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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
BY B. H. CANFIELD
Special Correspondence to The Press


Special Correspondence to The Press
WILCOX, Ariz., June "a
When I shook Col Stewards
hand to leave him, said: Colonel,
| feel like cOngratulating you upon
your courage and fortitude and, as
an American citizen, am ashamed
of your condition here which, so
far as l can see, represents injus-
tice and tyranny"
The old man shook his head.
there is no reason why l should
be congratulated" he said. 81 have
always tried to do my duty and
am trying to now.
after all, | see where some good
will come out of this unfortunate
affair This will be of great bene-
fit to the army, for it may show
how such things are done and per-
haps will prevent similar occur
enCes."
What sort of man is Col. VIM. F..
Stewart, who has been banished by
the war department to ruined
and abandoned fort in the Arizona
desert?
Thousands Of persons have ask
ed this question. 1t is probable
that millions will ask it before the
Col. Stewart case is a closed Incl
dent
Therefore Col. Stewards per-
sonality and characteristics are
interesting. His enemies have
Lat, hiy,, ht,I1x
ineering and dictatorial man in
authority, who made life so I'M
bearable for his subordinates that
it finally was decided he is unfit
to command troops" Others have
sketched his portrait as that of a
meek, suffering and turn-the-
other-cheek individual.
Col. Stewart is neither one nor
| the other.
The banished officer is about
| five feet seven inches in height He
weighs under 1876 pounds. His
eyes are deep-set and piercing. His
nose indicates the fighting instinct.
His jaw plainly shows tenacity.
His hair, mustache and eyebrows
are WHlle, HIS lace WedtucI-Dedtcii
and deeply lined, but testifying to
good health. His slender figure Is
erect and he walks with a swing
ing, untiring gait that will take
him 80 miles a day over almost
any sort of country.
THE department has been talk
ing of a marching test for officers
to follow the Craftsmanship test,
said Col. Stewart. They were
| figuring on requiring the officers
to make two and quarter miles
an hour. Personally, I'd like the
test to be three miles an hour.
could make three much easier
than two and a quarter"
Even If he wore civilians clothes
it would be easy to deduce the
fact that Col. Stewart is a horse.
man.
zone of the things don't like
about this post said the colonel
sis that haven't any saddle
horse. | could kill a great deal OF
time If ! had horse to ride.
have a pair of government mules
here, but they don't like the
saddle"
1t is easy to see that Col. Stew
) art spends much Of his time at
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
AND FIGHTER
CLEAR THROUGH
This Is the Kind of Man the War Depart
n1ent Has Banished From Service.

the ruined post in keeping him
self in good physical condition. AL
though SO years of age he is more
athletic and agile than most men
of half his age. He walks from
10 to Is miles daily, although in
walking about Fort Grant per-
son is in constant danger from the
deadly rattlesnakes that infest the
ruins and rocky hillsides. A
death. The bite Of a RATHER re-
quires immediate medical treat
ment. 1t would take hours to get
a doctor to Fort Grant. But the
RATHER pest doesn't prevent the
colonePs walks. In fact, about the
only amusement he has is killing
snakes.
Col. Stewards characteristics
are neither those of a bully nor a
mOllycoddle. Pres. Roosevelt said
in letter which was presented to
the senate by Sen. Rayner that
Stewart is tyrant. The presi-
dents charges were as follows:
Grossly unfit to hold his present
rank.
Usefulness has irrevocably
passed.
"a nuisance to the service.
incompetent and tempera-
mentally unfit to exercise com.
mand or to behave with propriety
when brought in contact with
civilians.
His arrogant narrowness, sus-
picion Of those about him, frequent
if not habitual tyrannies, apparent
malice and vindictiveness, are
faults which cannot be ignored"
Pres. Roosevelt has seen Col.
Stewart but once and then it was
only a formal meeting. Yet the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
THE FATHER OF THE TRUSTS.

The republican platform declares for revision of the
tariff and goes without saying that the democratic plat
form will do the same
This might to indicate that radical revision is
assured. But all that it really is that the tariff
question is practically eliminated from campaign discus
sion.
The 'friends'' of high protective tariff afraid Of
the issue which twice in "a years has caused them defeat
BY promise of ''revson they turn the mind of the pub
lie from system of eXtoron which is the very backbone
OF thousand monopoles.
tariff levied for protection plumbers for private
for destroys the levy made for the good of
the government The higher the tariff the less the income
because the less the imports; and this continues until
monopoly is without limit and the government without
revenue.
We have some S0,0O0,000 people. The one pursuit of
all this multitude is making living. This can be done
in two ways, and no third.
One is by honest labor the other by theft. The great
mass recognizing this fact labor honestly offer honest
labor for their living Were the entire population to do
this few would be rich, but all would be comfortable.
A minority, however, prefer theft to labor. Greed
added to cunning enables such steal and they steal with
impunlty 1t is singular that thus constituted is
not content with rObbng another of his living but is
PEELED by his brutal nature to rob many. He WILL if he
seize and possess himself of the subsistence that
belongs to a thousand.
We long have been assured that if the government
takes of the wealthy that class will for the poor
10 use the glib language of the political arena the capital
favored by the tariff will provide work for labor.
God help the men dependent such deuson that!
There is nothing cruel than million dollars unless
1t be several millions A tariff fed millionaire may drive
his automobile from castle castle with his digestion I'M
disturbed and his dreams undisored although he knows
that his wretched workmen toing in privations or
iding in hunger to which he would not subject his dogs
However, there is good in denouncing the class. 1t
is the system which makes such class possible that is
subject to attack ding doom the and the rocks will
flee awa'," says Scotch proverb.
The protective tariff is altogether commercial affair."
and under more than 100000 miles of operating railway
have passed to the control and virtually the ownership of
few men, the vast steel interests of the land conduct
ed by small board; even circulating medium is the
property Of few thousand corporations that contract
or expand to suit their selfish purposes trusts null
tlply, until food clothing, sheter-in word all we live
on--are worked through monopoly to make mlionaires
And the foundation of all this stupendous structure
facilitate plumber of the people on the robbery en-
couraged by tariff for exorton
ats ''friends'' will really remedy t-when the devil
takes bath in holy water.
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who about the tint Of on
dark night which they EN- and
some whittier than bridegroOms
wedohg Thereupon the raven felt himself melted
outnt Surprising that the
from padding In the the
TOOK bath Nothing doing Right
because the raven smiling Investing peroxide
hydrogen scen down to grenish gray for
quite time. much HIS -
Change Of habit but the drug oore can help
~ 49, NNs $500 - 80
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president seems to have made up
his mind as to the colonel's char
acteristics and temperament, and
as a result, has banished him to a
pile of snake-infested ruins in the
desert.
| talked with Col. Stewart five
hours, and during that time prob.
ably learned few more things
about his personality than even
Pres. Roosevelt could have learn
ed in five minutes of formal con
versation.
Ito be continued)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
Curtains Less Than Half

ARABIAN NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS
Five hundred pairs in the lot; all three yards
long and fifty inches wide. and each pair per-
feet in every respect. The actual value of these
curtains range up to $3.50. but as we bought
them cheap will sell them cheap, O. m
and so you get them at pair. $50. % .OO
HAMMOckS-Fifty in the assortment; good
weight, strongly made, neat designs and colors
with head rests and spreaders: COM O. IN
plete with hooks; bargain at, each. p IL ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24

a picnic this afternoon at Mantle
park. 1t Is the first observance of
the old country midsummer festi-
val that has been observed by the
Swedish people here. The day was
passed with music, speeches and
sports.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24

weather for Phoenix this time of
the year. E! Paso, Tex, can't get
above 100, and Red Bluff, the
hottest place in California, is shiv-
ering along at 80. Spokane regis
tered 7S, but this spring has pre-
pared Spokane for anything.
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A One Day Rug Special

splendid bargain offered for day in the
carpet and drapery department. This is too good
a special to last very long: in fact we expect
the day is over.
BRUSSELS RUGS-Full 9x12 size, just i8 of
them, all standard make and in choice coors
and designs. Some of them scanned, others
seamless and not worth less than $22 so and
$500 We will sell the 617 Or
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
ANNUAL c. E. CONVENTION

Christian Endeavor societies of
Washington and Idaho hold their
10th annual convention at Ellens-
burg Friday Among the speakers
will be Congressman Jones and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
COLD WAVE IN ARIZONA

The denizens of Phoenix. Ariz.,
are to be pitied. In the last "a
hours the thermometer there has
Just got up to 1902, which Is frosty
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
TWO VACATIONS ORDERED

The council last night passed Or
dinances vacating portion of
Cora av. in J. M. Morgan's addi-
ton, and the alley, block Is In
Dennis & Bradleys addition.
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piece. A handsome embroidery is
set into the skirt and forms the
square neck. A pretty frock for
an older girl is of white linen, with
large dots embroidered in pale
blue. The hat is white chip. with
large bows of pale blue ribbon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-12

Kerr on the other hand. has decided
upon certain drastic changes for his
college. which will be put into opera.
tion at once.
Ackerman and Kerr. as members
of the National Educational associa.
tion convention. which they attended,
were granted a reception by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. who went thoroughly
into the school question. Ackerman
was appointed on a committee OF the
convention to prepare statistical
forms TO be presented 10 the COM
missioner OF education at WashIig-
ton. which forms are 20 be recon-
mended for uniform use throughout
the United States.
Among the colleges visited by the
oregonians were Cornell, Columbia,
state agricultural college of Minneso-
Ia. Stout Manual Training school OF
Wisconsin and agricultural colleges
at Madison. Wisconsin. Champagne.
Illinois. and many other similar uni
versitIes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-12

limiting Liquor sesling IN Great
Britain.
A new licensing bill" was intro
duced by the government in the
house OF commons on the 2Tth. The
bill provides for the compulsory re-
duction, within a specified period aud
on nniform scale. OF the number
Of regular saloon licenses throughout
the country. The number OF salooas
70 be licensed is based mainly upon
the density OF the population. ID
cities Il is proposed to allow one
saloon for every $50 persons. and
In the country districts one saloon
for every 400 persons. This regular
ton. Il is estimated, will wipe out
In the neighborhood Of $4,000 H.
censes. about one-third OF The pros-
ent total, the reduction 10 be Effected
In 20 years. In presenting the bin
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-12
% Paint is taken from the Mines in Lane county, and
manufactured at Salem, Ore.

the higher courses OF learning. such
as the regular universities and agri-
cultural colleges. which are allowed
a much larger proportional appro-
priRtion.
The purpose of the trip. which last
ed Ave weeks. was TO Investigate the
manner In which eastern institutions
are teaching industrial studies and
manual training. Ackerman Is not
prepared TO introduce any immediate
changes. but will improve the do
nestle and manual training courses
as he Is able from time TO time. DR.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-12

the chancellor OF the excheQuer. Mr..
AsQuith. declared that in the cpinion
OF the government all effective reiorm
IN this field must atm at the attain
ment OF two principal polnts~-nauie-
ly, progressive reduction OF the
excessive facilities now allowed for
the rotail sale Of intoxicating liquors.
and the gradual complete recovery
BY the state. vita due regard for exs
lstlns interests. OF lis property 10 =
monopoly which 4 has lmprovIdensly
allowed to slip from rs control.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-12
STATEMENT No. 4
MEN HAVE TICKET

Statement no. I Republicans have
decided to present an united front
and plea a winning ticket for the leg.
islature In opposition 90 the demand
OF the machine leaders that a ticket
be put up "unalterably opposed to
Statement No. 1" In Marion county.
A conference Of the leaders OF the
movement will be held IN the city
Saturday, the day set for the mas
convention. and the men Who are nov
being canVassed 20 compose the d.
rect primary legislative ticket. and
who viii stand for the election OF
the peoples choice for Unlted States
senator. ard the following:
Hal d. Patton and Dr. n. C. Ep-
ley Of salem.
Henry J. Miller OF Aurora.
Archie G. Libby OF Jefferson.
Bruce Cunningham. Of Liberty.
They are all clean progressive
young republicans who would stand
for the Interests of the taxpayers aud
the development Of the state. and
Who viii ohssrfuliy accept defeat u
the people prefer 20 80 back % the
old way OF choosing senator's backed
b a sack.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-12

TELLS OF HIS TRIP

At1 special says,
p superintendent OF Schools ].
.Hnan, who has been visiting
,A throughout the east with
M Of the state agricultural
returned to this city Tues
\ @rnt
f1,'sadeni AeKerman stated
euad Oregon schools COM
a'a'ab'y with Eastern iusti-
except those devoted to
s1eeps those devoted TO
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-12

rae merits OF the Texas Wonder. yov
wonld never saeef from kidnc7s
bladder or rheumaiie trouble. 81
bottle, two mopths' treatment. sold
W 8. G. stons drug store. or By mail.
Testimonials With each bottle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-12

b. T. Croker. Esq. now 50 years
of age. and for 20 years justice OF
the peace At Martinsburg. Iowa,
says: 81 am terribly anilcted with
sciatic rheumatism In nay left arm
and right hip. / have used three
bottles OF chamberlain's Pain Balm
and IL did me lots of good" For sale
at DR.. stones drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-12

Roseburg has a Commercial club
with SO members. ssa.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17
MOTHER AND CHILD.

Both Fully NOurished on Grape-Nuts.
The value of this famous food is
shown in many ways, in addition to
what might be expected from it's chemi-
cal analysis.
Grape-Nuts food is made of whole
wheat and barley, is thoroughly baked
for many hours and contains all the
wholesome ingredients in these cereals.
1t contains also the phosphate of pot
ash grown in the grains, which Nature
uses to build up brain and nerve cells.
Young children require proportion
ately more of this element because the
brain and nervous system of the child
grows so rapidly.
A Va. mother found the value Of
Grape-Nuts in not only building up her
own strength but in nourishing her
baby at the same time. She writes:
after my baby came l did not re-
cover health and strength, and the doc
tor said 1 could not nurse the baby as
I did not have nourishment for her,
besides / was too weak.
HE said l might try change Of
diet and see what that would do, and
recommended Grape-Nuts food.
bought pkg. and used it regularly.
A marked change came over both baby
and l.
My baby is now four months old,
is in fine condition, 1 am nursing her
and doing all my work and never felt
better in my life There's a Rea-
son.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read 'The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
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Willing to Keep 1t Dark.

Rene La Montague. the crack polo
player, tells this story of very small
miss, the 5-year-old daughter of a prori
nent member of the Cedarhurst set.
Mr. La Montague was driving a small
trap from the Rockaway Hunt club tC
his home in Cedarhurst, when he en-
countered the little miss, who was out
for a walk with her nurse and a small
baby brother, who occupied a perambu-
lator. Being an intimate friend of the
child's parents, he offered to give her a
lift as far as her house. The offer was ac-
cepted, and ON the way Mr.. La Mon
tagne was RECALLED with interesting items
of family news which ere,lisped out in
rapid succession, until he pulled up in
front of the house.. e
The child alighted, and, as there was
nobody in sight on the grounds, he asked
her if she could get indoors safely.
'Oh, yes" said the little tot, land
thank you very much"
Don't mention it," nodded back the
polo player; when to his surprise the
child opened her eyes very wide and
murmured:
Il won't. New York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17
Trzxfb and
Quality

appeal to the Well Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly rs laxative, and it's component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all oil lection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
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Surprised the ParSon

In logging camp a few years ago a
man called Peter Grimes was accident
ally killed and his widow was lett Ill
rather poor circumstances.
Joseph Breed, a particular friend OF
the unfortunate man, being somewhat OF
a carpenter, decided to make Grimes
coffin. and so cut down the funeral eX-
penses. He told the widow of his in
tention, and also of carving the name
and age of her late husband on the lid
but he was rather worried when he
found that the age was % years.
81 am awfully sorry, Mrs. Grimes,
said Joe, but l never could cut fig
ure s."
'That's too bad" replied Mrs. Grimes
then, as a happy thought came to her.
she asked him if he could cut fig
ure z.
Eyes, / can cut first-rate figure q.
'Well. then, why not cut four rs
Everybody knows four rs are 2S."
So the following day Joe completed
the coffin as she suggested
The day of the funeral came, and the
clergyman was reading the service over
the body, and had arrived at that par1
where he was saying:
Our dearly beloved brother. who de
parted this life, at the -ge Of"
Here he glanced at the coffin lid fol
reference. and, his eyes lighting on Joe's
row of four rs, he gave a gasp and
with startled look in his eyes, ex
claimed:
"Good heavens! low did he ever miss
the flood"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17
Building q Dam .
NO~N%O@00~<

I expect to build a dam on a creek
for a saw mill. Dam will be about
100 feet long at top to raise the water
ten feet. 1. What would be the cheap
est way of building the dam? 2. VIII
you give plan of such dam? g..
What size of turbine would be neces-
sary to run a 4S-inch circular saw?
Ans.-The accompanying sketch
shows a cross-section Of the style Of
dam that would be required for this
purpose. Dams are sometimes con-
structed by curbing Of wood, mason
ry, or cement, the interior being filled
with dry stones. Such dam is called
roc1-fill dam: If stone is plentiful,
the dam may be built entirely of ma
sonry. The top should be laid either
with plank or cement.
AS the illustration shows, the dam
is laid on bedrock, the bed rock being
blasted out sufficiently to secure a key
and solid footing generally. With
a ten-foot dam the base should be ten
feet wide. On the upstream side, the
batter or slope of the dam is about l
in 4, and on the downstream side the
upper part of the batter is about / in 8
and the lower part 1 in 1. The dam
! throughout it's length should curve up
stream so as to present cOncave sur
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17
Short suggestions.

Verdigris on metal can be quickly re-
moved by rubbing with soft rag dip
ped in liquid ammonia.
A small quantity of vinegar boiled on
the range will counteract the odor of
boiled cabbage or other vegetables.
Clean enameled bath tubs and marble
wash bowls with kerosene, then rinse
thoroughly with strong soapsuds to re-
move the odor of the kerosene.
Organizes, chambrays and fine cam
brics may be washed without danger
Of fading if they be washed first III
clear water in which a cupful OF very
coarse salt has been dissolved.
Soap and powdered chalk mixed and
rubbed on mildew spots will remove
them. To expedite matters let the spot
ted article lie in the sun for few
hours. damping it again as it dries.
Lamp chimneys which have been neg
lected and are badly discolored may be
restored by cleaning with rag dipped
in methylated spirit. When all the
stains are removed polish in the usual
way.
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THREE CURES OF ECZEMA.

Woman Tells of Her Brothers. Terri
BILE Suffering-TwO Babies Also
Cured--Cuticura Invaluable.
"My brother had eczema three diff
ferent summers. Each summer it came
out between his shoulders and down
his back, and he said his suffering
was terrible. When it came on the
third summer, he bought a box Of
Cuticura Ointment and gave it faith
full trial. Soon he began to feel better
and he cured himself entirely Of &C.
zema with Cuticura. A lady in In
diana heard of how my daughter,
Mrs Miller, had cured her little son Of
terrible eczema by the Cuticura Rem
edies. This lady's little one had the
eczema so badly that they thought they
would lose it. She used Cuticura Rem
edies and they cured her child entire
ly, and the disease never came back.
Mrs. Sarah e. Lusk, Coldwater, Mich,
Aug Is and Sept 2. 1907"
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of potassium salts In vegetable foods
causes by chemical exchange an alb
normal loss of common salt. This is
proved by the fact that the craving Of
an animal for common salt is most no.
ticeable when the food contains large
proportion of potassium salts, such as
wheat. barley, oats, potatoes, beans and
peas. The addition OF salt to animal
food increases the appetite, promotes
the repair of tissue by its searching
diffusion through the body, and stimu-
lates the rapid using up of its waste
products. Boussingault's experiments
showed that salt increases muscular
vigor and activity, and improves their
general appearance and condition.