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The Beit Ever ■ ■ And Ever the Best ■ ■■■■V Lv ' ■■■■■ ■■■■■ ' ■ A CIGAR ■ I ■ not ashamed of B I ■ its identity— I I ■ it be&rs &. baoid ■ I ■ with its naune. ■ I ■■■■V ■■■■■■ * ' 91 ■ The Largest Selling Brand of Cigars ■ I ■ in the World *jT ■ I The Band Is <fee Smoker's Protection I ■■■■a .^HaV WORLD'S FAIR BUILDINGS Will Be Completed Within Sixty Days. COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS IN IT Work on the Great Tea Chest of Cey lon Has Begun—Magnitude of the Industry. "St. Louis, Oct. 19—"Within 60 days every one of the Exposition's great exhibit palaces will and the installation of exhibits will be well under way." President David R. Francis of the Louslsana Purchase Exposition gave voice Co these words during his ad dress at the dedication of the Travel ers* Protective Association's hand- some building just completed at the World's Fair. The day witnessed two important events —the dedication of the T. P. A building and the breaking of the ground for the star-shaped building that will be built on the plateau of states by Texas. Interesting and im pressive ceremonies marked each event. Not since last May, when President Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland de livered the principal addresses on the occasion of the formal dedication of the World's Fair grounds, has such a crowd assembled. President Francis said In the course of his address: "No other exposition was ever so nearly ready for the opening this far in advance. In the presence of this great throng which surrounds me, I want to place the management of the exposition on record as saying that not only will the gates be officially opened on, April 30, 1904, but that everything will be In readiness for that event." Mr. Francis made public recogni tion of the valuable service rendered the exposition management by the commercial travelers. Their organi zation was one of the first to take con certed action and as a result of their work, the sum of $107,000 was raised shortly. President Francis said that the Influence of the commercial trav elers bad ever been exerted In be half of the exposition, and that the men who were In close touch with the merchants of this country, and who pushed commerce far beyond Ameri ca's confines, had much to do with the success that crowned the work of the exposition promoters. E. F. Donham of Cincinnati, nation al president of the T. P. A., followed president Francts. Mr. Donham to cited briefly the history of the organi zation, showing how in a few years the association had grown until now there was an organization m nearly every state in the union, and. the membership was numbered' by the tens of thousands, Mr. Donham con gratulated the T. P. A. building com mitte on their work in erecting for the first time on any exposition grounds so handsome a structure. He congratulated l President Francis and the exposition management in doing so grand a work that no matter how extravagant an opinion one might form,when he views the grounds and buildings, he fs overcome with the immensity of the undertaking and the beauty of the accomplishment. At a given signal, while the band played "America," Miss Susan Oarl eton unfurled the flag over the build ing. The ceremonies attending the break ing of the ground for the erection of the Texas building, were equally as impressive, but less elaborate. Ad dresses were made by Benjamin Ham mett, of San Antonio, and Louis J. Wortham, of Austin, World's Fair commissioners from the Lone Star state. F. F. Collins, a native of Texas, who was born and raised in that state when it was a republic, lifted the first shovel full of earth. President Fran* cis also delivered a brief address. Ceylon's Great Tea Chest. Work on the Ceylon building at the Louisiana Purchase Exxpositlon, be gan Monday, and that important de pendency of Great Britain is prepar ing an exhibit that will be of unusual interest to sightseers at the World's Fair. This island in the Indian Ocean is a part of the British empire's oriental possessions, and with the last decade has assumed great importance in the commercial world. The government of Ceylon was one of the first to ac cept the invitation from the govern ment of the United States to partici pate in the World's Fair, and 1 the com mercial organizations of the enter prising island enthusiastically joined with the government in preparations for a representative exhibit. On the northern slope of Agricultur al Hill on the World's Fair grounds at St. Louis, Ceylon has been alloted' a building 175 feet square. Tea is one of the principal products of the Island and a great tea house, built in the cen ter of the plot, and surrounded by gar. dens, will be the principal theme of the exhibit. This tea house will be a reproduction of one of Ceylon's fa mous temples, built of native mater* ials by native workmen. . Within the temple and in the gardens and! pavil ions surrounding it, tea will be serv ed by Ceylon girls clad in their - at tractive native costumes. , Green tea is one of the products that Ceylon claims to grow better than any other country, and the Cey lon growers are going to make a su preme effort to break into the trade that has been practically monopolized by China On the small territory to be occupied* by the Ceylon govern ment, more than $100,000 will he ex pended in rendering the place attrac tive to visitors. Besides producing large quantities, of tea, Ceylon ia fan* 'ous for cocoanut oil, plumbago, "eft THE EVENING STATESMAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1903. ronella oil, dessicated cocoanut and cinnamon. Ebony and ornamental woods are grown in large quantities on the island, and all of these will en ter into the make-up of the exhibit. KEEKING WITH FRAUD mm MATCH COMPANY Character of the Concern Exposed in a Suit in the Superior Court of Pierce County. Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 19. —In the su perior court Saturday last Judge Snell gave his opinion in the case of Mul holland against The Washington.Match company, holding the plaintiff had been induced by fraudulent represen tations to subscribe for $400 of stock and was entitled to recover his money. The court declared the methods of the company were reeking with fraud and were a worthy subject for the prosecuting attorneys ot King and Pierce counties. The court said: "The plaintiff, Mulholland,. purchas ed the stock upon the representations made to him through the authorised I prospectus issued by the company and from the statements of its officers that the company owned what is known as Holes invention and patent for a wonderful machine for making as many matches at one-fifth the cost of labor as any other machine in ex istence. "It also appeared from the evidence that nearly 1000 different persons had purchased stock in said' company and paid cash therefor, amounting in all to $95,000. Now, from the evi dence in this case. I find that Holes never had any invention of such a machine as advertised, or, in fact, any machine, and that no patent was ever issued for any match machine. "Prom these facts and others, which appear in evidence, I am satisfied that this corporation was begotten in fraud 1 and was nothing more or less than a scheme devised to sell stock, and in this manner get hold' of the money of unsuspecting persona. The whole transaction is reeking with fraud and corruption. "It appears to me this is a proper subject for the prosecuting attorneys of Pierce and King counties to in vestigate." One of the early pros pectuses issued is signed "James Hamilton Lewis, president." A few years ago Lewis stated that he would refund any money paid for stoc* where the purchaser had, been induced to buy through Lewis' connection with the company, but it is not known that any money has been refunded' ur to date. Prospective Trouble. Helen—Gertrude lay awake almos* the whole night last night worrying CHfford—What was she worrying about? "Oh, she's afraid: the man sue 1 going to many may love her more fo her money than for- herself." "Why, Gertrude hasn't any money to speak of." "I know, but she has a rich rate ' t*ve. . BIGGEST FAMILY IS THIS STATE The Matlocks of Whitman County Recently Had a Family Reunion. 1 Colfax, Wash., Oct. 19.—What is be lieved to be the biggest family in Washington held a family reunion at the home of Thomas Matlock, one of the brothers, Saturday, when 11 sons and daughters of Preston H. Matt lock, deceased, sat downr to dinner together, the first time in 13 years. There are seven brothers and four slaters in the family, and their early childhood was spent th Whitman county, where their fataer settled at what Is known, as Matlock bridge, on the PaJouse river, 20 miles west of here in 1875. John Matlock, a farmer living in Matlock precinct, near Summit, is the oldest and largest of the family, bis age being 48 years and his weight 280 pounds, but he is "poor" now. His usual weight is 300 pounds or more. Beginning with the oldest, the names of the brothers and sisters are: John Thomas, Mrs. Barbara Moßae of Mil ton, Ore.; James, Robert, Mrs. Saran Smith, Manley, William and George twins; Mrs. Mary Montgomery of Orient, Wash., and Mrs. Margaret Rogers. All whose addresses are not given, live in or near Colfax. That the family is "big" in weight as well as in numbers is shown by the scales. The combined weight of the 11 members is 2120 pounds, and the combined weight of the seven brother g is 1500 pounds. The average weight of the entire family is a fraction less than 193 pounds, and the average weight of the seven* brothers is a lit tle more than 214 pounds. The youngest member of the family is Mrs. Rogers, who is 26 years old. This is the first time all members of the family have been together for 13 years. [ Preston H.-Matlock was one of the pioneers of Whitman county and his family was raised here. He was kill ed In a runaway accident in Colfax In 1890. The mother of this family died many years before the father. There has never been a death among the children. The Matlocks claim the | pennant for the largest family in the state, and if there is another as large I would like to hear from them. ' SCROLL TOP POPULAR PHAETON i Has 15-16 inch long running axle, 7-8 inch Kelly Rubber tires, ; three open head oil tempered Elliptic Springs, Rubber Coy- , « ered Steps, Leather trim, full Leather Top and High Spring « Back. Fenders and Leather Dash, with Stiver Driving Rail ! Large and roomy seat, with fine oU burning lamps and quick \ change couplings, t One of the most handsome Phaetons J made. Call and examine same at ! TBI JOHN SMITH COMPANY fiDtfiDa - - - WMMnjtta : \ RB-0 SEERS ] I Guaranteed Fore. None So Good* I 1 SamcMtoia mt AakaraaaM. ■ ■ WHOLESALE DEALERS. I Greatly Enlarged. Thoroughly ventilated. Raised 1 Seats. Open every evening. Performance begins • I at 7:30. I I Refined VAUDEVILLE Moral I AdmUslon 10 and 15c - flaln Street West of Fourth j "JACK" THOMPSON, Manager. Toilet Preparations— are a necessity just at this time of the year. We have them all, but the one we want, to mention in particular is our ••COSMETIC LOTION." It's good for. chapped hands, and roughness of the skin. It's fragrant and contains no oily substances. Kid gloves can be worn immediately after using PIONEER DRUG STORE E. L. sfl ALLEY, Prop. Ne.« E. MalafSt. - - - . Walla Walla, Wash. • Grand Opening* * I Rasmus 9 I I Star Tlxeetttre \ • Monday Evening, Oot. lOth. • • Hifcrri Glass Vaudeville. * 9 Two hours of strictly refined entertainment at c • JPopular Prlees-10, SO 30e. •