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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16
MUCH EXTRA o R

Vail Observation-Disclosures Hoff-
mar has received instructions from
the postal department to do some
specia! service which will require
considerable extra work during the
week of October 18th to 18th. Every
piece of mail originating in the Office
is to be counted during the days of
the week above mentioned. and blanks
have been forwarded on which tabu-
lated returns are to be made. Letters
and post cards will be counted and
the e in postage stamps which
they bear footed up. The number of
copies of newspapers. sample copies,
circulars of all kinds of printed mat
ter will also be counted and the
postage received for this transmission
through the mails recorded. This is
in addition to the work for the weigh
ing of mails for six months and will
keep the post Office force busy indeed.
For Sale-Familton residence $500.
Elite Restaurant $500. if taken be-
fore Nov. LIST. Harvey. H~osteller
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
welded AND
SKIPPED

Love( courtship, marriage and
then emblezzlement is the charge
against Michael J. DAILY, of Sprague
whom the police here hold war
rant for. 1t is claimed that Daley
worked for a while for N. E. Cos
tello, wealthy rancher, who owned
more than $4,000 worth of farm
land and business property.
Following the death of Costello
and pending a settlement Of the
estate, it is claimed Daley went to
work for the widow. He courted
and won the daughter in few
days.
Before the marriage he borrowed
$1,000 from the widow, the police
claim, to buy half interest in a
saloon. Instead he bought himsel,
a few diamonds and then married
the daughter. He was with the
daughter just one month when he
left her. They waited several weeks
for his return and then swore out
warrant charging embezzlement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
SHE HANDS HILL
A HOT ONE

Stella G. Hill this morning FLED
an answer and cross complaint to
the divorce complaint brough,
against her some days ago by
Charles T. Hill. She denies all
charges and that there is any COM
munity property, as plaintiff al
licked, in the San Poll mining dis
trict OF this state worth $4,000.
She complains that since their mar
riage a few years ago he has
abused her shamefully, that he was
lazy and trifling and depended upon
her for living; that she secured a
woman to cook for him while she
worked in a laundry; that he got
him pup and did nothing but lay
around the house and amuse him
self with 1t.
With all that he had the nerve to
kick about her poor support ana
threatened to blow up the house.
Then she drove him out. That was
too much.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
MAYOR BEHIND
CHURCH FIGHT

Politicians today are predicting
church fight as the ultimate out
come of their organization into
civic clubs. Last night, at a meet
ing of the M. e. civic club, ]. NJ
Moore made a strong talk against
the endorsement of Alonzo Muir
phey for republican nominee fol-
mayor. Judge Moore is a strong
Methodist-so is Mayor Daggett
The inference Is that Daggett
prompted Mr.. Moore.
On the other hand, Murphey, OF
rather Murpheys family, is Episco
pal all through. Murphey has
friends on the steering" commit
tee of the civic clubs who, 1t is said
will cause trouble on account oil
Judge Moore's attack on their ia
vorite.
Anyway, times are getting lively
in a political way. according to
Murphey, and he won't seek the
nomination and won't have it un
less they do 1t up nicely with rib
bons and hand it to him. Which
nobody is apt to do.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
STREET CAR
RIOTS
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
LOUISVILLE, March Estate
troops may be called out any mo-
ment to quel rioting. Mayor Barth
admits the actual order is all ne.
cessary to throw 1000 soldiers
upon the streets. Strike breakers
are arriving constantly.
A crowd attacked a car on Sec.
ond and Breckenridge SITS. and
knocked the motorman uncon-
sciuus. A policeman took charge
Of the car.
Only six cars are running and
these are attacked whenever they
appear.
The bricklayers have announced
a fine of $50 for any member rid
ing on car durink the strike. The
cigarmakers made 1t IS.
Seven cars started today, each
carrying three policemen. Block
AIDES compelled them to return to
the barn after making several ar
rests.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
FOUND DEAD
ON FENCE

The dead body of II. Knutson
was found hanging to barb wire
fence early this morning near the
poor farm at Spangle. Wash. Knut-
son was about 80 years old but was
feeble on account of heart trouble
Yesterday the county commits.
sioners sent him to the poor farm,
but instead of remaining on the
train until it reached the farm he
got off at the Spangle depot. He
attempted to walk to the poor farm
that night, but on account of his
weakened condition became ex-
hausted to such a degree that he
succumbed while trying to climb
the fence.
Coroner Witter ordered the body
taken in charge by the poor farm
authorities.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
ROY NEEDS
MORE COIN

Commissioner Roy, head of the
water department, yesterday asked
the finance committee Of the city
council to recommend an appro.
priation of $4,000 from the gener-
al fund to pay expenses of the de-
partment until June 80, the end of
the fiscal year. The original ap-
preparation asked for and granted
to the water department was $780,
600. Additional expense Is unex-
pected, according TO Mr.. Roy, who
said this morning:
The department was put to ex-
pense not previously provided for.
The Monroe st. grade. ordered by
the council, made it necessary to
lower the II inch main on that
street. The expense of this was
something like $1,000. Then We
had to raise the main on Division
St, which meant an expense OF
$500. But the heaviest expense
of all was in digging up frozen
pipes. More than $4,000 was eS-
pended for this"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12

Local union men detect deliber-
ate attempt to extend the w. w.
P. Co.'s everlasting fight against
organized labor to that company's
competitor in a labored article pub
lished this morning in the Spokes-
man-Review, in which it Is limited
that the Traction Co. and street
Garments union are about to lock
horns. None of the company OF
union officials know anything about
dispute, but the idea Is studiously
held out that something is brewing
nevertheless.
The article is palpable effort to
complete the destruction of the
Garments union in this city. All
the Traction Co.'S carmen are mem.
bers and with this neucles the or
ganization will be able to hold to-
gether. But the W. w. P. Co. has
decreed that no carmen's union
shall exist in Spokane on account
of it's temerity in actually ordering
strike against that company. Not
being able to accomplish the OBJ
ject any other way it has resorted
to its usual medium of publicity to
start trouble. And Whispering
Harry" is getting the credit for this
sly move, which is said to be a
piece of work that craftsman is
more than a little proud Of.
One of the results hoped for is
the turning of public attention
away from the w. w. P. trouble
with its men and the action taken
against that company by organized
labor of Spokane generally.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
MINERS AT
Caldwell
(Scripps News Associa tion.)

NEWS ASSOCldtl
CALDWELL, Idaho, March 12.-
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone
were brought here this morning for
the argument on their attorneys
motion to dismiss because the case
was not tried at terms of court fol-
lowing the indictment, as required
by law. The prosecution will show
it was anxious for trial but was
prevented by pending appeals of
the defendants.
A vigorous contest will come
over the pending motion for a
change of venue from this to Can
yon county on the ground OF
prejudice.
When court opened this morning
Judge Bryan made an order calling
Judge Wood, Of Boise, to preside.
The motions came up at 2 o'clock.
The prosecution will call the
courts attention to the fact that
the mandate of the United States
supreme cour is not here, but will
be delivered the last of the week,
and will ask that hearing of mo-
lions be set for Monday next.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12

ed into the harbor and many were
drowned.
So fierce were the flames which
burst out in all directions from the
stricken ship that telegraph and
telephone wires about the arsenal
dock to which the vessel was moor
ed were fused. Scores of bodies Of
victims were incinerated.
For a time 1t seemed certain the
big government arsenal would also
be destroyed.
The Jena was scheduled to sail
in 4S hours. All her fires were out
pending inspection and the party
had just descended below decks
when defective torpedo let go, fol-
lowed by the main magazine, con-
tanning other explosives.
While score of persons on the
dock were watching the disaster
this afternoon, a shell aboard the
vessel exploded. Many watchers
were injured. .'
These on the wharf were forced
to helplessly stand by and see
dozens, injured and unable to draw
themselves off the ship, roasted
alive, their means and cries rising
above the cracking flames.
The Jena is probably total
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
ALL READY FOR
BIG Meeting

All arrangements for the mass
meeting of the unions Friday night
at the Spokane theater have been
completed. Two representatives o;
the local unions carrying the ban
ner Of their union will parade the
street with the band prior to the
meeting. The meeting is being
held for the purpose of keeping be-
fore the public the fact that the
w. w. p. Co. is unfair to organized
labor and to impress on the minds
of the public the necessity for
united action to bring about a rec
ognition on the part Of the COM
pany of the unions and of the rights
of the general public to decent
treatment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
PARK PLAN
ALL READY

Corporation Counsel Geraghty
has prepared his new park COM
mission scheme to remove parks
from politics, in accord with the de-
sires of the 10000 club, which
originated the movement, and to-
night will present it 70 the city
council for endorsement 1t gives
the mayor power TO appoint 10 men
to act as the park commission, and
they shall draw lots for the terms
of from one to 10 years, one men,
ber's term to expire each year.
Power is given the commission to
fix the park tax levy at one mill.
For discipline. any member OF the
commission who shall be absent
three consecutive times from meet
ings without notifying the secre-
tary or making acceptable excuse,
shall have his place vacated and de-
clared open for new appointment
by the mayor.
A secretary to be named from
among the 10 will receive not more
than $500 year for his services.
An Office may be rented at not
more than $50 month.
No member is allowed to have
any interest in any contract for
park work, or to be bondsman for
any contractor on park work.
Neither shall any member have any
direct interest in any property to
be directly benefited by new parks.
After the endorsement by the
council. the proposition will be in.
cluded on the ballots for the spring
election for popular approval.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
COUNCIL LACKS POWER
TO FIX WATER RATES

When the council meets tonight
it will discover that in the water
question, reduction of rates, meter
fight, ETC., 1t has been trying to
shoulder the burdens of the board
of public works. Corporation Coun,
sci Geraghty was asked at the last
meeting for an opinion as to who
was who when it came to making
water rates. In his reply filed to-
day he holds that the board of pub
lie works is the whole thing in this
case. He says:
ut seems to have been the inten-
ton Of the trainers of the charter
to charge the board of public works
with responsibility of regulating
the use of water and fixing the
rates. Legislative acts of the city
are required to be by ordinance. but
the making of regulations and fix
ing of rates are not legislative
acts"
Mr.. Geraghty further states that
the city owns the water works as
proprietary right but the fixing
of rates. etc. is merely incidental
to the management of this prop
erty. The communication contains
a sarcastic paragraph which says
that the mayor is given power of
appointments and 1t Is taken for
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
(Scripps News Association

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 12.-
Mrs. Holman, mother of Evelyn
Thaw, defies the Thaw family, say.
ing, Let them cast her off after
her sacrifice. She's my daughter
and will return to me in time"
Hitherto the mother has shown
resentment against Evelyn. She Is
now anxious for reconciliation with
her daughter. She says she did her
best to be a good mother. Evelyn
will realize this when a little old
er and away from present in
tiuences," she said.
Smiths testimony, however, fail.
ed to suit Jerome and at 3:45 he
asked for adjournment, saying he
did not know just where he was at
Smith told of meeting Thaw in the
garden and being asked by him if
he objected to meeting nice girl.
He saw Thaw walking around just
before he shot White. His testi,
mony seemed to strengthen the in.
sanity theory If anything.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
BIG VICTORY FOR JEROME

But whenever the unions were not
strong enough to compel favorable
action, as in the case of the recent
strike of the w. w. P. Co. employees
the corporation concerned refused
to arbitrate anything.
! The point made by the council
man was that If arbitration was
good for the firm which was to a
great extent powerless to fight the
unions it ought to be good for the
firm that could successfully combat
them, and he said he would insist
as long as he remained member
of the council, in the corporations
protecting the public from labor
troubles on the one hand and pay
iny. their employees what a board OF
unbiased arbitrators judged fair
remuneration In case of wage dis
putes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12

granted the appointments will be
made. Also no provision is made
as to what shall be done in case the
council ceases to legislate.
In other words, the corporation
counsel is Gliding the members OF
the council for "butting in" and try.
ing to boss the job of fixing the
water rates, when in reality its par
ticular province is to legislate.
The board has already decided
that the fiat rate minimum be re-
duced from 81 per thousand gal
Ions to so cents per thousand gal
Ions, and that the meter rate be
left just as it ISIS cents. The
council has had the matter under
consideration for the past four
weeks and talked long and lively
about 1t, often figuring with 1t till
way into the night. And all for
nothing. according to their coun-
sci. Moneyed interests have tried
to secure a reduction to six cents
in meter rates, but the board it
seems, doesn't want this, using as
its argument that the meter rate
might be reduced all right on resi-
dences, but 1t is worth all of Is
cents to pump water up into ana
through business blocks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
FAvORS
ARBITRATION

Capt. John Gray, councilman
from the Second ward is an en-,
thusiastic supporter of compulsory
arbitration on the part Of public
utility corporations. In speaking OF
the matter recently he said he
would favor the insertion of such a
clause in every ordinance granting
franchise to the w. w. P. Co. or
the Traction Co.
He said it was we'll understood
fact that whenever a union became
so thoroughly organized that 1t
could tie up the business Of any of
the big corporations, then these
corporations demanded arbitration
and were almost without exception
accorded arbitration by the unions
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
LIVES OF CONDEMNED SAVED

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March
12.-The legislative assembly here
has adopted bill providing for
the adjustment of the death penal
ty, which since the first of the
year has been by hanging Prior to
that time garroting was the adopt
ed method of putting condemned
persons to death. During the last
two months there has only been
one execution, and that by hang
ing. This created such revulsion
that the assembly took up the mat
ter. Nearly score of convicted
persons awaiting the death penalty
will now be sentenced to life i'm.
prisonment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
MOTORMAN PARALYZED, CAR
GOES ON WILD CHASE.

DUBUQUE. Ia, March 12.-Sud
denly stricken with paralysis, Mo.
torman Carter stood powerless as
his car sped wildly through the
city. The passengers were terri
fed but an accident was ayerted
by Conductor Johnson, who rushed
to the front and stopped the car.
The stroke affected the motorman's
right side and he 81 in serious
condition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
TRIES TO SPREAD TROUBLE

ulating the movement and unload.
ing of interstate freight. This acs
ton has been brought about by
wholesale disregard Of shippers
rights.
At the present time thousands oil
men in this state are out of EN-.
ployment in lumber camps and
shingle mills compelled to close
down on account Of inadequate car
supply, while millions Of dollars
worth of material cut and in stock
represents nothing but wages and
the cost of the raw material, as no
financial returns can be realized UNI
til the stock reaches its destination.
BY penalizing common carriers
responsible for this decentralization
the shippers hope to spur railroad
arrangements to a keener apprecia.
ton of the hardships Of car short
ages.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12

SAN FRANCISCO, March r.
Ruef made two futile attempts to
secure release on bail when he APP
peared before Judge Dunno this
morning. The court was first ask,
ed to approve bonds previously
given. This was denied. Ruef's
counsel then asked a court order
releasing Ruef on $4,000 bail OF.
each Of the five indictments. This
was also denied and the case ad-
journed till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Following the ruling of the state
supreme court in refusing to inter
fere with Judge DUNES trial OF
the case, Judge DeHaven, of the
federal court, refused Ruef a writ
of habeas corpus. The court also
denied Ruef an appeal from this
decision.
In refusing to abide by the de-
cision Of Judge Hebbard, Ruef's
tool on the bench, in granting Ruef
an appeal to the United States SUI
preme court, Judge Dunno said yes
terday that Hebbard's ruling had
been obtained by trickery and
fraud. Heney roasted Hebbard UNI
mercifully.
AS the matter now stands, both
Ruef and his judge are foled in
their efforts to defeat justice in
spite of the money and powerful in
fluence brought to bear. although
Ruef has blocked proceedings
sufficiently to permit all sorts OF
desperate expedients for his de-
tense.
His application for the approval
of bonds he had already forfeited
by running away is sample of the
straits his attorneys are in and the
nerve they are displaying.
Immediately after hte Ruef mat
ter was disposed Of the Schmitz
case was called, but postponed I'M
til tomorrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
FIRST CASE A DIVORCE.

Judge Henry f. Sullivan held his
first court this morning in the
rooms formerly occupied by the
county superintendent of schools.
No regular docket has yet been es-
tablished and County Clerk Koontz
is today officiating as clerk Of this
court
Judge Sullivan's first judgment
since being qualified was issued
this morning when he granted a d.
vorce to Vera H. Barline from
George M. Barline on the grounds
of cruelty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
(Scripps News Association.l

(Scripps News ASsoCiation.)
NEW YORK, March 12.-Jerome
won a signal victory for the state
today when Justice Fitzgerald de-
cided to allow James G.. Smith,
brother-in-law of Stanford White,
to be placed on the stand as wit
ness-in-chief in the trial Of Thaw.
Smith had made two trips to
Europe since the killing, returning
the last time after the state had
rested it's case. Jerome since then
learned how important Smiths tes-
timony was.
Smith talked tot Thaw at the
roof garden shortly before the kill
ing of White. Jerome declared to-
day in court his testimony would
tend to show not only sanity, but
the grounds usually presented in
making out a case of first degree
murder. 1t is believed Smith will
say their conversation was about
"justifiable homicide" The entire
morning session was taken up with
a hot legal battle over Smith. Del
mas being defeated only after the
most stubborn and resourcefuI re-
sistance to his being introduced af-
ter the state had closed it's case.
When Jerome scored his point
he called to the stand Patrolman
Howe, who aided in the arrest of
Thaw. He testified that the con-
versation he had with Thaw seem
ed rational.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
IN MORE TROUBLE.

W. w. Coyle, who has been in
trouble frequently, was again ar.
rested last night. He complained
to Detective Weir that William Lip
say, a railroad fireman, had as.
saulted him in the Tennessee sa.
loon, Weir after investigating, ar.
rested both the doctor and the fire,
man. The latter claimed Coyle
drew knife on him and he had to
beat him in self protection.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
H0LOUPS USE
/ BOY FOR BAIT

George R. Hart from Ontario, re-
ported to the police this morning
that early last night he met a
young boy who offered to take him
where there was some fun" Hart
was in funny mood, anyway, SO
he accompanied the youth to the
alley in rear Of the Main block.
Two men leaped out from a door
way, strong-armed him and stole
$50 and a gold watch.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
PROMISE
SUPPORT

The Spokane Grocers' association
has secured promises from Senator
Ankeny and Congressman Humph-
rey of support of petition that has
been circulated among all shippers
of the Northwest for the passage OF
a national reciprocaI law which will
give the interstate commerce com
mission more general power in reg.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
RloToUs ROBBERS
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association)
SACRAMENTO, Cal, March IL.
-Riotous scenes occurred in the
assembly this morning when an at,
tempt was made to rush through a
resolution to make gift of $4,000
to legislative attaches. The com
mittee reported against the resolu-
ton. whereupon members favoring
the grab jumped on chairs, beat
desks and threw bill files about
The speaker added to the confusion
by an unparliamentary ruling in ia
vor of the raiders, but the resolu-
ton was killed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
SAYS JAPS COULD TAKE
WHOLE PACIFIC COAST

Turing to the Japanese, who have
gained their estimate Of the white
race from the Russians. We ara
totally unprepared for such a strug'
GLE"
Maxim says the Japs could throw
100000 men on the Pacific coast
and get them to the Rockies before
we could check them. He says the
United States ought to spend $780,
900 900 to equip a feet in the Pa
cific as large as Japan's.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
MAY CAPTURE CITY

TEGUCIGALPA, March 12.-
Ceiba is threatened with immediate
attack by a Nicaraguan naval
force of three steamers, carrying
armed men, which is reported
sighted.
Ceiba is the chief fruit center.
Its capture would be serious
blow to Honduras.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12

loss. She had crew of 500, but
only 400 were aboard. Scarcely one
of these, however, escaped death or
injury.
The Jena was built 1898. She
was a formidable looking ship, 400
feet long, q feet wide and 81 feet
deep, built along the most i'm
proved Charlemagne type. There
was no wood in her construction.
Admiral Manseron is among the
injured.