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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-23
FLEETS RECALL A
COLOSSAL BlUNDER
caotain Robson Declares Withdrawal
OF sat:ieships from Pacific viii
Result in War.

BOSTON. MASS. Ian 2Gc.-"l' was
y G., lu,sai blund"r on til" part 81
rrrsi cent Roos-velt not To keep the
fleet in the Pacific. 1t means war --
inevitable. war-unlsss III" hattie
ships Ar" a, once returned 10 that
bart OF III" world" was tn" startling
declaration TODAY Of Congressman
Richmond Pearson HobSLn. hero "i
the M"rrimac. by t"l' phon" 10 me
Boston American. from Harvard
whcr. h. l"cturti last night
Their" ar" four pe'man" causes
of war ever operating. h'said.
These ar" TERRITORIAL comm"r"ia!
racial antaconisn and conflict Of in
situations
The Many Reasons.
ANY on" OF these is sufficient TO
cause war with Japan. In III" alb
sencr e onr fleet from the Pacific
ali four ar" operating. Japan wants
war I. requires but spark to set
tn fire Sh" is a nation just emerged
from frudalsm with strong armv
and a cr"a: navy She is flushed with
victory over mighty Russia. Sh" nat
Eroily waits to ContTo, IN" faC;fiC.
| There is not power cn0rGh. as IN F'l'
rope" To maintain a proper na'anC"
Japan is master &C that halt Of the
world W" must rash cur fleet BACK
10 As:a;iC waters and never again
los" undisputoi control Of them.
In this way only can "" maintain
peace All other talk Is futile. II Is
A natural question. almost math"mat-
iCal in tx Cprtain-N
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-23

RICHMOND. VA. Ian g Al.
though. in ord"7 u secure /, the pc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-23
FAIL TO APPEAR.
Messen. ers 'rcm VAR US States
TakinG LONG Chances.

WASHINGTON, i C.. Ian. 80 -
Under the law regulating IN" cast.
ing Of the electoral yr'" for hr"~l
,i.,nt ana vice president, ;h"r" al"
.aL0ut il dozen m'M Of more r. loss
dis; inrtiOn from a. :nLnI states VII"
are lust now taking chances OF h1E-
ing fines OF 81 900 ir>pus'd ON hem
They are the mes ayers who hay"
been selected to hi-g TO Washing
ION the votes cas- At The las "!"r
ton
Tn" law requires that each sat"
shall forward two 'o'i"s Of its vote.
on" by messenger ANA III" Other by
mail.
The votes OF all of III" states "N-
C.rp. Arkansas. Mis- $isSi"Ii and Mort II
Carolina have been deposited by th"lr
!tSrrctivc messengers
There are. how'N":. much lar
ger number of Other states who's"
messengers nave no. Vet reached M
office of the vice president, wh"r"
they are required to y" or deposit
BY the fourth Vi. niay in .Ianuai '
'1.I'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-23
BOND ISSUE LOST.

Henrico County Overwhelmingly Dc,
fezts Rcso Expenditure.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-23
Merely Matter Of Form.

Tn" TACT that tn" ballots ar" not
delivered there Property would not
prevent the counting Of the vote. a
The copy sen; by mail CT III" record
retained a. home by III" electors
would be- available in any cas-"
Nevertheless the Law provides a pen
alty u 81 900 fer Noncompliance with
its TENS.
Mississippi is th" only State whose
vote has not arrived either by mail
or messenger.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14
w through the mails?

w through the mails?
1t may be argued that this system of
awarding the lands open for settlement
to the mass of applying citizens is the
best, the easiest and the one least like
ly TO lead to trouble. There is no de-
nying that statement Every word of it
is true
1t may be argued that this is not
gamble but case of giving every per-.
son an equal chance. But this state
ment is not true
applications for land upon the three
reservations there were at least 100,-.
900 applicants who spent their real
money for the privilege of taking their
chance against the 100000 or more
whom the same opportunity cost little
or nothing.
There were hundreds of them who
spent money which they had saved and
scraped together in order to take a
long journey who could ill afford the
time spent away from their crops or
their desks, whose every sandwich or
cup of coffee meant a deprivation to
those dependent upon them. 1t was
gambling to them and gambling of the
most desperate character
Take the case Of the men who went
from Seattle to register for in
stance. To file applications upon the
three reservations cost easily $50, to
say nothing of the loss in time and,
in the case of married men. practical
ly double expenses.
They did not go with any idea of
picking out a modest little farm upon
which they could be happy for the rest
of their lives. They went with the
idea of getting for practically nothing
a piece of land which after two or
three years they would be able to sell
for many thousands of dollars They
had in mind the offers of modest for
tunes which capitalists familiar with
the country had offered for certain bits
of it.
This great throng We're all gamblers
rather than homeseekers. 1t was
real estate lottery upon gigantic
scale. and yet the laws of the United
States forbid such things
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14
FORGET AND DO
1T OVER AGAIN

Continued From Page One)
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billions. to the future. We knew full
well, Rusty, that you take. no stock in
theory of future reward and think
the whole sum and substance of living
Is contained in the brief round of
petty cares, contests and other Things
encountered on this mundane sphere.
Forgive us this once, Rusty, and we'll
do it again some day. But really,
Mike, it would seem that one of your
mental caliber would be above indulg-
ing in the dirty work of a trickster
politician, who, at the crucial moment.
mixed off to Seattle leaving everything
TO rest upon your already well-loaded
shoulders.
kre long Mike, your auburn locks
VIII begin to snow a tinge Of gray.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14
ONE RESTITUTION OF TARIFF
LOOT.

1t is gratifying to find one tariff in
crease which can be commended with
out serious qualification. Heretofore
American pleasure yachts have been
exempted from the navigation laws
They could be bought abroad for per-
haps a third less than the cost if
built in the United States and sailed
without the formality of registration
as long as they did not engage in lu-
crative traffic
The Payne-Aldrich bill now imposes
on these yachts a yearly tonnage tax
of $500 per ton, which can be escaped
only by taking out American registry
and paying a duty of 35 per cent ad
valorem. We do not know the life of
pleasure yacht, but the attempt
seems to be to spread the duty that
would be paid in the first place roughly
over number of future years.
We do not know if pleasure yachts
already owned in this country have the
alternative In any case those half
worn out will hardly care to pay duty
on their original cost Should they
prefer the tonnage tax. they will pay
to the government from $500 to $4,000
year according to value. Proba bly,
this viii cause the older yachts to be
broken up after d few years and re-
placed with boats built in the United
States. on which American capital and
labor will get the benefit of the tariff
duty
1t has always been a shocking injus-
tice that millionaires could purchase
! luxuries worth from $4,000 to $1,000
0G0 in a free market while the Ameri-
, can working man had to pay from 20
to 80 per cent tax on whatever he
bought to drink, eat, wear or use. The
outrage seemed greater because most
men rich enough to buy pleasure
yachts have made their money by max
ing protected articles, for sale to the
American consumer at monopoly
prices
| 1t is sort of restoration of tariff
loot TO make these receivers of taxes
pay, first a tax into the treasury OF
the government and then an artificial
addition to the wages of workmen and
the profits Of owners in American ship
Yards
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14
Weather Conditions.

The pressure has decreased over the
Pacific northwest and trough of low
pressure extends from British CO.
Iumbia southeastward over the inter
mountain states. Fair weather has
continued in the Pacific coast states
except on the northwest Washington
coast. where showers have continued.
Light showers occurred in Arizona,
Texas and Oklahoma, and heavier pre-
ciDitatiOn is recorded in Montana, the
Dakotas. Minnesota and thence south
eastward to Georgia. Little change OF
the statute which barred the whole
country. The conditions are unsettled
i'm this vicinity and give probability
of showers tonight or Sunday with
cooler tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14
FIND ANOTHER
HUGE MISTAKE
Continued From Page One)

rage OlicJ
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~~~.~~~-~~~~~~~~~~
to the time work on the building was
started 1t is claimed there has been
no change in the grade of the street,
but unless one can be effected, the
city will be put to great expense, and
the department to great inconvenience
bv the necessity of remedying the de-
feet
AS being eXcavated, Rose street at
the entrance of the fire station will be
considerably above the level OF the
floor, making a pronounced rise as the
apparatus is being taken from the
building. In order to eliminate this
and give the fire laddies the advantage
of d down-hill pull, it will be neces \
sary either to change the street grade,
or to add eight inches to the floor. In
view of the additional expense that
will be entailed by the latter course,
it is probable the original street grade
will be deviated from sufficiently IT,
make the fall from Third street bridge
correspond with the present level of
the station floor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14

III show you that | am competent
show Mr. Mccoy that l can write my
own checks. I did not think that my
friend would tell all these things on
me, but / hope we are still friends
anyway and will sometime own an
automobile together"
Mr.. Mccoy said this morning that
Mr.. Stewards chief difficulty lay in
the fact that he always wanted to be
ahead of everyone else in display. He
would do anything, he stated, for
show and his expenditures Were at
all times, lavish. The house, alone
consists of 16 rooms and for two peo-
pie, the idea seemed preposterOus t.
him. Mr.. Stewart. however stated
that he wanted it as a fitting housing
for his wife and intended to keep It.
Attorney Phelps Gose appearing for
the plaintiffs, asked the court if ply
sicians could be had at the hearing
this afternoon and was granted this
permission.
LAS far as / am concerned however.
said Judge Brents, we don't need
them for my mind is made up. The
testimony shows all that is necessary;
and 1 believe them both to be mentally
incompetent
At the hearing this afternoon. Judge
dian of the estate and persons of both
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14

taking it for real mirthful indication
of pieasure-such is not the case. Dis
abuse your mind of any such fallacy,
and go hence to where city directories
ment. Our abdominal muscles are sore
from exertion in smiling at your antics,
| which appear. the more amusing be-
| cause of your stolid silence. Did he
know it, Richard Care would be on
the anxious seat, for in you. Rusty, he
has rival worthy of his best efforts.
Can't you copyright some of those
gyrations and keep another, perhaps
as we'll qualified, from taking them?
Bottom Dropped Out.
A special dispatch to The States
man from Washtucna is to the effect
that the report of the collapse was
heard in that place, when the bottom
| fell out of the bucket containing the
copyrighted effort to which has been
attached the name, contest" Honest,
Mike, we didn't take the hoops off the
receptacle nor kick the bottom out
it just naturally tumbled to pieces be-
cause of the awful weight Of dope it
was carrying. It's up to you, Rusty,
to get down on your knees, pick up
the pieces and see if you can make a
,>f 1off WI
hold the remains of the copyrighted
contest" and relieved public will
/ follow the procession to the directory
box in the basement where intermert
is to be-
Anyway. we're pleased to note the
end of the special 14-day offer. That
indicates that some weight has been
though you have no belief in an after
world, we feel certain that you will
come in for some kind of treatment.
When the oily manager again hoves
into port, you may step down and out,
turning things back into his hands,
with the knowledge that you have done
his dirty work in as satisfactory
manner as he could have done it, and,
as he graSpS your callOuSed hand,
tears win well up into his big, gray
orbs, and he will say to you:
well done, thou good and faithful
servant"
P S-rhere won't be any addition
to that semi-Weekly stipend.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14
VIOLATING LAWS.

There is a law on the statute books
any newspaper even mentioning a lot
terry, be the same for the benefit of a
church. hospital or rotund gamble in
search of easy money. The Times is
even taking chances with the law in
publishing this statement of fact. so
strictly and vigorously was the law
aimed at the lottery evil directed.
The particular names which the
trainers Of the law took to eradicate
the lottery through shutting off all
publicity concerning this species OF
gamble was 20 insert paragraph into
the statut which barred the whole
business from the United States mails
says the Seattle Times.
1t is as much against the law to
send a lottery ticket through the Unit
ed States mails as it is to paste a pos
tage stamp upon the back of a rat
tesnake and drop him in a mail box
II is as much against the law to send
through the mails a newspaper con.
tanning 4 mention OF lottery as it is
to mail an Internal machine
At least this is the law on the sub
ject. Newspapers have been made tc
suffer for printing something about
+h
prize in the form of a rocking chain
in the lottery held for the benefit Of
St Swithen's Home for Orphan Chi.
nese"
And now we find the United State:
Government itself not only engineer.
ing the greatest lottery of the decade
but actually requiring the postmark o
TIE United States upon the envelopes
drawn in a gamble which has public
lands as its prizes
If the land drawings for the Flat
head, Occur d'Alene and Spokane Re
servations are not lotteries, we SHOULD
like TO know what they are. You pa,
Your money and you take your chance
That is exactly the same thing you d
when you buy a ticket in a lottery
The odds against you are about tn
same.
II 1t is against the law to print anv
thing about Grab Bag" at a churcl
fair-which has been held by one cour
or another-it is certainly against tn
law to make the United States mail
a medium for similar enterprise +
which the capital prize is worth $50.
QUO, instead of about Sc.
II 1t Is against the law to send III
ticket of private lottery through tn
United States mails, why is it no
against the law to do the entire husi
ness of much greater lottery entire
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14

neither of the boys lost an hours SER
vice throughout the campaign. though
some of their experiences were thrill
ing.
pete" Hartsell was polled out of
the ranks near Atlanta and was a pris-
oner in Andersonville from July % un-
til the following October. They served
under, General Grant at Fort Donald
son. Shiloh, Corinth. They were alse
in the assault of Fort Hill under Gen
eral Logan and in many expeditions
and small battles.
In January. 1864, they re-enlisted
and went to their homes on vet
Grams furlough. When they returned
TO the ranks they joined Sherman in
his march to the sea and finished by
marching with him to Washington
d. G.. From there they proceeded to
Louisville, KY, where they were mus
tered out.
The company to which they belonged
had 203 men on the rolls, and only nine
of the first enlistment remained at the
time of muster out, the roll having
been made up on two occasions from
recruits.
Both Of the old soldiers received dis
tinction during this bloody war as al
ter Atlanta, Joe" who was then It'll
corporal was detailed as color guard
and Billy" was appointed sergeant
No one but active, true-blue SOL
diers could understand the feelings
with which these two old veterans
conversed of the times when they
slept on the battlefield together and
the union. meaning SO much to each OF
them. will remain one Of the great
events of their lives.
Mr.. Hartsell is in this section OF the
country visiting his sister-in-laN'
Mrs Evans, of Milton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14
BADLY IN NEED
OF A GUARDIAN
Continued From Page Onel

~.>~~~s>~s~~s~~s~s~>~~.~.~ ,
When it was learned by some of Mr.
Stewards friends that this trip was
headed off, with the result that they
are now in the superior court
Though not worth over $4,000. Mr..
Stewart has shown inclination 10
spend his modest fortune with a law
ish hand. His home in Waitsburg. is
a model of luxury-and though costly
and fitted in the most sumptuous man
ner. signs of eccentricity are visible
on every hand. Thirty full length
mirrors are in evidence and the doors.
IS in number, are all of plate glass
Hardwood floors and mahogany furni-
ture has been used in making this
veritable palace ana. a garage has also
been built without any automobile to
occupy it.
According to Mr. Mccoy, who has
managed the business of Mr. Stewart
for some years, and has always writ
ten checks for him. Mr. Stewart had
no idea of buying a machine and is
really afraid of one. When on the
stand testifying, Mr.. Mccoy would fire.
Quently be interrupted by Mr.. Stewart
who would correct his most trivial re-
marks and then would tell how cap
able he was of managing his own af-
fairs.
At the conclusion of this mornings
hearing. when the defense stated that
it would rest, Mr. Stewart would not
permit it and stated that he wanted
damages 1t was then explained to
him that this could not be accom-
plished then, but would all come later.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14

deem burrows of care will mark your
noble brow. and after life's battle
has been fought you will look back
to this copyrighted" contest and Won
der-wonder that you, after all these
years of experience could be taken in
nv a man you have repeatedly claimed
was not as wise nor as smooth as the
average person was prone to believe.
This Lies a STAGE
Rusty was once heard to give utter
ance to the immortal words of Shakes
peare:
,, This worlds a stage. where every
man must play a part
And mine a sad one
You've got a bum steer, old boy;
your only playing the part of clown.
You received your cue when the man
ager- politician with the longing de-
sire for state or federal office, babe
you farewell at the Northern Pacific
station lew udyS dSo, anu III eiiC
cinder path to the exposition city.
Right there, you fell in with what
er than playing the role of the sad
one, you were given the lines of the
You know, with the ''copyrighted'' con-
test. and an enthusiastic audience is
heralding you as the only and original
Rusty Mike. Stay with it, stockings,
and even if there is no reward in the
next world, you can bank upon it,
you'll get "your'n" in this attempt.
Few there are who have scratched
gravel with the willy would be boss
who have lived to tell the tale and
boast of the manner in which he was
outwitted That's a pipe dream! The
aforesaid boss is rubbing it into" the
public with his copyrighted contest,
and the young ladies who have repeat
eddy asked that their names be dis
continued from the list have been to-
tally disregarded from the start
Therefore, Michael, how can you. who
are drawing down your weekly sti-
pend, expect to receive any considera
ton from that quarte.?
Ii Is to Larf.
~ 81 IA1
their weary length along since the
willy politician started mis- disreputa-
absolutely nothing-save the Seaside
contest-that has struck the funny
bone of the public such a resounding
jolt as this latest attempt at a copy
righted' contest The redeeming fea-
ture Of the present fiasco-that's not
persiflage, Mike-is the list Of con-
testants entered from the boyhood
home of aforesaid manager politician.
1t is doubtful if there is young lady
living in Washtucna whose name APP
pears daily in the bunc, for they were
schoolmates of the bunc manager when
he was wont to play hockey from
school on the preteXt that there was
a hole in the sitting down portion of
his time-worn jeans. Also in AlpOwa,
where the existence of the bunc and
it's contest" is unknown, young la
dies are supposed to be working hard
for subscriptions: The bunc reaches
lila some time about week after its
issue, but several fair daughters of
that obscure burg are turning the
town upside down in their scramble
for votes and subscriptions.
It's the horse-laugh the public is
giving you, Mike We have been wise
for several days that you We're mis-
a v
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14
WEATHER FORECAST.

Walla Walla and vicinity: Showers
tonight or Sunday; cooler tonight.
Washington: Showers west portion
tonight and Sunday: showers east por-
ton tonight or Sunday; cooler in in
terror west and in southeast portions
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-14
Walla Walla Passenger Tram
Schedule

NORTHERN PACIFIC r. II.
y,,o,ture For. Time.
Pasco Spokane. Seattle. Tacoma. Port
land % 10 A. NJ. and q 40 T. NJ.
DAYTON. Waitsburg Mixed . 80 L. NJ.
Eureka and Pleasant View, Sunday
only Mixed :.....7 10 A. NJ
Airirdls From.
Seattle Tacoma, Spokane. Portland,
and east 9 40 A. Nj. and 10 40 t. NJ
Eureka and Pleasant View. Sunday
only Mixed ........ ..3 40 t. VI.
.. X. & " X. X.
departures For. Iime-
Athena. Pendleton Echo. The Dalles,
Portland .......; .... -! 20 A; NJ
Athena Pendleton and east. < 200 l.. VI.
Dayton. Pomeroy, ColfaX and Spo-
Portland. Wallula. Spokane. y 80 L. NJ
Dayton and way points. ...7 80 A NJ
Wallula and way points. y 700 "A. NJ
1ITiUdls From.
Portland. The Dalles. Echo. Pendleton
and Athena ......7: O5 Z. NJ.
Spokane. ColfaX. Pomeroy and Day
ton - w
East. PendletOn and Athena. y 10 L. NJ.
Portland. Wallula and Spokane 6 10 A. NJ.
Dayton and way points. d 40 t. NJ
Wallula and way points. y 100 L. NJ.
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MEET AFTER MANY
YEARS SEPARATION
Continued From Page One)

they were continually together until
mustered out July Is, 1865. Being fort
unate in receiving only slight wounds,
New-York tribune., 1909-12-21
YULE SPIRIT sTIRs THE COURT.
So Practical Wife Must Wait for Sep
aration from Artistic Husband.

The spirit OF the merry Yuletide moved
the supposedly immovable Supreme Court
YESTERDAY Its all powerful influence may
keep together the once happy family Of
Theodore c. Ruhl Of No. 36 Crescent Place,
The Bronx whose wife. Wilhelmina. sought
yesterday 10 obtain a separation from him.
The testimony showed that the trouble was
largely temperamentaI Ruhl did not ike
the wall paper pattern selected BY his wife
and while Mrs RuhL with a domestic turn
ot nina. wanted 20 raise vegetables N the
garden. RuhIs artistic taste demanded
flowers
After Justice 0Gormsn had heard the
resumonv or each of the utigsnts he de-
uvered this homily
Rarely tu a case Of matrimonial difi-
Guilty rs the blame all on one side NV ex-
perience has taught me that there are al
ways two sides although the preponderance
NJ blame Is on one side Here is a woman
who has .lved as the wife 81 a man for
eighteen years and has horne him five chill
dren Because of some slight difficulty she
decides to ask for a separation. But for
the sake or the children 7 win not grant ~
1T seems 20 me a case for counsel on
both sides 10 get together and bring the
two parties 10 a reconciliation. Ny ad-
vice rs 10 let hygones he bygones Try it
vou can n remember some Of the old
affect on that some time must have moved
YOU ! viU give you one week 70 think il
over.
Christmas is lasriy here make ~
memorable nv happy reunion