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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
BUSTER BROWN
AT THE SPOKANE

The New York Herald has made
Richard +. Outcault's quaint con
ception of Buster Brown" known
to almost everybody, and now Mel
vile r. Raymond's Buster Brown"
has been dramatized and put upon
the stage. Buster is an appealing
little fellow and with his dog, Tige,
is the moving spirit in a vast num-
Der of humorous complications and
side-splitting adventures. These
are set in a handsome framework
and adorned with a large chorus
and q ballet whom Redfern and
Worth, the noted Partisan modistes,
have made to look like queens of
society. Buster Brown" will be
presented at the Spokane tonight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
TAXpAI[R5 WILL b[
NOTIFIED Of D[uhQU[N(|[5

When taxpayers call at the office
of County Treasurer Erwin on the
9Th of February, the date on which
taxes for 1905 are due, they will
be given receipts of a new order.
The new feature will be a memor.
anda of taxes delinquent.
Chief Deputy McCallum states
that the law as it now stands al
lows any person to pay current
taxes without settling for delin-
quencies will be of great benefit
and interest to taxpayers. Hereto
fore it has been known that a per-
son has been delinquent without
his having anything from the office
of the treasurer to indicate such
delinquencies. Out of this situa-
ton In the past has often arisen
hardships growing out of the haste
with which some sharks have
watched for delinQuencies in order
to force owners to settlement.
At the present time the deputies
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
DEPEW DISGRACE
TO HIS STATE

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 16.-At a
meeting of the senate today Brack-
ett's resolution demanding the re-
signation of Depew was the first
order of business. Bracket did not
mince matters in attacking Depew
for his connection with the insur-
ance scandals. He said any sena-
tor present ought to blush for
shame at the representation of his
state in the United States senate
by either of the present senators.
He said he would support any reso-
luton requesting Plat to resign.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
Insane U0mdn UhO Cre-
Uted National Sensation
LsBrought Here forCon1.
n7itmenttOM edicdLLdke

Barry is also we'll known in Wal
lace, Idaho, and Rossland, B. c.,
where she resided at different
times. At Wallace persons for
whom she worked considered her
mind unbalanced, but while in
Rossland nothing unusual was no.
ticed in her mental condition.
She left Spokane supposedly to
make a visit at her fathers home
in Indian Territory. While jour
neying through Kansas her mind
became unbalanced and she locked
herself in a closet. She was re-
quested to open the door by the
conductor but refused. The car in
which she had locked herself was
cut out of the train and placed on
a sidetrack. The woman stayed for
four days in the car before she
was captured. Every possible
means were used to induce the wo-
man to give herself up. She was
tempted with food, but of no avail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
MERCHANT PRINCE IS DEAD

with a glft or $l,0O0.00O Field
founded the Field Columbian muse
UNI of Chicago, for the preserva-
ton of the rare specimens in the
chronological and natural history ex-
hibits at the worlds fair.
Field was born in the modest
farm house of John and Fidelia
Nash Field at Conway, Mass. He
spent his boyhood helping his faith
er on the farm. His early educa-
ton was obtained IN public schools
and later he attended an academy.
In 1852 he went to Pittsfield, Mass,
where he was employed as a dry
goods clerk. Four years later he
moved to Chicago. Cooley, Wads-
worth & Co., pioneer firm, en-
ployed the young easterner, who
rendered such valuable service that
he was admitted to partnership
shortly afterward.
The firm name was changed to
Cooley, Farwell & Co., and later to
Farwell, Field G Co. The latter
partnership was dissolved In 1865
and firm of Field, Palmer, Letter
& Co. was formed. Two years lat
er Potter Palmer retired.
When the business of Field, Lei
ter & Co. assumed proportions of
$12,000,000 a year Letter retired.
Field then assumed entire control.
The business grew until its annual
transactions now amount to $4O,-
100000.
By the Chicago fire, the firm OF
Field. Letter & Co. lost $3,5O0,00d
and the largest store in America.
Almost before the ground cooled
the firm erected two buildings that
were the largest of their kind In
the world.
Field was of Puritan stock, his
American ancestors having come to
this country in 1850. Fields resi-.
dence was a palace at 1905 Prairie
! avenue, Chicago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

business that pays profits Of ap-
proximately $10,00O,00O annually.
He owned bonds and stocks in the
United States Steel company, of
which he was a director and lead
ing spirit, and in street car and
railway companies.
His downtown Chicago real es-
tate holdings include a white mar
Bile block on a State street site
where ground has the creates.
value of any situation in this cour-
try or Europe, and a red granite
block in the wholesale district. He
also owned many other buildings,
in which factories of all kinds are
constantly making goods for the
Chicago houses and large stores in
England, France and Germany.
Fields mercantile business had
his personal supervision, but for
a number of years its details have
been looked after by trusted lieu.
tenants. The capitalists interests
in big corporations had assumed
such magnitude that, great as his
mercantile interests were, they
had become secondary to other in.
vsetments.
Field has donated $450,O0O in
land and money to the University
of Chicago, the institution to which
John D. Rockefeller has given mil
lions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
LIVE STOCK
ASSOCIATION
IN SESSION

The second annual convention of
the Washington Live Stock associa-
ton opened in the Moorish rooms
at the Spokane hotel this morning.
President E. F. Benson called the
meeting tot order and introduced
Mayor Floyd l.. Daggett, who de-
livered an address of welcome.
President F. e. Goodall then de-
livered an address on behalf of the
chamber Of commerce. The gen.
eral order of business was then
taken up.
Affiliation with other kindred or
CARNATIONS in the state Of Wash
ington to promote the best inter
ests of the farmer was the keynote
of today's meeting. Along this line
the president of the association,
by motion, was directed to act with
the director Of the state experiment
station and presidents of other
similar organizations in the state
upon a committee to consider sub
jects for the best Interests of the
agriculturalist. The following were
members of the commit
tee on resolutions by the president:
Peter McGregor of Whitman coun-
ty, R. G. McCroskey Of Whitman
county, George Erkhart of Douglas
county, c. G. Churchill of Kittitas
county and Frank Robertson Of
Spokane and Montana. The COM
mittee will meet some time today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

Sally Barry, the woman who re-
Gently created national sensation
by locking herself in the toilet
room of a passenger coach at Cir
ard, Kan, and kept at bay the Off
Ger of the law for 4S hours, arrived
in Spokane today.
She was accompanied by her sis
ter and brother In law, Mrs. ]. H.
Reason and husband. They arrived
in the city at 9:45 this morning
and this afternoon Mrs. Barry was
placed in the custody of the sheriff
and application was made for her
commitment to Medical Lake asy-
lum.
Mrs. Barry was formerly a resi-
detn of Spokane and was employed
as servant by several Of the most
prominent residents of this city.
While in these home she at differ
ent times exhibited signs of insan-
ity, but they never took the violent
form exhibited at Girard, Kan. Mrs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

IS TRACKED

PENDLETON, Ore, Jan. 16.-L.
j. Simpkins alias Simmons, alleged
accomplice of Harry Orchard, sus-
pected of the murder of ex-Gover-
nor Steunenberg, is supposed to be
in hiding in Umatilla county. He
arrived in Pendletotn a few days
ago AZ suddenly disappeared
Three detectives are here for the
purpose Of locating him. Simpkins
is a member Of the executive board
of the Western Federation OF Min
ers. and was implicated in the re-
cent disturbances in Colorado.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

She imagined she was pursued by
Irishmen and Italians and would
be killed if she came out. She
to kill the first person
who put their foot in the car. A
dummy received a bullet through
the head. At last nature got the
best of her and she gave herself
up.
Later she was turned over to
friends who took her to a Kansas
City hospital where one of her eyes
was removed. She has since been
in the care of relatives.
Today, in order to get her to the
court house, she was told she was
going to visit the Home for the
Friendless. At the court house
she refused to enter, but was final
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

After three short months Of we'd
ded bliss, Mrs. Jones, who lives at
80 Sprague avenue, finds herself
without a husband and out of peck
ct $1,000 in cash.
Mrs. Jones and her husband ar
rived in Spokane about two weeks
ago from Montana and engaged
rooms on Sprague avenue. Mrs.
Jones husband left her for short
trip. She received letter few
days afterward, stating that her
husband was within three hours
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
MRS. BERRY Who HELD THE CAR
AT G|RARD, KANSAS, IN SPOKANE

ly taken to Judge Poindexter's
room with slight use of force.
There she upbraided her brother in
law for having brought her to the
place under false pretenses. Judge
Poindexter had not arrived at the
court house at the time of going
to press and she was being held
awaiting his coming in order to de-
termine her future residence.
On her way to the court house,
the only thing Mrs. Barry said was
that Spokane was more beautiful
in summer than in winter and that
she loved the city.
She looks like an old woman,
gray haired and very nervous. She
wears glasses, and very seldom
speaks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
FOR
SUNDAY CLOSING

At the meeting of the chamber of
commerce this afternoon William
Watson, proprietor of the Victoria
hotel presented resolution on
Sunday closing, which was referred
to committee.
Mr. Watson's resolution states
that there has been considerable
discussion about the enforcement
of the SO called Sunday law and
that such enforcement would great
ly affect many business men in the
city, therefore he proposes:
First, that the continued open
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

and insisted that Depew's services
for the New York Life during the
time he received $4,000 a year re-
tainer were only such as he was in
duty bound to render as a director
of the company.
After one of the severest arraign-
ments ever heard in a New York
legislature, the Bracket resolution
was defeated by vote of "a to /,
the democrats remaining passive,
declaring the responsibility for De-
pew rested upon the party which
sent him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
tScripps News Association.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 16.--
The digging of the Panama canal
will be done by contract. The pres
ident and commission has decided
on a formal announcement which
will be made in 4 few days. The
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
M'PHEE BRINGS
BACK HUDSON

Sergeant d. d. McPhee of the
Spokane police force returned this
morning from Seattle with J. w.
Hudson, accused of robbery.
Hudson, who gives his profession
as a carpenter, is accused of hav-
ing robbed Roy Jackson of an over
coat. The robbery is supposed to
have occurred in the Columbia ho-
tel on Jan. 6.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
CHAPLAIN OF
CONGRESS PRAYS
FOR A HERO

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 10
Chaplain Gouden, in a prayer be-
fore the house today, paid a tribute
to Captain Castro who saved the
lives of passengers on the Cherokee
ashore off Jersey coast recently.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
Z
PEOPLE
TAKE STAND ON
CHINESE LAWS

The Falls City Trades and Labor
Assembly last night decided to
send letters to the representative
of this state in congress protest.
ing against any change in the Chi
nese exclusion law.
President McChesney made q
complete report to the assembly
of the meeting Of the state fedora
ton at Aberdeen. The meeting
was well attended.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

and exaggerated ISLANDERS INDUCED
in at the present time by extrem-
lists are hurtful in the extreme and
are untrue;
Second, that, as has been well
said by a leading minister of the
city, these laws are not fitted to
the needs of progressive civiliza-
ton, and their absolute and rigid
enforcement, If insisted upon, would
operate against it's Industrial prog
ress and would not meet the wishes
of the majority of the representa-
tive people of the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
DO NOT FAVOR
FREE TRADE

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 16.-
The house declared by vote of
ITO to 6S against the democratic
proposition of absolute free trade
between the Philippines and this
country. The minority is asking
that the restrictions placed in the
bill upon rice, sugar and tobacco
be limited.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
HUSBAND TOOK W|FE'S
WEALTH AND SKIPPED

ride of the Canadian line and that
she had better go back to her ia
Their, who, 1t Is said, lives in Mon
tana.
In telling the story, one of the
Spokane police said: Il would like
to hang that man. This woman
took up homestead and worked
hard on it. Jones induced her to
sell It. She got the money, $4,000
in cash, married Jones and came
to Spokane. The man got the mon.
ey and skipped"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
INSURGENTS DEFEATED

cent of Dingley schedules and to
strike out the provision for abso-
lutte free trade after April IL was
defeated by 81 to 70.
An amendment proposing self
government for the Philippines,
when they shall have demonstrate
ed fitness for self government" was
lost.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

ARE SHOT
(scripps News Associatiou-l

WALLA WALLA, Jan. 16. - To
quell a fight between two convicts
In the jute mill Of the penitentiary
last night, Guard Hussey shot Thos.
Winters through the right leg and
John Mccain through the arm
Winters attacked Mccain with a
knife, cutting the convict's throat
from ear to ear. Notwithstanding
the terrible injury Mccain grabbed
up a sledge hammer and made for
Winters. Guard Hussey shouted to
the men to desist. They paid no
attention, and Hussey opened fire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
(Tsripps News Association.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 16.-
The republican insurgents against
the Philippine tariff bill met their
first defeat this afternoon on two
amendments by William Alden
Smith of Michigan. The PROPOSE
ton to make a new tariff on sugar
and tobacco 60 instead of 25 per
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
ROBBED
IN VERY HEART
OF CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-two thives
shattered a plate glass window in
Liebolt 4 Co.'S store, jewelers., in
the Palmer House block, and stole
$500 worth of diamonds and es-
capped. The police found the brok.
en- window this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
TOWN DESTROYED
I'm RUSSIA

from the Baltic provinces says a
detachment of dragons are sur
rounded at the island Of Esel by
Let's. The assassination Of Gen
eral Lessowski at Penza Is confirm
ed; at irkutsk the assistant chief
of police was killed. An attempt
to kill the vice governor failed
Two hundred socialists were ar.
rested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association)
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 16. AT
Auiza the houses were bombarded
by artillery and the village prac-
ticalIy destroyed. All Let's fled
Immediately. A number were cap
tured and executed by the soldiers.
1t is reported from VIadlvostock all
prisons were destroyed by fire and
prisoners released. A dispatch
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

Mayor Daggett this afternoon
signed the ordinance vacating the
streets for the Spokane and Inter
national railroad in order that the
company could place their freight
yard on Harrison street between
Division street and North River
street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
CONTRACT FOR CANAL

work win be done under the super
vision of commission of engln-
GERS. Moody decided tho Spooner
law permits of such action. Tho
law authorizing the canal leaves
the method to the discretion OF the
president and commission.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

Marshall Field was not only one
of the type Of Americans that Con-
form to the ideal of those who re-
gard financial success as highest
success, but he was also model
millionaire.
He made millions by a turn of
his hand, but he was practical
philanthropist. He was deep in
the trusts and in public utility cor
porations, yet he believed in pay
ing to the state his just share of
taxes under the law.
Field came up from poor farm
boy on an impoverished down
east" farm. He was not only the
proprietor of the largest retail and
wholesale dry goods business in
the world, but was also a director
in the biggest corporations of Am
erica, and in companies which own
the principal utilities of Chicago.
He was owner of a mercantile
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

VANCOUVER, b, c., Jan. 16. -
The Great Northern express was
wrecked last night outside Vancou-
yer. 1t struck fallen tree. En-
gineer j. w. Jones of Seattle was
killed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-At 1 this
afternoon the physicians gave out
the following: Field has grown
worse this morning. His condition
becomes very grave"
At $3.50 Marvin Hughitt came
from the sick-room and said all
hope was abandoned. Both lungs
were affected.
Marshall Field die at 4:08.
Mrs. Field, recently Mrs. Cation,
was at the bedside. Field began
sinking rapidly at o'clock. All
hope was abandoned by the family
and physicians. He was uncon-
scious at the end. In the room
adjoining the sick room, in which
were relatives and attendants, were
Marvin Hughitt, Augustus Eddy,
Robert T. Lincoln, Attorney Ream,
Fields personal counsel. The lat
ter said Fields affairs had been in
excellent shape for some thine. He
denied there had been any changes
in his will since illness began.
In financial circles it is believed
Field left his immense estate in
charge of a board of trustees.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 16. =
The entire council Of workmen, %
members, was arrested last night
charged with being revolutionists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16

are busy extending the books of the
office in preparation for receipts Of
taxes on the 5th Of next month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
p|p[ BURSTS
IN A TUNNEL
(Scripps News Association.)

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Four men
are dead and four are in the hos pi-
tai in a semi-suffocated state, as a
result of the bursting Of an air
pipe in shaft of thte Belmont
tunnel on Man of War Reef in the
middle of East river early this
morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-16
Field, Late This
Afternoon, Died From
Pneun10nid===His U10n=
derful Career:
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Fifteen
physicians issued a Field bulletin
saying: yields condition is a
little worse this morning. There
is evidence of some extension of
the diseased condition. While still
critical, his case is not hopeless"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-05
The Live Issues of the Campaign

ands of logs floating in the kennebec OF
second growth cutting were examined.
and the average age was 1ouho 10 pe
$50 years Consider the investment
that is tied up. The whole trend Is
now toward conservation OF the for
ests by the large concerns. Forestry
experts are working on the problem.
1t means tying up tracts from the
choppers for many years. only the
little fellows among owners VII! De
driven to denude tracts. Acquisition
of Maine woodlands by few big oper-
ators means better conditions all
around They will meet the people OF
Maine half way on the taxation prob
lem and will pay their share or the
burden. But they have no time 10
waste on demagogs who were never IN
timberland tract and who make
charges without proof.
Il know of a tract of woodland con-
tanning 200 millions of lumber. On
account of natural conditions of wa
tercourses, etc. only 5 millions can pc
cut. yarded and driven out annually
The timber was bought at $500 per
standing thousand. The new owners
will sell at $3.50 from the stump. Looks
like Il good profit. But reckon the fixed
and unacceptable charges-interest on
investment, scalers' wages, pay Of fore
men and cuStodians-all at lowest rates.
and at the end of 40 years the thing.
figured any way you can estimate II,
brings the investor out about even. In
case of fire or other set back he will
lose.
1T is easy to make wild assertions In
dealing with big questions. But the
men who have invested fortunes in pulp
mills and timberlands. do not believe
that Maine is going to act on any ex-
| cept sound business reasons.
LAS to this matter being one in which
0nDhf firlra-
or that any one political party can do
more than another to produce sane and
equitable adjustment-out upon such
| demagogy!"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-05

which are perplexing factors in arriving
at valuations There are instances where
tracts of wild land have been advanced
So. 90 to 500 per acre and from $4,000 10
s165, 900 per township in the past four
wears. These are townships which are
situated near rivers or large streams
and the lumber is easily accessible There
are other townships which have been
advanced only small fraction. owing to
their location and condition. The board
has labored with one purpose in view.
and that is, in making the State valua-
tons, to place upon every city, town.
plantation, and on every tract of wild
land, a fair and just value: and from all
the information which they are able to
obtain, the members have been a unit
in the belief that the wild lands in unn-
corporated townships in the State valu-
alton of 1904 were as fully valued as the
property in the cities. towns and planta-
tons.
This great question should be ap-
preached intelligenuy." says a man
who by association in business and
professional lines. is in a position to
understand all phases of the situation.
ITO put the matter in an understand
able way, let me say that some big
fish have been caught out of certain
holes in Maine lakes. Some big fish have
been caught in Maine cumberland val
ues. But the man who has now got
ms money, DIS d general tnlnS nash
got the timber. To impose equitable
taxes pre-supposes an exact knowledge
of the situation to-day.
"a tax that is so large as to endan-
ger profits means a prompt stripping
Of Maine timberlands. This will be
the only resource of the owners.
Maine cannot afford to squeeze her
goose.
1.-The cumberland owner doesn't get
a crop from his acres regularly as the
farmer does. Eighty years is the
shortest time in which spruce tree
can be brought to maturity. Thous-