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++++ + + « + J AFTERNOON PAPER + + + * FOR THE PEOPLE. ♦ ♦ ♦ ++++++ + + + + + + WALLA WALLA* PENNY PAPER SECOND SERMON TO SAVE SOULS Object of Meetings is Not Membership At the tabernacle last night, a large crowd gathered, to hear the second . veiling service of the united Methodist revival meetings which are being held in the city now. The music at these meetings is one of the most attractive features. Rev. Magann leads the singing and demon trates that he is not only a soloist of great ability, but also that he is a cho rister of note. Last night there were about a hundred voices in the choir and i; is to the singing that the aroe cess of the mee'ing will, in a great measure, be due. Before the serviML Rev. Magann rendered the beautifW solo, "Back to Pentecost." which waff the theme, of the sermon which fol lowed. Rev. Hart chose his text last night from Mathew 111. 3 "Prepare Ye." and Luke. XXIV. 4!t. "Tarry Ye". During the cours. of the sermon. Rev. Hart stated the object of the meetings was DOt to build up any particular de nomination, to get membership or financial aid, but to win souls. BOY IS FINED FOR WHIPPING TEACHER. Ore., Oct 29.—Willie Hoskins of this place was fined $40 Saturday evt ning by Justice of the Peace Gil lette on the charge of having beaten the principal of the Echo school. L. W. Keeler. about two weeks ago. The trial lasted nearly all day Saturday. Hoskins is a lad of about 17 years of age. The district attorney. G. W. Phelps, of Umatilla county, was for the prosecution. STRAHORN RULES NORTH COAST ROAD HEADED FOR WALLA WAL LA MAY BE BOUGHT BY CA NADIAN PACIFIC. "The story lately published to the ef fect that the Canadian Pacific has purchased the franchises, right of way and all property acquired by the North Coast railway company is a good one," stated President R. E. Strahorn of the North Coast, when asked as to the truth of the reports, says a Spokane report. "You may say from me, how ever, that I expect to direct the af fairs of the North Coast for a long n, to come, and that I shall have my headquarters and my home in Spokane. There is no spot in all the world so dear to me as the home on the corner r.enuc and Hemlock street." "But what have you to say about • reputed sale to the Canadian Pa i ifi( ? Has it in fact been made?" Mr. S rahorn was asked. "i have nothing to say on that sub ject," was the reply. "If our road passes to the Canadian Pacific it will certainly be in good hands. "As I have said all along, the North C isl is an independent corporation, engagi ; in building a railroad in this state. It is possible that its line looks attractive to the transcontinental lines alrea ly built, and others which are re to be coming this way. It is s n, a that the Rock Island will build 1 ilte coast It is a*wonder that the r.ewspapers have not stated that our road is to be a branch of that sys- A report from Seattle claims that ' ial announcement of the pur : the North Coast by the Oana ' : Pacific may be expected within F 'ND RUINS OF OLD FORT IS FAR NORTH. NOME, Alaska, Oct. 29.— Standing ler lake, like a giant sentinel. ls a r* markable relic of the past in the f a great, towering fort 50 feet Rht, at whose may still be found hi grimly suggestive quantities, 1; e8 o* human bones. This fort stood unseen throughout years of Nome's mining history few days ago. when Albert Fink, '■ H dl and Emil Lehnfeldt, hap upon it while on a hunting trip. 1 been battlemented evidently ' built, but now the battlements c ye I and their ruins are over »j '*'n with weeds and grass, which add lal touch to its weird exterior. Nt trenches are still visible. THE EVENING STATESMAN PRIMARY LAW GOOD. Washington Law Has Nothing In Com mon With Sucker Enactment. That the recent decision of the su preme court of Illinois declaring the direct primary law will have little if any bearing on a possible test of the primary law of this state is the belief of many who today read a copy of the Illinois' court decision received by- Attorney General Atkinson from At torney General W. H. Stead of Illinois. Mr. Stead himself points out in his letter to the attorney general accom panying the decision that the two laws have nothing in common, says an Olympia report. The chief ground upon which the | Illinois law was knocked out was through a defect of title. The su jpreme court held that it practically i contained two laws or parts Of laws, lonly one of which was expressed in the title. Another serious defect was ;that it provided for nominations by the i managing committees of the political »arties, thus taking the nominating Jjsower away from the people, a curious Eftpmaly for a direct primary law. I mm I A significant statement occurs in ! of the opinion when the J that the law declared un constitutional could easily have been framed so as to comply with the man dates of the constitution, and carry out all of its reasonable purposes. SUIT SOON TO BE COMMENCED FRIENDLY CITY BOND CASE BE INSTITUTED IN SUPERIOR COURT FRIDAY. Suit to determine the validity of the $100,000 issue of city bonds for the j purpose of building the city hall, will jbe started in the superior court as soon !as the present jury is dismissed, which ! will, in all probability, be Thursday, j The friendly suit against the city I should be started Friday and after its j start will be pushed as rapidly as i possible to final decision in the su j pre me com t. The question of the validity of the j bonds is one which has caused the city I much trouble in the past and it is one j which has not been thoroughly- set i tied. The bonds were issued and the Har- I ris Trust and Savings bank of Chicago, j agreed to take them if their attorney I was satisfied with their validity. After j some time, the attorneys made a con trary report and the bonds were re !fused. E. H. Rollins & Son then j agreed to take the bonds, and knew of | the trouble with the other company, {but said they would take them. Later i they too, refused to take them, giving I the same excuse as the other com jpany, that the city had already ex ceeded the limit of its bonded indebt edness and that the further issue was I illegal. j The city claimed that the bonds were legal, because the issue of water bonds 'which the city had made, did not come [under the head of general Indebted ness, and was therefore not under this ! law. And in that case, the city would j have margin enough left 'to issue the j new batch of $.00,000. i It was then taken up by the Com- J merciai club and one committee was j appointed to take the matter up with ■the council, while another raised $40.- --i 000 ready money on warrants, it being [claimed there was that much margin {undisputed by anyone. After raising (nearly all of this amount, it \jas de cided that this too. would be illegal land the sale of warrants was stopped, ilt was then decided to roof the build i ings over for the w inter and let the ! work be discontinued, while suit was ! brought in the superior court to test , the validity. In order to do this. Stanley Dean, of ;the Dean-McLean Abstract company, i agreed to take theoretically, a $10,000 i block of the bonds which he refused when offered to him. On this basis the city will bring suit to test the validity {of the bonds. The case will be at once | appealed to the supreme court to get ! final decision. Citizens of the town have volunteered to take the bonds, ff 'they are declared legal. SMALLEST STRIKE IN HISTORY OF COUNTRY. ATHENA. Ore.. Oct. 29.-The Pres ton Parton Milling company's mill, one of the largest in the county, at this place shut down yesterday on account of a strike of two miHers and five packers The men quit on account of the refusal of the company to give them time and a half pay for working on Sunday. The strike is a hardship on the mill, as this is the busiest sea son It will be opened again as soon as the men can be replaced. VOLUME XXXVII. BERLIN EDITOR IS NOT GUILTY Sustained His Charges Against Yon Moltke BERLIX. Oct. 29.—Maximillian Har den, the Berlin editor, charged with libel by Count Yon Moltke on account of Hardens charges that Yon Moltke and others who surrounded the kaiser, were immoral and degenerates, was found not guilty today, and acquitted by the judge. When Justice Kern read his decision acquitting Harden and odering Yon Moltke to pay all costs of the trial Yon Moltke appeared to be almost sinking in his chair and sobbed violently. When he left the court room he was supported uy friends and was hissed and hooted by the mob. Harden appeared and was given an enthusiastic reception. As Yon Moltke attempted to force his way to the carriage his friends were compelled to beat back the crowd that surrounded the veteran. Cries of "kill the wife berater." "down with the moral leper." were heard and in the meanwhile an other crowd had gathered about Har den and carried him on their shouldeT* to his cab. The court room was crowd ed, the army and bar being largely represented. When Justice Kern read his decision, which was outlined in his first few sentences, a rush was made for Harden. Order was not restored for 20 minutes. In Justice Kern's decision he de clared that all of the editor's charges were sustained without the shadow of tloubt and that the Knights of the Round Table" had been guilty of many gross political intrigues and hideous orgies." That Harden was justified in making the exposure and he deserved the thanks of the nation for so doing. INUNCTION STOPS FUNERAL. Mother and Son Are In Court Over Body of Chas. Barrett. An emergency injunction issued by the superior court at Bellingham and served next morning prevented the burial of Charles Barrett, at Ferndale, at 10 o'clock Friday, the hour fixed for the funeral. A few days ago Charles Bennett of Blame arirved at the home of his son, C. H. Barrett, who lives near Ferndale. The father, who had been ill for some time, became worse rapidly and died, states a Bellingham report. After the death the son went to the home of his mother in Blame and told her of the father's death. He also informed his mother that his father would be buried at Ferndale and that the funeral would be held at his home near that place. Recovering from the shock occas- I ioned by the news, Mrs. Barrett told j her son that she wanted the funeral j held at her home and that the body should be interred ir. the cemetery at ! Blame. The son would not agree with I the wish of his mother and stated that i his will should be law, and that in no circumstance would he permit the body to be taken to Blame. The sheriffs office gives the informa tion that the son said that if the body of his father was taken from Ferndale 1 it would be over his own dead body. Realizing that the son in charge of the ! body would not yield. the mother j went to Bellingham and called at the home of Judge Neterer at midnight. ' telling him her troubles and reeiues:ing that the temporary restraining order should be issued. It is said that strained relations ex isted between the son at Ferndale and other members of the family at Blame j over the property of the dead man. In some manner, it is alleged, the son in- I duced the father to furnish money to ' buy property, the deed to which was j made out in the name of the son. SOLDIERS SENTENCED. Deserters From Uncle Sam's Army Get Sentence has been passed punishing deserters from Fort Walla Walla, giv ing them terms of various lengths. Private William Covaloski. found guilty of desertion, was sentenced to two years, and Private William Payette was giver. 18 months for the same of fence. They will be sent to Alcatraz Island military prison, there to serve their sentences. Private Louis Zuiderduin was tried for the same offense but was found guilty only of absence without leave. His punishment is three months in the guard house. Francis A. B. Weems was tried for absence without leave and for conduct to the prejudice of good order and military conduct. Found guilty, he will serve three months in the Walla Walla military prison. ESTABLISHED 1861 WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1907. Terms in Prison, c SLEPT WITH DOG. Mother Has Unnatural Feeling for Her Child. NEW TORS, Oct. 29. —The case of Mrs. Annie Mohr, of Corona, L. 1., charged with compelling her 7-year-old daughter to sleep in the basement with a mongrel house dog, and with other wise ill treating the child, is attracting attention to the unnatural treatment by a mother of her own child. Her family is in comfortable cir cumstances and there are two other children, both of whom are well kept and well treated. Martha, the abused child, is the second child of the three in the family. Both the elder and the younger sisters, who were in court when the mother was arraigned, looked happy and smiling. j Peter Mohr, the father, in testifying | said his wife took a strange and unac i countable dislike to Martha and all 'efforts to overcome it were unavailing. They finally gave the child out for 'adoption, but the foster mother soon died and they were compelled to take [ Martha back home again. No amount of persuasion could in- Iduce Mrs. Mohr to accept the little one as her own. and since then the child j has simply lived like an outcast. When I she appeared in court her body was covered with bruises, the marks of re- I peated beatings, while she cowered in fear cv.cry time an unexpected move : was made. In noticeable contrast to | her two sisters, Martha's clothing was I coarse and ragged. The case is still pending in court, but meantime a children's society is caiing for Martha. Justice Victor Dowling, of New York, who has been appointed presiding jus tice at the second trial of Harry Thaw, beginnig December 2 next. Jus tice Dowling was a famous Tammany leader before he was elevated to the | bench. Hairy K. Thaw is the young Pittsburg millionaire, who on June 23, 1906, shot and killed Stanford White, the famous architect for the latter's alleged attentions to young Mrs. Thaw, who was formerly Evelyn Nesbity an actress-model. AWARDS PLAINTIFF DAMAGES NOTED WALLULA DAMAGE SUIT RESULTS IN PECULIAR VERDICT. Damages for the plaintiff in the sum of $435 was the verdict reached by the jury yesterday evening in the damage suit of T. W. Johns, versus S. A. Ash. The verdict was reached by the jury in less than one hour's deliberation. The legal contest was interesting and cleanly fought. Both sides presented what seemed to be damaging testimony and the evidence submitted by several of the witnesses furnished considerable amusement to the members of the local bar. The amount named- by the jury in their verdict was rather a "stunner*' for both sides, as the plaintiff sued for $5000, and the defense was positive ; that the case was easily won. ARE SPANIARDS HELD AS SLAVES UNITED STATES MAY BE ASKED TO INVESTIGATE STORY FROM MANILA. MADRID. Oct. 29. —The Spanish government may ask the United States state department to take steps to in vestigate the story tha four housand Spaniards were taken in battle or from stranded ships on the Island of San van Del Monte, Philllppines, ar»d are held as slaves by the natives. The story has been brought here by a shipwrecked Spanish sailor who es caped and reached Manila after much suffering. ABSURD TO FEARJRISIS Money Conditions in Walla Walla Never Better i j . As the result of an interview with a i j representative of every bank in Wal jla Walla, this afternoon, it was learned j positively and beyond the remott-st j reason of doubt that, the declaration Of | Governor Chamberlain of Oregon, de i daring a Aye day holiday in order to ' avo/d a money crisis, would not have ! the slightest effect upon the financial j condition of this city. The associated press dispatch which 'appeared ir. the morning paper relative to the precaution being taken by the clearing house association of Portland which ultimately resulted in Governor Chamberlain declaring a six day hol iday, has evidently awakened a feeling of uncertainty on the part of a few in dividuals according to inquiries at the J Statesman office regarding the Oregon situation. Despite the fact that Walla | Walla's banking houses were never iri ja better financial condition, this feel j ing of uncertainty and uneasiness pre vails to a certain extent with a few thoughtless ones. The situation, un ! questionably is merely the result of the | panic reports from the money markets iin the east, and according to the most [reliable authority prevailing in the j city, the effect in Walla Walla will be ! unnoticed. No Reason for Uneasiness. | "There is absolutely no reason for the people of Walla Walla to feel un leasy," said A. cashier of j the First National bank. "The exag jgarated panics in the east will posi tively have no effect upon the finan cial condition of Walla Walla. In fact 11 doubt very much whether any of I the Oregon banks will close, as the (declaration of Governor Chamberlain i oply gives them privilege to do so if i they choose. The banks of this city are all on a solid foundation, and their patrons should feel no cause for un j easiness." Absurd to Consider Crisis. "While I am not conversant with the 'situation as perhaps many of the j bankers in the city. I see no rtason why Walla Walla should be affected in I the slightest," said J. L- Elam. "I do ' not think that the banks of Oregon will close. If they should close, how i ever, it might be possible that a few ;of the grain m» n would be effected. ' Mind you, this is even not my own 1 personal view, it is only a possibility. ! Our institution, the same as other ! banking firms in this city, has plenty (of currency on hand, and it is absurd to even consider a money crisis." To Issue Certificates. It is the opinion of F. W. Wilson of the Inion Savings bank that the action | taken by the clearinghouse association iof Portland was merely for precau -1 tior.. "Owing to the fact that the bank ling houses of Portland are at present unable to secure currency from the | east during the money panic, they are [therefore compelled to issue notice to I the various banks throughout the west I that they cannot ship currency, but j instead will tender clearinghouse cer- Itincates. These certificates are en- Idorsed by every bank in Portland, and jin themselves, are as good as currency. ; There is absolutely no reason for un ! easiness, even should the banks of Iportlanfl heed the declaration of Gov ; ernor Chamberlain." Banks Will Not Close. J. Chitwood .of the Farmers' Savings I bank, when asked as to the situa tion said: "I am sure that the banks of Oregon will not close, and even if ' they should it would make no differ- I ence to the money condition of Walla j Walla, or in fact any other city in the ! west. The clearinghouse association iis doing this merely for protection, and j perhaps for the reason that they are ; unable to supply the banks in other ■cities with the amount of currency de j sired." Several employes of the Baker-Boyer bank wen- asked as to the probability lof a run on that institution. The ques- J tion was taken as a rare joke, and from their answers it was plainly cvi- Ident that such an incident was indeed j wholly unlooked for and not in the ; least feared even if it should happen. Mrs. Mary Keegan Surprised. At the home of Mrs. Mary Keegan. last night, a number of friends came in upon her and gave her a pleasant I surprise party. The evening was I pleasantly spent in games and conver sation, after which refreshments were j served. At a late hour the guests Je j parted, all voting the party one of the 'very best. NUMBER 48. THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION. President Requests That People Pray for Strength. WASHINGTON, Oct ». —The pres ident's annual Thanksgiving proclama tion, issued Saturday, selecting Thurs day, November 28, for the people to assemble to pray that they may be given strong: h so to order their lives as to deserve a continuation of the mani fold blessings of the past year, trium phantly declares that nowhere in the world is there such an opportunity for a free people to develop to ;he fullest extent all powers of body, mind and character. ! "During the past year we have been ! free from famine, from pestilence, from war." it declares. "Our natural re i sources are at least as great as those 'of any nation. Much has been given ius from on high and much will rightly ;be expected of us in return. Into our ! care the 10 talents have been en trusted, and we are to be pardoned neither if we squander and waste them | nor yet if we hide them in a napkin. J "We should earnestly pray that the I spirit of righteousness may grow 'greater in the hearts of all and that jour souls may be Inclined even more toward the virtues that tell for gentle ness, for loving kindness and forbear ance one with another . for without these qualities neither nation nor indi vidual can rise to the level of great- I ness." PRISONERS ARE PAROLED AT PEN I FOURTEEN CONVICTS RELE4SED ! FROM INSTITUTION ON HILL YESTERDAY. Fourteen prisoners in the state peni tentiary were released yesterday on parole from that institution. This ac tion comes as the result of the meet ing of the state board of control which met at the prison some two weeks ago and made numerous recommendations for clemency to the governor. Of these who were recommended, the following left the prison yesterday afternoon: George H. Noyes—('rime, embezzle ment: committed in county of Okan ogan. In consideration or exemplary conduct, recommended for parole for his remaining two months of sentence. Jno. R. Massam —Crime, larceny from person: committed in county of Walla Walla: length of time still to serve, eight months. James Boggan—Crime, horse steal ing: place of committal, Lincoln and Asotin counties: length of time still to serve, two years and three months. George Bailey—Recommended for parole: crime, statutory rape: place of committal. Seattle: length of time still to serve, two years and one month. F. B. Gifford —Crime, forgery: length of time still to serve, eight months, committal. Whitman county. R. L. Gooding—Crime, grand lar ceny: place of committal. Spokane; length of time still to serve, one year. John H. Thompson—Recommended for parole: crime, statutory rape; place of committal, Columbia county; length of time still to serve, one year and two months. Charles Corbet—Recommended for parole: crime, forgery: place of com mittal. Everett: length of time still to serve, one year and ten months. Manuel Dove t (Indian breed)— Re commended for parole: crime, perjury: place of committal. Pierce county: length of time still to serve, nine months. F. A. Thompson —Crime. forgery: committal in county of Walla Walla: length of time still to serve, one year and three monhs. Myrtle Felter—Crime, grand larceny: phtct of committal. Lewis county. Recommended by board for parole for remaining four months of sentence for good conduct as a prisoner, and by advice of judge and court officials. J.VvV. Conrad —Crime, statutory rape: place of committal. Okanogan county: time still to serve, two years an three months. J. H. Beouchamps—Crime, larceny by embezzlement: place of committal. King county: length of time still to serve, two years and one month. THIRTY DIE ABOARD STEAMER British Boat Hang Bee Is Quaran tined. HONG KONG. Oct. 29.—The British steamer Hang Bee has been quaran tined for cholera on its last trip from Singapore. Thirty are reported dead of the disease while on board. Funeral services of Mrs. James Ga ley were held at 2 o'clock this after noon from the home of her daughter. Mrs. K. W. Mcßeth. corner of Melrose and Division streets. Rev. Bainton of the Olivet Congregational church offi ciating. Interment was made in the city cemetery. ♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ BEST LOCAL NEWS + ♦ + ♦ IN THE CITY ♦ + + ♦ ♦ + ♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 25 CENTS PER MONTH. GAMBLING CASE BEING HEARD Witnesses Tell About Playing at Roulette In the case of the state.of Washing ton vs. Charles Preston, charged wuu conducting a gambling house, the wit nesses this afternoon made every effort to shield the defendant, although when pinned down to facts they admitted that Preston had conducted a place, a roulette wheel being the means by which money changed hands. William A. Welles was til.' first called and testified that he had gam bled in the room under the Monogram saloon, that he had never gone there except by appointment, that Preston did not keep the place open for busi ness, but that when they went there to gamble Preston unlocked a trap door which he was always careful to lock after him. that the place was never lighted, ready for business, out that it was always necessary to light up and get the tables ready; that he. Preston, Brig bam and one other man wen- the only ones who ever went down there and that Preston had re fused to let anyone else in on the ciea». J. M. Brigham gave paetically the same testimony, saying that he had bought chips there which were re deemable in money. Asked if he haef ever cashed any. he said he had never cashed very many. John J. Moe testified that he owned half the Monogram saloon and thai Preston had been given the privilege to keep some ge>ods there until he could get another place. There were) some gambling tables amoag the goods, including a roulette board without a wheel. DANGER OF A GOAL FAMINE STATE IS SUFFERING FROM GREATEST CAR FAMINE IN ITS HISTORY. j We are at the present time Buffering one of tile most hateful ear famines in I the history of the country. This win ter a fuel famine equally as distressing as that of last year will inevitably be forced upon the people of the north west in general." So declare coal dealers of Spokane. At the present time a small amount of coal is in the city. Some orders cast fully six months ag.> are still unfilled. Will Not Be "Rushed." Alarmed at this condition of affairs and at the threatening fuel famine dealers declare they have appealed to the different railway companies to rush their consignments. By the transpor tation companies they are told that efforts to rush consignments of- fuel to their destination are unavailing for the simple fact that they have not the motive power to loosen up tae con gested traffic. The local dealers allege that, acting upon the advice of the interstate c.m merce commission of last winter, they placed large orders for coal early in the year. A number of the Spokane dealers say that in June they lodged orders for from MM to 10.fMio tons of coal for this winter's market. These orders they claim were readily filled but simultaneously traffic be-gan to clog at the ends of each division along the lines. Tied Up in Montana. At Billir.jrs. Mont., at One time dur ing the month of July it is alleged by one prominent coal dealer. 34". carloads of coal were harbored in the railway yards, (if this number it is said 170 carloads were billed to Spokane. This, it is declared, was unnecessary and it is not uncommon theory among the Spokane fuel dealers that this was clone -simply to force the advanced freight rates passed September 26, and effective October 1. upon them. Spokane dealers seem unanimously willing to accept the excuse now of fered by the railways, which is to the effect that they are virtually paralyzed by the boibrmakers' strike. This ex cuse is not admitted to the public by the railway companies, however. Coal dealers are not alone in tne lamentation over the traffic situation. Wholesale grocery firms are beginning to suffer, as many carloads of common groceries, vegetables and fruits are al ready days overdue.