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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
WheatShOWS Weak
Throughout Day

CHICAGO, April 6.-Wheat was ex-
tremely weak all day and at the low
point prices showed losses Of nearly
&c compared with Mondays final fig
ures. The announcement before trad
ing began of the suspension of firm
identified in all pits, although the pres
sure was especially noticeable in corn.
Prices at the opening were off Lee
to l 14@3-Sc. The new crop months
rallied in the final half hour and closed
|about Lee above the low figures.
Persistent liquidation characterized
trading in corn and the price of all
deliveries more than one cent and a
half. The closing out of a leading
concern was perhaps the most impor-
tant factor in the situation. The mar
ket closed weak almost at the bot
tom, May being down 1 5-S@5-S.
Oats were weak all day because of
the slump in wheat and corn. The
close was weak with prices 5-S@34c
to 1@1-8c lower.
Free selling of provisions today re-
suited in sensational declines. Pork
declined $1.22 1-2@1.32 IL. May pork
dropped from $500 to $2395 and the
products closed as follows: Pork
$685.; lard 1892 IL and ribs $13.07
IL. The net loss on May lard was AZ
Lee and on ribs AZ 1-2c.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour easy; No. rye 1880; feed
or mixing barley 45@51; fair to choice
mailing 53@66; flax seed NO / South
western 1921 1-2; No. l Northwestern
1921 ID; timothy seed $3.50; clover
$11.50; mess pork. per Dbl. $4,000
24.25; lard. per 100 lbs. $3.50; short
ribs. sides, Qoose) $13.O0@13.37 1-2;
shodt clear sides, (boxed) $14.25@ 14.5Q
Grain statistics
! Total clearances of grain and flour
were equal to 35S,00O blu. Primary re-
ceipts were 100000 bu., compared
with 100000 blu. the corresponding day
a year ago. Estimated receipts for to-
morrow: Wheat So cars; corn 239
cars: oats III cars; hogs 10000 head
Open. High. Low. Close
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
Stock Market is
Light and Thin

NEW YORK, April 6.-The stock
market today was narrow and thin
and the motives prompting the light
transactions were correspondingly OBJ
scure. A strong contrast is present
ed in conditions existing in the Lon
don market and here. In the for
mer an unbridled speculation is 60
ing side by side with state of dis
order in the finances unparalleled in
any recent history. In New York the
depetion of bank reserves by gold ex-
ports is viewed with entire indiffer-
ence and without any demand for
speculative business to exercise a
check on the outward flow of the pre-
cious metal.
One preferred explanation is that
an understanding and an understand
ing and an agreement exists among
all the great financial capitals to CO.
operate. for safeguarding the trading
position in London. 1t is for this
reason. as supposed that New York
bankers perceive the shipments OF
gold to London with equanimity, re-
lying on the reflected benefit to come
to the NevS York market by the re-
lief of the London position. From
Paris comes the intimation that the
Tightening of the purse strings of the
Bank of France against the London
demand is by express request of the
ank of England in order to curb the
street keeps an attentive eye on the
promise has the additional import
ance this year that the credit posi-
ton of the interior banks is believed
to be largely committed to the hold
ing of bills on old grain and cotton
which have been withheld from the
market in the movement to bolster up
prices The Wall street banks, some
of them holding the opinion that the
growing promise for the yield of the
new crops and a decrease in COM
modify prices would lead to extensive
liquidation of loans on the old crops
from banks throughout the country.
Predictions of an increase in the divi-
dend of United States Steel formed
lever for lifting prices in the early
dealings but a decline followed the
rise in the call loan rate.
Bonds were steady. Total sales,
par value, $1,S97 900.
United States As registered declin-
ed IA per cent on call.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07

tory is moved the kitchen ara :.
room (which are in tho ha.~,I uining
De moved to the house Just NEW VIII
1t mas taken several wears 70 ~,
ABOUT this move, but at last i, D',hg
coming fact The money Co., % Oe-
ing improving the new rian. 'ulld-
raised by subscription. laree,,. a. was
the efforts of Rev. H. Sbsu '0ugh
anclai agent for the college. SEN III,
Thousand dollars CT the pledgoa 'I IA
been paid in and the balance is "as
able in a few months. wall
The bid accepted of course d,a
include the plumbing. heatinc Nv.
lighting. The furniture will ais. "nu
extra. So the bid of approximato,'
$4,000 and of $500 for PLUMBING Soly
not come up to the actual cost of ~
administration building bv Is ooo VI" NC
$4,000. The real cost will bo - VI
where in the neighborhood of s25 n0o
Ihe campus must be remodeled afto,
the building is completed. which MIN
take several hundred dollars.
President W. H Martin of tbo -,
lege, is going to Wingville. Ore n
the district conference of the NJ ~
CHURCH, south. this week to starr .
crusade for more students and etroun !"
er support for the school. Instead 81
having only one agent on the field This
summer there will be several and 10
suits will undoubtedly be ancorr-
aging.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
GIBBONS VISITS WITH TAFT
Cardinal Calls On President and Elk
presses Regret For Incident.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Cardinal
Gibbons called Unexpectedly at the
White House today and it was said he
had been sent for by President Taft.
After he had been with the president
for Is minutes or more the cardinal
emerged from the executive Offices and
was accosted by the party of newspap-
er men.
my call," he said, had nothing to
do with the incident at Rome. The
incident was casually mentioned. The
president expressed his regret and 1
expressed mine. 1t was a matter of
mutual regret. But assure you, gen.
tlemen, the mention Of the incident was
casual. Good day"
Father Dougherty, rector of the Ca
tholic university, accompanied the car
dinal to the White House, but was not
present at the interview with the
president, nor that of the reporters.
An hour subsequent to the cardinals
call at the White House the Assocsa-
ted Press offices were called on the
telephone by Father Doyle of the Cath
Ollie university, who dictated the fol-
lowing statement:
1.-The visit of the cardinal to the
White House today had no bearing on
the affair at Rome and he mVrely
expressed incidentally his regret at
what occurred there and the president
made no comment"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
MONEY IN POULTRY RAISING
BUSINESS, HE BELIEVES

DAYTON, Wash, April 6-(Spec-
ial.)-If it takes 1O7 pullets IA days
to lay zoos eggs at this season, how
long will it take to make a fortune
in the poultry business, providing
eggs are 25 cents a dozen? This is
the question j. B. Bodell intends to
solve as a matter of living Yester-
day he came to town with "a dozen
eggs representing the number gath
cred from his flock of 1O7 pullets in
IA days. This is an average of 10
eggs per hen. At 25 cents a dozen
which has been the market price
here, the returns for two weeks were
$21
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
New Trail
Uncovered

NEW YORK, April civilian H.
Hotchkiss. state superintendent of in
surance, through the books of Filing
wood & Cunningham, a brokerage
firm. which failed in 1904, uncovered
today new trail on the acceleration
Of insurance legislation, at a brief
session of the fire insurance inquiry
today.
He discovered that substantial
sums, according to the. records of this
concern, had been accredited to var
iaHS members of the legislature be-
tween 1900 and 1904. at times when
bills affecting New York transporta-
tioa companies were up for consid-
Grafton at Albany.
The only legislator whose name is
disclosed, however, was that of Louis
Bedell. formerly assemblyman from
Goshen.
James w. Cunningham, former
member of the brokerage firm, was
the only witness of the day. On the
advice of counsel. he declined to pro-
duce the full accounts Of the COM
pany, but he turned over to Mr..
Hotchkiss accounts sufficient to throw
They showed that Tracey Rogers,
former silent member of the firm and
reputed legislative agent of certain
transportation interests, several years
ago, had placed money to the former
assemblyman's credit on the firms
books. Rogers, who lives at Bing-
hamton, N. Y, is being sought by
subpoena servers.
The records showed, when the firm
failed in 1904, Bedell was in it's debt
more than $1,000. Cunningham testi-
fled that insofar as he knew the OBJ
legation had never been discharged.
Under date of May 1, 1901, there was
an entry on the firms books labelled
cash, special account, $500" The
witness said that was Bedelfs ac-
count Two days after, this record
showed Rogers placed a check for ST.
500 to Bedelrs account. while in that
same month 500 shares of New York
transportation stock were sold for
him at $1,000.
islature adjourned, "some one," as
Mr.. Hotchkiss put it, deposited $4,000
with the firmfo BedelPs credit. Other
entries showed many payments to
and Withdrawals from BedelPs ac-
count up to 1904, when the firm fail
ed. His account however. appeared
To relate wholly to the transportation
matters and had nothing to do with
insurance.
Records of the legislature show that
On March 16, 1900, Senator Louis F
Goodsell introduced bill comforting
a valuable franchise on the New York
Electric Vehicle company, since taken
over by the Metropolitan Securities
company. 1t was put through both
houses under suspension of the rules
Mr.. Bedell, according to record. made
the necessary mention in the house
on which the bill was finally passed
in that branch
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
Grain in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.-Wheat
and barley weak. Spot quotations
wheat-shipping LIS a $50; barley
feed 1.25 a 1.27 1-2; brewing 1.30 q
1.35; oats. red lao a $50; white
147 - a 1885,; black nominal; oats
Oregon 1856; corn, ctls 100; potatoes
SKIS $50; bran. SKIS 100; middlings. SKIS
1866; hay tons $50; wool bis. 220; hides
number 1880; millstuffs-bran 25 q
$50; middlings 80 q $780,; hay
wheat II q 1850; wheat and oats 10
"a 1900; alfalfa a 1900; stock q
800; straw per bale so a rs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
DEAD MANS WIFE TALKS
/ Mrs. Sayler Tells How Doctor Shot
| Her Husband in Their Home.

WATSEKA, Ill.,, April 6.-Mrs. Lucy
Sayler, from the witness stand today
told her story of the killing of her
husband, j. B. Sayler of Crescent City,
H., last July.
She with her father. John Grunden
and Dr. w r. Miller, is charged with
the murder of her husband, and her
testimony was in almost absolute acS
cord with that of DR.. Miller, who SAID
he shot j. B. Sayler in self defense.
Her testimony touched on the finan-
cial condition of her husband, the
trivial incident of the Sunday before
the night of the shooting. She told
of seeing the axe brandished in her
husbands hand as he advanced on
DR.. Miller and of seeing it again on the
floor near the body Tears filled her
eyes and she wept while teliing OF
seeing her slain husband prone in the
parlor of their home The actual strug :
GLE which ended with the quick pistol
shots, she said, she did not see.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
MILTON NEWS NOTES.

MILTON, Ore, April 6-(Specian
The old public school building 10
nearly torn down now. 1t was found
impossible to secure it's removal BY
contract, so it was decided to tear il
down.
S. ID. Peterson was in Pendleton
yesterday. He represents certain Of
the defendants in the suit of the Little
Walla Walla River Irrigation Union
ct al VS.. F'inis Irrigation Co. Milton
Irrigation Co. ct al. and the final
hearing of the case comes off April :.
Mr.. D. H. Pitmans neat bungalow
one block west of Main street is ran
idly nearing completion.
Word was received here last night
that A. S. Pearson, who is in the hos
pital in Walla Walla suffering from
typhoid fever. is lin a very serious
condition. The crisis is expected
within two or three days. His little
girl, who mas been i'll for several
weeks from blood poisoning, from
vaccination, is not out of the mouse
yet, although she is slowly improv-
ing
Arrangements have been made to
take the play 'Mr. Bob recently
given in the Oregon Grand by home
talent, to Vinson. The college Or
chestra will accompany it and the
proceeds will go to the student body
fund.
F. r. Van West has had the front
of his store painted and a number of
neat signs put UP which certainly
improve the appearance of the place
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
The Other Explorers.

Shade of Jonah-Its a mighty good
thing for you, old man, that you didn't
have to prove to any university that
you sailed to the top Of Mount Ararat.
l guess your astronomical observations
would have caused much merriment
among the highbrows, Ell?
Shade of oah-(warmly) Not nearly
as much as your astronomical data
would / reckon!
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
HUNT FOR HoFFMANs BODY
Aberdeen Authorities Continue Search
ina Chehalis River.

ABERDEEN, Wash, April g.
When darkness ended the days work
of dragging the Chehalis river for the
body of John Hoffman, little progress
had been made. At the point where
the work is going on there is great
amount of snagS and driftwood and
progress is slow. There is no inten-
ton as yet, of giving up the search,
Notwithstanding the failure today to
recover the body supports to some
extent, a contention that Hoffman;s
body has been moved from the place
where the Klingenberg affidavit said
it had been sunk.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
Grain in New York.

NEW YORK, April 6.-F1our-quie
and lower to SELL Receipts 1850 bar
rel shipments 3,484 barrels.
Wheat-spot weak no. red $1.2l
nominal C f, no. northern $1.22 3-4
f b, opening navigation.
Wheat showed a very steady feel
ing early on small offerings and COW
ering by shorts, but declined later un-
der heavy liquidation on favorable
weather and poor demand for both
cash wheat and our, closing unchang-
ed to 3-4c net decline. Exporters took
seven loads at outports. May closed
$120 1-2c; July $1.13 IA; September
S1O9 Receipts $4,000 bushels.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07

Although a novice at poultry rails
ing Mr.. Bodell is firmly convinced that
the business offers flattering returns
and he intends to develop one of the
largest poultry farms in Eastern
Washington. He is raising Minorcas
and Hamburgs and is assured he says
that they are the peers of all layers.
Many farmers in this vicinity are be-
coming interested in raising of
thoroughbred chickens as source of
profit.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
MOVING OLD BUILDINGS TO
MAKE ROOM FOR THE NEW
Columbia College at Milton Will Have
Some Fine Buildings
Very Shortly.

MILTON, Ore, April 6.-(SpeciaD
AT last things begin to look prom
Using for the new college buildings
next fall The movers came over
from Walla ,Walla yesterday and to-
day began the work of moving the
chapel building west, to the place
where it will remain permanently
IThe house which was situated on the
strip of ground recently purchased for
an addition to the campus, has al
ready been moved When the dormi-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
If YOU ARE A TRIPLE SENSITIVE

About the size of your shoes, it's some
satisfaction to know that many people
can wear shoes a size smaller by shaking
Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder,
into them. Just the thing for Dancing
Parties. Patent Leather Shoes, end for
Breaking in New Shoes. When rubbers or
overshoes become necessary and your
shoes pinch Aliens Foot Ease gives in
slant relief Sold Everywhere, 25c. Sample
FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy,
" Y. Don't accept any substitute.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
The Mean Thing!

The Suffragette (smilling)-Wont
you do something to help our good
cause along, Mr.. Goc'graft?
Mr.. Goodgraft-Pd Ike very much TO
do one thing for you but fear it's i'm
possible
The uffragette-T- ut! tut! Nothins
mpossible-what Won q you like to 90
for us?
Mr. Goodgraft-ErGow few cells IN
your favorite prisons,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
Strikers Are Imprisoned.

MARSEILLES, April 6.-This af-
ternoon the maritime court sentenced
ten striking firemen each to ten days
imprisonment The accused declared
they had left their ship because they
feared violence. M. Cheron, under
secretary of the navy, characterized
the strike as Revolutionary move
ment stated by a few agitators who
had terroriZed the masses.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
Buvs shiobuiIdino Plant.

RICHMOND, Va, April 6.-An af-
ternoon paper here prints what it says
is a rumor prevalent in Newport News,
Va, that Charles NJ. Schwab of Pitts
burg has purchased the shipbuilding
plant at Newport News and will add
to it a plant for the manufacture of
steel. Mr.. Schwab, the story continues
paid $1s,000,000 for the shipbuilding
plant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
HORSE FOR SALE.

The City of Walla Walla offers one
horse sale which can be seen at the
headquarters Of the Fire Department
on Rose street.
T. ID. S. HART, city Clerk.
First publication. April 1, 1910; last
publication, April s, 1910.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
Treasury Statement.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The con.
dition of the treasury at the begin
ming of business today was as fol-
lows:
Trust Funds
Gold coin-$S52, 344,S6
Silver dollars-$490,714 000
Silver dollars of 1S90-$3,7 1856, 900.
Silver certificates outstanding
$780, TIA, 900.
General Fund
Standard silver dollars in general
fund-$1, 2717S5
Current liabilities-$103,7 44,5s6.
Working balance in treasury off,
ces-$27, 375,S35
In banks to credit of treasurer of
the L. S.-$33, 764,570.
Subsidiary silver coin-$21 ,550,623.
Minor coin-$1 2S7,645.
Total balance in general fund-sSS,
534,s52
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-07
Wool In ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, April 6.--Wool I'M
changed; medium grades, combing and
clothing 81 q 26c; light fine IS %
23c; heavy fine IA q zoe; tub washed
10 "a 36c
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-26
MERMAID IS FRIGHTFUL SIGHT
Dugong, With Great Mouth and Big Lips, Arrives From South
 Africa in Tank.

New York.-A mermaid" in a tank of embalming fluid arrived from South Africa on the top deck of the Ameri- can liner Philadelphia.
 This mermaid" is known scientific ally as a dugong of the species serenia. It is supposed to be sur vival of the legend of the sea that gave rise to the belief that beautiful creatures, half human and half fish, appeared occasionally at the surface of the water and tried to entice sailors to follow them into the deep.
 The specimen that arrived here was hardly capable of enticing anyone any where, except in an opposite direction. It has a great mouth at the top of it's head and big lips immediately below. The chest, however, has a suggestion of that of a human being, and it is, said that even today the dugong Is ac- customed to ride upright in the waters and hold its offspring in one of its flip pers, as a woman would her child
 The mermaid" was caught in Della goa bay, after a 14-hour struggle. George Victor. who has fishing con- sessions in Portuguese East Africa, made the capture. He made every ef- fort to get 1t to land alive, but 1t lived only a short time after 1t had been taken. He exhibited 1t in South Africa and brought it here for exhibition
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-26
GAS PIPE ITS OWN PLUMBER
When Fire Came From Leak Lead Jacket Plugged the HoIs-Expla-
 nation Is Simple.

Kansas City, Mo.-Chance some times works overtime to produce very insignificant results, and, as an exam pie. here's the story of fire in the joint basement below the Economy Furniture company. S13 Main street. and pawnshop owned by G. A. Stevens at S13h Main street. A lead jacketed pipe runs through the floor of pawnshop to a steam radiator above A space near the pipe was left when the plumbing was done. Di- rectly below the hole Is a gas pipe.
 Now. at exactly two minutes of II o'clock in the morning. George A. Stevens. Jr.. who clerks in the pawn shop. dropped a lighted cigarette through this hole; at the same sec ond the gas discovered a small leak in the pipe and ventured out The cigarette set fire to the gas and in a few moments a little blue flame was scorching the floor of the pawnshop. By the time several fire companies arrived the fire was extinguished and the gas pipe leaked no more.
 Now, here's the explanation: The flame had melted the lead packet about the steam pipe. the lead had dripped down on the gas pipe and the leak was plugged.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-26
Slaughter Houses Be Erected at Smith. field and Importation of Meat
 Discontinued.

London.-To encourage the importa- tion of American cattle into England the city of London corporation has a big scheme on hand. It is proposed to construct a huge slaughter house and cold storage plant in connection with the Metropolitan meat market at Smith6eld
 Two hundred and fifty thousand dol lars will be spent on the scheme, and when they are completed the build ings will constitute one of the finest establishments of their kind in the world. They will be equipped with all the latest appliances and are ex- pected to create a revolution in the importation of cattle into this coun- try.
 The scheme Is viewed with conster- nation by the railroad companies here. who receive large proportion of their income from the carriage of frozen meat from Liverpool and other ports to London. Under the new scheme rattle will be shipped direct to Lon- don.
 This scheme will have a double ad- vantage. The meat of foreign cattle killed in London will fetch as high a price in the market as If the cattle had been of English origin, while 1t will reduce enormously the necessity for consuming frozen meat
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-26
Inventory Being Prepared in cieve- land Lists Everything From
 Canary to Elephant.

Cleveland. O.-The task of pre- pairing an inventory of every bit of property. movable and otherwise. owned by the city of Cleveland. Is now drawing to a close. Twelve hundred typewriter pages in the office of De- partment Examiner Brown, at the city hall, show complete list of every thing that the city of Cleveland owns from office blotter to reservoirs, and from lead pencils to Minnie. the Brookside zoo elephant
 The work. so far as 1t has pro- gressed. reveals the fact that Cleve- land owns at least three pianos and two organs. six canary birds. 77 pigs. 239 chickens. GO cows. several barber chairs and a number of razors, and only the general schedule for two de- partments out of total of 200. has been completed. There are 139 rock ing chairs at the City hospital and 11S at the infirmary.