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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-15
The Facts,

"Do poets ever really s%tarve?"
well. maybe not. But we seldom
ever get q chance to oyereat."
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-15
Fine Crops.

"Do you raise anything worth while
in your garden?" said the visitor from
the city.
81 should say So" answered Mr..
Crosslots; "it's the best place for fish.
ing worms in the entire village"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-15

Learning without thought Is labor
lost, thought without learning is peril.
ous.-COnfucious.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-15

It takes a woman to swallow her
medicine with a pleased expression on
her face when she is compelled to en-.
terrain an undesirable guest.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-15
WELL DEFlN %.

De Quiz-What's your idea OF the
difference between optimism and pes
simism?
De Whiz-O! the optimist says 1t Is
spring when Y isn't and the pessimist
say 1t isn't when It is.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-15

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children %teething, sOftens the gums, reduces IN.
hAInmatiOn, allsys pain, cures wind colo. 25c U bottle.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-15
The ms and Outs Of II,

what is all that racket going on
down In the LOTT"
"Jim vas breaking In the little
mare"
"Well?"
"And the little mare has broken
out."-BaltimOre American.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-15

The softer a mans head the more
he Is inclined to butt in.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-15
TRUE RESIGNATION,

Old Maids it really true that mar.
riages are made in heaven?
Doctor-Yes, l believe SO.
Old Maid (resignedly)--O, then,
doctor, you needn't call again.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
CHANGE IN THE EXECUTIVE
HEADS OF RRITAIN's DE-
TENSE SERVICE.
Sir Ian Hamilton Rises-Known as
England's UnIuckiest Soldier,
Hopes Hoodoo Is Broken.

LONDON, July 9.-England's army
and navy are both to have new ex-
ecutive chiefs. Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton
has Just been appointed adjutant gen.
eral of the forces and second military
member of the army council, and AID
miral Sir Arthur William Moore will
succeed Sir John Fisher in October
next as first. sea lord--the active head
of the navy.
Friends of Sir Ian Hamilton hope
that his luck will change with his
new post. He sis known throughout
the service as the unluckiest man in
the British army. His bad luck has
not prevented his rapid promotion, for
he is recognized to be one Of England's
most scientific soldiers He has never
gone into action without receiving an
injury of some sort and his ILL
fortune pursued him to South Africa
when he went out to take command
during the Boer war Before he got
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
The Hagenbeck- Wallace institution
Greatly Enlarged.

Judging from information at hand,
the Hagenbeck- Wallace shows must be
the standard of excellence by which
all other amusement enterprises should
be measured When these shows exhib-
it here. July Is, it is said the founda-
ton for this assertion Of superiority
and magnitude will be apparent The
Hagenbeck- Wallace shows have grown
to a triple featured enterprise that is
mdre comprehensive than any other
tented institution. In it's augmented
form it embraces besides the great
Wallace circus and original Hagen
beck Trained Wild Animal show an
East Indian exhibition and Hindoo fes-
tival that would rival the feast of Bel
shazzar and cast into oblivion the ORR
entail grandeur and glories of the ia
nous Arabian nights In charging for
its zenith of greatness no effort CT ex-
pense was spared to build an institu-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
The Majestic.
enterprise

The clever bill at the Majestic theater
this week continues to draw large
patronage and one that is we'll pleased
with the program presented. Lester
and Hurlbltt, the song and dance
boys" are there with the goods when it
comes to shaking their feet. They are
the niftiest duo seen here for some time
when it comes to fancy steps; and they
are at home on the stage.
"Memora" truly is a wonder From
the beginning of time to the present
day he has everything at the tip of
his tongue and can tell without the
least hesitation just when and where
anything of Importance happened, or
when anyone of note was bd'n, died or
did a famous act. AS a freak of mem
DRY he is unparalleled.
The Barrett trio do a clever stunt
and the who's Who comedy is
worth the while. 1t has several
laughs stored away in it's duration and
is clever straight through. The dol
and the whistling stunts are great.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
WEATHER FORECAST.

Walla Walla and vicinity: Probably
fair tonight and Saturday.
Washington: Showers. tonight OF
Saturday west portion; probably fair
tonight and Saturday east portion.
Weather Conditions.
There are no well marked baromet-
rio areas this morning The pressure
is highest on the northern California
coast and in New England and lowest
in Albeta povince and in New Mexico
No precipitation has occurred on the
Pacific slope except at Eureka, Cal
Light showers have occurred in Alberta
and western Montana and heavier falls
are reported from Colorado, South Da-
kOta and the south Atlantic states. 1t
is generally warmer this morning in
the Pacific states and in the middle
west. The conditions point to a prob
ability Of fair and moderately warm
weather in this vicinity tonight and
Saturday.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
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ton of such tremendous scope that
failure at reaching the coveted ranking
position in the amusement world would
be impossible That success has at
tended the effort is now matter of
record.
Three practically distinct shows,
each radically different from the other
have been blended into harmonious
whole. Individually, either from the
standpoints of extent or worthiness.
they would compel the attention and
admiration, and presented together
they make for a proposition that is as
as gigantic as it is irresistible.
The services of one thousand people
and four hundred horses are required.
The tents are said to be the biggest
ever constructed and the pher-
MALTA is of the best, from the smallest
toe-pin to the immense canvas tops.
Three hundred International arenic
champions participate in the circus
programs, which embrace countless So
called feature performances and many
orthodox acts necessary to give the
proper circu. atmosphere. The majority
of the performers have recently been
impdrted from foreign countries, and
very few of them have ever appeared
before in America. Three rings, two
elevated stages, an aerial enclave and
hippodrome are necessary for the ex-
ploitation of their various feats, in
Guiding every sort of performance that
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
SHOVEL HAVE MADE IT LOOK
LIKE A CELLAR.
Foundations for the Walls of the Ex
tensions of the Office Buildings
Are the Cause.

WASHINGTON, July y.-.The fem
Gus Roosevelt tennis court in the rear
of the White House office building is
now but hole. Excavators with
pillow and shovel went at it ruthlessly
yesterday, and today it looks like a
cellar.
Where once the members of the
tennis cabinet met to decide momen-
tous world affairs will soon rise the
foundation and walls of the office
buildings extension. Mr.. Taft does
not care for tennis, and as soon as he
entered upon his duties at the White
House, decided that the space occu-
pied by the court could be put to bet
ter use by constructing upon it a
much needed addition to the office
building. The present structure, a
which cost the government $4,000
and could be duplicated by any build
err fptss 7,oeo, as entirely too small to
accommodate the president and his
clerical force and the crowds of Wis
itors that daily call to see the execu-
=, - n G.
tiye3 sssTSs@s g<s9 ~
The new portion lof the building will
be occupied by the .stenographers and
clerks and Secretary Carpenter. The
secretary's present office will be con-
verted into a special waiting room for
senators and representatives. Under
the present arrangement the waiting
statesmen are shown into the cabinet
room. Often the crowd is SO large
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION

1t has been announced by me chair
man of the legislative committee ap-
pointed to investigate the state offices
that the investigation will be at once
continued and every state institution
will be probed. This is right. Every
state institution should be probed. In
justice to both officials and the public
the bottom of the dirty mass of cor
ruption that seems to have gathered In
state affairs should be found.
howl is at once raised by the
friends of state officers that it costs
money. Perhaps it does. But it will be
a needed lesson and may prevent the
pilfering of more thousands of dollars
by INSCRIPTIONS office holders who
have been entrusted with the funds of
the state More than this, the investi-
CATION should include the methods OF
the various officials in handing out
thea. expense money. If man who is
a state officer, travelling in his own in
terests, charges the state with such
expenses, he should be put before the
public in the light that he deserves
The state investigation should bring
out the facts, also, as regards an off
cial drawing state pay when he takes
two or three weeks off periodically fol
his own private interests. There |:
much of interest to be developed b,
| investigation; and the investigation
| should be made.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
NEW RULERS FOR
ARMY AND NAVY

to the front at all his horse stumbled
and threw him. and he was laid up
for months with a broken collar bone
when he ought to havA been chasing
the Beers.
Joined Army in 1873.
Sir, Ian Joined the army in 1873, and
most of his service was with the
Gordon Highlanders. He is a typical
Gay Gordon-brave and dashing-but
for time he earned the ill-will of his
superiors by the habit of saying what
he thought in the plainest possible
language After a time however, the
powers that be learned that Hamilton
generally was right and he was lis
tened to. About seventeen years ago
he created a sensation by declaring
publicly that not one British soldier
in. hundred knew how to shoot,
but Since then the war office
has come round to his way og think ing,
and the. present musketry training is
based on hfs suggestions
He is just as merciless in dealing
with hts own shortcomings as with
those of others. He has contested
that he never went into action with
out being in a blue funk" and he
added that he did not believe there
was another man in the army who
must not say the same if he told the
truth.
A few weeks ago he took the pledge
at meeting of the Royal Army Tenn
perance association. "And it is about
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09

in business, but there is no place for
them. Most of the men are not viii
ling. or have not the money, to erect
their own business houses, and thus
Walla Walla does not get the new
stores. Walla Walla's building has
been heavy this season, but there is
not a building under process of con-
struction that is not already rented.
or that will not be occupied by the
owner.
When the first big office building
was built in Walla Walla there was
shaking of wise heads and long
ears. 1t was freely prophesied that
the rooms would never be filled. Were
they? And when the next one was
started the same shaking of heads
was evidenced But again the build
ing was filled And the city is ready
for more. Store rooms and offices are
at a premium, and while the city has
maze rdplQ SlIluSS III ilCA OcSAAAN'|
growth, there is room for more.
In the residence districts it is the
same. This is supposedly the dull
season of the year in real estate and
houses should be hard to rent, with
everyone looking forward to a vaca-
ton. But the opposite is true. Every
house in town is either occupied or
spoken for. Real estate dealers say
they cannot supply the demand and
q single advertisement in the paper
quiries regarding the property An
apartment house just built was filed
before it was half completed.
large rooming and boarding house had
every room spoken for before the
plaster had touched the walls.
Walla Walla needs little money
invested along these lines. And there
could be no better investment. Real
estate dealers have said for the last
two years that apartment houses were
needed in this city. There are no
flats" here, and many people coming
from large cities are disappointed Oh
learning that such is the case. Dwell
ing houses always are in demand and
rent for amounts that make them cap
itaI investments. Business houses are
even better Walla Walla property is
on the advance and money invested
here will not only bring in the in
terest of rental, but the advancement
in prices that is sure to follow makes
the investment doubly good. Business
building is heavy, but it is not COM
mensurate With the growth of Walla
Wana. More is needed. Men who
have in the past shown their conf
dence in the city have not been dis
appointed; nor will they be lin the flu
ture.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
THE INVESTMENT FIELD.

AS a field for investment there is
none better. than Walla walla today.
Not a stores room or business building
in the city is vacant at the present
time; and those building were rented
before the excavations were begun for
the foundations. Houses are at a pre-
MUM, and there is difficulty, even at
This time of the year, to rent a de-
s.rable dwelling in walla Walla or in
any one of the suburbs
Inquiries are made almost daily at
the Commercial club by men who
would come ito Walla Walla to locate
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
TENNIS COURT is
NOW BUT A HOLE

that the cabinet room overflows. and
the men who make the laws are COM
PEELED to rub elbows with the plain
people in the outer ante room. OF
a moment that he is not tickled to
death to do this, but the idea Of Civ
ing them a waiting room all to them
selves has made a great "hit'' with
the senators and representatives.
The addition to the office building
will cost $4,000. During the summer
the White House proper will be reno
waited throughout at a cost of about
$4,000
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
WOULD REMOVE
DUTY ON JUTE

are shipped as ballast from India.
The interest is chiefly centered now
in the jute mills at the state penl-
Tertiary which in many instances
have been the price regulator of grain
bags for this section of the country.
BAGS At Pen Sell At Six Cents.
The farmers of this section are
obliged to use grain bags as sacked
! grain, as this is the only method by
which it can be exported. Grain
bags are now selling at cents de-
livered from the penitentiary and as
high as 9 cents in other places. we
are indebted to the penitentiary for
this low price, but the question to
be considered here is, is it advisable
to remove the duty on sacks?'
Warden Charles S.. Reed of the PEN
itentiary spoke briefly, giving some
statistics relative to the manufacture
of bags in the jute mills of the To-
cal institution. According to Mr..
Reed the present capacity of the jute
mills at the penitentiary is 100000
bags, but after December l, the ca
pacity of the plant will be increased
to 100000 bags, or the present ca
-pacity doubled The mills employ
now 300 men and by selling the bags
at cents, it is closely estimated
that this is about the cost. The war
den pointed out that the price pr
bags depended on the price of the
raw material 1t was stated by Mr..
Reed that 100000 bags are used by
the farmers of Washington.
Figuring on the basis of 20,000,00O
bags less the amount made at the
penitentiary and the duty of 1 1-2
cent per bag the wheat growers OF
the state are required to pay about
$4,000 in dSty on bags. The argu-
ment followed that if it cost the
state nearly six cents to produce the
sacks now, it could not compete with
the free bags and as the state would
not operate at a loss, the jute mills
down and when they are closed down
and out of the manufacturing bust
ness, the importers of bags would
boost the price and the farmers
would be at their mercy again. At
ter several speeches were made by
prominent members, favoring the re-
moval of the duty, vote was taken
and by small majority, the motion
carried.
The meeting was called to order by
resident ]. M. Crawford at $50, with
a fair representation of the member
ship present. and adjourned at $40
Minutes of previous meeting were
arprouad
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
COMMERCIAL CLUB VOTES Tc
ASK CONGRESS TO TAKE
OFF TARIFF.
Farmer Would Get the Benefit, Which
Would Lessen Cost of Bags a
Cent and Half.

By a substantial majority, the Com
mercial club last night voted to in
struct representatives in congress to
favd, the removal of the duty into the
United States on all jute products, the
action having been taken following a
detailed discussion of the question
which was referred to the member
ship meeting by the board of directors
last Tuesday afternoon.
IF the duty on grain bags, which
amounts to about a cent and half per
bag, be removed, will the farmer get
the benefit, and will the removal of the
duty put the jute mills at the state
penitentiary in permanent retirement
of the club argued last night. Many
stirring talks were made both in sup
port of. and against, the removal Of
the duty on jute products, and after
all had been given an opportunity to
express their views, a vote was taken
which resulted in the decision to in
struct the Washington delegation in
congress to favor the removal of the
duty.
Situation Is Reviewed.
In a brief and well defined speech.
Secretary A. c. Moore gave con-
else history of the grain bag stu
alton in the Inland Empire. He said
that the subject to be discussed was
political question but it is the pol
icy of the club not to enter into po-
litical discussions and it would be
debated on it's merits and benefits
to the wheat growing sections of the
state of Washington.
Mr.. Moore said in part, "The man
ufacture of grain bags is carried on
in but few places, the most of them
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
1T IS TO LARF.

It is to larf The sage of the state
and national administrations has fin
ally decided that he is better news
paper publisher than politician. There
don't seem to be any core to the po-
litical apple anyway. OF course no one
else. Especially a competitor can run
a newspaper to suit the evening Re-
hash. 1t is to larf 1t seems as though
we heard some years ago about GER
tain individual who was going to do
some other paper. In fact he has been
going to do" almost every person and
everything within the limits of his be-
fuddled vision. 1t is said that he has
thought at times. however he would
give up the job of doing" any Of the
newspapers in WalIa Walla, and prac-
tice awhile on the Wallula Gateway
or the Prescott Spectator.
OF course the Evening Rehas.
squealed when the contract for the city
publishing was not awarded to it for
another year If it and the illustrious
Tom Mosgrove could have had their
way, no telling what the city would
have had to pay for the city printing
during the next year. But the States
man believes that there is too much
honesty and fair-dealing in a majority
of the city council to let the mouth
swerve them from their path of duty
1t is now up to these two notables to
recall Sidney Menkus and take up
campaign to edo" everybody and every
thing in general and the city of Walla
Walla in particular.
No matter what happens. though
the Statesman is going right ahead
printing two or three times as much
news each day as the evening Rehasf
is able to rehash. And it is going
and prestige. When dozen or so peo
pie go to the office of that illustriou:
sheet and order it stopped for
purpose of subscribing for the States
man because they want the evenin,
news of the city and country, it is n
wonder it comes to the conclusion tina
no one else can run paper to suit it
political (but pieless) editor.
The Statesman does not enjoy tn
continual lcarping and scrapping be
tween newspapers in the same city
and it is only under certain provoca
ton that it will ask the indulgence
fits readers to reply to the hysterica
batting of thes mouth piece of tn
Menkus- Mosgrov4-Lorton combine TIL
Statesman, would rather continue in
decent and orderly manner to fulfi
the proper mission of an afternoon pa
per in a prosperous and growing cit
like Walla Whila The Statesma
would rather boost the community a
a whole than waste its space bemoan
ing any single individual Let tn
Evening Bulletin go hence and do like
wise.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
A Sailor Who Has Risen.

Sir Arthur William MooreK X. c. B.,
K G. V. o., c. NJ G., is a sailor who
has risen to his present position by
sheer hard work and competence. He
is not spectacular person, like Lord
Charles Beresford or his immediate
predecessor, Sir John Fisher, but he
has distinguished himself by always
doing the job that was given him in
excellent shape and without any un-
necessary fuss and noise. Patriotic
Englishmen hope that his advent at
the admiralty will mark the end of the
petty personal and political jealousies
which have done so much harm in the
service recently.
Admiral Moore is now 62 years old
He entered the navy in 1850 and was
specially promoted for his services dur
ing the Egyption war of 1882, when
he commanded the Orion and was pres
ent at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir He
was one of the British representatives
at the anti-slavery congress at Brus-
sells in 1889 and he was also a naval
aid -de-cam to the late Queen Victoria
He was commander-in- chief at the
Cape station during the South African
war and his last command was at the
China station. He held this until last
year, since which he has been on the
inactive list.
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his employees. may result in legal ac-
ton being brought against the city
auditor. District Attorney William
of the auditor is due to the alleged
Cook says he will either ask the SUI
preme court for a writ of mandamus
compelling the auditor to approve the
demands, or he will sue the auditors
bondsmen for damages resulting from
the delay.
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approved.

other circuses boast of and many
startling events no other shows present.
In addition to these the Hagenbeck
original trained wild animals are eX-
hibited and give their remarkable
performances in their entirety in huge
steel arenas as a part of this gigantic
enterpriSe