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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
CITY BEAUTIFUL NOW
THE CITY b0UNT|FUL

terday sat among the bundles of
clothing repairing and patching the
women's and children's goods.
The report yesterday that fire.
arms were needed in Fernie for
fear Of depredations by Slavonians,
was altogether uncalled for, as w.
d. Finley ascertained on his ar
rival within the fire zone. The
Slavs and in fact foreigners of all
descriptions worked shoulder to
shoulder with the Canadians and
Americans assisting the wounded
and taking care of exposed prop
erty.
All day long Mr., Dreher has been
In receipt of kilograms from the
striker people thanking the people
of Spokane for their prompt and
ready answer to the call for help.
Spokane was the only point from
which aid could be sent for the
first "a hours and the people here
responded with their customary
energy and sympathy.
Considerable credit is due to
Acting Mayor Joe Phillips, who
hustled about among the council
men and was authorized to go to
any needed expense. The first day
of disaster was Sunday and most
people were away. Phillips. how
ever, with Pres. Goodall Of the
chamber of commerce, got into
communication with merchants and
got carload Of goods of as soon
as possible. The councilmen will
make an appropriation to cover
what expense was undertaken. 1t
will not amount to more than 5000
or $500, which will be taken out
of the general fund.
Pres. Goodall of the chamber OF
commerce did transfers duty
much of yesterday, personally as
sisting in loading wagons and
handling the reins In driving the
goods down to the relief train at
the o. r. & N. depot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
JOHNSON SURE
HE'S WINNER

Hon. Lee Johnson, Sunnyside.
Wash, Is In Spokane today, con-
fident that he will win the congress
sional nomination from this dis
trict, Notwithstanding the fact that
Spokane has four candidates for
the same office and Sunnyside Is a
long ways from here. Mr.. Johnson,
however, feels at home here, for
he attended the old Spokane col
lege four years.
AS a member of the house IN
the state legislature he has made
a record for energetic effort and is
probably best known about the
state as a temperance advocate.
He will go to Pullman tomorrow
to attend meeting of the board
of regents of the state agricultural
college, of which body he is presi-
dent. After this meeting he will
return to Spokane. An offer has
been extended him to address the
old soldiers encampment here.
Mr.. Johnson's platform is first
for the enforcement of good laws
and the repeal of poor ones. He
wants sound currency flexible
enough to insure good circulation
and afford depositors every needed
protection. If the nation assumes
power to instruct national banks
in their business methods he holds
that it should go further and ex-
tend the depositors protection. He
also favors postal savings bank
limited, direct legislation, popular
election of U. S. senators, opening
of ~the Columbia river and preser.
walton Of natural utilities. On the
exclusion question Mr.. Johnson
says he is against all forms OF
pauper foreign labor. In regard to
labor legislation he says he has
always upheld the principle of ex-
tending aid to those without op-
portunity to assist themselves, APP
plying this particularly to women
and child labor. He believes the
tariff should be revised and regu-
lated as rapidly as possible, and
holds that employees in the postal
service are underpaid.
In general Mr.. Johnson says he
Is for the square deal all round.
He feels certain of being elected,
II not on the first, on the second
choice. He has lately covered Thu
southern and western portion OF
the district and is satisfied with
the outlook.
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The bridge committee of the
council is in session again this aft
ernoon and according to State
ments made by Chairman Fred E.
Baldwin this morning it will prob
ably arrive at some conclusions as
to what will be demanded from the
streetcar and steam railways as
their share of the cost of new
bridges.
Regarding Mr.. Graves attitude
Mr.. Baldwin said that he believed
Graves would act fair in the mat
ter and would meet the commit
tee half way at least. Nothing but
a grumble has yet been obtained
from the w. w. P. Co.
The committee report to the
council will include what it has
been decided to ask of the rail
ways, also recommendations as to
the character of bridges, whether
concrete or steel for certain
points.
Mr.. Baldwin stated that there
has been talk among the members
of steel construction instead OF
concrete in places, but nothing
along that line has formally been
discussed yet.
1t remained for Jay P. Graves,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
TAXPAYERS LEAGUE TO
SWAMP EQUAL|zERS

which will be held either late to-
day or tomorrow. The board has
adopted the rule of hearing COM
plants for three or four days, then
going into executive session to adj
just them. Work began on Mon
day and the sessions will be con-
tinued- for three weeks.
None of the members of the
taxpayers league have entered
complaint as yet, but it is under
stood that deluge of protest Is
being prepared for submission.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
ALL HONOR THE
POPE TO-DAY

ROME, Aug. 4.-Universal re-
joicing and special celebration
marked the completion of the fifth
year Of the reign of Pope Plus X
today. All through Italy with great
pomp the occasion was dedicated.
In the vatican the pope received
the college of cardinals In a
body and granted audience to a
large assemblage of prominent
churchmen from all parts Of the
world.
Cardinal Gibbons, Baltimore,
was one of the principal visitors.
Greetings were extended by all
military and lay officials of Rome
and several colleges OF prelates.
AS these dignitaries passed In re-
view before the pope in the great
audience chamber of the vatican
they presented brilliant scene.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
MONTANA SHERIFF IS
ACCUSED

HELENA, Aug. A decided
sensation was created here today
when the state board of prison
commissioners requested the dis
trict court OF Anaconda to sum-
mon a grand Jury to investigate
charges made against Sheriff
Thomas j. Fleming of Deer Lodge
county.
The charges are made by four
girls whom Fleming took to the
reform school from Anaconda at
different times. Ida Violet reports
to the board that the sheriff
drugged her and they occupied the
same room at the Miles City hotel.
The stories have been investi.
gated by the bureau of child and
animal protection and upon the
secretary's vertincation the board
took the action indicated.
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BRIDGE COMMITTEE May
DECIDE COSTS TODAY

who was characterized in the
council meeting the other night as
Spokane's greatest benefactor, to
show different colors at the bridge
committee meeting yesterday aft
ernoon when he stated blandly that
he believed 1t to be the city's du-
ties to build bridges for his car
lines. That was about all his talk
amounted to. He said that IL his
company was to be charged more
than the $4,000 it offered to pay
towards a new bridge on Olive st.
he wanted his car line franchise
revoked instead Of paying for the
bridge.
That is the attitude OF "Spo-
kane's greatest benefactor"
Mr. Graves engaged in a tilt
with City Engineer Ralston on &C.
count of Mr.. Ralston's exaggerated
bridge plans. Graves declared
against concrete as being too ex-
pensive as compared with steel or
wood. He stated that the people
would overthrow the administra-
ton, and also Ralston, inferring
that If things were made $50
hard" for the poor streetcar COM
panies the people would grow an
cry and retaliate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
CAPT. B0MFORD GOES
TO ALASKA STATION

Capt. G. N. Bomford and family
leave Spokane tomorrow for Seat
tie, where on Aug. 8 they will sail
on the Victoria for Alaska. Capt.
Bomford will rejoin his regiment,
the Twenty-second infantry. at
Fort Davis after two years in
charge of the recruiting office here.
He resumes his old command, II
company.
Lieut.. A. f. Loeb has arrived
from Columbus, o., barracks to
succeed Capt. Bomford in the To-
cal recruiting service. He has
made rapid advancement in the
army and is rated as an able Of
flcer and gentleman by his brother
officers. He has brought his fam.
lily to Spokane.
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The worst is over. The people
Of Spokane today are the recipients
of the heartfelt thanks of the Fer
ME fire sufferers for their prompt
and abundant reply to the calls
for aid. All that is required by
the sufferers now Is ready cash.
Many families are destitute.
Probably tomorrow the relief
committee will send the Spokane
donations to those who will dis
tribute the cash to the needy.
About $1,000 will be the total
amount.
Up to noon today the cash col
lections turned into Assistant Sec
rotary Dresher of the chamber of
commerce amounted to $8S0.10.
Several hundred dollars promised
have not yet been collected but
will probably be received by Mr..
Dresher this afternoon.
The last carload Of goods for the
immediate needs of the sufferers
was sent over the Spokane & In
ternational this morning. 1t con-
sisted of 1000 loaves of bread, 80
gallons OF milk, three great bum
dies of clothes, two barrels of
chloride and one case of drugs.
About a score Of nurses have
offered their services and this
morning Mr.. Dresher telegraphed
w. d. Finley, the representative of
the chamber Of commerce there,
to offer their services to the citi-
zens. 1t Is not believed they will
be needed as things are now pref
ty well in hand and the energies
of those who escaped are organized
for aid.
This afternoon the last carload
of goods was dispatched at $3.50. 1t
consisted of clothing of every de-
scription.
An interchangeable and greatly
appreciated worker fas Mrs. May
Arkwright Hutton who all day yes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04

FERNIE, Aug. 4.-Smoke and
embers are still flying over the site
of the destroyed town, making it
extremely disagreeable for the
homeless. There is little further
danger unless another gale arises.
Bodies of victims have been
placed in the basement of the Of
fee Of the Crows Nest Pass Coal
Co., one of the two buildings stand
ing, where the unknown await
Identification. The body OF Robert
Kern was found
A tragic circumstance of the fire
was the extremes to which people
were driven to escape the heat.
The bodies of family of four
were found in a we'll where a
miner, his wife and VITO children
sought refuge. The fire burned
to the waters edge. The miner
was badly burned, the wife and
children suffocated.
It is believed that several lives
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
SEN.ALL|S0N
DEAD
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Aug. 4.-Sen
Allison, Iowa, died of heart dis
ease at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
MlLLMEN ON PARADE

That big parade of men and We
hicles on Riverside this afternoon
was the Spokane lumbermen inau-
gnrating a build now" campaign.
They claim to be able to prove
that the man who takes their ad-
vice and buys his lumber at this
time vill get bargains impossible
a little later.
The parade was prelude to the
lumbermen's picnic and ball game
this afternoon at Natatorium. They
are going to have a good time
while waiting for the orders to
pile up. Today's demonstration
made a great showing for the To-
cal lumber industry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
FIRE VICTIMS FOUND
WEDGED IN A WELL

were lost in the Waldorf hotel.
The last persons leaving after 1t
was aflame say four drunken men
were left on the floor.
Robert Lane, a young miner mar
Robert Lane, young miner
married but few weeks was
found dead in West Fernie.
Even more pathetic was the aw-
full manner in which Mrs. Addie
Turner, an aged invalid, with her
son in the Fernie annex met
death. When he realized the
house was going Turner prepared
his wife and children for fight.
The aged woman couldn't walk
and pleaded with Turner and his
family to save their own lives and
leave her there. When the house
caught fire, Turner wrapped his
mother in a wet blanket and laid
her on the ground, then seized his
wife and children and fed.
Nothing but the blackened bones
OF the aged woman were found,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
FIGHTING DLRTYMONEY
WITH HONEST DOLLARS
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. A
big, hard working, hard hitting
man who knows nothing of and
cares not a snap of his finger for
the intricate game Of the profess
sional politician, yet occupying a
central position in a tremendous
political fight--a bitter struggle
that bids fair to wrest great
state from the clutch of corrupt
corporation gang-this is the re-
markable situation in California to-
day.
The man is Rudolph Spreckels,
the bank president who for two
years has backed with his millions
the battle against corruption in
San Francisco. OF all the figures
looming up in political fights from
Atlantic to Pacific, that of Spreck-
els stands out as the most unique
and probably the most encourag-
ing, from the viewpoint of our ma
tional wellbeing.
Spreckels is not a politician. He
has never been known to make
a public address. He does not pre-
tend to be a master of the devious
and dirty tricks Of the game OF
politics.
He tells why as follows:
BY Rudolph SpreckeIs
We must fight money with
money.
Dirty dollars, spent to secure
dirty ends, must be met with hon.
est dollars spent to secure honest
ends.
In San Francisco we have shown
that dirty dollars have been spent
to accomplish dirty ends. The so
called graft prosecutions have ex-
posed to plain view how those dol
lars were spent and what ends
were accomplished. Honest dollars
have been spent to expose this.
More must be spent before justice
is done by the punishment of the
guilty. They will be.
Among other things that have
been exposed by these prosecu.
lions has been the influence of the
Southern Pacific political organiza.
ton In corrupting our government
in city and state. Rottenness In
government Is the most deadly con.
dition that can prevail, whether in
a single commonwealth or the en-.
tire nation. 1t Is contagious and
infectious. 1t spreads with fright,
full rapidity.
If this country is to be saved
from total decay, rottenness must
be removed wherever 1t shows 1t.
self 1t has, as l have said, been
exposed in this state. 1t has been
traced to a political organization
The prosecution OF the guilty is
imperative. Rlt If the rottenness
is to be removed. the cause of de,
cay. that political organization
must be destroyed.
The destruction of strong pc
litical organization is no mean
task. 1t means careful organiza
ton to meet careful organization
concerted action to meet concert
ed action; honest dollars to meet
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
H0W'S THIS FOR
A BABY SHOW

Certain people who have designs
against the EnaKops' order have
delved down into the Egyptian
tombs of their forefathers and
made a great discovery. 1t has
always been a mystery where the
Enakops would get their babies for
the show Wednesday night. The
mystery deepened for awhile but
has been cleared up today.
It's DR.. T. f. Callahan, the prize
baby Is. Doc weighs only 800
pounds, some ounces, gallons and
ferkins. He Is the baby hustler Of
the ancient ones from tn Yeast.
Tomorrow night he will have all
the fat men in town and all the
lean ones that can be captured
dressed up in baby clothes and
safety pins. He claims to have a
lean kid seven feet tall and that
weighs only few ounces.
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dishonest dollars; and greatest of
all, clear comprehension by voters
of real conditions
We nave the organization in this
state in the Lincoln Roosevelt
league. We have concerted action
in the leaders and members of the
league. 1t remains for us, then, to
provide honest dollars and a means
whereby voters can secure a clear
comprehension of real conditions.
have been asked to state why
/ have entered political fight.
The reason is in what have just
said. | have honest dollars to
throw against dishonest ones. My
dollars are comparatively few, to
be sure. But fortunately there are
other men with honest dollars who
think as l do
Now. whether these honest dol
lars are spent in prosecutions, in
maintaining an organization or in
any other honorable method of
fighting, If they serve to supply
the last and greatest necessity,
that of giving the voters a clear
comprehension of real conditions,
they have won the fight. For II
the average American citizen is
given an opportunity to know who
are honest, clean, strong men. he
will go to the polls and choose
those men. When he fails to do
this, it is because he has been
confused.
Exposures and prosecutions such
as we have secured in San Fran
cisco are a tremendous power in
removing confusion. Justice de-
mands that the guilty be punished.
But want to say that If not one
conviction were secured in San
Francisco, If the voters, through
these prosecutions, have been
given clear enough grasp of real
conditions, to enable them to re.
move the source of these condi-
tons, the great aim of those who
have given money. time and brains
In support of the prosecutions will
have been accomplished
California is not the only COM
nun WSditu otidusitu. ny the MA
chinations of rich criminals in po-
litics. The corruption in this state
is but the outcropping of the viru-
lent disease that is sapping the
vitality of the entire nation.
II California can apply the rem
edy at the polls, a demonstration
will have been made whose power
for good cannot be computed. The
prosecutions will go on here, that
the day for the application OF the
tremedy may be brought nearer.
When there is no work to be done
here. the fight must be carried
elsewhere.
have entered politics. If we
are to guard our country against
the deadly influences that are at
work. We must all get into politics
and stay in until that word has
ceased to by synonymous with
shame, corruption and crime and
has come to stand for concerted
endeavor for the good of the ma
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
BIG STRIKE ON C. P. ROAD

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. A.
Canadian Pacific mechanics at
Winnipeg struck at noon today.
The whole system from Vancouver
to Montreal will be tied up, as con-
ductors and engineers have prom
ised support. Ten thousand men
are involved.
]. H. McVety, representing the
machinists unions, officially an
nounced today that the machinists
of the entire G. P. r. will quit at
10 tomorrow morning, indicating
that a general strike has been
carefully planned for that time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
STEEL FOR
MONROE ST.

There is a strong possibility OF
the building of steel instead OF
a concrete bridge on Monroe st.
Councilman Schiller Of the bridge
committee in session this after
noon declared himself to be in la
vor CT steel for the reason that II
could be built so much cheaper
that the city would save enough
money on interest to build new
one every 10 years, IL necessary.
He said City Engineer Ralston told
him modern steel structure
could be built there for $255.oV
while a concrete one would cost at
least 100000 and perhaps mil
lion before completed. He re-
ferred to a statement in which Jay
P. Graves yesterday urged delay
for the reason th2t new railway
lines were planned to come in
along the river and 1t might be
necessary to utilize some of the
space occupied by the bridge.
Commissioner O'Brien informed
the committee that concrete
bridges are built so they may he
taken apart when necessary. He
said Engineer j. b. Straus' plan
for a concrete briuge on Monroe
st. provided arches where the pro-
posed railway lines would cross
the river and tat If such plan
was undertaken the railways would
not interfere in the least.
Councilman Dalke said that he
was against a concrete bridge, He
favors not considering the rail-
ways coming in at all, for they
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04

The board of equalization spent
most Of today's session listening
to complaints from farmers. Sew
eral orchardists- complained that
their improved property was as
sessed the same as unimproved
and wanted a reduction on the lat
ter. 1t was explained to them that
orchards or crops are not assessed
and they seemed satisfied.
A record has been made of all
complaints and the valuations will
be adjusted in executive session,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
UP CITY.
PUMPS TO-DAY

The water famine will be re-
lieved probably tomorrow. when
the last two pumps which were put
out of commission by the breaking
of hardwood step in the big
water wheel are again at work.
The piece of lignum vitae which
was sent East for is being fitted
into place today. AS soon as this
work is completed the pumps will
be connected up.
There should be no reasonable
excuse for any further water short
age. The wells furnish an abun-
dant supply, as was shown by the
test since the new system was first
turned on.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
TURNED ROBBER
FOR CHILDREN

OAKLAND. Aug. captain
Richard w. Nye, master mariner
and father OF 26 children, was
taken to San Quentin prison today
to begin three years term for
grand larceny.
Nye was formerly one OF the
most daring shippers sailing from
San Francisco. He was in hard
luck, took job as Waterman on a
vessel and stole articles valued at
$4,000.
In court he said his pay was in
sufficient to support his children,
wherefore he stole.
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gave him 16 successive pairs OF
twins, then seven sets of triplets
Tin seven years. then four sets OF
quadruplets-69 in all. Then she
died and a second Mrs. Wassiliev
had two sets of triplets and six
sets of twin, SO that Feodor was
the father of 81. He was present
ed to the Empress Catherine in
1873 as Russia's champion sire.
The birth of bankruptcies stirs
the nation nowadays, but it was
not so In the days of old, when big
families at a birth were not un-
common. Three sets Of triplets
and two of five each came to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
PORTUGAL SEES
RELIGION WAR

LISBON. Aug. 4.-ReligiOus war
is imminent in Portugal A bill
introduced by Alfonso Costa, lead
err of republicans in the chamber
of deputies and most bitter enemy
Of the government, providing for
expulsion of all religious orders
from Portugal is the storm center
The bill is thought to be a yelled
attack on the throne, which favors
Catholicism.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
DIXIE WINS ANOTHER

America won another boat race
from the British yesterday on Long
Island sound when the motor boat
Dixie defeated the British chal-
lenger Wolseley Sidley in a 80
mile race for the Harmsworth cup.
The Dixie captured the cup a year
ago in British waters. She won
by 40 seconds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
CROWS NEST
FIRE PUT OUT

WINNIPEG, Aug. A Gran
brook dispatch says the fire in the
Crows Nest district has been ex-
tinguisned and order restored.
Hundreds are missing, but the in
dications are that not as many are
dead as was first reported.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
TWO BOYS DROWN
WHILE on HOLIDAY

CLIFFS, Wash, Aug. 4.-Allen
Phillips, age II, and Ralph Bulk
ley, age 1S, were drowned in the
Columbia while trying to sail a
boat from Paterson, Wash. to Irri-
gon, Ore. Both were Seattle boys
and Phillips was visiting Buckley,
who was at Paterson for his
health. The boat capsized.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
FALLING WALL
SINKS FIREBOAT

CHICAGO. Aug. 4.-The fire.
boat Illinois was sunk and three
men probably fatally hurt by the
collapse of wall of big eleva-
tor destroyed In yesterdays $780,
600 fire, The firemen were on the
boat playing streams on the
smouldering ruins today when the
wall collapsed.