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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
EXPERT MARKSMEN
ELECT NEW OFFICERS

The National Capital Rifle and Revolver
Club held its annual meeting and election
of officers at the clubs new range. in the
basement of 424 9th street, last evening
The officers elected for the coming year
are as follows: President, Sheridan Fer
rec; vice president, r. Chapel; secretary,
f. j. Kahrs. treasurer, w. j. Macdon-
nall; range officer. F. w. Holt.
At the conclusion of the meeting the
club revolver team of five men shot a
match with the Portland (Ore.) Revolver
Club. The score was aSS. each man fir
ing twenty-five shots. with a total pos
sible for the team of 1.2Jo
a most successful season is anticipated,
and new members are constantly applying
for membership in the club.
The range is equipped with five tar
gets. and the club shoots every Thursday
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
DINERS IN PANIC.
japanese Lantern Falls and Sets
Fire to Curtain.

NEW YORK, January live hundred
diners in a fashionable 9Th avenue res
taurant were thrown into a panic THU
morning when a Japanese lantern fel
from the ceiling to a window curtain
which, catching fire. fell into a flame
upon the shoulders of Mrs. Charles Ellis
who was seeing the new year In will
her father and mother and brother
Tables were overturned, women screamed
and tainted. and many in bare shoulder:
fled In panic to the streets.
Mrs. Ellis was saved from serious in
jury or death by two policemen. wht
smothered her burning clothing in theil
heavy coats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
LEWIS TURNED DOWN.
National Commission Denies His Re.
quest for Salary.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. January 1.-The
national base ball commission has denied
the request of Player Philip Lewis that
he either be declared free agent or that
the Brooklyn National League club be
required to pay him salary for the time
between the close of the Eastern League
season and the National League season.
The Brooklyn club sold Lewis to the
Baltimore club under an optional agree
nrent to replrchase his release on or be-
fore August 20 The Brooklyn manage
ment exercised the option. but did not
request him TO report to them after the
close of the Eastern League season
Therefore. the commission decided that
the Brooklyn club was not required to
pay him any salary for the period be-
tween the close of that season and the
National League season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
INDIAN HEAD, MD.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
INDIAN HEAD. Md. January 1. 1910
Benjamin Tubman. a merchant of
Pomonkey, died Unexpectedly at his home
last Thursday evening Of heart failure.
He had been invited to take a sleigh
ride by P. F. O'Hearn of Indian Head.
and on entering the sleigh fell uncon-
scious. He was carried to his home near
by. but never recovered consciousness.
Mr.. Tubman had lived in Charles coun-
Fty all his life and was well known and re-
spected. He leaves a widow and four
children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
Black Hand Outrage.

CHICAGO. January 1.-Several persons
were slightly injured last night when a
bomb was thrown into the rear window
of the home of Phillip Lvatino. The
bomb dropped near the table at which the
family was eating and exploded. Liv-
atino has received three letters. each
demanding $500. and signed 'Black
Hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

The Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac railroad has awarded to E.
G. Helm Of Fredericksburg, Va, the con-
tract for erecting the new passenger de-
pot in Fredericksburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
BASE BALL NOTES.

Eddie Summers has signed with the De
troit champions for next year. This gives
Jennings his full complement of veteran
tWirlerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
Great Races.

Great races in both leagues topped off
with the struggle for the worlds cham
pionship between Detroit and Pittsburg
gave millions of fans a summer of enjoy
ment. Detroit for the third time won the
American League championship after
close race TO the very end For time ii
looked as If the veteran Tigers would be
outstripped by the Athletics, and Boston
especially putting up a brilliant fight. In
the end Jennings tried players landed
the bunting
il much its own way almost from start TO
finish Much had been expected from
New York and Chicago, but both failed
in the grneling race that marked the
middle OF the season and the Pirates had
the easiest kind of a time toward the
close.
When it came to a dispute for the
worlds title. the Pirates were on edge
despite their apparent let up, and mainly
due to magnificent work OF the young
pitcher. Adams, Pittsburg landed the flag.
The Detroits made one OF the most ga
liant fights in the history OF the game,
but they We're unfortunate In not having
such cold weather pitcher as Adams
Mullin. however did probably the most
phenomenal work ever seen. but as Dono-
van especially was out OF condition the
burden proved too much for the former.
I'm the city championships the Cubs
took the measure of the White SoX, but
10 the surprise of some Of the fans the
Boston Americans had the easiest kind OF
a time In beating the New York Ma
tionals.
I'm looking over the base ball map pros
perity ruled in practically every league
With one or two exceptions all the or
CARNATIONS played out their full sched-
ules. and / think i safe in saying
that the game in its artistic sense was
never more free from objectionable fea-
lures than during last season F.spe-
cially was that true in the two major
leagues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

Christie MatheWson will soon branch
out as star of the literary sphere. He
is writing a series of books for boys on
the popular sports of America
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26
CENSUS TAKERS.

From various parts of the country
come reports that there is dearth of
good material for the positions of CEN
sus enumerators. Everywhere there
are more applications than places, but
according to the complaints of the
state supervisors the average of eff
cheney on the part of those seeking
appointment is not high. This is hard
ly matter of wonder. These places
are only temporary, offering employ
ment for few weeks at a modest rate
of pay. The work is not easy and If
conscientiously performed imposes a
severe tax upon the enumeration. In
deed. this situation discloses the weak
ness of the decennial census system.
To a certain extent the fault has been
cured by the establishment of a per-
manent census bureau, insuring the
establishment of standards and the
maintenance of an efficient preparatory
process But when the time comes to
count the people the actual work must
be done by enumerators chosen from
a virtually unemployed class, among
whom, in some localities, the average
of competency is low. Possibly a way
can be found to overcome this difficult
ty, though it is obvious that the Unit
ed States cannot maintain perma-
nent staff of enumerators. Yet upon
the statistics gathered by the census
bureau depend large interests. We are
using our information regarding our
selves more intelligently than ever,
and the statistics should be the more
carefully complied for that reason. In
| view of the important issue now pend
| ing it is to be hoped that this next CEN
sus will be taken with greater care
than ever before and that no indict-
ment can be brought against the re-
suits.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26
AN EARLY HERO OF 1915.

When the roll of American heroes
of 1910 is made up truth and justice
require that place near the top shall
be awarded to the name of Frank &,
Gentes, of East Oregon, N. ]. The
man himself is dead, but his name
survives and deserves to be perpc-
trated as that OF one who died hoping
that his experience might help to NIT
igate the sufferings of humanity.
Mr.. Gentes was a victim of can
Ger, and when told that his case was
hopeless he expressed his willingness
that the authorities of the hospital
where he was GndAr treatment should
make tests OH his tissues to determine
the curative powers of radium. He had
no decisions concerning himself, but
submitted to the tests merely with the
desire that the treatment might dis
close something to science that would
soften the agony and perhaps save
the lives of others. He died without
knowing whether that desire was re-
allied or defeated: but the manly
sympathy which inspired it must
have soothed his final hour with
sense of duty completed quite beyond
the comprehension of less heroic souls.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26
THEY WILL WALK
CONTINUED From Page One)

of the morning paper, containing an
account of the street-car fare matter
the clerk wendell his way Che walked)
to the depot of the Northwestern Cor
poration at Sixth and Main streets as
the golden bars of sunlight broke
through the riffs of cold, gray clouds
this morning. Without hesitation he
ambled to the window, dropped his
documents upon the glass counter, and
called for three or four gross of the
more substantial variety of street car
tickets. Straightaway he was re-
ferred to General Manager George
O'Connor, whose office is on the Sec
ond floor.
Tommy stood not upon the order
of his going, but went at once. But the
manager was obdurate. Why should a
councilman have a ticket, when other
people could not have them? The IN
ter state commission act forbids dis
elimination, and the manager was not
going to kick against the pricks, even
! though the council had ordered the
purchase of street car tickets.
Arguments were of no avail; the
stock of street-car tickets had jusl
been exhausted, as it were, and the city
was too late to come in for the money.
In short O'Connor wouldn't play that
kind of a game, and thereby, further
reason for "Tommy's dilemma. Tick
cts are not sold by the company, ex-
cept on the interurban line, all city
passengers being required to deposit
the coin in exchange for the transfer
| of their persons.
Just what Mr.. Whiteman and HIS
colleagues will say to the clerk when
they discover the true situation is a
matter of conjecture, but the aforesaid
clerk feels keenly his first failure to
carry out the instructions of his Sc
nior officials. It has been suggested
that members of the council don uni
! forms and that a new clause be insert
ed into the franchise giving them the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26

list If we only had the rule when
prevails regarding real estate tnat
man mus+ list whatever he possesses,
there might be some sense in the con-
clusions that come from STUDIES VI
the lists. But as things are such de-
auctions are simply curiosities- A
man may own several millions Oh
property and still not have enough
taxable personal property to signify
his watch and clothes and similar be-
longings If so be that the property
he holds does itself pay the taxes,
then he is not assessed on it. He is
no tax dodger. His account with So
ciety is squared according to law,
the two facts, his great wealth and his
small list, and begin to howl about
x-dodgers. 1t is to be noted that, II
we had an income tax there would
zen would make out his income list
and deduct from this whatever was
government bonds, ano pay his tax on
the balance Meanwhile the dema-
gogish talk about big fortunes and lit
tie tax lists will continue. 1t takes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26

Evidently believing. that city Off
cial drawing no salary is at least en-
titled to car-fare while engaged in
the transaction of municipal business,
Councilman c. H. Whiteman last
night entered a motion that the city
clerk be instructed to purchase car
fare for members of the council, and
the motion was carried by a three-to-
two vote. Considerable amusement
resulted from the motion of Mr.. White
man, and those present INDUCED in n
hearty laugh when the full import OF
the transaction dawned upon them. A
division of the house followed the
man Lehn, and a roll call was ordered,
resulting in the following vote: Ayes,
|Councilmen Whiteman, Hull and Lehn.
Noes, Councilman Stack and Bachtold.
Absent, Councilmen Cummings and
Niebergall.
Il have already served notice on
some of you fellows" was the way
Mr. Whiteman prefaced his motion
chat I'm going to ask the city clerk
to purchase street car tickets for
members of the council. l for one, am
getting tired of paying my own ex-
penses while engaged in city bust
ness, and 1 make that as motion"
Everybody laughed; it sounded fun
ny, and it was funny. Following
closely upon the passage of the
weighty sewage ordinance, the ques-
ton involving pennies and nickels
appeared ludicrous in the extreme, and
after the uproar had subsidized, the
question was called for.
''How will we work that?" innocent
ly inquired Councilman Stack. "Will
it be necessary to hunt the clerk and
secure an order for every street car
ticket we may need.?"
Il don't Just see how that will work, y
sal, Councilman Bachtold, scratching
his brow and appearing lost in deep
thought. Twill the street car COM
pany sell tickets?"
He was assured that the matter
could be fixed up all right, and after
the question had become all but OBJ
scure beneath other important ques-
tions, someone happened to remember
that question was before the house,
and a roll call was ordered after the
vote had been taken.
Petition Granted.
James Keen last night presented
petition asking that he be allowed to
change his saloon license from No. 16
South Third street to No. Is South
Third street, into the building form
erly occupied by Pat Bowling, who
conducted the Harp saloon prior to
the time his license was revoked, and
the permission was granted on motion
of Councilman Bachtold.
Campbell Robinson asked the cam
collation. of taxes against the prop
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26
The MASCULINE LIMIT.

Men have not objected to doing GER
tain work ordinarily regarded as the
special employment of women. Indeed,
they do it better They are the choice
tailors, for instance. to whom fashion
able women go; they are the high
priced chefs at the big hotels. And
yet the masculine sense revolts at the
usurpation of the feminine function. 1t
seems no more manly for a man to do
womanly things than it seems woman
ly for a woman to be doing a mans
work.
1t has remained for a F'renchwoman
to be put husband and wife on parity
so far as work is concerned. Nine. LIE
Verrier, now in New York, has this to
say: There is no reason why a wom-
an should be expected to sew, cook,
scrub and darn socks any more than
a man. I think that boys should be
taught these useful occupations just
the same as girls
So there you are. The women hav-
ing routed US out of the superior pur
suits in life, having invaded most OF
the professions and all the trades.
would now like men to darn their own
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26
WATERS ARE STILL
Continued From Page One)


People are preparing to flee and
almost every citizen has his valuables
for which he cares most, holding him.
self ready for any emergency. The
situation is one of such terror and
anxiety as has seldom been known,
except in a city about to be sacked
by an oncoming army.
The military today was compelled
to resort to actual cannonading in
their battle on the coming waters, to
save the little town of Lux from i'm
mediate destruction. The dyke was
bombarded and great holes torn in
it's structure with cannon balls to
permit the rivers swollen waters to
spread over the surrounding lowlands.
A new danger arose today from an
unexpected quarter when the en-
croaching water made it's way to-
ward the great gas plant quarter IN
the west part Of Paris. Nearly the
entire city uses the gas supply fur
nished by this plant for lighting and
cooking Should the waters rise the
city will be almost wholly without
this form of fuel upon which the
people depend for the preparation Of
their food and for light during the
night as we'll as during many Of the
dark hours of the present dark days.
An enormous trunk sewer broke at
Clinchy today, setting loose a vast
flood of vile sewage, which turned the
national road into a filthy canal. The
entire city trunk sewer system is in
grave danger of collapse.
The basement of the city hall this
afternoon contained eight feet of
water and although men were work.
ing valiantly with pumps, the flood
beneath the building is rapidly ris-
ing and much apprehension is felt for
the safety of the walls. The author
tiles declare a further rise of two feet
will force the waters to the Pantheon,
in the Boricy quarter of east Paris.
Water stands five feet deep in Con-
sinenal hotel.
The flood will reach it's highest
point tomorrow morning, according
to hydrometric estimates and then the
danger of the city will be most criti-
CAL
At noon the Seine at Pont Royal
registered % feet. This is 10 feet
and eight inches above the normal
level. The greatest immediate dan
ger will lie in further. breaks of the
retaining walls along the river. The
breat embankment in many places has
crumbled before the rising waters.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26
COUNCILnEN WOULD RIDEl
At THE OITY'S EXPENSE

erty of L. L. Boise, which he now
owns, as he did not secure title to
the same until after March 1. The
communication was referred to the
finance committee.
c. w. Harris, first lieutenant quar-
termaster at Fort Walla Walla, sub
mitted to the council three copies of
the contract of the city to furnish
water to the post during the second
six months of the fiscal year, 1910,
and the same were referred to the
water committee
On motion Of Councilman Bachtold,
the city treasurer was empowered to
paw the interest to date on bonds in
district No. 4, which are several
months over due. The sum of $4,000
is now in the fund, and the outstand-
ing bonds are to be taken up. Mr..
Bachtold also entered a motion that
the alley question in the same district
be referred to the street committee for
settlement, some of the property own
ers being DESTROYS Of giving the city
a quit claim deed to the alley, on the
provision that the city assume the
assessment levied for improvements.
The alley in question is that between
Masonic temple and Mill creek.
The cemetery ordinance was not
taken from the calendar last night,
motion having been entered to hold
it until next regular meeting on Feb
ruary L. Attorney Gose appeared be-
fore the council and requested that
the ordinance either be passed or the
proposition dropped, whereupon he
was informed that action would be
taken next Tuesday night
Ordinance No. 1924, providing for
the paving of South Second street
from the alley between Alder and
Poplar streets to midway between
Whitman and Walnut streets, was
given three readings and final pas
sage.
While there is a question in the
minds of some as to the legality of
the proceeding, the sewage ordinance,
incorporating a contract with the
Walla Walla Irrigation company for
a period Of 80 years, was given third
reading and final passage last night.
1t is held by some authorities that an
ordinance liberating the Blalock COM
pany must be made effective prior to
the date the contract with the Walla
Walla Irrigating company is approved.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26
HARVESTER TRUST
MELON TO BE CUT

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Details were
given out today of the prospective
cutting of a $2O,00O,O0O melon" by
the International Harvester company,
or harvester trust" The distribution
will take the form of a new issue of
s2O,OO0,OOO of common stock, to be
distributed ratably as a stock dividend
to the holders of the present $80,000,
100000 stock will be placed on a 4
per cent. divident basis, beginning
next April
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26
ATHLETES
IN PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.-Old-time
athletes who, in their day, made his
tory in the athletic contests and rec
ords of the country, will gather about
the banquet board tonight at the an
nual dinner of the Veteran Athletic
association. Membership in the asso-
actively identified with athletics prior
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26
SPEAKER ROOSEVELT.

Still another office for Mr. Roose-
the house The suggestion carries the
assumption that the next house will be
republican, matter open, as some be-
lieve, to discussion.
But let us assume the republicans in
charge of that body, and Mr.. Roose-
welt a member. How would he fit the
requirements?
Part of the objection urged to Mr.
Cannon is that he is tyrannical Is
impatient of advice; insists upon hav-
ing his own way; rules the house from
his private office with the aid of half
a dozen lieutenants. Would, Mr.. Roose-
Welt, as speaker, remove that objec-
ton? Is his temperament such as
would insure a radically different adj
ministration of the office? Should we
see him preside with perfect impair
TALLY and the spirit of judge on the
bench Would the bride be taken off
and every member be permitted to
take the floor at his own pleasure and
occupy it while his voice held out?
The office calls for a thoroughly
equipment in parliamentary law and
practice. Does Mr.. Roosevelt possess
it? With the exception of a term or
I, nic1o f11r0
thirty years ago he has had no expert
ence as a member of a laWmaking
over a short special session of the
senate, but the business of the session
was routine, and no rulings of any
by the chair were re-
quired. The gavel came down, and
prayer was offered. Motions were put
and the votes taken. The gavel came
down and the senate stood adjourned
Such was the record of a few weeks.
AS to what scrt of a presiding officer
Mr.. Roosevelt would make in times of
difficulty and importance there was no
to judge.
There has, however, always been
question as to what effect on Mr..
political fortunes four
years in the presidency would
have produced The office did not ap-
peal to him at all. He was placed in
it by an overwhelming popular senti-
nent created by his bearing in the
war with Spain. His own plans were
for second term as governor of New
York, and then a try at the presi-
dency in 1904, with Mr. Mckinley,
by virtue of his two terms, removed
from the equation.
There are observers of political life
and of politicians who incline to the
opinion that had Mr.. Roosevelt COM
pleted his term as vice president he
would never have reached the higher
goal He was so entirely out of his
element in the Office, he could have
made no new capital in it, and by 1904
the capital which had carried him
into the vice presidency would have
been exhausted But that is only
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26

The citizens of Hubbard. Or, com
plain that the mail clerk on the Shas-
ia limited does not kick the mail bag
hard enough, and that it falls under
the wheels sometimes Our decision
is that their protest is just, and they
have kick coming from the mail
clerks.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26

socks. We do not take Nine. LIE YER
rier seriously, however. She is a most
kindly and benign lady. We might
suggest to her that if her own coun-
try paid less attention to the cultiva-
ton of the Gordon bleu" and more
to the famous policy advocated by
Theodore Roosevelt her health and
birthrate wouli be greatly enhanced.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26

Just the same, the pussy willows
are giving forth some of the usual
spring signs and perfect swarms of
red breasted robins are filling the
trees. The outlook might be a good
deal worse
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26

What is whiskey?" was puzzling
enough to the dealers and distillers,
the pure food specialists and the
president; but when it comes to a po-
ser. what would be the reply of the
in2tOn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26

1t is emphatically announced from
Washington that harmony must be
restored" We are very much dis
posed to think that harmony" like
Lhe rabbit that went into the famous
pie, must first be caught