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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-04

lima at Newberry. P. B. DeGraw, fourth
assistant postmaster general is attend
ing the North Carolina convention.
Memorial Day. Thanksgiving Day, and
such other holidays as the postmaster
general may decree as days of rest for
the rural letter carriers are utilized
for the purposes of meeting in associa-
lions for the advancement of mutual
interests.
At the five state conventions ques-
tions of tremendous Importance are
under discussion. The very existence of
the rural free delivery service, as now
constituted. is at stake. A powerful
party at Washington, said to have the
backing of influential men in the Post
office department and certainly having
strong support in congress, proposes to
place the rural free delivery of mail
on the contract basis. That is to say,
that the government will make a con-
tract for the delivery of mail on each
route, and the contractor will be re-
sponsible to the government. The rural
letter carrier then will be no longer
an officer of the government, but
man hired by a local contractor. He
no longer Will serve As the sworn Off
Ger Of the government and receive
stipulated salary from the Postoffice de-
partment, but he will be the agent of
whatever price he may be able to get.
In short, it is proposed that the govern
ment retire from the direct control of
the rural mail service, and place the
service on the contract basis. just as
the star mail routes now are, and al
ways have been. The advantage sought
to be obtained is the great saving in
the cost of the service that would
result.
Letter Carriers Opposed.
Naturally, the rural letter carriers are
opposed to the proposed change, for it
means that they will go out of bust
ness. Their demand for increased pay
was refused by a narrow majority in
the house of representa- and resig-
nations have been increasing rapidly on
account of the unprofitabIeness of the
work But on the whole the carriers
are anxious TO maintain their present
position. trusting to the future for bet
ter pay The maximum salary for a
rural carrier is $500 a year, which is
paid for route q miles long, or longer
For routes of less than "a miles in
length the pay is decreased on a scale
Of two-mile gradations, down to the
minimum of six to eight miles at $396
a year.
The rural letter carriers are well
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-04
KENO HOUSES AND BULL
FIGHTS FLOURISH IN J

Quarantine is off keno and bull
fights. Sunday found a regeneration
of Juarez. 1t was the first good day
for many weeks when Americans flock
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-04

Let Us suggest dainty frozen desert
Phone the Elite, anytime.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-25
NOW ON SALE
Al Reduced Prices.

Mes soc night shirts, now ..49c
Boys S5c flannel shirts, now 49c
Mems soc and S5c leather
gloves, now only .25c and 49c
Ladies' leather shopping bags,
S5c, CSC and $3.50 values,
now only .49c, 65c and CSC
Ladies' patent leather belts,
35c and Acc qualities, now
only ......... 1Sc and 25c
Ladies' 25c fleece lined black
hose, now .,...... ....' loc
Ladies' heavy 1Sc black cot
ton hose, now ........1Oc
Linen laces. inches wide,
now, yard 80. 80. ..5c
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-25

NOW on SALE AT REDUCED PRICES.
Chidren's $3.50 rubberized capes, with hoods
$500 genuine silk rubberized rain coats,
all colors and black great bargain. $3.50
Others ....... go. ...... $3.50 and $3.50
Childrens patent leather hats, $1.O0 quality,
now only. .... '... - '''''' ''''oSc
Childrens 25c and 35c stocking leg caps. now
only .... ...... 1Sc and 25c
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-25
And FANCY WING

NOW ON SALE AT REDUCED PRICES.
Girls fuzzy anora caps, $1.00 quality now
only ..'... ...... 49, '''''''' '4So
Soiled white muslin skirts. night gowns and
corset covers, now only ..,...... Half price
Ladies' s1.O0 Fitwell hannellette dressing
Sans Silk, Ball 80. .......... &C.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-25
NOW ON SALE.
At Reduced Prices.

Dress trimmings, 15c and 25c
qualities, now yd SC and 12 NC
Ladies' soc winter union suits,
now only ...... ....... .49c
Boys and girls, winter under
wear Greatly reduced prices
$1.O0 and $1.25 slightly soiled
shirt waists, sow .... .49c
$40 0Massaline silk waists,
now only ............$2.90
$3.50 and $3.50 fur neck scarfs
now =. :. :. ..9Sc and $1.4e
Girls $500 dress skirts, new,
now only .............$1.49
Children's $3.50 bear skin
coats, now ...... ..$l.49
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
THE PRESS WILL EXPLAIN
CONTINUED from Page One.)

really capable officials If five Of this cabre could
be elected under the charter there would be fear
of the result Next in Importance is the safeguarding of
the peoples interests, through protecting provisions in
the charter against the unjust encroacments of public
service corporations and through possible unfair decisions
and actions Of the commissioners the hand, and
private contractors and corporations the other.
The Press does not think that the charter affords
sufficient protection in these respects. Labors represen
tatves the charter revision committee and other
members outside of labor have done their best to
proper safeguards but those who represent the big
porations evidently have succeeded in oufankng and
outplannng them The clauses regulating franchises
not satisfactory The emergency requirements regarding
the letting of big contracts not strict enough and the
referendum in this respect is practically nulfed The
provision providing for universal transfers is embarrassed
by the clause making it possible for the corporations to
refer it to the courts.
The Press fully understands the difficulties many
bers of the committee had to encounter in their fight with
the representatives Of the big local interests But at the
time, the charter must be judged it stands and
this paper will clearly show both the weak and the
strong points about it, to the end that the people may
vote clearly and nteligeny. The personal quarres and
mud singing of the different factions do not
The Press and will pay no attention to them The
pile want to know just what they voting for and The
Press intends to give them the facts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
| G ON TIN UE D
p A G E Q n Z |
HOW GAS

Co., which holds the new franchise.
passed with the aid Of N. s. Pratt
in 1904.
The Spokane Falls Gas Light Co.
owns the mains and the office
equipment and looks after the dis.
tribution, while the Spokane Gas
& Fuel Co. attends to the manufac.
ture of the gas, which 1t sells to
the other company.
The Spokane Falls Gas Light Co.,
which deals with the public, Oper.
atees under the 81 gas franchise
and one per cent tax to the city on
sts gross earnings. The Spokane
Gas & Fuel company, created by
Doherty, has q franchise that calls
for straight $3.50 gas and requires a
2 per cent franchise tax to the city
but 1t docs not operate" we are
told at the city lcnmptroller's office.
The Spokane Gas & Fuel Co. Ia
the manufacturing end of the com.
bination, and sells its product to
the distributing end of the combine
Fine business. isn't It? The Spo.
kane Gas & Fuel company is the
one that has capitalized at $4,000.
900 and authorized bonds for $4,000.
900, yet II docs not operate" &C
cording to the city hall, and there
fore this franchise has escaped any
tax for three years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
MUST have =
THREE POLICE
MATR0NS''
Chief DOust.
Chief Doust.
Chief of Police Disagrees
With Former Chief
Sullivan.

"spokane is badly in need Of
additional police officers" said
Chief Of Police Doust this morn
ing, "but would rather see the
force decreased, II necessary, and
three police matrons kept on the
staff than to see two of the ma
trans cut off and the police force
increased.
1T seems to me that three ma
irons are absolutely necessary for
the proper conduct of the depart.
ment, as one woman should be in
charge of the women prisoners all
the time.
There has been some complaint
that when matron is on duty she
is acting In the capacity of a jaiier,
and should be where her prisoners
are, just the same as is the jailer
who has charge of the men down.
stairs.
"The proposition has also been
brought up that we do not have
enough women prisoners in the jail
to justify keeping more than one
matron, but to this argument
would reply that even though he
have but one woman prisoner she
is as much entitled to be taken
care of by a woman as though the
Jail were filled.
81 do not know what the law is
on the subject, but 1 see from pub
lished statements, that there is a
state law which requires the ma
irons to be retained, and l am sure
that l hope this statement is cor
rect. The matrons cost the city
only SIS per month each, and be-
lieve no money spent in the main
tenance of the police department
is better expended than is the sal
airy of the three matrons now EN-,
ployed."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
WHO'S LOONY NOW2
IS PAPERS WAl.

FISHKILL LANDING, N. " Dec.
13.-The first issue of the Weekly
Loonytic, published by the inmates
of the Mattewan insane asylum,
where Harry K. Thaw is confined,
has just appeared. Thaw does not
appear as one of the editors, but
it is announced that he will con-
tribute to the next issue.
The paper says in its salutatory:
Every profession, trade or bust
ness has journal to voice it's case
except the lunatics. In the state of
New York 10000 of us are now re-
strained, fed, housed and clothed at
an annual expense of $4,000, 900.
Outside of insane asylums thous-
ands are being incubated in the
hatcheries Of so-called civilized and
Christian society, preparing to
make one of these palaces their
final roosting place.
ut is to put them and the tax
payers wise to the inside of their
future home that we launch this
long-feh want.
"The profits from this family
journal will be spent for the enter
tainment of the inmates. It's the
same old thing here day after day.
Give us a chance to help ourselves"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
DO YOU THANK CONDUCTOR
FOR HOLDING YOUR CAR?

one. He smiled good naturedly
and turning to the passenger on
the back platform, whispered
much obliged"
do they always pass you up
without thanks?" was questioned.
ooh, about Is per cent Of them
do" he replied. "Of course saw
her and waited, but l might not
have seen her, you know, that is
i saw her but could have pretend
ed otherwise. Yes. as rule very
few of them. comparatively, think
to thank . conductor for waiting
for them"
A little sermon on politeness
might be delivered right here,
based upon that incident, which Is
only one Of the numerous occa-
sions where the writer has wit
messed the same thing. 1t costs
nothing to stay thank you"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
GIRL MADE TO SAY THINGS SHE
NEVER SAID

An interesting interview with a
prisoner named Dora Falk APP
peared in the organ of the police
department and the city admins
tration, to the effect that the Falk
girl had been hired by the editor
Of The Press and some of the
women engaged in the matron
fight as a stool pigeon" to procure
evidence on the police.
The statements purported &c
have been made by the girl are
largely false. but worse than that
the girl never gave the interview
Not only that. but the "informa.
tion" contained in the Interview
was procured by two of the present
1aii matrons to cast aspersions on
the character Of the women who
conducted the fight for police ma.
irons and made It possible for the
present matrons 1t the city jail to
hold their jobs.
The statement by the Falk girl
that she save no interview TO 9
repOrter for q morning paper OF
any other paper until she saw .
roDreuontattve Of The Press, wal
made this noon 1t the city jail N
1ho presence Of tho matron In
charge, and verified by the latter
when she sald. reproachfully. u
~ girli
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13

We have some sample cases of
the following makes that may be
had at one-third less than their
real value: Lawson, Eilers, Mel
son and Marshall & Wendell.
In slightly used ones we have
Kimball. like new, reduced SITS; q
handsome Louis XIV. Weber. new,
reduced 5000; a Fischer. slightly
used, at almost one-half; Knabe
and a Kranich & Bach.
And don't forget that we are
closing out our entire line of
Weber, Steck and Wheelock
Pianola pianos, new and slightly
used, regardless of profit.
Remember, a piano Is lifetime
purchase. You can't afford to sac
rifice quality for price. and while
we offer unusually attractive
prices, you must keep before you
the quality Of the lines we carry
when making comparisons.
Here's a chance to buy q piano
of real quality and save money ON
1t. Any reasonable terms will be
acceptable.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13

When q conductor obligingly
waits for you while you run a half
block to catch a car, do you always
thank him? Evidently not, accord
ing to the testimony given by the
bell cord men. A case In point was
furnished this morning on the
Traction line. A school girl left
her home and saw the car a good
half block away and started on
run for 1t. 1t was the last car that
she could take and not be late, and
so she sprinted desperately. The
conductor saw her efforts and al
though he was about to signal the
motorman to go ahead at the time,
when he realized her predicament.
he waited for her. AS soon as she
saw he would wait she slowed to
a walk and rather leisurely
stamped aboard the car, not even
deigning a glance at the obliging
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
F, C, ROBERTSON
CONDEMNS CHARTER

At the invitation OF. the Mantle
Improvement club F. c. Robertson,
the attorney who has recently led
in the fight for better conditions in
our municipal government, adj
dressed the club on the proposed
new charter. Mr.. Robertson ap-
peared before the club as a citizen
and a taxpayer, and expressed no
interest in the outcome of the
charter election than that to see
that the rights of the citizens were
safeguarded.
Mr.. Robertson condemned the
= proposed new charter in many re-
spects. chief among his criticisms
being the following: That there is
too much GENERALIZATION and one
man power and that this is opposed
to our ideas of democratic rule.
That the provisions for direct &C.
tion by the people in the matter of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
A HOT TIME

There was a hot time for rev
minutes on Riverside avenue this
morning when Sister Bilkiss, the
prison reformer, sailed into one OF
the collectors for the Salvation
Army standing by one of the open
pots soliciting Christmas offerings.
you are nothing but bunch of
grafters," said Sister Bilkiss, ina
loud tone of voice. 81 know you,
and know that you won't give one
dollar in ten of the money you col
lect for the purpose for which it is
given. If l were the city authori-
ties l would drive you from the
Streets"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
WARM CURRENT nd I'D
FOUND IN OCEAN

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 13salThe
Russian expedition under Ge6lsgist
M. Rusanoff has discovered warm
ocean current around Nova Zeuibla,
but not passing through the Kara
sea, where hansen and Uth4s
sought for such current. 1t 3
expected that in consequence OF. he
discovery, the maritime route To- he
mouths of Siberian rivers Will
henceforth be north instea6 pd
south of Nova Zembla.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13

referring vicious legislation or OBJ
jectionable improvements to ref
erendum vote were nullified by the
placing of extraordinary powers in
the hands of the commission to
suspend the operation of the refer
endum through the adoption of
emergency clauses.
Mr.. Robertson took issue with
the unlimited power possessed by
the commissioners in the matter of
contracts, which by adopting emer-
gency clauses could be awarded by
the commissioners without adver-
Using for bids. He condemned the
clause that permitted the commits
sioners to buy improvements to be
made with patented processes, such
as Hassam, oileroid, granitoid, etc.
He referred to he~articie on fran
chises as being filled with glitter
ing generalities that meant moth
in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
STOCK REPORT
(By United Press Leased Wire

(1y United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Support
of today's stock market was feeble
and a general weakness developed.
The market was relieved. from
sluggishness by brief selling
movement which forced United
States Steel down to 70 and also
other leaders a good fraction below
yesterdays closing.
New York Central gave way one
fourth. Many of the semi-active
issues had not been quoted up to
noon. Out of total of 10000
shares which changed hands in the
first hour, $4,000 consisted of Unit.
ed States Steel, Reading and Union
Pacific in the order named.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13

"Why, Dora. didn't you tell that
to me and the night matrOn?'
II don't care what l told you, !
never had an interview with any re-
porter" said the girl, land then
did not say the things that l am
told the paper made me say"
So this is the character of the
dope" the friends of the Sullivan,
Pratt regime in the police depart.
ment would have the public be-
lieve-a column interview in quo
tation marks without the reporter
having seen the prisoner.
That is all there is to the case
Dora Falk, like hundreds of Others
In the last six or eight months
volunteered information that wae
of no value because 1t was all in
the third person. She made con
tinual requests for money, but none
was ever given by The Press. as
her information was of no assist
ance and was not and could not be
used.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
GRAVE CHARGE ~ GIRL.

w. B. Brown, charged with hav.
ing attempted q criminal assault
upon little Beulah Crowl at the
Garrett hotel last Saturday, was
bound over to the superior court
under $4,000 bonds by Judge Mann
after hearing the childs story IN
police. court yesterday afternoon.
Sitting on her fathers lap, the lit
tie girl, who is but years of age.
and small for her age. told the
story OF the alleged assault in awed
tones, but in manner SO convinc-
ing that no doubt was left in the
minds of the hearers that the
crime had been attempted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
NEW SNOW SHEDS

The Great Northern road is con-
structing snow sheds over it's
tracks in the Cascades, where the
disastrous slides occurred last year
in an effort to prevent a recurrence
of the catastrophe at Wellington
and other points along the line
where slides are in danger of de-
stroying track and road bed. The
name of the siding Wellington has
been changed to Tye, and at this
point snow sheds have been COM
pleted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
. . q . . . 4 . . . 90 %,
, WOMAN, SEIZED BY
, OCTOPUS, LANDS IT
, AND THEN FAlNTS ,

= LONG BEACH, Cal, Dec.
. 13.-Mrs. Jessie Mcdonald OF
= Tucson, Ariz., was seized by 4
. an octopus. which she landed. I
= while fishing at the pier today.
. The fish, which measured two I
= feet across, wound a tentacle 4
= aorund the woman's ankle.
. Mrs. Mcdonald tainted, and 4
= so firm was the grip OF the 4
= young sea monster that efforts I
= of spectators to remove 1t 4
= were unsuccessful until fish 4
. erman applied knife, 4
Q Q Q Q q Q . q Q = . . Q O .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
GRAND JURY BEGINS
BOY-SCOUT PROBE

out. The grand jury Is inquiring
into the charges which Hearst has
filed, alleging that many Of his in
fluential friends had been called
by telephone and asked to contrib
ute. The solicitors are said to
have represented that the calls
were from Hearst's private office.
Justice Gerard testified that as a
result of such call he had con-
tributed $1,000 to the scouts,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
TRACE ROBBERY
Of GOLD BULLION

(By United Press Leased WIre.l
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13.-
With several suspects under arrest
In connection with the robbery of
$4,000 in gold bullion from the
steamer Humboldt. secret service
agents today bent their energies to-
ward identifying the gold filings
alleged to have been sold by the
men under arrest and an endeavor
to trace supposed ringleaders OF
the gang.
The gold seized in the bank
vaults of the suspected men was
filed into small pieces for easy dis
posal. These filings went among
assayers and gold brokers and Or
dinarily could never be identified
as part of the stolen bullion. 80 "a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
TALKS OF IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION" IN BURKE TRIAL

the Hindu and Indian belief of the
immaculate conception" of the
Savior. That there were both
spiritual and physical fatherhood
was, she said, her understanding
Of their religious views. She said
she had talked of this view with
DR.. Burke and others at the sani-
tarium.
She said at first, taking this ver-
sion as true, she believed her own
child was in the same sense inn
maculate. She added, however.
that since DR.. Burke had acted as
he had" she was no longer sure
that she held this view.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
In THIS TOWN, TRAMPS
BREAK RIGHT INTO JAIL

who says he lives at McKees Rocks
Pa, and has no real home" seat
ed in front Of the stove.
Jenkins had a big basket of food
and announced his intention Of
staying all winter. Constable Hal
ner has appealed to the sheriff Of
Mercer county to help him eject
the unwelcome visitor SO that he
may lock up the calaboose.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13

SHARON, Pa, Dec. 13.-Wheat-
land, Mercer county, has tramp
who insists that he is to be guest
of the hamlet and that he will use
the Jail as a residence.
The town Jail has had no occu-
pants for some time. A few nights
ago Constable Hainer saw smoke
coming from the chimney. He in
vestigated and found Ben Jenkins,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13

According to DIR. Grieve. the city
health office has Jared badly In the
new city hall plans. No places
have been provided for the storing
Of formaldehyde. for the steam
tests of milk, or for the detention
room for individuals with conta-
gious diseases who may have to
stay at the city hall for a time, in
stead Of returning to their homes.
DIR. Grieve has asked Mayor Pratt
to have provision made for these
necessities.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-13
THREE MORE ARRESTS

Further arrests were made yes.
terday in connection with the case
of Jessie Johnson, q minor girl. to
whose downfall Louis LAMA, a
bartender; Joe Paine. fruit mer-
chant, and Lillian Donnelly. aged
10, are accused of contributing. All
three were taken into custody yes
terday afternoon. Glen Tees, Roy
Arsenau and James Doukas are
also under arrest ON the same
charge.