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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07

mt the filthy, squirming mass of cor
ruption in city government uncov-
!ered nearly two years ago; after see
sing Schmitz, the bribe.taking mayor,
Convicted, after hearing Abe Ruef,
that dirty political scoundrcl, whine
sout his nasty tale of bribery, extor-
ton, betrayal, before grand jury
and in open court; after seeing
Schmitz freed on flimsy technical
ity; after seeing IA jury disagree on
the question of Ruef's guilt in the
face of his repudiated confession and
of evidence of the most damning
character; after watching days and
months go by without conviction,
without rich criminal in stripes;
after seeing and hearing and watch
ing all this, the nation has asked that
question and has grown tired of ask.
ing it.
WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH
SAN FRANCISCO9
A beautiful woman, little more
than girl, sobbing, hysterical rising
in court, crying pitifully, "No! no!
don i" to stay the words Of man,
her husband, on the witness stand !;
this man ready to be sentenced for
attempted jury bribing, but pausing
on his way to prison to tell HON he,
with Ruef and two of his attorneys
conspired to buy the soul of venire-
|man-this, in the eyes of many, was
the way the question was answered
a few days ago.
The man on the stand was A. f. s.
Blake, an obscure contractor. With
his own guilt and told how Frank j.
Murphy and Adolph Newburgh, two
of Ruef's attorneys, engaged him to
buy the vote of Martin Kelly, a
out hope of immunity he confessed
venireman in the Ruef trial now in
progress, with $1,000; how, after
Kelly had told of the attempt to
bride him, Murphy had tried to buy
his, Blake s, silence with $4,000 fur
nished by Ruef.
And did this confession tell what
is the matter with San Francisco
Heney, still fighting doggedly, deter
minedly in the face of lies, insults
threats, hurled at him daily by rich
lawbreakers, through the medium of
gutter weeklies and subsidized
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07

buying jurors, witnesses; for electing
corrupt judges; for blocking justice
buying newspapers; printing lies;
misleading honest men; for bullying,
intimidating, dynamiting-for any
thing that money can buy that will
keep the particular criminal of the
gang, against whom the law is being
directed, out of Jail.
We Americans have been taught to
believe that the right of trial by jury
Is one of our fundamental liberties,
Yet day after day upright citizens
see poor offenders being tried and
convicted by honest juries, while
rich criminals are openly buying or
attempting to buy the souls of men
that they may not be made to suffer
for their crimes, without even Sc
much as raising their voice in pro
test.
In San Francisco, honest men have
demanded that the prosecution of
the rich be stopped BECAUSE 1T is
HURTING BUSINESS.
In San Francisco newspapers like
De Young's Chronicle and Hearst s
Examiner, subsidized with stolen
money, are hand in glove with the
gang of rich criminals, ridiculing the
prosecution, distorting facts, confus-
ing honest men, dulling the public
conscience.
In San Francisco politicians of the
Ruef brand are using all the dirty
tools known to politics to make
judges of friends of the rich law
breakers.
In San Francisco the dishonest are
active. The honest, discouraged or
apathetic, are standing aside, leaving
the fight to two or three.
THAT is WHAT Is THE MAT
TER WITH SAN FRANCISCO.
AND SAN FRANCISCO rs NO
WORSE THAN ANY OTHER CITY
OF THE NATION.
Business. Apathy. The spirit that
allows tire rich to place their money
before the law, to corrupt public
servants, to steal millions from tax
payers and stay out of Jail while the
door of cell is shutting on the mis-.
cradle fellow who has stolen $40.
THIS / STHE DISEASE THAT Is
GNAWING AT THE VITALS OF
THE NATION.
We may have a thousand laws,
but they will not avail without a
healthy public conscience. Words
will accomplish little. What we must
have is more concrete portrayals of
rottenness like the Blake confession.
We are going to have them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
At the Theaters
PANTAeEs.

The vision of Salome," which
has been attracting attention all
over the world, will be the feature
at the Pantages next week. Pan
tages has secured from Edwin T.
Emery the greatest sensation of
the season, La Sole Helene, in her
Salome dance. La Sole Helene's
association with Maud Allen in
London has made her familiar with
that dancers famous methods.
Baptiste and Franconi are team
of acrobats entirely different from
anything yet seen here. They have
great deal of comedy in their act
and just before the close they
startle the audience by an exhibit
ton which Baptiste, walks down a
flight of IL steps standing on his
head. Eugene O'Rourke & Co. will
present mistaken identity COM
edy that's great. Billy Farnon and
the Misses Wills and Ransley have
neat song and dance turn. The
young ladies costumes have created
a noise everywhere. McClona and
Melville have a musical comedy
and eccentric dancing act. Morse &,
Brown are a couple of colored com
edians who have just closed the
Keith Proctor circuit. William D.
ellison will sing Mandy Lane" il
Illustrated, and performance will
close with a comedy film.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07

it. Conscious of their crime, con-
scious of the power of their money,
they have Joined in an evil com pact
for mutual protection.
just now the attack of those who
would see the guilty brought to JUS
tice is conferred on Rucf. The con
viction of Rucf would bring the
shadow of the pcnitentiary closer to
these rich criminals.
Therefore Ruef must not be con.
vietcd, Filthy dollars are poured into
u common fund. For what For
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07

jected him. he resigned, went to
Texas as Dick Scott and became
foreman of big ranch. Here he
met and married Winona, a Next
can woman. Winona became a
drunkard and the family life was a
continual quarrel. At this juncture
the old sweetheart comes to the
ranch, and then for the first time
gets trace of her old lover. Winona
has deceived Dick. When she mar
ried him she was already the wife
of Jose, Mexican. The latter
seeks her and attempts to compel
her to return with him. In quar-
rel she kills him and flees. Mar
garet Lea, Dicks old sweetheart,
rushes in on the scene and is dis
covered there a moment later by
Dick. He believes she has killed
the Mexican and to SHE'D her he
takes the crime upon himself and
surrenders. The hangman's Moose
is over him and only at the last
moment does Juanita, Mexican
girl. appear and tell the true story
of the crime, releasing Dick, restor-
ing him to Margaret. and handing
Winona over to the fate she de-
serves. Charles E. Gum will play
the role of Dick Darlington. OPP
posed to him are Winona and Jose.
This latter role will be in the hands
of Owen M. Williamson. The bulk
of the comedy falls to the lot of
Jack Amory, who as Slim" one of
the cowboys, is Dicks chief friend
and hacker
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
BY FRANCIS J. HENEY.

As<A4SSA9 " 4ALIAN ~
There was nothing very new OF
very startling in Blake's confession.
It is crying shame and burning
reflection upon our national character
that this must be said.
There have been continued efforts,
successful and unsuccessful, at jury
tampering, ever since the so-called
graft prosecution" was opened in
this city. We have known it. The
grand jury knew it. The people were
told of it, but the majority either
did not believe or did not care.
The Blake conviction and con
fession left no room for disbelief. II
was proof of what we knew and said
we knew. It's Importance, gagged in
its power to aid in bringing the
guilty to justice in San Francisco,
may be very slight.
It's Importance, gagged in its power
to aid in forcing home great and
disagreeable lesson that our citizen
ship must some day learn, is ire
mendous.
THE BLAKE CONFESSION WAS
THE INEVITABLE BREAKING
OUT OF A SORE-A LOCAL EVIL
DENCE OF A DISEASE THAT rs
THINNING THE RED BLOOD,
SAPPING THE VITALITY OF
THE NATION.
Back of Blake, back of Newburgh,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
AC~<z&H~ez
TAKES UP
COMMISSION

The East Spokane Improvement
club has taken up consideration of
the commission plan of city gov
eminent with intelligent earnest
ness. After listening to an ex-
PLANTATION of the commission plan
by Gordon c. Corbaley, president of
the 10000 club, 1t was resolved
to take up the matter in the form
OF a joint debate on the night of
December 4, in which six men,
bers of the club will participate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
GETS $l,995 FOR
DAUGHTERS DEATH

WALLACE, Idaho, Nov. For
the killing of his little daughter
by an o. r. & N. train at Harrison
last year r. X. Wheeler received a
verdict of $1,995. This is what
he had sued for, The child and
her grandmother were both struck
by a train while crossing the track
In a carriage.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
JURY TAMPER|NG IN SAN FRANCISCO BUT
THE 0UTCROPP|NG Of A NATIONAL DISEASE
----Francis j. Heney
Famous Graft Fighter, in Exclusive Article,
q Points Ont Tremendous Lesson.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. r.
WHAT is THE MATTER WITH
THE GRAFT PROSECUTIONS
Sober, thinking, law-abiding-but
apathetic-citizens Of this city and
state have been putting that question
to Francis j. Heney and the other
San Francisco graft fighters for
months. -.
WHAT is THE MATTER WITH
SAN FRANCISCO
q The nation, after looking aghast
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
AUDITORIUM.

This coming week the Shirleys
have western melodrama entitled
And Old Sweetheart of Mime"
II has touch of blood and thunder.
a little more of love and fair
sprinkling OF comedy. Dick Bar
rington was an army officer with a
fright future. His sweetheart re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
MILLION DECREASE IN
COUNTRY'S WORKERS

NEW YORK, Nov. r. I
That immigration is a true I
barometer of the economic
conditions in the United Z
, States is demonstrated by Z
figures of the steamship Z
, passenger movemcSt during 4
the year 1908, including Oc-
tober. Z
These figures show a de-
crease in the number of inn Z
migrants, as against the Z
same period of 1907, of I
D S56,329. Adding to this the 4
increase of emigrants to Z
Europe in the same period. 4
as against the period ended I
OCT. 80. 1907, of 232,711, Z
) there is shown a total net I
decrease in the number of I
, the foreign labor force in 4
this country of 1859. 040.
D The falling off in second 4
. cabin numbers of skilled
D labor landed here in the per-
, Tod from Jan. l to Oct. 80.
, 1908, as. compared with a
, like period in 1907, is 4
, 53,5Ii; the increase In the
B OUTGOING second cabin move
D ment from the United States
, to Europe being 235Z.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
WAKES UP WEST POINT

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. T.
There Is an excess of athletic zeal
at the army war college today fol,
lowing the visit yesterday of
Roosevelt. At the request of Gen.
eral Franklin Bell, Roosevelt fol
lowed Bell TO the Platform apd told
the officers he was much interest
Cd their work
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07

dailies, to make the millionaire Grim
inal equal before the law with the
petty thief, says that that electric
scene in court not only told what is
the matter with San Francisco, but
what is the matter with the nation
Heney was asked to tell how and
why for the readers of The Press.
He wrote the following.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
SPEAKS ON DIES MONIES PLAN

G. c. Corbaley will address the
Spokane Economic club Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock in Apollo
hall, S10k Riverside, on the Des
Moines plan of municipal govern
ment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
TOTAL ELECTORAL VOTE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Corrected
electoral vote returns for president
now stand as follows: Taft, 321;
Bryan, 1872. Bryan got six and
Taft two of the Maryland electoral
vote. The indications are that Taft
is elected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
RUEF'S ATTORNEY
TO STAND TRIAL

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. AT
torney Frank Murphy, for Ruef,
will go to trial November II,
charged with attempting to bride
prospective Ruef juror, John
Kelly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07

back of Murphy, even back of Ruef,
there is plainly visible in that con-
fession, visible to any citizen who
win stop to look and think, a band
of criminals of the most dangerous
type.
! They are rich men, these criminals.
They were called by name by Ruef
when he sought to save his own neck
by confessing before the grand jury.
They are the I" higher-ups," the pub
lie utility corporation magnates.
They are criminals. None, not
even their friends, attempt to deny
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
SPOKANE

Mother Goose brought up to mod
er ntimes and embellished with
lively music and fun was produced
with great success last night un-
der the auspices of the Woman's
club. Children of the orphan
homes were admitted free at the
matinee this afternoon. The per-
Torrance will be repeated tonight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07

What a crowd there would In
heaven If people could go on Sun
day excursions!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07

The man who doesn't acquire
wisdom as he grows older bunkoes
himself.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07

"fn Wyoming" a drama of ranch
life in that state, will be repeated
at the Spokane Sunday night with
a complete scenic production and
good company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07

Willard Mack and Maudee Leone
in "On Parole" one of the biz
drama successes, are billed at tht
Spokane Friday and Saturday will
Saturday matinee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07
GREAT WESTERN FILM
EXCHANGE

Moving Picture Films. Machines,
Slides and Accessories rented and
sold. Special attention shown to
patrons in Inland Empire.
Chicago Service at Your Door.
OFFICE: SIP Main Sve, Spokane.
Anyone reading Iiis ad having
friends in the moving picture bust.
ness will confer a favor on both
parties concerned II they will men,
ton this TO them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07

isis Hopkins" will again be pre-
scented this season at the Spokane
Monday and Tuesday, with Miss
Rose Melville in her original char
acter creation isis Hopkins" the
queer little Posey county girl, full
of philosophy and quaintness. This
season the play has been entirely
recast and newly dressed for its
ninth tour.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-07

Headed by John E. Young an6
with a chorus including the
1000 beauty broilers," "The
Time, the Place and the Girl,
will be at the Spokane Wednesday
and Thursday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
MADE IT HOT FOR
MEGAPHONE MAN

While J. A. Wilson of the Indus
trial Workers Of the World was
addressing a street meeting in
front of the Red Cross Employ
ment agency and denouncing
agencies in general as robbers of
the working class a man, said to
be an employment agent, appeared
at an upstairs window and drown
ed the sound of the speakers
voice with a megaphone through
which he bawlc.! that the speaker
was talking to hear himself only
The crowd around the speaker
threw what was handy at the meg.
aphone artist, and was bent on
going upstairs and hauling him
out when Patrolman H. c. Rolf APP
peared. He took the megaphone
offender to the police station to
save him a beating. When things
quoted down the megaphone man
stole homeward through the night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
WHITE MEN DIE
IN LYNCA|NG

PENSACOLA, Fla, July 30.-An
attempt of the sheriff to prevent
mob from hanging a negro pris-
oner guilty of the usual crime, last
night cost the lives of H. c. Kel-
lum and Bird Nichols. Jailer Eaton,
A. N. Knowles and Charles Turner
were fatally wounded.
The sheriff escaped unhurt, sur
rendering when the mob finally
got in position to shoot him. Two
attacks were made before the ne
gro was finally taken out and hang
ed to an electric light pole in the
square. The body was riddled
with bullets.
The sheriff ard deputies opened
fire on the crowd from upstairs
windows. The fire was returned
from the street and the mob drew
off, to return at midnight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
UNAWARE Of
SONS CRIME

According to the military record
at Fort Wright of Corporal Frank
Barker, confessed murderer of Ira
Messenger, Barker's emergency ad
dress is Mrs. Cordelia Bradley
Tario, H. Mrs. Bradley is his
mother If the statements he made
on enlistment are correct. An
emergency address is the person
to be notified in case anything Sc
rious happens to the soldier in
service. ~
Deputy Prosecutor Pugh said to.
day that no communication had
yet been had with the Tario ad.
dress and nothing was known OF
Barker's history prior to enlist.
ment last February at Harrisburg,
Ill. His mother is evidently still
unaware of his crime.
An effort to recover the murder,
ed mans watch from the river at
Natatorium park, where Barker
said he threw It proved futile yes
terday on account of the depth and
velocity of the current. 1t will be
utCtSSdly W wait III ioWCl WotSi
Barker pointed out the spot where
he threw the watch. 1t is wanted
as evidence to prove motive for
murder. Barker still denies that
he took the old mans money.
A special guard is kept over him,
as there are fears he will end his
own life in some manner. He has
upset all the theories of GRIMM
ologists as to the facial appearance
and actions of criminal. He
does not look anv more like man
who would commit suicide than
he does like g. man who would
commit murder.
Barker declared yesterday to
Deputy Sheriffs Long and Sweet
that he would never hang for his
crime. He fully realizes the
enormity of it and that he can
hardly escape the death penalty OF
hanging.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
REFUSED DRINK
NEGRO SHOOTS

When Herman Brose at the Of
flee saloon refused to give Flick
Yates, a negro, liquor about mid
night he almost sealed his own
doom, for the colored man drew a
gun and fired shot at him. There
were several persons in the saloon
at the time. Brose grappled with
the negro and fought for posses
sion of the weapon. The others
offered no aid.
Brose might now be a dead man
or seriously wounded had it not
been for the timely interference of
Dan Sullivan, who was rooming up
stairs. He arose when he heard
the shot, went down to the saloon
and sailed in with his fists, beating
tine enfuriated negro into submits
eion. Finally, with Sullivan's as
Instance, Brose wrenched the gun
away. While Sullivan held Yates,
Hrose telephoned for the patrol
wagon and Yates was taken to Jail.
Ne is barber, AZ years old.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
BABY SPARED IN FALL
FROM FLYING TRAIN

PENSACOLA July 3O.-A. H..
Pett's bah daughter, age IS
months, fell from the window of a
Pullman near here while the train
was running full speed. AS soon
as the engine could be stopped the
conductor rushed back, expecting
to bring the corpse back to. the
Frustrated mother. He found the
baby scratched, but not seriously
injured
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
MONTANA MERCHANTS
INVEST IN SPOKANE

]. B. Cheatham and associates
have purchased the Famous Cloth
ing Co., located at North 10 Post
st. They have organized the Fa-
nous Clothing Company, Inc. Mr..
Cheatham is secretary and treas
urer as we'll as manager of the
concern. The gentlemen come to
Spokane from Great Falls. Mon
tana, where they have for years
conducted one of the successful
businesses of that city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
infant HERO HOLDS
GRIP IN DARK WELL

COLFAX, Wash. July 30-Cling.
ing bravely to piece of board in
a well under a house, the four
years old son of Bernard Mel
myer kept himself above water
for an hour when his father dis
covered and rescued him. The
baby was so numb from cold that
he could not have chung much
longer. He plunged into the well
while crawling under the house in
play.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
BACKED CARS
INTO CROWD

Although a fire in the oilshed
opposite the N. P. depot early last
evening did only 5000 damage,
lives were endangered by the I'M
warned backing of a passenger
train into the crowd. Many got
out of the way only in the nick
of time. The wheels of the train
cut fire hose and the crowd was
drenched. The origin of the fire
is mystery. It was confined to
the shed. which was enclosed in
corrugated iron.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
P0sTMAsTERs MEET

Fourth class postmasters of the
state have been invited to attend
the presidential postmasters' con.
vention which meets in this city
next Wednesday and Thursday, in
order that general benefit may be
derived from addresses to be de.
livered by postal experts sent
from Washington, d. C.
Willard T. Harrison, Spokane, is
president of the state presidential
pOstmasterS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30

This increase has not yet reach
ed the dealers en- this side of the
state, according to information
given here, but a better tone pre-
walls all round and the future is
better than it has been for months.
Lumber is believed to be cheaper
right now than it will be again.
The Panhandle Lumber Co. at
Spirit Lake, Idaho, has announced
that its big plant will be operated
with double shifts next week. The
firm has recently improved the
plant with the object of increas-
ing output.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
REYNOLDS PROMOTED

Under the reorganization plan
adopted by the Pacific Coast Tele.
phone & Telegraph Co. recently
c. w. Reynolds, local manager of
the Spokane system, has been
placed in charge of the Oregon
and Washington district. He will
occupy headquarters in Portland.
Under the new plan local Offices
will be handled by department
heads working under supervision
of the district general manager
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
LUMBER TRADE
PICKING Up

Although the lumber market is
Improving it stills lacks consider
able of being where local lumber
men would like to see it. Eastern
railroad trade is picking up after
a long dull season and the Local
demand has held up well. Puget
Sound millmen report an increase
of so cents per 1000 feet on rough
and 81 on better grades of lumber.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30

study.
At the Opera Comique, Paris,
where she sang one night. Jean De
Reszke heard her. He sought her
out after the performance and in
duced her to become his pupil He
taught her gratis, recognizing the
great possibilities of her voice, and
she was an apt pupil. De ResZke
says she is the greatest he has
ever trained.
In Paris, where she has ap-
peared in a number of private en-
tertainments, hel voice created a
sensation. A brilliant future is
predicted for her. The company
which is reheal sing in Milan, will
tour Europe
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
TAFT CAMPAIGN STUNT

CINCINNATI, July 30-Taft
was formally initiated into the In.
ternational Brotherhood of Steam
Shovel and Dredgemen last even.
ing. He said he appreciated the
honor all the more for the reason
that he had not always agreed
with the brotherhood in questions
concerning Panama canal work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-30
CITY TAX APPRAISERS

Pres. Joe Phillips of the city
council has appointed John Gray,
B. r. Ostrander and G. w. Mohr
to represent the city in conjunc-
ton with the county commission
ers as tax appraisers.