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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
TRANSMISSION OF BLOOD IN THE
PEERAGE.

We hear often that the British house
of lords has been kept alive after many
continental aristocracies have lost their
vigor, like moribund patient, by
TRANSMISSION to its veins of healthy
blood from the lower ranks.
A rather striking example OF this.
recalled when the admirers of the
British nobility seemed to ignore it,
concerns the vicissitudes of the Per
Hotspur was of this family, ard it is
generally assumed that the present
bearers of the title also belonged to it,
Therefore when Lord Percy, eldest
son of the duke of Northumberland,
died in Paris just before the election,
the event was lamented in conserva-
tive journals as comparable to the
death Of Hotspur lin crisis of revold
and raid" at the beginning of the 50th
century. The comparison appears in
rhyme under a Latin title in a recent
number of the London Spectator the
refrain being Harry Percy's spur is
cold"
This would be very fine if the pres
ent bearers of the name of Percy and
title of Northumberland were Percies
at all. AS a matter of history htey
Of n,,i-
gin, one of whom crept into the Percy
estates through the marriage chamber
and owed the name and title to special
act of parliament.
In the middle of the 18th century
the line of Percies ended with a woman
who became wife of the duke of Som
erset. Plain Hugh SmithsOn paid
court to her daughter and finally mar
ried her in spite of family resistance
and fierce litigation to prevent his pro
fitting by her inheritance The Percy
estates came to him later by the death
of her only brother, and he used his
wealth to get the family name and the
ducal title of Northumberland through
an act of parliament.
When George III. refused this duke
of Northumberland the garter he COM
! planned that. Il am the only Percy that
| has ever been refused the favor" You
| are the only SmithsOn that ever ask
ed for it," replied the king. This rak-
| ing up old tales makes the Spectator
| poem one of the humOrs Of campaign
| the gaiety of nations.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
NAMES MAY BE
PUT TN PRINT

Delinquent Tax Collector Mike Da-
Wis is awaiting an opinion from City
Attorney Oscar Cain relative to the
provisions of the ordinance providing
for the collection of delinquent taxes,
and in case the opinion is favorable,
those who refuse or neglect to pay
their assessments upon receipt of no
tees sent out, are to receive some
newspaper publicity through the publ
cation of their names, and the sum
due. Considerable difficulty is being ex
perienced by the tax collector, many
paying no attention to the notices
mailed to their addresses. Some other
method is desired whereby collections
may be facilitated
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
DOUSLE BOYCOTT OF THE PACK
ERS, TRUST.

The obvious objection to the boy
colt of the packers trust by the meat
abstainers was that the packers would
pass it on to the cattle growers. They
can afford to dispense with present
profits for future gain. like the Stan
dard Oil killing off a competitor by
selling under cost
All they have to do is to put their
present stock in cold storage, stop buy
ing cattle till the price falls from over
production, then buy cattle again for a
song, turn them into more meat in
cold storage and wait till the people
tire of vegetable diet to reap profits
beyond the dreams of monopoly. They
need not close their plants or go with
out moderate profits in the interval,
because the foreign market is still
open to them
Their hope of unloading bargain sur
plus on Germany is probably vain. but
the British market is still open. All
Great Britain had been eating AM
erican meat for years, and the price is
actually lower in London than it is
IN New York. The trust does not sell
there at a loss, after paying freight
charges. What is their profit in this
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
CLAWS MADE A
HIT ON STAND


(Conunued From Page One)
the latter had carried on against land
thieves and public grafters.
Every word of CLAWS story was sup
ported and doubly- strengthened by Of
fetal records There was not a single
expression in all of CLAWS testimony
which carried the remotest suggestion
Of self-praise or self Importance. The
witness had no compliments for HIM
self, and his perfect candOr at times
seemed to arouse the enmity of Chair
man Nelson. who appeared bent upon
breaking down CLAWS testimony that
the general land office interferred in be-
half of the local land thieves.
So far the investigation has made IT
plain that the man behind the Balling-
err Pinchot controversy is CLAWS, who
is but 26 years old. 1t appears evident
that the dismissal of Pinchot and others
grew out of CLAWS clash with the gen.
eraI land office while he was working
to prevent land frauds in Washington,
Oregon and Alaska. Glavis is tall,
agreeable-looking man, frank in speech
but not inclined to be overt alkative.
He impresses one of his sincerity even
in short conversation.
Stripped of technicalities, the per
tinent facts concerning CLAWS and his
dismissal are as follows:
1. He entered the government land
office in September, 1902, and in April,
1904 was made chief special agent
?. While iE the government employ
he saved to the country some SO coal
claims in Alaska, which by survey con-
tain approximately 63,00o,0OO long tons
of coal He successfully prosecuted
many land fraud cases. for which he
received praise from his superior Off
GERS
3. He early discovered that r. 4.
Ballinger, now secretary Of the inter
ior, was advising. in the capacity of at
torney, some of the claimants how to
secure patent.
4. CLAWS next found that members
of congress were among those endeav-
oring to get possession of valuable
government lands.
5. When in the midst of investiga-
ton of Alaska coal cases, CLAWS re-
ceived instruction to abandon investi-
cation.
g.. CLAWS appealed to the depart
ment of justice.
Z. He was arbitrarily, summarily.
and without hearing, dismissed from the
service.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

TO Return
TOMORROW

Prof b. H. Brown chairman of the
faculty committee on athletics at Whit
man and Harold e Crawford of the jul
nior class who were Whitman's repre-
sentatives at big Six conference held
in Portland yesterday and today are
expected to return to Walla Walla in
the morning This was the third con-
ference which the colleges have had,
and several important matters were
brought up and discussed
One of the chief things which came
before the delegates was the matter of
substituting the javelin throw for the
hammer throw in intercollegiate track
contests. Several serious injuries were
only narrowly avoided last year in the
weight contests and this is believed to
have been the reason why the delegates
changed The two mile run has also
been added to the lists of contests in
college track meets. This has been one
of the leading events in eastern and
n1QQle western track events out dSlue
from the two mile race held last year
between the University of Idaho and
Washington State college it is believed
never have been in operation before
in the northwest. All the delegates
were in favor of the plan and it passed
practically unanimously.
Other matters which were discussed
are the proposition of permitting college
athletes to play summer baseball with
out forfeiting the right to again partici-
pate in amateur athletics. The dele
gates from w. S. c.. are violently OPP
posed to this Other delegates are in
favor and it is expected that the prop
Ostion will be debated with intense in
terest before any definite action is
taken in the matter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
CHATTANOOGA HERO.

We do not think that just for the
pleasure of enjoying such tributes of
popular esteem and figuring similarly
as heroes" other sheriffs in Tennessee
or elsewhere viii care to disregard
their duty to protect prisoners whose
cases are pending in the federal courts.
If state courts go on failing to uphold
their dignity by furnishing sheriffs
yielding too readily to the threats of a
lynching mob, the federal authority. at
least, has given notice that it will not
condone such official laxity liberation
of mob violence will meet it's proper re-
buke from the federal bench. and the
admirable example set by the supreme
court may yet inspire the state courts
To he equally exacting. The Ship les
son will soak in, even if in some COM
munities a perverted sentiment still
regards the court as a prosecutor and
the delinquent as a hero" If a few
more timely contempt sentences are
imposed the public everywhere will be-
gin To understand that real heroism on
sheriff's part consists in saving a
prisoner from a mob even at personal
> hazard and can not be associated with
acouiescence in the mob's desire to ex-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
HOW THE FRENCH FACED O!SAS-
TER

1t took ten long days and nights of
peril to dampen the gayety of Paris.
During the first week of the flood the
Parisians found it far more entertain
ing than alarming. There was the
thrill of romance in it, the sting OF
novelty. All along the quays the au-
tomobiles of fashionable folk Rugged
the parapets each with its freight of
pcknickers, and from the very bridg-
es. quaking though they were. the
students and shop girls Toasted their
eyes upon the yellow torrent a few
feet beneath them. Not until the police
drove the crowd back did the food
cease to be a show, and as soon as the
waters fell the crowd was back again,
eager and gay But let it not be sup
posed that this naive curiosity was all
that the Seine's running amuck brought
forth, for the faubourgs and boulevards
are not France, nor even Paris, any
more than Broadway is the United
States. We are too apt to get our no.
ton of Frenchmen from the merry
makers of MOnmartre, and the opera
neighborhood 1t is as if one were to
Judge the italians by Il Pagliacci." As
a matter of fact, there were a hun
dred Frenchmen fighting that gigantic
rush of waters to every one that made
it an excuse for a holiday. The story
Of the battle belongs to epic poetry.
There were marvels Of daring and in
genuity. Every moment offered its new
proof that the French are greatest in
the hour of disaster.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
country then ?

country then?
But this waiting game can be de-
feated by refusal of the cattle growers
to sacrifice their product. There are
signs of this in combination of west
ern ranchers to hold their cattle We
do not know how strong this is, but
the western ranchers are generally men
of capital and credit. who cannot be
the cattle of the country are grown
on the farms which have prospered
so greatly in the last few years. These
can command the cattle market as
they command the wheat market
There would be good hope of dou
BILE boycott of the pacing houses by
the meat eaters and the cattle grow
ers Neither cold storage nor the for
eign bargain counter could save them
from the grinding of the upper and
the neither milestone. They would
come to no harm, because they can
live on their fat indefinitely. and the
way of escape is always open to them.
This double boycott involves a GER
tain understanding between large
classes of widely separated people.
But that has grown easy with the swift
and universal communication of the
telegraph and the press.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
Continued From Page One

through handling the large number OF
small coins as in the past The tick
fees in the same manner as coins are
now recorded, and the car register will
of course, be expected to correspond
with the tickets turned in. The delay
incident to making change" will be
eliminated, especially in cases where
the cars are crowded. and the issuance
Of the books is expected to accommo-
date both officials, employees and pat
rons of the car system.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
WANT BAND
UNDER CLUB

Continued From Page One,
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could then be enlivened by musical
selections, and the boys would be ONLY
too willing to respond to any call made
upon them. In Portland, Spokane and
Seattle band fund is raised each year
several thousand dollars being sub
scribed to defray the expenses of the
band, and also reimburse the players
for the time spent in giving public
concerts. The members of the Walla
Walla organization never have re-
ceived pay for their open-air concerts,
rate such system. the plan being for
the expense of the band to be paid
from contributions to the publicity
fund
Manager Smith is in receipt of let
tiers from all parts of the United
States, asking for information regard
ing the standing of the band, and the
opportunities here for musicians. 1t
is thus shown that a good band is
among the chief factors in giving a
city a good impression and desired
publicity abroad. With the CONNER
cial club behind the Walla Walla Con-
cert band, the business men would be
relieved of the monthly annoyance due
to the collection of their subscription,
and the organization would be certain
of proper support, which would insure
the most satisfactory service during
the season.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
FIGHT HOME OF
SALVATION ARMY

JERSEY CITY, Feb. 5.-Argument
in the case of theatr1cal and business
folk of New York who maintain cot
tages at Long Branch against the Sal
fore Vice Chancellor Stevenson. The
army has opened a home on fashion
able Ocean avenue and filled it with
children from the SlumS of New York
and Philadelphia and the residents are
seeking an injunction restraining the
army from interfering with the social
activities or the peace and quiet of
Long Branch.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
Breaks Arm.
WORLD AND PRESS
PULL. THE PLUMS

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Mayor Gaynor
has appointed the New York World
and New York Press the only represen-
tative metropolitan da.Jies who sup
ported him during the recent elections
the official newspapers in which notice
be published. The first of the board 8
meetings in which the World and Press
will figure was held today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
ThreW BOdu
Sixty Feet

TROUTDALE, Ogn., Feb. 5.-Sad'e
Utting, aged IL years, was run down
and instantly killed at 10 o'clock this
morning by the express of the 0. x.
E. N. railroad. An eye witness says
the oirl's body was hurled so feet in
the air when struck by the train trav-
elmo 60 miles an hour.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
BEN WOOLWORTH
FOUND GUILTY

Ben WoolWorth, who was arrested
yesterday charged by Eddy BoDune
with assault in the third degree, was
tried this morning in the justice court
and found guilty. He was fined the
sum of S. and the costs of the prose-
cution. This was paid.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

The question Ought genius to wed?"
as propounded in connection with mat
rimOnial difficulties of writer's and il
Illustrators. brings up that other old
query. What is genius?"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

The vigorous antagonism of vegeta-
rians to the beef trust disproves the
theory that meat is essential to the de-
VelOpment of an energetic natures
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

1t is estimated that New York re-
moves snow at an enormous expense.
But the metropolis is used to paying
top prices for services.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

1t would be a relief if Mr.. Roosevelt
could bring over Il reliable and kindly
disposed variety of grounding.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

Opinions to the effect that the hook
worm is a myth are encouraging, but
not fully verified.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

Paris is confident that it will soon be
in shape to invite the usual cash con-
tributions from tourists
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
Brdcken
Started
Trouble

Covered with blood and sore, ana
asking that he be sent at once to one or
the local hospitals, John j. Bracken,
formerly a resident of TarrytOwn, ap-
peared at police headquarters shortly
after / o'clock this afternoon, and was
forthwith escorted to the city jail,
where he is now being held to answer
the charge of disorderly conduct in
Judge McKinney's court at 4 o'clock
this afternoon
Bracken, who was under the inf1u-
ence of liquor, went to the noodle par
Tors of the ShanghaI-Law company on
Fourth street about noon and ordered
bowl of noodles, the same being
served in the usual style. The visitor
then announced that he would not pay
the regulation price, but would remun-
crate the house in such manner as he
deemed proper after he had eaten the
noodles. The cashier insisted that ne
pay the ordinary charge, whereupon
Bracken it is said, threw his noodles
on the floor breaking the dishes, and
upset a pot of tea.
The waiter demonstrated against
such unseemly conduct, and was re-
warded with a cuspidor which Bracken
seized, chasing the waiter through the
rooms, threatening to brain" him,
Bracken managed to come in contact
with more or less of the furniture, and
when he finally tired of his game of
tag started for the door, falling down
the steps, breaking his nose and other
wise injuring portions of his anatomy.
He then walked up the alley to police
be sent to the hospital, and further ex-
planned that the blankety blanked Chi
namen had tried to clean him.
Bracken was in possession of papers
showing that he had been released from
the penitentiary on parole but a short
F, time ago. and gave his address as
| Prescott.
| Breaks Arm.
| 1t was learned later that Bracken
broke the small bones in the wrist of
his left arm in falling down the stairs,
and Assistant City Health officer z. E
Ostrom was called to dress the in
| juries. A warrant was issued by the
proprietor of tn naadle parlors, and
| Bracken will be given a hearing in the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

There is reluctance about even con-
than no egg. @
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

The price of pork has gone up in a
way that may entitle it to rank with
possum as one of the dainties Of the
season.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

English elections are held IN a way
that prevents any complaint that mat
ters were disposed of hurriedly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

ercise the functions of both judge and
sheriff
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
Weather Conditions.

The area of high barometer has re-
manned over the middle Rocky noun
tain states. but has lost strength, re-
sulting in slightly moderating temp
eratures over the western half of the
country. 1t has been fair over the
greater portion of the United States,
but light rain has fallen on and near
the north Pacific coast, and light snow
fell in portions of the lower lake re-
gion and New England states. 1t is
cooler in the western Canadian prov
inces and in the south Atlantic states.
The indications are for fair weather to-
night and warmer, turning to rain or
SNOW Sunday.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Walla Walla and vicinity: Fair
and warmer tonight; Sunday rain or
snow.
For Washington: Rain west portion
tonight and Sunday; rain or snow east
portion tonight or Sunday: warmer
cast portion tonight
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
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JOHN GROVER, observer.
The independent-reporter., 1910-02-24
eelbsslkex Lesle

sDhouh woman have votes for par
namenti Give your reasons for and
against" This was q question asked
Of schooIboys In . recent examination
In England. One boy replied: mo.
because II they did they would want
to get into parliament and tben they
would pass q lot Of silly laws. such
~ that . man was not TO smoke bs
fore bis wife or that wives were TO
have Wednesdays and Thursdays Of
and then the men would have to stay
at home and mind the childpen."'
A logical answer to the question.
why does kettle singr' was fur
nished BY a boy who wrote. Because
4 i did not yQp could not tell when
the kettle was boiling" Asked to ex.
plain the initials &C. o. d." one boy
replied that they stood for ''collectof
Of debts." and q second said ~cod-liver
oil drink"
Another enterprising youth describ
cd q sleeping partner as "a man who
goes to sleep when playing bridge
Asked how he would mend a puncturt
In bicycle tire. q boys answer was tf
the point. 81 would get q box Of stue
that you do It with and stick 1t on"
The independent-reporter., 1910-02-24
SHOOTING Jack RabhIts.


.Jack rabbits In Kansas are Just a.
numerous a. they were the day the
first covered wagon moved across 1t
toward the Rocky mountains" said
Kansas farmer. ut appears to me
they are galloping around In greater
numbers than ever. Did you ever try
to exterminate jack rabbit1 II you
never did you've something to learn
about shooting.
"A Jack rabbits movement starts
with a spring In the air. Ee lands
IN all fours. and the intervening space
from the time he jumps and the time
he lights Is just about nothing. but he
covers from ten to fifteen feet with
every Jump. There's only one way to
take 'em alive and that. is to leave the
top or q pasture well overnight Next
morning there'll be plenty, because
jack rabbits will jump into any kind
of a hole that's open. They seem to
have a foDdness for dried out wells.
They outrun the average dog with
ease. but can't beat the greyhound.
Shooting them on the run is as diff
cult as shooting birds on the wing,
possibly more difficult Possibly 26.0O0
are killed in Kansas every year. and
yet they seem just as numerous as
ever."-St Paul Dispatch.