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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
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ment were: Mrs. ]. F. Meagher,
Mrs. ]. Trenery, Mrs. B. F. Miller,
Mrs. Harrison, Miss N. M. Soss,
Miss Soss, Mrs. Baker and three
others.
The street is being graded at
present and whereas the residents
want it 80 feet wide, it is bling made
20 feet In width. Teh contract calls
for but 16 feet, and McCrabbe tried
to convince the women this morn
ing that they were getting bargain
at that. But. although the contract
was let in February. and the assess
ment made out in April, the resi-
dents wanted petition, asking for
wider street, which they filed
with the city clerk June %, acted
upon.
McCrabbe and Armstrong told
the members of the delegation that
1t was now too late to change the
specifications, but they wouldn't be
satisfied The women offered to pay
any additional cost, and used argu-
ment after argument to squelch Nc
Crabbe. surrounded him in a body
and demanding that action to suit
them be taken Both east and west
of the part which is being graded
20 feet wide. with 10 feet of park
ing, Thirty-third is 80 feet wide,
and they wanted the street of uni
form width all the way through.
But McCrabbe pointed out that
they had but 40 feet altogether be-
tween property on either side of the
road.
But this didn't satisfy them. Mas
sic Brothers & Lang have the con-
tract and finally one of the women
decided that the contractor was to
blame.
"All right" said Mrs. Miller,
well go out and mob the contrac-
tor, is he is to blame"
Finally, shortly before noon, the
strenuous session ended, after
Councilman Cartwright had done
his best to throw oil on the
troubled waters. But several of the
women, in fact, most of them. didn't
seem to be satisfied They acted
as II they fairly ached to get their
fingers In MeCrabbe's hair or other
wise maltreat the poor. innocent
scapegoat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27

Another daily demonstration of
Mr.. Ficca's bravery is to walk into
almost every bar on his beat and
bum drinks.
Mr.. -Ficca preferred charges of
vagrancy against myself and four
friends and obtained a conviction
on his testimony. This was surely
prposterous. l am tailor and a
prosperous one at that; have been
in business in this city for years.
l am now located at South 3ha How
ard street.
My other friends convicted of the
same charge are: Eugenio Sarro.
who owns barber shop on Main
avenue for a long time past, and
Mr.. Joe Maio. who has worked
every day in the past Is years in
Spokane. Does that record sound
like were Migrants?
The article printed and publish
ed in the paper first quoted was
communicated to the same by their
Spokane correspondent, Mr.. f. G..
Fiordalisa, who goes on by calling
me and my friends parasites. Sure
enough he is judging us by himself,
but we are labOrious and indus
trious, and not living on any ones
back, as Mr.. Fiordalisa would have
the public believe. (Signed) A.
Moio, and other Italians of the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
GREAT COMM0NER
FEELS DEFEAT
At HOME
(By United Press Leased Wire)

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July q.
William Jennings Bryan, looking
crushed and woebegone, stood on
the floor of the democratic state
convention here at 1870 this morn
ing after his fight to control his
party in Nebraska and intimated
that he would not make any fur
ther attempt to direct affairs OF
the democrats. Bryan was over
whelmed in his effort to have the
convention declare for county
unit local option law.
Bryan said after the convention
had adjourned, that he expected de-
feat, but that he fought for con-
cession rather than for victory. 1t
is the consensus of opinion today
that Bryan's leadership of DEM
ocracy in Nebraska has ended. The
platform adopted by the conven-
ton condemns the Payne-Aldrich
tariff, President Taft's administra-
ton and recommends ray OF
light" on the liquor question.
1T is up to the democratic party
to fight it out" said Bryan. 81
have pointed out the dangers of its
failure to endorse county option
My duty is discharged. I have
made no future plans, but I intend
to continue the campaign of educa
ton in this matter"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27

lie works is tampering with the
measures of water relief
Lost night one of the cOuncilmen
on the floor of the city council
chamber remarked, 1T is about
tim that we again remove one OF
two members of the board. This
is the only way We can get anything
done"
The matter was precipitated by
the complaint of J. l.. Fishburn, a
property owner on Garland avenue
who said thtat the Mitchell Bros
were permitted tot drag along with
contract that should have been
completed months ago.
"How soon will it be finished"
asked one of the councilmen.
mot as long as the present
board of public works is in of
fice," replied the indignant Fish
burn, who had seen a fire engine
stall in front of his house while
making a run to a fire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
STRIKERS REPORT PROGRESS

In the Pacific coast district and
Spokane 81 shops have signed
agreements and 65 per cent of the
men are already back to work un-
der conditions that are fair to
union men. The manufacturers
claim the strike does not affect
them, but one firm has reduced its
force of molders from eight to two
and another firm laid off five
moulders last night, showing that
they are unable to keep these men
at work.
+: The employment offices of Seat
lie are hiring men and sending
them over here, telling them there
Is no trouble here and promising
them good wages with an eight
hour day, which proves to be abso-
lutely false when the men arrive
Strike Committee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27


COLUMBUS. O., July 27.-War-
rem Harding was nominated for
governor of Ohio by the republican
state convention here today.
On the third ballot Boss Cox Of
Cincinnati threw the Hamilton
county delegation, 81 votes, to
Harding.
Only the names of Brown and
Harding were placed formally be-
fore the convention. Garfield did
not get vote in Cuyahoga county.
Harding was nominated on the
third ballot, which resulted as fol-
lows: Harding. 746; Longworth,
1876; Brown, 1870; Garfield, >.
Francis w. Treadway was re-
nominated for lieutenant governor
by reclamation. Harding is editor
of the Marion Star.
r. w. Archer was nominated for
state treasurer and U. G. Denman
renominated for attorney general
by reclamation.
Granville w. Mooney was nomin-
ated for secretary of state.
The platform is the strongest
"standpat" declaration that has
been presented in Ohio for many
years.
Jas. r. Garfield soon after the
adoption of the platform announced
his withdrawal from the guberna-
torial race. He declares he could
not be a candidate on such plat
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27

The strike of the machinists,
boilermakers and blacksmiths now
on in the city of Spokane is max
ing good progress. The strikers
are confident of success, as the
shops are unable to secure compe-
tent mechanics to fill their places.
The union men have had no trouble
in getting the non-union men to
quit their jobs as soon as the sit
uation was explained to them, a
large number Of these having been
taken from the shops and put to
work under fair conditions.
The shops that are fair to the
union men have more than doubled
their forces with union men and
one shop has tripled its force.
Those shops are the Washington
Machinery company and the Amer
lean Brass works. il
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
G o N TIN u E D
F r o -
p A @ f. O n F.
ANOTHER ROW

last June. Lately I have collected
bad accounts-account which the
collectors gave up as hopeless
which would pay my salary twice
over. Perry has been interfering
with my work, too see no reason
why he should make contracts, but
I am told that he does.
when Armstrong put me outside
he intended me to look after all
the kicks. l have been doing this
satisfactorily, l believe.
"This 10 the poorest position that
have held for 20 years. The only
reason that would not want to quit
1t just now 10 that wouldn't like to
feel that ! have been kicked out by
such a big stiff"
Stoudt was for IA years assistant
master mechanic Of the Twin City
Rapid Transit Co., Minneapolis; for
three years assistant and superin.
tendent of the Washington Water
Power Co.: for two years master
mechanic of the Inland, and for a
part of two years employed on the
city assessment rolls.
The board has not yet taken any
action regarding Harmon's com.
munication.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
CITY PRINTING
CHANGE MADE

Last night the city council
awarded the contract for the city
printing for the coming year to the
Inland Herald. Both bids were un-
der s cents per square inch, the
Chronicles bid being fraction OF
q cent lower. The Chronicle was
awarded the contract as a second
paper, in such notices are are re-
Quired to be run in more than one
paper.
The Chronicles bid was on the
basis Of all issues Of the paper and
the Herald on only the last and
morning" editions.
Attorney H. M. Stephens for the
Chronicle, asked that the mem
beers of the city council who were
stockholders in the Herald refrain
from voting on the contract, but II
was awarded without roll call
and the identity of the councilmen
voting for the measure covered up
There were no negative votes on
the. award. :,
The Chronicle has had the work
for years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
EXPLOSION
KILLS AND
MAINS
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
MARSHFIELD, Ore, July 81
One man is dead and several per-
sons are suffering serious injuries
today as result of an explosion
of boiler in the plant Of the Co
guile Mill and Mercantile company
here late last night. The dead: =
+. McCauley. engineer of the
plant.
Seriously injured:
Mrs. McCauley. wife of the en-
gineer; thigh broken, badly burned.
Early Steel, Waterman; crushed.
Two small children of the Nc
Cauleys, who were visiting the
plant with Mrs. McCauley, were
slightly injured when the boiler let
go.
The mill is a total wreck.
Many windows in Marshfield
were broken by the vibrations set
up by the explosion. The loss is
estimated at 100000 The cause OF
the explosion is not known.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
STRIKE TIES UP
WORK IN CHICAGO;
$4,000 MEN OUT
(By United Press Leased Wirc)

CHICAGO, July 27-The building
trades council today ordered gen
eral strike of all workmen en-
ployed in the construction of build
ings in which the Otis Elevator Co.
is installing elevators.
Fully $4,000 men will be affected
and practically every large building
in course of construction in the
city will come under the strike
order.
The strike follows failure on the
part of the international officers of
the American Federation of Labor
to effect compromise. The strike
order is the result of disagreement
between the elevator constructors
and the machinists' union on mat
tiers of jurisdiction. The Otis Ele
vator Co. backed the machinists
and the building trades council the
elevator constructors
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
LAST VICTIM
Of AVALANCHE
IS UNCOVERED
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United PFH5a LEASED WIT6J
WELLINGTON, Wash, July 81
The body Of an unknown man, the
last of the victims of the Yelling
ton avalanche which snuffed out 80
lives last March, was taken from
the debris in a creek bed at the
foot of the mountain this morning
by Great Northern section hands.
The body lay in running water and
was not so badly decomposed as
might be expected. 1t was partially
uncovered yesterday afternoon, but
the timbers under which it lay were
not pried off until today. The body
will probably be sent to Seattle for
interment with the other unidenti-
fled victims.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
MEAN
new HILL
TERMINAL

Last night the city council fin.
ally passed the franchise granting
the Northern Pacific right to lay
a new transfer track between that
road the Inland Empire system and
the Great Northern, running east
of the Schade brewery.
This matter has been pending for
four years. 1t is now reported that
the Northern Pacific intends to run
their regular trains over the new
line some day into the Great
Northern depot. giving the Hill
lines one union depot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
BOARD OF WORKS
IS FACING ANOTHER
COUNCIL SHAKE-uP

Again is the city council on the
verge of making cleaning" in
the board of public works. Every
few months, when the board gets
stagnant, and seems to lose all life
and energy, the council injects new
life into things by firing one or two
members and freshening the atmo-
sphere.
The psychological moment" as
they say in the novel, seems to
have again arrived and there is
trouble brewing for some membrs
of the board of public works unless
they soon change their ways.
The particular complaint at this
time is the manner in which the
board permits contractors to dilly
daily along with improvements,
dragging jobs that should be com
pleted in few months out over a
year and sometimes two years.
Another matter that the council
has charged up to the board of pub
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
BOY WITH ROCK
AIDS MOTHER
(By United Press Leased Wire)

PORTLAND, July 27.-Fighting
desperately with man who made
a bold attempt to carry her daugh-
ter away, Mrs. G. A. Patterson, $50
Eleventh street, fought in the dark
last night until her 11-year-old son
put an end to the unequal struggle
by hurting a rock against the fell
lows head, partially stunning him.
Mrs. Patterson was nearly exhaust
ed in the struggle.
Before the man, who later gave
the name of Arthur Hislop, could
escape he was captured by some
of the firemen who had been at
tracted by the screams of Mrs. Pat.
terson and her daughter, Mary,
aged II.
The story of the attack came out
thi safternoon when Hislop was
tried in the municipal court and
sentenced to 80 days on the rock
nile
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
WHAT THE WEATHER
MAN SAYS TODAY

Pressure about normal is in the
north Pacific coast and covers most
of the gulf staes. Elsewhere low
pressure prevails.
The eastern storm center has ad-
vanced to the Gulf of st. Lawrence.
Rains have been widely scattered
from the Gulf. of Mexico to the lake
regions and fell in eastern South
Dakota and Colorado.
From the Mississippi valley and
south eastwardly from the lake re-
gions to the Atlantic minimum tenn
peratures have been oppressive.
Elsewhere they have generally
been moderate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
train HITS WAGON,
INJURINC DRIVER

the train, which consisted of an
engine, box car and flat car. and
was backing up, in charge of Sec
ton Foreman J. c. Kreger, hit the
wagon. The driver was cut about
the head and it is feared had one
leg fractured and perhaps internal
injuries. He was taken to the emer-
gency hospital, where DR.. O'Shea
and Steward Dare fixed him up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27

A Spokane & International train
struck an Elgin creamery wagon
driven by George Tartar, GIT Grant,
near the corner of Broadway and
Napa, between 1 and o'clock this
afternoon. severely injuring the
driver, killing one of the horses and
dragging the wagon nearly 100 feet.
Tartar had turned off Broadway
and was going north on Napa, when
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
LADY MACCABEES TO
MEET ON AUGUST

/ The Ladies of the Maccabees will
meet Saturday evening, August 6,
instead of next Saturday, as was
incorrectly stated in The Press last
night. The official reporter of the
order states that the regular meet
ings are on the first and third Sat
urday evenings of the month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
WINDS DAMAGE
GRAIN, 100000
(sy United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
DAYTON, Wash, July 81
Losses estimated at 100000 have
resulted to Columbia county farm
ers from the heavy winds of the
last four days. Farmers CONVEX
SAINT with the situation say the loss
will reach two bushels of wheat to
the acre on the average, while in
some exposed places the loss from
scattering of standing grain is over
five bushels an acre.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
RHATZ! LEOPOLD
WANTS A NEW NAME
RHATZ! RHATZ.

NEW YORK, July 27.-Its a far
call from Rats to Roses, but every
time any one called Leopold Rhatz
all the dogs in the neighborhood
came running pup in anticipation
of fine meal.
So Leopold doesn't want to be
called any slang phrases any more
and wants another name beside
brand of dog food. He therefore
swings around to the other extrem-
ity and picks out Rose as sugges
tive of sweet things and sufficient
ly euphonious. He has asked the
city court to let him drop the
Rhatz and use Rose as his name.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
TALK water

An adjourned meeting of the
city council will be held next Tues
day night to consider all matters
and suggestions offered by officials
and citizens for the benefit of the
water plant The water commission
idea, meters and a hundred other
things are pending.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
HARDING FOR GOVERNOR:
STANDPATTERS BEAT GARFIELD

form. His leading supporters failed
to get into the fight for him. He
was Out-generaled by the stand
patters and the progressives were
put to rout when the final test
came
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
GRAHAM FROM MISSOURI
(By United Press Leased Wire)

SAN FRANCISCO, July 81
While Judge Thomas F. Graham,
president of the Coast league. posi-
lively takes no stock in the story
lhatPortland gamblers made an at
tempt to bride pitchers on the Oak
land team, he declared today en- his
rcturn from Portland and oacra-
mentO that he will investigate
closely the report which was pub
lished in a Portland newspaper.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
VANCOUVER. wash. July 81.

VANCOUVER, Wash, July 81
Construction of the state road
which has been established between
Vancouver and Washougal will be-
gin within two weeks at the east
rne boundary of the military reser-
walton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
ELEVEN ARE DEAD As
RESULT OF EXPLOSION
Horrible Disaster Near Quebec---A Trail of
Powder Leads to Tunnel Where
Men Work
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

(By United Press Leased Wire)
QUEBEC, July e. As the result of powder ex
posion, II men dead today at La Tuque and half
dozen others thankful that they escaped with their
lives.
One of the workmen the transcontinenta rail-
road opened can of powder with An explosion
resulted with fired train Of powder leading to tunnel
in which number Of men at work Only those near
the far entrance of the tunnel came out alive
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27

The principal work of the United
counterfeiters and protect the pres
States secret service is to detect
ident.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
(By United Press Leased Wire)

SEATTLE, July 27.-Congress-
man John. w. Weeks of MassaCnu-
sets, accompanied by his son, is in
the city today on his way to visit
his brother, w. c. Weeks, president
of the North Bend Lumber Co.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
PillowCovers
Will Be the
Featurefor
Tomorrow

Our great July Clearance
Sale is going along fine. New
people are coming to the
store every day. Why"
said one lady the other day,
"I-have lived here five years
and l never knew of this
store till l saw your ad."
She was delighted with the
goods we had on display and
amazed at the lowness of our
prices. Get acquainted with
this store. 1t will save you
money on everything for wo-
men to wear.
Tomorrow:
Pillow covers, made OF
scrim, with decorated scrim
ruffles and tops beautifully
decorated with flowers and
scenery; also decorated bur
lap covers with fringed
edges. Values to $1.OO. Your
choice 4Oc
Red and green decorated
slips-just the thing for
porch pillows; choice of our
entire assortment at. :. .25c
Battenburg
These are all hand made,
some with drawn work linen
centers. This is a lot which
will be sure to please the
most particular.
15 inch doilies on sale
at .29c
10 inch doilies on sale
at ............. AUG
80 inch squares at $1.OO
up to .............. .$Z.OO
Sc inch squares at. .$1.25
80 inch round
doilies. .$1.OO and $1.1O
As inch round ones
at !. 1925
81 inch round ones
at ..$2.s5
These are all special
prices. Come and see the
values. Remember, this store
sells the best goods for the
least money of any store in
Spokane. We can and will
prove this.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-27
Spokane Sample
Store
3O8 RIVERSIDE

Just East Of the M. Seller
Store and Diagonally Across
the Street from the Wonder.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-08-19
Personal Liberty

We conne the insane and the epepc and isolate conta
gosly diseased but permit the drnkard absolute freedom
of indulgence Yet when suggest the rational thing to
do the saloon apoogs cries against encroachment upon
personal liberty Individual liberty of conscience, thought
and action within certain limitations is the priceless her
age of every American and it principle that should be
guarded with jealous vigilance It is the ideal political state
of man. but is subject to other prncipehe comfort
virtue and welfare Of the community Absolute personal
freedom impossible It is the dream of the anarchist only
Wherever there law and law necessary for
existence there checks and limitations personal lib
ery In fact every law of God and restricts the liberty
of the individual
We deny the right Of the highwayman to take money
property by force deny the right of the thief to take
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-08-19
TIL T. ILLIN OIS ISSUE

has 81 counties without insane inmate. Cook County
alone sends of her people insane hospitals Dun
ming than Kansas has all her charitable institutions
every Sort including blind deaf the dumb insane nebri
aes feeble minded incorrgibe and orphans With twenty
per cent of the population Of New York, Kansas
than ten per cent of it's insanity The brewers go
to that temperance increases divorces Kansas although
have made plain to them several times that the
few years of prohibition in Kansas showed IS per
decrease in divorce Their logic that
get drunk and beat his wife in order intensity
her love for him Nneysix counties in the state have not
single nebriae Six of the nine counties furnishing in
ebriaes last year were strkngy enough bordering
the wet section of Missouri
The Best Friend of Educational Interests
Eleventh. that prohibition best friend Of
education and that wherever temperance observed the
school shows its highest and best development We have
permanent school fund the of $0OO0000 drawing
interest With this we buy the municipal bonds of
state deemng them the best security The annual interest
these bonds enough to pay the present entire state
debt We have recently established normal in 100
of the los counties During the last nine years the enroll
Of the State University has risen from 15O to 2O63
the normal from 1880 1880 and the Agricultural College
from $40 to 1892 Besides that 5000 young and
attending UNCONVENTIONAL institutions and 4548 attend
ing business colleges In ALL $1,000 young and women
attending colleges within the state The value of public
school property has advanced from 100000 to $6OOOOO
AS part Of educational system have nearly 700
and magazines and told that ~ cent
Of will publish the advertisement Of brewery
liquor house. During the first twenty years of prohbi
ton ieracy reduced 40 per cent It than 40
per than Illinois and the reports will
give the state first place in education The youth of Kansas
has his eye fixed far above the horizon of the saloon
The Lowest Death Rate of Any State Nation Earth
TWELFTH that the death rate in Kansas lower
than that of any other nation earth and that