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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-06
TRIALS ARE POSTPONED

Caldwell, Idaho, March 6.-The
regular term Of the district court was
convened here yesterday aud the read
ing Of the calendar began. When the
case Of Harry Orchard was reached the
court announced that be was disqual-
fled to sit In that case and that Judge
Wood would be called upon to pre-
side at the proper time. Ia the case
of Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone, a
stipulation was filed preserving the
rights Of all partien to the suit until
the two leading attorneys may have
time to arrive at Caldwell from the
trial Of Steve Adams at Wallace.
Attorney Nugent, on behalf Of the
defense, Hled a motion asking that
the case against the federation officers
be dismissed. Nine reasons were ad-
vanced In arguing the motion, their
substance being that the indictments
against these defendants we're found
by q grand jury March q, 1906. and
that the regular term Of the district
court In which the case was triable
was then In session, that the defend
ants upon being arrested and brought
before the court demanded an imme
date trial, immediately after plead
ing not guilty 70 the charge; that
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ADAMS CASE TO JURY

Wallace, idaho, March 6.--Today
marks the beginning of the end of the
famous Steve Adams trial on the
charge OF the murder OF Fred Tyler in
the Marble Creek district August 10,
1904. Clearance S. DarIow, for the
defense, and Attorney Hawley, for
the prosecution finished their argu
ments yesterday. Judge Wood gave
the final instructions this morning
and the jury retired
At the resumption of the trial Mr..
barrow again took up the argument
to the jury, and discussed at length
the condition of affairs in the Marble
creek district, and who be thought
was responsible for the killing Of Ty-
Ter and Boule, stating that II any one
In that district was guilty, all the
settlers were equally 80, In their
efforts to preserve their home.
MIR. Darrow stated that while upon
the face Of the papers the case was
that OF the state of Idaho against
Steve Adams for the killing of Fred
Tyler In the Marble creek district,
ret every one knew that it was simply
side issue of one of the greatest
fights known to hist ry, that of labor
against capital.
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over their protest the trial was post
poBed; that the said term of court
then adjourned sine die aud that an.
other term Of court WAS convened May
20, 1906, and that again, on May 20
they appeared In court and demanded
a trial; that the state refused without
good and sufficient cause aud the case
was ordered continued on the calen-
dar; that this term of court also adj
journed sine die September 7 aud
that there should have been another
regular term OF court called Septem
Der %. but for some cause unknown
to the defendants it was not convened
at that date, aud not until November
10, 1906, was il convened This
term Of court closed December 20
without giving the defendants trial.
The attorney general Wl1A asked re-
garding the motion, stated that Il IL
the contention OF the dtseuse that the
tying Of the hands Of tie state courts
by reason Of the appeal to the United
States supreme court Was not a good
and sufficient ground for postpone
ment Of the trial and that the statutes
provide that criminal must be tried
at the first term Of court unless good
and sufficient cause b. sheWn.
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for the further prosecution of the
Steunenberg case, II yeas, 3 nays.
II. B. 202, by Smith Allowing
county superintendent to grant teach
ers' certificates to graduats Of normal
schools and colleges.
Ii. b. 201, by Sewell-Raising the
limit of taxation for school purposes
from Is to 20 mills.
H. B. "a, by White-Amendin
the revenue act as regards exemp-
tions.
S. B. Z, by Buller-Concerning the
order of proceedings on trial in civil
cases.
S. B. 9, by Jacobs-Prohiblting the
wearing of lodge emblems without au-
thority.
s. B. 33, by Butler and McClear-
Apportioning forest reserve funds
S. B. 50, by Walter-Relating to
the powers of county commissioners
over county roads.
Fl. B. So, by DEMONSTRATING to
appeals.
Fl. B. SO, by White Creating a
state board of osteopathy.
Fl. B. Il, by Jacobs (Latah) Gre
ating herd districts
II. B. 80, by johnson Raising the
salaries of warden and deputy warden
at the penitentiary
Fl. B. 90, by Vessels rescribes
a lawful fence.
H. B. 1873, by Wyman- Providing
for the erection of statue to G. L.
Shoup.
H. B. SO, by the judiciary commit
tee, for new complaints in criminal
actions where original complaints are
void.
PASSED BY HOUSE.
The following bills passed:
Fl. B. 236, Appropriation of s72,
427.73 for the general deElcinecies o.
19O5-O6.
Il. B. 80. Stanford estray bill.
S. B. 80, by Richards Amending
the law relating to the powers OF
courts.
S. B. A, by Butler.
s. B. SO, by Truitt-Regulatinl
the practice of dentistry.
S. B. "a, by Waldrip-Establish
q
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Washington, March 8. just. what
is intended to be done In the admin
istratIon Of the national forest, which
include the II, 900, 900 acres recently
added to this domain, was set forth
today by Clifford Pinchot, the chief
forester. The statement Ia an answer
to criticism made in congress during
the debate regarding forest reserves
INDUCED In during the latter part OF
the session. II supplements the pres
ident's scheme regarding his order
creating the new reserves.
The statement follows;
National forests are created with
the main object of using all their re-
sources in the wisest way. Every
thing is for use; the timber, the
range, the water, the land. Only
those lands chiefly valuable for the
production OF timber or the protec-
ton Of the water flow are included
in national forests. Little pat"hes
OF agricultural land, small noun
tains meadows aud very inconsidera
BILE areas of open grazing land must
necessarily fall within their bound
aries. ALI such tracts where cultiva-
tion Is possible are being classified
and are passing to private ownership
through the act of June IL, 1906,
which is an extension of the home
stead law, to the national forests.
1.-THE miner is better off in u ma
tional forest than on the unreserved
public domain. The mineral laws
apply in precisely the same way.
The prospector can explore and locate
his claims without the slightest res
friction.
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Continued on page 81
gOL. FIRCH'S BIG IDEAS

the college?"
''No, it had to be sent to the Office
of the company at Oakland, CAL, and
then another reason for the delay was
the failure until recently of the col
lege to name a trustee to receive the
stock"
'You have said and written good
deal, Mr.. Firch, about numerous
properties of the company in Califor-
MIA, Arizona and Nevada. What is
the character of the title? Does the
company own these properties, or is
it only holding them under bond?"
''Some of them are held under
bond and some are properties staked
by ourselves. :"
"Are any of the properties devel-
oped?"
"Yes, a number of those under
bond have extensive development.
One of them has &c, 900 tons of ore
on the dump estimated to be worth
$40 a ton, but to be on the safe side
l have put an estimate on this ore OF
$40 ton. We are developing the
properties staked by ourselves.
According to Mr.. Firch yesterday
he has held out glittering expecta-
tions to the college people as to th G
ultimate earning possibilities of stock
in the Grand Consolidated.
"When we get to running" hS
said, al expect that this stock will
pay annual profits Of from 81 to 81
share.
To do that the company would hav'
to pay annual dividends of from
$50, 600, 600 to $50. 600, 600.
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B. R. LEWIS FILES
STRONG ANSWER
Claims Conspiracy and Attempt to
lnjure Company.

Much interest is being taken in the
case of John Cronan versus the B. r.
Lewis Lumber company, in which the
lumber company will answer to the
complaint of Cronan and give its
reasons why the writ of mandamus
asked for by plaintiff should not be
granted. The answer to the COM
plant. in statement sworn to by B.
r. Lewis, president of the lumber
company, charges John Cronan,
Frank L. Wells, Burt P. Munson.
stockholders and Lawrence f. Cono1-
ley, of Harrison with trying to ruin
the business of the corporation and
force it into the hands of a receiver
that the plaintiff might secure con-
troll Of the same.
In the answer Lewis denies the
charge that during the existence of
the Minnesota corporation, he had
absolute control of the company !;
that he did not control the election of
the company officers, and that he did
not control the hiring or dischar ging
of the employees. The company has
not sold or cut of all standing tim
Der owned by it but has made recent
purchases which gives 1t as much
stumpaRe now as when the company was
first incorporated. The B. r. Lewis
Lumber company, acting through b.
R. Lewis did not build or have any
thing to do with the building Of the
Idaho & Northwestern railway, but
made contract with that company to
haul its logs, but has recently pur-
chased large blocks of the raj lroad
stock.
It is asserted by the plaintiff that
the lumber company owns all but
nev shares Of the railroad stock, and
that the company admitted the own
ership Of the railroad when giving
testimony in other cases.
The answer also states that contrary
to the charges by CronRn and his as.
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BIG JUDGMENT.

Spokane, Wash, March 6.---Papers
Ia the suit of the E1chage National
bank against United States Senator
w. b. Hepburn, IN which the plain
tiff was allowed judgment of 49,.
$3.50 on a promissory note, were died
yesterday In the office Of the county
clerk, nearly three weeks after the ac-
ton had been concluded. The money
the bank by Judge Hunko
represented the amount due on a
sl5, 900 note given three years ago
by the senator, including interest and
400 attorneys fees.
The note was given January II,
1908, when the senator was engaged
in meeting campaign expenses. The
note drew interest az the rate OF 9
per cent. Two payments were made
Of $1,000 each.
When the complaint was first filed
by the bank IL was intimated by the
defense that strong fight against
the suit would be made. the intima-
tion being that Senator Hepburn
would clear himself In the action.
Only a desultory resistance was offer
ed by the defense, however, at the
trial.
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SOCRATES, the company issued state.
ments AS to its financial standing,
and that up to January Is, 1907, the
books we're open to investigation by
any of the stockholders when the
investigation did not interfere with
OF embarass the operation OF the
company. The books and records are
not all kept ct the Occur d'Alene
office.
The anWser Fscites that the B. r.
Lewis Lumber company alleges and
stands ready To show that John Gro
nan has entered into a conspiracy
with persons not connected with the
company, to ''impair its credit, des-
troy its trade and business, and flnan-
cially ruin and destroy the corpora
tion and throw 1t into the hands of q
receiver. !" Burt p. Munson, of Min.
neapnlis is also implicated with Try.
ing to overthrow the company and is
alleged to be helping Cronan. Mum.
son has brought suit to harass the
company and to stop 1t from purchas-
ing the stock Of other companies, OF
corporations. IL is alleged that
through the actions of Cronan and
Munson, the property Of the B. X.
Lewis Lumber company was attached
for $l5, 900 by the sheriff of Kootenai
county, and the company forced to
pay creditors large sums Of money
which was not due, to keep their I'm
ancial standing.
Those involved in the suit besides
Burt p. Munson, Frank l.. Wells,
and other stockholders named are
Lawrence +. COnnolley, J. F. Nc
Gee and A. Y. Merrill, OF Minnaapo-
lis. B. r. Lewis alleges that Con.
Motley, Of Harrison, a rival and com.
petitOr in the lumber business, trans
acting buiness in Occur d'Alene. has
made threats to ''pu. the B. X. Lewis
Lumber company out Of business. y
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the forestry bureau will ~ rsue a pol
icy fraught with benefits to the set
tier, the small live stock owner and
the smaller lumber operator. Roads
will be built through the reserves,
agricultural lands, when found TO be
within reserves, will be promptly res
tored to the public domain and set
tiers will get, as heretofore, annual
allowance Of timber for building puF-
posas free.
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FOR PRESIDENT

Washington, d. O., March g.
Chief Forester PinchOt makes a state
ment that the presidents message
proclaiming additional forest reserves
of is, 500, 600 acres, was caused by
the executives desire to prevent the
continued absorption of forest areas
by syndicates, which 10 the past have
been rapidly procuring control Of the
lumber lands in the western states.
Assurance is given the people that
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-06
AORMONS KILL
DIRECT PRIMARY
nee More Show Their Power in
the Legislature

Boise, Idaho, March 6.-The first
vote of the session was taken early
the afternoon today in the senate
the question of the acceptance of
majority report of the committee
privileges and elections against Il.
35 by Wyman, the direct primary
u. Truitt, Nugent and Richards
b absent when the vote was taken.
roll call showed an even division
he 18 senators present, and it was
10 President BurrelI to cast the
ding vote, which he did with the
esitating remark ''The chair
aye
he Mormon members are arrayed
nst it, as they were in the house,
It's passage looks doubtful. Just
Ire adjournment Macbeth moved
indefinite postponement OF the
burn bill, the motion was de-
ed, Z to 3.
PASSED BY SENATE.
ills we're passed as follows:
B. 156-Providing for bond
Ie of $4,000 tor a soldiers home.
Fl. B. 129, by Surlidge, CasseIls
Williams Appropriation for re-
and Improvement of certain
1s in Idaho county.
b. 194-Providing bond Issue
3O, 600 for capitol building.
B. 149-To amend house bill
the fish and game law, so as to
W the open season for grouse to
n August Is instead of Septem-
IL.
B. 80, by Manse-Fixing the
of assistant county superintend-
at 81 per day.
b. 10, by Ballantyne-Con-
ing bylaws of corporations.
B. IS, by Conner-Concerning
hods by which corporations may
ease capital stock.
B. 55, by White-For the es-
ishment of summer normal school
oise, Occur d'Alene and Pocatel-
b. lit, by Notwithstanding
ropriatlon for a proposed road
n..Meadows to Payette lake.
B. 1853, by White-Providing
the preservation of mementoes
cs, etc., of G. A. R.
B. 231-Appropriating $50, 00C
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Appoints California Man.

Washington, March, 6.-The pres
ident appointed E. Dana Durand to
be deputy commissioner of corpora
tions to succeed Herbert x. Smith,
who today became the head Of that
bureau. The appointee is from Cali
fornia and previous to entering the
bureau Of corporations was secretary
of the industrial commission.
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ne Spokesman Review contains
following interview with Col.
IiHah which will be read with interest
'A
John F. Firch, whose gift of
EGO boo shares of stock in the Grand
sonsolidated Development company
Is he Lutheran college, which is be-
ua erected at Occur d'Alene, was
alded broadcast a few months ago
"a gift of 500, 600, was asked yes
az what was the par value of
Is shares.
Our company, said he, sis cap
lied at 20, OOO,0 600 shares of a par
he of cent share. -
b the stock we're worth par the gift
he college would be $1,000 in
ID of 100000. If it we're worth
cents share, or 10 times par. as
Firch claims it is, his gift
bid be $40, 900.
o far as the Spokesman Review
been able to investigate the stock
no market value. Mr.. Firch said
Eerday that it was not listed on
of the mining exchanges in the
ted States.
The way came to give this 100,
shares of stock to the college, "
b Mr.. Firch, twas this: At the
ell in Coeur d'Alene / met at the
ing table a young man who took
active interest in the college.
were both LutheTans. He was a
wegian Lutheran and / was an
lish Lutheran. He said he
nght the college people would be
posed to name the college for me
would give it liberal endow-
ht. l asked him what be thought
10000 shares of stock in the
nd Consolidated development
pany, and he said he thought thai
lid be satisfactory. Later The
Aaeers OF the college wanted 900,
shares, but told them would
bile my original offer and make l
600 shares. :"
Have you delivered the stock t.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-20

."rhat was a splendid fine they
uoobad lawn ID. with" said AIR. Doc
what did they give himf' AK
..,Ta.;ntv-nIne miIivon dollars" said
Mr.. Dooley.
ooh great" said Mr.. Hennessy.
yha,,e Frand fine. lfs sorJous
sne can hardly believe it
.Jt's thrue, though" said Mr-
DooIev Twenty millyon dol
iar. Diyvle tn cint less. can't ex-
,ct1y make out what tn charge Was
tbat they arrested him on but tn
yin'raI idee is that Jawn d. was goin
around loaded up 70 tn guards with
standard lie exceedin' tn speed limit
tul tn neishbors cud stand II no
longer The Judge says: 'Ye're an
aId offender an III have 70 make an
exanaple IL ye Twenty-nine mlllyon
4ol1ars or fifty-eisht nillyoh days
rail- IN next case. Misther Clerk
did he pay tn fine? He did not
~ coarse he cud If ne wanted TO.
He wudden't have 70 pawn anything
~ oct tn money ye can bet on that
All he'd haze to do would be to
,ut- his hands down in his pocket
kin twenty-nine million dollar bills
off fv his roll an hurl them at tn
,Ierk. But he refused to pay as mat
yher iy principle. Twas not that he
needed tn" money. He don't care fr
money I'm tn passionate way that you
an me do. Hinnissy. TIL likes w US are
as crazy about a dollar as a man is
about his child whfn he has on'y
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-20

wan. tn chances are we'll spoil IL But
Jawn ID. havin' Il large an grown
IA m'ly iy dollars takes ony q klnu
iy gln'ral inthrest in thin. He
issued statement sayh that mes
cnstojeen ~ money appointed pc
himsif He looks afther his own
money an tn money w other people
He takes it an puts II where II won
hurt thin an they won't spoil II
He's "a kind Iv society f'r tn preven-
tion of croolty to money. II he finds a
man misusing his money he takes II
away firm him an adopts 1t. lvry Sat
urday night he lets tn man see II
f'r two hours An he says he's sur
prised TO find that whin, with fh' pur-
est intintion in tn wurruld. he is
found thry1n' TO coax our little money
to his home where it'll find con5ovfal
surroundings an have other money 10
play with, tn people thry to lynch him
ar tn polls arrest him f'r abduction.
So as a matther iv principle he ap-
pealed tn case. An appeal, Hinnissy
ia where ye ask wan coort to show
it's contempt fr another coort tbs
sthrange that all tn pathrites that
have wanted to hang Willyu,n Jen-
nings Bryan an r)esilf fr not showin
proper respect fr TIL joodicyary, are
now shown their respect f'r the too-
dicyary be appealin' firm their deci-
HicHs- u tIiIilh JdWI IL "u0 W"
his head reyerentfally in tn awful
presence iv KenesaW Mt. Lands an
sob out: Thenk ye'er honor. This
here noble fine f1lls me with joy. But
dye ye think ye give me enough? If
agreeable I'd like to make IT an even
thirty millyon6.' But he doesn't He's
like mesilf. Him an me bows TO tn
decisions fv tn coorts on'y if they bow
first. | have gr-Ieat respect FIR tn
joo0icyary, as fine lot iv cross an
indignant men aa yen find amy
where. I have tn same respect fr
thin as they have fr each other. But
| niver bow to a decision iv a judge
onless, first, it's pleasant to me, an
second. other judges bow to it. Ye
can't be too careful about what deci-
sfCns ye bow to. A decision that
seems agreea BILE may turn out like an
acquaintance ye scrape up at a picnic.
Ye may be ashamed iv it to-morrah
Manny's tn time I've bowed to a de-
cree iv coort on'y to see it go up
gayly to tn supreem coort. knock at
tn dure an be kicked down stairs by
an angry old sintlemin, in q black
silk petticoat a decree iv
tn coor. has got to be pretty vim
befure / do more thin greet It
read about Jawn DIS fine. that
= settle at wanst, payin' twfnty-
.ght millyon dollars in millyon dol
lar bills an thf other milyon in
chicken-feed like ten thousand dollar
bills just to annoy tn clerk. But l
ought to've known betther. Manny's
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-20

with gr-rcat business capacity / kno"
he's got en- akel amount iv Spending
incapacity. No matther how much
he knew about busn ess be wuoden
be rich II he wasn't totally ignerant
~ acienee that We have developed
az far a, our means VII Allow. But
now. tell ye don't dhreayn iy oein
rich. I'm AFRAID iv II. In IN GOOD
old days tn polis ooorts were crowded
with tn poor They weren't charged
with poverty. tv coorse- but With the
results of poverty. dye mind Now.
be hivsns tn rich have Invaded even
tn ooorts an tn bridewell Nanny
a face wearin' side whiskesS an goo'd
trimmed specs peers firm tn windows
~ tn black Maria What's the man
charged with? says tn coort He was
found in possession " tin miiiyon DOL
lars gays tn polisnan. And IN
Judge putr on tn black cap"
Well" said Mr. Henne~sy. "tis
time they got what "as comm 20
thin"
III not cay ye're wrong" said Mr..
Dooley- j see tn way me fr'nd> Jawn
ID. feels about It. He thinks he's do
lectin' all tn money In sight. II
might remain in incompetint hands II
he didn't get 1t: 'Twuld be a shame
10 leave II where It'd be misthreated
But tn on'y throubie with Jawn is
that he don't see how IN other fell
low feels about IL. As father iv
about thirty dollars / want to bring
UP rnesilf in me own foolish way.
may not do what's right be thin.
may be too indulgent with thin. Their
home life may not be happy Per-