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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
PORTLAND Interested
IN BALL|NCER TODAY

surance that the secretary is not
responsible for any failure to appor-
ton funds for Oregon reclamation
projects as generously as other
states. The board of army engin-
GERS inspects all the projects, then
makes its recommendations. and by
these recommendations the presi-
dent is governed, and by the presi-
dent the secretary of the interior is
governed.
Mr.. Ballinger will visit the
klamath reclamation project when
he leaves Portland tomorrow even
ing. The water users down there
have been making lot of conf
plants to the effect that Director
Ne well had promised them a price
of from SIS to $40 per acre. and
now they have to pay $50 an acre
The secretary wishes to learn why
Newell did not keep his promise
and what are the merits OF the
trouble"
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An enthusiastic meeting Of the
joint committee from the Central
Labor council and the Township
Good Government club was held
last night in the rooms Of the
Equal Suffrage association.
In the words of the chairman,
r. B. Martin, the general feeling
of the committee was that THANK
God, the day of deliverance from
ring domination is at last at
hand"
Candidates were considered and
the list of primary preferences
completed with one or two excep-
tons. This list will include both
republicans and democrats.
For such offices as no satisfac-
tory candidates have applied other
material will be sought and a COM
mittee to complete the list and in
duce the right kind of men to run
was named.
1t was agreed that the good gov.
eminent rally Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock at Mantle Park should
be made a big affair. Farmers are
coming in from every corner OF
Spokane county, and as Saturday
afternoon Is a holiday a large rep
resentation of the forces of or
ganized labor is expected.
Harry A. Jarvis, president of the
Cenaral Labor council. has beer
asked to preside. The committed
on speakers was authorized to in
vite R. b. Martin and George /.
Reed to speak on behalf Of thu
farmers, d. c. Coates and A. w
Swenson on behalf Of labor ant
Mrs. Minnie J. Reynolds on behal
of the cause of equal suffrage
Judge Poindexter was also invite,
to be present.
A committee on arrangement
consisting OF Mrs. Hutton, w.
Coates and r. B. Martin was al
pointed to look after further dc
tails of the meeting. Frank Goul
of the cooks and walters is tn
general secretary OF the joint con
mittee.
The Spokane County TOWNSHIP
and Good Government club ha
been asked to meet in the Assem-
bly, room of the chamber at 10
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
VITAL RECORD
BIRTHS.


Births were recorded today at the
office OF the board of health as fol
lows:
To Duncan s. and Lena Cowgirl.
S2S Montgomery. August 8, a girl.
To Robert and Bell Russell. N613
Crestline, August 8, twin boys.
To Ralph and Mrs. Peck. 108
Ralph street, August 2, a girl.
To Leigh and Ruth M. Pruden.
1920 Eleventh avenue. August 9, q
girl.
To Willard and Elizabeth Arndt,
1914 Fairyiew avenue, August 9, a
boy.
Il oOliver and Lillian Nelson. st.
Maries, Idaho, August /, boy.
To Augustus X. and Cazenovia
Smythe, Sixth and Denver, August
6, boy.
To Abraham and Esther Hertzka,
Spokane, August 10, boy.
To Walter r. and Anna Davidson
O3224 Minnie. August I. boy.
To Theodore and Bertha Danil
son. E2128 Sinto, July 80. boy.
+ TO Guy II. and Helen Cameron
E1912 Twelfth, August 2. boy.
To James II. and Sophia Sulli
van, 1910 Main avenue. August 10
a girl.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Alfred Anderson, legal, Spokane,
and Ada Jones. legal, Spokane.
Chester Kirk. legal, Spokane,
and Blanche Thems, legal, Spo-
kane.
G.. f. Aritt, legal, Spokane, and
Agnes Myrtle Morton, legal, Spo-
kane.
Paul Mcintyre, legal. Leaven-
worth. and Louise Gallup, legal,
Spokane.
]. G. Slater, legal. Spokane, and
Louise NJ. Smith, legal. Spokane.
Charles Field, legal, Spokane,
and Mayme Sherer legal, Spokane.
S. |. Swanson, as, Spokane. and
Amelia A. Woodruff, 80, Spokane.
Walter |. Eldridge, SO, Spokane,
and Jennie AmirauX, SO, Boston,
Mass. hne
Frank NJ. Mitchell, 81, Spokane
and Helen Jennings, 81, Spokane
PERMITS TO BUILD. sH7 {
F. B. R. Blakeley. $110O, 4T'{
and a half frame, S152S Mount
Vernon street. CO.
F. ], Field, $500. addition, 2121
Falk avenue.
A. Robertson, $1,000, one-spry
frame, O4217 Lincoln street. /
c. A. Lamb, $500. story and a
half frame, ia Twenty-seventf
avenue. )1ar
]. f. Valentine. $1,000, frame
E1517 Boone avenue.
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PAPERS MUST
GIVE ASSESSMENTS

Councilman John Gray at a meet
ing of the county board of equali-
cation, of which he is a member.
asked to see the assessments or
newspapers Of Spokane
After being shown the amount or
taxes paid by each. institution,
Councilman Gray, seconded by
Councilman Cartwright, moved
that the managers of the papers
be called to appear before the
board within five days and give
testimony as to their assessments.
Some of the larger merchants
of the city will appear before the
board the last of the week or first
of next to answer to the raises
made in their assessments by
County Assessor Galbraith.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
COZ Min u z d
F r 0
P A G E O N E
TRAGEDY OVER

getting to town except through the
land owned by the woman. In the
last two years quarrels frequently
arose between the families.
Yesterday when the father OF
James Sutton attempted to pass
the through the place he found it
fenced. He returned to his home.
BEGAN TO CUT WIRES.
Later James E. Sutton. accom-
panied by his sister, started for
the Beebe place in a buggy. AS
soon as he arrived there he began
to cut the wires. Mrs. Totten,
armed with a shotgun, threatened
to shoot him if he did not desist,
Young Sutton paid no attention to
her command. AS he was cutting
another wire, his side toward the
woman, she raised her gun and
fired, according to Sutton's sister.
The heavy charge struck the victim
in the side of the head, killing him
instantly.
Miss Sutton jumped from the
buggy and ran to her home with
the story of the tragedy.
Sheriff Ferguson was notified by
telephone and went to the scene
in an automobile where he arrested
Mrs. Totten. who had made nc
effort to escape.
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NEWELL FOR
COMMISSIONER

r. B. Newell of Freeman, In re-
Spouse to urgent requests from nu.
merous farmers in the south part OF
the county. today filed his declara-
ton of candidacy for the office OF
county commissioner for the Sec
ond district.
Mr.. Newell has been active in the
farmers good government move
ment of the las two years and Is
thoroughly in sympathy with the
plan of a businesslike, economical
administration of county affairs. He
served as a county commissioner in
Bay county, Michigan, before COM
ing west. and fought graft there as
well as here. Mr.. Newell belonged
to the painters union in Spokane
before moving to the country eight
years ago. He has since been affil'
lated with the farmers union.
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DEMOCRATS PICK
AC0UNTY TICKET

Members of tn democratic coun-
ty committee and the special COM
mittee appointed at last nights
meeting of the Young Democratic
club met today noon in the office
of n. 8. Davis and nominated the
following county ticket. to be filed
in the primaries:
State senator. Sixth district
Fred Baldwin.
Senator senator, Fifth district
e. R. Weiks. 3.
Representative, Second district
Horace Guth, attorney, and William
Blackman.
Representative, Third district
r. L. Campbell and J. R. Morford.
|, Lake. ...f...s.
Representative Fourth district
August Brincker and Clarence Mar
tin of Medical Lake. ,...
Representative Fifth district
Fred Schade and Captain John
Gray.
Representative, Sixth District
William Matthews, DR.. Lesser and
DR.. Newman.
Prosecuting attorney-John l.
| Wiley.
Sheriff-George E. Stone.
| County Superintendent-lr
| Isham of Medical Lake.
| Assessor-Grant Cahill OF Moran
| Prairie.
Coroner-Dr. Titus.
| Engineer-Roy Maloney.
No nominations were made fol
commissioner of the first district
auditor, or clerk. Candidates 10
some of these places are still being
|
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
BARNUM WOULD
HAVE BEEN
100 YEARS OLD

Barnum & Bailey's circus will be
in Spokane August Is. p. T. Bar
mum, if he lived until today, would
have been 100 years and Al days
old, and If it were possible to bring
the old Snowman back to life next
Monday afternoon say at 2:l5 p.
M, and place hi mon a grand stand
seat inside the big top of the
circus that still bears his name,
and which will on that day exhibit
it's wonders opposite Recreation
park, he would die again within
the first five minutes. He could
not possibly live beyond 2:2O. and
the cahnces are that 2:lS would see
him back in the Great Beyond"
scared to death by the colossal pro
portions, the brain-staggering, mus,
Gle binding, heart-stopping bigness
to which the puny entertainment
of his name and brain has devel-
ODed.
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G O Min u E D
F r ~
P A @ E O N f
NO CASE AGAINST

rest that the prosecution was in
spired by Fitzpatrick, who has
strong pull at the city hall. The
outcome of the case today bears
out this assertion. After the men
were dismissed Fitzpatrick went
to Prosecutor Pugh's office for a
conference.
The other machinist under ar
rest, r. ID. Wyant. spent night
and good part of a day in jail
before he was released ON bond
When his case was called today it
developed that his accuser, one
Tyler, was a noted strikebreaker
from Camden, N. j., who makes a
business of going over the country
and assisting employers involved
in labor troubles with their men.
On the witness stand Tyler said
that he went by number OF
names one of them being William
Busby. He could not even identity
the defendant, Wyant, as the man
who had assaulted him and Justice
HYDE ordered Wyant turned loose
These two cases had been herl
aided under big headlines in the
newspapers as horrible examples
of the brutality of strikers In deal
| ing with men who had taken thell
| Jobs. When the two cases were
called to trial they completely
| fiZZled out.
Attorney f. o. Conner appeared
| for the machinists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11

The methods of the police IN
making unwarranted arrests and
tossing an inoffensive victim into
the cooler without even the
flimsiest pretext are shown up by
John McGraw, who was naDbed by
Officer Fordyce late Saturday night
and who spent two or three days IN
iail without any charge being lald
against him. McGraw was standing
BY the bar in the Bodega saloon
when the officer tapped him on the
shoulder, told him that he looked
something like a man that was
wanted for robbing a passenger on
an inbound train from Tekoa, and
asked him to walk up to the station
with him.
'Do you mean that l am under
arrest?" queried McGraw.
"No. no, not at all. You can cas-
ilv satisfy the officers at the sta
ton that you are not the man
| wanted" was the reply he got.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
WILEY IN LISTS
AGAINST PUGH

The first candidate for prescott
ing attorney to enter the lists
against Fred c. Pugh is John l..
Wiley. assistant corporation coun-
sci. who filed his declaration of can
didacy on the democratic ticket to-
day.
Mr.. Wiley is one of the active
young lawyers at the bar and for
the last few months has served as
assistant corporation counsel. He
received such encouragement at the
democratic meeting lat night that
he concluded to file today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
DELEGATES TO CONSERg
WALTON CONGRESS

After several days mature DELHI
Grafton, Mayor n. S. Pratt has de-
cided upon the quintette of promi-
nent business men OF this city who
will represent Spokane at the Ma
tional Conservation congress, which
will be held in st. Paul beginning
September 5. and at which it is
expected that Colonel Roosevelt,
Pinchot, Garfield and other well
known men will speak.
The following were mailed letters
this morning by the mayors secre-
tary notifying them Of their APP
pointment r ] u Browne. w. s.
Yearsley, II. ID. Merritt. George
Chandler and Justice S. A. Mann.
None Of these Is expected TO de-
cline the honor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
THE MODERN FIGURE
How to Regain Beauty Of Fox

The vagaries of Fashion are -
great trial to ladies' inclined to over
stoutness; hut it Is a great mistake
to go in for physical repression In
the shape OF special stays Fasting
and violent exercising are also dan
gerous. One very soon becomes limp.
depressed and sallow OF complexion
when such methods of getting thin
are adopted. There is absolutely no
necessity to study dietetics or de-
prive ones self Of wholesome rest
and bodily comforts.
The following Is a prescription
which will restore beauty OF form
without any sacrifice of health or
strength Any druggist will make 1t
up for you or supply the harmless in
gradients, viz: " or. Marmola. VI OF
Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic, and
az or Peppermint Water. The dose
is one teaspoonful after each meal
and at bedtime.
Don't be afraid Of good appetite.
especially as the digestive system
will be much benefited by this simple
treatment. Indeed. the whole body u
beautifled, and the reduction OF
weight occasions no wrinkles. The
skin and complexion are rebeautified.
Adv
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FLIGHT
IN AIR HISTORY
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(By United Press Leased WlreJ
MEZiERES, France, Aug. H.
Racing an electrical storm whose
flashed out after his fraiI
aeroplane, lie Blanc, leader in the
188 mile cross country flight for a
SAT 900 purse, today completed the
third leg Of his periIous journey.
From Nancy to Mezieres, distance
of 100 miles, he made tho remark.
able time of | hour and SIS minutes.
None of his six competitors
equalled this. Hearing the staccato
Of his motor above the roar of the
onrushine storm. the entire popuis-
ton of Mezieres turned into the
streets to greet lie Blanc. Wildly
careening in the gale, the stays OF
the planes taut with the strain, the
aviator swooped to earth. A thun.
der of applause went up and he was
seized by the throng and carried
high on their shoulders through the
madIy cheering crowd. More thar
$4,000 persons followed the racer &c
his hotel.
TELLS STORY OF RACE.
lie Blanc told the story Of his
treathless flight to the United
Press correspondent. He said:
My troubles were many. l hat
10 more than assembled when | en-
countered a heavy fog. Rising.
sought to break through this. In
stead, | ran headlong into gall
that swept my map from its fasten
iugs and twisted my machine dan
gerously 1t was one of the hard
est struggles l hav eever expert
onced to keep my craft upright.
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INDICTED FOR PERJURY
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Thomas M.
Lee of Armour & Co. was today in
dicted for perjury by the federal
srand jury that has been Investigate
ing the alleged packing trust. The
indictment is the first that has
been returned by the special grand
jury. 1t is reported that number
of others will follow. Lee told the
jury, according to the Indictment,
that Thomas H. Plat of Armour's
did not attend the daily meetings
with the other packers at which 1t
Is alleged the days prices on pack
ing house products and incoming
live stock are fixed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
STILL BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS

The Smith divorce case, men
toned yesterday, was still on trial
today before Judge Hinkle behind
closed doors.
Clarence Smith, the husband, a
member of the Smith undertaking
firm. charges his wife with consort-
ing with men. She in turn charges
that he has become engrossed in
money making and has grown cold
and indifferent. Property matters
have been settled, and the chief
fight as over the custody of an
adopted child.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11

PORTLAND, Ore. Aug. LII. A.
Ballinger, secretary of the interior,
arrived in Portland today, and was
escorted To a local hotel by a party
of friends. He will remain in Port
land two days.
Ball.nger, when beseiged by re-
porters. stated that interviews must
always be preceded by formal ap-
pointments, and referred his would
be interrogators to E. c. F1nney,
law officer of the interior depart
ment. who accompanied him.
Finney first of all conveyed Bal
fingers emphatic assurance that
the talk of his resignation, either
forced or voluntarily, is pure non
sense.
Mr.. Ballinger never retreats un,
der fire. He fights until the battle
is won" said Finney. "Ballinger Is
all right" he added as a tribute to
his chief.
And let me give you positive as
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
TODAYS BUDDING
CANDIDATES

f. II. Eshelman, registering from
the Madison hotel, today filed his
declaration for representative from
the Sixth district. He is mem
Der of the Eshelman-Burr real es-
tate firm, a Spanish war veteran
and quite active in the affairs or
the chamber of commerce.
Charles f. Owen, E2320 Fourth
avenue, today filed his declaration
for constable.
CLYDE Miller, Plaza, has filed his
declaration for representative for
the Fourth district.
w. f. Stephens today filed for
representative in the Second dis
tIict.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
BATTALION ORDERED
TO FIGHT FIRE
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Gen-
eral Leonard Wood, chief OF staff,
this afternoon ordered battalion
of the Fourteenth Infantry to pro-
coed from American Lake, Wash,
to the Occur dAlene district, Idaho,
to fight forest fires.
1t is reported here that all other
fires except those in the Occur
d'Alene district are now under con-
troll.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11

Sullivan told the iron magnates
to arm their men by strapping the
guns in front, which was done.
This thing Of arming the strige-
breakers is part of the plan fol
lowed on the suggestion OF the
Portland committee Of three. sent
here to aid the employers in the
metal workers strike.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
LEBLANC WINS AIR RACE
HER DEATH MAY HAVE FOLLOWED
OPERAT TON BY CRLPPEN

spondent of the London Chronicle
that Crippen intimated to the Ca
madam officials that his wife had
died from the effects of an oper-
alton performed by him.
Further than this the experts
found nothing from which the iden-
tity of the woman could be deter
mined.
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REPUBLICAN MEETING
CALLED FOR TONIGHT

A meeting of the Second Ward
Republican club will be held to-
night in the municipal courtroom. A
number of speakers will be on
hand, including John l.. Wilson and
the newsboy candidate for the leg
islature. Arthur Prague.
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PERMIT tn ARM STR|KEBREAKERS
GIVEN BY PRATT AND SULLIVAN

It is learned today that the per-
nit to the Union and National
Iron works to arm their strike
breakers with guns was issued by
Mayor Pratt and Chief of Police
Sullivan, after a conference be-
tween the heads of the city gov
eminent and Manager Fitzpatrick
of the Union Iron works and Ora
ham Boyd of the National Iron
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11

the executive disapproval of the
actio nof some citizens of Texas
who were slightly in advance OF
their country at large in urging
the annexation of Cuba and the
Sandwich islands. There are copies
of President Taylor's message in
the archives at Washington, but
you do not hear much about 1t In
the national political conventions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
SAN FRANCISCO
GETS CONVENTION

(By United Press Leased Wire)
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 11.-San
Francisco was named today as the
meeting place for the 1911 conven-
ton of the International Typo
graphioal union.
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To jefferson and Dora Cornett,
Spokane, August 6. girl.
To James A. and Clara Hughes,
Five Mile Prairie, August 9, a girl
To l.. E. and Maud Mellick, Lib
erty Lake, August 8, boy.
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TRIPLE MURDER
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
+ CHICAGO. Aug. 11.-Because he
was denied admission to the home
of his wife. from whom he had
been separated, w. ]. Myers, this
AFTERNOON, shot and killed the wo-
.man, killed their son Ralph, D; his
father-inIlaw, Frank Bouton, and
.then committed suicide.
| The triple murder and suicide
created panic in the neighbor
Ihood. Meyers was proprietor OF a
ishooting Gallerx
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TODAY IN HISTORY

Aug. II, 1849,
President Zach
airy Taylor made
public a message.
1t was not sent to
congress, neither
was it dated at
Beverly, M a s s.
But 1t created
som stir, as 1t
expressed, in no
uncertain terms
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Wy 0T'TeCN oSS
LONDON, Aug. 11.-Experts who
have been examining the body
found in the basement of DR.. ii.
H. Crippen's home today asserted
that it Is that of a woman who had
undergone an operation before her
death. This corrobOrates the ru-
NOR cabled by the Quebec CORE
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
ENTHUSIASTIC GOOD
GOVERNMENT MEETING

m. Saturday to consider candidates
and take steps for the active con-
duct of the campaign. Selections
of candidates will be reported in
due time to the Central Labor
council and the farmers organiza,
ton for their approval.
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BATTERED BY WIND.

Battered by the wind, was
forced to zigzag and circle to avoid
disaster. My distance was thus in
creased, but | opened the throttle
of the engine and kept on at ter
rifle speed. After reaching Toul,
from Nancy, / should have headed
straight for Mezieres, but my map
was gone and the clouds obscured
the earth, except for occasional
elimpses. I could see the valley Of
the River Meuse stretching away
to the north and although 1t meant
DETECTION from the course l should
have followed | steered by watching
for the river through the riffs in
the clouds.
NEVER SUCH A RACE.
"Behind me I could see the black
thunder clouds, from which streaks
of lightning flashed. The wind was
driving the clouds after me. They
were gaining on me and | knew 1t
meant instant death if they envel'
oped me.
81 have never run such a race.
The clouds parted and l saw first
Moussons, then Douzy flash by be-
low me. I was going more than 65
miles an hour. The thunder deaf
ened me.
AT last / saw the reaches of the
canal that ends at Mezieres. Then
I knew | was safe. l swung my
planes downward and dropped out
of the sky and away from the vi
cious lightning"
lie Blanc's official time for the
2S5 miles covered so far is 5 hourf
and 52 minutes