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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-11
BY YUki YAMAkAWA
Leading Japanese Financier and
Head of the London Branch of
the Yokohama Specie Bank

Copyright. 1906, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.
LONDON, Dec. 11.--Japan in
tends to become the great COM
mercial power of the far East. How
Is this going to be done, one asks.
In the first place, Japanese cred.
1t stands high, and every day it
tends to become more so. II the
Manchurian war had had no other
effect, at least It strengthened
Japan's position In the worldd 8
money market to an incredible ex-
tent.
The country successfully stood
the awful strain put upon its re-
sources, and In the end the COM
petition to take up its loans was
the keenest ever known. While
Russia's credit declined that of
Japan as steadily rose, and today
it stands higher than during the
war.
But the war had another great
effect. 1t aroused the ambition Of
the Japanese people to the highest
pitch OF enthusiasm. They had
conquered one of the great powers
in war and had enrolled themselves
amcng the first nations of ths
world. And to do this 1t Is neces
sary TO acquire wealth. They will
never 10 50 by agriculture. In their
industries and their commerce lie
their sole hope. They are TO all
intents and purposes a new people,
with energy and resources nm
tapped. Succeed they ruS.. Ald
there is not q japanese but who
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and Monroe st., formerly was in
the employ of the Sloane-Paine Co.
He met both the elder Sloane and
Sidney quite often. He considered
both of them sane.
w. M. Brady, hack driver, was
next called and told about Sidney's
Journeys and adventures about the
lower end Of town at night. Ac-
cording to this witness the boy
spent considerable time and money
in the restricted district.
The prosecution yesterday after
noon offered the testimony OF
Charles Carlsbad, tailor, to show
that Sidney Sloane was pressed for
money to pay for clothing shortly
prior to the death of his father.
Sidney had ordered $164 worth of
clothing from Carlsbad, and on the
afternoon before the tragedy had
been informed by witness that a
deposit of $25 would have to be
made before the clothes would be
cut. Sidney promised to make this
deposit the next day. On cross ex-
animation witness said Sidney told
him nothing about having money
due from working at the mines.
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means to do his utmost to help his
country retain her newly acquired
position.
At the present time, SO far as in
dustries are concerned, the chief
attention is directed toward silk
and cotton. Mills are springing up
In all directions and year by year
the output increases.
Their silk is as fine as the world
produces and the supply can
scarcely keep pace with the de-
mand.
The cotton yarn finds It's best
market In China. This trade IL
also increasing rapidly and Japan
Is aiming at securing the sole pa.
tronage Of the Celestial. China Is
the market of the future which ev.
cry commercial power is trying to
secure. In many respects Japan
has easily the best chance. Not
only is she close at hand. but day
by day her influence in the country
increases.
Among other industries, copper
and coal hold the first place.
With regard to the export OF
manufactured goods other than
cotton yarn, silk piece goods aud
matches, the country at present
lags behind. Until now, want OF
capital has been the chief draw
back. But with this difficulty re-
moved there is no reason why a
new era of prosperity should not
set in
Another inlportsn fact which
must be noticed in connection
with Japan's commercial future is
the recent large increase in her
shipping. This was largely added
to in the war with Russia. While
this lasted no fewer than SO YES
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SAYS SIDNEY READ DIME
NOVELS But WAS SANE

Sidney Sloane read dime novels,
stories Of the wild west, mining
camps and cowboys, according to
the testimony of Lawrence Web.
Der, introduced this morning by the
prosecution. Weber and Sidney
were playmates and had cave,
boy army and merry-go-round with
the other boys in their neighbor.
hood. He said from all his &C.
quaintance with Sidney he thought
the latter sane. Sidney had VIC
lent temper when aroused. Witness
knew this from having an argument
with him over an air rifle.
The first witness called this
morning by the prosecution in its
rebuttal of the evidence of the de-
tense indicating insanity, was Mrs.
Maggie Blair, 1914 Sinto av., who
formerly taught school at the HAw.
thorne. Sidney was one Of her
pupils. She said she believed him
sane. She taught him to write and
draw and his mother more than
once expressed her approval of the
progress he made.
E. e. Parmeter, keeper of a gro
Gerry at the corner of Broadway av.
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HOW JAPAN PROPOSES TO
DOMINATE WHOLE PACIFIC

sells aggregating 10000 tons
were captured. Besides these
seven other steamers, with a ton.
mage of 1882 tons, were raised
at Port Arthur and several others
amounting to 1920 tons were also
relocated.
In addition to these the mer,
chant navy was increased by thu
large number Of steamers, sailing
ships and junks purchased for the
purpose Of transport. Nor have
the shipping companies and ship
building yards in Japan been Idle.
All the larger concerns have re.
Gently been largely adding to
their fleets. One important cons
pany, the Togo Kisen Kaisha, ia
going to put on an entire new line
of steamers for the trade between
Yokohama and Chile and Peru.
But at the present moment
Japan has more than sufficient
ships on hand to carry her own
impOAto ekhu OApoAtS. mat tACA
does she mean to do with them1
The answer is clear. She intends
to capture the whole carrying
trade OF the East and In this re,
spect England. SO long the carriec
of the world, will find her q serious
rival.
This, then, Is Japan's commery
cial policy. She believes she car
command unlimited capital. With
1t she means to develop and foster
her own industries and manufAtS
lures and increase her merchant
shipping. And while this Ii CONF
ing to pass she hopes to invade
and capture the markets not only
of China. India, Australia and
South America, but TO largo ex.
tent OF the United States and even
Europe. -.
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SCION OF ROYAL
RACE DIES IN
POVERTY 4

RENO, New, Dec. 11.-Reared II,
the lap of luxury, Owen Stanley
Hernamen Wooler, scion of British
nobility, a descendant of Edward
III, one of England's kings of the
fourteenth century, has passed
away here in the Washoe County
hospital alone and unattended.
Wooler's body now rests in the
Mount View cemetery here await
ing it's removal to British soil by
the family of the departed.
An existence of hardship and ex
posture killed this youth, whose re
fined sensibilities could not stand
the wear and tear of the life Of the
rought West.
He applied for and secured work
in the rough railroad camp Of the
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be the guests OF the chamber Of
commerce at luncheon at the Sill
yer Grill. he morning program
contains an address on forest re-
serves by D. B. Shelter, forest su.
perintendent, and a discussion Of
the new rate law as applied to live
stock shipments by Secretary L.
G. Monroe, Of the Spokane cham
Der Of commerce. :.
Off1cers will be elected and other
business pertaining to the organi.
cation will be transacted tomor.
row.
Closely following the live stock
men the tSate Dairy associations
will convene in this city for its an.
nual convention.
Preliminary action toward or
ganizing the dairymen's convene
ton will be taken tomorrow and
the milkmen will be in full swing
Thursday. Their sessions will last
until Saturday. Two thousand ins
vitations have been issued and it
is hoped that every person inter.
ested In any way In the milk bust
ness will participate In the sesu
sions. The chamber of commerce
will entertain the dairymen Friday
at a banquet.
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STOCKMEN MEET TODAY
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION

The Washington Live Stock as
sociation met in annual session this
morning at the Silver Grill, with a
satisfactory attendanceof state
stock raiser present. President f..
F. Benson, of Prosser called the
session to order and the morning
was spent in routine business. This
afternoon the delegates were well
coined to the city by Mayor Dag
gett. President Goodall, Of the
chamber Of commerce, followed on
behalf of that body.
President Benson delivered his
annual address, recapitulating the
work of the organization and
progress made during the past
year
This afternoons program in
cludes number Of interesting ad-
dresses and papers, among them
being a contribution by Prof. e. E.
Elliott, of Pullman, on needed lie.
gislation for the live stock inter
ests in Washington. John l..
Smith and c. l.. Smith, both OF
Spokane, are on the days pro.
gram, the latter having a paper bn
feed to be grown and used in the
Inland empire.
Tomorrow the convention will
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Western Pacific at Chilcoot, New,
where the railway Is tunneling
through the Sierra Nevada noun
tains.
Unsuited to his work, Wooler
plugged on and on until he was
overcome by raging fever.
1t was not until after his death
that it was found out who he was.
A copy of his family tree,
vouched for since by cable dis
patches from England, show an H.
lustrious lineage. Dukes. earls,
knights, bishops, noblemen of state
and church, commencing with roy.
atty, Is the family history.
Edward III, king of England,
and Phillippa of Hainault, A. D.
1927" is the first line on the scroll
that shows the young mans noble
breeding.
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WANTS CITY TO PAY HIS
GAS BILLS

M. c. Robbins, city bacteriaolo.
gist, is having trouble in getting
the health department to settle
his private gas bills. For the last
month he turned in among his lex.
penses" a bill for $40 for gas.
The health department put It's o.
X on the bill and sent it in to the
city comptroller, who says the bill
will be investigated.
Robbins draws $50 a month from
the city. During the three months
or more that he hasoccupied the
popsition of city babcteriaologist
he has not once turned in q re.
port of his work and there is
nothing to show he has done any
thing to earn the $50 a month
paid him.
Up-to-date quarters have been
fitted up for him In the basement
of the city hall, but since the
place has been ready for occupancy
he has seldom been seen there ex'
cept today, when he announced he
was about to commence analysing
samples Of milk turned in to him
from certain dairies. Private
parties have sent him samples OF
milk that has made babies sick
but his reply to request to
analize this has been that he has
not time to make an analysis for
"all the sick kids in town"
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URGES C|T|zk.. ,H|P FOR
PEOPLE OF PORTO RICO

can doctrine of submitting to the
rule of the majority any may safe
ly be entrusted with governing
powers under federal supervision.
The president urges that all in
sular governments be placed UNI
der one bureau. either in the de-
partment of war or department of
state. He declares his conviction
that better arrangement could
not be devised than the autonomy
plan under which Porto Rico is
now governed and pays a high
compliment to the character and
intelligence Of the people.
Under American supervision the
commerce of the island has grown
from $1S,000,000 to $45,000,000 an
nually.
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bURR0WSIAFTER
SHOOTS SCALP

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IL
Senator Burrows, chairman of the
senate committee on privileges and
elections, opened the Smooth de-
bate this afternoon with a long ar
gument against seating the Nor
mon senator He said there was
no evidence that Smoot is guilty
of polygamy, but he inferred his
position from the fact that Smith,
leader Of the Mormon hiarchy, was
the HUSBAND of Ave wives and
father Of 40 children. Burrows
then quoted Smiths testimony
that congress had nothing to do
with the affairs Of private life.
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where ROOSEVELT
GOT HIS POINTERS

SEATTLE. Dec. 11.-Hotsuy
Mayesawa, graduate of Harvard 'O5.
in company with his cousin, Hehi.
hika Omita, student at Harvard.
are In Seattle en- route to Yokohar
ma. Both Japanese express theme
selves as being great admirers of
Theodore Roosevelt. Omita is a
classmate OF Theodore Roosevelt,
jr., at Cambridge.
In speaking Of the Japanese ques.
ton, Mr.. Mayesawa said: f.
eve are not being prosecuted by
the Americans: We bear them no
malice. 1t is the lower class who
are endeavoring to exclude us, be-
cause they, in their ignorance, be.
lieve that We are usurping theiA
position" ~
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SAYS PRESS IS RIGHT

1t is stated that over 40 carloads
of coal are coming into Spokane
daily over the Corbin railway.
Much Of this coal from Canada is
sent to other points in the Inland
empire. Several local dealers in
fuel have stated that the article
which appeared in The Press re-
Gently to the effect that the Ameri.
can roads are creating a scarcity
Of coal for the purpose of forcing
the repeal Of interstate law was
correct. They say that they can
find no other plausible reason for
the present fuel famine through,
out the country.
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From this Burrows argued that
Smoot is disqualified for seat in
the senate because he is mem
Der of the Mormon hiarchy, this
membership interfering with func.
tons of state because the hiarchy
OF which he is a member encour-
ages polygamy. He claimed that
Smoot had taken an oath hostile
to, the government of the United
States. He reviewed the domino.
ton Of the church in politics and
said there is no case in Utah
showing the defeat of a man ia
vored by the Mormon church nor
Of ones election when the church
was opposed to him.
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SISTER CHARGED
WITH CRIME

DAYTON, O., Dec. 11.-Fayne
Gilman was arrested this morning
charged with being an accessory
to the murder of her sister, Dona
She was released in custody of her
attorney to appear Friday. Her
brother remains in Jail. The at
torney offered to be responsible
for his appearance, but this was
refused by the police.
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kURTE IN TROUBLE.

A Kurte came into Justice Hin
kles court this afternoon with his
face battered. Billy Nolan brought
Kurte to the police station last
night and complained that he was
accosting little girls. The police
recognized him as the man
described by many angry parents
as an offender of this sort during
the past two weeks. He will be
given a hearing on Thursday.
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This was regarded as suspicious on
account of the house being vacant.
Daniels investigated and found the
explosive. Police are inclined to
believe the place the rendezvous of
a band of safe-crackers.
Up to a month ago DR.. d. B. Har-
vison occupied the house with ais
relatives. a family named Gettis,
who owned it. The latter moved
to Palouse City to conduct hos
pital. People living in the neigh
borhood say the property has been
traded by owners to Palouse people
who have sent word that they will
SOON rove in.
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JAP QUESTION
UP TOMORROW

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IL
The Belgian legation denie6 that
King Leopold maintains a lobby to
prevent action against alleged
atrocities on the Congo. Action on
Lodges Congo resolution will be
taken tomorrow. The senate to-
morrow will discuss the San
Francisco.Japanese situation.
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CRACKSMENS
RENDEZVOUS

Sixteen sticks of dynamite, all
capped with fuses attached, and a
small bottle Of nitro glycerine,
we're found by Patrolman Daniels
yesterday afternoon in vacant
residence at 1907 Indiana av. The
explosive was taken to the police
station and thrown in the river by
orders Of Chief of Police Waller.
Efforts of detectives today to trace
the person who left the dynamite
in the house are unavailing.
Yesterday afternoon a telephone
call reached the station saying
that strange men and lights had
been seen in the house at nights.
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FRANCE DEF|ES CHURCH

women, indicating that the men
are Indifferent In the fight on the
church. Priests named services
for the week without reference to
the illegal status they will assume
after today
The government says it will not
be forced into a sensational at
titude by the Incorporate. Car
dinal Richards, archbishop of the
parish, says there will be no vic.
lence, bUt passive resistance.
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(Scripps News Association.)


WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IL
President Roosevelt today trans
mitted the results of his recent OBJ
servations in Porto Rico to con.
gress in a special message in which
he urges that full American citi-
zenship be conferred upon the peo-
pie of the island, In support of
this action he argues that they are
loyal to the flag and are making
rapid progress along the path of
education and orderly liberty. He
urges that the island government
be left as it is now, the United
States retaining only the power to
remove corrupt or incompetent
officials. He claims that the Porto
Ricans are assimilating the Ameri-
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FORTY DROWN
IN ICY RIVER

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. IL
Forty factory workers from Thorn.
tons plant, in the Nevsky district,
were drowned this morning while
crossing the ice on the Nova. Sixty
Of 100 reached shore. The others
were swept away.
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WATERS GETS HIS JOB

A. E. Waters has been given the
position of foreman of the repair
gang of the water department,
made vacant by the discharge of
A. l.. Mason.
William 7. Roy, superintendent
of the department, today said that
Mason was discharged for the i'm
provement of the department and
that politics did not enter into the
matter.
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SMITH NOMINATED.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Ii
The president today nominated
Herbert Knox Smith to succeed
Garfield as commissioner of com.
merce and labor.
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HOT SHOT FOR
KING LEOPOLD

LONDON, Dec. 11.-European
papers generally printed the inter-
view with King Leopold secured
by the Scripps News association
yesterday. English papers main
tain an anti-Congo attitude despite
denials. The French are rather
more conservative. One German
paper says:
Leopold remains the greatest
unhanged criminal in Europe"
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tscripps News Asscciation.)

PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE cabinet to-
day voted to proceed with the i'm
mediate liquidation OF church
property in France. 1t also voted
to call $500 students for the priest
hood to the colors. They have
hitherto been exempt from military
duty. Church property in France
Is worth 100000. 900.
There was a large attendance
at mas this morning. mostly
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lures from the Old National bank,
where Evans has the contract for
some new work. Evans says
Wilde took the things and installed
them in saloon but neglected t..
tell what saloon 1t was.
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BURGLARlZED HIS ROOM.

Robert Adams, living on Twenty
sixth st.. reported to the police this
morning that sometime yesterday a
light harness was stolen out Of his
barn.
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CAN'T CROSS FORT GROUNDS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IL
Secretary of War Taft has denied
the application Of the Portland &
Seattle railway for right of way
through the parade ground at Fort
Wright, Spokane. A special act OF
congress Is required to grant per.
mission for railroad rights through
a military reservation.
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SALTON SEA FILLING UP.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-THE
flooded Colorado river is again fill
ing the Salton sea, and the South
ern Pacific has decided to build
another line to avoid the water.
The levees recently built to re-
claim the Salton basin are down.
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IN
STEEL PLANT
(Scripps News Association

NkoNf fPP' %NOWo <hSs'VOfUeFVffsT
CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Five cor
oner's inquests were held today
over five bodies of workmen of
foreign birth killed within 4S hours
at the works Of the Illinois steel
plant at South Chicago.
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INCOME TAX TO
SAVE HEiRESSES

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Ii
Perkins, of New York, defended
the presidents inheritance tax
scheme today. He said if Miss
Vanderbilt and Anna Gould had
been protected from foreign for
tune hunters by tax on their in
heritances they would have been
better off today.
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SUICIDE OR
ACCIDENT?

BOSTON, Dec. 1.-Ex.Governor
Franklin j. Moses, Of South Caro-
lima, was asphyXiated at a board
ing house on Winthrop beach this
morning. Whether death occurred
by accident or suicide is not yet de-
termined.
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FOR SEPARATE STATEHOOD.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IL
Senator Teller offered resolution
this afternoon providing for sepa-
rate statehood for New Mexico.
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Makes SHORTAGE
GOOD

TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. 11.--Form-
err State Treasurer Grimes today
reimbursed the state over $4,000
for shortage during his admins
tration.
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JUDGE JOINER HERE.

Judge George A. Joiner. of San
Juan county, arrived this afternoon
to take Judge Huneke's DEPART
ment of the superior court while
the latter is busy ON the Sloane
trial.
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STOLE HIS futures.

Edward Evans yesterday caused
the arrest of Oscar Wilde on
charge Of stealing plumbing fix
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BISHOP N CAbE
STRICKEN

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.--Bishop
McCabe, of the NJ. e. church, was
stricken with apoplexy on the
street today. He may recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
WHOLE TRAIN OF GRIEVANCES
Woman Wants Big Damages for Al
legged imprisonment and Com
hscatiOn of Property.

Matte Hayes of Charter Oak. Ia, has
brought suit in the United States circuit
court against ]. P. Milligan, Mrs. ]. p.
Milllgan, Isaac Center, Mrs. Isaac
Center, Silas Hayes and Gus Wolf of
Cunning county for $4,000 damages grow
ing out of conspiracy TO deprive her of
her property and placing her in prison
and for other alleged abuses.
The petition is one of the strangest ever
presented in the United States courts. The
I plaintiff alleges the defendants are con-
spring to cheat her out of her farm, To-
Gated in Cunning county, Nebraska, and
that this conspiracy has been going on
since 1896, with the purpose to make her
execute a deed without consideration to
them for the farm
About September, 1900, 1t is alleged in the
petition, these defendants induced one
Phoenix Gallagher, by promises and deceit,
to enter the plaintiffs house in Cunning
county and throw her out violently on the
ground, breaking three OF her ribs and
otherwise inJuring her to the monetary
damage Of $1,000 causing her to expend
$52O75 for doctors bills in addition. She
also alleges they have imprisoned her un-
lawfully and restrained her of her liberty
since January s. 1901. The conspirators,