The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-11-13


Considerable interest was manifested in the
primary this year. AL Lynch and w. S. Prindle,
present councilmen, had no opposition for reelec-
ton. A. B. Sansburn, present city clerk, had the
strongest opposition, the editor of the Statesman
Index sending out letters advising vote against
him.
w. L. Sax, nominee for mayor, had refused the
nomination several times before, but this year he
signifed his willingness to accept it. Thus Colville
is the second town in Stevens county to select a
socialist mayor, Northport having carried off first
honors in this line two years ago.
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Spokane has had plenty of grief during the past
two weeks in trying to enforce her anti-street
speaking ordinance. Rum, riot and rebellion are
as nothing compared with the upheaval caused by
the desire of the International Workers of the
World to proclaim their beliefs by street speaking
The entire police force has been assisted by many
added deputies, the county officials and the fire de-
partment but the ardor of the Industrials remains
unabated. The jas are full, and many are held in
durance in schoolhouses.
The ordinance which the city has endeavored to
enforce was declared invalid and unconstitutional
by the police Judge, and his decision is backed up
by decision of Judge Sullivan and by the decis-
time the Industrial Workers agreed to obey the
ordinance, but when the police allowed President
Taft and w. j. Bryan to speak on the streets, the
Industrials concluded the streets were none too
good for them, and their meetings recommended.
They were Immediately landed in Jail, something
over 16O of them. Some were in the sweatbox for
"a hours, cement cell 6x8 in the city Jail, where
27 men were packed like the proverbial sardines,
with no ventilation save the grated door, and with
no sanitary convenences. Fifty were fed on
bread and water because they refused to work on
the rock pile for 80 days.
The state and federal governments were ap-
pealed to by the city of Spokane, and aid in keep
ing the prisoners was asked To offset this appeal
the socialists of Spokane have sent out appeals of
their own to the entire nation asking for publicity
and for funds to prolong the contest.
Spokane ought to look into the matter thorough
ly and find out just who owns the streets of the
city, With that question settled, the matter of
public street speaking could be easily adjusted.
The Columbia river will be restocked with Sock
eye salmon fry. As result of recent visit of
u. S. Commissioner George H. Bowers Of Wash
ington, D. c., he has ordered the transfer of
2OOO, 900 Sockeye eggs from the Yes Bay Alaska,
hatchery to the Bonneville salmon hatchery. The
baby fish will be liberated in the Columbia. For
the past few years the Sockeye has been gradually
disappearing from the riYer. Why they do not
multiply as of DID, like the Chinook and other
species, is not known. 1t is expected that the ex-
pertinent to be- tried will be successful and that the
Sockeye will be propagated in sufficiently large
numbers to meet the ravages of the fishermen.
The wage Garner who is complaining of the in
creasing prices of food and clothing should look
intently on the Taft smile and be happy. .-Daven-
port Tribune.
A proprietor of weekly newspaper was be-
seeching merchant for an ''ad." Il dent know
anything about your paper, said the merchant
Where does it circulate?" ''Circulate!" replied
the owner, why it circulates in Europe, ASIA
Africa and North and South America and it is all
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