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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
SHOT IN FAMILY QUARREL

Temporarily unbalanced by an
ger, A. j. Duncan. age ~, drew a
revolver on William Heaton. his
son-in-law, at their home on Dean
av. yesterday afternoon and in the
scuffie that followed Heaton was
shot through the neck, the bullet
striking the collar bone and COM
ing out at the back. His clothing
took fire from the discharge and
burned part of his shirt off. The
revolver was a SO caliber.
Duncan says the revolver was
discharged by Heaton in his efforts
to take it away. He claims he only
pulled it to intimidate Heaton, with
whom he was quarreling.
Heaton says he saw the gun
from the time ii was pulled until 1t
was taken away from the old man,
and is certain Duncan's finger was
on the trigger He comedies that
Duncan was probably beside him
self and didn't know what he was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
ACTOR MINUS
HIS CLOTHES

Musical Director Perkins Of the
Devils Auction Co.. which infested
the Spokane last night, thinks this
the devil of world. Like the
average musical director, Mr.. Per-
kins' wardrobe Is lone to be en-
We'd But it isn't now, for some
hobo or perhaps several hoboes,
are making distance away from this
city, and all dressed up in the
musical individuals swell rags.
About 8 o'clock last night Bag
gage Agent Leederstsen, Of the
Northern Pacific, notified the po-
lice that in some mysterious man.
ner Mr.. Perkins trunk had been
stolen. The police scattered out
with an eye to any hobo who was
dressed in style and whose face
wore the panied expression of a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
FOR PARCEL
POST

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 10
Provision for establishment of the
parcel post on rural mail routes is
made in a bill introduced in the
senate today by Burnham. 1t is
modelled along the lines recon-
mended by Meyers annual report.
A merchant where the route be-
gins may forward merchandise to
rural route customers at the rate
of s cents for the first pound and
two cents on each additional
pound, packages limited to IL
pounds.
If passed the measure will give
the country merchant a vast ad-
vantage over the mail order
houses, permitting transmission Of
IL pound packages for quarter
whereas it would cost a merchant
outside SITS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
INDIA REBELS
IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Arrival
here of the chief of police of Cal
cutta has caused the police of New
York and Philadelphia to search
for the headquarters of certain In
dia ,revolutionists, who are said to
be making preparations for a re-
volt against British rule and are
shipping arms and ammunition to
the East. 1t is said large ship
ments billed as sewing machines
and condensed milk have been for
warded.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10

doing. Duncan says the younger
man had threatened to whip him.
nOthe other hand, Heaton
claims DUNCAN has lost consider
able money and has been trying to
recover the home he gave to his
daughter as wedding present.
This was constant bone OF con-
tention that eliminated yesterday
in the attempted shooting. Don
Campbell and H, II. Phipps heard
the shot and separated the men.
The police arrested Duncan, but
he was allowed by the sheriff to
spend the night under guard at a
hotel and today he gave $1,000
bond.
Mr.. Heaton was up today and did
not say whether or not a charge
would be preferred against Dun
can. The latter was the first sher-
III of Spokane county. The wives
of both men were In the house
when the shooting occurred,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
10000 CLUB
HELPS UNION

BY request Of the local
musicians union the 10000 club
today repudiated Prof. Hans Ores
sell who has been endeavoring to
import amateur musicians from
the East for the formation of To-
cal symphony orchestra. The mu
sicians told the club that times are
so hard that several professionals
were sent back to their homes on
money of the union, and that they
believed that if the imported anna
tours could not secure work outside
of musical lines they would turn
professionals and make the state
OF the local musicians even harder
than it is. BY resolution the club
turned down Prof Dressers re-
quest that he be allowed the use
of the 10000 clubs name in send
ing for the amateurs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
UNIONS TONIGHT ADOPT
TRADE SECTION SYSTEM

The largest meeting in the his
tory of local labor unions will be
held tonight. The Central Labor
union and the building trades will
meet Jointly for the purpose of
adopting a constitution which will
provide for the central organiza-
ton to transact business under the
sectional system now in force in
Seattle. Under the new method
the various trades interested in any
line of industry will endeavor
among themselves to settle any diff
ficulties which may arise without
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
HOT MEALS ON
4 UNION JOB

When work is started on the
Ninth av. sewer, the contract for
which was secured by the federal
union, the men employed. on the
work will be treated to a hot din
nef' every day at cost. The work
will be done by Federal union No.
11,G24, the contract being in the
name of Thomas Maloney, business
agent of the union.
The federal men have formed a
pool and a cook tent will be estab-
lished, where warm meals will be
served.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
TAKE NEGRO and
HANG HIM

MEMPHIS, Feb. 10-Eli Pigot,
negro, was lynched at Brookhaven,
Miss, this morning He had con-
fessed to the usual offense and
was brought to Brookhaven for
trial. The local militia was order
ed out to guard him.
When the train arrived the girls
father crowded close to the car to
get a look at him. The father was
knocked over by the soldiers and
then the mob swept the militia
aside, dragged the negro from the
car and hanged him to the nearest
telegraph pole.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10

bringing the matter before the Cen
trail Labor union. In case it is i'm
possible for a union to secure adj
justment of it's grievance through
the various allied unions the mat
ter will then come before the cen
trail body for united action of every
union in the city.
1t is believed that under the sec
tional system the central body will
be relieved Of great amount of
business which could be handled
to advantage by the unions directly
Interested
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
CAN DOCTORS FURNISH
INDEPENDENT CORONER?

ing in the medical fraternity as
well as among other classes of citi-
zens that the scandal of corpora
ton physician serving as county
coroner in Spokane should be dis
continued. The fact that such a
frameup has been permitted in the
past is bad enough to swamp the
whole republican county ticket.
The physicians of the city owe it
to the public to endorse man for
the Office known to be Independent
and efficient.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
KINDLY OBLIGED
THE HOLOUPS

Henry Smith of 208 Market st.
was held up about o'clock last
night on Front av. by two men
who took $16.35 from him. Smith
was walking near the Ideal laundry
when he met a man who said:
Say, step in the rear of this bill
board, I've something to tell you
that is of interest to you"
Smith complied and was met by
second man and big Colts re-
volver. Neither of the holdup men
wore masks. Smith told the po-
lice that he has seen one of them
around Ondawa Inn. He gave a
good description of both.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
ASK BOOSTERS TO
HELP FRlENDlESS

A delegation OF four ladies', rep
resenting the Home of the Friend
less, appeared before the 10000
club at noon today and asked help
toward securing better quarters.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to report on the matter:
Asa Bradrick. F. w. King, C. w.
Tuerke, w, S. Gilbert and M. d.
Hall.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
EARTHQUAKE, FIRE AND
AFFINITY ALL IN A BUNCH

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Earth-
quake and fire as an aid to affinity
worship is the revelation made In
q divorce granted today to Mrs.
Salome V. Ford, of Brooklyn. She
alleged that her husband, Homer
B. Ford, utilized the San Francis
co horror to make her believe him
dead so he could run away with
his affinity.
Ford was street fair carnival
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10

DIR. Grieve, city health officer, is
regarded as a mighty good candi-
date for county coroner, but the
doctor says he won't look at it I'M
less the board of health takes a
notion to fire him. This is equiva-
lent to a certainty that Dr. Grieve
won't be the nominee on the re-
publican ticket, even were the cor
porations willing unable to con-
tinue their past policy of naming
coroners.
At the same time there is feel
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
FLEET THROUGH
THE STRAITS

LIMA, Feb. 10.-The govern
ment is overhauling its program
for the entertainment of Evaps
fleet at Gallo the delay at Punta
Arenas having upset the plans.
News of the feet being sighted
by the Pacific Navigation steam
ship Orita IL miles east of Cape
Pillar is regarded practically assur-
ing a safe passage through the
straits.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
ORGANIZED LABOR TO
TAKE UP CITY LIGHTING

and power, while private consum-
ers are being charged eXorbitant
prices.
When seen today Councilman
Capt. John Gray said he would be
pleased to bring this matter before
the city council and to ask that
consideration be given the estab-
lishment of plant by the city as
soon as possible.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10

Resolutions will be introduced
into the Central Labor union to-
night by f. A. Cooney asking that
the mayor and city council take
steps to investigate the feasibility
of the establishment of municipal
light and power plant at the up
river pumping station. The resolu-
lions recite that the city is now ex.
pending annually $4,000 for light
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10

while the agent here has been
charging men hired for this work
20 cents for the ferry crossing
when securing passes and paying
the ferryman IL cents per man.
The ferryman discovered the rake
on and Immediately raised his
price to the agent to % cents. The
boss at the camp refused to sign
their employment slips to show
that they had been there, but the
applicants took pains to secure evil
dence that they were there and
collected their fees when they re-
turned
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10

person out OF his element. None
such was found but the empty
trunk was located in the rear of
the Milwaukee saloon. There was
every evidence that someone or
perhaps more than one, had made
a hasty change of wearing apparel
out in the cold and the night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10

artist, apparently devoted to his
wife until he went to San Fran
cisco several months before the
earthquake. His letters ceased
after the shock and she mourned
him as dead, Seeking to identify
the body by certain marks, she
wrote to the relief committee and
learned that Ford and wife" had
been sent to Seattle. Through a
lawyer there she learned that Ford
was living with his affinity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
SPARK COSTS LUMBER
COMPANY $1363

Judge Poindexter this morning
gave A. e. Ellsworth judgment for
81, 26S.50 against the White Pine
Lumber Co. for the destruction by
fire of a dwelling house near the
tompapyE mill at Priest River.
Ellsworth alleged that the fire was
caused from sparks from the mill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10

About $4,000 has already been ex.
pended and the end is not yet in
sight.
According to report filed by e.
c. Wood, superintendent of con-
struction, by request of the mayor,
it will take $1,000 in labor expense
and about $4,000 in material to
complete the job. Thus far the la
Dor has cost s7,S7695 and material
$5,732.65. The machinery install
ed has cost S15,560.
This work was agitated year
ago, but it is not yet finished and
the public is still drinking Occur
d'Alene sewage water.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Feb. To-
Sen. Fulton is preparing to go
home on March 10 and publicly an
swer the recent charges made
against him by Heney.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10
PROSPERITY HUMPING
RIGHT ALONG

, LORAIN, o., Feb. 10
Five thousand men were
put back to work today by
the National Tube Co.,
which has been idle sew
eral weeks. The company
reports orders enough to
employ an additional 1000
} men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-10

but stood ready to assist Scholes
should the victim resist. He said
that Scholes told him he was bad
man. and II he told of the holdup
he would kill him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-02
WARNS TOBACCO MEN
uNIoUE STATEMENT ISSUED BY w
 B. HAWKINS.
Orav,nafor of Movement In kentuckS Tells the Producers to Expect Serious Trouble if They
 PIant Crop.

IaxinRton. Ky, March 1,-W. B. IT. sT,irins the man who originated the toh"cco growers movement five years sgo and was the first President or the p,,rIev Tobacco Association, tomorrow viii publish in a card warning
 The substance of the warning In part follows: ... your barn burned send to Governor Wilson and he will let you nave a battalion of soldiers and GatHng run 10 protect your property. and maybe save you from whipping.
 s'rhere Is an old saying, I do not care to buy a lawsuit Do you care to buv trouble in this way by flying in the face of public opinion and also In fine face of determined men who be- lieve you their worst enemy and who will stop at nothing to right their sup posed wrongs. The majority has said No crou in lgOS.' What will you do, sow your beds and begin a year of tor ment, for it will be 365 days of h-l for you, sleepless nights, alarm at ev- cry noise. What are riders doing now Are they only scraping plant beds or are they after my barn, or, oh. horrors, are they after my back with their damnable switches?
 DO not hug to yourself delusion and say, It won't come to me- Hasn't if come to the highest?
 "Flee from the wrath to come for if ybu plant tobacco. you are sowing a whirlwind. Mutterings and mumblings are heard on ali sides and the out ragged farmers will not stand persecu. tton always, and I say to you, that in my opinion trouble will come to you fl you plant a crop in 1908"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-02
DAMAGE BY SHEET
MANY MILES e OF ICE-COVERED
 TELEGRAPH POLES.
Fhaw Came in Time to Save Much Valuable Property In North
 west But COmmunica-
 lion is Impaired.

Chicago. March 1.-Record-breaking destruction of telegraph and telephone property was averted today by a mar row margin.
 sleet that covered wires and poles twenty-five to fifty miles north. west and south of Chicago. and 100 to 15O miles east. was melted during the day bv a few degrees rise in temperature. inst in the nick of time. 1ce-coated fines. sagging heavily, had already be- gun tc snap to pieces or topple to the ground long lines of glistening over weighted poles.
 The worst damage was east of this city and west of Fort Wayne, Ind. Trunk systems on the Lake Shore and Michigan Central Railway suffered particularly. In one instance a stretch of nearly mile of poles, bearing dog ems of important circuits to New York and other Eastern cities went down in A tangled mass of wreckage. With the mercury ascending a tritie, the miles of sleet disappeared almost as if by magic.
 Tonight telegraph officials had re- stored facilities to a basis adequate for Sunday night traffic and hoped to be able to care for brokerage and oth- CT business tomorrow without delay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-02
popY oF FATHER Leo
Ten Thousand Persons Look am ths
 Remafna.

Remains.
 Paterson, N. J., March l.--Ten thou sand persons today looked upon the face of Rev. Father Leo Heinrichs. s. Q. F. M, at St. Bonaventure Monas- tery, in which the murdered priest was for years the pastor.
 The body lay in state from noon un- til II o'clock tonight and during the nine hours an unbroken procession of mourners passed the bier. So great was the throng that a detail of fifty police was secured to maintain the formations of two lines that extended for blocks.
 Through succession of snow. sieet and rain storms outside. the parish toners stood for hours patiently watt ing their turns. There was no unto- ward demonstration.
 Because of failing health Father Leo was transferred last September to Den- yer where at the chancel rail Of St. Elizabeth Church last sunday he was shot and killed by the avowed anarch- ist known as Guiseppi Alio.
 The funeral win be held tomorrow morning when solemn requiem mass will be sung by Rev. Father Edward Bleclxe. assisted by the forty or more monks and lay brothers in st. Bona ventures monastery.
 Bishop John J. O'Connor of the Ro- man Catholic diocese of Newark and d number of other high dignitaries VIII be present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-02
AVALANCHE ] DEALS DEATH Thirteen Persons Crush
 cd to Death. AIR PRESSURE wREcKs HOTEL Occupants Are Warned by Children . leo Late. An Amsricas Engineer Among the Dead
 at NopBenssein, where He
 Was Installing Machinery For Tnnneiing.
 
IIR PRESSURE wREcKs HOTEL

Berne, Switzerland. March 1--An avalanche descended today near the village of Noppenstein. The enormous atmospheric pressure which accom- panied it. demolished a hotel at the mouth of the Lochberg tunnel works, killing thirteen persons and injuring fifteen others
 The occupants of the hotel, number ing thirty were surprised while seated at the table. by sinister rumbljngs. Almost immediately two children rush. ed into the dining room and screamed 'Au avalanche! an avalanche" There was a rtfsh to escape. but the building which was of a temporary nature. col lapsed without warming. Both of the children were killed along with many of those they had sought to save.
 Among the others killed was ar American engineer named Mervart. whc was installing Amerfcan machinery tc be used for tunneling.
 The hotel had been erected by the tunnel contractors for the convenience of the. engineers and others engaged in construction work. There were nc tourists there.
 The village postoftice and police sta tion also were seriously damaged by the ar wave, and were keeled over tc ain angle of forty five degrees. making occupancy impossible. The tunnel works. were not damaged.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-02
FULTON BILL UNREASONABLE Interstate Commission
 Analyzes It. WOULD WORK A HARDSHIP One Shipper Could Dictate to RaiI-
 road Companies. Opposes Measures which Seek Aavsnes in Rates when skipper. Protest.
 Might rafluenes Rsaae-

washington. March f.--Raspondfnr 70 letter of inquiry from the inter state Commerce Committee of inc gen- ate the Interstate Commerce. Corn,,szz sion has written letter taking \ mo- sltion to Senator Fulton's bill prohibff lng railroad companies from advancing rates in the face of protest made bv sslippers until the commission shall nave passed on the reasonablness Of the increase.
 To give to the protest of q ssnKIe shipper the effect Of preventing tha advance of any rate until tha req . sonablness of that advance was af- X hrmatively determined by the conunls- sion. says the letter. would establish hard and fast rule Of doubtful fafr- ness to the railroads and questionable advantage to the public. Under exist Ing conditions we are of the opinion that 1t would be unwise to adopt inc arbitrary limitation which this bill pro- poses, whatever may be found desira : ble or necessary in shis regard in the future"
 The commission also finds an ubtec- ton to the bill in posslhi1 i1ikx as creased burdens upon the t1Iilffiissf6h On this point the commissioners aaw.
 IT every proposed advance had to be Investigated by the commission and oflcially sanctioned beforA it c0ulf take effect, the number of cases to bs considered would presumably be sr great as to render their prompt dis. position almost Impossible. Tn fn. stances of tustifiable increase the nc cessary delay resulting from the prob able volume of cases would work ln- Justice to the carriers. Until condi. tions become more stable and the sub stantive provisions of the act are mora completely observed in railway tariff and practice we entertain the bAiief that wider attitude discretion on the part of the carriera than this measure allows should be permitted"
 The commission also suggests as possible effect of the blll the preven- ton of voluntary reductions of rates.
 If" 1t says mo rate could be fi5- creased without the approval of ehe commission after affirmative shawiu by the carrier 1t might happen that many reductions now voluntarily ac. corded would not be madev
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-02
WROTE COURTS OPINION
 WHILE IN A TRANCE

Chattanooga, Tenn, March IA re- markable story has just come to light here ot an opinion of the Supreme Court of Tennessee affirming the death sentence of Andrew Williams, negro, in 1870.
 The opinion was written by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when he was in a sub-conscious condition, a trance or in the midst of somnabulis- tic state and the remarkable thing was that his opinion was thoroughly sound both as to the law and the facts, and Is one of the reported opinions, be- ing printed and an authority to this day on the technical law points tn- volved.
 Justice Nicholson was the man who wrote the opiiion and Peter Turney, Afterwards Governor of Tennessee, saw him arise from his bed, write the lengthy document and retire again Next day Justice Nicholson had no rec olIection of the incident. The elab- crate opinion covered all the facts ctt- d numerous court decisions and ended with an affirmation of the court be- low.
 Letters from the late Governor Tur- nev. in the possession of one of Chat tanoOga's most prominent attorneys corroborats the foregoing story.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-02
REVISION OF TARIFF
OHIO REPUBLICANS CONVENTION
 WILL DECLARE FOR IT.
Delegates Are Arriving In Columbus For Meeting Tuesday-A1any Candidates For The State
 Offices,

7 Columbus. Ohio, March 1.-The Re- publican State convention which will meet here Tuesday next will declare for revision of the tariff, if present plans are carried out.
 The platform Is not yet entirely formulated. and 1t Is of course en- tireiy possible that many changes will be made in 1t before final adoption by the convention. The present under standing is, however. that the declar- alton will be "A revision of the tariff along protective, lines. at spe- cial meeting of the next Congress-"
 The advance guard for the conven- fion commenced to struggle into the city today but the majority of the delegates are not expected until tomor- row. All the candidates are on the ground, and they arc sufficiently num- erous in themselves to constitute q formidable array.
 The convention will name candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer Auditor of State. Dairy and Food Com missioner, Attorney General. Comfnis- sioners of Public Works (two). judges of the Supreme Court. two; clerk oi the Supreme Court and four delegates at large to the Republican National Convention.
 The leading candidate for Governor fs Governor Andrew l.. Harris. For Lieutenant Governor and the minor of- fees there is long string of candi- dates.