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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
SAY THEY HAVE BEEN ABUSED
AND EXPECT TO SHOW PUB
Lie WHEREIN THEY ARE ALL
HONEST MEN.

Stirred by newspaper publica-
lions and some adverse comment
by the general public, the men,
bers of the newly discovered order
of Pan Tans will probably take ac-
tion on the defensive before long.
A meeting will be held in a day
or two at which some person will
be authorized to make an official
statement as to the aims and pur-
poses of the Pan Tans.
If the purposes OF the Pan Tans
is the political advancement of its,
members, which those connected
with it deny, it is not the first or
ganization of the kind that has
come to grief in Spokane in the last
20 years. There have been other
hard and fast organizations of
political character in Spokane be-
fore that through dissatisfaction
and differences among the mem
bers have been disrupted or shorn
of their power. AS a rule the peo-
pie sit down hard on political ma
chimes when the inside operations
of the machine are laid bare, and
this will likely be the fate of the
Pan Tans, II politics is their mis-
sion.
Some of the most active men,
bers of the Pan Tans say that
serious injustice has been done the
order and those belonging to 1t in
the publications thus far made.
They say that the organization is
not political, as made out by Com
missioner Teurke, but that it's pur-
poses are purely beneficial from a
business and social point of view.
They ask II the people will believe
that three judges of the superior
court are capable of lending their
aid to thwarting the desires of the
voters and point to the fact that
It is only the word of one man as
against that of number of citi-
zens of equal repute for veracity
with Mr., Teurke.
Some of the Pan Tanners insist
that the expose just made was for
the purpose Of injuring some of
the members In official positions,
particularly some of the judges on
the bench. 1t is alleged that in
the publication of the original
story of the Pan Tans there was a
desire to get even with some of
the judges for adverse rulings in
the past.
Charles Rich. bailiff in Judge
Webster's court, who Is mentioned
as one of the chief Pan Tanners,
said today:
This organization is secret
lodge, like the Elks. Masons or any
other fraternal association. We diff
fer from them In that we take up
the work that they fail to do and
begin where they leave off. We
have regular initiation I'm which
the member takes an oath the
same as in all secret organizations,
and there Is ritual prescribing
the conduct of meetings and other
business of the order. Politics and
religion are no bar to member
ship In the order. and neither are
permitted to be considered In our
meetings. Mr.. Teurke has vio-
lated an oath as solemn as one
I1ono1 MI into the Aoecns or
and him -
ID result IA ! 6fee5 IS
1xn6o <hnn &nyune
County Commissioners Mc- - 8
and Phillips today said that. MN
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
CARMEN VOTE
TO STRIKE BY
BIG MAJORITY
(6y United Press)

= CHICAGO, Aug. cit was .
= announced this afternoon that =
. the vote on the question of .
q empowering the executive .
. committee of the union to call =
. strike of all surface employ =
= ees in the city showed S055 in .
. favor of strike and 1913 .
. against. Active preparations .
. are on this Afternoon for the .
q strike. .
90 80 . . ~>>>~ 80 =
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Convinced
that vote of the employees of the
surface street car lines will be
overwhelmingly in favor of a
strike, a meeting of the four presi-
dents of the four local divisions of
the union was called this afternoon
to prepare for a crisis. Tellers
were counting votes all morning.
Balloting was completed at 4 this
morning and nearly every member
of the union voted. A general strike
committee will be appointed at the
conference this afternoon.
There is possibility that 10000
men will be out within "a hours.
Union officials denied today that
settlement had been reached with
the railway officials. This denial
was issued to eliminate the pos
sibility that the elevated railroad
men may not strike. The elevated
men are sympathetic and may fol-
low II the surfacers strike.
l.. H. Parks, president of the
Elevated Railway Employees union,
in an official statement today
said:
IF the surface men go on a
strike a walkout of the elevated
men can hardly be averted. We've
a complete understanding with the
surface employees to stand or fall
together
A mass meeting of elevated men
will be held tomorrow night stimuli.
taneously with meeting of sur.
face men. 1t will then be decided
whether the elevated employees will
strike. Parks said the men are
dissatisfied.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
BREAKS INTO SPOKANE coUN.
TY ROAD PLANS AND Is
TOLD, TO TAKE HIS DOLL
RAGS AND GO IF HE DON'T
LIKE 1T.

Fl. l.. Bowlby, the young fellow
appointed to the post of state high
way commissioner by Governor
Hay, has undertaken to sit down
on some highway plans previously
adopted by the commissioners of
Spokane county and In this has
run against snag he did not an
ticipate.
While Snow, the preceding high
way commissioner, was in office he
had agreed with the county COM
missioners on three highway i'm.
provement plans In Spokane coun-
ty and steel bridge at Trent. and
the commissioners had set aside
the money to carry on the work.
Among the Highway undertakings
planned was the matchmaking of
the Spangle road adjoining the
north line of the town of Spangle,
at cost of $4,000, OF which ex.
pense under the state aid plan,
the county was to bear one half
and the state one half.
Although the line of this i'm
provement had been agreed upon
and all surveys made. Bowlby re.
jected the former survey aud said
the road had "a ~ built along a
entirely new Il IA that u
town Of epaiI6I ~ tlnua 4 =
road for 1 certS |ec6ffco within
the city OF mnc61 oul tno raing IL
me state road.
Ths commissiogsys ssplied to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
RED HOT SESSION
AT SPOKANE
Irrigation Congress Going Into Balinge1s
Reclamation Policy Il Is Rumored.

From opinions expressed by dele
gates to the seventeenth national
irrigation congress, which meets
here Monday morning, the sessions
in this city next week will be men,
.orable. The policy of the present
secretary of the interior with re-
gard to the reclamation service and
the administration of the public
domain in general, is to be called
into question, according to the talk
in hotel Hobbies and clubs where
delegates are congregating today.
Final arrangements for the ham
ding of the meetings are to be
made at a meeting of the executive
committee tomorrow. morning. w.
A. Beard of Sacramento, Cal, is ex-
pected early tomorrow and the COM
mittee will at once go into session.
B. A. Fowler of Phoenix, Ariz.,
secretary of the congress, will ar
rive tonight. A delegation of %
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
NEW TARIFF
NO CHARMER
BIG WESTERN PAPERS THAT
HAVE TO DEAL LIGHTLY
WITH SITUATION, BUT
OTHERS DENOuNcE ACT OF
CONGRESS.
NV United Press.)

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Newspaper
comment of leading papers, espe-
cially Of the west, is not enthusi-
astically In favor of the new tariff,
to say the least. Morning papers
here. after exhaustive reviews of
the tariff measure. unanimously ex-
press the belief that the new law
doesn't give consumer what they
are said to have thought. but look
upon it as material improvement
on the Dingley law.
The Tribune said In part: The
new law has manifest defects and
would have had more, but for in
terposition by the president. The
Dingley law was the hfghwater
mark of protection. This law
marks the turn of the tide. The
contest of the future win be be-
tween moderate aud ultra protec-
tion."
= The Inter Ocean: 1T doesn't
adequately reduce the tariff rates,
yet brings relief"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
NO FAVOR TO
MILLIONAIRE.
CONVICTED OF PERJURY, HE
GOES INTO COMMON CELL,
BUT TAKES HIS DESK ALONG
WITH HIM.
(By United Press.)

: SAN RAFAEL, Cal. Aug. 6.-Mil-
lionaire William Bradbury, who has
been enjoying a private cell, was
taken to larger cell in the main
jail here today and is thus de-
prived of his private office. Brad
bury, who is convicted of perjury,
is now with a man charged with
assault to murder, but Bradbury
has large roll top desk in his cell
and transacts business. He want
ed telephone connected, but this
was not allowed.
The sheriff took from him his
little bell, with which he used to
summon the jailer when he want
ed to mail a letter or send tele-
gram.
The aged prisoner complained of
the treatment, but the sheriff says
he will get the same as any other
prisoner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
Matter Of Overworked Men Also Brought
Out at Coroner's Inquest Today.

testified that the extra was rum
ming % miles an hour at the mo-
ment Of collision, showing that for
some reason Campbell had not
been able to control his train, al
though it was composed of lighter
cars than the regular.
Conductor Whittlesy will be ex-
amined this afternoon and a state
ment of Campbell, made in the hos
pital, will be secured He Is very
weak, but there is hope of saving
his life.
1t is stated that Campbell had
made three round trips the day be-
fore the wreck, distance approx
imating at least 200 miles, and the
men were working this way daily
through the landseeker rush.
An important witness In the
wreck inquest this afternoon was
R. w. McMaster, dispatcher, who
gave the extra orders at Occur
d Alene. He said the orders were
to meet another special at Allen
and that nothing was said about
thS lSSuidl lilCh oil tliC way "
Occur d'Alene. This was the train
Campbell thought he had to meet,
evidently overlooking the regular.
McMaster said the motormen were
expected to know about the regu-
lars and to give them the right of
way.
S. Young, who stood in the bag
gage room door of the regular train,
testified that he saw the extra
when the trains were about $50 feet
apart. He saw a flash over Camp
bells head from the overhead jack
indicating the motor had been re-
versed and the air thrown on. He
could see Campbell throw the
switch and said his train was near
ly stopped when the cars struck.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06

from Charleston, 8. c., and Cover
nor Gilchrist and staff from Florida
are expected tomorrow.
The Rochester, N. ", delegation
of so will arrive tomorrow night,
with big campaign for their city
as the next meeting place Of the
congress. and the Pueblo. C0l0...
delegation will be here Sunday
with a campaign for their city.
San Francisco and Los Angeles
are reported today to have pooled
their fight for the next congress-.
and will vote solidly tor San Fran
cisco.
1t was learned today that r. IA.
Newell, director of the reclamation
service, will be here and that SEN
ator Tom Carter Of Montana, who
has been detained In Warrington
because of the extra session Of
congress, win make a flying trip
to Spokane to be here for the last
DAYS session.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
JAPAN DELIVERS
AN ULTIMATUM
BY United Press.)

TOXIC, Aug. 6.-Japan gave the
Chinese government an ultimatum
today regarding the position of the
Antung-Mukden railway. The ulti-
matum indicated that Japan felt
free to act If China and Japan
could not agree on propositions re-
lating to the reconstruction of the
line.
China has also taken a firm
stand and 1t is hopeless to expect
the two governments to cooperate
in reconstruction. One cause of the
Japanese ultimatum is Chinese OBJ
lection to Japanese settling along
the line.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
SENT SHIP TO SEA
IN POOR CONDITION
(By United Press.)

VALLEJO, Cal. Aug. Ga de-
cision is expected soon from the
board of inquiry which has been
investigating complaints of COM
manders OF the cruisers California,
West Virginia, South Dakota and
Maryland to the navy department
about repairs to their ships. Com
mander Clarence Carr of the en-
cheering department and Edward
kavanaugh. foreman of boiler re-
pairs, were before the board to ex-
plain why they passed work on the
California which was found to be
unseaworthy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06

The theory that defective brakes
on the extra Spokane & Inland
train that collided with q regular
last week and cost Is lives, came to
the surface in the inquest before
Coroner Wenz at Occur d'Alene
this morning.
Prosecuting Attorney Potts, rep
resenting the state, brought this
question home to Superintendent
Bowdish of the Inland, and Bow
dish was unable to say positively
that the brakes were all right when
the extra left Occur d'Alene. He
arranged to come back to Spokane
and get report on the condition
of the equipment. Regular inspec-
ton was made, he said, but he did
not know as to that particular trip.
Another theory of the investiga-
ton is that the trainmen were
overworked. Motorman Delany of
the regular testified that, with the
exception of two Sundays, the
trainmen had worked Is hours
daily. This Is within one hour of
the federal 16 hour limit. Locomo-
tive engineers on passenger runs
make 200 miles in a day, but they
are not sent out again for from
"a to SO hours afterward.
Superintendent Bowdlsh stated
that Campbell had no right to leave
Occur d'Alene until the regular had
arrived, and had no orders to do so.
He said it was a rule of the road
that the regulars always had the
right Of way, and for that reason
were not informed of the running
of extras.
Motorman Delaney of the regu-
lar said he saw the extra about 500
feet ahead and reversed and set
his brakes before he jumped, He
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
new KID COMMISSIONER.
STARTS TROUBLE HERE

to do this, and rather than 60 to
the trouble and expense involved
In a change of the route they
would drop the matter entirely.
They have sought advice from
County Attorney Pugh on the ques-
tion and II the new boy highway
commissioner insists on overturn.
ing everything that the experienced
road men of Spokane county have
agreed upon be will De told to take
his state aid money and go else
where.
In the Trent bridge matter the
plans OF the bridge, drawn by Ar
vid Reuterdahl. then in the county
engineers office. had been agreed
upon by the county commissioners
and Snow. the former highway com.
missioner. The estimated cost was
close to $4,000. These plans, which
were furnished free to the state,
were practically thrown in the
scrap heap and the job of drafting
new plans given to bridge con-
Germ at Seattle on five per cent
basis. Bowlby said the plans previ-
ously adopted were too expensive,
but as Spokane county had agreed
to bear one half of the expense
the commissioners felt that he had
no kick coming, especially since
his predecessor had approved the
plans, and agreed to bear half OF
the expense.
= county z. ar,iasions.s,s. 4. = =;
+ \ n i = new 1l&
NH huild IRe lin tf6 e.
'hiy oid on intsffai6 n0es
HaWlby Ii about "a YEARS az a.
and Was tuken frQE, i minor pI45
with the University Of Washinxt0t
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
JOHNSON JAILED
BY CANADIANS
(ey United Press

LONDON, Ontario, Aug, Slack
Johnson. pugilist. Is jailed here to-
day. awaiting removal to Wood
stock. Ont, where he will face 4.
charge of reckless automobiiing.
The negro was arrested this morn
ing by request of Woodstock police.
who charge that Johnson smashed
an automobile there.
Johnson is furious at the arrest,
He has ben causing trouble he
cause of fast driving. but this Ii the
most serious charge placed against
him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
PAN TANS
WILL TALK

having no connection with the Pan
Tins, they could not approve the
eaurse of Mr.. Teurke in divulging
something he had taken an oath
II keep secret. They say Teurke
saould have left the order If he
found it did not suit him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
300 LIVES
ARE LOST
lBY United Press.l

CAPE TOWN, Cape Colony, Aug.
6.-Although two warships have
been searching the sea since yes
terday In the hope of discovering
the steamship Waratah, which car
ried 800 passengers bound for here
they have found no\sign of the YES
sci. Fear Is growing that she is
lost and the passengers drowned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
CANNON TAKING
I REVENGE
(ey United Press.l

WASHINGTON, Aug. Com
ment is heard today on the fact
that Speaker Cannon's new COM
mittees for the sixty-first congress
show the states west of the Missis-
sippi river get only 10 out of 62
chairmanships.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
LACK OF LIQUOR
SAVES BLOODSHED

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 6.-SeveraI
clashes between strikers and troops
caused alarm and apprehension of
more serious trouble today. There
was no bloodshed and this is at.
'tributed to the fact that liquor has
been withheld.
Each clash was more serious
than the proceeding one and the
situation Is more critical every
day. Streets are Uttered with gar
bage and there is a general lack OF
sanitation. owing to refusal OF men
employed by the city to clean the
streets and sewers to perform the
labor Danger OF epidemic is In.
S(eie n6ay. Neither
cause 4 dnalIs, elthoegh one isated
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06

it down again. Revision, In fine,
has been upward rather than down
ward"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
(By United Press.)

= -
PORTLAND. Aug. 6.-The Jour
nal says in part: 1T seems the law
will not produce nearly enough rev
enue unless the expectation Of the
corporation tax is fully realized.
That'll be an expensive tax to coli
lect, and will add a number Of Off
cial tax eaters. On the whole, Il
may be said the new law Is little
improvement over the Dingley law,
and not enough to entitle 1t to be
called a reform measure, nor ono
that will result in any appreciabl0
direct benefit to the people. The
bill, except in few particulars,
was framed by friends OF very high
protection, and of protected, there
fore, predatory interests.
"They have yielded point here
and there, but being in power It Is
not to be supposed they have
yielded much. While what Taft did
was a good job, one is tempted to
compare him to little Jack Horner,
who put in his thumb, pulled out
a plum and cried, What q great
boy am H."
(By United Press.)
& NEW YORK. Aug. 6.--Comment-
ing on the tariff law, The Times
today says:
Taft signs the Payne-Aldrich
bill although it Is worse than the
ningley bill. 1t imposes duties
higher and more burdensome than
those replaced"
The Sun, charging the bill ID
a travesty on tariff, says:
We'll, let's make the best Of e:
be glad it's over"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-06
TEEsfrE OPEN MOE

Commissioner 'reurt 4,
have the Rnras1,n $780,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-12
WORK IN The House

House Bill ~ came back from the
Senate with minor amendment, in
which the House voted to concur.
House Bill is, providing that Dis
trict Magistrates must be licensed
practitioners and must be residents
of the district for which they are
appointed, was returned from the
Senate with an amendment which
would make the Act retroactive.
Sheldon objected to this and on his
motion action on the amendment was
deferred until today.
Senate Bill ~, relating To the
bonds of City and County officers,
was transmitted from the Senate and
passed first reading.
Second Reading
House Bill 1876, Douthitt, relating
to preferred stock of corporations;
Finance Committee.
House Bill IA, Sheldon, antonio
bile bill; Police and Health.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-12
Corporation Notices
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Inter.lsland Steam Navigation Com.
pany, Limited

AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the lnter-Island Steam
Navigation Company, Ltd, held
Thursday. March 4, 1903. the follow
ing Directors were elected to serve
for the ensuing year:
George N. Wilcox, Albert S. Viii.
cox, John M. Dowsett, Charles M.
Cooke, William 0. Smith, Cecil
Brown, and James A. Kennedy.
Az subsequent meeting of the
said Board, held on the same date.
the following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year:
James A. Kennedy 900. President
James L. Mclean =. Vice President
Norman E. Gedge. Treas. G. Secty.
leno X. Myers ........... Auditor
NORMAN T.. GEDGE,
l20O-1t Secretary.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-12
JAPANESE BRANCHING OUT
Revival of Rumor That Steamship
Line Will Be on Atlantic Side

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 90
The presence here recently of w. II.
Avery. general superintendent of the
Togo Kisen Kaisha line, IL RESPONSE
BILE for revival Of the story that the
company of which he Is the represent
tatiye in this country Is trying to
make traffic arrangements with the
Tchuantcpec railroad, looking to a
line of steamers mp to New York.
This would mean subsidized Japan
ESQ competition on the Atlantic
During his stay here Avery acted
mysteriously and avoided newspaper
representatives. lie is now In New
York.
The Tehuantepec railroad Is under
the control of Sir Wilfred Pearson.
who rebuilt 1t. Naturally any alli-
ance with trans-Pacific steamship
companies with water connections to
New York would mean big traffic
achievement for the Tehuantepec
road.
-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-12
Cuba'S Crop

est detail Of the sugar business in the
United States Is entered into.
As the Importance of correct
knowledge and understanding Of the
sugar Industries OF the United states
grows with each year, ut home, and
more especially abroad. we feel the
responsibility more. and we desire
that all our constituents shall have
the utmost confidence in the facts
and figures which we give throughout
the year. We are always ready and
DESTROYS of explaining anything not
fully understood, rather than have
criticisms, II made, passed over In ST.
ence.-Willctt & Gray, Feb. 10.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-12

UNITED STATES CONSUMPTION
FIGURES. - Two ways of estimat-
ing the consumption of sugar in the
United States have appeared recent
ly, both giving results of larger con-
sumption than our methods show in
our paper of Jan. 9TH, but in each
instance important errors and omis-
sions occur which, when corrected,
confirm our statistics. The error is
generally made by considering our
domestic production and entire impOr-
tati0ns, without reference to stock
carried over, as consumption.
1t will be noted by reference to
our statement of Jan. 9TH that the
MEETINGS" or amount of sugar reiln-
ed at the Atlantic four ports Is near
ly the same for the years 1908, 1907,
and 1906, while the consumption
mot production) of domestic cane
and beet sugar were each over lOO,-
600 tons larger In 1908 than In
1907.
Owing to the panic late in 1907, a
much larger amount of domestic beet
sugar was carried over into 1908
than usual. This was all disposed
of before Sept. LIST, and only the early
production OF California in July and
August was then available, leaving an
opening for the sale of the later pro-
duction of other States to n larger
extent than usual and less of the pro-
duction of 1908 to be carried over
in 1909. We pride ourselves on the
thoroughness of our facilities for OBJ
tanning all facts relating to sugar pro
duction and consumption. The Unit
ed States Government work with us
in giving us officially and regularly
the data passing through the custom
houses OF all ports, Every beet sugar
factory gives to us its records during
the crop season. All statistics issued
by the United States Government are
for fiscal years ending June 30th.
Our statistics are for calendar years
and are accepted and published by
the Government as authoritative for
calendar years.
An examination of our statements
In January of each year for the past
twenty-seven years will show with
what care and expense every miuut-