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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
jim HILL 0VERlOOKs THE
SMALL WAGES PAID
FOR LABOR
Many Of the Spokane Workingmen
Are Underpaid.
NATIONS FARMERS ARE ECONOMICAL

try are handled by cold storage
companies and kindred combina-
lions, and the prices of cereals are
fixed largely by the speculative
boards of trade.
BUTTER AND EGGS HIGHER.
AS matter of fact, while in the
Mississippi valley short time ago
found that the prices of butter,
eggs, cheese and poultry are near
ly as high there as they are on the
Pacific coast. where the demand at
present is far greater than the sup
ply. | also learned from reliable
sources that these products are al
most entirely controlled by COM
binations, and not by the pro-
ducers.
hold no brief for the farmers of
the country, but from an expert
ence of almost lifetime as a
farmer, born and raised on farm,
] know that the system employed
during my time holds no compari-
: son to the present methods of farm
, ing. Intensive agriculture. with
the use of water supplied by arti-
, ficial means, was then largely an
| experiment, and so-called dry
, farming, or, more properly. soil
, and moisture conservation, was in
, its very infancy. These methods
are successes today. The agricul-
tural colleges and experiment sta
! tions also have been and are strong
! factors in advancing the industry.
| CHALLENGE Mr.. HILL.
| challenge Mr.. Hill to show any
period prior to 1894 when there
. We're larger acre yields of grain,
fruit, grasses and roots than at the
present, and with this | would also
| ask him to point to any year when
| the farmers were more prosperous
/ than they are today Extravaganza
and lack of thrift and prosperity
do not go hand in hald land that
.tfact alone answers My Hills state
LAsoRERS' WAGES INsUFFi-
GENT.
| AS. for the laboring classes of
! people the country over, their
| wages as a general rule are not in
keeping with the cost of foodStuffs
and their necessities of life. Even
here in Spokane men are working
for the railroads for wages as low
, as Sl.75 per day. They cannot be
extraTagant on that amount of
II Believe that that ffo 5f" ole Oh reason reason
! Mr.. Hill has made such statements
simply to detract the attention of
the public from the high rates he
is charging for the services rem
dered by his railroad system.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
(Bv Mayor N. S. Pratt. }

James J. Hill, the empire builder
is wrong in his charges that the
present high cost of living is
chargeable to extravaganza. care
lessness and lack of thrift of the
agricultural and working people of
the country.
/ am more than surprised that
a man with the understanding and
observation of MIR. Hill should un,
dertake to make such broad
charges in view of the fact that
the methods of quarter of a cen
fury ago are not to be compared
to the present system of farming.
There is nothing to bear out Mr..
Hills statement.
AS a result of recent visit to
several of the largest districts in
the middle western and Pacific
states, | am prepared to say that
there has never been time when
general farming was conducted
along more economical lines than
at present. In fact, the methods
of today are marvels to those who
farmed land in the SOS. Had we
been as skilled and thorough then
as are the farmers of today We GER
tainly would have been equally
successful
ON BUSINESS LINES.
1t is not overstating the case
when | say that the modern grower
conducts his farm along the same
lines that prevail in well-organ
lied business establishment, and
as a result he is not only making
a good living and educating his
children, but is also putting money
into improvements as we'll as into
the bank
1t is idle talk to charge the high
cost of living to the farmers and
the workingmen, as it must be
plain to 2py~o2e yboeha studied
the subject that at least three
causes contribute to increasing
prices of the necessities of life
The large production of gold dur
ing the last few years is an i'm
portant factor. in that it has re-
suited i'll making money cheap and
to great extent, no doubt, is re-
sponsible for increases in prices.
Cheap money means high prices.
Perhaps the greatest factor in
the high cost of living is the tar
iff, which enables manufacturers to
combine and compel the consum-
ers to pay enormous and unreason-
able prices. Such farm products
as beef and pork are controlled en-
tirely by the so-called beef trust,
while butter, eggs, cheese and pouI-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
B. Of |. F. AND f,
INSTALLATION

At 100 today the local lodge of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Engineers and the lad
les auxiliary of that order will hold
joint installation at the Oliver
hall. A most enjoyable social time
is expected.
F. Pepin has been elected presi-
rdent of the local lodge of the B. of
l.. e. and F. He is well knoEn
among the railroad employees or
this section, having been identified
with the local lodge for some time.
The local lodge has a membership
of over 200. land is now in asflour-
fishing condition. III
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

several American senators with
the data he has collected, and it
will be used in the congressional
inquiry.
Food prices were higher last
month than ever before for De-
cember, The trend is still up
ward
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

During the year 1908, but 1869 per-
sons were sent out.
Mr.. Arant attributes this growth
to two things-the growth of the
city and the wider publicity which
has been given to the work of the
free office during the last year. 1t
is expected that during the coming
year, with the vast amount of new
work coming up, the business of
this department will be nearly
doubled
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
FIVE THOUSAND MEN SECURE
EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT COST

Over 5000 men and women have
been given work without money
and without price by the city of
Spokane during the last year. The
records at the city free employment
office, which is run under the direc-
ton of M. r. Arant, show that the
business is rapidly increasing.
The exact figures for the year
1909 show that 5179 persons have
been supplied with employment.
This includes both men and women.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
LEAGUE BOOSTS HUMANE
MANUFACTURERS GOODS
. = - ~~<~<~ : : I

' ~
. Today at eleven o'clock the
= delegates elected to represent
. the local labor unions at the
. state convention at Hoquiam 4
. will meet at the Central Labor 4
. hall, at 612 1-2 Riverside. Mat :
. tiers of Importance which are I
. to be taken up at the state I
. meeting are to be discussed
. today.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16
COACH MADDOX HAS TRACK
SQUAD OF GREAT PROMISE

more numerous than ever before.
Those who have already taken active
part in school athletics are X. B. Bel
KNAPP, holder of the state High school
record for the low hurdles; Roskelly,
the winner Of the high hurdles in the
state tack meet; stone. of the Salt
Lake High school, winner of the quar-
ter-mile in the state track meet last
spring: Love, one of the sprint men of
the Granite High school; F. Holm
stead, winner of the weights in the
state High school track meet last year,
and Smith, Jacobs, Shields, ROmney, y.
Holmstead, Loell. BenniOn. Bryant and
Olsen, ali of whom have done con-
siderable work in schools before COM
ing to Utah.
The old men who are back this year
are Brinton, captain of the team and
holder of several records in the
sprints and middle distances: Cutting,
running mate for Brinton in the
quarter-mile; Carmicle. winner of the
hundred-yard in the state track meet
last spring; KarriCk, Riser. Grant and
Richardson, all first rate sprint men.
Cole, Dalglish, Alley and Mel Judd
will probably hold down the mile and
half-mile: Erickson, Bowen and Swap,
on the jumps and pole. Swap is one
of the best ali-arOund athletes who
ever attended the university. Stewart
Young, Sam Olsen and ''Tiny" Home
will do the stunts on the weights.
With these old men in the field and
with the new men to fall back upon
to take the places of those who will
not be back this year, the university
should have the best team in years.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16
To Win BACK DAVIS CUP IS
AIM Of AMERICAN Tennis men

only other, and 1t is the contention of
the Britons that this nation is in a
measure obligated TO send its team to
London this year for the preliminary
ties. This detail remains to be set
tied later, but the belief prevails that
this year both international ties and
cup challenge matches will be decided
in Australia.
It has been decided to hold the In
ternational matches on the courts at
Christchurch. n. Z. The matches last
year were at Sydney, and the previous
year at Melbourne. Another possible
change may be in the personnel of the
defending team, as both Anthony F.
Wilding and Norman Z. BrOokes have
signified a wish to turn over the safe
guarding Of the cup to others. Wild
ing is almost sure to be out of it, as he
is now In Europe. The two to take
their places are A. W. Dunlop and r.
W. Heath, both Victorians, who have
shown excellent form in championship
competitions.
Another feature of the American ar
rangement this year is the probable de-
fraying of the teams expenses by sub
scriptiOn among the clubs. This was
done in 1906. the year Frederick c. An
derson was in charge of the team It
is part Of the program this season to
have the team selected as early as pos
sible, so that the challenging players
may obtain the greatest amount of
practice together
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16

New York, March 15.-For the sew
enth time the United States National
Lawn Tennis association has gone on
record as the challenging nation for
the Dwight f. Davis international cup
Following the decision made at the an
nual meeting of the association last
month at the Waldorf-Astoria, the
Australian holders of the trophy were
appriseG of the fact that for the third
successive year an American team
would strive to Wrest the coveted tro-
ply of the lawn tennis courts from
their custody.
The eleventh year of the famous
cups history promises to find the
Americans making more determined
effort to win the trophy than ever be-
fore. While DR.. James Dwight of Bos-
ton, president of the association; Rob
ert d. Wrenn of the New York, and
William ]. Clothier of Philadelphia are
to serve on the committee in charge of
the details of the team, there will be
auxiliary members, including, perhaps,
Frederick G.. Anderson of Reading,
Pa; William A. Larned, the national
champion, and Frederick B. Alexander
of the cup team OF 1908.
The experience gained by two years
of journeying and playing in Australia
will materially aid this nation. Yet at
this time complications appear to have
arisen, especially with regard to the
other nations that may challenge, So
far as is known England will be the
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16
CHICAGO BOWLERS
WIN FIRST MONEY
Five-Man Record at CONGRESS
Below Par, But Holds
Out to Last.

Detroit, Mich, March 1.-THE Cosmos
Of Chicago tonight won the $500 prize for
first place in the fiye-man team event
from 400 contesting teams In the tenth
annual tournament of the American
Bowling congress. The event was fin
ished tonight and the 1850 score of the
Cnlcagoans was good enough to carry
off first money.
The Saramitas of Wheeling, w. Va,
finished second. with 1872, and received
500. The OLearys No 2 of Chicago
500. A total of eighty prizes were dis
trihuted in this event.
The Cosmos ESQ was eighty-two pins
Dehind the tournament record, esta blished
by the Lipmans of Chicago at Pittsburg
last winter
The out-of-town men finished IN the
two-man event of the tenth annual
congress today, but there were few high
scores.
]. S. Watt and H. Cohn of New York
rolled 1.1S6, which was the best score of
the four squads Of the day. The next
best count was registered by NJ. Quinn
and M. Lindsey of New York, who shot
Lbs
c. Keen and L. Westphal Of New York
created sensation by starting with 449
for the first game, Keen making 1875 and
Westphal 254, but they slumped badly in
the last two games and finished with only
1893
Following are the tournament leaders
in the twO-man teams:
aiker-Wetterman, Cincinnati 1231
WOOd-Leigh, Chicago, 1,222
EricksOn-Jaerges Oshkosh, Wis, 12l3.
1202
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16
Manner in Which Tracks Are
Kept Important to Trainers

along behind and smoothes the track,
packs it, keeps it solid, and prevents it
from cupping.
This manner Of working the track
keeps it smooth and solid all the time
and makes it delight TO the young
horse which is being trained over it,
besides the pleasure derived by the
trainer in riding over track kept in
that condition.
These things become talked about,
and men seek these tracks, simply be-
cause the conditions for training are of
the best. and the accommodations for
the trainers and the stalls and stables
are looked after, SO as to make things
agreeable to the trainers.
ANY one driving or riding through
the country or park would much pre-
fer to ride on the road that is sprin-
killed. than riding over the dusty road.
"Justl think 1t over little and see
how much more enjoyable you feel in
riding on the sprinkled and well-kept
road than riding. on the one that is
dusty.
1T will pay owners and managers of
tracks to keep their tracks in good con-
dition. The trainers go where the
tracks are kept in fine condition"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16

Mr.. Dwyer brought the word from
Emeryville, where he is acting as starter,
that Salt Lake can expect the greatest
race meeting in its history.
''On every hand / have received the
assurance that horsemen will bring
Dryer. 1T is safe to say that 800 horses
will come from Emeryville, with 100
nearer the number a few of the stables
Will go TO the New York tracks but the
balance will come here. Better still.
many stables that have hitherto gone
east will give up the eastern trip and
come here. OF this number Bedwell and
Cahill are two of the best known. Just
before / left Bedwell and Cahill both
assured me that they would have stables
here.
Outside of the horses all of the rid
ers, with the exception OF Schilling, who
mas already gone east 10 ride for Hid
retk, and Taplin, will come to Salt Lake,
and the best class of boys yet seen here
viii be on hand.
We will hold a meeting of the club di-
rectors today and will get things started.
] have asked for spring dates May IA to
July 4, inclusive, and have every aSSur-
ance that the Pacific Jockey club will
grant them. That will give US forty
four days Of racing From here the ma
jOrity of the hOrsemen will go to Butte
and then will return for the fall meeting
at Buena Vista.
Clean Sport the Rule.
"One thing l want to impress upon the
Salt Lake people is that the spring meet
ing at Buena Vista will be run on first
class lines. l will be responsible for the
no complaints. Salt Lake is beginning to
make itself felt a a western racing cen
ter, and we are going to do everything
possible TO build up the game right.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16

With the disappearing of the snow
and mud the track enthusiasts at the
University of Utah have given up the
steady grind of gymnasium work, which
they have been having during the VIM
ter months and have taken to the turf.
The first part of the outdoor work
was commenced Thursday afternoon,
when a squad of ten men started from
the gymnasium for q crOss-cOuntFy
run to Fort Douglas and return.
Saturday afternoon Coach Joe Mad
dock posted a notice that all men who
wished to do track work this spring
should appear at the gymnasium at 4
o'clock Monday afternoon to take adj
vantage of the early spring cross
country work. This year, as in pre-
ViOus years, the athletic council will
offer a reward for the winner of the
cross country meet.
With the enthusiasm which has been
shown in the early work, Coach Mad
dock thinks that the prospects for
good team this year are brighter than
they have been since he came to the
university. The prospects for a meet
with Stanford and also the promise of
a trip to Colorado has been the main
stimulus which has been working to
the advantage of the spring squad.
Good Material.
The material which will be available
for work this year is perhaps more
abundant than il has ever been before.
In the past Coach Maddox has been
compelled to secure his men from green
timber for the most part. This year,
however, High school candidates are
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16
GOOD NINE IN SIGHT
Baseball Candidates at L. D. S. Turn
Out in Numbers and Already
Show Class.

From the abundance of promising base
ball material which has turned out for
practice the past eight days, it looks as
though the Latter Day Saints university
VIII be represented with a strong nine the
coming baseball season. Material enough
for two strong teams has been present
each night for practice and it is evident
that the Gold and Blue boys mean to
give the other league mines a hard race
for the championship.
AS yet the boys have not selected their
captain, but It is generally understood
that the choice win be either Cannon
Lund or Herbert Snow, both strong men
with three years of experience
Besides half of the veterans who will
be seen in their old positions the Saints
nave new material from which to pick
among whom the most promising are
Newman Chapman, Kirkman and Davis
VINO are after the pitchers position; Cal
lacher and Tanner, who are out for first
Dase; Linsley, for second base, and p
Lees, who is showing Up well on third
base. Ellsworth will probably be seen at
snort stop. while Burdette, KesIer. r
Snow, Robbins, p. Campbell and Summer
hays are all fighting for the outfield po-
sitions.
The L. D. S. nine will meet the latter
part of the week for the purpose of
choosing captain and manager.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16

berts Of Sioux City, who testified TO los
Ing 1900 on a wrestling match AZ Dem
Yer. Alberts admitted he had been So
hcited to join the men in their bust
ness and Identified q show letter" which
he received from Bert Shores, a defend
ant, through the malls. This letter IS
the first of its kind the prosecution has
been able to get into the record.
James Turner OF Myersdale, Pa, lost
5000 on a prize fight in Council Bluffs
in which Clarence Forbes had been hts
fighter Turner admitted on cross-exam-
inati0n that he had been former justice
Of the peace in Cumberland, Nd, and
that he had been concerned in a wire
tapping scheme in Chicago when he first
met Forbes. He said he had paid a tele-
graph operator 500 for his services In
this scheme.
A resume of the victims who testified
shows that DR.. J. B. Titteringt0n OF DALI
las. Tex, lost 5000 on a New Orleans
prize fight; Otto Graebs, a Chicago sa-
loon keeper, lost S4,0O0 on a Galesburg.
H., fight; John Kozlek, a Chicago
butcher, lost 5000 at Council Bluffs as
the result Of a prize fight; James Turner.
Myersdale Pa. lost 5000 in a similar
manner; John Hommelbrecht. vice pres
ident of q Bancroft Neb., bank. was re-
lieved in Council Bluffs of 5000 which
he secured by mOrtgaging his livestock,
and George Alberts, q Sioux City cloth
ing man, lost 5000 IN Denver on a wrest-
ling match
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16
WESTON SHOWS EFFECTS
OF HIS BIRTHDAY WALK

Great Bend, Kan, March Backward
Payson Weston, the pedestrian, arrived
here tonight at 9 o'clock, after walking
sc miles today. He did not appear to
be greatly fatigued in spite of his u
mile walk yesterday. Weston has lost
20 pounds since starting on his Journey
but a physician tonight pronounced him
in good condition.
Weston spent last night at farm house
two miles west of Garfield, having COM
pleted the Y miles he had fixed as his
days work He arrived at Garfield early
this morning, nearly seven days ahead
of his schedule, but again went to bed,
stating that he would resume his jour
ney this afternoon. This led to report
that he was exhausted, but it is believed
he is taking the extra rest in celebration
Of his I'D birthday and because Of his
long journey yesterday
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16
All Entry Records for Amateur
Wrestling Bouts VIII Be Broken

den has sent in seven and Provo five.
and more will come from each place.
The Ogden entry looks particularly for
midable. Ed Ferguson. the heavyweight.
has improved 80 per cent, his work with
Gus Anderson. whom Ferguson trained to
wrestle Stanley Karp, having been large
ly responsible for his increased speed.
Another dangerous contender is Denny
Harker. coach of Weber academy, who
won the middleweight title in every meet
he entered. Harker is conceded a first
place unless he is thrown by Dale Dean
of the Y NJ. c. A.
The Provo entries will be from the B.
I. q, where a preliminary tournament
to select the teams will be held this week
The final arrangements for the tour
rament will be held this week.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16

Chicago, March livery often the
question comes up among horsemen,
Why does Mr.. Macdonald train his
horses over the Indianapolis track, or
why does Mr.. Geers go to the Detroit
track?
If you will take the pains to investi-
gate the matter carefully, you will
easily discover why these men train
where they do.
John II. Young, in speaking about
training colts says: THE first thing is
TO keep the track in good condition. Do
not think because you are training a
colt that cannot go fast that you can
train him anywhere. That is the great
est mistake any person has ever made
in training horses.
The track should be in a strictly
first-elass condition. should be kept
we'll Watered every day, should be reg
ularly narrowed and fioated; then 1t
will be level and smooth, and the young
beginner can step freely and is not
worried by dust and dirt.
If you go to the Detroit track or the
Indianapolis, Cleveland, or Roadsville
tracks, or any of the other prominent
tracks in the country you will find that
these conditions prevail.
Watered Each Day.
THE tracks are watered every day.
They are narrowed, and, as a general
rule, there is a cocoa mat attached to
the rear Of the harrow, which follows
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-16


There win be many Improvements at
the track and the patrons will find many
features for their comfort. With win
ter in which to settle in, the track should
be two seconds faster, and l will not be
surprised to see some western records
hung up, particularly with the class of
horses we will have here"
Mr.. Dwyer went on to say that the
Emeryville meeting would be extended
to the first week in May. but would close
at least ten days before the Utah sea-
son opened, giving the owners plenty of
time to ship their stables here.
On the matter of the Jeffries-Johnson
fight. he said that II would be held in
the infield at the Emeryville track, and
that a better place could not lie found
for an arena.
Gave Coast Scare.
salt Lake gave the coast people a big
scare on landing the battle" he con-
tinued.s land we all expected to hold
morning races on the Fourth of July and
take in the fight in the afternoon. The
eryville was the place, and the coast fans
of course think they did right"
The directors meeting Will be held to-
day at the Cullen hotel. The officers for
the meeting will be named and other mat
ters attended to. John Condron, presi-
dent of the club. will preside at the meet
ing.
Mr. Dwyer says that the Emeryville
meeting is proving q great success and
will pull out a financial success as well.
The first sixty days lost money to the
association, because the publ did not
like the oral betting system. With the
fine sport offered. however, the patron
age at the track has increased and the
club will pull through with flying col
OrS.