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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
TOURIST SLEEPER
CUT OUT

1t is announced from Portland
that the use of tourist sleepers will
be abandoned on the Great North
ern hereafter. The order applies
to the entire system. The tourist
sleeper has become the popular
sleeping car and was a great con-
venience to people Of moderate
mean when travelling. The order
will compel this class of travellers
to use a Pullman coach or sit up
hereafter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14

The government may sue to
dissolve the trust. Philip Stewart,
long opposed to the present regime,
is likely instrumental in the
move. He recently conferred with
Roosevelt.
Senator Crowley, democrat, this
morning introduced a resolution
asking the appointment of nine
members to assist the government
In investigating the smelter trust
and Simon Guggenheim's connec-
ton herewith.
He was defeated by party vote
and record of the motion expunged.
Crowley said he wanted to give the
republicans chance to clear their
skirts of sensational charges.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
$3.50 FOR SANDER

The jury in Judge Huneke's court
Saturday night reached a verdict
in the suit for SANDER brought by
Bessie Childs against William O.
Childs, her brother-in-law. The
sealed verdict was read this morn
ing and gave her judgment for
$3.50. She asked for $4,000. Charles
Childs, her husband, was fighting
with William and during the fracas
William called Bessie names.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
BIG COPPER STRIKE

OGDEN, Utah, Jan. IA big
strike was made by the Lakeside
Copper Co. 20 miles from this city.
Native copper running SO per cent
was found in large quantity, the
vein being 40 feet wide. A big
rush to the scene is on. Miners
think it the biggest thing ever
found west of the Rocky range.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14

the train by local democrats, as
their arrival was not expected until
this morning.
Prominent democrats visited Mr..
Bryan yesterday. Mayor Daggett
today received letter from A. r.
Titlow, Of Tacoma, chairman of the
state central committee, saying a
81 dinner was to be rendered Bryan
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
TO GUST THE GANG.

1t is claimed that the old railroad
Ankeny crowd who have controlled
the state senate for years will be
ousted at this session of the state
legislature. Twenty-four senators
are said to be in the combine to
give the people of the state more
representative government.
Besides favoring the direct prim
airy law the insurgents" demand
economy and a square deal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
MORE B. E. 0.
VICTIMS

PITTSBURG, Jan. 14.-Another
wreck occurred on the Baltimore &
Ohio this morning at Dehaven, the
Chicago express colliding with a
switch engine in the fog. Engineer
Myers was killed and Fireman Lew
Is fatally injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14

Spokane's fight for reasonable
freight rates against the unjust dis
ordinations of the Northern Pa
cific, Great Northern, Union Pacific
and o. r. & N. system, in favor OF
coast points, began at 10 o'clock
this morning in Judge Remnants de-
partment of the superior court.
Commissioners Prouty and Lane,
of the interstate commerce commits
sion, presided.
Just before the noon hour the city
introduced F. H. McEwen, former
chief clerk and commercial agent
of the Great Northern railway, who
had the effect Of a bomb thrown
into the camp Of the railroads
There followed a scurrying and
whispering among the attorneys OF
the latter, who evidently did not
count upon the city producing a
witness who has been so closely In
touch with the inner workings OF
the railroads. Until the morning
session closed at 1890 O'Clock Mr..
McEwen put in the time designating
and explaining a voluminous set OF
rates now in effect and explaining
the differentials whereby Spokane
was Disseminated against.
The hearing began with Commits.
sioner Prouty's explanation that all
proceedings were to be extremely
informal, as the commission only
wanted to get at the facts as ex
peditiously as possible.
Brooks Adam, of Boston, made
the opening statement for the city
in which he styled the railroads as
the most domineering Of all high
ways, with the power Of exactly
from the public any money II
pleased, unless they were interfered
with by competition or the inter
vention of the government. He
styled the railroads as public tax
collectors and said they stand in
the same position as a tax collector
appropriating the public's money tc
their own enterprises and thereby
becoming embeZzlers. They are
justified in reserving a reasonable
amount Of money on their invest
ment as fund against deprecia
ton, but anything beyond that they
are accountable for to the public
in the relation of guardians. He re
hearsed the history of railroad
building in the West and told how
he admired James j. Hill and the
way he had established himself and
his interests. He said Hill hat
agreed to give Spokane as good
rates as any city in the West, and
received in return great rights OF
way and terminal sites so as tc
make Hill impregnable. Hill did not
carry out this contract. He found
it more profitable to keep high
rate and pocket the money.
Adams told Of the conspiracy
whereby Hill got control of the
Northern Pacific and the Burlington
and thereby became the absolute
monarch OF this section, skillfully
fencing in Spokane. Hill took out
s17,300.000 Of which he is account
able for to the people.
Spokane was absolutely in Hills
power and there was no means OF
resistance until the interstate com.
merce laws passed. Hill has exer.
cised an absolute despotism here
Adams begged the commissioners
to do justice between Spokane and
those in power. He said the pres
n -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
ARCHBISHOP
IS BURIED

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE
remains of the late Archbishop
Montgomery were inferred this af-
ternoon. Services at the church
and the funeral pageant were the
most magnificently impressive in
the history Of the coast.
Fully 5000 members of Catholic
societies formed part of the pro-
cession. Archbishop Riordan threw
the first clod Of earth on the coffin
when it was lowered into the
grave.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
SMASH.UP. ON s. P

OGDEN, Jan. 14.-The Southern
Pacific fast mail, westbound, No. 8,
consisting of mail cars, baggage,
diner and four Pullman cars went in
the ditch at Gartney, no miles west
of this city at 3 o'clock this morn
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14

trolls the coal business of the North.
west. They will boycott any Duluch
or Superior firms selling to out
siders. If the retailers combine
assumes control of the entire trade
it should have anticipated the de-
fnand and not expect the railroads
to supply towns car at time.
'"The responsibility should rest on
the retailers at present controlling
the business and not upon u.s."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. a..
In the assembly and senate today
bills were presented to prevent dis
elimination in oil carrying. Also
bill respectively making it felony
punishable by Imprisonment of
from one to 10 years to start forest
fires
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14

his honor at Masonic temple.
Mrs. Bryan Is a personal friend
Of Miss Helen Dean, of the Spokane
high school, and through the latter
has met a number of prominent
Spokane ladies today.
Miss Dean gives dinner at DAY.
exports in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan tomorrow evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE
FOUND PLENTY

BUXTON, Iowa. Jan. 14.-How-
ard Burgess went into Marion
Thompson's restaurant this morn
ing with big knife, saying:
II came in to clean out the
house"
Thompson shot and killed Bur.
CESS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
BITTEN BY NEGRO, NURSE
GOES INSANE.

DAYTON. o., Jan. 14-Miss Grace
Merrill, student nurse at the Miami
Valley hospital. who was bitten on
the arm some time ago by vicious
negro patient, has become dement,
ed and was taken to her home at
Johnburg, VT. 1t is feared she will
never recover.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
RATEF|CHT HEARING
BEGINS IN SPOKANE
10000 CO ooooooos

Q Q o . o Q CO o Q o o o
Spokanes complaint alleges that freight this
city those Seattle Portland plus
the local those points
kane dealers not allowed ship articles taking the
mixed carloads,
get carload rate to purchase entire carload upon
commodities Chicago takes lower than New York ship
mens Spokane the dygoods Chicago
York the coast being SO hundred Chca
Spokane $780, and from New York to Spokane $45
complaint further shows that
railroads practically rebuilt their lines
sides paying dividends and that the surplus
between the actually
tersae from Spokane and would be
charged, if Spokane had the same rates the coast
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
RESUME INQUIRY.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. a.
The interstate commerce commits
sion today resumed inquiry into the
B. & o. wreck on Dec. 30, in which
As were killed. Operator Dutro was
held responsible by the coroner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14

ing. Engineer Kiesly, of Ogden, is
under his engine dead.
Fireman Ware was badly scalded
and will die.
Three mail clerks, baggagemen
and a number of passengers are in
jured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
BRYAN STEALS MARCH
ON LOCAL DEMOCRATS

there Jan. 81. Mayor Daggett will
be there and wishes all others who
expect to attend from this city to
send in their names.
Mr. Bryan speaks Tuesday even
ing at the high school, after which
he will attend the dinner given In
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
HE ASKS
REFORMS

DES MONIES, Jan. 14.-The mes
sage Governor Cummins will send
to the legislature recommends q
cent fare, calls for investigation Of
freight rates and asks limitation of
working hours for railroad men.
The governor thinks all city alder
men should be elected at large.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14

William Jennings Bryan left
Spokane this morning for Moscow,
Idaho, where he speaks tonight.
Mrs. Bryan remained here at her
apartments in the Spokane hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan arrived Sun
day morning and were not met at
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
COLUMBIA FROZEN OVER

PORTLAND, Jan. 14.-The entire
Northwest is experiencing the cold.
est weather In many years and fuel
shortage throughout the country
adds to the suffering. The Column
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14

bia river is frozen over at Vancou.
yer and all navigation on the upper
river blocked. The Willamette Is
filled with floating ice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
five DIE IN
EXPLOSION

CLINTON, Ind, Jan. 14.-Joseph
Wolf, John Herman, Peter Letter
witch and two others were killed in
a mine explosion here this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14

In stageand just the actor discussing with interest the
pretty Miss Helene Rulings the heatrc
The marriage Oakland CAL where all Of the
theatrical Francisco the other cities gathered
and heaped their congratulations
charming personality the
leading the Heir the Hurrah Spokane last
Friday Saturday.
acting place beside her brother
!n the for trumphs of the stage.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
ENDORSE THE DISMISSAL.

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. lathe
house today unanimously adopted a
resolution endorsing the presidents
dismissal of negro troops.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
The Past Reviewed.

In article published over his signature in the
Lewiston (Idaho) Tribune, A. F. Parker of Grange
vle Idaho, whose Democracy is a matter of record,
calls attention to the election of 1892 and the
sequences of the subsequent attitude of the leaders
of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Cleveland was placed in the White House by
an overwhelming vote and a Democratic Congress
took possession of National legislation Two years
later the House Democratic majority exchanged
for Republican majority, and four years later the
Senate passed into control of the Republicans who
have since managed all the departments of the Gov
eminent.
The Democratic administration and the Democratic
Congress followed the course marked out for them
by the representatives of the interests that have
Just unloaded panic the country and ignored
the financial and business demands of the constitu-
ency of expectant millions that had placed them in
power.
In the course of the Cleveland administration
financial panic ensued and when the time came to
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
Republican Convention Called.

Chicago secured the Republican National conven-
ton and June 10th next is the date fixed for the
opening of the quadrennial session of the presden-
tlal nominating body of the political party now in
power. There were three contestants for the honor
and the profit of the gathering-C Chicago, Kansas
City and Denver-and Chicago was an easy winner
receiving thirty-one of the votes of the committee
to eighteen for Kansas City and four for Denver.
The call was issued on Sunday, the 8th inst. by
the full committee 1t provides that the convention
shall consist of four delegates at large from each
State two delegates for each representative at large
two delegates from each Congressional district and
from each of the territories of Arizona New Mexico
and Hawaii and from the District of Columbia and
Alaska, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands For
each delegate an alternate may be chosen.
Such is to be the composition of the convention
The committee took pains to say that all electors
without regard to past political afiation would be
permitted to participate in the primary gatherings
leading up to the selection of delegates to the Ma
tional convention. The delegates are to be chosen
between the 10th of January and the 10th of May
preceding the date of the convention These are the
preliminary arrangements for what will probably
prove to be of the most interesting and exciting
conventions of the Republican party Eliminating
Mr.. Roosevelt from the contest there is no SEM
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14

bance of settled purpose in behalf of any man
on the part of the Republican party
1t is weakened by differences of vital Importance
represented by its several factions and is staggering
under sudden blow of financial panic It's mem
bers have been told so often that business dis
turbance could manifest itself under Republican
management and the fiction has been so we'll
tanned by accidental circumstances that weakening
of faith treads closely the heels of the October
crisis Much Wanted immunity from commercial
disaster cannot now be invoked to delude the voting
public into the imagined security of Republican
victory at the polls
Among all the aspirants for the high honor to
be conferred by the Republican convention none has
yet been able to place more than two States
to his credit and each has strong opposition to en-
counter in the debatable States The party has yet
to concentrate upon leader wearing the plume of
a Mckinley or a Roosevelt and in its distraught
condition its annual convention will become a
matter of more than passing interest at home and
abroad
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

elect another President the Governmental associates
of the interests joined in opposition to the choice
of the Democratic party and defeated him. In his
graphic way, Mr.. Parker proceeds with the
recital:
1t is useless now to chew the rag on the issues
which split the Democratic party wide open and, in
the succeeding elections of 1894, reversed the big
Democratic majority in the House into an equally
large Republican majority. Undeniably Cleveland
and his safe and sane Democratic associates
sincere in their contentious behalf of the gold
standard and putocracy; but they certainly did not
represent the rank and file of the Democratic party.
In fact the resentment of the rank and file went
so far as to permanently retire to private life such
safe and sane conservative Democrats as Cleve-
land, together with Carlisle and Watterson of Ken
lucky, Vance and Ransom of North Carolina, Voor-
heeS of Indiana and other equally illustrious Demo
Gratis in and out of Congress who sacrificed their
own beliefs on financial issues and followed the
brazen calf of the gold standard which Cleveland
Carllsle-W atterson had set up With the honorable
exception Of Hoke Smith, now Governor of the
good old Democratic State of Georgia, every men,
Der of the Cleveland administration antagonized
Bryan in the memorable campaign of 1896, and each
OF them, with the exception noted have been perma-
nently retired to private life by the indignant and
outraged Democracy and all who are now living are
affiliated with the frenzied fnanciers who in 1885,
claimed to be the defenders of the National honor"
The public will have to admit that all things came
to pass as portrayed by Mr.. Parker and in making
the admission it will be brought into serious con-
slderat1on of the immediate past and the unpleasant
present. The Republican administration and the
Republican Congress have not been responding to
the demands of the millions of their constituents and
opportunity seems ripe for repetition of the vista
ton of party punishment that retired to oblivion
all the Democrats of the Cleveland school,
For time the present administration fought "the
interests" through an unwilling Congress- but it has
finally succumbed to the pressure that wrought such
an effect Cleveland and his allies during the per-
iod of 1926 The administration is helpless in the
clutches of panic that may have been produced
for that eectfor the interests" are able to create
financial crises at will, through their control of the
supply of gold
Opportunity is ripe for political revolution that
may change the entire complexion of the Govern
ment, executive and legislative
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
A Tariff Created Trust.

The persuasive force behind 27S newspapers of all
shades of political opinion, organized for vigorous
warfare, is to be employed against the tariff which
enables the manufacturers of paper to levy unearned
tribute the publishers of newspapers. These
publishers CHARGE through their committee that
unlawful combinations of paper makers have been
organized recently, that artificial stimulation of
prices has been accomplished and that judicial pro-
hibition of such efforts has been disobeyed."
A resolution adopted by the organization states
that it is the of the associated publishers that
the duty on printing paper, wood pulp and all ma
teria entering into the manufacture of printing pa
per should be Immediately repealed.
The President of the United States is asked to
give attention to the existence of trade conspiracy
by which the makers of paper arranged for an adj
of SIP ton upon paper supplied during the
current year and announced advance of an addi-
tonal $40 per ton for the next year These advances
will net the paper combine $1OOOOO0O for the first
year and $19,000,000 for the second year.
The combination that is able to impose its
prices upon consumers instituted twelve years
ago. The publishers organization has ascertained
that the first step in the conspiracy taken while
the Dingey tariff bill was pending, when the lobby
lists of the embryo trust induced Congress to levy
heavy duties upon manufactured paper and the
products that enter into the manufacture of paper.
With that much accomplished the completion of
the trust was easy and it was soon able to fix the
prices all the products of the mills.
The evidence of the publishers appears to
c1usivey show that high tariff protective tariff it is
called was wholly responsible for the organization
of the paper trust and that the high tariff that
keeps out importatons is sustaining the trust.
This is the trust that dissolved by order of
the Federal court at ST. Paul, but it speedily
reorganized on another basis and is preying upon
the public with its o1d-tme voracity. The Federal
Department of Justice is asked by the publishers
organization to give its attention to what is prac
teal violation of the order of the court through
which the intentions of a trust destroying admin
istraton were overcome about as violently the
highwayman accomplishes a job of pundering.
The cause of the paper consumers is an interesting
one. If they get into the court of public
opinion they will be able to convince the country that
high tariff breeds and nurtures trusts and that the
trust destroying laws nuified through the
sion of the edcts of the courts by the representa-
tives of monopolistic combinations.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14

1t is believed by the New York Journal of Com
merce that credit is due the Secretary of the
Treasury for yielding to impression of error and
stopping the sale of the Government certificates of
Indebtedness before he had gone deeply into the
$1OO,OOOoOO he had ordered printed In kindly
way, the Journal of Commerce expresses its belief
that Mr.. Cortelyou ought to have sought competent
advice, needing himself the training and experience
that equps the expert fnancer. Instead, says the
New York paper, with the selfconhdence of fail
ure to comprehend he venttred boldly where angels
Of finance might have feared to tread, or rather
would never have thought of treading"
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
The Source of Trouble.

In discussion of the troubles that have spread
themselves the country, the Philadelphia North
American discusses the cause of condition that
ought not to exist:
The institutions that are in trouble their trou-
bles not to any incidents accidents of legitimate
banking, but to gambling. The disclosures OF the
last few months not of neWfound evil practices.
Wall street the vrtuOus pose of being
shocked by the traction scandal and the use of
chain of banks adjunct to stock jobbng. These
practices, known by the public, have been
known for years by Wall street and by well-in-
formed bankers throughout the country. The cover
is off now, at least partly lifted. But the malo
dOrOuS that has long been SteW1ng beneath
is not of new mixing.
Upon the same subject, an article in the New York
World contributed by Judge A. J. Dttenhoefer,
says:
Now is the time to consider what measures should
be taken to prevent the recurrence in the future of
such financial debauchery has prevailed within
the last year two. The root of the evil lies in
the stock exchange ticker. Eradicate the root and
to a large extent the evil will be eliminated Every
day of the year the ticker is made to spread broad
cast false and fictitious quotations of the value of
corporate securities held by the high nancers" to
enable them to unload on the outside public They
make fake sales, which run off on the ticker as
genuine, and the public believing that the sales have
actually been made, fooled into purchasing them
at the ticker prices. When the financiers have
loaded a sufficient quantity the prices are depressed
by them in the manner, to the great loss of
the persons who bought them at the fictitious ticker
prices, and then the fnanciers buy them back and
unload them again. and SO the endless chain is kept
up 1t is regular bunCO game.
The counsel of wisdom suggests that the source
of be abolished. The gamblers of the racing
course, of the roulette wheel and the faro box rep
resentatives of small delnquencies are beset by the
contrivances of law and the mandatory commands
Of police systems, while the gamblers that strew
wreckage over forty-sx States are legazed by the
laws consent to their transactions.