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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
BOARD Of EDUCATION
MUST OBEY FIRE RULE
Has Not Yet Provided Escapes for
Buildings as Ordered.

the high school, had been provided
with escapes. The children were
left to jump out of the upper win
dows If the stairways were cut off
by flame or smoke.
The fire commission advised
landings and rallied ladder escapes
and the board appeared willing to
adopt them without question while
the Collinwood horror was fresh In
mind. The last school bond issue
was voted on the understanding
that all the buildings were to be
safeguarded with escapes. An es-
innate of $4,000 was given out as
being made for that purpose. Now
1t is claimed that there will not be
money enough for so many fire
escapes and they are to be dis.
pensed with, apparently, where the
board thinks practicable.
1t Is stated that the furnace
rooms are to be made as nearly
fire proof as possible and fire drill
will be depended upon to get the
little ones out If the stairs should
be closed, unless the board finally
decides to take no chances that can
be avoided in protecting the pupils.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
POSTMASTERS
AND POLITICS

The postmasters Of the state.
who are in convention here ostensi-
bly, to promote matters of mutual
interest and incidentally to do a
little politics on the sly will elect
officers this afternoon and wind up
deliberations with sightseeing
trip around town.
The convention has approved the
parcels post, postal savings banks
and also more pay and longer va
cations for postal officials.
One funny feature about the
gathering, politically speaking, Is
that the postmasters who owe their
appointments to Congressman
Jones are opposed to Lee johnson
to succeed Jones. Johnson comes
from the same section as Jones
and Jones wants to go to the SEN
ate. Politicians can figure that
out, maybe.
There is a suspicion that most
Oh the postmasters will incline
somewhat 20 Taft for president.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06

According to the fire commits.
sion's announced purpose, not a
public school building in this city
will be permitted to open next
month unless the fire protection Or
der issued months ago is obeyed in
every particular.
The school board, however, ex-
poets leniency and is not preparing
to put fire escapes on all the
buildings. 1t has been so deliber-
ate in the matter that bids on fire
escapes for buildings, with the ex.
ception OF the high school, will not
even be opened until next Monday
evening.
The Bancroft and Garfield build.
ings are two where fire escapes
have not been regarded as abso-
lutely necessary. 1t Is held that
the stairways there are sufficient,
with alterations in the furnace
rooms, to prevent any danger of a
Collinwood disaster.
The commission has ordered fire
escapes on school buildings Of two
stories. All the buildings in the
city are two stories and non, except
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
KNOCKING DAY
LABOR PLAN

In it's labor column" the Chron-
icle resorts to misstatements re.
garding the work on the new chill
dren's home for the purpose of dis
crediting the day labor plan. II
tells of excessive cost and misman-
agement in digging cellar for the
home, all because the digging is
not being done by contract. The
day labor plan was adopted on the
new home in courtesy to the aid
extended by organized labor gen.
orally.
John Christensen, superintendent
Of construction on the home, says
that whoever Is responsible for the
story did not understand such
work or was misinformed In re.
ply to the charge that the excava-
ton is costing more than IL done
by contract he says that no con-
tractor would take the job for less
than 40 cents per cubic yard,
whereas the day labor men are do
ing It at cost of 40 cents and
have removed 4J or 80 trees in
addition. The gravel from the top
of the excavation had to be hauled
on account of the distance and
ground to be traversed. Where
practicable scrapers have been
used. More than enough concrete
than is needed Tor the foundation
bed is already piled within reach
and the gravel has been cleaned up
to permit of unobstructed building
operations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
WILL SETTLE
LUMBER RATE

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. cit is
announced here today that inter-
state commerce commission will
meet in San Francisco Aug 10 to
take up matters relating to freight
rate controversy between the COM
mission and railroads growing out
of the new freight tariff ordered by
the commission on shipments of
lumber from points in the VIII
lamette River valley to San Fran
cisco bay points.
1t is likely the commission will
also hear complaints from trans.
continental railroads regarding the
new ruling on oriental tariffs. The
meeting will be one Of the most
important sessions of the year.
The commission has been sub
poenaed to answer in Federal
Judge Morrow's court why an In
junction should not be issued re-
straining enforcement of the new
lumber rates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06

has battled fiercely to wrest con-
troll of the county from Mack. In
formation you get as to present SUI
premacy depends altogether wheth-
err you are talking to Mack or a
Corners man. He has twice been
a delegate to national party con-
ventions and has been an occasion
al attendant at state conventions.
Macks chief recreation is auto
MODELLING. He owns three cars. In
the winter he makes long tours in
the south, and excursions with
friends to the country around Buff
falo are of frequent occurrence.
Mack likes to meet his friends
around a dinner table and is cele-
brated for his hospitality.
With all his socialbility Mack
has a reputation as sturdy war
rior in battle. Campaign leadership
takes him into a new field, and the
extent of his Napoleonic qualities
will develop with the events of the
next few months
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
MAINTAINS CHARGES
WITH HIS SWORD

VIENNA, Aug. 6.-Military cir
Giles were startled today by the re-
suits of an investigation following
reports from Major Sturdza, the
premier's son, charging shocking
immortality, drunkenness. reckless
extravaganza and gambling among
officers of the Roumanian army and
utter inefficiency throughout the
rank and Ale.
Discipline in the army is lack
ing; there are no regular drills,
and extensive frauds have been re-
vealed, Officers have filled their
pockets with public funds.
AS a result of the disclosures
Sturdza has been challenged to
fight numerous duels. He has van.
pushed seven antagonists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
fine RECORD IN
RELIEF WORK

No one in the fire stricken town
of Fernie Is suffering for lack of
food or clothing today.
The welcome news was received
this morning by Assistant Secre-
tary Dresher OF the chamber of
commerce from w. ID. Finley, Spo-
kane representative in the fire
zone. Finley stated that no further
supplies are needed for several
days. All of the sufferers who lost
everything, some of them even
their clothing, are now provided
for.
Mr.. Finley states that he will
return on the Friday afternoon
train. His telegram does not men,
ton anything further as to the fire,
so 1t is presumed its progress has
been checked or turned away from
the settlements.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
WHO, WHAT, WHY OF NORMAN MACK,
DEMOCRATS 1908 NATIONAL MANAGE
BY JACOB WALDECk.
Special Correspondence to The Pres

Special Correspondence to The Press
F BUFFALO, Aug. 6.-Why was
Norman E. Mack made chairman
of the democratic national commit
tee? is a question that has been
pointed and frequent since the Buff
falo editor was CHOSEN to manage
the Bryan campaign.
The answer is not so easy. There
seems to have been no single, over
whelming reason for 1t, but a COM
bination of reasons satisfactory to
the democratic leaders. Mack is
not big business man like Hanna,
nor has he had executive experience
such as preceded the selection of
Cortelyou and Hitchcock at the
head of the republican committee.
But If Mack is not captain OF
industry it is a fact that he has
been successful in business. If he
is not proved political manager
of ability he has at least been
leader in his county and has had
influence as counsellor in the state
and national affairs of his party.
He has a personal acquaintance
with nearly all democrats Of conse-
quence in the country. He has
level head and pleasing person.
atty.
MACK has met every responsible.
ity heretofore presented to him,
and he will meet this new one with
credit" WAS the judgment of man
who has known him for years.
There is also in his favor the fact
that he was the deliberate choice
of Bryan and a few other hard
headed citizens who ought to be
good judges of men.
Mack is of Scotch descent and is
50 years of age. He was born at
West Williams, Ont, and was -
years old when he settled in Michi-
gan. lie was store clerk for four
years. From 1872 to 1873 he was
in the advertising business in De-
troit and Buffalo. Then he entered
the newspaper business, which has
ever since been his chief interest.
In 1879 he started the James
town Gazette, but sold it a year
later and established the Buffalo
Sunday Times. In 1883 the Times
was made a daily. 1t was indepen-
dent in politics, but in 1884 de-
clared for Cleveland and has ever
since been democratic.
The ediotor married Miss Har-
rette B. Taggart in 1891. They
have two daughters. Mrs Mack Is
prominent in Buffalo society. They
have fine home on Delaware av.
Mack has long been on friendly
terms with Bryan. This may be
due. in large part to the fact that
he supported the Nebraskan in
1896 when eastern democrats by
the thousand jumped the party
traces.
Ever since he came to Buffalo
he. has taken an active interest in
politics, though never as an Office.
seeker. The only public position
he has held has been membership
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
PARKER GR|LLS
PROTECTION

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. c.
Judge Alton b. Parker, New York,
opened the Bryan campaign here
last night with an address to 1000.
He eulogized Bryan and Kern, say
ing:
How is it-tnat the party in
power, for more than so years has
been able to shut their eyes to the
fact that the people have been sys-
tematically robbed by means of a
statute enacted by this party,
which has not the courage to
change it,"
He was speaking about the
tariff.
There is one great question OF
all questions to be proved by the
electors he continued. Many
years ago a small black cloud APP
peared on the horizon, a tariff i'm
posed for the ostensible protection
OF infant industries, which extend.
ed and enlarged until under 1t has
grown system which has the
country completely in its grasp.
The party in power is allied with
protected interests.
These interests furnished mon.
ey to the republican party at the
request OF the national committee.
Everybody knows that for years
the leaders Of this party have been
engaged In frying fat out OF manu-.
facturers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
CUPID TO JOIN UNION

, CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-"Dar-
. ling, Lam in good standing
, in my union; will you be my
. wife?"
, This will be the stereo-
, typed form of proposal here
, after, If plans by the Won
, ans Trade Union league are
, adopted at the national con-
. ference of the union to be
. held simultaneously in Bos-
. ton, Chicago and New York,
. next month. The scheme
. considered at the conference
. is to send out cards to every
. member setting forth rules
. for guidance to those matri-
= monially inclined.
Q . . . . . . . . .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
MISSING WITNESS
May FREE CRAEMER

SEATTLE, Aug. 6.--Condemned
to hang on five different occasions
and now serving life sentence In
the state penitentiary at Walla
Walla on a charge OF having brutal.
ly murdered Mrs. PHILIPPINE Muell.
er and her baby in their Grant st.
home In this city on the night OF
Aug. 10, 1894, Henry Craemer will
probably soon be free man.
A dispatch from Fairbanks.
Alaska, states that John Quincy
Hackett, sought for 10 years as a
witness to prove an albi for
craemer, has turned up In the hills
near that place and corroborates
Craemers story in all the essen.
tial details.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
QUEEN KNOCKS
ELkINS MATCH

COMO, Italy, Aug 6.-Queen
Margherita, Italy, puts her royal
foot down decidedly upon the pro-
posed marriage of Duke Abruzzi to
Katherine Elkins despite reported
preparations for the wedding. An
intimate friend of the queen said
today that should the couple per-
sist in their intentions and the
marriage actually takes place the
queen will cut both from her list
of acQuaintances. The queen says
she has no objections to the girl
personally, but thinks the. duke
should wed a European princess.
She suggests some for the duke to
consider.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
TAFT CONDEMNS
COURT METHODS
Dilatory Judges Impose Excessive
Costs on Poor Litigants.

HOT SPRINGS, Aug. 6.-Taft to-
day addressed the Virginia Bar AS
ISOLATION, stating that while the
present court system Is so far from
producing proper results that 1t
calls for anxiety. He said inquality
existing in the administration OF
justice would soon raise a call for
popular condemnation and reform.
He said further:
II know delays have induced mer-
chants and commercial men to
avoid courts altogether and settle
controversies by arbitration. Such
arbitration is only possible between
litigants who are members Of the
same commercial body. Board of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
CAN'T MOVE BOOKS
WITHOUT AUTHORITY

The city clerk says he cannot
move the registration books down
to the lower floor of the city hall.
where others besides athletes can
reach them. or change the hours
of opening them to accommodate
working men, without authorization
from the city council.
The council may be induced to
take the matter up before the
presidential election If pressure
enough is brought to bear. The
present system of registration is
unfair and farcical.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
LIQUOR MEN ON
ANXIOUS SEAT

A Seattle liquor company ap-
pears to have been made the dis
tributing agent for anti-prohibl-
ton literature for the Northwest,
and installments of ITS output are
beginning TO arrive In pamphlet
form 1t is solemnly asserted that
Kansas City and Atlanta have
been ruined by restraining the IL
Quor traffic. Vice and crime. 1t APP
pears, only rear their ugly heads
when there is nothing handy in
the shape of Intoxicating nquor to
drink.
Vermont and New Hampshire
are also cited as horrible examples
of what happens when distillers
and brewers are not permitted to
continue the pleasant process Of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
OTHER UNIONS TO join
C.P. MACHINlSTS STRIKE

WINNIPEG, Aug. 6.-It is an
nounced at headquarters of the
striking machinists on the Ca
madam Pacific that the engineers,
firemen and conductors unions are
negotiating to aid the strikers by a
sympathetic strike.
If this occurs the road will be
completely tied up, blocking trans
portation of crops. Company Of
ficials appear unannoyed by these
reports.
1t is evident that the strikers are
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
WAIF WILL BE AN
HEIRESS BY and BY

The wee baby girl who was left
on the doorstep of the Kearney
sanitarium several days ago, was
this morning adopted into a good
home. Judge KEENAN, allowed it's
adoption by Mrs. Minnie Weekly,
an unmarried woman of the city,
who is wealthy. Thus the little,
homeless infant, whose parents are
unknown, becomes an heiress in a
small way as Mrs. Weeklys prop
erty holdings In Idaho are said to
be worth several thousand dollars.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
DEMOCRATS WILL
ALL Be on DECK

Tonight's meeting Of the young
democrats at the chamber of COM
merce will wind up the candidate
skirmish and as q result the demo
Gratis will file a full ticket either
tomorrow or Saturday. They have
until Aug. 10 only.
Dr. j. d, Mclean, Deer Park, has
filed for the state senate In the
Fourth district There will be no
congressional candidate from this
district besides William Goodyear,
Colfax, unless some Bandit slips In
at the last moment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06

Police Chief Rice has been adj
vised by the officials of the Salem,
Ore, penitentiary that James
Lowe, in Jail here on suspicion.
served five year term at Salem
under the name of James Morris
for larceny. The same letter adj
vises that last year Lowe. under
the name of r. H. Wells. was tried
before the u. S. authorities in
Portland on charge of passing
worthless Merchants & Planters
banknotes, but was not convicted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
BUTTE MAN LOSES $4,000
ON FAKE FIGHT

SEATTLE, Aug. 6.-Four conf
dence men Of Seattle, using two
"bunco" prize fighters and "a
"framed-up" four-round boxing con-
test pulled off privately near the
banks of the Duwamish river out
side of Georgetown. separated
Frank H. Pilling from $4,000,
which he had received that morn
ing from the Scandinavian Ameri-
can bank Of Tacoma. by James r..
Thompson Of Tacoma indorsing
Pilling's check.
Pilling. who is As years of age,
married and secretary Of the Butte
Adjustment company, which he
says is a half-million dollar corpor.
alton Of Butte, Is prisoner in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
POLICE CAN'T
LOCATE D0RR

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.-The
police are unable to locate Freder-
lex Dorr, the involved San Fran
cisco, Chicago and New York
broker. for whose arrest on a
charge of embezzlement warrant
was issued yesterday to Captain H.
H. Norwood, mining broker, who
alleged Dorr sold and appropriated
to his own use 100 shares of ST.
Paul railroad stock worth $4,000.
Several Of DORIS offices were re-
Gently closed, but Dorr insisted all
was straight.
DORIS Spokane Office has tenn
porarily suspended business pend
ing adjustment Of DORIS troubles.
The local management claims to
be uniformed as to developments
today or what may happen later.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06

arbitration offer no relief to It'll
giants with wealthy opponents,
hence the cost Of litigation to the
poor is greater than to the rich, as
Stunning that the poor are more
often interested in small cases, the
rich in large ones.
"One reason for the delay In
lower courts is the disposition OF
judges to await an undue length OF
time in writing opinions. / speak
with confidence because l was one
of the sinners. l believe great re-
form can be effected with certainty
in federal and state courts by man
datory reduction of court costs and
fees"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
WANTS CITY WELL
GROUNDS PROTECTED

The board of health last night
asked the city council to purchase
so acres of ground around the up
river pumping station for sanitary
reasons. There are two houses
within so feet of the big well now.
They are the city's property and
were built to accommodate the
families of the pump employees. 1t
Is desired to move the houses for
sanitary reasons and the city has
no property on which to move
the houses are menace to the
we'll and that it is of the utmost
Importance that they be moved.
The matter was referred TO the
finance committee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06

Tacoma city Jail. He is charged
by Mr.. Thompson. who is a mem
Der of the Thompson company, real
estate dealers, Provident building,
Tacoma, with defrauding him out
Of SIS 900 in cash.
4 1t was the first boxing contest
Pilling had ever seen and he was
such easy prey for the confidence
men that he says he believes he
must have been hypnotized by their
smooth talk.
n Pinkerton detectives. hired by
Mr., Thompson. are searching for
four men who pulled off the dear
They gave their names to Pilling as
Cummings, Gordon, Hamilton and
Wilson.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
DRANK cARB0LlC ACID
TO ESCAPE DEVIL

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.-Be-
lieving that he was pursued by the
devil. William Letterin. age IS,
drank carbolic acid and dropped
dead on street corner today. He
left rambling notes to his mother
telling Of his experience with evil
spirits. He feared they would kill
him and was afraid to go home.
He had appointed four pail bear
ers. A signed letter of Identified.
ton and empty bottle were found
near him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
BRONZE PLATE FOR
BRIDGE

A bronze plate mas been made by
the Pacific Manufacturing a Sup
ply Co. and delivered TO the city,
to be placed on the new Washing
ton st. bridge. 1t bears dates,
names of city officials and items
of interest for future generations
to ponder over.
The plate weighs rs pounds and
is fine piece Ct work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06

articles on corporations, which
are unfair to the money interests.
He declared that he will not
form a combination with Gould.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.-Scott
Tounds, age 10. who lived in Seat
tie, was shot and instantly killed
this morning by policeman M. T..
Arey. who caught him robbing a
Mission st. saloon. The policeman
chased Tounds and Ray c. Baird.
his companion, who was captured.
The boys couldn't find work and
tried stealing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
special Correspondence TO The Press

special Correspondence TO The Press
WASHINGTON, d, c., Aug. e.
The microscope in the hands of the
expert food chemist is powerful
detector Of food adulteration.
In an article on the use of this
instrument In the new yearbook OF
the department of agriculture, one
particular case Is cited where q
sample OF adulterated celery seed
showed, under the tense, that IL
was composed of 40 per cent OF
powdered rock.
An investigator at the bureau
OF chemistry found, by use of the
microscope. a large per centage OF
ground oive stones in pure" pep.
per. A chocolate coating prepare
ton was found, when sufficiently
magnified. to contain cocoa shells,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
PLOT WHOLESALE MURDER
IN Wild DEBAUCH

WATSONVILLE, Cal, Aug. g.
Southern Pacific detectives are
making vigorous search in this VI
cinity for three lumbermen, follow
ing a confession made by Annie
Richardson, notorious woman, i'm
plicating them in an attempt to
wreck the Santa Cruz flyer Sunday
night at Pajaro river bridge.
She says the plan was concocted
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
YAQUlS SLAUGHTER 13

Ell PASO, Aug. 6.-Thirteen per-
sons were killed at Lampazas mine,
Mexico, by Yaquis Indians, who
are threatening to attack the Pro-
montorio mine where survivors
have taken refuge. The massacre.
occurred in July. when without
warning the Yaquis swept down,
slaughtering three families.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06

receiving financial aid from con-
federated unions General Manager
Bury declined to discuss the report
that other trainmen are going on
a strike.
1t is reported that the road will
be assisted by other roads, which
will lend rolling stock to take the
place of that rendered useless by
the strike
This is regarded as certain to
involve the men employed on these
roads,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
HARTMAN NOT A BIT
NERVOUS ABOUT BRYAN

OGDEN, Aug. 6.-"The coming
election Is not of great import. 1t
will not matter whether Bryan or
Taft is elected" said Hartman to-
day on his way to southern Ore
gon.
"The policies of both parties are
thu same, and natural resources
are too great to allow an election
to affect it. Crops and prosperity
will be the same under either ad-
ministration."
Hartman says the country needs
federal ownership Of newspaper