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from his possession and set him in a
corner. This act is remarkable from
the fact that the oldest youth was but
a boy in age and the courage he dis
played in facing the loaded shooting
iron" was remarkable.
Seeing that his threats produced no
avail and that he was out of it, Hail
then went out doors. This was inn
mediately taken advantage by the chill
dren who rushed to the phone and call
ed the sheriff's office. Deputies Charles
Painter and Joe McAlliSter rushed to
the scene at once and found Hail. He
was overtaken and after a show of re-
sistance brought to the city n locked
in the county Jail. 1t is not known
what steps will be taken by the fami a
but until something is done by them,
the would-be murderer will remain
custody.
Hail was released from the county
Jail shortly before; noon today. Sheriff
Haviland first serving on him the re-
straining order issued by Judge
Brents, forbidding him to modest MEM
bers of the family.
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bit of leecy vapor that decks the
of war lords and alarums. She will
not have Nightmares about war horses.
The dogs of war will not always be
yelping on her trail. The North sea
will not De full of Germans, and the
Indian frontier will not be fringed
with Russians.
But the conquest will be complete.
Listen to this from the London Ex-
press:
Corn on the cob'-the most popular
of all American dishes-is now estab-
Iished among the luxuries of London.
The green cobs of the maize are being
grown extensively in Essex, and al
though some of the farmers give them
to their cows, others are beginning to
recognize that Londoners have discov-
cred a comparatively new vegetable,
Covent Garden. The demand for corn
on the cob has increased enormously
of late, and many English people now
fry the grains and eat them with their
breakfast bacon in lieu of tomatoes.
We import many more tins and glass
jars of corn on the cob than we did
a few years ago, and it is quite APP
parent that the British public are
their American cousins"
Green corn, juicy and joyous, will
English now and then appreciate a
good thing, and green corn is all that,
and then some.
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traction lines, though We believe a
large part of this hauling is done by
shippers themselves. Perhaps they use
necessary equipment for the deiIvery
from their stores at times when it is
not needed for that purpose.
But the question naturally follows
why the traction lines could not rem
der both kinds of service? We know
OF no national interest in opposition to
the carrying of freight by rural troll
leys. The popular notion is that the
railroads are opposed to it, but it is
reasonably certain that the railroads
as a whole would gain by c%ultivating
trolley lines everywhere as local feed
erS.
Some have done this in the more
densely populated parts of the east
with a success that is rapidly remov-
ing prejudice against allowing trolley
lines to carry freight. The railroad
ruled state of Pennsylvania, for ex-
ample, allows every Kind of street rail-
way to carry freight, with the on
sent of the local authorities, and m
powers railroad companies to make
track connections with their lines.
Under this law railway and trolley
lines are hauling milk and other farm
products into Philadelphia on early
morning schedules that come pretty
nearly delivering from farmhouse to
city residents.
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fed electors and until Il voter fE1S
registered it is held he is not a quail
fed elector
The date of signing the petition ap-
pears opposite each name, and when
these are checked with the registration
books in the office of City Clerk Hart
it will be known just how many sigma
lures are not valid. Upon this point,
it is quite probable. the vets will
make a determined stand, as it is
known for a certainty that some vot-
ers registered after signing the petit
ton calling for a special election on
December 20.
Another question hat has not yet
been decided to the satisfaction of
the "wets" is whether or not a city
may be termed general" In
case such is true. the local option
forces have enough signatures, but in
the event that general is held to
apply to county. elections, the petition
cannot be considered because of a de-
ficiency of names. The statement is
said to have been made last night that
the circulation Of petitions would con
tinue today in an endeavOr to secure
to be impossible under the new law
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-21
HISTORY OF THE OPEN-DOOR
POLICY.

If the open door for trade in China
is going to become a burning question,
all of us must try our best to under
stand just what that policy means and
how far nations are committed to it's
maintenance.
This is made more difficult from the
fact that the policy has been more Of
ten expressed by exchange of diplo-
matte notes han in formal treaties.
We do not know that it appears in
his binding form anywhere outside OF
the Portsmouth treaty OF peace and
the treaty OF alliance between Japan
and Great Britain.
Though there had been a good deal
of correspondence on this subject be-
fore, the serious history of the open
door policy begins with Secretary
Hays circular letters to the powers
alters the Boxer trouble, asking them
to disavOw the seeking of special priv
ileges or concessions In China and to
support the principle that the COM
merce, transportation and develo ment
of that country should be open to the
citizens and subjects Of all powers
alike.
Polite answers which committed the
powers to nothing We're received to
this letter and various memoranda re-
lating to it were exchanged from time
to time. Towards the close of the Jap
anese war Mr.. Hay asked all the pow
ers except the belligerents to repeat
this assurance in answer to his cir
cular telegram n they did so, still
without formal commitment.
The treaty of Portsmouth has been
referred to as establishing the open
door policy, but it simply engages
Russia and Japan not to obstruct
measures taken by China (Which shall
be alike for all nations for the de-
velopment of Manchuria and ito run
their railroads there exclusively for
commercial and Industrial purposes
The prologue to the Anglo-Japanese
treaty declares the purpose of "secur-
ing equal opportunities Gin China and
Korea) for the and industry
of all nations"
The exchange of notes last year be-
tween Secretary Root and Minister
Takahira repeated the assurances of
the Hay exchanges with the European
powers, but is no more a formal treaty
than they.
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GREEN CORN
ENGLAND.

England is to be conquered again.
The cOnqueror will not be a German.
The conquest Of Albion by the Romans.
by the Angles and Saxons, by the
Danes and by the Normans will seem
petty affairs in comparison with the
coming conquest.
The imminent conquest will make
England happier and more content.
She will not see a war cloud in every
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COURT rs ANGERED
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A. NJ. Mccoy in Waitsburg Tuesday
night. leaving his auto standing in
front of the house, Dale Preston suf-
fered to the extent of $500 Oh $500 by
the slashing of the tires and cushions
of the car by some unknown vandal,
thought to have been 4incensed by the
developments in the Stewart case. Mr.
Preston says he has IN idea as to who
committed the deed and arrests may
follow.
Sheriff ]. S. Haviland will serve no.
tice upon belong, Mace Mccoy and
Sanders today, informing them that
they shall appear in court and show
cause.
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are working for the Northern Pacific
and think that this is the preliminary
survey for the Lind Ellensburg cutoff.
This cutoff has been planned for years
by the Northern Pacific and would
shorten the main line from st. Paul to
Seattle by nearly 100 miles.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-21

San Francisco on October 10 began a
five day celebration in commemoration
of the iscover OF the bay of San
Francisco by Don Gaspar de Portola
and the rehabilitation of the city. The
celebration is held under the name Of
ter%nationa1 in character. An interna-
tional fleet of war vessels has assem-
bled in San Francisco bay and escort
ed the reproduction of Portola's quaint
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-21
Mr.. WI TING-FANG.

Mr.. WI should remain in the game
to the end. Staying qualities are as
highly priced in the spirit world as in
this. Publicity is the law of progress
in a free country. What if meetings
are reported, conversations given and
conversions declared? Everybody
wants the latest news, and especially
where men and women of note are in
volved. 1t was natural for. Mr.. WI to
give ear when spirits were men,
toned, and courageous in him to seek
to know for himself all about them.
He has the honor of having received
the first message in Chinese from the
other side of the veil.
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added or taken from the list after filing
with the clerk. Notice of election will
be given by Clerk Hart as soon as the
t~echnicalities brought to light have
been settled.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-21

Mr.. Crane might have remained in
the diplomatic service a long time
without becoming as famous as the
state department made him in a day.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-21

The EskimOS Who cOntented them
selves with gumdrops are among the
few concerned in arctic Investigation
who are not complaining about bad
taste.
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AS yet Mr.. Hearst has not observed
any cloud of dust on the horizon caus-
ed by the rush of Hisgen to the res
cue.
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Posse In Pursuit,

MINOCQUA, Wis. Oct. 21.-Armed
posses are seeking five masked men
who last night robbed the state bank
here and escaped with $1,000.
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SURVEYORS ARE BUSY
IN HONsoN CANYON
Say They Are Working for North
Coast, but EiIensburg People
Think It's Northern Pacific.

ELLENSBURG, Oct. 2I.-A big crew ,
of railroad surveyors is headed toward
Ellensbuag from the Columbia river.
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than they

Amenities of craftsmanship will be
more or less disturbed if all congratu-
latiOnS on speeches are to be taken
in absolute seriousness.
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The quest of a financier who can fill
the late E. H. Harriman's shoes with
Il limping continues.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-21

For a little while Pittsburg has been
lmost as much interested in baseball
as in the steel market.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-21

If you want to buy, or sell. see FOX
Rooms 3 and a.. Barrett Building.
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winter pears for sale. Telephone
No. 662. is-15-2t
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The King of Spain must envy the
King of Denmark, with nothing but a
polar controversy on his hands.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-21

Peary's ship, Roosevelt, is to be sold
Unfortunately it is too large to be car
ried as an exhibit on a lecture tour.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-21

A difficulty about Edward Barrilrs
Mount Mckinley testimony is that of
locating his veracious intervals.
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PEKING. Oct. 21.-The most i'm
portart epoch in the modern history
of China is now taking place. for the
actual awakening of the mpfre with
$500 years behind il is at hand. At
the call of Prince Chun, regent of the
empire. assemblies have gathered in
II provinces under the direction of the
Niceroys to open the way for a con-
stitution. While at the beginning the
sole power of the assemblies will be
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-21
Weather Conditions.

Weather Conditions.
The north Pacific storm remains GEN.
trail over British Columbia and rain
has fallen over most of the Pacific
northwest and along the northern
California coast. 1t is generally fair
from the Rockies to the Mississippi
valley. but an area of low pressure
central over the Great Lakes is caus-
ing rain over nearly all of the eastern
half of the country. Temperatures are
nearly stationary in the Pacific north
west, lower along the Rocky Mountain
slope, and considerably higher in the
eastern half of the United States. The
indications are for occasional rain in
this vicinity tonight and Friday.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
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caraval as the historical incident OF
discovery as re-enacted. In this fleet
navy, one of the German navy, one
from Italy. one from The Netherlands,
one from Japan. n from China, one
States v An elaborate program
was prepared for each of the five days
torical and carnival features both on
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-21
WEATHER FORECASTS.

Walla Walla and vicinity: OCCASION
al rain tonight and Friday.
Washington: Occasional rain tonight
and Friday.
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the waters of San Francisco's oedu'
full bay and on land. Miss virgin"
que, society favorite and authoi'
one of California's noted beauties
selected to act as queen of the 1es
and was attended by a court or VIC"
other Young women Nicholas A ~
arrubias, a California pioneer
was identified with much of the can
history of San Francisco n We"
formerly a United States marS
impersonates Don Gaspar de Portoi''
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advisory, they are designed as prepa-
ship that ultimately will constitute a
parliament. The time for launching
this central legislative body is eight
years hence, but it may come at an
earlier day if the assemblies in the
various provinces develop proper har-
mony n legislative ability. The as
semblies consist of the gentry and
student classes only. and oficeholders
are not eligible to membership.
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The exchange of notes last year be-
tween Secretary Root and Minister
Takahira repeated the assurances of
the Hay exchanges with the European
powers, but is no more a formal treaty
than they.
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taste.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-21
ARE BADLY "STUNG"
IN TRYING TO GRAFT
Forty Walla Walla Men Thought They
Would do the Government But
Are Done Instead.

WALLA WALLA, April 19.-While
forty residents of this city were under
the impression that they would Sc
cretIy enter into a little game to beat
Uncle Sam out of good slices of land,
they were in reality being "stung' by
a clever swindler who took from each
one Of them $40.
The effects of the sitting" are just
being felt, but the victims fear to come
out in the open with their complaints,
as many of them feel that the part
not be above suspicion. The swind-
Ter approached each one of the forty
men. announced that he represented
some big lumber corporation, which
he explained at length loaned money
to anybody who would take up a tim
Der claim. The company would then
purchase the assignments, paying a
handsome price for them.
The promoter received from each
one Of the forty men $40, which he
said would accompany the application.
OF course, it was to be a sub rosa deal
The stranger took the $500 thus col
lected and departed for parts I'M
known to his victims. No names have
been mentioned so far in the exposure
as ne formal complaint has been
made.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-21

commanded-10 cents each. He found
Wenatchee Winesaps in Baden Baden
province, Germany, selling at the
same price.
In his native town, Ofenburg, he
told the story of the Inland Empire
in three different schools and at one
of the gatherings the mayor and the
town selectmen were present A
large number of German farmers have
become interested in the advantages
of Washington and informed Mr.. Sigg
of their intention of coming here
either in the spring or the fall of 1910
to take up farming.
BY some mistake on his trip abroad
he lost his trunk containing a number
of Wagner and Newtown Pippin APP
pies and was not able to locate it for
two months. On recovering the trunk
he was surprised at the perfect condi-
ton in which he found the fruit.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-21
NEW HIGH RECORD,
RAW FRCIT LAND
White Bluffs Man Sells Five-Acre
Irrigated Tract for
$1,000.

WHITE BLUFFS, Wash, April 10
What is believed to be the record price
for new irrigated land in the Columbia
river valley was reached this week
when ]. Williams sold five acres
near White Bluffs to Gustave Nelson
of North Yakima for $4,000, or $640 an
acre. Mr.. Williams bought the land
a year ago for $3.50 an acre, paying
one-fifth down. or a total of $3.50 for
the entire tract. On an investment of
$3.50 he has made a profit of $3.50 in
a year.
There are no improvements on the
place with the exception of a small
house, irrigation fumes and a few
fruit trees. Six hundred and forty
dollars an acre for fruit land in an
old irrigated district would not be re-
markable, but that figure for raw land
located in a district less than two
years old is considered unusual
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-21
ACTIVITY AMONG THE
CONGREGATTCNAL
Large Number of New Members Have
Been Received Within the Past
Two Months.

There is much interest in the Con-
gregational church just now. On
Easter thirty-seven new members
were received, making total OF
forty-four during the past two
months.
The Brotherhood has provided a
fine new bulletin board for the
church and steps are being taken to
improve the church property. AL
ready a good start has been made
On Thursday evening a teachers
training class was organized. 1t
meets at $3.50 every Thursday night
after the mid-week service.
The church has adopted new
creed and a form of application for
membership as well as a new form OF
admission.
Arrangements are being made for
a rousing meeting of the Yakima
congregational association, which
meets at the Naches church on May
IL and II. Among the speakers at
that meeting will be Professor
Charles A. Palmer, Miss jeanette
Bridgman, Rev. E. A. King and others
from the local church.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-21
WAPATO PROJECT is TO
BE INDEPENDENT
Indian Bureau and Interior Depart
ment Arrive at an Agreement Con-
corning the Procedure.

Several forms of petitions have been
approved by the secretary of the inter-
Tor which will be submitted to In
dams on the Yakima reservation for
their approval. These authorize the
interior department to dispose of al
lotments in accordance with the agree
ment under which the reclamation
service will take over the irrigation
work on the reservation. The recla-
nation service and the Indian bureau
have reached an understanding in the
matter and it is understood that the
project will be pushed henceforth
Practically the only big requisite on
the part of the reclamation service is
guarantee of sufficient land to make
the work financial success. The cost
of the work, per acre, will be much
less than in any other project in the
Yakima valley.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-21
YAKIMA APPLES ABROAD.
Foreign Traveller Finds the Fruit Pop
ular in England and Germany.

William Sigg, who has just returned
from trip abroad, is enthusiastic
over the interest taken by the people
of foreign countries in the apples of
Washington. Mr.. Sigg has been a res
ident of Peaceful Valley for twenty
four years. He made considerably
money by selling land to the Graves
company for right of way. He left
here January II, touring England
France, Germany and Switzerland In
all four countries he displayed photo
graphs of the National Apple Show
held here last December, and was de-
lighted with the interest taken by the
people, especially in Germany and
England.
He was surprised, says the Spokes-
man Review, to find Yakima apples
on sale at Liverpool. England, and
Hamburg. Germany. and he was still
more surprised at the large price they
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-21

Receipts of March Are in Excess of
Quarter of a Million and Quarter
Is Record Breaker

Receipts of the office of County
Treasurer Frank Bond for the month
of March were over a quarter of a
quarter ending with March 81 were
well advanced toward the half million
mark. That means that Mr.. Bond
and his assistants have something to
show for their toll. Also, in view of
the fact that the office is run on sche-
dule, to meet county and state re-
quirements, it shows that there has
been some pretty good speed made at
times in order to meet the schedule
conditions.
County Makes Record.
Bringing the statement down to
figures it may be said that the total
receipts of the office for March were
SECS, 530.26 of which $26O,45O.72 were
the tax collections for the month
That alone is over a quarter of a mil
lion dollars and constitutes the larg-
est collections of record in the county.
In other words the loss of Benton
county is not noticeable SO fast is
Yakima growing. Disbursements for
March were s130,726.43.
Warrants on Cash Basis
In anticipation of the figures for the
quarter to be herewith given it may be
said that county warrants are on a
cash basis and will probably remain
so throughout the summer. The same
is true with respect of a large num-
Der of the school districts.
Cash on hand January 1. was s59,-
1884. The total receipts for the
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-21
CHURCH DEDICATED
AND NO DEBT LEFT
Large Congregations Present 1t
Morning and Evening Services at
New Church of Christ.

The handsome new $4,000 church
building of the First Church of
Christ in this city was dedicated with
appropriate services on Sunday. DR..
Charles Reign Scoville, the evangelist,
who is conducting the special revival
services in the new building, preached
a powerful dedication sermon, and
there was special singing. Every
seat was taken at the morning serv-
ice, and in the evening over 1900 peo-
pie were crowded into the building
every foot of standing room being
taken. In addition many others
sought admission but were turned
away.
Converts Are Many.
So impressive were the services in
the evening, and so strongly was the
necessity of getting right with God
driven home, that fifty-one went for
ward protesting repentance and seek
ing the new life. This is said to be
the largest number of converts ever
received at a single meeting in North
Yakima. In the evening twenty-five
were baptised.
The feature of the morning service
was the raising of s24,SO4 among the
members of the church and friends,
so that the church building might be
dedicated free from debt. This total
was increased to $25,034 at the even
ing service. The new church is as
sured fine organ, for Henry J. Bick-
nell gave $1,000 for this purpose. Sew
eral others gave $1,000 each, thirteen
gave $500 each, thirty-one gave 500
each, thirty-four gave $50 each and
there were many who gave $25 each
and so on down to 81 each. These
subscriptions not only clear the
church of debt, but there is a sur
plus in the treasury of $6034.