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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14
A REMINDER AS TO FLIES.

We all remember that old poem of Theodore Ton's be-
ginning, "Babybye, here's fly; let watch him, you
and II"
Yes babybye and mama and papa and the doctor, and
gentlemen of the city council and the honorable the board
of health you had better take few minutes off and watch
the little fly For when ybye his little brother
sister grandpa grandma any of the family falls
sick it will likely be from germs of disease brought
into the house by the little fly he craws up the walls
yet he never falls.
you watch him the walls only, it will give you no
true insight into his character You should him he
matches out in the filth of the stable You should him
he visits carron and corruption of all sorts his way
to call you. See how clearly he isl He rubs his legs
all his person, scrapng typhoid and other germs off
as to infect your food and raimen He doesn't need
the germs you know. He get more at any time by
going back to the place he came from
The horse is noble animal and out in his native free
dom he doesn't infect anyone But in the horse sums Of
the stables he furnishes the deadly fly his favorte breed
ing place. The time will when stable will be al
lowed anywhere within city limits at least which is not
cleaned swept garnshed and purified twice day until
fly cannot find place to lay her eggs There should
more be deposit of litter damp hay straw in or
about livery stable than parlor stable should be
as clean church and sunny greenhouse.
Blessed be the automobiles for it makes nest for flies
Blessed be the spider; for it eats flies.
Blessed be sciences for it has established standard
of cleanliness and has brought the time when the
of flies will be dsgracefu to the householder and
the community than that of bedbugs ce The latter
harmless compared with flies The flies, Of course, origin
ate frequently other premises But the other premises
a. community disgrace. Aren't you of the COM
munityf
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14
TRUST THAT FEEDS FAT ON THE FARMER.

Congress and the farmers of the country are learning
every day little about that interesting organization
known as the harvester trust They learning how it
monopozes the manufacturer and sale of all manner
agricultural Instruments and how its head and front is
= rierpSnt Morgan operating through his handyman,
George W. Perkins, with Cyrus H. Mccormick as figure
head. The latter is president
Senator Stone of Missouri has made couple of speeches
lately on the subject OF the harvester trust The Arkansas
have taken to GUST the trust from that
sate and the attorney general for Missouri has recently
taken trip to New York to take testimony in regard to
this alleged monopoly.
Facts brought out up to this time indicate condition
about like this: The trust organized under the name
OF the International Harvester Co. New Jersey in 1902
The active promoter George W. Perkins of j. Perpont
Morgan Co. The merger resulted in combination of all
the properties of the Mccormick Harvester Machine Co.,
the Deering Harvester Machine Co., with the Champion
the Plano and the Milwaukee Harvester Machine Co., in
all representing so cent of the business of the country
Other small concerns have since been swallowed
subsequently another charter taken under the
laws OF Wisconsin The International Harvester Co. of
America under the laws of Wisconsin, has Cyrus H. Nc
Cormck president and Morgans Perkins direc-
tor Perkins also director of the New Jersey
ton The New Jersey corporation is the manufacturing
while the other corporation is the selling agent
Prices are now uniform There is competition. Prices
have been advancing.
Before being defeated for the senate Henry W. Hans
brough of North Dakota said:
AT the time this monopoly created the average
price OF self binder to farmer my part of the country
was from 500 to $O5 Today the machine $145
That is not all. The trust has obtained control over
binding wine and several manufacturing establish
mens devoted to the making of gasoline engines
separatos and preader They have also secured
monopoly of the harness business, well other neces-
sary articles that the farmers of the country must buy
''At this very hour, Mr.. President this monopoly in
farming implements is taking hand in the politics of the
state of North Dakota It is laying its wires at this
ment through its trusted political agents. to and
control the delegates who will represent that state in the
next republican national convention Not alone this but
the edict has gone forth from its monopoly that to be
defeated for the United States senate because have the
temerlty to offer resolution of Investigation
Since these words spoken, Mr. Hansbrough has
been returned to private life Whether it the har-
veser trust that did it is question which cannot finally
be settled at this time or in this place.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14

(The solution Of No. will be published Saturday,
Observation-Disclosures Fader-Ouch!!
little Hans Krau crying pan Something caught him by the
his
help.
what this looking thing which grabbed
That's the Curlycue problem
complete
artist has thng-it q
lobster.
Sit better the Curycue another
practice drawing before filling
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14
ASSOCIATED PRESS, MONOPOLY AND
ORGAN OF SPECIAL INTERESTS

Is the Associated Press a monop-
oily? Is it impartial?
These two questions are asked in
an unusual article by William Kit
tie in the current number of LaFol-
lette's Magazine.
1t is, is Kittle's answer to the
first question.
1t is not, he replies to the second.
An editorial note calls the Asso-
ciated Press the most powerful
public opinion forming agency in
the United States" It emphasizes
the vital Importance OF its attitude
toward political and economic ques-
lions.
The organization comprises 700
papers with combined circulation
of 10000 1000, says Kittle. and a
reading public of over more than
half the people Of the country.
"a board of Is directors and a
general manager elected by them,
control the organization" the ar
ticle states, "and these are elected
by the representatives of the pa
pers belonging to it, the theory be-
ing that Of a mutual organization.
Instead, some 25 men out of the
700 control it.
Twelve of the directors have
served since 1900, when the Assoc
ciated Press was organized on it's
presnt basis. At the last election
there was no contest-3316 votes
were cast. The additional ones
were controlled by the men who
hold the $4,000 worth of bonds of
the association. These bonds,
which hold the key to the direction
of the Associated Press, are in
comparatively few hands"
Kittle points out the limited
membership of the organization
700 papers out of the $4,000 in the
country-its policy of keeping other
papers out except by consent of
those in-its great resources, en-.
abling it to cover the news Of the
world quicker, more accurately
than any one paper could do.
It's Wanted mutual policy he at
tacks, claiming that the majority of
the 700 have no voice m the man
agement, only paying for the news
that is sent them. He says that
each paper taking the service is
placed in the position of a mopopo-
list in it's own territory.
An Illinois supreme Judge decis-
ion in 1900 called the Associated
Press monopoly. holding that it's
policy of seeking to prevent its
members from securing news from
other sources is restriction of
competition, and of monopolistic
tendency. A Missouri decision OF
the same year, however, held the
other way, on the ground that there
was no more monopoly in news,
towit, information, knowledge, in
telligence, than in the 'viewless
winds.'"
AS to the impartiality of the AS
ISOLATED Press, Kittle says:
I'm this struggle between the
people and predatory wealth, a
struggle enlisting on one side or
the other every man Of intelligence,
has the management of the Asso-
ciated Press had no bias? With
the leading papers in that manage
ment connected by a perfect net
work of commercial ties with in
dustrial corporations, railway and
traction companies and trusts, has
its policy been the public good as
against its allies seeking special
privileges? Has the vast movement
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14

One nice thing about knowing a
lot of girls is that it's easy to get
your souvenir postal card album
filled with pretty pictures of the
surrounding towns.
Word has come that white
rhinoceros has been killed in
Africa. What's the odds on T. r..
or somebody bagging the pink
giraffe and the purple COW?
The truth that lies at the bottom
of well is apt to stay there.
Eyes" said the hunter, 81 had a
narrow escape from a rhinOceros
once"
What saved you?
"He couldn't climb trees"
A New Jersey telephone girl re-
fused to let man telephone for
the fire department when his house
was on fire because he didn't have
the nickel. Well, anyhow, she an
swered when he called up. That's
something.
Mrs. Brown-You remember you
told me If l left my tablecloth out
doors all night the fruit stains
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14

win the case and the prospect look
ed dubious. On one occasion Post
had prepared fervid Grafton, but
for the first few moments he could
do nothing but gasp. Then In re-
Spouse to an encouraging cheer, he
began to speak:
MINI. Chairman" he STAN
mered. when when ! left home
this evening only two people on
this earth-my father and myself
knew what was going to say; but
now-now-well, now. only father
knoWsl.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14

over a continent against the rule OF
such privileged classes been ade.
quately and fairly set forth In the
Associated Press dispatches? Or,
has this movement been minimized.
ignored in part, reported at inter.
walls to dissipate the effect and
treated as wave of hysteria soon
to pass away? Has the Associated
Press been conservative or progress
sive, plutocratic or democratic?
"The dispatches themselves dis
close the attitude of the manage
ment. They give scant courtesy
to movements for constructive leg
islation in the public interest. The
reports, scores of which have been
examined, are meager, fragment
airy, Isolated. Every time Tom
Johnson was successful In more
than SO Injunction suits, the gen.
eral public in other states heard lit
tie or nothing of 1t. When an
election recently went against him,
everybody heard of the failure" of
municipal ownership. When La.
Toilette for five years, by a con-
tinuous contest, was placing law
after law on the statute books, the
matter was ignored or briefly re-
ported in distant states; and tenn
porary defeats were given wide
publicity. When Kansas in 1908
rejected conservative and elected
a progressive United States sena-
tor, the general public at distance
from that state did not know the
real issue involved. For more than
two years there has been a strong
movement in California against the
rule of that state by special and
corrupt interests, but that fact
merely as news has never reached
the general public in the east. The
prosecution of offenders In San
Francisco has only been a part of
the movement in California. The
strong movement in New Hamp-
shire, headed by Winston Churchill,
to free that state from the grasp of
the Boston e Maine Railway Co.,
and the movement in New Jersey,
led by Everett Colby, which re-
suited in the defeat Of Senator Dry
den, the president of the Pruden-
tial Insurance Co., have not been
given to the people adequately as
matters of news"
OF the Is men on the directorate,
Kittle points out that only one,
William R. Nelson of the Kansas
City Star-Times, stands for pro-
gressive policies, though the two
Chicago papers have advocated
some progressive movements, and
others have run colorless editor
ials.
Three papers, the st. Paul Dis
patch, the Portland Oregonian and
the San Francisco Chronicle, Kittle
puts down as ultra conservative,
with a "solicitude for special and
corporate interests, and a critical
attitude toward progressive meas
ures."
With the exception again OF Mel,
sons Kansas City paper, Kittle
charges, the Is papers are huge
commercial ventures, connected by
advertising and various ways with
banks, trust companies, railway
and city utility companies, depart
ment stores and manufacturing en-
terprises.
"They reflect the system that
supports them" he says. "They
cannot afford to mold public opin-
ion against the network of special
intarasta which enva1OD them"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14
UNION IS GRATEFUL

Federal Labor union 11.624 has
thanked the city council for It's
action in adopting the day labor
plan on the new concrete bridge at
Olive avenue and insisting by reso-
luton that citizens and heads of
families shall have the preference
on the work. This action was taken
at the last meeting of tn council,
on q resolution by Mohr. -
The action of the unit Nas re-
ported to the council last Tight and
will be placed in the records.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14
They Tell This One
on Frank o,

Public speaking is apparently
easy enough after you get the hang
Of It. but the first time man tries
q b. probably suffers more agony
n : shorter period than In any
other crisis Of his destiny AS an
example OF this, here Is one they
ted - Frank Post, back before
the days when Post was known as
- good man y sea Y you had TO
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14

Bobby-Pa asked me II you wer(
kissing Sis when I peeped In the
parlor door. 49,
Young Man-What did you sayf
Bobby told him I couldn't see
in the dark.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14

would disappear. Well, rye tried 1t.
Mrs. Jones-And they disap-
peared?
Mrs. Brown don't know, but
the tablecloth did.
Broker (sternly)-James, do you
smoke cigarets?
Office boy (scared)-Why, yes,
sir, little.
BrokerAWell, gimme one. l left
mine on the bureau.
Separating an easy mari from
his money is nothing to brG6 Of.
Don't you ever think of the time
you waste when you spend a day
fishing?
mo. When I spend day fish
ing l don't waste time thinking,"
The Summer Lass-I am afraid
I am not the first girl you have
woed, Mr.. .Slicke.
Mr.. Slicke-Why so, Imogen?
Miss Summer Lass-Because you
oiled the hinges of the fro9t gate
the very first time you called on
me-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
4. 5. kingman Leaps from
Boston Ferry Boat
Finally Rescued, Little the
Worse for Ducking.
Locked Up Pending Examination to
Determine Sanity.

Boston, April 1.-The crowds on the
ferryboat Dartmouth and other boats III
the vicinity were startled today when
man on the Dartmouth without warning
ran to the rail and jumped overheard
The crew of the ferryboat and of a fire
boat nearby hastily got out ropes ana
graphing hooks and fished him out OF
the water, apparently none the worse
for his ducking.
The man, who was found to be How
ard G. Kingman. As years of age, OF
Quincy, and who was on his way to MS
work as shoe cutter in Lynn factory.
was later locked UP in the CITY prison
and arrangements were made to nave
him examined as to his sanity. the
Dartmouth had just left her slip on the
Boston side when Kingman made ms
leap and for a few minutes there was
considerable excitement on the boat, as
well as among the passengers on 1er-
ryboat Just about to enter the slip from
the other side of the harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
Defeats Sister Ship IN
Run Up the Coast
Finishes Race five Miles Ahead
Of the Maiden.
Neither Water or Coal Spared on
Fast Trip From Baltimore

Boston, April "A race up the coaa.
from Cape Henry was won by inc n's
steam collier Melrose .oday from her Si"'
ter ship, the Maiden. Both Vesseis reaci-
cd this port today. but the Meirose ""'
about five miles ahead of the Maioeh
when she reached the upper harbor.
The two vessels left Baltimore at r.
NJ on Tuesday and passed out by cape
Henry at $50 o'clock on wednesday morn
ing. Then the race began. water anu
coal were not spared and both coillers
made faster time than on any occasion
since their trial trips. For many mics
they were almost side by side, put al
length the Melrose began slowly to ara"
away from her rival. Early this morning
the Melrose was three miles ahead ana
crossing the bay and harbor she gained
two more The two golfers covered ABOUT
GS3 miles in their contest
The boats, which are identical IN size
and equipment, were launched from the
ward of the Fore River Shipbuilding co.
at Quincy a little more than year ago
for the, coal carrying trade of the New
England Gas & Coke Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
Annual Banquet
OF the Deering
Republican Club

Portland, Me. April 2.-This evon-
ing at Riverton Casino was held the
annual banquet of the Deering Repub-
lican Club There were $50 in attend
ance and the principal speaker was
Asher c. Kinds, a member OF the club.
W no is best known as the United States
congressional parliamentarian. Mr.,
Kinds is one of the leading candidates
in the congressional fight that will be
waged at the expiration of Congress
man Aliens term. Mr.. Kinds took for
his subject the tariff and the work of
the present session Of Congress in the
direction of revising the same.
Former Attorney General Herbert
Parker of Boston and Gov Fernald.
who We're expected in attendance as
speakers, We're at the last moment un-
able To attend. the former on account
of pressing business engagements and
the latter because of sickness
James O. Bradbury, Esq. OF Saco
responded on short notice and made
an interesting speech.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
TRIP TO EARTHQUAKE ZONE
Planned for Mr.. Roosevelt by King
Emmanuel of Italy.

Rome. April THE report that King
Emmanuel desires to meet Theodore
Roosevelt and have him visit the earth
quake zone to see the results of the work
done by Americans with the money given
through American sources. is confirmed
in court circles today. His Majesty would
like to take Mr.. Roosevelt to Sicily on
board the battleship Re Umberto. Moth
ing can be definitely settled, however, UNI
til Mr. Roosevelt is communicated with.
The telegram sent to Mr.. Roosevelt to
Gibrartar proposing the Messina visit has
not yet been answered
1t is declared in court circles today
that King Victor Emmanuel will leave
Rome Sunday night and reach Naples
Monday morning. Should Mr.. Roosevelt
adopt the suggestion OF going down to
Messna on board the Re Umberto he
! would leave Naples Monday and arrive
at Messina early on Tuesday. The steam
| er Admiral, on which Mr.. Roosevelt Is
| TO travel to Mombasa, will pass through
Messina strait Tuesday noon and Mr.
Roosevelt would be transferred from the
| hattleship to the liner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

scngers, including those who are travel
ing in the Storage and whenever ne
comes in the vision OF the thlrd-ciaSS
passengers he is given q mid ova-
ton.
Yesterday, the last day before reach
in Gibraltar the weather was cloudy
but the seas was smooth. The pas
sengerS got up 4 series OF sporting
events, the contests being held on
deck Mr. Roosevelt was umpire anu
was very genial. He announced the
nature of the contests before they
came off and afterwards presented the
p1izes. Kermit Roosevelt. his son. was
winner in several OF the competitions.
| Kermit Roosevelt. j. AldOn Lorirg and
Edmund We're on the committee OF ar
engagements.
Mr.. Roosevelt visited the second
class and steerage quarters OF the
Hamburg yesterday afternoon and was
given an enthusiastic reception. He
was accompanied by the Italian
| immigration commission on board
the vessel In the absence of Cap
| tain Rurmeister. the chief officer OF
the Hamburg called upon r. \. Powell!
| to present Mr. Roosevelt an illuminat-
| ed ad,lrt IS prepared by the passengers.
| Mr. Powell made a happy speech eulo-
giving Mr. Roosevelt and wishing him
a good voyage. and his remarks We're
received with applause. Mr.. Roosevelt
answered in brief and characteristic
address, in which he expressed his ap-
probation of the honor done him.
Later the party repaired to the main
saloon where ices We're served by the
ships stewards dressed up as Ncptune*
and other fantastic characters. All the
lights had been turned down low and
TIE effect was weird. This entertain
ment was followed by dance at which
Mr.. Roosevelt danced with Miss Ruth
Draper. Before withdrawing for the
night, Mr.. Roosevelt appeared in the
smoking room and chatted with the
| passengers for 90 minutes.
| The captains farewell dinner to Mr..
Roosevelt will be given ON board the
Hamburg tonight The event has been
arranged with great care and ingenu-
| ity This entertainment is a feature Of
every ocean voyage on the Hamburg
American steamers and in this case it
will he elaborated and augmented in
to a farewell reception to the distn-
gulshed traveller. During the dinner
which is to be followed by dance the
first class passengers will present an
illuminated address to the former
President.
| When asked directly concerning the
rumor that an attack had been made
upon him during the voyage, Mr.. Roose-
Welt said that the only basis for it was
that an "idiotic excitable Italian" had
used angry expressions to him while
| he was on the bridge of the vessel talk
ing to the captain. lie said this man
made no attempt upon him whatever
and was promptly removed and confined
| below for the remainder of the voyage.
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TRADE REVIEW.
Continued from Page One).

satisfactory shape and dress ginghams
are sold ahead for some distance.
The Eastern boot and shoe market is
quiet wholesalers. as a rule limiting
the volume of new orders, but trade
shows Il slight increase over the vol
ume of business effected during the
past six or eight weeks. Statesmen in
the West and South are securing fair
orders for summer and fall delivery,
but few supplementary contracts are
being placed. Hide prices are fairly
Well met, although the demand is only
moderate. Packer hides are steady on
most descriptions. but native steers
and native cows are somewhat easier.
Country hides are not as strong as last
week, but are still considerably higher
than two weeks ago. The market for
sole and upper leather continues quiet
although there has been slight in
crease in the demand and tanners are
holding prices steady, owing to the
high market for hides.
Failures this week number 21S in the
United States against 267 last year
and 80 in Canada compared with % I;
year ago.