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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-15
cannon,s Name AppIauded.

The crush about the gallery en-
frances increased after the session
opened During the prayer OF the
blind chaplain, the jam of the north
east corner door became SO great that
the glass panel was broken ard fell
in crash. Cannon, after answering
his name on the floor during the roll
call, retired from the chamber The
call showed 3S2 members present.
Currier, of New Hampshire, by direc.
tion of the republican caucus named
Cannon as speaker. the announcement
being greeted with loud clapping
Clayton, of Alabama, by direction of
the democratic caucus, named Champ
Clark.
Cannon Elected.
Official vote-Cannon 204 Clark
te6; Cooper, s; Norris, 2; Esch, IL;
Hepburn, 1.
Insurgents Hinshaw Of Nebraska,
Hubbard, of Iowa, and Cary of Wis
consin, voted against Cannon. Hin
shaw voted for Norris, the other two
for Cooper.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18

All
States There are many % at each Of
pies remember perfectly made than garments
than stand the = -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18
WHMOT W. AFTER A
LONG HEATED DEBATE

mirror from the partition in the
front of his saloon and replace the
same with transparent glass, which
provision must be complied with by
September /. -
Chief Of Police Sullivan and AS
sistant Corporation Counsel Blair
were asked to consent to. this ad.
justment and agree not to further
harass Wilmot on account of his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18

After two and . half hours Of
debate the screen law case against
J. H. Wilmot, proprietor, of the ga
loon at 52S Riverside avenue, was
settled last night in so far as the
city council is concerned by de-
Ginning to revoke the license OF
Wilmot as asked for by Mayor
Pratt. The council accepted the
offer OF Wilm0t to remove a large
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18

Louis Baer, who keeps the cigar
stand in the front Of Wilmot's
place, was convicted of the sale OF
liquor on Sunday during June. but
the fight was not pushed on this
point.
Some of the councilmen init
mated that Wilmot was being
singled out of lot of saloonmen
and made the victim of official
persecution. This was denied by
Mr.. Blair, who, however. claimed
that Wilmot was the front of an
aggressive movement to resist the
operation of the screen law.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18
Night Gowns----An Kinds

Low neck style with short, flowing ebow-ength
seeves-beautifuly made with dainty trimmings of lace
embroidery. yoke entirely of
lace-others Of them imitation embroidered
medallons.
One of the s125 gowns for CSC in the list
short wide sleeves trimmed with pretty torchon that
matches the lace at the neck 1t a low round
style trimmed further with embroidery extend
all the way down the front and back
The 80 at $3.50 very elaborate indeed They
made of finest with
and between the large medaons and the three of
serton there is eight inches beautiful
sleeves design made the big medallions
is the front The lace at the neck three inches
And there is every grade Of nightgown between the
have described. The prices In the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18

partition, but after . consultation
Mr.. Blair said that he could not
agree to. bind the administration
without consulting the mayor.
The case against Wilmot was
conducted by Blair. assisted by
Chief Of Police Sullivan, Police
Commissioner Teurke, Captain of
Detectives Burns and Assistant
Corporation Counsels Blake and
Sargent. Martin Burns testified as
to the character of the partition,
and Commissioner Teurke told of
having ordered 1t out. Evidence
was also introduced showing that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18

the Milwaukee road into the city.
This transfer track will take the
place of the one now connecting
the Inland with the N. p, running
across Front avenue in front of the
Schade brewery. This track will
be removed If the franchise is
granted, as the new track will be
located near the Olive avenue
bridge and will cross Olive avenue.
The city's special interest rests
in a lot which the Inland must &C.
quire If the franchise is granted.
This lot five years ago was priced
by the city to the Inland for
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18
Ginghanns

Beautiful, 81 inch, Scotch zephyr
ginghams--trim stripes and checks
with wider satin band stripes--will
sell at just exactly half price ON
Thursday. They are Or
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18

Sale of Linens,
|Domestics and
piece Goods
| A ND still the prices are
"A the lowest we have
made on these splendid
goods. There are many
others besides the ones we
quote below:
15c and 19c Goods 81ac
One big bargain table is loaded
with these various lots Of summer
wash fabrics-many pretty linen
finish suitings that may be worn
late into the fall scason---prettily
printed batistes, dimities and wolfe
tissues-and. other fabrics; 15c and
19c val~-- Thursday, OH
YARD. ....'...... ....... ZS
Ginghams
Beautiful, 81 inch, Scotch zephyr
ginghams-trim stripes and checks
with wider satin band stripes--will
sell at just exactly half price ON
s Ts', ra1ass They are Csc
SOC Irish Dimity 19c
Very pretty imported weaves,
they are-<printed dimities with
pure white grounds--superb fab
rics. These are dots and ring dots.
figures and stripes. And there are
shaded grounds, with pretty fig
ures, All are worth SOC 10
yard. Yard. ............ i ~
&c Wash Fabrics at Sc a Yd.
This price is so exceedingly low
because these are odd pieces, but
all are most desirable and there's
such variety In the lot that you
can find several lengths that you
want. There are Batistes. Iudia
Linons. several kinds of white
goods and many other desirable
fabrics to close out All sold reg
4 nlarly at Sc, You may buy them
y y"~Iso's A. Sc
25c and 35c Goods 15c
Sheer applique swisses, crepe
p!isscs. wolfe suitings in plaid and
neat check effects. sheer checks In
organdics and many other odd
pieces Of prettiest, most attractive
wash fabrics; Csc to 35c values.
viii sell Thursday ~
at, yard, i &c
Up to 35c Ginghams 19c
Just Ms staple as sugar or coffee
you can wear them the year
round, Neat black and white or
blue and white checks, plaid ef-
fects and novelty patterns; ideal
for children's dresses, house dresses
and the like: Csc and soc IN
Qualities. yard, ..,...,.,,... lJC
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18
WILL INSPECT
PBOP0SEOS|TE

: BY request of the city council
made last night the street commit
zee Will go over the site of the pro-
tosed transfer track wanted by the
Inland Empire system and view the
ground with relation to Its prob
Abfa conflict with the entrance of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18
All Kinds Of Garments-Very Plain to

> W tnpe twano Hemaekto
mj exaty
rtMla at from
a t. dfeentind o
qua 20 wan are il eat 5l OF Iedo
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18

Made half fitting to be under piece dresses
or nansook and lawn-some plain with lace around the
top and tucked ruffe bottom others trimmed with
embroidery ruffles
The $3.50 at $25 in the list below very fine
lin-a beautiful model Their 12-inch are both
tucked hemsched Narrow lace edges the woke and
arm Baby ribbon.
The 81 garments at $3.50 beautifully made-the
seams all fagoted togetherthe ruffles trimmed
with much lace
There different models at each NJ tho
prices below and all the prices half!
$3.50 .S225 $500 ones a m
$500 $3.50 $500 ...... a "a
$11oo ones ............. $3.50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18

around $500. Today 1t Is worth
something like 10 times this
amount, and Attorney Graves for
the Inland says that the company
must pay the city its price, as the
ground must be had II the new
track is laid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18
The Princess Slips MANY Corset Covers

demand for trimmed corset in Spokane
has great Embroidery trimmed garments better
style New York Many OF both kinds in the sale.
garments at the lower prices in this sale
nicely trimmed. Like all the garments we shall offer
they have been made under ideal condi-
ventilated factories Some of the
imitation hand embroidered medallions Ma
terial 8 nainsook.
garments at 15c in the list below trimmed
with really good baby ribbon 1t is really
buy garments at 15c. They WE'LL
fectly made.
50 in the list have four panels
of keystone shape-a flower embroidered upon each
each of the panels outlined with lace-and much more
lace in trimming Baby ribbon around neck
and eyes. There several other models at the
follows--all half
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18
Skirts---Au Half Price

All the skirts in the sale made very FULL with
cambria body and deep embroidery trimmed
flounces Some have wide embroidery to form the
flounces with beading at the top inch and
half ribbon tied in big bow at the
their regular price. RiIf
The 75c skirts at 40c in the list below quite plain
but serviceabe Their ruffles IL inches wide
tucked. ne
The $25 skirts at $2 about as fine as
used in undergarments. Heavy, exquisite
embroideries in beautiful designs 92 wide on the
1S-inch flounce. which has seam beading at head
Several skirts handsome here at same price
Between these two garments at 10 different
prices-all of them at exactly half their vaeus!
75c 400 $500 $a5o sla.oo ones 400
boo ones SOC 200 ones $50 $500 ones. $50
$500 $3.50 $1,000 S24,oO M
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18
Chenises--Au Grades

OF fine nainsook cross-bar musn-knee ankle
length-trmmed with or with dainty patterns
of embroiderythe ruffes bottom with
lace embroidery
The 75c Acc in the list below very full
the tuck trimmed ruffles wide. There
hemstitched ruffles around neck and armhoies
The 1915 chemises at $40 have alternate Of
brodery the yoke depth of five inches;
lace the armholes The ruffles very
fine embroidery of wide lace insertion
headed by beading The material is very fine nain
sock. Is baby ribbon the left
Many models this price.
The list follows all the garments half.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-18
Combination Suits, II Prices

Combination suits absolute necessity under
the tfght-ftting Moyenage piece
that are to be this fall. advantage this
sale-you will probably not chance
buy We have corset and drawers combined and
corset covers and short skirts trimmed pretty
muslin
The $125 suits at Csc in the list below very
values even at $125with torchon
yoke and wide fine embroidery. Baby
ribbon again through the beading wast-the wide
me SO garments at 81 exquisite. is four
inches Of fine lace at the large medaions
OF lace ON the front Of the yoke Block pattern lingerie
bows ribbon. " - ~ ~
Garments Of all descriptions between those are
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-05-20
Road Improvement In Cuba.

One of the beneficial results Of the
American occupation Of Cuba has been
the establishment of an adequate sys-
TEN of roads and the beginning Of
construction. These roads are built
primarily for the marketing Of crops.
but they are used extensively by au-
tomobiles as We'll They are made uni
formly thirty-four feet wide. with six
teen feet of macadam in the center.
The surface finishing Is placed on a
foundation of ten inches Of broken
rock, and they have no grades greater
than per cent. Bridges are Of steel,
culverts of concrete. bitches are dug
In the low places. and the roadway is
generally elevated above the level Of
the contiguous land, The main road Is
complete from Havana to San Girls
tobal ard from Pinar del Rio to Es-
peranza. besides numerous short
branches
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-05-20
GOOD ROADS IN SWEDEN.
Every Landowner Must Keep His Sec
ton of Highways improved.


G. Zergkirst Of Climax Springs, Mo,
who is especially interested in the
Kansas City Stars fight for good
roads says: Perhaps it would be OF
interest TO know how the roads in
Sweden are maintained. There are
three classes of roads there highways.
village roads and private roads. The
highways run between county seats,
and the grades are limited to 21a per
cent. The village roads cannot be In
excess of 4 per cent grade The cost
Of building is divided among the land
owners according to acreage, whether
it Is government land or is owned by
private citizens, except where one own
er has an extremely costly road to
build along his land. In that case he
gets due allowance in distance for the
cost OF construction. No village road
can be opened until it Is built to the
proper grade.
CAS- TO maintenance, every landown-
er must keep his section Of the road
properly improved. II he does not n
government inspector orders the i'm
provement at public expense. and II
the landowner falls to pay the cost the
government takes sufficient amount
Of his personal property and sells it to
Satisfy the Judgment.
Every man must maintain his own
roads IN that country under govern
ment supervision. One provision of the
government law in Sweden also is that
the driver is not allowed to ride up the
hills on a loaded wagon If 1t is neces-
sary to use a whip on his horse"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-05-20

MhUt1.s OF hPlLA Ing IIjL OIL.
the oil An area equal to 1,010,JGO
square yards was oiled. The coat of
oilln2 per square yard was slightly
more than cent, representing the oil,
Labor and supplies The oil subdued
dust Had the same area been sprin-
kled with water to prevent dust the
cost would have been "a cents per
square yard Mr. Dunn estimated
that lhe cost of sprinllling the area
uilea last summer would have been
%lb,2"7.322 The expense of oiling
this area was $l06Tl.4i The direct
saving in usins oil was S5,53S,SS, or 81
per cent The indirect benefit follow
ed IN a marEcd saving in tue cost of
maintaining the boulevards and the
uniform excellence Of their condition.
Good roads naturally are rural
problem. In the cities no progress can
be made unless the thoroughfares used
for business and pleasure are paved
and maintained in good condition,
Country towns are concerned aS much
With good roads as are the farmers
who use them. In country towns bust
ness practically IS at standstill in
rainy seasons. Bad roads keep the
farmers at home II the farmer had II
fit thoroughlare to the village he could
do his trading on days whom be could
do 40 tasks in the fields. 1t is far
more desirable that the farmer should
visit his nearest town in the rainy
season than at any other time as the
commodities he has to sell command
the highest prices when rain keeps him
at home.
The regents of the Kansas State Ag
ricultural college were among the first
of the governors Of agricultural col.
lcres in the United States TO realize
he vital concern which good roads are
10 farmers Not only was there the
feature of poor roads following rain,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-05-20

MudIess and NoiseIess, but They I'm
prove with Use--OI Makes Roads
Firm, but Not Hard. 49,
In the opinion of IL. L. Smell, who
has made Il study of city and country
roads in twenty states in the last year,
more good roads will bc built III kan
sas during the next twelve months
than in any other state in The Union,
Mir. Smell investigated road conditions
fer the Standard OH company. The
big trust is seeking Il market for its
surplus of oil left after the more val
uubIo products have been taken from
it. The surplus oil is now sold chiefly
for fuel.
THE company expects to build Il
mile of good road near the State Asri-
cultural college at Manhattan, Kan"
MIR. Smell said. We expect to show
by Tie experiment that an oiled road,
whether built with earth or crushed
rock is not only the most durable, but
III the end is the most economical.
In every state there is annually
Spent millions of dollars in buiiding
Trw roads. Ia few cases is any con
hy.crable sum spent on the roads to
preserve them. Oiled roads are not
only dustlcas. mudlcss and noiSeless
but they are practically self healing
that is, they improve with use The
dirt and oil roads give horses good
footing: while the tires of the vehicles
iron out the hOof marks"
Experiments made on Kansas City
bouIeyarda and on roads in Jackson
county which were coated with oil
have been watched b., men and or.
ganiZgtions Interested in good roads
The use Of oil on boulevards and roads
IN Jackson county was among The ear
liei experiments in its use. Adopted
Tor u&e to prevent dust, it was found
that oil also is Il preseryatiye. In his
report TO the buald OF park commits
siunCrs on the use Of oils on Kansas
City houlevards. w. II. Dunn, superin-
tendcut OF parks. said the results were
ere rmarkablc."
The city paid an average of 77la
cents a barrel OF forty-tWo gallons for
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-05-20
ROADMAKINC WITHHOLD.
Method Of Construction Valuable
For Dirt and Macadam.
PRACTICALLY SELF HEALING.

Oiled Highways Are Not Only Dustless,
Mudless and Noiseless, but They Inn
prove With Use--OiI Makes Roads
Firm, but Not Hard.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-05-20

In every city there is one best
va per, and in Williamsport
il is the Ga zetie and Bulletin.
1t is the most important, pro-
gressive and widely circulated
paper in that city. The first
to hold the fort journalistically.
Order of the News Item.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-05-20

down off his pedestal and talk in his
ads.
He needn't be hippant--far from it.
bat let him not write as if he were ad.
dressing somebody afar off. and telling
him about something at even a greater
distance
The newspaper goes right into its
readers house--goes in and sits down
with him.
It is on the table when he eats, and
in Ills hands while he is smoking after
the meal. 1t reaches him when he is in
an approachable condition.
That's the time to tel, him about
your business-clearly, plainly. convinc.
ingly--as one man talks to another.
Gs~1Af. 0~~Gs <~sti. B~s.s. N.~ Y~A
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-21
ARTHUR (. WALKER
IRE IAssvnses. Secretary Mutual Bale
tnG AssoeiatfoA Phone ~.
eI7A West Csatr>i Avs.

ficult. Mrs. +. f.. Baucom of Solana,
was the happy winner of the beau
tiful gold medal. Mrs. Baucom's read
ing was That BOY Fritz Mrs. Nut
ter presented the medal
Miss Sarah Timer Of TuCumcari,
gave a temperance reading which was
much appreciated. Mrs. SHAFT sang
"NictorN,' TO the delight of all pres
emit.
The children of the l.. r. l.. render
ed a number of beautiful songs,
The white n gold territorial ban
ner was awarded to the Tucumcari W
c. r. t. for the largest per cent of
Increase in membership. The ban
ner WAS presented to Mrs,. }, T.. Man
ney by Mrs Nutter in a happy little
speech.
Mrs. A.dclla \. Scott Of Tucumcarl.
gave 4 short address on what Shall
be Done With the Liquor Traffic in
New Mexico
This program closed tn most on
thusiastic convention ever held by
the New Mexico W. G. T.. l.. The
three days We're hfim fun of work
and n sweet spirit prevailed through
out.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-21
UNCLESAMWONDERS
WHAT BECAME Of
THAT NEW TRAIN
Sudden Decision Of Santa Fe
to Call Off Proposed Record
Breaker to Coast Has Post
office Department Interested

In Albuquerque as clseW here there
has been considerable curious specu-
lation as to the reason the Santa Fc
has officially called Off tn proposed
fast train from Chicago to the coast
over the Belcn cutoff. which was to
start a mail war royal among the
railroads that are now carrying mail
to California, worth a million and -
quarter of dollars in contracts.
The santa Fc recently announced
that il would establish a fifty hour
schedule for the mail service between
Chicago and Los Angeles. The offer
has been Withdrawn, the big trans
continental speed war is officially off
and the p|ostoffice department is Won
dering where it gets off. The pre-
sumption is that the Rock Island and
the southern Pacific. both holding big
mail contracts. got busy comforting
with the santa Fe officials and it was
decided that a speed war WAS not
desirable y Chicago dispatch TO the
Los Angeles Times saws it is believed
that the rival roads threatened the
Fc with severe rrpriSal- If the
Atchison started anything, and that
the latter railroad got cold feet The
p|ustoffice department Is said in the
dispatch To be hunting - con-
i'm violation of the sherman
in this connection Tho new train
was to have cut ten hours off the
schedule.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-21
AUGUSTUS THOMAS
GIVES VIEWS ON
fNTELEPATHY
Playwright Discusses Theories
Upon Which The Witching
Hour Is Largely Based,

I Augustus Thomas. autnor of The
Wltching Hour in which John Ma
is to appear, in Elks' Theater on
inext Monday night, has advanced
Views on ~tclcpathy, hypnotic influence
Pand kindred subjects. He has incul-
fcatod many of his views into the great
Fplay. His discussion of the relation
kot The occult TO the play is interesting.
RIn a recent interview he said:
\ i am often asked by people who
IhaNe seen The Witching Hour ii |
believe in thought reading,
Thought transference and other forms
fot thought mysteries that so senel-
|aIty upder the name of tclcpathy. And
wish TO say that | do. As | have
before stated, the incidents | have in
|cornorated into THE Witching Hour
/ have personal knowledge of. some
of them are personal experiences.
! re come at once to my experiences
with bishop, | viii recall that this re-
m4rkahle man. who has been dead
nearly twenty ears, was 81 years old
Al the time ne died. | suppose he
what physicians would have called
neurotic. He claimed to ave the
power of au%tohypnosis. He was the
first man of whom ] ever heard who
claimed that ability, but the condi-
Of auto-hypnosis and the power
OF neutrality-suspicious. is n now recog-
nized by all Psychologists.
Bishops audiences imagined that he
making difficulties for himself
he requested TO be blindfolded.
As a matter of fact. it would have
been impossible for him to perform
the things he did if lie had kept his
eyes open. and with the appeal Of his
senses to disturb what was telepathic
communication The star exhibition
ana test that Bishop made in the var
cities vas to drive a team Of
horses through the city while he was
blindfolded, and while he acted un-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-21


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