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the State and clear expositions Of the
States policy in regulating corporate
Interests. Leading members Of the
bar sat throughout the arguments as
if they were in school again learning
the law. People who may have doubt
ed the wisdom and justice Of The pres
ent administration in pressing public
rights against individual monopoies
went away with full and intense con-
viction on the reasons and rights Of
this activity.
Judge Hines began the argument
for the State Thursday, and Mr..
Wimbish was concluding it when
court adjourned until Friday. For
the first time Thursday morning ex-
Senator Spooner, representing the
road, began to take notes.
After having show The futility Of
the contention, as made by opposing
counsel, that the governor would ex-
ercise no discretionary power in exc
cutting the order Of the Railroad Com
mission, Judge Harris called atten-
tion to the glaring error in a quota
tion the road . counsel had made FROM
the Gambler OvsrytRoet ast. The bill
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17

shall not fatten through tyrannies
upon the people of the State"
In answering the allegations Of Mr..
Lawton, that for twenty-seven years
the railroads Of Georgia had been
prosecuted by the commission, and in
some instances driven into bank
ruptcy, Judge Hines remarks were
particularly interesting.
AS to Bankrupting Roads.
''In the first place" he said, "the
Central Of Georgia has not been in
existence twenty-seven years. That
much of the statement is a remark
able bit of extravaganza. As to the
charge that the commission has driven
roads to bankruptcy, why hasn' t coun-
sci cited some examples of his claimf
The Central Of Georgia Railroad went
into bankruptcy through gross mis-
management. It was the victim Of
financial debauchment, spectacular
picture of frenzied finance. Dishon-
esty and not the Railroad Commission
thrust this road into bankruptcy"
In the crowded United States court
room ex-senator John c. Spoonsr, all
Continued on Page TwelvA)
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filed by the road quotes the act as
reading: "An action for recovery
shall be brought in the name Of the
State by direction Of the governor. :"
This is an incorrect quotation. The
Candler-Overstreet bill reads, as a
matter of fact, thus: Gan action may
be brought and shall be
brought in the name of the State by
direction Of the governor.
"Under this reading" said Judge
Harris, "it is foolish to contend that
a thousand suits day might be
brought against railroad. No sane
official would fall into such stupidity.
The object of the bill is clearly to
enforce the law in wise and effect
i've manner. 1t means this and moth
ing further.''
Slurs Repudiated.
Judge Harris repudiated the slurs
that have been cast upon the Rail-
road Commission and the good faith
cf the administration. SIT is the wish
of the commission and all other Off
cials," he declared, "that corporate
enterprises, together with all others
in Georgia, shall prosper. But they
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17
Relief Before Injury Asked by CenhaI Railroad

"In this suit the Central Of Geor-
gial Railroad is not fighting confsca-
ton, as it alleges. 1t is fighting reg
ulation by the State. Judge James
X. Hines.
''The Central of Georgia is seek
ing relief from the court before it
has yet suffered an injury. AT
torney w. A. Wimbish.
These two statements made Thurs
day morning by attorneys represent
ing the State of Georgia in its main
tenance Of 2 1-2 cents passenger
fare against the efforts of the Central
of Georgia road is now making in
the United States court to have that
reduced fare annulled through proc
ess Of injunction, epitomize the ar
gument that the State has offered both
on the side Of established laws and
Icommon justice.
N Thursday was by far the most not
Aable day Of this far-reaching suit.
The speeches Of Judges Hines and At
'torney Wimbish were not only master
works Of comprehensive argument and
subtle legal knowledge, but they were
also vindications Of the officials Of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

| 100000 acres; Blackfoot. Mon
tana, 100000 acres: Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, 10000 acres; Semhi, Idaho,
1900 acres; Yakima, Washington,
1,145,000 acres; Colville, Washing
ton, 100000 acres.
This makes total of 4,910,560
acres. Divided into tracts of 100
acres it would make 30,691 home
steads. But the homesteads in
some of the reservations will be
limited to 40 acres each. SO this
will bring the total number close
to $4,000. The 40-acre homesteads
will be in reclamation districts, and
will be under government irriga-
ton.
The first reservation to be open
ed will be Lower Brule. Home
seekers will have until Oct. to
file applications for lottery tickets
in the big drawing, which will take
place the following week at Pierre.
The value of the land has been
appraised at from $1.25 to 81 an
acre, to be paid in annual install
mentS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02
6 REF CITY news

Justice J. d. Hinkle, of the DO
lice court, returned last night from
a months trip to ST. Louis and
other points.
Pickpockets yesterday robbed
DIR. Hagen, 722 Augusta av., of 8
purse containing $40 in gold while
he was aboard a w. w. p. street
car en- route to the fairgrounds.
Leo OHarra, of Republic, re
| ported to the police last night that
he had been robbed of $35 while
he slept at the Lynne lodging
| house.
Mrs. c. Smith, who lives east OF
Stafford addition, reported to the
police this morning that she lost
handbag containing a check fol-
$685. and Sc in cash somewhere on
Riverside av.
j. l.. Smith, who has been stop
ping at the Ondawa Inn, reported
to the police this morning that
someone stole his paper hangers
tools out of his grip.
Barney Lavell, jailer of the
Butte police department. is visiting
Jailer James Fftzharris of the 10.
cal department for few days. He
has been to the coast and Is on
his way home.
H. j. Poffenroth, who lives at
the Cliff House, reported to the
police last night that he gave the
candy boy at the Columbia theater
$40 and that he failed to return
with any change.
Imperial lodge, l. o. o. F., will
hold an open meeting tomorrow
evening in the hall il the Symons
block. A musical program will be
followed by social dance
The first meeting this season OF
the young ladies' sodality of the
church of Our Lady of Lourdes
will be held this evening at the
school,
The Foresters of America will
conduct funeral services for James
Cahill from Buchanan's undertak.
ing establishment at 2 p. m. tomor.
row.
Rebekah lodges of district No.
will meet in annual session at 10
m. Tuesday in Odd Fellows hall.
Degree work by local lodges will
be given in the afternoon and
evening.
Gov. Mead, who is now in this
city, has signed a pardon for Les
lie T. Gardiner, sentenced to Is
years from Bellingham for criminal
assault in 1903. Gardiner has
served the minimum sentence for
his crime.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

WASHINGTON, Oct 2.-Five
millions of the new International
postage stamp, agreed upon last
year at the Rome pos;aI congress,
will be issued next month, and will
be on sale in the United States
thereafter. The stamp was design
ed by M. Eugene Grasset, of Paris,
and is being printed in Switzer-
land
The stamp is really coupon,
measuring nearly A by 3 inches.
The vignet represents the figure of
a goddess as a messenger of peace
from one hemisphere to another.
The coupon may be exchanged
for a regular cent stamp or one
o. equivalent value in any of the
countries that have accepted the
agreement. This will allow any
one writing to foreign country to
| inclose a stamp for return post
age. There is no doubt that it will
also be used in small way as an
international money order.
The countries that have entered
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. q
Ho, We homeseekers, hike for the
west!
Uncle Sam is planning to distrib-
ute during the coming year nearly
100000 acres of land to about 35,-
600 people. How would you like
to one of the number?
This will be the biggest distribu-
ton made by the United States
government since Oklahoma was
opened for settlement. The land is
located on eight different Indian
reservation in four states. Nearly
all of it is regarded as first class
for farming purposes.
While the regulations for it's dis
posal have so far been announced
for only one reservation, it has
been decided to open all of the
tracts by the lottery system. The
reservations, with their acreage,
follow:
Lower Brule, South Dakota. S.
$50 acres; Rosebud, South Dakota,
$4,000 acres; Flathead. Montana,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02
TO RAISE RATE
ON BONDS

A special committee of the whole
council will meet tonight to con-
slider the proposition of passing a
new ordinance increasing the in
terest rate on the $780, 100 bridge
bonds authorized by the last cleo
ton from 4 to Az per cent. No
bids were received at 4 per cent.
1t is understood, though, that the
entire issue can be sold at Az
per cent.
The meeting will also take up
the question of hiring an expert
for the Monroe st. bridge, PROPOSE
tons from VIM. H. Burr of New
York and j. A. l.. Waddell of Kan
sas City, having been received.
The council is also expected to
authorize the board of public
works to enter into contracts with
the Washington Water Power Co.
Traction Co., 0. X. & n. and Spo
kane & International railroads fOl
| part payment of cost of new
bridges on Monroe St, Howard ST
and Washington st.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02
one MORE VICTIM

Fearing to face her mother and
confess her plight, Hazel Heise, II
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Heise, E1315 Pacific av.,
chose a life of shame in resort
conducted in Tacoma by Pete
Sandberg. 1t was there the Ia
coma police, following a letter of
inquiry from Chief or Police Rice
here, found her Then she told a
pitiful story of her betrayal in this
city, her misrepresenting to her
mother that she was going to Seat
tie as companion to q woman
friend. and final location in Pete
Sandberg's dive. She will be re-
turned. Miss Heise was formerly
a stenographer foI the Spokane
Relish & Catsup Co, sos Empire
State building.
Mr.. Heise went to Tacoma last
night and will bring his daughter
home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02
7OMES7EADERS DEADLY RIFLE
DEFEAT rs CORPORA TON ATLAST

DULUTH. Oct. Backing his
position with a rifle, John Deitz, OF
Cameron Dam, Sawyer county,
Wis, has waged a successful four
year war with the Chippewa Lum-
Der & Boom Co.. the county, state
and United States.
Deitz claims Cameron dam is his
property. He lives in cabin on
the crest of a hill overlooking the
dam, through which the lumber
company had to sluice its logs to
market. Deitz demanded 10 cents
for every 1000 feet of timber that
went over the dam, and war was
declared.
The company wen, 20 court and
sent sheriff. marshals and militia
to the Thornapple river country,
where Deitz held the fort, ably sup
ported by his wife and family Of
six children.
The man hunters were chased
from the vicinity by the songs of
80 caliber rifle bullets before they
had opportunity to serve papers
upon the beseiged. This continued
for four years, while 100000 feet
of lumber piled up back of the
dam.
Try as it would, the lumber COM
pany could not sluice the logs. One
determined man who refused to go
into court, because he said he had
seen poor men defeated by corpor-
ations before, backed by his fam
lily and battery of rifles. with
stood the armies sent to get him,
and guarded the dam, which is in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02
B. M. BROWN
Mission Worker Who Startles
Millionaires.

cereal manufacturer he has started
the strangest campaign for foreign
missionaries ever heard of Hereto
fore missionaries and preachers
who wanted money couldn't get by
the Office boy of the broker or
banker. Brown does.
THE Christian church is asleep"
said Mr. Brown. ut needs some.
thing to wake it up. If my meth
DDS are little unusual they are
the common sense principles of
business. | reach the individual
and sho whim, then he is often
willing to invest"
This explains Browns follow-up
system Of missionary letters. Writ
ten on such high grade of sta
tionery, they generally get by the
private secretary.
Here is a sample of their con-
tents that might discomfort a stock
gambler just after a big killing:
Your fortune does not belong to
you. II is held by you only in trust,
Are you using it under Gods direc-
ton! Ii not, why not!
One man replied to a query like
this:
Having secured what have by
hard work, | feel that my judgment
in distributing it is of much more
value than yours, as you had nc
hand in getting it,
That did not phase Mr.. Brown
He Went around and called on the
writer. He now expects large do
nation.
The office building evangelist
is 80 years old. He worked his
way through Oberlin college ant
Princeton seminary by selling
books and insurance. With mum
Der of students he agreed to be
come a missionary. Deferred by
sickness, he took up insurance. His
success was phenomenal. But he
gave it up to go with the evangelis
Torrey and later opened his mis-
sion shop" in Chicago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02
UNIONS BUCK
TRUST To WIN

An active and aggressive cam
paign has been inauguerated by the
trustees of the new union laundry
10 put that institution on a footing
TO compete with any of the local
trust establishments. A commit
tee is visiting every union in the
city in an endeavor to interest
them in the enterprise.
Every legal safeguard has been
adopted to protect investors in
stock 1t is the intention of the
trustees to sell enough stock to
local unions 10 equip the plant with
up-to-date machinery. The unions
must take 20 per cent Of the stock.
Individual stock will be sold, but
no more than s25 worth to any one
man. In this way the unions
themselves will own and control
the plant and il will be next 70 i'm
possible for the local trust to buy
up n majority Of the stock and
throw the union out.
The laundry has had to refuse
hundreds of dollars worth of work.
some or the orders coming from
Coeur 'Alene and Seattle. In Sc
attic the union men are in the
same predicament that obtains
here, and the members of organ
lied labor in that city are willing
TO pay freight both ways if they
can have a union iajei on their
laundry.
In speaking to some of the local
unions last night James Steven
son, who is treasurer of the new
company, said:
I'VE have as union men launched
q number of projects, some of
which have been successful and
some which have not. In the pres
ent enterprise we hope to make
one big success and we need the
assistance of every patriotic union
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
the State of Washington, in and
for the County of Spokane.
In the matter of the estate of
Priscilla J. Lloyd, deceased
Notice is hereby given that all
persons having claims against said
estate are required to present them
to me for allowance at the Office of
Congress hotel, Sl2 Lincoln St,
Spokane, Spokane county Wash
ington, within twelve months after
the date of the first publication OF
this notice, or they will be forever
barred.
Date Of the first publication OF
this notice, Sept. IA, 1907.
LLLEN NJ. HALL,
Administrator Of the estate OF
Priscilla j. Lloyd, deceased.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02
Five WIRE FOR
JESUS CHRISTI

CHICAGO, Oct. benjamin M.
Brown, a former insurance man,
has stirred up a miniature cyclone
among the wealthy men of Chi
cago. He came only few months
ago, but every millionaire knows
he is here
Brown gave up a position with a
big insurance company at $4,000 a
year to be live wire for Jesus
Christ in Chicago" at pittance.
Backed by Chicago millionaire
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02
CITY SEXES PLANT

CASTLE ROCK, Wash, Oct. q
Dissatisfied with the water served
them by local company, the city
plunged into municipal ownership
last night by taking over the plant
and will operate it six months. In
that time the company must clean
and repair pipes ana water reser'
voirs. If the system is not salts
factory by the end of that period
the city will take the franchise
aWay
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02
NOTICE TO BOYS OVER 1
YEARS OF AGE

Many of our carriers make $12
to $33 per month.
They didn't all make that at the
start, but have worked up their
routes. Don't you think this is
worth investigating?
With us you own your route and
when you are through with 1t you
can sell it for good price.
If you are interested, come and
have a talk with Marshall, The
Press office, GIG Front av.
We have routes in most parts of
the city. +**
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

RICHMOND. Va, Oct. 2.-The
triennial convention of the Pro-
testent Episcopal church Of Ameri-
ca which opened In this city to-
day, brought together one of the
most notable bodies of churchmen
ever assembled in the south.
Az corresponding member of
the house OF bishops will sit the
special representative OF The Eng.
fish church, the Rt. Hon. and Rt.
Rev A. Il. WInnington-Ingram,
ID. d., LII. d., lord bishop OF East
London, who will be In Richmond
throughout the convention, and
who viii prexent to old Pratoa
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

church, at Williamsburg, the sec
ond Oldest in the United States
and the oldest in point of contin
uous service, specially bound AND
engraved bible, the gift of his
majesty King Edward.
Among the laymen who will at
tend the convention will be J
Pierpont Morgan, of New York
who has secured the Rutherford
mansion, in which he will enter
tain lavishly. Three generals Of
the army will also be in attend
ance; there will he senators and
governors and congressman and
many o.her noted people.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS

The Everett trades council has
appointed committee of seven
business men to induce millmen
to discharge Asiatics employed in
saw mills. The town is infested
with Hindus.
The supreme court has reversed
it's former decision in the case Of
c. w. Ide, in which the state poll
tax aw was declared invalid. The
new ruling is given under the poll
tax law of 1905.
Miss Anna Lonquist has sued the
estate of Carl T. Johnson, at North
Yakima, for 5000 wedding ex-
penses. She came under contract
from Chicago to marry Johnson.
He was dead when she arrived.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02
BROTHER ALSO SUSPECTED

SEATTLE, Oct. Burt Buril-
son, half brother of Charles Buril-
son, wanted for the murder of Mrs.
Agnes CovingtOn, has disappeared
from his home at Vancouver, B. c.
He sold out his belongings and
quietly left that city about Sept.
6. It is the belief of the police
that Burt Burilson is possibly with
the wanted men,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

into the agreement are: The Unit
ed States, Great Britain, France,
Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain,
British colonies, French colonies,
Egypt, Mexico, acknowledgements
ma, Sweden, Switzerland, Rouma,
mia, Japan, Siam, Korea, Greece,
Italy, Chile, Costa RIGA, Crete
Denmark, Luxembourg and Norway.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

man to bring this about. The
amount of money we are asking
for and which is needed is a mere
trifle compared with the wealth
and numbers of the local unions,
and we are confident that by a lit
tie united effort at this particular
time we will be able to break the
power of the local laundry trust in
this CITY forever"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

rage among the women in the
mode.
Recipe for one Teddy bear hat;
Take a black velvet hat of mush-
room shape, add two quilts, set
jauntily on one side, SPRINKLE a
dash Of pink ribbon and to the
whole add two small white Teddy
bears.
Miss Hebson says that the wom-
en- who want Roosevelt for presi-
dent again can induce him to run
by making the hat popular
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

Now, wouldn't this jar you men
folks?
Imagine your best girl, or your
wife, or your sister, or your moth
er hiking down street wearing a
hat like the above, the chief fea-
ture of which is twin Teddy bears!
A Cleveland. o.. milliner, Miss
Lillian Hebson, has designed the
creation for this falls wear. And
she actually wears it and declares
that before long it will be all the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

Government surveyors are now
busy In the other reservations, but
1t will require some time to COM
plete the work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

At the home Of John Jordan last
evening Miss Marguerite McKen-
ma and Charles i. Thornberger, of
Phoenix, B. c., were united in mar
rage bv Father Verhagen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

Deitz is content, temporarily.
The harvest of four years is going
through the Cameron dam sluice,
because toll has been paid. But
the chances are the war will be
renewed next year, when this win
ter's timber is foated into the
creek.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-02

range of the cabin where watch
the eagle-eyed sharpshooters.
The Chippewa Lumber & Boom
Co. recently offered an agent $780,
600 to get the logs down the
Thornapple. The agent went to see
a relative of the Deitz family and
paid him $4,000 to sluice the logs.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30
Woman Can't be Unnatural.

Chicago-G. Frank Hogan, president
Of the Hogan Envelope Company. and
his pretty wife, Alice Irene Hogan,
who were married in Denver March il.
1905, tried to live in an exclusive circle
upon a formal covenant THAI there
would be but one moral code, with
absolutely equal privileges to eacn, and
that sin knows no sex.
They failed. The failure was signal
lied in Judge Willard McEwens repos-
ftory of broken hearts and clearing
house OF alimony by bill of divorce,
which was prepared by Attorney
Charles j. O'Connor. In 1t Mrs Hogan
tells how they failed to reduce do
nestle rights and "don'ts" to COM
mon denominator.
She sadly relates that latch keys
arc for men only, and women cannot
even by formal contract divorce man
from the evils to which ne is welded.
Over his hand and seal Mr.. Hogan
agreed to these things:
"That my wife may carry duDli-
cate latch key.
THAT my wife may stay out as late
as do.
THAT II l go to club she n,av so
also.
"That IL l daily with the celluloid
emblems OF the nations color scheme
she may likewise call for cards.
That if look upon the wine when
II is red, she also may peep.
"That II flirting pleases me ray wife
may not be taken to task because she
views with approval comely youth"
Over this lot of material, with which
q certain sub-tropical destination CT
the wicked is commonly supposed to
be paved, she now AYERS that he
brought this list of offenses: lie was
extremely and repeatedly cruel 10 her;
he was habitually under the influence
of liquor; he violated the statutory re-
ouirements; he blackened her eye; he
threatened to kill her, imprisoned her
in den, pinched her and choiisd her.
The Hogans were married March IL,
1905, at Denver, Colorado. Four
months later, she alleges, he choked
her.