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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19
NO MORE
SOLDIERS
FIGHT FIRE.
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MEDFORD, Ore. Aug. IA
special train bearing 40 soldiers
and officers of the regular army,
arrived in Medford this forenoon,
and the cars were Immediately
transferred to the Pacific and East
ern tracks and sent out to Eagle
Point, where the troops were dis
embarked and started for the front
of the big fires raging in the forest
south and west of Butte Falls. The
Cat Hill fire is reported to have
climbed the range and is now
threatening the watershed of Four
Mile lake, from which Medford re-
ceives its water supply.
West and north of Four Mile
lake timber belt extends for miles
on the neorth and east The coun-
try is covered with "snow brush"
while on the southern side the
slopes of Mclaughlin mountain
carry a heavy growth of pines, an-
der which are the accumulations OF
decades of leaves from the trees.
Should the fire get into this region.
dry as the woods are at present. it
will make an almost clean sweep.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19
WILL TAKE NO
PART IN FIGHT
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NEW YOII<, Aug. l9.-That Coi-
onel Roosevelt will take no part in
the coming campaign in New York
is the belief of most of his support
ers here, though it is known that
Lloyd c. Griscom, chairman OF the
New York county republican COM
mittee, is urging him to carry his
fight for temporary chairman be
fore the state convention at Sara
toga. 1t is believed that Roosevelt
is not unwilling to stay out of the
campaign, believing that under
present conditions a republican vic
tory Is extremely unlikely.
If the democrats win in New
York the old republican organiza-
ton. the Roosevelt men say, would
surely be headed for the rocks,
Then Roosevelt might take hold of
party affairs. ii is intimated. and
might even be persuaded to make
the presidential race in 1912.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19
BY A
HUMAN CHAIN

BElllNGHAM, WASH, Aug.
19.-News Of the saving Of J.
3. WoIlas of Bellingham from
death in the swirllng waters of
Wells creek near Mount Baker
Wednesday night by human
chain, reached here today.
With other members of camp
Ing party, WoIlas was walking
along the banks of the stream.
He stumbled and fell into the
creek where the current runs
like a mill race. His coat
caught on snag and he was
held in midstream, his head be-
meath the water. Clasping
hands, living chain was made
and Wollas rescued. He was
unconscious for three hours
after being dragged out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19
SCORE Of
LIVES ARE
|NOANGER
May Have Been an At
tempt of Train
Wreckers.
A score of lives were endangered d

A score of lives were endangered
this morning when charge Of
dynamite exploded under Great
Northern passenger train No. a.,
due in Spokane at 1880 a. M,
rocked the Pullman and dining
cars, blew the glass out of 19 win
dows, and smashed part Of the
woodwork in the diner, one mile
west of Nippon, Wash. The near
catastrophe occurred at 2 o'clock.
It Is not yet known whether it was
the result Of an accident or pre-
meditated attempt Of train wreck
ers to deral one of the Great
Northern trains.
One theory is that stick of
dvnamite--Or several sticks-rolled
down on the track and that No. A
happened to be the next train
along. One of the crew on the pas
senger train volunteered the guess
that the dynamite was meant for
No. 2S, the mail train, which al
ways carries registered letters and
parcels with a value running up
into the thousands.
ACCIDENT NEAR NIPPON.
The accident occurred near the
summit of the Cascades, little
more than a mile from Nippon.
Four negro walters slept in the
diner and about Is or l6 passen-
gers weres leeping in the one Pull
man on the train. There We're two
day coaches, a smoker and an eX-
press and baggage car. The diner
was in charge of Conductor T.
Parkinson of Seattle. who was
sleeping in the Pullman when the
accident happened. The conductor
in charge of the train was j. f..
Corcoran, also of Seattle. He was
awake at the time and thus tells
the little that is known of the oc-
currence:
Il was awake at the time it hap
pencd and was in the smoker talk
ing TO two or three passengers.
Suddenly there was an explosion
as If we had run over a cannon
cracker. and the coach rocked
quite little bit All the 10 or Is
persons in the car jumped up and |
yelled to them to sit down. sat
down for a minute, found shat We
weren't running along the ties, and
then put my head out of the win
dow. AS far as could tell, all the
train was there. we We're on the
track, and 50 we didn't stop. We
stopped a mile further along at
Nippon, reported the occurrence,
an siendaled No. 81.
81 don't know whether ii was a
plain accident or whether 1t was an
attempt at -wrecking. Any
way. ii didn't work, and no person
was hurt"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19
TOO MUCH
POLITICS

Owing to the fact that big per
cent of the deputies in some of the
county offices where the chiefs are
opposed for reelection, are giving
their time to campaigning on the
outside, instead of looking after
public business, the county com
miSSionerS are considering the
adoption of some measure for
keeping check on the men.
The commissioners believe that
when a man is paid for eight hours
work by the people, he should put
in the time, the same as if he were
working for private employer.
An investigation is being made
with a view of ascertaining how
many of the deputies from the diff
ferent offices are actually engaged
in campaign work
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POACHERS GET $4,000 WORTH
OF BIRDS pluMAGE.

HONOLULU. Aug. 19--Ready
for troubles with poachers, the rev.
enue cutters Thetis and Corwin
left Honolulu today in search of q
Japanese schooner which has been
reported as lying off the islands OF
Liasansky and Laysan, northwest
OF the Sandwich group. The ves-
sci that brought the news also
brought word OF raid made upon
the birds of the island, by which
the alleged poachers are richer by.
some $4,000 worth OF plumage.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

BLOCK IS
BURNED
OVItJu10
Especial to The Press

NORTH Y YAKIMA, Wn.,
Aug. 19.-Fire broke out in
the heart of the city at = a.
m., wiping out a whole block
and completely destroying
the brick warehouse of the
Yakima Grocery Co., the
only wholesale grocers in the
valley. The loss is 1000,
and the insurance $4,000.
Firemen confined their eff
forts to saving the neighbor-
ing Wholesale houses. Ten
ears of fruit, ready to go east
on a side track adjoining the
fire were saved. The Yakima
Grocery company, and the
Yakima Produce Co. lost all
their books and papers, and
ST 900 in the safe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

Another story of a tragedy where
one brother took the life of another
while playing with what they sup
posed was an unloaded gun, came
to light today in the death of
Daniel Nelson, the S.year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson of
2109 Mallon avenue.
Wednesday the boys were at
Clear lake and while handling
loaded revolver, Samuel Nelson, the
11-year-old son, accidentally shot
his brother.
The bullet passed through the
upper lip of the child and lodged
in the back of his neck. DR.. Allen
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

AGAIN TITS THAT
"UNLOADED" GUN
Brother Dies From Wound Inflicted by Another Brother
Thought That the Weapon Was Not
Loaded

was called at Clear lake and or
dered the boy sent to the Spokane
general hospital, where an opera
tion was performed with the ex-
pectation of saving his life. Sur
gical skill proved fruitless and
death came this morning.
The older brother and family are
Frustrated over the sad affair and
are now trying to locate the father,
who has not been heard of for some
time.
Fpneral services will not be ar
ranged for several days, while they
endeavor to locate his missing par
ent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

RALLY TONIGHT

A rally in behalf of the candida
cy of Judge PoindeXter for the SEN
ate will be held tonight at s O'Clock
in Jones hall at liillyard, The
speakers will be Judge j. p. Per
kins and Fred r. Morrill,, corpora
tion counsel, who will talk on pro-
gressive republicanism.
Professor Vertreaux, principal Of
the Hillyard school, will act as
chairman of the meeting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19
POLICE THINK
THEY'VE GOT
TWO BAD MEN

Two men, believed by the police
to be ycggmen of the worst calibre,
were caught this morning after
brief chase by Patrolman Grant
Bradley, near the corner of Front
avenue and stevens street, At the
stasion they gave the names of
Ja(kres Adams, laborer, 2G. native OF
England, and William II. Caring
ton, blacksmith, A. A third man
escaped Bradley's attention was
attracted to the trio by the cries
OF bartender. Gus Lang, who was
yelling blue murder, and pointed
the officer in the direction of the
men he said had held him up at
the point OF a revolver and robbed
him of all his money, GO cents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19
.L0B0R WILL
OPPOSE OALzELl
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(by Ontted press LcaSSc Wircl
PITTSBURG, Pa. Aug. 19--That
the American Federation of Labor
will oppose John Dalzell Regular
republican" and will support Dr
Black, independent, was predicted
today following an intimation
dropped by President Samuel
Gompers of the federation, Black
was defeated by Dalzell at the pri-
maries, but after an unsuccessful
contest for a recount, announced
that he would make the race indie
pendent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19
READY TO COMPLETE FLIGHT
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UPCHURCH. England, Aug. 1S.-
John ,Moissant completed the re-
pairs to his aeroplane today and
said that he hoped to complete his
flight from Par's to London this
evening. A stiff breeze delayed his
departure after the machine had
been rbade ready for flight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19
THEY CAN'T BEAT
LAF0LLETTE'
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SALINA, Kan, Aug. 19.-That
Senator Robert l.. La Toilette of
Wisconsin will be renominated and
reelected is the belief of Senator
Joseph l.. Bristow of Kansas, who
has just returned from tour of
Wisconsin.
Il don't believe they can beat La
Toilette said Bristow today. II
think he will win the denomination
by a plurality of $4,000 votes"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19
AEROPLANE IS
READY FOR WAR

(By United Press Leased Wire)
ASBuRY PARK, N. j., Aug.
i9.-According to Hudson
Maxim, the inventor, the aero.
plane is already fitted for war.
fare, and a gun he has just per-
fected, he says, will meet the
demands of aerial fighting.
Maxim has been working on the
gun for a year and he believes
II will meet every demand.
The gun will fire from every
point of the compass through
what Maxim calls the Celestial
concave."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19
ulTS OF AIR &c
y AIR M EN-.

= LONDON, England, Aug. 10, =
= ---Rudyard Kipling. the author =
4 proposes that aviator wear =
. inflated rubber pads to soften =
. the falls they're so likely To 4
. take. .
. Men go up with less pro- .
. lection, except agaisut cold, =
. that the catcher of baseball Z
y team. and with less body =
. guards than an American foot =
. ball player he said. "A little =
. protection about the head and =
. shoulders might make all the Z
. difference between life and Z
. death at the moment of tho {
o smash
. He proposes inflated rubber Z
. hoods for head. neck and 4
. shoulders. and knlck rboolirrs Z
= made OF rubber bags filled 4
q with air,
u a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

The hamlet of Bugjuicc. Mont,
looked "doocidly odd, donchaw
know" to Waldo Whiskbroom Of
Bawston.
So did the people.
There was Death Valley"
Silkes, cowpuncher and bad man,
for instance.
Waldo sidled up to d. V. and re-
marked, oh. | say. you would ap-
pear so much more distingue if you
wore a bangle bracelet. It's all the
style for us fellows
But instead of wearing bangle
bracelet, Death Valley" is wearing
another notch on his gun.
(The End.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

Tomorrow at 10 o'clock the fu-
neral of Hannah Nj. koherfs will be
held at her late home, SAT Bridge
port avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

St' CtACr toU ~ kfidt o''S
contractor has sheen fined 500 per
day for not completing job on
time, all the other contractors
seemed to be doing city work twice
as fast?
FOX LAKE, Wis.--This town
was peculiarly interested in the
death of Florence Nightingale. the
angel of the Crimea." In her
youth she and her cousin, William
Shore, loved each other, but, ac-
cording to Enelands law. cousins
can not marry. SO they pledged
themselves never to marry, but al
ways to love each other apart. They
kept their pledge, and Shore. com
ing to this country, died here in
1868.
According to the records yester-
day, Mr.. Stork didn't bring a single
girl to town. Births of eight boys
we're given, and two of them twins.
UNGALLANT.
| 1912-What Is a suffragette?
19l3---A being who has ceased to
be lady and Is no gentleman
Life.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.-Be-
cause Mrs. Beulah M. Love feels
she can no longer love Arthur love,
she is asking for divorce. She al
ieees there is no love in the Love
family. She asks custody of the
| five minor Loves. =. E. :. -.
James A. Patten, who 'Cornered
cotton" said New York broker,
has fine house in Chicago. |
dined with him there one evening.
After dinner admired a superb
statue IN the drawing room 'Splen-
did statue, that said What's it
| made of--bron2e or copper
81 made 1t out of cotton, said
Mr., Pattcn."
Nine marriage licenses were is-
sued yesterday.
PARIS baroness Vaughn. NOR
ganatic wife of the late King Leo
pold Of Belgium, and Emmanuel
DprieuN, rich retired merchant,
wore married yesterday at Aron.
dale, where the baroness has her
i Chateau Balincourt,
rFe fellow who suffers frorr 4
torpid liver is seldom that Kind oil
liver himself -. -. .. =. =.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

Strange, isn't 1t, that since one
contractor has sheen fined 500 per
day for not completing a job on
time, all the other contractors
seemed to be doing city work twice
as fast?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

According to the records yester-
day, Mr.. Stork didn't bring single
girl to town. Births of eight boys
we're given, and two of them twins.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

UNGALlANT.
1912-What is suffragette?
1913--A being who has ceased ia
be lady and is no gentleman
Life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

don't forget to give carrier
your new address or tele.
phone The Spokane Press.
Main 376.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

Weather-Fair tonight and
Saturday. Max. temp, 20;
min. temp, 48.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19

TNe Fellow who suffers frorn
torpid liver Is seldom that Kind Of
liver himself. -. -. .. E. ..
Evening journal., 1910-03-14
WORK FOR
MORE GIRLS
Charities will Help
Tobacco Company to Get
Extra Help

The Board OF Trade committee having
the matter OF assisting the local man
agement OF the American Tobacco Com
pany. 10 obtain help, has received a reply
Ia answer to a letter sent several days
ago. from Superintendent Mary A. Calrk.
Of the Associated Charities, informing tho
committee that she would keep lookout
for girls IN need of employment and send
them TO the tobacco plant
The Board OF Trade committee recently
brought the matter TO the attention Of
the Associated Charities.
Nearly 500 girls are now employed by
the tobacco company and as many more
can get employment there. The capacity
OF the local plant viii be doubled provided
the necessary help can be produced. The
work Is clean and the plant strictly sani-
tRry in It's appointments.
II Is understood that some OF the mo-
rocco manufacturers are complaining be-
cause OF girls leaving their employment
and obtaining work at the tobacco plant
Il was said to-day that they might bring
the matter 10 the attention of the Board
Of Trade but inquiry to-day from an Of
hcer Of that body brought out that this
had not been done.
Evening journal., 1910-03-14
RIVER YET
HOLDS ITS DEAD
Body of Man Who Walked From
Third Street Bridge Not
Recovered

No trace has been found of the body
of the man who walked Off Third
street bridge on Saturday night while
the bridge was turned up stream TO
allow the steamer Ulrica to pass out
The police have received no report of
anybody missing and the drowning is
shrouded in mystery
The man walked on the bridge just
as John z. White. the bridgetender.
opened the draw. White. however, did
not see the man and thought he was
alone on the structure. A splash in
the water told William ID. Kersey, a
member of the Board Of Education. and
Frank Andrews, of No. I'LL A street,
who were seated in the bridge house,
that a man was overheard. Andrews
ran to a small boat and Captain Kersey
looked for a rope, but finding none
Kersey ran to the yard in the rear OF
Robert Spencer's home. near the bridge
and cut down the wash line. When he
returned, however. it was too late. The
man had disappeared.
Andrews was equally helpless 70 aiC
the drowning man. While he had 2
boat he could not find the oars, the
owner having locked them up for safe
keeping.
Evening journal., 1910-03-14
CONCERT AT NEW
CENTURY CLUB TONIGHT

concert OF chamber-music viii be
given to night by tho Philadelphia Trio.
selden Miller, plano; Alexander schmidt.
violin: Herman sandby. violoncello; in the
parlors OF the New-Century Club at sis
o'clock. Mr.. Miller began as organist OF
st. Luke's Church. Philadelphia. at tho
age of fifteen years and has conducted
various choral societies. has played with
the Philadelphia Orchestra, and has con-
Quoted grand opera in the National fhe-
atre, at Rome, for the last two summers.
He was recently appointed conductor Of
the Peoples Choral Union, Of Philadel-
phis.
MIR. Schmidt is violinist with the Phlla-
deiphia Orchestra, and Herman sand
by Is first ceilist with that organization.
He has been heard In Wilmington a num-
Der Of times. having been soloist at one OF
the Philadelphia Orchestra concerts this
season lie has always been received Will
favor by Wilmington audiences. The con
cert Is Of great interest TO the musicians
OF the city. "chamber-muslc'' is heart
less frequently than orchestra music. 1t a
so-called because It is adapted to com
parauvely small halls, and is written FOL
few instruments.
The program will consist of Trio. Opu:
Sc. in ID minor. by sohumann; conata foi
violincello in A minor. by Grieg, and Tric
No. l. IN major, by Haydn.
Evening journal., 1910-03-14
STRIKE TALK
IN The WEST
Railroad Companies Would
Arbitrate Dispute About
Wages
MEN AWAIT REPLY TO
THEIR ULTIMATUM

BY United Press LEASED Special Wire.
CHICAGO, March 14-Representatives
of $4,000 members of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men are awaiting a reply to-day from
managers of 49 western railroads to
their ultlmatum demanding arbitration
of every poSit Of difference.
The managers offered Saturday to
orbitrate the question Of a wage in
crease. but refused to submit ques-
tions involving the authority Of rail-
road officials and the discipline Of en-
ployes to mediators.
In a letter to W. c. Nixon, chair
man of the General Managers Commit
tee. President W. s. Carter, Of the
brotherhood of Firemen, sought to
place the responsibility for a general
strike which appears inevitable upon
the managers. Carter emphatically
denies the managers statement that
the whole controversy cannot be sub
mitted TO an arbitrating committee.
lie says the $4,000 members of the
brotherhood will strike rather than
yield any point i'm the dispute.
A majority of the members have al
ready voted to strike Carter would
not say when such a strike would be
effective, IL it is decided TO call it.
Chairman Dixon believes there will
be no strike.
Evening journal., 1910-03-14
NEW FILTER
WORKS WELL

At the weekly meeting OF the Board OF
Water Commissioners this morning DR..
Albert Robin, city bacterologist, reported
upon the new filter.
The filter shows very well as far as the
general bacteria are concerned" he said.
1T has been my experience that It re-
quires some time for the filter beds to
'ripen.' which includes the washing out
OF dirt as we'll as the development Of bac-
terra beneficial 20 tho process OF ultra
tion. There Is every evidence that the
hlter plant is getting TO that condition
now, and the number OF bacteria is being
reduced every day"
Chief Engineer Kienle reported that two
OF the filter beds had been cleaned during
the week. Arrangements have been made
for the completion Of the exterior work
about the plant.
Yesterday the plant was visited by w.
W. De Berard, Of the Metropolitan Sewer
age Commission. and Mr.. Mcmillan, form
erly OF the Pittsburg. Pa. filters.
weekly balances were reported as fol-
lows: Current. s7sie4S; special. s6osos.s9.
weekly nayrolls were passed as follows:
Current, sss9te; special. sas.ss.
Evening journal., 1910-03-14
BIG FUSS OVER
ROOSEVELT.
Thousands Eager to See the
Ex-PreSident and Party
AUTHORITIES PROPOSE TO
KEEP THE MOB In CHECK
(By a STAFF Correspondent OF The
United Press).


United Press).
KHARTOUM, March 14.-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit Roose-
welt arrived at "Gordon's Tree" a scene
made memorable by the famous Eng
lish general, Chinese" Gordon at noon
today. The place is but a few miles
south Of <hartoum and the entrance
into the city will be made this after
noon.
Hundreds of letters and kilograms
were delivered to the colonel at Cor
don's Tree in the hasty perusal Of
which he spent several hours.
on reaching the city Colonel Roose-
welt viii proceed at once to the palace
Of General Wingate. the Sirdar from
which place he will go later I'm the
afternoon TO the railroad station to
meet his wife and daughter Ethel, who
will arrive from Alexandria.
The reunion Of the Roosovelts at the
station will be surrounded with privacy
at the request of Mr.. Roosevelt. The
interest in this meeting Is so great
that the authorities saw that unless
steps were taken TO guard against It.
the station would be literally mobbod
by the thousands gathered here 10
watch the members OF the OK Presi-
dents party.
Mr.. Roosevelt may receive COM
psny Of English and Egyptian officials
at the palace before going to the sta
tion.
A number Of foreign newspaper cor
respondents who had not been fort
innate enough to meet the colonel al
Renk, went up the river last night and
met him some forty miles from Khar-
toum To them Mr.. Roosevelt reit-
Grated the statement given 10 the
! United Press correspondent that hc
would not discuss any phase Of Amer
lean or European politics.
Their meeting with the colonel was
nothing more than an interchange OF
greetings, after which the correspon.
dents returned TO the city.
The arrival Of the steamer Dal al
"Gordon's Tree" makes it possible I,
carry out tho program arranged 70
Khartoum without any interruption
For while it was feared that the low
stage of water in the Nile and stronl
northerly winds might delay the ar
rival az Khartoum, but the Dal's GREY
worked valiantly TO overcome IN
handicap and brought the steamer
on time.
When II was known that the Da
had tied up but few miles south o
the city, Captain Clayton, of the Sir
dar's staff. proceeded up the river q
the Dal and officially welcomed In
colonel.
Preparations have been made to fur
nish Colonel Roosevelt with an eff
cient police guard wherever he goes il
khartoum