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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
BY gibson GARDNER

0R~VAAA S~@HSsPoAoSASS w 4oo ~ASss
CHICAGO, June 16.-All except
two of the Sc delegates from Illi-
nois are instructed to vote for Jos.
G. Cannon. The two exceptions are
Cook county delegates, who are in
structed for Taft. No contest was
made in Illinois by Taft or any of
the0butside candidates, and when
a movement started in Chicago and
a large Taft club was formed, let
ter was sent by Taft asking his
friends to observe his desire that
no contest be made in states where
there were state candidates. This
stopped the instructions In favor
of Taft after two had been so
pledged. The sentiment in Illinois
Is for Taft as second choice,
though the delegates may enter a
combination with the Fairbanks
delegates If there appears to be
anything to be gained by So doing
Indiana is the one state which
has given its favOrite son an un-
broken delegation. The 80 delegates
from Indiana are instructed to cast
their votes for Fairbanks, and will
do SO as long as there appears to
be any hope that the vice president
will be In the running. According
to Geo. AIDE, who is one Of the In
diana delegates, the second choice
of the Indiana people is Taft. Sen
ator Beveridge, who Is lukewarm
towards Fairbanks and is suspected
OF desire to stampede for Roose-
welt, Is a delegate at large, but
every effort will be made to tie and
gag him.
OF the 46 Ohio delegates A are
pledged to Taft and two are In
structed to vote for Foraker Six
of the Ohio delegates are the OBJ
jects of contests. The contests and
the instructed delegates delegates
in Ohio are the result of the most
bitter faction fight seen in that
state for many years. Senator Jos.
b. Foraker set himself against the
efforts of Pres. Roosevelt to secure
Taft's nomination. His opposition
was inspired in part by a personal
dislike of Roosevelt, and in part by
his sympathy with the reactionary
influences which wished to put an
end to the Roosevelt regime. The
people in Ohio evidently did not
indorse the stand taken by For
aker; for at the primaries which
preceded the conventions. the Taft
following won by an overwhelming
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
SEWER IN.
FIFTH WARD

Plans for a gigantic sewer that
will drain all OF the Northside east
of Monroe st. are now being pre-
pared by City Engineer Ralston.
Just what the approximate cost
will be has not yet been determined
because the estimate has not been
prepared. When askd about 1t this
morning Mr.. Ralston would not
hazard a guss. BY that It Is taken
that it will be about as costly an
undertaking as any trunk sewer in
the city and will possibly come to
100000.
Three trunks are planned for tho
Fifth ward, but the largest begins
at a point on Division st and the
river and goes north to Boone av.
and thence west along a draw north
of Boone to Corbin park. This
takes in a valuable residence Sec
ton OF the city that now has no
sewer connection at all. Recently
the board Of health recommended
that a sewer be installed in the
Fifth ward as further sanitary
precaution.
The city engineer will submit
the plans and an estimate of the
cost Of the undertaking to the
council on the next regular meet
ing night, June %.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
GOOD WATER IN
ANOTHER WEEK

Spokane will be getting it's drink
ing water from the new under
ground system in another week, &C
cording to information given this
morning by Health Officer Grieve.
Today the up-river plant is being
connected with the subterraneaL
we'll and tunnel, and when this
work is completed the big pumps
will be drawing the water not from
the filthy river, but from an under.
ground channel that has thoroughly
filtered the water by a course
through sand and gravel.
"Bof1 the water for only a few
days longer says Health Officer
Grieve this morning. Experts who
went over the ground where the
well now is located declared at
that time that If the subterranean
system was installed Spokane
would have as good water as any
city on earth. Although the cost
has been heavy, approximately
100000. it is considered cheap
price for a pure, wholesome water
supply.
An official report of the entire
cost win not be ready for several
weeks yet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
Ban ON PRIVATE
SIDEWALKS

The board of public works, on
recommendation OF City Engineer
Ralston, has refused to allow Mas
sic Bros. permits to lay any more
private sidewalks until some ar
rangement be arrived at whereby
that firm will lay walks which meet
with the engineers approval. Nu-
merous complaints about the i'm
properly laid walks have been
made. Contractors lay private
walks and collect the money before
city officials discover defects, it is
charged. In his communication to
the council the city engineer says:
''Inasmuch as there has been con-
siderable trouble with contractors
who are doing work on private
sidewalks and collecting money
before the city is fully cognizant
of what has been done and being
done. thereby unable to have the
work done rightly, l recommend
that Massie Bros. be given no more
permits at present"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
WHY ROOSEVELT
DEMANDS TAFT

fCu mean," the president was
asked, that Mr. Taft would be
honest in carrying our your
policies?"
"That Is 1t exactly" he replied.
II believe Taft Is in sympathy with
what some people are pleased to
call my policies. But what Is more
important, In my judgment, is to
have a man in the White House
when ! go out who will not be sub
ject to corporation influence. | have
stood primarily for the enforcement
of law and the securing Of laws in
the peoples interest. rather than
in the interest of special corporate
wealth. The bad element Of cor
pOrate wealth-that element which
wishes to nullify good laws and to
dictate the actions of the executive
branch of the government--that
element will try TO secure the nom
nation and election of a man who
will take orders from them. ! don't
think Taft can be hluffed or ca
joled by those Influences"
The present convention marks
The end of campaign which has
been waged quietly and almost un.
noticed but waged tiercely--for is
months. 1t began in the avowcd
purpose of corporate influence 10
end Roosevelt policies with Roosc-
velts administration. The windup
Of this campaign has been seen IN
the last stand VI the allies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16

If an ordinance that Assistant
Corporation Counsel Rhodes has
prepared becomes a law, religious
societies, socialists and patent
medicine takers will be all classed
together SO far as street meetings
are concerned and forbidden the
use of public thoroughfares as
gathering places.
Police Chief Rice. Fire Chief
Myers and Mayor Moore are re-
sponsible for the proposed meas
ure. 1t has been submitted to the
council and today it is reported
that the judiciary committee will
make favorable report advocat-
ing its passage.
Chief Rice explains it thus:
There is a scheme on to build
a speakers platform near the lake
in Mantle park and have all street
meetings held there instead of on
the corners.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
SIZZLING POLITICS IN
THE MIDDLE WEST

vote. In order to aid the plans OF
the anti-Taft influences, Foraker
permitted his candidacy to stand,
and, while he will not have any fol-
lowing in the convention, his name
will probably be presented by one
of the two delegates who are in
structed to vote for him.
AS next door neighbor to Indiana,
Kentucky was, early in the cam
paign, the first state where the
Fairbanks managers sought outside
strength. The state has lately been
in the control of the democrats,
and republican politics was not
very active. Through former U. S.
Senator Bradley the Fairbanks
workers made some good connec-
tons, and up to a few weeks ago
1t looked as if considerable part
of the Kentucky delegation would
round up for Fairbanks. 1t was
only after the Taft people had Sc
cured the momentum OF instruc-
tons in about Is outside states that
a start was made in Kentucky to
head off Bradley and the Fairbanks
managers. After red-hot cam
paign Taft secured "a and Fair
banks two delegates.
From Michigan there are two I'M
pledged delegates who are known
to favor Cannon; the remaining %
are pledged by instructions to
Taft. The two delegates who favor
Cannon coEle from the Eighth dis
trict, where Congressman Fordney
Cannon's personal friend, domin-
ates the political situation.
The Ia delegates from West Vir-
ginia were secured By the Taft
workers and put under more or less
stringent instructions in the face
of open opposition frop, the two
senators from that state. Both
Nathan Bay Scott and Stephen b.
Elkins were opposed to Taft and
to instructed delegates. Scott was
openly in favor of the Fairbanks
candidacy, and Elkins was in favor
of any candidate opposed 10 Roose-
velts railroad policies. In this
state, as in a number Of others. 1t
was the influence of Pres. Roose-
welt, coupled with the systematic
labors of Frank Fl. Hitchcock,
which resulted In instructions 10
the Taft delegates. Two delegates
have openly announced their inten.
ton to disregard their instructions,
and to vote for Roosevelt. To
these delegates Roosevelt has
written personal letters requesting
them TO refrain from that course.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
MAYOR
THREATENED

"To Mayor Jones: You old -
you and some Of your lackeys had
better look out. You killed Evert
and ! will make a corn meal slve
of you. You have done me a great
injustice. you black hearted. A
Fair warming"
EVERETT, June t6.-Written In
crude hand and with several
words misspelled, a letter threat
ening the life of Mayor Newton
Jones was mailed to the executive.
The above is a copy Of the con-
tents.
Mayor Jones turned the letter
over to Chief Marshall and The de.
tectives were set to work to find
out the identity Of the writer.
Sending letter of that character
through the mails is a serious Of
Tense. Mayor Jones is not particu-
Iariy perturbed over the threat.
The police suspect someone con-
cerned In the late unpieasantness
with the saloons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
eY gibson GARDNER
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
CHICAGO, June 16.--The nomin-
alton OF VIM. II. Taft--which now
looks as certain as history-means
several things.
First, that the country still
stands for the Roosevelt policies.
Second. that RoOsevelt's influ-
ence has continued almost un-
abated with the people up to the
present time.
Third, 1t means that national
conventions, In future, will be more
like ratification meetings and less
like they used to be. when a thou
sand delegates pulled, hauled, trad
ell, dickered and were swept on by
sentiment or oratory.
The first introduction OF Taft to
the country as a prospective candi.
date was as "Roosevelt's candi-
date" The president let 1t be
known that he favored the nomina-
ton of Taft. To one friend, 1t will
be remembered. Roosevelt remark
ed that he would go on all tours
from the White House to the cap
itol building, II that would get the
presidency for Taft. That showed
how he fell about 1t.
The reason Roosevelt favored
Taft WAS also made very plain.
II believe Taft is dead square"
Is what Roosevelt said when the
question MAS put squareiy up to
him
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
PATCROWE
AFTER LAPS

Special Correspondence to The Press
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, June 16.-Pat
Grove. who attained widespread
notoriety because of his connection
in the Cudahy kidnapping case at
Omaha, lives in Sioux City with
his wife and baby.
Pat Is going to embark in the
baseball business with novel club
from Japan, He will leave soon for
Nagasaki and make deal for IA
Japanese athletes who have the
making Of first class baseball stock.
Regarding his plans he says:
IL expect to leave in about 10
days for Seattle. From there | will
sail with an all-round baseball
player, one who knows how to play
the game and knows a player when
he sees one.
I'VE will remain in Japan about
a month. There are many good
players in Japan, az they have
played the game there for about
seven years. will make a deal
for at least IA men. My man will
remain there and put the team
through course of sports for a
number of months.
Then next spring we will bring
the aggregation over here and will
not be afraid TO tackle anything
from the teams In the National
and American leagues down to the
country mines, expect to put
$4,000 or $4,000 into the deal be-
fore we play n game"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16

California; Seth Low, New York,
former mayor Of New York; Theo-
dore Roosevelt, president; James
s. Sherman, New York, member OF
congress; Curtis Guild, Massa-
chusetts, governor; ]. Franklin
Fort, New Jersey, governor; Frank
lin Murphy. New Jersey, ex-gover-
nor; c. w. Fairbanks, vice presi-
dent, Indiana; John Hayes Ham
mond. California; J. Sloat Fassett.
New York, member of congress;
Frank Kellogg, Minnesota, assist
ant attorney general; Timothy
Woodruff. New York; George A.
Knight, California; w. r. Hey
burn, Idaho, senator; Samuel
Piles, Washington, senator;
Charles S. Deneen, governor Him
OILS; Charles E. Hughes, governor
New York; Albert J. Beveridge, In
diana, United States senator.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
CITY READY TO
SUE. v. v. ?.

Corporation Counsel Hamblen
this week will serve the w. w. p.
with a complaint in suit to col
lect $4,000 that the company owes
on repairs to Monroe st. bridge.
the city will win the action.
When the company was given
the franchise it ayr ed to pay It's
share of the cost Of repairs to the
bridge. This share to date totals
$4,000. The company has always
refused to pay this, as we'll as other
financial obligations to the public.
The matter has never yet been
passed on by the courts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
GETS NOTHING
FOR LOST EYE

Garmino Gippa gets nothing for
the loss Of his left eye and other
injuries in a dynamite explosion
near Cheney in which his four
companions were blown to pieces.
A jury in Judge Sullivan's court
this morning brought in a verdict
for the contractor, Garibaldi Abb,
whom Gioppa sued for $4,000 dam
ages.
A special finding of the jury was
to the effect that Gioppa should
have known better than to have
gone near the fire where the dyna.
mate was being thawed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
NO MORE SERVICES OR
SOCIALISM IN STREETS

These meetings are becoming
too numerous and invariably the
streets are blockaded, thereby him
dering our department and also the
fire department.
1.-THE ordinance, however, will
not prohibit street parade. But
the meetings must be held inside.
1t does away with religious gather
ings on the corners. We have re-
ceived frequent complaints from
merchants who protest against the
gatherings in front of their places"
Attempts to abolish the Salvation
Army "open airs" have been made
in various cities. The army Is still
doing business in it's own way.
The administration appears to
be pulling on a lively war in
tackling the Salvation Army and
socialists together.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
LilLlENTHAL UNDER TEST

City Engineer Ralston stated this
morning that he has not yet pre-
pared report on the tests of the
oilerroid paving invented by II. l..
Lillienthal and which is to be laid
on First and Second avs. in
Browns addition. Lillienthal and
the engineer were closeted for
some time this morning and Mr..
Lillienthal afterward stated that
his material would stand the test.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
sPRINKLlNc PESTS
DRIVE WOMEN AND
BABES INTO Street

A delicate looking woman with a
baby buggy and it's usual freight
attempted to use the sidewalk on
Indiana av. At one point she was
compelled to work the buggy and
baby down off the curb onto the
street and travel In the dust to the
next crossing in order to keep the
baby and herself from being satur.
ated by an automatic sprinkler set
close to the walk. Had she gone
a block further she would have had
to repeat the process.
This instance is not uncommon
in that and other parts Of the city.
One enterprising citizen at the cor
ner Of Indiana and Mill puts his
sprinkler on the fence in order to
reach part of the street. There is
another rank offender at the cor
ner of Madison and Indiana who is
also solicitious lest a pedestrian be
able to get by dry without cross
ing the street.
This sort of thing constitutes a
common nuisance by reason OF
utter disregard shown for the CON-
fort and rights Of others, and Of
tenders should be dealt with as
such.
The matter has been called to
the attention of Water Commits
sioner Wetzel with the prospect of
speedy action being taken to i'm
press a little consideration on
property owners who lack it at the
present time. The sprinkling prac-
tice can be regulated under police
provisions, If necessary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
BRYAN TO
STEP ASIDE

RICHMOND, Va, June 10
George McDuffe Blake. personal
friend of Bryan, announced today
that he had written the Nebraskan
asking him to aid in nominating
Johnson as the democratic presi-
Dental candidate. Blake promised
Bryan he would receive the nom-
ination by reclamation in 1912 IL
he would step aside this year He
named w. l.. Douglas, Massa-
chusettes. as Johnson's running
mate. Blake has not received a re-
ply from Bryan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
TAFT AND TEDDY
BOTH HAPPY

TAFT
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Taft
called on Roosevelt today and was
in conference some time. He
emerged smiling and in good
humor.
What is your attitude on the
vice presidential candidate" was
asked.
"As have said BEFORE" he re-
piled, 81 shall do nothing along
that line until the presidential NOM
ination Is made"
But that Is already settled" was
suggested.
Taft then turned from the candi-
date into secretary of war calling
up the president on important mat
tiers concerning his department.
There is little doubt that Taft and
Roosevelt both believe the presi-
Dental nomination settled as much
as it coulN be settled in advance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16

DISMISSED

Judge Hinkle this afternoon dis
missed A. E. Anderson, captain of
the Merchants police, who was
charged by two Greek cigarstand
keepers with burglary.
The court held that there was
no evidence offered to justify hold
ing Anderson on the charge. Lit
tie credence was placed in it by
the police department, as Anderson
was permitted to keep his star and
released without bond.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
NO FIREWORKS
TILL JULY 4

Police Chief Rice this morning
issued an order that no fireworks
be allowed before the Fourth Of
July. About this time last year
the chief put the same order in eff
feet with the result that there was
very little celebrating along the
usual Fourth of July lines until on
that day. 1t Is necessary to pro-
hibit fireworks now on account Of
the danger of starting confiagra-
tons. On the Fourth the depart
ment will swear in extra police
men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
K|DNAP CAPTIVE
IN SPOKANE

Is Emma Domitrovitch. Of North
port, Wash. kidnapped and held cap
tive in this city? The police this
morning received word from Tony
Domitrovitch, her father. contain
ing information that leads to the
belief that the girl was kidnapped
and brought to Spokane. A young
girl answering her description was
seen in Bossburg. She is described
as small, with black hair and eyes,
and dimples in her cheeks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16


CHICAGO, June 16.--At 1920
this morning the band began to
play America" and the delegates
filed into the Coliseum for the ma
tional republican convention.
At 1915 the convention was call
ed to order by Chairman Harry
New. and Bishop Muldoon offered
the following prayer:
Almighty and merciful God, we
humbly beseech Thee mercilfully
to give ear to the prayers here Of
fered by Thy servants in behalf OF
the whole nation. We humbly inn
plore Thee to bless and guide us in
Thy wisdom and direct the DELHI.
erations of this convention for the
greater peace, security and happi-
ness Of the entire people. Grant to
all peace, purity and patriotism
through Christ, who taught us to
pray. saying, Our Father who art
in heaven, hallowed by Thy name;
Thy will be done on earth as it is
in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread and forgive us our
debts as we forgive our debtors.
Lead us not into temptation but
deliver us from evil, for Thine is
the Kingdom. the power, the glory,
forever. Amen
Following roll call and prayer,
Senator j. c. Burrows was intro
duced as temporary chairman and
he Immediately launched forth on
the long speech designed to serve
as, the keynote OF the republican
campaign this year.
In his introduction, burrows men,
toned the Overwhelming election
of Roosevelt and Fairbanks four
years ago and in answering his own
question: What has the republican
party done In the past four years
to forfeit public confidence or Gre
ate distrust in its capacity for fu-
ture administration ?" reCited the
public history for that period, cred
iting every good thing that occurred
to the republican party.
In conclusion, Burrows paid some
tribute to Roosevelt. but attached
more glory to his refusal to accept
another term than to any other act
Of his career. The speech ended
with this:
THE work Of this convention will
soon be concluded. The platform
will voice the dominant thought of
the people, and the candidates nom-
mated must stand upon 1t firm and
erect. They must have the patrio-
tism and sagacity of a Lincoln, the
tenacity of Grant, the wisdom
and moderation Of Mckinley, and
the courage of Roosevelt. With
such platform and such candi-
dates the issue can not be in doubt.
The republican party confidently
submits its record to the approving
judgment OF the American people
and, upon its renewed declaration
OF faith, invokes continuance Of
public favor"
With the submission and an.
nouncement of nominations made
by the various state delegations Of
representatives on the usual COM
mittees, the convention will ad-
journ until tomorrow noon in Or
der to give the committees time to
organize and complete as much
business as possible.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
KILLS HUSBAND
TO SAVE BABES

BELLINGHAM, June 16.-Frank
Eggleston, age 80. single weav-
er. attacked his wife and two chill
dren this morning. He tried to kill
them with a rifle.
His wife grappled with him. gos
the gun and shot him twice, kill
ing him instantly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
CHlNAMEN PUNISHED
DIVES STILL OPEN

The three Cinnamon OF the
Washington Noodle cafe, where H.
quor was sold to minors Sunday
night, were fined in police court
yesterday, the proprietor 500 and
his two employees $50 each.
The Cinnamon will be tried to-
day on the state law prohibiting
the sale of liquor to minors. Their
resorts are still open.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-16
FIGHT ON THE ROOSEVELT PLANKS

CHICAGO June 16-The anttadmnsration forces will
their the socaed Roosevelt planks in the platform
. II to have them
, stated vague unemphatc
Especially the tariff revision plank This, II the ants
bring advise tariff commits
= sion" and other machinery for delay
which approved revision
further regulation including the
ulation securities; amendment of the antitrust
law real regulation of bad trusts recommen
action looking better local legislation
annjuncton bill; preservation
= of the nations national