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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
Bits o News

F. n. McCaslin has purchased the
five room house at 0719 Lindeke st
from Ora Beecher for $3.50.
DR.. Charles V. Genoway has re-
moved from his old Offices to new
suites Nos. 203-4-5-6-7 in the Co
lumbia building, corner of First av
and Howard st.
V. B. Harris, of Cheney, Wash.
has offered the board of health the
use of lot 20, Rosedale addition, as
a dump for a rental of $25 a
month. The ground is believed to
be too far removed, as it is several
blocks north of the city limits.
Inspectors Heath and Reardan
began the fumigation of lodging
blocks at 2 o'clock this afternoon
commencing with the Pioneer, cor
ner of Front av. and Howard This
precaution is being taken to guard
against smallpox.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
GROVER 70 YEARS
OLD TODAY

NEW YORK, March Sex
President Grover Cleveland and
William Jennings Bryan, past and
present leaders of the democracy,
will celebrate their birthdays this
week. the former today and the
latter tomorrow.
Mr.. Cleveland is 20 years old to-
day, having been born in Caldwell,
n. j.. on March IS, 1887. Despite
the fact that he has reached the ex-
IRENE "chloroform limit" of DR.. Os-
Ter, the eX-president is apparently
as strong as ever, both mentally
and physically, probably due to his
love for rod and gun and open air
life. More than % years have pass
ed since Mr.. Cleveland was first in
augurated president, and it is a
notable fact that not since PreSl-
dent Fillmore has a chief executive
of the United States lived that long
after taking up his duties in the
White House. Or all recent presi.
dents, Grant came nearest APP
preaching Mr.. Cleveland's record,
having lived 16 years after his in
auguratiOn.
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DEAF AND DUMB AFTER FIFTY
DAYS OF SLEEP.

DENVER, Colo, March 18.-Wm
II. Schnabel, who has been asleep
80 days, has recovered conscious,
ness, but awoke deaf and dumb. TIC
all appearances he is we'll and com
munication by writing shows his
mind and other faculties normal
Schnabel was in good health unit
early in January. He was taken
before the Denver University Medi
cal School clinic, but the doctors
were unable to learn the cause oil
his strange sleep.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
SPOKANE RATE
CASE HEARD
TODAY

CHICAGO. March 1S.-Members
of the interstate commerce COM
mission are here today for the pur-
pose of continuing the hearing on
the Spokane rate case. undoubtedly
the most important and far reach
ing in its effects of any ever heard
by the body of rate regulators, The
final decision of the commission
will affect all of the great trans
continental roads and, should II be
in favor of Spokane. all the interior
towns of the west will benefit.
The principal question involved
is whether the interstate commerce
commission is authorized by the
rate law to reduce rates. not alone
on a single commodity, but on all
commodities from the east to Spo-
kane and other cities of the Inland
Empire. 1t involves the adjust
ment and regulation of freight
tariffs between localities in a
broader sense than ever before at
tempted by the commission.
The municipal government and
chamber of commerce of Spokane
are plaintiffs in the case and the
Northern Pacific and Great North
ern railways. defendants. The Pa
cific Coast Jobbers' association
composed Of wholesale merchants
and shippers of the coast cities, has
interviewed in the case in favor O.
the railroads, declaring that the
rates as now constituted are JUS
and should not be changed.
The reason for filing the Spokane
case arises from the fact that The
freight rates 10 that city from New
York. Chicago. Minneapolis ant
other shipping centers of the cas-
and middle west are higher thar
the rates over the same roads tc
Seattle and other Pacific coas'
cities, despite the fact that the
latter are some 300 miles farther
west than Spokane. At present
Spokane pays the frelSht rate II
the Pacific seaboarG, plus the loca
freight rate back TO Spokane from
the coast.
Both the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific have filed answers
defending the present rates on the
novel ground that on the Pacific
coast they are compelled TO NEE
water competition. and in order t(
do this are compelled to "breal
even" by holding up" the interio
towns. Stripped of its lega
phraseology, this is about what thu
answer of the railroad attorney!
amounts TO. The iobbers of thu
coast are naturally defending tn
present rates. since they benefi
largely by the arrangement
In addition to the session whicl
began today at Chicago, the com
mission will hold another hearin
on April 10 at Portland, Ore. Argr
ments of the attorneys for the dit
ferent interests represented in tn
case will be held before the con
mission in this city on June 8. 1t
likely that not less than two week
will be occupied in hearing tn
testimony and arguments.
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R0SLER AGAIN UNDER
INVESTIGATION

The charges of graft preferred
against Superintendent A. S. Hos
Ter, of the isolation hospital by
Benjamin Murdoch will be investi-
gated Tuesday morning by the
board OF health. The board will 90
in body TO the isolation hospital
interview Mr.. and Mrs. Hosler, in
spect the books and then compare
them with records of patients in
the health Office and bills sent to
the comptroller. The particular
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
RAZOR Thief HAD
NICE ROSY CHEEKS

He had nice, rosy cheeks, der
by hat and a cutaway coat" ex-
citedly shouted some one into the
telephone to police headquarters
last night. After some difficulty
Desk Sergeant Dial managed to re-
organize the party on the other end
and learned that yesterday man
described as above had entered the
Golden Seal drugstire at 420 Front
av. and "swiped" a brand new
razor. Anyone who answers tho
description of the rosy checked one
will please stand up and be ar
rested.
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MUST OBEY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. March l8
BY order of the war department
Sergeant James Lynch, of the Co
lumbus barracks, who refused &c
obey the order OF Lieutenant
Colonel Glenn to attend church, has
been reduced to the ranks and
transferred to Fort Thomas, Ky
The department some time ago an
nounced that the ofncer was wrong
in attempting to interfere with the
religious liberty of his subordinates
but it holds that Lynch was guilty
not obey the order first and com
plain afterwards.
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INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
LOSING STRENTH

GOLDFlELD, New, March IS
Very few Of the clerks of this place,
after having been given the alter
native of Withdrawing from the In
dustrial Workers of the World or
FORGETTING their positions, remained
remained loyal to that body and all
stores were reopened today. No
disturbances have occurred since
the killing of John Silva last week.
Much Ill feeling toward the Indus
trial Workers is entertained by the
members of the Western federation.
Miners of the Bull Frog, Manhat-
tan, Seven Troughs and the Fair
view have withdrawn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
"A SOCIAL WAR ON MRS. Roosevelt
Special Correspondence to The Pres,

Special Correspondence to The Press
WASHINGTON, March 1.S-In
the social season just closed the
millionaire element which has been
seeking for years to rule capital So
ciety again went down to defeat and
Mrs. Roosevelt may boast of anoth-
er triumph if she cares TO brag.
The wife of the president still
rules. She has all winter long re-
fused to recognize any claims of
self-made leaders of unofficial" so
ciety.
The people who have millions and
little more have invariably been
excluded from her smaller dinner
parties. She has even shown great
reluctance to include them in her
levees.
The ladies of the cabinet have
followed her lead and so have most
of the other shining lights in Of
ficialdom. Therefore, the veneer.
ings are still in the second rand.
There are society folk in Wash
ington who believe Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth. who was the rich Mrs.
Blow, of ST. Louis, would have
shone as leader. She has a fine
mansion, great wealth and intel
lectuality. but somehow she does
not lead.
Mrs. Mary Scott Townsend, one
of the heirs of the lonaire
Congressman Scott, of Erie, aspired
but she still aspires.
Mrs. Perry Belmont, of New
York. tried very hard for two years.
She came nearer than the others,
and she won't succumb to this win
ter's failure. Her rich husband is
building a palace in Washington in
the Louis Seize style that will be
as magnificent as s1,000,000 can
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
HILLYARD A CITY

Hillyard citizens on Saturday
voted to incorporate and become a
city. Out of 2S5 ballots cast, 213
were for incorporation. DR.. Far
row, who had no opponent for
mayor, received PAS votes. Mr..
Stoneman received 1913 votes for
treasurer. The following were
elected to the council: M. J. Cor.
don, William Peters, William Pan
non, F. S. Moore, A. J. Clark, viii.
liam James, Z. b. Porter.
The incorporation does not in.
clude the Great Northern right OF
way nor the shops.
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charge is that Mrs. Sadie Davidson
was employed at $3.50 day &C.
cording to the payroll, when there
was no such person employed. The
Holsters say the Murdocks want
their jobs. The Murdocks say they
don't. This is Hosler's second in
vestigation. He was acquitted of Ii
similar charge a few days ago.
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THE GUM WAS LOADED.

RACINE, Wis, March 1S.-No
more is the luscious pepsin and
peppermint and exc the tolu mas
ticated during school hours at the
high school. No more do the wag-
ging jaws keep time with the ca
dence of Hiawatha's wooing in the
English literature hour.
The chewing gum habit Jared
one of the teachers so much that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
SoNER HAS IRON TEETH.

COLUMBUS. O.. March Isl.
w. Rheam. sent to the penitentiary
for horse stealing, has proved that
every man can be his own dentist.
John had but two teeth TO masti-
cate the prison food. Necessity be-
ing the mother of invention. John
began to invent. He now has a
full set of iron teeth. made with
the aid of a file. He is called
Iron Teeth John
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
Cornerstone LAID

In spite of the snow 100 people
attended the laying of the corner
stone of the Valley Ford church
yesterday afternoon. The church
was named Grace Evangelical and
the ceremony was conducted under
the auspices of the Evangelical as
ISOLATION. Subscriptions of 81,
each amounting to $50, were given
by those present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL
INVESTED HERE

Herbert Simpson, Los Angeles
capitalist, has purchased three lots
in block 30, Brownies addition
through Babcock & Moss, for $12,-
900. One lot is improved with a
Simpson expects to make nearly
$4,000 worth of improvements.
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he decided to secure an antidote
OF course he is a man. The other
morning he handed round few
packages of gum and amid ABS
and Obs waited for results. The
gum was loaded with quinine. The
pupils tried to beg off, but they had
to chew until they promised to do
so no more.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
DROWN IN DEATH CLlNCH.

TACOMA, March 1S-A mid
night fight on a scow in the bay
here resulted in the drowning of
George Ross and Ed Paggett. Ross
body was recovered Theh two fell
off the scow locked in death
clinch. They had been quarreling
over a personal grievance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
MAIZE IS MAD

Special Correspondence to The Press
NEW YORK, March 1S,-District
Attorney Jerome considers Maize
Toilette one of his trump cards in
his play to send Thaw to the cleo
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
CROKER MAY CROAk

DUBLIN, March 1S.-Richard
Croker is suffering from kidney
trouble. His condition is improved
TODAY
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18

John and Martin Roper, Of this
city, have purchased two one acre
lots in Jameson Park addition for
$500 each as an investment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
RUSSIANS CUT AND SHOOT.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 49,
AS the result of heated contro-
versy' in the Grand Hotel de
Europe, between Captain Kosloff
and Prince Nokaridize, last night,
the captain lies dangerously Ill
from bullet wounds in the breast
and neck. The prince shot him aft
er his ear had been severed by the
captains sword.
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trio chair. She knew Evelyn Mes
bit before her marriage. and jerome
expects to prove by her that Thaw
abused Evelyn and that Evelyn
committed various indiscretiOns.
Miss Toilette is incensed at Evelyn
because she testified that Miss Fol
lette was one of the girls who fire.
Quented Whites studio.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
MERCURY TAKES JUMP
WENT ABOVE NINETY DE-
GREES THIS AFTERNOON.
Temperature for First Week Of August
This Year Lower Than for Same
Time Year Ago.

For the FIRST time since the beginning
of the month people began yesterday to
suffer from another spell of heat The
discomfort continued and increased today.
and this afternoon the temperature went
above the 80 mark
The highest temperature yesterday was
at o'clock in the afternoon. when the
mercury went up to SO degrees. The heat
thes gradually decreased during the late
afternoon and evening, and this morning
MT o'clock the mercury fell to 6S de-
grees.
From that time on the temperature
again began to rise, and before noon to-
day had Jumped twenty points. to SS de-
grees. Things continued to grow warmer,
and this afternoon for the first time this
month went above 90 degrees.
Until vest erday the highest temperature
'tkis month had BEN So degrees, while
last year, during the first week of August,
the temperature. on three days. Mad been
above 30 degrees. reaching ga.5 one day
and BIS another The average tempera-
ture this year Is several degrees lower
than for the same week last year.
These figures are the official ones and
are taken at the High School. where the
greater elevation and the access OF winds
make the atmosphere considerably cooler
than in the centre Of the city, where the
heat is held by The pavements and the
close-built buildings and reflected strongly.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
DECREE, NEW WIFE
LATTER IGNORANT ZASA HAD
OBTAINED DIVORCE.
Has Him Arrested for Desertion and
Non-Support-Brought Bride
Back to Newark

Charged with deserting his wife and
child and failing to provide support
for them for six years, Riccolletti Zasa,
3S years old, well-to-do Italian, was
arrested last night at 222 Bergen street.
where he was found by Court Officers
Eckerlein and Rommeihs living with
bride of less than a year. With him
was found his son, Anthony, whom he
is charged with failing to provide sup
port for for six years.
Zasa spent the night in the First
Precinct Station, while his bride, a
California woman, sat up crying her
eyes out. Today the couple appeared in
court, Zasa to answer the complaint
sworn out by Carmella Zasa, whom
he married many years ago in Italy
and from whom he obtained divorce
last October in California.
Zasa was released in the custody Of
his counsel, j. Victor DAloia, who ex-
hibited the final decree of a divorce
obtained by Zasa in California. The
divorce was granted in July, 1905, and
in October of the same year Zasa met,
wooed and won Victoria Calvi, an ac-
complished Italian woman, of the coast.
On remarrying he came back to this
city and has lived at 222 Bergen street
since coming here. His first wife, not
hearing of his divorce, swore out a
complaint against him in July, and the
police have been looking for the man
since.
Though he claims that he has never
been out of the city since October, the
police were unable to find Zasa until
yesterday, when his first wife pointed
him out to them. Zasa protested
against his arrest. He was arraigned
on the charge this morning and was
first held in $500 bonds for trial tomor-
row by Acting Judge Yuill, but when
the papers were exhibited showing the
decree of divorce granted by Justice
M. M. Hyland, of California, 1t was de-
cided to parole the prisoner in the GUS
tody of his counsel.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
"PRlEST" KILLS
PROPRIETOR
OF HOTEL
Fatally Wounds Victims
Twin BrOther--Was at
Hotel With Woman.

PITTSBURG, Aug. S.-Ludwig Scze-
giel, said to be an unattached Polish
priest of Chicago, walked into a south
side hotel at I'LL Carson street early
today, and without warning, 1t is said,
whipped out .38-calibre revolver and
opened fire upon the two proprietors,
twin brothers named Steven and
Andrew Starzynski. Steven died with
Andrew cannot recover.
The cause of the shooting is shroud-
ed in mystery.
Sczegiel, who was arrested, main
tains a sullen silence, and nothing
could be learned from either of his VIC
Tins.
When Sczegiel came to Pittsburg
about ten days ago he went to the
hotel kept by the brothers, accom-
panied by q woman whom he intro
duced as his housekeeper. They Sc
cured an apartment of two rooms The
woman, who gave her name as Fran
cisca Sprock, is held as suspicious
person. She denies all knowledge of
the shooting. Sczegiel, 1t is said, had
been drinking heavily ever since he
arrived in the city.
1t was stated by Mrs. Starzynski,
wife of Andrew, that about ten min
utes before the shooting a noise was
heard in the apartments occupied by
Sczegiel and the woman. Her husband,
she says, went upstairs andN repri-
manded the pair for making dis
turbance. He then went downstairs
and Joined his brother in the dining
room. In few minutes, she says, the
supposed priest appeared in the door
way and opened fire.
The prisoner wears the partial dress
Of clergyman, although his attire
does not indicate to what denomina-
tion he belongs. The police authorities
do not believe the man is member
of any clerical order, but that he had
purpose in assuming the priestly
garb.
CHICAGO. Aug. s.-The name Of
Ludwig Sczegiel does not appear in
the city directory, and inquiry among
clergymen of the Polish churches failed
to reveal anybody who knew of him.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
MASKED MEN
ROB AGENT
AT STATION
Got Erie Railroad Cash
at 2 O'clock This
Morning.

Masked robbers twice appeared in
this city during the night, their first
victims being Robert Shearle, of 51s
Broad street and a woman compan-
ion, who were held up by three
masked men in Ballantine Parkway at
the entrance to Branch Brook Park
shortly before ten o'clock last night.
A few hours later Alfred C. Bash.
who lives in New York, the night ticket
agent and telegraph operator ct the
Fourth avenue station on the Newark
branch of the Erie railroad. was held
up at the point of a revolver In his
office, by what was supposed to be the
same men. and compelled to hand over
all the money in the cash drawer or
surrender his life. In both instances
the men made good their escape.
Shortly after o'clock this morning
two masked men walked up to the
Fourth avenue station Of the Erie
Railroad. One of them, through the
window of the ticket office facing on
the platform, placed a hand in which
he held a revolver. The man ordered
Bash to hand him every cent in the
cash drawer. The man had a COM
panion. who was also masked.
Bash was taken by surprise, but
quickly recovered his wits and hesi-
tated to comply. He was thinking of
means to escape. The office is a small
(COntinued on Third Page.)
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
HAYES
FORCED TO
RESIGN
Chairman VroOm, the Secre-
tary and Other Trustees
May Follow Suit.
Especial to the Evening star.l

TRENTON, Aug. s.-Warden Hayes
Of the State Hospital for the Insane
resigned at a meeting of the board of
managers of the hospital here today.
The resignation is to take effect Sep
tember l.
The meeting of the managers was
held behind closed doors. After War
den Hayes had been in the room awhile
smiling, but would say nothing. Later
1t was learned that he had resigned.
The resignation was undoubtedly
forced, as Hayes had declared yester-
day that he would stick.
The candidates mentioned for the
position of warden are former Sheriff
Samuel C. Atchley and Fred Katzen-
bach.
It is also said that Chairman Vroom
and Mr. Wright. of the board of man
ayers, will resign. Secretary Scam
moll will follow suit, report says.
The medical committee of the board
announced today that a permanent medi-
cal director for the hospital would be Sc
Iected to succeed DIR. Ward. as Or. Raffer-
ty, the acting director, is not desirous of
in the position.
If a competent and reliable man can
not be obtained in New Jersey the, COM
mitteemen sny they will go outside the
state for one.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
CLOTHESAF
LEAPS FROM
BARGE
Captain LELAND Picked Up
in Staten Island Sound
UnCOnsciOus-=May Die.
[speclaI % the EvenIng starl

ELIZABETH, Aug. s.-Tobias Le-
hand. captain of oil barge No. 3, of
the Service Coast Line of Jersey City,
twice narrowly escaped death early
this morning in fire which destroyed
the. barge as it lay in Staten Island
Sound off Bayway.
Captain LELAND was in his cabin
when shortly after midnight he thought
he detected an odor of burning timber.
When ,he started for the deck he was
halted by the blaze. The oil in the for
ward tank had exploded. He turned
to look for place of refuge. but be-
fore he could make his escape his cloth
ing had caught fire and his arm and
left. side were terribly burned.
His clothes all afame, he leaped into
the waters of the Sound, but in his
descent struck an iron chain hanging
over the side of the barge, broke his
leg and fell unconscious into the water.
BY this time the fire departments of
Elizabeth and the Central Railroad
were on the scene. The captain had
not been in the water more than half
minute when he was rescued by Hugh
McCaffery, an oysterman. who went
to his aid in a rowboat
A Central Railroad train which had
carried the fire fighters to the scene
rushed the injured man back to Eliza
beth. where he was placed in the Eliza
beth General Hospital. He may die.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
TAKES IN NEW PLAYERS.
Seven Additional Entries in the Contest
at the Longwood Cricket Club,
Near Boston.

BOSTON. Aug S.-Seven individual
players and five double teams were still
in the running when the play was re-
sumed today in the annual tennis tour
nament at the Longwood Cricket Club.
The survivors in the singles for the
Longwood Cup were Robert Leroy, r.
d. Little, w. Grant and Clarence Ho-
bart, of New York; f. c. Colston, of
Baltimore, and N. p Hallowell and
r. C. Seaver, of the local club. In
the doubles for the eastern champion
ship, there remain Wright and Little,
Larned and Clothier. Dabney and Low
ering. Grant and Westfall and the
johnson brothers.
The committe sent Wylie G. Grant.
of New York. and N. p. Ha1lowell, Of
Boston, to the first singles court FOR the
day, reserving the doubles match for
the latter part of the afternoon.