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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-04
Eight Team League
For Pacific Coast

pensation. When the Coast league
dropped Fresno that club received $4,000
and was told to go on it's way. 1t is
true that every league has a clause in
its bylaws which paves the way for
dropping any town for business reas-
ons. 1t is this clause the Northwestern
league ducked behind when it dropped
those game fellows down Aberdeen
way. 1t was a tough deal, any way you
look at it, for those men had dug deep
into their pockets trying to get to-
gether winning team. This merited
some consideration and Aberdeen
should have been compensated in some
manner
Big Circuit Fair to All.
When it comes time for shaping
things up for next year, there will be
the old cry of the injustice of having
all four of the Northern teams, year
after year finishing the season in CAL
ifornia. This is absolutely silly Port
land has had to do this ever since it
joined the Coasters. McCredie captured
one pennant and finished second two
years in succession. Hadn't Portland
been jobbed last season, it would have
won the rag again. These croakers
seem to lose sight of the fact they
can at least, if they have the team, win
the title of championship of the north.
Any time a ball team cannot win al
most half of it's games on the road the
players ought to be digging bitches.
That four club circuit the Northwest
ern league will play to this summer
looks good. 1t was not until the coast
ers cut themselves down, that they
made money. Last season only two
clubs in the league made money. Th>y
were Portland and San Francisco. Sac
ramento and Vernon lost quite a
chunk. while Oakland and Los Ange-
les broke about even. This was so in
the Lucas league. Seattle and Spokane
made money, out the rest were nowhere
in the running.
With Portland, Seattle, Spokane, all
three corking good ball towns, and wits
San Francisco, Oakland and Los Ange-
les down south, the proposed eight
club league would have but two towns
that could be figured on. Up North
Vancouver or Tacoma would be doubt
full, while down south-well if / were
in the league l would sooner have Alb
erdeen on the string that either YER
non or Sacramento. Aberdeen IS a bet
ter town than both Sacramento and
Vernon combined. / was on the gate at
all three places and know what I am
talking about.
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CHICAGO. Mar. 3.-Three good scor-
es were made in the qualifying of the
Western Indoor Golf championship at
the Indoor Golf school yesterday. For
mer Western Champion DeSawyer got
SO, Bert Marx OF lakewood. 20 and w.
K. Wood of Homewood. H.
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Results at EmeryvilIe.

OAKLAND, Cal, Mar. 3.-Pajaorita
beat the best sprinters on the coast
in the Oakville handicap at Emeryville
today The track was fast but not at
its best. John III. Sheehan outgamed
Mailman fer the place. Fine weather
prevailed.
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believe Solomon would have done and
tell the people who is who in the big
leagues.
Great Session in Sight.
Baseball looks forward to the great
est season it has even had. The game
has been cleaned of all the charges OF
syndicate ball which We're SO promin-
emf last season and will enter with 16
clubs in the big leagues, every one OF
which is in excellent financial condi-
ton and in excellent shape physically
for the hard grind of the coming sea-
SON
Nh man lives who can really tell
how the big leagues will end their year
of play, yet through hard figuring
many critics have been able to simmer
tho races down to about three CLUBS
in each league. To do better than TINS
with any degree of accuracy is 1901
;sbness so that the public must be
wade to nick their own favorites from
the field which the critic gives them
American Race Complex.
The American league race Is as
connlex as ever Practically every
clnb believes that it has strengthened
considerably, yet it seems more imam
aroha HE that Philadelphia, Boston anu
Detro;t will again be fighting it out
while Chicago and New York po'h
seem to have chances OF ianaihs ~
the first division and Cleveland every
chance of being close to the top u
the second division they have hafois
strengthened enough to Dust the I'M
leaders of last season out OF the upper
A,,is;on Any such> statement or TINS
| !. hosad on a survey of the teams a.
80. stand now and not allowing Tor
accidents.
Detroit Stands Pat.
, Da.roit the winners of the lSos pen
,ant and the team which conteiiaeu
,;.h p;ttsburg. while it has not ifaoe
startling changes in It's lineup %
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WHITMAN OFF FOR PULLMAN
Will Play w. S. c. Two Deciding
Games for Championship

Whitman college basketball team
left last night at STA O'Clock for
Pullman where they will meet the
washington state college tonight and
Monday night in the two deciding
games of the season. These contests
win undoubtedly be the hardest of the
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Brown Has Hard Task.

Another thing that will favor Taco
ma, is the status Of the game over in
King Edwards possessions right now.
Bob Brown will have the time of his
ishers back to the game. His work is
cut out for him, for in addition to the
two impractical men who had charge
of the team last season, Brown will
have to make baseball more popular
than horseracing "a feat no magnate
has yet been able to accomplish.
l understand there will be 80 or more
days of racing at Vancouver and if
this is true the Spokane red head
will go through more than one white
night of worry Our English cousins
haven't learned to love the good old
game of baseball as we Americans do.
Even over on this side of the drink,
when it comes to pitting the races
against baseball, the ponies win the
crowd. In my opinion, however, if any
one can win over the Englishers, IT
will be brother Bob. Anyway, heres
wishing him lots of LUCK.
One cannot pass over the dropping
of Aberdeen without caustic comment.
There is no use denying, it was bit
of hich-handed business without COM
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planning more on fortifying itself
against injuries or the going back of
any of it's players. Jennings believes
his outfield of the past three years
of either Mcintyre or Jones in left
field, Crawford in center and Ty Cobb
in right to be just as good now as
it was at the opening of last season.
He has a new infield practically, who
with the exception of Tom Jones; the
for many more years in the outfeld.
Moriarity, Bush and Delehanty are
young men playing their fourth, sec
-ond and third years respectively, in
the big leagues and there should be
no fear for their holding out. The
batteries are the only places that
bother Detroit any, yet they have
large amount of promising young
blood which is expected to hold it up
Athletes Best on Paper.
team on the lot The new men secured
nv Connie Mack last season have now
been thoroughly seasoned, and they
should go through the coming season
at top speed. Mack has great team
lacking only an experienced backstop
to make it we'll nigh impregnable.
Thomas and Livingstone are good men
but young.
Donovan to Lead Boston.
In Boston much depends upon the
ability of the new manager, Pat Dono
van. Donovan has had trias before
with ST. Louis and Brooklyn, in the
National league, yet each time he has
failed its has been claimed that it was
because of poor support from the presi-
dent of the club In Boston he is liable
to have the same trouble, for both Jim
Mcclure and Fred Lake have found it
true. He will have wealth of good
material at his disposal however, and
should be able to make good.
Portland Watches Maps.
Cleveland, the team in which Port
land people are greatly interested, has
good chance of finishing at the top
of the second division or better Jim
Mcclure has been given entire charge
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(By Will G.. Mac Rae.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., March A.
Never since the movement began for
an eight-club circuit or an all-Pacific
Coast league three years ago, have the
chances been as favorable as they are
right now for such a league. The drop
ping of Aberdeen, a deal that will not
reflect any credit on the Northwestern
league, has paved the way for such a
circuit If the deal goes through, it
will give the patrons of the game a
league of high class baseball anc one
that will be as snug as a bug in a rug.
Such a league will give the north
west an even break in the affairs OF
the league, and will give the Lucas
followers a voice in conducting the
league business. A great deal will de-
pend on this summeres playing as to
the cities in the north that will COM
prise the four teams 1 figure, before
land, Seattle Spokane and Vancouver,
B. G. Should it happen that Tacoma
comes back to its own, Tacoma will
have a chance, but unless the fans OF
that city turn out and support the
game, it's rate will be that of Aber-
deem
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Detroit Stands Pat.

Detroit, the winners OF the isos PEI
nant and the team which con'eii''eu
with Pittsburg, while it has not ii'ao
.art,;na changes in its lineup IS
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Donovan to Lead Boston.
Portland Watches Maps.

Cleveland, the team in which Port
land people are greatly interested, has
a good chance of finishing at the top
of the second division or better Jim
Mcclure has been given entire charge
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-04

believe Solomon would have done and
tell the people who is who in the big
leagues.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-01
stand next Friday or Saturday.


stand next Friday or Saturday.
Senator Fletcher asked CLAWS if he
had charge of the Alaska cases for
upwards of two years and that he
had "habitually procrastinated" as
charged by Attorney General Wicker
sham. He replied that he was placed
in charge of the work in December,
1907, and was out of the service be-
fore two years were up. He pursued
the work diligently, he said.
Claws admitted that the work he
was placed on by the department in
the summer of 1908, when he tempo
rarily was taken off the Alaska cases,
was more urgent" but not more
important than the Alaska cases.
He added, however, that he could have
carried on both matters at once If
he had been given sufficient help.
Didn't Secretary Garfield write you
that the APPROPRIATION had been about
given out?" asked Mr.. Nelson.
Yes
The committee adjourned until Fri
day, when CLAWS will be further eX-
amined on various papers that have
been called for by the interior Depart
ment.
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FREEWATER NEWS NOTES.

FREEWATER. Ore, JAN 81. -
(Special.)-J. w. Jones has gone to
Lewiston for a few days visit with
his daughter, Mrs. Haworth
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Car
ruthers, Of Vincent, a son.
Messrs. w. w. Phillippi and w
HOdgen were PendletOn visitors this
week.
J. H. Proctor of Seattle was a guest
at the Phillippi homestead at Hudson
Bay last week.
L. B. North, a former resident of
this city, but now of Eureka, is in
town visiting his daughter, Mrs. James
Waudling.
Mrs. George P. SanGerson was the
guest yesterday in Walla Walla, of
Mrs. ]. E. Romine and Mrs. d. J.
Kirk.
Mr.. Cheeseman, of Ferndale, while
painting his house last week, fell.
suffering serious injuries.
James Kirk of Hudson Bay was
business visitor in Freewater yester-
day.
Miss Matte Crigler has returned
home from a two months visit with
friends in Portland.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-01

the attention of the bureau and &c :.
is the purpose of the treaty to nrevont
such procuration, the treaty's useful
ness ends there
After the ratification of the troo+,.
he bureau of immigration sent letters
20 the proper officials to ascertain tho
degree of cooperation to be expected
of the signatory powers.
The net result of the replies was tbo.
no cooperation could be looked for ex.
cept in specific instances.
An agent of the bureau. who visi,oa
several European countries, reached tb.
conclusion that there is no such tbipr
as an international organzation-tbat
is, close cooperative-having for its
object the exploitation of women in
various countries by means of the prac.
tice of prostitution"
This agent reports that innocent
women or girls are rarely imported in
to this country. The United States
agents say the large European cities
were found to be so infested with wo-
men of immoral tendencies. LIVING in
poverty and dire squalor thar tba,
were only too eager to embrace the
opportunity of living comfortably in .
life of shame in this country"
Consequently, procurers who desire
to procure fresh supplies of women for
their resorts in tie United States are
not forced to reduce and debauch in
nocent women, when with much less
eXertion. expense and danger, numbers
of women can be found ready to accent
their terms.
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California Executive Named.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 31.-In ex-
PLANTATION of the statement made in
Washington today by Representative
McLachlan of Ca ifornia, that Gov
ernor Charles F. Gillett and Represen-
Itative Knowl of California We're inter-
ested in Alaska coal mines, Governor
Gillett told today of his purchase of
Alaska coal lands near the Cunning
ham group.
Three or four years ago." he said
Il purchased through a man named
Green $50 acres for myself and 120
acres for my wife, the claims be-
ing ten miles from the Cunningham
group. Those claims have cost me
$4,000 each. They are in anthracite
coal, while the Cunningham group is
bituminous coal.
Some time ago we, with several
others, grouped our lands and formed
a company, naming it the Alaskan
SmokeIess Anthracite company. And
still own the claim
Representative KnoWland when
seen denied absolutely that he had a
claim in Alaska of any kind. Repre-
sentative Mckinley is absent from
Washington. Representative Kin
kaid of Nebraska, who is interested
with Mr.. MacLachlan in the Alaskan
coal lands and whose name also was
brought into the Ballinger- PinchOt
hearing said
Il own one coal claim of 100 acres
in Alaska. 1 bought this in the sum-
mer Of 1908, and as l was at that time
in Nebraska, l employed Mr.. Ba.linger,
now secretary of the interior, but then
engaged in private practice, to look
after my interests. The matter was
there was no improperly about it."
Mr. Kinkaid declined to say from
whom he bought the claim or whether
it was one of the Green group.
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kEEFE SAYS TREATY is
PRACTICALLY WORTHLESS"
Commissioner General of immigration
Does Not Hesitate To Express
Opinion.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-The treaty
ratified by the senate March 1, 1905,
providing for universal action of the
powers toward the repression of the
white slave" traffic has been declared
by Daniel j. Keefe, commissioner gen.
eral of immigration, to be practically
worthless.
The failure of this convention to ac-
complish the good expected was eX-
planned in a report of the commissioner
general, which today was transmitted
to the senate by President Taft in
response to a senate resolution. In
summarizing an exhaustive report, Mr..
Keefe says:
practically no cooperation at pres
ent can be expected of the signatories
as regards the enforcement of our i'm
m grafton laws, with which some of the
powers are found to be out of SYM
pathy. The procuration of innocent
women and girls for purposes of de-
fauchery has seldom, if ever, come to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-01

Fruit and Vegetables-Grape fruit,
l5c; lettuce, per h., 40c hot house !;
bananas. per doz., 4Oc; oranges, per
doz., 35c to soc; tomatoes, per h., zoe;
beetS, punches for cents; turnips,
punches for sc; onions, punches
for cents; carrots, 2 punches for
SC; potatoes, per cwt., S5c; cabbages
per h., lie; lemons, per doz., 4Oc;
onions, per h., &c; apples, per box,
$3.50; pears, per h., sc; sweet potatoes,
per h., SC; caulifiower, 20@25c; pars-
hips, per h., &c; green peppers, per h.,
Csc; celery, 3@10c; squash, per h.,
1-2c; pumpkin, per It., &c; cocoa
nuts, each, 10@15c.
Dried Fruits, Retaii-Figs, per pck.,
&C to 35c; dried apricots, per h., 16 lie;
raisins, per h., 15c; Malaga raisins.
per h., 15c: peaches, per h., IL lie;
apples, per H.. 15c.
Nuts-Walnuts, per H., 25c: aim
onds, per h., Csc; pecans, per h., 25c;
Brazils, per H., 25c, filberts, per Id.
CSC.
Fish, RetaiI-Salmon, per h., 15c;
halibut, per o., IL Lie; Goldfish, per
h., II lie salmon trout, per h., zoe;
smelt per H., IL lie; shrimp, per pit,
15c; Olympia oysters, per Of, zoe:
CLANS, per Qt., Csc; black cod, per
h., 15c.
Poultry, Observation-Disclosures, live,
per H.. 12c; spring fries, per h., 15c;
per H., Ice; turkeys, per h., live, 22c:
ducks, per h., live, Ice: geese, per h.,
live, Ice.
Poultry. Retail-Spring fries, Dress
ed, per TO-, Csc; chickens, dressed, per
h., 25c; turkeys, per h., 81 LIE;
ducks and geese. per h.. Ice
Butter and Eggs, RetaiI-cream-
cry butter. per roll, soc; country but
ter, per roll, 75c; fresh eggs, per doz
Coo; storage, 40c.
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Purveyors of High Grade Groceries

Mr.. Hepburn contended for a res
friction in the bill that would insure
the keeping of the deposits of the
community.
Responding to a remark from Mr..
Hepburn in criticism of the failure
of the bill to provide for disbursing
officer for the payment of claims
growing out Of the postal duties. Mr.
Carter asked Mr.. Hepburn if he re-
quired the accounts should be kept
in every neighborhood.
He said that it would be imprac-
ticable to do so.
Then said the Idaho senator, eff
it's too much trouble let's not enact
the legislation
Opposed On General Principles.
Mr. Nelson found in Mr.. Heyburn's
attitude opposition to the bill on gen
eral principles and when the latter
declared such was not necessarily the
case, Mr.. Carter suggested that his
opponent introduce any proposed
amendments that he might have to of
fer
1T will not be necessary to offer
any amendments until there is more
danger of the passage of the bill than
at present. said Mr. Hepburn Il
admonish the senator that it will be
we'll for him to be prompt with his
suggestions" replied Mr. Carter THE
same threat was made last year." res
pended Mr.. Hepburn, but the danger
never came very near
The bill went over until tomorrow
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Virginia Reports Hiah Seas.

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 31-The
schooner Virginia which sailed Deem
Der 81 from San Francisco for the
Columbia river arrived at Astoria to-
day. The Virginia had a stormy pas
sage up coast and her long trip caused
little uneasiness until or DAYS
ago when she appeared off the mouth
of the river. AT that time the bar
was so rough that she was forced TO
put off shore.
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Veal-Cutlets, per h.. 15@1Sc;
chops, per h., 15c; shoulder, per h.,
15c; loaf, per h. 15c; stew, per H., Sc
Sugar, Retsil-Beet sugar, per sack,
$6225; cane sugar, per sack, $6.75.
Fresh Beef, Neutrality-suspicious.
per h., 1Sc; T-bone, per h., zee;
sirloin, per h., 1Sc; flat bones and
T-loin, per h., 1Sc; round steak, per
H., 15c; short rib, per h., ScS; flank,
per H., 7@10c; rump, per H., 100
II 1-2c
Pork-Pig hooks, per h., Sc; pigs
feet, cleaned, per doz., soc; pork
chops, per H., zoe; shoulder steak,
per h., lac.
Mutton--Legs, per h.. lie; loin
chops, per To-, 22c; French chops,
weight first, per h., 22c; shoulder
chops, per h., 15c; shoulders, per H.,
II 1-2c; stews, per h.. SC.
Mill Stuffs, RetaiI-Alfalfa, meal.
per ton, SIS; rolled barley, per ton.
$50; whole barley, per ton, $23@24;
bran, per ton, $24; middlings. per
ton, $2T@30; flour, high grade patent
per sack, s1.70; flour, second grade
patent, per sack. $3.50; shorts, per
sack, $1.15; chicken feed. per sack.
s25002.S5.
Wood and Coal, RetaiI-Lump coal,
per ton, 50; red fir, sawed, per cord,
So; slab wood, sawed, per cord, $6.T5;
mine run, So.
Live Stock-Cows, $1,000: steers
s4.50@5; hogs, IT'S to $50 lbs, $S.75
as; hogs, 140 to 165 lbs, s7.25@sT75;
hogs, ITS to 800 lbs, $3.50; hogs,
/ so lbs. and up, sS.25; calves,
125 to goo lbs, $4,000; calves, ace
to 800 lbs, $3.50@5; sheep, best
wethers, s550@6; sheep, ewes, $50
$50: lambs, SIS.
Forage, Retail-Alfalfa, per ton,
$12: wheat hay. per ton. $14; timothy,
per ton. $40.
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Grain in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, JAN 31.-Wheat
steady; barley steady.
Spot quotations-Wheat- Shipping.
$1.9O@2.5O; milling, $1.971-2 Barley
Feed, $13O@1.35; brewing, 1885,
@1.37 IL. Oats-Red. $1.55Q162 1-2:
white. $1.51 1-2@1.62 IL; black, $1.5O
@2.3O.
Receipts-Flour, or. SKIS, 5,122;
wheat, ctls.. 2,555; barley, ctls, Sis;
oats, ctls., 500; oats, Oregon, 6; beans,
SKIS, $40; corn, ctls., 1915; potatoes
SKIS, 7,645; bran, SKIS, 44O; middlings
SKIS, $685. hay, tons, 1874; wool, bis,
4; hides, No, 635.
Millstuffs-Bran, $25.5O@27.5O; mid
dlings, $33@36.
Hay-Wheat, $14@19; wheat and
oats, $12@1S: alfalfa, $9@12; stock,
s7@9; straw, per bale. 5O@75c.
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SEN. CARTER
PLEADS FOR
POSThLB
Senator Gallinger Asks the
House to Be Deliberate
and Discuss Measure

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The
United States is the only first class
power in the world to deny to the
people the privileges and the blessings
enjoyed by a postal savings bank, said
Senator Carter of Montana, speaking
In the senate today on the bill to es-
tabiiSh postal savings banks. He
spoke of promises made in the last
republican platform, as well as in
several other party platforms: of the
support given to the measure by
former President Roosevelt and by
President Taft and also by a number
of the postmasters general of the last
30 years.
Answering numerous objections to
postal savings banks. Senator Carter
said that they would not be a menace
10 the present banking system of the
country, that the present system of
banks. even if they were sufficiently
numerous, could not reach the people
IN the rural and sparsely settled dis
trlcts whom the postal banks are de-
signed to benefit
the postal repositories, he declared.
would encourage thrift, would bring
INTO circulation much money now kept
in hiding and would impel foreigners.
who now send much of their savings
home for deposit in savings banks in
their own countries, to place it in
the care of this government.
Q In referring to countries that have
such a system. the speaker said that
1T is operated in countries of limited
extent and those of broad territorial
expanse with equal facility, success
and satisfaction"
Answering the objection that the
establishment of postal banks would
he an unwarranted use of power by
the government, he claimed that the
bill only Celebrates a use to which
the postal service is now subjected
for, as the result of the committee
will show, a large sum of money in
all the states and territories is in
vested in money orders payable to the
purchasers and renewed annually al
an expense of So per $1,000 as a pen
atty on thrift.
The prime purpose of the measure.
he declared. lis to encourage thrift
among the masses OF the people BY
furnishing widely distributed conven-
lent and absolutely safe depositorie.
wherein small sums may be placed a.
a low rate of interest with the faitl