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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25

When Mayor N. s. Pratt ap-
pointed an investigating committee
to look into the matter of charges
against the city Jail and police con-
ditions, The Press instantly as
serted that the wrong course had
been adopted, and that such a COM
mlttee would render no unbiased re-
port. The Press does not have to
use argument to convince any fair
minded citizen of the verify of this.
is 1t reasonable to suppose that a
mayor who appointed a chief of
police under investigation and who
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25

Great interest is being taken by
local people in the state tubercu-
losis exhibit, which opened today in
the armory, with j. b. Combs, chief
state health inspector. in charge.
They feel that the exhibit will ac-
complish great good.
Lectures will be given at the
night sessions and all persons are
requested to come and learn of the
cure and prevention of tuberculosis,
which is now claiming so many vic
Tins.
The lectures will be delivered in
simple, explicit manner in which
no one can take exception and the
knowledge of which if applied will
be an aid to the medical profession
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25

EXHIBIT OPEN

Labor Organizations, O. c. Fod-
rea. chairman, member typo
graphical union.
Address of Welcome, Mayor
N. S. Pratt.
What the Pressmen Are Do
ing in the Anti-tuberculosis
Fight" w. j. Coates, pressmen's
union.
What Labor Organizations
Are Doing in the Prevention of
Tuberculosis" A. w. Jones,
member cigarmaker's union.
"The Union Printers home
Fred Barker, typographical
union.
Cost of tuberculosis to the
Workingmen of Spokane and
How 1t May BE Eliminated" DR..
Wilson Johnston, president of
Washington state board OF
health.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
CAMPAIGN IN
THE NORTHWEST

DENVER. Colo, April 25.-The
Pacific northwest will be the scene
OF the greatest activity In the cam.
paign inaugurated by Secretary VIII
son, through the forest service, to
induce American homeseekers to
take up homesteads within the nat
tonal forests instead of rushing
across the border into Canada. This
was the opinion expressed today by
Paul G. Redington, assistant dis
trict forester. who makes his head
quarters here.
Colorado and the Rocky Noun
tain district will not be greatly
affected by the campaign.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
WALLS OF JERICHO
DID NOT FALL

(By United Press Leased Wire)
NEW YORK, April 25.-Ac-
cordins to the special CORES
pondent of the New York Sun
at 6eIin, the latest report Of
Prof. SeIlin, who is In charge
Of one of the German exped-
ltions at work In the holy land,
declares that the walls Of Jer-
leo did not fall as recorded In
the bible, but instead are In an
excellent state of preservation
today. The correspondent
writes:
notwithstanding the record
ed falling down Of its walls the
triple belt Of masonry around
Jericho is excelIently preserved
and inside are still better re-
mains of the city, some Of them
to a height of a couple of yards
or more.
1.-THE houses are small"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
BRYAN FORMALLY ORDAINED AS A CHURCH
ELDER; HIS SERMON

occupied the entire service. Mr..
Bryan was elected an elder In
March, but yesterday was the first
opportunity for his ordination.
THE Sermon on the Mount"
formed the basis of his remarks,
following his obligation. Mr.. Bryan
said that he accepted the eldership
because it imposed obligations new
to those which he as a Christian
heretofore had entertained. lie
dwelt on the life of Christ and ths
duties imposed on citizens to fol
low the NaZarene as an example.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
BE TENDER WITH
"JOY JUICE" VICTIMS

MORRISON, IT,, April 25.-
The humble residents Of Nor
rIson must not be thrown un-
tremendously into the street
when he has acquired on over
supply of "joy juice" under
severe penalty for the eJector,
according to an ordinance in
effect here today.
The ordinance provides for
the care and disposal Of hope
less and helpless inebriates
and provides various penalties
for the hard hearted saloon
man who fails to aid the "gent
with the bum"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
$4o,oO0,o0O WIDOW OF
SILENT SMITH TO WE'D

LONDON. April 25.-Mrs. Jas.
Henry Smith. widow of Silent"
Smith, is soon to be married to
Barlow Van Voorhis. The engage
ment is being kept quiet.
Mrs. Smith is in Paris at pres
ent, while Van Voorhis is in Lon
don. He is stopping at the A. j.
Drexel home, Grosvenor square.
Mrs. Smith is a sister of Mrs.
Anthony DreXel of Philadelphia,
and is reputed to be worth $4O,-
100000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
DRIVE OUT NEGROES

COLEMAN, Texas, April 25.-A
negro is a rarity in Coleman today
following a race war which ragged
until nearly daybreak. The mas
culine population of Coleman, arous-
ed at the importation of black la
borers to work on the railroad
drove out the negroes with sticks
and stones and defied the authorit-
les to interfere.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25

Wis. during Saturdays gale, Is
still fast, despite the efforts of a
half dozen tugs to float her.
Michigan suffered the heaviest
loss from the blizzard. The peach
district was heavily damaged, II
being estimated In some portions
that the crop is total failure. The
whole damage in Michigan is esti-
mated at $10,000,000.
The storm extended from Mime.
sofa into Tennessee, Kentucky and
Arkansas.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
SPOKANE WILL NOTALLOW BEAST AND JUNGLE TO TRIUMPH

Like Denver as described in Judge Lindsey's famous
series OF articles in Everybodys Magazine Spokane has
its "Beast" and it's ''Jungle''
This no excited exaggeraton of speech vain display
of temper. 1t is the truth.
Spokane's Beast is it's political SYSTEM crouched and
plotting under the wings Of the police department and
political BOSSES Its jungle is the city hall and the court
house They not extensive ungles but the under
growth and mazes wondrous to behold, and it is
parlous hard to find any straight and narrow paths
therein.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
.bA 7 TIE +!
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SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 25.-Re-
ports from tho province of Albania
today state that 10000 revolving Al
banlans are fighting against 40 regi-
ments Of Turkish troops In a mar
row defile In the Chernolieva noun
talns between Ferizovatch and Pris-
rend.
The outcome Of the battle Is un-
certain, says the dispatches.
All trains are being held up by
the rebels and most of the Turkish
wires have been cut.
More troops are being hurried
from the southern provinces to cope
with the revolutionists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
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CHICAGO, April 25.-The cold
which came with Saturdays mid
spring blizzard continues today.
Dispatches from various places in
the middle west indicate that the
damage to crops of all descriptions
wisY reach a total of $50,000,000.
The weather bureau predicts the
cold will continue for another day
before the mercury begins to climb.
The damage in the fruit belt has
been particularly severe, according
to dispatches received today.
The big passenger steamer, Iowa,
which went aground off Racine,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
A|RSH|P PLANNED TO
CARRY TEDDY, IS
WRECKED
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Wy ShthSd
BERLIN. April 25.-The Zeppelin
III, Count Zeppelin's gigantic dirigi-
BILE balloon. was found wrecked near
Weilberg today where 1t crashed
to earth half an hour after it had
been torn from its moorings in a
gale. One soldier carried away in
the runaway balloon, fell to the
bround from great height and
was fatally injured.
Government officers are over1oyed
that the balloon did not fall In hos
tile territory and thus did not re-
veal any secrets or its construction.
The dirigible was found with its
great gas bag torn and its steel
ratings smashed. The airship will
be sent to Cologne for repairs.
which, 1t is estimated, will cost
s125.0o0.
Count Zeppelin previously had ex-
tended an invitation to former Pres
ident Roosevelt to accompany him
on flight, according to report.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
O D D S
A NJ D
F. n D S

James J. Hill and party Of big
financiers left Chicago on special
train Saturday night. They Will
go to the coast via the Great North
ern, and return on the Northern
Pacific. Possibly when Hill is in
Spokane, he will tell why he did
not grant terminal rates after he
had promised, and what he thinks
about the matter now. Possibly.
Tommy: Pop, what do they
mean by circumstances over which
they have no control?
Tommy's Pop: Wives, my son.
PORTLAND, Ore.-Mss kath-
leen Durrin and Harry Twitche II
met one week ago. Saturday they
we're married. Miss Durrin was In
an auto when it broke down.
TwitcheIl came along and hauled
the party into town. That was how
the romance began.
The truth of the saying that time
is money seems to be borne out
by the way people squander it.
While the northwest experience
ed the Warmest April weather in
many years, the middle west shiv-
cred under the codest kind of April
blanket. For instance, at Rosebere,
Oregon, the temperature was 81
degrees, and in Cincinnati, Ohio, II
was 38 degrees, with snow flying.
Perhaps the woman who owns
chanticler hat is perfectly justifi,
ed in growing about 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25

OAKLAND. Cal, April 25.-An
investigation is under way today
to ascertain the origin of a fire
which destroyed the Hall Ware.
house company's warehouse and
nine cottages In the same block
yesterday The damage Is estimat.
ed at $l25,000, partly covered by
insurance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25

ROME. April 25.-The pope has
severed diplomatic relations with
the little prineipality Of Monaco,
on account of the prince OF Mon-
aco's proposed conference with the
king and queen OF Italy on his hob
by OF oceanography. The prince
comes to Rome next Wednesday.
Though a Catholic sovereign, ha
will not be received by the pope,
having announced his Intention ot
first visiting the king and queen. I
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25

has persistently protected and re-
fused to investigate other appoint
ees who have been removed by the
city council would select a commit
tee whom he could not trust to
whitewash our dear friend, Long
John" Sullivan?
Huh! We guess not.
This undisputed fact was shown
up, and long before members of the
committee declared that they had
found nothing bad, The Press pre-
dicted that this would be the out
Continued on Pace q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
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10Y OHIKcu FTcSs IVdocu "HeJ
LINCOLN, Neb.. April 25-- In the
little Westminster Presbyterian
church, midway between Lincoln
and Fairview, w. ]. Bryan was for
mally ordained and installed yes
terday as an elder of that dcnomi-
nation.
The ordination was conducted by
Rev. H. b. Comm. the pastor, be-
fore an attendance OF 800. practi.
cally the capacity OF the church
building. The installation and the
acceptance address Of Mr.. Bryan
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25

like this large playfield. but the
system of neighborhood play.
grounds which they promise to
furnish will fill a want which Is
sorely felt today. These play
grounds will be as evenly distrib-
uted throughout the city as is pos
sible. They will be we'll equipped
and run under the care Of super
visers. so that they VIII, If any
thing, diminish the noise of play as
l.existing today in our streets.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
THAT $4,000
A|RSH|P PRIZE
(By United Press Leased Wire)

10Y oHIACu TTCoS GCdSCu VIFCJ
LONDON, April 25.-M. Paulhan,
the French aviator, will try for the
Lord Northcliffe prize of $4,000
for flight between Manchester
and London. He arrived here last
evening, and today. with his
mechanician. is busily engaged in
preparing his biplane for the voy-
age.
White, the British aviator who
nearly completed the Manchester
trip last week, will try again with
in the next few days. 1t is rumored
that he and Paulhan will start
about the same time and race to
Manchester.
Nell: What's you idea of a mod
ell husband?
Belle: Oh, anyone who let's his
wife have her own way.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25

slide and then starts off by giving
herself slight push. The sides of
the slide have a rail about six
inches high, so that no child can
fall off. Both the floor and the
rails are highly polished, and in
this way no mother need fear that
the clothes of the child run any
chance of tearing or even of get
ting worn.
The Spokane park commission
ers dc not plan on having anything
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25

One OF the most popular pieces
OF apparatus on playfield is what
Is known as the slide. Children
between the ages Of six and twelve
take a great delight In this dry
weather tobogganing, All the
playfields of the country are sup
piled with II. II consists of n stair
way leading up to platform.
where the child sits down on a
seat on level with the top of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
TWO DISASTERS IN THE ETHER
ENCLANO'S BIG ARMY
BALLOON IS 4
WRECK
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Ipy OHTtcu TresS LEASED WfreJ
EARNSBARNOuGH, England,
April 25.-England's newest army
dirigible balloon was wrecked here
today while preparations were be-
ing made for Its initial flight. 4
slight wind overturned the craft,
splitting all the Gas haga and
smashing the framework. lack a.
ballast caused the alrshIp - exsrs
turn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
IMMENSE
AMOUNT
DAMAGE
Blizzard Creates
Havoc in Elev-
en- States.
COLD WAVE CONTINUES

Q - . . = . = . = . . = . .
. A severe blizzard, followed
. by a cold wave that has made
. new records In many places
= for the middle Of April, has 4
= done heavy damage In 13
. states of the middle west.
= Crops have suffered heavily.
. The loss In various states is 4
. estimated today as follows:
. Michigan, $to,o0O,000.
= Illinois, $6,00o,o00.
= Indiana, $5,O00,00o.
q Iowa, $S,0OO,000.
. Ohio, $1,000, 900.
. Tennessee, 100000.
. Minnesota and northwest,
= 100000.
. Wisconsin, $3,o0O,o0O.
= Nebraska, $2,0O0,00O.
. Kansas, $5,o00,000.
= Missouri, Kentucky, Arkan-
. sas, 100000.
. Total loss, $5o,ooo0oo.
q q q q q q Q q q q q q q q .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25

Be sure to give The Press
your new address 90 that you
will get your paper without
Interruption. Phone N. $40.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-25
HOME EDITION

Weather-ShoWers tonight
or Tuesday; cooler. Max.
tenn, "a; mIn., as.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
ENGLISH SWEARING BOXES.
In One Place Even the Women Hsvs
TO Contribute.

In One Place Even the Women Hsvs
to Contribute.
In certain public houses. says London.
Scraps speaking OF peculiar customs.
there are boxes on the bar counters
which have curious use.
These are called swearing boxes. into
which customers betrayed into the use OF
bad language are required to drop a coin.
IN one hostelry-which shall be name
less-there is a swearing box OF this
sort; but the popularity OF the public
house IN question is that It Is largely
patronized by women. They are en-
ployed at an adjacent factory.
One would imagine that among women
q swearing box would be an unnecessary
article Of furniture. But in this case It
is In frequent use.
leads 10 violence of language, but what
ever the reason may be. it is a matter
OF fact that the box Is not left empty
Indeed, the women make so many slips
Of the tongue that the box Is nlled
not once only. but many times. so that
considerable funds have been accum-
ulated What Is the exact figure OF ths
money obtained by this bad language
box has not been recorded, but that Il
is a large amount VIII be realized waen
II Ifs stated that on & slack Monday in
the late autumn forty women had a
days outing on four-horse brake. the
expenses being paid for entirely BY this
means.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
Rird Ne.t Lined wien cold.

Youngstown correspondence Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mysterious thefts of gold leaf used In
decorating the dome OF the courthouse
have been reported the last few days
Sheets OF the valuable material disap-
peared even with the closest watch kept
by the foreman. When 1t was decided
10 have a detective guard the dome the
thief was discovered.
An English sparrow few into the build
ing and out again so regularly the de-
tective became interested in its move
ments. The little visitor was observed
to pick up the gold sheets being used
by the workmen and TO fly across the
street to a church tower. An investiga-
ton was made and the missing gold re-
covered. The sheets had been used to
line a nest.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
A FoRLoRN HOPE.
By JESSIE I. pIERsoN.

By JESSIE I. PIERsoN.
! saw him sitting at his desk;
His face was worn and old.
And time and toll had dimmed the era,
Which had been bright and bold
The stalwart form vas stopped and bent,
Which once was 40 admired:
"i'm holding On. he, smiling. aid
"I'm soon 10 be retired. :"
I noticed that his hair was gray,
And pitifully thin.
And pale and Wrinkled Yrs the cheek,
Where once tho rose had BEEN
"But still" he said. as Ger bis books
He patiently perspired.
81 shall not work much longer now.
I'm soon to be retired.
The EeaTy days dragged into months.
The months grew into years,
Yet still be plodded at his work,
Impelled By hopes and fears.
Sometimes bis trembling fingers shook,
As comrades old were f1rsd.
''I must hold down my JOB. hs nid.
Until we are retired. ="
his head fell on his desk. one day;
His rest had come. II seemed.
Alas! it hardly was ths one
OF which his heart had dreamed.
For, bending low, caught the words
He breathed. as Re expired:
"Could ! have worked little more
! might have been retiredw
So nov be walks. mournfui ghost,
Unseen by human eye.
Sometimes you hear him IN the wind,
As il goes wailing by.
The House and Senate he must haunt
Until The end desired
Shall be sttain-d and they agree.
Tbs clerks shall be retired
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
81 AVINGRAIL WA Y BRAKEMEN
Secretary Moseley of the Interstate Commerce Commission
Discusses His Lifeuork.
Discusses His Lifework.

hand and, after pounding him to the
floor. kicked him. because he was no
better than a murderer. When he got
up, the mate whipped him for threaten
ing TO report me to the captain The
Belgian was so thoroughly trimmed that
he remained in his bunk for fortnight.
The details l am relating" Mr.. Moseley
went on 10 say. ''are only interesting be-
cause they picture the old life of the
sea- when there was much brutality
afioat. as well as inhuman neglect Of the
common sailor.
We'll I was gone a year and came
home with an Asiatic malady that re-
duced the ocean from the realm Of ro-
nance TO a pretty harsh and uncomfort-
able reality I obtained employment
in the ONCE Of a shipping company and
later went into business with my father
He said might get married when had
600. At the age Of twenty-three, /
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

valises and hid the letters between the
lining and the outside leather.
I'VE next stopped at Cienfuegos, where
I met several ship captains and a man
whom I had known in Massachusetts,.
While we were talking. two officers
came and told me. through an interpre-
ter, that although they were wearing
the uniform of Spain. they were revolu-
tionists just the same Would 1 kindly
and privately inform them how 10 get
into communication with the nearest In
surgent army?
Don't betray u.s. they pleaded, or
we shall be shot
81 am a merchant. l replied, and
know nothing about the revolutionists.
have no information to give and no ad-
vice. except to say that II l were a
Spaniard I would remain one.'
Those two beggars followed me TO
the ship, and they, with others. exam
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
MUCH-TRAVELED HOBO.
Has CircIed Globe Five Times and
Has Picked Up Many Languages.

Has Cfrc1ed Globe Five Times ana
Has Picked Up Many Languages.
From the Mexican Herald.
Frank c. Welch, OF Pittsburg, and the
rest Of the world, has just arrived in the
City OF Mexico over the National Rail-
way from Laredo. having ridden the dis
tance on every portion OF the train ex-
cept the car seats. and meeting with
some discouraging delays on the road.
Mr.. Welch. known TO hobodOm as
Penn" left San Luis POtosi in car
OF imported corn.
At the tender age Of eleven years Mr..
welch, now twenty-seyen years old, had
q difference of opinion with his father
which resulted in his leaving home. With
a boy companion they started TO Boston
intending TO sell newspapers enough to
pay their passage 10 England. At New
York City they changed plans. for fnan-
cial reasons, the companion abandoned
the trip, and Welch, having exhausted
his nerve and resources. was weeping on
the docks. when q seafaring man hove
to- This person happened TO have q
tramp steamer of his own and he adopted
welch for a four-year voyage.
When the boy got home he was so
thoroughly saturated with the idea OF
travelling that he has been at II ever
since. Five trips around the world and
to every continent of IL, and eleven trips
across the United States. besides nu-
merous zigzags into its various corners.
have been included in his sixteen years
wanderings. He has kept record OK.
his tranps. and has gathered smat-
tering OF various foreign tongues. be-
sides a geographical vocabulary that is
rather astonishing. He claims $4,000
miles OF travel, making an average or.
llc miles day, since he first left home.
He has not willingly stayed in one place
more than ten days. and he claims 70.
have been under arrest only twice in all
the time.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

Prince Alexander OF Battenberg. after
being compelled by Emperor Alexander III
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-28

the welfare of his state or city at heart will defend the work of the Chit woods. True they murdered good man and a good officer. One of then was sent into eternity with bullet from a deputyiS gun, and the other, who later surrendered while facing death from hunger and exposure, was willing to take the consequences when he sought an officer and asked to be taken to jail. Though criminal and murderer, Chitwood displayed more courage and manhood than amy of the men who took part in that early morning affair at Hot Springs Mon- day. When he was shot down by the mob leaders Chitwoodis hands were in irons.
 Mob law is disgrace to any state or community and that Hot Spring mob ought to hang its head in shame Tor all time to come