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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

ALMOST GONE
HEAD OF POSTAL TELEGRAPH
COMPANY SAYS HIS CON-
Germ ONLY COMPETITOR.
IF POSTAL GOES HE SAYS THE
FIELD TO ITSELF.

NEW YORK, Jan 21-''The Pos
tai Telegraph company will be the last
competitor in biography, and, when
| that competition ceases, there will be
a choice only between monopoly and
government ownership"
This is Clarence H. Mackays view
of the telegraph situation in the
United States as expressed today be-
fore a committee of the state legis-
lature that is trying to determine the
ACCESSIBILITY Of placing telegraph and
telephone lines under state regulation.
AS president Of the Postal he was re-
iterating that keen competition be-
tween his company and the Western
Union would continue and because of
this competition in the past, he said,
rates had been reduced from 20 to so
per cent.
The Postal company, he said, was
the only company that ever had sue
ceeded in competing with the West
ern Union, and, if the Postal company
should combine with the Bell Tele-
phone company and the Western
Union, there never would be another
competitive telegraph company, as it
is practically impossible to obtain
entrance into the larger commercial
centers, or to obtain rights of way on
highways between great cities.
To the direct question, do you IA
vor placing telegraph companies I'M
der the public service commission 2"
Mr.. Mackay answered.: I'VE have no
objection to being placed under the
public service commission, if that is
desired by the state. I would, how
ever, call attention to the fact that
the telegraph business is different
from the telephone business, in that
our records show that about seven
Fights of the telegraph business in
New York state is over-state, over
which I suppose, the public service
commission would have no jurisdic-
tion.'
How much salary do you receive ?"
counsel asked the Postal president.
Il occupy a unique position Yin that
respect. l draw no salary whatever
from any Of the companies
Mrs Mackav WAS an Interested on
ditor while her husband testified.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
WHO PAYS IMPORT DUTIES?

American prOtectionists on the stump
have fallen into the habit of telling
voters: first, that import duties are
paid by foreigners; and second, that
the amount of duty is not added to the
cost of the article protected.
If these assertions are true, (Which
they are not). how do the protection
lists account for the fact that the diff
ference in the cost of breat in Great
Britain and Germany is invariably
equal or greater in Germany by the
amount of the German import duty?
After it is explained that the Ger
man duty on wheat is $2S4 a quarter
(4S0 pounds), four paragraphs will suf-
flee to convince any ordinary mortal
that at least in this instance the i'm
port duty is added to the price of the
article taxed, and instead of being paid
by the foreigner" is paid by the con-
sumner:
1. AT the beginning of August, 1908,
the Berlin workman paid for a quarter
Of wheat $10.4S. At that time the price
of wheat per quarter in free trade in
England was 1854 Thus it will be
seen that the Berlin consumer paid
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

escape from the panalty of death u,s
only defense is insanity After a lone
and seemingly needless delav-ar.
delays in hauling murderers to tho no..
for trial bring the administration 90
the criminal law into disrepute--bo is
brought to a trial, which. by reaso,
of the manner in which it is conducted
degenerates into disgracefu, faro.
and a confused jury finds itself unah,s
to agree
"A second trial, conducted properlv
and with dignity, results in a Verde,
Of acquittal on the ground of insanity
ard thereupon the prisoner is sent bv
the court to a state asylum for tho
criminal insane. From this he plans
to get free upon successive writs Of
habeas corpus, which he purposes 70
apply for so long as his purse will
enable him to pay jealous counsel and
INSCRIPTIONS experts.
"We say INSCRIPTIONS experts. for
to the shame of the medical profession
be it spoken, the expert who at one
time swears him out of Jail on an
opinion of insanity, attempts another
time to swear him out of the ASYLUM
by an opinion of sanity
$50 forgetful are the murderers
family of their duty to society. their
obligation to uphold the law, that they
aid and abet the plot and, instead of
leaving him to his fate as it is their
duty as citizens to do, they claim, for
scoth, that he is an object of persecu-
ton.
Among the numerous judges Of the
supreme court of this state the
chances are that there is at least one
whose head is least able to control his
murderer's quest for freedom is to.
discover who that particular judge is
1T is a mere question of time and
money when this particular murderer
will be set free to direct his homcidal
inclinations against some other citizen
who has already fallen, or may here
after come under this displeasure.
And everything done according to the
form of law"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

the free trade English price and the
amount of the tariff.
2. BY the middle of October the
Berlin consumer was paying $1056
for his quarter of wheat, which repre-
sents $74S, and a shilling extra. This
is an instance of how protection puts
a fictitious value on an article. While
the price of wheat fell in free trade
England, it increased in high protec-
ton Germany.
8. At the end of November the price
of wheat in Berlin was $11.04, which
means that the Berlin consumer was
paying the prevailing English price of
$7.72, the tariff of 1884 and two shill-
ings extra. And even this is not all.
4. On March 10, 1909, the Berlin
consumer was paying $11.78 for his
quarter of wheat This represented
the prevailing English price of 1886,
the 1884 tariff tax and 5S-cent steal.
And under the Payne-A ldrich- Smoot
law the American consumer is being
blended the same manner every time
he purchases an article on which there
is an excessive tariff rate, such as sug-
ar, clothing, blankets, farming imple-
articles too numerous to mention,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
AMEND LAW Of
HABEAS CORPUS
ATTORNEYS REBUKE EFFORTS
TO FREE SHAW FROM THE
WATERMAN ASYLUM.
NEW YORK BAR ASSOCIATION
WANTS HAsEAs CORPUS LAW
REMEDIED OF DEFECT.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Jan. 21.-In
fcrts to liberate Harry K. Thaw from
the Matteawan asylum, the special
committee on the commitment and dis
charge of the criminal insane today
recommended to the 33rd annual
meeting of the New York State Bar
association the amendment of the
habeas corpus law.
1t is suggested that the law be so
amended that persons confined in a
private asylum may ask for a writ OF
habeas corpus at any time and with
out supporting of the affidavits, but
that a person confined in any state
hospital for the insane or a state hos
pital for insane criminals, or a
state hospital for insane convicts, may
make application for writ OF
habeas corpus only on a written veri-
fed petition accompanied by a GER
tificate made under oath by two quail
led medical examiners in lunacy.
The report continues IN part:
'To emphasize the need for this
remedy, reference should be made to
we'll known case which has been in
the public eye for long, where muir
derer, having escaped the consequent
ces of his crime by means of the con-
tinuous performance in habeas corpus.
No stronger Illustration of the abuses
in our system of criminal jurisprud-
ence can be had than by recalling the
circumstances of this case.
"a youthful debauche. of great
wealth, trained to believe that his
money gave him right of freedom
from all restraints, whether imposed
by laws or the rules of decency, in
heriting an abnormality of mind likely
to develop into homicidal acts, leading
a debased and ignoble life without
responsibility which wealth imposes
upon it's owners, commits a foul and
cOwardly murder in a public resort.
eff he were sane, there could be no
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

started in various parts Of the coun-
try a movement to boycott the use
of meats for food with the idea that
such action will result in lower
prices;
Whereas, this movement is based
on ignorance as to the actual condi-
tions governing the meat supply of
this country;
Therefore, resolved, by the West
ern Stock Show association, that we
condemn this movement as calculated
to discourage an increased production
of meat animals. We believe that
stockmen and farmers of the United
States should be given every incentive
for increased production rather than
encouragement. The present prices
of meat are caused by the increased
demand due to the growing population
Of the country, and the low prices that
have heretofore prevailed are respon-
sible for the failure of the producer
to keep pace with the increase in pop
ulation.
1--WE call the attention of the pub
lie to the fact, that upon the produc-
ton Of livestock, in a large measure,
depends the fertility of our soil and,
consequently, the production of agri-
cultural crops
With the increase Of our popula-
ton it is the duty of every patriotic
citizen to encourage agriculture in
every possible way. We assert that
the present prices for meats are not
unduly high as compared with the
advance in price on all food products
The present movement to boycott the
use of meat food is popularity supposed
to be aimed at the packers; but in
reality it is a blow at the stockmen
and farmers and is calculated to de-
crease production rather than mater
tally reduce prices
1t is asserted that a number of
livestock organizations are preparing
to protest and call attention to the
danger of depleted production which
will follow the present movement
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
WALL STREET is WISE.

Even Wall street is beginning to sit
UP and take notice of the unfair deal
that the workingman of this country
is receiving from the protected manu-
facturers.
The weekly market letter issued by
the New York stock brokerage firm
of Warren w. Erwin & Co. has this
to say of conditions prevailing under
our system of excessive protection:
Because of the cost of living, meas
ured in gold dollars, is now higher than
at any time since the war period
and because wages and salaries have
not, in recent years, advanced even
half as much as have the prices of the
necessaries of life, it is essential, both
for labor and for industry, that wages
and salaries should be readjusted more
nearly to the cost of living. Strikes
and friction may be anticipated"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
.BULLISH SENTIMENT
DOMINATING FACTOR
SLIGHT DIP AT FIRST FOLLOWED
BY BULLS IN CONTROL IN
WHEAT MARKET.
Futures Travel Over Wide Range
With Almost Steady Upward
Trend-Corn Prices Advance.

CHICAGO, Jan. 21-With the ex-
ception of slight dip shortly after
the opening bullish sentiment control
led wheat throughout. Future quota
IL to 1 1-Sc with an almost steady
upward trend. May advanced from
s1.09 SIS to 81 10 ga and closed at the
high point, 1-4@1 3-Sc higher than
yesterdays final quotations. The other
futures closed at nearly the high
points.
An improved outside demand for
cash corn tended to advance corn
prices. Prices ranged from SIS to 3-4c
higher at 6S 3-4@7-Sc.
In sympathy with wheat and corn,
oats advanced in price, being from 3-S
to 5-Sc higher. All the futures closed
at practically the high point, May be-
ing SIS to ga higher at 4S 1-2c.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; No 2 rye 70 1-2; feed
or mixing barley 65@66c; fair to
choice mailing 69@74c; fax seed, No.
southwestern 2O7; No. 1 northwest
ern SPIT; timothy seed s4.05@4.10;
clover $9.5O@13.75; mess pork, per Dbl.
$21.50@21.62 1-2 lard per 100 lbs.
$12.45@12.47 12; short ribs, sides.
Ooose) s11.51@12; short clear sides,
(boxed) $12.12 1-2@12.25.
Grain statistics:
Total clearances of wheat and flour
were equal to 277,O0O blu. Exports for
the week, as shown by Bradstreet's,
were equal to 2,O35,OOO blu. Primary
receipts were $4,000 bu., compared
with $4,000 blu. the corresponding
day a year ago. Estimated receipts for
tomorrow: Wheat II cars; corn 1913
cars; oats SO cars; hogs 1900 head.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
Golf Association Meets.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Complete
harmony between the east and the
west prevailed tonight at the annual
meeting of the United States Golf as
ISOLATION. The old constitution was
repealed and a revised constitution,
drawn up by Leighton Calkins of New
York was adopted. Clubs that have
only nine hole courses are specifically
mentioned as eligible to active men,
bership. Annual dues for active clubs
were reduced from $50 to $50. The
following were elected: President,
Herbert Jacques, Country club, Brook
line; sentry, Robert c. Watson, Gar
den City Golf club.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
ALLOW LLOYD TO RESIGN
Cannon Allows Democratic Member o.

Cannon Allows Democratic Member Of
Probing Committee to Resign
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The right
of Representative Lloyd of Missouri
to tender his resignation from the
Ballinger-P inchot investigating COM
mittee today was announced in the
house in ruling made by Speaker
Cannon.
Mr.. Lloyd resigned, and the vacany
will probably be filed on Monday.
Bills to relieve William Bolden Week,
assistant treasurer Of the United States
at Chicago, from responsibility for the
loss of $4,000, stolen from his office,
and to pay registers of land offices
back fees collected by them, were pass
ed by the house.
The house adjourned until Monday.
The senate was not in session.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
Grain in New York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21-Flour-Steady
receipts 10000; shipments 100000
Wheat-Spot firm; No. 2 red $3.50
rominal elevator domestic and $1.3d
nominal f. o. afioat; No. 1 northern
Duluth and No. hard winter $1.25
nominal f. o. b. afioat. There was a
fl, mer market in wheat in active buy
ing by prominent spectators and COW
ering by shorts on firm cables, bullish
Argentine news, smaller receipts and
letter cash situation. At the close
prices were 7-S@1-Sc higher; May
closed $1.1S Is; July $1.09 SIS. Re-
ceipts 76,SO0; shipments 131,700.
For the latest news you should read
The Evening Statesman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
Weather Conditions.


An area of low barometer is central
over the western Canadian provinces,
and relatively high areas are over the
Plateau region and along the southern
boundary of the United States. The
Canadian disturbance has caused gen.
eral precipitation, mostly rain, over the
Pacific northwest and northern Cali
fornia. Rising temperatures occurred
on the Pacific slope and a very consid-
cradle rise has taken place in the east
ern slope of the Rockies. The distur-
bance over the Atlantic states contin
ued to give rain or snow in that Sec
ton, and is being succeeded by much
lower temperature. The indications are
for occasional rain in this vicinity to-
night and Sunday with colder tonight
JOHN GROVER. Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
ST0CKMEN, NOT
PACKERS HURT
WESTERN STOCK ASSOCIATION
DENoUNCEs PROPOSED Boy
COTT ON MEAT.
ASSERT HIGH PRICES ARE DUE
TO GREAT GROWTH IN
COUNTRY'S POPULATION.

DENVER, Jan. 21.-The growing
movement to boycott meat has aroused
stockmen Of the west to a protest that
the effect of the boycott will be
against the stockmen rather than
against the packers.
Tonight directors of the Western
Stock Show association, composed Of
500 western stockmen and business
ton, adopted the following resolu-
tons:
Whereas, there has recently been
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

Pittsburg is afraid of it's frozen
fog" which it calls by the Indian name
"Pogonip." The enormous business
ability centered in Pittsburg should
find some way of cutting it into slabs
and selling it to the ice trust.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
ratuGe.

new Jersey mayor wants the peo-
pie of his town to meet him once a
month and criticises his administration.
It looks as if he were entitled to recog-
milton as the champion trouble chaser.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

The appearance of the word me
galomania" in political discussion may
inspire hopes of new employment
among the neglected alienists.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

Should Japan take occasion to speak
of the state deartment's honorable and
illustriOus Manchurian policy, it will be
understood that the adjectives are mere
formalitieS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

London reports to the effect that long
hair for men is becoming fashionable
may be due to the fact that some emf
nent statesmen have been too busy of
late to spend any time in re barber
ShOD
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
BANK CLEARfrNGS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-BradStreet's
bank clearings report for the week
ending Jan. 20 shows an aggregate Of
81 LOIS, 100000 as against 1924, 4S4, 900
last week and $3,250,620,O 900 in the cor
responding week last year.
The following is a list of the cities:
Per Ct.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

An Iowa farmer 80 years of age has
moved to Texas. According to DR..
Wu's calculations he will have plenty
of time to grow up with the country
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
of things which his great grandsires
would have considered luxuries.

A shipment of sixty-six bags OF free
seeds to Indiana by one member or
congress is reported This statesman
is evidently determined to make MS
state famous for something besides lit
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

West Point students who are in trou-
BILE because of hazing evidently belong
to that class of people who do not
read the newspapers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
Wool in st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21.-Wool I'M
changed; medium grades combing and
clothing 24@29c: light fine 22@27c;
heavy fine 12@21c; tub washed ESQ
SIC. ~ ii IisxL:. L. kj
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

Considering the important part he
has played in affairs Senator Aldrich
has managed to sidestep a remarkably
large share of the dissension now in
progress
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

1t is evident that the New Year res
olutions of the sugar people were not
vincing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

Uncle Joe Cannon must have a con-
siderable respect for the old proverb
to the effect that a threatened man
lives long.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

A man who left $4,000 in fashion
able New York hotel went back and
found it. The head waiter probably
scorned the tip.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

1t has required a man of nerve to
make some of Judge Gayrfor's appoint
ments and also men of nerve to accept
them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

Frances population continues to de-
crease in spite of the absolutely reli-
able safeguards that surround it's duel
ing system.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

The things Roosevelt went to Africa
to write about cannot possibly be as
interesting as those he already knew.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

No man is willing to admit that the
increased cost of living is in any de-
gree due to his adoption as necessities
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

Congress is being advised to make
arrangements to hold a peace congress
of its own.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

Preserving the national resources
has been an enterprise entirely dis
tinct from keeping the peace.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22

Englapd's German peril apprehension
did not last any longer than our own
yellow peril scare.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-22
WEATHER FORECAST.

Local forecast for WalIa Walla and
vicinity; rain tonight and Sunday;
cooler tonight.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
Enroll Your Name Early.

Those of our citizens who, accord
ing to the terms specified last spring
wish to enter the contest for the
prizes offered by the Town Improve
ment Society for the best kept and
most artistic grounds. or best vege-
table garden, will send their names
and the class in which they are en-
titled to be entered to the secretary
of the society, Mrs. Isabel A. Small
Madison avenue, before August 81,
that the judging committee may have
time to do their work before danger
Of early frosts. AS the prizes are
large a reasonable number will be
expected to compete in each class in
order that the offer may accomplish
its desired result, otherwise it will
be withdrawn. The names of those
comprising the awarding committee
will be announced later.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
A ROUS|NG DEMOCRATIC
RALLY
In Opera House With an Enthusiastic
Crowd Tuesday Evening.

A rousing Democratic rally was
held in the Skowhegan Opera House
Tuesday evening with a good crowd
There were present three of the most
able speakers in Maine: Col. F. w
Plaisted of Augusta; Hon. w. R. Pat
tangall of Waterville and Hon. Sam
uel Gould of Skowhegan.
Hon. s. W. Gould presided at the
rally and in his opening remarks
gave the audience some interesting
facts regarding the tariff. While
there was no particular demonstra-
ton, his audience listened rintently
through it all. Colonel F. w. Plaist-
ed received an ovation as he arose
to speak, and the telling points in
his address were all punctuated with
generous applause. Hon. w. r. Pat
tangall closed the program. He is an
easy and foreible speaker. He gave
some interesting points in regard to
the State finances.