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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-28
4 RECEIVER
FOR PARKER
COMPAN N !

RAIDER and Barker, local attorneys,
made application in the superior court
yesterday for at least a portion of their
bill for $250O due them they assert,
for services performed for the Hollon
Parker company. The plaintiffs state
that they have endeavored to collect
the amount due them time and again
without success and make this final
appeal to the courts as a last res )rt.
This comes as another chapter to
a string of startling events in the
WaIa Wllla financial world. Hollon
Parker, at one time a citizen of Walla
Walla. but now of Semitic. had vast
holdings in this community and COM
bined them several years ago under
one head. the Hollon Parker company
This firm was financ ally interested
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COAST
ENGINEERS LOCATING
LINE WEST OF
THE CITY
Engineer Processes Little
knowledge Regarding
Plans of Road.

Engineers locating line up this
valley for the North Coast railroad
have made camp on some of the Bla-
lock Fruit company's land about three
miles west of the city and with that
place as headquarters crew of 16
men are running line from the
Snake river country to Walla Walla
Engineer r. s. Clark is in charge OF
the men, but he seemingly knows no
more about the ultimate course of the
road than any one else. That it will
come through this city is assured. but
it's course from here is still a mystery.
1t is cOnjectured, however, that it will
continue up Mill creek and then tun-
nelling through the summit of the
Blue mountains, come out in the
Grand Ronde valley.
The crew is surveying today about
Is miles from here and are running
the line in this direction This con-
stitutes preliminary survey and Is
diSo III tile HdluTt vi he
last camp was at Shaw's Siding OH
the Touchet river and the change to
the present quarters was made. last
Thursday.
Employees of the line are practically
in the dark regarding this line and as
sured a Statesman reporter this morn
ing when he called ut the camp, that
he knew as much about it as did they.
They know that they started from the
Snake river and were coming to Walla
Walla. but all orders stopped there.
Although it has not been made pub
lie. it is known that officials of the
North Coast road have been in the
city and have practically settled upon
the site of their proposed depot. This
will be in the lower portion of the
city but the exact location has not yet
been given out.
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of the reluctance of readers to cough
up the money on such pretext.
From a bad start to worse finish
the copyrighted" contest is gradu-
ally picking its way: all public inter-
est has been lost. the only ones fol-
lowing the vote being those who are
keeping tab on the swelling" of the
vote by the willy manager. The young
ladies whose names are appearing
daily have. in many instances, asked
their elimination, but without result.
The bunc manager evidently doesn't
care a rap for the feelings of those
upon whom notoriety is being forced,
and enemies on every hand have been
made by the action of those in charge
of the contest
1t has been shown that the policy
of securing a list of "bonafide' names
from a three-year- city directory
is poor business. From the time the
big fizzle opened. young ladies who
were out of the city, married. and
some dead have had their names
taken out, until the remaining list
represents but a small percentage or
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WALLULA TURNS 1ElN DOWN

the McNett home ne was informed
that Miss Bertha V. McNett had
changed her name through marriage
and moved to Waterville Still, the
vote for Miss McNett' has been
padded some 10000 during the down
the line with the candidates f?). Over
200 900 votes cast for them and not
one subscription given in return.
People here are dropping the Bulletin
and taking the Statesman. They have
no time for Lorton."
Many Will Pay-Nit.
Many will pay their subscriptions
bunc manager in the hope of deceiving
people into the belief that money is
pouring into the Golfers of the rag
down the street. but anyone conver-
SAINT with tricking policies of the man.
ager knows full we'll that the sum of
six bits is not available to meet. the
weekly expense. Only a part payment
is necessary to secure for favorites
the big number of bonus votes that
have been offered as a special induce
ment to subscribers to part with their
money, and discoura cement is quite
apparent in certain quarters because
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-28
Thought Him a Deer.

EUGENE. Ore Aug. 2S.-John
Mathews of Coburg. was shot and
badly wounded by Virgil Glover of
Coburg. They were hunting in the
mount ins. Mathews. Glover and two
companions While hunting. had seen a
deer in that vicinity. and were in
thick brush. Glover thought Mathews
was q deer. Mathews is in the hospi-
tai at Eugene, with little hope Of re-
covery.
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FOR.
THE PAY
MANDAMUS PROCEED
INGS TO COMPEL
LOEHR TO SIGN
Would Have Estimates Civ
en- 20. K" by City
Engineer.

RumOrs are in circulation TODAY
presumably with authentic foundation
of some kind, to the effect that mani
damuS proceedings are to be instituted
against City Engineer l.. w. Loebr tc
compel him to sign the estimates On
the paving done by the Rich & Harris
Construction company on West Main
street. AS far as can be learned, tne
action has not yet assumed any def
mite proportions, but it is known that
the Rich 4 Harris company is very
much desirous of securing payment
for the West Main street contract
engineer signs the final estimate for
the council
When interviewed this afternoon re-
garding his feeling toward mandamus
proceedings, Mr.. LOehr who tiatly re-
fuses to sign the final estimate until
the work has been done In accord
| ance with the specifications, said he
courted such action, as that would
give him an opportunity to show, in
open court, ust what kind of work has
been done. Mr.. Loenr has fortified
himself by gathering numerous sam
pies of. the Umatilla gravel used in
the concrete base. as we'll as small;
blocks Of the finished products. and
these ne says he will produce in court
TO show how property owners have
been given the short end OF the paving
deal
Il do not care particularly to take
the question into> court said Mr..
Loehr this afternoon. but the prn-
ciple of the thing is what l am stick
ing out for. The people of Walil
Walla have elected a man who has
secured a technical education to take
charge of the engineers office, and it
does not look right TO me 20 have
street committee. not so competent to
over my authority and give the con-
structing company the right to &C
ahead with work that | have ordered
discontinued | do not believe the
voters of this city will favor any such
plan. Let them start their mandamus
rr"rcCdings that is ust what I want"
Mr.. Loehr said if it We're not for
the principle involved, he might shave
the figures on the West Main street
work just little and make the esti-
mate but he is opposed to the policy
of the street committee in ordering
this and that over his protest, perhaps
with the intention of placing the
blame on mis- shoulders at some later
time. The work in many of this dis
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s
CANNON
WISCONSIN REPUBLI-
CAN TAKES A RAP AT
THE SPEAKER.
Bitter Article Against the
Appointment of Vreeland
to Finance Committee

MADISON. Wis Aug 2S-Lafo!-
lettes' weekly today attacks Speaker
Joe Cannon for the appointment Of
Congressman Edward b. Nreeland as
chairman of the house committee on
banking and currency. He says:
"Nreeland was appointed to work with
Aldrich to frame up the currency
program to suit the high finance needs
of Wall street. The banking system is
anxious to have the legislation put
through without a hitch because the
next house may be democratic
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-28

VANCOUVER. B c.. Aug. 28.-A.
Groves alias w Smith. charged with
working loan company swindle i'm
Seattle. was arrested this evening.
Among his effects was a complete for
gers outfit and a number of bank
cashiers slips such as are never GER
mitted to leave the banks premises.
Detective Church of Seattle leaves to-
night with a requisition. Smith. or
Groves has not stated whether he will
fight extradition or not.
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Kill murray
LIKES CITY

KiImurav. representing the
American Locomotive Motor Car CON-
rany of New Yorl, city. is visiting at
III. homo of relatives i'll this city MI
Eiln,urav is making the northwest
and Pacific coast in the interests OF
his firm and was visibiy impressed
with the aspect of this city Ii Is ms
;,+aption to locate various agencies III
tb;, territory and states that they eA-
meet great results for their machihes'
I'VE of the east once accused our
solves of mumbling whenever we hearo
the new word .Walla Walla but sucii
of nc as have had the pleasure OF
,,,aa+;ny the various live wires OF your
publicity movement have learned 'hiiiss
of o,aat interest center about tha'
h,nch of gurgling gutturals. The odo
sounding word soon became OF fahniiiai
usage ard today New York looks u
u-,u, wa,,a for great things. Yours
is name tiidt Soiiii' :
IFS flowing syllables are sehoiie
mouthful to the uninitiated ana It's
ronet;t;on sounds like sweet music "
tbe ear. Your Message FROM wan"
walIa' informed us We were "aiite' ;
couId not but plead guilty 10 tue pos
session of a pardonabie CURIOSITY ~ -
vestigate the resources of your VaiieS
and / must say that the reai''s eoi''o'
nm To all our expectations.
your city is one Of the nnes' 'i'i'
side of Chicago It is treat 10 see 'he
broad shaded thoroughfares mere.
Mr.. Kilmuray will remain mere io'
severa, weeks. leaving then for sea''ie'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-28
A BIG
Fl RE

ROSEBURG. Ore. Aug. 2S.-One of
the worst fires i'm the history of Rose
burg occurred near the depot last
night Half block was destroyed
and the loss is $4,000. The fire start
ed in q large wooden barn and was
under control at O'Clock this morn
ng.
The buildings burned were a stable
a 2-story concrete building and two
2-story brick buildings. 1t is sup
posed to have been of accidental origin.
Eighteen head of horses were burned.
Heir to Plantation.
HOQUIAM. Aug. 2s.-Quartermas-
ter Handiside. of the cruiser York
town, now in Hoquiam harbor. has
been apprised of the death of his ia
ther and has fallen heir to planta-
tion i'm Honduras valued at $4,000
Handiside has been in the navy 12
years and is on his fourth enlistment
His time is up shortly and he will re-
tire from the navy and settle In Hon
duras. He has brother on the battle
ship West Virginia. now in SeattL
who will get part OF the fortune
His brother will be married there next
week.
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TREES ARE
In DANGER

YOSEMITE VALLEY, Cal. Aug. 2S.
Last night a fire broke out two and
a ilalf miles from the Merced big trees
squad OF two troops of the army
have been detailed and are endeavor-
ing to save the trees of the National
park from flames. The safety of the
huge sequoias depends upon the cap
rices of the wind
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-28

Mayor of Toledo Nominated by indie
pendents for Third Term.

TOLEDO. o.. Aug. 2S.-Mayor Brand
Whtlock was nominated for a third
term at the head of q full ticket for
city officers by the independents con-
ventiOn last night.
Mr.. Whitlock is widely known as an
author and lecturer and as the pOliti-
calu successor of the Golden Rule
Mayor Samuel NJ. Jones, out of whose
campaigns grew the independent vot-
crs' movement in Toledo.
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SEVEN
DEAD

AAfSHIKAN. Alaska. Aug. Is
'"e .atest reports obtainable here by
Wireless indicate the total dead in the
Week of the steamship Ohio. which
L''ndered oil Steep Point. Alaska,
number seven. The body of George c.
"'''eS' the heroic wireless operator
WI" arrive in Vancouver. B. c. today
'" 'he steamer Rupert City. The Ru-
'''' '''y has los passengers saved and
~T humboldt is nearing here with 80
survivors,
NE known dead are: George c.
'>' Wireless operator: Fred Steph-
'''. porser; Albert Anderson. quarter
'No members of the crew. and
S>eeF"Se passenges.
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ANCoCNER. b. G.. Aug. 2s.-The
''aeF Rupert City. which is ap-
a'"iAs this port with the survivors
- wrecked steamship Ohio. sent
~'e following message which was re-
cvived here:
81, S"uck a rock off Steep Point
'''ay morning, the port side for
., '''eSNards ran on the beach
No, bay and now lies sub
va, ''o IN six fathoms of water for
IN and T. fathoms aft The bow is
,ba - wafer The ship is probably
BOW. 'S' damaged on the port side
il - dl bulkheads are gone and
sga "io!e to estimate the dam
chic, n,r' .ps captain, chief engineer and
~ '''e are standing by the wreck.
s.,.' oAe hundred and thirty-one pas
sne s Fish eompany~ boat srS ,nrf,sssr sss nHs st
OUR. 0ay' The Kingfisher was
ss,., .'0Se to the. scene when the dis
' Occurred"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-28
JEROME WILL RUN AGAIN.
District Attorney to Seek independent
Nomination by Petition

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-District At
torney William Travers Jerome an
nounced that he will be a candidate
for reelection this fall, running indie
pendently In a brief statement issued
tonight he says he had decided to seek
again the nomination by petition.
Friends of Mr. Jerome will at once
IN official ballot. Two thousand sig
s,atures are required by law
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-28
Dairy Convention.

DENVER. Aug. 28.-With but few
exceptions every state in the Union is
represented at the food and dairy con-
yention in Denver today. Problems of
improving the purity of food and dairy
products are under consideration.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-28
Another, Vet Another.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2S.-Tne
San Diego Chamber of Commerce to-
day launched plans for a worlds fair
to be held in this city in 1915 to cele-
brate the completion of the Panama
canal. At meeting of the board of
directors tonight the idea met with
the unanimous approval of the various
committees named.
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+ + + f. + = = = E Z = + + +
HAVE EVIDENCE

+ PITTSBURG, Aug. 2S.-Attor-
= neys representing the Pressed !
= Steel car strikers. declared today i
= enough evidence of cruelty to en- I
= ployes has been revealed by in i
Z vestigation to warrant the prose- !
= cution of the company officials. !
z e Z z 4 Z Z = Z = Z Q Z . Z Z
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-28
LAST CARGO
THIS YEAR

SEATTLE, Aug. 2S.-The steamer
Victoria left last night for Nome and
St, MichaeiS carrying the last freight
to be shipped for up-river points this
year. The last steamer will leave St
MichaelS about September ). The
Victoria carried heavy cargo of per-
ishables. food stuffs, etc. for camps
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-28
Rurbonic Plague in Hawaii

HONOLULU. Aug 2SS-Three cases
of burbOnic plague and one deitn
from the disease were reported today
from the island of Hawaii. So far no
cases Of plague have been discovered
here
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-28

WINNER

+ RHEIMS. Aug. 2S.-Glenn H +
i Curtiss. the American aviator. !.
= won the Coupe nternatiOnale to- i
4 day in the great aerOplane race j.
t. meet here Curtiss covered 20 +
y Kilometres the equivalent of II +
+ and 42- 100 miles, in Is minutes ].
i and 50A seconds Bierot made +
+ the trip of the course in Il min =
+ utes and 5S seconds +
!. 1. /. + + + /. + + + 1. + + i. + !.
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Members Of the Vincent family liV-
ing at S23 Chase avenue, near the
Intersection Of Birch street. had a mi
racllous escape at 3 o'clock this morn
Ing when they We're awakened by the
cracking Of flames. the sitting heat
and the urid glare of the blaze that
had almost enyeloped the $1,000 home
before being discovered. AS soon as
possible an alarm was turned in to the
central station, but before the fire boys
reached the scene. the building was a
mass Of flames that defed the streams
mgied Upon it. and the department
UaS forced t. give its attention to saw
ing gnr9r-ay buildings that were threat
rn,l
Ace ro.1s to George Beine, one of
u' miro o.ubrrs of the household
who U4, Interviewed in St. Mary's
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VINCENT RESIDENCE q
TOTAL WRECK FROA
FIRE TODAY
Three People Are Seriously
Injured in Escaping
From Building.
80. + j. r + + j. j. + + + +
. DISASTROUS BLAZE

. Asa result of a fire which start +
cd at 2:30 o'clock this morning, r
!. presumably from defective elec- +
=. rric wires. in the home of Henry +
. vincent 323 Chasr avenue. the +
5000 home is complete wreck. +
=. Miss Sophia Beine is in ST. .Mary's +
. bospital suffering with a broken +
: arm and a sprained back; Anton +
. Rissettp is in the same hospital +
= receiving treatment for severe +
! burns about his face and arms, +
and George Beine is under the i
! ,a.e Of physician by having sew +
: cred an artery in his left arm +
: while breaking a window light to +
+ assist Mr. Bissette to make his +
L .,a4r. -
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JOY RIDE IS
ENDED BY A
BAD ACCIDENT

SEATTLE. Aug. 2S.-A. MaccOmber,
a Young millionaire of Pasadena and
party of friends were injured late
yesterday at Victoria. b. c., when the
tallyho in which they We're riding,
overturned Nearly every member or
the party was injured. four seriously
and taken to the Victoria hospitals.
That some were not killed is cOnsld-
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. ToMoRRoW's WEATHER
FAIR AND WARMER

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THE COLISEUM,
ones to Aroostook parties for good price

ones to Aroostook parties for good price.
Emil Croteau has returned from Lew
iston, where he has been employed by
the Grand Trunk as car painter in the
local yards. He will pass the winter
with his mother. \.
Alton Richardson has returned from
Skowhegan, where he was called on bust
ness ~
Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Files returned Fri
day night from New York, after a two
weeks business trip.
superintendent of Schools w. o. Jersey
has been bnsy for the past week looking
after the list of eligible students for en-
trance this fall BY careful work he has
found several in the Lockwood and other
mills who were under age. and who We're
urable to read and write as freely as
they ought, so he has ordered them to
leave the mill and go to school.
II. T. Burns, the contractor, has taken
the contract to put the old White school
buildings in repair for use this fall and
to put in a cement and brick foundation.
The work is already well Mnder way and
about 40 pupils will be cared for there this
fall
The Woman's Relief Corps gave a sup
per Thursday evening in the dining room
of the Universalist church. A good sum
was realized.
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Seizure at Gilman Block.

Complaints have poured in by the
numbers on account of the many fistic
enactions that have taken place in the
Gilman block and in each case the Of
fcers have suppressed the quarrels.
which after their disappearance have
begun anew Officer Charles Butler
and Deputy Sheriff C. A. Weymouth
We're standing together Friday after
noon on Main street, when complaint
was made to Officer Butler that a
drunken fight was in progress among
Greeks in that block. The two officers
went to the resort and in one of the
rooms Deputy Weymouth found box
containing ~ quarts of Intoxicating
liquor, which was labeled, IN. 1slamls.
The box was taken by the deputy ana
a libel entered but no arrests We're
made, as no one was found in that
place. The officers have suspected the
place for some time and the find con-
firms the reports. 1t is probable that
if the liquor is claimed when the libel
expires, the officers will take action.
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Crowds Watch
Work on Bridge.

matter of great interest to all who
have leisure time is the process of con
struction of the new Electric Road
bridge across the Kennebec river by
the Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville
Electric Railroad and hundreds ara
daily drawn to that vicinity for the
purpose of watching the advancement
of the bridge builders. The process of
construction during the past few days
has been very rapid and every day the
visitors to the place are able to report
something new. The advent Of the
new road into the city is awaited by
the citizens with great interest.
At the Winslow end of the bridge,
the former terminal has been curved
and crossing laid across the highway.
Track has been laid the entire length
of the bridge on the south side, for the
purpose Of transporting the material,
such as concrete and all building ma
terials to their proper places. A large
hosting engine runs on this track,
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which is subdivided for small push
cars, which will haul the concrete from
the hugh mixer which has been erected
at the Winslow end. The concrete
mixer will be in working order prob
ably by the first of the week, or as
soon as finished. An enormous amount
Of rock and cement will be consumed
in the process for the bridge, when
constructed, will be the longest AMI
highest re-enforced concrete bridge in
New England.
The moulds are being erected on the
river bottom and this has been one of
the most interesting parts of the work.
The water having been very high dur
ing the past week, it has been neces-
sary to construct Golfer dams around
the places where the moulds for the
piers are being erected The excava-
tions for the piers at the Watervilie
and Winslow ends are very nearly
completed.
The work Of moving the grocery
store of E. w. Allen, which is to be set
back about % feet from the car line,
will commence in a few days. The
surveyors found the building to be on
the highway, which location was
granted to the railway company. 1t
will be hard undertaking as the
building is very old and without foun-
dation.