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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-04

FIRST WARD.
SECOND WARD.
THIRD WARD.
FOURTH WARD.

Humphrey Schenck Wilkerson Sim
4th precinct. .143 23 331 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-04

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 4.-The Dem
ocrats of Indiana yesterday elected
their candidate for governor. Thomas
r. Marshall, and the entire state DEM
ocratic ticket may also have been car
ried to victory. The returns are not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-04

New York, Nov A revision of
the state returns indicates that Taft's
plurality in New York state will
reach BOZ, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-04
GRAND TOTAL.

BerRunuIH dI. F1OWdIu
1st ward ...... 456 626
County precincts. $50 595
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
VICTIM WAS
SPOKANE MAN

julius Kumle, who was lost in
the mountains near Hot Springs
while hunting with Fred Klocher,
and whose body was found yester-
day, was a Spokane man. Before
leaving here for the Sound Kumle
had for a year been chef at the
Central cafe. He was a member
of the local lodges of Elks. Eagles
and Foresters, and was well known
in this part of the state.
For a long time the dead man
was the chef at the Spokane hotel
On leaving here he bought into the
Pacific Hotel cafe, which he con-
Quoted with Fritz Marschante. He
left the business there about IS
months ago and went to the Cen
trail cafe
Last August he went to Green
River Hot Springs, where he was
the chef. He since returned to
this city on a visit and was seen
here last during fair week.
Kumle was thought to be well
off. He has no relatives in this
city but was often heard to speak
of a brother in Germany.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
HOME COMPANY DENIES
PROSPECT OF COMBINE

States arm of the telephone trust
is in bad financial shape itself, and
that ii worries them to get enough
money to pay ordinary expenses
and limited amount of extensions
without going out to buy up COM
peting companies.
When our automatic system is
in operation in Spokane, it will be
such an improvement over the
present system that the one phone
town question raised by the Pacific
States Co will solve itself"
The franchise of the Home Tele-
phone Co. was voted at a special
election held August II, 1905, by a
vote of 2447 for to 3S7 against. The
company was requir ed to begin
work within eight months after the
date of the granting of the fran
chise and three years afterward to
have a plant with a capacity Of
10000 phones in operation. This
final date of completion of the
plant is believed to mean three
years after the lapse of the eight
months, which would call for the
completion of the plant by next
April
The provisions of the franchise
in brief are; Fixed rates for ser
vice, the right of the city to pur-
chase, a franchise tax of $4,000 per
year for 80 years of the So of the
life of the franchise. and strict pro
visions requiring good service I'M
der penalty of forfeiture of the
franchise The city of Spokane is
given 25 free phones and also the
use Of the upper cross arm on all
poles of the company free. The
plant on its completion must repre-
sent an investment of at least
100000, but it is estimated that it
will cost nearly double this amount
before the plant is finished.
A strict provision against selling
out to a competing company is con-
tanned in the franchise.
The Pacific States franchise
gives the city nothing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
REPUBLICANS ON THE
RUN, HE SAYS

Editor, Press read an item
in your paper of Saturday night
in which, in speaking of the politi
cal situation, the republicans say
there is nothing to it, They fur
Their stated that the democrats
only expected to elect sheriff and
assessor. Now, think | am in a
position to know as much or more
about what the results of this cleo
ton will be as is either Fred Pugh
or Justice Stocker, and you can
say to them and to the public in
general that as regards the local
ticket We concede them nothing
and that we expect to elect a ma
iority on the county and legisla
tive ticket.
AS regards the national ticket,
the republicans who are in a posi-
ton to know realize that they are
beaten, and this big talk of the re-
publican papers and show of con
iidence is only a bluff to try and
mislead a certain class of people
that you will find in all parties
who do no thinking for themselves,
but climb on the band wagon and
go with the crowd. AS an illustra-
ton of this kind of tactics, the re-
publicans on the coast billed Il
town near Tacoma for big meet,
ing and advertised the fact that
they were to have noted speakers
to address the meeting. On the
morning after the meeting the re-
publican papers printed a glowing
account of the meeting, stating
what an enormous crowd attended
and how uproariously the speaker
was applauded. when as matter
of fact no meeting was held, there
not being a soul to whom the
speaker could address his eloquent
and convincing CD remarks.
Such methods as these are be-
ing resorted to all over the coun-
try, and it simply shows that we
have them on the run, and they are
all, including the president. making
a very undignified retreat. Aye,
truly it has been said, Whom the
gods destroy, they first make mad.
w. A. Davidson, Assistant Secre-
tary Democratic County Commit
tee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
BAKERY COVERS
ITS BREAD

The Spokane Bakery Co, which
was notified by the health board of
a case of conveying bread In I'M
covered wagon, promptly secured
a canvas cover for the wagon in
question. Inspector Reardan re-
ported to the board of health that
the wagon is now satisfactorily
covered. The health board did not
threaten prosecution, as reported,
and had no trouble in remedying
the case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
CLOSE CHECK
ON JUSTICES

The accounting system devised
by Auditor F. P. Greene now in
use in the justice courts of the
county render it almost impossi-
BILE that errors be made in report
ing the funds of those departments.
The method formerly was loose and
cumbersome and lit was possible
that errors might be repeated at
intervals and not be discovered
for years or until the books be
thoroughly exported. Under the
present system the errors that may
creep in are more readily detected
and at the end of the month If any
exist they are sure to reveal
themselves The method is easy
and simpler than the old way and
provides for a thorough checking
of the clerks books by the justice,
who certifies the accounts.
The cash is then turned over to
the treasurer, whose receipt is
pasted to the page showing the &C
count AS a further guard against
the carrying of errors over the
month the books are checked by
the auditor, who properly charges
against the account any omissions
and credits the over" cash, il any.
Thereby complete balance is
made every month. The new
method of keeping the accounts of
the justice courts has been in use
now for about a year.
According to the report of j. J.
White who recently exported the
accounts of the various county de-
partments the need for better sys.
tens of accounting in nearly all
Of the departments is imperative.
To this end Auditor Greene has
been directing his efforts and has
succeeded in making many i'm
prOvementS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
REPUBLICANS HAVE
ONLY FULL TICKET

The republican party is the only
one that will have a fully nomin-
ated ticket in the field upon cleo
ton day. The democratic party
comes next with five places vacant
upon the ballot. They have no
nominee for county engineer or
county superintendent of schools
and there is lacking two justices
and one constable from their
ticket. Exclusive of the presiden.
tial electors on the prohibition
ticket, that party has but nine
candidates upon the ballot.
The socialists must depend on
stickers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
SAYS DANIEL DOESN'T
PLAY FAIR

County Assessor Galbraith has
returned from a personally con-
Quoted canvass of the county on
which he has been gone during the
past week. Mr.. Galbraith has spent
his time in driving over the cOun-
try and calling upon the farmers.
OF course, the usual topic for dis
cussion was assessed values and
taxes.
The assessor states he is we'll
pleased with the outlook in the
country and considers defeat i'm.
possible. He reports that many OF
the farmers that voted against him
in the primaries are working hard
for him now. after having investi
gated his record more thoroughly
II have discovered that Mr.
Daniel has been eKtOrting my ac
count of expenses during my term
of office, and is using it as fuel for
campaign fire" said Galbraith this
morning. IF he would make a
thorough expose of my Office it
would benefit me, but he is only
telling them that spent lot of
money"
Mr.. Galbraith leaves tonight for
experimenting tour over the en-
tire county During the week he
will speak at most of the towns.
He says he is not at all apprehen-
sive of his election, but he wants
to have II the votes he can get
just the same.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
JONES SPEAKS
HERE TONIGHT

Representative Wesley l.. Jones,
who has the republican endorse,
ment for United States senator, ar
rived in Spokane today and will
speak tonight at the postal clerks
banquet at Davenport's.
While in the city Mr.. Jones is
the guest of Postmaster Harrison.
He expresses himself as being ex-
ceptionally well pleased with the
political outlook in the state, and
thinks the republican national and
state tickets will roll up an old
time majority. week from tomor-
row.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
WIDOW SUES COMPANY

Mrs. Kate Walters. widow of
William II. Walters. who was head
brakeman on the freight train of
the Spokane & International rail
way previous to his death in the
accident on that road June Is of
last year near Spokane Bridge, is
now suing the road for $4,000
damages for his death. The trial
began this morning in the superior
court. The complaint alleges that
the railway company was GRIMM
ally negligent in allowing the road
bed at the place of the wreck to
remain in a defective condition,
causing the engine to. leave the
rails.
Walters was crushed beneath
the engine and died the next day,
after being severely scalded with
escaping steam.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
STORING WATER FOR
UMATILLA PROJECT

PENDLETON, Ore, Oct. 90
Settlers Of Hermiston valley are re.
ioicing over the fact that water
has been turned into the big gov
eminent ditch which will feed the
Cold Springs reservoir. The water
will be stored for use next summer.
The fact that the government is
able thus early to begin storing
water insures a full supply to the
Umatilla project. 1t will take 100
days flow to fill the reservoir.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
IN THE DARK.

Someone had kissed Eileen in
the dark. Who it was, she had not
the slightest idea. The man had
stealthily stolen up behind her,
while she was walking down the
dark hallway to her room, and
had planted a resounding smack
on her lips before she had more
than time to draw her breath. She
was convinced, though, that some
male member of the house party
was the guilty party.
Eileen did net scream when she
was kissed Instead she marched
to her room very, very angry, and
there meditated revenge. COnse-
Quently, after a talk with her
pretty maid, she told the assem-
bled guests at the breakfast table
the following morning, this story:
MY maid" she said, had a
most disagreeable experience last
night. While she was coming down
the dark hall to my room, some
man-who is unknown-kissed
her." -.-..
Eileen was surprised at the i'm
preston her statement made. All
the guests showed deep interest,
but two men in particular drew
her attention. Elson Jacobs, hand
some and young, directly across
the table from her, turned deathly
pale and the butler, standing di-
rectly behind him, turned a most
embarrassed red. The guilty party
must be one of these two men,
Eileen felt a thrill of chagrin as
she contemplated the fact that it
might have been the butler and
her heart beat rapidly when she
thought that it might have been
ElsOn.
Following the meal Elson came
up to her.
You say it was your maid that
was kissed?"
Eileen nodded. A most sickly
look came over Elson's face. With
out a word and with detected
tread, he dragged himself away.
A moment later the butler came
to Eileen.
Il only thought I'd better say,
num-" he explained with extreme
embarrassment, that it was all
right about your maid. shes en-
gagged to me, mum, so it was all
right for me to kiss her"
You did kiss her in the hall last
night?"
Eileen felt a pang of pure dis
may at this. She felt sure that the
butler had made a mistake-that
he had kissed her instead of her
maid And yet, why should Elson
act so queerly? Eileen felt very
i'll at ease. In despair she hurried
to her room where the maid could
be found
Mary she cried to the girl
You know what l told you about
telling the guests that you and not
| had been kissed? Well, it has
turned out very badly. 1t looks as
if | had been kissed by two men
instead of one It's horrible. The
butler"
Mary stopped her imperiOusly.
WAS he kissing you, too?" she
asked.
"Oh, did someone kiss you in the
hall last night? Why didn't you
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
OREGON RIFLE SCORES.

EUGENE, Ore, Oct. 26.-Scores
made by companies of the Fourth
regiment. Oregon national guard
so far in competitive rifle shoot for
regimental individual trophies are;
Company F, McMinnville, 559
points out of possible 800; Com
pany II The Dalles, $50; Company
G.. Albany, col; Company A, Eu
gene. sol; Company c, Eugene
$50; Company ID, Roseburg, will
shoot tomorrow. Company e, Cot
tage Grove, is shooting today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
MUST SETTLE
HOSPITAL SITE

Immediate action on the question
of trading the site of the new iso-
lation hospital for another desir-
able site is necessary on account
of the fact that the contract for
the building Is soon to be let to
the lowest bidder, John T. Huetter,
at $4,000.
If it is to be made ready for win
ter, when the health office expects
there will be a greater epidemic
of smallpox than ever before, the
question must be settled immedi-
ately. The Country club, which
wants the site badly on account of
its desirability from several points
of view. has presented a last propo-
sition, though not fully. 1t is for a
40 acre tract near Paramount GENE
terry, north Of the city This as n
site for the hospital is preferred
to any of the other sites proposed
by the club by reason of its proX-
unity to the Graves streetcar line,
although proximity to a cemetery
is not cheerful prospect for hos
town as well as the grave.
Health Officer Grieve today
stated that the health department
is willing to sell or trade its site
provided it is paid bonus for time
lost and the foundation for the
hospital, which has been erected
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
JAPS GREAT BALL FANS.

SEATTLE, Oct. 6.-Victorious
in six out of ten games of baseball
playing during ten weeks So
iourn in Japan, twelve members of
the University of Washington team
returned last night. Manager Gil.
lette reports the laps as wonderful
players. The total attendance was
10000. Nine thousand saw the
game with Waseda university.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
FOUND DEAD IN MOUNTAINS

EUGENE, Ore, Oct. pa tele-
phone message received here last
night from Lowell, 20 miles east,
says that Earl Dodd, age %, en-
ployed by A. c, Blacks at Waldo
lake reservoir, in the Cascade
mountains, was found dead near
the camp. He was a grandson of
Captain C. J. Dodd, Springfield, one
of the most prominent veterans of
the civil war in Lane county.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
OFFICERS DENY
ALASKA STORY

PORT TOWNSEND, Oct. 90
Cullough returning from sum
mers cruise in Behring sea today
denied stories told by Miss Mabel
Benedict in San Francisco that
sahilors of the cutter mistreated
Indian girls and broke up homes.
The official report will be sent to
Washington asking a thorough in
yestigation and exoneration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26

didn't make a mistake and kiss
your maid instead?"
How could | tell" she replied
archly. Il didn't see the man that
kissed me, and-and there's only
one thing he did that | could rec
Ognize him by"
Elson with a laugh of pure joy
rushed toward her, but Eileen, her
face scarlet, rushed from him up
the stairs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
I'M 1fAHZlH InAAlRIN

tell me about it?" cried Ellen.
Sure l didn't think | had to be
telling you all that; but he met me
and talked for a while, and then
he did kiss me-"
Eileen with huge sigh of relief,
rushed from the room. At the foot
of the stairs she met Elson.
Eileen" he cried, II meant to
kiss you last night. Tell me
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
oECRETARY SAYS OLD MOVE
MENT is ON TO CLEAR WAY
FOR MAINTAINING PACIFIC
STATES MONOPOLY.

w. w. Hindman, attorney, who
Is secretary of the Home Telephone
g. Telegraph Co. of Spokane, says
the Pacific States or Bell telephone
interests are responsible for the
report that the Home company was
about to pass into the control of
the Bell telephone trust. He says
this report is revived and put in
circulation every now and then by
the Bell interests in the hope of
weakening the credit of the Home
company and prejudicing the peo-
pie against it.
"They fought us with this charge
when we came before the people
for franchise" said Mr. Hindman.
land are using it today to try to
embarrass us here. The publication
In the new directory of the Pacific
States Co. of an argument in favor
of one-phone town is but a re
hash of the same line of argument
made repeatedly against the issu-
ance to us of a franchise when the
same was up for consideration.
THE plant of the Home Tele-
phone Co. in Spokane would have
been completed and in operation
by this time had not the panic of
last fall interfered with the sale of
the bonds of the company. At the
present time. with scarcely any
bonds sold, we have gone ahead
and invested nearly 100000 in our
Spokane plant nearly all of which
came from the plants owned by the
company in San Francisco. Los
Angeles and San Diego. Cal. The
men behind the Spokane project
are those interested in the Trustee
Co. of Los Angeles and to date
they have built and are operating
Independent telephone plants in
San Diego, Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco, Portland Tacoma and Bel
lingham. In every case the auto
matte or girlless phone is used,
which can only be bought by an in
dependent company.
in the last four or five years
there have been many millions of
telephone bonds floated by new
companies on the Pacific coast.
There had been but little effort
made to sell the Spokane phone
bonds before last fall, but since
then it has been found impossible
to negotiate any securities of this
kind. We expect, however, to adj
just our financial matters in the
next few weeks so as to be able
to have our plant installed and
ready for operation by the end of
the period called for in the fran
chise, some time in next February.
'oYu may state positively and
unequiyocally that there is not one
word of truth in the rumor that the
Bell has made deal, is about to
make one, or ever will make one
looking to the absorption of the
I1Olut ltpliOut ". ouCIl d HOW
would be a betrayal of the conf
dence imposed in us by the people
and would not be permitted for a
minute by the Spokane men inter.
ested in the company. The people
gave us a franchise in order to
break the Bell monopoly in this
city. and we propose to stay with
this fight to the end.
1.-The Bell would like much to
wreck this company. They realize
that they must come before the
people for a franchise themselves
six years hence and hope by driv-
ing us from the field in the mean
time to get things in such shape
that they can prolong their grip on
this city indefinitely.
I'VE understand that the Pacific
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
RESTAURANT ROBBED

The Big Island restaurant on
Havermale island was broken into
Saturday night bv burglars, who
secured $50 out of the cash regis
ter. Entrance was gained b.
forcing TIE rear door The police
have no clew
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
MINING FRAUD BY MAIL

SEATTLE, Oct. 26.-Wallace
Hopkins, alias E. E. Guenther, was
arrested here by post office inspec-
tors on a charge of using the mails
in an alleged fraud scheme. He
will be taken to Chicago, where he
announced he represented mer-
ger of mines in Wisconsin and Mis-
souri,. with a capital of $20,O00,0 900.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26

One quarter of all the people
born die before six years; one half
before 16.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26

Feminine Shade gazing around
i don't like this place.
st. Peter-What's the matter?
Feminine Shade-My halo is 10
sizes smaller than my last hat.
Evening journal., 1908-01-11

velvet and corduroy costumes are made
also in the regular coat suit styles. with
short coats and plain skirts. VIE. these is
worn a wide neckpiece of fur and fur
hat and muff Little round velvet toques
made to match the material Of the suit
are also used with the corduroy and velvet
costumes, being trimmed with bands of
the fur.
In preparing for skating it is always
well to remember that light woollen gar
menrs are better than cotton, silk or linen
ones. even of much heavier quality. No
petticoats are worn by the skater, as they
are great nuisance and entirely unneces-
sary with the styles Of skirts used. Either
short or long tights are worn, these being
in black silk, wool or a silk and wool
mixture. If long tights are worn they
go over the stockings and fit into the
boots as neatly as stockings. These are
really the most sensible for the purpose, as
most girls do not wear sufficiently heavy
stockings for warmth. WOollen stockings
are almost unknown nowadays, and so
the long tights are almost necessary for
the skater. If short tights are worn the
stockings should be heavier than those
usually worn, and preferably Of a silk and
woollen mixture. Heavy silk stockings
will keep the wearer from taking cold
much more than cotton or Isle thread, but
there is nothing like very light weight
wool or woollen mixtures to protect one
from catching cold after perspiring
For the same reason. if a coat suit IS