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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22
KIND OF A REPUBLICAN
COLLINS IS

Editor The Press-Replying to
the article of ]. M. Forrest taking
me to task for attacking the repub-
lican party, permit me to reply that
It was not my intention to attack
merely the party name. What l
did mean to attack were the absurd
tiles Of Mr.. Cushman and to point
out the contradictions in his own
speech. Mr.. Forrest says he hardly
knows whether could be called a
loyal republican or not because
did not go to Mr.. Cushman, in per-
son, and call his attention to those
fallacies and permit the rank and
1ile of the party to be misinformed
rs to true principles of economics.
lie tells me that I should not
criticize the mistakes Of a party
leader In public print, but permit
the party and the people to remain
in ignorance and 60 quietly to the
leader and tell him of his error.
Now, seriously, Mr.. Forrest, how
are we to inform the people upon
these questions without taking the
public into our confidence and
pointing out to them the fallacies
and contradictions In the argu-
ment of the leaders? This nation
cannot live as republic so long
as a few men do all the thinking.
We must teach the mind of the lay
man to reason and compete in logic
with the mind of the lawyer, or else
falsehood in its subtle appeal to ig-
norance sweeps truth from the
stage OF action. I may not be good
party man but hope am too good
a patriot, for the simple sake of
party name, to still my tongue and
close my eyes against the painful
truth while falsehood and error
stalk triumphant and unabashed. l
want to say to you that whatever
obedience or whatever duty l owe
to any party l owe higher duty to
my country and my common coun-
trymen. This I consider the plain
duty of every son of America. re-
CARELESS of party.
Mr.. Forrest seems also to fear
that ! misinterpreted MIR. Cush-
mans remarks because I take ex-
ception to his theory, condemning
legislative values in one instance
and aplauding legislative values in
another. agree with the gentle
man that values cannot be legis-
lated, but government can legis-
late monopoly and this is pre-.
cisely what the Dingley tariff law
means. 1t means the legislating of
billions of dollars out of the peck
cts of S0,000,0O0 people of America
and into the pockets of few fav-
ored manufacturers of this country.
And this they call prosperity. You
point to the rise In the price of
wool, but who pays that advance in
/. the price of wool but the common
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22
u. s. Government Bonds.
Chicago Grain Market

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-The buy Is
on a good character although not
particularly large in volume. Sew
eral of the large fellows are on
the buying side. 1t was the gen.
eral opinion last night that wheat
was in good technical position to
have a sharp advance. 1t is be-
lieved there is still a good sized
short interest outstanding. Com
mission houses received a cable
from Argentine confirming yester-
days cable of frost in Argentine.
If, as yesterdays cable indicated,
serious damage has resulted it will
remove the one supporting prop
on which Europe has been relying
for their wants outside of America.
Argentine agents cable that the
damage to wheat as a result oil
the recent frost will aggregate 10
per cent. Broomhall cabled that
the shipments this week would
show sharp increase, possibly
reaching 100000. Liverpool open.
ing-Wheat, * to * higher; corn,
unchanged to B higher. Liver
pool close--Wheat, u to 1h high
err; corn, ss lower to "a higher.
Winnipeg car 479, against $50 last
year.
CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-The market
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22

Iopened higher on the strong
Gables. There is buying in Deem
Der wheat. The local crowd is
buying wheat.
T.
Wheat close: December, 99Bc;
May, $1.03; July, 97Ac.
Corn close: December, 63Ac;
May, 62kc; July, &c.
IOats close: December, 47Rc;
May, 49c; July, 45c.
4 Primary movements: Receipts,
wheat 100000 against $4,000;
corn, 10000 against $4,000; ship
ments, wheat 415.000 against 1884,
600; corn, 365,000 against $4,000.
Clearances: Wheat 100000 corn
100000. -four $4,000, wheat and
flour, 1000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22

in automobile races. Gill is &c years
old, has a fortune which runs into
six figures and pays his own and
his mechanics expenses in all his
races.
Gill will drive one of the e. R.
Thomas entries in the Vanderbilt
cup race. Oct. "a. George Salzman,
veteran of the auto track, will
pilot the other.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22
MINING SURPRISE DAY

The entire market was inactive,
with prices generally considerably
lower than week ago. The weak
ness in Panhandle comes as a sur
prise, as nothing has developed to
cause this stock to do anything but
Istiffen in price. Monitor continues
ito sell off in spite of strong eff
forts to hold 1t firm. The strength
maintained by Dominion Copper in
spite of the unsatisfactory condi-
ton of this company's affairs seems
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to be unwarranted.

to be unwarranted.
Snowstorm, after the dividend
just paid, is materially weaker.
There is some talk that the Ken
dali dividend, to be declared today,
will be cents instead of 2 cents
per share. The earnings of the
company would seem to justify an
increase before a great while, al
though it is. hardly likely that any
thing will be done along these
lines until January l
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22
STRAWBERRIES IN OCTOBER.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c.,
Oct. 22.-Strawberries in the mid
die Of October have been grown In
the west end OF this city by George
Need, who disposed of an entire
case at the rate of Is cents box.
The crop is now almost entirely
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22
THIS HAPPENED IN TACOMA

TACOMA, Oct. 22.--Because his
there boys were hungry and he had
no money with which to buy them
food, Guy Richards, 40 years old. .
resident of Midland. broke into >
slaughter house near Midland and
took enough liver to make Sunday
dinner for the little family.
The father and his small sons
Theodore, II years old; Jacob. 9
years old, and Jesse, Z years old.
were locked up in cells in the city
JAIL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22
OFFICER DIES IN
INDIAN BATTLE

BUTTE, Oct. 22.--Deputy Game
Warden Charles P. PeytOn was
killed in the Swan River country
in a battle with Indians. whom he
had come to arrest for violating the
game laws.
In defending himself Peytoa
killed four redskins.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22

cleared of. For luscfousness and
size the berries are a1moet equal y
any grown during NE summer
months.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22
SOCIETY YOUTH FAST
AUTO RACE DRIVER

Twenty-six victories in 81 starts
is the proud record of Howard w.
Gill, young society man of Balti-
more, who has a bug" for driving
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-22

1t Is an even break which is the
greater political reproach, free sill
yer or the late lingering panic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
Taft and Labor.
When on the bench Judge Taft said

When on the bench Judge Taft said.
That employees have right to form
labor unicns
That such unions are benefit to Ia
Dor and to the public.
That they have the right TO join
with other unions.
That the accumulation of fund to
aid in a strike is right.
That employees have right to strike
whenever any of the terms Of their
employment are unsatisfactory.
Mr.. Gompers says Judge Taft is op-
posed to organized labor. Mr.. Com
pers has done lot of talking in his
time and has been a very prolific writ
or. but in all he has said or in all he
has written he has never given organ
lied labor a more unqualified indorse-
ment than Judge Taft gave when on
the bench.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
The Natural Heir.
(By Josh Wink

Bryan says he is the heir
To Roosevelt's policies;
So natural successor is
TO all the power he sees.
But natural heirs are oft cut of
When they, perforce, go i'll,
And be will find though strong his
claim,
Taft will contest the will.
The mantle that our Roosevelt drops
Doth Bryan think he'll wear,
And in his right to wear the same
Will anybody dare.
He says he only owner is
To all that Roosevelt leaves
In policy, but sooth to say,
He nobody deceives.
The mantle far too big for him
In truth, he'll never wear it;
The policies too broad for him
He'll never just inherit.
He may adopt himself as heir,
But Roosevelt makes the will,
And when the time comes to probate
IT'S Taft will fill the bill.
Baltimore American.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18

Democratic parties have in times past
aspirations of the wage workers with
an iron heel whenever and wherever it
suited their purpose to do so.
"And this in lieu of promise
chimerical or at best questionable anti
injunction plank.
"Ante-election promises have ever
been looked upon with scorn by labor
leaders--until now.
I'VE believe in political action Of
the wage workers; we believe it to be
their only salvation.
I'VE do not believe in the kind Of
politics that will boost party or par
ties to which we are indebted for all
of labor's ills, no matter what prom
iseS' may be made.
The fifty, hundred or more years
Of experience had by organized labor
should preclude the possibility of
turning the workers economic move
ment into an adjunct of political party
corruptionists.
1--WE believe in the ballot; we long
for the day when labor will become Il
political unit.
I'VE long for a party Of, for and by
the wage worker.
LET it be said that President Comp
ers meant wel--but he erred"
Regarding Bryan and his speech Of
acceptance the views, of the following
prominent trade union leaders will be
interested:
]. e. Pritchard, general secretary
of the international PAYERS and Ram
mers' Union, said:
II consider Bryan's letter the weak
est document of its kind ever written.
1t is nonsense to assert that the Re-
publican party is responsible for the
business depression. Under the Re-
publican administration the people
had seven years of prosperity. The
depression was due to natural causes,
and politics had nothing to do WITH it.
If Bryan is elected there will be
worse depression.
1.-The knights OF Labor went to
pieces when they went into politics,
and a like fate will befall the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor unless it re-
fuses to support the Democratic party.
A labor union is an industrial institu-
ton and should steer clear of poll
tics"
of the International Association of Ma
chinists, said:
organs letter is not radical enough.
1t is so weak it will destroy much con-
| tdence on the part of the working
people in the Democratic party. Bryan
has no longer ghost of a show of be-
ing elected"
John A. Dyche, of the international
Women's Garment Makers Union,
said:
Bryan with his weak letter may
gain the support of many conservatives
but will ALLEVIATE the labor vote.''
President John Young, of the Litho-
graphers' international Protective and
! Beneficial Association of the United
States said:
| DiSdh udS liO SHON dl dll VI
elected. His letter of acceptance will
not cut much ice with the working
people. I do not believe in his meth
DDS. The Republican and Democratic
parties are both lukewarm when it
comes to aiding laboring classes"
The truth is there are scores OF
trade union leaders VINO are absolute
ly opposed to Bryan and to the meth.
DDS put into operation by President
Gompers to try to force trade union
lists to vote for Bryan, but these lead
ers just at present prefer, for obvious
reasons, to remain more or less silent.
They can easily see the infinite harm
the policy of Samuel Gompers will do
the trade union cause
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18

groups that have lately come under our
jurisdiction for the purpose of helping
them to produce what can not be grown
in the continental United States.
The Department of Agriculture is
furnishing fnforma ton regarding the
requirements and possibilities of irri-
cation, both in the arid regions of the
United States and as an aid to agri-
culture in the humid East. This i'll
quiry determines the amount of water
needed to give the best results, the
time when it should be applied, and the
methods of application best suited to
different localities, and the different
crops. The evils Of too much water, re-
sulting in the ruin of large areas which
were highly productive a few years
ago, are being investigated, with view
to preventing not only the running of
crops which get too much water, but
of those on equally fertile soil which
are deprived of the necessary water
supply. The economic use of water
| and the introduction Of plants from for
eign countries where the rainfall is
light are extending crop growing over
large areas that have been unprOduct-
i've.
Other Fields of Activity.
The bureau has undertaken the
direction of farms, particularly where
battling problems discourage the farm
ers. Thirty-two of these farms are
fha ;e,in Of no hI1r in
Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, South Carolina, and Flor
ida. Cooperative work In tea raising
in South Carolina has resulted in a
crop of 5000 to 10000 pounds in a sea-
son on the experimental farm, the tea
being many times more valuable than
the imported grades.
During single year the department
printed 12,50OOOO copies of it's various
publications; 100000 farmers bulle-
tins alone were issued. During the
year the department issued 972 distinct
publications, 800 being new. They con-
tanned $4,000 pages of reading matter,
library in itself.
There are over 1850 people directly
employed in the department and nearly
100000 people acting as special cor
respondents throughout the world with
| out compensation, a notable tribute to
the Importance of farming in the Unit
ed States.
In two years time the farmers of
this country have produced wealth ex-
ceeding the output of all the gold mines
Of the world since the discovery of
America by Columbus In a single
month of their busy season the hens of
the country lay enough eggs to pay the
years interest on the national debt In
year they produce one and two-thirds
billions Of eggs, 245 eggs year for
every American.
From the corn crop of a single year
the farmers can pay the interest on
| the national debt for year, the entire
| debt itself, and large amount of the
actual expenses of the government to
boot. In 1905 the corn crop reached
2,7O0,OOO,OOO bushels.
The agricultural products of the
United States for two years are over
six times as large as the capital stock
of all the banks in America, not to
mention the capital invested in the
farms. The farmer is destined to be
mental no longer but master of his own
future and fate.
Evils are to be suppressed by definite
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18

Evils are to be suppressed by definite
and practical measures-not by oratory
or denunciation.-Hon. VIM. II. Taft,
at Greensboro, North Carolina.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
MILL VALLEY STREETS

MILL VALLEY, Dec. 15.-If the sug-
gestion of Chairman Thomas of the
board of trustees of Mill Valley is
followed the town will have $4,000 to
spend in improving it's streets instead
of the $4,000 voted in the recent bond
election for that purpose.
Thomas suggests that the property
owners pay half of the expense of inn
proving the streets in front of their
Individual possessions.
For time several of the trustees
were rather dubious about the plan,
a view to ascertaining how MANY
property owners are in accord with
the idea.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

There are 1000 Esperanto societies
and So publications.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
WILL GIVE A FARCE
Interesting Graduating Exer-
cises to Be Held in Golden
Gate CommanderY Hall

The sixth annual graduation Of the
Metropolitan business college will be
held Thursday evening in Golden Gate
commandery hall, Sutter street. near
Steiner. A farce entitled Who's to
Win Him." staged by Richard G.
Sloane of the dramatic department. of
the college will be a feature of the
program, which will consist Of instru-
mental numbers by Hynes' orchestra,
a plano solo by Alma Warnholz, teacheT
of piano at the college, a blindfold
touch typewriting contest by the stu
dents and presentation of prizes and
diplomas by r II. Webster, the presi-
dent.
The prize for the student winning the
typewriting contest Will be handsome
Waltham watch. Following the exer-
cises there will be a social under the
auspices of the student and alumni
association
Beginning with this month the college
viii issue a small monthly magazine
for students and alumni. 1t will be
named the college Journal and will
be sent free to those interested
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

a handsome wall and substantial and
will be decoration rather than a dis
figurement.
II do not know the owner of the
other building: never met him. If he
had objected we should have rather
sacrificed the income than put him out.
we were to have built a IL story
building, which would have been occu-
pied by Charles Newman. Every floor
was to have been a single room-the
rooms of all nations were to have been
represented. But the police commission
were divided in their opinions and the
license was finally refused. Then we
had to be satisfied with four floors,
because it would not pay to put in the
elevator for II stories, as only two
Offices could be put on a floor. We
will eventually erect the other two
walls and complete the Il floors.
I'VE do not wish the impression to
get abroad that we are erecting a spite
fence. We have always been in the
fore in all movements for the public
good"
SENTIMENT DIVIDED
Merchants expressed themselves as
follows:
P. A. Lund of Dixon & Lund, haber-
dashers, Johann Schmidt building: The
wall does not interfere with us in any
W dSs Inty " III tNtntudlly put up the
entire building. There were always ad-
vertising signs on the walls. Nobody
seemed to object to them"
Campbell & Bernstein: These i'm
mense signs will be an eyesore in the
neighborhood. They will be used to
advertise articles that are not first
class. We do not like the idea"
Elite Tailors, Johann Schmidt build
ing: The signs extending four stories
high Will cheaper the entire district.
The building of the walls should be
stopped"
H. L. Frank, LOG Kearny street: The
signs will not improve the neighbor-
hood, but 1 don't think they will drive
anybody away. L can see no real harm
in them. The property owners should
be allowed to earn an income from their
property"
Frank Koenig. Koenig building. cor
ner Post and Kearny: That is no
spite fence. The owners wish to earn
an income from the building, and this
is legitimate. These signs are COM
mon in the busiest sections of New
York and in some cases are works of
art. 1 am in favor Of the idea. The
matter has not been brought up at
the meetings of the Geary street i'm
provement club, or the Downtown
association"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
oscAu Hocks INJURED

supervisor oscar Hooks was thrown
from his buggy yesterday morning and
severely bruised. He was driving along
CaIifornia street and had gone as far
s.,--+t avenue when a trolley wire
S,,sdelv fell caught in the. wheel of
~ bro0v and overturned the vehicle.
looks was thrown out and struck on
s.,s - bu+ later revived. Hooks was
-, Ind about at his home at sos Church
.,cot last night He viii suffer from
fhe effects OF his injury for several
N vs.. but no serious consequences are
frxuected
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
ELECT OFFICERS

PALO ALTO, Dec. 15-The district
convention of the Fraternal aid associ-
alton closed last night with the elec-
were installed by degree team from
Palm Leaf council of Campbell: Mrs
NJ. ]. Wilson of Campbell, past presi-
dent; B. M. Inman of East San Jose
president; Mrs. E.. A. La Peire of Pale
Alto, vice president; Mrs. Ada l.
Sprague of East San Jose, secretary
r. Bowers of Campbell, treasurer; Mrs
E. S. Polk of East San Jose, chaplain
Mrs. Campbell of Campbell. guide; M
Hansen of Saratoga, observer; DIR
Puck of Morgan Hill, sentinel. A ban
ner was awarded to the Redwood City
council for the greatest percentage o1
increase in membership during the
mast six months.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
PARTISAN COURTS
. HAvFON[ CHAMPION
Grove L. Johnson Only Lawyer
in State Who Opposes Plan
for Clean Tribunals
Declares Judges Should Be in
Same Political Category
With a Coroner

AssembIyman Grove l.. Johnson is the
only lawyer in California willing to go
on record as opposed to the proposed
removal of the judiciary from the realm
of partisan politics. AT least the mas
ter wizard of queer legislation is the
only lawyer who has told William Den
man, chief proponent of the nonpartisan
judiciary agitation, that a Judge should
be in the same political category with
a coroner.
Denman who has been placed in
charge of the fight for the removal of
the judiciary from partisan politics ad-
dressed letters to hundreds of promi-
nent attorneys and judges asking them
for their opinions and cooperation.
Chief Justice Beatty of the California
supreme court, Presiding Justice Gil
bert of the United States circuit court
of appeals, and scores of lawyers, busi-
nessmen and civic organizations
warmly commend the plan. Just one
man in all California was frank enough
to admit that he did not believe in the
attempt to make the courts clean and
to relieve the judge from the nastiness
of practical politics. That one was
Grove l.. Johnson, assemblyman and
president of the Sacramento bar asso-
citation.
The following excerpt from Jofrnson's
lelttI ledFeS HOllllH6 touSullAS HIS IDEAS
of the bench to the Imagination:
Il had read in the papers some
mention and discussion of your pro-
posed amendment to the law. AS you
know, I am a member elect of the
incoming assembly. If your measure
is presented to the legislature L will
give it careful consideration. At pres
ent / am opposed to it. / am one Of
those who believe that the existence
of our country depends upon having
political parties. 1 believe a judge
should be responsible to political
party, just the same as coroner"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

Do You Want $5.OOY
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page IL.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
GOVERNOR TAXES AUTO RIDE

REDDING, Dec. 15.-Governor Gillett
was well enough today to take a short
automobile ride with his physician and
Colonel Ferdinand Hurst, member OF
his staff. The governor looks wan. but
is in high spirits. He expects to leave
Tor the capital tomorrow night.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
woMAN,s LEG CRUSHED

VALLEJO, Dec. 15.-While stepping
from the government launch on to
float today Mrs. T. n. Bostwick, wife of
the captain of the Buffalo, slipped.
crushing her leg between the launch and
the float The injury, though painful.
is not considered serious.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
SAFE BLOWERS GET $4,000

McALLISTER. Okla, Dec. 15--Rob-
bers dynamited the safe OF the First
national bank at Eufaula. Okla. 20
miles north of here. early today and
escaped with about $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
cn. consumer.. AttentIon

For a small monthly charge for use
~ our automatic regulator your gas
hills reduced TO a minimum amount for
~ sfebf and heat required For par
cas- Consumers' Association,
Phone Park SAC. 345 Haight ST.