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The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06
Football player Runs Into Buggy.

Football Player RuHs tnto Buggy.
Topeka, Kas.-Alpheus Stothower,
the half back on the yelling
ton (Kas.) football team, ran into a
buggy on the side line in a game in his
home town and suffered conclusion of
the brain. The injury may prove fatal.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06
Canadian Move AGAINST orientals.

Canadian Move Against Orientals.
Ottawa, Ont.-Ralph Smith, NJ. p,
British Columbia, will move in parlia-
ment legislation similar to the Chi
nese exclusion act to prevent an
influx OF all oriental immigration into
Canada.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06
Home for AGED Women.

Good progress is being made with the,
construction of the new $4,000 build
ing for the Old Ladies' Home at Jack
son, and work is being pushed as rapid
ly as weather conditions will permit.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06
carneoie is Seventy.

New York, N. Y.-Andrew Car.
negie is receiving congratulations to.
day. It is his birthday. The iron
king is 70 years Of age. but. jokingly.
he will not admit It.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

An Englishman is going to seek the
south pole in an automobile, possibly
in an effort to emulate the glorious
achievements of Mr.. Wellman at the
north pole
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

The oldest newspaper in China, and
the Oldest also in the world, is to be
moderniZed. This means the breaking
down Of the strongest Chinese wall
ever erected
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06
Fire Destroys business Buildings.

st. Paul. Minn.--A special dispatch
to the Pioneer Press from Flaxton. N.
D., says that fire destroyed the bust
ness portion of the village of Column
bus. 20 miles west of Flaxton-
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

Lillian Russell says that divorce is
blessing, but she would probably feel
irritated if her ex-hushands should
publicly express the same opinion.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

The sultan is putting up telephones
In Turkey, but it is safe to say that
he will do all of his talking to the
harem in the good old way.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

After a little while the possibility
of war may become so remote that
there will be no need of repeating
the assurances that there will be no
War
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

The bigger" the men in the crime
business, the more essential it is that
they be run in and locked up, the
same as the smaller fry.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

Pianists are insuring their hands
and dancers their feet. There is never
any telling what insurance will do
next.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

Gladys Vanderbilt's fiance is being
criticised for his extreme economy
This is very unusual fault in a for
eign husband.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

The fact that butter is to be adj
vanced to so cents pound by the
trust is likely to COW the economical
housewife
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

While the cost of living may go
down the weary householder is afraid
1T will take distressingly long time
to pass a given point.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

A Chinaman in New York kissed a
white woman in public. Then he took
his cue and departed before the mob
could get at him.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

A descendant of an Iroquois chief
made million out of the market.
His speciality doubtless is scalping.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

You never hear of divorce In a
family where the shelves are loaded
with preserves and pickles.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

Occasional separations are good fol
married couples" says woman
writer. Good or unavoidable?
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

1t Is never hard times to the man
who finds pearls in his oyster stew.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

This is the time for every wise wife
to husband her resources.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06
Confederate Monument Dedicated.

Vicksburg, Miss.-A monument to
the Rateout Virginia battery erected
in the Vicksburg National Military
park has been dedicated.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06
Value Of I. I. and G. PROPERTY.

The board appointed to appraise the
property belonging to the Industrial
Institute and College in Columbus.
liked the valuation at $42S, 1000.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

The big battleships are to have
have bigger battleships to smite 'em.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

Dogged endurance defeats even de-
spair.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-06

Bravery blackens the eyes OF bad
lack.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
Bits O. News

AS the result of the meeting of
the Fourth Ward Improvement
club, a handsome flag now adorns
fire station No. s. 1t is SKIP and
all wool. The flag was presented to
the firemen last night
Contributions of old clothes are
desired by w. H. Smith, superin-
tendent of the poor Anything SER
viceable in the line of wearing ap-
parel will be acceptable and will be
called for it the contributor will
notify the superintendent at the
county commissioners Office at the
court house.
Judge H. l.. KEENAN,, retiring ex-
allied ruler of the local lodge OF
Elks, has been presented with a
handsome gold watch by the lodge.
A card party and dance followed by
Dutch lunch will be given on
April II in honor of the ladies, by
the Elks.
The Spokane International Rail-
way Co. has announced the train
schedule for the new road. The
first train leaves Spokane at 6 a.
M, arriving in PASSPORT, B. c., juno
ton with the Canadian Pacific, a
distance of 140 miles, at 11:5O.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT.
MR., DECENT CITIZEN?

to the Main block boss for a re-
turn of the rent that death had
made unnecessary to the dive
keeper. But there's no such thing
as giving lack blood money. 1t
had been paid and if the girl got
killed that was her lookout. An
other could be found to take her
place. Business is business
This is not a pretty picture. But
il is part of the system that pre-
walls under municipal revenue
regulation" Of vice. From each of
the unfortunate girls who inhabit
the "Tenderloin" the city collects
a stated amount of money each
month. The landlords also demand
their portion, and the male para
sites tolerated about town get their
share of the proceeds of the sale of
women.
Which of the 3, the city, the
proprietor or the parasite, is less
guilty than the other? The dis
honored. plundered woman victim
is the least guilty of them all. At
the worst she is only what man has
made her.
But vice must be regulated, and
to be regulated it must be IL
censed.
The whole theory is sickeningly
rotten. 1t is the systematic eX-
ploitation of woman's shame re-
duced to civic science.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
HOW JAPS ARE
DRIVING OUT
WHITES

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-The
japanese are slowly but surely
driving Americans out of their own
homes in the best residence dis
tricts of this city.
While wives and mothers and
housekeepers walk the streets in
search of new apartments, the little
brown men and women look down
upon them from the windows of
apartment buildings that once
housed only Caucasians.
At least a dozen streets in San
Francisco that were once high class
residence streets are now packed
exclusively with Japs.
San Francisco has a fine resi-
dence district. A suite of rooms
can be rented for from $25 to s35 a
month. Then come the Japs, The
landlord doubles the rents.
This is an outrage" declares
the tenant Besides, the neighbor-
hood is getting cheap. Japanese
pOolroOms and barber shops are
starting in the same block. Japa-
nese children are playing with my
own little ones
All" cries the agent. There
you have it, The laps are Offering
more for your fiat than | am asking
you now | could rent it for 500
inside of a week"
Then tenant learns that the
rooms in which he quarters from
6 to people will provide comfort
able accommodations" for half a
hundred little brown men, women
house a barber shop, laundry Office
and poolroom. The front parlor
will hold cots, for which s. per
month can easily be obtained. In
addition to this, the bathroom. from
which the tub is Immediately re.
moved, will put up a couple of
guests, and the back porch is good
for from A to more. The tenant
may not be rapid calculator. but
he knows the rudiments Of the
multiplication table, and asks no
| more questions. He moves.
The Jap school question is set.
tied; al least for the present. by
complete submission to the mikado
But another problem, one that is
growing to more alarming proper
tons every year, is the Japaniza
ton of western America.
There is circumstance tina,
dangerously complexities this latter
problem. That circumstance is tha
the fastener does not appreciate
the situation in the west, particu
larly California. and never will un
derstand it until he lives among the
japanese.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
MOORE SPEAKS
IN CHURCH

The Second Ward Improvement
club last night met in the First
Baptist church and listened to an
address by c. Herbert Moore. re-
publican candidate for the primary
nomination for mayor. His subject
was Good Citizenship in Politics. ="
The speaker traced the history of
political manipulation from the
Civil war period to the present, ar
guing that the entire country is
now a great political machine.
Holding that organization is neces-
sary. he declared it TO be the duty
of citizens to see that principle
governs the organization. The
speaker announced himself as in
favor of abolishing resorts where
women and men meet and drink.
and the enforcement of other sa-
loon regulations. The death of a
woman in the Old Crow saloon late
ly was one of the illustrations
used.
Jay Yoemans spoke on behalf Of
the improvement club.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05

BY gibson GARDNER
Special Correspondence to The Press

WASHINGTON, d. c., April s.
The growing interest in govern
ment control and ownership of rail
roads has led officials in Washing
ton to make some estimates as to
the cost and methods by which such
ends might be reached. Here are
some conclusions:
1t would cost the government in
the neighborhood of $16,244 900 900
(sixteen million two hundred and
forty-four million dollars) to buy
the railroads. That is, this is the
commercial value of the whole rail-
way plant, including terminals, de-
pots and all appurtenances, as estl-
mated by the United States census.
The government has the cOnsti-
tutional power now to assume con-
troll and ownership Of the roads.
This was demonstrated In the case
of the Panama road. where the gov
eminent condemned the stock and
paid a fair market value for it.
In order to buy the railway sys-
TEN of this country it is only neces-
sary for the government to appraise
the property and then to issue gov
eminent securities in exchange for
the private securities now standing
against these properties.
There would be no real drain on
the United States treasury. The
government would simply start its
printing presses and print the nee
essary $16,244 600 worth OF
bonds; then these would be ISSUED
in exchange for the private securi
ties, which would be destroyed.
Any dispute as to valuation would
be settled by condemnation proceed
ings.
| The congress would probabl.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05

have to create another cabinet Off
Ger, a secretary of railways. He
would run the railroads of the
country just as the postmaster gen
eral runs the post Office depart
ment.
When Switzerland decided to
take over its railroads, few years
ago, the government concluded to
pay for them on the basis of 20
times the average net earnings fer
period of 20 years. This wA
easily determined in that country
owing to the fact that the accounts
of the railways had been under
strict governmental supervision for
that period.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05

Here is a little side light on the
spirit Of criminal greed that rules
the part of the city known as the
"Tenderloin." 1t is not editymg
reading. but as regulation and
consideration of the 'Tenderloin
seem to be vital matters in city
politics. the public ought to be COM
PEELED to know something about it..
Saturday night Lottie Williams,
cone more unfortunate, was fatal
" injured in a carousal in the Old
Crow saloon. She died Tuesday af-
ternoon. Previously, under the
regulations" which the amchinery
of civic government SO carefully
supervises. she had paid her week S
trent" of 81 for a room in the
Main block dive. But the visit 10
the saloon suddenly ended the
girls career. 1t may have been
only the termination of life of
shame from one viewpoint. but
from the broad outlook of humanity
il was the passing of human life
"a woman's soul-to a judgment
that measures all human frailities
and places the blame where it be
longs.
COMPANIONS OF the misguided
girl with the generous sympathy
they extend each other quickly
contributed money to give her de.
cent burial. Lacking something OF
the amount needed, they appealed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
MAYOR BOOSTS
FOR CUPID

LOS ANGELES, Cal. April s.
Do you want a husband girls?
How are you fixed for wives,
fellows?
Would you like to get married
without being worried over the
long courtship days?
Mayor Harper, of this city, has
established a municipal matrimon-
ial agency and it is doing a flourish
ing business.
The mayor conceived the idea
when he looked over the situation
here and found that there were
thousands of unmarried folks MAX
ing this city their home.
He promised a bunch of Ameri-
can Beauties as a wedding gift TO
the first couple to be married in his
private office. And what was more,
he supplied the license, minister
and all the trimmings to make the
event an up-to-date ceremony.
The mayors daily mail is enor-
nous.
All this mail has been cata-
logued, indexed, answered and
filed away, and Mayor Harper eX
poets that there will be at least
a thousand unexpected weddings
in his city hall office in months
time.
If you want a husband; if YOU
want a wife; it is up TO you to get
busy and let Mayor Harper in on
the secret.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05

The people who elected me have
plenty of confidence in their May
Or" said SchmitZ. 1T is only the
newspapers of the city that are per-
scouting me-"
So far Mayor SchmitZ has shown
no shame under public gaze. With
the newspapers of the city and
country daily exposing high handed
bribery that has been confessed to
by the board of supervisors. Mayor
SchmitZ seems to take the position
that he is being imposed upon and
that no reason exists why he
should make any apologies. He is
posing as a prosecuted hero, If
anything.
The board of supervisors has
held its first session since the
amazing confessions that startled
the whole country. Naturally there
was a good deal of curiosity to see
how the bribetakers would perform
under the public gaze. If an out
slider would have listened to the
discussions of the members over
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05

following figures just compiled, satscs of
railroads
uackage of United States $4,000 miles
cars freight passenger about 100000. y
private 10000
Spent in rolling during past years approximately
$2500000000. .
trackage block system So 1873 miles. .
capitalization railroads. $12,62S 100000 =
Capitalization track mile about 100000. .
Number stockholders about 225,000. =
Total passengers, $494955235. =
Total freight $1584,652,399. =
revenue, S239760,030. .
Net income, 1904, 431,56S. =
length of passengers journey, 3274 miles. =
number of passengers train, SO. =
o 1460778. .
employees $900S2S,2S8. =
daily earnings of employees 5000 =
Killed: Passengers Ais; employees, 1907. .
Injured: Passengers, II 1856; employees, 55524 =
Two hundred and operating companies went =
without killing single their
miles of they injured 1888 during the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
DESPONDENT MAN
ENDS LIFE

Joseph Armontrout, formerly of
Howard Lake, Mimi, shot himself
through the head last night at
Newport, Wash, while respondent
over his separation from wife and
family about 6 years ago. He was
we'll known in Spokane, his brother
having one time been on the po-
lice force. His sister is Edith
Armontrout, stenographer with the
Eihler Piano house. His parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. p. M. Armontrout,
Of 01610 Washington st. The faith
err is an employee of the city water
department.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
father AND SON DIE
IN NINE DISASTER

VANCOUVER B. c., April s.
Three men are dead and 8 more
seriously injured at Coleman, Al
berta, as the result of gas explo-
sion in collier No. of the Interna-
tional Coal & Coke Co.
The dead are: Charles Hutton,
Fire Boss Henry Grewcutt jr., and
Henry Grewcutt sr. OF the injured
but were burned by gas, while
the others were overcome by the
after damp. The cause of the ex-
plosion is yet unknown.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
MAYOR SCHM|Tz POSES
AS A PROSECUTED HERO

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April .
The city fathers of San Francisco
not only hold the international rec
ord as grafters and bribetakers, but
have also smashed all supreme
nerve" marks.
Although under indictment, May
or Schmitz takes the position that
he is as popular as ever. When
asked for some kind of a statement
relative to the most remarkable
graft exposure of the century he
appeared very much offended.
THAT is an impertinept ques-
HON" he said. II don't know OF
any reason why any one has a
right to ask that of me-"
But perhaps the. people who
elected you to Office would like to
know your position in the case,
ii was pointed out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
MINNESOTA FOR TAFT

ST. PAUL, April 5.-A poll of
the Minnesota legislature today on
republican presidential candidates,
Roosevelt excluded, resulted as fol-
lows: Taft. 40; LaFollette, IS;
Root, 49, Hughes, 6; Cannon, q;
Dolliver, 2; Fairbanks, Beveridge
and Cortelyou, each /. The demo
Gratis gave Governor Johnson 20
and Bryan 5.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
OUR ARMY OF THE DEAD

The annual Memorial day an.
nouncement has been issued by
the commander in chief of the G
A. r. He asks that cooperation
Of the schools be urged as usual in
the observance Of Thursday. May
30 Department commanders are
instructed to attend to patriotic in
struction in the public schools on
the last day preceding Memorial
day. All posts will attend divine
service Sunday, May &c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
BURGLARS COOK, EAT
DRINK AND BE MERRY

An Italian saloon at 1874 Front av.
was broken into last night by
thirsty lot of thieves, who drank
bottles of whisky, ate II Italian
sausages and cooked and ate about
a dozen eggs. Entrance was gain
ed to the saloon by breaking the
glass in the back door. The
providers then proceeded to build a
fire in the stove in the back room
and have a quiet meal. Nothing OF
value was taken.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
MAY BE MURDERER

VANCOUVER. B. c.. April s.
F. c. Gould, who is under arrest
here for forgery, resembles de
scriptions of man wanted in Nor
folk, Va, for murder. Local police
have communicated with Norfolk
authorities.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
EVERETT the COAST
RAILROAD CENTER

EVERETT, April 5.-Right-of-
way negotiations Just completed
make this city the terminus of the
Milwaukee road on the coast. The
fairgrounds will be used for freight
grounds and the line will reach the
waterfront by a tunnel. A union
depot for use of the Milwaukee,
Southern Pacific and Canadian Pa
cific, in the center of town, is
planned. J. ID. Farrell acting for
the Hartman interests, concluded
the deal. A joint use of rackage
is included.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
KNOCKED OFF TRACK

LANG, Cal, April 5.-While
moving at the rate Of about 10
miles an hour near this place yes
terday, section No. of the South
ern Pacific train No. %, was knock
ed off the track by a landslide. Ow-
ing to slow speed none of the pas
sengers were seriously injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
FOUND NOT GUILTY

WALLA WALLA, April 5.-The
jury in the Mcintyre murder case
brought in a verdict of not guilty
after 2 hours deliberatiOn. Ac-
quittal was rendered on the plea
of self defense.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05

DR.. Chas. V. Genoway will be
pleased to meet his patrons at his
new office, suite 2034-5-6-7 Column
bia bldg, corner First av. and
Howard st. WV
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
u. s. CAN BUY r RAILROADS
NOW FOR SIXTEEN BILLIONS
BIG BEET FARM

The Washington State Sugar
Co., of which Austin and D. C.
Corbin are the chief stockholders,
has leased 1000 acres of irrigated
land at Hayden lake. The entire
piece will be planted to sugar beets.
A crew of $50 Japs has been en-
ployed to put the land into shape.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05

trivial matters that came up he
would have been convinced that
the supervisors were the most con-
scientious. honest and painstaking
officials in the country. When some
one accidentally used the word
graft there was series of smiles
as if the word was synonymous
with a good Joke.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
SPOKANE MAN PRESIDENT

TACOMA. April 5.-The first an
nual meeting of the Northwestern
Association of Plumbers, Steam
and Gas Filters, has just closed in
this city, to meet again at Portland
in May. Officers were elected as
follows: J. Neff, of Spokane, presi-
dent; l.. Stangey, of Seattle, secre-
tarY.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05

A plat of Cannon Hill Heights
addition to Spokane was filed this
morning with the county auditor
by Elmendorf & Elmendorf. The
plat is located between Jefferson
and Cedar SITS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
TRUNK PIlLAGED

A broken trunk was found in the
wood yard on East Front av. this
by the police. 1t had been
Investigation disclosed
the fact that it had been stolen out
of the Wellington hotel close by.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05

CHICAGO, April 5,-The gas
filters have strick for an increase
in wages from $3.50 to 1925 per
day. The trouble may interfere
with all building operations in the
city. About 1900. or practically
every gasfitter In the city, is out.