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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
NORTH COAST WORKMEN
ARRIVE AT alfalfa
Begin Actual Construction Work
There Sunday-Building Toward
Columbia River.

About $50 workmen, employed by
the North Coast railroad started con-
struction work yesterday at Alfalfa,
according to a dispatch from that city
hst night. The men arrived in Alfalfa
Sunday along with ten equipped cars
and two cars of steel. Work on the
blacksmith shop was started Monday.
The gang of men can lay five miles of
steel per day and are working towards
the Columbia river bridge. From this
point they will jump to Kennewick.
Although surveyors of the North
Coast railroad have been working for
some time past On the south fork of
the Walla Walla river and run lines
as fas as Roberts ranch, presumably
with the idea of constructing the pro-
posed line through this city in that di-
rection, it is understood the findings
have not been satisfactory, and that
the original Mill creek survey will
quite likely find more favor with the
promoters.
According to those who are CONVEX
SAINT with operations On the river, the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
FISHING BOAT
RUNS AGROUND
INEFFICIENCY OF HELMSMAN
ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN
RESPONSIBLE FOR WRECK.
SCHOONER RUNS AGROUND ON
DUNcENEss SPIT IN STRAIT
JUAN DE FUCA.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Nov. /.
From the fishing schooner Deeahks,
aground on DungenesS spit, in the
strait of Juan de F'uca, the life caving
crew stationed on the United States
cued Captain Las Larson and nine
men. Bound in from Cape Flattery
with a catch of $4,000 pounds of fresh
cod, the schooner grounded during the
early hours Of yesterday, going within
500 yards of the Dungeness lighthouse.
Captain Larson complains of the in
efficiency or righteousness of his
'helmsman as a probable cause of the
grounding, ard states that six men
of the command, who escaped to shore
in a dory, refused to return to give
aid to their companions aboard the
vessel that was in danger of going to
pieces.
In an effort 20 relieve the schooner
the Snohomish parted a heavy towing
cable The rescued sailors We're
brought here. The cutter will return
to the scene of distress tomorrow
morning and a second effort to effect
release will be made with part of the
cargo of fish lightered The heaviest
weather of the year is prevailing, the
schooner lying on lee shore before
40 mile wind deeply imbedded in the
sand.
The Deeahlxs is owned by the Stand
ard Fish company Of Seattle and has
been a conspicuous figure with the
halibut and sealing fleet that has oper-
ated 20 years about Cape F1attery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MAN
GUILTY OF LAND FRAUDS
DR.. G. w. DwineIIe Is Convicted Of
Making Fraudulent Timber
Land Entries.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. DIR. G.
w. DWinelle. prominent business
man of northern California and re-
publican presidential electOr at the
last election, was found guilty tonight
of making fraudulent entry of timber
lands by jury in the federal cour.
John Gilpin, jointly charged with DR..
DWinelle, also was convicted but Rex
F. Deter, the third defendant, was
found not guilty. DR.. DWinnelle and
Gilpin will be sentenced "Wednesday
when attorneys for the defendants say
an appeal will be asked
The specific charges were that GER
tain entrymen on government landS
had been induced to file their entries
after agreeing to turn the lands over
to DWinnelle, Gilpin and Deter. Among
the witnesses were Fred, Samuel Ben
jamin and James French, Clarence NJ,
Prather and Arthur Jacquette, VINO
testified that they had entered OH
lands after the defendants had agreed
to pay all expenses and fixed sum,
Many other witnesses took the stahu
in an effort to shake their credlblllty'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
WEATHER FORECAST.

Walla Walla and vicinity: Rain and
cooler tonight; Wednesday showers.
Washington: Rain tonight, cooler
in east portion. Wednesday showers.
Weather Conditions.
Well defined Chinook conditions pre-
vailed over the Pacific northwest last
night, consisting of a large and strong
area of high pressure over the Pla-
teau region, and an energetic low
pressure area moving from the British
Columbia coast eastward over the Ca
madam possessions. A rapid and con-
siderable rise of temperature has oc-
Cured, accompanied by rains, heavy
west of the Cascades, and by gales
on the north Pacific coast. Another
disturbance, moving down the st. Law
renee valley has caused rain from the
Lake region to the Atlantic coast. The
indications are for continued rain in
this vicinity tonight with lower tenn
perature, and showers Wednesday.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
SENTENCES
CONFIRMED
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others. Both are subject to the law
and neither is above it,
1--WE have a deep sense of the I'M
portance of the case. Three dlS-
tinguished citizens; leaders of a great
cause for the improvement and uplift
of their fellow men, with a larger fol-
lowing probably than ever marshalled
under the single leadership of any phi
lanthropic movement, are at the bar of
Justice and charged with disobedience
of an order of the court We are not
unmindful of the high position the de-
PENDANTS have attained, but their in
telligence forbids the inference that
the acts were committed in ignorance.
The sole question is guilt or inno-
cence"
He avoided reference to the pleas
made by the leaders that their convic-
ton constituted an abridgement of
the constitutional rights of free speech
and free press. In dissenting, Justice
Shepard declares his belief that the
lower court exceeded it's authority and
recommends a retrial.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
REALTY TRANSFERS.

J. W. Ashton eft uX to Mrs. Mary t.
Swanger; deed; $500; october 2 l9o''
lot 4, block 4, Chamberlain addition
to Wallula.
Nora Eldridge to r. A. AtWoou'
deed; $500; October IA. 1909; tract
in Chase addition to Walla Walla.
State of Washington to Ida M. AD-
bolt; deed; $154.2O; September To-
1909; land in 1850.
Charles w. Masterson ct ux to JOS
eph DAWN; deed; $4,000; June 1"
1909; tract in Baumeister's ADDITION
to Walla Walla.
" H. Rogers ct ux to Joe Dawn
deed; $1,000; June 5, 1909; land Ill
12-7-37.
Henry Burgeois ct ux to William r.
Spoor; deed; s3O,SO0.OO; October 0V'
1909; land in 1886.
Elcy Powers ct al to Charles W.
Flaiz; deed; $3500.O0; August T. lxV''
lot 8, block 6, College Place addltioh
No. 2.
The Oregon Mortgage company -
John Thonney; deed; 100000; oc'o-
Der 26, 1909; land in 11-6-35.
Ben Cole ct ux to William Guoe
deed; $4,000; November 1, 1909; lahu
in 20, 3O-7-36.
Frank w. Tierney ct Tx to William
L. B'evins; Decd 100000; Novenloel
l, 1909; tract in Chase's ADDITION -
Walla Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
END0RSEPEARY
AS D|SC0VERER
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL So
GETTY PASSES ON COMMAN-
DER'S PROOFS OF POLE
FINDS THAT HE REALLY GOT
TO TOP OF EARTH AS HE
CLAIMS-PEARY SILENT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-COmman-
der Robert E. Peary practically was
endorsed as discOverer of the north
pole by the national geographic So
ciety today.
Everything indicates that Peary's
personal statement before the sub
committee of the society today con-
WINGED it's members that he had set
foot on the top of the world The
explorer has been invited to deliver
the first of his public lectures before
the society here on November II and
it was pointed out tonight that had
the proofs been open to the slightest
question he never would have been
asked to appear
1t was announced at the home of
Rear Admiral c. H. Chester, retired,
that public statement of the find
ings of the society probably would be
Forthcoming Wednesday. This rap
idity in determining the genuineness
of Peary's claim is taken to mean
that there is no difference among the
three experts who are delving into
his Arctic data.
Peary declined positively to discuss
his testimony before the committee.
There is nothing l can say" he de-
clared, "all that l have to explain or
elucidate was given to the subcommit-
tee of the geographic society this af-
ternoOn. L do not know what those
gentlemen will do with it and natur-
ally 1 won't discuss that point"
1t was evident from his manner that
the explorer was satisfied what the
verdict would be. For more than two
hours members of the subcommittee
Intercepted and cross examined him
after they had middle a close study of
his data.
Upon reuest of the society, Peary
forwarded all of his memoranda to it
a few days ago. The organization
promptly turned the papers over to
the board of managers which in turn
named a subcommittee of investiga-
ton, consisting of Rear Admiral c. H.
Chester, o. H. Tittmann Of the coast
and geodetic survey, and Henry Can
nat, chairman of the United States
geographical board. These are re-
garded by the society as the best fit
ted scientists in the United States to
pass upon Peary's documents.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
CHINOOK IN TOWN
CONTINUED From Page One)

cess of O.10 hundredths of an inch
since January 1.
Reckoning from September 1, 1909,
there is an excess Of 0.62 inches and
the outlook is for continued rainfall
Instruments in the weather office
record a total, fall of 1.49 since last
Thursday when the first real autumn
rain was recorded. The greatest
amount to fall in a short time was
recorded last night and this morning,
when or hundredths of an inch was
shown on the Indicator. From $50 to
1880 o'clock this morning the down
pour was exceptionally pronounced.
and the precipitation during that time
aided materially in Wiping out the
deficiency that has been on the records
for the past ten months
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
COUNCIL WILL
HEAR REPORTS
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he had handled total of S. cases for
the month, fines paid amounting to $51.
Bonds forfeited amounted to $3.50,
while the sum of $45 was served in
Jail, and suspended fines reached n
total of $50, the grand total being $415.
The report of Chief of Police Mike Da
Wis was almost ident1caI the -otal
number of arrests made having been
90.
Electrical Inspector William Metz
reported 80 inspection during October,
and the issuance of 40 certificates, for
which fees were collected amounting
to $685. AS building inspector, Mr..
Metz collected fees amounting to
$3.50. Thirty-five building permits
were issued during October aggregat-
ing an expenditure in improvements of
s35,092
Delinquent Tax Collector Mike Da-
Wis produced treasurers' receipts show
ing that S16457 had been collected
during October, and licenses amount
ing to s4,245 were inspected during
the month.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
HON E.

A happy home is the brightest spot
on earth that the eye of God looks down
upon. Love and peace in his home
sends sunshine around the man
wherever he goes; disorder and trouble
makes misery everywhere. There are
few worries of life which a man can
not now and then shake off, but who
can shake himself free from the skel-
eton in the closet, from the worry Of
the household, a blister on the heart.
When husband and wife are helpmate
to each other in the best sense; when
order and love and goodness prevail in
the house then the man who has hard
battle in life to fight, can leave his
struggles behind him when he enters
there. With all our faults we are the
most home-loving of people and that is
the reason why we are the greatest of
people. Whatever helps home life is
a national blessing; whatever hurts
home life is a national curse, and the
greatest curse that can touch these
blessings is what would tamper with
the peace and blessedness of our
homes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
of the features shown by today's treas

of the features shown by todays treas
ury statements for October
Treasury officials said the situation
was gratifying. The customs and in
ternal revenue receipts are booming
The aggregate deft of the United
States is $2,661 ,425,301, which includes
$1,366,277, $50 of certificates and notes
outstanding.
These notes and certificates, offset
by an equal amount of cash in the
treasury increased $13,21S,000, which
came from an advance in the out
standing amount of gold certificates
or greenbacks.. Divesting the grand
aggregate debt of notes and certifi-
Gates, the regular interest and nom
interest bearing debt is 1925, 147 ,432.
The interest bearing debt is $913,317,-
49O; debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity, $2,6SS,S95, and
debt bearing no interest, $379,143,047.
Gold coin and bullion constituting
the reserve fund stands, of course, at
$150O00,O00. OF the $1,366,277, $50 trust
funds, gold coin amounted to $S74,-
656,S69, silver dollars $4S7 900 and
silver dollars of 1890, s4,O34,000.
In the general fund is $15S, 704,235, in
national bank repositories $49,496,654,
and in the treasury of the Philippine
islands $6,107 946. Gold certificates
and greenbacks, outstanding, aggre-
gate $S74,656,S69, silver certificates
$4S7, 5S7, 200.
Customs receipts for October were
$29,272, 695, which brings receipts so
far this fiscal year to $S9,361,376. In
ternal revenue receipts are approx
mately $24,000,000.
Ordinary receipts SO far this fis-
cal year run ahead of the same period
last year by almost s2S,000,000, while
ordinary receipts for the same period
Guido last year by almost $13,O0O,OO0
Of disbursements for the month,
civil and miscellaneous reached $15,-
37S,7O4, war $25,1S9,S60, navy $9,5S1,-
1922, Indians $1,627,916, pensions Sill
S50,221, postal deficiency $3,397,612, in
terest on public debt $3,270,216, and
repayment of uneXpended balances
$1,19S,7O6.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
CURIOSITIES OF DIVORCE.

The Census Bureau has just pub
vorce for 20 years, between 1887 and
1907.
The percentage of divorces both to
the married and to the total popula-
ton shows a steady increase during
the period 1SS7-19O6 as compared with
the previous 20 year period; also that
the total number of divorces was
945.625 in the later period against
32S.716 in the earlier one.
The percentage of marriages in the
south is much larger than in the
north. In the South Atlantic states
the rate was $50 marriages per 100,-
600 of adult unmarried population, as
against go in the North Atlantic
Central States was 436, as against 322
in the North Central and 273 in the
western group.
But if these statistics seem to draw
an east and west line to divide the
north and south, the divorce figures
draw one exactly at right angles to
it. dividing the east and west. In 9TH
er words, the percentage of divorces
is noticeably greater in the Western,
North Central andSouth Central states
than in the North and South Atlantic
states.
In 1906 the highest divorce rate per
100000 estimated population was from
the western division-16S. Then came
divisions with los and lis respective
ly. Then the North and South Allan
tic states, with the extremely small
rate of Al and 43. In general, the fig
ures show that the divorce rate in
creases as one goes westward.
So much for the general statistics
Now for the objects of curiosity And
the first is the falling off of marri-
ages in panic years-an old and per-
lSCllN natural out SClll a nu0anlN IN
teresting phenomenon. In 1898 wher
hard times began, the number of mar
riages showed only a slight increase
as compared with 1892 and in 1904 the
figures actually showed a falling of
of over $4,000 as compared with the
year before the trouble began
Another curious point about the
statistics is the remarkable way in
which the number of divorces granted
the wife continues for every year OF
the whole 20-year period to be about
double the number granted at the in.
stance of the husband 1t would seem
that there must be some hidden law
which made two women have cause
for divorce to every man having cause
Take the figures for any year al
random. In 1887, 34.S per cent of the
divorces were granted to the husband
and 65.2 to the wife. In 1894 12551
Were granted to the man and 25.01;
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
Offner Takes Issue.

w. S. Offner, one of the pioneer
fruit men of the valley, took issue
with Dr. Blalock with reference to di-
versified farming, saying he believed
in specializing, rather than in diversi-
fled farming. In referring to the Spo
kane Apple show and the question of
an exhibit by the county or valley,
Mr.. Offner said not more than one
third as many aples are being shipped
from this valley than was the case ten
years ago. Other localities where
wheat cannot be grown have given
their attention exclusively to apple
culture, and the product there has in
creased while it has decreased in
the Walla Walla valley. The speaker
said that the Walla Walla valley was
just as much favored for fruit culture
as North Yakima, Wenatchee or Hood
River
81 would rather visitors be told we
have all the advantages for fruit rails
ing" said he, "but are too indolent to
make an exhibit, than to attempt a
display that will be anything but fav-
orable to the valley
Want Fancy Stock.
H. c. Gregg, who has been engaged
in the commission business for num-
Der of years, and is an authority on
the subject, expressed similar views
/ with reference to a county exhibit. IF
Walla Walla cannot make a- good
showing at Spokane said he, Il be-
lieve it is better to make none at ALL"
POSTMASTER George Kellough, who
is a member of the committee from
the Commercial club to arrange for
exhibits for the Falls City show, re-
ported that promises of seven individ
ual displays had been secured. Some
of the growers have agreed to enter 10
box exhibits, while others have guar
anteed 5-box and 1-box entries. Mr..
Kellough expressed the belief that the
Garden City would be represented
among tn prizewinners.
In closing his remarks the toast
master called upon "ParsOn Meacham'
to dismiss the congregation, and the
publicity man, who had been indulg-
ing in a Drown study was so sur
prised that al The could do to bring the
meeting to a close was to murmur,
Good afternoon"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
TO the woman.

10 the woman.
One of the most interesting tables
in the report deals with the number
of divorces granted in the various
years of married life.
Of the total for the period under
consideration 81 per cent only We're
granted during the couples first year
of welded bliss.
that the strain is a little greater, for
81 per cent were granted.
The fourth and fifth years of mar
riage are the most fruitful in divorce,
the percentage being 81 and 50 re-
spectively.
From the state the percentage gent
ly descends until in the sixteenth year
of marriage the second honeymoon
evidently begins. The percentage is
here 2.2
From the sixteenth to the twenty
fifth year the rate again quite natur-
ally descends In the twenty fourth
year only / per cent of the total num-
Der of divorces ives recorded.
But just at this point the statistics
become really astonishing. The per-
centage jumps from for the twenty
fourth year to 6 for the twenty-fifth
and sequent years.
Why? 1t would seem that it ought
to lessen every year to the end. Let
him answer who can.
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WOULD MARK
ALL STREETS

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porous one, and had so many Well-to
do residents
I'VE should not encourage Mr.. Her.
ring to let his enthusiasm run away
with his better Judgment said Mr.
Turner, and that seemed to be the
general feeling of those present, for it
is we'll known that there are no more
enthusiastic booster in the city than
Mr. Herring and none SO willing and
ready to donate time and labor to any
thing that promises to advance the in
terests of the city and valley.
In view of the objections offered by
Mr.. Turner and concurred in my MEM
bers of the club present today, it has
been suggested that the signs be con-
tracted for, on condition that Mr.. Her
ring be extended the privilege of MAX
ing his closest figures for the work.
Either the city council or the Com
HlSICIdl CluD Will act DIS SpoISOI lOI
the move, and the marking of Walla
Walla streets, that has for so long
been agitated as an utmost necessity
bids fair to become a realism.
Extends Thanks.
Mr.. Herring extended to the business
| men of the city and members of the
Commercial club his thanks for the
excellent manner in which they re-
sponded to the call for eXcursionists
to go to Dayton on "Walla Walla day."
he having been chairman of the COM
/ mittee from the club to secure a big
| delegation. He said he had conferred
with the chairman of the executive
committee in Dayton, with the result
| that the statement was made that
| nothing could have been done by Wal
la Walla business men that would serve
to so effectually cement the feeling of
friendship between residents of the
two cities"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
RUN IN RAIN is
CAUSE OF DEATH

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name of Mrs. Frank w. Ellis, was
found and this person who resides in
Colfax was Immediately notified. She
then told the coroner that she knew
of the girls sister and would notify
her 1t is expected that the sister
would arrive in the city this morning
but up to a late hour this afternoon
she had not put in an appearance.
Various letters signed, Mother and
MA" were also discovered but even
these cannot be said to have been sent
by the girls parent as she frequently
called one of her former landladies by
this name.
The age of the young lady could not
be determined with any degree of GER
tainty but it is surmised that she was
about % years old though from her
appearance, she was seemingly much
younger.
Among other things found among
the girls personal effects were several
tax receipts on a piece of property in
Minneapolis. 1t is the opinion that the
dead girl was thrown upon her own
resources early in life and saved until
she had enough money to purchase the
property. This she rented out and
used the revenue to further her educa-
ton.
No funeral arrangements have as yet
been made
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grade has been found too great for
practical purposes, and other difficult
ties such as danger of freshets, and
the narrOwness of the canyon are
said to be bearing factors in the esti-
nation of the engineers. 1t is said to
have been the intention of the engin-
GERS to survey a route from the head
of the south fork of the Walla Walla
river to the head of the Salmon river,
and plans for two mile tunnel We're
considered. 1t is reported the situa-
ton for the tunnel is ideal, but other
conditions are expected to
cause the abandonment of that idea.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
TOO LATE TO CLASSiF:'

STRAYED FROM w. E. Gho'N
ranch II miles north of city; ohe
year-old colts branded-a nat y"
left stifle-weight about 500 pounu''
One dark brown horse colt and the
other light bay mare colt. Reward
Phone 96S or return to ranch.
1888 pd
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
Another Good Band.

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be secured from wheat lands now av-
eraging much less than can be realized
from a well-planted and well-cared
for orchard. He advocated diversified
farming, the culture of alfalfa with
that of apple orchards and gave fig
ures to show what could be netted per
acre each year from such a course.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
NOTICE..

H. c. Chew wishes to notify the
public that he has started his tree
yard on East Main street Fruit, shade
at this yard.
11-o-S nd
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
PARROT Arrested.

BILLINGS, Mont, Nov. 2.-JdiA'0
PARROT. said to be wanted in Denver
and Spokane has been arrested mere