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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
IN
F|REMEN'S
STRUGGLE
1T is EXPECTED COMPROMISE
WILL BE REACHED WITH
OUT A STRIKE.

(By United Press Leased Wire)
CHICAGO, March 22.-The
Brotherhood of Firemen and En-.
ginemen and the railroad general
managers committee today are
considering a compromise measure
submitted to them by Labor Com
missioner NeiII. The railway man.
ayers announced that they do not
expect strike of their firemen.
Decision by both sides today prob
ably will definitely determine the
matter.
w. S. Carter, president of the
Brothe rhood, was in session with
committee of that organization.
Chairman Nixon of the managers
held a conference with the mem
bers of his committee.
The far reaching effects of a
firemen's strike is shown by the
following outline OF the situation
given by prominent railway Off
cial here:
Number of railroads affected, 40.
Mileage approximately, 100000.
NuHlpel VI Iueu lHiilculdtcly dl-
fected, $4,000.
Monthly pay of men immediate
ly affected, $1,600,000.
Employees affected Firemen,
wipers and all yardmen.
Principal railroads affected
Santa Fe, Northwestern, Chicago
G. Alton, Burlington, Chicago &
Milwaukee & St. Paul, Rock
Island, Colorado & Southern
Great Northern, Illinois Central
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, North
ern Pacific, Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Frisco, Union Pacific and al
southern lines.
Points in dispute: General wage
increase averaging IL IL per cent
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
GARFIELD co,
SCRAP SHIFTS
TO SPOKANE
FORMER EDITOR AND ATTOR-
NEY RENEW POSSIBILITIES IN
THIS CITY.

M. o. Fitzmaurice, a former Gar
field county newspaper man, thinks
that there is not much justice III
the courts of Spokane. about
three months ago." said Fitzmau-
rice, 81 was set on and beaten Sby
lot of paid thugs and then de-
feated in my application for final
citizenship papers on evidence
brought out by Atwood c. Kirby,
former Garfield county attorney,
now residing in Spokane. Kirby
has used every manner OF unfair
and discreditable means to cause
me trouble, even to having his
official friends kidnap me in the
city of Lewiston on a taise charge
two years ago.
"One night last week / encounter
ed Kirby in the corridor of the Pey-
ton building and he cursed and
abused me. using language unfit to
print. This in the presence of two
women, for which | have two re-
putable witnesses. | went to PO-
lice Judge Mann to have warrant
issued and he referred me- to the
corporation counsel. Before John
M. Wiley l placed the facts, with
the name of the witnesses and he
refused to issue warrant, on some
preteXt. There is no justice in Spo-
kar g, unless you stard in with the
ring. | have fought ring politicians
all of my life and it is for this that
| have incurred the i'll will of Kirby.
The clashes between Fitzmaurice
and Kirby have filled some of the
most exciting pages of the criminal
annals of Garfield county. Fitz-
maurice had the farmers with him
in fight by the Garfield Standard
on the county ring. He was oppos-
ed by Kirby, who had Fitzmaurice
arrested for libel at Lewiston. Ida,
and hurried across the state line
in a hack. FitZmaurice has had
Kirby arrested for kidnapping and
on other charges.
This strife has been shifted to
Spokane county and Kirby scored
| first blood locally when he had
! Fitzmaurice defeated in his appli.
cation for citizenship papers last
| fall. Fitzmaurice now has an affi-
davit by ID. f. Swensen a printer
sworn to before Attorney II. M.
/ Brooks, in which it is alleged that
Kirby urged another printer, Ray
Shinault, employed by Fitzmaurice,
to carry gun and in case of any
dispute with Fitzmaurice not to
wait for the law but fill his body
with bullets; that Kirby exhibited
a gun at that time and said that he
was waiting for chance to get
Fitzmaurice. Steps will be taken
| against Kirby.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
BY PARA DALTON.

have been wondering, perhaps
you have, too, what MayoritPratt
thinks about the railroad question.
When | called at the office yes
terday found the mayor At his
desk, his morning mail and official
reports piled up before him. He
was busy writing when ! entered,
but he laid down his pen and
smiled as he greeted me.
l told him was representa-
tive of The Press and had come in
to talk to him about didn't get
any farther. The mayor inter
rupted me by saying, Il beg your
PARDON" / know l talk very
fast, so / smiled, Mr.. Pratt smiled,
and l began again, more slowly
this time, by repeating that l was
a representative from The Press
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Charg-
ing the billion-dollar United States
Steel corporation with Il violation of
the Sherman and other antitrust
acts, President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor called
upon the attorney general today to
attack the corporation. Gompers' pc
tition was addressed to Attorney
General WickerSham. Originally the
charges were presented by GomperS
to-" President Taft on January %.
Taft referred the labor leader to the
attorney general.
Officers and directors of the So
called trust are named in the
charges.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
MAYOR LIKES COUNCILS
STAND, SA VS. PARA DALTON

"At the present time l feel that
the council is right, but they may
change entirely.
"This is great question and
there are two sides to 1t. 1t is
like tossing coin to see whether
it will come down heads or tails. ;"
When asked if he didn't think a
few words from him at the present
time, while the railroad officials
and supporters were circulating all
kinds of petitions in regard to the
matter, might influence great
many people and help them to set
tie the question, he looked serious
for a moment, then smiled and
shook his head.
81 can't at the present time make
public statement, but when the
question is up to me l will not
hesitate to express my decided
ODiniOn."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22

and had come in to talk to. him
about the railroad question, ter
minal rates, etc, and to get his
views on the subject.
Il have decided" said the mayor,
that l would not give my per-
sonal opinion on the subject at
the present time. The question is
now under the consideration and
action of the city council and l am
sure they will do their duty. A
public expression of my opinion at
the present time would be a lack
of courtesy on my part toward the
councilmen.
II have personal opinion and
have expressed it in private, in
fact, l would tell it to you," con-
tinued the mayor. and he smiled
again, "but wouldn't tell it to
the public" Naturally he didn't
tell it to me.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
COUNCIL MEETING

Another session of the city coun-
Gil will be held tonight. The ques-
ton of city market, the scrap in
the corporation counsels office and
a few other live topics are expect
ed to come up. Come early and
avoid the rush. The railroad fran
chise matter is not slated to be
heard, but may crop out in some
way.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
HAD MONEY BUT
DID NOT WORK

With $3.50 in his pockets. Jack
Hucko, a laborer, p years old, was
arrested last night by Patrolman u
rich on a charge of vagrancy. Hucko
is said to have been hanging around
saloons considerably and acting in
generally suspicious manner. He
had not worked for some time, ac-
cording to the arresting officer, and
the police are holding him pending
an investigation of where he got the
$3.50. Hucko says he got it out in
the woods, where he claims to have
been working recently.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
GETS AID
FROM ANGELES IN
BIG SHOW FIGHT

SANTA BARBARA, Cal. March 22.
A new possibility in the Panama
exposition controversy was fore
Swallowed today when it became
known that six members of the
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation of Los Angeles have been in
Structed to cast their vote for San
Francisco in the event of a deadlock
in the state chamber of commerce
the claims of San Francisco and San
Diego as an exposition site. The
chamber of commerce several weeks
ago pledged itself to support San
Diego Since that promise was made,
1t is rumored, the Los, Angeles cham
Der of commerce has experienced a
change of mind, and for that reason
sent no delegates to the convention
that opened here today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
GREEN FINALLY
GETS SOMETHING

Pleading guilty to a charge of sec
ond degree burglary, Albert Green.
alleged to have entered the home Of
Mrs. Mary Carter on the night OF
February 20 was sentenced to the
penitentiary by Judge e. H. Sullivan
this morning to serve term OF not
less than six months nor more than
20 years. According to evidence in
the case, Green secured nothing by
his entrance to the Carter residence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
THE WOMEN WILL INITIATE

All members of Homestead No.
1893 are requested to be in attend
ance tonight, March %, at 722 First
avenue. A large class for initiation
will be present and business of i'm
pOrtance transacted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
LABOR TURNS DOWN THE SCHEME OF
Continued from page one

pending on McElvoy to split labor.
About the only thing 1t appears that
has been done is to split McElvoy
into small and anguished seq
mente.
AFTER MALoNv TOO
Then the council listened to the
committees report on Thomas Ma
lony, member of the federal union
charged with violating the city
wage scale. The trades council
took precisely the same view of the
case as did The Press a few days
ago when it first told the town of
Malony's stunts. So without a dis
senting vote the council ordered
the union of which Maloney is q
member to investigate the charges
to take the proper action if they
proved true. and the council also
recommended that contractors and
sub contractors be made ineligible
to membership in federal unions,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29
FRoCK COAT VS.. THE LARIAT.
President Brown of n. Y. c. sums Up
the Political Situation.

New York, Sept. 29.-The contrast
between Theodore Roosevelt's saddle
and lariat and President Taft's frock
coat and silk hat were interesting sub
jects Of politics to William c. Brown,
president of the New York Central
railroad, when he left the Kaiserin Au-
guste Victoria after a trip of some six
weeks in Europe. Mr.. Brown indi-
Gated that he didn't like the lariat and
saddle.
81 think that the Maine election por-
tends Democratic house of repre-
sentatives," said Mr.. Brown when he
was asked about that subject. TT is
too early yet to say anything about the
outcome of the presidential election.
Il have been a lifelong Republican,
but I certainly do not believe that Mr..
Roosevelt's trip through the west was
beneficial to the country or to bushes.
think, too, it had quite an effect in
Europe. I believe that we shall not
be able to sell one railroad bond in
Europe this year. The Michigan Cen
trail has ST., 900 worth of them on
the market, but has not sold 81 worth.
After Roosevelt, with his lariat at
his saddle horn. Mr.. Taft with his
digniffed frock coat and silk hat, cuts
a sorry spectacle in the vest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29
DOUBLE TRACK FOR SANTA F'E.
Line From Chicago to Kansas City VIII
Be Finished Next Month.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-CompIetion of
the task of double tracking the Santa
Fe from Chicago to Kansas City is
near enough for officials to announce
dates for the opening of traffic over
the new rails. This marks one of the
first steps in the progress. of the rail-
road toward complete system of
double tracking from Chicago to the
Pacific coast announced as the purpose
of the company when President Ripley
stated that he hoped to have the en-
tire undertaking finished within twelve
or fifteen years. Opening of the Chi
cago-Kansas City second track will
give the Santa Fe the first double
track line between these two cities.
On October Is the second track on
the Illinois division, between Chicago
and Fort Madison, will be opened for
passenger traffic. The track has been
down and freight trains have been
operated over it for two or three
weeks, getting it in shape for passen-
ger traffic. On the Missouri division
all has been completed except twenty
five or thirty miles, about ten miles of
which will be opened for passenger
service November 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29
SNAIL TOWNS DISAPPEARING.
Wichitan, Travelling in East. Talks of
Rural Delivery.

Baltimore, Md, Sept. 29.-"The de-
velopment of the free rural mail de-
livery system has had some odd results
in our part of the country" remarked
George J. Lundy of Wichita, Kan, at
the BeIvedere. For one thing, it has
been responsible for the breaking up
and abandonment of quite q number
of small towns These little centers
with their four or five stores, black
smith shop and postoffice, were con-
tent to go along in the even tenor of
their way, making enough out of the
modest existence. But the rural mail
clear out of the box.
when the farmers began getting
their letters and newspapers delivered
at their doors by Uncle Sans agent.
there was no longer any reason to
hitch UP their teams and drive half
dozen miles to the postoffice. When
they quit making this trip the stores
grouped about the postoffice were also
facing a stage of fnnocuous desue-
tude.'
"Fom Washington speedily came
the oder to shut up postoffices
that were no longer patronized.
don't know how man. of these have
been closed and more are doomed to
the same fate. Even the fact of a
location on a railroad has not pre-
vented this humiliation of minor
towns. The county seats have profit
ed by the situation and the big mail
order houses of the cities have also
been bentfitted.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29
ANTHONY WILL WIN."-CURTIs
Regular Declares insurgency Has
Purely Local Origin.

Kansas City. Mo-, Sept. 2S.-'fWhy
should the president feel that the
nomination of insurgents was a re-
buSe to him ?" asked Senator Charles
Curtis of Kansas at the Union depot
on his way home to Topeka. "Iusur-
gency in Kansas has existed for four
or six years. The same is true of Wis
consin. Also California. The nomin-
alton of insurgents was due in each
case to purely local causes.
1.-The patronage question will have
no effect in Kansas. Only three ap-
pointments were made. Mr.. Bone was
appointed because the department of
Justice requested it. The pension agent
and collector of customs were appoint
ed on my recommendation. Mr.. Bris-
tow was allowed to name the postmas-
ter in his home town. There is moth
ing to cause any change in Kansas.
''The full Republican ticket viii be
elected in Kansas this year. The Dem
Ocrata haven't q chance. Anthony will
be elected by five thousand.
viii there be any scratching by
the Republicans ?" he was asked
VERY little The regulars will vote
the ticket. The majority rules. When
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29
Nine Miles of Electricity Between
Hope and Harrington.
Motor Car Enthusiasts Plan
Brilliant Boulevard.
TO LIGHT TWO TOWNS
Harrington Plant Will Supply
Current for Cities.
Other Items Interesting to
Kansas People.

Harrington, Kan, Sept. eff an
aviator flies in the direction of Dick
inson county in a few weeks he will
witness a sight that never could be
seen in any other part of the United
States.
He would see below him in angles,
squares and curves. a huge string of
electric lights stretching over hills
and through valleys and lighting up
the country for miles and with a
mammoth display at each end of this
snaky line of fire.
This is considering, of course, that
the air shipman makes his flight by
night.
In other words-the nine miles of
highway between the cities of Her
ington and Hope will be lighted by
electricity. The poles are being plant
ed and the wires strung for this cross
country drive at this time and the
electrical workers expect to have ev-
erythlng in working order by October
18th.
The scheme is this:
Her1ngton, progressive and live
county, recently built a big and COM
plete municipal electric lighting plant
AS Harrington is growing like a weed
and the city is spreading out its city
limits anu 44I1lIISS us 1OIS with D6aut1-
full homes, the officials decided that
an electric lighting system large
enough to supply a city of 25, 600 peo-
pie should be built. Then they in
stalled machinery not equa1led by
any of the towns in Kansas
Not long ago, Hope, a town nine
miles west of Harrington brought up
the electric lighting proposition. Hope
is growing town of 900 people and
the electric lighting facilities have
been poor
While the matter of constructing a.
municipal plant was discussed by the
people and by the city council some
one suggested that Harrington be ask
ed to supply Hope with Juice" from
| their municipal institution.
The thought was heralded with glee
by the people and a delegation was
sent to Harrington at once. An agree
ment was made and actual work on
the big line between the two cities
has commenced.
Harrington will supply Hope with
electricity at the same price that is
! charged to its own citizens. But the
people of Hope have the expense of
! building and maintaining the pole
/ line between the two towns. This is
! a distinct advantage to Hope-they
| receive a 24-hour current and it costs
| the city nothing but a few thousand
| dollars for the electric line
The people of Hope are not the only
ones to realize the advantages.
The large number of farmers living
on the direct highway between the
two cities have decided to enter the
game. Electric lighted barns. houses,
chicken coops. dog kennels and bee
hives will be the line of prosperity be-
tween Harrington and Hope shortly
! Every farmer has signified his will
ingness to tap the electric line.
The nine miles between the towns
are of the best roads in central Kan
sas-and the prettiest scenery. A
scheme is on foot at this time to light
the entire highway with incandescenr
lights making a boulevard of nine
miles-smooth and electric lighted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29
UNION PACIFIC BONDS PLACED.
Issue of $7,5OO,OOO Refunding to Be
Sold Abroad.

Sold Abroad.
New York, Sept. 29.-Announcement
has been made that the Union Pacific
Railroad company had placed with
Kuhn, Loeb & Company and Barring
by the latter and Glyn, Mills, Currie &
company first lien and refunding mort
gage 4 per cent bonds. These bonds
will be issued in sterling denomina-
lions only.
The bonds are part of an issue of
S2O0,O0O,00O, of which $57,000.000 are
already outstanding. In the summer
of 1908, when the mortgage issue was
authorized, $50,0O0,00O of the bonds
were placed on the market; the rest
were sold in the early part of the
present year. The. sale of these bonds
in Europe will be regarded as having
considera BILE significance, as foreigners
have not subscribed to any large
American issue of securities since the
sale of Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
bonds abroad during the spring.
Financiers returning from summer va
cations in Europe have for some time
declared that foreigners had refused
to invest further in American securi-
ties, owing to the unsettled state of in
dustriaI and political conditions in this
country.
The refunding As of the Union Pa
cific have lately been quoted on the
New York stock exchange in the neigh
borhOod of 81. They have sold as
high as %, and as low as 95, in the
course of the present year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29

tenn that expenses last month increased
more heavily than did gross earnings,
but the decline in net shown was not
as great as the sum mentioned by
President Ripley. Last months gross
earnings We're 100000 greater than
were those of August last year, but
expenses and taxes were 1885, 900
greater, so that net income fell $685.
600. For the two months of July and
August, gross earnings rose $3SS,000
at the same time that expenses ad-
Yanced $653.000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29
SANTA FEE NET EARNINGS OUT.

Railroads Expenditures Last Month
Rose More Rapidly.
The report of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad for August, issued
TODAY, bore out the statement recently
made by President Ripley of that sys-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29

over the innamed catarrhal, men,
brane.
It is pleasant to use-it kills the
germs. soothes the sore membrane,
and cures catarrh; if it doesn't your
money back.
A bottle of HYOMEI costs 80 cents
at druggists everywhere. A complete
outfit. which includes a bottle of EIY
OMEI. a hard rubber inhaler and sim
pie instructions for use costs $1.O0.
Trial sample bottle from Booths Hy-
omei Co, Buffalo, n. Y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29
GETS a FORTUNE IN ALIMoNY.
Mrs. Baddeu TaIcott Is Awarded
$145,OOO by Court

South Bend, Ind, Sept. 29.-Ali-
mony of $145,OOO was awarded to
Mrs. Baddeu Talcott in the circuit
court today after a divorce had been
granted to her. She and her husband
had been married A years. Mrs. Tai
colt charged cruelty and infide1ity.
Witnesses testified that TaIcott's es-
tate was valued at 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29
the majority agrees with me. all right.
When it does not"
you agree With it.
Yes"


Leavenworth, Kan, Sept. 29.-Wm.
King, aged 20, and Henry Kerns, "a,
paroIed from the Kansas penitentiary
at Lansing, broke their parole and are
now at large Both were employed
in the Helmers furniture factory near
this city and resided in Lansing. Word
has been sent to the police officials in
the surrounding cities and the prison
officials have every reason to believe
that they will be quickly apprehend-
o1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29

Everybody reads the State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29
Vacation Troubles.

Did you do much fishing on your
vacation"
NO; every time we had minnows
for bait the wind was too strong to go
fishing, and every time there WASH
any wind to interfere we didn't have
any bait
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29

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