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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-22

pre- should not forget that this
country is ruled by commissions tenn
pered with an irresponsible judiciary.
The plunderbund press is urging
Uncle Sam to throw open half the
timber reserves in Oregon SO that some
body can develop the country. How
much does taxdodging timber grab
Der corpof ation develop the country
by stripping off our timber and paying
nothing for it7
Unable to secure permission to speak
in any of the public parks of New
Castle, Pa, Fred Warren, editor of
the Appeal to Reason, recently secured
an orchard of farmer and spoke to
many thousands, thereby attracting
more attention than if granted free
speech in the city.
The three-cent fares of Cleveland are
proving sufficient to provide interest
on real and fictitious securities and a
sinking fund to ultimately redeem them
also surplus of $25 900 month. This,
however, will be absorbed with the in
creased demands of the men for better
wages.
| The steamer Frank HI. Goodyear, re-
Gently wrecked in Lake Huron, went
down with eighteen lives because man
ned by an inexperienced non-union
fight against the union sailors of the
Great Lakes, dom care if it costs
| 1880 lives so it beats the union.
Oscar Lawler once wrote letter Gas
| if he was PRESIDENT and the presi
dent signed it. Recently he demanded
| the utter suppression of a Socialist
paper with several hundred thousand
subscribers. Perhaps he made the de
mand Gas if he were president and
perhaps the president will or has sign
ed it. Causes and newspapers feed or
persecution.
Workingmen should make the fellow
with a lot of speculative tracts ant
a pug dog for a family help educate
the generations of men and women t,
soon step on the stage Of life. A
present the cottage of the worker pay
too much and the empty lot and thu
pug dog of the Spectator pays to-
little. We don It care rap for tn
dog, but the lot escaping it's just shar
hurts us all.
Progressive Democrats have starte'
Federation of America, through whic
it is hoped to reach candidates of tn
party and induce them to support sue
, by the vote of the people. This vot
5 is to be taken by postal cards an
J will be quite an extensive undertaking
The supposition is that w. J. Brya
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-22
CARPENTERS SET EXAMPLE.

-Four hundred boys in Chicago who
are paid to go to school. Not an oc-
casional nickel or dime doled out by
grandma or Aunt Mary, but from $1.2o
to $500 day every school day in the
week and for 10 weeks in the year.
Over at the Joint Arbitration Board
of the Carpenters and Builders Asso-
citation and the Carpenters Executive
Council, 112 Clark street, they can tell
you all about it, for these 400 boys
are the Carpenters apprentices of Chi
cago, and this innovation in school
work is made possible by friendly
three-cornered agreement between the
contractors, the carpenters unions and
the Board of Education.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-22

is interested in it, as his brother and
his assistant editor Of the Commoner
are officers.
The price of land takes from labor
the greater part of what labor produces
resulting in low wages, and poverty
The Only Way, Philadelphia.
Organized labor is a great educa-
tional institution mighty polytech-
mic university in which more handi-
crafts, trades, professions and con-
structive workmen engaged in prac-
teal world building exist than in any
other organized school in the world
Edmund Norton.
Among the development taking place
near Nehalem is the establishment of
cooperative cannery. With the rail
is going to be invaded by capital in
many forms, and cooperative enter
prises like this can do much to adj
vertise the locality.
At recent meeting Of the corpora
ton lawyers of Oregon they resoluted
against the board of inspectors and a
bi-monthly magazine proposed by the
People IS Power League. It was a
very natural thing for these hirelings
of great special privileges to oppose
anything that would let in the light.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-22
LABOR TEMPLE BENEFIT.
Fulton Stock Company Will Tender
One on Friday Evening, July 20.

Through the courtesy of the Fulton
Stock Company and Manager Zehrung
of the Oliver, the Labor Temple will
be given a benefit at the Oliver on
Friday evening, July 20, at which time
"Under Sealed Orders will be pre-
sented.
1t is not necessary to speak of the
merits of the Fulton Stock Company.
Its position in the hearts of Lincoln
playgoers is assured for all time, and
especially is this true of the wage
earners of the city who have been the
recipients of many favors at the hands
of Mrs. Fulton and her associates.
Some interesting extras will be pre-
scented ON benefit night, among them be-
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-22
GENERAL MENTION.
Bits of Labor News Picked and Pill
fered from any where.

Hodcarriers in Sacramento receive
$3.50 day.
Clerks in $50 tea stores in New
York City will be organized.
French old age pensions will go in
operation in the last of 1911.
Courts in New York have upheld the
law to compel railroads to pay their
employees semi-monthly.
For attempting to import contract
labor, Los Angeles concern has been
fined $4,000, a thousand for each man
contracted for.
Every member of trade union in
Sacramento pays 25 cents week into
the fund sent to sustain the striking
iron workers Of Los Angeles.
A graduate at the exclusive Cornell
college in New York recently declared
that the courts are the tools of the
capitalistic classes and are despotic.
A tent city on 81 acres of land has
been established in Los Angeles by
the striking trades of that city 1t
beats paying rent to the Employers
Association.
The city council Of Columbus, o.
has just passed an ordinance forbid
ding the operation of street cars by
men who have had less than ten days
experience in the city on the lines
This is expected to prevent the EN-
ployment of strikebreakers in the flu
| ture.
Labor unions do not hunt for trouble
They have learned better Enough O.
it comes their way without beating
up the brush for it. The Employers
Association of Portland scares up al
the trouble for itself that it can, ant
so far has wonderful success.
The killing of men for money, TO
that is what most of the deaths of mel
in mines, on railroads and in factorie
amounts to, does not attract the OBJ
position of the moralists and human
itarians as much as the pummeling o
one man by another for money.
The new tariff rates ordered by tn
United States Railroad Commission ha
yet to be tested in the courts. Spokan
and other cities Of the "inland en-
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-22
SHORT ON ICE BOXES.

Three thousand carpenters employed
in store, office and bar fixture factor
les throughout Chicago are out on
strike for higher wages, consequently
Chicago may experience a shortage in
ice boxes which are manufactured by
several Of the affected shops.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-22
LABOR TEMPLE BENEFIT.

rendered by the Fulton Stock Com
pany and Manager Zehrung of the
Oliver on Friday evening, July 80.
"Under Sealed Orders" will be the
cts exchangeable at the box office for
reserved seats are now on sale. Elk
change may be made at any time
after next Tuesday morning.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-22
CLOSING AT FIVE

Beginning last week the store of
Rudge & Guenzel will be closed at 5
p. m. every evening except Saturday
until September 1. This generous
action gives the army of employees
more time for rest and recreation and
the action of the employees is fully
appreciated by the employees.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-22
LABOR TEMPLE BENEFIT.

rendered by the Fulton Stock Com
pany and Manager Zehrung of the
Oliver ON Friday evening, July 80.
"Under Sealed Orders' will be the
bill. Usual prices of admission. Tick
cts exchangeable at the box office for
reserved seats are now on sale. Ex-
change may be made at any time
after next Tuesday morning.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-22
ANOTHER BOY,

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Mcbride,
on Saturday, July 16, son. "Mac'
now has pair of them, and he is
willing to put them up alongside any
two boys in the country.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-22

In Mexico it is found cheaper to
feed sick convicts to sharks than to
keep hospitals.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
PLAN IS
TO RETIRE
HUETTER
And Then Put Through Last
Years Deal-Council
Won't Stand for It.

The publication in The Press
yesterday Of the views Of the execu-
tive heads at the city hall, in the
matter Of the Lincoln Heights
reservoir, was the first intimation
the public received Of nice
scheme that has been Matching for
some months.
1..e real reason of John Y. Huet-
ter's delay In pushing the reservoir
work Is at last unfolded, and the
public Will now get another chance
to look on the inside of some more
masterful Juggling at the city hall.
The plan Is to have lIuetter re-
tire from the present reservoir con-
tract, which he will gladly do. as
he has already learned that he has
Htten off larger chunk than he
intended to for the money in sight
With Mr. Iluetter out of the way,
up pops Fife Brothers mud.fill res
ervoir, which the honorable gentle
men at the city hall says will save
$4,000.
Here are the facts: The solid
concrete wall type of reservoir is
approved by the most eminent hy-
draulic engineer in the country.
Professor William II, Burr, to
whom the city Of Spokane paid
$1,000 to go over the Reuterdahl
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
P0|NDEXTER ENDORSED
BY FARMERS AND UNIONS.
Big Rally Today Helps Cause of
I Clean Government MANY
in Attendance.

FARMERS GOOD GOVERNMENT TICKET
SenatoMies PoindeXter republican, George
Cotteril, democrat
Congressman-A w. !. Toilette, repub-
judge-A. NJ. nonpartisan
district e. Buchanan w. D.
Wheaton, republicans
Third disrc-W. j. Coates and George L. Denman repub
licans; }. r. Morord. democrat.
district-Clyde Miller c. republicans
district-Dr. w. L. Hall. republican.
Prosecuting attorneyJohn L. Wiley democrat
SheriffC r. Shenk, republican; George f. Stone, democrat
Auditor-R. w. Butler, republican.
Treasuer-XaCh Stewart republican.
Clerk-Otto Blenner, republican
Commissioners disuict-J Phillips republican; w.
R. Roy. democrat
Commissioner districtR. B. Newell republican,
Warner Cobb democrat
County superintendent of schools-G L. Schlaugh, Laah.
publican Ira lsham, Medical Lake, democrat
Coroner-Dr. George A. Downs republican.
engneer-C. l. republican; Mr. Simpkins,
Assessor-Gen Creighton republican, Grant Cahi, Moran
prairie democrat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

Men like Brandeis Madison Of
Kansas and Ex-Governor Pardee of
California were crossed of, and in
their places were suggested such
enemies of conservation as Senator
Tom Carter, Congressman Mondell
and Ballinger's friend Judge Han
ford of Washington,
But the conservationist-the Pin
chot crowd-refused.
That the local committe feared
that the business Interests"
would hesitate 10 put up the money
needed to run the congress II plain
speaking was planned.
The Great Northern railroad and
the big fmber interests of ST.
Paul and Minneapolis, pulling their
strings on local banks and others,
led the pressure for the steriliZa-
ton of the speakers last. but ii was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

plans. Professor Burr is on record
with the statement that the solid
concrete wall reservoir is much
preferable to the mud fill type. and
is the reservoir that is now being
built most generally over the coun-
try. The old reservoir at Ninth
and Grand. which is as good today
as when completed five years ago,
is of the solid type of construction
Fife Bros. injected their plan
into the reservoir debate a year
ago as outsiders. They wanted
their bid considered, without the
water commissioner having even
passed on their plans. The ques-
tion of the two types of reservoir
We're debated at length in the coun-
Gil. and almost by an unanimous
vote that body stood by the solid
Continued on Page Two.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
DON'T CRY" MAMA,
SAYS CHILD HELD
DOWN BY A CAR

NEW YORK, Aug. l3.-Her only
care being for her weeping mother,
who knelt in the street only few
feet away. but unable to reach her,
4-year-old Ethel Fette of Brooklyn
was pinned under trolley car in
front of her home on Fulton street
for more than half an hour,
There is little hope of the child's
living.
Mrs. Fette knelt in the street be-
side the car praying and seeing
this the child gasped: Don't cry,
mamma. I'm all right and don't
want you to be sorry"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
THE SCORE:
LINE OF MARCH
FOR BALL PARADE

Spokane's Indian bucks will ar
rive at IL O'Clock Monday morn
ing and will be met by the band
and escort
The line of march will be up
Main to Lincoln, to Riverside, to
Bernard, to Sprague, ON Sprague
to Monroe, to Riverside, and then
disband.
The team will arrive over the
Great Northern. Thousands of
fans, whose enthusiasm has been
famed" to blaze by the win
ming braves, will cheer the players
and preparations for a capacity
house" at Recreation park are be-
ing made. The game will prob
ably begin late. owing to the cir
Gus being out there.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
IS. 900 SEE JOE CANS
FOR THE LAST TIME

After the last prayer had been
said the bier was carried from the
house to the waiting hearse. Car
riages. automobiles, people on foot.
young and old. We're waiting in the
street. When the procession started
for the church. the mourners formed
themselves into orderly ranks that
stretched back through three miles.
Eight carriages. banked and
smothered in a wealth of flowers,
followed the hearse. Behind these
came the closed carriages Of Mrs.
Cans and the foster mother Of the
deceased.
Burial takes place this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
BOOMING SECOND
TERM FOR TAFT
Plot to Capture the Conservation
Congress and Sidetrack the
Insurgents.
BY gibson GARDNER

ST. PAUL, Aug 13--For than a nonth-yes for
nearly two months-a silent secret struggle has been
waged over the conservation congress- to be held here
September ) to O. ~
The old guard of Pnchot Roosevelt conservaonist
troll the congress That unpleasant chapter in the Taft
administration the Bainger episode, with his personal
and confidential Letters to Dear Mr. Perkins, about
" Exploiting Alaska for the Morganhems, seemed to be
In for public reading. lnasmuch Roosevelt to
speak, his presence and the absence of protest
his part would add force to any assault upon Ballnger
ism. The first overt attack came six weeks ago when
effort made by the local committee revise the
list of speakers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
BATTERIES:
Seattle-Joss and hemenway.
Tacoma-HaIl and Byrnes.
FIRST INNING.

Tacoma ......... ...........0 o
Seattle-Dunleavy out. Hall to
Mott. Raymond singles to left and
took third on Warrens high throw
to catch him at second. Bennett
hit high one and Lynch, Stevens
and Rockenfield fell in a heap un-
der it. Raymond scored. Weed
was hit by the pitcher. Cruick-
shank flew to McFadden. Seaton
out, Rockenfield to Mott. One run.
Tacoma-Warren out. Akin to
Weed. Mott out. Bennett to Weed
Rockenfield out, Akin to Weed. No
runs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
NAKED BODY OF
! ) WOMAN is FOUND

= BELLlNGHAM Wash, Aug l3.-
Naked and almost beyond recogni-
tion. the body of Mrs. John Jones.
who was drowned some keeks ago
while crossing the Skagit river near
Van Horn, was today found near
Rookport by two fisherwsmen. The
remains haye been identified by the
husband. Jones and his wife, who
was a bride of few weeks, had
been to social gathering at Rock
port and were crossing the river to
their home at Van Horn when the
c2noe upset, throwing the occu,
pants into the water.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
EITHER GUILTY
OR IS LYING

SULPHUR. Okla. Aug. Ia
Colonel Cecil Lyon, republican
committeeman from Texas before
the congressional investigation
committee, today testified that
Congressman Murphy. when he
told the committee in Washington
that Lyon travelled through Okla
homa in the interest of the Nc
Murray contracts. was either guilty
of ignorance or was lying.
Colonel Lyon was indignant
when he told about the matter.
Congressman Murphy was avail
ing himself of the privileges of the
floor where he could not be
reached legally" Colonel Lyon hot
ly declared. He also made his
statement out of my presence.
where he could not be reached
physically"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

Mr. Henpeck had been explaining
as he toyed with his breakfast why
he had not reached home until 4
a. m. He had been called suddenly.
he said, to attend sick lodge
brother, whose desperate illness
had not even permitted Henpeck a
moments time to send word home.
Just then Mrs. Henpeck went to
the door to answer the bell.
Here's a stick wot some soused
guy wot lives here lef' hangin' on
the bar las night" said very
rough person. is dere any re-
ward?"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
WHO IS SPOKANE'S CHAMPION
CLUB WOMAN? HERE SHE IS

There are club and clubs, and
club women and club women, but
there is always a champion. one
whose name and prominence
stands out above all others.
Mrs. {. p. Galbrsith might we'll
be called the champion club woman
of Spokane. AS a devoted mis-
tress Of her own home Mrs. Gal
braith has found time to enjoy the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

BALTIMORE. Md, Aug. l3.-Ly-
ing In state at Whatcoat Methodist
church the body of Joe Cans. for
mer lightweight champion of the
world, was viewed today by $4,000
persons. Hour after hour they filed
silently by the flower covered
coffin.
Early today the final services in
the Argyle street home of the old
master" We're held. Rev. Carol
Gibbs officiating.
The ceremony was brief and at
tended only by the immediate mem
lers of the family.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

as club woman has extended over
a period of 30 years. Twenty years
ago she was one OF the prominent
organizers OF the Ridgeway Ave-
nue. club at Cincinnati. Ohio, which
is today beautiful and flourinhinu
club OF great dimensions aud
power.
Nineteen years ago. shortly after
Continued on Page Tive.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

sociability of clubdom and woman's
realm.
While Mrs. Galbraith is at the
present only affiliated with one
local L,club. she has been the found
er Of several clubs, which are now
ranking among the best and most
exclusive of the city.
As a woman Of literary ability
and social reserve her experience
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

'FUREY WORKS LIKE FURY FOR A. A. ]. HONORS

In speaking of his chances, the
young eastern athlete says he ex-
poets to break the one-mile and
pole vault records. He holds the
hammer throw archdiocesan record
with a distance of 1923 feet; also
the Knights of Columbus pole vaul
with a mark of 10 feet 6 "a in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
Stricken With Paralysis;
Then Carried Is Miles
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash. Aug.
13,-Mrs. NJ, r, Galloway, wife of
4 prominent real estate man. was
stricken with paralysis while in
camp at Klickitat Springs. Il miles
beyond the end of the Soda
Springs road, this week. She was
carried down the rough mountain
trail in a hammock 10 miles to the
springs where carriage was Sc
cured. She H. safe at home today
lnder the care Of a physician.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

a rousing convention was held
this afternoon in the Hutton build
ing by the Spokane County Town
ship and Good Government club, at
tended by POO delegates from all
Parts of the county.
With unanimity that spoke vol
umes for the future, republicans and
democrats laid party preiudices
aside and endorsed ticket for the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
MILLIONS
STARVING
IN JAPAN
(By United Press.)

TOXIC, Aug. 13.-Hun-
dreds of persons are drown
ed, scores entombed under
caved embankments or pin
ioned under fallen timbers in
the path of the rising waters
and one third of the city of
Toxic is flooded today, from
constant rains.
1t is estimated that 2,00O,-
600 persons in the surround
Continued on Page Two.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

primaries, September 13. that it is
hoped will meet with the approval
of organized labor of the city and
good citizens generally.
1t was agreed best to endorse
men on both tickets in the primar-
les and meet again after the primar
les to take further action for the
November election. The legislative
(ContInued on P1oe 2.l
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
SECOND INNING.

oColliC "
Seattle-Akin's line drive stuck
in Halls mitt. Hemenway walk
ed Joss out, Rockenfield to Mott.
Dunleavy grounded to Coleman,
who caught Hemenway at second.
No runs.
Tacoma-Stevens out. Bennett
to Weed. Lynch flew to Cruick-
shank and Coleman flew to Seaton.
No runs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

PHILADELPHIA, Aug 13-Chas.
A. Furey, of the College of Oste-
opathy of this city will be Phila-
delphia's representative in the all
around amateur athletic champion
ship of the A. A. P. in Chicago.
Furey was born here in Philadel-
phia and will be 25 years old on
September IA next.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
HUNDREDS OF EYES;
NONE SEE CRIME

; NEW YORK. Aug. IA Z
. burglar cut a good-sized hole Z
. in the show window of NJ. H. Z
= Harris, optician AT "a East 4
. Twenty-third street, early to- Z
= day. He took from the shop z
, windows IA dozen gold lorg- Z
. nettes and nearly half bar I
. rel of glass eyes. Z
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
THE END.

CHICAGO.-Dr. Charles w. Eli
OF five feet of books" pronounced
to be the best literature of all ages,
las been found wanting. so far as
The travelling public is concerned A
year ago the Burlington put all
these books on their buffet library
cars, but they were never called for.
Now the railroads experts have in
stalled some books of their own
choice.
Lord Lyndhurst said that the
thought that Lord Campbell. who
was then writing the Lives of the
Chancelors," would write his life,
added a new pang to death.
Jinks-Booster claims that he
never breaks his word.
Winks-i guess that's right. It's
too flexible.
Births of -four girls and three
boys were recorded yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
CANDIDATES 99S AND 999 Z
Omitted Press Leased Wire) Z

OLYMPIA, Wash. Aug. 10. Z
Candidates 998 and 999, for Z
the United States senate, are Z
} on file with the secretary Of Z
} state today. Number 998 is Z
Schuyler Duryee of Everett, a Z
} republican. Number 999 Is DR.. Z
} Patrick S. Byrne, former
} mayor Of Spokane, man of
} wealth and a democrat. John
E. Chappell of Goldendale has
filed for state senator from the
} Sixteenth district. 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

no go. The Pinchot people were
determined SO far as possible, to
"whoop il up for conservation,
whether 1t hurt Bailinger or Taft,
Jim Tawney or what not. Hence a
counter stroke. Lets invite Taft
for September 3 and start a big
Continued on page sikh
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
FARMERS AND UNION
MEN ONL Y CONSIDERING
VEATCH AND LAFOLLETTE

In the consideration of the 3can candidates for congress the
who looking
W. L. IaFoete and catch
elimination Mann, Seabuy Mer
G Il. Eralen from consideration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

PENDLETON. Ore.-With rare
exhibition of bravery, Miss Grace
Bean. daughter of Judge ii. J. Bean.
shot and killed black bear yester.
daV