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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-08
WOMEN VERY ACTIVE,

Woman suffrage is out in force
this morning, men as well as wom-
en- watchers being in evidence, and
from all appearances and from the
little sentiment that could be gath
cred the sun of equal suffrage is
rapidly ascending the horizon.
Headed by Mrs. May Arkwright
Hutton the suffrage forces descend
ed at an early hour on the poll
ing places, and prospective voters
were promptly buttonholed and ad-
vised as to the proper mode of pro.
ceedure. Cartoons are much in evil
dence at the polls and the women
Despite the bright sunshine,
which almost always calls out q
good vote, balloting in the state
and county election today is light
er generally up to noon than in
many years past.
In Ada precinct only seven votes
had been cast up until 10 o'clock
this morning, and the prospects
were that not more than a third Of
the votes would be cast. although
rushes were expected during the
noon and evening hours.
Schade Precinct.
Barth precinct shows indications
of polling not more than half it's
registration, only II votes having
been cast up until 1920. In this
precinct the prediction is freely
made that Fred Schade will run
ahead of his ticket-in this precinct
at least.
In Burke precinct, but IL votes
had been cast up until 1920.
Earl precinct makes a better
showing with "a votes up to 10: 80.
(By United Press Leased Wire)
NEW YORK, Nov. SIN spite Of
the first snowfall of the season,
voters began arriving aerly at the
polls today and it was predicted
that the heaviest vote in New
York's political history would be
cast. Cold weather and continued
snowfall failed to dampen the ar
dor of voters and up to noon a
steady stream of citizens poured
in and out of the polling places Or
stood an dtalked politics.
Although interest was keen. bet
ting was exceptionally light. IN
Wall street it was asserted that
not more than 100000 in all had
been wagered on the outcome.
Such bets as were recorded were at
odds of 2h and 3 to 1, with Dix the
favorite. Even money could be had
that he would carry the state by
$4,000 plurality, and most of the
betting was along this line.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-08
I G q NTIN u Z p !
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T0DAYS ELECTION

ions in the city, and the farmers in
the country.
= .
Early reports from the polls in
the eastern part of the downtown
district are that voting is extreme
ly light, and that for some reason
or other, the votes are being held
back. Four during the first hour
and a half is the record of the Me-
chancis' hotel on Front and Wash
ington, while the booths at Main
and Washington and at First and
Washington are correspondingly
light.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-08


With Philadelphia lightweight
to Of lev
York. a rttling
Smith
lie lights
Goodman his high
him showing
The Smith finished reminded those
that sterling fighter the wapath Smith didn't
for the first but
Goodman all but His
front in the lightweight
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-08
CHAMP CLARK REELECTED.

(By United Press Leasad NEIrsl /.
ROWLING GHEENs Mo- Tow 8.
The reelection of Champ Clark,
democratic leader in the house by a
safe majority is assured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-08
CONCEDE HARMON

f6y United Press Leased WIrsD
CLEVELAND. O., Nov. 8.-Re-
corder Maschke, republican leader,
this afternoon conceded that Gov
ernor Harmon, democrat, will car
ry Cuyahoga county (Cleveland) by
10000 majority. In 1908 Harmon's
plurality was 100.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-08

The Spokane Press. Delivered.
Is Cents a Month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-08
KEEN INTEREST IN INDIANA.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Nov. s.
Fair weather today indicated q
heavy vote as interest In the cleo
ton throughout the state is unus-
ually keen.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
MEAT TRUST NOT ONLY
HoARDER OF PRODUCT

LOS ANGELES, March S.-[Editor
Herald: We hear and read q great
deal of severe criticism just now
against the meat trust because of the
fact that the trust has stored large
quantities of beef and other meat in
cold storage in order to cause an arti-
ficially created scarcity and force up
the price on the public while the peo-
pie who produced the meat, and others
so hungry. All this criticism is well
deserved and just, and the meat trust
cannot be too severely condemned for
thus cornering the food supply of
nation, but wherein is the meat trust
worse than all the other trusts cor
porations or persons who are doing
the same thing with all the other ne
cessities of life? Are not boots, shoes
and clothing stored away by the spec
ulators waiting for a higher price?
What about flour, grain and cotton?
Hundreds of millions of dollars worth
are in storage in order to force up the
already too high prices. Even the cold
cash is boarded to make money scarce
and force up the rate of interest to a
point satisfactory to the usurers. And
last and greatest of all, the land, the
lumber and coal are held out of the
market to force up the price in order
to enrich the spectators These last
named products, it is true, do not need
to be put on ice in order to keep them;
a simple barb-wire fence answers the
purpose. No, the meat trust is not the
only trust, nor is 1t the greatest trust
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
A SANE FOURTH

TN order to protect life limb and
property In this city the city
Il council without delay should draw
up and enact an ordinance regulating
the manner of celebrating Independ-
enee day within the city limits. Now
is the time to begin to make prepara-
tions for a safe and sane Fourth. Now
is the time to accustom people to the
thought of a patriotic instead of a
pyrotechnic celebration. If the council
NOW takes measures to reduce the
dangers of accident and fire on the
Fourth of July it will be an incentive
to preparation for an orderly celebra-
ton.
Some years ago a special writer for
great New York morning newspaper
satisfied a curiosity he had long cher
ished and at the same time enter
tanned the public by making tours of
the submerged" regions Immediately
before two of the great national cele-
brations, that of Washingtons birth
day and that of the glorious Fourth.
The result of both investigations
would have been screaminsly funny if
it had not been for the fact it re-
vealed a very serious and menacing
defect in the national life, a lack of
popular instruction in Americanism
and American history. 1t was notice
able that all of the persons interviewed
laid especial stress on the fireworks
feature of the Fourth. In fact, to
them it was not independence day,
but Fireworks day; with a prospect
of the burning of some buildings TO
add a touch of realism to the display.
When celebration is meaningless
it is useless. In order to restore to
the celebration of Independence day
the meaning without which it is as idle
as a noisy Chinese holiday it is neces-
sary to show the stranger within our
gates as we'll as our own small boy
that the achievement of an independ-
ence guaranteed to promote life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness
among all the people of the republic
was a transaction of great SOLEM-
NIFTY, without anything in it to suggest
the Bedlamite banality of the modern
day of racket and ruin on which the
gallant members Of the fire brigades
of the United States, the hospital and
ambulance surgeons, nurses and news
paper writer's are reasonably certain
they will be worked almost to death.
Let us abolish the senseless and silly
fire alarm Fourth and substitute a
safe, sane and patriotic Independence
daU
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
ARMED HATS

FLATS that are stylish are much
III smaller than the monstrosities
H worn by many of the beautiful
women of Los Angeles. Hat pins,
however, are longer than ever, and if
the hats continue to diminish the head
gear soon will resemble a pollywog
skewered on a knitting needle.
We are anxiously expecting news
from the fashion centers TO the effect
the size of hat pins has been reduced
officially in order TO match the hats,
but with the shrinkage OF the head
gear and the permanence of the pin
1t becomes more and more evident the
pin is being evolved from its pristine
purpose and is destined to serve as
weapon, not as an ornament.
A fair lady, equipped as to the head
in the latest style, easily can anybodys
quietus make with a bare bodllin.
plucked from the hat. Nay, more.
as she goes about town. the baroness
of the bodkin may menace the safety
of her fellow beings and remind them
that they are mortal. 1t requires deft
steering to take a woman wearing an
armed hat through a street without
leaving her marks.
We hope the disappearance Of the
archaic big hat from Los Angeles
won't leave the hat pin in all it's
pristine efficiency. A big hat protected
by a big hat pin is bad, but a small
hat armed with a big hat pin is
hadesian.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
WRITES ScATHlNG LETTER
REPLYING TO GENTLEMAN

Los ANGELES, March 1.-[Editor
Herald: A Gentleman is certainly a
most beautiful specimen of that class
known as the idle rich"
1t is he and his parasitic class that
live off of the labor of the producing
or working class. You toll not, Mr..
Gentleman. neither do you spin." yet
you roll in luxurious ease while the
working man struggles for bare
existence.
And why should not the producers
of silks and the makers of Pullman
cars and automobiles wear them and
ride in them? Is it not the fruit of
their labor?
What do you do to earn your autos
and your silks? You may say: II pay
for them with the money / have earned
as director of a stock company, an
owner of stocks and bonds, or a cap
tain of industry" But that conveys no
idea to my mind of fruitful, necessary
labor. 1t is labor only in the sense
that a pickpocket or highwayman
labors when they pllfer and rob.
You speak of the peasants (and l
suppose you also mean to include the
Industrial workers. of Europe as being
more content that their class in
America" l suppose that the general
strike of 100000 members of the work
lIlH CLASS III 6MtOtis Allt lclNt Aioih6 VI
the masses in Russia, the attempted
revolution IN Spain, the demonstra-
tions of the working class in Italy,
France, England and other European
countries, subsequent to the murder
of Francisco Ferrer, the unemployed
demonstrations in England the strike
of the government workers in France.
the recent suffrage riots in Germany
have all convinced you of the con-
try
and industrial workers.
l suppose you pretend to be a Chris
tian (most of your class do). If so it
may comfort you to know that Christ
said that "the birds of the air have
their nests and the beasts of the field
have their lair, but the Son of Man
has not where to lay his head"
This would make Christ a vagrant
according to the laws of our free land.
When the rich young man asked
what he should do to be saved Christ
said: Sell all you have and give to
the poor" He also said that it was as
impossible for a rich man to enter the
kingdom of heaven as it is for a camel
to pass through the needles eye"
l challenge you to prove that your
class has any other nature than that
of a parasitic growth on society, or
that it performs any useful service for
society, or that it has any other func-
ton than that of a robber class.
You say that it is "preposterous"
that those who produce silk, make
Pullman cars and automobiles, should
want to use them, but / say that it is
preposterous for an idle, useless and
generally inefficient class (such as you
belong tO) to lay any claim to owner
ship of the social wealth produced by
a socially useful and efficient class, or
of the natural wealth that has been
bestowed on all mankind alike.
You show only too plainly your ar
rogance and ignorance in your letter
printed in The Herald Monday, Feb
ruary 2S. HARRY B. WALLER.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
THE TAXPAYER

A HIGH TARIFF PAPER insists
u the shipper pays the tax. Then
"A the American shipper to Great
Britain must take off some mysterious
tax" because there is nothing more
easily proved than the fact American
sewing machines, reapers, typewriters,
etc, have been sold in the United
Kingdom for less money than they cost
the consumer in the United States
What is the nature of the tax" that
is removed when articles Of American
manufacture are shipped abroad and
sold for less than the American con-
sumer pays? There is no tax on ar
ticles manufactured in the United
States, yet in some cases the Ameri-
can consumer pays more for them than
the British. Part of the American con-
sumers tax may be attributed to ex-
orbitant railroad rates which he must
pay. But over and above this extra
form of taxation there Is another-the
unearned price which high tariff en-
ables the manufacturer to secure from
the home market.
1t does not SIdHu 10 reason american
manufactures which are sold success
fully in competition with articles of
foreign manufacture in the very coun-
tries in which those articles are made
could not be sold successfully in com
petition with articles Of foreign man
ufacture imported into the United
States. We believe in the excellence of
American goods. They are the best in
the world. In respect Of quality this
is the foremost manufacturing nation
on earth. That is why American goods
find a ready sale in foreign markets
in competition with the articles with
which, according to the protection su-
perstition, they would not be able to
compete in the domestic market.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
LOS ANGELES WAY

II n the table of contents of the first
volume of the Twentieth Century
= Magazine there is a section devot-
ed to Municipal Progress in Ameri-
ca" Three out of nine of the articles
published in this section are devoted
to Los Angeles. In an article on
New Zealand After Twenty Years of
Liberal Rule" is the following pas
sage: New Zealand. in the southern
seas, and Switzerland, nesting in the
heart of Europe, are the two most
democratic governments of our time.
Just as Oregon among our own COM
monwealths and Los Angeles among
our municipalities are the most impor-
tant examples of democracy in action
in this republic, they are the most In
spring and Illuminating experiment
stations of democracy in foreign
lands"
This well known Boston publication
shows the position held by Los An
geles among municipalities.
New Zealand is the most advanced
and progressive country in the world
oregon is the most advanced and pro-
gressive commonwealth in the world
LOS ANGELES Is THE MOST AD-
VANCED AND PROGRESSIVE CITY
IN THE WORLD, and Cd. W will
bring the entire state of California
and finally the big United States, up to
her standard of Americanism.
Citizens of Los Angeles should be
proud of the place occupied by their
city. Truly the eyes of the world are
on Los Angeles Every step taken by
this municipality is being watched
and commented on. Let us with one
accord continue to demonstrate what
soever things are true, lovely and of
good report in municipal life, make
the world continue to be a debtor to
US for our good example, and Illustrate
with untiring zeal and conscientious
ness the LOS ANGELES WAY.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
MANUFACTURING

is a source of
Nj wealth and of power to any
III community, and industrial in
dependence Is greatly to be desired.
When a city has great manufacture
ing productivity, and a seaport from
which goods may be shipped and at
which raw materials may be received
at rates that compete with that Of
fered by railroads, its industrial pros
perity is assured.
The report of the consulting board
of electrical engineers filed with the
board Of public works shows 100000
horsepower can be brought to Los An
geles from owens river aqueduct. or
80 per cent more than the original
estimate Los Angeles will be able to
light its own streets and public
grounds and compete with and under
sell the power supply corporations.
This will result in the emancipation
of Los Angeles Industries from one
form Of bondage, and the improvement
of the harbor and the establishment
of a government steamship line will
result in its emancipation from an
other A free harbor was grand bat
tie cry for the progressive hosts OF
Greater Los Angeles. Now let them
take up the demand for free industries.
Let them secure industrialism fire.
from all the forms of thraldom which
unreasoning greed would impose upon
prosperity.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
How a Great SpOOk Medium
Was Caught by a Pk1illSf1re
Metropolitan Magazlne)


lesslv like a snail below the curtain
into the cabinet.
[ had told him that | expected wires
stretching out from her body, and he
looked out for them. What a surprise
when he saw that she had simply freed
her foot from her shoe and with an
athletic backward movement of the
leg was reaching out and fishing with
her toes for the guitar and the table
in the cabinet!
And then lying on the floor he
grasped her foot and caught her heel
with a firm hand and she responded
with that wild scream, which indicated
that she knew that at last she was
trapped and her glory shattered.
Her achievement was splendid, She
had lifted her unshod foot to the
height Of my arm when she touched
me under cover of the curtain, with
out changing in the least the position
of her body. When her foot played
thumb and fingers the game was also
neat throughout.
To be sure, L remember before she
was to reach out for the table behind
her, she suddenly felt the need of
touching my left arm. too, and for
that purpose she leaned heavily over
the table at which we were sitting.
She said that she must do 1t, because
her spiritual fluid had become too
strong, and the touch would relieve
her. AS a matter of course, in lean
ing forward with the upper half of her
body she became able to push her
foot further backward and thus to
reach the light table, which probably
stood a few inches too far. And then
came the scream and the doom.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
DEADLY CROSSING

4 NXIETY for the abolition of grade
H crossings in Greater Los Ange-
"A les has reached such point that
it is the duty of the administration
to heed it and act upon it. We have
had enough grim and grewsome object
lessons as to the necessity for the pro-
lection of the public at the numerous
crossings of this much railroaded city.
While preparations are being made to
take tracks over or under streets or
highways at intersections, the grade
crossings should be guarded by gates
and the public protected by flagmen
1t should be made impossible for any
street car to cross any railroad track
when q train is approaching the place
of crossing. The way to crossing
should be barred to the street car for
a period sufficiently long before the ap-
proach of the train to assure safety,
and the crossing should be kept closed
until the train is out of the way of
the street car and all danger of col
lision is over.
Other cities have taken action to
assure the reasonable safety of the
public. Gates have been placed at the
crossing. Sometimes these gates work
automatically, and close themselves on
the approach Of a train. No matter
whether the gates are automatic or are
operated by human labor, a flagman is
kept in attendance. Accidents like
that which has shocked our citizens
and has brought grief, suffering and
privation into many homes, are impos-
sible in Boston metropolitan district or
in New York.
In the United Kingdom It is so long
since level crossings were abolished
that there is not alive in 1t today
human being who ever saw one, unless
he or she have visited the United
States
1t is extraordinary that a civilization
that insists on vaccination for small
pox and muzzles for poodles should
fail to provide reasonable safeguards
for the travelling public, the members
of which are exposed to risks of which
Los Angeles has given another horri-
flying example.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
BELIEVES SOME MUST RULE
AND SOME MUST SERVE THEM

LOS ANGELES. March 3.-[Editor
Herald: Having read with much in
terest your Public Letter Box, 1 now
feel compelled to say a word or two
although heretofore l have not con-
tributed.
In todays paper there is an article
signed "A Lady" that actually hurt me
in it's injustice and narrowmindedness
And although not having a gift of
repartee, would like to tell fact or
two in answer to her.
We all know there is an indefinable
difference in people, Every action,
even to the tone of the voice, will
portray the inequality of mind, but
we also know that work has nothing
to do with it, either in the present
generation or the past. And a gentle
bred person does not have to wear
badge, as it is easily discernble to
most people who they are, whether
they are behind the counter serving
or before the counter being served,
whether they plow the soil or ride in
automobiles.
Oh, Lady" I pity you really, how
unhappy you must be in this country,
where we have so few who have never
worked, nor their fathers before them,
consequently, ito you" so few gentle
men and ladies. 1t is a wonder you
are not corrupted living among such
coarse grained humans, "or are we
humans" as actually work Why, l
can't go down town without 1 witness
some act that portrays the gentleman,
and oftentimes it is hand hardened
by toll that does the gentle, kindly
deed that makes the world worth liv-
ing in.
OF course, some must rule while
others serve. Some rise above all OBJ
stacles by the strength of their wills,
but it IS work that elevated them
above some of their fellow men and
made them rulers.
If the world was created for man
who never works, it would be mighty
big world for a mighty few people.
O. M O.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10


n NE week before Christmas at the
midnight hour, 1 sat again at
" Nine Palladino's favorite left SIDE
and q we'll known scientist on her Ilgllt'
We had her under strictest supervisor. Oh
ie,. left hand grasped my mana, net
li,ri,+ hand was held by her rlght
neighbor, my left foot rested on !l her
80 while her right was presslns
+be foot of her other neighbor' or
on bour The regulation performance
had gone on. n,o dorlxened
roon, in the highest expectancy, Whlie
M Darlington begged John to touch
NV arm and then to lift the taple III
the cabinet behind her, and Jonn redlly
came. He touched me distinctly on my
hin and then on my arm, ana at I"''
he nulled my sleeve at the eIpoW'
I Dlainly felt the thumb ana the m
GERS. 1t was most uncahhy' anu
fnaIlv John was to lift the table IN
the cabinet. We held both her hahHH, ,li,
we felt both her feet, and yet the taple
+tree feet behind her began to scratch
the floor, and we expected II 10 pe
lifted. ,,.,.. oo,,o a
wild, yelling scream. o
It was such a scream as l nave
never heard before in my life, not even
I'm Sarah Bernhardts most thrllllnS
scenes. 1t was a scream as If dagger
had stabbed Eusapia right through the
heart.
What had happened? Neither she nor
Mr.. Darlington had the slightest idea
that a man was lying fiat on the floor,
and had succeeded in slipping noise
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
RHYMESTER TAKES PEEP
INTO MILLENNIAL PERIOD

LOS ANGELES, March S.-[Editor
Herald: When men are educated along
the proper line and each one gets what
is due him, don't you think it will be
fine?
When men are all united, when
each worker gets full share and when
every wrong is righted, how will then
the shirker fare? When the man that
makes the auto and the men that
till the soil, when all men with true
ambition get full recompense for toll,
when all these may own their auto and
my chauffeur" owns one, too, and a
Gentleman must earn his, what will
that poor man do?
When every willing worker gets all
that is his due and those who get the
luxuries will have to earn them, too,
tell me, then, oh, tell me truly, tell
me in accents soft and sweet, how
shall then the nonproducer get the
choicest cuts Of meat?
When she who bears life's burdens
shall share life's pleasure, too, and
full measure of enjoyment comes to
those who delve and do, can aristo
cratic sisters who neither sweep nor
milk, in the good time that is coming,
monopolize the silk? And when the
workers children, no longer wan and
white, shall develop to full beauty,