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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02
WHY LEE FAILED

A military critic, reviewing the per-
sonal narrative of the battle Of Gettys-
burg written by Col. Frederick A. Has
kell of Wisconsin, within month after
the fight, but only recently published.
finds in it new reason to ask the ques-
ton, why did Gen. Lee fail?"
AS soldier, he AYERS, Lee is indu-
bitably far greater figure than Meade.
How could such a leader fail. i'm the
prime of his power, and with an army
almost matchless, practically equal in
numbers to the adversaries whom he
had repeatedly beaten? What brought
that proud spirit so low that he fell
into depression and begged that he
might be allowed to resign?
Gen. Morris Schaff, a graduate of
West Point and a soldier of long ex-
perience in some of his discursive re-
marks in his story of the Battle of, the
Wilderness. gives plausible answer
to this question, probably without hav-
ing seen it, as his story was written
before the review above referred to
appeared
Lees orders in every case to those
in front that day were qualified by
the caution not to bring on a general
engagement. Orders of this kind.
Schaff says, are embarrassing; for a
corps or division commander never
known how far to push his successes.
Then he adds:
Their evils had a good illustration
at Gettysburg. There Lee used iden-
tically the same language on the first
day; and when Trimble urged Ewell
to take advantage of the complete over
throw of our First corps and follow UP
our disordered troops and seize the
Cemetery Ridge he replied that he had
orders from Lee not to bring on a gen
eral engagement. Lees orders were
indeterminate and therefore hamper
ing; and for that reason, and on that
account, believe, he lost the battle OF
Gettysburg
Speaking from military standpoint
it is quite likely that Gen. Lee erred
from excessive caution, realizing that
he was in the enemy's country, and
that if defeated an energetic COM
mander opposed to him might push
him to destruction.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02
ALL SHIPMENTS OF FREIGHT
AT SPOKANE ARE REFUSED
Merchants Notified That Cars Cannot
Be "Spotted"-HiIlyard Shops
Close Down.

SPOKANE, Dec. ALI shipments
were refused by the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern railroads TODAY
and merchants having goods in the
yards were notified that their cars
could not be Spotted but that any
one wanting his goods would have to
find his own car and unload from 1t
wherever it might be. Trainmen
coming in with freight trains will run
their cars on sidings and leave them
there, but will not distribute them to
warehouses or to unloading tracks.
Unless there is a settlement of the
switchmen's strike within a week or
SO, Christmas at Hillyard the Great
NOrthern'S Spokane suburb, will be a
gloomy event, since most of the rail-
road towns wgae earning population is
out of work because of the strike. AT
noon, in the Great Northern shops at
Hillyard today, notices were posted
notifying the men of a complete shut
down of the shops and repair tracks,
pending the conclusion of the trouble
with the switchmen. The only de-
partmentS not affected are the round
house and the store department.
Inability to get coal and material
for the operation of the shops was
given as the season for the shut down.
More than 500 men in the railroad
plant did their last work this morning
and left the shops at noon.
The Great Northern managed to get
out three freight trains eastbound
The trainmaster and the assistant sup
erintendent worked the entire day
shift, Night Yardmaster Bond being
the only worker at night. The offic-
ials kept one switch engine busy in
the Hillyard yards all day and say they
expect to continue until help comes
or the situation is relieved
Not a freight train moved out of
the city over the Northern Pacific al
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

though traffic was kept up on the
branch lines. Officials made up pas
senger trains, and there were no
breaks in this branch of the service.
I'VE expect to keep at least one
switch engine running continually
here and at Hillyard," said George F.
Macdonald, chief clerk of the division
superintendent, Mr.. L. w. Bowen, Of
the Great Northern There has been
no trouble with the strikers and we
look for none, as the men who are out
have stayed away from the yards and
have not shown any disposition to in
terfere. | expect to be able to put
few men to work in a day or 50, and
until that time the officials will be
able to keep passenger trains running
and, possibly, to get out a few freights.
There has been no advice from st.
Paul of the hiring of strikebreakers."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02
WILL TRY TO RUN FREIGHT.
N. p. Will Try and Get Out TrainIoad
of Merchandise.

1ACOMA, DeC A.-ElIOI 10 Will NC
made tonight by the Northern Pacific
| to get out a trainload of merchandise
to points which hive been cut off by
floods and to towns south of the
Sound which are short of coal. This
will be the only effort made to move
freight trains. So far all attention Of
officials has been directed to keeping
passenger trains moving. No switch
men reported for work today, the tie
up on the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern being complete. The Milwau-
kee and Puget Sound switchmen are
still working. Grain men are the most
seriously affected of local merchants
today Lumber and single mills have
enough cars on hand for immedit
use, but will be badly handicapped if
conditions continue until the end of
the present week.
Local officers of the Northern Pacl-
fic expect to put on three switching
crews tomorrow. 1t was announced
at the Northern Pacific offices tonight
that the local Seattle Tacoma freight
train will be started out tomorrow
morning at S:45 o'clock. Otherwise no
attempt will be made to operate freight
trains. Passenger trains are being run
as usual.
T. B. Degman, local agent for the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02
WEATHER FORECAST.

Local forecast for Walla Walla and
Vicinity: Occasional snow tonight and
F-roday; colder tonight.
Washington: Cloudy tonight and
Friday with scattered showers; cooler
east portion tonight.
Weather Conditions.
Rain or snow with lower tempera-
lures prevails over the northern part
of the Pacific slope, resulting from the
presence of an area of high pressure
over Alberta and low pressure over
the plateau region. The low area is
also causing rain over the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys. Fair
weather continues in the southwest
and in the eastern states. The indica-
tions are for occasional snow during
tonight and Friday in this vicinity
with colder tonight.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02
TIE-UP WOULD BE SERIOUS.
Portland Jobbers Would Suffer /
Swtchmen Go Out There.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec "A tie-up
on the Northern roads at just this time
would have a serious effect on business
say Portland jObbers and manufacture
erS. Local houses to a great extent
are the sources of supply of retail
stores doing business between the
Cascade mountains and the eastern
line of Idaho. AT present in addition to
an unusually heavy normal trade, large
shipments Of Christmas goods are be-
ing made. These latter must be in the
hands of retailers by December 10 at
the ltaest Should the strike result in
any serious delay in deliveries heads
of Portland houses estimte the loss
in cancelled orders would be heavy.
They state, however, that today the
railroads have been accepting every
thing, except perishable goods, anf
have given assurances that there will
be no material delay.
Retail houses of this city received
practically all their fall and Christ
mas goods prior to November Is an6
at present have but few shipments
enrOute
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support a government for protection
of life and property shall be laid upon
property in proportion to it's amount
or upon persons in proportion to their
number
Tax upon consumption, whether
through customs duties or internal ex-
else, approaches a per capita tax be-
cause the relative consumption of the
rich and poor does not correspond at
all to their wealth The laborer who
must eat hearty meals and wear warm
clothing pays far more in proportion
to his wealth under the American tar
iff than the thrifty millionaire of toast
and tea and ready made suits. The
luxurious wealthy pay large tax on
consumption, but the taxation is upon
luxurious indulgence rather than upon
accumulated wealth.
Wealth in land and other property
never has borne it's fair share of tax
alton in Great Britain. After protec-
tive duties were abolished the govern
ment tried to get along with tariff for
revenue and internal excise. AS it's
expenses increased, mainly through
ambitious projects demanded and sup
ported by the rich, but finally through
the necessity of making some provi-
sion for the destitute poor, direct taxes
on incomes and inheritances were eau
tiously added.
All that the so-called socialistic
budget of Lloyd-George does is to in
crease these to a very moderate amount
and make a reasonable addition to the
absurdly small land tax upon the pre-
served and entailed estates of the Brit
ish Islands. This is distinctly a tax
upon property added to the tax upon
persons of customs and excise.
They who denounce It as revolution
of protective duties which will tax
every British workman upon his con-
of food, and clothing, in addi-
ton to the present tax on his con-
of tea, coffee, and sugar, beer
and tobacco We remember no case
in which the issue has been made so
sharply for the enlightenment of all
the world.
This controversy is thought to have
no great interest in the United States.
where everybody is considered so pros
porous that he can endure any amount
of taxation, direct or indirect. But the
exceptional individual prosperity Of
Americans is due to a wealth of natur-
al resources which we are eXhausting
with great rapidity.
Time will come when, with increase
ural wealth and increased extremes of
riches and poverty, it may be as hard
for Us to endure an Approximate per
capita tax on consumption while ac-
cumulated wealth goes free as it is for
the British people. Now all of our ma
tional srevenue come from tax on con-
though state and local gov
ernments are supported by taxes
more or less direct.
Nations are slow to appreciate this
acute and universal controversy over
the payment of taxes to support gov
eminent, because it comes about slow
and insidiously. In a primitive stage
Of approximate. equality of condition,
the inequality is not so great between
a per capita tax upon consumption anc
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

a tax upon wealth in proportion to its
value
But as wealth increases in few
hands and the relative poverty OF the
masses makes payment of tax on con-
sumption in high cost of living bur-
densome to them, the division grows
acute until it produces the strain Great
Britain is suffering now. -
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02
PANKHURST AND PARKHURST.

Ihe names of Pankhurst and Park
hurst sound well, and now that those
who wear them are joined together in
discussion, let no man put them asun-
DER. One believes in woman suffrage,
the other does not. Both are frank of
view and vigorous of speech Each holds
that the other has thought too little
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

The Japanese commissioners who
visited this country made investiga-
tiOns with a view to the increase of
purchases by their people from Amer
lea, as, well as by Americans from
them. Even Mr.. Hobson must agree
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

on the subject. Each recommends fur
Ter study to the other. The country is
interested, and now is the time for
business. DR.. Parkhurst cannot hope,
and should not try, to have the last
word. but he should say as much as
'ossible while he has the floor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

Great Northern, and c.. E. McMullen,
superintendent of terminals TOR the
Northern Pacific railways tonight is
sued the following statement:
I'VE will employ sWitchmen, train
men or other men who are competent
to do switching and will pay them ar
the new rate of wages offered former
switchmen at the recent conference in
ST Paul. The former employees VINO
failed to report for duty November 80
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

France has on sale a guillotine used
during the reign of terror. Europe has
some curiOs that she does not protect
from American millionaires as jeal
ously as she guards her works of art.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

Cabinet officers are not expected to
talk much But there are evidences of
violent thought in the present admin
istrative council
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

Devices alleged to be employed in
weighing sugar show that the me-
chanical genius of the age has not been
entirely addressed to automobiles and
flying machines.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

Champ Clark has been criticised as
a trouble maker, although it is not de-
led that he often turns out a high
class article of it's kind
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STRIKE SITUATION

Continued From Page One)
only by meager reports that are sent
over the wires from headquarters.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

Early Christmas shopping will avert
the controversies that arise from SIM
infamous dashes to the stores.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

1t is something of a surprise to find
the country regarding a Fourth of
July celebration as safer and saner
than a football game.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

Chicago's boast of the discovery of
a non Intoxicating whisky is getting
no APPLAUSE from Louisville, KY.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

The house1y and the most quito may
niger, bu+. the hookworm scarcely be-
own before it's humiliation was
arranged for.
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and December I will be given time
checks and will not be asked to return.
New men will not be displaced by re-
instatement of former employees
number of experienced railroad men
have already made application for po-
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02

Address all communications to:
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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-29
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York Sept WHEAT
ceipts 10000; exports 1896; spot
firm No. red nominal elevator: No
2 red nominal fob aioat. The wheat
market was very firm again today and
closed / to IA net higher Its main
support came from the stronger OFT
side markets, the much better cash
demand, larger clearancas and firm
cables. Sept s1101a; Dec. 1851.
CORN-Receipts 33,250; exports
1900; spot firm; No. old 75kc in
elevator and 7612 delivered, both
nominal; No. Old 745s middle of DC
tober fob. afoat Options without
transactions, closing net unchanged
Sept. 751a; Dec. 70%.
OATS-Receipts $1,000: spot firm.
mixed i11aG42; white 42@45; clipped
white 49, @4S.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-29
WHEAT IS STRONG
Main Reason Strong Cash Demand at
All Leading Grain Centers--
Last Price Best.

Chicago, Sept. WHEAT.--Ad
ing based on the brisk demand for
cash grain at all important centers in
this country. The market was ex
eedingly strong all day although
Iprices at times reaC. ed considerably
owing to liberal realizing sales. Sep
TENDER again led in the upward move
ment as the result OF urgent bidding
by shorts. The news of the day was
of a generally bullish character the
principal item Of an opposite nature
being the French crop report. which
indicated a total yield of about 3J5,.
600 600 bushels, or oo,a00,000 bushels
in excess of last year. Reports from
Minneapolis claimed that many far
imers are holding their wheat for
higher prices and that on this account
the movement in the northwest woultl
show decided falling off the next ten
days. Closed strong at almost the
top point of the day.
NO. red Sl.15m1 .16 No. red Los
GLIB; No. hard 1.o4G1OS; No. 8
hard 100@1.05; Dec opened $685. q
999s; high LOT lowest $685.; closed
1.01. Sept. opened 1.)39s 0L03% !;
closed 1853, top price
CORN Buying by shorts caused
considerable strength and resulted in
net advances for the day of 150Nc.
Shorts bought all contract grain of.
fered at the sample table for delivery
on their contracts. Sept. displayed
less strength than the deferred
months. Closed strong, at almost the
top,
No. G5@G5a 10. white 65lb a
Sc; No. 2 yellow 651i 166; No. 9 G4%
G651a No. 5 yellow 65A 665% Dec.
opened 5SA ass: high 59h @595s !;
lowest 5S3a closed 591a Sept G55s.
OATS-The demand for Sept, by
shorts was the feature of the trading,
This buying prompted considerable
demand for future delivery. Closed
strong, 1a0 rs al higher
No. white 1914 64OA; standard
41&; Dec. opened 80: high $685. low
80; closed 393s; Sept. 41A@41%.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-29
SORRY HE GAVE THE ORDER.
longed-For Baby Sister Proved Dis
turber of Small Brothers.
Slumber Time.

Judge" Rosa Bender, the superin-
tendent of one of the model family
houses on the East side of New York,
is so called because, with sympathy
and acumen, she settles all the dis
putes of the 500 tenants in her charge.
Judge" Bender was talking the
other day about the host of children
In her enormous model house.
They delight me-" she said. They
re continually doing and saying the
quaintest things. For instance, little
chap told me the other day that his
yellow dog Salome had died. IN
An ! bet the angels wuz' scairt,
he said, when they seen Salome com.
in up the golden stairway, fur Salome
wuz allus cross to people what hadn't
much clos on
Another little boy" pursued
Judge" Bender, said last month to
his mother:
Ma, get me a little baby sister,
VIII We? I'm awful lonesome
Yes, my child, will, the mother
answered, with glad smile. I prom.
ose you either a sister or brother
"A baby sister is there now, but
that boy often growls in the middle OF
the night at her:
Say, II I'd knowed what yeller
We wuz goin' to be, wouldn't have or
dered ye. Los Angeles Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-29
Domestic.

President Edward O'Neil OF the
Master Butchers association of New
York was discussing the advance in
meat prices due to the wheat corner.
And these wheat cornerers." said
Mr.. O'Neil. "call themselves patriots,
eh? They're In the Washington and
Lincoln class. They only cornered
the wheat to prevent Europe from
taking 1t away from us and leaving us
to starye Patriots!"
He laughed harshly.
1T reminds me-" he said. "of John
Stockton, who was renowned for his
domesticity. Two women were talk
ing about Stockton. The first said:
"He has very domestic tastes,
hasn't he?'
'''Oh, very the other woman re.
piled. He fIirts with every cook they
havel' Chicago Journal
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-29
Stocks, Bonds, Cereals
MARKET IS STRONG
Stocks Yesterday Made Substantial
Advances in Prices--WhoIe List
Was Affected.

New York. Sept 2S.-Yesterday 5
recovery was substantially extended
in today's stock market u S Steel
and Atchison sold at new record
prices and the average advance was
substantial, although very divided.
The explanation for the marked reviY-
al of speculative confidence was not
clear. One supposition was that a
short interest of unsupported pro
portions had been discovered and that
the adroit conductors OF recent move.
ments were able to control prices to
the discomforture of the shorts.
The money market seems proof
against adverse circumstances, and
the operations on the long side to-
day were conducted with an appeal
ance of freedom. New York exchange
at Chicago rose to par. Today's cash
withdrawn from the subtreasury from
banks for bank work rose to $2,S9S, goo
compared iwth only $4,000 in the
corresponding time last week. The
rise of U. S. Steel to $685. was stimu-
lated by the reports of placing heavy
orders for steel by the great railways.
The rise in Atchison Union Pacifie,
Southern Pacific, Pennsylvania, New
Haven and American Telephone car
ried the convertible bonds of theq'
companies, with the enhancement Of
the value OF the privilege to eXcnango
it to stock
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-29
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Sept S2.-CATTLE.-Rc
ceipts 5000; steady; steers $3.50
$50, cows and heifers 350MG.G0,
bulls 3.0004S5; calves 3.0009G0
stockers and feeders 3.75@5.50
HOGS-Receipts 5000; best steady
Others 10 lower; choice heavy $500
$50; butchers S.35@8.50; light mike.
.S004S.15; choice light S.150S.25
packing S,10GS.30; pigs 5.00m 7.25
bulk of sales S.10MS.40.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000: steady
sheep $424m5.50; lambs 6.00m7.00
yearlings 5.0005.40.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-29
Spear.


The lion was In terrible funk.
Dearest he quavered, running up
breathlessly. Get ready to move at
once!"
The lioness clasped her cub TO her
bosom What Is 1t. my lover" she
faltered.
THE spear!'
All to we'll she knew what he meant,
but the quality of hopefulness In her
suggested less gruesome alternative.
Perhaps 1t was a spear of some new
kind OF grass-no telling what Bur
bank has done, you know!" she urged
anyway, 1t knows no BROTHER
gave the hailing sign of every order
know about, and got no response! Oh
oh let us take no chances. but flyv
implored the lion
With that his terror communicated
itself to her and scarcely stopping tc
gather UP their belongings, they
plunged yet deeper into the Jungle
Puck
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p f--r ~ 49, - = { -
from Tic tax Isl to ta due from the
respective lots or iaree.s Of land
touching upon The line of such side
walk, and snch officer upon the re-
ceipt Of such warrants. shall proceed
to collect the saDe according to law
and make return thereof, and aif in
case any such warrant shall be re-
turned NO property found" other
warrants may issue
Section 1. That II any such special
tax shall not be collected upon the
warrants issued therefor, then the
city treasurer snail on or before the
first day of April thereafter make re-
turn to the county collector Of the
County Of Alexander and State Of Ill
inois. in the manner prescribed by
law, who shall thereunon nroceed to
collect the same according to the
statute in such case made and pro-
lvided.
Section ). That all ordinances or
parts Of ordinances conflicting with
This ordinance be and the same are
thereby repealed.
| Section G, This ordinance shall be
| in force from and after its passage.
Passed by the council September
ia. a. d. 1899.
| Approved September ~, 1902.
GEORGE PARSONS,
Attest; Mayor.
4 ROBT. A. HATCHER,
City Clerk.
Published in The Cairo Bulletin.
September 20. 1909.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-29
Steel Rina for His Backbone.

With one segment of his backbone
missing and a steel ring doing service
in it's place, A. l.. Austin, a laborer
of Douglas. Wyo., is slowly improving
and the attending physicians now
hope that he will recover.
Austin's back was broken when a
shed collapsed He was caught under
4 heavy timber and one of his verte-
brae splintered When taken to the
hospital he was paralyzed from the
waist down.
rho broken bone was removed and
the steel ring inserted and he has
now recovered partial use OF his legs
and is steadily improving Duluth
News.Tribune.