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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09

governors: Senator Reed Smoot, OF
Utah: Curtis Guild, president OF the
American Forestry association; Fill
bert Roth, of Ann Arbor, Michigan
and several state foresters.
The association has received assur-
ances of success in every repect, from
all sections of the United States, r. 5.
Kellogg. of the forestry service, re-
Gently passed through Seattle, Ell
route. on a special mission to Alaska
to study forestry conditions, and in
formed the executive committee that
every department in the national capl-
tai would send delegates AMI take an
active part in the proceedings OF the
congress. Arthur F. Francis secretary
of the TransMississippi Commercial
congress, which is to convene In
Denver, august 16 to 21,sstates that a
delegation will be sent from that meet
ing to the conservation congress. The
state association has the promise of
assistance from every section or
Washington and announces that the
congress will be a success in every
particular.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
PASSENGER RATES
Up IN MISSOURI
With Expiration Today of Two Cent
Rate Which Court Declared Un-
constitutional, Roads Go Back
to Old Charge.

| ST. LOUIS, July with the eXpi-
ration today of the 3OHay notice pc
riod required by the interstate COM
| merce commission, the railroads 90
| Grating in Missouri are freed from the
| two-cent ia ,felaw. which was declared
unconstitutional by Judge Smith Nc
Pherson
When Judge Mcpherson declared the
2-cent rate confiscatory he suggested
| to the railways that 2 1-2 cents was a
| reasonable rate On June 8, the Chca-
| go & Alton, Wabash, Rock Island and
Burlington announced state rate of
IL cents. The Santa Fe and Missou-
ri Pacific returned to the Scent fare.
Although the roads made the higher
| rates effective month ago for tickets
| between points within the state, the,
| could not do 50 on interstate tickets
until the expiration of the thirty
| day notice of the commerce commits
| sion. AS a result, a peculiar condition
mas eAlSteu curing the laSI month
| which enabled st. Louisians to save
| $3.50 between st. Louis and Kansas
! City by purchasing tickets to Kansas
City, Kan, thus making the Transport
| tation fall within the provisions of the
| interstate commerce law
| During the last month the straight
| fare between st. Louis and Kansas
City, Mo-, has been 81, while the fare
| from st. Louis to Kansas City people
also took advantage of the reduction
| in coming to ST. Louis by purchasing
| tickets to East St. Louis Ill.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
Get Ready for Elks.

LOS ANGELES, July 9.-The City
of Angels is DOMINIC it's gala attire to-
day in honor of the great crowds OF
the Best People on Earth who will
swoop down upon it within the next
few days. Already many early birds
among the joyous BILLS" are in the
city, and one and all promise that
next weeks national convention of
the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks will be the greatest in the
history of that organization of the
princes of good fellows. Thousands
the welcome of Los Angeles one Mt
ting to the occasion.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
FIRST NATIONAL
CONSERVATION |
CONGRESSMEET

, PROCLAMATION service; Hon. Clifford
Pinchot. chairman of the joint COM
mittee on conservation between states
and nation. GoyernoCs and. members OF
commissions in all the states and ter
ritories: chambers of commerce and
other industrial and commercial or
ganizations editors of leading news
papers; presidents of colleges and other
institutions of learning and prominent
church dignitafies. Delegates are to be
sent from the various civic societies
and national associations and represen-
tatives are expected from cities and
towns throughout the country general
ly. Many members of the United States
senate and house of representative
are expected to be in attendance.
The state legislature has passed
joint resolution inviting President
Taft to attend the consfess and deliver
mented by proclamation from the
chairman of the state conservation
commission and similar officials in
other states. The Seattle chamber Of
commerce has joined with the Wash
ington conservation association in pre-
senting invitations to various CONNER
-cial organizations and the convention
has the united approval of state COM
missions and committees and the joint
committee between states and nation.
The convention promises to bring to
Seattle and the state many of the lead
ing statesmen and public speakers of
the day, who could not be secured un-
der any conditions except to discuss the
principles of practical conservation.
"HoW shall the conservation of nat
ural resources be conducted so thar
business of the present day shall re-
ceive the geratest benefit?" is the
question to be answered at the com
ing congress. An array of the best
informed speakers in the wd'ld will be
presented in the official program to DC
issued by the Washington conservation
association. 1t will include addresses
from the president and cabinet mem
bers and heads Of departments such as
Hon. r. A. Ballinger, Hon. James VII
son, Hon. F. H. Newell, Hon. Clifford
Pinchot and leading governors. The
list of probable speakers contains the
names of John A. Ransdall, PRESIDENT
of the National Rivers and Harbors
congress; Hon Seth Low, president
National Civic federation; Dr. Charles
w. Elliott, of Harvard Prof. Irving
Fisher, of Yale, DR.. w. ]. McGee secre-
tary of the White House conference of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
SENATOR ROOT
WILL WEAR 'EM

tive merits and dement's of the in
come tax.
The senate chamber, shut off from
the direct rays of the sun, but also
shut off from the direct effect Of such
breezes as might have been tanning
the capitol, had temperature of 8s
degrees. Every senator was using a
big palm leaf fan-except the orator.
He was too busy
Mr.. Root Is tall, sparely- built man
without any Of those avoirdupoidal
prominences which sometimes help in
an emergency He's rather straight
up and down. He was attired in a
thin blue serge suit, with negli-
gee shirt of blue, and a belt That
belt needs another hole punched in it.
Starting his. remarks in a cool, calm,
and dispassionate manner, and in a
voice a little too thin to be very ef-
fective, Mr.. Root soon became, warmed
up to his subject. As he proceeded
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
WILL BE HELD IN SEATTLE DUR
ING THE LAST WEEK OF
2
COMING MONTH.
Many Distinguished Visitors Will Be
Present and Many Noted
Speakers Will Talk.

SEATTLE, July 9.-(SpeciaD -The
first national conservation congress
cf the United States will be held in
Seattle. August 26, 81, %, '09. The al
0itorium of the Alaska Yukon aci-
fic exposition has been selected by the
executive board of the Washington
conservation association, as the place
for holding all the sessions. Special
offices have been opened and full
corps of men and women engaged IN
sending out invitations and press bull
letins to every section in which conser-
walton is considered a live issue. The
convention promises to be the most i'm
portant and best attended meeting of
conservationists since the congress of
governors, at the White House, in
Washington, D. c., when former Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt launched the
campaign for conserving and utilizing
the natural resources of the country.
Hon. Z. II. Libby, of Charleston.
president of the Washington Conserva-
ton association. who has recently re-
turned from the east has called
special session of the executive COM
mittee and vice presidents for Friday,
July 9, at p. m in the city hall Sc
attic for the purpose of furthering ar
engagements already made. The pro-
gram will include discussions on irri-
CATION, mining, fishing, waterways,
good roads, transportation and public
health and morals. Experts in evey
state and in all lines of conservation
will be requested to prepare papers and
deliver addresses at the different ses
siOns Favorable responses have been
received from many of the representa-
tive men in various states, and the
committee anticipates a great gather
.ng of enthusiasts in the new branch of
public education.
Invitations have been mailed to
President William H Taft; Hon. r. A.
Ballinger secretary of the interior;
Hen. James Wilson, secretary of ag
riculture; Hon. F. H. Newell chief Of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
MADE A SPEECH WITHOUT SUS.
PENDERs, BUT HE WON'T
DO IT AGAIN.
Il Was a Great Flight Of Oratory, All
Right, But It Was Punetuated
With Embarrassment.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 9.-Next
time Senator Root makes a speech in
the senate in warm weather it is safe
to say that he will wear suspenders.
When he was making his great ar
gument in support of the administra-
ton plan for a tax on the earnings of
corporations it was evident to the
least observant that he had something
else on his mind besides the intrica-
ing, and the question of the compare
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
Lane County Wins.

SALEM, July 9.-Lane county was
awarded the sweepstakes trophy, the
$50 silver cup at the Oregon cherry
fair this morning. The trophy was
presented by Marion county to the
outside county or association of grow
ers displaying the best exhibit of COM
mercially packed fruit of three or
more varieties The Lane county ex-
hibit consists of 80 boxes. perfectly
packed, and without a blem1sh. rms
is Albany day at the fair.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09

his voice became full and round hS
gestures animated and fOrceful anu
he walked to and fro across the cen
ter aisle and turned first to the re-
publican side and then to the deino'
cratic side to direct home his raplei
like thrusts of argument. NaturdiP'
in such a temperature, and unu''
such exertions, he was soon persplriH'
freely.
Then, suddenly. a worried express
fitted across his countenance Una
was not caused by the interrup''
OF Senators Bailey or Cummins OF AA'
Of the others whose position ne
attacking. His hands went dow"
where the recalcitrant belt was -
glecting it's duty Hes losing
he's losing 'em," remarked severai
terested observers under their Oi''
But no. With good strong pun
were hoisted into position again .
the flow Of oratory went on
But from that tins on, unti
conclusion of the speech. MI -.
was busy alternately yanking uP
trousers by the tops, or hoistihs
by the pockets, and hopping the
spiration from bis face.
But it was a great speech ue'R
embarrassments.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
Richland

the last chance you will have get into this favored Frut
Be' grondfloor prices Yakima, Wenatchee and Kenne
wiq sold for the prices that this ans selling only
few short years ago. The land water and altitude pract
caE the the price of Rchand land will just high
their land has 1t only takes development to do it. and
the CHLAND VALLEY has setedup faster than of the
other three did in the same length of fine
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
l$25 Per Acre

Thirty will be added to the price of all lands for sale
under the best irrigated project the Northwest The price Of
wate right alone under nearly gravity canal Of merit the
country than the price of both land and water under this
the best of projects There will be land in pro-
jec for sale anywhere in the columbia River Early Fruit
Belt under gravity flow of water after this land is sold
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09

been broken, but the address was still
plain, and, though, badly broken, the
pen was sent on to this city 1t mas
again been returned to the factory for
repairs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09

for the ensuing year will be held
Monday, July IL, 1909, at which time
the, following named officers are to be
elected. *
One mayor
one city clefk.
|; One city treasurer. ~.
One city marshal s<s
One city attorney.
One city Surveyor.
One city street commissioner.
One city health officer.
One city justice.
One city assessor.
One city sexfon.
One councilman for the FIrstJWard.
One councilman for the Second
Ward.
One councilman for the Third Ward.
The following polling PLACES and
election. Officers have been appointed
by the city council for said election.
Lewis precinct-Polling pldce, Bar
ron's real estate office, corner First and
Alder streets; inspector, c. e. Loney;
judges, George Surbeck and c. }.
Bowers; clerks, Roy N. Wolf and Will
liam Paxton.
Clarke precinct-Polling place,
Sharpstein school; INSPECTOR Thomas
Taylor, judges, r. N. Bond and T., F..
Ladd; clerks, E. S. Nixon and j. w.
Tiderington.
Stevens precinct-Polling place Ebd-
ing's tailor shop Alder STREET; inspec-
ter, H. w. Ending; judges. Fat Russell,
and D. Werthemer; clerks, A. P.
Pearson and A. F. Bryan.
Simms precinct-Polling place, Lin
coin schools inspector, r. w. Arm
strong; judges, Robert Thompson and
A. M. Nicholas; clerks, WE. Cadman
and C. L. Tempany
Whitmans precinct-Polling place,
John Stacks, 129 East Main street;
inspector q. F. Wilson; Judges. Lee
McMurtrey and H. A. CroWell; clerks
u. G. Bean and F. j. Hester
Steptoe precinct-Polling place. Ba-
ker school, Inspector, John Kirkman;
judges, c. Robinson and Theodore
Wolff; clerks, Leslie Kirkman and a
j. York.
Fremont precinct-Polling place,
rear of Muntingas store, North Fifth
street; inspector, H w. Peck; judges.
j. F. Talabere and John McClees;
clerks, Saul Simon and w. D. Paul.
Mullan PRECINCT - Polling place,
Ringhoffer's residence Elm street: in
spector, Fred sW. Schultz; judges,
George Fowler and J. G. Abbott;
clerks, M. t. Crosson and J. w. Bel
lows
The polls for said election will be
opened from o'clock a. m. to o'clock
p. m.
T. D. S. HART, City Clerk.
FIRST publication iI1-aEvening States
man, July 3, 1909
Last publication. July II. 1909.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-09
The Soil

is the genuine volcanic ASH depth from five to thirty
feet uderaid with loose open gravel and has gentle slope
either toward the Yakima Columbia River the lying
peninsula between the this affordng
and air drainage Every condition right for successful
cation and the growing of early crops.
We have the best of graded schools churches
ORDERS stores and hotels You are pioneering when To-
cate here but making home among the best people in the
West. That's why our land sells so fast.
More people looking toy ward the Columbia River for
their future homes than other point the 1t
weknown fact that is the earliest the Northwest
that centrally located for markets transportation Ten
in this valley will support large family in luxury.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
GAME HOG HAD
HARDER WORK
UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF
ROOSEVELT PROTECTION
WAS GIVEN BIRDS.
Reserves Were Created in All Parts of
the United States for Protection
of Small Animals.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May While
eX-President Roosevelt is engaged in
shooting up" Africa, he may, between
times, ref1sct contentedly on the fact
that during his seven years admins
trat.On he made the operations of the
American game-hOg increasingly diff
ficult. The big stick was against the
game-hOgs, and against the CONNER
cial hunter of birds for millinery
1t was with the latter idea in mind
that during his occupancy of the White
House, Col. Roosevelt created % reser-
yat.Ons for the protection of native
birds. Seventeen of these embrace the
reservoir sites already reserved by the
United States reclamation service, one
in Arizona, one in California, two in
Idaho, one in Montana two in New
Mexico, one in Oregon, one in South
Dakota, one in Utah, five in ashing-
ton, and two in Wyoming.
The reclamation service was in
hearty sympathy with President Roose-
~velts efforts to prevent the killing,
for commercial purposes, of the birds
which now nest annually upon the
islets and shore lines of these reserva-
tons, or which will probably nest there
n the near future. Game Wardens will
soon be placed in charge of these bird
Ravens, and officials of the reclamation
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sued by the Japanese government
few years ago, were used as pOaching
grounds by japanese sailors, who killed
the birds by the ship-lOad and for
warded them to Europe via Asiatic
ports for millinery manufacturers. Col.
Roosevelt heard that certain American
citizens in the island proposed to as
sist the Japanese to continue this
slaughter of the innocents and prompt
ly put the territory into the "protec-
ton schedules" as it might be called In
these days of Tariff discussion.
The closing days of the Roosevelt
administration were also marked by
the creation of a new form of reserva-
ton. Fire Island Located near the
head of Cooks Inlet, Alaska, is well
known resort for the cows of the
Alaska moose, the largest known rep
resentative of the moose family. The
Young born on the Islands were, when
old enough to protect themselves from
the attack of wolves, led back to the
main shore by their wise parents. or
late. hunters had begun to invade the
island and kill off the young moose. 1t
was to prevent this slaughter that Mr..
Roosevelt proclaimed the island "a res
ervation for the protection. of. native
animals" 1t is the only reserve of rs
kind in the country, -,.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
GOOD RECORDS
At BIG MEET
DESPITE WIND A N D G 0 0 L
WEATHER, FAST TIME is MADE
IN SEVERAL EVENTS.
Spokane Places Twenty-Five Men In
Finals, With Walla WaEa Second
and Lewiston Third.

With some of the crack athletes of
the Inland Empire on the grounds, the
ninth annual tri-state interscholastic
track meet was pulled off under fav-
orabIe. circumstances yesterday on
Ankeny field before a crowd of over
1000 people and though some good
records were made, they would nave
been better had not the wind been SO
strong and the temperature SO low.
The events were pulled off in rapid sue
cession without a hitch and from the
first shot of the pistol at O'CLOCK I'M
ill $40 o'clock, Dorsey Hill and his
efficient corps of helpers kept the attn
letcs in perpetual motion not allow
ing the large audience a moment of
suspense.
MANY of the schools succeeded in
qualifying nearly every man in his
event. and quite a number of men
made good for several. Spokane,
with IL. succeeded in getting % en-
tries for the finals, Walla Walla' Win
II men qualified for II entries, Lew
iston, with IA men, qualified Il, anu
T.aGrande with 9, also II. Pendleton
succeeded in etnering 10 men for the
finals. Euensburg 6, Yakima o.
Boise 4, Baker City 7, Garfield s.
Prosser and Colfax each and Waits
burg ..
Judging from the preliminary races
the race for the individual loving cup
offered by Senator Ankeny to the atm
lete winning the mos joints In the
finals will be between Englehorn OF
Spokane, Shaw Of Lewiston, Dresser
Vt Walla Walla, Cooke of Ellenspurs
and Kimball of Pendleton. These nVe
men are easily head and shoulders
above their team mates in the mum
Der of events they will enter, and as
each is possible first they stand tht
best chances of having their names
inscribed on the silver cup.
The relay yesterday was run IN $40"
time. Neither of the team wlnning
first was very closely pressed ana az
not have to do their best. Lewiston
Spokane, Prosser and Walla -Waita
made time varying all the way IRON
1888 to 1:44 in the half mile relay.
Spokane was strong in the hurdles
in the weights and distances and the
Jumps. Lewiston in the hurdles ana IL
the sprints, while Walla Walla ane
La Grande were we'll balanced, gettlns
met in events of nearly every nature
These four leading teams will put
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time 10 LIS. Third heat: Dresser,
Walla Walla; Smith. Prosser; time
rs Is. Fourth heat Englehorn,
Spokane: Heidenreich, LaGrande;
time IT Is.
Discus throw-Six men qualified at
107 feet: Beers. Baker City; Love,
Garfield: Phillips, Lewiston; Divine,
Pendleton; Englehorn, Spokane; De-
Witt, Spokane.
so yard dash-First heat: Cooke
Ellensburg; Hoobler, Lewiston: time
:05 3-5. Second heat: Railback, Spo-
kane; Corkrun1, Walla Walla; time
O6; Third heat: Shaw, Lewiston;
Kimball, Pendleton; time :05 3-5
Fourth heat: Brunton, Walla Walia Z;
Watts, Boise; time, :O5 4-5. Fifth
heat: Darr, Spokane; Gordon, Pen
dleton; time, :06.
High, jump-Gix men qualified at
feet 2 niche. Service, Baker City;
Remy, North YAH ina, Coe, Spokane;
Monroe, Spokane; /. Bowers, Walla
,Walla; Millering LaGrande.
Mile run-First heat: J. Fancher,
Spokane; Jacobs, Lewiston time,
Walla; Robinson. Ellensburg; time,
5:04 As. Third heat: Dickinson, Spo-
kane; Boylen, Pendleton; time, 4: Sc.
Fourth heat: F. Fancher, Spokane;
Atkinson, Waitsburg; time, 5:04.
440 yard dash-First heat: Ritter,
Spokane; Cooke, ElIensburg; time, 81
Second heat: Hoobler. Lewiston;
White, Baker City; time :55 2-5.
Third heat: McWhorter, N. Yakima;
McBoyle, Waitsburg; time :55 3-5.
Fourth heat: Reynolds, LaGrande;
Starry, Walla Walla time, 55 As.
Fifth heat: Brunton. Walla Walla;
Slough, Spokane; time, Sc 2-5.
Hammer throw-Six men qualified
at 127 feet II inches: Mangun, Boise;
Love, Garfield; Phillips, Lewiston;
Englehorn, Spokane; Dresser, WaIla
Walla.
22O yard hurdles-First heat: Engie-
horn, Spokane; Reynolds, LaGrande;
time :28 Is Second heat: Shaw,
Lewiston; Railback, Spokane; time,
:2S 35 Third heat: Kimball, Pen
dleton; Bowers. Walla Walla; time,
:27 As. Fourth heat: Dresser, Walla
Walla; Stowe, Pendleton; time :2S.
Broad jump-Six men qualified at
Is feet inches: Dresser, Walla
Walla; Carpy, Lagrande; Darr, Spo
kane; Monroe, Spokane; Snyder,
Walla Walla; Gardner, Walla Walla
Shot put-Six men qualified Al feet
s inches being the greatest distance:
Jones, Baker City; Englehorn, Spo-
kane; Dresser. Walla Walla; Beere,
Baker City; Phillips, Lewiston; Dur
ham, Spokane
Half mile relay-F'irst heat: Lew
iston, COlfaX; time. 1888 3-5. Second
heat: Prosser, Garfield; time /: IA As.
Third heat Spokane, North Yakima;
time, 1877 2-5. Fourth heat: WaIa
Walla, Ritzville; time 1:39 3-5.