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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
Commercial Club Luncheon.

Great interest is being taken in the
weekly luncheon of the Commercial
club to be held this week King APP
ple'' is the subject and the visiting APP
pie men who will be present at the
school this Eek are to be given their
inning. Charles L. Whitney, district
fruit inspector, is to be chairman and
has complete charge of the arrange
ments. E. H. SHEPPARD editor of the
Better Fruit magazine, is to be one OF
the speakers, while R. H. Rice, mana
ger of the Spokane Apple show, is TO
be another speaker. In order to
bring those who do not ordinarily
attend these meetings into the fold,
Mr.. Whitney has chosen H. III. Turner
and J. c. Scott to oppose one another
in bringing in new members to the
luncheon and the losing man is to pur-
chase the dinner for the other. ]. HI.
Morrow is to referee the contest, while
w. A. Ritz, in order to make the
speakers keep to schedule time, has
been appointed timer The speakers
for the occasion are among the best
known in apple circles of this section
of the country, and are able to impair,
knowledge to the local men if any
are
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
Dope PeddIer Found.

China Joe, the notorious dope ped
dler of this city, is again in the city
jail This time he was arrested by
Officer James Martin after that Of
ficer had succeeded in running him
down in the Chinatown district of the
city Quantities of morphine, strych-
nine and cocaine We're confiscated Joe
has been up once before but will pro-
badly be dealt with more severely for
this offense. He was arrested about
four months ago on a similar charge.
Joe is to be given hearing in Judge
McKinney's court at 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
BOOSTING for the West.

Publicity Manager Meacham this
morning received a letter from Miss
Laura Stafford, formerly of TINS CITY,
but now an instructor in the st. Louis,
Mo-, schools, enclosing the names OF
a number of friends deslrous OF reao-
ing Wlalla walla literature. The young
lady closes her letter with the state
mont she has been such an ardent
booster for this city that she has been
given the title, Miss Walla Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
Creek is Swollen.

Mill creek is considerably swollen
TODAY as a result of the heavy rains
and rapidly melting snow in the
mountains the past two days. 1t is
not probable that any damage will re-
sult. however, as the freeze of last
week put a check upon any probability
of a freshet, and permitted water from
the mountains to gradually f1nd It's
way into the streams.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
Streets Are Cleaned.

Streets in the business section of
tho CITY have been Invested of the ac-
emulation of refuse by Street Com
missioner H. H. Champion and his
vorkmen. and the clean pavement is
orca more to be seen. During the re-
cent thaw no action was taken to re-
move the dirt from the paved thor
oughfares. because of the fear that
another freeze would result in danger
70 both pedestrians and animals.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
COLLIER TELLS OF
COMMISSION FORM

Some of the good results obtained
from the commission form of govern
ment were related yesterday by Harry
H. Collier, who was a member of the
improvement club in Tacoma that
started the movement in that city
and obtained this form of rule for the
residents there. Mr.. Collier has been
in Walla Walla acting as judge at
the poultry show for the past week In
speaking of this matter, Mr.. Collier
said:
Tacoma has been trying for twenty
years to get an adequate water supply
but owing to politics and politicians
we have had shortage for years If
our mayor advocated a good gravity
system, the council was ready to play
politics and keep us in the same old
way. When the council got ready to
make the improvements the mayor was
NOT ready as a result the people got
disguised and they commenced to
look around for some system of gov
eminent where the people would be
the voice in such matters. The city
could not do anything for the better
ment of the people without fight be-
tween the executive and the legislative
branch of the government and the pro-
gressive improvement clubs took up
the cry of a business administration
without partisan politics. The charter
of Galveston was first sent for and it
was read to the different clubs, from
this the Des Moines and other chart
ers were looked into. The discussion
of new charter went on for about
two years before any definite action
was taken. The movement took such
Ia hold On the people that when the
matter was sumbitted it carried by an
overwhelming majority.
Revised Charter.
1.-THE South End Improvement club,
one VI the largest III tHes city Was liO
first to take a definite action. A res
olution was passed that the club have
petitions printed and circulated call
ing for committee of fifteen to re-
wise the charter These petitions were
put into the hands of all clubs that
had passed resolutions endorcing the
movement also into the hands of the
Central improvement body which was
composed of three delegates from all
officiating clubs.
/ ''The Central Improvement club is
a body composed of a membership
from all clubs. They are not supposed
to initiate legislation but they car
endorse any movement (other than
politics) that might come from any OF
the clubs. They can submit things tt
the different clubs through their dele
gates. This body cannot endorse any
one for Office but can recommend
names to the different clubs for Their
endorsement"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
Long, Hard Run.

Both fire departments were given a
long, hard run yesterday afternoon at
5 o'clock when an alarm was turned
streets A burning fiue was the cause
of the excitement, and no damage
was done
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
Buried Today.

Funeral services over the remains
of Paul Montgomery, who died last
Saturday night of heart failure, on
the Reser ranch, where he was en-
ployed as cook, were held this morn
ing at 10 o'clock from the undertak-
ing parlorS of MacMartin and COM
pany. Rev. John LIE COrnu offlclat-
ed, interment being in the city ceme-
terry
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
Licenses Are Sold.

Because the stock of dog license tags
has been exhausted, Poundmaster w.
c.. Gates has called all operations off
until "a new consignment can be re-
ceived. City Clerk Hart originally
ordered another $50 of the tags, but
these have all been disposed of, and
another order has been placed. AS
soon as these arrive the dog catcherS
will continue their operations. Last
year the total sale of license tags
amounted only to PIP.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
Petty Larceny Charge.

Information charging Reinhold Har-
us and Fred IZitt with stealing grain
to the value Of SIS from the W. P.
Reeser ranch, was filed in the justice
court this morning following the search
warrant issued against these two men.
The hearing will be held soon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
More Rain Coming.

Although the deficiency for the
month was considerably reduced by
the precipitation of yesterday and
last night, totalling % hundredths of
an inch, Weather Observer Grover
forecasts rain for tonight and tomor-
row, with cooler temperature. The
mercury yesterday reached the high
est point since November 29, the max
imum having been 81 degrees The
velocity of the wind was "a miles an
hour
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
Funeral This Afternoon.

The funeral of Mrs. Agnes F. Shat
ter who died last Saturday night OF
senile decay, was held this afternoon
at . o'clock from the residence, 124
Whitman street Rev. Emil Bertho'd
and Rev Brooks officiated, interment
being in the Masonic cemetery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
HoIdino His Own.

Although his condition was reported
loot night to be critical, but slight
hones being entertained for his re-
oorerv the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
orick Rocker, 500 West Poplar street,
,rbo is i'll with typhoid fever, is today
holding his own. The boy has been
N for the past two weeks, and last
reeI, his condition was dangerous.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
DisorderIy Conduct.

Charged with disorderly conduct,
Joe Emch was arrested last night by
Officer George Rolf, and given lodging
in the city Jail. He was held until
this morning, when he was released
from custody.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
BuiIdinu a Barn.

building permit by Inspector William
Metz for the erection at 32S Whitman
street of a barn, which will cost $3.50.
eral weeks.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24

kins and a host of others. For the
other five positions one can not count
the candidates on his fingers and toes"
Mr.. Collier, left this morning for
COlfaX, where he went to judge the
Whitman County Poultry show.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
Leaves for Oregon.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Andrews and chill
dren, GIG Balm street, left yesterday
afternoon for Baker City, Ore, where
they will make their home. Mr.. An
drews for several years past has been
q Iinotvpe operator on the Evening
Statesman, but has secured similar
position On the Baker City Herald.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
Election April Fifth.

"The election for a new government
will take place the 9Th day of April.
From present indications there will be
the largest list of candidates ever
submitted to a people. Every man can
be a candidate by getting petition
signed by twenty-five voters. IT at
the first election no one receives
majority vote, then those two highest
will run over at another election to be
held two weeks from the date of the
first election.
There has been talk in Tacoma or
having the civic bodies endorse GER
tain men for the different positions as
commissioners but that movement
failed for the reason that the clubs de-
cided that it was not good policy for
them to go on record favoring any
man or set of men. This will leave
the people free to elect whom they
please. If the voters are wise they
will have a chance to select the pest
men in Tacoma to carry on their
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
Council Cbeys Will of People.

after a large petition was submit
ted to the city council with nearly
enough names to make it mandatory,
the council saw the hand writing on
the walr' and caned for the election
of the fifteen free holders as was ask
ed for by the clubs. This body of men
were nominated in a mass meeting
called by the improvement clubs and
at the election every man nominated
by the clubs were elected. The Free
holders met daily and conferred right
along with the members of the club
and they finally submitted a new char
ter to the people that will give Tacoma
the commission form or government In
which there will be five commissioners
and city controller. One of the COM
missioners files and runs as the mayor.
"The freeholders committee read
many new charters that have been
adopted by the cities who have COM
mission forms Of government and they
found that Colorado Springs, Colorado,
had the latest up-ro-now government
and many provisions of that city's
charter were adopted by Tacoma. The
controller part of the Tacoma charter
might be termed the Tacoma PLAN
1t was decided that the man who had
the check on the cfty's business
should be a man who was not under
obligation to any one on the commits
sion but that he should only be re-
sponsible to the people. The recall, in
itative and referendum was adopted
After May first all franchises will have
to come before the people. AN OF the
direct legislation features of the char
ter are made easy as it takes only
small petition to bring about new
legislation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24

municipal business for the next two
years.
Among the reading candidates men
toned for mayor are Former Mayor A.
Former City Treasurer Chas. d. At
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24
TOWN TOPICS
Leaves for the South.

" T. Dice left this afternoon for
an extended business and pleasure
,.ist in savannah, Georgia
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24

The very offer that may mean
great advantage to you may be here
day and gone tomorrow, snappe0
I'D by a more watchful CRASHES
reader.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-24

If you want to buy or sell. see FOX
Rooms 8 and 4, Barrett Building.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
BIG Arena IS PLANNED
Pavilion to Seat 30, 900 Now
Talked Of for Jeffries-
johnson Bout.
.HERGET IS LEADING SPIRIT
Police Commissioner of Frisco Try
ing to Raise Capital for
Structure.

San Francisco, Feb. pa great
fight pavilion capable of holding $4,000
people, located at Twelfth and Market
streets. will stage the Jeffries-Johnson
fight next July IL plans of the promo
tiers and Supervisor Herget are carried
out.
Herget, who used to be known as
young MITCHELL" and who was cham
pion lightweight here for several years,
is the leading spirit in the board of SUI
pervisors and it is mainly due to hrs
influence that TEX" Rickard and Jack
Gleason have been able to secure the
Broadway clubs permit for July and
hold the fight in this city.
Herget has been actively canvassing
for an arena suitable to hold the great
crowd that will wish to see this fight,
and he is confident that he has stimu-
lated several capitalists to point of
engaging in building a pavilion which
could also be used for conventions.
Despite the fact that the police COM
missioner and Jack Gleason havesgone
ahead to plan for the fight. Tex Rick
ard has not vet been convinced and he
still talks of inspecting other sites. The
Nevada promoter has let it be known
that Gleason Berger and himself will
inspect q site at Santa Cruz next sun
day. The place Is located seventy miles
from here, but Is reasonably accessible
at that.
That there is method in Richard s
reasoning and in his continued holding
off in naming the place for the fight is
taken to mean that he is going to carry
out the bluff as much as he can in
order not to be bound up by any prom
ises to local politicians who usually
make little spending money when
ever a fight permit is issued. There have
already been some talk of hold-ups.
and Richard has privately stated that
before he will stand for touch" he
will take the fight outside of the city
limits where protection is less ex-
pensive.
Followers of the sport, however. are
positively certain that the fight will
come off inside the limits, and the arena
kproposed will probably be a reality
neither or not it viii be permanent
notaer uuBstsou, Tha city needs
fssxs-s 49, t.tat 4 bltf49jr0 to seal
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
MAROONS MEET
NORTHWESTERN

Freshmen of Northwestern university
and the University of Chicago will hold
a dual track meet tonight in the new
gymnasium at Evanston Northwestern
will enter Thorsen in the distance runs.
Thorsen won from the pick of the Cen
trail Y. NJ. C. A in the mile and the
two-mile runs week ago. In the
other events the Methodist school is
putting its faith in Clark in the high
Jump, Davey in the pole vault, Schwarz
in the hurdles and Scanlon and Cum
ufngham in the dasheS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
IRELAND BOUT
FOR PACKEY

Word from Eddie McGoorty. the Osh-
kosh fighter, who is in ireland meeting
all corners in the middleweight class.
is to the effect that Packey Mcfarland
probably will meet Joe Fletcher at
Dublin early in March According to
McGoorty, there is little prospect of a
Welsh Mcfarland fight. as the British
champion insists that the battle take
place at Mountain Ash. Wales, while
Packey declares he will not meet Fred
dy any place except before the National
Sporting of London, where he would
be permitted to weigh in at 135 pounds
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
ABE ATTELL
L|CKS NEIL
LAST NIGHT

New York, Feb. 25.-Abe Attell made
q chopping block of frankie Nell in
their ten-round bout last night at the
Longacre A. C. Neil has hit the tobog
gan at a furious gait The former star
was missing in his old time wanop and
his ability to block. In consequence
Attell pounded Neil for thirty minutes
at will without material results. The
only knockdown occurred In the last
period. Attell swung q hard left to
Neil's jaw and he dropped for the
count of four. Put him OUT cried the
crowd. He's doing his best replied
Neil, while reclining on the canvass.
Attelrs showing was anything but
that of a champion. He was slow in
delivery and his footwork was anything
but like the Atteli OF old.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
NAY DUPLICATE
SAUCER" HERE

Los Angeles, Feb. 25.-F f. Mosco-
vics. builder Of the Los Angeles saucer
track to be opened in April with big
automobile speed meeting. started to-
day for Chicago. where he proposes to
duplicate the local motordrome He is
said to be working on the scheme in
cooperation with Barney Oldfield and a
company composed of automobile race
promoters
While IN Chicago Moscovics will offer
inducements to- aviators and inventors
TO come here for experiments at series
of aerial meetings planned for the near
future.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
SCRAPPER KLAUS
SIGNS ARTICLES

Pittsburg, Pa. Feb. 25.-Frank Klaus
late last evening signed articles to box
six rounds with Stanley Ketche1 here
March 10 at weight unknown, though
the articles call for $50 pounds rfngside.
The fight had practically been called off
yesterday over what seemed an anus
ing Interpretation of ring rules by
Direotor-of Public Safety NORM, who
stipulates that the men shall be exam
ined and weigh in ct least twenty-four
hours before they enter the ring. It
means that in this case. at least. ring
side weight lis twenty -four hours be-
fore" The men will weigh in twenty
four hours ahead.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
QUAKERS LIKELY TO
GET TRACK GAMES

Boston. Feb. 25.-"IIarvard will ask
none of the colleges to vote in behalf
OF the Stadium for the next intereol-
iegiate track games" said Graduate
Manager Barcelon today in discussing
the annual meeting of the Intercol-
leglate Association in New York today
and Saturday. 1t is generally expected
IN Cambridge 1t is generally expected
held on Franklin field under the man
agement of the Unive rsity of Pennsyl-
vania, the executive committee having
voted in favor of that place.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
JEFF HALTS TRAFFIC
Natives Give Him Great
Reception.

Los Angeles. Feb. 25.-Traffc was
held at a standstill for thirty minutes
yesterday in the main street of this
city when James J. Jeffries, returning
from his triumphal tour of the United
states sought to enter a bank and de-
post his earnings. Cars were brought
to a halt and the police were power
less to cope with the mass of humanity
that fought to gain a glimpse of the
man who is down to meet Jack john
son for the worlds heavyweight cham
pionship on July A.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
NELSON MAY
FIGHT IN APRIL
Battler Says He Will Box
Thompson As Rounds.

Reno, New, Feb. 25.-Battling Nelson,
who, accompanied by his brother Ar
thur and Manager Robinson, passed
through Reno ye~terday en- route to
Chiago. said that he would meet "Cy-
clone" Thompson in a forty five-round
fight at San Francisco the last week
in April or the first week in May
Robinson said that the fight would
be held in the new Auditorium. which
will be constructed for that purpose.
Louis Blot will promote the fight, For
NAL announcement of the Nelson
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
OLDFTEID HURT
IN BRAWL
Struck by Wine Bottle in
Hot Springs Resort.

Hot Springs. Ark, Feb. 25.-Barney
O1dfield, daredevil American auto speed
pilot, was not seriously injured early
yesterday morning when struck over
the eye with a wine bottle during a
fight with w. b. Wertheim in brawi
in an uptown grill. The flying glass
cut small artery in the left temple
which caused Oldfield to bleed profusely
and led to the rumor that his left eye
had been so damaged that he might not
again engage in the racing game Old
field. Wertheim and party had been
celebrating over having won large wag-
ers on the Wolgast end of the fight of
the night before The belligerents had
been friends, and the fight was pro-
voked by trivial affair.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
DUFFY EXPECTS
TO BRING GOOD
TEAM APRIL Ia
MANAGER HUGH DUFFY.

The Sox look good to me. We
start full of hope, anyhow, and that
is a lot. l am not making any pre-
dictions, for we realize we have to
show Chicago something, but it
looks as If we have the material to
make a good team. This trip is to
he 1eS asae q workout ard II we
% net show up On April WITH 2
real aasassal1nelszas WILL ~ sEl4NaG
10 shanls1Af IN tna hiama
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
ADMITS HIS
WIND MUST Be BETTER
Former Champion Seeks
:; :; !; = =

fhs dig ssha,s7T1ssss nssnanced that be
hab cone horne TOR : few days rest
but the recreation induaesa In 81 IS s
by Jenries would De 80.
ordinary man as the hardest kind of
manual labor.
Following his interesting experience
of Wednesday. when he was all but torn
to rags by Spring street crowds in their
anxiety to get within speaking distance
of the great heavyweight, Jim decided
to spend today In what he termed peace
and quietness. Accordingly he put in
the morning saving and cording euca-
lyptus logs and in the afternoon rode
over his Burbank ranch, where he filled
in the remainder of the day looking
over his broad San Fernando valley
acres
When local sporting men visited the
Jeffries home on Cypress avenue during
the morning they found Jim working a
crosscut saw through a big log while
the elder Jeffries sat nearby in sober
judgment upon his famous sons labors.
First pair of pants I've had in six
months that fit me- said the big fell
| low, as he pointed to the snug way that
the old pair of black trousers settled
about his waist. Had these pants
| made something like eight years ago.
Had to throw them away so long ago
I had forgotten them. They fit me like
| a glove now. Guess that proves that
I've worked all the extra fat off,
| A young man who had volunteered
| to push the other end of the saw
against Jeffries was red of face and he
was putting like a runaway horse.
/ An interesting feature of the back
yard show was when Jim picked up q
heavy log fully eight feet long and g
foot thick and tossed it against the
fence several feet distant as easily as
| though he We're handling sapling
There isn't a thing in the worlG
| bothering me now It's only a MATES
| of training 70 my wind. I've got evey
thing else, said Jeffies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-25
PHILLIES START
ON TRAINING TRIP

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 25.-The menu
hers of the Philadelphia Nationa llea que
baseball clu b left here yesterday for
Southern Pines, N c., for their spring
training. The team will remain there
about q month There are thirty five
men in the party.