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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
Lincoln and

u
speeches, fayed the scoa.s urllN.
Later, when he was thirty ,Aree, this
is what he said:
ssThe world would Dv vastly
benefited by total and NAL ban
ishment from it Of all intoxicating
drinks.
He did not lose his reason merely
because his convictions were intense:
"Too mucn denunciation against
dram sellers and dram drinkers was
INDUCED in. 1t is not much in the
nature of man to be driven to
anything.
Observe, Lincoln was pleading for
"entreaty and persuasion toward
temperance as against "the laundering
tones Of anathema and denunication. =
The same belief in the vast harm of
drink, tempered, however, by the power
to see all sides of man s complex ma
ture, existed at the height of his de-
velopment. Thus we find him in 1868:
Intemperance is one of the
greatest, if not the very greatest,
Of all evils among mankind
He added:
s'The mode Of cure is one about
which there may be differences Of
opinion.
Why is forgery deemed necessary to
the prohibition causeg The brewers
circulate statement against prohibit
ton falsely attributed to Lincoln.
Along come the prohibitionists with an
other, recommending prohibition, also
forged Both desire his assistance
neither can find anything Of his ex-
IRENE enough to suit. If he lived today
he would favor no license where public
sentiment was strong enough to make
that policy succeed, and he would GER
tainly oppose anything resembling ma
tional prohibition. The other day we
were approached by man brimful of
ardor "Lincoln,' said he, twas a
hypocrite. He was temporizer and
coward. In '65 he had vast army at
command. Why did he not use it to
put GOWN Qr1nK ludU man QO0S
more harm to the temperance cause
than any other being in the town where
he resides. In book by D. G. Baker,
published last year, is this statement:
"Mr Lincoln is quoted as say
ing: eff the prohibition of slavery
is good for the black man, the pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic is
equally good and constitutional for
the white man.
Yes, he is "quoted as saying it,
but he never did say it. The prohibi-
tionists attribute this speech to April
ID, 1865, the last day of Lincoln life,
SO it ought to be possible for them to
name the letter, or document, or speech,
IN which the words occurred. Actually
they were invented, just as that stupid
proposition about fooling the people
was invented also.--Collier s Weekly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

Hopkins is climbing little closer
to the toga in Illinois every day and
it is just possible that the legislature
of that state will decide to abide by
the primary. They might try the in
vestigation route as way to force the
members into voting for Hopkins.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

Ii that investigation at Madison
continues much longer there will be a
great chance next year for some of
the fair minded Democrats to get
some of the rewards that have been
promised them for SO many years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

The death of Dr. John II. Cleary has
removed from life in Kenosha man
who did much for civic reform in the
city. DR.. Cleary worked in a quite
way, but his ideas were along right
Kenosha has lost one of it's staunchest
friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

Speaker Bancroft of the assembly is
showing the right spirit. He has in
formed the legislature that, notwith-
standing the fact that he has been in
vestigated to the. fullest extent, he is
willing to call off the dogs of war and
save the other fellows.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

The legislature has consented to al
low the investigation committee until
April 10 to make political capital and
there is no doubt but that the job will
be well done. The committee ought
to be able to dig lot of political
graves in that time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

The United States senate started off
well, anyway, with the new president
and confirmed all of his appointments
without dissenting voice. IF the
senate is not looking for trouble they
will not get it, but if they conclude to
stir up trouble with the present in
cumbent of the white house they most
certainly will get it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

South side people who are interested
in the proposed trunk sewer should look
into the plans of the sewer at this time
and be prepared to object before the
plan is finally adopted by the Council.
A protest at this time will be a great
deal better than a knock after the
sewer has been started.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

Don It be afraid to give your fellow
men word of cheer now and then. It
costs you nothing and helps the other
fellow nightly. 1t helps you too, for
that matter. Try it. just smile
means a lot to man who is "down
and it is SO easy to do it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

They are cutting wages in the east,
but the building trades in Kenosha are
talking of raising wages. Don't be
rash boys. Just remember that wages
of builders have been more than dou-
bled in the past ten or twelve years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

It is beginning to look as if the
" GOOD Roads legislature will be laid
over until another session of the state
legislature. The men at Madison are
too busy investigating other things to
look into the question Of roads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

Now that Senator Stephenson has
won glorious victory he ought to be
able to get back some of his campaign
expense by delivering a few Chautau-
qua lectures.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

They are going to have some tariff
reform in England as well as in the
United States, but it will be just the
reverse Of the reform in this country.
Even Winston Churchill has gone back
on free trade. Times do change.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

If you are running even for a. ward
Office you better be careful how you
spend your money. Some Senator
Blaine in disguise may be planning to
demand an investigation of the primary
election in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

Even an unsolicited testimonial
from Roosevelt was not sufficient to
make the Illinois legislature uphold the
primary nomination for United States
senator.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

It would be interesting to see just
how the people of Kenosha stand on
that ballot proposed by the Civic Fed
Grafton. One thing is certain and that
is the result of the ballot will be cor
rectly reported when the voting is
over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

1t is now time for the seers of all
countries to get busy and foretell what
is going to happen to the president and
to Mr.. Roosevelt during the next four
wears
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

1t ism It always the man with the big
gest poster that makes the best city
official. 1t might be a good scheme to
find who is paying for some of the
posters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

The government officials did not sue
coed in making that Standard Oil fine
stick, but they did succeed in piling up
an awful bill of costs for the people to
pay.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
Elk Vice-President Fairbanks

Ex-Vice- President Fairbanks an
nounces that he has retired from poll
ties, but the sage remark of the late
Ex-President Harrison, GA man from
Indiana never retires from politics until
he is retired by death, !" will probably
hold good if the proper place is found
for the former president.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

A shocking state of facts has been
revealed at Madison. Game wardens
have been active in the support of
Senator Stephenson. Ii this was the
first time that game wardens ever did
business along political line it
wouldn t be so bad.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

The further you go in some lines OF
reform the more you come to the deci
sion that you don t want to be re
former
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18

It may be nearly spring, but don It
look around for wild roses yet awhile.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20
Trent Is Unfortunate.

Pvrlaining to the police that he had
.o,,on into the creek saturating his
clothing with the murky waters Dan
rror+ charged with being a sleeper"
,ros arrested at 1890 o'clock last
,,iob+ nv officer Charles Andre, and is
in the city Jail waiting for his soileo
garments to recover from their bath.
r,ront was out in the rain last night,
ond after wandering about In the
dounnour for an hour or so, sought
lodgings in a downtown estaollsh-
mont where he fell asleep In a cha1r'
Whom taken to police headquarters he
presented the appearance Of drowed
roocter and went to bed while his
clothing was suspended on a not
water pipe to dry
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20
pITIFUL STORY
TOLD TO JURY

AUBURN, Cal, Nov. 20.-Baring the
story of her husbands disgraceful con-
duct and branding him a drunkard,
without feeling for his family, Mrs.
Mary Bell, metaphorically tore her
heart out today and laid it upon the
altar of her daughters life and free
dom. So pitiable was the recital of
the aged woman that the judge ordered
a recess to allow the witness and court
to recover their equanimity. After the
recess it was related that Alma, her
tenth child, had come to her on the
Friday before the killing of Armes,
sick and nervous. She said Alma then
left, and she did not see her until
after ArmeS' was shot.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20

IN SESSION

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Members
of the National Monetary commission,
of which Senator Aldrich is chairman,
met in Washington today for their
first conference. They will attempt
to decide ON a program of financial re-
form to be presented to the attention
of congress.
Some of the minority members of
the commission who are, hostile to the
establishment of a central bank, are
wondering if it is the purpose of the
chairman of the commission to try to
force action this winter on this ques-
ton. They have had the impression
that monetary reforms at the ap-
preaching session would be confined to
strengthening the sO-called admins
trat.ve features of the national bank
ing law, and that nothing in the way
Of a general overhauling of the cur
rency laws would be- attempted for
another year. 1t is believed that they
will oppose with vigor any effort to
modify this program.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20

into the melting pot Monday, when the
budget has moved its passage by the
House of Lords. It's rejection by the
budget, which seems certain, gives the
voters two alternatives at the Janu-
airy election.
The first will be upholding the I'D
erals and the budget and giving added
impetus to the marked socialistlc ten
denotes of recent politics.
: The other is upholding the Lords
and the consequent reputation OF the
constitutional provision of the House
of Commons to control the financial
end of the government and damminS
the socialistic tide. No matter which
side wins, a revolution in British poll
tics is sure to follow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20
BAD CHECK MEN KEEP
WENATCHEE POLICE BUSY

WENATCHEE, Nov 2O.-Wenatchee
is getting to be an easy place for the
bad check artists, and the police are
kept busy endeavoring to catch the
guilty. H. l.. Palmer, a sign painter,
who has been doing some work in this
city, distributed checks pretty freely
around the city and all of them were
returned marked mot sufficient funds"
Several complaints were made to the
police, but no one seemed willing to
prosecute. AT last the Eagle Livery
company swore out a warrant, and
Palmer was searched for. He could not
be found. Sheriff Ferguson finally
found the man at Leavenworth and he
was brought back here for trial. His
plea for mercy was based on the fact
that he was intoxicated all the time,
and it touched the heart of Police
Judge Palmer, who let him off with 80
days in the county Jail, after he had
promised to pay the accounts of the
checks.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20
Candidates Initiated,

Regular inspection of Walla Walla
Canton No. 1 was held in Armory hall
last night by Col. J. j. White, of Spo-
kane, after which the large number
present repaired to Odd Fellows tenn
pie, Alder street. The Royal Purple
degree was conferred on a class of
four candidates, following which a de-
licious banquet was served in the din
ing hall, J. Carter Smith acting as
POSTMASTER Short addresses were
made by Col. ]. J. White, T. M. Nc
Kinney, LIE F. A. Shaw and G. H.
Sutherland. An active campaign for
new members is now under way, the
intention being to secure 50 new MEM
bers by the first of the year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20
Funeral Held Yesterday.

Funeral services of L. N. Reavis,
who was killed recently by being
thrown from horse, were held yester-
day afternoon in Milton, with inter-
ment in the city cemetery, Of Walla
Walla.
Mr. Reavis was killed Wednesday
on his ranch 20 miles above Milton
Just how his death occurred no one
knows, as it happened near his house
in the field, and mo one was present
Tracks of the horse showed he had
been thrown from the rim rock to the
ground several feet below. He was
conscious when found, but died a few
minutes later before medical aid ar
rived When DIR. Dodson came, life was
extinct No one was at the Reavis
home, save a son, E. J. Reavis and his
wife.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20
Mrs. Norton Praises Voice.

Mrs. Milton Kribs, who has re-
GENTLY come to Walla Walla to i've
is the possessor of mezzo-contralto
voice of rarely beautiful quality. ohe
is studying with Mrs. Selkirk- Norton
who is delighted with the progress ol
her talented pupil, and who promises
the music-loving people of this city
an opportunity to hear Mrs. krlDs
along with other talented scholars III
q recital which they are to give carry
in January. Mrs. Norton is justly
proud of her pupil, Miss Bernice
Ruppe. of Pendleton, who is In New
York studying with Francis stuart
the noted Lamperti pupil. Mr.. stuart
speaks in highest praise Of the WORK
this young lady did under Mrs. NOR
ton and predicts a brilliant future
for her. She has already received
fiattering notices in. the New 1orh
papers. Mrs. Norton says or MISS
Ruppe, "She is made Of the stun tna'
SPELLS success Along with her oeau-
tiful voice she has talent, ability anu
most of all, application
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20

of their income from these sources.
ana when they do so they of necessity
reduce the tax rate. 1t does not prove
anything to say that the number of
arrests Tor drunkenness in a certain
place is more or less, for the reason
that in a city like Portland, Maine.
arrests which are made are never ac-
credited to drunkenness by the officers
in charge, because they are prohibi-
tionists and are directly interested in
keeping this record low. If they re-
ported a large number of arrests for
drunkenness they would Immediately
be required to arrest the people who
sold the liquor or give up their offices,
and So they book their cases of
drunkenness under the head of "disor-
derby conduct and thereby keep a
clean record. None of the great cities
of the United States have ever been
dry towns.
Citizen" makes some comparisons
between Boston and Portland Maine.
They are both seaport towns upon the
Atlantic coast, of practically the same
age Portland, Maine, had only pop
ulation in 1900 of SOFAS people, while
Boston, Mass, has a population of
56O,S92 Boston, wet town, IS fifth
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20
PERSONAL

William Struthers of Eureka, is
business visitor in the city today.
Mrs. J. Swart is in the city today
from Dayton on a brief pleasure trip.
Mabel Banister of Dayton, is Wis
iting friends in the city today.
o. V. Langdon of Waitsburg, is
spending the day in the city.
Miss Anna Langley of Weston, spent
yesterday in the city.
D. H. Erwin of Prescott, is attend
ing to business affairs in the city to-
day
w. A. Rowland of Starbuck, is trans
acting business in the city today.
Sam Myrick of Athena, was in the
city for a few hours yesterday
William Weller was in the city from
Waitsburg this morning.
A. S. Anderson of Prescott, is In
the city today on a combined business
and pleasure trip.
O. l.. Babcock of Waitsburg, was IN
the city for a few hours this morning
q r Edwards of Kennewick, is In
the city today in the interests OF per-
sonal business.
Charles Norris of Athena, is busl-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20

Beginning Tuesday, November %,
the new game laws for this state will
60 into effect and at that time nearly
the entire schedule which applies to
game will change. The new ruling
was made only when it became clear
that the restrictions as formerly APP
piled were inadequate and that the
game of this section of the country
was rapidly being exterminated. The
complete law is as follows:
Deer Except spotted fawns), carl
bou, sheep, goat Qimit two deer), Oc-
tober 1-December 4.
Elk, October 1, 1915.
Moose. antelope, (males only, Sep
TENDER 15-November 1.
Spotted fawns, female moose and
antelope, no open season.
Quail, ruffer grouse, grouse, prairie
chicken, sage hen, pheasant and other
imported upland game girds (see eX-
ceptions), October january 1.
Exceptions-Quail in Clallam, Clarke
Kitsap, Skagit and Whatcom coun-
ties. and counties east of Cascades, &c
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20

in population in the United States. In
1890 Portland Maine. was the eighty
second city in population i'm the Unit
ed States In 1900 it was the 18TH city
in population. Kansas City, Kan, in
1890 was 18th city in population and
in 1900 was the 10th city in population.
These are dry towns.
Duluth, Mimi, in 1890 was the DIST
city in population, and it moved up to
the 72d city by 1900. Yonkers. N. Y.
in 1890 was the 92nd 1itY in popu'a alton
in the United States and i'm 1909 it was
the 18th city. These were wet towns.
1t will thus be seen that in popula-
ton dry towns practically stood still.
while the wet towns progressed. "Citi-
zen' is not fair i'm comparing the tax
rate between eastern cities and west
ern cities, because the conditions are
not the same In some of the eastern
cities a large portion of the expenses,
such as are ordinarily charged up to
city government in the west, are met
either by the state or township or
ganizations as distinguished from the
municipal corporation itself.
Respectfully submitted.
TAXPAYER.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20
TOWN TOPICS
Grover Is Grouchy.

Weather observer John Grover has
mean disposition, for, as he glanced
.. over the sun-kissed valley this
ming he made the prediction that
~tbe probabilities are for cold weather
. erow tomorrow" Instruments
recorded rain to the amount of 40
.,,ndradths of an inch during the
- and as a result of the excep-
tional precipitation in the mountains
Mil creek is today higher than it has
49, for some time. No damage along
.bo stream has been reported the ex-
ootod freshet having been curtailed
-. the fact that much of the rain and
melting snow has soaked into the
,,round which was not frozen.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20
Game Laws
Take Effect Soon

tober 1, 1912; effective November %.
Partridge, pheasant (Chinese, ring
neck, English and go,dem, in same
counties, and also Snohomish county,
October 1, 1912; effective November %.
Grouse, in Douglas, Ferry, Okano-
gan and Stevens counties, August Is
January 1.
Grouse in other counties east cas-
cades, September 1-October 16.
Prairie chicken, in Adams, Chelan'
Columbia. Douglas, Ferry, Garfield,
Grant. Lincoln, Okanogan, Stevens and
Walla Walla counties, September l.
October Is.
Prairie chicken in other counties
east of Cascades, September 1, 1872.
Hungarian cartridges, October l.
1913.
Ployer. curlew, snipe, rail, other
shore birds, duck, goose, brant, swan
(see exceptions). October 1-Febru-
airy 1.
Exceptions-In Adams, Douglas
Grant. Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane
Stevens and Whitman counties, Sep
TENDER 15-January 1.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20
IDAHO GRAND JURY
RETURNS INDICTMENT
Accuses One in Connection With
$4,000 Bank Shortage at
Lewiston.

LEWISTON, Idaho. Nov 20.-One
Indictment was returned today by the
federal grand jury at oscow in con-
nection with the alleged shotagc OF
discovered in the funds of the Lew
iston National bank, of this city, sew
eral months ago Pending the issu-
ance of bench warrants and the maxi
ing of arrests, no details concerning
the indictment were made public. In
connection with the case, Clarence
Robnett and j. E. Chapman, former
employees of the bank, have been under
arrest since publicity was given to the
Chapman were witnesses before the
grand jury.
Before Federal Judge Dietrich today,
w. F. Kettenbach, George III. Kester,
William Dwyer and Harvey j. Steffy.
recently indicted on charges of having
cOnspired to defraud the government
of timber land in North Idaho, were
arraigned and released on bonds Of
$4,000 each.
The defendants have interposed de-
murrers and pleas of abatement set
ting forth that the government is es-
topped from prosecution by the statute
of limitation. Pending disposal of the
demurrers pleading to the indictments
was postponed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20
Says Comparisons
Give Wrong Idea
SAYS FIGURES REGARDING
ENT STATES ARE NOT FAIR POP
ULATION;

Editor of the Statesman: Citizen
should hardly consider it fair in deter
mining the advantage or disadvantage
of the saloon business to a town, to
take for comparison eastern cities with
western cities, and therefore his COM
parison of difference between taxes
in Massachusetts and in Ohio do not
prove anything. Even a comparison of
towns in the same state would not
prove anything unless the CONNER cial
interests, occupations and situations
of the town were practically the same.
A town which was a railroad center
and manufacturing center and which
had spent large sums of money in
street improvements, in erection of
water works, lighting plants, public
buildings, etc, would of necessity have
higher taxes than would town where
these public service corporations were
owned by private individuals and pub
lie improvements were not made. The
fact that taxes have been lowered or
raised in a particular place does not
prove anything unless you know that
the deficiency has not been made up by
licenses placed upon merchandising,
meat markets, livery stables, hotels and
professional occupations. A great
many cities derive large proportion
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-20
EXPERIMENT STATION MAN
ON DRY FARMING BOARD

STATE COLLEGE. PULLMAN. Nov
2O.-Prof. r. w. Thatcher, director OF
the Washington state experiment sta
ton, has received notice of his cleo
ton as a member of the board of
governors of the National Dry Farm
ing congress, succeeding H NJ Moody,
of Spokane, resigned. With the notice
also is given notice of Director
Thatcher's election as executive COM
mitteeman from Washington. The
next meeting of the Dry Farming con-
gress will occur in Spokane October
4. 8, and 6, simultaneous with the Spo-
kane Interstate fair.