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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
PERSCH IS NOT
ALONE IN DEED
YOUNG BROKER YET PRISONER
WITH SECOND CHARGE LODG-
ED AGAINST HIM NOW.
EVIDENCE SAID TO REVEAL
SCHEME WHEREBY MANY
STOCKS WERE SOLD

NEW YORK. Aug. 11.-With a sec
ond charge lodged against him Donala
l.. Persch. the young note broker VINO
was arrested charged with larceny OF
copper stocks belonging to r. Angus
tus HeinZe, former copper maSnate' Is
still d prisoner tonight.
While there was no additional ar
rests today, the district attorney 5
Office has ascertained that Persch was
not alone in the transaction. The case
will be placed before the grand jury
tomorrow. The evidence, it is said
will reveal a systematic scheme work
cd not only in this city, but IN Phlia-
delDhia and Boston, whereby STOCKS
supposed to be safe in the bank vault
have in reality been relinqulshed 10
individuals who placed them on the
market for a profit.
At least one other man besides
Heinze has been victimized. He is J.
NJ Everett of Boston, whose New YORK
brokers, Cram, Allen and company
made the additional charge against
Persrh today According to that Ilrhl'
Persch negotiated a loan OF SrOoo OH
stock owned by Mr.. Everett. The STOCK
was one hundred thousand ShafeS Oh
the Eclipse Oil company and the hallIe
of Henry f. RiSborough OF PhlldueT
mia apueared on the man who turn
inbed H. money. One of Mr.. Risbor-
o,oh,c references was Charles katZ'
the Rrooklyn brewer. who mas rnrii
mentioned in the Heinze loan. Inc
method pursued in the Everett case, ~
is said. was similar TO mat py Viz
tho Heinze copper stocks were put On
the curh-that is, the stocks were ny
notbecatod after having been put up
as security. i5o,,+ of
Carlos Warfeld, vice president o u?
one of the Heinze copper companies, -
also said to have lost conslueIaootte
money through the same stock shilu,
mo The men higher up Wio ~,
persch irtimated were associated W. We
him. have not been pinned down ot ttlo
nitely as yet. for Person ateir,s -"
alv:ca of counsel has NOT ta'EN".
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12

won't do TO say that outside There
was hint of warning in the tone.
"Smith left the bank amazed at
what he had heard of the inner sec
rets of that institution, which dis
closed suddenly the reason why the
national banks had Joined the savings
banks in smother.ng measure that
seemed more than ever TO Involve the
thrift and commercial stability of the
nation. There was no secret about
il anv more, the national banks want
ed more borrowing by Unce Sam. Re-
CARELESS of the protestations against
an initiation of the currency they want
ed more bonds and more currency.
OF course the savings banks were
afraid their deposit would decline
even though the governments compe-
tition for savings was based on the
rate of per cent and they paid 3
and even and per cent
Bill Smiths case is the case of
every fair minded man who examines
into the merits of postal savings
bank depository system such as COM
mission of the United States senate
years ago endorsed in an exhaustive
report of 5000 pages Chairman Cur
rier concludes. Every postmaster
general for years has approved the
plan as practical and necessary
stimulus to the thrift of the American
people. 1t will get the mites. the sums
too small to be banked or too precious
being small and the all, to be en-
trusted to any institution lass than
the United States government. Bill
Smith had personal knowledge that the
mahogany and marble does not entice
the man of some standing but with
dollar or a few dollars as a starter
knowledge that just such men need
ed the privilege of depositing any sur
plus dollar at the plain old postoffice
where one counts ones pennies for
post cards and stamps. He had per-
sonal knowledge now that the bank
ers opposition was determined self
interest and the arguments advanced
publicly were hollow and speciOus, de-
signed to make noise like a patriot
song.
Bill Smiths case is Illuminating.
He saw what the public has surmised
but too vaguely to raise the storm
unanimous demand that will compel
congress to create the institution of
thrift that nearly all European coun-
tres have found so fundamentally
helpful to the providence of their
people,
But the sequel in Smiths case is in
tereSting. He aScertained from gov
eminent documents that in Austria a
postal savings system has actually in
creased the deposits in commercial
savings banks Smith told the
directors what he knew about it and
they being plain, keen business men
not wholly immersed in banking nor
glutted with the sense of power there
is In bankers combination or any sub
Ject, instructed the president to put
about and do it right quick. He did
ard was surprised to find that he was
IN company with the biggest broadest
and most farsighted bankers of his
acquaintance That inspired him to
utter vigorous protest against the
night the American Bankers associa-
ton was making on the Carter postal
savings depository bill about which
congressman are hearing so vigorously
from their constituents. He found the
prosperity band was in the other wa
gon and was glad to Chamber in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
PERSONAL

Lena j. Richard left this afternoon
for an extended visit with friends and
relatives in Ontario, Oregon.
Miss Myrtle Wilhelm left this af-
ternOon for Billings, Mont, where she
will spend several weeks visiting with
friends
Mrs. E. r. Grinnell, who was called
to this city by the illness and death Of
Hugh Edwin GrinneIl. left this after
noon with the body for Saginaw City.
Mich
J. J. Cummings of Wallula. is in the
city today
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Johnson of Pen
dleton, are visiting in the city.
G. w. Warner was in the city from
Dixie yesterday.
E. NJ. McNett of Wallula, arrived in
the city this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Irons We're in the
city for a. few hours today from
Freewater.
John Lyede of Wallula- is a bust
ness visitor in the city today.
Leslie Harris of Pomeroy, is in the
city attending to personal business
Mr.. and Mrs G. H. Sailing of Tou-
chet are visiting friends in the city
today.
O. W. knight of P ndleton, is in the
city this morning in the interests of
business
F. P. Phillips was in the city from
Kennewick yesterday
j. Stadleman of Wa3tsburg. is a
business visitor in the city today
Mr. and Mrs F. r. Van West are
in the city from Milton this morning
D. W. Mumford of Pendleton was in
the city from Prescott yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Stagg of Weston
are visiting friends in the city today
c. B. Keeney of Alaska, arrived in
the city this morning and will remain
here for several days
y. D. Knettle of Pomeroy. is in the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
GREED FOR CURRENCY
INITIATION CHARGED
CHAIRMAN OF POSTAL SAVINGS
BANKS GIVES REASONS FOR
FIGHTING CARTER BILL.
Saws Their View is Shortsishted-C. n
Currier Points Out Benefits of
the Measure.

CHICAGO, August 1.-THE active
hostility of some national banking
interests to the long delayed posta;
savings deposltary bill, notWlthstand-
ing the obvious benefits of the meas
.ure to all interests but savings banks,
has had caustic explanation here by
Chairman George H. Currier of Tie
Postal Savings League. Anxiety of
national anks to increase their cur
rency issues and their consequent
greed for government bonds. necessi-
tating an initiation of the public debt,
he has held up for public gaze.
Citing the case of a man who sud-
denly came into a legacy of ccntroll-
ing interest in a national bank. MIR.
Currier in an article in the Chicago
magazine Everyday Life" said: Now
that he was a banker by virtue of
sudden good fortune he resolved to
find out and settle in his own mind
WHY a postal savings depository sys-
tenn that he had felt the need of, was
so impractical and useless in this
country that congress could continue,
session after session to fail to vote
to create it, Bills have been pending
for IA years and there is clear ma
jority for the Carter bill today, but
the minority prevents a vote.
ITO this principal stakeholder in
his bank. the president naturally was
cordia! and confidential About that
postal savings bank scheme, the facts
are. Smith, we bankers don't want it;
won't allow it for government bonds
are getting scarce, scarce and high.
If the government accepts postal de-
posits up to $1,000 from individuals.
and pays per cent on them a great
big fund will roll up, That means
that the funded debt of the govern
ment will not increase as it should
for the good of the banking business.
You're a banker yourself now, and you
can see how it would work. We need
more currency to make more money.
and we've got to have government
bonds. The president winked play
fully. But he added, of course it
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12

which is probable F. A. Fowler. Phoe-
nix, Arizona, president; E. f. Twit-
chell, Las Vegas n. NJ: Colonel
Young, Salt Lake, Fred Fleming
Kansas City, vice presidents: r. In
singer, Spokane, chairman of the
board of governors; Arthur Hooker,
Spokane, permanent secretary.
The committee on resolutions an
nounced that it had received scores or
resolutions commencing Pincnot and
demanding his retention Delegates
expressed disappointment that Bal
linger failed to advert upon the atti-
tude of the department toward Pinchot
and Newell. Ballinger read printed
speech and did not mention the mooted
question.
The attitude of the delegates was
plain when late yesterday they Missed
from the rOstrum George Turner. del
egate from Yuma. an attorney en-
plOyed by private irrigation company,
who attacked Pardee for attacking
Ballinger
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A HOT FIGHT.
Continued From Page One)

Pardee of California. Smith defended
his superior in gallant style and en-
demanding his retention. Delegates
that Ballinger has been nisr, presented.
Smith said:
1T has been charged that the sec
rotary has failed in his stewardship. In
April Ballinger restored the lands and
again withdrew them. covering the
power. Sites. This concession was
made to- Montana citizens because they
wanted the agricultural land. If these
lands were restored in April why did
the power interests wait until June
to file? While the writer's have been
fabricating We have been Withdraw
ing land. | believe there has been too
much criticism of public servants by
this congress-
Pardee replied:
Il said yesterday | was sorry Bal
linger left this hall when he did but !
am glad he sent a man to defend him.
l call your attention to the fact that
if Ballinger restored all lands why
were the agricultural lands restored
and the others eliminated? | have BEEN
told the reason was because of the
pressure of agriculturists--vario
kinds of agriculturists. some lawyers
and some water power men. On the
very day he took office, Ballinger be-
gan to restore power SITES
Pardee then read a list of millions of
acres he said Ballinger had restored
He continued:
1T would be better if these d5nials
were made by Balinger instead of one
of his subordinates. We are here to
consider the interests of all the people
| desire this matter to be cleared up
as it was in the time of Garfield. Pub
lie officials should be willing TO be
criticised. An agent of the people Of
this country should be called to ac-
count whenever it is necessary to call
him to account Let me state finally
that Garfield withdrew the land with
the power sites and Ballinger restored
it."
An interruption was made by Camp
bell:
why don't you take that evidence
to a district Attorney"
Pardee replied: 1T is possible it may
be taken there yeti"
Pardee was given an ovation at the
conclusion of his speech.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
New Directory in Use.

The 19Os-l0 copy of the Walla Walla
.,r directory has been delivered here,
.,5 is an exceptional piece of work,
having been issued by the r. L. Polk
.,rnany. In addition to containing a
ra,.sed list of residents of this city
,,5 valley. the volume contains a copy
NJ the "Touchet Valley booklet re-
canrIv issued by the Booster club of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
TOWN TOPICS
Wants the Money.

,,.as commenced in the superior
This morning by the Gilbert Hunt
INV against H. Miller and w. H.
60. the collection of an account
~ due because of merchandise
-, III. bill amounts to $192.15 and
al tba costs Of the prosecution
-. asked Of the court.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12

city on a combined business and pleas
ure trip.
H. s. Fender of Prescott was in the
city this morning transacting business.
w. c. E. Print of Pendleton arrived
in the city this morning for the pur-
pose of attending to personal business
]. S. Stevenson is in the city from
Pomeroy today.
Frank Bow and family are i'm the.
city from Starbuck today on a br:es
visit
Otto Frank returned yesterday from
a visit with relatives in Spokane
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
MANY in Spokane.

, large delegation of Walla Walla
,.,.i,sss men left yesterday over the
,..-.,.rn Pacific for Spokane to be
g.. ,,,sndance at the big demOnstra-
....,tbp National Irrigation congress.
IN. of the features of today's sessions
..i, he The monster street parade in
..t.b This section of the state will re-
.e;yr much attention.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
More BuiIdino.

John w. McGhee has been granted a
permit by Building Inspector William
Metz for the erection of a $500 dwell
ing at Pearson and Madison streets.
work to be started Immediately Ward
Emigh is making changes to his resi-
dence on Grove street that will cost
approximately $1,000
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
Was Disorderly.

G. r. Clemme. on the charge of dis
orderly conduct, was arrested at /: 30
lice Mike Davis, and is in the city jail
awaiting hearing in justice court.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
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BODIES RECOVERED. 4.

= HANCOCK, Mich, Aug. 12- !
i Five bodies were recovered today !
= in the ruins of the Dionne resi- ::
- dence, which burned to the ground !
y last night. The dead are: Mrs. +
r John Dionne and sons, Edward. /
j. aged 8, Peter, an infant, daugh- /
+ ter, Aminia, aged 8 and girl /
= named Racine. When exhumed !
4 Mrs. Dionne was holding the char +
i red remains of the infant !
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
,,;.;+;ro From Pendleton,

,.u,es Sturgess, Marshall Spell. Ell
.,one and G. c. Sturgess, arrived
.,. city this morning from Pendle-
m am automobile. The young men
~ remain here during the day and
d., r.trru to their homes tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
Return From Trip.

Bert Ross. Elmer Holman and F. D.
Applegate returned yesterday from an
extensive hunting trip into the Salmon
river country. Though no big game
was bagged, a typical summer outing
was had and the trio enjoyed to the
full it's weeks vacation
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12

Dayton and Waitsburg, as we'll as
camping and farm scenes of the Walla
Walla valley The names in the new
directory are in large, clear-faced type,
making it even more satisfactory than
that issued last year
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12

SPOKANE. Aug. 12.-Replying to a
statement made by Ballinger to the
Spokesman Review here Ex-Governor
Pardee of California said:
1T isn't question of how much land
Ballinger restored. It's a question of
whether any power sites have been
taken up under Ballinger which could
not have peen taken up under Garfield
The records show the land was open
longer than for the month of April. The
records of the Bozeman land office
show that scrip selections Of 1873 acres
on the Missouri river We're made by
the Collins Land company for George
L. Ramsey. Ramsey says Collins owns
the land. Collins is reported to be the
agent for the United Missouri River
Power company
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
Another Councilman.

ION pound son was born to the wife
councilman Alfred BachtOld, 3SS
s,,,b Fourth street, yesterday. The
.n,g man and his mother are doin
-..,'r
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
Leave for Seattle.

Mr.. and Mrs.-A. F. Alexander expect
to leave this evening for Seattle. where
they will spend a week visiting with
friends and attending the exposition.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
To Attend Saengerfest.

Edgar S. Fischer left yesterday
evening for Everett to attend the
open tomorrow and continue for four
days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
Receiving Treatment

Walter Davis of North Yakima, was
taken into the Walla Walla hospital
this morning for medical treatment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12

SPOKANE. Aug. 12.-The commit
tee on permanent organization last
night selected Pueblo. Colorado, a the
next meeting place of the national ir
rigation congress. They also made the
manent organization. which have to be
ratified by the delegates Saturday
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
NOTICE..

Mrs. Frank laskey VINO arrived
from Tacoma recently, desires to be
placed in communication with her
husband. who is employed in the har-
vest fields. Any information will be
greatly appreciated.
MRS. FRANK LASkEY.
State Hotel.
WaIla WalIa. Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12

If you want to buy or sell, see FON
Rooms 3 and 4, Barrett Bldg.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-25
RUSSIAN DIRIGIBLE BA-
LOON WAS WRECKED
BLOWN 5Y HEAVY GUST OF
WIND AGAINST TREE.
u Had Made an Ascent Of $500 Feet.
Remained an Hour and
Descended Safely.

PARIS. Aug. 2i.-Built for the Rus.
sian government by the Bayard. Glenn.
ent Company. the Bayard-Clement III.
rigible balloon. which by the contract
was to have maintained an altitude of
5000 To i.1oO feet for one hour. was
wrecked during it, preliminary trial
yesterday. After having made its as
cent successfully. remained In the
air and come down without damage
the airship while on the ground was
torn by "A guest OF wind from the
grasp OF forty men who were holding
IL. IL was thrown against some trees
and telegraph poles nearby. ripping
the gas bag To pieces The ship then
fell into the river Seine.
The four occupants had stuck To the
car during these happenings. Upon
landing In the river they left the shat
tered ship and swan for the shore
They We're picked up by small boats
Col. Mach. one OF the Russian army
aNIators, described his experience a.
lolluWs:
We made a wonderful ascension.
attaining a height of $500 feet. This
beats the worlds record for height
for dirigihlc balloons We remained
aloft for over an hour. never coming
below $500 feet Just after the car
had come down. IL was struck by
blast OF air. wrrnched from the hands
OF the men holding IN, guide ropes.
our fuel wa~ exhausted. and We had
No control The balloon
cam, down second time and wa
ripped open hy contact with try,~ l.
then ten into 'hr S,iu, aud ~, swan
until We W,r, picked ur
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-25
NATURES WARNING
Gainesville People Must Recognize
and Heed a.

Kidney ills come quietly ste,
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But nature always warns you.
Notice the kidney secretions.
IL there are settings and sediment.
Passages frequent. scanty. painful.
is time then TO use Doans Kidney
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To ward OF Brlght's disease or dla.
betes.
Doans have done great work in this
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Mrs. J. l.. Warren Of Starke. Fla.
s.. >: For some time was a victim of
kidney trouble. The kidney seCretions
were too frequent. In passage. causing
ne The greatest annoyance and | SUI.
Tered constantly from backaChes aud
al pains through the kidneys
could not rest well and in the morning
a~'se feeling tired and worn out. My
Tx became very lame and | often
/ ND II difficult TO get around. at
l, ngth read about Doan's Kidney pills
ahd procured a box. Since using
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-25
OCALA TOMORROW WITH
An ENTIRE new TEAM
uAvE IMPORTED PLAYERS AND
.sE COMING HERE TO WIN.
80. Rates Have Been Granted and
People Will Come Up on
Both Trains.

ocala is coming tomorrow for two
.,raisht games on the local diamond
and with one Of the strongest teams
aha, have ever been assembled for
the Brick City people.
Outsiders have interested them
selves In the oall team at that place
and have raised funds which were
turned over TO the management with
instructions TO get team that would
heat Gainesville" and IL is understood
they have followed the instructions.
Some OF the reports go so far as
20 say that Ocala will not have a
single one Of its old players in the
game. for they have a new team pur-
chased especially for the games to be
nlayed here. and which they will hold
until after the final two games of the
season with the Oak Halls on the
Ocala grounds next week.
Manager Davis has also been look
ing around" some. Is keeping line
on things. and il IL Is as the rumor
states. he will have some new faces
20 introduce To the Gainesville pro-
pie on this occasion.
With proper playing there are not
many better teams TO be found than
the Oak Halls. hut the Judgment die
PLAYED by the players has been poor
at times and they have not had the
captain that would go after thcm
in the right spirit and roast them
when they needed IL.
Following the two games here
Thursday and Friday the Oak Halls
have a big road trip ahead of them.
They will play 81. Augustine two
games. and from there will return
home to go TO Ocala for TWO games.
after which they return TO go to West
Florida and Georgia for about one
week. when the season will practically
~ come to a close.
Ocala has secured special rates
for the games TO be played in this
city and the trains run just right
for them. rendering special train
unnecessary. They can come up i'm
the morning or wait until the after.
noon train at $3.50. and il Is expected
that they will bring "A large crowd.
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