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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
MONTANA MEN
TAKE SHELTER

Arrangements for transferring
control of the Panhandle smelter
near Standpoint, Idaho, which have
been pending in this city for sew
eral days were consummated last
night by turning the property over
to the Montana Mine Owners as
sociation headed by Sen. w. CLARK.
1t is sail to be the intention of the
purchasers to increase the capa-
city of the smelter to 1000 tons
daily and use it for the treatment
of ore produced by the mines con-
troled by the association.
The property is transferred un-
der an option deal involving pay
ment of s1,050,000 if taken up the
first year, or S2,100,000 IL it runs
five years. The mine owners will
control five of the seven new d.
rectors. improvements estimated
at 100000 will be made in the
plant and probably 500 men will be
employe ed when it is running to
capacity.
]. Herbert Anderson was elected
president, Marcus l.. Hewett vice
president, S. b. Phillips secretary
and treasurer and A. f. Spriggs
chairman of the board of directors,
which Is composed as follows: w,
A. Clark, w. G. Conrad. Thomas
l.. Greenough. Montana; Albert
Wunderlich. St. raul. c. c. Titus,
of the American Smelling & Rein
ing Co, is the new manager. The
smelter will be equipped to handle
conner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
RANGE WAR
RACES AGAIN

PRINEVILLE. Ore, April IT,
Range war has broken out again in
central Oregon after smoliering
for some months. Sheriff Elkins
has placed Larkin II. Elliott,
rancher in the Ocheeco valley, I'M
der arrest charged with burning
sheep corrals, hay barns and
houses of J. n. Williamson, ex-con-
gresham, which occasioned the
loss of about $4,000
The Mackentosh Livestock Co.
also suffered heavy loss when it's
corrals were burned last week
Tuesday night mile and half of
barbed wire fence belonging to
Williamson was ruined by wire
cutters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
THEY SEE BRYANS FINISH

liners In the Nebraskan's political
obsequies, they are counting off
on their fingers the blows he has
received the last week and which
they assert has made his case des-
perate. These are:
Failure of New York to instruct
it's 70 delegates for him.
Failure of Michigan state central
committee to endorse him.
Action of the Delaware conven.
ton in instructing for Judge Gray.
Publication by the Bryan press
bureau of the "Johnson's imper-
tence" letter.
Unless Bryan wins Illinois, de-
clare his enemies, he cannot be
nominated, ami they believe that
he has squelched the anti-Roger
Sullivan fight that Carter H. Har-
rison was planning upon few
days ago. Bryan, 1t is said. will
not risk the Sucker state delega-
ton In any event. He must have
the 81 delegates from Illinois to
win the nomination, it is claimed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
TAKING OVER RAILROADS

figured out the railways will have
paid for themselves within 32 years.
The South Manchurian railway,
which was only taken over by the
government in April. 1907, is still
in a wretched condition. but is
being improved as rapidly as posi-
BILE. In spite of the watchfulness
of the government. foreigners are
continually being Disseminated
against in freight rates on this line.
There are no switches. ami passen.
ger cars are converted freight
trucks. Passengers are constantly
in terror of suffocation from the
primitive "hibachi" used by the
passengers for heating and cooking
purposes. The average speed OF
passenger trains over the Manchur-
ian railway is l7.44 miles an hour
Ii must be pleasant to travel in
Manchuria.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
OREGON VOTING
FOR SENATOR

PORTLAND, April ia gener-
al rain all over the state, but
heaviest in the Willamette valley,
will probably cause sharp reduction
in the number of votes it was pre-
viously estimated would be cast in
today's primaries. Closing his cam
paign last night in a rally on the
Eastside in Portland, Fulton lett
for his home in Astoria this morn
ing. Before leaving he expressed
himself as confident OF winning.
Fulton's opponent, Judge Cake,
spent the morning in close confer
ence with his advisors and in hear
ing telephone reports from all over
the state. He is also confident.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
SAIL NORTH
TOMORROW

SAN DIEGO, April 17,-No regu-
lar program is on for the last day
of the fleets visit here. Early to-
morrow the fleet will start for Los
Angeles and other ports, where II
will be entertained with more fes-
tivities.
Seven theaters gave free ma.
tinees to the sailors today. A
movement is on foot to keep the
decorations up in this city until
after the arrival of the torpedo
boat fleet, which is expected with
In a few days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
TAFT KEEPS HIS
CABINET JOB

WASHINGTON, d. c., April II.
Taft is authority for the state
ment that he will not resign from
his cabinet position during the pre-
liminary campaign for his nomina'
ton as republican candidate for
president, but will step down if
nominated in June.
He takes this position because
he wishes to be in position to Of
ficially care for legislation affecting
insular affairs which the depart
ment wishes enacted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
GOV. MEAD May CHOP
ARMORY H0LDUP RENT

Maybe the state armory COM
mission won't get so gay with the
democrats after all. Gov. Mead
has taken hand in the enterprise
to make the dems. give up $3.50 for
holding their state convention in
the Spokane armory, and has prom
Used to see what he can do toward
securing the big hall at reason
able figure. This will also benefit
the republicans for their conven-
ton here, although the latter have
not made the energetic protest the
democrats did through H. ID. Mer-
rift. chairman Of the county cen.
trail committee.
Mr.. Merritt received the COVER
nor's reply to his appeal this morn
ing, The governor states that he
has given the matter his immediate
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
ESTIMATED PRODUCTION OF
WHEAT IN 1907.

What a hungry old world this
would be If by any possibility ger
mutation should be arrested for one
year I'm every grain OF wheat in ex-
istence! What calamity il would
be to mankind!
And yet what an insignificant
looking atom a grain of wheat is!
Scarcely a quarter of an inch
long. golden brown ana shriveled,
yet 1t means more to the mortal
millions than all the gold ever
discovered.
Wipe 1t away at one swoop and
the whole fabric of civilization
would be shaken to its foundation.
For first of all man must have
bread, ami all his ingenuity has
failed to produce a substitute for
wheat.
Through centuries man has
guarded this food treasure. and
| yet with the actual birth of wheat
he has no concern. Nature holds
the key. All man does is to put It
In the ground; nature does the rest
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
COME ON FANS
IT'S PLAY BALL
Quinn's Picked Bunch Starts After
the Pennant Tomorrow Afternoon.

When Umpire Ralph Frary
makes his familiar bow to the fans
of Spokane at 3:15 O'Clock Satur-
day afternoon at Recreation ball
park professional baseball in Spo-
kane will be ushered in with the
Indians playing the Aberdeen
Black Cats.
The biggest Injun of them all Is
Eddie Quinn. Likewise, the big
gest. noisiest cat of them all is
dad" Brown, and he's red-headed
at that
Both teams are in good physical
condition and are determined to
win the first game and the series.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
THIS WOMAN LIKES ABUSE

TACOMA, April 17.--After ar
resting Clinton f. Candy for hand
cutting his wife and tying her to a
bed before he went to work. the
police hal difficulty in separating
the couple at the Jail They chung
to each other, kissing and hugging,
with the wife's father. who found
her tied up. biting his lips at the
spectacle. Candy had admitted his
brutality and will be prosecuted in
the superior court if possible.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
special Correspondence to The rrsss

Special Correspondence to The Frsss
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE
most debated question In Japan at
the present moment, according to
recent arrivals at the Japanese leg
alton. is naturalization of railways.
When the government has com
pleted taking over all lines it will
own GAIL miles of railway.
The cost of the 2159 miles OF
railway now owned by the govern.
ment has been 160,000,000 yen, or
abou. SS0,o00,000, The amount OF
the public loan TO be issued for the
purchase of the remaining 1852
miles of private railways Is calcu
lated at not less than 421. 000.0
yen, or about $2l0,500, 900. and il
is intended to redeem this loan by
means of the net profit accrulng
from the purchased railways. 1t is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17

Eddie has a good looking bunch
and a staff of six pitchers, the best
he could pick. Here's where we all
go after the pennant. Get out the
ginger and start the boys OH right.
The lineup:
Spokane-Donovan If, Carney IF,
Chandler S, James Sd, Hulen list,
Mackin I'd, Kippert CT, Renicker
and Rogers C, Jensen, Wright, Kill
lilay, Roosevelt, p.
Aberdeen-Moore I'd, Van Buren,
CT, Streib list, Roberts RI, Mahon
If, Fitzgerald Sd, Brown S, Spencer,
Boettiger and White, C; Starkells,
Thompson, Brinker, Califf, Boyle
and SpOnburger, p.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17

WASHINGTON, D. c., April II.
The Aldrich financial bill was
practically killed this morning as
far as the house is concerned when
it was laid on the table by the
committee on banking. The sem
ate passed the bill on March 81.
1t will die in committee unless the
house by resolution directs that it
be exhumed and brought out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
FLEET PARADES
EASTER SUNDAY

LOS ANGELES, April 17.-Min-
listers who made prote> over the
proposed parade of the fleet on
Easter Sunday have been overrule,i
by the navy department and the
parade will occur as originally
planned. The contention of the
fleet committee that parade on
Sunday would give the whole peo-
pie chance to see the big vessels
and witness the illumination at
San Pedro Saturday night was sus-
tanned by Sec Metcalf.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
BADLY HURT IN BRIDGE JAM

While loosening large log that
had damned against the temporary
bridge on Howard st. this morn
ing George Sontag, an employee of
the city, got caught and before he
could eXtricate himself. the log
crushed his left foot SO badly that
amputation may prove necessary,
He was taken in the patrol wagon
to the emergency hOSpital
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
BRIDGE READY ON MAY

Commissioner ONO stated this
morning that it Is expected that
the new Washington st. concrete
bridge will be ready for use by
May /. 1t is proposed to surface
it with asphalt which vii. wear bet
ter, than the concrete
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
COMMITTEE KILLS
ALDR|CH BILL

The act of the committee fol-
lowed an attack Of .Alfred o. Gro
zier, financial expert and writer,
who made the charge that the
COMMITTEES Of the American Bank
ers' association had been won
over to Wall st. and the bill by
methods that he considered pecu-
liar. The bill has also been saw
agely attacked in speeches by
members of both houses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17

TOXIC, April 17-War of exter-
mination against the righteous
army league" Korean organiza-
ton which Japanese allege inspired
the assassination of Duinam w.
Stevens, is supporting rebellion In
the interior and many murders in
Seoul.
Numerous arrests of prominent
~"mbers of the league have been
~ Ssere are promised.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
NORMAN
ARRESTED

w. S. Norman, manager of the
Spokane hotel, was arrested this
morning on charge of selling IL
quor to Goldie Moore, a minor. She
and William Dorsey and Herbert
Yates, who were with her, said
they were served with liquor in the
Silver Grill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
AN EXAMPLE
w. w. p. FINANCE

Here's a little example in w. w.
p. Co. economies as applied to the
workingman. G, Oldenlorf worked
AZ hours on the company's line
prior to April H. He was paid 20
cents an hour and so cents de-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
BIRTH OF THE WHEAT
Es10O UIIyW0OI

NO. THE SEED AS PLANT
ED. THIRD DAY AFTER
PLANTING. 3-SIXTH DAY. A.
EIGHTH DAY. 5-TWELFTH DAY
6--TWENTIETH DAY. .
termination is along a never
swerving, predetermined course.
1t begins to grow at about 40 de-
grees Fahrenheit, the first sign Of
life being the splitting of the skin
covering the embryo, the slight
prominence at the larger end Of
the grain.
Then appears the sheath which
envelops the radicle, or young root !:
and shortly afterward the plu-
mule, or young shoot which is Ill
timately the stalk, begins working
Its way toward the light while the
root burrows into the ground. An
other day and the root is covered
with delicate root-hairs which take
up the moisture and certain chemi-
cal elements.
The root is peculiarly gifted in
selecting these and rejecting all
else. In this manner, and by
means of the carbonic acid gas alb
sorbed by the plumule, the tiny
plant begins to elaborate food for
itself. SO that when the supply of
nourishment in the grain itself is
exhausted the young organism has
become self supporting,
AS the days pass two pairs of
roots are produced to tighten the
labors OF the primary root. Then
the first folial leaf begins to I'M
furl. Ere this is fully expanded
the fifth root is produced. so that
when the birth of the wheat be.
comes an accomplished fact, ami
the first folial leaf Is fully expand
ed. the tiny plant possesses q sys-
TEN of six roots.
From this time on until the stalk
attains It's full height and the grain
in the head are fully developed and
ready for the harvest, nature works
without assistance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17

SAN FRANCISCO, April IL
Practically no progress was made
today towards securing a jury in
either the trial Of TREY L. Ford or
Abraham Ruef on charges of brib-
ing supervisors. In the Ruef case
one man temporarily passed was
excused and in the Ford case three
Veniremen were excused.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
TWO GO TO peNITENTlARv

JUdge Huneke thIS morning SEN
fenced Bert Robinson to from six
mouths to IA years in the peniten-
tiary for grand larceny, and John
Macdonald to from one to IA years
for forgery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
ASKS $4,000
FOR INJURIES

c. n. Frazer this morning
brought suit against the Great
Northern for $4,000 damages. He
claims that Aug. 7. 1907. he was
injured in a collision near Harring-
ton when passenger train ran
into freight train owing to care
lessness on the part of the dis
patcher.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17

The |. X. LIS claimed a game
on the Veins baseball team today
because the latter failed to appear.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-20
YOU GET NE OUT
Of HERE, SCREAMS
HARRY THAW
SCENE BETWEEN PRISONER AND
LAWYER PEABODY AT MATTE
AVIAN A VIOLENT oNE-LlTTLE-
TON QUITS THE CASE.

NEW YORK, March 20.--Unless the
mental condition of Harry X. Thaw
takes decided change for the better
shortly. no effort win be made by his
lawyers to have him released from
Matteawan for some time.
Atty. A. Russell Peabody, who Is,
perhaps, the most friendly OF Thaw's
counsel towards his client. was in
Matteawan yesterday and spent some
time with Thaw.
The interview yesterday between
Thaw and Mr.. Peabody Is said to
have been violent one and Thaw
recalled TO the lawyer that he is re-
ceiving vast fee and should be ac-
tive in getting his client released.
Get me out of here" Thaw is cred
tied with saying. That's what | am
paying you for"
According to the story Thaw In
tends to investigate In his own behalf
when he does become a free man. He
is thought 10 be suffering from hal
fluctuations brought about by the ex-
element of his wife's divorce case.
Another new development In the
case today is the fact that Martin W..
Littleton, who defended the young
Pittsburger In his second trial for
the shooting of Stanford White, Is
now out OF the case entirely. Former
Assistant District Atty. Dan O'Reilly
has also severed his connection from
Thaw. However, he is still retained
by Mrs. Thaw.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-20
BOSTON COPPER.
COPPER LETTER.

Furnished by Cameron Currie Co.
March 20:
Opening copper cable: Spot, f5s
It's q. up as I'D. futures. f5s 5s, up
rs Sd.
The coppers were again extremely
dull today, the opening showing prac-
tically no change from yesterdays
closing figures. = gain OF a OF point
in North Butte was the only item
WORTHY OF mention during the forenoon.
Many stocks We're not traded In ut all.
while among those that are usually
the most prominent, transactions were
very light. First London cables were
Is Cd higher for the metal
Butte dispatches state that at the
North Butte the Jessie vein on the
f.S00-foot level has been opened Tor a
length OF 900 feet. with both faces
showing copper values assaying from
"a to 10 per cent The east drift is
rapidly approaching the ground direct
~ under the big ore bodies developed
on the level above. and as progress is
made in this direction a material Wild
ening OF the vein Is I'm evidence. The
Edith May development continues Ia
vorable at the 1,S0O-foot level. AT a
distance of 500 feet west of This OPEN
ing the vein has been intercepted with
favorable results by a crosscut ex :.
tending from the Diamond workings
of the Amalgamated.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-20
Diplomacy From the German.

A Milwaukee teacher was explain
ing the value OF diplomacy to class
of young men and women.
You should be like the old German
steamer captain" he said, who years
ago commanded an excursion boat
running between Milwaukee and
Green Bay.
1T was the custom OF the captain
to announce the meals. much as a
nan calls trains at the railroad sta
tons. And he always used diplomacy
For instance, when the time came for
supper. he would walk upon the deck,
and call out:
Supper. it ISIS now ready. II yoI
have two shillings. II ISIS all right. II
you have no two shiiiings, II ISIS all
right, but you have no supper"
The Detroit times., 1908-03-20
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. March 2o--close: There
was no strength In wheat on Friday.
Liverpool set the pace by declining and
the American markets were quick to
fellow. Weather was fine and crop
prospects were almost perfect. Millers
were not taking wheat fast enough TO
mary receipts were heavy. Exports for
the day and week were not large.
Wheat quotations--Cash No. red.
csc; May opened i1c lower at % 1ic,
g2hc. sold of TO si&c. and closed at
92c, September opened at s9i4c, de-
clined TO ssMc. and closed at S9c; No.
red, s5c; No. / white. 9sc.
No. 3. GS1zc; No. yellow. s7hc.
Oats--Cash No. white. ! car at 55c;
May. 54hc; rejected. car at Sac; sam
Rye--cash No. 2. size
Beans--cash. sara; April. s2.25; May.
Clover seed--P-lme spot. 40 bags at
at siS, at $40. 8 at $3.50: prime al
s1f.5e. S al sI2. 4 at So
Timothy seed-Prime spot. go bags
BsrIey--sold by sample. 1 car at si.7a
per cwt.
Receipts In the Detroit market on
Friday Included 400 bills OF -four, cars
OF corn. OF oats. and 1 OF rye With
arawaie were SEQ bbfs OF -four. ana
26.sef bu OF corn. Stocks are 29e.225
bu OF wheat, 155.64S bu of corn. 1886
bu OF oats, s.43s bu OF barley, and 1891
bu OF rye.o
Northwestern wheat receipts Friday,
294 cars year ago. 4O4 cars.
Weeks wheat exports from Argen-
tina. 6.752,oo0 bu.
ST Louis wheat receipts, $4,000 blu;
year ago, $4,000 bu
wheat N Liverpool closed S@xd
and corn Nd lower.
wheat receipts at primary points
$4,000 bu: year ago. $4,000 bu.
Exports OF wheat and Hour Friday,
Brsdstreet.s exports Of wheat and
flour. ,2.7ss.ooo bu,
CHICAGO GRAIN.
4CHICAGO. March 20.--Weakness In
Liverpool following cur npturn yester-
day and large Argentine shipments
were responsible for an easier opening
In wheat. pricee declining u a NC under
yesterday Liverpool was h0hc low
41r an libefel Argentine shipments.
Opening prices; Wheat--May. e6H "a
IS NC. Corn---Nay. s74 6s7Mc oats
Nay, s185<Hc. Pork--July, e12so.
g e September. ssfzM R'bs-May'
The grain bulls were driven out OF
the pits on the board ef trade today
The Detroit times., 1908-03-20
CUTS TEXT ON WINDOW;
LANDLADY SENDS BILL

KJEwANEE, H., March 20.-Be-
Icause he cut Scriptur1l passages on
the windows OF his boarding place
with diamond pointed instrument,
Evangelist Layfield. vino has just clos
ed meetings at Neponset, will be sent
a bill for new panes by his landlady,
Mrs. Morse. The evangelist sought
permission to cut passages on the
postoffice windows. but was refused
by Postmaster Carpenter. Mrs. Morse
protested against tho damage TO her
property. but the evangelist insisted
he had done good.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-20
ever DO This?

A Washington artist was showing a
visitor through his looms one day.
pointing out the various objects CT
peculiar interest, Which, the caller
stopped before an antique clock.
which at that moment. had struck the
half-hour.
"Do you know" asked the visitor,
eve often wondered what was the
use OF clock that strikes every halt
hour7"
We'll" said the artist, after a slight
pause OF reflection, "it has this advan-
tage; IL you are lying awake at night
and hear 1t strike one three half-hour'
In succession, you know that when
you hear II again 1t vii! be two O'CLOCK
The Detroit times., 1908-03-20

A Scottish farmer ono day called TO
farm lad, Here, Tam, gang room
and gee the COOS cabbage each. but
min We gle the biggest TO the coo that
gies the maist milk"
The boy departed TO do his bidding
and on his return the farmer asked
him IL he had done AS he was told.
AYE, MASTER" reptile the lad; :!
gied 'em a. cabbage each, and hurg
the biggest cen on the pump handle"
Exchange
The Detroit times., 1908-03-20

"The EARTH" remarked the profess
sor, "pursues its mighty pathway
through space without interruption
and on what you might can schedu.e
time"
which" remarked Mr.. Dustin Stax
with confident emphasis, goes 10
show what a good thing a perpetual
franchise Is"
The Detroit times., 1908-03-20
.ENais.,Bray&Ce.
GRAIN, STOCKS
and 0OTTON BROKERS
Phone Main ftt7 or Main sofa.
Private Wires, 2os-2fo Hodges Bldg.


w. D. Southwick Chosen Trustee.
Creditors OF the firm OF Flanner 4
Reeves. lumber dealers, whose affairs
are now In the bankruptcy court, mad
a warm session in choosing a trustee
for the property. The receiver first
appointed was an officer OF one OF the
creditor companies, Daniel Wells, az
the White Pine Lumber Co. Other
creditors wanted another trustee. how
ever, and after close and exciting
discussion w. d. Southwick was chos-
en-
The Detroit times., 1908-03-20

Charles Bunch, the Negro recently
convicted of numbering Lester Curry.
and sentenced to life imprisonment In
Marquette by Judge Phelan, left for
there Friday morning. along with
Thomas Hall. also colored, sent up for
FIVE years for assault with intent to
rob. The prisoners are In charge OF
Special Deputies Charles Carmody,
John Delor, Harvey McGraw and Tim
Burns
The Detroit times., 1908-03-20
Why Doqs Turn Round.

WELL" said Mrs. Wentworth. lay
ing aside newspaper and turning to
her husband, that's bit of natural
history new to me-"
What under the sun are you talk
ing about?" he demanded.
This paper has an article explain
ing why dogs always turn round be-
fore they lie down. II appears to be
habit they've brought down from tho
wild state. when they turned round
to mash down the grass to make a
bed"
"Pooh." snorted her husband.
That's nature taking. Dogs turn
round before they lie down because
they cannot conveniently do SO after.
wards. Charles II. Becker.