The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-07-17

There can be no question but that the process of
"Americanizing the Philippines" is gaining some
headway. In recent strike of the street railway
employees at Manila the injunction was used to pre-
vent mass meetings being held for the purpose of
voicing grievances against the company.
Those trusting citizens who thought the repub-
lican senate would revise the tariff in about two
weeks begin to see their error. The senate has
been in possession of the Payne bill for three
months, with final vote still in the distant future
The tariff will never be revised until there is
sweeping change in the membership of both senate
and house.
The new public accountancy bill will usher in
season of swearing that will exceed anything here
tofore known in Washington. Under the new law
all of the vouchers used in the state and in the
several counties are obsolete because the new law
provides that no claim against county or the
state, no matter how small the amount, can be
paid unless the claim has been sworn to before
some officer authorized to administer oaths and
attach seal.
Every time an officer buys bottle of ink the seller
will have to procure sealed affidavit before he can
get his money. The law requires county auditors
and clerks to administer these oaths. The new
board of accountancy is now working on form of
vouchers which will provide this form of oath.
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People have been wondering how a body of men
could get together and cumber the statute books
with such laws as were passed by the last legsla-
ture. If they could see the body in session they
would hardly be surprised The very appearance
of the crowd indicated that they incapable of
grasping anything above the trivial. Such crowd
could not be expected to pass just, wise and COM
mendable laws, for the majority of the members
are not blessed with the gray matter to handle
subjects of any great force or weight. -Oroville
Gazette.
Horace Greeley's advice when the West was
new was young man, go West" and this advice
seems to be as good now as it was then This
country gets rather warm in the daytime, but the
heat never kills anyone, the nights are cool, and
refreshing breezes are always blowing Half a
hundred deaths occurred in Chicago the past week,
while the records of the western cities show not
one.
Rowland Bancroft, of the metallferous division
of the u. S. geological survey, spent last week in
the Chewelah copper camp inspecting the various
mines and commented favorably on the showings
made. The Cheweah district has not heretofore
it thus placed before people is profitable means
of advertising.
The mineral department of the Spokane inter-
state fair has become more important each year
and the management has determined that this
year shall be the greatest in all its history Thou
sands of eastern people will visit the fair and the
mining industry will have greater space than ever
before Every camp in the northwest is invited
to participate. In addition to unusually liberal
prizes every effort will be made to feature this
department
Freight charges will be paid on all exhibits ad-
dressed to the Spokane interstate fair which are
left in the permanent mineral exhibit. Express
charges will not be paid. Former exhibits barred
from competition for prizes in all classes.
The following awards will be made in this class:
Sweepstakes Handsome silver trophy cup
valued at $3.50 for the best district display
Coal trophy. Beautiful silver cup valued at SIS
for the best display of coal with accompanying data
District Prize Trophy. "A silver cup valued at
$50 to the best district exhibit in each state and
province where three or more districts compete
Individual Mine Prize. A silver medal valued at
$40 to the best exhibit from mine in any district
from which ten or more exhibits are shown.
Quality variety, arrangement descriptions, maps,
photos, models, reports smelter or mill receipts
all considered in making awards.
Diplomas will be awarded to exhibits of special
merit not receiving any of the above prizes.
The best collection of SO or more specimens of
properly named minerals Of cabinet sizes from
localities tributary to Spokane, showing name and
locality, cash prize of $25.
Best collection of 25 or more rock specimens,
sizes about three or four inches SQUARE showing