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

NEW YORK, March 1S.-Jerome
rested in rebuttal in the Thaw trial
this morning. Doctor Pilgrim, pres
ident of the New York state lunacy
commission; Gregory, head of the
insane department, Bellevue hos
ptal and White, superintendent Of
the government asylum at Washing
ton, appeared for the defense.
Other alienists for defense are
present prepared to swear Thaw
was insane when he killed White,
to offset the testimony of the stat
experts.
Without calling witnesses Je-
rome took up his fight for the adj
mission of the Hummel AFFIDAVIT.
He offered a Photographic plate OF
the last page on which appears
Evelyn's signature. This plate was
excluded last week. Delmas object
ed to its introduction today, but
after a wrangle the court admitted
it as evidence.
The court admitted a carbon copy
of the affidavit after an impassion-
ed battle of oratory between Del
mas and Jerome. Jerome read the
affidavit. 1t covered her travels in
Europe with Thaw as his wife I'M
der the name Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellis. In an old castle Thaw rent
ed in the mountains, the affidavit
said, Thaw choked her one morn
ing at breakfast while in a terribly
excited condition over White. II
was then she was forced to sign
the statement detailing Whites
treatment of her, according to
Hummels affidavit.
1t further related that Thaw in
ficted severe blows with whip
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
SIXTH week OF
Hermann TRIAL
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The
sixth week of the Binger Hermann
trial opened today. Although
charged merely with the destruc-
ton Of letter press copy books In
the general land Office while com
missioner, Hermann has been I'M
dergoing an inquisitlon as to his
entire official career up to the time
he was forced by Sec. Hitchcock to
resign.
The defense admits the destruc-
ton of the books but claims they
contained copies only Of private,
personal letters. The prosecution.
is endeavoring to prove most Of the
letters were official. Testimony has
been introduced to show several re-
ferred to operations Of land graft
ers in the West. A dozen more
witnesses will be examined before
the government rests its case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
LlNEMEN STILL IN
the FIGHT TO STAY

The electrical workers are con-
tinuing their fight against the w.
w. p. Co. with more aggressive
ness than ever, the company being
kept busy trying to secure COM
petent linemen. So much con-
struction work is being done on
the coast and throughout the en-
tire west that lineman does not
need to work here unless he pre-
fers to do so.
There is no disposition on the
part of the union men to drop the
fight against the company In fact
they state they are satisfied they
will be able to beat the company
before many more months have
elapsed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
THAW SPENT VACATION
THRASH|NC HIS EVELYN

No one heard her screams for help.
as the servants were at the other
end of the castle. The following
morning Thaw administered an
other castigation. She swooned
and Thaw left her in frightfuI
condition. 1t was three weeks be-
fore she could leave her bed. When
she recovered Thaw took her to
place on the boundary between
Italy and Austria, then to Santa
Maria, Switzerland.
When In Paris Thaw assaulted
her with rattan at intervals OF
half an hour for half day. Once
she was confined to her room two
weeks on account of a beating he
gave her. He threatened to kill her
if she did not endorse what he said
about White.
While at the castle Thaw took
her two diamond rings, one sap
phire ring with a diamond on each
side, a pearl locket, and gold purse
with $400 in money. After she ar
rived in New York she received a
number of cablegrams from Thaw
which she gave Abraham Hum
mel. She had been frequently told
by Thaw that he was inimical to a
married man who, he said, wanted
to injure her Thaw said he would
get this man into the penitentiary
and begged her repeatedly to sign
documents involving him. The doc.
uments charged this man with hav-
ing drugged and betrayed her when
she was Is. She told Thaw this
was not so. Because she refused
TO sign 1t Thaw threatened her
with bodily injury. He not only
threatened. but inflicted the pun
ishment herein described.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18

Ernest Bjorkman, age %, and
Dan Curtin, IS, were arrested last
night by Detectives Macdonald and
Weir on a charge of stealing brass
castings from the Northern Pacific
railroad Later Detective Hindman
of the Northern Pacific railroad ar
rested H. A. Klein, foreman at the
Spokane foundry on East Pacific
av., and booked him at the polics
station on charge of receiving
stolen goods.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
where IGNORANCE IS
BLISS

An advertisement is appearing
in many papers asking that anyone
knowing the address of Roy Turn
ley confer favor by addressing his
sister, Susie TURNKEY, 3215 Third
St, San Francisco.
Local police Ulcers saw the ad-
vertisement today and the name
seemed familiar. Investigation
showed that Roy Turnkey was fined
$50 and costs a few days ago for
being implicated in the stealing Of
some harness belonging to H. L..
Lillienthal, the contractor. Young
Turnkey is confined in the county
Jail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
MORE CANDIDATES

Only two citizens with political
aspirations filed declarations of in
tention to appeal for nomination
before the direct primary this af-
ternoon. Nicholas J. Laumer,
printer and democrat from the
Fifth ward, wants to succeed him.
self for the term in the council be
ginning 10 days after the frst Tues
day in May. 1908.
Richard Gemmrig, republican, op-
poses him for the job. Gemmrig Is
an employee of the Warwick pool
room, a resort for gambling on
California and eastern horse races.
City officials and politicians gen.
orally are wondering who will try
for the republican nomination for
city treasurer against M. Fl. Eggles-
ton, democrat, and present incumb-
ent, with aspirations for re-elec-
ton. No opponent has yet filed a
declaration.
w. D. Wheaton, president of the
typographical union, this morning
filed his declaration for the repr,b-
lican nomination of councilman
from the Fifth ward for the term
beginnin May II. p. Nelson. a
grocer Of that ward, also made a
bid for the republican nomination
for the term beginning 10 days aft
er the first Tuesday in May, 1908.
Conrad Wolfe, republican min
ing broker, filed for the term be-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18

running down the Irish. One of
Demaris friends interferred and
Downey pulled his club At that,
according to Downey, Frazier went
behind the bar and got what
Downey thought was gun. Then
the officer pulled his gun on
Frazier,
81 feared II was to be a REPETITION
of the affair in the Ohio saloon
when a crowd gave Patrolman Jell-
sett beating, so pulled me gun
to brighten them. They were all
drunk" Such, in substance, will be
Downeys defense at his hearing be-
fore the police commission
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
DOWNEY ON THE CARPET

Chief Of Police Waller this after
noon will present to the police com.
mission charges filed against Pa
trolman Lee Downey by Ed De.
maris. Demaris says that about 2
o'clock Sunday morning, while he
and some friends were drinking at
the Whale saloon, Downey came In
drunk and threw them about the
room and finally showed re.
volver into the face of Frank
Frazier. proprietor, and threatened
to blow his brains out.
Downey this morning admitted
all the charges except that he was
drunk He said he got rough with
Demaris because the latter was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18

Silently, mysteriously, under COW
e. Gf a..::..less, characteristic of all
w. w. p. movements affecting the
public, the coop" on Howard and
Riverside disappeared last night. 1t
appeared between suns and be-
tween suns it vanished.
At the city hall the disappear.
ance is not discussed out loud, but
here is what happened to the
coop" Public resentment de
Neloped altogether too strong for
Ne dangerous and trying period
'Jdst prior to election. Standing
there on the busiest corner In town
that coop" assumed the form ana
shape of big stick that might
land heavily on the administration
responsible therefor. All the
councilmen want another term in
Office with the exception of Pratt.
That prospective $1,000 per year
which the council hopes to draw
in addition to it's Individual earn.
ing capacity looks rather enticing.
And councilmen are not the only
ones anxious for reelection.
There's the mayor. for instance
but any rate. the "coop's" gone. A
bunch of counclmen one night
talked it over with due regard for
the petitions, protests and other
disturbing symptoms lowering oven
the coop" The result was that
Commissioner OmO's department
was asked to request the company
to give back its piece of street.
And the company seems to have ap,
preciated the urgency of the case
The company has things to be
thankful for and there is a future
looming large.
SO there you are. The council.
and possibly the mayor may quit
sweating blood through fear Of
calling down the wrath of the peo-
pie If they didn't remove the
thing, and calling down the wrath
of the monopoly II they did remove
1.-TWO equally disastrous proceed,
ings for the average councilman
hereabouts.
A w. w. p. official told The
Press that the company took the
coop away, but it was nobody's
business who gave the orders.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
GREAT TRIUMPH
FOR WIRELESS

WASHINGTON. ID. c., March IS.
Wireless telegraph experts of the
navy department are elated over
their success In transmitting wire
less messages from Pensacola. Fla,
to Point Iona. Cal, distance OF
over 5000 miles. Captain Quail
trough in charge of the wireless
station at Washington, says it is
the greatest distance ever covered
on this side of the world and indi-
Gates that any distance can ulti-
mately be reached by the wireless.
Two mountain ranges intervene be,
tween the Florida and California
stations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18

ginning May II in the First ward;
George Won Eschen, republican,
member of the Carpenters union,
wants the term beginning 10 days
after the first Tuesday in May,
1908.
Numerous clerks were sworn In
this morning to preside at the reg
istration Of voters in the various
precincts. The books were sent out
today. On account of the poor
weather people have been slow to-
day in registering.
Dr.. P. S. Byrne. suspected of try
ing to get the democratic nomina-
ton for mayor against Floyd L..
Daggett, said last night that he did
not intend to make the race, as his
business interests and practice
would not allow of it.
w. J. Doust, republican, and
Mayor Daggett, democrat, are the
only two filed for that Office today.
Lieutenants of both men are work
ing the precincts registering voters
for strength before the direct
primary. If the Daggett machine
musters enough voters to nominate
Daggett beyond a doubt, the fight
will be l\ode to have the number
not needed to nominate Daggett, go
into the primaries and nominate a
weaker man than Doust. The re-
publicans are also trying to muster
sufficient strength to do this to the
democrats.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
CHILD HERO REFUSED
MEDAL.

LA CROSSE, Wis, March 1s,--
Because, in the opinion of the Car
negie hero commission. he was too
young to appreciate his deed, the
commission refused a medal to EN-
met Schrank, three years old, who
saved his baby sister from death in
fire at their home by dragging the
crib to safety. f. M. Wilmont,
manager of the commission, wrote
that while the act was appreciated
they boy acted on childish impuls.
without appreciation Of danger.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18

MARION, o., March 1S.-"Oh
woe is me-" will be the cry of the
wife-beater here in the future. Sc
many cases of brutality by hus
bands to their wives have recently
been brought for trial in Mayor
Louis Scherff's court that His
Honor has decided hereafter to let
the wife fix the punishment Should
she say six months in the works
for you" six months in the works
he'll get.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
POWERFUL INFLUENCES
AGAINST Referendum

negie hero commission. he was too
young to appreciate his deed, the
commission refused medal 10 En-
met Schrank. 3, who saved his baby
sister from death in a fire at their
home by dragging the crib to safe
ty. F. NJ. Wilmont, manager of the
commission. wrote that while the
act was appreciated, the boy acted
on childish impulse without appre-
citation of danger.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
CHILD OUT OF RACE

Dana Child, who has been men
toned as the opponent of Mayor
Daggett for the nomination before
the direct primary. stated positive
ly this afternoon that he would not
be a candidate.
George w. Crane is expected to
file his declaration on the republi'
can ticket this afternoon unless the
Doust forces head him of.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
RUNS AWAY AGAIN

Steve Doyle, the erratic and
wealthy farmer Of Dudley, Idaho,
who was apprehended here a few
days ago and taken home. escaped
again Saturday and came 10 Spo-
kane. He was arrested last night
once more. His mind is wrong
through some unknown cause ana
his mslady is that he wants always
to run away from home. An officer
will take Doyle home again today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
Y M c A SALON FIGHT.

The question of granting a liquor
license TO the Lincoln saloon, cor.
ner of First av. and Lincoln St, di-
rectly across from the new Y. M.
c. A. building, which was opposef
in the city council last meeting by
a committee from the Y. NJ. c. A.,
is being considered this afternoon
by the finance committee of the
council. Several policemen testi-
fed as to the good conduct of the
place. .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
NEW YORK, March 1S.-FredeI

NEW YORK, March 1S.-Freder-
lex Huneker, Jersey City letter
carrier, is i'll at his home of blood
poisoning caused by a scratch
from a tinseled postal card. The
edge cut his finger. The postoffice
department recently sent out no,
tice to postmasters not to allow
any more souvenir cards with glass,
mica, sand or tinsel on them TO
pass through the mails unless en-
closed in envelopes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

An attempt at suicide was made
about midnight at the Clarendon
hotel by Hattie Harrison. young
woman of the Occur d'Alene resort
She was respondent from some
reason which she refuses to di
vulge and after going home from
work dissolved bi-ohloride of mer.
curry in glass of water and drank
it.
Her screams attracted other
roomers. DR.. II. II. Mccarthy was
called. and pumped the poison from
her stomach and she was much i'm.
proved this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
FAT AND LEAN

WASHINGTON, March 18.-As
between the person who is fat and
the person who is thin, the thin
one has the best of 1t, according to
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the govern
ment food expert.
However, it is well to have on
tirely compatible with long life,
good health, hard work and hard
thinking.
This is because leanness is en-.
hand little extra fat to draw upon
in case of illness.
Dr. Wiley says that fat people
who wish to become thin and thin
people who wish to become fat
should not try to accomplish it
with the use of drugs. Drugs dc
not act on fat. Fat is affected
through the derangment Of some
function, such as digestion. Elk
ercise is saner as remedy.
Fleshy people should adhere tc
a diet which goes light on pota
toes, sugar and starchy food. Elk
ercise is also good for thin people
who wish to gain flesh. Starchy
food and sugar should be eaten. I,
extreme thinness is due to dis
ease, get a doctor after the disease
A great many people are fat, DR.
Wiley says, because they overeat
So those who have thought of eat
ing more since the pure food law
went into effect had better not get
too enthusiastic over their meals.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
5000 FOR CONSCIENCE FUND.

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 1S.-
State Treasurer Berry received an
anonymous letter, postmarked
Philadelphia, containing 5000 in
greenbacks, with the request that
it be added to the conscience
fund of the treasury, The sender
explained that he wanted to sleep
nights"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
". W.P. COOP SNEAKS
away IN THE NIGHT

lea Other speakers will be Mayor
Dunno and Bishop Muldoon. Presi.
dent Henry Dumbach, of st. Igna.
thus college, will deliver an invoca-
ton in Gaelic and in the same form
as used by the Irish bishop 1000
years ago. 1t Is expected that
more than 1000 Irishmen will at.
tend the banquet.
At reception last night boom
started.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18

lionaires want and were after on
the start. II the street is vacated,
the possession and title to it will
go to abutting property. In other
words. the capitalists will come
inAo free possession of property
worth thousands of dollars. TIL.
ssaeet is 70 feet wide and about a
nzJe long.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
5000 FOR CONSCIENCE FUND.

HARRISBURG, Pa. March 49,
State Treas. Berry received an
anonymous letter, postmarked Phil
adelphia, containing 5000 in green
backs with the request that 1t be
added to the conscience fund" OF
the treasury. The sender explained
that he wanted to sleep nights"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
PUPILS KILL TEACHER.

GOTHEBO. Okla, March 1S.--
Because he attempted to whip a
boy pupil, Perry Evans, teacher of
country school, was assaulted by
number Of male pupils a few
hours later, The young men who
committed the assault are under
arrest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
KILLED BY TRAIN.

An unknown man was struck by
a Great Northern freight train near
Deer Park, Wash, last night. He
died soon afterward, There were
no papers found by which the iden'
uAcation of the man might be
made
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
SPEAKS ANCIENT IRISH
(Scripps News Association. }

(Scripps News Assoc!ation.)
CHICAGO. March 18-Vice Presi.
dent Fairbanks will be the princi.
pal speaker at the annual banquet
of the Irish Fellowship club at the
Auditorium hotel this evening. His
subject will be "The Irish in Amer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
JUST A GAME Of
WALL ST. POKER
(Scripps News AssociationD

WASHINGTON, d, c., March IS.
THE railroad stock situation Is
nothing more nor less than little
game of poker on Wall ST." says
Senator Hepburn, OF Idaho. mo
matter what happens there, the
prosperity of the country at large
is not going to suffer by it. There's
too much money in the country fol
Wall st. to swing"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
TWO STEAMERS LOST

LONDON. March 1S.-The steam-
ship Suevic is going to pieces on
Brandy rocks, where she struck last
night The passengers were saved.
HAMBURG, March 1S.-Tho
steamer Novissisk is ashore at
Beachy Head in a dangerous posi-.
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18

Marriage licenses were this
morning issued to VIM. A. Young
and Olive Leona Dean, of Spokane;
Johann Geisbusch and Helen Sef
fers, of Germany; John Leonard, o!
Davenport. and Mary Zach, of Es
pamela, Wash. Rs1U
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-18
CHILDISH HERO REFUSED
MEDAL.

LA CROSSE, Wish, March IS
Because, in the opinion of the Car.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
Through the Heart of Africa.
By Rail and Water from
Cairo TO Capetown,
5000 Miles.

The late Cecil Rhodes cheris he'd
the fond ambition of perfecting an
all-rail route from Cape Town to
Cairo. He had projected this grand
enterprise but before one-third of
the railway was completed his ca
reer drew to close. He died with
the great undertaking in mind and
his last words were: $50 little done!
so much to dol" But great men
leave the impulse of their lives up
on the world and the wish of Cecil
Rhodes is now soon to be practical
ly fulfilled. There will not howev-
er for many years be an all-rail
route, as it has been found too diff
ficult to build a road through the
mountains adjoining the big lakes.
The lakes-the combined length
of which, all on a direct line be-
tween Cape Town and Cairo, is over
1000 miles-will be used, so that
the route will be made mostly by
rail, but partly by water.
The railway running south from
Cairo reaches beyond Khartoum,
some 500 miles and is being rapid
ly extended while that from Cape
Town running north has been built
and is in operation beyond the Fam
best, 2,014 miles. Less than 900
miles Of track remains to be laid be-
fore Lake Tanganyiki is reached
and connected with Lakes XVI and
Albert Edward when one can go by
rail and boat from one end of the
Dark Continent to the other.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
New Nursery Inspection Law

A new law has just been passed
which will be of interest both to
nurserymen and to persons buying
nursery stock. II provides for
uniform inspection by the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station of the
State University of all nurseries
growing and offering stock for sale
in the state, such inspection being
for the purpose of determining
whether or not the nurseries are
free from dangerous fungus and in
sect pests. In the past this has
been optional with the nurserymen
but hereafter all nurseries must be
inspected. Parties who are grow
ing plants for sale, other than
greenhouse plants, should make ap-
plication at once for inspection to
]. G. Moore, Inspector, Experiment
Station, Madison, Wis. If the in
spection is done during the regular
inspection season the cost will be
much less than where done out of
season. All nurserymen should
give this matter their immediate at
tention.