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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27
JUST POSING.

When platform makers, bosses and nominees go to
posing ultramoralsts, it is safe bet that the public
is going to get exhibition that is very silly.
Take for instance, the fuss made by both the older
parties the matter of publicity of campaign contr
buttons. There's Mr.. Taft somewhere in the bush down
east threatening $4,000 word letter of acceptance
siderable of it devoted to the subject of publicity of cam
paign contributions. Then there's Mr. Bryan solemnly
announcing to his national committee that after confer
he and Mr. Kern unanimous the wisdom of
making such contributions public and with such proceed
ing "a in American politics will Begin to the
great moral Improvement of such politics
OF course, the matter ism issue at all. If the rep
ublcan party, the democratic party favors such pub
lefty all it has to do is publish No special session of
congress is necessary to pass laws for it. and there's
existing law to prevent it. 1t is wholly matter of free
will on the part Of either party.
Ii 1t is right, Mr.. Tafts committee, Mr. Bryan s
committee go ahead and do it. regardless of what any
other committee does But this wouldn't suffice. There
wouldn't be enough politics in such honest fearless action
There must be some high moral posing, wind jammng
and bamboozng of unthinkng partsans. Without these
things half the game of politics wouldn't be played and
the game is only well played when much dust posi-
bic is put in the peoples eyes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27
NEEDED SHAKEUP
IN PHONE co.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-The
greatest shakeup in the history OF
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Co. is in progress. When matters
resume a normal condition 1t is
the hope of e. G. Bailey, first vice
president and general manager
that an infusion of new blood and
redistricting Of the field covered
by the company will greatly i'm
prove the general service.
On August the place Of Thomas
e. Sherwin, auditor, will be taken
by F. c. Phelps, Boston, who was
presumably sent here by the Bell
company which owns 81 per cent
of the stock of the local company
G. P. Robinson, general superin,
tendent, has resigned
The Pacific system will be di.
vided in three districts. a southern
division extending from San Luis
Obispo to Oregon, and northern
district including Washington, Ore
gon and Idaho. w. J. Phillips will
be in charge of the latter district
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27

able to kill off that which is cheap
and fast seems paradoxical. If we
believed in evil magic, we should
suspect that the railways must
have it. Why dl ! they do it? Why
were they allowed to do it? How
did they do it? Interesting ques-
tiOns, truly.
And yet the answer is easy. The
railway runs the year round. Most
waterways are frozen a part of
the year The shipper didn't dare
| make an enerly in summer to
wreak vengeance on him in winter.
The railway runs everywhere. The
waterway reaches canal or river
points only. The shipper could not
safely make an enemy of the lines
he had to use tot inland points, no
matter how favorable were the
water rates to canal and river
ports. So, almost every shipper
was subject to punishment by de-
lays, denial of cars, discrimination
in favor of his competitors, and
| general bad service, if he refused
to give the railways all bis bust
ness. II the railway had to cut
rates to kill off a boat line, it
could make 1t up on business
where boat lines could not go or
had been killed off. The boat own
er had no such power Tho railway
could make a tooth and toenail,
bite and gouge, knock down and
drag out fight for traftic-and did.
The waterway, ike some great,
helpless beast of burden, never
gave back blow, but gave up the
ghost instead.
And yet-and don't know
whether you will believe this or
not-the waterways help the rail-
ways with which they compete
The Germans know it, and build
waterways along the government
railways. | cannot find that any
railway was ever hurt by a paral
lei waterway. Wherever water
ways have been opened up parallel
] to railways, the railways have
mgbe more money than ever. As
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27

the river traffic grew the railway
trade and the dividends swelled.
There are plenty of cases. The
Elbe and Main in Germany, the
Monongahela, the Kanawha, the
Hudson, the Erie canal, the great
lakes waterway-all have helped
their Complementary railroads. De
Freycinet pointed out how they do
it. The waterways take the low
grade, cheap tonnage that breaks
the railways backs and pays very
little if any profit. and by building
up population, and leaving the
high class freight to go by rail-
both the community and the rail-
way is benefited | could pile up
figures and facts for pages to prove
this, but it is not necessary. The
specialists the world over know
that waterways help railways. Both
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Harahan are on
record as asserting to the prin-
ciple.
Why, then, do the railways kill
off the waterways? Heaven only
knows! 1t seems to be a part of
the railway nature. Germany &C.
tually had to make regulations to
keep the traffic departments of
their government railways from
killing the government waterways!
Wherever the traffic man sees a
boat line he goes for it as a terrier
goes for a ral-because he can't
help it. In Germany no railway is
allowed to make as low 9. rate be-
tween two points as the waterway
makes. We must foster and en-
courage waterways by legislation.
Railways must be required to pro-
rate with waterways, and allow
shippers freely to use the boats
for either a part o. their business
or for portions OF routings. In ev-
cry proper way waterways must be
encouraged. Investments in boats
must be protested. For the water
ways are, and in the future must
increasingly be, the great, free
highways of the people.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27
BY HERBERT QUICK

have shown that the railways
are unable to carry the traffic of
this country in good times. They
admit it. We have so much heavy
and lowgrade freight, and our dis
tances are so great that railways
alone are unable to do the work.
We must, then, develop our water
ways, for they cen carry any load.
Water-borne freight is carried at
from one-sixteanth tot one-sixth
the rates paid on railroads.
On the Columbia river, in Ore
gon and Washington, is a little re-
gion that used to pay $500 a ton
for merchandise, like nails, from
Portland, about 80 miles. This is
about a hundred times the rate on
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27
While BY walrq75m1es costs less Than 70eenk

the best water routes. A short
canal was opened around the Cas-
cades, letting boats up, and at
once freights fell to 81 a ton, and
this little patch of the nation
saved 100000 in 10 years, That
canal protected" those American
Industries most effectively.
A dollar will carry a ton 100
miles by rail, on the average But
on the Mississippi river route
81 cents pays for shipping a ton a
thousand miles-and the empty
barges are carried back to the
starting point t. boot! On the
great lakes the dollars worth of
freight is more than a thousand
ton-miles. On the new Erie canal
which Is to be II feet deep and
200 feet wide--it is expected that
a dollar will haul ton Of freight
1900 miles. Wheat goes by rail
from middle South Dakota to Chi
cago. IT'S miles, for $40 a ton;
from Chicago It goes to Buffalo
975 miles, for less than the 70
cents, to say nothing of the 81
Wherever any considerable traffic
Is carried by water it goes at vast,
ly lower rates than by rail.
Moreoyer~-and you may find il
hard to believe this-the water.
ways carry it faster than the rail.
ways. Freight cars go less than
rs miles day on the average
Fifty years ago, the steamers on
the now-abandoned Missouri river
made three times this distance per
day for 5000 miles upstream, and
went FIVE times as fast coming
down--and they always tied up al
night; or course. modern vessels
running night and day. on good
water, with electric searchlights
can do much better than that. A
good river or canal is a propter
aurer. more dependable highway
Tor heavy freight than any railway
las any shipper who knows will
tell you.
And yet, 10 spite OF the fact that
railways are obliged to charge
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27
RAILROAD MAGNATES
BLIND TO INTERESTS

from six to 16 times the water rate,
and on the competitive tonnage
carry it less than a quarter as fast,
the railways have put the water
ways out of business all over the
United States. They have done
the same thing in Europe, wher-
ever the laws have allowed it, ex-
cept in Holland, where the rail.
ways had to have protection from
the canals. Our American rivers
used to be alive with steamers.
Save where the conditions are ex-
ceptional, they are all gone. At
one time We had 1000 miles of
canals in this country. Most of
them are now abandoned-breed-
ing places for frogs. That the
dear and slow transportation was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27
BY AN AMATEUR.

This is a nature study-a lovely
island in a little lake. There Is a
beautiful tree on the island, and its
outlines are reflected in the placid
water. On the shore of the island
are drawn up a half dozen skiffs.
The engraving does not do full JUS
tice to this picture, because almost
all its delicacy is lost in the re-
production. On paper such as is
used in a newspaper, the picture
has to be cut up into little dots by
a screen and the screen has to be
quite coarse to present any half
tone effects at all, so this photo
graph suffers because 1t is small
and hasn't tones that 1t would have
on very smooth paper. But when
you take pictures for yourself. you
don't miss any Of the effects that
are so artistic. because you have
the original prints
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27

Ladies Jumper Suits;
made of pretty light col
ored lawns, in a great as
sortment of colors; many
of them with lace Jokes
and sleeves; all sizes;
excellent values at $50;
on sale Tuesday at,
each .............. 1898
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27
MR.. SKYJACK, FROM MARS

: HE EARTH AS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT AND
u MAKES WIRELESS OBSERv ATOMS NOTEBOOK
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27
A Burning Question

The fuel question will soon occu-
ply the center of the stage and wise
people are ordering a winters sup
ply of Owl Creek coal of the Stan
dard Fuel &, Ice Co. This coal has
proven itself to be the best on the
market, containing high percent
age of fixed carbon, thus insuring
intense heat and small ash. Main
695. ***
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27

who is Kern" asks w. e.
Corey. If Kern had married an
actress he might be better known.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27
Mother ADOPTS HER
OWN DAUGHTER

TACOMA, July PA curious in
cident occurred in the superior
courtroom when Mrs. w. M.
Clark adopted her own child. little
8 years old Reta Frances Harmon.
The mother and child had been
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27
MOST ANyTHIMG}|
&B5RSo 49, -: 60 se TA Elz ~

T h ere s no
such thing uz
savin' time. It's
only a question
Nv how you'll
spend it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27
ALL SCANDlNAvIANS INVITED

The Danish Brotherhood of Spo-
kane will give picnic at Liberty
lake next Sunday and all Scandi-
navians are invited to share in the
merry-making. The picnic train
will leave the terminal station at
$3.50 a. m.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-27
Silk Petit
coats $500
Children's
Rornpers

separated for seven years.
A year after Reta was born Mrs.
Clark found herself in such strait
ened circumstances that she was
unable to support herself and
child.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
The Republican Chairman viii
Use a Card Index
TO WATCH SPELL BINDERS
As Soon as Flood of Campaign Ore
tory is Turned Loose Every Speak
er VIII be Sized up and Tabulated
as Good or Bad.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9. - Elaborate
plans have been perfected by Frank
III. Hitchcock, republican national
chairman whereby he will use to best
advantage the ability Of every SPELL
binder employed by the national
committee.
The orators are to be card -indexed,
they are to be'included in the system
which Mr., Hitchcock, aided by vii
liam Hayward, OF Nebraska, is put
ting into effect to the wonderment OF
many OF the old war horses, who be-
lieve more in handshaking than in
card indexing,
Under the plan devised by Mr..
Hitchcock and Mr.. C. Dupont, chair
man Of the speakers committee, the
committee members will know with
in week or two after the spell
binders brigade is turned loose on
the country just which ones are
worth keeping They will know
which ones can speak best on the
tariff, on the injunction plank, and on
all the other issues, and in fact will
know which ones appeal most strong
" to the working and which ones
take well' with a high class au.
iience.
In a nutshell, everyone will have
, card index and on that card will be
recorded all the information that
anyone could desire about the speak
,r. Just a glance at it will enable
he head of the speakers bureau to
iend him where he can do the most
rood
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11

| opmcnt League, composed Of 80 com
mercial bodies throughout the state
! And the movement will probably be
pushed forward under the auspices oI
the league until the matter has been
taken due cognizancc Of by the
Legislature at It's next session
Leaders OF he movement feel that
the initial funds for handling the
campaign should he raised By the
communities interested In the work.
Wide publicity through the exploita.
ton agencies OF the league is to be
given the movement the movement
from this time on, and the league will,
with the cooperation Of the confer.
ence which opens omorrow. assist In
raising funds 10 defray the expenses
Of sending the good roads commits
sion on "get-togcther" tour through
the state.
The commissioner will be selected
by the conference upon his qualiiica.
tons as a practical roadbuilder, and
the chief result which he is expected
to bring about Is to present solid
and irresistible front when the con-
ference asks the Legislature to stand
sponsor for the movement.
A committee probably will be ap.
pointed to draft bill In time to be
taken up, revised and amended to suit
the various communities OF the state
where different conditions will re-
quire different schemes OF treatment
Of highways and different methods OF
construction. All agree that he es-
sence OF the conference here is or.
ganization, harmony and an eye
single TO the cause.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11

them all Mr.. Bell, a member Of the
well known Portland house Of Oids,
Workman & King, with which the
Astoria house is closely allied in a
business way, happened in the city
last evening, and at once attached
himself to Mr. Dunbar and contribu-
ted to his comfort during the hour
OF stress he spent as he saw his inter
ests being swept from him.
Premises were put under guard last
night and today the work of accurately
estimating the loss and damage will
go forward. The firm has been in
business in this city for rs years and
stood high in the estimate Of the
people here.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
Mayor Of YOkahoma Speaks Of
the Fleets Coming
TWO NATIONS At PEACE
Refers to Our Appropriation to Nip
ponese Exposition in 1912 and Says
That United States Opinion is Very
Friendly Toward Island Empire.

TOXIC, Aug. lin the course
of an address delivered at an informal
Injecting OF the members of the Yoko-
hama city assembly Mayor Mitshu-
hasi, dealt with the forthcoming visit
of the American fleet in terms of con-
spicuous cordiality. Among all the
|powers the United States holds to-
ward this nation unique position.
Referring to the American appropria-
ton of $l,5O0,000 for the purpose of
the grand Japanese exposition of 1912
the speaker said;
"Such an enormous appropriation is
several times larger than originally
proposed and is no doubt due to the
that public opinion in the United
States is now as it ever was, very
friendly toward our empire. AS to
fact that public opinion in the United
States and Yokohama, although we'll
known, | may refer to the fact that
the Shihmonoseki indemnity, togeth-
er with interest thereon so generous
ly returned to us by the United
States formed principal part of the ex-
penses of the first construction of
Yokohama harbor, only small part
having been added thereto by the
With regard to the for
eign trade between Japan and the
United States | do not consider it
necessary to give any statistics. Suf-
tice it to say that our exports to-
America always exceeded our inn
ports from there and there is every
prospect that the export trade will in
crease year by year, Regarding this
export trade, ! may say that it is
much larger from Yokohama than
rom any other open ports,
in view of our international rela-
ions with America and Yokohama's
position on the trade with the Great
Republic, | thing it is necessary we
hall take all possible steps to extend |
IS grand and cordial welcome to
he American feet on its arrival here
IS the circumstances permit"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11

FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF
BROWN ARMY, American Lake,
Wash, Aug. 10-Scattered rife fire
two miles north and in front Of this
point indicates the contact of scout
ling parties and cavalry patrols at
noon today. The firing has been
growing more frequent since IL
O'Clock a. m, when the first contact
occurred and general engagement
between the Blue and Brown armies
is believed to be incipient. Up to this
hour the blue advance parties have
failed to drive in the Brown outposts,
although a report from anoutpost a
mile north states that the cavalry is
drawing back to the line Of observa-
ton.
Capture of a party of four Blue
cavalry scouts by Brown cossack
post is also reported. The district
south Of American Lake presents
most warlike aspect. AT this time the
Brown army is fully intrenched, the
point of defense fairly bristling with
artillery and infantry. Cavalry is
galloping through the woods far out
on both hanks and the drumlike, but
irregular rolling of rifle fire tells of
hostile meetings. The Blue Army is
arranged for attack, but the exact
location cannot be determined. "A
frontal attack may be made or an adj
vance from either flank or both fianks
and van may be made. The Brown
force is perpared for any eventuality.
Neither army knows the position
Of the other and interested situations
are being developed Up to this time
neither force has succeeded in devel-
oping the position or strength of the
other.
The entire force Of 5000 men par
in the American Lake ma
leuvers is engaged in today's simu-
ated warfare. The Brown army, in
Of Charles f. Mcdonnell, Of
Portland, marched from Camp tan.
ey at z o'clock this morning, pro-
,eeding four and half miles in
outhwesterly direction to point al
most due south of American Lake,
,nown as Jackson's. The Blue army
marched at $50, going northwesterly
o Stellacoom, rounding American
lake and proceeding south to the at
ack. The Brown army is maintain.
ng a defensive position as the bri-
,ade advance guard of a big army
to be advancing from
olympia.
Colonel Mcdonnell has formidable
osition His right, resting on the
eavy timber near Dupont station, is
ED by the Third Oregon infantry,
nder Major John L. May The
bird U. S. Infantry is on the left,
-hile the center is held by noun
lin battery the guns being mounted Y
n bluff inaccessible to ordinary
cid artillery, Lieutenant Colonel
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
BASEBALL GAMES.
National League.

W.. National League.
Brooklyn s, Cincinnati 4.
Boston 3, ST. Louis 9.
New York 3, Chicago 2.
Philadelphia 5, Pittsburg 4.
American League.
Cleveland 2, ;, Philadelphia 0, 3.
The last game was postponed on ac-
count of darkness.
Chicago 2, New York /.
St. Louis Q, Boston 5.
Detroit 2, Washington 3.
Northwest League.
Seattle 6, Butte 5.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
Conference viii Probably Name
Commission, Pending the
States Action
WILL ALL WORK IN HARMONY
Judge Webster VIII Preside at the
Opening Meeting, and Is One OF the
Stronges. Candidates For President
OF the Good Roads Commission.

PORTLAND, Aug. TO- Oregon's
initial effort TO place the good roads
movement on an organized basis
throughout the state will be made in
this city tomorrow, About 200 dele.
gates from all parts Of the state rep
resenting the four-score affiliated
clubs in the Oregon Development
League, majority of them practical
roadbHilders, will meet in conference
at the convention hall OF the Com.
mercial Club, The first session is
called for 10 o'clock Yin the morning
and will be followed by an afternoon
and evening session.
A remarkable feature OF this state.
wide conference Is the fact that there
will be no formal program; no long,
wearying technical essays. The uni
fed energies OF all the delegates are
20 be concentrated on effective or,
ganization, preparation OF construc.
tive Legislation, brushing aside Of
petty local jealousies Of counties or
improvement clubs.
The scheme OF organization which
the leaders Of the movement hope to
see consummated Is that OF vcsting
plenary powers in a highly centraliz.
ed authority, II necessary to have a
single state commissioner OF good
roads, until such time as the Legis.
lature shall provide for state aid and
enact 4 measure under which one or
more commissioners may act with au.
thority legally vested in them
Just what sort OF an organization
will be formed to crystalline the
movement throughout the state may
only be conjectured, but the present
plans for the sessions tomorrow are
as follows:
President G. w. Hodson, of the
Commercial Club, viii call the con
vention to order and announce the
purpose Of the gathering, and after
introducing County Judge Lionel R.
Webster, will retire. Judge Webster
will preside at the open meeting and
is one of the strongest candidates for
the position of president of the con-
ference, or good roads commission. |
er, depending on how the convention
sees fit to perfect the organization
County Judge John H. Scott, Of
Marion, is the only other candidate
who is actively opposing Judge
Webster, and Multnomah and Marion
are lining up the delegates for their
fayorite candidates, but 1t is too early
to .even predict what strength each
of the rival candidates will show
when the convention reaches the
work Of permanent organization.
Up to the present the good roads
in Oregon has been spas
modic, different counties and com.
having failed to get togeth- I
er on practical lines The bringing
together Of adverse interests as we'll
as those who have not taken particu- /
lar interest in the movement has been /
brought about by the Oregon Devel- t