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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10

over. there is nothing which the
United States now needs more
than good roads.
In 1886 but six prisons were
equipped with machinery for maxi
ing furniture, while in 1904 16 pri-
sons were so equipped. Many pri-
sons are now making a high grade
of furniture at remarkably low
price. Some manufacturers have
been compelled to reduce wages
to compete. The same thing as
true of the shoe industry.
The income from convict labor
in many states materially reduces
the taxes. The introduction Of i'm
proved machinery has made the
prison competition the more Sc
we're.
Missouri shove the largest pro-
duction Of prison goods. Last year
its output was $2.451,929. Illinois
third and Texas fourth. All are
above the 100000 mark. Be-
tween $1.O0o,0O0 and 100000 are
Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky. Mary
land, Massachusetts. Michigan,
Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ten
nessee. Virginia and Wisconsin.
Some states use their convicts
to make binder Irvine on the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
TRllEA1rIRS
THE SPOKANE.

The Spokane theater will be
opened for the season 1867 next
Friday night, August II. and Sat
urday matinee and night, August
Is, with the Stewart Opera COM
pany, an organization of high class
lyric players. which has been Sc
lected with the utmost care by
John Cort. The Stewart company
will present for the first time here
their comic opera, "Barbette."
which was such a tremendous hit
at the Broadway theater, New
York city, last season. The book
mad lyrics of "Babette" are by
Harry B. Smith, the music by Vic
tor Herbert. 1t is considered the
most beautiful and tuneful comis
opera Of late lears.
The costumes, escenery and ef-
fects, which will be seen here, are
the same as were used during the
New York engagement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10

WASHINGTON, Aug. Slow
to keep convicts employed without
reducing free labor to the plane Of
convict slavery Is a question which
is commanding the serious thought
of the department of commerce
and labor. Recent Investigations
show that a number of legitimate
and useful Industries are being
hurt or destroyed by convict COM
petition, This Is notably true of
the furniture, boot and shoe and
the Groom making industry.
The United States government
has no authority to interfere In
the problems of convict labor and
Is not presming to do more than
to gather facts and lay them before
the people in a thorough and un-
prejudicer way. This has been
done by Labor Commissioner Neill.
who. with Mr. Reynolds, made a
report on the Chicago packing
houses. The report is expected to
lead to movement In the various
states to have the laws changed
so that the convicts may be put
to work building good roads. No
body wants to build roads, and
convict labor would not come into
compstitioa with free labor. More
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10

were got under way for Wey-
mouths removal and on account
of the absence of w. T. Hoor of
the Fourth ward and w. G. Estep
of-the Third ward. both republi-
cans and opposed to any change,
layr night H. G. Stimmel and ]. S.
Phillips were the only remaining
republican members of the council
present. Both voted NO"
Councilman Pratt, democrat,
therefore, has always been the
stumbling block In the mayors am
billions for Weymouth's removal,
but at a caucus last evening Pratt
was won over to favoring O'Brien.
Mr., O'Brien had a conference
with Mayor Daggett this morning
and today announced his policy as
one of business. He says he IL
under no obligations to anybody
and will endeavor to make a salts
factory commissioner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10

theory that the product Is made
cheaper for the farmer and no one
is hurt but the cordage trust.
Commissioner Neill says: Re
Fviewing the general question Of
convict labor, II may be said that
manufacturers consider such COM
petition unfair, ruinous, demora-
|li2ing to markets and business sta
'bility. compelling the reduction of
prices below a fair margin of profit
and often even below the cost of
production. Wages are forced to
the lowest limit in vain effort to
lower the cost Of production to
that of the prison contractor. In
some cases a deterioration Of quail
ity results and in others an entire
Abandonment to the prison shops
of certain grades of goods.
I'm the boot and shoe industry
the testimony of manufacturers Is
that the low cost of production OF
prison made goods drives the en-
ployer of free labor out of the
market or forces on him a reduc-
ton in the regular prices of many
lines of goods
Firms making wood bound coop
erage, tubs. lard pals. etc. for the
great packing houses have had to
t,.s'&sA
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
CIRCUS IN TOWN
TOMORROW

Fighting the Flames" will be
one of the spectacular features of
the Forepaugh-Sells shows when
they exhibit here tomorrow. The
exhibition will take place in the big
hippodrome oval representing a
city street. Genuine fremen, hose
coupling, quick hitching, acts of
bravery, showing how fires are
fought in our large cities.
Other features include feats of
equestrianism acts, showing the
perfection Of animal training, dar.
ing aerial flights and the hundred
and one novelties which go to
make up an interesting perform
ance. And clowns! A whole regi-
ment of merry makers will add
hilarity to the performance. The
street parade will be a great fea-
ture Of circus day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
ONE MORE
CANS FAKE

TO the man up a tree this Nell
son-Gans affairs at Goldfields looks
like the greatest fake of the age
Is about to be pulled off. OF course.
Nelson will win and on his merits
for he can lick the shine" at the
weight any time. But a fake can
be fought just the same with the
coon being put away and without
the sports getting a run for their
money. 1t would be a great bat
tie on it's merits both men fighting
to win. Billy Nolan may be &C.
cused of anything but sacrificing
the honor of his protege. In other
words "honor" among fighters is to
win whether the other man agrees
to lose easy or not.
This battle recalls the artistic
and masterful fake pulled off a
year ago last July at Reno be-
tween Marvin Hart and Jack Root.
1t was most lady-like battle; the
arena was filled with women. 1t
was II rounds Of tap, tap, clinch
and tap some more and then a
punch in the stomach that Root
said was on the jaw and Jack took
the count. Before the battle the
fighters agreed to split the purse
and Marvin to win because he was
the biggest and probably would
have won on his merits at that.
Kid Parker and Walter Campbell
fight at Boners Ferry, Idaho, Sat.
urday night. They will do we'll to
draw carfare as Boomers Ferry
hasn't got much money left.
Jack Kearns has been asked to
fight Kid Parker at Burke, Idaho,
at a date to be named later.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
lOORSEYSMOSES
IS HERE

The great and only" Lefty Ma
SEholz, the Moses who is to pilot
the Indians out of the wilderness,
win the pennant and make all
other pitchers take to other occu.
bations, Is now In the city. after
three weeks of hard press agent
business had been going on to get
he fans ribbed up to the right
Ditch to receive him with automo-
Ailes, brass bands and a cut into
the grape. But the great unknown
blew into town just like any other
pitcher. Perhaps there was some
pne at the depot to meet him and
perhaps there was not. A hotel
bus was good enough for a con-
rReyance.
/ T. 8. Andrews, a Wisconsin
sporting editor, who is famed chief
iy because he compiled a book OF
hooks and jabs, is sponsor for Ma
Cholz In a letter to President
Dorsey Of the Spokane club An
drew remarks that "Macholz was
good enough for Kelly of Minnea
polls to sign and that when Kelly
heard Dorsey was hard up for q
pitcher he (out Of the greatness
and goodness of his heart, per
Aaps) allowed him to be sent out
here"
Spokane continues to lose to the
amusement of local fans. At Ho
Quiam yesterday 1t was the same old
story with the Grays Harbor play
ers defeating the Indians, 8 to 5.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
EIGHT
YEAR FIGHT

The big nonunion pressroom of
Conkey & Company at Hammond,
Indiana, has been unionized after a
strike that has lasted eight years.
The Conkey company agrees to
pay the Chicago scale Of wages.
The reason the company settled
with the union was that they had
to have the men and nearly all
competent pressmen in the country
belong to the union. All the other
Departments of the Conkey company
are said to be nonunion. The Con-
key plant is one of the largest on
the continent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
UMPIRE O'DAY STILL STUBBORN
(Scripps News Association.)

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-The case
OF Umire Hank O'Day will come up
before the national commission as
soon as possible. Meantime, O'Day
is suspended for INSTRUMENTATION.
He refused to umpire until the fine
of $50 imposed by President Pull
liam had been withdrawn. The
1ine was an outgrowth of the re-
cent disgraceful fight between
Pitcher Joe McGinnity of the
L,ants and Catcher Heine Peitz of
Pittsburg in the latter city, Pull
liam claiming that If O'Day had
exercised his authority properly
the fight would have been prevent
ed. O'Day says he will quit the
game before he will pay the fine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
THE WASHINGTON.

A program that Is designed to
please the children as well as the
grownups is holding the boards at
the Washington this week. The
roller skating of Marcus & Adell,
who do good clog dancing on roll
ers, is one Of the features Of the
bill. Another strong number is
the xylophone playing of the Mar.
tin Brothers, who have an excellent
act.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
MILITIAB0YS
ON MOVE

When train No. Is on The North
ern Pacific left at o'clock this
afternoon its usual complement of
cars and passengers was augment
ed by the addition of transporta-
ton of soldiers bound for the en-
campment at American lake. Com
pany H of the national guard of
this state was represented by its
officers and SO odd men, while sew
eral staff and battalion officers
were accommodated. There were
also the Standpoint and Rathdrum
contigents of the Idaho guard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
CONVICT labor COMPETITION
BECOMES COLOSSAL PROBLEM

abandon this line to the prisons.
Also monopolized by the convicts
are the making of saddle trees.
black snake whips, whip lashes
and quirts.
Commissioner Neill is convinced
that the convict does not work as
we'll as the free laborer. The work
done last year by 51,172 convicts
could have been done as well by
32,S01 free laborers, he estimates.
1t is admitted by all who have
studied this subject that convicts
must have employment of some
kind. In one or two states where
union labor influence abolished
convict labor, idleness in the pri-
sons caused the death rate to
mount at once. while the number
OF insane was very greatly increas-
ed and the mental condition of the
convicts became intolerable. The
experimental legislation had to be
repealed Immediately. The ques-
ton is, how to employ the convicts
so that their labor may be produc-
tive and yet not destructive to le-
climate free industries. The use
OF the convicts In making roads
seems to be one good solution OF
the difficulty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
GETS RID OF.
WEYMOUTH

At special session of the city
council last night Mayor Daggett
sent in the name of J. T. O'Brien
as the successor to Frank p. Wey-
mouth on the board of public
works. By a vote of 6 to 2, Wey-
mouths removal was completed
and O'Bren accepted. 1t now re-
mains for the city council to ratify
the appointment in regular meet
ing.
For the past several months
the mayor has tried various frame
ups to unseat Weymouth. but with
out success. A week ago plans
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
THE AUDITORIUM.

Tomorrow closes the Jessie Shir-
ley company's long engagement for
a period of three weeks. The COM
pany will open September 2 with
the Lilly and the Prince" Dur
ing the vacation the theater will
be renovated and frightened with
new trimmings.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
SILLY SCHEME FAILS

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-The
scheme Of a lot of admirers of
President Roosevelt, banded to-
gether under the name of the
Roosevelt Home club for the pur
pose Of acquiring the birthplace Of
the president, has fallen through,
largely because of the discourage
ment given the plan by Abe chief
executive himself. The club has
allowed the house to be sold for
100000. A '.t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
STANDARD DINING CARS
TRAINS IS AND 10,

To ACCOMMODATE the increased
travel on trains Is and 16-the
"Spokane-Puget Sound iocal"-tne
Northern Pacific has replaced the
grill" cars with standard" diners,
beginning Sunday, July s. Break
fast will be served, westbound, at
a. m. to take care of Tacoma pas.
sengers before sleeper Is cut out at
Auburn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10
SOCIALIST LECTURE TUESDAY.

Father McGrady, the socialist
speaker. will lecture on "Econo-
mics" at the Spokane theater
Tuesday evening under the auspi-
ces of the local socialist organiza-
ton. The lecture will begin at
$50. Father McGrady is making a
tour of the west and goes to the
Coast from this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-10

During the game Goodwin was
fined $50 for telling the umpire he
wasn't "de whole cheese" or some
thing.
At Tacoma the Tigers won from
Butte by score Of 5 to 4.
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SECOND xAHD 0ooD&
Highest price paid for second had
furniture Tel n 500. 1lA River.
sidA 49,
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K01SH0Eo1xEA
Charles etaisy. SO kaoifio avsnuA
South Of N. p. depot 1ao-a0
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Lost-A lady's brown handbag
Monday morning at $3.50 on WASH
ington street, between Marietta
and Carlisle, containing money.
jewelry and valuable papers. $so
reward for return Of contents II
left at Press office.
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Nice corner lot ana inside lot On
Eleventh avenue, Cannon Hill
$1050 for both. or win sell sepa-
rately. One-fourth cash. Gray q
McCuns Co.. First and Wall streets.
Phone 800. zee
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PLUM hiN0.

Sarginson Plumbing Co., Tel. III.
222 Bernard. between Main and
Front. sss
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Ladies' play billiards and pooe
Every Cay and evening at Pastse
billiard parlor. SO
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PACIFIC F1AxnY1D 90,
Freight furniture. basgass and
parcel delivery. Tel so. 13o-o
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A. BI.JSSON will press your suit
for SOC. Call up 2046. 3 Lincoln.
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positively highest prices paid for
cost off clothing. MIA stsvsnA u
III.
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Average convict's product per
day, 81.
Convict worth a year. SOTO.
Convicts in the U. S., 10000 lin
GLIDING Juveniles, etc.
COnvicts at work, SO per cent.
1905 prison goods worth. total.
S34.27f. 205.
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DXxH0 AND 0x1AMu0 Wo1xA.
Partisan Dysins . Clsanins Works
and Dress Pleatins Factory. I. 4
Lsahmann. proprieter, has moved Ia
SOS First avenue near Howard,
Phone $751;. Ne solic1torR.
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standard Fusl q Ice Co, E4ol
Front. Tel Sss. Carbonate. Root
Springs and Summit coal Martin
Dolan. manager.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-26

ON a new aud successful system, which
involves the steaming Of the lumber
before Il enters the kilns, thus securing
the elimination Of every pariicln OF
moisture.
The Pclton Armstrong Logging Com
pany which owns a logging railroad
out OF Cathlamct, viii at once com
mcncc the construction Of new saw
aud shinglc mill at Cathlamct, where
It's camp railway connects with tho
river scryicr. The plan viii bt n
small one for the present, employing
about thirty hands. but will 'be cN
panded as the business shall warrant
L.
The Henson Logging Company, Of
Clatskanie, which about two years
ago. built logging railway fom the
line Of the Astoria & Columbia sys
ten. to IL properties in the woods
south Of that place, aud entered into
traffic arrangement with the A. 4 G
for nm interchange Of business VIA
the town Of Clatskanie, along with the
company's hauling, has lately cancelled
the contract, and the town now has To
rely upon water transportation for IT,
merchandise. The Benson people were
orccd TO abandon the matter on ae.
count Of It's operations on the north
,hore. They claim Il does not pay
them to haul freight, and at present
they are not operating their Clatskanie
mills. The steamer Dixon and IL tri.
wrkly service at Clatskanie, Is the
sole resource. The keystone Lumber
Company and the Summit Lumber
Company have closed down on this
account.
The Mount Hood lilmber Company,
at Ingli-, Is about 10 increase its out.
put by putting in a band mill at the
plant where its planning mill Is now
Its saw mill Is four miles away and
the rough goods are numed down to
the finishing mill. The pony band
mill viii be erected at the railway line,
and the output q the upper saw mill
will be aumed down in canta and saw.
ed, planed and dressed at the point Of
export.
s. u. Wren, who recently purchased
tho Clatskanie Lumber Company's
plant at Palmer Station on the A. &C.
railway, Is remodeling the mill, and
equipping II with new machinery and
boilers and generally rehabilitating the
plant for a contemplated expansion OF
business.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-26

The following compendium a real
late, live news Of mills and millmen In
this end Of the Columbia river valley,
will be read with very definite inter
est, especially when the au,hen,icity Of
each item Is known TO be accurate and
certain,
"The mill Of the westport Lumber
Company was closed during the holt
days for some mnch.needed repairs
An extension Of thirty feet was added
to the main building In order TO give
room for placing the trimmers In bet
ter position and otherwise facilitate
the work on the main floor. A new
log was also built that rcquilcd the
use oi ss.ooo feet Of heavy timbers, A
So.amphere dynamo and an engine to
drive il were al.o installed 40 that In
the future the entire plant win be
suitably lighter. The company has
also just finished large and comu'o'
dious rooming house for aecommoda'
,ion OF employees The building Is Sos
100, two stories high and contains ~
well.lighted and furnished rooms
Other and more important additions
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-26

The revenue cutter Commodore
Perry arrived here from Portland yes'
teriay morning early, and had hardly
come to an anchor before Captain
Tuttle received orders to proceed to
the scene of the Valencia wreck and
do what he could toward saving life
and property. The Perry got under
way at o'clock and must have reach
ed the bar about the time the dense
fog settled over the sea and bay. She
win be pretty late for rendering very
much assistance but, as the Missouri
ian has it, "there's no telling the luck
of lousy calf" and she may do her
share in the amelioration OF one Of the
most heart rending accidents on
record.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-26

GCAYAQUlI., Ecuador, Jan. 90
The first day OF the year 1905 was
chosen by the followers Of General
Alfaro, the former president to raise
the standard Of revolution. The rebels
intended rising in all the republic the
same day, but their plans were dis
covered and partly failed.
The revolution commenced with an
attack on the Rio Bamba barracks by
Colonel Emilio Maria Toran, with sew
eral young Rio Bambanos.
Some OF the soldiers Of the Quito
battalion whose baecacks were attack
ed, were in sympathy with the rebels
and a severe fight took place within
the barracks. Many were killed or
wounded on both sides.
The rebels occupied Rio Bamba on
January 4, when they were attacked
by government forces from Guayaquil
under Colonel Manuel Andrade.
Guaranda, capital Of the province Of
Bolivar was next occupied by the
rebels.
As soon as the news Of the rebellion
reached Quito, the capital, Colonel
Thomas Larrea, secretary OF war and
the navy, left that place with two bat.
talions and some pieces Of artill 'ry
These battalions later joined the rebels
and Colonel Lanea returned TO Quito
with part OF the artillery.
The news of this was concealed for
four days. Meanwhile the authorities
at Guayaquil sent the Sucre battalion
Of artillery under Colonel Manuel An
drade to attack the rebels. Beside the
artillery the authorities sent to the
front force Of policemen and mum
Der of recruits. These forces under
Andrade during the morning Of Jan.
uary 4, attacked and defeated the
rebels under Teran and who had aban'
doned Rio Bamba and occupied San
Juar.
War Secretary Larrea whose troops
were expected to take part in this ac'
tion, was that morning returning TO
Quito, having joined the rebels with
all his troops.
The rebels at Guarando imprisoned
the tax collector and obliged him to
give them $1,000 After the fighting
at San Juan the rebels we're reinforc-
ed by the trops which deserted from
Colonel Larrea and the government
troops under Andrade avoided q
battle and retreated to Alausi.
Beside the calamity Of the reyolu'
ton yellow fever is spreading here.
There are twenty-five cases at the
government quarters at Lazareta.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-26
Geographic Names

The following decisions of the United
States Board on Geographic Names
weer rendered January 8, 1906:
Alatna; river in northern Alaska,
large branch of Koyukuk River from
the northwest. Not Ah'lash-ok,
Alashug. Al.lash.odk, Anatna, AllCh,
Allenkatat, nor 0klashok.l
John; river in northern Alaska, trib'
utary to Koyukuk River from the
north near longitude l52 deg. Not
Alehiekna, Ascheeshna, Fiekett, nor
Totsenbetna.l
Ling; river connecting Upper and
Lower Klamath lakes, Oregon Not
Klamath.l
Storey; island in Prince William
Sound, Alaska, just north Of Naked
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-26

The steamer Alliance came down
from Portland yesterday morning. en-
route to Eureka and Coos nay points,
She took on several tons Of freight At
the Calender pier, and the following
passengers registered out Of here, Mrs
c. Erickson, for Eureka, @. Christian
sen, Eureka; l.. d. Heater, Miss Ger
trude Baxter, ]. c, Pierce and W. T.
Lynn. for Marshaeld.