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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-12
BIG SPECIAL
TRAIN GOES
IN RIVER
Two Killed, Many Injured in
California Wreck-Chem-
lists on Way to Con-
VentiOn.

90 = = . . . . = . 80 80
. The dead: =
. Fireman Ernst, San Fran =
q cisco. q
. Engineer L. A. Dixon, San .
. Francisco. =
. The injured: =
. Conductor w. n. Metz, in =
. ternaIly; may die. .
. r. MCGEE, dining car porter, =
. San Francisco; internally; q
. may die. .
- 3. McCIeary, brakeman, San .
. Francisco; hand cut. =
. A. 6. Peterson, dining car =
. conductor, San Francisco; =
. hand cut. q
. Several others not serious. .
90 q . . . . = . . . - 9
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-TWO
tralnmen were killed, two others
fatally hurt, and several passengers
fatally hurt when a special train
Continued on Page Six.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-12

"lf Spokane and her mayor are a
fair sample Of the much boasted
fair mindedness and equality Of the
golden west, then ! have had my III,
and the sooner can get back to the
south the better will feel" said a
destitute man who had looked In
vain TO Mayor N. S. Pratt and the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-12

police for assistance in their hour OF.
need.
Driven from their home and
forced to camp under some scrawny
trees growing nearby by the fire
that swept the Springston mill and
eight residences from the may Sun.
day. a family Of poverty stricken
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-12
FAMIL Y MADE DESTITUTE
BY FIRE COMPLAIN OF
TREA TMENT BY OFFICIALS

though proud Missourians bitterly
upbraid the mayor and police for
the treatment which was given
them.
At the head of the family is
wiry, tough little Missouri back
woodsman, who is thoroughly cap
Continued on Page Eight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-12
Cool Togs for These
Sizzling Days
Men Read the Ads and Buy
Them for Little Money.

Them for Little Money.
One leading store has several
fine bargains listed for the men
of Spokane today In one place
they tell of $l.25 cool summer
hats on sale at 65c: in still an
other place they offer mems
summer hose worth regularly
15c per pair at 3 pairs for 25c;
while yet again they want to
sell you a fine suit OF cool sum-
mer underwear. worth $3.50, for
just one large iron dollar.
Men, be sure to read all the
ads every day. Money saved is
money earned You can buy
everything you need at great
savings by reading The Press
ads carefully every day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-12
90 . - . . >>>>>
ISN'T "THE GAME AND THE CANDLE"
A DANDY? DON'T MISS READING tT

Wasn't The Press right when remarked that The Game
the Candle" a jolly for reading? The
running The Press Friday but host
Of readers already much Interested in it, In last
nstalment the story approached this
is reached The viii be imprisoned then there
will be thrilling and novel kind of escape After that will
association with and love and
high adventure It's great little story and don't miss reading
every night Those who begun reading pick
the thread Of the get Of The Press
since Friday Don't "The Game and the CANDLE
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-12
BY gibson GARDNER.

It Is fortunate for the country
that the Taft program was, as a
whole, defeated. To tell the plain
truth the program was made up Of
a large mass of bad legislation
THontInued an DaoA CtxN
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-12
TODAY IN HISTORY

Suppose Taft
told Teddy to &C
out west to pull
I h e insurgents
under his cave6
in platform to
keep him com
pany, and sup
pose T e d d y
went!
Sir w I'LL a m
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Continued on Page Slx.)
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A FATAL WRECK IN CALIFORNIA G~11Y5DEM7
READ "zHE PRESS" FOR TRUTH ABOUT CITY HAIL {[84Ea

don't forget to give carrier
your new address or tele.
phone Tho Spokane Press,
Main 375.
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Weather-Fair tonight aAA
Wednesday; cooler tonight.
Max. temp, 81; nnln., 81.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26
SURE THAT LANGF0RD
WILL MEET JOHNSON

Kansas CITY. Oct. 25.-Joe WOodman,
sam LaugfOrds manager. is certain
that his own particular bitfer and Jack
Johnson viii come together i'm London
not later than MAY ] .. WoOdman bases
his belief from recent talks he has ha0
with the champion and the fact that the
Johnson larder is not fun TO overflow
ing According 10 WOOdman, Johnson
isn't very heavy" financially these
DAYS and that as soon as he is pinched
for currency he naturally viii turn 10
LangfOrd as a means TO reDlenishing his
bank roll.
Il am so sure Of securing a fight for
LangfOrd with Johnson that j am not
paying amy attention to any other chal
lenges.' said WOOdman this morning.
We have been after lii Athuh' for
three years and now ] believe that our
hopes are about TO be realized. Hugh
Mcintosh has been after Johnson for
some time and ne writes me that he is
positive that DE viii stage the match
in London next May. Johnson likes Nc
lntOsh. and if any man can get him to
fight il viii be the Australian promoter.
Mcintosh already has offered a purse OF
$4,000 for the fight, and We are willing
TO allow Johnson TO divide il to suit
himself"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26
AUTO RACES PLANNED
FOR COAST MOTORDRONE

Los Angeles, Oct 25-AutomobiIe
racing events that should bring some
OF the greatest motor car drivers TO Los
Angeles have been planned by Walter
Hempel, manager for the Los Angeles
Motordrome The opening race meet.
November 20 and p, is 10 see Barney
Old1eld and a number of other we'll
known drivers on the boards after
world records.
Complete events have been planned
Tor The fast men and for stock cars and
drivers. During the November meet
there IS 70 be q tWO-hOur race. The
Motordrome record for the IwO-hOur
race IS l4l miles, made by Ray Harroun
last April This is an average OF 73h
miles an hour. This mark made by
Harroun is almost sure 10 be broken in
the opening meet
Following the opening meet a 24-hOur
race is 10 be held Christmas day and
the day following. The record is a
little more than 200 miles. The world
record is Loss miles, made by Edge at
BrOOklands. England. There is a posi-
bility that this record may be broken on
The saucer track.
these should be spectacular. The speed
OF the fastest cars ought 10 be brought
out In such races. as there is no
lockeying for position The 25-mile
free-for-all record, now held at Indi-
annapolis, should be broken, a. the aver
age speed is SO miles an hour.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26
BUBBLlNG WATER SHOWS
PLENTY OF EARLY SPEED

Oakland, Oct. 25.-Bubbling Water,
MOiera A. JOseph's champion race mare,
is the most advanced in preparation of
an the 500 thOrOughbreds quartered at
the EmeryVille course. Her trials in
variabiy attract a large gathering of
interested horsemen, majority OF
whom are predicting an almost I'M
beaten and 5-year-Old career for the
brown daughter Of AltamaX-S Shasta
Water. Her latest exploit in private
is said to have been six furlOngs in
1.15. which. if true. IS marvellous work
FOR so early in the season.
William Walkers arrival, with fif-
teen horses, including the noted STAN
lev Fay has stimulated interest in the
coming meeting 10 a marked degree.
Walker brought encouraging reports 10
the effect that many owners of good
race horses were contemplating a win
ter campaign in California. and when
asked II Judge Hopper's recent state
ment that q local invasion Of 400 east
ern horses could be counted upon, he
replied that IL was not Overestimated.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26
UTAH VARSITY LEAVES
TOMORROW FOR DENVE

Coach Bennion is in receipt Of a let
ter from the manager Of the Wyoming
university eleven, asking for a game
with Utah on their return trip from
Denver. 1t is not likely that the game
will be arranged as the varsity squad
is planning on returning on the Colo
RADIO Midland and Rio Grande.
The last practice viii be held tonight
and viii probably be a stiff workout
as the squad will not have another OPP
portunity before Saturdays game with
Boulder in Denver Saturday. Sixteen
men, the coach and manager, leave over
the Union Pacific tomorrow at 1916,
and the student body is planning a
send-Off that viii stick in their MEM
Org until after Saturdays game at any
rate.
The Freshmen-Jordan game has been
called off owing 10 the crippled condi-
tion of the Jordan team. The Granite
game Will be held as per schedule Fri
day afternoon on Cummings field.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26
.PYE GATHERING
MOTOR CYCLE STARS
Opens Coliseum at Los Angeles
Sunday With Good
List.

Los Angeles. Oct. 25.-Eruie Pye.
who Is 10 open the Coliseum motor
cycle track next sunday promises 10
have the worlds fastest motcrbike
riders here 10 take part in the meets
laat he purposes TO hold each Sunday
t-r fifteen weeks,
The feature event Of the opening day
viii be a IEree-COrnered match race be-
tween II. T. Whittier Steve SenhOuse
aud j. a. Mcneil SeuhOuse is an Aus
traIian who has been riding during the
summer at the MOtOrdrOme OF salt
Lake, where he was one OF the live
wires. Mcneil has also been riding on
the salt Lake track and is credited
with having covered mile in a. sec
uuds. Whittier lis without doubt the
best rider OF the three. and one of the
best now IN the game. He holds all
of Tie worlds records from two 10 fif-
ty miles, and won the Pacific coast
championship on the Coliseum track
here last winter
Henr ST. Ives. the Marathon runner.
who has taken 20 motorcycle race rid
iuE- i- iu communication with the Coli
scum management and IL is probable
that he viii be in the city within the
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26

Bad umpiring and bad luck have had
something 10 do with our loss. had UNI
plIlng having more to do than bad
luck.
Unfortunately for the credit attached
10 the powers that be in baseball. the
decisions on the crucial piays-Lhe
plays that games turned on, Were made
b. American league umpires and made
against u.s. Chance was put out OF
Thursday s game BY Connolly, an Amer
lean league um@ire. rObbing The team
Of nearly half its fighting power. Hart
sell was called safe at second stealing
by sheridan, an American lea que UNI
pire, whose eyes, he himself admits
are so bad that he had To quit umpiring
This season He was called safe when
tinker had the ball when he was fif-
teen feet from the bag and had him
blocked off perfectly. and touched him
Out-One of the worst decisions ] ever
saw Sheridan's decision on Schultz
stealing in the fifth. when even Ameri-
can league partisans in the press stands
admitted TO me that Schultz was safe
was equally as bad. have hated 10 be
out OF this series. no one Will ever kuGW
how much, but L hate almost as much
to be up against umpiTing that is blind
and worse than blind.
But perhaps 1 put too much emphasis
on the umpires- We were beaten out
and out, ana beaten badly, and j would
be the last man 90 detract from the
Athletics glory, for they played Won
derful ball
Battery Won Games.
II was their batting that won. They
showed cOnsidera BILE speed. They
fielded well. and at times brilliantly
better than the Cubs happened TO field
in this series. But il was the remark
able ability 10 hit all kinds of pitching
that carried off the series. AS 1 have
said before in this series OF articles.
they have hit curve balls, spitbaIls and
the other kinds OF "foOlers" in a way
one seldom sees. and the batting I saw
IN thursdays game, when they got
fifteen hits, eleven Of them being off
curve balls. was the most remarka bl
exhibition Of smuggling / ever beheld
Most OF their hits, in fact, in the first
three games We're off curve balls. some
thing that will amaze every baseball
player that realizes what il means. In
the fourth and fifth games they got
most of their hits off fast ones. which
showed they were getting back 10 their
normal batting gait
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26

Last season ducks died by the thou
sands In the Tulare lake region. IL IT,
claimed that ranchers put out poisoned
wheat and that that was the cause Of
the killing off Of the birds While this
may have been the case to a limited eX-
tent locally, the duck sickness" was
too widespread and the dead birds 100
numerous TO be affected in such a
wholesale manner
Ia Utah, Colorado, Idaho and some
parts Of Nevada this extraordinary
epidemic among wild fowl prevailed
recently TO an extreme degree, affect
ing wild ducks, geese, snipe, her0ns
and shore birds. In Utah the hunting
season this year was entirely spoiled.
In one area of several square miles.
near the mouth of the Jordan river. IL
was recently estimated there were 49,
600 dead ducks and other water fowl.
Investigation OF the cause of the
duck sickness leads to the theory
that local insanitary conditions in
OvercrOwding breeding places bring
about what is believed 10 be a duck
cholera" Study of the disease in its
progress and examination Of dead birds
tend To the latter diagnosis. Whether
the epidemic viii spread in this state
as il has in the states mentioned is
questionable. Most sportsmen who are
at all cOnVersant with the subject
rather believe that the epidemic will
not have much sway here
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26
HUME BENEFIT
A BIG SUCCESS
Tidy Sum for Popular Rider
Who Is in a PreGariouS
Condition.

While fully zoe az his friends and
supporters We're attending the benefit
enterta inmeut at Jennings hall last
night for him, Jack Hume, the popular
bicycle rider, who was injured al the
saucer track last July. lay or a bed at
Holy Cross hospital in a precariOus
condition, awaiting an operation this
morning which may OF may not give
him an opportunity 10 recover.
Hume suffered a relapse Yesterday
and was taken 10 the hospital imme-
diately. 1t is hoped that another OPP
Grafton may relieve his condition, but
grave fears are entertained by his
friends. Al a late hour last night the
patient was reported 10 be resting a.
easily as could be expected.
The benefit arranged for the popular
rider by the Order Of owls was a Sue
cess. despite the fact that all but one
of tile principals scheduled 90 appear in
the boxing exhibitions failed TO put IN
an appearance. Many took tickets FOR
the entertainment who We're unable TO
attend, and IL is expected that a tidy
sum will be netted for the unfortunate
man and his family
Interesting Program.
Charles +. White presided at the en-
tertainmel T.
Willard Mack offered a half hours
entertainment with a number of hu-
morous stories told in a pleasing man
uer. Several musical selections We're
also given. the team Of Robertson and
Johnson rendering several banjo selec-
tons while three vocal solos We're
given by Prof l. d. Miller. all Of which
received generous applause.
AT the close OF the entertainment
Mr.. White made a few remarks, thank
ing the audience Tor the interest they
had displayed, and offered his regrets
in not being able 10 have the complete
program.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26

The array of men who have a right 10
be considered or al least viii force
themselves 10 the front reads something
like this: Billy Papke. Sam Langford
Frank Klaus, Billy McGOorty Hugo
Kelly and very possibly Jack CTWin)
sullivan, although Jack should be a dis
carded quantity.
Suffice il 10 say that in the above
Inst there is but one man capable Of
making a champion anywhere near the
worth of keUchel and there is grave
question as 10 whether the one in point
can make the middle weight limit. /
refer To sam LangfOTd, who for some
months has been claiming a prODrie-
tary interest in the middle-weight title
but at the same time has been fighting
heavy Fights There is nothing else
than the word of Joe WOOdman that
LangfOId can make 15S pounds, and
WoCdmau has never been explicit on
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26
CONFESSES TO PLOT TO
SWINDLE TEX RICHARD

Oakland. Cal. Oct. 25.-Duhem. a
phOtOgrap her, was arrested today
charged with having stolen films OF the
Jeffries-JOhnsOn fight from the Nalen-
ella theatre in san Francisco some
weeks ago. He is said 10 have con-
fessed TO the police the details of
manufacture HUNDREDS of copies Of the
fight pictures and sell them in Ger
many France and England. The plot
tiers expected 10 realize more than
million dollars from their operations
Detectives are now on the trail OF
Duhems accOmpllces.
The films stolen from the Valencia
theatre We're owned by Tex Rlckard
and valued at $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26

The only bright spot boz the series for
me. member of the Cub team and TOP
all Cub and National Iea sue fans was
tine fourth same, when the Cubs won
out In desperate Ien-iunug battle. one
OF the greatest and lardesI-fuue
games ever PLAYED ln a worlds series.
The old fighting spirit of the Cubs
came TO the 'front.' In lHis game and
after going into tine ninth inning one
run behind, We tied it up ON Schul4e'g
double and Chance s. triple. Then ge
won IN the tenth on Archers double
and Sheckard s single
Well. as I said. that Saturday game
was d mighty consolation. even III We
couldn't win. for DO showed a few
knockers that The cubs had not quit
and never quit
The last game was tragedy 10 me.
Brown, in grand form, was OutUitrhing
COOmbs, VINO. in spite OF what De jas
done in this series. 1 do not consider "a
hlgh-ciass pitcher lie showed his best
form iH This sunday game. Tar better
than in The second and third game IN
the series. but DE was favored hg
breaks in the umpiring and the luck.
and this won the biz game for Elm.
Cubs Poor on Bases.
The Cubs showed no yersatilifv In
their hase-sfealing game They usually
stole after tao were out, on ihe first
ball pitched. and both Thomas and
Lapp called the turn and sOt ur nearly
every time. Why they kept outeuess-
ms us cannot say. but Do BIS "a fact fhat
even poor catcher looks great when
DE calls the tum-aud they certainly
called 10 on as. / don't mean 10 say
ihgt Thomas or Lapp is Door for both
2r- good catchrTs, but Wc did not pun
Tire unexpected stunts on them We
usually have done in the past wins
Dealt ask me.
Well my broken leg and ankle are
slowly knitting, and ! expect 90 be- back
on The diamond next spring if AN goes
wen The surgeons tell me the leg win
no. slow me up If 4 use it carefully.
and ] mean 90 do -o-
Iur count The Cubs IN Tor the PEN
nant next year our pitching staff has
been TO the bad most Of The Year and
Is bound 20 take a turn. and besides.
We have two graud young pitchers.
Cole and Weaver, who viii be able t0
beat the best Of them next FeaF
nope for a pennaut and worlds series
victory for the cubs in 1911
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26

n the first heat Oldfield ran away
from Johnson, He was quicker 10 get
away and JohnsOn's car never showed
ahead Al the finish Oldfield led by
about a quarter OF a mile. His time
for the five miles was minutes A
seconds.
The time for the second heat, STA A.
seconds, or 80 As seconds slower than
fbs first tells the story Of the heat
Both men were slow in starting, and
OIafieId. after gaining a lead several
times. slowed up To allow Johnson a
chance. He always held the rail. how
ever. and i'm rounding the paddock turn
took "a lead Of fifty yards, which he
held 90 the finish.
Between the first and second heats
OF Jne match race Oldfield drove ais
HBlitzeu Benz a horsepower car,
one mile. from a flying start, in A So
seconds. This beat the Brighton Beach
circular track record by . les seconds,
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26
BAT NELSON TO FIGHT
NEXT At KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, oct. 25.-Battling Mel
son tClegraphed Cass Welch, match
maker OF the Grand Avenue Athletic
club tonight. that lac would meet here
on the night of November -, any OPP
pOnent tine organization might select
for him. The offer was Immediately ac-
cepted. but Nelson's opponent has not
Yet been selected.
The proposed fight between Teddy
Peppers and Abe Attell has been called
off Attell claimed Peppers could NOT
make the feather weight limit. Atteil
left here tonight FOR the East. He eN-
poets TO have one OF two fights before
he meets frankie Conley in New or
leans on November IS.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26

that point Rather he has lodged the
issue when il came squarely before
him, until the most of us have reached
the conclusion that Sam is a bona fide
heavy weight. or AT least in the light
heavy weight division.
Eliminating LangfOrd of all the
middle-Weights who have fought Ket-
chel, Papke, although an in and outer of
the most pronounced type and a rank
gutter has made the best showing.
Hugo Kelly has been beaten by both
ketchel and Papke, and Jack tTWin)
Sullivan is not TO be considered.
Frank Klaus has some rights in the
argument, chiefly because Of the fire.
quent statements made by Ketchel that
Klaus gave him one of the hardest
fights iE his career.
Sizing il all mp, the public would be
as well satisfied TO see a bout between
Papke and Klaus and stand by the re-
suit as announcing champion
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26

but after a flying run from the chute
to the starting point today, Oldfield
had only TWO turns 10 negotiate. while
the Brighton Beach course has four
turns.
Oldfield issued the following state
ment.
II raced Jack Johnson for neither
money nor glory. but 10 eliminate from
nv profession an intruder who would
have had 10 be reckOned with sooner
or later. II Jeffries had fought John
son five years ago. the white man
would have won. and after Jeffries re-
tired he would never have had 10 fight
him again.
If 1 had ignored johnson for year
or so, ne would probably have gained
much experience on the tracks and
bought high-pOwered cars, while l. am
not getting any better from day 10 day.
/ am glad If my victory over Johnson
TODAY viii have any effect on the
white mans hope situation"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26
A. IL. CONVENTION.

Chicago, Oct 25-President Everett
E Brown OF the National Amateur
Athletic union, has issued a call for
the annual meeting of the organiz2-
ton TO be held at New York City,
November q. Reports were sent over
the country yesterday from the Diff
feTent secretaries calling the delegates
from every branch of the big OrganiZa-
tiOn, as q number of important mat
tiers will come up for final disposal.
The chief thing viii be the annual
election of officers, and from present
indicat tons "a warm fight is predicted
over the presidency.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26
lVER LAWSON TO RACE
KRAMER AND CLARKE
lsnecial 70 The Herald -RepnblieanA

A1IEtAdA " AA- III --A1
Boston. Mass. Oct 25.-Iver Lawson
Of Salt Lake, former worlds Champion
cyclist. has challenged Frank l.. Kra-
mer. national champion. and Jackie
Clarke. 10 match race at the Coli
scum Saturday night. Tie two riders
have accepted and the three-cornered
match VIII came as a curtain-raiser for
the six-day ten-hour a day race that
starts Monday night. Lawson admits
that he was not in shape for his match
against the two cracks last sunday at
Nalesburg. but says he can win setur~
day night.