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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28

/, ton has been most friendly to the
beef trust. When the new administra-
ton came into office it found pending
from the Roosevelt rign some impor-
tant cases against members of the
beef trust 1t was declared that the
Roosevelt administration had intend
ed proceeding with the prosecutions.
AS soon as placed in charge of the de-
partment of justice, Attorney General
Wiekersham addressed a letter to the
beef trust firms assuring them that he
did not think they intended" to do
wrong. and did mot believe that any
public service would be rendered by
making at this time a test case of past
transactions
This action of Mr. Wickersham re-
ceived criticism from many quarters.
Exception was taken to the attorney
generals assertion that the cases in
mention were test cases. 1t was
asserted that Morris & Co, and three
other large packers Of Chicago, had
been prosecuted under indictments al
most exactly similar to the ones
quashed by Mr.. Wickersham. Each
company so prosecuted had been fined
$4,000, and paid the fine The cases
went on appeal to the United States
supreme court, where, without amy
division of the bench, the convictions
were sustained
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28
LIBERALS IN
BETTER LUCK
TOWARD END
Government Party Making
More Gains At Close of
English Campaign.

LONDON, Jan. 27.-Liberals are
meeting with better fortune in the clos
ing stages of the elections. The posi-
tons Of the parties tonight follows:
Unionists 25S; liberals 253; laborites
40; nationalists 76.
The prospect now is that the coali-
ton majority will eventually approach
120.
Premier Asquith came to London to-
day and conferred with the chancellor
of the eXchequer and the chief liberal
whip. Nothing is likely to be decided
until after Mr.. --squith's audience with
the king next week and the meeting of
the cabinet council.
The premier's first business at this
meeting will be the reshuffling of the
ministers as a result of Herbert j.
Galdstone's appointments as governor
Of United South Africa and as re-
suit of the desire of one or two of
the older ministers to retire.
1t is reported that the premier will
divide the question of the privilege
Of the lords into two parts The first
will deal with the right of the house
Of lords to veto finance bills. The
second will concern the limitation of
the lords veto to ordinary legislation,
any measure automatically to become
a law after it has been thrice reject
ed by the lords.
The polling for Lancashire's Sc seats
has been completed.
The liberals won 25, the unionists IS,
the laborites - and the nationalists
one. ~
William O'Brien, who will enter the
new house with a little party of from
eight to ten Independent nationalists,
it is said, will do his utmost to OPP
pose the proposed budget, denounce the
nationalist alliance with the liberals
and uphold Parnelrs policy of COM
plete independence from English par
ties.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28
ORDINANCE NO, 1926.

An ordinance authorizing the Mayor
and Clerk to enter into a contract
with the WaIla Walla Irrigation COM
pany for the disposal of the sewage.
sewage matter and surface water of
the City of Walla Walla for the term
of ninety-nine years.
The City of Walla Walla does or
dain as follows:
Section 1. That the Mayor and
City Clerk be and they hereby are
authorized to enter into a contract
with the Walla Walla Irrigation COM
pany, corporation duly organized
and existing under and by virtue of
the laws of the State of Washington,
for the delivery to said Company and
the acceptance, conveyance and dis
posal by said company of the sewage
sewage matter and surface water in
the City of Walla Walla for a period
of ninety-nine years, which said con-
tract shall be in words and figures
as follows to-wit:
This agreement made and entered
into this ....i. day of January
1910. by and between the Walla Wal
la Irrigation company, a corporation
organized and existing under and by
virtue of the laws of the State of
Washington, having it's principal place
of business in the City of Walla WAL
la, Washington. herein duly author
lied by resolution of its board of di-
rectors. party of the first part; and
the City OF Walla Walla, municipal
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28
DROPS
HALF A CENT
WHOLESALE PRICE IN BROOKLYN
GOES DOWN AS A RESULT
OF THE BOYCoT.
RETAILERS REPORT DULL BUSI-
SS-MANHATTAN SEES
LESS OF AGITATION.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The wholesale
price of beef has dropped in Brooklyn
a cent and half from the high prices
asked early last week. Dull business
is reported by retailers. The Master
Butchers association of America re-
ported from it's Brooklyn branch to-
day that, as a result of the boycott
business has fallen off at least %
per cent.
Large retail markets noted a decline
of from 20 to 25 per cent in sales.
In Manhattan the agitation is less
general and business remains more
nearly normal. Nevertheless, many
declines are noted. Butter today is
than last week Eggs in some instan-
ces are cents a dozen cheaper. Lamb
chops, pork chops and other retail
cuts have declined fractionally.
An interesting comparison between
current prices and those of nearly a
hundred years ago was unearthed to-
day from the old ledger of a general
merchant for 1917. In those days eggs
sold regularly for a cent apiece, with
but slight appreciation in price for
the winter months. Chickens were 8
cents a pound dressed, as against 80
cents now. Veal brought cents a
pound. New England rum was fire.
quently recurring item.
Here is one entry for Jonathan Har-
vey; April s.. one pint rum, II cents;
April 10, three pints rum, 33 cents;
April II, one quart rum, % cents
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28


1t is reported that General Cha-
MORO, with an army of 1900, after
15-days' march, has reached LaLiber-
tad, where the outposts of the gov
ernment's forces are stationed. Thls
is considered the quickest marcn
through a difficult trail ever made in
Central America. General Mena, with
a large body of provisional troops, is
approaching Acoyapa.
The arrival of Chamorro at LaLlo-
ertad it is reported, is a surprise TO
the Madriz generals, the greater part
of whose force had been sent against
Mena at Acoyapa. Practically all the
provisional troops are now In the
Chontales district.
The United States gunboat Marietta
sailed for Colon yesterday.
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TO RESUME INQUIRY
BaIlinqer- Pinchot Probe To Be Contin-
ued Today With CLAWS on
the Stand.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The Bal
linger- Pinchot inquiry win be resumed
at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, with
Louis R. CLAWS again on the stand.
CLAWS has been offered as the first wit
ness by accusers of the secretary of
the interior to lay the foundation OF
their case. At the initial session of the
committee he made little more than a
start on his testimony.
In beginning, however, Mr.. CLAWS
made the additional charge against Sec
|cretary Ballinger that, before entering
the government service he had acted
as counsel in the Wilson Coal company
cases in the state of Washington by
drawing up an escrow agreement that
deeds for alleged fraudulent claimants.
CLAWS laid emphasis on the fact that
Mr.. Balilnger'S name had been omit
ted from all records in the case, and
that the claimants appeared only 'by
attorney"
From the manner in which the COM
mittee proceeded yesterday, it is evil
dent that each member, when he wants
a particular point illuminated, will not
wait for an opportunity to cross ex-
anime, but will interrupt witness to
bring out additional evidence or to
call attention to discrepancies.
No one is willing to hazard guess
as to the length Of time that will be
consumed by the committee. Already,
it has appeared necessary that witness
es shall be called from Seattle and 9TH
er points in the west, and that office
records may have to be obtained from
Juneau, Alaska. One committeeman
declared today that at the rate of pro-
gress set at the first session, it will
take 10 years to complete the inquiry.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28
plJBLIC PAID ARMOUR
3SpER CENT PROFIT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.- Especial
to the Statesman,) -Thirty-fi per
cent is the amount of profit Armour q
Co. forced the public to pay last year.
This fact has been ascertained by
Co, in connection with the listing OF
a bond issue of s3O,eO0,0OO on the stock
exchange. The company by its own
showing made gross profit of $1O,-
$4,000 for the year 1909 on a capital
stock of $40, 900, 900 and earned sur
plus of $7,127,926 or the equivalent Of
a divident of 1915 per cent. So far in
1910 the price of meat has been high
er than in 1909 which would make it
appear 95.6 per cent profit on CAPT
tai stock is not ample, even though
the commodity concerned is one of the
necessaries of life.
The revealing OF this enormous pro-
fit would seem on the face of it to
require modification of the explana-
ton of the high price of meat recently
made by the chairman of the packers
committee That explanation was in
effect that the packer, being obliged
to pay a higher price for livestock,
passed on the additional cost of the
dealer. who, in turn, shifted it to the
consumer. This, however. is not the
whole story of the. rise of mess beef
from $685. barrel in 1906 to $500 in
1903 For its full understanding there
must be taken into account the mill
lions in surplus profits reserved by
the packers to convince Wall street of
the safe and lucrative nature of their
business.
1t is generally believed that the de-
partment of justice will have little
trouble in cOnvicting the beef trust of
being in existence in violation of the
anti trust law, or of proving that Ar
mour eco. Swift &c Co., Morris &
Co, and the National Packing COM
pany are in a conspiracy to control the
price of beef. 1t has long been charg-
ed that the National Packing company
is controlled by the three other con-
Germs named. These companies, it is
charged, control the price of beef
through their control of the National
Packing company.
The United States government Sc
cured the necessary evidence to break
up the beef trust several years ago,
bat failed owing to the stupidity of
James r. Garfield, later secretary of
the interior. Garfield gave the pack
ers immunity from prosecution by
compelling them to divulge certain
information. litter thus securing the
information. Garfield proceeded to use
it to prosecute the victims with At
ter the government had spent humid
reds of thousands of dollars in the in
Vestigation and prosecution, Judge
Humphrey OF Chicago through the
cases out of court for the reason Civ
en-.
Up to this time the Taft administra-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28
FOR FlENDISH
CRIME IN LOUISVILLE, Ky.
Negro Suspected Of Numbering White
Woman, Cutting Heart Out and
Head Off.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 27.-George
d. Robertson, a negro, was arrested
in Louisville this afternoon charged
with the murder of Mrs. Jennie Cleg-
horn, white woman, whose diSmem-
bered body, minus the head and heart,
was found in a resort in Chicago on
January 20.
Robertson left Chicago on January
20. The police searched a trunk at
his home, finding therein a bomb, a
razor and undergarments stained with
blood A visitor to the resort said
that Robertson had threatened to cut
Mrs. Cleghorn's heart out if she failed
to pay him money he claimed she
owed him.
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BIG FIGHT

Continued From Page Three,
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to the task, and 1 am willing to take
chances on the big fellows judgment
He ought to know better than anv
one else.
Have you ever considered the humil.
iation and anguish Jeff will suffer for
years to come by defeat? Do you be-
lieve that the losers end of the purse
would sufficiently compensate Jeff 10
make the attempt, if he did not feel
sure of his physical condition? The
big fellows pride would prevent him
taking the chance were he not salts.
fed of his ability.
After all that has been said about
Jeffs inability to come back, causes
me to say that in my opinion he don't
have to get within so per cent of his
1 am not undertaking the colored man
at that.
Much space has been devoted to JET
fries and doubt expressed as to the
probability of his condition on the day
of the fight, but very little has been
said about Johnson. Who is johnson?
Why, he beat Tommy Burns and STAN
ley Ketchel.
These two victories seem to have
overshadowed everything else johnson
ever did, and right here is where the
public is allowing these victories to
blind their judgment
Burns and eKtchel are both good men
in their respective class, but they were
no match for Johnson, and it was like
taking candy from a child to win
bet on Johnson against such men as
Burns and Ketchel
Johnson's ability has been magnifed
by these two victories.
He has a record of beating few in
ferior men and has himself twice been
defeated by men that would not class
as second-raters compared with JEFF
fries or any of the big men whom Jef
fought and defeated.
On the contrary Jeffries has never
tasted defeat. He is vet in the prime
of life, has an exceI tionally strong
constitution. All the stories about him
dissipating is tommyrot He has mod
est retiring disposition, and would
much prefer to be out in the mountains
with a rifle, hunting game, and enjoy
ing camp life rather than to be feted
by admirers in the city and indulglng
in joy rides and the fluid that goes win
it.
All Jeff needs is a little rough WORK
to tougher up his muscles and to get
his breathing apparatus in good work
ing order.
The scene OF the battle ground is YET
in doubt but no matter where 1t IS tile
fight will be worth travelling many
miles to see Sentiment will make Jen
the favorite and considerable money
will change hands on the result.
In my opinion it's a 10 to PROPOSE
ton with Jeff on the long enc, aiiU
while it's unlawful to wager money ."
a prizefght, or even hold the stakes III
the state Of Washington, yet L am d.
most tempted in this case to dlsrespe''
the law when it's minions are not
looking, and take all bets at prevaliine
odds On Jeffries.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28
ATTACKED BY NEWSPAPER
American Consul Attacked For In
sistinq On His Rights.

MANAGUA, Jan. 27.-Consul DIV
ares has been bitterly attacked by a
newspaper for insisting that his let
ter of Identification, which is carried
by the consulate messenger, be re-
garded as a passport.
Sebastian Salinas, cOmmandant OF
arms at Corinto, had an alteration
with the American vice consul, Henry
Calder, in the lobby of the Grand
hotel today over the incident He
declared that he would order the
messenger put off the train unless he
could produce a regular passport.
Military activity at Managua has
been redoubied. Five hundred men
were dispatched from here for AcOy-
apa this afternoon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28

lost hfty pounds IN weight and was
almost out of my mind with pain and
chagrin as no matter where the irrita-
ton came, at work. on the street or
in the presence of company, l would
have to scratch it until had the blood
running down into my Shoe. l simply
cannot describe my suffering during
those seven years. The pain. NORTH
cation. loss of sleep. both to myself and
wife is simply indescribable on paper
and one has to experience it to know
what it is.
81 tried all kinds of doctors and
remedies but l might as well have
thrown my money down a sewer. They
would dry it up for little while and fill
ne with hope only to break out again
just as bad if not worse. / had given
up hope of ever being cured when was
induced by my wife to give the Cuticura
Remedies q trial. After taking the
Cuticura Remedies for a little while I
began TO see change and after taking
a dozen bottles of Cuticura Resolvent,
in conjunction with the Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment, the trouble had
entirely disappeared and my leg was as
fine as the day / was born. Now after
lapse Of six months with no signs CT a
recurrence l feel perfectly safe in ex-
tending TO you my heartfelt thanks for
the good the Cuticura Remedies have
done for me. shall always recon-
mend them to my friends. w. II.
White, S12 E. Cabot St., Philadelphia.
Pa. Feb. 4 and Apr. ID. 1909"
cuticura Remedies are sold throughout TIA world.
S Cane s.a Trsa.nssi q g sSS ''s BOOK q
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fidence. win present his testimony to
the grand jury. After this testimony
is in, have no doubt the grand jury
will do it's full duty, both to the gov
eminent and those against whom such
testimony may be adduced.
Il expect to keep in touch with the
inquiry; to come to Chicago when
ever it may seem necessary and par
ticipate, either now or later, in any
way that shall seem advisable.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28

IS EMPLOYED
MADRiz USING METHODS OF zE.
LAVA TO ENFORCE HIS RE-
CINE ON THE PEOPLE.
PROMINENT MEMBERS OF FAM
LIES IMPRISONED AND REIGN
OF TERROR is ON.

BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, Jan. 81.
Private dispatches received today
say that the Imprisonment of mem
bers OF prominent families in Gren-
ada and Managua continues and that
Madriz, has virtually reestablished a
reign of terror.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28

my ankle. 1t lrr1tateQ
me so that l began to
scratch it and it began
to spread until my leg
from my ankle to the
knee was one solid
scale like a scab. The
irritation was always
worse at night and
would not allow me
to sleep, or my wife
either. and it was
completely under
mining our health. l
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28
joplin, Nc, Goes Wet.

JOPLIN, Mo-, Jan. ,27.-By ma
iority Of SIS in. a total vote of 1894.
prohibition was defeated at local
option election here today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28
KNEE To ANKLE A
MASS Of HUMOR
Suffering Simply IndescribabIe -
Had to Scratch Till Blood Ran
Health Undermined from Lack Of
Sleep Gave Up Hope but
CUTICURA FREED HIM
FROM SkLN-TORMENT

About seven years ago a small abra-
sion appeared on my right leg lust above
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-28

Cuticura Remedies are sold throughout tho world
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Prope- Boston
Mar a. Mailed tree. 32-pAge Cuticln Beck q
the Care aad Treatment Of th0 Sl1n.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-08
LEWISTON
HAS LOCAL
OPTION WAR
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE

Lewiston, Idaho, April S,-Ae-
tion was begun in the district court
today to have the recent local option
election, which resulted in no
license victory, set aside, and the
case will come up for argument be-
fore Judge Steele Saturday No mat
ter which way the lower court de-
cides, the case will go to the supreme
court, for both vets" and "drys"
declare they will fight to a finish.
The suit was begun by j b. Nc
Crane, proprietor of the Bollinger
hotel and bar, and the complaint is
the lengthiest ever filed in the Nez
Perce county courts. 1t contains So
pages of closely typewriter manu-
script, covering the entire history of
local option campaign, from the time
the first petition was circulated until
the election was held.
The principal contention is that
the election was Illegal because the
ballots. as we'll as the stubs. were
numbered, making it possible to de-
termine how each person voted, and
that by reason of this the local option
forces were able to influence a suffi-
Cient number of license advocates
from voting to turn the election
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-08

justice of the supreme court of New
York.
In his report Referee Ward states
that he finds that Miss Queen had a
husband living at the time she was
married to Gaynor. According to his
findings the husbands name is Sal
vatore Cuff, whom she wed at Som
erville, Mass, June l. 1903.
Guiffi secured a divorce from her
in Texas on the ground of desertion.
He was granted the decree in June
of 1909.
Miss Queen left the Gaynor home
several months ago, and since then
the couple have been living apart.
1t is reported that she departed
when she was accused of having an
other spouse.
After young Gaynor and Miss
Queen left Boston, where tney met,
they went to Chicago. They were
married and proceeded on to San
Francisco.
The young man, who is 22 years of
age, secured work in San Francisco,
and remained in the coast city until
March, when he returned to his
home accompanied by his bride.
The proceedings to annul the mar
riage were started by young Gaynor.
Miss Queen is "a years old.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-08
UNCLE SAM
WANTS LOOK
AT BOOKS
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE ]

New Orleans, La, April S.-The
grand jury which is investigatine
the weighing imported sugar here,
is expected to make its report April
10. 1t is expected by officials at the
federal building that the report will
be such as to warrant a full investi-
cation by Special Assistant Attorney
General Winifred Dennison, who ar
rived here today from Washington.
Dennison came to New Orleans
for the express purpose Of probing
into the actions of the sugar trust.
The investigation now in progress
resulted from the refusal of the SUI
gar company to produce its books
for examination by federal officials
No actual charges have been
made against the sugar refinery at
New Orleans, but the government
became suspicious owing to the per-
sistency Of rumoTs in connection
with sugar weighing
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-08
WATTERSON
SAYS TEDDY
WILL RUN
UNITED PRESS LEASED w1Rn.l


Louisville, KY, April S.-"The
time has come. for the people of the
United States to consider Theodore
Roosevelt as they never considered
him before" says Henry Watterson
today in an editorial headed "Whith-
err"
ITO take him more seriously than
they have ever taken him; to realize
that he is altogether the most start
ling figure who has appeared in the
world since Napoleon Bonaparte, a
circumstance not without significance
and portent,
The candidacy of Theodore Roose-
welt for president in 1912 may be re-
garded from this time onward as so
probable that the people should be-
gin seriously to consider it.
"If there be needed for an execu-
tive a headstrOng man, having the
courage to take all the bulls of cor
ruption by the horns, and, regardless
of obsolete legal restraints, to shake
the life out of them, then, indeed
Theodore Roosevelt would seem the
one fitted by temperament, education
and training for the work"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-08
MountaineerS Are Arming and
Preparing to Reinforce Those
Now Pitted Against the
Turkish Army.
THEY ARE HARD FIGHTERS
Latest Reports Say $4,000 Albanian
Mountineers Are Marching Against
the Loyalist IroOps-FOrces Are
Gathering All Over the Province to
Join the Rebels-YOung Turk
Party Between the Horns of Di-
lemma.

Constantinople, April S.-That the
rebellion of the Albanians is asum-
ing serious proportions was indicated
today when a number of newspaper
dispatches from settlements near the
scenes where the Turkish soldiery
and the revolving Albanians are re-
ported to be fighting, were received
here with whole paragraphs blue
penciled"
The government has not officially
made any announcement that cen
sorship has been established in the
territory, but the appearance of the
emasculated kilograms is taken to in
dicate that such action has been TAX
en-.
From dispatches brought in by
courier and from information re-
ceived from Servia it is learned that
the revolt is apparently spreading
through Albania and that the noun
taineers are arming and preparing to
reinforce those who are now pitted
against the troops near Ri$erlab and
Prishtina. From last accounts re-