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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
WAS
NOT EXCITING
AS EXPECTED

OLYMPIA. Wn., Sept 10-(Spelial) }
Contrary to expectations Yesterdays
session of the state board of equaiiza-
non, when railroad representatives
we're present to present grievances was
q tame affair Attorney Morrow of the
Q. r. & n. who was expected to pre- :
sent vehement objection to the eleven
million dollar increase in assessment of
that road. spoke but a few moments.
He said:
In all justice and with all fairness
hope the board may see fit to reduce
this present value to sum not to ex-
ceed S19.5O0.00
The assessment on the rolls is about
p II million. Norternh Pacific and
Great Nortern representa- tives said
they had no objections to offer. The
Black Hills and North Western logging
road asked to have its assessment
reduced to one thousand dollars per
mile from tree thousand, and some of
the other small roads made protests
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
TWO
BILLIONS
PROPERTY IN
STATE SHOWS AN
INCREASE.
All Counties Have Reported
And Substantial Gains
Appear Everywhere.

f OLYMPIA, Sept. 10.-(Special to the
atesman)-Taxabie property in
Washington this year has an actual
value of two billions of dollars, and
On the basis of about 40 per cent,
which is the state average, it will be
assessed for state taxes on about $685.
COO,OOO
Last year on a 43 per cent basis, the
state board of equalization fixed the
state valuations at 74S,000, 000 All
counties have now reported. showing
Increases .this year of $17.0O0,O0O per-
sonal and nearly SIS 1000, 900 real prop
erty.
Railroads and electric fines win
probably be increased $10O00,O00 over
1908.
The county boards this year valued
PERSONAL property at $131,00O,000 and
real property at s57S 200. The state
beard will probably fix the levy Mon
Gay
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10

the contest" in order that they may
receive the 'han9some" prizes and re-
turn them to the bunc manager or
the Northwestern Circulation Com
p1ny'' for an agreed stipulation
In the case of Miss Stella Laland
whose name has been continued in the
list against the repeated protests, it
is known that she has fai'ed to do any
work whatever in the matter of Sc
curing votes or subscriptions She is
not even a subscriber of the disrepu
table sheet. I'd keeps tab on her pad
glance at ii copy received by one of
her neighbors Miss Laland is no,
yet reduced to the point of being fore
ed to take part in such an affair in
order to win a paltry prize that is
not worthy Of the trial She has ask
ed time and again that her name be
taken from the list, in order that she
might escape the cheap notoriCty in
cident to the contest" but the bunc
manager steadfastly refuses To con-
slider her right to dictate in what
manner her name shall be used.
Miss Laland, however. is not the
only young lady who has BEEN forced
to take part in the O-called contest:
there are perhaps 50 or 40 who are in
terested not at all in the result of
the world-be brilliant origina' and
copyrighted event, yet their names
are appearing daily. and their vote is
swelied to give the impression they
are literally turning the world up
side down in the mad scramble for
votes and subscriptions The public
a. De-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY HARTMAN BEFORE
HIS DEATH AVERT ANIC IN STOCK MAR
KETS IN NEW YO RK AND LONDON
Millions of Dollars Were Thrown Into Change at Open
ing and Not Only Was Break Prevented But Rise
Actually Took lace All Along

This was one Of the very first state
ments made by Hartman on his re-
turn from Europe. This statement
was acceded to by financers, but they
are asking who will be the man to
step into Harriman's place. Among
those prominently mentioned are l.. +.
Loree. president of TIM Delaware
Hudson road; Judge LoVett, julius
krutschnitt and others.
Hartman was head of a pool own
ing many roads. and the question is
whether there is a man big enough to
hold the pool together. Many reports
concerning Harriman's wealth are cir
culated Estimates are from 500, ,000.-
600 to $150,000.000
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10

NEW YORK. Sept. 10.-As a result
of the conference which lasted all
night millions of dollars were thrown
into the stock market at the opening
this morning. The tremendous support
not only prevented crash. but the
market rose Hartman interests, un-
der powerful support from all quarters,
rose in some instances as high as two
and a half points. The successful turn
ING Of the crisis was the final mark
Of the genius of the master hand. for
Hartman one his death bed, ordered his
death kept secret until the market
closed He advised his lieutenants as
to the best method of meeting the sit
uaton
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
Oxygen On Mars.

BOSTON, Sept 10.-OXygen in the
of Mars has been discoy-
cred by Professor Percy Lowell, by
means of the spectroscope observa-
tions. With d. Lowells proof of life
supporting clements, it is believed it
will be unnecessary to prove further
tiat the planet in inhabited. DR. Camp
kell, OF the Lick observatory recently
made indesputatable the evidence of
water vapor on Mars
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
GEE, WON'T THE ENDEVER COME?

Always room at the top" is now
the slogan of that great copyright
ed" contest being conducted by the
disrep0table sheet down the street
and it is assumed the young ladies
are finding out from experience that
there is room at the tOp'-for the
favorites of the manager, who tipped
his hand several years ago in conduct
ing the famous Outing contest.
Since that great fiasco. the bunc man
ager has forfeited what little conf
dence the public did repose in him.
and as a result the Northwestern
Circulation Company" with headuar-
ters in the closed office in Aberdeen,
s. D., is wholly unable to overcome
the tide of disfavor that has swamped
: Copyrighted Contest"
There is something queer about that
Northwestern Circulation Company"
Announcement has been made here
that the head offices were maintained
in Aberdeen. S. D., but inquiry re-
Veals the fact that the company clos
ed its Aberdeen office in April and
has since been circulating" through
various sections of the United States
in search of easy marks. The bunc
manager proved to be the fall guy
in Walla Wala. and an interested pub
lie is watching to see what will be
the outcome of the copyrighted" fake.
1t may be, however. that the "Circu-
lation COMPANY has head offices
somewhere in Wisconsin, but this is.
of course, purely conjecture
Padding the Vote
That there is room at the top for
the young ladies has been proven time
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
CON T|N()EE
THEF |G3HT
NO CESSATION OF THE
INTERESTS OF
SYSTEM.
Harriman's Successors Will
Build in Central
Oregon.

PORTLAND, Ore. Sept. 10.-The
death of Z. Fl. Hartman has removed
from the path of j. j. Hill. the great
est opponent the empire builder ever
rad in the northwest He has thrown
tie heavy weight to the Hill side Of
the scales in the battle for the control
o. Central Oregon and Central Califor-
MA. Although Harriman's death will
rot result in any recession on the part
of the Union Pacific system or it's sub
sidiary western lines. either in it's op-
Grating or in legal battles. it will be
followed by decided lack of impetus
on the part of the renowned Harri-
man lines. AS leading iega1 adviser
Of the O. r. & ~ said today.
The machine will go on IRE sistably
even though its principal parts all were
/ roken"
The machine will go on. Every foot
Of track projected under the Hartman
regime will be laid under the direction
Of men he has left in control Every
lawsuit pending in the courts, in which
any Hartman road is either plaintiff
or defendant. may be fought to the end.
Hartman didn't know personally the
Getails of the so-called fight for the
control of central oregon. Although we
there will be oters to take up the bur
den of his affairs and carry out the
outline of his plans
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
NEEDS
REPAIR

State Highway Commissioner Henry
L. Bowlby who was In the city yes
terday afternoon comforting with the
board of county commissioners has
recommended that the macadam road
between this city and College Place
be repaired. This road is at present
in poor shape. and the commissioners
wishes it to be repaired as soon as
possible The county commissioners
are little averSe to repa iring the road
as 1t will mean an expenditure of some
$4,000, and they hold that such an ex-
penditure should be met by the state
officials
In order to repair the road properly
it will be necessary to purchase 5000
gallons Of asphaltam oil. The road
originally cost $1,000 and has only
been built few years Mr.. BowIby
has recommended that the county re-
pair the road and he will use his in
f1uence to have the next session of
the legislature refund the cost of re-
pairs to this county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
ARRANGING
FOR A BIG
EXCURSION

Manager l.. E. Meacham of the pub
licity department of the Commercial
club is busy making arrangements for
Walla Walla valley day at the exposi-
tion in Seattle. 1t is the plan to have
a special excursion made up of people
from this valley run to the fair over
the Northern Pacific railroad. Walla
Walla valley day at the fair will be on
Thursday, September 23. The excur-
sion train will leave Walla Walla on
Tuesday, September 81, at 7:3J a. m.
and arrive in Seattle on the same day
at p. m., giving advantage of a day
light trip.
One of the essential features of this
excursion will be the way in which the
comfort of the travellers will be looked
after. Arrangements have already
been made with the information bu-
reatr of the Seattle chamber of CON-
merce. whereby every person making
the trip will have his location in Sc
IL lders giving every possible piece or
reformation concerning Seattle and the
fair will be handed out on the train.
Each passenger will state what kind of
location in Seattle he desires. and
this information will be wired ahead
tc Seattle from some point along tn"
road, and at one of the suburbs of Sc
attle, the train will be met by an Off
Ger of the Seattle information bureau
and all arrangements will be made for
the accommodation of the passengers
while in Seattle.
At the meeting Of the Commerci1i
club last night committee of three
was authorized to be appointed to AZ
sist the publicity department in ar
ranging this Walla Walia valley train
A representative from the excursion
bureau of the Northern Pacific viii
soon be in the city to help in working
ID a monster excursion.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
PRIVATE
FUNERAL
REMAINS OF HARRI.
MAN WILL BE IN
TERED AT ARDEN
Wizards Body Will Rest in
Grave Beside That Of His
First Born.

TURNER'S, N. Y, Sept 10-(By
Staff Correspondent of the United
Press) Without the pomp. or cere-
mony that usually marks the inter
ment of monarch. E. H. Hartman
will be laid to rest at o'clock Sunday
afternoon in the little country church
yard at Arden, beside the body of his
first born, who bore his name An
nouncement was made from the Che
teau that Rev J. Holmes McGinness.
rector of ST. Johns church. will Off
ciate. A short service at the resi-
dence will be held at O'Clock The
cortege viii then proceed to the church
Only members of the family and friends
will attend.
The pail bearers will be the head
carpenter, head gardener, and other
heads of the estate at Arden Honor
airy pail Bearers will be many of IIar-
riman's greatest financial friends
Wheeler Pays Tribute.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1O-Ben-
jamin T. Wheeler, president of the uni
versity of California paying a tribute
to Hartman said:
Hartman. everybody recognizes as
a great man, but l know him as good
man. He was a good father, and hus-
band. His home was his refuge COM
fort and delight once when the op-
position was veXing him hard he said.
Well they will never get Arden from
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
No ARRANGEMENTS Vet.

CHICAGO. Sept 10.-Traffic Direc-
tor j. G. StubbS of the Union Pacific.
today issued the following:
mo arrangements have been made
for the administering of the Hartman
properties in other than the accus-
toned manner. The organization Will
carry on the operation of the roads just
as it has in the past, while Mr.. Harri
man was in Europe.
He declined to discuss the probable
successor, although Stul.5s himself is
for the place.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
{ FAMOUS
SPEAKER
CONSENTS TO ATTEND
CONVOCATION AT
WHITMAN
Professor G.. A. Smith, Of
Scotland, to Deliver
Lecture.

Professor George Adam Smith. F.
r. G.. s.. ID. D., LII. D., of the Glas-
gov university, who has been in
America delivering series of lee
lures at some of the large institutions
of learning has consented to deliver
the convocation address at Whitman
college next Tuesday. September IA,
word having been RECEIVED to that ef-
feet by President S. B. L. Penrose
this morning
Professor Smith has been delivering
a series of lectures in Seattle this
week. and through the efforts of
President Penrose, he was induced to
come here for convocation exercises
1T Whitman, the visit to Wa'Ia Walla
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
MORE STREETS
TO BE PAVED

The Barber Asphalt company was
last night awarded the contracts CALI
ing for the Improvement for more of
the paving work to be done on Walla
Walla's streets. The contracts were
awarded by the city council while
meeting in a special session. Much rou-
city fathers. The streets which the
Barber people will improve are North
Spokane street from East Main street
to East Rose street; Alder street from
Fourth to Seventh street and Fifth
street from Alder to Mill creek bridge.
(CQntinuel On Pace -Four
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
REL ORT FOR
SIX MONTHS

With the close of the first six
months period of the publicity de-
partment of the Commercial club,
Secretary A. G. Moore. of that body
has just completed statement of the
financial condition of the publicity
fund. The total of all subscriptions
which We're subscribed for the support
of the work. amounted to $4,000. pay
able into the fund in monthly install
ments. The feeling with which the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
MAN 7
TO BE
THERE

indications this week are that full
E 1870 people will go from Walla
alta TO the Seattle exposition for
hdLa Waua Valley day September
=" aid General Agent :. b. Calder
mead. Of the Northern Pacific this
morning. Never before in the history
g" II. city has such general interest
'-rn taken in single event, and we
'.-. IN all probability. have to operate
The train in sections"
Inquiries by the hundreds have
poured into the local office since an
I'UaItment was made of the one fare
'F the round trip. This is the first
INN" IN the history of the company
's'l such rate has been made be-
'N'eo "alla Walla and Seattle. and it
"> ht years before it is placed again
VA ELECT To secure it, Mr.. Calderhead
'"'' 10 Suarantee a certain amount of
"'H'', and he feels certain of making
'.'1 with the company.
want to go to Seattle with the eX
'.|N."nlStS," said he. and show
'".>' people that We are on the map.
want To make Il good showing
".'" tAr head officials of my company.
'' tel assured the Seattle excur-
september %. will be one of the
-+%e>t things ever chronicled in the
'>' ~ Of the city. Everyone in the
''.-TN Is prosperous. and many who
.''. already visited the fair have an
''Aeed their intention of going with
'' eNcursion party They regard this
7'l a play-day and we will take
'7 'afsest number of Walla Wallans
.' @"lns on a similar trip
Leave Sept. Il.
i"e train will leave Waila Walla
ID l'e morning of September y. pull
ing out OF the yards here at 7:S0
LOCK. arriving in Seattle at 80
'.''N the same evening Mr.. Calder
''d says the trip might be made in
SS time. but with heavily laden trains.
lie company feels constrained to re-
0'e The speed. Tickets for the return
~ De Sood returning on any train
'''ih a seven day limit.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
kittitas Teachers in Session.

ELLENSBURG. Sept. 10.-The Xii
titas county teachers institute opened
this morning for a three-day session
in the high school auditorium with an
attendance of 81. A corps of six in
structors are officiating at the insti.
tute.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
morning is as follows:
Total
2006

During the summer months many
changes have been made in the teach
ing StaffS Of the different schools L.
J. klenme who was last year principal
of the high school has been succeed
ed by F. S. Heck a Yale graduate.
Henry L. Gray, commercial studies,
Roy n. Wolfe. history, and r. E Lo-
render, manual training. are new addi-
tiOnS to the teaching force of the high
school. The principals Of the different
grammar schools throughout the clty
are: John Woods. Baker school: ].
w. Shepherd, Sharpsten school: A f..
Nelson, Lincoln school: Nettie Gall
braith Green Park school; K. f. Staf-
ford, Washington school
Many improvements have also been
made in the grounds and buildings of
the different schools. and the pros
poets point to one of the most sue
cesSful school years ever held.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10

and again and practically every name
In the two-column list has, at some
time during the course of the fizzle
been placed at the top of the list
Eventually the favorites of the bunc
manager may be expected to take the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
London Market Holds.

LONDON. Sept. 10.-American Sc
carities didn't break today following
Halriman's death. American finan'
ci,rs in New York, who came to the
rescue of the market. cabled London
ana as a result the market was steady.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
Mont Affect Roads.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-"Affairs Of
th. Union and Southern Pacific rail-
roads are so systematized that there
won't be hitch in the management of
the two roads even at my death or in
the absence of any officials
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-10
CLUB THAKNS
K. +. STRAHORN

BY Il unanimous vote of the member
ship meeting of the Walla Walla Com
mercial club last night. a resolution
was sent to r. Z. Strahorn. president
of the North Coast line, thanking him
soon be on a raascontinental rail-
road Such railroad coming through
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()PE NED
T HE G1sTRATION
BREAKS RECORDS OF
FORMER YEARS
Total Over Two Thousand
For First Day of
Public School.

With larger registration than ever
before in the history of the city, the
public schools opened today. No in
struction was given this morning, the
different schools opening only to regis
ter the students. Active instruction
will commence Monday morning. The
registration by schools as recorded this
morning is follows
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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-11-24
HENEY HONORED.

The appointment of Francis J..
Heney by Attorney General Wicker
sham to take complete charge of the
land fraud cases in Oregon is de-
served compliment to the courageous
prosecutor who has done such good
service for the people of San Fran
cisco.
Heney received no government pay
for his three years work in San
Francisco. In order 10 do the work
of the graft prosecution in San
Francisco he resigned his lucrative
employment in the attorney generals
department Had Roosevelt remained
in the White House the enemies of
Heney would say that his reappont-
ment was part of plan outlined be-
fore he resigned three years ago.
But there is a new administration in
power at Washington. Some of the
newspapers hostile to Heney have
tainted him with the factor what
they supposed to be the fact--that he
had no influence with the Taft ad-
mnistration and that under Wicker
sham there would be no place for
Heney on the attorney generals staff.
Ii savors, therefore. of poetic JUS
tice that the federal government
should, within 10 days after the cleo
ton, invite Heney to resume his work
in the land fraud cases The prosecu-
tor whom San Francisco has rejected
is eagerly snapped up by the Taft ad-
minstration. Nor can Heney's news
uaper enemies, who still delight to
carp and sheer at him. say that his
appointment is due to influence. No
one has accused Heney of playing the
sycophant to the administration in
power. The appointment was tend
cred to him without any suggestion
or solicitation from him or his friends.
He did not expect the offer. 1t was,
therefore, a testimonial to his ability
and character and to the renown
which he has gained and the high
esteem in which he is held through
out the nation.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-11-24
WOMAN PERMITTED TO HUNT.
Mrs. Sutcrius of Selah Is the First to
Take Out a License.

Mrs. A. P. Suterius of Selah is the
first woman in Yakima county to take
out a hunting license this season. But
very ewlicenses are issued to women
by the auditor of Yakima county and
such as there are go, for the most part,
to people who are visiting here or who
come in merely for the opportunities
to hunt. Each year, however. one or
two licenses are issued to Yakima
county women. Mrs. Suterius is the
first this year. Her husband has also
taken out hunting license. Other
licenses issued by the county auditor
Monday were to G. G. Hoofnagle, n.
Tasker, John Liewe, Alden Redfern,
Loren Rooms and Peter Paulson of
North Yakima; Bert Pehl of Mckee;
Theo. Howard of Mckee and Julius
Chenam of Zillah.