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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-15

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finished his reply to Heney. 1t VIII De
room Monday before the judge Will
have had opportunity to hand down
his decision, which will be vital to the
further conduct of the trial.
The controversy which is raging be-
tween the attorneys, concerns the tes-
timony of Dan Tarpley, Horace G.
Mckinley, George Sorenson and S. A.
D. Puter, regarding the conversation,
or conversations, had with r. p Mays
regarding the operations of the men
IN securing school lands in the Blue
Mountain forest region, prior to the
time of the creation of the reserve,
or the withdrawal of the lands from
settlement 1t is expected by the
prosecution that this testimony will
link Hermann with the conspiracy OF
Mays and Jones in the creation of the
reserve and the illegal plan to secure
school lands prior to the creation.
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AGED ENEMIES
DUEL TO DEATH
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by this time almost insane with rage
stepped off the distance and arranged
the final details There were no wit
nesses to the early morning duel to
death, and only Ferris was left to tell
the tale.
According to his. story he won the
Guel because he was the better shot
and through his superior prowess. 1t
is supposed both men fired about the
same time The fact that Woods was
shot five time indicates that Ferris,
probably in the fury of his hatred
continued to fire after his enemy had
fallen.
When Woods was dead Ferris wrote
letter to the police headquarters tell
:ngof the deed, put a specis: delivery
stamp on it, went out to tie nearest
mail box. posted it and then returned
to the basement and sat down to await
the coming CT the officers.
Near the engine room is the liquor
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Many to go
On Trip to
Southland

Forty tickets have been sold at the
for the mid-1winter California ex-
cursion, and the party will leave here
next Monday for an extended trip
through the interesting sections of the
Golden state. 1t is expected many
more tickets will be sold prior to the
date of leaving, and the Walla Walla
delegation will be conspicuous on the
train because of the large numbers.
Among points of interest to be visit
ed are Portland, Grants Pass, Medford,
Ashland, Shasta Springs, Oakland pier.
San Francisco, San Jose, Del Monte.
Paso Robes Hot Springs, Santa Bar
bara and Los Angeles.
Thos who expect to enjoy the pleas
ures of the trip are Mrs. Rosa V. Ber-
gevin, Mrs. Minnie Bergevin, Miss
Mable Bergevin, Braden Brothers, Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Casper, Mrs. Emma
Casper, of Walla Dalla; Mr.. and Mrs
w. Cummins of Touchet; Mr.. and Mrs.
w ]. Houser, of Pomeroy; w. III. In
gals, of Waitsburg; J. L. Keiser. or
Waitsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. Fay LeGroW,
of Athena; E. A. Lyons and MISS Ly-
ons, of Walla Walla; w. Q. Long, or
Pomeroy: A. N Oliver. Moscow; w. r.
Parlet. of Pomeroy Mrs. w. X. Parlet,
of Pomeroy; f. G. Stanley, OF Walia
walla: Mrs. Fred Slime. Walla Waiia;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Schwartz, Walla wal
Ia: MIR. and Mrs c. H. Seeley, Pom
erov: Mrs. VIM. Van Patten. Walia
Walla: Mr.. and Mrs. q. 3. Warren, OF
Pomeroy; J. WI Willett. Walla Walla;
A. Young, Pomeroy; Mrs. F. L. Vulllet'
Walla Walla; V. r. Bergevin, Walla
WaIla: Miss Bertha Babe, Walla wal
la: Miss Maud Still, Wana Walla; Miss
Rhoda Vulliet, Walla Walla; MISS
Louisa Vulliet, Walla Walla; Master
Francis Vulliet, Walla Walla.
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the boundaries of the Blue mountain
forest reserve We're not altered to suit
anybody, that he told F. P. Mays with
whom Hermann is alleged to have
conspired that he would not alter them
would take back the two sections of
school land given to Ormsby.
Ormsby also testified to having re-
ceived personal letter from Her
mann, dated the day after Hermann.
as commissioner of the general land
office, recommended the Withdrawal
of the forest reserve lands, but that
the reserve was not alluded to in it.
Testimony was introduced by the
prosecution to the effect that petitions
sent to Hermann both when commits
sioner and afterward when congress
man fro mthis state, opposing the
creation of the reserve, were ignored
by Hermann.
This was brought out in the testi-
mony of 0. L. Patterson and A. ID.
Leady, both residents of Grant coun-
ty, who asserted that the proposed
reserve was opposed by a large ma
jority Of the residents of eastern Ore
gon and in an effort to block it's crea-
ton two large petitions were sent to
Washington. One was sent just be-
fore Hermann resigned from the office
of commissioner of the general land
office and the other a few weeks
afterWard
The defense undertook to have this
testimony ruled out as the first pc
tition was not received in time to be
acted on by Hermann, and when the
other was received he was not COM
missioner.
The prosecution succeeded in hav-
ing the objection Overruled by agree
ing to how that Hermann was repre-
sentative in congress when the Sec
ond petition was sent to Washington.
that he knew the existence of both
documents but had ignored them.
Leady mad not concluded testifying
when court adjourned for the day.
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Skatinc Is Good.

At least part of the population of
the city is thankful for the cold
weather That is the younger set VINO
delight in Skating on ice, an enjoy
n.ent rarely had in Walla Walla. For
the last week, however, the ice has
been good, and skaters have been busy
Or every available bit of frozen water
III the vicinity of the city. Phillips
Dreamland pond, which has been the
scene Of many skating parties this
week, and despite the thaW of Thurs
day and Friday. is in better shape
than ever.
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to their method to do it. He pointed
out that under the Taft Humphrey bill
not more than IL ships at the outside
could be added to our merchant ma
rine. whereas, if American registry
should be extended to foreign built
ships when owned by Americans or
corporations in which Americans hold
60 per cent of the stock, more than
500 ships would be added to our mer-
camille fleet. He added that while the
II ships would cost the American peo-
pie from s5,O0O,00o to s6,000,000 in in
creased taxes, the 500 ships which
could be secured under the plan fav-
republicans, would not cost anyone a
single penny.
ITO sugar coat the subsidy BILL said
Mr.. Fisherman, sit is suggested that
we only spend in subsidies the $5,-
OO0. 900 or 100000 which accrues
from the profit our government is MAX
ing on it's present foreign mail service
1T was only by this profit that the
deficit of our postoffice department
was kept below $4,000, 900 and l do not
believe that the people of the United
States are willing to have it increased
to $25,000,O00 by taking out of our
postoffice funds $5.O0O,OO0 or $6,0O0,000
for the purpose of adding about doz-
en- ships to our merchant marine.
Again we are told that these ships
are necessary as transports in case OF
war. 1 have it on good authority that
the particular type of boat which the
government is asked to pay 81 per mile
for, is not in any way fitted for trans
port purposes.
1.-The changes in our navigation laws
as proposed in my bill will bring I'M
der American registry within a short
time, several hundred foreign gong
ships which, while at present are own
ed by Americans, are now prevented
from sailing under our proud Amerl-
can flag by the existing Anticipated and
outrageous navigation laws. Rather a
few hundred American flags added to
our present ocean fleet, without ald
from the government, and with the
well-known push and energy few
thousands in the course Of five or ten
years, than a few dozen subsidized
ships that fly our glorious banner
simply because they receive for this
display of patriotism several million
dollars out of the public treasury.
Kustermann quoted the views of %
prominent American shipowners, all
of whom opposed ship subsidies on
the ground that they are un-Amer1can
and impractical solutions of the dcclin-
ing merchant marine problem
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Nicaragua have joined Nord Alexis of
Havti and Casro of Venezuela among
the kings in exile" The United
States has seen a change of admins
tration at Washington, and though
this was not transition from one
party to another, it is something more
than a succession from Amurath to
Amurath.
The business world, especially in
the United States. has seen some in
teresting developments during the
wear. The rally here from the set
hack of the closing weeks of 1917
and the stagnation of 1908 was nota-
bly, strong. Coal. pig iron ana steer
have reached figures in the calendar
wear 1909 which had not been touched
in any previous twelvemonth- And
this is rendered especially remark
able from the circumstance that the
gain has been chiefly since July and
August. From the momentum which
the uplift has attained 1910 will I'M
doubtedly mark new "hlghests IN
most of the great fields of industrial
and financial activity. Many of the
railways have had larger gross earn
ings in the past two months than had
ever before been reached, even in
the days in 1906 and the early half OF
1907 when the complaint, Cant han
die the traffic, was made against the
roads in most of the larger business
centers, The output of the United
States Steel Corporation is much
greater than it was at the height OF
the boom period two and a half years
ago. and the prizes in the shape OF
stocks at lower than market rates
which it is offering to its employees
are greater than ever before. New
York. Chicago, Boston. st. Louis ana
all the other financial centers report
larger bank clearings not only than
in 1908, but than in 1907 or any pre-
vious year. From present indications
New York's lead in total bank trans
actions over London will be more
than the % per cent of a margin
sometimes scored Recently the adj
vance of call loans in New York to Z
per cent, which put a check upon
specuIation for the moment, was the
highest figure touched this year, and
higher than any reached in 1908, but
it was often exceeded in the closing
DAYS of December of years of business
activity. The disbursement of $780,
900 900 in dividends and interest
which will take place in New York
in the first week or ten days of Jan
uary will be larger than at the open
ing of any year in the past, and serve
to mark the expansion which is TAX
ing place in the volume and the Va
riety of the country's industrial &C
tivities. In many directions 1909 made
records which entitle it to q distlnc-
tive place on the roll of the years.
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OFFICERS ARE REMOVED
Spanish Officers Who Protest at
Criticism Removed From Army.


MADRID, Jan. 14.-The government
has adopted severe measures follow
ing a manifestation of army officers
in front of the office Of a military
newspaper which has been waging a
campaign of criticism in connection
with the distribution of honors to
troops of the Melilla expedition. Count
Devillar, captain general of Madrid,
has been removed and all heads of
the army corps of which the mani
festants were members, have been re-
lieved of their commands. Several
who took part in the demonstrations
have been sent to the fortress and
other arrests are certain to be made.
The manifestation, it is said by a
section Of the press. was plan of
the conservatives to embrOil the army
with the government. 1t is cOnsid-
cred in political circles that a min
isterial crisis is probable. The dis
content of army officers has been in
censed by the proposal to give General
Weyler the title Of field marshal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-15
Lives Lost in Alaska.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 15-Three
lives have been lost in the past three
days in the terrific blizzard that has
ragged along the Valdez Fairbanks
trail for a week and it is feared
others have persisted. Rescue parties
from the United States signal stations
are patrolling the trail in search of
travellers who may have become lost
in the binding snowstorm or overcome
by the biting Arctic cold
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-15
A MEMORABLE YEAR.

In several fields 1909 gave the
world something to marvel at. 1t
handed over to us the North Pole,
which the world has been looking for
through three or four centuries. by
Rleriot's trip across the Channel from
France to England, and by feats per-
formed at Rheims and elsewhere, the
living men made their advent in this
wear They have become so actual
and 50 widely diffused that, i'll New
York. Paris and other places on each
side OF the Atlantic, stock companies
have heen formed to manufacture
aeroplanes for pleasure, and possibly
for business purposes. The year mas
given us more centenaries of the
birth of great men than any previous
twelyemonth within the memory OF
ANYBODY now alive. Through the
Iusitania and Mauretania and the
twenty-four hour trips between New
York and St Louis, as we'll as by the
shortening of the schedules between
Paris, Berlin and st. Petersburg the
wear brought quicker transit between
;unortant points in. America and Eu-
rope than had been known IN the
past.
Many striking political changes
were brought by 1909. Through 'he
denosition of Abdul Hamid H. and the
substitution of Mehemet V, under
liberal constitution, Turkey aban-
doned absolutism and adopted repre-
sentative institutions. Persia, mucf
AGAINST the will of the new shah, has
made a long step toward modernism
So has China, by the provincial as
semblies which it has just adopted
these being the preliminaries to th'
granting of larger and larger meas
ures of self government. which are eX'
nacted to transform that oldest o.
monarchies intoa twentieth century
state by 1917. India. too. has re-
ceiyed a measure of local government
which was not expected year or TIVE
ago. but which is to be extended If IL:
people show themselves able to us'
their new powers wisely. The mill
tary cabal in Greece has APPARENT!
taken control of the government o
that country. which may mean th'
deposition OF. George | before 1915
closes. The death of Leopold III, wh'
was. in duration of rule, the oldes
monarch in the world, and the acces-
sion of Albert / gives Belgium new
and more creditable ruler than sh'
has known during the present gener
alton The twelve months saw little
more turbulence in Latin America
than the average year in recent times
has known. and as consequence
Reyes of Columbia and Zelaya o
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-15
Rescue Passengers.

LACROSSE, Wis, Jan. 15-Snow
plows were today sent to the rescue of
two passenger trains stalled In the
great snow drifts piled up by the biz
card that has swept this section in the
between Preston and Reno, Minnesota,
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
road. The second is on the Chicago
and Northwestern line west of La
Crosse.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-15
FRISCO AUTHORIZES BONDS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.-By
vote of 32,S76 to 1907, San Francisco
ct special election held today. auth
Orized bond issue OF $45,00O,00O Tor
the acquisition of reservoir sites at
Lake Eleanor in Hetch-H etchy valley
in the Sierras, and comprehensive
distributing system for municipai
water supply.
The second proposition on the ballot
the voting of $35,00O,000 bonds for the
purchasing of the Spring Valley water
system, which is at present supplyins
the city, was lost by 1924 votes.
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Boston highbrows are investigating
the high cost of living The causes
they find to be: The tariff. North Pole
controversy, suffragettes, Cannonisrn.
the desertion of the farm for the city.
too much gold mines. the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy, the railroads. the
beef trust, prohibition and the decline
of the American merchant marine
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SHIP BILL NICE GIFT
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owners, received severe pummellng
in speech delivered on the floor of
the house of Representative Gustav
Kustrmann of Wisconsin (republican)
KuStermann declared that while he
was more anxious than the subsidists
to build up the American merchant
marine, he was not willing to resort
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moneys. The latest fraud was re-
ported to the police this morning by
w. c.. Goodman. a conductor in the
employee of the Walla Walla Valley
Traction company, and he deposited a
timized
Mr.. Goodman reported the coin was
given him as his car, the Thirteenth
and Cherry streets, made the $50 run
fro m the car barns to the city park.
He had As passengers on that run, and
three of them handed him dollar
coins in paying their fares Owing to
the larme number of fares to be col
lected, Mr. Goodman did not examine
any of the coins as he received them,
but immediately detected the bogus
coin in making UP his cash. He does
not know who handed it to him, but it
is apparent to him that he is out the
Sum of one bone.
'When conductor has large num-
rer of passengers, said the victim this
morning, "he does not have time to
make careful inspection of every
coin received; he has to collect the
fares and ring them up before the
would cause great delay if he stopped
to test every coin given him. 1t does
pot seem as though a man could unin-
tentionally pass that dollar for gen
zine, for even though I failed to no
tice it when l received it, it is a poor
piece of counterfeiting."
Coin Too Thick.
The dollar. which is now in the
hands of the police, is of lead, and
bears marks of having been cut with
q knife. 1t is much lighter than
genuine piece, and is considerably
thicker, being a poor piece of work.
The police are working on a clue
which promises to reveal the identity
OF the person or persons responsible
for the passing of those spurious spe-
cimens.
During the past several months
many complaints have been received
at police headquarters relative to the
circulation of these coins in Walla
Walla, and the officers are acquiring
a fine collection with which to present
the guilty ones in case they are
caught. The bad money generally has
been dollars and halves, and some
are inclined to believe there is an or
ganized effort on the part of unknown
criminals to work a system of petty
offenses along this line. securing good
! money in return for bad, and at the
same time being comparatively safe
| from detection if they are judicious in
their attempts to work the game.
Conductors on all cars of the trac-
ton company have been warned to
! he on their guard against a repetition
of the experience of Mr.. Goodman, as
it is believed attempts to pass bad
money on croy ded cars will again be
made. Mr.. Goodman, personally, was
required to pay the fare of the person
who slipped him the bum dollar,
and also required to reimburse the
company for the good change he had
ticaliy all institutions in this regard
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-15
Undergoes Operation.

John Foor, secretary of the paint
ers' union, underwent an operation in
the Walla Walla hospital this morn
ing for gall stones, and is said to be
in a serious condition. Mr.. Foor was
taken ill soon after his return from
the east, where he attended the ma
tionaI convention of painters as del
egate from the Walla Walla union
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-15
Traffic DemoraIized.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 15.-Rail traf-
fic and wire communication throughout
Minnesota are demoralized today as
result Of the storm that is raging In the
upper Mississippi valley. All trains
from the south and east are from three
to II hours hours late. Schedules on
every road are interrupted. The storm
continued throughout the night With
out abating.
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Cominc Here for Visit.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. RethiefSen OF
Portland, Ore. who have been visiting
in Europe for several months past,
are now on their way home and eX-
pect to stop in Walla Walla for a visit
with their daughter. Mrs Ed Claus
sen, AS Willow street.
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rrr EvEN1N(4 sTATEshfAN WALIA WAII4A wAsHINGTON.

department, and the old man, feeling
exhausted from his terrible nights
work. secured a bottle of whiskey,
and sat drinking it as he waited for
reply to his letter. When the police
came Ferris was maudlingly boasting
Of his victory.
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That 600-pound pig that grew to
hoghood on an Oregon farm, that the
Portland papers brag about. is worth
a lot more than the common variety
the end seat hog, that weighs up TO
300 pounds.
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That little colored child, jet biack
and red headed, of Oyster Bay, l.. L.
whose mamma is turning white, to the
amaZement of the doctors. has Deeh
named Theodore Roosevelt cannon
Jones. That child has career be-
fore him.
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ORMSbY IS ON
STAND ALL DAY

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 1.-THE
cross examination of Salmon B. Orms-
by occupied the most of today in the
trial of Binger Hermann charged by
the government with conspiracy to
defraud the government of part of the
public domain.
In substance, Colonel Worthington
elected statements from Ormsby that
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Teddy Tugs five hippos into camp
and then rushes away to Stay hero
of 200 wild elephants, says London
disDatch Gee, no wonder Plncnot
wants Teddy back. There's hippo
in the White House that he can't lug
though
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-15

Joe Cannon is getting spitefui IN MS
dotage. He says: Il don't want to ap-
point the old committee, nohoW. sour
grapes, Uncle Joe, sour grapes
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Suffrauists to Meet.

The Equal suffrage club VIII meet
Thursday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. H. P. Isaacs, 553 Boyer avenue.
for the regular monthly meeting.
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Not long ago little Japan was howl
ing for a war with Uncle Sam. NOW
they are striving to keep a place Oh
the map. There's more than one way
to choke a wildcat.
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tige as a fish state. During the year
1899 more than a billion fish We're
Matched and placed in the Inland
streams of the state. the Delaware and
Susquehanah rivers and in Lake Erie.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-15
DANCING Party.

The Yoeman lodge will give their
regular monthly card party and dance
next Friday night, January p in Ger
mania hall All members of the order
and their friends are cordially invited.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-15
Body Placed in Vault,

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE body oil
Nathaniel F. Moore was placed in
vault at Graceland cemetery yester-
Cay afternoon following funeral ser
vice conducted by Bishop Charles Z.
Cheney of the Reformed Episcopal
church The young widow still is pros
trated
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BANK CLEAElNGS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Bradstreet's
Bank Clearings report for the week
ending January 10, shows an aggre-
gate of 1894, 777,000 as against $4.-
127, $4,000 last week and $3,316, 40S,-
900 in the corresponding week last
year.
The following is a list of the cities:
Per CT.
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Pennsylvania, once noted for it's
trout and other fish found in the
ward the establishment of its pres