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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
TAIlORS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that the city
of Walla Walla will receive BIDS up 20
and including September I, 1909 at s
o,cIock %. m, for the paving Win
either yitrified brick, asphalt, war
ren,s bitulithic with bitumlnous
base Warren's bitulithic with con-
crete base. bituminous macadam
18th Unanimous base, bitumlnous ma
oadam with concrete base, Blome COM
,anv's Granitoid and trapiod concrete
oavements of Fifth street from the
Inuth line of Alder street to the bridge
crossing Mill creek in accordance
Nth the plans and specifications
adonted by the City Council and now
on file in the office of the CITY Iierh.
All bids must comply with Ordinance
No 1870 and with the requirements 1or
hids in such plans and speclhcatlons;
nd he accompanied with certlneo
~ check on some bank OF the Clly
os yNalla Walla as therein required.
p,ds and checks must be sealeo'
ar,ed Bids for Paving Local I'm u,
n..o,-ement Street District NO % anu
adaressed to the undersigned.
Tha CITY reserves the right TO REJECT
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS

Notice is hereby given to all property
owners in Local Improvement District
No. "a. that the assessment roll for
said district and the diagram accom-
panying the same were filed in the Of
flee Of the City Clerk on the 9th day
of August 1909, and the same are
open for public inspection: that on the
18th day of September, 1909. at the
hour of o'clock p. m. the City Coun-
ell will meet and sit to hear appeals
of all parties aggrieved by said assess
ment. at which time the said City
Council will hear and determine all
Questions that may be presented by the
Owners of lots or parcels of land in
said assessment district relative to the
special benefits that will result to
each. and as to whether each is eQui-
table and prOportiOnate to the special
benefits resulting to each, or will be
in excess of the benefits resulting
thereto. All complaints and appeals
must be submitted in writing.
T. D. s. HART,
City Clerk.
First publication in Evening States
man August %, 1908; last publication
September z, 1909
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30

Pinkham'S Vegetable Compound maze
me well woman and have no more
backache l hope l can help others by
telling them what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has done for
me-" MRS. EMMA MISE, S33 First St.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
The above is only one Of the thou
sands of grateful letters which are
constantly being received by the
Pinkham Medicine Company of Lynn,
Mass, which prove beyond doubt that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound made from roots and herbs,
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases of women after all other means
have failed, and that every such suf-
ering woman owes it to herself to at
least give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound a trial before submit
ting to an operation, or giving up
hope of recovery.
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass.
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health and her
advice is free.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
With The Magazines

contains an article by Montgomery
Rollins on Gold Money and Its Rela-
ton to Investments
Smooth Work in Selling" is the
second installment of a series of
travelling salesman stories, called New
Tales of the Road" by Charles N
CreWdSOn.
Among the stories of the month are
His Confidante," by VIM. Hamilton
Osborne: The Big Moment in the Life
of Ellery Andrews, Woods Boss" 1.-The
Scullery Maids Dream" by Evelyn
Van Buren,, and The Sky Man." by
Henry Kitchell Webster. There are
poems by Emery Pottle and Robert
Haven Schauffler and full page pict-
ure feature, entitled Cutting the
CurS''
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
Editorial Note.

The September number of success
Magazine begins with an article by
H. Arlington Bruce entitled Mar
velous Master Sidis," which treats OF
the wonderful educational heights
reached by a boy of II. In Double
Crossing the Bar Harry Dickson
shows how prohibition is paying
proposition in the south. Eugene Wood
tells us why and how we laugh in an
article called why Is the laugh
The editorial for the month is "The
Passion for Achievement" by Orison
SWEET Marden In the article Thrifty
Old Nippon" hdachi Kinnosuke points
out how Japan manages to do so much
on SO little The investors department
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
"SLEEk HIGHWAYMAN," "MA-
RAUDER" AND OTHER NAUGHT-
TY NAMES FOR KITTY.
Prof. A. x. Fisher, Of Biological De
partment. Scores FeIines Scath-
ngIy In Report.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-"Sleek
highwayman,' "marauder," and al
legged mouse killer" are just a few of
the w-down. mean. opprobrious cpl
thets which a learned scientific ex-
pert is now calling that pet of child
hood and solace of the spinster-the
cat.
Tabby comes i'll for an awful muck
raking in the new year book of the de-
partment of agriculture. Prof. A. K.
Fisher. of the biological survey is the
man who destroys those early idols as
to the lovely character of the cat. He
says the animal is a .degenerate-a
THETA scoundrel-and oughtn't to BE
tolerated in a respectable household
or at least not allowed the same lib
erty as at present.
1T is safe to say that this marauder''
(the professor is referring to the cat
when he uses this mean world which
enjoys all the comforts and protection
of home. destroys in the aggregate
more wild birds and young poultry
than all the native natural enemies
combined 4 cat has been known to kill
whole brood of chickens in a day,
feat uneQualled by any predatory an
imal, with the possible exception of the
mink. Many an innocent hawk, skunk,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30

chickens: but the writer has known a
mother skunk to make her nest and
rear her young in the inner walls of
a chicken yard and neither egg nor
fowl was nolested."
Probably in "Unc,e Tama jim Will
son, who is secretary of agriculture,
hadn't been watching closely, Prof.
Fisher would have added to this
eulogy of the skunk the recommends :
household pet instead of the dis
graced cat A skunk as a household
without it's dangers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30

words. the little congratulations, the
pats of encouragement, and the APP
preciative praise he gives to that frag-
ant animal-the skunk. Here's what
the professor thinks about that smelly
beast.
1.-The skunk is another chicken thief
which renders important service by de-
strOying immense numbers of mice,
grubs, grasshoppers and other noXious
forms. Although it prefers this kind
of food, like the opossum it will eat
almost any animal matter and also at
ines certain wild fruits and berries.
1t is said TO be fond of eggs and young
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
Chic State Fair.

COLUMBUS. O., aug. 30.-With all
past records exceeded in the extent
and interest of exhibits, the fifty ninth
annual Ohio State Fair and Industrial
exposition opened it's gates Today. New
er before has there been such a large
display of Buckeye state products as
are shown today in the II buildings
of the fair. The exhibition will remain
open five days, closing next Friday
night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE FOR
THE REGULATION OF BIG
CONCERNS.
More Are to Be Held and Results VIII
Be Made Known to President
Taft This Fall.

NEW YORK, Aug 30-A conference
perhaps the most important in me MS
tory of corporation regulation, was
commenced in New York today sew
eral similar sessions will be held later
and the conferees will meet nhdhs III
the autumn to place their report IN the
hands of President Taft, who VIII hldhe
if the basis of recommendation in his
message to congress.
It is likely that the deliberations pc
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
Pay Steel Dividend.

NEW YORK, Aug. Gothic regular
quarterly dividend of "a per cent on
the preferred stock of the United
day. The common stock dividend
which has been raised from two to
more prosperous times for the "steel
trust will be paid month from to-
day.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
AFTER
SUFFERING
ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
ham'sV egetable Compound
Milwaukee, Wis. =" Lydia f. Pink .
hams Vegetable Compound has made |

me q well WOuidu,
and / would like to
tell the whole world
of it. / suffered
fromfemale trouble
and fearful painsip
my back. I had the
best doctors and
they all decided
that ] had a tumoI
in addition to my
female trouble, and
advised an opera
ton. Lydia e.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
MOUNT TAMALPA,s MILITARY

ed by Universities. Junior Sahosi
separate. Only Western School. hav.
ing Cavalry and Mounted Artfnerv
Open-air Gymnasium. Or en-afr Swim
ming Pool. United States Army Of
ficer detailed by the Secretary OF War.
Twentieth gear begiffs August 18th.
Arthur Crosby, \. ~, o. q.
Headsnae4er.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30

DYE & CLEANING
works We specialize on fancy and
delicate textures. Cleaning, Pressing.
Altering and Tailor Work the best.
We Dye for you. Phone 1913 and let
lis call.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
CAFES
SUIT PRESSING

CLEANING COMPANY
French Dry and Steam cleaning. Re-
pairing neatly done. Ladies work a
specially. No. 2, So. 5fd st. Phone
e26. SIS IT,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
THE UNADVERTISED THINGS The IS: + :
any or all bids

any or all bids
T. d. s. HART City Clerk.
First publication in Evening States
man, August q. 1909
Last publication September 6, 1909.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30

NlAVI-A HOME TREATMENT FOR
women. Call and get one Of our
health books. II South Fourth st.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30

TO buy or sell a piece or furniture.
don't overlook the CLASSIFIED adveFtis-
ing EOltimns.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
SECOND HANS FURNITURE

DADDY BROWN CO, 220 w. MAIN
ST, Phone 463. Dealer in new and
all kinds of second hand furniture,
stoves, bicycles. etc. Buy everything
and sell at very small profit. Re-
pair everything. S-o-ch-r
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30

The empty houses depending tenants MANY articles nit
ior "oud Ill
tsed In these columns Try calling or
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
It Takes Two
Are You
One Of Them !?

If, of the two PEG ple it takes to make
bargain, you are ONE, how much
would it be worth to you to find the
other one? Would it be worth the cost
of classified ad? Would it be worth
the cost of a small-but determined
campaign of want advertising?"
The "other one" necessary to make
bargain" is found, in nine cases out of
ten, through advertising : often
through want advertising; and, in this
city, USUALLY through want adver-
Using in THIS newspaper.
The other one" watches the want
ads. pretty closely-but, of course, has
to be convinced. If your offer is
fright, that will be an easy task.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-30
Observation-Disclosures

~ aiN led ABOUT 90 PARTIES TO
1o Ne up homesteads under the new
Nv" Nv All fine farming land. See VIM
'1ee' No. II. North Second 81. :.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-04
Austria Mixing War Medicine

The Balkan var clouds evidently
contain something more just now than
a subject for Jest by press humorists,
and the powers admit their very deep
concern over the prospect OF solving
the recent complications without a
conflict which might have f~ar-reaching
results. While Servia, a tight little
bloodthirsty kindgom is apparently the
aggressor in the present quarrel, the
students of political affairs in Europe
see the hand of Russia back of the
scenes, manipulating the wires and ar
ranging the settings for the next act
Servia Is demanding the cession by
Austria of a strip Of territory to unite
Servia and Montenegro and is also In
sisting that Bosnia and Herzegovina
recently acquired from Turkey by
Austria, be granted autonomous gov
eminent. Back of this is the desire OF
the Slavs of southern Europe to work
together to prevent the aggression OF
the Teutons. which involves both Ger
many and Austria. In a complication
of that character Russia's sympathies
are naturally with the Servians II
the government at st. Petersburg is
apparently acting as sponsor for
Servia against the more powerful
Austria-Hungary government.
If a Balkan var could be confined
to a conflict between Austria and the
combined forces Of Servia and
tenegro the result would not be long
in doubt, but Italy has an eye on
Trieste, Russia has never abandoned
it's hope of securing complete DONNA
ton of Turkey and Germany would
promptly take a hand to protect It's
interests In the Balkans. A conflict
between Servia and Austria would
doubtless lead to a general European
war and that fact is the best assur-
ance that the pending difficulties VIII
be adjusted by intervention by the
powers, but the situation is live with
interest. surface indications being that
il is too late to prevent a conflict OF a
rather general character.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-04
An Imnortant Rate Decision.

The order of the Interstate Com
merce commission in what is known
as the Spokane rate case is one OF the
most important and ~far-reaching pro-
n~ouncements ever sent down from
that body. If the principle laid down
bv the commission is finally upheld by
the court it will have the erect OF
practically revolutionizing business In
the west.
For many years the jobbers in the
Mississippi and Missouri river terri
tory have complained without avail OF
the apparent injustice of rates prevail
ing between the rivers and the noun
tains, The complaints have been met
by the railroad people with the asser-
ton that the rates were not discrlmi-
natory nor excessive, and this in face
of the fact that beyond the mountains
the coast towns enjoy rates that were
denied to the shipping centers In the
interior. One of the favorite illustra-
tions, frequently used In argument
was 1t was possible to ship certain
classes of goods from New York to san
Francisco and from San Francisco
back to Grand Junction, Colo.'
cheaper than to ship from Denver TO
Grand Junction direct. In the case
OF the Missouri river dry goods job
bers recently presented to h Inter
state Commerce commission, 1t was
shown that the rate to the Paclnc
| coast was based on a point 900 miles
inland. and that the New York and
Chicago jobbers could ship to coast
points as cheaply as an Omaha jobber
could ship to a point 800 miles inland.
In other words, the railroads would
haul the expensive freight 900 miles
for nothing.
The order of the Interstate Com
merce commission just promulgated
will abolish this practice, and necessi-
tates a reimbursement Of rates on u
more equitable and common-sense
basis. 1t is impossible just now to
say exactly how far the order VIII go
or what its full effect on business viii
be. but 1t is certain that the jobbers
in the Missouri river country, and IN
common with them all in business In
this region, will derive direct beneh'
from the new deal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-04
The Stone Ransom Fund.

Senator Lodge has secured the
adoption in the senate of an amend
ment to the urgent deficiency bill, APP
p%ropriating $4,000 to reimburse per-
sons who contributed toward a ran
som for the release of Miss Ellen M.
Stone, who was captured by ~brigands
in the provinces of Turkey some years
ago. The amendment will probably
be accepted by the house, owing to the
inability to give such details of a bill
fair and full consideration in the rush
If business in the closing hours of a
session, but the appropriation is a
piece Of bad legislation that should
not have been enacted under any
circumstances.
No demand or request has been
made by the contributors to the Stone
ransom fund for a return of their
contributions, The none" was donated
in small amounts, coming from almost
every county in the nation. 1t came
as a result of an appeal to relieve an
American woman who was in dire
distress and was a whole-hearted
voluntary Offering which accomplished
its purpose. Two serious objections
hold against federal action looking tt
the reimbursement Of those who con.
tributed to the fund. The first is tha'
1t would put a premium on brigand
age, serving notice to the bandits o
Turkey and other foreign countries
where brigandage is a profession tina
the great Unitetd States is ready t.
meet any claims that may be offered
The second objection is that the cos
OF ascertaining the list of contributor
to the fund and returning the none.
to them would be quite as large as tn,
fund to be returned and this cos
would be borne by the whole people
1t would result in adding an additions
expense to the taxpayers of the coun
try without accomplishing any good
Miss Stone has been ransomed, ha
made a lot Of money by reeiting he
experiences in magazines and on tn
lecture platforms and the inciden
should have been closed long ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-04
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Chorus Of anti Roosevelters; with all
his faults we love him stilI'-very still.
The display Of governor-made colonies in
Washington gives the needed touch of regal
splendor to the Inauguration ceremonies.
Rockefeller regards the oil business as so
hazardous that his efforts to prevent others
from engaging in 1t may be regarded as
humane
An exponent Of Salome in fishnet apparel
provoked the moral end OF Kansas City to
seek an injunction. The exhibit must have
passed the limit to upset Kaw morals.
Mayor Tom Johnson's personal plans for
the future include admission to the bar.
He is 81 years Of age and a bit old to
become a lawyer. but Mr.. Johnson is for
ever young In vitality and spirit.
If the British premier possesses any of
the gallantry OF his kind he should re-
turn the call of the London suffragettes
who pulled his doorbell. They are in jail
and cannot conveniently muss his hair
when he pays his respects.
Turkish women. sharing the emancipa-
ton of the Young Turks, now desire to be
permitted just to look on through a lat
ticed gallery while the Parliament debates
They even threaten to initiate the English
women and storm the Parliament house II
this be denied.
The 'possum dinner in Atlanta in honor
of Mr.. Taft may have disastrous results
for 'possums. The demand for the ANNA
on the bill Of fare of political dinners
throughout the country has reached enor
nous proportions and hunters cannot xii
nearly enough of them in the south to fill
the orders.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-04
THE CURE FOR PRIDE.

Chicago Post.
He was a great and pompou man,
His menials cringed beneath his scan;
His high silk tile,
His gracious smile,
His hong frock coat,
The checks he wrote,
His stately air
Made everywhere
The feeling that he'd. cornered fame
And men should tremble at his name.
One day he thought he would go down
And visit in his old home town
Where as q boy
He had such JOY.
And of which he
With dignity
Would often speak.
He spent a week
In his old home at Skimleyville
And he is glooming DER II still.
They did not know that he was great,
They only said he'd put on weight;
Folks on the street
Would call him Pete
And ask him when
He'd lost the wen
That used to rise
Between his eyes,
And not a person was afraid
To ask him how much wage he made.
They did not know in skimleyville
What he'd attained through brains anc
skill;
You've been away?"
The folks would say
They had not heard
Nor read a word
Nor could they guess
OF his SUCCESS ~> sSoS rFur
They did not care what he had DONE,
To them he was his daddy's son.
From Skimleyville he has returned
Wise from the lesson that he learned;
That helpful week
Has made him meek,
1t was enough
To call his bluff;
He has returned
With this truth learned:
That wheresoe'er a man may roam
He always stays the same at home
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-04
THE RETIRING PRESIDENT.
Enduring influence Of the Roosevelt
Naturalization

OS
Taking the man, his methods and his
causes together, when has such an appeal
been made to the whole country in a per-
Tod of peace as has been made in the seven
years OF Roosevelt? The national response
to the Roosevelt call is one of
the wonders of personal leadership
Witness the continuous and present
volume Of cooperative utterance that he
has provoked. To an. amazing degree he
has received the support of newspapers of
all sections and parties; OF magazines and
other deliberate publications. In his great
conservation policies especially he has en-
listed the help of nearly every kind of
periodical in the country. Educators and
the clergy rave helped to hold up his
hands. He has made himself the dominant
figure of his time, not only in political life,
but in social, educational and ethical ac-
%tivities.
Theodore Roosevelt has encountered OPP
posltion-strong, determined, resourceful OPP
position. He has had a running fight; but
he has enjoyed it. No one of his capacity
and liking for hard work. his versatility in
knowledge and ability, his enthusiasm for
doing, could fail to be stimulated by the
kind OF opposition he has met. Nearly all
his achievements have been wrought in
spite of ugly distractions, and some OF his
undertakings have been retarded, left in
complete, or defeated by them. He has
made enemies-a somewhat distinguished
group, If you please. But look them over;
study their records; note their affiliations;
mark their connections; try to ascertain
their motives, and you will see thai one
of the finest attributes to the president on
his retirement is he enemies he has made.
President Roosevelt began more than he
could finish, more than he ever hoped to
finish. But he has done enough. including
things completed and things still progress
sive, to the everlasting gratitude
of the nation. the moral tone and business
efficiency Of which he has raised and the
international prestige of which he has en-
HANGED.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-04
A Duty Deferred.
%springfield Republican.

The house decides that the hulk Of the
Maine need not be raised; or rather a con-
gresham named Douglas, who took ad-
vantage Of the chance TO make a point OF
order against the appropriation, so decided.
His views are OF some interest, Mos OF
ALL" he said. II am opposed to raising the
Maine because II might renew the contro-
versy over the cause OF the explosion which
wrecked 1t. ] think It time we quit 'remem-
bering the Maine and began 10 forget the
Maine" But there is a controversy that
ought to be settled, II possible, II will not
stay buried.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-04
Signs of Trade Recovery.

Trade statistics for December 1908,
just issued by the federal officials fur
nish certain assuring evidences of i'm
provement in trade over the CORE
spending period of 1907. at the height
OF the industrial depression. The
greatest improvement shown is in the
importation of crude materials for use
in the manufactures which aggregate
4~41,176,00O for December, 1908, as
compared with $2s,13e.0OO for De-
cember of the preceding year. The i'm
ports of that character for last Decem-
Der we're only So. 900. 900 less than for
December, 1908, one OF the best
months in history.
Lower prices abroad also caused a
big improvement in certain manufac-
tured commodities. The imports of
silk were just double what they were
for December, 1907. while hat of
hides, skins, wool and pig tin increased