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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
TAFTS FRIEND N
s5,000,000 DEAL
TO SELL TO j. S.
SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST JOHN
HAYS HAMMOND EFT Al, PRO-
MoTERS or SCHEME TO SELL
"WONDERFUL" GUN, TO
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3O.-An auto
mobile machine gun, warranted"
to shoot 1000, 900 bullets an hour
and to be more destructive than 30
regiments Of soldiers, bids fair to
prove destructive also to the peace
of mind of John Hays Hammond,
friend and political adviser OF Presi-
dent Taft, who, with his son, -Har-
ris Hammond, Is involved In q suit
against the promoters Of the afore-
said wonderful gun. Wonderful
is the word, for the promoters,
through q man very wealthy, OF
very high standing and closely as
ISOLATED with President Taft" (thus
the prospectus Of the company de-
scribes Mr.. John Hays Hammond),
hoped to sell it to the United States
government for $25,000,000.
Incidentally, one Of these pro-
moters is Henry Clay Russell Wade,
late of Sing Sing prison, in which
institution he spent two years and
five months for grand larceny.
The suit In question was brought
by william Rose to recover from
the company $4,000 which he fur
nished his brother, Arthur Rose of
Pittsburg, another Of the incorpor-
ators Of the concern.
The gun, according to the testi-
mony of a letter from Wade, which
was used as prospectus in boost
ing the stock. Is a veritable won
der. Says Mr.. Wade:
when you stop to consider that
one Of these machine guns, with
two men to operate it, one to run
the automobile, the other to operate
the gun, can do more destructive
work than 80 regiments of soldiers,
you can get some idea Of the i'm
mense value Of the invention. From
an economic view alone this gun
will save the government $50. 000,-
900 a year."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
TRIED MENTAL
TREATMENT ON
HORSE: IT DIED

Los NaII1s, Aug. ST.
Martin =. eekins, democratic
candida1t for state senator and
prssIdenv Of the 5sk!Ns Storage
company, one Of shs larssst
concerns Of ito kind on the
coast, will be tried on septem-
Der ~ by q jury on charge Of
cruelty to animals. pekine
was arrested by an officer o.
the Society for tho Prevention
Of Cruelty to Animals. Il was
charged that a horse he owned
died Of the collie az q result Of
hIs refusal to give II medicine.
According to the society Be-
klns tried mental healing on
tho animal without tho desired
results. This 10 one OF the
first cases on record whore
prosecution followed an unsuc-
cessful attempt to cure an AMI.
NAL by mental treatment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
ATTACK ON
SARAH BERNHARDT

PARIS, Aug. 31.-The death here
Of Marie Columbier has revived
gossip today of the enmity that
long existed between the woman
and Sarah Bernhard. Madame Co.
lombier accompanied Nine. Bern.
hardt on her first American tour.
After her return to Paris she wrote
q book entitled Sarah Barnum,
which. under a thin disguise, drag.
ged the name Of Sarah Bernhard
through number of scandals.
The book ran through 81 edi-
tions. Madame Colombier was
fined 1000 francs and spent two
weeks in prison as result of the
conviction of the charge OF "out
raging public morals by publishing
the book"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
MERRITT TRIED HARD
BUT IT DIDN'T WORK.

H. D. Merritt, kingpin in the Has
sam paving proposition, made q
hard fight to have the assessment
roll for Hassara paving on Aston
street, Indiana to Buckeye, ap-
proved by the city council last
night, but the effort failed.
Merritt made three speeches, in
one Of which he said that he had
nothing to do with "ribbing up" the
paving deal in the beginning, but
from his own admissions he seemed
to be the whole force back OF the
deal in the end.
Property owners repeated the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
THE COMMISSION FORM.

Editor The Press-Now that the
city council has been forced to COM
ply with the wishes of the people
for an improved city charter, every
thing should be done by the advo.
Gates of the commission form OF
government to enlighten the voters
of the city as to the practical work
ings of that plan. A strong effort
will be made by many interested
parties to alter or amend the pres
emit charter, the object being simply
to continue existing conditions, with
a few minor changes-just changes
enough to talk about in trying to
fool the voters.
l am n earnest advocate Of the
commission form Of government for
Spokane because 1 know that the
theory upon which this plan is
based Is q correct one. and wher-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

charges previously made on the
floor Of the council that the petition
for the paving was secured through
Misrepresentation and that In one
instance; 1t was changed after It had
been signed by the property own
ers. Juggling and undue activity BY
interested parties In forcing the
work through was the prevailing
note of the protest against the i'm.
provement. 1t was agreed that the
councilmen from the Fifth ward
should 60 over Aston street and
take . poll of the property owners
to determine exactly what they
want.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

It seems to me I'd IKE to go
Where bells don't ring nor whistles
blow,
Nor clocks don't strike nor gongs
don't sound
And I'd have stiffness all around.
Not real stiffness, but the trees
Low whispering or the hum of bees
Or brooks faint babbling over
stones
In strangely. softly, tangled tones.
Sometimes 1t seems to me / must
Just quit the city's din and dust
And get out where the sky Is blue:
And say, how does It seem to you?
EUGENE FIELDS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. 81
Here are the governors Of four
states at play; they were snapped
by the camera while they were
floating in the great Salt lake. the
water of which is six times heavier
than ocean water and which sup
ports a human being like . chip.
They are the four governors who.
with Representatives Of the govern
ors of five other western states, met
in Salt Lake city to arrange fight
for states rights" conservation at
the st. Paul conservation congress.
Governor Hay, the man on the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
MISSOULA MAYOR
INSPECTS PAVING

In. order to inspect the various
kinds Of paving being used on the
streets of Spokane. Mayor Logan
and two members Of the city coun-
Gil OF Missoula. Mont, councilmen
Mccormick and Crawford, arrived
In the city yesterday and were
shown the paving and street i'm
provement sights by Commissioner
George w. Armstrong.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

left, Is the governor who said that
Louis Hill, president OF the Great
Northern road, and Howard Elliott,
president of the Northern Pacific
road, warned him that the st. Paul
congress was being stacked
against the western governors and
caused him to alarm the other west
ern governors and gather them to-
gether in Salt Lake to flight for
their rights" The action Of Hill and
Elliott was only a trick OF the inter-
ests to discredit the Roosevelt and
Pinchot policies. but the western
governors ''feil for II"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
I. E. WESTLAKE co.
336 Riverside Ave.

The Sanitary, Up-to-the-Mlnuts
Grocery. Established Is Years
Our motto 10 quality; eur
methods care In fIiiins your Or
ders, courteous treatment At all
times and prempt deliveries.
We are at present charging
our plant to meat the require
ments OF an increasing business.
Call on W and convince yourself
that We can supply your wants
and insure your satisfaction.
We would be pleased to show
you through our new modern
bakery and other manufActur.
ing departments at al times.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

Sister Flora BiIkiss, prison re-
former, presented her petition for
a free municipal lodging house to
tho Central Labor council last
night for its approval. She was
permitted to make short talk and
was given a good hand at the close
of her exhortation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

ing occasional visits to Nauheim
hath resort.
!. The kaiser will go to Friedburg
I'd confer with the czar before the
visit of the Russian ruler Is ended.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
. . . . 80 o. = . 900
-"t4iSORiCAL EXAMPLE OF Z
SHAMELESS HYPOCRISY" Z

. UNITED Press Leased Wlre.)
, ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 81.
. Declaring that the treaty by
. which Korea Is annexed by
. Japan is an historical exam .
. pie Of shameless hypocrisy" !
= the Novoe Vremya comments
= In . bitterly sarcastic tone on
= the annexation. The paper
. declares that only because
. Russian interests in the her.
. init kingdom are insignificant
. her diplomats will refrain
. from interference.
= = . . . . . . . Q . . - .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

mother of children who are par
alytics or hereditary drunkards or
worse? He has no right. But he
IL the master, and he has AFRO
gantly assumed that the double
standard Of morality Is a necessity.
But 1t Is useless, I know, to try
to enforce rigid single standard.
It will take years, probably cen.
turtles to bring men around to the
right way of looking at evil. So
we have to accept conditions as
they are. an
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
GEAR Is IN GERMANY

iay United Press leased Wirsl
BERLIN, Aug. 31.-The car and
czarina of Russia arrived at. Fried
burg today. They will remain there
Tor several weeks, the cxarina pay
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

Special policemen have been Sc
cured to watch Frank Bruno and
Joseph Particle, feudists, to see
that they don't shoot each other
IN
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
PANrAoEs-While John L. su

PANTA0Es-While John L. Sui.
Ivan is the headliner at the Pan
tages theater this week, people ap-
parently never losing their anxiety
to see and hear "the big fellow"
there are many clever acts on the
bill of fare. The Florence Trio is
treat for those who like good music
in Itarian, for the tenor. baritone
and soprano manage to get some
sweet melodies over, the ever pop
ular sextette from Lucia, the Schu-
bert Serenade and others.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
IN THE EDITOR,S;MAH

short will printed IN this column
when write about
anything anybody personal malice not your
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
Theatrical.

WAsHiNGTON-Haydn, Borden
4 Haydn, who describe their Offer
ing in a single line, "A happy COM
bination of jollity and music" have
one of the very few acts in vaude-
Vile in which there Is laughable
comedy, excellent singing, clever
dancing and rare Instrumentation.
Their appearance this week at the
Washington theater marks their
initial engagement in the west.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
This Girl Played Man FiUe
Years and Had Wife
(centIausd from page ons.)

She smoked cdgare&s drank high Now Mrs.
and Of the things
wsnt to places about men for The Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06
Tournament on Olympia Alleys Closed
Saturday Night, Marking
Best Bowling Ever Done
in keokuk.
MASKING TEAM SECOND
Cook and Taber Finish Thrd-Two
BOWERS are Good in Two Moneys,
Causing Division of Prizes
Among Four.

The tournament in doubles that has
been in progress on the Olympia al
leys during the past week, closed Sat
urday night. The winners of first
place are Captain Harry Cook and
Elmer Mas, both of the Olympian
team; with a total of 1908. Elmer
Mas and Harry King, both of the
Olympian team, captured second hon
ors with 1145. Third place went to
Captain Cook and Captain Taber, OF
the Keokuk Club, with 1145.
The work of the winners was by far
the most spectacular. Captain Cook
went $50, which is an average Of
ZIG %, believed to be the highest
ever rolled in Keokrk in actual open
competition. His high game was 266.
Mas, his partner, shot an average OF
1871.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06
''UP-IN- THE-AIR"
RACE DATES FIXED
National Champion Balloon Race for
Indianapols-St. Louis for Inter
national Event.

IGate City Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, March 5.--The board
of directors of the Aero Club of Amer
lea arranged the calendar of balloon
races for the 1910 season today fol-
lows:
Sept. II, National championship bal
loon races from indianapolis, Ind
The pilots making the three best
records in this race will be consider
ed as nominees to represent the
United States in the international
balloon race for the Gordon Bennett
cup October II, from st. Louis.
st. Louis was selected for the great
international event on account of its
gas facilities. The entries so far in
clude three balloons, each from
France, Germany nd the United
States, two each from Switzerland and
Italy and one each from Great Brit
ain and Denmark
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06
LOST TIME MADE
IN DEATH RACE
"The Terrible swede" Brings His
Country's CoIors to Front In
Marathon Race Saturday.

lGate City Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, March 5.-"Thc Ter.
rible Swede" again made his mark in
the running world today. In Mara.
thon at the Brooklyn ball grounds
which for the time it consumed, in
the running, would have put an
amateur in the shade. Earl Neiminin.
OF Sweden, finished three laps in
front of Bat Deneen of Boston, who
was six laps ahead of Ferrucia Pan
zeria, of Italy The time was Bis
rs Id. Mat Maloney. formerly anna
teur king, held the lead for fourteen
miles but quit. The Swede then
jumped into the lead and held it to
the finish. The other starters were:
Lone Fox, Sioux Indian; J Prouty,
of New York; Lewis Semeran, Of
Brooklyn; Pat White, o. Ireland, and
Bill Davis. Canadian. The last
three also dropped out before the
finish.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.
i, . : . . . . . . > . .

A Cincinnati scribe says that Harry
McLean's uniform looks like a piece
of string. Naturally.
It's a pipe" for Ty Cobb to gain
fame. A smoking tobacco has been
named in honor of the great Tiger,
Shenandoah, Clarinda, Red Oak and
Creston, Iowa Nebraska City, Neb.
and Marysville, Mo-, will have teams
in the new Southern Iowa league
The circuit of the Ohio State
league this season will include Mari
on, Lima, Newark, Mansfield, Lancas-
ter, Chillicothe and Portsmouth, Ohio,
and Menova w. Va.
During his big league career Willie
Keller took part in 2,099 champion.
ship games, in which he scores Lila
runs and made 2.94S base hits. His
grand batting average from 1892 to
1909 inclusive, was .346
An all-star nine will play the Athet
les at Shibe park on June 80, the day
! the Philadelphia club has set apart
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06
RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS WANTED.
The Government Pays Railway Mail
Clerks $500 to $1,000 and Other
Employees up to $500 Annually.

Uncle Sam will hold examinations
throughout the country for Railway
Mail Clerks, Custom House Clerks,
stenographers, Bookkeepers, Depart
mental Clerks and other Government
Positions Thousands of appointments
will be made. Any man or woman
Sover Is, in city or country can get
Instructions and free information by
writing at once to the Bureau of In
sstruction, 372 Hamlin Building, Roch-
lester, n. X.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06
Sporting News

Alva Williams of Carthage will
leave on March 10 for Macon, Ga, to
join the Buffalo baseball club on its
training trip.
Three new players have been signed
by Connors of Kewanee. They are
Gully Lentz, shortstop from Esca
naba, Mich; v. III. Sanders, an out
fielder with college reputation, and
Lonnie Fancher, pitcher, who halls
from Ensley, Ala.
Only the approval of the Florida
East Coast Auto association now
stands between Barney Oldfield and
Ralph DePalma for a speed contest on
! the fastest automobile course in the
world. with the two fastest automo-
biles in the universe Oldfields accept
ance of the challenge for race on
Daytonia Beach, Fla, subject to the
approval of the association, has been
received. The two big cars, Fiat and
Benz, which are to be used in the race,
are each able to cover two miles a
minute, and over tn, perfect course OF
| the Daytonia Beach all worlds records
| for the distance are expected to be
broken.
In the pool contest Friday evening,
the Seibert team defeated the Drexels
/ by a score of 343 to 2S4. This causes
I quite little change in the standing,
and moves the j Moeller team to the
| top. The heavy end was carried by
Dimond of the Seibert team.
! The future of the Northern associa-
ition seems in doubt in spite OF the
4 fine reports that were sent out from
tho different towns week or two ago
The league officials have failed tc
select the eighth city as yet and il
begins to look as if they will have
TO select a sixth and seventh besides
the eighth before they can play ball
OF the seven cities which were ad
mitted to the circuit at the last meet
ling in Chicago, only three. Jackson
vile, Decatur and Muscatine have
posted their forfeit money. Freepor,
and Elgin both announce that they
are ready to make the required de
post as evidence of their good faith
but it seems as if neither Clinton mol
Joliet would keep an interest III the
league alive much longer Ted Sull1
van. the veteran manager, who signed
t. manage Clinton, accompanied The
White Sox west. The Clinton fan:
wondered what this meant until the!
received letter from him in which hi
SAYS that he does not want any o
Clintons money under false pretenses
He intimates that he is not wholly sat
listed with the progress made in or
ganizing the league and has his doubts
whether the league will be go. Be
sides this, Clinton is finding it yer
difficult to raise the funds with whicl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06

Fiftytwo men took part in the
tournament and unusual interest was
manifested during the entire week. 1t
has been announced that a tourna-
ment of similar nature will be in
progress on st. Mary's alleys during
the coming week which is open to
bowlers in the Gate City league sub
iect to the same rules that held good
in the last tournament.
Quite number of good scores were
made by bowlers during the week
just closed. Some of the high ones
were the following: Cook zee, 231
Crimmins 234, Kiedaisch 254, Roberts
242, Elmer ,aas 254.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06

A southern California league is, be
ing formed, with circuit to include
riverside, San Bernardino, Redlands,
Pomona, Ontario and Cotton.
Outfielder Joe Harter OF the Law
renee, Mass, team has been signed
nv the Boston Nationals. Harter Is
touted a '.sure-enough' player by the
wise ones
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06
Decision to American Eiahter.

IGate City Leased Wire Seryice.l
PARIS, March 5.-Jim Stewart, an
American fighter, got decision in
q twenty round fight from Russell, the
Australian, at Wonderland tonight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06

Alva Williams of Carthage will
leave on March 10 for Macon, Ga, to
join the Buffalo baseball club Oh its
training trip.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06

to finance team. w. j. Moran, who
manages Joliet, has decided no, to
waste any more time on the N. A.,
and few days ago made preparations
to operate an independent team, as in
other seasons. He will attend a meet.
ing of the Park Owners league in Chi
cago next Monday night and will ar
range for schedule for this summer.
Moran will play Saturday and Sunday
games with Chicago semi-pro clubs.
Speaking of the Quincy team, the
! Herald says: The infle'd is all that
could be desired with Myers, Owens,
Burg and Cavanaugh in line. The
outtield, with Dang, Hartman. Elem
! ing, Chapelle and Mertens will also
be we'll taken care Of Behind the
bat Thomas, Gard, Bonner aad Walsh
offer sufficient material for the selec-
ton of two good men. The pitching
staff looks particularly good. with
Reyes, Rouse, Walker, Bolin, Els and
two other men of known ability, who
will soon become the property of the
local club. Manager Myers has zone
good work since taking charge, and
when the players report, four weeks
hence, he will not have to worry about
filling weak spots, but can devote his
entire time and attention towards get
| ting the players into form.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06

Cincinnati fans will give the Red
Legs" $4,000 if they win the National
league pennant
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-04-21
LIQUOR BILL FOR 1909.
Whisky Alone Cost Consumers Three
Hundred Million Dollars

During the fiscal year 1909, 1l6, So,
9OS gallons of spirits were distilled
from grain in the United States What
the value Of this flood of liquor may
have been cannot positively be stated
The output of the distilled malt and
vinous liquors and allied products in
the year 1908 was reported by the cen.
sus bureau to be worth more than
$40 100000. In the year 1909 1871.
1873 gallons of brandy. G10305 gallons
of rum, 2,497,070 gallons OF gin and
Sc, 1873, $50 gallons Of whisky were
placed on the market in the United
States. The total value OF all these
products at the place OF manufacture
was probably not less than $l35, 600,
900. But these figures in no way
measure the cost of distilled liquor to
the consumer, McClure's says They
do not include the government inter.
nal revenue tax or the cost Of whole
sailing and retailing the goods" As
sold In the saloon at 10 or 10 cents
drink" the cost Of whisky or what
passes for such among consumers. is
not less than Sc a gallon This would
mean that the annual bill of the Amer.
lean public for whisky alone would be
are many who place it at twice as
high a figure because OF the excessive
adulteration undergone by the liquor
for the purpose Of increasing its vol
ump.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-04-21
FARMING INSITE CITY LIMITS.
Tiny Plots in New York Are Rented
Out to Truck Farmers.

To say that farming within the
boundaries of the city Of New York is
a profitable occupation and that 1t is
carried on professionally with a large
degree of success might seem to some
an eXtravagant assertion. Yet John h.
Bowie of the soil division OF the fed
eral department OF agriculture. New
York letter to the Christian Science
Monitor says, has just issued a report
on the farming possibilities of this
city, showing comprehensively that
the best agriculture in the country is
not only possible here, but carried on
to a remarkable degree.
Within the city boundaries unoccu.
pied lots and unsubdivided tracts are
rented out in small plots for market
gardening and trucking purposes. The
majority Of the farms are OF miniature
size, some one-half or one-quarter of
an acre or even only the size of city
lot. Under such cramped conditions
1t Is necessary to do some crop NOV
Ing and marketing during every month
OF the year. Even the midwinter sea.
son the farmer uses to market his
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-04-21
Some Booming Towns.

If we are TO take the growth o
cities and towns in the Dominion 0
Canada represented by the provinces
of Manitoba. Alberta and Saskatchewan
there is wonderful future for some
of them Winnipeg, the largest city
in eight years has increased from AZ,
600 to 100000.
Other places for the past eight year!
show this expansion: Calgary from
1900 to 29,3OO Edmonton from 2,GO(
to $4,000; Regina from 2,2OO to 10.
500; Branden from 5000 to 10000,
Saskatoon from ll3 to 1920; Moost
Jaw from l 600 to 10000 Lethbridg,
from 200 to 10000; Prince Albor
from 400 to 1000; Fernie from 800
to $780, Medicine Hat from 500 t.
5000.
In these places $47oOO,O0O has beer
invested in new buildings in the las
three years. and in five years thau
taxable values have been increased
from an aggregate Of nearly $4,000.
900 to about $220,O0O,OOO