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"Greater Walla Walla."
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Walla W r alla and vhinity: Fair
tonight and Sunday.
For Washington: Fair tonight, ex
cept showers northeast portion. Sun
day fair.
Weather Conditions.
The high pressure area over the Pa
cific northwest is attended by fair
weather over the western half of the
country, except on the coast of Wash
ington and the Sound country where
light showfers have fallen. It is
warmer th;'s morning west of the
Rocky Mountains. The Mississippi
valley storm is moving toward eastern
Canada, having caused rains in the
Mississippi and Ohio valleys and the
lake region. It is l being followed by
a drop In temperature in the middle
west. The indications are for con
tinued fair weather in this vicinity
during the next 36 hours.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
WHY THE STATESMAN GOES.
As announced on the first page of
this paper, the Evening Statesman is
merging with the Morning Union after
this issue, and as an evening paper
will be suspended. The reason for this
js told in the news story, hut it will do
no harm to move fully elucidate the
situation.
It is in response to the suggestions
of the business men of the city, and
after a careful consideration of the
reasons they have presented, that this
Step is taken. They have asked that
the newspaper field be cleared, and the
Washington Printing & Book Manu
facturing company is* doing all in its
power to comply with these requests.
The Evening Statesman, the oldest
publication in eastern Washington, if
not in the entire state, will be suspend
ed, and all the energies of the news
department of the firm will be devoted
to getting out one paper, which will
be published every morning.
Suggestions of the representative
nie n of the city, and representatives
of the Commercial club who have tried,
in folhnving the "get-together" spirit,
to clear the field, have actuated the
move. We are doing our share, per
haps more. I t is willingly done in the
interests of Walla Walla, and we trust
that our many friends will appreciate
the move and will patronize the
greater paper even more than they
have the two from which it is now
formed. The plant was originalty
equipped to conduct two papers. If tne
suggestions of these business men
aided and abetted by the Washington
Printing and Book Manufacturing com
pany in the suspension of the States-
man, shall in the end prove unsuccess
ful, it will be an easy matter, as can
be readily seen, for the publishers to
reenter the evening field.
APPRECIATED.
Throughout their excursion in Uma
tilla county, the Walla Walla business
men seem to have been actuated by a
purely fraternal rather than a commer
cial spirit. They were as coltish and
frisky as a lot of school boys, and
eeemed to enjoy every minute of their
junket, with no regard for harvesting
possib'e shekels in the future. They
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came to "get acquainted," and are the
kind that will bear acquaintance. —
Weston Leader.
THE SPELLING QUESTION.
There is a prevalent conviction,
whether justified by the facts or not,
that the school children of today are
not so thoroughly trained in spelling
as were the pupils of a generation or
two ago. A school superintendent of
a county in Pennsylvania has planned
for a series of spelling bees to be held
throughout the county, and has pre
pared a pook of 500 practical everyday
words. Prizes will be awarded to the
winners in the contests.
English spelling is arbitrary and dif
cult. It is too bad that so much effort
and time should be necessary to teach
a child merely to spell the words of his
native tongue, and there is a good deal
to be said for simplified spelling. But
that reform is inevitably sure to be
long in coming .and, in the meantime,
there is nothing which gives one a more
disagreeable sensation of disappoint
ment than to find miss-spelled words
in an otherwise well written letter. It
implies ignorance and it is difficult
to believe that the writer of a miss
spelled letter is better equipped in
other departments of knowledge.
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REVOLT IN HONDURAS.
The revolt in Honduras, which has
been expected ever since Zeiaya quit
Nicaragua, because Zeiaya is credited
with having <aused the election of
Miguel R. Davila as president of Hon
duras ,and the defeat of Manuel Bonn
la. is reported to have broken out. It
is (slated that Bonilla hsura force of
several hundred well amned troops, and
Is prepared to put up a good fight. The
standing army of Honduras is 500 mem.
The militia numbers 20.000, but it 9
practical efficiency is a matter of se
rious doubt.
Honduras has half a million pop
ulation, about 11 persons to the square
mile. Tegucigalpa, its capital, has 34,-
--000. Compulsory secular education
prevails. There are schools of medi
cine, schools of law and a central uni
versity. About 700 pupils are An the
normal schools fitting themselves for
teaching. The government has been
very progressive. But the foreign debt
is over $20,000,000, on which interest
has been defaulted since 1872.
In such a land, with sparse and scat
tered population, largely of Indian or
mixed blood, yet struggling toward the
highest civilization, civil war is fraught
with awful consequences. It may *c
kept up for years by a force absolute
ly inadequate to hope for eventual vic
tory. Meanwhile, brigandage checks
industry and enterprise everywhere.
TRAMP MAY YET BE AN ASSET.
Let not the legislature forget * ne
Farm Colony bill, which provides for
the* sanest correctional treatment of
the tramp evil yet devised, according
to such sociological experts as Dr. Ed
ward T. Devlne, Robert W. Hebberd
and others who have made the sub
ject a study for years. All admit that
something should be done In the in
terest both of the people at large and
of the tramp and vagrant himself.
Nothing but neglect or the workhouse,
in exceptional cases, has been the rule
until now.
The tramp evil has grown without
effort to check it—an evil which cuts
many ways, and it seems particularly
unfortunate that such a plan as is pro
vided in the Farm Colony bill cannot
be promptly put into execution. The
proposed law would have the effect of
relieving the state of the vagrancy
nuisance by teaching the tramps them
selves to become useful, self-supporting
citizens, with new ideas of the dignity
and desirability of work.
THE UPPER BERTH.
No traveler by rail now occupies an
upper berth if he can get a lower
berth. The prejudice in favor of the
lower berth, except In the case of fat
men, is not reasonable, for either is as
uncomfortable as the mind of the oc
cupant chooses to make it. Sleeping on
the rail la not a luxury but a necessity.
One has td make the best of it. For
that reason everybody insists on hav
ing a lower berth, and will postpone
his journey, if possible to get one, sim
ply because of the popular prejudice
agains t upper berths
For this reason the report that the
interstate commerce commission rend
ered a decision in the case of Loftus
versus the Pullman company, directing
that hereafter the cost of an upper
berth snail be lower than that of' a
lower berth excites peculiar interest. If
the upper berths are to be cheaper the
prejudice against them will quickly
disappear. They are likely to be spoken
for a>> eagerly as the cheaper state
rooms on the night boats. They are
likely to be spoken for as eagerly as
tiie cheaper staterooms o n the night
boats. The decision should work for
the ultimate benefit of the Pullman
company.
Advertising, like a Mustard
Plaster, has to have time to
draw, but when it starts you
don't want to remove the Appli
cation.
THE EVENING STATESMAN, WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON.
For the Heathen Only.
A collection was being taken op in
a Scotch church one Sunday on be
half of the heathen. The minister
made a stirring appeal, and the ward
en started his round with the box.
One of the first members of the con
gregation to whom be offered it, says
a writer in the Church Family News
paper, was evidently ill disposed to the
cause.
In a stage whisper, heard alike by
congregation and pastor, this man said
in blank vernacular:
"Tak' it awa\ lad. I'm not going to
give out"
At that period the collection boxes
were taken direct into the vestry.
Down came the preacher from the pul
pit, went into the vestry, brought out
one of the boxes and marched straight
toward the gentleman, all the congre
gation imagining that the minister was
going to shame the unbeliever Into
giving something.
The clergyman offered the box to
the heretic with the naive remark:
"Tak* what thou wantest. lad. It
has been gathered for the heathen."
Correct Time In Egypt.
The working of the oriental mind
was delightfully illustrated in a story
which Professor Turner told the Math
ematical association. He had been
spending the Christmas vacation in
Egypt to supervise the erection of a
telescope at Helouan. Captain Lyons,
who was in charge of the instrument,
said that he had found that at noon
every day a gun was fired and was
anxious to know how the system
worked. Accordingly he interviewed
the gunner and asked how he knew
when to fire the signal. "Oh, I look
at my watch," said the official. "And
how do you correct your watch?" ask
ed the captain. *T take it to the mak
er in Cairo and he tells me the error." .
Forthwith Captain Lyons interviewed
the watchmaker and asked him how
he checked the error of the watch. "I
get the correct time from the gun,"
said that simple craftsman. And thus
time was told in Egypt. — London
Standard.
The Chinaman's Will—A Puzzle.
A Chinaman, dying, left eleven
sheep and three sons and, making a
will, left one-half of his estate to his
eldest boy, one-fourth to the next and
one-sixth to the third son. They wish
ed to divide without killing a sheep,
but could not see how to d«> it, so they
sent for a wise man. Sending to his
own fold for a sheep, he put it in with
the eleven. Now take your half—six,
said he to the eldest, and he did so;
the second, take your fourth—three;
the younger, take your sixth and be
gone—two. and they all did so, when
the wise man drove his own sheep
home.
Was the division according to the
will?
Considerate.
"What shall we do. John," said the
farmer's wife, who had retained much
of her sentiment through twenty-five
years of married life—"what shall we
do to celebrate our silver wedding?"
"Reckon up where all the silver's
gone to in bringing up our family,"
grumbled he.
"Oh. no. John; it must be something
real good and out of the ordinary. I
tell you what. Let us kill the fattest
pig and give a banquet."
"Maria," said the husband solemnly,
"I don't see how the unfortunate ani
mal is to blame for what happened
twenty-five years ago."
Manifested the Makings.
Alderman Smith's baby was being
christened, and everybody present was
complimenting the happy parents.
"I believe," said the proud mother,
"that he is going to be a great politi
cian some day."
"Why?"' asked the ruddy faced fa
ther.
"Well, because he crawls out of ev
erything so easily," said the wife,
smiling up into her husband's face.—
Lippincott's.
An Old Verb.
To laze is an old verb. In Samuel
Rowlands' "Martin Markall," 1610. we
are told that "loyterere laze in the
streete, lnrke in alehouses and range
in the highwaies." The word occurs,
I believe, in some of Mortimer Collins'
lyrics:
But Cupid lazeth 'mongst the faiery
lasses,
Whose clere complexion he oft sweareth
passes.
—London Notes and Queries.
How Erin and Scotia See Things.
We don't suppose a Scotchman and
an Irishman will ever be able to
peacefully settle an argument, because
the madder a Scotchman gets the slow
er he talks, and the slower he talks the
hotter the Irishman feels.—Puck.
She Was There.
A woman of whose death a witness
at Clerkenwell county court said he
had been informed came forward. His
Honor—Then you are not dead? The
Woman—No; 1 am here.—London Tele
graph.
Family Joys.
"When you were courting me," said
his wife, "you declared there wasn't
another woman in the world like me."
"Yes." replied her bnsband, "aud
I'm glad of it—for the sake of other
men."
All the Same to Him.
Wife—John, there's a burglar going
through your pockets. John—All right!
You two fight it out between your
selves.—Exchange.
Experience takes dreadfully high
school wages, but he teaches like no
other.—Carlyle,
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WALLA WALLA HIGH IS
DEFEATED BY COLUMBIA
Twirler of Milton Pitches His First
No-Hit, No-Run Game.
Walla Walla High and Columbia
college claahed in baseball on the lat
ter's grounds yesterday afternoon, and
the result was a victory for the Ore
gon lads by a score of 4 to 0. The
reason given out by the local boys
for their defeat is that neither Black
man nor Steel, their two star twirlers
could not en on the trip, necessitat
ing the use of Thompson, a freshman
who has; had practically no experience
to such an extent that they lost the
game. However, they hope to retrieve
themselves when they meet the Colum
bia college team in a future game.
Henderson of Columbia did star work
in the box, pitching a no hit game,
and for the first game of the season
did star work.
The line-up o:' the two teams was
as follows:
Walla Walla High Columbia
Reser c Storm
Thompson p H. Henderson
French z b Hudson
Knonff 2 O Pinkerton
Blaekman 2 b L,oof
Nag-tl .s a McConnel
Sykes r f Yates
Johnson c i 01eso n
Jones If .... P. Henderson
Struck out by Henderson 7, by
Thompson 6. Errors, Columbia 5. Wal
la Walla 7. Scores wen- made by Col
umbia ) n the 1, 5 and ith innings.
GRETNA GREEN SPRINGS
SURPRISE IN HANDICAP
Carry nq Hoodoo Number 13 Beating
Nearest Competitor by Nearly
Two Lengths.
NEW YORK. April 16.—John W.
Schorr's Gretna Green, carrying the
hoodoo number 13, in a race of 13
starters, romped home an easy win
ner yesterday in 15th running of the
Carter handicap, beating James' E.
Gaffney's Alfred Noble by nearly two
lengths. M. L. Schwartz's Far West
was third.
The race marked the opening of the
racing season in the east, but con
trary to expectations, it was attended
by a much smaller crowd than has
graced similar occasions in the past.
The blight that has fallen on racing
since the enactment of the anti-bet
ting laws has kept bettors and non
bettors alike away from the track.
Nevertheless there was a sprinkling of
bookmakers today and they again took
refuge in th° subterfuge hit upon last
year of making and recording wagers
by nod.
The concourse in front of the grand
stand was filled with familiar faces,
and although money did not actually
change hands, betting activity was
evident on all sides. Penciled odds
Were displayed on racing cards more
or less surreptitiously by the layers
of odds.
On Gretna Green most of these gave
15 to 1 and some as high as 20 to 1.
The play on Jack Atkin varied from
4 to 5 to 7 to 5. The weather was
ideal and helped to bring out a large
feminine contingent.
Texas League Baseball.
HOUSTON, Tex., April 16.—With
Oklahoma City in Houston, Shreveport
in San Anatonio, Dallas in Waco and
Fort Worth in Galveston, the 1910 race
for the Texas Baseball league penant
begins this afternoon. The magnates
declare that prospects for a prosper
ous season for the league were never
better. The banner was won last year
by this city, Oklahoma City finishing
second and San Antonio third. Da las,
Shreveport, La.. Fort Worth, Galves
ton and Waco also ran.
New California League.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. April 16.—
A new Class D professional baseball
organization, the Central (California
league will begin its season tomorrow.
The towns in the circuit are Napa,
Santa Rosa, Vallejo, Point Richmond,
Fctaluma, St. Helena, San Rafael and
Hea sburg.
Northwestern Athletics.
PORTLAND, April 16.—High school
athletics of Oregon and Washington
are here in large numbers today to
compete in the Columbia indoor meet
and the interscholastic cross-country
run.
Lakewood Horse Show.
LAKE WOOD, N. J. April 16.—Lake
wood's eighth annual horse &how and
carnival of sports was held today at
the Country club, and attracted a
large entry list and a big attendance
of fashionable people.
Inaugurate Pure Food Movement.
BELJJINGHAM, April 16. —The
Whatcom County Medical society has
inaugurated a pure food movement to
discourage the use of canned foods,
particularly evaporated milk, and to
show the public wherein the foods and
meats exposed in shops in this city are
a menace to health. [j
All in Sight is Mine
Saith Dugdale and He —
i For the love of Mike, what do you
think o' this! Shades of Croesus and
other members of the get-rich-quick
ik. Suffering sons of the common
sightseeing seacooks! Oh!, splash,
mother fell into the briny deep! Slip
pery strings of whining dog-salmon!
,Oh, lithe and leatherly lemons growing
on a jimpson stalk! Gurgling green
gages! Now, then, a little greenish
glare, some villain music and a sibi
lant h-i-s-t!
Read this !!!!!!!; Contain yerself.
"Tis from Cupid Dugdale. He's the kid
that koins the kerchink. Hesitating
heathens, hear his howl! 'Tis the time
to talk tickets. Sieze the sniffing salts,
summer's here.
But pause a brief moment; here's
the gentle touch of the Dugdalean
wand. Augustus Mutt or Little Jeff
never traveled in a limousine with Dug
when it came t<a a touch. His handle
should be touchstone, or had it better
be lodestone? They say what touches
his 4U? its sticks. Are you one of
Dug's "friends."?
But read:
"Seattle Baseball Club Association.
Inc.
"Mr. So-and-So:
'Dear Sir — Relaxation from the
strenuous life is only attained through
outdoor amusements, and as baseball
is concede' dby all as the greatest
American outdoor amusement, we
Shanghai Law & Co
The only first-class Chop Suey and Noodle Ref*
taurant in the city.
A place for ladies and gentlemen.
Over Sims Grt*cery. Fourth and Main.
SATURDAY. APRIL 16, I Mo
shou'd be prepared, in advance, to at
tend as many of the games with the
least possible annoyance and trouble.
"To enab c you to attend the games
without the annoyance and trouble in
cidental to the purchase of admission
I tickets and at the same time assist the
j home club to pay its heavy expenses
! during the training season, I am send
-1 ing out a limited number of season
tickets to my friends.
"The price of the ticket is the sanr
as usual, viz.: $20, and you will confer
a great "favor by keeping the ticket
and remitting to me its price, thus
enabling me to meet the heavy expense
at this time of the year.
"Trusting that you will keep the
ticket and thanking you in advance
for the prompt remittance of its price,
I remain, very tru'y yours.
"D. E. DUGDALE.
P. S.—l am enclosing you two tick
ets, one for yourself and one for your
wife, and trust that you will confer the
favor of mailing me a check for $40 in
payment for them D. E. D."
Amateur Racing.
NEW YORK, April 16.—Amateur
racing under the jurisdiction of th-'
National Steeplechase and Hunt asso
ciation begins today with a one-day
meeting at the old Linden, N. J., track.
The is pure y a sporting affair,
no cash prizes being offered.
