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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07

Perhaps the day will come when the
world can do without the doctors,
reaching that state Of wisdom when it
will not contract disease. If such a
golden age arrives on earth, surely
one of it's inspiring traditions will be
the lives of the physicians who did so
much for humanity in these less happy
times
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07

Over in Lyman county fashionable
circles tiapjack parties furnish pas
time for the long winter evenings.
The fellow who first tlips from a
griddle a hapjack done to a tasty and
toothsome brown is awarded a prize
and is made the hero for woman wor-
ship during the remaincer ST the
festivities.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07

The coldest wave of the season is
now enveloping the northwest, ac-
eor1ing to reports received froia
throughout the Montana. A blizzard
is raging in Butte.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07
BETTER TIMES.

The times are getting better. There
are higher and higher things demand
ed of men every day and men are
meeting the expectations demanded
of them. The business standards Of
the world are better than they were
10, 80, 100 years ago.
Time was when a man could do al
most anything if he had social stand
ing and prestige, but he cannot do it
now. Even a man 35 years old can
remember the large bankers colony
in Canada and Old Mexico, but today
the only colony of bankers that is
ever heard of or talked about is in
Leayenworth and Atlanta.
! The stricter accountability to which
the young men OF the present day are
being held has made them better and
| more manly. Weakness is not good
ness, but it is easier to be good in a
day which demands goodness than in
a social status which is loose in it's
morals.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided to review the 800, ,OOO,O 900
fine case Of the Standard Oil Com
pany. The opinion is by Chief jus
tice Fuller. This is a sad blow to
those people who have been led to-
believe that the United States govern
ment was bigger than the United
States
Bountiful provision for the earth
quake sufferers of Italy was made by
congress today by unamious vote. In
the house there was vigorous hand
clapping, as the bill carrying the ap-
preparation of ssO0,OO0 was granted
almost immediately after the recep-
tion in both houses of a message from
the president calling attention to the
calamity.
The brotherhood of st. Paul of this
city are preparing for a special cele-
bration of I-incoln's birthday ami
versary on February 70, which Will
be made an occasion for attracting
people from all portions of the state
It is to be in the form Of q special
dinner, at which some Of the. leading.
speakers of the nation as well az OF
the siztte viii fa sis. !:
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07

1t appears to be a neck and neck
race between the aeroplane and the
dirigible balloon to see which will get
here first. Fortunately the scene of
flying has advanced SO far that it is
not the neck Of the operator we are
talking about
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07

The first installment of the new 2
cent postage stamps reached the Pierre
postoflice last week, and made their
appearance at the stamp window. The
new stamp is slightly larger than the
the old one, and the design is much
palmer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07

In one day $50 say the newspapers
President Roosevelt has trapped a
story writer, killed his copy, wounded
his feelings and buried the hatchet!
So? South African papers will please
copy.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07
Knapp Outlines His Plans.

OF the plans for this farm demon
sJration work Special Agent S. a !,
Knapp, who is III charge of 1t, says;
''The aim of the farmers co~opera-
tive demonstration work is to place a
practical object lesson before the
farm masses, illustrating the best
and most profitable methods of pro-
ducing the standard farm crops and
to secure such active participation in
the demonstrations as to prove that
the average farmer can produce bet
ter results.
''Thls work also shows that there
is no necessity for the general deteri-
Grafton of farms and the too common
poverty Of the rural masses. When
these facts have been demonstrated
the first step in the improvement Of
rural conditions has been taken.
The campaign for the ensuing
year are planned in September, and
active work commences in October by
calling meetings in every district TO
be worked at which is shown the
great advantage to all the people Of
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07

Many officeseekers we're On hand
for the opening Of the legislature.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-16

water Timber company's road project
ed from Orofino into the great timber
district of the Clearwater country. are
links in a planned system that when
completed will give the Chicago. Mil
waukee & Puget Sound and the Harri-
man roads a direct line from Butte or
Missoula, Mont, to Portland, Ore,
through the Clearwater country, with
feeders extended to serve the great
est tonnage producing districts.
Engineers are now active on the
Northwestern Lumber cOmpany's road
and on the Clearwater Lumber COM
pany's road. The latter is Weyer-
haeuser concern, while the former is
said to be closely related to the Mon
arch Lumber company, and subsidiary
to the Milwaukee. The fact That the
Milwaukee has acquired the Weyer-
hauser road from Palouse to Boville
and the announcement of plans of ex-
tending to the Clearwater country,
suggests its intention of becoming a
bidder for business that does not exist
at the present time. and can be de-
veloped only through activity in the
timber district.
The two timber companies are now
ready to begin operations. and by the
time the mills are installed and in OPP
GRAFTON the Hartman and Milwaukee
interests could be in position to pro-
vide the necessary transportation into
the markets not accessible under pres
cnt transportation facilities.
Northern Pacific officials are Won
dering what part in the game will be
played by the Lewiston & Southeast
ern Electric company, promoted sew
eral years ago, and Of which little mas
been heard lately.
The Johnson road between Nez Perez
apd Vollmer follows the Lewiston &
Southeastern survey between those
points, and, in fact, has appropriated
the constructed grade work without any
protest on the part OF. the Lewiston &
Southeastern.
It is also definitely known that in the
last two years all the engineering data
of the electric project has been in the
Portland office of the Oregon Railroad
q Navigation company<apd that less
than two months ago an inspection of
the route was made by the o. r. & y.
engineers.
AS far as the public is concerned the
interests of the electric road are now
held by the Commercial Trust COM
pany, which is headed by Joseph M.
Keatings, a New York banker, who
came to Lewiston less than a year ago
to make his residence Mr.. Keatings
is known to be one of the originatOrs
of the plan of establishing a terminal
at Lewiston and was before the city
council upon several occasions to Sc
cure concessions for the franchise then
being prepared. 1t is also known that
he has been deeply interested in Lewis
ton establishing it's title to the ripar-
ian rights lying between the Northern
Pacific right of way on both the Snake
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-16
CHECKERBOARD
FOR NEW RAILROAD BUILDING

| and Clearwater rivers, and the mean
der line.
! The engineering department Of the
city of Lewiston has been engaged sew
eral weeks compiling data preparatory
| to making a definite move along these
lines, and while these movements have
| been a matter Of speculation for some
time, recent developments seem to have
stamped the whole movement as parts
of the Hartman plans. If carried to
! successful conclusion this will prac-
! tically rout Hill from his Clearwater
stronghold.
Important in the consideration of
these conditions is the fact that sew
/; eral weeks ago, parties engaged in the
operation of an oil drilling plant locat-
/ ed in the Willamette valley in Oregon
said to be Hartman agents. visited the
Nez Perez prairie on matters pertain
ing to the Johnson electric road. After
their return to Salem they gave out
! an announcement to the effect that
| they had acquired the Johnson road
! and that aside from Immediately COM
pleting the line from Nez Perez to VOll-
mer, an extension into the timber dis
trict would be commenced at once. The
grade work between Nez Perez and
Vollmer is now being completed and
information from Nez Perez is to the
effect that the road will be completed
and in operation by July 4, at which
time a big celebration will be held.
The connection between the Johnson
road and the old Lewiston & South
eastern project appears to have existed
from the beginning of the Johnson con-
struction, and for some time it has been
generally believed that in the event
of rupture in the plans for joint Cp-
Grafton between Riparia and Grange
Wills, the Hartman interests would
tap the Craig mountain and prairie
districts by the construction of the
road planned by the electric company.
1t is now generally understood a
break in the plans has resulted and it
is believed that within the next few
weeks Hartman will be working OPEN
ly in all directions.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-16
LAST ADMINISTRATION WAS MORE
EXPENSIVE. THAN WAS
4 CIVIL STRIFE.
Taft Up Against Problem Of Meeting
Big Deficit That Is Bound to
Occur in Four Years.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-(SpeciaD
The problem of raising revenue to Off
set the $12,OOO,0OO annual deficit re-
sulting from republican extravaganza
is daily looming larger on the horizon
Although an attempt was made in
the Payne bill to solve the deficiency
in the national finances by increasing
the tax on necessities, and even by
placig a double duty on death through
an inheritance tax, it failed utterly
Figures show in striking manner
how the Payne bin falls short, by over
sS7, 0OO, 900 a year, of bringing in suf-
ficient reve.l::e to equal the expenses
Of the republican administration.
The appropriations fo~' next year are
O44.01429S22, or more than, s12 per
capita if distributed to the individual.
To meet this it is estimated that $685.
340 712 will be received from postal rev.
enue It is claimed that $63,000,Oe0 Is
for sinking fund on public debt and
need not be paid that $35,0O0,0G0 is
appropriated for the Panama canal,
which can DE paid by the sale of bonds
under the provisions of the Payne bill
After these reductions have been made
the sum left as a necessary amount to
be raised by taxation is $725,673, $50 %
To meet this enormous sum the follow
ing estimates are made: From customs
duties under the Payne bill, s305,224,
1852; from internal revenue, 1881 900 600;
from taxes on legacies. $20,000,000
from miscellaneous sources, $4,000
000
The total of these amounts is $685.
224.73239, which is SS7,44S,S5384 short
of equalling the expenditures of the
government.
WHY'S Uncle Sam. having such
hard time meeting expenses is being
asked by the man who has little time
to keep close track Of national finances.
''Extravagance" is the answer Of
those on the scene who are able to get
view into the business methods Of
the government from close range.
1t is almost impossible to understand
that the Roosevelt administration could
have been more expensive to the Amer
lean people than was the running of
the government during the Civil wa,
yet it was. In the years 1862, 1863,
1864 and 1865 the total expenditures
were $3,394S3O,931, or s15O,671, 523.52
less than the expenditures during the
last four years of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration, which total $3.50, o02,-
45452
Never hut once in the history O fthe
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-16
INLAND EMPIRE
HILL. HAIR RlMAN AND EARltNG
d, ARE PLAYING GREAT GAME
IN THESE STATES.
Great Fight for Supremacy in Eastern
Washington, Western Montana
and Northern Idaho.

Eastern Washington, central Idaho
western Montana are the checkerboards
upon which Hill, Hartman and Earring
are playing the game of modern rail-
road building, and the presence of en-
gineers in Walla Walla, Spokane.
Lewiston and Missoula suggests that
the Inland Empire will be the scene
of a struggle, which for opposition and
energy has no parallel in the entire
northwest There are indications, too,
that Hartman has broken truce with
the veteran empire builder in the Clear
water country in central Idaho, south
east of Spokane, and it is generally
believed that the plans now being ex-
posed by the appearance of engineers
have been under preparation since the
fall of 1907, and that every detail re-
uuired for the allying of the Harri-
man and Earring interests to Wrest the
territory from Hill has been arranged
The Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound Railway company, which ex-
pended s1G0000000 in completing it's
transcontnental line through Washing
ton, is also making a fight for feeder
territory in this state, Idaho and Mon
tana. The announcement by Howard
Elicit. president of the Northern Pa
cifi1 Railway company, of the con-
struction of a line to connect the Wash
ington Central with the Northern Pa
cific at Pasco, Wash, south of Spo-
kane. thereby giving a direct line to
the water level haul of the Spokane.
Portland & Seattle and passing through
the Moses Lake country from the Big
Bend, has stirred the Milwaukee Off
Gals. Surveyors are in the field for
line to be constructed from a point
Moses Lake country and tapping;
eventually the Big Bend country, the
wheat belt west of Spokane.
1t is also definitely announced that
the Milwaukee will build direct into
Hanford, on the west side of the CO.
lumbia river, and may in the near
future formally announce it's intention
of reaching the Yakima valley The
most important, however adopted SO
far by the Milwaukee is dispatching
FIathead country in Montana
There are more than surface indica-
tions that the Johnson Electric railway
between Nez Perez and Vollmer. Idaho.
now nearing completion; the North
western Lumber company's road. pro-
Sected from Vollmer into the Craig
m""rtoi' tin6her district: the C'ear-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-16
ROOSEVELT COST
MORE THAN WAR

nation, except in the Roosevelt ad-
ministration, did the expenditures OF
the government reach the thousand
million dollar. mark. For the fiscal
year 1856, whensthe country, was in the
throes of the expensive Civil war. the
cost of running the government reach
ed a total of $1,394,655.44S. OF this
sum $1,000, 690, 400 were for the MAIN
tenance of the army.
In 1862 the total expenditures were
SAT-, S70,O62: in 1868, 3729.S92.066; in
1864. 1917, 407.a55; in 1865. $1,394,s55,-
44S: total for four years, $3,394, S30,931.
Under President Roosevelt the ex-
penditures were: 1906, $736,717.5S2;
1907, $S7s,5Ss,1S5.16; 1908, $920.79s,-
1880; 1909 appropriated for Roose-
Welt administration), $1.00S,397 ,543.56;
total for four years, sS,545, 502, 454.52.
During the Roosevelt administration
army attracted widespread attention
In what proportion the extravaganza
reached the individual American may
be shown by a comparison of per cap
tia appropriations of the Roosevelt and
Cleveland administrations.
Under Cleveland the per capita ap-
preparations for the army for four
years were 1.35: for the navy, $1.54 ;
for Notifications. 20 cents; the average
per capita for the four years for sucn
service, $500.
Under the second Roosevelt admins
tration the per capita appropriations
for the army for the four year period
were 1855, more than two and one
half times the amount under Cleve-
land; for the navy, $4,91, more than
three times the amount under Cleve-
land; for Notifications, 80 cents, or
more than so per cent increase over
Cleveland. The average per capita cost
for the three services under Roosevelt
was $3.50, two and one-fourth times as
great as under Cleveland
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-16

He put his o. X. upon the brief OF
the government in the Standard Oil
dissolution suit and he will keep his
eyes upon the following actions:
The anthracite coal-carrying rail-
roads. in which testimony In behalf Of
the government is now being intro
duced before a special commissioner
appointed by the circuit court at Phil
adelphia.
+ The so-caIfsd powder trust, in which
the government has just concluded the
introduction of direct testimony be-
fore a commissioner appointed by the
circuit court at Wilmington, Del
The Union Pacific and other Harri-
man lines, in which the introduction of
testimony for the government will be
resumed at Salt Lake city before the
court at that place.
The attorney general is not ready to
announce what decision he has reached
concerning the dissolution suit against
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad Co. and others. 1T is
still insisted by high authority that
the case will be abandoned in the near
future. The evidence is understood to
be far short of satisfying the new ad-
ministration, and it would not be sur
prisins if the case should never reach
the circuit court at Boston, even If
the taking of testimony before a COM
missioner should be completed.
1t is no easy task that confronts the
new attorney general Entering Office
at a time of sharp criticism in finan-
cial ard industrial circles against the
methods Of his predecessor, surround
ed by legal advisors of standing, but
personally unknown to him, and con-
fronted with an almost overwhelming
array of important prosecutions, he
has been fighting his way out of the
deluge of evidence, conferences, APP
plications for offices, and departmental
routine.
On various court calendars are
scores of cases other than those that
are enuremated which musts hortly
come to trial The majority Of them
have been brought under the Ell1ins
anti-rehate law In these. the Standard
Oil company is in bad There are sew
en- prosecutions against it in the west
counts and another with ia. There
are six cases against 1t in the northern
district of Illinois. The Waters Pierce
company must fight two suits in the
eastern district of Missouri There are
four suits in the western district of
New York against the Vacuum Oil
company, in one of which there are
1873 counts, in another 40, and in an
other. 81.
The New York Central. the Laclza-
wann, and the Pennsylvania railroads
are fighting prosecutions in the west
ern district of New York Other suits
are: Two against the Santa Fee, In
Southern California, two against the
New York. Chicago & st. Louis, in
northern Illinois; three against the
Southern Pacific in southern Califor-
MIA and several cases against the
Southern Pacific in northern Califor-
MIA on counts ranging from eight to
60; one of So counts against the ST.
Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Rail
way company, and the Missouri Paci-
fic in the eastern district of Arkansas,
and a number of suits against corpOr-
ations in Virginia, Illinois, and Cali
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-16
FREET0 THE
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-16
INTERESTING ITEMS
Continues From Page Six

CONTINUED From Page SIX
Official financial and newspaper cir
cles for weeks.
In working ont his idea that in all
future prosecutions there should be
omitted "the customary fanfare" as
he has expressed it to some of his
friends, Attorney General Wickersham
meets every inquiry relative to trus,
matters with the declaration made tn :
first few days of his admins tration,
that the government will press all suits
in court in which the evidence war;
rants such action and that if any cases
are found in which the judgment of
the law Office is against further litiga-
tion he will not hesitate to have the
nroceedines abandoned
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-16

Funeral This Morning.
Funeral services of Mrs Mary Ann
Johnson were held this morning from
the MacMartin funeral parlors, Rev.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-16

II you have no real estate You will
not be at the landing of the Greater
Walla Walla. See Classified columns
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-16

a. l.. ThOrOughman officiating. In.
terment was in the family plot in the
city cemetery.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1909-01-28

April 1 is not the only fools Gay in
the year On November -. 1881. the
Order of Fools was instituted Is Adol
phus count Of Cleves.
Members were not by any means
idiots, however. for the word had a
different meaning then. They were
the prototype OF our modern order of
FOresters or Odd Fellows. doing "a
similarly benevolent work. Their in-
sigma consisted OF a mantle upon the
left shoulder OF which was embroidered
jester, or fool, in cap and bells, vel
low hose and silver vest SO these
CHEEKY. useful Jokers had a bright.
happy outlook upon life and met to-
eether TO dispense the earnest OF their
healthful existence at stated intervals.
the chief day OF which was Nov. r.
London Chronicle.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1909-01-28
Women and New Money.

The cashier. as usual. paid the loom
boss in new mOney-crisp. sweet smell
ing bank notes that It was pleasant Go
handle.
But why is it. George" he asked
that you insist upon uew money ar
ways? I know You hand every eeug
of it TO your Wife
The loom boss chuckled-
Its easy TO see You aiu't married
man. VIII" said lie. Otherwise you'd
know wOman's nature better ana
wouldn't need % be told the adVau-
tage Of taking home new money to
the wife. The explanation Is. VIII
that women are So fond IF new money
that they hate 10 part with iL lt
makes them economical They bar
gain for this. they deny themselves
that, and the upshot i that az the end
of each week they have d tidy little
sum, all brand new. pur by in "a stock
ing or teapot Ii pays. VIII 90 give
the wife new money. IL pays some
thing like 20 per cent '-Phuadelpbia
Bulletin
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1909-01-28
A TITLE AND A UNIFORM.
How Colonel Johnson Get the Gre ans
Bought the Other.

How Colonel Johnson Get tire Gre ans
Bought the Other.
Where did you set your military
ttlef' was asked Il Colonel Johnson
Charlie CulberSou made ne take it
when he was governor II Texas ze-
piled the Houston editor 4 told him
l might have 20 wear a title. hut rd
be hanged II I'd wear q uniform one
day I met the governor on the street.
and he said. Hello Bin
Hello, Charlie I replied
Is that the proper manner 90 al-
dress your commanding otheerr e.
demanded steruIy- stand up straight.
salute and say Governor Where
your uniform@
The office isn't worth SIS 90 gold
lace I replied hotIy.
About facet March, commanded
the governor. and he marched me into
a tailor shop
Make this man n cCIouel-S uniform
and send the bill 20 me- be said
"I couldn't stand fer that. 80 I said
Il give you 10 understand. sir n I've
got TO be n colonel I can buy my own
uniform and put on as mucn gold lace
as any man in Texas
That's how l came to be n colonel
and 10 have for sale cheap a 6ne a
military uniform as ever was made ln
the south. Exchange.