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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
FOr UnlversaI surraae in sw.d.n.

Stockholm.-The bill promised in
the speech from the throne at the open
ing of parliament, providing for the
construction of universal suffrage and
a proportional electorate for elections
on the second chamber, has been intro
duced. The members Of the upper
house will continue to be chosen as
at present, but the term of service will
be reduced from nine to six years.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29

ing the fitting lever on a grain besa.,
or push binder. Usually this IA DOR
by hand and requires much s%trenstS
BY Mr.. Browns device the power 70,
fitting is supplied by the horses ~,
power that propels the machine.
Culdesac claims that the racer.
snowstorm in that place was the worst
eYer known.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
Blaze in Pennsy's Capital.

Harrisburg, Pa.-Eight buildings in
the center of the business district we're
either destroyed or badly damaged by
a fire, involving a loss estimated at not
TO exceed S250,000. The Grand Opera
House block. in which were five stores.
was destroyed. and nothing remains
standing but the walls.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
Madame Gould to Return.

Disheartened over her failure to re
gain the position she once held in
Paris society, following her action in
divorcing her husband, Nine. Anna
Gould. formerly Countess de Castel-
lane. is preparing to dispose of most of
her property in Paris and win return
TO the United States just as soon as
the courts will allow her to take her
children out OF France.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
Meet Horrible Death Together.

Camden, N. with arms entwined,
an unknown young man and a young
m stood on the tracks of the
pennsylvania electric railroad oyer
Newton creek Friday and then
calmly waited until an electric train
ran them down. Both were killed and
their bodies were hurled into the
water.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
Open Province to Trade.

Washington-The state department
is advised by the American minister al
Pekin that the city of Manning, in the
province of Kwangsi. was to have been
opened for foreign trade by the Chi.
nese government on January /, 1907.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
DEWEY ON JAP WAR
MANILA BAY Hero GETS TALK
ATIVE ON subject.
The Great Admiral Tells How Long
II Would Take Uncle Sam to Put the
Japanese Navy to the Bac-He Does
Not Look for Any Trouble, but
Would Not Fear Japan.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Admiral Dew
ey is reported to be very indignant at
what he terms the id cowardice' OF
a certain high official who had acted
as if he feared Japan" The fighting
hero of Manila bay says that we could
get our navy into eastern waters in
six weeks and that within two weeks
| after it's arrival there it could sweep
Japan's navy from the "a. He does
not believe there will be trouble, but
If there is, he would not consider Jap
an a foe to fear. He says that Japan
might seize the Philippines and pos
sibly Hawaii, but that our navy Is am
ply able to cope with Japan and that
we would quickly retake the island
when W. got ready.
On the superstition that there was
really some danger of war, Senator
Perkins recent lecture on the Japan
csc question is being severely criti-
cized for the alleged warlike talk in
it. The Washington Herald said this
morning:
"At the very moment when the ad-
~ dNACh III NAG SolAAOl hAo hCA
cation we're in agreement, when self
restraint and preservation of good hui
NOR were necessary to insure a con-
tinuance of harmonious relations, Sen
ator Perkins, leader of the delegation,
delivered a semi-public address in
which he predicted that war was inc
vitable between Japan and the United
Ctnfnu INrfnn11 Op Conofa. norI{-1
are chagrined and Inundated over this
unexpected outburst, and cannot I'M
derstand the motive that actuated it..
1t was said yesterday that his predic-
ton would have come with bad grace
at this time from any member of the
California delegation, but the fact that
Senator Perkins is part of the treaty
making power of the government ac-
centuates the offense."
War Talk Surprises Japan.
Tokio.-The wal talk of the Ameri-
can press has been received here with
great surprise and sincere regret. The
correspondent of the Associated Press
has talked with several leading men.
They concur in the opinion that the
United States is the last country with
which Japan would go to war. Besides,
both nations are unaggressive in their
trade rivalry, which seldom leads to
war unless territorial acquisition Is in
tended by either rival. In some quar-
tiers the belief is expressed that the
Misrepresentation that Japan is suf-
fering on account of the San Francisco
school question is the outcome Of i'm
munity shown disaffected wal cores
%pOndents in the late war.
An Exclusion Resolution.
San Francisco.-At the convention
of the Japanese and Korean Exclusion
league Sunday resolutions adopted by
the executive board of the league on
Saturday night demanding the United
States and the state of California main
tain the right to exclude Japanese from
public schools used by white children,
were unanimously adopted, after much
spirited discussion by men prominent
in the movement to exclude Asiatics
from this country.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
Endemic Suhsldlnn-

Chicago-The scarlet fever epidemic
is %abating, the number of cases Mon
day being IT'S as against 200 for sew
eral days past. The disease is still
confined largely to the northwest sec
ton of the city.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
Veteran Editor ESpIres.

Bridgeport, Conn. Feb. 5.-David
Peck Rhoades, one Of the founders of
the New York Tribune, and an associ-
ate Of Horace Greeley. died at his
home in StratfOrd Sunday, aged 81.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
MORE VERDICT VIEWS

The Los Angeles Times, which
will scarcely be suspected of any
bias in favor of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners or of any other
labor union, said of the testimony
of the star witness for the prosecu-
ton: Not a word of Orchard s
story is worthy of attention unless
it is corroborated by some indie
pendent testimony. A bigamist, a
theft, guilty of arson, man who
made assassination a trade and
murder a means of earning a liv-
ing a known liar and perjurer, a
traitor to the cause he professed to
serve"
The trial of Haywood has been
one of the most remarkable in the
judicial annals of this country, and
the verdict of the jury will be ap,
proved by the mate sense of justice
in the minds of the great mass OF
the American people. 1t treasures
confidence in trial by jury and in
the judicial system of the country.
Oakland Enquirer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
CHURCH SERVICES

First Baptist church, City Tenn
pie, corner Lincoln st. and Second
av.-At II a. m, DR.. Van Osdel
will preach on the topic, "A Bird in
the Hand Is Worth Two in the
Bush" The communion service
will follow the morning sermon. At
s p. m. the topic will be The
Meanest Job in the World"
First M. E. church, Third and
Howard, Rev. Henry l. Rasmus,
pastor. - Morning service, IL
o'clock, Mr.. Armfield will conduct
the service in absence of regular
pastor. Evening service, 8 o'clock,
missionary service.
Dean Ave. Chruch, Ash and Dean,
Rev. John w. Allen, pastor
Morning service II O'Clock. Sub
ject, THE Tabernacle and Its
Teachings" Evening service, 8
O'Clock. Subject, "The Bridegroom
and His Bride"
Swedish M. E., Third and Wash
ington, Rev. John A. Whitman,
pastor.-No Sunday school serv-
ices tomorrow, but regular preach
ing service at II o'clock. Young
peoples meeting at o'clock.
Preaching service at o'clock.
Central Christian, Third and Ste
vens, Rev. c. F. Stevens, PASTOR
Rev. Massey, of Drake university
will conduct the services in the alb
sence of the regular pastor. Morn
ing service II o'clock. Evening
service 8 o'clock
First Presbyterian, Second and
Jefferson, Rev. G. William Giboney,
pastor.-Morning sermon at IL.
Topic, Our Burden" Union serv-
ices with the United Presbyterians,
with sermon by United PASTOR to
be held in First Presbyterian
church.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
v. Y. ?. AFTER
LEAGUE TEAM

There is likely to be a red hot
fight between the w. w. p. Co. and
the Graves people for the profes.
sional baseball team franchise next
season.
The franchise of the Traction in.
terests which now control the 10.
cal team expires this fall. This
contract compelled the professions
ais to play at Recreation park for
3 years. The sentiment among
owners Of teams throughout the
league is said to favor Natatorium
park in the belief that larger at.
tendance could be secured.
There is nothing to prevent the
league from granting a new fran.
chise to the interests controlled by
the w. w. P. monopoly, and there
are surface indications that those
interests have been SO active lately
that there is possibility of their
winning out.
1t is not to be expected that the
Graves people will let go of the
franchise without a struggle, and
as possession is heavy factor in a
case of this kind, the odds are at
least even between the big local
corporations.
The claim Of the w. w. P. people
that larger crowds would be Sc
cured If the team played at their
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
SEATTLE FACES
NINE STRIKE

SEATTLE, Aug. "a closed
shop in the coal mines Of western
Washington will be demanded by
the first convention of the state
branch of the United Mine Work
ers of America, which meets in this
city next Tuesday. The organizers
have secured a membership of sew
eral hundred scattered among the
coal mining towns on this side of
the mountains.
1t is believed that the Pacific
Coast Co. will resist the demand at
the Black Diamond mines, where
more than 1000 men are employed,
the majority of them being union.
The Seattle Electric Co., owning
2 mines at Renton, has already
pushed fight with the new union
by issuing threat to close the
mines rather than recognize the
union. The company has dis
charged II men active in organic
ing the union.
The outcome is of great interest
to Seattle. as fight will augment
the winters coal shortage that al
ready seems certain.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
LABOR DAY SPORTS

The Labor day celebration com
mittee has already arranged the fol
lowing program of sports for the
celebration:
Tug of war, to be pulled on cleats
First prize, $40; second prize
500; S. to enter. Duration of pull
is to be minutes. All teams must
be entered and have their fees paid
in to the committee by Aug. 81.
Baseball game between the
Painters and the Plumbers for the
championship of the season; prize
S25; S. to enter.
Pole climbing contest; prize, IS
Shoe race; S. for first prize and
$3.50 for second prize.
Team pulling contest; prize, SIS;
SO to enter. There will be 2 sepa
rate contests in this event and z
SIS purses will be hung up. The
first will be for teams weighing
$500 pounds or under. and the sec
ond for teams weighing from 260C
to 5000 pounds.
Married ladies' race.
Single ladies' race.
Fat mems race.
Ladies' baseball throwing con
test.
A number of other events will be
added to the program later. AL
challenges and entrance fees should
be sent to George G. Cody, 61S
First av.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
PUT It Up To
CANDIDATES

SEATTLE, Aug. 3.-"Do you be-
lieve in franchise grabbing, or are
you against it?" is the straightfor-
ward question put to candidates for
councilmen in wards that nomin-
ate by direct primary today.
The question is asked in a circu-
lar sent by the committee in charge
of the proposed direct charter
amendments which will be SUBJ
mitted at the city election next
spring.
One of these will provide that no
franchise for the use of a public
street for a longer period than 10
years shall become effective until
submitted to and approved by the
voters. The other will provide that
8 per cent of the voters of the city
may, by petition, demand that any
ordinance passed by the council be
first submitted to popular vote be-
fore becoming effective, also that
an equal number may, by petition,
submit to popular vote at a regu-
lar election any ordinance proposed
by them, or that IL per cent of the
voters may by petition call spe-
cial election for the submission to
the voters of an ordinance desired
by them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
ENGINEER WAS INSANE

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. g.
According to members of his fam
lily, it was an insane engineer who
sat at the throttle of the Inflated
Southern Pacic train that was hurl
ed to destruction near Cotton 4
months ago.
Twenty-three human lives were
wiped out in the catastrophe and
now, from the lips of the engineers
daughter and son, comes the re-
port that Clarence E. Warrington
was mentally msound. The state
ment was made by Miss Edith
Warrington and her brother, Clar.
ence, in a contest of their fathers
will.
Warrington died 10 days after
the wreck from the effects of his
injuries.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
SADLY OELUDED

A petition signed by every prop,
erty owners but / effected by the
proposed new spur tracks of the
Northern Pacific railroad on East
Riverside av. will be presented to
the council, protesting against the
spurs.
Tuesday night Councilman
Brown, DR.. E. e. Pittwood and At
torney Edward j. Cannon, of the
Northern Pacific, assured the coun,
ell that those people who had pre-.
viously objected now desired the
spurs. They seem to have made a
very marked and peculiar miscalcu-
lation.
Cannon, being the railroad attor-
ney, may have been easily decOyed
into erroneous views, and it ap-
pears that Councilman Brown as
well as DR.. Pittwood were likewise
imposed upon. Shame on the man
that deluded them so.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
SALOONS WON I
KICK ON THIS

Corporation Counsel Hamblen
has in process of construction an
ordinance to limit saloon licenses
to the fire limits.
Certain councilmen are figuring
on increasing the fire limits.
It's double-headed proposition
in which the saloons stand a poor
show to lose.
The result will probably be that
between the this ordinance lin.
itation will never get farther than
a reading.
1t is generally believed that the
proposed $1,000 license ordinance
will be killed off. 1t is now in com
mittee Of the whole, with little
prospect that it will be reached un
til the far distant future. In talk
ing over the estimates for the com
ing months last night the council
men did not attempt to do any fig
uring on basis of $1,000 saloon
licenses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
RlPllNGER May COME
BACK AND TELL

SEATTLE, Aug. 3.-The where
abouts of John Riplinger, defaulting
city comptroller, have been learned
through friends to whom his wife
has made quiet visit here. He is
at Tucabe, Mex, within 100 miles
of the United States line. and is
working for a Seattle mining COM
pany.
Riplinger is said to be broke
and his wife's mission in Seattle
was to induce the political ring i'm
plcated with Riplinger to furnish
Inn means on which to remain
away, otherwise he threatens to re-
turn and tell the inside of his de-
falcations, a revelation it is claim
ed will prove a great sensation.
His wife is believed to have sue
ceeded in raising the money
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
UNION PARKS
REASON WHY

When asked why they are so
earnestly opposing the granting of
a saloon license in their part of the
city the temperance people of
Union park simply refer to the fol-
lowing announcement issued by a
saloon keeper at Joplin, Mo.
The front of the card bears his
name and address. He is Oscar
Pfotenhauer, and his saloon is To-
Gated at 901 Main st. On the re-
verse of the card is printed the fol-
lowing:
Friends and Neighbors: I am
grateful for past favors, and having
supplied my store with a fine line
of choice liquors, allow me to in
form you that | shall continue to
make drunkards, paupers and beg
CARS for the sober, industrious, re-
spectacle part of the community to
support My liquors will excite
riot. robbery and bloodshed.
They will diminish your COM
forts, increase your expenses and
shorten your life. | shall confident
ly recommend them as sure to null
tiply fatal accidents and increase
incurable diseases.
"They will deprive some of life,
others of reason, many OF char
acter, and all of peace. They will
make fathers fiends, wives widows,
children orphans, and all poor.
.v Ill n l.
ity, dissipation, ignorance, lewd-
ness and every other vice. | will
corrupt the minister of religion, OBJ
struct the gospel, defile the church
and cause as much temporal and
eternal death as | can. | will thus
accommodate the public'-it may
be at the loss of my never-dying
soul.
''But | have family to support,
the business pays and the public
encourages it. L have paid my IL
cense and the traffic is lawful, and
if | don't sell it somebody else
will I know the bible says, Thou
shalt not kill; no drunkard shall
enter the kingdom of heaven and
I do not expect the drunkard-maker
to fare any better, but | want an
easy living and | have resolved to
gather the wages of iniquity and
fatten on the ruin of my species.
Il shall, therefore, carry CT my
business and do my best to dimin-
ish the wealth of the nation and en-
danger the safety of the state. AS
my business flourishes in proper
tion to your sensibility and ignor-
ance | will do my best to prevent
moral purity and intellectual
growth.
Should you doubt my ability |
refer you to the pawnshOps, the
poorhouse. the police court, the
gallows, where you will find many
of my best customers have gone.
A sight of them will convince you
that | do what | say.
ALLOW me to inform you that
they are fools and that am an hon
est saloon keeper"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
BIG GREETING TO HAYWOOD

SALT LAKE, Aug. 3.-Haywood
and his family were almost mobbed
when they left the train here last
night by friends anxious to express
congratulations over the verdict.
With great difficulty they made
their way to carriage and were
taken to the home of Haywood S
sister, Mrs. James Killeen This
evening at o'clock they will leave
for Denver.
John Murphy, Haywood's best
friend and attorney for the fedora
ton, came on the same train with
the party, although in dying condi-
ton. He was removed to a hos
pital and it is feared he will not
live to reach Denver.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
SAM PLASTINO APPEALS

Sam Plastino, the fruit dealer,
was sentenced to 33 days in the
county Jail yesterday. The charge
was immortality. Last Wednesday
he was arrested at 43S Sinto av. in
company with Ethel House, age 20,
inmate of the Main block Esther
Schultz, age 16, a step-sister of the
House woman, was also living
there.
Henry Schultz testified that
Ethel House left his ranch at Coco
lalla, Idaho, years ago and since
that time has told her mother that
she married Plastino. The parents
had no idea of the kind of life she
was living. Plastino appealed and
filed bond of $500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
GREAT FOREST FIRES
Threatened

BELLlNGHAM, Aug. 3-Western
Washington is facing the greatest
forest fire hazard in all its known
history, according to State Fire
Warden ]. R. Welty. Welty says
he believes this season to be the
driest he has ever known.
In his Investigations he has found
that the railroads start most of the
fires with sparks, and he is in
clined to believe they are not using
the spark arresters required by
law,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
SAYS REEVES WAS ROUGH

Mrs. Anna Walter, who lives at
0423h Monroe ST., complains about
rough handling she says she suffer,
ed Thursday afternoon from Patrol
man Reeves at Natatorium park.
Her story is that she gotinto an
argument with l Of the park women
over her 2 children, who were
drinking out of hose. This in
furiated Reeves. who attempted to
remove her by fierce. Mrs. Walters
is rotund and stout and the "cop"
couldn't. But, according to Mrs.
Walters, he did succeed in tearing
her waist and making her the
target of humiliating remarks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
DREAMS HE'S A BIRD; JUMPS
FROM WINDOW

WHITNEY, Ind, Aug. 3.-Seized
with desire to fly while in state
of somnambulism, Lewis Williams
jumped from the second story of
his home on Cleveland av., and fell
20 feet to cement pavement. He
was severely injured. II dreamed
| was a bird" explained Williams,
land tried my best to fly"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
INDIAN LEGEND PROVES TRUE

ROSALIA, Aug. 3.-To test an
Indian legend that no man could
swim across Rock lake James Fer
guson essayed the trip yesterday
He reached the middle and sudden.
ly sank. The body has not been re-
covered.
Ferguson was a Scotchman EN-.
ployed in Milwaukee railroad
camp.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03

park may be true in the case Of q
losing aggregation such as now
represents the city, but with good
car service and winning team 1t
will make little difference where
the teams play, a satisfactory at
tendance being assured on any
ground.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
SUDDEN DEATH sMIres TWO

SEATTLE, Aug. 3.-Two sudden
deaths on the same day made va
cancies among city employees here.
c. L. Case, clerk of the municipal
police court, was stricken with
heart disease while on the way to
work and died almost instantly.
]. A. Hereld, employed in the
street cleaning department, fell
dead from the same disease while
at work. Both leave families.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
IA POISONED BY ICE CREAM

MAYFIELD, KY, Aug 3.-FOur.
teen persons are in dangerous con-
dition as a result of eating poison
ed ice cream at family gathering
at Ed Seay's, north of here. 1t is
thought the ice cream generated
poison after standing in a freezer
for hours,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03
MANITo PARK PICTURES

This weeks moving pictures at
cool Mantle park are the finest
ever shown in Spokane. Admis-
sion free. 3%s%
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-03

The Spokane Press, Csc a month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-22
"S4U NEGROES KILL.
Merican Testifes about Shooting
of NatOuS at BrunS7clch.

Washington May e1.-Paulino s. Preciaoo' euitor
of a Mexican newspaper in Brownsville ana an
eyewitness to the shooting OF Frank Natous' tI'e
onI,, man killed in the affray there. was on the
stand TODAY before the Senate Committee on Mill
tary Affairs His testimony was easily the most
,rnnortant of the present hearings
When the shooting began Preciado was In the
court in the rear Of Tlllmans saloon. with two
cor,Danions According his story to-day Mr.,
CrixeTl who conducts a saloon across the street
from TTlmans place rushed in excitedly and re-
ported that the negroes were out The doors to
Timan's saloon Immediately closed and
barred and Natous the bartender started across
the court to bar the gate which connected the
court with the alley. Preciado followed but be-
fore he had emerged the saloon into the court
he saw five or six negro soldiers in uniform enter
the gate. They fired several shots. and Natous
threw up his arms and eXclaiming. in Spanish.
oh God"' fell on his back He died at once.
Another bullet grazed Preciados hand. and it bled
profusely. Still another bullet passed through
Preciado's coat and waistcoat the left breast
pocket and broke his glasses. which were in case
in the pocket.
The Immediately proceeded down the alley.
shooting as they went. Precado said they were
within three yards of the light the gate and that
the courtyard also was lighted with several lamps
He swore positively that the were negro sol
ders Continuing his story, he corroborated testi-
mony given by other witnesses who were at the
saloon.