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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
CHALONER SHOOTS
AN ENGLISHMAN
Member Of Astor Family Kills EN-.
ploye Who Was Beating Wife
in Virginia.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, March II.
John Armstrong Chaloner. brother
of Louis Stuyvesant Chaloner, of New
York. and a member of the Astor fam
lily, shot and killed an Englishman
named Gillard last evening. 1t is I'M
derstood that Gillard, who was in the
employ of Chaloner, had been beating
his wife, who ran for protection to
Merry Mills Cfaioner's country nome.
Chaloner, hearing the commotion in
his dining room, fastened downstairs,
whereupon he was attacked by his
assailant.
Gillard came to this country two
years ago from England, and less than
one year ago applied at Merry Mills
for work He had wife and seven
children. Chaloner gave him employ
ment on the farm. Gillard was said to
nave been addicted to drink, and on
several occasions had exhibited vio-
lent temper.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
PITTSBURG MINISTER
SEEKS MODERATORSHlP
Rev. w. L. McEwen Will Be Candidate
at Next General Assembly OF
Presbyterian Church.

PITTSBURG, March 17.-Announce-
ment is made here that the Rev. W. l.
McEwen, pastor of the Third Presby-
terrain church of Pittsburg, will be a
candidate for the moderatorship Of the
next general assembly of the Presby-
terrain church of the United States OF
America.
DR.. McEWen has, been pastor of the
third church in this city for the last
fifteen years and is prominently lden-
titled with the leading Presbyterian IN
terests of Pittsburg and Western Penn
sylvania He is well known Throughout
the entire church and is a recognized
leader among the foreigners in the
synod of Pennsylvania. The assembly
meets in Denver, Colo, the thlro
Thursday of May.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
URGE RADICAL CHANGE IN
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
Leading Educators Approve New York
Committee Plan to Shorten E.e-
mentary Work.

NEW YORK, March 17-If plans
suggested by special committee are
adopted, the New York public school
system, which now extends over a per-
iod of twelve years-eight years in ele-
mentary work, and four years Of high
school Work-Will be changed to Il six
and six basis. Elementary and high
school work will be equalized, although
the six years of high school work will
be subdivided into two equal parts,
the first to be known as subhigb school
course, and the remainder to be finish
ing work
The plan is approved by the city club
and by leading educators throughout
the country, including Elmer Ellsworth
Brown, United States commissioner of
education. The National Educational
association, at it's latest meeting at
Brooklyn, also adopted resolutions fav-
oring the plan. One member OF the
committee, explaining the proposal,
said:
"One of the big features of the plan
is that providing for turning the child,
whose circumstances or inclination
make it desirable, into the industrial
or vocational line of training earlier
!, than is now done. Our present system
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
OFFICERS RECOVER
PRISONERS AUTOMOBILE
Machine Owned by Man Charged With
Robbine California Bank Dis
covered In Garage.

DAYTON o., March 17.-When
Beatty, the accused robber of the First
National bank Of Monrovia, Cal, was
arrested in Dayton, O., last week an
automobile was one of the items OF
property seized. Property and money
were replevined by Mrs. Beatty, but
the sheriff could not find the automo-
bile. Today il was found in a garage
in Ludlow street, Dayton, and turned
over to the court.
Beatty, who was arrested as a flu
gitive from California, was in police
court today long enough to have his
case continued until Tuesday, March
c3 A telegram from Los Angeles to
he chief of police says that an Off
Ger started today with a requisition
for Beatty. The prisoner was re
manded to await the arrival of the re-
QUESTION.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL
SITUATION NOW CALM
Mayor w. D. Stephens Assumes Reins
Of Government and Investigation
Plans Progress.

LOS ANGELES, March 1.-THE tur-
bulent municipal situation in Los An
geles has again reached period Of
temporary calm. Mayor w. D. Steph-
ems has the reins of the city govern
ment following his election by the
city council, was early at his office
today busy with a multitude of i'm
portant matters that have accumulated
awaiting executive action since the
resignation of former Magyar A. c.
Harper
II is not expected that any further
resignation of city officials will occur
until after the victor of the recall cleo
ton is installed in office and a new ad-
ministration begun
The coming grand jury investiga tior
is subject of live interest and much
speculation. 1t is expected that former
Mayor Harper will be among the first
witnesses to appear before the inquis-
itorial body, together with E. T. Earl
proprietor of The Evening Express
whose alleged possession of evidence
against Harper, forced the latter's res
ignaton from office. Earl has already
indicated that he willingly will testi-
fly before the grand jury to anything
he may know.
Rumors are in circulation of the
flight to parts unknown of one or more
important witnesses whose testimony
will be greatly needed by the grand
jury.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
BIG MOUNTAIN LION
KILLED ON RANCH
Beast Measures Seven Feet From Tip
to Tip. and Has Long Name Like
Its African Brother.

PETALUMA, Cal, March IA
California mountain lion, measuring
seven feet from tip to tip, was shot on
81 ranch near here today by Robert
Cook. Tor some time the farmers of
his vicinity have been losing calves
sheep and other stock, and the depre-
dations have been laid to coyotes.
Cook was out with his pack of
hounds looking for these animals when
he trailed the lion to is den One shot
which lodged in the neck of the big
beast killed it instantly. The lion wore
ative.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
BRYAN MAY BECOME
SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA
Announces Tentative Candidacy and
Says Democrats Might Control
Congress in 1910.

CHICAGO, March 17.-William j
Bryan, in an interview in Chicago yes
terday impressed his auditors with the
idea that he will be q receptive, if not
an active candidate for the United
States senate from Nebraska in 1911
to succeed Elmer J. Burkett, republi-
can.
Nebraska has adopted the oregon
plan of popular elections" said Bryan
Il do not know yet whether 1 will be
a candidate. A senatorship 1 aspired to
even when boy. If there seems 10 be
a good chance for the democrats to
elect a senator from Nebraska, some
other democrat will please me better
than to be a candidate myself. I think
the democratic party is in better cOndi-
ton than any time since 1892, and that
it mas a chance to control congress in
1910"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
FIRST TRAINS RUN OVER
THE NEW MILWAUKEE ROAD
Freight Train From Head Of Bay te
Seattle Uses Tracks Of the
New Line.

TACOMA, March 1.-THE first train
over the Chicago, Milwaukee and Pu-
get Sound railroad to enter or leave
the city over the roads tracks was
freight, carrying coal from the head
Of the bay to Seattle.
The locomotive was a big 10-wheeler
with Engineer Hamilton at the thrOt-
tie. If the present rate Of work on
track laying continues, it is estimated
that in less than ten days a regular
service will be inaugurated on the new
transcontinental line throughout
Washington.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
ANOTHER WOMAN'S BONNET
MAKES WOMAN MISS HER
TRAIN, TIEING UP TRAFFIC

FRUITVALE, Cal, March 17.-An
immense bonnet, not her own, caused 4
woman to miss her train, blockaded the
entryway of streetcar, and was only
removed by the knife of the motorman
Of the car.
All of this came about today when a
small boy with a huge box placed 1t In
an aisle of the rear platform of the car
No trouble came until a woman passen-
ger attempted to get by the bandbox
and discovered that it could not be
moved. The woman appealed to the
conductor, declaring that she was in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
ADJUSTMENTS
o o . . Q - . o :
The Girl Question.

A musical comedy utterly lacking in
ing on the musical, yet withal pleasing
and satisfying the wants of a long
starved theater-g going public, 1.-THE Girl
Question came to the Keylor Grand.
There is little to the play. as one
would expect, but there is so much less
to the company that is producing it
that it is hard to pick out any good
spots.N Why the audience liked it is
/ hard to say, for it had few redeeming
features. But it pleased, and that is.
perhaps, the standard.
There was not a good voice in the
whole bunch of go people, Nina
Collins as Mrs. Sears" who essayed
the soprano role Was-Well. it's better
unsaid. Marguerite de Won, the SOU
brette, while she couldn't sing, was
there Rather pretty, graceful as
could possibly be, and a dancer of
real merit, she pleased; and deserved
everything she got-maybe more. Elsi
Scott as 10" was all that could be
desired.
On the male side of the cast there
was little doing. Paul Nicholson was
a good actor, but he could not sing.
Russell Lennon labored under the diff
Guilty of being able to do neither.
George Barber, the magnate and finan-
cier of the plot, was very good He
did not try to sing. Charles E. Gill
lette, who took the part of a repor-
ter, should be given a chrome for not
pulling a notebook and pencil when
he satrted to interview the magnate
The choruses were good The girls
were not a bit bad looking, although as
prize beauties-Well that's different
The male chorus had the best-or least
poOr-voices in the show. And the
costuming was good, exceptionally
good. In all, though the show was of
little merit, it pleased, but it's adver-
tisement as a companion piece to the
Time, the Place and the Girl' is about
all that Keeps it going
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Concert Tonight.
Phone 80.

Canton No. 1, l. 0. o. T.. Patriarchs
Militant, present Polmatier sisters this
evening at the Temple in concert of
merit The program follows:
Part |.
(a) March-"Prince Imperial $3.50.
C. E. Duble
CO. Observation-Disclosures" III. Bayman
Polmatier Sisters Orchestra
Soprano solo Alteration violin
Obligato ............ Maurice Telma
Miss E. Phyllis.
Cornet solo-"The Volunteer" -.
...... $3.50. -. Walter Rogers
Miss Helene.
Kylophone solo ........... (Selected)
Miss Ina K.
Flute solo (Cornet Obligato)
"Serenade' .............. Till
Miss Ina K.
Humorous reading after tie BALI
Miss Lu Seba.
Part IL.
String Quartette-"College Life"
........ F'rantzen
Polmatier Sisters.
Trio for violin, cello and piano
meditation" ....J. H. Richardson
Misses Lu Seba, E. Phyllis, Pauline.
(a) Sextette from Lucia de Lam
CD Anvil Chorus from al Trova-
toIe ......... VeIuI
Polmatier Sisters.
Vocal trio-''The Glow Worm" -.
...... ..... Paul Llncke
Misses E. Phyllis, Helen, lie Suba
Cornet and trombone duo - Good
Friends .ChaS. Puerner
Misses Helene and E. Phyllis.
American Volunteers-God Save the
Po.matier Sisters Orchestra 80.
A dramatic sketch, ga Lesson in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
Prominent Man Lost in Mountain

W1NSTED, Conn, March 17.-EarI
H. Hotchkiss q captain in the signal
corps of the Connecticut National
guard and manager of the Winsted di-
vision of the Southern New England
Telephone company is believed to be
lost on Witmore mountain, and a posse
left here last night to search for him.
he disappeared early yesterday morn
ing. The chief of police and the
sheriff headed the band of searchers
VINO hoped to find Hotchkiss before he
persisted from the cold.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
ALABAMA MERCHANTS TO
BURN CIGARETTE PAPERS
Business Men of Town Creek 70 n.
stroy Stocks on Hand and Won't
Handle Them in Future.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March II
Regarding the sale of cigarette papers
the merchants of Town Creal, ,,o
small town on the Southern railway,
near Decatur, have signed a peculia,
pledge.
All the business men have agreed :,
burn all cigarette papers now or tbei,
hands in their stores and not 70 nm.
chase any more. They further agreo +,
prosecute any one in the futura ,,,t,,
handles them. 1t is unlawful IN CO..,
cigarettes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17

is given in republican quarters as to
which offices are to be affected. II
would not be surprising if an an
nOuncement were to be made respect
in the mission at Rome. the ambas-
sadorship to which ]. c. Griscom has
sent in his resignation and who it is
known is anxious to return to this
country as soon as he may be relieved
A rumor current today had it that
key, would be transferred to Rome.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
PRESIDENT TAFT'S TARIFF
MESSAGE.

AS a model of brevity and concise
ness. President Taft's first message to
congress on the subject of tariff re-
vision is hardly to be eXcelled by any
state paper. In three short paragraphs
President Taft disposes of the entire
mattel, says the Telegram. He re-
minds congress that business condl-
tons and lack of revenue require tarlff
revision That the party in power was
put in power upon the pledge OF such
revision: that it was his duty to call
congress together in extraordinary SEES
sion for that purpose, and that the
business of the present special sessl On
is tariff revision, and as little else as
nossible. Time and thoroughness cen
stitute the essence of the business in
the presidents view.
The tone of the message rings true.
There is the evidence of profound ear
nestness on the presidents part. One
cannot, upon reading tHe uoculiIeh', 10
ca,>e the conclusion that he desires and
is apt to insist on revision that will
actually revise; notwithstanding he
does not take occasion to indulge i'll
wordy elucidation of detail The mes
sage inspires confidence SO far as the
chief executive is concerned. 1t de-
notes hard Shedding for the evasionist,
the obstructionist or the steam roller
fellow who shall undertake to legis-
late under the standpatters banner.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17

haste to make a train. He unfeeingiy
advised her to jump over the obstacle,
but she Indignantly refused to attempt
the feat. Finally the mOtOrnan was
appealed to, and he cut the gordian
knot by severing the strings about the
handbook. When the millinery creation
1t contained was removed the box was
kicked out of the way.
lie pursuit of her train, while the boy
proceeded to deliver the hat without
it's bandbOX.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
BUSINESS INTERESTS AND THE
TARIFF.

Business men, it is stated, al flock.
ested In the tariff, and want to be near
while revision is in progress. Well, is
there anything wrong or unnatural in
that? Congress is composed of rep
resentatives of the people, and men en-
gagged in business are part of the peo-
pie. A mans representative should al
ways be accessible to him.
The hearings granted by the ways
and means committee last winter were
attended by men engaged in business,
but the case was not closed. 1t was
simply prepared for presentation to a
and the bill to be reported next week
is their work. Taking the house and
senate together we have a court of
nearly five hundred members, and the
work of the smaller tribunal is to be
reviewed by the larger. Now is the
time therefore, for those VINO have ap-
H9alS TO make TO make TnSn.
In the loose talk of the day this is
called lobbying and men engaged in ii
are lectured as guilty of an impro-
priety. But there is nothing improper
in it at all. Revision is not going to
of white lights will beat upon the whole
proceeding. and the town will be full
of eyes. Business men looking out
for their interests, and senator's and
representatives looking out for their
constituents, could not if they would
proceed under cover.
There will be logrolling. There al
ways is. This interest will concede
something here in order to obtain some
friend in a pinch, and must conduct
itself so as to be able to command his
aid at the vital moment. And the Other
interest in considering number one
must consider also number two and
three. And so on.
The word interests" especially as
respects the tariff, is made TO carry a,
unworthy meaning. But men legislat.
ing for the whole country cannot afford
10 take fright at strained interpreta-
lions. The country is full of interests
y tariff bill which should leave out OF
account the thousands of business in.
terests concerned in its provisions, ant
thus play ducks and brakes with them
would be a crime against the public
welfare.
AS already stated, congress is com.
posed of nearly five hundred members
These men have the country's interest.
in their hands, and from their own OBJ.
servations and from information sup.
piled by their constituents are qualified
10 iegislate for the general good. I'll
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
WEATHER
n FORECAST.

Walla Walla and Vicinity: Showers
tonight, Thursday probably fair.
Washington: Showers tonight;
Thursday showers west portion prob
ably fair east portion.
Weather Cond tions.
Light showers set in last night IN
western Washington, following the
passage of a low area across the west
ern Canadian provinces and the ap-
pearance of a moderate area of high
pressure off the Oregon coast. A large
area of high pressure over the Missis-
sippi valley is attended by fair weather
over the central portion of the United
States. A depression moving from the
lakes to New England has caused light
snow in the Ohio valley, the Lake re-
gion and the North Atlantic states. 1t
is warmer in the Rocky mountain re-
gion and much cooler in the Missouri
valley and the Lake region. The indf-
cations are for rain in his vicinity to-
night with probably clearing weather
by Thursday.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
JAPAN REDUCES STATUS
OF CALIFORNIA CONSUL

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17-Japar
has reduced the status of her repre-
sentative in California from consul
general to simple consul, according tc
the notification received today from
the state department by Frederick S
Stratton, collector of the port
Collector Stratton was notified that
the state department had recognized
Matsuso Nagai as consul for Japan in
San Francisco.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
Wanderer to Be Taken Home.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 17.-Wil-
liam Childs, who for two years wan
dered about the country suffering from
sensory aphasia, or complete loss OF
memory, and whose mind cleared UP
when a camera clicked in the MilWau-
kee county hospital, will be returned
to Brooklyn, n. Y, this week. There
his parents will take care of him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
CHANGES IN DIPLOMATIC
SERVICE EXPECTED SOON

WASHINGTON, March 17-Some
changes in the diplomatic service are
expected to be announced at the state
department this week. No intimation
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
Charles B. Hanford
as "SHYLOCK" in
The Merchant Of Venice

cumbed when it has been taken away
from them, and that many others have
been driven into insanity. But in spite
of these facts, he declares that the
is going forward with great
rapidity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17

nroducer and the consumer look to
them for honest and intelligent action
and such action, when we consider the
terms of the instructions voted in No
vember, should be forthcoming.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
Record Nursery Load.

0oNNYSiDE, March I'D. C. Bum
OF Prosser, son of a Northern Pacific
conway ofnclai, took from the Sunny
sue nursery few days ago the largest
single load of nursery stock ever hauled
u 0unnys1de. The load consist
eo OF 100000 apple and pear trees val
oeu at sZ'S35 and was destined for the
Ideal Orchard" occupvine $50 acres
ACROSS the river from Prosser. The
oi oed was AKA feet and wss all
lour horses could pull.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
CHICAGO UNEMPLOYED
WILL GET EMPLOYMENT
Work by Traction Companies of
Windy City.

CHICAGO, March 17.-Relief fOl
thousands of unemployed laborers is
promised by the street car companies
in the next few days. The Chicago
Railways company today started its
program of rehabilitation which will
put almost 1000 men to work within q
week.
The Chicago City Railway company
has most of it's rehabilitation done, bu,
expects to employ about 1000 men IN
few days to finish the work it is re
quired to do under the ordinance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
Malcolm Cation.

Mrs. H. 3. Cation and Mrs. George
Malcolm entertained at 500 this after
noon at the home of Mrs. Malcolm
426 Lincoln street, in honor of Mrs
Calvin Conn of Seattle. Invitations
have been issued for a parry this even
ing at the same home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17

The Statesman Union classified ad-
columns will find what you
want.
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Graduation Recital.

Miss Alberta Williams will appear
in graduation recital this .grening at
the college chapel. Miss Williams is
tie second pupil to graduate from the
conservatory this year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
OPIUM FIENDS DIE
WHEN DENIED nRuc
American Missionary Declares uo,.
Movement of Stamping Out Curse
Is PROGRESSING.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17-T,o.
the opium curse in China is not being
stamped out without the loss Of 1;fo :.
the statement of DR.. E. ]. Tooker ;
'leoic'' missionary who has just re-
turned from seven years sojourn j.,
that country.
Dr. Tooker says that many OF III.
hapitual users of the drug have s,,o
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17

Mrs. Norton Hostess.
Mrs. G.. B. Norton, Fort Walla Walla
is entertaining this afternoon at
bridge.
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wa.t Ior the cars at the Book Nook.
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I'm The Social Circle
SO. Hours 9 to p
Hours 9 a. m. to 3 p. m.

Whist" staged under the direction of
Mr.. Ray Brandon, the most clever OF
all One-act comedies. Eor the past
two seasons headliner over the Keith
circuit.
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Pleasant Surprise.
A pleasant surprise party was given
Mrs Frank Donald in honor of her
birthday at 226 West Sumach street
by her neighbors last evening.
An enjoyable time was spent in
playing games and at the conclusion
light refreshments were served.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17

Miss Smitten Dimes Russell Lennon.
Miss Enid Smitten, 373 Park street,
gave a dinner party last evening in
honor of her nephew, Russell Lennon,
who plays Harold Sears in THE Girl
Question" which was given last night
at the Keylor Grand. Mr. Lennon is
also a tenor soloist of note.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17

Po.matier Sisters Orchestra 49,.
A dramatic sketch, "a Lesson in