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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
Twenty Two Schools Will
Enter Tri-State
Contest.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
BACK OF MOVEMENT
Whitman Plans Third of
Her Series of Big
Prep. Meets.

That the annual tri-state inter-
scholastic meet will be held this year
is now an assured fact. Backed by the
Walla Walla Commercial club. Whit
man will invite secondary schools of
the Inland Empire to take part in the
meet which will be held on May 6
and T.
AS usual the prelminaries will be
run off on the first day, and the finals
on the second Professor Bratton. who
has SO successfully conducted the
meets Of the previous two years. is
again in charge of affairs, and in con-
junction with a committee from the
Commercial club, vii, arrange the de-
tails of the meet.
Invitations have not YET peen sent
out to the schools, but will be issued
in few days. The schools that will
receive bids are: Pomeroy, Pendleton,
Island City, Boise, Roslyn, North va
kima, Oakesdale, Garfield, Waitsburg,
Spokane, Ellensburg, Fossil, Baker
City, Lewiston, Prineville, Dayton, La
Grande, Prosser, Palouse, The Dalles
and Ritzville, with possibly others.
The annual tri-state defamation
contest, that is held in conjunction
with the track meet, will be held on
the evening of May 6, following the
preliminaries. For both the declama-
ton contest and the track meet, suit
able medals will be awarded the win
ners in first, second and third places.
The meet will be made one of the
biggest Of it's kind ever held in the
and it is estimated that
more than 200 contestants, exclusive
of those in the defamation contest,
will be here at that time Whitman
will receive no little amount Of adver-
tising from the event, and new stu
dents for next year will probably be |
one Of the direct results of the meet, |
as students from the smaller institu-
tions of the northwest will be given |
an opportunity of learning the real |
value of the local college as an ex- |
pOnent of higher education.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
Secretaries " : lid Study
Pacific Conditions
First Hand.
BALLINGER AND
MEYER TO COME
Head of Navy to Visit Yards
of Western
Slope.

WASHINGTON, March 12-Secre>
tary of the Interior Ballinger today an
nounced that he will visit Alaska
next summer to study conditions, at
tending the requirement of the coal
lands and the alleged fraud on the part
of spectators in connection with the
coal land operations.
Secretary Ballinger is about to make
an extensive trip to the western part
of the United States to investigate
the complaints of homesteaders in
Idaho who claim to be unable to get
titles to their land without great
trouble. Ballinger will accompany Pres
ident Taft on part of the trip. Among
the plans of Ballinger is one for the
extension of the reclamation service
throughout the country.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
IS
DEPLETED
First Cabinet Meeting Dis
cusses Financial
Conditions.
STAMP TAX MUST
BE BROUGHT BACK
President Taft Submits First
Draft of His Tariff
Message.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-It was
ascertained today that the treasury is
in no better condition than when
Cleveland issued bonds to meet the
current expenses Of the government.
The house ways and means committee
decided to add most of the taxes i'm
posed during the Spanish american
war, with probably some new ones
added.
The committee is reported to have
provided that between sixty and seven-
ty millions will be raised by special
taxation.
President Taft at meeting of the
cabinet today, submitted the first
draft of his special tariff message
The part relating to special taxation
received the closest attention.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12

Admiral Seaton Schroeder has been
placed in command of the Atlantic
battleship fleet, Rear Admiral Sperry
having been relieved from duty at his
own request. Admiral Schroeder was
one Of the men who moved the obe-
l1sk in Central park, New York, from
Egypt.
To help in the task, which attract
ed worldwide attention at the time,
he got leave of absence from the naval
service. He was on board the Massa-
chusetts during the war with Spain
twenty-seven years before he got his
first taste of war when this country
sent punitive expedition under Ad-
miral Rodgers to Korea. He then had
been out of the naval academy three
years. He is one of the few Americans
who can qualify for the Order of Gov
ernors of Guam, he having ruled over
that quaint little spot in the Pacific
Tor three years. beginning in 1909.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
Meyer Comes Also.

WASHINGTON, March Ito in
spect the navy yards of the Pacific
coast Secretary Of the Navy Meyer in
formally announced today that he is
planning to visit the Pacific slope.
1t is understand that Meyer will
visit Mare Island, Bremerton and also
San Diego, to inspect the proposed
site of the naval station. He will visit
cisco and Moran works Of Seattle, to
inspect the facilities for government
construction work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
Sunday School Institute.

SCRANTON, Pa, March 12.-The
third annual institute of the Lack
awanna Sunday School association be-
gan its two-days' session yesterday
afternoon in the Baptist tabernacle.
James A. Lansing, president of the
association, presides. The exercises
continue today. Prominent speakers
and Syracuse are here.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
BIG BOUNTY
ON SCALPS
Coyote Hides Now Worth
$3.50 Each Under
New Law.
COUGARS COME
STILL HIGHER
New Law Expected to Cost
the State at Least
$1,000 Per Month.

OLYMPIA, March 12-(SpeciaD-
Coyotes will have a price on their heads
in Washington, the legislature having
passed a law making the bounty uni
form with the laws of Idaho and Ore
gon. At the instance of sheepmen the
price was fixed at $3.50 per coyote,
an dthe price is exacted to be high
enough to warrant farmers in killing
hundreds of the pests. The bounty on
cougars was fixed at $25, and on wild
cats at IS. These bounties are ex-
pected to cost $1,000 per month, and
appropriation of $4,000 having been
provided for the two years next fol-
lowing April 1. The persons killing
the coyotes must bring the whole hide
to secure the bounty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
CurtaiI Output,

SEATTLE, March 12-There is
strong probability that the saWmils
Of western Washington will either
close indefinitely or curtail their opera
tions to locas and cargo shipping re-
quirements within few weeks. The
volume of retail yard orders is far be-
low expectations.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
NO RECORD SAYS
JUDGE HUNEKE
MAKES RULING THAT NO sTENO-
GRAPHERS WILL BE ALLOWED
COURT ROOM.
Prosecutor Push Will Appeal Cater
to Supreme Court to Get Diff
ferent Decision.

SPOKANE, March 12.-On the rul-
ing by Judge Huneke today that no
notes to be granted the jury of the
testimony in the Root-Gordon scandal
inquiry should be taken verbatim in
in the jury room, Prosecutor Pugh an
nounced that he would appeal to the
s11preme court. Gordons attorneys are
trying to prevent the testimony going
in the record.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
NICHOLS WINS FIRST
BLOOD IN COMMITTEE

T. L. Allen as chairman, who has been
always opposed to the investigation.
The committee consists of Senators
Allen and Fishback and Representa-
bell.
They did nothing this morning except
to select the chairman and agree to a
meeting in Olympia March 80, to begin
the inquiry. 1t is probable the charges
against Nichols and Schively will be
the first investigated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
laymen's Convention at Paris.

PARIS, KY, March 12.-The Lay
mems convention began it's work of
three days in this city today at the
Christian church. Among the promi-
nent speakers are DR.. Mullins, presi-
dent of the Southern Baptist TheO-
logical seminary, Louisville, Ky; w.
B. Stubbs, Nashville, Tenn, general
secretary of the Laymen's Missionary
movement, and Harry w. Arnold,
New York.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
WOMAN BLIND AFTER
GAS WAGON ACCIDENT
Husband, Herself and Two Others
Thrown From Machine in Col
Iision Yesterday.

OAKLAND, Cal, March 12.-1t has
developed today that Mrs. j. S. NC
Gown Is totally blind as result OF
an auto accident yesterday, when her
husband. herself and two friends were
thrown from the auto in COLLISION
with another machine. McCowln was
knocked senseless. It was known
his wife was seriously injured but IL
was not thought she would lose her
sight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
CHAIRMAN SELECTED
HAS BEEN OPPOSED
TO INVESTIGATION
Appointed at Midnight, the
Five Members Will
Meet March 20.

OLYMPIA, March 12.-Secretary of
State Nichols today won first blood
ton committee appointed by the leg
islature last midnight to investigate
the state officials
When the members of the committee
met this morning they selected Senator
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
May Operate Quarries.

Counties of Washington may now
buy and operate stone quarries for the
production of stone for road building
purposes, and an effort will be made
to buy machinery and have crews of
convicts crush enough to build large
sections of stone roads within the next
two years. 1t is planned to open quar-
ries in isolated sections, crush large
quantities of stone and ship it to the
farming sections, where it will be scat
tered from the cars to the nearest
highway construction. Heretofore
counties have had trouble securing
rock, it not being clear that land
could be bought for the purpose of de-
ve'Oping minerals alone.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
RELIEF SLOW IN
REACHING SCENE
SUFFERERS IN MESSINA EARTH
QUAKE SAY THAT HELP
is INEFFICIENT.
Two Months Have Passed and 1t Is
Time for Some Kind Of Order to
Come From Chaos.

ROME, March 12.-The bitterest of
complaints are reaching Rome from
the country devastated by the recent
earthquake, of the inefficiency with
which relief is administered. Com
plants say that two months and a
half have passed and there has been
have been brought out of the chaos.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
After That, to Jury.

NASHVILLE, March 12.-Tla court
announced today in the trial of Colonel
Robin Cooper and John Sharpe, that
jury Monday Attorney Washington
after consuming nine hours time yes
terday, resumed his address today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
BENSON WILL FILL
APPOlNTIVE OFFICES.

SALEM, March ia large number
of offices on the appointive boards of
the commissions will soon become va
cant. Governor Benson will fill them
An important appointment is that of
state sheep inspector. held by W. H.
Lyle, of Pendleton, whose term ex-
pires March 23
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
Not a State Fair.

A Eair for southwestern Washing
ton will be established under the aus
pices Of the state, while not a state
fair. At North Yakima the state main
tains a splendid fair, but the location is
over on the east side, removed COM
pletely from the western portion of
the state. The legislature appropriat-
ed $4,000 for the construction of
buildings and the establishment of a
western exhibit, at Centralia, the work
to be carried on by the county of
Lewis and by other western counties
with a guarantee that the exhibitions
will be held annually.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
Smith-Franz Bowling Match.

CLEVELAND, O., March IA live
ly interest is felt in the city over the
Smith Franz bowling match, the sec
ond series Of which will be played to-
night The match is for $1,000 a side.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
Oyster Lands Are Gone.

The state Of Washington, about 16
years. ago, sold 400 acres of oyster lands
on condition that they be developed and
retained permanently as places of oys-
ter culture. Since that time the lands
have become valuable, some of them
worth $4,000 per acre, and with the ex-
ira value came a desire of the owners
to secure full title to the lands. The
legislature just adjourned passed bill
giving title in fee simple to the own
ers of the lands, with no revision clause
in the deed, and the lands will pass
permanently from the state. The fight
Of title has been waged at each ses-
sion of the legislature since 1895, at
times with no chance of success. In
a trade this year the deeds were al
lowed by the Legislature.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
Railroad Official Here.

Theodore H. Koerner, commercial
agent Of the Minneapolis & st. LOUIS
road with headquarters in Spokane,
is in the city today on brief business
visit
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
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Z. SHOT BY HIS WIFE.

i BUTTE, March 12.-Thomas !
i Metzel prominent stockman, +
+ was shot and killed by his wife /
+ today following a quarrel on their +
+ ranch +
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12

NEW REPUBLICAN LEADER.
Ex-Governor John F. Hill, of Maine
has Just been announced as selected
to be acting chairman of the repub'
Iican national committee Mr.. Hill
has accepted the office. He is Names
representative on the national commit
tee and is classified as an original Tart
man. Mr. Hill will take up the duties
of acting chairman shortly, as it is the
purpose of Mr.. Hitchcock to retire soon
after he enters the post office depart
ment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12
NEW REPUBLICAN SENATOR

Latest photograph of George T. Oil
Senator Philander G. Knox, of Penn
sylvania, VINO has become secretary OF
state under the Taft administration
Mr.. Oliver will be elected by the state
legislature on March 18th.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-12

The Weather.
WaIla WaIIa: Fair tonight
and Saturday.
Western Washington: Fair
tonight, showers Saturday.
Central Washington: Fair
tonight and Saturday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
Woman Is Naturally a gambler.

I"
Because the very contrary condition
exists in the human family, the mar
ried woman who endeavors to supply
her own economic wants is met with
difficulty on every side. This state Of
affairs, declares Montgomery Rollins in
Success Magazine, is due somewhat to
customs which have gradually grown
to be almost rules, but largely to the
universal lack of appreciation Of the
seriousness Of this problem. Women
ought to know about investments, es-
recially those who expect to he left as
guardians of children's funds, t say
nothing of the care of their own inner
i%tances. Why it is that certain firmly
underlying principles cannot be under.
stood by, or taught to, womankini IS
vexing. Naturally she is, probably,
more of a gambler than man, and
prone to take risks which would stag
ger a man with no greater experience.
A house owner who was seriously
considering whether it would not be
the cheapest method of settlement to
turn over the house and lot to the
plumber to Offset his bill, declared, in
some anger, that there were some sub
jects which could be wisely dispensed
with in the public school curriculum
in exchange for a good common-sense
course in plumbing. The writer Of
this article, however, feels that a great
safeguard against financial loss, with
resultant increased contentment to
thousands, could be brought about by
injecting a good course in simple
fnance-the handling of money and
its investment-into these self-same
schools. And why not? Is not the
wise conserving OF money the making
Of any nation? 1t has done everything
for the French, and why should it not
receive the most serious kind Of con-
sideration in America?
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
GETTING AT THE TROUBLE.

"All kickers into the pond is one
of the bylaws of a certain summer
camp. The result Is that there are no
~"kickers." Another preventive method
OF dealing with complaints is given in
c. r. Carriers when Railroads We're
New" Once, when there had been a
very heavy rain, and the track was In
s,1ch a condition that the train was
to be delayed for hours, the passengers,
following a custom hat Is still OBJ
served, heaped maledictions upon the
management.
Some of the more spirited passen-
gers drew up a set Of resolutions de-
nouncing the company for the high
handed invasion of their rights, as
manifested in the delay, in scathing
terms. The resolutions were passed
along to be signed by all the passen-
gers.
When they came to a minister, he
said he would be happy to give his
signature If the ~phraseology was
changed slightly. Upon being request
ed to name the changes he wished, he
wrote the following:
Whereas, the recent rain has fallen
at a time ill-suited to our pleasure and
convenience and without consultation
with u.s.; and.
Whereas, Jack Frost, who has been
imprisoned in the ground some months,
having become tired of his bondage, Is
trying to break loose; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That we should be glad
to nave it otherwise"
When the good clergyman arose and
in his best parliamentary voice read
his proposed amendment. there was a
hearty laugh. and nothing more was
heard about %censuring the manage
ment.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26

until afternoon with the ice! I'm sur.
prised you haven't got a wagon load
OF water by the time you get here.
Run along. now, and don't be tracking
up my clean porch"
Say, you won't get sore If / ask
you something. will you?" asked the
iceman.
Depends on what it is" announced
the housemaid.
We'll. l was going to ask you
said the iceman, IF you were going
anywhere Sunday afternoon"
The pretty girl tossed her head and
smiled at the calendar on the kitchen
wall. What business is it of yours
whether l am or not, Mr.. Fresh?" she
demanded.
well, l was only going to say"
went on the iceman, that l amt been
to none of these here amusement parks
for a long time an l was just thinkin'
II you wasn't dated up for Sunday aft.
ernoon--"
You got you're nerve, amt you, ask
ing me to go out with your" said the
housemaid. Besides, I've got a date
for then"
Who Is it-that big policeman? p"
asked the iceman. eagerly.
Don't block up the stairway" said
she. III that big policeman should
happen to drift around here right now
they would have to AXE up a hospital
collection in the icemen's union"
The iceman sighed heavily and lum.
bered away.-Chicago Daily News.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26

Aunt Ruth. Bertha and Alice were
on the piazza, busy with n~eedlework.
Carl and Norton were %lounging near
"Oh, put up your work-do! l want
a game of some sort" pleaded Norton.
This mat never will be done if l
don't hurry up" replied Alice.
Shut your eyes. Norton" said Aunt
Ruth. and tell us what you hear"
as it a game?"
I'll leave that for you to say, when
we have all tried It," laughingly said
his aunt.
Well" began Norton. as his eyes
went together. Il think I hear wheels
down the road. Yes, they are coming
nearer. Shall I open my eyes now?'
wait a minute! Tell us what the
| wheels are on"
Why, a wgon of some sort. guess
It's a grocery team--I don't hear 1t
now"
where has it stopped?'
Down the street somewhere-may-
be at the Braces"
The others laughed.
"Oh, that's no fair! I'm going to
open my eyes-why, I thought it was
nearer han that! And it isn't a gro
| Gerry wagon! 1t is Mrs. Parker's faith
err, with his double carriage!"
Let me try it," cried Bertha.
But she mistook a furniture van for
an ice-cart, and there was a call for
Aunt Ruth to play the part of guesser.
She laid her embroidery in her lap,
shut her eyes. and listened.
"Mr. Wilson's horse has just turned
the corne of Hubbard street." she
presently announced.
"Why-ee! How could you tell?"
gasped Norton.
II know his step" said Alice.
"If you will listen to various horses.
you will find hat their steps differ as
much as peoples. But here comes a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26
NAMES FOR FAST TRAINS.
One Road offered Prise for the Most
attractive Title.

One Road offered Prize for the Most
Title.
Some time age an American railroad
company offered a substantial prize for
the most attractive title for its fast
est train, and though none OF those
submitted was accepted, the ingenuity
Of the competitors was not undeserving
OF praise. Among those sent in were
such titles as The Republican Lin
ited," THE Narrow Path Express"
THE Liberty Express" THE Yankee
High Flyer" n many others more
or less good.
Although the novel competition
practically failed in its purpose, says
the st. Louis Post-Dispatch, it called
attention to the picturesque and in.
genious names which designate many
OF the important highfiyers which run
daily over American rails. There is
no better known express n the world
no better known express in the world
than The Twentieth Century Limit
stop between New York and Chicago,
doing the journey of 1000 miles in
twenty hours.
Another interesting and appropriate
name belongs to ar express on the
Pennsylvania railroad. which runs
daily from Philadelphia to New York.
and which II known rs The Brides
Limited" This high dyer gained its
name from the fact that ever since
it, Inauguration last year It has not
tailed to cafry at lsase enc happy
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-26

couple on a honeymoon trip daily.
The Brides Limited is made up of
three or four Pullman coaches, each
bearing some title suggestive of its
happy freight, such as Cupid. Hymen,
etc, and the train is now extremely
popular with newly married couples.
The Green Mountain Flyer is the
famous Montreal express for New
York n received its name from the
beautiful green hills through which it
runs on its daily journeys An equally
picturesque title is that of The Sun.
set Limited" a Southern Pacific ex-
press which dashes daily toward that
FL Dorado of Observation-Disclosures.
MIA.
Minneapolis and St. Paul are known
as the Twin Cities. and so it is only
natural h a the train which runs from
there to st. Louis should be called
THE Twin City Limited" The exposi-
ton at st. Louis. by the way, has been
the means of giving titles to many
new trains, among these being 1.-THE
Exposition Limited" owe the Grand
Central.
n Of the most magnificent trains
in the world is The High Grass Linz
ited," which runs from ST. Paul to the
Pacific coast, SO called because in it's
journey it passes over much desolate
prairie.