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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
PEOPLE STILL RESPOND
TO THIS W0MAN'S NEEDS

Mrs. Griffith and her invalid son
Charles need more airy rooms,
place where the boy can sit in the
fresh air, get the sunlight and al
low the color to creep into his face
once more. Also they need grocer
les and cash to tide them over the
next few weeks, as they can't live
on fruit alone.
DR.. Hughes said this morning
that in order that the boy pro-
crosses as favorably as possible he
must have quarters with more air
and sun, and 80 The Press is asking
that any person who has a spare
room or two, or veranda on which
the sun shines during several hours
Of the day, send their name to DR..
Hughes, to Mrs. Griffith at 823h
Second or to The Press office.
The boy has not got consumption
or any contagious disease, as he is
suffering only from catarrh of the
stomach and enlarged liver. What,
he and his mother need, DR.. Hughes
said today, Is better quarters and
some place where Mrs. Griffith can
look after herself and boy. They
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
AUTHOR
ON SPOOk HUNT

DR.. Stanley NJ. Rlnehart. of Allie
gheny. and his wife, Mary Roberts
Rinehart, the well-known novelist,
are spending the summer at Bemus
Point. Lake Chautaueua, New York.
Last week they put In day at Lily
dale. the Spiritualistic camp meeting,
where all sorts of mediums, slate
writer's, clairvoyants, etc, etc., do
congregate, and where the air is said
to buzz with the whizzing Of spooks.
DR.. Rinehart Is interested from the
medical standpoint in all forms Of
neurasthenia. Mrs. Rinehart Is in
terested In any novel phase Of life
that will furnish copy" She says
that day in Lilydale gave her sug-
gestions for ten farce comedies and
just as many mystery stories that
will back Seven Days" and THE
Man In Lower Ten" off the map.
Coming back from the ghost con-
vention in their automobile they had
q terrible experience, being caught In
a cloudburst after night-on strange
roads, with lamps that wouldn't light.
For an hour they worked in darkness,
wind and bowling storm to get the
chains on the car. And then they beat
it back to Spookville, a wild, waltz
me-around-a Granville ride, hub deep
In mud and water, skidding every
inch of the way, and only recognizing
the road by flashes of the lightning.
Mrs. Rineharts Ieaders do not need
ghosts. cloudbursts and spirit rap
pings for excitement. All they need
to do Is to sit in the chair or lie in
the hammock ana read her latest ro-
nance, THE Window at the White
Cat" 1t sends up and down your
spine deliciously cooling thrills and
ehills. Agreeable tremors of nervous
interest shake you. If some one rings
9 bell unexpectedly. you jump five
story is on you; And yet all the
time you're laughing your head off.
It's so funny and smart Mrs. Rine-
hart seems to have a monopoly on
this combination OF mystery and
humor. She constructs a plot as in
tricate as any of Anna Katherine
Green's. She solves 1t with an in
genuity worthy OF Conan Doyle. And
she adds to these virtues the price,
less gift of ringing laughter.
OF all her stories. "rhe Window at
the White Cat" seems to us the best.
Never have so much fun and excite
ment been concentrated between the
covers of a book.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
STOPPED BY THE
POLICE ON STREET

Engineer Dick Farrell, who is in
charge of crew of men at the
bunkers of the Hill Paving Co., JEFF
ferson street and the o. r. G. N.
tracks, was halted on the street this
morning by police officer No. Is, he
says.
81 was on my way to work at
a. m. when the officer met me-" said
Farrell. "He was pretty drunk and
did not seem to know what he was
doing. After he stopped me seized
him by the lapel Of his coat and
took him before a light, where l got
his number. The night Waterman
saw him and heard the conversation
we had.
This is the second time that
have been held up by a policeman
lately and other of the men that
work with me have been treated
likewise"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
TICKET ENDORSED u
BY SPOKANE LABOR

Superintendent Of schools-G. L..
Schlauch, republican. N
Coroner-Dr. George A. Downs,
republican.
Commissioner, First district-J.
8. Phillips. republican.
Commissioner, Second district
r. B. Newell, republican; Warner
Cobb, democrat.
By unanimous vote the Spokane
Central Labor Council last night
voted to Join hands with the farm
ers in the campaign for good gov
eminent. After several meetings
given over to the consideration Of
the list of candidates the above en-
dOrsements were entered as the
best timber in the field, in the
judgment of the committee. Near
ly all of the endorsements made
last night were previously consid-
cred and approved by the Spokane
County Township and Good Gov
eminent club on August 13.
Joint committees from the farm
ers and organized labor have been
appointed to manage the campaign
A meeting of the joint committees
and the candidates has been called
for tonight in room 42S on the
fourth floor of the Hutton building
to complete arrangements for a
whirlwind campaign of the county
before the primaries.
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FIGURES
WILL BE SLASHED

they were brought down from
$266,955 to $232,295 which is a re-
duction of more than $4,000. %.
The fire department figures are
still about $4,000 higher than last
year, but this is more than ac-
counted for by $4,000 which is to
be spent to equip fire sttions Nos.
and and to do some repairing,
and by $23, 300, which is to be spent
on the underground alarm system.
The commissioners office figures
next year will be $1700 lower than
during the present year and thbke
figures went through practicallyDtua-
changed. The big cut in the fige'
department was made by cutt43g
out a. water tower, a new second
size engine and Is extra firememnf'
Mccartney had an auto slashed
off his estimate. but otherwise 1t
wasn't materially changed. The
water department estimate. S5tA
through without much alterati3n.'
and they will probably get their
auto. The street and police depart
ments have theirs coming, isaN
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

The estimates in several DEPART
ments for the year Of 1911 are too
high, and they must be slashed.
That's the fiat that has gone out
from the powers that be around the
city hall, and the sIashing was be-
gun today. The police and street
departments will get their turns to-
morrow and the advance informa-
ton is that Sullivan won't get the
5000 a month for himself, and that
he won't get the 500 per month for
the patroImen.
Commissioners Armstrong and
Weymouth met this morning with
Mayor Pratt, Commissioner Murgett
being out of the city. City Engineer
Mccartney was also present at part
of the conference relative to his de-
partment. 1t was the conceusus Of
opinion that some figures were too
high, and those that got the axe
hardest were those compiled by
Chief Myers. Armstrong was will
ing to see thes figures reduced con-
siderably and so in an hour or less
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

Endorsed by organized labor and
the farmers.
U. S. Senator-Miles Poindexter.
State senator, Sixth district-Ed
Sanders.
State senator, Seventh district
Harry Rosenhaupt.
State representatives, Second dis
trict-R. E. Buchanan and w. d.
Wheaton, republicans; William
Blackman, democrat.
State representative, Third dis
trict-W. J. Coates and George L..
Denman, republicans.
State representative, Fourth dis
trict-E. c. Bratt and Clyde Miller,
republicans.
State representatives, Sixth dis
trict-John Anderson and Harve
Phipps, republicans.
Superior court judge-A. M. Cra-
ven, non-partisan.
Auditor-R. w. Butler, repub-
lican.
Clerk-Otto Blenner. republican.
SHERIFF.. r. Shenk, republican;
George e. Stone. democrat.
Prosecutor-John l.. Wiley, DEM
ocrat.
Assessor-Glenn Creighton, re-
publican; Grant Cahill, democrat.
Engineer-C. L. Graves, repub-
lican; William Simpkins, democrat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
"a CASES
OF TYPHOID

There have been "a ases Of
typhoid fever reported during the
month Of August, as compared with
II for the same month last year.
This hardly amounts to an cpl
demic, but shows that the disease Is
very prevalent. The health depart
ment is taking all possible prevent
i've and curative precautions.
The unusual number of cases is
accounted for by several things.
First, doctors are reporting cases
to greater extent than they were
last year. Secondly, fly season Is at
its height, and the authorities say
that fly season is typhoid season.
Thirdly, numbers Of persons are re-
turning from their summer homes
and are importing the disease with
them. Fourthly. the dust is as
cribed as a very potent cause by
doctors in the city.
Last year there were II cases in
August, 81 in September and SO in
October.
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HAS THE DRIFT FROM THE FARM
:, TO THE CITY BEEN CHECKED?

fluence in this direction perhaps
even more marked than that of the
rural mail.
The "high cost of livingq" is held
to be another factor that has con-
tributed to this end. For the farmer,
least of all, Is affected adversely by
advances in the prices of the neces.
stiles of life. On the contrary, it is
he most of all, outside those draw.
ing dividends from the big interests
that control the supply of food
SUITS. who profits by the prevailing
high prices. So naturally the farm
is desirable in proportion as prices
go pu.
Other factors having like bear
ing with these are the automobile,
which offers the farmer a handy
mode of rapid transit, and the in
fiuence of the state agricultural
schools. And, of course, the back
to the soil' slogan that has been
raised In the cities, mostly by folks
who never knew the soil, has had
its effect.
So it would seem that he decline
of rural America has ceased and
that the upturn it at hand.
Still other interesting facts have
been developed by the partial CEN
sus returns thus far available. For
instance. it is evident that at least
GO cities will be added to the list of
towns of $4,000 or over. Ten years
ago there were 100 of them II also
develops that two-thirds of these
new "cities" are in the north CEN
trail states.
The national capital shows com:
paratively small increase in popu-
lation. The census of 1900 showed
an increase Of II per cent. Now II
has fallen to IS.
Columbus. O.. made a big stride,
gaining 44.6 per cent, as against "a
per cent 10 years ago. Lynchburg,
Va, did even better. showing an In
crease of 56.1 per cent.
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H'.a
NOW Up To
THE COUNCIL

The next move in the matter of
holding an official charter election
before October 1, in accordance
with the order of the supreme
court, is up to the city council.
No action has yet been taken by
the charter revisionists, who have
concluded to wait until council sees
fit to act. The charter revisionists
realize that they now have the
council where the hair is short, and
that the council must call the cleo
ton on or before October 1 or take
chances of being in contempt for
running counter to the orders of
the court.
The council will meet in adjourn
ed session Thursday night and
again next Tuesday night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

want some place where the mother
can do sewing and where the boy
can grow well.
Several more dollars have been
sent to Mrs. Griffith at her room.
She was visited by one woman who
handed in S., declined to give her
name and promised her plenty Of
sewing as soon as she could do It.
Others sent in small sums. Tho
fund to date stands as follows:
Previously acknowledged as
sent to Mrs. Griffith. ....... $3.50
Received since yesterday,
from unknown woman. -. 500
Small sums. ................ 1.60
TOtal .................. $14.5O
Previous acknowledged as
sent to The Spokane Press. $23.25
Anon rs
Mrs. H. H. Hinkley. ....... 50
From Cliffs, Wash. .......... 3.25
Total to date. SALTS
The list will be open until the END
OF the week and about $50 more IL
required to put Mrs. Griffith on her
feet again.
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DAMAGE SUITS
81 ii" AUnIVIA
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TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 31.-Dam-
age suits against the city are liable
to follow the wrecking of the Ia
coma Railway & Power companys
track on Cliff avenue by crew
from the department of public
works early yesterday. Because
the company operated only one
track of a double line on the ave-
nue., the city commission ordered
the removal of the unused track
within 80 days. The time limit ex-
pired Monday night and before day
light Tuesday crew of men under
the direction of Commissioner of
Public Works Woods tore up sew
eral blocks of track. Litigation is
liable to follow over the fact that
the track destroyed was one over
which the company was operating
its car, and not the one ordered re-
moved by the commission.
Woods said today that if the
street car company attempts to re-
lay the track he will have a crew
On hand that will throw the trac-
ton men into the bay.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

were being taken to the police sta
ton. One of the men did not 60
very willingly, whereupon the off,
Ger drew his club and beat him
mercilessly about the head and
face, inflicting several severe
wounds, which was entirely unnec-
essary. The policeman had no
cause whatever to draw his club.
have noticed since I have been
in this city how free the police are
with their clubs and guns. l won.
der how long the people of Spo-
kane will permit the despotism OF
Sullivan and his band of blue.
coated Cossacks. I cite this In.
stance to show to what extremes
they will go. Hoping you will make
the most Of this, F. w. Page.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 81
Unofficial reports from the census
bureau seem to indicate that the
drift from the country to the city is
less marked than it was 10 years
ago.
There are no official figures out
yet to prove this, but government
statiBticians who are working on
the tabulation of the current CEN
sfs say that comparison with the
figures of 10 years ago lead 70 the
belief that the tide is at the turn,
that the citiese will soon cease to
draw such comparatively heavy
tolls from the red blood of the rural
districts as they have in the past.
There are several foctors that
bear on this change of drift. One
important factor is the rapid growth
OF what may be called the Inter
urban population, those who work
In the cities adm live In the country.
going back and forth as steam or
electric commuters, or in automo-
biles or motor yachts.
Another factor that has a big In
nuance IN favor OF the rural dis
trl4fe 1s the spread OF the rural free
delivery. which was In It's infancy
= dacade ago. In the past 10 years
fh 3. r d. has ramified every
xuefe, carrying the daily paper to
renote and lonely neighborhoods
ana coins far toward making farm
HE less irksome and depressing to
those not IN sympathy with the
quiet OF the old regime. The rural
telephone lines. now spreading rap
sdiy must eventually exert an in.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
Inland Fall Schedule

Beginning Thursday, September
l, electric trains on the Occur
d'Alene division leave Spokane ter
minal: Trent road local, $50 a. m.
Liberty Lake locals, $50, $50
a. m; LOS. Sis p. m. Occur
dAlene boat trains, z a. m. and
1i40 p. m, connecting for Wallace
and st. Joe river points. Occur
d'Alene locals. s, 9:05, 11:20 a. M,
8. 4. $40 and 1920 p. m. Hayden
lake connections. 7, 9:05, 1:4O and
4 p. m. Extra trains on Sunday to
Liberty. *s+
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

(By United Press Leased Wlre.)
JOPLIN, Mo-. Aug. 81.-Vice-
President James 8. Sherman, who
is today on his way to Oklahoma
on a speaking tour under the aus
pieces of the republican congress
sionai committee, is due to receive
Jolt when he opens letter from
here containing resolutions adopted
by the Baxter Springs G. A. r. re-
union association. Sherman was to
speak before the veterans. The
date was cancelled. The soldiers
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
WANT CHOATE
DISBARRED

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug.
31.-A petition asking for the
expulsion Of Joseph n. Choate
from tho American Bar associa-
ton was filed today by James
r. Watts Of New York. Watts
filed formal charges against
Choate, alleging that he had
violated the confidence Of HE
clients, among whom were
himself and Mrs. Watts.
II was also alleged that
Choate had violated the ethics
Of the profession.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
AN INSTANCE OF
POLICE BRUTALITY

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 81
Editor The Press: l have read in
stances of police brutality in your
valuable paper, but never for a mo-
ment imagined they could be brutal
and inhuman as they were in a
case to which l was an eye witness
the other evening about 9 o'clock,
when two men who had been fight
ing In the Havana lodging house
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sod
VIE 0AM III VI UUvH lii ;
oIIAvvvvtfvv Jul ~ wei
RECEIVE A JOLT

committee went to the vice-presi-
dent and were told that the matter
was in he hands of the congress
sional committee. The G. A. r.
representatives wired the commit
tee headquarters In Chicago and re-
ceived a reply saying that the mat
ter would be left entirely to Sher-
mans personal wishes. Sherman
refused to speak. Than ths q. A. r.
reunion association held q meeting
and adopted resolution saying
Sherman's action was mot only
cavalier and an unpatriotic affront
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

CHIcAGO.-The special grand
Jury summoned to investigate a
charge of perjury made by States
Attorney Wayman In connection
with the trial of Lee O'Neill Browne
for alleged bribery was sworn In
today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
SAYS BASE BALL
CROWD TO BLAME
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 81
That reports of disorders at Vernon
last Sunday were exaggerated, was
the statement of President Graham
of the Coast league today. Graham
said that he had received word
that the crowd was principally too
blame for the outburst of "exuber-
ance," and that Umpire Finney told
him the players were not at fault,
except Carlisle of the Vernon team,
whom Finney fined $50.
Judge Graham awaits a report
from Manager Hogan of the Vernon
team before taking any further
action.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
G O N TIN u Z D
h o -
P A G F. O N T.
BRADY WINS BY
CLOSE MARGIN

out Of 80 precincts in Idaho
county, including four in Grange
vile, give the following results:
French, 288 first and 10 second
choice; Hamer, 106 and 1903; Sim
clair, II and III; Brady, 1872 and
so; Clagstone, 86 and 100; Fletcher,
% and 70; O'Neil, 122 and 80.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
GILBERT W|THDRAWS
FROM THE RACE

J. B. Gilbert, candidate for rep
resentative in the Third district,
withdrew today fro mthe race. In
a letter to County Auditor Butler,
he says that business reasons
prompted the step.
Charles K. Owen, candidate for
constable, it is announced, will also
withdraw.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
is A KENTUCKY GIRL.
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CINCINNATI, Aug 31.-Coroner
Wise of Covington, KY, said today
that he had good reason to believe
that the young and beautiful wo-
man who shot herself at the Hotel
Astor in New York yesterday is a
Covington girl. Wise refused to
give his reasons for his belief or
to identify her publicly. He said
he believed her to be member
of a wealthy Kentucky family.
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NEWELL IN THIS STATE.
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PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 31.--Di-
rector F. H. Newell Of the United
States reclamation service, who Is
now in the state of Washington,
looking after government irrigation
projects, will arrive in Portland
next week and later will examine
the irrigation settlements of this
state.
: The party was in Yakima yester-
day and left for Ellensburg last
night, where the Kittitas valley
projects are being inspected today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
TEN PRECINCTS IN LArAH,

MOSCOW, Idaho, Aug. 31.-Ten
precincts out of the entire number
in Latah were counted at / o'clock
this morning. Following are the
results French, 492 and 20; Ham
err, 40 and 1879; Sinclair, Is and
208; Bowen, As; Seawell, "a; Brady,
100 and 70; Clagstone, 1872 and 100;
Fletcher. 10 and 1856; O'Neil, 124
and SO; Hawley. II, and Rice, 20.
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MOUNT WILSON ORsERvA

MOUNT WILSON OBSERvA-
TORY, Cal, Aug. 31.-Many mat
ters of technical Importance, but
highly unintelligible to the laymen,
transpired at the opening session
of the conference of the Interna-
tional Union for the Cooperation in
Solar Research at the Carnegie OBJ
servatory today.
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G Q NTIN u F. D
r o
p a Q f O n f
CLUTCHES ON 700
FAMILIES,

Jones by the nape of the neck and
hold him in check until some provis.
ion could be made for city water in
that section.
SCHILLER WINS APPLAUSE.
Councilman Jacob Schiller, who
lives in another part OF the city,
sounded the keynote that brought
applause from the oppressed people
Of Cannondale when he said that
the Jones plan to choke the peoples
water off September / was simply
club for the purpose of driving
the city council into a bargain with
Jones.
A. d. Jones was present and laid
the blame on the city council of
Hillyard, which. he claimed. had or
dered his water shut off. Hillyard
has supplied Jones with water for
his consumers within the city of
Spokane since he unloaded his plant
in Hillyard on the people there at
the enormous price of $4,000.
The town of Hillyard has .discov-
cred that Jones appropriated main
on Martha street that belongs to
Hillyard to his own use and has
taken the earnings for nearly two
years. Jones also refused to pay a
price for his water supply that was
deemed fair by the Hillyard council.
and for these reasons the order to
cut him off was issued.
This order was what Jones
wanted Armed with it he went to
the city council of Spokane and told
them to take his plant off his hands
or give him an exclusive franchise,
so he could put in wells of his own.
The Jones water system is part
of the plant that originally belonged
to the Hillyard Water Co., owned by
F. Lewis Clark and Arthur d. Jones.
The portion within the city Of Hill
yard was sold to that corporation,
leaving the portion Outsire of Hill
yard and within the city limits of
Spokane still in the hands Of Jones.
He says that there are Is miles of
mains, all wood pipes, some of them
only three and four inches in diam
eter. ell says that 700 families are
supplied. The saystem extends west
of Hillyard for a miles and also
east of Hillyard.
PAY DOUBLE RATES.
Jones water consumers pay
ne1y double the Spokane rate for
the same class of service. The min
imum charge is $3.50 per month,
whereas the minimum charge by
the city of Spokane, for four room
house, is 50 cents per month. Over
rs per cent of the consumers use
the minimum service and hence pay
tribute to Jones to the extent of
$3.50 per annum over what they
would pay were the city of Spokane
supplying the water. This means
that Jones is collecting around
$4,000 year in overcharge for water
because he is permitted to continue
in control of this great necessity of
life in that large section.
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VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 3D.
A special from Prince Albert, Sask,
says: Joseph Blackhand, a Sioux
desperate, is in the hospital with
mounted policemen assisting the
nurses to care for him. Blaekhand
was two weeks ago sentenced to a
year in Jail for horse stealing by
the Duck Lake court.