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Tombstone epitaph., 1909-05-02
Doings in the
 Various Courts
DISTRICT COURT

Suit No 5645 filed; Charles Boe- man ys Arizona Consolidated Mining company; action Tor tgtl in the -um oi Sl,0G0.
 su.; No, 56i6 filed; T \ Larkin, receiver of the First Nstious Bank of B'rbee, ys A F. Hurst; appeal from justice court.
 Shit No. jG47 filed Frank Graf y- Joseph Leduc; action Tor dett in the gum oi S24l25O, with interest anu cost.
 Report oi assignee Sled, Assignor F Torpey, W Il Brophy, assignee: {: ss--f- S3.0sS 29; accounts receivable sl,9I9 99; accounts paid s3.O9s .O2 i; liat:!i;is. ss.695.36.
 Suit N. j6is filed; L c Crews ct al vs Joe Rena.do; action for drb:; ap. pea. i'om justice court.
 sui, No. 5649 filed Gig of Douglas vs Dpusias Gas Corporation; injlnc- tion c prevent con pany from charg- ing more $I.5O per thousand cubic fea, for gas.
 Suit No 3o50 filed R L Hogue ys ] E Wood and San Ant nio Copper company; action for debt.
 Suit No. 55Io, judgment. F Garcia Dr, and Msnuells Garcia. CT; decree oi divorce.
 Shit No. 55.9, judgment; Joseph Sanders Dr, and : Sanders, CT. de- cree nf divorce
 PROBATE COURT
 Estate of the sands minors; decree settling accounts.
 Estate of Harris minors; decree set. tllng accounts. Estate Of George " Barton; order notice to creditors.
 Estate of Con Sullivan; order sp- proving the sale of the personnel prop- er,y.
 Estate oi + E Witherell; decree of settlement Of account and distribution Of estate.
 Estate of Walter Dykeman o.de. 'ppointlog appraiser. of ,he .aid e> tate. i Estate o' CAas Maiden; ords+ Pojnt.ag day of hearing fixed ' a' II, at l0a m. '' HE
 Estate Of John X BIows .., 1 lease sal estate. i Estate of Dajor 7,anieI Nsdde, order of sale of real estate made; ii EwelI stF.ng- ps~ a,ed mine situs ed m v.e Dos c Ibezss mining di: ;.ic:
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-05-02

Oh, joy! Hark, ye common people, The duty on deca- lomanias is to be reduced 75 per cent. Seventy-hve! Think of that
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
WITH THE POETS

Contemporary with the Hartford
Wits was a much less eminent man
until lately almost forgotten, whose
memory is now beginning to revive
En- one or two of his poems it now
seems probable we can find more liter
airy merit than in any other work pro-
duced in America before the 18th con-
fury. His name is Philip F'eneau. He
was born in New England in IT'S:
and died in 1882.
While his historical verse is inter-
esting, it is not the kind which rises
above the dust of the centuries. But
now and then he struck a note differ
ent on the whole from any which had
previously sounded in America. His
most generally recognized poem is that
on The Indian Burying Ground"
which runs thus:
In spite of all that learned have said
| still my old opinions keep
The pasture that we give the dead
Points out the souls eternal sleep.
Not as the ancient of these lands;-
The Indian, when from life released
Again is seated with his friends,
And shares again the joyous feast
His imaged birds and pointed bowl,
And venison, for journey dressed,
Bespeak the nature of the soul,
Activity that wants no rest
His bow for action ready bent,
And arrows with a head of stone,
Can only mean that life is spent,
And not the old ideas gone.
Thou stranger, that shalt come this way
No fraud upon the dead commit
Observe the swelling turf, and say,
They do not lie, but here they sit.
Here still lofty rock remains,
On which the curious eye may trace
(Now wasted half by wearing rains)
The fancies Of ruder race.
Here still an aged elm aspires,
Beneath whose far projecting shade
(And which the shepherd still admires
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
FIRE HUTOSLAID
ON SHELF AGAIN

Metz recommended that as the water
pressure was low during the summer
he thought it necessary to purchase
two horses and employ two additional
firemen in order that one engine may
be kept in readiness in case Of fire.
The recommendation was placed in
the hands of the fire committee.
A block partially bounded by Oak
Spokane and Idaho streets is in need
of a sewer system. The matter was
placed in the hands of the water COM
mittee.
The following reports were read and
referred to the proper committees.
Report of the chief of police show
ed that cash paid in fines for the past
month amounted to 500; fines served
out Sf5. Two arrests were made on
burglary charges, six drunk and in
capable; eleven disorderly conduct;
ten carrying concealed weapons; petty
larceny four; sleeping in public places
four, vagrancy g. and violating city
ordinances 1. Three stolen bicycles
were recovered while there was one
arrest of an autoist for exceeding the
speed limit. Davis also reported
s1O,195. paid in from licenses. There
were ten licenses granted saloons.
The report of the city justice showed
$73 paid in fines. The report of the
sexton showed $50 taken in for work
at the cemetery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

disease that afflicts the people OF ORR
entail countries and that is said to be
identical with the sleeping sickness Of
the west coast of Africa. The more
one reads about it the more one wishes
that it may remain a perquisite of the
Africans and the orientals. But here
is rice travelling everywhere to be eat
en-, and the case against uncured rice
is very strong. The Lancet, in speak
ing of the observations Of DR.. Henry
Fraser and DR.. A T. Stanton, says:
These observers investigated the
conditions under which two parties of
coolies, carefully selected and exam
ined, were working in the virgin for
est, living in new huts and kept under
the most hygiene conditions practical
BILE, one party feeding on cured and
the other on uncured rice. In the
course of some weeks beri-beris devel-
oped among the latter, but was quick
Iy cured when they were put on diet
of cured rice. The party fed on cured
rice remained in good health
1t is estimated that in the Malay
peninsula and the East Indian archi-
pelago nearly one fifth of the popula-
ton suffer from beri-beri, and always
the disease is found to prevail most
generally among the consumers of the
uncured rice This, The Lancet says,
is the ordinary white rice of commerce,
which is decorticated in mills by a
process that scours away together with
the husk all the surface layer of the
seed. 1t becomes more dangerous as it
goes stale. The cured rice is soaked,
steamed and dried when the huSk is
easily separated by light milling. The
age and treatment account for the
presence or absence of beri-beri, and
one of the experts believes that a poi
son developed in stale, uncured rice
explains all the phenomena of the dis
ease.
This is interesting, whether the I'M
cured article gets into all the markets
or not 1t will surprise ultimate con-
sumers who while not agreeing with
Sir Robert Hart that rice is the best
food in the world, are clearly of the
opinion that it is insipi1 enough to be
! harmless. Perhaps they will entertain
a greater respect for it now and clamor
| for it along with veal and fried pork
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
WASHING THE BABY.

Wash the baDy's face" Yes by all
means. Not 50 much because company
is coming but for the good of the baby.
1t has been clearely proven in other
years that the annual bath is not suf-
ficient to keep the youngster clean.
While the scrubbing brush is being
vigorously applied, father should be
put to white washing the front gate so
that everything around the premises
will be spick and span.
The annual cleanup day was OBJ
served in the city this spring, but oW-
ing to unfavorable weather conditions
and rather desultory work on the part
of many citizens the job was not done
as it should have been. And anyway
Walla Walla should not only be clean
ed up but it should be kept clean at all
times and under all circumstances. Our
own pride and the growth and welfare
of the baby" should prompt us to
keep it clean even though visitors are
not expected.
Stubborn growing weeds fiourishing
in vacant lots, dry up and as fire-trap
menace our property, contagion incu-
bated in filthy stables, and rubbish
strewn alleys. multiplies it's germs and
threatens our health. Spokane has
traced the orig n of its scarlet fever
epidemic to neglected back yards
streets and alleys and is now carrying
on a relentless crusade against dirt
and filth and bending every effort to
take the nine necessary stitches where
ON might have sufficed months ago.
The Chicago business men are COM
ing. thousands of fair visitors are
coming. This should administer tho
necessary st.mulant to our pride and
put us to work with broom and rake
not to cease our labors until the city
is clean from cellar to attic Ever,
citizen should feel that when the Com
mercial club, the Woman's park clul
or any other organization says cleanup
it means him and not the other fellow
Don't look into your neighbor's bacI
yard TO count the tin cans there. Clear
your own and perhaps he will take tn
hint and follow your example. Actin
upon Mr.. Meacham's advice let's ''was
the baby" and have him sweet an
clean to present to our Eastern Wis I
Ors when they arrive June II and the
keep him clean lest another caller, dis
ease, who comes unannounced. bu
rarely invited knocks at our door
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

minution in the millions and millions
of miles of interplanetary or vacu-
Gus space.
Mr. Tesla is firmly of the opinion
that Mars is inhabited, as well as
other planets, and he would not con-
fine his conversation to Mars alone.
He ridicules the idea that all the
heavenly bodies except the earth and
Mars are fiery masses or Jumps of ice.
In the solar system, Venus, Earth and
Mars represent, respectively youth,
full grown and old age. Venus" he
says with its mountains rising doz-
ems of miles into the atmosphere, is
probably as yet untitled for such ex-
istence as ours, but Mars must have
passed through all terrestrial states
and conditions 1t is also argued that
as civilization rests on the develop
ment of the mechanical arts, Mara is
most fortunate in having force of
gravitation only two-fifths of that
of the world This would make me-
chanical and engineering problems
easier of solution. The fact of Mars
being smaller than the earth would
bring the Marian population nearer
together and facilitate mutual eX-
change of ideas and stimulate intel
lectual life. With an atmosphere and
all the physical conditions favorable,
Mr.. Tesla asks, why shouldn't there
be life o., Mars That settles it,
More interesting, however, than
Teslas argument for life on Mars is
his theory that if we can only send out
wireless messages beyond our own at
mosphere we can telegraph into solar
space until the message strikes some
thing. If the force of the message is
not diminished one particle after ii
leaves our air, matter of many mil
lions of miles will be no cause Of
worry. If this theory is correct, there
is no telling to what extent the rolling
spheres may be chatting with each
other within a few years. The world
will wait impatiently for Tesla to get
his wireless apparatus ready and be-
gin sending his G. @. d. messages into
space.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
HELLO, MARS; THIS is TESLA

For the time being the scientific
world is all agog over che possibilities
of communicating with Mars. OF
course, there is nothing new in this
proposition, but it is given new i'm
petus from the fact that just at pres
ent the war-lilSe planet is nearer the
earth than it has been for many years.
1t is hoped to take advantage of this
proximity to attract the attention of
Martians and pass the time of day,
as it were, with our neighhors.
In the congestion of ephemeral lit
erature on this subject we are in debt
to Nikola Tesla for some rather
startling suggestions Mr.. Tesla, it will
be remembered,- was one of the orig
inal claimants for credit in the discov-
cry OF wireless telegraphy, and it can
not be denied that he is well informed
on this new scientific marvel Tesla
gives full credit to Professor Pickering
FOR his suggestion that a giant mirror
be constructed by which light signals
might be flashed to the passing plan
ct. But the wireless expert has a diff
ferent plan and is confident that it
would work. He suggests that a
great wireless plant be erected and
that wireless signals be sent to the
people of Mars. According to his the
DRY, 1t would not be at all difficult in
asmuch as the electrical influence,
once it escaped our own atmospheric
covering, would suffer no loss or di-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
WORK WILL WAIT FOR
ACTION OF CONGRESS
Nothing More WI be Done On the
Lakes to- the Gulf Waterway
Until Senate and House Make
An Appropriation.

CHICAGO, June 2.-Work on the
Lakes-to- the Gulf deep waterway will
wait, as a result of Congressman Lor-
liners election to the United States
senate. until NCncle Sam is prepar> j
to cooperate and carry this first of
the country's great waterway projects
to completion. This was plainly stated
by him in a statement made soon af-
ter the deciding ballot that made him
senator and broke the deadlock,
which had lasted four months in
which he said:
ut is my firm. conviction that the
state of Illinois should await the
action of the federal government be-
fore commencing work on the water
way Having this in view, l expect to
take the question under consideration
with the general assembly at once to
see if a policy of cooperation between
Illinois and the United States can be
agreed upon"
This was victory for Lyman e
Cooley, consulting engineer for the in
terna1 improvement commission, who
had opposed efforts made to rush upon
the expenditure of $2O,OOO,0OO OF IL
linois money which would provide
nothing more than gigantic sluice for
Lake Michigan's water to turn water
power wheels in the Desplaines and
Illinois rivers for the state and pri-
vate interests. Senator Lorimer has
been a consistent champion of the deep
waterway. E. S. Conway the first
Gulf Deep Waterway association, said:
"Ten years ago Mr.. Lorimer and 1
held a little conference, at which he
outlined what he hoped to accomplish
in water transportation, especially
concerning a ship canal from the lake
to the Mississippi river, and said his
mission in congress would be to try
and bring about that happy result. /
paid but little attention at the time to
Mr.. Lorrfmer's plans, but three or four
years later L became interester in the
project, but found very few who seemed
to comprehend the Importance of the
thing. Lorimer's untiring efforts, his
public addresses on the subject, his
visitations throughout Illinois and ad-
joining states, caused the public to be-
come aware of the great Importance of
this new undertaking, and at the out
set one by one joined with him in the
effort. They later came by dozens, and
during the last year and half joined
his ranks by thousands, until the lakes
to the gulf plan became one of the
most important subjects discussed by
the American public"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
FROM BUNDLE BOY
TO j. S. SENATOR
Many Anecdotes Are Told Concerning
Man Who Used to Work In
Laundry, and Is Now In Up
per House of Congress.

CHICAGO, June 2.-AnecdOtes
| without end about Senator Lorimer
| have followed his election by the IL
linOis legislature, among the best
being those of Gus Swanson, now
jailer at detective head quarters. He
hired a lively lad, BILLY LOrimer,' to
be bundle boy in his laundry years ago.
"One day Billy saw me delivering
packages" he relates, land he asked
spoke about his mother two sisters
and brother, whom he was trying TO
support, and he pleaded so for the
job that l put him to work. kept ad-
ding so cents or 81 a week to his
wages until he was getting about $50
month He worked hard for it, too.
He was up early in the morning help
ing in the laundry and worked until
late at night. When Billy was about
Is or 16 years old went to Maine with
lily "Hc OIl lilOIIlI NdCdliOII w ~
Billy in charge of the laundry On
leaving 1 gave him $500 as bank roll
to run the business, and told him 10
do his best. That was a whole lot OF
money to leave with a kid When we
came back to Chicago he had al
itemized statement of all the money
taken in and paid out for help, rent
and other expenses. 1t was correct 70
a cent
There are many street car employees
who remember Lorimer when he was
a conductor during the horse-car days
on Halsted street His driver of those
days related:
He had his fights with hoodlumS
who used to try to run his car, ana
must say for him that he could al
ways hold his own in a scrap. HaIsteu
street was a pretty tough line in those
days, and many a conductor got hi'
trimmings from the rowdies who pat
ronized the cars. 1t was almost
nightly occurrence for some conductor
to have his head beaten off by tli'
gang back of the yards. l remernOei
we'll when he told me he was going u
break into the political game. IL "d'
Just before he ran for constable IN tn0
old seventh ward, / think, and ne was
elected. He chucked up the street o"'
Job and has been in politics ever since
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

The children of the forest played.
There oft a restless Indian Queen
(Pale Shebah with her braided hair)
And many a barbarous form is seen
To chide the man that fingers there
By midnight moons, DER moistenina
dews
In habit for the chase arrayed.
The hunter still the deer pursues,
The hunter and the deer-a shada
And long shall timOrous Fancy see
The painted chief and pointed spear,
And Reasons self shall bow the kne,
To shadows and decisions here"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
THE DANGER IN RICE.

Rice is classed among the health
foods, and we find it indorsed by the
inventor of one of the strictest diets
ever proposed for unhappy man. 1t
gives a shock. therefore, when the Lon
don Lancet propounds the question, rs
beri-beri caused by rice?" and indi-
Gates in long answer that it is
Beri-beri is a most Objectionable
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

When the battleship Mississippi
reached Natchez the women and chill
t1ren of that city presented a $3.50
photograph to the sailors on board the
vessel. We suppose the ladies and
children had learned that the sailors
were already equipped with a mascot
in the shape of a billy goat
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

A heavy rainstorm recently caused
an Iowa mob that had started out for
the purpose of lynching a negro to dis
perse. Here is a valuable hint that
should be noticed by the various sher-
ifs. Let them have the jails equipped
with hydrantss and hose
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
Race Follower Dies In Bath.

BALTIMORE, June 2.-Jacop Ne'
ms. of Cleveland, o., said to be rd0o
follower we'll known throughout
western circuits, died in IurhISH
bath this morning here.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

The Philadelphia Ledger accuses
Bailey of playing into Aldrich's hands
Bailey will not worry as long as The
Ledger's accusations do not increase
the difficulties he has in getting the
people of Texas to keep on electihg
~
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

Mahlon Donovan of Monticello, n.
Y, killed two bears with one shot last
week. Mahlon must be trying to quail
ify for the position of guide to Count
Boni, who is coming to this country
for the purpose of hunting big game.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

Two thousand men in the state of
Washington are advertising for wives,
Notwithstanding the fact that the can
nin+, season will not begin in Wash
ington for several months.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

BROOKLYN, June plymouth
church of this city has been placed at
the disposal of the Countess of Aber.
lord lieutenant of Ireland, for her pub
lie address dealing with the world
movement against the spread of tuber-
culosis on June 6. The Rev. Newell
Dwight Hills, pastor of the church,
will preside. Lady Aberdeen is doing
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

world in the fight against the white
plague. She has devoted large sums of
been spreading its propaganda. On a
recent tour of Great Britain she spoke
following the address in Brooklyn she
will go to Boston and other New
England cities and later to Canada.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

classified advertising columns. CheaI
and effective
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25
PUGH TOO BUSY
FOR GORDON

Prosecuting Attorney Fred c.
Pugh has as yet taken no official
action in the matter of recon-
mending the calling of grand
jury for the investigation of the
Root-Gordon case.
Prosecutor Pugh Is engaged in
the trial of a murder case, which
will occupy his time for at least 10
days, during which he will center
his entire attention in the trial.
The matter of his recommends
ton to the superior court for call
ing of a grand jury will be pre-
scented to them at a convenient
time, and it Is thought that
the prosecutors recommendation
made after an examination of the
records of the state bar committee,
will be acted upon favorably by
the judges and the grand jury
called.
The hearing on the new bond of
Judge M. ]. Gordon in the embez-
element case brought against him
will come up tomorrow morning in
Judge Hinkle's court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25
COMPANY : y
BLUFF|NG.
SERVES NOTICE THAT WAFER
WILL BE SHUT OFF u
MANITo JANUARY 81, BUT
WETZEL SAYS DON'T WORRY

Accordingly, we hereby give
yon notice that from and after
January 81, 1909, this company will
no longer undertake to furnish you
water. Under no circumstances
will any further extensions be
given.
This us one of the. many moyes
made by, the. Spokane-Washington
Improvement company to. force the
city to purchase its dilapidated
water system in Mantle park. The
paragraph quoted above is the con-
clusion of letter mailed to the
patrons of the company. 1t is a
threat and implies that unless the
city comes through with its $4,000
or $4,000 there will be no water
for the breakfast coffee.
"This matter is now before the
finance committee" said Commits
sioner John F. Wetzel this after
noon, "and l cannot forecast the
outcome. / can say, however, that
the people in Mantle will have as
abundant supply of water after
January 81 as they have had in
the past"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25
DOTY EXPLAINS
LOCAL OPTION
Especial to The Press.)

OLYMPIA, Jan. 25.-Superinten-
dent Doty of the Anti-Saloon
league denies that the intent Of
the local option bill is to prevent
the delivery at residence in a
dry district of beer, whisky or 9th
er stimulant. But he declares the
bill does aim to stop the canvass
ing by breweries and wholesale IL
quor houses in residence districts.
Mr.. Doty says that beer wagons
and agents make a house to house
canvass like grocery men or book
agents. This will be counter to
the local option law IL the bill
passes.
II will be legal to deliver liquor
in dry territories II the contract
or sale Is consummated In wet
district. A telephone message to
brewsTy is to be considered a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25
Y, Y, ?, CD,
BARGAIN

The indications are now begin.
ming to manifest themselves
around the city hall that the par.
ties to the building of the Monroe
street bridge, the city, the w. w.
P. and the Cowles cohorts, have
agreed that the bridge should be
built on these terms:
The w. w. P. will waive it's
claim to perpetual franchise and
pay 100000 toward the cost of
the bridge, taking a franchise for
possibly 50 years; the Cowles in
terests will withdraw all further
opposition to the contentious of
the w. w. p, and the city will
waive all further claim against
the w. w. P. for bridge repairs,
and foot the balance of the bill
for building the bridge.
Some understanding along this
line is about to be forced through
the city council SO that there will
be no further dispute about the
Monroe street bridge when cleo
ton day comes around.