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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-17

scientific mystery which the perfect.
ing Of the turbine engine involved
Thus he worked and lived for weeks.
At last concentrated mind triumphed
over matter, as II always will, and
George Westinghouse gave to the
world the perfected turbine engine, an
apparatus which, like his alternating
current triumph and his airbrake. ex.
plains much OF the recent stupendous
industrial and railway activity Of the
United States. Without the airbrake,
the conquest of the uninhabited, al.
most UNEMPLOYED West by railroads
would have been impossible.
Thought That Dspelled Panic.
Every American, of course, has
heard Of the almost unprecedented po-
litical experience of George b. Cortel-
you. He was secretary to Presidents
Mckinley and Roosevelt; he was after
ward at the head of the Department of
Commerce and, Labor, later Postmas-
ter General and, still later, Secretary
of the Treasury. His is a political
career unmatched by that of any man
of Mr.. Cortelyou's generation except
that Judge Gresham was at the head
of three Cabinet departmental
PostOffice, the Treasury and the State
Department. In the currency panic of
1907 Mr.. Cortelyou made it plain how
he had been able to achieve these
successes.
Mr.. Cortelyou, as Secretary Of the
Treasury, was quietly preparing the
report which he was to make to Con-
gress at the meeting in December of
1907, when of a sudden he was given
the news that the Knickerbocker Trust
Company, of New York city, had clos
ed It's doors and that other banks
were in peril. Within an hour or two
he learned that there had been prac-
teal suspension of bank payments
suspension, in fac+ if not in name
and that the country was in the midst
of cyclonic currency disturbance.
The responsibility upon him was
great, and in two directions. He was
responsible to the government and to
Congress. If he failed to take ade-
quate action, he might be held res
ponsible by the people. The question
was, How should he act? And upon
that question his mind was concen-
trated for about two hours.
Then the decision came, and was
followed by executive action almost as
swift as was the operation of his mind
in reaching this conclusion. He had
the wires hot with statements telling
what the Treasury Department would
do. He was handling millions-more
Concentrated Thought Galley 4. ="
than hundred millions-with the ce-
lerity and dexterity with which a COM
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-17
CONCENTRATED THOUGHT
Il has WORKED MIRACLES
OF BUSINESS GENIUS

great world financier that "he has one
chief mental asset-a tremendous FIVE
minute concentration of thought" All
of the great achievements of Mr..
Morgan have followed intense concen-
tratiOn of this sort on his part. With
possibly one exception, he is the SUI
preme living Xample-illustrating the
success which follows intense power
of concentration--the fixing of the en-
tire force Of the intellect upon sin
gle subject until, at last, the mind has
found or absorbed the subject and
reached the one perfect decision.
A Great Living Example.
OF course, one of the best examples
of this power of mental concentration
is that which the career of Thomas A.
Edison makes possible to give, and
he is the possible exception to Mr.
Morgan.
When Edison, still telegraph oper-
ator in Boston, was receiving or send
ing messages with a rapidity which at
that time had never been surpassed,
he began to wonder whether it might
not be possible TO send two messages
each way at the same time through
a telegraph wire. AS he thought about
this matter he became convinced that
this seemingly impossible feat could
be shown to be not impossible at all,
but entirely practicable.
Finally Edison concentrated his
mind upon the problem. He ate me.
chanically; he was almost uncon-
scious Of what he put into his mouth.
He gave himself no sleep. He sat in
his little laboratory as silent as. a
craven image. What was in his mind
no man could tell What he saw with
his intensely concentrated mental vi
sion he alone knew. But as a result
of that concentration of mind he gave
the world the quadruplex telegraph.
Some years later, one hot summer
day in the year 1873, Edison took a
train at New York for the manufac-
turing village of Derby, in the Housa-
tonic Valley, in Connecticut. With him
was his friend, George H. Barker, pro-
fessor of chemistry of the University
of Pennsylvania. Both were in high
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-17

(E. ]. Edwards in Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger)
Once upon a time, in the day when
William M. Evarts was the leader of
the American bar, a group of Ameri-
can capitalists called upon him and
asked for his opinion as to the legal
ity of a certain plan of corporation or
ganization that they had in mind-a
plan that meant hundreds of thou
sands of dollars to them one way or
the other. Mr.. Evarts' callers did not
want to know his reasons back of his
opinions; they told him frankly that
all they asked of him was to answer
Eyes" or mo" to the question, Can
we do this thing legally?"
The leader of the American bar, hav-
ing learned what the plan was, sat
for some ten minutes in absolute
silence. He closed his eyes. His
head was bent forward. He seemed
to be unconscious of the presence of
the men of wealth about him. He
was absolutely isolated from anything
within sight or hearing.
Mr.. Evarts was concentrating into
those ten minutes not only all his
knowledge of the common law and of
the statutes, but also all that he had
learned with respect to the develop
ment of corporations. 1t was a moment
Of. intense thought, fixed upon single
subject. At last, as the fruit of that
concentration, he made answer in one
syllable as requested. Upon that an
swer the men of capital implicitly re-
lied, and for that one word they glad
ly paid the lawyer who spoke it fee
of $4,000.
In this incident is to be found the
secret of the greatest successes the
world has known, both of this time
and of all earlier time. Genius is the
power of concentration-is concentra-
ton. In that sense the saying that
genius is nothing more than capacity
for sustained and hard work is cor
rect.
1t was recently said of J. Pierpont
Morgan by famous lawyer who has
been thrown in close contact with the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-17
WILL MEET YOU AT WHARF.

It is a comfortable feeling to have
someone meet you at the wharf on
arrival at San Francisco. Let us
know when you are going and We will
arrange it for you. And at the Hotel
Stewart you will meet other Homo
lulu people-and be made to feel al
home at once. Trent Trust Co., Ltd.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
Magazine Merger
Is now Proposed

ST. LOUIS, Feb. BE. G. Lewis,
publisher of several magazines and
newspapers, is back of scheme
which may bring the headquarters of
several great national magazines and
periodicals to ST. Louis. Under the
plan outlined by Lewis, each publish
ing company will maintain its own
identity, but will join forces with 9TH
ers in building and maintaining a great
ica.s may be printed at a great saw
ing in cost. Five or six eastern maya
zine publishers are said to be giving
favorable consideration to the scheme.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25

NEEDED AT pen

I. n. Conway. manager of the Walla
Walla Meat & Cold Storage company
has given out an interview to a States
man reporter which throws an en-
tirely different light On the injurious
stories that appeared in several of the
papers Of the Northwest of his
firm having supplied the State peniten-
tiary with diseased meat The arti-
cles in question were given out in
Olympia by some of the state en-
ployes. They told of the diseased
meat having been detected by the
penitentiary physician One would in
fer that sthe dressed beef had been
sent to the penitentiary after it had
been U. S. inspected. In speaking of
this yesterday, Mr.. Conway said:
I'VE have a contract with the state
board of control to furnish the peni-
Tertiary with live cattle three times
per month. The terms of the con-
tract specify that the cattle shall be
free from all disease and shall be
inspected by the state physician who
is empowered to reject any he sees
fit
"On February I we took ten live
steers to the penftentiary. Four of
these animals were condemned by the
physician. The convicts slaughtered
the animals and when they
noticed that the organs of three
did not look right to them, they laid
the carcasses to one side and called
the physician. 1t is impossible to
make a correct examination Of the
cattle unless the expert is on the
ground when they are killed and in
spects each organ as it is taken from
the dead animal. The state physician
condemned the three on the say so of
the convicts and it is for this cause
I took up the question of a more ac-
curate examination with the state
board of control which resulted in
so much notoriety.
Our inspectors will not leave our
houses to make examinations and ii
is impossible to detect diseases in live
cattle We consider the ex-
aminations or inspections at the pen
itentiary of late inadequate. There
| is not a house in the United States
that tries To give better meats than
we do and just because we felt we
should receive a square deal is no ex-
cuse for any person giving out such
misleading statements"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
WHERE ARE
THE TYPOS?

What has been done to the tramp
printer-they call 'em boomers" now
that he has cut Walla Walla off his
visiting list?
Perhaps it is owing to the fact that
the soulless corporations do not heat
boXcars, but be that as it may there
is a dearth of typos in Walla Walla
now. And here is the encouragement
received from Portland:
ANY one removing slip from this
board will be shot on sight" is the no.
tice posted on the slipboard of the
Oregonian. This bit of encouragement
was sent by the secretary of the Port
land union.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
MORE STREET
IMPROVEMENTS

More street improvements are be-
ing contemplated this week, a petition
having been circulated this week
among interested property owners,
asking the Bellevue street be graded
and side walked from Isaacs avenue
to Boyer avenue. This communica-
ton is expected to come to the at
tention of the city council at the re-
gular meeting next Tuesday night,
and the street committee Will undoubt-
eddy be asked to make report upon
the same.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
NEWSPAPER HAS
MANY OWNINGS

That a newspaper owns other things
than machinery and news to be found"
Book Nook filed a statement with JUS
tice T. M. Mckinney this morning, Civ
ing an itemized bill of goods in their
possession belonging to the San Fran
CISCO Examiner 1t will be remembered
that several statesmen for the Exam
liner garnished the Book Nook for
wages due them from that paper, and
the property that they have garnisheed
consists of III egg beaters, IL wrist
purses, seven pocket knives. 113 foun-
tain pens, 73 sets of tea spoons, sew
eral safety razors and other articles.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION
TO BE HERE

Word was received yesterday even
ing by Secretary A. c.. Moore of the
Commercial club, that Waila Walla had
been chosen as the place of holding
the next State Good Roads convention,
the message having been signed by J.
c. Scott and J. H. Morrow, two of the
local delegation. 1t had been further
decided. according to the telegram, to
proceed Immediately with the opening
of the Dixie stone quarry.
The Washington state good roads
convention adjourned yesterday with
out taking action upon the important
question of endorsing state aid law
The trunk line road system was en-
dorsed. John G. Lawrence of Garfield
county was elected president TO succeed
Samuel HILL who retired at his own
urgent request.
The conventions failure to take ac-
ton upon the state aid law was re-
ooi uCu tie iCdtuiC vi SiiC
The retiring president in his address
said that when the state aid law was
better understood it never would be
erased from the statute books so long
as agriculture was a dominating INDUS
try. In an address of feeling Mr.
Hartman made Mr.. Hills wishes known
to the convention.
He was followed by other speakers
all of whom testified to the value
of Mr. Hills services in his official
capacity.
The climax came when at the sug-
gestion of a delegate the convention
arose as a body and gave their thun-
dering applause. Mr.. Hill was so over
come that he was unable to respond.
Gov. Hay came to the rescue and ac-
knowledged the expression of the con-
vention in Mr.. Hills behalf.
L. Frank Brown, Seattle. was re-
elected secretary. Judge Edward Whit
son, of the federal court, eastern dis
trict, heads the legislative committee.
Vice presidents are: First, ]. J.. Dom
AVIAN, Bellingham; second. Fl. H. Nc
Lean, Walla Walla: third, H. c. Nc
Gowan, Pacific: fourth, w. H. Paul
hamus. Pierce: fifth. B. n. Kennedy,
Douglas; treasurer. w. T. Clark, Che
Ian.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
COMPANY "k'
WILL DRILL.

Col. Lennon, Adjutant- General Geo.
B. Lamping, and Assistant Adjutant-
General Weldon are expected to arrive
in the city this afternoon for the pur-
pose of mastering in Company X, Sec
ond Regiment Infantry N. G. W., which
Mace in Armory hall at 9 o'clock to-
night All members of the company
are ordered to report promptly at
O'clock. and any one whishing to be-
come members of the company are re-
.quested to appear for enlistment be-
tween 1880 and 8 o'clock.
Tonight at s o'clock IN the Armory
hall, Company K of the National
Guard of Washington. will be mustered
into the service of the state. Captain
Weyrauch. commanding, yesterday is
sued an order requiring every member
10 be present at the inspection and
examination.
| After tonight Wala Walla will have
a national guard company in the service
of the state of Washington. General
George B. Lamping, adjutant general;
Captain Cal WELDON, assistant adjutant
general and Colonel Lemon, second
regiment are to arrive in this city
over the Northern Pacific today noon
and will be on hand for the mastering
in this evening. The ceremonies are
to take place in Armory hall at s
o'clock sharp. General order No. 4, re-
produced above, makes it absolutely
necessary that all members of the
company attend.
Following the mastering in of the
company the applicants for commits
sions will take their examinations.
In another room the remainder of
the company will be measured for
their uniforms.
Captain Paul Weyrauch is we'll pleas
ed with the showing made.
Captain Weyrauch is trying to have
a maximum company by muster to-
night and this will probably be pos
sible In order that those wishing to
enlist w1ll have ample opportunity
before it Is too late, Captain Weyrauch
has secured a representative to be at
tie Commercial CluD icoiio OIL Sicly W
receive the men, The Cantons will
turn out in full dress this evening and
this will prove a material addition to
the dignity of the occasion. The pub
lie is invited to attend.
The third regular drill was held
last night when arm and leg move
ments were gone through. Instruc-
tons were also given in marching.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25

The basketball quintet from the Ati,-
letic club OF Echo. Oregon, arrived In
school second team in the high gym
nasium tonight at o'clock. The Echo
team is said to be speedy and from the
record of the high schools second team,
which has not been defeated this sea
son, the game promises to be a gooss
one. The Echo boys were around
viewing the town today, quite a num-
Der of rooters having come on the triQ
with them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
To Destroy Currant Vines.

ATHENS Greece, Feb. 25.-By a
convention between the Greek gov
eminent and the Privileged Currant
company, effective today. the latter
is granted loan of $3.860,000. of
which large amount win be used
in reimbursing owners for the uproot-
ing of their vines. Sufficient vines
will be destroyed to reduce the crop
twenty-five per cent. BY this means,
it is expected that the expectation of
currants will again become profit
able
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
PERSONAL

J. E. Houtchens of Waitsburg. is in
the city on business.
A. C. Harmon is down from Sprague
on business.
D. A. Roy of Dayton. was in town
yesterday.
S. s. Shepard of Spokane. is in the
city on business.
c. T. Weiss was business visitor
from Prescott yesterday.
J r, Cummins was in the city to-
day from Wallula.
S. w. Dunlap of Dayton. is in the
city today on business.
Henry Delaney was a business visi-
tor from Starbuck today.
/ IS. A DeCoss of Pasco, was IN the
city today.
HI. E. Turner was over from weston
today.
L. S. Dhearer of Pomeroy, was in the
city today on business.
Col. VIM. t. Yohnka, an auctioneet:
of Ritzville, is in the city.
w. @. Sheehan of Waitsburg, was
business visitor in the city today.
b. Jensen OF Pendleton, was in the
city today.
Albert c. Dickinson of Waitsburg
who has been in the city for the past
few days visiting friends and attending
business interests, returned to his
home this morning.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
KERSHAW WILL
Is PROBATED

The last will and testament of John
H. KershaW, who died a few days
ago in Dixie, was probated this morn
ing James S. KershaW is named the
executor of the estate, which is val
ued at about $4,000 real property and
$4,000 personal property. The heirs
are James S. KershaW of this city,
Kershaw of Weston, and Emma Moul-
ton of Portland
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
Farmers Ready for
Live Stock Count

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.Farmers and
ranchmen all over the country are ap-
pealed to by the census bureau to aid
in the gigantic task of counting all the
horses, cattle. sheep, hogs and other
live stock on April Is next. The bu-
reau hopes to obtain the most complete
and accurate figures ever gathered on
the subject, embracing not only the
number but the approximate value OF
all animals, and asks owners to pre-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
WANT CRUSHER
TAKEN AWAY

Property owners living In the north
ern part of the city are circulating a
Gil at its next meeting. asking that
the Barber Asphalt company be re-
quired to remove its crusher and mix
ing plant away from the residence Sec
ton. The protest complains of dust
which settles upon everything in the
which makes sleep an impossibility
The council will meet in regular ses-
sion Tuesday night, and it is PRADA
bic this communication will be placed
in the hands of the street committee
for settlement
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
NEARLY EVERY
THING IN CITY
CONTINUED From Page One.)

CONTINUED From Page One)
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~-~~~~S~~~~~~~~~~~
| tiers, weeders, carpets and rugs, flour
and cereals, land packers, alfalfa pro-
ducts, cigars, beer. brick and tile. show
cases. store fixtures. sash and doors,
general wood products, cheese, butter,
ccnfectsons, fee, bridges, structural
iron. tannery. cement blocks, monu-
mental works. harness, wooden goods,
saddle trees, hat factory, poultry foods,
no dust, bottling works, broems, health
foods, trunk factory. wagons, hacks,
cider, wine, wood personalities. rub
Der stamps. violins. packing house pro-
ducts.
recommendations that w:re made
by the committee we're as follows:
That the local manufacturers. mer-
chants and jobbers get out and visit
more the outside towns, trade ex-
cursions should be regularly held until
such a time as they become an es-
tablished institutions; that every Wal
la Wallan, whether he be a capitalist,
chanic working for wages, should be
interested and stand ready to give
his support to the movement rela-
tive to patronizing II the fullest ex-,
tent possible every home industry;
that those manufacturing in the local
field should recognize the fact that
goods properly shown and attractively
displayed are half sold and therefore
they should pay every attention to all
that is connected with modern and
wide-awake craftsmanship; that no
man should expect support from Wal
ia Walla manufacturers unless he gives
Walla Walla goods preference in his
own buying when quality and price
of the home made articles are equal;
that the question of freight rates and
receipt of close consideration for the
better these facilities the more chances
for local industries to thrive; that
home people be jealous of the success
of every one of their manufacturing
industries from the viewpoint that the
more successes we can boast of the
more chance there will be to secure
new and additional enterprises.
The members and officers of the
committee for the promotion of home
industries are as follows:
Chairman, T. n. Conway; secretary,
John Garvey; press representative, r.
C. Macleod; Albert J. Morrison and
E. c. Burlingame. Any of the officers
and members of the committee will
be glad to hear at any time from
any of the local manufacturers or 9TH
ers who may interested relative to
any ideas they might have that would
help the committee in it's work which
it believes is of the first importance
to every interest located in the Walla
Walla valley and it's capital city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
Many Plans for
Baseball League

Baseball talk" is not being given
oGt as freely as it was two weeks
ago. Manager O'Brien held a meet
ing with a committee from the Com
mercial club last night, but nothing
was done other than the expressed
desire of both to have class "C''
league here this year.
When it comes to what has actual
ly been done, nothing can be said. In
talking over the situation with sew
eral fans of the city today, many diff
ferent views We're taken; some c aim
ing that it was all ''hot air." while
others believe that O'Brien means
business. Nevertheless this much is
true, all the towns that were counted
on joining with Walla Walla have
formed leagues with themselves
North Yakima and towns up that way
have valley league; Baker City, La
Grande and Union and Elgin have an
other The question is where will
Wal,a Walla come in Unless some
thing is done soon it will be too late
and it seems that O'Brien is either
working hard or is all bluff
At any rate Walla Walla will have
baseball this season as August Babe
is making special arrangements for
a good team this year, on the same
players are in view and a. fast team
is promised.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-25
MAY OPEN KLAMATH LANDS
FOR SETTLEMENT SHORTLY
Representative Hawiey Introduces Bin
Into House to Open indian Lands

WASHINGTON. Feb. ga bill was
introduced in the, house by Represent
alive Hawley of Oregon providing for
the opening and settlement of the Kla-
math Indian reservation in Oregon.
The bill provides for the resurvey-
ing of the reservation and it's ailot-
ment to the Indians within a year.
the government to have use of some
of the land for demonstration farms.
for which an appropriation of $780,
900 is provided.
The president is empowered to ap-
point a committee to classify the
lands, the committee to consist Of a resi-
dent of the state, representative %
the interior department and member
of the Klamath tribe.
The land not apportionetl among the
Indians is by'.o proclamation OF the
president to be thrown open to settle
ment at it's appraised value. 1t may
be homesteaded.