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The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-26
Preacher Tends Bar

The Rev. Wallace M. Short,
pastor of the Beacon Hill Congre-
gational Church of Kansas City,
and member of the Bartenders'
Union, denounced prohibition as
unkind, unlawful and unchristian
in an address at St. Louis. DR..
Short stated that he joined the
Bartenders Union to study the
whisky question from the inside.
He said he also visited many
saloons in different cities to get
an exact idea Of what is going on.
He said the Prohibitionists ought
to find a retreat for meditation
and retire to it long enough to
get some real light on the liquor
question. The pastor bartender
divided the people into three
classes total abstainers, tenn
perate and Incorporate. He
said 20 per cent Of the people
were total abstainers, rs per
cent temperate, and 5 per cent
Incorporate, but that a small
proportion of the total abstainers
sought to suppress the liquor
traffic entirely by the use of the
police power. He quoted from
a letter from DR.. Charles w.
Eliot, former president of Har-
ward University, denying that he
was Prohibitionist and total ab-
stainer as represented by the
Anti-Saloon League.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-26
The Way. of 1t

Oroville Gazette: The editor
of this paper has been urged to
enter the race for congress. Even
ifhe felt himself capable of filling
the position, or had ambitions in
that direction, he is hardly ell
igible for the office. The one
"reat impediment in his way is
that he has been a steadfast re-
publican for so years. The polit-
ical Warwicks of this district are
not supporting loyal party men.
To attain any standing as a can
didate just now one must have
recently shed his political skin
for self-advancement. The Will
ON democrat is in the saddle de-
manding office through republican
votes, and strange to say in some
quarters receiving republican
support. In order that these fresh
recruits from democratic ranks,
whose change of heart is not
sincere judging from the attitude
of one of them holding an office
through republican votes, may
secure positions of honor and
trust, the lifelong republican
must step aside, at least so it
seems to be the rule at the pre-
sent time in eastern Washington.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-26
Jefferson Day Banquet

The democrats of Stevens
county will hold their annual
Jefferson Day banquet in Colville
on the evening of April 13. A
large attendance from all parts
Of the county is desired, and ex-
pected. There will be several
speakers from outside the coun-
ty, and the best democratic
speakers from Stevens county
will be present.
A special invitation is extended
to all democrats, not only those
who. are now allied with the
party, but also those who have
been in the past and the many
who will be in the future.
S. S. BEGGS,
Congressional committeeman
for Stevens county.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-26

voting together, took Speaker
Cannon from the rules COM
mittee. Cannon Immediately
stated that he would entertain a
motion to receive his resignation.
Such a motion was made, but
by this time the ingurgents
had been told by the republican
leaders where they were at"
and they Immediately lost cour-
age, voting to retain Cannon as
speaker.
Since the appointment of the
rules committee is still within
the power Of the old-line republi-
cans of congress, nothing has
been gained by the insurgents
except the general knowledge
that their position was taken
simply as a blind to the people,
and that they had not the cour-
age to stick to it under pressure
from the other side.
So much for the reform"
part of the republican party. 1t
sounds good while campaigning,
but it is not used when in the
congressional halls.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-26
A Disgruntled Reformer

Ananias
with apologies to the author.)
l hope to have our government
Run like l run my shop,
When folks who don't agree with
me
Will go to Jail, or stop.
I've scolded now for many years,
I've threatened and implored,
And people simply plugged their
ears
And went to sleep and snored.
I've lacked them up by night and
day
With threats used as a goad,
And though Ishowed the crooked
way,
They took the straighter road.
l am the beacon on the mount,
The lighthouse on the shore;
And yet men say am a crook,
And that my head is sore.
am the captain of the deck,
The pilot of the bark;
And yet men hit me in the neck
And say am a shark.
am the guardian and the guide,
The watchman on the tower;
And yet new harpoons in my hide
Are sticking every hour.
am the leader of the troop,
The hero in the fray;
And yet men do not care a whoop
Regarding what l say.
l claim to be man of truth,
An Ajax to our foes;
And yet l see old age and youth
Put fingers to their nose.
And so my life must gloomy be,
And my reforms" must fail,
Till men who don't agree with me
Have all been put in Jail.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-26
She Wrote to INQUIRE

The county officials receive
some letters of mighty peculiar
construction. This being the tax
paying period, the treasurer's Of
flee is getting its share of such
correspondence. Last week a
lady from the southern part of
the county wrote to county treas
urer Anderson, asking the amount
of her tax. Mr.. Anderson in
formed her that if she would
furnish the description Of her
property, he would be pleased
to give her the desired in
formation. This is the reply he
received: II don't know what
you understand by description.
The house got one room and a
kitchen below and upstairs hall
and one room and celler and
chickenhouse. davenport Tri-
bune.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-26
A Real Pioneer

S. F. Sherwood, known as one
of the oldest residents of north
west Washington, left for Orting
Tuesday, where he will stay for
a time at the Soldiers Home.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-26
CenSureS Railroad

The coroner's jury which has
been investigating the Great
Northern disaster at Wellington,
in which 80 lives were lost,
brought in verdict finding that
the avalanche resulted from
causes beyond human control.
Although the verdict does not
fix responsibility for the disaster
upon the Great Northern Rail-
way Company, the company is
criticized for not having placed
the trains in the best place to
avert an accident, and recites
that if a siding east of the station
had been used the trains would
have been out of danger.
The Great Northern is also
criticized for having paid the
laborers engaged in clearing the
track only Is cents an hour, out
of which they had to pay their
board. The jury's report says
that as a result of the company's
paying such small wages, 35 men
left, the work when their SER
vices were most needed, and the
jury censures the railroad for
not having retained sufficient
men to clear the track regardless
of the cost of labor.
The railroad is further criti-
cized for not maintaining a suf-
ficient coal supply at Wellington
to keep the rotary plows working
when communication with the
outside world is shut off.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-26

Future plenty for the other
fellow depends on the dollars you
spend. Future plenty for your
self depends on the dollars you
save. Understand this? The
Colville Loan and Trust Company
makes it clear.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-26
Rebels Weaken Under Fire


The insurgent movement in the
national congress has at last been
shown up for what it really is,
and the yellow streak stands out
glaring, conspicuous. For a few
days the newspapers were filled
with accounts of how the insur-
gents, along with the democrats,
had downed Joe Cannon and Gre
ated a new era of congressional
authority. But the insurgents
acquired cold feet at the last
moment, and there was nothing
doing. ~.'-
- The insurgents and democrats,
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-26


years Of age, and has passed one
of the most varied and thrilling
lives which could be written into
history. Born in New Rochelle,
N. Y, he enlisted in the Mexican
war in 1916, and after being dis
charged at Port Townsend after
the war, served several years as
engineer on the high sees.
In 1853 he was shipwrecked off
Cape Hatteras. For three years
he served in the U. S. navy. For
six years he placer mined on the
Frazier, the Kootenai and the
Clearwater, and came to Colville
in 1867 as quartermaster clerk.
He was the first auditor of
Skamania county. In 1871, he
acted as government interpreter
for the Indian tribes, speaking
their languages fluently. After
the Indian wars he served as gov
ernment guide, scout, interpreter
and peacemaker with the Indians,
going to Washington, D. c., with
Indian chiefs Sisopkin, Lott, Fan
askit and Alliance to negotiate
the partition and selling of a
part of the Indian domains.
Mr.. Sherwood was elected aud
itor of Stevens county in 1890.
In 1899 he was elected mayor of
Colville. In 1902 he was mar
ried in Kansas City, his wife
meeting death by burning at the
Harrison hospital in 1908. His
memory of the various events of
his life is remarkable, and at the
meetings of the Pioneer Associ-
alton, which he served as secre-
tary, he was one of the leaders
in "reminiscences.
w. w. Leghorn, state hotel in
spector, was in town Wednes-
day. The Inspector visited the
hotels and lodging houses, care
fully measuring the size of the
sheets, investigating the fire es-
capes and alarm bells, also look
ing after the sanitary conditions.
Mr.. Leghorn says that out of 200
hotels inspected in Spokane he
found but four that were violat-
ing the hotel law.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09
REPUBLICANS TO FIRE FIRST
v0LLEY IN BALLOT WAR

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. 3-The repub.
licans will be first to take the field IN
the state campaign this fall Alya g.
Niles Of Guthrie, who managed the
primary campaign OF ]. w. McNeal,
the republican candidate for governor,
was selected Thursday by James Har.
ris, chairman of the republican state
committee, as manager Of the speak.
ing bureau Mr. Niles arranged the
first speaking dates for Mr. MeNeal
at Lexington on September 6 and An
adarko on September z. ]. n. Dodson,
republican candidate for attorney.gen.
eral, and John p. Evans, candidate for
state superintendent, Will speak from
the same platform at Fairview on Sep,
tember 8, and Dodson viii speak at
Lexington on the same date.
Chairman Fred Branson Of the state
democratic committee announced that
arrangements viii be made to open
the democratic state campaign not lat
er than September 10. John r vii.
llams will manage the Cruce campaign
The republicans viii have their state
headquarters at Guthrie, and the demo
Gratis at Oklahoma City
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09
ELEPHANTS ARE COMING WITH
YANKEE ROBINSON SHOWS.

A peculiar feature OF the elephant
herd with the Yankee Robinson Shows
is the fact that two Of them have long
tusks. This is the only pair Of ele.
plants with circus having the long
tusks. The balance Of the herd are
females and have no tusks. Queen, the
largest female elephant ever known,
is the mother OF them all and everyone
in the herd does just about as she
tells them. Queen heads the herd in
the parade and she rules her people.
as you will notice Little Tom. the
small elephant with the long tusks,
is bad boy sometimes. During parade
he Is apt to notice a banana stand and
make for It, grab some Of the fruit
and get back into the parade before
the keepers notice him. He Is young
and like all youngsters he does not
understand that 1t is a crime to steal
bananas and apples. When you go
through the menagerie tent have them
point out little Tom to you.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09
HASKELL PREPARING AN
ATTACK ON ROOSEVELT

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept c.
With in the next ten days Governor
Haskell will deliver an address at
some point in the state in which he
will ,nalyze from his standpoint the
character OF Theodore Roosevelt
This was provoked by Mr.. RoosSyelts
declaration Of party principles at os-
awatomle, Kans. The governor tonight
gave out the following statement
Il have read the substance OF
Roosevelt's declaration of party priu-
eiples at Osawatomie and the person
al trust at me at Kansas City / have
already had two Invitations to speak
on Mr. Roosevelt Within the next
ten days. II the rush Of the state cap
itol building and other official work
permits | shall cover both the propo-
sitIons In a public speech. Otherwise,
II time does not permit, then through
the public press, have no views 70
express at this time
Roosevelt Is an enigma. He Is
either the greatest living American or
the most insincere man ever born. The
best men on earth may be misled into
doing the wrong things, and 1t is like.
ly and possible that unworthy things
may be so sugar-ecated as to deceive
the public. In he end the tree
must be known by It's fruit; the gor.
geous blossoms and beautiful foliage
to be thrust aside and the fruit itself
tested for the real merit
Il shall analyze Roosevelt strictly
from the records, and those records
will leave no escape for an honest
man, except mistaken in his advisers.
shall analyze the question without
malice or prejudice. always prefer
to find every American citizen honest
in his purpose and sincere in his un-
dertaking"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09

for governor, and Congressman Dick"
Morgan, who is seeking reelection.
Mr. Sherman Friday afternoon was
taken aboard a prairie rowing automo.
bile and driven to two interesting
points. The FIRST was old Fort Reno,
established about lS4S by General Re.
no. The fort now is used by the gov
ernment as cavalry remount and
training station. It is believed by the
III Reno people that Il will be enlarged
greatly In the near future The vice
president spoke a few words to the
cayalrymen and then was taken a
short distance further TO Darlington
to which attaches early memories OF
the territory. Darlington was founded
as nm Indian school about 1866 By a
Philadelphian whose name It bears
Shortly afterward the government
took charge and for years conducted
the school Recently the school was
moved elsewhere and the building and
grounds were purchased by the Ma
sonic order as home for orphans and
INDECENT. Preceding the trip to the
old fort and the school there was a
reception at the Elks club house and
the vlce-president shook hands with
several hundred men and women. Mr.,
Sherman went to Oklahoma City this
morning An elaborate program has
Deen arranged. The stay IN the Okla.
homa metropolis will continue until
Sunday forenoon, when Mr.. Sherman
will leave for his home In Utica.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09
SHERMAN NOT DISMAYEO
BY OKLAHOMA HEAT WAVE

El Reno, Okla Sept. S.--If Friday
wasn't the climax of the heat wave In
this territory Vice. dent Sherman
and the members Of his party face
something tomorrow in Oklahoma City
that appals the mind Just how hot Il
was Friday and last night seems a
matter of mems belief In their lndivid-
ual thermometers, These instruments
ranged all the way from 100 to 106 de.
grees.
Yet the heat failed utterly in keep
ing away those who wished to hear the
yice-president speak The El Reno
opera house Friday night was filed TO
the last seat In the auditorium and the
stage held as many as there was space,
while hundreds were turned away from
the doors unable to gain entrance. Mr..
Sherman drove home the tenets Of the
republican party in vigorous fashion,
though late In the afternoon he was af-
fected by the heat and kept to his
room for several hours. Preceding him
were: ]. McNeal, republican candidate
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09

City. with branches in Muskogee Tul.
sa and other large cities. The anti-sa.
loon league already has Headquarters
in Oklahoma City, and is fighting the
boot1egging industry with vim.
Judge c. b. Stuart of McAlester at
torney for the resubmissionists, and
Fred Caldwell, attorney for the anti.
saloon league, will likely take the
question OF calling an election up again
before Gov Haskell on Saturday OF
this week
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09
GALVESTON
Tks Most Rapidly Growing Port In
America.

America.
The Galveston News In its Septcm.
ber trade edition says:
The features presented IN the Sept.
/ issue OF The News covering the cot.
ton and fiscal year are: /. The com
plelion Of the original grade raising
project. 2. The causeway undertaking
about half completed And 3. The be.
ginning Of work on the s75O,O0O resort
hotel. The usual statistical statement
of the business of the port anu city
is presented.
Expenditures for private Improve
ments of all kinds during the past year
amounted to s1.3721i9; improved "a.
cilities Of railroads, industries, institu.
tions and corporations. sS1S,391: mu.
nicipal and county improvements,
s6s9,174 total Of s2,s79,6S4.
A union Sunday school rally will be
held Monday evening, September 5. in
the Methodist church at o'clock
State Secretary Nichols will be present
and deliver an address. All Sunday
school and church workers are urged
to be present.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09
4eIe Up The wronu rraIn.

Mobile, Ala, Sept 3.-Five masked
men who had planned to hold up the
New York and New Orleans limited
train on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, escaped IN boat on Bayou
Sara near here early this morning,
after holding up by mistake a light en-.
gine which was stopped at bridge
over the bayou. In preparing for the
holdup the bandits had captured the
bridge men and chained them securely
and had taken possession of their
rifles.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09
CONTRACT FOR FACTORY
BUILDING LET FRIDAY

The contract for the building that
will have Vinitas newest factory, the
Woodooek Manufacturing company.
was let yesterday afternoon to lddlngs
& Ford This building VIII be 5OxiOO
feet, and viii be Of brick, It Is to be
completed within forty days and Is to
cost s2.351. 1T viii be built on the
site purchased from c. II. Mcclellan
IN the south part OF town. The com
pany is extremely anxious for The
building to be completed as they now
have several important orders for the
product of their plant
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09
PLANNING TO STOP
COINAGE OF GOLD
viii Result In Saving Of 100000 to
s50o,o00 Yearly In Mint
Expenses.

Washington, =. O., Sept, 3.--Coinage
Of gold IN the United States will be
suspended for an indefinite period II
plans now forming IN the treasury de
partment are adopted. The idea Is to
issue gold certificates for all gold bull
lion and foreign coin turned into the
mints. instead OF coming them into
eagles and double eagles. II is IN.
derstood that Treasurer McCmng in
hts annual report will endorse the plan.
which was originated by a. Platt An
drew, now assistant secretary Of the
treasury when he was director Of the
mint.
Two reasons for such step are
pointed out The first is to save from
100000 to 100000 q year In mint ex-
penses. The second Is to stop coming
gold at the expense Of the United
States for the convenience Of foreign
money markets. which use It for the
settlement Of commercial balances
The rate az which Amerlcan-oolned
gold is exported Is we'll illustrated by
the situation which now confronts the
treasury. In spite Of the fact that
more than si1.O00.O00 in gold was coin.
ed during August. the mint at Denver
will be started up next week to turn
out gold coins at the rate Of 100000
a day. the Philadelphia mint viii start
coming gold In October, and the San
Francisco mint Is nov making eagles
at the rate Of 100000 a day.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09
May Attempt to Mandamus
Call for Re-SubmiSsion

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. d.
Should Gov. Haskell this week fail to
issue a proclamation calling an cleo
ton to vote upon the resubmission of
the liquor question for November s,
the resubmission people say they will
file mandamus proceedings against
Secretary of state Thomas P Smith
to force him to have the question
placed upon the ballot OF the general
election.
The law requires that to vote upon
a special question, such as the resub-
mission, the election must be called
sixty days in advance, and unless Gov
Haskell calls the election before Sept
8 tn ematter will require special
election.
The anti-saloon league people are
protesting against calling an election
saying they want the question decided
in the courts; they claim that the cleo
tion would be unconstitutional and
consequently the state would be placed
at tremendous expense, and should
the proposition carry the court would
declare it unconstitutional The re-
submissionists claim, under the initia-
tive and referendum, they are entitled
to an election on the question and
that II Is not unconstitutional citing
the capital removal question as an ex-
ample.
The anti-prohibitionists say It is a
question for the courts to decide after
option and high license are prohibited
IN the eastern part OF the state. But
the prohibs are emphatic in their
claims, and say that an election would
be useless expense, because the en-
abling act is binding, and that old
Indian Territory shall remain dry until
the twenty-one years, as provided by
the enabling act, have expired
A hearing was had on the question
Wednesday before Coy. Haskell, and
the chief executive postponed the mat
ter, giving both parties time to file
additional briefs substantlating their
contentious, as to the constitutionality
Of calling the election.
VIII Linn. secretary Of the state cleo
tion board. will let the contract for the
ballots for the general election some
time the first OF next week, and It is
necessary that he know whether the
people are going to vote upon the
liquor question before the ballots are
printed. The Grandfather" clause
was placed on the bottom Of the bal
lots at the primary election. and 1t Is
likely this viii be done with the liquor
question should It be decided to let
the people vote on the issue
The prohibltionists and resubmis.
sionists are endeayoring to keep the
liquor question out Of politics. and say
that II will absolutely not be an issue
in the general election They claim
that both the democrats and repub-
llcans differ upon the saloon question.
and for this reason it is material to
both sides to eliminate It from poll.
tics.
The resubmisNionists are perfecting
a statewide organization. The main
headquarters will be IN Oklahoma
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09

sociation; "The National Resources
Belong to the People" James r. Gar.
field, former secretary Of the interiors
general discussion led by George O.
Pardoe, former governor Of California,
and Newton c. Blanchard Of shreye-
port, La. Our Resources as the Basis
for Business, Wallace d. Simmons, St.
Louis. Mo; Are We Mining Intelli-
gently? Thomas L. Lewis, president
United Mine Workers of America;
Education and Conservation" Dr.
Elmer Ellsworth Brown United States
commissioner of education
Evening.
Illustrated lecture, Personal and
National Thrift" Bernard NJ Baker,
Baltimore. president Of the national
conservation congress.
FRIDAY, SEPT. O.
Morning
Invocation, the Rev Henry c.
swearlngen, pastor House of Hope
church, st. Paul, Mimi; routine bust.
ness; 'Conservation-Tru Patriot
ism" Mrs. Matthew 7, Scott, president
general OF the Daughters Of the Amerl-
can Revolution; Saving Our Boys
and Girls" Ben B. Lindsey, judge of
the juvenile court, Denver, Colo; "The
Conservation Program" Clifford Pin
chot, president OF the national conser.
vation association and former United
States forester; report of committees.