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Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09
Ohio Medics in Session.

Columbus. O., May 9.-Prominent
physicians and surgeons from all parts
Of the state are gathered here for the
sixteenth annual convention Of the
Ohio state medical association.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09

activity will no doubt hasten
railroad development but promise of that will not
progress thing that the people have
set accomplish
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09

The Clearwater farmer and coming harvest
is the greatest combination
prosperity the country. This makes
railroad building desirable possible.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09

Enemies of General Bristow still examining the
records of the postofice department hope finding
where he short changed postmaster
requisition a Of Irvine.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09

CAN up phone es1 when YOU know
of a news item. We desire TO print all
Of the local news
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09

rs life worth living" could be with
great emphasis by the whose anxious
viewed by leading officials will
make o nd not succeed
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09

Both sides ae playing to Japanese cam
pagn for honors In the coming city election
ing predict that when fairly opens there will
be lively scrap
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09

Taft has successfully held the lid presi
dent had his outing. There many
is big enough to hold the job permanently work
o that n
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09

Dewey predicts that in the coming battles the
Russians will win Something will happen a day or two
that will jar Admiral Dewey
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09
RISE OF A PROTECTED INDUSTRY.

In The manufacture of United States has be-
come the second country world France only leading
II now Seven silk goods sold in our mar
can make only of the silk used here
was manufactured This in 1900 imported
more China than the whole of Europe out
of the silk manufactures In
the United 4s3 employing $500 hands
and producing goods s1o725oooo mportations of
finished silks Americans competing
for foreign countries. But silk
ia coming in to the extent o $45, 100000 a year.
The present great production of manufactured silk
goods would impossible without protective
the method the wages of American silk
workers have been a higher standard
prevails anywhere else Reviewing racts of this ma
assaults present American tariff system fire.
be prominent the
fallaces busy The American machinery used
in silk manufactures exceedingly ingenious goods
sound in quality and artistic in design and
nnish. "for only" have standing
accomplished like the rise OF the
silk industry within national boundaries.
meeting o be today trustees the
proposed electric line is important mat
Every step in the movement thus has been
tended with marked the future Of the
prise very encouraging difficult
wishes the people, backed is the splendid
cia thwarted. Certain contingencies
hinder delay the enterprise will
be made the country unit that proposition The
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09

The sweet girl graduate is honors
from the best slab artist and college
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09

girl for general house
work. Apply at this office. IT,
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09

List of letters remaining uncalled
for i'm the postoffice at Lewiston, Nez
Perez county. Idaho. the week end
in,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
CONNOLLY THINKS AUDITOR
STEWART IS DISCRIMINATING

which had received whatever Of
opinion had been rendered to it he
considered that it was his duty to
go on Issuing the warrants until
officially notified to discontinue so
doing.
Prosecuting Attorney Barnhart
was asekd whether he was prepar-
ing action against the county COM
misstoners who had been drawing
down lump sum pay, as had been
instructed by the grand jury, and
what he was going to do about it.
Mr.. Barnhart's reply was that he
has not been in the habit of fore
telling any official action he con-
templated in connection with Inc
routine business of his office.
What has been done is on file
in the Office Of the county clerk"
he said. What is to be done is in
course of contemplation and will
not be verified in any manner until
1t has been done. Futures / will
not discuss. or give any answer
concerning"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
ROCK Pile FOR
THESE Two BOYS

GAS for you, Neil, you won't say
a word about what you had to do
with the stealing Of the shoes from
10 Sprague avenue and l think you
are guilty. will give you a fine
OF $50 and costs and send you to
the rock pile. I think It is the
b91t place for YOU"
"As for you, Earnest, I think you
are not as guilty as Neil and you
told story to me about not know.
Ing about the shoes. am inclined
to believe you, but birds of feather
flock together and / will fine you
$50, but you don't have to 60 to
the rock pile"
Such are the sentences passed
upon J. o. Neil and Joel Earnest,
two of the six boys who were &C.
cused of robbing a store at No. 10
sprague avenue. Two Of the young
men were sent over to the juvenile
court, two Of them were sent to
the superior court and the above
were fined for vagrancy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association)
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Members
of the legislative insurance investi-
eating committee this morning are
commenting upon the sweeping
changes the Mutual made yester-
day, and are of the opinion it is
a complete confession of the Of
ficers of affairs existing in the com.
pany. The committeeman were Of
the opinion the companies will
make no change unless so directed
by new legislation. Frank J. Jor-
dan, son of the former comptroller
of the Equitable, Thomas D. Jor-
dan, was called to the stand this
morning He said he had not heard
from his father since he was on
the stand early in the investiga-
ton. He heard from his mother
somewhere in Canada, she did not
say where the father was. He does
not know when his father will re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17

versive Of public interest in it. You
know that expenses item by item
may run considerably over $25 per
month in the aggregate"
THAT is not what l am talking
about, Mr.. Stewart" returned Mr..
Connolly. "My warrants are wait
ing there because there is ques-
tion about the legality Of their pay
ment, but you draw warrants for
the other commissioners when
there is an opinion on file in this
Office, which is part of your own,
stating that the unitemized lump.
sum Of $25 is improper; and the
other commissioners are taking
their warrants. The county's legal
advisor says that my bills are IL
legal and that the bills of the other
commissioners are also illegal.
Now, why do you draw those war
rants?"
Mr.. Stewart replied that he had
not had official notice Of their H.
legality in as much as the claims
were recommended by the board
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17

for what are they levying this
amount?
We will tell you why.
Simply for the same reason they
are IevyIns the deposit upon every
citizen they can make stand for il
because they think they are big
ger than you are and can bluff It
out Of you. Because, just like the
highwayman, they want the money,
and are getting it by fair means or
foul.
BUT THE PRACTICE WE ARE
EXPOSING TODAY is EVEN
MORE REPREHENSIBLE THAN
THE DEPOSIT BUSINESS. BE-
CAUSE THE MINIMUM CHARGE
SUCH 1T is CALLED - is
TAKEN FROM YOU ABSOLUTE
LY, AND ONLY THE USE OF
THE DEPOSIT is TAKEN AWAY
FROM YOU.
The Press calls the attention of
itS readers again TO the necessity
of the Importance of these ordin-
ances, already introduced into the
city council. We remind you that
they are in the interest of the peo-
pie. They mean better gas, honest
gas-that Is gas only onethird air
instead of two-thirds.
They mean the restoring to the
pockets Of Its rlghtfuI owners Of
thousands on thousands of dollars
now filling the Golfers of the gas
and light companies. They mean
the absolute saving of thousands
to the people by aboIishlng the
minimum charge"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
Ordinance Before Council
U'iH Wipe Out mimi
mum Charges" of 7wo
Monopolies That Deal
in Light:

One OF the ordinances introduced
at the last meeting Of the city
council dealing with the local gas
situation and with the lighting
companies in general, provides
that the collection of fees or de-
posits by any company other than
allowed by its franchise shall be
unlawful and punishable by a fine
Of 500 In each instance.
This Is q far reaching ordinance.
1t will forever relegate to the past
the iniquitous deposit system so
long practiced by the Gas company
and Electric Light company, just
as they have been relegated In
many eastern cities where the PEG.
pie know and demand their rights.
But there 10 another unlawful
practice Of both the Gas and Elee-
trle Light eompssk that will be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
President of Mutual Tells of Thousands
Paid Brother of California Insurance
Commissioner for No Service.

turn. Samuel S. McCurdy, assist.
ant registrar of the Equitable, ties.
titled to salaries and expenses. A
letter from Hill to Alexander pro.
duced a laugh. The postscript,
Feel good; congress adjourned and
country is safe, when the legisla-
ture adjourns the state will be
safe"
McCurdy showed vouchers paid
for illegal expenses" A number
were of $1,000 each to various pollti-
cal leaders in the United States.
One payment of nearly $4,000 to
Robert Luscom of Milwaukee for
legal services in Wisconsin. One
of $1,000 was to S. S. Odds of Lans-
ing, Mich, for legal services before
the Michigan legislature.
McCurdy spoke of money spent
for legal expenses for three years
following the long fight in 1897 with
Andrew ]. Clune, state insurance
superintendent of California. 1t
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
D[ATH} LAID
TO FOOT DALI
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scr1ppS News AsSOc1atton.)
CHICAGO, Nov. 17-Ten deaths
from injuries received on the grid
iron-the football harvest to date
bid fair to make the season of
1905 a record-breaker for fatalities
on the field.
Every week of play is rolling up
the list and by the time the
Thanksgiving matches end the sea-
son the outlook is that the number
of casualties will eclipse that 1902,
when Is victims fell in the games.
At the rate of three victims
week the death crop is being gath
cred on the gridiron. Three play
ers were killed week before last.
while three more died last week
from injuries received earlier in
the season. Last Saturday three
players were injured so seriously
that the latest reports are that
their recovery is doubtful.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
M'CURDy'S STORY OF GRAFT

appeared that Clune attacked the
three companies doing business insi
California. One voucher showe61
$14, 1866 paid Attorney CHECKER.
ing representing the Equitable in
San Francisco. At the bottom OF /
the voucher 1t bore the statement
that 1t did not include the personal
services of Chickering. McCurdyi
said Judge Pillsbury asked for $3.50
monthly which was paid, supposed
ly to q brother of the insurance
commissioner. There were no rec.
ords of the payments which cons
tinued for over three years. Nc
Curdy said at the end of 1899 the
California commissioner asked the
society about 40 questions and it
was impossible to answer seem. He
did not have a like experience in
any other state. He said the com.
missioner's brother did nothing to
earn his salary. McCurdy said
Former Governor Budd of Califor-
mia came to New York to make an
investigation. He spent his time
with Chickering. The New York
Life and Mutual also paid $3.50
monthly to others. He mentioned
the trouble which Clune caused the
company by demands which if en-
forced, would have driven them
from the state. McCurdy said that
was the reason for the payments
made.
Depew was recalled. Hughes
said two letters in connection with
vouchers were placed in evidence
this morning. The letters were
sent by John A. Nichol to Depew
the first dated in 1896. An ex.
tract was: "Our friend who usually
gets around this time of year is
here and wants help as usual" De-
pew didn't recall the friends name,
but thought he had some kind Of
claim against the company. Our
friend up the river is getting can.
tankerous again and wants to know
YOU" Depew said both persons
mentioned were same. He declared
he was not legislator and thought
not a politician. Depew said he
knew nothing of the Clune matter
in California. He was excused.
Tarbell was called and told OF
syndicate operations, saying he had
participated in them personally, but
did not know the Equitable was in
until after he was in. He said he
mad nothing to do with the legal
department and had bitterly on.
posed the society's methods to de.
feat bad legislation. Tarbell said
with the combined policy holders of
the companies behind them. no leg.
islature would dare to pass laws
derogatory to the best interests Of
the company. Tarbell's theory was
that votes. not dollars, kill bad
bills. e
McCurdy Of the Mutual said Tar
BELLS idea was not practical. while
Perkins Of the New York Life sup.
ported him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
ARBITRARY CHARGE WHERE
NO GAS Is USED MUST GO

his own begin.
Said a prominent lawyer of this
city to the writer of these articles,
this week.
why should the Gas company
or Electric Light company have
any more right to demand 25c or
800 for service which they have
not rendered, for commodity
which they have not furnished, than
/ or any other private citizen would
have.
why should these corporations
be allowed to demand something
for nothing any more than a pri-
vate citizen? 1t is simply the same
process of putting hand in the
other fellows pocket and extract
ing money. practiced by the pick
pocket"
II you are not using gas or cleo
tricity, the company has right to
remove your meter, but it has abso,
lutely no right to demand money
for something you have not used.
They cannot charge you for
meter Tor they are compelled to
furnish these. They cannot charge
you for reading the meter for that
is not your concern. They can not
charge you for leaving the pipes
connected for they can disconnect
them at any time you stop using
their products, and as long as you
want to use it they are bound to
keep in the pipes or wires, and II
they disconnect them whenever you
wan to begin using again you can
compel them to connect you up, so
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17

consigned to the oblivion reserved
for unhoIy practices when this ord
nance passes the city council.
It Is the custom Of demanding an
arbitrary fee Of rs cents by the Gas
company and $t.oo by the Water
Power company when no gas or no
electricity Is consumed during the
month.
These charges are not warrant.
ed by the franchise under which
these companies are operating and
they constitute simply a system Of
petty robbery, which the people
have submitted to because they
have not known their rights.
The ordinary citizen has become
so accustomed to being robbed and
cheated by corporations that he
has lost all conception of where
the corporations rights end and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
COUNTY Will RECEIVE
BIDS FOR ALL SUPPLIES

Beginning the first of the new
year the county commissioners
contemplate new plan Of obtain
ing supplies for the county poor
farm at Spangle. Heretofore the
superintendent has ordered the
supplies as he saw fit and had his
patrons render accounts to the
commissioners every month. With
in a few days proposals will be
asked for covering the first six
months of the coming year on a
basis of amount Of different sup.
plies estimated for that length Of
time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
LDants to Know U1hy the
Commissioners All0Wed
to DrdU Their Pay in
Face of Prosecuting Ats
torney's Opinion to the
Contrary.

Commissioner Connolly entered
The office of the county board this
morning bearing in his hand one OF
those blue-wrappered papers which
betokened the mandamus suit COM
menced by Constable Thos. Grant
against the honorable board"
and found Commissioner Collin
likewise with one of the papers.
Commissioner Collin was convers-
ing with County Auditor Stewart.
Whether Mr.. Connolly was per-
turbed by the service of the legal
papers or not, he at once COM
menced to fire questions indiscrim-
inately at his fellow commissioner
and the auditor.
"I'd like to know about those
warrants for expenses" commenc-
ed the commissioner from Waiver
ly. Mine have been lying in there
for several months because the
prosecuting attorney said they were
not proper In some regards. I
have not taken them out because
l want 1t settled one way or the
other whetHar the money is my
Just due or not. / do not want
cent from the county or any other
man which Is not my lust due.
How about it In the cases of the
other commissioners
The question was directed to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
CHAMBERLAIN AND MAXI
ARE CHAMPION DR|LLERS

gress was devoted to arguments
over proposed changes in the by
laws which was made a special or
der OF business, by which only
members who had paid their initia-
ton and annual dues will be al
lowed to vote, and many delegates
VIII be DISTINGUISHED. The matter
is still unsettled at noon and the
discussion will be carried into the
afternoon. The bylaws increase
the initiation fees and annual dues
and doubles the price of life mem.
bership. The delegates this eve
ming VIII be guests of the Mexican
delegation at reception.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17

burning of the Johnson.Latham
drug store at Mead. The Mead in
cident has been fruitful, to say the
least. Of entries on the law records
OF this county, but with the dis
missal OF the Johnson civil suit
there seems little probability of
the grist multiplying. In the mean.
time, DR.. Latham is serving time
here In Spokane which will count
on her penitentiary sentence, be-
cause she is retained here to avoid
transportation expenses from Wal
la Walla when desired as a witness
In forthcoming trials.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17

The estimated list also contains
suggestion as to the character
and quantity Of supplies needed
semi-annually at the poor farm.
Here is the list as contemplated:
Bread, S400 loaves; flour, 1900
pounds; oat meal, 1900 pounds; SUI
gar, 2700 pounds; coffee, 72O
pounds; tea, 80 pounds; salt, 1900
pounds; rice, $50 pounds; tomatoes
lS cases; butter, 1440 pounds; coal
oil, 30 gallons; Red Bell tobacco,
" pounds; Battle AK tobacco, 1872
pounds; salt meat, 1900 pounds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
DID NOT KNOW
WHO GAVE THEM
THEIR GLOVES

Joe Murphy and Tom WEIGH were
today fined $50 and costs by Judge
Hinkle on the charge of vagrancy.
The two were accused Of stealing
several pairs of gloves and pair
of shoes.
81 have no doubt that you stole
the shoes, and l would send you
over to the superior court, but I
think about $50 worth of work on
the rock pile will do you more
good"
They both told the old story of
getting the gloves from people I'M
known to them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
HARTMAN TO
THWART LAWSON
(Ecripps News Association.)

SALT LAKE, Utah, Nov. II. -
The Oregon Short Line employees
are being question by that roads
officials as to whether or not they
carry insurance and in what COM
pany. The order Is said to be gen.
eral on the Hartman system. 1t
is believed to be an effort by Har-
riman interests to secure proxies
to offset Thomas Lawson's efforts
in that direction.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17

County Auditor Stewart and re-
ferred to the opinion rendered by
Prosecuting Attorney Barnhart
some month ago in which he held
that some items in the bills rem
dered by Commissioner Connolly
were not properly chargeable as
expense items of a county commits
sioner and also held that the lump
sum" expense account rendered by
the other two commissioners was
clearly illegal under the statutes
Of the state.
II know of no such opinion" re-
piled Mr.. Stewart. THAT is. | do
know from newspaper reports that
some opinion has been rendered by
the county's legal advisor, but none
has come to me officially as audit
or, and l have never asked for
any"
Your subordinate here, the clerk
of this board, knows of that opin-
ion,' said Mr.. Connolly.
That Is probably true" said Mr..
Stewart, "but l have had no official
advice regarding the matter in my
capacity as issuer of warrants, and
| shall observe the custom which
has prevailed in this county and in
the conduct Of the Office under my
predecessors and under myself up
to this time, until l am notified that
there Is something illegal and SUBJ
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
hAQ1 LATHAn'5 hAN[
IN NO h0Rt LAW SUITS

With the filing Of an order dis
missing the action brought by Jen.
ME H. Johnson against Mary A.
Latham to settle matters of dis.
pute between the two which arose
out of the Mead arson case, the
name of DR.. Latham as a partici-
pant in litigation in this county is
supposed to disappear. She is still
In the county jail, being held there
by order of the prosecutor, as
witness In the prosecution trials of
DIR. John H. Messner and J. w.
Prall, which also grew out of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
COUNTY GIVES
$4,000 TO HELP
ADVERTISE CITY

The county commissioners today
decided to appropriate $4,000 for
advertising Spokane, on condition
that $4,000 more is raised by the
chamber of commerce and it's al
lied bodies for the same purpose.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
UNRfQUITfD
LOVE CAUSED
ANOTHER DEATH
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association)
OGDEN, Utah. Nov. I'LL. T.
Mcmahon of Ontario, Can, com.
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head. He left a certi-
ficate of deposit in a letter directing
that his remains be shipped home
for burial. He loved a woman and
she ran Off with another man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
REBELLION R[pQRT[D IN
RUSSIAN ARn1

RIGA, Nov. 17.-An attempt was
made today to assassinate the gov
ernor while passing an alley in
carriage. A shot was fired which
missed. The assaiIant escaped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
(Scripps News Association }

Ell PASO, Nov. 17-Chamberlain
and Make are still champion oilers
as a result of the final contest in
the worlds championship series
held this morning when a hole in
granite was made by them in which
the tape read even 40 inches or
three-fourths of an inch more than
the next best record made by Page
brothers of Bisbee, Ariz. The
morning session of the mining con.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 17.-lt
Is rumored a mutiny has started in
the Manchurian army. It is re-
ported Linevitch has reported a re.
volt among the troops, only re-
pressed after a fight In which
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-17
FIRE BURNS PART
OF INDIANA SCHOOL
(Scripps News Association

NoVTIppS NtWS ASSOClatiOn.)
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Nov. IT.
An Indian school near this city,
the largest in the southwest. mar.
rowly escaped destruction by fire
last night. A commissary building
containing next years appropria-
ton OF clothing, provisions, etc.,
valued at $4,000. was totally de-
stroyed. Three hundred children
and officers worked all night to
save the main buildings. The origin
OF the fire Is unknown. VIII re-
build.