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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
STOLE SPOONS
FROM CHURCH

The police puzzle as to where Al
bert van Lawson got several dozen
good spoons found in his posses
sion recently when he was arrested
for Stealing a faucet out of an un-
occupied house, was solved this
morning by Rev. H. Mills, pastor OF
the Plymouth Congregational
church. Rev Mills counted the
church spoons yesterday and was
surprised to find that he was short
a lot. So he reported to the police
that the articles have steadily dis
appeared from the various church
socials, etc. The spoons he lost
are the identical pattern Of those
found on van Lawson.
The latter Is now in the county
Jail. He is to be brought before
Justice Hinkle agaein and given a
hearing on a charge Of robbing the
church
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. r.
Threatening weather and showers
greeted thousands of democrats
gathered here today for the formal
notification Of Bryan's nomination.
Leaders say 1t is democratic wealth
~er. The streets were thronged
early and the whole city was given
over to the celebration. From the
time the booming Of 46 guns an
nounced the breaking OF day there
was almost continual cheering and
explosion OF fireworks.
Amid the cheering of thousands
about the platform Bryan walked
to the front in the capitol grounds
and raised his voice so he could be
heard some distance. Clayton's no.
LITIGATION speech Occasioned the
FIRST demonstration. In his closing
words Bryan threw all his dramatic
power into his voice and darby lift
ed the crowd from its feet.
In his Introductory Bryan re-
announced his allegiance to the
Denver platform, saying that 1t spe-
CluCdlly OulHucS hi Tie TeIueuldI
legislation hoped for in the next
four years. He Immediately took
up Tafts statement that the repub-
hcan cause is the principles of its
platform and charged in turn that
the republican party Is responsible
for all the abuses that now exist
and Is impotent to accomplish re-
forms. Bryan said the republican
platform was so weak that Taft had
to add ideas Of his own in order
tot make fight on 1t.
He declared that the overshadow.
Ing issue is "Shall the people rule,
or shall representatives of preda-
tory wealth prey upon a defense
less public through the immunity of
subservient officials?
Bryan quoted Roosevelt's mes
sage of last January in which the
president warned against the eff.
forts of law-breaking corporations
to work reaction from prosecu-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
FINANClERS WIN
GREAT Law SUIT

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 12.-Morgan,
Hartman, Gould and other Wall st.
magnates are indirect victors in a
decision handed down today in a
Union Pacific road suit involving
millions. 1t has been pending FIVE
years. John A. Kuykendall, as ad-
ministrator of the estate of Charles
Durkee, who died in 1870, sued the
railroad, claiming Durkee owned
s27,000,000 in first mortgage bonds
obtained by lending money for the
construction Of the road. Kuyken-
dali claimed through the manipula-
ton of other stockholders the es-
tate was defrauded Of its rights.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
TRACE HUGHES But
FIND NO HOl DUP

Mrs. P. S. Hughes. wife of P. 8.
Hughes, who died yesterday as the
result of a fall TO the pavement,
this morning asked Chief of Police
Rice to assist her in locating Mr..
Hughes brother, who was last
heard of in Seattle. He is pros
pector.
The report that Hughes was
struck down by thugs is considered
erroneous. as the police have traced
all his movements and the fall was
witnessed by Drs. Witter and APP
pleton, who picked him up. He
said he was all right and it was
presumed that the bump his head
received was of little consequence.
Mr. Hughes was railroad con-
tractor. Mrs. Hughes says her hus-
band told her he had been held up
and she believed 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
HIGH VALUATION
LOWERS LEVY

II is estimated that by the in
crease in the valuations Of city
property by Assessor Galbraith, the
tax levy this year will be based on
more than 100000, 900. The valua.
ton last year was more than $35,-
100000. City Treasurer Eggleston
favors Assessor Galbraith's in
crease of the valuations and says
II means consequent reduction in
the tax levy, which last year
amounted to 81 per cent.
Assessor Galbraith's argument in
this matter Is that a low tax levy
Is attractive to investors. A levy
of 81 per cent looks big to people
to whom it Is not explained that the
reason of the high levy is the low
valuations.
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ton and regulation, calling the mes
sage the presidents indictment of
evils that have crept into federal
government in the past 10 years
while the republican party was in
absolute control Of the government.
Here Bryan projected series Of
pointed questions as to why these
evils had not been prevented by the
republican party with all the ne
cessary machinery in its hands.
"As to tariff revision Bryan
argued that the issue had been
postponed until after election, by
which time the republican party
would be SO obligated for corpora
ton campaign contributions that
the protected trusts would have
nothing to fear and material relief
from the present tariff burdens
would be out of the question.
He asked in turn why there had
been no antitrust legislation nor
the needed laws enlarging the
powers Of the interstate commerce
commission in order to prevent re-
bates and discrimination. The list
of evils mentioned by Taft as in
need Of eradication Bryan followed
in detail, bringing each to the in
terrogation as to why, with re-
publican president to point out the
evil and republican congress to
correct it, nothing has been uone
heretofore for the protection of the
public.
$50 long as the republican party
remains in power, it is powerless to
regenerate itself. 1t cannot attack
wrongdoing in high places without
disgracing many of its prominent
members, and it, therefore, uses
opiates instead OF the surgeons
knife. It's malefactors construe
each republican victory as an en-
dorsement of their conduct, and
threaten the party with defeat if
they are interferred with. Not I'M
til that party passes through a pc
riod of fasting in the wilderness
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
|99AAGG gGEET!T CONES BACK
HARD At D c. C0RB|N
Says Street Agreement Is Worthless
if c. P. Disapproves.

1t is declared D. c. Corbin and
his associates do not control the
Spokane & International railroad
and therefore, unless Mr.. Corbin's
written agreement to open street
along the river from Washington
st. east, which was filed with the
city, is found, the company, should
it desire to close the so-called
street opened there, can do SO at
any time despite Mr.. Corbin's as
sertion that he has given his
promise" to the city and it will
be kept. The agreement has been
lost" it is gravely stated.
According to ex-MayOr Daggett,
Corbin and associates own but AZ
per cent of the road, and the Cana
dian Pacific the rest. At any time
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
IDE Az. OWNERS SAY
THEY WERE BUNC0ED

1de av. residents who were not
bought out by the North Coast rail-
road in order to block the street
improvement ordered there more
than a year ago, state today that
the city has been buncoed on the
North Coast offer to improve four
blocks in the way of an outlet If
the council would reject the assess
ment role. The work had been or
dered but the assessment role was
rejected last night.
However, the protesting residents
were not permitted to examine the
North Coast improvement plans
and the council made but a pass
ing inspection of them. The i'm
provement ordered by the city call
ed for concrete walks. The rail-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
one BASEBALL
"Rl0TER" FREED

George Bleck, the young man ar
rested at the ball park last Sunday
for participating in a hostile DEM
onstration against the umpire, was
discharged at the trial before JUS
tice Hinkle this morning. 1t was
proven that when he took hold Of
Fortier, the Seattle catcher, he be-
lieved Fortier was about to use mis-
bat on the fans. Fortier threw
him down and pummelled him.
T. Teller, another of the crowd
who was fighting, will be tried to-
morrow. Chief Rice says Teller
was the ring leader Of the demon
stration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
$200,000,000
GRAFT EXPOSED
Young Turks Force Sultan to Per-
sonally Make Good the Loss.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. H.
Charging that mismanagement of
ousted government Off Gals is re-
sponsible for the depleted treasury
committee of young Turks today
demanded that the sultan surrender
half his private fortue for the re-
Mobilization of Turkey.
The sultan refused to consider
the demand, but promised to mort
gage his private property for a sum
greater than the amount desired.
This offer satisfied the committee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
SAFE

The forest fires surrounding
Standpoint, Idaho, which for time
threatened that town, are reported
under control today with no loss
except to the timber. The big
Humbird Lumber Co. sawmill was
afire several times, but each time
the fire was extinguished with lit
tie damage.
A fire engine and hose, with
crew, were sent from Spokane. The
big engine was loaded on a fiat
car in just 20 minutes after the
telegram asking for it, was re-
ceived here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
RENEW BRIDGE
FIGHT TONIGHT

The city council will probably
settle the Mission av. bridge con-
troversy when it meets tonight.
City Engineer Ralston's estimate Of
the cost of a concrete structure is
$4,000. The board Of works has
already begun work on the struc-
ture, starting when the council or
dered the bridge, but later the coun-
Gil ordered bids advertised for
Yesterday the board opened the
following bids, which will be sub
mitted to the council tonight:
George Cooke & Sons, Mime
apolis, $163,402; Julia v. Costello,
$139, 900; Huetter, Roy & Zingible,
$144,500. On private plans, and
not the city engineers plans,
Huetter, Roy C Zingible bid $685.
400 on one set, and $98,400 on an
other set.
The disposition of the council to
adopt steel instead of concrete will
be further combatted by labor and
other interests arrayed against
Stcei vi Tie thScly Iudt CohCiStC
means labor for Spokane men. In
support of this contention Thomas
Maloney has prepared comparative
figures on Washington st. bridge,
built by the day labor plan. He
shows that the cost Of labor and
materials spent in this city amount
ed to $114,551 out of a total cost
of $157,941. Part of the small pro-
portion that was spent out of town
went for the steel needed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
MACHINES STILL
RULE CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.--Re-
turns today confirm the victory OF
the regulars" or machines, in
both the republican and democratic
parties at the primaries yesterday.
The acknowledgements league lost
IS out of Is districts in the city.
Regular democrats in the city car
ried five.
The result practically insures the
denomination OF Congressman
Kahn, San Francisco. Hayes, San
Jose, and Sen. Perkins. by the re-
publicans. Gavin McNab has re-
gained control Of the democratic
party.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
GUS GETS IN BAD.

Gus Peterson, special policeman
at the Ideal Manufacturing Co., APP
peared at headquarters last night
wearing star. a jag, and telling
story about having been held up
and robbed of $4,000. The only rob-
berry not a myth 1t has turned out
occurred this morning when Chief
Rice robbed Gus of his star and
told him to go his way and sin
no more.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
ENGLISH LEAD RE6El s
TO VICTORY

TANGlER, Aug. 12.-Reports to-
day tell Of a battle near Marragesha
between the armies on Mulai Hafid,
pretender, and of Abdul Aziz. sui.
tan, who is fighting to retain his
throne. Losses on both sides were
considerably over 1000. Aziz s
army was utterly routed by Hafid's
forces, which We're led by English
soldiers, Hafid is believed to have
an army of 10000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12

the tanadian Pacific officials can
take the active management out of
Corbin's hands.
In an interview yesterday, Mr..
Corbin said that Mr.. Daggett tried
to get him to dedicate a street
along the water front SO Mr.. Dag
gett could give the Great Northern
a franchise to lay tracks there.
This was Corbin's reason for agree
ing to street there instead of dedi-
eating one to the city.
Mr.. Daggett yesterday said he
forced Corbin to make the agree
ment because he didn't take Cor
bins word seriously.
Fer this, Daggett says, Corbin
acted like a childish old man and
threatened to follow me to the
grave
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
MEET TOMORROW

The young democrats have called
special meeting for tomorrow
night at the chamber of commerce
assembly for the purpose OF plan
ming the organization of all the pre-
cincts in the county in order to
carry on the most effective cam
paign possible. The candidates
will also seiect their own cam
paign committees.
r. +. Collins, candidate for the
Legislature from the Second dis
trict. in filing his declaration
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
PROTE ST S. p. RAKE0FF

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IA
group of San Francisco shippers
today made formal protest before
the railroad commission against the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe max
ing switching charges for placing
carloads Of freight on private spurs.
The state commission has en-
torsed a new method by which the
roads charge % cents per ton on
oil freight deposited on private sid.
lnss. The former charge was IS
per car.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
EAGLES MIXED UP
OVER STATE AERlES

SEATTLE, Aug. 12-There prom
Uses to be a warm session of Eagles
here before the much mooted ques-
ton of organizing state aeries is
settled, This morning, after re-
ports Of Grand Worthy President
Bell and the grand trustees were
received, special committee ap-
pointed to report on state organiza-
tons asked for more time For
an hour the delegates discussed the
question. 1t comes up again tomor-
row.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
CHIEF WANTS PRIVATE
Information FUND

A stool pigeon" fund is the lat
est which may be created by the
city, If the plans of Police Chief
Rice are met agreeably by the
council finance committee. The
chief is having some trouble locat-
ing lodging house landladies who
encourage immortality and sell beer
without license, So Monday aft
ernoon he went before the finance
committee and asked for stool
pigeon" fund. That is, he wanted
the committee to allow what bills
he turns in without any further ex-
PLANTATION as to the names Of the
'stools" to be employed, or on just
what particular work they had been
employed. Their duties will be to
visit the lodging house and become
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12

road proposition provides board
walks and timber bridge.
The timber provision. 1t is claim.
ed, was hidden by folding corner
OF the plans and councilmen today
profess surprise that concrete side
walks were not provided. City En-
gineer Ralston had approved the
plans, but they were not open to
interested residents until last night,
and then but briefly.
However, the railroad has won
its fight to block street improve
ment that had been approved and
ordered by buying out enough own
ers to secure majority agreement
to drop the project. The remainder
will have to take what the COM
pany cares to give them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12

Loaded with millions stolen from
the country, grating officials are
scurrying in every direction for the
frontier. Hundreds are fleeing.
An average estimate by persons
in touch with Turkish government
affairs is that the country has been
robbed Of $200,000,000 through Of
fetal corruption in 20 years. This
does not include cash squeezed
from the people by terrorists
through blackmail. Many are being
arrested
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
COUNCIL MAY GET TO
WATER SOMETIME

If the city council finishes with
the bridge matters tonight, the
water situation will be discussed
and probably some action taken.
Last night Councilman Schiller de-
manded that the bridge matters go
over longer and that tonight be de-
voted exclusively to the water sit
uation. Mr.. Schiller is in favor of
the scheme to go to one of the
mountain lakes for supply.
The council was flooded with pc
titions from every portion of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
C.P. WILL FIGHT
To FINISH

WINNIPEG, Aug. 12.-Employes
of the Canadian Pacific were today
paid in full and all striking me-
chanics notified that they were dis
charged. The officials took this
means of announcing that the rail
road will fight the strike to a
finish.
Vice President Whyte arrived to-
day from the Pacific coast. He de-
clined to discuss the situation, but
said: This will be fight to the
finish as far as the company is con-
eerned"
Strikebreakers are being import
ed in increasing numbers from the
states. No violence is reported.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. 12.-Will
the next few months witness ire
mendous shrinkage of American
trade with the orient, and the abb
solute disappearance of the Amer
lean merchant marine from the Pa
cific.
Well, that is exactly what is
threatened by the clash that has
arisen between the interstate COM
merce commission and the trans
continental railways.
| The commission has made rule
requiring the railroads to publish
their rates for hauling export goods
and prohibiting the roads from
changing these rates under three
day notice for lowering and a 10
day notice for increasing.
The railroads have met this rule
with a notice that they will accept
no export goods for through ship
ment after Nov. 1. This means that
they will haul the goods to any Pa
cific port in this country and the
exporter can make whatever ar
rangements he finds possible to get
them over the ocean.
This, it is claimed, will throw the
Pacific carrying trade into the
hands of the Japanese.
1t opens to the people Of the Pa
cific ports a prospect of increased
race troubles, loss of trade and loss
of employment and of profit for the
workingmen and business men in
terested in ocean traffic.
[ The unpleasant situation has
arisen from the practice of the rail-
roads in making through rate for
goods destined for the orient. That
is, for fixed tariff, covering both
land and sea transportation, they
haul mans goods from any point
in this country to any port in Asia.
J The railroads have operated steam
Ts in connection with their lines
and the claim is made that they
have had to guage the proportion of
tramp steamers on the ocean. For
that reason, they assert, it is often
necessary to make secret and "over
night" rates to meet the fiuctua-
lions in ocean freight rates.
The notice Of the railroads that
they will refuse to contract to
transport freight beyond the limits
of the country is regarded as an in
dication that they will sell their
steamships. There are only eight
steamers now carrying the Ameri-
can flag across the Pacific. II they
are sold 1t is likely that Japanese
shipping companies will buy them.
Good ground for this belief Is af-
forded by the fact that year ago
| 10, American steamers were en-
gagged in the Pacific trade, and of
that number seven have passed into
the hands of the Japanese. BY TAX
ing over the small remaining fleet
they would occupy the field without
trace of American competition.
The effect of the new order of
things will be felt unfavorably, it
is claimed, not only by railroad en-
ployes, but by miners and working
men and women employed In mills
in the east and south.
| The action of the interstate COM
mission was based ON the concep-
ton by the commissioners of their
duty under the law The latter
says that freight rates must be
made public and must be uniform.
1t is admitted by the railroads that
their rates on export goods are
neither public nor uniform. The
rate regulation law made no ex-
ception in favor of export goods.
| and tho nnn mi 6 Sinn IN a zoo mona
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
M'sRIDE FOR M'BRlDE

A crowd Of several hundred, a
heavy proportion OF when were
women, listened to Henry Nc
Brides campaign speech last night
Gomion Corbaley called the meet
ing to order and engineered the
election OF DR.. Allen as president
of the. Mcbride club. Adolph Mum
ter and J. w. Merritt made pre-
liminary addresses prior to the in
PRODUCTION of Mr.. Mcbride. The
latter's address was devoted to
showing what fine governor Mr.,
Mcbride would make.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
ENLIGHTENMENT
/ ALLEGED

Fl. c. Watson, a well known real
estate agent, is wanted today on a
warrant having been issued by JUS
tice Hinkle today charging embez-
element of $500 Of the funds of the
Highland Land & Water Co. The
warrant was sworn out by Thomas
Hye, of Plumber, Hye & Co, real
estate dealers.
Detective Weir has been assign
ed to the case. It is said that
Watson is now out camping some
where.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
PAY $168, 900 FOR
ONE PEAR ORCHARD

MEDFORD, Ore, Aug. 12.rA
syndicate of eastern men headed by
John d, dwell of this city has pur-
chased famous pear orchard from
G. H. Lewis, Medford, for 100000
The orchard held the worlds rec
ord for the highest price paid for
a carload of Cornice pears, one car
bringing $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12

scratched out the provision to vote
for the candidate of his party re-
ceiving the highest number of
votes for the U. s. senate, leaving
1t the highest number of votes re-
ceived. He figures that the man
who receives the highest number
of votes is the peoples choice, re-
CARELESS OF party lines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
THAW LEGALLY BROKE

PlTTSBuRG, Aug, l2.-Thaw
was declared bankrupt today by
Referee Blair upon voluntary pc
tition filed last week. Nc date was
set for the hearing. The action to-
day reduces Evelyn Thaw's income,
which was more than $1,000 a
month,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
MADE TURK VERY SICK

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. r.
Frustrated by recall from his post
as Turkish ambassador to the
United States, Hemid All Bey is
critically i'll at the Turkish lega-
ton. Munji Bey, Turkish consul
general at New York, arrived to-
day to take charge Of the legation
until the new minister is appointed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12

acquainted with the class of peo-
pie and business conducted.
This fund" it is believed, would
be useless expense for the reason
that almost every policeman on the
force is in touch with stool pigeons
who are willing enough to furnish
evidence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
LITTLE BOY BLOWS
OWN BRAINS OUT

ST. HELENS, Ore, Aug. r.
Seth Garfield Brinn, age IL, was in
stantly killed yesterday while hunt
ing. He was shooting birds and
stood on one leg to load a shot
gun. His foot slipped, tibet rigger
caught and the whole side OF his
head was blown away.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-12
CuSsED HER CONSTANTLY

Grace Barnard brought action
for divorce from Z. ]. Barnard this
morning on the grounds OF cruelty,
alleging that her husband swore
so much at her he kept her in con-
slant fear Tor her life. She was
Grace Warren before the marriage,
which occurred in this city June
10, 1908, They have no children.