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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13
DRY SPELL
DAMAGING
HECR0PS
Reports to The Press Show
Present Condi-
finyc

Wheat crop prospects of six
weeks ago are declared by experts
in the grain business to have al
ready been cut almost in half in
many sections Of the country tribu-
tary to Spokane by the long contin-
ued cold, dry weather of this spring.
Six weeks ago weather conditions
and tho condition of the fields In
most all the eastern and central
Washington farming country gave
promise Of producing for this sea.
son bumper crop, perhaps the
greatest in years.
Around Quincy and Wilson Creek
the wheat has already been so
badly damaged that warm weather
and plenty of rain even now, cannot
produce an ordinary crop 1t Is de-
clared However, for the mostp art
OF the Washington wheat belt. 1t
seems that sufficiency of rain and
needed, but the country about Con-
nell and Ritzville, on the Washing
ton Central, will have fallen into
the same difficulty as Quincy and
Wilson Creek within another two
weeks, should rain and warm
weather not come.
In parts Of the Palouse country.
where six weeks ago promises were
of the best. the ground is hard
baked on the surface, wheat is be-
ginning to look bad and oats that
have been in the ground for two
weeks, in some localities, are not
yet sprouting through the ground.
IT Is contended that the oat crop OF
the Palouse country is bound to be
small at the very best. Few oats
are grown in the Big Bend, hence
the farmers there are concerned
only over their wheat.
In the Big Bend the farmers are
still holding to large part of their
last years wheat crop, the market
having dropped on them while they
held for prices considerably above
the dollar mark.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13
READ THIS
OFFER

We are making a last appeal to
pianoless homes to help us out in
this Big Removal We must move
this week; can't wait any longer
and if you have no piano be sure
and come at the earliest possible
moment.
In addition to reducing all our
new pianos 500 to $40 below the
regular price, we have a few ex-
changed and second hand pianos
that we are off ring at just what we
allowed for Il en-; about half their
regular price.
You can't do better than to buy
a Sohmer. Kimball. Decker, Hallet
& Davis, Lester, Hobart NJ. Cable
or in fact any of the pianos we oar
ry and we are certainly selling
them now at bargain prices; not
because they are not worth more,
but we simply have no room for
them at our temporary store.
Pianos $128 up-Terms as low
as rent.
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10000 CHEERING PEOPLE.

Hamilton three times circled the
aviation field at Front and Erie
streets, and then landed block
from the field. He was surrounded
by 10000 cheering persons and hun
dreds fought for the opportunity to
grasp his hand.
In the center of the maelstrom
of men, women and children. Ham
ilton said:
Any one got any cigarettes"
A dozen packages We're thrust
toward him. The aviator accepted
one and almost instantly scores of
matches were lit and held toward
him.
1T was the most beautiful flight
l ever had" said Hamilton.
THE weather was great"
The crowds first view Of the
aeroplane was over Frankfort sta
ton. 1t seemed quivering in mid
air, swooping upward and down
ward in fifty foot dips.
ON WAY BACK.
PHILADELPHIA, June 13.-Ham.
ilton's wife and mother were aboard
the pathfinder" train and greeted
him here.
Hamilton passed Metuchen, n. j..
at 12:43 and Elizabeth at 1858.
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CONSUMERS KICK
ON WATER RULES

is no water in the regular hours has
caused a storm of Indignation At
the city water office today this ac-
ton was repudiated and called a
misunderstanding on the part of in
spectors. The water department
says that water patrons on the
north hill are permitted to sprinkle
with the nozzle in the hand at any
hour of the day or night that they
may be able to get water.
Water was short again Sunday
and this morning on the Monroe
hill. The continued cool weather
has been a life saver for the dis
tricts in which a water shortage has
prevailed for the reason that the
general demand for water has been
less. The return Of hot weather
will see worse conditions as to the
water supply until the new pumps
are in operation. Today 1t was an
nounced that the first of the new
pumps would be running in a week,
and this means a week or 10 days
more
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"This, is creating anarchists"
said a water patron on the Monroe
hill this morning, when speaking of
his being fined by an inspector for
sprnkling out of hours. "The in
spector told me that l must con-
form to the same hours as the rest
of the city, and when I asked how
was to conform when there was
no water, he said that was none of
his business, but that l must obey.
eve never have alter on the north
hill when other people sprinkle, and
it is anly after the rest of the city
eases off in its demand that we
get any. The idea of filming us for
sprinkling out of hours sounds too
much like tyranny, and we will
fight it to the end. l have told the
inspector that il he comes around
again at a certain hour he can find
me with the hose in hand"
The effort to fine the water con-
sumers of the Monroe hill for
cprinkling out of hours when there
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13
IMMIGRANTS
KISS HANDS
OF ROOSEVELT

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ABOARD STE A M S HIP
kAISERIN AUGUSTA VIC
TORlA, June 13.--With "Bon-
co. Miss Ethel Roosevelt's dog,
in full possession OF two pair
of sea legs, the entire Roose-
welt family and encourage re-
ported a clean bill of health
today.
The colonel was busy
throughout the morning writing
and reading letters.
Yesterday Roosevelt attended
worship and addressed the Eu-
ropean immigrants aboard the
vessel, welcoming them to
America and exhorting them
to become citizens. At the con-
cIusion of his speech the emf
grants crowded about him and
kissed his hands.
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C O NTlN u E D
r r o -
p a @ f Q n E
ESTABLISHED LONGEST
SUSTAINED FLIGHT

had stayed over night at the island.
sleeping beside his machine. He
arose at daybreak and began final
preparations for the flight. Glenn
Curtiss placed his staff of mechan-
icians at Hahilton's disposal and
with Hamilton he examined and
tested the biplane.
Hamilton wore a life preserver,
an oilskin coat and puttees over
his street clothes. He did not wear
a hat.
After the new propeller had been
attached and tested Hamilton es-
cended swiftly, circled the island
and then started for the Jersey
shore. He passed over the upper
bay at a height of 500 feet and was
going at a mile a minute, headed
for the New Jersey meadows.
AS the machine crossed the river
the aviator waved his hand to the
crowds that thronged the piers and
decks to get look at him. River
boats blew their sirens and many
vessels dipped their flags.
At Elizabeth. n. j.. Hamilton
turned inland and followed a special
pathfinder" consisting of an en-
CINE and one car. The care was
swathed in white blankets so that
Hamilton could follow it over the
unknown course. The pathfinder
started at fast clip and soon was
tearing along a mile a minute with
Hamilton flying 500 feet directly
above it, The aviator passed Eliz-
abeth at 7:45; Railway, \. j., at
sos and Bristol, Pa, at 9:04. He
arrived in Philadelphia at 9:2S.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13
WOMAN CL|NGS
TO HUSBAND

Mrs. Arthur c. Ash, over whom
the James Boone tragedy occurred,
says that she will stand by her
husband. Jealousy over the atten-
lions of Boone and Roland to the
young wife prompted the crime.
Mrs. Ash is but %, while her hus-
band is 40.
Mrs. James Boone was taken into
custody Saturday evening, ana
along with Newton, makes three
people in Jail as the result of the
tragedy. Ash has no remOrse over
the crime and regrets that he did
not kill the man Roland at the time
that he slew Boone. r.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13
7O5 JOBS GIVEN PEOPLE
in MAY

During the past month 7O6
jobs were handed out without
cost to the men and women in
Spokane by superintendent
Arant Of the city's free employ
ment agency. This total came
from the success of 663 men
and AZ women in their search
for work. During the month
946 men and "a women applied
for work, showing that 215 in
all or 1873 men and 80 women
met with disappointment. Onl
a few steady positions were Sc
cured for those in the success
full number, the most of the
Jobs having been for a few
hours, a day or perhaps a cou-
Pile of days, but it shows that
the free employment agency is
a great aid to the men out of
work.
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YOU CAN READ THESE YARNS
FLYINC--THEY'RE ALL BIRDS

STANFORD. Conn. June ia
canary bird that is valued because
of its singing abilities was put in
its cage back of the store of its
owner, Joseph Mechaley. the other
day. A cat pulled the cage down
and broke it, but the bird escaped
to a tree. Mechaley tried all sorts
of devices to get the fugitive bird,
but without success.
Then he took a mechanical ca
nary bird that hung in a cage in
his store and climbed a tree. He
wound 1t up and when it sang. the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13

him now, for his money is gone,
and those who profited by his mas
terful appetite for strong drink
seem to have forgotten him entirely
Generally there is somebody, some
person unknown to recognized
charities, who comes forward to be-
friend a man in Eric SWanson's pre-
diCament, but not so with Swanson.
He has already been booked at the
police station on state charge of
vagrancy and as soon as he is able
to leave his cot in the hospital, he
must face the court on that charge.
Perhaps it is all because Eric
Swanson has been forgotten by peo-
pie, whom he himself might have
remembered in similar plight
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COULDN'T MAKE
RETURN FLIGHT
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SOUTH AMBOY, n. j., June 10
After repairing his engine, which
broke down just Eefore he had COM
pleted his round trip flight between
New York and Philadelphia, Chas.
X. Hamilton, the aviator, was COM
PEELED to abandon his flight this af-
ternoon because of a broken pro-
pellor.
Hamilton probably will not reach
New York before tomorrow night
or Wednesday, After he descended
to the meadows near here he at
tempted to start the motor The
propeller, which had been acting
badly, broke and Hamilton was
compelled to land again. He will
send to New York for another pro-
pellor.
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THE FLAG TODAY.

out of the difficulty. He urged that
there should be only 10 stripes, rep
resenting the original 10 colonies;
but the stars should keep pace with
the growing number of American
commonwealth. In 1873 years the
number of stars in the field of blue
has increased from 10 to 46. The
last star was added when Oklahoma
was admitted in to the union Nov.
Is, 1907.
Recently a movement to rear
range the stars has gained consider
able Roadway. 1t is now suggested
that the stars be placed in circles,
following more closely the first flag
than does the present plan OF plac-
ing the stars in row.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13
NOW WOULDN'T IT
Be A GOOD JOKE?

Wouldn't it be a joke on the city
council if the mayor and board of
public works put former City En-
gineer Ralston back on the job of
finishing the Monroe street con
crete bride as consulting engineer?
There is talk today that this is
probable, and it all grows out of an
innocent little resolution passed by
the council recently, at the request
of the board of public works.
The resolution permits the board
of public works to employ some ex-
perienced engineer approved by
Professor Burr to have general sup.
ervision of the building of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13
LORD KITCHENER
HAS RESIGNED
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LONDON. June 13.-The resigna-
ton of Lord Kitchener as inspector
general of the Mediterranean forces
of the British empire was accepted
today. Lord Kitchener announced
that he did not desire to be assign
ed to any post
The resignation Of Kitchener
came at the time when changes
are being made in Inda's governing
officials.
Earl Mimic has resigned and Sir
Charles Hardinge, permanent under
secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs, was appointed viceroy of In
dia to succeed him.
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SYDNEY, June 13.-The capital
of the commonwealth pro TEN is
on fete today in honor of the visit
of the American Rugby football
of Stanford university, and as the
visitors from the United States and
the New Zealand team. which is
also here, move about the city the
air is rent with the blood curdling
war cries of the former and the ear
splitting yells of the latter.
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BIRD CAUGHT,

OWENSNILLE, Ind. June 13.-
A curious bird on exhibition here
was picked up a few minutes after
it bumped into a telephone wire
and fell to the ground. In size the
bird resembles a pigeon. 1t is slate
colOred and the feathers are dark
est on head and neck. The fore
head and front are brilliant red.
The legs are long. The bill is long
and needlelike. The birds wings
are unusually long. AS yet the bird
has refused to fly and apparently
has lost control of its legs.
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bridge 1t is understood that the
board then asked Professor Burr to
send two young engineers to serve
without pay for the experience they
might receive and that the real
work as supervising engineer will
be turned over to RalstOn.
The probability of this action TAX
ing place has caused somewhat of a
stir among members of the council,
who but recently removed Ralston
from office. They threaten a like
action if he is appointed again, but
in the executive department it is
held that if Ralston is given the job
he cannot be mOlpSted.
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real canary flew toward it and an
swered in song. Mr.. Mechaley's
he took the mechanical bird to the
second floor and set the cage on
the window sill. He wound it up
and concealed himself After
good deal of singing and flying
around the cage the canary entered
and was recaptured
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.-Jack
Johnson did not work today. Early
in the morning he mounted the
front seat of his buzz wagon and
headed for San Jose to keep a din
ner engagement with the chief of
police of that city. The giant black
declared that since he was just
where he wanted to be, as far as
his condition goes, and since he had
done a good days work Sunday,
there was no need of repeating tn
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13
EAGLE ROUTS A
FOREST RANGER.

BUENA VISTA, Col. June 10
While riding unarmed down the
mountainside, ]. E. Martin forest
ranger. was attacked by an eagle
and was compelled, finally, to seek
protection among some bushes. The
big bird circled about him several
times and darted down upon his
head, tearing his scalp and LAGER
ating his face.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13
JACK JOHNSON DIMES
WITH CHIEF OF POLICE

daily grind again today.
The trainers and others associat-
ing with johnson are conducting a
still but thorough search for a
black man who sails under the
name of Monte Cutler, sparring
partner of Johnson. Just where
Mr.. Cutler is at present is a dark
secret not known to any of those
around the quarters.
Monte bundled up his clothes,
gumshoed it out of side door and
dropped from sight.
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A BUNK Err HILL FLAG.

Though we are the youngest of the
great nations. our flag is the oldest.
The British union jack" was adopt
ed in its present form in 1901. The
French tricolor in 1894. The Ger
man, Italian and Spanish banners
are all younger than the Stars and
Stripes"
II was on the 14th Of June, 1777,
that our flag was officially born, for
upon that day the continental con
gress passed its memorable resolu-
ton that the flag of the United
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13

High hopes for the recovery of
little Dallas Greene, age 10 years,
who was yesterday crushed by the
elevator of his father block. 01821
Monroe street, is held out by physi-
clans and nurses about the Sacred
Heart hospital today. 1t was at
first feared that the boy could live
not more than as hours, as he had
been caught just above the hips.
the elevator hanging with it's en-
tire weight upon him in that posi-
ton and apparently almost dividing
him at the waist
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BOY CRUSHED BY AN
ELEVATOR; MAY LIVE

Dallas was with his brother Earl,
three years his senior, In the car,
reading, with his head thrust out a
window cut through the elevator
shaft. near the second floor. A bell
signaled the car to the lower floor,
and, telling his younger brother to
get back, Earl started the elevator
down. causing the accident. 1t was
some time before he could be liber-
ated, with the assistance of his
father. ]. W. Greene, the promi-
the time in the building.
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OKLAHOMA CITY. June 10
Gov. c. n. Haskell today ordered
from his office Sheriff Mahoney of
Logan county, who attempted to
serve him with papers in the in
junction suit brought in the state
courts to prevent the state papers
and records being removed from
Guthrie to Oklahoma City.
Haskell threw the papers out Of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13
QUINN led WINGS
TRAP WILD FOWLS.

SEATTLE, June 13.-Oil leaking
from the fuel oil scow of the Lake
Washington steamboats, has formed
on the water, cumming the wings OF
wild fowl so that near Houghton
they have been caught alive by
pleasure-seekers in rowboats and
canoes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13
WITH OlO-TlME
RIFLE KILLS EAGLE.

DANVILLE, Ind, June 13.-With
an old fashioned Long Tom rifle,
Marshall Gorrell, a farmer, living
north of Danyille, shot and killed
a large bald eagle on his farm. The
eagle when killed was carrying off
one of Gorrell's young Poland China
pigs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13
TO CHANGE CORONATION OATH

LONDON, June 13.-Premier
Asquith announced today in the
house of commons that he was
formulating bill modifying the
coronation oath, eliminating some
of the phrases Objectionable to
Catholics. The Protestant forces of
the kingdom are preparing to OPP
pose the plan.
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WILL TAKE TRIP, ANYWAY.


SAN FRANCISCO, June 1S.-If
Big AL Kaufman manages to put a
crimp in "Bonecrusher" Sam Lang
ford at their little fistic meeting he
will make a tour of England under
the management of Bob Deadly and
CLEAN a little coin from the English
sport lovers. If he fails to win, he
10 going anyway.
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PRINCE FUSHiMl RECALLED
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TBy UnTted FTcSS CtdSeu VIII
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Diplo-
mats today are discussing the sud
den recall of Prince and Princess
Fushimi of Japan, who are touring
America. There is speculation as
to whether the order has any con-
nection with Japan's intention to
renounce the existing treaty with
America. 1t is believed the treaty
will be formally renowned next
Friday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-13

Even in these matter-of-fatc days,
when mankind is too busy to notice
anything but the dollar mark, theer
still remains in the heart of Amer
leans a sentimental feeling for the
flag-the Stars and Stripes-whose
one hundred and thirty-third birth
day we celebrate tomorrow.
Besides being a symbol insepara-
bly, connected with the history of
this country. the flag possesses an
interesting history of its own.
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CONFER WITH DEMOCRATS.
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WASHINGTON, June 13.-The
members of the confer
ence committee considering the
house and senate railroad bills to
day called into conference the dem
ocratic members of the committee
A report is expected tonight or to
morrow.
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States be 10 stripes, alternating red
and white; that the union be 10
stars, white in blue field, repre-
senting a new constellation"
George Washington took a rough
sketch of the proposed design to
Mrs. Betsy Ross, who kept little
upholstery store on Arch street,
Philadelphia She made the first
flag Now Mrs. Ross had some
ideas of her own about how a flag
should look, so when Washington
drew six.pointed stars she prompt
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ly threw his suggestion in the waste
paper basket and made the stars to
suit herself-five-pointed ones.
That is why the stars on our ma
tional emblem have five points,
while those on all our coins have
six.
Before 1777 there were more diff
ferent flags than there were colo.
MES. There were the Commodore
Hopkins flag, the liberty flag, the
Gadsden banner, two different
Bunker Hill flags. a minute mems"
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THROWS PAPER OUT WINDOW;
THREATENS TO THROW MAN


the window.
IF YOU are not gone in IS min
utes." said Haskell, turning to the
sheriff, "I'll have you thrown out,
too The attorney general of the
state says that the supreme court
of the state cannot mandamus the
governor, and am not going to let
any damned man serve papers from
subordinate court
The sheriff left without any I'M
npcpS SarV dp1aV
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flag. Paul Jones' flag, and many
others.
1t was the intention at first to in
crease the numbers of stars and
stripes whenever a new state was
taken into the national family, but
this was soon found to be impossi
come unwieldly and too large.
1t was Caut. Reid, the hero of the
Famous battle with a British squad
ron at Fayal, who suggested a way
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CLEVELAND. June 13.-James
R. Garfield and Clifford Pinchot to
day denied the assertion that they
tried to launch a new party in St
Paul Saturday, when they appeared
at the national conservation ban
Quet.
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10000 BALES OF COTTON
STOLEN.
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q MEMPHIS, Tenn. June 10.
q Wholesale arrests were
. made here today in connection
. with the theft Of 10000 bales
. OF cotton from freight houses.
. Arrests followed the indict
. ment of Hugh Knott of the
= city engineering department,
. who is accused of conspiracy
. to steal cotton in 1909-10. Rail
. road officials here say that the
. thefts caused a loss of 5000
Q 600.
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CLAUSE DIDN'T
SHIELD COMPANIES.
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10Y OHTtcU TTCSS CCdScU VNC'I
SAN FRANCISCO, June ID
Three insurance companies, which
endeavored to avoid paying on IS
policies following the earthquake
and fire of 1906 are subject today
to payment of $26S, 446.6S as a re-
suit of jury's verdict in the United
States circuit court. The defense
of the companies lay in the earth
quake clause" which provided that
fires caused by earthquakes would
nulify the payment on all policies.
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TAFT CAN'T REST.
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. WASHINGTON, June ia
. trip through the middle west 4
= in October was practically de- I
= cided upon by President Taft 4
= today. He will spend 10 days I
= west of Cincinnati. 4
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