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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

ROADS MUST Be KEPT OPEN
The Department Declares
That Authorities Must
| Maintain Roads

The following article was handed
The Leader bv one of the r. f. d.
carriers requesting its publication:
1.-The Iowa department agrees with
you thoroughly in your statement
that the road problem is a difficult
one to solve The idea that rural
carriers are paid for their services
and should cover their routes regard
less of the conditions of the roads, is
one that appears to be held in many
localities by patrons of the service.
The rural delivery service is main
tanned at great expense to the
government and it is believed that
those directly benefited thereby
should interest themselves to the
extent of keeping the roads over
which the routes are laid in reasonably
good condition for travel.
The maintenance of good roads in
connection with the rural delivery
service is insisted upon for the
benefit and convenience of the
carrier, as a reason for this policy
being that good roads admit of a
more eXpediOuS delivery and dispatch
of mail. 1t is often claimed that
road is not impossible as long as
team can get through and that If
the roads can be driven by farmers
there can be no excuse for complaint
from the carrier. This point of view
does not cover the question property
as it does not take into consideration
the fact that the carrier must travel
the route daily regardless Of the cordi-
tiOn of the weather, must travel the
roads laid down for him and cover the
distance if possible within the official
schedule and must see that the mail
in his charge is fully protected and
the delivery effected in good condition.
1t therefore follows that the roads
must be in a condition somewhat
better than merely passable if efficient
service is rendered and the depart
ment feels that it's requirement in
this respect is entirely reasonable.
1t is therefore desired that you again
bring the roads covered by rural
routes emanating from Adel to the
attent tion of the local authorities,
and you may say to them that you
are acting under instruction from the
department. and that unless the roads
are placed in reasonable condition
for travel at the first opportunity the
routes will be re-arranged in such a
way as to eliminate the neglected
places, or, if this cannot be accom-
plished, service will be suspended
altogether.
You will report results TO this office.
In the meantime you may permit the
carrier to deviate from the route as
officially established, under the specific
instructions from you in pursuance of
section 92, rural delivery regulations,
requiring them to perform the best
service each day under the prevailing
circumstances. 1t is hoped that the
law which was passed some time ago,
requiring the systematic dragging of
roads, will result in the substantial
improvement of these highways the
coming season.
Very Respectfully,
p. V. DeGraw,
Fourth Asst, Postmaster Gen.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

have divided the republicans of the
state, and settles it in the negative.
The stalwart and insurgent fight is
to be continued and upon the same
lines as in the cam paign of 1908, the
tocsin being sounded in the manifes-
to of the committee calling the con-
ference for Huron for February l in
the following paragraph:
'"The present waSteful management
Of the state affairs is now costing the
taxpayers of South Dakota $1,000 per
day more than better management
cost during the two years of the Ell
rod administration. We deplore the
needless accumulation of state
debt Of S1,OO0,OOO in the last three
years, the highest taxation ever
known in the state"
Clearly a straight issue on the fiscal
management of state affairs is to be
the basis of the fight and at the out
set an accurate statement of condi-
tions will be enlightening to the peo
Pile. Fortunately Governor Elrod's
last official act was to call upon Treas
urer Collins for a statement of the
condition of the treasury. Collins re-
ported no bonded debt and a net float
ing debt of S217 ,6O7.56.
On January Of this year the net
debt was sS75,418.13, showing net
increase in the three years since Ell
rod quit of 1857 ,6O755.
During the three years the state
has made permanent Improvements
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

The sock social held at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. Morrison last Friday
evening was one of the most delight
full social events Of the winter. Some
thing like $50 was realized from the
nice little socks that the ladies provid-
ed. Refreshments were served and
everybody went home satisfied that
their real socks were none too large.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

STATE BEHIND $45, 1888.
These figures indicate the state has
during the three years run behind in
it's ordinary expenditures s45, 1888.
The real fight will therefore turn
upon the wisdom of haying expended
SO large sum fer buildings and per-
manent improvements and the devel-
opment of functions of progressive
states.
Lewis Asper of Norway township
has pulled out Of the race for register
Of deeds and accepted the position of
assistant cashier in the Alcester,
State bank. Mr.. Asper had many
loyal friends who would have cheer
fully supported him for register had
he stayed in the race, and we believe
his friends will cheerfully endorse his
judgement in surrendering politics
to engage in banking, one permanent
life work, the other at the best a
four years term and then out. The
LEADER congratulates MIR. Asper over
his good Judgement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11

Every now and then some ball
player works the public for a whole
lot of sympathy. and. what is more
valuable, a great deal of free adver.
tising in which his faults are
CLOSED over and nothing but his
virtues are noticed by letting out a
yell on the way the club owners
treat their players. It's a great
stunt for the ball player, and it is
pulled off every spring regularly.
The players say they haven't a
chance in the world; that the men
who pay their salaries keep con.
tributing every week so long as
they are good. but the minute they
slow up their pay stops, &
Sam Lever and Deacon" Phil.
lippe are two old timers who have
been on the payroll of Barney
Dreyfuss, the gent who owns the
Pittsburg aggregation. for a good
many years, as baseball years are
counted, and they are due to stick
on the payroll as long as they
care to.
1T makes no difference to me
whether these two men ever pitch
another league game for my team, .
Dreyfuss says. They can draw
salary from me as long as ] am in
the business and they want to
When they were In their prime
they gave me. the best in their
stock and am for them now.9s
Consequently Philippe and Lee
yer are on the Pirates payroll,
but their pitching days aren't over
by any means. In the years they
have been with the Pirates they
have officiated in 552 games and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
ON
STRIKE
HERE
Free Lunch Style In.
dulged In By Noon
day Patrons.

Nearly every union cafe and res
taurant in the city Is like a cafe
terla or free lunch counter, and
men Of about every station Of life
are helping themselves to the
choice Of viands the emaciated
looking menus have to offer, for
more than 500 walters and wait.
resses are out on strike. They de-
mand the six day week, and declare
they will not return to work until
it is given.
Every union man and woman in
the employ of restaurants in the
city threw down their side towels
and skillets and removed their
aprons at the stroke Of II, when the
time for a concession by the en-
ployers expired with no concession
Of demands offered. At the German
bakery, for one place, the house
was full of guests, all waiting to be
served and when the mattresses
cooks and kitchen helpers walked
out a police officer was called, be-
cause Of the fear of riot.
Likewise at the Royal cafe, on
North Monroe street, the girls
walked out with the male help OF
the kitchen, with the exception OF
Charles Mckee, the chef, who re-
fused to obey the call to strike. He
was duly roasted in forcible femin
inc language and the girls snatched
the union card from the wall Of the
restaurant and carried 1t away with
them.
Guests in some instances were
helping themselves to the steamine
victuals prepared in the kitchen al
the Club cafe, and the head waiter
and manager of the place put in O
busy IS or 20 minutes gathering uI
unemployed men about the streets
and in the barrooms to fill the places
of the strikers.
The six day week has been agi
tated for the last three or -four
years by the union restaurant EN-
ployes and it is declared by the
strikers now that they will not re
turn to work until this conces
sion is made by the employers. who
are the members of the Hotel and
Restaurant Keepers Protective as
sociation of Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
MAY SPOIL THE
F|SiiC PROGRAM
By THE RINGSlDER,

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11.-If
the district attorney of San Mateo
county adheres to his determination
to stop boxing contests across the
line, one of the most interesting
fistic programs ever laid out by
Promoter Jim Coffroth will have to
be abandoned and star boxers will
be denied the opportunity of con-
testing for some pretty juicy plums.
The PapkeThomas affair will not
be so badly damaged as the result
of the district attorneys stand, be-
cause, fortunately for Coffroth and
the fighters, the former has the
town permit for this month, but the
future events that Coffroth had
planned will get 1t right where the
baby wears the beads. The one
big card that Coffroth had cinched
for his summer program was the
Atttell-Driscoll fight for the feath-
erweight championship of the
world, to take place on the after
noon of July 2.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
SULLWAN'S REMOVAL MUST Be THE next step

t.
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of Me ecoMmed hsyNem suueh in
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IN a al IN
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
TO FORCE
A SPECIAL
ELECTION
MORE THAN ENOUGH NAMES
ON CHARTER REVISION
PETITION.

More than the required number
Of signers have been procured for
the petition asking the city council
to call special election for the
choice of an official charter COM
mission. The state law says that
such petition must be signed by 25
per cent of the total number of
voters at the preceding regular city
election. which means approximate
ly $50 signatures. The committee
in charge of the move for a COM
mission plan of government say
that there have been from $500 to
1000 names secured. 1t was hoped
that the petition could be prepared
for presentation at last nights
council meeting. but owing to the
labor involved it was not in readi-
ness. The names will be segregated
by precincts and will be in readi-
ness for presentation at the next
regular meeting of the council.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
WOMEN TALK On
EQUAL SUFFRAGE

without the authority OF their hus-
bands. Yet men can buy and sell
household property without the
signatures of their wives"
This Is the main reason why l
think women should vote. II they
pay taxes they should have voice
in the use of the money"
Mrs. A. f. Rogers believes i'm
plicitly in the right of women to
vote. THE question of vital inter
est to me-" said Mrs. Rogers. "is
that of morality. | believe when
the women are given the power to
vote they will influence great
wave of morality to sweep the
country.
THE second great reason why !
believe women should have the
vote Is that every person who owns
property and pays taxes, whether
they be man or woman. should
have an equal voice and an equal
right to express their ideas. We
cannot get away from the fact that
taxation without representation Is
unjust.
These two great problems will
only be solved when women are
given a decided vote"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11

have won 339, which is some nifty
performing. Lever jointed the Pi-
rates m 1897, but he didn't get a
trial in the big league until in 1899,
and he has been sticking them over
since. Philippe went to Louisville
from the old Western league in
1899. and was taken to Pittsburg
by Dreyfuss when the latter bought
the Pirates.
Last year these two vets did their
share toward winning the National
league pennant for Pittsburg. Phil
lippe officiated in % games and his
percentage was 1927. Lever only
worked two complete games, but he
took part in 10, and his percentage
was .SS9. In 1903 Philippe won
three straight games for the Pirates
against Jimmie Collins old Boston
team, playing for the worlds cham
pionship.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11

Many local women prominent
In the cause of woman's suffrage
have expressed their thanks to The
Press for the interest it has taken
In the question by running a ballot
In this paper, and have expressed
their willingness to talk on the sub
Ject. The ballots are being re-
ceived In every mail.
"Taxation without representation N
10 tyranny" said Mrs. George C..
Z Campbell, member of the Wom-
ans Suffrage club. "One Of tho
principal reasons, to my mind, why
women should have a right to vote
is because they pay taxes. For
eigners are allowed to come Into
this country and after they have
become naturalized In years time
they are allowed to say how our
money shall be dispensed. They
are often Italians and Cinnamon
who are absolutely Ignorant In
every respect.
AT the present time in Louisiana
they have the old Napoleon law,
which deprives women who have
earned and saved money before
their marriage the privilege of
drawing the same from the bank
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
WILL TRY TO
PREVENT FIGHT

REDWOOD, Cal. May LII
have been asked by the district at
torney to take steps to prevent the
Papke-Thomas fight to be held at
Mission arena next Saturday. will
be on hand with my deputies to do
So" said Sheriff Robert Chatham
of San Mateo county, today. Chath-
am said that he woud act in entire
accord with District Attorney Bull
lock and that the fight will not
take place unless the district at
torney should give an opinion that
the encounter complies with the
law.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11

GLASGOW, KY, May 11.--A. Hol-
land Forbes, holder of the Lahm
cup for long distance balloon
flights, and j. c. Tiates, New
York astronomer, found with their
wrecked balloon near here. are so
weak today that they cannot talk,
and the cause of the accident to
their big gas bag Victoria is still
a mystery.
Physicians attending the injured
aaronauts fear that both have been
seriously injured and say their CON
ditIon Is critical.
Tho Victoria. which ascended
HON Quincy, ILL.,, and in an en-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
MRS. GLADYS bR|TTON !
MAKES A CONFESSION
>>>>>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ELLIOTT CASE.

Mrs Gladys Bron last night for completely the
Elliott the whole
cutting Attorney with the exception that like the
other shield ex-Polceman L. D.
Glider from participation in the criminal operation the Ell
lott girl.
arranged for Glider this morning
1t is believed he will be released this afternoon.
Nellie released yesterday afternoon
$4,000 furnished by her John Young wife
Rose Elliott still detained in the Juvenile the
courthouse states witness.
Kelsih the who Is charged with having
performed the criminal operation the Elliott GIRL Il still at
although daughter Mrs Schomers has promised
her mother ask her to return.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
SEVENTH INNING.

vancouver ................. .....V
Tacoma ..................
For Vancouver, Lewis out. jan
sing to Mott; Paddock fanneds,
Swain walked; Breen grounded out
Annis to Mott.
For Tacoma, Bliss walked; AnniS
bunted and Paddock threw the ball
q mile away; Rockenfield popped
to third; Mott cleared the basea
with a drive to right field; BasseY
was out, Lewis to Streib; Hartman
beat out a grounder to Scharnweber
and scoring Mott. He then stole
second; Stevens walked; lansing
fouled out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11

From information received yes
terday afternoon Prosecutor Pugh
was enabled to locate Mrs. Gladys
Britton at the Young home. near
Mica, where she was arrested last
night by Deputy Sheriff Logan,
after speedy run in an automobile.
She was taken into custody on a
charge of concealing the birth Of
the child of Rose Elliott. which un.
der the law is a misdemeanor. She
was placed In the county Jail. max,
ing the fourth person implicated in
the now famous, or rather infam-
Gus, Elliott case placed under ar
rest since the matter was first
brought to the surface through the
aid of The Press.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
FIRST INNING.

opOhuHC L
Seattle ............2 2
(Weed replaced in right by Keen
er for Spokane.)
For Spokane, Davis starts out by
knocking a home run; Flood fans;
Cartwright out, Akin to Adams;
Kippert fans.
(RaymOnd has changed places
with Adams in Seattle's batting or
der.)
For Seattle, Raymond singles;
Adams sacrifices; Bennett hits for
two bases, scoring Raymond; /;
Lynch out, Holm to Nordyke; Frisk
singles, scoring Bennett; Akin
walks; Dretchko flies to Kippert.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
fAERONAUTS ARE FOUND WITH
WRECKED BALLOON; MYSTERY

deavor to make new long dis
tance record, was seen floating
over this section Of Kentucky yes
terday. The big bag staggered and
careened so aimlessly that 1t at
tracted attention, those who saw 1t
believing that there was something
wrong. Late in the evening the
balloon was seen to drop sheer to
the ground from a distance of sew
eral hundred feet.
When rescuers found the wreck
age Of the balloon the two aero
nauts were in the crushed basket,
both unable to talk. They have not
sufficiently recovered to tell OF
their peculiar flight or the reason
of the accident.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
PROHlBITIONIST FIGHT.
(By United Press Leased Wlr.

10y Oniteo FTess |edseo W"Sj
DECATUR, ILL.,, May 11.-Follow-
ing bitter fight over the position
prohibitionists should take in Illi-
nois, the state prohibition confer
epce has declared for statewide pro-
hibition In preference to any other
plan of action.
To the drafting Of a resolution
thus worded little opposition was
offered. Originally. the resolution
declared in favor Of state wide pro-
hibition, as opposed to any other
plan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11

TACOMA WINS

weber hit a high one to Hartman.
For Tacoma, Mott hit by pitches
ball. He got to third on James
muff of a throw from Breen Of Bass
sey's hot grounder; Bassey was out
stealing second; Hartman hit
through second. scoring Mott; Stew.
ems grounded out, Brecn to Streibs :
lansing walked; Coleman reached
first on an error by Breen; Hart
man was caught at plate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
SEVENTH INNING.

SPOKANE ."...''.... ........'. ~
oCdtliC v
For Spokane, Nordyke flies to
Lynch; Keener safe when Dretchko
drops his pop fly; Brooks flies to
Frisk; Granville forces Keener at
second.
For Seattle, Thompson singles;
Raymond sacrifices; Adams flies to
Nordyke and Bennett aviates to
Cartwright.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
FOURTH INNING.

vancouver -. ................... ~
1dSOm1 ~
For Vancouver, James out, short
to first; Capron flew out to right;
Scharnweber fouled out to first.
For Tacoma, Hartman famed;
Stevens grounded out, James to
first; lansing grounded a hot one
to short, took first on a bum throw
and stole second; Coleman was out,
pitcher to first.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
SESOND INNING.

Spokane .............. 80
Seattle .................. 30
For Spokane, NOrdyke flies to
Dretchko; Keener flies to Lynch;
Brooks fans.
For Seattle, Shea flies to Kip
pert; Thompson fans; Raymond
flies to Keener.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
FIFTH INNING.

vancouver %
For Vancouver, Lewis opened
with a hit; Paddock bunted safe;
Swain forced Lewis at third; Breen
hit to right and filled the bases;
Streib grounded to short, forcing
Paddock at the plate. Flanagan
forced Streib at second.
For Tacoma, Bliss flew out to
right; Annis grounded out, short
to first; Rockenfield hit one over
second, but went out a moment la
ter trying to steal second.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
SECOND INNING,
THIRD INNING.

For Vancouver, Breen popped out
to short; Streib lined>out to Rock
enfield; Flanagan grounded out,
lansing to Mott.
For Tacoma, Annis hit a high
one; Capron muffed and he made
second; Rockenfield bunted and
was safe on an error by James. He
was caught stealing. Mott hit and
Annis went home. Mott was caught
stealing second. Bassey out, Lewis
to first.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
SIXTH INNING.

Spokane ................1 1
Seattle ............... u
For Spokane, Holm fans; Davis
hits for two bagger; Flood singles;
Cartwright forces Flood at second /;
Davis scores on play; Kippert rolls
single, but Cartwright is caught
out at third.
For Seattle, Frisk singles; Akin
sacrifices; DretchkO out, Cart
wright to Nordyke; Shea out, Cart
wright to Nordyke.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
THIRD INNING.

Spokane %
k1CaNtiC
For Spokane, Granville flies to
Bennett; Holm fans; Davis flies to
Raymond
For Seattle, Adams flies to Davis,
Bennett hits; Lynch knocks home
run, driving in Bennett ahead of
him; Frisk walks; Frisk tries to
steal second. but is put out; Akin
walks; Dretchko flies to Keener.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
FOURTH INNING.

SPOKANE ..."........ ..........O
DSottlS "
For Spokane, Flood flies to
Lynch; Cartwright out, Thompson
to Adams; Raymond makes a classy
catch of Kippert's high fly.
For Seattle, Shea flies to Kip
pert; Thompson out, Holm to Nor
dyke; Raymond flies to Granville.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
GIRLS HUSBAND CALLS.

This morning the Hritton gtrl'o
husband. who Is fireman ON ona
of the railroads. called AZ the pF0n-
ecutor's office and on seeing hia
wife advised her to tell the whole
truth about the case. Mrs. Britloo
agreed to do this aud told ~
facts in the case substantially ~
related In the affidavit OF Mro.
Riggs, except that she refused t.
acknowledge her statements -
Mrs. Riggs as to the part Qil6oe
had played In the eriminal ororot
tion. Mrs, Hritton said that ah4
did not know positively what had
Continued on Page ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
FIFTH INNING.

Spokane ................ 80
For Spokane. Nordyke flies to
Frisk; keener singles; Brooks
grounds safe and advances Keener
to third; Granville flies to Dretchko
who makes beautiful throw to the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
SIXTH INNING.

Vancouver %
Tacoma Il
For Vancouver, James grounds
out, short to first; Capron scratch
ed out, Annis to Mott; Scharn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
EIGHTH INNING.

Spokane ..............O 20
(Netdel bats for Holm) NetZel
out, Akin to Adams; Davis out,
Bennett to Adams; Flood fans.
Jack Hickey goes into box for
Spokane.) Lynch walks; Frisk flies
to Cartwright; Akin safe on Gran.
ville's error; Johnston bats for
Dretchko; Lynch and Akin each ad
vance a base on a passed ball;
Lynch out at home on Johnston s
bounder to Granville; Johnston
steals second; Keener by classy
handling of the ball retires Shea al
first.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
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EUGENE PUTS BAN
ON ALL FIREWORKS
UNITED Press Leased Wire)

(OUTtcu VTesb CcdScu WTcI
= EUGENE, Ore, May IL
, Hereafter in this city on July
. 4 there will be no patriotic
, youth with burned fingers, for
= the city has put ban on all
= forms of fireworks inside the 4
. city limits.
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