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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
DEMURRER SUSTAINED
N FEDERAL COURT
~ T" LaV'd 3. KeIso Against o. r.
W. Na''road Company Heard in
Regular Session this
Morning.

- ',D notion Of the attorneys for
= p' defendant, in the case of David
49,. NsS0' against the o. R. & N. Rail-
- company demurrer was sus.
...' " Judge Whitson in the fed
~. ~ court this morning on the grounds
"a. a,s' he complain, did not present
T., -''sn' grounds for a course of ac-
u'lng facts that were not taken
We court as sold allegations.
'-s case is for damages for the sum
n. ! ,'"a' $4,000, the plaintin alleging
O -. through negligence on the part
.r,- -s railroad company his team ran
~ ~ and threw him upon the ground
tnE.' such force that his leg was
/. rsa sa IN three places. Claiming that
c. ss sS not warned of the approach
s.g s 0n-ooming train by whistle or
Va. =, ne asserts that this neolioenee
.e@,ra' NE direct cause of his mishan on
"' Of which he asks judgment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
WA[LA WA[LA
HAS BETTER
THAN OTHERS
Display at the A.-Y.-P. Is
Admittedly the Best on
the Grounds.
OPENING WAS AN
AUSPICIOUs ONE
Telegram From Commission
er Charles II. O'Neill
Gives News.
j n !. !. i i. !. !. 1. j. i !. !.
= Auspicious opening; rivals con- !
! cede Walla Walla has best dis !
+ play" +
j. j. + = + 1. j j + i. + j /.

That was the telegram received by
the publicity department of CONNER
cal club yesterday afternoon from Fair
Commissioner c. H. O'Neil, who is at
the A.-Y.-P. fair looking after the
Walla Walla county exhibit. The tele-
gram was read at the weekly luncheon
of the club yesterday noon, and was
received with applause.
No little time and expense was given
the exhibit from this locality and the
announcement that the display is one
of the best to be found at the exposi-
ton is gratifying to the residents of
this city and county. Under the di-
rection of Professor H. B. Wight, who
spent many weeks preserving speci-
mems of fruit, vegetables and cereals
an exceptionally fine collection of pro-
ducts was secured and placed in shape
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
SCREAM TO
- - BE PLAINLY HEARD
Fair Association Planning a Big Time
For Celebration of the Glorious
Fourth at the Fair
Grounds.

Plans have been drawn up for re-
modelling the grandstand at the fair
grounds, and workmen will immed-
lately start operations so as to have
the work completed in time for the
big Fourth of July celebration to be
given under the auspices of the as
sociation at the fair grounds Mon
day. July 5. When present plans have
been carried out, the seating capacity
in the grandstand will be 2,500 peo-
pie. and in addition to increasing the
CAPACITY, the structure is to be
strengthened by pillars and braces
under the center span. Another row
of box seats are to be installed back
of the row that has been in use for
several years past, and those VINO
desire accommodations for the big
celebration will not be disappointed.
Secretary Robert H. Johnson is
making preliminary plans for one OF
the biggest demonstrations ever
given in Southeastern Washington, and
while not yet ready to announce the
various attractions that have been Sc
cured, says the program will be q
varied one, and one that will please
all classes. An effort is being made
to surpass the events contained on
last years program, and with the ex-
cellent attractions that have been Sc
cured thus far, there is every reason
to believe the celebration at the falr
grounds will be one that will reflect
credit upon the city and upon the rair
association.
The fact that the business men OF
Walla Walla have decided to observe
the Glorious Fourth will in no wise
interfere with the plans of the fair
management, as officials of that or
ganization express the opinion that
there is room for ALL and the
more. the merrier'' One thing Is
certain. and that is residents of South
eastern Washington arf assured OF
one big time July g. 4, and 5.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
A WH|RL. Of
MERR|MENT
is K|RMESS
The Long Talked of Society
Event Will Be Given at
Theater Tonight.
BEWILDERING BLAZE
OF GOLDEN GLORY
Dress Rehearsal at Keylor
Grand Last Night a
Great Success.

In brilliant whirl of dances, music,
costumes and merriment-a veritable
blaze of glory-the Kirmess, the enter
tainment embracing practically Walla
Walla's entire social set, bursts forth
this evening in all its splendor at the
Keylor Grand. King Carnival has taken
charge of the theater. The invasion
took place last evening in the first
dress rehearsal, and the Kirmess-the
long anticipated, much talked-of Kir-
mess is a reality. Promises, predic-
tions and hopes were fulfilled last
night when Walla WalIas youth and
beauty trod the footlights.
Eliminating all qualifying "ifs" or
butts" and other faint. half-hearted
praises, the performance last night,
from the moment the curtain went up
until the last echo of clicking heels
died away was one superlative sue
cess and nothing in the history of
amateur attempts compares with it
for one minute. 1t was only a dress re-
hearsal, but the house was pretty we'll
filled with the fathers, mothers, aunts
and chaperones of the girls and men
in the dances
On the stage every thing went with
the vim and promptness of profession
ais, and the only interruption came
from the audience, which punctuated
the songs with spontaneous applause.
To describe the dances would beg
gar description. They are a series of
beautiful pictures, each more beauti-
full than the last. Following the grand
march which is led by the King of the
Carnival, Cyrus Drew, comes the
Tarantillas, in their typical Ital-
ian costumes, dazzling the eye with
their brilliance, captivating with the
gracefulness of the entire dance, in
Guiding one of the best special features
Of the Kirmess program, which is the
tambourine dance by Miss Hulda
Thorne.
The Scotch dance, which opens with
the much loved air "The Campbells
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~.~.~~~~~~~~~~~-~>~~S~~~
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CELEBRATION SURE
TO Be BIG SUCCESS
Business Men Are Taking Hold of Prop
osition in Good Shape and En-
tertainment Will Be
Novel One.

owing to the eagerness with which
residents of this city are receiving the
plans for the mammoth celebration of
the Fourth of July, it is now an as
sured fact that the occasion will be cell
ebrated for three consecutive days, and
from now until the big day rolls around,
plans for the entertainment of huge
crowd will be considered.
number of business men of Walla
Walla spent yesterday visiting the
various people of the city asking them
for support and in this way they were
prom sed the heartiest cooperation and
assistance. Money has already been
pledged for the celebration and COM
mittees for the different lines of work
connected with this gigantic undertake
ing will soon be appointed to arrange
all the necessary details.
Some new schemes and stunts are
being formulated, which when sprung
on the people of the valley, will cause
no end of merriment. In speaking OF
the matter this morning, N. B. Hopkin-
son. who is taking an active part in
the enterprise, said:
I'VE realize that something ou1 of
the ordinary must be prepared in or
der to attract the people and in this
we stand ready to deliver the goods.
Our plans will be novel, but the OBJ
;act of this celebration will be to give
all-who are interested in such things
tho hest that Is obtainable anywhere.
Fur instance, we are considering
stretching a canvas upon Alder or Main
streets and having dancing in the even-
ings. Enjoyment without end could be
derived from this source alone and in
addition to this, we will have many
other attractive features.
..You can assure the people that MOTH
ing will be left undone in this matter
and that residents of this valley VIII
he able to participate in one OF the
most memorable events ever pulled on
in this section of the country.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
MILITIA WILL
TAKE A HAND
IN BIG STRIKE
California Companies Are
Ready to March at a
Moments Notice.
ARMED WITH BALLS
FOR A REAL FIGHT
Strikers Parade Streets and
Threaten ALI Who
Go Back.

SACRAMENTO June 2.-Compa-
nies E and G. of the Second infantry
of the national guard, in marching
trim, are ready to leave at moments
scene of the lumber strike
Adjutant General Lauck said this
morning that matters ara in status
quo until another message is received
from Colonel A. w. Bradbury. The
militia is an armed guard, with ball
cartridges and ten days provisions.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
Poison Contained in Tin Can
Causes Severe
Sickness.
TO MAKE THOROUGH
ANALYSIS OF FOOD
Local Physician Thinks It
Arsenic Rather Than
Ptomaine Poison

Poison of some kind contained in a
can of corned beef came near resulting
fatally to members Of the family of
Jarvis Emigh, 703 Washingt ton street,
last night, and had it not been for
the prompt action of County Health
Officer M. Stiles, who was immediate
ly called. Mr.. Emigh probably would
have succumbed to the foreign sub
stance taken into his system with the
canned goods. His daughter May,
aged Is years, was seriously i'll, and
other members of the family were af-
f1icted with cramps, though not of so
severe a nature.
AT dinner yesterday evening, mem
bers of the Emigh family partook of
Mcneil & Libbys corned beef Three
hours later they were suffering from
severe cramps and other discomforts
indicating poisoning of some kind, and
~N>>>>>>~>~e~
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
Discontinue Mail Service.

Panama service of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company will be abandoned
August 8, according to information re-
ceived from Washington and confirm
ed here today Notice has been served
upon the war department Tne gov
ernment is making efforts to secure
a line of vessels to take over the New
York San Francisco business ho"
handled by the line in connection with
the Panama railroad and steamship
lines
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

Members Of the committee from the
Commercial club, r. H. Johnson, J. H.
Morrow j. C. Scott and NJ. Gillian,
who were appointed several weeks ago,
feel highly elated in the announcement
that Walla Walla county and the Dixie
quarry have been chosen as the loca-
ton Of one of the rock crushers with
which to furnish material for the i'm
Woyement Of the state highways.
Members Of the Commercial club, and
business men in general have express
ed satisfaction with the efficient work
done by the committee, when at one
time it appeared that Walla Walla
county was 10 be overlooked.
During the Conservation congress
held here a short tine ago. members of
he committee on rock crusher escorted
Governor N. E. Hay and Professor
h B La-des state geologist, to the
quarry at Dixie, and also to the quarry
a, Iolchet with tie view to showing
what Inducements this county held out
'E way of justifying the placing of a
Glshr here. Senator D. H. Cox took
Up The fight and recently went to
V%Mpa To use his influence with the
governor To his efforts in large meas
Ue' Is due the success of WaIla Walla
"HS"NNN~N~~~~.>N>ono>o.
continued on Page Eight
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
Senator D. H. Cox Return
Successful From His
Olympia Trip.
ASSURES GOOD ROADS
FOR WHOLE VALLEY
Four Hundred Ton Crusller
VIII Be Located in
This Section.

waua Waia county is to have one
= +.e rock crushers TO be located in
his section of the state for the purpose
# furnishing rock with which to i'm
grove the roads, that announcement
b,yiro been made today by Senator D.
4. Cox, who has just returned from
OLYMPIA. where he had gone at the re-
quest of the Commercial club commit
.se 10 urue upon Governor Hay the ad-
visibility of placing one of the machines
in the Dixie quarry. The plant will be
designated as 4oO-tOn crusher, and
will furnished crushed rock sufficient
10 improve miles of roads in this Sec
ton Of the state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
Globe Buys Post.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2. - The
Globe this afternoon announced the
purchase by its owners of the Evening
Post, an afternoon paper, established
35 years ago by the late Henry George
The Post was published today under
the new management. No details Of
worked out.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
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AUTOS AT ALBANY.

i ALBANY, June 2.-The auto
j. mobiles entered in the New York !
r to Seattle race passed through !
j. Albany at noon today enroute to i
J. Syracuse. None has met mishap !
j since leaving New York yesterday i
+ afternoon. i
j. j. + + + J + + + + i. + +
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
Licensed to Wed.

License to wed was granted from
the offices Of the county auditor this
morning to Miss Florence Halver and
Mordo Macdonald, and Miss Lucretia
Grogan and John Leander Smith, all
of this city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
New Bond issue.

NEW YORK, June 2.-The Santa
Fe railroad today announced new
bond issue amounting to approx
mately 1000 900.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02

Pesie Bench claim and the Scandal
mine at Underwood, are flooded. The
million. The cause was the breaking
through of an old we'll to~the sub
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
'SnPicO Safe Fror e.;

gc2aS p. N11I-O, June 2.-Tele-
p.,a 5.a'. sy'eived here today from Tam
humber of reports published in a
Ia either "Spapers that Tampico
o. had .r.. been destroyed by a storm
d great damage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
COMMERCIAL CLUB
CLEANING THE CITY
Work of washing the Baby's Face
Has Begun in Earnest in the
Garden City-CoIIese
Gets Busy.

Two men were put to work this
morning by the Commercial club to ass
sist in washing the baby's face" for
the distinguished visitors who will be
in the city this month, and the collegs
has also employed two men to carry on
cleanup operations in the vicinity of
the institution. At the regular week
ly meeting of the trustees of the Com
mercial club yesterday afternoon, the
decision was reached to make an active
cleanup campaign. with Whitman col
lege as the center, whereby Walla Wal
la might be given different appear
ance for the prominent men who will be
guests here this month.
The movement has been started by
the publicity department of the Com
mercial club in conjunction with mem
bers of the Woman's Park club, who
have agreed to take up active opera
tions Monday morning. The movement
has apparently found popular favor
with property owners of the city, for
already many vacant lots are receiv-
ing much-needed attention. That sec
ton of town adjacent to the college
will be given special attention. in Or
der that the college grounds and the
surrounding property as well, may pre-
sent the best possible appearance for
Commencement week, and for the Chi
cago Association of Commerce, menu
bers Of which organization will be here
on a special excursion train, Friday,
June II.
Last Chance Here.
In presenting the merits of the clean
up movement to club members at the
weekly luncheon in the Dacres hotel
Yesterday noon, L. B. Meacham, public
ity manager showed that the Chica-
goans would be shown Spokane. taken
from there through a desert to Seattle.
where they would get rained on, would
then go to Portland. where they would
have to listen To Dragging; then they
will come through some more desert
to Walla Walla, the last city In the
state of Washington to be visited
here they are to be shown civilization
combined with natural resources, and
after leaving, Mr.. Meacham said MEM
bers Of the excursion party will 60
through some more desert before strik-
ing eastern civilization. BY such a
trip and by the action of Walla Wal
lans in presenting clean "baby's face"
the visitors will be favorably impressed
with the Garden City, and the last I'M
preston will be the lasting one
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-02
Mines Flooded.

Continued on Page Eighty
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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-01-29

Dutch tfsdespeople, hay tedder. foun-
tain Of billinssgate. . POPULARITY. imi-
tat.on Of = king ana bogus hero"
As II was Mr.. Wiilett had complet-
ed the reading OF about three-fourths
or his speech when, after repeated
appeals to the chair BY numerous Re-
publicans that he be called order. he
was compelled to take his seat. II
was on . motion by Mr.. Gambler Of
Mississippi that the New Yorker be
allowed to proceed .'in order" that the
house voted him OF the floor. 20 to
l26. Mr.. Willett freely remarked on
the floor that the action OF the body
put an end to free speech"
After the furore which the speech
created had subsidized a number Of
members spoke on various sub
jects.
In the Senate.
BY a vote Of 81 to q the senate
yesterday fixed the salary OF the
speaker Of the house of representa-
tives at $4,000. instead Of $4,000 as
at present. and instead OF $4,000 ~
proposed by the committee on appro-
priations.
Senator Rayner cndeavored to
have the senate adopt 4 resolution
calling on the attorney general for IN
formation ~ to whether the president
had ordered . suit brought against
the New York World and the ladian.
apolis News because Of alleged libel
in publications relating to the pur-
chase Of the Panama canal property.
and under what statute this action
had been taken.
Under objection the further consid.
Grafton was postponed until today.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-01-29
Sen ational Developments Ex.
pected Is Result Of Grad Jury
Probe At Muskogee.
GOV. HAsktu NOT BsOlyD
J.1ses, q Former 0eversee aad Othsss
sf hish Staaliag Were Used
q "Dnies.

Auskogee. Okla, Jan. rs. - Sensa-
tional developments which win prob
ably involve some Of the most promi-
nent men in this state are expected
during the progress Of the federal
grand jury investigation Of alleged
town lots frauds. which will begin
here next Tuesday.
n. I. Mott. attorney for the Creek
Indians, who brought the 10000 suits
in the federal court to recover ON BE-
half Of the Creek nation lands Of i'm
mense value. alleged to have been se.
cured by fraud by the persons now
controlling them. last night dictated
the following statement:
Does Not Absoive Haskell.
There is not word of truth in
statement quoted by Gov. Haskell
as having been made by Scott Mac
Reynolds. attorney for W. r. Hearst.
70 the effect that had said that I had
not found evidence to connect Has
kell with any criminal conduct in re-
lation to the Muskogec lot matter.
but that might be able to force an
Indictment which will answer our
purposes. ! never made such q state
ment to MacReynolds or TO any one
else"
It is believed that many indict-
ments will follow as result OF the
Investigation.
Fear Suicide Of Accused.
Sensational reports are In circula-
ton here to the effect that 1t least
one Of the men against whom the fed
erai grand jury will probably and in
dictments this. week is being closely
watched by his friends as a precau-
tion against his committing suicide.
Some Of the accused have offered rep
resentativss Of the government to sur
render the greater part of their
wealth for the benefit Of the Indians II
assured that they will not be prose.
cuted. These propositions have not
been considered by the of'icials.
Use Judges a. Dummies"
From an unofficial source II Is learn
ed that the government viii offer the
evidence OF hundreds OF dummies"
whose names were used by the &C
cused to schedule let's without their
knowledge or consent. These dunn
miles," who will begin to arrive Mon
day. in obedience to subpoenas, are
for the most part men Of affairs and
of the highest standing in the com.
munity in which they reside. Some
are judges. some are prosecuting at.
torneys. one an ex-governor. and =
number are bank cashiers. They are
all friends Of the men against whom
they will have to testify.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-01-29
Thirty.fve Suits Filed 1t Port
land to Recover Title to
Railroad Land.
OVER 353, 2SS ARE NNvOtWD
We're Ssid csstrsry 10 The Terms q
Original 0raat-Frasd b Alss
ALLEGED.

Portland. Or. Jan. IS. - Another
step in the fight OF the federal gov
eminent to recover possession OF the
land included in the immense grant to
the Oregon Z California Railroad
company was taken Saturday, when
b. B. Townsend. special assistant to
the attorney general. filed In the fed.
eral court in Portland thirty.nve
suits In equity against the Oregon Z
California railroad. the Southern Pa
cific company and over hundred 9TH
er defendants. These suits are sup
Elementary to those previously fled
against the Hartman companies and
are for the purpose of recovering land
included In the grant and already sold
by the railroads. or where title to the
land cannot be regained by securing
for the government all moneys paid
for the land In excess OF $3.50 an
acre, the price at which II was s,ip,-
lated in the original grant the land
would he sold.
$1s,ooo. 900 Involved.
Besides the railroads. the defend
ants In the suits are those who have
purchased land from these companies.
The suits involve more than $4,000.
900 and also more than 1888 acres
OF land. All Of the land Is located in
Oregon.
Many Of the defendants are resi-
dents OF Oregon. but the majority Of
them. or their heirs. are scattered
from California to Maine. The CON-
plant Is q long one. containing seven
separate prayers. The fraud Is alleg-
ed In one Of the prayers that none
OF the purchasers intended to become
actual settlers and that they acquired
the lands with direct view to specu-
lation.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-01-29

Minneapolis, Jan. 2e.-The Sleepy
Eye Milling company Of Sleepy Eye.
Mimi. one Of the largest Industrial
concerns In the southern part Of the
state. viii rass into the control Of Q
receiver to-day. Upon petition Of
creditors. Judge Purdy named rs re-
eeiver Louis K. Hull OF Minneapolis.
Wilson 4 Force furnished the receiv.
er's bond.
The total assets Of the company
win approximate 81, $780, 0o The LA
bilities are estimated at about $780,.
900. Inability to secure working capt.
tai led to the receivership.
The Sleepy Eye company was or
ganized twenty-five years ago and BE-
gan operations with ! dairy produc-
ton Of 200 barrels Of hour. A. c. Won
Hagen. president. widely known In
milling trade circles. built up the
business to . capacity Of $500 bar.
rels. The company also operated .
line Of overweight country grain ele-
vators, L cereal mill and a poultry
feed business. II maintained -four
selling agencies ut New York, Phila-
delphia, Boston, Baltimore. Scranton.
Pa, and Youngstown. Ohio. The com
pany is the chief business support of
the thriving town Of Sleepy Eye.
The mills will continue to operate
without interruption. and IS the COM
pany enjoys large patronage It Is
expected that under the receivership
Il will work out Of its financial dim
Guilty in good order.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-01-29
ROOT 70 NAMED.

publican Caucus for Senator.
Albany, N. Y. Jan. 20.-Elihu Root,
secretary Of state In President Roose-
velt's cabinet. was the unanimous
choice Of the Republican legislative
caucus which met last night to name
. candidate to succeed United States
Senator Thomas C. Platt. whose term
Of once win expire on March I.
The Democratic caucus nominated
Former Lieutenant Governor Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler. who was the
Democratic candidate for governor at
the November election.