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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-15

Mrs. M p. Axtell and daughters,
Miss Nina and Miss Grace. arrived
home in Glendale after a seven weeks
visit with relatives and friends at
Vicksburg, Mich. Mrs. Axten stated
that farmers In Michigan are also suf-
fering for lack of rain. corn not be-
ing over six inches above the ground
at the time she left for home
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-15

"Rathskeller Cafe" Moorhead.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
THE LONG HAT PIN.

Some of the women who wear pro-
jecting hat pins doubtless still consider
the agitation against them a joke.
Albert Putnam, street railway con-
ductor in Springfield, Mass, doesn't
think it a joke. While he was collect
ing fares one day last week a woman
passenger turned her head quickly anC
drove the point of her eighteenth inch
pin clean through his ear. One woman
at least in Chicago has had an eye put
out by such a pin under just such cir
cumstances. A sudden movement of the
wearer of the pin, a sudden jerk of the
street car or elevator and the damage
is done
People take greater risks every day
of their lives from other things than
hat pins. But that is not the point The
hat pin risk is stupid, needless and
reckless. 1t imperils eyes,, and one
single human eye is worth more than
all the dagger hat pins in the world
No woman with any regard for other
peoples rights w(lld wear one. No
woman who does wear one is entitled to
any complaint if the city finds a good
legal means of stopping her.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
COMMISSIONERS
HOLD MEETING

The regular meeting of the Board
of County commissioners was held
yesterday and today at the county hall
Of records. Nothing of importance
was brought up before either meeting
other than the approval of the ap
pointment of the deputy assessors for
the county. The men appointed were
d. w. Lamb, C. c. Maiden, ]. j. Gross,
g. B. Taylor L. G. Goodwin, H. L..
Briggs, S. H. Bryan, Leonard Scheid
er and H H. Fine Permission was
granted j. II. Shary and others to lay
a tile drain in Alfalfa five acre tracts,
while petitions of A. L. PettyjOhn for
the establishment of a road near his
place, and the change of the Mill creek
road near a piece of land owned by
J. w. Langdon, were granted. The
remainder of the time was spent in
allowing the regular bills of the cOun
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
DREDGING THE CHANNEL.

In all probability, one of the mat
tiers to be brought before the atten-
ton of the city council tonight W. be
that of dredging the channel of Mill
creek where the freshets have filled 1t
even with the top of the bulkheading,
and in some places above the. walls.
Just above Fire Station No is a
noticeable instance of this The bulk
head Tas seven or eight feet above the
creek bed two or three years ago. Now
it is barely a foot and in some places
the channel tops bulkhead. 1t will re-
qu1re but one or two more freshets
to send the creek across the lawns
where ever it chooses to go.
A city beautiful means nothing I'M
unless it is a city safe. The next flood
may turn water down the streets, caus-
ing heavy damage. The channel must
be cleaned out, whatever the cost to the
city, for it is a matter which concerns
the municipality most vitality.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
WORTHLESS FARMS

American agriculture shows a
strange contrast. With the price of
farm products higher than ever be-
fore, farm land has deprecated in val
ue. and the number of abandoned
farms steadily increases.
Figures gathered by the conserva-
ton commission are surprising. 1t is
shown that there are $4,000 square
miles of abandoned farms, chiefly in
New England, New York, the south
east and the middle central states
That is, there are in the United States
ar present 100000 acres of abandon
ed farm landau area as large as the
cultivated part of the Canadian north
west. Is times the size of Rhode Is
land, four times the size of Connect
cut, twice the size of Massachusetts,
or half as large as Ohio. ).
OF the many reasons advanced to
explain this desertion of farms, two
or three are especially worth noticing.
Most important of all, perhaps, is the
wasteful system of cultivation that
has so long prevailed in the United
States. A fertile soil has in count
less cases been exhausted by taking
everything from it and returning
nothing to it. Add to this the fact
there here is a marked trent of popu-
lation from city to country, and
that farm labor has become SO ex-
pensive as to leave little profit from
the work of laborer, and it is little
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
THE FIRE AUTO.

The fire auto had another real test
yesterday. and again lost out. If
it were the first time the fire auto had
failed to make good, we might say
nothing, more than to pass it by
with accidents will happen" But
with one possible exception, the auto
has never performed creditably. When
it was first brought up the streets it
proceeded at the rate of about a block
in 20 minutes or more Then on the
first official test it stranded twice in
mudholes,' then ''froze" tight on the
pavement and was abandoned by the
inspection committee until the lex
pert" thawed it out. Then the first
test or still alarm was turned in, and
the expert knew it was coming too.
But the auto ''froze" again, then it
went to Second and Main and "froZe"
again. Then to cinch things, it froze
again. Yesterday in a real fire it was
the last piece of apparatus on the
scene, and when it started to lay it's
hose, stranded and had to be aban-
doned.
Walla Walla wants to be up to
date, and it wants to have the best
protection against fire that is >pos-
sible But just viewed from what the
machine has so far done, it seems the
city council ought to go a little slow
before the new truch is accepted. Its
a hot coal. Drop it, Billy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
GRIPPE.

While it is too early for compare
tive statistics. grippe has clearly been
very prevalent the present winter, and
during February in particular. 1t is
about 20 years since an epidemic of
this disease first made its appearance.
1t was more sweeping at its first visi-
tation than it has been since, yet it
remains one of the most formidable
perils to general health Its worst
effect comes in undermining the sys-
TEN so as to leave the body an easy
prey TO more serious complaints. No
doubt it is better handled now than
when its symptoms were more strange.
but it still remains in the elusive class
TO considerable extent, both as to
cause and cure.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
JAMES M. FER-OCN,

Reports come from Spokane, March
Z, of ]. Nj. Fer-Don and his Medical
Experts, who have startled the whole
of America and Europe by their new
discoveries whereby chronic diseases.
cripples, rheumatics, . paralytics, tu-
mors, cancers, gain stones and deform-
tiles can be relieved or cured in a
short space of time by their new
method. For the past four years Fer
Don's Medical Experts have been To-
Gated in the principal cities of Cali
ornia, demonstrating their new
method, and the many citizens of
Frisco, Los Angeles, Oakland and
Sacramento also Seattle and Spo-
kane, will verify these statements.
In view of the enormous crowds
that visit Fer-Don's daily, and the
intense interest which Fer-Don has
stirred up since his arrival in Seat
tie, a newspaper reporter spent yes
terday afternoon at the offices of Fer
Don's medical experts, watching the
swarm of humanity come and go.
During the afternoon the reporter in
tervieWed many of the callers, and OBJ
tanned statements from all who wish
ed to give them as to their experience
with Fer-Don's medical experts and
bloodless surgeons. The following are
selected from those statements as be-
of the people seen.
Mrs. n. McVittie, who lives at 1922
Park avenue, Bremerton, Wash, just
outside of Seattle, when interviewed
stated that for years she had suffered
with sciatic rheumatism and her pains
and misery were intense. Having
tried many different doctors without
success, at last I tried Fer-Don's ex-
perts. and can truthfully say that I
am cured, and I can not praise Fer
Don's experts enough. / now live
here, and any one can call me up Or
write to me and I will verify. this
statement"
Mrs. Emma Smith, living at 1927
Thirty-first street south, Seattle, sta
ted that she certainly owed Fer-Don
and his experts a debt of gratitude.
as for years she had suffered with
liver trouble and terrible pains in the
right side. At first she thought she
had appendicitis. Life was a burden
to me- replied Mrs. Smith. Il had
about given up all hopes of ever get
ting cured, as 1 tried so many doc
tors and all told me different. I took
enough different medicine to float
small-sized boat. At last I read in
one of the Seattle papers about Fer
Don and made up my mind l would
try them. Well, it was the best thing
I ever did, as Fer-Don's experts un-
derstood my case as soon as I went
in, and told me l had liver trouble
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
THE ADVENTURE BUSINESS.

The political upheaval in Nicaragua
who make a trade of attaching them
selves to the revolutionary leaders in
the Latin-American countries They
were rounded up at Bluefields the other
day, escorted to a steamer and shipped
away to New Orleans Nicaragua is
said to be entirely barren of soldiers of
fortune.
There is surely some moral to be
drawn from this incident. The romantic
literature put out in red covers has led
US all to believe that no Central Amer
lean republic could exist, much less
thrive, without a complete assortment
OF these gentlemen. The scenery cannot
possibly seem real unless an imposing
figure in khaki takes up the foreground
He must be at least six feet four in
height, look as stern as a clothing ad-
vertisement portrait and give the i'm
preston he was born wearing putties.
Perhaps Nicaragua can get along with
out the adventures. If it does, it is a
singuIarly sordid land, altogether out
of sympathy with the New York pub
fishing houses and upon the same stu
pid plane as. a nation wherein peace
rules and order. is the prevailing tone.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

by any oligarchy, however benevolent
Mr.. Blandford then traced the paral-
lelliSmS between the present form of
charter government and the proposed
commission form and showed that in
every case the powers it is proposed to
confer on a commission form of gov
eminent could be exercised under the
present charter form if the same kind
and class of intelligence in the admin
should be exercised under the charter
form as it is claimed will be exercised
under the commission form and he
showed that the one thing that now
initiates against Walla Walla's further
growth and future prosperity is not
lack of power but lack of funds; that
the condition of the city was not un-
satisfactory to the citizens because Of
dishonesty or incompetency of it's Off
GERS but because the demands made on
the public treasury heretofore for the
making of the great improvements and
for the transforming of Walla Walla
from village to a city has been greater
than the current revenues and the in
crease in the assessed valuations OF
taxable property in the city is shown
by the assessment rolls has not kept
y, o. lr.
for current expenses and in the making
of the improvements, until we now find
treasury and with no credit which can
be drawn on to relieve the citys needs.
He stated that this question of the
raising of funds would arise under
commission form as we'll as under the.
present charter form of government
and that there is but one solution and
that is the mayor and council shall
have the nerve to raise the valuations
on the assessment rolls and the as
SCISSORS shall have the grit to put the
high assessments on the rolls and the
people the honesty and generosity to
pay the tax levy for municipality pur-
poses under an equalized property val
uation Of 100 per cent instead of 40
per cent as at the present time. and by
giving the city these increased reve-
nues, the city of Walla Walla can pro-
gress, meets it's current expenses, pay
it's Indebtedness under the present
charter without ever waiting for that
indefinite time to come when a COM
mission form Of government may be
adopted. --..s.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

take from a New York corporation?
Back of this question in mental arith-
methic lie two serious thoughts. Men
and boys who are responsible for vast
sums of money or who can obtain ac-
cess to them should be adequately
paid for the services they render and
the moral. character they must pos
sess to resist great temptation. They
should also be heavily bonded, checks
should be placed upon them and
strict oversight of their work should
be provided.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
Another Divorce.

Thinking that she had perfect right
to marry again, Miss Lulu Moore was
married to Lee A. jerks at Milton,
Oregon, October Il, 1909 but it has
since developed that she was married
at North Yakima in September, 1909
and divorced and therefore the last
marriage is illegal on account of the
TACT that she must wait six months be-
fore marrying. On finding this out
she Immediately applied for second
divorce and Judge Brenes has dccid-
ed that she has a right to this second
legal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

and gall stones. I just took few
treatments and few doses of pc
culiar- looking medicine and / was re-
lieved of many gall stones, and l am
feeling fine now and can not thank
Fer-Don and his experts enough"
The newspapers report the wonder
full experience of a cripple girl, Esther
Goodman, living at 66S Madison
street, Oakland. The grateful mother
remarked that when she first brought
her daughter to see Fer-Don's Medi-
cal Experts, the child's neck was SO
twisted and the cords so contracted
that the cnilds head lay over help
less to one side on the shoulder. IL
was impossible to hold the head erect
She had been operated upon three
times, at different hospitals in Frisco
and Oakland, without success. After
few treatments by Fer-Don's Medl-
cal Experts she can now turn ana
twist her neck as we'll as any cnllu'
and her head is erect and straight
The next case was cripple boy
Walked on crutches seven years
caused from hip joint disease. Name
of boy is Joe Goldberg, living at 10
Market street, Oakland, Cal. Othe'
physicians pronounced case 1ncuraDle
Took several treatments from Fer
Don's Medical Experts. has DISCARDED
iiiS diu pAeAyo
children. Now rides his bicycle.
Ex- Congressman A. A. McKeen, nv
ing at 1041 Magnolia street, OaKlanu'
prominent business man and con
tractor, in speaking of his case, salo
Il have been troubled with cancer Q.
lip. Tried many physicians Witnout
success. Fer-Don's Medical Experts
removed my cancer. No knife h'
pain, no blood was experienced
All three of these cases were tredt
ed over one year ago and the partieS
are all we'll and no sign of their oiS
ease ever returning.
Nervousness and Fits Cured.
Mrs. Guttenburger, living at 1881 !
street, Sacramento, states tnat ga
was troubled with nervousness an
fits. After treating with Fer-Don
Medical Experts two months she We
completely cured, and gained se'e"
pounds in weight. ord
Fer-Don's success in California chi
Seattle has been phenomenal. ana vi"
be duplicated here in Walla Wali"
Open Offices in WaIIa Wal'a.
Fer-Don's Medical Experts JIM
are at the State hotel, where the ond
pied, sick and afflicted can can cts
consult these eminent medical p#ce
and bloodless surgeons. Thelr o ~
hours are 10 to IL a. m. TO y, oro-
Opening evenings. to p. -H:'
mencing Wednesday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
BRINGS CASE TO
COLLECT RENTAL

Alleging that he had $50 coming for
rental of building on the west half
ton to the city, from A. J. Milhorn,
A. K Dice presented his case before
Justice Mckinney this morning
through his attorneys. Mr.. Milhorn
claimed that he thought the house be-
longed to another party, one w. H.
months rent, when in reality it be-
longs to T. w. Sims and Maurice Mil
Ter, a n.incr No judgment has been
rendered as yet on the case.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
Train in Hills.

Los ANGELES, March S.-Jeffries
will put on the finishing touches to
his training for the Johnson fight in
the Santa Cruz mountains, according
to Sam Berger today. The site has
already been chosen and Jeff leaves
April /. He will do light work for
month and a half, and then with
will get down to the hardest work of
his life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
Petition for Bridge.

A petition has been filed with the
city clerk, asking for the construction
OF a bridge across Mill creek on Otis
street. The city council will probably
refer the communication to the street
committee at the adjourned meeting
tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
EMERYV7LLE eev
GETS FIGHT

SAN FRANCISCO, March S.-Rick-
ard and Gleason announced they have
about decided to hold the Jeffries-
Johnson fight at the Emeryville race
track The matter is now up to Tom
Williams, president of the Jockey club,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

A base ball magnate's salary is fix
ed with some respect for the argument
that man with the responsibility for
the national game on his shoulders
should not be compelled to worry
about the high cost of living.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
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The Evening Statesman's Motto:
Greater Walla Walla."
WEATHER FORECAST.


For Walla Walla and vicinity: Show
ers tonight or Wednesday.
For Washington: Showers west por-
ton tonight and Wednesday; showers
east portion tonight or Wednesday.
Weather Conditions.
Unusually fair weather prevails over
the United States, the only precipita-
ton reported during the past "a hours
being very light rainfalls in portions of
the Pacific northwest and in the lower
loke region. The highest pressure
Overlies western Oregon, and baromet-
rc depressions are over New England
and Oklahoma. respectively. Temper
atures continue mild on the Pacific
slope. Higher temperatures is occurring
in the plains states and lower temper
ature in the Atlantic states. The indi
cations are Tor unsettled weather in
this vicinity with showers within the
next sc hours.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

can figure out annual savings of
hundreds of millions ought to be able
to give the plain everyday person a
little advice on how to hold down the
monthly food bill
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
CAN YOU DO THIS SUM?

If bookkeeper on a Salary of s12
a week steals $4,000 from a bank in
a small city, how much ought an Of
flee boy on a salary of So a week to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

1t remains to be seen whether Mr.
Carnegie will permit Mr.. Rockefeller
to have the last word in the philan-
thropy argument
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

Every grown-up who enjoys the
benefit of the tennis court or base
ball grounds should have no difficulty
in realizing the desirability of play
grounds for the children.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

were broken and the mob shouted i'm
thorities today are seeking the guilty
parties and promise summary punish
ment 1t is supposed to be because
this country recognized Panama after
it's sessions from Columbia.
The immediate cause of the riot
was quarrel between an American
manager of street car line and some
policemen
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

The committee in charge of the La
dies of the MaccabeeS will give a
dance at odd Fellows hall, Fifth and
Main streets, Friday evening, March
ants orchestra
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

Whatever Peary's disappointments
may be, they can never equal those
of DIR. Cook.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
Attack on
Consulate

BOGOTA, Columbia, March 8.-The
night during a street riot Windows
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

The average Philadelphia refuses
IL see anything remarkable in Yves
tons pedestrian achievements.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

Mr.. Roesevelt's admirers seem con-
fident that his popularity can survive
even the hero ovation ordeal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

AS a matter of fact, the public is
lucky if it gets off with no more than
six weeks of grounding weather.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

No amount of liberality on the part
of Standard oil will change Judge
Lands mind about that fine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

wonde- that so many owners of farms
do not care to cultivate them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

The price of pork makes the hog
seem more hoggish than ever.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
COMES STARTLING REPORTS FROM
SEATTLE AND SPOKANE ABOUT
FER-DON'S MEDICAL EXPERTS
PRAISES FROM CALIFORNIA

Newspapers Say Marvellous Cures
Were Performed Upon the Sick
and Crippled--Come to Seattle Well
Recommended.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

JOHN GROVER, Observer.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-05
WINS AERIAL DERBY
LOUIS PAULHAN MAKES FIRST
FLIGHT BETWEEN LONDON
AND MANCHESTER.
Frenchman Did the Last Twenty-four
Miles in Twenty-four Minutes, Out.
distancing Special Train Bearing
Wife and Friends.

Manchester. Eng.-The first aerial
lishman, has been won by a French
man, and handsomely. Upon landing
here, Louis Paulhan was given a ire
mendous ovation and unstinted praise
for his remarkable feat. At the same
time his less experienced, but no less
plucky. competitor is being showered
with congratulations over his splendid
attempt and because he has shown
himself good loser. AS soon as Ora
ham White learned of Paulhans sue
cess he called for three cheers for the
victor.
Paulhan, winner OF the $4,000 prize
for the first flight from London to
Manchester, made within twenty-four
hours and with not more than two
stops. arrived here at $50 o'clock
Thursday morning. almost exactly
twelve hours after he left London.
Paulhan was benumber with the
cold and thoroughly exhausted when
ne reached here. A great crowd
awaited him Manchester first saw
the French aviator a few minutes af-
ter o'clock coming steadily as a
steamer on a smooth sea and heading
directly for the field which he had
chosen as a landing place. Flying at
height of four hundred feet, Paulhan
came over a clump of trees and then,
bringing his biplane around with a
beautiful curve. landed exactly in the
center OF the field. Paulhan did the
last twenty-four miles in exactly
twenty-four minutes, understanding the
special train bearing his wife, Henry
Farman and other friends. which had
ACCOMPANIED him