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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
ST. CAR SMASHED
MOTORMAN DEAD.

how the accident happened.
Witnesses of the collision were
J. r. Yarrow, of SAPPHIRE av and
F. St, Walter Wolferman and
Henry Wise, of Spruce st. and
Grand av. Yarrow says he saw
sparks coming from the trolley
which led him to believe the trolley
had slipped. Streetcar men today
say the slipping of the trolley had
nothing to do with the accident and
take as correct Nickerson's dying
statement as to the air. During the
cold snaps the air brakes have
given much trouble by becoming
clogged with frost 1t is customary
to test the air at the corner OF
Riverside av. and Howard St. and
If the brakes are stiff to apply q
torch and melt the frost. The Min.
nehaha car had been out long
enough for the frost to have again
coated the brakes, and railroad men
attribute this as the cause Of the
accident.
Coroner Witter said today that he
did not think an inquest would be
necessary from the Investigations
he had made through those who
saw the wreck. AS far as he could
learn, the coroner said, the motor
man tried to cross the track ahead
of the engine when he found he
could not stop.
In regard to the motorman's dy.
ing statement that the brake would
not work, Coroner Witter said he
expected report on that later in
the day. He did no know but that
the brake might have been frozen
up and useless.
The injured were: G. Fl. Craig,
0321 Lincoln St, headinjured; Fa
l.. Smith, 1919 Fifth av., slight in.
juries to the limbs; Rev. G.. Wa
Hurlburt, 1923 Tenth av., leg Inc
jured; Lucille Dean, age II, Elmer.
aid av and D ST., leg broken; Flor.
ence Dean, IS, bruised back; Leila
Long, i, Emerald av. and E ST.,
compound fracture right leg; Lula
Long, 20, back and arms cut; Fern
Hegberg, bruised all over, and Mrs.
IL. E. Hegberg, serious injuries to
head and back.
| The car was smashed to splinters
and the passengers were exceeding
ly fortunate in escaping with their
| lives.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
UNIONS NAIL ANOTHER
". ". P. FALSEHO0D

The Spokesman-Review this
morning charges James Clements,
who Is claimed to be a union man,
with cutting off the power of the
w. w. P. Co. in a spirit of revenge
because of the antipathy of the
unions to the local monopoly. In
quiries made of the Engineers
union and Federal unions Nos.
12,222 and 1924 failed to connect
Mr.. Clements with any of those or
CARNATIONS, and local union men
say that the story is only another
libel on them manufactured out of
whole cloth. They claim that the
owner of he Spokesman-Review
and the Chronicle receives $4,000
per year from the w. w. P. Co.
for explaining away the various
acts of the company that are OBJ
jectionable to the public and for
hammering the unions over the
head on every possible or impos-
sible occasion, and are working
overtime to deliver the goods by
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
RECEIVER
SUES BANK

Horace Kimball, receiver for the
affairs of the defunct State Bank
of Washington, this morning
brought action against the Farm
ers & Mechanics bank for the re-
covery of $1i.4429S alleged to be
held by 1t. The complaint alleges
that during May, 1905, prior to the
opening of the state bank, NJ. F.
Settlers, 0. B. Settlers, A. w. Swan
son and A. J. Swanson, the incor-
porators, deposited checks on the
Fidelity National bank amounting
to $4,000 with the Farmers& Me-
shanics' bank. With that showing
they opened business. The amount
sued for is declared to be due de-
positorS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

When she made goo-goo eyes at
him John Rogers, big hearted
miner from the Occur d'Alenes gave
her diamonds. And, likewise. when
she kissed him, John gave her 500
IN cash and lots more jewelry.
Now John cannot find her, and
this morning appealed to Sergeant
McPhee and together they are
searching this part of the wide
world for the girl. The miner
didn't progress very rapidly in get
ting acquainted with the girls fam
lily history. She was good to look
upon and her name was Rose. That
was about as far as he got.
Rogers story to the police this
morning caused many EXPLANATIONS
as to how a man could be such an
easy mark. He came from the
Occur d'Alene mines two weeks
ago. He was separating himself
from his wages with all the aban-
don of q typical miner when he
met Rose, Someone introduced
them. The miner was so enraptured
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
HIS ROSE AND DIAMONDS
FADED TOGETHER

while grazing into her large. hazel
eyes, that he failed to retain in
memory her last name. Conse-
quently the police are looking up
all the Roses in town. She pre-
tended to be just as badly smitten
with the miner as he was with her.
She was good looking-and she ad-
mired diamonds. He bought some
for her out of his savings, Matters
at last reached the turning point,
John pleaded his love and was told
he was accepted on the spot. In
celebration of the event he bought
a $160 engagement ring, swell dress
es like Rose had never before
dreamed of and last Saturday gave
her 500 in cash. He was to meet
her Sunday but she failed to show
up. He hunted high and low for
her. Then someone let him in on
the awful truth. The police tell
him the same thing, but he does
not believe 1t.
Rose seems to have faded amid
the wintry SHOWS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

villifying the working men of the
city, whether union or non-union.
At the time the linemen in the
employ of the w. w. P. Co. struck
last spring dried up, disreputable
person approached the strike COM
mittee of the union with a propo-
sition to blow up the company dam
and power house 1t is believed by
the working men Of the city that
the man was employed by a detec-
tive agency for the purpose of find
ing out whether or not the union.
would countenance acts Of violence
in their fight against the company.
The fact that they refused to be
made parties to any act of this
kind and have conducted them
selves as law abiding citizens
throughout the entire trouble
should, they argue, show the public
that they are not at this late day
turning a clumsy trick in order to
shut off the power Of the local
monopoly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
THAW REJECTS
INSANITY PLEA
(Scripps News Association.)


NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Charles
Newton, retired business man, was
accepted as eighth juror in the
Thaw trial at noon today. A new
panel of 100 talesmen will be
drawn.
May Mckenzie attended court
again with Evelyn Thaw. She de-
MED that there had been any trou-
BILE on her account with the Thaw
family. Evelyn Thaw is in court
in spite of the orders of physician
that she rest and keep quite.
The countess of Yarmouth,
Thaw's sister, appeared in court
this morning with her mother.
The heating apparatus broke
down and court adjourned at noon
until 2 this afternoon. When Thaw
was called he responded instantly
and was greeted pleasantly by ev-
cry member Of the family party as
he entered the prisoners box. He
turned displeased glances upon the
reporters at the press table and was
plainly angry because of reported
family disagreements and sensa-
tional yarns about his insanity.
Thaw today gave an ultimatum to
his attorneys declaring he would
not consent nor take any part in a
defense intended to send him to the
asylum rather than the electric
chair Or prison.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

Great Northern switch engine
No. 400 at $3.50 o'clock last night,
while backing at rate of Is miles
an hour, struck streetcar No. 81
Of the Washington Water Power
Co. at Diamond st. on the Mime
haha line. Motorman c. E. Nicker-
son was so badly injured that he
died at 1870 o'clock at St. Luke's
hospital. Everyone of the nine pas
sengers were more or less injured.
Conductor G. H. Craig, of 0321 Lin
coin ST., escaped with battered
head. Mrs. j. E. Hegberg and her
daughter, Fern, of Mead, Wash,
are in Sacred Heart hospital, where
Mrs. Hegberg is in danger Of dy-
ing. Her daughter is just able to
talk.
Everyone seems at a loss to know
the exact cause Of the accident. Be-
fore he died the motorman made a
statement saying the air failed to
work and when he put on the
emergency brake it was too late to
avoid collision. AS soon as word
could be sent to the city, am
balances and DR.. Witter, coroner
and w. w. P. Co. physician, and
DR.. M. F. Settlers, of the G. N, has
tened to the scene The force of the
collision was SO great the streetcar
was carried 200 feet by the locomo-
tive and badly wrecked.
On the arrival Of Superintendent
Billingsley and a wrecking crew
what was left Of the streetcar was
burned, making an inspection OF
the brakes impossible. Both the SUI
perintendent and H. l.. Blocker, the
company claim agent, profess a
lack of knowledge as to the cause
of the wreck and this afternoon
refused to make a statement.
John Lee, engineer of the switch
engine, said he blew the whistle
when approaching the crossing and
saw the streetcar when it was too
late to stop. Neither he nor his
fireman were injured. The tender
Of the engine was showed partly off
the trucks by the impact.
Fern Hegberg, the 10 year old
girl who was so seriously injured
she was taken to Sacred Heart hos
pital, was seen this afternoon and
said:
81 must have been sitting right
where the car was struck. ! was
knocked unconscious and when
regained my senses was sitting &c
feet away from the streetcar tracks
| heard the women crying and
everywhere was confusion I'm
bruised all over. I tried to find my
mother They were carrying her
Then some ambulances came and
we were brought to Sacred Heart
My mother was unconscious a long
time
Miss Hegberg was unable to say
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

WASHINGTON, JAM 28.-The most terrific arraign-
ment of Standard Oil yet made by public private in
vesgator filed today with congress by the interstate
commission Charges against the Standard in
cude monopoization knitting of competitors, discrmina
tion false state inspectors
This report completely overshadows that made by Gar
field last May. It says:
STANDARD Oil paid employees of independent COM
panes for information to the business Of competitors
and followed every barrel of independent oil to it's destna
ton.
1T buys advertising space in newspapers and fills it
with reading matter written by it's own agents
every facility is given Standard Oil by the railways
While accepting rebates Standard Oil nevertheless en-
dyed secret rates containing all the elements OF illegal
rates.
Ruin of competitors is distinct part of Standard
Oils policy The Standard at time if not now devoted
special fund to corruption
1.-THE operation of 'fake independent companies is
one of it's effective methods of eliminating compe-
tition.
It may become necessary for the government in order
to right these wrongs and others to fix in the first
instance and regulations for the transportation OF
OIL 1t will be necessary to disassociate transportation OF
oil from it's production"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
NO REFORMATION
WAS FILLED

Judge Huneke this morning dis
missed the cases against Thomas
Burroughs, John Grimm and Otto
Fleishner on account of the failure
of the prosecuting attorney to file
informations. The men have lain
in jail five months on a charge of
wronging Clara Warren, 16 year
old girl from Deer Park, Wash. Ed
ma Searight, who assisted the men,
was found guilty last week by a
jury, but her sentence was post
poned. The men will be held so as
to give the prosecutors opportunity
to file informations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
STANDARD OIL ARRA|CNEO IN C0NCRESS
AS A GIGANTIC CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION

There is about two inches moro
snow tonight than there was yes
terday. There was more yester-
day than anybody wanted. And
there's. trouble galore for railway
men everywhere in town and out.
Everybody has enough but
Daley. He keeps asking whats
the matter with Stewart" He says
Stewart forecastes the weather
only from day to day, while he calls
the turn for days and weeks in ad-
vance. The storm predicted by Mr..
Daley is here. 1t was due the 9th
or before. If no more snow falls
this winter the public will consider
Daley fully indicated. Several
weeks ago he prophesied an old
fashioned winter with lots of snow.
We've had it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

Frank w. Dewalt, he had a period
of sobriety long enough to butt into
a sale being negotiated and cut the
plaintiff out of $1,000 percentage on
a deal. Dewalt alleges that Dean
listed with him lot 5, block IL, and
he secured H. H. Burns, who Offer
ed to give 100000. Dewalt advised
Dean of the prospect and Dean
promptly closed a deal with Burns
without Dewalt's agency, it is al
legged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
Street Carmen
WAITING

There is no change today in the
attitude of the w. w. p. Co. and
its dissatisfied carmen. Both sides
remain firm and the trouble is left
entirely in the hands of the Inter
national union as far as the men
are concerned. 1t is believed that
tn local union has received dispatch
es from the international but what
the contents were is jealousy
guarded by the men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
SNOW, THAT'SA ALL

It's still showing. This isn't
news. it is merely mentioned of a
condition ineQuitiously imposed
upon the Inland Empire. The
weather man says it will snow
more tomorrow. Beyond that no
man can see except Jim Daley,
who DEGREES snow until spring.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
FEW DIE IN SPOKANE.

Figures compiled in the health
office show that during last year
S28 people died in Spokane. This Is
at the rate Of about 10 to every
thousand, an exceedingly healthy
condition. OF the number 507 were
males and 321 females; SIT white,
7 black and 4 yellow. Natives OF
Spokane numbered 1874; other
parts cf the United States 473.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
READY To BUILD
new BRIDGE

The last two cars Of bridge tim
bers for the new bridge over Hang
man creek on West Riverside av.
reached the city this morning over
the Great Northern railroad. The
two cars were loaded with 100 foot
spans. In all there were IL car
loads. Work will begin on the
bridge tomorrow. The contract wiki
the Hobart mills, nea: Seattle, was
to lay the timbers down at the
bridge site for $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 2S.-James H.
Beatty. judge of the United States
court here since 1891, sent notice
of his retirement to Roosevelt to.
day. He retires now so his sue
cessor may be appointed and con-
frmed before March 4.
Judge Beatty presided over the
recent land fraud trials in Idaho.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
PROSECUTORS
ALL DISABLED

Judge Poindexter was forced to
postpone a batch of criminal cases
to Feb. II this morning on account
of the sickness of Prosecuting At
torney Barnhart and Deputies Pugh
and Gordon. The cases that go
over are those against James Bar
row, Henry Allison. Emma Holland,
John Rose, AL Kerns, II. c. Reed
and John Wilson.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
FLOOD KILLS
100 CHINESE

HONG KONG, Jan. 2S.-A ter
rife rainstorm has flooded this
city. One hundred Chinese are
dead. The barber Is covered with
wreckage. Junks and many steam
ers were cut adrift.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

matter up with Attorney General
Atkinson. Gilluly took the matter
under advisement
The Mems club is said to have
representatives in Olympia pre-.
pared to defeat any move OF the
gambling fraternity to knock out
the present law which makes
gambling a felony.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
BURIED IN
THE RUINS
(Scrjpps News Association J

! (Scripps News Assocation.)
BUFFALO, N. ", Jan. 28.-AIl
the members of one fire company
wese buried under falling walls to-
day at fire in the Columbia build
ing on Senaca st.
Nine of the firemen were res
cued later. One is fatally injured.
The rest of the company are still
in the ruins.
The property loss will amount to
$5oo,oo0.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

Big Four system, tightening OF
screws all over the system has
come, with regard to discipline of
employees.
Acting under instructions from
the general Office at Cincinnati. j,
A. COPYRIGHT, trainmaster of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
TO PROSECUTE GAMBLERS

The central organization of Mems
clubs is already getting its guns
trained upon the camp of the city
and will soon pro-
coed against the gambling places
that have been immune from police
disturbance. A committee waited
upo nAttorney G. X. Gllluly yester-
day noon and asked him 10 take the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

The photograph shown Kingston burning taken
aboard the Admiral the
of the habor the morning following earthquake
Dor and big slice Of the business district abaze
small fires In the residence district
Rufuses arriving
penned falling wallis ammed injured unnured
cremaed In the fire that swept the town.
The bodies unknown victims and
into funeral kept lighted the The
hories claimed that this
peais Christian burial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
FlNE0 $4,000

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-The federal
court today found the Allis Chal-
mers Co. guilty and fined it $4,000
on charged Of importing four iron
molders in violation OF the alien
law.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

Michigan division here, posted bull
letins notifying train and engine
men that dozen different rules.
which had remained dead letters.
would be reinforced hereafter, and
that failure to obey would mean
instant dismissal. Division officers
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
SCORES PERISH

and it is feared all may perish be-
fore rescuers can reach them.
OF 25 injured now in the hospital
several will die.
One hundred and sixty-five bodies
have been taken out Of the mine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
KILLED
II HURT
fScripps News Associa TOM

CHICAGO, Jan. 28.-Four men
were killed and II injured, some
fatally by an explosion this morn
ing Of an ammonia tank in the
plant of Armour & Co. at the stock
yards. Fumes prevented rescue of
many of the victims.
A cylinder head blew out of the
tank in the new five story power
house.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

are to watch carefully for cases of
negligence. and no leniency will be
shawn.
PARIS, Jan. est Is reported
that 20 miners were killed by fire
damp explosion today at the Lieyan
colliery near Lille.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

(Scripps News Association)
BERLIN, Jan. 2S.-One hundred
and sixty-five lives are known to
have been lost today in a mine ex-
plosion at Rhoden, near Essen.
This list may be greatly increased
as 10 miners are still entombed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
SAYS DEAN BEAT
HIM TO 1T

Although Ellis II. Dean is now
seldom in condition of mind to
sYansact business, according to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Jan. 2S.-
The Phelps Publishing Co.'S plant
was destroyed by fire this morning
Loss 100000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-28
WRECKS Revive
ANCIENT RULES

WABASH. Ind, Jan. 2S.-As q re.
suit of two terrible accidents at
Fowler and lanford, Ind, on the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
Apples of Gold.

At the Franklin Inn, literary club
Of Philadelphia, young poet, licking
his lips, said that Conan Doyle was
paid 81 a word.
THAT is nothing" said a railroad
Advertising man. Il know of case
where man was paid $1,000 a word
Our line used to have at its grade
crossing very long and complicated
sign that began, Beware of the en-,
gines and cars and then this sign
went on with lot of injunctions and
warnings that would have taken five
minutes to read.
In a number of accident cases the
compliments for damages declared
that our signs were not clear warn
ings. Therefore the line decided at
last to get a new grade crossing
sign, and Judge Paxon was engaged
to write one.
1.-THE sign that Judge Paxon wrote
cost 81 900 a word, but it was
classic. 1t remains a classic. 1t is
as we'll known among us as Father.
l cannot tell lie,' or England ex-
poets every man to do his duty
1.-THE sign that cost $1,000 word, Or
$4,000 IN all, was the famous, Rail.
road Crossing-Stop, Look and Lis
ten philadelphia Bulletin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
The Wrong Eggs.

o. D. Pitts, farmer of Caroline
County, tells the following remark
ably story. He says he was blowing
with pair of horses on his farm and
turned up a nest containing what he
supposed to be turtle eggs. He put
them in his pocket to carry them
home and experiment with them as
to their Matching qualities. Some
time later, when he took up his coat.
he felt something moving, and upon
investigation found that the eggs had
Matched and his pocket was full of
young snakes. He did not expert
ment any further.-Richmond Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
HoIxrood,s Chapel ROYAL.

Those who lament the results of
much of the so-called restoration in
our ancient buildings will not be
sorry to know that Holywood's Chap
ell Royal is to be left untouched, for
with that crumbling pile are bound up
many historical memories Tn that
chapel the beginnings of Anglo-Scot..
fish union were made when at the
altar there James vi. was united to
Margaret Tldor-the marriage of the
Thistle and the Rose" There Queen
Mary was twice mated-to Darnley
first, and afterward to Boutwell,. Holy
rood Palace, as we know it now, was
mostly the handiwork of Charles HIS
craftsmen. James II. turned the
Chapel Royal into Romish buildingi
indeed, he wished to restore Holyrooe
entirely to it's original monastic pur-
poses. But he reckoned without the
dour Scots temperament, and the vest
ments and ornaments were ruthless
ly torn from the chapel and burned
by an English mob.-London Chron.
icle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
New Ironing Board.

An exceedingly convenient method
of attaching an ironing board to the
kitchen table is shown in the accom-
panying illustration. Housewives in
sist that an ironing board is the
proper thing to use when ironing, be-
ing. far superior to table. It's par
ticular form adapts it to the purpose,
while the surface of a table is too
large for the purpose. AS shown
here, the ironing board is normally
hidden beneath the leaves of the
table, one end being hinged to the
edge One leaf of the table is also
hinged to the one next in position.
After throwing back the table leaf
the ironing board can also be swung
over to one side and is instantly ready