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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
GEN ERAL.

Fire destroyed the business session
of Edgemont a suburb of East st.
Louis; loss 100000.
The Iowa State University football
team won from the Washington uni.
versity in ST. Louis. by score of IS
to 0.
An aeroplane flight from Havana,
next aviation triumph which John B.
Moissant is planning.
Two hundred miners employed at
the Gibson mines near Des Moines.
Ia, struck because the company re.
fused an additional weighmaster.
Four men. the crew of the sea-going
tug Sea Prince, were drowned in San
Francisco bay, when the British steam
er Greystoke Castle rammed and sank
the tug.
River authorities in Paris announce
that the flood has reached its turning
point and may be expected to drop
steadily for two or three days unless
bad weather sets in.
The mining town Of Clifton has won
over Duncan in the fight for county
seat honors Of the new county o.
Greenlee, Arizona, which borders on
Grant county. New Mexico.
A disastrous wreck on the Pennsyl
vania; resulting in the death of loco
motive engineer and two firemen and
the injury OF three other trainmen, oc
Cured at Altoona.
Robert Woodruff. q ranchman. nv
ing near Conrad. Mont, took arseni
by mistake for sulphur to relieve Z
sore throat He died shortly after
ward.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
Mines Not Properly Sprinkled.

Trinidad, Colo.-Officers Of the Col
orado Fuel & Iron Company admitted
before the coroners jury Investigating
the Starkville explosion of Oct. s, thai
in view of the developments the mine
was not adequately sprinkled and that
dust lay between the trains in the
main haulage way, rail deep. 1t was
brought out in the evidence that a
short circuit or spark from the trolley
wire igniting the dust raised by the
derailment OF string of trip cars en-
tering the mine probably caused the
explosion
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
COLORADO STATE NEWS

The Farmers union of Mesa county
was formally organized at meeting
in Grand Junction of delegates from
Palisade, Fruita. DeBeque and Clifton
A special train from Colorado to
the Chicago land show on Colorado
day. December l, is planned by the
Arkansas Valley Commercial Associa-
ton.
A permit has been granted for the
erection of a machine shop in Fort
Collins. Kansas capital is interested.
1t will make alfalfa mill and farm
machinery.
The effective advertising being
done at Grand Junction. on behalf OF
the Grand valley in the East Is al
ready having its effect in the influx
Of homeseekers.
Plans are being perfected for a
good roads convention which will be
held in Denver. probably in January.
under the auspices of the Rocky Noun
tain Highway Association.
Colorado railroad and land men are
flocking to Chicago. which will be the
the country during the United States
Land and Irrigation Exposition. Nov.
10 to Dec. 3.
Milton Fish, pastor OF the Mesa Bap-
tist church, Pueblo. caused sensa-
ton in his congregation when he read
his resignation and gave as his main
reason the irregularity with which his
pay was coming.
The tax levy for 1911 on the as
sessed valuation OF all real, personal
and mixed property in Denver, which
was, fixed by the board of alder men
in special session, is slightly higher
than that of last year For general
expenses and parks the levy is AS
mills, as against 1877 for 1910.
The Western slope OF Colorado is to
have a new industry. according to art
icles of incorporation filed in the OF
flee of the secretary of state The
Rifle Alfalfa Meal & Manufacturing
Company, with a capitalization of $780,
900, proposes to open up the alfalfa
meal industry in that country.
Two of Boulders oldest citizens.
Maj. Miles Jain, aged II, and Silas l..
Brown, aged rs, died within six hours
OF each other. Mr.. Brown had lived
in Boulder thirty years. Maj Jain
had been a resident Of the county fif-
ty years.
wide field of correctional and
philanthropic work, with their needed
reforms, will be discussed by the semi
annual conference of the Colorado
State Board of Charities and Correc.
ton, in a public meeting. in the SEN
ate chamber in Denver Tuesday. No
vember goth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
Minor Mention,

minor mention.
Governor Shafroth expended 81,
s70.75 to be reelected.
The tax levy for Pueblo for mex,
year will be twenty mills.
Stephen Helps of Bracewell harvest.
ed 1000 sacks Of potatoes from 80
acres.
Fort Lupton has granted a franchise
to the Northern Colorado Power Com
pany.
Efforts are making to form a basket
Colorado.
Recently at the city hall the dent.
lists Of Larimer county held a very in
teresting meeting.
Ed Smith Of Masonville had the
misfortune to be badly injured by a
vicious hog recently.
The demonstration train will arrive
at Rocky Ford Wednesday. December
30th. and will remain over night.
Ordway Lodge A. F. and A. NJ. has
Masons and given number 135.
Manitou may get a letter carrier
system, as the postoffice there did
over 10000 worth OF business this
year.
Hon. W. H. McCaskill, representa-.
tive from Otero county. died very
suddenly in Rock Ford. the result OF
apoplexy.
Davis c. Ortiz, bartender of
rueblo, threw himself under the
wheels OF freight engine and was in
stantly killed.
Victor Peterson, farmer In the
Fort Collins district grew beets test
ing as high as % per cent sugar and
bringing 800.
The sounding of a bugle may be
adopted as the official signal in the
grade schools OF Denver for assem-.
bling the children.
Pansies are blooming in Greeley
gardens. P. H. Davis picked large
box full from his yard, covering them
for the first time.
Shortly after beginning work Will
liam Roddy. aged IS. a machinist in
the Colorado Midland shops at Colo
rado Springs. dropped dead.
General Albert H. Jones. one Of the
best known of the older citizens Of
Denver. and former United States
marshal Of Colorado is dead.
Great preparations are being made
for the annual poultry show of the
Northern Colorado Poultry Associa-
tion in Fort Collins next month.
Road Master W. J. Trainor reports
that the county has put in some ce-
ment bridges and corrugated culverts
on range line roads, west of Ordway.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26

said Judge Shattuck in the midst OF
the trial of James Smith, on a charse
of assault, as he espied a group Of
youngsters lowering about the rea,
OF the spectators auditorium. H.
stopped the trial until the boys were
elected. Il won't allow children n
the court room" said Judge Shattuck
except when they are needed as
witnesses, and then their stay here
must be as brief as possible"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
Mixing His Dates.

Mixing His Dates.
There Is a story Of a man who was
70 transported with Joy a. he stood
up at the altar rail to be married.
that his thoughts reverted to . day
when he stood up at the prisoners
bar In = court Of Justice to plead
guilty" or mot guilty" to . criminal
charge. So powerfully did that. tn
most painful event Of his life. obtruds'
itself upon his mind, that whom the
clergyman put the question, wilt
thou have this woman to be thy
welded wifef' and 80 on. the poor
distracted bridegroom answered with
startling distinctness, mot guilty. 70
help mo Godi"-From Tucksrman's
personal Recollectiona,"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
Train Passes over Body.

Pueblo.-David Ortiz, Mexican
bartender, committed suicide by lying
down on the Santa Fe tracks and per
mitting a train TO run over his body
He was cut in two, an arm severed
and several fingers cut off. At first
it was supposed that he had been ac-
cidentally killed, but investigation by
the police developed that he had taken
his life while mentally unbalanced
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
Expensive Hunting.

Florence.-Tony Fenomick. of Port
land. was arrested here by Game
Warden Poteet for hunting without a
license. He was given hearing be-
fore Justice Edwards at Portland and
fined s25 and costs, amounting in all
to s35. enough to pay for thirty-five
hunting licenses.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
Children Barred From Court.

Denver-Boys and girls will not. be
allowed as spectators in the criminal
court in the future. Judge Shattuck
has enunciated the principle thai
their presence during the trial of
cases tends TO give them baneful
education in crime. This is no train
ing school for the criminal business, +"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
Thousand Dead; 400 Boats Lost.

Saigon, French 1ndo-China.-Owing
to a sudden flood in the Annamese
province and in Kwang-Ngai, 1000 ma
tives are dead or missing. Four hun
dred boats are reported lost and the
death total is expected to mount even
Aighsr. The property loss IL immense.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26

The police department has issued a
new regulation prohibiting all forms
OF boxing exhibitions within the Dis
trict OF Columbia. This will prevent
Jack Johnson from boxing in a the
ater during his coming engagement
there
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26

The students of Colorado college
Colorado Springs. have started cam.
paign to raise $500 to pay the salary
of Harry Ewing, missionary in
charge OF y. NJ. c. A. work at Buenos
Ayres. who is supported by the col.
lege.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
Grand Jury Investigating.

Denver.-Inyestiga of gambling
and violation of the saloon-closing
laws and an inspection of the books
of the state auditor, the state treas
urer and the county treasurer was or
dered by Judge Hubert l.. Shattuck
when the grand jury met in the west
side court.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
REVOLuTIONISTS
CONTINUE FIGHT
PLOT TO ASSASSSiNATE MExl.
CAN OFFICIALS is UN-
EARTHEO
R.R.. BRIDGES BURNED
WOULD SPARE LIFE OF olAZ ON
ACCOUNT OF SERVICES
TO COUNTRY

Southern Mexico prac-
tically has been cut off from the capi-
tai. railroad bridges having been
blown up or burned. and the revolu-
tion has attained great proportions in
that section Of the republic, especially
In Yucatan. This is the burden Of un-
official advices received here which
declare that Vera Cruz will be cap
tured by the revolutionists within
three days and that the revolutionary
movement is sweeping northward.
A plot TO assassinate ministers Of
President Diaz and capture the Presi-
dent was revealed in Mexico City. TIE
life OF Diaz was to be spared.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
Seven Refuse to Sian.

Santa Fe, N. Nit was after 5
O'Clock Wednesday morning when the
convention adjourned and after Repub-
Hcans and Democrats had fraternlzed.
Seven Of the 30 Democrats refused to
sign the constitution.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
New Frui. erowess' Organization.

Palisade.-Another meeting of the
orchardists Of the upper end of the
valley was held here and the Western
Slope Fruit Growers Association or
ganized
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26
CHEYENNE Cadet Sick.

nnapolls.-Another case OF ty-
phoid developed at the Naval academy
when w E. Doyle. OF Cheyenne, Wyo.,
was taken to the hospital.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26

Bluedsh-So Shad thought he'd ga
into society by coming to the ssar
shore, did he?
Bass-Why. yes. They had him for
dinner at De Wealth's the first day.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26

Mexico City.-Documents found in
the house of revolutionary are said
to have revealed a conspiracy for the
wholesale assassination Of prominent
government officers including Vice
President Corral, Foreign Minister
Creel and other prominent Mexicans,
among them Editor Spindola. owner
of FL Imparcial. Miguel S. Macedo
sub-secretary of the government, was
also listed for death President Diaz
was to be captured but his life spared
because OF his past services to the
country. The bodies of those killed
were to be suspended from electric
light wires in the streets. The build
ing Of Ell impartial was to have been
destroyed by dynamite.
The papers exposing the conspir-
acy We're discovered during a raid by
the police on Sunday. Three employees
OF FL Impartial had been furnished
with the explosive and were instruct
ed to use it at the first report of the
uprising. which was planned for last
Sunday. The seizure of the plans on
the day on which they were to be ex-
ecuted is thought to have great eff
feet in heading off the rebellion.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-26

Washington.-That the revolution
lists of Mexico are doomed to defeat
is the opinion of Henry Lane Wilson.
the American ambassador in the Mex
lean capital
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

G O n I'll N u + % |
r o H----
P A G E Q N f
AND THE GREATEST

United Mine Workers headquar.
tiers, Greensburg, Pa.
Perhaps you read that story, and
if you did you undoubtedly felt sor-
ry for the strikers and their FAINT
lies. You may have wished that
you could help them, but did you,
after having partaken Of your
Thanksgiving dinner, give those
unfortunates a second thought, and
try to devise some way in which
you could be of assistance to them?
I didn't.
But A. Excl did,
You probably don't know A. Excl
never saw him until last even
ing, when he came to my home.
II want to see you," he said as
opened the door in answer to his
knock.
81 thought maybe you could send
some money to these folks" he
said in reply to my question as to
what he wanted. 5-.
Then l asked him to come in and
explain, for A. Excl talks rather
broken English, and l did not I'M
derStand what he wanted.
He came in, and took from his
pocket a clipping OF the Green's
burg story published in The Press.
Il read this" he said. 81 read
how boy, eight years, have no
shoes; how girl have no shoes, and
think maybe you would send 'em
five dollars to get some. L been
there. l know what it is like and
want to help some. l think you get
money there quicker than ME-"
He handed me the clipping and
a again read how at Jamison camp
No. 1, an eight-year-old boy limped
around in the half-frozen slush,
bare-footed, his feet in terrible con-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

Mistaking carbolic acid for pep.
permint, as she went to take a
dose of medicine Saturday eve
ming, 15-year-old Miss Ivaleen
Nichols added one more to the long
list of victims of medicinal mis-
takes, dying about two hours after
taking the awful dose.
The young girl, who was sister
of M. J. Nichols, of 2121 Sinto ave-
nue., had been but a year in the
west, having come here from the
east on a visit to her brother.
She was assisting her sister in
preparing some little dainties for
the Sunday dinner, and finding
herself lacking some of the con-
comitants of the delicacy which
she was concocting, imperiously
ordered her sister-in-law to go to
the store and purchase the needed
supplies.
Mrs. Nichols laughingly kissed
the girl goodby, little thinking that
within short time the child would
be dead. No one was in the hause
with Miss lvaleen when the fatal
draught was taken, but it Is sup
posed that she thought she was talk.
ing a dose of peppermint, which
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
G O N TIN u Z D
r O
p A @ T. O N Z
SULLIVAN

men in the fall of 1909 in the street
speaking controversy; of the al
legged conviction of the men and
their sentence to the Franklin
school, where they were fed on
bread and water; of how Sullivan.
verbally, gave an order that these
prisoners be beaten as they passed
through the rooms at the city Jail,
leading from the booking desk to
the Jail door; that a number of
men were thus beaten for no couse
whatever. 1t is alleged that a
Gordon of police were stationed in
Jail, between the booking desk and
the cell door, who set upon prison
ers and beat them as they passed
through; that men were even beat
en- in the presence of Sullivan or
with his knowledge, without pro-
test on his part.
POLICE BRUTALITY CITED.
Continuing. the answer cites the
following individual cases: The
case of Henry Buchel, who had his
jaw broken by a blow from a po-
liceman in passing the dead line;
the case of one Barnes, who is al
legged to have been dubbed in the
Jail before the men by Officer
Lewis and dragged over the floor of
the Jail; the case of a boy named
Sherman at the Franklin school,
who was beaten, knocked down and
bruised because he refused to work
on the rock pile; the case of Alfred
Detiz. alleged to have been kicked
by Officer Bill Shannon; the case
of Frank Kropca, alleged to have
been beaten in JAIL in the presence
of Sullivan; the case of Frank H
Brodine, a music teacher, who, it is
alleged, was unlawfully arrested
on the street and detained by order
of Sullivan, having committed nc
crime
Against this array of testimony
the attorneys for Sullivan must de
fend, and it was for the purpose OF
replying thereto that the case went
over
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

dition, and how little girl had
only a pair of mems sacks to pro-
tect her feet.
I assured him that I would do
my best to get the money to the
children he wanted to aid as soon
as possible, and he handed me u
S. bill.
Then I asked him for his name,
and he said: Never mind bout
that. l don't want no thanks. Tell
'em to thank GOD, and that it 8
from socialist workman"
But when l told him I wanted
to give him a receipt for his money
he told me his name was A. Excl,
but reiterated, Just tell 'em it's
from a socialist workman"
asked him a few more ques-
lions and he said he read the story
on Thanksgiving day, and went to
The Press office at once to see
about sending the money.
You were not there" he said,
so l com out here, but you not at
home, so l come out tonight.
thank you, goodnight" and he went
away.
A. Excl, "just socialist work
man." has certainly done his part,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
SOME FACTS ABOUT
THE new CHARTER
BY GEORGE CHANDLER,
Article No. 1.

The commission form of govern.
ment for cities is the best plan so
far devised. Under it partisan poll
tics and the ward system are elm.
mated. and all the election Off
GERS are chosen from the city at
large. There is nothing about the
manner of nomination or election
of officers to show to what politi-
cal party any candidate belongs.
Officers are chosen to manage the
business Of the city in proper
manner. rather than for the pur-
pose of paying political debts and
getting rich themselves by graft
ing from the people.
Galveston, Tex, started the COM
mission form of government, but
the Des Moines plan has become
better known than any other. At
the request of the editor of The
Press | have agreed to furnish the
readers of this paper a series of
articles on the proposed new char
ter for Spokane. Incidentally, I
hope to be able to draw some COM
PARSONS between the charters of
other cities and the one proposed
for Spokane, and it is my candid
opinion that the Spokane plan will
be found superior in many respects
to any of the charters now in use
in the cities of this country.
City government seems to sepa-
rate logically into five departments.
Those proposed by the Spokane
charter are:
First-The department of public
affairs. (Mayor).
Second-The department of pub
lie safety.
Third-The department of fin.
ance.
Fourth-The department of pub
lie works.
Fffth-The department of public
utilities.
Each of these departments will
be administered by one of the
commissioners who will be directly
responsible for everything that be-
longs to his department.
At the first regular meeting fol.
lowing the election of councilmen
commissioners the five members
organize by electing one of their
number president and another vice
president. The president of the
council is mayor of the city. The
other four members are then elect.
ed TO the departments named above
following the department of public
affairs.
Under the proposed charter fol
Spokane the preferential system
of voting will be used. This plar
does away with the primary cleo
ton and the expense of it, which
is considerable. 1t is asserted tina,
the holding of a primary election
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

costs the city of Spokane nearly
$1,000. The saving of that sum is
voting will be fully discussed in
an article in these columns, a lit
tie later.
Enemies of the proposed charter
are making every effort possible to
discredit it. There may be rea-
sonable grounds for criticising
some of the provisions of the char
ter from your individual view.
point Or mine, but considered as a
whole, the charter seems to me to
be strong one and worthy of the
support of every citizen who be-
lieves in giving everybody a
square deal" in city government
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
A FULL LINE OF
GLOVES
ALL SIZES

Regular $500 MORE silk lined
dress gloves 60 at .......... .9Oc
Regular $500 undressed kid, silk
lined dress gloves go at 49,. $50
Regular $1.25 kid dress gloves go
at SOC
Regular 85c Golf Gloves 60
at a.. .4Of
Regular Csc Wool Gloves go
at ............... .HOf
Regular $3.50 heavy lined horse
hide mittens 60 at .......... .75t
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
DON'T WANT
RED CROSS

No more will the insignia of the
red cross be used as an advertis-
ing emblem if the plans of the
American National Red Cross as
ISOLATION are carried out For the
big humanitarian organization has
started a crusade against the use
of the red cross emblem at any.
time except in time of war or pesti.
lence, at which times it is recog.
nized the world over as the EN-.
tlem of mercy. Notice of the cru
SADIE was received in this city yes.
terday
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
DEITZ TRIAL
HAS BEGUN

HAYWARD, Wis, Dec. 5.-"Out-
law" John Deitz, who attained fame
a few weeks ago as the defender
of Cameron Dam" was put on trial
here today for the murder of
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Harp. Harp's
body was found near the Deitz
cabin, where for five days Deitz
and his family held at bay posse
of deputy sheriffs seeking to arrest
him on a warrant growing out of an
attachment suit.
A venire of 80 jurors, farmers
from the surrounding county, was
summoned and the work of select
ing a Jury was begun.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

Ten thousand satisfied depositor
In the Spokane & Eastern Trus
company are drawing interest da
and night on their balances. At
counts subject to check draw
per cent.
You cannot get better Christ
mas gift for the children than t.
open a small savings deposit In tn
little ones names at the Spokane &
Eastern Trust company. Let then
deposit their nickels and accumu
late interest at per cent. see
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
TACOMA CARS
TIED Up AGAIN
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

II Wy ESuoSU WIN
TACOMA, WASH, Dec. 5.-For
the second time within a month all
the cars of the Tacoma Railway
e. Power company and the Puget
Sound Electric company in this
city were tied up at 1 o'clock this
afternoon by County Treasurer
Meath following refusal by the
traction company to pay interest
on it's delinquent taxes for the past
three years.
General Manager L. H. Bean an.
nounced his intention to apply for
an injunction from the federal
court at o'clock to restrain Meath
from further interference with the
company's property.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
HATS

Regular $3.50 black, gray
and brown, go at. .$1.45
Regular $500, black, gray
and brown, 60 at. .$1.25
Regular $3.50 derby, black
and brown, 60 at. .$1.7S
Lot Of work hats
from. .........2 Sf to Soc
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
G O NTlN u f p
Il q
P A G f O N E
MRS. MARY

err" said Farlow. "but the church
organization is complete. 1t is per-
fectly understood that nc successor
to Mrs. Eddy will be named"
Funeral arrangements, which
Mrs. Eddy requested should be
simple, probably will not be made
until the arrival of George w.
Glover, Mrs. Eddy's son. who is
on his way here with his two chill
dren from Deadwood. 8. D.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

which is a whole lot more than
most of the rest of us have done.
And yet "the greatest of these is
charity"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
GIRL, M|STAK|NG CARbOL|C
ACID FOR PEPPERMINT, DIE

had been prescribed for her, an
mistook the carbolic acid for tn
healthful medicine.