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The Washington times., 1908-05-08
ANTrLIQUOR PLANS
GIVEN TO SENATE
Commissioners Urge Re-
ducing Number of Sa-
looms by Half.

At a hearing by the Sanate commit
tee this morning on tho Anti-Saloon
League bill for more stringent excise
laws, President Macfarland OF the
Board OF Commissioners, presented the
Commissioners recommendations for
liquor legislation in lieu Of the various
bills referred 10 them for report by the
Senate and House Committees on the
District OF Columbia
The recommendations did not touch on
the bill to prohibit the sale Of liquor
IN the new Union Station. upon which
the Commissioners viii make a sepa-
rate report.
Cut Saloons in Half.
Should the Commissioners recommen-
dations be carried into effect. the num-
Der OF barroom licenses Issued in the
District would be cut from 81 to below
300 In other words the number Of
saloons would be about cut in half. ac-
oording TO Mr.. Macfarland
The recommendation OF the Commits
siOners are
First, that the prohibition zones be
increased IN number so as to cover the
neighborhood OF ;he navy yard and Ma
rine Barracks and the War College and
Engineer Barracks
Second. that no barroom license he
issued. renewed. or transferred without
me consent - writing OF the ma ioritv
OF All property owners ana All tenants
IA the square in which IL is 10 bc Lsqd
and the four squares confrontfna MAJ
square, anu that license shall be re-
Eoked upon the conviction OF the for
TEXTURE of collateral IN one case
Double License Fees.
Third. that the wholesale LIQUOR IL
cense fee shall be $500 and the barroom
liquor license fee shah be 81. 500. This
would double the present fees.
Fourth. that no license shall be. U.s.
sued, renewed, or transferred for lIsa in
any saloon within 100 feet Of any build
ing used for a public or private school
or other educational institution or plav-
ground. or any house Of worship or
place regularly used Cor worship orsre-
ligiOus institution
Fifth. that the so-called GROWER
trade be prohibited
Sixth, that the law be strengthened
50 as 10 prevent imitation hotels and
clubs obtaining liceTises.
Seventh, that in no event shall there
ne issued in any year more than one
bar room license TO every 1 900 OF Zine
population within the FIRE limits Of the
city of Washin gtOn.'
Mr.. MacfarlaIsd said il the commits Sc
saw lit 10 accept these recommended
tons or any Of them the Corporation
counsel would draw a substitute bill
1CcOi uinSJy- IN connection with the
adjustment of the '.growIer'' trade he
said many of the pastors Of colored
churches favored its adjustment.
Against Absolute Prohibition.
As 10 absolute prohibition Mr.. Mac
farland said the general CONSENSUS OF
opinion. and particularly the sentiment
of the business men. did not appesr. 10
favor il. For tnat reason the Connie.
sloners did not favor il. He had no
forced. but he felt public sentiment wa,
not for IT, va
Answering INQUIRIES by Senator Car.
Ter, MI MacfaEland said it Was tb4
testimony OF Judge KimbaU ana All re
GERS having 10 do with enforcement r.
the criminal laws that LIQUOR SeIiiDo
largely Increase crime.
SAM De Nedrey. secretary OF the Can
tral Labor Union. urged that e,vfsti1-
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Hotel Guests Escape.

At the first alarm guests at the Term
inaI Hotel. which was directly in the
line Of fire. were warned and with
plenty OF time 10 escape all got out
safely, saving their property When
the block where the fire originated had
burned odt the work Of the hremen be-
came easier and tho flames Were brought
under control. Streams were poured on
the smoking ruins for the greater part
OF the dav. however, TO quencn the fire
that stiu burned in the debris.
No insurance figures are available.
The Washington times., 1908-05-08

sincer Bakery Company and quickly
spread to adjoining property. When FIRE
men arrived the flames had got good
start and IL was hours before any prog
ress was made against them. Al a
critical moment the water pressure TALL
ed and this gave the fire new Roadway.
The flames spread rapidly until the en-
tire block Was ablaze. Then the IRE
jumped across the street to a neighbC r
ing block which was partly burned OF.
The Washington times., 1908-05-08

lcontLnuea Ion - PaEel
The Washington times., 1908-05-08

Tan or Back shape
is and SerV cable low
shoes for girls and
boys. Also Girls and
Little Boys Patent
Colt Big Eyelet Ties.
May Sale ST AZ
PriCe. AsFO
The Washington times., 1908-05-08
"TRI-WEAR"

Boys Low and High
Shoes. Identical IN
style and quality,
with our Men s $50
TRI-WEAR" Shoes.
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"RTTE-FORM"

Right in shape. quail
ity and price. in > or
3 eyelet Tan. Black
or Patent Colt Ribbon
Ties.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
TO HAND, BATTLE
WITH BLAZING FORESTS

stopped to kill a rattlesnake meas
uring four feet in length and bear
ing dozen rattlers on his tail.
Fire in this country is a constant
menace. For six months in the
year there is no rain, and the
grass and brush become like finder.
A. spark will start blaze which
will travel like a whirlwind, killing
and destroying timber of priceless
value. Three men saw the start of
the fire which cut the Mt. Whitney
filnae. One of gang of linemen
working on telephone repairs, lit a
cigarette and threw down the light
ed matct. In an instant the grass
was blazing. The man who dropped
the match tried to stamp out the
fire while a fellow workman threw
himself upon the grass and tried
to roll it out. But in flash it
had reached the brush and was
travelling up the slope.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
HAMS CRAZY OR
SHAMM|NG

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Capt.
Hams Is either stark mad or sham
ming. He seems to have forgotten
that he killed William Annis. "A
double watch has been placed on
his cell for fear he will attempt
suicide. He imagines he has to re.
port to Fort Hamilton for duty.
Yesterday he sent for his milit
airy clothes and when they were
brought he said:
II have been waiting for you. You
people seem not to understand that
have to report to Col Harris at
noon today. So long, l am of for
the fort"
He tried to leave and when re-
strained became furious.
Theh Hams brothers were hand
cuffed and taken to court to be ar
raigned. The proceedings lasted
one minute and we're adjourned to
Friday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
BY gibson GARDNER

CHICAGO, Aug. 24-The cause
of peoples government as opposed
to government by bosses has been
forwarded In Illinois by the new
primary election law which has
just had It's first trial. This much
Is very apparent now that there
has been time to take stock of the
returns.
Nobody claims that the law is
perfect. There are some weak
places In the act, but 1t Is to be
noted that most of them are the re-
suit of the opposition of the ma
chine politicians who bitterly OPP
posed its passage. Speaker Cannon,
Sen. A. ]. Hopkins and Congress.
man Lorimer did all they could to
keep the law from the statute
books. And today, of course, they
are its severest critics.
Candidates for u. s. senate are
voted on under this new law--the
vote not being binding but amount
: ing to Recommendation" to the
. legislature. That such "recommen-
dation," however. will be regarded
rs rather binding Is indicated by
the strenuous manner In which the
candidates went out after the vote.
The plurality recommendation
was won by the present senator, AL.
bert ]. Hopkins. AS the country
well knows, Hopkins Is bad sena-
tor, corporation man, machine
politician. a petty CRATER and in all
ways dlsloyal to the real interests
of the people. His success, there
fore, would, on the face of things,
look like a defeat for the primary
law. Such, however, 81 far from
the case.
What is much more significant is
the fact that another candidate
Eugene Foss-entering the race at
the eleventh hour. and hardly
known outside Cook county. polled
more votes In Hopkins own home
of Peoria than Hopkins did, and
polled total of 103.S6 to 1874, 629
for Hopkins. This In the face OF
the fact that Hopkins has cam
paigned the state from end to end
for 20 years. and had on his side
all the patronage. prestige and ma
chine organization help Of his
party.
Even thus, II the opposition to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24

special Correspondence to The Press
CAMP SIERRA. Sequoia Nation
al Park, Cal, Aug. 24.-They began
coming into our camp at Three
Rivers, an overnight station in the
canyon Of the kaweah, men with
singed eyebrows. with blistered
hands and shirts literally torn from
their backs.
They had been fighting a forest
fire up the mountain near the flume
of the Mt. Whitney Power Co
Many of them had been without
sleep for SO hours. They had eat
en- little or nothing for two days
and night.
When the fire leaped the flume
and swept up the steep mountain
it was headed for the big red
woods and the wonderful pines in
the Sequoia forest reserve. Warn
ing had been sent by telephone at
once to Ranger Topping at the Sier-
ra camp and his fire guards were
soon on the ground. Topping, as
district ranger, was in command.
He ordered out company of 20
regular United States cavalry
camped in the Sequoia park, and
fastening to Visalia, impressed all
the able-bodied citizens he met and
sent them to the fire lines. AS fire
warden United States forest
ranger has a sheriff's power to inn
press a fire posse, and nobody re-
fuses when the ranger touches him
on the shoulder.
In the meantime the women
were cooking and putting up pre-
visions which were all ready when
the "chuck wagons" passed their
doors. Some of the women follow
ed their husbands and brothers to
the foot of the mountain and how
cred about the fire lines getting
water and food to the men.
Saturday night and all day Sun
day they worked, One party of men
was cut off by the fire and had no
drinking water for Is hours. An
other party were beyond the reach
of food, and at the end of "a hours
were in fainting condition.
Early In the morning the fire
line flushed a big cinnamon bear,
and the poor beast ran blazing
down the mountain, finally sinking
in a blackened leap. A fire guard
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
TURKEY SETTLING
WITH REVOLT

CONsTANTINOPLE, Aug. "a
This city Is in turmoil following
the arrest of several defaulting Of.
ficials Of the regime. The grand
vizier is having hard time to
prevent the mob taking the pris-
oners forcibly. Most of the disor-
der is due to a report that Turkey
is negotiating with the English for
the loan Of a number Of English
army ofilcers to reorganize the
Turkish army and prevent radicals
from dethroning the sultan, thus
precipitating bioodshed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
SAY CARNIVAL
CLEARED $4,000

The labor carnival which closed
at aNtatorium park yesterday
netted close to $4,000 for the labor
temple fund, it is estimated on
rough guess by Sec. Corcoran. I'VE
did a whole lot better than anyone
expected" said MIR. Corcoran today.
"Our carnival followed right on the
heels Of the carnival given by the
Enakops. We took in more money
than they did, had larger crowds
and did better all around. We lost
at least $1,000 by the inclemency
of the weather on Thursday night
the night of our barbecue and
political speaking"
The carnival committee has not
finished figuring up the receipts
yet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
MISS HOLMES
WINS DIAMOND

The lucky winner of the $50 dia-
mond ring donated by the labor
temple committee to the most pop
ular young working girl in the city,
as shown by the carnival vote, is
Ida Holmes, business agent of the
mattresses alliance.
The formal presentation of the
handsome ring will be made at 10
o'clock tonight in the Natatorium
park dance pavilion. j. e. Nc
Cracker, one OF the temple com.
mittee, will make the presentation
address.
Miss holmes popularity was de-
termined by her substantial lead in
votes over Miss Emma Magney, OF
the Kemp G. Hebert store, who was
her nearest competitor. Miss
Holmes received 4,505 votes; Miss
Magney, 4,473; Miss Nellie Free
berg, 1855; Miss Lillian Keilhoffer
2.275; Miss Myrtle O'Donnell, S91
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
PEOPLE WON IN FIRST TEST
OF ILLINOIS, NEW PRIMARY LAW

Hopkins had been united the sena.
tor would have been defeated. But
former Senator Mason was in the
field and drew to himself some 80,-
600 antiHopkins votes, which, had
they been polled for Foss, would
have elected the latter candidate.
The result, therefore, was NOR.
al victory. The people were shown
the opportunity to defeat a man
like Hopkins. under the old sys.
tenn Hopkins, entrenched immova-
bly, as a part of the machine or
ganization, would have gone back
to the senate as often as he pleased
and in the senate done as he
pleased. He PROBABLY has learned
now that he must sit up when the
people speak, and take some no.
tice.
The selection of Adlai Stevenson
as democratic candidate for gov
ernor was distinct victory over
boss-rule politics. The machine pol
iucians of Illinois would not have
nominated Stevenson under any
considerations. There were Ave
other candidates for the honor
Lewis, McGoorty, Pattison, Gun.
Their and Monroe--any one of
whom was more acceptable to the
bosses than Stevenson. But the
people liked the idea Of honoring
the man who had been vice presi-
dent under Cleveland and who had
always stood loyalty by Bryan; and
the people had their way.
The republican nomination for
governor went to the present gov
ernor, Charles s. Deneen. He was
opposed by former Governor Rich.
ard Yates. Deneen is so infinitely
superior to Yates In all respects
that to compare the two men is a
waste OF time. So this Is victory
for the primary law.
An excellent showing was made
by the new law In the way the
voters went to the polls. Some $751;
600 republican votes were cast and
about 100000 democratic votes.
The primary ballot proved rather
unwieldy. The law provides for the
selection Of candidates for CSC Of
fees, and this makes the task rath-
err confusing to the voter. No doubt
the law would be better II some
of the primaries were held ON diff.
ferent dates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
OREGON WRECK KILLS five

EUGENE, Ore, Aug. 24.-After
suffering six hours. Jack Nichols,
engineer, died this morning, max
ing the fifth death due to the
wreck IA Southern Pacific local
passenger four miles north. The
engine struck q COW last night,
turned turtle and was hurled from
the track. The baggage cars and
coaches pushed the tender several
feet and then piled on top.
Fireman Frank Boulton was
crushed to death under the engine.
Three tramps were killed under
the cars. Nichols was trightfully
burned.
The ties were torn up for 75 feet
and the passenger coaches and bag
gage cars lie In the ditch short
distance from the engine. Efforts
are being made today to recover
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
REWARDS NURSE
WITH MILLIONS

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Friends of
Alice Page, age %, Of Chicago,
were surprised to learn today that
she had been adopted by John H.
Converse, Philadelphia, banker
and financial manager of the Bald
win Locomotive works. She nursed
Converse's wife two years. The
wife made a dying request that her
husband adopt the nurse.
Miss Page is now touring Europe
with Mary Converse. She Is now
joint heir to an estate valued at
$10,000,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
UNION VOTERS
SHARPEN AXES

The union mems political COM
mittee, which has in hand the Sc
curing OF views and opinions of
candidates on labor matters, will
meet soon and it sexpected will
have an interesting report to sub
init. Each and every local can
didate in the field, it is said, has
been Intercepted on one thing and
another and his views will be pre-
scented to the unions as a body.
Those favorable to union ideas
will receive the unqualified support
of the union men. Those who re-
fused to go on record will find evil
dence OF their refusal demonstrated
at the primary polls, it is stated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
MOTHER SAYS SON
KILLED HIS father

BALTIMORE, Aug. 24.-The
Camden trunk mystery was clear
ed today by remarkable confes.
sion of Mrs. Bonnie Rosenbloom,
age 81, and her daughter, Eva, who
admitted that the body is that of
Samuel J. Rosenbloom, husband OF
Mrs. Rosenbloom. They said he
was killed by his son, Alexander,
at the home In Windbar, Pa.
The body was found in trunk at
Bellemawar, near Camden, Aug. 16
The mother said her husband beat
her and the son interfered and
killed his father. The trunk was
partly submerged and tied with
ropes. Alexander is missing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
TRAINING BANK EMPLOYEES
TO SLAUGHTER YEGGMEN

citizens and policeman have been
shot to death and half dozen con-
stables wounded in various encoun-
tsrs, and all the desperadoes are
still at large.
Finding that the outlaws used
the new automobile pistol, the
bank has armed its employees with
this weapon and with the 3S cali
Der Colt used by the police.
The shooting gallery is so far un-
derground that the noise does not
disturb the employees at work
above. The clerks and watchmen
like the innovation and spend
much OF their spare time at the
range.
The National Shawmut bank is
the largest In New England, with
deposits Of s55,000,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
Won STERN6ERc
DIES OF CANCER

BERLIN, Aug. 24.-Baron Speck
Won Sternberg, formerly German
ambassador at Washington, died at
Heidelberg today following an op-
Grafton for cancer on the face. He
had suffered long time.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Aug. "a
News of the death of Won Stern
berg caused sorrow here. He was
one Of the most popular members
OF the diplomatic corps and was
an intimate friend Of Roosevelt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
BRYAN SPEAKS on
TRUSTS TOMORROW

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. PA
delegation of prominent democrats
are here awaiting Bryan. Theodore
Bell is expected to arrive to at
tend the Kern notification tomor-
row. Bell will make the formal
notification speech. Bryan will de-
liver a speech on the trust issue.
The ceremonies will be held in a
large auditorium on the state fair
grounds, Preparations have been
made to entertain thousands.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
FIRST ELECTION BET

The first primary election wager
was posted today by e. d. Sanders
of the Powell-Sanders Co. He offers
$3.50 that Col. w. nj. Ridpath will
not get the republican nomination
for governor; 500 that he will not
get as good as second; $50 he will
not carry any county in the state !;
$50 that he viii not carry a single
precinct in this county; $50 that
he will not get as many votes in
this county as Jimmie Durkin.
Sanders only condition is that
the bets must be taken in a lump
Losing or winning one, however,
does not carry them all.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
special Correspondence. to The rrsss

special Correspondence to The Prsss
BOSTON, Aug. 24.-Whoever at
tempts to rob the aNtional Shaw
NUT bank. where the Boston cop
per magnates keep their millions.
will have to be quick about 1t.
Down In the basement under the
vaults the bank has built shoot
ing range and all the employees who
handle money. also the night watch.
man. receive pistol practice by an
expert.
This new departure In bank pro-
lection results from the yegg scare
that has upset all northeastern
Massachusetts,. During the last
month gang of desperadoes with
headquarters In the Boston suburbs
have terrorized the country. Three
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
HOLDUP SUSPECT IN JAIL

The fact that w. N. Murphy, who
was arrested at Pasco, Wash, by
Special Agent Hindman Of the
Northern Pacific, stated to people
down there that he left Spokane
following the holdup of the N. p.
passenger train near Trent DE
cause he has a gruff voice and ap-
pearance like one Of the two BAN
dts" is what has landed him
within the mesnes of the law.
Murphy was arrested by Hind
man, who believed in the POSSIBLE
ity that Murphy's statements were
bandit bravado. Murphy, besides,
has the general appearance of one
of the bandits. He takes his ar
rest jokingly and says he can
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24

the bodies of the tramps, but lit
tile can be done until the arrival
Of the wrecking crew.
The train was the Cottage Grove
local which left Portland at 4:1a
yesterday afternoon. Conductor
Minckler was in charge. 1t is re-
markable that the passengers es'
capped death.
Bodies supposed to have been
those Of the tramps are identified
as Ray Swartz, Junction City; Geo.
Bailey, restaurant proprietor, Eu-
gene.
The injured are Verne Apperson,
Eugene, back and arm hurt; John
Wright, Portland, leg injured; John
Wilbught, Pittsburg, Pa, left arm
broken; A. B. Richardson Salem,
right hip injured.
The bodies Of Swartz and Bailey
were torn to shreds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
TRYING TO Kill
PUBLIC MARKET
Commission Men Adopt Scheme Of
Buying Out Farmers, but Fail.

Commission men who for years
have had things their own way In
Spokane and have controlled the
price Of everything in the way of
farm produce, look with envy on
the successful opening of the pub
lie market on Saturday.
Today 1t is apparent that they
have adopted policy of. buying
out farmers and cutting public
market prices until the market is
killed of.
Although there were not quite
80 many farmers on the markAt
this morning as Saturday, there
were vegetables and fruit enough
for everyone and the farmers all
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
VETERAN VICTIM
or LEPROSY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-With
religion as his only solace, John r.
Early, Spanish war veteran strick-
en- with leprosy, admits his fate In
q isolated tent on the bank Of the
Potomac river, where he is guard
ed by health officers.
Hundreds of people in Washing.
ton are frightened, fearing they
have contracted the disease be-
cause Early spent five days seek
ing work before a physician discov-
cred that he is leper. His wife
and children are in deep distress
at Lyon, N. G.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
$4,000 THIEF
OUT ON BOND

CHICAGO. Aug. 24.-George w.
Fitzgerald, formerly asserting tell
er Of the U. s. subtreasury, appear
ed in Judge Chetlain's court today
to answer to the charge OF steal
ing $175,000l from the treasury
over year ago. The case was
postponed to next Monday and the
prisoner released on $4,000 bonds.
The arrest was based ON the al
legged fact that Fitzgerald tried to
make arrangements with certain
business men to cash $1,000 bills.
Several similar bills had been
stolen from the treasury.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
LABOR TEMPLE PLANS
GO RIGHT AHEAD

The labor temple committee, aft
er its successful carnival at the
park last week, will rest up few
days and then will tackle another
proposition. Just what is in the
committee members minds they
refuse to tell Just at present.
We're no quitters," said r. A.
Stockwell, member, today. I'VE
have something else in mind that
will prove as great a money maker
as the carnival"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24

left about noon fairly satisfied with
the market as 1t Is. ..'..,
Several commission men were
dickering for the farmers produce
at market prices this morning, but
no deals were made, the farmers
refusing their offers in spite of lack
of shelter from dust or rain in the
street.
Some of them complain bitterly
about the poor accommodations,
but say they will continue coming
to the market. One of them said:
II did a little better before by
house to house peddling. l usually
sold out sooner. But we want this
thing to be a success