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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26

The Garden city Telegram says.
d" The Great Bend SPortsmen,s Assoc
Iaiions is taking into its membership
nearly all the Topeka politicians"
Cert When our boys go to TOpek,
during these drougnty lines. The Top
eka boys will doubtless find tht
pump for tie boys.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26

80 East 2Srd Street, New York
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
LANDS
. .ACCUSER

Patrplman Downey about !
o'clock last night arrested Steven
E. Bell, cook, and Frank Frazier,
laborer, at the Whale saloon and
charged them at the police station
with the larceny of two loaves or
bread from the Crescent bakery on
Sprague av. Frazier is one Of the
men who charged Downey with be-
ing drunk, pulling gun and threat,
ening to take his life in the Whale
saloon on the night of st. Patrick's
day.
The board of police commits
sioners was to hear the charges
against Downey yesterday after
noon, but postponed the hearing fol
one week, when Frazier and others
who claimed to be witnesses failed
to appear. Downey says that his
arrest of Frazier looks like 1t might
be spite work, but it is not because
he has the evidence of his own eyes
and one other person who witness
ed the theft of the loaves.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
CRANE W|THDRAWS and
MOORE COMES TO FRONT

generally admitted that Mr.. Moore,
with his backing, may defeat
Doust. The city hall bunch is also
taking off coats and working hard
TO defeat Moore. If nominated ii is
conceded he will be a foe worthy
OF more steel than the bunch" can
handle
Although Zachariah Stewart has
not as yet filed his declaration to-
go before the direct primary as re-
publican candidate to oppose NJ. II.
Eggleston, democrat. for city treas
urer, he is considering the PROPOSE
ton and expects to decide this az
ternoon. Yesterday morning he no.
titled the republican central COM
mittee that he would take the
proffer under advisement.
Richard Gemmrig, the Warwick
pool room employe, who Tuesday
filed his intention of seeking the
nomination on the republican tick
ct of councilman for the second
term in the Fifth ward, will With
draw, He has served notice on the
central committee to that effect.
His situation with the Warwick, re-
pnbllcans say, will hurt the party
with the better cement Of citizens.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
FOR COUNCILMAN
AT LARGE

To authorize the election of a
councilman at large is the object
of a movement now on foot. An
amendment to the charter will be
necessary and it is proposed to
call special meeting of the coun-
Gil to endorse this amendment SO
1t can be voted on this spring. L..
order to permit candidates for the
new office to file declarations be-
fore Saturday afternoon it will be
necessary to call this meeting
either tonight or tomorrow night
Mayor Daggett said he had heard
nothing of it today. Councilman
Gray and Councilman Funk are re-
ported to be in favor of the plan.
Another councilman would make a
total of II and eliminate the pos
sibility of a tie vote.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21

sibility to be considered, the de-
post looks to them like a hold up.
Two propositions will be consid-
cred tonight aside from the selec-
ton of a ticket. One is to tender
the list of nominees with the prop
er authorities foi placing on the
ballot and refuse to pay the fee.
In case they are shut ont an appeal
to the courts is contemplated as
the next move. The other propo-
sition Is to pay the fee and go
ahead.
AS the Spokane. socialists figure
it, they cast about 10 per cent of
the vote in the last city election
and are therefore qualified to enter
the direct primary. but they prefer
their own way of doing things and
will nominate in open meeting.
What course they will take to Sc
cure representation on the ballot
depends upon what sort Of recep-
ton they get when they file the
nominations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21

George T. Crane today said that
he was no longer considering the
nomination fer mayor on the re-
publican ticket Under the old
convention way of making nomina-
tions," he said. Il would accept thu
nomination if it were given me by
unanimous consent of the dele
gates. That is the only way |
would take it,"
Mr., Crane has all along been
taken as the serious opponent of
w. j. Doust. For a time he was
undecided whether to oppose Doust
or not, His statement today is
given as final and politicians have
eliminated him from the contest.
With Mr. Crane out OF il, the
possibility now is c. Herbert
Moore, chairman of the city beauti-
full committee Mr.. Moore is said
to have the backing of the Fed.
Grated clubs almost TO a man. 1t
was at the earnest solicitation or
members OF the clubs that he al
lowed his name TO be suggested.
With Moore opposing Doust,
friends of the latter are already
getting an extra hustle on, as It is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
SOCIALISTS May FIGHT
DIRECT PRIMARY Law

Whether to fight the direct
primary law or not to fight 1t will
t%decided by the socialists tonight
in q meeting to be held in the ofilcs
of j. s. Lichty & Co. in the Rock
cry. The socialists are not figur
Ing on missing representation in
the field for the city election, and
they are going to name a ticket,
The rub comes in the new require
ment under which candidates must
deposit 10 per cent of the prospec-
tive Office salary in order to be
placed on the official ballot.
While other than the leading
parties are permitted to nominate
In convention If not qualified by
sufficient voting strength for the,
direct primaries, they are still re-
quired to put up that 10 per cent
fee, and here Is where the social.
lists make kick. They are in the
field for the sake of principle and
not the salary. AS the attainment
Of the latter is too remote a pos
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
Moral Earthquake Today Shakes Prominent
Business Men and Pillars Of Church
and Society.

completed it's work and returned Is
indictments charging bribery.
Sixty-five Of these indictments are
against Ruef and 10 are against T.
V. Halsey, former official of the
Pacific States Telephone & Tele.
graph Co.
Ruef Is charged with bribing the
board Of supervisors in order to Sc.
cure franchises for the United Rail.
roads and Home Telephone Co.. (,
permits for the prize fight trust and
privileges for the San Francisco
Gas & Electric Co. 1t was an,
nounced last night that other in,
dictments will be filed shortly.
Eddie Graney, Willis Britt, Nor.
ris Levy and James Croffoth are
involed in the prize night brides.
On the various counts against
him Ruef's bail was fixed at $780,
600 and Halsey's at 100000. The
latter is now in Manila and papers
will be issued for his return.
Ruef is alleged to have received
SASS, 900 for use from the street
car company and to have divided
SOL 900 among the political bosses.
One supervisor cost $4,000, two
$4,000 apiece and the remaining IA
came at $4,000 each.
Halsey is alleged to have paid
the supervisors $4,000 each to re-
ject the Home franchise, but the
Home people paid lump sum of
$25 900 for the franchise and $685.
600 to be divided. To permit prize
fighting Ruef got $4,000 and the
supervisors divided pot of $4,000
among them. The gas company
paid over $4,000 to secure an So
cent rate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
BOYCOTT THE BARRIERS.

NEWCASTLE, Pa, March PA
startling example Of the difference
a nickel makes has just been dem
onstrated to the BARRIERS of this de-
lightful little city. Some time ago
they decided that shaves must be
Is cents instead of 10. Now whisk-
ers have suddenly grown in popu
larity and it is estimated that Gus
tom at the barber shops fell off rs
per cent since March 1, when the
new price went into. effect.
The one barber who had adhered
to the old price has been doing a
rushing business. The indications
are that Newcastle will not stand
for 15-cent shaves.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
BRIEF Hines
PROVES fatal

After an illness of about one
week, Mrs. Josephine Perrine,
aged 65, succumbed to pneumonia
at her home, I'LL Eighth av., at .
o'clock this morning. The deceased
has been a widow for number of
years and leaves one son, l.. r. Per
rine, assistant manager of the Spo-
kane Dry Goods Co., and two
daughters, Mrs ]. II. Featherston
with whom she has been living, ana
Mrs. E. M. Bergen, of Portland,
Ore Mrs. Perrine is we'll known II,
this city, having resided here for
a number Of years. Rev. Gibbony
will off1ciate at the funeral services,
which will be held from the resi-
dence tomorrow Interment will be
made in Greenwood cemetery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
FIRST Ward TO name
COUNC|LMEN TONIGHT

Several others are also mentioned.
Mr. Wormold has also filed his an
nouncement of candidacy from this
part of the ward.
In making his protest against the
ward meetings Won Eschen says:
Il believe the proper way to do in
view of the adoption of the direct
primary would be to adjourn and
let the republicans Of the ward vote
as they may see fit for candidates.
Il don't believe in violating the
law the very first opportunity we
get. Now we have the primary We
should live up to it. have filed my
declaration and will go before the
people of the First ward for the
nomination for councilman.
81 have put up my money as
guarantee of good faith and will be
in the fight to the finish no matter
what may be the action of the mass
meeting"
First ward republicans say the
outlook for victory in that part OF
the city is good. To elect their men
they will have to down Funk and
Brown, but the republicans say
Funk owes them for being in ONCE
and they feel like change would
not be so bad. And they seem In
clined to abolish Brown on general
DrincipleS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21

Republicans of the First ward
meet tonight in two places to get
together on candidates for council
men. Voters of the district embrac-
ing Alki, Anne, Alice, Arthur and
Altamont precincts will gather at
the Sherman st. fire station, and
those Of the other division of the
ward will assemble at Improve
ment hall, corner of Sprague av.
and Napa st.
Each Of these divisions will agres
upon the man they want, and the
combined ward will then support
the two in order that both sections
of big First will be thoroughly rep
resented.
c. Twitchell is the leading can
didate before the Sherman ST..
meeting, and there seems little
doubt that he will be selected.
George Won Eschen has already
filed his announcement of can
didacy from this ward and he will
be on hand tonight to oppose what
he deems as violation of the
spirit of the direct primary law in
that the meetings SAVIOR too much
of ward caucuses.
At the Improvement hall meet.
ing r. r. McCoskri will be a prom,
inent candidate for endorsement
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
LORD PAYS 100000
FOR EX-MA|D'S PHOTOS
tScripps News Association


BOSTON, March 21.-In one OF
the mails that cSossed the ocean
this week was registered package
addressed to Lord Aherdare of
Dufferin. 1t contained every print
of photograph showing the wits
of Lord Aberdare's son and heir in
the livery of a domestic in a fash.
ionable house.
The package represents the ex.
penditure of 100000 by Lord Aber.
dare and the result of a remarkable
search by Pinkerton detectives.
The young woman in whose inter
est all this time and money was
spent was Camille Clifford, the IA
nous actress, who last summer
married the Hon. Henry Lyndhurst
Bruce. who will some day become
Lord Aberdare.
The wedding was secret and the
lord refused to recognize either
bride or groom.
But the beautiful face of the for.
mer conquered him. In a few weeks
he loved her like daughter. Then
she told him that when she emf.
grated from Sweden to America
eight years ago she became a do.
nestle In Boston. While thus en-
ployed she stood for photograph
with l3 other girls.
Lord Aberdare at once put the
case in the hands of the Pinkertons
who found the negative and every
print taken from It.
While a domestic, Candles voice
attracted her mistress, who gave
her opportunities. Soon she went
on the stage and made a success
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
.THAW At DOOR Of ASYLUM

point Jerome was trying to make.
However, Hartridge said that the
course that the trial had taken
meant victory for the defense, that
Jerome was at the end of his string
and took the only method he had
of throwing up the sponge.
1t Is reported Thaw is preparing
a story OF his case as it appeared
to him for submission to Judge
Fitzgerald as shosing he under
stood all the proceedings and Is
able to advise his counsel. His at
torneys decided not to allow the
statement to leave Thaw's hands.
Delmas did not appear when the in-
sanity proceedings opened today.
Gleason is in charge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
(Scripps News Association

(ScriDps News Assoc!atfon.)
NEW YORK, March 21.-Judge
Fitzgerald spent today in examina.
ton of affidavits submitted by Je-
rome in his efforts to have Thaw
examined for insanity at once, and
also the affidavits submitted by the
defense. Jerome accused attor-
neys for the defense of Withholding
knowledge of Thaw's mental con
dition that would, if divulged, re-
suit in his commitment to an in
sane asylum.
The courts order for the affida-
Wits was the outcome Of sensational
statements made yesterday by Je-
rome in his application for an ex.
animation by the court. Counsel
for the defense inferred from his
remarks an insinuation against
their professional standing, and a
stormy time ensued. Jerome later
qualified his remarks, but main
tanned that if he became certain
Thaw's attorneys were concealing
knowledge he was led to believe
they had he would take his COM
plant into the appellate court. Je-
rome declares Thaw is mentally in
capable of directing his case and
that he can prove it. He said:
81 feel bitterly about this matter.
There's not man who has sat i'll
the court room and watched the de-
PENDANT who does not know Thaw
is incapable Of advising his coun-
sci. Today we are trying man
who, under the law, had sane
knowledge Of the quality of the act
of killing White, but every medical
man knows he is insane and that
he is laboring under a delusion
which should incapacitate him."
While the argument was going OF.
John B. Gleason, one Of Thaw's at.
torneys, broke into the case and
asked DR.. Hamilton. who was then
on the stand, if he considered
Thaw capable of advising counsel
Hamilton answered no, and this
precipitated a storm. Delmas and
the rest of Thaws attorneys were
visibly angered by Gleason's &C
ton, as his question scored thu
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
CRUSHED BY
CAR WHEELS

No funeral arrangements have
yet been made for the mural of
George r. Rihard, brakeman, age
30, killed at 7:15 o'clock last even
ing at California creek by a Spo-
kane & Inland gravel train. Rihard
jumped from the train to throw a
switch and 1t is surmised that he
slipped and fell under the wheels.
The train passed over his chest,
fearfully mangling him. He is sur
vived by wife, who lives at E1214
Sprague av. The body is at Smith
& Co.'S undertaking parlors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
FRISCO CRAFTERS OUT GRATED
ALL OTHER GRAFTERS COMBINED
SLAUGHTER Of HARTMAN

riman. When the January break
came, Hartman bought furiously
believing the market was at the
bottom. The other crowd sold con.
tinuously.
The climax came when Hartman
was reported to have sold 100000
shares of Union Pacific at private
sale. If he sold previously down
almost to bare control this 100000
shares would wipe it away. 1t is
through Union Pacific that Harri
man controls Southern Pacific, IL
linois Central and the newly &C
CURED Baltimore & Ohio. All is
gone is Union is.
Two great facts stand out to
prove this. Harriman's allies are
the Standard Oil crowd, VIM
Rockefeller, Rogers, Prick. 1t has
just become known that Rogers has
been hard pressed, and Wall st. au1
thorities say he's been going about
hat in hand. 1t is significant that
his pet scheme, supposed to be pri
vately financed-the Tidewatel
railway-was forced last week to
make loan of ten millions. The
second fact is that Jim Keene is
the happiest man in New York and
smiles now for the first time since
Hartman broke him and drove his
son in law, Talbot Taylor, into
bankruptcy.
Keene is supposed to have been
market general for Morgan and car
died out the campaign on the ex.
change.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21

SAN FRANCISCO, March I'll
Prepared for almost anything as
the result of the graft develop
ments of the past three days, San
Francisco was compelled to gasp
with establishment when the city
had laid before it this morning the
tabulated dishonesty Of it's super
visors as revealed by the indict.
ments reported against. Ruef and
Theodore Halsey.
The city was given an added
shock when in the list of impeach.
ments of its law makers was found
the name of the president of the
board of works, Duffey. who since
he left the supervisors has become
public idol because of the great
energy he displayed by bringing
the city out of state of chaos.
Langdon's statement that men OF
highest business and social stand
ing, pillars of the church and so.
ciety, were caught in the net and
would be prosecuted without
mercy. created a sensation almost
as great as the announcement OF
the supervisors confession.
If all Langdon says is true, and
there is every reason to believe il
H.. in the light of what Langdon
I'D Heney have already done, theh
the condition Of municipal affairs in
San Francisco since Ruef became
the dominant power exceeds the
rottenness and combined knaverl
of the Tweed gang, the Chicago
Gray Wolves and the gang OF
looters unearthed and sent to pris.
on by Folk.
Long before the hour set for re-
converting the grand jury the hall
was surrounded by a tremendous
crowd. In the crowd were many
henchmen of Ruef and the admins
tration and they Joined in the gen.
eral denunciation of the super
visors and condemnation of the
proposition to permit them to con-
tinue in Office. Sentiment in this
regard Is crystalizing in the ranks
of foes and friends.
SchmitZ's absence from home
last night caused the circulation OF
more rumors of fight, but the
mayor is so closely watched this
would be impossible. He returned
home soon after midnight. Where
he had been neither he nor those
who Swallowed him would divulge.
Coincidental with the mayors
long absence from home came the
authoritative announcement that
Heney promised him immunity If
he tells all he knows. This an
nouncement went so far as to say
the proposition had already beer.
laid before, the mayor.
The jury convened promptly at
10 O'Clock for an all day session. 1t
is not likely more indictments will
be returned until late this after
noon and possibly not until tomor'
row.
Late last evening the grand jury
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
FRITZ SCHEFF MAY DIE.

NEW YORK, March 21.--Fritzi
Scheff, comic opera prima donna,
whose art and contagious good
nature have made laughs for thou
sands. is seriously i'll with portion
tits in her apartments at the st.
seems the only relief from her
agony. The physicians admit her
condition is most alarming.
Miss Scheff was taken III while
in Cleveland, o., where she was
starring in Mile. Modiste.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21

Special Correspondence to The Press
NEW YORK, March 21.-More
than Wall ST. rumor substantiates
the story that Hartman has lost
his railroad supremacy and with it
millions of his fortune. The new
polisition of his enemies, Morgan,
Hill and Keene, is eloquent proof
that Hartman has suffered.
Whether or not Roosevelt had
anything to do with the trouncing
of Hartman, the facts coming to
light now that the panic is over,
show that great railway feud has
been fought to a finish on Wall st.
Hartman started the last bull
market by great 10 per cent
Union Pacific dividend. He is be-
lieved to have then sold his hold
ings nearly down to control. He
showed faith in the bull market,
however, by putting all the money
back into railroads and with it
bought control of Baltimore & Ohio.
The market has been downward
ever since without interruption.
Morgan is known to have been
putting stocks on the market for
six weeks as fast as it would alb
sorb. With him are Jim Hill, ali
old enemy of Harriman's, and
Keene, whom Hartman broke in
the Northern Pacific corner. The
Moores and Daniel Reid and the en-
tire Rock Island crowd with Nor
gan, are bitter at Hartman for
trimming them in Alton.
The belief is general that this
DOW erful crowd lay in wait for Har-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
CHICAGO GETS RELIC
(Scripps News Association.

lScrlppS news ASSoclatlon.)
CHICAGO, March 21.-Just whe,
Their it is the Isla de Luzon or the
Isle de Cuba, which Chicago is 60
ing to draw, Chicago does not
know, but one of these former
Spanish Philippine gunboats is to
be added to the local attractions at
the public parks.
The government has promised
Chicago one. The two gunboats
were among those riddled and sunk
by the brave Dewey in Manila bay
Thehy have been raised and are
on the way here by way of the
Suez canal, the ST. Lawrence river
the Welland canal and great lakes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
WEAvERS DEMAND INCREASE.

EVERETT, Wash, March 21.---
The Everett Shingle Weavers'
union committe appointed to pre-.
pare new wage scale recommend.
ed an increase of 12l2 per cent,
The report Of the committee was
turned down and the union went
on record as in favor Of 25 per
cent raise.
It was stated that If the employ
ers do not consent to conference be-
fore the next regular meeting of
the local union ii will be difficult to
keep peace any longer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
FLAMING OIL
INJURIES MANY
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association.l
PHILADELPHIA, March 21.-A
million dollars worth of property
of the American Refining works at
Point Breeze was destroyed by fire
this morning. Explosions followed
each other in rapid succession dur
ing the conflagration, throwing
burning oil over the firemen and
employees. Many were injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
find COTTLES GUILTY

Leonard Cottles was found
guilty by jury yesterday after
noon of assault with deadly
weapon. He was tried upon new
information, filed by Gordon some
time ago, after a writ Of habeas
corpus had been granted to the de-
PENDANT upon the ground that he
had been confined in the county
Jail for more than 30 days without
being formally accused. The jury
recommended clemency. The case
came from Deer Park.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
STILL ANOTHER
SHAkY BRIDGE

Commissioner ONO this after
noon put a crew of men to work
repairing the bridge in Stafford ad-
dition across Latah creek The
bridge requires a lot of new tim
bering and Mr.. ONO thought it in
danger Of collapse.
H. B. Rogers Is stationed today
on Monroe St, bridge keeping
teams and pedestrians at walk.
The Washington Water Power Co.
is sending cars over the Post st.
bridge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-21
C0RbALEY MAY
MAKE RACE

John S. McChesney, barber, filed
a declaration today of his intention
to become a candidate on the re-
publican ticket for city comp
troller.
There is talk late today Of Cor
don Corbaley to head the better
element" wing Of the republican
party opposing w. J. Doust for the
nomination of mayor before the d.
rect primary There have been sew
eral meetings of the Federated
clubs lately at which Corbaley's
name has been mentioned. He
stated today his willingness to
make the race.