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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
PRATT SAYS
HE'LL STOP
PICTURES

Mayor Pratt said this afternoon
that he had not changed his attitude
toward the exhibition Of the fight
pictures, and that any rumor that
the promoters of the Reno reproduc-
tions had placated him was without
foundation. Between now and Fri
day afternoon the legal question 70.
garding the alleged unsuit.<.thar-
acter Of the pictures MA DO
threshed out in the superior court,
in all probability. As the case
stands now, the promoters an
nounce the pictures to be shown at
the Auditorium Friday and Satur-
day matinee and evening, while the
mayor says he'll stop the exhibition
even 1t takes the whole police de-
partment.
'I'll order the chief to stop the
pictures and that'll be all there is
to It," said the mayor. 81 took my
stand some time ago. haven't
changed my mind and I am not
going to back down. or course, the
promoters may find some way to
tangle things up in the courts. but
that's not my business. l have in
terpreted the law as see It. re-
gard the pictures as unfit for
women and children to view, and
that's all these Is to It, What they
can do In the line Of an injunction
I don't know and don't care"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
G O N TIN u f D
r o
P A G F. 0 N E
GOV. BRADY

known to be dead and many miss
ing. The settlers have been driven
out and their homes are burning.
"On the Occur d'Alene shore two
fires are <lrning, and the brands
are falling in that city. The prop
erty loss at Wallace is half a mil
lion, and the total loss probably
81 100000, while nearly so persons
persisted in the vicinity. The wind
may veer at any moment, and en-
danger the rest of the city, which
is one-third of the population.
II am convinced that conditions
warrant calling out state militia
camped at American Lake. l have
ordered General Rowe to proceed
at once to Occur d'Alene to assist
in the relief Of the stricken peo-
Pile. We will cooperate in every
way with the national troops"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
DIDN'T PRESENT
RESOLUTION

The bridge and structural iron
workers did not present their reso-
luton to the trades council lastt
night asking that the city Of Spo-
kane as an employer be placed on
the unfair list in all lines of work.
A committee was appointed to
bring this matter before the coun,
Gil but the committee did not call
it up.
George Won Eschen, former bust
ness agent for the carpenters, ap
peared before the council and stat
ed that he had been appointed by
Governor Hay to draft some form
of employers liability law to be
presented to the next session OF
the legislature. He asked what
kind of liability the laboring mer
wanted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
36 LOSE
- - - 80
p.
LIVES IN
HI go.
MONTANA
Twin Girls Separated From
Their Mother-Mis-
soula Reports.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

MISSOULA, Mont, Ang. 23.-Lat.
est reports from the Montana fires
show that at least SO men are be.
lieved to have lost their lives in
the forest near here, during the last
two days.
Friends reaching Missoula report
Rancher T. II. Hangar and four
men left on the Hangar farm, at
Hangar. are all believed to have
persisted In flames surrounding the
place early in the evening. Mr.
Hangar and his employees remained
to fight the flames that threatened
the property
DIE IN DE BoRGlA.
Ranger William Yangdon. who
left DeBorgia at 7 o'clock last nigh,
with his Few, is late arrival here
and reports .he fire country sur
rounding the town of DeBorgis
ablaze. He and hts men buried
their grub and threw ti,air tools il
the river before they FLED.
Ranger Yangd0n reports IS resi-
dents Of the place remained aftel
the last relief train had pulled y
at o'clock last evening, and moth
ing has since been heard from AS
sistant Forester II. E. Silcox. He i:
unable to get into communication
with Wallace or any other points il
the Occur d'Alene district
Twin girls named Dorothy ant
Doris Baldwin. who became sep
arated from their mother and grand
mother during the panic at Wallac,
yesterday morning, are being caret
for at the residence of ]. w. Lister
The children report having givel
their grip to man at the trail
when he assisted them aboard. Blu
nothing has since been seen of tn,
man or the grip.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
BAD F|RE.NEAR
SPIRIT LAKE

Unless the bridges along the
route are destroyed it is not be-
lieved that traffic on the Idaho &
Washington Northern line will be
Interrupted. The worst fire along
this road is near Spirit Lake, and
latest reports are to the effect that
the town of Spirit Lake is almost
entirely surrounded by fires and
that fighting force OF 250 men are
endeavoring to save the place. 1t is
estimated that the fire belt extends
back into the forests on each side
Of the track for distance OF 10
miles. The timber districts be-
tween Spirit Lake and Dalkena are
devastated. and the sky is dence
and choked with the overhanging
pail of smoke.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
BEFORE VICTIMS BODY
PIRATES STORY IS TOLD

unmoved by the gravity OF the
charge against him. On the con.
trary, the prisoner seemed pleased
at being called modern pirate.
According to the story told to
the police, Wise said he and West
embarked on their plan with only
a vague idea of the disposal of
whatever treasure they might seize.
Whey made no inquiry as to wheth.
er the Buchanan was carrying any
large amount of money. She had,
in fact, but $3.50 in her safe and
the passenger list was not large.
To escape with their loot, the
men planned to beach the vessel
just south of Cape Blanco, on the
Oregon coast. Wise admits that
they had no maps of the interior
nor any idea of where they should
go after reaching land.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
LABOR DAY:

All arrangements for Labor day,
it was reported at the meeting of
the Central Labor council last
night, are practically completed
The parade will move at 1890 in
the forenoon, and the speaking and
athletic exercises will be held at
Natatorium park in the afternoon,
beginning at $50.
w. j. Coates is the chairman of
the speakers committee. A few
brief remarks will be made by II.
A. Jarvis, president of the trades
council, after which Charles Perry
Taylor of Tacoma will deliver the
address of the afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
RESCUED IN
N|GHTCL0EHES

HELENA, Aug 23.-With the
paint peeled off the coaches and
many of the windows cracked from
the terrific heat, the first Northern
Pacific train since Saturday pulled
into Helan today from the west.
The passengers underwent a terri
flying experience, as it appeared all
day yesterday that the train would
never pull through the fire zone.
At Standpoint, Idaho. number Of
refugees, attired only in their night
clothing, were taken aboard the
train. They had been aboard a
train on the st. Paul line previous
ly. 1t had been overtaken by a
fire and burned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
| G O Min u E d
r O
P A G F. 0 N E
WOMEN AND Chill
DREN

the flames. They are here with
out care or protection.
The Press called the attention of
the chamber of commerce to the
situation this morning, and action
may be taken this afternoon. 1t is
a matter which demands the atten-
ton of all public organizations, as
we'll as of all men and women who
can give aid or comfort.
Many of the refugees are com
planning that the railroads crowd
ed them into box cars, end then
charged them full fare. One poor
woman gave birth to a baby I'm one
of these box cars.
WHAT REFUGEE SAYS.
John Donovan OF Wallace, was a
passenger on the train that arrived
here Sunday morning from Wal
lace with the first load of refugees.
Donovan rode In box car and was
made to pay full fare and because
OF this was justly indignant.
I'VE were piled into box cars
men, women and children. After
we left Wallace the trainmen
passed through the crowd and col
lected full fares. regardless Of the
stress under which people left
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
WOMEN AND
CHILDREN GONE
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(Bv United Press Leased Wire)
MEDFORD, Ore, Aug. 23.-There
is not woman OF child 10 be found
today in the territory known as the
"unsurveyed." lying few miles be-
yond Butte Falls. They have all
been sent to place of safety while
the men remained to combat the
flames which are raging in that
neighborhood.
Late reports are to the effect that
many of the homes are today in
danger. 1t is now common sight in
Butte Falls to see heavily loaded
wagons driven into the city by
women. To-day over 1000 men are
fighting fires in the Crater National
forest reserve and the situation is
much improved as far as private
holdings are concerned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
NEWPORT
NOW SAFE
FROM FIRE

F NEWPORT, Wash, Aug. %
After two days fighting Newport
was considered safe last night
Fires are burning south and west
of town. but are thought to be un-
der control. The big fire Saturday
and Sunday covered the territory
from Diamond and Sacheen lakes
to the Pend Oreille river. 1t was
10 miles wide to the river and
to 10 miles long. The fire jumped
the river and crossed the noun
tains into Idaho. approaching
Priest lake. It's progress through
the country took only five hours.
Three are known to be dead and
others are unaccounted for. More
casualties are feared.
| George Ziegler, found dead in the
road, was buried at Newport Mon
day by the Masonic fraternity. He
leaves a wife and II children. He
was for 10 years resident of the
Calispell valley. The body of Mrs.
Deinhardt was dug out from a Gel
lar and brought to town. George
Campbell, who was found dead in
a cabbage patch, was brought in
Monday. The Falls City mill,
north of Penrith; the Graham mill,
on McCloud creek: the Gildea mill,
in Deer valley; the Lindsay mill,
at Marshall lake, and many small
plants are burned. The sawmill at
Dalkena was burned with a loss OF
$4,000. y.
Forty or more ranchers lost all
their property, crops, buildings and
household goods. Mayor Lutz or
Newport telegraphed to Mayor
Pratt of Spokane for aid to help
the ranchers to get a new start.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23

FN~r-~ I-'~N WHO VUUIU aIIOru 10 De
comfortable. But when Vesuvius
went on rampage Pompeii was a
very inconvenient place to get out
of. and the people who were there
when the volcano went off have
been dug out from 1900 to 1900
years later in the same position in
which the lava caught them. AL
though Pompeii has been very in
teresting since, people visiting
there have usually taken one look
at the summit of Vesuvius and
have gone somewhere else to buy
lots.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
ASHES LITTER STREETS.

COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont, Aug
22.-The forest fires In this vicinity
are becoming serious. Today it is
impossible to see more than a block
for the dense smoke, and lights
have been burning In town all aft
ernoon. The town council Is meet.
ing in special session to appoint a
citizens fire patrol. This morning
ashes were one quarter of an inch
deep on the sidewalks and streets.
There have been a number of small
fires near town, but they are under
control
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
NATATORIUM PLANNED.

NORTH YAKIMA. Wash, Aug
28.-The Artesian Water company
which plans to build a natatorium
here and to utilize the waters of the
Rose artesian well, was incorpor
ated today for $4,000, with the fol
lowing directors: William F. Her
f. A. Dittor, ]. O. Gull. w. l.. Lem
on and w. c. Schroeder. The Rose
Land company has sold the com
pany two lots, including the one
on which the fine artesian we'll Is
located.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
SHERMAN AND
7. R. MAY MEET
(By United Press Leased Wire)

UTICA, n. Y, Aug. 23.-Vice
President Sherman and Colonel
Roosevelt may meet here tomorrow
Sherman left this city for Water
town on a matter of private bust
ness. He will return tonight and
will remain here until Friday, when
he starts west on speaking tour
for the republican congressional
campaign committee. Friends of
Sherman are trying to arrange for
a meeting between the two men,
despite the fact that Roosevelt in
formed Sherman after the latter
had been named as temporary chair
man of the state convention that
it was then too late for a confer
ence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
(Our Daily Discontinued Story.)

1t was in the port of Trinidad
that Dick Binnacle decided he must
take a swim And it was time, since
1t was seven months since he had
taken a bath.
The bos'n, a grizzled bear, ad-
vised against IT. There's wan
-pires in that water" he sand, shak-
ing his hoary head.
20 But Dick went overheard all the
same. The water looked so green
and peaceful. Just at this moment
q triangular black object appeared
above the surface, gliding toward
him.
Il wonder what that is?" MUIR
INJURED Dick.
1t was remarked on board that for
the first time Dick Binnacle wasn't
on hand when the grog was doled
out. (The End
londoners are trying to popular
ize wedding rings for men.
Observation-Disclosures of
Wallace, Idaho, is given out by the
census bureau at 5000.
IN CASE OF A RUSH..
Prospective Tenant-No, I'm
afraid this apartment would be too
small. | might want to grow a
beard.
Alcohol is one of the principal
causes of insanity.
Six marriage licenses were is
sued YESTERDAY.
Three boys and one girl had
their births recorded yesterday.
Physician-Have you any aches
or pains today?
Patient-Yes, doctor; it hurts me
TO breathe; in fact, the only trouble
now seems to be my breath.
Physician-All right; III give you
something that will soon stop that.
The hand-wirtten letter is now a
rarity in the business world. Good
for the pretty stenOgraphers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
JOY RIDE ENDS IN "A
WEDDING FOR AGED LOVER

g. j. Sites, who his S. but said by his In
Innate friends
Thorpp So Of Columbus Ohio
II a by mail, things
the Sites for his
ably visit his Hal Sites well automobile Hal
hooked speedy and at suggestion the father stopped
enough permit the couple marriage license.
a a year.
hona mari
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %:
Led, manacled, before the body of
Captain f. B. Wood, the mariner
who was murdered by his confed-
crate, George B. Wise, confessed
pirate, retold the story of the dar-
ing plan to wreck and loot the
steamer Buchanan to the coroner's
jury today. The occasion was an
inquest into the death of Captain
Wood, who was shot down by
French" West, Wise's alleged fell
low pirate, who afterward jumped
into the sea. Wise showed no re-
morse at the sight of the dead cap
tain.
Wise is held at the city prison
pending his removal to the custody
of the federal officers. He seemed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23

and stockings the most delicate vi.
brations of soul flow down into the
tips of her toes, which work in per.
feet harmony with her fingers. The
piano pedals produce a thousand
praduatiOns of tone and the result
is-"soul.' This is according to
Mile. RaOpan's press agent.
Mile. Roapan is an American
woman who studied and got mar.
ried abroad. Freep lay for the toes
is her own idea. She plays Chopin
mostly, because she can enter into
that masters moods most thor
oughly. She uses a special piano,
equipped with several wow ""'"'T
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Mlle.
Clara Raopan and her uninsulated
tootsies are coming across !, the
ocean to play the piano for us this
fall. Uninsulated, as applied to
Mile. RaOpan's feet, is the technical
way of saying they are bare, jrno-
cent of clocks or oxfords. OF course,
while she is on the boat cbnfng
over, or when she goes shopping,
mademoiselle's feet are encastd in
shoes, 1t is only when PERFORMING
at the piano, that she takes 9H. the
insulation.
When she removes the slfThrs
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23

Wallace and the character Of THE
accommodations given during Che
trip. ~.
when we arrived in Spokane
we were met at the station by
some of your citizens, who said
that they represented the chamber
of commerce. They pointed out a
number of fine hotels where they
said the accommodations were
good, but that did not help us any,
when we had no money to pay
hotel bills"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
THREE COMPANIES
TO FIGHT FIRE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-Lieu-
tenant General Wood today ordered
three companies of infantry to pro-
coed to Tahoe forest to fight fires
The order was made in response to
the first appeal for aid that has
come to the war department from
California. Forester Olmstead tel
egraphed for troops when the
flames in the forest got beyond the
control of his men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
DEATH FROM PARALYSIS.

COLFAX, Wash, Aug. 23.-The
first death in Whitman county
caused by the new disease. infan-
tile paralysis. occurred at Hay
Station, in western Whitman
county, Saturday. 1t was Virgil V.
Emert, aged 80 months, son of Wes-
ley Emert, rancher. living near
Snake river. south of Hay.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
STAMP WALLA WALLA FRUIT.

WALLA WALLA. Wash. Aug. %.
That the fruit of the Walla Walla
valley will not be advertised as be-
longing to other fruit raising Sec
tons of the northwest is assured by
the action of the orchardists who
are stamping every box Of fruit
sent out with the name of the pro-
Queer, the orchard and the fruit
growers union through which it is
sold. One rubber stamp factory in
the city has made more than 1900
of these stamps, and others report
q heavy business.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
As YEARS IN PRISON
FOR TWO MEN
(ey United Press Leased wire)

(ey United Press Leased Wire.)
FAIRFIELD, Cal, Aug. 23.-A
penitentiary term OF 45 years today
faces Charles Dunbar Bishop and
Joseph c. Brown, who confessed
that they held up the China-Japsn
fast mail near Suisun last April
The men pleaded guilty In the
Solano county superior court and
were at once sentenced.
Through their attorneys the men
stated that they would not appeal,
but wished to begin serving their
sentences at once.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23

In stupor and apparently dying
from the effects of two ounces of
chloroform swallowed with a sup
posedly suicidal intent, Mrs. Belle
Reed, wife of the proprietor of the
Miners hotel, was found at l
O'Clock this morning, and only
quick work on the part of the ply
sicians saved her life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
BOURNE CAN
NOT COME HERE

! Word was received here today
that Senator Jonathan Bourne can
not keep his speaking engagement
IN Spokane. The United States
. senator from Oregon was SEIZED
nled 10 deliver speech ut the Ma
oofc templs August ~.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
BOOSTING POINDExTER.

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Aug.
23.-About so citizens tonight
formed progressive republic clut
in interests of Congressman Poin-
dexter's candidacy for the United
States senate. A. l.. Dumas, for
merly owner Of the Pomona Or
chards, was chosen president; H.
Boyd secretary. and II. H. Mclean
treasurer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
TODAY IN HISTORY

August %, 70
\. D., Pompeil
nd Herculaneum
ere destroyed
" an eruption OF
1t. Vesuvius.
'Ompeii was a
eashore suburb
# Naples, where
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23
l N L A N D
EMPIRE
NEWS NOTES
FRUIT LOSS FEARED.

NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, Aug.
23.-Yakima Valley fruit growers
fear great loss as a result of the
tying up of railroad traffic by for
est fires. Fifty-five cars of peaches
left Pasco Saturday for the east,
and it has not been learned wheth-
er they got through before the
bridges burned or not. At 500 a
car, they are worth $3S,500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-23

BUCKLIN, Mo.-Two masked
men held up a Santa Fee passenger
train at Russell Fork bridge,
robbed the passengers and shot
Luther Ryals, merchant, of Ethel,
Mo
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I0W, >TtND> ~ TtFT
aiandpa tiers HEAT Cummin.s Wan and
Name ~ candidates Ne Opposed

DIS MoiNFs Iowa June Pr~s dent
Tar vas lrdIrSed boy Iowa Republicans
N the primary # tuesday and the stand
pattern demonstrated their strength by
uommsrng Gov Carroll over Warren
Cars rhs nr1t"Rn ui senator tummins
ard -on'r0lling az Of the eieyen districts.
In the coming STATE convention tho
sfandpsttsrs will control every COMMITTEES
viii rdlr-a carroll and President Taft
and vIil deuu.rrua rho attempted dc
tattcr from ~natur u Washington
e. ~ Iowa elections
senator X t4mmin- who left Wash
hE' "a 81 % critical tim" ~ CDnie 10 Iowa
srh ihs IFpN"d puTpIse 70 defeating
Aarr"U iHr Second Term. got a singing
feruEn a. %" pJli- Ne spoke IN the
eiEh b and ninth districts and sought
fhs defeat principally uf congressman
Rstar Z Suuh II Council Bufs Charles
kslrrdy u tho Firsi dsir,'t and Judge
fortrn Iuwner IN the Eighth Every
ORE - Oh" -'andpafterS against whom
b. spHt" Was nominated
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Reward
For Conviction Of
Smuggling Precious Stones

The Precious stone Importers Protec.
uve Association hereby oder a reward
Tor Information leading 10 the arrest and
cony'ction u any person smuggling
precious stones for business purposes
The reward will b. ~. u the foreign
market value u the smuGgled goods. but
IN no event lszs than the sum Of Twenty
i've Hundred Dollars 10 SDOl
The reward will be paid upon the con
viction u the offender, provided tina, the
commission 81 'he offence shall have
taken place before May !. 1911, and
prosecution proceedings arr commenced
within ak months after the commission
Of the offence and reward IL claimed
within AZ months after conviction
For further particulars address George
Whitehead Secretary. q John Street.
N-w YORK
ludwig NISSEN. PTs.
GEORGE WHITEHEAD. Sc