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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Shock From Crossed Wires
Two TdCOmdnS EIeCtrOCuted

TACOMA, Feb. 1.-Arthur W.
Charlson, aged % years. a blacksmith
in the employe Of the West Coast
Wagon Co.. was almost instantly k lied
and John r. Ohstrom aged As, a ship
ping clerk in Younglove Grocery Co.,
was fatally injured, dying three hours
later. this morning when 100 volts OF
electricity passed through their bodies.
The crossing of a heavy
power wire with city feed
wire in front of the Harmon
building now under construction. is
responsible Pieces of lumber falling
from the building Saturday night
caused a short circuit, and when the
two men attempted to turn on the
lights, the shock hurled them to the
floor
Charlson was found lying beneath
a socket in the rear of the wagon
company's plant. He died before the
physician arrived Ohstrom was found
unconscious in the shipping grocery
room. Several others were shocked
when they turned on the lights, but
none seriously.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Black Hand League
After Frank YuSe

What is thought to be a threatening
letter from one of the members of the
local Italian colony, was received by
Frank Yuse yesterday, and is now in
the hands of Prosecuting Attorney Ev-
erett J. Smith for investigation The
contents of the badly written epistle
are still somewhat of mystery, as a
number of the words are unintelligible
The signature is &C. L. and the note
is written on stationery from one of
the Main street saloons. Mr. Yuse,
who has stirred up a considerable
furore among the Italians through his
advocacy of the passage of a law
providing an exchange on money sent
to relatives in Italy, believes the in
tent Of the letter was to warn him that
any further work on his part in the
interest of the measure, would result
in death, and to determine the contents,
as well as the author, of the commune
cation, Attorney Smith has been given
charge of the matter.
Frank Yuse, who claims naturalized
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Stole
Grave

ATLANTA. Feb. 1.-Kneeling at the
altar. seeking admission to the fash
ionable Oak Grove Baptist church,
Mrs. Wiley Heide was confronted with
charges that she had stolen the grave
in which her husband was buried and
today she filed suit for $4,000 dam
ages against Deacon w. H. Mitchell,
nit her to membership in the church
until the charge was investigated. He
said she had no right to bury her hus-
neither belonged to the church.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Peru and
Chile Out

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1-Advices re-
breaking off of all diplomatic relations
between Chile and Peru and the with
drawal of the Chilean minister, Senior
Enchenique, from the Peruvian capi-
tai.
The Chilean papers, according to
these advices, generally deplore the
situation, but there appears to be no
great excitement over it, nothwith-
standing the strained relations be-
tween the two countries.
The difficulty arose over a monu-
ment which the Peruvian government
proposed to erect to the memory OF
the dead soldiers who fell in the war
of 1879 between that country and Chile
The latter government in a spirit OF
romity asked the privilege of putting
a wreath on the monument with an in
scription expressive Of the sorrow OF
the Cnileans. The offer was accepted
by the then Presiden. Parde
But after The retirement of Pardc
and the Inauguration of SenGr Legla
his successor to The presidency oi
Peru, Legia opposed tthe granting =
the privilege to Chile unless the dis
pute over the Iitie tc the prGvlnce:; o.
Tacna and Africa was first settled
That controversy has been pending
since the war of 1879 and during al
that time has been constant source
of irritation between the two countries
The Chileans regarded the attempt te
force a settlement of the question as
inopportune, and considered it an af-
front and the breaking off of diplo-
matte relations promptly followed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Compromise Seems Inevitable
in Anti-SdlOOn LEGISLATION

OLYMPIA, Feb. 1.-(Special Corre-
spondence)-Thel local option question
seems to have reached a stage where
it is evident that compromise is nee
essary, and while the Anti saloon
league is still actively at work, it is
now believed that the bill which will
finally pass will be one which will
make the county unit in all parts of
the state, except in cities of the first
class, which will each constitute a
separate unit The bill will also omit
the Objectionable feature of giving
dry precincts a second chance
case they are defeated in the county
election. Tfssgs
The Anti-salcon league has been un-
able to get together enough support
to pass its bill through either house,
and on the other hand the liquor men
are unable to pass a bill which would
exempt first or first and second class
cities from its provisions. There are
a number of Legislators who will not
stand for such a measure as this, but
who at the same time are as strongly
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Indications Point to Big Business

the Seattle fair this summer will serve
to add to the demand for western dirt
The majority of visitors to the expo
sition will be of the home seeking
class, and will combine business with
pleasure. 1t looks good to me, and 1
believe the record will be broken"
Firm in the belief that his company
would sell 10000 acres of the Richland
project alone before July 1, j. j. Schiff-
ner, of the Hover-Schiffner company,
this morning said: 1.-The Ricnland pro-
ject is winner; We have been working
on it a trifle over so days and have
already sold more than 1000 acres.
People all over this section are waking
up, and take it from me, our business
for the coming six months will be the
! biggest ever known in the history of
the state. The outlook could not be
better, and we expect to sell fully 10
900 acres of the Richlard project lin ad-
dition to our other sales"
Il nave been in the business here for
a number of years." said T. o. Web
ster, of the firm of Webster & Honey
cutt, this morning, land 1 can truth
fully say that the outlook for a big
real estate trade was never better. l
can not make an estimate of the num-
Der of acres we will sell, but we do
not intend to bring up in the rear of the
procession. We are daily receiving
numerous inquiries from people in the
..1st, and this condition existing Sd
ta'i!' III the seas -. tLJds to tn belief
tat the next six ni' this viii show an
enormous volume of business"
B. S. Woodruff and the firm of Cope
land & CHM gave similar statements,
all agreeing that the era of activity in
Walla Wlalla valley real estate had at
last arrived, and that the trade would
be far more brisk than has ever before
been known here.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Dies of Diphtheria.

Walter Edgar Sykes, the in
FAINT son of Rev. and Mrs. Gabriel
family home this afterno at o'clock
following a brief illness caused by
diphtheria- The child was two years
of age, and had been ill but few
hours. Rev. Sykes, who is presiding
elder of the Walla Walla district Of
and had not been notified of his ba-
bys death up to o'clock this after
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Floor Burns
Beneath four

MONTREAL, Feb. IA special from
London, Ont, late this afternoon states
that four persons were burned to death
near that place today and two others
were more or less injured. The four
persons who were burned 10 death are
Philip Van Syckle, his son and daugh-
ter and the latter's husband.
All of the victims were caught in the
Van Syckle home, which caught fire
from a defective flue and burned sc
rapidly before it was discovered thai
the victims could not escape.
The fire burned from the basement
eating out the joists, which caused Inc
floor to collapse, carrying tne four lnte
the cellar, where they were cremated
Van Syckle had one CHARGE to save MS
life but died in an effort to save MS
daughter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01

libel in the publication of certain tales
about the Panama canal purchase that
the menace lies 1t is rumored that the
prosecution will be dropped entirely at
President RooSevelt's order Other ru-
mors are that the accused will be in
dicted and brought from their places
of residence to Washington for trial
in the federal courts.
If the president succeeds in his ap-
parent purpose to bring the editors
from New York and Indianapolis to
Washington for trial, and cOnvicts
them he will in the opinion of many
not only establish a dangerous evil
precedent, but will arouse a storm of
protest and indignation rarely equalled
in our political history"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
FOrmdIdehyde Was Not Used
By Ddiryman w. A Teal

On the 30th day of January. there
appeared in this paper an article in
which it was charged that Health Off
Ger j. E. Fales had stated that the Teal
Diary had been selling milk containing
formaldehyde. This charge was entire
ly unfounded and this paper takes
this, the earliest opportunity, to co.,
rect the error and repair as far as
possible any injury done Mr.. Teal
The error arose in the following
way: DR.. Fales in a conversation with
a reporter of The Statesman had
stated that there was evidence that
certain dairymen had used this pre-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
TOWN MARSHAL
AFTER OFFICER

NORTH Eeb. 1-(Special
Correspond n Marshal We'll
lington, of -lsh, was in Yakima
yesterday with a warrant for the ar
rest of United States Deputy Marshal
j. j. Matulys, who is charged with hav-
ing fired gun within the city limits
of Toppenish.
The story is that in a saloon there
Thursday night he miStook Washing
ton for Texas, drew his gun and made
man dance while he shot at nis heels
from his automatic. Matulys was not
found by the marshal, but is said to
be in the county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Saws President Roosevelt
is Making Greatest Mistake

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-Walter Wellman
writing to his paper, the Record Her
aid, from Washington, says
rs President Roosevelt about tC
make the greatest mistake Of his pub
lie career? Is he in danger of being
forced to retire to private life amid a
storm of indignation sweeping from
one end of the country to the other
caused by his efforts to override the
rights of private citizens Some OF
President Roosevelts best friends be-
lleve this danger exists, and they have
not hesitated to tell him So
TT is in his efforts to prosecute Pub
Usher Joseph Pulitzer, of the New
York YOrld. and Editor Delavan
Smith, of the Indianapolis News for
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Game Law
War is on

OLYMPIA, Feb. 1.-Three game
laws were fired into the legislatures
hopper this morning by Representative
Palmer and the annual game law
war" is on. Palmer's most startling
measure would prohibit shooting part
ridges, grouse, Chinese pheasants,
quail and jacksnipes until September 1,
1915. A second bill prohibits hunting
require all persons fishing in the fresh
waters of the state with a hook and
line to take out an annual license of 81.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Fierce Mor0S Have 1000 Rifles

MANILA, Feb. 1.-Three gunboats
left today for the island Of Jolo, which
is inhabited by fierce Moros, as re-
suit of the report that 1000 rifles have
been smuggled into the island from
the Dutch East Indies.
If the Moros have 1000 rifles the sit
nation is a most serious one since the
fighting began several years ago.
At that time there were only 400
rifles on the whole island, when Cen
eral Wood made his famous fight.
American troops have been taking
the rifles one by one. The Moros paid
$3.50 for s12 rifles and so cents each for
cartridges.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Eiaht Liability Law.

SALEM, Feb. Prepared to make
hard fight, agents representing the
new employers association have ar
rived here to wage battle against the
proposed eight-hour law by Camp
bell and Kellaher. The measure
provides the removing of the $500
limit on liability of employers when
employees are killed or injured, and
does away with contributory negli-
gence as a defense in case of accident
The employers attribute the action to
labor agitatOrS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01

conservation committee of national or
ganizations. The attendance will be
limited to the representatives. o. Can
ada and Mexico and representatives Of
the state department of tn: United
States government and of other eXecu-
tive departments which can render
particular assistance to the confereeS
in their deliberations, and the nation
al conservation commission.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01

Drown

MELBOURNE, Feb. 1.-The British
steamer Clan Ranald sank off Edith
burg last night carrying to death her
captain and 46 members of the crew.
crew We're Asiatics. The vessel was
seen when sinking but the rescuers
arrived too late to save all.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Mahoney Taken IT..

Seized with a severe cramp in the
lower part of his spinal colurnn during
the session of the house, Representa-
tive Mahoney of Morrow, Umatilla
county, banker of Heppner. was to-
day carried to the cloak rooms by Sel.-
ators Cole and Smith Of Pendleton,
both of whom are physicians The
physicians say the attack. while not
serious, may be an Indication o, ty-
phoid fever. Mahoney return.d 70 mis-
desk later
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Second Game Tomorrow.

The second game of the series De-
tween the Schwabacher bowlers and
the Y. M. c. A., will be rolled tomor-
row evening at $3.50 o'clock in the al
ievs at Fourth and Alder streets. No
admission will be charged. The poys
from the "Y" won the first game oy
large margin, and the counter jumpers
have since been practicing diligently II
the endeavor to tip the pins An interest,"
ing contest is looked for.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
ROOSeveIt'S Warning to be
no HindrdnCe to Legislation

SACRAMENTO, FebA 1.-Nothwith-
standing President Roosevelts warn
ing that the federal government would
object most emphatically" to legislat-
ion intended to keep Japanese children
from the public schools of California,
and compel Japanese in California
towns and cities to live apart, Assem-
blynan Grover Johnson is as deter
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01

mined as ever to push through his
anti-alien bills.
1.-The presidents warning" he said
today, ''goeS in one ear and out the
other, it flows off of me like water off
a ducks back. I am going right ahead
with the measures"
Assemblyman Drew is the author of
the bill prohibiting Japanese from
owning land in California and he says
the warning has not altered his plans.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Denies
Story

WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-Roosevelt
today authorizes the denial of the
charges that while he was horseback
riding Thanksgiving he struck the
horse of Miss May Rhodes with a hunt
ing crop for not giving him the right of
way. The denial follows one made in
Los Angeles January 27 by Miss
Rhodes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
DANCING PARTY,

The Lady Macabees have issued in
Vitations for a dancing party to be CIV
en- in the Odd Fellows Temple Tuesday
evening February 2. A good time is
promised to all who attend
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Bank is
Closed

GREENFIELD, Mass, Feb. 1.-State
Bank Examiner Jay today closed the
Greenfield Savings bank, whose depos-
it's total $2,O00,000. He gave no reason
for the closing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Sunday Arrives.

Billy Sunday, the evangelist, arrived
here this afternoon from Spokane to
rally the local option forces for the
struggle in the legislature
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
Earthquake From
Canada TO Mexico

VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. IA
special from Montreal this morning
says that three distinct shocks were
felt there last night The first came at
II: 80, the second at 11:45 and the last
at 3:2O this morning. People were
awakened by the shock and the falling
of dishes and glassware. There are big
cracks in many of the buildings.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
One In Mexico.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. IA slight
quake occurred here today. Buildings
are slightly damaged. 'fThisf is the
second within 4S hours.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01

servative, and the reporter understood
him to use Teal's name in this connec-
ton. This was a miSapprehension as
the health officer now states he mas
not now and never did have any evil
dence tending to show any adultera-
ton of milk from the Teal dairy.
THE EVENING STATESMAN,
], DIR. ]. E. Fales, in confederation of
the above, state that l never toqH any
one that Teal had adulterated the milk
sold from his dairy and have no rea-
son to suppose that he has.
j. ELERY FALES. M. D
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-01
In BeIIingham, Too.

BELLINGHAM, Feb. IA slight
earth Iuake was felt here at 1:45 this
afternoon. No damage is reported
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-02-12
Contest Notice.

Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office, Boise, Idaho, February 2, 1909.
A sufficient contest affdavit having been fled
in this Office by Samuel K. Carson, Enterprise,
Idaho, contestant, against Homestead Entry,
No 1898, made March IL, 1908, for SEX EwA
Swk NEA. (serial No. 926s6) Section 7, Town
ship north, Range west, Boise Meridian. by
George A. Davis. Nampa, Idaho, contestee, in
which it is alleged that ''said George A. Davis
has wholly abandoned said tract of land; that he
never established residence thereon: that the
tract is in its natural arid state, wholly unim-
proved and uncultivated; that said alleged
absence from the said land was not due TO his
employment in the Army, Navy, or Marine
Corps OF the United States private soldier,
officer, seaman, or marine, during the war with
spain, or during any other war In which the
United States may be engaged" Said parties
are hereby notified to appear, respond, and offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
a. m on March IL, 1909, before the Register and
Receiver at the United States Land Office in
Boise, Idaho.
The said contestant having, in a proper afida-
Wit filed February ,, 1909. set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service OF
this notice can not be made, IL is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
tsignedl WIZ. BALDKRsroS, Regester
4s @igned) FRED v. TRKKR Receiver
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-02-12

w. F. Sommercamp, general mana
ger of the Potosi, left yesterday for Dem
yer and other eastern points in the in
terest of the company. as it has been
decided by the management to purchase
some of the adjoining claims to the
property, more of the treasury stock
has been put on the market.
The changes made by Mr.. White In
the machinery of the mill has greatly
increased the saving capacity. Reports
from the mine show that the ore body
10 showing better values and increasing
in quantity. We have made arrange
ments with the company TO fill any
orders for stock in this mine. AS only
a limited amount Of stock will be sold
it will be we'll for parties desiring to
purchase to send in their orders early.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-02-12

Mining properties are frequently own
ed or the control of them held by parties
whose business qualifications resemble
that Of the sire of mule, combined with
the natural desires Of a hog. Some of
these properties show excellent indica-
tions of good paying property if prop
erly developed, yet the dog in the
manger" attitude of the owner or con-
troIler is such that the property will
remain undeveloped.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-02-12


The local option bill introduced in the
state senate passed that body after con-
siderable debate by vote of Is to 7. As
the Senate turned down the local option
bill passed by the House and introduced
and passed one of its own, it is said by
those in position to know that the House
will refuse to pass the Senate bill on local
option as soon as they get the opportu-
nifty. The fact is the republican leaders
are simply playing politics on this issue
and have no intention whatever in letting
bill of that nature pass. If the law
making bodies wouldq quit such foolishness
and get down to business and pass some
needed legislation for the benefit Of the
laborer and producing classes, like max
ing it criminal offense for corporation
to contract debts unless they have funds
on hand to meet all their obligations,
there would be less wildcat promotion
of all kinds of enterprises. As the laws
now stand few promoters can incorpor-
ate company and never put cent into
it themselves, and put a lot of men to
work and if they fail in their enterprise
there is no practical redress for the labor
er or the merchant who furnished the
company supplies.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-02-12
NUMBER 40

comb district and says there is bright
outlook for that section the coming sea
son. He is interested with @. NJ. SWEET
land and William Flannigan 10 the Gold
Nugget group that they are developing.
They have 7-foot ledge that gives a
surface showing of si2 per ton average
Their prospect shaft is now so feet deep
and drift is being ran to tap the ledge
-Nampa Herald.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-02-12

tions in the large ball room. The pro-
gress made by the band since its organi-
zation exceeds all expectations as they
have been practicing but very short
time. The music they play is of the best
selections, first class and fully up-to-date,
and is rendered in a manner that would
do credit to professional performers after
years of practice. ALI the boys have to
do is to stay with it and in few months
Silver City will have a band second to
none in the state.