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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02

The accused firemen are F. G.
Black, G.. w. Morrison and J. W.
Cooper. There is also a charge in.
volving Assistant Chief Joyce in
that he failed to go to the station to
quell the disturbance when it was
reported to him.
Chief Joyce, in talking with the
mayor this morning, stated that at
the time johnson reported to him
the fireman told the chief that quiet
had been restored and the offend
ing firemen had gone to bed. This,
according to Chief Joyce, was John
sons statement over the telephone
when Joyce called up the station
after the trouble had been reported
to him. Johnson has engaged an
attorney to look after his end of
the fight and the signs now point
to holly contested battle. Frank
Allen, assistant corporation coun-
sci. will interrogate the witnesses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
AND !, WHAT ARE
THESE MEN,?

The Press will attempt any
coming city election.
This will suggestions Offer,
whatever information gather candidates.
gardless Of what they represent go 4
The first and citizen quail
ny ny honest,
Th. is especially imperative in where voter
charged directly with delegates duty naming
Unless the direct primary intesent and universally used s
wasted and should be discarded.
The
Dor candidates law candidates perhaps others
Fair consideration personalities
mands energetic Of what time cheosn
Why candidates mayor
enter the lists under different conflicting dsssn
tons not plain There still opening eanddate o
tzan bias I'D
the
have schooied them in handling meeting emergences IN
quickly deciding policies business
ton, but they affect the people a whole? @se
And above all how does the working public
led vital interests? ss.s IL
might be called business administration and
amount nothing than
accounts This important but i merely the routine Of GOV
Lincoln businessman but the executive the
1t Iamenaby true that perhaps smaller proportion Of
businessmen take active interest politics class
otner no matter how many other
indorse him. How much stock public
poraons that likely be seeking favors of the public?
they Of nature liable to lead him away from the wkromn
dealers countless other
the vast majority Of the population and whose individual interests
For under modern everything usually gives way
the convenience and necessities of business This
not safely be enined with
public welfare the
pie There's whole lot Of oIdashioned
mayors office
Let's find out about the disbursements
labos
until labor has bazed the the undaon
It cannot thrive where labor ianeuishes
And abors is closest
face with the butter
keeping kindness and charity alive hardship
But the apporonment Of available work
sion The business principle. businessman
office
successful The requirements Of integrity
rising each requirement
commercial we'll Industrial keeping
Let's look into labor candidate
The Others There's
need OF beating about the bushes this campaign
the and let the public decide
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
COOPER DEFENSE
ALMOST ENDED

NASHVILLE, March 2.-Attor-
neys for. Colonel Cooper, Robin,
his son, and John d. Sharp, on
trial for the murder of Senator
Carmack, announced today that
after introducing three witnesses
the defense would rest.
This morning the hearing was
devoted to the examination of DR..
Thompson, who testified regarding
Carmack's movements prior to the
shooting.
General Tully Brown, adjutant
general of the state and former
district attorney. testified that he
heard Colonel Cooper agree not to
send letter to Carmack which
declared II certain articles were
published the ''city would not be
large enough to hold both of
them"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
LEGISLATIVE HYPOCRISY
BAD As ANY OTHER KIND

The man who In the privacy of
his home sits down with his friends
to play penny ante poker, will in.
dulge in his gambling instincts no
matter how much the statute may
cry out that 1t is forbidden.
Individually every legislature will
admit the fairness of such an asser-
ton, but collectively their opinion
undergoes a change and they be-
lieve in law. strict law, whether II
makes crimes out of actions that
no one admits to be crime, or not.
There is not a night, but what
there are in Olympia several poker
games participated m-by members
of the legislature, members whe
under no circumstances would vote
for the law to take official cogniz-
ance of the innocence Of game of
poker within the family circle, In
passing the law, they themselves
have no intention of observing It In
IT'S StTICteSeI ueta1lS.
And out of this spirit of legisla-
ton arises the complaint of the
general lack of respect for laws,
laws that are enacted with no ex-
pectation that they will be observ.
ed, but just because some legisla.
tors personal disposition Is not to
be officiallymentifled with anything
that savors Of "liberality."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
bUNC0 MEN
USE CAMERA

CHICAGO, March 2.-Following
daring attempt to counterfeit gold
and silver certificates of Argentina
In order to purchase diamonds from
smugglers, United States secret
service men today are holding
Charles Drewde and John Koenig,
photographers. They are accused
of participation in an international
plot through taking photographs of
Ave and 10 peso notes of the South
American republic. They planned
to cheat the government at the
same time and beat the Argentine
diamond smugglers out of their III
gotten gains.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
.FASSETT CAMPAIGN IS
LAUNCHED At RATHER
MODERATE ROAD GAIT

The mass meeting held last night
IN the municipal court room to
launch the candidacy of G. M. Fas-
sett for mayor and to form the Fas-
sett club was attended by about 200
many Of whom, however were not
supporters OF the candidate as de-
veloped when signers were called to
join the Fassett club. OF the en-
tire assembly but 80 signers were
secured.
Surface symptoms were not what
the Fasset forces desired in spite of
speeches made in behalf of the man
who goes into the campaign as the
businessman's candidate.
Many left the room when the
club roll was sent around, and
among these were some energetic
and able republicans. Their action
was not token of hostility but it
did indicate desire to keep out Of
the lime light until after the prima-
ries at least.
There Is an atmosphere of un-
certainty noticeable as whether the
sudden decision to select Mr.. Fas-
sett as the businessmen candidate
without consulting other interests
was the wise one after ALL
How labor will regard Mr.. Fas-
sett is the mooted question. Mayor
Moore's activity in the Fassett cam
paign Is another matter of concern.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02

There is a considerable portion of
his party not suited with his course
nor pleased with the idea of his
choosing a successor. The mayors
administration looks good in care
fully prepared reports-but not ex-
tensively so otherwise.
A number of prominent business
men spoke in favor of the candidate
and urged his support. E. T. Co
man, F. w. Dewart, r. b. Paterson,
w. H Winfree, DR. H. w. Allen, j..
C. Cunningham, Judge Adolph Mum
ter and others rallied to the support
of Mr.. Fassett. Mr. Fassett himself
made speech in which he said he
was unpiedged and would remain
so, relying chiefly on his record as
a businessman and booster to win
the election. The members who
joined the Fassett club decided to
have a committee of 10 appointed
to take care of the fight and ar
range to finance it.
E. T. Conan, chairman of the
Fassett club, stated today that he
would probably appoint the execu-
tive committee of Is some time to.
night or tomorrow. After this COM
mittee is appointed the platform
will be drawn up and it is the in
tention to hold mass meeting
either late in the week or early
next week to have the platform
and the candidate ratified.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
CALL TRAUGHBER TO
:. STRICT ACCOUNTING

Captain Traughber OF No. fire
station is evidently due for a severe
test at the hands of the board of
fire commissioners, judging from a
statement made this morning by
Commissioner Witherspoon, who
stated that in the case against the
captain 1t should be determined not
only whether he allowed intoxi.
cants in the station on the night Of
the alleged brawl but whether he
had allowed liquor in the station at
any time. gas WESI1
The three firemen and Captain
Traughber were arraigned before
the board this morning and all en-
tered pleas of not guilty to the
charges filed by c. M. ohnson. A
number Of witnesses were present
but no evidence was taken, the
date for the formal investigation
being set for Friday morning at
$3.50 o'clock.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
VETS RULE
HOUSE

OLY MPlA, March 2.-The local
option fight was resumed in the
house this morning, the "wets"
gaining a complete victory, wiping
the "drys" off the boards. The
vets victory was so complete prob
ably the whole fight will be taken
up again, starting out with the
county unit plan as originally con.
templated in the McMasters bill.
The vets sprung a surprise the
first thing when Slayden moved the
adoption Of the dry majority report
of the house public mo ais commit
tee. This report made cities of the
first, second and third class units
by themselves.
The committee report required a
population of 1900 in order to be a
unit. BY agreement Beach reduced
1t to 1000. Next came an amend
ment from the drys offering fourth
class cities as unit, providing they
had a population og 1000. This was
decisively defeated. The drys next
compromise was an amendment
providing fourth class cities with a
population of 700 should be a unit.
This was defeated. The third com
promise offered by the drys reduc-
ing the population to 600 was de-
feated.
When the last compromise was
offered Jackson announced that II
1t lost he would bring up the old 10,
cal option fight ON a county unit
basis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
H0k Zane BECOMES GREATEST
INLAND CITY OF america
Decision of Interstate Commission on Rates
Gives This City Control Of Markets

first class articles, the second %
fifth class.
Reductions on other classes rarigss
between these figures SpokanD
complained Of having to pay In .
majority Of cases, the rate to tho
Pacific coast plus local rate from
there back to Spokane, which tn
railroads said was necessary be-
cause of water competition.
On second class rates the saw.
ing will be 40 cents per 100; third
80 cents; fourth and fifth, ~ cents.
The class A rates on implements,
Of which Spokane ships a vast
quantity will be cut 25 cents from
$1.65 per 100 pounds.
This decision will doubtless
make Spokane OF the greatest. ~
not the greatest, inland city o.
America. 1t win give that city
market control as a distributin9a
point all the country east OF the,
Cascades in Oregon and Washing,
ton and vast territory stilla
farther east.
The present first class rate from
Chicago to the coast Is $3.50 peri
100 pounds. A reduction Of So
cents makes the Spokane rate
$40 instead of the through rats
and the local rate Of co aants back.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02

isn't treating Evelyn rightly. He
has loads of money, but he is just
making believe that he's poor and
hard pressed.
Evelyn is sorry for him. have
heard her say so repeatedly lately,
but she doesn't think he is treating
her right financially.
Does she get as much as $50 a
week." asked the reporter.
mo, she doesn't Why, il they
were divorced she would be en-
titled to alimony of at least 81 200
month. She would really profit
by being divorced from him, sup
pose.
"She knows Harry is incurably
insane. She knows that the prison
report for January from Matteawan
lists Harry as III. X. T. Incurable
paranoiac.'"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
ROOSEVELT SWAPS
FOR OLD CHAIR

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Cher-
ishing a fondness for the chair he
occupied seven years at the head of
the cabinet table. Roosevelt today
sent a duplicate to the office, and
ordered the old one sent home to
Oyster Bay. All the presidents eff.
fects will be removed from the
white house by next Friday when
the executive Offices will be ready
for Taft and family.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02

NEW YORK, March 2.-What
kind of a book will Evelyn Thaw
write?
About once in so often the
newspapermen start a search for
Evelyn Thaw and find her living
in seclusion.
This time they found her writ
ing a book.
The newspaper reporters don't
talk directly to Evelyn Thaw. She
doesn't like reporters.
But Dan O'Reilly is still her at
torney and represents her.
Evelyn Is leading a quiet life
on the third floor of a fiat in West
SD street" said Mr.. O'Reilly, land
writing a book"
where does she get her money ?
She gets just enough to keep them
running from Harry Thaw. Harry
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
CLUBS WILL FIGHT
1T OUT TONIGHT


In al probability there will be 4
stirring session of the Federated
Mems clubs tonight at the All
Saints parish house II an effort IL.
made to procure endorsements for
the Office of mayor. An effort IL
on foot today to solidify the Pratt
and Fassett forces in the FEEDER
ated clubs by having It to endorse
both of them. Thep reliability il
that this step will also arouse the
ire OF a fighting minority, who In
sist that the clubs refrain from
any endorsement until after the
primaries.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
C0LLIERY
BURNING

PITTSTON, Pa, March 2.-Forty-
two men were injured in a gas ex-
plosion in a shaft Of the south
creek slope colliery OF the Pennsyl-
vania Coal Co., at Fort Griffith to-
day. 1t is feared many are still in
the burning colhery.
The day SHIFT had been working
only a few minutes when the explo-
sion occurred. Scores of men i'm
mediately organized searching
party.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
CONE TO
HONOR TAFT

WASHINGTON. March 1.-The
cruiser Hartford and transport Pra-
irie. bearing 1900 sailors of the AT.
lantic feet, who will march in the
inaugural parade, locked here to-
day, The transport Dixie is expect
ed from Norfolk tonight with 600.
Thousands of visitors are arriving
today. The weather prophet pre-
diets clear weather for Thursday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
ELEVENTH JUROR
in GRAFT CASE

SAN FRANCISCO, March g.
After lengthy examination by the
prosecution and defense, John T.
Costello, insurance man, was
chosen as the eleventh temporary
juror in the Calhoun case. The re-
mainder of today's session was &C.
cupied in an attempt to make jury
material out of several talesmen,
who were dismissed under chal-
lenge for cause.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
HOUSE AND SENATE
FINALLY AGREE

WASHINGTON, March 2-After
a session lasting until midnight
and resumed at o'clock this
morning, an agreement was reach.
ed by the confsrees on the rivers
and harbors appropriation bill.
Representatives of the house fin
ally accepted provisions for 20 SUR
veys costing 100000. which were
added to the bill by the senate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02

~ Inc interstate Commerce =
y commission today announc- Z
= ed its decision in the Spo- Z
= kane rate case, sustaining Z
= Spokane in its principal Z
- claim against the Northern Z
= Pacific road. Z
The decision holds that rates
charged from eastern points to Spo
kane are unjust and unreasonable
Class rates from st. Paul to Spo
kane are reduced 16 2-3 per cent.
A substantial reduction is made
in rates from Chicago to Spokane
Rates from points east of Chicago
are not considered.
The commission sustained the
rates in connection with the COM
plant by Spokane that rates from
eastern cities to Seattle, and other
more distant points are less than to
Spokane. The decision holds that
rates from the east to points on the
Pacific coast are controlled by wa
ter competition, and that higher
rates to interior points like Spo-
kane are not necessarily unlawful.
The commission holds that the
transcontinental freight rates to
Spokane should be reduced be-
tween so and 26' cents per 100
pounds. The first reduction is on
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
MRS. o'5RIEN VERY ILL.

Mrs. ]. T. O'Brien. wife of City
Commissioner O'Rrien, was taken
seriously IL yesterday and as re-
suit was taken to the Sacred Heart
hospital. where she was compelled
to undergo a surgical operation
this morning. Her condition Is Sc
rious, but not alarming.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
FATALLY BURNED
BY HOT GREASE

HOQUIAM, March John
Lynch, an employee Of a Niemire
Packing company, after miracu.
lous escape from instant death,
was fatally burned today when a
tank of a slaughter house con.
tanning boiling grease exploded on
account Of a sudden entrance of
cold air following a break in the
tank. His hands and face were
covered with hot grease.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02

CINCINNATI. March "A VIC
tory was won by the International
Printing Freshmen and Assistants
union. numbering $4,000 members,
when the United States court of
appeals today denied the United
Typothetae of America rehear-
ing of q case in which 1t sought to
enjoin the union from striking.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
BURIED in ALPINE
AVALANCHE

INNSBRUCK, Australian Tyrol.
March 2.--Thirty-one soldiers and
ok officers were buried by an
avalanche In the Tyrol today. Sew
eral were killed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
She's A HouNcER.

5 Mr.. and Mrs. l. J. Binder, N7s0
Pacific. are the happy parents Of .
plump miss who tips the scales ~
10 pounds. She was born yester
day afternoon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-18

bOrers, and servile "blackbirds' from
the South Sea islands as plantation
HANDS OF the whole lot, the BLACK
birds" were the only ones that gave
satisfaction. because they were viz
tually III a state of involuntary servi-
tude. "Blackbirding' would have
been sill in vogue today to supply
recruits for the canefields, if civiIi-
zatiOn had not revolted against the
federation of this form of slave-trad-
ing by King Kalakaua and forced
him to stop it. The contract labor
ers OF all other natiOnaIities have
without eXcep ion either refused to
renew their contracts or reVolted
against the manner in which the
planters were carrying them out so
as to swell Unfortunately the enormous
fortunes they have made in the bus.
mess of sugar-grOwing. The recent
strike of Japanese field hands for
higher wages, which every effort TO
work has failed, one plantation has
decided to try the experiment OF I'M
porting degraded labor from Russla
and has applied to the territorial
board of immigration for permission
to bring into the islands 40 families
of thai nationality under contract.
The labor question in Hawaii terri
tory will never be permanently set
tied probably until the operating OF
the anticontract alien labor laws IN
force on mainland territory of the
United States is extended to the ISL
ands. When that is done the sugar
planters will be forced to employ free
labor and pay it a fair wage even II
it involves a reduction in their an
nual profits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-18
TWO Millions a Day.

That is what the smoke nuisance
costs us. SO says II. NJ. Wilson, chief
engineer of the tecnnologic branch OF
the United States geological survey
Is # worth the money? Couldn't we
expend the s600000,000 a year that
the smoke nuisance costs US for
something better than poisoned lungs,
blackencd skies, ruined clothes, with
cred trees, sooted buildings, consump-
ton ard the general sense of hang
dog dirtiness? The damage which
smoke infiicts every year in the Unit
ed States amounts to more than 5000
100000 in the destruction Of merchan-
disc, the DETACHMENT of buildings the
furnishing Of metals, the injury Of
plant life and the greatly increased
labor ard cost of housekeeping" says
Mr.. Wilson. And all Of it is useless.
All Of it Is waste All the carbon
which floats away like black snow 70
defile homes and ruin property from
that black-plumed smokestack which
beclouds the air, is coal. 1t cos
money. 1t should be burned up and
not thrown up into the air. When
soft coal is burning perfectly it sends
off no more smoke than does a. thra,
cite. It is imperfect combustion that
makes smoke. And, of course, imper.
feet combustion Is waste to the man
who burns the coal. as well as to tho
community which he defles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-18
A Hardware Satire.

It's perfectly horrid, and ought to
be stopped" So spoke a woman
who saw in shop window cariCa-
ture of her headgear. The creation
that had called down such anathema
was an inverted elliptical wooden
chopping bowl, applique with rope,
and trimmed with a small feather
buster nattily placed on the north
northwest corner. The idea of this
satire upon feminine millinery origi-
mated with a workman. His employer
saw the value of the proposed adver-
tisement, and a model was procured
for the center of the window. On her
waxen head they perched the crown
ing triumph in hardware headgear,
fearfully and wonderfully constructed
chapeau of rope, decorated with
fringed ends of the same, and two
large screw-driver hatpins. Every
body laughed, and the crowd in guar
anteed hardware" and the display
was the talk OF the town-the said
town being Los Angeles, California
Strand Magazine.