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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-15

Mr.. Humphrey was speaking as the
guest of honor at dinner of the as
ISOLATION.
Our mails" he said, "our diplomatic
correspondent, our ammunition and
our guns are sent to the islands in Jap
janese vessels. We are spending $780,
100000 year to improve our rivers
and harbors, largely for the benefit of
foreign subsidized ships. We are spen-
ding hundreds of millions to build the
Panama canal, and when 1t is finished
it will be almost wholly Tor the bene-
fit of foreign nations.
Prey Upon American Commerce.
Both upon the Atlantic and Pacific
combinations Of foreign capital are
Ireying upon American commerce. Up
on the Pacific ocean is a trust called
the Ship Owners international union.
representing more than 100000 tons
practically all the foreign sail tonnage
ION the Pacific ocean. Composed of
English, German and French ships, IT
makes no attempt to conceal its OBJ
jects. It's declared purpose is to raise
freight rates from American ports.
Immediately after it's formation the
vanced more than 400 per cent.
There is not a more eXacting and
cold blooded trust on land or sea. 1t
raises and lowers at will. 1t promises
rebates to those who patroniZe it for
"a year or more, but it demands full
payment first. Then if the shipper
patronizes another line the rebate is
withheld. 1t so controls the situation
that it actually compelled American
ships to return from South Africa to
this country in ballast
Scores English Firm.
ION the Atlantic ocean the manage
ment of this trust is dictated by the
great English firm of Lamport and
Holt. I'm sympathy with them works
Herr Balm of Germany. 1t might be
well to remember that this same Bal
lin came to this country a few years
ago when legislation was pending to
assist our merchant marine and gave
ont an elaborate statement advising
the people against such action
When that legislation was defeated
the representatives of these combina-
tons met in Europe with Herr Balm
as their guiding genius and celebrated
that defeat by raising freight rates
between the ports of the United States
and Europe so per cent
This is the same Herr BALM whose
company, when war was declared with
Spain, voluntarily withdrew two of it's
fastest vessels and sent them to Spain
to sink, burn and destroy American
commerce If these corporations were
within our jurisdiction we would have
their representatives on their way to
Jail within 80 days, but they are be-
yond our laws.
1--WE have no ships to compete with
them and the tribute We must pay to
them is measured only by their greed"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-15

ed next Friday night by the sopho-
more class of Whitman college, was
written by Henry Guy Carleton. who
has made a name in New York as a
writer of American society plays.
idle Rich" is a society play, entirely
free from the coarseness which often
times goes with plays of this name.
1t is not strictly speaking a problem
play, but it involves plots which
sparkle with wit and humor. 1t does
not have a dry moment from the
start. The characters in it are every
day people with everyday problems
to face. The leading parts, namely
Mr.. Frederick Ossian and Miss Mir
lam Stuart-Dodge, have been played
in New York within. the last year,
with great success by John Drew and
Maude Adams These characters in
the play Friday night will be por-
trayed by Mr. Virgil Bennington and
Miss Ruth Merrill. Then there are
the other characters, each one strong
and each with an individuality his
own. Tom Atwater plays the role of
Bilser, the funny little French tailor.
Bessie Thurston, Mrs. Ossian, the
mother of Frederick. John Dunbar is
Cawdle, the English butler, who in
variably gets things mixed up. George
Cole takes the part Of Hiram Greene,
the farmer, who has made his fortune
and retired from active service. Bar
rington Greene, the son of Hiram, is
played by Chester Maxey. Marie Yes
tai is the aristocratic and snobbish
mother Of the leading lady; Alice Nc
MILAN plays the role of Suzanne
Greene, daughter of Hiram, and
Arthur Simpson initiates without
flaw, the accent of Andrew Strong, the
wealthy Englishman. Keylor Grand,
March 1S
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Scholarship
To HARRISON

AS the result of the meeting of the
Rhodes Scholarship committee ycster-
day morning, Joseph Harrison, stu
dent at the University of Washington,
who passed the Rhodes examination.
was chosen to receive the free course
at Oxford University, England, and
Samuel Neterer of Whitman, as the
alternate.
President Kane of the University of
Washington President Bryan of the
Washington State college, President
Mckay of Whitworth college and Prof.
L. F. Anderson of Whitman, who rep
resented President Penrose in the alb
sence of the latter
Each year a senior from every state
in the Union is chosen to receive the
free course at Oxford, providing each
state successfully passes one or more
students in the examination. This
year Washington passed a larger num-
Der than any of the other states. There
were six. three from the University
and three from Whitman, all of whom
are boys. The Whitman candidates
for the scholarship were Samuel Ne
terer, James A. Fee and John Wash
burn. In making the selection there
were several qualities that came into
consideration-scho love for
outdoor sports, athletic ability and
moral qualities. In determining the
successful candidate it was ne
cessary for the committee to have
the students themselves present. Har
rison, from the university had been
selected from the three at Seattle and
was at the local college yesterday
with the three Whitman boys The
committee held conferences with the
students and did not make the selec-
ton until late yesterday afternoon.
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Woman Who Distrusted Banks and
Carried Cash in Apron is Murdered
BY Negro.

KANSAS CITY, Mar. 14-'Dago
Mary" otherwise known as Mrs. Mary
Albert, the grocer woman of Armour
dale, Kas., who carried her money in
Ter apron pocket and boosted that she
was not going to permit the banks TO
rob her, was murdered in her store by
an unidentified negro today 1t was
Mary's eagerness to let people know
she did not trust banks that cost her
life.a The negro who killed her took
the savings after cutting her throat
with razor. The split pocket in
which Mary carried her wealth.
to more than a thousand
dollars. it is said-was ripped from
the apron.
My money, my money gurgled the
dying woman as she lay on the floor
of her store when officers arrived.
She fumbled at the spot where for
years she slowed her wealth. Death
came in a few minutes.
Tonight the poor of Armourdale
mourn. Mary had owned stores in
many parts Of the suburb. When the
times were hard she credited the
needy.
Officers have good description of
the negro.
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Force Action
By Committee

WASHINGTON, March 14-Repre-
sentative Englebright, republican, of
California, the only member of the
house committee who favored bestow-
ing congressional honors upon Com
mander Peary without an inspection
Of the explorers proofs, does not in
tend to let the matter rest.
He says he will force the commit
tee to vote definitely for or against
a Peary award if he can. The var
ious bills for the Peary award are
still before the committee.
Mr.. Englebright has, by thorough
search of the record, developed in
teresting data, concerning the speed
that can be made in Arctic travel.
The principal point made against
Peary in the committee is that he
could not have made the speed which
he claimed in his final dash for the
pole This speed was 80 miles a day
in the journey to the pole. and SO
miles a day on his return trip.
A. q. Nash, a former government
mail carrier in Alaska, is quoted by
Mr. Englebright as making a 1900
mile trip from Dawson to Nome with
dogs and sledges in 26 days, or 81
miles a day. A single trip by Mr..
Nash from Candle Creek to Neukluk,
a distance of 102 miles. is said to
have been made in II hours with mail
and a woman passenger on the
sledge.
An average of 121 miles per day is
said to have been made by the win
ming dog team in the race Of the Nome
Kennel club of Alaska, over a 412-
mile course, the full time being 81
hours ard 2 minutes.
Mr. Englebright says that Repre-
sentative Macon, who made the chief
attack upon Mr.. Peary's record, did
not quote fully enough from Greely's
record, which shows that Lockwood
made sled trips averaging 81 IL miles
per day, instead Of nine miles as stat
ed by Mr. Macon.
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TREASURY STATEMENT.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 14.-The con-
dition of the treasury at the beginning
of business today was as follows
Trust funds:
Gold coin-sS54,915,8S9.
Silver $4,000.
Silver dollars of 1890-$3, 100000.
Silver certificates outstanding-$4S7,
816 900.
General fund
Standard silver dollars in general
fund-$3,973,5 91.
Current iabilities-$100,25 0,0S4.
Working balance in treasury offices
In banks to credit Of treasurer OF
the U. S.-$35, 1885, 700.
Subsidiary silver coin-$12, 40S.445.
Minor coin-$1,211,912.
Total balance in general fund-$S1,-
2S6,3SS
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HOUSEFLY WILL
HAVE TO SUFFER

WASHINGTON, March 15.-This
housefy The department of agricul-
ture is planning to inaugurate a
countrywide crusade against him as
soon as spring opens. Hundreds of
scientists aided by all the laborers, all
the ill-smelling drugs and chemicals,
and all the cruel screens and mechan-
ical killers that can be pressed into
service, will make a concerted attack
upon the familiar pest for the purpose
of driving him out Of existence.
DR.. L. o. Howard head of the bureau
of entomology, who is to be comman-
der-in- chief of the Fly Annihilation
army, told some of his plans for the
campaign to the house committee on
expenditures in the department of ag-
riculture. The first big gun of the war
will be fired in the country districts
where the flies IN the past have been
allowed to multiply without molesta
ton by the farmer. A special farmers
bulletin is now being prepared by the
bureau which will not only give valu-
able flykilling recipes, but will also
display in their horrid coors the va
rious diseases that are spread by the
fly
During his testimony before the
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Kills Family
Then Suicides

FILLER, Idaho, Mar. 14-Telaford
Theoni, early this morning brutally
crushed the skulls of his wife and two
daughters, walked a mile to the res
idence of a neighbor, there deposited
a strong box containing money, life
insurance papers, property deeds and
a confession addressed to the coroner.
returned to his home, freed mis- horses
so they could feed themselves, entered
the house, set fire to it in several pla-
ces, cut his throat and lay down to
die
Neighbors discovered the fire about
4 o'clock, but all efforts to save the
house failed. A search of the ruins
later revealed the charred and almost
unrecognizable bodies of the four mem
bers of the family.
The skulls of the wife and daughters
had been crushed with the pick from
which the handle had been removed.
The pick, covered with the victims
blood, was found in the yard.
The first rumors of the tragedy
were that burglars had committed the
murder and then attempted to conceal
heir crime by burning the house.
In his confession Theoni said he was
weary Of life and yet could not bear
to leave this world without taking his
entire family with him. He had been
Respondent, he explained, over his in
ability to sleep regularly.
Theoni but recently came to this vi
cinity from New Sharon, Pa, bringing
considerable money. He was preparing
to begin extensive farming operations
He was rated locally as worth $4,000.
Theoni was AZ years old, his wife 81
years, and the daughters IA and Is
respectively. He had shown no signs
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TO BE TRIED
FOR ASSAULT MARCH 81

NEW YORK, Mar. 14-March 81
was set today as the date for the trial
of Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist,
on a charge of assault in the second
degree. Counsel for the negro confer
red with District Attorney Whitman
and pointed out that in the ordinary
run of business the case would not
be reached until May. AS that would
interfere with the fighters training
Judge Mulqueen agreed to the earlier
date. johnson is accused Of attacking
another negro in a saloon.
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The Virqinian."

"The Virginian", a dramatic version
of Owen Wisters novel of that name,
prepared by the novelist and Kirke La
Shelle, will come to the keylor Grand
theater, Wednesday night, March 16.
The play is the best of it's kind which
has been presented on the stage For a
quarter of a century. 1t overflows with
genuine life; it thrills the senses of the
audience with the light and atmo-
sphere of Wyoming, it's inventive var
iety is wonderful, it's wit and humor
and cling with delicious sweetness to
the memory. All the characters in the
play without exception are definite
and convincing. "The Virginian" is a
character with a rough exterior but is
good at heart; he is coarse like his
fellows, but there are many excellent
traits which even his surroundings
|could not eradicate. The development
of the man under the soft influence of
pure affection, his manliness when act
uated by a sense of duty and his ply
steal courage in scene of danger, COM
bined with a touch of romance, makes
him a strong, winning character and a
true son of the plains.
Molly Wood. a young school teach
err from New England comes into his.
life, upsetting the hearts and accenting
the rough bearing of the cowpunchers.
To the Virginian she devotes herself as
a teacher, eager to smooth out the
|creases in his grammar and willing to
respect his modest manliness. He tells
her that he will compel her to love
him; she ridicules the idea, but after
many a struggle with her conscience
she finally consents to marry him.
The william, Trampas, who is also in
love with Molly" has caused much
trouble. He puts in an appearance at
the last moment, and attempts to shoot
the virginlan on his wedding day. This
brings about a most exciting scene
which ends in the killing of 'Trampas'
and the Virginian and molly" have no
more trouble.
All the characters are well drawn,
of the Kirke La Shelle company, we
are sure to see an exceptionally good
performance. You cannot afford to
miss seeing ''The Virginian" Those
who have seen it express an ardent de-
sire to see it again. and judging from
the advance sale of tickets for 1.-THE
Virginian" begun yesterday, the ca
pacity of the house will be taxed to it's
utmost. Secure your tickets now and
you will not be disappointed.
Among the members of the company
are the following well known players:
William L. Gibson, who VIII be remem-
bered for his excellent work as Joe
Brooks in the Pail In FulP' COM
.pany; Marshal Farnum, a brother of
Dustin Farnum, who was made IA
NOUS by the "virginian" will be seen
as "Trampas" Others in the company
are Mabel Wright, Jane Carleton, FL
eanor Witch, Marie Dantes, Charles
r. Gilbert, ]. r. Furlong, John Hickey
and Harry Holiday.
The idle Rich"
idle Rich." the play to be present
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committee, DR.. Howard urged the con-
gressmen to consider the Importance OF
"a law for protecting the country from
the Introduction of foreign insect and
parasite pests that reach us on plant
and nursery stock. OF the seventeen Sc
rious tree and vegetable parasites that
are now costing the farmers of this
country millions Of dollars annually,
he said, more than half had been i'm
ported. The Egyptian and browntall
moths are among the most destructive
of these foreigners. Dr. Howard said
that the United States was the only
country of Importance in the world
that made no effort to protect it's ORCH
ards and crops by a rigid quarantine
at its ports.
The American Civic association is
also in the fly exterminating business.
1t has organized a campaign Of educa-
ton which will be under the direction
of Edward Hatch, Jr., of New York.
AS part of it's propaganda, the asso-
citation has prepared a number of mo-
ton picture films showig how flies
breed in filth and then carry the
germs of disease into the homes of the
people. 1t is planned to have the pict-
ures displayed in the five-cent thea
tiers throughout the country.
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WANT SCIENTISTS TESTIMONY
Hyde's Attorneys to Try and Induce
Swope Attorneys to Allow It.

KANSAS CITY, Mar. 14-Announ-
cement made today by attorneys for
DR.. B. C. Hyde, that they would at
tempt to get an agreement from at
torneys for the Swope estate to per-
NIT the three scientists who made the
Swope analysis to testify in Chicago
on March 81, brought the reply that
the physicians would resist every effort
to take their dispositions in the case.
Originally the scientists, DIR, Walter
S. Haines, DR.. Ludwig Hektoen, and
DR.. Victor G. Vaughn, were notified
that they would be expected to testify
March "a
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Foreign Firms
Weld Power

NEW YORK, Mar. 14.-"Pres,dent
Taft told me just before l came here,
aid Representative Humphrey of Seat
tie, tonight, ito tell you that he is
heart and sold with the National Man
ufacturers association in their fight to
establish and American Merchant ma
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AutCo' Insertion. One-hdl Cent
per Word for Each Subsequent Insertion
Of special mention.

OF special mention.
Altogether, the play was one of the
best here in moons. While it could
have been brushed up bit, perhaps,
and the cast strengthened in some
small parts, the whole was pleasing
and entirely acceptable, as was shown
by the repeated curtain calls which
brought Mr.. Hanford out for a short
talk at the end of the third act.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-15
WESTON AFTER RECORD
Aged Pedestrian Walks IL Miles o.
the Day Preceding His 72nd
Birthday

SPEARVILLE, Kas., Mar 14.-Ed-
ward Payson Weston, the transcontin-
entail pedestrian, passed here this after
noon, having already walked AZ miles
today and bent on walking 80 more
before stopping for the night.
Tomorrow is Weston's 72nd birthday
and he wanted to walk one mile for
each year. He probably is near Kim
sley tonight. When he passed through
here he was seven and one half days
ahead of his schedule
When he reached here he had COM
pleted 81 miles, and after a As minute
rest he started on to complete his
" mile walk.
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of mental disorder

of mental disorder.
A brother at New Sharon and one
in Chicago have been notified and the
bodies are being held at Twin Falls
pending instructions from them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-15

The very offer that may mean
great advantage to you may he here
day and gone tomorrow, snapped
Up by more watchfui classified
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Walla Walla Passenger Train
Schedule
PACIFIC r. e.

NORTHERN PACIFIC R. E.
Departure For Time
Pasco. Spokane, Seattle. Tacoma, Port
land $3.50 A. M. and S:15 P. M.
Dayton, Waitsburg, ..............
...... 1915 A M. and 600 P. M.
Eureka and Pleasant View, Sunday
only (MiXed) ........ 7:1O A. M.
Arrivals From
Seattle Tacoma. Spokane, Portland,
and east 7:45 A. NJ, and 900 P. M.
Dayton and Waitsburg ..........
...... 900 A. M, and 4:45 P. M.
Eureka and Pleasant View, Sunday
only (Mixed) ..:.........3 :45 T. M.
o
OR. & N. R. L.
Departures For Time
Athena, Perdleton, Echo, The Dalles, :,
Athena, Pendleton and east =, g 100 P. NJ.
Dayton .................. SID A. M.
Portland, Wallua, Spokane. 10 10 A. M.
Arrivals From:
Portland, The Dalles, Echo, Pendleton,
and Athena ............I 100 t. Nj.
Spokane, ,olfax, Pomeroy and Day, =,
East. Pendeton and Athena. rs A. NJ.
Portland, Wallua and Spokane 6 rs A. M.
Dayton and way points. % Az I. NJ.
Wallua and way points 1890. g 100 Z. Nj.
MOTOR CARO-. r. & N.
Arrive from Dayton and way
points ............:... 1O 100 a. M
Leave for Dayton and way
points a 80 T. M.
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ARE YOU INTERESTED
in typewriters? II you are call at the
office of the Washington Printing COM
pany and see the latest model Oliver.
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J. H. Timmons, Transfer
=: ANSWERS ::

All manner of freight, goods and mu-
steal instruments handled With care.
All orders promptly attended to. For
warding freight speciality. Office
Hedger's Jewelry Store. Telephones.
Res, '>S7 Store PCS.
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TAILORS
LODGE DIRECTORY

DISTINCTION LODGE, NO. 49,, I. o.
w. r meets every Thursday even
Jug al Odd Fellows Temple, Alder
Greet. Visitors cordially welcome.
Z, Winslow, n. G.; H. H. Cramp-
toh, R. Sec: T R Havi!and, V. G.:
:; W. Scott. Treas; LIE F. A. Shaw,
Fin. Sec.
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The idle Rich"
idle Rich," the play to be present.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-09-10
TOPNAW EXCHANGE.

To The Leader::-As suggested
in The Leader and on special call,
a number of our citizens Of Beat 8
met at McClendon's Precinct last
Friday and organized Grain and
Stock Growers and General I'm
provement Association. Initial
lied g. & S. G. & G. /. A. Beat g. J
The organization was effected
after enrolling members, by elect
ing 7. E. Greer, president. and
Joel Finch, secretary. A commit
tee, consisting of T. E. Greer, A.
d. Huff, Joel Finch and W. C.
Summers was appointed to confer
with business men in Brookhaven.
Seed houses and stock breeders in
other places regarding prices,
grade, quality, etc., of such things
as we shall need to purchase for
general improvement and necessary
seeding Of land as we'll as agricrul-
tural implements, etc. We expect
to request farmers, institute to
be held with US soon, and invite
cooperation in our efforts to realize
q profit on our farms. as we shall
till the soil. BILLY.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-09-10
The Special Assessment in Lincoln.

This case was one of special in
terest, in as much as it dealt with
the special assessment of land in.
this county in 1908. Real estate is
assessed every four years in Mis-
sissippi and this is the year for
making the next assessment. When
the Legislature of Mississippi met
in 1908, they passed a bill authoriz-
ing the Boards of Supervisors to
order special assessments in several
of the counties and Lincoln county
was one of them. A special assess
ment was ordered by the Board of
Supervisors in this county, which
was taken by the Assessor. Sew
eral of the taxpayers resisted the
increase in valuation and Attorneys
P. 2. Jones and jeff Truly appeared
in court for the apellants-F. H.
Hartman. Hartman Mercantile Co.
and Mrs. S. A. Perkins, to contest
the validity OF the assessment.
The Board of Supervisors were
represented by Attorneys j. N.
YaWn, L. L. Tyler and M. McCul-
Tough. Judge Miller, after hear
ing the case, rendered decision in
favor of the appellants He held
that the act of the Legislature in
authorizing the special assessment,
was repugnant to the constitution
of Miss issippi, which requires all
taxation to be by general law