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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11

and blazed in a terrifying manner.
Firemen operating engine No. l
were driven away and the engine
was partially destroyed.
Three firemen, it is believed. may
be included in the death toll. They
were caught in an explosion while
trying to save a sorehouse at First
and Wall. The walls fell in.
Some idea of the terrific force of
the gale can be realized when it is
said that at times a solid sheet of
flame would be carried half
block. The flames leaped across a
100-foot street as if there was no
gap at all.
BUILDINGS BURNED.
One by one the following build
ings went:
Standardization stables and ware
house.
Puget Sound sheet metal works.
Chlopeck cold storage and ice
plant.
Story and half frame building oc-
cupied by saloon.
Vincent Browns hotel and two
frame residences.
Wards cafe.
Union lodging house.
J. Jefner cigar store.
Crystal barber shop.
Wall Street hotel. j
John Rogers cigar store. 4
Carpenter shop.
Saloon and pool room, 2411 First
avenue.
Oregon hotel.
Boynton Hardware company.
Puget Sound Marble company.
Artificial Limb company; pool
hall, 2406 First avenue. =
Ten frame houses.
The roofs of many other build,
ingS were burned.
Women, their hair down their
backs, and little children in their
arms, swarmed into the fashionable
Washington hotel, where they were
taken care of. School buildings
were also thrown open to the refu-
gees.
The main business district was
never in danger, the wind blowing
from the southwest and turning the
flames directly away from down
town.
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In the
CbQrCbe<

j. o. Foster, of the Puget Sound
University, will occupy the pulpit.
In the evening children's day ex-
ercises will be held.
St. Paul's Methodist church,
Sharp and Jefferson, Rev. E. NJ.
Hill, pastor Mornink, at II
O'Clock, The Church and the Boys
and Girls" children's day sermon.
The children's day exercises will be
at the Sunday school hour, 9:45
a. m. Evening at o'clock, The
Young Man in the Bread Line, or
the Problem of SIS a Week." the
first in a series on perplexing prob
lens.
First Church dof Christ. Scientist
corner of Fourth avenue and Posi-
street-Services at II a. m. and I
p. m. Subject of lesson sermon for
morning and evening services, GOD
the Preserver of Man.
Unity Spiritualists-The Unity
Spiritual society holds service In
the Unique block, 61212 Main ave
nue.. Lecture s p. m. by the Rev
Matte Grupp. Subject, "One Hour
With the Gods"
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STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, June 11.-Canada ex-
poets to resume reciprocity negoti-
atoms next fall. Congressional con-
ference committee expected to take
valuation and power to control capt.
talists out of railroad bill. Dun'S
Review says railroad rate settlement
has already given an upward impulse
to the railroad security market and
improved the temper of the iron and
steel trade. Bradstreets says situa-
ton represents some curtailment of
output proceeding from uncertainty
of crop and price outcome. United
States Steel management will be sat
isfied with Sal, 100000 net for current
quarter, although $45,000,000 was eX-
pected early in the year. Banks gain
ed $3,303000 on weeks currency
movement. Eastern shippers still
comforting over freight advances.
Copper markets still unsettled in
sympathy with weakness of the metal
in London. Brooklyn Rapid Transit
earnings reflect bad weather, but pas
senger receipts for eleven months
100000 ahead of corresponding
period last year. Southern iron mar
ket shows some improvement. Twenty
active railroads declined 0S.
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MARKET BASKET

There seems TO be a decline in the
city market. Feed has gone down, as
we'll as potatoes. Fruits and Nege-
tables hold their own. large ship
ment of canteloups arrived from can
fornia yesterday, as we'll as a carload
of bananas. Strawberries keep COM
ing in in large quantities.
PRODUCE.
Best fresh ranch eggs, Csc doz;
eastern eggs, selected, 20 @25c per
dozen: best local creamery butter.
asa 4Oc per pound, second grade local
butter, Acc eastern butter, 35c;
local flour. $50 ql.so sack OF Us 4s
$3.50, lard. 10000 pound; COM
pound. 18c.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Potatoes, coo sack; cabbage, 4m SC
pound turnips, carrots and parsnips,
S Ss pqaaa' s59soc dozen n.y. apples,
1902 box; figs and dates. 12he
tomatoes, zoe ID; green peas, loo
per lb., string beans. 10c h.; parsley.
&c bunch.
Roast beef, zoe; chuck steak,
12lac; round steak, 1874 a sc. loin.
l5c: oporterhousse, zoe; pork chops,
20 q &c; roast, &c. nam. zoe, bacon,
21423c; dressed hens, csc.
FEED.
Wholesale-Alfalfa. $40 ton; limo
thy. s25; straw, $40; wheat hay, 500;
oat hay, $40; bran and shorts, $26;
straight bran, s25; straight shorts,
500: corn, whole, $50 cwt; corn.
cracked, $3.50; feeding wheat, $40
cwt; oats, $50 ton; barley, s26 ton:
steam rolled oats, S21 ton; flour, best
ura5a tx barrel. Second SS o6NA
$50; cheap flour. $3.50.
FUEL.
Pine wood, $3.50 rick, $3.50 cord;
fir and tamarack, $275 rick, $3.50
cord; Rock Springs. $3.50; Monarch
Carney Goals. $3.50 ton; British Col
umbia Goals, s6.50QS5Q; steam coal,
$3.50.
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'STRAH0RN BOSS
OF SITUATION

depot. This requirement instead
was made to read 81 100000 for the
depot, trackage, viaducts and re-
tanning walls. etc, for terminal
extending from Post street to Cen
ter street, a distance of nearly half
a mile. 1t was made to read SO
that either the North Coast singly
or in conjunction with the Milwau-
kee, can build this terminal.
Another feature of the meeting
was the change of front on the part
of Attorney Dudley of the Milwau-
kee, who consented to a reopening
of negotiations as to the Milwaukee
franchise, abruptly cut off earlier
in the week. Dudley told the coun-
Gil that he had been misunderstood;
that his company had not refused
to accept a common user clause,
and that they were ready at any
moment to do business under a fair
common user. Under this profess
sion it was agreed to reopen the
Milwaukee franchise discussion on
next Monday night.
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Would like a colored buyer for new
four room modern house, corner
lot: lawn, shade and fruit trees; GOOD
locality; one block to school; close TO
car; small cash payments; very
cheap. X 80, Press.
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First Methodist church, corner
Third avenue and Howard street.
Rev. Henry |. Rasmus, pastor.
Morning service at II a. M. chill
dren's day service Evening service
at o'clock, subject, Would You
Care to Live in a Changeless
World" An official board meeting
will be held Tuesday at s p. m. at
the church.
First Congregational church, cor
ner Washington street and Fourth
avenue. Rev. f. L. House, pastor.
Morning service, 1890 a. m, chill
dren's day. Evening service at
7:45 p. m. subject, The Baseball
Field. a Picture of Life"
Vincent Methodist church, corner
Main avenue and Lincoln street.
Rev. c. o. Kimball, pastor. Preach
ing at 1890 a. m. by DR.. Milton S.
Perry of the Northwestern univer-
sity of Evanston, Ill. Sunday school
at IL o'clock. Epworth league at
GAS D. m. Preaching in the evening
at s p. m. by DR.. John o. Foster of
the University of Puget Sound.
First Presbyterian church, corner
Fourth avenue and Cedar street.
Rev. S. w. McFadden, pastor. Dedi-
cation services in the morning at 10
o'clock. At 8 p. m. there will be an
organrecital and a fellowship meet
ing. Short addresses will be made
by visiting members. Evening serv-
ice at S o'clock, subject, And it
Was Night"
Central Christian church, corner
Third avenue and Stevens street.
Morning services at II o'clock. The
World will attend in body. Sun
day school at 9:45 a. m. Christian
Endeavor at $50 p. m. There will
be no evening service.
Pacific Avenue Christian church,
Rev. A. c. Downing, pastor. Preach
ing at II a. m, christian Growth
Evening service at o'clock, chill
dren's day exercises.
Services for the festival of Penti-
cost will be held in Temple Eman-
uel Sunday evening at 7:45 O'Clock
and Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Pilgrim Congregational church.
Rev. w. ]. Hindley, pastor. There
will be no Sunday school. but spe-
cial childrens day exercises will be
held at II a. m. Rev. Hindley will
talk on Echoes" In the evening
the children will give children's
day program. There will be baptis-
NAL services for infants at the
morning service.
Mrs. Flora (Sister) Bilkiss, the
Nchurchless evangelist" will speak
at her open air tabernacle" a va
cant lot on Front avenue, just east
of Washington street, tomorrow af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock. Her talk will
be concerning the Spokane police
and regarding the cause of the
folks in jail.
In the morning at II O'Clock Mrs.
Bilkiss will speak at Fort George
Wright to the colored soldiers.
ST Marks Lutheran church,
Adams and Walton. Rev. w. L.
Ridenour, pastor.-Sunday school at
10 a. m. No preaching service in
morning. Evening service at s
O'Clock. Subject: Seeking for
Jesus"
Union Park NJ. E., Nelson and
Third streets--In the morning Prof.
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Robert q. Strahorn, president Of
the North Coast, after a year and a
half of waiting, is now within sight
of a franchise admitting his mystic
rious railroad to Spokane. II moth.
ing miscarries in the present plans.
Mr.. Strahorn will be made a gift of
q franchise next Tuesday night that
will be worth millions of dollars to
him.
Mr.. Strahorn is now master Of
the situation. He is the big boss
whose commands must be obeyed,
and that Mr.. Strahorn will get what
he wants goes without saying. With
all OF this Strahorn is considerable
much more SO than the Milwaukee
crowd.
Another concession was made
yesterday afternoon to Strahorn
when the city council refused to
even second a motion, probably in
troduced as a bluff by Councilman
Shaefer, requiring Strahorn to in
vest 81, 000, 900 in a union passenger
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G O N TIN u E D
r o
p A G F. O N F.
FIRE THREATENED

Scenes resembled the San Francis
CO fire and earthquake.
Blocks away, people hauled their
household goods into the street on
the advice of the police. Furniture
vans, hacks, taxicabs and wagons
hurried to and fro with fleeing peo-
pie and their effects.
DROP IN GALE STAYED FIRE.
Only the startling drop in the
gale that had been flashing the
Sound to a fury and tearing down
wires and billboards all evening,
prevented their fears from being
realized Linemen clambered up
telegraph poles, cutting wires, and
were driven down by flames some
times even before they had begun
their work Live wires spluttered
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Charles Stnley. Pacific avenue ana
Bernard street a
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Ladies' and gents clothes cleaned,
pressed and repaired. 1925 First.
Main 1910.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19

Kansas City, Jan. 1s.--John r.
Walsh, former Chicago financier on
his way to the federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, to serve. his sem
itence oh. i've years for the misapplica-
ton of funds of the Chicago National
bank, arrived in Kansas City this
morning on Debated train. The aged
banker had slept fairly well last night
and between trains had appeared
cheerful.
Young Mr.. Walsh, who had pre-
ceded his father, was carrying heavy
suit case. The son, the moment he
caught sight of photographers, darted
toward him. winging the suit case
with surprising force the young Chi
cagoan moved down the newspaper
man, driving him and the picture ma
chine in a bunch against the side of
a Pullman sleeper. The photographer
fell in heap and his camera landed
beneath the car half dozen feet
away. The elder Walsh gave a hurried
glance at his son and then at the
Frustrated man, while the officers and
others in the party gave vent to a
hearty laugh.
Only few persons knew OF the ar
rival of the ex-banker.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19
GOVERNORS TALK
CONSERVATION
GOOD ROADS, FORESTS AND
WATERWAYS DISCUSSED TO-
DAY-DINE TONIGHT
WITH TAFT.

washington, Jan. 1s.-Conservation
Of resources was the topic considered
today by thirty state governors now in
conference here. Having made most
porpitous beginning yesterday, the
conference today planned to accom-
pIish more actual business than yes
terday.
Governor Crothers Of Maryland made
the first address, speaking Of good
roads. He was followed by Governor
Deneen OF Illinois. whose topic was
waterways. The last formal address
OF the morning session was by Cover
nor ouinby OF New Hampshire, who
spoke on forests. There was general
discussion of each OF he three sub
jevts.
The governors were entertained al
dinner last night at the home Of John
Hays Hammond after going to the
judiciary reception at the White
House.
They will be guests at a dinner to-
night at the White House.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19
Want MISSOURIAN
FOR U.OF N. PREXY
REPORTED THAT ALBERT ROSS
HILL HAS BEEN OFFERED
PRESIDENT NoRTHRUP's
PLACE.

st. Paul Mimi, Jan. 1s.--A1bert Ross
Hill, president of the University of
Missouri, 1t is reported. on excellent
authority here, has been offered the
presidency Of the University of Min
nesota to succeed Pres. Cyrus North
rop. The general opinion Of those who
favor DIR. Hill is that he will accept
the offer.
For a time the regents expected TO
bring Dean Frederick S. Jones, former
ly of the engineeringcollege Of the Uni
versity of Minnesota. now of the col
fege of arts and sciences of Yale, back
to this state, but opposition caused
him TO decline
Although there are several educators
on the list of the regents, the name OF
President Hill is declared by far the
most likely. It is expected that a
choice will be made within a few
weeks.
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5000 Street CAR
MENVOTETOSTRIKE
PHILADELPHIA MoToRMEN AND
CONDUCTORS ALICE THE
COMPANY HAS VIoLAT-
ED AGREEMENT.

Philadelphia, Jan. 19.-As result of
a series of disagreements between the
grievance committee Of the local COM
mittee OF the local union and the man.
agenaent of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company, 5000 motermen and
conductors, members OF the AmaIga-
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railway employees, last night and
early this morning voted to strike at
the call Of the executive board OF the
union.
The men claim that the management
OF the company had violated the terms
of agreement entered into at the Gloss
OF the last strike, and that the mem
bers Of the union have been discrimin-
ated against in favor of members OF a
new rival union.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19
FormerN. D. Banker on
Trial in Federal Court
E. Ashley MearS Of "Frenzied Finance" Fame in Fargo
Minot and Rugby, Charged With Using US.
Mails in Arkansas to Defraud

Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. 19.-Bent with
the weight of rs years, E. Ashley Mears
of Minneapolis, reputed to be wealthy
and said to be member of a promin-
ent family of that city, was placed on
trial in the federal court here today. on
three indictments charging him with
using the mails to. defraud.
Two years ago Mears located at Van
dervoort Ark and organized what was
known as the First Bank of Wander
WORT. AS soon as the Incorporation
papers had been filed Nears opened the
bank in one room Of the building occu-
pied by a lumber company. 1t is charg-
ed that he contracted for a large
amount of goods from companies at
Kansas City, Mo-, and Davenport, Ia.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19
House Committee Starts InveS-
tigation Of Hitchcock Charges
BENNETT TO Be WITNESS
OFFICIAL PROBE INTO ALLEGED
EXTRAVAGANcE IN THE INTER
TOR DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING
"JAck" 5ALLINeER INCIDENT
PROMISES TO BE INTERESTING.

Washington, jan 19.-The investiga.
ton OF the charges made by Represen-
tative Hitchcock of Nebraska, demo.
crat, alleging extravaganza in the i'm
terror department, including charges
affecting Secretary Balinger and his
nephew Jack" Ballinger, was begun
before the house committee on ex.
penditures in the interior department
today Bird S. Mcclure of Oklahoma,
chairman of the committee, presided.
Commissioner Fred bennett of the
general landoffice, whose services di-
rectly figure in the contention that there
were many instances of improper use
Of the S1,000,0OO appropriation for the
protection of the public domain, and
Hitchcock who stirred up the trouble
first by a speech in the house on Dec
1B and later followed up a statement
to the committee, were present today
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19

and rendered bogus checks on his bank
in payment for the goods.
Federal officers today testified that
the bank fixtures consisted Of one table,
a chair and cracker boxes for filing
cases. One of the indictments against
Mears was reached today.
Mears is also charged with represent
ing that the bank owned real estate at
Vandervoort and that the statements
were bogus and went sent through the
mails. The prosecution contends that
the bank was fictitious and was swim
die.
Mears owned string Of banks In
North Dakota, the State Bank of Far
go, d bank at Minot and bank at Rug
by.
He failed in Fargo in 1893. He was
also interested in a sheep company and
other ventures.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19
Big RumpuS Breaks Out In the
Indianapolis Convention
FILE CHARGE AGAINST LEWIS
ALLEGED THAT NATIONAL AID
MtNIsTRA1 ION OF UNITED
MINE WORKERS HAS ATTEMPT.
ED TO "PAcK" THE coNvEN.
TON TO CARRY OUT POLICIES.

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 19.-The
charge that the national administra-
ton of the United Mine Workers OF
North America, headed by Pres. Thos.
L. Lewis, has attempted to pack" the
convention of the organization now in
session in this city, so that certain
policies or interests could be forward
ed, brought on a bitter factional fight
on the floor of the convention today.
The anti-Lewis element, led by
Frank ]. Hayes, John I'll. Walker and
Duncan Mcdonald of Illinois and will
liam Green of Ohio, succeeded at the
opening of today's session in suspend
ing the rules for the introduction OF
motion by Hayes that the salaries
of the national organizers should be
suspended while they are In atten-
dance in the convention as representa-
tives of local unions. Between fifty
and sixty Of the organizers are in the
convention and they have been voting
from many local unions that are sup
posed not to be financially able to sup
port delegates.
A Dangerous Precedent.
Inc speaKeds TOT the motion de-
clared that dangerous centraliza-
ton of power had been achieved and,
that the national organizers should
be either out in their districts at
work or should be in the convention
as delegates supported only by and
representing only their own home To-
calls.
President Lewis and his friends
made a hard fight to prevent the
question, which caused violent scenes
in last years convention from coming
UP at this time, but storm of shout
ed protests from the majority of the
1000 delegates in the hall settled that
all routine business of the convention
should be put aside until the matter
should be threshed out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19
Broken Rail bitches No. 7
Near New Salem, N. D.
l3 NO. DAKO1ANS HURT
'BLE HEADER, RUNNING FIJI
j, q MILES AN HOUR DERAILED
LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
BISMARCK TRAVELLING MAN
ONLY ONE CRITICALLY MUIR
ED-DETAILs OF DISASTER.
NORTH DAkoTANs INJURED.

w. w. Lohes, Bismarck internally
injured, condition critical.
y Pat White, Bismarck, arm broken,
other injuries.
George kensiI, Bismarck, scalp
wound and other bruises.
Joe Roney, Bismarck, face and head
badly cut.
George Lohes, Bismarck, face and
head badly cut.
Henry Holtz, Bismarck, serious
wounds about face and head.
Miss Lillian Ruana, Bismarck, hand
cut and deep cash on ear.
Mrs. j. B. Dehinger, Dickinson, legs
broken and internal injuries, condition
very serious.
Casper sohafer, Glen uIlin, head
wounds and back injured.
Mrs. Anna Lane, Linton, scalp
wounds.
Charles Brown, Taylor, hand. badly
cut.
Mrs. NJ. E. Brown, Taylor, scalp
wound, badly injured.
J. C. Heinrich, Mandan, back injured.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19
PEACE IN sight
FOR SWTCHMEN
CONTROVERSY BETWEEN CHIcA-
GO ROADS AND sWITcHMEN
WILL BE CONCLUDED
TOMORROW.

washington, Jan. 19.--After confer
ence today with the representatives Of
the Chicago railway and switchmen
mediators of the controversy, Chairman
Knapp and DIR. Neil, were of the opin-
ion that a conclusion OF the controversy
was in sight. Announcement of the
conclusion will probably not be made
before tomorrow.
AS heretofore indicated, the probable
ity is that some points of difference
between the conferees win be referred
to arbitration.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19
A. c. POSTMISTRESS
RECOMMENDED TODAY
CONGRESSMAN HANNA WOULD
RETAIN SERVICES or MRS.
LOUIS .. EVANS.

washington, Jan. 10. Representative
Hanna recommended today the APP
pointment Of Robert Thompson for
postmaster at Reynolds He declared
further that Mrs. Louise b. Evans will
be appointed postmaster at the college
of agriculture at Fargo This ONCE
was only recently raised to presidential
class.
Mathilde LOwden was today appoint
ed postmistress at BowT1sz.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19

The grain growers are mere. Yes
terday was marked as the biggest
opening day, in point of attendance in
the history Of the tri-state convention.
Today every record was broken. The
town is simply swamped with agri-
culturalists from every part OF the
northwest. This morning the opera
house was packed until every inch OF
standing room was taken. Fourteen
hundred farmers crowded into this
mornings session.
Today the second day of the annual
convention OF the Tri-state Grain e.
Stock Growers association. was de-
voted entirely to the livestock side OF
the organization. The meeting was
presided over by Prof. w. B. Richards
Of the agricultural college and sec
rotary Of the North Dakota Live
Stock association. It proved to be
one of the most interesting meetings
and exhibited the greatest amount of
enthusiasm of any live stock session
ever held in the state.
Dairyind Morning Subject.
The programme this morning began
at $3.50 o'clock and from that time
until the noon hour the entire time
was taken UP with subjects relating
to dairying and the advisability Of the
farmers of North Dakota taking up
this department of farm work The
speakers all advised the establishment
of dairy herds and there was consid-
cradle discussion after each paper, the
laity, however, was somewhat pes
sfrnistic because OF the difficulty in
securing men to do the milking in
large herds--a feature which brought
forth a great amount OF discussion.
The use of milking machines was ad-
vocated, but it seems that 1t takes
an expert mechanic to operate these
machines with any marked degree of
success.
The first speaker on the morning
programme was Joel Winkjer, Of the
division Of dairying OF the department
of agriculture of Washington, d. c.
Mr.. Winkjer took for his subject, Re-
Elections on Present Day Dairy Condi-
tions. This proved to be most instruc-
tive as it dealt largely with the first
establishment OF dairying in parts Of
the country that afterward devoted
most of it's efforts to the products Of
dairy herds.
North Dakota has arrived at that
point in it's history and that condi-
ton of agriculture where 1t will begin
to take up dairying extensively" said
Mr.. Winkjer TT has come to that
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