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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-18

Frank Hamlin, just chosen attorney
to the board Of civil service commits
sioners Of Chicago. is the son OF the
late Hannibal Hamlin, vice president
of the United States during the first
Lincoln administration. The younger
Hamlin was born in Bangor. Me-, in
1852, graduated from Harvard and
from the Boston University Law school
and then went to Chicago 10 practice.
From 1895 to 1897 he was assistant
corporation attorney for Chicago.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-18

Il suffered habitualIy from consti.
patton. Doan's Regulets relieved and
strengthened the bowels so that they
have been regular ever sInce."-A. ..
Davis. grocer. Sulphur Springs. Tex. :
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-18

TWO TRAINS A DAY TO KANsAa
CITY. VIA THE NORTHERN PA.
EWTC. BILLINGS AND THE BUR.
LNGTON. Train No. 4 leaves Spo.
kane at 1885 p. m. daily, equipped
with through chair car. standard Pull.
asnan and Tourist Sleepers. Strictly
zGrst-class. Dining car service. Cloas
eonnections made at st. Joseph for St
NsOuis. For further info mation. cal
sn or phone
w. J. JORDAN. Agent.
leWiseoa
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-18

oSntsFv RVATtins C. Pbsns Black
81. oaSomoat Lewiston NGtl. nniIS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
WASHINGTON FRIDAY, DECEMBER
BATTLE WITH
THREE THUGS

E. D. Hamor and G. B. Windsor,
employees of Mitchell Bros, who &C.
cupy a shack at the rear of 301
Ivory ST., were set upon at 6 o'clock
last night by three thugs. Hamor
was out to the shed and Windsor
was sitting on the edge of the bed
when the desperadoes entered and
covered him with a revolver He
was commanded to lay on his face.
One of the men then extracted his
watch and SIS from his pockets.
On returning Hamor met and
grappled with the thug who was
on guard at the door. He was fired
at for his pains. AS the thugs pre-
pared to retreat Windsor reached
for his gun, which was under the
pillow. One of the thugs fired at
him. AS the trio ran out the door
Windsor took five shots without
hitting any Of them.
The police were notified and a
detail of men were sent to scour
the neighborhood. No trace of the
desperadoes could be found-the
usual report of late.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
OFFICIALS TRIED
IN STATE CASE

Superintendent Thomas Walsh
and Division Engineer ]. H. Robb,
Of the o. r. e NJ, who were
charged by A. w. Perley, state rail.
road commissioner, with violating
the state law which requires frogs
to be protected, were tried before
Justice Hinkle this morning and
the case taken under Amusement.
The specific violation was at Chest
err in this county, last October.
Attorney Sam Stern, who appear
ed for the railroad men, raised the
question Of the constitutionality OF
the act and makes the claim that
on account of the amendment to
the 1899 act which does not state
in the title the entire subject mat
ter of the law, the same Is void. He
also assailed the jurisdiction of the
justice court. The penalty is fine
of not less than $500 nor more than
$4,000.
The limit of the Office of justice
is fine of 500 or 33 days in the
county Jail. Prosecutor Barnhart,
who appeared for the state, con-
tended that Justice Hinkle's juris-
diction was sufficient, as the law
specifies that the violation shall
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27

There is trouble Of some sort
deeply brewing for Rem Rice, NOM
inally chief of police. AS sworn
officer of the law he is on record
as expressing his individual disap-
proval of the Sunday closing law
to advocates of its enforcement,
and Of informing them he would
serve the warrants they swore out
when he got ready, which hasn't
proved anything sudden.
Without questioning Rice's right
to an opinion, it is generally real
lied now that he made a bad break
for his position, and his increasing
reluctance to have the. warrants
served is not helping matters any.
The police now have on hand 1898
warrants for saloon men that have
not been served, and the sus-
picion is growing that Rice has
concluded the saloon men have
been punished enough already and
will relieve them of any more prose
cution by declining to arrest them
again.
The closing advocates argue that
such a conclusion is not at all out
of proportion to Rices experience
in police affairs. So they are cook
ing up something educational for
him.
A formal protest against Rice
was lodged with County Prosecutor
Barnhart yesterday by members of
the Law Enforcement league, who
desire to impeach the chief for his
failure to serve the 200 warrants
sworn out against saloon men who
have violated the Sunday closing
ordinance. The prosecutor refused
to do more than listen. He curtly
told the leaguers that theirs was a
case for city officials to take up.
Notwithstanding the prosecutors
attitude, the Sunday closing people
say they are perfectly satisfied with
the prospect, and promise to have
something worth hearing about
ready in a few days unless symp-
toms of activity develop in the po-
lice department. This leaves Mr..
Rice perched apprehensively on
two different lids, either OF which
is prolific of sudden upheaval at
any moment. The situation is one
not in the least pleasing to Rice's
purely clerical instincts.
OF the 200 warrants placed in the
chiefs hand last Thursday only one
arrest has been made.
This week 1873 more warrants
have been issued, which makes a
total of 1898 which are now in the
hands of the police. Twenty-four
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27

be deemed a misdemeanor and the
Office of justice has jurisdiction In
all misdemeanor cases.
The difference In the specified
fin, however, according to the prose-
cutor, may be overcome by the as
sessment OF fine Of 500 and the
binding of the defendants over to
the superior court for the assess.
ment of the additional amount
which the law specifies.
In making the argument for dis.
missal Attorney Stern character
lied the legislation which passed
the amendment last session as
ridiculous and absurd. In addition
to amending the act, the legislation
put in the body Of the law the furth-
er regulation that no fiagman who
could not read, write and speak the
English language should be EN-.
ployed. However, although this
was embodied in the act, 1t was
not mentioned in the title. Furth-
err, the amendment was passed in
1908 and specified that all compan-
les that did not put blocks In the
frogs ION or before Oct. 81, 1897
should be prosecuted. This, Stern
claims, would further invalidate
the act
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
WILL bARNHARI
TAKE HAND?

Is County Prosecutor Barnhart in
possession of the alleged evidence
of the graft with which Pres. N. s.
Pratt. of the council, has accused
Sergeant D. d. McPhee, of the po-
lice department?
1t is stated on authority that at
the secret meeting Of the council
men last Monday night Pratt, when
asked by the accused sergeant for
the evidence against him. stated
that it had been placed in the hands
of the county prosecutor.
When asked as to the truth Of
the matter the only reply the
prosecutor would make was: "Who
told you that?"
Then the prosecutor spat upon
the floor. shifted and walked away.
evidently in huff over something
or other.
Mr.. Pratt still maintains that he
will not file formal charges him.
self, but that this is a matter for
the chief of the police department
to take uD.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
OPERATION Frees Her
FROM HYPNOTlST

ABERDEEN, Dec. 27.-Upon re-
covering from the effects of ether
administered at hospital here
while an operation was performed
Mrs. Neibel states that her mind
once more is clear, and that she is
free from the hypnotic influence
held over her by John e. Wagner
with whom she came West.
She said that she met Wagner in
answer to a matrimonial advertise.
ment last August, and that he al
once put her under his spell so that
she had no will of her own. Wagner
told her after they came here that
their wedding was a farce, a friend
of his having performed the cere-
mony.
He left a wife and three children
In North Dakota. Mrs. Neibel is
afraid of Wagner and is now in hid
ing from him. She wishes to leave
town without seeing him again and
60 to relatives.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
NEED MONEY TO
PAY HENEY

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 81
An official of the department OF
justice said today that the prin
cipal reason for Heney's visits tc
Washington was to adjust his sal
airy account for prosecution of Ore
gon land frauds. He was engaged
by former Attorney General Knox
and then by Bonaparte, and it is
understood he asked $4,000 for his
services.
Whatever the sum was, the de-
partment discovered it was not
enough and Bonaparte will now ask
congress to make it up by de.
ficiency appropriation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
Building Operations in Spokane To
Resume Swift Progress.

concern will be kept busy after
Jan. 1 making columns and other
castings necessary for the new
building.
Contractor M. C. Murphy has the
contract for the building. 1t is un.
derstood that he is prepared to
rush the erection of the building as
soon as the steel is in the city.
The building will be FOUR stores
high and must be ready for oc-
cupancy not later than Sept 1, 1908.
The Palace Department Store
building now being erected at Post
and Main, will be rushed to COM
pletion at once. every effort will
be made to push the work." said
Albert Held, the architect of the
building, this morning. GAS soon as
the foundation is completed it is
likely that much larger force of
men will be put to work. We will
have the building completed and
ready for occupancy not later than
Oct. /, and it will be one of the
finest department store buildings in
the entire Northwest. No expense
will be spared to accomplish this
end"
The work on the Paulson and
the Peyton blocks will be resumed
and pushed to the limit as soon as
weather conditions will permit, and
this indicates that the year 1908
will see more activity in building
operations for Spokane than any
year in her history.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
BARROW MUST DROP CASE
He Leaves for Los Angeles To Be
Operated on as Last Resort.

that he believed ePttibone would
be easily acquitted. The trial Will
probably have been concluded
some time before barrow will be
able to appear in any courtroom
again.
Yesterday afternoon after Judge
Wood had refused to instruct the
jury to bring in verdict Of acquit-
tai, Darrow was too i'll to be on his
feet, but he outlined the defense In
his opening address to the jury sit
ting in his chair. His address en-
braced a review Of Petitioners life
and of the mining incidents with
(which he has been connected. It
was a mastery presentation Of the
case and commanded the closest
attention Of the jury and audience.
Darrow argued ePttibone's inno-
cence and mapped out a line OF de.
tense very similar to that followed
in the Haywood case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
SMASHED WRONG
MANS HEAD

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.-Be-
cause an unknown man, armed with
brick made a mistake in identity,
Dennis Sullivan lies in the emer-
gency hospital suffering from frac-
tured skull. He may die
The assault occurred at $50 this
morning. Sullivan heard some one
running behind him and an instant
later was crushed to the payment
by blow on his head. His assail-
ant stood over him, brick in hand,
and was just about to hurl it at the
PROSTATE victim when he cried, my
God, you're not the man. and turn
ed and fed.
Owing to Sullivan's dazed condi-
ton but a poor description of the
man has been obtained by the po-
lice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
EACH BLAMES THE OTHER

J. A. Lusk brought action for di-
vorce from Clementine this morn
ing. alleging that she has violent
and ungovernable temper and is
jealous and revengeful. Mrs. Lusk,
in an answer and cross complaint
denied the charges ana stated that
she should be granted the divorce
on the grounds of non-support She
says she has earned her own living
ever since they married a year ago
at Hillyard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
CAN'T BREAK IN the
FRONT DOOR

OLYMPIA, Dec. 27.-Nothing but
the front door is immune from the
attacks Of the personal property
tax collector, is the advice of AS
sistant Attorney General A. j
Falknor, given Prosecuting Attor,
ney e. X. Pendagast, of Okanogan
county. Mr. Fallnor advises that
a county treasurer has no right tc
break into a dwelling house to dis
train property upon which personal
taxes are due, but if he gets past
the front door he can break into a
room or force the lid of trunk II
needs be. The authority is &C
CURED under common. law, in the
absence of statutory regulations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
NAVY REFORMS Nm

Henry A. Brockman, son of the
Jailer Brockman, the oldest mem
Der of the department, has at last
struck the place that seems suit
able for him. He writes to his
father that he is with the en-
gineers' corps of the battleship Ne
braska. Young Brockman was
about as wild a boy as was ever
raised in Spokane. SO reckless did
he at last become that the police
would often take him to the sta
ton. Finally he promised to enlist
and was sent to Seattle. He was
met there by Police Chief Wappen
stein, who escourted him to the re
cruiting office.
Young Brockman is made of good
stuff and local police who knew him
say that he should made good
sailor, as he has every attribute
which goes to make up one.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27

BOISE. Dec. 27.-Clarence OAR
row will leave Boise tonight for
Los Angeles, where he will under
go a mastoid operation upon which
his life depends. Late last night,
following prolonged conference
of his doctors, it was announced
that unless an operation was per.
formed at once upon his ear, his
life would be seriously endangered.
barrow, much against his wish.
es, gave up his long battle against
disease and consented to leave. The
Pettibone case will be in the hands
of Edgar Wilson from now on. Will
son was sick today, however, and
John F. Nugent handled the case.
opening the defense with reading
dispositions on the Bradley explo-
sion in San Francisco which the
defense claim was caused by IL
Eliminating gas.
In short statement barrow said
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
TRAIN ROBBERS ROLL
BIG BOULDER ON RAILS

Railroad detectives were at once
notified by wire and although the
vicinity of Hope was secured no
one was arrested.
The Overland is the train which
three men tried to hold up several
weeks ago. The posse, which went
to Trent as soon as the attempted
holdup was reported, found dyna-
mite under the bridge and captured
boy named H. D. Murphy, who,
with two other men, had been
chased and fired at by the officers.
Murphy is still confined in the coun-
ty jail where he is kept under a
strict surveillance. Every day he
is visited by Sheriff Doak who thus
far has failed to secure confes-
sion from him
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
BIG STICK HITS
THE NAVY

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 81
The controversary between Roose-
welt and Admiral Brownson as
sumed new angle today when
Brownson was ordered detached
from the board of the army aud
navy. Friends of Brownson assert
that this latest action against
Brownson is additional evidence
that the president has taken a per-
sonal hand in the matter and that
the president is far from satisfied
with the present conduct of naval
affairs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
NO HUGE GIFT TO GRAVES

Commissioner ]. T. O'Brien this
morning stated that he would op-
pose any attempt of the Graves
people for an even trade of the pro-
posed new crematory site for the
old one. O'Brien stated that If the
deal was consummated at all the
Graves interests would be forced to
pay considerable sum of money,
as the land they have showed to
officials is not of sufficient value
from realty standpoint to justify
an even trade.
Jay p. Graves will submit a
proposition to the council next
Tuesday night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
WOMAN STOLE STOCK
ENOUGH FOR STORE

SEATTLE, Dec. 27.-Thousands
Of souvenir postal cards, dozens of
pieces of handmade lace. jewelry
worth hundreds of dollars and
enough odds and ends to stock a
small store, were among the ar
ticles found yesterday In the room
of Mrs. Minnie Clement, AZ years
old, who for the last two weeks has
lived at 712 Spring st.
The woman admits that she took
part of the goods, but denies that
she is a professional shoplifter.
The goods recovered by the police
are valued at 5000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
DESERTED WIFE CAPTURES CHILD

She traced them through several
cities, finally locating them here,
where Booth, failing to secure work
as a machinist, which is his trade,
went to work in a sawmill.
After locating them Mrs. Booth
sought the aid of the police to get
possession of her child. Assistance
being refused, she boldly went to
the rooms occupied by the two. and
finding Miss Thomas. took her child
and left. Miss Thomas was much
broken over the treatment that
Mrs. Booth has been subjected TO
and accompanied her when she left
the apartments.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
ONE LAUGH COSTS $40

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. Eft you
live in Newark or happen to visit
here it is well to know that 1t costs
500 to laugh at a policeman.
Charles Smith was arrested for
hooking a policeman. Judge Herr
gave him the option of a $40 fine
or 60 days in Jail. Mockery Of a
policeman, said the Judge, was
equivalent to mockery of the estab-
lished social system, and as such
was immoral. Smith said he had
no intention of being immoral and
paid the $40.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
BROTHERHOOD OWLS
H0OT UNITY REPORT

Denial that there is any prospect
of peaceful unity between the
Brotherhood of Owls and the Or
der of Owls, is made today by H,
A. Owens, grand lodge delegate at
large of the former order. He says
the latter organization has made
overtures to be assimilated but the
brotherhood returned the answer
that it wouldn't be found dead"
with some of the applicants. The
brotherhood claims to be the only
Owl order, while the others are
designated as counterfeits existing
only to the extent of three small
lodges. The brotherhood claims a
membership of upwards of 10000
and looks down on the others with
boots Of derision.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27

Kemp & Hebert will begin con-
struction work on their new build
ing as soon as steel arrives. This
was the news given out by Mr.. He
bert today. 1t means the employ
ment of large number of men in
all departments Of the building
line.
Work has been suspended for
some time on the construction OF
the. new building, excavation for
which has been completed at the
corner of Stevens and Main for the
Kemp & Hebert Co. 1t had been
stated that the work was tied up
indefinitely. Mr.. Hebert's an
nouncement is the first authentic
information that there would be no
great delay in starting construction
work.
All the iron castings will be made
here in Spokane by the National
Iron works, and the foundry of that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
CITY WELL BLOWN UP

TACOMA, Dec. 27.-The pro
posed 1,00O-foot-deep well was
wrecked and work on it will prob
ably be abandoned A blast. instead
Of blowing downward, as it general
ly does, blowed outward and up
ward. and In a moment the hole
which is nearly 200 feet deep, was
filled from top to bottom and the
spot where the cleanly-bored hole
had been was represented by sag
In the earth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
FEDERAL UNION
NAMES OFFICERS

William p. Todd was elected bus
mess agent of Federal union No.
1922 last night to succeed George
Denham, resigned. The meeting
was well attended. Mr.. Denham has
intended to resign for some time
past. Mr.. Todd has been an active
member of the union for some time
and is expected to fill his new posi-
ton with credit.
Other officers were elected as fol
lows: President, j. r. Sovereign;
vice president, Jack Coleman; re-
cording secretary, Charles Grant;
guard, William Tiller; finance COM
mittee, T. Willetts, w. P. Todd,
George Cody.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
PINNED DOWN
AMID FLAMES
TRAINS CRASH IN DENSE FOG
AND FIRE DRIVES RESCUERS
AWAY-TWO KILLED AND
SCORE INJURED.

CAMDEN, Dec. 27.-In collision
due to dense fog the Atlantic Elk
press crashed into local today,
killing two and injuring score.
Fire started in the wreckage, but
it was extinguished. Several in
jured were pinned by timbers for
20 minutes. ................
When the fire broke out in the
tangled mass of splinters and
twisted iron the rescuers were
driven away to seek water before
they were able to release the i'm
prisoned passengers. Slippery rails
are said to be partly to blame for
the wreck.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
AGED 10; SPEAKS S TONGUES

NEW YORK. Dec. PA little
Russian girl, 10 years old, who
speaks five languages fluently
came to Ellis island and left there
for her new home in Brooklyn. The
girls name Is Minna Weishbeiner
and she came from Riga, Russia,
with her mother, two little sisters
and a brother.
Minna conversed readily with the
Interpreters in Russian, German,
French. Italian and Yiddish. She
said she had gone to school in Rus
STA but one year and picked up the
languages. She has not acquired
English as yet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
ENGINEER DISCOVERS TRAP
JUST IN TIME TO SAVE THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC OVER
LAND FROM WRECK.

Another daring attempt was made
Christmas night to hold up the
Northern Pacific Overland passen-
ger train two miles this side of
Hope, Idaho, in deep cut. Fortu-
nately the cut was long enough for
the glare of the headlight to reveal
a huge boulder that.had been rolled
down from the mountain. The en-
gineer put on the emergency brakes
and brought the train to standstill
just in time to prevent wreck. AS
it was, the pilot was smashed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
LNWRITTEN LAW OF THE YOUKON

The unique method OF raising a
moral over the bones of slaughter
ed trespasser sent chill up and
down the backs even of the men.
When Yannert, the man who is the
sole resident of Purgatory, saw the
party he stepped forward from his
cabin and extended the hand guilty
of the grim preparation.
Hes probably in the hot place.
he said, pointing to the grave, I'm
in Purgatory. Purgatory Is my
home, but there are some cache
thieves who have gone where no
fire quenches. and there may be
more II the unwritten laws of Yu
kon are not more carefully OBJ
served"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27
MORE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Imme
diately after the holidays Senator
Piles will introduce bill providing
an appropriation of 100000 for the
purchase of a site and the erection
Of a public building at Everett
There is no certainty that an omni
bus bill will be authorized by the
leaders this year. but if there is
Senator Piles will include at least
two other Washington cities in the
list
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-27

TACOMA, Dec. 27.-After follow
ing her husband and her bosom
friend, Miss Marie Thomas, through
half dozen cities. the greater part
of the last two weeks. Mrs. Lillian
Isabel Booth found the two in an
K ST. lodging house.
When Booth and Miss Thomas
left they took Lillian Booth, the
only child of the Booths. Mrs.
Booth claims she returned home
one afternoon at Lewiston and
found her house empty of both hus-
band and child. She turned detec-
tive, and soon learned that he and
Miss Thomas had left the town,