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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
THIRTY YEARS
FOR KNEPPER

Five to 80 years, depending en-
tirely on how the pardon board
looks at it, is what John Knepper,
despoiler of children, must serve
in the penitentiary as punish
ment for his debeuching Goldie
Hinckley, age 10, and Una Ross,
age 16. Knepper is 81 years old.
Previous to imposing the sentence
Judge Huneke delivered one of his
singing lectures.
Charles Traeger. the Liberty
lake saloOnman, who sold liquor
to Charles lines, minor, who aft
erward piled the two girls with 1t,
was fined $50 by Justice Stocker.
Young lines is serving 80 days in
the county Jail for contributing to
the girls delinquency.
John X. Weston, who was EN-
ployed in Kneppers repair shop,
and who was party to the ruina-
ton of the girls is believed to
have jumped his bond of $500. Aft
err putting 1t up several days ago
he has not been seen, Ind the
sheriff is trying to locate him. Ho
admitted his crime.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21

stand me. l had no intimation thai
they would so far remember my
efforts as to place me before the
people of this great country as g
presidential nominee.
Il have always preached the doc
| trines of my party and have al
| ways been willing to take the
stand in their behalf. l have al
ways been a socialist and l always
will be.
"Of course, have declined the
| nomination and l hope that the
party will see fit to take my name
from the ticket. My heart is full
of thanks to those who have
proved themselves to be loyal to
our cause and my only regret is
that l am not i'll a position to &C.
cept the honor that has been be-
slowed upon me-"
What is you" opinion of the flu
ture of your party?' Preston was
asked.
Il am thoroughly convinced" he
replied, that within a few years
the entire country will fall in line
with our beliefs and will support
our candidates at the polls. We
are the great party Of this coun-
try and the people will soon realize
this fact. We have no show in the
campaign of this year, but the re-
suits of this falls election will
merely be another stepping stone
to future power"
That a convict should be the
choice of the abor-socialists for
president is not the only unpre-
cedented feature of the nomina-
ton. Preston Is the youngest man
ever named by any party for presi-
dent. He is 25 years old.
Preston was born in Memphis
Tenn, in 1882. At the age of II
his parents moved to Los Angeles
Cal. Here he attended the public
schools.
During the rush to the southern
mining camps of Nevada in 1906
he caught the gold fever and went
to Goldfield. He Immediately be-
came identified with the labor or
: CARNATIONS and was soon one OF
the leading spirits. Preston ad
dressed the miners nightly. The
success of his endeavors and those
of his followers is recent history
The men struck. Violence followed
and federal troops were sent in the
district. Union boycotts were or
dered and hundreds of business
men were ruined. 1t was during
these turbulent times that Preston
committed the crime for which he
is now serving time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
CONVICT PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
PREDICTS TRIUMPH OF HIS PARTY

special Correspondents to The Press
CARSON CITY, New, July 21.-
Out under the blistering rays of a
merciless July sun, toiling in con-
vict stripes at great sandstone
blocks that will some day form the
walls of mansion for the chief
executive of Nevada, is man
who was only a few days ago
nominated for the Office of pres
ident of the United States.
He is Morrie r. Preston, labor
socialist choice for president,
Daily this man tolls with hun
dreds of others in the rock quarry
at the state prison working out
rs year sentence for the murder
of John Silva, restaurant keeper
of Goldfield, on the night Of
March 10, 1907. Here, sweating
under the eyes of mounted and
armed guards, he dreams of the
day when he can cast aside the
stripes and, a free man, take his
place by the side of the workers
In the party that has chosen him,
convict, as leader.
To this end he is entrusting his
future to the hands of Judge o. N.
Hilton, special counsel of the
Western Federation of Miners who,
with Attorney T. ]. Hangs of Salt
Lake and P. NJ. Bowler of Gold
field, is using every means known
to law to secure the release of the
convict nominee.
Two miles from the prison Mrs
Burton, mother 81 Preston, is work
ing as only mother can to aid
her son. In the ranks of his union
his friends are exerting every in
fluence in their power.
Preston has not the features of
the criminal. Ills expression and
manner are frank. His gray-blue
eyes are steady. His hair, close
cropped to a well-shaped head, is
light brown, almost golden. The
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
200 STARVING
IN ALBERTA

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c..
July 21.-Two hundred settlers in
the Peavine district, North Alberta
are reported to be starving
through inability to get supplies tc
their locality on account of the
swollen state of the Paddle river
which has to be cross to reach the
settlement.
1t is impossible to secure medi
cal attendance for the people Of
the district, The nearest doctor liv
ing 60 miles away. Several of the
women are in urgent need OF
medical help, as they have been
weakened by lack of food, mothers
denying themselves necessary
nourishment to permit their chill.
dren to allav the pangs of hunger.
Assistance will be rushed north
from Edmonton, pack train hav'
ing been dispatched with -four, SUI.
gar, tea and other foodstuffs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21

cuers and plunged overheard for
the third and last time.
Tying his right wrist with a
rope which was made fast to the
ship, Bacovich jumped overheard
and swung astern the ship. He
had filled and lighted his pipe and
while he was drawn through the
water he calmly smoked his pipe.
In a little while the Santa Clara
would have been towing a suicide.
Ray Shade, an ciler, however, dis
covered Bacovich and gave the
alarm. The men were astounded
when they saw the miner putting
smoke from his pipe while within
the shadow of death.
They hauled him on the ship, but
no sooner ad his feet touched the
deck than he began to fight desper-
ately. Breaking away, he went
overheard again, and swung out
until the rope was taut. Shade and
his mates hauled him in again and
the struggle was repeated. They
overpowered Bacovich and took
the rope from his wrist, intending
to put him in irons. Bacovich was
apparently resigned to his fate
thus throwing the men off their
guard for a moment. His deter
mination to die, however, was un'
diminished, and, seeing chance
he broke away and went over the
railing the third time. A boat was
lowered. but the water closed over
the man and he was seen nc
more
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
v. v. P. REASON
WHY It CAN'T
PAY CITY

The reason why the w. w. P.
Co. cannot AFFORD to pay anything
towards the construction and main
tenance Of city bridges it uses be-
comes apparent in a report of
property and earnings just filed
with the state tax commission for
valuation purposes.
This report covers a period tof
four years from 1903 to 1907, and
shows an increase in earnings from
S369,271 to $765,166 in that time.
The company's earnings doubled
with $26,624 to spare The gain in
actual figures was $395,S95.
In the meantime the company
was not able TO keep the same
level Of expenses-not quite. The
latter item increased from $143,72
to $191,6 a gain Of $47,932 ior
one ninth the increased. This
leaves a little matter of $573,51
net income last year. There has
been practically no advance in
wages and the company has been
equally careful in other respects,
evidently
The workingman who has seen
living expenses advance in exact
proportion to absorb his entire
earnings apparently needs lessons
in corporation economy more than
anything else.
The w. w. P. Co. method of do
ing business shows a net income
of more than half a million dol
lars annually for the last year, re-
ported on a capital stock OF
81 ,467 800, or trifle more than
half. And the capital stock has
been doubled in the four years.
Theh exhibit made is due in
great measure to the special privi-
leges and immunity from remuner-
alton to the city, secured and held
by the w. w. P. Co. influences in
the city hall and courthouse, to-
gether with successful opposition
to labor's efforts to procure in.
creased wages in proportion to in
creased living expenses.
Dividends earned last year were
$4,000, the surplus almost
doubling nearly every year of the
past four All this cash came in
from an electric power monopoly
and trackage amounting in the
last year to SO miles.
With this record behind 1t the
w. w. P. Co. naturally has plenty
of funds with WHICH to fight the
city's demand that it pay proper
ton of the cost of new bridges
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
MEEKER'S OK lKED
1000 MILES

TACOMA, July 21.-Secretary
w. H. Gilstrap of the State His
torical society says that SO far as
records show the longest journey
ever made by an OK is the one just
completed by Ezra Meeker's off OK
Dave" This faithful animal kept
up his end Of the yoke from Seat
tie to the Atlantic seaboard and
return, a distance of over 1000
NJ les, and shows few evidences OF
having gone so far.
After having been placed on ex-
f.ibition for a time he will be exc
cuted and given into the hands OF
an expert taxidermist, who will fit
him for further exhibition. The
stuffed OK will be donated by Mr.
Mcoker to the State Historical SO
ciety.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
aim OF Un1l
DY CY1Y777z4 GREY

Some of us women have a habit
of denying ourselves things that we
want just because we do want
them
Just as kittens play with mice,
so We play with our happiness.
This habit of ours makes our
friends angry and keeps us miser-
able.
The trait develops in some wom-
en- earlier than in others. l have
seen 16 year old girls turn their
backs on their lovers just for the
fun OF putting off the day when
they should be caught.
This is what Miss Ann did, she
turned her back on her lover.
Miss Ann while on a visit met a
young man who fell very much in
love with her. In the course of a
few months he proposed to her.
Miss Ann refused him, though
greatly distressed by his grief.
Then Miss Ann went home.
After she got home she began
thinking about Mr.. John. 1t took
her several days to find out that
she really loved him. Then, like
the honest woman she was, she
wrote and told him that she had
changed her mind.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
TAX on BACHELORS
TO REMEDY EVIL

SEATTLE, July elf Rev. DR..
M. A. Matthews could have his
way each bachelor would be COM
PEELED to pay sufficient tax to
support five children. He declared
himself to this effect in his ser
mon at the First Presbyterian
church on "A Young Man Lost In
Celibacy's Wilderness of Selfish
ness"
present social conditions" he
declared, demand that pulpit and
press give more attention to them
The death penalty was in force
when the seventh commandment
was written. Think of the i'm
mense herd tina. would be waiting
at the gallows II the same law was
on the statute books today"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21

prison by a representative of this
newspaper Preston showed the eff
fects of day of gruelling toll.
Yes, | am tired he said. 81
had an opportunity to work in the
dining-room, but l asked for out
door work. l don't want to break
down physically. There are many
years ahead of me. want to be
physically ready for them.
Il am not at liberty to say much.
My attorneys have instructed me
to refuse to be interviewed. But
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
cYPSIEs BOUND NORTH

A band of 200 gypsies is now
near Portland on it's way north
and it is likely to reach Spokane
In due time. AS usual, the women
of the tribe garner the cash need
ed by the fortune-telling graft, and
preparations have been made to
shut them out of Portland. The
band came into the United States
from Mexico.
A gypsy woman has been ar
rested at North Yakima on a
charge of having fleeced F. Uhl,
rancher, out of $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21

lines of a clean-cutt muscular body
stand out clearly under the
stripes.
If Preston chafes under prison
discipline and the ignominy of
stripes, he gives no outward sign
of it. He is quiet, accomplishing,
cheerful, waiting hopefully for the
word from the supreme court of
the state that will grant him a
new trial.
, When seen in his cell at the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21

and of the expense OF maintaining
old ones. Immunity of this sort
has been both pleasant and profit
able in the past and the certainty
of Spokane's growth makes its per-
petuation doubly alluring.
The statement Is rendered for
taxation purposes. 1t will be in
teresting to note how far the COM
pany's system OF economy will ex-
tend in the matter OF assessment,
equalization and payment of taxes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21

in view of my nomination for pres
ident by the socialist-labor party I
think it imperative that l should
make a statement.
while l appreciate the honor
conferred upon me, | am not alto.
gether surprised. have been rec
ognized by the party on previous
occasions and have always felt that
some day they would honor me to
a greater extent than they have in
the past. But do not misunder.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21

But so had John. In fact he had
already proposed to Miss Amy and
she had accepted him.
Mr.. John was sorry that he had
proposed to Amy. He was sorrier
that she had accepted him. What
was he to do?
What would you have done?
Would you have told Amy the
truth and married Ann, or would
you have explained to Ann and
married Amy?
John married Amy. They have
been married 40 years, and so far
as the world knows have been as
happy as the average.
But which would you have mar
ried-Ann or Amy?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
WOODMEN TO BUILD

Erection of a handsome lodge
buildin gto cost approximately
100000 is planned by the North
Yakima camp If Woodmen of the
World, the structure to be on
North Third st. Just north of the
Christian Science church. The
lots have been purchased and the
lodge will soon have them entirely
paid for.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
sun HEAT STARTS
FIRE At DALlES

THE DALLES, Ore, July 21-
Temperature registering 10 in the
shade yesterday set fire to a stock
of matches in a store here, caus-
ing loss Of $4,000. Late in the
evening the mercury was still
above the 100 mark.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
MASONS WILL BUILD

w. w. Witherspoon has been
named on a state committee ap-
pointed by Grand Master Cove to
work on the proposition of erect
ing a Masonic grand lodge building
in this state. A fireproof structure
is desired for the lodge records.
The grand lodge will lay the cor
nerstone of the governors. new
mansion at Olympia Aug. /.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
CALMLY PUFFS HIS PIPE WHILE
ENGAGED IN DROWNING HIMSELF

SEATTLE, July 21.-Despite the
efforts of several members of the
crew, Michael Pacovich, a steer
age passenger on the steamship
Santa Clara, Jumped overheard and
was drowned about 20 miles west
of Dungeness.
Bacovich was twice hauled out
of the water, but fought his res
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
Dance Tonight at Liberty

No more delightful way to spend
this evening than on the new pier
at Liberty lake. Dancing every
weekday evening; music by No
lan's orchestra. Special train
leaves Spokane terminal at 1885,
returning at 1870. Special even
ing rate so cents round trip. -"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
FIRE LOSS $25o,o0o

COTTONWOOD, Idaho, July 81.
The loss by fire here yesterday
is estimated at $4,000. half COW
cred by insurance. For hours the
town was left without food. The
business portion was cleaned out.
This is the second heavy fire Cot.
tonwood has experienced in the
past year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
SELLS BIG METEORITE

TACOMA, July PHI. G.
Herold has sold the huge meteorite
he found in Whatcom county to a
New York museum for a sum ex-
ceeding $4,000. The stone is 10
feet in diameter and IA feet long
1t is the largest ever found on the
earth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
TO CARE FOR EAGLES

Seattle Eagles are prepared to
secure rooms fer all delegates to
the grand lodge, which meets in
that city next month. Rooms have
already been reserved and commit
tees will meet strange birds at the
trains and boats and escort them
to quarters. 1t is expected that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21

10000 Eagles will roost in Seattle
during the session. Elaborate ar
rangements have been made for
decorating the city.
New York, Los Angeles, Kansas
City and Omaha are already lobby
ing for the next grand lodge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
Goal and WOOD
Rock Springs
Bear Creek
Penn. Anthracite
Steam Coal +;

We are agents for the celebrated
Peacock" Rock Spring Coal.
Place your orders for your winters
fuel while you can get all you want
and while prices are the lowest. }
GREAT WESTERN FUEL CO.,
o. r. G. N. Tracks and Wall ST.
Phone, Maxwell SO
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
This $500
Suit Now
Selling at
WentWorth's
for Just
$1,000

And that's only one Of
the many great bargains
we offer during our
genuine
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-21
Expansion
and Improve
ment Sale

Summer Trou sers,
Straw Hats, Panamas,
Boys Suits, Wash Coats,
BIouses, Mems Summer
Underwear, Soft Shirts,
ETC., are all cut to tho
quick az regards price.
See show windows for de-
tailed information.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-27
WOULD HELP DIG CANAL.

Hermann Linde, who, some years
ago, was we'll known in st. Louis as
an art connoisseur and a Shakespear-
can recitationist, close friend of the
late Charles Parsons and others inter-
ested in fine art, has turned his gen.
ius and abilities to other things says
Washington dispatch. A letter re-
ceived from him by Representative
Bartholdt today is written on letter.
head of the Rocky Mountain Tunnel
ing and Mining company. Hermann
Linde, president.
Mr.. Lnde claims to have a tunnel
ing machine which would dig the
Panama canal quicker than any other
device ever invented. The only trou-
BILE is. the machine has never been
built. and he can not get the govern
ment or Colonel L. Goethals to give 1t
a trial until he has built the machine
and shipped 1t at his own expense to
the canal zone. In his letter today.
Mr.. Linde stated that II he had the
machine built there was millions OF
dollars worth of work in sight in the
Rocky mountains, hence there would
be no necessity for going to the Pan
anna country to try 1t out. There's the
rub-if he only had a machine built.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-27
TESTING THE RECALL.

Senator Heitfeld, mayor Of Living
ston, Idaho, is having little practi-
cal experience with the recall, which
was authorized in the charter of Lew
lston at his instance.
The recall provision enables a per-
centage of the voters, by petition. to
call upon an official to stand aside
until the people take a vote to deter
mine whether they want him to con-
tinue in the office he holds, or pre-
fer to substitute another man.
Not many cities of the United States
give themselves the privilege of the
recall. though it is coming into vogue
slowly. 1t is permitted by the char
ter of Los Angeles. Des Moines has
recently adopted It. The South Da-
kota legislature, at its last session,
passed a law authorizing cities above
5000 to employ the recall, at their
option.
The state will be interested in the
as it is being worked out
in the case of Mr.. Heitfield.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-27
CARRY WATER 217 MILES.

A stupendous undertaking Is the
owens rivers aqueduct, says a Los An
geles item. BY this aqueduct Los An.
eeles is to secure pure water in suf.
ficient quantities to supply the city
when it has population Of 1000. OOO
people. To do this an aqueduct has
been constructed 217 miles long and
with a capacity of 400 cubic feet OF
water per second.
Chief Engineer Mulholland states
that the work will be completed at
the rate of a mile a week. The esti-
mated cost Of the owens river aque-
duct will be about S25,O0O,OOO. The
city Of Los Angeles has already auth
orized the issuance of bonds amount
ing to S24.5O0,O00.
The hydro-electric plant at Cotton
wood creek, 210 miles from Los Ange-
les, to cost, with transmission lines,
approximately 100000, is under con-
struction and the work is progressing
satisfactorily