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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
MACHINE POLITICIANS
FIGHT DIRECT PRIMARY

Machine republicans of this city
and other cities Of the state are
using every endeavor to defeat an
emergency clause in the direct
primary law. The clause wvNd
compel submission to popular
vote the nominations in the coming
city elections throughout the state.
Machine politicians want at least
two more years of the present sys-
tenn.
Alex Winston, chairman Of the
democratic central committee, is
reported as also opposing the di-
rect primary in making nomina-
lions at the coming democratic
primaries. The attitude OF Mr..
Winston in this particular instance
is not surprising in view OF his
stand in regard to the initiative and
referendum and other political re-
form measures. Mr. Winston ridi-
culed the advisory initiative and
referendum ordinance which was
introduced by Councilman Pratt,
stating that it was too indefinite
and finding other objections to the
proposed ordinance. The continued
opposition of Winston is counted on
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
MADE HIS SIGN
!. AND SKIPPED

Nancy Graham this morning filed
a divorce complaint against ]. Ora
ham and secured an order from the
court restraining payment of a
$500 note which is In the hands Of
John l.. Wiley, an attorney at law,
and payable to her husband. Mrs.
Graham alleges that last October
her husband, by Misrepresentation
and false pretense. induced her to
sign certain papers which she has
learned since was a deed to their
homestead and also mortgage for
$4,000. TLen taking team Of
horses that belonged to both, he
left the country for parts unknown
in company with Florence Reddy.
She has not heard from him since
he left her and five children, but
believes he is working somewhere
in Idaho and that his last opstoffice
address was at Kennewick, Wash.
She asks a divorce, the custody Of
the children, permanent alimony
to aid in the education Of the chill
dren and that the court make her
the owner of certain promissory
note payable to her husband for
$1,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21

by the advocates of reform.
H. ID. Merritt, secretary the
democratic county central commit
tee, says he is not ashamed to ad-
vocate the use of the direct primary
system in the coming Spokane pri-
maries.
"The system worked out salts
factory last fall said Mr. Merritt,
land not to adopt this method Of
making nominations at the coming
cityp rimaries would be a step
backward for democracy. The tick
ct nominated last fall was good,
clean one in every respect. AnRher
feature of the direct primary that
was brought to notice by its adop-
ton last fall is that the discomfort
ed or defeated aspirants for Office
have no possible excuse for refus-
ing to support their ticket. The
majority of their party having
spoken they cannot consistently re-
fuse to obey its mandates. In re-
gard to my working for Pratt or
any other candidate for mayor |
want to say that as a consistent
democrat | will support any nomin-
alton made by the convention,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
RETAILERS Name
OFFICERS

An unusually large number OF
members are attending the annual
meeting of the Inland Empire Re-
taflers' association today there be.
ing about 100 present. Directors
for the insurance department were
elected this morning as follows: B
S. Defenbaugh, of Standpoint; j. c.
Drlscoll, of Reardan; Mr.. Gray, of
Sprague; R. e. Lee, of Colville;
Thomas Campbell, Of Edwall; w.
F. Campbell, of Connell.
M. E. Hay was reelected presi.
dent of the association; E. e.
Lucas, of Davenport. vice presi
dent. w. r. Baker, of Colville, was
reelected association director.
Resolutions were submitted en-.
dorsing the action of the State
Grpcers association on behalf OF
the pure food, just weights and
measures and collection laws. Re,
marks in support were made by E.
E. Lucas, and ]. c. Driscoll pre-.
scented a report on mutual insur-
ance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21

tional. The fact that some men,
bers of the council have advance
that the ordinance is. unconstitu-
tional shows the magic effect of a
brief contact with whispering
Harry"
The effort of councilmen to take
advantage of whispering Harry's"
legal conclusions as means Of
sidestepping the adoption of the
ordinance will not be successful.
Mr.. Pratt has introduced an or
dinance which will put every men,
Der of the city council and the city
administration on record for or
against safeguarding the lives of
the patrons of the w. w. p. CO.
and the Spokane Traction Co., and
the eyes OF the public whose safety
is directly concerned are directly
on the council. And 1t is perilous'
ly near election time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
JEROME AFTER
GIRLS LETTERS

rome again asked her why she had
not told her mother. :
ooh, could not" she replied. Il
would rather have died than tell
her."
Her pitiful sobs made Jerome de.
sist and he offered to excuse her
at noon for time, but she showed
a determination to get through tho
ordeal and said she preferred to go
on to the end.
The witnessden led that she ever
visited a doctor with Jack Barry.
more, and the mention of Barry
more started buzz OF gossip in
the court room.
She explained that she had been
operated on for appendicitis.
sions covering the period mentioned
in her direct testimony and when
Jerome demanded further details
she broke down. Several women
newspaper writer's left the room.
The girl soon recovered her com.
posture. Her husband watched her
with strained face as she testified.
When she told Of frequently being
made inebriated and irresponsible
for actions, Jerome interposed:
you omitted this from your direct
testimony" Delmas was on his
feet with an objection. Jerome
dropped 1t, permitting the effect Of
the question to work upon the jury.
The prosecution relentlessly drew
from Evelyn the statement that she
went to Whites studio within q
month after the first visit and con-
Court will be held tomorrow and
Saturday, as the Judge upset an adj
journment agreement made this
morning to accommodate PittstAara
doctors here to testify. Evelyn was
recalled when court reconvened.-
This afternoon Jerome said he
would require another day and a
half for cross examination.
This afternoon Jerome question:
ed Evelyn about letters received
from White in Paris. She said the
last she saw Of them was in Hart
ridges Office Jerome called Hart
ridge to the stand and tried to
force him to produce the letters.
The attorney stood on professional
privileges and easily baked the
prosecutor.
Jerome asked Hartridge If he had
the report of DR.. Hammond,
alienist, on Thaw's mental condi.
ton. 1t is claimed that Hammond
reported Thaw still insane. Je-
rome would like to get this report
to aid him to send Thaw to the
asylum II he fails to convict him.
Before Hartridge answered, Jerome
withdrew the question.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
(Scripps News Association

CHICAGO, Feb, .2l.-Webster
SGuerin, age 35, was shot and in
Nstantly killed in his office In the
Omaha building at Van Buren, ana
La Sale SITS. at noon today.
Flora the wife of Michael Nc
Donald, Chicago's former gambling
king and millionaire. is held pend
ing an investigation. The woman is
rs years old.
A detective happened t. he or
the same floor and arres ed the
woman, who gave the name CT
Flora Mcdonald. She saws she is
Michael McDonald's wife. When
arrested she was Historically try
ing to get through the glass door,
exclaiming:
my God, he's shot himself
What shall do? wouldn't hurt
him. love him."
A revolver was taken from the
woman's hands. Mcdonald. when
notified. fastened to the cell and
his wife threw herself upon his
aged shoulders and wept.
at don't matter" she screamed.
Something is horribly wrong. You
wouldn't listen to me-"
He pushed her back into chair.
wouldn't you be better off il !
were dead?" she persisted. 81 did
not want to live another minute.
wouldn't allow any man to talk to
me that way"
Mcdonald is over co. but looks
younger despite the storms of many
years OF sporting life. The police
say his wife was formerly Flora
Feldman, a childhood sweetheart Of
Guerin's. Mcdonald divorced his
first wife and soon married Flora.
In desperation, wildly pacing her
cell, Mrs. Mcdonald made the as,
sertion that Guerin has long been
Matchmaking her and she had paid
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
SUBWAY DEAL COMPLETED

Mayor Daggett this morning com.
pleted the Graves subway job by
signing the perpetual franchise or
dinance. This is the event the
Graves people have been awaiting
anXiously for several days, although
there was no fear manifested that
veto was impended.
The mayors endorsement making
the franchise legal is held to be
the consideration upon which
hinges the Graves support in the
coming city election. Politics play
ed prominent part in the entire
subway negotiation and it is now up
to the grantees to deliver the
goods.
To accomplish this there is liable
to be more grease needed than ex-
pected, for the reason that some Of
the democratic Earring elements
supposed to be included in the
Graves shipment are planning to
help dance Mayor Daggett's scalp.
They have been kept still until the
subway franchise was safe, but
now, it is rumored, the hatchets
will be dug up and revenge de-
manded for the city halls forget
fulness of the democratic county
ticket last fall.
However, this disaffection will
not, it Is believed, offset the sup
port grateful republican county
officials will throw to the Daggett
ticket this spring.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
BAD MAN ESCAPES IN LOAD
OF BRICK.

SANTA FEE, N. NJ, Feb. 21.-Jos.
S. Baca, who is now serving his
fifth term in the penitentiary here
and who has been in the prison al
most continuously for 10 years,
concealed himself in load of brick
and, accompanied by Pedro MAI
danno, escaped from the guards.
Mounted rangers gave pursuit.
Both convicts are bad men,"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
B0MBARDS BURGLARS

Harry Draper surprised two men
trying to break into the Spokane
& Inland freight sheds about l
o'clock this morning, but they es-
capped in the darkness. Draper
fired four shots at them. He was
patroling that section of town and
heard breaking glass. Just as he
caught sight of the two men they
saw him and bolted. Patrolman
Rolf, hearing the shots, ran in the
direction from which they came
and met Draper. They searched the
neighborhood but found nobody.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
CLEANING UP STREETS.

Thirty men and Is teams are in
service today cleaning the mud
from the streets which during the
week have been in the worst con-
dition. Howard St, near the in
tersection of Riverside av., which
for a month has been an eye sore,
was cleaned up this morning Prob
ably more people congregate at that
place every day than at any other
point in the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
M|LL|0NA|RE'S Wife
IN SUICIDE MYSTERY

him thousands of dollars. McDon-
aid told the police he gave her
large sums frequently and asked
no questions as to their disposition.
The police assert Guerin had a
strong hold on Mrs. Mcdonald
through some indiscretion COM
mitted before she married Melon
aid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
STRIKE TRIALS ON TODAY.

The trial of the seven men ar.
rested during the strike disturb
ances by deputies of the sheriff's
Office is on this afternoon before
Justice Hinkle. The men are
charged with instigating a riot, a
crime which is punishable by a $500
fine. Attorney F. C. Robertson rep
resents the men and Denton Crow
the state.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
BOOKED ON SUSPICION.

George B. Candy, a bricklayer,
was arrested on Second av. last
night by Patrolman McCloud, Pa
trolman Lister who was OH his way
on his way home, met Candy and
a drunken man. The latter told
the officer he was a stranger to
Candy. On the suspicion that
Candy intended to rob the drunken
man, Lister notified McCloud to
watch the pair. Candy was booked
at the police station on charge of
vagrancy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
FOUND DRUNK IN
CANNON'S BATHROOM

A hurry call for policeman
reached headquarters this morning
and when Patrolman McQuillan re-
sponded he found Henry Borchers
in a half drunken condition in the
bathroom of e. j. Cannon's house
at 406 Sixth av. How he got there
is mystery. Borchers refused to
explain, Mr.. Cannon is division
counsel Of the Northern Pacific
railroad. 1t Is supposed Borchers
was after an immunity BATH" of
which so much Is heard lately in
connection with railroad affairs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
BUMPED and BRUISED
$4,000 WORTH

A personal injury damage suit
was filed in the superior court by
Nels Anderson this morning
against the Great Northern Rail-
road Co. While riding over the
road from Newport to Elk, Wash,
last fall Nels was violently thrown
from his seat and came in contact
with about everything there was in
the car before he could stop, as the
result of the train leaving the
tracks. When Nels was able to
take an inventory of himself he
found he had sustained injuries
about the face, neck and shoulders
which he appraises at $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
ALAS, POOR IsADORE.

No ordinary Indian is Isadore,
who has a record Of 25 times in the
fail of the whiteman. Last night
Isadore got drunk and went up
into Brownies addition to sleep it
off under the trees in that elite
section of the city. His slumbers
were disturbed by, a policeman who
happened to be wandering around
and around. Justice Hinkle this af-
ternoon assessed fine of $40 and
costs against the redman, who sim.
ply said: "Ugh!"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21

Fire Chief Myers is strongly op-
posed to the proposed franchise
asked by Jay p. Graves and asso-
ciates for an electric railway
through the alley between Front
and Main avs. The proposed line
would cross Market. Division.
Brown, Bernard, Washington, Ste
vens, Howard and Wall SITS. 1t
would be almost a mile long. Chief
Myers complaint is that it woulu
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
ALLEY RAILWAY WILL
INCREASE FIRE DANGER

impede his department in getting
apparatus on the scene in case or
fire in any of the buildings on the
alley.
The subway evidently came so
easy that Graves expects no trou-
BILE in annexmg the alleys. He
also asks the privilege of laying
sidetracks on the consent of prop
erty owners being obtained. His
alley line will parallel the tunnel
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
CREDITS WHITE WITH
GOOD QUALITIES
(Scripps News Association


NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Jerome
this afternoon recalled Evelyn's
feeling toward White on her trip
from Paris to Bolougne. She said:
81 knew of no one upon whom |
could depend more as a friend than
White. He was kind and consider
ate, especially to my family. |
tried to make Thaw understand
that. told him White was a grand
man except for his terrible failing,
but Thaw said his good points made
him all the more dangerous. White
never made love to me until that
night. He was always like a
father and seemed interested in
me"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
POISONED MOTHER
TO END SUFFERING
(Scripps News Association.

NEW YORK, Feb. z1.-Mrs. Tot
tie Wallan was formally arraigned
this afternoon charged with MUIR
dering by poison her aged mother,
Mrs. Ida Binge, to relieve the latter
Of suffering from cancer. Her hus-
band said the amount of bail was
immateriai, as he was prepared to
furnish any amount up to $4,000
900.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
SUFFERS FROM THUGS BLOW

The blow with which highway
man felled Mrs. r. E. Burke on
Eighth av. Tuesday night has
proven far more serious than was
at first supposed. A deep cash
about four inches in length was in
flicted upon her forehead and she
was in critical and deirious con-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
JAPAN is SATISFIED.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Feb. I'll
Minister Aoaki called at the state
department this afternoon and ex-
pressed the satisfaction of the ia
panese government with the immi-
grafton bill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
TO RESIGN HIS
AP0STLESH|P
(Scripps News Association.)

PROVO, Utah, Feb. 21.-It is
reported On good authority today
that Smoot will resign his apostle
ship in the Mormon church.
Young Mormons here held a
high jollification las might, cele-
brating Shoots victory in the SEN
ate. Students paraded the streets,
bearing coffin containing an
effigy of the editor of Salt Lake
paper opposed to Smoot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
RECEIVERS ON NOTE.

E. w. Cundy this morning Sc
cured judgment in Judge Huneke's
court against G. G.. White for
s3021O, including attorneys fees
and costs of the case. The trouble
arose from the non-payment of a
promissory note for s26S.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
MAIL
SMASH-UP
(Scripps Newa Assoc!ation.)

s5sOt-dtfOII.3
SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 21.-An
eastbound passenger, the fast mail
on the Union Pacific, ran into
rock slide near Morgan, Utah, this
morning, wrecking the engine and
two cars. The engineer is report
ed to be under the engine. A num-
Der of passengers were more or
less hurt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
SISTERS AVENGERS
ON TRIAL FOR LIVES
gcC0090000O9o 900
(Scripps News Association. }

NONffPPS 1NcWS NSSO-IH'IOHI
CULPEPPER, w. Va, Feb. e.
The Strother brothers were rlacei
on trial here today for the murder
of James Bywaters, whom they
killed afte forcing him to marry
their sister. They claim It was
necessary for them to kill By
waters, declaring the bridegroom
sought to leave his wife Immediate
ly following the ceremony.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
JUNK MAN IN JUG.

T. II. DERRICK, claiming to be a
second hand man but thought to
be one of the many junk collectors
of the city, was seized by Great
Northern employees near Division
st. last evening and held until the
patrol wagon arrived. DERRICK had
picked upa bar of iron and he will
be charged with stealing it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
RETURNED TO PRISON.

Sigmund Paulson, alias Moran,
was returned to the penitentiary
this morning He is paroled con-
Wet and was arrested here on the
charge of burglarizing freight cars.
This is the crime for which he was
formerly committed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
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The illustrated history of
Adam and Eve in the Gar
den of Eden, begins in to-
days Press. Owing to a
few trifling difficulties the
pictures are not actual
photographs of what hap {
pened there, but they are
sufficient to demonstrate
that the first folks were
strictly human. {
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
PIERCE MUST GO BACK.

JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 21.-
Governor Folk today honored the
requisition Of the governor of
Texas for II. Clay Pierce, the Stan
dard Oil official.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
IINGToN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1907.
RUMOR OF CzAR'S
ASSASSINATION

o NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-It
o is persistently rumored
Q here today that the czar of
Q Russia has been assassin
Q ated. All efforts to secure a
9 confirmation from official
o sources failed.
o In Wall st. the story is
o thought to be. only bucket
Q shop rumor started for eff 4
Q feet on certain securities.
o
g o. a q o o q o q a q @ 900
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21

ditibn much of the time yesterday.
1t will be some time before she will
recover. The police have made no
arrests in connection with the out
rage.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21

(Scripps News Association.)
NEW YORK, Feb. I'll
Late this afternoon legal
process was served COM
handing Hartridge to pro-
duce Evelyn's letters writ
ten to her by White. He
still refused to do SO.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21

Commissioner William T, Roy Is
to his home today with la
grippe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
RECORD OF THE COURTS

Instead of Saturday being holiday, as formerly, 1t is now one of the busiest days in the week about the courts.
 In the circuit court yesterday Judge Coleman was engaged on the MacAfee case, which has been on trial all the week, and promises to take all this week as well. Some Idea of this case may be gained from the fact that the testimony of the first and only witness examined up to the present covers 300 pages of typewritten matter.
 The main question at issue is the df- ference between the measurements made by the engineers in reference to the mum Der of yards of excavation in rock and clay.
 City Court.
 Judge Lane was engaged yesterday in hearing motions.
 In the first disvision of the city court yesterday, Judge Sharpe presiding, yer dict for the defendant was rendered in the case of J. D. Parker vs. Semet-solvay company.
 In the case of Eliza Thompson vs Dr. U. G. Mason. administrator Judge Fergu- son rendered a judgment for s15o.
 In the third division of the city court yesterday, Judge Nesmith presiding, a verdict for $7oo was rendered in the case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
RELAY RACES ON
 FRANKLIN FIELD
CHICAGO, MICHIGAN AND coLUM. BIA CARRY THE HONoRS IN THE THREE CLASSIC EVENTS OF THE YEAR.

Philadelphia, Pa., April 27.-Chicago, Michigan and Columbia carried off the honors in three classic events at the meeting today on Frank lin Field. The national champion ship, one mile relay, was won by Chi- cago from Pennsylvania, her only oppo- nent. Michigan took the four-mile cham pionship In easy fashion, and the two mile championship went to Columbia after hard struggle
 No records were broken, but the thirty seven events, in which there were to 1000 contestants, furnished high class sport for the more than 15.000 spectators. In the one-mile relay championship Penn sylvania was without the service of Tay- Tor, the great quarter-mile runner. Chi- cago took the lead in the first relay. Taylor took the lead in the first relay. winning 1t by 15 yards. The four-mile race was a procession, the Mchican team never being headed by Pennsyl vania, the only other team entered.
 In the 120-yard hurdles, Shaw of Dart seconds to win from Hubbard of Am herst. This Is within 1-5 of a second of the worlds record.
 The 100-yard dash was won by Ruton Miller, Princeton, In 10 1-5 seconds. The pole vault was won by Allen, Syracuse, Il feet 104 inches. The high jump went to Moffit, Pennsylvania, 6 feet, and the discus throw was won by Garrells, Mich gan, 135 feet inches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
TRIPLE ALLIANCE DIsAeREEs.
Italy Continues Efforts to Bring Under
 standing About Armament.

Rome. April 27.-While the Italian foreign office continues it's efforts to bring about an understanding among the powers at The Hague peace confer ence, especially with regard to the proposition to discuss the limitation of armaments Foreign Minister Titoni has ceased answering all the inquiries on the subject. But he expects to make a statement in the Chamber Of Deputies during the debate on the for eign office budget about the middle of May. On that occasion the foreign minister hopes to be able to define the attitude and action of Italy during the negotiations.
 The attitude of the Italian foreign minister is regarded as significant in view of Italy's participation in the triple alliance, and the apparent lack of complete understanding thus far be- tween the members of the alliance Germany, Austria and Italy-concern- ing their attitude on the limitation of armaments before - 0 Hague.