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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-12

KNEW GRAFT

WASHINGTON, March .h2.-Chief
ton service, continued his testimony
today before the Ballinger congress
sional committee and related the in
terviews he had with Ballinger where
in he defended the reclamation SER
vice from the criticisms of the secre-
ing was small and little interest was
shown.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-12
To Start Work.

Announcement was made today by
x. Case, of the Rich & Harris Con-
struction company, that work on the
paving of East Rose and North Pa
louise streets would be taken up Mon
day morning. This Wark was delayed
by bad weather several months ago,
and recently the council granted an
be completed as soon as the new sew
er line is laid.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-12
harvard Teachers
In Meeting Today

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 12.-
achievements and Shortcomings of
the American College, was the general
topic Of discussion at the annual meet
ing of the Harvard Teachers Associa-
ton at the university today The COM
mittee on educational progress, OF
which James E. Downey, of the High
school of commerce, is chairman, pre-
sented an important report this morn
noon the principal speakers are Prof.
J. NICK. Cattell, Of Columbia, and Prof.
A. Ross Hill, of the University of Mis-
souri,
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Women Injured.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 12.-Sev-
eral women were injured some seri-
ously, in a fire that destroyed three
apartment houses, several stores, ba-
kerry and a restaurant here today A
number Of thrilling rescues were made.
The damage is 100000.
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derous machines. Coach Williams and
most of the big fasteners never liked
the new game and they are now to I'M
do the work Of reform that has been
accomplished.
coach Stage accepted the new rules
in good spirit and developed the new
game wonderfully at the University Of
Chicago. Illinois and Wisconsin did
their best in the same direction, but
Minnesota chung ,stubbornly to the old
idea, and that the Gopher coach wants
to retrograde is shown by his favor
of restricting the forward pass to back
of the line of scrimmage, and to re-
ducing from 10 to seven yards the dis
lance required to be gained in three
successive downs out in the field, and to
five yards within 25 yards of the goal
line.
while these opponents of the mod
ern scientific game cry out their de-
sire for reformation, they are simply
and plainly trying to put the game
back where it was five years ago. An
other proposal of Coach Williams is his
demand that the first man to receive
the ball after it is snapped back may
run anywhere with it, without running
five yards out before crossing the
scrimmage line. This would put pre-
MUM On giant quarterbacks and allow
four big men to plunge into the line
with a smash, wedge or momentum
play. All the small colleges of the coun-
try should protest.
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Fasteners Unfair
Says Wisconsin ~"

ST. PAUL, March 11-Dr. Charles
Mccarthy, assistant football coach at
the University of Wisconsin, in an in
terview, charges that Coach Harry Will
liams, of the University Of Minnesota,
is leagued with the ''big eastern" uni
versities to reform the gridiron game
backward and place it where it was
in the disgraceful days of the muir
derous old smashing style of play.
Mccarthy has started a movement
to send Head Coach Tom! Barry, of
Wisconsin, east to protest against re.
stricting the forward pass and shorten.
ing the distance which a team shall be
required to advance in three plays or
downs" without losing the ball.
DR.. Mccarthy charges that the foot.
ball rules committee is not acting
square,
1.-THE big colleges have had a hard
time of it during the last few years.
he says, because of the new rules.
Many times big teams have been de-
feated by smaller, lighter, but more
brainy elevens The great university
that could pick out giants in weight
could always win against the colleges
that had to make their teams from
lighter men, so long as beef rather
than brain counted in football
when the forward pass and open
play were brought in by revision of the
rules the mass plays became passe,
and light teams prevailed against pom
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-12
Car Strikes Team.

One Of the street cars on the city
Park line this morning brushed four
horse *eam of the Rich & Harris Con-
stru ction company on Isaacs avenue,
knocking several of the animals to the
ground, and cutting one quite severe
ly on the front shoulder. A collis-
sion was narrowly averted, but as it
it, the construction company will be
inconvenience fer some time because
of the injury to one of the horses.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-12
Another Test Run.

The fire department from the GEN.
trail station was called out at 2:30
this afternoon by an alarm turned in
frox box Alb, Sixth street and Reese
avenue, the run being test for the
auto, which has replaced the chemical
at the central station. The run was
made in excellent time, adding to the
opinionion of citizens and city officials
to the merit of the apparatus.
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PauIhan to Fight.

NEW YORK, March 12.-Mons. Louis
Paulhan, whose aeroplane flights in
this country will lend today unless he
succeeds in upsetting the injunction
recently gained by the Wright broth
ers, announces that he will not leave
taken an appeal in his case and he
hopes still to be able to keep engange-
ments to fly in New York.
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Petition Filed.

John Kirkman has filed petition in
the superior court asking that he be
appointed guardian of the person and
estate of Ruth Lucille Lehman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Lehman, who
were killed in the snow slide in the
Cascade mountains Mr. Lehman left
a life insurance policy of $4,000 to his
daughter and has personal property
to the value of $500 and real property
of the rental value of 5000 per year.
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COMMISSIONERS
Continued From Page One.)

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chises to the company on county roads,
because they believed that the county
roads belonged to the farmers. They
gave the land in the first place ana
paid taxes which kept them in order,
and therefore had a right to the entire
road.
Jacob Myers then told of what had
been done in Ohio on these same lines
Some company there had built country
lines years ago and now they were so
unsatisfactory that the legislature had
ordered the company to tear them up
from the individual property owners.
He said that such a condition was not
desired here.
Ninety per cent of the farmers
said Mr.. Myers, "are undoubtedly in
favor of electric roads in the county,
all recognizing the benefits to the peo
pie at large, but we do not want them
put on the roads, thereby spelling the
grading of those roads, and inconvien-
encing the farmers in their teaming and
having such experiences as the farm
ers OF Ohio are now having"
Mr.. Evans and Mr. LaBudde also
spoke along the same lines, that the
farmers did not want franchises grant
ed on the county roads. On being re-
questioned by one of the commission
e.s, the company's attorneys admitted
that the one privilege they were asking
that had not been already practically
granted, was that no time limit be set
on the franchise. This undoubtedly
shows that the new management of the
desires to have sure, per-
manent franchises.
This seems to be the policy of Bylles-
by & Company in the whole transac-
ton. They are going through all the
land abstracts of the corpora
ton, and are getting a clear line on just
what rights the company has and just
where they stand in regard to all fran
chises, those already granted and those
The attorneys for the company ex-
planned in detail, with the use of a
wall map of the company's lines, that
they were asking for no extensions into
the country. 1t was simply an aggrega-
tim of the records into one They were
DESTROYS of building no lines excepting
trolley lines and these only into the
already plated additions or districts,
and that any extension into the county
outside of the city limits was only into
already plated tracts that would in
the course of year or two be admitted
INTO the city.
The farmers delegation then an
nc unced that they had little objection
to such a move although if the lines
extended into the country roads, they
would be opposed unless the Corpora
ton obtained rights-of- from in
dividual property owners.
The main reason the farmers object
to granting such franchises was en-
b, died in Mr.. Evans remarks, that
the Sc large corporations after they had
secured the rights, had little or no
re gard for the peoples feelings land
bu:lt as they pleased on almost any
grade.
The chief counsel of the company,
Ernest w. Hardy, of Portland, then
stated that the company would take
every precaution to make their lines
as satisfactory as possible to the far
r1ers, and that they could be regulated
after the franchise was allowed.
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Bishop Found Dead.

TRENTON, N. j., March 12.-Bishop
Henry Spellmeyer, Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, of ST. Louis, was
found dead in his apartments in the
hotel here today of heart disease. He
of the New Jersey conference. He was
born in New York. in 1S47.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-12
Committed Suicide.

PITTSBURG, March 12.-Thomas
Mclaughlin, brotherinlaw of Presi-
dent Taft committed suicide by shoot
ing, according to the coroner today.
Laughlin's death occurred yesterday
hemorrhage'' as the cause. Laughlin
has been i'll for several months.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-12
MilIionaires Arrested.

ST. LOUIS, March 12-Warran''
for the arrest of Ex-Governor Da'iu
Francis, ex-Judge Henry Priest aiO
Alfred Clifford, James Allen, and JOHN
Scullen, millionaires, will be issued u
day. The men are charged with ha'
ing failed to make personal tax
turns.
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Packers association, said to be back
of the movement.
Offices Are Moved.

The offices of the Baumeister-P Paxton
company were moved today from the
Baker Boyer bank building to the Of
flee of Lorenzen & Cope, just above
the Baker building are now being va
Gated to permit workmen razing the
block preparatory to the erection of
an eighth story building.
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Roosevelt Homeward Bound.

NEW YORK, March 1.-TWO buck
gemboks, captured by the Roosevelt
party arrived here today enroute to
Chicago, where they will be served at
the banquet to be given to President
Taft by the Irish Fellowship club next
Thursday night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-12
Vancouver Games.

Victoria, B. c., March 12-lndoor
track and fled championships of van
couver Island, the first of the KIM
ever held, will be decided here this
evening The entry list includes tne
best athletes of the province.
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Gamers May Form Trust.

HART, Mich, Mar. ia combina-
ton of all the vegetable and fruit
Gamers of the central west, number
ing about 1850, is alleged to be under
w r. Roach, of this
city, is president of the Western
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-12
Fairbanks Party Homeward Bound.

LONDON, March 12-Former Vice
President and Mrs. Fairbanks sailed
for New York on the Mauretania today,
starting the final jaunt of their trip
around the world during which they
have been royalty entertained.
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lens connected with the physical VAL
uation of all railroads engaged in in
terstate business will be definitely
decided tonight by a debate between
the orators of Bates college and the
College of the City of New oYrk.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-12

involving plants in that part OF the.
state and at Lewiston, Idaho, and Eu-
gene, and Albany, Ore, will mean the
investment by the Electric Bond &
Shares company of $12,000,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-12

railroad bill drawn by Wickersham, IS
generally supposed today to have been
the result of long conference between
the president and Senators Aldrich and
Crane, at the Whitehouse late yester-
day.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-12
Chances Must Stop

WASHINGTON, March 1Z.-That
President Taft has delivered an ulti-
matum against further changes in the
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WEATHER FORECAST.

For Walla Walla and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Sunday.
For Washington: Fair tonight and
Sunday, except showers near the coast
easterly winds.
Weather Conditions.
The area Of high pressure still over
lies the Pacific slope, resulting in con-
tinued fair weather in this section.
Other high areas covering the greater
portion of the country are producing
unusually fair weather conditions and
clear skies over nearly the while of
the United States. A disturbance on
the south Atlantic coast is attended by
precipitation near the middle and south
Atlantic coasts. A low area passing
eastward through western Canada is at
too high latitude to result in precipi-,
tation at any reporting station. Mild
temperatures are the rule throughout
the country; it is warmer in Montana
and the Dakotas. The indications are
for continued fair weather in this vi
entity over Sunday.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
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To Debate Railways.

LEWISTON, Me-, March 12.-Prob-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-23
WILL SPEND TEN DAYS
IN REAL CAMP WORK
Virginia Troops to Leave Next Week for Encampment at
Gettysburg-Plans for the Trip.

Infantrymen and artilierymen, Vir-
ginia Volunteers. in Richmond and
throughout the State. are on the qui
vive for the big eneampment which
begins next week at Gettysburg. GEN
eral orders covering the movement of
the troops OF the Old Dominion have
been issued by Adjutant General Will
liam Wilson Sule.
In the arTnories OF the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues. Richmond How
tiers and First Battalion, First Infan-
try. preparations are being rushed for
the start to the historic battlefield in
Pennsylvania, where the summer ma
neuvers will be held on an elaborate
ssale. 1t Is said that it will excel
anything which the War Department
has ever undertaken during times Of
peace.
Either during the afternoon or
night of June 80 the various COM
mands of the Richmond militia will
board special trains OF the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railway. The route will be from here
to Buena Vista, Hagerstown. Gettys-
burg. 1t Is hoped to reach the camp
site early on the morning of July /.
Ten strenuous days of mimic war
fare will follow, and the Virginians
will join in with National Guards
men from all Of the Middle Atlantic
States. Regulars from Eastern army
posts have also been ordered to par
ticipate in the war game.
The Virginia field artillery will ship
their heavy equipment to Gettysburg
an dwill be provided with horses upon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-23
NOT FOUND GUILTY
BUT UNDER BOND
Negro Girl Who Tried to Poison
Child Freed as Result of
Postmortem,

Carrie Pryor, the little negro girl
who attempted to poison the infant
child OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Matthews,
2b04 Park avenue, was acquitted OF
the charge of attempted murder in
police court Thursday, but was placed
under bond In the sum of $500 for her
good behavior for twelve months. Her
father. Tom Pryor, an aged negro, be-
came her bondsmafl.
The post-mortem showed that the
child died from tuberculosis OF the
lungs and intestines. thus relieving
the nurse of the charge of attempted
murder. Notwithstanding the fact that
she admitted having tried to pour car
bolic acid down the throat Of the sick
baby.
The mother and father Of the negro
girl say that she has been mentally
unbalanced for a number OF years.
There is no place In Virginia for
tdiotic children, and she was just
placed under security, which was fur
nished. Her father, though. promised
he would not allow her 20 work ~
. nurse for any other family,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-23
FAIL To DECIDE
ON STEAM ROLLER
Sub Streets Committee to Hold
Second Meeting to Consider
PROPOSITIONS.

No steam roller was chosen by the
subcommittee on streets at the meet
ing Wednesday night.
The members having an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 to spend on a ma
chine to be used in improving thor
oughfares in the east end of the city
met to consider which Of the various
makes would best answer the required
purposes. yeritable hodge podge
resulted.
Representatives from every known
make of steam roller appeared before
the members, all declaring positively
that their particular machine was the
best. that and that TO buy any other
make would prove an irreparable mis-
take. The prices of the various ma
chimes whose merits were SO enthus-
iastically presented range from $500
to $500.
The matter viii be considered again
Thursday afternoon at AIS O'Clock
when another meeting has been
called The committee members hope
to arrive at definite decision.
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the groom is pastor of several
churches.
Dunaway--Harris.
Miss Lula Harris, daughter of MT
II. n. Harris, of sos Ia West Mar
shall street, left Thursday morning
for Newport News, accompanied by
her father and sister, Miss Ethel Har-
ris. She will be married to Mr.. =
J. Dunaway. of Bellies Fountain. o.,
in, Newport News at 2:3o o'clock
Thursday afternoon, the Rev. Il. e.
Darst offlciating. The bride wore q
blue travelling suit. with hat and
gloves to match.
After an extended bridal tour, they
will be at home after July Z in Bellies
Fountain, o.
Personals.
Mrs Poitiaux Robinson and Miss
Martha Robinson, OF SIS LIZ West
Franklin street, will leave Thursday
night for New York. from whence
they will sail for Europe on satur-
day. The will go to oberammergau
for the Passion Play.
Miss Angus. Of Grove avenue, Will
20 to Charlottesville to attend the
summer session Of the University.
DIR. Hugh Taylor, who has been VS.
ing relatives In Berryville, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Michigan and Miss Margaret
Michigan are guests of Mrs. Robert a.
Buckner in Roanoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. W. Gibson
and tn. Misses Gibson are spending
some time at their cottage at the
Warm Springs, Va.
Mrs. ]. c. Turner, of stanton, Is
here with her niece. Miss Annaoeie
Barksdaie, who has been quite SICK
DIR. J. Y. bowman recently speh'
geveral days IN Fredericksburg.
Mrs. Stafford Parker has gone te
TIaYnpstead, Va, where she VIII oe
the guest of her sister, Mrs. william
J. Wallace, for month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Churchill l.. fount
will spend a part of the summer
Biddeford Pool, Maine.
Mrs. Stuart Bowe has returned u
Richmond after spending month
Virginia Beach.
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STOCKHOLDERS TO
VOTE ON MERCER
Union of Commerce and Trusts
and Capitol Savings Banks
to Be Acted On.
CONSOLIDATION ASSURED
Officers of Both Institutions Will
Retain Positions, 1t is
Stated.

Stockholders of the Bank OF COM
merce and Trusts have been called
TO meet at p M. July 1 to vote
on the question whether this oank ana
the Capitol Savings Bank shall con-
solidate on terms which have been
already practically outlined. That the
two banks will consolidate is said to
be a foregone conclusion. in view OF
the fact that the directors of the Bank
of Commerce and Trusts, which owns
ajority of the stock OF the other
institution, have ratified the plan or
consolidation. No date has yet been
get, II is stated. for meeting OF the
stockh olders OF the Capitol Savings
in connection with the proposition,
although 1t is presumed that they will
meet the same day.
Officers to Retain Jobs.
Under the terms outlined. officers
OF both banks will retain their posi-
tons; that is, offices will be created
for those who would otherwise not be
provided for. with the two banks
merged into one.
| Increase of capital stock of the
Bank of Commerce and Trusts from
| $500. 900 to $500. 1000 is the chief prop
osition upon which the stockholders
of this bank will act in connection
with the merger according to notices
sent out.
| Another question to be considered
| Is the matter of quarters for the
greater bank. Both banks at pres
emit are located on the ground floor of
the Mutual building facing Main
street. the Bank of Commerce and
Trusts being located on the corner.
| and the other bank several doors
from the corner. 1t Is said to be like
ly, however, that the quarters of the
Bank of Commerce and Trusts will
! be selected on account of its OBJ
viously more advantageous location.
To Pay Three Per Cent.
/ Present depositors of the Capitol
Savings, the bank that pays four per
! cent" win continue to draw this
rate of interest, 1t is stated. while
new depostors after consolidation will
draw only three per cent, the rate
prescribed b ythe Clearing House, OF
which the Bank of Commerce and
Trusts Ia member.
/ Officers of the Bank of Commerce
and Trusts are Oliver j. Sands, presi-
dent: A. r. Holiday. vice-president
/ Charles A. Peple secretary and
cashier.
Officers of the Capitol Savings are
John Garland Pollard, president
Jonathan Bryan. president; Rob.
ert NJ Kent. Jr., cashier; H. @. Proc.
tor, assistant cashier.
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arrival. Special arrangements for this
have been made by the government.
The cost to the State will thus be
materially reduced. The War Depart
rnent has spent vast sum to larry
out its plans. The cost of the en-
campment to Virginia will be about
$4,000. OF this $4,000 will be con-
sumed in transportation.
The lighting" will not be over the
battlefield that turned the tide OF the
Civil War. since most OF it has been
turned into a national park. and ma
neuvers such as have been planned
would seriously tear ii UP, Nearby.
however. Uncle Sam has leased hum
dreds of acres of cleared territory.
and over them the roar of cannonad-
ing and rattle of rifles will awaken
the echoes of Little Round Top, Gem
etery Ridge and Bloody Angle, silent
this half century, while the cries of
the peaceful combatants will resound
over the rolling ground like the grand
old rebel yell OF Pickett's heroic band.
According to general orders, all of
the tonnage of the Virginia troops will
be shipped here, and forwarded at
once to Gettysburg.
Khaki will be worn exclusively, al
though officers will be permitted TO
don olive drab when not in COM
mand.
Infantry and artillery officers are
well aware of the fact that the militia
is not what IL used to be. The Of
ficers' schools for instruction, held al
Petersburg and Fort Riley. Kan, cas-
lily showed those who are honoTed
with commissions that their work al
most equals that of the regulars.
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vived the ordeal beautifully with the
air of bountiful supply Of fans.
On one side of the hall sat the i'm
perial guard. which was nothing less
than bevy of young ladies with for
midable looking spears. representing
the six Richmond hives.
Forty initiates comprised the class
that made the trip over the red-hot
sands to the mystic portals of the
order. the degree work being done by
thirty-six ladies OF the local hives.
Prizes were awarded AZ follows:
Unity Hive, or Richmond. for largest
class In line, $40; Norfolk delegation,
for largest attendance. $40: Berkeley
Hive, for largest class initiated, IS.
Misa Eta M. England. State com
mander, was In charge at the rally