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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18

$5,000,000
REALM0NEY
Formal Transfer Is Made
This Afternoon by DR..
N. G.. Blalock.
WORK TO BE BEGUN
ON LINE AT ONCE
Old Road Formulated by
Farmers Will Now Be
Run in Earnest.

Eastern capitalists with more than
five millions of dollars at their COM
mand, have taken charge of the Walla
Walla & Columbia Traction company,
Of which Or. N. G. Blalock has been
president and general manager, tho pa
pers completing the formal transfer
having been signed and delivered at a
meeting of the executive board with
the capitalists in the offices of DR..
Blalock this afternoon. Work will be
begun on construction from Dayton u
Wallula, and the promoters of the line,
being able to provide almost unlimited
capital with which to carry on opera
lions, do not intend to take any back
talk" from other companies.
The Walla Walla & Columbia line,
which was today transferred to new
owners from points in the east, is the
outgroWth of the Columbia & Walla
Walla line, on which the farmers union
and DR.. BlalOck several months ago Sc
cured an option effective until February
Ia, at which date, providing the sum
of $250,O0O had been subscribed the
road was to remain permanently in
charge of the farmers and their presi-
and the cid company was, taken over
by the original promoters, who have
placed W. So Matthfas at fhsG7ieaa and
are said to have interested eastern
capitalists.
The names ef~the capitalists who are
now at the head of the Walla1 Walla
& Columbia line would not be given
this afternoon by President Blalock,
who said all details would soon enough
be known. 1t is thought however, that
they are connected in some way with
other railway lines in the west and
are entering the Walla Walla valley
with the view of giving battle royal to
some of the proposed lines now being
financed.
DR.. Blalock will, for the present, re-
main at the head of the company, and
will leave tomorrow morning for Pas
co for a conferensp with President
Howard Elliott, OI%'the Northerre4Pa-
cific road, who has been called west by
The activities i'm the Hill territory. and
the encrOachmept upon traffic now be-
ing handled by those lines.
President Blalocx has been negotiat-
ing for several weeks past in the en-
deavor' to interest capitalists in his
line, but has, up to today, kept all
developments a secret. Whether the
company will retain it's present name
or be given a new one under new ar
ticles of Incorporation is not known,
but it is announced positively that
work will be started within few weeks
on the construction of an electric line
from Dayton to Wallula, by way of
WaitSburg, Walla Walla and Pres
colt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
New Manufactory Has Been
Started by Local
Capitalists.
BROWN-LEWIS NAME
OF THE NEW FIRM
Company Has Already Built
One Machine and Has
Orders for More.

Another big industry for Walla
Walla. promoted exclusively by local
capitalists, has made a modest start
in the manufacture of an improved
combined harvester which is now
nearing the stage of completion and
will be turned over to the first custo-
mer within short time The COM
pany, although it has not yet been
incorporated. will be known as the
Brown-L Lewis Manufacturing company,
and their first machine will be known
as No. 8.
Evidently desiring to avoid the out
lay of large sum of money for build
ings, the company has remodeled the
John Smith warehouse near the old O.
R. & n. depot, and just such machin-
cry as is absolutely necessary for do
ing the work has been installed, with
a small force of expert workmen in
charge. Later in the season, when
the business justifies, it is probable
that increased appliances and more
room in which to carry on operations
will be necessary, and as the business
increases, the company proposes to
add to its facilities.
The No. 8 harvester which is now
naaring completion, has been built
wholly in this city, from the main
drive wheel to the smallest attach
ment and a number OF ways i'm
provements over other machines have
been made. Owing to the fact that
the Brown Lewis company is not ready
at this time to exploit the merits of
its harvester the details regarding
the new patents have not been given
out, but win be explained as soon as
the first combine is ready for the
market
That the new industry will flourish
and make good is sevidenced by the
first orders received, calling for
total of 10 or II machines for use in
handling the 1909 crop of this valley.
In order to turn out the work it will
he necessary for the Brown Lewis
company greatly to increase the ca
racity of the temporary factory, but
this is one OF the immediate inten-
lions of the promoters.
The leading members of the firm are
Joseph E. Brown and Fred G. Lewis,
both Of whom have been connected
with the Best Manufacturing company
for several years past. Mr.. Brown has
been local manager of the local offices
Of the company, and Mr.. Lewis en-
ployed as travelling salesman up to
a short time ago. Several business
men Of Waila Walla are stockholders
IN the concern, and the capital back
Of the new enterprise, combined with
the determination of the promoters to
keep expanding as the business in
creases, assures the ultimate success
of the undertaking which will, If pres
ent plans materialize, add another big
payroll 10 the city of Walla Walla and
give the city another big manufactur-
ing industry.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
DISAPPEARS FROM
EURUkAFLATHOME

tion of Labor. The officers follow:
President James O'Connell, president
of the International Order of Machin
lists; first vice-president, Joseph F
Valentine, president of the Moulders
union; second vice president, A. B
Grout, International Metal Polishers;
third vice. president, James w. Kline
president of the International Black
smiths union; fourth vice-president
Joseph A. Frankline, president Inter
national Boilermakers' union; secre-
treasurer, A J. Barry.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
HARTMAN WILL
NOT RETIRE YET
SAYS THERE is NO FOUNDATION
FOR REPORT GIVEN OUT
YESTERDAY.
Report Is Based On Physicians ALLEGED
Dictum Which Is Said Today
to be False.

LOS ANGELES, March 18.-' There
is absolutely no foundation for the
report that I intend to retire" said E..
H. Hartman today, when he he,lrd of
the eastern rumor that he is to leave
commercial life. The report was based
on his physicians suggestion t'aat he
lead a less strenuous life. Hartman
says he is beginning to realiz, that
there is hereafter, and that he has
always been too busy to think about
rest. He said:
Il have worked pretty hard and the
doctors are beginning to tell me the
o.her fellow ought to have a chance to
do something. I like to grasp an idea
and work it out. That's all there is in
life"
George A. Dixon, Harriman's private
physician, declared today there Is no
truth in the report tha. the dis
tinguished patient will be forced to
retire on account of i'll heath.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
j. w. THOMPSON, A FAR
MER OF SIMMONS
SIDING, MISSING
Was Last Heard From at
Wilbur, From Where
He PhOned.

Another mystery is before the no.
tice Of the police force of this city. "
deals with the disappearance Of j. w.
Thompson, a homesteader living near
Simmons Siding on Eureka flat.
Thompson left his home about three
weeks ago for the town of Wilbur,
in the Big Bend country and took with
him team of horses. After arriving
there he stabbed his team in one of
the livery barns and. shortly afterwards
telephoned his wife. vino was still on
the ranch at Simmons, that he needed
enough money to pay the feed bill.
This was sent to him, and from that
time nothing has been heard of the
man.
Mrs. Thompson, becoming worried
over the continued absence of her hus-
band, sent a man to Wilbur to 10
cate him, and to determine if possible
what was the cause of his delay. No
trace Of Thompson could be found,
however and the team was brought
back to Mrs. Thompson
The missing man is well known in
this city and no one seems able to
throw any light upon the matter He
was always a thoroughly reliable per-
son, as far as can be ascertained,
and had no enemies who would take
advantage Of the fact that he was in
strange country away from friends.
1t is supposed that while in Wilbur
Thompson became entangled in a row
| Of some sort and after losing his
money was unwilling to return home,
and therefore skipped out.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
Adopt Report Recommend
ing Passage of Tariff
Bill in House.
VOTE WAS CLOSELY
ALONG PARTY LINES
Broussard, of Louisiana, a
Democrat, Votes
For Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 1S. - The
horse ways and means committee to-
day adopted report recommending
the Passage of the Payne tariff bill
introd ,ced yesterday, without any
change. The vote was 13 to 6, closely
on party lines. The democrats were
given until Tuesday to frame the min
ority report.
A general debate on the bill will
start Monday. The final vote will
probably be taken the first week in
April.
The committee met at 10 o'clock this
morning. BrOussard, democrat, of
Louisiana, voted with The republi-
cans.
1t is conservatively estimated that
the bill will be sent to the president
in the form of final passage about the
middle of June.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
Woman Forger Sent to Prison.

Los ANGELES, Cal, March 49,
Miss Ruby Castleman, who was SEN
fenced to serve seven years in San
Quentin for forging the name of F. w
Blanchard to a check for $40, was yes
terday denied new trial by the court
of appeals. The case of Miss Castle
man attracted wide attention. She
was prominent in church work, ap-
peared to have no excuse for the for
geriees which she is alleged to have
committed and was generally credited
with being the victim OF a monomania
on the subject. She had previously
been convicted of forgery and pa
rolled.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
Honest Effort, Says Van Cleave.

ST. LOUIS, March 1S-James w
Van Cleave, president of the nationa
association of manufacturers, said re-
garding the tariff bill today:
From cursory view of the Payne
bill feel safe in saying it is an hon
est attempt to fulfill the promise ol
the party to meet the expectation OF
the country. l believe the changes
are little greater than were expect
ed"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
Spring Fever, Maybe.

Spring fever, with its accompanying
desire for change is in the air, this
fact being strongly borne out b. a
glance over the files of the city clerk
FOR today. Five separate cases for di-
vorce were either applied for or grant,
ed with possibilities of more coming in
the near future and with the fear that
this epidemic vii continue, those on the
rerge of taking the last and fatal
plunge are making speed, lest these
reports frighten away the timid quarry.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
j + !. !. 1. !. + + !. + !. + + j = + I
e Mo- VERDICT Z

+ NASHVILLE, March 18.-When :,
:! court opened l., the trial of the !
+ Coopers and John Sharpe for the 4
+ murder of Ex-senator Carmack, 4
+ there was no indication of the 4
+ jury reaching a verdict.
+ When il was intimated that the I
+ jury is so divided on the evil I
+ dence that a verdict is hardly 1
+ possible, Judge Hart announced I
+ that he would keep the jury to- 1
+ gether a week in the hope of their I
+ agreement. The trial has nearly
+ bankrupted the county and new
+ trial is almost impossible, because I
+ such widespread publicity has I
= been given the case that it would I
+ be hard to get another jury. 1
+ i. I. + + ]. = I. = = !. + + = = = !
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
Too Drastic, Says Schwab.

DETROIT, Mich, March 1S-The
tariff bill is too drastic, according to
Charles SchWab. He intimates that
the cutting of the iron protective
schedules will result in steel men re-
ducing wages. He says, ITO remove
the tariff will give us pauper labor and
we can compete with European mills
where women wheel coke"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
MASS MEETING TO FORM
LAW ENFORCEMENT LEAGUE.

JACKSON, Miss, March 1S.-A
meeting was hcld here this afternoon
to form 5eague for the enforcement
of he state law to close blind tigers"
and other liquor law offenders ana
make Jackson ''the cleanest, safest and
most law abiding city in the south"
DELEGATES from all parts of the state
are here, and they may STAY two days,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
Taft Is Non-Committal.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-Upon his
arrival this afternoon President Taft
said regarding the Tariff bill:
II have had no chance to study the
bill, but Payne consulted me before ii
was introduced, thus giving me knoWl-
edge of it's general provisions"
He declined to say whether he woulG
sign the bill if it was passed by con-
greSo,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
Modieska Is Dying.

LOS ANGELES, March 1S.-Madame
Helena Modjeska, the famous Polish
American actress is believed to be on
her death bed today at her home on
Bay Island, 40 miles south of here.
She is suffering from Bright's disease
and heart trouble. She has been Ill for
six months.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
Remember Ex-President.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-The 72nd
birthday of the late Grover Cleveland
today was celebrated here with men,
orial exercises. The main exercises
were in Carnegie hall. The principal
addresses are tonight by President
Taft, Governor Hughes, Judge Gray Of
Delaware and Senator Root.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
$3.50 900 For Macadam Roads

STOCKTON, Cal, March 1S.-San
Joaquin county yesterday voted to
issue bonds in the sum of $780, 900
for the building Of 23S miles of ma
cadam roads. This is the largest coun-
ty bond issue ever voted in the Uni
ted States for good roads in propOr-
ton to wealth and population.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18

PARIS CO.! OFF.

J. LONDON, March 1S.-Paris 4
= was practically cut off from COM y
!. municatiOn with t:1e outside world 4
+ up to o'clock this afternoon on I
+ account of the telegraphers' I
E strike. The strike of the telegraph I
3 ers, the telephone operators and I
: postofHce employees is spreading I
+ to every provincial city.
: Z. :. j, 4. i. - i. !. i I. + j i j. + !
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
PRESIDENT FAUNCE
IN YOUNGSTOWN. OHIO

YOUNGSTOWN, O., March 49,
President Faunce, of Brown university,
Is here today to visit the alumni of
that institution who greet him in large
numbers and with great enthusiasm.
He has visited Washington, Pittsburg,
and will hold meetings of former grad
yates in Cleveland, Chicago and Den
ver which place he will reach March
.22
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-18
Metal Workers Elect Officers.

WASHINGTON, March 1s.-The Sc
lection of New York as the place for
holding the next annual convention and
the election of officers occupied the
session yesterday of the metal trades
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-14

an entirely new company has been or
Ganized TO take the options which were
held by the original company.
The new corporation is known as
tno American Star Mining company
ard Its capitalization has been placed
at l.OOO.0O0 shares of the par value OF
81 each. The officers of the company
are A. \. Holloway, president: James
h. Graves of Boston, vice president.
Elmer Pett, secretary and treasurer;
and those with H. U..Hart and George
Smoot constitute the board of direc
tors. The company Is developing the
property through the Eagle & Blue
Bell mine
Mr- Holloway. the president Of the
company. was In camp this week. bUt
when asked regarding the company's
plans he had but little TO say. except
that he was more than pleased with
the prospects of opening up another
big mine. He considers the ground
which the new American Stab com
pany is working the most valuable
undeveloped section Of Tintlc. The
claims are owned by local people, who
have already received substantial
payments Other payments Will be
come due early in the new year. and
there appears to be absolutely no
question but what the new company is
in position to come through with the
coin
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-14
TRADING BRISK ON
SALT LAKE EXCHANGE

Salt Lake, Dec. 13.-Trading was
DISK during first call OF the week this
morning. and Il considerable improve
ment In prices was noticed in a num-
Der OF instances Colorado. Iron Bios
som, Columbus Consolidated and Ma
son Valley were all in good demand,
with fair Improvement in market
valuations. The sales were well dis
tributed and every one appeared to be
In better spirits as a result of the
showing made.
The disappointing features of the
market were noticeable. especially in
Sioux Consolidated and Uncle Sam
Both OF these propositions were worry
weak and the prices were marked
down heavily. Sioux is reported to be
preparing to make a cleanup of the
odds md ends in the property. and as
the management may decide to keep
a good surplus for development pur-
poses there may be some question as
TO the ability OF the company to con-
tinuo dividends. Uncle Sam has a bet
ter showing than ever according TO ads
vices received from the mine. Yet the
insiders themselves appear to be un-
willing TO give more than their moral
support, and the short interests are
taking advantage Of this condition 10
set IL back.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-14
MUSICALE AT WEBER
ACADEMY TOMORROW

Tomorrow at IL o'clock in the as
bembly room of the Weber academy
Will be given the first OF a series Of
musicales under the direction of Prof.
Joseph Ballantyne The academy
choir Of one hundred voices and the
school orchestra will be heard in
double numbers at each of these re-
citalS. and the best local and state
admission charged and the public is
cordially invited. The doors VIII close
promptly at IL and the program end
at II noon.
Following is the program for the
musicale tomorrow;
l. Entire Acte Gayotte, GA. Thorn.
as) Academy Orchestra, Mr.. E. w.
Nichols director.
2. Piano, (a) "Valse in A Flat"
Chopin, (b) "Valse in D Flat"
Chopin, Miss Lillian Wright.
3. Chorus. Hall Home of Liberty"
(From Gypsy's Warning) Academy
Choir, Mr.. Jos. Ballantyne director.
4, Soprano, (a) April Rain" (Wil-
leby)) b) MY Rosary" (Neyin).
Miss Maud Belnap.
5. Orchestra, 'Intarmezzo," (Czi-
bulka) Academy Orchestra.
6, Piano. (a) Ballet Dance
tChaminode), (b) The Fawn5,"
(Chaminode), Miss Beatrice Brewer.
7. Soprano. (a) Summer Rain"
(Woodman). Oh Would You"
(Coleman), Miss Belnap.
8. Chorus arranged from sextette,
Lucia di Lammimoor,' (Donizetti).
Academy Choir.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-14
STUDY OF BIRDS TO
De INAUGURATED

Salt Lake. Dec. IA rare oppor
tunity Is TO be given the students
and professors of the university to
become acquainted with the birds Of
Utah. both song and game BIRDS
which at the present time number
about 300. Professor S. G.. Goodwin
OF the Utah Agricultural college has
been engaged by the University OF
Utah. He will deliver two lectures
on Friday OF each week At these
lectures all students. professors and
other people in the city who are in.
terested in birds VIII he allowed to
attend
The principal forms Of the birds of
Utah have already reached a known
total Of zoo, all OF which are either
continually within the boundaries of
the 3tate or visit Utah in the course
Of year. The lectures which Pro-
fessor Goodwin will deliver will begin
with discussion oi water and shore
birds that hunt and are hunted. The
game birds and birds OF prey will he
taken up next. and the song birds and
their characteriItics will be taken up
last. In these lectures general
classification will be taken up and
stuffed specimens OF all the birds VIII
be shown.
One Of the members of the univer,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-14
EA7 PA P| ALPHA At
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

Salt Lake City, Dec 1S.-The
final arrangements which completed
the organization of the first profes.
sional fraternity at the University OF
Utah were made Sunday afternoon,
fraternity, was declared organized.
For the past several years the organ
ization of fraternlues at the univer
fity has been at a standstill. as the
amount of material which comes to
the school was not more than enough
TO supply The demands OF the three
fraternlties and two sororIties which
were there, The organization of a
professional fraternity was left 10 the
students of the medical school The
engineering school, which has been
in existence since the unIyersltywas
first organized. has not succeeded In
getting a professional engineering
fraternity organized.
The medical school was founded at
the university six years ago. Since
that time the school has grown until
at the present time the men regis.
tered in the entire medical work nun
Der about fifty. Two years ago a
movement was started by members OF
the school to organize a professional
medical fraternity, which would be
composed only Of men who contem.
plated completing their medical work.
The movement failed on account of
the few men who were at the school.
Last year similar movement failed.
This year the work has progressed
slowly, and the final constitution. by
laws and ritual oi the fraternity were
not completed until last Friday On
Sunday a meeting of the charter mem.
bers was held. The charter members
OF the fraternity are Francis Tying,
Fred Worlton, Harold Robinson, Roy
Groesbeck and George Roberts.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-14
EPHRlAM RRIEES

Ephriam. Dec 12.-Richard Thomas
of Wales has returned from Idaho.
where he spent most of the summer
He will remain at home during the re-
mainder of the winter
Edgar Frost, Jacob Peterson. Orval
Peterson. Thomas Taylor and Chris
Nelson were hunting rabbits yester-
day and during their short trip of only
two hours they succeeded in killing
150.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nelson are re
ceiving congratulations over the arri-
val of twelve-pOund baby girl
Nearly eight inches of snow has fall
en- in this valley and the storm still
continues
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-14
RANDOM
REFERENCES

Millinery Specialist oo-Choice OF
every trimmed hat in stock for $500
Beavers and hats as high as $1,000
included in this sale. Special line
at $500. Ladies. don't miss this bar
eain sale In millinery. Millinery de
partment at Wrights' =
City Council at Theater-No meet
ing of the city council was held last
night Complimentary tickets to the
initial play al the new Ogden tneatcr
we're sent TO the members of the
council This and the additional fact
that there was no business of an ur.
gent nature to require the attention
of the city fathers, caused the regular
Monday evening meeting TO be de-
fcrred.
Advertisers must nave thelr COPY for
the Evening Standard the evening be
lore the day on which the advertise
mcnt Is to appear In order TO insure
publication.
VIII Admitted to Probate.-John A
Boyle and Wallace BOYLE. the execu-