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speclai agents was continually get
ting into the possession of the claim
ants; that Gov Moore had said that
he had gone over all the papers with
Ballinger in Washington
8. That Judge D. A. Mckenzie, one
of the claimants, had boosted that the
claimants had been able to bring en-
ough Influence to bear to prevent the
president from re-appointing James
r. Garfield as secretary of the inter-
ior, because Garfield had been antago-
nistic to the patenting of the coal
claims.
10. That Senator Guggenheim of
Colorado went to the White House and
urged the disappointment of bennett
as commissioner of the general land
office, and that Representatives Nc
Laughlin. Mckinley and Knowland
all coal land claimants, were also Dem
netts political influence; that Den
nett refused to comply with the re-
quest of the Z. S. district attorney
for permission to proceed criminally
against the claimants, contending that
the cancellation OF their claims was
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08
Doctors Think
Allen Insane

The case of John B. Allan, jr.,
charged with insanity came up be-
fore, the superior court this afternoon
at 80 Sharpstein and Bryson rep
resented the defendant, while Attor-
Eey Everett ]. Smith conducted the
prosecution.
DR.. H r. Keylor was the first wit
ness called and testified in brief as
to his connection with the case In
his opinion the man is insane.
Dr. Y. c. Blalock was the next wit
ness called by the prosecution and his
testimony was interesting and anus
ing. 1t was given in story form and
in brief was as follows:
Il was called to the hospital where
the patient was i'll and asked to take
his case in hand, which / did l soon
got him in better physical condition
but in my opinion he became worse
mentally. He believed the people
around there were stealing his cloth
es and trying to poison him with pto-
maine poisoning. When called at
his house several times he imagined
that wireless electricity was continu-
ally threatening him and plots were
on foot to kill him. One time in par
ticular while 7 was at his house he
pointed to a clock ON mantel and
said: See there, they are after me all
the time. I told mother not to put
that there She came into the room
and asked him what was the matter
and he slapped her in the face be-
fore / could stop him. At one time he
grabbed a couple of wires that were
under the picture molding on the walls
and tore out several feet or it, be-
lieving it was put there to kill him."
Allan sat by his lawyers, taking
notes and apparently unconcerned, ap-
pearing rational. He talked, wrote
and walked around with every appear
ance of satisfaction with everything.
His mother occupied a back seat in
the room and occasionally took notes
on the proceedings. The case was
unfinished this afternoon.
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LOCAL COMPANY
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the government does. Unless Balm
ger is backed up by congress, his ac-
ton may not amount to much. Until
we are notified, however, we will pay
no attention to the matter, officially
The. notice sent out from Washing
ton, provides that no final proof may
be made, and that while the party who
has filed on the lands may carry his
claims to the point of this proof, the
money for the proof cannot be receiv-
ed
This, in effect, will stop all i'm
provement work on the power SITES
and will also check the work on the
proposed line, is the opinion of those
in a position to know For until as
surance is given that final proof may
be made, it is not likely that the COM
much of which has already been done
the
No. reason, beyond mere conjecture,
can be assigned for the action of Bal
linger in withdrawing the lands.
The letter withdrawing the land In
question, together with the power sites,
and giving technical description Of
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NEW YEARS EVE
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& The calling that is being done is of
a ceremonial nature. The visitor bows
himself in, apologizing for having
brought his putrid carcass before the
august body Of the illustrious holder
of the house which has demeaned it
self sufficiently to open it's doors to
such a worm as he, and trusts the
distinguished inhabitants thereof will
permit an outcast and bit of human
scum like himself to wish them all a
happy New Year.
Then the host replies that he and
his underling family bow themselves
to kiss the feet of the most mighty and
distinguished one who has stopped
merely notice such creeping things of
tn earth, as he and his family. and
he trusts the visitor will condescend
sti1l further to demean himself by TAX
ing a chair in their miserable abode,
and trying to be as far from miserable
as he possibly can in such deplorable
place.
Having got this off their systems,
the Cinnamon get together. The cute
little wicker-covered bottle is brought
out, the liquid hellfire is poured out,
everybody says: who's guy" and
down it goes without even a chaser.
Tobasco sauce is cold and chill along
side that drink But it never makes a
Chinaman hat an eye.
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OFFERS A SITE
TO THE STATE
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residents had been divided, ready to
quarrel over evry little thaing that af-
forded opportunity: that we were all
asleep-though we seemd to enjoy the
slumbers. and the by-word for stagna-
ton. During the past IL months.
however, things have changed, unity
has taken the place of dissension and
strife. and every resident of the city
is fully alive to the situation.
For that reason alone he urged the
business men to back up the publicity
campaign more forcefully during the
coming year than in the past.
The keynote of the address by Ex-
Governor Miles c. Moore was Better
Roads, the speaker giving facts and
figures to show that farmers are the
losers through difficulties in getting
products to market. He reviewed the
publicity work of the past year. and
took occasion to announce to a certain
ty the erection of a sky scraper here
in the immediate future, this being
received with hearty applause. Mr..
Moore said seed did not always sprout
the first year, in referring to results
of the publicity movement, and said
Portland is just reaping the harvest OF
a campaign started three or four
years ago Over confidence was form
erly the greatest drawback to the
progress of this section. as residents
of the valley seemed to appreciate the
fact the section was all that was
claimed for it, and were Indifferent as
to whether outsiders came here. He
said telling one another what fine
country We have did not help the pro-
gress, but that concerted effort and i'm
mediate action is to be the watch
word
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08
Vacant Land.


Mr. Atkinson called the attention
of Commercial club members to the
vacant land available for fruit growing
in this valley IF We had that land in
supporting 500 families, all making an
easy. comfortable living You have the
schools. the churches. the theaters-
everything that makes for enjoyment
of life, and contentment FOR
HEAVENS SAKE FORGET WALLA
wALLA. TELL THE WORLD THAT
YOU HAVE TEN AND TWENTY
ACRE TRACTS FOR SALE AT REAS-
ONABLE FIGURES. The fasteners
want to come-but they must know
what you have before they will venture
the change.
When a man tells me I'm a hot-air
artist, I feel like telling him he's a
damned liar It's my duty to lei those
| their condition; how they can give
their wives and their children a square
deal. But it takes money to do these
things"
The speaker, who is known as the
Man Who Does Things" thea gave an
outline of the many things that had
been accomplished in the way of ex-
ploitation in the Boise valley since the
publicity movement was started, and
urged Walla Walla not to consider the
proposition of giving up the campaign
after but one years activity
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

81 we'd an incIs "a in n.Im.,ei OF
farms of Is per cent. the south At
lantic of nine ana the north Atlantic
of six
The western states come TO The
front with an Increase in the value
of their farm produces of IS per Ger
i'm the decad. -,lmssf double the
rate of Increase in the south CEN
trail states, where it was So per cent.
In the north central the rate of in
crease was 43 per cent, in the south
Atlantic "a and in the north Atlantic
Is per cent.
But even figures like these. While
encouraging. must not be permitted
to lull the people into false secur-
ity. Population is fast overtaklne
apr;cultural production, and the So
| lution is not the multiplication OF
| farms so much as the multiplication
| of the productive capacity OF the
farms already being titled. Wlth IN
tensiye farming the state OF Texas
alone, according to James ). HHi
could support the whole onilee
States. The surface of the American
farm lands has hardly been scratched
as vet and the pressure of the neces-
sitv which is already growing por'
tentous will drive the American
| farmer to the achievement OF results
which will be commensurate VIII
those of the American inventor aht
| manufacturer and worker In all oliiei
| lines of national activity AT th'
| Same time. it is pleasing to note tha
the farms are not entirely abandoned
and that not all of the sons OF farm
ers have become cigarette smoking
! dudes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08
FARMS ARE INCREASING.

composite private census OF
American farms has been compiled
by a number of influential ag~icul-
tural journals IF the c5untryy, and
the statistics they furnish are of spe-
cial interest at this time when there
is so much pessinism as TO the future
of the American farmer and Of the
American consumer f farm ,h3
ducts.
One of the most striking ard Dc S
sibly most surprising revelations in
this showing is the fact that since
the last federal census one million
new farms have been added to tire
agricultural domain Of the nation
This represents an increas, of al
most one-fifth i'll the farrled area If
the country in ten years In the
same decade the value of Amerit an
farms has increased nearly ID per
cent. and it is natural but noe the
less gratifying 70 note that the in
crease in both nonebcc and value is
greaiest in the western states. where
lie percentage is 10 per cent Ir
tf,.s south central states the increas*
III .ulnber 81 farn.s during ii:e lee.
lie was II per cent. tic gross mum
Ce of course beics far smaller tina,
L. q no
| 3 larger; the no.':h Gel ira. states
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sufficient.
II. That special agent was direc-
ted in confidential telegram to get
into scare heads and the Associated
Press if possible" when the case was,
about to be exploded by Claws renor,
to the president. a story to the effac,
that Ballinger was responsible for ex-
posing the frauds.
These are few of the chief points
which have been offered as tending 10,
show Balhngers unfitness to safe
guard the interests of the public in
Will he now be allowed to remain in
the cabinet is the next question
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08
MAKING BASEBALL CLEAN.

! The authorities of the National
| league of baseball clubs have taken
drastic action in regard to rowdy
players, and the coming season prom
| Uses to. be the first since the era of
professional baseball in which the
umpires win be delegated with suffi-
cient authority to stop a game or
dismiss players because of unbecom-
! ing conduct. This action was the
result of agitation that has been pro-
! longed and insistent The National
league in spite of it's prestige is not
able to obtain players who have uni
formly sufficient respect for them
pers in the progress of a game. There
! has been much complaint all over the
country of baseball rowdies. Now a
| serious attempt is to be made to sup
press them.
1t is perennial problem among
| owneds of baseball franchises how to
make players behave. Be it said to
the credit of -tenths of these
players that are gentlemen and re-
frain from making themselves OBJ
jectionable on the diamond. But the
! remaining tenth bring discredit upon
the profession because they are I'M
able to appreciate the fact that the
patronage of decent men and women
is what pays their salaries. Unfortu
nately, good players often become
arrogant and hard to manage They
believe that their services are indispen-
sable to their managers and that
the latter are afraid to discipline
them. When players get such ideas into
their heads they should be dis
missed summarily.
Baseball is our national outdoor
sport by virtue of its cleanliness and
charm. The game is a good institu
ton because it entices men and wom-
en- out into the fresh air and diverts
tired minds from cares and worries
| Unfortunately it is so thoroughly
commercialiZed that many of the
elements of sport have been elm
mated. Too often managers scheme
how to make money out of the game
at the expense of the game itself.
! The managers themselves are short
sighted, for if by their actions they
could convince the public that all
games are ION the square, more
people would pay their money at the
gates. There are many women who
! do not attend baseball games, for the
|, reason of rowdyism among players
and spectators. This is a thing that
should be more carefully considered
by managers. There is no reason in
the world why baseball should not be
as fashionable and popular a diversion
for women as for men. The first step
toward popularizing the game with
all decent men and women is to insist
upon good order.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

footless man has started to walk
drcG miles which lay between him and
the gold-fields of Alaska, where he is
Q q prospector. 1t depends very much on
ration to define what are insurmount-
able obstacles.
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be paid to the protection of these men
and greater safeguards placed around
them Deaths toll among the under
ground workers is becoming terrible
and seems to increase rather than de-
crease
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

'EX- Governor Warfield can smile as
h reads of the troubles Governor Gro
theirs is having with the president of
the senate. The ex-governor has prob
ally not forgotten the unkind words
spoken by MIR. Gorman's predecessor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

\ resourceful Ohio hostess gave but
ter and eggs at her card party as euchre
prizes. This is a chance for the stern
majesty of the law to put down with
rnsparing hand gambling in the neces-
sites of life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

Among the bondholders in New York
trying to swear off taxes lately was a
prize bulldog who, through his trustee
pleads that the taxes on his $4,000
worth of bonds are too high OF course
with all the other taxpayers growing
over their taxes, it was merely natural
for the dog to jon n
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

This weather could be enjoyed more
nearly week ago, on a day just like
this one, the grounding saw his
shadow
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The wonderful boy phenomeon. who
has Seen astonishing Harvard with his
lectures. and who has been held as an
achievement of a new method of edu-
cation. has broken down Merely a
healthy mind in a healthy body does
not seem enough for educational ex-
pertinent in these examining days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

the Withdrawals, is in part as follows:
ION January 90. 1910, Secretary of
the Interior Ballinger in the exercise
of supervisory authority. and in aid
of proposed legislation affecting the
disposal of water power sites on the
public domain, withdrew temporarily
from all forms of entry, selection, dis
posal, settlement, or location, the fol-
lowing describer public lands which lie
along Walla Walla river In oregon,
involving approximately 1649 acres;
sec acres being entered lands; tenn
porarily suspended all existing claims,
filings and entries involving any of
these lands and as to all valid entries
of any thereof, made prior to the date
of the withdrawal provided that they
submission of final proof, but that no
purchase money will be received, or
/; final certificates issued, till further no.
tice, viz:
Willamette Meridian.
| t. y. r. 81 E.-Sec. 8, E1a of NWA
! Ne of Sci; Sec. 10. Lots l and 4,
| So NEA, NWA of NWA, SEA of
NWA, N1a of SEA; Sec. H. Lots 4,
| 3, 6, and 7. NWA of SWA; Sec IL,
| Lots. l. 2. 8 and 4, SEX of NWA, NJ
of Sk, S1a of Mex; Sec. Is, MI of
NEA. NWA Sec IA, Lots l and 2,
VIZ of MEX, sNWA; Sec. Is. N.Y. of
NEA. sen of NEA. NEA of NWA.
T. n. r. 81 E. Sec. 90, So of SEA
Sec. rs, NJ, Ne of SWA.; Sec. 26,
NWA of NEA. MI of NWA, NEA of
SEA; Sec. 81, NEA.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08
Portland Has Slight Quake.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. IA slight
4:45 D. m. today. 1t was observed
chiefly in high office buildings. 1t
did no damage
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

F. f. Martin, proprietor of Grittan
Stock farm and recent purchaser Of the
Libertyville ILL.,, track for $4,000, his
decided to pull up stakes and 80 TO
Seattle, Wash, to establish breeding
will become of the famous Libertyviile
track property?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

Beware of the grip. 1t is hanging
around looking for victims and will be
pretty sure to catch you if you don't
watch out.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

Mining horrors continue TO shock the
world and majority of them occur
IN this country. More attention must
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

Some mon think they have put a big
feather in their cap when everyone else
knows it Is white feather.
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NEWS AND NOTES OF

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quarters at the Lexington track early
in February.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Weather Conditions.

A large area of high pressure COW
ers the northern Rocky mountains and
adjoining territory and is causing a
continuation of fair weather in the
Pacific northwest except in southeast
ern Idaho where snow is falling, as
il also is in northern Utah and Colo
RADIO and Wyoming. Light rain fell
in northern California. over the re-
mainder of the United States fair
weather has generally prevailed. The
high area with cold wave of yesterday
over the Atlantic states has passed
eastward to the Atlantic and has been
followed by considerable rise in tenn
perature east of the Mississippi river.
-he indications are for continued fair
weather in this vicinity tonight and
Wednesday, without marked change of
temperature.
JOHN GROVER Observer
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

II the household funds would only go
M with the price of living.
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The meat boycott furnishes an eX-
celIent excuse for domestic economy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

Walla Walla has pretty good weather
despite the grounding.
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Bud Davis is Wintering his string at
Nob1esville, Ind. Among the lot is a
filly of which Bud in his cf1arac--
teristic way, says: She's bothered
with speed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-08

The people don't trust the beef trust
much.
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JOHN GROVER, Observer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-04
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

Chicago, Feb 3-HOGS-Live hogs we're steady.
The receipts were estimated at 1900 head; official
yesterdag. 2 $40; shipments 59B; left over FROM
yesterday, e.lo; estimated receipts tomorrow, "a.
OOO Bulk Of prices 545a565; lights S.2aS.55: mixed
and butchers s25aS70; heavy. s5Oas70; rough heavy.
soaS4 A.; workers.. S45aS5 20; pigs. 70oaSl5.
CATTLE-StTong; estimated receipts 1000 head
Reeves 4s5a77 20; cows and heifers, 220a570; Texas
steers. 30a5O0 stockers and feeders 3l5aa45; West
ern 40Oa6.53
SHEEP-Strong 10 10 cents higher; estimated re-
csipts, I2O00 head Natives 4Za6.6O; yeaTngs, us
AZ 25. lambs. 6.50aS7O: Western lambs, 50aS75.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New YORK, Feb, S.-Afoney on call at the stock
exchange to-day opened at II per cent; highest %
lowest "a closing % Der cent. Most Of the days
loans were made at ~ per cent,
Time money was practically unchanged. Il was
obtainable moderately the demand continued fair
especially for six mOaths money Rates were quoted
at 3a4 per cent for sixty and ninety days. per
cent Tor four and five months, 4a4ls per cent FOX
six months
Mercantile paper was not active here many buy
ers reporting such a demand from their own Clsto-
mers as 70 render purchases IN the open market
impossible. The demand elsewhere was fair. Rates
were 41ka5 pr cent for sixty 10 ninety days in
dOTsemmts A5a5 per ont for four 70 six months
cholcs single names. and 81 per cent for Others.
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LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.

GRAIN-Wheat new, per buShei. L06al.2o; corn
sheued. per bushel. 7327s: cob. 35Oa375 per Dbl
oats Western, white, No 2, per bushel 59a5s
mixed. per bushe 5Oa54; bran. per ton 900; mid
ding. per ton, 200
HAY AND STRAW-Hay. Western, No. J. ls.0Ga
Is 80; No 2 I650al7O0 mixed. Is. OOa1e50 loose at
local scales, lAO0al?O0 Straw rye. bundle. I65 500
II %. straw re machine thrash, 600a9 90: straw,
wheat, per ton. 6O0a650; straw. oat per ton. s5Oa
7.0s
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.
sales-Reralar IN n z - -.

Sales-Regular call at Z O'Clock noon.
Washington Railway and Electric IS. Sl,00O At s..
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS. s. 900 al
lO3ls 900 az 1862
Washington Railway and Electric CON, 50 At
Eis.
Washington Railway and Electric pid-. 10 at 50,
&C s.
Washington Gas. . at 1914 10 at T6E. at 76A.
. az 49, . at Is.
Alergeuthalsr, 10 at Is 10 at rs
Greene Cananea i az 9s-
Second National Bank 3 az go
Union Trust at H. az L. 10 at 1914, ? a.
1874, az 1913
East Washington Savings Bank. 10 al la.
Potomac Insurance, 3 at g.
After caIl-WashingtOu Railway and Electric pfd.
) az So
Capital Traction IS. 500 az uf5
Lsnston As az e.
Following are the bid and asked prices on yester
days Washington Stock Exchange
GAS BONDS