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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27

, if ordered back in commission again
they would be under manned unless
congress should take steps to supply
the shortage.
,, The additional number of men need
cd viii require an increase in the pay
list of approximately s3oO,000 annu-
ally. representing the income or So
100000
To overcome this condition, at least
in time Of war, congress will probably
be called upon to place the naval mil
tia on the same basis the state ma
tional guards bear to the army The
federal government will be asked to
supply equipment and bear the ex-
pense Of summer maneuvers while
the militia will be made subject to- the
call of the president
This question is now in the hands
of Commander G.. G.. Marsh, who is
perfccting a plan by which the militia
will have opportunity for sufficient
proctlce during the summer maneu-
vers to enable them to man the guns
OF the battleships. This latter re-
quires expert knowledge ~.-- ..
Without a trained reserve. i'm case
of war. the navy would be helpless IN
manning the ships which are now in
reserve. The civilian blue jackets
have shown remarkable aptitude In
handling the guns and have made ex-
cellent target records where they have
been given an opportunity.
1t is believed that scheme for TAX
ing of one-fourth the regular crews of
battleshirs and replacing them Dy
militia, allowing the trained men to
take charge of the ships i'm reserve,
will be practicable.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
MANNING SHIPS is
A QUESTION NOW

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. Pin
the development of the navy the Unit
I'd States has reached a point Mt which
1t is necessary for congr IS to stop anu
consider
IL is no longer question % hui d.
ing tattleships but a question or
manning them. Already the navy has
5000 men. but the number is INSULT
clent tC man the ships now at sea. and
'hose that are soon to go into COM
hllssloN TO secure a crew for the
Michigan, which will soon Join the At
lahtic Meet, 1t was necessary to- place
the New York in reserve. On the Pa
cine coast there are two cruisers. the
Milwaukee and Charleston, which have
but single crew. When one goes to
sea the other must remain fast to the
dock To keep them all in trim the
navy has adopted tie policy of taking.
them out in turns.
WITHIN the next few months three
battleships, in addition to the Michi-
gan. will be ready to join the fleet.
These are the South Carolina. sister
snip of the Michigan. and the two
giant battleships, North Dakota and
Delaware These will require a COM
plement of at least 500 men each. and
at the present time there are none in
sight. To place them in commission 1t
will be necessary to reduce the crews
on the ships now afioat or place three
of the four new battleships in reserve.
The same condition prevails in all
the fleets of the navy More than
dozen submarines and torpedo boat de-
stroyers have been added to the re-
serve list during the past summer and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
|. W.W.ME:MbER
SHOT IN DUEL
MAN REFUSES TO PAY FOR
DRINK AND is PURSUED AND
SHOT BY PATROLMAN
OFFICER WiTHHCLDS FIRE UNTIL
SHOT AND WOUNDED BY
INDUSTRIAL WORKER

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.-AndreW
Mccormick member of the Indus
trial Workers of the World from Port
land. was killed today in pistol duel
with Patrolman A. w. Bigelow after
the policeman had been shot in the
arm and a bystander wounded in the
head. The battle followed a row in
a saloon of the Barbary coast region
precipitated by McCormicks refusal
to pay for a drink.
He resented the proprietor's effort to
collect by drawing a pistol and firing
a shot which penetrated partition,
the bullet striking Christopher Elliston
in the head Mccormick ran out with
Bigelow in pursuit.
In vacant lot. Mccormick turned
on the officer and opened fire. BiSeloW
held his fire until his left arm was
crippled by bullet, then he fired three
shots all of which took effect. Nc
Corn,ick was identified by the Indus
trial Workers by a card in his pocket
which. bore the number al Of the Port
land organization.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN SOLD
YEARLY TO GYPsIEs IN FRANCE

PARIS, Dec 27-BetVeen 200 and
300 children in France are, it is cal
culated, annually taken from their
homes by gypsies and other nomads.
Not few of these children are DELHI
crately sold by their parents.
"A case in point has just come to the
notice of the police at Bellac, near
Limoges, where laborer named
Pinaud, aged 81 sold his 6-year-old
daughter to a family of gypsies for
SOS and a pitcher of wine. The con-
tract of sale was drawn up i'm wine
shop. A revenue stamp was affixed
and it was signed by two witnesses
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
sport IN SURGERY"
French Physician Deprecates Use of
Stovaine.

PARIS, Dec 26.-"Sport in surgery
IS the description applied by one OF
the most eminent French operating
surgeons to Professor Jonnesco's sys-
tenn of ejecting stovaine into the spinal
column as a means of securing insen-
sibility to pain.
That a patient should be ab 70
witness severe operations on himself
the French professor continued. is no
doubt attractive, and one might even
call it theatrical, but from the pa
TENTS point of view l can only de-
scribe the spinal injection of stoValne
as dangerous. The public must not
run away with the idea that these IN :
jections are going to do away with all
the anesthetics now in use.
ITO show that / am not preJudlced
against StOvaine in princ1nle -leI-nE
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Celebrate Christmas,

Members Of the Walla Walla Maen-
nerchor and their families, celebrated
Christmas in New Germania hall last
night, with a musical and literary pro-
gram by the young people, the distr.
button OF presents from = sally deco
rated Christmas tree. and cards and
dancing. Delicious refreshments were
served at late hour, and a most en-
Joyable holiday event brought to a
close
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Baseball Player Here.

Leland Crocker. an old Walla Wal
la high school athlete. who went into
professional baseball soon after leav-
ing the local high school and who dur
ing the past season was playing left
field for Portland in the Northwestern
league, arrived in the city Saturday,
and is spening the holiday season
with his mother and sister. He expects
10 remain until after New Years.
While in the local high school, Crock
er was well known as a baseball and
football player He made good in pro-
fesslonal company in baseball and his
friends in this city predict success
full future for him in this line
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27

ascending at the east side of the wait
ing room. At the head of the stairs
are located the offices of the traffic
manager and the railway department.
The Gas & Electric office, in charge OF
Chief Clerk E. S. Buffum, and Harry
Gall, boollkeeper. complaint and appli-
cation manager. is also at the head OF
the stairs, while the Office of General
Manager George O'Connor is in the
southwest corner of the second story.
At the rear. of this floor are being
fitted offices for the engineer and road
the building.
In the basement lave been arranged
work shops for employees of the con-
structiCn department. and lounging ana
reading rooms for the car men. Ev-
erything has been arranged with Il
view to convenience, and Manager
CrConnor has every reason to feet
proud of the new depot.
The new steam plant of the COM
pany will be ready for operation by
January Is, and this will be in charge
of Superintendent j. NJ. Hodgson, If
here.
New Official.
l.
ant freight and passenger agent of the
Astoria & Columbia River railroad
and last year chief rate clerk of the
Oregon railroad commission, has been
APPOINTED traffic manager of the
Northwestern Corporation, and will
assume charge of his duties here or
January L.
| On the first of the year all cars will
! stop at the new depot, interurban tick
ct agencies on East Main will be abol-
ished, and these care will leave the
new station, a spur having been ex-
tended along the Sixth street side of
the building, so as to prevent inter-
TT ption of traffic while the interur-
! ban cars are waiting at tt.s end OF
| the run.
The fixtures for the new building
have been made entirely in Walla
Walla, and the work is such that every
WaHa Wallan nay take a certain de-
gree of ride in the city's new railway
depot
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
If you want to bay or sell, see FOX
Rooms 3 and 4, Barrett Building.
New Nj All Box.

In order that the mail carrier on the
city hail route may not be required to
Climb two flights of stairs to deliver
nail to the Commercial club, a mail
ooX has been installed at the entrance
the building, and all Commercial
cub matter is deposited therein. The
10 receives the largest daily con-
Asnlnent of mail of any institution in
The city and the work attached to
clmbing the stairs has been anything
Out peasant to the carrier
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
MURDERER IS
HUNG BY MOB
CITIZENS TAKE PRISONER FROM
JAIL AND HANG HIM TO
STEAM PIPE.
SHOT HIS ENEMY AND WOUNDED
WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN
DRUNKEN FRENZY.

! HURLEY, Va. Dee. 26-Following
the killing here on Christmas evening
OF Samuel Baker and the serious
wounding of his wife and two chill
dren by the formers old enemy, Henry
, Pennington, a mob Of 100 citizens late
today took Pennington from JAR, where
| hanged him.
Pennington, who had teen drinking.
picked a quarrel with Baker and shot
him when the latter was on his way
to a Sunday school Christmas tree
with his wife, his two children ana
friend. Wyatt Meadows. Seeing THAI
he had killed Baker, Pennington start
ed to run away Mrs. Baker called az
Ter Pennington and implored him to
help her take the body home.
The ruse worked. and Pennington
went be tx to the spot where his vic
tim lay dead. Bent upon aveDging
the dead, Mrs. Baker grabbed Penning-
toms revo-vers from his pocket and
shot twice at him. Her aim was bad.
Pennington recovered possession of
the revolver and then SHOT the wo-
man and attempted to XIII Meadows
and the two children
Pennington was captured by a posse
on the outskirts Of the town after
an exchange If shots with the deputies.
who badly wounded him. Later the
mob was quietly arranged, the guard
was overpowered and Pennington was
taken to the engine room OF a lum-
Der mill nearby and hanged to
steam pipe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
May Released.

Thomas May of this city, who was
arrested some time ago by the sheriffs
oillce In this city charged with livine
OFF the earnings of his wife. was re-
leased from custody Saturday night
when he was successful in having his
ponds met. The bonds amounted to
S5000O and were furnished by Ike Bra
den and Frank Beers. Mrs. May. his
wife who is occupying berth in coun-
W jail on warrant of adultery sworn
to by her husband is still in custory.
her bonds not having been raised. She
VIII probably be held over until the
next term of the superior court when
her case will be settled
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27

uue on the delinquent tax roll, which
was turned over to his Office last week
ne Work is made easier this wear
Ny the elimination Of all entries 4ex-
cept those upon which taxes are nm
pdio' the change having been made in
compliance with the new tax law.
heretofore the complete tax rolls were
III charge of the chief of police en-
TAI ing considerable labor in looking up
the various delinquent entries
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Yale Actors On Tour.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-The YALE
Dramatic association begins the most
extensive tour in it's history with a
performance here this afternoon. The
company will play at Baltimore to-
morrow, at Orange, n. j.. on Wednes-
day, in New York on January and 3,
and in New Haven. January Is. This,
will be the first time the Yale drama
fists have played outside of New Eng
land and Now York.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
OCCUPIES FINE
NE WBUILDING

tCOntnued From Page One)
to be found the large waiting room,
which is also to be used for displaying
the stock of gas stoves and fixtures.
AT the rear of this room is the office of
L. P. Schneck and r. H. Davis. who
officiate as cashier of the Gas & Elec-
trie company and ticket agents and
dispatchers FOR the electric railway.
Back of this office is the freight ROOM
with spur running into the building
and every convenience for handling
freight shipments In the office of the
dispatcher is a private telephone ex-
change, No. 234O, making connections
possible with the car barns. the sub
station. gas works, freight house, store
room, superintendent fthe electrical
department, the complaint department,
the traffic manager and the general
Second Floor.
Patrons of the company having
business in any of the offices on the
second floor, have easy access to the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Soul Does Our Thinkinq."

BOSTON, Dec. 27.-Dr. Joseph
Simms, of New York who believes
that the brain is not the sea of rca-
son, has come to Boston to further
pursue his studies of that subject. He
is undecided as to whether he will be
here for a week or the entire winter;
it depends upon what he finds to aid
him in his study of his pet theory.
Il believe says DIR. Simms, that
thinking is done with the soul which
is throughout the whole framework of
man, and is sustained by the whole
organism
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27

and with satisfactory results in one
OF my own hospital cases in the re-
moval of large internal tumor The
patient, woman, saw the operation.
felt no pain, experienced no after
effects of any gravity, and is now do
ing well. L resorted to a spinal injec-
ton of stovaine in this instance be-
cause the patient had heart disease
and l could not have employed any
other anesthetic; and / admit that
there are a few cases. notably when
the patient has heart or kidney dis
ease, in which stovaine may be tried.
But that does not alter the fact that
it is dangerous
Stovaine is useful as hypodermic
injection for local insensibility, but
for general anesthesia it's use is per
MISSILE in only a few cases.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Guardian Appointed.

Iudge Thomas H. Brents this morn
ing appointed Mary C. Gillian, of this
Glenn Cornelius Gillian and Edwin
Benjamin Gillian. The property of
these minors is now in the hands of
the executor of the will of the late w.
: Gillian and until the amount of
that property is fixed no bond was re-
ouired of the newly appointed guar
dian
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27

his trial flight at Fort Meyer and
which resulted in his serious injury
AID the death of Lieutenant Sc fridge
loose wire got in the way of the
propellers, breaking them, the rear
steering device and running many
wire supports. The machine will be
repaired soon and the tests resumed
The Orme machine differs from the
usua' types of aeroplanes in that il
is equipped with parachute arrange
ment. above the biplanes. which the
inventor claims will prevent the sud
den plunging OF the aerial craft to
earth if any mishan occurs
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
DEATH AT HANDS
OF MAD MOB

CONTINUED From Page OneJ
where the shooting occurred. Snyder
surrendered
gotten outside of Hamilton before ne
was held up by mob who took Sny-
driver to drive on. Cassidy drove back
to Hamilton for assistance and when
less body in the road, riddled with
bullets.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Terrible Blizzard.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 27-Two
men are dead and half a million dol
lars worth of property has been de-
stroyed as a result of the blizzard that
past Wires are down and street car
and railroad traffic is demoralized
Conductor Donovan and a passenger
named Michael Morton were killed
when a street car in charge of Dono-
van plunged over an embankment in
to the Nagatuck river
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
NOTICE.
THE SCHWABACHER Z,

THE SCHWABACHER CO., will
positively retire from business JANU-
AIRY LIST, 1910. All persons knowing
themselves indebted TO us, will please
call and settle their Indebtedness on
or before said date. Also all per-
sons having bills against the Schwa-
bacher Co., will please present same
for payment on or before January LIST,
THE SCHWABACHER co.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Directors Will Meet.

The directors Of the Commercial club
will meet tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock for the consideration of gener-
al business. Several important mat
ters are to come before the board and
full attendance is desired.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
--Sofiftp--
Joint installation.

Joint installation of officers of Blue
Mountain lodge, No. 10, F.. & A. NJ.
and Walla Walla lodge. No. Z, f. &
A. NJ, will be held in Masonic temple.
East Alder street, this evening. Fol-
lowing the installation of the new Of
ficlals bountecus supper will be
served
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 26.-Acc ord
ing to local Industrial Workers OF the
World officers, Andrew Mccormick,
who was shot TO death today in San
Francisco by policeman, was an itln-
Grant concrete worker. He joined the
order on October 8, 1905 Further than
that Mccormick left here for San
Francisco. nothing was known of the
man
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
NEWSPAPER "AD" AS A
cURFEW SUBSTITUTE

NEW CASTLE. Pa, Dec. 21.-Chief
of Police Riley of EllwOOd, this coun-
per advertising. Since councils Will
not pass an ordinance to establish
curfeW, Riley has decided to take tho
names of youngsters out late at night
and publish them daily. Riley thinks
this Will force their parents to keep
them at home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Deputy to Return,

Thomas butcher, deputy in the
office of the county auditor, who has
been spending Christmas with his
brother in Sprague, Washington, is ex-
pected to return. to the city this even
ing, when he will resume his work
in the auditors office.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Passengers are DeI,ycd.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. 26-About
500 passengers on the Penna railroad
were obliged to remain here tonight
as result of the snow blackade east
of Lancaster, Pa. All trains from the
west were stopped here today and II
was announced that no trains would
he run eastward tonight
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Going to Tacoma.

City superintendent of Schools O. S.
Jones expects to leave this evening for
Tacoma where he will attend the State
Teachers association meeting Profess
sOr Jones will be out of the city until
New Years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
AVIATOR COMES TO GRIEF.
Harry Orne's Machine Wrecked
When Prope.Iers Strike Loose Wire.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Harry
Orme. inventor Of an aeroplane which
experts have declared to be a long
stem forward in the science of AVA
tion came to grief here last week N
priyate trial, and his flying Ma
chine was badly damaged This be-
came known today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Marriage License.

At the office of the county auditor
this afternoon marriage license was
issued to Merit E. Howell and Rena M
LeF'rancis The bride to be is a resi-
dent of this city. while Howells home
is in Albion. Whitman county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
TOWN TOPICS
Visiting With Relatives.

Mrs. y. Wallace Quinn, of New York
citv is visiting this week with Mrs. c..
u Barnett, 444 Lincoln street. She
eypects to remain in Walla Walla until
after New Years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
BLIZZARD EXACTING

that at least dozen lives have been
lost and property damage amounting
to more than one millions of dollars
will result from the heavy storm and
winds which prevailed throughout
New England Christmas and yester-
day.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Former Governor May Die.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 26,-Formcr
Governor J. II. Mickey, who has been
confined to his bed for a month, is /.
believed to have little chance of re-
cOvery. His condition tonight was
alarming.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Funeral This Morning.

Funeral services over the remains of
the late Francois Pellissier of this city
from the Roman Catholic church. In
torment was in the Catholic cemetery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
leaves for Hot Lake

Hugh McCool was a passenger this
AFTERNOON for Hot Lake Oregan. where
ne expects to remain for some time
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
Collecting Taxes.

DAY Sergeant Fred Rocker has
'een busy today receiving payments
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-11-17
Mars Probably Knocked Out.

London, Nov. 12.-The journal of
the British Astronomical Association,
referring to the changes observed in
Mars in September, says these phe-
nomena are unparalleled in past
records. The obliteration of the mark
ings on the surface Of the planet by a
gloomy yellow veil indicates some ca
tastrophe on gigantic scale, some
cataclysm which dwarfs the most
violent tellurian earthquake.
Maybe the abnormal electrical con-
ditions of the sun, which, according
to Sir Oliver Lodge, the noted scientist,
caused the recent magnetic storms on
the earth, had far more terrific in
fuence on Mars. They may have
unloosened forces which, if Prof. Low
ellis theory concerning conditions on
Mars is correct, may have ended for
ever the Martians' struggle for life.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-11-17

the tongue of SANDER may cut you
like poisoned sword and the whis-
per of neighbors be as vinegar to
your Wounds Misfortune and dis
grace may have struck your neighbor
but it does not become you to get up
on the housetops and shout it out to
the world. You will have all you
can do to answer for your own indis-
cretions. Some day one near and
dear to you may fall-the prison
door may open to son or the scarlet
letter of eternity may blight dangh-
ter. When a home is mourning over
tragedy the best thing that you
can do is to keep Your mouth shut,
unless you can say something that will
come as rift in the clouds. Then
again, you know, you may be no
better than your neighber. The on
ly difference is that they were caught
and you, up to date, have kept sun
light away. Be charitable to your
neighbor, as you know not the hour
nor the day when the blight will APP
pear in your sacred circle.