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The Press., 1909-12-15
Catarrh Cannot Ile Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. CataFrh is Q cure f1 you must take internal remedies. Hall's CafaFrh cure IS taken inter- ally, and act di- rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces Halls cataTrh Cure is not 8 quack medicine. It was nrescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is Q regular prescription. hine6 With the best blood purifiers, acting d. Fectlv on the mucous surfaces. The perfect com 6inatiOn Of the two Ingredients la what pro- aueea such wonderful results Tn curing CataKrh. Bend for testimonials free.
 FL. CHENEY q CO. PTopn-, Toledo, O.
 Sold by Druggists, price 7Sc.
 'Tsa1e EFalH'e Family Pills for constipation
The Press., 1909-12-15
Far Sale or Exehanse.

LLEWELLYE PARK, WEST ORANGE, N. J. This is . strictly private park of over seven hundred acres, situated on the East side of the Orange mountain, overlooking and with first class railroad and trolley service to Newark aud New York. It Is the home of Thomas Edison Senator Colby. Richard and Russell Colgate and . number of other prominent men.
 House contains twelve rooms. two baths, large buffers pantry, laundry, hot and cold water, gas, electric lights and furnace. Barn 22xss, three stalls and large loft.
 Lot contains almost two acres, with garden fine lawn and tennis court.
 Price sixteen thousand. Eight thousand five hundred can remain on mortgage.
 G. H. sEDGWICK,
 WEST ORANGE NIL
The Press., 1909-12-15
Sundays Journey,

Father" said little Rollo, what is meant by a Sabbath days journeyY
 "I am afraid. my son, that in too many cases it means twice around the golf links. Star.
The Press., 1909-12-15

Never can tell when you'll mash a finger or suffer cut, bruise, burn or scalc. Be prepared. Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil in- stantly relieves the pain quickly cures the wound.
The Press., 1909-12-15
Aliens Lung Balsam

GtubOOrn coughs that usually hang on for months Give it trial and prove It's worth. 46c HOC and SI OO.
The Press., 1909-12-15

Don't let the baby suffer from eczema, sores or any itching of the skin. Doan 8 Ointment gives instant relief, cures quick ly. Perfectly safe for children. All drug gists sell it
The Press., 1909-12-15
SuHerino.

Suffering overcomes the minds iner- tia, develops the thinking powers, opens up a new world and drives the soul to acti0n.-Anthony D. Evans.
The Press., 1909-12-15

It takes a great man to malo . good Gstener.-Helps.
The Press., 1909-12-15

Constipation causes headache, nausea, dizziness languor, heart palpitation. Drastic physics gripe, sicken, weaken the bowels and don't cure. Regulets act gently and cure constipation. 25 cents. Ask your druggist. ...---.. 7
The Press., 1909-12-15
No aonn. arolrny,..s.

"It seems his uncle fell out of hO- tel window"
 Gracious! Any bones brokenT" ''Not one.' 88 ''No?"
 No. He was merely drowned. It happened in Venice"
The Press., 1909-12-15
HYOMEI

Cures catarrh or money back. Jusl breathe it in. Complete outfit, including inhaler $1. Extra bottles 60c. Druggists,
 No Backache or Kidney Pains.
 If you have pains in the back, urinary, bladder or kidney trouble. dizziness and lack Of energy, try Mother Gray's AUSTRALIAN-LEAF, the pleasant herb cure. As regulator 1t has no equal. At Druggists or by mail. SOC. Ask to. day. Sample FRRR. Address The Mother Gray Co, Le Roy, NY.
The Press., 1909-12-15
No Backache or Kidney Pains.

Meteora.
 The meteors which fall upon the earth fin vast numbers every year ada their weight to the earth. Thus the earth is increasing minute quantity in weight each year. but not enough ta be percepttble in thousands of yearn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
STEAL GAUVETTE
CARGO TO DEATH
MEMBERS OF CREW
ARE LOCKED UP FOR
BIG THEFT.
Alleged to Have Taken Some
$4,000 From Chest
of the Steamer.

PRINCE RUPERT, Is. c., Aug 81
Seven members of the crew of the
steamer ST. Dennis are in Jail here
charged with breaking into the chest
of the steamer and stealing package
containing $25,000. The theft was
discovered before the vessel arrived
here and all the passengers were
searched. A search of the crew and
their quarters revealed $4,000 in a mat
tress in the stewards room. other
amounts We're hidden among the cargo
A loaf of bread thrown into the water
from the galley contained $4,000. All
the money was recovered except s2500.
The money was shipped to pay the
wages of the cannery men.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
RACE
AGAINST TIME

A race against time is soon to be
pulled off by the Philadelphia Press
and for this purpose the owners have
decided to use relay of automobiles
from Philadelphia to Seattle when a
message will be sent from some i'm
portant parsonage in the former city
to the mayor of the Sound city. This
time the race will not be competition,
but will be given merely to demon
strate the uses of the gLsabouts in
carrying messages.
The dash is supposed to be made in
time of war and the opposing army
has invaded this country and destroy
ed all railroad and telegraph connec-
tions. 1t is necessary for those in
charge of the army of the east &c
send a message to the officer in COM
mand of ,he forces at Seattle and the
auto is to be used to convey this mes
sage 1t is thought the trip can be
made i'm eight days. The messenger
who will carry message from some
prominent person in the east to the
J MAYOR of Seattle VIII De assisted 1T
every way possible by autoists- Il
will he relay race and about 30 cars
will be used. The messenger VIII
travel night and day and Henry F
Kingston who arrived in Walla WaIia
yesterday and made the necessary ar
arrangements. has Travelled the entirt
route and arranged for cars to convey
(Coutinued on Page Four>
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
BROWN HAS
RESIGNED

J. F. Brown who has been north
west manager Of the Best Manufac-
turing company for the past several
wears. rendered his resignation to
that concern and will now assume
control of the Brown Lewis company,
Of which he is president. The later
companv has achieved great success
with the class OF combines put out
increasing demand. will manufacture
about 75 or SO next year. In addl-
ton to managing the business of the
Brown-Lewis company, Mr.. Brown
will take charge of the personal at
fairs of Daniel Best. who has taken
over the accounts of the Best COM
pany.
r. r. Day, who has been employed
as shipping clerk with the Best COM
panv has resigned and will proceed To
Denver where he has acquired anOth-
or position. Miss Anna Fox, who has
heen secretary to Mr.. Brown, will con-
tinue with him in his new line OF
business.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
!
aEARE[)
SENATE COULD NOT
CONVICT HIM ON
CHANGES
Never Came Nearer Than
Two Votes of Convicting
/.
Commissioner.

OLYMPIA, Aug 27.-Sitting as a
court of Impeachment, the state senate
last night acquitted John II. Schively
of every charge brought against him.
dial in the commissioners office Twen-
ty-eight votes were needed to impeach
ticle "a. when 26 senator's voted for
conviction
1t required 2S votes to cOnvic; under
the rules and the most cast against
him on any of the II charges remain
Two senators We're absent, being ex-
cused from the trial. The balioting was
delayed for more than an hour by the
absence of Senator R. A. Hutchinson,
of Spokane. The sergeant az arms.
his assistant. the Olympia police and
20 deputies were sent out to find him.
He was finally located and brought to
the senate.
1t was on the charge snat Schively,
while drawing pay as deputy state in
surance commissioner, acted as presi
dent of the now defunct Pacific Live
Stock association that 26 votes were
cast against him. Fourteen votes
We're solid for Schively and men who
voted with him from start to finish
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
WASRUN OVER
BY 4 BIG AUTO

Caoroa webber. an emplOye OF the
waua Walla Lumber company, had
,,orroy escape from injury last
,,;oht when he was run down at FIRST
ard Main streets by an auto driven
bv 8, C. Stadleman. Knocked from MS
wheel and partially run over oy the
oos wagon. suffering an ugly scalp
wound which necessitated seNera!
stitches. One of the front "neeis oA
-. auto nassed over Webber's iiead,
,d 40 was dragged several feet when
his c.oth:ng caught in the Hachihe's
os .h. henzine cart According 70
,,;.,.ssas the accident was unavold-
,h,e andsno blame is attached 10 eith-
.,o driver of the auto or to MI
Webber.
Mr Webber had just mounted on MS
a,bael and was circling to evade TWO
,rass wagons when he pedaled oi-
rectlv in front of the machine "hici'
travelling at a low rate of speed
Tho Russian was pitched in front OF
mo au,o which ran over the
aud nartialiy over Webber In some
manner his clothing caught III 'ne
machinery and he was dragged "ooD'
e;,,. or six feet. Although ne was
,,,;sed considerab and upon eA''''
;ration at the hospital IL was i'u'>
that several stitches were neceSsai
90 close the scalp wounds the ~
.n suffered more from th'
s,ocs He is an employe of the "ai's
waJ,a Lumber company. his "'
nervous wreck when first IN
formed Of the accident.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27

LAMBERT

Officer Jack Lambert was acquitted
in the justice court this morning OF
the charge of committing an assault
against his brother. Vincent Though
with bandaged head and badly dis
coIored eye. it was ruled by Judge Nc
Kinney that the officer was merely
making an arrest and probably had to
resort to strenuous measures to quiet
the fractious prisoner The plaintiff
stated that while he was censurins an
other BROTHER for staying away from
home and not attending to his proper
duties, Jack appeared and letting fly
a volley of cuss words started after
him. using the butt of his revolver as
weapon
The first blow knocked me uncon-
scious," said Vincent when testifying,"
but when he followed me and hit me
again. it brought me back
Nobody laughed. as this was thought
to be nothing more than one of the
prOdigies of nature. When question
if the wounds were painful. the plain
tiff said:
Yes, very much SD. but | Try and
bear them.
Testimony bore the defendant out in
the statement that he had been told
by a neighbor that his brothers We're
Quarreling and that he was merely act
ing in the capacity of an officer of the
law. when he swoOped down upon one
of them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
WALKED CALMLY TO
TRAP ON SCAFFOLD
THIS MORNING
With Smile on His Lips He
Bade the Priest Good
Bye and Died.

With a smile on his lips. Good bye
Father" to the priest. his last words.
Joseph NJ Gauvette this morning paid
the penalty for the murder of his wife.
His smile was not that Of bravado or
Of nervousness. but rather of peace
and confidence He repeated his pray
ers on the way to the scaffold. and
talked to the priest until the black cap
SHUT off forever the view of the world
whose laws he had violated.
1t was exactly half past five o'clock
when the death procession appeared
in the door of the inside prison. They
marched two abreast, the doomed man
beside Father Jones. his confessor. He
carried a small crueifix. on which he
kept his eyes as he walked. his lips
moving in prayer. Two minutes after
the party appeared the scaffold steps
were reached
Without tremOr Gauvette walked
up the Is steps to the scaffold and
placed hifself upon the trap without
any hesitancy. He followed drec
tions given him and made not the
slightest resistance. AS he was being
bound he kept up his prayers and be-
fore the strap bound his hands to his
sides. shook hands with the priest.
Standing there i'm the chill of the
early morning. his eyes rested for the
hast time upon the world outside. From
the height of the platform he could
see over the prison wall. the rays of
the rising sun. which was just peeping
over the hills in welcome of the day.
his eyes rested for a brief
moment on the scene. then he reso-
Iutely turned his eyes to the cross.
and with Good bye Father" and
smile. he nodded and the black cap
(Continued On Page Four.)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
TAFT IS IN
SYMPATHY
WIRES TO CONGRESS
HE WILL STAND
WITH THEM
Clifford Pinchot Addresses
ConServationists This
Morning.

SEATTLE, Aug 27.-The following
. telegram from President Taft, read be-
fore the first National Conservation
congress by Joseph n. Teal of Port
land who presided at the session this
morning:
Il congratulate you on the object of
your meeting and sincerely hope your
deliberations will result in useful con-
, clusions. You can count on the earn
est support of this administration for
the policy of conservation of natural
resources by every means properly
within federal jurisdiction and on such
recommendations to congress as may
best be adapted to secure useful legis-
lation toward the same end"
The telegram was greeted by ap-
rlause and it is considered gratifying
by the men fighting for strong resolu-
tions endorsing an active policy in the
conservation of waterpower. forests and
public lands.
The second day of the congress was
opened by Forester Clifford PinchOt,
who dwelt upon the primary objects Of
conserva tion. The first is develop
ment: the second, prevention of waste
and destruC ton; the third protection
of lands. waterpower, etc. He spoke
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CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
MORE CLOSELY WATCH
ED THAN IS CZAR
OF RUSSIA
Rockefeller's Physician Is
Of Opinion He Has a
Bad Cancer.

TURNER'S. n. Y Aug 27.-E. II.
Hartman, the railroad king, is being
more closely guarded than is the czar
of Russia. Armed guards are patrolling
the mountains in the vicinity Of Arden,
the HarAman country home. with i'm
plicit Instructions not to let any one
approach within three miles of the
Hartman palace. unless he be MEM
Der of the family. business associate,
or one of the coterie of physicians at
tending.
These are Harrimans orders. 1t was
positively learned that Hartman has
not walked on. hundred steps since he
arrived at Arden. He sleeps a good deal
UTOutinue6 on Page Fiye)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
LOOK FOR
THE BLAME

SEATTLE. Aug 27.-Official inres-
uSau9n is in progress today to deter
Mine The responsibility for the col
"Si'n between the launch of the cruis-
V colorado and the ferry boat West
seattle, IN Elliott bay last night, which
resulted in damaging both vessels and
INJURY 10 four persons Only the fact
''a' The launch Telegram was near
'S saved several of the ferrybOat pas
>eoserS from drowning.
HE ferry boat and the launch NOV
Ms on each side of the Colorado failed
" SEE each other until they rounded
.Ae Nolorado's stern and it was then
''' .atr To- prevent a crash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27

BUILDING

The Columbia Canal company COM
menced action against the North Coast
ra ilrOad today in the superior court
asking that it be restrained from build
ing bridges across their canal. as il
prevented the water from. flowing. An
order was issued by Judge Brents re-
straining the road from further build
ing and hearing was set for Septem-
Der 8
The Canal company has canal from
which they agree to furnish people liV-
ing near it. water amounting to one
foot per second for every l66 acres
This, it claims, cannot now be done. as
the pilpg necessary to support the
bridges checks the flow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
PLANNING
BIC EA|R
CAVALRY BAND 9 TO
PLAY AT EVEN sT
CONCERTS. e
School Children FreA y
s'NO
Opening Day This
Year at Fair.

,,,aro-n7ants whereby the Four
.a.rtb cavalry band of Fort Walla
v,ua Will furnish music for the even
.-. concerts in the pavilion during the
,...r. Of the seventh annual Walla
v.ana county fair have been made by
Secretary r. II. Johnson and music
,o,ars If southeastern Washington
.rs as.urrd the best music to be Sc
.,,red for the big event. 1t is prob
.h. the Walla Walla Concert band
vB be engaged to giVs> concerts for
tho races in the afternoon, though ar
rsrgemantS have not been completed
f,r the services Of this organization.
Tho Arnold Carnival company, which
is 70 b. here the Week of the fair.
j. sai3 g have an excellent band. and
for one recl there will be a grand
carnival OF music in addition to the
other amusements.
Worknen are this week employed in
making repairs in the pavilion and
painters are giving the grandstand and
pavilion a new coat of white paint,
causing the buildings to loom up in
grand style Lavatories are being
placed in the pavilion for the accom-
notation OF women and children from
1gt Of town points. and a Well-appoint-
ed resi- room viii be- available for
weary travellers. and the conveniences
o. home provided. 1t was found last
veal. that communications for women
and children We're inadequate to care
tar those visitors from other cities, and
Secretary Johnson is installing new
service at the left hand side of the
pavilion ncar the balcony stairs.
School Children Free.
AMnH0om"nt has been made that
ScAoo. cliG-en of the Inland Empire
will b. admitted free to the fair
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U'OrtiDuaI on paop En,,rN
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
HOE HIS
WEAPON

The case of John Arbini against Jo-
being heard in the justice court this
afternoon and as. is usual in such in
stances the room is packed with the
flower of Little Italy.
Arbini claims that he was struck
with hoe i'm the hands of the irate
defendant when he became incensed
some onions from little stream which
furnished irrigation for them both. Os-
car Cain is appearing for the .plaintiff
in lieu of Prosecuting Attorney Smith.
while w. III. Dunphy represents the
defendant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27

Old subscribers to the bunc, who
for the past week in the effort to in
duce them to pay for the "dead-head''
naners they have received during the
past three years, are now to be let off
easy. the bunc manager having found
II inadyisable to endeavor to force col
lection of money not due because the
names were placed on the list when
tha rag was started without the au-
thority of those interested. "A little
navment on your subscription before
SATURDAY night" is now the cry. and
the young ladies who are taking an
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27

BY AUTO

PITTSBURG. Aug 27.-Wiliam II
Singer, one of the best known of Pitts
burg's iron kings, is believed to be
fatally injured as result of an auto
mobile crash last night near his sum
mer home at Providence r. L. Singer
is 20 years old and it is estimated he
his $4,000, 900
Last year he invited his four chill
dren to dinner and on the plate of each
was a paper absolutely transferring
$4,000 900 to each
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
DUEL TO
DEA TIL

CALISTOGA. Calf, Aug. 21.-Hen-
ry Kiser is dead and Ernest Pickett is
wounded. following a gun duel between
them after q quarrel over drink OF
wine. Pickett claims Kiser shot first
1t is claimed that kiser ordered him to
get drink and when he refused shot
chest with a shotgun.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27

IS SUNK
FIFTY LIVES SAID TO
HAVE BEEN LOST
IN WRECK
Ohio, Bound for Nome, Goes
Down Off Steep Point
With ALI Hands.

KETCHIkAN. Alaska, Aug. 81
One of the most remarkable stories
of heroism at sea with the magic wire
less playing a marvellous part, marks
the history of the destruction of the
steamship Ohio, which crashed on a
rock off Steep Point at l O'Clock this
morning. and went down carrying six
persons.
Purser Stevens and Wireless Opera :
tor George Eccles lost their lives in an
effort to save the passengers of the
wrecked Ohio. Four others are re-
ported to have drowned and many are
still missing.
NJ. j. Heney. prominent railroad
contractor for the Gugsenhein inter
ests. who escaped. wired the following:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
JUST EVEN PART OF IT

interest have been instructed to aban-
and to bend their energies toward Sc
curing the first installment of arrears
claimed to be due.
The bunc manager has a bunch of
checks to sign Saturday afternoon, and
in order that his employees may get
what is coming to them it will be nee
essary for, the contestants" to break
on arrearages that could not be COL
lected by the paid solicitors. and are
not justly due. The many different
announcements that have been. made
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
PAULHAM
INJURED

RHEIMS, Aug. 21.-While attempting
to surpass Latham's aerOplane distance
record this afternoon, wing of Paul
hams aeroplane brokS and the aviator
was thrown to the grown and slightly
injured The machine was smashed to
kindling. A heavy wind was blowing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
WANT STEEL poNToON
ENRCUTE TO NAVY YARD

lARD, Puget Sound. Aug. II.
word has been received here that a
w 9ntoon for the new 1O0-ton
crane left the Union Iron works
u" francisco, Monday. and is to be
10 'his yard. arriving here early
""' Sixteen fat car loads OF
-, 'of The crane have ALREADY ar
:. 'eFe and the huge derrick, which
cost S250.00o. will be put together
working order as rapidly as
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
HENEY IS
CANDIDATE

SEATTLE, Aug. PIT will be a
coming municipal election in San Fran
cisco, democratic independence league
and independent ticket, said Francis
J Heney. the graft prosecutor today.
He has just returned from an outing
in Oregon and will soon depart for
California to begin his campaign.
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since the opening of the contest have
served to give the public a touch o..
real humor, and in addition to the per-
siflage, verbosity and buncombe with
which the columns of the rag are daiiv
filled bumnr is to be added. That viii
be welcome relief.
Is Nom -cemmittai.
How MANY of the so-calied CON
tsetants" have noted the wording OF
the display ad appearing on page three
of the bunc announcing that the man
ager win give away this elegant auto
(Continued On Page FourD
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
WATER AND
MILK. MIXED

The man on the water wagon fel;
from grace this morning. for having
been hailed into the justice court on
the charge of provoking an assault on
Howard Vettleson, driver of the Shady
Nook dairy. was fined the sum of $5
and costs of the prosecution The fine
was paid.
Robert Wallace. the defendant
pleaded not guilty and endeavored to
prove, with the assistance of Oscar
Cain that he was only standing up
for rights when he threw an iron bar
81 the dairyman and knocked a lamp
off the wagon The vehicle marked
as Exhibit A was shown to the
court and the marks where the missile
struck We're plainly discernable.
AS he paid his fine Wallace was
heard to remark that another COM
plaint would soon be filed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
FARMAN
WINNER

NnhIhS, Aug. 27.-The grand Prix
- N"ampagne was won today by
'a'man, who sprang the great
= surprise when he flew 100 miles in
'"0 hours and 80 minutes which is
10 miles farther than Latham's pre-
worlds record. The prize brings
'oe winner $4,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
GUNBOAT YORKTOWN is
KEPT OUT OF HOQUIAM

HOOUIAEn, Aug. 2.-The gunboat
Yorktown is bound off the en-
trance to the harbor, but Will come into
port tomorrow, provided the weather
noderates A gale has been sweeping
the harbor all day. Should the gun
boat arrive, grand ball will be held
at Electric park tomorrow night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-27
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
SETS DATES OF HEARINGS

OLYMPIA. Aug: 27.-The state
board of equalization will meet Sep
tember to fix state taxes. - Repre-
sentatives of Eastern Washington
counties Will be heard that day: Of
west side counties September s.: of
railroads. September 9, and electric
roads and telegraph lines. Septem-
Der 10.