The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-04-16

this is an age of progress -perhaps-hence the
republican agitators who have taken time to study
the democratic platforms are convinced that there
is something loose in the old G. O. P. machine,
and are ready to fix it.
A progressive or Poindexter republican seems
to be one who believes in democratic principles be-
ing effected by means of the republican party, in
order that republicans may continue to hold Office
by the votes of those who believe in democratic
principles
You mustn't call them rebels-that isn't NICE
S~S
We most sincerely agree that too many candi-
dates for public office seek to graft on the country
press for free advertising Take that man A. E.
Veatch of Colvie, editor of the Statesman Index,
who is a candidate for congress on the republican
ticket Every few days he gratis on the country
press for another free boom. To read his hot air"
ranting one would be led to believe that he has
been indorsed by the pulpit and pimps, the prosti-
tutes and prayer meetings. the preachers and the
politicians, the vets and the drys, the deacons and
the drunkards, the gamblers and the grangers, the
rffraff and the ranchers, and all the rest of the
political prodigality of all eastern Washington has
been dumped in one cOnglomerate chunk into the
lap of A. E. Veatch And still he wants free
boom every week in the country press to air the
vanity of his political aspirations. Veatch may be
good man, but if he is such an exalted character
as his solicitations to the country press would in
dicate it must be conceded by all reputable editors
that he has very unprofessional way of showing
it.-Keller Sentinel.
Three crack transcontinental passenger trains
operating from different eastern terminals. and
making the most costly triple service in the
world for any distance will be established by
the Great Northern in the spring. Orders for new
equipment have been placed representing an
expenditure of nearly $3 OOO OOO which will fit out
two other transcontinental trains on the Great
Northern, similar in every point to the service main
tanned on the Oriental Limited. This will mean
that the Fast Mail'' starting out of the Twin
Cities, the Great Northern Express" out of Kan
sas City and the Oriental Limited from Chicago
will have the same kind of equipment from pilot
to tail light za----.-..----..-.-.-
1t will require twenty-five complete trains to
maintain this triple service, which if hooked up
together would extend for more than three miles
on single track. Taking engine and cars, con-
sisting of one observation, two standard sleeping
one diner, two day, one tourist sleeper, one bag
gage and one MAIL the total expenditure of each
train is about $12O,OOO.
1t would seem rather strange, if the elimination
of the saloon is such benefit to place, and its
absence makes for progress that the daily paper
at Colville should cease publication. This failure
from lack of support is especially unaccountable,
seeing that the editor thereof boasts of being the
chief instrument in making wet town dry, that
the drys did not fly to the rescue and save the
daily from ignominious death. The leading ele-
ment in the temperance movement is perfectly will
ing to vote another mans property out of exist
ence but it is slow to extend material to the paper
that aids in this species of legal robbery -Orovle
Gazette.
Inland Forest Fire Association has been organ
lied in Spokane by representative timber owners
to place the forests in Stevens Ferry and Spokane
counties under systematic and efficient fire patrol
before the dry season sets in. The officers are:
President E. F. Cartier VanDisse vice president
C. M. Gregg; secretary and treasurer; J. c. Bar
line; trustees, L. P Coonrod, W. F. Horr and j.
C. Barline the latter serving till next March.
The association is modelled on the same lines as
the state organizations in Idaho, Montana and
Washington, which have been remarkably efficient
in reducing losses by forest fires. fire patrol of
trained men will be put in the field as soon az the
weather becomes dry j. R. Welty, state forester
of Washington, who attended the meeting, will
appoint these men state forest rangers with police
powers.
Funds for maintaining this patrol will be raised
assessing the participating timber owners upon the
basis of their acreage. Every effort will be made
to enlist the interest of all residents of the region
embraced. All owners of forest land, including
settlers with but few acres are eligible to men,
bership each to have equal vote in the affairs of