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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-14
NEW ZEALANDERS VISIT
 AMERICAN WARSHIPS

reflected the highest credit on the fleet.
 Inasmuch as the visit of the fleet is drawing to a close, shore leave was given to as many of the enlisted men as it was possible to spare from the ships today. Hundreds of them were again taken to nearby points of interest and later were entertained at luncheon, while others pre- ferred to promenade through the heart of the city and attend the theatres. Sev- eral impromptu baseball games were or ganized, and the New Zealanders who attended these were delighted with their introduction to the American game. Many of the officers attended private social functions during the day.
 The hospital ship Relief and the trans- port Yanilton will proceed direct to Ma nila from Auckland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-14
FOUR DROWN IN
 LAUNCH ACCIDENT

Kilbourn, Wis, August 13.--By the cap- sizing of a pleasure launch on the Wis consin river this afternoon four Chicago people were drowned. The dead:
 Miss Mabel Ward.
 Mrs. w. G. Heath.
 E. G. Pfeiffer.
 Ralph Pfeiffer.
 The launch, containing nine persons, was returning from a trip through The Dells. When near the dock the boat got into the wake of a passing steamer and was capsized The accident was seen by many people on the dock and bridge and rescue at once was attempted with boats and launches, but four sank before aid arrived.
 The bodies of B. G. Pfeifer and hi, son Ralph have not heen recovered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-14
ROYALTY ON A TRIP.
Queen of Spain Will Pay Visit To
 Her Mother.

San Sebastian August 13.-King Alfonso and Queen Victoria left here today on the south express. The Queen Is going to the Isle of Wight to visit her mother, Princess Beatrice of Battenburg. but will stop over in Paris for day incognito. King Alfonso will accompany the Queen as far as Bordeaux, where he will remain over night to enable Professor Moure. who operated on his nose last year. to make an examination of that organ. To- morrow the King will go aboard his yacht Giralda, and sail for Bilbao to at- tend the regatta there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-14

Constantinople, August 13.-The report that the young Turks had demanded that the Sultan surrender one-half of his private fortune to aid in the rehabilitation of the empire is declared here to be un- true Many similar irresponsible state ments are to be found in the local press or given out by members of the young Turks committed For instance, it was announced recently that the Sultan had offered $500,000 toward the purchase of two cruisers, but this rumor is still with out any confirmation whatever. Abdul Hamid has made donations for variety of objects, and it is believed that reports
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-14
TURKEY CONTINUES IN
 STATE OF GREAT UNREST

like the foregoing are launched to act as a hint
 The discontent caused by the dismissal of large numbers of officials has induced the government to make an effort to ef- feet retrenchment by reducing salaries instead of by dismissal. Consequently It has been decided that all salaries above $50 month shall be reduced by one-half.
 The strike of the street car men con- tinues, but the young Turk committee has succeeded in bringing about a partial settlement, and resumption of the work of loading and unloading shipping in the harbor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-14

cy breaks, and despite that he saw his engine rushing toward the passenger coaches on the siding, he stuck to his post The engine. after jamming it's nose through the empty cars, jumped the track and went bounding along over the ties, dragging the mail coach also from the rails.
 The passenger coaches did not leave the tracks.
 The train, which runs from Kingston to Weehawken, was filled with passengers, most of whom were vacationists returning from the Catskill mountains. No one knew that the train had run by the open switch until the crash came. Then there was wild excitement in the coaches. When the train came to a stop quiet was re- stored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-14
Bio Fire at Texarkana.

Texarkana, Ark, August 1S.-Th ( building occupied by the Rurton-Peel Dry Goods company was destroyed by fire late tonight. and several other buildings in the vicinity were badly damaged The loss is estimated to ex- ceed S7b.0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-14
lNvESTlGAToRs AT WORK.
Georgia Legislators Probing the Con-
 vict System.

Atlanta, Ga, August 1S-The legisla- tive Investigating committee which has been engaged In probing Georgias con- vict system will continue its labors and be ready to report in full when the extra session to consider this question meets on August "A.
 The committee met this morning and decided to resume the examination of witnesses next Tuesday at 10 o'clock. They will give four full days to this hearing.
 of the penitentiary system will report to the committee the latter part of next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-14

our campaign fund. I want to thank them for this manifestation of their in- terest in our cause. In 1896 the free excursion was one of the features of the republican campaign. It is signff- cant that you not only pay your fare to attend this notification meeting, but. in addition, make this contribution to the democratic campaign fund. One Of the chief reasons for the delay of re- form has been that a few great cor porations have been supplying the re- publican party with it's campaign funds and then controlling the policies after election. Our campaign fund Is coming from the people, and the people will control the administration in case of a democratic victory. It marks the be- ginning of a new era in politics, an era in which the government will really belong to the people, and be admins tered by the people for their own pro- lection, and for the advancement of the public welfare"
 MT. Bryan showed no immediate eff fects from his exertion of yesterday and today resumed the usual routine Of receiving callers and preparing speeches which he will deliver within the next two weeks.
 Dignity or Honesty.
 (Which is the most important, dignity or honesty?" was the only comment Mr. Bry- an would make regarding the action of the Oklahoma state republican convention yesterday in adopting resolutions con- demning as undignifed the democratic policy of obtaining contributions by popu- lar subscription. MT. Bryan noted with pleasure the indorsement given him yes- terday by the Colorado labor organiza- tions.
 "Glad to hear it." he said; "a number of labor organizations have done the same thing, and I think our platform entities the party to the support of the laboring man.
 Isaac Rees of Tennessee, recently ap- pointed a member of the financial commit tee by Chairman Mack, who has been in attendance on the notification meeting, talked with MT Bryan this morning. He left later for Chicago to confer with the national committee in regard to the collec- ton of campaign contributions in the southern Mississippi valley. MT. Rees wears button bearing a picture of Mir Bryan Above the picture are the words 1T gave my dollar" and below it, Did You?"
 Unless we can have return of the rule of the people," he declared i've must suffer from the rule Of mammon.'
 MT. Rees said he was very much inter ested in the matter of campaign contribu- tions and would spend all of his time until election day In getting small contribu- tions from as large number of people as possible. 'I want MT. Bryan to go into the White House with no obligations, ex- cept to the masses" He said T want the administration to be the peoples admins tration."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-14

Pensacola, Fla, August 13.-Mrs. Ed Moclair, residing four miles from this city, was assaulted by an unknown negro this afternoon. This Is how We pay for lynching Shaw" said the negro as he overpowered the woman and choked her into insensiblity.
 When Mrs. Moclair recovered enough to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-14
FEARFUL REVENGE TAKEN
 BY AN UNKNOWN NEGRO

let the neighbors know her plight the county officials were notified and a sher- frs posse was started immediately upon the track of the assailant.
 In Pensacola a crowd has gathered about the jail awaiting the return of the officers. Meanwhile excitement is white heat following so closely upon the lynch ing of the negro Shaw two weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-14
Tony Pastor Very III.

New York, August 1S-Tony Pastor, widely known in America and Europe as a theatrical manager, is so seriously i'll at his home at Elmhurst. l.. l., that it is feared he cannot survive the day. MT. Pastors Illness is the result of gen. eral breakdown. He Is 76 years of age.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23
St. Joe Free Composites

The cool, shady banks of the
beautiful ST. Joe river are more
popular than ever this year with
those enjoying ideal locations for
camp outings. At Chatcolet the
tent village is larger than ever and
the fishing ami bathing are the
very finest. Three Red Collar
steamers pass up and down the
river daily and will land campers
at any point desired.
The "swiftwater" trip is also a
delightful way to enjoy camping
and fishing vacation, as it affords
the most rugged mountain scenery
and the very lest trout fishing.
Guides and canoes may be engaged
by addressing j. Z. White, Occur
d'Alene, or telephoning agent Red
Collar line, st. Joe, Idaho. Write,
enclosing 2-cent stamp, for book
let illustrating the shadowy st.
Joe, or call at electric terminal
ticket office, Spokane. ***
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23
Defends Mr.. Murray

Editor, Press-Believing that an
injustice has been done an honor
able gentleman by an article that
recently appeared in The Press
signed by John c. Garvin, I hereby
take the liberty Of answering the
same in behalf OF George C. Muir
ray, who wrote an article for The
Press on immortality in Spokane
and in consequence of which an
unwarranted attack was made
upon him by M. Garvin.
have known Mr.. Murray for
the past five years and that he is
a man any community would be
proud to number among It's citi-
zens. He is a man in every sense
of the word, Christian gentleman
with q large family: his intentions
were to make Spokane his home
and to enter into business, as he
is a man of considerable means.
Mr.. Garvin states that Mr.. Murray
is either a drinker or a liar. From
| the remarks so made 1t is very
clear to my mind that Mr.. Garvin
is not a man that would be cred
it to any community. When he
states that Spokane is moral city
he certainly does not know what
he is talking about. He states that
he has lived here for the past 1o
years and that he never was ap
preached by any female. Perhaps
that is correct, and then again II
may be on account of his personal
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23

appearance that he was not so ap-
preached. However, cases such as
his might occur in any community.
None are so blind as those who
will not see."
A cursory glance at the police
records is enough to convince any
man as to the moral status of Spo-
kane. Upon investigation you will
find that there are over seven
times as many arrests of immoral
persons during the past six months
as there were during the CORE
spending six months of last year
Does this show that conditions in
Spokane are improving? Why
were the women driven from the
cribs to the hotels and lodging
houses? Is there a hotel of any
prominence in Spokane that has
not an immoral woman in it? II
there is | have been unable to find
it. What Mr.. Murray stated is alb
solutely correct-every word of It,.
1t is conditions such as exist in
our beautiful city at present that
are annually driving away hun
dreds Of people who come to Spb-
kane with view of making their
homes here. Why are these con
ditions allowed to exist? II Mt.
Garvin would only read what little
appears in the papers on the sub
ject he would have found, only an
evening before, an article in re-
gard to six or eight people being
arrested at the Great Northern
lodging house for unlawful CO.
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habitation. He ought to take
room at the Spencer house, oppo,
site Davenport's, should he care to
investigate. Are our children
safe? A glance at the police rec
ords will convince anyone that
they are not. How many men have
been sent to Jail or the peni-
Tertiary for statutory crime during
the past six months?
am hearty believer in greater
Spokane and nope that the time
will not be far off when immoral
women will be driven from our
hotels and not allowed to ply their
trade on Spokane's public streets,
where they come in contact daily
with children of tender age.
realize that vice cannot be entire
ly wiped out, but it can to a con-
siderable extent be controlled by
police regulation Yours for a
moral and greater Spokane, John
G.. Lyons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23
UNION PARK TO
HOLD CARNIVAL

A week of bargain carnival
has been inauguarted by the Union
Park Businessmen's club for the
purpose of showing the farmers up
the valley what the eastern sec
ton of the city can do in the mer-
camille line. 1t will begin July
q and end Aug. l. There are 2l5
members of the club and all the
businessmen included have agreed
to make one third to one half re-
auctions during the carnival.
In addition to the business pro-
gram a list of prizes will be award,
ed for the best matched team,
largest family, latest baby, etc,
brought to Union park during the
carnival. Judges will be, appoint.
ed today to spend the week sizing
up the visitors with a view to dis.
tributing the prizes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23

Josiah H. Vose, former college
professor, was found dead with a
bullet wound in his head. He had
recently suffered financial losses.
Killannen Panzer, IS, and his
wife, 81, were found unconscious
in their tenement home. Each had
gas tube between their lips. On
table lay an old purse containing
II pennies.
Recently a want lad" appeared
in morning newspaper calling for
truck driver, salary SIS per week.
The newspaper was issued at a
m. and by 8 O'Clock over 700 ap'
plicants were in line. The men re.
fused to leave when the position
was filed, and had to be dispersed
by the police.
These incidents serve to give an
idea of the desperation and suffer.
ing incident to hard times in this
city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23
DEMOCRATS HAVE
BIG PROGRAM

What they did and how they did
it at Denver will be related to the
Young Mems Democratic club this
evening in the chamber of COM
merce assembly rooms, Hutton
building, beginning at 8 o'clock.
Jerome Drumheller, one of the ma.
tional delegates, and Thomas Ma.
loney, who was there as demo-
cratic patriarch, will tell the story
as they saw it from the inside.
After these reports the club will
take the national democratic plat
form apart and ascertain if it will
stand the strain. j. M. Simpson
will dissect the financial plank,
Lester P. Edge the anti-injunction
declaration and V. T. Tustin the
tariff revision plank.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23
DALKE At WAR
WITH DOCTORS

Open war was declared in the
council meeting last night between
Robert l.. Dalke and DR.. William
L. Hall. president of the health
board Trouble has been brow
Dalke was angry because an Or
dinance he introduced last Septem-
Der, requiring payment for care
at the isolation hospital, was dis
regarded, and he demanded Halls
removal The spark was famed
into flame when the health board
requested an appropriation of
$4,000 to run II to the end of the
year, and $500 to pay indebted
ness.
Mr.. Dalke, in the course of the
argument. said the health board
went around looking for patients
so they could charge the city for it.
DR.. Hall got angry and said he
objected to the implied criticism.
He said the board, by its care in
isolating cases, had saved the
business interests s1,000,060. He
said Dalke took the view Of a
school child.
Dalke interrupted by saying the
council would never make the mis-
take of appointing DR.. Hall on the
board again.
DR.. Hall continued:
"Why, Dalke even told me to re-
sign, The board has done what
it could for the health of the city
and business interests will &C
knowledge it. Dalke's charges are
q matter of personal opinion"
Dalke broke out again and shout
ed to Hall that he should resign
or else follow out the wishes of
the council. Hall replied that if
the council would order quarantine
instead of isolation he would close
every house or block where a con-
tagious disease is found, even if in
the city hall itself.
Health Officer Grieve assured the
council that he did not know I'M
til recently that the council had
passed an ordinance requiring iso-
lation hospital patients to pay for
their keep. He said further that
the board would make an honest
effort to exact payment.
The health department has al
ready used an appropriation OF
$4,000 and the most of it was
spent in the care of people at the
isolation hospital. Bills had been
given them repeatedly, but they
refused to pay and it was neces-
sary for the department to foot the
expense. This was what angered
Dalke. He said he knew men
worth 100000 who were out there
and did not pay cent, and he OBJ
jected to these patients who can
pay being treated free. He said
that if the health board had done
its duty it would not have spent
all of it's appropriation.
Finally, on motion of Dalke, the
council decided to appropriate
1880 to pay the back bills OF the
department, but went no further.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23

VIM. G. Sloate, owing to losses
in Wall ST., killed himself with
gas.
Mrs. Marie Primrose was found
unconscious beside a bench in
Tompkins square park nearly dead
from starvation. When she became
conscious at Bellevue hospital she
said: 'Don5t wake me, l am bet
ter sleeping. l have had nothing
to eat for 10 days She was dy-
ing at last reports.
A committee appointed by the
national convention for the unem
ployed petitioned Mayor Mcclellan
to start city Improvement projects
to relieve the suffering of voorhees,
wOrkmen.
Isaac Kapplan, a widower, out of
work, offered to give away his two
| beautiful little daughters, Bertha
and Susie, to anyone who would
take good care of them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23
O'BR|EN sWATS
SCAvENCERS

Twice armed is he whose cause
is just ~ III
And three times he who gets his
blow in fust."
Commissioner O'Brien got his
blow in "fust" at the councn meet
ing last night when he was allowed
to Submit little data" on the
crematory department. In reality
he went into details of the sale of
the private garbage interests to
the city and a comparison of con-
ditions existing before the crema-
tory department was inaugurated
and since.
| There has been filed with the
icity clerk petition with 161 sign
ers who object to the council pass
. ing an ordinance giving the crema-
ltory department exclusive rights in
hauling garbage. There already is
such an ordinance but it is not
binding in that no penalty goes
with it. In sense it is the same
as if penalty was attached.
| O'Brien told the council that the
men who circulated the petition
were the old Independent garbage
men who sold out to the city, turn
ed over their Looks and accounts
and agreements to remain out of
/ business. He further stated that
the petition looks like scheme of
the garbage men to try to force
the city to buy them out again. He
then went over the charges against
! the department one at time and
stated that of the petitioners only
40 out of the 161 ever did any
business with the city, and he
wanted to know how they could
charge that the work of garbage
collecting was done in an unsan-
itary manner and charges were eX.
orbitant and higher than when
done by private scavengers.
O'Brien made the statement
that while independent scavengers
were doing the work they would
dump on any vacant lot where NO
one was looking, and had been
known to dump into newly dug
sewer holes.
Regarding the charge in the pc
tition that prices are higher than
the independent scavengers col
lected. O'Brien stated that he
would disprove that statement by
the scavengers' own books, which
were taken over by the city when
they bought out the private inter
estS.
He read a communication from
Health Officer Grieve urging the
council to keep private scavengers
out of business because they are
a menace to the health of the com
munity.
A communication was read from
Supt. A. W. Merritt of the depart
ment which substantiated what
OBrien told the council. Council
man Joe Phillips said he heard Of
an instance where man was
away from home, the crematory
department sent a scavenger there
carried off $50 pounds of refuse
and charged him $3.50. The
charge was partially disproved by
Assistant Superintendent Lock
hart, who got the order blank
showing that the department had
been asked to send for the refuse
A special committee meeting
Wednesday, Aug. 5, was called, al
which time the crematory bust
ness and city market question will
be made the special order
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23
WARRANT FOR TREASURER

PASCO, July pa warrant has
been issued for the arrest of E.
C. Brayford, missing county treas
urer. He is charged with en-
bezziing $2,344, the amount of the
shortage found in his accounts.
Brayford was last heard from in
Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23
EXPERTS CHART OF THE two CANDIDATES

more ambition than Taft. He also
has more perseverance and Will
power. His vanity is great COM
pared to that of Taft.
organs theoretical side is
more developed than his practical
talent.
Taft has great marked execu-
tive ability, reasoning power; and
is close to human nature"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23
CILLULY APPEAL LOST

The supreme court yesterday re-
fused to set aside the Gilluly YER
dict of guilty. Attorney George X.
Gilluly more than year ago was
convicted of forging the name of
Florence Gray, a client, to a $3.50
witness fee. Gilluly has spent al
most a year in the county Jail.
During this term his wife has Sc
cured a divorce.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23
FIVE BLACK HANDS LOOSE

FERNIE, B. c., July 23.-Five
alleged members of the Black
Hand have escaped from the city
jail They are closely pursued by
the mounted police. From the di-
rection taken the fugitives are
making for the boundary line.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23

NEW YORK, July 23-"I have
made an exhaustive character
study of the 2hysiognomies OF
Taft and Bryan. They differe
widely"
This Is the statement of Miss
Jessie Fowler, a prominent phre-
nologist and physiognomist.
Bryan says Miss Fowler, "has
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-23

PORTLAND, July 23.-Damage
to the extent OF 100000 was in
flicted by fire in the Abingdon
block shortly after midnight. The
building was six stories.