The Evening statesman. [volume], June 10, 1904, Image 4

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WEATHER.
Tonight .md Saturday fair; light
frost tonight; warmer Saturday.
Governor Mcßride will soon accom
pany the board of control on a visit to
state instiutions in eastern Washing
ton, and ii would not lie surprising
if he should take occasion to reiterate
bis views on the "corrupt and corrupt
ing railroad lobby." It is hardly likely
that he will be so inconsistent as to
advocate the election os his successor
of th.- lobby's candidate. Albert P..
Mead of Bellingham. Loyalty to tlie
republican party does not mean loy
alty to a ticket and platform dictated
by Boss Farrell of the Great Northern,
a life-long democrat.
Id!" McKINLEY I" ' IT?
The editor of the Argus says thai in
is,:< 7he "was dumbfounded with in
dignation and amazement when Presi
dent McKinley called the heads of
the trusts to Washington and saiil to
them: 'Gentlemen, you furnished the
funds with which we won this cam
paign; now it is for you to say what
your reward shall be.' The trust mag
nates immediately dictated laws which
tinned millions of dollars into their
pockets and which arc still turning
millions of dollars into their pockets.
These millions arc collected from the
public at large."
The Argus editor confesses that he
is no longer amazed at such outrages
upon a long-suffering public He says
that "in fact, n was and is right, but it
is graft, not principle."
The admirers of the martyred Mc-
Kinley will question the truth of the
statement made by the Argus regard
ing his bargain with the trusts and
they may demand the proof. More
over, self-respecting citizens will not
agree that it is right to give trust mag
nates the power to plunder the peo
ple under the plea of making them
prosperous.
PRODUCTION of ASPHALTUM.
iNiih that Walla Walla is discussing
the paving of her business streets with
asphalt, interest will be taken in data
showing the annual production of as
phaltum in the principal producing
countries of the world from IS'JO to
1901. The figures were compiled by
the United States geological survey
and an- quoted in a recent bulletin is
sued by the census bureau.
Prance Is the leading country in the
production of asphaltum. the output in
1901 amounting to 275,216 tons, where
as in 1896 the total asphaltum produced
in Prance was l!«s.M4 tons. The out
put of the island of Trinidad increased
from 'jt.viu tons in 1896 to 191,488 tons
in 19*1. or more than doubled. Italy's
proudction of asphalt increased at a
still higher rate. In 1896 Italy pro
duced 49.728 tons, and in 1901, 114.761
tons. Germany's pro.hut increased
from 59,:361 tons i n ls:*0 to 99.420 tons
in 1901. Russia's product increased
from 15.471 tons in 1891 to 25,435 tons
in 1899, no later statistics being avail
able. Venezuela produced no asphal
tum until 1893, when 1771 tons were
obtained in that country. [ n 1»01 the
Venezuelan production of asphaltum
They s*re here A nice new Hne of Seal
— Rings, Seal Bracelets,
Gold Crosses, Hat Pins and Umbrellas in swellest designs
The Martin Jewelry Company
JESSE H. MARTIN, Graduate Optician
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reached a total of 24.378 tons. Spain
and Austria-Hungary have also been
found to yield asphaltum, the produc
tion of the former having increased
from 47 tons in 1890 to 4361 tons in
1901, and of the latter from 43 tons in
1891 to 3770 tons in 1901.
The total production of asphaltum
of these eight foreign countries in
creased from 418,375 tons in 1890 to
738.829 tons in 1901. In the United
States asphaltum was being produced
in California. Kentucky and Utah. De
posits of asphaltum have also been
found in Indian Territory. Missouri.
Tennessee, Texas and some other
states. In 1890, 40.841 tons were pro
duced; in 1901, 63,134 tons. These fig
ures do not include the asphaltum by
product of petroleum refineries. As
phaltum is most cheaply produced in
France. The American product is val
ued at nearly $9 a ton, while Trinidad
asphalt, which is the best in the world,
is valued at about $4 a ton, Italian is
$2.28 a ton, German at about $1.70 a
ton and the French asphaltum at only
|1.35 a ton. The cheapening of this
paving material together with an open
market for it and competition in pav
ing contracts would prove highly bene
ficial to property owners in American
cities, who as a rule are now compell
ed to pay exorbitant prices for asphalt
paving.
In th.' United States asphaltum is
controlled by a trust that levies exor
bitant tribute upon all cities using
its product.
A SURRENDER To Till': TRUSTS.
Henry C. Frick, heaviest stockholder
in the steel trust, CaSsatt, president of
the Pennsylvania Railway, which is
one of the defendants in the anthracite
coal trust suits now pending, and Don
Cameron, representing Standard Oil
and W all street interests, at a meeting
Wednesday in Cassatt's ollice demand
ed of Senator Penrose, the new state
boss, that he accept Attorney General
Knox as Quay's successor in the Unit
ed States senate. Yesterday Knox met
the aforesaid'gentlemen in Cassatt's
offi< c and yielded to their persuasions.
Immediately the demand upon Penrose
was renewed and he surrendered.
Knox states that his consent is given
with President Roosevelt's acquies
cence.
The retirement of Knox from the
office of attorney general and his ele
vation to tlie senate through trust in
fluence looks very much like a sur
render by the administration to the
demands of the steel trust, the Stand
ard Oil trust and the anthracite coal
trust, all of which exist in violat'on
of the Sherman law. As a result
Roosevelt's campaign fund will be as
large as that raised by Mark Hanna in
1896 and all floaters on the market will
be brought into line for the "grand old
party of Cod and morality." It is a
question whether tlie revulsion of sen
timent among honest and independent
voters that should lie provoked by
Roosevelt's ignoble surrender to the
trusts will more than offset tlie in
creased republican vote that will be
purchased by an enormous corruption
fund contributed by the favored mon
opolies.
UPHOLDS ORGANIZED GRAFT.
The Argus says that the Spokane
Spokesman-Review in 1896 "worked
for the election of McKinley and took
its orders from Mark Hanna. It work
ed with the railroads and trusts and
was paid out of campaign funds col
lected from the railroads and trusts."
Any one having any knowledge of
the political campaign of 1X96 in this
state knows that the Spokesman-Re
view was a zealous supporter of Bryan.
Rogers and free silver. The Argus has
a three-column editorial based on this
Sample of its lug stock of misinfor
mation. The burden of its argument
is that "government the world over is
tlie crystallization of selfish interests —
or to give it a different name 'graft.' "
It. therefore, believes that all good cit
izens should encourage organized graft
in city, state and nation in order to
promote prosperity. The mere state
ment of this belief should carry its
own refutation and condemnation.
A RIVAL OF CHRISTIANTY.
"Socialism as a Rival of Organized
Christianity," is the title of an able
and suggestive article by Dr. Thomas
C. Hall, professor of theology in the
Union Theological seminary, which ap
pears in the June number of the North
American Review. Modern protest-
THE EVENING STATESMAN FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1904.
antism, Dr. Hall declares, has not yet
realized the menace to organtzed
Christianity, involved in socialism,
though the. Catholic church has been
painfully awakened in France, Belgium
and Italy. Socialism is not simply a
political economy, nor yet even a phi
losophy of society, nor a scheme of
reform. It is a religious faith, and is
being embodied in a rel gious organi
zation. Dr. Hall cites the testimony of
a well-known writer, who says that in
Berlin today, five out of six people
who are to be seen on the streets go
ing to some meeting or other, are go
ing, not to church, but to hear ad
dresses from the platform of the social
democrats upon the rights and duties
of the working classes. The modern
historian is beginning, more and more,
to recognize that the old Catholic
church rose to power because, under
the economic conditions in which it
started its career, it was the only or
ganization with sufficient strength
amongst the proletariate to reorganize
the bankrupt world, and the socialist
dream fills out. in the rather starved
imagination of the working class, just
the place the prophetic dream of a
reign of God filled out in the enhun
gered fancy of the early church. Dr.
Hall enumerates and discusses some
Strange and striking analogies between
the socialism of today and the dog
matism of the church in the beginning
of its history. He says:
"Th'- real strength of socialism is not
its dogmas, but its faith in a super
sensuous reality, a profound faith in
a coming reign of its ideals of right
eousness. These ideals are class ideals,
often as bare and unattractive to a
power-possessing class as was the
Christian dream to a hypercritical and
sensuous paganism. Hut just because
socialism has formulated those prole
tariat ideals, it has faith in itself and
succeeds in arousing unbounded enthu
siasm among its adherents. The pa
ternalistic aud essentially feudal and
aristocratic communion of Rome is
rapidly losing touch with the produ
cing classes, so far as she has ever
controlled them. Individualistic pro
testantism is linking its life and its
fortunes more and more with the pres
ent power-possessing and privilege
possessing class. The producing class
has begun to find in militant socialism
its religious expresion—'a little mate
rialistic,' though not much more so
than some Jewish dreams of a land
flowing with milk and honey, or some
Christian hopes bound up with a new
Jerusalem with streets of gold,"
COMMITTEE ARE AT WORK.
Arrangements for the Celebration Are
Progressing.
The Fourth of July committee held
a short session last night and received
the preliminary reports from some of
the sub-committees. Everything is
working in a satisfactory manner.
Hon. T. G. Hailey, a prominent at
torney of Pendleton has been invited
to deliver the oration.
The music committee is listing suig
ers to be used in the mass chorus
which will furnish the vocal music for
the literary exercises of the day.
The soliciting committee reported
that subscriptions were still being re
ceived and that they were almost as
sured of securing- the $2500 that is de
sired by the committee for the cele
bration.
Another meeting of the committee
will be held tonight at the office of Dr.
X. <;. Blalock, the chairman.
PROGRAM OF SPORTS.
Plenty of Amusement Will Be Afford
ed the Maennerchor Picnic.
The committee on sports for the pic
nic to be given Sunday by the Walla
Walla Maennerchor at the fair grounds
has completed the list which is as
WE are not particular. If you
like
Ready Made
SUITS
WE can sell you the best in the
land at satisfying prices. If
you prefer
Made to Order
SUITS
WE can take your order at rea
sonable figures.
WE sell everything in the way of
wearables for men.
The
Kellough Co.
Exclusive Men's
Furnisher
20l'Main Street, cor. Fourth Street
follows: Wooding contest, pie eating
contest, tug of war between the Irish
and Dutch, fat man's race for 50 yards:
boys' 50-yard race, girls' 50-yard race,
free for all 100 yard race, potato race,
pany race, mule race, topschlagen, bi
cycle race, driving race. Valuable
first and second prizes will be given to
the winners of the different contests.
WORKMAN PICNIC AT WAITSBURG.
Large Number of Walla Walla People
Left on Morning Train.
The two days' picnic of the Work
men at Waitsburg was commenced to
day with a large attendance. The
Ninth Cavalry band. La Vern's theat
rical company and a large delegation
of Walla Walla people left on the O.
R. & X. morning train to attend. T. M.
McKinney of this city delivered the
opening address.
A special excursion train will be run
over the W. & C. R. tomorrow, leaving
Walla Walla at 2:30 a. m. and return
ing at S p. m.
Buffalo Firm Fails.
BUFFALO, June Id.—The Anderson
company, the largest department store
in Hi.- city has failed with liabilities of
$500,000.
Levi Morton's Daughter Dead.
PARIS, June 10.- -Miss Lina Morton,
daughter of former Vice President
Levi .Morton, died at midnight.
. . Walcott to Fight Jackson.
BALTIMORE, Md., June 10.—A ten
round light between Joe Walcott, the
welterweight champion and "Young
Peter Jackson" is tlie attraction ar
ranged by th.' Kureka Athletic club for
th>' entertainment of its patrons to
night. As both men are fast lighters
and hard hitters the contest is expect
ed to be a lively affair from gong to
gong.
WILL ORGANIZE CLUB.
Dog Fanciers Will Have an Associa
tion.
The preliminary steps toward or
ganizing a kennel club in Walla Walla
were taken last night, when a number
of dog fanciers met in the office of
the Jones-Scott company.
Julius Levy was chosen temporary
chairman, George L. Mason secretary,
and J. C. Scott treasurer. Thomas
Drumheller. G. L. Mason and John
Green were appointed to draft a con
stitution and bylaws. J. C. Scott and
Archie Henderson will solicit member
ship.
Another meeting will he held next
Thursday evening, when a permanent
organization will he perfected.
Those who were present last night
and signed the foil as charter mem
bers were: Joseph C. Scott, John
Green, Z. K. Straight. Fred W. Martin,
A. <\ Wellman, Archie Henderson.
Julius Levy, Samuel Loney, John H.
Kelly, Dr. J. C. Eberly, A. B. Evett,
Thomas Drumheller, George L. Mason
and G. L Gist.
WALLA WALLA STONE AND BRICK CO
Articles of Incorporation Have Been
Filed in Auditor's Office.
Articles of incorporation of the
Walla Walla Brick & Stone company,
with a capital of $6000, have been filed
in the office of the county auditor.
The object of the company is to manu
facture brick and stone by artificial
methods. The trustees and incorpora
tors are Frank Hunt, John W. McCaw
ami J. E. Myers.
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The Pilgrim for June.
The Pilgrim for June is unquestion
ably the most interesting issue of this
popular magazine that has thus far
been issued. The cover design itself
hints at the entertaining contents of
the number, representing as it does a
girl in the flush of youth facing her
friends, diploma in hand. A light ar
ticle on certain phases of the Louisi
ana Purchase Exposition, illustrated
by W. H. D. Koerner. from sketches
made on the Fair grounds, serves to
open the magazines. An article of de
cided summer interest tells of "'The
Rise of the Circus Clown," and is il
lustrated by as amusing a collection
of photographs as has ever been
brought together. Mr. Willis J. Abbot,
the editor of The Pilgrim, contributes
an article on the work and the- drama
of a great national convention, entitl
ed "The Making of a President." Two
of the stories in the June 1 issue are es
pecially worthy of notice —one entitl
ed "When Creek Meet —," by J. L.
Hooper, is so original a bit of short
'fiction as The Pilgrim has ever pub
lished, while the other. "Cicely's
Story." is by Mary Applewhite Bacon,
widely known as a writer of brief fic
tion. A double page of photographs
and types of ships that are rapidly be
coming obsolete .constitutes a pictorial
feature of decided value. These are
but a few of the many interesting ar
ticles and stories in the June issue of
The Pilgrim, and in addition the reader
will find all the valuable and unique
departments are maintained.
TELEPHONES OUT OF BUSINESS.
Heavy Storm Last Night Played
Havoc for a Time.
A large number of telephones were
put out of business for a short time
last night by the heavy hail storm.
accompanied by thunder and lightning,
which prevailed about 6:30 o'clock.
The linemen were kept busy until
late in the night in making repairs.
Lightning struck a small building in
th'- reai- of the Drumheller residence
on Park street doing slight damage.
GAME PROTECTORS' CONVENTION.
Will Meet in Seattle Next August to
Compare Notes.
The Washington State Game and
Fish Protective association will hold
a convention in Seattle August 10.
The prime object of this convention
is to compare the wants from the dif
ferent parts of the state and prepare
game laws to suit the sportsmen. The
entire state being represented, the
convention will adopt one bill and
bring it before the legislature. It will
also take a stand as to candidates for
the legislature, and probably indorse
those favorable to its cause.
The strength of the association is
about 1500 members in this state, and
it has about 2000 affiliated members.
The affiliated members are, as a rule,
PICARD & HENNESSEY
Funeral Directors
and Embalmers
312 W Main Phone M 151
rod and gun clubs or local farmers'
game and fish protective c lubs. <~
of the principal motives of this
elation is to protect the game. p. n> *
vise ways and means for pro pa gal %
also to place bounties upon obnoxious I
animals, such as wildcats, cougars • j
wolves, and regulate seasons when
game may be shot.
HUNT FUNERAL TOMORROW.
Will Be Conducted by the Masom©
Fraternity.
The funeral of the late Frank Hunt
will take place tomorrow mornii t
10 o'clock from the family resi |
on Chase avenue, and will be coi
ed by the Masonic fraternity of nn ~
he was a member.
Mr. Hunt was born in Vermont md
was 54 years old at the tin [
death. He came to the Pacifii
in 18S7 and located in Seattle. Hi
mained there some time and thee
to Walla Walla and became asso . ,
with his brother. Mayor Gilbert Hunt
in the Hunt company. About two
years ago he organized ami 1,.
president of the Walla Walla Bri A
Stone company. Mr. Hunt was an
honored citizen of Walla Walla t
his death came as a great shot ;.
his numerous friends in this city.
No Show
at
LaVern's
Park
To-Night
No
Matinee
To
morrow
But a
Big One
Sat'rday
Night
Don't
Forget