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Evening star., 1909-06-10
ROBBED BY HIS DAUGHTERS.
Hoboken Banker Discovers a Deficit
of 81. 900.

NEW YORK. June 1O.-Systematically
robbed by his two young daughters. 1t is
claimed, at the instigation OF their fifteen
year-old playmate. Pasquale Genuario. an
Italian banker of Hoboken. has caused
the arrest Of Annie Steffens. and she
was held in $500 bail to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
The daughters of the banker, who had
been robbed of $1,000 within a period of
three years, admitted that they COM
mitted the thefts at the suggestion OF
the Steffens girl. They also were held
for the grand jury, but were paroled In
custody of the chief Of police.
The two little girls-Tessie. aged thir-
teen. and Millie. eleven-made com
plete confession when accused by their
father who, in balancing his books a
few days ago, discovered that he was
LOCO short in his cash. He was COM
pelled to put a second mortgage on his
property to make good the deficit.
Evening star., 1909-06-10
HUNTING WILD CATTLE.
North Carolina Herd That Became
Troublesome, Had to Be Killed.

troublesome, Had to Be Killed.
From the Fayetteville Observer.
For the last several days a hunt for
wild cattle has been in progress within
ten miles OF Fayetteville A number OF
years ago Maj. ]. b. Broadfoot turned
several cows loose on a stretch of land
he owns between Carvers creek and
Cross creek.
There they have been ever since, multi
plying and growing wilder with each
generation. until now the herd numbers
fully a hundred. all wild as zebras These
animals ranged for a distance Of seven
miles between two creeks and along their
banks ten or twelve miles.
Finding 1t almost impossible to catch
any OF them and hearing that certain
parties were hunting them with rifles,
Maj. Broadfoot decided to take hand in
the matter himself and enlisted the serv-
ices Of ]. A. Ratcliffe, a crack rifle shot.
So for the last several days. accompanied
by a pilot, a man in the neighborhood
who knows the wild cattle and their
range, Mr.. Ratcliffe has been having real
sport.
So far he has been able to get within
rifle range Of six OF the animals and he
has brought them all to the ground One
of them. a great bull, after being shot
twice made dash for Mr.. Ratcliffe, and
il took three more bullets In the head
before the animal dropped at the hunter
feet The pilot, Sam Elliott. estimates
the number of these wild animals at
100. having himself seen as many as sew
enty-five different ones.
Evening star., 1909-06-10

ten-year search. covering scores of trad
ing friends and acquaintances. as we'll as
the records of five brokerage houses and
one bucket shop. failed TO find a single
net winner. Most brokers estimate that
between 80 and rs per cent of customers
lose. AS practically every marginal
trader loses, every bucket shop and Wall
street house has a complete new list of
you intend to begin risking your savings
we recommend the following steps: Ask
your broker for figures about his custom
ers. Ask your trading friends for their
net balance. If you have gambled before.
ask yourself Balance your own account.
Few do.
Evening star., 1909-06-10
SALOONS WIN THE FIGHT.
Bitter Contest Over Prohibition il
Mahoning County, Ohio.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. June 1O.-After
the bitterest fight that has been
waged in Ohio since the Rose local op-
ton law went into effect voters of Ma
honing county decided yesterday to
hermit the sale Of liquor. Mahoning is
the largest and wealthiest county in
which a local option election has yet
been held in Ohio
The total vote in the eighty-two pre-
cincts of Youngstown and Mahoning
county, as announced by the board of
election commissioners late last night.
is; For saloons. 11.232: against sa-
looms, 9,o63. Wet majority, 1859.
Runabouts and touring cars were
worked to their capacity all day TO
get the voters out. Some of the roads
were too bad for automobiles. The
cars were used principally in behalf of
the saloons.
Four women to a precinct were at
the polls. and handed cards to all vo-
ters bearing the inscription: I'VE can
not vote: we can only pray" and other
appeals.
Evening star., 1909-06-10
NATIONAL GUARD DUTY NO JOKE
OFFENDING MEMBERS OF BRI.
GADE AMENABLE TO LAW.
One Private Taken Into Custody,
Another Pays Fine When Deputy
Marshal Appears.

To fail to report for duty has become
serious thing for members of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
under the reorganization act of last Feb
ruary. No more will fiimsy excuses for
non-appearance at drills and assemblies
be received. Hereafter it will be a mat
ter of arrest, sentence and possibly i'm
prisonment for such dereliction.
Deputy Marshal Cusick today called on
Louis r. Winner. a private Of Company
b, I'd Infantry, N. G. D. c.. and served
on him notice of the sentence of a court
martial timing him So and penalty for
being absent without leave. Winner paid
the fine TO the deputy marshal and was
not taken into custody.
The guardsman resides at 1874 F. street
southeast and is employed at a local de-
partment store. where he has charge OF
the bundle boys.
Taken Into Custody.
Private Emmett Wright of Company L,
I'd Infantry, appeared before Maj. William
E. Harvey. presiding over the summary
court of the I'd Infantry, last evening
Prior to his appearance Wright was ar
rested by Deputy United States Marshal
Cusck
Wright was charged with repeated alb
sence from drills without justifiable ex-
cuse In answer to questions by the court
he gave illness as the cause of his alb
sence 1t was brought out that Capt.
Thomas S. OHalloran, the company COM
mander, had written to Wright on the
subject of his absence but had received
no reply.
The sentence has not yet been imposed.
but when it is 1t will probably be sus-
pended to give Wright another chance.
The main idea at the start is TO impress
on the minds of members of the National
Guard the necessity of living up TO the
oath of enlistment.
Evening star., 1909-06-10

the firemen. This has led to much ex-
perimental work. in an effort to produce
good mechanical stoker. The Chicago
and Alton railway has formally adopted
the Etrause stoker, with which they are
equipping all their heavy freight and
passenger locomotives. Coal is thrown
into bin. from which it is delivered to
different part of the crate by varying
the speed of a plunger. which is controlled
by a starting lever. The advantages are
that air admission is controlled; small
amounts of coal are fed at frequent in
tervals: and larger nozzles may be used
and back pressure reduced. The results
will be closely watched by the railroad
companies.
Evening star., 1909-06-10


Several hundred sturdy. sunburned men
came to Washington yesterday afternoon
and were presented to President Taft at
the White House.
They wore neat uniforms of blue, like
those of petty officers of the navy. They
are Uncle Sanfs life savers of the At
lantic and lakes coasts.
With them at the White House was
the father of the lifesaying service. Gen.
Supt. Sumner 1. kimball, and other OFF,
cials of the service.
The men whose duty it is to save ma
riners from graves in the vasty deep are
here as delegates to the convention of
the Surfmen's Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton, which began its sessions in old Ma
sonic Temple yesterday forenoon.
At today's session of the association the
reports of officers were read showing the
organization to be in flourishing condi-
ton The standing committees were ap-
pointed and announcement was made
that the annual election of officers will
be held tomorrow.
Delegates Go Sightseeing.
Recess was taken at noon. This after
noon the life savers, with their relatives
and friends, are seeing the sights of
Washington.
At todays session the remarks of AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury C. D.
Hilles were discussed and commended
especially when he contrasted the meager
facilities supplied to the old rescuers
with modern power boats of the present
well organized system. He stated that
1t was Secretary MacVeagh's ambition to
maintain the highest standards in per-
sonnel and life-saving apparatus. and to
continue the merit system by recognizing
proficiency and faithful service
Yesterdays Session.
Capt. Arthur Dominy of Bay Shore, n.
Y, the president, presided at yesterdays
session. The first speaker was c. d.
Hilles, assistant secretary of the Treas
ury Department.
He pledged the support of the Treasury
Department to efforts that are being
| made to procure the enactment of an old
| age and accident pension law for the life
savers similar to that in force in
| the revenue service.
Supt. kimball also expressed the hope
| that Congress in its wisdom and justice
may pass q retirement bill for the life
savers. He also complimented the men
upon their fine appearance.
After Gen. kimball concluded his re-
marks the surfmen crowded to the fore.
For ten minutes the Father of the HUI
name Service" was given an ovation.
| 0. NJ. Maxam. assistant general superin-
tendent, the next speaker. pre1aced MS
remarks by quoting from the last annual
report of Supt. kimball. He said the to-
tai number of disasters during the
twelve months was 1S4l1; total number
of persons involved, III ,395: total num-
ber of lives lost, 1874; total number of
persons succOred at stations, 21,2s5; total
value of property saved, $211. .124 or; to-
tai value of property lost, $53, ,92oo. AT.
| "Your record in saving life and prop
| erty challenges the admiration of the
| entire civilized world" Mr. Maxam said.
| But back Of the statistics there are
Evening star., 1909-06-10
And Everywhere That Mary Went

From the Cleveland Leader.
Teacher-Who succeeded Henry VII, at
the end of the wars of the roses?
Glass Henry VIII!
Teacher-Correct And who came after
Henry VIII?
Class-Mary.
Teacher-That's right. Now. who came
after Mary?
Johnny Jones-Mary's lamb!
Evening star., 1909-06-10
His Wife's Tact.

From Judge.
..Ill give my wife credit for not caus-
ing me to be swamped ny big hat bills
os hers" declared the husband boastfully
in the presence OF his wife's lady guests.
"All the hat bills | get are small ones,
which. however come in very often. al
though I haven't observed a new bonnet
on her since Easter
I'm so glad you're pleased. rejo.ned
his wife coming unexpectedly into the
room. THE fact is. you're still paying
for that last Easter bonnet. the bill for
which the milliner is sending to you in
installments."
Evening star., 1909-06-10

Tex; tenth district. Edwin z. Chap
man. Buffalo. n Y: eleventh district.
Jerome G. Khan, Harbor Beach. Mich. !:
twelfth district. Charles Morton. Grand
Haven Mich: thirteenth district. George
H. Vamey, San Francisco, Cal.
Evening star., 1909-06-10

A woman is as old as she looks,
quoted the Wise Guy.
Before or after she is dressed to &C
out?" queried the Simple Mug.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Evening star., 1909-06-10
Automatic Stokers.
I'M the Scientific American

From the Scientific American.
The great increase which has taken
place in late years in the size of locomo-
tives has added greatly to the labors of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-25
GIRLS SAVE LIVES
WITH SuNBONNETS
Use Them as Scoops, Keeping
Sinking Boat Afloat Until
Help Arrives.

SOUTH. NORWALK. Conn july. %
Sunbonnets saved the lives OF Marion
Weeks md Harriet Lehman, Of Yonlers
when they were used as scoops and en-
abled the young women TO bail out their
boat sufficiently to enable them to
keep it afiOat.
The boat had broken away from, a
rart and the strong wind sent il ont
into the rough water, where it began
to fill
They were finally rescued by Cant.
Andrew Mills in launch The boat
sank just as the woman were lifted ont
Of It,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-25
NEW YORK PRICES OF THE WEEK

highest lowest closing prices,
and to date
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-25
CLAN DESCENDANTS
TO HAVE A REUNION

A reunion Of the Magruders, or Mac
gregOrs. Of America will be held in
Washington October s and 9. with head
quarters at the National Hotel.
At Charlottesville, Va. on June 10 a
temporary Organization was effected,
adopting the name of American
Branch Of Clan Macgregor," az which
DR. + n. Magruder, OF Charlottesville,
Va. was elected president and DIT.
lessee Macgregor EWeu, of Fuckers
Vile, Va, was elected scribe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-25
YEAR TO DATE IN LOCAL MARKET

The Exchange year
te. 0 each and bondssu follow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-25
PARENTS BELIEVE
GIRL WAS STOLEN
Disappearance of Japonica Flem-
ing, Aged Eleven Years, Is En-
veloped in Mystery.

CHICAGO, July 25.-JapOnica Fleming
is believed by her parents to have been
kidnapped. although from its inception
the disappearance has been envelOped
in mystery, involving a strange man, a
woman, and the girls statement that
she was going to run away at the first
opportunity
The little girl is the daughter Of ".
J. Fleming. She disappeared while
walking a short distance behind her
parents. She is eleven years old.
An automobile was standing in front
Of a garage as the parents passed il,
and when, a minute later the father
turned around his daughter and the
automobile were missing
Ada Baker, who lives IL the same
building with the Fleming family, told
the police the little girl frequently said
she intended TO run away. She also told
Of a man about twenty-five years Of
age, who had talked with Japonica on
several occasions, but who always wenr
away when anyone approached.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-25
CAN'T ENFORCE RATE Nv

CHARLESTON, ". Va, July 25.-CiT-
cult Court Judge Burdett has restrained
Attorney General Coniey and county
prosecutors from enforcing the 2-cent
rate law against the NiTginian rail-
road. on the ground that the act limit
ing the rate was Unconstitutional The
state viii appeal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-25
PRIMARY INQUIRY

ROCHESTER. n. Y, July Estate
Senator George l.. Meade has notified
the members of the legislative commit
tee investigating the direct primaries
that the committee viii resume its ses-
sion in Philadelphia at o'clock tOmor-
row
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-25
AMERICAN DIES ABROAD

ANTWERP, July 25.-Mrs. Maria
Rock, an American, dropped dead nj
heart disease while going on board
the steamship KroOnland on her wav
to New York. Her relatives are un-
known.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10
PENNY PUTS PARKS
IN TROUBLED MOOD
City Treasurer Cannot Account for
Elusive Copper Which Bothers
Him More Than Does
Raffies.

THE Mysterious Mr.. Raffles" is
causing considerable excitement and
SPECULATION in the city this week, but
City Treasurer r. G. Parks is troubled
otherwise There is an. elusive copper
somewhere in the Golfers of this old
burg, and even though hal has searched
and investigated, figured and tabulated,
the treasurer is still in ignorance as
to the whereabouts of the offending
coin.
mo, it isn't much,' said Mr. Parks
this morning, but I'd like to know
where it is. l. know it is in the treas
ury in reality, but I'll be hanged if
can find a place for it on my records"
Nothing is so aggravating to a city
official as to have a worthless little
penny give him the slip and keep him
guessing for hours, and while in al
is due ito slight error in adding, the
same error is frequently made repeat
eddy in checking up accounts in the
endeavor to find the missing o-nt
Sometimes the books show a cent less
than is in the treasury, but in such
instances the worry of the head of the
department is in no f;gree lessened
''Raffles is an elusive cuss. all
right said Mr.. Parks, but that pen
ny has him cheated a city block"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10
CHINESE STRUGGLED
IN PULLMAN CARS
Ice Boxes and Linen Closets Were
Utilized to Bring Orients Secretly
Across the Mexican
Border.

CHICAGO, June 10.-That Ice box
commandments in Pullman dining cars
are convenient and popular receptacleS
for cOntraband Chinese who wish q
to enter this country from Mexico is
revealed today by the supplementary
testimony in the United States district
court where Bob Leung, a rich Chinese
of Ell Pasot Texas, is on trial charged
with violating the United States i'm
migration laws. Albert Hampton, a
cook, who is witness, described the
smuggling.
The ice box in the dining car is four
fet long, two and ona-half feet wide,
and pight feet deep The linen closet
is 31-2 feet long, two feet deep, and
l 1-2 feet wide. We carried lots OF
Cinnamon in these two places from
Ell Paso to Chicago"
He said the Cinnamon finally refused
to ride thersi because one Chicaman
was smOthered to death in the ice box.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10
INDEPENDENT RATES
ON THE MILWAUKEE,
Interesting Possibilities of Competition
A'e Suggested by the Fact That
New Road Will Act on
Its Own Hook.

CHICAGO, June 10.-Some interest
ing possibilities of competition for the
Hill and Hartman railroads in the
struggle for transcontnental traffic are
suggested by the decision OF the traffic
and executive officers of the Chicago
Milwaukee & Puget Sound railroad to
maintain an Independent attitude re
garding the making of western rates
Ever since construction on the line
started, it was predicted in railroad
circles that the road would become
rate influencing factor to reckon
with. One Of the most important con-
sidera lions influencing the decision of
the traffic officers in their determine
ton to maintain an independent rate
position, was that the road proposes
to- make extremely low ratss on orien-
tai export business.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10
Some Failed.

Owing to the fact that 35 pupils of
the eighth grades of this county w;re
deficient in but one study in the recent
examinations, which if passed would
make them eligible to any high school
in the state, tl1ese win be permitted to
take a test in the subject i'm which they
failed, some time next August. This
VIII bring the average of those who
obtained passing grades up to a con-
siderable amount and will place the
total number at about 81. Eight grade
pupils who took this examination
numbered i94
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10

pecuinary advantage to carefully
watch for the special page carefully
from week to week
kindly say, if you buy anything
advertised on this page, l saw it in
Fridays Shopping Guide, as it will
mean more bargains for you and will
also please the advertiser by convinc-
ing him that his announcements have
been read Look in tonights States
man or tomorrow's Union for the first
appearance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10
PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. j. O. Harmon of Waits
burg, are in the city today visiting
friends.
E. w. Carpenter of Waitsburg, is- a
business visitor to the city today.
Jack Rodgers was in the city for a
few hours yesterday from Prescott.
Mrs. G. M. Actor of Dixie, spent
yesterday in this city.
Sam Mvrick of Athena, is in the city
today on a brief business trip.
S. B. KenWorthy of Dayton is in the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10
Whistle Failed.

Owing to the fact that the boiler e.
which the fire whistle is attached had
been filled with too much water. the
siren falied to warn people to shut off
their hydrants during the fire last
night, and in his efforts to make the
steam seminal do its work, City En-
gineer Hart exerted himself to the ex.
tent that he snapped the whistle cord
In case the blaze had been a general
one, the department would have been
without sufficient pressure because of
the heavy drain for irrigating purposes
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10
WONT HAVE TO CARRY
GAUV|TTE TO GALLONS
Man Sentenced to Be Hung Says re
Has Made His Peace With God
and Is Ready for His Execu-
ton.

VIII L lose my nerve? Not sfor
minute. They won't have to carry
Joe GauVitte to the hangman's moose
l VIII go to the trap with a firm steu
mind at ease and ready for etern-
ity."
Those were the words spoken yes-
terday by Joe Gauvitte, the prisoner
Who has been sentenced by the gu
perior judge of Spokane county to be
hanged at the state penitentiary Aug
ust q, for the murder CT his wife.
He will be brought to the prison this
week and, according to his own story.
will spend his last days reading and
preparing to die. In an interview
with Spokane Newspaper represent
alive this week, in which Gauvltte
was asked if he had any regrets for
his rash deed, he replied:
Regrets His Rash Deed.
Am l sorry now that / did it? Yes.
very sorry. When / want to see ny
wife's grave and say a prayer there
show I'm sorry, ought it not?" And
the condemned man looked seriously
into the face of his questioner.
Il would like to go to that grave
if l could he continued, but L hate
to ask any favors around here"
Joe's voice quAvered and he turned
his head. A big tear rolled down his
check, pale from many months con-
finement.
Gauvitte Fears Not God
Am I afraid to die? No. 1 do not
fear God and I'm through with man
But / have no hard feelings for any
one. My mind is at rest. have
made my peace with God. I have n
friend here, a priest. I sent for him
and he has been here twice. 1 have
made my confession and am preparing
for my entrance into the next world
How will 1 spend my time down
there at Walla Walla? Oh. reading
and preparing to de. / read religious
books a great deal. 1t makes me feel
serene and at ease.
But l was crazy when did IL
You know 1 was crazy once before
for three Weeks-plumb Dutty-buf
here they had only my word for n
and that didn't do any good.
"Win / lose my nerve? Not for a
minute. They won't have to cArry
Joe Gauvitte to the hangman's moose
1 will go to the trap with firm sfep.
with a mind at ease and ready Tor
eternity"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10
Laying New Pipes,

In preparation for the improvement
of Park street by .macadam, a force of
Workmen are this week laying a line
of new thing from the property of r. F..
Smitten across the street. The thing
will carry the waters of small stream
flowing through that section of the city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10
Manv Registrations.

UP to this afternoon there had been
total Of 1,516 names attached to the
oath book in the Office of City Clerk
T. D. S. Hart The registration books
will close Saturday afternoon at 6
o'clock and remain closed until after
the primaries. Any registered voter
who moves from the precinct from
which he is registered, and changes
his address after June IL, will be
barred from voting at either the pri-
mares or the general election, in ac-
cordhnce with the provisions of the
law that requires certain residence
in a precinct. prior to elections.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-10
PIav at Waitsburu.

The Walla Walla baseball team will
play return game with Waitsburg
next Saturday afternoon at the an
nual A. o. U. w. picnic in that city
A number of fans will accompany the
team. On Sunday morning the team
will leave for double-header with
White Bluffs and KenneWick. Both
games are to be played in Kennewfck,
and a large delegation of ball enthus-
lasts from this city will be in at
tendance White Bluffs has the repu-
tation of being the best team in the
Columbia RIVER valley. The Walla
Walla boys will have the usual strong
lineup.
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If you want to sell or buy, see Fox,
Roors 8 and q, Barrett Bldg.
Hammond Place Sold.

After holding the property for years,
the old Billy Hammond place, COM
rrfsing about 73 acres and located on
the southern outskirts of the city was
sold recently to w. A. Toner, Joe Toner
and J. Williams. The price was be-
tween $500 and $500 per acre. This
land is considered to be some of the
finest in the entire valley and will in
time. be cut into small tracts and
sold as such.