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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21
LOSS OF $4,000.

Entailing loss of about 5000,
the machine shops of the Union
Iron Works were destroyed by oil
flames last night. despite the COM
bined efforts Of nearly all the fire
fighting apparatus Of the city to
extinguish 1T.
The fire is attributed to the burst
ing Of an oil burner and great
sheets of flames were shot COM
pletely across the big factory, set
ting it afire at all corners in an in
slant. There were many of the
workmen who did not have the time
to get ont of either windows Or
doors before being caught and
slightly scorched by the tongues of
fire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21
HEAVY SNOW
IS FALLING IN
:<. COLORADO
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DENVER, Colo. May 21.-Heavy
snow is following the severe wind
storm that has swept southern
Colorado. killing two persons, in
juring several others and doing
heavy damage to property and
crops.
At Ramah a flying beam struck
and killed the 5-months- baby of
Mrs. Edward Miller, who held the
child in her arms. Mrs. Miller was
uninjured.
John Ferguson, 46, was killed
while crawling through q barbed
wire fence which was struck by
lightning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21
BLOW SAFE OPEN

(By United Press Leased Wire)
WHITE SALMON, Wash, May
21.-During the night cracksmen
blew open the safe of the postoffice
at White Salmon with nitroglycer-
inc, secured $500 in gold, a certi-
fled check for $32 and escaped.
The robbery was not discovered
until today. wien the office was
opened.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21
SWEPT BY
CYCLONE
(By United Press Leased Wlre)

(6y United Press Leased Wlre)
SHAWNEE, Okla, May 21.-Re-
lief parties left here today for
Pauls valley, which was swept by a
cyclone yesterday. All wires are
down, but couriers report that sew
eral were killed and many injured
at Marysville, Nearly. Madill and
Paoli.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21
RAILROADS FEEL THEY CAN 40 ANYTHING WITH COUNCIL

granting railroads shall to
elimination plan and every
thing people asked for aside from terminal rates
these things to the people to awake
things STRINGS that
franchises going through just the
manner wanted by the railroads.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21

Council Milwaukee franchises
The Nelson submitting franchises
the binding alike
snsde."
referendum petition
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21

withdraw
Iehises going through.
With couneIen lined franchises
the should he with twcthrds vote
pass franchises mayors
II the railroads the which
we'll suspicious
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21

All of the federal, state, county
and city officials, heads of the com
mercial and booster organizations
and representatives of the press
have been invited to be the guests
of Robert e. Strahorn of the North
Coast railway at dinner to be
given this evening at BoZanta tav-
ern, Hayden lake. The party will
leave in special trains to depart
from the car shops of the Inland
Empire system at 2 p. m.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21
LORIMER TO REPLY
TO CHARGES MADE
(By United Press Leased Wire)

10y UhIteo PTesS Cedseo WIreJ
CHICAGO, May Ex-senator Will
liam Lorimer will start for Wash
ington late today, and his friends
say that he will reply, from the
floor of the senate, to the charges
of bribery in connection with his
election
Lorimer has refused to state def
initely whether he will make such
a reply or not and he refuses also
to discuss the report that a con-
gressional inquiry will be demand
ed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21
MAIN TENT OF BARNUM
AND BAILEY CIRCUS
ON FIRE
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SCHENECTADY, N. ", May Fl.
The main tent Of the 9arnum &
Bailey circus caught fire here this
afternoon. The big canvas was
crowded with spectators and a
panic followed in which it was i'm
possible to ascertain IL any persons
were injured.
Ten thousand persons were in
the tent when the fire started, but
none were injured in the rush for
safety. The bleachers and ring
paraphernalia were destroyed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21
BOY ACCIDENTALLY
KILLS HIMSELF.

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NANAIMO, B. c., May 21.--
Charles Fort accidentally shot him
self yesterday while hunting wild
pigeons near the city, and died in
a local hospital early today. Fort
was Is years old.
Fort took hold of a gun by the
muzzle and in drawing the weapon
toward him the trigger was snap
ped by a twig.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21

the decision Of
Of Washington railway franchise is not subject to
referendum other the council the fran
chises railroad point Of view
There talk eliminating the depot and granting
other concessions to the railroads.
Many willing give the
problem Of terminal rates. they
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21
nv United Press Leased WIre)

DALLAS. Tex. May 21.-Every
stream in southern Texas Is swol-
len to the OVERLOOKING point today
az result of As hours of heavy
rain. The damage to crops is esti-
mated At half million dollars.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21
RACE SUICIDE
PREVALENT

(By United Press Leased Wire)
SAN FRANCISCO, May Fl.
Census Supervisor George 3.
Baldwin is authority for the
statement that race suicide 10
prevalent in San Francisco.
For the past six weeks he has
been making a study Of census
information ard now has the
facts regarding the stork's jun.
kets to San Francisco.
Baldwin says that the larg.
est family in San Francisco
consists Of II children, whose
parents are residents OF the
Latin district. He finds that
foreigners have the largest
families and that married peo-
pie with but one child are most
common here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21

The vesper services. Of the Young
Woman's Christian association will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock at the association rooms on
the third floor of the Auditorium
Rev. J. w. Kramer, OF
the First Baptist church, will speak.
Special music will be rendered by
the fellowship class. All women
are cordially invited to attend.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21

YOU SAVE 20 TO 80 PER CENT
and have guaranteed work. if you
have your pain ting done by
STERN & CO.,
Phone Main $3.50. SO Monroe st.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-21

The Spokane Press, Delivered,
Is Cents a Month.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-20
CAN'T AFFORD GATES, SAID R. R.
Railroad Superntendens Protest Against Borogs Demand
for Safety Gates at Dangerous Crossings

speed over all crossings, and that III
many instances whistles are not blown
by the motormen.
The Reading Railroad representative
told the councilmen that his company is
always willing to listen to the people
and that if the various alarm bells do
not work properly the local agent should
be notified and the trouble will be rene
died. This statement was made in reply
to complaints made by men that because
OF continuous ringing of bells people are
apt to become confused and then cross
the tracks in front of flying trains. In
stances of this were mentioned at times
when freight trains stand on the siding
near Shore Road. The railroad man
claimed that this annoyance cannot be
avoided because the electrical attachment
makes the bell ring when a train runs
or stands on the rails.
In the wake of the West JERSEYS i'm
provements the Reading proposes to give
this town better freight facilities. and the
official limited that his company may
soon ask for the privilege of closing the
Madison avenue crossing in exchange for
an extension of the freight yard and in
gress and egress on the east side of the
tracks. The official was frank respect
ing his company's reason for placing bells
at the various grade crossings in place
of gates. He said that the latter are
expensive to install and maintain. and III
reply to ii question from Judge Higbee
as to the actual cost of all this he said
that gates alone will involve an expense
of S400 to $500 Their maintenance adds
s. a month to this in addition to salaries
of the gatekeepers.
At the conclusion of the hearing Judge
Higbee Informed the councilmen that he
IS ready to follow their instruction. Lii
they want him to sue for safety gates
at the points, Decatur, Park and Frank
line avenues, he will at once take tie
matter before the Court of Chancery.
but the Judge was of the opinion that
the Chancellor will not see the necessity
of ordering the railroads to place gates
anywhere except at the Franklin avenue
crossing. Judge Higbee does not think
traffic over the tracks at the first named
points warrants gates, and that this will
be observed by the Chancellor, as the
official is guided in his decisions by traf-
fic conditions. In view of Solicitor Hig-
bees advice the councilmen decided to
assume conservative stand and with
hold legal action until the September
meeting. In the meantime they will
sound public opinion and make up their
minds if they want the cause of pro-
lection to life and property within the
borough to enter the Court of Chancerv.
Pleasantville has lost in round num-
bers the sum of 1868, whieh represents
uncollected taxes for the years interven-
ing from 1898 to 1905. This amount has
remained on assessor Prices books as
well as OH those of collector Adams, and
the officers think all hands will be better
oil if new leaf is turned and the bad
accounts are charged in the loss column
Accordingly Mr.. Ryon offered a resolu-
tion to this effect which was adopted.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-20
WILL LOOK FOR TRUCK

Pleasantvilles volunteer fremen are
determined that they shall have addi-
tional up-to-date equipment. Paul Woot-
ton, A. E. Danielson and Elihu Reed
were present at Mondays council meet
ing for the purpose of presenting the
company's case. They showed the eoun-
cilmen photographs of hook and ladder
trucks that can be bought for $3.50. The
firemen's committeeman were advised by
a resolution offered by Mr.. Ryon to make
an Investigation of trucks in various
places and report at the September coun-
ell meeting. There was no disposition
shown to tbble the matter, but mas
much as local firemen are ignorant of
the merits of the truck offered for sale,
Mr.. Royu preferred a conservative
course. Necessary travelling expenses in
connection with the search will be borne
| by the borough
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-20
READINGS MEN
Are TO CONFER
Two Officials viii Meet Subcommittee
Thursday Afternoon and Listen to
Suggestions for Increase
CITIZENS LEAGUE STRENGTH
IS SEEN In PAST ACTIONS

Pleasantville's Board of Trade will
for the time be allowed to rest on its
past achievements. This decision was
reached Thursday night at meeting
Of the Citizens League. August is not
one OF the best months in the year. for
resurrccting the Board, but it is quite
likely that with the return OF long
evenings and with less Of the hustle
and hustle incident to the summer sea
son the Board that has done so much
valuable work for this borough, may
receive enough ozone to make it pow
er in the community.
Reading railway officials were expec-
ted at the Citizens League meeting,
but they unavoidabIy disappointed the
membership Through John w. Wat
kins agent G. NJ. Bates, of the Reading,
able material in the hands OF the coni~
mitteemen. The Reading officials who
We're to have been present Thursday
night will meet subcommittee of five
men Thursday, Aug. 25, at 2.30 pm. At
that time the railway men will listen to
plans and suggestions for the improve
ment OF the train service between At
lantic City and Pleasantville. President
McNeely had this fact uppermost in his
mind when he appointed the subcom-
mittee, who are: Messrs. J. Al. Mean
ney, John K. Stephenson, j. w. Watkins,
J. +. McNeely and A. F, Wilson. These
men are cognizant of the needs of
majority of the commuters, and they
will be able to give valuable assistance
if the railway men decide to increase
the train service and thus enter into
competition with the high fare com
panies.
Members of the Citizens League are
encouraged to continue the fight against
the merged companies until something
tangible comes of it. They believe that
majority of the people are with them,
and that the general public mean to
give plenty of encouragement as the
case proceeds under the direction Of
lawyer Chandler. In fact the League
membership have good reason to feel
encouraged. While definite results are
obscured behind legal procedures the
League has a record that must win adj
| miration: 1t is the first collection Of
citizens in this state to carry similar
case into the hands of the Board of
Utility Commissioners. And there the
fight rests, but only temporarily, and in
Jhe meantime the League members are
preparing for the next hearing which
may take place at an early date.
At the present time the people are
confronted with a problem: Who stole
cock robin? Or, in other words, who
does own that poor waif, the Suburban
railway? Stern g. Silverman say they
are not responsible for the doings and
misdoings of the road, and no one else
has appeared willing to act as its spon-
sor. In the meantime 10 cent fares are
collected from those who can i'll afford
the increased cost of living where air
is plentiful and pure.
Another meeting Of the League will
be held in Adams Hall next Thursday
evening
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-20
PRESS CLUB HAS NEW SONG

The World Hasn't Anything On Me-"
is the title of clever new song in which
the ME" refers to Col Teddy Roosevelt.
1t is exceedingly popular in the cities of
the Atlantic Coast, but its gay lit and
catchy words have failed to penetrate to
the west yet. The Press Club, of Des
Moines has the first copy of the song i'll
this section of the country through the
Hon. johnson Brigham, State Librarian.
The song was written by relative of
Mr.. Brigham, George b. Somerville, Of
Pleasantville, n. j., and the music was
composed by his wife.-From Des Moines
Capital, Aug. 10, 10.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-20
MARRIED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Stephenson, OF
Adams avenue. entertained a number
of friends i'll honor of their 25th we'd
ding anniversary, August l3.
A nappy evening with old time friends
was passed in music and song. The
house was beautifully decorated with
purple and white asters and the table
looked particularly pretty. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephenson were the recipients of
beautiful gifts. The guests We're: Mr-
Edward Stephenson, Mrs. French, Mrs.
Edward Gardner, Mrs. William Fernan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Folkman and Mr.. Alfred
Bowers of Atlantic City. Mr.. and Mrs.
Forest Smith, Misses Jennie and Matte
Crosby. Mrs Martha Block, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Crosby, Frank, Harry and Rus
sell Crosby, Mrs. Robert Donohean, Miss
Anna Townsend, Mr.. Harry Crosby, Mr.
James Paul, Mr. William Paul, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sin, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fleming
Mr.. and Mrs Davy, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Collier, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mcintyre, Mr.. and Mrs
James Mcintyre and Miss Sara Cros-
sett, of, Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs
Clyde. Of Chester, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs
Patterson, of Bristol, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Fenton, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Helfrieh Mr.. Ed. Helfrich, Mr.. and Mrs
Roland Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Witzen, Mr.
and Mrs. Neil Campbell, Misses Sue anC
May Stephenson, Miss Ida Stephenson
Mr.. John Stephenson and Master Will
lam Stephenson, of Pleasantville.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-20
THE TRENTON
LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
OF THE PRESS

Trenton, August l7.-While it was
generally forecasted that David Baird,
Of Camden, would take position similar
to John Kean i'll dealing with the ehall-
enge Of former Governor Franklin Muir
ply to enter upon the contest for the
honor Of being elected United States
Senator by going before the people in
the direct primaries on September 18th.
next, thus following former Governor E..
9. Stokes, the fiat refusal of the Cam
den man, as expressed in his letter to
Mr.. Murphy yesterday, had very dis
quieting effect upon the Republican poll
ticians who were about the State House
yesterday
1t was the consensus that the Sena
ltorial row was now in such shape that
almost any result may be the outcome.
"A good many Republican politicians
agreed with the views of Kean and
Baird to the effect that Murphy's sud
den change of front on the question Of
having direct vote on the choice OF ID
United States Senator could not have
any result but to stir up bitter factional
fights all over the State and cultivate
political animosities that would be high
ly inimieal to Republican chances for
electng a Governor and a majority Of
the next legislature.
Friends of former Governor Stokes arc
very much perpleXed by the conditions
created by Murphy throwing himself in
to the Senatorial fight on the direct
primary basis. Murphy's declaration of
purpose to 90 before the people, and
the refusal of Kean and Baird to follow
suit, upsets the calculations that had
heretofore been made Except for the
possibility of Congressman Fowler get
ing into the direct primary fight as the
candidate of the Progressive. Stokes q
week ago considered that so far as the
other aspirants were concerned he woulC
be the only one to be able to lay claim
to popular approval by Republican vot
ers, simply for the lack of contest, j
nothing else.
Governor Forts vacation, which com
mences next Saturday and continues un
til September 9th, will be spent in al
automobile trip through parts of New
York, Connecticut, Massachusetts ani
Rhode Island, in all of which states n
has secured license to run his machine
As the Governor has planned the trip
not mile will be travelled by railroad
He will be accompanied by his wife AM
daughter.
While other Republican aspirants ar
debating the question of whether or no
they will submit their candidates. TO
the United States Senatorship to tn
popular vote of the people, which ha
created a tense political situation on ac
count of the challenge of former Gov
ernor FRANKLIN Murphy to John Kea
and David Baird to avail themselve
: of the provisions of the direct primar
law, former Governor Edward c. Stoke
formally announced his intention to sub
NIT his desire to be elected to the uppe
branch of Congress to direct vote 0
the people as expressed in the Republica
primaries to be held on September /;
lnext Mr.. Stokes states in brief wa
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-20
BOARD WILL ADOPT
MODERN ARITHMETIC
Hamilton's Met With Their Approval
Supervisor Favored Book That Has
Been Discarded in Many Places

There are always ripples in local Board
Of Education affairs Every man within
miles knows this, and nine out of every
ten men are apt to question the tenth
fellow thus: Why is not the cause of
the disturbances removed!" This is IA
perfectly fair question, but if a member,
of the Board of Education is within hear
ing he will run for the tail timber About
one year ago stone was cast into the
already trouble dwaters of Educational
affairs and the wavelets spread in all
directions, nor have they stopped rip
pling. They may be stirred at next
Mondays session of the Board as the
result OF what happened last fall
At that time the Board voted to buy
new arithmeties, with the intention of
disearding the old ones. The Hamilton
book was selected as the most practical
and up-toda of the samples inspect
ed. Atlantic City and all of the more
important towns in South Jersey have
adopted the Hamilton arithmetic, and
the book met with the approval of the
local supervisor of the public schools
that is ''this servant of the people"
was III IdSOl VI Ittc bOON III q WY
brief space %of time. Suddenly he
changed his love, but not until after a
quantity of the books had been ordered
from the publishers. The Hamilton
books, the most practical in use today,
the arithmeies that have been adopted
by boards of education in hundreds Of
towns and in a majority of the states Of
the Union. have been frowned upon by
Pleasantville's supervisor of schools.
| The order for these arithmetics was
properly signed and delivered to the
agent, but the order has never been
filled because, when the supervisor
scorned the Hamilton books and express
ed his strong preferenceafo for arithmetics
that have been discarded in Atlantic
City and in other towns, an attempt
was made TO have the Hamilton order
| cancelled.
Book publishers are like other bust
ness men-they expect integrity and
reliability. and. with this point in view
the Pleasantville Board of Education
may override the strange decision of tht
| supervisor, by standing firmly for theil
original action
Samuel Hamilton is the author of thu
popular arithmetic that bears his name
He is superintendent of the schools o
Allegheny county, Pa, and is looked
upon as the writer of the only sensible
mathematical text book in existence
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-20

| mainland. The crowd in the hall smiled
their approval OF Mr.. Stephenson state
| ment
President of the Young Mems Repub
| lican Club Charles j. Adams, replied tc
| Mr.. Lovells query as to whether the
| counclmen would have trains craw
through town, by saying that if the
railroad company is too poor to install
gates the people or the councilmen should
compel the railroads to run the trains
slowly. Mr.. Adams places higher value
on human life than do some of the
country's railroad officials.
Superintendent Akarman followed Mr.
Lowell in just one particular, in that no
other railroad representative spoke after
the former was seated. Mr.. LoveIl's de-
meanor was at all times courteous,
whereas the big man of the Shore Fast
Line assumed the pose and air of one
who wanted his prey to be crushed at
his feet. Mr., Akarman's avordupois
makes up for any other deficiencies III
his manner toward men who were ask
ing that railroad conditions in Pleas
antville shall be improved upon. He cor
roborated Mr. Lowell in one particular
the latters claim that the Shore Fast
Line and the West Jersey are two sep
arate and distinct lines: that they have
no afiiliation whatever with each other
any more than i'll traffic arrangements.
and he denied as did Mr. Lowell that
there is necessity for safety gates at
Franklin avenue. He explained the ex-
change of tickets between the Shore Fast
Line and the Suburban as a mere traffic
I-T1t In Of bo la
and that this has been made by himself
on the one hand and Superintendent Gale
on the other
In answer to the councilmen's conten-
tion that safety gates are needed at
Park avenue, Mr.. Akarman said that
the location of station there makes it
necessary for all cars except the Ocean
City trains 70 approach the point slowly,
and that i'll his estimation gates would
be superffuous. He also plead poverty
as another reason why his company IS
unable to comply with the demand for
gates, and added that the line has not
been prosperous so far. III the people
insist Oil safety gates and we are com
PEELED to install them the expense must
be met i'll one way. we shall be com
PEELED to further increase the fare was
another of Mr.. Akarman's declarations.
Mr.. Akarman's claim that his cars do
not maintain high speed through the
town was denounced by Capt. G. Bartlett
as false. The latter said that on one
recent day 4l2 automobiles had crossed
over the Fast Line and West Jersey
tracks and that the cars and trains do
not slacken speed until after they have
crossed Franklin avenue, yet Mr.. Akar-
man maintained that cars run over the
crossing at less speed than on the mead
ows. He acknowledged the need of warn
ing bells at the point, and agreed with
Mr.. Lowell that gates were unnecessary.
Councilmen Conover and William
Champion were plain spoken in their
statements that the cars are run at high