Nor. was the fear in
vain. When Elizabeth learned of the
Wedding she was enraged beyond
measure. Yet such was her fondnesl
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

The power of humor was. perhaps,
never more strikingly displayed than
TN tho strike of-l,10o employees of a
Schenectady concern who struck be-
cause a fellow.laborer who had poured
sand down their backs and smearcd
their tools was discharged. ii s
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

When the United States names its
biggest battleships after the smallest,
or the least populous. Of the states
does it indicate an opinion that the
battleships may properly be min.
imized or that the small states need
the advertising?
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

yoke of tucked silk, which is also
trimmed with braid and small buttons.
Ihe sleeve is long, tight-fitting, and
trimmed to match.
Hat OF black beaver, trimmed with
feather mount.
Materials required: 6k yards cloth
AZ inches wide. dozen yards braid,
h yard tucked silk.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

That Hartford 15-year-old boy who
insisted on being taken to school after
he had broken his leg, because he did
not want to spoil a perfect record for
attendance, may be counted on to ap
preciate the value of an education and
to turn it to good account.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

The post Office rules that boxes Of
candy may be sent through the mails.
Uncle Sam and Santa Claus are get
ting ready to pull together in this
matter. Sweets to the sweet.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24
Gobelin Green AGAIN.

The hats Of this winter will again
show that enhancing shade of green
known as gobelin. It will be used
in thick, short plumes and thick long
ones, but not in ribbons or moire.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24
In Sasstetv.

In Sassiety.
Wife-Here's another invitation to
dine at F1atley's. What a bore those
occasions are. ..-.- .:.-@ -.
Hub-Yes; even their dinner knivsa
ara dun
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

Aeroplanist Farman few for over
four hours the other day. The coming
aeroplane will have to have dining
car attachment.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

Orville Wright says that flying is
easy to learn. Few doubted that; it
is the coming-down process which the
majority want made easy.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

The German dirigible air squadron
has been executing maneuvers, and
another war scare is due in the right
little, tight little British Isles.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

Twenty-Inch Rope Of Pearls.
The fashion in length 1or a string of
pearls has changed. /: was once II
inches, then 16; now the correct string
must measure ~ inches.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

The American Dreadnought Is the
greatest of all. Others do we'll; we
do better They do better still when
we do best.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

This elegant dress is carried out in
champagne suede cloth. and is f1t-
ting princess. tucked under the arms.
A band of braided cloth trims the low
er edge Of princess where the mate
rial is slightly draped. below this the
skirt part is plated. the ptafts being
stitched down a few inches. A hand
some braiding design surrounds the
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

Rifian tribesmen send word to
Spain that they have only started to
fight. Madrid will get little satisfac.
tiOn out of that.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

Messina is alarmed over signs OF
further earthquake shocks. Messina
seems good place to keep away
from.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24
E,,r - Match Gown.

TUT 10 WNS0" ~0"'"
Among the fads this season is that
of dyeing the fur to match ones
gown. 1t would make biologist shud-
der to see the colors the skins Of some
animals are made to assume.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

In her suit for divorce Sacramento
woman charged that her husband
would not even buy her ice cream.
Still, he may have loaded her down
with fudge and chewing gum
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

Berlin wants an immovable date for
Easter Sunday. Let us hope they will
also get a removable Easter Sunday
hat.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

Terrible battles are happening
over the Nicaragua cable. Both sides
are winning.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

A washington man says he owes
his longevity to pie, but few poll
ticians can hang onto the pie counter
q whole lifetime.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

This discussion whether or not there
Gre insects on Mars is chopping con-
troversy pretty fine. Wait till the
hOokwOrm gets settled.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

It is clumsy to break laws when 1t
is easier to evade them, but that Is
not a good excuse for evading them.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

During the past year our raternal
government planted 3,117 100000 fish,
which statement is the biggest fish
story of the year.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

Some persons express their op-
:imism by eating chicken croquettes
In restaurants.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

"Paris Is a woman's town." sings q
Boston Globe poet. Other American
gents have made the same remark.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

Prosperity is still waxing and will
set hot pace for the country.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24
Come again, football friends!

The revolution season has opened
again in Central America.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

The germ family are in hard luck.
Mrs. Sage is combating the tubercu-
losis germ, Mr.. Carnegie the pellagra,
and Mr. Rockefeller the hookworm.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

What are said to be the highest falls
on this continent have been discov
cred in Labrador. Maybe Canada was
tired of owning only half of Niagara
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
SHIPS WILL LAND PASSENGERS
FOR BIG CITY AT FISH,
GUARD.
With the Sailing Of the Mauretania II
is Expected Record Will be
Clipped Substantially.

NEW YORK. Aug. 26--With the
sailing of the giant CuIarder Maure-
tania from New York today, it is con-
fidently expected that the trip will re-
suit in bringing London at least FIVE
hours nearer to the American metropo-
lis. The Mauretania will take new
and shorter course and for the first
time will land mail and passengers for
London at Fishguard, on the coast of
Pembroke eshire. South Wales. 1t is eX-
pected that she will land her passen-
gers at the Welsh port so that they
NAV arrive in London on Monday af-
ternoon. Captain Pritchard is conf
dent that if weather conditions are fav-
orable he will make this experimental
trip over the new route record break
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
FIVE CENT FARE
WAR is RESUMED

J capitalization and other facts bearing
on the question of a reasonable rates
so that the fare might be fixed on a
legal basis that could not be disturbed
by the courts. The legislature. he said,
had no means of knowing whether the
five-cent fare was just The public
service commission had all the facili-
ties required for the discovery of the
reasonable rate.
Since then the victims of the Coney
Island ten-cent fare have been urgins
the public service commission to take
the course suggested by the governor
as the one which. after all, would give
them the quicker relief. But the ten
cent fare, in protest against which the
passengers were rioting years ago.
still remains in force in spite of the
fact that the increased total traffic
has brought larger returns to the street
railway companies on their actual in
vestments in the business.
In support of the argument for a
five-cent fair the evidence Of a large
number of seashore residents is Of
fered. There is a landlord who says
his rents have fallen from $4,000 to
$4,000. and thirty per cent of his ten
ants have moved away to the five-cent
fare zone because they have to pay a
ten cent fare. Other property owners
tell of lowered rentals and empty
flats and houses. Butchers, bakers and
grocers testify to heavy losses of
trade. Parents complain that they
have to pay 10-cent fares to send
their children to high school. 1t is as
serted that Coney Islands entire flu
ture is wrapped up in The five-cent fare
crusade, and that if relief is not soon
afforded, the greatest amusement resort
in the world will lapse into innocuous
desuetude.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26

the office of the City Clerk on the 18th
day of August. 1909. and the same are
open for public inspection: that on
the 31st. day of August 1909. at the
hour of O'Clock p. m, the City Coun-
ell will meet and sit to hear appeals
of all parties aggrieved by said as
sessment, at which time the said City
Council will hear and determine all
questions that may be presented by
the owners of lots or parcels of land
in said district relative to the special
benefits that will result to each, and
as to whether each is equitable and
proportionate to the special benefits
resulting to each, or will be in excess
of the benefits resulting thereto. All
complaints and appeals must be sub
mitted in writing.
T. D. S. HART,
City Clerk.
First publication in Evening States
man August Is. 1909, last publication
August %, 1909
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
INDIANA BANKER LACKS
NERVE TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Wanders In Woods Three Days With
out Food, Carrying Revolver, Try
ina to Do Deed.

AUBURN, Ind, Aug. 26.-After
wandering in the woods without 1000
for three days and nights, struggling
to pitch his, nerve to the point of kill
ing himself, Frank Nicolai, assistant
cashier of the City National bank, re-
turned to this city today and was ar
rested charged with having embezzled
$4,000 of the banks funds.
Il have fought the fight said Nj
colai at the Jail, land l have come back
to face the charge"
He could not commit suicide. he said
though he had bought revolver for
that purpose For three years, he adj
ded, he had been taking money from
the bank He did not know the total of
his defalcations.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
LONDON is FIVE
HOURS NEARER

The Mauretania and the LuSitania
will now be able to land their passen-
gers in London with regularity on
Monday afternoon or evening five days
after their departure from this port
The Campania and the Lucania will do
the trick in one day more or on
Tuesdays. On the return trip the ships
will stop at Fishguard to get the late
London mails for America, which will
be sent by special train on the Great
Western railway, baking the run in
about five hours. The railway company
has spent millions of dollars on new
piers at Fishguard with the proba-
bility in view of Fishguard becoming
gerat seaport. 1t has now only a
small population, about 1000, most of
whom doubtless will turn out when
the swiftest and biggest merchantmen
in the world pokes her nose under the
cliffs of the little town.
Naturally after the Cunarders take
the late London mails at Fishguard
they will have to wait at Queenstown
only for the Irish mails and passen-
gers. This delay is very short, and it il
expected that the ships will be able to
steam out pas Daunt's Rock between 6
and o'clock on Sunday mornings in
stead Of between 10 and IL O'Clock.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
Trout Fry for Clarke County.

VANCOUVER. Wash. Aug. 26.-Fifty
thousand Lake Chelan trout have just
been Matched at the state fish hatchery
on Basket creek on the Yacolt branch
which was completed only short time
ago. This is the filst fry Matched at
the new hatchery, and they will be
planted in a short time in Salmon creek,
Burnt Bridge creek and other smaller
streams between them. all in Clarke
county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
MoI,cE TO PROPERTY OWNERS:

Notice is hereby given " al pn;e.r;c+
r-nars in Local Improvement D LIZ e..
NJ 52 that the assessment ron ~.
nG district and the diagram aecoa
sa,u the same were filed in the s OF,
f panS Of the City Clerk on the lItn. Gay
&c August, 1909, and the same are o opet
9or n,,hlic inspection; that on tne u.s.. o
TOT p oe August. 1909, at the hour of q; 3
r,eet and sit to hear appeals ol az
narties aggrieved by said assessl,en n;i
pc wbich time the said City co .!aca
.ri,1 hear and determine all GUESSING
hat NAV be presented by the owu s;s
of lots or parcels of land In saiu a;
tr;c+ relative to the special oenei, 20
that will result to each, ana as ~
, u,iae each is equitable and proper. .
tinnate to the special BENEFITS resu ~
;nn ~ each. or will be in excess OF the
hanafits resulting thereto. All con
p,aints and appeals must be suoihi''eu
in writing. HART
City Clerk.
First publication in Evening States-
man August IS, 1909, last publication
August %, 1909.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
COMFY ISLAND TO NEW YORK
FOR FIVE GETS is THE SLO-
GAN HEARD
The Future of the Worlds Greatest
Pleasure Resort Is Said to Hang
On the Fare.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The fight for
five-cent fare from Manhattan &c
COney Island, which is the great popu-
lar issue in the metropolis during the
summer was resumed today, when the
public service commission held a
hearing on the question whether OF
not the board would be justified in or
dering the reduced fare on days other
than Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
on the lines of the Coney Island and
Brooklyn Railroad company.
The commission already has deter
mined that on midweek days the COM
pany could carry passengers for five
cents and still make a profit. The
company refused to agree to the sug-
cent basis it would lose money every
day in the week. The commission now
has to consider whether or not it shall
make a peremptory order.
1t was early in the first term OF
Governor Hughes that he -'"~e'ac bill
reducing the fare on the Ccney island
lines to five cents The governor gave
the sound reason for his action that
the state had established the policy of
regulating railroad rates through a
public service commission. 1t was the
duty of this body to investigate the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
AWARD CONTRACT FOR
NAVY YARD POWER PLANT

NAVY YARD. Puget Sound, Aug. 70
Word has been received here that fhs
contract for the installation of a pipiOg
and circulating system in the new baE
million dollar central power plant BE-
ing erected at this yard. The contract
was awarded to the d. POlier EDgs-
neering company. of Philadelphia, Pa.
for $57,950.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
PORTER'S BLUNDER FATAL.
One Killed and Several Hurt In Rear
End Collision Near Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. ga ne
gro porter's blunder in throwing a
switch cost one life and the serious in
jury of many persons on two Louis
vile and Nashville passenger trains.
No. 102, from Memphis to Cincinnati,
pulled into the siding at Galloway, this
afternoon to await until train No. 103,
from Louisville passed. a negro por-
ter threw the switch and the Louisville
train crashed into the waiting ex-
press.
Joe Lewis. engineer, was killed al
most instantly. and his nephew, Fire
man John Lewis, is probably fatally
injured.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26

women were badly crushed and tainted
today during a bargain sale at a 10
policemen and We're removed to their
homes in carriages. A large plate
glass in the store was shattered by
the crowds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
CALL FOR PAYMENT OF CITY
WARRANTS

Notice is hereby given that all out
standing City Warrants on the follow
ing Funds are called in.
General Fund.
Street Fund
Street Lighting Fund.
Street Sprinkling Fund.
Fire Fund.
Park Fund
Cemetery Fund
From number 1850 to number 3277
inclusive Series d and will be paid on
presentation at my office in the City
Hall on and after August 81, 1909, in
terest on same will cease on said date
r. G. PARKS.
City Treasurer
Published in Evening Statesman
Aug. "a. %. 26, 1909
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
Charleston Advances a Notch

CHARLESTON, Aug. 26.-The voters
If Charleston having voted to advance
third class. City Clerk NJ. NJ Bowman
is conducting a census TO ascertain
whether the town has the required
population of 1900.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
Queen Titani Crowned.

ASBURY PARK, N. j., Aug. 26-As
bury Parks annual children's carnival
began today with the entry of Queen
Titani TX, and her court. The reign
of the lovely queen will continue until
the conclusion of the annual baby pa
rade on September 2.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
Wheat Yield Less Than 1908.

HUSUM, Aug. 26.-The yield of
wheat in the central portion or the
county will probably fall short of the
cron last year. The estimated yield in
the central section of the kllckltat val
lev will be about 500 900 bushels.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
ENGINEER HAS CLOSE CALL
WHEN ENGINE OVERTURNS

HOQUIAM, Aug 26-Engineer Little
john, of the Keasal Construction COM
pany. had a narrow escape from death
today when his locomotive overturned.
but he managed to crawl through a
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
La Center Will Incorporate

VANCOUVER, Wash, aug 26-By
an overwhelming aJority La Center
voters decided to incorporate their
town, Saturday, the vote being 81 in
favor of incorporation and 9 against
il
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window in the nick of time. The en-
CINE struck a bad place in the new
track. and going at good speed jumped
the track and capsized
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26

DYE & CLEANING
Works We specialize on fancy and
delicate textures. Cleaning, Pressing,
Altering and Tailor Work the best.
We Dye for you. Phone 1893 and let
us call.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
,o-,cr TO PROPERTY OWNERS.

Notice is hereby gwen 20 GIT
49,, owners in Local Improvement,
p Pesty No. SO that the assessment ron
for S's said district and the diagram eI1ad aci i
c companying the same were FLED Il
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
CAT E: S
SUIT PRESSING

CLEANING COMPANY
French Dry and Steam cleaning. Re-
pairing neatly done. Ladies work
speciality. No. 2, So. 5rd st. Phone
a26 6-25 If.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-26
eEcoMo HAND FURNITURE
OSTEOPATHS

M 7 r COON GRADUATE or
the American Schcol OF Osteopauny
AZ Kirksville, Mo. All diseases SUI
cessfullv treated. Diseases OF ~ W.
men a speciality once Owl H., a
I & Thompson's store o,+s;de can,
o U., answered, da~ or night
Consuitaeio-' GA" So tt ch