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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04
THREE DRAWN
IN THE MIXUF
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Ballinger said"
And you didn't see him.
No"
CLAWS further testified to having re-
ceived an affidavit from Harry White,
former mayor of Seattle, in which
White said Ballinger, in addition to
| representing people in the Cunning
ham group of coal land claimants. al
so represented Congressman .Kinkaid
of Nebraska.
CLAWS told of having made an oral
report on the alaska coal cases to Act
ing Commissioner bennett at Portland.
Claws was surprised to hear Dennet
say that he Dennett) did not think
there should be nay criminal prose-
cutions. bennett said he thought it
would be sufficient if the claim could
be Cancelled
Representative James, one of the in
vestigators, appeared amazed at this
piece of testimony.
What criminal offense had these
claimants committed?" asked Repre-
sentative James
Conspiracy to defraud the United
States
Representative James-"And that in
volved perjury
Yes"
Representative James-"But bennett
took the view that if they were kept
out of the land that was sufficient '
Yes
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04
OREGON MAN PAYS FUNERAL
EXPENSES AND KILLS Sell

SAN JOSE, Cal, Feb. 3.-After leav-
ing enough money with a local under
taking establishment to defray the ex-
penses of his funeral a man supposed
to be G. ]. Hall of Cottage Grove,
Oregon, purchased revolver this af-
ternoon and committed suicide near
Oak Hill cemetery. In his hand was
found paper napkin on which was
written his name, with instructions
that the undertaken with whom he had
made arrangements should be notified
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04
PLACE FOR BIG FIGHT MAY
BE DECIDED AT BUTTE
Jeffries Manager Now Trying to Ar
range for Final Meeting in
Idaho City.

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. 3.-When
the Jeffries- Gotch athletic troupe
reaches Butte, Monday, a conference
of the disputing promoters, Jack
Gleason and Tex Richard, with JEFF
fries and his manager Sam Berger,
is a strong probability.
Berger today wired Richard at Salt
Lake, urging him to come up to Butte
and try to get together with Gleason
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04
NORTHER WANTED
IN BAKER CITY

c. Z. Norther, who was arrested
this morning by Officer Doyle on the
Baker City according to information
sent out by the sheriff of that place.
1t is thought that Norther will first
be tried here and later sent to ans
,wer similar charge over the line
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04
Coroner's Jury SAYS Murder.

ASTORIA. tOre,- Feb. 3.-That Swan
Pearson, farmer, living at Knappa
was murdered Tuesday near that place,
then robbed and his body placed on
the track in front of a freight train
by which it was ground to pieces
WAS established today at the coroner's
inquest. So far there is no clue to the
murderer, but it is known that he took
from the body about $50 and some
private papers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04

three years in which he has cop,no.
for Oregon. he will. according ~ ts
present eligibility rules Of the confer
ence be barred from further int,
collegiate contests. The University 90
Oregon, however. is trying to raiIroo "
through proposition wherein ~
years at Pacific will not be conn.aa
This move it is expected, will ba ~
MED by the remaining members 80
the conference. VI
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04
WHITMAN BASKET BALL TEAM
ENDS SUCCESSFUL TRIP

In spite of the fact that the Whit
man varsity basket ball team only re-
, turned from it's trip into the william
cite valley yesterday morning, Cap
tain Alfred Belt had his proteges out
for practice last night in the college
gymnasium The men will put i'm
their best ticks now to get in the
pink of preparation for the coming
contest with Washington State Col
lege which is to be played in the
Whitman gymnasium on February a.
On the Willamette trip the varsity
played three games and won one The
first game with the MutnOmah Ath-
letic club of Portland was taken by
the big club men who used a peculiar
Interpretation of the A. A. u. rules to
which the collegians were not accus-
toned. The Multnomah game will in
no way affect Whitman's standing in
the race for the college basket ball
championship. Following the Multno-
nah game the. Missionaries went to
Corvallis and played two games with
the Oregon Agricultural college. The
Beavers We're last year intercollegiate
champions. The first game was won
by Whitman in one OF the hardest and
best fought uphill battles ever car
ried on in eoilege athletics in the
Northwest. Whitman won out by
margin of three points. The second
game was won by. o. A. G.. Both con-
tests. the men say, were exceedingly
rough
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04
STIPULATION Is
MADE IN COURT

A stipulation was entered in the su-
perior court today wherein the Rakar
Boyer Bank as plaintiff agreed that
the sum placed in the court should be
equally divided between Dave Lamar
and Mary Kruchek as executrix of
the will of Louisa r. Dixon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04
THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF
HIGH PRICES.

The high cost of living has many
causes 1t would take volume to ex-
pound them all and to discuss one OF
TWO throws things out of proportion
Some, like the tariff, are artificial and
intolerable. Some, like the increased
production of gold, are Worldwide and
! inevitable
Some, like the abuse of trusts. are
| the natural result of exploitation of y
newly discovered economic principle
or immense use to society as whole
for the excessive enrichment of few
MOST of us are inclined to exaggerate
the effect of that cause, but furious
controversy lies in that direction. The
purpose OF this article is to get under
the surface storms of controversy and
feel around for fundamental causes.
Most of the natural causes of tho
nigh cost of living offered from time
10 time in saner discussion of the sub
Ject has to do with disturbance of
that relation of supply and demand
which constitutes the law of prices
The consuming cities have grown at
the expense of the producing country.
100 many Of us are too busy about
other matters to produce our own food
and those who stick to that time hon
ored calling take advantage of it to
put the price up on us.
1t is no great comfort to reflect that
'hose Oh us engaged in manufacturing
under high protective tariff did the
same thing to the food producers in
the generations when they were many
and We were few. There are no more
homesteads and the the price of land
has gone up. The total area of soil
devoted for food production no longer
runs ahead Of consumptive demand.
even if it keeps up with it.
we nave not yet learned to increase
indefinitely production from a given
area by intensive cultivation. The old
easy methods of farming cheap lands
Keep down the product from dear. The
agricultural industry has not kent
pace with the others in increasing the
output from given investment of ca
pital or labor. 1t has prospered with
out this by natural increase of demand
Tor a given supply. as manufacturing
industries prospered under the artiff-
cal increase of demand for given suD-
ply made by the tariff.
Domestic competition has not vet
taught agriculture as it has taught
manufacturing to organize capital and
labor for the highest efficiency in pro-
duction. That will come later when
the profits of food production call moro
capital enterprise and industry back
TO the land. Now the farmers wax fat
and kick. They have escaped the mort
gage lender and can no longer be coz
ehed by gamblers in their product, hay
ing learned to play the game them
selves They will take it easy until
the inevitable economic reaction spurs
them to meet the competition of bet
ter organized capital and labor down
INTO farming by the lure of high pro-
fits, with intensive cultivation for lar
ger production from given acreage.
In fine this country is passing rath-
er rapidly through a transition from a
predominatly agricultural civilization
producing crude materials easily from
cheap land without much capital in
vestment for sale in the cheapest mar
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04

New York City has discovered evil
dences of hookworm Mr.. Rockefeller
may as we'll expect list of donation
suggestions from a number of COM
munitieS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04
lamy AGAIN Wins.

SARANAC LAKE, n. Y. Feb s.
Edmund Lamy, amateur skating cham
plon, today won the final in the 220
yard, the half mile, the mile and three
mile events at the second day of the
international outdoor skating cham
pionships.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04

DR.. Wiley regrets to report that some
of the oysters take their nourishment
without the slightest regard for pure
food principals.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04

y Paris is going to work to repair the
damage as rapidly as possible With
all its gayety the city is exceedingly
practical. Even the flood will give the
guides some additional points of in
terest to show to visitors
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04

One of the tests of a good trust
question in the catechism when it's
management comes under official in
vestigation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04

butcher shops may have to make
sidedoor arrangements for irresolute
boycotters who cannot subdue year
ling for steak
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04

FOR SALE AT DISCOUNT, $4,000
Walla Walla Irrigation Bonds. Inter
est seven per cent. Payable May 1st,
and November list. No better security
in the state. Will stand any inveSti-
cation. NJ. M. Williams, 735 Valencis
street. Phone 1927. 2-5 If. chg.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04

Uncle Joe, with all his respect for
the majority, must realize the danger
of its taking the bit in its teeth.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04

1t takes considerable sum just now
To rescue an egg from cold storage or
the incubator.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04

AfterCall, the greatest injury DR..
Cook did Commander Peary was to
cause him to lose his temper.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04
Weather Conditions.

The area of very high barometer
over the western half of the United
States has remained about stationary
with it's crest over the middle Rocky
mountain states and low temperatures
continued from near the Pacific coast
to the Mississippi river. The coolest
weather is reported from Wyoming.
southeastern Idaho and northern Neva-
ia. The barometric disturbance NOV
ing from the Great Lakes to the north
Atlantic coast has caused rain and
snow in the Atlantic states and is be-
ing followed by falling temperatures.
No precipitation has been reported be-
tween the Pacific coast and the Mis-
sissippi river. The indications are for
continued fair weather in this vicinity
tonight and Saturday without much
O
change in temperature.
q JNO. GROVER, Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04
PIONEER NEWSPAPER
MAN is DEAD TOpa

HELENA, Feb. A. ]. Fish L
pioneer newspaper man of 4.
Montana, the man who first sent !
to the world the news of Clusters :,
massacre, died here early TODAY =
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04
~ TELEPHONE or
~ EITHER PHONE 90
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Walla Walla and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Saturday.
For Washington: Fair tonight and
Saturday
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-04

Prof. B. H. Brown, head of the
department Of physics, and chairman
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11
ENTOMBED BY SLIDE
FIFTY MEN KILLED ~ AN AVA.
LANcHE WHILE AT WORK ON
CANADIAN PACIFIC TRACK
Were Engaged In Clearing Tracks
From Previous Slide When Larger
Slide Came Down and swept
Them Into Canyon Below.

Vancouver. u. c. Fifty men who
were engaged In clearing the Canadian
Pacific tracks In Rogers Pass. at the
summit Of the Selklrk range. we're en-
tombcd by an avalanche Saturday
morning Fourteen others injured
have been taken 10 the hospital.
The men were working crew en-.
gagged In clearing away a small slide
which had come down early the pre-.
yious evening They were working a
rotary engine over II when larger
slide came down and carried them to
their death In the canyon below.
AZ hst II was believed that all %
the hundred men engaged were killed
but during the early morning It was
found that many had escaped, and the
death list ~ now placed In the vicinity
of nty The accident occurred near
snowshod one mile west Of Rogers
pass and at the actual summit Of the
sclkirks Seventy i've per cent Of the
dead were white mon. the remainder
Japanese. Conductor Buckley and En-
gincer Phillips Of the work train head
cd by a rotary snow pillow were killed.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11
GREAT LABOR WAR NOW on
Sympathetic Strike In philadelphia
Which Affects a Hundred pin,f.
ent Branches Of Industry.

Philadelphia Between 10000 hnd
$4,000 union workers went ON Hrike
at midnight Friday as had sen
threatened unless the PHILADELPHIA
Rapid Transit company submit b az.
bitration lis differences with ~ em
ployes. one hundred dlnsreht
branches Of industry are affected, hnd
a renewal Of riotlng. In which two men
we're shot. occurred early SATURDAY
morning
Promptly at midnight union orbcs.
tras playing In the leading hotels and
cafes picked mp their instruments md
started for home.
Union cab drivers and chautrir
also abandoned their posts and hhe
hotel and railroad cab and automobllr
service was badly crippled The drIy.
era ~ both taxicab services Ia the
city are members OF a union and re.
fused to take out their machines after
midnight
While the labor leaders are reeciy'
Ing moral support from their fellow
workmon In all parts OF the coutry,
many associations Of employers have
sent letters and kilograms to the Of
hcials OF the Philadelphia Rapid iran
sit company and the city officials CON
mendIDR their poaitlon and ui39
them TO stand firm In their deterHina'
ton not to recognize the union.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11
DECLINES TO SUBMIT PROOFS
Commander Peary Under Contract
Win Publishers and Can Not Com
ply with Committees Request

Washington. - Commander Peary
has declined to submit TO congress
the proofs Of his discovery OF tho
north pole lie sent to the subcom.
mittee " the house committee on ma
val affairs, on Monday the following
statement:
Commander Peary and his friends
say that contracts signed months ago
with his publishers render II lmpossi-
BILE to make his records and scientific
data public now II would not only
subject Peary to heavy damages-a
loss which he cannot meet. having
just eNtrlcated himself from debt In
Cured In connection with his various
expedliions-but It would be breaking
faith with his publishers, which ho
is unwilling to do under any circum.
stances"
After hearing Statements by Repre-
scntauycs llobson OF Alabama and
Moore Of Pennsylvania, urging a con.
gresslonal reward to Poary irrespec.
tive OF the question OF his proofs. the
committee adjourned without taking
action.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK BILL.
Measure Passed by the Senate on
Strictly Party Lines.

Washington. by "a vote Of nifty to
twenty-five. the postal savings bank
bill was passed by the senate late Sat.
urday afternoon. As passed. the
smoot amendment was included. as
also an amendment Of Senator Borah
The Cummins amendment. which
would have confined during times OF
war the Investment OF postal funds In
government securities. was defeated,
ny a vote OF rs to 40.
The bill as passed gives the money
order department In the postofflces Of
the country authority TO accept sums
OF one dollar or more from depositors
and TO deposit these sums In the local
banks. where the money Is to remain
unless withdrawn by the president In
case OF war or other exlgcncles.
Tho control Of the funds IL vested
In a board Of trustees composed Of
the postmaster general. the secretary
OF the treasury and the attorney gen.
eral, Tho aggregate balance allowed
To any dcposilor Is $500, and no per.
son Ii permitted to deposit more than
800 In any one month. The govern
meat Ia saauIssd ho pays2 par cent In
tereat and must exact not less than
2k per cent from the banks. the ex.
ira quarter Of per cent being re
qulred for the payment OF expenses
and losses
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11
Eortune for InaersoIrs widow.

Boston.-After u legal battle that
has dragged through state and feder-
al courts for twenty years, Mrs. Eva
4. lngersoll has received certified
check for Sl95.552. representing a fec
which she claimed was due her hus.
band, the late Robert q. lngersoll, for
breaking the will OF Andrew J. Davis.
a millionaire miner OF Montana. Mr..
lngcrsoll acted as counsel for Henry
A. A. Root and Messrs Cornue, Cum
mings, Palmer and others The pay
mont. which includes interest. was
made by J. II. Layson, administrators
OF the Davis estate. Of Butte, Mont.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11
PASSING OF SENATOR PlATT
Sudden Death Of Noted Republican
Leader Who Had Been Prominent In
state and National Politics.

New York-Thomas Collier Platt,
formerly United states senator from
New York aud for many years ma.
tional figure in Republican politics
died at 3.45 o'clock Sunday afternoon
In the apartment OF MIR and Mrs.
Gustave Adele. from whom he had
rented three rooms for the last four
years. Mrs Adele had been his
nurse.
Or Paul Autcrbridge his physician.
said that the cause ~ death was
chronic aud acute Brghts disease.
The end was startllngly sudden. An
hour before the senator died. his two
sons, Frank and Edward with their
families. and his widowed son. Harry
with the latter's daughter. Charlotte
and son. Sherman. had left the house
after their usual sunday visit
Thomas Collier Plat. tho easy
boss" OF earlier and brighter days
was for many years not only the Re
publican leader OF his state. but fig
IRE In national politics. shoulder to
shoulder with men OF such rank and
reputation as the late Matthew Stan.
ley Quay Of Pennsylvania.
Both were men OF exceptional intel.
lectual attalnments, and both turned
them. with signal success. to party
organization. Quay died stlll a power.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11
Wand cenvIetIon, MOI oIory.

New York-Just so the beef trust Is
punished. Prosecuting Attorney Pierre
Garyen OF Hudson county. New Jer.
sey. does not care whether he gets the
glory or not. MIR. Garyen win go 10
Washington on Monday and while
there will confer with representatives
Of Attorney General Wickersham
While the credit OF indicting the beef
trust falls to Mr., Gayen, II was an
uouneed from his office In Jersey Cit!
that he is willing to give way TO Uncle
Sam and allow the case TO be tried In
the federal courts.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11
John Jaeob Astor seeks settIemen,.

New York.-Colonel Johr Jacob AS
tor readjustod his titles to slu,u.U 1910
worth Of - gilt-edged realty o. Mon
day, The transactions are said to DO
preliminary to the financial settle
ment with his divorced wife. Colonel
Aston took title In his own name to
the Knickerbocker hotel, assessed by
the city at a little above 100000.
but appraised In the market at $1,000
moo. To balance his account with tho
Aston estate, he conveyed to the trus-
tees OF the state property quoted In
the market at about S5,OOO,O0O.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11

Plat outllyed his time and felt him
self in late years out Of touch with
the moving spirit OF events.
In Twenty Years In Congress-"
James G. Blaine described Plat as u
business man Of great personal popu'
larity. lie has an aptitude for pub
lie AFFAIRS and is a man OF strong
influence In his state lie Is no de-
batter, but has strong common sense
and quick Judgment Of men"
Twice In his life Plat was the cen
ter OF the national stage; once when
he resigned with Roscoe Conkllng
from the United States senate and
was Instantly nleknamed ME, Too"
Platt and once when he induced fheo'
doro Roosevelt to run for yice'presi'
dent with Mckinley very much
against Rooseyolt's better judgmen,
Plat WAS born In owego, Tloga
county, n. Y, on July IS, 1888, OF
Puritan ancestry. lie entered Yale
college with the class OF 1919, but
left IN the middle OF his junior year
because OF III health.
ny his first marriage to Ellen Bar
stow OF owego he had three sons
Frank H.. Edward r. and Harry r.
Plat lie had been In feeble health
/ for some years before his death. He
made a second marriage which ended
In the courts, and he was sued by
Mae Wood. formerly clerk In gov
eminent employ for a divorce on the
strength OF third marriage never
proved TO have taken place.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11

Helena, Mont-Louls James long
career as an actor was ended By
death here Sunday morning, following
an attack Of heart failure Saturday
evening just before the curtain Went
mp for a performance OF Henry the
Eighth The body will be shipped
TO Kansas City. The company will
disband and Mrs. James will return
10 kansas City.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11
To Avoid Trade War.

Washington. rhe initial steps were
taken by the United States govern.
ment ON Saturday To avoid trade
war with Canada Charles NJ Peppot,
commercial adviser of the bureau OF
trade relations In the state depart
mont, and Henry c. Emery. chairman
or the tarln board. are IN Ottawa, Can.
ada, and win hold a series M hearings
with similar representatives. OF the
Dominion government to bring about
closer relationship and more friend
ly attitude between the two countries.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11
Says Appropriations Are Increasing.

Washington-Tho forestry reserya,
ton question was discussed and tho
forest service was criticised by Sena-
tor Hepburn Of Idaho on Monday dur
ing consideration OF the agricultural
appropriation bill before the senate.
The measure carries an appropriation
OF S5,7O3,7OO for the forest service, or
about $i0OO,OOO In excess OF the re-
ceipts from the service. Mr., Hepburn
contended that the appropriation WAS
increasing from year to year, where
ls assurance had been given that the
aryice would be selfsustainlng.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11
Shot Three Men.

Scotland Neck. n, C.-Stato Senator
Il, L. Travis and Representative A. p.
Kitchin. brother OF Governor W. W.
Kitchln and Of Congressman Claude
Kltchln. and Deputy sheriff c. W.
Dunn. all OF Halifax county, We're shot
down on the main street OF the town
Friday afternoon by u, Il, Powell.
Travis and Nitchin are seriously aud
Dunn fatally wounded, Powell then
walked to his store, secured a shotgun
aud barrieaded himself In the place.
No eftort was made to arrest him. but
10 surrendered later and is In jail.