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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
STEAMER ABLAZE BUSHES
TO SAN FRANCISCO DOCK
Beaver" Reaches Port After Thirteen
Hour Run-Four Sailors Over
come by Smoke.

San Francisco, Sept. 12.-Fire broke
but in a shipment of excelsior in the
after cargo hold of the steamer Beaver,
bound from Portland to San Francisco,
when off the Mendocine coast, and
was smothered under battoned hatch
es while the vessel raced to this port.
When the hold was opened at the
dock, Is hours later, smoke poured
out and four sailors were overcome
while trying to reach the blaze Later
the flames were under control
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
BRIDGE SPAN FALLS; II KILLED
LARGE CANTILEVER DROPS INTO
ST. LAWRENCE AT QUEBEC.
Ninety Men on Structure While Being
Put Into PIace-WeiGhed
5000 Tons.

Quebec, Sept. 12.-With the loss OF
II lives, the second attempt to bridge
the St. Lawrence river here, resulted
in a failure when the massive center
span, weighing 500 tons, suddenly
collapsed and fell into the river.
The bridge was being constructed
at a cost of $I7,OO0,OOO in order to
shorten the railway journey from Hal
flax to the Canadian Northwest by
200 miles.
The bridge stands on the site Of the
structure which collapsed on August
20, 1907, with loss of 70 lives.
The central span which fell weighs
more than 5000 tons and is $40 feet
long.
Ninety Men Fall into River.
Observers said that the span broke
in two places, one of the corners first
appearing to give way, followed al
most Immediately by break in the
center.
The collapse occurred when the span
was about Is feet in the air. Ninety
men we're on the structure when it fell
Boats from among the hundreds Of
spectators craft were rushed to the
spot where the span disappeared. The
fallen structure sank 200 feet to the
bottom of the river and engineers ex-
pressed doubts as to whether it would
ever be raised.
The span had been. constructed on
pontoons a few miles east Of the
bridge and was towed into position
under the gap left in the anchor arms
of the structure.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
Kaiser Heads War Council.

Berlin, via London, Sept. 12.-The
visit of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria to
the German emperor at Eastern head
quarters is being made the occasion
of an important conference on the near
Eastern situation, particularly that in
the Balkans. King Ferdinand is &C
companied by the chief of his cabi-
net, while the imperial German chan
cellor, DR.. Won Bethman-Hollweg, is
in attendance on the emperor as his
responsible political adviser. The
other Teutonic allied governments
also are represented at the conference.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
ELECT GOVERNOR, AUDITOR, TWO
u. s. SENATORS AND REPRE-
SENTATivES IN CONGRESS,
LATE RETURNS SHOW.
LANDSLIDE CLAIMED AS
ENDORSEMENT OF HUGHES
Progressives Return Largely to the
g. o. P, in Opinion of Leaders,
MiIiiken Leads His Ticket, De-
feating Governor 0. c. Curtis
by Plurality of 1900.

Portland, Me-, Sept. 12.-Maine Re-
publicans reinforced by returning Pro-
gressiVes won signal victory at the
election. They elected governor, an
auditor, two United States senators
and four representatives in Congress
and wrestling control of the state house
OF representatives from the Demo
Gratis will be able on a joint vote Of
the legislature to elect the other state
officers not chosen by popular vote
Carl e. Milliken led his ticket, de-
feating Governor Oakley c. Curtis,
who sought reelection by a plurality
of approximately 1900.
Hot Fight for senatorships.
The Republican drift extended to
county offices, the greater number of
counties choosing Republican county
attorneys and sheriffs. Their offices
are important locally because the hold
ers are charged with enforcing the
prohibition law.
The vote was heavy, as had been
expected, for the campaign had been
Waged with a determination not seen
In recent years. The country was
searched out for speakers of national
prominence and the greater number
of these battled on national issues.
The fight was particularly hot for the
two United States senatorships and
the four places held by Maine in the
lower house at Washington National
defense, the tariff and the eight-hour
law for railroad men doomed large i'm
the speeches.
Endorsement of Hughes.
United States Senator-eIect Fred
erick Hale sent a telegram to Charles
=. Hughes, who had shared in the
campaign, claiming that the vote was
an Endorsement of Hughes candidacy
for the presidency. Governor Curtis
issued a statement asserting that any,
thing less than a Republican plurality
of $4,000 would indicate that the peo-
pie of Maine wished to uphold the
President.
The Progressives, who two years
ago cast 1926 votes, returned large
ly TO the Republican party, in the
opinion Of Republican leaders. The
closest fight was for Congress from
the Second district where Representa-
tive Daniel J. McGillicuddy was de.
feated by Wallace H. White, Jr., by
500 plurality.
Senator johnson Defeated.
United States Senator Charles F.
Johnson, whose wide popularity had
given the Democrats great hope of
his return was defeated by Frederick
Hale, son of the ex-senator, by approx
imateIy $500 votes For the short
term seat in the Senate, former Gov
ernor Bert M. Fernald defeated Ken
meth c. M. Sims, dean of Bowdoin col
lege, by 10000.
L. B. Goodall won from l.. A. Stew
ems in the First Congressional district
by 5000. Congressman John r. Pc
ters retained his seat, defeating John
e. Bunker in the Third district by
1000
Ira c. Hersey defeated Leonard A.
Pierce in the Fourth district by 5000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
@. O. p. Leaders Express EIation.

New York, Sept. IL. = Leaders at
Republican national headquarters here
expressed citation over the results OF
the election in Maine, while those at
Democratic headquarters declined to
corcede any triumph to the Republi-
cans in carrying the state. Secretary
Reynolds Of the Republican national
committee, issued a statement in
which he said:
"The result in Maine shows an ab'
solutely reunited party"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
PLAN SECOND TRIP TO ARCTIC

Chicago Millionaire Sportsman to
Build Another Boat for Cruise.
Nome, Alaska, Sept. 12-John Bor-
den, the millionaire sportsman Of Chi
cago, whose power schooner the Great
Bear, was wrecked ON pirhacle rock
in Boring sea, August 10, left for Sc
attic on the steamship Umatilla, &C.
companied by his guest, Norris b.
KUN, a business man of Chicago.
Borden says that he will build an
other boat next winter, engage Cap
tain Louis L. Lane, and set out on an.
other Boring sea and Arctic ocean
cruise.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
Revenue.

Look here, neighbOr. That dog Of
yours comes in here every day and
digs up my flower beds, and i want
you to put stop to it,"
Suppose 1 don't! What Them
'T'll plant SO many flowers that your
darned old dog will wear himself to a
FRAGILE trying to keep them dug up"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
MINE STRIKERS ASK FOR WORK
Declare Iron Ore Walkout 10 Over,
Officials Claim.

Chisholm, Mimi, Sept. 12.-Men
who have been on strike here for the
past three months returned to the
mines and asked to be placed at work
at their former positions, mine oper-
ators stated. Not man was on the
picket line during the day. Mine Of
f1cials are prepared to start full crews
at all properties on Wednesday morn
ing and all former strikers are quoted
as declaring the iron ore strike is
over.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
Iron Workers Get Record Rate.

Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 12.-Pud-
alers employed in mills governed by
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Plate Workers, will be
given during the next two months,
$3.50 a ton, the highest price ever
paid iron workers in the history OF
the trade.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
Gentle influence.

"Do you think going into politics i'm
proves q mans dispOsition?"
Gas a rule" replied Miss Cayenne.
''He is obliged to look pleasant at
least often enough to have his picture
taken for campaign purposes"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14

ITO hold cts place in the sum- is the avowed purpose
the sum- is the object of every business in the great
fight for industrial and commercial supremacy.
To be able hold its place in the sun, the supreme
test of an asphalt roof 1t the sum- not rain snow,
that plays havoc with roof If it resist the drying
out process of the beating down upon it, day after
day, the rain or snow will not affect it except to wash
it clean and keep it sanitary.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
HUGHES PLEASED WITH
RESULTS OF ELECTION
Republican Candidate EVnces His
Satisfaction at Evident Land
slide in Maine.

Syracuse. N. Y, Sept. 12.-Charles
e. Hughes. Republican candidate for
President, received the returns from
the Maine election while at the din
ner table and evinced his satisfaction.
IJe left later for Plattsburgh to make
the last address of his present cam
paign trip.
William R, Wilcox, Republican ma
tional chairman, also expressed great
satisfaction at the evident Republican
sweep in Maine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
pier DESTROYED: $500, 900 Loss.

New York, Sept. ia new pier OF
the Lehigh Valley railroad at it's
terminals at Perth Amboy, N. j., was
destroyed by fire with 20 loaded cars
and two schooners. The loss is esti-
mated at more than 100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
After a MOONLIGHT Nioht

BacOn-Have you seen the beach
this morning?
Egbert-No something wOfsA see
ing?
''It certainly is"
Covered with sea shellsT
"No; covered with hairpins."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
Leaves 100000 to Boys, Club.

San Diego, Cal, Sept. 12.-The sum
of 100000 is given to the Boys club
CT Chicago in the will of William p.
Jones, former San Diegan, who died
September / at Pasadena. Cal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14
Looking On the Bright Side.

'What became of that plan yoa had
to get rich raising chickens?"
at wasn't altogether a SUCCESS"
"Was it any kind of Success?''
cit didn't do me much good. Bat 1t
made q few surviving chickens very
happy and comfortable"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14

New Dreadnaughts' Tests Successful.
Washington, Sept. 12.-Recent speed
trials and firing tests by the new
dreadnaughts Nevada and Pennsyl-
vania were described as highly sue
cessful in preliminary reports to the
Navy department. The officials fig.
ures will be made public soon,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14

The bubbles in a teacup follow the
spoon because it attracts them just as
magnet attracts steel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-14

There is nothing quite so uninterest-
ing as a human monograph.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-10-26
GOVERNOR LISTER

WYE are wondering what Gov
i w ernor Lister is going to tell
the people of Kennewick when
he comes tomorrow morning.
Surely he will not presume to
despoil the few minutes at his
disposal in attempting to con-
vince his audience that he is the
states only and original "dry."
If the wet and dry question ever
were an issue and it never was
properly an issue in the guber-
material contest-it has been eff
fectively eliminated by Henry
McBride's unqualified stand on
the present prohibition law and
the two initiative measures.
Even the governor must know
and appreciate this fact by this
time.
1t may be that the governor
will elect to tell the people some
thing of the states good roads
program. In fact this is a SUBJ
ject upon which the governor
likes to dwell, but anything that
he might say here of the pro-
gram that has been followed
under his administration would
be neutralized by the fifteen
miles of nightmare" between
Richland and Benton City which
has turned hundreds of tourists
away from Benton county over
other routes of travel. These
fifteen miles of frittered finances
tell the story of democratic road
building far more eloquently
than the states speaking exc
cutive can possible do.
Thru the efforts of a republic
can legislator, a republican legis-
lature appropriated $4,000 of
the states money and turned it
over to democratic administra-
ton to be expended on this piece
of road. That was nearly two
years ago. Nineteen thousand
dollars were used in building a
grade, $4,000 more disappeared
for engineering and extras and
recently a contract was let for
surfacing less than three miles,
while the other IL miles of rut-
ted sand is left to the playfulness
Of the desert zephyrs. This is
an example of the present adj
ministration's Interpretation of
the 'spay as you go" plan of road
building. You pay, but you don't
go unless you walk and leave the
automobile behind.
AS a matter of fact, the "pay
as you go" plan for which the
governor claims credit was es-
tablished by the roads and
bridges committee of the legis-
lature following the enactment
of the 1911 permanent highway
law, the recommendations of the
highway commissioner and Of
Gov. M. E. Hay, and the recon-
mendations of the State Good
Roads association at it's annual
meeting in Tacoma prior to the
converting of the 1913 legisla-.i
ture.
The governor points with fur
ther pride to the road building
results during his term. Accord
ing to his figures, with appro-
priations amounting to $11, 49,
1856 there have been complet-
ed 6O3 miles of road and 151
miles of old road gravelled.
These appropriations are three
times those of the previous eight
years when with $3,749,167.21
two hundred miles of state roads
were completed, 146.76 miles Of
state aid roads were built, 100
miles of permanent highways
were completed or partially COM
pleted, over 100 miles of state
roads established and surveyed
and $2O5, 100000 loaned to the
QuarrieS rotary fund. Surely |
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-10-26

ROAD appropriations which have
been demanded by the taxpayers
and forced upon him by the re-
publican legislature. The gov
ernor can, however, claim all the
credit for having appointed a
Spokane political friend as high
way commissioner over the pro-
test of good roads experts, and
afterward admitting his blum
der in removing that individual
from Office only to effectually tie
the hands of the present COM
missioner with one of the states
star democratic politicians i'm
the capacity of chief engineer.
Or it may be that the govern
or will tell us that under his re-
commentator an agricultural
department was created to take
care of the growing agricultural
needs of the state. The late
Senator d. G.. Troy was the au-
thor Of the bill creating the de-
partment of agriculture which
was enacted into law by the leg
islature of 1913. The governors
first official act under this law
was to appoint as agricultural
commissioner a Ritzville polite
al friend who displayed his pro-
found knowledge of the growing.
agricultural needs of the state
when he expressed surprise upon
learning that Benton county's
principal crop is not grapes. He
had always thought so because
Kennewick had an annual grape
carnival. If his knowledge was
as comprehensive as it was pro-
found he was doubtless equally
surprised to discover that the
chief industry of the Sound is
not that of raising cut flowers,
since it is the horne of Carnation
milk.
The governor may again ex-
plain to the people how it hap
pened that, while he was travel
ing an average of 60 miles day
or total of 48,378 miles in ~
months, he never visited Kenne-
wick. It will be remembered
that he was scheduled to appear
here as the principal speaker at
a banquet but at the eleventh
hour notified the committee that
he couldn't come because clerk
had stolen $4,000 of the tax
money from the indus
trial insurance fund under the
noses of the three deserving
democrats" who were in charge. |
There is a possibility that the
governor will tell of the work of |
the public service commission,
but anything he might say in it's |
favor will hardly coincide with
the views of the people of Ben
ton county who have had occa-
sion to judge of It's works first |
hand. This commission, under
the leadership of a Seattle polit-
ical friend, became as much a |
nightmare to the prospective in
weston as did the fifteen miles of |
road to the tourist. When Gov
ernor Lister took office Washing
toms Public Service commission
ranked with those of Wisconsin
and Massachusetts highest
in the United States. The Seattle
political friend made it a joke
which the taxpayers We're fore
ed to maintain at a cost of more
than $4,000 a year.
If the governor has, time he
may point to the economies he
has effected. The taxpayers
know the figures on their tax re-
ceipts do not spell economy. AS
a matter of fact Governor Lister
has made the taxpayers, for the
first time in the history of the
state, pay the statutory limit of |
8 mills for state general fund |
DurDOSeS- He claims m hove
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-10-26

Out curing his dQIlllnlSIIdClOIl
taxes have increased at a more
rapid rate than has population,
production or business and the
records show that his admins
tration has cost the taxpayers
$11,OOO,O00 more than the pre-
vious four years.
In fact, viewed from almost
any angle, Governor Listers ad-
ministration has been a failure.
And what else could be expect
ed? The governors position is
that of manager of a large cor
poration, the business transac-
tions of which amount to mil
lions of dollars a year. The tax
payers are the stockholders.
What would you, as a stockhold-
er of any other corporation, ex-
pect of a manager who, in or
ganizing the business, selected
men to head the various depart
ments, not because of their abili-
ties, their qualifications, their
experience or their training, but
because of his obligations to
them politically? You would eX-
pect the business to fail and at
the annual stockholders meet
ing you would undoubtedly cast
your vote to change managers.
Governor Lister, by his own
confession, has placed himself
under obligations to the heads
and employees of his departments
by permitting them to pay $10,-
600 of his 1912 campaign ex-
penses and to finance his present
campaign. He has not been, nor
will he be if reelected, in a po-
sition to insist upon honest and
efficient service from the men in
his various departments. AS a
business manager he has failed
to make good. The annual stock
holders meeting is November z.
The welfare of the state de-
mands a change of management.
****#*&
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION
WHILE we can readily ap-
w preciate the motives which
have prompted Che grangers of
Finley to place the question of
township organization bcfHre the
voters of this county at the
coming election, we cannot bring
ourselves to favor the plan. We
realize that the people of Finley
feel that during the las sixaaaa
feel that during the last six
years they have not received
their share of the district road
money and as a result are now
attempting to put thru a plan by
which they can levy their own
taxes and build their own roads.
In the first place, we are OPP
posed to township organization
because it is contrary to the
trend of modern government.
The tendency of efficient govern
ment is toward Capitalization
and simplification. 1t is toward
the elimination of taxing bodies
instead of the creation of more
it is toward fewer elective Of
ficers instead of more; it is to-
ward the commission form or
even the managerial plan.
If township organization is
adopted all existing rural voting
and road districts are
automatically abolished and the
county must be subdivided BY
the county commissioners into
towns which must contain a
minimum of 25 voters. This
would permit of about 100 towns
being created in this county. It'll
it is not probable, however, that
there will be anywhere near this
number, as it would not be advis-
able to create any town with but |
% voters in it. There are now
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-10-26

Yes business is selling lumber BUT satisfaction
to the buyer must with bill sell WE not
satisfied.
We know that if you are building barn and you want
and expect that barn to be the best respect that
the money you put into it can produce.
And make it business to that every barn
bill sell shall be satisfactory in every detail far
material cost and quality concerned and sometimes
go a long ways to make good on that policy.
1t will be well worth your while to bring your bill,
come to when you first decide to buid-we will help
you from start to finish.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-06
BOXING SPORTS OF ALL soRTs-BAsEBALL

Charles Webb Murphy has had
nothing to do with the Cubs for the
last two seasons. Not blessed thing,
but you'll notice that the final papers
in the sale of the club to Charley
Weeghman are to be signed here
Jan. 20, despite the fact that Weegh-
man was in Cincinnati yesterday and
that Cincinnati is the home town of
C. P. Taft, designated the works in
the Cub team.
As a matter of fact, Murphy is the
man who had to be seen. There was
no bunk to that shoestring G. Webb
ran into a million dollars. 1t was the
real thing, and he held the control of
the team in any deal that was made.
He had to be paid in hard cash before
he would reinquish his claims.
All details, however, have been set
tied, apparently, and there seems no
chance of a hitch to the transfer of
the team to Weeghman and his Fed
eral colleagues. The West Side park,
leased to the Cubs by Murphy and
Mrs. Taft, will be held for two years,
rent being paid for that time, though
all games will be played on the North,
Side in the park occupied last season
by the Whales.
In two years, it is figured, Murphy
and Mrs. Taft can dispose of the
West Side park.
Weeghman again declared that
Joe Tinker will manage the new
Cubs, but Roger Bresnahan and his
two-year contract will be taken care
Of Rogers agreement with the team
is so drawn that the club must pay
him his salary whether he manages
the club or not
Weeghman and his people now will
control 80 per cent of the stock,
which cost them 100000. Harry
Ackerland still holds ten per cent of
the stock and says he likes it as an
investment