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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-02
DAVIS ATTACKS NEWSPAPERS
Would Indict Rockefeller and Nor
gan for Treason.

gan for Treason.
WASHINGTON, May 2. - In the
senate Senator Davis of Arkansas
moved to discharge the committee on
judiciary from the further considera-
ton of his bill for the suppression
of trusts, pools and combinations in
trade" He spoke for about two
hours, reading much of the time
from a typewriter statement which
he said he had prepared in advance
that no Incorporate language might
escape his lips on this OCCASION" a
thing which he said he had never
done before.
During his speech he roundly de-
nounced the trusts, commended the
presidents recent message, outlining
measures for relief, spoke of the re-
moval of the motto "In God We
Trust" from the coins and declared
that John ID. Rockefeller of the
Standard Oil company, and J. Pier
pont Morgan should be indicted for
treason. He also paid his respects
to the press, his remarks in that con-
nection being as follows:
Let scavengers of plutocTacy
howl; truth, Gods living truth.
where are its defenders? Miserable
travesties upon noble manhood, post
graduates in all arts of SANDER and
defamation, challenge the subsi-
died press; the people know your
designs and spurn your. pretense.
whether under show of argument or
more servient hypocrites. Go, damn
able imps of pelf and greed, l defy
your taunts. Tear to fragments my
political career If il comport with
your exeerable will. Stife and dis
tort my utterance. Not satisfied. If
such be your brutal frenzy, lash my
poor form into insensibility.
Then, If it be your future pleas
ure, gnaw from my stiffening bones
every vestige of quivering flesh.
Howl in wretched bestility through
my innocent blood as it drops from
your fiendish visages. Drag, then, If
you want, what remains in the filth
and vermin, of your foul dens and
burn it upon the altar of Baal, or
scatter it before the friendly winds
of heaven to your betters-the car
rion crows of the fields.
"All that they may do, all and
more, if there yet be further depth
of infamy to a polluted, besotted
press.
These ready servants of greed.
what have they not done or attempt
ed to fasten still more securely an
atrocity upon us? 1t sens to be their
special function. not simply to per-
vert the truth. but to threaten and
terrorize public men. Dare a sena-
tor align himself with the people?
What? Yes, men. illustrious sery-
ants of the people, have lifted honest
voices here and elsewhere against the
march of plutoeracy, to fall abashed.
politically assassinated, and by
whom? BY the trusts wearing
masks. All, sir, newspaper masks.
But. Mr.. President, Insignificant
as I am. If my political career be
marked. let them sharpen their
blades. for I viii be here at the APP
pointed hour. and while here, only
God can stay my voice in behalf OF
organized. united labor and the voc
many of America"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-02
MURDER AND RON PAwNBRoKER
Face and Head Hacked TO Pieces
Thieves Get Big Haul.

Face and Head Hacked 60 Pieces
Thieves Get Big Haul.
PORTLAND. Ore. May 2.--Eathan
Wolf. a pawnbroker and ieweler.
who has been In business In Portland
for rs years, was murdered by rob
bers last night. WOLF evidently was
first shot in the neck and then beaten
to death with 3 Ratchet His face
and head were literally hacked to
pieces. There Is no doubt that rob
berry was the only motive for the
crime. The pledge" safe and cash
drawer had been riied. but the jew
eiry safe apparently was unmolested.
Wolf carried a large stock Of dla-
monds. II is believed robbers Sc
cured jewelry and money to the
amount Of S1TO0.
The crime was discovered by the
night Waterman. who noticed that
the customary light was not burning.
He felt the door and Il opened 20 his
touch. Just At this juncture Mrs.
Wolf. alarmed At the nonappeaFanee
Of her husband At home. arrived on
the scene. suspecting something was
wrong. the watchman told Mrs WOLF
70 remain outside while he inyesti-
gated Turning on the store lights.
q horrible scene confronted him
Blood Vas everywhere. and on the
floor in = back room lag VOLTS ter
riblt mAngled body.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-02
FREEMAN MONTANA ATTORNEY
President sends his Appointment TO
the senate.

WASHINGTON. May 2.--The pres
ident sent to the senate today the fol-
lowing nominations: To be United
States attorney for the district Of
Montana. James ". Freeman: TO be
assistant secretary Of commerce. and
labor. william n. uhler Of California.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-02
~wAY DOWN EAST" IN LONDON
Play SO Popular in America Does Not
Appeal to british.

LONDON. May 1.-The American
play, Way Down East. which was
put on at the Aidwieh theater April
%, with an American east, closed its
run tonight. The life portrayed by
the play did not appeal to British
audiences.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-02

The library committee today re-
eelyed q donation % t74 and three
months rent and liEht for the library
from the Young Meas club 81 the
city. The COMMITTEES d very grateful
for the donation and desires 20 ex-
press It's appreciation TO the eontriba-
tors.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-02
lies REPORT ON
SEWER SYSTEM
tnmittee States Public Funds
Have Been MisapprOpriated

character. What action the council
may see fit to take with reference
to the committees report remains to
be seen.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-02

John Brady and Joe Boderville
were arraigned in the court of Judge
Main this morning on the charge Of
drunkenness. Both plead guilty and
were ined 81 and costs.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-02

city and which has had under
eration since a meeting of the
some time ago the report of
wer commission which was re-
to it at that time for action,
Ike its report at the meeting of
bncil Monday evening.
report of the sewer commits
bove referred to with refer
the cost of the construction
system was as follows: John
attorney, $1O43.5O; Sanders
n, $1,000; Otto Weile, engi-
$3.50; j. F. Costello, contrae-
$500; George Williams, mem
yer committee, $627.25; J. T.
u, same, $50S; l.. LaSalle,
rapher, $40; Spokesman-Re-
66.4O; F. Stevens, printing,
Journal Publishing company,
]. w. Graham, engraver,
}; T. L. Quarles, deed, $3.50;
Platt, services as treasurer,
Alex Main, services as clerk,
5; Sanders & Flynn, attorneys,
At the time of the submission
sewer commission of this re-
the council, the city's chief
We, H. v. Scallon, took occa-
express it as his opinion that
Der of items, and especially the
VS. fees, were high. Subse-
its submission it was a topic
h discussion among the tax
of the city and the comment
universally made by them
was that it was a lavish and
CANT expenditure of the peo-
bney. 1t now seems that the
ommittee, which has had the
nder consideration, has views
lncide with those above ex-
which have been formulated
report and which contains
tartling and sensational find
d recommendation for the
ration of the council. The re-
lengthy and covers in detail
hmittee's investigation of the
ystem and its consideration of
er commission s report. With
&c to the system installed in
the report is favorable. The
Expense in maintaining flush
It is said, is due to the failure
commission to anticipate this
and enter into an agreement
e Consumers company for a
of the water at a stipulated
ior to the installation of the
The report takes up at length
lebtedness incurred by the
sion in employing outside at
to conduct the litigation of
with relation to the system,
acts in paying salaries to the
nd the treasurer of the COM
The committee contends
e commissioners in all this
their jurisdiction, and that
were without foundation in
rhe city has and had at the
regularly employed counsel to
Twice in all legal matters and
uet its litigation, and the COM
takes the position that the
ment of additional counsel
warranted and a waste of the
ers' money. 1t also looks with
disfavor upon the action of
omission in allowing salaries to
" treasurer and city clerk, as
1 the time we're the regularly
officers of the people and were
ng a regular yearly salary for
scharge of all work which uu-
law was made a part OF the
OF their Offices. The law makes
vision, il is said. authorizing
omission to employ extra coun-
Zen 1t had ample counsel a.
and makes no provision what
pr paying to the treasurer and
additional salaries for their
lone for the commission. and
Enmittee will recommend that
lneil take action at law apprO-
to the case for the recovery
moneys so illegally expended.
some the committees report
me as a surprise. but the pub
general who have been con-
with the situation from the
Ing have fully expected that
d make = report OF the above
The Opelousas courier., 1908-03-07

days election, regard it as one of
the natural tricks of politics, and
even credit the ring with having
shown great political astuteness
in being able to count in their
candidate for Lieutenant Gov
%ernorship. This view of a crime
against the people is unfortunate.
Unless all good citizens see the
gravity of the situation and unite
to unearth the frauds and punish
the offenders, the task of giving
good government to Louisiana
and New Orleans will be impossi-.
BILE, and the electorate of this city
will stand discredited before the
world as lacking in the courage
and determination needed to
bring the rascals to justice-and
this is the first step to be taken
the road to good government.
MTimes- Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-03-07
y
APPARENT-MR. BAL.
LEY'S DUTY

To say the least the returns OF
the primary fsp New Orleans
have aroused has and, ap-
parently, are Ia his se dess
This may be a sWH Gg view of
the result Of an eledJon in which
the nominatfsn of Democrats alore
is involved. Eawever, this doubt
OF honesty and fairness is aroused
from the experience of the past,
and still recently when the bosses
IN caucus endorsed the candidates
for Lieutenant Governor, Attcf-
ney General, Auditor and Regis
trar of the Land Office, who, on
the face Of the returns, have re-
ceived on the aggregate about
twenty thousand Of the twenty
five thousand votes reported to
have been cast in New Orleans at
this second primary.
The endorsement of this. slate
by the Bosses was a deliberate
and wiliful violation of the intent
and the Spirit of the primary cleo
ton law and should have been
interpreted as q forecast Of the
of the machine.
In the past the political inter-
ests which are dominant in New
Orleans have not hesitated in
their scheme of Irregularities with
limit in their control of the
election of their slate. It would
appear from the returns Of the
second primary that all tie tricks
known to the manipulate of
elections in New Orleal S were
exercised to secure a result SO ex-
traordinary, and perhaps without
a parallal since the days of Re-
publicanism and carpetbagism.
On the face of returns it ap-
pears that the vote polled on Cues,
day in some wards of New UNj
leans is greater than that cast in
the first primary when there was
almost a full vote of the registered
electors. FromSthis result is en-
phasized the suspicionxof fraud,
which is strengthened from the
fact that there was a decrease of
The Opelousas courier., 1908-03-07
VOTE FOR THE AMENDMEU

Five amendments are to be
voted on at the general election on
April 21st. Every one of them
should be carried. Following is a
summary: /,
|. Consolidating the seven tax
collectors in New Orleans into one,
raensg his salary at $4,000, and
makRS all fees payable into the
treasurysof the State.
2. Authorizing the Legisla-
ture to initiate legislation feathe
Railroad Commission. Under Ne
existing article of the constitS
ton, the Legislature is powerless
to act except upon the recommen-
dalton OF the commission.
3. Subjecting transportation
lines to fine for disobeying an Or
der of the Railroad Commission,
requiring them to enter the courts
to suspend it; penalizing thsm at
the rate of from $40 to $50eGom
date of the operation of the ofader
if the judgment is against them,
and giving the commission juris-
diction over the service of the
telegraph and telephone compa-
MES.
4. Prohibiting Federal, for
eign and nonresident companies
from doing business in Louisiana
when they u in the Federal
courts or transfer suits from the
State to the Federal courts.
5. Fixing the salaF$ of Secre-
tary OF State at $5lOeaEyaar, and
arohibiting him eRom accepting
,rees OIL perquisites Of any kind for
services.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-03-07

from rs to 40 per cent of the vote
cast in Tuesdays primary as com
pared to the January primary.
If the schemers imagine or pre-
sumo that gross Irregularities OF
frauds shall be permitted to stand
it is time that they were being
brought to their senses and I'm.
deceived. q
There was a time when the I'm,
scrupulous and the venal polite
ian could say: We will rob them,
They will howl and kick, but in
time they will submit and we will
hold the "pie." But in a contest
with Hon. ]: J. Bailey they will
reckon ESgr11e 1voufc~ aifd Uuneeot
be easily moved .
from an imperative d~utydmlnlsEst1
who have voted for him and who
will stand by him to the last ex-
tremity.
There is no better time or OPP
portunity to make an example of
the INSCRIPTIONS, venal and thiev-
ing politicians, even if arrayed in
the livery of Democracy,than now.
If thereMe any law to reach
themahen Mat law must be ap-
piled fairly end impartially, re-
CARELESS of tH S%standing or inhu-
eneaAGasa1149nd all the individuals
who may nave been concerned
directly or indirectly in the per-
petration of or the countenance
of such Irregularities or frauds as
would defeat and rob a Democrat
of a fair and an honest nomination
by a majority Of the qualified
voters, and fairly expressed at the
ballot box.
If irregularities and frauds are
eountenanced or condoned, it will
be nonsense for any citizen aspir-
ing for office to become a candi-
date for nomination at any State
primary if he be without the en-
The Opelousas courier., 1908-03-07

dorsement of the Bosses and the
political system which have the
practical control of the State,
through New Orleans, regardless
OF the majority of the people Oh
the State.
1t is conceded that a contest is
undesirable and should be avoided
when possible, but in the face of
the returns from New Orleans
Mr. Failey must assert himself
nanfully ard daterminedly. If
he shall not; if he shall hesitate
or temporize ard finally yield, he
could not expect to hold the es-
TEEN of the thousands who have
been and will be to the end loy11
to him.
If he should do nothing less
than to expose the gross irregu-
l~arities and the frauds (f any have
been perpetratcd) he will have
rendered his State a service of
lnestimable value, ard lie will go
on record as a man who, in the
keeping Of the dictates Of duty,
has met unfinchingIy the spol;a-
tors of an honest ballot, who on
conviction should. be imprisoned
and disfranchised as is pr6Vldec
by law. Indeed, The Caucasian
feels the conscious assurance that
Hon. James J. Bailey will be true
to himself and to the citizens of
Louisiana who have honored him
with their confidence and their
VOtes.-Caucasian.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-03-07
JHersones, Sand6z Opera House, Friday, Ma,ch 49, 1908

at stake, no interest or enthusiasm
aroused, only one percent of the
voters failed to GO to the polls and
cast their ballots for Lambremont,
who received 387 more votes than
he got in the first primary. Where
there was a local contest and the
election was carefully watched
and safeguarded by the two op-
posing factions, there was a de-
cline in othe votes natural to a
second primary; where there was
no opposition and, therefore, no
watching or scrutiny of the ballots
the votes doomed in a manner
more than suspicious.
Ii the ward and precinct vote
is analysed, Mr.. Lambremont's "
per cent loses any significance.
The wards and precincts in which
there were opposition commits
sioners, in which some watch was
kept on the vote, where Mr.. Bailey
got a fair show, return a vote of
from SO toto per cent of the total
cast in the January primary, and
this is used to cover up the in
credible and impossible vote re-
turned in some of the downtown
precincts that hold an old record
for crookedness. The FOURTH
Ward cast for Lieutenant Govern
or, s8.3 per cent of the vote it
cast for that office in the first prl-
mary. In five of its precincts the
was in excess of 100 per cent,
and in one it ran up to $50 Per
cent. In the First Ward the vote
reached 81 per cent, and went over
100 per cent in some of the pre-
cincts. In the Sixth Ward it ran
up to 81 per cent, and the famous
old first precincts, which split the
Democratic party in 1892 by its
extraordinary voting capacity did
it sfuIl duty by the ring, as it al
ways does in an hour OF emerg-
ency, and many more voters turn
ed up on the second primary to
vote for Iambremont for Lieu
tenant Governor than cared to go
there on Jan. % and vote for the
entire State ticket, local offices,
etc. This will appear extraordl-
nary to those who went to the
polls, for there seemed to be de-
eidedly less interest than IN the
first election, fewer voters IN evl-
dence: and none except those IN
the secrets of the bosses would
have imagined that there was an
unseen current of great political
enthusiasm ard that the voters
were pouring out for Iambremont
and quietly and unostentatlously
voting for him with far greater
zeal and enthusiasm than they
had displayed in the race Tor Gov,
ernor and other State and local
candidates.
Mr.. Lambremont meets these
somewhat startling facts with the
dpclaratidhnaaB Several OF the
country parishes which have gwen
large maioritiesfo for MI. Bailey have
noiled 100 per cent and even q
iarper percentage Of the vote cast
ii the first primary.
He would have done a great
The Opelousas courier., 1908-03-07

public service if he had mentioned
the parishes which gave so sus-
picious a vote; and The Times
Democrat would have included
them among the election frauds.
Such frauds, however, had they
been committed, would not have
excused those in New Orleans.
There is no difference in ballot
box stuffing, whether committed
in the country parishes or the city.
The Times-Democrat wants to
see these criRes against the people
prevented ana punished, WhethGs
in Claiborne or the First, or Sec
,ond, or Third or Fourth or Sixth
Wards. If Mr.. Lambremont
knows ofasuch cases he will per-
form a psblic service by. expos
ing them. One parish is cited as
having cast wore votes in the Sec
ord than in the first primary.
Claiborne. AS a matter of fact,
there was one of the bitterest
local fights in Claiborne parish
over the local offices, particularly
sheriff, which was fought out in
the second primary. 1t was nat
ural under these circumstances
that a big vote would be polled.
for the local squabble, we leave
for the parish committee to settle,
but for State offices the vote fell
below the first primary There were
then 1868 votes cast. Tuesday
the vote for Lieutenant Governor
was 1874. Even with the incen-
tive of the local contest, Claiborne
did not equal the Fourth Ward,
where there was no contest. And
it is significant that the vote for
sheriff in Claiborne was nearly.
200 more than for Lieutenant
Governor. II Investigation shows
that there is anything wrong in
the returns, it is evident that the
contest for Lieutenant Governor
had&othing to do with the case.
But,s as we have said, it is no miti-
cation of the ballot-box stuffing
in New Orleans to claim or show
that there has been stuffing in
the parishes. Louisiana is in sa.
discredltable condition indeed Il
in a primary, in a contest between
Democrats, where the highest
principles of honor ard honesty
ought to prevail, it becomes a
question of which faction can do
the most "stuffff.ing."
We regret to see a failure on the
part of many good citizens to APP
preciate the evil influence of these
frauds, if permitted to pass un-
corrected and unpublished. We
haye>been far too tolerant in this
raktter in the past and the result
has been deplorable-political
animosity and bitterness, gross
frauds, contested elections, dual
government and bad administra-
ton. When elections are crook
ed, when the source Of political
power is corrupt, good govern
ment is impossible. Unfortun-
ately there are many who, while
they appreciate the fact that there
was ballot-box stuffing in Tues
The Opelousas courier., 1908-03-07
THE ELECTION FRAUDS

The returns of the recent prim-
nary Indicate that Lambremont
has on the face of the returns, an
apparent majority of about 1000
aver Bailey for Lieutenant Gov
amor. Forty-fve of the fifty
eight country parishes of the State
vent for Bailey and only thirteen
against him, eight of them being
practically suburban parishes to
New Orleans. Not a parish north
Of Red river, not one inealorthern,
Western or Eastern Louisiana, in
fhe Fourth or Fifth Congressional
districts, only one in the Sevepth
Distra and three in the Sixth
went for Lambremont, and
BIZ slender majorities.
It was distinctly a sectional
victory, a triumph of the city
bosses and their methods over
the parishes. Mr.. Bailey carried
forty-fve parishes and came down
to the jefferson line with between
1900 and 10000 majority. The
bosses had evidently expected this
and were ready for it with 1912
majority in the city. They count
ed close, and with their power of
evolving majorities, they turned
out just enough to beat him on
The face of the returns.
We do not suppose any intelli-
gent person who stayed around
the polls on election day and
knows anything about abe old
time election records of some OF
the city wards and precincts, en-
tertains the slightest doubt that
gross frauds were perpetrated.
Whatever attitude the leaders
may take about the matter, the
heeiers are quite frank in their
boasts Of the slick work they
Ga and are chuckling over it.
From their point OF view it was a
great political accomplishment,
q which they are proud. as it.
shows that their hands have lost
none Of their old eurDing and that
gu the punitive provisions Of the
primary election law can not
scare them from Or prevent their
Old methods.
ALT L~ambremontcalls attention
% The fact that the city vote was
only ~ per cent Of the first pri-
mary and finds nothing aston
l1snlng IN this. It is q pretty
liberal vote, considering the fact
tnat no local officers were to be
eo5ed Tor except in a few wards.
snd here we see the incredible
a ! absurd fact that there was a
1alllng off where there were local
eonfests and an impossibly big
sa1k where there were none. In
5ae Ninth ward, where there was
siae hottest fight for political con-
s.FQIs the vote fell off II per cent
ION the first primary. III the
seyenth District (the Sixteenth
aha seventeenth Wards,D where
'tilere was an active fight for Sen
|atoI, z loss of 38 per cent is re-
Erred whereas in the Fourth
HNard, where there was nothing
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-05-07

VIM. E. White and his mother, Mrs.
James White, returned home from
Missoula, Mont. Tuesday evening,
and will remain here. Mrs. White has
been away about two years and is
glad to get back and see her old
friends again. Mr.. White will make
many improvements on his farm this
year. IL. n..