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The strength of Taft's personality is undoubted, but
be goes into the campaign hampered by the following
things, among others:
The fact that his nomination was absolutely dictated
by the president—a great and good man setting a very
bad precedent—a precedent that may some day cause evil
in this country.
The fact that his nominal ion was very largely secured
through a machine constructed of and by an army of fed
eral pie-eaters.
The fact that the anti-injunction plank, designed as "a
sop to labor," is mere words, and beyond that hardly any
thing, and that, in order even to secure this, Gary, of the
steel trust, and Perkins, of Morgan and Xew York Life
notoriety, enemies of the president, had to lend their aid.
The fact that the plank to publish the campaign re
ceipts and expenditures was overwhelmingly beaten.
The- fact that the plank to have a physical valuation
of railroads was overwhelmingly beaten, this measure be
ing one which would have stopped the present wholesale
Watering of railroad securities.
These are only some of the things which hamper the
Taft candidacy. Many of them are due to the actions of
the reactionaries, who have never believed in the liberal
policies of Roosevelt and who have never believed in hon
est standards in business and politics.
Tlie democrats come next with their big show at Den
ver. Bryan seems as sure of the democratic nomination
as Taft was of the republican. He is already hampered by
the strenuous opposition of some of the most potent inde
pendent democratic papers in the Hast and by the half
hearted acquiescence of some of the great journals of the
South. Whether the convention and its plaform will help
him or harm him further remains to be seen.
COL. WHARTON TO BE
BURIED TOMORROW
Funeral services for the late Col.
Samuel L. Wharton, who died yes
terday at the family residence,
0710 Superior St., will be held Sa
turday at 2 j). m. at the home. Rev.
C. F. Stevens will conduct the serv
ices and the body will be interred
in Fairmount.
Col. Wharton has been suffering
for months from cancer of the
stomach, complicated by an injury
sustained in a runaway last sum
mer. He had lived in Spokane for
18 years and was one of the best
known and most successful mining
men in this part of the country.
Col. Wharton was a native of
South Carolina and was 61 years of
age. His wife, four sisters and a
"brother survive him. Pallbearers
THE SECOND BATTLE SAN JUAN HILL
WIRBI.ESS MESSAGE KROM SKYGACK. OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
i;.-ii«ral appearances of hill and surroundings notlceabiy altered —House greatly damaged; also
{■•tiling apparel of resident Llibe —Monster pot siam, but spirit still Uvea.
P. H. —With consent of home o;ce will tako short vacation. SKYGACK.
NEXT!
selected are F. E. Libenow, F. K.
Mcßroom, C. J. Smith. F. O. Berg,
W. 11. Hagen. J. W. Went worth.
SPOKANE NURSE ELECTED
Miss Burnett. Spokane, was
elected first vice president of the
Washington State Nurses' associa
tion at tlie annual meeting in Ta
coma. Miss Loomis, Tacoma, is
president and Miss McMillan, Seat
tle, secretary. Seattle is the next
meeting place.
Take Coeur d'Alene Trol
ley to Cool Off
Spend a delightfully cool evening
by taking the 7:20 electric train for
Coeur d'Alene, have an hour in
beautiful Rlackwell park by the
lake and return on the 9:30 train.
Round trip. $1.00
No, S—VICTORY
Entered at Spokane,
Wash., as Second
Class Matter.
TheKgepero/ thaKevr
CHAPTER I
The Man They Didn't Know.
The conductor, slouching listless
ly through the car, became aware
that Rand was sleeping. He stopped
in front of the >oung man's section
and regarded him abstractedly with
weary, kindly eyes that were lined
about with deep, dusty wrinkles.
"I jes' naturally hates to disturb
him," he remarked, softly, to him
self alone; "but "
He glanced at his watch. "Haff
'n hour," he observed, and sat him
self down familiarly on the arm of
the seat.
Rand roused with the man's voice
in his ears, "Hello!" he said, drow
sily. "What's that?'
The conductor repeated his ques
tion: "Y'u want t' git off at Hyd
rant, stranger?"
"Eh-yah!" yawned Rand, knuc
kling his eyes and stretching him
self luxuriously. "Yes, I do," he an
nounced with more firmness in his
tone.
"Dem lucky I remembered ye.
Hydrant's nothin' but a flag sta
tion. This hyah train don't stop
there, less'n it's flagged, or to let
off a passenger. Better git ready,
m' friend."
"Thank you," said Rand. The
conductor produced a plug of to-'
bacco, seemed about to speak,
changed his mind, bit off a mouth
ful, and moved on, his jaws work
ing ruminatively.
In his turn, the young man con
sulted his watch. "Half-past two,"
he said, aloud. "That gives me half
an hour wherein to array my person
in purple and fine linen."
He rummaged about in the inte
rior of a battered suit case, fairly
plastered with labels, and found his
collars: with one of which and a
soap case he made his way, swaying
to the rocking of the train, up to
the lavatory. Here he swabbed the
alkali dust from his face and neck
and hands with lukewarm water;
and presently it was a very immac
ulate young man, considering the
hardships of a journey across the
Mojave desert, who was waiting for
his train to slow down and let him
off at Hydrant.
Rand found himself, with a sen
sation of abruptness, standing on a
rude board platform, his trunks at
his side and the desolate world
wide before him.
Hydrant, he concluded, was a
grim, desert jest. It was nothing
more nor less than a rickety stage
of sun-warped planks, set down
with apparent aimlessness in the
midst of a howling wilderness of
sand and cactus and greasewood
and prickly pear, une the one hand
some misguided railway expert had
caused to be set up a water tank;
there being no water within a
radius of many miles, it reared its
gaunt, hideous head in piteous ap
peal to a sky of brass —a mockery
as hollow as the nomenclature of
the place.
But on the other hand, there lay
some few hundred feet of siding,
where on were several freight cars.
A wagon drawn by a team of dis
consolate mules, and loaded with
oblong boxes, stood by one open
door. Three men had been trans-
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ferring the boxes to the car. but at
the unexpected advent of this
stranger—this astonishingly speck
less apparition from the effete east
—they had paused to give to Rand
their undivided attention.
Rand looked away from them, a
ghost of a frown gathering between
his level brows. His eyes sought
the southern horizon —a line of
white light, beneath which, he
knew, lay Nampa and the ranches
in the green of their growing lemon
trees. From his feet almost a gray
and dusty road stretched due
south, straight as a ribbon laid
across the desert growth. That was
to be his road. Rand knew; but he
had not counted upon finding such
a total lack of accommodation at
Hydrant; he had expected that
some mode of transportation would
be forthcoming upon demand.
Otherwise he would have tele
graphed.
Rand's frown deepened. Was he
to be forced to abandon his cher
ished project, his scheme of a sur
prise?
One of the men on the wagon sat
himself down and began to swing
his legs comfortably over the side.
He considered Rand deliberately
and finally yelled at him:
"Hi, there, stranger!"
Rand took his gaze from the dusty
road with its border of telegraph
poles and nodded to the man. At
the same time his face brightened
For he had overlooked the cayuse
which was languishing near the
furthermost of the freight cars —a
depressed animal whose' ears
drooped in keeping with the reins
which had been carelessly thrown
over its head.
"Hello!" said Rand, pleasantly.
He stepped down from the platform
plunging ankle-deep in powdery
dust through which he plowed oyer
to the wagon. "Where's Nampa T
he asked, smiling broadly.
"Y'u want to go there?"
"I did," Rand confessed. ,
The speaker jerked his thumb
vaguely to the southward. "Thar's
the road, stranger." he told Rand.
"Jes' step along lively, and yell git
thar about sundown. It's about 15
mile."
"His companions laughed joyous
ly, and Rand joined them. " - I want
to find a man named Wheelock,"
he suggested. "Any of you know
him?"
This gained him their sober in
terest.
"Wheelock?" repeated he who had
first spoken. "Know Wheelock?
Y'u mean the manager of Rand's
ranch? Seems to me we're some
acquainted with him. We works
under him.
"That so?" said Rand. "Then, I
presume, these are Rand's lemons?"
He nodded toward the oblong wood
en boxes.
"Y'u presoom correct, stranger.
If y'u want t' wait 'round till we're
quit of this job, I calculate we c'n
drive y'u over."
"Well," Rand suggested, "I'm in
something of a hurry, and I was
wondering if I could hire your cay
use. I'll pay you $5 "
But it developed that he was ad
dressing the owner of the animal,
who told him, with exceeding affa
bility and a wave of his hand:
"Take him right along, stranger,
and it won't cost y'u nothin', neith
er. I'd jes as leave drive back,
m'self."
"Thank you," Rand said. "And—
would it be too much to ask you
to carry my baggage over to the
ranch?"
"Cert'nly not, stranger. Proud to
accommodate y'u."
"I'm greatly obliged to you."
Rand strolled over to the cayuse.
caught the bridle, threw it over the
animal's neck and mounted with a
careless ease that won the owner's
admiration.
"He kin ride," announced the man
to his comrades.
Rand reined in by the wagon's
side.
"Follow the road, I suppose?"
"Straight ez us a string, sfrange.
Y'u come to Nampa, 'n anypody'll
tell y'u whar Rand's ranch Ha. S
long."
"So long."
"I say—stranger."
Rand turned In his saddle. I
"Mought I ask yer name?"
"Certainly." The young; man
smiled; they couldn't head blm off
now. "I'm Rand," he explained,
and struck the road at a rapid' tope.
The men whom he had left gasp
ed with amazement, the owner of
the cayuse exhibiting particular af
fliction. "I'm damned!" he » com
plained; and then, more chearfplly,
"Damned ef I'd want C be in -Wihee
lock's shoes this night!"
(To be continued.)
GOLDEN CARGO COMES
SEATTLE,- June 26. —A shipment
of $1,510,000 in gold is due here
from Alaska Monday on the steam
er Spokane. A rush for the outside
from the interior with the winter's
cleanup is expected shortly.
KILLS JAP IN DUEL
STOCKTON, Cal., June 26 —
Ishu Kansuki, Jap porter, was kill
ed in a duel with the cook, Ross
Harr, in the kitchen of the Yosem-
Ite hotel. Harr buried a knife
three inches in the Jap's side and
fled.
The Wonder Is the Clothing Store
of Spokane
Of cfwrse, wb don't mean to say that it is the Only Clothing Store in the city, but we do say—and
we mean it—that The Wonder handles finer goods and sells them for less than most other stores sell
much inferior lines. And this assertion is easily proved. The Wonder can do business on less expense
than any other store. Our rents are less than a half per square foot of floorage than any other one of
our competitors pay, and having twenty-five stores under one roof to divide the expense of management
it naturally follows that this expense is a mere fraction of what others have to meet. These conditions
are good and have the effect of enabling us to sell at less profit on cost in order to meet expense and
to make a living for ourselves. You are the man who gets the advantage. You buy your suits at from
10 to 25 per cent cheaper than in any other place and you buy better suits here. We handle the Kirsch
baum and the Hackett-Carhart Company Clothings and the mere mention of the fact is enough to let
you know that we handle the best.
SATURDAY
SPECIALS
Men's 75c Dress Shirts
for 49c.
Men's $1.50, $1.75 and
$2.00 Pants for $1.00.
Men's 50c Work Shirts
for 39c.
Men's 35c Suspenders
for 19c.
Men's 15c Black and
Tan Socks for 9c.
Boys' 75c and 85c Wash
Suits for 55c.
Boys' All Wool Knee
Pants, Sizes 3 to 15, 59c
Men's $16.50 Summer Suits are on sale for $13.50
Men's $22.50 and $25.00 Suits are on sale at ... . $18.75
Men's $3000. and $32.50 Suits are on sale at ... . $24.75
LAND FRAUDER BEATS
NEWSPAPER MAN
LEWISTON, Idaho, June 26 —
After htreatening to kill him, Wil
liam Dwyer, land fraud convict, at
tacked B. F. Savage, newspaper
man, in the Crystal saloon last
night with his fists. The saloon is
located in Dwyer's building and the
proprietor and bartender helped
Dwyer in the attack. David Royal
ty, policeman, refused to interfere
to save Savage, but later arrested
him, letting Dwyer go. The chief
of police released Savage, and
Royalty is to be investigated for
his conduct. Dwyer was angry
over newspaper reports of his par
ticipation in land frauds.
CANUCKS BAT VICTORY
At Butte, Vancouver won a game
with the big stick" 10 to 4. The
Canucks got eight hits off Claflin
and Samuels; Butte got Aye off
Spitball Paddock, who shut Spo
kane out.
AUTO WRECKS MESSENGER
Robert Hoffman, a messenger
boy, was run down by C. F. John
son's automobile yesterday after
noon and sustained bruises but no
broken bones. The wheel was de-
We Sell
THE CELEBRATED
Stetson and
Mallory
CRAVENETTE HATS
All hats we sell we clean and
reshape once free.
molished. Johnson says he will
pay for the wheel and the boy's
care until he is well. The auto
was going along Riverside ay. near
Bernard and was on tho wrong
side of the street.
GAVE HER BABY ACID
BASIN, Wyo„ June 25.—Mrs.
Frank Judkins poured a teaspoon
ful of carbolic acid down the
throat of her infant daughter. She
thought it was soothing syrup. The
baby died almost instantly and the
mother is in critical condition from
grief.
It's "It" when you're hot and
tired. Will cool you off ten de
grees. You can get it almost
anywhere in town, or direct
from the factory. Wo deliver
packed in ice any amount down
to one quail.
Portland Crawfish
Spiced nnd cooked in wlno,
sent to any part of the city.
THE TAVERN CAFE
111 Howard. Phone Main 8006
ENGINEER KILLED IN
MONTANA WRECK
SHERIDAN, Wyo., June 26.— J.
J. Mullen, engineer on a Burling
ton passenger train, was killed last
evening in a wreck near Gary
Owen, Mont. J. W. Dukeshire,
fireman, was possibly fatally In
jured. The engine and several
coaches went Into the ditch.
FOR
HARNESS
Whips, Hlankets, etc., go to
S. H. Rush & Co.
new address
920 SPRAGUE. Phone 1196
HY GRADE DENTISTRY AT REASONABLE PRICES
ELECTRO
DENTISTS
, 518 RIVERSIDE AYE., OVER SPOKANE HARDWARE
All Work Guaranteed 10 Years.
PHONE M. 1781. EXAMINATION FREE
Cleaning. Dyeing, Repairing
Press sullH, 50c; pants, 15c; club rates, four suits $1.50; rips and
buttons sewed free; quick service; no delays. Ladles' and gents'
clothes French dry cleaned, latest method. Inlta made to order. All
work guaranteed. Messenger. Unique Tailoring Co., 112 Washington
St., Spokane Club Bldg. Phono 785.
Spokane's
Only Complete
Dept. Store
Lump Coal $7.50
DELIVERED
Best furnace coal on the
market.
NELSON COAL A WOOD CO.
CALL MAIN 548
Cedar Mill Wood
$2.00 LOAD WITHIN HALF
MILE OF MILL.
Johnson Shingle Co.
Phone Maxwell 1172
ATLANTIC AND CATALDO
Parisian Dye Works
Has no branch offices nor
agents. Office 606 iirst Aye.
Phone 2137. . . . L. A. -ehmann
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