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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

months he was to get a rebate for
that time of cents. The trust had
six months use of the retailers 8
cents.
Now, what would this amount of
money earn for its rightful owners ?
Of what is the gas company depriv-
ing the common people of this city d?
In the ordinary course of bust
ness at 8 per cent, the gas mono
poly is drawing $4,000 a year from
the common peoples money. At
10 per cent, 1t is getting $4,000.
If the monopoly does a per cent
month business, these deposits
mean $3.50 each month, or $4,000
for the year.
This money is actually demanded
from the common people of this
city as a tribute for the privilege
of letting the clock work of gas
meter turn out bills against you.
And the chances are that the
company has the nerve to carry
this fruitful source Of income on its
books as a liability.
Add another consideration, VIZ:
That in many instances a consumer
leaving town hurriedly forgets to
draw his deposit, in which instance
the deposit practically reverts to
the Golfers of the concern. At least,
no one has ever heard of such sums
going to charity.
1t is to be hoped that Assessor
Stewart will look further into this
matter and work as assiduously to
make this gas monopoly stand just
taxation as he has to make the
Tall Tower stand theirs.
AS to the legal right Of the gas
company to make the people put up
this deposit, upon which the CON-
pany is conducting it's business The
Press will have something to say
in the future.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

Already impeached and convicted
before the people of this city for
furnishing a poor quality Of gas,
and Of SO furnishing it that it is
an undesirable necessity in many
instances. the local gas monopoly
is further indicted for working a
petty graft on the people of Spo-
kane.
The gas company claims to have
about 1000 clients in Spokane, and
it demands a deposit of IS from
each. This means approximately
$4,000.
The Press has been trying to dis
cover II this gas company pays
taxes or compensates the public in
any way for the use of this money.
A similar state of affairs exists
with the electrometers of the
Washington Water Power COM
pany.
Undoubtedly these two giant
monopolies are enjoying the bene-
fits of 100000 which is working in
the interests of monopoly, taken
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
DEPUTY OIL
INSPECTOR TO
Be Topped OFF

OLYMPIA, Wash, Nov. 4.-John
Canutt of Whitman county, who is
on the west side of the mountains
in connection with his Office Of
state oil inspector, which he will
soon take over from G. N. Beal, is
of the opinion that the number Of
deputyships must be cut down. He
Is looking over the returns from
the field and the reports Of work
heretofore done by the various dep
uties with a view to discovering
which deputies may be relieved Of
duties. He has thus far made no
reference to the Spokane deputy
ship, now held by George B.
Koontz. Not until he has viewed
the whole situation will he decide
which deputies he will drop.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
SpOkANF'S MEANEST
WOMEN ATTMpT TO
BOB POOP CHILDREN

Now, for the "meanest woman"
who shall be nameless for the sake
of the children. who are not re-
sponsible for their forebears.
All the time these children were
existing on the bounty Of neighbors
and were struggling to keep from
starving, their aunt and grand
mother were living in the same
city, on Nora avenue, in good
home which they own, and are re-
puted to be well to do.
Not only did these women not as
sist the orphans, allowing them to
be set out on the sidewalk, but they
went to the children's landlord and
tried to persuade him to release his
claim to the household effects in
order that they might get posses.
sion of them. They wanted the
furniture, but not the children. The
landlord protected the children.
The children had managed to
keep few articles Of silver. Since
others have taken them into their
homes, these female sharks have
pursued them to force them to give
up these little pieces of family
ware.
The mother of the children Is still
a charity patient at the Sacred
Heart.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
INDIAN SAM
WANTS SQUAW

Old Indian Sam, one of the best
known red men in the vicinity of
Spokane, is in the city trying to
locate his wife, who, Sam says, ran
away iwth another Indian, and
wants warrant for the arrest of
the man who dared to steal his
squaw.
In telling of the trouble, Sam
said: Il want to have Indian ar
rest. He heap bad man when he
steal my squaw l don't know
where him now, but my squaw no
like me now. Like other man."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
DALTON Is
CONVICTED

James Dalton was convicted by
Jury after brief consultation of
murder In the first degree in kill
ing Police Officer Henry A. Stotko.
The fact that the jury after it's
first ballot requested instruction
from the court regarding what con-
stitutes murder in the first degree,
gives rise to the opinion that the
II men at no time had any other
idea than that Dalton was a mem.
Der of the gang which blew the
Shinn safe and killed Stotko. APP
parently the Jurors wanted to know
whether verdict of first degree
would lie If the Jurors were sure
that Dalton was one of the gang,
even though 1t be not proved that
he actually fired the shot.
Dalton took the matter cody. He
evidently expected the verdict, and
he just as evidently expects that
an appeal will result in new trial,
and he feels that the hangman' s
moose Is not yet directly about his
head.
Prior to the unfolding of the evil
dence at the trial the police au-
thorities were reticent about the
testimony they possessed. This
was taken in some quarters as evil
dence that the police had little real
evidence but whole lot of motive
to bring conviction to the slayer,
or any old slayer, of their fellow
policeman. The testimony showed
conclusively that Dalton was a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

member of the gang, and it is now
apparent that the police have other
facts to present when the time
comes, against others who may ba
suspected Of participation In the afy
fair at Shinn's.
This Is not over yet" was the
remark of one OF the detectiyeAs
who has worked up the case
against Dalton.
So far as the prosecution of the
men implicated In the death of SLOT.
ko is concerned thus far, Chief
OF Police Waller and Detectives
Macdonald and Thompson are Civ.
en- credit for working up the case.
The evidence, with the exception
OF that of one witness, was the
work Of these three men. Thomu.
son and Macdonald did the outside
work, Waller the inside and both
the men state that Waller helped aa
much as anyone. He was the man
who first thought Of putting De-
tectlve Coughlin in the cell with
Daiton and carried out his thought.
The evidence Of Coughlin had
weight with the jury. Waller for
hours at time, while Thompson
and Macdonald were out trying tn
get some clew, would cross-question
Dalton and get some little thing to
work ON. These three men and no
o'ners did all the work. Thomp-
son and Macdonald should get the
credit thew deserve, but some OF
the credit should go to the chief.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
Not Only Refused Aid to Their Own
Flesh and Blood But Would Eveu
Have Taken Their Furniture From
Them.

together and preserve their home
at 21k East Short street, while
their mother was ill in the hospital
with an incurable malady. The
children were named Prewette, and
all were under Is years of age.
Their mother had been deserted
by their father. She had main
tanned them in comfort until her
illness. After that, little contribu-
lions from neighbors and the coun-
ty kept them from starving, but
did not pay the rent.
Finally the landlord set their
furniture on the pavement.
The story in The Press and the
work of friends found homes for
two of the children, the third 60
ing to an orphanage.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
were
CREMATED

BUCHAREST, Nov. 4.-Refugees
from Kishineffff say a large part
of the town is burned, building on
several streets are wholly Destroy
ed, shops pillaged and ignited, the
Jews dragged from hiding places
and thrown into the burning build
ings. The rioters bombarded the
homes of the Jews with rifles taken
from the soldiers while a governor
and other authorities remained out
Of sight. The mob holds the rail-
way station. All the government
of Bessarabia in revolt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

Many stories have been written
about the "meanest men," but few
about the "meanest women"
The Press has hesitated to ex-
blackness, the story Of Spokane's
"meanest woman" for fear OF in
juring the city's fair name by ad-
hitting the residence of such per-
son within it's borders.
But connected with the story of
the "meanest woman" is another
story of the big-heartedness of three
Spokane homes which sufficiently
redeems the tale to warrant its
telling.
On October Z The Press pub
lished a story about the forlorn lot
of three bright children who were
attempting to keep body and soul
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
BENNETT BEAT
HIS WIFE

Walter Bennett, IS, was fined $50
and costs today by Judge Hinkla
for abuse to his family. He was
arrested last night ON complaint oH
his daughter who stated he ran the
whole family out OF the house. {,
Said Judge Hinkle: II can't I'M
derstand how man of your age.
who has been married for so years,
should so forget himself as ia
strike his wife. She works hard
all day and, understand. yuu don't
work at all don't think you dos
serve any consideration at oil. I
win fine you $50 and coats. 4 7.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
EASTERN
FOOTBALL


The following are the partial re-
suits of the big football games
played in the east:
Michigan seems to be Invincible
and beat Illinois SO to o.
Harvard beat the Indians 20 to 1.
Cambridge-First half, Harvard,
IL; Carlisle, 5. Final, Harvard, %;
Carlisle II.
Champaign, IIl.-First half, Mich
igan, II; Illinois, o. Final-Michi-
gan, SO; Illinois, o.
New York, finaI-YaIe, So; Co.
Iumbia, o.
lthaca-First half, Cornell, o;
Swarthmore, 6.
Philadelphia, final-Penn. 6; La
fayette, 6.
Princeton, first half, Princeton, o;
Dartmouth, 6.
Minneapolis, first half, Minneso-
ia, 6; Wisconsin, II.
Philadelphia, first half, Pennsyl-
vania, 6; Lafayette s.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
GAS COMPANY DOES BUSINESS
ON DEPOSITS OF CONSUMERS

Mr.. Stewart did not care to enter
into the merits or dement's of any
discussion with reference to any
concern, but referred the reporter
to the items as returned by the
organizations under discussions.
Examination of the assessment
books, now in the hands Of the
county auditor, show that on the
LIST of March last, the gas company
had 100000 cash on hand, and
100000 cash in bank. AS to per-
sonal property the company had
gas mains valued at $4,000 and
other personally worth $4,000. The
whole assessments stands at $685.
$50.
An assessment of $58,950 on a 60
per cent basis means a valuation
of approximately 100000. This is,
as everybody knows, a rank fraud
on the great bulk of the tax payers,
and fair sample of corporation
tax lodging. Think of it, the per-
sonal assets Of the gas company
paying taxes on only 100000 valu-
alton.
But, taking the gas company at
their own figures,-that their mains
and other personally are worth but
$100,00O,-the people of Spokane by
their deposits are furnishing more
than third of the capital invested
in these mains and other personal
ty.
What do you think of that Mr..
Taxpayer. And this company pays
no taxes on your deposits, unless as
capital invested in their plant.
The fact is that the corpora
lions are working the familiar old
graft on the individual, just as did
the tobacco trust when it made the
retailer agree to handle Lorillard's
brands for so cents, and If the re-
taller kept his agreements for six
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

PROMISCUOUS

Several robberies were reported
to the police department this morn
ing.
Officer Tom Lister reported that
his new house, at 1904 Gardner
avenue, was entered last night and
about $40 worth of tools stolen.
The Great Northern railroad
company notified the police that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

someone stole two saws, one ham.
mer and several other tools from
their yards.
Clement hotel complains that
someone entered the place last
night and stole all the bedding on
one of the beds.
Mr., Fuller. 1928 Dean avenue. re.
ports that someone entered his
home last night and stole about SEQ
out OF his pants pocket. The en-
trance was made through the back
window.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
DAKOTA AUTHORITIES
CAME FOR PAT ROONEY

ton about a year ago. In the melee
the brakeman was shot in the leg.
Rooney's two partners were SEN
fenced to five years each. Rooney
stayed in Jail about three weeks
when he sawed his way out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

married names" to him, Robert o.
Morrow, alleged to be the same as
who did put up the original 5000.
How 1t will all come out is a ques-
ton, but Mrs. Name Is
required to show cause In court on
the 10th why the former order
should not be modified.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
SAY MASON
IS KIDNAPPED

Chief Of Police Waller received
letter this morning from j. M.
Collins, superintendent of police in
Chicago, asking that he apprehend
Harry Mason, who is travelling with
the Harry Mason Pickaninny band.
Mason Is charged with kidnapping
Harry Yancey, 8, during the month
of August. No such band has been
in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
Conflict at Helsingfors Is
Observation-Disclosures of
Odessa are Turned Into
Jhdn1bles--=Eight Hum
dred Killed.

(Scripps News Association.>
LONDON, Nov. 4.-The second
edition of the Times contains a St.
Petersburg dispatch saying Finland
has won her freedom. The car
has surrendered, and a manifesto
embodying all the demands Of the
HeIsinefors popular delegates has
been admitted to the car for sig
nature. The secretary of state be-
comes responsible TO the diet in
stead of the car.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

ODESSA, Nov. 4.-The terrorlsts
are exertIng every effort to drive
the Jews from their houses, and
ransacking the dwellings of Chris
tlans on suspicion CT harborng the
Jews. A mob appeared In front Of
the Ccripps News correspondent,
whs was suspected of seoreting
Jews, and threatening to wreck the
pose to the public gaze, in all its
building and Kill all occupants.
They fired revoIvers through the
windows and killed one man. Al
the height Of their frenzy, and just
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
KILLED A FRIEND
(scripps News Association. ,

(Scripps News Association)
BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 4.--Peter
Coello was assassinated this morn-
ing by Anton Masseno. The two
Italians, who were close friends,
were drinking. and jokes led to
quarrel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
M CLELLAN
FAVORITE
fseripps News Associat,on.)

tseripps News Association.)
REV YORK, Nov. 1.-THE NUM-
cipal campaign closes tonight. Can
didates are making claims Of large
pluralities. The betting favors Nc
Clellan today to l.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

Petersburg or Moscow for three
years. Sentences Of convicts of
other classes will be reduced a half
and life sentences to is years.
LONDON, Nov. 4.-The CORE
spondent of the Central News at
HeIsinsfors wires the Russian
squadron has just arrived and is
landing troops. The people are
thoroughly determined not to SUBJ
nit to oppressive measures, and
there is much excitement. A con.
fict seems inevitable.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 4.-The
rIoting has ended In thio city. There
Is general resumption of work
today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

as they were about to enter, they
discovered it was not the house
sought.
HELSlNGFORS, Nov. 4.-Three
Russian battIeships and cruisers,
with 10000 troops have arrived
from RevaI. They are anchored In
the harbor. The strike continues.
There Is no light or wire communi-
cation with the interior except one
wire working internationally to st.
Petersburg. The artillery which
advanced toward Helsingfors were
forced to retreat without a struggle.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 4. -
Prince Alexis Obolonsky succeeds
Pobiedonostoff.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 4. -
The ukase Of the car granting
amnesty has been made public. II
prcSiatms that free pardon is ex-
tended by the emperor to all poll
tical prisoners. II extends to all
participants In strikes and persons
responsible for breaking contracts,
and extends also to those not yet
tried or sentenced. Those convict
ed Of crimes over 10 years ago will
be released and transferred as colo
nists to Siberia. Those now serv.
Ing as colonists will be allowed af.
ter four years to choose a resi-
dence, but must not live In st.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

as they were about to enter, they
discovered it was not the house
sought.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 4. -
Prince Alexis Obolonsky succeeds
Pobiedonostoff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
The Patient Waiter.

Bishop Ellison Capers, in an address
at Columbia, S. c., praised the virtue
of patience.
I'VE may have industry he said.
"sobriety, ambition-all the virtues
that make for success: and yet without
patience we will accomplish nothing.
"a young man was overheard on a
street corner, the other night, re-
preaching a young girl. That young
man was patient He had so highly
developed this excellent quality that I
shall not be surprised some day to
see him a millionaire. a college presi-
dent, or even a bishop.
1.-The young man said, as the young
girl drew near him, on the corner.
What a time you have kept me
waiting.
The girl tossed her head.
at is only 7 O'clock she said, and
I didn't promise to be here till quar-
ter Of
1.-THE young man smiled a calm and
patient smile.
"'Ah, yes, he said. but you have
mistaken the day. 1 have been waiting
for you since last evening. Los
Angeles Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
RecoIlections of Emerson.

A New York man fond Of passing
much of his time in the Adirondacks
tells story with reference to a visit
made to that picturesque region by
Ralph Waldo Emerson. According to
one of the old guides, who remembered
the philosopher, Emerson had enjoyed
his stay immensely. Once someone ask
ed this gentle guide, known as "Steve, .
what sort OF an impression the Sage OF
Concord had made upon the natives.
"WeIl, SIR obfgingly responded the
guide, ''he was gentleman, every inch
of him: as nice chap as you'd care to
see-pleasant and kind. And he was q
scholar, too, allus fggerin', studyin',
and writin. though we did think he'd
had a better time a-huntin' an a-fishs
in; but, sir, I'm here to state that he
was the alfiredest, homeliest critter for
his age that ever came into these
woods. Harper's weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
FULL OF ARSENIC.
ST. Paul Doctor Wants to Let Yellow
Fever Mosquitoes Bite Him.

New Orleans, Aug 17.-After dining
on arsenic pills for three days and pre-
pairing himself to blunt the drills of the
yellow fever mosquitoes, DIR. Reginald
Barley Leach of st. Paul has been ad-
Vised to return to Minnesota to con-
duct his experiments with the pest
Local physicians have guaranteed to
send him a case full of genuine I'M
tanned "stegomyia fasciata" to play
with on the prairies if he will only go
back to ST. Paul.
While DR.. Leach is offering to make
himself a martyr to science to demon
strate whether there is anything in his
theory that arsenic eaters are immune
from the plague the medical fraternity
takes the position that they have no
time to experiment while they have
their hands full fighting the disease.
Urged by POpulace.
The populace, on the other hand, is
cheering the ST. Paul specialist on, urg-
ing him to carry out his experiments in
the interests of humanity. But here DR..
Leach balks. He will not make him
self martyr unless he has an audience.
Until the local doctors appoint COM
mittee to watch him bare his arms and
face to the beaks of the fever-laden in
sects he will not journey through the
Italian quarter, nor will he seek to dem
onstrate the effect of the poison on the
stegyomia bite.
The doctor is ready for the tests
whenever the physicians relent. He took
the last arsenic pellet last night and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
THROUGH A DRAW
Engine and Three Passenger
Coaches Drop Into River.
Twelve Killed and so Injured
Mostly COIored.

Norfolk, Va. Aug. IA report
just received here says that an excur-
sion train over the Atlantic Coast Line
from Kingston, n. c., bound for Nor
folk, shot through an open draw near
Bruce's station. seven miles from
Portsmouth. Va. and nine miles from
Norfolk.
Twelve were killed and sixty injured.
The injured are being brought to Nor
folk and Portsmouth hospitals. Nearly
al 1.-The killed and injured are coIored
persons.
The engine and three coaches went
through the western branch draw
over the Eliza beth river. Supt. Woo
len of the Atlantic Coast Line with
two tugs and all the Norfolk physi-
clans and nurses available have left
here for the scene of the wreck The
scene of the wreck is some distance
IN the country and means of commu-
nication are not good. What remains
of the kinston excursion train and the
Rock Mount train behind are being
made up to be brought to Norfolk over
the Norfolk and Western. These
trains will arrive here after O'Clock
1t is now thought that not over ESQ
people were on the train
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
Carrie Coyer viii Be Brought Back
From Kankakee.

Governor Hoch today issued a
requisition on the governor of Illinois
for Carrie Coyer, keeper of a disorder
ly house in Salina, who is alleged to
have fed to Kankakee. Ill. to avoid
arrest for perjury in the Tinkler-Car-
rier case. This case has recently been
appealed to the supreme court Tink-
Ter, Salina jointist. was arrested for a
statutory crime. with Jennie Carrier as
complaining witness. On the girls
testimony Tinker was convicted.
Then it is claimed that Carrie Coyer
managed to get the girl to swear to an
affidavit that all her testimony against
Tinker was false. The girl was prom
Used 5000 for this affidavit. but re-
pudiated the affidavit. and the Coyer
woman left the state.
The recuisition of the governor of
Oklahoma for John Doe" horse
thief believed to be at Mead Center.
was honored; also the requisition of
Governor Folk of Missouri for Roy
Loughbone, wanted in Kansas City for
forgery of a $50 check. Loughbone is
about to be released from the Kansas
penitentiary.