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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
CERTAIN He. WAS DRUGGED
Merrill Washington Found Dazed
and Pennies in Seattle.

Merrill Washington, the colored
messenger of the Ritter Drug Co.,
who disappeared under mysterious
circumstances when sent to the ex-
press Office with box of valuables
Dec. 8, has been returned to his
mother, Mrs. S. H. Hadley, of S521
Bernard ST., but in a pitiable state
compared to that in which he left.
His lower limbs are frost-bitten.
This is his story:
81 left for the express Office and
went around to the Perkins saloon
on Post st. to collect from JEFF
Mendenhall the rent for our barber
outfit. jeff was tending bar. He
said he did not have any money. |
called up mother, telling her that
there was nothing doing with the
rent and then took a drink. Maybe
I took several drinks. In about two
minutes, it seemed to me, found
myself wandering around the
street of Seattle, and then I was
taken to the police station by an
officer. My legs panied me fear
fully. They were swollen to twice
their natural size. I am sure that
was drugged and put aboard the
train. had SAL when ! went into
the saloon and when l found my
self in Jail in Seattle l had moth
ing"
Unusual mystery surrounds Mer.
rill's case and the police are at
work on it. Conductor Leavitt, OF
the Northern Pacific, furnished the
first clew about four days after the
disappearance when he said that
at Pasco he had put a young color.
ed man off his freight train. He
said the man was dazed. When he
saw The Press report Of the dis
appearance he visited Mrs. Hadley
On the next trip out he searched
Pasco for the missing boy but fail
ed to find him.
Credit for the return of Merrill
to his mother belongs to Attorney
Jesse Williams, of Seattle. A friend
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
JEROME GR|LLS
THAW'S WIFE
ATTORNEYS ANNOUNCEMENTS
INDICATE FINISH OF TRIAL
BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-District
Attorney Jerome announced this
morning that he did not think ii
would be necessary to keep Evelyn
/ Thaw under cross examination
longer than today. He thinks he
may be able to finish the examina.
ton shortly after recovering this
afternoon. Attorney O'Reilly, for
the defense. stated today that he
expected the defense would rest by
the end of this week.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw re.
sumed the stand at 1918 today, to
be further grilled by Jerome. The
state examination went into details
o. her life in Paris in 1908, and
through Europe. Witness admitted
she had written White from Boll.
longe, and saw him shortly after
she returned to New York.
Yesterdays examination brought
out the fact that Thaw tried to com.
init suicide at Monte Carlo in 1904,
and had suggested that they both
take poison
ENeItH al
length as to relations with White
and Thaw after her return from
Europe. She said she had little to
do with White until one evening
after the theater, when she went
to luncheon with White and Maize
Toilette. White told her she was
not looking well and that If she
would drop her work on the stage
he would pay her the same salary.
She testified that she told Thaw
that she had heard he was a NOR
phine fiend and he told her she had
been through Europe with him and
knew did not carry a needle or
use the drug. She also testified
that Dillingham;, theatrical man
ager, told her of Thaw beating a
girl.
Jerome started reading portions
of her testimony last year. The
girl turned to Judge Bowling and
demanded that IL Jerome read parts
he should, in fairness, read all.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. FL
Cheaper Pullman fares and better
Pullman service is what George S.
Lotus, chairman Of the National
Hay association, has started to get
for the public. Lotus has been in
Washington this week getting his
case before the interstate com
merce commission.
I'VE see no reason" said Mr..
Lotus, why the Pullman company
SHOULD go ON paying from Is to 20
per cent profits on its capitallza-
ton. and giving the public the same
out-of-date. expensive and poor
service it has been getting since
Pullman cars began"
Mr.. LOTUS began his case in st.
Paul The commission sent mem
Der there to hear 1t. Then the Pull
man company refused to give testi-
mony. Now Mr.. Lotus has amend
ed his petition, and made the com
plant a general one, embracing the
whole Pullman situation, and the
commission is preparing to send a
member to Chicago to hear the evil
dence.
THE railroad stockholders are
interested in this proposition quite
as much as the travelling public, T"
Mr.. Lotus declared. The Pullman
company has been able to hold up
all the roads, compelling them to
sign a lease for each car. so that
the car returns dividends whether
it earns them or not. And when il
does not earn them it comes out of
the legitimate revenues of the
road and the stockholder in the
railroad loses, while the stockhold-
er in the Pullman company wins. y
The evidence which Mr. Lotus
culared to show why the railroads
let themselves be robbed by the
Pullman company.
Study a list of the directors of
the railroads and the stockholders
of the Pullman company. and You
will see the community of interest.
1t may be going too far TO say that
the Pullman company is actually
owned by the chief railroad direct
ors of the country; but when one
sees the names of Gould, Morgan,
Depew and similar ones on both
lists, one knows pretty well why
the directors of the railroads thrive
and the stockholders wonder where
the money goes.
1.-The Pullman company has put
some $50 900 600 into its business,
and 1t is paying returns, with no
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
WOULD FREE
DR.. LATHAM

The state board of pardons has
recommended the discharge from
prison of Dr. Mary Latham, sen
fenced from Spokane for incendiar
ism to serve four years. She is
now out on parole on account of i'll
health. She was convicted in 1906
and is 60 years old.
Paroles were asked for seven
other prisoners sent from Spokane
They are Malcolm Cooper, Joseph
Leahy, Joe Moore, w. ]. Purtte.
man, l.. M. Poole, w. H. Sloane
George Thompson. A long list OF
applications from other counties re.
suited in recommendations for
eight discharges, two pardons, Ave
combinations and 26 paroles. The
governor will pass on the recon.
mendations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
'ROBBERSHOOTS
VICE. CONSUL

TACOMA, Jan. 2l.-Alexander A.
Thornley,, Mexican vice consul at
this port, was shot and seriously
wounded last night by two young
thugs, who fed Immediately after
the shot was fired and have not
been captured.
Thornley, was suddenly confront
ed by two young men, one of whom
pressed a revolver against his
cheek and fired. The bullet pass.
ed around the neck and lodged
against the spinal cord, causing
paralysis of one arm. The bullet
was removed at hospital. Robbery
Is believed to have been the motive,
but the robbers were so nervous
the gun was discharged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
BEATS UP MAN WHO ONCE
GAVE HIS WIFE A GARTER

DES MONIES, Jan. 21.--A garter
with silk ribbon with an engraved
Frat" buckle, was at the bottom
OF the vicious assault of Carl M.
Clemens, Of Snohomish, Wash,
upon r. M. Dosh, who now lies in a
list hospital,
Some 10 years ago Dosh and Mrs.
Clemens were classmates at the
Simpson college, located at indiana
la, and Dosh bought and gave to
Mrs. Clemens garter This was
years before Clemens met her but
he never held very high regard
for the donor of the garter, as II
created an insane jealousy.
Mrs. Clemens and Dosh have not
met for years, nor have they cor.
responded, but this made no differ.
ence to Clemens, who brooded
over the frat buckle with the
engraved initials, aud nothing that
Dosh could say or reason would
cool his anger. Clemens met Dosh
at the capitol Wednesday and ask.
ed. How about that garter?"
Nothing Dosh cor'd say would
clear up the matter. so Clemens
struck him. This is the cause of
the two days mystery which has
baflied the officers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
VALUES LOVE
At $4,000

Bert D. Richards threatened
damage suit against Charles D.
Corey for the alienation Of Mrs.
Richards affections was filed In the
superior court this morning. Rich
ards asks $4,000. He married
Nellie E. Briggs in Wallace, Idaho,
two years ago today. They lived
happily together until the appear
ance of Corey, who is a railroad
man, Oct. 81, 1907. when he first
secured an influence over Mrs.
Richards which eliminated in an
elopement and the arrest of the
pair few days ago in the Wilbur
lodging house where they were liv-
ing together as man and wife. Cor
ey recently purchased the furnish
ings Of the lodging house
The trial of Corey and Mrs.
Richards on a statutory charge
will be held before Justice Hinkle
this afternoon. A stenographer will
report the trial and the evidence
will be used in the damage suit. A
divorce suit is now pending at Wal
lace.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
GRAVES ADDS $4,000
TO CREMATORY OFFER

Jay P. Graves, who recently Of
fered the city $4,000 and a new
site worth possibly $1,000, for the
present crematory site, supplement-
ed that offer with another this
morning and now offers $4,000
without a site to boot, the city to
purchase a new site with the $685.
900. Commissioner O'Brien would
not discuss the matter, saying 1t
should 60 to the city council first,
and that 1t would probably refer
the matter to the board in the
course Of business.
The board has decided to build
on the old site, but has not yet
started work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
C0WlES WAR ON
UNION FAILS

Trouble over an attempted reduc.
ton of wages on the new Palace
store building at the corner of Post
and Main has been settled in favor
of the men and they have returned
to work. An attempt was made to
cut the pay from the federal union
scale of $2.75 per day to $2.40.
The building is being erected by
the Lincoln Investment Co., head
ed by w. II. Cowles. of the Spokes-
man-Review Chronicle, and the at
tempted cut in wages was along
his favorite theory that the work
ing man ought to bear the brunt of
financial stringency of every sort.
The men have no particular fault
to find with Contractor ePterson,
as 1t is understood that he was
compelled to yield to influences
higher up that were determined to
break up the union II possible.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
HALLIDAY ASKS
FOR MORE HELP

Electrical Inspector Halliday
this afternoon filed with the board
of works communication asking
for an additional assistant. He al
ready has one. The reason given
for the added expense is the
amount of work on hand. Last
month. which electrical inspector
says is the poorest in the year in
the electrical business, the receipts
of the inspectors Office amounted
to s476. Expenses were $325.
When the paraphernalia for gas in
spections is installed the Office re-
cefpts will be greatly increased.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
PULLMAN CAR HOLDUP
COMES NEXT ON GRLDLRON

effort, on $125. 100000. And every
little while it cuts a melon.
Did it ever occur to you how lit
tie improvement there has been in
the sleeping car since the first mod
ell was turned out? For a quarter
of century now the Pullman con-
Germ has found 1t unnecessary to do
anything for the convenience of the
travelling public. The present type
Of sleeping car is just what it was
when 1t was invented. 1t was a
good car for 25 years ago. But the
rest Of the world has moved on.
Why has this concern not found
something more convenient than
putting people on shelves which are
reached by ladder? Why has it
not found some better way to ven-
tilate? Something more sanitary
and clean than the way the bedding
is now carried? Why are porters
paid just what they were paid years
ago, compelling the tipping system,
and deteriorating the service? 1t
is all due to the operations Of
monopoly without any regulation"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
BOISE BANK
DOORS CLOSE

BOISE, Jan. 21.--The Capita
State Bank of Boise failed to oper
its doors this morning, notice be
ing posted of temporary suspension
caused by the recent heavy with
drawals. The bank has capital
stock Of 100000, surplus of 500,
600, and deposits by the last state
ment og a little of $1,000,000.
George d. Ellis is president, ]
c. Pence, vice president; H. E
Neal cashier. The bank ranked
second in Boise and had the bulk
of the small depositor business
alter E. bruce, expert accountant
states today:
81 spent several days examining
the bank books and believe the
bank solvent"
No effect was felt by the other
banks of the city.
Walter S. bruce will probably be
appointed receiver Of the suspend
ed bank.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
GOV. FOLK CAN'T
COME THIS SPRING

r. F. Collins today received a let
ter from Gov. Folk. of Missouri. in
which the governor expresses re-
greet that official and other duties
will prevent him making a trip to
Spokane this spring as the guest
of the local Missouri club. The
noted executive sent his best wish
es to all Missourians here.
The club had planned to have
Folk deliver an address in this city
this spring and still hopes to in
duce him to come West later in
the year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
1|LLMAN AFTER
bONAPARTE
WANTS TO KNOW HOW ATTOR-
NEY GENERAL CAN SUSPEND
LAW REGULARLY PASSED BY
CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Sen.
Tillman is on the warpath because
of the attorney generals announce
ment that he will suspend operation
of that portion of the railroad rate
law which requires roads to cease
carrying coal or other minerals pro-
duced from mines after May /, this
year.
II propose to introduce a resolu-
ton, declared Tillman today, Gin
curing into the rights Of an attor-
ney general to suspend operation Of
the direct demands of a law passed
~ congress. My resolution will in
quire into the authority on which
the attorney general has entered In
to an agreement with the coal
roads. shall also take opportu-
nifty to submit few pertient re-
marks"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
ARMY ASKS
FOR CANTEEN

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 21-
There can be no further doubt as
to the opinion of army authorities
as to the desirability of reestablish-
ing the .canteen. In the annual re-
port of the chief of staff, Gen. j.
Franklin Bell. he says:
Regular and special reports,
made up from time to time, estab-
lish the fact that the army, from
the lowest rank up, is practically
unanimous in its desire to have the
canteen reestablished. am salts
fed that abolition OF the canteen
has resulted in injury to the
service"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
WANTS TO BUILD
PUBLIC Market

j. H. Clemmer and associates
have proposition for city mar
ket which they have put up to
Mayor Moore and other city Of
ficials, but which as yet has reach
ed no official record. 1t is stated
that Clemmer wants to build a pub.
lie market at his own expense on
West Riverside av., overlooking
Hangman creek about 200 feet west
of Madison st. and charge rent for
stalls. Clemmer asks to be guar
anteed that his market place will
be allowed to use certain sidewalk
and street space and not to be Or
dered away any time the city sees
fit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
VICTIM OF BULLET
SURVIVES OPERATION

Frank Hogan. alias Evans, the
thug who was shot by his pal Sun.
day night, was operated on at Sa.
cred Heart yesterday. Peritonitis
set in and the operation was neces.
sary to determine the cause. The
bullet was not extracted, as it had
plowed through the abdomen and
could not be found without too
much danger to the patient There
is some hope of the mans recovery
He is very weak today and still re-
fuses to tell who shot or why.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
DIAGRAM OF
DEAN KILLING

The trial Of George w. Ragsdale,
saloon man, on charge of murder
ing DUSTY" Dean, was continued
before Judge Huneke's Jury this
morning by the introduction of a
diagram Of the inside of the saloon
showing where the controversy,
which eliminated in a fight and
Deans death, took place. The trial
will in all likelihood consume two
more days. The jury was completed
yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
MILLION DOLLAR
SUIT on TODAY

The trial of e. l.. Rice's million
dollar suit against the Crescent
Rotary Engine Co. and H. l. Call,
inventor, was begun this morning
before a jury in Judge Poindexter's
department of the superior court.
One of the exhibits in the case will
be an agreement between the in
ventor and promoter in which the
former was to pay In stock or cash
percentage Of the stock sold and
100000 worth of stock for the pro-
motion of the company. Numerous
newspapers and technical maya
zines will also be exhibited to show
the promoters zeal
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
WOULD IMPRlSON
HIM FOR LIFE

Deputy Prosecutor Pugh has sig
nified his intention OF filing an adj
ditional complaint charging George
Martin, who yesterday was SEN
fenced to an indeterminate SEN
tence of from two to IA years In the
penitentiary, with being an habitual
criminal, he having already served
two terms for burglary, one before
In Washington and one in Oregon.
The penalty is life Imprisonment.
Martin is only "a years of age.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
WILL WATCH COUNCIL
NAIL the LID

The Northwest Civic Improve
ment club held an interesting meet
ing last night which was addressed
by Judge Poindexter on the subject
of la reinforcement. Prof. Blair
also spoke. Resolutions were pass
cd endorsing the action Of the ad
ministration in putting on the lid
and a committee was authorized to
represent the club when the new
Sunday closing ordinance comes up
for final action.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
$1,000, 900 DROPS
UNEXPECTED INTO
FARMERS HANDS

PORTLAND, Jan. AL. w. H.
Adkins, a farmer of Forest Grove,
Ore, has been notified that he is
one fourth heir to an estate of $4,-
100000 left by Millionaire John Sc
vers, of Richmond. Mo. Adkins has
gone to Richmond to settle the es-
tate. His claim is perfectly regu-
lar, although news of the bequest
came as a surprise to Adkins.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
PUT LOW PRICE
ON CITY LAND

Every bit of property vacated
by the city should be paid for at a
fair rate said Mayor Moore this
morning with reference to the of
fer of $4,000 by the Traction peo-
pie for the vacation of streets near
the Recreation park grounds which
were recently included within the
city by annexation.
1t was this same property which
the county asked Sc 600 for.
Previous history In proceedings
between big corporations and the
city is that the former usually gel
what they want pretty cheap
Neither Councilmen Pratt nor Bald
win cared to discuss the matter al
this time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
RESUME WORK ON
PEYrON BUILDING

Work was resumed today on the
annex to the Peyton block. A force
of carpenters are putting in the
wood work necessary to start the
concrete construction. A large
force Of mechanics of all kinds will
soon be engaged in the erection of
the building If weather conditions
permit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
STAMP BRINGS GIRL $4,000

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.--A
stamp from one Of her grand.
fathers love letters to her grand
mother has afforded the means of
clothing 12-year-old Janet Fawcett
Of Alexandria, Va, in her wedding
dress when the time comes for her
wedding and of providing her with
quite trousseau. The stamp
brought $4,000, the highest price
ever paid for an American stamp
in America, at a sale here.
The stamp Is one Of the few OF
the provisional issue. printed by
the postmaster of Alexandria in
lS47, before the days of the ma
tional postage stamp system.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
DAGGER ALMOST
TOUCHES HEART
Crazed Austrian Slabs Ray Peters in
Early Morning Encounter.

salia came up. 1--WE lost rs cents, u
he shouted. He was drunk. What
rs cents?" sneered Peters. Then
Rosalia stabbed him and began to
run.
PatrOlman Buck" Miller, who
was in the neighborhood, heard the
cries Of Peters companions when
they saw the stabbing and hurried
to the scene. Rosalia was still
running. The officer called to him
to halt, but Rosalia paid no heed
until shot whizzed by his head
He was locked up on a charge OF
assault with a deadly weapon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21

STEPS OUT

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 21.--In his
farewell address today John r.
Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, opposed
affiliation with the Western Fedora
ton of Miners on grounds that
metal and coal miners have nothing
in common that their trades were
different. He strongly opposed child
labor.
Mitchell said he laid down his
work only because his physicians
declared he must.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
$4,000 FOR
LOSS OF ARM

Arthur Gage was given judgment
for $4,000 against the Springston
Lumber Co. by jury in Judge
Poindexter's court this morning aft
or being out only one hour. Gage
brought suit for $40 900 for the loss
of his right arm in the company's
mill while employed there.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21

Ray Peters, an Arabian, was dan
gerously stabbed by an Austrian
named Mike Rosalia about 3 o'clock
this morning on Front av. near
Bernard st. Peters wound was
dressed at the emergency hospital,
where it was found that the knife
thrust fell short of striking the
heart by half an inch. Peters and
some friends had started for home
after awaiting the closing of sa-
loon at 2 o'clock when they heard
someone calling and running be-
hind them. They waited while Ro-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
FALLS AMONG THIEVES

PORTLAND, Jan. 21-Heirlooms,
Jewels, Partisan dresses and money
to the value of $4,000 was stolen
from the house of John Douglas,
son of Sir James Douglas, first
governor general of British Column
bia, and a temporary resident OF
Portland, Sunday night. The
thieves secured $40 cash, 900 In
Jewels, the jeweled sword which
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
NEW YORK SYNDICATE
BACKING WAR

PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti. Jan.
2l.-President Alexis claims to be
In possession of information that
the revolution in Hayti is backed by
a New York syndicate and he will
bring the matter before Roosevelt
He is pressing the rebels hard and
has the main army surrounded.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
RUFF GETTING READY
FOR GREAT FIcH.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.-
Louis Glass is reported slowly re-
covering, but return to the county
Jail would endanger his life. He
may be released on bail pending
his appeal and owing to Ill health.
Ruef is making efforts for a des-
perate resistance. He declares his
attorneys will be the best that can
be secured. He has employed a
force of clerks and is preparing an
office In the county Jail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21
WOMAN KILLS TWO WILDCATS

CAMP CROOK, S. d., Jan. 21.--
Miss Mary Lee Wilson has just
completed her annual inspection OF
the schools Of Custer county, Mon
tana, OF which she is superinten-
dent, She drove nearly SOC miles
alone In zero weather. through one
OF the toughest regions in the West
and on the way killed two wild
cats with her rifle and shot at 9TH
or ferocious wild beasts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-21

belongs to Sir James Douglas, other
heirlooms and several gowns,
among them the gown which Mrs.
Douglas had worn when presented
to Queen Victoria. The value Of
the gowns is set at $4,000.
The thieves had also charged a
small safe, but were frightened
away before they could explode the
charge.