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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
EXPOSURE KILLS
LONERCAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. g.
Thomas Lonergan, former mem
her of the boodling board of SUI
pervisors and the man who Is gen.
orally supposed to have been the
first to confess, died this morn
Ing at his home here. 1t was
Lonergan's confession that brought
the whole structure of graft so
carefully erected by Ruef crashing
down about the ears Of the corrup.
tionists, and which resulted in
Ruef's confession, Schmitz's Inn
prisonment and the conviction of
Louis Glass for telephone bribery.
Lonergan was star witness
against Glass. His health has been
broken by mental suffering ever
since the exposure. Prior to be.
coming supervisor Lonergan drove
Michael Foley's bakery wagon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
FOUND
BADLY HURT
FELL FROM BRIDGE WHILE
RUNNING FROM OFFICERS
AND BROKE BONES AC-
CUsED WITH COMPANION OF
ROBBERY.

A sensational chase after a SOL
der charged with rObbing Swan
Thompson, an Edwall farmer, end
ed Sunday morning when soldier
named Bradley, who belongs at
Fort Wright, was found lying be-
side the river near the Howard st..
bridge with his right arm broken
and his shoulder so badly dislo-
Gated that he was unable to crawl.
He had fallen off the bridge.
About $50 o'clock Saturday
night the farmer whose head was
badly cut, went to police head
quarters and reported that two sol
diers had beaten and robbed him
of IS. While he was making this
report two boys ran into the sta
ton and informed the officers that
the two soldiers were running
along Howard st. Bailiff Chester
Edwards was the first in pursuit.
He pulled his revolver when he
sighted the two escaping soldiers
and commanded them to halt. One
of them, Ernest Meeks, at once
stopped and held up his hands, but
the other kept on running and Ed
wards, joined by Patrolman Bunk
or and Capt. James Coverly, set out
into the darkness to try to find the
soldier who took flight The chase
was unsuccessful until the injured
man was found where he had
stumbled Both soldiers have been
returned to Fort Wright where they
will be tried
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
LAYS in BED THREE HOURS
UNDER BURGLARS PISTOL
J. w. Greene Has Thrilling Ex-
perience With Pair of Crooks.

J. w. Green, of 1908 Carlyle av.,
was compelled at the point of a re-
volver held on him by a burglar to
lay in bed from o'clock until Z
o'clock this morning while the bur-
glars pal ransacked the residence
from cellar to garnet for money.
When the burglars finally left
about 7 o'clock Greene reported the
occurrence to the police. He said
that he awoke when someone fell
over chairs his little daughter, who
slept beside him, had left In front
of the door when they retired for
the night. AS Greene arose a light
was flashed into his face and a CUFF
voice commanded:
Lay down or III blow your head
off,"
Greene lay back upon the bed
and for three hours listened to the
footing Of his home by the pal of
the man who stood on guard over
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
RAILWAY MURDER
LIST GROWS

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. e.
Interstate commerce commission
statistics on railway accidents show
q total Of 5000 trainmen and pas
sengers killed In accidents for
1907, and 1926 injured, This Is
an increase Of nearly 1000 In kill
ed over 1906 and almost 10000 in
injured. The greatest casualties re.
suit from collisions and the COM
mission repeats It's recommended
ton for statutory enforcement of
the use of the block system. Con-
gress has had bill to this effect
printed but has taken no further
lction.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06

him. Mrs. Greene and the servant
girl occupied different rooms. Meth
er of them awoke.
Greene believes that the girl, who
returned home after midnight, fail
ed to lock the front door when she
came in although she says she is
sure she did. Neighzors who arose
early saw a negro in the vicinity
of the Greene residence about Z
o'clock and as Greene was unable
to determine on account of the
darkness whether the burglars were
white or black, the police believe
they were negroes.
The burglars took nothing, con-
fining their search to money. Mr..
Greene was exceptionally lucky in
that on Saturday he forgot to go to
the bank and draw several hundred
dollars which he intended to use
today. He is interested in the bank
of Union Park.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06

as In a garment, callow youth and
senile age, are a-thrill with the old,
old tale-a mans love for a woman
and whittier that love led.
1t is the one tribute a great love
exacts-the proof that love, and
love alone, is the greatest thing in
the world.
Scarcely older than Rosetti when
he found all the wonder and beauty
of the universe centered in one
woman's eyes, and that woman his
model, Harry Thaw shot down the
man that poisoned loves chalice
and turned the sacrament of mar
riage into horrible Walpurgis-
night revel.
can fancy today as Harry Thaw
faces the stern Judge, and his girl
, wife covers under the crowds bold
stare, all the lovers that ever lived
and loved greatly, a mighty host of
immortals, watching the outcome.
Released, it may be, from the
Lovers Paradise, a little while, to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
WE'D ON A TRAIN

HILLSDALE, Jan. 6.--"Please,
Mr.. Conductor. can we be married
on your train?"
BLESS your young hearts, you
can II there's a minister on board" "
James c. Hueston, of Cambria,
and Miss Maude Beaver, of Hills
dale, were able 10 surmount the
only difficulty that Conductor
Lewis. of Michigan Central train
No. 461, could offer. They pro-
duced the Rev. Porter Bennett, pas
tor of the Gambia Methodist Epis-
copal church, who when the pas
sengers OF several coaches had
gathere around the young people,
pronounced them man and wife.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
SPOKANE JAPS
NOT MISSING

If there are any Japanese re.
serve soldiers in or around Spo-
kane they haven't been called to
come home as those on the coast
are reported to have been called.
Neither the Northern Pacific nor
Great Northern report any symp-
toms of stampede of the Japs.
According to report claimed to
be authentic by the Asiatic Exclu.
sion league the Jap government Is
sued an order for all Jap veterans
to hurry home when the u s. feet
started around the Horn. Hundreds
of Japs are said to have poured
into Vancouver, b. c.. in the past
few days, all bound home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
RITZ GETS VICIOUS

Ritz, the great st. Bernard dog
which belongs to the police depart.
ment, this morning bit AL Hughes,
police court clerk, in the hand.
Ritz was asleep and when Hughes,
whom he does not know. attempted
to pat him. he snapped his hand.
On account of this and to ward
against any more such perform.
ances on his part, Ritz was sent out
to the barns of the humane society.
where his care will be paid for by
the policemen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
MISS kE0LEY DROPS DEAD.

PULLMAN, Jan. 6.-Miss Hen.
rletta Kegley, aged 20, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. C, B. Kegley. dropped
dead yesterday morning while pre-
pairing breakfast. Death was due
to heart failure. Mr., Kegley Is
grand master OF the State Grange
Miss Kegley was born in Iowa and
leaves beside her parents two sis
tiers and brother.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
COUNCIL TAKES
UP n. P. PLANS

Edward j. Cannon, division coun-
sci of the Northern Pacific, met
with Mayor Moore and the city
council at o'clock this afternoon
to consider the grade separation
plans which the railroad submitted
some months ago. 1t is understood
that the railroad company Is agree
able to the opening of Browne ST.,
which is said by councilmen to be
the only drawback to acceptance
of the plans as drawn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
LOST HIS WIFE
on JAPAN TRIPS

TOXIC. Jan. cit is reported
here that the wife of Labor Com
missioner Lemieux, of Canada, who
has just returned to Canada after
concluding his negotiations with
the Japanese government in regard
to the importation of coolies, has
eloped with an Englishman and Is
now at Kyoto.
When Lemieux left Toxic for
home his wife remained in Toxic.
A few days after he left she dis
appeared.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
sAL00NMEN GO SLOW

When asked about the retaliation
tactics which saloon men plan
against those in other lines of bust
ness that are conducted en- Sundays
In violation of the closing ordinance
for which saloon men have been
arrested and are being prosecuted,
Attorney Nuzum this morning said
that more conservative saloon men
had decided to check any such
movement for the present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
RATHER PAY FINES
THAN REPAIR ROADS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. g.
In the report of the interstate COM
merce commission, made public to-
day, attention Is called to the fact
that judgments of $4,000 have
been enforced against railroads for
violating the safety appliance act,
when the roads could have avoided
this cost by the expenditure OF q
few dollars for material and re-
pairs. In total of 2S2 violations.
involving total fines of $4,000. the
repairs necessary to comply with
the law would have cost but SOS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
BY JESSIE M. partition
Special Correspondence to The Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Today the
last volume of the greatest love
tragedy America has produced Is
being written in the New York
courts.
Harry Kendall Thaw, in the
springtime of life and youth and
love, is, for the second time on
trial for the murder of Stanford
White.
The conflicting emotions and the
final resolve that placed Harry
Thaw before the bar of justice, a
self-confessed and unregretting
murderer, make up the strangest
love story written.
The world stands today tip-toe in
eager expectation to hear the fate
OF these young lovers, stained as
they are with crime and sin and
passion. Self-engrossed women, I'M
loved old maids, men wrapped in
convention and cant and hypocrisy
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
TAFT WANTS
MORE FORTS

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. c.
Secretary of War Taft made pub
lie his annual report this morn
ing. He recommends larger
force of officers in the army. He
also recommends organization of a
general service corps and approves
appropriations for defense at SUI
big harbor and Guatenomo bay,
Cuba.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
FROM HOSPITAL TO JAIL

5 William Kent, who under the
name of. w. II. Hawley was arrest.
ed ,at Tacoma with c. A. Quaife
yesterday and charged with having
counterfeit tools In their posses
sion, was formerly an inmate of the
Isolation hospital. where he passed
through seige OF smallpox last
spring. Local police authorities
know NOTHING of any criminal rec.
crd he mas.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
BABE DROWNED
IN BACK YARD

HOQUIAM. Wash, Jan. 6.--As a
result of the high tide with which
Hoquiam was flooded yesterday the
three-year-old baby of John Brans-
ford was drowned in the back yard
of the Bransford home. The tide
carried away part Of the bikes and
washed out portions of the North
ern Pacific track. The flood was
caused by heavy gales at sea.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
$4,000 MORE
MEN At WORK

, youngstown, o., jams.
, Eight thousand men re-
, turned to work this morn
, ing when the plants of the
, Republic Iron & Steel Co.
, and the Youngstown Sheet
, & Tube plant reopened.
, DAYTON, O., Jan. g.
, Five thousand employees Of
, the National Cash Register
, plant went back to work to-
} day.
; . 80 q Q . q q q q . 80
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
NEVADA SENATOR
TO OPPOSE BRYAN

RENO, New, Jan. 6.-Senator
Francis G. Newlands, U. S. senator
from Nevada, will be a candidate
for the democratic nomination for
president, states a report here.
Private information is that his cam
paign is already afloat in the East
and Is being favorably received in
some quarters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
OIL TRUST TRIAL ON

NEW YORK. Jan. 6.-Owing to
the absence OF j. G. Milburn. attor-
ney for Standard Oil. the govern.
ment's suit for dissolution of the
trust was adjourned until after
noon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
AOkl ON HIS WAY

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 6.-Vis.
count Aoki is visiting the bay
towns today, but will not be en-.
tertained in formal manner at any
place. He sails tomorrow for
Japan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
SHE LEFT HIM ALONE

Judge KEENAN, this morning
granted a divorce to Fred w Broad
well from Anna Broadwell, They
were married in Minneapolis in
1887 and In 1905 Mrs. Brcadwell
deserted. There are no children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
SEVENTH DOORS SHUT
Demanded a Guard

GOLDFIELD, Jan. 6.5This -
year-old boy became one of the
central figures In the miners strike
by returning to work in the Conn
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06

SAN FRANCISCO, jan. 6.-In a
fire In an outbuilding of the French
hospital Michael France. his wife
and another attendant were smoth-
cred to death.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06

bination mill Immediately after the
strike was declared.
Young Elliott is "nipper." His
duties are to handle the powder.
take care of the tools and wait
upon the miners. He refused to
stay out on strike and went to
General Funston and demanded q
body guard. He got it.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

top" My Indebtedness" he says, ito
this source, in undertaking the present
play, goes without saying. Yet 1t
would not be true, either to Haw-
thorne's work or my own, to classify
The Scarecrow' as n dramatization of
'Feathertop.' Without particular
izing here the full substance of Haw-
thorne's consummate sketch, which is
available to every reader the diver
gence | refer TO may be summed up
briefly The scarecrow Feathertop of
Hawthorne is the imaginative epitome
or symbol of human charlatanism, with
special emphasis upon the coxcombry
of fashionable society. Hawthorne
ends his narrative with an undeyeloped
aspect of his theme, which constitutes
the starting point of the conception of
my play; the aspect, namely, of the es-
sential tragedy of the ludicrous; an
aspect which, in its development, inc
vitably predicates for my play a di-
vergent treatment and a different con-
clusion." Although In this play Mr..
MacKaye has for once abandoned verse
in favor of prose, it is perhaps the most
daring piece of work he has ever at
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

John A. Wyeth, Jr,, aged 49, son Of
DR.. John a Wyeth. noted surgeon,
and grandson of the late DR. Marion
Sims of New York: has written an al
legoncal and symbolical play in blank
Verse. untitled Weakness OF Man"
Although Master John has developed
literary talont at an age when most
lads are Interested IN tops and alrguns
no Is very much Of boy. He has
won six silver cups I'm athletic compe-
tiuons AZ private school, rs devoted
to out-of-door gymnasium sports, and'
can fight well with his fists when oc-
casion demands. Ia appearance he Is
slight but sturdy, keen, alert, and he IL
extremely modest
The play will be produced by Il. II.
Sothern, when he gives his benefit for
the actors fund at the Lyric. MIR.
Suihern regards the production of Mas
ter Wyeth as remarkable one, con-
sidering the age OF the author,
iSssSSS>>a2ssesSs>e >SSssS>2s>ss<51>>sSs
tempted, and the originality of his idea
and its treatment is likely to arouse
discussion.
Sir Oliver Lodge. SCIENTIST and author
Of Tile Substance OF Faith " which the
lIarpers publish on this side OF the
Wuter presents the rather impressive
aspect of n spilftualiat who ia at the
same time a sportsman. Sir Oliver is
q constant golfer, a member OF the
sutton Coldheld ana PellXstowe golf
clubs, and, in fact, has played the game
for thirty years. AZ 81. Andrews,
whore hc learned the game under Pro-
fcssor TAFT the latter said to him one
DAY, You don't play golf with your
muscles YOU play with your morals"
"But ! hope said Sir oliver I'm telling
| the story, mo one viii consider my
morals as bad as my golf"
russia, the relentless censor, Keeps
ON surprising Americans. who, even
| while they are fonNarned Of her at
ttudc are never quito prepared for the
| Significance of an Incident like the fol-
lowing Back 10 New York from the
llusslan frontier Stamped with the
| official displcaHule OF the censor, show.
lng hulf d do2rn registered p0stnarks
a dark seal OF red winged with the i'm.
perial eagles and bearing on It's paper
wvpVer Tho elean-cut inscription "Re-
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NOTES

Here is a tragedy from life that for
dramatic appeal can hardly be sur
passed by fiction. The bald fact is
that after one unsuccessful attempt,
Miss Nora May French killed herself
last month at the home of George
Sterling, the author of the poem, "The
Wizardy of Wine," which has set the
literary world talking. The story OF
the first attempt at suicide is this:
Miss French was a beautiful and gift
ed young woman who had written both
Verse and prose OF exceptional quality
for the Saturday Evening Post and
other magazines. Like all of her tenn
permanent she frequently brooded over
the mysteries of life and death. Her
uncle, Presbyterian minister. hau
often deplored suicide to her. He told
her, If the thought of self destruction
ever entered her mind to sit, pistol in
hand in shadows path and to shoot
when the edge of the soft gloom
touched her. by that time you will
have repented," said her uncle. You
win not shoot" But the idea fascinat-
ed the girl. Her poetic temperament
and high strung nervous condition took
iOyously to the contemplation of death.
Monday she sat in the Sterling cot
agc and brooded over a verse in Hous-
mans shropshire Lad" in which a
youth ends his life with revolver.
'Bravely done, my lad, bravely done"
she wrote under the lines. Then, with
Servings revolver hidden in her dress,
she hurried out to a quiet spot on tho
tiae of the pines, looking out on the
V0ndrous valley of Carmel Mission.
There she reached the shadow cast by
q lofty tree, and when 1t touched the
eige of her dress she pointed the pistol
at her head ard pulled the trigger. But
her hand was not as steady as she
thought. or as she hoped. the bullet
SPED by her head, clipping only one
crl of her bright hair. Having been
face 10 face with death, her mood
changed. Returning to the cottage
shc told Mrs. Sterling what she had
done, showed her the bullet-shorn curl,
blessed her uncle for his advice and
declared gaily that she would live and
work. The next night. however, Miss
French took cyanide of potassium and
ended her life.
Professor Albert Bushnell Harris
National Ideals" the last volume of
the Harpers' cooperative history, 1.-THE
American Nation contains many pat
and poinetd sayings regarding modern
politics. In speaking of what he calls
unofficial government Professor
Harl rcmarks Nobody ever stated
the American principle of party or
ganization better than Tbaddeus Ste
yens. who, when told that the candi-
date for a particular office was a d.
rascal said. All l want to know is
whether lie Is our d. rascal
Not the least interesting part of Mr..
Percy MacKayc's latest work, the prose
drama entitled THE Scareclow." is the
preface In which he defines his indebt-
edness to Haw thoIne's story FEATHER
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS.

The following % volumes will be add
ed to the Public Library Monday morn
ing. March 30. 1905:
UTAH BOOKS.
Roberts-History of the Church. vol.
d.
Talmage-Story Of Morlnonism.
Tracts from Southern States Mis-
sions.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Addison-Art of the Dresden gal
lery.
Brown-story of the Hymns and
Tunes.
Dillon-Glass.
Overwhelmingly of Commerce.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Soul.
McCornick-Trasedy of Russia in
Pacific Asia, . vols.
Mackaye--Jeanne dArc.
Moses-Children's Books and Read
ing.
Repton-Art of Landscape Garden
ing
Standard Handbook for Electrical
Engineers.
FICTION.
C? Er-edwere evI 4 -; vbgkqjjjpp
Collins--Black Robe.
Collins-Blind Love.
Collins-Tallen Leaves.
Collins-Frozen Deep.
Collins-Guilty River
Collins-Haunted Hotel.
Collins-Heart and Science.
Collins-Legacy of Cain.
Collins-Little Novels.
Collins--Jezebers Daughter
Collins-Rogue's Life.
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LITERATURE
~

i have forgotten Il too long.
The evening darlScns. down The street
The puuy pale-faccd peoples ihrong
Tho rcclSing squares with foolish feet.
In the deep skies OF mine own land
The ,uencliicss moons of magic rise:
Empcnrlcd the fairy tnrrcts stand.
Whose visions lmcd my boyish eyes.
Their crcsscts flare across the night
That lowers upon the foreign main;
But all The halls shall burst in light
When l. their lord, come home again.
/ win 30 back To yesterday;
The old adventure is the best;
And down the unforgottcn way
Ride on the stlll unfinished quest.
BY druid wood and haunted mere.
ON goblin moor and mountuinside
Sparkling Ike Stars go crest and spear,
In Ginning mail the warriors ride.
Above the roads like flame and flower
The knightly pcnnons tiuttcr free;
And in some giant guarded tower
A prisoncd princess waits for me.
The daylight dies in fog aud rain,
The grimy streets dissolve i'm gray;
All, how the city throbs with pain!
How far il is TO yesterday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

The following % volumes will be add.
ed to the Public Library Monday morn
ing. March 80. 1905
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
MAGAZINES

Notable reproductions In the April
Century are Frances Houston's portrait
of Miss Ethel Barrymnre. Henry Brown
Fuller's beautiful Triumph of Truth
over Error" and Kenyon Cox's Greek
Science" the statue made by the paint
er-sculptor for the new building Of tho
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Science.
More memories of Whistler, this timo
OF his brief sojourn in the office OF the
United States coast survey, have been
set down for readers OF the Century
by John Ross Key, grandson of Francis
Scott Key. An early portrait of Key
by Whistler, a crayon drawing, hitherto
unpublished, accompany the recol-
lections.
The popular author, G. A. Stephens
has an interesting story i'm this weeks
issue OF the Youths Companion entitled
"The Wheat Farm Farthest North"
and another feature is a special article
by Sir William Ramsey. X. c. B. F. RS.
entitled "Ifow discoveries Are Made"
which illustrates the methods of re-
search, attention, study and patience by
which those who have added 10 the
worlds store of exact knowledge have
made their records Helping the Bar
ton Girls, and The Big Vaquero," are
other short stories, and there Is the
usual good reading in the departments.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
BOOKS

''rhe IAberators," is a strong, timely,
fascinating, political story by Isaac ~
stevens, and its dedication shows that
1t was written for n purpose. VIZ: TO
point ont the obstacles to successful
public career for the honorahly ambi-
tious youth of America.
This mission It performs by teaching
precept and example making manifest
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

intensity, IL ono Of tho most dramatic
pieces " fiction that has appeared IN
recent literature. IL liz n book which
should be read by every one directly in
terested In tho great drama going on in
the south In the present day, for its
sane and even presentation Of the two
phases may help TO soften tho brisring
asperties OF prejudice on both sides.
''The Stun of a Man" for many rea-
sons is bound to stand as one OF the
strongest books OF the year.