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ferred to the street committee.
Resolution Adopted.

A resolution was adopted. having
mittee. stating in effect that no officer
or head of any department shall incur
any debt or make any purchases with
out the consent of the council. given in
public session, except for ordinary and
customary expenses of offices Or de-
partments Violation will throw the
transgressor liable for the debt so con-
tracteS
Ordinance No 1878, providing for
the construction of a sewer in the al
lev between Mckinley and Roosevelt
streets and a sewer on Alder street to
duced, given first, second and third
readings and finally passed. Ordin-
ance No 1879, providing for the con-
struction of a sewer commencing from
the flush tank in the alley north of
Oak street and west of the Northern
Pacific railroad track, to Pine street
and along the alley to 40 feet west OIL
Idaho street, met the same fate
Attorney F. A. Garrecht brought to
the attention of the council an old i'm
provement district assessment against
the property of Mrs. Casey at Seventh
been undiscovered until recently, when
it was found the interest and penalty
would amount to more than the orig
inal assessment of $45. Mr.. Garrecht
asked the council to lower the interest
from Is per cent to per cent, and the
matter was referred to the finance COM
mittee with instructions to report at
the next meeting.
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Congregational church,

Pilgrim Congregational church. Se-
attic.
Greetings from the fellowship #
churches-Rev. Joseph H. Beaver.
pastor of the Park Street Baptist
church.
Vocal solo, Life and Life"-AIr.
Guy Allen Turner.
Installation sermon-Rev. Francis
j. Van Horn, d. D., pastor of the
Plymouth Congregational church, Sc
attic.
Hymn 339-"The Church's One
Foundation"
Benediction-The pastor
The installation services will be
followed by an informal reception in
the Bible school rooms
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AN UNFORTUNATE CONTROVERSY

1t ought not to be difficult to keep
cool on such q frigid topic as the dis
covery of the North Pole. But there
are unfortunate and numerous evil
dences that Il heated controversy will
be waged over the respective claims of
Commander Peary and Or. Cook For
exploration doubt has been east upon
the statements OF those who have talk
en- part in the quest Heretofore the
announcements made on the return
have been accepted without question.
AS a matter of absolute proof no one
knows whether Peary ever reached
81 degrees and minutes on his pre-
vious trip. but nobody disputed his
statement Nothing can be settled by
either the scientific squabbling or the
saloon brawls which represent the
extremes of controversy already
reached 1t is inconceivable that any
reputable explorer would make the
supreme claim of having discovered
the pole without having at his COM
mand the proofs which would in
evitably be required The claims of
any man to success in such a venture
as the discovery OF the pole must
necessarily be subjected to a scrutiny
which will quickly sift the true from
the false if any false claims have
been made.
Thus far there is absolutely moth
ing upon which to base an intelligent
opinion save the undiscredited claims
of both Peary and Cook The word
OF one is worth as much as that Of
the other How anybody can be a
pronounced partisan under such cir
cumstances is not quite clear or quite
complimentary to the decorum with
Which grave matters should be de-
cided. If either Peary or Cook is
proved a ''faker," the ignominy
which will forever becloud his name
will be as relentless as that which
blasted the name of Benedict Arnold
If both succeeded there is glory
enough for ALL" as Admiral Schle!
remarked in somewhat similar CON
troversy
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gational at Eugene, Ore; Pilgrim Con-
gregational at Oakland, Cal; First Con-
gregational at Wakefield. Mass; Pill
grim Congregational church. Seattle
Plymouth Congregational at Seattle:
First Congregational, Colfax; First
Congregational. Dayton; Olivet, Ziot,
William Eels; Valley Chapel; Bethel;
Carpenter: Eureka; Touchet; Wallula
and Lowden.
During his stay in Walla Wdlla,
Rev. Brooks has made a large circle
of friends. There will undoubtedly
be a large crowd at the installation
tonight The program is as follows
Organ prelude. (a) Invocation; tb)
Laus Deo-T. H. Dubois.
Hymn 225-"How Firm a Founda-
ton"
Scripture reading, First Cor. II 12-
27-Rev Samuel Greene D. D.. su-
perintendent OF c. s. S. & P. $. 70:
Washington.
The installation prayer-Rev. Ste
phen B. l.. Penro"e. d. d., president
of Whitman college.
Soprano solo, "Open to Me 'he
Gates" (Bischoff)- ]. c. Huc;'-
pool.
THE Right Hand of Fellowship -
Rev. w. w Scudder jr.. superintend-
ent Of C. Fl. H. s., of Washington.
The charge to the pastor-Rev. f.
NJ. Cobbeigh, pastor OF the Whitman
and Valley Congregational churches
Charge of the peOple-Rev. Edwari
Lincoln Smith, D. D.. pastor of the
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Upon near approach the newspaper
ravages upon the frail form, and
when the weak but cordial voice of
Edward H. Hartman called Hello.
boys," there was only 4 CHOKING
chorus Of response Those boys" of
the New York newspapers were Har-
riman's old friends scared and hard
ened in the rough school of metro
politan journalism, but deep down in
their hearts they felt an abiding af
lection for the great little man who
was never too busy or too pressed by
cares to extend his hand to one of the
boys"
In that crowd of waiting news
paper men were some who had done
no reporting for years. They were
editors, copy readers. special writer's
and managers who went out to meet
Mr. Hartman because they wanted
to shake his hand. 1t was a reunion
of older newspaper workers who had
not met together upon similar Oc-
casiOn for a long time. That Mr..
Hartman realized the compliment of
this reception was evident when he
called each by name While the boys
wiped their eyes and even Homer
Davenport forgot to sketch. Mr..
Hartman had come home to die. He
knew it and the newspaper men knew
it. But they gave no hint Of their
real feelings in the stuff they wrote
about the homecoming. True to his
considerate regard for the writer's
Mr. Hartman insisted upon giving
them an interview, although his
family tried to interfere. The mo-
ments were precious to the dying
man. His vast interests demanded
every ounce of his vitality. The for
tunes and welfare of thousands de-
pended upon his final plans. But he
talked to the newspaper men in the
same old cheerful tone and with the
same old confident ring in his voice.
He knew that he was doomed and
that he would never see them again,
There was not the slightest ground
for hope that he would ever return
from Arden. No word of complaint,
no hint of disappointment, no evil
dence Of heartache disclosed the
knowledge of his true condition
When he finally left the newspaper
men he looked over the group and
smiled family. Goodbye boys" he
said.
Biographers friendly and unfriend-
ly. will dilate upon the character of
Nj Hartman. and his virtues and his
vices will be exploited to the min
utest detail. The tremendous power
Of his great brain and his WORK rorI
good or evil will form the basis of
many a sermon. But this simple fact
will be remembered by the army of
newspaper men who knew him-he
was as courteous as he was powerful
as considerable as he was great and he
measured up to the full standard of
q gentleman.
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REGISTER BIG KICK

-~~>~>>~~~~~~-~~~~~~~>~~> ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tition being filed after the council 121
accepted the work of paving West
Main street, and members of that bo@'y
are now wondering just where hey
are to get off The seventeen sigma
lures attached to the communication
represent practically all of the prop
erty abutting on the Improvement dis
trict which comprises West Main
street from Ninth to the O. r. & n
depot.
Fathers Sit IN Silence.
After listening to the reading, the
seven city fathers sat silent in their
chairs, with the awful stiffness broken
only by an occasional football in the
publicity office overhead. where L. E.
Meacham was preparing plans for the
next days work After what seemed
months of waiting, Councilman Alfred
Bachtold ventured the admonition:
We'll, don't all speak at once"
But We have accepted West Main
street." chimed Councilman Albert Me
bergall
We'll, l move you that we refer the
petition to the street committee"
again ventured Mr.. Bachtold, and it
was so ordered Just what the street
committee Will do with the question Is
hard TO determine. but in an effort to
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N~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>~~~ ~~~>~~~s~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>~
after ALL when you take into considera-
ton the number given with every year,
" subscription" Nope, that's quite
true; but those two million votes
were not received by the contestants"
for yearly subscriptions turned in to
the bunc manager. Far from it. II
they were received at all, it was at the
instance of uncle" who was given in
structions to make an unusually Dig
showing for the closing days of the
fiZzle. Two million votes are 4 mere
bagetelle in a copyrighted" contest
such as the bunc has the distinction
Of conducting, and the young ladies
who are not working hard" were
probably surprised. AS the ballet
box is sealed and the key thrown into
the box of old directories in the base
ment, no one knows that the votes
were credited to two or three favor
ties Of the bunc manager
Vain Hope.
A half dozen yearly subscriptions
| writes the representative of the North
western Circulation company with the
closed offices in Aberdeen, S. D.. in
the hope of putting some life into the
fiasco, "or less than three subscrip-
tons for two years each, would put
| the lowest contestant in any of the dis
tricts in topmost position" That is
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show the property owners they are
sadly mistaken, holes may be cut in
the pavement until West Main resem-
bles the sieve through which grandma
Estimates Tabled.
1t had been expected that the final
estimates filed by the city engineer on
work done on North Third and West
Main streets would cause some slight
commotion, but the clerk simply an
nounced they had been filed. and with
out being unfolded, they were referred
to the street committee.
Last nights meeting of the council
usual things, chief among them being
the short period the executives were in
session Within Is minutes after the
mayor jolted the little marble slab in
calling the seven together, adjourn
ment was taken to next TUESDAY
night. and Tommy's calendar looked
like yearling sheep after the first crop
had been cut. Every member of the
council was in his cane bottomed chair
chimed the hour of 8, and no time was
lost in drilling into the thick of rou-
tine business that had accumulated
during the past week.
The report of the water registrar for
the month of July. showing an increase
in revenue of $457.3S over the same
month last year, was read and referred
to the finance committee. According
to the report, the revenue last July was
$7S2S.60, while for July, 1908, it was
$7371.22.
The street lighting committee rec
commended that the petition of Eiler
and Jones for permission to place a
string of lights across East Main street
from the Star barn to the Bijou thea
ter, be granted and the same was
adopted.
The street committee reported favor
ably upon the petition of W. P. jack
son and others for the opening of an
alley 16 feet wide from the car barns
on Thirteenth street west to Bowman
avenue. provided the property owners
will quit-claim the land necessary for
such opening to the city, and pay for
any additional land that may be need |
ed. The report was adopted
No Protests.
Last night was the date set for hear !
ing protests against the assessments I,
prepared for the Improvement of East !
Sumach and North Rose streets by |
macadamizing, but no protests were i
received. On suggestion of Council !
man G.. H. Whiteman the assessment |
roll was laid over to the next regular |
in order that work now under |
way may be completed, and the streets |
now being improved thrown open to |
traffic
George McWhirk, who recently soiu |
his saloon, The Thistle, on West Main !
street, petitioned the council for a re- |
bate of the unearned portion of his |
license, amounting to $327.1S, and this |
was granted, the mayor and clerk be- |
ing authorized to draw the necessary !!
warrant
F. A. Dryden was granted renewal |
of liquor license for the Oxford bar at !,
6 and 6 IL East Main street.
Notice was served on the Council by |
the. Rich e Harris Construction COM |
pany that the work of paving in local |
Improvement district No. SO had been !
completed, and asked the council to is |
payment of such work. This was re-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-15
Walla Walld Passenger Tram
Schedule

NORTHERN PACIFIC r. Il.
Departure For Time
lasco. Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma, Port
land .....9 10 A. NJ. and 40 7. NJ.
Dayton. Waitsburg (MiXed) > 30 Z. NJ.
Eureka and Pleasant View, Sunday
only Mixed ..........-.7 10 A. NJ.
Arrirdls From:
Seattle Tacoma. Spokane, Portland
and east. . 40 A. NJ. and 10 40 i. NJ.
Eureka and Pleasant View, Sunday
only Mixed ............3 40 2. NJ
o. Il. & \. r. Il.
Departures For Ttme
Athena PendletOn and east ...3 200 Z. Nj.
Dayton. Pomeroy. ColfaX and Spo-
Portland. Wallula. Spokane 9 80 T. NJ.
Dayton and way points. 30 \. NJ.
WaIlula and way points. ...... Q 100 A. NJ.
AITirdIs From:
Portland, The Dalles, Echo, Pendleton.
Spokane. Colfax, PomcrOy and Day
East. Pendeton and Athena .. . 10 p. NJ.
Portland. Wallula and Spokane 6 10 A. NJ.
layton and way points. 70 40 T. NJ
Walula and way points .......S 100 L. NJ
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HARRIMAN'S NEWSPAPER
FRIENDS.

Several weeks ago a little pale man
wearing big glasses stood at the rail
of a tugboat in New York harbor and
waved a feeble hand to more than a
score of newspaper men who hdu
come out to welcome him home.
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CLASSIFIED ADS

Brine ResuIts-Here Is An illustra-
ton.
Mr. A. Schwartz advertised a lost
pony in the columns of the Union and
Statesman, Walla Walla's leading
newspaper Result-pony recovered;
Mr. Schwartz convinced of the good
results to be obtained by using Union
Statesman classified columns.
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Weather Conditions.


The western half of the United
States is under the influence of an i'm
mense area Of high barOmetric pres
sure extending from Washington to
Texas. and fair weather and clear skies
prevail Showers have fallen in the
Mississippi valley and along the Gulf
coast resulting from a damoretric de-
preston reaching from the Great Lakes
to the Gulf of Mexico. Fair weather
attends a high area over the Atlantic
states 1t is much cooler in the Da
kotas and Minnesota, where tempera-
lures are almost to the freezing point
this morning The indications are for
continued fair weather in this vicinity
tonight and Thursday.
JOHN GROVER. Observer.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-STORE ROOM 25XsO
fit. Corner Spokane and Z. Main. En-
ouire John Stack. oil Spokane st.
9-15-21 pd.
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New Plumbing Shop,

W. II. Bowman formerly with r. E.
Lynch. has opened a plumbing and
heating shop at 422 First ST Phone
217S. 9151S pd-
The Washington times., 1909-02-20
Conservation Conference
Adopts Resolution. Indors-
ing World Gathering.
PRESIDENT ASKED
TO ISSUE THE CALL
Session Continued Without Recess.
United Business Is Completed.
Pinchot to Entertain.

The North American Conservation
Conference, meeting in the diplomatic
room Of the state Department, uuani-
mousiy adopted a resolution this morn
ing approving of President RooseveIts
plan for a worlds conference and re
questing the President to issue the call
The conterees asked that their govern
ments be included in the call.
This vas the only action taken by
the conference this morning that was
made public. The c0nferees have been
very busy, however considering the
mass OF matter that has been submitted
60 them. There are numerous TesolU-
tioDS and requests for action, the mem
DerS OF the conference desire to dispose
OF before their session IS concluded
this evening. With that idea in view
they viii continue in session without re
cess unta they have finished up all OF
the business before them.
Mr.. Clifford Pinchot. the president Of
the conference will entertain his as
SOcIates at dinner tonight al his home.
Covers VIII be laid for twenty-five, and
In addition 10 the delegates there Will
be number Of prominent men in at
tendance
It is expected that their viii be no
further business before ten conference
after today'S session, and the delegates
VIII probably remain in Washington .
few days before returning to their
L. Il. Outerbridge, a belated. storm
tossed delegate fTom Newfoundland
arrived in the city this morning,
and the roll OF the cOnferees is now
complete. Mr.. CIteTbridge started from
his home in Newfoundland in ample
time TO attend the opening meeting Of
the congress, but vas delayed by the
bad weather and was unable TO reach
the city until this morning. He was
escorted 10 the State DepaI tment By
Ambassador Bryce, who introduced hi:.I
10 has fellOw-delegates at the beginning
Of this mornings session.
Canada has the largest delegation, Il
Newfoundland can be considered a paTt
OF Canada. Each OF the other two cOun-
tries represented, the United states and
Mexico, have but three delegates
II Is confidently expected that the
world movement that has been started
Will result in a general agreement thai
may nave as far-reaching an effect a,
/ the important conferences in the inter
I est OF the worlds peace that have beer
/ held at The Hague. This. at least, Is
/ the hope Of the promoters OF the move
ment.
/ In a statement from the State Depart
ment. Secretary Bacon suggests that al
inventory Of the worlds resources bt
( taken at the conference, ana all Couu
/ tries viii then know just how they
l stand with regard to general cOmmOdi
/ ties The people OF the whole worl,
/ are interested in the resources of tn,
/ world, benefited by their conservation
/ and injured by their destruction.
The Washington times., 1909-02-20
NAVAL MILITIA PLANS
FOR GENERAL BOARD
Organization Similar to That in Regular Army Is Sought
Assistant Secretary Of Navy Satterlee's Sugges-
ton to Appoint Committee Is Adopted.

N, read a paper on Rulings OF The
Hague Conference on the Conduct Of
Maritime War He also submitted a
paper on the naval reserve OF foreign
nations Wireless Telegraphy for
Naval Militia was the subject OF a
discussion by Lieut.. Commander Gle
land Davis, L. :. y. Other papers sub
mitted were as follows. Commander
Charles {. Marsh, L. s n The IN
deriving Principles for Planning Naval
Militia Cruise Work. Commander
Henry S Colding, y. NJ, OF Georgia,
The Naval Militia for Coast sig. -alinS
As II Was Practically Carried out
During the Spanish War;" Commander
Fred II Wagner, y. n, Of Maryland,
'eThe DesirabiIity Of Torpedo Boat
Training for Naval Militia, Capt
Jacob ". Miller, y. NJ Of New York,
Best Plans for HarmOniziug the IN
fantry Company Idea Of the National
Guard into a Workable Ships Crew
Formation Capt. . f Purdy y n
OF Illinois, Naval Militia Fleet Tao
tics on the Inland Seas" Lieut.. :. II.
Van Week, y. NJ. MARYLAND, The Ar
Cument for the Organization OF Naval
Militia in States Not Having the Same
Representative George Edmund FOss,
member Of Congress. author Of the FOss
militia bill and chairman Of the House
Committee on Naval Ahairs, and Rep
reSpntatiVe John w Weeks, OF Massa-
chusetts, were scheduled 10 speak on
naval militia legislation Capt. J. d.
Carmody, Of Washington. had charge
Of the convention program
The Washington times., 1909-02-20
PLAN INSPECTION
OF ICE CREAM SODA

Strict cleanliness in the manufacture
Of ice cream IN the District during the
coming summer will be insisted upon by
the Health Department AS the result
OF a recent inspection OF the drug stores
manufacturing ice cream for use at the
soda fountain, Inspector :. Q. Stoy has
reported conditions as generally good.
Almost all Of the drug stores are
now using modern sanitary fountains
with all facilities for the proper cleans
ing OF the utensils and FOR the proper
handling and storing OF the syrup,
SAID Inspector StOy. The ice cream
made in drug stores is usually made
IN cellars, and the most objectionable
feature Is the lack OF right ventilation.
As a rule the places are kept N a
cIeaEl-- condition, but there IS q ten
dencl 70 use the room in which the
ice .eam is made for storing purposes.
Where these conditions exist / have
called the attention OF the manager or
in his absence. the clerk in charge, 10
such changes as are necessary tOr COM
pliauce with the laws and regulations
regarding the storing and preparing OF
food, and viii make later inspection 10
see that the laws are being complied
with
Ice cream manufactures viii be in
| spccted by the Health Department
The Washington times., 1909-02-20
Continued from First Page)

suggested cJuld be taken Up by s1.ca a
general 10 ard at once. Another vas
the providing q a new tvUe Of vessel
for the use ~ the naval militia
Il refer tn a EasOlene-prOpelled tor
peGo boat said Mr.. Satterlee, on this
point. 1T has seemed t. me that the
development of such a type would ne Of
benefit to the navy, and offer oppOr-
tunity for a certain class Of practice
y hiCh is not now available 10 the naval
militia.
The navy does not need these boats
now" Mr. Satterlee explained. and add
eG, significant y. lit would be we'll to
have them in commission
Value to Navy.
There has been no question since the
war with Spain of the value Of naval
militia TO the navy. II the naval militia
keeps On with the same spirit of prog
rcss, the same keennesS and enthusiasm
as III the past. you can make that rela-
I.rn closer and closer every year. You
are winning the friendship and regard
and the professional respect Of the reg
ular naval officers with whom YOU
serve.
We cannot tell what the duties ~
the naval militia Will be in time Of war
but ! feel perfectly confident that when
the call comes, il Will render a service
to the country that will be invalua BILE. -
Commander Charles 9. Rogers, u. S.