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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-09

One way to be popular is to go
round preaching what the others all
practice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-09
suBsCRIRERs.

II you get your paper by
mail kindly watch the tag and
see when the time Is up. and
; remit promptly. or notify us
TO stop the paper; otherwise
bin will be made for the time
the paper comes after expira-
tiou OF last payment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-09

Long Creek Grant county, has
been swept by a fire, destroying the
business section.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
CLARK IS ELECTED
COMMANDER

Captain ]. E. Clark was honored
by the highest office in the gift of
his comrades of Reno Post, No. AZ,
G. A. R., at their annual election
last Monday night. He was elect
ed commander of the post and will
enter upon his duties in January.
Captain Clark was one of the
fithful band of workers that helped
unravel the mysteries of the Ell
lott case and bring some of the
parties involved therein to justice.
Other elections by the Reno Post
comrades were: Senior vice COM
mander, j. Starkey; junior vice
commander, John Cavanaugh; sur
geon, DR.. B. r. Freeman; officer of
the day, Del r. Akin; chaplain,
Matthew Fassett: officer of the
guard, A. A. Chapman; quartermas-
ter, w. L. Boyd; trustee, E. Nor,
rison. Delegates were also elected
to the next department encamp.
ment, which will be held at Wen.
atchee during the coming June.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
PRATT'S EFFORT TO GET
ON BAND WAGON

One Of the amusing things in the
struggle over the adoption of the
new city charter is the effort of
Mayor Pratt and his adherents to
get on the bandwagon, with a view
of perpetuating themselves in Of
flee.
A commission form of govern.
ment with a lot of commissioners
of the Pratt saliber would be the
direst calamity that ever happened
to Spokane. The power for evil Of
a set of men Of this makeup is in
finitely increased under the COM
mission plan, but it is not contem-
plated that the people will be SO
blind to their own interests as to
permit this to occur.
The committee having the adop-
ton of the new charter in hand
should sidetrack the Pratt support.
1t is positive detriment in the
movement, as if there is one thing
above another that will defeat the
new charter it is the too active
interest of Mayor Pratt. This is
said with a knowledge of the situa-
ton, derived from interviews with
scores Of citizens who take little
or no active part in politics, but
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
PLANS FOR
CITY HALL

Plans for the new city hall to be
erected at a cost of approximately
half a million dollars, were adopted
by the city council last night, after
an executive session in which the
plans submitted by Architect Zit
tell were discussed at considerable
length, and met with the full ap.
proval of the board.
Councilmen Lembert, Funk and
Belshaw were named as commit
tee to superintend the work fof
construction, which it is expected
to start as soon as the necessary
arrangements can be made, and Ito
have completed within about a
year.
The new building will be erected
on the newly acquired property lat
the corner of Front avenue and
Wall street, and when completed
will be one of the finest municipal
buildings in the state. 1t will be
eight stories in height, with a
three-door entrance on Wall street
and a smaller one on Front ave
nue..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
.FASSETT SPEAKS FINAL
WORD FOR NEW CHARTER

best possible charter for Spokane,
and that the confined judgment of
such a body has yielded better fruit
than any one man could have pro.
duced
81 feel sure that the proposed
new charter is one of the best com.
mission form charters which has
been proposed or adopted any
where, and that ii will give to Spo
kane a much more efficient govern
ment than we have ever had. Its
strong point is in the direct re
sponsibility of the officers to the
people, and in their inability to lay
their mistakes and failures off or
someone else. An honest man will
always be glad of public interest il
his acts and a dishonest or inef
ficient one may be readily removed
through the provisions of this char
fer"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
G O Min u E D
f r O
p A G F. O N E
A PERFECTLY

policy deeply at heart and evil
IDENTIFY were disposed to take the
most unfavorable view of the char.
ing them. Thus they regarded Bal.
finger with suspicion and regarded
his most natural and most innocent
acts, occurring in the ordinary
course of the administration of the
department, as furnishing evidence
of some sinister purpose.
"PETTY sQUABBLEs."
"There is no doubt but that in
the field covered, we listened for
weeks to the petty squabbles and
jealousies of subordinates and the
forest service, and even got infor.
nation of a secret character Sc.
cured from Secretary Ballinger' s
private stenographer.
"On evidence the accusers
wholly failed to make out case
Neither was any fact proved mol
were all facts taken together able
to exhibit Secretary Ballinger as
anything but a competent, honor
0OtC 6CHtfCLfdu, AOnSolly anu ldith
fully performing the duties of his
high office with an eye single tC
the public interest"
"ALASkAN SITUATION"
Referreing specifically to the
Cunningham claims, the report
says:
1.-The entire known coal field Of
Alaska is still in government own
ership. Not an acre has been pat
ented by any corporation or in
dividual. Several hundred othel
claims have been located Most o.
the locators did not proceed to en-
try and the claims therefore
lapsed. The important exceptions
are the Cunningham claims, which
comprise one-fifteenth of one pei
cent of the known field. All Goa
land in Alaska was withdrawn from
entry November 2, 1906"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

who watch men and measures as
they develop before the public eye.
The only thing to make the Pratt
support of the new charter COM
plete is for him to have, John T.
Sullivan, his side partner, accom-
pany him in the speaking tour of
the churches.
With Pratt and Sullivan in the
pulpits with the preachers 1t would
indeed be an interesting and in
spring sight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
DAN RUBERTT HEARING.

Dan Rubertt, alleged slayer of
Eli Basta, who was shot and killed
in a row over a game of cards in
a Front avenue lodging house lit
tie over week ago, was brought
before Judge Mann for prelimin-
airy hearing yesterday afternoon,
and the case was continued until
this afternoon after three wit
nesses had been heard.
Steve Drajovitch testified to hav-
ing been in the room when the
quarrel started. He fled, however.
when trouble seemed brewing and
did not see the crime committed,
although he claimed to have heard
five shots fired.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

c. NJ Fassett of the freeholders'
charter committee, leaves tonight
for a trip around the world This
noon he was entertained at lunch
con given in his honor by the COM
mittee.
AS final word on the subject Of
the proposed charter, Mr.. Fassett
prepared letter to the people. In
1T he says in part:
81 shall be away from Spokane
when the proposed new charter is
voted upon, but / want to leave
with my friends an earnest appeal
for its adoption. In a few particu-
lars it does not meet the ideals
which l held when l joined in this
work of its formation, but l am
convinced that every member of
the freeholders' commission
brought to that work an earnest
and unselfish effort to make the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
TROUPE OF NINE ARABS.

Abou Hamad's troupe of nine
Arabs at the Pantages theater are
making a great hit in their sensa
tional act, which includes balanc
ing, feats of strength and hand
springs, with a whirlwind>of somer
saulting and similar work. Jack
Amory and Laura Adams, in theil
sketch when Married People
Marry" are being given a hearty
welcome at every performance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

TAFT STILL MAPS
Continued from Page one.)

road properties will get aid comfort from the White
House.
presidential complacency is disturbed anywhere it is
in relation to the Panama canal He thinks the govern
ment must provide dydocks and repair ships not only for
the benefit of the navy but for the benefit of the public
we'll And he thinks interstate railroads should not be per-
mitted to control ships trading through the canal
lest the people lose the benefit of competition
This sound we'll but nothing unless the president
is prepared to go further and urge that the nation itself
shall and operate fleets of commercial steamships If
this not done individuals controlling the railroads will
own the ships their private capacity or own them in the
monopoly and exploitation of the public by monopoly
rates.
Taking by and large the message contains no spark Of
genius note of leadership When the whole country is
demanding grave steps of progress for the beterment of
the conditions of life he's asleep at the switch.
THE NATION STILL AWAITS THE MAN.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

CHRISTMAS

In order to give the usual Christ
mas dinner to the newsboys of the
city, the members of the Newsboys'
union are arranging for an enter
tainment to be given December %
for the purpose of raising funds for
the big feed" Assurances have
been received by the committee,
which consists of some of the
street circulators and older heads
in the union, that talent will be
furnished by the vaudeville houses
and local artists, and that Judge
Webster and other friends of the
newsboys will speak.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
SPECIAL ON COAL

One trial will convince you that
Superior coal at 1925 per ton is the
coal to buy. Order from Unity Fuel
& Feed Supply, distributors, phone
Max. 3471, yard 01310 Cedar street,
or Hedrich & Merritt, sole agents,
Main 4034.
Pine, $500 per cord; fir and tam
arack, $500 per cord. Pine, $3.50
per rick; fir and tamarack, $2.75
per rick.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

WASHlNGTON-Elsie Ridgely at
the Washington has sketch that
is decidedly out of the usual run
of vaudeville sketches, entitled,
Types" This sketch was written
by the well-known writer, Olive
White, and is without doubt one of
his best. The plot is unusual and
the finish is decidedly unexpected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
QUARANTINE CHICKEN POx
VICTIMS.

Patiwents afflicted with chicken
pox will be quarantined from now
on, according to order of the board
of health issued yesterday. There
is such a similarity between chick.
en- pox and smallpox that physi
clans often have difficulty in diff
Terminating the diseases in their
early stakes. Both diseases will
now be subject to quarantine, and
thus the public will be protected
from contagiOn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

A strong, conservative board Rf
20 active business men conducts
the affairs of the Spokane & East
ern Trust Company. 1t Is pre-
eminently an institution which the
directors direct. If you would like
to place your business in such
hands you may be sure of a wei
come and the most liberal treat
ment available.
Insurance in the strongest COM
panies on earth is handled by the
Spokane & Eastern Trust Com
pany. Phone Main 5455 and ask
the insurance man to call. ***
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
} q . . q = = . . . . = = = . 4
} POLITENESS CAUSED FALL

. Alleged politeness caused 4
. a fall from street car and a 4
= suit for $4,000 damages in 4
= the case of T. F. Cody versus 4
= the w. w. p. Co. Cody 4
= waited for some ladies to get 4
= on the car ahead of him and 4
= the conductor pulled the cord I
= too soon, telling Cody to the 4
q pavement. He wanted that 4
= $4,000 awfully bad when the 4
= company gave him 5000 as 4
= reward for his politeness yes 4
. terday, and Cody accepted 4
q and withdrew his suit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
PETTY THEFTS FREQUENT.

Petty thieving in the outlying dis
tricts is frequent these days and
small grocery houses are being
pilfered steadily. The Allandale
and Broadway groceries on the
North Side were the losers of con-
siderable butter and eggs and some
money Tuesday morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
PLAN FOR "APPLE Way"

County commissioners passed
the final resolution on the Great
Apple Way" yesterday, and it is
now up to the state of Washington
whether it materializes or not.
Some favor the improvement Of
other roads before the building of
the apple road ard other favor the
equal distribution of the funds for
general road improvement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
STILL AFTER POOL ROOMS.

Poolrooms are still under the
watchful eye of the police. Yester.
day Louis Repole, an Italian who
keeps a poolroom at Sprague and
Napa, was fined S25 and costs for
selling cigarettes to minors and
the charge of allowing minors in
his joint was continued until De.
cember II.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

Business men largely Endorsed
the proposed downtown interde
nominational tabernacle project at
the luncheon of the Chamber OF
Commerce yesterday. 1t was also
agreed that the Rev. j. w. Hindley
would be a splendid choice as lead
err of the meetings.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
That Christmas dinner should be

That Christmas dinner should be
planned right. The foundation of a
good meal is bread. Good bread de-
ponds on the flour. Only one kind
of flour can be depended on abso-
lutely, if you want perfect bread.
Its name is OLYMPIC, made in
Spokane. s**
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

Circulation at the city library Is
improving steadily, and is already
far ahead of the corresponding cir.
culation last year. More than 800
new subscribers registered in No.
vember and 675 new books were
placed on the shelves.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
KEENAN, WILL TAKE
JUVENILE WORK

At the opening of the coming
year Judge Hinkle will leave the
juvenile department work and di:.
vert his energies to regular coulS
business, while Judge II. l.. Ken
nan will take Judge Hinkle'S place
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

For taking the inner copper lin
ing of a bathtub from an empty
house on the Milwaukee, right-of-
way, Frank Nelson was fined $50
and costs by Justice Mann. yester-
daY
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

A meeting of the charter adop.
ton committee will be held Friday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the office
of Judge Munter in the Peyton
building. All members of the com
mittee and friends of the charter
are urged to be present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

ANOTHER VICTIM OF ALCOHOL
Acute alcoholism claimed an.
other victim yesterday, when w. B.
Gordon, a wandering Englishman.
was found dead in a farmhouse
about eight miles east Of Spokane.
His body was brought to this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

Please patronize john e. Lyon,
low price plumber. Repairing a spe.
cialty. Telephone Max. 3040. Divis-
ion and Montgomery. $50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

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WANT A Joe7 READ NOON EDITION.
Beginning The Spokane will fea
day in the edition of this report of the jobs
this will the first
In this people for cent information
which otherwise would So If those
question
. will they interest.
Q . . . . y 90 . .
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-09-28
KING or THE METALS.
Tho Importance Of Iron TO the EIee-
trical Industry

Tho Importance Of Iron to the EIoe-
tricaI Industry.
The very root of the electrical indus
try Is iron. Without iron Il Ia doubt
full IL the larger generators and the
mighty motors could be built. for the
powerful magnets upon which these
inventions depend for their power are
all made OF soft iron either In the
form OF thin plates or long wires COW
cred with Insulation
Nearly every one is familiar with
the common horseshoe magnet. which
II but piece OF steel bent In the
shape Of horseshoe and charged witt
magnetism When 4 steel bar Of this
shape Is rubbed against another mag
net It IS charged" and will remain so
for long time. The magnets used In
electrical machinery are OF the Undue
ton ype-that is. the magnetism van
ishes just as soOD as the current Is
taken away from them II you wind
a long insulated wire tightly around
soft iron core and send through this
wire a weak current Of electricity the
core will be instantly possessed Of
strong magnetic qualities. This fact
Is the basis OF all electric motors aud
generators. The fed coils are usually
made Of soft irln core wound with
yards and yards OF insulated wire.
When the current is sent through this
wire the soft iron core Is turned into q
powerful magnet, and this magnetic
power Is used to drive motors or to
generate more electricity Electrical
Bulletin.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-09-28
EASING His Mind.

Jim McCleary was an old Park row
newspaper dereict who hadn't had a
job i'm years. He depended on the
largess OF friends or better days. his
most liberal patron being n prominent
writer whom Jim had broken in as
n cub at police headquarters. Never a
week went by that he didn't slip"
Jim quarters halves and dollars. with
no expectation Of ever being paid back.
Suddenly Jim disappeared from Park
row. He was missing for nearly year
when his old patron walked in on him
in broadway cafe. Jim was dressed
up like Wall street mining promoter
and was opening wine"
why. hello. Bill. How are you?"
exclaimed Jim. and. too astonished to
refuse, Bill Joined him in drink. As
they were about to part Jim gave his
friend another cordial handclasp and
Bill felt something pressed into his
palm.
whats this for, Jim?" he asked.
opening his hand and seeing It was
money.
"Bill. that's that dollar I've owed
you for so long," said Jim. 1--WE never
forgotten IT. and now I'm glad it's Off
my mind. New York World
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-09-28
He Wouidn't Interfars

An old Scotchman went to stay for
short time. as he said, with friends of
his. young couple with no family
After living with them for some two
or three weeks the young couple be-
gan TO get tired of their visitor. but
did not like TO tell him the state Of
their feelings toward him. so they ar
ranged little plan between them as
to how they would get rid of him.
Tomorrow" said the husband.
when | come home for dinner l shall
quarrel about the soup and say 1t Is
not good. In the midst of our quarrel
we Will appeal to our friend. and If he
takes your part l will give him notice
to leave the house. and if he takes my
part you do just the same"
Next day at dinner the quarrel
arose about the soup. and in the heat
or the argument uncle" was appaaled
to, but he cooliy replied:
"Ye see. ma frecns. for a the time l
intend tae he here-just month or
twa-I haze made up ma mind no tae
Interfere WI yer hoose affairs"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-09-28
Dr.. Short Was Short.

When the Rev. David Short was pas
tor OF the Perm Avenue Baptist church
Mt Scranton he was Jealous I'm the
work of securing new members. One
man. with whom he had labored ex-
haustively. was finally persuaded as
TO his Christian duty. but could not
make up his mind whether 10 become
Baptist or a Methodist. Finally he
hit upon compromise and wrote to
the doctor that he had decided to unite
with the Methodists. but would like
to be baptized in the Baptist church
by immersion. This so exaSperated
the good doctor that he sent the fol
lowing reply: Il regret that | cannot
accommodate you. but this church does
not take in washing"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-09-28
L Was Quite Appropriata.


a famous divinity professor who
was visiting in the north of England
bad been invited to preside ut the
church ceremony of.the baptism Of the
last arrived infant in the already
crowded house of a local minister.
The guest gave out for congregational
singing paraphrase much favored on
such occasions.
let us" said he. sing from the
fifth paraphrase. beginning at the Sec
ond verse. AS sparks in close sue
cession rise"
To his CONSERVATION the congrega-
ton gi-glCd
Afterward. asking the ministers
man" what had been wrong. that func-
tionary replied:
"Ne see. professor. the minister's
name is Sparks, and yonder Is his
tenth bairn"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-09-28
How Leap Year Started.

Hampson. in his Medii OEvI. Ka-
landarium," quotes the following
quaint tradition from an old Saxon
treatise: Some assert that the bis
sextus or leap day comes through this.
that Joshua prayed TO God that the
sun might stand still for one days
length that he might sweep the hea-
then from the land that God had grant
ed him and his followers 1t is true that
the sun did stand still for one days
length over the city Of Gebaon, but
the day went forward in the same
manner as other days. And the bis
sextus is not through that, as some do
think"
In France and some parts of Spain
and Portugal there exists a tradition
known as the ghost Of leap year"
Believers in this say that a marvellous
monster annually appears on leap day
and disarranges human affairs for the
remainder OF the year.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-09-28

The trimmer dashed for an instant bis
dark lantern on the loug line OF sle-
plants
They ARE asleep" be said. I'm cap
tivity elephants always sleep stand
ing"
why is thatT' the visitor asked.
"They lie down to sleep in the jun
gle"
Yes" said the trainer. "T don't
know why It is. But you'll never see q
captive elephant sleep lying down.
Some people say captive elephant
never really sleeps-sleens sound. I
mean-at all. he never has complete
confidence. YOU know. He Crleves He
longs to be free. Why. IS matter of
fact. this light. STANDING sleep OF his
only lasts about three hours at that.
All the rest OF the night be rocks from
side TO side in the dark. Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-09-28
- The -
Scrap Book
Overtalkcd.

A negro in Mississippi who was to
be tried for murder promised the
prosecuting attorney TO plead guilty.
The time came for trial. The prose-
cutting attorney had no witnesses He
thought none were necessary. While
the other business Of the court was be-
Ing cleared up Il local lawyer sat down
by the negro and asked. DO you want
10 get out of thiSt"
"faSsir; reckon does"
"liave you got So
No. sab. but kin cit it."
So the negro ra Used The Eve and gave
IT to the lawyer. who told him to say
nothing. but when the Judge asked him
to plead. to plead not guilty instead Of
guilty.
The negro WAS arraigned. He plead
ed nci guilty
look here. you black Scoundrelw
yei''N he prosecuting attorney. what
do You mean 10y that plea: Didn't you
promise me q dozen times you would
plead guilty."
"l">>ir done promised that" re-
piled The negro. but | reckon done
Overtalkcd myself"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-09-28
PaWninq Bank Bills.

"Pawnbrokers don't think much OF
ten dollar bills as pledges" said the
city salesman. II saw man pawn
one the other day for $3.50. When
asked why he didn't spend his $40 in
stead of soaking it for a little more
than half the amount he explained that
he wanted to keep that particular bill.
Twice before he had tried to keep a
certain bill by giving it as security to
friend who had so many bills that he
wouldn't need TO spend that particular
one. but both times the friend got his
money mixed and the keepsake was
lost after all. This time he depended
upon the pawnbroker to tide him over
TO pawn money struck me as very
curious proceeding. but the broker as
sured me that Ii is frequently done by
people who attach sentimental value
to particular bill or coin" New York
Sun