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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11
HUGE CRAFT IN
RULE OF POLICE

General Bingham estimates that IL
per cent of the members of the
New York police force are DELHI
erately dishonest. and tells us can
didly that it is practically impossi-
BILE to separate the guilty from the
innocent. Taking these figures
literally, it means that one man in
every fourteen of those upon whom
the city of New York. must rely for
the protection of life and property
is false to his trust, that he is ex-
tending a greater protection TO the
law-breaker than to his victim! 1t
means more. 1t means that there
Is a greater proportion of Grim
irals on the New York police force
than in all of the rest of the city
combined. If we were to accent
the statement that one man in
every fourteen in New York is a
crook, society would be disrupted.
Law would be demolished. Yet this
is the startling statement of the
head of the New York police force
ac to the members of his depart
ment, and the courts are not
aroused, the prosecutor is not
aroused, the grand jury is not
aroused, the people are not aroused.
Why?
Another article will appear in
Ike Press tomorrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11
UNION
Of CIVIC
CLUBS
PLAN ENDORSED By NORTH
SIDERS OF A UNITED I'M.
PROVEMENT CLUBS.
NEED OF IT IS FELT

A movement that has been advo-
Gated at different times, and an eff
fort made to launch it year ago,
was again revived last night at the
meeting of the North Hill Improve
E1cnt club, held at the Presbyterian
church, at Monroe and Amber. 1t is
a union or consolidated organiza-
ton of the Improvement clubs of
the city, to which delegates from
all of the active improvement clubs
could be sent and questions of more
than local Importance considered.
The necessity for such an organ
.ization was felt year ago, when a
Reputation of IS delegates from va
rious improvement clubs went to a
meeting of the Federated Mems
club and found the doors barred
against them because of politics.
1t was agreed by the delegates thus
refused admittance that the FEEDER
ated Mems clubs had degenrated
into a political machine and a new
organization, known as the Civic
Reform league, was started for the
| I'''i poSN VI ollitiiE lIlC
clubs of the city. Some 20 clubs
sent delegates, and after holding
meetings well into the summer the
work was halted and not since re-
vived.
1t is agreed by men that have
worked in the local improvement
clubs that the aid of a central or
ganization or confederation of the
clubs would be helpful. An in
stance cited is the water fight of
last summer, when the higher levels
of the city actually suffered thirst
for days at stretch. The work of
urging the water betterments was
fought out by but one organization,
TIE ood-Lidgerwood club,
while twO-thirds of the area of the
city was equally affected. Large
matters of this character could be
Fhandled by the united improvement
clubs and the necessary aid given it
that cannot be extended by one lone
organization
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11

One OF the best reviews Of the
police cxardom of this nation is
published in The World Today of
March. The Press for several days
will publish extracts from this most
carefully written article, and in or
der that the citizens of Spokane
may see little into the gloom that
surrounds every police station, and
conditions, in a small way, are the
some everywhere, except in two
American cities, where honest
chiefs Of police have introduced
honest methods, which The Press
mentioned editorially last Sunday,
In comparison of Cleveland and
Spokane, and which Acting Chief
Sullivan of Spokane desires to COL
lect 20,O0o-count chem, please,
twenty thousand doIIars-on for
the comparison.
Take the problem of police dis
honesty and listen to what Chief
Bingham. as wise a man as ever
held high police job, as well as
the man who for years has
ruled the New York police depart
ment frankly acknowledges that
the toll of graft and blackmail in
the city reaches to nearly S10,000,-
600 month, and as frankly ac-
knowledges that he couldn't stop it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11

Editor The Press: From the ex-
perience which / have had a short
time ago, feel inclined to ask the
question. why is a county physi-
cian?" ] am a laborer and for the
most of the winter | have been out
OF work through no fault of nv own.
as every one knows there is not
much work to be had in the win
ter. During the recent cold snap
] got work one night on the street
for the city shoveling snow, and |
contracted a severe cold, and as |
had used up the money | had earn
ed 10 pay my room rent ! had none
left to buy medicine, so I applied
TO the emergency hospital in the
basement of the city hall, where |
was told that | should see DR..
Webb, the county doctor. with Of
fees in the Granite block, and he
would fix me up. therefore called
upon DR.. Webb, who asked me
quite a lot of questions, and finally
made out a prescription and hand
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11

club in its campaign for police mat
rons, and that labor would be just
as much in earnest when this ques-
ton comes up next Tuesday as 1t
was last Tuesday and Wednesday
nights in battling for the wage in
crease.
This special fighting committee
of union labor that has been born
the last few days will not be dis
banded, but will be kept standing
organization to get into any cam
paign for the public good.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11
UNION LABOR CENTERS ENERGY
IN FIGHT FOR POLICE NATIONS

AS stated in The Press several
days ago, union labor will not be
content merely with the councils
granting of the higher wage scale
for city employees. AS the result OF
hard weeks campaign carried on
by the Woman's club and labor, the
city council Wednesday night
granted the wage increase, but de-
layed action on the police matron
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11

ley & Ryrie presided. A committee
to circulate a petition in favor of
granting the franchise without the
terminal rate was named, consist
ing of c. F. Clough, Fred B. Grin
nell, Dan Morgan, W. S. Nc Crea,
Sidney Rosenhaupt and ]. G. Gum
ing ham.
Several hundred people are ex.
pected at the mass meeting to be
held tonight at No. Z fire station
in Union Park, for the purpose of
discussing some plan of disposing
of the surface water that floods
the region every spring. Two
plans will be submitted by the
city engineer.
A new book, Religious Educa-
ton, the Social Teachings of Jes-
u.s." has been published by David
E. Cloyd, at present the head of
teachers college at Des Moines,
la. Mr.. Cloyd was formerly prin-
ciple of the South Central high
school.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11

problem. Before that session the
union leaders stated that they were
going to be just as insistent on the
matron question as on the higher
wage scale.
At the executive committee meet
ing last night of the labor leaders,
who have been in charge of this
week of protest, it was decided that
labor would stick with the woman
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11

ed 1t to me, and when / told him
| had no money to pay for getting
it filled he said that was all he
could do for me. was feeling pref
t. bad and was afraid | might be
taken down sick, so | was advised
BY a friend to try the Sisters hos
pltal, and there | received the med
icine l needed, no questions being
asked-not even my name or adj
dress. ! do not know whether the
city of Spokane makes any provi-
sion for giving medical aid to the
poor, but ! should think it could af-
ford it as we'll as most of the small
cities in the eastern states, which
support dispensaries, where medi-
cine and treatment are given free
to those who have no money to buy
what they are in need of. Joseph
Sutton, 0906 Monroe st.
A.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11

WASHINGTON.AThe senate yes.
terday passed the bill authorizing
homesteaders on irrigation reclama-
ton projects to leave their claims
until water is available.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11

PORTLAND, Ore.-Isadore st.
Martin, half-breed Indian, owner
Of st. Martins springs, a health re-
sort on the Columbia river in Wash
ington, was stabbed to death today
by Robert Brown, guest of rival
resort,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11
THE PUBLIC SQUARE

Dedicated everything personal
quarrels and family fights Otherwise what you
about 800 words sign your name
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11

this tariff question.
Eenham-Let her 90.
Mrs. Benham-HoW does
tariff on raw materials affect
the price of breakfast foods?-
n. !. Horton.
The state railway commission
has written to the chamber of
commerce that it will take up any
| excessive or unfair charges in
freights imposed by the railroads
entering this city.
President Fassett of the chamber
has asked that all such charges
be filed with the Spokane Mer-
chants association, which will care
for them and have them presented
to the state railway commission by
it's rate expert, j. H. Kane. Mr..
Kane will leave for Washington to-
! day to be present at the hearings
of the Spokane freight rate case.
Because of new street paving, the
| wooden main on Perry street, south
of 25th avenue is being removed
today by the water department and
the following district is without
water: On Perry street from
Ninth to Seventeeth avenue; in the
district easty of Perry street be-
tween Tenth and Seventeenth ave-
nues, and in the district between
Perry and Conklin streets, Tenth
to Eighteenth avenues.
r. e. Strahorn and his North
| coast directors have incorporated
a new railway line to run from
Couer d'Alene, Ida, to Lewiston.
| The incorporation has been filed
for the sum of 100000 and gives
the road the right to use steam
or electricity.
The rating you give yourself
and that which your friends
give you somehow never equal
ize.-C. c. M. "a
Refusal on the part Of Dr.. F. J.
| Whitaker to permit the sweating
of George Easter at st. Luke's hos
pital, has caused the continuance
of the case against William Ward
in the police court. The police
wanted to get at Casters side of
the case, in which it is alleged
that he was murderously assaulted
by ward but the doctor would not
permit it. 1t is thought that Eas.
ter can tell his story before the
date for the next hearing, on Mon
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11
CITY NEWS
~ IN BRIEFO
That small army of profession

That small army of profession
al beggers has infested the city and
that more are probably coming, is
the warning given out at the as
ISOLATED charities office. Two old
women, an aged man and a little
girl are said to be among the list
of unworthy mendicants.
Charles Pepka, a Bohemian,
thought to be mentally deranged,
attempted to commit suicide yes
terday in the lavatory of the smok-
ing car, on Northern Pacific train
No. 6 near Lind. He was found
Is minutes afterward, lying un-
conscious on the floor with three
deep gashes about his heart and
a slash across his wrist.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11
INFORMATION WANTED.

INF ORMN ION WAN Ed.
Mrs. Benham-l wish you
would explain one thing about
this tariff question.
Benham-Let her 90.
Mrs. Benham-How does a
tariff on raw materials affect
the price of breakfast foods?-
n. !. Horton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-11
WHAT WORRIES JACK.


WHAT WORRIES JACK.
MiIdred-Every time Jack
calls on me he appears worried,
feel sure it's because the poor
fellow can't screw up the cour-
age to ask for my hand.
Jealous Girl trienc-Yes; it
probably worries him to have
the sentence hanging over him!
Charles Cormac MuIlin.
Inland Tent N. 20, X. o. T. M. last
night in the hall at 612 IL Main
avenue. The occasion was an in
formal reception to new members
and general good time. There
were about $50 present. Inland
Tent No. % was organized last
November and has grown rapidly,
there being 107 members already.
Among the railroad men of the
city the report is current that the
Great Northern railroad is con-
sidering the question of building
an immense tunnel through the
Cascades, II miles long, which will
be the longest tunnel in the world.
1t would run from Chiwaukum to
Skykomish and would lower the
climb over the mountain 1000 feet.
1t would reduce As miles of wind
ing track to II miles, cut the run
ming time to Seattle two to three
hours. The cost is variously esti-
mated at $20,000,000 to $50,000,000.
RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Little Jack i'.orner sat in a
corner,
Eating his daily lunch;
He looked at the crowd,
And he snorted out loud,
"l'm the only good boy in the
bunch!"
Rev. Charles irwin Junkin.
Fifty prominent real estate men
went on record at luncheon Civ
en- yesterday at the Hall of the
Doges by r. E. Strahorn, in favor
of granting the franchises of the
North Coast and Milwaukee rail-
roads without terminal rates. Don
Ryrie of the firm of Ham, Years
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-24
SHIPPERS PREPARING TO FIGHT
Rates Will Begin When Bill
Becomes a Law.

Kansas City, Mo.-Shippers Of
the Middle West, and of the East as
well, now are to prepare for the con.
test against freight rate advances,
which is to come before the Interstate
Commerce commission ssoon as the
railroad bill now in congress becomes
law. Members of the traffic mems
committee of the shippers organiza-
ton are back from Washington where
they had conference with members
of the commission last Monday
E. ]. McVann, manager of the traffic
bureau of the Omaha Commercial club,
was in Kansas City to confer with
George T. Bell, assistant transporta-
ton commissioner here, regarding the
rate situation,
"The purpose of our visit to Wash
ington," Mr.. McVann said, was to
learn at first hand just what was pur-
posed under.the agreement between the
president and the railroad officials.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-24
WIRELESS STOCK SWINDLE
Postoffce Inspectors Cause Arrest of
Officers-Promotors Clean UP S.
0oo-Assets 100000.

New York, N. Y,-President Will
son and President Gogart of the
United Wireless Telegraph company
were taken in custody by United
States marshal at the company's office,
AZ Broadway, and taken before United
state Commissioner Shields to answer
a charge of misuse of the mails. The
exact nature of the charges against
the men was not made public.
Mr. Mayer chief postotfice inspector,
in statement, charges the officials of
the company with gigantic stock ma
nipulaton plan, declaring that the
stock capital of the company, whose
assets were about 100000, had been
increased by an interchange of securi-
ties and that the price of the shares
had been arbitrarily raised to such
large amounts that the company at
this time had an apparent stock mar
ket value of $1,000000, 900.
Mr. Mayer declares one Of the of
ficers cleaned up $4,000, 900. He says
there are $4,000 stockholders through
out the country who have placed their
money with the company on the rep
resentation of it's officers that it had a
surplus of nearly S7OOO,OOO, when, as
matter of fact, the company was fail
ing to make its operating expenses.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-24
BEFORE AND AFTER THE TRIP

heaped on him. The reception by
his fellow citizens was fitting eli
max to his triumphal tour and must
have been the most satisfactory event
connected with 1t.
FIotiIa Meets Him at Quarantine.
More than a month ago every avail
able craft in New York harbor had
been engaged for the day, and nu-
merous big organizations, like the Re-
publican club of New York and the
Hamilton club of Chicago, had char
tered regular coast line steamers.
Early in the morning this immense
hotilla sailed far down the bay, and
when, about 9 o'clock, the scouting
tugs and motor boats came flying in
with the word that the Kaiserin Au-
guste Victoria was approaching, all
made ready for the first greeting.
AS the big liner came into sight, ev-
cry whistle on every vessel was tied
open and shrieked the welcome to the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-24
PASSED THE STATEHOOD BILL
Senate Voted Unanimously to Admit
New Mexico and Arizona-To
Conference Soon.

Washington, D. C.-The Bever-
idge bill granting statehood to New
Mexico and Arizona passed the senate
by unanimous vote of all the senators
present. There were IS ayes and no
negative votes. The house passed a
statehood bill early in the session and
this bill is substitute. the chief
difference being a matter relating to
the exercise of the right of franchise.
iue bill prohibits the states provid-
ing an educational qualification for
voting.
The statehood bills will soon be in
conference and the Republicans as
sured the Democrats on the floor of
the senate that they will be given a
fair chance in conference.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-24
WITHOUT FOOD FOR 81 DAYS
DR.. Gayer Drank One Glass of Water
Every Hour and Continued to
Do His Regular Work.

New York, N. Y.-Dr Gustav A.
Gayer completed a fast Of 81 days,
Despite a loss of 30 pounds, DR..
Gayer said he had been benefited
greatly by his abstinence from solid
foods. The 81 days. however, were
enough for his purpose, which was to
demonstrate that under such condi-
tions a man was capable of more and
better mental work. Living only on
water-a glass every hour-Dr. Gayer
continued his routine work. He said
that he had accomplished more in
the period of fasting than at any other
time. He will make a report on his
experience to the Society for Psychi-
cal Research of England
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-24

other women to avail themselves OF
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If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
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and the advice free.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-24

the parade through the city streets
started. 1t was originally intended
to conclude the reception with mon
ster parade, and invitations were is
sued to various organizations through
out the country. Within few days,
however, the committee was flooded
with so many applications that the
parade feature had to be in part aban-
doned. Organizations from Maine to
California and from the Gulf to the
Great Lakes requested places in the
line Of march, and If the project had
been carried out, the procession would
have extended from the Battery to
the Harlem river and back again,
distance Of 20 miles, and the people
who had Travelled hundreds Of miles
to see Roosevelt would have been de-
prived of the pleasure. In order to
overcome this obstacle so that no one
would be offended, unique arrange
ment was adopted by the committee.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-24
OKLAHOMA CITY CELEBRATES
STATE CAPITAL VICTORY MAKES
THEM REJOICE.
Ten Thousand People Gathered at
State Fair Park-Haskell De-
tends His Action.

Oklahoma City, Ok. = Oklahoma
City's victory in the state capital con-
test, celebrated formally here was
made statewide affair and thousands
of people from every section of the
state participated. Gov. Haskell de-
livered the principal address at the
state fair park after a long motor car
parade. Sidney L. Brock, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, and C. G.
Jones, chairman of the capital commit
tee, also spoke. Ten thousand peo-
pie were present.
One of the spectacular features of
the parade was the car that bore the
seal of state from Guthrie to Okla
homa City between midnight and
morning Sunday. In it was w. B.
Anthony, the governors secretary,
who procured the seal, and c. E.
Shinkle, owner and driver of the car.
On the side was a streamer bearing
the words: 81 am not paul Revere's
steed, but brought the capital"
Gov. Haskell said in part: 81 want
to congratulate you on the final settle
ment of the permanent location of
your state capital 1t was God given
right under a free government vested
in the people of this great state alone
and with no legal or moral right on
the part of any other man or body of
men to dictate for you.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-24

All organizations that wished to par
ticipate in the parade were assigned
certain blocks along the line of
march; for instance, one or two
blocks were assigned to some visiting
club, and the next to the public, and
SO on.
The procession itself was compare
lively small and was led by the mount,
ed police of New York, who were fcl-
lowed by the police band on foot
Then came the escort Of 500 Rough
Riders under the command Of Robert
Hunter Of Oklahoma city, president
Of the organization. Colonel Roose-
welt came next in a carriage, and his
carriage was followed by long pro-
cession Of vehicles containing the
members Of the committee END the
speakers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-24
ROYAL WELCOME
\ FOR ROOSEVELT
Vast Throng Greets the Former
President at New York.
HE is MET AT QUARANTINE
Escorted to the Battery by Great
I FIotllla-speeches and Land Pa
/ rade-Affair Is Spontaneous
and Non-Partisan.
New York.-He has come backl

New York.-He has come backi
! Theodore Roosevelt returned to
his native land June IS, and was given
q welcome home such as was never
before accorded to a citizen of this
republic. The whole country Joined
I'm 1t, and it was so spontaneous and
so utterly non-partisan that 1t could
not but be most flattering to the for
mer president.
/ Since emerging from the African
Jungle the latter part of March, Mr..
Roosevelt has been the guest Of near
Ily every European ruler and almost
unprecedented honors have been
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-24
TYPHOID FEVER IN MILWAUKEE,
A Serious Epidemic Faces the City
Sent to Chicago for
Nurses.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-This city
is facing a serious typhoid fever
epidemic. That the facts have been
suppressed was admitted by officers
when Dr. Rucker, the new health COM
missioner, declared there had been
963 new cases since the first of the
year and that there were nearly 500
cases now in the city.
The county hospital has sent 10 Chi
cago for nurses for conditions there
are unprecedented. Other hospitals
are filed to their capacity.