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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-29
Predict Biz Crops.

WILSON, CREEK, May pa
steady. warm rain set in Wednesday
afternoon, continued all night and
next day. The wheat fields are thor
oughly soaked. There was moisture
enough in the ground before the rain
came to keep the wheat growing until
the first week in June. This welcome
shower, wheat men say, assures the
Big Bend country, one of the biggest
crops in it's history.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-29

WASHINGTON, D. c., May %
Charles Dewey Hilles of New York
state recently appointed assistant Sec
retary of the treasury to succeed Beck
man Winthrop.
He was born in Ohio and was the fl
nancial agent and superintendent OF
the Boys Industrial school of that
state. He is a member of the National
Conference of Charities and Correc-
ton, also member of the Ohio society
the republican club, the city club, and
Loyal Legion. HIS new Office pays
$4,000 a year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-29
old You So.

PARIS, May 29.-Little surprise was
shown here today over the announce
ment Of the engagement of Claus
Spreckles, jr., son of the sugar king, to
Miss Adele Case of Portland, Oregon.
The announcement was anticipated
by his friends, who laughed at the de-
NAL made by Spreckles, who was sum-
moned home by his parents.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-29
Case POSTPONED,

OLYMPIA, May 29.-The case OF
former General Ortis Hamilton ac-
cused of the embezzlement of approx
imately 100000 of the state military
funds, was today postponed until
Tuesday, because of the absence of
the defendants attorneys.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-29
Trade Excursion.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. May 20
Business men of Minneapolis, repre-
senting all local industries, will leave
today on a special train for a trade
booming excursion through the ~Da-
kotaS and Montana.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-29
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BUILD 105 ENGINES. !

+ PHILADELPHIA, May 29-One !
!. hundred and five modern locomo- J.
j. tives Off the Hartman lines will j.
!. be rushed to completion by the
j. Baldwin works, according to a re- !
j. port today. The order is the j
J. largest since the panic of 1907. +
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-29

BOSTON, May 20 Ex-Governor
Curtis Guild, Jr., of Massachusetts is
going abroad on June 1 and is to be
the guest of the Swiss republic and of
the University of Geneva on the oc-
casion of the three hundred and fiftieth
anniversary of the founding Of that
seat of learning by John Calvin Mr.
Guild will make one of the addresses
at the celebration. monument to
Michael Servetus, the great Unitarian
reformer, is to be dedicated Aug IA
in Vienne, France. The French COM
mittee in charge has invited Mr.. Guild
to speak at the dedication of this monu-
ment as the representative of the Unit
ed States Both addresses by the ex-
governor will be in French
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-29
HARR|NAN'S ROOF
H|SSUNMER OFFICE
Haroad Magnate Has House Cover
ing Turned INTO Complete Suite
Ct efces Among the
Birds and Clouds.
Erds and Clouds.


NEW YORK, May 29-Workmen are
"u'' transforming the mansard
'0'- oi Harriman's Fifth avenue home
mo a complete outdoor office. Dur
's Tie summer months anyone wishing
" Oo business with Hartman will be
''-Ile1ed to ascend to the roof and
""a'' SIN turn among the sparrows.
lie decision to build such an office
"I' result of experiment in outdoor
''''ls In Texas where he lived in a
Dr and his health was benefited
greatly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-29
RowIers at Seattle.

SEATTLE, May 29.-Teams from
all over the western part of the United
States and Canada are entered in the
Western Bowling congress tourney,
which opens today and will extend
through next week Nearly a thousand
bowlers are in the city today to conf
pete for the handsome prizes Of
fered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-29
Jersey Marksmen.

SEA GIRT, N j., May 29.-Marks-
men of the New Jersey Guard are
contesting today in the annual trophy
match, which will be concluded Mon
day.
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ANOTHER TRUST. !

j. NEW YORK, May 29.-Wal1 !
j. street sees a deep significance in !
i the incorporation at Dover, Del !
+ aware of the Imperial Steel cor !
i poration which it is believed, may j
j develop into a rival of the United !
j States steel corporation 1t is ]
j. capitalized at s3,OOO,0OO and un- !
j. der its charter may be increased !
j. to $750,0O0,000 1t is supposed to !
T. be a merger of a number of in ]
+ dependent companies. m*
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-29
In Pittsburq.

PITTSBURG, May 29.-President
Taft and President Hadley of Yale,
arrived here today to attend the an
nual meeting of the Western Associa-
ton of Yale clubs.
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Strike Settled

ATLANTA, May 29.-The strike of
white firemen on the Georgia Central
railroad was settled this afternoon and
service was resumed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-29
ADAM GOD" GETS
25 YEARS IN JAIL
Religious Fanatic Is Convicted of the
Murder of Policeman and Sem
fenced to a Long Prison
Term.

+ KANSAS CITY, May %
+ John Sharp, the religious fam I
+ attic known as Adam God" TO I
- his followers, was today con- 1
+ victed Of the murder of Police 1
+ man Mullane and sentenced to 1
+ 25 years in prison. 1
+ The Sharp band was holding 1
+ a wild meeting, when Mullane i
+ ordered them to disperse. In I
- the riot following, the police +
I. man was shot and killed. !
+ ]
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
GETS SEVEREST PENALTY
ON FORGERY CHARGE

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. Sam Jones,
who was yesterday sentenced in the
criminal district court to a term Of IL
years in the penitentiary for forgery,
will appeal his case to the supreme court
following the refusal Of the trial Judge
to grant a new trial. The sentence Is
the most severe for forgery ever pro-
nounced in louisiana. Jones Fleeing At
torney McClosky. two years ago was one
of the cleverest and boldest swindles on
record in this state.
Claiming to be Hiram Mccall, large
timber dealer from Natchez, Miss, Jones
presented himself to the attorney end
asked him to take up a claim of appFoxs-
NE ely s20, 900 against a lumber manufac-
turing company Of Baton Rouge.
The attorney took the case, presented
his demand, and two days later received
a check in full for the amount claimed.
The lawyer then gave Jones his check
for the sum claimed, with the legal CONF
mission deducted.
The whole transaction was a gross
fraud, Jones, It is charged, haS'ng forged
the original claim, taken trip to Baton
Rouge, and sent the forged check in
answer to the attorneys letter, asKing
for payment.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
WIFE IN MYSTERIES
OVER HUSBANDS BODY

NEWARK, N. J.. Feb. AIRS. Mary ].
Wilhelm, the widow of Frank Wilhelm,
who was murdered in his home last Mon
day night, is in a condition of nervous
collapse today, after an unusually severe
application Of ''the third degree" includ-
ing a midnight visit to the morgue, where
she was suddenly confronted by the body
OF her husband.
The police evidently had expected to
obtain some kind of a statement from her,
but they were unsuccessful, for when the
sheet which covered her husbands body
was suddenly removed she became hys-
terical, fell to her knees and frantically
declared her love for her husband. As
her hysteria increased, Mrs. Wilhelm be-
came incoherent, and the detectives who
were watching her and listening, could
make nothing Of what she said. When she
was taken back to the police station
again she was in a state Of utter col
lapse.
An hour or so later the detectives en-
deavored to make use OF strategy to OBJ
tain a statement from Nicholas Siccou.
He was taken from the police station to
the Wilhelm residence, and in the base
ment, where the body of Wilhelm was
found, and was questioned by the detec-
tives. He. however, preserved an uncis-
turbed demeanor.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
HOUSE HAS MORE TICKETS
THAN SEATS IN HALL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-To Speaker
Cannon's private secretary, Mr.. Busby,
has been assigned the task of placing
Loco people where there is space for only
500 in the hall of che house of represen-
tatives next Wednesday, when the cleo
toraI vote of the last election is counted.
The inadequacy Of the congressional
chamber is never so marked as it is
during the Inauguration period. The SEN
ate chamber is even smaller than the hall
of the house, and while each senator
and member will receive two tickets for
the counting of the vote, the members
will be reduced to one card of admis-
sion to the ceremonies in the senate au-
ditorium preceding the inauguration.
The house has decided that thousand
tickets shall be issued and a thousand
people seated for the ceremony, regard
less of the number Of seats or the fact
that the house hall is devoid Of the
fourth dimension"
Owing to the fact that each senator
and member has so few tickets, the GER
emony will be witnessed by few persons
other than their wives and other men,
bers Of their families.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
SINGING OF DIXIE" ON
LINCOLN DAY TREASON

CHICAGO. Feb. 6.-Did any author
lied or even consequential person IN
Chicago forbid as an act Of treason the
singing of Dixie in the public schools
during the Lincoln celebration?
The foregoing question confronted
Richard c. Hall, president OF the Chi
cago Association of Commerce, in a
telegram received today from Philip
WerIein, president Of the New Orleans
Progressive union. The answer in an
emphatic negative was telegraphed to
Mr.. Werlein after a few hours OF siren
uous investigation. Here IS the mes
sage from New Orleans:
press dispatches stated that singing
of Dixie in public schools on Lincoln
day has been forbidden as an act OF
treason. If Chicago wishes to make
any progress in the south, take 1T as q
timely, friendly bit OF advice and have
that order rescinded and let the people
of the south know that it has been re-
scinded and get rid Of the head OF the
school system that issued any such
orders"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
HOUSE MAY CURB .
POWER OF CANNON

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-"If the insur-
gents of the house succeed in amending
the rules of that body, Speaker Cannon
will be relieved of many of his RESPONSE
bilities, one of the greatest of them be-
ing the selection of chairmen of the va
rious committees The advocates of the
amendment of the rules would have this
power taken from the speaker and trans
ferred to the various committees them
selves, by empowering each of the COM
mittees to elect it's own chairman.
1t is generally believed. however. that
the speakers power in this respect will
not be abridged in the next congress and
the members are looking to Uncle Joe"
Cannon to take care of them as in the
past.
There is more concern over the per-
sonnet of the sixty-two committees with
a membership varying from two on the
committee on the disposition OF useless
executive papers to twenty on the COM
mittee on rivers and harbors, than over
the possibility that the committee may
be called on to choose their own heads.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
RACE FEELING CAUSES
RIOT IN CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. Grace feeling
and anger because one of their number
had been dismissed when he became dis
orderly on being denied an increase in
wages are responsible for a serious con-
dition near Alexandria, KY, where work
on a natural gas pipe line to Cincin-
natl is under way. Hungarians, Italians
and Bulgarians, who make up nearly all
of the four hundred laborers who are lay
ing the pipe, clashed soon after daylight
today, and in the general melee, some
revolver shots were fired. One of the
Italians was shot in the leg, but not Sc
riously wounded.
All work was stopped for the day by
the superintendent, who is in charge OF
the work of laying the pipe line, and so
critical is the situation that it is feared
more serious trouble will occur.
The trouble began Thursday, when, at
ter some of the men demanded an in
crease of wages and had been refused, a
Bulgarian named Yacco, became disorder
~ and was dismissed. number of
Bulgarians then dropped their tools and
announced that neither they, nor any one
else would work until Yacco wAs REIN
stated, and an increase over the S1.35 a
day that is being paid was granted. Some
of the Hungarians Joined them, but the
italian contingent wanted to continue
work. Almost Immediately the trouble
took the form of a clash of nationalities,
the Italians finding the Hungarians and
Bulgarians lined up against them.
A little later today about 200 Hunga-
rians and Bulgarians appeared under
Yacco's leadership at the Campbell Coun-
ty bank in Alexandria, excitedly demand
ing immediate payment of wages. The
bank officials being without authority, re-
fused payment, and further trouble is
feared.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
MALPRACTICE CASES
POSTPONED IN HALL

GAINESVILLE, Ca, Feb. 6.--Hall SUI
perior court has adjourned and the cases
against the three former county commits
sioners, charged with malpractice, 90
over to the July term, the adjourned term
for the fifth Monday in March being call
ed especially for the hearing Of civil cases
only.
The charge of Judge Kimsey to the
grand jury at the opening of the court
forecasted the action of that body in its
Investigations into county affairs and the
indictments against former ordinary and
chairman of the board of commissioners
of roads and revenues, w. N. Dyer, for
mer Commissioner I. F. Duncan and pres
ent chairman OF the board, Jeff d. WHEEL
chel. The chief counts in the bill are
that bridges were built without legally adj
vertising for bids; that commissioner sold
goods and lumber to the county, that
money was paid out irregularly.
The commissioners state that they did
not Intentionally violate the letter or spir-
it of the law. The indictments, succeed
ing a bitter political fight and long in
vestigation, was expected but caused a
sensation.
The grand jury recommended the re-
tention of the present road working sys-
tenn, recommended stricter system Of
keeping the accounts Of the county and
recommended that the county home SALE
a question which has stirred the county
for some months, be called off and the
present home kept, and the new farm re-
Gently purchased be sold.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
SENATE WILL IGNORE
CLAIMS OF HUNDLEY

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Senator Ba-
cons stubborn and continued fight against
the confirmation of Oscar ]. Hundley, of
Huntsville, as United States judge for the
northearn district of Alabama, promises
to prove successful. 1t is stated on the
highest authority that Hundleys appoint
ment will not be confirmed at this session
and that President Taft will not appoint
him to the place.
The subcommittee of the senate judici-
airy committee which had the appoint
ment under consideration, will not report
to the full committee this session, as a
result of which the appointment will fall
of it's own weight, and Mr.. Taft will be
free to name any man he chooses.
Senator Bacon has fought the confirm
alton of Hundley for nearly two years,
and most of the time 1t was a single
handed fight, with no help from any
source. Even in the face Of a favorable
report he succeeded in having the APP
pointment recommitted and now his eff
forts are to be rewarded, It is said.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
PROMOTED TO PLACE
OF CHIEF JUSTICE

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. s. lanes
r. DowdeIl, for ten years on the supreme
bench as an associate justice, was today
promoted to the position of chief justice,
taking the position Of John r. Tyson,
who resigned to re-enter the practice Of
law.
The action of the governor followed the
endorsement of the rest of the bench and
petition of a large number of lawyers in
the state.
Judge Dowdell, who lives at Lafayette.
came to the bench in 1898, having been
solicitor and circuit judge prior to that
time He was born April ?, 1S47.
Judge A. D. Sayre, of the city court OF
MONTGOMERY. was appointed associate
Justice Of the supreme court to succeed
Justice Dowdell. promoted to chief jus
tice.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
NEGRO rs KILLED
IN DESPERATE FIGHT

Henry Sherwood, one OF seven negroes
caught by county policemen in a skin
game shortly after 2 o'clock Sunday
morning, blew out the only lamp in the
room and made a desperate knife at
tack on Officer Butler, who responded
by shooting the negro in the head and
instantly killing him. The officers coat
was slit into ribbons, otherwise he suf-
fered no harm.
The game, which was raided by County
Officers A. c. Walters and A. T. Butler,
was in progress in a hut near the Ar
mour Fertilizer Works, on the Seaboard
railroad. Sherwood, the dead negro, and
his companions were employees of the fer
tilizer factory.
For several moments the two officers
watched the game from a window. Then,
when "a negro boy emerged and left the
door unlocked, officer Butler stepped in,
his companion taking up position at
the window opposite. Immediately the
gamblers became aware of the officers
presence excitement prevailed. The lamp
was blown out and Sherwood, grabbing
Officer Buffers pistol barrel, held II
aside with one hand while he piled his
knife with the other.
Several shots were fired by Officer But
Ter before one took effect. This bullet
entered the negro's head at the base OF
the skull, killing Sherwood almost in
stantly. While the officer and gambler
were engaged in their hand-to-hand scuf-
fle in the darkened room some of the 9TH
er negroes produced pistols and emptied
volleys into the doorpost near the officer.
After Sherwood had received his de ath
wound he grappled with officer Butler
and both rolled over on the floor.
Officer Walters, hearing the shots and
noise on the inside. left his position al
the window and ran around to aid his
companion. AS he passed a window he
saw a negro plunge headforward through
the sash, glass and all. Landing on his
hands and knees the negro Immediately
fired three shots at Officer Walters. The
latter responded with a shot which he
believes struck the negro. Hurrying to
the aid of his partner, Officer Walters
pushed open the door. stumbling, as he
did so, over the PROSTATE forms Of Off
yer Butler and the dead negro.
When the two officers got to their feet
and struck a match the other negroes
had made their escape. A knife was
found on the floor beside Sherwood.
AS the result of an inquest held Sun
day morning the coroner's jury brought
in a verdict to the effect that the negro
was killed by Officer Butler, the latter
acting In self-defense.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
KILLED FOUR NEGROES;
WANTED TO KILL MORE

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Feb. 6.-Like Alexan-
der, William Latura, slayer of four ne
groes sighed for more men to STAY. This
was the statement OF Police Sergeant
Kehoe, who arrested Latura after his
slaughter in a negro saloon on the night
of December 10. Combating the theory
of the defense that Latura is a hopeless
paranoiac, Sergeant Kehoe was intro
duced at the trial today.
when 1 arrested Latura," he said,
''he seemed to be sane. He asked me
how many negroes he had killed. L
told him there were four dead lying on
the floor He said he was sorry he had
not killed Hammett Ford. proprietor of
the saloon. and several more negroes
who were in the place at the time"
Several alienists were introduced who
testified Latura was not a paranoiac,
but a degenerate with perverted idea
of killing negroes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
BRYAN BARELY MISSES
DEATH IN ACCIDENT

TAMPA. Fla. Feb 6-While returning
from Sutherland college. where he deliv-
cred his lecture, The Prince OF Peace, "
this afternoon. William ]. Bryan came
near losing his life
a big machine in which he was riding
threw q tire on a bridge near Tarpon
Springs. and plunged into the trestle
work. throwing the occupants out.
Mr.. Bryan was on the side next to that
which struck the woodwork and was
damned against a rail and suffered con-
siderable injury.
Al first II was thought that his leg
had been broken. but when he arrived at
Tampa, an examination revealed that the
leg was only badly bruised
Mr.. Bryan is scheduled TO appear at
ST. Louis soon and at Springfield. o..
on February Il. Lincoln's birthday. where
he makes the principal address. and II
may be that he will have TO cancel these
dates He Is in his rooms at the Tampa
Bay hotel. and is suffering much pain.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
YOUNG WOMAN GIVEN
IS YEARS IN THE Pen

ROANOKE, Va, Feb. 6.-At Rocky
Mount. Va, today, Lucy Mitchell, q
young woman, was convicted of second
degree murder. and sentenced to tho
state peuitentiary for sixteen years, foi
killing Miss Minnie McBryde, on the
latter's seventeenth birthday, and on
the eve of her wedding. lsst October.
Miss Mitchell lived with the Nc
Brydes. She and Miss McBryde quar-
relied about some flower seed. Miss
Mitchell struck her victim on the head
with an axe, crushing the skull.
After killing Miss McBryde, Miss
Mitchell endeavored to hide the body
in some weeds near the house.
After the murder, Miss Mitchell was
brought to Roanoke jail for safekeep-
ing. and was held here until the trial
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
Man balls Two Stories TO Death

Thomas ]. S. Wynn, a steel worker.
was knocked from the fifth story Of the
new postofice building by the boom Of
a derrick, Friday morning shortly before
IL O'Clock, and died an hour later at the
Atlanta hospital, without having regained
consciousness.
He was working on the fifth story with
the riveting gang, when the rope sup
porting the heavy boom of a derrick
broke, and the boom swung downward.
He was struck acros the back and knock
ed through an interstice OF the iron WORK
In his fall he turned a somersault and
struck on his head.
Wynn was % years old, and boarded
with Mrs. c. H. Coker, at 46 Scott street
His home was In Columbus. where his
mother. Mrs. NJ. z. Wynn, lives.
Wynn was hurt rather badly about a
week ago while at work at the new post
Office building. He was on one of the
lower floors when a bolt fell, striking him
on the head. and making a deep scalp
wound. He was ;hen warned against the
dangerousness o. his employment, but
laughingly replied that a steel worker is
never hurt more than once.
At the hospital It was found that Il
was the fall and not the blow from the
boom that caused his death. The inju-
ries to his back was not serious. but his
skull was badly fractured. He was I'M
conscious when picked up and remained
so until death came.
Wynn is survived by his mother. He
was formerly married and had two chill
dren, but both wife and children are dead.
He was an experienced steel worker and
had also worked as a railway employee,
He had been engaged on the new post
office building for the past seven months,
and had been living in Atlanta for about
three years.
He was a Mason, Red Man and Odd
Fellow. Only recently he Joined Fulton
lodge, ZIG, Masons.