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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVED

ARRIVED
Sunday, October 3.
Br stmr Cowyie. Daniels. SO days from Pula
Sambo via Karatsu rs days; 5.420 tons benzine
TO Standard oil company.
stmr Navarro. Hoffman, ss hours from Cres-
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Rinr LIN Kearnr sc

And phone in your ads TO The Call. To
rent rooms, secure help, get position
ETC., The Calls Want Ads can not be
excelled.
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Army Transports

The Crook is In port
Tile Thomas is In port.
The Sherman is In port.
The Warren is at Manila.
The Dix en- route from Seattle for Manila
sailed from Honolulu September Z.
The Logan from San Francisco for Manila
sailed from Honolulu September 49,
The Sheridan sailed from Manila for Seattle
The Buford sailed from Nagasski September 21
for this port
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A. S. Holden, who has arrived in
San Francisco to take charge of the
.:.-- ..wholesale branch
Shanks Deep of the Stearns
|.s. west stopped off at
Portland to visit
Charles B. Shanks, former sales man
ager of the Stearns company. Shanks,
who is well known in San Francisco,
for his years of connection with the
Winton motor carriage company, is
interested in the real estate business
in the northwest. He is associated
in San francisco f3r his connection
with the automobile trade in it's in
fancy in this city. The third mem
ber of the firm is Harry G.. Beckwith,
who is also known in San Francisco
as one of the pioneer lacrosse players,
when the game was started seven
years ago. Shanks is taking the real
estate business seriously, more so than
he ever took the automobile He,
Jacobs and Beckwith expect in a few
years to be able to write their per-
sonal check for at least seven figures.
Shanks says that they are real estate
operators. 1t is presumed from the
emphasis that he puts on the word
operators that 1T is more pretentious
that the ordinary real estate dealer.
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Weather Report

United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau. San Francisco, Oct. 3, 1909.
RAINFALL. DATA
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
Franklin on
Original Tires

tires the air with which they We're origi-
nally filled. They are Diamonds and have
never been punctured although they
have been used for a distance of 1870
miles. The car is a % horsepower
touring car.
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Likes His New
Chalmers $50"

1910 Chalmers Detroit $50" delivered.
has just returned from a several days
trip in the Yosemite valley. In speak
ing of the new car, Huffman said:
while l was in every way satisfied
with the old car, L am more than
pleased with the new one. 1t has con-
siderably more power and its per-
formance is equal to that of any 40
horsepower car that I know off, Mr.
Huffman predicts a great sale of this
model of car for the coming season.
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E. j. Huffman, who purchased the
first Chalmers Detroit $50" car deliv-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04

A. s. Holden, who has arrived in
San Francisco to take charge of the
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Memoranda

Per stmr Bandon-when two days out from
Bandon and off Cape Mendocino. In heavy NV:
Allied with water, making stern steer very badly
and had to go very slowly; on Sept 30 the hawser
narted twice causing much delay heavy NV.
wind and sea running at the time.
Per bktn Fremont-On April Ia, the day after
leaving San Francisco, c. Carlson seaman, ma
tive of FINLAND. aged 80 years. fell overheard
and was drowned.
Per shin star of Russia-On Oct 2, IL noon.
OF Point Reyes, saw ship Santa Clara, from Ali
tax for San Francisco.
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Manag ger McLain
agency has received
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04

The following brief but expressive
has been received by
the Howard automobile company from
DIR. Francis +. Knorp of San Francisco:
my Buick White Streak to San Jose.
Santa Cruz, Big Basin and Monterey.
Perfect score; one puncture to the bad,
that's ALL
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NOTES OF THE AUTO

Mr.. and Mrs L. C. Worden of Merced
arrived in San Francisco recently. hav-
ing driven up in their new Chalmers
Detroit go" They report the roads
in fair condition.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICE

Depth at mean low water, entrance to harb
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. .ere0 on the racine
coast last season,
and who also had
the distinction of
Uaffir1 o. thn q first
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
POSING
FALSELY

SAN FRANCISCO. August 4.-Sto-
ries of the heroism of Jack Binns.
the wireless operator who stuck to the
key after the collision of the Florida
and the Republic. are all buncombe,
according to r. P. Schwerin, vice
president of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company. He said: at requires the
ships motors to operate the wireless.
the ships engines to operate the mo-
tors. and the ships steam to operate
the engines. They couldn't run wire
less with storage batteries. The only
good derived from the wireless is to
summon ships. They couldn't have
saved the Columbia on this coast,
which sunk in eight minutes.
He said the Pacific Mail won't in
stall the wireless until it is more per-
fected.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
HAVE A WON'T
CL UE DO IT
SENATOR CUMMINS OF
IOWA REFUSES TO
VOTE FOR BILL.
Says It Is No Better Than
Bill That Is Already
Being Used.

WASHINGTON, Aug At am un-
willing to accept ten cents on the dol
lar in the discharge of the obligations
of the republican party" declared Sem
ator Cummins, of Iowa, today in eX-
planning why he doesn't intend voting
for the tariff bill. He said: "The bill
is better in some respects; but consid-
ering other features | doubt whether
it is an Improvement on the one now
effective. The trouble is that it does
not fulfill the pledges of the republi
can party from my standpoint. 1 may
be wrong, but 1 am going to confident
ly ask judgment by action at the
hands of the voters"
He said President Taft had done all
one could do for the betterment of the
hill
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
POLICE THINK THEY
ARE ON TRAIL OF
KIDNAPER.
Say They Have Reason For
Belief That Children
Are in st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 4.-The police to-
day think that Grace and Alfonso vi
viano. the little children held for $685.
900 ransom, haven't been removed
from the city. and working along this
theory, the father Of the children said
today he wouldn't pay the ransom and
informed the police he has no idea Of
doing So Detectives have learned that
the trunks of Samuel Turrissi were
sent from ST. Louis to Chicago, Mon
day Authorities in charge have been
asked to find them.
Turrissi is alleged to have been seen
with the children, since they have been
gone. Several suspects are held. So far
the police have not a clew as to the
of the children.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04

As announced in last nights issue
Of The Statesman, there were sur
prses at the meeting of the city coun-
ell. enough for everyone. The paving
question occupied the place of honor
on the calendar. and many phases of
the subject were considered. Just be-
fore adjournment had been taken. the
big surprise was sprung in notice
from interested property owners on
North SECOND street that legal action
would be started at the proper time
to prevent the payment for street i'm
nrovemens not done in accordance
with specifications
Attorney ]. H. ~Pedigo Will be plain
tiff in the suit when it Is started. but
will represent the property owners IN
that district. Prosecuting Attorney
Everett J. Smith will be attorney for
Mr. Pedgo, who finds fault with
nearly every step that has been taken
for the having of North Second
street. The communication filed with
the council last night is as follows:
Notice to Council.
.The Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
ell of the City of Walla Walla. and
the Rich & Harris Construction COM
pany and their agents, and the city
engineer:
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BARBER PEOPLE
GET CONTRACT

7"iHe!'tS ana debates upon the
%, tAe products of the various
'''.'s concerns endeavoring to secure
>'N'Taets in Walla walla gave last
meeting Of the city council a
,'" touch Of interest and those who
49,, ''''ued sessions in years gone by
''" William Glasford. w H. Kirk
'' and Guy Bridges were wont to
Ills question. could not but
1S' 'heir thoughts into the past. The
r.o "eH' q East Main street,
'eHue and North Palouse street
a. ''e nome Of contention last night.
- <hd OF argument, brilliant i
'Fayal of facts and figures. was
4>'oned Although minority re-
mo-, submitted on each recon-
situation. the report Of the majority
"On out. and the contract was
me Barber Asphalt company.
,.s 'D''lnen Baohtold and Cummings
O. suing plea for the Warren
3. 0c'ion company's bid. but lost
II instance by vote of to 2.
and ~as, suilents advanced were many
take, .'eu' and it would not have
bids "Huch for council to cancel the
al. s. not improve east Main at
yocataa oil the property owners ad-
'ra' the Improvement be post
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
WILL ENJOlN
PA WING PAY

You and each of you will please
take notice:
I "That 1 am owner of certain prop
erty situated on Second and Rose
streets, and within that certain local
improvement district No. 3S, and local
improvement district No. Al, city of
Walla Walla and State of Washing
ton.
THAT heretofore certain plans and
specifications were adopted as provid-
ed for in ordinance No. =, creating To-
cal improvement districts Nos 50
and 81; same were examined and ap-
Improvement of said districts were re-
ceived and accepted and the city there
after entered into a contract with the
Rich & Harris Construction company
for the improvement of said districts
That said contract specifications pro-
vided that concrete curbing be compos-
ed of 1-3-5 Portland cement, sand and
csean crushed rock as designated by
the city council.
Whereas in lieu of said crushed rock
said contractors i'm carrying out the
said contract are placing in said con-
crete curbing creek gravel and cobble
stone of a diameter greatly in excess
of one and one-half inches thereby
preventing uniformity in said concrete
curbing and greatly deteriorating the
value thereof in that said curbing lacks
uniformity of construction, solidity,
s~~~s>~~s~~~~>e~~s~~s~~
Continued On Page Four.)
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ladies had died since the directory had
been abandoned; that addresses had
been changed, and marriage ceremon-
les performed? Not the slightest The
bunc manager evidently worked on the
assumption that not one of his 200
subscribers would take time to peruse
the full-page list of bonafide contest
ants, and that he was safe in running
any name he could secure.
By an investigation that was in no
manner thorough, it has been estab
lished that the following young ladies
are seriously opposed to being forced
into the contest, and that many of them
have requested their names discontin-
ued Were those requests complied
with, there would be nothing left of
the grand and inspiring contest but the
leaders showing the juggled results
that have been changed from day to
- by the bunc manager in order to
make it appear as though the young
ladies were fairly tum0lng over one
another to get their fingers on the
"gr-r-rand" prizes that are said to
have been offered.
For the personal satisfaction of the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
MUST SELL
IT EARLY

Edward Bradbury. one OF the lead
ing farmers and business men of Clyde,
is in the city today to sell 1000 sacks
Of wheat that he recently stored in a
house company in this locality. 1Ir.
Bradbury said he was granted stor-
age rate of so cents a ton at the OPEN
ing of the year, but was informed after
portion of his crop was in the house.
that the 5O-cent rate held good only
for the first thirty days. AS the time
limit is almost expired, Mr.. Bradbury
desires to dispose or the 1000 sacks at
once i'm order to get around the ex-
cessive storage charges for additional
time
Mr.. Bradbury expects to have at
least 5000 sacks this year, and he says
the balance of his crop will be placed
in the farmers warehouses. AS soon
as the notice of an additional charge
was made by the Puget Sound people.
Mr.. Bradbury Immediately stopped his
wagons, and no more grain was store6
where excessive charges might be i'm
posed upon him. Farmers i'm the vi
cinity have been apprised of the added
charges for time in excess of 80 days.
and they are almost unanimous in the
denunciation of such policy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
READY FOR
ANOTHER HOWL

and scores of the young ladies have
been ignorant Of the fact that their
friends are being misled through the
appearance of their names, they being
out o: the city. Someone is just find
ing out to his own satisfaction that
conducting copyrighted" contests is
somewhat different than pulling poll
tical wires, and a patiently waiting
public is carefully watching the oper-
alton. Throughout the city dissatis-
faction reigns because of the action of
the bunc manager in forcing many of
the young ladies into the penurious
contest against their wishes, and that
he has apparently refused to eliminate
their names upon repeated request.
1t appears strange upon first glance
that paper claiming to have guar
anteed' circulation should be forced
to such dire straits in order to con-
duct copyrighted" contest but such
is the case. With no regard for tn"
ones most directly Interested. that old
city directory was exhumed from it's
last resting place in the rubbish box,
and the linotype operator got his or
ders. What difference did it make
that so per cent of the names are now
foreign; that several of the young
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
PROVOKED
ASSAULT

Because by his own testimony, he
admitted saying things to the plain
tiff which would provoke an assault,
L. K. Munsel, living about II miles up
NIL creek. was fined the sum of S.
and costs in the justice court this
morning amounting in all to $3.50.
Seth Ferrell, the complaining witness,
had instituted proceedings against
Munsell for provoking an assault, stat
ing that he had been called vile names
and otherwise mistreated.
The case amounted to a neighbor-
hoed bro.l and that bad feeling existed
'et"ten the people for some time was
proven il the court this morning. AL
though the Proceedings We're not alto
sttcer l,gal. conclusions were finally
arrived at and when the pieces were at
laS' obtained and pat together. Judge
mckinney ruled that an assault had
been provoked.
"neh the case was dismissed, Mum
vt" immediately called upon the pros
''u''Ag attorney GO" the purpose of
coming back at F'erren with another
sun as he claimed that the plaintiffs
'o'S We're fishing on the Mill creek
O''n which is contrary to law. This,
"e states, he can prove.
The contestants were finally dis
''.S>'o with warning to "be good"
in the futrre.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
SPECIAL
I RA IN
o. r. & N. WOULD RUN A
TRAIN TO SPOKANE
NEXT WEEK
Arrangements Not Yet All
Fixed But Effort Is
Being Made.

Arrangements are being made today
by directors of the Commercial club
and officials of the O. r. & n. company
for a special excursion train to be run
over the O. r. & N. line to Spokane
week from today for the accommoda-
ton of Walla Wallans who desire to
attend the National Irrigation con-
gress. 1t is desired a delegation of at
least 100 people from this city make
the trip, and in case the Commercial
club will guarantee that number of
fares, the train will be run.
Definite announcement will not be
made before tomorrow, but in view
of the fact this county has the finest
exhibit to be seen at the congress, it
is argued that this section of the state
should not fall down in point of at
tendance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
DIE Of
TH|RS
REFUGEES FROMOSAKA
FIRE IN DIRE
STRAITS.
Food Supply Is Fair But No
Water Can Be Obtained
For Survivors.

TOXIC. Aug. 4-Refugees from
burned Osaka are in danger OF dying
from thirst today. They are camped
along the railway and many are in
pitiful plight. Troops have been sent
to their aid. The Osaka water supply
was destroyed in the Saturday con-
1agration which destroyed 10000 homes
and did damage to the amount of sixty
million yen. The food supply is fair
but there Is no water.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
IS
PERFECTED

Owing to the success which has at
tended the experiments made on wood
by r. P. Reynolds, for the purpose of
preserving it, large factory for the
manufacture of wood and metal pre-
servatives is soon to be erected in Spo-
kane by E P. Spalding and associates
The incOrpOrators are r. E. Allen; E
P Spalding, president of the Idaho
Northern Railway company: l.. C
Brooks of Illinois and A w Cieland
an attorney of Portland The Pacific
Timber company, incorporated, at
100000, has been formed for the pur-
pose of manufacturing these products
A large factory for the manufacture
Of their patent preservatives will be
built and the process with which the
wood is cured is known as the Rey
nolds process, after the inventor The
experimental plant is now in this city
on 2O)0 ties for the Northern Pacific,
1000 for the O. r. & n. and 1000 for
the Walla Walla Valley Traction COM
pany has just been flushed The
Reynolds process was first started in
this city, under the direction of r. E.
Allen, but attracting the attention of
the railroad men, the Spaldings took it
ur BY this method, wood can be pre-
of track ties. its uses cannot be over
estimated. When once placed in po-
sition the ties can remain for years
and the work of continually changing
them for new ones will be eliminated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
SHOT BY
AWOMAN

NEW YORK, Aug. AFTER night
in a cell following the shooting of
William r. Craig, a prominent local
attorney, at the Waldorf-AstOria no.
tel last night. Mrs Neville Castle,
formerly an actress and once a prom
inent San Franciscan. appeared for ar
raignmene on a charge of felonious as
sault today. The hearing is post
poned to Friday and the woman is held
under $4,000 bonds.
1t is said she intended to shoot her
self in the presence of Craig and he
interferred. He was shot in the scuffle
following. Craig was slightly hurt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
WATCH
Fl. THA ~

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, Aug. Am
unusually heavy guard was about the
court room today where the modest
into Thaw's sanity is being held Four
deputies accompanied Thaw to the
court and watched him carefully.
Heretofore he has been allowed to
walk to court with members of his
family.
The states attorneys have no ex-
planation for the sudden change of
policy. 1t is believed they may have
received warning to guard the pris-
oner.
DIR. c. S. Mcdonald, a former men,
ber of the New York state board of
lunacy was on the stand this morning.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
REPORT is
GIVEN OUT

Containing many interesting facts.
the annual report of County Superin-
tendant Josephine Preston was COM
pleted yesterday ready to be forward
ed to State Superintendent H. B. Dew
ey The report shows that the in
crease in the number of children
throughout the county has been great
er during the past school year, in pro-
portion to that of this city and with an
enrolment of 2502 girls and 2597 boys.
making a total of 5O99, there was a to-
tai of 766,460 school days last year.
The number of teachers employed in
this county was 166, of whom 81 were
males and 135 females. The average
salary obtained by them was 500 per
month for the former and $73 for the
latter There We're 1S9 pupils who re-
ceived an eighth grade diploma last
year There are 500 high school pu-
pills enrolled, 249 in the ninth grade.
142 in the tenth grade. II in the elev7
enth grade and AZ in the twelfth grade.
The state appropriation for the coun-
ty amounted to $6O,555. So last year.
s2,11S5 So. making total of 62,274 04.
The total receipts from all sources for
the year amounted to s42O, ,724,74. There
was $2149S7 .08 paid to teachers as SAL
ary a total of $36S,46S.79 expenedd
during the year for school purposes
This leaves a good balance in the
treasury
There are five private institutions
of learning in the county all of which
are located in this city: Whitman col
lege. St. Paul's school. Walla Walla
college. st. Vincents academy and La
Sale. There are total of So districts
in the county One new district, the
one at Alfalfa, was established last
year. At Dixie there is to be new
school building erected at cost of
$4,000 this year and is to be brick
structure. Another is to be erected at
Alfalfa and will be either of wood or
stone and is to bost about $4,000 This
building will have three rooms. 1t
is understood additions and improve
ments are to be made in several of
the districts this year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
IS Up Il,
C[A; IS
COUNTY OF WALLA
WALLA COMPARED
WITH CHEHALIS
Has School Census Showing
Six Hundred More
Children.

The discussion as TO correcting the
classification of Walla Walla county
from its present rating as a county of
the 18th class, which. under the state
law. is the term designating a county
with a population of $4,000 to 10000
people. to its proper position as a
county of the 7th class, which, under
the state law, is a county having a pop
Jation Of $4,000 to 10000, has raised
ne interesting points.
At the Commercial club luncheon
Yesterday Larned Meacham referred to
the school population of Walla Walla
county as compared with that of Che
halls county whose people have recent
Iy arranged a similar correction of rat
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
Benson Invited.

SALEM, Aug. 4.-Governor Benson
the First National Conservation con-
gress which will be in session August
Arrangements are being made by the
Washington State Conservation COM
mission. The governor will also ap-
point delegates to the convention.
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Great Highway eystem.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, August 4.-By a
vote of four to one. San Diego coun-
ty endorsed the proposition to issue
million and a quarter bonds for the
construction of the finest highway sys-
tenn in the west. Preliminary surveys
will be made soon
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-04
Hughes Goes Home.

SEATTLE, Wash, August 4.-Gov-
ernOr Hughes, of New York, who has
been attending the exposition, sailed
this morning to Vancouver, where he
and his party will take the Canadian
Pacific route home. He was accom-
panied to Vancouver by Governor Hay
of Washington.
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poned until next spring. There was
only difference of 50 per lot in the
bids of the Barber and Warren peo-
ple Bachtold took stand that he
felt the lowest bidder should receive
the contract while Whiteman and the
three others who backed him, favored
the asphalt asserting that even after
the top of this work was worn off
there still remained a good base on
which might be constructed and bulR
good pavement Many property
owners were present and some were
given audience with the council.
Representatives of two firms trying
to nave council accept their bids FOR
1000 feet of hose for the fire depart
ment came near getting together. Sar-
casms literally overfiowed for a time
between the two but council settled
the matter by giving the contract TO
the Morrow-Drew company, whose bid
was 75 cents per foot They guaran-
teed their hose for years with 500
po,,nd pressure There were six bid
ders and most of them we're locai
firms The highest bid was $1.10 per
foot.
Owing to the volume of business TO
ba transacted, council passed up the
reading of the minutes until next
meeting.
No Changes in Police Force.
Tb, list of patrolmen and two desk
for hQ