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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT CITY SPOKANE TAXES


mills last year on almost half the
valuation.
In plain figures, 1t will be neces-
sary If all estimates for municipal
purposes are granted to raise
$S32,794 by taxation during the
coming year as against about
$465,379 raised from this source
during the present year.
That is an increase of 100 per
cent. On an so per cent increase of
tax levy.
However, it can be safely pre-
dicted that the estimates will be
heavily pruned. Many nice things
asked will be Topped off and in
creases of forces held down to
actual necessities of the different
departments.
The theory expressed at the city
hall that the various heads of de-
partments should be given appro-
priations sufficiently large to take
care of all deficits now existing
and provide enough money to run
the departments through the COM
ing year. The deficits in the sew
eral departments. it is said, are
larger than ever before.
This is due, those in charge say,
to the run down condition of the
city property and the greatly in
creased public needs in all lines.
BY making appropriations large
enough, it Is planned to get the
different departments back to a
cash basis again, and compel them
to live within their allotted cost
of operation.
Why they have not been kept
within these lines is not explained.
City Comptroller Farley will
urge that sufficient money be given
each department for the entire
and that they then be held down
to such appropriation and given no
more.
Mayor Moore thinks enough
money should be given the differ
ent departments to enable them to
get on cash basis and not be al
ways skimping themselves and
asking for additional money, as
has been the rule in the past
Councilman Baldwin of the finance
committee, is also willing to grant
allowances to all departments for
legitimate needs, but thinks the
city has been going at a very fast
pace in financial matters for some
time.
The financial condition of the
city has certainly reached the
stage where economy must be
practiced or the already heavy bur-
den of taxation will almost become
unbearable.
The city's debt is nearly $1,000
900 and each year sees new deficits
| added. With valuation of ap-
proximately 100000 to 5000
600. the limit Of bonded debt, 10
per cent of the taxables. would be
$6.5O0,000 at the outside, leaving
but a margin of $3,500,000 for the
possible further bonding of the
city.
With more bridge bonds newt.
able, extensions of the sewer sys-
tenn needed, and the probability of
having to launch into the building
of a costly gravity water system
confronting Spokane public, II can
be easily seen that economy Is an
essential requirement at this time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
GOVERNMENT SUES
FOR BIG SHORTAGE

The government today Is sueing
Captain A. M. Anderson. former
Indian agent of the Spokane reser-
walton, and the Fidelity & Deposit
Co. of Maryland, to recover
$6,61492 on the $4,000 bond which
Anderson gave at the time of TAX
ing charge of the agency.
Anderson was agent from April
II, 1902, to February 26, 1906. An
investigation of his affairs is al
legged to have uncovered short
age of $6,61492.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
CONFESSED CRIME
BUT SEEMS SAFE

BELLINGHAM, Sept ga
charge of murder in the first de-
gree was filed today against ]. K.
Thomas, who confessed that he
killed and buried his wife. 1t is
believed the prosecutor will have a
hard time convicting on this
charge haIause the prisoner con-
fessed, calming he shot In self de-
Tense, and will fight the case on
that ground. There are no wit
nesses against him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
COUNCIL CENSURED
BY LABOR ALSO

The action OF the city council
in adopting steel at Olive avenue
bridge was condemned by resoh-
ton of the Central Labor union
last night. The labor body en-
dorsed concrete again. The reso-
luton will he filed with the city
clerk.
Here's the situation. The coun-
ell adopted steel in hopes Graves
would accept it, apparently. Graves
did not and the case is back to the
old basis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
SCOURGE Of
THE WORLD

, WASHINGTON, d. c.,
} Sept. 29.-The great white
plague costs the people of
, the civilized world over a
, billion dollars yearly, ac-
cording to a statement
made today by Professor
Irving Fisher, Yale univer-
, sity, in a paper read to the
international tuberculosis
congress.
He estimates that con-
, sumption kills $4,000 a
, year in America alone, and
declared 100000 persons
, in America are doomed to
fill consumptives' graves,
, while 100000 are render
, ed miserable by the deaths.
} q q q . . . q . . . . . . .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
TED
MOTHER ILL

Neighbors intend to interest the
humane society in the case and If
the son does not provide better for
his mother, prosecute him. 1t was
learned from old Mrs. Gardner that
her son and wife moved in with his
sister in law and her husband that
that crowded the house so there
was no room for the blind old
mother, who was taken to the
woodshed rented for her home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29

At the city hall today the refusal
of the Spokane Traction Co. to pay
part of the cost of the Olive avenue
bridge occasioned no apparent dis
position to recede from the de-
mand made on the Traction COM
pany and the feeling is gaining
Roadway that the city should ad-
just the matter either by repairing
the old bridge or building bridge
for highway traffic solely.
Mayor Moore was willing to con-
cede that the city had no legal
right to collect share of the
bridge cost, but questioned the
statement of the Graves people that
the city had no moral right to col
lect a share of the expense. To
build a bridge of sufficient carry
ing capacity for the heavy street
cars requires at least a third more
cost, which the street railway COM
pany is morally bound to assume.
uC hdyOi of,iu tuC couhSii ohOuiu
build plain highway bridge if the
traction interests will not pay for
one strong enough for street rail
way purposes.
City Commissioner Witherspoon
thinks the basis of settlement pro-
posed with the Traction company
is a reasonable one, and that if
the city departs from it bad
precedent will be set for subse.
quent bridge settlements. He says
repair the old bridge, which is
still being used for wagon travel,
rather than build new one and
permit the Traction company to
use it without paying for it.
Councilman Baldwin. chairman
of the special committee on
bridges that devised the plan OF
settlement rejected by the Graves
interest, insists that the plan was
fair one and thinks no bridge
should be built at Olive avenue un
til a settlement is secured. He
thinks that there is a possibility
of settlement with the Traction
company in subsequent negotia
tons.
City Commissioner O'Brien will
ask that the whole matter be now
referred back to the city council
for further action, on the grount
that the board of works has done
all that it could do, and the next
move lays with the council. This
action will likely be taken.
The Graves interests in letter
given to Corporation Counsel Ham
blen positively refuse to accept the
plan of sharing the Olive avenue
bridge cost devised by the city
council and presented to it by Mr.
Hamblen, and fail even to make
good the offer of $4,000 which
Mr.. Graves had previously agreed
to pay.
The reply to Mr.. Hamblen's re
quest for settlement was made
by Graves, Kiser & Graves, attor
neys for the Spokane Traction
Co., on telegraphic instruction from
Jay p. Graves, who is in New
York City.
Judging by the statement of the
attorneys for the Graves interests
the Spokane Traction Co. regards
itself largely as a public benefac
tor, in business solely for the ac
commodatiol of the public in the
matter of furnishing transportation
Therefore, not desiring to use the
bridge for any purpose private tC
itself, it asks that it be permitted
to use the bridge free of cost.
The company insists that its
franchise rights exempt it from
all payments on the Olive avenue
bridge and says the request of the
city for a share of the cost places
it in the attitude of man who
makes a contract and does not
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
FIVE MEN FACE DEATH
IN BURNING LAUNCH

MONTEREY, Cal, Sept. 90
Five men sleeping in a new launch
narrowly escaped being burned to
death when the gasoline tank ex-
ploded early today. The boat was
transformed into a floating fur
mace. The men succeeded in climb
ing into skiff and pulling ashore.
All were slightly burned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
CITY Departments
DEMANDING DOUBLE
AMOUNT TO SPEND
STEAMER STRIKES
in DENSE FOG

SEATTLE, Sept. 29.-The steam
er Humboldt, sailing last night for
southeastern Alaska points, went
ashore this morning in a dense
fog in Active pass, several miles
north of Victoria, B. C. Her 3S
passengers were rescued and taken
ashore.
The extent of the damage is I'M
known. Salvage boats have left
Victoria. Captain Bigham COM
mands the Humboldt. She belongs
to the Pacific Steamship Co.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
QUARANTINE RAISED

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29.-The
government has raised the quaran-
tine on all vessels arriving here.
They are not TO be inspected un'
less sickness is discovered DR..
Blue, government inspector, recon-
mended lifting the quarantine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
"CANNED" CAMPAIGN
FOR WHOLE DISTRICT

Spokane democrats contemplate
touring this congressional district
with graphophones containing
Bryan and Taft speeches on all
issues which those candidates have
seen fit to have canned"
They assert that Taft will be
given as good chance as Bryan,
and predict that Taft's talk will
make votes for his opponent. The
democrats will rely upon the supe.
rior eloqucnce OF Bryan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
TEMPLE FOR WILLIAMS.

The plans of the democrats to
secure the Armory for the address
of George Fred Williams, the Mas
sachusetts orator, who will prob
ably speak in Spokane October 10,
will probably be changed and Ells
temple secured instead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
Estimates if Allowed Mean Simultaneous In
crease Of Both Valuation and Tax
Levy This Year.

and figures submitted below to the ciys financial
heavily the campaign increase the citys
additional bridge bond nearly $0O0000
1t is congenial proposition to like w. H. Cowles,
contributions the is reduced
scientific minimum, but to the home who finds his
doubled situation of absolute seriousness
An eight mill levy the valuation would yield $4,000
cash than available last year.
What increase in city hall has there been to
than this?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
HE GAVE HER A
$1,000 AUTO

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The an,
nouncement here today by Edna
Wallace Hopper. actress, that she
Is going to marry A. o. Brown de.
spite his bankruptcy and arrest for
alleged frauds In stock created a
surprise. She says she recently
received $1,000 auto from
Brown.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
SAY HE ROBBED CHURCH

Albert Van Ross. charged with
burglarizing the Plymouth Congre-
gational church on August s, is on
trial today In Judge Huneke's
court Six dozen silver spoons
were stolen from the church.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
ARMY AND NAVY
HEROES FOR BRYAN

LAPoRTE, Ind, Sept. 2e.-The
democratic state committee was
today advised that General Miles
and Admiral SchIey will stump In.
diana for Bryan. They are expect.
ed to travel in a special train.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29
HARTMAN
LAID OUT

BOSTON, Sept. 29.-Harriman is
being treated in Boston for spinal
trouble. It's exact nature is I'M
known, but it is not thought to
be serious.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-29

The funeral of Edward Fisher,
the police department secretary
who committed suicide at Medical
Lake Saturday night. will be held
at 2 o'clock tomorrow from Eagles
han under the auspices Of the local
aerie.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-07-10
Ruef Secures Bonds.

San FranciscO.-Abraham Ruef was
released from Jail Monday night on
bonds aggregating 81, 500 goo, the larg.
est amount ever given in a criminal
case in this state. This sum is the ag-
gregate bail upon seventyeight indict-
ments returned by the Oliver grand
jury, charging Ruef with bribing the
former board of supervisors in con
nection with the granting of fran
chises to public corporations and upon
which he was arrested March S. 1907.
Twenty sureties, including Ruef's
father, sister and himself, signed the
bonds. Ruefs trial has been set for
July 18th.
It developed during the examination
of his suretes that Ruef owned real
estate in this city which he recently
transferred to his father and sister,
upon which real estate expert on the
witness stand placed value of ST.
O95,556. Ruef's annual income from
this property was $4,000.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-07-10
Real Sea Serpent Cauqht.

Portland, Me.-A sea monster weigh
ing 5000 pounds. forty-five feet in
length, and in appearance much like
the fablel sea serpent, was caught by
two fishermen. Albert Richardson and
a companion. five miles off Orr's is
land, Casco bay, Sunday. after it had
made desperate effort to escape
from the meshes OF the big mackerei
net. The oldest fishermen never have
seen anything like it. The fish's head
was sharks without teeth, his body
serpentine, with a spiny back fin; his
tail was like whales, four feet long
and six feet broad.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-07-10
SMALL THING HE FORGOT.
May Have Accounted for His Proposal
Being Turned Down.

Senator Beveridge described at a
dinner, an minded farmer
The man was so absclf-minded -
he said. that he couldn't open his
mouth without making an arrant ass
of himself
Once he courted young woman
His suit looked promising for time.
Then, with a sorrowful visage, he
ceased his courtship.
Yet she seemed infatuated with
you, Jabez, said |, one day when be
came to me for sympathy.
She were. too, Jabez agreed.
We'll. what could have been tho
trouble?'
Dunno said he. He filed his
pipe. Dunno; but when | perposed
she turned me down cold
Perhaps your proposal wasn't ard.
ent enough suggested.
"'Oh, it was fiery said Jabez. Hot
as pepper. told her she was the
only woman I'd ever loved, ever
looked at. ever thought of, or
But. said |, you forgot, then, you
were widower
Jingo.' said JabeZ, so | did"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-07-10
NOTES OF THE
CONVENTION
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN BELL
ESCAPES FROM FLOODED
ZONE AT LINCOLN.
BRYAN STILL LEADS
DEMOCRATS GATHERED At DEN
YER READY TO UNITE IN HIS
NOMINATION..

Denver.-Temporary Chairman Theo-
dore A. Bell made a spectacular exit
from the flooded zone of Lincoln Mon
day afternoon in order to be here at
his post at noon Tuesday, when the
convention opens.
Mr.. Bell went to Lincoln from Den
yer to consult with Mr.. Bryan over his
opening speech. When the great elec-
trical storm struck there he found he
was marooned and could not get back
to Denver in time.
The Rock Island railroad came to
Mr.. Bells assistance in the nick Of
time and at the special request of Mr..
Bryan. Following out the hurried
plans of officials of the road in Denver
and Lincoln, Mr.. Bell was started out
Of Lincoln on handcar at 1925 o'clock
in the afternoon.
All the railroads running through
Lincoln were put out of business tenn
Lorarily by the immense quantities of
water that flooded the district. In
some of the stations in and around Lin
coin. the water was five feet deep over
the tracks.
The hand car travelled eight miles
over the flooded tracks to Rockeby.
In some places the water was three
and four feet deep and the man who
will hold the gavel in the opening ses-
sion of the convention had to stand on
a box on the car to keep the water
from his feet.
1t at first was the intention of the
officials to get Mr.. Bell on the Kansas
City train at Belleville, which was one
hour late, but later it was found nee
essary to get out special train in or
der to get the chairman in Denver on
time.
Accordingly, special train of three
cars was made up and sent to Rockeby,
where Mr.. Bell and three newspaper
men boarded it at 6 O'Clock in the even
ing, expecting to arrive in Denver at
9 a. m. Tuesday.
Above the hubbub of the last siren
uous day before the Democratic ma,
tional convention, these main develop
ments of the day stand out prom
inently:
The wave of Bryan sentiment has
increased to apparently overwhelming
and irresistible proportion. and the
nomination of the Nebraskan seems
now assured beyond any reasonable
doubt unless some unlocked for re-
versal of present conditions occurs.
All efforts to unite on a vice rrcsi-
Dental candidate have proved futile,
and the convention will begin its de-
libcrations with the contest for second
place apparently wide open.
A majority of the Pennsy lvania dele
cation in caucus named Col. James NJ.
Guffey as national committeeman, in
open defiance of Bryan's demand for
his displacement.
The New York delegation appointed
a committee of ten to draft platform
and named Judge Alton b. Parker the
Democratic standard bearer of 1904, as
the New York representative on the
platform committee.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-07-10
Hurt a Convict's Pride.

A church missionary had a letter
recently from convict begging him
to reform the writer's wife, who was
also in prison.
The convict-who is serving a long
term-waS very anxious about the
matter because, as he said 1T was
no credit to him to receive letters
from such place as prison.
Another convict, in the course Of a
letter to his brother, a pauper re-
marked: well, Jack, thank goodness
have never sunk so low as the work
house yet" london Daily News.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-07-10

points Of the stars were red and white.
Directly over the speakers plat
form, against the wall of the building
near the junction with the ceiling, was
a large Shield 16 feet high carrying
six flags II feet long draped in artis-
tic folds. In addition to this main
shield there were four other shields
over the platform, each ten feet high.
The six flags on these shields were
eight feet long.
Just below the main shield hung
mammoth portrait Of George Washing
ton. IA by 16 feet in dimensions. Red,
white and blue bunting was draped
from the sides of the shield to the
bottom Of the portrait Of the Father
Of His Country"
Directly under the last shield, on
each side of the Washington portrait.
was suspended a portrait, one of
Thomas Jefferson and the other of
Andrew Jackson. On each side of
these pictures a large American flag
was draped. These flags are 40 by
so feet In dimensions. Beyond these
pictures, at each end of the wall, and
hanging above the gallery, was sus-
pended a pendant, ten feet in diane
ter, upon which bunting was draped.
Upon these pendants tiger was
painted. The back Of the platform
was banked with palms. Twenty
stuffed American eagles, with extend
ed wings. were suspended over the
platform, each bird carrying in his
bill red, white and blue silk ribbons
that were draped back to the wall
Balcony and Galleries Draped.
In the auditorium the balcony ex-
tends all the way around the huge
building, but the galleries are limited
to each end. The front of the balcony
and the fronts of the galleries and
boxes were draped with bunting. So 1000
yards being necessary to complete this
part Of the decorative scheme At
intervals of five feet shields, three feet
high, were placed.
Thousands of yards of bunting
were used in draping the corridors of
the building and the walls 81 the bal
ccny and galleries. Delegates we're
supplied with small American flags
to wave when their feelings reached
a pitch that compelled an extraordin
airy demonstration.
Although the decorations In the
auditorium were elaborate, the street
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-07-10

decorations were even more pictur-
esque, and the illumination scheme
was the most brilliant Denver ever at
tempted.
Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, three OF the main
thoroughfares in the city, were reve-
lations in color. On Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets there are eight iron
ornamental electric poles to block,
four on each side OF the street. On
these streets the poles were draped
with red. white and blue bunting.
Wires were stretched across the street
from these poles and from each wire
two American flags were suspended.
The flags hung over the street and
were weighted" to prevent them from
becoming tangled and torn by the wind.
On Seventeenth street the scheme
was the same. except there were only
six poles to each block, two at each
corner and two at each alley.
At each crossing two wires were
strung diagonally across the intersec-
ton, from which red. white and blue
incandescent lights hung. The busi-
ness houses along the three streets
were handsomely decorated with
bunting and flags. Elaborate and cost
ly electric display signs had been
put in place on the buildings, and at
night Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets were a blaze of light.
Electric display signs are one Of
the main features of business life in
Denver Every merchant has an cleo
tric sign. and as all of the streets that
cross the three thoroughfares de-
scribed are live business streets, the
committee on illumination did not find
it necessary to add much In the way
of light to these avenues of trade.
However, the business houses were
handsomely decorated with bunting
and flags, SO the entire business sec
ton OF Denver was mass of color
when the big convention opened.
The people OF Denver, in addition to
decorating their city and providing a
beautiful and commodous auditorium
for the Democratic national conyen-
tion, seemed determined to convince
every visitor that true western hos
pitality is not thing OF the past in
this city. The real Denverite is hos
pitabie because hospitality is in the
atmosphere in the wonderful Rocky
mountain country.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-07-10

Denver, July THE Democratic
national convention was formally
called to order at noon by Thomas
Taggart, chairman of the national COM
mittee, in the spacious auditorium
erected by the citizens of Denver for
the use Of the convention.
Rt Rev. James ]. keane, arch
bishop Of Wyoming, one of the most
eloquent and able prelates in Amer
lea, made the opening prayer.
\ Call for Convention Read.
-, After the delegates and visitors
had settled in their seats, Urey Wood
son Of Kentucky, secretary of the ma
tional committee, read the call for the
convention, and a brief period Of de-
lay followed The committee on rules
then made its report, and the officers
Of the convention were announced.
They are as follows:
Temporary Chairman-Theodore A.
Bell California.
General Secretary-Urey Woodson,
Kentucky.
Assistant General Secretary-Edwin
Seton, Washington, D. C.
Sergeant-atArms-Jo I. Martin,
Missouri.
Chief Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms-
]. c. Fem, Indiana
Chief Doorkeeper-Eugene W. Sui
livan, Illinois.
Parliamentarian-H. D. Crutchfield.
Kentucky.
Chaplain for Opening Day-Rt Rev.
James ]. Keane, archbishop Of Wyo-
ming.
Oficial Stenographer-M W. Blum
berg. Washington, D. C.
Temporary Chairman Theodore A.
Bell. in his speech, frequently aroused
his audience to enthusiasm, and the
9 applause was especially generous and
lasting where reference was made to
the record of the party or the leaders
whom Democrats delight to honor.
National Colors Used.
Red, white and blue were the only
colors used in decorating the audi
torium, and the decorations were the
most elaborate ever seen in Demo
Aptic convention. A unique feature
Xas So huge stars artistically ar
Onged on the ceiling. These stars
represented the states, territories and
insular possessions. the names appear
ing in blue letters ond a white back
ground In the center Of each star. The