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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
JURY OF NEWSPAPER MEN VOTE
HARRY THAW mot GUILTY.

of several writer's their verdicts is
exactly contradictory to what they
believe the actual jury in the case
will find. They expressed their
opinions as if they actually had
the case in their own hands to de-
eide and not what they prophesy
in their stories as to the probable
outcome of the case.
This poll of the writer's was TAX
en- after the whole of Evelyn
Thaw's dramatic story, had been
heard and after District Attorney
Jerome had finished his terrific
cross examination. The verdict of
the newspaper writer's is based
largely on that story and partly on
the testimony Of the alienists. This
Is how the vote stood:
J. Swenhardt, New York Evening
Sun-Convict.
MacGregor Bond, New York Eve
ming Telegram-Acquit.
VIM. Hoster, New York American
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
TO HELP YOUNG WOMEN
Special Correspondence to The Press

SP>NANA w i lie TTGSS
CINCINNATI, March 4.-To give
young girls approaching woman.
hood the right start--molded in
mind and body by the best of in.
fiuences-Banker j. G. Schmidlapp
has donated a fund Of $3.50, 600.
This fund is to serve as a memorial
for Schmidlapps daughter, who
was killed in an automobile acct
dent in France last summer.
The establishment of the Schmid-
lapp fund is particularly significant
at this time, when the perils ell
countered in the wrold by young
girls is emphasized by the harrow
ing recital of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's
unhappy introduction to woman
hood
The net increase of the fund,
which consists of securities, will be
$4,000, which will be disposed of
by the trustees as they see fit. The
plan somewhat resembles the
Rhodes scholarships.
Banker Schmidlapp has made
several large donations which re-
fleet tragedy in an otherwise I'M
clouded life. A dormitory for girl
students at the Cincinnati College
OF Music was erected at the cost
or $4,000 as monument to his
wife and a daughter who were kill
ed in a railroad accident in the
west. He is also building a $780,
600 addition TO the Cincinnati ART
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CONTINUE CAMPAIGN

The Manufacturers association
will meet at s O'Clock tonight in
the municipal court room to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of continuing
the 10000 clubs home industry
campaign for the past year. The
work has been satisfactory and
plans may be launched for a more
vigorous campaign.
G.. Meese, chairman Of the home
industry committee of the 10000
club, will preside tonight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
STAINED INTO SUICIDE.

CHICAGO, March Afraid to
tell his parents he had been re-
primanded by his teacher. and
laughed at by his companions be.
cause Of his inability to master the
English language. Paul Berek, IA
years Old committed suicide by
shooting himself in the heart with
q revolver
In his pockets were found two
notes. one of which told Of the
cause Of the boy : act
The other note was a request
that his body he taken to his home
and that his watch be given to his
mother.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04

Morrie Scheck, Philadelphia Tel
egraph-Matteaw
Katherine Leckie, special writer
-Acquit.
Frank w. Spencer, Scripps- Nc
Rae Press Association and Publish
ers Press-Acquit.
VIM. H. Briggs, Newspaper Enter
prise ociation-Convict.
Beatrice Fairfax, special writer
Acquit
Saqui Smith, London Telegraph
Acquit
Louis Mclaughlin, Philadelphia
Bulletin-Evidence SO far not
enough to convict.
Robt. Wilkes, New York World
Acquit.
Robt. Cartwright, New York
Evening Journal-Acquit.
F. n Robertson, Associated Press
-Acquit.
Irving Bacon, New York Journal
-Acquit.
Julian Hawthorne, special writer
-Acquit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
LOST DIAMONDS
AND CASH

Mrs. George X. Lovejoy. wife of
Attorney Lovejoy. reported to the
police Saturday that while driving
in a rig hired at the Star stables
she lost her purse containing s25
in gold and a valuable diamond sun
burst She was sure she lost it IN
the buggy Investigation by the
police led them to suspect that Del
bert Smith, a buggy washer, was
guilty. He resigned his job a few
minutes after Mrs. Lovejoy's rig
was turned in and disappeared.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04

ton in the assessment. AS q re-
suit of the unparalleled label boom
ing now on large number of book
and job members have secured
work, thus diminishing the strike
fund liability.
I'VE are now on the flood tide OF
prosperity, and We have the union
shop and the eight hour day.
writes President Lynch.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
TWO GIRLS HAVE
MARROW ESCAPE

Edna and Beulah Gray, two wom-
en- living at 514 Front av., had a
narrow escape from death Sunday.
They had hired an auto, and
through the reckless driving of the
chauffeur when the machine reach
ed the Northern Pacific tracks at
the intersection of Sprague av. and
Division st. the auto collided with
a switch engine. Both women were
thrown out and sustained bruises,
but the chauffeur escaped unhurt.
The auto was smashed somewhat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
Bits O. News

Gus Dahl was this morning ap-
pointed guardian over his brother,
Louis Dahl, lad Of 10 years, to
bring suit against B. r. Lewis
Lumber Co. for personal injuries.
Mrs. ]. N. Butler, who lives on
the outskirts of the city, told the
police this morning that yesterday
she lost a pocketbook containing
four warrants drawn on school dis
trict No. 81. The aggregate sum
was $3.50.
William White, a California min
ing man who moved to Spokane
about year ago, returned yester-
day from an extended trip to New
York and other eastern cities. Mr..
and Mrs. White visited Pittsburg,
where Mrs. Whites parents reside.
Suit was begun this morning by
Henry Dhondt against Charles Nc
Innis for $500. The plaintiff alleges
that McInnis last winter, without
his permission, cut down 65 trees
on his land that were worth $500,
and damaged his land to the extent
of 5000.
Another rundup of tenderloin sa-
looms was made last night and Babe
Gillis, Hattie Harrison and Sadie
Keller were locked up in the city
Jail. The women will be charged
with box rustling and general
vagrancy.
No. 4 on the o. r. G. n. was one
hour late today, and No % was ex-
pected in at II a. m. On the Great
Northern No. l is reported about
five hours behind time. and on the
Northern Pacific trains are all run
ming on an average of from three
to four hours late.
Stirring the Eagles Nest was
the subject upon which Edwin L.
House, ID. D., spoke yesterday
morning in his initial sermon in his
new field at the Westminster Con-
gregational church, of this city. DR..
House proved to be man of strong
personality and the large congrega-
ton was we'll pleased with the new
minister
A divorce was this morning
granted to George p. Wray from
his wife. Mamie l.. Ray. in Judge
Remnants court on the grounds of
desertion. The court directed that
their daughter, an only child,
should be left in her present
custody at a sisters school near
Colville. Wash, until further
A local branch of the CONNER
cial Telegraph union Of America
was organized with about % men,
bers at a meeting OF the CONNER
cial telegraphers of the city in the
Oliver Commission Co. office yes
terday. A. Nisouger was elected
president; G. w. Brady, vice presi-
dent; d. Thiede, secretary and
treasurer; William Stroub( SER
geant-at-arms; A. W. Niemier and
c. Nickum, executive committee.
At the next meeting, in about two
weeks, at the same place, between
IS and 40 new members will be
added.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
HARNESS THIEVES BUSY.

Harness thieves operated extern
sively last night, according to re-
ports to police headquarters this
morning. George Allen, 1913 Cook
St, lost a heavy harness and two
blankets out of his barn; j. Nc
Neal, 124 Altamont St, los, a har
ness. and f. S. Mackey. of E252s
Sprague av., also suffered a like
loss.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
BOOST REGISTRATION

The Third Ward Republican
Registration club has been called
to a meeting tonight in the Office of
E. F. Waggoner in the Hyde block.
The purpose of the organization is
to get every voter in the Third
ward to register. and to boost every
voter in the city towards the regis.
tration books
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
being investigated in hopes of the
thief having placed the coat in
pawn or sold 1t.
LODGING HOUSE
ROBBERY

Two robberies occurred last
night at the Cleveland lodging
house on Stevens ST. This morn
ing John Mccall, laborer, report
ed to the police that his room was
entered last night and SIS was
stolen from his trouser pockets. ].
A. Byrum, another laborer, was
robbed of 50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
PRINTEHSGETANoTHEA
REDUCTION

Members of the Spokane Typo
graphical union received notice
from President Lynch today Of a
reduction to per cent in strike
assessments. The international
officer says that continued improve
ment in the book and job industry,
and above all a vigorous label
campaign will mean further reiuc-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
STOLE HIS OVERCOAT.

The Great Northern hotel was
the scene Of another robbery last
night when someone entered the
room Of O. Keller and stole his
overcoat. Keller gave the police a
good description of the garment
and second hand stores today are
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
RAV|NG MANIAC
ON STREET

L. NJ. Wakefield, raving
maniac, was arrested last night and
put in a straight jacket at the city
jail. He was frightening people on
Front av. when the officers were
called and arrested him. His hallu-
cination is that detectives are after
his life. He is a laborer and halls
from Occur d'Alene. Idaho.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
LAUNDRY ROBBED

The Inland Steam laundry was
burglarized last night and several
articles of wearing apparel were
all that was stolen. The police this
morning were supplied with de-
scriptions and markings of the ar
ticleS,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04

A colored man who gave the
name of Robert B. Youngblood was
arrested last night and charged
with disorderly conduct He was
drunk and threw rocks through the
plate glass windows in a saloon in
the Collins hotel on Washinston st.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION OPENS

A three dsss' session of the an
nual convention Of the Sunday
schools Of Spokane county, TO be
held in the First Presbyterian
church of this city. begins this
evening. All denomination will be
represented and a alrge attendance
is expected All day Sessions will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04

be held tomorrow and Wednesday.
A number of addresses will be
given by Sunday school workers,
mostly of Spokane, and by w. C.
Merritt, of Tacoma. Tonight's pro-
gram is as follows: 1880, song and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04

praise service; s, address, THE
Teachers Vision" Rev. w. C. Mer-
rift, of Tacoma; $50, "The Qualifi-
cations of Sunday School Teach
er," Mrs. Joseph Robertson, Spo-
kane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-04

Pennsv aHroa-E
tn We h fun down a p
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Pa d fm entire
border ~ persona injured onde is ha
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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-13
BIG -FOUR WRECK
DELAYS TRAFFIC
OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL AND MO-
BILE q OHIO PASSENGER
TRAINS.
ACCIDENT AT CROSSING
AT Second Street in Which Two Cars
Were Derailed and Two
Others Overturned
No One Hurt.

A wreck at the Second street cross
ing of the Big Four and Illinois Cen
trail tracks which occurred about
9:90 last evening caused congestion
of the passenger traffic on the Hi
nois Central and Mobile e. Ohio rail
roads all last night.
Big Four switch engine No. 6352,
Roy Sutton. engineer. was pulling a
string OF ears from the incline below
the elevator and just as the crossing
was reached the formest car jumped
tho track. The next car performed
the same trick yld the last two ears
cattle ears. loaded with lumber We're
overturned This completely blocked
the tracks Of the Mobile & Ohio and
Illinois Central so that all trains from
the north could not get out around
that way. likewise all trains from
tae south were compelled to come
straight down the Ievee from Bridg
Junction.
The Big Four swith engine was not
harmed and fortunately none Of tho
switching crew were hurt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-13
ANIMALS CLEANSING HABITS.
Frogs Weekly Wash--How Snakes
Keep clean--Birds' Bath.

The snake casts off his clothing
The form of reptiles is not adapted for
allowing them TO clean themselves,
but they do not allow trifie like this
10 trouble them. They simply change
their skins as convenient.
Snakes shed their coats several times
a year, toads lose only their epid-
ermis. or merely the mucous tnat
covers it. but this suffices TO rem
der them clean Frogs are said 10
moult every eight days. which amounts
10 a weekly washing.
The aquatic birds battle in the OPP
en-, and wnile disporting themselves
in the water they take some of the
liquid in their BILL and besprinkle
their entire body with 1t.
The swallows skim the surface OF
ponds and dip their outspread tails
into the water. then - arterward
turn the tails under the belly by an
abrupt motion. in order to sprinkle the
body.
After the bath all birds shake them
selves vigorously and then proceed to
smooth the f-@Acrs en- ~ ena with
the bill rlnally the head is cleaned
by ruL Zig i, in all directions upon
the breast and the wings.
Birds that live in families or gre
gariously share with each other these
important operations. This fact cas-
lily is verified in the domestic geese
and ducks of a poultry yard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-13

John Hollis Rankhead, recently
chosen BY the state of Alabama To fill
n the seat III the United States senate
made vacant bv the death of Senator
| John r. Morgan was born in what Is
|now Lamar county Alabama, Septem-
Der I3, 1912. He was educated In the
public schools OF his native county
and on the outbreak Of the civil war
he entered the Confederate army as
d first lieutenant. He served through.
wounded three times He was three
terms Il member of the state legisla
ture and Iii 1857 was elected 4 repre-.
sentative iii Congress, where he con-
April of last year he was defeated
iii the primaries by Captain Richmond
Pearson Iiohson. Five months latar
in the general state primaries he WINS
elected to the senatorial succession, \
plan laid down by the state Demo
cratic executive committee. Although
he was opposed by seven Of the most
popular men In the state. Colonel
Hankhead received 1852 votes, over
1000 moro than his nearest compe-
titor. Shortly before his retirement
from congress Colonel Bankhead was
appointed by President Roosevelt mn
d mersber Of the inland waterways
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-13
pope Plus <. has modified the exis

Pope Plus X. has modified the exist
ing law OF the Catholic church In re.
gard to marriage. By the Council Of
Trent 1t was decreed that no marriage
should be valid unless celebrated be
fore o priest Later the condition was
added In Rome that the priest in
oil ostion must be the parish priest Of
tho contracting parties. This has not
given full satisfaction. and has led TO
Wide differences OF opinion. Plus X.
has settled the matter by a new de.
cree which goes into effect at Easter,
1908. 1t declares valid all marriages
celebrated before diocesan bishop
or before the parish priest Of one Of
the contracting parties or before
some one delegated by him. Another
important change made by this decree
IS that which recognizes the validity
of q marriage celebrated before two
persons without the assistance of a
priest. This carries with it the recog
milton OF the validity of the Civil
Magistrate. not hitherto recognized
BY the church, and is simply return
to conditions existing before the
Council of Trent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-13

THE committees charged with the
duty Of collecting the money neces.
sary for Roosevelt Day reported last
night that they need about $1,000
more to make up the sum wanted.
Some of the committee were a little
discouraged. because Of failure to get
what they felt they should get from
citizens, but there was little reason to
doubt that the sum required would be
made up. Civic pride Il too strong
among the people OF Cairo to admit of
failure To secure a measIy thousand
dollars for an occasion so important
to the city in so many ways. AS I'm
orleans we want to show that We are
patriots. by giving due recognition to
the president of the country: as Cal
roites we are proud Of our city. and
no one who has prospered here, and
who hopes to share Ia the future pros
perity OF the city. can rightfully say
he has no concern In an event which
III SO rich In promise Of good to the
city as will be the presidents visit
next month. 1t should not take much
over ten minutes work to get that
thousand dollars today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-13
SEPTEMBER 10, IN HISTORY.

1598-Death of Philip II. of Spain.
1645--Covnanters defeated Montrose
at Phiiiphaugh.
1742-Faneuil Hall completed and
presented to the town of Bos-
ton.
17s9-Capture of Quebec and death
CT Central Wolfe.
17s2-congfsess accepted the offer CT
virginie western lands.
1888 Congress made New York the
capital city of the United
States.
1sf3-Gen. John scdgwiek born. Kill
cd at SpcttsylyanIa courthouse.
May 3. 1864
1s14-British bombarded Fort Nc
Hnnrx. near Baltimore.
1s4f-Nailcr Forward OF Pennsyi
vauia became secretary Of the
uaited States Treasury
ISIS Steamship Austria. Southamr
ton To Ncw York. burned II
sea. al lives lest
ISL Mon Gems tunnel opened.
1sss-C Canadian Pacific Railway tile
graph HE opened for business.
1ssz Admiral cerFefa and ether car
tase.l Spanish officers sailed 70.
Spain
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-13
CUT WIRES OF
RIVAL COMPANY
RURAL TELEPHONE oRGANizA-
TON IN KENTUCKY ENGAGE
IN WAR WHICH PROMISES TO
GROW VIOLENT.

Clarkesvile, Tenn. Sept. l2.-EN-
element over the cutting Of the wires
of the Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph company. as result Of
their failure to comply with an orli-
nance requiring them to be removed
from the streets in the business part
OF the city. has subsidized, and now the
question Of most interest is future dc
cclopments Out Of over 1000 tele-
phones in the city Il is said that only
about one third arc connected with
the ogicc. Two rural exchanges, those
at Southside and Marion. are cut OF
from the city. and one toll line Is
said 20 have been cut The city OF
ilcials state that the work vas done
at night. so that there would be com
paratively no danger to the pubic
from falling wires and electric cur
rent The current vas turned Of the
trolley wires at the time so as 10
avoid danger, and before IL vas turn
cd on again the trolley was cut TO pre-
vent danger from the wires that lad
Fallen across it,
TweIgeo fthe operators were laid
on Wednesday and those on duty
have very little to do. as the service h
snch that but few connections can
( be made. Genrai Manager Hum"
has not yet given out anythingt hai
viii throw anyl light on the future &C
tons Of the company On the city
nart there is no Indication Of the in
has not yet given ost anything tai
enforcemnt Of the ordinance. and u
I is unaerfsood that tlSe work Of clear
+ ing the streets will be proceeded VITA
unless the telephone company takes
action. either to prevent further work
or comply with the Law
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-13

Different Lsngtha of Mile--HoW
Rood Was Determined.

The standard yard prevails through
out the United Kingdom. but the
length OF the English, Scots anu
Irish mile IL different In each. which
Is the more curious, seeing that the
English and American miles are i'd
entcal But the occasional local var
iations In our English acre are even
more remarkable, These were per-
haps originally due 10 the inexacti-
tudes Of ancient land surveying which
was comparatively Of such d free
and easy description that the acres
Of neighbortng counties, NOT to say
adjacent parishes, sometimes varied,
says the London Globe.
A book published In the reign Oh
Edward VII gives he following curl
ously naive Instructions On the sub
ject: stand at the door Of d church
on Sunday and bid sixteen men to
stop. tall ones and small ones. as
they happen To pass out, Then make
them put their left feet one behind the
othor and the length thus obtained
shall be a right and lawful rood to
measure the land with. and the sin
teenth part Of Ii shall be right ana
LAWFUL foot"
Tuls is almost laughable. but we
have only 10 apply to one of the older
dictionaries to find that anything like
exactness whether of definition or OF
fact, Is quite a modern scientific de-
velopment. And the story OF the acre
is case In point. II was supposed
to have been reduced to common
standard In 1905, but il WAS not EAtil
1924 that we enacted the statute acre
Of 1910 square yards.
With a loose system Of measure
ment prevailing for the @'eater part Of
that long interval. It II not surprising
that the so-called acre" was too often
what the local wiseacres happened 10
make OF it, BY long use ana wont
it seems probable that The disercpaa-
cies thus arising occasionally crystal
ICED into customs Of which some Ok
amples still survive, A welsh acFe
was formerly twice as large 49, an
English one, while a Scottish acae n
larger than ours by more than 1000
square yards.
According to authority. there are
seven different measures still IN Use
BY which the acre may be varionaly
defined, Lanchashira has within her
boarders acres measured On d custom
AIRY local scale. while tie so-called
Cheshire acre Is even larger than that
of It's Welsh neighbor
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-13

OF the noise of London streets
caused by the hackney coach, Taylor
the old water poe, wrote. 1t makes
such a hIdeous hunbling in the
streets by many churches doors that
peoples ears are stopped With the
noise. whereby they are debarred 81
their edifying which makes faith SC
fruitiess, good works so barren, and
charity ss sold at midsummer a. j
IL we're a great frost. By this means
souls are robbed and starved OF theiI
heavenly mamma