The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-07-03

OAouiCI LII OCcVeIlS county, 10 Do KNOWN aS ulSCTICC
No. 2, with headquarters at Newport. Mayor E.
5. Appel of Newport has been appointed clerk of
the new district
The residents of the lower Pend Oreile country
are not particularly we'll satisfied with the selection
OF Newport, but the matter has been cut and dried
ever since the state law was passed at the request
OF Stevens county's representatives in the legsla
ture, so there seems to be nothing for them to do
but accept the decision of the republican leaders
and make the best of it.
Newport will furnish buildings for court and
Jail purposes but the county bears the additional
expense of deputy sheriffs and deputy clerk at
Newport.
Roosevelt, the African wild animal hunter,
claims to have secured 68 pets so far. But we
want to see them before we believe it. You re-
member how he went after the scaps of so many
individuals in this country didn't get away
with any of them.
The tariff tax collected on sugar amounts in one
year to $156, 100000. AS the working class con-
sumes nine-tenths of the sugar imported into this
country it follows that out of their meager
wages comes this vast sum which goes into the
Golfers of the government to help support the re-
publican administration which makes promises be-
fore election. but does not keep them after elec-
ton. But then this has happened so often that
the people are used to it now
49,
On the eve of his departure for Europe, E. H.
Hartman, the railroad magnate gave an interest
ing talk. He said: 'The business of the country
is now on very substantial basis All that is needed
now is realization by the farmers of the prepara
tions for prosperity which have been so literally
made - In Othor worHc tho chOr11
have faith" that prosperity is sneaking around
the country somewhere, only waiting to be discov-
cred as it creeps into some farmers back door, WE'LL
the farmers have already shown more faith than
reason in their votes, keeping in power the trusts
which charge them double prices for all farming
tools and equipments, and for the benefit of Mr.
Hartman and his associates they will please keep
it up.
A Massachusetts, couple is receiving considerable
newspaper mention because they took their honey
moon in balloon. But such an event is not so
unusual. Lots Of people go up in the air when
they get married.
Ford car No. won the New York-to-Seattle
race for the M. Robert Guggenhem $25OO trophy
and $4,000 cash prize, making the trip across the
continent in less than an hour more than 20 days
actual running time. The Shawmut car was Sec
ond The Shawmut car weighs $500 pounds while
the winning Ford weighs but $50 pounds, and
through muddy roads encountered in the middle
west, added to the fact that there were Ford
agencies all along the route of the race which al
lowed the winning car to get rapid repairs and
have guides who knew the roades waiting for
them, is what gave the Ford car the best of it.
S>s
At the special elections in Grant and Douglas
counties for state representative, sweeping demo-
cratic victories made in heretofore strong re-
publican counties. The reversal Of political
sentiment in that part of the state shows which
way the wind is blowing The actions of the last
session of the legislature and the spectacle of the
present special session being controlled by the
same evil forces, are bound to prove the death
blow to the graft policies which have controlled
this state for so long under the guise of repub-
licanism.
The understanding was, indeed it was pro-
claimed in the republican platform, that if the
party successful in the nation there should be
a revision down of the tariff. That of course, did
not mean fiat reduction of the present tariff of
SO many per cent, but that the tendency of the re-
vision should be downward Now the curious are
waiting to see how the new measure will average
up compared with the Dingley law.
No estimates can yet be made, for the new bill
is not only not yet passed, but there are many
schedules not yet agreed upon. But it looks now
as though the old rates on wool. wood pulp lum-
Der, sugar and other articles where reduction
was expected will be maintained. If they are,
there will have to be an immense amount of ex-
planation to satisfy the people.