The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-04-23

the expiration OF his present term on March 1911
Nearly $25, Zoo, 600 in taxes will be exacted in
this state for 1909, according to figures just COM
piled by Secretary Koors of the tax commission
This amounts to more than go upon the $500, ,OO0-
600 gross assessed valuation of all property.
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At the Sunday meeting of the suffragettes in
Washington, D. c., one mere man. was on the
program, and he offered prayer. Well turn about
is fair play. The women have been praying for
the men for long while. Seattle Times. :.
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Between 5000 and 5000 voters of Monroe county,
New York, changed from the republican to the
democratic column and elected the first democratic
congressman that has represented the 32d district
in 20 years. James S. Havens, democrat, rum
ming on tariff reform platform defeated George
w. Aldridge for score of years the ruler of the
county republican organization, by 5000 votes.
Mr. Havens rode to victory on platform advo-
eating tariff reform in the interests of the con-
sumer. revision of the duties of wool and wooen
goods, removal Of the tax on hides and lumber,
removal of the tariff on iron ore, an income tax,
and finally, advocating independence of political
bosses. Mr.. Aldridge, his opponent contented
himself with general proclamations of the policies
of the republican administration. On the tariff
proposition he was regarded as "stand-patter."
The world does move.
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Every city, town and hamlet on steam or elec-
trio railroads or steamboat lines in eastern Wash
ington and Oregon, north and central Idaho west
ern Montana and southeastern British Columbia
an area of 150 600 square miles, called the Inland
Empire, will be visited by prominent officials and
members of the Spokane chamber of commerce
this year, beginning in June, when the first
Booster Special will make tour of the eastern
district.
Between $50 and 200 communities will be visited,
the purpose of the trips being to encourage the
chambers of commerce and boards of trade, al
ready organized in their work of settling the vari
districts and developing their resources and to
organize commercial club in every town where
there is none at present
One feature of these excursions is that no one
will solicit trade or even take voluntary order;
nor is it desired to induce people to from one
part of the district to another. The chief purpose
is to build up the country districts; the city can
take take care Of ITSELF The Inland Empire has
between 7O0 900 and $780, 600 population at present
and is growing rapidly.
Apple growers throughout the northwest are
keenly interested in the outcome of the litigation
between j. L. Dumas, former president of the
Washington Horticultural Association, and the
O. R. & N railway, to be resumed in the u. S.
circuit court of appeals at San Francisco on May Z.
The case involves questions of Importance to
orchardsts all over the country. Dumas contracted
with the railroad company in 1907 to provide him
with cars, also arranging to ship his apple crop to
H. N. White & Co. of New York. Failure to re-
ceive the cars on time resulted in the eastern con-
cern refusing part of the shipment Dumas was sued
for $4,000 damages by the buyers, and after
hearing was ordered to pay $4,000
Dumas paid the Judgment and costs, expecting
to be reimbursed by the railroad company. The
company failed to make payment and Dumas en-
tered suit in Walla Walla county, receiving judg-
ment for $700O which the company appealed
Counsel for the latter say that if the claim is al
lowed in California the case will be appealed to
the supreme court of the United States
The shipper will fight the case to the end, as he
believes he is entitled to full damages by reason of
the companys failure to deliver the cars promised
to move his crop.
The editor has been asked several times why the
Examiner, q democratic paper does not support the
insurgent movement in congress- and incidentally
the Washington insurgent Poindexter, who used to
be democrat and who lately has been working
with the democrats in congress. The argument is
advanced that the republican insurgents are taking
democratic position and should therefore be COM
mended by all democratic papers,
Now the Examiner and its red headed editor
may have peculiar ideas on politics. but this paper
does not believe in supporting man who claims to
be one thing and yet acts another It does not be-
lieve in supporting democrat whose eagerness for