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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-18

The state legislature has been
called together to commence
June 23rd instant for a certain
definite purpose. They have the
right nnder the constitution to
transact any other business
which they may desire, but from
a moral and financial view they
should transact the business for
which they were called and ad-
journ. The taxpayers of this
fair commonwealth will not ap-
prove of the expenditure of sew
eral thousand of dollars of their
hard earned money in tom fool
cry of political wrangles. When
the legislature meets it should
spend just ten minutes in re-elec-
ting the old officers, and then
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-18

The city of Seattle is bound to
become one of the world centers.
Situated as it is on the Pacific
coast where the whole world is
open to it, there is nothing to
prevent it. In the course of
time, London, New York and Sc
attic will be the three great
world centers. 1t is inevitable
there is China with her four
hundred million of people; India
with three hundred millions and
Japan with forty millionss all ly-
ing practically within a short
distance from the Queen City.
This is already indicated by the
growth Of the business transac-
tons during the last few years.
Japan's business has increased
with us ten fold, while China is
becoming much more liberal in
her business transactions with
us. Also, India is now looking
toward us with an anxious bust
ness eye. These indications
point most surely to the fact
that Seattle shall become one of
the world centers.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-18

Throughout the South the col
ored girl is considered the legiti-
mate prey of the white mans
brutal passions and if the father
and brother of the colored girl
register even a mild protest
they are lynched for insulting
a white man." At the time of
the Lincoln emancipation there
were not million mulattoes in
the United States, but at the
present time there are nearly
four millions, almost as many as
there were emancipated Negroes,
We hardly think even K. Lam
ity's Harpoon is prepared to say
or willing to admit that this
great increase of mulatoes is due
to the raping of white women by
black men. If, however, it will
tell the whole truth and nothing
but the truth, it is prepared to
say and to admit that the in
crease is due to the cohabit
of white men with colored wom-
en-. When criminal white men
beget offsprings by ignorant col
ored women, then what more
can be expected than that the
child to have. implanted in it the
deepest and most damnable
germs of criminality.
Go, if you will, to a gathering
of Negroes in any of the South
ern states and you will observe
persons in the audience by the
scores so white that, we of the
North feel convinced they are
mpostors when they claim to be
Negroes. Who in Heavens
name is responsible for such a
state of race miscegenation?
Surely not the white women of
the South. Is it not perfectly
natural to expect those white Ne
groes to be just as criminal as the
criminal white fathers? Yes, the
Negro for the most part is rather
docile and little if any of the
dangerous elements are ever
seen in him and his docility goes
a long ways toward counterfeit
ing the criminal blood of the
white man, but strong as it is, it
is not wholly able to overcome it,
hence it occasionally happens
that some of these degenerate
offsprings break out and do
things that death in it's most tor
turing forms is entirely too good
as a punishment. All Negroes
become 'fends" when they CO.
habit with white women, but all
white men are expected to have
as many comedy colored girls as
his concubines as he can bride
or intimidate into submitting to
his bestial passions and neither
the white women nor the white
men think any the less of him
for his associations and especial
| ly if they are carried on at night
and behind closed doors, but if
such white man is seen on the
streets with those colored women
he is warned to desist, and if he
does not, punishment no less
severe than if it were a white
woman and colored'man is melted
out to him, white though he is.
That most deplorable condition
exists all over the South so far
as the colored women and the
white men are concerned is a
we'll known fact and so long as
that condition does exist just so
long will a fresh supply of Grim
inals be born from the unholy
alliances which will continue to
keep the whole country in a state
of upheaval.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-18

The people were clamoring for
the direct primary law for the
purpose of eliminating some
of the evils of the old political
convention system, and now they
are not so certain that it is an
improvement. The disadvant-
age is that the masses of the
voters cannot learn about the
character of the candidate, and
the man that is the most active
and plausible and vigorous in the
campaign corrals the most votes,
although he may be the only
rogue of the whole bunch. This
has been exemplified in our d.
rect primary election last Sep
TENDER. There were quite a
number of candidates for eer-
tain county Office, all but one
we'll known, honest men. The
one received the nomination
through the influence of so-called
business men-was elected at the
direct primary and after serv-
ing five months two serious
charges are laid at his door. The
convention system of nominating
officers has its serious objections
but the delegates ARE more ac-
quainted with the character of
the candidates and if bad men
are nominated in nine cases out
of ten they do it premeditatedly.
Where care is taken in the Sc
lection of the delegates, good
men will be selected as candi-
dates. Had the last nomination
of candidates in this county been
made by convention at least two
of the nominees would have
been left off.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-18

Sheriff Hodge and Commits
sioner Carrigan are at outs.
Hodge says Carrigan falsified his
word, and Carrigan says Hodge
is trying to assume a portion of
the commissioners business.
Hodge says Carrigan has also
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-18

It is a serious question the way
city matters are running as to
whether we would be better off
by being controlled by a sensible
commission. By a non-partisan
commission politics would be
eliminated and the commission
would have an eye and ear sin
gle to business. The idea of ell
evating a man to an important
position simply because he is a
good Republican or a good Dem
ocrat without having the neces-
sary qualifications of the office is
not what the average taxpayer
wishes. In municipal matters
we want business performed in
business methods.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-18

The Roosevelt snake story
published in a certain newspaper
accompanied with a picture of q
huge boa constructor just in the
act of swallowing a man is a
boomerang Of the first water. 1t
was in a dense forest with under
brush that scarcely a man could
crawl through. The huge mon
ster fell upon the unfortunate
man from a tree and was in the
natural act of making an appetiz-
ing meal of the victim when
Roosevelt lassoed the huge rep
tile around the neck and choked
him thus saving the mans life.
The feat of throwing the lasso
amidst the thickest underbrush
with such success is amazing.
No other American could per-
form such a difficult stunt.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-18

proceed to the business for which
they were called, then immedi-
ately return to their several
quiet domiciles.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-18

The idea which seems to pre-
vail to some extent among the
members of the city council that
each councilman should abso-
lutely control the business per-
tanning to their respective wards
Is pernicious. Councilmen were
not elected to represent their
own ward only, but to transact
business for the whole city to
the best advantage possible.
The subdivision of the city into
petty divisions or governments
is radically wrong and smacks of
grafitis. The county commits
sioners have been proceeding
upon that unlawful line until a
stop came suddenly upon a GER
tain proposition and the county
saved thereby many dollars.
Neither the county or city is
made up of petty governments
but as a whole. The doctrine of
state rights has disappeared for
ever and should not be attemp-
ted in q municipality.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-18

The idea of stopping local i'm
provements in the city while the
Worlds Fair is going on is I'M
called for. If there is no i'm
provements going on the visitors
will say the city is dead and that
they have inaugurated this
Worlds Fair to revive it. Where
as, if thousands of lahorers were
at work improving the city the
visitor would say, my, isn't
this a live town, it's going to be
a Chicago" No, don't stop the
improvements, let them go on
and show the people that this is
the busiest city in Uncle Sans
domain, and thousands of people
will return to their effete east
ern homes, sell out and break
their necks to locate in this the
Queen City of the West.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-18

That tbs A. Y. P. Exposition
Is a monumental success cannot
now be denied. All honor is due
to the men who took hold of the
scheme with an iron will and
determination to succeed. AL
though the pessimist stood aloof
and said, "you can't do it," the
optimistic men who inaugurated
the scheme said, we can and
will, " and they did, and now Sc
attic has within her boundary
the very best exposition in the
way of a worlds fair that the
United States ever had, and
moreover the indications are that
it will pay dividend to the stock
holder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
FIRE WIPES OUT
LUMBER YARDS
OSHKOSH CONCERN SUFFERS
100000 DAMAGE; OTHER
PROPERTY MENACED.

Oshkosh, Wis, July 21-A loss OF
about 100000 was caused yesterday
by fire which destroyed the greater
part of the lumber yards of the Eos
ter-Lothman Lumber company in his
city. 1t is estimated that about l.,
225,000 feet of clear factory lumber
and about 1000 feet of cut stock was
destroyed.
1t is believed the fire was of an
incendiary origin but whether inten
tional or accidental may never be
known. 1t spread to the stock shed
and about twenty piles of Iumber
which average about 20 900 feet were
destroyed. These piles contained No
1 or better grade of ripe and spruce
factory planks, some of it being two
feet wide. These piles were to< the
west Of the stock shed while the fac
tory is to the east. 1t was not in
any danger of destruction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
DEFICIENCY BILL
PASSES HOUSE
CARRIES $454,809 ,or s2o,4o6 MORE
THAN ORIGINAL PROPO-
SiTION.
PROVIDES $4,000 FOR PRES
DENTS TRAVELLING EXPENSE
ACCOUNT.

Washington, July 21.-The urgent
deficiency bill passed the house yester
day after four days of tempestuous de
bate. The amount carried is $454 ,8O9
or 500, 406 more than the original sum
and includes $4,000 travelling ex
penses for the president.
The session began calm enough, but
as the day wore on members got into
more or less surly moods, and this
led to a succession of objections to
amendments and to almost everyone
of the remaining paragraphs, some of
which were sustained.
After denying the usual extra
months pay to the officers and EN-
plOyes of the capitol, the house threw
out of the bill the allowance for extra
work to committee stenOgraphers, and
then turned in and refused to carry
out the mandate of the United States
supreme court for the payment to j.
NJ. Ceballos & Company, of New York,
of $2O5, 6l4. Finally the democrats, led
by Mr.. Bowers, of Mississippi, sought
to defeat the proposition for the pay
ment of the presidents travelling eX'
penses. but in that they were insuffi,
cient
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
10000 WORKERS
WANTED IN WEST
LITERALLY BEGGING FOR rEL~
10 CATHER HARVEST NOW
PIPENING.

Washington, D. c.. July 21.-A cry
for help to harves. the seasons boun-
tecus crops comes from the west to
officials Of the department Of com
meTce and labor, whose functions, in
part, ere to find employment whe..
ever possible for the th-ongs Of aliens
wla como If q tn G country.
Fifty thousand able BOD ed men are
wan ed. and badly, too. by the farm
ers Of the west, according to Repre-
sentative Stevens of Minnesota. Mr.
stevens says the west is literally beg
ging for help TO gather the big whea
and other crops He declares IT,.
the crop 81 nation eli through Ia
west is splendid.
While officials here are more than
willing TO assist, they are powerless
TO do very much, because of the al
most penniless conditions of the thou
sands of aliens who annually reach
American shores Mr.. McHarg is
heartily in favor of timely sugges-
ton" Of Commissioner Williams at
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
WILL NOT COMPEL
PLANT TO OPERATE
COURT DECISION FAR-REACHING
IN ITS APPLICATION TO IN!
DUSTRIAL STRIKES.
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGES REFUSE
TO INTERFERE IN PlTTS6URG
LABOR TROUBLE.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 21-The first
effort ever made in the United States
to stop a strike by enjoining both the
principals and the commonwealth
failed yesterday when Judges Ford
and Brown of the common pleas
court sustained the demurrer of the
Pressed Steel Car company to the
petition for an injunction made by
the Public Defense association at
Pittsburg, against the company, the
striking employees and the sheriff of
Allegheny county.
For the strikers, who admitted the
conditions as set forth by the petition
and who joined in the demands of the
Defense association that the court
enforce arbitration upon the part OF
the company's officials, it was ar
gued that it was high time for the
courts to intervene. For the Defense
association it was argued that the
strike is costing the taxpayers much
money and much uneasiness. For
the company it was argued that as
the petitioners are not injured per
sonally and that as the corporation is
not one Of public service, but a priv
ate corporation, the courts can not in
terfere. The court declares it has
no right to compel the company to
.reemploy the strikers or to compel
the company to operate its plant
again, or pay their men more money
or to install a new wage system, and
that the only jurisdiction the court
has is in regard to the trouble grow
ing Immediately out of the strike and
suggests that a request for a restrain,
ing injunction against violence which
may lead to loss of life or property
might be considered.
The decision establishes a prece
dent and is far reaching in its effect
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22

ALL BUT ONE MACHINE CAME
THROUGH WITHIN TIME
LIMIT.

Fort Dodge, Iowa, July 21.-Yester-
days run of 1856 miles from Mankato,
Minnesota, to Fort Dodge, for the Gid
den tourists, was one of the hardest
on account of poor roads. The start
was made from Mankato by the first
contestant at O'Clock yesterday
morning, and all but one came through
within the schedule.
Humboldt county carried off the
banner for the best roads on the days
run, and every place along the route
today was en- fete for the occasion,
and every farm gate had its group
and every cross road its crowd, while
muItitudes were to be found in each
village and town. There were but two
real penalties on the run. The Max
well car, 107, was penalized 16 for
time taken in repairing a water leak
in the first cylinder. The Midland car
No. y, was penalized 6 for repairing
a fender.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22

to mold him down TO prevent his using
his revolvers when SUIT on freed an
arm from under him and fred the bull
let into his own brain after some one
remarked that he (Sucton) had killed
Lieutenant Rocker. adams ties. fled
that lie had risen from Sutton's BODY.
and that Sutton lay exhausted and
alone on the ground when he saw him
raise his right hand and fire the shot
hat ended his life.
Bevan's testimony also revealed that
a situation bordering on a wild west
rampage had existed in the marine
camp just prior TO the shooting. when
Sutton had been trying to make Roel-
ker dance by levelling two revolvers
at his feet and afterward rushed from
the camp, disregarding his arres5, By
the officer of the guard, and shouting
that he had quit the marines for coed
and al. Bevan was still on the stand
when the court adjourned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
MEDICAL EXAMINER
FOR WOMEN FOLK
REGENTS MAKE IMPORTANT ADD
ITION TO PHYSICAL
STAFF.
Madison, July Il

DR.. Helen J. Dobson Of Washington,
D. c., was appointed medical examiner
III the department of physical training
for women at the University of Wis
consin at the meeting of the executive
committee Of the regents. The ap-
polntmen of Or. DobsOn comes in CON
nect.on with the increased opportuni-
ties for physical training afforded by
the gymnasium il Lathrop hall, which
will be available this year.
In the university extension division
G. K. Judd. ST Paul, was appointed
field organizer, as was also e. u. Wax
er. J. J. Pcdijohn was made acting
secre airy cf the department Of instruc-
ton by lectures in he extension dl-
vision.
In tn college Of engineering =. J.
Kunze vas appointed instructor III
steam engineering
For the summer session y. $. san
dahl was chosen to the scholarship in
pharmacy offered by the Milwaukee
Drug company; Fred b. Duncalf was
made assistant in history; and a. i.
Pcley student research assis- SAINT in
he testing laboratory in the college Of
engineering.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
CENSUS PLANS
NOW COMPLETE
32e SUPERVISORS HAVE BEEN AL
LoTTED TO UNITED
STATES.

Washington, July 21.-The division
of the United States and Porto Rico
into census supervisors districts and
the designation of the number of CEN
sus supervisors to be employed for the
thirteenth census on April 18th, 1910.
has been completed. There will be
329 supervisors in the United States,
one in Porto Rico and one supervisor
for each district. The boundaries OF
each supervisors district has been
made to conform to- the congressional
district, as far as possible Among the
states in which supervisors districts
conform exactly to congressional dis
tricts and the number of supervisors
allotted each are: Indiana, Il, Iowa,
II, Minnesota, 8, Nebraska, 6.
Among those in which the supervis-
ors' districts differ from the congress
sional districts and the number of sup
ervisors are: Illinois Is, Michigan Il,
South Dakota 2, Wisconsin 10.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
SUTT0N'S DEATH FOLLOWS
WILD WEST RAMPAGE

Annapolis, Nd, July 21.-The pro-
ceedings at oday's session of the
court of inquiry investigating the
Jeath OF Lieutenant Sutton. took a
sensational turn, when First Leuten-
ia Bevan Of the United States mar
ne corps, now attached to the Battle
mn New Jersey, related his part in
tie tragedy Of October IS, 1907, when
Sutton met his death. Bevan was Of
scer Of he guard in the marine camp
that night, and one of the first men to
reach the scene of Sutton's death.
Like Adams, he testified that Sut-
ton had deliberately shot himself, but
beyond that fact, his description of
Sutton's alleged suicide varied in i'm
portant details from Adams story.
The most elaring disagreement with
Adams statement came when Bevan
swore that he and two other officers
were on top Of Sutton and were trying
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
ORVILLE WRIGHT
MAKES NEW RECORD

Washing on, July 21.--Establishing
a new record for aviation in America.
uvile Wright in the aeroplane yes
ter0ay at Fort Mver made a spectacu-
lar fight in one hour, 20 minutes and
45 seconds.
The longest previous flight was "A
minutes made by Wight at Fort Myer
'e~ fall
0vrine the entire figh the machine
~as under perfect control. The ma
.ai.> travelled about 20 miles during
-na Ught, the height attained between
--a and ESQ feet. exceeding the high
e.- ~oin even reached by heavier
than ar machine on this continent.
Tn, most wonderful part of the flight
was the execution Of three complete
"f&ure eights' which required a care
fu' maneuvering in directing the ma
chine. Not the sligh. est mishap oC-
CURED.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
PHONE MERGER
GOES At RACINE
BITTER FIGHT BY lNDEPENO
EMIT STOCKHOLDERS
PROVES VAIN.

Racine, Wis, July 21.-Though ev-
cry effort was made by some stock
holders to prevent the merger, the
Wisconsin Telephone company alb
serbs the Citizens Telephone com
pany OF Racine and the transfer OF all
stock will be made within two weeks.
The deal was agreed upon at a meet
ms OF the stockholders.
Men identified with the independent
telephone associations of the country
and which are fighting the Bell com
pany were brought here to prevent,
if possible, the sale or the stock by
holders in the Independent company,
but they were unable to prevent it
because of the fact that the majority
Of stockholders had not received divi-
dends fo~ two years and the company
faced a large Indebtedness as well as
the paymen, of bonds.
The Wisconsin company will pay
the stockholders Of the Independent
company one-half cash and the other
half stock in the Wisconsin Telephone
company paying 6 per cent. A bond
ed Indebtedness of 1926 coo also is to
he taken care of.
The Wisconsin company will enter
the exchange building of the Citizens
company. which is the most complete
in the state, as is the system Of un
derground work. The Citizens com
pany when organized eight years ago
compelled the Wisconsin company t.
reduce rates almost One-half The
Independent company has 5000 sub
scribers as against 1000 of the Wis
consin company.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
PASSES ON WoMAN's DRESS.
Bronze Paint and Grdle Within the
aW,

Chicago, July 2l.-BrOnze paint and
&. gi. die are sufficient clothing for an
actress appearing on rne stage in
Chicago.
This was the decision of a jury in
the municipal court in the case OF
Bertha Faux, the bare bronze beau
ty.' arrested at White City. The de
tense admitted that the only clothing
the girl wore on the stage was a
coating of bronze paint and two CIR
dies.
The jury decided that the act OF
posing in such costume was not an in
decent or immoral performance as
described in the city ordinances.