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Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17
ROSAkINDA AIRED GATBmQQ NOT MAJOR %
NOT MAJORITY RULE
HOW "cANNoNlsM" WORKS IN
THE HOUSE.
Action In Case Of the Postal Savings
Bank Bill Shows How Much
Power Is In the Speakers
Hands.

A Washington dispatch says the
pushed in the senate because the pres
ident learned that II was making no
progress IN the house committee on
post Offices and postroads. Not a par.
ucularly striking piece OF news, per.
haps, but OF significance IN showing
how the present organization Of the
house lends itself 10 the reactionarics
II must be understood ia the first
place that the majority Of the mem
beers Of the house are for the Postal
Savings Bank bin II Il could be-
brought 70 vote tomorrow II would
be adopted by large majority The
trouble is that the house viii have no
chance to express an opinion on the
bill tomorrow or the next day jntil
the speaker is scared into letting the
measure be- acted on Il is likely to
rest with the committee
This situation didn't come about &C
cidcn,ally Il was known that an
etrort would be- made 10 pass the bill
at this session Speaker Cannon and
his reactionary friends are against H.
The problem was TO prevent a vote If
possible So this is the way the
Speaker set about 1t.
The important position OF chairman
OF the post ONCE committee was va.
cant The speaker appointed TO It Mr.
John W Weeks OF Massachusetts,,
transferring him from the committee
on agriculture on the agriculture
committee Mr. Weeks had been most
progressive member over the oppo.
sition Of Chairman G. F Scott OF Kan
sas be had induced the committee TO
report an Appalachian conservation
measure that was obnoxious 70 Mr.
cannon he is partner Of Horn
blower 4 Weeks bankers Of Boston
president OF the N-wtonyille Trust
Company and vice president OF the
First National Bank of Boston Now
bankers generally are opposed TO the
Postal Savings Bank bill. which they
fear VIII interfere with the banking
business and perhaps disturb credits
In making this transfer Speaker
Cannon was getting troublesome
man on the committee on agriculture
and he Was heading the committee on
post Offices with chairman after his
own heart by that one move ne was
putting crimps in the Conservation bill
and In the postal savings ban measure
All OF which illustrates admirably
the workings of the beautiful system
by which the speaker Of the house is
permitted to thwart the will Of the
majority
Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17

world be throued by the fircside or
placed at comfortable ease In the
shadow Of hoiiyhoCk and old fashioned
roses In familiar gardens, It matters
liilo. for they are supreme In any
company. Whoever would be- gracious
must serve thcm, whoever would be
wise must sit NJ their feet and take
counsel Nor believe too readily that
the increasing tide OF years has
quonchcd the ilre IN their souls. rath.
or. II burns on with the steady flame
OF sanctuary lights Lucky were he
who could imprison In song those quail.
lt"s that crown womaus years
voicins what Is In the hearts Of all Of us
as We watch those gracious angels 20.
Ing their quiet ways. tending their
secret aItars OF memory with flowers
and blessing them with tears.
Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17
LEG A MASS OF HUMOR

About seven years ago small
abrasion appeared on my right leg
Just above my ankle. II irritated me
so that began to scratch It and It
began to spread until my leg from nv
ankle to the knee was one solid scale
Ike q scab The irritation was always
worse at night and would not allow
me to sleep. or my wife either, and ii
was completely undermining our
health ! lost fifty pounds in weight
and was almost out OF my mind with
pain and chagrin as no matter where
the irritation came, at work. on the
street or in the presence of company
| would have 10 scratch IL until ! had
the blood running down into my shoe
! simply cannot describe my suffer.
ing during those seven years. The
pain, modification, loss OF sleep, both
TO myself and wife is simply indescrib.
able on paper and one has TO expe.
rience II to know what it Is.
i tried all kinds Of doctors and rem.
edies but might as well have thrown
my money down a sewer. They would
dry up for a little while and fll me
with hope only to break out again Just
as bad II not worse. had given up
hope Of ever being cured when was
induced by my wife to give the Cuti.
cura Remedies a trial. After taking
the Cuticura Remedies for little
while began TO see a change. and
after taking a dozen bottles Of Cuti.
cura Resoiveut, in conjunction with
the Cuticura Soap and Cutcura Oint.
ment, the trouble had entirely disap.
peared and my leg was as fine as the
day ! was born, Now after lapse Of
six months with no signs of recur.
renee feel perfectly safe in extend,
ing 10 yeu my heartfelt thanks for the
good the Cu0cura Remedies have done
for ne. shall always recommend
them to my friends w H White.
3l2 f. Cabot St Philadelphia, Pa. Feb.
4 and Apr IS. 1909 "
Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17
M S8gSS
MEREDITH 8
MCHOzSONV y
ILLUSTRATIONS 81
R4Y NK4LTERcS
Cnsy0xw TsoI 6y DoasJ -,1Ee0Ai ca
SYNOPSIS

Patricia Hnlbtook and Miss Helen
~rOok, her ninyo, wyru entrusted TO
.iIOat,s ut Laurence Donovan, Is wriigt
lummcring near Port AuuHudalc Miss
Patricia couudsd tu Donovan that rN"
tcared her brother Henry who. ruined by
bank failure, nad constantly threatened
aer Tor money from tlE fathers viii. Of
Which Miss Patricia was guardian They
sAnie Co Port Anuandaly tu rs. apy Henry
Donovan sympathiE'i with the two
scuirn. hr learned ol Mlgs NelrUs Nua
sowing Hult0r Donovan dtssuFvtrt and
captured an intruder. Who proved 'o be-
NcginAld Gillespie, sWtuf ior Jbr hand ~
MisR Helen lt1ltrHok UtJrsp's di-Ap.
eeNred the following morning \ rough
taitor arp'Arvh and wAK ordprvt away
Donovan saw Miss llolbFnnN AMI Nrr fa-
her meet on friendly tUrWs bhr1yan
tooghf an Italian assassin Ne met tho
nan ~ auppurrd was itUihrU,,s hut who
tald ho Vas IIar'fldxc. u canoe maker
After short discussion Donovan lafi
snrtify GU'osVlr was discovered Ny Dom.
ivan Ntrsruung country church with g. 80
1tiespis admitted hS knew ~ Utlhr'ok' =
rrN@shcv. Miss Pat Arjuuv ly,iEri 60
Donovan tha' Miss Helyn had t,rsn mlNs.
tnE Tor faU lauyn
Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17
People Out After Facts

Simply that We have Just had new
lot Of tariff schedules bound on MS win
not save them from being examined
and tested Unless We 60 toe much
after our wonted manner and make
this whole agitation nine days won
der and then forget all about t. there
viii he a "sQuaring" Of many things.
and in this process the sacred char
acter Of the tarif will not suffice to
except it. Incantations will no longer
answer. The people are out after
facts
Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17
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gan Helen, sloSly. TO yield What car
g. matter \ quarrel over money {,
Is sor1ld-'
/ Miss PAT stood up abruptly aud said
. quietly vi,hUu, lifting her voice. and
turning from one 20 the other Of US
Ne have pTli"d ourselves Tor 100
( years a. American Holhrookx. that
~ haa good blood In Us. aud charac.
ter and d"c'ucy and morality and
nov that the men ot my house have
| lhruwR Away their blrthright and
mad" our name A playfhiug am eo.
inE 20 seq whether the general de.
cadence has struck ne. too ana wlth
my brother Arthur a fugitive because
ot hls crimes and my brother Henry
ready 90 murder me In Ills greed. il IS
time FOR ma 70 test whatever blood Is
l"tt in nv own poor old body, aud
am guiag 10 begin uoN wH ua,
run asay another step. ! am not go
Iag 80 De hiackEuAF4ed and bounded
about this fyre country or driven
across lh" s"a, and | will not give
Henry Holbgook more money 10 usa In
dlsgrHClug our name have 60, 70
dle~rI have got 10 die before b. gets
il t.--and she smiled at me SO hray,ly
'hat something clutched my throat
suddenly and have every in,en
Hon Nj nnoyaa. OF living very
,ons tunt"
Helen bad risen. aud she stood star.
ihs at her auu, tn frauh aatoal.hmyut
Not often probably never before IN
her ute. had anger held sway In the
soul ~ this woman ani there Was
something splendid In It's manifesto
tlon She had spoken iu almos, her
usual tone though With 3 passiouat.
'remor toward the close, hu, her very
restraint vas In Itself om,uous
Il shall hs an You say. Mas Pat. I
said, As soon as had got rny breath
Certainly. Aunt Pat" murmured
Helen tameb We cant he driven
round the world We may rs well
stay whore sr are
The storm was abatlng aud | threw
open the windows to let in the air
II you haven't wholly lost faith Tn |
me, Miss HolhrooS"
I have every faith in you. Mr.. Don |
ovan'" smiled Miss Pat.
I shan hope 10 taSc better care Of
yca in The future
4 an no, afraid. think that If
Henry fluids ou; that he cannot trlghten
ME Il viii have u calming effect mon
him.
Yes, | suppose you are right Aunt
Pat, said Helen, passIvely.
went home feeling that my respon.
sthiIities had been greatly Increased
by Miss Pats manifesto, on the whole
was relieved that she had not or.
iered retreat, for Il would have dis
ressed me sorcly to abandon the game
1t this juncture to seek new hiding
}lace for my charges
Long afterward Miss Pats declara.
ion of war rang In my ears. NV heart
caps now as | remember it. And |
'hould like TO be poet long enough
q write "A Ballade Of All Old Ladies'
II lyric in their honor turned with
he grace OF Col. Loyelace and blitho
With the spirit OF Friar Herrick. Il
hould like TO inform II with their
eautilUl tender sympathy that is
uick with tears but reader with
trength 10 help and to save, and Il
hould reflect. too, the noble patience.
ndismayed by time aud distance. tha,
lakes a virtue Of waiting waiting in 5
he long twilicht with folded hands for 8
he ships that never come' Men old
nd battlo-scarred are celebrated in |
eng and story but who are they to q
e preferred over theiT serene sister
ondi let the worn mothers Of the !
Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17
PROTECTION FOR THE PACKER
TarF on Meats Cannot In Any Way
Be Proved Of Benefit 10 the
Farmer.

The tariff is not the mother OF the
beet trust. We are assured In all
the discussion as to the cause OF the
high price Of meats. and as 10 rene.
dial measures. the tariff has been tx.
nored To be- sure the tariff is not
prohihitory yet the boycouers have
reIotCed when they forced the price
of meat down one cent n pound But
the tariff which places one-and-a a half
cents a pound on all foreign meat. In.
terposes a barrier between US and
cheaper beef from the Argentine and
mutton from Australia Preserved
meats are taxed p per cent, while
fish is taxed at the customs three
iourths OF cent a pound
We are assured that the population
has so increased. and the supply Of
beef so diminished that production is
inadequate In what sense. then does
the farmer need protection He has
not enough meat to sell We are per.
suaded that 1t is the packer who needs
protection. and who gets IT, Instead
Of meekly submitting and practicing
penance by doing without meat. the
consumer should rise up and demand
the tree entry of fresh meats and Of
fish. The question of food for the
people has taken on shape more
ominous than that of industrial heIp-
leSsuess. How can this ceutand.a.
half pound on fresh meat, per
cent. on preserved meat, and @7le per
cent on cattle on the hoof be justified
under present conditions. unless the
observation-disclosures bill has been De.
signed solely for the packing inter,
NstSn
Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17
CHAPTER WI.
A Lady OF Shadow. and s,srIIob,

II was nine O'Clock before Lima
came IN, dripping from his tumble in
the lake and his walk home through
N" rain The Italian had made no Il.
fort 20 molest him. be- reported. but
he bad watched the man row out 10
The S'iletio and climb aboard lima
has an unhroken record OF never hay.
iuE asked ne question Inspired by
curiosity He NAV inquire which shoes
J want for particular morning. but
why whore and when are unknown 10
bis Nocabuliy Ne was. knew fair.
A entitled 90 M explanation Of the IN.
cIdrrt ot the afternoon. though he
would ask none and when hc had
changed his clothes and reported 10
NE To- the library ! told him in a word
hat there mIEht be further trclhlo.
and iha, should expect him To stand
niEh' watch Al s. AEathas for
while tiyidiug a patrol Of the grounds
Sith 'he gardener His Yes. sir
"as as calm as though had told him
20 lay pu' my dress clothes. and
S'h' WIN him to LOOK up the gardener
hat The division Of patrol duty might
be- thoroughly understood.
| gave the Scotchmau a revolver
and lima bore under his arm a repeat
'ak 'l"" Win "hi'h De ana had di-
''l ''" ourselves al umrs 10 The pleas.
""' p'','I'" o' breaking glass balls. !
'Sa'No"" MN me wafer front and told
,'' NA. "'""' 10 'ooh "1' Tor In'rudrrs
.'"'" li'' T"a' Ihrse precautions
.'"'N, rang 'A" h'!I az - Agatha S
'"' asN'H ''' 'A' ladies'. but was re-
''l 70 'ea'a 'hai 'h"y had retired,
''' ,"e 81 'ua''o" "uhid not Dc helped
.'. 81" il '"'E "''r 70 remain
a. = N""'A" u Was my ada'r to
,,' ''' necessary "e'rAS'Nr strategy
" '.''"a' '''"p"hH 'he" Aod must
.''''''' mere. 1NA' ak al ''W's. from tho
'"'H''1'. hrs' sa" Helen Hoihrook
"''0 n'F 'a'hrr az R"d Gate. ! had
''''E intention OF shielding her to the
v '."'o>'. NE 'AoAEht OF trapping her,
WI 'a''o'hE Her' hAsrante de.icio. was
''"'''hA' / ha'. perhaps a notion
"'' 10 some way should De able 10 .
LAW 'lI "eT "i'hoAt showing my own .
.''''"' o'' 'h''. a. VII! appear "as
'"' ~ '' =" 'As"f accomplished.
went nome ana READ tor an hour. .
men A"t mi" hrA'y shoes AMI set F..
"''" 10 'rconnoilrr The chief ave. .
l"o "t "ahE'f 'a', imagined across .
ne '""'. ana passed through s. Aga
mas 10 see 'oat my guards were
'"o"' tN''F business iAen continued T.
''"Hk WOODED b!HF that rose 70 a
.u"S'u'fa"'" h''Sai above the lake.
I mere was winding path which The
'"A''maE's o' schoolgirls tn spg,ng
.R3 autumn haG worn hard, ana ! fol-
o"'H u 10 us crest where there was
S''h' oeh'S established for the ease
y 'boSe VINO wished to take their sun /
f,s " comfort
We pain jhat rose through '1e .
'ood from 81 Asatha's declined again
rom 'he seat and came out SOME
mere belo"' where there was spring
a'feu 10 me schoolgirls, and where. /
are say tn'l sun indulge IN the IN.
anta''ohs 81 their species J amused
'yS'h picking out the pier lights as
A. as had learned them, following
Of h4 i9n.a .tF B
Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17

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Fattl
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Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17
Where Her SNmnatkins LII.

I'm SO sorry for Mr Brown. He.
suffering from a severt attack Of the
grip
I'm not half so sorry for Rrov2 as
l am for Mrs Rrown." replied the
neighbor, who knew what Il meant 10
have a sick man in the house.-pstros
Free Press.
Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17

u'y prooccGpa,.on iurEo, 70 give t.
The storm pAs driving darn ho,ld
across 'he lakr and the thunder
doomed murc loudly storms in this
nsiEhhortoo1 hgrAk quickly and ran
ta.. sp~eA tuy st AgAfhaN 70 avoid
The rain lha, already blarred the west
We landed with some dlticulty ow.
tHe TO the fouehrnct water and the
hard drive ~ The wlnd but tn ,ow
ulag'cs Wu had reached - AEatha's
wh"r" sister MATEare, aaaE cp.n the
tour !as: a. the storm lc' so wllh =
ruar.
Whca ~ reached The sitting room
Sr TALKED ~tsh uumistakablr restraint
n Ghe storm sst ~ aur race wiIA D.
across ,hs laA"a - hIlc Sister Mareafct
s'osod hv murmar3ag hrv Interest and
sympathy she ~l,hdryw immediate.
ly and We three sal In silence. no one
w!shi0g 10 spvAk the Hrkl wurt saw
wi'h deep gl,s that Miss Pats eyes
sore bright wt'h tears. and my heart
burned bot SKA sell accusation Sister
AarEarets satrk step died away ia
the ball and sl!ll ne aa!tei whllo the
rata dfoye against the house 10 sheets
Aad th" branches ot tosstug marie
scratched sglsetal,y On oae Of The
WaEns
We have 6e~n found out. my broth
eF IA here said Nt8s Pat.
I arm afraid that IL true. | repI.e4
Hut yua mast not distress yourself
THIS IS nol Sicily. sherc murder ts
polite divers.ua, The Italian wished
tHcgrly to triEhiea US. it& case ai
sheeyest blAckmatl | am ashamed to
have glvea him the opportunity nj
VAS my taul' my grlevous fault. aud
! am heartily sorry foe my stupidity
po rot accuse yourself, Il was IN
cTt'ahlr from the beginning that |
iienry should and Gs But this place |
seemed remote enough had really |
begun TO feel quite secart--b but uos = }
Hut now" repeated Helen. with a .
llttls aSh
! mArveled at the gtrt's romposure I
~~a' her qulct acceptance of the stu /
attpn. when / kNew sell enough her !
shameful dapltcIty Then BY one OF
those lntuitious ur grace that we're
81 charming In her she bent forward
and took Mlss Pats hand Tn" em,
arald rings flashed on bath as though
In assertion ot kinsh!p,
Dear Aunt Pat You must not
take that boat affair too seriously II
mas not have becn--father-~v did
that"
She falter"d. dropping her voice as
he mentioned her father. vas aware
hat Miss PAT put away her niece's
hand With a sudden gesture--I did not
>How whether OF impatience. or
4 aheiher some new resolution had
aiken hold OF her. She rose and
moved nearer TO me.
What have you 20 propose. Mr..
Anovan'" she asked and something
n her tone, in the light OF her dear
y ''aF fNt- AAAV hAsFAt HAf sAtlh W AA&4ts
hat she knew more than she wished
u say and that she relied on my sup.
'ort: and realizing this my heart went
nj 10 her anew.
81 think We ought to 60 away--at
nee" the girl broke out suddenly.
The place was ill-chosen. Father ,
toddard should have known better
han 70 send us here!'
Father Stoddard did the best he
ould for us, Helen Il is unfair to
lame him." said Miss Pat, quietly. :
And Mr. Donovan has been much
lore than kind In undertaking 10 !,
are Cor us at all"
4 have hlundered badly enough" )
confessed. peuitently. h
1T nigh be better. Aunt Pat" be. b
Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17

lot OF statesmen are doubtless en-.
wing senator Aldrich the privilege Of
going fshiue But IL must be admit.
ted that senator Aldnch works very
hard indeed when he is in harness.
Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17

u fancy We are not 10 have any
monetary report until after the next
election Secretary MaCNcagh.
And considerable number of othor
people are beginning to fancy that
We are not going to have a good many
other things until after the next elec
tion
Marble Hill press., 1910-02-17

Anyway, shiftless man can blame
his wife for his failure to make good
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-09
FAILS
To GIVE. REASON

A "tin horn gambler and his
wife are the objects of a search
instituted by the police this morn
ing in behalf of DR. A. Skipper. of
Sweet. Idaho, who is very anxious
to locate them.
They are described as Amos and
Medic Collins. who formerly resided
at Newport, Wash. but spent sew
eral months last spring and summer
at Sweet, Idaho.
The husband is described as 80
years of age, five feet six inches
in height and weighing $50 pounds.
He is uneducated, cannot read or
write and is heavy drinker.
Medic Collins, the wife, is de.
scribed as about the same age, a
morphine fiend and lame in the
left hip, caused by joint disease.
She Is dark and sallow complexion-
ed, with many liver spots on her
face. She weighs 100 pounds and Is
about five feet three inches tall
Dr. Skipper makes no explain
alton of his reasons for wishing
to locate the gambler and his wife.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-09
Continued on Page 2.)
INCREASE FOR
THEPRESSMEN

The printing pressmen will meet
tonight to consider the counter
proposition offered by the employ
ing printers. According to n state
ment made by President AL Ham
mond of the pressmen today, there
is no serious differences between
the pressmen and the employers.
Most of the dissatisfaction with
the proposition made by the en-
ployers comes from the platen
pressmen," said Hammond "The
employers have conceded the scale
for flatbed or cylinder presses and
ask for reduction of 81 a week for
the scale for one cylinder and two
rlaten presses. | think everything
will work out all right and that the
employers are willing to be fair in
their treatment of the pressmen."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-09
MORE DELAY IN
STAFFORD CASE

Nuzum & NuZum. prominent local
attorneys, have been retained by
w. NJ. Stafford to defnd him against
the embezzlement charge which
was preferred against the poor
farm superintendent by the 1909
grand jury.
The trial has been postponed un-
til March IA, so that the attorneys
may prepare the defense. This
makes the third postponment of the
Stafford trial, the death of Charles
S. Voorhees, and r. NJ. Barnhart,
both retained by Stafford, necessi-
tating change in the dates.
An indictment was returned
against Stafford, charging him with
embezzl,ng $29.75 from the county.
The Indictment was quashed but an
information filed embodying the
same charges.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-09

Well, we'll, we'll, there sure are
lot of things happening in Spo-
kane just at preesnt.
And some Of them are happening
to The Press.
Yesterday this paper was in.
formed that some Of the avenues
Of official information were closed
to It.
This mornins Chief Sullivan
brings $4,000 libel suit against
The Press
Which is another good thing that
has happened in Spokane, for 1t re-
lieves The Press Of the trouble of
going before the investigating com.
mittee and telling what it knows.
1t will be a matter of court record
and this paper is glad that it is 60
ing to be matter of court record.
Acting Chief Sullivan takes ex-
ception to an editorial that ap-
peared in The Press last Sunday,
in which the police methods of
Cleveland and Spokane were com
pared to the necessary disadvantage
of the Spokane acting chief.
Apparently it hurt Sullivan a lot
to read a few plain facts about him.
self. Just listen to what he swears
has happened to him since last
Sundays editorial appeared to ha-
rass and make him afraid:
That for and on account of said
publication, this plaintiff has been
exposed to the hatred, contempt,
ridicule and obliquy of the citizens
of Spokane. and the same has de-
prived him of the benefit of pub
lie confidence and has caused him
to become shamed and Inundated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-09
ROLLER AND
GOTCH NEAR
TO BLOWS
CHAMPION SAYS SEATTLE MAN
| is "FOUR-FLUsHING AROUND
THE COUNTRY.
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March o.
1t leaked out today that Frank
Gotch, the champion heavyweight
wrestler, and Dr. B. F. Roller of Sc
attic were prevented from mixing
only through the interference of
friends. Both wrestlers were in the
same room at an exhibition here.
Gotch said to Roller:
Don't you go four flushing
around the country telling people
that ] do not want to meet you. |
will meet you anywhere. at any
time, but it must be winner take
ALL"
Roller turned white with anger,
and with clenched fists he started
toward Gotch. A moment more and
the two would have been fighting.
Friends of the men stepped in, how
ever, and separated them. AS
Roller left the room. he said:
That's all right, Gotch. haven't
been four flushing. but will accept
your proposition, and I do not think
| will walk home, either"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-09

The most insulting, the most un-
American and the most fortunate
thing that ever happened in Spo-
kane occurred last night when, at
the order of President Of the Coun-
Gil Lambert, D. c. Coates, speaking
for union labor, was thrown from
the council chamber by Chief of De-
tectives Burns and Detective Alex
ander Macdonald.
But it was the most fortunate
thing that ever happened in Spo-
kane, for in moment it convinced
5000 union men outside in the
street that the time had come to
clean out the nest at the city hall.
and it indelibly stamped on the
mind OF every citizen who was
herded from the council chamber,
by a cop with drawn club, the fact
that the little circle of men inside
the rail, who were supposed to be
public servants. were useless
blotches on the city's crutcheon.
For a week the council has been
try 'ng to dodge this issue. and