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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
Some of the Beneficiaries Will
be Presented by Investigat-
ing Grand Jury
MEN III HIGH PLACES N
BUSINESS AND POLITICS
All We're Out With the Big Mitt in the
Conduct of Municipal Affairs, Get.
ting Money When Not Earned
Councilmen Solicited Bribes.

Pittsburg, March 22.-The council
manic graft scandal was given a sem
sational turn today when Judge Davis
authorized District Attorney VIM. A.
Blakeley to prepare indictments
against the following: Dallas G.
Byers, millionaire iron manufacture
err and heal of the A. NJ. Byers COM
pany; F. A. Griffin, vice president of
the Columbia National bank of Pitts
burg; Henry l.. Bolger, e water street
saloon keeper; Common Councilman
John F. Klein: Select Councilmen DIR.
w. F. Weber and Chas Stewart.
The grand jury is again in session
under orders from Judge Davis and
it is said further developments are
expected. The indictments to be pre-
pared against Byers and Councilmen
Klein and Weber grew out OF the va
cation OF South Seventh street and
they are to be charged with con-
spiracy to bribe. Councilman Stewart
Is to be charged with soliciting $2,5OO
from A. A. Vilsacl, former cashier,
and VIM. w. Ramsey, former presi-
dent Of the German National bank,
who were arrested during the early
stage of the graft investigation.
Vice President Griffin of the Colum-
bia National bank, is to be charged
with having authorized the payment
Of $22,500 and 32.500 to a clerk in the
bank, who was to pay same to Person
when he called. Griftin's replies to
the grand jury were vague and 80 con-
Trajectory that charge of perjury fs
recommended. The court so ordered.
Bolger, the saloon keeper, is to be
charged with aiding and abetting
Councilman Klein in the solicitation
of the bribe. Dallas c. Byers left for
Europe just previous to the grand
fury investigation. Klein is in Jail,
having been sent to Jail Sunday for
thirty days, because of his refusal to
testify before the grand jury. Griffin,
Weber and Stewart are the new names
brought into the scandal. Ramsey
was convicted of conspiracy. Vilesec
pleaded no defense. Councilmen Was
son and Brand were recently convicted
with Klein and four other councilmen
-Soffel, Melaney, Atkinson and Fer
guson-have not yet been tried.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
One Thousand Telegraph and
Telephone Operators Went
to Work This oMrning
ONLY HITCH N SETTLEMENT
IS RESIGNATION OF SIMYEM
Socialistic Press Claim Victory While
the Conservative Press Uses the
Trouble as an Illustration Of the
Dangerous State of Socialism.

Paris, March 22.-1n spite of minor
delays. the adjustment of the strike
of the French telegraphers and post
men that has disorganized the busi-
ness life of France for week or more
is considered virtually in sight. Fully
one thousand employees are at work
this morning. A meeting, attended
by 5000 strikers, was held this MORN
ing at which it was decided that the
recommendations of the strike COM
mittee that the settlement constituted
a surrender to the government be-
cause the resignation of Nj. Simyen.
under secretary of posts and tele-
graph. has not been secured. Conse-
quently another committee was ap-
pointed to see Premier Clemonceau
this afternoon.
The newspapers of Paris are review
ing the strike movements as if It was
over. The socialist papers claim a
victory, the government organizations
are gratified at the end OF an unfor-
tunate misunderstanding, while the
Independent conservative press says
the incident furnished an eloquent H.
lustration of the dangerous state of
socialism towards which France is
drifting.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
ROOSEVELT PAYS
CITY LAST VISIT
Getting Details Ready for the
Trip to the African
Wilds

Oyster Bay. March 22-Ex-President
Theodore Roosevelt left Oyster Bay
early today to make his farewell visit
to New York city before his depar-
ture OH his African expedition. He
will visit today the steamship Ham,
burg on which he will make the
journey TO Naples and inspect his
quarters and become acquainted with
the ships commander, Captain Bur-
meister, and the other officers. Miss
Ethel Roosevelt and Kermit accom-
panied their father TO the city. Dur
ing the day Mr.. Roosevelt will at
tend to some special affairs and re-
turn to Oyster Bay in the evening. A
special baggage car was attached to
the train on which lie made the trip
to the city and eighteen pieces of his
baggage were placed aboard for ship
ment to Hamburg.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
THE TARIFF BILL
WILL Be RUSHED
Democrats Are Divided, Some
Wanting Lumber and Others
Rice Protected

Washington, March 22.-That the
leaders Of congress are determined to
enact the new tariff bill at the earliest
possible moment and thereby relieve
the suspense In business circles which
necessarily must exist until 1t is
known what the new schedules will
be, was shown by tho developments
today. Chairman Payne reported the
that it would be read in full this week
and that consideration of it by the
house would begin today. He Sc
cured authority for the printing of
10000 copies of it and the committees
report and $4,000 of the committee
minority report
The Republican remnants of the
senate committee on finance have be-
gan work on the bill. They were AID
rich. of Rhode Island, Burrows of
Michigan, Penross Of Pennsylvania
and Hale of Maine. They will con-
tinue to hold meetings daily to get
together the groundwork for the bill
which they will present to the senate
after the house bill has been referred
to them.
No Hearings by Senate.
1t is not the idea of the senate COM
mittee to hold public meetings, but it
will receive briefs and written argu-
ments. 1t is also the committees In
tention to send for certain persons
whose views are desired. Later sub
committees may conduct public hear
ings, II 1t Is considered necessary.
From the exchange of these sena-
tors views 1t is evident they have al
ready determined upon some import
ant changes in the bill II 1t passes the
house in its present form. Theisenti-
ment in favor of restoring the reduc-
tions in schedules is not so strong as
that for making dultiable some of the
articles that have been placed upon
the free list. Hides is the item that
has attracted the most attention.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
Believed That Plan Is Now on
Foot to Secure His Return
Home =
DETECTIVE HAS OPTIMISTIC
STORY OF NEAR RECOVERY
Letters and kilograms Are Flying
Thick and Fast Between Chfld'e
Relatives and AbductOrs-Confer,
ence Held Today.

Sharon, Pa. March 22-It was ru-
mored here shortly before II o'clock
that the Whitela family have assur.
ances that Willie Whitela will be re-
turned within forty-eight hours. It
Is said another letter has been re-
ceived directing in what manner tho
money shall lbe paid. All the "details
of the negotiations are being carefully
guarded however.
Detective Hopkins of Pittsburg in
statement to the Associated Press
at 1880 a. m, said: Developments
have been thick and fast this morn
ing. The fourth letter had been re-
ceived from the abductor. l cannot
read you the contents of the letter at
this time, but will say that, give us
little time and we will walk tho
kidnappers into Whitela's Office" Il
Is believed here that the missing boy
would be safe in his parents home by
nightfall.
F. H. Buhl, the millionaire uncle
of the boy and several detectives at
tended q conference this morning in
Whitela's Office. Buhl left the ONCE
several times and half dozen tele-
grams were sent What plan fe on
lou COulU uOL D6 learned. WhlC6l8
is near collapse now. HIS wife In
bearing up we'll under the belief that
Willie will soon be returned. It ia
feared, however. that another disap-
pointment. such as the Ashtibula one.
will cause serious consequences. 90
far as the boys mother is ooncesned
Another Side Story
Ashtabula, Ohio. March 22-I. A.
Whitaker informed the police todaS
that he overheard stranger teie4
phone to the Smith house Saturday
night about 9 o'clock from the storo
of his brother. F. w. Whitaker. Tbs
stranger asked If lette rhad been
left there for G. A. White and them
said this letter would be called fot
by a man arriving on Lake Shuqe
train. Shortly after ]. D. whttela ar.
rived from Sharon. went to the Smith
house and inquired for this letter. Tho
stranger tallies with description Of
the man who sent the boys into the
hotel with the letter. The store from
which the message was telephoned IN
near F1atiron park, where the $40, ,00Qs
was deposited.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
THE DEAD Man
IS s||DENT|F|ED
Came From Massachusetts, and
Body Was Probably Rob-
bed After Death

Oakland. Cal, March 22.- The body
Of the man found q. week ago III a tox
car at Melrose station, near here. mas
been identified as that of Cyrus Eos
field, Mass. Foster, left holns several
weeks ago with considerable sum of
money in bis pockets. Since then
nothing was known Of his movements
until TIC D,;'y was found in the rail
road yards. The coroner's jury re-
turned verdict asNening pneanlon:s !
as the calsc Of death. Toe. police
think that the body may have been
robbe,i c':cr life became extinct.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
WILL NOT TALK
Deposed Mayor Will Refuse to- Tes.
,tify in Inquisidon.

Los Angeles, March, 22.-Former
Mayor Harper and Edward Kern.
former member of the board of public
works, will refuse to answer ques-
tions propounded to them by the grand
jury when they are summoned before
that body next week. This is the state
ment of HORACE Apple. counsel for
Kern and Harper. The chief interest
in the graft case revolves around
these two men, both of whom resigned
from office a few days ago. The con-
tinued absence of Nick Oswald. So
called king of the Tenderloin," to-
gether with the attitude of Harper and
Kern, may render the work of the
grand jury difficult.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
.|M0GENE SAFE
BLOWER FOUND
Confessed and Dug up 81, 500
Of the Cash Taken From
Bank

Shenandoah, Iowa, March 22-The
safe blower found in a straw stack
two miles from this place. has con-
fessed to having assisted in robbing
the First National bank at 1mogene,
and with the officers went today to
the straw stack and dug up $500 of
the $1,000 taken. Two other suspects
have been located at White Cloud,
twenty miles north of here. The rob-
Der in jail refuses to give his name.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
JOHNSON GOT
GOOD PLACES
Secures Membership on Public
Lands and Agricultural
Committees

Washington, March Ex-senator
Johnson of North Dakota Jared we'll
in the committee assignments in the
senate today. He was made chairman
of the committee on Indian deprada-
tions. He secured places on the very
important committees on public lands
and on agriculture, as we'll as on four
other committees important but not
so directly concerned in western leg
islation as the two mentioned.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
NEW GILBERT OPERA
Will be Fantastic and Deal With
EairieS

London. March 22.-The theatrical
world is greatly interested In the an
nouncement that w. S. Gilbert, after
a long rest. is writing a new opera.
The work is to be fanciful in char
acter, and will deal with fairies. Ed
ward German, who completed the
music for THE Emerald Isle" after
the death of Sir Arthur Sullivan. and
who has composed two other operas,
is writing the music.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
IMPORTING POTATOES
america Unable to Supply thu
Domestic Demand.

Philadelphia, March 22.-Sixty
thousand bushels of foreign potatoes,
the largest consignment ever brought
to Philadelphia. was landed yester.
day by the steamship Buenos Ayrean
from Glasgow and Liverpool. The
tubers came from England. ireland
and Scotland. and the shipment was
made possible by reason of the short
crop in the United States. Other
liners are due here with big ship.
ments of potatoes.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
NEBRASKA DECLINES

Lincoln. March 22.-Nebraska will
not exhibit at the AlaskaYukon ex-
position. The senate this morning
killed the appropriation for $4,000
for that purpose which had previously
met with the approval of the house.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
HAD USUAL STORY
Lost His Mind and Travelled Over
- Europe NS Blank.

Europe us B Blanks
New York, March 22.-Edward P.
Fitch of Council Bluffs. Iowa, secre-
tary of the state insurance company
Of Iowa. who disappeared last October
and was found by the American consul
at Naples. arrived here today on tLo
steamer Pannonia. Fitch left his home
in Council Bluffs last August for a
vacation trip in Europe. He '.l',-
graphed his relatives from Paris six
weeks later that he had gone to Lon.
don to be operated on for appendicitis.
An unsuccessful search for him in the
London hospitals was made l,y the
state department. When found in
Naples in February, he said he hal
been very Ill and had only a :aint
recollection Of travelling in vario.s
countries on the continent.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
EXoNERATED ENGINEER
Stuck to His Post on Wild Engine as
Long as He Could.

Montreal. March GA coroner's
jury today brought in a verdict ab-
solving from blame Engineer Cunning
ham OF the Boston & Maine train.
which telescoped the Windsor station
Wednesday. killing five persons, find
ing that he had stuck to his post as
long as he could. The accident was
ascribed to the blowing out of plug
from the locomotive fire box. Cum
ningham has since died.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
WOMAN MUST DIE
Governor Hughes Refused Clemency
to Convicted Murderess.

Albany, N. Y, March Ex-Governor
Hughes announced today that he had
denied the application for executive
clemency in the case of Mrs. Mary
Farmer, who is under sentence of
death at Auburn prison for the MUIR
der of Mrs. Sarp Brennon at Brown
vile, near Watertown. Mrs. Farmer
will be executed some time next week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
EMBARGO LIFTED
Canada Gives Michigan a Clean Bill
Of Health,

Ottawa. March 2o.-The Canadian
government today gave the state Of
Michigan a clean bill of health. The
embargo against cattle from that state
has been removed. The foot and mouth
embargo still stands against five
states
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
SENATOR AT HOME
Senator Lodge Presided Over Town
Meeting ut His Home.

Narant, Mass, March 22.-United
States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
came here from Washington today to
attend the annual town meeting of his
home town. For the second time the
senator was unanimously elected
moderator and presided over the de-
liberatfons of his fellow townsmen.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22
NAMES APPoINTEEs
President Selects Successor for MAJ
Who Kicked on Anderson.

Washington, March 22.-The Presi-
dent today sent to the senate the
nomination of Chas. w. Miller to be
United States district attorney for
Indiana succeed John B. Kealing
resigned. Also the following: Unit
ed States attorney for district OF
South Dakota Emard E. Wagner; In
dian inspector, 2. Lomis Dalby OF
Virginia.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-22

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THE WEATHER =
North Dak0ta-l'artly cloudy to.
= night and Tuesday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-25
Vale Must Stay Dry.

SALEM, Ore, May 25.-The conten-
tion that the city of vale, Malheur
county, is given full power to license,
tax and regulate the sale of liquor in
Vale, Notwithstanding the subsequent
adoption of local option laws, is held to
be without legal grounds, by the SUI
preme court in decision rendered to-
day, written by Justice Mcbride in the
case of James Harper and number
of others against the county court of
Malheur county The litigants were en-
couraged by the decision of the Med
ford case recently determined, but the
provis :ons of the Medford charter were
altogether different from a legal stand
point from the provisions of the Vale
charter and other charters of Oregon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-25
RECEIVERS TO
FIND HE HAD
BEENDRUGGED
Remarkable Experience of
Tualatin Farmer Who
Disappeared.
TAKEN IN BY
TWO STRANGERS
When He Awakes, Finds He
Was Beaten and
Bleeding.

PORTLAND, May 25.-Drugged in
Portland in the middle of January, re-
covering months later in a Sacramento
hospital, where he was told he had
been found cut UP and beaten, in box
car, tied hand and foot and robbed of
$780, is the strange story suddounding
the disappearance of F. D. Odbert, a
Tutlatin farmer, who has just returned
from Sacramento to his family.
He tells of remarkable chain of cir
cumstances which prevented him from
communicating with his family until
now. He came to Portland in January
and sold a team of horses for $3.50. He
went to a restaurant where two strang-
ers seated themselves at the same table
and engaged him in conversation. One
of the strangers ordered wine.
Odbert took a drink, walked to the
door and that's the last he remembered
until the first of April when he re-
gained consciousness in a Sacramento
hospital where for the first time he
know that he had been drugged, beaten,
gagged and thrown in freight car
bound for Sacramento.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-25
PROTEST THE
!. ADOPTION OF
SPOKANE RATE
San Francisco Will Hold a
Meeting to Take Some
Action.
WOULD MEAN A
BUSINESS LOSS
California Cities Jealous of
Inland City's New
Tariff.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 25.-A gen.
eral invitation has been extended to the
manufacturers, jobbers and shippers
of this city to meet with the various
commercial organizations, bankers and
underwriters associations to plan a
concerted action against the approval
of the Spokane rate adjustments by the
interstate commission June 9.
The meeting will be held tomorrow
in the Merchants exchange building.
William r. Wheeler. manager of the
traffic bureau of the Merchants ex-
change is authorized to attend the
session of the commission in Washing
ton on June 9, to protest against the
proposed rates.
Representatives of the Los Angeles
and Sacramento commercial bodies and
probably others from the northwest
cities will attend tomorrow's meeting.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-25
Professor Hendrick Tells
Commercial Club to
Take a Stand.
OUGHT TO HAVE
A BETTER DEAL
Walla Walla Known in the
East-And So is Town
of Alfalfa.

"Walla Wal.a business men OUGHT
to rise up in anger against the rail-
road connections out of this city. Two
berths are not enough from here to
Seattle; ! believe if Mr.. Carlton were
acquainted with the situation by a
communication unanimously signed by
this club, some action would soon be
taken. Not one complaint, nor two
complaints, viii bring the desired re-
suit but if we stand together, our pro :
tests will be needed"
Such were the remarks made at the
luncheon of the Commercial club in
the Dacres hotel by Dean A. w.
Hendrick, of Whitman college, who
has just returned from an extended
trip through the eastern states in the
interests of a Greater whitman Mr..
Hendrick called attention to the fact
that the map of the 500 Spokane
rouae shows Walla Walla to be on the
man line, but he spoke from expert
ence when he said there was difficulty
about 40 miles up the line in making
railroad connections for this city.
'I was delighted" said Mr.. Hend-
rick. ''to find on the Atlantic coast
and in the eastern cities that Whit
man college, Walla Walla and the
state Of Washington were we'll under
stood. 1 believe the Chicago univer-
sity was the only institution in the
United States where the existence Of
Whitman college was not known. We
should not make the mistake of send
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-25
MEMORIAL DAY TO BE
OBSERVED BY GAR.
Fittinq ARRANGEMENTS Completed for
Commemoration of Comrades
by Those Who Still
Survive.

Arrangements for the fitting cele-
bration of Memorial day have now been
completed by the committee appointed
from the G. A. R lodge and on May 81
instead of May 80 which falls on Sun
day, members of this order win devote
the time to holding memorial exercises
for the dead and will conduct services
in the Keylor. Grand theater which VIII
be of a patriotic nature.
On Sunday morning the lodge will at
tend the Methodist church in a body,
where they will listen to special ad-
dress by the Rev. M. L. Sanders.
Monday morning the time Will be de-
voted to decorating the graves OF the
old soldiers and at noon, all VIII par
take of a dinner that is to be prepared
by the Ladies Relief corps. Promptly
at 1870 O'Clock a parade, headed by the
14th cavalry band will start and fol-
lowed by the members of the q. A. Il.
the fire department, police force, sons
of Veterans. u. v. u, Spanish Amerl-
can war veterans and confederate SOL
diers will proceed up Main street ana
down Alder to the Keylor Grand theater
where exercises will be held. An un-
usually attractive program has been
arranged for this occasion and all are
invited to attend the services
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-25
COLLEGE TO PLAY
WALLA WALLA TEAM
Last Time the College Team Will APP
near In Uniform This Year WEI
Be On Ankeny Field Monday
Afternoon

Next Monday, Decoration day, Whit
man plays their last game of the sea-
son wfren they go up against the Wal
la Walla team Because the college
team has developed so much in the last
four games played, August Bade, man.
ager of the town team, says that ne
will have to get together the best
bunch of players in the county to have
a show of winning, and if necessary
he may import players from the sur
rounding towns However that may be
II is assured that the game on Deco
ration day will be one of the best that
the college and the town can POSSIBLY
nDt m and will, if indications are
right be of big leagues calibre.
Bade's lineup will probably be Au-
bin. Lanhard, Applegate, Buchet' Har-
mon. Seigrist, McCool, Boewer ano
uannamon. The college will play
their regular team with Borleske IL
the box.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-25
Age and Beauty no Object
But He Must Show
Bank Account.
QUARTER MILLION
TAKES THE LADY
She Has Had Chances, Too,
So It Is no Last
Go With Her.

MEMO PARK, CAL May 25.-
Pretty LIZA Weeden, Of this city,
wants husband. Frankly she has
set about finding one measuring up to
the standard she has set. Masculine
beauty, age and pedigree are not num-
bered as requirements, but he must
show bonafide bank roll of a quarter
of a million. The girl inserted this
ad. in the newspaper:
Wanted, a man who is willing to
buy handsome wife. the price being
a quarter of a million dollars; no
triflers.''
1.-The advertisement does not mean
that l am in hurry to marry" said
the girl today. Il have had a num-
Der of chances, consequently this is
no desperate attempt, but is merely
a business proposition. If the proper
man appears it will be good invest
ment''
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-25
Narrow Escape.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-President
Taft experienced a narrow escape from
arrest Saturday night, when, with two
friends, he stopped to pick flowers at
the capitol grounds. A watchman ran
up, threatening the arrest of the party.
The president, concealing bunch OF
flowers behind him, jokingly tried to
throw the blame on Archibald Butt,
who was ready to go to Jail to save the
president from embarrassment. Sud
denly the watchman recognized Taft
and appoligized profusely.