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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09
WHAT THE
WEST NEEDS

One of the first of the -, United
States senators from the Pacific
slope to pledge his support in con-
gress to measures for which the
Pacific coast states are preparing
to fight, is the senior senator
from California, George c. Per
kins, whose position as a member
of five of the most important COM
mittees in the upper house, makes
it possible for him to exert a great
er influence for boosting Pacific
coast interests than any other leg
iSlator.
Senator Perkins, declaring his
readiness to cooperate in the
movement to unite all the coast
cities and congressman on broad
lines for the benefit of all the Pa
cific coast, said:
"As pioneer steamship man,
engaged for 80 years in developing
the resources of the coast from
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09

ping facilities of our western gates,
ways must be improved. The good
harbors of San Francisco, Oakland,
Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, San
Diego, San Pedro, Monterey, Coos
bay, Bellingham and others must
have better docks and wharves,.
ample terminal facilities 'twixti
train and vessel, great railway
systems and governmentally aided,
ocean shipping. Upon them is der
pendent the radius of control Of
oriental commerce by our Pacific
ports against the Suez route. Upon
them, after the opening of the
Panama canal, will depend the
radius of our control against the
competition of the Atlantic and
Gulf ports.
In congress at this session a
great number of measures will be
considered affecting Pacific coast
interests. In addition to the prop
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09

LEADERS AT THE JOINT
CONSERVATION CONFERENCE
IN WASHINGTON WHERE THE
PROBLEMS OF OUR WATER
WAYS; FORESTS, LANDS AND
MINERALS WILL BE DISCUSS
ED.
lem will be to map out a program
of action. The plan is to provide
for immediate steps along those
lines where the greatest danger is
shown to lie, and to follow along
other lines in the order of their
Importance.
The preservation of the forests
will very likely be considered the
most urgent matter before the
convntion, not only because of the
rapidly diminishing timber supply,
but because of the terrible and
costly floods which have followed
on the heels of forest massacres.
/. These men, the lawmakers, the
governors, the leaders of labor and
the kings of commerce, meet to
provide for generations yet I'M
born. They will devote their
thought and their energy to the
sowing of seed whose harvest
shall not be fully reaped until
they have been in their graves
many years.
The>eyes of the nation may we'll
turn to Washington while they are
in session.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09

Alaska to Mexico, I have had this
grave question brought home for
chilly to me: Whether or no Amer
lean ships and American seamen
are to disappear from the high
seas The disadvantages now mill
tating against the handling of orr
entail commerce via the Pacific
ports in competition with the Suez
route, should be subjected to con-
gressional inquiry.
I'VE are now face to face with
the orient, Commercially, Japan
is now in the front rank of ma
tons. Its foreign commerce, now
half billion year, has increased
four times as fast as that of Eu-
rope. Even China's foreign trade
has increased twice as fast as that
of any European nation.
Our Pacific coast must repre-.
sent in the end the Caucasian pow
er in the Pacific. The resources,
largely undeveloped, of California.
Oregon and Washington are enor-
NOUS and of a nature to demand
the attention of the purchasing
power of the orient. Already the
orient buys million dollars
worth Of our lumber, and an equal
amount of our salmon. Japan
buys a large part of our 20,000.000
barrels of annual oil production.
The first Japanese turbine liner to
enter the Golden Gate burned Calf.
fornia oil for fuel. Our fruits are
exported 10 all the lands border
ing the Pacific. while three-fourths
of our 60 million bushels of wheat
went across the Pacific, but most
ly in ships flying foreign flags.
THE transportation and ship
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09
MISSION BRIDGE
PLANS ON FILE

The original Mission avenue
bridge plans and specifications,
which the council insisted that the
city engineer place on file with
the city clerk for the sake of COM
parison with the bridge which is
being built, was offered the coun-
Gil last night by Engineer Ralston.
Who explained his delay in com
plying with requests by stating
he had been waiting for the COM
pletion of the new blue print room
so he could turn out the work.
The matter was placed on file.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09
"RED" SMITH HELD OVER

Justice Mann yesterday held
George ("Red") Smith to the SUI
perior court to answer to the
charge of burglarizing the room of
William Donald. landscape garden
er for Louis NJ. Davenport. Detec-
tive Stauffer, who arrested Smith.
declares he Is an ex-convict and
notorious crook. He Is believed to
be pal of Frank Harris. who was
identified as the man who at
tempted to 5urglarize Attorney
'Stern's residence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09
BIG MEN TODAY BEGIN liMPoR-
TANT WORK or cONoERv.
ING AND SAFEGUARDING MA.
TlONAI ASSETS.

Special Corrsspoadencs to The Prsss
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Wa-
tiers, forests, lands, minerals
those great natural assets of this
great nation-how are they to be
preserved and safeguarded SO that
generations to come shall not die
in fire and flood and famine?
A big question this-probably
the biggest that confronts the big
men Of the country today.
And they are ready to grapple
with II, these big men. In this
city has assembled the first ses.
session Of the joint conservation
conference. The assemblage will
include governors of many states,
heads of great Industrial and COM
mercial organizations. and other
distinguished men, among them
James J. Hill, Andrew Carnegie
and John Mitchell.
:. This meeting follows the White
House conference on conservation
Of natural resources, held last
May. At that time the governors
OF most of the states, called to-
gether by President Roosevelt,
met In three-day session, held
principally for an exchange of
views, and to decide on plans for
future action.
At that meeting President
Roosevelt appointed the national
conservation commission, which
undertook one of the most stupen-
dous tasks ever assigned to any
body Of men-the taking of an in
ventory Of the natural resources
Of the country.
The gigantic undertaking has
been accomplished, mainly through
the wonderfully efficient organiza-
ton of the commission. In naming
It, the president divided it into
four general sections-waters, for
ests, lands and minerals. At the
head of each division he placed
either senator or a representa-
tive in congress. The chairman
ship of the entire body was in.
trusted to Clifford Pinchot, chief
of the United States forest SER
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09
LABOR
PREFERRED IN
: CITY WORK
Extortion Of Fee for Jobs
May Explain the
Reason Why.

preference over citizens and tax
layers on the Sprague avenue
.trestle job by Contractor John
Huetter was charged by Council
man Funk last night.
The council was discussing the
proposition of having Contractor
Huetter, who is to construct the
new isolation hospital, build the
rear wing as soon as possible.
Councilman Funk favored a clause
in the contract which should speci-
fly that citizens should be employ
ed on the work, and taxpayers of
this city given the preference.
Councilman Lambert objected, de-
claring it was a different work
than the Sprague fill and required
all skilled labor. Councilmai
Funk retorted:
John Huetter employs men on
the East Sprague avenue job who
are not citizens of this country, or
any other country. The city should
use more care in granting these
contracts"
The council instructed the cor
poration counsel to place the citi-
zenship provision in the contract.
The question of foreign labor on
public improvements is one which
comes up before the council sew
eral times each year, and has not
yet aroused action which would
reach the desired end. Ever so
often the council passes resolu-
tion favoring citizens over for
eigners, but the contractors merely
snap their fingers at these and go
on hiring foreigners.
! The federal union has gone into
city contracting and forced lower
bids from the contractors. These
last sublet their work in stations
to the man or men who bid lowest
for it.
Foreigners require but little to
live on and can underbid Ameri-
cans on the work. Some of these
station men are making barely
$3.50 a day. The city wage scale
is 1915 a day and the contractors
base estimates on this wage. They
now claim the federal union bases
estimates on 81 and takes a chance
on making better If conditions
come right. Thomas Maloney, of
the federal union, denies this.
Contractor James Broad last
night said:
"There are only four or five con-
tractors in the city who are paying
the city scale. The others sublet
to whoever will take it cheapest.
This is what we have been fight
ing against for years."
There Is at present in the COM
mittee of the whole an ordinance
prohibiting subletting of city inn
provement contracts. and also pro-
hibiting contracting by associations
of laboring men such as the fed
erai union.
The Press has received the fol-
lowing communication:
las l understand it, the Sprague
avenue fill contract specifies that
taxpayers would be given prefer
ence, and that the wages should be
$275 a day. My husband has been
out of employment for the last two
months and has repeatedly asked
for a job there. He has always
been told that they did not need
more men, Notwithstanding the
fact that they are putting on addi-
tional help, Italians exclusively.
have made inquiries and find that
in this city to get job a, fee or
from 25 cents to rs cents day
must be paid to certain foremen. 1t
has come to pass where an
American born citizen cannot pro-
cure work in The town where he Is
ta>taxpayer and citizen, and foreign
born riff-raff can secure employ
ment at all times"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09
TAKES LONG TRIP
in COLD AFOOT

NEW WESTMINSTER. B, c.,
Dec. 9.-Fred r. Harvard, a trusted
employe of the Hudson Bay Co,
left Edmonton with the winters
mail for Fort Mcpherson, 1000
miles away. The journey will oc-
cupy six months.
Leaving Edmonton Harvard
drove out as far as Lac La Biche.
where the mail was transferred to
dog train. which will be used as
far as Fort Resolution, where a
relay will be secured for the re-
mainder of the journey.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Dec. g.
After successfully eluding officers
OF the law for Is years. Will Stay
ton, formerly of Marshall county,
Ala. charged with murder in the
first degree. has been arrested in
Oklahoma, where he had been a
citizen for seven years. Ii is
claimed Slayton shot a man down
In cold blood.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09
EXPRESS COMPANIES
CLOSELY RELATED
TO RAILROADS
BY gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. g.
The close partnership which ev-
lists between the railroads and the
express companies is an interest
ing feature of a report just pub
lished on the express business by
the census office. On the thirtieth
of June, 1906, the railway COM
panies held $20,65S,O00 of express
companies stock, and express
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09
LABOR MAN ROSE
TO HIGH OFFICE

Special Correspondence to The Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.--Samuel
b. Donnelly, recently appointed
public printer, rose from New
York printing and newspaper
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09

Offices, 1t was In typographical
union circles that he first attained
prominence. being elected, in 1896.
president Of the New York union
No. 6, From this he rose to the
presidency of the International
Typographical union. He has been
member Of the New York school
board and of President Roosevelt's
special commission to examine
into labor conditions In Panama.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09

ositions for improving the two
navy yards and increasing the
coast Notifications. there are a
number of bills relating to fruits
and the other products of the soils
AS a member of the committees on
commerce, naval affairs. fortifica-
tons and appropriations, l shall
give all these measures my earn.
est and favorable consideration at
this session of congress-" =
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09

Mems heavy jersey Shirts all WOOL and Cali
fornia fanhels; an OF. all wool shirt that Ii
usually sold for $780, all sizes and good variety
Of patterns; for short time. special at .e225
We are offering fine line OF SCOTS and Ways
knit mufflers; you could not decide on q more
appropriate Xmas present for the boy; big va
riety to select from; price. Soc 75c, 3t00
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09

A man has to work harder to be
a poor farmer than he does to be
q good one.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09

vice, and the next secretary Of the
interior.
That inventory, composed of
page upon page of tabulated fig
ures, will be laid before the con.
servation conference, whose prob
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09

We have two broken cases of Staleys and
Cooper's all wool mems underwear regular $500
values, buttons double sewed, good sateen fac
ngs, at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $1.44
Mems heavy f1eeced underwear; fine assert
ment; the kind that does not thicken up after
washing; we'll finished; regular $1.OO garment,
at ........................ 45c
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-09

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The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-12
COUNTY NEWS NOTES
 ITEMS OF INTEREST, GATHERED BY OUR
 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS
MOUNT OLIVE.

The farmers have been busy the past week fixing fences and cleaning up their lands for another crop.
 Mr..and Mrs. R. K.. Wilkersou and family of Beryl visited in our midst last Sunday.
 Miss Matte Wright is very sick at this writing.
 Terry Snow was a welcome guest at the home of MT. and Mrs. c. w. Weath- erly Sunday.
 w. ]. Snow went to Conway Saturday.
 We have several cases of measles here. Lawrence Weir of Bery1 visited at the home of MT. and Mrs. C. C. Morgan Sunday.
 Uncle Jim Coleman and Jerry Snow went to town Saturday.
 George, son of MT. and Mrs. l.. A.. Guatney, is quite sick with measles.
 Benjamin Allen went to Conway Sat urday and took an R. F. D. carriers ex- animation which was held at that place.
 Miss Jewell Snow, who entered Gen. tral College recently, was out visiting home folks recently.
 D. C. Morgan and wife of Funston vis- ited relatives at Mt. Olive Sunday.
 C. C. Morgan, brother and son made a DuSlucSS U IF tO lOWu odlui udy.
 C. w. Stewart, deputy sheriff, was here last week summoning witnesses to chancery court.
 Myron Wright went to town Saturday. A jolly crowd from Beryl visited at the home of C. C. Morgan and family last Sunday.
 M. L. B. Wright went to Little Rock last week horse trading.
 I. $. Terrell of Mt. Olive attended a play party at the home of H. E. Luce near Sunny Side Saturday night.
 Marvin Easter was the guest of Tommy Morgan Sunday.
 Henry Lock visited relatives at Beryl Sunday.
 E. Thompson was in Conway one day last week on business.
 Thomas Jeffrtes is very sick with the measles.
 Jesse Wilkerson, who is teaching the winter term of school at Belmont, was a pleasant visitor in our midst Sunday.
 A. Allen is candidate for constable of Palarm township, subject to the dem- ocratic primary.
 March 9.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-12
SALTILLO.
OCratlC Prl
 March g

Preparations are being made to plant corn by quite number of our farmers.
 We Saltillo people would like to have some of your Irish Potatoes, MT. Allen, and we would be able to plant in the fall and have early potatoes in the spring, as they seem to make all winter.
 G. w. Thrasher and family visited relatives near Enola Saturday.
 Bill Walls has rented land from Mo Kinney Bros. to make crop this year i, and says he is going to keep Bachelor s Hall, but we think Bill has different idea.
 w. I. Mckinney has returned to Mena after few days stay here on business.
 T. R. Douglas of Conway was busi- ness visitor here last week.
 The citizens of Oak Bowery neighbor- hood met and cleaned off the cemetery last Friday.
 Some of the members of Saltillo Camp w. O. w. met at w. C. Kelley's today, to cut some fire wood for him, as he is seriously sick.
 Henry Short of Mt. Olive visited at the home of J. H. Walls Saturday night and Sunday.
 C. J. Oliver has rented some land from William Hall in Cypress Bottom to plant corn. March 9.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-12
BRISTOL.

A large concourse of sorrowing rela- tives and friends attended the funeral of Matthew Strickland, ST. Funeral ser vices were conducted at the Baptist church by Rev. Cantrell. To know MT. Strickland was to love and respect him and he will be sadly missed in this community.
 Mrs Voil is the guest of pr. and Mrs. Dickens.
 Rev. F. P. Webb preached the dedi- dation sermon at Union Hill church Sunday.
 Macon Oquin has returned home after an extended visit in North Carolina.
 Walter Gunter is visiting home folks.
 After long hunt we found our old blow in a ditch at the back of the farm where we left it last year and now we will try to blow in some oats.
 less Harland has moved into one of the cottages on South Avenue.
 Noah Strickland has moved into the residence of the late M. Strickland, ST.
 On March I2 all interested are invited to assist in repairing the Union Hill cemetery.
 M. Strickland, IT,, of Beebe was here this week. March 10.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-12
MAYFLOWER.

Mrs. Emma Mcintyre made a trip to Conway the first of the week.
 Mrs. Kate Shaw and Mrs. Mosby were in Little Rock Saturday.
 Mrs. Crevenson has been quite sick with lagrippe, and is no better.
 MT. Hodges has rented the Naylor place and moved on it last week.
 Miss Pauline Webb of Argenta is vis- iting her uncle and aunt MT. and Mrs. Hugh Martin. She will live with them.
 l. w. Daniels and wife visited near Olmstead several days lately.
 Jas. Taylor made trip to Little Rock Saturday.
 Mrs. Hattie Gibson, who has been quite sick, has recovered sufficiently to, go to Little Rock.
 The crosstie business is a thing of the pasi.
 Dr. Greenlee is building quite lot of woven wire fencing on his ground.
 J. o. Naylor has completed house for Wiley Mosley.
 Willie Naylor and sisters visited near Mt. P.sgah church Saturday and Sunday. Everybody was expecting wedding Sunday, but were fooled. Will tell why next Sunday. March 8.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-12
REPUBLICAN.

Robert McNew and wife of McNew' s Chapel visited relatives here Sunday.
 w, A. Reynolds returned from Argen- ia Thursday after a two weeks visit among relatives and friends.
 w. C. Lyons made business trip to Conway last Thursday.
 George Sims and wife of Guy visited relatives and friends here Sunday.
 l. P. Palmer and Lon Palmer were in Greenbrier last Wednesday on business.
 Geo. Reynolds and wife visited rela- tives at Kendall last Sunday.
 Joe Henerickson and Bro. Cleve made business trip to Conway last week.
 P. F. Oliver of Argenta is visiting rel atives and friends here this week.
 Arthur Peel visited his mother, Mrs. Blair, on Black Fork several days lately.
 From some unknown reason Brother Arthur Green of Martinville failed to fill his appointment here Sunday.
 Mrs. Ona and Amy Williams visited at Charley Payne's at Kendall Sunday. Miss Leona Acre of Black Fork is wis iting relatives and friends here.
 Miss Maude Oliver is slowly improv- ing from her recent illness.
 Robt. Gibson visited relatives on Black Fork Sunday.
 Mrs. M. l.. Gates is still numbered among the sick.
 Walter Johnston and wife have moved from Heber back to Cash. We welcome him back.
 Gould Mobbs and wife of Greenbrier visited relatives here Saturday and Sun day. March 10
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-12
GREEN BRIER.
Good health here at present.

Good health here at present.
 Peach trees are in full bloom. Some have fears that the fruit will get killed. l. H. McRae went to Conway Monday
 Toe Moore and wife went to Conway Monday.
 Misses Merideth Clark and Willie Jones of Conway visited relatives here several days lately.
 Bark Butler of Holland was here last Saturday.
 w. H. Parks is having his barn re- covered.
 w. M. Lyon has a new plank fence built around his new barn.
 T. l.. Waddle and l.. M. Dickens was in Little Rock last week.
 A. H. Tucker and wife visited rela- tives at Guy Sunday.
 J. s. Lieblong and B. F. Canister, who have been attending a medical college, returned home last week.
 The candidates for county offices will speak here Friday, the I3th.
 T. E. Wilson, who has been confned to his bed for the past week with meas les, is reported as getting along nicely. Rev. ]. o. Cantrell filled his regular appointment at the Baptist church Sun day and Rev. P. H. Glover concluded. Both talks were interesting.
 Homer Henry of Guy was here Tues day. He is sub carrier on route No. ?. A. J. Sims and wife visited his father R. B. Sims, on Sims Mountain Sunday. March 10.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-12
BELMONT.

Health reasonably good at present.
 The pretty spring days are very much appreciated by all, and most everyone is making use of them by gardening, farming and other ways.
 Mrs. Tucker and Aunt Mary Patrick made trip to see their kinsmen near Butlerville and return ned Thursday after being gone nearly week.
 E. DeArmond and wife of Conway came down last Thursday and went back Sunday.
 Willie Russell of Little Rock is visit ing relatives here this week.
 z. D. Morgan will speak at Belmont school house the fourth Saturday night in March. Everybody invited to come.
 It is reported that mad dog passed through here Sunday.
 We are glad that our old friend J. A. Bush was with us Sunday.
 Rev. Blevens preached to a large audience last Sunday evening.
 Some have begun to plant corn this past week, and oat sowing has been about completed.
 Oscar Goss of Little Rock visited rel atives here last week.
 Lee Tullos and family have been vls- iting relatives here this week.
 Most everybody is busy every idle moment reading the candidates litera' ture. According to what they say we are going to have some good officers Ii they are only elected.
 March 9.