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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-20
BY JESSIE A. FOWLER

Many persons. when trying to ac-
count for a murder, Immediately
come to the decision that the STAY
er is a delinquent and troubled
with dementia OF some form or an
other without taking into account
the environments of the case. Con-
sequently they come to wrong
conclusions, AMI often do an in
justice.
In the case of Sarah Koten, the
nurse who killed DR.. Samuel Aus
pitt declaring that by the cruel
wrong he had done her he had
murdered HIMSELF, there are ex-
tenuating circumstances that take
her action out of the realm of
murder from all insane point of
view, and place in within the
realm of murder with intent, and
with justice as its cause.
The wrong that had been com.
mitted by the murdered man had
not been justly dealt with by the
courts.
This fact the girl realized to the
fullest extent, and getting no re-
dress from where justice was sup.
posed to be obtained, she took JUS
tice, as she saw it, into her own
hands.
She differs in features and out.
line of head from Mrs. Belle Gun
ness, Nan Patterson, Florence
Burns, Josephine Terranova,
Berthe Claiche, Mrs. Anna Bradley
and other women who have gain
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DO YOU BREATHE---RIGHT?

CDR. w. R. c. Latson. who has
written the following article, is one
of the best known practicing physi-
clans in New York and the editor
Of widely read health magazine.)
The more you breathe the more
you live. All through nature, from
the mouse, which breathcs 100
times minute, to the elephant,
which breathes siv times in min
ute, one rule holds good-the
larger and stronger the animal, the
more slowly ana deeply it breathes.
Individual power is in direct pro-
portion to the amount of oxygen
you get into the lungs. The ant
is 120 times stronger than the
tiger-and uses up eight times as
much oxygen.
And the same rule applies to
mankind. The man who has
climbed to the top and is able to
stay there-such man is always
a big-breasted, deep-breathing fell
low. Cromwell, Luther, Napoleon,
Washington, Roosevelt-all these
are remarkable for the size of the
chest.
The average man and woman do
not really breathe. They merely
gasp. In an examination covering
several thousand adults have
found less than one in hundred
who breathed Alright. The ordin.
airy person uses about one-quarter
of his breathing capacity.
If you want to increase your
health, your vitality, your general
power and usefulness in the world,
begin by increasing your breathing
capacity.
How?
Well, there are three factors in
proper breathing; first, freedom
from tight clothing; second, mus
cular relaxation; third, habit. And,
luckily, all these three can be
gained easily.
Again-how?
First, loosen your clothing. I'm
button your waistcoat. Let large
reef out of your corset strings. No
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=, ed notoriety by killing men.
Mrs. Guinness was influenced by
a desire for greed, and showed a
strong development of the basilar
brain, while Sarah Koten acted
from despair and vengeance, from
righteous indignation, conscienti-
GUS scruples, and from a strong
touch of feeling for other girls who
might in the future be similarly
wronged by the man.
That she was conscious of her
act was evident from the fact that
she waited and expected to be ar
rested for the murder; that her act
was premeditated was seen from
the fact that she waited many
hours without touching food or
stirring from her seat in order to
consummate the deed. Now the
questions are asked, is she moral
delinquent, is she worthy of the
full punishment of thhe law, is she
criminal before the eyes of the
court and the world, does she de-
serve the full penalty of the law ?
To answer these questions, one
must first realize that the woman
acted from a strong development
of conscientiousness and, from
her cranial developments, her con-
scientiousness appears to be a rul-
ing characteristic. She acted from
a motive, to be sure, and it will be
claimed that all murderers do this;
but in Sarah Kotens case she was
not only justifying herself for the
treatment she had received. but
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dream came again. And q week
. after the second dream she dream
ed 1t third time. This decided
her and she placed the matter in
the hands of an attorney. He
heard her story with doubt, but be.
gan an investigation. and was sur
prised to find that she was the
beneficiary to the amount she had
dreamed. There were TECHNICAL
ties in the way of the payment, the
application for the change of bene-
ficiaries and the increase of the
insurance having been made but
10 days before the death of Mrs.
Sullivan. However, the bylaws of
the Woodcraft lold that an appli-
cation for raise of insurance was
as good as the delivered policy
Nevertheless, the Woodcraft re.
fused to pay AMI a lawsuit lasting
two years and having its inception
in dreams commenced. Judgments
were gotten in the lower courts,
but were successfully set aside, I'M
til the supreme court yesterday put
quietus upon the litigation by it's
decision.
A peculiar feature of the litiga-
ton was that in May of last year
Mrs. Rancipher dreamed that the
superior court here would give her
a judgment for $1,000. The case
was then in court with but little
prospect Of settlement. Two
months later the superior court
gave her the decision just as she
had dreamed it.
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being better soldier than any
American in the college regiment
of the University of Iowa.
The medal was much sought
after by the Americans. They ad-
mitted Satero deserved it, how
ever.
Satero is a battalion adjutant. He
was born at San Fernando, Pam
panga, p. |. He is 20 years old.
He took the examination in the
Philippine govcrnmerNholarship
contest and with 80 other young
men from the islands, passed sue
cessfully. These 80 were distrib-
uted among the leading universe
ties of the United States. Satero
first went to the University of Hi
nois and took one course and now
he Is at Iowa City taking the en-
cheering course.
Satero is far brighter in the class
room than many of his American
classmates and he is a popular fel-
low on the campus.
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HOLDUP WORKED
FOR NOTHING

An unsuccessful attempt was
made about II o'clock last night
on the corner of Sinto and Mon
roe by lone highwayman to rob
w. w. Armstrong of the Ideal lodg-
ing house. The attempt was sue
cessful insofar as the actual pro-
cedure of the holdup, but Arm
strong didn't have a cent or any
valuables about him. The holdup
grunted and calmly retreated off
the sidewalk onto a vacant lot.
Armstrong hurried to the police
station with a meager description
of the thing.
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use of telling you to throw your
corset away or give it to your
deadliest rival. You would de-
cline. At any rate, loosen the cor
set up.
Then do this; Stand easily, one
foot slightly in advance, arms
hanging easily. Now slowly inhale
long, full breath, at the same
time swinging the arms up until
the hands almost meet above the
head, and turning the face upward,
Then exhale the breath easily,
swinging the arms downward,
That's all and it's quite enough.
Do it very slowly-as slowly as
you possibly can-sometimes. Do
it sometimes very rapidly-bOth
ways. Do it easily at all times,
Don't forget to swing. You can
not overdo this exercise. Do it
several hundred times day for a
month, and you will have entered
new world of organic and mental
power
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For Your Horse

, A few extra hints to
, horse owners for use in
, warm weather:
, See that the animals are
, kept in clean, well-venti-
, lated stables.
, Screen the doors and win
, dows IL possible to keep out
flies and mosquitoes.
Horses should be watered
eight or 10 times a day.
After a hard days work
wash off the perspiration
with warm water.
Wet the shoulders and
back with cold water and
, salt.
Don't forget to grease
your wagons.
Drive slowly, load lighter,
feed more oats and less
corn.
Don't ask your horse ITO
work if he has refused two
meals in yuccession-he's
sick.
If you use a check rein,
let it be slack.
Never hurry in starting a
heavily loaded team.
If you lose your whip,
don't buy another
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;6Y JESSIE .M.PARTLoN.

ought to be willing to turn his
back on the rosy paths of peace,
Any woman can hold a mans at
tentiOn and interest for a short
time; it is only the fascinating
woman who never pals, who can
exert subtle charm after years
of association when the familiar
becomes the commonplace,
Women who have possessed this
mysterious quality have dominat-
ed their age. From the dim re-
cesses of the tomb they still influ-
ence the world, giving a glamour
and charm to the printed page OF
history.
Such women need not fear to
die or grow old. Tanner women
can never fill the niche they have
occupied in the hearts and minds
of those who loved them.
1t is not wit nor knowledge, nor
the pink-and-white of youthful
bloom, that lends to a woman this
potent power to enthrall.
Many uneducated women are
fascinating. Women with snuh
noses and Russian leather com.
plexiOns have swayed the minds
and hearts of men in all times
The cause goes deeper than the
color and texture of eyes and hair
or the ability to speak several Ian.
guages.
Nell Gwynn, the bitter.sweet
Nell of Old Drury," illustrates
perfectly the abandon, the ola.
blerie, the gayety and seructive-
ness of the fascinating tempera.
mept.
She never made a man yawn
and on that depends her place in
history. Whether crying oranges
in the kings theater or tantaiiz
ing Charles II with her wiles
whatever her faults, insipidity
was not one of them.
Morality, like beauty, is non
essential to this type of woman
Octavia was above suspicion, vel
Marc Anthony deserted her fol
Cleopatra, whose figure resemblet
the modern gas pipe and who
thought as little OF numbering {
man as the average woman does O
powdering her face and touching
up hcr eyebrows.
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WOMAN'S DREAM
WAS WORTH $1,000

TACOMA, July 2O.-Dreams
have been worth $1,000 to Mrs.
Clara Rancipher, living at AS st.
Helens av., to whom the supreme
court at Olympia awarded a judy
ment for that amount on a certi-
ficate of insurance issued by the
Women of Woodcraft. From a
psychological standpoint the case
is one of the most curious that has
ever come up in the county.
In January, 1904, Mrs. Minnie
Sullivan, of Seattle, the mother Of
Mrs. Rancipher, died. A short
time before her death she had in
creased her insurance and changed
beneficiaries, leaving $1,000 to
Mrs. Rancipher. After her death
Mrs. Rancipher. not knowing she
was a beneficiary, paid but little
attention to The insurance. But
later, being in Seattle and know
ing that her mother affiliated with
the Woodcraft, she visited the sec
rotary and asked if there was any
insurance. She was assured there
was none for her. Two years pass
ed and she had forgotten all about
it. Then she dreamed that her
had left her a 81 900 insur-
ance in the Women of Woodcraft.
The dream was so strongly i'm
pressed on her mind that she made
another inquiry of the Woodcraft,
only to be told there was no in
surance in her name.
A short time later tho same
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WHlSTlED WHILE he
SAWED JAIL BARS

TACOMA, July 20.-J. E. Tilton,
alias William Riley, alias Roy Som
mers, who was arrested here Sa.
turday night and was held here
until today for attempted burglary
on charges preferred by Portland
officials, came near making his es-
cape this morning by saving the
bars of the cell in which he was
staying Detective Fitzgerald heard
the prisoner whistling and, grow
ing suspicious, he went to investi-
gate. He arrived just in time to
save his bird, who had been
whistling to drown the noise of
the saw, and had almost succeeded
in reaching freedom.
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Fascinating women are the real
rulers of the world. The power
welded by the woman possessed
of charm, magnetism, spiritual en-
ergy, call it By what name you
will, is almost unlimited.
The beautiful woman may be
fascinating; the fascinating WON.
an need not be beautiful
The difference between the
merely lovely woman and the one
who exerts that compelling charm
we call fascination, is the differ.
ence between dew and fire.
The dew is beautiful, delicate,
wonderful. But it leaves the
heart untouched, II calls forth no
unknown and undreaft-of emo.
ton.
Like the lambert flame, the
fascinating woman is ever chang.
ing, ever radiant, throwing out
tiny tongues of fire in the form of
wit, symbolizing the life force that
thrills through all creation. Fas-
cination Is power inscrutable. 1t
II t2 rule.
Webster defines fascination as
the ability to enchant, bewitch,
captivate. II is all this and more,
and II is the only beautifier that
cannot be bought in the modern
beauty parior.
The husband or lover of a SUI.
pfemely fascinating woman has
not the easiest lot In lot, but he
has this recompense--he never
knows what II is to be bored in
his lady's company.
For that one blessing a man
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SAN FRANCISCO, July H.
Though keen student Of the
drama, a hard worker in her pro
fession. Mrs. Minnie Madden
Fiske finds time to give word of
to the comparative
ly few who think beast is worth
a second thought.
While here during recent en-
gagement she would not grant an
interview on any subject connected
with her profession, but she gladly
talked about the dumb bruites
which she loves.
at isn't that | have any greater
love for animals than anyone else"
she said "It's Just because the in
justice of 1t all seems so unneces-
sary, so cruel II the people would
only think-if they'd only realize
the amount of suffering needlessly
incurred and borne without a muir.
muir, they'd surely be willing to
help alter conditions. All it needs
is a little thought and money
at Is strange that this great
cause never has appealed to the
rich, save in the rarest instances.
The societies organized for the pro.
lection Of helpless dumb animals
are almost invariably supported by
the heartfelt offerings Of those who
cannot afford their gifts. The rich
and prosperous rarely help"
Here Mrs. Fiske turned to the
subject of bull fights in Mexico and
made a stirring appeal to the tour
lists of the United States.
"The bull fight as conducted In
Mexico" she declared, 'is sicken'
ing in its brutality. Thin, half
starved horses. worn out with
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MRS. FZSKE HAS TIME TO
PLEAD FOR DUMB BEASTS

faithful service to mankind, and
costing from Is to 20 pesos, are
led into the ring. After being
blindfolded they are forced, Oy
their riders, onto the horns of the
bulls.
"They cannot see where they are
going. The bull rips them open
and then pursues the men with the
red capes.
"The refusal of American tour
lists to attend the bull fights will
be of incalculable assistance to the
Mexican Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals. In the
name Of humanity and decency.
cut the bull fight from your pro-
gram in Mexico"
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Every man end woman with a
particle of humanity or possessing
any sense Of compassion or mercy
should help support the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami.
mails.
II am sure that, if all the hid
den miseries of animals through
out the land We're suddenly reveal.
ed, people would stand abashed
and ashamed" Mrs. Minnie Mad
dern Fiske.
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H0LOSSHELOON
FOR TRIAL

Justice Hinkle this morning
bound Charles B. Sheldon, former
ly deputy city treasurer, over to
the superior court on a charge of
embezzlement. The order was not
&c. NAL but will lie made this after
noon at 4 o'clock.
Sheldon applied for a reduction
of his bond when the court in
formed him what the decision
would be. The present bond is
$4,000 surety,
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JIMMY CULLlNS CONFESSES

Jimmy Cullins is back on the
job this morning after mysteri.
Gus disappearing act Saturday aft
ernoon shortly after procuring a
marriage license. 1t develops that
he went to Walla Walla, where
Miss Beatrice Stanford took charge
Of his destinies, Rev James C.
Reid, of the Presbyterian church,
forging the links. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cullins will reside on Thirty
fourth st. near Grand av.
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SARAH KOTEN AS COMPARED
WITH NOTORIOUS MRS. GUINNESS

she saw in the doctor who had
wrecked her life the possibility
that he would retain his respecta.
bility, and as the courts would not
punish her wrong, her own con-
scientious pride rose to the point
of dealing out the justice which
she claims he deserved.
| Hers is evidently not a malicious
mind, intent on doing wrong, nor
is it an insane mind, acting with
out consciousness of what she is
doing. My opinion is that her con-
scientiousness had become in
famed, and he saw no other way
to crafty it's demands. She has
not acted like an insane woman
since her act, but has shown a full
consciousness of what she did, and
| believe that her action was main
ly the result OF her excited organ
of conscientiousness.
When comparing her with Mrs.
Guinness. | find some interesting
points of character. Instead of the
cold eyes of the latter, her eyes
are full of sadness, remorse and
thoughtfulness, while Mrs. Guinness
had eyes that indicated cunning,
suspicion, callousness and analyz.
ing ability.
The breath OF the cheek bones
in the face of Mrs. Guinness indi-
Gated acquisitivcness and mania
for money, and strong animal pro-
pensities. Sarah Koten is narrow
in this part of the face, and is de-
void of the animal propensities.
The mouth of Mrs. Guinness
showed strong passion, reserve and
will power The mouth of Sarah
Koten shows just the opposite OF
these characteristics, and has
physiognomical expression full of
sympathy in her lips.
The chin of Mrs. Guinness show
ed executiveness, courage and a
resolution that carried everything
befde her. The chin of Sarah Ko-
ten, while it shows will power and
resolution, is not so strong, large
or powerful. The nose of Mrs.
Guinness showed secretiveness and
reserve; while the nose of Sarah
Koten shows energy, but open
mindedness.
The forehead of Mrs. Guinness
shows practical ability and keen
observation.
The basilar Fart of the head OF
Mrs. Guinness showed cruelty,
hardness and revenge, while this
part of the head of Sarah Koten is
only moderately developed.
The point at the top of the fore.
head in Mrs. Guinness showed a
lack of the 3ltruistic qualities,
while in Sarah koten there is a
considerable amount of sympathy
developed.
The ear in Mrs. Guinness showed
an abnormal strength to hold on
to life, and power of domination.
Sarah Koten's ear has not this
strong tendency, but the lower lobe
rounds off into the cheek instead
of standing out by itself, showing
strength of character, but not
cruelty.
Thus it will he realized that all
that is to be seen of her face and
head from her T.cture indicate that
she is just the opposite of wom-
an of passion, cruelty, cunning,
suspicion and hardness of mind,
but rather one who is made up of
those materials of which the mar
tyrs were made, namely a
scrupulousness OF mind, a willing
ness to die for conscience's sake,
and belief in the justification of
their strong opinions.
Therefore, in my opinion, Sarah
Koten should be released from her
ppocnpt ind ot
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Dance Tonight at Liberty

No more delightful way to spend
this evening than on the new pier
at Liberty lake. Dancing every
weekday evening; music by No
lan's orchestra Special train
leaves Spokane terminal at 1885,
returning at 1870. Special even
ing rate so cents round trip. 80"
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Filipino Beats
American Youths

IOWA CITY, Ia, July 20-Some
FilipinOs make better soldiers than
Americans.
Satero Baluyut, full-blooded
Filipino, has just been given a
medal by the governor of Iowa for
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pan. He fought his way to the
top from the ranks.
He was PRIME minister during
the war with Russia. He is a
field marshal, having won that
title in the war with China.
Count Katsura is SO years old.
He distinguished himself as a
young man fighting for the en-
peror against the Shogunate and
was sent to Prussia to study mill
tary science. On his return to ia
pan in 1874 he began career in
The military an civil service that
has made him considered, at home
and abroad, a military leader and
statesman Of high ability.
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COULDN'T REFORM HIM

A. w. Pickins, roustabout at
DR.. F. M. Goes veterinary hos
pital on Spragua av., was arrested
yesterday on charge of vagrancy
following complaint by the veterin-
airy who accused him of stealing
small articles. Pickins is said to
be morphine fend whom DR.. Coe
took in last winter and tried to
assist in breaking off the habit.
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Because she held his interest
perpetually, Anthony gave up
wife, ambition, pride and the hon
Ors of war for the Egyptian queen.
Men are repeating the same per
Torrance today and for exactly
the same reason!
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HELD UP NEAR HOME

A lone highway robber about II
o'clock Saturday night held up c
II. Turvey of 1927 Fourth av. in
front Of his home and took 81, 6
Waltham watch, X. p. charm ant
a check for $500 from him. The
robber was masked and armed
with a heavy revolver.
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THE KING OF ALRSHZPS

sPecIaI Correspondonce TO The3 Fress
BERLIN, July 2O.-Here Isl pre-
scented the latest photograph of
Count Zeppelin's wonderful j air
ship, which has made good as no
other 'heaviert han-air' machine
has done. In & recent trial at
Friedrichsbaven, on Lake uCon-
stance, it flew ali day, carrying l5
men, without a descent to earth,
and alighted as gently as bird
when evening came.
Zeppelin's ship is made of alumni
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NeU Jap Premier

TOXIC, July 20.-Count Katsura,
who succeeds Marquis Saionji as
premier of Japan, is one of the
most interesting characters in ia
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Hamilton Wright, u. s. commits
sioneT, has written to Police Chief
Rice asking that he be furnished
with local statistics as to use OF
opium and it's effect with relation
to crime. The chief has not yet
prepared the report.
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(Sarah Kotens is the talk of York
city is discussing the question: Should this girl punish
= ed?' The is unique. Sarah
fendless shot physician married whom she de-
cared had chorofomed and then Other girls had
similar charges against him. taking
her hands, the Koten girl her
alleged beayer. The court Sarah Koten
been visited in her cell by Jessie Fowler
known phrenoogists and physiognomsts
gives this article her estimate girls
. of the motives which led to her
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! build.
A prize of $250,000 Is offered in
Germany to the navigators of any
airship which shall remain aloft "a
hours, and Zeppelin expects to Try
for 1t soon.