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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
G O N tt N u F. D
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P A G E O N f
WON'T SUBMIT

OF the supreme court should be
kept entirely free from bitter par
tisan politics, and should not be in
volved in any way with the sena-
tOrial campaign. Judges of the SUI
preme court should be nominated
by the people at non-partisan pri
mary, as was provided in the direct
primary law of 1907; but, now that
convention has been called for
the purpose of nominating these
judges, it should not be perverted
into a vehicle to further the candi-
dacy either of Standpat or progress
sive republican candidates for the
senate.
| do not propose, as a candidate
for the senate, to engage in any
such contest in convention called
for the purpose of nominating
Judges of the supreme court; fur
thermore, it is notorious that the
demand for direct primary nOmi-
nation law grew out of control of
conventions by political machines;
and, of course, the big special in
terests who throughout the history
of our state have been seeking with
more or less success to dominate
its politics will seize every oppor-
tunity to revert to the old system
which gave such an opportunity to
the ward boss and corporation
agent. 1t is a species of political
atavism which should be guarded
against in every way possible.
The tory press of the state has
been filled with statements that
had voted against the party
pledges. Whether or not l voted
against the party pledges is not to
be determined by the ipse dixit of
special friends of the Guggenheims
and Hill railroads and other big in
terests which they are seeking to
promote by special legislation.
Their object is to defeat every law
which is proposed in the interest
of the general welfare and which
would interfere in any way with
their monopolistic privileges. They
care nothing for party pledges or
party loyalty. Their political meth
DDS are absolutely INSCRIPTIONS, as
has been demonstrated on many
occasions. Their attitude towards
politics is identically the same as
that of Mr.. Havemeyer, the head
of the sugar trust, who testified
before a senate committee that he
was in the habit of contributing tC
campaign funds. When asked to
which party he contributed. he re-
Piled:
THAT depends on circulE-
stances
ITO which party do you contrib
ute in Massachusetts,"
"To the republican party"
"To which party do you con.
tribute in New York;"
ITO the democratic party"
"To which party do you contrib
ute in New Jersey?"
"Well, that is doubtful state,
and I will have to consult the
books as to that"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
REVIVAL IS ENDING

The great Scoville revival that
has been in progress for weeks at
the Central Christian church will
come to a close Sunday night with
one of the largest meetings of the
service. There have been hundreds
of conversions and the revival is
considered the most successful ever
held by the Christian churches of
the city.
In addition to DR.. Scoville's ser
mon tonight at the Central Chris
tian church there will be views OF
the holy city. Tomorrow after
noon at 8 there will be meeting
for women only. Mrs. Scoville will
sing at this service.
DR.. Scoville will deliver his clos
ing sermon at the services Sunday
night at 7:45.
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TO URGE
THE S|X-OAY
WEEK

There will be a grand rally of the
forces of organized labor tomorrow
afternoon at 2:15 at Mantle park
in the interest of the six-day week
advocated by the striking cooks,
walters and Mattresses.
Tom Hesketh first vice-president
of the International Allied Crafts
of the cooks, walters and wait
resses, will be the chief speaker.
There will also be remarks by n
l.. Highest. editor OF the Labor
World; Harry aJrvis, president OF
the Central Labor council; r. b
Martin of Opportunity, representing
the farmers; NJ. \. Rogers of the
Carpenters union and W. j. Coates
of the PreSsmen'S union.
A good turnout is expected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28

pine to Wellesley avenue and there
reduced TO an eight inch main. This
size continues south to about Rich
avenue. where il again enlarges to a
t. inch main. Instead of this being
direct, individual line. it is the
regular supply main for the Ken
wood ard North LidgerwoOd d s.
trict, ana what water remains for
the standpipe after a mile and a
half of consuming territory is sup
piled is hard to conjecture.
The manner in which the installa-
ton of the new pumps is being de-
layed is another sample OF the in
efficiency of the water department
The pumps should have been in
stalled early in April. The chief ex-
cuse given is that there is high
water in the river.
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G O N TIN u z d
r 0
P A G E 0 N T.
COUNCIL PASSES

Jail has been rewarded by success.
Seeing from the continued reve-
lations concerning the police de-
partment and the city Jail, that
things are not as they were rep
resented by the supporters of the
police, the council last night passed
the ordinance creating three police
matrons, to be appointed by the
board of police commissioners.
OF course there was a string to
the order in the form of resolu,
ton adopted recommending that
the board of police commissioners
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g O Min u f D
r o
P A G f Q n E
WHERE WILL YOUR

towns, and TITLED BY TEN
ANTS.
The American landlord in Iowa
and elsewhere, has no traditions
He rack rents his tenants merci-
lessly, and he gives them no secure
tenure. Most of the tenant farmed
lands of Iowa are on rents screwed
to the very top of what they will
stand, and the tenants. therefore.
have no interest in either keeping
up fertility or planning for the flu
ture. There has resulted a great
deal of poor farming. in which the
land is skinned that the tenant may
raise the money by the ruin of the
land, if necessary, to move on to
cheaper land and get farm of his
own. This has caused in many
neighborhoods unsatisfactory con-
ditions of life which conduce to a
falling off in rural population
At the same time the concentra-
ton of lands in the hands of the
city people has been accompanied
by improvements in farm machin-
cry. This decreases the number of
hands employed. First class farm
ing requires many more hands than
Iowa employs, but the slipshod,
year by year tenant farming which
comes with landlordism of our ig-
nOrant and unframed sort. encOur-
ages extensive farming. rather than
intensive, and population falls off
with the quality of agriculture
The retired farmer places his
farm in the hands of a tenant and
educates his chilren for professions
They are drawn off to the cities
and the cities are not in Iowa.
Iowa was peopled by men seeking
cheap lands and free lands. Her
population has in its blood the en-
terprise that refuses to accept ten
ant farming when farm owning is
possible So Iowa has furnished
settlers for all the states west and
northwest, for Canada and for every
place where good land could be had
for fair prices. The children of Iowa
are scattered to the four winds of
heaven, in cities. in the mountains.
on the plains. and in the islands of
the sea, and everywhere they are a
force to be reckoned with
But Iowa herself stands as an
American proof that IandIordsm is
the same thing he as in Britain.
where every rod Of ground once
maintained it man, but where
sheep walks and deer parks have
come with the lessenino population
as developments of andIordism.
The land question is the burning
one in Britain. One day ii will be
so in America. That so rich a state
as Iowa. a yeritable paradise for the
farmer. should stand still in popula-
ton or recede, is a fact which real
statesmen would see an Ominous.
And Iowa is merely the acute
manifestation of a national disease.
The same conditions are operating
every minute in the day in all the
older parts of the United States
This census has given us warning
that we will be blind. indeed, to fail
to see and understand.
II asks US plainly, "Where will
your children and your children's
children Get their bread?"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
HOW PEOPLE ARE
Being BUNCOED

A sample Of the manner in which
the people are being buncoed by the
present management of the city
water system is shown in the way
the new standpipe in kenwood,
erected at cost of about $4,000,
has been connected with the source
Of water supply.
When the standpipe was des gned
the plan was to have L or IA inch
main run north and south on Gin
cinnati street to connect it with the
high pressure force main on Euclid
avenue. The intention was to have
this an individual line connecting
the standpipe directly with high
pressure.
Instead of this, what have the
people been given. A II inch main
has been run south from the stand
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
G O NTIN u E D
r 0 M
P A G F. O n F.
SPOKANE WILL HONOR

Gundlach, adjutant; Matthew Fas-
sett chaplain.
Vocal solo. Mrs. G.. w. Manning.
Spanish Veteran ritualistic exer-
cises, by Geo. l.. Fisher, command
er; Norman R. Totten. adjutant.
Closing with wreath exercise by So
school children from the sixth, sew
enth and eighth grades and North
and South high schools. under the
supervision OF Mrs. Monroe of the
Lincoln school.
Music by high school quartet;
Carl Dunn, Joseph Shields, Wilson,
Coplen, Fred Child; Prof. c. o.
Rice. pianist.
Grafton. Judge J. Stanley Web
ster.
Star Spangled Banner" by audi
ence, led by high school quartet.
Benediction. Rev. S. Willis Nc
Fadden, pastor of First Presbyter-
ian church.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28

CONTROLLED
GARFIELD
ASSERTION MADE BY BALLlN-
GERS ATTORNEY-PiNCHOT
BITTERLY ARRAiGNED.
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(By United Press Leased Wire)
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-"Pin-
chot-Pinchot the pure-controlled
Garfield just as he pleased. Every
thing wild and chimerical, with ref
erence to a tree or 70 a forest re-
serve, he was willing to do at Pin
chot's suggstion," declared Attor-
ney Vertrees for Ballinger, sum-
ming up today before the investi-
eating committee.
Nertrees vigorously defended Bal
fingers policy in regard to the Gun
bingham claims, declaring it was
single minded, honest and straight
forward. This was the basis of his
argument today.
He bitterly arraigned that Pin
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES outfit and de-
nOunced as foolish and visionary
the men whose names he linked to-
gether. He declares that Richard
A. Ballinger. secretary Of the in
terror department., was a public
servant without peer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
READ THESE FOUR
FUNNY STORIES

Here are a few of the first bunch
Of funny stories. received by the
Funny Story" editor, in The Press
contest; remember, So will be given
for the best story, old or new, and
theater tickets for the three next
best received before next Thursday.
RABBITS AS MATHEMATlCIANS.
Editor The Press-This funny
story was told to us by a friend
whose little boy was the originator
of it. Little Bobbie. aged 6, was
given a pet rabbit for Easter. One
morning his mother was standing
in her window when she was sur
prised and shocked to see Bobbie
shaking the rabbit violently. He
would pause, look at it and shake
it again. Finally she slipped up
behind her boy in time to hear him
saying;
"WiN you? viii you? VIII you?'
Each time shaking it more violent
ly. Grabbing Bobbie by the collar,
she exclaimed
Robbie. what are you doing?'
"Why, mama" said Bobbie, in
mild surprise, teacher said rabbits
were the greatest multipliers i'll
the world, and he don't even know
two times two is four"
Myrtle Foster, N1735 Crescent.
A West Philadelphia family was
at supper one night, talking about
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28

he had become stranded in the gut
ter. Burt was certain at first that
someone had knocked him down,
but the familiar scent of barroom
beverages. with which his breath
was heavily laden, tended to sub
tsantiate the suspicion that he had
been slightly intoxicated and under
subsequent examinations along
those lines he confessed that he had
imbibed rather freely Of foolish
water.
Some one suggested that he must
have been hit by meterorite, and
he readily agreed to this solution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
THREE MEN
ARE DROWNED

(By United Press Leased Wire)
PHILADELPHIA. May 2S.-
Search is being made for the body
of three men who were drowned
when the motor boat Star was over
turned off Cold Springs island near
Holly Beach.
Those who lost their lives were
William Hoover, 60, Wallace H,
Hoover, 80, his son, and Walter
Weber, %. All lived at Cambridge,
Ohio,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
HE WAS
HIT BY METEORITE

With his head swathed in ban
dages and perhaps the faint out
lines of green dragons and six
legged horses appearing to him in
his nervous moments. J. NJ. Burk, a
section hand from Sprague, is stir
ring slowly about the streets of Spo-
kane today. wondering what it is
all about. Burk was brought to the
emergency hospital this morning,
suffering from deep wound in his
forehead. He had been gathered up
gently at the corner of Stevens
street and Riverside avenue. where
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
PATRIOTIC SERVICE.

A patriotic service will be Con
Quoted at the Hillyard Baptist
church next Sunday at s O'Clock.
The old veterans of the G. Al R.,
the Veterans of the Spanish-Amer.
lean war, the Sons Of Veterans,
their wives and daughters will turn
out in a body and march to the
Baptist church.
The line of march will be from
the |. o. o. F. hall to the church.
The Hillyard military band has
been invited to lead the march, and
to participate In the evening ser.
vice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
UIH You Buy q Lot?

If so, now is the time. You only
have a mere chance to get in on
what we have left. Nothing so
close in for the money. We are
hearing complaints every day from
people who go out on the free car
proposition. It's too far; come back
to where you will be within deliver
ing distance. It makes a great diff
ference if you buy where you are
within the circle, where lumber and
groceries will be delivered to your
home.
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I ATE NEWC
B u E tt S
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CHARGED WITH ACCEPTING BRIDES.
B u L l. E T | N


CHARGED WITH ACCEPTING BRIDES.
CRIPPLE CREEK. COL 2SInfomation E..
with having
board
John T. Wright local business The charge
Haas serving 10 for assault with intent kill
COFFROTH DEFEATED
REDWOOD CITY. Cal. 2S-Fght lin
sustained defeat today Judge
match permits for fights not held in incorporated cities of the
100000 GOODS"
here today peectng evidence showing that $1OOOOOo
stopped the scheme just planned country
with letters offering
BILLY ENDS.
BELlINGIiAM May 2SThe Billy
To date 500 have been converted 275OoO
addition
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
MINNEAPOLIS HAS
A 100000 FIRE

(By United Press Leased Wra)
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May
28.-Damage estimated at ST.
100000 was done by a fire
which broke out late last night
in the manufacturing district
and destroyed a number OF
warehouses and lodging houses.
One man was severely Injured
and dozens of firemen had
narrow escapes from falling
walls. The fire threatened to
get beyond the control of tho
firemen, but at daylight had
been controlled.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE.

The Memorial day committee
consists of the following: Giles O.,
Bump, chairman; Norman r. Tot
ten, secretary; J. E. Clarke, E. P.
Galbraith. K. ]. Watty, w B. Cook,
]. f. Valentine, C. w. Garrett, F. e.
Allison, Mrs. J. Z. Stewart, Mrs. E.
F. Humason, Mrs. Matte Baird,
Mrs. +. p. Carleton, Mrs. Hannah
Bassett Mrs. Mamie Ford, Mrs,
Hays. Mrs. B. R. Freeman, Mrs.
Edith Cook, Mrs. G, F. DeGraff,
Mrs. c. l.. Snuff, Mrs. c. w. Cook.
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the engagement of one of the
daughters whose wedding was soon
to be. The DegrO. servant who
acted as waitress, laundress, etc.
had just brought into the dining
room the dessert, when one Of the
girls asked:
virginia, have you seen Ediths
fiance?"
Laws. | doan know, honey
she replied; "hit amt been in de
wash yit.'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
ENGLISH RECRUIT MOUNTED
ON MECHANICAL. HORSE.

ON MECHANICAL HORSE.
When the Englishman enlists for
the cavalry he is as apt as not to
know as little about a horse as he
does about squaring a circle. some
times less. He has to be taught
how to sit on a horse while the ami
nal is walking. and how to stick
on him when he trots up bit"
The embryo Cavalryman takes
his first lessons in riding on
Westinghouse. The mechanical
steed is said to provide most of the
sensations yielded by the horse of
flesh and blood and none of the
dangers. Its head is hinged, and
so cunningly fitted with springs
that its rider soon learns how to
feel its mouth"
The wooden charger has been Of
ficially named Backache, the reas-
on for which is clearly apparent to
the new rider after an hours eX-
perience with one.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
ALLEGES "HE LAID HIS HEAD
IN HER LAP AGAINST HER DESIRE"
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DILLINGHAM; Wn, May 28-Because he "ad his head
wishes ticked with his
complaint
religious CAUSING
Jail face the co On
Down. of FendaIe warrant out for Fred Wet
Of
the outcome Of intensely religious antics that the people Of
FerndaIe
folks looked
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28

BELLINGHAM, May 2S.-The
vets and drys Of Bellingham will
engage In mortal combat this fall
at the time Of the general election.
This statement was made today by
President Williams of the Ministe-
rial association, which will lead the
hnttlo
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.-Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Robinson are in
San Francisco, having arrived on
the Korea from China yesterday.
Mrs. Robinson is a sister Of eX-
President Theodore Roosevelt. The
Robinsons have been travelling in
Europe and Asia for the past year
for the benefit of Mrs. Robinson S
health
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28

The regular vesper service Of the
Y. w. c. A. will be held at 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon on the
fourth floor OF the Auditorium
building. 1t will be in the nature
of a conference rally, to which all
women and girls are invited. Lead
ers OF former conference rallies will
be in charge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
Liberty Opens Sunday.

Liberty lake bathing. boating, pic
nicking and dancing resort opens
Sunday. Band concert afternoon
and evening and dancing in the pief
pavilion every weekday evening
Special week end, Sunday and De0
Grafton day rate. $50 round trip
Electric trains leaves terminal
hourly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
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PESTERED BY CHILDREN,
BLIND MAN SHOOTS.

John Williams, old, blind I
and feeble, who lives in a I
shanty near the Audubon
} school, had to resort to fire
arms to protect himself
against a crowd of school chill I
dren yesterday.
, The man has been harassed
by the school children and has
complained to Janitor George
r. Beirer, but to no purpose.
} And, becoming desperate, he 4
} fired a shot with no intent of 4
harm. 4
} . ~ . . . 80 80 .
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Inland Summer Schedule.
Effective today, IL trains to
Occur d'Alene, II to Liberty lake
and nine to Hayden lake. Special
Sunday rate to Occur dAlene, 81;
to Hayden lake, $3.50; to Liberty
lake, 75c, and st. Joe river trip.
$3.50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
Monroe Park
addition

is on the 2 IL mile circle. Here
you will find city water, electric
lights, telephones, good stores, large
brick school house, Z IL minute
street car service to this addition.
This is a beautiful park-like addi-
ton, with pine shade trees. We
have some choice view lots left even
as low as $500, on easy terms. Call
US up and we will be pleased to
show you and tell you the rest.
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WHAT SHE MEANT.

WHAT SHE MEANT.
as yo' got emmy hath TO sale,
boss?"
Any what, aunty?"
Hath. boss"
"Hair?"
"Yassuh, hath lax yo' got on yo'
haid.'
ooh, hair
"Yassuh. hath"
"Why, no, aunty; this is dry
goods store, not a hair store"
Oats what All lowed, boss: but
missus tole me to cum heah an get
free yahds mo- hath lax she done
got yistiddy,"
"Oh, you mean mohair,"
"Yassuh, mo- hair"
Anna Harrington. W123 Third
avenue, Spokane, Wash.
make the appointment of the ma
irons from the ranks of the Saliva
ton Army and the Volunteers of
America, but without this resolu-
ton it was taken for granted that
the appointments will be made of
women who will consent to see that
the police department is run along
lines laid down by Chief Sullivan
The new police matrons will be
subservient to the wishes of Sulli'
van or they will not be permitted
to remain long.
However, there is room to re-
joice in the fact that precedent has
been established and the matrons
created, so that when the police
department is cleansed, which will
come sooner or later, the right kind
of women can be installed as ma
irons.
The matrons will draw salaries
of SIS per month. They will work
in eight-hour shifts, so that one will
be on duty at the jail at all times
The appointment of matrons
should forever see the end of the
shameful conduct that has marked
the treatment of women prisoners
in the Spokane city Jail.
The vote by which the maFon
ordinance was passed consistefO of:
Cartwright, Funk, Shaefer
Dalke. Nelson, Lambert. NO-Gay
Schiller, Mohr and Belshaw.
The resolution recommending
that the appointments be made
from the Salvation Army andathe
Volunteers was introduced I by
Schiller.
The gold leaf., 1910-09-29
Those Repudiated Bonds.
Albemarl Enterprise.

Albemarle Enterprise
The bond committee of the old re-
pudiated State bonds of carpet-bag
fame, which were issued through
fraud and sold for a mere song to
purchasers who had full and legal
notice, have issued an appeal to
North Carolina bankers and business
men. 1t is q vain hope to create a
respectable status of an old debt
which the State meyer in reality
made, which. is not valid, and to
make valuable about twenty-seven
million dollars of worthless bonds
and interest. The letter of ap-
peal was sent out from New York,
and it clearly reveals the business OF
Marian Butler, who is back of the
tigurehead chairman of the Repub-
lIcan party in North Carolina. The
Repuplican party, under Buffers die
tation, is ignoring everything else in
order to capture the Legislature, but
no man or party may hope to gain
power in this State whose object is to
fasten upon the State debt its
people never legally assumed.