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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06
Brevities-

Ladies' play billiards and pool
every day and evening at Pflster
billiard parlor. ".'
Masquerade Ball, Fraternal hall,
Saturday, Feb. 10. Gentlemen, soc;
ladies free. ***-10
E. H. Libby left for Portland,
Ore, last night on a business trip,
which will occupy a week.
The attempts Reading circle
meets tonight, at the home of Mrs.
Conlan, Sprague and Madison.
Francis jefferson, a we'll known
young newspaper man, arrived in
town yesterday from Rossland, B.
c.
Mrs. w. S. Thying, who had been
visiting relatives in the east, re-
turned last evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Trying are at the Assemble.
West Hillside chapter of the
First Presbyterian church will meet
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Martha Cole,
1901 Tenth avenue.
Chamberlin Real Estate & I'm.
provement company signed up for
three more large residences yester-
dav They expect to do a larger
business this year than ever be
fore.
A. ]. Dugan purchased a lot yes
terday on 35th and 33rd avenues
west and will commence the cree
ton of a home at once. Mr.. Smith
is with the Smith-Premeir com
pany.
w. R. Lett, national secretary OF
the anti-profanity society, will
make an effort to organize a so
ciety in this city. All local clergy
men will be asked to preach against
the use of profanity on March A..
Capt. E. A. Shuttleworth of the
quartermaster's construction de
partment, Fort Wright, and his
three clerks have been notified by
the war department in Washington
to prepare for examinations fol
service in the Philippines.
The second smoker of the $50,
600 club held in the Moorish room
of the Silver Grill FAST night, was
a success in every respect. Two
hundred members of the club were
present and the program was thor
oughly enjoyed by all present.
| Members of the First Ward I'm
provement club will meet in No. {
fire station tonight under the presi
dency of f. P. Galbraith, to discuss
improvements in that ward. The
question of grading Napa stree
and the finishing of the work or
Pacific avenue will also be taker
up.
Contracts were filed in the coun
ty auditors office yesterday after
noon by which the Big Bend Water
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06
CHERRY BLOSSOMS.

The steamer Dakota will leave
Seattle March ~. arriving in jap
an March q, in time to witness the
famous Cherry Blossom Fetes."
A personally conducted tourist
party Is being arranged for this
sailing. For information, reserva-
tons, etc, at Great Northern Ry.
city office, FOL Riverside avenue.
e. s. Blair,
**s General Agent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06
ACQUITTED OF
STEAMING PARROT

The case of G. H. Metzke was
this afternoon dismissed by Judge
Hinkle. Metzke was arrested some
time ago on complaint of his wife,
who accused him with having stol-
en- the family parrot. The COM
planning witness did not appear
against her husband,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06
THE LATEST
in AIRSHIpS
(Scripps News Association.)

1fs5VCItftIOTLI
BOSTON, Feb. 6.-Scientists and
inventors in this city are highly in
terested in the announcement Just
made that Charles M. Davis of
Brighton, has invented a flying ma
chine, which is constructed on new
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06
BY Marlen E. Pew.

Staff Correspondence of The
Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. G.
In the crew of pirates who sail
that legislative privateer, the Unit
ed States senate, none is so bold,
so jolly or so dangerous as Big
Steve" He will never be anything
but Big Steve" to those who know
and love him.
What matters it that he has
worn legislative honors for 10 these
many years: that he has been sec
Rotary of war for a whole admins
tration; that he has been an attor-
ney general for a southwestern ter
ritory; that he keeps a private sec
rotary, butler, first man, a valet
and a string of automobiles.
Uncle Steve" he is to the young
er members of the clerw, because
he is so gentle in his speech, quick
to put his arm about you and say
nice things and hints at little things
he might do to help you along.
Steven B. Elkins, senator from
West Virginia, is the head of the
railway opposition to the Roosevelt
rate bill.
Uncle Steve" has constituents
In New Yorw and Philadelphia who
take a great interest in what he Is
doing. They think him fine. Mr..
Baer. head of the anthracite coal
trust, regards Elkins as a states
man of high stamp. J. Pierpont
Morgan and the Rockefellers, E. H.
Hartman and Geo. Gould know he
is their senator and they indorse
his craftsmanship from Alpha to
Omega.
What has Elkins done to force
the railways to give the people q
square deal? That's a fair ques-
ton. 1t may be answered that
the present laws against rebates
bears his name. All right. Who
drew it? Judge Logan, general
counsel for the Pennsylvania rail
way, now deceased. No doubt
about this. The official records
show it.
It's reform law drawn by the
Pennsylvania railroad That is a
great source Of reform, that rail-
road whose trust characteristics
are now under inspection, whose
baneful influences have debauched
the courts, corrupted state and ma
tional legislatures, fostered child
labor in the Pennsylvania mines.
tapped the public treasury through
postoffice appropriations for mail
transportation to the tune of more
millions than can be known: a road
which IS veritable white sepul-
cher of pretended virtue, and is full
OF dead mems bones and the reek
of corruption.
Mr.. Elkins is not the servant
only of the Pennsylvania railway
system. If anyone would know
whom he really serves let the in,
quirer turn to the five volumes OF
testimony collected last April by
the committee of which Elkins is
chairman. Look at the list of "con
stituents" whom he called to ap
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06

IMPROVED
(Scripps News Association.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. g.
Senator Hepburn is slightly improv-
ed this morning. Peritonitis has
set in but it is said to be less
troublesome today. Worry aggra-
Yates the case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06
AND
COHORTS ARE
ON THE MOVE
(Scripps News Association.)

DES MONIES, Ia, Feb. Claw
son, accompanies by Governor
Broward of Florida, and former At
torney General Monnett of Ohio,
arrived this morning for an insur-
ance conference with Governor
Cummins.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06
BOMBS Kill
Two CHILDREN
tScripps News Association

ODESSA, Feb. GA quantity of
bombs stored in a tenement house
exploded this morning and killed
two children and injured many
men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06

Believe me, sir, tits quite a fad
Quite a fashionable ad,
To forge a little bond or two,
To rob bank is quite the thing,
A millionaire must have his fling.
But what can a poor man do?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06

THE MAN IN THE SENATE
WHOSE BUSINESS 1T is TO
HAND THE PUBLIC A GOLD
BRICK IN THE RATE OlSCRlM-
NATION MATTER - HIS CON.
STITuENTS THE RAILWAY
BUCCANEERS AND HIGH ROB.
BERS OF WALL STREET.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06

Senator LaFollette is a vegetar-
ian. STILL he always found the
railroads his meat in Wisconsin.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06

A woman worries until she gets
wrinkles, then worries because she
has them. If she takes HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea she would
have neither. Bright, smiling face
follows it's use.
Tablets. wv
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-06

This is article II of Marlen E.
Pew's series on the United States
senate.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

what the land does contain until an
investigation for the various products
Is made. It will seriously retard the
growth Of the country because the
prospectors could not then ply their
vocation, and the fruits Of their labor
would be seriously blighted." The
fact that the trusts have had this
land pulled on now, shows that the
same power could have 1t placed back
on the market when needed. The
coal land of Routt county is a great
treasure of which the people here
have been very proud, snd now to
have chunk of 1t grabbed" right
while we were in the middle Of a con-
versation with investors and home
seekers, trying to induce them to
come. invest and help to build up the
country-well, it don't look good, and
the people of the county don't feel
good about 1t, either. OF course there
is lots Of homestead and coal land yet
In Routt county, but the homeseekers
and investors should get busy
Yampa News.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08
Standard Oil Hocus Pocus.

The Standard Oil company has
been indicted for violating the law
prohibiting rebates; but no individ-
ual is to be punished. The corpora
ton may be fined few thousand
dollars, and the price of oil put up 3
cent or two on the gallon. That'sall.
The people will pay the bills. If the
men guilty of the GAPS separate Of
fences charged In the indictment
were prosecuted and sent to jail as
they should be, the people would
have less to pay, and less cause to
complain of favoritism In the admin
istration of justice. If there were a
Democratic President, the criminals
would soon be serving their country
In striped uniforms, and there would
be no such actual Justification of the
socialistic propaganda. What do
monopolies care for fines, when they
can recoup, the money so paid by in
creasing the price Of their products?
The whole proceeding at Chicago is
only bit Of electioneering hocus po-
Gus.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

The Cleveland Iron Age Review In
its last report of the Iron and steel
market declares, that, "prices arc i'd
vancing more rapidly towards those
Of the boom period Of 1909 than con-
servative interests like to $780," Al
the Steel Trust can tx the price Of
steel products In this country and IL
protected by the tsri6 from competi-
ton, the price It charges for its pro-
ducts Is all the consumers can pay.
When the price !, gets beyond that
point consumption will decline and
the fnevitabls bsom:bursting occur.
II the tarin protection to the Steel
Trust WAS reduced or abolished, the
conservative interests" would not
have to fear. - why not help the
Democrats 70 reform ths tariff
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

does not pretend to say. But he was
certainly present during practically
the entire session and no one was
more active in lobbying than he.
1t was Mr.. Stewart who refused to
repudiate the glaring election frauds
committed in Denver in 1903, frauds
so great that Honest John Shafroth
voluntarily resigned his seat, because
he would not be party to them.
But Mr.. Stewart was steadfast In his
support of the Denver delegation,
which was the beneficiary Of the
same frauds.
1t was Mr.. Stewart who showed his
peculiar ideas Of what Republican
should be by making deal with the
Democrats to organize the house,
which as everyone knows resulted in
the return of Henry M. Teller to the
United States senate. In 1905 Mr..
Stewart again appeared in the role of
lobbyist and used all his influence to
cause the unseating of Governor
Adams, the subsequent seating and
then the resignation of Governor
Peabody. He was decidedly active
in promoting or suppressing legisla-
ton as best suited his purpose.
On the whole, therefore, when dis
cussing the evils of the lobby, Mr..
Stewart knows whereof be speaks.
But until he gives somewhat better
assurance of his good faith in the
matter than he has in the past four
or five years, people In general will
be inclined to view his remarks OPP
posing Hobbies with skepticism.-
Colorado Springs Telegraph (Rep).
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08
The Bryan Platform.

Following is the Bryan platform in
condensed form:
Peace+Snrely the Creator did not
20 plan the universe ~ to make the
progress of the race dependent upon
wholesale bloodletting.
Commerce-We may promote peace
and commerce by announcing that
our navy will not be used for the col
lection of private debts.
Colonialism--We have lost prestige
by our experiment in colonislism.
We should deal with the Filipinos ~
we dealt with the Cubans.
Congress-Period Of uncertainty af-
ter election should be remedied by
constitutional amendment.
Senators-The trend toward DEM
ocracy has taken the form Of grow
ing demand for the election Of United
States senators by IL direct vote Of
the people.
Income Tax-The people will soon
er or later demand an amendment to
the constitution which will spacinc-
ally authorize an income tax.
I.abor-In advocating arbitration
of differences between large corpor-
ate employers and their employees /
believe we are defending the highest
interests of the three parties to tho
disputes, viz, the employers, the
employees and the public. The strug-
gle to secure an eight-hour day Is
sure to be settled in favor Of the
workingman.
Money-The increase In production
of gold has brought victory to both
the advocates Of gold and the advo-
Gates of bimetalism, the gold stand
ard and the larger volume Of money.
Corporations-No party can .exter-
inmate the trusts SO long rs 1t owes
its present success to campaign CON-
tributions secured from the trusts.
Ninety-nine enterprises which are
menaced must not be sacrificed that
one great combine may flourish. A
private monopoly is indefensible and
intolerable.
Tarifi-Reduction of the tariff furn-
ishes an easy means Of limiting the
extortion which the trusts can prsc-
tice.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. equality Of
treatment at the hands Of the rail-
roads would go far toward crippling
the trusts. Municipal corruption II
largely traceable to the fact that
franchise corporations desire to con-
troll the city council. Railroads must
ultimately become public property.
Trusts-A trust Is form Of legal.
lied larceny. Plutocracy IL abhor-
rent to a republic; it is more deepotic
than monarchy, more heartless than
aristocracy, more selfish than bure-
aucrncy.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08
Confession. of a Lobbyist.

That the legislative lobby is one of
the most serious evils of the political
life Of the state must be admitted by
every one who as'given the subject
any attention whatsoever.
Unquestionably the members Of
the general assembly would be far
better of II they were permitted to
exercise their discretion upon mat
ters which are brought before them
for consideration and action. They
should be unfettered, untrammeled
and uninfiuenced by persons who are
not members of the assembly and
who act for the most part from utter
Tor motives.
We were very glad, therefore, to
notice in the recent letter Of Mr..
Philip B. Stewart, receptive candi-
date for governor, strong protest
and denunciation Of the evils of lob
bying and Of the system Of Legislative
pressure in general
But we scarcely know just how to
regard this particular portion Of Mr..
Stewards letter-whether in the light
Of repentance for past sins, or q pur-
pose to hereafter forego the practice
which he denounces now SO bravely.
For 1t is = very we'll known fact to
all members of the last two legisla-
lures, a. we'll as to anyone who visit
ed the state house during the sessions
that Mr.. Stewart has been at the
head Of the Republican lobby, and
did all that lobbyist could do to
carry out his purposes. Whether Mr..
Stewart was acting on his own initia-
tive or was merely the representative
Of others "higher up, " The Telegraph
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08
An-Appeal.-

THE HERALD 10 In receipt Of the
following, which We endorse:
ITO all Democratic Voters:
"If there ever was , time in the
history Of the Democratic party for
the manifestation Of loyalty and pat
riotism on the part Of its members, 1t
is right now.
"If we are to win . victory and
elect . president two years hence, we
must nrst elect = House Of Represen-
tatives this fall. A Democratic House
can and will investigate every de-
partment Of the government. With
all of them honeycombed by graft,
the edges Of which only, have been
touched by recent exposure and pros
ecutlons, there will be q revelation Of
rottenness that will astound the coun-
try and create . demand for Demo-
cratic administration to clean the
Government workshop.
ITO win the House we need money
to defray legitimate expenses and get
out our vote. We have no protected
monopolies from which to draw to
fill our cofiers, a. they do those Of the
Republican party. We must, there
fore, appeal TO loyal Democrats for
contributions.
"Will you send US 4l.OO at once, and
in return for this we will send you
copies Of our campaign literature is
sued by the Committee. You will
have the thanks Of the entire Demo-
cratic party for your favorable re-
Spouse to our request.
Address all remittAnces to-
~. M. GRIoos, Chairman,
"Munsey Building,
washington, d. c."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

Wheat IL ton cents bushel lower
In price than last year, although 1t is
still protected by the tariff rate of rs
cents = bushel. The price Of all the
farmers are buying IL however at the
top notch and in fact the price Of all
trust products protected by the tarifi,
ID higher this year than last. Puzxle,
why do some farmers support the Re-
publican tsrifI-trust policy that
plumbers them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

AZ Mr.. Hsvemeyer OF the Sugar
Trust speaking from expert inside
knowledge once observed: 'oThe
Protective Tariff 10 the nursing
mother Of the Trusts.' And the grand
old party is making pretense Of
curbing the trust and ut the same
time standing pat' on the tariff.
Whist arrant hypocracy!
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

One would think the President Of
the United States has enough to do
without undertaking to manage the
Congressional COMMITTEES.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

Big crops mean prosperity. Fine
weather brings the big crops. We
shall learn who il responsible for the
nne westher when the Republican
orators get busy In the fall.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

Capable and widespreading - he
admittedly ia, President Roosevelt
will have his hands full II he shall
undertake to personally manage the
congressional elections this year. It
is a great country. It moves on. It
cant stand pat" forever.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

That noise like = man ''hurrying
into storm proof celler," comes from
the tariff revisionists who have been
predicting that President Roosevelt
would "be with them.r
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

President Roosevelt cares not who
makes the political speeches Of the
nation, II he may write the letters.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

The worm will turn. A farmer In
Missouri has just been arrested tor
swindling lawyer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
Another Witness
Against Mayors
Brother

Another witness is ready to state un-
der oath that Herbert Schmitz, brother
of the Mayor and former president of
the Board of Public Works. fattened
his purse on the shame of women at
$40 Jackson street. He has been SUBJ
penaed by the Grand Jury and was at
Native Sons Hall yesterday. prepared
to testify. He is Chris Gibson,, former
bartender at the bagnio.
His story was not told yesterday be-
cause the jury had turned it's attention
to the theatrical graft. Gibson will
testify that Herbert Schnitz had a
one-f fourth interest in the place and
frequently visited the resort. He will
corroborate in every essential particu-
lar evidence given by Paul Heudiara,
manager of the bagnio. y
Herbert Schmitz, IN defense of the
family name, has loudly denied that he
was interested in the place at all, and
declares that he never visited $40 Jack
son street. Gibson Will swear that he
saw him in the Infamous place, eyinc-
ing the liveliest concern over its finan-
cial welfare and taking a deep interest
in the proceeds of the establishment:
Gibson will take a solemn oath that he
knows and knew Herbert; Schmitz.
brother of the Mayor, and could not be
mistaken concerning his identity. 1t
was a matter of fact, he will declare.
that the brother OF the city's chief
executive was about the place often.
Heudiara testified on Tuesday that
Herbert not only was part owner In
the brothel, but came often to keep tab
on the profits of the par in the resort.
Gibson is ready to substantiate that
story.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-08
WHXr JOY IhEY BRINe
ToEyERY HoME

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Please to remember and teach children also that the genuine Syrup
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