The Evening statesman. [volume], August 07, 1907, Image 1

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WALLA WALLA'S PENNY PAPER
THERE IS NO COMBINATION
ACCORDING TO WHEAT BUYER
Local Dealer Has Never Been Handicapped
By Any Restrictions and Has Paid
Above X' V Price
•As far as I know there is no com
bination of grain buyers,', said a prom
inent grain buyer of this city today.
"There have been no restrictions plac
on me and if there is a combination
1 am not in it."
"Indication* do not point to the fact
that there is any combination of grain
buyers. At Dayton recently there have
been sold in the neighborhood of 500,-
- of barley and it is under
stood the Kcrr-Gifford people got more
than half of this. The price paid was
something like $1.00 per hundred, al
though it started at a much lower
price than that. If there had been any
combination the price would have re
mained at fli 1-2 cents where it started
and would not have been forced up
7 cents by competition.
"I have never been handicapped by
any combination restrictions and have
usually been able to pay a little more
than the other bidder which I certain
ly could not have done had there been
a combination.
"Is it not true, however, that there
Is more competition here than else
where, in the Palouse, for instance?"
was asked.
As to that I do not know. There is
competition in that country, that I
Know, and when we buy grain in ware
houses there we have trouble getting
it out. But as to the extent of the
STEEL MAGNATE
KILLS HIMSELF
GEORGE W. DELAMATER TAKES
HIS LiFE AFTER BROODING
OVER SON'S DEATH.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Aug. 7.—George
\v. Delamater, former state senator and
later candidate for governor of Penn
sylvania on the republican ticket, shot
and killed himself this afternoon in
the office of the Pennsylvania Steel
Tie company of which he was presi
dent.
Melancholia is supposed to have been
the cause. He has been worrying over
the death of his son who passed away
a month ago. Letters were found on
his person and are in the possession
of the- coroner, which X is thought,
contain the real cause of suicide.
NEW LIBRARIAN
10 TAKE CHARGE
Owing to Serious Illness of Her Mother
Miss Smith Compe'led to
Resign.
! - :•.!>•• of the continued and se
lm ss of her mother. Miss Flor
■ S. Smith has requested of the li
brary hoard that she be released
from her engagement as city librarian
for the coming year, and be allowed
to accept an urgent offer from the li
brary at Beatrice. Nebraska, where she
Previously served, close to her home,
: 1 this request has been granted.
Miss Smith has made many friends in
Walla Walla and has shown great ef
v in her work and her request
eived and granted with much
board announces that as to her
ssor they have been fortunate
to engage Miss Ellen Garfield
* of the John Crerar library, of
SO. II!.. a graduate of the library
of the University of Illinois. In
' lass of 1902 and very highly
ommended by librarians who know
' qualifications and her person
ty. She will assume charge of the
IJ brary early in September.
-Miss Lucile F. Fargo, who has so
hiy served as assistant libra
'i:n and who is in full charge this
'" win carry out her plan to
a regular course of study in
■ work and will enter one vf the
• rary schools in fha east in October
M ss Lihby of Whitman college, an 1
w Kennedy of -no high s.-hool, will
in the library during the year.
THE EVENING STATESMAN
com pet : t ii i ..no* say.
"The price f gu< with us is reg
ulated by Liverpoo .narket quotations
being received he twice daily. As
far as I know there is, and has been
no combination among grain buyers.
That, I think, is sufficiently demon
strated by the competition but the
season is too early to tell yet what the
result is."
"Why have the warehouse peopte
put up prices when the farmers' ware
house claims it is making money at 40
cents?" was another question asked.
"Simply because it is not a paying
proposition at the old price. The ware
house here, where men can be obtain
ed at short notice and steady men are
not required all the time, can afrora
to do it, perhaps, but other warehouses
cannot. Our warehouse operators are
offered the earnings of the house in
stead of a salary in many cases but
they would rather have the salary. It
does not pay at 50 cents the year
round.
"In regard to the wheat of the hmt
mer being shipped before he sells it,
that is true in many places. Here,
however, it Is piled In separate piles
and the grain the farmer sells is de
livered to the buyer. This is true in
this entire district with the possible
exception of Prescott. In this locality
the buyer gets the grain he buys."
++++++++++++++++
+ Fight Declared Off. +
♦ LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7.—The +
+ Burns-Gans fight was declared off +
♦ this afternoon on account of the ♦
♦ illness of Burns. +
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FUNERAL OF MRS. WALKER.
Body Shipped to Spokane Accompanied
by Husband.
Undertaker E. S. Hennessey this af
ternoon shipped the remains of Mrs.
Katie Walker, who died night before
last at St. Mary's hospital, to Spokane
for burial.
Mrs. Walker died Monda*' night at
the hospital of hemhorrage following
typhoid fever. She was born in Nevada
and was the daughter of Joseph Fray.
She is survived by her husband. J. W.
Walker, who accompanied the body
to Spokane.
WRECK OF BERLIN EXPRESS
FIFTY CASUALTIES REPORTED
BUT DETAILS ARE LACKING
—AMERICANS INJURED.
BERLIN, Aug. 7.—An express train
bound to Berlin from Hamburg, col
lided with a freight train today at
Tremessan. casualties includ
ing several Americans are reported.
Details of the accident are lacking.
Twenty bodies were removed from
the wreckage, which was half cleared
away. An accurate list of the injured
is unobtainable owing to confusion.
The trains were running at a terrific
rate. This is shown by the wa;| tiu
engines wore demolished and the cars
piled on top of each other. The head
of a girl, severed by the glass, was
found 50 feet from the track.
Count Keiserlink is among those
badly hurt, having been caught in the
debris.
Prince Alexander Pegotoff, two sons
of Kaiserlink. and a Russian captain,
are among the dead.
DAVIS MAKES APPOINTMENTS
ROECKER AND CASHATT ON LIST
AND "JACK" WILL CATCH
BICYCLES.
The following patrolmen and special
policemen were reccommended for duty
on the Walla Walla police force by the
Chief of Police Mike Davis in a com
munication to the city council last
night. A
Patrolmen. Frank B. Morse. Fred
erick Roeeker, William Buck. Charles
\ndre. Ben Allen. S. D. McCauley.
George Wilcox, Bert Cashatt. Bicycle
policeman. Jack Lambert: Idle Hour,
Thomas Doyle. The appointments were
approved.
VOLUME XXXVI.
+++♦+++++++++++
♦ Poor Telegraph Service. ♦
+ CHICAGO. Aug. 7—Because ♦
♦ of severe local storms in vari- ♦
♦ous sections of the Mississippi ♦
♦ valley telegraph facilities are ♦
♦ greatly impaired. ♦
++++++++ + ♦ + + + + + +
ATTORNEYS STILL
ANTAGONISTIC
DARROW AND RICHARDSON RE
FUSE TO BE ASSOCIATED IN
DEFENSE AT BOISE.
DENVER, Colo.. Aug. 7.—There has
been no decision of the federation yet
as to whether Darrow or Richardson
will continue the defense at Boise.
Darrow takes the same position as
Richardson in rt fusing to act with
others. Darrow says he would be glad
to be relieved. Richardson has been
the attorney for the federation for
years. Richardson paves the way for
retirement by saying Darrow repre
sents the socialises who give the most
money for the defense.
The federation of miners will hold
a meeting tonight to determine wheth
er Darrow or Richardson will continue
to have charge of the defense of Moyer
and Pettibone. Darrow refuses to
work with Richardson for the same
reason that Richardson refuses to work
with him. Darrow is willing to be re
lieved.
LABOR DAY AT MEADOR PARK
TRANSPORTATION ASSURED AND
COMMITTEE DECIDES IN FAVOR
OF POPULAR RESORT.
At a meeting of the general commit
tee of the Trades and Labor council
at the labor temple last night, it was
formally decided to hold the labor day
celebration at Meador Park.
Manager Allen of the traction com
pany was present at the meeting and
agreed to furnish transportation fa
cilities which would be ample for the
crowd.
SHELBY VILLE', fit, Aug. 7.— F. H.
Holland and F"ank Anderson were
killed by lightning last night while
gathering hay.
BY POOLING THE FARMERS GET BETTER PRICES
As an instance of the combination
of the warehouses existing, even last
year the following example was cited
today by a Walla Wallan who knows 1
the details and facts of the case.
Last year at Hatton, in Adams j
county just across the Franklin coun-j
ty line, there were four warehouses'
doing business. In these four ware-;
houses were several lots of grain be- \
longing to farmers of that section and
to whom each of the four warehouses;
of that place offered 51 cents and only
51 cents. None of them would offer
more and none offered' less. The far
mers could not get any other price
than the combine price although grain
was higher in other places.
Finally' they pooled their grain and
sent a man to this city to consult in
dependent buyers and see if a better
price could not be obtained. As a re
sult, they got 57 cents for their grain.
ANNUAL MESSAGE OF MAYOR GEORGE KELLOUGR
Promptly at eight o'clock last nighty
George E. Kellough took his seat for
his second term as mayor of Walla
Walla and put in motion the wheels
of the municipal government for an
other 12 months with a resounding
whack of the gavel with which he has
become familiar by presiding at
meetings of the council on an average
of about once a week since his inau
guration a year ago.
Following the call of the roll which
contained two new names. "Tommy"
was instructed to read the mayor's an
nual message, which was received with
universal approval by the council and
spectators. Following is the message
spectators. Following is the message
which covers recommendations for
every department of the city govern
ment:
Following is Mayor Kellough's
message in full:
Walla Walla, Wash., Aug. 6. 1907.
To the Honorable Council of the City
of Walla Walla:
Gentlemen —In presenting to you my
second message. I wish to call your at
tention to the condition in which you
ESTABLISHED 1861
WALLA WALLLA, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1907.
Meeting Tonight.
Harvesters Killed.
BONOS OE CITY
WILL BE SOLD
NO AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS
COMPANY BUT OTHERS ARE
WILLING TO INVEST.
"Hot air!" said Councilman Dun
ham of the finance committee when
asked by a Statesman reporter what
there was to the report that an agree
ment had been reached with the Har
ris bonding company whereby funds
would be supplied and work on the
city hall could proceed.
"The work which was started this
morning consists merely of lathing,
the contract for which was let to
George Snell by Contractor Bailey
and the work which he has started in
to do today will not represent an ex
penditure of over $100. He started this
work now because he was able to get
men and he feared that should lie wait
until the matter had been finally ad
justed he might have difficulty get
ting men who could do the work.
•'Tnough no agreement has been
reached there is no uneasiness felt by
jthe contractors over the situation and
j had they money of their own to put
' into the building, work would be pro
gressing today. There is no doubt
|that the matter of financing the build
ing of the new city hall will be sett
tied without difficulty. We are now in
I negotiations with several companies
I two of which seem very favorably in
j clined. I think however, that the pro
| position first made by the Harris peo-
I pie is the best we will ever get. It was
made when money was free and al
most immediately after the contract
had been signed the money market
stiffened to the extent that it made
the proposition a highly undesirable
one from the Harris people's stand
point."
i Other Offers.
The two companies which have
shown the strongest disposition to take
up the bonds rejected by the Harris
people are the Title Guarantee & Trust
Co., of Portland and E. H. Rollins &
Son of Chicago.
Just prior to his leaving for Port
land, City Attorney Cain in investigat
ing the city's case in the matter found
a decision handed down by the su
preme court of Washington in 1895, j
which upheld the city of Vancouver.
Washington in a case practically iden- |
tical with the one in which the city j
of Walla Walla is involved.
J* SAYS THE WEATHER MAN. *
❖ Showers tonight and Thursday. *
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6 cents more than the price offered
them by the warehouse combination.
Independent buyers found that to
buy grain they must be In the ware
house business. They could not com
pete with the warehouses, they had to
have store room to get the wheat.
When the grain was brought in they
were receipted for No. 1 grain. When
it was sold the buyer got what is No.
1 grain but instead of the maximum
weight, if the grain was of the maxi
mum weight, he got 58 pounds of
wheat, the minimum for that grade.
While in this locality the grain usu
ally is piled in separate poles, in the
neighboring localities it is piled all
together and the buyer gets wheat
the farmer never saw.
Another fraud put up on the farmer
is the advantage taken of the increase
in the weight of wheat. Wheat, as any
one who is posted knows, increases in
find our city today. We have, during
the past year made some improve
ments that have added materially to
the appearance and convenience of our
city, but owing to the financial condi
tions which have prevailed here there
has not been as many civic improve
ments as I would like to have seen.
However, the improvements that have
been made are substantial and will not
have to be changed for a great many
years to come.
I trust that during the coming year,
with the limited amount of money at
your command, you will be able to ou'-
strip the improvements made in the
past and at the end of the year you
will be able to point with pride to what
you have accomplished during your
term of office.
I trust that while you are using
your most earnest endeavors to keep
the name of Walla Walla in the front
rank of the progressive cities of the
northwest you will also maintain her
reputation as a city of law and order.
I feel that during the past year the
ordinances of the city have been en
forced, and I hope you gentlemen will
♦+♦**♦**♦++***♦♦
[♦ Mother of Secretary 111. +
+ MILBI'RN, Mass.. Aug. 7.—Mrs. ♦
+ Louisa M. Taft, mother of Secre- ♦
♦tary Taft has suffered a relapse. ♦
♦ Her condition is serious. She ♦
♦ has been ill three weeks. +
++++++++ + + + + + + + +
NEWSPAPER MAN
HAS SHADY NOOK
H. H. SHOWERMAN WILL QUIT
PRINTING BUSINESS AND
OPERATE DAIRY.
One of the largest real estate deals
of the summer was consummated this
morning by the B. S. Woodruff real
estate company in the sale of the
Kendall dairy at College place to H.
H. Showerman of this city, the con
sideration being $14,000.
The Kendall property embraces an
80-acre tract near College Place, and
the Shady Nook dairy. The dairy is
one of the best in the country and
will be operated by Mr. Showerman
along the same lines as it has al
ways been. About 40 head of fine
Jersey cows are included in the trans
action and all the dairy fixtures.
In the deal Showerman turned in
all his city property valued at $7000
and will close his printing establish
ment and devote his entire time to
the dairy business. The balance of
| the deal was for cash.
Mr. Kendall will move to Walla Wal
la and engage in business here, just
what, he has not yet decided.
SOUTH AND WEST FOR BRYAN
DEMOCRATS OF GEORGIA WANT
THE "BOY ORATOR"
NOMINATED.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7.—Chairman
James Griggs, of Georgia, of the dem
ocratic congressional campaign com
mittee, says Bryan can have the
presidential nomination if he wants it.
"The west and south will be for him,"
said Griggs. "Even if the east objects,
those two sections will be strong
enough in the conviction to control. If
Bryan should decide not to run, the
south will furnish a nominee.
May Meet Deilvuk.
TOKIO, Aug. 7. —Champion wrestler
Sitaehiyama, starts today for Amerl-
weight from one to four pounds per
sack during the winter. Thus the far
mer's wheat when taken out will
weigh much more than when taken in.
This the farmer never gets the advan
tage of, it is pocketed by the ware
housemen.
"To say that the warehouse will mt
pay at 50 cents is not true,' said an
independent grain buyer today. "Per
haps there are three, four, or perhaps
half a dozen little
system that do not pay, but there are
so many more larger ones that do
that the loss is more than made good.
Warehouses pay and pay well at 50
cents; the farmers here are making
money at 40 cents, and this raise of
25 cents is simply a hold-up on their
part. Wages are no higher this year
and other material is no costlier. This
extra money taken from the farmers
will amount to about $37,500."
pay the same attention to this part of
the work as did your predecessors. We
may have some ordinances that are
not what they ought to be: if ther*
are any such ordinances we should re
peal them, but while they remain, en
force them. Give to every one a
square deal: "Justice to all and favors
to none." Guard yourselves in tWI
particular and do not let personal pre
judices enter into the consideration of
the cases that may come before you
Take each case upon i's own merit
and work upon it to the best of your
julgment. I feel that if you will do
this ye>u will give the citizens of Wal
la Walla an administration they will
be proud of.
We have a good start now for a city
park and I feel sure that if you give
the present commission a little encour
agement it will be able to build up
a system of parks which are so badly
needed in the city. Let us try and
do all we can for this improvement.
The city, as a whole, is in a very
good condition, and strangers coming
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NUMBER 343.
ROCKEFELLER AND HARRIMAN
TO EACE CRIMINAL CHARGE
Standard Oil and Railway Magnates Will be
Prosecuted as Result of Recent
Disclosures
I WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-There is
no longer any doubt that the federal
grand jury which meets in Chicago,
August 14, will inquire particularly
into Harriman's management of the
Alton road at the time it is charged
the railroad gran'ed thousands of re
bates to the oil trust. The belief is
growing that criminal prosecutions of
Harrlman and Rockefeller and others
will be the one result of the recent
+++++++++++++♦4+
+ Order Restored.
+ TANGIERS. Aug. 7.—Two hun- +
+ dred and fifty sailors and sol- ♦
♦ diers from the warships are now ♦
♦ guarding Casa Blanca and order ♦
♦ is temporarily restored. ♦
++++++++ + + + + + + + +
No Murder Charge.
DAYTON, 0., Aug. 7.—Harry Jacob
and Bertha Markowitz, arrested in
connection with the death of their
sister Anna, who, with Abe Cohen,
was shot Sunday night, were released
this afternoon to attend the funeral
of their sister. They will not be
be charged with the murder.
TO BE TRIED FOR CONTEMPT.
Zimmer Must Answer For Refusing to
Testify.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.—Emil J.
Zimmer will be tried by a jury for a
misdemeanor on the charge of con
tempt of court by refusing to testify
in the Glass trial, next Wednesday.
This morning fln /poftce court he
pleaded that he had already been pun
ished on the charges by three sen
tences to the county jail and a $500
fine but his plea was not well taken
and the case was set for trial.
WOMAN EXONERATES HUSBAND.
Is Shot in Quarrel but Says Accident
Was Her Own Fault.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7.—The cor
oner's jury tonigiit returned a verdict
of accidental death in the case of Mrs.
Frank Clems, who, Sunday morning,
during a quarrel with her husband,
received a fatal wound from a re
volver. The police state that there
had been a struggle. The woman's
eye was discolored and severely
scratched. The husband was intoxi
cated at the time of the alleged shoot
ing, but Mrs. Clems in an ante mortem
examination, exonerated him and said
she turned the revolver upon herself
in order to scare him and pulled the
'rigger by accident.
CONCERT AT PARK TONIGHT
SPECIAL PROGRAM ARRANGED BY
SENESCU'S ROUMANIAN
ORCHESTRA.
Eenescu's Roumanian orchestra will
give a special concert at Meador park
this evening, the selections being both
heavy and light music. "Les Huguen
ots." " La Cingreantaine" and "La
Barcarolle" having never been played
here before. Such lighter music as
"Battle of the Waves." "Apple Blos-
Bonut" "Darkies Jubilee*" "Southern
Roses," and selections from that fam
ous opera "Fra Diavolo."
Every evening sees an increase In
the number of people at Meador park.
For the last two evenings, the benches
in the pavilion have had to be doubled.
Plenty of accommodations have been
provided, and an extra large crowd is
expected this evening. Every selec
tion Senescu's orchestra has played, has
been rendered with such skill and per
fection, that many persons have been
heard to remark, that they thought it
the best orchestra Walla Walia has
seen for many years.
The car service is perfect, there be
ing cars every 30 minutes to Meador
park in the evenings.
Following is the program for this
evening, 8:3" to 10:30.
x March _"Battle of the Waves" Hall
2 Waltz—"La Barcarolle" Waldtenfel
3 Overture—"Fra Diavolo" Auber
4 Reverie— "Apple Blossoms" Roberts
5 "The Mill in the Forest" Eilenberg
6 Selection—"Les Huguenots"
Meyerbeer
7 "La Cingreantaine" Marie
8 "The Darkies Jubilee" Turner
9 Waltz—"Southern Roses". .;Straur?s
10 March—"The Electric Wave" Sutton
25 CENTS PER MONTH
disclosures at •"'hicago. Secretary Bo
naparte said: "In some cases it is the
Opinion of most of the prosecuting offi
cers that the law can be much more
clearly arid effectively enforced
through the imprisonment of the indi
vidual defendan's. The immunity
given Rockefeller's associates from
personal prosecution when they ap
peared as witnesses In the Chlcag»
case will not be extended to the re
bates accepted from other roads.
GOVERNOR COMER
STILL FIGHTING
IS BACKED BY LEGISLATURE IN
STAND TAKEN AGAINST
RAILROAD COMPNIES.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 7.—The
house today adopted a resolution
strongly backing Governor Comer in
his fight against the railroads. The
resolution virtually asks the execu
tive to tell the house what he wants
and the same will be granted. There
is still an acute possibility that it
may be necessary to recall the militia
unless the strained relations between
the roads and the state officials is ter
minated. X the Southern road takes
off the local trains as the revocation
order requires, a riot will follow and
add to the present trouble. It is th*»
threat of railroad employes, tired of
squabbling, to strike.
600 D RAILROAD
AT PENITENTIARY
COMMODORE NUTT INSPECTS THE
TRACK WHILE GUEST OF
WARDEN KINCAID.
H. C. Nutt, general manager of the
Northern Pacific who is in the city
today, left the special train as It was
being switched from the (). R. & N.
tracks to the Northern Pacific and
took advantage of the opportunity to
inspect the new track up the hill to the
penitentiary, and be entertained aa
the guest of Warden Kincaid.
This is the track built by convict
labor and which did not cost the sta'o
a cent except from the contingent fund
of the state prison for the salary of
the two guards, the material being
furnished by the N. P. and the (). R.
& N. companies.
The track is an excellent one and
saves a great deal to the state by se
curing better facilities for transporta
tion to the "pen." Heretofore it was
necessary to cart all coal, wood and
other supplies up the hill and no ef
fort was made to furnish supplies in
car load lots. It was predicted that a
track would never be built on the hill
on account of the steep grade but the
track now completed is an excellent
one with only a three per cent grade.
General Managel Nutt Bald, con
cerning the track:
"I am highly pleased with the con-
I struction. I did not suppose there wa»
so much enterprise out there. The tracfc
is a good one and satisfactory in every
: detail. "
ASK REDUCTION OF TAXES.
City Council Hears Complaint About
Assessments.
Of the three petitions for the re
duction in taxes presented to the city
council last night the most sensational
was that of Mrs. P. B. Johnson wno
alleges that she was unjustly taxed
through misrepresentations made to
the assessor by a tenant to whom sho
rented and upon whom she passed an.
opinion highly derogatory to this ten
ant's integrity.
She wanted her personal tax re
duced to the amount of $315.
J. G. Thomas prayed exemption to
the amount of $300 and Joseph Tash
and John P. Kent registered an ob
jection to the assessing of a certain
parcel of ground at $12,000 whereas in
former years it was assessed at $10,000.
The finance committee was given
jurisdiction over these cases.