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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11
BY T. W. sCHAEFER.

The man was 600 miles away from
home.
Generally, when away from home
the man sits in the tiled lobby of the
hotel and looks blankly through the
plate glass at the hard street and the
passing total strangers. Such is the
influence of the home instinct that
it anchors the man in even the mock
cry of a haven. Thus it was not
customary for the man to tear him
self from the dreary spell of the
Nottingham house, rates SO per day
No, it was not usual for him to
dart out leap on the first car that
hesitated at the crossing. 1t was
rare for him to whirl away into the
distant districts where the electric
sign winds not nor spells out stam-
meringly words of fire that command
you to eat pickles when you already
have Indigestion. Nor was it his
habit-when coo miles from home
to drop off the car on impulse at an
unknown, still cross street.
He did it, but ii came easy enough
after he had shaken off the first
OBTAINING hand of hotel life. He read
in the twilight the blue enameled
name of the street, and smiled GRIM
ly at it's utter strangeness, and for
got it forthwith.
Then this man strayed away from
the car line and into heaven.
The sidewalk was cement, with
green, green grass on each side of it.
The roadway was brick, clean, clean.
clean. Shade trees-maples of 10
years growth, just right-lent syl-
van touch to relieve the precision of
everything. Little lawns ran up I'M
fenced and confidently to wide, hos
pitable front porches. Each house
had one, and each house was as like
the next as a brother-in the SAM
mold, but distinguishable in its feat
ures. They did not set too close to-
gether. yet not so far apart as to
hold aloof Mentally, the man started
to appraise them. THAT one cost
so and so much; the next one a little
shy of that; here's one a trifie more
expensive. Any ones worth 10 times
what 1t cost. to live in and feel
that it's your own" And he sighed.
The man passed on. The two sides
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11
Social Unrest as a Symptom
Here is a unique message of optimism.
1t is from the Wall Street Journal.


1t is from the Wall Street Journal.
In discussing the hopeful things of the day this journal
catalogues first material prosperity and second socal
unrest that say popular discomfort and popular de-
mands for betterment
1t says that Somehow the idea has spread that
is another for conspiracy'an idea that is certainly
justified by recent revelations of high finance.
Because the people demanding change in business
methods and in the laws md souls fear the outcome
But the journal concludes
"We take different view. We regard the social I'M
rest being quite much occasion for optimism the
material prosperity If the people corrupt but
tented they prosperous but caous to wrong the
situation would indeed be hopeless.
'But the unrest with alarming in reality is
sign of hope 1t that the conscences Of the people
being stirred that they demanding higher code
of morality in the administration of business by corpora
TONS and that progress making toward loter standards
The diagnosis, through coming from rather remark
able source is believed to be correct one.
This financial journal that either the demands of
the people for "a higher code of morality" and more
equitable administration of law must be realized
olution.
There will be revolution because
The people are interrupted.
Their consciences stirred.
They demand better methods.
And because the people not caloused and because
they rgheously restless under grave wrongs they will
bring to pass the things that they demand
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11

NEW YORK, July 11.-'Criminally
retrogressive" is the characterization
Of China's dowager empress by Kang
Yu Wei, head of the Chinese Empire
Reform association, who is making
Il tour of this country.
when death comes to the enemy
Of China's advancement" he said to
your correspondent, land her son is
on the throne, the reformers will
rule. The young emperor is pro
gressive, but she is criminally retro
gressive.
when she usurpcd the throne in
1898, I told every ruler in Europe
that she would ruin all prospects OF
peace and advancement in China.
asked them not to recognize her, but
they would not listen to me.
MY prediction has been verified.
She has ruined China's prospects, ana
only her abduction will remedy af-
fairs. And l verify believe that if
America and the European powers
were to ask her to abdicate, she
would do so. She is 20 years old,
and is tired herself of the crime of
her rule in China"
This from the lips of a man on
whose head the dowager empress
set tremendous price. For years
he was under the keenest guard to
prevent assassination, and even now
he has his bodyguard about him.
1.-The object of our association"
he continued, lis to force China from
the bonds of tradition, to build up a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11
THE STANGER WHO FOUND
HEART OF THE CITY

of the street seemed to stretch down
10 MIN from their perspective like
arms of welcome. On the porches
sat little family groups-mother in a
low rocker; sister in a hammock;
rather smoking, with his feet on the
railing; the little boy playing with a
tidy FOX terrier. 1t was good for the
eyes. Here a puttering grandfather
was sprinkling his lawn and his
neighbors' impartially. There a trio
OF young girls in white made a fetch
ing picture seated on a rich crimson
carpet thrown over the steps. A
householder called to one adjoining
to ask the result of the ball game.
Children in immaculate linen and
lawn played wholesomely and har-
moniously Two little fellows raced
down the cement in red toy wagons,
and the man halted to watch them
after he hoped out of their path to
let them pass. He thought of his
own little boy 600 miles away. The
man was glad with the peacefulness
u - al anu lne comfort. Yet his
heart was somewhat heavy,
And the man passed on, and gradu-
ally composure settled upon him. He
dreaded for the street to end. and felt
even lighter when he found that the
next corner was but an offset, and
that the long rows of blessed trees
and white sidewalk and homelike
dwellings, growing upon his mood so
gratefully, still stretched away into
the calm and the cool of the evening.
And the strangeness of the city tina {
roared away out there somewhere,
and the soulless hotel, slipped sfrom
his thoughts. For here throbbed
| noiselessly the citys pulse at the
core, and he felt of 1t, and at home
In it, and not an exile.
Just then the man came out into
wide, dusty thoroughfare where
there were drug stores, and groceries
, and laundry agencies, and where cars,
changing trolley cars, rushed town.
wards under staring arc lights. In
20 minutes the man was back in the
unchanging hotel lobby with its worn
tiled floor and big chairs and lone
someness.
Some day the man Is going to hunt
up that street again.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11
Exchange National Bank
OF SPOKANE, WASH.
TEF Traders NATIONAL BANX
OF SPOKANE, WASH,

Capital 5000. 900
Surplus and profits. ......... $3.50, 900
Officers-Alfred Coolidge, president;
A. Kuhn, vice president; Chas. q. Ell
tinge, cashier: J. Elmer West. assist
ant cashier.
Directors-M. M. Cowley, Patrick
Clark. James Monaghan. A. Kuhn, Al
fred Coolidge. d. Nj. Drumheller. J.
Elmer West
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11
CANADIAN CITY OWNS
ITS OWN UTILITIES
PORT WILLIAMS CHASED THE BELL TELEPHONE
PEOPLE OUT OF THE FIELD AND RUNS IT'S
STREET CARs-POLITICs HASN'T INTERFER-
ED AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO.

fight with the Bell telephone trust
The latter is now practically out OF
the field here.
The fare on the electric street
railway is s cents for cash fares, six
tickets for a quarter for workmen
and 10 tickets for quarter for
school children. Power is supplied
by waterfall about a mile from
Port Arthur.
The public utilities are run by a
commission of three, elected by direct
vote of the people.
Public Demands Results.
w. r. Rankin, chairman of the
board of public works in Fort Will
liam, seemed surprised at a sugges-
tion that politics might interfere
with the efficiency of a street car
system operated by the city.
How could It interfere?" he asked
ut is perfect simple proposition
The public looks for results. 1t holds
the commissioners responsible for re-
suits. If the service is not good
they nominate and elect new COM
mission. There is no getting away
from that. There is no way for poll
ties to interfere. except in the way of
getting better service"
Look to Future.
Fort William and Port Arthur are
believed by their residents to be the
coming Chicago of the northwest
The location, on the north shore of
Lake Superior, at the junction OF the
Canadian Pacific. the Canadian
Northern, and the new Grand Trunk
Pacific soon to be built, and with q
harbor of ample capacity for a vast
tonnage of the largest vessels, II is
prophesied that the place will be the
spout" of the granary of the Ca
madam northwest. A dozen huge ele-
vators are already located here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11
The New World Power

Nation building is supposed to be a slow process Yet
within the memory of men living Japan has developed
. from an unknown people into a world power.
Only a few decades ago the japanese considered
little than barbarians Today their military prowess
and national spirit causing the powers of Europe not
only amazement but anxiety.
1t is to be forgotten that a great is the
preme test of national efficiency. Not only does it bring
to the teuchstone the courage discipline and endurance Of
the army and navy the intelligence and skill of the officers
and the leadership of the generals and admirals it also
tries severely the public spirit determination and selfsaN
rce of the civil population and it puts to the proof the
foresight andstatesmanship of the nations public men,
their power to foresee all contingencies and their capacity
to make full reparation for them.
1t longer to be denied that great world power
has arisen in the orient and that this condition
garded by the European nations very serious matter
Even in England which is Japans special ally the pres
ent far from being at future possibilities
The London Stast which is said to be the organ of the
great financial interests of England significantly says:
at impossible for the most skeptcal to refuse
ognizez that face to face with world power which
is destined to exercise great influence not only in the east
but also in the westhat in foct the ascendency of Eu
rope at an end now that there two nonEuropean
great powers.'
The idea which has long been uppermost in the minds
OF the lingo statesmen of Europe is the dividing out of the
great Chinese empire Up to the present time the chief
difficulty in the way has been the jealousy of the various
nations each desiring to the lions share and each
fearing to be overreached by some of the others.
Russia has seized upon the vast northern province of
France HAS COcn-CIlna III the
south England has got possession of Hongkong at the
mouth of the Canton river and holds 99year lease
extensive region in the interior Germany has like lease
of the province Of Shanung facing the Yellow
The partition of China well begun and the nations
concerned were only waiting for fitting opportunity
to complete the work without quareng among themselves
when they confronted with the sudden to great
power of Japan which has driven Russia nearly out of
Manchuria and will soon fully accomplish the work.
Why should not Japans next step be the driving of the
Germans out of Shanung?
If this be DONE it would be in order to the
whole of China and India and drive al Europeans out of
Asia.
Under such leadership and following the Japanese
have exhibited in the with the Russians could easily
be DONE
Is it any wonder that Europe is worried?
And can America be serene?
If Japan do all this she drive the Americans
from the Philippines, thus completing chain of islands
clear from the top to the bottom of the east coast of Asia
and walling in that continent from the
The possibilities Of this world power porten
tous.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11

So Riverside Avenue. Ground Floor.
$1soo-New room modern house:
5000 cash; $25 per month, including
interest.
%A1oo-New room modern house:
5000 cash; balance $25 per month in
GLIDING interest.
$150o-New 4 room cottape. hath.
not ana cold water; stone foundation:
cellar; $3.50 cash; balance $40 Der
month including interest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11

system of adequate education in all
the arts and sciences. We look on
this country as the best place to
educate our young men.
Our society looks forward to the
time when a constitutional form of
government will exist in China, guar
anteeing liberty and justice to all.
China must rule herself. The
thought that Japan will ever rule us
is absurd. China is too great to be
anything but self-ruled, and when the
shackles of tradition are broken and
she is given a few years of intimate
knowledge with the most modern
ideas of art and education, China win
astoniSh the world.
I'VE look on America as our best
friend-except for the excursion act
We want our sons to be educated
here. Our daughters, too-my daugh-
ter is now student at Barnard. We
would learn military tactics from
your soldiers.
''And the exclusion act stands in
the way of our closer friendship for
your people here. Is it any wonder
we have invoked the boycott to aid
us in securing a proper appreciation
from America?
president Roosevelt told me he
would do all in his power to remove
the cause of the friction, and | be-
lieve him. OF all the heads of all the
nations in the five continents | have
visited, he appeals to me as by fan
the greatest"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11

Enough is plenty and too much is hoggngit," is what
somebody said of the little boy who trying to eat too
much pie Now the dope that looks if Spokane
was going the way of the little boy and the pie in base
balloon
From Everett comes the that Spokane will take
the place of Victoria in the Northwestern League and
Clyde Williams is reported making the statement that
Tacoma be purchased by the Spokane Baseball and
Exhibition Company representing this city in the Pacific
Coast League.
1t will be expensive proposition to keep team either
in the Northwestern the p. c. league dhe question
which arises in the minds of the local fan u.s. can Spokane
support two baseball teams? Or will she go the way of
Seattle and with to rival factions with rs rival patrons
go down the line until baseball will kill itself. '
The Victoria team will represent the Spokane Recrea-
ton Company The schedule to be arranged tomor-
and will go into effect July 49, The first game of the
Northwestern League will be played in Spokane the new
grounds July % Owing to the fact that the grounds here
could not be completed in time for Spokane play here
this week, H. d. Merritt Dorsey's ''side kck' wired
that the games in Spokane would have to be held at later
date.
Los Angeles out in the game with Oakland at San
Francisco yesterday by Of to L. Oakland played
poor game in the field and Hogan soaked for 10 hits
MIGUEL Fisher, tried something down in the City
Of Destiny yesterday twilight game was the feature and
although the last innings played almost in the dark
which caused darkness to somewhat earlier than
usual San Francisco Defeated the Tigers by score of
to Three punched hits and free pass won the dav for
the Seals Truck Eagan made another home rum but there
was on base at the time.
o o.
Jack Chesbro, sefented father of the expectoration
spheroid pitched great game at Detroit yesterday He
not only shut out that aggregation of damondes but did
not even allow one of them to get to second base
If Portland, in the P. G. L. keeps the way she has
been going of late the second half will tell tale never
dreamed of at the beginning Of the baseball season. She
is third and keeps hammaring away During the fore
part of the looked she would never leave the
side of the Siwash
rifle team from FIT. Wright consisting of five men in
charge of Lieut. B. c. Humber left yesterday morning for
California where the rifle shoot of the Pacific division of
the United States Army will be held The rifle events will
open on July IT, The opening of the shoot WILL however
take place July A. when the revolver contests will be
held.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11
BY ellison Gardner.


Correspondence to The Press.
FORT WILLIAM, Ontaria, Canada.
July 11--This is the one city on the
American continent which owns all
it's public utilities, including it's
street railway system. And in this
place public ownership is an unquali-
fed success.
To jump Immediately to results,
during the last year the city paid
street railroad. The snug sum Of
$4,000 was written off to that ac-
count after paying all operating eX-
penses, and putting by n comfortable
amount for the sinking fund. And
the people are perfectly content with
the service. IF they were not they
would soon remedy matters by firing
the commission.
Fort william and Port Arthur are
practically one city of about $4,000
inhabitants, but, like Chicago, d.
vided by a small river. In this double
city the people own and operate
water, electric light, telephone and
street car systems. The consequence
is that a residence telephone costs
$12 a year, an unlimited business
telephone $24; about $12 year gives
unlimited electric light service for a
residence of six to eight rooms, and
the water rate averages about SIS a
year to the ordinary householder.
Making Profit.
The city has owned the street rail-
way system for nearly IA years. The
telephone system is the latest mu-
nicipal undertaking. There are now
100 subscribers, and the second year
shows a balance on the profit side
of the ledger. The installation of
the municipal telephone system was
accomplished only after a spirited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-27
NO TRANSIENT REVOLT.

IFrom the Grand Rapids Press
The suddenness with which the re-
volt agaist Standard Oil has broken
forth, and the rapidity with which it
has spreal astonishes all observers. The
movement in Kansas has been Endorsed
by the legislatures of several other
states. Efforts are being made to Sc
cure concerted action and the measures
proposed practically convert the pipe
lines Of the company into public utili-
ties. The general government is taking
part in the affair. and the president
IS personally conducting an investiga-
ton. Judging from the general express
sion of opinion the company hasn't a
friend outside of its own officers and
stockholders.
The violence of the outbreak sur
prises observers. because for years
Standard Oil and similar institutions
have been denounced from the stump
and in newspapers without apparent
effect. PEOPLE have seemed to ac-
quiesee in the view that such concerns
are detrimental. but at the same time
have not appeared to be deeply i'm
pressed with the danger they presented
or the expressions of which they were
guilty. They seemed to think that such
things We're a necessary part of the
modern commercial system, and to en-
terrain the idea that all would event
ually come out right Only a month
ago there was not the slightest indica-
ton of any rebellion.
The outbreak exeites surprise. also.
because it comes at a time of pretty
general prosperity While business is
not booming as it was a year ago, Ia
Dor is quite generally employed at fair
wages. Were the shops closed, labor
idle, and commerce at a standstill no
surprise would be caused by an exhibit
ton OF discomfort. Such sentiments do
not come to the surface. however, as a |
rule in times of industrial activity.
The feeling against Standard Oil and |
the system which it represents is by
no means confined to the man without
capital or to the laboring element.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-27

to buy at a price. 50 long as the in
siders can go on handing themselves
dividends at the rate Of so per cent a
year, they are not likely to worry
about the market quotation of their
stock.
The people would like to see some
thing tangible come out of the Kansas
fight and the government investiga-
ton. and it looks as though something
would come.
But to the hnancfers of Wall street,
the Standard is invincible. They have
seen it stand against the assaults of
interests and commemorative. have
seen it use corruption where it could
not otherwise succeed. and crush down
mercilessly where it could not win
over They have seen it grow so great
and strong that few men now are
brave enough to antagonize it, and
they have come to believe that moth
ing can stop the spread of its power.
But it may be that Wall street is
mistaken at last, that the death knelI
of the Standard" heraIded abroad in
every attack upon it for the past
quarter century, may be the real thing
this time. The people are thinking
more about these trust matters today
than ever before, and if the people de-
eide to remedy the evils that the trusts
infiict they can do it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-27
THE ELECTION UNFAIR.
An EmpOria College Society Meeting
Developed Smallpox Scare.

Emporia, Kas.. Feb. 25.4The EN-
poria College OratOrical association
met to select a candidate for presi-
dent of the State Oratorical associa-
ton, an Office to be filled by an En-
poria man the coming year in keep
ing with rotation custom. The two
main literary societies of the college
each had a candidate but the meeting
broke up in a row.
The Mathonians allege that the
Philologic society brought members
from a house quarantined for small
pox to the meeting. The faculty was
much ineensed at this report. A petit
ton was signed by half the students
who agreed to absent themselves from
school because of the alleged ex-
posture. The faculty ordered that the
building be thoroughly fumigated.
The Philologians voted for John Big
ger for president of the state associa-
ton, which will meet next Friday in
wichita. The Mathonians say the
election was unfair and will place the
case before the faculty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-27
LOCAL MENTION.

The board of health will meet in its
regular monthly session this evening at
the city building.
Residents out on West Eighth street
complained today to the board of health
upon the unsanitary conditions sur
rounding a stable belonging to c. H.
Burge of 100 West Eighth avenue. The
people say that the sanitary department
pays no attention to the complaints.
The contract for the building of a new
hose wagon for the North Topeka fire
station has been let to E C. Kinley of
this city. The new hose wagon viii be
built on similar lines to the one built
by the same firm for station NO. on
Clay street. The cost will approximate
$3.50
The Home Heat and Light company
have excavated a block and a half on
Chandler street preparatory to laying
their gas mains. A shipment of mains
was received today, enough to line one
block. The mains will be laid down at
an average depth of three feet. A gang
of workmen are busily engaged in car
rying on the work.