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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-22
Domestic Phiinsonhx.

Two apparently well content and
jovial benedicts We're discussing the
infelicities of married life in tones
easily overheard as they came down
town in a trolley car the other day
Now, my wife and rarely quarrel =
said one, "and it is soon over when we
do, but had opportunity the other
evening to impress a bit of domestic
philosophy We were sitting at the
library table. with tabby comfortably
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-22
Where He Was.

Pompous Judge Ito little girl in the
witness box,-Was your father under
the influence Of alcohol when your
mother struck him with the poker?
Little Girl-No, sir: he was. under the
kitchen table.-London Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-22
142 Theater Lid Lifters Indicted.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 22.-The
grand jury yesterday returned indict-
ments against 1f2 actors, managers
and employees of local. playhouses
The indicted persons will be arrested
and placed under bond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-22

emulation is gratified, TO contribute 10
the control of monopoly by law. This
duty is imposed upon the patriotic sons
of America of both perties-of both those
who have always adhered to the original
Democratic party or to that branch of
the Democratic party that arose under
the new name of Republican party"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-05
CHAMBERLAIN CHOICE
FOR SENATOR
Nineteen Counties 90 "Dry
With Four in Doubt

PORTLAND, Ore, June 2.-Gov-
ernor George l.. Chamberlain,
democrat, is the choice of the pee
pie of Oregon for the United States
senatorship to succeed Charles w.
Fulton, republican,, and a republi-
can legislature has been chosen TO
elect him. At late hour tonight
Gov. Chamberlain was between
I 900 and / 500 ahead of his op-
poncnt, Henry M. Cake, republic
can The final figures are not eX-
pectcd to show much variation from
this lead.
Chamberlain's victory is not a
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-05

victory for his party. 1t is more
i'll the nature of personal triumph.
Oregon normally is republican and
in 1904 Rooscvclt's plurality was
AZ, 932. Governor Chamberlain
has twice been elected governor of
this state. A personal charm of
manner and speech and broadness
of character and principles has ell
abled him to turn things political
i'll Oregon topsy turvy.
The selection of Chamberlain by
the people is but a preliminary step
to the senatorship. In Oregon can
didates for the legislature align
themselves either in the statement
No. II column or in the anti
statement No. l. column. State
ment No. - is pledge to support
in the legislature the candidate
having the Endorsement of the PEG
pie, and the ants prefer to elect
a senator on the old system of nom
nation and election i'll the senate.
The complexion of the next leg
islature as indicated by the returns
will be almost unanimously repub-
lican, and it may not be the lot of
republican legislature to send a
democrat to the senate. Already
there is considerable talk of a pos
siblc detection from the ranks of
the statement No. T. legislators
and it is not impossible that in the
seven months intervening between
now and the date of the next SEES
sion of the legislature some plan
may be devised to defeat Chamber
lain and send a republican to the
United States senate from Oregon.
From the hgureS at hand II
would appear that there will be
about forty-eight statement No.
T. men in the next legislature, in
Guiding seventeen senators ard
twenty-onc representatives. 1t re
quires forty-six votes to elect.
Prohibition was an important
factor in the election, the antisa
loon element making a surprising
showing. From the returns at
hand it is believed that nineteen
counties voted "dry;' in doubt
four; now dry one; partially
dry three.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-05
ELLENsBURc. K1TT1rAs County, WASH, JUNE S, 1908

county, through which the liquor men
made their fight in the convention.
Therefore do not be mislead by state
ments Of this kind: Seattle has passed
the most stringent laws regulating the
number of Saloons Sunday closing and
other restrictions upon them. The
laws are enforced too.
But says the Localizer, local option
will carry when prohibition will not
for the reason that lots of people will
vote Cor the local option in large cities
so that the small country districts will
have an opportunity to regulate the
saloons. The voter in Seattle who does
not want Seattle saloons removed will
not vote for local option to enable FL
lensburg to remove hers. The Seattle
voters will enable the country districts
to have local option only as far as that
result would follow from his wish to rid
Seattle from her saloons. If the cities
kill prohibition they will kill local
option.
Local option keeps the liquor que s.
tiou in politics, in business and in sOci
ETY. more active tt an before. The
power back of the saloon is the brewer
Local option may cripple him some.
what. May restrict his market, but
does not remove him and his powerful
influence from the politics of the state.
If you close Ellensburg to his goods
this election, he will Immediately be-
come active to wrest it back He or
ganizes the liquor interests in the com
munity. Business men will be called
upon to sign petitions to re-submit the
quest of the "wets', next at the re-
quest of the "drys'. He must take
sides, and his business suffers as he an
tagonizes or helps one side or the other.
Political parties must recognize the
liquor interests in their platform and
in their candidates. Public officials
must so execute their duties as not to
lose the liquor vote upon reelection.
If the town goes dry this election, the
saloon keeper simply turns his saloon
into a "biliard parlor" for the sale OF
soft drinks in other words, blind
pig, until the next election, when be
knows that the brewers will have big
fund to fight his town "wet" again,
and he cannot afford to be out Of bust
ness and lose his location by closing up
in the meantime. Prohibition is moth
ing but local option carried to its logi-
cal cod. Scratch real local optionist
and if YOU 90 deep enough you will find
a real prOhibitionis, M you have to
do to bring him from local option to
prohibition is to convince him that
prohibition is really attainable. The
whole force of the liquor man in this
campaign will be along the lines of the
Localizer editorial, to scare him into
the belief that "the state is not ready
for total prohibition.
The Localizer article is so awkward
lv insince1e that it cannot deceive any
one who is not anxious to be deceived
But this editorial was gotten mp at
home. The local brewers are not very
literary. But later on when the liquor
interests get their press bureau at work
Won NAV look for something far better,
more persuasive, more adroit and more
cunningly conccaling the occupant of
the lions skin, that will pose as tho
writer.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-05
EAST END NEWS

EAST END, June 5. Mrs. Ralph
Loveland and Mrs. COLLEEN were
guests of Geo. w. Wheeler and
family Sunday.
Grandma Wheeler and Mrs. G.
Morrison, who have been visiting
relatives in Brewster for the past
four months, returned home Sun
day.
Mrs. Henry w. Wager is very
much indisposed this week.
Crops are looking fine out ii
this section of the valley.
Mrs. c. Mabery, who has been
visiting with relatives in Ferndale,
California, arrived home a few days
since.
David Lyen is reported on the
sick list today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter moved
out to their farm in the east end
recently.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Wheeler are down with the
measles.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-05
e. H. sw0WDEN, N. S.
President ASS
The Sank of EzEezaSA5gzs'Q
TIE OLDEST BANK THE COUNTY
Capital and Surplus, $3S, 10000

In doing your Banking Business with the
Bank of Ellensburg. the Oldest Bank in the
County, you associate yourself with THE
most substantial citizens
The Loans of this Bank are all good, there
fore the Bank of Ellensburg could not be
stronger
1t aims to treat it's customers in COurte-
Gus manner and grant them accommodations
to the extent of safety to the Bank and its
depOsitOrs.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-05

Harry Block is spending few
DAYS onthe Sound this week.
O. S. Benjamin is expected to
return from his trip east this week.
Mrs. A. d. Poyser fell Tuesday
eve ling and broke her right ann
between the elbow and the
shoulder.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
HOPKINS GETS
( MORE GRACE

On motion of Attorney Spooner,
the entering of Judgment in the
James Hopkins disbarment case
was continued until Thursday
morning. Spooner announced that
he would at that time present a
motion for new trial of the case,
supported by a petition by mem
bers of the bar. Spooner wanted
action deferred until the first of
the coming week in order to give
Hopkins more time to circulate his
petition, but the court would not
consent to longer than a two days
continuance.
1t SO happened that the action in
which Mrs. Britain, of Oregon, is
resisting the payment Of claim for
81, 900: for attorneys fees, filed
against her by Hopkins, was calico
for trial before Judge Carey, of
Colville, who is presiding over
Judge Sullivan's department Of the
superior court this week. Mrs.
Britain is resisting the claim on
the ground that 1t is a trumped
up, fraudulent one and that no
service had been rendered her by
Hopkins.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
GILMAN AND
LAWN ARE
CALLED

In Attorney J. J. LAWN of the
Great Northern, who was before
the committee appointed by the
state bar association to investigate
alleged transactions between
Judge Root of the supreme court
and Judge Gordon, formerly divi-
sion counsel of the Great North
ern, one of the most important
sources of information has been
secured because of the fact that
LAWN for more than two years
was Gordon's private secretary.
LAWN refused to discuss what
transpired when he appeared be-
fore the commission this morn
ing, but with relation to the
charges said he knew nothing.
l.. c. Gilman of Seattle. counsel
for the Great Northern, who spent
about an hour with the committee
yesterday, was again before it this
morning. He declined to talk.
Frank Graves, a local attorney,
was alsmo called by the commit
tee. Rumor has it that Mr.. Graves
possesses information. He would
not talk on the subject after the
adjournment at noon.
Chairman j. II. Powell OF the
committee this morning gave out
the following interview:
This is an important and seri.
Gus matter and no information will
be given out. 1t would merely
further what at this time seems
only unfounded rumor."
Attorney Frank T. Post went be
fore the bar commission again this
afternoon. l. c. Gilman, Great
Northern counsel, was also an aft,
ernoon witness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-De
velopments today increasingly sup
port the theory that Chief of Pc
lice Buggy, who mysteriously dis
appeared from the launch in the
bay last night while returning tC
San Francisco, jumped into the
water with suicidal intent while
smarting under the bitter criticism
facing the investigation Of his Of
fetal conduct in connection with
the circumstances surrounding the
Assassin Morris Haas.
Ever since the attempt to as
sassinate Heney the police depart
ment has been in state of unrest
Buggy was severely criticized fol.
lowing the shooting. Papers print
ed stories to the effect that Buggy
must be removed or resign.
Buggy went over last night to
see one of the police commission.
ers. 1t is supposed he was told by
the commissioner that the charges
filed against him by the graft
prosecution would be pressed at
the coming hearing.
The theory is that he feared he
would be removed and sought
death instead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
BREAKS
FEDERAL LAW

TACOMA, Dec. 1.-State Rail.
road Commissioner Farley today
announced, as a result of his in
vestigation at the Puget Sound
hayward, that he is satisfied that
the state government is violating,
in a fragrant manner, the safety
appliance laws under which 1t col
lected in the last few years
thousands of dollars in fines from
the railroads.
Farley says he cannot interfere
because the alleged defective cars
are operated on government prop
erty. He says fiat cars at the navy
yard have no power or hand
brakes and have to rely on the
locomotive brakes. This is con-
trary to the federal law, which de-
mands that all trains be equipped
with enough power to enable the
engineer to control the speed of
the train without being necessary
to set the hand brakes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
Chief Of San Francisco Police Chooses Waey Grave Rather Than
Face lnvestgafon---None Sees Him Leave Boat

away under the strain of work
Sheh said:
HE was too good a Catholic to
commit suicide. He did not drink
l think he was mentally de-
ranged" Mrs. Buggy continued:
81 have heard that the police
boat in which he was riding was
prone to rocking. I think he was
thrown into the water by the
lurching of the boat. l have not
seen or heard from him directly
since the alteration I had in his
office October 81"
Commissioner Keil and Engineer
Murphy made statements concern
ing the Buggy suicide.
Keil said he talked with Buggy
concerning the affairs of the po-
lice department. Buggy went
across the bay to see Keil con.
corning the attacks made against
him by the newspapers. Buggy
was greatly excited. Keil told him
to never mind the attacks.
Murphy said when Buggy came
aboard he complained of being
cold and went into the cabin.
When opposite Alcatraz island
Murphy called but received no re.
Spouse. Buggy had jumped over
board. This was about 10 o'clock.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
FACES ANOTHER
CHARGE
y
Beautiful Young Forgef
Must Raise More
Bond.

Winifred Meter Daniels McC leav.
en-, who is In jail on charge Oh
forging the name of her husband,
A. G.. Daniels to checks, was not
released this morning despite eff
forts of her foster father, Rev. q
M. Meter, minister OF Newport
Wash, to raise the $1,000 bond
required.
He left for Newport to try Ia
raise a further bond Of $1,000
which has been required ON am
other forgery charge filed this
morning by Deputy Prosecutor
Donovan. The first was for &
check for $500 on L. C. Fischer,
the milliner. The new charge 10
on a forged check for SIS which
the prisoner attempted to cash ct
Hoyt Bros, florists. The p0lic0
fear that should the young woman
gain her release she will leave the
country.
Rev. Meter was accompanied to
the police station this morning by
Rev. H. l. Rasmus of this city.
Rev. Rasmus was allowed to talk
to Mrs. Daniels in the anteroom to
the police chiefs Office. She main.
tanned stolid demeanor and
would not confess who has assist.
ed her and induced her to commit
the forgeries.
The police are looking for ari-
other woman who Is believed 10
be implicated but will not divnlgo
any information as to their sus-
picions.
From the fact that the young
woman's home ties and surround.
ing are Of the best 1t is believed
that she did not enter upon q
career OF crime of her own yoli.
ton, but was induced to do It by
some other person.
The preliminary hearing will be
held Friday afternoon. In the
meantime Superintendent e. w.
Stauffer of the Merchants police
who worked up the evidence which
eliminated in arrest. will continue
on the case, assisting the police
In an effort to locate the second
party.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30

9 A. d. Cutler, president Of the
police commissioners board, was
appointed acting chief of police.
It is pointed out that Buggy did
not take the usual escort of two
policemen when he started out in
the police launch. He said nobody
except Engineer Murphy was
needed. When they reached Bel
yedere, Q small summer resort, to
see Commissioner Keil, who had
been Biggy's supporter on the
board
At o'clock last night Buggy
sent to Keil the following tele-
phone message:
Somebody you know is coming
across the bay to see you.'
The police commission this
morning exonerated Engineer Muir
ply from all blame and he was
released from surveillance.
murphy said on the return trip
that Buggy said he was cold.
Buggy then went to the cabin in
the stern while Murphy remained
at the engine. While nearing the
shore. Murphy first discovered that
Biggy was missing.
Mrs. Buggy, the divorced wife OF
the, chief, declared today that she
believed Biggy's mind had given
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
CHARGE AGAINST
HOTELKEEPERS

Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdonald,
proprietors of the notorious Grand
hotel, place with which the po-
lice have had trouble for a long
time without being able to secure
sufficient evidence to close. were
arrested yesterday on a charge of
allowing immoral women to fire.
quent the place. The arrests fol-
lowed raid on the hotel a few
nights ago when two women and
an elevator boy were arrested, the
women for yagrancy and William
Triggs, the elevator boy, ON a
charge of selling liquor on Sunday
and without license.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
supreme JUDGE
A VICTIM OF. WEAKNESS
BY KENNETH c. BEATou.

Judge Gordon, attorney brought against
the Great Northern appealed to the
decision which Justice Root filed his after the decision had
approved legal department the Northern ST. Paul.
Judge Gordon $500
the money
Root asking money
and complaining about the delay
Attorneys for Judge Gordon their all Of
documents bearing
original opinion Justice
above which Judge Gordon which failed
with his APPROVAL for which he substituted with sanction
his supeors IN St. Paul. opinion prepared by him. which 10
part Of the records Olympia and which is
the law Of the state the points |
Judge Gordons attorneys have their various let
tiers written by Root Gordon Root member Of the
court all Of which Gordon duplicating
Root transactions dignity
which should surround justice Of the supreme
Judge Gordon has stated it claimed, that paid Justice
Root during the aters Of $4,000
Roots modest home, modest Of living
the lie this
dsgracefu scandal that Root
ceved a dollar from Gordon
This much The Press has learned after investigation which
has led trails closed sealed lips The
know all the details Of this bit
been gathered Today the threads
Spokane and the
nation Of the greatest scandal In the history Of Washington
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
NEW THEATER OPENS

COLFAX, Dec. The new
Ridgeway theater. which takes tho
place of the one destroyed by ire
about year ago, is nearly conn
pleted. 1t win be open to the pub
lie for the first time December l6,
when "Babes In Toyland" viii be
presented. The house scenery has
been installed and the seats are
now being placed. :
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
BARRED.
At ALL PORTS

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. L.
Opium was today barred from all
the Pacific coast ports by an order
issued by Collector of the Port
Stratton after receiving secret
message from DR.. Wiley, the gov.
ernment's chief food inspector.
Wiley Is said to have arrived
at an understanding with R0ose-
welt and members of the interna-
tional opium commission. The or
der will have a widespread effect,
particularly among the Chinese Of
the larger western cities.
Statistics show that during tho
last year. prior to August, 5000
pounds of opium and $4,000 ounces
of morphine was sold through Cali
fornia deals.
An opium famine on the Pacific
coast is certain.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
CONFESSED FOOTPAD
BOUND OVER

II. Thompson, former marshal
of Buckley, Wash, who confessed
that he held up George Hewitt, a
laundry worker. Saturday night be-
cause his family was In want, was
bound over to the superior court
yesterday by Justice Mann.
Thompson's wife and son, Alfred,
age 10, We're in court. Mrs.
Thompson wept bitterly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
JAPAN FEELS THE
NEED OF u. S.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. L.
ITO keep her relations with the
United States OF the most friend
ly character, is the keynote OF the
Japan foreign policy" is the state
ment of John Claughlin, secretary
of United States commission to
the Toxic exposition, who has jusu
returned from a trip to Japan.
"The people OF Japan realize
they need the aid of the United
States to insure them against ag.
gresion," he said. /
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
KICK OF HORSE
KILLS GIRL

. BELLINGHAM, Dec. L.
. Agnes Young was kicked I
. by a horse this morning.
. The hoof crushed her jaw
. bone.
. The lower part OF her
. face was hanging loose
. from her head when she
. was found conscious under
. the animal.
. There is practically no
. chance Of recovery.
q q . . . . = . . Q Q Q . q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30
CHAMBER WILL HONOR
COMMISSION

The chamber of commerce will
have a luncheon at the Hall of
the Doges at noon Saturday in
honor of the commission on coun.
try life, appointed by President
Roosevelt, which will be in the
city Friday and Saturday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-30

rather than to severely blame
Judge Root. Leave Judge Gordon
out of it, however, and Root stands
out in the light as a terrible ex-
ample of the weakness of man, and
as disgrace to the profession
which-rightly or wrongly-people
have been taught to look upon as
the protector of rights and liberty
1t may be, Of course, that Root
has received money from Gordon.
No one knows but Gordon or Root
The former is said to have made
the statement that he has paid to
Root upwards of $4,000 since the
latter has been 'on the bench. Root
denies ever having received a cent
And there is no indications of af-
fiuence on the part of Root. If he
has received any money he hasn't
spent 1t. He lives, and has for
years lived, much more modestly
than his high position warranted
He is buying house at the rate
of $40 month, and he bought his
furniture for the house he Is now
living in on the installment plan.
He has paid several thousand dol
lars in old debts since he took his
place upon the bench. These things
l know, and they are told in JUS
tice to the man.
Judge Gordon and his own weak.
ness are responsible for Judge
Roots downfall.
Judge Gordon or his attorneys,
Graves and Post, today hold in
their possession letters written by
Root to Gordon, which may be
easily construed as referring to
the expected payment of moneys
to Root by Gordon. The latest of
these letters relate to the pay
ment of $500. The correct story
of the occasion for the writing of
these letters is believed to be as
follows:
During last summer Gordon Wis
tied Seattle. AS was his custom he
called upon Root and in the course
of their conversation he told Root
that he, with some friends, was
raising sum Of money, amounting
to about $1,000, to be spent in the
interest of certain candidates for
the supreme bench. Three hun
dred dollars Of that money, Gordon
said, was to be sent to Seattle to
aid Root in his campaign. Root
suggested that the money be not
sent to him direct, but to L. b.
Palmer, Roots law partner, and
this Gordon agreed to do.
The money was to come upon a
certain specified date about two
weeks later. 1t didn't come and
Palmer so informed Root. Root
thereupon wrote to Gordon com.
planning Of his failure to send the
money. and stating that he was
somewhat embarrassed because of
the fact that 1t hadn't arrived. No
answer was received to this letter,
and Root wrote the second time.
This letter also remained I'M
answered. and the money was
never sent.
These two letters are among
those in the hands of Gordon or
his attorneys. The balance of the
letters were written at earlier
dates, and without any explanation
from Root would seem to indicate
that his relations with the attorney
for the Great Northern railway
were OF a character hardly in keep.