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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
STORM SHOWS
GOOD SIGNS
to his senses
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ton was not prolonged and py
o'clock evidences of a thaw were to De
seen and the snow is going rapidly
this afternoon It is estimated that
eight inches of snow have fallen in
the valley since winter weather set IN,
but as there have been several warm
days during the past week, the depth at
this time is not more than six inches.
In the mountains and foothills it is
said considerable more snow has fai-
len. and the storm is continuing there
today.
Some rain fell last night, but cool
temperature soon turned this into
sleet and as a result the traction
company experienced all kinds OF
trouble in starting cars. Indications
this afternoon are that the back or
winter has been broken, and residents
of the valley are expecting the arrival
of a Chinook within the next "a hours.
Whether this will come to pass is
wholly a matter of conjecture, but
wit so niue snow on te ground.
those who ave property along the
mountain streams are fearful lest
sudden rise in the waters result In
damage. Water Superintendent r. F..
Mclean said this morning that every
thing at the headworks was in the
best possible condition, though the
men in charge there are preparing for
any contingency that may arise be-
cause of sudden Fthaws.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
COMMERCE COUNCIL
IS CONVENED TODAY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-With all
the constituent bodies represented, the
regular annual meeting of the Nation
al Council of Commerce was convened
here today. Secretary Nage1 of the
department of commerce and labor
announced himself as heartily in favor
Of an extension of the work of te
council to a point where it might
justly be called the connecting link
between the government and CONNER
cial America. Commercial organlza-
tons in all parts of the country are
already interested in the work of the
council and will take part in the pro-
jects for broadening it's scope and
making it a national institution.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
THE sWTcHMEN'S STRIKE

The necessity for some rational and
effective system of compulsory arbi-
tration of disputes arising in the trans
action of interstate commerce business
is illustrated in every big railroad
strike, and in none of these recent dis
turbances more clearly than in the
strike of the switchmen on the lines in
the Northwest. The government au-
thorities are bending all their energies
toward the Capitalization of power to
be used against the railroads. Yet 1000
switchmen can tie up the transporta-
ton facilities of whole section of
the country and even seriously me-
mace the business of the entire coun-
try: they can cause the railroads and
ed therefrom hundreds of thousands of
dollars loss: they can throw out of en-
ployment ten or twenty times as many
workingmen as are directly interested
in the present dispute-men who must
have employment to support their fam
lilies and who are not remotely inter-
ested in the merits of the controversy:
they can do all this and the govern
ment officials can do no better than
give up in despair and return to Wash
ington.
If the government can put its hands
into the pockets of the railroads and
rifle them of a large portion of the
receipts from business; if it can pro
tect' the shippers at the expense of the
roads; if it can protect" the business
interests of the country and the work
ingman indirectly, why can it not place
t beyond the power of few dissatis
fed men to work this unjust and ir-
reparable injury on tens of thousands
IF innocent and otherwise unaffected
and unconcerned persons?
The demands of the men in the
present strike may be entirely fair,
but it is a fundamental and deplor-
able weakness in our economic sys-
tenn when the innocent are compelled
To suffer for the acts of the guilty.
To damage the business interests of
the country to the extent of hundreds
of thousands of dollars and throw
thousands of willing workmen out of
employment, is nothing short of pub
should not be Disseminated against
They should be pair just return for
their labor. But the justice of their
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09

SPEAKS BEFORE NATIONAL RIV.
Frs AND HARBoRs CON-
GREsS IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Speaklng
in strong endorsement Of the policy OF
waterway improvement, President
Taft stirred up much enthusiasm In
the opening hour of the sixth conven-
ton of the national rivers and harbors
congress here today.
Hundreds of delegates, representing
every section Of the United States
filled the great banquet hall where
they sat under their state banners.
Men and women delegates arose when
the arrival of the president was an
nounced, and gave their visitor noisy
welcome, concluding the demonstra-
ton with three cheers and tiger.
Upon being presented to the assem-
blage by Joseph E. Ransdell, president
of the congress Mr.. Taft spoke at
length, drelling upon hi sinterest IN
the waterway improvements, and Of
fering advice to the delegates up''n
methods for attaining ends they seek.
II congratulate this congress-" said
Mr.. Taft, ION having brought the sub
ject of waterways to such point that
representatives in congress from one
end of the country to the other, recog-
nize it as a subject that calls for &C
ton.
I'm your declaration, you say that
you are in favor of policy and nct
in favor of any particular project.
think that a wise position to take;
and yet, when it comes to the practical
enforcement and accomplishment OF
something you have got to get into
projects.
Nov, don't think l betray a secret
when I say that the gentleman VINO
has most to do with initiation of pro-
iects in congress is fully charged with
the necessity for doing something IN
the next congress to foreshadow, or
rather, to begin, policy with respect
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to those rivers
After referring to various water
ways projects in detail, the president
continued:
"a year ago President Roosevelt
and L were together on platform be-
fore the conservation of resources
convention in which both advocated is
suing bonds that a project improving
waterways, when begun, should be
completed in a reasonable time. I am
still a consistent advocate of that
theory. The government is entitled to
as rapid method of developing an en-
terprise and putting it through as
private corporations, and, as they al
ways issue bonds, or generally do, to
eXpediate completion of these projects,
it would seem wise for the nation to
DO as where it would accomplish the
same result.
But 1 want to suggest word of
caution. You are going to encounter
in congress great opposition to the
policy of issuing bonds right out of
hand You are much more likely to
get from congress a declaration that
a certain Improvement ought to be
carried out and spread upon the min
utes of congress in the form of a res
olution or a declaration in a statute.
What / advise you to do is to get
that declaration.
"Then, when the time comes that
political exigency shall prevent the
appropriation of sufficient funds from
the current revenues to put the prop
err part of the project through the
coming year or the coming two years,
as economy requires, then the ques-
ton of issuing bonds will arise. 1
would get the declaration first and
not get the bonds first.
THAT may not meet your views, but
1 have thought it over, and 1 know
something about congress. I know
where you are going to encounter OPP
position and l believe the best way is
the natural way with those gentlemen.
You lead them on to declare in
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favor of the Missouri improvement, in
favor of the ST. Louis to ST. Paul i'm
provement; in favor Of the Cairo to
ST. Louis improvement in favor of
the Ohio improvement, all of which
have been approved by army engin-
GERS, and get them decorded in the
statutes of the country as declaring
that these things are to be carried
out and let them make their first ap-
preparation from the revenues of the
country and then you have them where
they must issue bonds, unless the rev.
enues of the country and then you
have them where they must issue
bonds unless the revenues afford
sufficient amount each year to carry
that project an economically and with
due rapidity.'
Count Van BernstOrff, German am
bassador, spoke of the waterways of
the German empire, showing in graph
ic manner, their Importance to the
commerce of Germany.
President Ransdell read his annual
report. which gave encouragement for
the early achievement Of aims Of the
congress.
The afternoon session was devoted
to many speeches by delegates favor
Ing prompt action by congress in pro-
viding PROJECTS and means for water
way Improvement. Those who spoke
were Senator ChamEe of Oregon;
Albert Bettinger of Ohio; Governor
Hadley of Missouri; Governor Weeks
of Connecticut and Representatives
Dalzell of Pennsylvania and George
Burgess of Texas.
All the speakers thought waterway
improvement should be provided by
congress without delay, bond issues
being advocated by nearly all. Rep
resentative Burgess threw something
Of chill over the assemblage by re-
minding the delegates that while they
were enthusiastic for a bond issue,
there were others in the United States
who took quite another view.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
GoRkY IN DISGRACE.

1t will be sad blow to parlor So
cialists and those of the morally un-
trammeled in affairs of the heart to
learn that Maxim Gorky has COM
mitted the unforgivable crime of TAX
ing life easy on the Island of Capri,
while his fellow members of his party
testing against fate. So grave has
been the offense of the tra-liberalist
Russian socialists organization and a
committee is now on it's way to Capri
to inform him of this disgrace When
the committee finally reaches the
socialistic sybarite who is lolling out
his days with his soul mate by the
limpid waters Of the Neapolitan bay.
something is likely to happen.
Gorky is one of the jests of his
tory. Posing as prophet, novelist,
revolutionist. and general dissenter
from moral social and political con-
ventions, this low roweds Russion in
tellectual has had a remarkable career.
Nearly three years ago he arrived up
on our shores accompanied by "Mrs."
Gorky, and thousands of revolutionists
against one thing or another met him
at the pier These nondescripts open
ed wide their arms. The welcome was
most suspicious, for Gorky was to go
on a lecture tour of the United States,
and in addition to the substantial
monetary reward that was looked for
it was expected that considerable
helpful sentiment would be- built up
for the Cause. True, the American
people had only vague idea Of what
the Cause was, but in the opinion of
the Gorkyites, Americans were queer
people, anyway, with the most absurd
ideas of morals and all that sort Of
thing.
When it developed that the woman
consort was Nine. Andreieva, an adj
venturous actress, there was a mighty
storm of disapproval among the de-
cent people of New York. Gorky was
billed to start his tour in Boston, but
a great horror had taken possession
of the staid and respectable New Eng
land capital In vain, did Gorky issue
statements of denial and tear his
hair. What sort of people were
these vulgar Americans who refused
to bow before the great Gorky and
take I'D Nine. Andreieva? go t.
the dyavol," cried the imprisoned
Russian. and he returned to Europe
utterly Disguised with America and
the heather in it.
But Gorky was not to join his fell
low socialists in Russia. Instead he
repaired to Capri, and ever since he
has been living in luxurious retire
ment. No wonder the socialists OF
Russia resent his recantation. BY
Yupiter. the fellow must be brought
to his senses!
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
CHARGES Investigated.

Minneapolis, Dec. State Labor
Commissioner McEwen is today inves-
tigating the sweeping charges of peon-
age filed against the northwest rail-
roads by E. D. Carr of Toledo, an Of
fetal Of the switchmen's union and j.
B. Wilson, of Duluth, a member of the
brotherhood of railway trainmen
Carr and Wilson alleged that the
roads are keeping the imported strike
breakers who took the places Of the
sWitchmen who, are striking, under
armed guard to prevent their joining
the strikers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
JUDGES DREAM is ENDED.
Fails to Find Happiness in WORKING
in Factory and Resigns.

KENOSHA, Wis, Dec. S.-The
dream of former Judge Joseph R.
Clarkson of finding happiness as a
common worker in factory is at an
end. 1t is reported here that the
judge who went to work In a factory
after his unusual disappearance and
discovery last July, has resigned his
position on account of his health. He
is now in Chicago and has made no
announcement of his plans for the
future.
Judge ClarksOn disappeared from
Kenosha early in July and after a
country wide search was found work.
ing as a buttonmaker in a small fac
tory in Iowa. 1t was announced that
he has suffered from a lapse of men,
OrV
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
DROWNED in A
SUDDEN SQUALL

OAKLAND, Dec 9.-Search was in
stituted today for the bodies of two
of the three duckhunters who lost their
the body of Deputy Sheriff ]. ]. Bur
rows of Contra Costa county, having
ard c.. Cassabonne and an unknown
companion are still under the water. y
squat capsized the boat.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
A LITTLE LAY SERMON.

AS the Christmas season draws near,
the blasphemous incongruity of the
situation in the Central American
states of the hemisphere south of the
strikingly evident There is a relig-
ious phase to the question, which is
brought forcibly to mind when one re-
calls the magnificent symbolism of
The Christ of the Andes Little is
heard Of Christ and His gospel of peace
on earth and good will to men in the
bloody revolutions which are going
on most of the time in one South or
Central American state. But on the
summit of the Andes mountains, on
the line which divides Chile and Ar
gentine, is a statue of Christ in
bronze, of heroic size. 1t was cast
from the metal OF many cannon cap
tured from both Chile and the Argen-
f.. tine republic during the numerous
. wars of the past century. Thousands
of human lives We're lost in these con-
fiicts and millions of dollars in money
were spent in carrying on the conflicts
which laid waste fertile lands and had
no result save to embitter the several
nations against each other.
AT last even the hot-headed people
of the Southern republics came to
realize the wanton character of these
contests and the leading men of the
two nations came together in con-
ference. The conceived the splen-
did plan of literally beating their
swords into plowshares and their
spears into pruning hooks by modern
izing this beautiful prophecy in
terms of Christ's own message to
mankind. They. brought together
their trophies, of captured cannon,
. melted into one. huge mass of bronze
and cast it into great statue Of
;, Christ. writing :: upon it this noble
sentiment:
:; /: ,"Sooner, shall these mountains
crumble to dust than Argentines and
iChileans break, the peace which at
the feet of Christ the Redeemer thew
have sworn to maintain. On earth
peace, good will to men,"
A treaty has been formally signed
which provides that all controversies
between these two countries shall be
settled by arbitration; their armies
shall be reduced to the lowest pos
sible' number. consistent with the
maintenance of public peace. making
armies what they ought always to be
the armed peace police force of the
nations; the battleships then under
construction We're abandoned and the
existing naval ornaments were dim
inished
With the money thus saved a great
comprehensive system of internal i'm
provements is being carried on, good
roads have been constructed, former
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
HUNTING DIRECTOR OUT
Chief Hunting Director Loses Job Be-
cause Public Butts In"

BERLIN, Dec. S.-The chief hunt
ing director has lost his job because
he allowed the general public about
Goehrde while the Kaiser was pleas
cant shooting a short time ago.
The people were not interfered
with, but the kaiser did not care to
have his shooting preserves looked
upon as "a football match or gof
tournament for the edification Of the
mob. Besides, the people ran chances
Of being hit by stray shots. Not only
has the chief hunting director lost his
job, but hereafter no spectators VIII
be allowed to enjoy the kalsers
shooting.
A brother of the late Baron Won
Sternberg, German ambassador a'
Washington, has been appointed as
the new hunting director.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
Suffering In Colorado.

DENVER, Dec 9-Two men are
dead and two others dying as result
of the cold waves now sweeping Colo
RADIO. A stage driver on the road be-
tween Hanna and Lee, Wyoming, and
his only passenger were found dead
near the latter place. Both bodies
were frozen stiff Early today two
found on the streets and will most
probably die.
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war vessels have been transferred to
the merchant marine; an arsenal has
been made into training school;
huge and much needed breakwater
has been constructed at Valparaiso
and the great railway across the An
des has been built. These are the
salient features of the results ac
complished by applying doctrines Of
Jesus Christ to the affairs of this
world between nations. The statue
which is the INSTALLATION and symbol
of this doctrine cost about 100000
and was erected by popular subscrip-
ton, the working people donating
large share of the cost. So on the
summit of the majestic Andean range,
$4,000 feet above the level of the sea,
the Savior Of men stands preaching in
eloquent but silent bronze the gospel
of peace, "the Son of Man in very
truth lifted up" before the nations and
rebuking the monumental folly and
wickedness Of needless war.
Even a police force, national or
otherwise, is serious reflection on
consistency and on the sincerity of
professions of allegiance to the Prince
of Peace But without reference to
this phase of the subject, the exam
pie set by the Chileans and Argen-
tines is one which commends itself to
the other nations of the earth in the
strongest possible terms. National
honor often warrants the striking of
heavy blows, just as the laws of the in
lividual conduct in civilized nations
iustifv self preservation and the re-
sentiment of intolerable affronts. In
deed this is by no fYieans inconsistent
with the teachings of Christ Himself,
even though He did counsel the turn
ing of the other cheek when one had
been struck. But the greatest les
son which Christianity must learn
is the necessity for adapting itself
to modern conditions and the absorb
ton of the spirit of Christ's teach
ings rather than their letter. The
sublime lesson of "The Christ Of the
Andes" is that the world needs not
so much new religions and new creeds
but the faithful practice of the funda-
mental doctrine of Christ's message
of peace and good will. There is
nothing in these doctrines which
needs to be thrown away; all that
has been cruel and absurd and an
achronistic has been read and fought
into it by monstrous perversions of
their spirit by too literal application
Of their letter or by arrogant ignor-
ing of their teachings altogether
blessed is the nation whose God is
the Lord" may be interpreted other
wise than by state religions and tenn
poral ecclesiastics. Thrice blessed
VIII be the nation which bends it's
energies toward promoting the cause
of peace on earth and which shall
embody in it's policies the beautiful
lesson of the bronze Christ that
stands On the snowy top Of Gods
mountains.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
Conditions Are Bad.

]. T. Wallace, travelling passenger
agent for the Northwestern lines in
this territory is in the city today on a
business visit. Mr.. Wallace stated that
traffic on his road had been injured by
the present strike only so far as their
connections with the northern lines
were concerned He further stated
that conditions were a great deal worse
than commonly reported and that the
situation is precarious one, calling
for diplomatic handling.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
Almost NormaI Here.

Freight is being received almost nor.
being sent out regularly The incom-
ing freight tells of the bettered condi.
curtailed enough to show that there is
still strike in progress. Christmas
goods are arriving, and there will be
little delay of holiday shipments.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-09
WEATHER FORECAST.

Local forecast for Walla Walla anu
vicinity: Rain or snow tonight ana
Friday.
Washington: Rain or snow tonight
and Friday.
Weather Conditions.
The area Of high barometer attend
ed by cold is now moving down over
the Missouri and Mississippi river val
leys, preceded by falling temperature
in the eastern states A very low pa
rometer on the northwest Washing
ton coast is causing rising tempera-
ture on the Pacific slope and in the
northern Rocky mountain states.
North Pacific coast states are still ex-
periencing rain or snow with gales
on the coast, and heavy rains are oc-
curing in California. The indications
are for rain or snow in this vicinity
tonight and Friday with mild temper
atures
JOHN GROVER, Observer
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5WITCHMEN
RETURNING
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division superintendent, indicating a
rapid restoration of traffic to norma,
conditions. Strikers are returning tc
work at Laurel, another terminal.
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complaints should be determined with
out injury to those who have no con-
Germ in the dispute which has arisen.
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NOTES.

The Paulsboro Fire Company have
begun to make preparations to hold
their second annual ball on Washing
toms Birthday.
Cox Bros. are building baker wag-
on for Koch's bakery, of Mantua
L. The fire bell has been moved from
|gArmstrong's stables to the fire house
|sOther alarms will be placed through
1.-THE borough and telephone placed
Hin both fire houses and at the water
works.
One of the little things that was
seen by those riding in the train at
Thorofare was a small boy pulling
his boat in the wagon rut on the stone
road, and in the water at that, Just
think, a fifteen thousand dollar canal
from this place to Westville. Cooper
says he has ordered a boat for the
next storm. The tax payers are be-
ginning to kick and demand better
roads for their money.
Mrs. Albert Yonker entertained her
mother and sister from Camden This
week.
Miss Mary Wright has returned tc
school after weeks Illness.
| Miss Bella Henry has returned tC
her home from Mays Landing after q
weeks visit among friends.
Earl Henry was the guest of ticket
agent Morris over Sunday
The Pocohontas Lodge held then
| first meeting in Cowgill's hall last
Thursday night.
/ The Ladies, Auxiliary of the Pauls.
boro Volunteer Fire Company gave tht
| firemen a supper last week.