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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18
PREDICTS THEIR
ACQU|TTAL

Hundreds gathered last night at
Elks temple to hear the speeches
against the proceedings of the trial
of Meyer, Pettibone and Haywood,
the officers of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners, on a charge of in
stigating the murder of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho. Yesterday
was the first anniversary of the
arrest. Resolutions were adopted
condemning the legal proceedings
as similar to Russian despotism.
The principal speaker was ex-
Governor ID. c. Coates, of Colorado.
He predicted that Meyer, Pettibonc
and Haywood would walk out of
Jail exonerated He rehearsed the
history of their arrest from the be-
ginning, telling how Pinkerton de-
tectives kidnapped them in Colorado
and sent them to Idaho. He scored
the supreme court and attorneys in
terested in the case.
Much applause greeted James r.
Sovereign, who has addressed labor
bodies in this city for many years.
Other speakers were H. l.. Hughes,
who presided at the meeting, and
A. w. Jones, of the cigarmakers
union.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18
"HEALERS" HEEL
THEMSELVES

War, savage and merciless. has
been declared by the numerous
"healers" of Spokane against SEN
ate bill No. 1871, introduced as an
act to regulate the practice of os-
teopathy. The "healers," whether
they be OF the hot air, hot bath.
hot talk, hot rub or any other per-
suasion opposed to surgery and the
giving OF medicine. are up in arms
and are circulating petition
against the bill. which they claim
is a measure designed for the ex-
press purpose of putting them out
OF business. To properly promote
the warfare the "healers' have or
ganlzed the Washington Physi-
clans association" with quotations
from the constitution regarding
equal rights as the code of ethics"
This organization Is on the trail
Of the Washington Osteopathic as
ISOLATION as well as the State Medi-
cal association, both of which il
designates as trusts. 1t Is also out
with challenge to meet either of
the aforesaid practitioners In con.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18

school, who believes that such hair
raising "yellow-back" books as
Daredevil Dick" "The Boxcar
Mystery" "Three Fingered Joe's
Revenge" and the The Seventh
Bucket of Blood" are not the only
brand of literature injurious to the
schoolboy. Miss Dimmick's COM
ments on the subject have been the
subject of much discussion at teach
er's institutes throughout the West.
The goody-goody book is all
wrong" declares Miss Dimmick.
ITO be sure, the yellow-back novel
and the wild detective story are
evils to be fought against, but the
goodygoody book is no fit substi-
tute. Children, by means of the
goody-g0ody tale, have their heads
crammed full of false ideas. The
goody goody story tells Of fabulous
good fortune, and all manner of re-
wards. that come to the good child
rs reward for the performance Of
duty, telling the truth, etc, in mark
ed contrast to the terrible afflic-
'ionstions that befall the wrong
1oer These books give the child a
false idea of life, and lead him to
expect undue reward for merely
doing what he should do, or for re-
training from doing wrong They
are all out of balance and they do
not help the moral nature a parti-
Gle. On the contrary. they tend to
injure it. Let parents be a little
careful how they thrust these
goody-goody books into the hands
of their children, as well as to keep
a sharp eye open against the vel
low-back. "
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18
POLICE CORRAL
4 BUNCH Of
BAD ONES

Following the Cleanup" orders
for Saturday night the police ar
rested half a dozen females and
booked them for vagrancy. They
were found rustling percentage on
drinks around the saloons of lower
Howard street. Most of them early
in the evening visited the dance at
Elks' temple and from there scat
tered to the saloons to finish the
night, the police say. Chief of Po-
lice Walters orders are to continue
the crusade against these women.
Although the orders include the
arrest of every disreputable man
who was known to be the compan-
ion of these and other women, none
such were arrested, having taken
the precaution to remain either at
their rooms or in saloons far from
their usual haunts.
The orders to arrest all hoboes
found sleeping or lounging about sa-
looms were carried out and when
the dragnet were hauled in nine
speciments were taken to the police
station and placed in durance.
This afternoon in police court the
entire crowd will be arraigned.
Following the orders all the male
companions of low women sought
other places than their usual rem
devious. If they return the police
will place them under arrest, it is
stated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18
MEET

The Retail Dealers association Of
Eastern Washington will hold a
two days session in Spokane be-
ginning Wednesday. The chamber
of commerce and the local mer-
chants will give a banquet in the
Hotel Spokane Thursday evening to
the dealers and their guests, the lat
ter including visitors from North
ern Idaho. An interesting program
has been prepared for the session
and the largest meeting of mer-
chants ever held in the Northwest
anticipated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18
RAILROADS ARE
HEAVY LOSERS

No official estimate of the loss
suffered by the Northern Pacific
can be secured as yet, but it Is ven
tured that $4,000 will not cover the
loss on perishable goods that were
snow bound at different points
along the line. Other items of ex-
pense inflicted by the storms will
shoot the totals up into the hun
dreds of thousands and the repair
work bill will be enormous. Officials
of the Great Northern report that
no great loss on perishables will
be suffered by this road, as the ma
jority of such were stored in their
roundhouses while trains were tied
up.
Trains or all these lines are
steadily coming back to their old
schedules. The Northern Pacific
reports their trains all neary on
time. On the o. r. e N No. is
but two hours and 20 minutes late
today. No. %, Portland freight
train, however, Is about 10 hours
behind time. On tie Great North
ern No. is seven tacrs late
Two hundred ard sixty cars Of
freight en- the o. II. & n. is still
held at Unat.lla w2itlng for fuel
for the engines. Che train Icai OF
coal was slipped taat way yes:er-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18

ROOSEVELT, Ariz.. Feb. 49,
The 100000 Tonic dam and res
ervoir-one of the most marvellous
engineering feats ever attempted
is being completed here in the
heart of natures wonderland
Towering mountains and wild,
rocky canyons that have stood for
ages almost unknown to man are
being fitted into a harness of rock
and masonry.
TCnto dam will hold in cheek the
largest artificial body Of water in
the world-a lake % miles long,
with an average width Of IA miles.
This store Of water will some day
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18
SAYS JANITOR is JEALOUS.

A. A. Campbell, window washer
of some renown, was picked up by
the police last night on suspicion of
knowing something about the bur
glaries in the Lindelle block. He
was examined closely as to his oc
cupation, habits, etc. before being
released. Campbell claims it is a
case of jealousy on the part of the
Lindelle janitor, who envies his ART
in scrubbing glass.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18
ASKS new HOME
FOR VETERANS

c. B. Dunning, of Sedgwick post,
of this city, and department COM
mander of the G. A. r., has address
sed the state legislature on behalf
OF the veterans urging the removal
of the Soldiers home at Orting to
a point on Puget sound and also the
admission Of soldiers wives, wild
ows and mothers to the home. The
commander makes an eloquent plea
for the changes asked. He Is sup
ported by the formal action Of the
Spokane veterans.
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Bits O. News

A masquerade will be given at
the Princess rink tonight. Prizes
will be awarded for the best eos
tune, best sustained and most COM
ical character.
Miss Ruby Dial was pleasantly
surprised by about 20 young friends
at her home, 113 West Indiana
Games and music were the diver
sions of the evening.
Marriage licenses were this NOR
ming granted to Paul Pearson and
Lena Johnson of Spokane; John
Fremont Tuttle of Richland and
Mae Godfrey of Portland, Ore.
William Morris Of Rockford
Wash, has asked the police to To-
cate his wife, who left him last
Tuesday night and stayed on North
Monroe st. Morris said his wife
and he had a "spat.'
The lecture on Christian Science
by Clarence c. Eaton, at the Audi
forum yesterday afternoon, was
warmly received by a good attend
ance of Spokane's Christian Scien-
lists and their friends.
A worthless s. bill was passed at
the Homestead bakery on Second
av. The police are in possession of
the bill, but not the man. The
bill was issued by the old Mer
chants & Planters bank of Geor-
gia.
The city union of Epworth Leag-
ues will hold its second rally of the
new year tomorrow evening in the
jefferson St. church. H. M. Fried
will conduct the song service and
an outline of the May rally will be
presented. The meeting begins at
7:45.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida
Boyington, "a years, who died of
tuberculosis at her residence, SOC
Gordon av., late Saturday night,
will be held tomorrow afternoon
from 730 Chelan av. Rev. G.. Will
lam Giboney, of the First Presby-
terrain church, will off1ciate.
The congregation of the First NJ.
E. church will hold it's annual rally
Tuesday, March 5, in the basement
of the new church at the corner OF
Howard and Third SITS. From pres
ent prospects it is expected that
the new church will be completed
and open to service May 10.
Tetsutaro Hirai, age 80, Japa-
nese section hand on the Northern
Pacific railroad, was struck by q
train yesterday morning at the
crossing on Scott st. and Sprague
av. When the ambulance arrived
he was beyond speech and he died
shortly afterwards at Sacred Heart
hospital.
Yesterday the First NJ. E. church
held its regular services in the
basement of the new church erected
on the site of the church destroyed
by fire. Services will be held in
the basement until the building is
completed and the auditorium is
ready for use. Since the fire Rev.
Rasmus has been preaching in the
Spokane theater.
At the platform meeting in the
Pilgrim Congregational church last
night, the subject of discussion was
Cleaner City Politics. DR.. E.
Grieve presided and addresses were
made by Mrs. ]. NJ. Moore and w.
w. Holman. Mrs. Moore spoke on
"Woman's Rights and Her Respon-
sibility for Good Citizenship" and
Mr.. Tolman on "Our Civic Duties
and the Good Citizen"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18

day and delayed freight at this
point will soon be released and dis
trbuted. Considerable loss from
perishable goods is anticipated by
the officials of this road. One car
tof packing house product came in
yesterday, all of which was practi-
cally a loss.
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the gold standard.

the gold standard.
Had three sons in Spanish-Amer-
lean war.
Became member of Philippine
commission in 1900.
Promoted to presidency Of COM
mission, 1903.
Vice governor and acting gov
ernor of Philippines and finally sue
ceeded Taft as governor.
Appointed ambassador to Japan
about a year ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18

been vice governor and governor in
the Philippines and is now pretty
we'll learned in ways and manners
of the far east. Here are some
facts about him:
Luke E. Wright is 60 years of
age.
Born at Pulaski, Tenn.
Son Of a chief justice of that
state.
Served as a private in confeder-
ate army.
Was attorney general Of Tennes-
see eight years.
Is a democrat and believes in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18

change 100000 acres of desert into
a veritable fairyland. Any fruit,
vegetable or grain that will grow in
the semi-tropical region thrives on
Arizona's deserts-but only when
there is water to irrigate 1t.
The Tonic reservoir Is on Salt
river about 70 miles from Phoenix.
Work has been progressing upon
this great project four years. The
total estimated cost is about $4,-
100000. The project was one OF
the first taken in hand by the en-
gineers Of the United States reclaim
at.cn service
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18
TENDERS ON AUTOS.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Feb. 18.-A
bill has been introduced in the legis.
lature asking that automobiles be
provided with tenders. 1t is ar.
gued that fewer lives would be lost
If autolsts were made to put Cow.
catchers" on their machines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18
LUKE WRIGHT TO
WORK M|KAD0

Luke Wright, ambassador of the
United States to Japan, will have
the task of making it all right with
the emperor of Japan over the Cal
ifornia school muss. Wright has
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18
OFFICIALS ELECTED.

CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-The Wom-
ems National Suffrage association
today elected Rev. Anna Shaw pres
ident, and Mrs. Mary 'Sterry, San
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18
TEACHER KNOCKS
GOODY-.GOODY
BOOKS

PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. 18.-
Away with the goody-goody book"
This is the slogan of Miss Alpha
Dimmick, principal of the Brooklyn
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18

Francisco, second auditor. Buffalo.
gets the next convention, which
will meet hereafter in the autumn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18

The Spokane Press delivered to
any part OF the city for % cents
per month
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18

Freddie-Sure; but not just now
She's wearin' it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-18

Her Beau-Say, Freddie, can't
you get lock Of your sisters
TO-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-21
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR APRIL al. 1907

coming in who is old and small and not very strong
but has been mother good enough for any man heIe
70 be proud OF and to love and respect. She's
coming out here from Ohio to surprise and live with
her little girl, that always was, and now IS, and
always will be nothing but a sweet little girl to her.
And She coming to find her dead, IN the kind OF a
place she's never seen before, and being put away
in u pine box. I'm not asking much of any OF you
All want is for you fellows to help make It as easy
for this innocent little old woman, and 70 let her keep
on thinking until She dies that Clara Robbins never
did anything worse than work for a big mining
company Clara Robbins wasn't anything to me,
nor much to any of YOU other fellows perhaps, but
after all she Just girl, and as far as know no
worse than most of us. / reckon there's whole
lot of men in this camp who'd like to keep their
mothers thinking of them, in such case as this,
Just as little boys that pulled out from home and
were no worse than when they said Good by
That's all
1t was the longest speech he had ever made. He
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climbed down from the bar and there was no
laughter. II Wasnt much hat he had said as
what he had suggested, that home Men
bearded hardened and unafraid of anything. rough
CARRIED and rough spoken, looked into each others
eyes and shifted uneasily ON their feet y bank
dealer pushed through where the proprietor
stood, and with a dull thump dropped a heavy bag
on the counter. " Bill, he said If YOU don't mind
m not goln to turn another card tonight There's
the roll
Big Werner's voice was again heard and this time
although low pitched. 1t reached them all Gen
tlemen, the games in the EldoraGo Won open again
I'LL after Clara RobbnSS funeral And as IN think
ing 1t kind of tough to have the girl buried in 4
common pine box, I'm chipping in fifty TO send
some one TO Silver City get real c1tin for the
girl
That ended the stiffness There came the click of
the closing cases, and the chug of the bank rolls
on the bar; but above all came the voices of men
who cast their pokes out front of the gold scales
that Clara Robbins might have q funeral worthy of
her mother
The heart OF the rough and careless but intense
y human West was speaking, not in words but
IN action. And human sympathy is the same
after all, whether in the palace of the King or
the cabin of the miner whether in the girdles of
great civilization 10y the camp fire of the wilder
ness \ really good deed is like a SNOWFALL gathering
70 itself of its kind and augmcnting as il rolls
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along So it was that as night came on there
was not an open game to be found IN all Montart
City. Big Werner, by his example, had accomplish
that.
1t was not until darkness had settled over tie
camp that the delayed stage rolled in and came to
a halt in front of the Miners Home. The ghmmer
OF the lamps hanging from two posts by the stooP
made a light spot in which the dusty red vehicle
stopped when the steaming horses came 20 a hale
and Upton threw his lines 70 the waiting Stabeuaa
He didn't do it with his accustomed airIness ID
the edges of this circle OF light and reaclrt
back into the indefinite blackness was a thron- 81
They stood silently while Mccarthy opened -1e
stage door. And with him was Joe Wood, d1es-ei Us
for state occasions and for the first time IN his life
pretender. He was now the president of big mining
company that had never existed, and came as tie
former employer of Clara Robbins 70 break trs
news of death to the girls mother. ClumsIly, te-
in their gentest way, they took her away fraal
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All bets are OIL he beloved again and again.
Hugh McCarthy's got somethn he wants to say
10 you
The room became deathly still This must be
something of terrific import. Only once before had
such announcement been made and that
when the Indians swooped down Virginia City
The older grimly recalled that tragic occasion,
shut their jaws hard and instnctivey shifted their
belts.
Mccarthy hoisted his huge bulk TO the rough bar
and with his hat set squarely on his head looked
down upon them. Boys" he said, this amt
about any holdup a murder It's about Clara
Robbins Her mothers coming in on the next
stage
lie paused seeking for words \ man in the out
skirt Of the crowd burst into derisive laugh.
Mccarthy took it an insult. His eyes glittered
with a sudden deadness as he faced that direction,
and the room, recognizing the danger signal became
hushed
" didn't come here to kill anyone he said with
odd quetude; but I'm not going TO be laughed at.
II any other gent IS bubbng harty, he'd better
wait till | get through, then the two of viii 90
out into the open and see which will do the
laughing when he comes back. There won't be but
one.
And I'm with you, palr' came a shout from
Wood as he banged his clenchcd FIST on the wooden
bar.
Boys, continued Mccarthy, there's woman
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AL the boys of the camp hope-that
Very happy.
The WIDOW started 10 tell them of her thau--
for their kindness 20 her and for helping he-
live such happy life as must have been h,c
such as they. Whenever l get ba,l
and am a little lonely and sorrowfuL shcsa-f
think OF YOU all, and then she broke doa
cried and Hugh and Joe hurriedy disappeal
the night.
She went away the next morning; bu-
gong Hugh took her mp 10 the place where
mound had been covered over with mr. buu-
such Wild flowers as hundred hands could
He stood aside and tried not 10 oyvrn.
tender httle prayers She said-and then
seconded.
The boys were al .oatng around though
nothing much. And an escort they All
marched behind the stage 10 the very crest
hill, 10 where the trail turns of to the East ev
took turns bidding her good bv through En-,
window. and then stood bdreheadcd Uurtl I'D
Concord swung out OF sight.
And what more, as anyone who lived t.c.. E.I
tell You, the whole camp was lust a E-1l, Ter
after that, and for MANY summers there v.-. d
day when the little mound wasn't covered with
hoWers-Just because each YEAR there c..e 70
her boys letter from "a trusting. le,
little old woman, who believed in them aut .lc,r
goodness, and that The Lord is The shcphc-- Il
of us.
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part of the big miner and the agent had glimpse
Of very different appearing man, who looked
steadily at him from over the roof edge of huge
gun.
You get that horse quick from the
miner. If he isn't saddled and here in minute
there'll be mourning notice sent in to the officials
YOU are So fond Of, and it won't be written by yOu
although you'll be the one concerned"
The agent suddenly lost his interest in company
orders The eyes behind the gun looked terribly in
earnest. They suggested a fuse spark Just before a
Upton appealingly, the latter grinned and said he
calculated it want none of his business if Mack
"nothn to do with it, bein' hired for nothin' but
to drive cayuses" He also suggested place where
SO far as he was concerned, the company could go
if it didn't like 1t.
Almost within the minute Hugh left the sta
ton on a horse spurred TO the keen jump. And
he hasn't been hanged for horse stealing yet! As
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the flare of the oil lamps and lr-.
the shelter of the house. TO tell hex
and then left her alone with t
sorrow.
The whole camp was IN the consr.--
acy, and somehow felt better for g.
The men called on her, and lied free
as to the big mining company ana
her girl. And there was none So rough
that he dIdn come away with a gu.-
in his throat Some of them. III
knowing how to say the finer th.u-
patted her on the back in c-v
effort to comfort her, and She UNDER
stood
The funeral was a dignifed one y
those hills They took the running
gear of the stage draped it, and uses
1t as a hearSe for the COnvevauCa II
a Casket that had been packed fr m
far away over almost impossible hills
II may be that the funeral service
wasn't orthodox, or like any ever
heard before, as there was neither
priest, preacher, nor missionary in Z
the camp, and those others were noe
accustomed 10 PRAYING as PRAYER s
generally understood But the rcZ.- -
ence OF God Almighty is not ga---
by word and praise, and He KIN
that these men of EldOradO did
best they could
Mccarthy and Wood and Tin d
led the weeping mother away fri
the grave, while the whole camp s-.
bareheaded and quiet until the m.a }
was finished.
y real, downright belief in the r.--
after Is a wonderful comfort 10 III 2
who suffer, and she, having thar ~
smiled though perhaps a little
ulouSly, when Hugh and Joe e. /
upon her the next evening
Mrs Robbins. Hugh said.
daughter left little property" b.
he looked at the floor and I'm
hat he held in his hand and at r.
but Joe was very busy with his
tie, which seemed very tight.
was therefore unable TO assist
hard for truthful man 10 tell
10 a gentle old soul who looks
IN full trust and believes
truth
We've sold it up this m.
and here S an express order for
get YOU back home, and-v.
keep You mighty comfortable
as YOU live, and we all hope