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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16
Country Wild
Ouer Waters

WASHINGTON, April 15.-At the
rate of progress made today by the
senate in the consideration of the riv-
ers and harbors bill, the railroad bill
will be sidetracked for some time
Only four or five pages of the for
mer measures We're disposed Of.
Senator Burton occupied most of
the time in the delivery of a speech
sharply antagonizing the system OF
making river improvements and will
continue tomorrow. Senators gener-
ally gave respectful consideration to
the speech, but so many of them are
intere sted in the bill that he made
little Roadway against it.
Mr.. Burton declared the country had
gone wild over the construction of
locks and dams. He instanced i'm
provements of this character on the
Kentucky, the Green and the Big
Sandy rivers of Kentucky, contending
that Notwithstanding millions had
been expended on them, there had
been a falling off in tonnage. All this
meant, he said, that that sort of trans
portation is going out of existence.
Replying to questions from Mr..
Newlands, Mr.. Burton said he believ-
ed attention should be concentrated
largely on the more promising pro-
jects. He instanced two as deserv-
ing especial attention. These were the
Ohio river from Pittsburg to Cairo,
and the canal route from Buffalo tn
the Hudson river These, he thought,
might be improved to advantage be-
cause of industrial conditions. He
said, however, that he would not adj
vocate the dropping Of all other pro-
jects.
AS the senator progressed he arOus-
ed more or less opposition and was
engaged in controversies by Senators
Lorimer, Gallinger, Bailey and others.
Speaking of the possibilities of a
deep waterway from Chicago to the
gulf of Mexico. Mr.. Burton ridiculed
the idea that ships could go through
canal and river and sea to New Or
leans and to Europe. People who are
carried away by this view, he said.
forgot that via the Welland canal,
Chicago now has IA foot waterway
from Chicago direct to Europe but
uses it to but small extent.
Mr.. Burton advocated a system un-
der which local communities should
share the cost of the work. This
system, he said, is largely in opera
ton in Europe.
After speaking for three hours Mr..
Burton suspended for the day and the
reading of the bill proceeded. When
the paragraphs apprOpriating 100000
Dor of refuge at Sandy Bay, Cape
Ann, Mass. was reached, Mr.. Burton
moved to strike it out. Mr.. Lodge re-
sisted and among other things said
that if the harbor had been completed
the steamer Portland might have been
saved. The amendment to strike out
was voted down.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16
Increase Pay
For Employees

NEW YORK. April 15.-Following
an announcement yesterday of an in
crease in pay for employees of the
United States Steel corporation and
it's subsidiary companies, estimated at
100000 annually, Ebert HI. Cary,
chairman of the executive committee,
made public today details of a plan
Of relief for employees injured at work
and for the families of men killed.
The plan will be put in operation
May l for one year and If successful
the company hopes to continue it with
sucn mod :ficaions as experience may
suggest The cost will be several mill
lions a year and employees do not con-
tribute.
For temporary disablement single
men will receive 35 per cent of their
wages and married men 80 per cent.
with an additional per cent for each
child under IS and per cent for each
year of service above five years.
For permanent injuries lump pay
ments are provided. based upon the
extent to which the injury interferes
with employment and the annual earn
ing capacity Of the victim. Where
employees are killed their families will
receive q sum equal to his wages for
wear and half with an additional
10 per cent for each child under 10,
and per cent for each year of SER
vice above FIVE years. In cases or
injury a period of 10 days must elapse
before relief begins.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16

The writer is prepared to admit the
truth and force of all that the cor
respondent has said with the exception
of that portion which refers to Row
ardennan as a little bungalow hotel
Rorardennan is not only hote, but a
village almost of picturesque cottages
and very nice place into the bar
gain At the same time it is part and
parcel of Ben L0mond, as anyone who
insists upon buying a railroad licked
for RoWardennan will discover.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16

beng spent in expenses necessary to
organization. There has been nothing
Irregular, to my knowledge. in the con-
duct of the company. If mistakes
We're made, they We're mistakes of
Judgment and such as usually some in
the organization OF a new proposition.
Roche Tells Falsehood.
The statement of Mr.. Roche is I'M
true and misleading in many particu-
lars Without having access to the
records, | should say the item of in
come was approximately correct. The
impression is given that the assets of
the company have been dissipated until
only $191. 900 remained This is prac-
tically untrue. The latter figure is
arrived at by scaling down the values
and throwing out of consider alton the
bank accounts and other good assets
The assets OF the company are some
place betwee. 100000 and $400, 600
and the difference between this figure
and the income is represented by dis
bursements properly accounted for
That the management made false
entries in the books of the company
Is also untrue. as is the statement
that false returns We're made to the
insurance department of West Vir-
ginia. Incorrect entries on the books
were discovered and were corrected
Reference is made to O borrowed
note which. it is claimed. is improp-
erly included in the assets of the COM
pany on the 31st day of December.
This note. with collateral. was taken
in exchange for other security which,
under the contract made with Mr..
Hutting, was due the company at that
time. Had the company been allowed
to complete it's contracts with Mr..
TT IL a.
rowed' would have been exchanged for
other securities to be delivered to the
company by Mr.. Hutting under his
contract.
Makes Complete Denial.
"The charge that bonds returned by
the company as assets. were not owned
is absolutely untrue. The contract
was closed and the securities and the
stock EXCHANGED for it in the latter
part of December.
"The company has the right under
its charter to buy back its own stock.
Therefore there was no irregularity in
the cancellation of stock issues. 1t
was understood partial payments on
stock which We're not completed would
be forfeited to the company.
During the period of organization
should be stockholders At the annual
meeting in January this was changed
and it was then required directors
should be stockholders. The gentle
man referred to in the report had
simply not qualified by the purchase
of stock.
In regard to the valuation of the
building purchased in Chicago for the
executive offices of the company. the
whole transaction was clearly set
forth in the statement: the cost. Sill
500. was stated as was the appreciation
estimated by the company, $3S.500.
Three appraisers who were reputable
real estate men, placed value on the
nrOpertv in excess of $4,000 and the
directors. after a careful examination
of the property and apprajsement,
made that the official valuation of the
board of directors
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16

about 4 O'Clock in the morning wban
it is about 10 or Is degrees above ~
horizon and before the glare of tn
rising sun is noticeable The comet
appears as star of the fifth magni-
tude and without any tail. unless the
atmosphere is absolutely free of haze
or smoke, when the tai may be dis
cerned for a. distance of about a de.
grea trailing apparently above the
comet.
Comet Easily Located
The comet is a little south of the
eastern edge of the great square of
Pegasious, which may be readily To-
Gated by tracing an imaginary line
through the two pointers of the great
dipper, through the pole star and con-
tinuing the line until II passes by two
stars of about the same brightness of
the pole star. These two stars form
the western edge of the great square
composed of three of the brightest
stars in the constellation Pegasus and
one of the brightest stars of the con-
stellation Andromeda.
This is not the most favorable time
to see the comet, as it will increase in
brightness many fold before the end
of the month or the first part of May
1T WI De Stl:l brighter dller IL passes
the sun May Is and passes into the
evening sky. 1t will then be the best
placed for observation and the tail will
be best developed.
Comets Tail Increasing
The tail of a comet always increases
as the comet approaches the sun, so
the appendage of Halley's comet will
be at it's best about May 10. However,
at that time the comet will be too
close to the sun for good observation.
so those who wish to see the wanderer
in all it's glory shou wait until the
latter part of May or the first of Jpne.
When it passes the earth the comet
viii be whiZzing through space at the
tremendous velocity of "a miles a Sec
ond, while the earth travels at about
a rate of Is miles a second. AT pres
ent, the comet is moving with the COM
paratively sluggish rate of 16 miles
a second, but this rate increases many
fold as 1t approaches the sun, when
it will attain the enormous speed OF
nearly 100 miles a second, while it is
nearest the great center of the so ar
system.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16
President SAYS
Rivals Plotted

CHICAGO, April 15.-Replying to
charges of mismanagement and falsifi-
cation of accounts, made today against
Robert B. Armstrong, former president
of the Consolidated Casualty company,
by John f. Roche, the actuary, at
Charleston, w. Va, Mr.. Armstrong
tonight issued the following statement:
THE report of Mr.. Roche reflects
the hostility which the company has
encountered from it's inception. For
practically two years there had been
apparently an organized effort to as
sassinate the company. These guer-
rilla methods of the competitors of the
company were encountered on every
side and enormously increased the eX-
pense of organization. L have been
warned scores of times that the Con-
soldated and myself would be put out
of business. The president of one
surety company. member of the surety
trust. told me the only hope the Con-
soldated had OF continuing in business
was to join the surety association.
More recently / have been warned
that the failure to maintain rates
would mean humiliation of the Consol-
idated.
This warfare of combined interests
on the Consol' dated prevented if from
being licensed in a number of states
where it had spent money and time
to secure stockholders and a complete
agency organization. The plant was
equipped to occupy a field" which was
closed to it. It was equipped to do
business along number of lines which
the opposition to the company could
not handle.
Would Still Make Good.
I'm addition to the tangible assets
the company has, it has an agency or
ganization and practically a thousand
stockholders scattered in a number
of states, and still has an opportunity
to succeed if given a chance If, at
any time during the last two years.
the organization had been abandoned
and liquidated the stockholders would
have lost heavily. AS it is, they have
an opportunity ultimately to realize
their or ginal investments and earn
dividends. on the amounts paid in.
Temptation has been very strong
during the past year for me to throw
up my hands and abandon the COM
panJ. I have stuck to my task, how
ever, as matter of duty to the stock
holders. I have not benefited from
the two years work have given the
comnanv. large part of my salary
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16
NOTICE TO pRopr,-x


Notice is hereby given to an "NeRs.
~ owners In Local Improyemeppt, proper
trlct NO. 10. Second street frn us
nortn side OF the alley betwea,, me
ana Poplar streets to midway he, Alder
whitman and Walnut streets tha. Se EEL
assessment roll for said diStr;nt the
the diagram accompanying the and ana
were filed in the office of ~ Sai .I
clerk on the 4th day of April IaIo y
the same are open for public ins, eiiu
tlon; that on the 18th day of Az,
1910 the City Council win meet Pill PHI
SIT TO hear appeals of all nartjes a a
grleved by said assessment M ,,hts,
time the said City Council win haoa
and determine all questions that ,nal.
De presented by the owners of lots aas
parcels of land in said district rala
tive to the special benefits that nil,
result to each. and as to whether aaa ON
Is equitable and proportionate n tSa
special benefits resulting to each ~
VIII be In excess Of the benefits -
sulting thereto. All complains ana
appeals must be submitted i'm writin"
I. ID. $. HART, CITY Clare
First publication in Evening Statas
man, April Is, 1910; last publication
April rs. 1910. '"'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16
Aoa;n Wins Championship

NEW YORK, April 15.-For the
third time Edward w. Gardner OF
Montclair, n. j.. won the national
amateur championship at 1872 BILLIARDS
when he defeated Charles F. Conk-
ling of the Chicago A. A. 400 to ga
at Brooklyn tonight. Gardner won
six straight games.
Conk ing is tied with ]. Ferdlnana
Poggenburg of the Liederkranz cluD
for second place. each having WOE
four ard lost two. They play Oh
their tie tomorrow.
In the afternoon game PoggenDurs
defeated Decatur Douglas OF Ne"
York 400 to 153.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16
Falls City Man President,

SEATTLE, April 10. G.. Lara
bee of Spokane was elected president
of the Alaska Northe"a railway at the
firts annual meeting stockholders OF
the road held here today. Other OF.
ficers were elected: wee president ana
traffic manager, j. c. Williams; secre-
tary. J. A. Haight. Seattln; treasurer
F. G. Jennett. Toronto; assistant
treasurer A. III. Wheatley, Seward,
Alaska Seven directors were chosen
as follows: former United States Sen
ator George Turner, r. d. Miller ana
O. G.. Larabee of Spokane; f. ID
Morrison of Fairfield; f. w. Lowe Oh
Seattle; j. C. Williams and F. g. Jen-
nett
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16
Big Comet
Draws Near

Haley's comet is now rapidly near
ing the earth and rapidly increasing
in brightness as it nears the sun. The
weather has been very Favorable in
Walla Walla the last few mornings
and a number of people have seen the
visitor on it's return. 1t is now visible
in the eastern sky in the early morn
ing.
The best time to see the comet is
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16

roots. herbs and barks, and are CIV
ing the benefits of their years of re.
search of the people both home and
abroad. It Is simple remedies that they
guarantee to cure such diseases as Ca
tarrh, Lung, Stomach. Consumption
Liver and Kidney troubles, also all pri-
vate diseases of men and women.
Consultation and pulse diagnosis free
People who live out Of town write for
symptom blank and circular.
YORK e. YORK. CHINESE MEDICINE
COMPANY.
21o w. Main ST, Walla Walla, Wash
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Have Companies Combined.

CHICAGO. April 15.-United stare
District Attorney Sims has begun a.
investigation to ascertain Whetn n.e
rubber companies doing an intersta. =
business have formed an uniaWlo oi
agreement to fix prices and coti, ne
the business Of selling fire hose 10 'H'
city of Chicago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16
CHILDREN WHO ARE slcKLY

Mothers who value their own comfort
and the welfare of their children. should
never be without box of Mother Grays
Sweet Powders for Children, for use
throughout the season. They Break up
Colds. Cure Feverishness, Constipation.
Teething Disorders, Headache and Stomach
Troubles. THESE POWDERS NEVER
FAIL. Sold by all Drug Stores, 25c. Don't
dcccpt ony Substitutes. trial package
will be sent FREE to any mother who
will address Allen S. Olmstead, lie Roy,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16

York and York
the we'll known
Chinese doctors
have made a lite
study of the GU
rative powers Of
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the plastic constitution had been fixed
and, so far as the federal judiciary is
concerned, it has remained unchanged
for quite a century.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-19
GREAT northern IN
TIE SHOW BUSINESS

st. Paul. Mimi, Feb. 1S.-The
Great Northern railway has gone into
the show business, and after a few
radical departures OF railway COM
panies has gone bit farther in build
ing an exhibition hall and creating a
permanent exposition hall in St. Paul
for the benefit of the thousands of
land seekers who pour through the
gateway each year. The work has
been done under the direction Of
President Louis w. Hill, who ranks
with the first enthusiasts in his be-
lief in the agricultural future of the
west. Mr.. Hill believed western lands
would come to their own If people
knew about them and the exposition
is the. result Its location is close
to the St. Paul Union station and land
seekers en- route west can see the
products of the farms of all the north
western and Pacific northwest states,
by dropping in between times and
viewing the exhibits.
The exhibits are constantly chang
ing. There were doubters when Mr.
Hill first opened his exhibit rooms.
but one of his first adventures was
a western apple show during which
day after day the rooms were filled
with magnificent fruit grown in west
ern states. Fifteen hundred people
per day saw the exhibits while they
were on display and Mr.. Hills judg-
ment was indicated. incidentally
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-19

duct that goes into making cattle
kept pace with increasing population.
classification of Meat.
The third cause is that of trusti-
fication OF our meat industry. The
economy in handling and converting
the live stock into meat products at
these great centers is so much great
.er than in the small establishments
that the latter have not been able to
compete with them in producing
many kinds of meat. And prices
are not fixed so much by the law of
supply and demand as they are by
the ability Of the people of any Sec
ton to pay given price.
Ability to Pay.
And this leads directly to the
fourth cause. A hog is raised in
North Dakota and is shipped to Chi
cago, eight hundred or a thousand
miles. 1t is converted into meat.
One ham is shipped back to North
Dakota and sold there. The other
ham of the same animal is shipped
to Washington and sold here. But
If you will go into the markets you
will find that you will buy the one
ham for at least Is per cent less in
North Dakota than you will pay for
the other ham in Washington
Again, why? Because the ordinary
clerk in North Dakota does not re-
ceive from $1,000 to $1,4O0 a year, as
he or she does here if fortunate
enough to get into department SER
vice. The amount paid in private
business is probably little more
than half what is paid in the depart
ments.
Why Young Man Leaves Farm.
The young man has been leaving
the farm because, with the expendi-
ture of a given amount of energy,
he can earn more. live better, and
get more enjoyment out of life in the
city than he can on the farm. There
is no business or profession in the
country that has not heretofore Oh.
ened into an avenue of far greater
possibilities than agriculture.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-19

the height of audacity that ought to
be summarily checked. ..
I represent an agricultural citi-
zenship in this congress, and pur.
pose to defend their interests all
along the line. I believe their labor
is just as Intelligent as the highest
priced labor in the United States,
and that they should receive for that
labor, in its products, just as much
as other skilled labOrers receive for
their service, and anyone who mag
ines that he is going to secure any
legislation that shall leave the agri-
cultural products of this country un-
protected while other interests are
protected may prepare for long,
determined and vigorous battle.
Over Production Is Passed.
The day of overproduction Of food
products has nearly passed. Con.
sumption is rapidly overtaking pro-
duction, and we are reaching a trade
condition when the farmers work,
hour by hour, will be worth just as
much as that of the artisan, the
bricklayer, or the carpenter in your
great cities.
We are compelled to double the
amount of money invested as capt.
tai in farm: we are compelled to
double the price paid for farm Ia
Dor. Can anyone, therefore, give me
an honest reason why the product
of the farm should not greatly in.
crease in value in order that the
70 rv,oa an ~ "a " now for h &c 20 rr, frO,,, itc
proceeds? If wheat was worth 60
cents a bushel when land was worth
$40 an acre and labor $3.50 per
day, why should it not be worth at
least 81 when both the land and the
labor have doubled?
Four Years to Grow a Steer.
It takes about four years to pro-
duce steer in the best condition
for beef purposes. Before the farm
er could own that steer he must
expend from one-half to two-thirds
of his working life in earning the
farm on which the steer is raised.
He must then cultivate that land;
he must raise crops Of hay and corn
and other produce to feed that steer.
He must then for four long years
attendance upon the wants and re-
quirements of that animal He must
feed him and shelter him and take
care of him with a three-tined fork
at one end and four-tined fork at
the other. At the expiration of that
time he ships him to Chicago, pays
the freight and feed and stockyard
charges and turns him over to the
beef trust
That represents the amount of la.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-19
l]N|Il'''ClOMBER URGES FAIR
PRICES FOR PRODUCTS
Or AMERICAN Farmers

Two bills were introduced in con-
gress the other day, one to deprive
tho farmer of any protection to h.
meat products and the other to de-
pfiye him of any protection on any
other things which his toll produces.
The conditions seems to demand that
something or some one should be as
sanlted. The farmers of the country
have not that thorough organization
which enables them to strike back
quickly and effectively, and so it was
thought much safer to strike in that
direction.
a@sSs Farmer Poorly Paid.
saI say now, most earnestly and
4 emphatically, that never in the his
tory of the country have the farmers
received the honest, inherent value
Eof their products, based upon the
5l9bor bestowed upon them; that the
labor of the farmer has always been
the poorest paid labor in the United
States; that the thing which the
hrmer sells always has represented
Ind still represents twice as much
expended energy in its production as
the thing which he buys with 1t;
that, based upon the amount and the
character of labor required, the food
products have been and are today,
cheaper than any other products in
this country. The food producer has
for ages been suffering this CONNER
cial wrong.
We are now approaching a condi-
ton when the farmer is about to Sc
cure equality of remuneration, and
the moment we reach toward the goal
of justice boycott is started against
his products, both in the cities and in
the National Legislature, by the in
PRODUCTION of bills designed to des-
troy his profits.
The Customary View.
1t has been customary to look up.
on the agriculturist as a sort Of Ia
borer designed by the Almighty to
furnish food for the rest Of humani-
ty, for which necessary function he
has been conceded the right to live
in humble and transformations man.
ner, and the fact that he seems to be
rising from this condition is looked
upon by the balance Of the world as