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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09

wheels. The monster starts easily,
with a purring sound. 1t makes
very little noise, even at top speed.
Over the sand at Aldershot It
walks" with deliberate ease, each
great foot, Is inches square, press
ing downward upon the soft soil.
The machine goes up hill with
the deliberation of q giant. A sway
ing motion, backward and forward.
becomes accumulated. The driver
grips his handles more tightly as
his charge steps up the hill and
over the inequalities of the ground.
At the crest thrilling moment
follows. Half the bulk is poised in
mid-air. Should the crest be very
steep, the whole of the monster
may be balanced on two hind feet
instead of on the eight normally on
the ground. Then 1t comes down
again, deliberately, or swiftly, ac-
cording to the speed, and begins to
walk" down the other side.
The object of the machine is to
pull big guns into action during q
battle
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
GOV, MEAD MOI
SCARED

Gov. Mead arrived in Spokane
this morning to attend the annual
meeting Of the Y. Nj. c. A. Tues
day evening, where he will be the
principal speaker. The governor is
not worried over the candidacy of
Mcbride and his friends here are
unable to see that the former gov
ernor constitutes anything politi-
cally dangerous. His chief claim
for favor Is his advocacy of the
railroad commission and that has
been accomplished under the
Mead administration. it is argued.
The Y. NJ. c. A. meeting will be-
gin at 7:15 In the association build
ing tomorrow evening. Mayor
Moore, General Secretary Wilcox
and Secretary Stone. of Portland.
are on the speakers list. Officers
will be elected and annual bust
ness transacted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
PRESS CORRESPONDENT
FIRST WITH FLEET NEW

PENSACOLA Florida, March 9-One of the remark
able wireless sent was received here today
signed by Norman Rose of the United Press association
from Evans fleet the Pacific, stating that the bateships
would reach Magdaena bay March H. three days earlier
than planned. %@sH
The wireless FASH which crossed two mountain and
the continent beat Evans formal telegram the de-
partment.
Roses the first word heard from the feet
left Caao and at forwarded the presi
Mecalf The message declared in
. cellent condition making extraordinary time.
description of the ashore wireless
filed telegraph stations where the feet touched
information for
the public long in advance all other
= agencies.
AS instance of this the spokesmanRevew published
Sunday yesterday description alleged
of the fleet crossing the equator The Press
detail through Rose Feb 12 practically month
ago. Sunday correspondent evidently
to The Press and plenty p up his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
FASTEST BOAT ON SEA

a second Swift, for II wants to COM
duct experiments with the boat to
see how she can be improved be-
fore laying down another. Tho
fault with the Swift is vibration.
At top speed she is shaken like q
rat in terriers mouth and the
crew are fearful that the filings
of their teeth will drop out !,
Experiments are to be conducted
in an effort to minimize the vibra-
ton. but the experts do not believe
they can find way to put the pow.
er of 10000 horses in a boat as
small as the Swift without an egg
nog-mixing effect.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
Heroisn, of 7uo Methodist Bishops
May Be Retarded After Many Years

CHICAGO, March 9.-After near
ly half century two deeds of hero
ism by theological students, then
attending Northwestern university,
may be rewarded. The students are
now Bishops Chas. ii. Fowler, Of
New York, and Joseph c. Hartzell,
missionary bishop of Africa, both
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Congressman George e. Foss of
Chicago has introduced bill in
congress authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to award gold
medals to the two bishops. Bishop
Hartzell displayed great heroisn,
in saving several lives in the wreck
of the schooner Storm, off Evans
ton. in 1864. Bishop Fowler saved
several lives when the steamer
Lady Elgin was wrecked at the
same point in 1860. Their action
resulted in the establishment OF
the student-manned life saving sta
ton at that point.
Hartzell swan out to the strand
ed Storm, carrying a line by means
of which four sailors were later
brought safely ashore. y
/ Fowler, an excellent swimmer,
personally saved three persons
from drowning by swimming out
In the storm-tossed lake and tow
ing them ashore after they had
been washed off the Lady Elgin.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09

covered that an allowance given
her. by her husband since their
separation, and which ceased sud-
denly last winter. had been order
ed stopped by Mrs. Robert Louis
Stevenson. This information was
given Mrs. OsbOurne by her attor-
ney.
Il am not seeking a divorce from
Mr.. Osbourne," she declared to-
day. s"Mr. Osbourne is in New
York at present and we are good
friends. All that is between US is
Mrs. Stevenson She is apparent
ly insanely jealous of me. Mrs.
Stevenson has offered me large
sum of money to secure a divorce
from her son, but | decline. l left
San Francisco and came here be-
cause l feared Mrs. Stevenson
would try to get possession of my
children"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
Special Correspondence to The Press.

Special Correspondence to The Press.
LONDON, March 9.-Having
greater speed than most express
trains and a greater horsepower
than any battleship Great Britain
has a new torpedo boat destroyer
that will revolutionize the construc'
ton of torpedo craft as the Dread
nought revolutioniZed battleships.
The destroyer is the Swift and
she can steam IS miles an hour.
Nothing that floats can stand up
to her In speed
The Swift is twice the size of the
largest torpedo boat destroyer in
any navy in the world. She is 345
feet long, 341s feet wide and has a
draft of 1919 fee. She has a dis
placement of 1900 tons, over four
times that OF the best American
torpedo boat. The engines are tur-
bines and drive four screws. They
can show 10000 horsepower, nearly
twice as much as the new Ameri-
can battleship South Carolina.
Though the Swift is only one
twentieth the size OF the giant Gu
harder Lusitania. she has bottled
up In her engines half the power
and almost twice the speed.
The Swift has four four-inch
guns and four torpedo tubes. In a
naval fight she could move about
the enemy's ship like a flash OF
lightning, and show her heels to
, any kind of craft sent against her,
The British navy has not ordered
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
THE CATERPILLAR
Special Correspondence to The Pres

LONDON, March 9.-Known as
the Caterpillar, the English mill
itary authorities. are testing at Al
dershot new type of military
traction engine that is able to do
things almost superhuman. It is
the invention of South African
engineer, Henry Wright, and 1t ter
rihed the inhabitants Of Aldershot
when they saw it for the first time.
The machine is armor plated, has
few hundred horsepower engine,
and it runs ON eight wheels, oper-
ated on two endless chains, studded
with 32 feet. 1t can travel at 40
miles an hour over rough ground,
pitching and tossing like a ship at
sea. 1t can turn on one of its
wheels, at top speed, like a pivot.
1t can jump ditch six feet wide.
The machine of its
The machine weighs 80 tons, and
arises from the high, prow-like
stem, resembling a steel barge sur
mounted by business-like funnel;
it's caterpillar-like belts with the 32
feet; and its high cab, from which
the running and steering of the en-
CINE are controlled.
A ride in the cab is an exciting
experience. There is barely room
for two men on the steel platform,
eight feet from the ground. One
man holds the starting and stop
ping levers, the other the steering
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
SHOT, BUT WHO
SHOT HER?

The police doubt the story of n.
j. Mcintosh, proprietor of a lodg-
ing house at E105 Main av., who
says he saw Ben Arnold shoot his
wife Saturday night Mrs. Arnold
was shot in the leg, but the bullet
did not go through her clothing,
She says the gun fell from her
apron pocket when she got out of
the window in the Wellington
lodging house onto the ground. 1t
exploded and the bullet is now
lodged in her groin. Unless blood
poison sets in the wound is not
dangerous. Her husband tells
about the same story of the shoot
ing. Mcintosh, however, says he
was passing the Wellington, saw
Arnold draw the revolver and fire
at his wife If such We're the case.
the clothing would have bene pene-
trated and such a wound as was
made would have been impossible.
Arnold has not been arrested
and probably will not be, despite
McIntosh's story.
Mrs. Arnold says that there was
a small quarrel and when her hus-
band took the revolver and was
starting to leave the house to go
downtown, she took the weapon
out of his pocket and put 1t into
her apron pocket. When he at.
tempted to regain it she crawled
out of the window, which is only
three feet from tht ground. There
is some mystery connected with
the case which neither Mr.. or Mrs.
Arnold or the ~ year old daughter
will tell the police.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
PUT EN- ALL TO WORK

Judge KEENAN, this morning
granted a divorce to lsadore Leaser
from John Leasor, whom she mar
ried in this city Nov. 4. 1901. She
was also granted $25 month ali
mony and $3.50 attorney fees. In
her complaint she said that she
was living in Texas when John sent
for her. She had already been
married to a man named Price who
had died and left her six children.
Notwithstanding John Leasor took
her and her six children into his
heart and home and for about a
year acted all right, Then he put
Fred, II. to work; then Margaret,
IA, TO work. Finally Mrs. Leasor
also went TO worG. Then began a
system of abuse and cruelty, she
says.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
FLEES FROM HER
MOTHER IN LAW

PORTLAND, Ore, March o.
Fearing that her two sons. Allan
and Louis Osbourne, would be kid
naped by Mrs. Robert Louis Ste.
venson. Mrs. Lloyd Osbourne. wife
of a well known short story writer
and stepson of the famous Eng.
lish novelist, has left San Francis
co and is in hiding at the home
of Col. Fl. Z. Doscn, near Portland
Mrs. Osbourne reached here Sa
turday night after short trip 10
New York. While there she dis
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
AN0THERBUNCH
Of WARRANTS

Eleven more warrants for SUM-
day law violators were issued by
Justice Hinkle this morning, on
complaint of Alex Davis and Leon
Rumble, Main av. clothiers. The
specific violation for which war
rants were issued this morning
was March 2. Following are the
names of those for whom the war
rants were issued: John T. Riley,
John Doe Clarke, Frank d. Shaw,
]. F. Ferguson George Porter, E.
F. Klepsch, John Doe Anderson, F.
r. Robertson, w. B. Norman, E.
Fosselman and II. Haupt. All are
cigar store dealers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
SITTING CRAiG'S SANITY.

An insanity commission this aft
ernoon is examining Howard Craig,
convicted of a statutory offense
against Annie Thompson, 16. for his
sanity. Craig brought suit for $20s-
600 against the Washington Water
Power Co. and the Great Northern
railroad. and the insanity commits
sion was obtained by those COM
panies to investigate the damage
claim that Craig's mind has been
unbalanced since the accident. His
plea at the criminal trial was in
sanity but it didn't go with the jury.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
NOTHING DONE WITH BUCK

Nothing as yet Is contemplated
by the prosecution In the Fritz. j.
Buck case. 1t Is believed he is
mentally deranged and for that rea-
son his actions in the county Jail
are being carefully watched and
noted. Judge Norman Buck and
his father. and Storey Buck. a
brother. are now In the city. Plans
are under way to have Fritz exam
ined for insanity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
CANNON TO REVISE TARIFF

be presented 1t will lower the
duty on steel and iron and equal
ize others.
Representative Sherman is now
circulating a petition among MEM
bers Of the house requesting tho
ways and means committee to sit
during the summer recess for the
purpose Of gathering data which
will aid the members In framing
new tariff schedules. Many sigma
lures have been already secured,
and 1T is almost certain the COM
mittea will sit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
JAP READY TO OPEN FIRE

feet that China was ready to apol
ogize is given no credence. There
Is great activity about the foreign
office, but no official statement is
forthcoming. The press is advo-
eating an aggressive policy.
A speedy apology must come
from Pekin or the movement
against China will begin. Activity
in naval circles is marked and 1t
is increasing hourly. This activ.
ity is probably responsible for ru-
NOR that a naval demonstration
will be made against China at
Oppp
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
FOWL MURDER PLOT

What is believed to have been a
deliberate plot to murder Anton
Levesque's ~ hens was uncovered
this morning when Anton arose at
a sudden joyous cackling. He went
outside his home at 1903 Main av.
and saw his hens attempting to get
outsiA the fence to some wheat
temptingly placed near. 1t looked
suspicious to Anton. So he gath
cred it up and took it to police
headquarters Where 1t was found to
haves been saturated with Paris
green. a poison which is as deadly
to the average hen as to rats.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09

Spokane school buildings
are considered safe in case
Of fire, but they ought to be
above fear or criticism and
this is not the case. Second
story buildings have no fire
escapes, and those on the
larger buildings are old and
insufficient. They should
not be considered" but
known to be safe.
1t win not cost the dis
trict a great deal to remedy
this defect and provide all
the buildings with rallied
iron stairways leading down
outside. In that matter,
however, the question of
cost cannot be considered.
The board of education
takes this view of the situa-
ton and there remains no
excuse nor reason for de-
lay in making the buildings
all as safe as they possibly
can be made.
To provide for this Is a
duty the public demands
and which The Press be-
lieves the board will not
hesitate in assuming.
The city can afford to
take no chances
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
SAFE FIRE ESCAPES FOR
ALL SCHOOL BUILDINGS
PARDON READY
FOR STOESSEL

ST. PETERSBURG, March o.
Gen. Stoessel's chances of escaping
the death sentence pronounced
against him by the military court
are considered excellent,
The car has committed his SEN
tence to 10 years Imprisonment, it
is said, and a pardon is expected
shortly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
NAMELESS VICTIMS
IN SINGLE GRAVE

CLEVELAND. March 9.-Busi-
ness in Collinwood was suspended
today while 81 victims of Wednes-
days disaster were buried. Nine
teen Of the bodies, all unidenti-
fed, were buried in one grave.
Three mothers tainted during the
reading service.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
REPUBLICANS AGREE TO SPE-
CIAL SESSION NEXT SPRING
WHEN ELECTION WORRIES
ARE ALL OVER WITH.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March g..
Tariff revision has been agreed
upon by republican leaders, and a
special session of congress will be
called Immediately after the expira-
ton Of the present congress next
spring.
A bill prepared by, Cannon,
Payne, Dalzell and Sherman, will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
CHINA HAS NOT YET SQUARED
HERSELF AND SHE'LL HAVE
TO HURRY NOW OR DODGE
BULLETS.

TOXIC, March 9.-There is no
confirmation here that China has
taken steps to placate Japan in re-
gard to the Tatsu Maru incident.
A demonstration against China
within the next "a hours is ex-
pected here.
The story which was sent out by
a London news agency to the eff.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09

STEVENS KNOCKS
PANAMA CANAL

from the job.
"At best the project will have
comparatively aTsmalls commercial
value" he said, land this value is
by no means commensurate with
the terrific cost The difficulty
with which a feet could be navi-
gated through the canal would
greatly reduce it's strategic value
in case of war"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09

NEW HAVEN, March 9.-Prob-
ably the worst blow the Panama
canal has yet received came this
morning when Civil Engineer John
Stevens, former chief engineer OF
the big ditch, came out in an inter
view branding the entire work a
mistake and mismanaged fiasco.
Various explanations have been
offered for Stevens resignation
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
WILL REoRGANiZE BANK

Receiver A. w, Meier, of the In
land bank. today stated that all the
depositors of the defunct institu-
tion were signing up for the reor-
ganization of the bank under the
proposed scheme whereby deposit
tors are to take stock in payment
for the money they have in the
bank.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09

f. c. Bates was found dead on
his bed In the Seattle house this
morning The cause was heart
trouble induced by heavy drinking.
He had been ailing for some time.
as was evidenced by letter which
came today from his sister in Var
mouth. Me-, who sent him $50. Cor
oner Witter will notify the sister
OF her brothers demise. n
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09

CHICAGO, March 9.-As a re-
suit Of an investigation Of Chicago
schools number Of janitors may
be arrested for keeping school
doors locked In violation Of the or
dinance. The investigation COM
mittee win make its report tonight.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-11
THaW CONSULTs OCULIST.
Prisoner Finds Hc Needs Glasses
 Appears Again In Court.

Poughkeepsie, x. r.. Aug. 10-Harry ceedings instituted by Mrs Ella Hayt of Poughkeepsie, a Judgment creditor of Dr John P. Wilson of this city who has sued Thaw for $500 additional com pensation for testifying in his behalf. Mrs. Hayt desires to restrain Thaw from paying Dr. wilson any money in case the latter obtains a judgment The hearing was before Holmes Vandewa- ter as referee and was left in the of flee Of Thaw's attorney, Charles Moc- schauser In building adjoining the court house.
 Thaw was questioned by Fred F. Alderman. attorney for Mrs, Hayt, as to the services performed by Dr, Will son. Thaw said he paid Dr. Wilson $lHn and he was willing to admit that he owed the doctor $50 more, He denied however that the services performed by Dr. Wilson were worth more than s2o0 Thaw answered the attorneys questions calmly. speaking in low tone.
 Tho proceedings were adjourned until 1hursday and Thaw was taken back to jail,
 Mir, Mors haueer decided to have 'haw taken To an oculist to be fitted with spectaces He has never worn glasses but now says that he feels the need of them. owing to the confinement and strain The visit to an oculist was set for this afternoon
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-11
TYpoGRApHERs' MEETING.
International Union Presents Loving
 Cup to President Lynch.

Boston, Aug. l0,-State and city unit ed today in a cordial welcome to the delegates attending the 54th annual convention of the International Typo graphical union, the 7th annual con- vention of the Interatioal Stereotypers' ad Electrotypers' union, the Mailers Trade District union, a subordinate organization, and the Woman's auxil- lary of the l. T. U.
 Addresses of welcome were made by Secretary of state William M, Olin, and Speaker John x. Cole of the Mas sachusetts house of representatives for the state, Mayor George A Hubbard for tho city, and John H. Fahey for the Boston Newspaper Publishers as sociaton. James M. Lynch of Syracuse N. Y president of the International Typograp phical union, made the re- sponse on behalf of the union He was presented with a gold loving cup by the members of his organization.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-11
PYTHI,NS' STILL AT TT.
Milwaukee ys. Richmond as Con
 yentlon City n Sticklcr.

Boston, Aug. l0,-The active rivalry of Milwaukee and Richmond for the next convention of the supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias. made a lcng ses- sion today of the supreme lodge which is lingering in this city after the de- parture of the Uniform Rank, which concluded its sessions here last week. So important was the matter that it went over for special meeting Go be held Wednesday. The Uniform Rank has already selected Milwaukee for its next convention. subject to the approv- al within six months of the supreme lodge, but considerable sentiment for a convention in the south has devel- oped
 Little headway was reached today on matters of importance to the sub ordinate lodges and after a long debate on the amplification of the ritual of the order the matter still remained unde- cided.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-11
RUNS NEARLY 500 MILES.
Y. M. c. \. Secretary TrOts from Tolc-
 do to New York in Twelve Days.

New York, Aug. 10,-T J. McAugney arrived in this city today from Toron. to- Canada, bearing message from the mayor of that city to the mayor of New York, McAughey is assistant secretary of the West End branch Of the Y. M. C. A. of Toronto, and he said the object of the run was to test speed and endurance. He left Toronto July 2, and, emitting two Sundays covered nearly 800 miles on foot, al- lowing for extra distances travelled by losing the roads, in il days and % hours. McAughey averaged 65 miles daily, starting out each morning at 9 o'clock, keeping. on the road until late each night and running two-thirds of the time.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-11
ROTH BOUND OVER
Bridgeport Man Held for Ex- tortion Must Face Trial---
 Wahl's Estate.

At the conclusion of a hearing be- fore United States Commissioner w, A, Wrght in the United States court room yesterday morning Thomas c, Sharyzewski, alias John L. Roth, of Bridgeport, charged with using the United States mails for the purpose of eXtorting money from the Rev V. " AleXandroF, d Polish priest of An sonia was bound over to the district court under bonds of sl,000. Roth was arrested last week by U. S. Mar shal Parmelee IL is said that he wrote threatening letters to the Anso- nia minister charging the latter with having stolen money and saying that he was going to place the matter In the hands of revolutionists. who, it seems, have an organization here abouts He further threatened, it is said to publish the alleged dish onesty of Alexandroff in a paper known as the Russian Voice