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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
DEMOCRATS ASK
FOR PICTURES

If you have a picture of noted
democrats of the Jeffersonian brand
and are going to the Jeffersonian
banquet Monday evening. the COM
mittee would appreciate it if you
would bring along the picture to
help out in wall decoration. Any
body will do, from the writer of the
declaration of independence to
Bryan.
Covers will be laid for 800, and
at least 100 guests are coming from
Inland Empire points.
r. F. Collins has been chosen
chairman of the judging committee
for the oratorical contest at the
high school Monday afternoon. Mrs.
M. A. Hutton and William Mat
thews are the other members of the
committee. The Grafton winning
the first prize will be delivered at
the banquet in the evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
PUBLIC MARKET DEAD ISSUE

The public market project, which
properly handled would mean
thousands of dollars saved an
nually to consumers, has been COW
cred over in the mess that accumu-
lates at the city hall, apparently.
AMI its resurrection is scarcely to
be hoped for.
Spring is we'll advanced, and the
produce season will soon be at its
height. but there is no relief in
sight for the consumer from high
prices and stale vegetables. The
public market was live issue long
enough to be the target for half a
dozen or so real estate schemes,
among which it speedily got con-
fused and lost Ii went into the
hands of a. committee composed OF
Councilmeh Pratt, Gray and Estep
the last heard of it. No report has
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been made, and the matter, II It
comes back at all. will return to
the committee of the whole. which
is equivalent to burial unless some
Thing prizes open the tomb.
i Captain Gray had a plan to To-
cate the market on stills on the
'river bank between Howard and
Stevens, which wouldn't have been
fhad had it been permitted. The
|sPhoenix Lumber Co, which occu-
tpies the site by grace of the W. w.
Up. Co, is represented to have de-
|clined to surrender the room for
the market, and that idea falls
through.
Theh objection to Mayor Moore S
plan of dedicating pportion of a
street 10 market places is that
property owners abutting are like
~ to object, hence that has to be
abandoned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
PUBLIC MUST DIG UP
200, 1000, 900 NICKLES

NEW YORK. April 11-Judge La
combe of the United States circuit
court has granted petition made
by Receiver Whitridge of the Third
av. road, TO discontinue the inter
change Of transfers between that
road ami the Metropolitan and New
York City railway. after April IL.
The Metropolitan. New York City
railway and the Third av. railroad
and its branches were all under the
control of Thomas F. Ryan. 1t was
then possible to ride anywhere in
the city for 5 cents by using trans
fers. Following the looting of the
Third av. railroad by the Ryan
Whitney clique, these systems were
forced into the hands of the receiv-
er. Now, by abolishing transfers
the public will be forced to pay an
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
PRINCE De SAcAN
Ex-C0NvlCT

PARIS, April 11.-According to
statements of Maitre Bonnet, attor-
ney of Count Boni de Castellane in
the recent assault case against de
Sagan, de Sagan Is an ex-convict.
The lawyer states that the prince
served time from April % to May
IL, 1894, and displayed clippings
from Partisan papers. He was
charged with swindling M. AK Lee
baudy by obtaining Lebaudy's sig
nature in blank which he after
wards utilized to obtain 1000
francs.
NEW YORK, April 11.-Sailing
on different steamers, Prince Helie
de Sagan and Nine. Gould left for
Europe today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
DIDN'T KNOW DIFFERENCE

Deputy Prosecutor KiZer this
morning extended leniency to Mr.
and Mrs. Christ Anderson, Scan
dinavians, who were arrested last
night by Patrolman Hogan as &C
cessories to the passage of worth,
less Merchants & Planters
check which j. +. Johnson is al
legged to have passed on John
Nichols, saloon man, yesterday
The prosecutor decided that the
Scandinavian man and wife did not
know the difference between a good
and bad bill and allowed them
their freedom.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
JEFF BACK IN
RING TONIGHT

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April IL
James J. Jeffries, retired heavy
weight champion, will don the
gloves again tonight ami appear in
five round exhibition with his
brother Jack at the Shriners' cir
Gus. Jeffries breaks his three
year retirement from the ring as
a result of an appeal made him by
the Children's hospital.
The Shriners are raising a $10,-
600 endowment fund for that insti-
tuition.
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extra fare. and In due time, when
the road is again on a firm financial
basis, the receivers will be dis
missed and it will again pass into
the hands of Mr.. Ryan and his
friends.
What the passengers saved by
the use of transfers amounted to
$9,73S, 207,10. The Third av. road
will be able TO credit their account
with about $l0,000,000 more by
abolishing transfers.
Thus the public gets 1t In the
neck, coming and going. The heav-
lily loaded watered stock was sold
to the people and now, to recoup
those companies. busted by over
capitalization, the public must hand
over about 200.000.00o extra
nickels. i
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
NO TRACE OF MURDERER

No definite clew to the where
abouts of the murderer of Frank
Moreau at Cheney has been found.
Yesterday Special Officer Hood,
who guards Union Park, brought in
Nick Elder on his brothers bad
reputation, as a suspect, BIZ. after
a short conversation with Police
Chief Rice and Deputy Sheriff Pugh
and Long, Elder was allowed his
freedom without even being lock-
ed up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
WANT The BLUFF
BEAUTIFUL

Northside people are endeavoring
to have the park commission inn
prove the bluff in Terrace addition
between Monroe and Post SITS. II
the commission would get water
onto the bluff and seed it with
grass it would make one of the
beauty spots OF the city. 1t has
been dedicated for that purpose.
The City Beautiful committee of
the chamber of commerce has
been interested in it and will add
its efforts to those of property own
ers to get action from the com
mission,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
CHARGE W. W.!P.
DISCRIMINATION

The charge that city regulations
are being bent in favor of the w
w. P. Co. by the city electrical in
spection department is made by
private parties Interested in the
electric sign business. The signs
at the Model bakery and Cottage
hotel are mentioned as instances
in which rules for wiring have not
been followed although all signs
not belonging to the w. w. p. Co
are held strictly to regulations.
Complaint will likely be made
TO the city council by the parties
who alleged they are made to suf
fer by discrimination on behalf oil
the power monopoly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
IT TlCKlES ENGLAND

LONDON, April 11.-Lonion's
stage door Johnnies have been
given a new thrill by a San Fran
cisco girl. Miss Maud Allan, who
is dancing as Salome at the Palace
theater, clothed in some black mos
quito netting and few ropes of
Montana pearls.
Miss Allan's sensuous worship of
the head of John the Baptist is fill
ing the Palace theater with record
breaking audiences, and the patter
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
JUDGE BEGINS CAMPAIGN

Judge Poindexter's campaign for
the congressional nomination from
this district was organized last
night In Horace l.. Kimballs Of
fee, himball is secretary and A.
G. Gray chairman of the commit
tee OF active supporters of the
Judges candidacy. The organiza-
ton OF Poindexter club was out
lined and ward lieutenants appoint
ed for the city. The committee
meets again April IT.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11

BURGLARY

SAN FRANCISCO, April IL
Diamonds valued at $4,000 were
stolen from the jewelry store of T.
Lundy last night as the result of
probably the most daring robbery
ever committed on the Pacific
coast.
After boring a hole through an
adjoining wall the burglars entered
the store, smashed a combination
lock and escaped with tray of
valuables.
They worked so quietly the rob-
berry was not discovered until $50
this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
TRAILING GANG THAT
KILLED MARSHALL

SEATTLE. April 11.-Three men
suspected of being members Of a
gang of five who fatally wounded
Marshal Harry Miller, of Kent,
Thursday night, are thought to
have passed through here early this
morning, headed SCUM. The night
marshal at Renton accosted the
men at the railroad yards and ask.
ed them what they were doing.
Just keep your mouth shut or
you'll get what the other fellow
got" remarked one of them. The
trio then started off down the
tracks toward Black river junction
The sheriff was notified and a posse
is now in pursuit. Marshal Miller
died last night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
KICK ON ALIEN LABOR
ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS

The Kickers' club, of Liberty
park, last night took whack at
the practice of city contractors in
hiring foreigners wherever possible
on public work in this city. An In
stance wa scited in Ivory St, where
Mitchell Bros. have had big gang
Of alien Italians at work while
American citizens are out of EN-
ployment and anxious to get it.
Furthermore, the property owners
tN~"d up to $400 in various in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
ANNA GOULD,S SECOND CHOICE
THE WEST CREATUR IN EUROPE

special Correspondence to The Press
PARIS, April 11.-So, after all, II
is to be off with the old rake and on
with the new! -
All Paris is a-titter 1t is cthat
grand joke" 49,
Count Boni de Castellane was
pretty bad. But compared to Prince
de Sagan he is a cherub with wings
only a-sprout.
Castellane was never more than
pupil of the prince, his cousin
and leader in wickedness. His ex-
travagance was that of novice
compared to that of de Sagan. His
life was copy of that of his kins-
man, but it was such pusillanim-
GUS copy at that.
Since the days of the Caesars, of
whom the old Latin historian Sue
tonius wrote so wildly, there has
been few of such mental and emo
tional activity, with so many in
genious quips and quirks of vice,
as de Sagan. He is a past master
in all the word conveys.
Some of the little dinners, with
which the prince was wont In the
old days to shock even Paris, were
quite as bad as the unspeakable
feasts in which Tiberius delighted
in his ancient dining hall, the Oc-
tagon Cenaculum. They were real
ly startling in their originality.
One of these affairs, to which
he invited the most fragrant rakes
of the gay capital and an assert
ment Of feminine beauty culled
from the leading demi-mode. aptly
illustrated his peculiar ability for
TINS sort of thing.
Despite the outre dishes and rare
wines, the feast had reached a
stage where, to prevent a lapsing
into the commonplace of vice, some
advertisement was imperative.
Then suddenly, without word of
warning, the lights went out.
The feminine shrieks were still
ed by momentary expectation
when a red glow appeared at one
end of the room. From out this
glow danced de Sagan, picking his
way amid the enkindling flames
and shoveling cleaning Goals upon
the heads of his guests. This was
but a mild sample of his escapades.
He has gone through two for
tunes, left him by his two grand
fathers. At one time he maintain
ed II establishments in Paris. His
love affairs run into the scores.
His life, for pure devlltry, for imag-
NATIVE viciousness and unscrupu-
lous Vaccinations to get money, Is
nuexampled in Paris since the
days of the Grand Monarch. He is
no longer capable of love. He is
merely a Don Juan of dissipation.
For years he has been without a
visible means of support. He has
been openly accused of being a card
sharp. His name was coupled with
the forgeries of notes in the name
of Max Lebaudy, the millionaire
sugar king. In the suit brought by
him against his cousins, the Cas-,
tellanes. for assaulting him, Count
Boni openly charged that he de-
rived his finances from certain
women of Paris.
Altogether it Is said he has
fought hundred duels. Eight of
them at least were with men of
prominence in Paris. One was with
Prince George Stourdza, whom he
first slapped one night in the lobby
of the opera house and later
wounded.
At another time he pummeled
Maitre Barbour. the lawyer, for
having declared that the beautiful
Madame De CAST, with whom at the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
CONVENTION
May 9

The republican county central
committee this afternoon decided to
hold the Spokane county conven-
ton in this city May 9. The eau
cuses will be held May 4 and
primaries May Z.
The apportionment for delegates
to the convention was fixed at one
delegate at large and one for each
% votes or major fraction based on
the vote for Wesley l.. Jones. This
will give an attendance of about 375
delegates. The county convention
will be held at the courthouse.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11

deavored heretofore to look after
the carrying out of specifications
other than a casual observance, Mr.
Ralston's endeavor to control the
inspection caused the board to
awaken to it's duties. The result
Eas that Chief Sidewalk Inspector
Quinn was called in and told that
specifications, no matter how close
~ or loosely followed before, here
after must be followed to the strict
letter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
$100,000,000 IS
STOLEN FROM Us.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April IL
Representative George l.. Lilley to-
day startled the house of represen-
tatives by making a charge that
$100, 100000 of the peoples money
had been misappropriated in provid-
ing navy yards and stations with
supplies.
He introduced a resolution call
ing on the president to appoint a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
President OF united
PRESS DEAD

CHICAGO, April 11.-John Van
dercook, president of the United
Press association, died at local
hospital this morning following an
operation for appendicitis. He was
stricken down 10 days ago while
in this city on business in connec-
ton with the association. Two OPP
erations were performed last night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
HAM THIEVES AGAIN

The police We're notified this
morning by Simms & Shields, the
contractors, that 40 pounds OF ham
was missing out of Great North
ern refrigerator car. 1t is believed
that the thieves are the men who,
when fired upon by Patrolman Nc
Cloud the other morning. dropped
sack of hams and took to their
heels.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
ENGLAND ALSO
AFTER CASTRO

LONDON, April 11.-Pres. Castro
is in danger of having Great Britain
upon his shoulders as well as the
United States. All diplomatic rela.
tions between the two countries
may be severed as the result OF
Castros reprisals on British salt
and match concessions. The Lon
don daily Graphic today outlines
such policy in a leading editorial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
ANNUAL KILLING
/. IN NICARAGUA

4 KINGSTON. Jamaica, April IL
Kingston mail reports say that
Wholesale executions have taken
place in Nicaragua as the result Of
political troubles. Between 20 and
80 people have been shot, it is said,
on Pres. Zelaya's orders.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
TELECONI FAkER ARRESTED

SEATTLE, April Thames
Austin Larson, formerly of Spo-
kane, practicing new "cure-all"
which he calls the "teleconi treat
ment," Or the science of vibration,
was arrested on warrant charging
him with obtaining money by false
pretenses, and with practicing
medicine without a license.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
BURGLARlZE BUTCHER SHOP

Thieves last night broke into
Sprague av. and stole cleaver and
several butcher knives. This was
evidently what they were after, for
they did not touch anything else
that Is known.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
AUTO scoRcHeRs SCARCE

/ License Inspector Gwydir, who
also numbers among his duties the
work Of watching for automobilists
who exceed the speed limit of eight
miles per hour, timed As machines
today with a stop watch and there
was not one that was going over
the limit. The inspector says that
this. however, will not cause him
to be any the less watchful
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
THAWS DYNAMITE IN OVEN

KALlSPELL, Mont, April IL
w. w. Brooks, a recent arrival, put
stick of dynamite in the oven at
his home to thaw out. 1t thawed.
Brooks Is minus home, and his
wife and nephew are badly injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11
NEW CITY ATTORNEY NAMED

TACOMA. April 11.--Judge T. L.
Stiles, a pioneer lawyer of this city
has been appointed city attorney
by Mayor Linck.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-11

committee to report on the ad-
visibility of abandoning Kietten,
Maine; Port Royal, Charleston, s.
c.; Key West, Fla; New Orleans,
La, and Mare Island, Cal, with
suggestions that no member OF con-
gress be on the committee in which
these stations or yards are located.
He pointed out that abandonment
of More Island had been recon-
mended 10 years ago.
of her little bare feet on the stage
holds everybody from the stalls to
the gallery breathless with inter-
est
Even the acting prime minister
of England, Herbert Asquith, has
been to see the performance,
though he didn't take his wife.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-15
A Bad Dream.

It is not likely that any English speaking people understand so keen and punctilious a devotion to the nice ties of language as that which charac- terizes the French grammarians. We may help ourselves to understand it perhaps by reading story told of NJ. Lamany.
 One night he awoke and sprang out of bed with a wild cry. His wife came running. He was in alarm and de spair.
 "why, what is the natter" she gasped.
 T dreamed" said the professor. "0h, I had a horrible, a heartrending dreamr'
 What was itr'
 q dreamed I was talking, and dis tinctly heard myself utter sentence which had a grammatical error in it."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-15
New York State Fair Begins.

Syracuse. \. Y., Sept. 15.-The sixty eighth annual state fair opened with ideal weather and an attendance of 5000 people In the latter the fair com missioners were disappointed and criti- cised the railroads for not giving bet ter rates The exhibits in every de- partment are more numerous than ever before. A leading attraction is the new manufacturers and liberal arts building. Lieutenant Governor l.. S.. Chanler, president of the fair commis- sion, was on the grounds and express ed himself as highly pleased with the completeness of the exhibits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-15
NOTE TO POWERS
 ON MOROCCO.
Germans Raise Objection to
 French Proposal.

Berlin, Sept. 15.-The Franco-Span- ish note to the powers on the Moroc- can question. as published here, does not include the repayment of the ex- penses incurred by the occupation of Casablanca as one of the conditions of the recognition of Mulai Hafid, but re- serves the right immediately after the new sultan has been recognized to de- mand a settlement of the questions af- fecting the interests of the powers, par ticularly the reimbursement of the ex- penses of occupation.
 This is an important consideration from the German viewpoint, for the German government has already stat ed that it would resist any endeavor to put such a burden on Morocco at the beginning of Mulai Hafid's reign as the payment of such a vast sum. which amounts to about $20,000,000.
 Germany's position from the begin ming of the occupation has been that the French action was precipitated and that it was prolonged unnecessarily and, furthermore, that France, not Mo- rocco, should pay the costs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-15
ELECTION IN MAINE.
Republicans Win, but Plurality Shove
 Failinq OH.


 Portland, Me-, Sept. 15.-Although the Republicans came of victorious in the state election, Bert NJ. Fernald of Poland being chosen governor over Obadiah Gardner of Rockland, the Democrats had the satisfaction of sec ing the normal Republican plurality cut to less than 10000 votes for the first time in presidential year for more than quarter of century.
 All four Republican candidates for congress were elected, and for state auditor Charles P. Hatch of Augusta, Republican, defeated his opponent.
 The result as far as known shows Republican loss of per cent and Democratic gain of 32 per cent. On this basis the Republican plurality in the state Is estimated at about 5000.
 The result which was much closer than any of the Republican leaders had anticipated, showed not only the warmth of the contest, but the popu- larity of Mir. Gardner throughout the state, in the cities as well as in the little rural districts, where his fame as the head of the state grange, pa irons of industry, proved great vote gainer.
 The Republicans were on the de- fensive throughout the campaign. seek ing to hold the state by the usual plu- rality by answering the various Demo cratic arguments, which were mainly for resubmission of the prohibitory law, taxation of the wild lands and reform in administrative methods. But little was said of national issues, al- though the Republicans through out side speakers sought at various points to bring such subjects to the attention of the people.
 The vote was the heaviest since 1888, running well up to 140,000. The gain, however, was mainly by the Democrats, the party vote increasing more than 13,00O oNer that of 1904, while the Republican vote fell of about 2,50O
 The two parties split even in the twenty cities each capturing ten. The voting was particularly heavy in the rural districts. where the Democrats made great gains.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-15
HUMBLED THE PRINCESS.
Fall of a pusky Beauty From the
 South Sea Islands.


 One night John Sharp Williams, while student at Heidelberg, Ger many, was In attendance upon a swell function at which the guest of honor was dark skinned princess alleged to hall from one of the south sea is- lands. This princess was magnificent ly bedecked and bejeweled, and her warm olive complexion, set of by a mass of black, kinky hair, full red lips, snow white teeth and black, sparkling eyes, made her the center of the function. The masculine-like Germans swarmed about her like bees around honeysuckle vine, and even Dutch femininity could not discount the charm of her manner or the beauty of her person.
 John Sharp was introduced, of course, and immediately upon obtain ing near view of the princess @ his southern instincts rose to the surface and his southern blood began to boil Watching his opportunity, he managed to get to the beauty's elbow. Then, re- ducing his voice to low, but perfect ly audible key. he sent into her star tied ears this alarming query:
 Look here, nigger, where did you come from?"
 Panic stricken and with all her self possession scattered, the alleged prin- cess turned upon her interrogator as she heard the familiar information of the southerner and looked into his un- relenting face. Then she stammered
 Fun South Caroliny. boss, but for de Lawd's sake don't tell it."
 Whether John Sharp respected the pitiful plea of southern negress in a faraway land and permitted her to continue her bold imposition upon the credulous Germans the story does not tell. But the fact remains that the princess realized that she was in the presence of one who, from intimate knowledge of her race, had divtned her African origin, and she could only throw herself on his mercy.-Biloxi Herald. -