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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12

PROSECUTION
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
WALLACE, Idaho, Feb. 1.-THE
question of how much money is be-
ing expended by the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners and the Mine
owners association in the cases
growing out of the Steunenberg as
sassination was brought to an issue
yesterday in the opening of the
trial Of Steve Adams for the MUIR
der of Fred Tyler. In his opening
address for the prosecution Henry
P. Knight made the assertion that
the miners federation is expanding
vast sums to defeat justice. In re-
ply H. F. Richardson denied the
allegation and offered to file a
statement Of the amount expended
by the miners If the prosecution
would submit statement of the
amounts paid by the Mineowners
association in pushing the prosecu-
ton. On Richardson's motion the
Jurors called were instructed to pay
no attention to the prosecution S
declaration. Knight retorted that
he was ready to prove his charge.
Court adjourned until tomorrow
when the work Of selecting jury
will be resumed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
MIGHT MOVE LIGHT

There is a possibility that the
dark Madelia st. underground rail-
road crossing, of which First ward
residents complain SO much, may
be lighted to better advantage by
moving one of the lights at either
end into the center. Leonard
Funk, councilman from the First
ward, says that he had lights in
stalled at each end OF the cross
ing in response to requests, but
does not think the city can afford
three lights.
Some individual, evidently par
TALLY or WIDELY insane, is said to
frequent the place after night for
the purpose of frightening children,
and there are other Objectionable
features which residents of that
part of the city believe could be
remedied if the passageway were
Illuminated.
Mr. Funk said today that if the
people interested would present a
petition to have one of the lights
moved inside the crossing he
would see that such action was
taken.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12

The Central Labor union last
night voted to put it's ban on the
Washington Water Power Co. 1t
was decided that each member,
about 1900 in all, should take out
electric lights and collect meter
deposits from the company. 1t was
also decided to refuse to work on
any w. w. p. contract. 1t was
recommended that all local unions
take such action as necessary to
appropriate enough money to care
for the strikers and to fine any
member riding IS.
A mass meeting was called for
Sunday night to discuss the Meyer,
Haywood and Pettibone troubles.
A committee of carmen who
would not strike, headed by E. E.
Evans, waited upon The central
body and was given respectful
hearing by the delegates who re-
NAMED to hear them. Most of the
delegates left the hall. Mr.. Evans
stated his case against the way the
strike ballot was taken, but when
he was asked why he had not ac-
copied the tender of the job Of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
NO MORE ". W. P, JUICE
FOR UNION MEN

Judge when it was offered him, his
case was weakened considerably.
He retired followed by Kisses and
boots. The others Of the commit
tee we're: Enfield, Meginnis,
Hedger and Clizer.
w. r. Botham, secretary of the
Garments union. and Edward Nc
Morrow, of the executive board, ad-
dressed the body.
Tonight the Structural Trades al
lance will meet and 1t is under
stood will take the same action as
the Central Labor union.
There are about 5000 union men
in the city and a majority of them
have their houses wired. The TAX
ing out of the lights and collection
Of money deposited with the COM
pany will amount to a considerable
sum, it is said.
Edward McMorrow, who Is in
charge of the carmen's strike, to-
day said he was much pleased at
the action of the Central Labor
union and is confident of the car
men winning arbitration and recog-
milton from the company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
HOUSE LINCOLN
DIED IN

Fred Schade will address the
Illinois club tonight at Masonic
temple on "The House that Lin
coin Died in Mr.. Schade is par
ticularly conversant with the sub
ject, as his father, Col. Lewis
Schade, of Washington, D. c.,
bought the house of the heirs of
Mrs. Peterson. Mr. Schade today
said:
Mrs. Peterson's boarding house
was situated just across the street
from Ford's theater. On the night
Of April IA Abraham Lincoln was
shot by Edwin Booth, the actor, and
was carried across the street to
the boarding house. He died the
next morning. In 1881, as l recol-
lect, my father, who was then edi-
tor of the Washington Sentinel,
bought the old boarding house to
preserve it for its historical value
from demolition premeditated by
real estate men who were negotiat-
ing with the heirs. The government
afterward bought the house by act
of congress and paid $31,0 900 for it.
Col. Schade paid $1,000 for the
place"
The high school students will be
addressed this afternoon by DR.. C.
O. Kimball, who will select Lin
coin" for his subject.
Exercises in commemoration of
the martyred president will be
held at the Lincoln and Grant
schools both morning and after
noon.
City and county Offices, and
banks, are closed today.
The Illinois club will hold ban
quet tonight at Masonic temple
with a program of speeches in hon
or of Lincoln.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12

Much feeling was manifested at
the meeting of the chamber OF
commerce at noon today at the Sill
yer Grill. Judge ]. G. Moore at
tackled the action of the Fort
Wright committee in its recon-
mendation that congress pass bill
authorizing the war department to
state where the route of the Port
land & Seattle railroad should
cross the military reservation. This
resolution has already been for
warded to Washington, D. c., and
Judge Moore said too much haste
was used. He then read suplem-
tary resolution in which the presi-
dent and secretary of war are ask
ed to have the war department
send a government engineer and
commission here to pass upon and
select the route to be used in cross
ing the fort. Judge Moore's reso,
luton provoked much oratory and
opposition. ne queStiOll vi 10y III 3
the restitution on the table was car
ried by vote of IA to s.
Those who opposed Judge Moore
claimed that the members of the
chamber of commerce would make
themselves appear "chumps" to the
congressman and president, in that
after having sent one resolution
made in a meeting at which the
railroads were represented, they
should take further action when the
railroad representatives were alb
sent. 1t was also consideed that
any action taken at this meeting
would be used by the railroads as
a loop hole through which they
might escape and repudiate their
agreement for grade separation OF
the present line of the Northern
Pacific. AS individuals only the
members favored signing Judge
Moore's resolution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Feb. r.
Bucking the fuel trust is a game
in which President Roosevelt is en-
gagged at present. There are 49,
100000 acres of public lands in the
United States underlaid with coal.
oil, Ignite and asphalt. The value
of these deposits is more millions
OF dollars than any average man
can think. And the question is:
Who gets them?
Until a few months ago the coal,
oil and railway corporations sup
posed there was no question as to
who would get these mineral fuel
lands. They were absorbing them
as rapidly as was convenient for
them.
1t was then that President Roose-
welt stepped in and withdrew these
100000 acres of land from pub
lie entry. 1t was an unprecedented
exercise of executive authority, and
there are plenty of western senat-
ors, representing railways and
other corporations. who will say it
was rank usurpation. But Roose-
welt is getting used TO that kind of
talk.
These fuel lands are situated in
Wyoming, Utah, Kansas, Nebraska,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
PRESIDENT NOW BUCKINC
THE FUEL TRUST

North and South Dakota, Colorado,
Arizona. New Mexico, Nevada, Cali
fornia. Oregon and Washington.
The president secured reports on
these lands from Director c. ID.
Walcott, of the geological survey,
and Clifford Pinchot, of the forestry
bureau, both of whom confirmed
the reports that the lands were be-
ing secretly acquired by fraudu-
lent entries for Standard Oil, coal
trust and railway interests.
The president is greatly aided
by the harmonious cooperation OF
Senators LaFollette, of Wisconsin,
and Nelson, of Minnesota, both OF
whom have bills on this subject.
The plan of both the LaFollette
and Nelson bills is for the lands to
be opened to settlement, but with
out the government parting with
its title to the deposits beneath the
surface Under these bills the gov
eminent would hold perpetual title
to all these mineral fuels, in trust
for the people, and the fuels would
be mined by private enterprise un-
der license or lease arrangement.
A royalty of 5 cents ton would be
paid to the government on all coal
mined, which would become a
source of revenue
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 12-Dr. Evans,
alienist, was the first witness call
ed this morning by the Thaw de-
tense,
Evans, when asked to state his
observations made in visiting
Thaw in August said he noticed a
peculiar facial expression, glare Of
the eyes and unnatural suspicion Of
everyone about. Witness said Thaw
had exaggerated ideas of his own
Importance and believed himself
the victim Of persecution that
placed him in the role Of a
martyr.
Evans delivered a number of lee
lures on Exaggerated ego" and
explosive tendencies" observed in
Thaw, and announced pompously
that Thaw refused to accede to his
argument, stuck to opinions he had
before the doctor examined him,
and declared Thaw SO insane as to
try to tell the doctor how to con-
duct the examination. Thaw
couldn't restrain laughter at this
testimony. He grabbed a law
book and buried his face in 1t. The
attorneys got into squabble last
ing an hour.
1t is evident Jerome is laying
plans to force Thaw's incarceration
in an asylum if acquitted on the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
THAW DEFENSE
FACING CRISIS

plea of insanity.
DR.. Waggoner yesterday pro-
nounced Thaw insane.
That 100000 defense of Thaw
has screw loose somewhere. Thaw
is worried, his attorneys are wor-
ried, his friends here all joined the
worry club. After a week of hard
work Thaw's defence has gotten
nowhere. All are on the qui vive
except Jerome, who is daily proving
himself the real article in frappe
humanity. There Is no telling
from his countenance the state of
his mind.
To date the one telling point of
the defense is Evelyn's story. Up
on this alone the public thinks it
likely the jury will disagree or &C.
quit upon the grounds OF justifica-
ton, but the defense must prove
something acceptable under the
laws. which it has not done so far,
not even created a reasonable doubt
OF Thaw's sanity.
The climax of the days testi-
mony came when Evans this after
noon stated his opinion, based on
three visits to Thaw, that the de-
fendant was insane when he shot
White. Jerome's efforts to force
the witness to admit 1naw is in
sane now failed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
CARMEN ARE
GAINING

The Garments union today re-
ports more gains in their ranks
and say that they have every rea-
son to expect continued success in
winning strength from the men
still at work. The action of the
various labor bodies of the city has
apparently brought the strike
down to the basis of long, deter
mined fight for recognition of the
union.
Two carmen who quit the Wash
ington Water Power Co. this morn
ing were: G. p. Hicks and c. A.
Blanchard. Blanchard is still on his
car but has rendered his resigna-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
CITY SPECIALS FIRED BUT W.W.P.
STILL MAINTAINS ARMED FORCE

BY request of Mayor Daggett,
Chief Waller last night relieved the
"a special policemen put on during
the w. w. P. strike excitement.
There was nothing for them to do
and they have proved unsatis-
factory generally.
Their worst break was the ar
rest Of Councilmen Phillips and
Horn.
The city dads" were discussing
private affairs on the corner Of Riv-
erside av. and Wall st. when the
specials hoped onto them for no
other cause, apparently, than that
they were talking. The council
men were told to move on, and
when they refused were arrested.
The specials when made to under
stand who they were interfering
with dropped their prisoners like
hot potatoes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
DEATH UNVEILS
STRANGE HISTORY
(Scripps News Association.)

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-The re-
markable history of Henry Scholke
Helwig, a mysterious hermit of
Hammond, Ind, was revealed in
part at the inquest over his body,
which was found frozen stiff in
his little hut Helwig was 60 years
old, wealthy and reported to be of
aristocratic German lineage.
1t developed at the inquest that
Helwig, when he was an afficer in
the Prussian war, was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
1870 LIVES LOST IN
ICE COLD WATERS

of the tug Solicitor, one of the
hardest mariners on the Atlantic,
would not attempt to sail to the
rescue.
With rs accounted for, 154 are
missing. 1t seems impossible that
any are alive, even if they reach
ed shore. In their soaked clothing
they must have frozen to death.
Captain McVeay reached Block
Island after cruising about in a
small boat all night. Neither he nor
Captain Haley, of the Knowlton,
are able to give the exact cause Of
the collision.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
ELECT OFFICERS.

The stockholders of the Big Medi-
cine Mining Co. held meeting last
night and elected officers as fol-
lows: DR.. |. l.. Magee, president;
N. S. Burg, vice president; E. II.
Magee, secretary and treasurer,
and P. l.. circuit, of Troy, Idaho,
manager. This property consists of
seven claims directly north of the
Happy Day and the C. & r.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12

The city specials worked three
days at an expense Of $3.50 to the
public.
Mayor Daggett's orders, how.
ever, do not include the Is specialf
comprising the w. w. P. police
force paid by the company. They
are no more necessary than th<
others and their conduct has been
more reprehensible, but the com
pany is posing as something Of Z
corporation martyr now in need OF
armed protection as well as public
sympathy.
It Is also well supplied with
deputies from the sheriff's office,
From numerous instances reported,
carmen still working have been in.
structed to leave their cars and
beat up anybody, young or old, sus'
pected of hollering "scab."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12

A smooth jewelry trick was per-
petrated Saturday evening by a
man who signed the name III, b,
Penniman" to worthless checks for
SO and $45. He went to two jewelry
stores and represented that as he
would be % years old on Sunday
his parents had sent him to iewelry
stores to select watch for pres
ent. He gave his address as 1915
College av. He asked the jewelers.
to send the watch he selected to
mis- home. Afterward he went TO
the house he had given as the ad-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
hermann ON
TRIAL

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 12.--
The trial of Representative Bingef
Hermann, of Oregon, charged with
violation of the statutes in that he
destroyed 80 letter press copy
books while commissioner general
of the land Office, began today be.
fore Justice Stafford, of the district
supreme court. Milton j. Pardy is
conducting the prosecution, A mum.
Der of witnesses from the North.
west have been subpoenaed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
DENVER, Feb. 12.-After an abb
sence of four years, during which
he led exploring expeditions into
almost impenterable sections of the
globe, Major VIM. Cooke Daniels,
millionaire, soldier, scientist and
explorer, has returned to Colorado
to find himself an Enoch Arden by
his own consent.
While Daniels and his hardy
comrades were facing hardships in
the wilds of French Guiana and
New Guiana and blistering their
feet in the hot sands of Martinique
his wife was securing a divorce,
and before his return had married
Challoner Schley, Of Colorado
Springs, another millionaire and
the son of a we'll known New York
banker.
Mrs. Schley, before her first mar
rage, was Miss Edith Turner, a
Denver belle.
Daniels has been the victim OF
wanderlust for years. He gradu-
ated from Yale and started to work
in Denver as cub" reported at
$40 per week. He soon built up the
Daniels & Fisher Stores Co. and
became millionaire. During the
recent war he went to the Philip
pines, served calamity under Law
ton, and was created major. Upon
his return he heard the Turing MUIR
muir of the South seas, and embark
ed upon the expedition just ended.
Major Daniels announces that he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
SMOOTH BAD CHECK man

dress of his parents and arranged
for board.
When the messengers arrived
with the watches he paid for them
with the bad checks. One of the
watches was recovered Monday in
the Owl pawnshop here man who
answered the description of Penni-
man had pawned it for $40. He had
not taken the money, but redeemed
his overcoat, which he had before
pawned for that sum.
The police refuse to divulge the
names Of the iewelry stores that
were buncoed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
FINDS ANOTHER
BOMB

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 12-
Count White, unable to sleep as the
result of finding a bomb last night,
heard ticking again and found an
other bomb at 4 o'clock this morn
ing in his sleeping room timed to
explode at 4:30. This is the fourth
attempt to assassinate White.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
NO FLAGS RAISED
IN LINcOlN'S HONOR

Today being Lincoln's birthday
and likewise legal holiday, pub
lie offices are closed. A placard
suspended from each door warns
the thoughtless intruder of the fact
that today is holiday. Yet as the
eye wanders over the city, hun.
dreds of bare flagstaffs are to be
seen stretching heavenward. Hard
ly suggestion Of the old colors are
visible. From one end of River
side to the other conditions are
nearly the same. Only few of the
business houses have decorated
their windows for the occasion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
STRIKE BADGES
BARRED

Union men today are claiming
the principal and teachers of the
Emerson school are against their
children wearing strike badges. E.
A. Cooney. president of the Central
Labor union. today said that yes
terday several children Of union
men went to school wearing badges
on which were printed THE strike
is still on-we walk" Cooney said
his son wore one and the teacher
made him take it off. He put it
back on and was sent to the prin-
opal, who also made him remove it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
OPERATORS
May QUIT

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Operators
Of the Western Union began at
noon to prepare ballots to take a
vote on a strike. A conference will
be held this afternoon to consider
the answer of Western Union
officials that may result in strike
by night. Leaders say consent Of
the operators generally will be at
hand within hour.
Strike sentiment is general. At
the least estimate it is claimed rs
per cent of the men will go out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
FIGHT OVER FORT ROUTE

charged with breach Of disci.
pine in taking command of a col.
umn from superior officer In an
engagement in which the Prussians
had been routed. Later they rallied
under his command, but he was
court martialed and sentenced to
be shot. While imprisoned in a
fortress he was pardoned by King
Frederick.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
GREAT PAINTINGS
STOLEN
(Scripps News Association

TSVFTpNS NEWS NSSUVIatTOn.I
LONDON, Feb. 12.-The most
sensational art burglary since the
Duchess Devonshire" robbery in
1876, occurred last night at the
residence of Charles Northeimer,
of Park lane. Canvasses worth
$4,000 were cut from the frames
and carried away. They were so
unskillfully cut out they will be
ruined If recovered. Two of the
pictures, a Gainsborough and a
Reynolds, were worth $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12

The progress Of the work 7u the
dam across the Spokane I.~e at
Nine Mile has been somewb le-
layed. The pumps were 81 on
yesterday TO be moved to- differ-
ent section. When they we're again
set to work the water was 1--WE feet
deep in the hole. About 400 men
are at work at this camp.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
train HITS
FUNERAL

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Three
were killed and many injured when
a passenger train on the Long ISL
and railroad this morning crashed
into a funeral procession at Cal
vary cemetery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12

FORT SCOTT, Kan, Feb. r.
Section hands employed in every
state in the Union and on every
system or road in the country
ceased work Monday morning at 8
o'clock and devoted five minutes to
silent thought for the good of their
union and the success of its efforts
to better their conditions.
The annual convention of the
National Union of Railway Track
men met in this city at that hour,
and this unique requisition upon
occultism had been planned with a
firm faith in the efficiency of men
tai telegraphy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12
90 KILLED
IN Mine

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. H.
fifty men killed and scores injured
an explosion at mines at Bakh-
nut this morning. The dead are
horribly mangled.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-12

LONDON, Feb. 12.-On the open
ing of parliament this morning the
king said: riisS
Il recognize with gratitude the
sympathy shown by the United
States and the assistance their
naval authorities extended ia
maica"
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welded TO SCIENCE
He LOSES HIS Wife

will remain here couple of
months and then go to London, to
classify his finds and to show his
appreciation of the honor of being
created a fellow of the A.oyal Geo
graphical society.
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100000 5000 .
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association.)
BLOCK ISLAND, r. l., Feb. H.
The steamer Larchmont, with pas
sengers from Boston to New York,
sank on the northwest side Of
Block Island early today in collision
with the schooner Harry Knowlton.
Passenger and crew took to the
boats in temperature below zero.
The schooner's bow was cut away
and the captain ran her ashore to
prevent sinking. The cause of the
collision is not known. When the
first boats from the steamer reach
ed shore it was found some of the
occupants were dead. A private
message received at Providence
says IA bodies washed ashore there
from the Larchmont.
The local agent of the company
says $50 were aboard with the crew
numbering 80. There is no passen.
ger list.
The schooner sank in 20 feet and
the steamer disappeared Wltnln IL
minutes. Two boats of passengers
from the Larchmont reached shore
with all but seven of the occupants
dead, presumably frozen.
A gale blowing at the time of the
collision is the supposed cause of
the disaster.
News Of the Larchmont's loss
was first known when a boat came
ashore containing eight living men
and four frozen corpses. Survivors
say the Larchmont went to the bot
tom in few minutes after the col
lision, which occurred at o'clock
last night The captain ordered out
the boats, but most Of them cap
sized as they hit the water. Sur
vivors say few could have escaped.
Most of the passengers were in
state rooms when the Knowlton
struck the ship and had no time to
even reach the deck. Captain
Healy, crew of seven, on the Knowl-
ton, reached the beach safely.