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MORE MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP,


 In his letter of acceptance Candidate Thayer gives considerable space to municipal ownership, agreeing with the pla tform in the declaration that it should be optional with every town un- der the principle of home rule, but crit icistng the notion that it is not in itself principle of general government. How municipal ownership often works in the present system is illust- trated by the experience of Columbus, Ohio. where it has been an unmitigat- ed failure. The municipal lighting plant of that city has not only proved fall ure. but has swallowed up a fortune of S5O0,OO0 and now the municipality states that the manager of the light ing plant demands $140,000 more. The city council is ashamed to ask the peo- ple for the money. If more money is not forthcoming the plant will be thrown out of business and half mil- lion of dollars will be lost. In the mean time the city is paying private electric light companies $200 night to illumin- ate the streets that the municipal plant cannot take care of.
 Some people obstinately stick to the notion that politicians can and will manage public utilities well. Mean- while, the condition that confronts the theory is instructive enough.
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problem. That the trout are enervated would sufficiently explain they don't rise at our flies or seize the worm
 You may be right, said the natu- ralist, laughing. Indeed, I am in- cIined to believe you are. Nineteenth Century.
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A minister who wrote to the office of the Congregationalist on recent Sum day evening said: 'I have been preach ing this evening and am stupid from the effects. of it." The Congregational ist adds: We have not yet heard from his congregation,
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The Atlanta Journal has discovered that the rattling noise that we near over the country is the dropping Of the silent letters in the government print ing office.
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head, and are difficult to get at that price on account of the great foreign demand.
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Denmark is one of the most predomi- nsntly Protestant countries in the world, having, a, few years ago, among all it's 100000 inhabitants, only 5000 Catholics. But noawadys the monks and nuns expelled from France are fiocking into England, finding, ap- parentIy, ready welcome. Denmark forty years ago had only three Catholic priests; she has now seventy, besides 400 nuns.
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J. Pierpont Morgan has just bought an autograph letter written by Major John Andre, who was convicted and shot as a spy in Revolutionary days. for $5,0OO. This is said to be a record price for an autograph letter. The let ter is the first one of importance writ ten by Major Andre in the course of his correspondence with Benedict Ar mold for carrying out their plan to plaAMWest Point in the possession of the British.
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Excuse my feelings, but 1t is impossible for me to hide them; I'm engaged to Miss Weber.-Pearson's Weekly.
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China isn't quite up to date yet. The latest native papers from China say that the Dowager Empress was much enraged at the suggestion of the Duke Tsai-tseh that the pigtail should be abolished. "Why should it be-" ''Be- cause it Is inconvenient for military men," "But there are civilians as well as military; and, besides, even military men can coil the pigtsil on the back of the head when on active service. "As the duke persisted in advising the abo- lition of the pigtail the empress grew very angry, and all the efforts of Prince King were necessary in order to mol lify her.
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Officers of the revenue cutter service have been able to explore the new vol oanic island in the Bogoslof group of the Boring Sea, although it was still very hot from the action of the volcano which threw it up ten days prior to that. A great column of smoke and steam continued to rise over this new born isle. At the northern end the land rises abruptly to four hundred feet, and on the west to height of seven hum dred feet. Notwithstanding that the surface was still warm and soft, the explorers ascended to the summit.
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The Swiss hotel keepers at Geneva have posted up notices at Zurich, Lu- cerne and other cities announcing that accommodations will be refused to Rus sians. A Russian bomb depot had been discovered, and this circumstance, talk en in connection with the assassination, at the town of Interlaken, of q French man named Mueller by the daughter of General Leon Tieff, who mistook her victim for the ex-Russian minister of the interior, together with the conduct of certain Russian students, has been the cause of this anti-Russian feeling throughout the whole of Switzerland.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
IN BROADCUOTH.

Among the earliest importations
of early fall dresses is handsome
gown of chiffon broadcloth. 1t is in
tended for afternoon street wear.
The model is the graceful prin-
cess, and the tone of the ia brio is
gray of the pink, rather blue, hue.
The cut of the lines are simple
they requiring the long slender fig
ure which Is the feminine requisite
of Dame Fashion. The front piece
of the gown overlays the side ones,
the latter showing an inverted box
pleat. This is needed to give the
contour and stitched fairness to the
hip line.
The finest Of valenciennes is used
in the yoke and sleeves. 1t Is dyed
to match the gray broadcloth. The
lower portion Of the yoke is square
and is crossed with delicate shell
pink velvet ribbon. This is run
through four large eyelets and tied
in a stiff little bow at the top. AT
the waist line on either side of the
front empiecement are handsome
old silver buttons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
1TRQGA1TIRS
THE AUDITORIUM.

The drama "Victor Durand" will
be presented at the Auditorium by
the Shirley company next week, be-
ginning Sunday. The story is that
of robbery and conviction of an
innocent man for the crime. Paul
Dean and his friend Victor Durand
return from Monaco after winning
quite sum of money at roulette.
On the train Paul falls asloop. His
friend, not wishing to awaken him,
leaves him when he gets to his
station. Paul is robbed and rem
dered unconscious. Victor is known
to have been the last man seen
with him. He Is accused of the
crime, convicted and sent to the
galleys, from which he escapes af-
ter four years of prison life. Dis
guiSed under the name of Henri
Favart, he marries an American
girl in Paris. Mons. Mersac, who
has affections for this American
girl and who knows the secret Of
Victor's past, tries to have him re-
arrested, thus making the way
open for him (Mersac) to win the
love of the woman he admires.
By a clever ruse and the finding Of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14

Ign.
Hart Mckee, son of the MILAN
aire Pittsbureer, had just been
separated from his wife. The SEN
sational case of Lawrence c.
Phipps and his wife was then being
fought in the court, and it was UNI
derstood that as soon as the di-
vorce was obtained Mrs. Phipps
was to become the wife of Mckee.
But the earl was Tilted and Mrs.
Phipps was seemingly forgotten,
for two weeks after the Phipps
case was settled Mrs. Baxter-Travis
sailed for Europe on the same ship
that carried Mckee, and they were
married in Paris two days after
McKee's wife had obtained di-
vorce. They have been living to.
gether a little more than year and
a half.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
FAT PURSE FOR
FAIR RACES

A total of $1S,7S0 Is hung up in
prices for the two weeks racing
meet at the Interstate fair com
mencing September "a and closing
October 6. There are 70 races on
the regular program. Besides these
a number of extra and novel races
will be given
The big relay race will occur
on Wednesday, September rs, when
the first two miles will be raced
Two miles a day will be run for
10 days, and the winners will re-
ceive purse of $500 cut up into
first, second and third prizes.
A prize of 800 has been offered
for the ranchers' team race. This
should be one Of the good old farm
events where one tries to beat his
rival home from the dance at the
school house.
On Friday, September 2S, a purse
of $1,000 is hung up for 2:16 class
trotters.
The Spokane derby event is the
one that will prove Of the most
interest. A purse of $1,000 will be
cut up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. IA
THE most beautiful woman ever
born in Tennessee" Mrs. Hart Nc
Kee, has again come into promin-
ence because Of the report that she
Is to become separated from her
husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee have been
connected with series of fittings
and matrimonial surprises AS Cor
nelia Baxter, at IS. Mrs. Mckee
met Hugh Travis, the richest
young man in California, while at
tending a house party in honor of
her approaching marriage to a
young lawyer named Gerald
Hughes. She married Travis, and
six weeks later Travis died In
California. leaving his vast fortune
to his bride Mrs Travis soon be-
came engaged to the earl of Ross.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
SPOKANE MURDER
EXHIBITION

Here is the way the Interstate
fair is being advertised about the
state:
1.-TWO men in front of the grand
stand will get into an argument
over race. will fight. and one will
pretend to shoot and kill the other.
The police will rush out and an
ambulance will appear and carry
off the dead man, while the muir
derer makes his escape down the
track, but drops his hat in getting
away. Within few minutes
Draper and his famous bloodhounds
are brought to the scene, get a
Whit of the outlaws hat, and start
upon the trail. These dogs and a
man who will do the deed are
practicing daily in Spokane. The
dogs are not allowed to run free,
but are held in leash by Draper. II
they were allowed their freedom
they would tear the man to pieces"
Fine, isn't it?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
ILLINOIS GROWS GOLD ON CORN STALKS

PEORIA, Ill, Sept. 14.-After all
it has remained for the Illinois
farmer to discover and put into
execution the greatest get-rich.
quick scheme of the times; he has
put his once small savings into rails
ing bumper corn crops, and his in
vestment last year paid him $145,-
100000. 1t represents 3S2,752.00O
bushels. This year again a crop
advanced almost out of danger OF
frost damage promises to make an
equally brilliant showing.
The final government crop report
is expected to indicate corn crop
for Illinois of 360,000,000 bushels,
ano, as last years crop was worth
as much as the combined crops of
grain raised by any other state, the
supremacy in corn production is
likely to rest with Illinois another
year at least.
A holding disposition among
farmers has been found to be very
efficacious in adding to profits in
the last few years. In fact, where
10 years ago the average farmer
was satisfied with 25 cents to 80
cents bushel for his corn, he now
calmly holds his product off the
market when prices do not suit
his ideas, and as a result has de
veloped great fondness for IS
cents to 40 cents.
AS representative Illinois raiser
put 1t to a Chicago board Of trade
man the other day: "The average
farmer in this section considers
corn in the crib as good as money
in the bank: he always has ready
sale for it, and prevents a glutted
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
THE WASHINGTON.

Cliff Dean as Jack Hardy" lead
ing man in a satire called Married
Life" is a true exponent of the
strenuous life. He is supported by
Margie Young and Calvert Dean.
The sketch is interesting enough
for top liner in any house on the
circuit. Others on the program are
the Berry troupe, Billy Clark, min
strel; Edward Kellie, dialect story
teller and singer; Marie LeClair
operate vocalist; Charles Altman,
baritone, and the biograph.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
GRANGE LEADER
., ON REFERENDUM

&C. B. Kegley. grand master Of
the Washington State grange, while
in Spokane expressed himself
forcibly in favor of the initiative
and referendum. He takes the
ground that under present ma
chine politics the people are dis
franchised. this being particularly
true in regard to the farmers and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14

working classes. In reply to a
statement that the unions would
control the political situation in
the country he said that if the cor
porations wished to disfranchise
the workingmen OF the country
they should do so legally and not
in the present fraudulent manner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
THE SPOKANE.

Hi Henry Minstrels open at the
Spokane tonight for two nights
engagement and matinee tomorrow.
The aggregation is offered by the
theater management as one of the
most up-to-date and entertaining
troupes on the circuit this season.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14

a note book the real crime Is laid
at the door of Mons. Mersac, who
in turn Is sent to the galleys. Miss
Shirley will be seen as the Ameri-
can girl and George D. McQuarrie
as Victor Durand. All the members
have prominent roles in the cast.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
GOOD CARD FOR SMOKER.

The smoker tonight at the ath-
1etic club will provet interesting.
particularly the fencing bout be-
tween Director Cook and Mr.. bod
son. The Scaler brothers will give
an exhibition bout Of boxing. Dean
Chapman and Otto Neidortfer will
engage in billiard match.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
FOOTBALL WARNS UP.

The high school football players
are expected to get out to Nata-
forum park this afternoon for the
first practice of the season. Mana
ger Rouse says that he expects to
add the Pendleton (Ore.), high
school to the playing schedule. Ne
gotlations are on.
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market by selling judiciously; and
a crib does not fail, as banks some
times do"
The banner crop of Illinois last
year, in spite of the fact that the
entire country raised record total,
averaged the farmer nearly 3S
cents a bushel. The production of
the state was S0,000,000 bushels
larger than that of all Europe last
year, and 100000 bushels larger
than that OF the nearest American
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14

Barney Mullin and Kid Parker
are rampsing around like a couple
of muzzled bulldogs. Mullin wants
a return match with Parker. He
says that at the weight they met
before he was weak as a child, but
can defeat Parker at catch weights,
~apd wants the kid to do business on
that basis. Burke, Qdaho), has
communicated with both men re-
garding taking the fight up there.
However, there is going to be
some disagreement over the catch
weight proposition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
FINE HORSE AT FAIR

]. Il. Mason, of Latah. Wash.
will have on exhibition at the In.
terstate fair this year his $4,000
Kentucky stallion. one of the finest
saddle bred animals in the United
States.
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EVERYTHING FOR THE BABY.

AT Watson Drug Co., 421 River.
side avenue. See our west win
low for foods. baby comforters and
necessities.
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competitor, Iowa. The money value
was nearly as large as the COM
bined wheat, corn. oat( rye, bar
ley and hay crops Of either Iowa or
Kansas.
The entire value of grain and
feed crops in Illinois was near the
$3.50, 100000 mark. The immense
corn crop of the state this year, if
it maintains it's present promise,
would fill a train of $4,000 cars,
reaching about 1000 miles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
FIST AND SKULL
AFFAIRS

Efforts are being made to match
Maurice Thompson and Louie
Scaler for a return engagement dur
ing fair week. Jack Kearns, Seal
er's manager. last night offered to
have his man meet Thompson at
1872 pounds at o'clock the after
noon of the bout, or 1873 at ring
side.
81 was a dead one when l made
131 for Scaler." replied Thompson
~and | don't intend to make weight
again. Scaler should have beat me
at that weight as l wasn't right
OF course, l can make that weight
all right, but I know my own limi
tations. III consider that 49,
pound proposition"
Thompson says he Is now his own
manager and will no longer spill
up his money. In the event thai
Thompson and Scaler are not
matched Maurice will go to Califor
mia and try to force Fighting Dick
Hyland to meet him. Hyland Is
matched at Los Angeles with Ed
die Hanlon and Maurice wants Eat
the winner.
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There seems little probability
that Joe German, the big weller
weight, will be. able to do any
business in Spokane. He is not
well enough knon here. For the
Fitzpatrick match, the fans have
their hearts set on Billy Rhodes,
the Leavenworth, Kan, boy who
has a decision over Fitz.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14
THE GARFIELD COTTAGE IN ELBER0N

LONG BRANCH. N. j., Sept. IA.
This city, which extended many
courtesles to Ohio and the nation
during the last illness Of James A.
Garfield. Is preparing to perpetuate
his memory by the erection of
marble shaft near the scene Of his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14

death, and the establishment of a
holiday to be called Garfield day.
September 10 is the 25th anniver-
sary of Garfeld's death, and 1t is
proposed to observe the day with a
fitting program and to unveil a
monument erected by popular sub.
scrlption.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-14

1t looks very much like the
Scaler- Harrison match was off.
Jackson, Harrison's manager,
seems to have suddenly got chills
in his feet. He was flashing a
roll Of $500 around town for several
days until he saw Scaler rustic
$500, and then he suddenly forgot
about wanting to make the match.
However. the fight at Palouse,
Wash, may come off October 6, as
advertised, whether there is any
side bet or not. Harrison, person
ally, can get 5000, and Scaler has
signified his willingness to cover
that amount making pot of $500
besides the 60 per cent of the gate
receipts, which both men insist
must all 60 to the winned.
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PLUM BINo.

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REMEDY FOR CONDITION.

It is for the scholars who are behind for one
reason another, or who cannot keep up with the
regular course. that Dr. Maxwell thinks he has
found remedy that will revoutiOnize public school
systems. 1t IS plan suggested by Clarence E.
MoIeney one OF the associate superintendents. II
is proposed have course which will have In
mind the slow boys and girls who will be unable
10 enter the high school. but will have TO join the
ranks Of labor The present course Of study has
the high school in mind course OF study for
the second class is being prepared.
THE trouble with the present course of study
for the slow child" said Mr. Meeney, lis that 1t
is too rich, too wide in scope. 1t is not intense
enough for the slower minds. Big boys in the
lower grades not likely 20 graduate, but TO go
TO work The idea is TO better fit them for their
sphere in life. 10 ground them more thoroughly In
the essentials. To separate the slower ones from
the brighter will help the brighter ones also,
they will be able TO proceed more rapidly II the
time Of the teacher is occupied with trying TO
reach the slow ones at the same time. The prob
lem of discipline is different for the two classes
The older boys IN the presence of the brighter
young stanmer. They know they are not so
bright. and that makes them disguised and they
become truants II they were in classes Of boys
Of their own type and age. they would not notice
the difference and would be encouraged TO continue
school. Then the brighter boys get through their
work so that they want 20 play
THE plan is 10 be taken up seriously. In pre-
pairing the course for the slow ones the lessons
| would be abbreviated ana more time spent the
fundamental operations in arithmetic. the simpler
! qualifications The work in reading, writing and
spelling would be made as strong as possible. A
| great deal Of geography would be curtailed. the
4 time being devoted locations of places which
people ought 20 know about. trade and manufactur-
ing centres. etc. the study OF causes and effects,
! physical geography being dropped History would
be confined fewer facts dates. etc. There would
he cooking for all girls. and manual shop work
with tools for all boys over twelve years old.
| regardless Of the grade in which they were study
ing. At the present time these cannot be taken
up until the seventh year is reached. This practical
I training Is Of especial value TO the children who
| going leave school early IN order TO go 10
/ work Ia the case Of the boys who planning
10 take up trades, the shop work is Of great i'm
! portanoe. The shorter course for the pupils who
ala evidently not equipped with the faculties FOR